Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 126, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 9 April 1836 — Page 1

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' I WISH NO OTHER IIERU.D, NO OTHER SPEAKFl OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION." HIT A LILY. E. LE.X. KISIXU Sl, lAIHAAA, SATl'UWAY, APRIL 9, IStfG. VOLUME 11I.--XO. 12C.

FOR THE TIMES. NIGHT. Nor night has thrown it mantle o'er The h;imlet and the plain And Luna, like a queen before, Le.uls on her gnrsrroiis trnin Of joyous stars (hat cluster roun d, Th'i; clorinus orh of night, And (ill th(? vault ol firnv'n profound, With plajlul bourns of litrht. Oh! wh.it n proctotis moment tlii?, To dwell upon the pnst, And count the many hours of bliss, AVvo tatcd first and l;t To think ol days when we were young, Sweet days that loner have flown, And to recall the youthfal throng, That with those days are gone. It seems ns niclit were well designed, For niuins3 such as tlirft To touch the tender chords of mind, Anil hid its tumults ceasn: For open day though sweet and bright, Has never waked to life. The elided visions of delicht, With which theniaht i? rife.

'how riKAi Tii in,.' How beautiful this world of ours, It autumn hue, and summer flowers, Its wavincr ih-Ms ofripen'd sriain. Its twiiicht shade on hill and plain; Beautiful i't sparkling floo.Is, And its leafy, solemn woods, Ami ils mom when o'er the hraka All its 0!ip;-ler5 first awake. How heantif:;l thestsirry riirht, When its mirk and nu 11. nv litrht, Stealing throuch the trees, is een, On the jocund villnce rreen ; Beu!ifi:l the dreams of sleep, When the spirit wrapt and deep. Wander 'noath the l.etherean spell, To a latnl w here angels dwell. End nh'. l.ow beautiful to see Love's u ichanped fidelity, Heart's that heat, through rood and ill, True, and fond, and faithful still; Beautiful when years have sped O'er a parent's honored I. cad, It is the watchful care w. hlass I;i a child's devotedness. How beautiful that quenchless power, Uili ihiined i. d rke-t l.;.ur, Vnsahd'i:! when fortune's beam (r lily gilds life's vary in a: stream: Virtue, thine this glorious sway, Th.on the rem n't fairest ray, Thou the fairest flow c we cull, Crown of ;il!, most be.iatifal. BIOGRAFHY AND HISTORY. general riion vs nelson. Govtrtson of vircikia. Among the patriot, statesmen, and soldiers lhat Virginia contributed to the Congress and armies of the Revolution, Thomas Nelson will ever claim nn elevated rank. Descended from ancient and highly respectable English ancestry, Gen. Nelson was educated in England, and was engaged, prior to the Revolution, in mercantile concerns, upon an extensive scale, at Vorktown, in Virginia, strange to say, at that period, the importing city for Philadelphia. Upon the breaking out of the trouble, Nelson joined the cause of the Colonies. He was a man of large for tune, having many and valuable estates in ditlerent counties, particularly the ccunfv of Hanover. Greatly beloved in his native Colony, he held a high and commanding intiuence among the People. lie threw all into the scale of his country, ia her struggle for the natural rights of mankind. After the battle of Lexington, Vir ginia put forth all her strength in the Senate and the held. I he ery elite of her statesmen had been sent to the Congress of 1774, while the pride of her chivalrv took arms, in the succeed ing year. Among the illustrious names that composed the Virginia delegation to the Roman Senate o( 177G, we hnd the name of Thomas Nelson, Jr. who af fixed his signature to the Declaration of Independence, on the ever-memorable 4 Lit of July. The state of society in the South in the olden time was very different from tnat of modern days, un der the Republic. Under the ancicn rrgimc there were but two orders in society the rich and educated, and the poor. Hence, the higher classes ns they were then called, held a most material influence over those who were not so fortunately situated. Men of extensive personal influence over the minds of the People at large, were al important to the cause of American lib crty in the commencement and during the whole progress ol the Revolution with the view of diffusing and fostering the Whig spirit, in opposition to the powerful and ably directed efforts o the Tories. It is well known to history that the Commander in Chief spared, at a verv critical period of the war, an active and valued clticer, (.Minim.) mat he might exert his personal intiuence amone the People o( his native Slate, to recruit the wasted ranks ot the Army. On his return to Virginia from serv ing in the Continental Congress, Gen

