Rising Sun Times, Volume 4, Number 168, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 4 February 1837 — Page 1

t WISH XO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KELP MINE HONOR FROM CORIlL I'TIOX."

BY ALF.X. E. GLti.W HISTORICAL.

13 IS 11; SI 1. 1 A A A, SATOSEJAY, FH81UlART 4, 18:57.

AAUO.N KlliR. The history of Aaron Burr (says the editor of the Cincinnati Gazette) is a most instructive one. I am one of, perhaps, the few that never g ae an credence to the charge of treason against him. He sought, I am firmly persuaded, only to do that which the American citizens are now doing in Texas Willi the approbation of their countrymen, lie was marked for desti uotion. and destroyed. History durst not toil for whom, or for what. When his lei mas vice president expired, he look leave of the senate in a manner that made the deepest impression, i ho scone was represente-i as altogether extraordinary. Almost evey senator found himself dissolved in tears. The following account of it was given in the Washington Federalist, then printed in Washington cii: Oa Saturday, the 2d inst. (M iroh. 1 SO d) Mr. liurr took I.: avo of ihe senate this was done a! a ti s.e when the doors v. ere closed, tin- -ei :. lin: -gaged in executive busi.a a, el oi couise when mere w ro no sp-, tutors. It is, however, universally s ua to have

ocen toe. no?t utgnmed. u:uitm impressive that ever was ultoied; the etteet which it produced .;:

those epithets. 1 will nc;t account i have beei

from the ser. t'.ors of -, ( well federal as republic:. p.. Mr. liurr began by a intended to pass the dav

but the increase, of a slight in. (sore throat) had determine

lie then adverted (o those alilicting sensations which attended a final separation a dissolution, perhaps forever, of the associations which he hoped had been, mutually satisfactory. lie consoled himself, however, and them, with tile reflection, tiiat though separated, they would be engage, 1 in the common cause of disseminating principles of fieedoin arc! social order. lie sin old always regard tile proceedings of that i-odv with inteiest and with solicitude

in.

Mould led lor their Honor, and

ie national honor so intimately con

nccied with it and took his leave u iiii expressions of personal respect, and

A MX-DOT t: OF IILSKV CLAY. At the Swiss settlement of Vevay, Ind. the grape is extensively cultivated, and a very respectal.de wmo called "Constanlin," after a Cape wine of that name, which it resembles in taste, is manufactured. When Yevnv wain its infancy, the Iionniahle lienrv

wilii prayersano wincs. c

c. itc.

glVi ai.b

00 to o' slat e

ami :n,.l lie,! the

In tins coid relation, a custard reader, especially one. to whom Col. Burr is not personally known, will be at a loss lo discern the cause of those extraordinary emotions which were excited the whole senalo were in teats, and so nn

Clay, then Speaker of the House of Representative s, of the United Slates. received , present of three bottles of (his "Conslanlia' wine and (hereby hangs a (ale, related to u (ho oile r day, by a gentleman who iie.au! it in i i..." i... 11 .1 ,1 i

lYcoHiiNt. .Admiring me uavor, ant

surprised lo hear that w quality was raised on l!

Ohio, iy, after hav

manned, thai it was half an foe they coald re. e i" ! hem !!eie;.!iy torme to order am vice ptesiden! pro tf ill.

nt s on

: lee s i - ri i i ri I . e. ! i e !

lound t!

Motir he 1 Ves sii!" choose a

.At (lie nvsi.

tile senators v. e

ea.n-t h'Cied

M md .v.

o uiir i iie-e

wnicn one

tw.

ine of so good a ie hanks of the

. ing crank t wo bot

tles, requested his wife to lay aside the third, in order thai when he ncnt in

ongress he might take it with him lo

present to President Madison not

ouhling thai he would he as much

Ui prised as himself had been, at this peeimenol domestic m mufacture.

A'-cwdtngly the liiirl botiie was

arclul v depo-ited m toe eo :r. an.

t going to Wa.-hmgton. Mr. Clav took

'ill : one said I 'l it 1

if1

W I s

r.g thai he with them.

ii-posi ; ion d him to

take his leave ol loom. lie touched slightly on some of ike rules an. orders

of the house, and,

.1.

or two points, a! briefly explained

a one h he priu-

i0 was sen-ime have wounded members. He

lat the t radilion might be ore-

solved a- one 1 the most extraordinary events h( had ever witne-scd; another senator, being asked on the dav folio .ving liiai on which .Mr. Burr took his h aw. liow long ho was speaking, after

i momr r:t s pause, said he

Li: :: i

it rmg!

tveomnv

teralioiis, of wh

li'l.ll itLu i.lv.. 1 es IS W. i J. .ill

ciples.

