Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 33, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 28 June 1834 — Page 1

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Tin: msi:.TiiKALLLi). T.T J. G. WHITTIKIl. He hnl been bow ed down to drunkenness, An abject worshipper ; Tlio priiie cf inntd,ol"? piu-e had crown Too f.iirt and cold to Mir; And lie had civrn his j irit i:-i To the unbh-.'d thr:il!, Ami bowing to tli.; poi 1:1 ina He gloried ia his tail : There came n .-"lance the rlotu! rolled ol7, And lu-ht fill on i,i brain And like t!io passim; of a ilrcim That coineth not iiain. The shadow of tl spirit t d, lles.lw tlie sulph before, He shuddered at the w ate behind And was a in in once more. He ?hook the serpent fold away That srathercd round hi heart, As shakes the swaging forest oak It poison vine apart ; He stood erect returning ptide Grew terrible within, And conscience s u in jjnd-mcnt on Hi mo:-t familiar sin. The light of Is i k i I Tcr ntaiu Along his pathway s-hon. And. Ilearon like a monarch sat I'pon his golden throne. The honored and the wi-c onceinoro Witliin his n senee came And lingered oft on lovely lip-, His once forbidden name. There 4n.iv be glory in the niicht That treadeth nations down Wreathes fr llie crimson Conqueror Tride for the Kindly crown ; 15nt nobh r i ti.at triumph liour The disenthralled shail rind, AVhen evil ration boweth down Unto the God-iike mind. TI1K PJU.NTEK'S Pit AVER. Oh! thou Great IhaJ of earth and heaven, Who dost the howling tempest ride, Thy will the holy rule ha sriven : Ho thou the Trimmer's friend ly guide. When eve the nrnrc br:ok rxp-iti!--, He ?ees tie ttarrif Idlers bright, The work of thy eternal hands, Great Sovtrei'n of eternal lisht. With heaven's clnducnt hpe serer.e, The bea'iteous rainbow "s chceriiiu I.nprint upon his sonl the scene That opens in celestial day. And when his earthly rr I'lldcriiuyWm I lock'd in death's cold icy chase, Oh ! save lii spirit from the storm That hurls the victim from thy face. And oh! when the last trump shall sound And bid the slumbering dust arise, May he be in the columnt found That form the pait of the skies. mou RAP EI V major general joiix stark, THE HERO OF EEN.NI.GTON. Jons Stvkk was born at Londonderry, in New Hampshire, in 1723. In 175-, with three others, he went on a hunting excursion far beyond the range of the Iviglish settlements. Two w ere captured and one killed hy the Indians cf the tribe established at St. Francis. John, who was lirst taken, was directed to hail his brethren in the boat to decoy them on shore; but he warned thetn to pull on the opposite side, and knocked up two of the guns which the Indians were about to discharge as the boat retired. One person, however, was killed in the boat; the other escaped. For this bold act Staik was severely beaten, and at St. Francis both captives underwent the g auntlet, or passed through two lines of the warriors, who beat them with sticks as they passed. Stark's companion suffered severely; but he himself snatched ailub from the nearest Indian, and laid about him to (ho right ami left as he pa-sed thro' the lines, greatly to the amusement of the f ithcrs of tlie tribe. After a time, Stark was redeemed for one hundred and three doll irs, and his companion for sixty. Stark had won the favor of the tribe in which he was adopted. When ordered to hoc corn, he cut it up by the roots, and threw his hoe into the liver, declaring that it was the business of squaws, and not of warriors, to hoc corn. This gained him the title of young chief, and the honor of adoption in the tribe, a credit of which he was afterwards tenacious. In the great seven years war carried on between the French and British, for the possession of (his continent, Stark received the commission of lieutenant in a corps of r ingers, which repaired to the army assembled at Crown Point. Baron Dieskau marched towards Fort Edward-, where the New Hampshire lancers had been stationed: hut his In dians and Canadians preferred to he led against the mam body, w inch, as it rvas understood, had neither liars nor -irtillei v. This was the first lesson in romilar warfare that was submitted to c,i. trc (hen became attached to a different corps especially raised, in which none were enlisted but men ac r5(nnif.(l to travelling and hunting in the wood., and of known courage and

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fi de lily. Tltc journal of this service is interesting, ami was published at London, by Major Roger?, in 1765. The service was severe and perilous, and independent of l!:c lino of the army MM I i no rangers served a guides ami coua v. riers; they rcconnoilerod hostile posts and armie-, made prisoners, and effected diversions hy false attack. In (he instruction recorded, it is ordered to "distress (lie French and l!i eir allies. bv sacking, burring, and do(roving their nouses, barns, barracks, canoes, and bafl'Vinx, and hy killing their cattle of everv kind."1 A company of . 