eral Nelson exerted himself in keeping alive the spirit of the Revolution, often flagging from the severe disasters that had attended our arms. lie was also actively employed in organizing a corps of Calvary, in which young gentlemen of the first families served as volunteers. This corps he commanded up to the double invasion of 1781, when, upon being elected Governor of the State, he took the command in chief of its militia. The invasion of Arnold was more immediately predatory, but lhat of Cornwall" swept like a tempest through the devoted Commonwealth, already much weakened by her untiring exertions to sustain I lie army of Greene in ihe Carolina?, and to defend (he many points of her territory, assailable by the attacks of the enemy's naval power. The forces under Steuben, Lafayette, and subsequently Wayne, were too limited in point of numbers and too much straitened for supplies of every sort, to be able to check the victorious career of the enemy. Indeed, the resources of Virginia, great as they originally were, had been sadly reduced in the previous campaign by the capture ol her veteran regiments on the surrender of Charleston, by the total discomfiture at Camden, but, above all, by the enormous depreciation of the paper money; all which causes combined to elevate the hopes of the enemies, and cast a shadow over those of the friends of American liberty. To such a wretched stale of depreciation had the paper money arrived at this peiiod, that, in numberless instances, persons were known to have concealed their horses and oxen in the woods and swamps rather than hire them to the transportation department ol" the Army, when the hire was to be accounted for in Continental bills, which had become almost valueless. Here the patriotic Nelson set a no

ble example; his crops were left to their tale, his ploughs left in the fur rows, wliile ttie teams were Harnessed to the cannon and munitions of war movinrr to the investment of Yorktown. At the ever memorable siege of Yorktown, Oovernor JNelson rendered im portant services in blockading the ene my previous to the arrival o( the com hined armv and the fleets of France. t was on the venerable Lafayette's last visit to Mount Vernon that he related to the author of these memoirs a touch ing anecdote of Governor Nelson, which we shall give in the good General's own words: "I had just finished a bat tery, said the Nation s Guest, "mounted with heavy pieces; but before 1 opened on the town, I requested the at tendance of the Governor of Virginia, not onlv as a compliment due to Ihe Chief Magistrate of the State in which was serving, but from his accurate know ledge of the localities of a place in w hich he had spent the greater part of lis life, i o what particular spot would your Excellency direct that we should point Ihe cannon, I asked. "There, romptlv replied the noble-minded, pat riotic Nel-on,"to that house; it is mine, md is, now that the Secretary's is neary knocked to pieces, the best one tn the town; and there you will be almost certain to find Lord Cornwallis and the British head-quarters. Fire upon it my dear Marquis, and never spare a parti cle of my property so long as it affords a comfort or a shelter to Ihe enemies of my country. The Governor then rode away, leaving us all charmed with an instance of devotional patriotism that would have shed a lustre upon the put est ages of Grecian or Roman vir tue." Another anecdote we will present to our readers ere we close this brie memoir. "Durini the campaign of 181, when the ruined state ot the finances had caused every thing like hard money to have almost entirely dis appeared, Nelson leanrcd lhat an oh Scotchman named U , had a consid erable sum in gold, which, like most other moneyed persons of that period he kept carefully concealed. I he Gov ernor waited upon the man ol cold, rara axis in those times, and, begged and prayed for a loan on behalf of the Slate. Sawney was inexorable,saying I ken nadhinn of your Goovemment 'but if ye wull ha ihe siller for youtse General, de'il tak me but every bawbee of it is at your seervice.' Nelson ar cepted the offer, and obtained on hi own bond, and by his own personal in fluence, a loan for the State of Virgin ia, when that prominent State had nei

