Public Leger, Volume 1, Number 47, Richmond, Wayne County, 15 January 1825 — Page 2

FOR THE PUBLIC LEGEIU c The elorious sun, with lustre bright, j i. And sparkling stars, a dazzling sijrht, As through theirnzure fields they roll The wondrous works of GimI extol. The silver moon who moves serene. And eilds with beams the midnight scene, In silent majesty declares That she transcendent beautj shares.

,The goodness of the Great Surreme, 'Glides in the gentle penive freara;

'"'v-While rushing tides impetuoti flow. And heaven control'd, their limits know. "? l Earth, air, and seas at once unite, And gratitude in man excite, In general harmony to join And praise the works of power divine. 1 LOUISA.

LINKS ON A DEAD SOLDIER. Wrerk of n warrior passed away, Thou form without a name! Which thought and felt hut yesterday, And dreamM of future fame. Stripped of thy garments, who shall guest Thv rank, thv lineage, and race? If haughty chieftain holding sway, Or lowlier, destined to obey. The light of that fixed eve is set, And all is moveless now. But Passion's traces linger yet, And lower upon that brow; Ex ircion h'i not yet waxM weak, The lip eem e'en in fact to speak, And rh-nrh'd the cold and lifeless hand, A it" it grasp' d the battle brand. Though from that head late towering high, The w iving olnrne i torn, And low in dut that form doth lie, Dishonored and forlorn, V t Deaf h d irk hadow cannot hide Th graven character of pride, Th t on the lift and brow reveal The im resof the ;ints se il. Live there a mother to deplore Tbe mn he n'er -hall see? Or maiden on some distant st ore. To break her heart for thee ? P-rrhanre to roam a inamar there, Wen wild rl'Ar wreath todeck her hair, An I through the weary nieht to wait Thv fMtteps at the lonely gate. Long shall he lieger there, in vain The evening fire K il trim. And c izn r on 'f - rk omg main, Shall iftni - " ? hiri Who bear t ft rannot hear;Oh ie-if fi tT v t i ii f ar Th il onee iri 'if r f 'ire hu15 Upon ihe n i -ir- of 1 r tongue ! Long rnav the dream to wnki i wot Ne'f r rnav rememhranet- tell Its tale to bi l her sof row fl iw, And hope to igh farewell; Th. hirt, hen avin of its stay, Quenrhinj the he.uii that rheerher way Ahg the w;i1p .f lift- till he Sh tlll y her down arrf leep like thee!

From r'e tfinn'nnatt i.Hraru flattlte. THE RETURN HOME. The life of m.m i made up of checkered scenes, rind strange vicissitudes, it which mi-Tv often predominates over happiness, a-'d p;tion over reason; and in the different parts which we are destined to perform in this eventful drama, we often find Our-eKe the most active agents in prodti Ci it or own unhappiness. We are und 'iidtedly much more the creatures of impile than of reason; impulse is alwavs at h 'ine witli us, and governs us at pleasure; whilst reason is a guest of whom we know But the value, and whom we too seldom entertain. Imaginary evils hecome real, hy b ing dwelt on, and it seldom happens that tvhen the gifts of fortune are so numerous end lavish as to deprive us of real cause of complaint, that we do not fasten on some shadow, or some ideal misery, until it heComes a suhstance. M own story is a case in point, and I will relate it. Circumstances which are painful to reBnemher and unnecessary to retrace, deprived my father' at a late period of his life, nud whilst I was just entering my iehteenth year, of a considerable fortune; m-ft of which he had acquired bv his own industry, and which he now lost by a trut too irisupectinglv reposed in one who Was unworthy of it. Mv father made the Deeeary sacrifice of his property to meet the demand against him, with apparent indifference, until it became evident that the mi-chief was more wide spreading than he liad anticipated; and that his paternal estate, which he had hoped to save from the r k, would also be swallowed tip ii the liquidation of his unfortunate debt. The e-tat- was sold; and my father, unable to Stru-' ;e, at his advanced age, with misf r-

tu e d bodily infirmity, soon sunk under the trial. The world was now before me, and I tra- to begin life for myself. I bad mine Tons friends and connections, by whom ma' v advantageous offers were made me, and various residences proposed; but in the wide world, there was but one spot vhieli was endeared to me, and that was the place of my nativity. Being deprived of that, I was determined to remove as far from its vin'nitv as possible. I had vague poli.; s and u: defined wi-hes,een then, of riM;s' ing this cheris' ed spot in some futon I more happy, period; a;.d every cuccetdiutf da ftU-eugtUwed the hope,

I until it became the anchor on which all mv wishes and exertions rested.

