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SUMBFAl 71.

RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 125.

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Uie Netherlands- a station very honourable in itself, but requiring no great share of intellectual capacity. Ot. his return from this mission he was elected a Representative in Congress, in which situation he served with approbation as chairman of the Committee on Military Atlairs. He was afterwards chosen Governor of Massachusetts, in the occupancy of which cilice he died. To sum up the character of William Eustis, in a few words, it may be said that he was a man of free and open deportment ; of CirClimSDCCtion :ind rntwidiMvdtlo zir.

dress in the course of his public life; more politic than rapid and conclusive in his proceeding; of respectable talents; affable and agreeable in the congenial circles ol society ; a close observer of events, and watchful of their consequences; less disliked than respected by his opponents; always on the surface of political currents, but never instrumental in producing virulence, or exciting commotion. He enjoyed more honors than many who were rest less and distinguished partisans, in the times in which he lived. And it may be truly remarked of him, th.it he experienced a happy fortune; having lived without loss ol reputation in two generations, and sunk into the grave with the esteem and respec t of his kilow -citizens. KI(;i! 1 II ANNUAL REPORT Of the Rli idf-UI md Peace Society, to the Annual .Mi'P'nir, June 2?.lh.

hih; the Board of Directors bear tcs- i

II rrunt t w cp frank, and occasionally, j timonv to the z.-alons and unwearied exerl . ( 1 .jV 1 1 l n . .. . . .

ri 'ii r n: n u, wmui oiienuea some inn.-,- tions oi other S,.r M p m th rnnntrv arc

From the National Jonrnnl. yoRTsviT no. X- WILLIAM EUSTIS. T ii' gentleman has but recently been

rem wed bv death, from the scenes of life. K? was a man of the Revolution, during

which lie -served, in his medieal capacity.

v;:': credit anu anuiiv. vi an anient

!f.r.p-?rament, fie was, nevertheless, pru-

(,'; Ul .11'? Jl 'llllt .11 I.IIHMI1 , MM, .11 1 ! u,"h h-"- was inclined to the republican j ;;rt, fie was esteemed bv the federalists.!

, I 'ir feed ii: election? where a prison j

:':t.. re decided comlut t would have failed. !

1 iie Board would close their Report by I copying the following paragraph from the last annual report of the Massachusetts Peace Society. "Several new Societies have been formed since our last Report, one at Southborough in this state, one at J Andover in New York, another at Minot in

luame, ol seventy-nine members, and more recently one at Rupert, Vermont; and one at Alfred, N. Y. The committee have also received a copy of the constituion of a Society in Nova Scotia, to be called the Halifax Peace Society; aid the Quebec Gazette has announced a Society formed in tint city, as auxilliary of the Society in London. N. B. The corresponding Secretary, Rev. Barnabas Bates, resides at present, in the city of New-York; to whom, and whichplacc, communications to the Sochmay hj addressed. All domestic ones may be in.ide to the Recording Secretary in Providence. Providence Journal.

m . n!-. i .ul pleased mam, who conceived .: the indicated sincerity. It has been

c :r,-trd whether Mr. Euti had real firm-'!

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r .? : purpose: it is ceiiam, that m pun-

r i u til a in private lite, lie was uovrrn-

e-J ! prmeijdtxd conciliation, lleendea-

i to yi mete the wellare of his cou'i-

t.r,.,ri"d was ce-nerallv in favor of liberal

; r. prition for its defence, bv land ar.d

j in Europe in disseminating Hie principles of I Peace, in opposition to the popular and al

most universal propensity which has o long prevailed in favor of war, we have to regret that during; the last year from a variety of circumstances not altogether within our control, this society had done less loan in any former oenotl since it was estaidished. The removal of two of our most active and oHicient members, the corresponding and the Recording Secreta;e. from w Si-w, nave left the tus-M ewhich from the commencement of the institution had devolved upon them in the hands of the gentlemen, who, though not

