Indiana Palladium, Volume 4, Number 20, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 24 May 1828 — Page 4

MISCELLANY.

. From the Metropolitan Magazine. LINES. Since all must end it tlial wild word, Farewell" We met before in childhood's years, ?e meet lees gaily now, With secret pangs thy check is pale, and clouded o'er thy brow; And weu3t learn to wander on, o'er scenes of wo and pain, Nor atk from dark futurity if wo may meet again. Were friends as fond, and love as true, as dffarn9 cr fables tell, Say would their value overpay the anguish of farewell r When too subdued to cherish hope, loo wretched to complain, We turn from all to weep and say, we ne'er shall meet again. Yet will I hope, though shores and seas must hold us now apart, That thou may'st come in after years revived in form and hsrt; Or if our lot in distant lands, life's weary round ordain, There is a land I name not here, where we rasy meet again. Farewell, farewell; this feeble strain is all un- , worthy thee, But glooTO and care have fettered now tb'o fancy once so free; Yet would I brave a world's reproach or brook a world's disdain, To hail thee on that joyous daywhen we shall meet again. TOR THE PALLADIUM. 'OJV PROFAXE siveariag. Calceus fiebat aptare pedem, . Almost every man has some particular vice to which he is addicted some darling,' some favorite sin of which he is more or less under the influence; and there 13 none more common among the vulgar part of mankind, than profane swearing. I say vulgar, because he cannot be anv other than a vulear man who- makes use'of language, which, the common consent of the virtuous and polite has reprobated as low and abusive. It has become one of the fashionable vices of the day. You cannot pass along the street, nor mingle in a crowd for a moment, but your ears will be insulted with a volley of oaths, with which, in point of vulgarity and wickedness, the elegant language of the mizzen mast and the wharf is utterly incomparable. So common has it become, that men of all ages and characters, from him who totters under the infirmities of three score years to the beardless stripling, practice it. The Jew and the atheist, the bar barian and the infidel, however they may diiFer in other respects, all unite, all harmonize in this. The philosopher and and the blockhead, the gentleman and the ruflian, all join their voices in unison, and form one vast and mighty chorus of blasphemy and sin; and so small is the amount of intellectual attainment requir ed to' excel in this, that even children, who have yet to learn the rudiments of their language are quite proficients in this genteel, polite and elegant accomplish ment. Most crimes which men commit, have at least m their opinion some shadow of excuse. They are generally intended either to prevent harm or to procure present or future good. Accuse the the drunkard of intemperance, and he will tell you that the time was, when he detested the practice, but that having been visited with afflictions and overwhelmed with calamity he was driven to the inebriating goblet, to drown his sorrow and exhilerate his spirits, and that now he would gladly desist was it not for the sake of companions with whom he lias formed an intimacy, and whose scoffs and ridicule he would incur by withdrawing from their society. The gambler in compliance with the importunity of a friend may have commenced, merely to pass an idle moment, but having been unfortunate in the commencement, he thinks himself justifiable in continuing, in hopes that a more fortunate throw may yet replenish his purse. The defamer when actuated with the malignity of a fiend may blast the character of his neighbor in revenge for a real or an imaginary insult, and ruin the reputation of his friend through envy of) superior talents and ability; but the blasphemer, without any temptation to plead in extenuation of his crime with-

out any passion to gratify, or danger toj violation of it. It is oftvrinr a direct inavert,will call upon that God to damn 'suit to his feelings, and calling inquestion his soul to hell, who created him, and! his judgment and good sense. The

wno, 11 ne pleased, could answer his prayer, by sending him to that fearful place where the worm dieth not, where no sound strikes the terrified ear but

blasphemy and wailing, and no objectj(your father for instance) to whom you

bursts upon me astonished and afirio-ht-ed eye but the blackness of darkness and the smoke of this torment that ascendcth up for ever and for ever. Certain writers anxious to form an excuse for sinning have denominated some sins 'constitutional sins,' but profane swearing has not even this to recommend it; strong passions and propensities can never be an apology for swearing; no man was ever born a swrearer. It therefore as sumes the character of wilful deliberate crime, committed purely from a love of sinning. Who has not heard men swear

that they would perform a certain action the accomplishment of which, their own consciences must have told them was an impossibility? and nothing is more common than to hear men call God to witness what they say, when the blush upon the cheek discovers to every one present

