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UtfIER (ildit3aZODo
---"With sweetest flowers enrich'd.
From various gardens cull'd with care."
MUSIC AT A DEATH BED.
AT JULIET IL LEWII4--(AGED 14 TKALIIII
Oh ! sing to me sweet sister, sing
•Tho song I lov'd to hear,
And when I'm'gone, oh sing it still
And think I'm lingering near.
iOh ! •lot me hear before I leave
This world for yonder skies,
The 'trembling tones of thy rich voice,
On sighing zephyraxise.
Oft whilst-we've watch'dlitut weary sun,
Behind the mountains pick,
Casting bie soft, and piting light
On Einsitusnaamt's tide!
And standing by our mother's side,
Or I;y our father's knee,
That song has risen on the breeze;
Oh ! sing it now for me—
,In ferny then will rise the scenes
Of toy lov'd childhood's home;
Again I'll pluck my favorite flowers,
And through my lov'd haunts roam.
The forms of those in childhood dear,
.Before me I shall see, •
And prizre3t sorrow 'll be forgot;
Th en e i n z 'that song for me.
The deep rich tom's so sweetly rose
Upon the evening stir;
They seem'd to stag the .hand ordeath.
And-angels linger'd there.
The song now ceas'd—the wail of grief
Succeeded that sweet lay;
For, with the !mod and dying strains
HEIL SPIRIT PASS ' D AWAY.
Trao zumTcoaltomu.
PROM THE NEW-TORIC MIRROR.
33LAN0IIE or PIOUS.
TRLE or THE TIMES OF CHARLES THE. SEVENTH.
One .of the most accomplished cavaliers who
flourished .at the court of Charles the Seventh,
King of Fiance, was the Duke de Chateau Rosier
The fdme of his name had penetrated all parts of
native country, and was acknowledged even by
the stern Britons, whose haughty valor was tben
signalized by a successful invasion of is belle
France. The Duke de Chateau Rosier had wed
dek•the fair Marguerite de Valence, whose beauty
ho bad long proclaimed peerless, and sustained,his
gallant avowal, whenever lances were splintered
and swords hacked in the tilting-ring. But he
Was a fickle lover, and after wedding the lady of I
: his choice, his affection grew a little colder. This
was not an minimal occurrence in the days of
Charles the Seventh,, end is sometimes noticed
trim now.. Gay, volatile and gallant, the young
duke lived but for the pursuit of pleasure, and
though his temperament rarely hurried him into a
•Criminal excess, it prompted him to seek amuse
ment, coute gue route.. It happened unfortunate
ly for the duchess ofOheicau Rosier, that her hus
band had promised an old comrade on his death
:bed, to watch over hiq surviving 'daughter, Lady
Blanche, called for her pale and pearly beauty,
Lys-ifer-champs. As this fair damsel was not
received beneath his roof, the young duke was
-coristntined to make her frequent visits at her late
father's Mansion, where under the gnardiance of
: A staid old duenna, the Lye-des-champs seemed
determined to live in monastic seclusion, unknown
~ * and nirkdowing of the world. Paris, however,
•Weithe laki place in the universe where a lady
could Mite tinhonoretc, ',and accordingly knight
and mtnstrelsang.the praises and proclaimed the
beauty-Of thttlldtieni Lady Blanche. Once to
haveheardWlittli. lave Marguerite de Valence
ice 'l4o .ikertieflikap *Jib Icl have raised thegorge of
.., '.thi Oluitelan Rosier; but now he listened
to the elii iii igerated 'encomiums heaped upon the
'Lady ill che, not only with perfect nonchalance,
-..' I:icit. - eVlinAllllollg4t.; Iti, her presence he trifled
~..s'.. ."4f.
foil. away iltiid.. Blanche endured his
I ' ":714 .74 1 . ;-''Paiilybecanie v he was the friend of her
.•,--fifther,- add porky because be kept at a distance
the gaudy courtiers f whose fletMfy-annoyed her.
In this midist ofthislitriviettliikAilitig i te doke re
ceived it summons to join tittiliiiiste " 4.11 Charles
the Seventh, then .1141aYed against thilEnglish
in the north. 'llei 'briefly acqtiainted .'
