Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 67, Richmond, Wayne County, 2 July 1825 — Page 4

ORIGINAL POETRY. WHAT IS FAITH? Faith is the Christian's prop, Wherecn his sorrows lean, It is "the substance of his hope, His proof of things unseen." It is the anchor of his soul When tempekts rage and billows roll. Faith is the polar star, That guides the Christian's bark; Directs his wand'rings when afar To reach the holy Atk It points his course where'er he roam, And safely leads the pilgrim home. Faith is the Rainbow's form, Hung on the brow of Heav'n ; The glory of the passing storm, The pledge of mercy given. It is the bright triumphal arch Through which the saints to glory march. Faith is the mountain rock, Whose summit tow'rs on high; Securp above the tempest's shock, An inmate of the sky. FixM on a prize of greater worth It views with scorn the things of earth. The Faith that works by lore, And purifies the heart, A foretaste of the joys above To mortals can impart. The Christian's Faith is simply this ff.' yPORT TO IMMORTAL BLISS. F.

HOTCH POTCH. We behave ourselves as if death were

a thing only to he undergone by some few mav be, and is chiefly created by his nred

persons here and there, and that the most jecessors; that they give him, or may give

Extract from Essays, by Robert Ovren, on the formation of character. "From the earliest ages it has been the practice of the world to act on the supposition that each individual man forms his own character, and that therefore he is accountable for a! his sentiments and habits, and consequent j merits rewards for some and punishment for others. Every system which has been established among men has been founded on these erroneous principles. When however, they shall be brought to the test of fair examination, they will be found not only unsupported, but in direct opposition to all experience, and to the evidence of our senses. This is not only a slight mistake which involves only trival consequences; it is a fundamental error of the highest possible magnitude; it enters into all our proceedings regarding man from his infancy and will be found to be the true and sole origin of evil. It generates and perpetuates ignorance, hatred and revenge, where without such error, only intelligence, confidence, and kindness would exist. It has hitherto been the genius of the world. It severs man from man throughout the various regions of the earth; and makes enemies of those who, but for this gross error, would have enjoyed each others kind offices and sincere friendship. It is, in short, an error which carries misery in all its consequences. This error cannot much longer exist; for every day will make it more evident that

. the character of man is, without a single

exception, always lormed lor him; that it

should escape, and as if we took it for

granted we should be of the exempted number. If in shaving you raie the skin, scrape a card or a piece of paper, and apply the scraping to the wound; it will immediately stop bleeding. Kff p truth inviolate in the smallest, as well as in the greatest matters. EPITAPH O.N A MR PEV. Reader, if cash thu art in w;uf of any. Die four feet deep, and thou wilt find a Pe.nnf. To mourn without measure, is folly ; not to mourn at all is insensibility. Rkmldy for hoarseness. One drachm of trie fr h scraped root of horse-radish, infused with four ounces of water in a close vessel for two hours, and made into a syrup with double the weight of sugar, is an approved receipt for removing hoarseness. A tea spoonful of this ha often proved a sudden and effectual remedy. In debate. If t truth be thy aim, not victory; and endeavor rather to gain, than expose thy antagonist. E I . E C T I E E R I G . How rondc.reniline, kir if, and fair, Th 5-e enndidatt g for oiuct are, Our MiMr-itf to cam ; Fut when we,- 'iveii them our vote?, How oon thty'll rhan -e their tender notes! And treat us with tiisi'am! Now whik-j flow in copiou tream?, Each candidate all low and friendship seems, And fhake wilh w illiiijr hand . 'How doe our wile? )ur children too? "How's i rattlir t Sim, ami 5 rett) Sue 4,5ir, I'm our' at command".'' There is often too much s If in our zeal, and too much of the fear of man in our prudence. Cwcifntimmicss. Sir Matthew Hale drew up a list of "tbii-L's nectssary to be continually had in rerm mhrant e" for his goyernment on the bench; among thern arc these: "That, in the administration of justice, I am entrusted for God, the king,ai d country : therefore, that it must be done up-

ngnuy, deliberately, resolutely. . T i .1 " . - -

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give his ideas and habits, which are the

; powers that govern and direct his conduct. ' Man, therefore, never did, nor is it possi- , ble that he ever can, form his own charac-