ther a coin in her treasury, nor, credit to obtain one. The Governor Clutch

ed the gold, and quickly did its circula tion give a new and cheering aspect to our destinies at that momentous period.' And now, it would be natun y ask ed, who paid the bond and its ac;umuated interest? Posterity ' would an swer, a grateful and admiring country, surely. Sav, rather, the impoverished family of the patriot. This, with othr facts of equal moment, caused the American author of these memoirs to lush for his country, when, during the triumph of Lafayette, and upon his last isit to Mount A ernon, the veteran in troduced the subject of Nelson, spoke in ie most ardent and enthusiastic terms f his gallant services, untiling patriotm, and his unexampled and devotionI sacrifices for the cause of American ndependence, and presumed that a grateful and admiring nation had long since rewarded the descendants of his ol J companion in arms, beloved and bo om Iriend. It will be matter of interest to all fu ture ajes of the Republic, to learn who I the many worthies that flourished in the age of Washington were nearest to lite heart of the Pater Patrice. All tra dition will agree upon Greene and Rob ert Morris. Rut if lliev were in the lean's core of the Chief, as assuredly they were, Nelson, of Virginia, was at their side. Beloved in life, Washing ton showed his esteem for Nelson's memory by appointing the son. named titer the sire, as one of the Secretaires to Ihe first President of the United Stales, on the commencement of the ederal Government in I7CD. Such was Nelson, of Virginia, who. in the times that tried men s souls pledg ed for his country in the Halls pf her ndependence, his life, and perilled it in her battle fields ; pledged his fortune, and lavished it in his country's cause: dodged his sacred honor, and redeem ed it by a life and actions hor.cred among the most honored. Such was a patriot, statesman, and oldier of the American Rcv-t,!ulioi., the admired of his countrymen, the beloved of Washington hnd Lafayette, whose respected descendants have appealed, in the name ol the services and sacrifices of their ancestor, to the justice and magnanimity of a free, powerful, and prosperous empire. RAPIDITY OF TIME. Swiftly glide our years they follow each other like the waves of the ocean. Memory calls up the persons we once knew, the scenes in which we once were actors. They appear before the mind ike the phantoms of the night vision. Behold the bov, rejoicing in the gaiety of his soul the wheels of time cannot move too rapidly for him. The light of lope dances in his eye he looks for ward to long years of joy to come his spirit burns within him when he hears of great men and mighty deeds. He wants to be a man he longs to mount the hill of ambition to tread the path of honor, to hear ihe shouts of applause. Eook at him again, he is a man in the meridian of life; care has stamped wrinkles on his brow; disappointment has dimmed the lustre of his eye sor row has thrown its gloom upon his countenance. Who is he of the aged locks! His form is bent and tottering a few more years of pain must consign him to the grave. Such is human life; but such cannot be the ultimate destiny of man KNOCKING AT THE DOOR. It is not the object of the present article to enter into the great variety of double or tremenduous knocks, by winch the English distinguish their cast ; but to give a few rules which should be observed by Americans. There are some places that may be entered without knocking at all, whereas it would be highly improper, and offensive to enter other places without knocking. Never enter a private dwelling without knocking, though you may be quite familiar with the family; it is a lamiliarity that cannot be toler ated; knocking apprises Ihe inmates a neighbor is about lo enter, and they conduct themselves accordingly. Ev ery lamily have their little notions that they attend to in their own way, and would sometimes be taken unawares if strangers were to enter without some premonition. But when you would enler a blacksmith shop, you need not knock; fhey are always ready to re ceive company of any cast; so also it