that they are uttering a direct intention al falsehood. Ask a man, as I have often done, why he swears? and he will tell you, it is habit, that he means no harm, and often does it without being conscious of it. How poor the olea! What can be more childish and irrational than to make use of words without meaning? as well miht the rob ber when arraigned at the bar of his country plead habit, in mitigation of his crimeand would it be just and right? would any man of common sense say that the heart searching Deity ought to take an apology which an earthly tribunal would refuse? No, no man can say so, who has any regard for the honor and justice of God. But suppose he pleads a habit, then the sin will consist in lorming the habit besides we are forbidden to use the name of God in a vain and irreverent manner. Now the swearer not only does this, but he sets at nought the express commands of the Almighty, which says "swear not at all' Swear ing generally leads to a total loss of character; and the reason is obvious: the notoriously profane will soon be shunned by all who have any regard for decency and good order; so that being compelled to

take up with the worthless and the vile, of every person who loves virtue and mollis character will soon sink to a level Irality to be shunned as a pest to socie-

with that of his associates. Of all crimes, this has perhaps the greatest tendency to eradicate from the heart the sense of moral obligation and accountability to God and man, which when persevered in leads so unerring to perjury. The profane swearer in ninety nine instances out of the hundred will be found to be a man destitute of all moral principala bedient son a tyrannical nusDana cc a faithless friend a man who under strong temptation, would perpetrate without contrition or remorse, the most cruel and arocious crimes, if he was not restrained by the law, nor intimidated by the halter; for what has that man to restrain him, who has not the fear of God in his heart. Is a regard for character sufficient to re . . . . M 'III 1 0 strain him, Alas! the universal expert

enceof the ages that have gone by prove'me to buflet with sorrow and disease

beyond the possibility of mistake, that a man may be raised so far above the tear of censure that he may become so far for getful of character, and so regardless of consequences, as to commit any crime however atrocious it may be. A regard for public opinion influences the external conduct without touching the heart, and in many cases leaves a man as much exposed to temptation as if he were totally regardless either of the praise or censure of mankind. But if profanity has so little to recommend it, if it be indicative of low breeding, and so sinful withal, is it not strange, is it not astonishing, that a man who lays any claim to the character of a gentleman, or who makes any pre tension to politeness and good breeding,! should sutler himself to become so habit uated to this practice, as to indulge in it on every trivial occasion? and that too in the presence of ladies, whose delicacy, accomplishments, and character, entitle them to be treated with civility and politeness, and whose feelings, none but the dastardly coward would dare to violate. : Surely it is paying very little regard for that modesty and virtue which constitute all that is lovely and engaging in the female character, and the man who will still persevere in it, when he knows it to be offensive to the chaste and delicate ear of a lady, deserves to meet her most pointed disapprobation and censure; for, he who swears in the presence of a lady, tacitly acknowledges that he cither disregards her feeling?, or that he considers her destitute of sensibility, and incapable of appreciating politeness; in either of which cases she would treat him as he deserved by sendinghim tosuchcompany more capable of relishing his politeness. And I have long been convinced that if this conduct was generally resorted to by ladies, such is their unbounded influence over our sex, that iu a short time they would be much less tormented with this eloquent abuse, than they now are. Again, I if politeness consists in paying a due gard ta the feelings of those with whom we converse, than swearing in the presence of a Christian is a prossnnd mnifpf . Christian loves God and reveres his anthority, and cannot without doing violence to his feelings, keep company with the swearer. Suppose vou had a fripnd. 7 are indebted for existence, and on whose unaltered affection you are still dependant for many of the blessings you enjoy, and another was to revue and traduce his character, would you not feel mortified, chagrined, and insulted? would you not demand satisfaction, and revenge the insult? Yes. in all nrnhahilitv. hp wnuM have to meet you on the field of blood, and atone for his temerity with his life. And is it any wonder that thp Christian should manifest signs of uneasiness and dissatisfaction, when he hears the ofhiabest friend blasphemed? There name