1 k t Storkbiidgc. Indians acted occasionally in connection with the rangVrs. In January, 1757. a party of the rangers word detached down the lake, and when there wore hut scventv-fonr of (hem, thov fell in with two hundred of the enemy, drawn up in the form of a crescent to surround them. The enemy tired within live yards of the nearest ranger, and thirty of the most distant. But Stark, who was in the rear, posted himself on an opposite hill, gave his commander time to rally, and all cf forts of the enemy in assaulting, or surrounding thrm, were defeated. The rangers had the advantage of grcAind, and were sheltered by large trees. The engagement lasted from 2 o'clock till da i k, "when (he rangers retreated with safety but they wete reduced to fifty-four." The wounded were left forty miles from Fort William Henry, and Stark travelled the distance on snow shoes in one day, sending back sleigh for (hem who could not travel. Sf. Patrick. day would have seen Fort William Henry charge masters, but for the foresight of Stalk, w ho, in the absence of Major Rodger.4, was the acting commander cf the rangers. Manv of tliee were liisn, ana as tno gar rison had besides, Irish troops of the regular army, Static, by a stratagem, kept his' on troops sober on (he day of the renowned saint. The French, who anticipated (he carouse, made a noctur nal attack, and were repulsed only by the sober rangers. In 175C,a prodigious rfTorl was made bv the government and colonies for the conquest of Canada. Massachusetts resolved to raii-c seven thousand men. All the forces raised amounted to fifty thousand men, the largest army that was ever before seen in America. Sixteen thousand collected to match against Ticonderoga. They descended lake George, and Lord Howe led the van in a large boat. Major Rogers opened the way with his rangers from (he lake to Ticonderoga, he in the van and Staik in the rear. On this route Lord Howe was killed in a skirmish. He had (ho distinction uncommon to a British oflkcr, of being much beloved by the provincial troops. The general court cf Massachusetts appropriated 250 for his monument in uestminster bboy. There was a good deal of in timacy between Howe and Stark. 1" rom tins lime disaster accompanied the British arms. After an unsuccessful assault the army retreated and the rangers brought up the rear. Five hundred of the regular troops were killed. The British troops, how ever, were double tlie number of (he French. When they returned to camp, the cammanding general gave them his thanks for their good behavior; a compliment, tys tlie biographer, which certainly was not iu the power of the army to return to their cammanding general. At the close of the campaign, Staik was married loFdiz ibeth Page, of Dunbarton; but in the spring captain John Stark was again at the. seat of war. hit after the peace he pursued his pri vate occupations till the revolution. I he news of the commencement ol hostilities found Stark prepared, and in ten minutes after its reception he was on horseback, on his way to the coast, having directed (he volunteers of lis neighborhood to rendezvous at Med ford, and 1200 men met him there. Pilose were formed into two regiments, and Stark was elected colonel ot one At the battle of Bunker's hill, Stark's regiment frmed the left of the Ameri can line, and was opposed to the Welsh Fu'ileers, one of the hest corps in the British army. General tage, in reconnoitcring the field, said that the Amer icans would fight it one John Stark was among them, who had served under him n; lake IJcorge. n nen ine late oi (his hard fought field was decided Stark drew off his men in such order that they were not pursued. He was afterwards appointed to the command

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of a brigade, and in the attack upon Trenton he led the vanguard. In a new list of promotions he found that his own name was omitted to make room for junior officers, and his-was not me spirit to acquiesce in sueh injustice. ue surrendered Ins commission and re turned home where, however, he fit ted out for the armv all his family that were oui enough to join it. The legis laduc of JSiew Hampshire Presented rum uieir liianks on his resii'iiation. , i . . . . . Washington had foreseen that the ar my ot Uurgoyno m sonic of its narts wouui meet with a check: and Stark ii - -. . . happily fulfilled the augury. On the advance of Burgoyne, New Hampshire and Vermont were alarmed from their vicinity to the enemy. There were no rations for volunteers, who were held to make war "at their own cost. ' But in (his time of pressure, John Langdon, of ..il. nokc out like a patriotic man ; ul have,'" said he, "three thousand dollars iu hard money 1 will pledge my plate for three thousand more. I have seventy hogsheads of Tobago rum, which shall be sold for the most it will bring. These are at the service of the Slate; and our old friend Staik, who so nobly maintained the honor of the Stale at Bunker's Hill, may be safely end u red with (he conduct of the enterprise, and will check the progress of Burgoyne."' So said, so done. Stark at lirst consulted his mortified pride, and refused to take command, till it w as agreed that he should control his own movements and be accountable only to the authorities of New Hampshire.! The militia turned out with spirit, for the name of Stark was one to raise soldiers with. . ) Gen. Schuyler, commander-in-chief of the northern department, sent to Stark to join him, but the order was declined, and Congress passed a vote of censure upon the New Hampshire instructions. Burgoyne,in spile of the remonstrances of Baron Reidsel, the commander of tlie German troops, detached colonel Uaum with six hundred men, to penetrate the country. About the middle of August (he Indian allies w ere discovered in advance of this force, within twelve miles of Bennington. Colonel Gregg, with two hundred men, was sent against them, which Stark with his whole force met in the morning, un der full retreat, and the enemy pursuing them within a mile. The next day was rainy, but there was some kirmishing. 