Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 120, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 27 February 1836 — Page 1

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lompotcu tiy Mrs. Imoourney, n ml Mine at the ceremonies in commcior;ition of thu bat tie ot bloody Brook, Decrlklil, Mas. Our pilgrim father?, where are they ? Who stcmmM the stranger nave, To rock their cradle in the wild, And rear the free and brave ; Who rais'd in humble prayer, the hands That broke the stubborn ch!, And patient taught a new-born World To lisp the name of God. Where are tlioc warrior, red and crim, Who from the thicket sprang, And aim" J their deadly weapons sure, And motk'J the torture pane? Where are thoo t ins, tonus, that lov'd The bonndinj i!,ir to trace, And stay the sunward cycle's ilight? Where is that forest race? There is no redness in the stream That drank of blood so deep That History bade it evermore A sad tradition keep: The lofty mountain wear its robe In sweet and solemn prace, Those battle echoes all forget That shook its rocky base. And here, where sleep our ancient sire, Their sons assembling lay Such incense on their turf bound shrines, As Love and Memory pay ; Yes, here from faithful hearts and true. Swells forth exultinr lays, The mu-icof a glorious land; O God! accept the praise. BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY. AMEKICAX W03IEX. The zeal with which the cause of lib erty was embraced by (lie women oJ America, durinr; the war of our rcvolu tion, has often been mentioned with adr i ni r n miration ana praise, i no loiiowirg anecdotes will forcibly illustrate (he ex tent and s(rength of this patriotic feel ing: To Mr?. Pinckncy, the wife of Colo rid Charles Pincknev, a British officer once sai;!, '!( is impossible not to ad mire (he intrepid firmness of (he ladies

o( your country. Had your men but half their resolution, we might give up the contest America would be invincible." Mrs. Daniel Hall having obtained permission to pay a visit to her mother mi .loiin's Is-iaini, was on (lie point j cf embarking, w hen an officer stepped jr' forward, in the most authoritative manner demanded the key of her trunk. 'What do you expect to find there?"1 asked the lady. "I seek for treason,"' was the reply. "You may save yourself the trouble of search, then," said r.Irs. Hall; "you may find plenty of it at my tongue's end."' An officer, distinguished by his inhumanity and constant oppression of the unfortunate, meeting Mrs. Charles Elliot in a garden adorned with a great variety of flowers, asked the name of the chamomile, which appeared to flourish with peculiar luxuiianco. "The rebel Jloxccr" she replied. "Why was that name given to it?"' asked the ollicer. "Because,"' rejoined the lady, "it thrives most ft' Af most trampled upon.'' So much were the ladies attached to the whig interest, habituated to injuries, and so resolute in supporting them, that they would jocosely speak of misfortunes, though at the moment severely suffering tinder their pressure. Mrs. Sabina Elliott, having witnessed the ac- ! tivityofan officer w ho had ordered the plundering of her poultry houses, finding an old muscovy drake, which had escaped the general search, still straying about the piemises, had him caught, and mounting a servant on horse-back, ordered him to follow and deliver the bird to the officer, with her compliments, as "she concluded that in the hurry of departure, it had been left allngdher by accident.'1 In the indulgence of wanton asperi- , tics towards the patiiotic fair, the aggressors were not unfrequcntly answered with a keenness of repartee that left v them little cause for triumph. The haughty Tailcton, vaunting his feats

of gallantry to the great disparagement of the officers of (he continental cavalry, said to a lady at Wilmington, N. J., "1 have a very earnest desire to see your far-famed hero, Colonel Washington." "Your wish, Colonel, might have been fully gratified," she promptly replied, "had you ventured to look behind you at the batltle of the Cowpens." It was in thi3 battle that Washington had wounded Tarleton in the hand, which gave rise to a still more pointed retort. Conversing with Mrs. Wiley Jones, Col. Tarleton observed, "You appear to think very highly of Col. Washington ; and yet I have been told that he is so ignoronta fellow that he can hardly write his own name." "It may be the case," she readily replied, "but no man better that yourself, Colonel, can testify

