Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 99, Richmond, Wayne County, 11 March 1826 — Page 4

ORIGINAL POETIIY.

TO THE FIRST OF MARCH. Auspicious morn! blest harbinger of Spring, Welcome again! thy joyful message bring: Bil winter's tlaj thVncrusled earth resign, Arid each succeeding morn the past ouUhiiK. When March and her bright sister months appear, The loveliest trio of the varied 3 ear, Tell us how bloom the garden and the grove, The haunt of pleasure and retreat of Jove; Where fragrant beds in full luxuriance ii-e, And the fond youth the blushing maiden jmVf, Unconscious, speaking joj with raptim -spaikhn eyes. Bid Thcebus shine ; his rajs are vernal now ; lWt yesterday, and winter darked his brow, But yesterday, and winter strndx roicnt d, The power of frost a slur-herin; wcild enchaiutd. Mysterious room! how great thy ruling power, To tarn the eaon on a midnicht hour ! t To bill, with thy quick fiat, winter die, And blooming Sprincr his dreary place mppiy But how? why this? Pi.I.-t thou from nature draw Thf influence ? or thrive from hun.an law? See, pi rverse nature droVy ti e u cr 1 Of haughty man, creation' titled lord, An ! as hi n-ir.z uancMv hailed thee. And looli cd th'.ippoiiitcai grace of Spring ta tee. The cultured fiehis adcn.td with clotting s-heti;. The srn,!.tlv hilis present a playful green, To t v the richly blossoming parterre, To I re atlic -nt'i e arly , sweetly perfumed air, To hear the pleasant hum of laboring Lies And w irblers chantiuguion the gret-n-ieaud trees, I i :. d an.. uremia htdJ his vacant stare, VYLcn be saw all as yt-sterd.-iy they were. I lllh NDLIl.

bout a inile in depth. The thud , , a perceptib!- change into a gently r.,j;;. . country on the height of laud, and i j-, bered with while oak in! ersr -erscd v, black walnut, basswood and che; rv. ,.f as' you 'recede? from the rive, the cr nmis intersected with frotpient txvalr.; t.f .., . limbered with elm, white wood and hk r On the third step niimerou? clear :,, beautiful springs rise and run off in a ( , M and bold stream, and carry their liil.i,i,: lo the St. Josephs. No stone in mass was discovt r;d, xc-p some beds of sand stone 0:1 the ( 'inHw.uy y-. Detached pieces of granite were teen u;.(-.n the surface in several places. Lb-ds ,f mail, or decomposed ! i ri i : -1 no, wore e;U, covered.' The soil, a bane, bbo .; j: ;irr

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I lore to hear the b.ittluic s-howcr, I lave to tl'.e ! a r. bn t r ; Tf.e fatle Vi il th it I.Ui the east. The f.tor:ny Mm k that darks tht wct; The 1 !uv !.!- Iit 1 day, the ! .do trT, fhe iiicht or thander, all have eharuii ??r n:r. I !.:ivi' the ' of (.iV.u-.z f;ive. The - itt: red folia the tn ; I love 'he resthrjj, ri-hh f .vdd, Thf hrrat w-r:.- a nature? ehdd, Jbrh-:! -'king hir:!, with wide-rtend-d win ior il.i'tr ;rjt::-.:n, e-minou for rin;. 1 lev- t'r.e dre;;rv dr.ftifif nf', W !.;, wildet lVrNH lirrudv Wottf.

drowsy nature ba-, her head,

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Call::. 4 I t -urjrct? to thejr i'lted r it, I iIS fnrn th- ;'.t r rf h again rcea:cd.

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To ;.! the nt!.!-; thrit Or-iat: itip - ; Hi dj ;n- w irri ir. buriti!;? ulh, And thrtm? hoit?, and howhn Ani nichtly on-ons to the J.r.ad n .or , Strike to my toul the syniathcti- tune. INK DO. ORIGINAL nsSAVS.

