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OCR COUNTRY- OUR COUNTRY'S INTEREST AND OCR COUNTRY'S FRIENDS. 5V p. F. CIiARKSCKY. BKOOKVILL.E, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1835. VOL.. III. No. 40.

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in advance $2,50 in six months; or $3,00 at Oration of the year. .i.. miration 105 .-r- . .J nni nTSRTisEJiKNTS. Twelve lines, or less, will be AD . ti'rnon Cirnna ilnllsr anil 25 . mill be charged for each additional insertion COCHRAN, THE IMPOSTOR. Col. Stone in his recent work entitled MatAia and his Impostures, has the following refrence to the rch Impostor Cochram, who Lired s successfully in Maine some yaars : ro. The scoundrel, it will be recollcted, acceeded in seducing many females, both mrried and single, and breaking up may femilies: ... .In ourow n countrj", the most surprising mfjaDce of impostor and delusion, perhaps that jjaS OCCUrrCfl, me uutuiauucs) in hn enoreiitit-'s in licentiousness maae so imicn h (ir i" Maine and iew liampsnne a vftirs since, cocnran was an omcer in A, ,;n1v, thrown out of commission by the re ijctin of the military establishment of the I'nited States, after the conclusion of the last tftrVlin rjUiiirtiiu. iittiiuc ui.viii Lw emu . i i 1 i , , ,i i inn rr n a iimA pennvless, he left one of the New England Portland it we mistake not and truck off into the country, seeking his fortune, ad carinsf not whither he went. Une day, nniffht drew on, he found himself near a farm house, weary and hungry, and without a pento purchase a mouthful ol lood, or the use of a pillow for the night. The thought struck Him suddenly of throwing himself upon the hospitality of the farmer, for the occasion, in He character of a minister. Introducing himelfassuch to the family, he was gladly receivfj;andas the country was new, and desti-ij ute of clergymen, the good people forthwith Ul patched messengers lo the neighbors, that J minister had come among them, and invited hem to attend a meeting. The impostor had tot anticipated so speedy a trial of his cleriJnl character; but having assumed it, there 3S no escape he must act the part for the lime being in the best way he could. Being Veither ignorant nor destitute of talents, he iicceeded in acquitting himself better than he ad anticipated, and gave so much satisfacm to his audience not very discriminating, mar well be supposed as to induce him i.i persevere in the. imposture he had com menced. As he acquired skill and conhiaice by practice in his new vocation, his ipiiLirity increased, and he soon found it a rofitable occupation. lie was followed by altitudes; and it was not long before he anranred himself as some great one, and foundJ a new sect of religionists. His command rer the audiences which he addressed is said hare been wonderful, and his influence un funded. It seemed as though he possessed potent spell, by means of which he was cabled to hold the victims of his impostures a state of enchantment. A clerical friend la professor in an eastern colledge) has since lormed the writer, that ha" heared ol :e wonderful sway which C i held over jdiiciples, and indeed of L. ressionshe upon casual hearers, he determined one wiing to go and witness his pertormances Hell. While present, although a very cool J grave personage, he assured us that he tsome strange, undefinable, mysterious in:e:ce creeping over him to such a degree, thewas obliged actually to tear himself paT in apprehensions ol the consequences, t .. ? : us gentleman, nowever, is a oeuever in auI .. 1? 1 J 1 1 ' 1 1 ai magnetism, ana is incunea to aunouie e power of Cochran to that cause. It was i that if the impostor did but touch the L j i i I nn na or nee oi a lemaie, nis power over csuu aim reason was cumpicic a uc uence, therefore, was the most open and Mhsome sensuality. So atrocious was hid pduct, that he seduced great numbers of feples, married and unmarried, under the prert of raising up a holy race of men. 1 he e of many families was brokon up, and evillian kept an establishment like a serao. His career, however, was happily In addition to the foregoing account of this famous wretch, the Springfield Journal Rtcsthe following narticulars of his recent olical practices. the discovery of his abominable imptions in Maine, he was tried on three in--iments for adultery, In Octobef. loiy, and fenced to the Massachusett" - Prison r three vpnrs. A irpntlprr I South plcj informs us that Cochi ;cently sumed 'ing to id to Jded pred in that vicinity, unde pe of "Jacob the Trophet," f prophet of the Most High j power to work maricles. lie V re in making a number of proselytes and coding a small sect of religionests. As soon real name and character became known e inhabitants, he absconded, and went to tham. N. II. takincr with him some of his Haded followers, a number of whom were lng females. lie returned to South Hadf lot long since, in female clothing! He Scaped recognition, and the fact of his !tWas not bnirn until nflpr hp lpft. It IS Nlted that he now occasionally visits Hadnd holds secret meetinsrs with his deluf followo rs. mnct nf nrhitm are females. ei?hwe were able to describe his person, a farther means of detection by the public. I ls " J t( be about fifty years of age." fifty years of age. '11 you accent of mr arm?" said a een"WQ to n nort . In whirh she 5ethe following verv aDuroDriate reply,

