Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 48, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 11 October 1834 — Page 1
"PLEDGE!) TO NO PARTY'S ARBITRARY SWAY, WE'LL FOLLOW TRUTH WHERE'ER IT LEADS THE WAY." itY STI3VE.VS J fiM-irVA. KlSlXCi SLW, LM)IAXA, S VTIUDAI, OCTOBER 11, 183-1. VOI.OI12 I. -AO. -18.
AXX I1ATIIAW.VY. Of the early loves of SSnk'jw are, it is reeorrleil that Ann Hathaway, a W aru -ickshiro beauty, captivated the nil'eition of the ?an:uiiie b ird, who felt, perhaps, as he strolled with hi rustic mistress, on the banks of the Avon, that
excess of tender passion which he afterwards 5
iioiineaiea in 1.1s own ivomeo. 1 li lollowmc beautiful play upon the name of the interestin; A.nn, is from the pen of Dihdin, who hasilecribed the perfection of a pretty woman, "in numbers such as haks;carc's self aright use." Would ye be taueht, ye feathered thron-, In love's sweet notes to crace your ntit, To charm the heart in thrilling lay, "Listen to .Inn llaihiua: ; he hath a way to sins: so clear, Phoebus might wond'rms stoop an! hear To melt the sad, make blithe the gay, And nature charm .1nn hath a irn. She hath a way, Ann hath a way . To breathe delight, 1nn hath a ? -r When envy's dart and rancour's tooth Oo soil and bite fair worth and truth And merit to ili-tress betray ; To soothe the soul, .4nn hai'i a ira;; She hath a way to chase despair, To heal all grief, to cure all care Turn foulest Iiicrht to faire-t day, Thou know'st fond heart . Inn hath n vat ; Irhe hath a way, &5. Talk not of gems, the- orient iht, Thcdiamor 1 topa, amethyst, Theem'rald green, the ruby cay Talk of thy gem . hm Jfuthnvav. She hath a wav with her bright ey e, Their various lusters to ilefv, The iet 1 she, and the fnl they, So Sve( t to look, .Inn hath n jr,iy; She hathaVa;. ,&c. l?ut to my fanny were it given To rate her charm-, I ! call them heaven ; For though a mortal, ma leof elav
Ar.eels miu'ht love .inn llat;,nr, She hath a wav so to control,
To rapture the impri-ntied soel ; And love and truth so to li-v!-iy, That to be heaven .Inn hath a irtw : She hath a way, Ann hath a w av.
imr.AMs. Oh '. there is a dream of eaily youth, And it never conies nrai;i ; 'Tis a vision oilul.t, of life, and truth. That ilits arrs brain: And love is the theme of that early dream. So wild, so warm, so new, That in all our after years I deem, That early dream we rue. Oh! there is a dream of maturer years, More tmb iletit bv far;
,-T is a vision ot bio d and of woman's tears,
r or the theme ol that dream is war:
And we toil in the field of danger and death
And shout in the battle array, Till we find that fame is a bootless breath.
That vai.i--l.il! away. Oh! there is a dream of hoary age, 'T is a vHon of gold in store Of sums noted down 111 the figured pace, To be counted o'er and o'er: And we fondly trust in our glittering dust, As a refuge from grief and pain, Till our limbs are laid on the last dark bed, WT.cie the wealth of the world is vain. And is it thus, from man's birth to his grave In the paili whic h we all are treading, Is there nought in that h.ng career to save From remorse ami st lf-upbraiding ! O yes, there's a dream so pine, so bright, That the hi mg to whom it is cicn Ilath bathed in a M-a ol living light, Anl the theme of that dream is lleaen.