-duchess
of the necessity of a Speedy departure; it-his
trurniehf blew to horse and saddle in' --
.yard. -. • . , ~,.. . . • ''''i
i4Fariswell !" said the duchess , wiping a
,
from 'tir eyes as she spoke ;,- ofarewell, brava
heart, stotit of hisiitti Do thy der oir swami
. ,
lierCe invedirs, for the hoar (if thy lid,' la
belle France. : And.stitil yOu'are ainstried; ;
but still let my ceierend my. fitvor*L. `' thy
' lo ft y helmet." -- ' . . ' „..', ''.:' .!'..;.44--•
She detached a scarf of blue and sant her
. • boioni, and gave it to the dike pa she' . ced
him: The knight iteeiwl itTy.o. - Arkaii,4prof
:"..fered respecto,o liflickt thshottimicketely
artMtgli , tod' Predteef,tlie dn'etteeii; and ' the
air of a , "2#04144 . tiong,ita hideouts*, great
merbleetaiii.4 i thit led front the hititOie court
yard,' :•Si... : '', . ..i- ' • ' , .."•-t+' '...4'
. :"A . tenVenit forliiiiiit r litititere dnke to
luseeelf. 4 1litilietiti of Oltetiii4 'sr wears
.: _lll . ollo'or efitilethWdiine."- - ;4 7 thu s soh-IG
VOA, he drew forth a sma llititiiii ova, where
nit a Single silver lilg_wiieni ' - - , and placed
it on the crest of his herori....„, litetiffting hie strong
wipluniii, l that he found't*aijita Paw i ng the
; 'pavement in the court yard; handle out into the
etratits of Pang, Where, taking an unfreq uente d
route, he Sought the dwelling orate Lady Blanche.
In those remote times, they hid not discovered the
*lied onaeing "not at hetet" to an unereleo tne
*hater, apt ecilwoor Lady Banche was forced to
u i
give an audience to the D e. She endeavored
to keep.her old duentus by h r side ; but that wor
thy oltpdame refused to andirstand tho signals of
her mistress, and, being in the? interest of the er
lint ca" "Me r/reedet some 02C11110 for leaving him
*lone with Blanche. '''
“To whit, iny lord,” said Blanche, ulna I to at.
tributi4 lisli -1 4114,‘Yrly and unseasonable hour,
and do you come hither in a garb so unfitting
for a lady's bower, !Wearing corsjet of Milan steel,
instead'of doublet , of Venetian velvet r'
"Alas I" answered the duke, ebthe
*NA* cor4et num now be liundiar to the
. dames of France, and Lam they ethey do not
see the steel of Eargfisharen &inning in their
:bowers.. I am for the wars, and therefore wear
[my coat of proof. This must be my apology for
taking leave Glynn in harness."
...Say no mire, my lord," said Lady Blanche.—
.'Though I dislike to see noble knights arm them
selves for the tournament, prepared to deface the
image of their !Waken under pretence of honoring
their mistresses ~ still I can view the departure of
the chivalry of France to battle for their country,
with feelings of xmaninksl pleasure. Methinks
the helmet of the knight sits with a loftier grace
upon his brow when he titles forth in such a cause.
Go then, my kml--harten to join the standard of
our royal Charles, and believe, that while your
sword is carrying desametion to the ranks of the
invaders, Blanche of Paris is kneeling to Notre
Dame, and praying the blessed virgin to extend
her spotless shield before you."
Blanche had risen as she spoke; a divine light
beamed from her bright blue eyes, the rose-tuft
deepened on bet cheek, and the animation of her
gestures shook her long, clustering curls of gold
upon her peerless brow
"Beautiful girir exclaimed the Duke, "yours
is the noble enthusiasm of the ]laid of Orleans.—
Dear me proffer on my knee the homage—"
my Lord!" cried Lady Blanche. "This
language I hare once before forhhiden. It is un
worthy ofycsanelf—insulting to Me ! What !do
you forget that you etc is husband and a hither
When I listen with suesuiest s your shameless
suit, may the asro*ig fires of heaven strike me
dead !"
!" cried the duke, Rising, and muttering to
himself—“she preaches rarely. My Carmelite
confessor eoukl hardly pre more ghostly counsel.
By our lady, there must be more in this than meets
the ea! - she has some other loser. 111 delay my
departure till Or lyiMgperdue in the mean
while, and try tc diScoser whom this proud girl
loves par amours. If Lady Blanche is but as
other dames attic court all Paris shall ring with
the We- Henri de Chateau Rosier is not lightly
scorned."
With en air of deep respect, the knight raised
the fair hand of the offended Blanche to his lips,
and took his leave of her. From her presence he
went to seek his friend and companion in arms,
the Chevalier St. lizzaand de !Tontine. Mean
while, the old dowse of pour Blanche, who only
favored the Duke de Chateau de Rosier for the
sake of his money, had told to the unhappy duch
ess the secret of her husband's infidelity. To re
turn, however, to ILEA duke.
