Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 38, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 2 August 1834 — Page 2

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rmxwriox m. in. "Knowledge is power'" a power which always tends if rightly directed, to elevate and dignify the haracler of man. Bo hi? situation what it may, the scholar will ever command a respect and exert an influence peculiar to himself. He who lias submitted to a severe and tedious course cf mental

training, and acquired the knowledge of

other ages he to whom proud science has yielded her inestimable treasures, and tiie nature of mind has become familiar, may, under all circumstances, acquire an elevation and wield a power incalculable in its extent, and immense in its effects.

Hut there arc peculiar circumstances

which render the privilege and honor cf being learned doubly great; and those emphatically exist in thi growing, thin Jl writhing Wat. Hero are a people who form a mighty part of a mighty nation, whose destinies they are to direct, and whose characters they arc to establish; and if these destinies are pro

pitious

and this character valuable.

thev must be made so by the energies

and influence of those whose minds have been enriched with the superior advantages of a liberal education. A who feci their interests identified with the JJV7, dwell with cnrapluri; g

pleasure on the improvements cf the past. Thev love to compare our pre

sent stale with what it was some twenty cars ago. Thev love to boast of

the rapid progress that has marked our

'award course to greatness, and of the superior traits that distinguish us as a community. They love to contemplate a vigorous and intelligent people, cultivating a rich and f-rlilc soil, breath ing the pure air of a wholesome climate, and enjoying the sweets of liberty and the comforts of religion. They also love to ask imagination:? aid to paint our situation at a period not far remote, when the great principles of truth now in operation, shall be fully developed when the Ve., that mighty engine of moral an i intellectual power, shall shed its floods i f light throughout this, flourishing valley when streams of intelligence shall flow and meander through this vast region, from the mighty rivers of classical and scientific learning, down

to the little gently gliding rivulets of

elementary knowledge; and when roll

gion and refinement shall smile upon us, and point the way to true happiness

and immortal honor. But though we can recount with plea sure the various steps in past attain

ments, and he pleased with the pros

pect which the future presents, still we are at present far below the eminence

to which we aspire, or which our ima

cination has pictured. Our countrv as

yet has many dark spots, and large "bar

ren "castes, which must be lit up by the

brig fit forth oj science, and made fruitful

by the refreshing showers of morality and religion. But is there any natural or moral impediment hedging up our v.ay, which cannot be removed by the right kind of power? Is there any thing in our soil or circumstances, unfavorable to the development of genius? Is our country destitute of the beauty and sublimity which Nature exhibits in other regions? Surely our natural scenery is not excelled, cither in abundance or variety, by any portion of earth; and no valid reason can be given by way of objection to our rising higher in refinement and every excellence, than any other people of whom we have know ledge. 'Tis true, here arc minds almost as various as they arc numerous. Here arc prejudices as diverse and conflicting as the various States of Europe and America can make them. Here, too, are all degrees of intelligence, from the profound philosopher down to the mere child of nature, whose untaught mind has never soared beyond the bounds of his own horizon. But still these facts only serve to strengthen the position that prospects are favorable to western superiority in every thing valuable in National character. As various materials are essential to the formation of a beautiful and stupendous edifice, sodji'jrent characters are indispensable to the creation of a perfect system of human society ; but as materials, unaided by the cunning and craft of skilful architects, would never assume the shape and elegance of a majestic fibiic, so the inhabitants of this

vast region, without the assistance of

energoti , intelligent, and noble daring spirits, will never take that preeminent

stand, and exert that salutary influence;

which . -.vol seems to have intended,

by aliording them a soil rich with all

the valuable productions of natuie, and

a country variegated with all that is beautiful and sublime. If it be practi

cable to mould the character of this

heterogeneous people into one grand

vbole, ana make them the pride of A

ir.erica,r.nvl the admiration cf the wor.d,

who are to be the honorable and responsible agents in conducting this grand ai d desirable process? Not the ignorant but the learned. Intelligence has ever received that respect and admiration which has given it a power