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( OL. ISAAC HAY. MIS. After the city of Charleston
fallen into the handsof Lord Cornwallis, his lord-hn Usued a proclamation re
quiring of the inhabitants of the colon) ,
that they should no longer take part in the contest, but continue peaceably at
their homes, and they should he most
facrcdly protected in property and per
son. This was accompanied with an
instrument of neutrality, which soon
obtained the signatures of many thou
The ladies of Charleston, both whigs and lories, now united in a petition to Lord Rawdon, couched in the most eloquent and moving language, praying that the valuable life of Col. llaynes mihl be spared; but this also was trea
ted with neglect. It was now proposed
that Col. I la nes' children, (the mot Iter had recently expired with the small pox) should in their mourning habiliments be presented to plead for the life of their only surviving parent. Being introduced into his presence, they fell on their knee, and with clasped
hands and weeping eves, they lisped their father's name and plead most ear
nestly for his lite. Header, what is
your anticipation; do you imagine that
Lord kawdon, ritxing their motherless
condition, tenderly embraced lhe?e af
flicted children, and restored them to the fond embrace of their father? No!! the unfeeling wretch was still inexorable: he fullered even these little ones to plead in vain! His son, a youth of tltiitecn was permitted to stay with his father in prison, who beholding his only parent loaded with irons and condemned to die, was overwhelmed in grief and sorrow. "Why,"' said he.
"my son, will you thus break your fath
er s heart with unavailing sorrow? Have I not cfien told you that we came into this world to prepare for a belter? For that better life, my dear boy, your father is prepared. Instead then of weep
ing, rejoice with me, my son, that my troubles are so near at an end. Tomorrow, I set out for immortality. You will accompany me to the place of my execution; and when I am dead, take and bury me by the side of your mother."' The oulh here fell on his father'sneck, crying, ''O my father! my father! I will die with you!'' Col. llaynes would have returned the strong embrace of his son; but alas! his hands were confined in irons. "Live,"' said he, "my son, live to honor God by a good life, live to serve your country; and live to take care of your brother and little sisters!'' The next morning Col. 1 layncs was conducted to the place of execution. His son accompanied him. Soon as he cim. in sijrht of the
gallows, the father strengthened himself and said, "Now, my son, show yourself
a man! That tree is the boundary of my life, and of my life's sorrows. Beyond that the wicked cease from trou
bling, and the weary are at rest. Don t lay too much to heart my separation
trom you: it will be but short. It was
but lately your dear mother died. Today I die, and you, my son, though but voting, must shortly follow us." "Yes,"'
my lather, replied the broken hearted youth, "I shall shortly follow you; for
indeed 1 feel that I cannot live long.
On seeing therefore his father iu the
hands of the executioner,and then strug
gling in (he halter, he stood like one
transfixed and motionless with horror.
Till then he had wept incessantly, but
soon as he saw that sight, the fountain
of tears was staunched and he never
went more, lie died insane and in his
last moments often called on the name
of his father in terms that brought tear
from the hardest heart.
prime leader, until, 1775, when he became national property. In the first Congress he was so conspicuous as to have been elected one of the committee for drafting the Declaration of Independence. Air. Sherman was also an active member of Congress after the adoption of the Federal Constitution, and advocated all the great leading doctrines of Hamilton. He died in the year 1793, aged 72. Next to Franklin lie was among the illustrious list of self taught men who figured in ,!iat day of peril and terror. If he had. hut little of the ease and flow of lliot.hts of one
bathed in the beams of knov ledge from his birth, and who can hard' v recollect how, or from whence hedeved his information, he had the prude ice in husbanding his intellectual tre isures that
made them count well in all (he business of life. He had no idle hot rs in his existence, ho wasting in the economy of his lime. lie was not eloquent, but always spoke to the purpose. His pen was better than his tongue, for he sometimes hesitated in debate, but wrote with great clearness and force.. His native and adopted states are both proud of him, and his country since she has acquired an existence and a name, ranks him among the first of her sons. If he had not the genius of Franklin, he had a standard code of morals; if he wanted
something of the invention of the philosopher, who drew the lightning from the heavens, he had fewer eccentricities and was a safer man lo follow. Botli were great blessings to their country, in their day and generation. Born within a few miles of each other, having acted together, in an important crisis, and
dying within a short compass of each other, their names will go down the stream of time together as two proud instances of self taught men. The ex ample of such men arc of permanent value to the youth of our country, they leach practical lessons upon the doctrine of free institutions; and why should we go back to remote time? lo find them, when they are directly before our eyes in our own history?