rvho not contented withj

arft manv men v swearing themselves, teach their children to do it also. I have not unfrequently heard the fatbercall his little son to him, and bid him damn his mother. The poor little pratler, perfectly unconscious of crime, does it ; the father laughs at it, and the good-natured mother pats him on the head, with fie, fie, you naughty boj' mother will be displeased with you, if you say so again. Is this bringing up a child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Truly it is briogiug him up in that way from which he will not be likely to depart when he is old in that way which will make him a pest (o society, a disgrace to ins menae, ana a candidate for the penitentiary. But sinful and disgusting as the picture which I have drawn, may appear, there is another shade which casts a tenfold doom upon it. For the sake of virtue and the honor of the sex, I would gladly hide it from the world; but in despite of its odiousness, it is every day forced upon our notice. O, imagination in her gloomiest reverie, never conceived a more disgusting object, than a female cn : : : 1 J swearer, owcarmg 111 a man is iuy auu abusive, in a woman it is ridiculous and disgusting. The swearing man may be a villain, but the woman who is addicted to profanity is almost always a termagant. She who can so far prostitute the delicacy of her sex, as to put herself on a level with the blackguard and the villian, ought to be spurned the company 'ty and a corrupter of its morals. Is it any wonder that the children of such a (mother should be swearers? that they gion? who is to warn them of the sin of swearing? she who is a living example of profanit', and wiiose conduct they are most likely to imitate ?' who is to teach

diso-'.thern to bow their knee in prayer to God,

and say lather iorgive us? she whose mouth is filled with blasphemy-, and who dishonors God with her every breath? Truely to t-ach the infant tongue to lisp the praises of its Creator is the duty and the glorious privilege of the mother, but it is a duty which siie never fulJs, and a privilege which she never CDjoys. Leave me a prey to penury and want leave me friendless and forsaken, leave U leave me to any tiling, but the care land instructions oj sucn a mother as this. Jr-'VALID. A merchant who lately died at Isfaahan, and left a large sum of money, was so great a niggard, that for many years he denied himself and his son, a ouug boy every support except a crust of coarse bread, lie was, however, one day tempted by the description a friend gave of the flavor of cheese, to buy a small piece; but before he got home he began to reproach himself with extravagance and instead of eating the cheese he put it into a bottle and contented himself, and obi'iged his child to do the same, with rubbing the crust against the bottle en joying the cheese only in imagination. One day that he returned home later than usual, he found his son eating his crust and rubbing it against the do)r. "What are you about, you foolP was his exclamation. "It is dinner time father; you have the key, so I could not open the door: I was rubbing my bread against it, because I could not get the bottle" "Cannot you go without cheese one day, you luxurious little rascal, you will never be rich!" added the angry miser, as he kicked the poor boy for not being able to deny himself the fatal gratification. A blacksmith of a village murdered a man and was condemned to be hanged. The chief peasants of the place joined together and begged the magistrate that the blacksmith might not suffer, because he was necessary to the place, which could not do without a blacksmith, to shoe horses, mend wheels, &c. But the magistrate said, "how then can I satisfy justice?"6 A labourer answered, "Sir, there are two weavers in the village, and for so small a place one is enough; hang the other. ' Two sons of Hibernia beinrr a duck ing, Pat discovers a large bed of ducks close by the shore. After having his piece levelled for about live minutes, his companion asked him why he didn't fire. Pat replied "By zounds, 1 can never get aim atone, but there's another swims right between him and me." Mr. Sheridan One dav, meeting two T..1 11 (-1. v . - '3 ivujc.i iuufb walking or. JamcsVstreet, the youngest thus flippantly addressed him: "I say, Sherry, we have just been discussing whether you arc a greater fool or rogue; what is your opinion, mv boy?" Mr. Sheridan having bowed. and smiling at the compliment, took eacTi of! them by the arm, and instantly replied, "Why, 'faith, 1 believe I am between both. EDWIN G. PRATT ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR. jOFFlCE in Lawrenceburgh at the house of JOHNSPEN'CEU. May 1, 18s irto 17if.