1 he Indians began to deert Bauni, because "the woods were filled with Vankess." The Germans were. advantageously laced and had completed a breast work. On the IGth they were, attack ed: Stark advanced slowly in front, while Nichols with two hundred men, was to fall upon the rear, and Herrick with three hundred, on the rear of the i . rav .1 I t 1 enemy s right. 1 wo outer aetacnmenls w ere advanced to distract atten tion from the real point of attack. The iction commenced at three o clock in the afternoon. When Stark heard the guns of Nichols, he rushed upon the Tories, and the action became general. "It lasted,"' says Stark, "two hours, and was the hottest I ever saw. It was ike one continued clap of thunder." ;ium resisted braveiy,and (he German Iragoons, having expended their am munition, charged sword in hand. But they were overpowered and left their artillery and baggage on the held. le'.d pieces, breast works, and perfect discipline, availed not against an army joorly armed and trained. Scarcely had the militia dispersed to collect the plunder, when news came that a large reinforcement I rom the British army was advancing within tw o miles. Oa this approach, the flying parties of Baum rallied. At this junc ture, Warner's regiment arrived, fresh, while Stark was rallying the militia, and fell upon the enemy. Stark, with what men he could collect, came up, and the cround was contested with great obstinacy till sunset, when the enemv cave way, and were pursued till dark. One hour more of daylight would have seen them all prisoners The fruits of (his victory rerc four brass pieces, several hundred stands of arms, eight brass drums, many uurin.ui broadswords. and about seven hundred prisoners. Two hundred and seven of the enemy were killed on the spot The Americans lost only thirty killed llnum urns mnrl:illv WOUtlded. The consequences of this victory were im

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portant it crippled Burgoyne, and led to ins capture. This victory was the work of Stark wnose popular name collected (he mi htia, who stipulated for a separate com mand, and refused to join Gen. Schuy ler, iie chose fits giound with skill, and engaged tlie enemy with a courage mat lias not been surpassed. Pointing out the enemy to his soldiers, he decl.i red (o them, "I will gain (he victory over (hem in the approaching baitle. or tins night Jlolly Mark shall be a widow.' Ii fl, M.. 1 ii. ... .ik. i.j.iss.Knuseus senate chamImp Mti.-iin I. .. : i a b: "v-M inu piesiueni s chair. a re trophies ot the battle, presen'e.l bv Stark. One Hessian gun and bayonet. one broadsword, one brass ban-pile.! drum, and one grenadier's cap. The board of war of the State, prosented to tlie victor, in (he n imo nf f !m General Court, a complete suit of Oh! for the simplicity of tlie olden time! Congress too, had become enlighten ed on (he subject of Stark's military ca pacities, and presented him the once denied commission of Brigadier, with their thanks. When the army was dis banded he retired to his firm, and he lived to the great age of ninety-four. He died in 1322, and was buried en a rising hank of theMerimac river, where the eyes of passengers are attracted at a distance by a granite obelisk, with the inscription, "MVJOlt (JKXER.VL STARK." fc!jWe commend the following paragraph to those persons who excuse themselves from subscribing for newspapers, by saying'Awrc no time to rcadS I HAVIIAO TIME FOit STUDY. Tlie idea about the want of lime is a mere phantom. Franklin found time in the midst of all his labours, ly dive to the hidden recesses of philosophy, and to explore an untrodden path ol science. The great Frederick, with an empire at his direction, in the midst of w ar, on the eve of battles w hich were to decide the fate cf his kingdom found time to revel in all the charms of philosophy and intellectual pleasures. Buonaparte, with all Europe at his disposal; with kings in his anti-chamber begging for vacant thrones; with thousands of men, whose destinies were suspended on the brittle thread of his arbitrary pleasure, had lime to converse with books. Caisar, when he had curcd the spirits of tlie Iloman people, md was thronged with victors from the remotest kingdoms, found time for intellectual cultivation. Every man has time if he is careful to improve it; and if he does improve it as well as he might, he can reap a threefold reward. et mechanics, then, make use of the lours at their disposal, if they want to obtain a proper influence in society. I'licy arc the lifebloodof thecommuniy; they can, if they please, hold in their hands the destinies of our rcpubic; they are numeious, respectable, uid powerful; and they have only to be educated half as well as other professions, to make laws for the nation. THE WOULD. WThat is the world even to those who . i . . I, : i . ove it, wno are intoxicaieu wiui us leasures, and who cannot live without