I thank

jou sir, 1 have two ot my own.

ITEMS. A snapper-Bp or unconsidered trifles.

The Editor of th AJ.f;. .t... "cannot swallow (Sen. Harrison." .-rr::;r" swallowed Col. Johnson! Think of rminle of Strapping1 fellows swallowing n liprltrpfonr-o nrl men preienamg to make squeamish mouths at a .. ' . - . -o - -B butter-ball Louisville Journal. ti,- Prf .i. t i t, ir t t uiiouiuum.uuiuai BayB.xoi. n. m. jo inson in early life, labored diligently at his trade he is one of the genuine working men." We are not aware that the Col. ever followed any trade excent bleachintr. LouUvMp Jnumnl- . r, . ..... , paper, which may be laced and unlaced without ... . . v, huici nocu iii ol jv iciau assistance, and may be even loosed at pleasure, i.u.i.jxEUj,, ,., case oi iiiuisposiiion, wunoui wing picivcu, urLciuigiiig nny pari oi me loiiet Cure for the Diarrhasa. As this disease is usu ally prevalent at this season of the year, a gentle man who has for some time past used the following receipe wun great success, requests us to publish it: a lame spoonful oi vinegar, and a teaspoonful of 6alt, mixed with a gill of warm water. If relief be not afforded in the course of ten or fifteen min utes, a repetition of the dose, he says, has been efleciuai in every instance ne nas ODservea. l ine is a simple remedy, worthy at least of a trial, and can do no narm. Jv. y. vVer. .adcr. An idle fellow the other day complained bitterly of bis hard lot, and said that he was born on the last day of the week, the last day of the month, and the last day of the year, and he bad always Deen oeama nana, tie believed it would have been a hundred dollars in his pocket if he had not been bom at all. An honest fanner beinff asked why he did not take a neirenoroTW". because " said he mv father when I heoran nrral ' . ... ... J .1 .t Ji rest nis soul le tmeafood man tij)EA ,iave not read them all yet " - - -- I the woods. aVr; J? ?,uc w.lth i i I nd8 nddle string, examining we have bet Kaof the factorie8Bjn this pl,cet done, by a wr essed the following sapient man, that. "' girls employed in work: hichvfi,iirs ne Sy steam, young woman?" Ujc leg, iiounsnes not, sir, but isbouid think . i . : . . .1 i i II c now ne may scat juubc "j luc buicu o jrvm willing to save K0r""c,eby mere pa'bli the wants that trouble us all, Hitrv-: ioiiowmg may oe, witnout mucn oi a stretch, applied hereabouts. The poor want the comforts, and many of the necessaries of Hie. I lie ncft, in general, want common feelings of humanity. The lawyer wants it rich r icnt. 1 tie nAiiinan wants natienta to use up pills and pay offhis bills. The mechanic wants plenty of work, and good spirits to do it, and prompt pay when 'tis done, the merchant wants cash customers, and extension of credit. Printers and Editors want every man to ao wnat is rigut, ant to eive tnem tnetr aues. ll is also wnisperea mat vmintr lnrlina wnnf titiRhnnHs: we think this ma V be I miKt. Up- ir;t is wa will hp. hannv to correct it. I . . l juan rernanaez. aiiio loveijr iim,uu "mi" A lpvanilpr Selkirk was cast awav. and thus crave I rise to the novel of Robinson Crusoe, has been recently swallowed up by the recent eaathquakesj wmwi. "" 6 r" ' l L. . L. kTA ri nt-t mroit u (rr..T nnrrinn nr a .mil. I bOUth America. I The iuica of the tree with which the Indians of theOronoko envenom their arrows, is said to be a rertain snpeific for the cure of cancers. I ro , , I hefore the Virginia Historical Society, the followin ine aiiiilverHttrv auureoa ui i i uicoou! uv.no, t inw sino-ular fact is mentioned, as connected with! the- historv of Virginia.