Public Leger, Volume 3, Number 121, Richmond, Wayne County, 19 August 1826 — Page 4

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Frowi Ac "Recollcetioris cf Washington." The following beautiful stanzas are from the pen of Mrs. L. H. Sigourey, of Hartford, Ceanecticut a lady of distinguished literary tasts and acquirements. While on a visit to Arlington House, Mr. Sieourney first learned that to a tcoman was the Father of his Country oainly indebted for that education and discipline in hi youth, which led Lira on to the glories ot his after life. Proud of her sex, the ladv made a pilgrimage to Fredericksburg sousht for, and, with diQculty, found the neglected grave of the Spartan Matron, and there composed the following tribute to the memory of the. MOTHER OF WASHINGTON. Mother of him whose godlike fame The Good throughout the world revere. Ah! why without a stone or name, Thus sleep'st thou unregarded here? Fair pensile branches o'er thee wave, And Nature decks the chosen dell, Yet surely o'er thy hallowed crave A Nation's mournful sigh should swell. Home, with a burst of filial pride, The mother of her Gracchii viewed; And why should we restrain the tide Of reverential gratitude? She to sublime Volumna paid Her tribute of enraptured tears, "When ihedread Chief that voice obej'J Which sternly curb'd his infant year. Thou, in thedajs of Sparta's misrhf, Hadst high on her illustrious roll Ce n rank'd, amid those matrons bright, Who nobly nurs'd the great of soul: For, disciplin'd in Wisdom's school, The lofty pupil ownM thy sway, And well might he be skill'd to rule, So early nurtured to obey. No enervating arts rcSncd, To sbimber lu'l'.l his heaven-born might; No weak indulgence wnrp'd his mmd, To cloud a hero's path of light. Shj, when upon thy shielding breast, The Saviour of his country hung; When hi soft lip to thine was prct, Wooing the accents from thy tongue Saw?t thou prescient or his brow The shadowy wreaths of laurel start? Or, when his infant hands were taught

anticipation does. She points to a nation, .which having thrown off the shades of authority and precedent, th rinks not from schemes of improvement, because other nations have never attempted them; but which in its pride of independence, would rather lead than follow iu the march of human improvement: a nation wise and magnanimous to plan,enterprising to undertake and rich in resources to execute. Does not every American exult that this coun

try is his own? And who knows how great and good a race of men, may yet arise from

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nut down tae anp.

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gular advantages cfthis ec: cf treatment are itsete: 1. Tfcswn-J keep the apples from the air, which is essential to their preservation: 2. The sand checks h,. pvanoralicn of the apples, thus pre

serving their full Haverat the same lies?.

j Cb:rvcd A&i! judi ; that if out glatxceJ - Hn c-t-al conversation, be it where it ohY I T:.2 fpcrt'-rrb-crrd at ence hn eyes, his v0l-

Asd point;::;: cpTarfl as to m heaven V Vet unJcr tt.is dark and releni'll-.

ministrctics, Venice was the throat pleasure, tl;a chcren seat net onl y of ft : but of Ecrcpcaa festivity. The it'j tion may r.ou fondly linger over what6'"!

1 the source cf pride and cratitication ') j the ambitious, tho busy and the g-yt

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I any moisture yielded by the apples (ana j, picturesque siiuraicn, inronea on heri L thorn he is absorbed by the dred isles; the magnificence of her p'

I . crt ihnt thA anoles are kept dry, and ; dian elevation; her churches and nau

i ni c Ul lliciJ, iui ? v. i isc limn ; ruvi , b ! . - - .! f . i j j . i "n

hand of mother, enlightened all musl.ness prcvemea. y rrr"

f I 1 n n hrcl i n I Kii p eh'jnnrva in Inn l-vi- J

by the bounty of that beloved cou.,trjr,to ,n May and June area. irn - lTn

picked; even the enus oi . ."T V. . V .

defend her liberties, to plan her future

improvement, and to raise ber to uuparallelcd glory! "cTder. Directions for making sweet clear Cider

! that shall retain its line vinous flavor, and

keep good for a long time in casks, like wine. It isorimportancc in making cider, that the mill, the pre??, and all the materials be sweef and clean, and the straw clear from must. To make good cider, the fruit l I 1." l A. . . . I

i snouiu oe ripe, out not roiieii) ana when

if just separated from the twig,

quays so strangely crowded with rni'

