Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 96, Richmond, Wayne County, 11 February 1826 — Page 4

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C RiGINAI ESSAYS.

LEISURE MOMEN Ps. No. 2. Have ou ccn a man unratclul to a friend? "lii heart mu t have been bound it, lii own biea?t b ignoble cord o( sell-

...w - ------ i isbncs. Pcrhap the opportune pittanc e j of charity had saiiJ him from the yloi my J bounds of penal walls, or rescued a family j from the appalling i t ( t f ?it) of i..oUn.i; ; public mut iti t ree. Andet the iiu.dt ?t cl:iimsofe.ratitude are denied. The toi j;uc j i res-trained In m the un.lciu:!, and the j hand withheld fr-m .i-tli. trying the ohli-j nation. Have i u .-con tiie man, arid .id

ai turn aw :i with indignant abhorrence I Listen then to the Words ot the sage Llpi-

ai:ti;. 'I have si en a otith grieve the heart of n f tther. and :rwil the i he eka of a mother. ' When nervous limb, n minded him that l.e j vva strong a; d iapaide of inde pei.di tu e, j his hr.rt became h.udeird tt. U.e call? of filial piety, and imperviou- to emotion ol j gratitude. I have seen him turn fretfully j nnav from the mildct entreatie s of love, ! and stop his ears to the monitor voice ol I 4 affection. I have seen him w itt hold his hat d from administering to the comforts ol a fattier, and refuse the ready coi latioii j to a mother. I have seen him view pa r rents touched w ith the rod ot afllic tion, nor ' drop the lovch tear of ympalh. i.or h( I. the countenance heamit i; full affection up- j on them. V' a, and I once did see lain!!

Till: FATE OF CONQUERORS.

Since the reipi of Aunu!u, the world

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pomi me Iinjrr i -corn ai a lamer n..weu ; HcUlvm hcrv fn fu.f. frt ln Mashed a down by the we.aht f years and lauul. , at hft prr,rhl momrI)t. TilC TurU and contempt at a m ;lher on udiom ae had (p ... hj a sma pn thf. rortfn,c5 ol" fivdintnrniiy. IhrnwI n ovvd lo D ! Europe and Am i, are carr ing on a petty apunst the wu k.-dne of yonlli. at d dep - jj r;I fm, . ,)Ut , Xr (ini, jn ,.,, qiiarler, rebate the wrathol Ueaw-i. Iron, lusch vo-j, Kur . m ,p fM toclljoy l!lc. mot pro. Ud !n ad. I hear,! Jovt s rattling artille-; jound M U(j at lal ry trr-u bhe in the ti uhled c h.uds, read J. jn t,M,ir tJrn ,KV(, rollrlJri for lhe ln;:9. lo biir-t ee!le.run upon the u.-ratelul: tcrv, ar. al peace wih one another, and I (n ard Immortal evideta in-to the' m(,;t of thcrn are froc from ill(erna broic. seal ot his or, ar.d interred spirits unm.; A .frira, and America, ilh theexcepxr c horrid ph a-ure at hi? fall. I hen hov-j (jf)n ()f ;i f.w occ;i . ion:l irmbhes. seem tr. d a hri-ht 1). .t m te -Hr, arnl p;ke . f j, , ' f i..mn. v,hir).

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reckoned the most celebrated general of his age, w is accused of treason by the Atheniaas and condemned to decttj. The sentence was commuted for a vrhich ho was unable to nay, and he died in prison.

Pausanias,. vrho conquered at Platcsa, and

lew about 300,000 Persians, t7as starved j

fired at the enemy v died, at a premature, age, of a vrouud which he had received in battle. Bonaparte, the hero cf the age, commanded the most effective and powerful armies that ever went forth. to battle, who made and unmade kin s at his pleasure, was defeated at Waterloo, banished,

demi-sod Alexander.

Boston, Dec. 31. This day the vener-

1 tr dpath in ttif temnle of Minerva, uhither !; and died on the hare rock of St. Helena,

I he had fled to save himself from thy Airy J! Old Diogenes, in his tub with a little sui:. 1 of his couutrymen. Themistocles, who jj shine, amusing himself with the foibles aird ! was called the" most warlike and courage- j: frailties o"J the surrounding multitude, and ous of all the Greeks, who destroyed the ; quietly slipping into his grave at the patriI formidable fleet of Xerxes at Salamas.and archial age of ninety six, hud some reason