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that he know s how to make his mant-." The contrivance adopted by the ladies to carry from the British garrison, supplies to the gallant defenders of their country, were highly creditable to their ingenuity, and of infinite utility to their friends. The cloth cf many a" military coat concealed with art, and not unfre qucntly made an appendage to female attire, has escaped the vigilance of the guards expressly stationed to prevent smuggling, and speedily been converted m'.o regimental shape, and worn tri . . ..I .1.. I . i i u.iMi;tnM iii oaiuc. uoois nave, in many instances, been relinquished by the delicate wearer to the active parti san. I have seen a horseman's helmet concealed by a well arranged head dress, and epauletts delivered from the folds of the simple cap of a matron i ,iuu cucivuucs were much in demand, and socunningly hid, and hand somely presented, that he could have been no true knight, who did not fee the obligation to defend them to the last extremi ty. Uotm i tern Id. Till: VOICE OF HISTORY. kji an me sciences, mere is no one iU.i l: j.i . i. - i i ui. u eiaigmens uie mina so mucli, or conduces more, to the humbling of hu man pride than a general know ledge of ancient and modern history In these annals of mankind, we see the manners ot every age and nation, and the various characters cf those who had the direction of all public affairs: also the motives, causes and consequences ot ail their actions. We may also see the rise and pro gress, the exaltation and decline of the most powerful slates and empires; and trace the cause of their dissolution from the first rudiments of decay to its final completion. I he prospect we thus explore is, in deed, very humiliating, as it presents iltle else than scenes of chicanery and violence, of horror and devastation. But a review of it niav surrest to the ittentivc mind, some instructive and ro(itable considerations. It will teach us the instability of all luman things, and tends to lessen our dependence upon them. It will show us what man is, when he revolts from that which alone is canable of jroverninghim aright, and is left to the direc tion and impulse of his own passions. ne shall sec that every thing be neath the sun is subject to change, and by observing w hat the causes were that rought the great empires of Assyria, ersia, ureece, and Rome to an end, we learn to guard against them in the nrescnt times. In Kingdoms and Empires there seems to be a gradual progress to mutiny, and also to degeneracy and decay, not unlike that in the human body. rrom a state of infinite weakness. both gradually increase in strength, and vigor, and stability till arrived at the summit of their destined perfection and glory. From this point they progressively decline lo a slate of obvious weakness and decrepitude, the certain prelude of approaching dissolution. The fame of the first Assyrian monarchy is very ancient, it having been founded more than 2000 years before the commencement of the christian era. The Empire was doubtless very great and of long duration, yet the time, and the imperfections of human beings, brought it to an end. The glory and splendor which it exhibted through a long ages, were all effected succcssion ot and its power weakened by the depravity of the people, and at length totally lost, through their cowardice and treachery, when conquered by the effeminate Sardinapalus. For causes nearly similar, fell the great preceding empire of the Modes and Persians, which gave an opportunity to Alexander the Great, or, as some called him, "Macedonian Madman," and to establish his throne upon its ruins. The Grecian States, while united and governed by the ancient laws of the Republic, were the admiration and the terror of the East. But their wisdom is departed, they have long since ceased to terrify, and the glory of Athens is laid in the dust. T)rc, once the "mart of Nations is no more crowded with ships. Her merchants arc no longer princes; nor numbered among the honorable of the earth." The evangelical prophecy is accomplished, and where proud navies, freigh-

