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FOR THE INDIANA AMERICAN. DEATH IS SURE. Behold the last ray of the setting sun! Far in the west the bright luminary Has flown, his course is now almost run; No more to-day will man behold his ray, For now he's gone to rest to sleep Beneath the earth, and mighty deep. So will it be with frail man. His career, Though high, bright and grand for awhile it be, Yet the time is short and his end draws near, But not like the sun him we ne'er shall sae. Alas! he's gone to rest to sleep, He's gone to joy, or else to weep. Oh, proud man! thou knowest not the time When thy death knell shall solemnly chime; When o'er thy silent and peaceful grave, The green willow shall mournfully wave: Then prepare thee for weal or woe, For which thou'lt get, thou dost not know. Cleobvlus.

FOR THE AMERICAN. The following lines were composed in the gallery of a Church, while listening to the prayer of the ev. , at the close of a protracted meeting, on a recent occasion: " The air "Is glorious with the spirit mirch "Of messengers of prayer." Byron. Jesus! there's a solemn sound gono up Unto thy resting place above, Like offerings from her incense cup, Is pour'd with gratitude and love; And dark vales where human footsteps never trod, Now on bended knees praise their Maker God. Bear up the grateful voice of prayer, As clouds roll off the orient sky; Your " soul-stirring praise" sounds in the air, Like angels' pinions moving by. Oh, hippy people! blood-bought of the skies, Rejoice, and praise the Lamb who never dies. Oscar.

A GLANCE AT EUROPE. The late news from Europe, though not of a

character to create much excitement, is hy no

means destitute of interest. The honest Dutch firmness of William of Holland, has, it would

eem, at length vanquished the high contract

us non-intervention powers with their army of

rotocols, and driven them from the strong

ground of the Convention of Octoher, 1S3'2. The independence of Belgium remains unac

knowledged hv the king of Holland, and a set

tlement has been patched up, that leaves all the

material points of collision just where they were.

t is evident that the arrangement is but tempo

rary, and that both parties only wait a more favorable crisis to revive the dispute.

1 he fraternal war between Don Pedro and

Don Miguel still continues. It is a war of old women, who can do little else than scold and

crarth each other; one of those wars which mar

ast forever, because there is neither the means,

nor the energies to use them, which are essential to a final issue. It is like a battle between two enraged drunkards, neither of whom can harm the other much. It is difficult for us at this

distance to judge which has the right side, or

whether there is any right side to the question.

U that we know, or rather hear on the subiect,

comes to us through the medium of the French and English presses, and is scarcely to be relied on for any just conclusion. Which is the usur

per is no easy matter to decide, nor is it proba-

PRIVATE COiinESPOXDEXCE....Xo. 2. , la. August (ith,

Friend Fifield: I have just returned from an evening meeting, and as I feel in somewhat of a pensive

humor, I will devote a few moments to holding com munion with an absent friend.

I am not what the world call religious, yet I rarely

leave the room where the pure incense of the heart h is

gone up as an offering to the Ruler cf the Universe,

without very serious impressions. Trayer a term

how common, yet of what strange import! Have you ever been alone, with no eye but that of Omniscience,

upon you, no ear but his to catch the faint breathings

of your lips; when you feel as if His presence only shrouded you, and that you were separated from the

world and have you then and there opened your lips in prayer to your God! How solemn how unspeaka

bly solemn was the scene!

But in a crowded audience, not where frivolity and

fashion engross the thought, but where these give place to a mightier dominion, where the Holy Spirit

pervades each heart and fills the place, there is a sublimity in prayer. A whole assembly are on bended

knees before you. Each heart is surrendering its af

fections, and offering up its desires to God. The very

atmosphere which you inhale seems loaded with their prayers. What to them, whose thoughts have gone abroad into Eternity, are the petty dram is of this

world's theatre! What to them are the short-l'veJ

interests for which we toil and spend our broath,whc;n

weighed with Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell

Oh! if there be any place where I feel the inanity of

all my earthly dreams, it is such as this. It is then

that the reflection conies over me like a deadly chill

soon I must die. Soon I mustrelinquith my fond and wild dreams of ambition, and bid an eternal farewell

to the honors of an earthly name. With infancy is associated the idea of innocence

There is, therefore, something natural in the devotions

of a guileless heart, unpractised in the deceits of the

the world. We see in its yearnings after a holier existence, filial desires of the infant spirit to return to the

embrace of the parent that gave it existence. Bu

there arises a feeling in listening to the prayers of the

wild and wayward spirit of a man, which I never have been able to class under any ordinary sensations. Man

was pronounced by his Maker, Lord of the terrestrii

Universe; and in his every action he manifests his high

sense of superiority to the visible orders of beings a

rouna mm. v lien he bends his knees in prayer, we

know that but One Being in the Universe could com

mand this allegiance. We see the humbling of a soul

that never bowed to other power.

