Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 49, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 18 October 1834 — Page 1

rLEDGUW TO NO rvRTVS ARBITRARY SWAY, WELL FOLLOW TRUTH WHERE'ER IT LEADS THE WAY.

I'tir t'tt Times. a vt in . I love ti eo tlu Antnntn come, Tlion-h rlo'hi-'l in attire ail ; It wakens up tviVrtions sweet, And makes the lioon sla.l. For th.inun l! storm of Winter mt Mul follow i it their turn. An I "ti tlio el iii'' of the e ir, When all ::mt IT.me return The screen tm.l to it mother rartlt, The hlo'soni to the ground. Anil oon jv ilcmlly gloom imi-l ! 'n On all the lanJsrnjjp ro-iiel. Yet, ! what joy it cive to iVel That jrinj will nm return, And waken into life anew The tenants of the urn. Ainl thnit i with me the noon Of i-nmmer now io"er, Anil Autumn in it solemn mien, Tourtraj s what lies before. Put thonjli the nicht of death i near The winter of the toii.b ; IWoml I see eternal princ. An 1 there my spirit next l ill Moom.

DixriNv a ni vi.ota r:. I El I A. Little stream, where art thou wainlerinr, OYr the pehhles eoursiii" Iree, Ah nit ravine anil roek meaiuierinc; Tell me, where's thy !eslin ! STHF.AM. Fir-t I mingle w ith the river, Then roll with it to the sea ; Tic. i to the t Ion.!, my ast nvt iver I hanrrinrr is my seeiie. I l l i A. Summer zephyr, mih'.ly 1. low in.-, Soli alike on lake ami lea, Stoji awhile, where art thou gom. Whither is thy Jest 1113 ? ZKP'IV R. Aroiuiil the wevl.l mv way I ru wincing, F.artli ha no renins; place for me j Alike oir laivl and sea I'm springing riianu'iiii is my destiny. I Ki t V. I.iiV, like the I re run, is constant streaming, An 1 like the tre 1111 um-t constant he, Wearing onward to its m'in? Oianins; is life's destiny. IS 1 O U 11 A S3 EE V DIt. IIENJAM1X 1'U ANKI.IN. In stature, Dr. Fr inklin was above the middle size. He possessed a healthy constitution, atij was remarkable for his strength and activ ity. His countenance ind;eiled a serene slate of mind, great depth of thought, and an inflexible resolution. In his intercourse with mankind, he was uncommonly agreeable. In conversation, he abounded in curious and interesting anecdote. A vein of good humor muked his conversation, and stronglv iccommended him to both old and y oung, to the learned and illiterate. As a philosopher, he justly r inks high. In his speculations, he seldom lost sight of common sense, or yielded up his understanding cither to enthusiasm or authority. He contributed, in no small degree, to the extension of science, and to the improvement of the condition of mankind. He appears to have entertained, at some period of his life opinions which were in many respects peculiar, an J which probably were not founded upon a sound philosophy. The following experiment, which he made some years after his father's death, and after an absence of several years, to ascertain whether his mother would know hint, will he thought at least curious and interesting. It was his conjecture, if not a well settled opinion, that a mother might, by a kind of instinct or natural affection, recognise her children, even though she had lost the recollection of their particular features. It was on a visit to his native town of Boston, after an absence of many years, that this curious incident occurred. On a sullen, chilly day, in the month of January, in the afternoon, the Doctor knocked at his mother's door, and asked to speak with .Mrs. Franklin. He found the old lady knitting before the parlor lire. He introduced himself, and observing that he understood she entertained travelers, requested a nights lodging. She eyed him with that cold look of disapprobation which most people assume, when they imagine themselves insulted, by being supposed to exercise an employment but one degree below their real occupation in life . assured him that he had been misinformed, that she did not keep tavern; but that it was true, to oblige some members of the legislature, she took a number of them into her family during the session; that she had four members of the council, and six of the house of representatives, who then boarded with her: that all her beds were full: and then betook herself to her knitting. with that intense application which ex pressed, as forcibly as action could do, if you have concluded your business the sooner you leave the house thebet-