! the apples are ground, if the pumice stands suit, which have ever been offered, w

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! There is so much sound sense, ana jusi j customs oi trie ciMcrn ana m stern feeling, in the annexed remarks of the , glittering with pageants, heaped nit!lf) ; Philadelphia National Gnz-tte, in relation ly merchandize, echoing the stream of n1 ;to the case of the assassin Beaucbamp, and sic, the peal of merriment, or the hua) the female associate of his crimes, tnat we commerce. i cannot but commend thein to the perusal But in so fair .a city, all this splend i of all our readers. jV. Y. American. festivity and pleasure, were consistent,) 1 "Embracing the whole history of the secret but excessive scenes of horror!

case, itmav be declared one of the most Her palaces and prisons were ccnti '

striking anil awful combinations of desper

ate revenge, hardened guilt, and fatal re-

heth-

and while the mafque and revel entiir the edifice of government, tlut arri1

pile covered abodes of misery from xt)

I 24 hours, the cider will be richer, softer,

I and higher colored ; if the fruit is all of the ! same kind, it is generally thought that the ! cider will be better: as the fermentation

j will be more regular, which is of impor

tance. 1 he gathering and grinding ol the apples, and pressing juice, is a mere manual labor performed with verv little skill in

i the operation; but here the art of making

j cider commences; for as soon as the juice is pressed out, nature begins to work a I wonderful change in it. The juice of

jlruit, it lelt, will undergo three distinct

er in real life, the drama, or the pages of jj mercy and even hope were exclu

romance, to the wonder and detestation of mankind. No noet, no novelist, has con-

reived a storv more harrowing, nor fram- in the maze of the Carnival, individ .

ed a lesson more powerful against the in- jj disappeared from society, ai d were h; J

; During the gayest hours of Ve;d

pleasure, in the throng of the Cai? 0

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oi no more: 10 oreaiuc an ir.nuirv a;

i their fate was a dangerous impruJ

diligence oi licentious pass'on

kThe wretched female it appears, was

! originally corrupted by the person who j! even to mourn their toss was it. act of

was the first sacrifice in the tragedy a ; Before the secret ounril ofgovtrnn

man of elevated rank in the profession ot ; the informer was never confronted

the law and the society of his State: the seducer found a husband tor her in Beau the culnrits athr-

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the arcuped: the victim was frcqucr' denied a hearing, and hurried to dei!i, condemned tn linger for life in the t I geons of state; his offence untried, ar.d'l

fermentations, all of which chancre the ! med, a niece of land in consideration of the

quality and nature of its fluid. The first ji marriage: this promise, according to the punishment unknown. TbeutWi.ce..

' one -the juice of! same testimony, was violated, and an at- ; s-cret pohce pervaded trie city; tr?:

no sweet privacy in domestic lik .ru cc

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icrmeniation is tnc onlv one t ne luice

apples should undergo, to make -rood cider, t tempt made to deepen the woman s una-

It is this operation that separates the iuice j mv, by charging her with having nrougot h drncc in familiar discourse, whit i, n

from the filth, and leaves it a clear ?weet,

vinous liquor. To preserve it in Ihi? state, !

forth a nroof of grosser libertinism. 1 he

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rancour of disappointment, the ttnrst ci

is the grand secret; this is done In iumi- ) vengeance, exasperated her fierce spirit,

gating it with surplur, which checks anv rand gave a trulv demoniac character to

' lermentaiion, and preserves it in its fine vinous state. It is to be wished that all cider makers would make a trial of this method; it is attended with no expense and but little trouble and will have the desired effect.

1 would recommend that the juice as it

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pell

I headed casks or vats; in this situation it is

i her wliole scheme of existence. In Beauchamp, she seems to have had a profligate, indiscreet and congenial auxiliary, stung, himself, by supposed wrong and contume

ly, and susceptible of being rendered a double slave. He was, if we may judge from his conduct on his tiial, and the last ! Jcno, narrr.ted by the clergyman, doatingiv fond of this evil genius, that became the

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n cniiieu, or vioiaiea u tear ana su put, of a detestable trcacherv, against wij

there was no assurance, against which j caution could guard, and where sightedncss could point out the daitger. Rrpcsitjry of An: The forejoins lark anI gloom v picture rv -a 'f!rpa'fiil re. firrr.ati.n in tl.c follnwm; !'!