it? The world! it is a perpetual servitude, where no one lives for himself aone, and where, if we strive to be hapy, we must kiss its fetters and love its bondage. The world! it is a dany re volution of events which create in succession, in the minds of its partizms, the most violent passions, bitter hatreds and odious perplexities, devour ing jealousies, and grievous chagrins. Tlie world! itis a place of malediction, where pleasures themselves carry with them their troubles and afflictions. In the world there is nothing lasting; nor fortunes the most afduetit nor friend ships the most sincere nor characters tlie most exalted nor favors the most enviable. Men pass their lives in agi tations, projects, and schemes; always ready to deceive, or trying to avoid deception; always eager and active to profit by the retirement, disgrace, or death of their competitors; always oc cupied with their fears or their hopes; always discontented with the present, and anxious about the future; never tranquil, doing every thing for repose and removing still farther from it. Vanity, ambition, vengeance,luxury, avarice these are the virtues which the world knows and esteems. In the

world, integrity passes for simplicityduplicity and dissimulation are meritorious. Interest, the most vile, arms brother against brother friend against friend and breaks all the lies of blood and friendship; and it is this base motive which produces our hatreds and attachments! The wants ami ml for tunes of a neighbor find only indifference and insensibility, when we can neglect him without loss, or cannr.f ho re compensed for our assistance. it we could look info Iwfl fl i fH i re n f parts of the world if wC could enter into the secret detail of anxieties and inquietudes if we rrmhi r,;.. it,.. outward appearance, which offers to our eves only joy, pleasure, pomp, and magmheonce, 10w different should we find it from what it appears! We should see it dost it the fuller at variance with his child ; u.e misaaiHi Willi his wife; and (he anand fheeit'nial d'lsse'nsioh oi iaim.-:---We should see friendsbins broken bv suspicions, by interests, by caprices; t. .! !..' j:,k..i miiun.-, uiu inusi enueai nig, uisum:u by inconstancy; relations the most tender, destroyed bv hatred and perfidy : fortunes the most affluent, producing more vexation than happiness; places the most honorable, not giving satisfaction, bulr reatinfT desires for birdier ad- , n --'o - vancement; cachonc complaining of his ot, and envy ing the most happy. d LTTT " , . . EMKIU.VTIOX PUBLIC LANDS. Amongst the foreigners who come to America in quest of cither fortune cr liberty, there seems to be but one choice in locating their permanent homes. They are all bound for "the far west;" and indeed amongst our own fellow citizens, the spirit of emigration is unprecedented and grievous. Companies of speculators, well furnished with cash, have left us, to invest their capital in Government lands; and individuals, fami lies, and whols connexions, who have lived long amongst us, and as long enjoyed the confidence and regard of all" around them, arc cither going, or talking about going to this "new world," where they calculate on reaping more benefits by their labor, from the richness of the soil and the cheapness of the land. The tide of emigration is well illustrated by the immense amount of money annually paid inlo the Treasury for Government lands. Iu 11533, almost four millions of dollars were paid into the treasury; and the receipts for the first quarter of the present year, ending April 1, were one million four hundred thousand dollars. It is supposed that 'G,000,000 will be paid into (he treasury during the current year for public lands; and consequently some idea can be formed of the im mense number of people who must be using this capital in the spirit of emi gration. V. Y. paper. CANADA. The state of things in Canada hegins to excite much attention in the British parliament, and some of the members freelv express an apprehen- ---- J l ia sion that the people of that important colony may cast off their allegiance, and seek admission into the American union. No other possession of the crown is more important to the navigating interests of ureat liritam tnau the Canada?. I he present season has, however, been unfortunate in this re spect a short time since, and apparently in one or two days, the loss of thirteen vessels, with about six hundred nassenpp.rs. chieflv from Ireland, bound for Quebec, was heard of at that port; and the sullenngs of some others wno escaped with their lives, were dreadful. A rush of emigrants seems to have been made at too early a period in the season. I lie navigation ot tne St. Lawrence is exceedingly dangerous and difficult and severe, at the breaic- . it a imr nn of a Canadian winter, iuany of those lost were persons of property having from 2 to .t3,UUU m goiu, which was lost with them. We have not room for the details. The cholera, also, had carried oil some ot the passengers. It is believed, however, that more than 8,000 emigrants had arrived at Quebec in (be present season, up to (he 27th May! Up to the same day last year, the number was only 1,109. " How long did Adam remain in paradise before he sinned'" asked an amiable "cara spousa" of her loving husband. Till he got a wife," answered the husband calmly.