Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 40, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 16 August 1834 — Page 1

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to " V,iiiTMx.nrc:." Parrtrsus' hcicht! shill rvrr l;kc me Hope to am md si Iii.-lt aloft with thec Whore nought Imt o!iricot llowor over Mow, Ami sroUen fi nit their odors swi rl l-tov 1 'T is downright folly ov'ry thins; should find Its proper place 'inon kitiJioil of it kind ; JVornii."? to swell to something l":tr nhoe Where .Nature kmc! deMgnM that it should move " F.neh t hi? proper plnee" this is the text, Ami "all nhke are eipi.il," follows next : The l.ird that wears the jrolden feather he Ha tianckl to ho:ut o'ereree; ins Ktts like me. : So I h.it t'1! my pl.:o, t is a!! required, And ail in truth that ever I desired. 'T li.a ever hi-en a source of scorn to me, To pine for w hat I knew I cor.hl not be. TaniaMS height: full manj-a h'oekhend hold Has tl.ith-r tried to rliaih, a? wo are told ; Hut ere one-half it s towering summit u-ain'd, Trii'pM, stuiiil led, fill and at it foot rcniainM. And so there's many a tmm'ku'd nmv-a-d.y f'trive- hard ti throw himself in other's wax", Till pointed, hootel, scorned, and oft a kiik, He finds his har-h iiiMtii-.i then is uVJt. No wonder lie is ".oVV" the nneouth fool H as made himself a tool, a haUful tool; And shallow-pated played some s:llv patt, Invented hy some low intriguers rt. Himself no better, not a whit than he, And both o like a .:t they could not see, Till blund"rin S'ie;i:io;i ii.to uthi r?"s places, They 're driven ct; with wry and sour laces. Tis thus that wM-hc politicians oft Uecome the butt of ridicule some sort And silly creature thinks hint something wise, And other fools, determined he shall ri-o Above his place to ijlory ai d to fame, I'tiite to swell and pniV abroad his name Kre they bethink, the devil ir le his duo, And down f 'icy go the politician too. A poliliiinyil every nuni'Vili mow Would he a ;".')fi' ia. Matter how? So he can he "elected"' that is a!! Oil ni'iil he would neither stand nor fall, So he an be !rted," all i tvell ; No ni.ittcr whether he can even tell tfhrn he wa horn, of irorj, or even iihcre, ldett him, and the knave he dot s not care. Away with those who thus would vainly tear The i mr I wreath that better heads should wear To place it en their own much rather they Should stand aloof and keep them out the w aj. A modc-l man would in his heart depise, (And modest nu n alone are pood and w i-e,) To rrowi himself ia places fools mi. ht more r-land m ihe rear they ill become Wforo. II.C1HN-BLG. Hi: WA1.KKD WIT1 (iOU. IiY MIH. HtMANS. '4ni Ktoeh tralktd irith (ioi: ani he icasnot; Jit Hod foot Aim.' ticn. v. '24. lie walked w ith God in holy joy, While yet his days wen; few; The deep plad spirit of the boy, To love anil leverence grew. YA hether, each nightly star to count, The ancient hills he trod, Or sought the tlowers by stream and fctint, Al.ko he walked witlt God. The gravrr noon of manhood came, The full of cares and fears; One uice w as in his heart the same It heard through childhood's years. Amidst tair tents, and docks, and swains.. OYr his erccn pasture soil, A shepherd kin on eastern plains, The Tatiiarch walked with God. And calmly, brightly, that pure life Melted bom earth away ; No pang it knew, no parting strife, No sorrow ful decay, lie bowed him not like all beside, I nto the SjKulcr's rod, Hut joined at once the glorified, Wh' re angels walk with God. So let w walk tho night must come To ns that comes to all : We through the darkness must go home, Hearing the trumpet's call, t.'losod is the path for evermore bich without death he trod ; Not so that way, wherein of yore, His footsteps walked with God! El IS TO It I OA li H.VTTLK OI' MONMOUTH. The battle of Monmouth, N. J. in which the Americana were victori ous, was fought on the 28th of June, 1??8. I Ik' following; graphic sketch of the battle is taken from the life of Alexander Hamilton, recently publish ed in Iew- oik. "On the evening of the 27th, Ham ilton who hal rejoined the main body by order of Washington, wrote to Gen. Leo, directing him, from the apprehen sion that the enemy might move off at night, or early in the morning, to de tach a party of six or eight hundred men, to lie near them and to skirmish, 60 as to produce some delay, while Lee w as directed to give orders to Colonel Morg tn to make an attack for a similar purpose; a previous order had been is med to Lee to call the officers together, and an hour was appointed bv him for their conference; but before they met, he rode out, and on the inquiry for orders, was informed that he had none to give. In the interim, the enemy had taken a strong position with their right flank on the skirt of a small wood, and their left secured by a forest, and a morass running towards the rear, a wood also covering their Iront. The main body of the Americans be ing put in motion to support him, Lee was ordered to commence tne attack