Irnwmxl romitless thousand of to treat .nit h contempt the vanity ot tbe

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her Persians was banished by the. capri- ! cio is Athenian.-, delivered himself like Na!noleon. into thu hands of his former ene

mies, and died fhv Doison accordmc to ! able Master Jolm Tilestoienters tin

Ismnj) iu exile. Ep:iminondas,the Theban, i year of his age, having entered at th , by his extraordinary talents raised himself i North Writing Scbol as an assistant to to the first rank in the state, defeated the t Master Hicks at the ae of 11 here ho Lacedemonians at the battle of Leuc- t acted as assistant, and afterwards as prir, tra, was afterward accused as a traitor, : cipal, until about six years since, which is land about to be condemned to death when Y during a period of seventy-two year-, his countrymen pardoned him on account j; when, from his great age and infirmity, he ! of his f rmer services and placed him at was prevailed upon to retire, the town hathe head of an army, where he was slain, !' vuigfrorn thatdy to this continued to him in the forty-eight year of his age. Philip that well-earned support which it is i.o less of Macedon who by his intrigues and arms ' the privilege than the duty of the city to (conquered all the neighboring states, and j bestow. His wife is still living in the enI finally destroyed the independence of joyment of good health at the age of 90. Greece, at the battle of C: acioaea, was as- j TTm'jl ."-- sassinated at the ageof forty seven,when on I! , liEFOKMLK. ,i . . f i- i - : ' rni H E deii'ii of this wrk is to expose the clerical .the pomt of leading his victorious armies h JJ gchl,me; an1 pt(laj)nis uwUltthk;nKt 0, Ul, (against the barbarians ot the cast. His ,j jiresent da , uiubr preuncf ol pronctm- rti.-;.r( son Alexander the treat, who coixjueied j! untl to ba? th it thej areirrpconciicnbie hii! : 4:. Mi.r l'.-.a JVL.li'. -rI?. lJ.rcin f spirit anci prinrii-h's of th.' (Josncl. Tht-n ui.M,-

! and deemed the world too small for his

sinnarY operation which r.oriiinrucrd sumo y,,t,

corifjucsts, was prem.aturely cut off iu his 32 1 year.at the instigation of general Antipater. P rrhus, the F'pirot, declared by Hannibal the greatest of Captains, fell by the hand ofa woman. Hannibal himself, the nrince of Generals, after conouerii.i

since, uno tne numerous i m-iaoK ai r;- iuui.iTi i which have bveu erectiin; in everj part of our country, hut heen only an ii'jury to truw rchpion, :iu have tendcH to rxilt anoru-rof iu n to a ti.i.i,: not warranted ty the New 'IVstaiiient. Tl c ir Lynchers and influence are r apidlv extendir-; thrcuKi a! all parts of the cotinnunity, and thrt-aten the t.v struction of our civil and reljtrias lil.erti?. lly

ini'aiis eiint r i;rici or iiuuret i, ii.tv are nm uir

a?ct i:i! f cj our

'Spain, and retaining possession oflt.ilv tor advancm- th. ir c,mi, utA thur

sixteen years against all the power ot the Romans, w as defeated by Scipio, at Zama, lied to S ria, ther.ee to Bithvnia, where lie poisoned himself, to elude the sword of his ..enemies. Scipio, his conqueror, as famous for his virtues as a citizen as for his military qualities, was accused of extortion, and was obliged to llee from Rome. He died in exile at Liternum, in the forti-eighth ear of his age, and left, as his dying request, that his bones might not be laid with those of his ungrateful countrymen. Mithridatos, Kiny of Pontus. who by his skill atid bravery opposed the Roman power for thii ty ears,and was declared by his encmiesa more pow erful and indefatigable adversary than the great Hannibal, Py rrhus, Perseus, or Antiochu, was doomed to death by his unnatural son, attempted to poison himself, and not succeeding, fell upon his sword. Antiochtis was murder

ed by his followers in the temple of Relu-, jj at Susiana. Perpeus was carried captivej to Rome, and died in prison. Scipio thejj

younger, w ho wept over the ruins ol C ar

the iniiidn u( the people: atid no ditynt perind,

siiouiti ineir muin-nce conltuuu to inrrease, so. ireIj an individual will be h-und willing to iin-ur ti e hazard of opposing any of the ir h !u mes. 'i'he p r nicions t ct of 1 1 rieal dm iniilnii in tl i n Li!try,tnay hr- ii.ferred frun thehitory of a!irr ci:'! trie, audo'ilit early to he tu irded against. --Tlit re ure already lew who huve M.uicieiit tlrujiass to ( resent ti:ee men hi (ore the : n! iu in their trueco:oun and hen. e the prsp rt of their mccess, tihd our

oanjer is greatly mrrcastd. j From these considerations, and to expose the , cornijit, pompous, and f il-.iooalde religion inculcatrd and supported by this pensioned order of iui n, the Reformer v;: cuui!:;encd. The 'xten!(J j cireulatiii of the work ar.iong tlie r di eting ju t' hotter part of the emmuiuty , ha convinced tiie Kditor that liii view on thee mbiect rr not peculiar; and, that the publication luay he mure sen- ! crally know n, and consequently he more useful, he j Inn hern induced to p re-en t some nonce of it in a j more public way th in i rirst done. Ueiii ntithj er under the jurisdiction .or lnfiuence of any articular sect the Reform fr will not be made an icstruiuent for adrancin; ;he v ws or u.tr retof ur.r, j but will rebuke evils wl,f-r vcruut with, and pur-iio ' the line of truth marked out h the 1 tea ., t cf