Armand," said the duke, when the two
knight-companions met, sem art my tried and
trusty friend !"
of thank your grace for the confidence," replied
St. Armand. oSir Damon and Sir Pythias, of
whom our troche:lows tell the story in their jing
ling baltads, were not. I think, mote faithful to
each other. If my poor sword deft the crown of
the caitiff, who Was swinging an axe above thy
helm at Pont do Nord, it was thy good lance that
saved ms Cafe at Balance:"
of come to ask a favor of thee, St. Armand."
"Twenty, as you prase. My heart and hand,
sword and lance, are at your service."
"Thanks, dear St. Amara But first tell me,
chevalier, beam thou !tamest my request, wert
ever in love I"
“Not I r rid St. Armanil, frankly, &though
it is not to eTery ono I nitglit make so tinknightly
an inrovraL To say it is like speaking ill of moth-
er Church, the aim' is asanaTase us 1 .! I here fought
for lore in the ring, but 'mu an imaginary mia•
tress whose scud adorned my helm. Thomas de
Montford questioned her beauty, and I drove my
lance through harness and heart—and the truest
knight that eves bare shield lit the dust my char
ger spurned. Nay, noble duke, fortune is my
mistress, and I pursue het with spur, spear and
snaffle."
"pardon my scabies,. them, St. Armand, and
listen to Me— Mount guard this night at the door
of Lady Blanche's dwelling. Suffer no one to
enter, questioned or ungoestkused. Should a gal
lant come and seek to force an entrance, discover
his name, defeat his purpose with thy sword. lint
day him no 4 my steel oboe must drink his blood.
Do this, aid thou souldat win my thanks and
gratitude."
St. Armand procris . ed to *bhp his friend; and
the Duke de Chateau Rosier took his departure
for an obscure lodging in the suburbs of the city.
where he pupa:nil to peas the night
"By our lady of Paris!" cried the Chevalier de
Montlac„ as he Wadi his dart mantle, and leaned
hack in the angle of a gray baUress, at the en
trance of Lady IlLusche's castellated minion; Nby
our lady of Paria! it in soda nre to a hood-
ed crow. when Ishould be acarafflog my vans like
a soaring Edema. Coeld not hisgripe of Chateau
Rosier, find some sulker ginant than Month= to
sentinel his sleeping Lindiusire—shis Esclairtnon
de that tarns his noble heed! Were it not for
the chance of some mom Mors to warm my
limbs, and try the temper of my sword, I should
be now priAted fa the tamp of Mattes, with a
score of homes at wry shack. Que sae 7" he a:-
cCar.a lmed, suddenly, as a strange footstep met his
'One who seeks to enter," was the answer, as
a youth, slightly but gracefully made, and clad in
shining steel, showed himself in a small space, on
which the maxis lays fell &may in front of
Montlae. .The watchisced is, row des
te a. " \
"Then 1rt 3 7 .4 a be lied; lola the Chevalier de
Bentham "hat yet thou mist not enter."
, •Why, wish, this insolence puma r cried the
youthful atranzer- .•erhy Yoke somas strangely
to mine ter. Can the Lady Blanche have chan
ged her seivitovsl
'4l matting fink," soil St. Armand. “Tholl
dolt not pass, &ir Boy P
a•Defend thyself!" fair' d ibm you'll, instantly
drawing his s
hare aroused Mara With knights," replied
the eta:rafter, cliiinstioidegy; ahatt, I never war
with ganging ' ar moo,"
“Defend thyself!” mooted the stranger. !stern
ly, nor I may teat the aki of thine armorer se.
wady." 8o saying. ha mode a &upends lunge
at the *eel dad Emma of the Chevalier et Ar•
man
alfa! that was a aliseat theist?' exclaimed
the sentinc . And now, reused from his indiffer
ence, he unsheathed his pandsram sword; and at
tacked the - • in rata. ' •
•
"I WISH NO OTHER 'HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OP ME LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP NINE HONOR PROM CORRUPTION."-SHARS.
easonrazatiaruara. a•Qa. &art mart covulaKera sv. acavo
'she plaied her hand in his, and led him from the
room. The canae of this extraordinary conduct
eilltbo soon explained.
The hall they had quitted remained vacant for
somolime. At length a door on each side of the
apartment was flung wide open, and two knights,
sheathed in ateel,advanced toward each other with
a rapid pace, their armed heels ringing on tho
marble floor. Ai they approached each other,the
warriors laid their hands upon their swords, and
both exclaimed in a single breath—,
'Who art thou!" , • .