1 J- vri of pasii i without censutc ; e', ! d -lit ient in z-al in the good cause, have in v li-.' I.c was tencnoi h in the a ff; t ma-li their time fully employed in other neces-

X:- t. r -a atarv nu a'illo. v hllt what he , sarv a.ul linihirtnut nvor:itiori;- nor-

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Houe va more ;' liaus heen one nrir.rin:il r.iiue of our do-

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He had been a Representative in

C " 'r'-- during the period of Mr. Jelfer-j

hair i-tr ation, in whieh situation it j e: remarked that hi vote did i,ol corre-ipond with hi ppeeche-. J

Th - rroeal Iv aroe fn m the too t rt

u'ter- tl mi; l!if iloor ol tlu

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r.'t . n -ite. to :if i.i v ;i!i!TV no ilicifi' s a-

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rfio::g la-cottitueid-; Mien nan g teen

the firv ef nartv that, without reference

1 1 thr wiviom or neces-itv of an act, it was S'H'kie:!! cau-e ef cond mnation on one

lc. that it was proposed ar.d adopted b

hhi on I'.'i-ti was appointed Secretary of War In President Mad'n'Hi. He com-

ai,:i(.e'i hi- labour? In that I)"prirtrnent i'

lie ot

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, a!ul coetinin d tliem sone

t tik; ruter the declaration of war. in 1812. Oiiiis adaiini-t i atieo ol military atlairs, at -''t cr'firal jtincturc, ditTerent opinions D ivo h - r j . formed ; a:;d it is fr iiitelligerd 1 imnnrfial otlh r rs of the arm to deter-

tT'i.'.e uier'u- in this re-pect. lie wa? r' " g'tr-i -i as too attentive to p'ditical m ye- ' rd-, too cautiou a d irnx-lute, to gio Ci Kif-ncy to the oporatiors- ow the frontier, 3 ;! hnv fnt altogether escaped odium on arrount of the failure of Gen. Hull, at I)er"!t. In ihe ( ri ;tii n iti h i at tl rej-rimina-hoi.s r((. ' nin r t uro- that unfortunate ent, it w.-u'ld ho well to reilt-rt, that much that which t attiihutefl to misfortune f r U.f- x)x t rilitv t I ( ( rental der-. ri av be 5;irl iw-rihrd to the 'iicum-tapc- in T'r'iHithc Lhihal Stairs found t f.eiti-elve? l the canrn(!.( e:nent of th.o w ar. The 4iy-'Z peril uduratir.Tof peai 'tlie ininiical

Li

'' ;xiti a ( f a lar-M- maj'uity of the peo-

to a stiiruli'"- aitm. the opposition to

. 4 I U:' I -riru-n of t!;o navy, the almost total "yd of a ' aval f -rro on the lakes, hut the " triTit ar i limited allowances of money " 'f trio const Mi rt ion of fort ifications,Sf arcelv .lorded eea ti o elements of national proJ' c fi vi. C- uif. laitds were hud ; and Mr. 'ish- was amieahlv removed from the i i '!t ot Secretary of War, to make room

'!'r ''.'ii. Armstron

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g, who was supposed

more energy and skill in plan-

mnaign.

Mr. Lutisdid not expressdisntif faction. ' '"ring tt his prudential inle of life, not ''i'Jrmur was heard from him. His rey d oeca-ioned no surprise, and excited 'lt btlh- atiimadversion. He evencovdinti Z 1 M1'v to 6,M,Port administra-i-i of President Madison; a rare instance control, and of which he reaped the G-rfit in the appoiutmciit of Minister to

line. Since the last Annual Aba ting t f

! the Society we have received from the

foreign Secretaries of the London Peace Society two parcels of the Herald of Peaces published quarterly, clos-iug the year fH24, together with the Eighth Annual report of the Society and 30 copies of Tract No. 7. These valuable publications add a further tc-timony to the unabated zeal and ardour of the friends of peace in Great Britain, and of their desire