that wealth could never command; and its natuie is still, and ever w ill be the same. Then t is evident th - t men of intelligence must be our pioneers to greatness. They alone have the requisite j-kill for conducting such a desirable process; therefore, their"? must be the labor and their? the reward. Does not this subject present to our western youth the strongest motives for eflhrt lorn quire extensive knowledge? With the fact before them that knowledge is power and pleasure too, how

can thev slight such opportunities for

acquiring it, as some of thorn possess f

Let ad who are cnio rig toe rich privi-

ledge of instruction, remember that upon them the ces of the country are

turn' d. eager to find in their poisons.

her hope, her protection her aid; well know ing that her characti r will he valuable in proportion to their intelligence and real worth. Let such n!-o remember that the bosoms of parents, kindred, and other friend?, are throbbing with anxiety on their account, and if they arc disappointed in their just expectations concerning them, thty will have to mourn over lost efforts and blighted hope?. This subject addresses Wsclf to parents in language easily understood. It entreats them not to neglect the educa

tion of their ollspnng. If tolls them

that of all the gift? which thev are noiO

to cor for, know ledge i? the most valua

ble. It assure? them that while other

w ealth often flies from it? possessor, the wealth of kio-vledge will remain permanent, a hiding the richest and most

wholesome fruits. It demonstrates the

fact, that without thorough culture,

their sons can never rise to eminence, nor can their daughters prove extensive

blessings. J las lust thought sujieMs a theme for number four. F.

Europe, mien-Jed only to awe into subjection the neighboring tribes, and to serve as rallving points in their predatory excursions, is left entirely to con

jecture. It has lco:i ascena.neu m... most of the mounds contain human bones. That thev we,c receptacles

for the dead there is no doubt, hut

whether those only who were swept from existence by the desolating hand of war. w ere entombed there, or who-

ther the pile was augmented graiiuaiu

y common mortalitv, is unceiiai.i. . - .. i .- ... i

Some incline to me lormer, aim po.im-

tri il.o latter oninion. 1 he largest

mound yet discovered in the western countrv, is situated about twelve miles below "Wheeling, on the Virginia shore of the Ohio river, and about four hundred var.ls from it. It is about three hundred van!- in circuit at its base, nbout seventy-five feet high, shaped like a sugar loaf, and when the writer of

this article saw it some years ago, ii

of brickbats. They then make a bonfire in the street, and fed it with beds and bedding from the house of Mr. Tappan. It was 2 o'clock in the morning before the mob dispersed. FCRTllES. DISTURB ANXES. Contrary to. the hope expressed in

l;s(, it is our unpleasant duty to

I with the same grow'.h of I inclined to pay it

ou r

record a continuance of the commotions that have disturded the tranquility of our city for the last tw o or three davs. Dr. Cox's Church at the corner of Laight and Varick streets was again attacked, the walchmen d-iven ciT and

disarmed, and w hatever w indow s w ere left unbroken from the previous night,

demolished. At Dr. Cox's dwelling braise near the junction of Macdougal and Charlton streets, a strong parly of Police was stationed, and thereby prevented the attacks which the occasional visits

of parts of the mob showed they were

For t':e Timt s. V. r.STKUX ANTKil'ITIVS. To the antiquarian, whose researches extend to the earliest periods of time, and who, through the medium of history or tradition, explains, or pretends to explain to the world, things w hich are shrouded from our know ledge by the countless ages winch are past, and still more and more obscured by the ceaseless lumbering cf the wheels of time roiling onward continually, flic Western country presents the most extended field for investigation cf any between the rising and the setting of the sun. We are irresistibly led to the conclusion that this widely extended country was once inhabited by a race of men more numerous by far, and possessing in a far greater degree the ber.ciiis of civilization, than the Indian tribes tH!1-

lv scattered over the wiias.-f Americe I the city of New-York.