"I," said the larger of the two knights, raising
his visor, ""am Henri, Duke de Chateau Hosier. I
scorn dieguise—"but who ert thou, that comest
hither in the dead of night, to disturb the slumbers
of the. Lady Blanche!"
.4 came" hither to protect her," was the answer.
"What right halt thou to do sot" demanded
the duke. "And who appointed you her knight!
Know that I am her sworn dcfentler,and yield my
privilege to no base churl!"
' , You her protector!" retorted the other. uAy
—you give her such protection as the wolf of Li
mousin gives the lamb of the valley—you seek but
to destroy her."
, uLiar!" vociferated the duke." üßut that thou
art an unknown churl, I would repay this bum.
lence with steel."
aChnyll" cried the other, «then knowest ik Le
fete, Seel the golden spas upon my heel, the
belt that bolds my Weldon, proclaim alike my
knighthood, my equality to thee, proud doke.—
Look upon my face," he added; "know ye not
found that his antagonist supplied his deficiency
in strength and size, by employing consummate
adroitness and activity. He avoided a tremen
dous blow of the chevalier by leaping to one side,
, and repaid it with interest by a severe cut on the
sword-arm of his adversary. At the moment of
receiving this disabling wound, the Chevalier's foot
slipped, and he fell to the ground. The sword of
the youth was instantly at his threat.
"Yield thee 1" cried the conqueror, "or, by the
staintless Notre Dame de Paris, I will slay than
on the spot !"
"I am vanquished," said the fallen knight, "and '
my life is in thy hands !"
"I spare it !" cried the stranger youth, sheath
his sword, and permitting the chevalier to rise.—
eßesume the sword you, wield so well. Go to
your friend, St. Armand, and tell him that his ri
val bears testimony to the courage of his sentinel.
You perceive that you are knoWn. Adieu!"
The chevalier wound his mantle round his in
jured'arm, returned his blade to the scahbanl, and
left the scene of his discomfiture with a slow and
feeble step. The youth smiled at his good fortune,
then, tapping a wicket in the iron-bound door,
whispered the pass-word, !'amour des dames, and
was admitted. The treacherous duenna cOnduct
ed the youth up the lordly staircase, and ushered
him into a spacious apartment, where, seated in a
rich arm-chair, with her head resting pensively
upon her hand, the Lady Blanche appeared wrap
ped in a painful reverie. The sight of a stranger
recalled her to her senses, and with an indignant
glance at duenna, she exclaimed :
"What means this, Ursula?. Is there a conspi
racy to rob me of my rest and name ? This morn
ing you admitted one, unwelcome visitor, and to
night lam again intruded on. Begone, sir, ere I
summons those on whose protection I can rely."
"Beauteous maiden," said the stranger, in a
sneering tone, removing his Fleet calque, and bow
ing with great ceremony--"thy feeble voice would
vainly shriek for aid. Know that thine aged sen
eschal has drunk so deep of malvoisie, he would
not wake, although the bandog Bedford, and all
his crew of English mastiffs, were howling at the
gates. As for thine other varlets, their drink was
drugged by the pottingar, and their leaden sleep
is like the sleep of death. Thy sentinel I wound
ed in the street; this aged damsel is more at my
command than thine. I speak the truth, fair
Blanche of Paris—thy fame is in my hands. Ay,
wring thy hands, sweet Lys des champs—ii noth-
ing it availeth. Ursula! begone !"
"Stay !" exclaimed the Lady Blanche; "stay,
Ursula! I conjure—l command you!" •
"Nay, nay," muttered the old crone, "I am old
and a-weary. The young' and the fair may keep
vigils together—but Ursula is past her days of folly.
I'll to bad—to bed:—to bed ;" and, muttering to
herself, the wrinkled hag hobbled away.
"Now, Saint Mary be my succor!" cried the de
serted maiden, sinking Into a chair.
"Fair damsel," said the youth approaching,
-'why this terror? Ido not speak in vanity, but
of a truth, fair ladies have not often looked with
foar upon my countenance." So saying,he shotik
the dark curls from his brow, and cast a selt-iiatis
'fled glance at a huge mirror of polished' eteol, on
each side of which burned a great wax torch in a
silver sconce. Drawing nearer to the lady, he at
tempted to possess himself of her hand, but she
angrily withdrew it.
"Why so froward,lovely lady?" asked the auda
cious youth. wager my horse against a hawk,
that were I, the Duke do Chateau Rosier,these lily
fingers might have rested in my palm unstirred."
Now, out upon thee for a foul-mouthed slander
er," cried the insulted Lady Blanche. eDost think
this hind bath ever clasped in love the fingers of
a wedded knight?"