- I "In the vear lo47. lawyers were forbidden to I m . i .1. take fees whatever, and in 1658 they were excluded from the LegitlaturelV. For this uncourteous act, - . . . . . . . . . . i it must be coniessed that then aecenaants cave i made the amende honorable." I Thr Drunkard. Late one evenimr. drunken! Davy, after spending his day's earnings at the grog shop, set out for home. "Well," says he, "if I nnd my wue up i n hck ner. What business has sli to 6et up, burning fire and lights, eh! And if I find hr in bed I'll lick her. What business has she to go to bed before I get home." Rather Sacct. An Indiana paper comes to with thm indorsement on the margin "vweare - . .... ltT f we wigh to gee can lie will you exchange! brute. Louisville Journal. No, you bristly I Ketort. A vounsr Chinese ladr that had been only three days married, seeing her husband return, ran behind him and snatched a kiss. Hereproached her for such a violation of etiqette. "Pardon me my dear," she answered, "I did not think ; H7. voii " blind, married a shrew. The rlnl-n nf Huf kincrhnm railed her a rose. "I am no I judge of colors," replied Milton, "but I dare say you are rigm, lor j ieei me mumo u.u;. ' . , , , . .. ami TnmP. Death by voluntary -arn(.on.-Samuel James a cooper, died lately at .R"dn? 1-: k.vincT vnlnntarilv abstained from food and drink of every kind except water, for fifty days. No other cause than a species of hypochondria is assigned for the act. He has left a widow and five children. Jv. Y. Courier. Remarkable Fact Superstition. There is a grave in a churchyard, in this county, on which a ki.j. f .Truss uras never observed or known to have trrown, although it has been there for upwards of 6? ot. 1 .1 .La wab. nf fko fill. 80 years, me oia women uu perstitious of the neighborhood affirm the reason to be, that the person buried in it was a process server. Wexford Conservative. The Bangor Whig contains a notification for a meeting of the subscribers to the fund for sending a missionary into the woods among the lumbermen. Cheap Cure for the fever. A German doctor, during twenty-five years practice, has never failed to cure intermittent fever by strictly and literally : w:. n.i;ni for three whole days. e allows them only a little water; and alter the fast, accustoms them to food gradually. A Fair Impression. A fellow who had on white I. . .l.nn anH S--Vll rWI Jt hmit. together vvith a fair quantitv of ffab.came into ourotnee me om ua. urecnico " j , a job dcine, & after teasing an hour or two, in uruer ... i throw nff two or three shillings from our regular price, walked up and took a seat on our ink table. He finally concluded that he would not a. kid aarstrV Arnt with lift. Anil srettin? up, lounu . J :.l . nratv fir imnresswtl Without the benefit of presB, type, or paper. He asked how ..,.k , rharired for that. Our devil repnsa - 111... it came under the head of "work done to the panta

loons, and he charged twenty-five cents." The fellow finally agreed to have the job printed at our nrln na.: jAJ . I I J a.i i a i :

F"""" .w nwcn.rg mm any uh..B tor tne beautiiul lithographic impression of his pos-

""'lienor. Buffalo Star.