w as coverec

. i- i- i

limner as the surrourumg uuesi, aim

the soil on the surface was the same as that of the. surrounding bottom. All other mound? partake in their general characteristics of the above description, van it g only in siz;'. Tim Shawancse tradition respecting the mammoth is the only one extant concerning (hat an ienl Im of the fore-si, and it from it? extravagance is very vague and unsatisfactory. That but few centuries have elapsed since this race of animals became extinct is very plain, since the bones found at dilTerent places are in too high a state of preservation to have remained imbedded in

fheearth man centuries, although some believe that the animals have not exis

ted since the general deluge; but that opinion, I think, is not entitled to much credit, since the hones of other animals are known to moulder to dust in a few years. The subject how ever is worthy of investigation, and should the above remarks induce; further inquiry, the writer will feel amply repaid for the

time spent in penning this article. HOOSIEB. m:v-yoiik isiots. The eity of New-Yoi k, during several la s, from the seventh up to the 12th of July, has been attended with the most outrageous riots ever known in this country. But such is the character of the statements, conflicting and unsat

isfactory, that it is impossible for us to give any thing like a regular history of the case. The dilliculty seems to have originated in the zeal manifested Indie friends and advocates of the abolition of negro slavery. They have of late not only advocated universal and immediate emancipation, but have, with equal zeal, advocated a general intermarriage with the black?. Many have commenced associating with the sable race for the purpose of making their doctrines popular. These sentiments by the bye, arc not confined to

Thev are much

Phe I'resbvterian Chu.n h in Soring

street, of which the Bev. Doctor Ludlow is Pastor, was assailed bv a numer-

Youn'g, who had formerly comnianaca the Planter. This intelligence, instead of satisfying the mob, seemed only to infuriate them the more; they seemed to. thirst for blood, and nothing el.-e apparent! v, would satisfy them. They declared that they would rake the ladies

cabin, and placed their cannon in a position to cll'ecl this object. The cannon was filled nearly to the muzzle, with stones. There were about 60 passengers on board. Our fellow citizen D. B. Ay res and his lady from whom w e have obtained this account w e're among the number. Mrs. A. had been very sick for some days and lay in a berth next the. shore. She was removed to the oilier side, id' the boat. Capt. G. had no weapon on board except a small pistol; with tliis he appeared on deck and requested those on i . I . i I C . i ... 1 . I ....

snore to lei go ue lasienings, nui no one complied with his request. All this while; flic men and hoys on f-horc were firing stones inla the boat endangering the lives of the passeogers and crew. Tim Captain was obliged to cut a-

tnii let go nnoincr, in ci-

pe.

when first the white man sought a refuge on these shores. But at w hat age of tin; world tins race existed, from what branch of Noah's family the v ......

prang. If indeed they sprang from any

what progress they made in civiliza

tion, morals, and religion, when their power was at its height when it began to decline: whether thev owe their

fall to the machinations of tr;. iters at

home, or to enemies from abroad, or

were swept away by some sudden and

iw ful dispensation of divine wrath, like

the anledeluvians were, leaving none

to toll the tale; or whether they slowly

and imperceptibly dwindled from their

hig.i estate, to the dt graded condition

in which they were found bv the w bites,

having lost all records of their origin, even tradition itself being forgotten, in

that gloomy night of ignorance and

darkness.

These are enquiries we shall not at

tempt to answer; they must ever re

main shrouded in impenetrable myste

ry. iMMigm. nut divine revelation can

draw aside the curtain of the oast and

... reveal to inquisitive man, the early his

tory of the aborigines of our country. Then only can we learn their origin, progress and fall, the purpose for which the numerous mounds, fortifications.

and other anliunities with which lw

1 " western country nbeumds, were intend

ed. Then only can we learn the true

history of that terrible animal that once existed heue, compared with which the ele phant is but a dw arf, to satisfy whose appetite a forest scarcely sufficed, and w hose thirst required a river to quench. Thai the ancient tribes were a warlike people, we have abundant evidence in the numerous walls and fortifications

still fo be seen, and that their fortifica

tions were constructed upon the best

known principles of military science, is

known and acknowledged by all who at e judges of the subject. But by w hom constructed, w hether to repel invasions

from abroad, or to eiuell insurrections

at home; or, like the feudal ca6tlcs of

wider diffused. We leaf,, that they

have several advocates in Cincinnati.