11: tiiea said th it I that In; mast at times the foeiiag of individu a

had ever avoided entering into any explanations at Iho li.nu, oceans.. a moment of irritation was not a moment for explanation ; because his position Cbeiiiii in the chair rendered it im-

possible to enler into explanations without obvious danger of consequences, which might ltazird the dignity of the senate, or prove disagreeable and injurious in more than one point of view. That he had, therefore, preferred lo leave to their reilectiotis his justification; that on his part he had no injuries to complain of if any had been done or attempted, he was ignorant ol the authors, and if he had everheatd them he had forgotten them, for he thanked God he had no memory for in

juries. He doubted not but (hey had

mind occasion to unserve thai to ne

prompt was not therefore lo be precipitate, and that to act without delay was not always lo act without relbction that error was oAcn to he pieferred to decision tint his errors, whatever tho might ha e been, were those of rule and principle, and not of caprice: that it jould not dc deemed arrogance in him to say that, in his official conduct, he had known no party no cause no friend. That if, in ihe opinion of ain , the discipline which, had been established approached to rigor, tliev would

at least admit that it was uniform and indiscriminate. He further remarked that the igno rant and unthinking atlecled to treat as unnecessary and fastidious a rigid attention to rules and di coram; but he thought nothing trivial which touched, however remotely, the dignity of that body; ;nd he appealed lo their experience for the justice of this sentiment, and urged them in language the most imnrcssive. and in a manner the most

commanding, to avoid the smallest relaxation of the habits which he h id endeavored to inculcate and establish. But he challenged (heir attention to considerations nic mom- ntons than any which regardea men ly tlu ir personal honor and characv. r--the preservation of the lav of liberty :tUf th,. constitution. This house, ?an M. ji a sanctuary and a citadel .f huvs ()f order, of liberty; and it i here Uv ,1,;, exalted refuge here, if any ih(-v., will resistance be made to the storm.

of popular frenzy and the silent arts of corruption ; and if 'he constitution be destined ever to perish by the sacia li Cious hands of the demagogue or tinusurper, (which God avert!) iU expir ing agonies will be witnessed on this floor.

e ; i

to ill", trance. The dent's olev.lti of sup

he c

.tg.lt .i !V i.ive. bet. am? (oh

could form no

icon an nour. and

n hut a moment;

ie seemed

senses

a .

:n.d from a kind

n crossing the Aliegiianies, fearful

nat it would get broken, lie carried i(

in his hand? a considerable nai l of ihe

i way, and on more (ban one orcaio:i.

uiing the fatiguing pa-sage, triumphd oyer a strong desire to refresh him:t w ith its contents. On his arrival at the Capital he sent ie 'Conlanlia," with a sketch of its isiorv, to the president. A lew days alter this a grand diplo

matic dinner was given at the White

otise, and Mr. Clay among o hers had

m invitation and attended. After the

( hnractorisiies of the vicepresimannor seemed to have been ;n and dignity, a consciousness :riorily, c : nothing of that i aduiaiio::. t'ooe canting, hv-

of want of tal

ents, assurance of his endeavors to please them, hopes of their favor, occ. ecc. Oa the contrary, he (old them cxjditiiv th.it In: dad det'i 'mined (

virsuo a conuuc; wnie.a ins lu-.igmenl

pocritieal C(mp!.aints

siioul.l approve, and which s!mul 1 secure the suffrage of his own conscif nee;

ind he had never considered who ele

should be pleased or displeased, al

though it was but justice on this ocasion to thank them for their deference and respect to his effuinl conduct, the constant and uniform support he had

icccived from every member, for their

prompt acquiescence in his decision, and to remark lo their honor, that they

had never descended to a single motion

of passion or embarrassment: and, so far was he from apologising for his de

fects, that he told them, cn reviewing

the dicisions he. had occasion lo make, there was no one which, on reflection,

he was disposed to vary or retract

As soon as the. senate could compose

themselves sulticiently to choose

president pro tern, thev came lo the

following resolution

" Rrso rr.', unanimously, That the

thanks of the senate be presented to

Aaron Burr, in testimony of the impar

lialitv, digni'v, and ability with which

he h is presided over their delibera

tions, and of their entire approbation e

his conduct in the discharge of the ar

duous and important duties assignor

him as president of the senate; and that

Mr. Smith, of Maryland, and Mr

U bite, of Delaware, be a committee to

wait on him with this resolution. Attest: SAM. A. OTIS,

Scoria ry

To which resolution Col. R irr returned the fallowing answer to the senate: 'Next to the satisfaction arising from consciousness of having discharged my duty, is that which is derived from the approbation of those who

have been the constant wit nesses of m v conduct ; and the value of (his testimony of their esteem is greatly enhanced by (lie promptitude with which it is offered. 'I pray you (o eecept my respectful acknowledgements, ;md the assurance of my inviolable attachment to the interest and dignit y of the senate. " A A HON IHJRIl."