IIOGF.II SIIEitMLVX.
Roger Sherman is both a subject of
eulogy and study. He was one of those
sands of the citizens of South Carolina.! who by force of his genius and virtues
among whom was Col. Havnes, who emerged from obscurity to distinction
now conceived that lie was entitled to I and honors. He was born in JNewton, peace and security for his family and near Boston, in the year 1721. He de-
fortune. But It was not long before 1 sceiulcd from a good slock; the early
Cornwallis put a new construction on 1 Shermans of that place, were men of
the instrument of neutrality, denomtna- good sense, and some of them of high ting it a bond of allegiance to the king! attainments. but the family had become
and called upon all who had signed it reduced at the time of Roger s birth
to take up arms against Ihe it keels ! I and such were the "rrs augusta rfomt.
threatening to treat as deserters those which he had to struggle with, that lie
that refused'. This fraudulent proceed-! was bred a shoemaker and worked at
ing in Lord Cornwall"! roused the in-Ibis trade until he was 22 years of age.
dignation of every honest and honora- Many an evening during his apprentice'
ble man. Col. llaynes now being com- ship, he read by the light of pitch knots
relied, in violation of the most solemn set one end on fire in the chimney cor
compact, to take up arms, resolved that I nor, to serve as a tallow candle. This
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the invaders of his native country should fact and a hundred others ol a like na
be the objects of his vengeance. He ture,he was ready to avow in the height
withdrew from the British, and was in- of his lame. lie lelt his trade and
vested with a command in the conti- opened a small store, and read law at
nental service; but it was soon his hard the same time he was engaged in mer
fortune to be captured bv the enemv chandize.- In 175 4 he was admitted to
and carried into Charleston. I,ord the bar; and about this lime he was c
Rawdon, the commandant, immediately lected a member of the Legislature
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ordered mm tone loaueii with irons, from the town wnere ne naa resiaca
and after a sort ol a mock trial, he was for some time. He practiced law wit
sentenced to be hung! This sentence no small success. In a few years after
seized all classes with horror and dis- wards he was promoted to the bench of
may. A peHtior, headed hy the Bri-1 the court of common pleas, and lo that
tish Governor null, and signed ty a of the Supreme Court ot tne state.
number of royalists, was presented in I all the judicial and political affairs o
nis behall but was totally uifrrgarueu. the Mate ol Connecticut, ne was
THE IIUsnAXU , AN. There is one prevailmtverror among lis class of society which ought to be
eradicated and destroyed ; it is more fa
tal to the business of agriculture than
lie growth of Canada thistle or the de
ductions of Ray frosts we mean the
neglected education of the farmer s chit
dren. It is frequently remarked that
education is of little use to the farmer
a very little science will do for him
Great knowledge is only beneficial to
professional man. repressions of this sort are founded upon a false estimate of one of the most useful and elevated
professions of life.
If the habitual business of the cultiva
tor docs afford the mental powers a field
for their most extended exercise, we
know not where to look for such a field
The study of agriculture unites to the
theory of science, the very essential ma
terials of its practical parts. It makes
the student experimentally and truly
carneui
AY hen we look upon the vast extent
of the territory of this continent, and consider the fertility of the soil, the rich mines and extensive minerals it possesses, we are presented with an almost il-
imilable field for mental researches
;nd scientific improvement.
Nearly every thing that is useful in
our pilgrimage through life is drawn
from the earth, lhe mam use of sci
ence is to explore the minutias of nature, to fathom its secret caverns, to bring
forth the hidden possession of the earth
into comprehensible identity. Where
then is the occupation that so richly
furnishes a perpetual supply of menial food as that of agriculture. In the con
stant exercises and every day labors of
the farmer, the business of his science is progressing, if his intellect has been set right in the education of his youth.