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Maiijuis before break of day, as soon as he saw the probability of the van of the advanced corps being endangered with the enemy, returned to Washington, who w as coming tip with the main body, ond advised him to throw the right w ing of the army round by the right, and to follow with the left wing directly in Gen. Lee's rear, to support him; and an order was immediately given to Greene to tile oiFwith the right wing, and take a position so as to protect the right cf the army, which w as done. Hamilton th n went forward to reconnoitre. Lee, after having advanced a short distance ordered a halt; he then again moted forward, and in half an hour after, Wayne was directed by Lee, to leave his own detachment, and take command of the front. Scott's brigade then advanced up the morass oa one side, Yarnum's following its rear. Wayne, on reaching the front sent intelligence to Lee that the enemy were moving la great disorder, and urged him to push on the rear, lie coitti lined to advance crossing the morass near the road where they were marching. The. whole force then in viewhailed, a body of British horse covered by infantry, instantly charged the foremost regiment under Colonel Butler, who poured in a well directed fire, broke I hem and threw their covering party into disorder. The pursuit was kept up; when the enemy opened a lire from their artillery inclining to the right of the Americans, in order to gain an eminence where their veterans formed with admirable coolness; as thev came up in succession. Wayne hoping to gain the advantage of the ground, formed Scott's brigade, under a heavy discharge of artillery, and still pressed on, w lien an order was received Ironi Lee, who Hamilton states "meditated the disgrace of the Americans,' to retrevt. The enemy secinc the sit un ion of this detachment wholly unsup ported passed a column through Hie illage, and gained a position between it and the remainder of the arir.v, when they again made a spirited charge with their horse and their whole advance was compelled to retire; which they did undercover of a wood, until they reached the body under Lee. Hamilton having urged in vain that possession should be taken of a hill which commanded the plain on w hich the enemy wore coming up; and that there the battle should be fought, rejoined Washington, to report what he had done. He thus represented the filiation of the advance; that when le came up with Lee; the enemy was drawn up with their right near the w ood, their left in open ground covered )V cavalry; that the A met ican columns were within cannon shot of the enemy; that he rode up to the front of the column, and perceiving that their cavalry were filing oil' the left, as if to attempt Lee s right, he suggested that a column should wheel on the right and attack them. This suggestion was approved; and Hamilton, by Lee's order, directed Lafayette to wheel by his right, gain, and attack the enemies' flank. At this instant, while Washington was standing with his arm extended over his horse, during a halt for a few moments, where the roads forked, a small party came rapidly up, from whom he learned the idvanced corps was on the retreat. He instantly giving way to a burst of indig nation, sprung from his horse, and ha ving ordered Colonel Harrison, who had returned from reconnoitering, to ascertain the truth, pushed forward, to the rear of the advanced corps and ral lied the retreating troops. To every inquiry as to the cause of the retreat, an unsatisfactory answer was given. Colonel Ogden, who fol lowed, exclaimed with an oath, ' we are flying from a shadow." The troops were then in the greatest disorder, ig norant w hat direction to pursue. Washington in the meanwhile reach ed the knoll, where Lee was he im mediately ordered Wayne to renew the combat,directed a cannon to be brought up, which was done by colonel Oswald, and i brisk cannonade ensued. Then calling up Colonels Ramsay and Stew art, he vehemently exclaimed that they were the olhcers on whom he should depend to give the enemy a check While these regiments were forming Lee approached. Washington demand ed of him, in haste, the cause of the retreat. He replied Sir, Sir, with hesitation, stating that it was owing to contradictory information and disobedi