Phe Lane Seminary of the latter place

is w holly ei:li(ed in the cause of amalgamation. One of the teachers, it is said, (but for its truth we cannot vouch) hoard? at an African house, and the stu-

lenfs publicly gallant "et fair sre1 upon

the side walks, in defiance of the frowns of mothers and sisters! But to return to New-York. 1 lere the public excitement has been carried to great extent.

md mobs after mob? have been the oon-

se quence. Uiurches, theatres and pri

vate houses have been attacked, and much damaged. The; amalgamationists gave the lead by insisting that the; blacks it ..

snail assert and maintain their rights.

riuis encouraged, they took possession

of a church on the evening of the 7 th

July, and a black man by the name of Hughes was to deliver an oration on the subject of American Inde-pendeiice. The house for the. night had been preiousIy engaged to a Sacred Music. So

ciety, and their meeting conflicted. A serious riot, with clubs and canes suc

ceeded, and many wounds and bruises

were the consequence. The police succeeded, after a severe engagement, in dispelling the negroes and in lodging several of their ringleaders in (he watch house, but not until nearly all the scats and valuable properly in the church had boon demolished. On the next evening a crowd collcctcd at the. same church, consisting principally of boys and opposers of amalgamation, forced it open, but in a short tune they w ere disperse,!. On leaving tins, they went to the Bowery theatre, rushed into it, interrupted the performance, and for seunctimc held undisputed sway. They thou went to Mr. Lewis 1 appan sin Rose st. broke open the door, smashed the windows and threw the furniture into the streets. Tappan is a leader of the abolition party. While here the rioters were attacked by the W atchmen, but they maintained their ground, by giving them a, shower of

ou? hody of rioters. 1 no doors were forced open, the windows smashed and a great part of the interior destroyed.

Here the mob was lor a long time undisturbed master. They had complete possession of the building ami occasionally amused themselves by ringing the bell. A part now proceeded to the dwell

ing house of Dr. Ludlow, in Thompson stiect. Ina few moments the door was broken open and the house gutted. A company of military then ai rived, formed in line in front of the building, and the mob left the spot. A few paries of glass were broken in the African Church at the corne r of t i 1 1 i rni

Leonard and rjiurcii streets. i ne watch arrived in time to prevent further damage being done. Here the rio'ers appeared to consist entirely of bo) s. At about half past 9 o'clock, a large mob, w ho first provided themsehes w ith brie k-bats from the ruins of the. late, tire

in Pearl street, arrived at the dry goods stoie of Mr. Arthur Tappan, in Peail street Here they broke the windows: but could do no further elamage in consequence of the approach of a large posse of watchmen. The African Church in Centre street, near Anthony, has been materially injured. The w indow s were broken and the interior very nun h damaged. The house of the minister adjoining shared no better fate. For more than an hour the mob were left undisputed masters of the ground. Four or live; Negro Brothels in M albery street wore completely gutted and their unfortunate inmates compelled to seek safety in flight. A barber by the name of Davis, in Orange street, w hose properly (o the amount of S'300 was destroyed, fired four muskets at the assailants and wounded one man. The furniture of several houses was taken out and desl roved in the street.

The house of John Rowlinson, a color ed man, in Leonard street, was forced open and robbed of $ 1 02 in specie, four

She At

watches and several

oth

er articles.