I removed to a distant land. I formed business connections which were fortunate, and friendships which were pleasant. 1 engaged the respect of the aged, and the esteem of the young. I was gradually acquiring a fortune, and I might have been happy, could I have considered my present place of residence as home. But I could not. I looked upon it as the pious saint looks upon this world of trial: 1 considered it a place of probation, ana alas, 1

j made the place of mv nativity a heaven.

j Home was the name round which all my recollected and anticipated enjoyments I clung; and the only place which 1 thought j could afford me happiness. I had now been ! absent from my native place for fifteen ! years, and had by industry and good fortune acquired a handsome estate, when I heard by accident that my long regretted j home was on sale. I immediately commissioned a friend to purchase it for me; I now congratulated my self as being at the summit of felicity. 1 collected my propj ertv ; took leave of my friends, and after a I long journey, rendered still more tedious by my impatience, 1 once more stood upon I mv native soil. Few would understand ! mv feelings, were I to describe them, on 'seeing for the first time, the white walls of

mv old home shining through the trees by which they were surrounded; anc fewer still would sympathise with my almost childish iov, in again possessing the home

j j of my fathers. But my happiness was as evanescent as it was excessive. I soon ; found that the short period of my absence ! had been marked by many changes; that, of the friends whom 1 had left, some had j rem ved from the vicinity; others had suffered under vicissitudes of fortune ; and manv had been carried offbv death. The i estate itself had undergone strange alterai tions; and through neglect had become ' little better than a barren waste. The ! fences were thrown down; and the fair

fields and beautiful meadows were laiu open to the ravages of the neighboring cattle; the garden walks were overrun with

i weeds, so as scarcely to leave a trace ot ! their former existence; the bower bad fal ! len into total ruin, and the large willow in front of the house, on whose long pendant ! branches, I had swung a thousand time

when a boy, was uprooted and dead. l.i short, the desolation of the prospect wacompb te; and the desolation of my heart corresponded with it. The melancholly recollections of past events, added to the disappointment of my present hopes, rendered this day, to which I had looked forward as the end of all trouble and the commencement of happiness, the most miserable of my life. Time, however, has given reason the ascendency over feeling, and has taught me, that it is wisdom to form our happiness out of the materials within our reach; and not to refer it to some distant period, which mav never arrive for us; nor place it upon some event, which may never happen.

Newspapers. Newspapers are things that can be dispensed with as costing money that might be saved. So is the schooling of our children so, indeed, arc ninetenthsof which it costs us to live. Almost any man might lay up money every year if he would live on bread and water, and clothe himself in the cheapest manner he could; but what of that? Who would live like a brute and die like a beggar, for the pleasure of saving money which he cannot carry hence with him though like a dead weight, it may hang upon hi. soul at the last moment of his mortal existence! There are few such five or ten in a million; and what wretched creatures are they ? Most men, sensible that they must die, are disposed to enjoy a little of the fruits of their toils; and nothing is, perhaps, more necessary to the enjoyment of society, or self-satisfaction in retirement, than a well informed and virtuous mind. It gives zest to all things in prosperity, and is the best resource in adversity . Newspapers though not alwavs conducted with talentsand respectability, are the best possible channels for obtaining an acquaintance with the affairs of the world, and to implant desires in the hearts of youth for more solid readings, as he goes on to maturity . In truth, they are the great engine that moves the moral and political world, and ate infinitely powerful to establish the character of a people, as well as to preserve their liberties; and cannot he so easilv dispersed with as some persons believe unless, indeed, we think the trouble of self-government is too great, and agree to transfer the power of the state to the few that are readv to use it for their own advantage. But this cannot by the w ill of the people of the United States; yet observing however, the too general repugnance to reading, that, (though it prevail-less with tis than in any other,) it is the duty of those who feel the pleasure and jrolit oi it, to bOiootii the vv ay

cal skill of our fingers. The lriUt , better after laying down his

r ,s tree and liberally supported, the sword of the magistracy is pointless, except it is directed to execute the will of the people. How important, then, is it that that will should result from an enlightened mind ? JS'iks1 Register.