ence of orders, and that he did not

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choose to board the British Army in such a situation; and that besides tho attack was contrary to his opinion. Washington replied, that whatever was his opinion, he expected his orders would have boon obeyed. At this moment Hamilton rode up. and exclaimed to Leo, "I will stay with you my dear General and die wuh you. Let us all die here, rather than retreat." Perceiving the enemy advancing on the artillery, which, by the orders of General Knox had been posted on the right, he advised that a detachment should march to their succour; when, after a short interval. Col. Li iiigston pushed forward and repulsed them with spirit. Hamilton then rode towards the roar, when finding Col. Olney retreating with Varnum's brigade, and fearii.g that the artillery in their front w ould be lost, he ordered the brigade to Josni along a fence near him, with all pos-ihle despatch, which they immediately did, and charged at (he point of tho bayonet, where Hamilton, who had assisted in forming them, and had placed htmoll at their head, had his horse shot under him; when, hurt by the fall, and overcome by . the heat (lor he had ridden throughout the. action without a hal.) he was compelled to retire. This party, after exchanging a smart fire gave time for the artiih rv to fall back; but loo weak to prevent the onmy trom outflanking them, retreated with considciahle loss. These two successive chocks by Liv ingston and Olney allorded lime to make a disposition of the left wing, and to form the second line of the army upon an eminence, and in a copse in the rear covered by a morass. Oa tin: el evation, Stirling, who commanded that wing, placed cannon, which protected the chatgos of the infantry, and produced a great impression on the enemy and stopped their progrers. Greene, as soon as ho hoard ot the 7 retreat, pushed forward and selected a position on the right, which Hamilton lad advised Lee U take, crowned it with artillery and kept oif the British advancing on the right while he sevcreenftladcd the left. Wayne then advan ced and pouring in a close fire, drove the enemy beyond the moras?, near which Butler had at hrst repulsed them. Washington followed up the attack, Inorders to General Boor, with Iwo bri gade?, to move on the right, and Woodlord on their left, while Ivnox brought lis artillery to bear on their front, riicse dispositions were made, hut ob stacles prevented their reaching the enemy until night had closed in.. The Americans, worn out by intense aeat, reposed on the field of battle, ho)ing to renew the action in the ensuing day; but the enemy taking ad antage of the darkness pressed on, and succeeded in embarking at Sandy Hook. Washington, unfortunately, believing that no serious injury could be inflicted upon them, leaving only a small force to hover round them, moved up lor the protection of Ihc Hudson. AN Al'ltlCAN TELL. When passing near the Uiet river gate, and while our oxen w ere grazing. V an Wyk, the colonist, related to us the following interesting circumstance. 'It is now,' he said, 'more than two years since, in the very place where 1 stand, 1 ventured to take one ol the most darring shots that ever was hazarded. My wile was sitting within the house, near !ir the door, the children were playing about her, and 1 was without, near the house, busied in doing something to a wagon, when suddenly, though it was mid day, an enormous lion appeared, came up and laid himself quietly down in the shade, upon the very threshold of the door. My wife, either frozen with fear, or aware of the danger atten ding any attempt to fly, remained mo tionless in her place, while the children took refuge in her lap. Ihe cry they uttered attracted my attention, and I hastened towards the door; but my astonishment may well be conceived, when 1 found the entrance to it barred in such a way. Although the animal had not seen me, unarmed as 1 was, escape seemed impossible; yet I glided gently, scarcely knowing what I meant to do, to the side of the house, up to the window of my chamber, where 1 knew my loaded gun was standing. By a most happy chance I had set it in the corner close by the window, so that I could reach it with my hand; for as you may perceive, the opening is too small to admit of my having got in: and still

more fortunate, the door of the room

w.-s open, so that 1 could see the whole danger of tho scene. The lion was beginning to move, perhaps with the intention of making a spring. There was no longer any time to think; I called sofliv to the mother not to ho alarmed;

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oking the name of the Lord, fingers in idle moments may have tray piece. The ball passed di- ced upon the wind that image will re

tired mv rectiv over inv bo"t; head, and lodged in the forehead of the lion, immediately above the eyes, which shot forth, as it were spa: ks of lire, stretched him on the giound, so that he never stirred more.' Indeed, we all shuddered as w e liMoncd to t!ii re lation. Kcver, as he himself observed, was a more daring attempt hazarded. Had he failed in his aim, mother and children were all inevitably lost; if the boy had moved, he 'had been struck; ihe least turn in the lion, and the shot had not been mortal to him. To have taken an aim at him without was impossible; while the shadow of any one advancing in the bright s'in, would have betrayed him; to consumate the whole, the head of the creature was in some so; ! protected by the door poiLLichlenstcins Travels. WASHINGTON AM) HANCOCK. During Ihe siege at Bosto.i, General Washington consulted congress upon the propriety of bombarding the town. Mr. Hancock was then 'resident of Congress. Afli r the General's letter was road, a solemn silence ensued, in order that Mr. Hancock might give his opinion on the important subject, as he was deeply interested from having all his estate in Boston.. After he left ihe chair he addressed the chairman of tho committee in the following words: "It is true, sir, neatly .til tho. property I have in the world, is in housesand other real estate in the town of Boston; but if the expulsion of the British army from it, and the liberties of our country icqiiirc them being burnt to ashes, issue the order for that purpose immediately." Dm 'ing the revolutionary war, the British, then in the Potomac, sent a Hag on shore at Mount Vernon, the private residence of Gen. Washington, requesting a supply of fresh provisions. Refusals of such demands wore often followed by burning the houses and other properly near the river. To prevent ibis catastrophe, the person entrusted with the management of the estate, went oa board with the Hag, and conveying a supply of provisions, requested that the buildings and improvements might be spared. For this he received a severe reprimand, in a letter to him, in which -Washington: observed: . "It would have been a less painful circumstance to me to have heard, that, in consequence of your non-compliance with the request of the British, they hud burnt my house, or laid my plantation in ruins." LOVE. How bright and beautiful is love in its hour of parity and innocence how mysteriously does it etherealize every feeling, and concentrate every wild and be ildering impulse of the heart. Love, holy and mysterious love it is the garland spring of life the dream of the heart the impassioned poetry of nature its song is heard in the rude and unvisited solitude of the far forest, and the thronged haunts of busy life it embellishes with its flames the unpretending cot of the peasant and ihe gorgeous palace of the. monarch Hashes its holy gleam of light upon the mute page of the solitary student and upon the mea sured track of the lonely wanderer hovers about the imperiled bark of the slorin beaten mariner enfeebles the darkly bending wing of the muttering tempest and imparts additional splen dor to the beacon that burns "on the far distant shore." Love! it is the mystic and unseen spell that harmonizes and "soothes un bidden" the wild and rugged tenden cies of human nature that lingers a bout the sanctity of the domestic hearth the worshipped deity of the penetralia, and unites in firmer union the affections of 6ocial and religious society, gathers verdant freshness aiound the guarded cradle of helpless infancy, and steals in moonlight darkness upon the yielding heart of despairing age it hushes into reposing calmness the chafed and bruised and unresting spirit of sorrow, and bear9 it from the existing and anticipated evils of life, to its own bright and sheltering power of repose transforms into a generous devotion the exacting desires of vulgar interest and sordid avarice, and melts into a