J another was hugging his bottle, another was eatimr his notatoo dumpling?, and an

other, and another, and all were devoted to some private business too important to

i be laid aside; a sutiicicni nuraoer couio not be collected to draw down the blessing, and in a short time it elided by them

and steered for the capital. I taw a thief I break over the tottering wall, and steal a- j way their protecting palladium. The! people stupidly submitted to lose theii j pledge of safely, nor made one effort to re- j gain the stolen prize. F.very one was; planning a garden for the approaching, spring, and would not be bothered with; public atlairs. I saw a band of Sabeans j creep slyly to the market place, claim it for their own. an d secure a firm possession,' ere tbe citizens were aroused to the pro-;

tection of their public pmpert). The in-j with minute particles of calrarioa? ear'.h. haldtants bow to their own Lares alone, j an i on the third, with 'in.-; pe!)!d . and othrr acrifjee hut on altars d" individ j! The (.:inama.i, (which oar inform it ual interest. Their eyes wantler iiot be- - in?i-ts upon calling Kikaiimaz ;, cv; -;nt!:i yoi.d tlnur own creakinv gates, nor do their ,'! ly re emrle;- Si. Josephs, and U cq- - thoughts range without their wrell-pitchrd j; iu size its banks rather higher and m .? land-marks. Here, transfornsing Queen, !i broken. Both livers are of sullku.,: is a pi ice for our midnight mysticisms. depth to admit of bcinc; navigated ( ; Here we may kindle our tire w ith the ;j Durham boats to the dittancc of 130 mik? locks of frighted victims; here our cauldron from the Lake, by the course of the sheer:-. j. shall boil w ith the blood of infants slain , t Our informant saw a Mackinac battc-.,-, I here wi-bhall live on the steam of smoking j drawing three feet water, within 21 uis i I)rains; here v sliall riot, and dance, and of the head of the Canamazo. reve w ith many a modern Duintan, and j Between tlie Huron of Lake Iaie arj here shall the "lory of our ancient reign the Grand River.isa portage of threeq iar. be restored. j ters of a mile the navigation from Highly pleased with lids report of our 'Grand to Van St. Jo:-oph- 1 aver is intern?, trusty and weil-beloved Elf, 1 immediately il ed only by a sand bank, of lour rod !.. declared m self ready to decamp from my jj tween t.vo lakes. Between her:?. J.. present abode ; and pointedly, unless the !; sephs and the Wabnsh is a .-.; ;l . people assume a new character, I shall re- 'j mil? and I'irec quarter-. Isat so?,,!tr rnove my bot of followers to that propi- i ful facilities for it;t'm:ii navigal'on! l! ;.v tious station, and there establish my fur-. :asy w ill it Ise to connect the watt r ro:r.mer rites and ceremonies. And now, jj municatioii betwe n Lake Lrie and t!,; trusting toyour well known benevolence, !l Mississippi iu this direction?

and to your interest in my cause, reveal jj The tiuunrs and Indians repre-c:; (in

jj Lid'URi: MOMKNTS.-:. 5. ! Yesterday, while sitting by a comforta-

Me tire-s-ide, r hVrtingon no matter w hat i i I heard a rustling at my door, and tun- j ! ihu. iliscerned a neatlv folded naner tecn- 1

! ins; through an unncctssar aerrture, and I 011 these purposes , and commission ou two lakes, (I'ine and Gun whicli

teeming to claim mv i.rotec lion from the 1 1,1 fliarik oul a oper place lor smKin my nempiy ituo me .m,:m.,z

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rudeness of the storm without. ! found il cave.

igned, Qrn:. M

jj with while hdi tual in ,-;zr and flavor to

directed to msr lf. The post bov, or postillion, or post Iri. or w batt ver post had put it there, bad mingled with the pacing crowd, and I could not di-( v r him. 1 bnke the -eal and found the following: 1'nii ND Srvid S Hai? e abundant rea--n tnheie ntj are a friend to watches, and a tuicb it lieer in ;dl tlie my trt i -of w itcht raftim, v. hit h the iatidi iaretv of tlu so detiein rate da s has ultcrh tletried arl dirnrded, (oittrary to the practice and rn ds of mat v a h arnad sair.t in the .km! dd tino v( the lie?. lieand the l.dwatd-, and iu despite of tinpointed trstin.ont vi many a got dly matron of this utir w horn more din ret t wis-

litre, truly, was matter for mut n v on- u me suae urn a oi ii-U at me :-;.iu:t d-j itt. dcr. I scare c ly truld tell what to think of ji Maiic. it. More than ever w as 1 eoiivinced ot the i Thi- survey is-:ait of tlie county red' tiuth of what I had foi a. long time private- ! !y tlie 1'ot tawatainies.cc is still inhr.hiti c! by U believed, st creth in-tilU d into in) nur d ; the -m iru us sdi-rable i-urnhcrs. They treite !