j tostrengttienth.it bond of union and lnend- ! ship which so happilv subsists between the J societies and irdividuals engaged in the promotion of pacific principles on both

sides of the Atlantic. bile we pledge to them our reciprocation of friendship and regard, we have only to regret our want of means to furnish them with stronger proof of our endeavours to enlighten the numerous population around us on the subject of permanent and universal peace, and we would on this occasion adopt the following sentiment contained in the last annual report of the London Society. "May the future contests between two nations allied by common ancestry, common lan

guage, and by religion, be only those bloodI less ones of endeavouring to excel each f other in promoting christian benevolence I atid the good of mankind.'' Sentiments I favourable to permanent and universal

peace are evidently progressing in Great Britain which is evinced by new societies being formed in different parts of the kingdom auxiliary to the Parent Society in London. The committee who were appointed more than a year since to procure from the State an act of Incorporation, and who at the last annual meeting reported that the act had passed the House of Representatives and then lay before the Senate, have now completed the object of their appointment, and reported to the Directors that at the laic session of the Assembly the bill received the concurrence of the Senate, nd now only wants the official forms of the Secretary's office to be in force.

The usual number of the Friend of

Peace have been received from the Editor, and as fast as practicable, have been distributed among the members.

Frou the Gtmus of Universal Kmancipation. Ti IK SLAVE TRADE. In the following article, the principle, long contended for in this work, is clearly a. id distinctly embraced. The slave market mu?t be abolished, or the fcsore trade"1 can NEVER be destroyed. It is also equally true that, were the cotton and sugai

j purchasers to confine their dealings to ar

ticles which are the exclusive production of free labour, the system of slavery itsell would soon be done away, Krum the Berean.j We some weeks ago published extracts from a pamphlet on West India Slaver, w heieiu the disuse of West India productis ably advocated as an efficient means ol putting an end to the evil. The follow ing extract of a letter from "an intelligent planter of South Carolina,"' lately published in the "National Gazette," may serve to show that the disuse of cotton and rnc. would he equally effectual in abolishing American sluvcrt. The subject is well worth) tiie attentionof thechristian, the philantho

i pnist anu me patriot. l nere never win

end tn t;:c c,.--" trnrfr. whiUt a market is to be found for slaves. Those who bear a testimony against war, offensive and defensive, must have their minds forcibly arrested bv a remedy for slavery and the slave trade, so pacific and so entirely consistent with their principles. Frequent appeals have been made to government, on t e subject of the slave trade, and a mur

j derous naval force has been sent out ; force lias been opposed to force; and the ocean

stained with blod. Do the friends of peace perceive no objection to the use of sink means, which after all, can only lop off the branches of the corrupt tree? W ill they not prefer a coor-e, which,whilst it vi4tes no principle, human or divine, strikes at the very root of the evil? The extract, Sec. "The commercial and agricultural interests, of this section of the Union, arc in a very prosperous condi

lion. Slaves have taken a great rise,along with cotton ami rice. The value of prime ncgroe labourers is almost as great as it was ten years ago. The resolutions of Mr. King and Tucker, offered to Congress, are considered here as nearly chimerical. As long as the southern articles of produce shall command a good price, negroe slaves will not only be valuable, but necessary to their ownurs." Now let the consumers of "southern articles of produce," who profess to be the friends of injured Africa, "bind these words for a sign" upon their hands, and let them be as frontlets between their eves when they walk by the way, when they lie down,

and when they rise up, let them "talk of them:" but especially let them "talk of them," when they sit in their stores, and and when at iho festive board.

From the Desk of Poor Robert the Scribe.