1 he theory is all essential, lor this con
stitutes the implement by which he is to prosecute the study of nature to its
practical utility.
A man cannot go forth upon the land
with any good degree of promise msci
cntilic experiment, without the light of
past experience upon his pathway, and
this he can only obtain by a passage through the literary institutions of the country, where the results of the labors
of the learned for ages are collected together and made accessible to the student. To attempt a prosecution of the study of science independent of the
knowledge which exists already, would
I be like going back to the earliest ages
for light in the undeveloped arts of mechanism. We are not so independent of the past as we sometimes incline to consider ourselves. There is scarcely a valuable discovery of modern times but has borrowed something of its proportions or utility f;om the iniud of antiquity. Among the inhmued ruins of Pompeii and Heiculaneum, a v.ist multitude of artificial curosilies hae recently been discovered, among which are implements of surgery onoin particular was found, upon companion with a very late invention in Paris, to be nee.ih like it, and a still later improvement in London to be exactly the same.. Here
we have the result of the labors of two of the most enlightened kingdoms on
earth; and what docs it prove? Why, simply that they have come to the science of a people who have slept for almost two thousand years in an unknown grave. When the entire tomb of Vesuvius shall be broken and explored there is little doubt thai many more of our modern discoveries will find their exact Pompeiian and llercula'ieum prototypes. These facts cannot fail to portray clearly the importance of a study of the past experiments of human life, both as a source of profit and actual saving of time, labor, and expense.
I hat the farmer, by a scientific cul tivation of his land, can increase lo a ve
ry great extent its productions, there does rot exist a rational doubt. And that the time is coming when there will be actual necesity for this increase ol
production, there is every possible appearance. It is therefore not only wise
and expedient to commence or rather carry on now this improvement in hus
bandry, but it is a high duty which is owed already to posterity, in considera
tion ofall the blessings which past ages have bequeathed to us.
Permit us, therefore, in our humble
way, lo impress upon tlic minus ot llie farmers the very great usefulness of education to their children: Give your sons and daughters not the less educa
tion because you design them for rural life and agricultural pursuits. If you are able, educate them they will find abundant employment for all their science though their farms he located in the deep wilderness of the west; though they be cast amid barren rocks and sterile sand plains, science will aid them theie. Not a blade of grass nor spear of grain but will grow better under the cultiva-
lion ol intellectual care. lota nower
but will show beauties to the eye of science which the vulgar world knows not of. Not a vine but rears finer and produces more where educated hands superintend its growth. In short, all nature is beautified, improved and bettered where the cultivator is no stranger
lo its properties and the science of its
developments. Farmers, give your children educa
lion. It is the only earthly inheritance you can bequeath them that is beyond
the reach of accident. All other hu
man property is constantly changing
and transitory. Science is not transfer
able not like the mutability of other
goods, negotiable; it is firm and will be
the enduring companion of your chil
dren through life it will support them
in all the afflictions of 1 rovidentia
chastisement, and prepare them for an
inheritance in that undiscovered coun
try beyond the land of death.
most sacred, most solemn, most holy? Doubtless you are to exclaim he whose life is dedicated to the spiritual good of mankind ; how happy must he be, whose calling leads others to happiness and happiness everlasting. Well,, happy mo! her! this task is thine. Think not that I rank thee too highly. Raise tliv heart in gratitude to Him who has
entrusted tliee with so high a
:harge.
Trv to perform it aright. Thv love
- O J and diligence, with the help of Providence, the Spirit of power, to assist and . strengthen thee, will remove the greatest of thy difficulties. Look to thai' Spirit for all that thou dost want, and
especially for those two grand requis
ites, murage and kuDiilily. I cstalozzi.