His heart too has become the abode of sin: for none

can pass through the busy crowd of life without con

tamination: "Virtue, forever frail as fair, below, Her tender nature suffers in the crowd, Nor touches on the world without a stain. The world's infections; few bring back at eve Immaculate, the manners of the morn."

When,therefore, he presents himself,covercd with pol

lution, his heart full of its earthly desires, & his mind

with an instinctive fondness still hovering around its

worldly schemes, we are almost shocked at the profin

ation of this sinful being rushing into the presence o

holy God. There is something awful in prayer: yet

how few feel the full force of reverence which devotion 6hould ever inspire. With many it becomes a mere

form, and frequently degenerates into an instrument of hypocrisy. But I must close. You will excuse this tedious letter. The next time I write, I hope to be in a better kuinor, and prove a mors entertaining correspondent. Yours, &c. D

FOREK-JIV AFFAIR.!.

lv less difficult which will finally make rood hi

claim to legitimacy by success. The govern

ment ol the United Mates having however established friendly relations with Don Miguel, and our commerce being placed on an advanta

geous looting with Portugal, we think upon the whole it would be as well to refrain from echoing the language of English newspapers denouncing him as a tyrant, monster and usurper. There is in fact no proof that he is one or the

other, for if we believe all the English press says of Don Miguel, w e have no right to complain, if other nations believe all it savs of us. Who

ever has the legitimate right, whether little Donna Maria or Miguel, it h evident the Portuguese nation is in favor of the latter, and that it is a

sufficient claim in the estimation of genuine re

publicans.

The despotisms cf Germany and Prussia seem

to be perpctuallv stretched on the rack of fear.

The breach of faith they committed, in denying

their people in the flush of success, what they

olemnlv promised, when thev called upon them

to resist the power ol Aapoleon namely a representative Government has brought with it

its own rewards, in its own consequences. On

one hand it li-s produced indignation and disaf

fection; on the other perpetual jealousies and

perpetual apprehension. The people cannot forget that it is to them, the Emperor owes the

preservation of his Imperial, the Prussian hi

Kinglv crown; and the two latter cannot feel

ihemsclves sate under the consciousness ot a

breach of faith, which has entailed upon them

tv.e ill will of their people. Every thing and

everv bodv has become an object of fear. The

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public seminaries of learning aro watched with

unrelenting jeilousy. and the acquisitions of

cnowJcdge is deprecated as the inevitable lore-

runner ol the downtall ol their power. nat a

satire on these old decaved relics of ancient stu

idity, that thev should fear the dissemination of

that intelligence, which, in the United Mates,

is hailed as the best, the only sure support of the

government! i et the advocates ol Kingsaliect

to confound republicanism with ignorance and

barbarity.

In every part of Europe, indeed, we see ru

lers afraid of nothing so much as of their own

people; while here in this free country they are

looVed up to as its only suppc:t. The despots

of states and Lmpircs in that quarter of the

globe tremble at an assemblage ol the people,

whether at fetes, at religious lestivals, at fairs, at

weddings or at funerals, as the signal for insurrection and bloodshed. Theii immense armies, which eat out the substance of the state, are kept

up not to resist foreign aggression, or maintain

the rights of the nation, but to watch the people at home, and secure their allegiance at the point of the bavonet. In short, nothing can be

more evident, than that without the aid of great

standing armies, not one of these redoubtable

relics o barbarism, that call themselves legiti

mate governments, could exist for an hour. In

this age of intelligence, force alone can main

tain what was originally acquired by force.

The state of Fiance presents a gteat deal to

laugh at, and something to admire. - lhc late

"glorious revolution of three days'' appears to

please nobodv, and yet nobody seems strong c

nough to overturn it. There is much talent in

the Chamber of Deputies, and a vast deal in the

newspapers, which far exceed the Lnghsh in

profound and eloquent discussion. But no two of them agree: and the good people of France

are every day confounded with such contradic

tory speculations, that they are said to believe in nothing at present, but the immaculate con

ception of the Duchess of Berry! Monsieur

Chateaubriand, the grand 1'aladin ol the quill

who fears nobody on paper, and defies the devi

himself in syllogism, declaims eloquently; but

nobody believes him. JMcssrs. iMauguin, Uupin, Mignon, De Broglie, and Odillon Barrot, make