you can at a tavern vou neea not

knock; the barroom is tree to the pubic; in short never knock at any pubic house, such as a store, tavern or work shop; and above all never knock at a Printing oflice, the pi inter is always glad to see you, so step right in. As to the manner of knocking, we

would only say, knock so loud, and as in all, and even his enemies, who mallong as to procure admission, no fear of treat him ; such an one gives a fairer

a mistake in your rank. We do not distinguish rank, in this country by the number, or weight of knocks at. the door. SPEAKERS AM) WRITERS. The prevailing fault in American writers is verbosity; most of our ora tors fall into the same error. In speak ing, however, it is more excusable than in writing, as it sometimes impresses my thing on the memory ot the audi tors. Rut, in general, tew words are more emphantic than many. ljlnd thou brulus, conveyed a keener reproach than any multiplication of lanmiage could have done. Sheridan coupled ep ithets exactly synonomous in his speal ing, but he seldom falls into the same inadvertency in his writings. Junius is ore of the most correct writers in the

English language. It is remarked that a verv handsome pair of black and Iusthey who think clearly always express trous sparklers, nothing can induce him

themselves in lew words. Ctcsurs 'Fcu, vidi. rj'ci' is more eloquent than many ot the ilowery paraphrases ol Cicero. During the revolutionary war, a young speaker occupied the attentioa ol an assembly lor a long time, with what he considered a classical harangue, but in which the matter bore no proportion to the words. When he had concluded, an old member arose and said, 'This gentleman's speech puts me in mind of the fire-fly, it just gives light enough to show its insignificance, I his sententious reply was sufficient to overturn all mat tne oilier had said, and the question was carried against him; so useless is a labored speech without argument. GOD sees "iou. I once heard it related lhat a man who was in the habit ol going to his neighbor's corn field to steal corn, one day look with him his son, a boy eight years of age. The father told him to stand still, while he looked if there was any person near to see him. Af ter standing on the fence, and peeping

through the corn rows, he returned to ments of the machinery, when the miltake the basr from the child, and be- !eri thinking to quiz him asked if he had

gan his guilty work. 'Father,' said Ihe boy, 'vou forget to look somewhere else.' The man dropped the bag in a fright, and said, 'which wray, child?"' supposing he had seen some one. 1 ou forgot to look up to the sky to see if 11 ' ' 'ri, r..(i,- . - . ini iiiia itiJiuwi ui iiiu v-iuiu muni, , .i i A ,i , that he lelt the corn, returned home, 7 7 r..i ii,;, .,,r c i r,:i,i and never again ventured to steal, re membering the truth the child had taught him. The eye of God always beholds us. 'Thou, God, seest me.' Think of this when tempted to omit prayer, to steal, and to take what you have no right to. Look upwards God is in the sky, in the clouds and in ihe sun, . i . i ,i i and at night he is in the moon, and .. . , "? c , , , , ie thickest ot darkness and he sees in the you. titles. The following extract from Vignes 'bix Months 1 our in America,' exhibits in a true, but not very flattering light the fondness of Republicans for military titles. 'Human nature will ouf. In the absence of other titles, it is the pleasure of Americans that they should be digtimed by the rank ol general, colonel, or aids-de-camp; but more especially I found by that of major. An English gentleman assured me lhat, being on board a steamer on the Ohio river, he was lirst iutioduced by a friend as plain Mr., then as captain; soon after he was ..AA..A nnnr nnrl hnrn A ,v of the day he was formally introduced as a general. There is usually a maa o ti, n it i lor, or an adie, as they call themselves, '.,i, rri in every stage coach company. Ihe . c . i captain of a steamboat who was pre- .. . .1.- j: .... i Sldlllg ai me uumer taoie, napptaivu to ask rather loudly, 'General, a little lish!' and was immediately answered in the affirmative by twenty-five out of the thirty gentlemen who were present. - THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. A Christian who is meek, humble, patient, kind, and lays himself out to be useful to others who condescends to their ignorance, weakness, and in-