tearful compassion the ice of insensibility. The image winch holy and undecaying love has once portraited on the deep shrine of the heart, will not vanish like lineaments which childhood's

main there unbroken and unmarked it will burn on undefaccd in its beauty and undiminished in its lustre, amid the quick rush of the winds and the warring of the tempest cloud and when the wavering "star of our fate seems declining," the bowed and bewildered spirit, like the trembling dove of the patriarchs, will meet its home and its refuge in that hallowed fane where love presides as high priestess of its sanctuary and consecrates to unbending truth the offered vows of hervotaries. Btihccr. IlEMOItlEU ML'. There is not two other words in the language that can recal a more faithful, train of past remembrance of friendship than these. Look through your library, and when you cast your eyes upon a volume that contains the name of an old companion, it will say remember mc. Have you an ancient album the repository of mementos of early affection? Turn over its leaves stained by the fingers of time, sit down and ponder upon the names enrolled on them, each speaks, each says, remember me. Go into the church yard, among the marble tombs, read the simple and brief inscriptions that perpetuate Ihe memory of departed ones; they too have a voice that speaks to the hearts of the livings, and says, remember me. Walk in the scenes of early rambles; the well known paths of the winding streams, the over spreading trees, the green and gentle sloping banks, will recal the dreams of juvenile pleasure, and bear the treasured injunction, remember me. And this u all that is left of the wide circle of our earthly friends. Scattered hy fortune, or called away by death, or thrown without our hand by the changes of circumslanco find ourselves left alone with the recollection of what thej' were. . HINTS FOR HEALTH. Persons in health should never under any circumstances take medicine. The custom which prevails in some families, of administering physic in the spring and fall to prevent the attacks of dis ease, is preposterous in the extreme. The only sure safeguards are temperance in eating and drinking, and carefully adapting the clothing to the changes of the atmosphere. Persons in the vicinity of contagious disorders must carefully attend to these prescriptions, and by proper exercise, cheerful recreation, and strict regard to cleanliness preserve the mind in a slate of cheerful-, ncss and activity. It is absolutely necessary for those visiting warm climates to abstain entirely from spirituous liquors. One sick person only should occup3r the same apartment. The bed should be a matress, in case of fever, in preference to one of feathers. The rooms should be well ventilated, the light excluded, and it should be kept in a slate of perfect cleanliness. The introduction of visiters into a sick chamber should always be avoided, as the air becomes vitiated and unfit for respiration, and their presence and conversation arc apt to disturb the patient. The room of the sick should always be kept quiet and free as possible from noise, talking and whispering. Indi.vn Eloquence. The following specimen of eloquence was delivered by an Indian woman over the contiguous graves of her husband and infant: "The Father of Life and Light has taken from me the apple of my eye, and (he core of my heart, and hid (hem in these two graves. I will moisten the one with my tears and the other with the milk of my breast, till I meet them again in that country where the bu never sets." Piety. The (races-of piety have been wearing out more and more, from our conversation, from our manners, from our popular publications, from the current literatuni of the age. In proportion aa (he maxims and spirit of Christianity have declined, infidelity has prevailed in their room: for infidelity is, in reality, nothing more than a noxious spawn, (pardon the metaphor,) bred in the stagnant marshes of chm-lianily.