by the ten! r n gar d of mv giai.d aunt,vthe serveyl g; pa::y v.i:h rnuefs frienddiip

w h:!e w t l ot a l)o. Tho I t ouhl ntd but

feehlatu red by the dirtii guisha.g nc tit e f oj e i i toal blood, "or w hatever shv bain phi." of it,) licit a little inclined to shudder at the-e reflection: 1 am holding t orrepoi .dent t witl "familiar -pirit? and wizjMrds!" I la m elf liaide to the law

ag tinst communing with such beings! If

and hospitality. u ! o bad hi

head hrckt n ts t winter

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f i ihi win. it ieiuns i.".- survive,' tho punish- t tnent which wa. justly iaflicted upon bin. Ho bdlowed the party a lew davs ic

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ili- t venr g that thev were net there, be

departed. Tlie Indians all agreed he v,:;

t lii - be known, 1 shall have ten thousand j a very ne.d man, and deserve a tue Usiiag v, i j 'j i - .. I and bat- upon ne, w ho, in-'; he met with.

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tratoinit you tht- paper fi oiu m palace i.f the cave. l' ling the r.atnial atlVttion! of a ipiecn and a mother f-r my long in jur- ; ed and per -ccutotl subjects,. I reoKetl tn eekiisg tuit a proper seat in the w ibi cf . your t titintry for tiding my icsitleiu-e and j rtahli-hnig my court, around whith my j k.ndr . d ai.ght 1 all iu -ccurity, and tu! I in undi-tutbed reptj??. Accor:lingSy, 1 despait bed a nu -eng.-r on the lips of one cf our sleeping enemies, who, in ex; uiaive soar, survey ed e cry

Imiian" ts rior.iTV. Within the last ve-.i

spt ar ot 'ridicule, and thereby pier e and mangle me, and tin e me horn what the) call t . ivil;ed soeu ty. S verthelr.-,-, here 1 m stantl. In the fro di-m granted tc opinion in thi- euntrv I shall not legalh - ill" r iui :n La li' t. Ai.d to sitow that i b ar not tho sneer cf an ignorant multitude, w ho are rather to he pitied than d s

pised, 1 shall hand this t the printer, that t!a a

ve huim Ivo, tar in the interior ol the eotmin. while survrwng the iialiahi; erremor.tes of the Indian ;; de. one u their m "-'tical societit s, saw a Ch;pp''V , w .hose grave and seibej dnea::or attr...-

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n! '.-v 'rtoUsie'ss w h:ch v. aa tco e

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k,Ton at-.tl villa ;e, ilorr.i anJ far;

the people uf V.a.-ea may know thai j dent lo be mMaken. It was a-cert.d'e: un!essthey chanrg- their course thev will that he had killed a Pottaw otanne ha!:.: be Mormod uith spells ard t If-lo, k-,' by a j d-ninglhe orct edirg st .;s..n, and. that t:

itliiit the prerints of your extensive bordeis, and returning b-t foaming steed tfi the yet warm down, brought me the k.!!tw mg if,ftrmation : I ) irous l discovering a site on the great "smooth river." 1 travelled the binding stream, but, like Noah's doe v, if-ad of, found no resting dare, by n a-on of th' great igruirance of the people. I thn

he-t c f hobgoblins, sprites and tallies, and alt the powers of the witching tribe. STVLLS.

P.ittaw otauiics had made the usual deniru

for bis suireider. On a re pre senta! ; :, however, that he wr.s deeph in debt, a: i

f' tliat his immediate ilertih weald (aua- , , mudi initistice to some oi the tradeis, n ' . , ' . , f. n injured iribe at length agreed to ncstpo:

1:0. Wv h:iv converteo wiui ati inu-;

ligent person who has been employed m, I a five months survey of government lands

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produce oi'his w inter's hunt nugitt be .; plied to the discharge t bis debt;, H., J liad been ucccsifu! in h:s exertion5, am!

t hanged my speeding course, and voiced , of whit h township lines have- been ntf, in-:: ; . the ciaiVni nrainst him.