AS ' Tha editor of the Little Rock AAvnente khvbn .. . . ....... J I ""c "ieeis wun worse things in tbis life than even A thunder storm as for example, the tumult of a ?a"le a fire in the prairie a hurricane in the bp mmH. . ,.n: u:u u.b Being Born Again One of the Boston papers re'ates the following anecdote in such a manner as I to say to every reader, disbelieve it if vou dare I ncue ooy, after listening to a sermon on the i ansnmrtf npppacitv rr ha . n Kn A ; 1 lWpfAr tears in his eyes, told his dear mother" I did not Mike the sermon, and ma, I don't want to be born over again, for who knows but I might then be a Sal." A wagon beinff told that it was the fashion to dine later and later every day, said, "He supposed it would end at last in not dinin? till to-morrow. The Mississippian announces that a Mr. II. M. Hogg is a candidate to represent Hinds county in the Mississippi Legislature. We presume, that there is no doubt as to the ownership of this hog. Of course "A. J." is marked uoon his ear. Louisville Journal. The Portsmouth Journal complains of oursavinsthat "the Van Buren editors are remarkable for the length of their ears." Perhaps we do some of them injustice. I here is one of them in Columbus Ohio, who, if common report speaks the truth, hat no ear at all. Louisville Journal. The editor of the Virginia Republican, speaking or nimseu 8ays: are honest and independent in our uppo of v an Hurtn." In the next para rrninh ha envc. "Wo Aktts. micnl.. T,l. s'""' "v "v'"t' nafn.fl. ol.nCn.o T . .-II- t ib L.uuor oi ioe Aitoama limes sends us a prospectus, and writes, that he should be "extreme ly happy if we will give his paper some sort of a notice." Well Sir it is the poorest sheet in Ala baina; and you are the most contemptible editor 1 hera are you "extrememy happy" nowl Louisville Journal, Woman's Affections. The affection of a wo man is deeply planted in her bosom, and though it may not be conspicuous in the sunshine of life, yet when the dark clouds lower, and danger, or difficulty menaces the object of her attachment, this noble feeling stands forth revealed, and gives a tone to ey w"- " ueep, ciiuunug ieung which urges her to attempt deeds, from which the euui im man nuuiu omiun. naa en nm that man may indeed, write on consistency, but how truly can woman act it Good. A person convicted of stealing a news paper from the door of a citizen, in Boston, has been sentenced by the Municipal Court to a fine and Pnsta. amountinir in the whole to 33 dollars A Hard Sitvatio. The N. Y. Times de Bcnueu covruiporary as Bianunig wiiu --one ie in the ooor-house. and a sheriff hold of the other." Twenty of twenty-four papers in Tennessee are opposed to Martin Van Buren i'rbttt women. Uf all other views a man may ;n time irrow tired: but in the countenance of women there is a variety which sets weariness at denance. The divine right of beauty, says Junius, is the only divine right a man can acknowledge, and