ted with the treasures of the East, once

rode, the fisherman now spreads his nets in solitude and silence. Thebes, Palmyra, Persepolis, and Balbeck, have long since been the seats of desolation, and only present to the pensive traveler, who explores the remaining vestiges of their ancient magnificence, with the striking proof of the instability of human things. Nor has the once mighty Roman Empile, or its proud Capital, found an exemption from the general fate. The Empire of Rome was founded on a basis deemed impregnable to all human attacks, and guarded by laws well calculated to secure its stability and duration. It was long protected and governed by consuls, tribunes, and dictators, eminent for w isdom, probity and valor. It grew great by the accession of many provinces and kingdoms. Its splendor was increased by the pomp and riches of innumerable triumphs. By successive victorious it became so powerful that for many ages it could not be shaken. But at length the prevalence and effect of luxury sapped its foundation. Through the gradual decay of its military discipline and public virtue, and the influence of ambition and internal discord, its native strength w as lost, and its forces were turned upon itself, to the annihilation of its ancient liberties, happiness and greatness. And although, after these became extinct, the little public virtue which remained in the breasts of individuals was sometimes exerted for their restoration, every attempt was made in vain; and the power of Rome, by degrees, still declined like a deprived body of its vital nourishment, and was totally subverted. From these causes, and by these gradations, Rome fell, and became an easy conquest, to those barbarous nations over whom her eagles had formerly triumphed. Ignorance and superstition usurped the ancient seat of learning, science, eloquence and the fine arts which had now fled forever. Her temples were sacked, and her towering structures, which had been objects of universal admiration, were demolished, or remained only the de faced and melancholy vestiges of her former glory. From the instpbilify and imperfection of all sublunary things, a similar fate will probably attend the present and all succeeding States and Nations. On the best constructed, and most dmired fabrics of human pride mu tability and decay is the universal inscription. A certain portion of greatness, do minion and glory, is permitted to ex st in the world, but this is ever subect to mutation. It verges like the light of the sun, from one part of the globe to the other. Succeeding empires are raised on the ruins of those w hich had fallen. Thus like the phcenix in the fable, when one is destroyed, another springs up from its ashes. I nese reflections, on the rise and fall of ancient states, naturally lead to a consideration of that whereof we are members, and also to a consideration of ourselves. As individuals of a like community, hich must sooner or later experience like change, every one is interested the inquiry. w in What tends most to increase or detroy the happiness of a kingdom, em pire or a slate: l o weaken or give it stability? The same questions are in a great measure applicable to families and individuals. From this history of past ages, it appears that luxury has always been the original and grand cause of that disorder and ruin in which the great states and empires have been involved, and by which they have fallen. The same cause may be applied to the fall of families and individuals. Luxury, and its constant attendants, imbecility of mind and body, aic the canker-worms of every political state, whether public or private. Luxury naturally makes rapid progress among all ranks of people. Nothing is so inimical to the happiness and welfare of individuals, families and nations, as giving away loo much to luxury. The superior classes, who ought to be patterns of temperance and virtue, are

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too apt to set examples of prodigality J and dissipation. In these vices, the inferior classes of the people have followed their superiors so closely that, as Shakespeare shrewdly remaiks "The toe of the peasant comes on the heel of Courtier, that galls his kibe." This is the case not only in luxury arid extravagance, hut most other vices wherein they seem to pride themselves in being as great pr oficients as their su pen or?. Hence it highly behooves every man to consider hL- case, and endeavor as an individual, bring about a general refor mation, on which the public as well private security and happiness solely depend; and consequently, that he should be first solicitous, be jealous of those rights ancj liberties which are hi dearest prerogatives; and support them with a decent but manly foititudc, tin awed by the frown cf tyranny, and uti corrupted by the smile of liberty. Were tins the case, all measures of public conduct, which have private in terest or ambition for their object, woul be checked in the tence. origin of their exis If these remarks are duly and proper ly attended to, that destruction wind irequeniiy seems suspended over us would be averted, and peace and hap piness would ditluse their blessings al around. MECHANICS. All men cannot, Irom the very nature oi meir occupations, oe aiiwe useful, it is therefore needful that we study the character and habits of men instead of their puisuits, w hen wie seek to form estimates of their value or rank in society. These builders up of the civilized state, in all its physical character, from the foundation to its crowning capstone, have very little occasion for disparaging considerations, when thej' look abroad on the labor of their hands, not a column siuds the dome of the temple, not a pillar supports the throne of the monarch, nor a spire points to Heaven, but bears the stamp of mechanic impressions up on it. Whatever adorns the body, or beautifies the artificial works of the earth, came of mechanic agency. And when w e contemplate the stars of intellect, add the meteors of glory that have sprung from the body of Amencan mechanics, and shone upon the dim paths of philosophy and science, it will be seen that the mechanic has his full share of encouragement in the examples of his brethren, and very little occasion to repine that his lot has been cast among them. SWEET POTATOES. In Louisiana the planters raise their sweet potatoes thus. 1 hey make a bed of fresh stable manure, as you would a hot bed for forcing other ve getables on this bed they lay their seed potatoes, without cutting, about eight or ten inches apart, and cover them well with rotted manure, or compost made very fine, to the depth of six inches. l tie pouuoe win soon sprout and come up. When two or three inches high, they draw thesprouts, by running the finger down to the potatoe,and breaking them off there. These sprouts they transplant in a hill with a dibble, and if the earth is not sufficiently wet, water the plants two or three times. A gill of water to a plant will be sufficient for a watering, and in five or six days the plants will have taken root. Care must be taken lo inscri the plants as deep in the hill as they were m the bed when drawn. By this mode of bedding and trans planting larger and more abundant ' 51 . . I A I 1. I ll crops are obtained, v ousuei mus ueuded will plant live acres ot ground. RELIGION. The following is from the pen of Sir Waller Scott. The ideasare beaulilullyset forth. 'There are those to whom a sense of religion has come in storm and tempest ; there arc those whom it has summoned among scenes of revelry and idle vanity; . i a 1 A nA trliA Kni'o lion rrl f lucre irc iuosu iui? mi uitv . still, small voice,' amid rural leisure and placid contentment; but perhaps the knowledge which causeth not to err, is most frequently impressed upon the mind during seasons of afflictions; and tears are the softened showers which .i 1 r U I cnrinir nn1 cause tne seea ui uu.ivcu i f"-b " take root in the human breast,