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Early Rising. To rise early is so truly

the one thing needful above all to those ; who are candidates for either of those capital priz-s Heath, Wealth, or Wisdom, i that is the only sure foundation for secu

ring any chance of obtainingeithcr of them. "He that would thrive Mut rise hy Fi w : He that ha thriven Miy lie till Seven." Instances may be found (but very seldom) of persons, who have set up late be

coming yveaithv, but they have paid for it the umvise price of their health. You ; cannot remember one solitary example of la sluugard having ever obtained one of those blessings of life. "Shake oir dull sloth and early rise." There is no time so stupidly as that which inconsiderate I people pass in a morning between sleeping land waking. He who is awake may be to j woik or at play ; he who is asleep is rc'ceivir.g the refreshment necessary to fit ! him for action ; but the hours spent in dozI ing and slumbering are wasted without j either pleasure or profit. The sooner you ( leave your bed the seldomer you will be confined to it. When old people have 1 been examined in order to ascertain the caue of their longevity, they have uniformly agreed in one tiling only, that they

"all yventto bed and all rose early.

Fsom the Family Visitor. A yvoRD fitly sioken. Travelling in the stage a short time since, I was highly amused with the various characters that came into contact. The peculiarities of each were exhibited in the clearest point of yieyv by the contrast. My attention was particularly attracted, by the modesty,

and command of his tongue. He seemed to be deaf, and be was almost literally dumb, the remainder of the journey. I was no less surprized, than delighted, to find that the words of the wise are indeed as goads, and that the fool's mouth can be so easily sealed up. From the New-York Mirror. MANNER. I did not like itthere was something so imperative in'the tone so harsh and haughty; as though he had seen ill-nature in my face, and determined to frighten me into "respect. It was against mine importance against mine honor and (for I am an exceeding fiery-tempered old gentleman) mine honor took the alarm immediately. If he had only said, "Be so good, sir, as to get off my toe;" or, "Please not tread upon my foot, sir;" or if he had softened the command into something like a request,it yvould have been well ; but sternly and angrily, "Get off my toe! will you?" By all the dear courtesies of life, it yvas the most ungenerous way of asking a favor he could possibly have chosen. I stepped aside, hoyvevcr, for I would not wantonly torture evei. a worm; hut I did not feel at all satisfied with myself or him. Indeed, Mr. Editor, I was very angry, and the worst of it yvas, I did not know hoyv to vent my spleen. I would have knocked him down; but he was a huge square-shouldered fellow, with a hand like a giant. Besides, if I had pushed him as he deserved, there's the law. And report too what would my friends say, it I should knock a man down becatise he asked me not to tread on his foot? No: I would not create so much confusion in the room: but I soon after, to my great satisfaction, found an opportunity to tell him, "You must pull off your hat, sir!" and made him so angry, that even to this day, when we pass each other in the street, yve both hold up our heads as high, and look as fierce, as we possibly can. Now all this yvould have been prevented, had he only possessed the manner of a true gentleman, and said, "Be so kind, sir, as to stand off my foot." Be assured, Mr. Editor, there is something in the manner in yvhich a woid is said, or an action performed, that may entirely change its signification. An expression of the lip, a passing blush upon the cheek, a single glance from the eye, may soften the harshest word into a kindness, or a positive refusal into a reward as great as the one denied.

good sense and sound principles of a Qua

r' i . - i ker, who said little and that to the purpose uhon of itidrrment. I :! ... . . ., . . ' ,

rnrr fullv ! .v . , "one me wuoie company yvas exceed-

not give way to thern, howeyer provoked. "That 1 he wholly intent upon the business I ;,ni about, remitting all other cares at.d thoughts as unseasonable and interruptions. Ti.at, I never engage myself in the beginning ol any cause, but reserve myself