i . . . i i . . i . . i i a preiiy woman me omy lyruui ue is uoi uuuuorizeu roaiist Names and Things. Senator Webster did not assist in getting up the Hartford Convention; Sen ator iiupoara oi new nampenire aio. mexew v ii i f t t ni HvT Hampshire Patriot therefore abuses Mr. Webtter as a Hartford Conventionist.and praises Mr. Hub oara as an original ueiuucrai, uyeu in me wooi i i j . i i - . i , Boston Atlas. If the following be true, one may soon look for ward to more promising times in Irelandi "A person in Augsburg has discovered a mode of making from potatoes sugar, wine, vinegar, beer, and a pure distilled spirit convertible into rum and brandy. The remains of the potatoe, after the extraction of its saccharine matter, are used for feed ing cattle." A Singular Fact. It is, perhaps, not generally known that the Mattapony River, in the lower part of this state, is formed by the confluence of four branches, caiiad the ,vat,ine i a, me ro, ana me I JT V. A UUB LI1C IllllllCO. I&D ITCH US bll riHLVtc, v.. X . Tu.. htII MM III. nratpB nf tllc -m-it cf rPmH unite in mnkino- the Matta.po.ny. Virginia Free Press. t Morning. At the morning s dawn, when nature refreshed by the dews of night, smile around and revives afresh, she cries aloud "O, mortal! Why art thou a prey to care and anxiety! Js not uod th e t Shall he who made thee forsake his ),,, ti,. torm nf tl.v priatpni-p is not confined tQ thy piigr,mage 0n earth; it extends to eternity!" Alexandria, in Egypt, is said to be almost de havin o6t twQ thndl of Ft8Pinhabitants. The disease has spread all over the country. A school bov who had been studying the shorter catechism, (as all school boys have to do in Connecticut,) was asked by me man oi oircn, - - ui . .. . i . -r .t: l -J f-l' Tlia knv is the BUDStance oi tilings iiupcu iui ; j ronlipH. "irood beer sir." "How so!" "Why daddy says that beer is tho substance of barly,and he is hoping for a gooa crop oi mat next buiiuuci. A Nom.K Cheese. The editor of the Buffalo, N. Y. Journal, describes a Cheese which was to be seen (perhaps nibbled) in that city, manufactured by UlarK liar, auu inu vauip, ui ... u.s, - woiirhinir three hundred pounds being eight feet and three inches in circumference. Red-haired men make the best soldiers, for they always carry their fire-locks upon their ehonlders. Ehodiur says, the ants in India are larger than foxes. Mrs. Royall. One of the Arkansas papers enquires pertly "Do they never hang villains in Kentucky! rsot often we send them to Arkansas. Lou. Jour. No lawyers are allowed to reside on the island of St. Helene; nor is a newspaper i printed there, an Almanac every year being the only production of the Press. A woman of Ancaster, Upper Canada, has given fotnI children connected together in a manner similar to the Siamese Twins, but who have only three legs and three arms. vk. i .rtiolon would a hod-man be most like i ,. fmm chemist's shop! Mortar and plaster.