J EASIER COAXED THAN DRIVEN, j r When I made my last visit to ApplebuI ry, I put off going to see my friend Luke j Thornbury, and for the best reason in the ' world. Luke and his wife, used to quarrel i the live-long day, and it is not very plea

sant, you know, to visit where,4! wont my dear.1 and Til sec the devil take you first, my love,' make half the conversation. But Luke and I had always been on the best terms, and as for that matter, Mrs. Thornbury and 1 had never been at variance. So on" fine afternoon, it wasl think just at hair past three o'clock, that 1 rapped at the door of the new house. And now while they are coming to open the door, I take time to tell you that every thing round

'it wore another guess appearance than

when I was last at the farm. The garden fences were painted white, and the side walks ornamented with a row of handsome poplars. In the little yard in front of the house, the rose and the snow-ball trees scattering their leafy honor to the frosts of autumn, indicated from the neatness with which they were trimmed, that the mind of the mistress was enough at ease to attend to such interesting trifles. And the old house dog came wagging his tail around me, telling me, as plain as a dog could tell 4you are welcome.' The nice observer need not be told of such good things. My good old friend that moment met me. Instead of that lean, half starved, henpecked looking fellow he seemed ten years ago why, sir, he was ruddy and as fat as a turtle fed alderman. He gave that sort of cordial reception, which rather told by the eye and the pressure of the hand, than by words, that I was welcome. And Mrs. T. too, seemed delighted to sec me. What an alteration! His wife was as happy a looking woman as 1 had ever seen in all Applebury. They both, I could perceive, marked my surprise at t he perfect accordance of opinion and harmony in the house. After tea, the squire invited me to take a walk and see his new flock of merinos. 'You seem, said he, smiling, 4a little surprised at the harmony which prevails between me and Mrs. Thornbury. Family affairs I do not often make a subject of conversation, hut as you were my earliest friend, and used to sympathise with me in the misfortune of having a cross partner, it is due vou to tell the cause of this alteration. I told him I was much pleased with the happy change, and could not but be interested in the cause. 4 When Jane and I married, said he, 4I

j knew she possessed a good understanding,

and a high spirit. I determined to he master at home, and took high ground, resolved to enforce obedience whenever it should be refused, taking care at the same time to command nothing wherein 1 had not a right to be obeyed, if my wife interfered, or interposed her opinion, my pride t. k tho film in lest he houhl wear the breeches, and I would have things to suit myself. Jane grew cross and severe. I

j became morose and toty. For some time

our hie was miserable my affairs began to get into disorder sfie neglected the things in the house, and I every thing out of doors. Things all tended to an open rupture, and we resolved to part. To part! It was a dreadful thought. She was the mother of my children ; she had good sense could he a good house w ife, and I n uld not allege any greater offence against her, than that she cou'd not submit to my government. Manya time, in our quarrels, she used to tell me, "easier coaxed than driven."' 'The thought struck me that before wc finally separated, I would alter my plan of management. 1 became the best natuied and politest husband in the world. What a metamorphose in Jenny? (said he, and the tear stood in his eve.) Jennv became the best natured and most complying wife in all Applebury. I took her adv'u c ii every matter she always advised jut a.- I wished. If I got a nice peach from home, I always reserved it for her. She requited my attentions with fourfold kindness. as she ill, I was unremitting in attentions. If I was sick, no angel could he kinder. In line, (said my friend,) I became in truth a good husband, and that is the secret that wrought such a change in my wife; and I do verily believe if other husbands would only remember that a woman is e.sikr coaxed tiiax driven there would be infinitely more happiness in the married state.'

A flippant youth, who had accompanied a great and good man to the sanctuary, was finding fault with the arrangement of the speaker's discourse with his pronunciation, and his gestures, and asked the old gentleman what he thought of the preacher. "Sir," said he, "when I am in God's house attending to eternal truth, I nev

er stop to dabble with criticism." Would there not be less sin committed, and more good accomplished, would not God be betpleased and Satan oftener defeated, if every one who enters the temple of Jehovah, should enter it with the spirit of this venerable man. ItEr-RooF. It ie in general best that reproof be given in secret, and kept secret; for this will give a strong appearance of softness and meekness, will show a tenderness to the person's reputation, and by this means will gain upon him