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urmities one who passes dv provocalions, injuries, and contempt, with patience and with silence, except where the glory of God and the honor of truth call for a vindication that pities all sorts of men in their failings and miscarriages who is free from jealousie9 and evil surmising? loves what is good exhibition of the Christian character or of true and genuine Christianity, the. virtues and excellencies of Christ, than thousands can do bv means of the most splendid works of piety and charily, w here the frame of mind is wanting in them. For men to follow the example of Christ, while they are proud, wrath ful, envious, bitterly zealous, calling for fire from heaven to destroy men, or fetching it themselves from hell, is to cry to the Savior, 'Hail, Master!' and crucify him afresh unlo their own pow er. Dr. Ou-cii. LOOKING GLASSES. There is a friend of ours who has nev or yazed on a looking glass in his life. lie is possessed with the absurd notion that his eyes are like pig's eyes, and although in every body's opinion he has to dispel the. illusion by ocular demon stration. By this strange hallucination his family is subjected to the inconve nience of cold dinners, as he will not permit the dishes to be brougnt to table covered, for fear the ponshed pewter might reflect ihe horrible vision which affrights his imagination, and his wife is compelled to put up with a six inch mirror for her ow n use, which she care fully locks up to keep it out of his way. In reading the following passage, the contrast between it and the above fact, struck us verv ludicrous 'When I was last at a nun made her escape from the Irish convent. Ihe lirst thing for which she inquired when she reached the house in which I she was to be secreted until she could be conveyed on board ship, was a look Ing-glass. She had entered the convent w hen only five years old, and from that time had never seen herown face.' lew York JIirror. An odd sort of a genius, having step ped into a mill, was looking with ap parent astonishment at the rotary move heard the news. 'Not s I know on,' sllu Jonatnan, -wnat is it MY liy,' re plied the miller, 'they say the devil is dead.' 'Byjings!1 he exclaimed. 'is he? Who tends the mill then?' The followers of Tom Paine celebrai ipn mr:r r. nn vp ran rv in v rrir ' I UCft'll ntwl rlfOrl- fKni. n i i it 1.1 . . usual, and drank their customary toasts . .. r ,,J . -Amnnrr thorn n hno In 1 1 fli.-t r... Among them we notice the following: by William Brown 1 he Bible The nucleus ofsuperslilion and fanaticism may the human family become emancipated from its influence, and our courts of justice receive it no longer as a test of truth. Wrc predict that the time will come, li'linn Mr 1 t. ,..1.1 ..... u "inn win uiunii uuuiu liic menu U f, ., , i ,i if he had it, could he recal this impious . .. . , , . .t . ' seiiiimtiii aiiu "uioi u out mrever. 1lbany Whig. Refinement. A lady went inlo a dame school not long ago, and seeing a little girl at work, asked her what she was making. 1 he girl dropped a curt esy, and replied "a Hemise, ma'am." "A what?" said the ladv. "it looks like a shirt!'' "les, ma'am," rejoined the I ' lillle workman, "only Governess Fays we ought to say Ilemises for these, the same as Shemises for the others." An aged kride. A woman recently died in Italy, aged 14 2 years. She had eight husbands; the last of whom survived her. The widower is in his C2d year. lie married her when he was 1 1 . i .I. 1 1 i i i i . lweiUJHI!U Hie OlOOmillg OHOe naQ 1USC completed her century. It is sa.d that f looked more to her fortune, and to the probability of her decease, than to . ' . i c. ' . . . her personal charms. She punished his . .. , ,. . ' . , i iiici i.curii v rimivuT in mi- luiiy years A 1 ' J " afterwards. ., i... . A blacksmith brought up his son, to wnom lie was very severe, to his trade. The urchin was a most audacious dog. One day the old gentleman was attempting to harden a cold chisel he had ma(Je of forei t i . . he could not succeed. "HorsewhiD it father," exclaimed the young one; "if that will not harden it, I don't know what will."

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