"Without a doubt," replied the stranger sternly.
"Craven, thou heat!" cried Blanche, surprised
into this strong expression by the anger of insul
ted virtue. "Our Lady forgive me!" she added,'
crossing herself, "and teach me how to hear this
coo. Sainted Virgin! look upon thy humble sup
' pliant, in this the hour of her deep distress."
Confident of the protection of heaven, the beau
tiful maiden drew a crucifix from her bosom and
pressed it to her lips. eDow," she said,,eapproach
me if thou darest. Pollute me with thy touch,
while the image of my Saviour is in my clasp,and
this vaulted roof will cave in upon thy head. Yee
--.-may heaven bid iti thunder fall and avenge me,
even though it crush this aniithleas body in the
eßlanche of Paris!" cried the stranger, "Rise !
Thy virtue has been tried and proved. It has sus
tained the fiery ordeal. Rise! I could not harm
thee if I would. Here—take my sword and poniard,
and pluno them in Coy bosom, if I harbor one
thought against thy peace." _-
He approached Blanche,Whiihlid now risenotrat
whispered something in her ear. She gaged upon.
him vvith atom:dither:it, while a deep k!uift • emit ,
spreaclher lovely countenance. The next'moment
"Surely," answered the duke,in a more respect
ful, but less determined tone than he had previ
ously used; athey are the features of Sir Huon de
Baisanceeur,page to our sovereign liege, the , king."
, 4sAy—you know me now," Said Huon. "Be
lieve me, duke, no lover ever longed to embrace
his mistress with half the eagerness that I have
sought this meeting. From the Lady Blanche I
never should have known her wrongs—but the
hag who guards her hath some sense of honor.—
Hardly could I bring myself to, credit the tale of
Ursula—hardly could I think that Henri do Cha
teau Rosier, the renowned and fortunate, honored
by his sovereign, beloved by his lady, could medi
tate the ruin of an orphan girl. Your presence
hero brings damning evidence."
"Ursula ! hag witch !" muttered the duke to
himself. aShe must be the very incarnate spirit
of mischief. What else could have impelled her
to embroil us all. But I will incarcerate her in
the lowest dungeon of C'hateaunoir in Languedoo,
where toads and serpents as venomous as herself,
shall be her sole companions."
ars your grace deliberating whether to accept
my challenge or notl" inquired Huon, sneeringly,
playing with a mailed glovo which he had drawn
frOrn his hand.
alinfolent!" exclaimed the duke. aThY blood
he oh thy head?"
Actuated by ungovernable fury, and forgetful of
the hour and place, they drew to , eir swords and
commenced a desperate combat,in which the Duke
do Chateau Rosier, perhaps depressed by the con
sciousness of a bad causo,or rendered rash by rage
was foiled by the consummate skill and determin
ed resolution of his adversary. Sir Huon had him
at a disadvantage, and would probably have slain
hirn,had there not arisen at this critical inatant,the
loud shriek of a woman in distresifollowed by the
rustling of "ilk and the clang of armor. Blanche
of Paris and her male companion, the former in
tears,and the latter with' his sword drawn, rushed
into the hall. Blanche sprung to the victorious
knight, and clung convulsively to his sword arm,
while the stranger youth rushing between the corn
batanis,struck up their swords,and fiercely cried—
Huon! wouldstthou slay the Dukel--
And,thiiiii,Henri, host thou no nobler employment
than brawling in a lady's dwelling? Shame og ye
both! Return your swords till Charles the Seventh
bids ye draw them in your co ntry's cause. Sheath
your blades, I say!"
"Under your favor, no!" replied Huon: aor not
until an explanation oh, Blanche! Blanche!
I did believe thee true. Had an angel whispered
aught against thee, I would have closed mine ears
against tho tale. Farewell, poor Blanchel Hence
forth I couch no , lance for lady's honor. As for
you, dastard," he added, turning sternly on . the
Stranger youth, "there lies my gauntlet! Take It
up and follow forth !"
Ere the youth.ceuld make reply, the,
,die, had
intsr!eri4l. :.
“Pardon me," Said he, his haughtiair contra
.
dieting the courtesy of his words, abut this quarrel
belongs to me. I swore to the lather of Blanche.
upon his death-bed, that I would guard her honor
with my sword'and life. Wo is me! her beauty
made nie, for a time, forget my vow. But Winn
nonce dread and offerings made can expiate my
crime, nor scourge nor treasure shall be spared.—
tilanche of Paris, thou bast wronged thy father's
memory; but the author of thy guilt shall rue 'in
blood the ruin he has madO."