By the President of the Uni

ted States. 1TN pursuance of law, I, John Qcinct AdU ims, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and make known, that a public eale will be held at the Land Office at Washita, in the state of Louisiana, the second Monday n June next, for the dison posal of the lands of the United States in the following townships and fractional townships in the Land District North of Red River, to wit: Townships Five and Seven, of Range One Bast Townships Four, Five, Six, Seven and Eight, of Range Tva East. Townships Four, Five and Eight, of Range Three, East. Fractional Township, Three, of Range Six East. Fractional Townships, One, Tuv and Three, of Kange,' Seven, East. Fractional Townships, Tito, and Three, Range Eight, East. Fractional Township, Xir.e, of Range Eleven East. Township Seven, of Ranges Cns and Two, West. Tba Land3 reserved by law for the use of Schools, or for other purposes, will be excluded from Sale, which will proceed in the order above designated, beginning with the lowest number of section in each township. Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, this 14th day of February, A. D. 1358. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, By the President: GEO. GRAHAM. Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office. Printers of the Laws of tfie United States, Bre requested to publish the foregoing Proclamation once a week until the dsy of 9ale. Feb. 19 9fds. Tzeo doors bclozv Ezeing 6 Gibson's store, RESPECTFULLY informs the L ADIES of Lawrenceburgh and its vicinity, that she still continues to carry cn the MILLINERY BUSINESS; to manufacture straw Hats and Bonnets, clean, colour, and alter Leghorns, in the roost fash ionable style. She will also keep on band an assortment of Satin, Silk, Velvet and Plush Hats for children. From her experience in the business, she solicits a share of the public patronage. May 1, 1828. lC-3. Enoch D John HAS just opened, in Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, next door west of Joho Grey's Inn, a new 9tock of DRY GOODS, Had tv are Ss Groceries. He is also, .in connection with William S. Durbin, establishing a TAN YARD in New Lawrenceburgh. Cash will be paid for HIDES & SKINS, delivered either at the Store or at the Tannery. A quantity or Black and White Oak TAN-BARK 13 wanted immediately, for tvhich a fair price will be paid. We have earce to th'13 place to make a permanent settlement, and as our design is to make our establishments as profitable as possible to ourselves, it nill necessarily be our aim to deal justly by all; and we trust we shall with others receive a due proportion of the patronage of the public. DURBIN Sz JOHN. Lauren eclurgh I " April, 1828. N. B. One hundred thousand merchantable PORK BARREL STAVES, and a proportionable quantity of Hoop Poles i dineu j nose wno are gemng out aiaves . vvuu.u peruana uua i to metr interest to save the Uaik. Htf. E. D. JOHN. AIOS LANE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, JNFORMS the public that he will constancy . attend Vhe Terms of the Suprtme Court; the District Court of the United States, at Indiana, polis; the Franklin, Dearborn, Switzerland, and liipley Circuit Courts; and any other Court in the state, on special application. That x future nis undtxnicd and persevering attention and tuU cuts, will be devoted to his profession And may, at all times, be consulted at his office, in Lawrenceburgh, next door to Mr. Hunt's Hotel, or at Court. July 25, 1827. 29tf. Sheriff's Sale. Y Virtue of an ex?etstion, issued out of the Clerk's office of the Dearborn circuit court. to me directed, I have taken fifty acrts of land being part of the South West quarter of section No. eight, town three, and range one West, the property of James Withrow at the suit of Iio bert Espy : which said land I shall expoe to public sale on the 24th day of this month, at the Court house in the tewn of Lawrenceburgh THOMAS LONG LEY, ShiT. D. C. May 2, 1328. n. Sheriff's Sale. Y virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas, issued out of the Clerk's office of the Dearborn circuit court, communding me to expose to ssle 73 .Acres of Land being and lying in Section 31, town 4, and range 1, being pari ol the South We3t quarter of said section; which said lands I shall expose to public sale on tht 24th day of May next wt the court house in the town of Lawrenceburgh, taken as the property of James Gibson, at the suit of Jacob Hays. THO3 LONG LEY, shfTD. c. April 25, 1329. q