All KU IV A TV C KKEtt AI,S. -Washington was a surveyor and in after life a farmer 'Lxprcssive silence! muse his praise.' Knox, was a bookbinder and stationer. Morgan (he of. the Cow pens) was a drover. Tarllon got from him a sound lecture on that subject. Green was a blacksmith, and withal a Quaker, albeit through all ibis southern campaigns, and pariicularly at the Kutaw Springs, he put ofFthe outward man. Arnold (I ask pardon for naming him in such company) was a grocer and provision store-keeper, in New Haven, where his sign is still to be
seen; the same that decorated his shop before the revolution. Gates, who opened Burgoyne's eyes (o the fact that he could not inarch through the United States with 5000 men, was a 'regular built soldier,' but after the revolution, a
tanner. Warren, the rnarlry of Bunk
er Hill, was a physician, and hesitated
not to exhibit to his countrymen a splcn-
id example of the manner in which
American physicians should practice
when called upon by their country.
Mtirion, the 'old Bay of the South, was
i shepherd's boy.'
ADVICE TO JIOTIII KS.
I should entreat a mother, by the ve
ry love which she bears to her children to consider well the nature of her du
ties. I do not require her to go into
any difficult discussions on this point
for love should be the ruling principle in her heart, and this right feeling is in
danger of being kept down by labourer
investigation. 1 here is that in a mother's feelings, which will urge her on iu
the right course, if she is really ilesi
rous of filling the mind of her chiU
with the love of truth. To this feeling
I would speak. The duties of a moth
er, if we may say so, are both easy and difficult; but I hope there is no mother
who has not found the highest re wan.
in overcoming-difficulties in such
cause: and the whole of her duties wil by degrees open before her, if she wil but dwell upon that simple, yetawfu
and elevating idea, 'My children are horn for eternity, and given expressly
to my charge, that I may educate (hem
for being children of God. Gook
round you in the world, and see the dif
ferent occupations and pursuits of men
Whose employment seems to you the
IIi:mimsckxce. In 179fJ, when the
tidings of the news of the death of the
Great Washington, first President of
the United Slates, was received in Bos
on," the "Sons of Pilgrims" were cele
brating in Concert Hall the anniversary
f the lust landing of the l-athcrs. I he ompany, all standing, were singing a lymn, written for the occasion, which losed with this stanzas "Maii J'ilxrim Fathers of our raee, With uratetul hearts your toils we trace, Oil as this native day returns We'll pay due. honors to jour urns;"
When the tolling of the bells announced
the melancholy tidings lo the citizens
I he cued was electrical. Lach one
oon knew the cause. The singing
ceased. The company continued stand
ing in expressive silence. Judge Davis traced with his pencil the following ad
ditional stanzas to the Hymn:
"Ah! while we gather Voinil your urn, Joins your blest band, great Washington. Hark to that hull! A Nation's sighs Walt his spirit to the skies.'"
This stanzas was sung, and the company retired in sadness, each one to his home. Boston paper..
Advice to young Ladies. If you
have blue eyes, you need not languish:
if black, you need not leer: if you have
good teeth, do not laugh for the sake of showing them: if you have bad ones,
by all means shut your mouth, and smile: if you have pretty arms and hands, there can be no objections toplaying on the harp: if you arc disposed lo be clumsy, work tapestry: if you dance well, dance but seldom: if you dance ill, never dance at all: if you sing well, make no previous excuses: if you sing indifferently, hesitate not a moment when you are asked, for few people are judges of singing, but every one will be sensible of your desire to please: if you would obtain power, be condescending: but above all, mark! if you are asked to be married, say "yes" for you may never be a6kcd a second time. THE TYItANT REPROVED I1Y HIS SLAVE. A poor West India Negro employed as a domestic in the house of his master who had purchased him, having bought a trifling article of a fellow negro, who had procured it by clandestine means, was detected with the property about him, and therefore ordered by his master to be severely whipped. After he had received the punishment, he said to the officer who had indicted it, "why you no flog white man?"' "So we do," answered the officer, when they buy stolen goods knowing them to be stolen. "There stand my massa; why you no flog him, as you "flog poor me? he buy me he knew me stole."