From the American Monthly Magazine. THE DUEL. A TRUE STORT FROM fHB FRENCH.

During the few years which immediately preceeded the insurrection of the negroes of bt. Domingo, who were aided and abetted by England, merely because b ranee had yielded some service to America during the war of Independence, this fane rrench colony had reached the summit of prosperity. Persever ance and industry had amassed within the island more gold lhan mines had yielded to the Spaniards, but in its tnan came all the vices of luxury and dissippation. Under the burning tropical sun, men's passions, by nature ardent, became violent, and ungovernable, when wealth gives them unbounded, onoortu nities of indulging them. At the time to which I refer, 1788, the Drevailing passion at St. Domingo, was that of) gambling. But those games which require either skill or calculation, did not suit these modern Sardanapulses. They required for meir amusement, games the success ot which depended on chance alone; games where one bet win swallow a large sum games at which men lose, or gain fortunes, by the throw of a die. These professed camblers had recourse to dice to stimulate their slumbering energies, and it was not an uncommon thinn- to see a whole plantation, or a princely dwelling put .... - - o up at stake. A dozen dice would be thrown on the table, the gambler would select three, which decided his fate. In 1788 then, if my memory be a true one, the son of a rich sugar planter held the rank of captain in the regi ment, ot fort au 1'rince. Uapt. Sevrcj was about twenty-six or seven years of age, and though heir to an immense fortune, he had entered the army from choice. He had no rivals in the colony, in all manly athletic ex ercises, and was a particular good swordsman and marksman, but though brave unto rash ness, he never abused his skill. But high spir ited and impetuous, he had already been en gaged in a number of duels, in which he re ceived many and few scratches: while his bet ter directed aim had made a fearful and bloody chasm in the society of St. Domingoi Though possessing many good qualities, Sevrey was more feared than liked, for all his frankness and manliness could not always ob literate the remembrance of his impetuous and unfortunate propensity for righting. It is hardly necessary,! presume after this account, to say that he was a gambler. One evening a few were assembled in the chief gambling house of Port au Prince and were amusing themselves for a few dollars until the gamblers collected insufficient numbers to animate the game. A French naval officer, commanding a frigate then in the port, entered the tavern and walked directly towards the bar, to get some lemonade. As he passed the table where they were playing he perceived a few pieces ot money belore the players. Who will throw t exclaimed Sevrey. I will' replied the naval officer. He approached the table carelessly threw his uice. wunoui waicuiiit: uie i caun ui jus chui i, he returned to the bar to finish his glass of lemonade. HJaptain Montfort,' cried Sevrey, II 5 . 1 J vou have won; ana ne lmmeaiaieiy pusnea towards his lortunate adversary a large pile on gold. At the sight of this enormous sum, CapU Montfort who thought he had only risked a dollar or two looked perfectly amazed, and pushing aside the heap of gold, he said, Gentlemen I should be very greatly wanting in delicacy, - if I appropriate this turn as if 1 had honorably won it. 1 assure you that when I joined in the game I thought I was only playing for the moderate sum, I saw on the table. Therelore l cannot, win not take this money. Take it, Captain, said JSevrey, It is assuredly yours; and it you had lost in stead of winning you would have paid it.' - Indeed, Severy, replied Montlort, 'you are much mistaken, if you suppose so. I should not have thought myself bound to pay such a sum had I lost it, and having won I will not take it. 'You would have paid it, Captain Montfort had you lost it, exclaimed Sevrey, imperiously; 'I tell you, you would.' There was something in the tone and manner, even more than in the language, of Sevrey, which displeased the naval officer, and which prompt ed him to answer tartly. Inn produced another imperious reply from Sevrey; and when their friends would have interfered to part them, they found it was too late. Each party considered nimseu so insuueu,su gnced,that the duel was inevitable. 'Catain Montfort,' said Sevrey, 4I do not wish to take any undue advantage of you, and I know, that, both with sword and prstoi, i 1 1. J n,..lrA all am your superior, mciciuic fair, I propose to you, that a pistol be loaded by a third person, and that we should toss up for the first fire; and let the winner blow out his adversarys' brains. 'Agreed replied Montfort in a low firm tone. The whole company shuddered at this horrible proposal. Some of the players left the house unwilling to witness the Diooay scene, others filfd with brutal curiosity, gathered around the two gamblers, who seated facing each other, divided only by a table aoout four feet long, were patiently awaiting the pre parations for the duel. Whilfi lh third nerson was loading the fa tal pistol, in the presence of Sevrey and Mont- ...... r .. 1 I U ,knlo tort, a deathlike silence pervaucu wc tw..v. -.fmhly. iinrl tbis awful stillness was unbro ken. av hv a few calm words, exchanged between the adversaries, who alone, is this

dreadful moment retained their self-poises-sion. When the pistol was loaded, Severy and Montfort, took it and examined it in turn, to see that all was right, and then it was put on the table by the dice. It was decided that the highest number should be the win ningone; each man took three dice, and it fell to the lot of the naval officer to throw