THOUGHTS FOR A NEW YEAR. While we present to our friends the compliments of the season, we cannot but feel a solemnity of heart on an occasion like the present, tojhink how rapidly both we and they are passing onwards to the judgment seat of the Almighty. It is true 'thar we are now on the verge of the new year, but it is equally true that we advance "nearer to the grave, as unprepared for death as we ever have been. When we look upon the past, how many words and resolutions of amendment, how many promises of reformation have we made to heaven, all of which have been broken, violated, and trampled under foot! Life is still protracted bv a gracious Providence the term allotted for repentance has been enlarged and extended, and yet with the same thoughtlessness as ever, we are ready to renew and to violate those promises, vows, and resolutions of reformation; as prompt as ever to repent and to sin, and as anxious as ever to obtain and to abuse divine mercy. Have we drawn a picture of human nature in colors too dark No,

we are only portraying what every one knows, and provided his own countenance he not cited as the original, he is rcjady to acknowledge the justice and fidelity of the delineations. We are always competent and active enough to discover the faults of our neighbors there is no deficiency ot mental vi-ion here; but reverse the case, letuso'dv be put upon examination of our own sins, and how suddenly are vvc converted into saints how many justifications can we frame; how many apologies invent how many extenuations plead for the grossness of our transgres-ions! Here indeed we are disciples of charity and love; but we will suppose that some should urge us to the same charitable construction-, when we take into consideration the ins ot our neighbors. No no, these case we find to be essentially different in the latter nothing but the rno-t ample and inexorable justice will satiny our conscience. We have thus two diff'rent rules and principles of action, the widest extension of mercv when our own transgressions are rought before the tribunal, and the extremity of justice when the actions of our neighbors are to be canvassed and examined. In this sense of the word, we are more than charitable on the one hand, and more than just on the other. But where is the necessity of relating such unwelcome truths? Simply this, gentle readers, because it is time that both yourselves and ourselves should amend our own conduct because a gracious Providence has extended the term allowed us for repentance because the passing moment can never he recalled because the time remaining is short because we are certain of life not a moment beyond the present because death, judgment, and eternity are certain, and it behoves us to believe, that nou emphatically mnr, is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. O i a review of the past year, though we have much occasion to lament, we have likewise much occasion to rejoice and he thankful. Our crops have been abundant, and our prosperity has been progressive. Business is reviving,and in short, every blessing has awaited us: our religious privileges our political rights have been preserved and maintained, and joy &i thankfulness should constitute our predominant emotions. That uninterrupted prosperity has not been the allotment of every one, furnishes no objection to the generality of the rule. If we should remember that we are dy ing men that no one is sure of his life for a moment, in comparison with such an allotment, what should we think of the -miles or the frowns of fickle fortune, a felicity dependant on the turn of a die. and

I 7 as mutable as the changes of a cloud. But so engrossing, so absorbing, are the pleasures, the amusements, the business, the temptations of the world, that we forget the approaches of the grave we forget, though reminded of it on the recurrence of every Sabbath day, that an immortal existence awaits us beyond the tomb. Sat. Herald.

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THE PROSPECTUS

OF A PAPER TO BE PUBLISHED MOXTlIiv -RICHMOND, INDIAN ' WITH THE APPELLATION f,r

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This p.ippr, Uiuu.'ii it will bo more parting ,t inten'leil for thejuvenilp part ot ocity , wilt w, ? y r;ctive tht- ext-rimcr ot elder a e. ,a,4 , yrult, whose talerif. art- now ke,.t wit,jJ sflvef, may be the iuean 1 improving each dthff luiml, bv unfoliliiii; their abilities in coilium. ",, ' iiw. t...n.... ti ... i .. .u,J'ca.

otherwise puss unimproved, may timl eiuloyUr. for one, and brniir entertainment ami ut-tru ti

her. A man o) knowledge and ijitrieiini, l'9 n use of hi abilities, has heen,b) hi auuu r ared to h ini-er. I deire that iuv little n. J t . .l. - -.r.l. : . r -. '' "

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" I - I " ""' "I"' may be the mean? of drawing out, for the ,j others, the wealth id' the juvcuiie mun Uli ,r

dormant properties ol experience. The female world may tind the Medley a recent. . L f.r tlit-ir fx iilitliri" t;l'iit-i :itiit nm.. .1 r

iv .... .... 1 - nuiicu ai.iij. ties, which may furnish for both n-xe, icstructiand amusement. Though my paper may bean olio, jet there nfl be, fver ami anon, a matter treated of. w h h -,D, not be commingled with the mixture. Political jerts are too generating of heat to become an i;:re, dieot of our feat. Communication tending tutri injur) of any particular person, w ill be cow t. , 1101011 to the sociable entertainment, unl bt cat into oblivion's gulph.