"Can you—will you be silent now 1" said
Blanche imploringly to her companion.
"Fair sir," said the stranger, advancing compo
sedly, al will give you all the satisfaction in my
power. Your grace I cannot combat at outrance,
being withheld by a sacred vow: and as for this
courteous gentleman, Sir Huon de Baisancceur, it
were as ill to harm the favorite page of our sover
eign, as to wed the plighted lover of the lady
Blanche."
4•lfor lover no longer," said Huon a proudly fold
ins hie arms.
The stranger youth unhelmod. Passing his
ungloved fingers through his hair, a cloud of sil-
ken raven tresses descended gloriously over the
finelprounded shoulders, and the Duchess of
Chateau Rosier stood revealed before them.
"Start not, Henri I" cried the lady ; itpardon my
masquerading habit, and I will try to forget your
own delicta,"
dertvas a passintrintulness," said tho duke,fold
lug die eteel-eled beauty in his erne. “But say,
how come you here r
"Yonder ugly, misehiermaking hag inflamed
ine jealousy—nay, breathed ealuinnious tales
about the Lady , Blanche. I camp—l, proved her
trutliand purity. Ursula has betrayed us all to
each other—but her malevolent spirit will be hum
bled when she finds the happy issue..,; . As for my
garb, the prowess of the maid of Orleans has fired
a matron of . Paris with emulation. Tim Omit may
come, my, lord, when even ibis feeble arm may
guard the love. But look, your grace !
These simple lovers The cheeks of Blanche aro
absolutely on Etre. Coukur de rose, instead of
the. pallor of the Lpa.des-champs I And yonder
gallant, tool his helm will surely drop Goal his
nervous fingers. What say ypu, my, lord, shall
we not makaAem happy t Nay, we take upon
onnuilf , the pleasing duty." Advancing gracefully
between the youthful pelt, she took a hand of
each, and said, .'We, Marguerite, Duchess do
Chateau Rosier, do, of our own will and right,
freely bestow , the hand of the Lady Blanche of
Paris upon Su Huon de Baisancceur, knight and
page of Charles the Seventh; and, further Tore, we
do command this chevalier, si brave sf, 'beau,.to
aalute thelipe of this fair dame, as
,pstioance for
hie having lately challenged us to Mortal combat."
The marriage of Blanche and Huon was shortly
after celebrated in the presence of the sovereign
and his court. The bride was pale and timid as
the lily of the valley, to which minatrebi likened
her; , but /Twin's lips displayed a 'smile of lofty
triumph while he breathed his vows. The duke
and duchess viewed them with delight, and they
had the ho ly . blessing of the Maid of Orleans, as
sh'e stood beside the altar, clad in golden mail from
head to keel.
A HANDSOME COMPLUS/MT.—Min Grimke,
a talented Carolina girl, is lecturing in Mas t
aachusetta against slavery. The Worcester
Palladium pays her this very pretty coinpli
ment:—"The eloquence, pleasing address,
and apparent sin , ..'erity of th at bright.eyed
Carolinian, will make more slams than she
CONGRESSIONAL.
Ltracts from Mr. Clay's Speech
On the Sub-Treasury Hut,
•is n. s. 25, 1837.
Mr. CLAY commenced by observing
that feeling an, anxious desire to see some
effectual plan presented to correct the tither.
ders in the currency, and restore the pre,-
perity of the country, he had aviiided pre.
cipitating himself, into the debate now in
progress, that he might attentively examine
every remedy that should be proposed, and
impartially weigh evety consideration urged
in its support.
• No period' had ever exist
ed in this country, in which the future was
]covered by a darker, denser, or more im
penetrable gloom. None, in ivhieb the dut y
was soi ti
mperave to discard all passion an d ,
prejudice, all party ties and previous bias,,
and look exclusively to the good of our all ]
fficted country. In one respect—and he
thought it a fortunate one—our present dif
ficulties are distinguishable from former do
mestic troubles, and that is their universal.