1 tic uiuuuujeui o ut anuess lame Shall thither bid younz motti-r went!, To ble thy spirit a thej rove; Ami Irarn, while o'er thy toruh they bf nil, For Heaven to train the babes they love. From the Christian Monitor. Wc read, a few days ago, a small pamphlet on Female F.ducation, by Mrs. Emm i Willard, of Troy, N. V. in which she addresses the public, and especially the L' gisiaturc of New York, with a zeal in her cause, that will no doubt have a useful influence wherever her address is read. Her character, as an, intelligent and efficient instructress, stands so high, that her views will have the more weight on the subiect of Education. She treats, 1. Of the defects of the present mode of female education, and their cause. 2. Considers the principles by which education should be regulated. 3. Sketches a plan of a female seminary. 4. Shews the benefits which society wMi!d receive from such seminaries. Her condition wc shall introduce as containing some good thoughts well expressed. After speaking of the necessity of legislative aid, to effect her contemplated improvements in female education, she observes In calling on my patriotic countrymen to effect so noble an object, the consideration of national glory should not be overlooki d. Ag'S have ndled away; barbarians have trodden the weaker sex beneath their feet; 1 rants have robbed us of the present light of heaven, and would take its future. Is itions, calling themselves polite, have made us the fancied idols of a ridiculous worship, and we have repaid them with ruin for their folk. But where is that wise and heroic country, which has considered that our right.-ar-sacred, though we cannot defend them? that though a weaker, v are nr. essential pait of the body politic, whoe corruption or improvement must affct t the whole? and which, having thus considered, has sought to give us by cdu cation, that rank in the scab of being to uhieh our importance entitles us? Jlistory fclif.w not thatcountry. It shows many, whoe legislatures have sought to improve their various egetahlc productions, and their breed- of useful brutes; but none, vlme public council- hae made it an object of their deliberations, to improve the character of their women. Yet though history lifts not her finger to such au one,

, most likely to undergo a proper fermcnta- i; partner of his bosom onlv to consumatehis

tion,and the person attending n

correctness ascertain when this fermcnta

tion ceases; this is of great importance.

g may with j ruin and ignomy. She incessantly stimu

lated him to shed the blood of the object

of their common hate for a long time they

and must be particulary attended to. The mutually cherished and matured the pro-

lerrneniauon i? aiicnutu wun a Hissing i jeci ; until, at length, l means ot compli-

noUe, bubbles rising to the surface, and

tnere forming a s-ft spongy crust t vcr the

liquor. When this crust begins to crack.

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cate machination and falsehood, be introduced himself, at dead of ninht, into the

d welling of the devoted victim, inveigled j He then muffled his head in a clv.k

and white froth appears iu the cracks, level ! him from his bed. where he reoosed with .; guided him, through different streets,

with the surface of the head, the fermcnta- a tender and respectable wife, and dealt j; 'ow gate, which he was ordered to : tion is about slopping. At this time the ! the mortal blow just as that wife approach-1; and, stooping down, he was led tl.rf liquor is in a fine genuine clean state and j ed, in alarm, to ascertain what meant the j! v;iriotis passages under ground, to as: must be drawn off immediately into clear j, ominous dialogue which she overheard. I dark apartment, where he continued t 'i!-c tine ic l!if tiriw f e lnrtiin'in it i i.-:t... i rA nrMin-.tt. ! that nirrht. Thp next il.iv lie was cort

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sulphur, to do thif, take a strip of can1 vass or rag, about ten inches broad and

tions on the bleeding corpse: her precipi ii tcd into a large room l.urg nit

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tate llight irom the apartment and rapid '! w ; single wax light, nn-j a rrjua

j its mantle piece. Having rc:r.nifu

j in perfect solitude for a couple ot days, t saw a curtain draw, he heard a voice;;

twelve long, dip this into melted sulphur, t; circuit around the house; the glimpse

m ana w hen a lew pails ot worked cider are jwnich she tiau of the multicd assassin outjj put into the cask, set this match on fire, ' side; his quick retreat; the infatuation j! and hold it in the cask till it is consumed, ; which led to his arrest; the tale which he j then bung the cask and shake it that the j invented to burden another and an innoliquor may corporate w ith and retain the jcent person with his crime; the doubts the fumes; after this, fill the cask and bung '. which shadowed all the accusations, for a ji it up. The cider should be racked off a- term; the mystery which extended beyond )j gain the latter part of February, or first of j j the event to its causes and agents, and the i March; and if not as clear as you wish it, jj nature of the evidence adduced in court