Sometimes I m.i) throw into ttie ui-he, an ir,fTe. dient ofcouiderable gravity, but not so powerful at to draw the sun from iU station, nor the rm.U.nj' moon from its singularly sincular orb. NutW-r.4 the stellar bodies ilarice in sympathetic ti.'ie to upoetic atnl mellifluent wurds, nor U is e .rtl ?a.. meoniau bur-t its shell with laughter at m but, the virtuous mny find delight in inooVst :r:a rt. the gleeful youth receive instruction frite "entertainments of sene,, i''d the wisdom ohi.p pleasure from various oiirces bounded ru and stimulation from the whole. JNO. QUID.AM.

CONDITIONS. I. THE MEDLKY ill rontnm eighty and will be printed on ne medium paper, ot each month. 2. It will be delivered to stihst nbt r in t-, ut fifty cents pr )ear. To snb-rribers atai.'irtui.i it will be regularly tranenntted by mail. 3. No Bub-crij lion will be net ived iVr leti.n on year, and all subscribers are to pny il auvu.cj. The first No will Ik' isued as sw,n as subnrrbrs enough hall be received to justify the uinli rtdk.iL (fCrSubscriptiuiis ren ivci ct this uf.:i.

Jl. dlunn s ranacea. f fp'IK subscriber having di-cverd the cvu ;iii tion of SW AIM'S rcl.-bratm i;c ta, ha- v a supplv on hand f.-rs tlr-. he ha-mlund tit jr.c? from $J 50, to ;"0, or bv the dozen to fJ4. All charitable institutions in the U. 5. !ke luuir will be Mintdied trati.

I r 1 . r. ,.i th,- nrntr 11 1 ril ips and ti ur.'.ili

appoint an agent to order and ditrilute th; u' cine to the poor, it will be supplied This medicine is celebrated for the run- of tU lu-

lowing diseases: "scrofula or king's evil, uicnt'

r putrid sore throat, l-ng standing rh tiiii;) tie :n-

fectiou. cut menus diea-es. white "welling !"' 1 !"

cases of the bones and all cases gen r alb ostleu

cerom character, and chmi.ic di -eases, generally a

ring in debilitated constitutions, but more f;eci illv from svobilior a tfect u-us nri-uic th-rt tr.'in:

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(Ills 1-311 1 V. disease occasioned bv a long and exces-ne '

mercury, &c. It is also uselul in diseases t'l 'lV pr.' CERTIFICATES. I have within the two last vears had an oonf nit of seeing several cases nfviTy invett ratr nl rs. which h iving resisted previousl) the regular n " 't of treatment w.-re healeil bv the . f Mr. '' Panacea, and I do bi lieve" from what H:ie .n, that it will prove an important remetl) in seoriui oi.f, veneral and mercurial diseases. N. C lI r.MN, M.D. Trofessor of the Institutes and Fr uti e of Thv-icin the University 'tl'nnj I have employed the Pan icea of Mr. twau' J nnmeron instanci s. within the last thr e u1

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ive always found it extremelv etricacioii';" r" j r in secondary syphilis and mercurial dis'""'"- .

nave no neitation 111 pronouncing u inestimable value. n W. GIBSON, -.D- , Professor ofSurgery m the tTiiiv-riT oflVim-Wiii'"3; JOHN shinn.ci... N. T. For sale at mith and Person's N- c ncr of Third and Market strei t. Philadelpnia, Febuary 17,1824. UHJM vrviupl'

l.L persons ind.bted to the etato ol J FRAZER, decease.!, are requested to ,

illiliii ili:it t. n.piil nml sill nerSOIlS II '! '"- ,

ng nnst legally

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Uepavmcnt; ami an perMi -( m said "estate are required to pre" authenticated for setthmcnt, witli'

year from this date. The estate i solvt ni . KLUAH BKOCKs . '' LV 1)1 A KUAZKK,

Janunrv 5, 1 C2 .

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.-ifam Khrr, Henry A7.vr, ViM krj (minor heirs of Henry Kizcr, (h'p their Guardians, awl all others nt)',,,' TAKK NOTICE, u rn7- i tviI .U),v t t!u. Circuit Court.

Memory is not a book, where tliinps and events are recorded, hut rather a field where seeds fjrow, come to maturity and die. The silent operation of time on all that lives, nerfectinir and destroying regular

i , r f ucccssion, seems to extend to the mechuui- ii h