T JU'IIUU 1,11 Ult wnoie be heard. "That, I be not too rigid in matters purely conscientious, where all the harm i diversity of judgment. "That, I he not biassed with compassion to the poor or favor to the rich, in point ol justice. "To be short and sparing at meals, that I may be the litter for nusiness." When we dip too deep in pleasure, we stir a s diment that rei ders it impure and noxious. An ijfatual remr,hj for leaves in Horses. Take one pound and a half of good ginger, for a horse. Give two table spoonfulls a da) one in the morning and the other in the evening,mixt yvith wheat bran. This receipt has been selling at 5 dollars to the eastward, where the efficacy of the above medicine has been proved in the cure of several cases of obstinate heaves. One Boston paper says that "Leonardi da Vinci, the celebrated painter, had a violin made of silver" to which another adds "the late Doctor FJagg, of Boston, had a violin made of leather."

ingly annoyed by the incessant prating of

a conceited coxcomb, who kneyv every thing, except the very evident fact, that every person present was disgusted with his conduct. He was by turns a farmer, a politician, a philosopher, and a divine, from him we learnt what Satan has preach-

s ed from the beginning, that the wicked ! shall not surely die, and that the whole 1 tenor of scripture, and the very nature of j the Gospel, teach in the clearest and most forcible manner, the doctrine of universal salvation; and that any other system of i doctrines was founded on ignorance of the ! Bible. In the course of his preaching he repeatedly boasted of his knowledge of

scripture, and of his ability to quote more j texts than any other person present, or even in this country. After a while, the I Quaker, who had hitherto said nothing on tbe subject, cast on him a countenance I beaming with the law of kindness. Friend'

said he,4! think 1 heard thee say thou art very learned in the scriptures.' Yes, replied the preacher, and who disputes it? I ll bet a hat that 1 can quote more passages than all of you together. 'Well, friend, thou dost doubtless recollect this one passage, "Seest thou a man yvise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him!" ' The eflect of this reproof yvas instantaneous and astonishing. It yvas a word fitly spoken. The man appeared to

lose at once all knowledge of the scripture,

Newspapers.- The Editorhopes to mer

it an increase of patronage and invites those y ithin the rai ge of his paper, whose names are not vet known on his list, to bejcome subscribers. Altho1 he may appear somewhat selfish, betakes upon himself 'the responsibility of say ing tzro dollars can- ! not be more judiciously applied, than to ithe purpose of a yvell conducted paper.

I Every human being has some leisure hours.

yvhich are often a curse not infrequently they arc filled up yvith mischievous nmusements, or are the periods of yawning

I drowsiness, and yvcarisomeness of life.

For the yrant of employ ment, combining the useful and agreeable many seek the

haunts of dissipation, totally regardless of

the happiness of their familes others dis-

j pleased with themselves and their exis

tence, resort to the pistol or halter. As a rational treat for those unfortunate intervals "yvhen time hang heavy on one's

i hands," the neyvspaper Js recommended.

j It awakens and fixes the attention. It adI monisbes us of what is going on in the world. It comes like the opportune friend, j and excites to cheerfulness. Gloom is succeeded by smiles sulliness by vivacity fit I apathy by action. It puts our cheering

faculties in motion, and may he considered a specific for the "blue devils." This is not all It gives the juvenile a relish for learning. At first they are fascinated with the "PoetsCorner"and Anecdotal compartment. A flower garden could not delight them more. In time they progress through the columns of more weighty matter. They next seek for hooks, and in this way has some of the finest marble in the intellectual quarry, been polished and received a conspicuous place in the great fabric of society. In the the extensive distribution of news there is safety to the Republic. It affords every citizen an opportunity of becoming acquainted with his rights and privileges, and of duly appreciating them. He becomes too wise and observant to be duped by the knavish aspirant. He is taught how to discriminate between truth and falsehood; a faculty of much more conse

quence to the country than standing armies and city walls. Vil. Register.

Unsullied poverty is always happy, while impure wealth brings with it many sorrows. A v irtuous womasi is a source of honor to her husband; a vicious one causes him disgrace.