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ler. I3ut upon the Doctor's wrapping his coat around him, affecting to shiver with cold, and observing that it was very chilly weather, she pointed to a chair, and gave him leave to warm himself. The entrance of her hoarders preclu ded all further conversation; colfee was soon served, and the Doctor partook with the familv. To the colfee, according to the good old custom of the times, succeeded a plate of pippins, pipes, and a paper of tobacco, when the whole familv formed a cheerful smong semi circle before the fire. Per haps no man ever possessed colloquial powers in a more fascinating degree Man i)r. . l atikim. and never was there m occasion when he displayed those powers lo better advantage, than at this lime. He drew the attention of the company, by the solidity of his modest remarks, instructing them by the varied, new,Jand striking lights in which he placed his subjects, and delighted them with apt and amusing anecdotes. Thus employed, the hours passed merrily along until supper was mnounced. 31 rs. I rankhn, busied with her household alfiirs, fancied the in truding stranger had quitted the house immediately after coffeo,and it was with difficulty she could restrain her resent ment when she saw him scat himself at the table with the freedom of a member of the familv. Immediately after supper, she called a:i eldeilv gentleman, a member of the council, in whom she was accustomed lo cot. tide, to another room; complained bitterly of tho rudeness of the stranger; told the manner of his introduction loher house; observed (hat he appeared like an outlandish man, and, she thought, had something very suspicious in his appearance; concluding by soliciting her friend's advice with respect to the way in which she could most easily rid herself of his presence. The old gentlemiiii assured her that the stranger was certainly a young man of education, and to all appearance a gentleman, that, perhaps, being in agreeable company he paid no attention to the lateness of the hour; and advised her to call him aside and repeat her inability to lodge him. She accordingly sent her maid to him, and then with as much temper as she could command, recapitulated the situation of her family, observed that it grew late, and mildly intimated that he would do well to seek himself a lodging. The Doctor replied that he would by no means incommode her family, but that, with her leave, he would smoke one more pipe with her boarders, and then retire. He returned to the company, filled his pipe, and with the first whiff his powers returned with double force. He recounted the hard-hips, he extolled the piety and policy of their ancestors. A gentleman present mentioned the subject of the day's debate in the house of representatives. A bill had been in troduced to extend the prerogatives of the royal governor. The Doctor immediately entered upon the subject; supported the colonial rights with new and forcible arguments; was familiar with the names of the influential men in the house when Dudley was governor; recited their speeches, and applauded the noble defense of the charter of rights. During a discourse so appropriately interesting to the company, no wonder the clock struck eleven, unperceived by the delighted circle; and was it wonderful that the patience of Mrs. Franklin grew quite exhausted! She now entered the room, and before the whole company, with much warmth addressed the Doctor; told him plainly she tho'l herself imposed on; observed it was true she was a lone woman, but that she had friends who would protect her, and insisted on his leaving the house. The Doctor made a slight apology, deliberately put on his great coat and hat, took polite leave of the company and approached the street door, lighted by the maid and attended by the mistress. While the Doctor and his companions had been enjoying themselves within, a most tremendous snow storm had fill ed the streets knee deep ; and no sooner had the maid lifted the latch, than a roaring northeaster forced open the door, extinguished the light, and almost filled the entry with drilled snow and hail. As soon as it was re lighted, the Doctor cast a woful look towards the door, and thus addressed his mother: 'My dear madam, can you turn me out in this dreadful ttorm? I am a stran