Divine Revelation, regardless of the fr wn r th c'nsurei-of th'.e, who, from ii tert it, firejudice, or caprice, may become iU oppn-er.. i:itMS,ip. TIIE REFORMER i puMM.cd in pcrirxiira!

nundiers of sixtee n oetavo faL'-f, tlo first of ai h

a with the hollow v -ice of the ttmh-

Prophanins mortal! s-cnrnini! filial pietv

inueeu iur aes lias noc oniv nren ine

great theatre of war, but the original

IIHU IH-Uit T licaveil. 1 lie liOUS eH l I ...... (- fw-. rtrthc ,.mm.i!iins tint l,..r,.

mortals to n onw parents ol t artl.U . tj(.vastated the world. At the present birth. and b this alone thoy observe tii f, t!;iv, whfMi the blessing of peace are so piet? to Drit.es. Great Jupiter at know-j, - apprrci.ltl.j onc is ato.ihed at the

ieu uuiuuij on nun .m.ii .imnr. 1 liJ u madness of the people in following ambi d a, are at an etui. Charon'k l.oat t? rea-; ,iniJS cajrrs to war and death, ainbitioi d Iur thy di mbodn d pjrit. Pnhan- ' ,t) froqlIcnly thc cau,e. Hi8to mortal, die! At these word-, fire ry,.(l,c jrreat mistress of wisdom." pointi

brol;e forth from hea n, and blackening tru k the culprit to the ground.' T.i- wa the f ile f an ungrateful son. Modem Ilophnii maj take warning. STYLUS.

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ry,iiie great mistress 01 w isaom. points

out two remarkable circumstances in their fate, which cannot fail to strike the most careless observer. Of all the mighty cotHiuerrs that have been praised b poets, admired by their followers, and adored for a moment by their country men that have made babes fatherless, wives widows, and carried ruin and devastation in their train how few have fallen in battle, and yet how few have come to a timely end! Perhaps not otic in ten has died a natural death. They made themst Ives conspicuous for a lime, they marked the age n which they lived, but they seemed I to rise above the stream of time 'rather as ; beacons to de ter, than as guides to be followed. Poison, assassination, or disappointed ambition commonly, put an end to their dazzling career. Witness the fate 'of those, who, in ancient times, were sur- ; named the Great, and deemed the first 'warriors of their age. Cyrus the Great, after conquering Media, Lvdia, and Assy

ria, had his head cutott by a woman, who threw it into a vessel filled with blood, and addressed it in these words, "(V,

I quench there that thirst for blood, which seemed insatiable.' Miltiades, who com munded the Athenian v1 Maratbon,uud was

; thage, of whiih he had been the unwilling 'j ,P(jTh at On. dollar a tear, p:uh!c

! cailM'. was after the most astonid itir il-ii The s-ixth 3 ear ii not rorupleted, and

tories, on the point of being made Dic tator, j

when he was found dead in his bed, inur- j dered at the if stijation of his wife; ai d the triumvirs Carbo,Giachcus,and Flaccns.

Cinna was as-asinated by one ol his own olhYcrs. M triusand Sylla, thc mo-t cruel of Homan Generals died their beds, but their deaths were hastened by excessive drinking, in which they indulged, to blunt the stings of a guilty conscience. For a time the triumvirs, Caesar, Pamper and Crassus governed the world. Crassuswas treacheroii'lv put to death by Surcna. Pompey the Great, the friend ol Cato, who conquered Mithridates, was deleated by Csesar in the plains of Pharsalia, and assassinated by the command of Ptolemy, whom he had protected and placed on the throne. The fate of Cassar himself is known. By his astonishing abilities he raised himself to thc first rank as a General and an orator. After defeating all his enemies ha triumphed in one day over five different nations, Gaul, Alexandria, Pontus, Africa, and Spain: he conquered three hundred nations, took eight hundred cities; slew a million of men, was created perpetual Dictator, and became master of the world. He generously forgave his bitterest enemies,and was assassinated by his mopt inti

mate friends in the fifty-sixth year of his age. Cicero was beheaded near Gaeta, andCato stabbed himself in Utica. Brutus Cassuis, and Antony fell on their swords. Of the twelve Caesars, the successive masters of the world, nine suffered a violent death. Similar instances might be produced in modern times to show how fortune sports with the destiny of mightiest men; hut it will be sufficient to close this moral catalogue with the tragical end of two contemporaries, the greatest commanders, on their respective elements, that the world ever saw . Nelson, by his undaunted couiage, his skill and perseverance, raised himself far above all his compeers, defeated every fleet that opposed him, and when at the summit of Aunt;, and thc last shot

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