ity. They are felt, it is, true, in different
degrees, but they reach every section, every
state, every interest, "and 'almost every man
in the Union. • All feel, see, hear, know
their existence. As they do not array, like
our former divisions, one portion of the
Confederacy against another, it is to be hal
ped that common sufferings may lead to
common sympathies and common counsels;
and 'that we shall, at no distant day, be able
to see a clear way of deliverance. If the
present state of the country were produeed
by the fault of the people; if it proceeded
from their wasteful extravagance and their
indulgence of a reckless spirit of ruinous]
speculation; if public measures had no agen
cy whatever in bringing it atxxit, it would
nevertheless be the duty of Government to
exert all its energies and to employ all its'
legitimate power§ to deviie an efficacieue
remedy. But if our present deplorable con
dition has sprung from our rulers; if it be to
be clearly traced to their acts and opera
tions, that duty becomes infinitively more
obligatory ; and government would be faith
less to 'the highest and most solemn of hu
man trusts , should it neglect to pet-forth it.--
And is it not too true that the evils which,
surround us are to be ascribed to thoie who
have had the conduct of our public affitirst,
In glancing at the past (continued Mr. C.),
nothing can be further from my intention
than to excite angry feelings or to find
ground of reproach. It would , be far more
congenial to my wishes that, on this occa•
sion, we should forget _all former_unhappy
divisions and.animosities. But, u order to
diScover how' to get out of'our difficulties,
we must ascertain, if we can, how we got
into them.
Prior to that series or unfortunate was-
urea which had for its object ihe overthrow
of the Bank of the United States, and the
discontinuance of its fiscal , agency for the
Government, no people upon earth everen•
boyed a better currency, or had exchanges
etter regulated, than the People of the U.
States. Our monetary aystem appeared to
have attained as great perfection as anything
human can possibly reach. The combine.
tion of United States and local banks pre.
mated a true image of our system of Gener
al and State Governments, and worked quite
as well. Not only within the country had
we a local and a general currency perfectly
sound, but in whatever quarter of the globe
American commerce had penetrated, there
also did the bills of the Bank of the. United
States commandunbounded credit and con-
dente. Now we are' in danger of having
fixed upon us, indefinitely as to time, that
medium—an irredeemable paper currency,
which, by the universal consent of the com-
mercial world, .is regarded as the worst.—
How has this reverse come upon us? Can
it be doubted that it is the result of these
measures to which I have adverted? When
at the very moment of adopting them, the
very consequences which have happeped
were foretolciee-mevitaide l is it necestarY
to took elsewhere for their cause? Never
was prediction more distinctly made ; never
was fulfilment more literal and exact.
* * *
Whatever of embarrassment Europe has
recently experieeced may be satisfactorily
explained hy its trade and, connections with
he • United
,States. The degree of embar-
rassment has been,marked, in the commer-
cial countries there, by the degree of their
connexion with the. United States. All, or
almost all, the great failures in Europe have
been, of houses engaged in the American
trade. Great Britain, which as the Message
justly observes, maintains the closest rela
tions with us, has suffered most; France
next. and so on, in the order of their greater
er less commercial intercourse with us--
Meat truly we's it said by the Senator from
Georgia, that the recent embarrassments of
Europe were the embarrassments °leered-
'tor, from whom payment
,was withheld by
ihe debtor, and from whom the precious
metals
,have been unnecesetirily withdrawn
by the policy of the seine debtor.
Since the intensity of sufrering, and the
disastrous state of things i n this country
have far transcended aoy thing that has oc
curred in Europe, we must look here for
some peculiar and more potent causes than
any which have been in operation there--
They are to be found in that series of coca-
sums to which I have already adverted.
tat. The veto of the Bank.
2nd. Tle \ removal of the depositea, with
the urgetit4tijunction of Secretary UV
upon the Banks to enlarge their soc.onuno.
dation& •
The geld bill, and . the denisnd of
gold for the foreign indemnities.
4th. The clumsy execution of the &pee
its Jae , • and '
4th. e Ties . ..miry order of Jub-,111138.
EV010:
of those meemines
condition of the assay,
tiooa which had rises tatlre
they began to be checked lortfte* :
Lions of the load lialkiereassiey.l‘;
the deposits' law ofinite ir ldaktihe
pension ofstwie PlywaiSocesal
fluent disorder in tba enrusrey,
and the general banniess of Ai iiiandltiltc:--41
were all to be traced to the ildhanneuiPlifllC,,-?j
measures enumerated. AU. thean: -
. nerstrij-:":1
operated iannetkately. rfinnsly, wpm
fully upon on, and their dicta new iiitiiLekk.,:
ly felt in Europe.]