-And justify f The inequalities m the Cor,dW mankind have been, almost ever of foundation of the world, a subject'T mentary, in which infidels haye r 0rn' cd the equity of Heaven, and th4 have held out future rewards asrtf'Jc compense to sufferers here It k re'

contended, and, indeed, too readih i n I ted, that v ice triumphs over virtu ' j that villainy too frequently prevails ; honesty and goodness. This QSl ! against Providence, in my opinion 1 founded. It arises from the rtf proper discrimination between virtu talent; for mankind are prone to looU to results than to the means of ncrortul ? ing them It does not awaTS lapj' the constitution of rational' beii..!! honesty and talents are united in Q, "l person; and it is very certain that , ro

. iii mere worJj ; cerns, is an overmatch for the ht ,"f '

with slender capacity. Inacquirii jW(a a had man with powerful inlelkxlual "f culties will far outstrip his more ,rlu neighbor; because the affairs of tocku l' business, or any other kind, are mni aCj by dexterity of wit and force of the i.(i'!

j standing. Give the virtuous iitdivid;.i a I mind equal in every respect to tl.at ifti,. i knave, and he will enjoy, on all occusioiT the advantage. He will have a fainU

racter, and propriety and cor.sitcrrv ci conduct to support him; will obtain more credit; and will inspire a confidei.ce ann.rr his fellow-citizens yvhich the evil disjJ never can obtain, and which is itMli a source of riches. But the Deity has

I ordained matters, that wealth does rat

constitute happiness. This happing which is sought for by so many u, vain

consists in a well balanced mind, a quiet j conscience, and a just jncdium of the j:r.. i sions. The honest man has notliii 'j; tui.pprebend, since no turn of the wheel of i rtune can dich-se any thins to hi dUra;- ! ncement. He sleeps soui dk, anlasi.

kens to his daily pursuits in peace cheerfulness It is not so with the r:uc.

He is sometimrs visited by remorse : l.eis haunted by corroding fears; and i H- ': mooted on his pillow by frightful dn;rrc. ! He is obliged to be constantly on t.'iealTt

to prevent exposure, and to keep .noeti c; the web of his villainy. Ifloiu life he a blessing, among whom is it mostly to he found? Unquestionably nnw i g thos v.U tranquilly pursue their occupations; vie do not overstrain theu lves with rwMw solicitude for a rapid acquisition cf r , erty; and who, governed by pi'ty, an content with their lot, are satisfied w ith the dispensations of the author el the inverse. Numerous are those yho diMr. n acxiety, which is the cause of many d'ases, that defy the art of the n. st jhi.'J

I physician. The philosphy of lift is Ire

I understood by those who hurry l:e;!(il:i: j through it, grasping at every t-ladi w d emolument, employing even ilisii g ran u? j expedient to procure money, eh iyi'r "

mean artifices and petty tuck. J o (,a' urined to the heart at each disapp h.tn-t r. Man, doubtless, was horn to be I -aj py? his unchatened appetites render l iR' n r erable. It is not for him to n huU tlx Creator for his failures. lit aven H'1 distinctly to the path of duty ; ai d it -own fault if he does not fell- w it ' r,: i I consent to alb w that futur" n yid intended as an equivalent for the springs eYdured by a larire portion cf t! ( ' munity on the' face of the earth, n " more nnaloi:ou to the attributes el G "

rlH.I?V Mlt III I1U lOll IS 4 ' - I virtue and piHv, r.part fnmH ,'-,,: suffering It can he of little consecu.H what befalls our bodies, so our suls pure; of little importance wl at l1' 1;, of the mortal mould, so the spiiit is ' out a stain. It would be an ini lit 't" the wisdom of the Divinity, of the tJ singleness of his purpose, to cci elude t his justice was so imperfect as to reirt equivalents. The goods of the world w transient: the pains or pleasures they P duce are temporary: but religion 'j concomitant virtues lead to immoral'1); and they are within the reach vi&cla' as yvell as the rich.

Reward of Hvfocrisy. It s fa Constantius, the father of C.'oi finding yvhen he came to the throrf? fciderahlc number of Christians l" ' '. and nt ronrl. ic:w.fl ;ilt edit t, r( j

them to renounce Christianity. rqm ' (), place. The far greater pail of tin i'1 ' '' ily and resolutely gave up tlicir '. ments and prospects, in order to prt?j good conscience; but a ft w criuft4' renounced Christianity. When tl-1 .. pcror had thus made full rr0l lx disposition, he turned out every j had complied, and took nil the f ot niiain. piviiin this his reason n,r '

duct, that tbose yv ho would not nt

vhriat wculd not he true ic uu