first. He shook with the utmost calmness the dice which were to decide a matter oflife and death then threw them upon the carpet. The spectators sprang eagerly to the place where they fell, and proclaimed the number eleven. 'Captain, said Sevrey, you have thrown skillfully, and the chance, I think, are in your favour. Now listen tome. 7f ;is .1 ih-nSc it likely,you should be the win; i.r, mercy, for I declare to you oi n Jf!i or, lh.it ii i am ine invoreu one, you in i a en pec t no r T 1 1 r i . '. quarters at my hands. If c V.,ci -of u show mercy to the other, he is a co v,ml.' iQ0 Gn. sir, said Montlort, and spart ence. I require no man io U otif ir.-.jiei'tir-ty.' Nevrey smiled ironiousfy, an 1 .-?oolc Ii as if preparing to play. Tin next ir.. the dice were rolling on the arp t, nnd ; faltering voic one of the bystanders ca lea out, 1 Fifteen.'' I he circle which had foi td rou J the iwuuuicers, gave way voiuruai 'V anl cindered round Sevrey, while Cap .nn Mortf if, finding himself alone, still facing fiis ct cmv, rose instantly, and calmly and iirm'y w,jiu';d Sevrey's approach. 'Your life is in my hands Montfort,' exclaimed Sevrey, seizing the pistol 'Commend your soul to God, for your hour has come.' 'Fire sir,' replied the manly soldier putting his hand upon his head; 'an honest man is ever ready to die.' He had not time to say another word, the ball from Sevrey's pistol had fractured his skull, and covered with his blood, the spectators of this tragedy. After this horrible "duel, the whole blame of which was by common consent cast upon Sevrey, this young officer already dreaded by his fellow citizens, became the object of disgust and abhorrence to them. Finding himself1 avoided by his best friends, he made no effort to conciliate their favor, but returned contempt for contempt; hatred for hatred. When the insurrection broke out in St. Domingo, he enlisted in the ranks of the enemy, and fought under the orders of the English General Maitland. He there exhibited great personal courage, and great military ability. The insurgents were indebted to him for all (heir victories until the battle Des Irvis, where a ball killed him, just as the troops were gaining their most brilliant victory. Thomas Jefferson's Opinion of Farmers. "Those who labor in the earth," he early dedeclared, "are the chosen people of God, if he ever had a chosen people, whose breasts he has made his peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue. It is the focus in which he keeps alive that sacred fire, which otherwise might escape from the face of the earth. Corruptions of morals in the mass of cultiva tors, is a phenomenon ol which no age nor nation has found example. It is the mark set on those, who not looking up to heaven, but to their own soil and industry, ac does tho husbandman, for their subsistence, depend lor it on the casualities and caprice of customers. Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germs of virtue, prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition. This, the natural progress and consequence of the arts, has sometimes, perhaps, been retarded by ac cidental circumstances; but generally speak ing, the proportion which the aggregate ot the other classes of citizens bears in any State, to that of its husbandmen, is the proportion of its unsound toils healthy parts, and is a good enough barometor whereby to measure its degree of corruption." Fashion is the voluntary slavery which leads us to think, act and dress according to the judgement of fools and the caprice of cox combs. Those who must readily find a God to swear by, seldom find one to pray to. Avarice is the lowest degradation of the selfish mind; by a sad perversion it contracts the heart and makes possession itself a source of increasing want. As health is the paradise of the body, so a good conscience, is the paradise of the soul. When we are alone we have our thoughts to watch; in our famalies our tempers; and in society, our tongues. Marraige has been lacctiously dehnea, "Taking a yoke-fellow, who may lighten the burden ot existence it you pull togemer, or render it insupportable if you drag different ways.'; Happiness is the health of the mind, produced by its virtuous exercise. Libraries contribute much oftener to furnish houses than minds. Our neighbor of the Advertiser has suddenly become the ardent advocate of railroads. Heissodexterious at turning, that he ought to be kept turning a grindstone a) his life. Lou. Jour. The Eastern Argus exclaims "Who is the present father of the mongrel party Mr. Clay,Mr. Webster, or Judge White?" Neither, Colonel Johnson is the father of the mongrels. Lou. Jour.