• • •
The first is prraiionadakb the mapannas
brought forwardby diewheiniattati*iantiVS.,
that they consist' ofternsgii.zr:
looking to thesopply oldie necessitixt
Treasury; or so far as esay.of thisepticaeth
a permanent character,itatendessiyie
to aggravate thanalleviste the anilW4iilif
the People. None of. then poopmeolliklefikr,'.....--
tify the disorders in sand
~:caletwitotillir;''
the country; but the Pimple,
theetstr*,iii#
the bank. an, WI to shin. fie. tieintiocilie
they may orcan. Tire Athemilio taw
having intervened betimes she Ph** -1 11111 - : ,
their
banks and taken den into the Fedora,
service, without the consent of the *that
afier,having brought them, or eantraisted
to bring, them, into their punnet"estaximi,
now suddenly turns its bock epos them o llacir•
ing them to their Ste It is not eteispat_
with that; it most absolutely goers ht their
issues. And the very People' who imenellalt
by the. Admioistratisa that thew: Ibnaki
would supply them with a bettaraanetaT.
are now left to struggle as they an with
the veiy currency which the Govereessa
recommended to them, but whith it now rte. •
fuses itself to receivel-
The professed obk.c. t afthe adonis
is to establish what it - terios the canmegir of
the constitution, which it ;wpm toseani
pile' by restricting the PederelGoinernsenet
in all receipts and paymeths to the etelesior
use ofspecitt.and by miaow all both piper;
whether converted& cc net.. It wart
ell purposes oferippfingor pattilgillsoot
banks of the Staten but we shell better ins
teimme the design or the Meet sidle seexp
sum recommended by consithoing thew
gether, as onet system. ,
I. The first is the orbirmaretries, Wine' b
are to be made depasitoHriaa of all theme
collected and paid oat for the service ciao
general Government,disesetfitiogfted
ing all the notes oldie States,addiosigh pay
able and paid in specs.-
2. A bankrupt law faxthe
eten'tiseatatelbowhe
tug Ibe seizure of the effects flare ilof tiesti
that stop Payment, and the istr asie n slf
their effects under the Pelletal angractty ex
clusively..
a A macular fiwthe
fumble, by which all dm Cenimwationsimidl •
PeopTe of the District, maw amens paw
and penalties, are prohibited fives cintaist. •
mg, sixty days alter the pmasge of thelaw.i
any paper wbatewer noteomenallein lama
on demand, sad are made Bade to proems.
tion by indictment-
4. And ready, the hill tommyrot' the pry
menu olds) tharth enstaimest to the States,
by the eroviaiona ofwbich thearpmitelminki
indebted to the Government one pLsead
the discretion of the Secretary at the Trak
It is impietalie to comelier this spines
'without perceiving, that it is anniNl at, aid s
if carried . ant, twit teneinate in, the *eta
subversion of the State basins and that they
will be all placed at the mercy tithe Find.e:
ral Government. It is in vain to protest ilheit
there exists no design wire thew The
effect of these -measures mine be
denstoocl. •
And why this new eqieriment ora di
expedient? The People eAgosr "eaCiaWallq
tired 9f experinimn. aqiheamat Aet -
ministration itself to moor with theml- T
Ought it not to take wsurning from die swift
of the recent elections?. Abuse all, should
not the Senate mutilated es it new in ber
the hist body to lend Wallin fiuther err*
Mats upon the business and laminae. of
this great People? Acconliag toffee haw
expressions of pub& opinion is don word
States, the Renate is no longer a tweak
riebt oldie will of the States or of the Pee.
pie.. If it were, there weld be thisty4wo
or thirty-four whigs to eighteen or tweet*
friends ofthe Admiramation. Is iteide
to banish a convertible paper omition, and
to sobstitute the precious oretab as the de
currency to be used the nor ewer of
varied busineas Glare entil!eremosyl I diolt
not. The quantity of meow wads es Nil'
world, looking to our fair flisramase . I *bare
of them is wholly insoffociao. A enwerti_ :
ble paper is a great timexaviagr sod lam
saving imenneent imiergabateriessermiar
advantages m frankly' and ormittmsees,
A friend, on longer ago tbsoyommlay, ask
formed me ofa single Bak
and reeetpte is one day ammniad weer
1 millions addles*. What time meld Mt
have been
,necensury to covet wit a Meat
sum? The manatee lied's:en* iitaliiirs
in the city of New York ma' - eraiwofedl
several 3nm:segos* Ogee imedliedinillasim.
How many Mee and bow wry ale 'we wig
between'''. to cointsmit awe Arm*
growing, and esarr Pairie, ,
of the United Maim mere time isslift4
need the Me of these credits "Web useloP
eider* toe semi paper emu& Cad
the friend ofilitiset me* 0011.0 . 11
Great Britaia some fieratimlsalk
dil Woman aid ef skim ii;11690i11 . 41
peroue. We to bi
riot Peopia„ tea emeral4iiiiiktilli,
selves from the immilosid01•10111011
Ourselvei back far:
our business le tie etti iiii rdril
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