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ger in this town, and shall certainly perish in the streets. You look like a charitable lady; I should'nt think you could turn a dog from your door in this tempestuous night.' Don't tell me of charily,' said the offended matron; 'charity begins at home. It is your own fault you tarried so long. To be plain with you, sir, I do not like your looks or your conduct, and I fear you have some bad designs in thus introducing yourself to my family.' The warmth of this parley had drawn the company from the parlour, and by their united interference the. stranger was permitted to lodge in the house, and as no bed could be had, he consented to rest on an easy chair before the parlor fire. Although the boarders appeared to confide inAhe stranger's honesty, it was not so with Mrs. Franklin. With suspicious caution, she collected her silver spoons, pepper-box, and porringer from her closet, and after securing her parlor door by sticking a fork over the latch, carried the plate to her chamber; charged the negro man to sleep with his clothes on, to take the great lever to bed with him, and to waken and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in attempting lo plunder. Having thus taken every precaution, she retired to her bed with her maid, whom she compelled to sleep in her room. Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun, roused her domestics, unfastened the parlor door with timid caution, and was agreeably surprised to find her guest sleeping on his own chair. A sudden transition from extreme distrust to perfect confidence, was natural. She awakened him with a cheerful good morning; inquired how he rested; invited him to partake of her breakfast, which was always served previous to that of tier boarders. And pray, sir,' said the lady, a3 she sipped her chocolate, 4 as you appear to oe a stranger here, to what distant country do you belong?' 4 1, madam, belong to the city of Philadelphia.' At the mention of Philadelphia, the Doctor declared he, for the first time, perceived some emotion in her. Philadelphia P snid she, and all the mother suifused in her eye: if you live in Philadelphia, perhaps you know our Ben.' 'Who, madam!' 'Why Ben Franklin my Ben oh! he is the dearest son that ever blest a mother!' 4 What,' said the Doctor, ' is Ben Franklin, the printer, your sont why he is my most intimate friend; he and I lodge in the same room.' 'Oh! God forgive me,' exclaimed the old lady, raising her watery eyes to heaven 'and have I suffered a friend of my Benny to sleep in this hard chair, while I myself rested on a good bed.' How the Doctor discovered himself to his mother, he has not informed us; but from the above experiment he was firmly convinced, and often afterwards heard to declare, that natural affection did not exist. ETHAN ALLEN. Col. Ethan Allen was brave even lo rashness. In support of this position, we submit to the reader the following adventure, related to us a short time since, by a gentleman remotely connected with him. Soon after the proclamation of the Provincial Governor of New York was received by the people of Vermont, in which a reward of one hundred pounds was offered for the apprehension of Allen, much anxiety was felt, by his friends for his safety, on account of the many opportunities olfered for arresting him. Allen, however, laughed at their fears, and offered to bet that he would proceed to Albany; alight at the most prominent house of entertainment; drink a bowl of punch, and finally escape unharmed. This was accepted: His necessary arrangements having been made he proceeded to Albany, called for a bowl of punch according to the terms of the bet. It was soon whispered around, however, that "Ethan Allen was in the city;" and a large concourse of people collected about the house among whom was the sheriff of Albany county. Allen, however, remained unmoved. Having finished his punch, he went to the door, mounted his horse, and, after giving a hearty 'hum for Vermont!" departed unharmed from the astonished and gaping multitude. WILLIAM COI1BETT. We suppose, says the Boston Courier, that if there be in existence at this moment, any where on the face of the globe, one wretch more utterly unpriti-

cipled and abandoned than all the rest, a man thoroughly destitute of any redeeming moral quality, and more totally infamous than his fellow men, that man is William Cobbelt. His life has been given up to the task of appealing always to the worst passions of men j" and in this alone has he been consistent, for there is no great cause w hich he has not vilified, no set of estimable, public men whom he has not calumniated, no great principle, religious or moral, against which he has not poured forth a torrent of vulgar ribaldry, in terms and spirit, beneath the standard of billingsgate, Friends he has acquired, but to deceive and betray them; knowledge, but to make it the pander to the most abominable purposes; power, but lo display the characteristic madness of a beggar set on horseback. A greater number of open, wilful, base, wanton falsehood, may be collected from his writings, than, w e had almost said, from those of all the rest of the generation in which he has lived. He is in fact an outlaw from truth, honor, decency, consistency, principle every thing which just men prize and pursue on earth. Carroll. The name of Carroll is Ihe only one on the Declaration to which the residence of Ihe signer is appended. The reason why it was done in this case, is understood to be as follows: The patriots who signed that document, did it, almost literally, with ropes about their necks, it being generally supposed that they would, if unsuccessful, be hung as rebels. When Carroll had signed his name, some one at his elbow remarked ''You'll get clear there are several of that name thev will not know which to take." "Not so," replied he, and he immediatelv added, "of Carrollton."

OIUGIX OF NEGUO SLAVF.KV. Mr. Bancroft, in the first volume C.f his interesting History of the United States, gives an account of the early traffic of Europeans in slaves. In the middle ages the Venetians purchased white men, Christians and others, and sold them to the Saracens in Cicily and Spain. In England, the AngloSaxon nobility sold their servants as slaves to foreigners. The Portuguese first imported negro slaves from Western Africa into Europe in 1444. Spain soon engaged in the trallic, and negro slaves abounded in some places in that kingdom. After America was discoved, tho Indians of Hispaniola were imported into Spain and made slaves. The Spaniards visited the coasts of North America and kidnapped thousands of the Indians, whom they transported into slavery in Europe and the West Indies. Columbus himself enslaved live hundred native Americans and sent them lo Spain that Ihey might be publicly sold at Seville. The practice of selling North American Indians into foreign bondage continued near two centuries. Negro slavery was first introduced into America in 1501, by Spanish slaveholders, who emigrated with their negroes. A royal edict of Spain authorized negro slavery in Amcrica in 1603. King Ferdinand himself sent from Seville fifty slaves to labor in the mines. In 1511 the direct trallic in slaves between Africa and Hispaniola was enjoined by a royal ordinance. Las Casas, who had seen the Indians vanish away like dew before the cruelties of the Spaniards, suggested the expedient that negroes, who alone could endure severe loils, might be still further employed. This was in 1517. The mistaken benevolence of Las Casas extended tho slave trade which had been previously established. Sir John Hawkins was the first Englishman that engaged in the slave trade. In 15G2, he transported a large cargo of Africans to Hispaniola. In 1467, another expedition was prepared. Queen Elizibeth protected and shared in the trallic. Hawkins in one of his expeditions, set fire to an African city, and out of 8000 inhabitants, succeeded in seizing 205. James Smith of Boston, and Thomas Iveyser, first brought upon the colonies the guilt of participating Ihe Afriean slave trade. In 1645 Ihey imported a cargo of negroes from Afiica. Throughout Massachusetts the cry of justice was raised . against them as malefactors and murderers; the guilty men were committed for the offence, and the representatives of the people ordered the negroes to be restored to their native country, at the public