THE ELEGANT HORSE

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE Will stand the ensuing season, commencing the 1st April, and ending the 1st of July next, the first three days of each week on the farm of Cspt. Jacob P. .Booe coun nd he feinS three m the town of Lawrenceburgh j and so changing every third day during the season. Farmers and others desirous of improving their stock of Horses, would do well to avail themselves of the opportQnity thus offered of procuring a good strain of colts, as there arefew Horses if any, in the Western country equal to the Sir Francis Huaee, in any respect whatever. jCpFor particulars see Bills. A. S. PIATT. April 5, 2828. IS tf. Sheriff's Sale. Y virtue of an ordt r of sale, issued out of the Cleik's office of the Dearborn circuit court, commanding me to expose to sale 1C3 acres ot land, part of the noiih west cuarter of section No. S6, town 5, range 2 we&t, of the Unds sold at Cincinnati, and In Lots No. 11, 12, 38, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 91, and the east half of 9 and 90, and Out Lots No. 30 and 31 in that prt of the town of Lawrenceburgh commonly called the New Town ofLnwrenceburgh, and five acres of land situate on the East side of the lower road from the New to the Old Town, and eight or more acres nf land situate on the West side of the same road ; which lands were mortgaged to the President aod Directors of the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Indiana, and which said premises I shall expose to public sale at the court house in the town of Lawrenceburgh. on the 24'h day of May 1828, taken the property n" G orge Weaver. THO'S LONCLEY, sh'fTD c. April 25, 1823. 16 Fifty Dollars Reward ! ! WILL be paid by the citizens of Grecna burgh, Decatur county, Indiana, for the appreher,i. n of AMOS WILLIAMS, who has eloped from just ire, under tht charge of the mur der of Azariah B'unt, committed in the above named plac., on the 11th of February. 1828 Said Williams is about 6 feet high, fir complexion, blue eyes, and a little cross-eyed, stoop shouldered, weighs about 175 pounds, surley St quick sp kpn. There wrre several persons concerned in sid murder, of whom Williams was the principal. Four of his accomplices hnve been appieher.ded and secured ; and as Williams formerly resided in Kentucky, it is possible that he has uken refuge in ths.t state. ATI ELI AH BLUNT. March 26, 1828 CSditors of papers in Kentucky, Ohio and In diana, are requested to publish the above. Doctor Isaac Westerfield, (the late partner or THE celebrated Indian doctor Richard Carter,) W!LL practice .Mtdicine in Petersburgh Ky. on the Ohio r.ver, 27 miles below Cincinnati, 4 below tLe m. uth of the Miami and nearly opositt Lawrenceburgh la. His practice will consist in the administratioa of vegetable preparations - hit fly, or what is more generally know., by hr. nsnie of the Indian mode of practice ; whirh has (:n the hands of Or'er and hid students) been so astonishingly c ffiracious in the care of the most inveterate chronic diseases. Having made himself acquainted with ib regular mode of practice in addition to the vegetable mode, he flutters himself that he will merit jnd receive share of public patronage. May 9, 1828. 18 4ii LIGHT AND EASY!! S S2BMr BARBER HAIR DRESSER &c. has this day open ed a shop, nearly opposite the north west corner of the Market House, for the accommodation of the citizens of Lawrenceburgh, and all who may call on him gentlemen of the 13 AH and wayfarers shall bo promptly attended to. From the rigid attention he is determined to pay to his business, he expects to merit and receive a respectable share of custom. April 5th 1328. 13 tf HARD A AD HEAVY. Andrew Howard Returns hi. sincere and heartfelt thanks to the inhabitants oi Dearborn counfv. for the liberal meat he has received: and hops in future ta receive their patronage . He beg leave to inform the public that he has just purchased a new and complete case cf Razors of the firat quality. He may be found at John Gray'8 Ion at all proper hours for businese. My razors you'i; find sre of the best kind, . Well stropp d and in excellent order; They'll shave in a trier, so neat nd ao nice. You'll own I'm Well-practised ItAKDER. My Shears, Oil and Ctmb, a neat little Erocin For Dressing and Brushing so handy, Arc alw&ys in trim sheur you cr brush him, Be he ploughman, doctor or dtndy. April 25, 1828. ifrf INDIANA PALLADIUM, PRL TED AjVD PUBLISHED EY M. Grcg? & D. V. Cullej, Publishers of (he Lazes cf the United Stales, mams. i AitADiujtt i pntiitc weekly, cn super royal paper, at THKEE DOLLARS, per annum paid ht the end of the year; which may be dis. charged by the payment of T O DOLLARS in advance, or by paying TWO DOLLAHS St J I FT Y CENTS at the expiration of Six nonths. Those who receive their papers through the Post.Office, or by the mail carrier, must pay the carriage, otherwise it will be charged on thei? subscription. ADVERTISEMENTS - -Containing 12 iit.es, three insertions or les's, one dollar; twenty-five cents for each additional in sertion larger advertisements in thesime proportion. 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