most eloquent speeches in the Chamber, at

which everv bodv cries "hear! hear! and to

which nobodv listens; and the onlv man that can

create the least excitement at this moment is the

Chevalier d'Arlincourt, with one of his astonish

ing romances, each of which is sufficient to over

turn a dynasty. The Duke of Dalniatia is at

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debt; the Marquis Lafayette perceives that he has been made a fool of by the King, and the King isa Constitutional King without doubt, for he has an excellent constitution, an excellent appetite, and has the best look of any monarch in Christendom. The Cai lists begin to look blue; the Orleanists often look pale; the Bonapartist look dissatisfied, and the Republicans look red with indignation. Yet they are the merriest of all miserable people, and at all times ready to sacrifice the world to a w oman or a joke. - In England the IIcu?e of Lords has evidently a strong disposition to beard that of the Commons but the threat of a new creation of peers, is too much for their nerves. There are a vast many plans of Reform on foot; but the great reform of all, that of making the laboring classes comfortable, seems lost sight of in sympathy for

ail other people, except the Republicans and the Irish. The present Whig Ministry seem to owe their places just now to the support of what

is called the L.vangcliC(rf 1 vrtv. and are determ

ined to sacrifice the West Indies to propitiate

them. As an onset, however, to this boon of

freedom to the negroes of Jamaica, they coerce the people of Ireland, for the purpose it would seem, of convincing the world that they can tell

black from white, and are not after all, such in

veterate enemies to slavery and oppression as

many persons are inclined to suppose.

But Ireland poor Ireland! while plilanthrophy rains down her fears and bene factions in torrents, not a drop falls to your share. You ask for bread and you receive a stone; you ask for raiment, and you receive a winding sheet; you demand equal rights and they send you martial laws; you ask for justice and they send you mercenarv cut throats to administer it! An army of military tithe prrctors is let loose upon you;

the justice comes among you only to read the ri

ot act; the rich man to demand his rents; and the

clergyman to collect his tythes at the point of the bayonet. He preaches the gospel of peace to a people against whom he is waging cruel and relentless war; to inculcate the duties of charity among those he is robbing of their last dinner; and to enforce the obligations of mercy

hy showing no mercy. Letrayed, sometimes by

her friends; sometimes by her enemies; some

times by a Castlcrcngh, and at others by a Wellington; continually resisting in vain, and only riviling her chains by every attempt to break them, Ireland exhibits a practical proof of

the truth of the maxim. Aid nunquam tcntcs aut

perice Either never attempt or accomplish.

unavailing resistance only furnishes an apology for new acts of tyrnnnv. When an oppressed

nation places itself in array against the abuses of

authority, it should do as we did here in the United States pledge Hife, fortune and honor;'

and it should redeem the pledge at the price of

its heart s blood. Liberty, like rehgon, must have its martyrs.

SYMPTOMS OF REFORM.

We are surprised (savs the Portland Adverti

ser,) to find political sentiments as sound as these in the Bangor Republican:

"The press should never shut its eyes to the

errors of the party in power. It is more agreea

ble to the disposition cl man to be a sovereign than a servant. And when ofiice-holders can surround themselves with presses, teaching the

kingly doctrine, that they 'can do no wrong,""

the very nature ot our institutions is changed,

The voice of the People no longer reaches the

ear of our rulers, for the press must utter nothing

disagreeable to such great functionaries; while

the measures of the latter are but impcrfectlv

understood by the People, the Press supporting

rulers in all things, right or wrong. Jn tins state

of things, our government is no longer a Democ

racy but an Oligarchy, of a dangerous and odi

ous character.

It is to the People only that the Press is ame

nable, standing in the same relation to them a

office holders do. And a combination between

the press and men in office, is of all others the

most dangerous to our liberties, and should be

watched and resisted by the People with unre . . 1 . 1 Til

muted vigilance, it is tuner oincelieiuers or expectants that form most the little bustling busy

coteries of small politicians in most towns and villages, who assume vast importance, as though

the government of the world rested upon their

shoulders, who think they are authorised to act for thousands bearing the same party name, and

who constitute the little oligarchies subservient to the large ones of the metropolic shire towns

or the like, and who would fain manage the par

tv press to suit their own narrow ambitious

views, selfish designs, or imperfect knowledge

of their own principles, and their high party in

terests.