charge. At a later period there were

both Indian and negro slaves in Massa chusetts. In 1 620, a Dutch ship enter ed James river and landed 20 negroes for sale. This is the sad epoch of Ihe introduction of negro slavery inlo Virginia. For many years, the Dutch w ere principally concerned in ihe slave trade in Ihe market of Virginia. Hampshire Gazelle. IlIiTTF.Il DAYS. The prospect of better times, of more prosperous days, however remote or dim the perspective, has a tendency to buoy up the heart which would otherwise despond, to keep alive that hope so essential to the existence and happiness of man. All grades and all conditions of the human family, live in the hope of better times when they shall have fewer cares, and more enjoyment less troubleand anxiety after the good things of Ibis world, and an increased portion of its inheritance. Even the wealthy and prosperous with all their envied glitter and apparent enjoyment, have numerous wishes yet unsatisfied hopes not fully realized Ihey, even they, look forward for a greater consumation of earthly happiness to better days. If those therefore, abounding in the comforts and luxuries of life "are indebted to the future for a portion of their blessings, how much greater must the hope and prospect of better days affect those whose means of subsistence are solely confined to their daily cxei tions. When cares corrode the heart ,and poverty with nn iron hand gripes sorely and gloom and despondency, like a thick mist, hovers all around hope, with a guardian angle's voicc. whispers the reviving accent of better days; thus the gloom is measurably dispelled, a light breaks through the dark vista of wo, and yet somewhat of life remains worth preserving, and worthy of existence. The desolate widow, with hor unprovided orphans, clinging around her for their daily nourishment, would ?i;:k beneath the weight of accumulated ills, the scanty charities of this cold world would chill and dry up the current of life did not hope revive within her. In anticipation, she beholds a kind Providence watching over her children for good; they arrive to maturity w ith health and vigor, and by the labor of their hands provide comfortably for themselves and supply her own wants. Again she lives she breathes in this hope and belter days dance before her. She feels resigned to her lot she toils on, buffetting her wayward fortune with renewed strength. He who wears galling chains of bondage, rivetted on him by the power and oppression of his fellow man, lives with a hope however distant, that one day he shall be free. His hope shall not forsake him, beyond the grave he shall be free. The man who toils with industrious hands, and eats his frugal meals in poverty, yet struggles with adverse laic, contending against trouble and misfortune, would find his sorrows insupportable, did not the hope of better days entwine around his heart. The idea of better days brightens his labors, softens his rugged pillow, and dispells the visions of sadness from his mind. For years and years this prospect keeps the cords of life from sundering, yet no change of variation takes place in his condition he lives the same and dies the same at an advanced age. The christian lives in the hope of better days: if indeed on earth his condition is not ameliorated, he points toward the skies and exclaims, there, there is my trust for better clays. Western Shield. Large Ox. On the last day of May, . there was exposed to sale at Quebec, one of the finest Oxen ever seen in Canada. The nett weight of the carcase, open and stripped of the hide, was 1514 lbs., the tallow weighing 198 lbs., and the hide 1 63 lbs., gross weight when alive, 2324 lbs. This fine animal was seven years old, and was raised by K. Chandlier,Esq.of Nicolet,near Quebec. The amount of the duties accrued at Charlestown during Ihe two first quarters of 1 833, was 1 25,4 1 8. Same period in 1634, $207,982. Increase $82,609. The Wheeling Times states, that during one week 101 1-2 tons of produce were sent from that town to the Baltimore matket. A reward of $2000 is offered for the apprehension of the persons who fired the First Presbyleiian Church in New York.