tlie cranium of even arrogant wi.eacre in

the interminable forests of the wet, till ! ;

hi wnien lownsuiii i t s ih-im iu, h . , . , . . . . . ifr 01 "iik ii I jKU pam (be chums ru-airist him. lie w;:-- ; ; thidif!" a tract of country fifty four notes i . ' . 1 , j 1 iniiH'rj ' y 1 ', "i- t it about to leave Ins InenJs, and to 1 era :vc. - lore and thtrhi miles broad, ami lies to trie . . . . .. , . . ., , s , ni .oiu t j 1 d with the fortitude oj a warrmr, toe d. - ::i ,

ner,rly U.-spa.r. .1 eair.li.g the object of ; 'v.M r-i,.,,,., ,n m., w. . ........ v,,,it, aKluU.A ,.. H0 v::s i.cv., f, : lb . rm,nU.i,.n. liut M I.-.,;:.!,, while ,.rsu. ; Sil.lry :,a BrooMu-l.l, l.t-raoforc not.ccd , (i j;n , . Ji;dotv ilf r n,v rapiJ Wav, the l-ly villa,- ',,, j Ly 1 r.ort!.rt earner of tho M.r- f.' (J,o!)..j i;ia,y ro,c lo ,v vi,-W, I,., -ml my .a.xinu, nppr,.ac ,r w.h,,,. tlurt, n.,lcs of lake I ; m f:lt, ,

itt. ...... if the Miivevcu (lisli ict at the distance ol luo: , --. .1

, w. ..pi..t, """"'o - e it i proper oliicer to reueem nis i.ie at nam.. he jollv young state of Indiana, eagerly V mh' (lvm 1)et, ml' n!,(1 P:,ss diagonally , J J s ." i, 1 . .1 1 i ,1.. 1 1 !t pilijt wl il.l 1, . .;liu s. . t..A, it, cmg with growing hopes to the first I ihroogh two and a ball township-, in the j

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rank among her citie. Here, Oh Queen! il south east corner. The survey embrace--;

I I'xind a bicc every way lilted f r yt.ur Majesty's court, evt n to the plan of the ity. H re, in pnfuint, abounds the y liow mane, and in the caves t-flddden roc l.s the pealing t resis of n rpents. Jut, first and last, ber are man) h appily laid open to the er i-e of can mwtit and fotmhhv

the mam streams ol trie M. Jtjseplis ol

!1i big an, the Canamazo, (Kikalimnzo or! Otter river,) ami some branches of the '

Grind Hiver. The St. Josephs is from twelve to twen

ty rods wide. i he water is peifectly1;

tran-parent, pacing over a grave dly bot-

Salf. or ciiit.ci:::j A bill w a; latelv -traduced into tine as-cmnl) of Nt w co to prevent the sale oft hum he aid em ing house-, with their h.; ;, vV'. It that one bad been bought under the I mer.at the suit of a cb-rg) man, f 1 ' payment of his salarv. ?dm It deb::! t

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piace on t;.e sunjeci. it was

to treat all budiei or as; a 1 ialio:.- i" !

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same ti'.Mhiipr. ruin Iea lo wiz r (

hie power. Sound to tht n but the tocsin j! ()1 an ,,! "rrn deptli of fn m thiee to , of vfiiir approach, 01 Hn rtk to their mme lf fir feet, and the eui rent gentb-, but not1

rational slumbers, iMi g:,itl a kingdom. I higK- U presents no rapids er dull j s.)(! h ,,.,, ;),, saw a cloud bang over the town," charged ! ood to impede the navigation. The j . ' - - f.'.V ( with the Mveetsol Arabia, and with iUe W hnul are pretty ntdfund) from ten to'i ' Ua fl U; richest treasure!, of the Indies, ,f a.ly to u- fifteen feet high. The inw -bows iw ap s ": J L 1,pen her precious stores to the favored in- -j pcaraio e t filing n.on- than tiftcen iue he r- - , habitants. But, one was play ing i a riv- ji-hovo its common level. I . IJ, r rot, jMal tu tera , f b- ' ub't that ran through the muddy stret t,an- jj The first itfp from the river is a plai;.:! IX W, !a?r of u"' !, ;!v"e: '

other was ngagtdin building, a beautiful j! extending from a quarter of a mile to a; hanging cobdou-o, another was diiving a j; mile on either side. It is fiee from fresh-; nail to bang bis hat on, another was reola- '! s and is heavily timbered with rim, him.

t ing a brick torn up from bis hearth, am! ! blat k walnut, butternut and honev loeuM. ! tuty 1-

another was busy in fastening a bearded jj I'he teeond up rise a few i'eet and pie- j sr"' " '"' heok fo the line: one was t nuding bis pipe, I sents the burr-oak cperdng'-, averaging n-:' ':,n., !rv 'h'viK

ri-fna-stc 1 !) rKt'if ife!;di.i;-.-, i - in ha i r; !; ; ; ; qui'ste.S to at tlu ;. b . . 1 . . ,

smiit-iMf nt, -a el an one t;tr j

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