it nut in isinflnss to fine if. :mrf tlir it well ' :dl ront itilf p :i hnilv nf rirrnmclnnn nn:il '

then put the cask in a cool place, where it j in rarity and interest to most of the terrific i mm nna on nis answering uk -j

excesses of ma fnnnt virr. be iu rrifnl i a long curtain was drawn .imui.

. ' j - of which the human heart has been taught the extremity of its weakness and danger. But the example goes further; the moral is not confined to the butchery of one olTcnder, and the conviction and execution of

another. The violent death of the impen

i tioning him concerning his name. Ms -"j ness, the company he kept, and partf I It whether he had not been on a cr.

tlnv in thr ennn r nl nprOI Uti'' 1

j mentioned, and heard an Abbe, m

also named, make use ot expresse s accurately repeated. At l h?

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tie. Cider prepared in this manner w ill

keep for years. It is ccrtaink of great

jj importance to the people of America to

cultivate what is natural to the soil of their country, and make the most of the fruit

which the soil produccss especially, when

its produce is an article of value, and of!;itent woman whether against her will,

great consumption in the country.

Amir. hirmci'.

PRESERVATION OF APN.F.S. The following valuable observations, contained iu a letter from Noah Webster, have been published in the Massachusetts' Agricultural Repository : lt is the practice of some persons to pick apples in October, and fmt spread them on the floor of an upper room. This

by the reckless fury of the miscreant whom

she had goaded so long and steadily to the I

crime oi assassination, or in consequence of an agreement between them to perish thus madly together completes the horror and admonition of this series of iniquity, wherein the salutary connection, as ordained by God, between depravation and misery, between crime and punishment.

Lire illustrated in a manner that signalizes ; both his justice and mercy."

practice is ?aid to render apple mere dura

hie, by drii:g them. But I can nflirm this i' Character of the anrimt rm-mmrvf nfrmuh

to be a mistake. Apples, after remaining so long on the trees as safety from the; frost will admit, should be taken directly from the tiecs to close casks and kept r.s dry

nd cool as possible. If suffered (o lie on!

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ticr.n i t nice. History ha? no parallel to the silent, mysterious, inexorable ty ranny of Venice; a tyranny to its subjects",

"subtle, invisible:

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the lloor for week?, thev w ither -m,! l. ve I -n 1 ""ivenul n tl.r n:r thev l.n-Mhed ;

,i ii .! i i- I l'wer licit uertr frlniLbi i . m-i r nardonrd: th. ir flavor, without acquiring any addi-j mi n car. n whrrv, an.i rvy nla-rc; tional duraiiility. The best mode of pre- ij r.ntrrir.c die closet uml the sancttiarj. " serving apples "for spring use, 1 have found !j ,Most whe?i loat tho.uht of; nothir.g ilrert . i .1 .. ,i i i ; I" ef,rrrl, uhen the ln-.irt i on the Ik?. to be, the putting them in dry sund as soon y0U) fenriih slcf.y hu UMtl

sau this very person hanging on a He was then dismissed. J A Senator of Venice w as called a: , bed, one night, by aa ohicer ot t!;;-"( inquisition, and commanded to t I' '( obeyed the summons, and found a:, waiting at his door, in which he tvjsj ed out of the harbor to a spot wliereer gondola was fastened to a jcsl j this he ttas ordered to step, and t ;

ed into it, and as a dead b-jay i2 round about its neck wassliownfo

was asked if he knew it. He sn' i

that he did, and shook through cn r? as he spoke; but he was then ctf back to his house, and nothing ro,Mti to him on the subject. The body he t was that of the tutor to his chil1", had been carried out of his house tiJ night and strangled. The scnar, ed with thisyoungman's convert' j to treat him with great familiVi those unguarded moment?. cor:rru

! to him political matters oinogru-j tance, but which he thought'! j tinned again to others; aa P.',' ! which he paid dearly with h? v !U ..'

!! his rnfrniis nntron was thu? 3lJI i

" gleet body.