We have also heard y'acts of wanton barbarity committed in the neighborhood, which we have not time to particularize. At two o'clock this morning the rioters had generally dispersed, though the Police and Military were still on duly. It is very evident that these depredations were not committed by the same people, but by dilliuent bodies. This appears to have dislraeleel the Police and the Military, for while they were at one pdace the work of destruction was going on in another, and w hen they arrived there, is was too late the damage was done. .,V. Y. Cour. July 1 2.

der to Jet the boat sw ing clear, was now hanging by one rope

tins time they began on shore to make their attack in earnest. After elevating the cannon to suit tlie-ir purpose, the match was applied, and although there was much fright and confusion no damage was done except to the boat. The cannon was again tired, and the slugs and balls from (he riile? began to whiz around those upon dock". The Captain seemed to be the only target at which

they aimed with their musketry. By this time the boat had dragged away the last stake to which she w as fastened and thus got clear from these blood hounds. The escape of the Captain appears almost miraculous. Standing in the midst of a continual show er of balls and stones he received but one. gi!i shot wound. and that merely grazed his shoulder. U"p wards cf forty balls and slugs were found in the wood work, near where (he Captain stood. Much cn dit is awarded to (.'apt. (J. for his determined bravery during the whole transaction. lie. returned their lire

upon those who were pointing their rifles at him, but his small pistol was no match for the rcnegadoes. We hope the proper authorities will adopt measures to prevent a similar occurrence in this civilized country. Illinois Patrirlf June CO. Crroi.F.it . We learn from the last Missouri Enquirer, printed at Liberty, Clay county, that Cholera exists to an alarming degree among the Mormons w ho recently emigrated to that county, and that it had spread to those who previously resided there. In three or lour days after it appeared, eighteen eases happened, thirteen of which were

fatal; and little hope was entertained of the recovery of any of the others. The disease, it is said, was confined to the Morrnor.s. Ixnrv.w State Bank. The: Luwcncebiirgh Palladium of Saturday last, says; Mr. .Merrill, president of the State Bank, passed through (his place a few days since on his w ay home from New York city. Wo learn that he speaks encouragingly of (he prospects of negotiating the state loan on favorable terms, and also of the bank's going into operation this fall, at least in November. Patiiiotio Bank. It appears bv a noIlk' (ice in (he Washington papers that the Patriotic Bank (one of the banks in that city which suspended payment about three months since) has determined to resume specie payments forthwith. It is hoped that the other Distiict Banks which have suspended will soon be able to follow this gooel example.

OL"ntAe;i-:ous. One of the most shameful transactions recently took place at Evansville, Indiana, that we ever heard of. The Steamboat Planter, Captain Guthrie, on her way from Louisville to St. Louis, stopped at Evansville, la. on Saturday last, 21st inst. Shortly after making the boat fast to the bank, a warrant was issued against the Captain of the Planter, on the charge of counterfeiting. Capt. Guthrie stated to the officer that there must be some mistake it being the first time he was ever at that place, and he refused to accompany the officer. In a short time a large band of outlaws for we can call them nothing else came down, armed with rifles, pistols. fec. bringing with them a large cannon. The mob commenced firing" stones at the boat, threatening to destroy if, and in the most vociferous manner, demanded the body of the Captain. By this time, the magistrate of the place had arrived; after considerable cll'ort he obtained a hearing, and in the presence of the whole multitude, declared that capt. G. was not the person described in the warrant, but that it was a Capt.

The Harvest. We are in the midst of harvest here. The w heat crops is something better (ban was expected some weeks ago, but it is thin on the ground and considerably injured with rust. In some neighboi hoods the crop w ill not yield more than half as much as that of last year. Corn looks uncommonly w ell. Richmond, la. Palladium. Gold Recsion of Geokgi.v. A correspondent cf the Washington, Georgia News, says that "there has been obtained from the very valuable deposite mine of Capt. John Richardson, on Duke's creek, I larbersham co. since the beginning of last w inter, eleven thousands dw ts. of gold. This splendid a mount was collected by one company of I lands, working only one machine from a half acre of land equally rich. Emigrants. Upwards of seventeen thousand seven hundred emigrants have arrived at New York since the first of January last. It is saiel that a vessel is now on her passage to New York form London, with 270 passengers on board, consisting of agricultural laborers from Cambridgeshire, many of whom ara sent out at the expense of the various parishes.