THE TliESS. The discovery cf printing had changed all social conditions; the press, a machine w hich can no longer be broken, will continue to destroy the old world till it has formed a new one. Its voice is calculated for the general forum of all people. The press is nothing else than the w ord, the first of all pow ers the word created the universe. Unhappily the word in man participates of the human infirmity it w ill mix evil with good, till our fallen nature has recovered its original purity. Blackzcocd.

CANADA. The politics of Canada have assumed an aspect of some importance. The contentions which have long existed between the diifcrcnt inhabitants, the natives, the Irish, the French, and the English, arc every day assuming a more threatening and a more dangerous aspect, often breaking forth in angry and furious dissentions. The spirit manifested by the partisans, who are opposed to the measures, which have been adopted by the Government of England, is such as to remind us of the days of old, when the mother country attempted to crush us by taxations and by tyranny. The Journals of the lower province more particularly, are discussing with much fearlessness, the acts appointed by the Crown, who are encroaching upon the rights of the people, and the colonial assembly. We do not think that these difficulties will lead to an open rupture with England, although at times there seems to be a strong probability that this will be the result. The Canadians are not sufficiently powerlul to cope with the mother country. Buffalo Patriot. The Chinese have a strong aversion to innovations, and very little effort is made to improve their institutions, although no pains is spared to preserve them. In a Chinese education, the fol lowing arc the chief topics to which in struction refers: 1st the six virtues; namely, prudence, piety, wisdom, equity, fidelity, and concord. 2d The six laudable actions; to wit, obedience to parents, love lo brothers, harmony with relatives, affection for neighbers, sincer ity with fnends,and mercy towards the poor and unhappy. 3d The six essen tial branches of knowledge; viz, reli gious rites, music, archery, horseman ship, writing and accounts. Convents. There have been 3000 convents suppressed within the last three years, lhe example was set by the Emperor of Russia, who by an ukase dated the 31st of July, 1032, abolished 187 convents of monks. This a ii ii 1 1 tt' r r was followed Dy me jving oi i iussui, w ho by a royal order, secularized all lhe convents in the Duchy of rosen. In 1834, Don Pedro put down 300 con vents, and Spain lias lately abolished 1000. Whoever is learned will most probaly he liberal. This is one great bene fit of science and philosophy. Knowedge elevates the mind, and a man ot elevated views, will not be a bigot; nor will he be intolerant, except towards the obstinate and wilful evildoer. Indeed ic will pity even such, and seek their re formation. FIRST EOVE A FACT. Jeremy Dumps had arrived at a peri od of life when he thought a wife would e quite a convenient acquisition to his lousehold. Accordingly he made some inquiries among his friends who would be a suitable person for him. 'Alice Bradshaw will make you a good wife,' said a neighbor. 'Well, I'll take a look at her,'' said Jeremy, as if he was about to view a piece of land or a horse. Pursuant to this, he mounted his pony and rode straightway to the door of the damsel, whom he had never seen, lie nocked, and she appeared at the door; ifter the usual salutation he remarked, I wonder if you're the gal what's been recommended to me, if you be, jest say so, and i ll come in, ana siuy at ii'ilh you.'' Dedham Adv. Conundrums. Why is a man disappointed in obtaining a kiss like a shipwrecked fisherman? Guess, girls. D'ye give it up? Because he has lost his smack. Why is a room full of married ladies like an empty room? Because there is not a single one in it. The wife of the celebrated Talleyrand, died on the 9lh of December last, in her 74lh year.

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