CHOLERA. DR. DRAKE'S DIRECTIONS. USE OF ICE. Many persons are uncertain as to the safety of using ice. Some even have a prejudice against meddling with it at all, under any circumstance. Ice, in summer, is undoubtedly, not less salutary, than it is pleasant, and may be used in all our drinks. That large draughts of excessively cold ice-water are sometimes pernicious, is no objection to the prudent and regulated use of that article. Ice-creams, also, are safe and beneficial. They should always, however, be dissolved in the mouth. It is a mistake that ice, iced drinks, and ice creams should not be taken when the body is surrounded with a hot atmosphere. Then is the proper time. If taken when a person is inclined to chilliness, they are more injurious. It should always be recollected, however, that such things ought to be used in moderation, and swallowed graduallv. MALT LKiUOllS. Experience seems to have shown that malt liquors do not invite attacks of Cholera. The consumption of malt liquors in London is very great, compared with that of Paris, and the deaths from Cholera were correspondingly small. 1 have not met with a single fact in this city, that went against the use of malt liquors. Indeed, when of a good quality, I am convinced they are far healthier, at the present time, than the distilled spirits, with which so many of our young gentlemen keep oil" the Chohraphulia. that is to say, keep themselves from being afraid that they may die, and never drink any more grog, juleps, or mint slings. EVRLY INTERMENTS. Early interments have certainly led to the burying of those who were only in a state of suspended animation. Both in Europe and America, the people have been inclined to bury their friends, who have had the Cholera, at an earlier period than is customary. This is altogether wrong. If a person in good health die from Cho-

lcra, alter an llless ot lor'Jl hours, it might

ie presumed that he is but apparently dead, and

the body should be kept in a cocl place, exposed to a current of air for 2i or '28 hours. There is no danger of contagion, either before or after death, and the corpse is found to undergo putre

faction more slowly, alter death from Cholera, than almost any other disease. There is, then, no reason or excuse, for having the funeral on the same day with the death, as has taken place on several occasions this summer.

COOKERY. Every thing that is eaten during these Chole

ra times should be well cooked, and rather more imbued with spices and condiments, especially salt, than at any other time. Many vegetables

may ba eaten with safety, if thoroughly cooked, that would otherwise' be pernicious. When

freen corn is eaten it should be grated. Eggs

should be soft boiled or poached. Hard eggs or fried eggs, might have a tendency to bring on

the disease.

DESSERTS. All sorts of deserts should be avoided. They

are always unhealthy, because, in the first place, they consist of compounds which in their i.ature are indigestible; and, secondly, they are taken

into the stomach w hen it is pre-occupied, on the previous dinner. During the Epidemic : they should be banished not only from our private tables, but from those of all the boarding houses

and taverns of the city. DANIEL DRAKE, M. D. Cincinnati, July 30th.

CANDIDATES.

It was the custom, while the Roman republic subsisted in full vigor, for the candidates for high

officers, to appear on the day of election in long

white robes; intimating by this.tiiat their char

acter ought to be pure and unsull.ed. Hence

the original of our word candidate, from can'liius

white, pure, sincere, upright, &c. In the Roman commonwealth, we are told, they were

obliged to wear a white gown, during their soli

citing for a place. The garment, according to

Plutarch, they wore without any other clothes that the people might not suspect they concealed

money for purchasing voles; and also, that they

might more easily shew to the people the scars of

those wounds, they had received in fighting for the commonwealth. It was also unlawful to put one up for any public office unless the candidate had attained a certain age.

Duelling in Kentucky. Capt. J. E. Alexander, an Englishman who travelled 16,000 miles in North and South America in twelve months, has published in London a couple of volumes entitled Trans Atlantic Sketches. He enquired of a Kentuckian, w hile in the western country, whether duels were then common in his State. The answer is given ' Yes, we've sometimes a little rifle and buckshot practice, but not so often as I remember in my young days. In our town, a duel took place a short time since, w hich gave us a good deal of amusement. The parties were a doctor and a lawyer, who had quarelled at a horserace ;they agreed to fight the next morning with riflles, in a copse of thirty acres of trees and brushwood, ind take every advantage, like the Indians. Accordingly, the" lawyer to make sure of his man, went out of town at night, and lay in the copse till morning, with the rifle pointed over a log towards the road by which he expected his antagonist to come. The day dawned, and the sun rose, still no doctor appeared; the lawyer was beginning to think his enemy had taken fright and declined the combat, and he was going to return to town and proclaim the poltroon when he heard a stick break behind him, and looking up he saw the doctors rifle presented within ten feet of his head. The lawyer forthwith called a parW, and was allowed to go off into the woods to try again; away he went, and looking about he found a hollow tree. In it heesconsed himself, and remained quiet for some time, when hearing no noise, he ventured to look out with one eye, when 4 crack,' went a riflle from some bushes in front of him, and the bark was knocked off by a ball within an inch of his head. He sawsmoke but no doctor, and therefore could not return the fire; he accordingly called another parley The doctor who had often been out with the Indians, now showed himself, and agreed to make up the quarrel. They returned to town and had a horn together, and we had a good laugh at the lawyer.' The Cholera had almost entirely subsided at Columbus, Ohio, on tJ?e 7th there having been but two deaths during the previQus week.

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