HOW DlFFEitl-lNT Til K TIMES ARE NOW. A y u ig Fuglish lady visiting in (he

'Miiily of General Putnam, in 177G,

thus wrote home "My amusements

aic u.vv. good Mrs. Putnam em ploys m.. ancl UM- daughters constantly

lo spin fb,x for whirls for the American

SOldlerS. indid. ..,-, in A.. nr.. Iwinir

heart, the liver, the spleen. the kidnevs. the intestine s, t!ie organs of sense, whh iheir varied connexion; (he blood, the bile, the hmph. the saliva, the ci Ie. elc. " '

The. astonishing ramification of the nerves and veins through thess(orr. may be gathered from the fact, llial 'he least nm.rtnro. (hon.rh n-ei-h-. hv t!..,

- ---- .. ........ ,,j

(

i ne

smallest postal e mstnimen'

ola glial tor i nstaiu e.) w 1 1 hoih draw blood and produce p un a proof that both a nerve and vein have been struck. Very few, even mechanics, think or know how much machinery there, is in their own bodies. Not only are (here

hinges in ibe bone, hut there in the veins, a forciiw numn

org with him.

joints, and

re valve:

in the hear!, and various other curiosi

ties. One of the muscles of Ihe eve

form a real pullv. The bones which

Mipport the body .-.re made precisely in that form which has been calculated

by m itbem it icians fa lie the strongest for pillars and supporting columns, thai

ol iio oy cvhn.ieis. 1 oiS form rom

lunes; (he greatest lightness wilii the

greatest strength. Of (his form are

the unilis in birds' wire,'-, where these

requisites; are ntccsarv.

An ingenious author asserts thai tin ngtli of a man's life mav be estimated

by the pulsations he has strength euough lo perform. Thus allowing

seventy years for the common age of

man, and sixty pulses a minute for Un

common measure of pulses m a temper

ale person, the number of pulsations in

his whole life will amount to 2,207,o20,000, but if by intemperance he

force his blood in a more rapid motion.

so as (o give seventy-live pulses in min

ute, the same pulses wool i be comple

ted in lifly six years; consequently the life would be. reduced fourteen years.

There, is iron enough in Ihe b'od of

foriy-two men to make a ploughshare weighing twenty four pounds. A man

is taller in toe morning than at night to

the extent of half an inch or more, owing to the relaxation of the cartilages.

Total alislin.-mcc above seven dsivs is

fatal to man, but there are instances of

surviving after a longer period. A re-

llgiOU.3 C.lllrlllw, in 1TOO, (Ictoi-iniiu.l () fast forty days, and died on the sixteenth.

The aggregate population on (hr-

surfaccof the known habitable globe.

is estimated at 795,300.000 souls. If we reckon with the ancient?, that the

Clay fellas if he would sink to the floor generation last thirty years, then in

with mortification; but keeping his that space of lime, ,tJo,300,000 human T 1 . .11 III 1 I !

countenance answered: "Well I don I oemgs win e oorn ami aic; conso-

know but it does so. I should rather qucntly 82,760 must be dropping offin-

was removed, the president or-

clolh

ered the servants to brito cle

es, as he had a new kind of wine on

which he wanted the opinion cf Ids

quests. I He Jihirs vpi i nm5 nf rd.

- i 7

lied with Mr Clay's. "Con-taut ia,v and

lasscal round lo the company. (Jay

.... i j t as if the "death agony"' was upon

um he leared the result of this com-b-on of his American wi.'iivit!i liie

re European toiifsdunrs wlficb ppark;d upon t!;e table. At length after

(he smacking of lips had ceased, the

csiUtnt iv.ldi crrintr bitiifoir in ?.Ir

iViit, then attorney general, said:

'Come Mr. Wirt, you are a connoisseur.

what do you think of Mr. Clay s vine?"'

by, to tell the truth, Clay, ' said

Wirt, ul don't know w hat sort of wine

you call this, but it tastes lo me con

founded strong of Kentucky Whiskey!"

IH).si: j AI.JTV. If you enter Palestine or Syria, where this virtue was once inculcated with divine authority, you will find the people to ground to the earth by forced contributions lo Ihe slate, that they have nothing left fur the stranger or cven the neighbor. The same may be said of the greater part of Turkey, whether in Europe or Asia; bet-ides, ihe Tuik does not like 'Christian dogs.' With the Arab, provided ou have learned a few words of his language and implore his compa-rion, you are safe. A cushion or mat is spread for you in bis outer tent, dried fruits and water, or it may be even the llesli of the camel, are laid before you, the sail, that sacred symbol of hospitality, stands between you and your host. If you pass the night there, you are not without skins serving both for a coverlet arid a conch; you know, to a moral certainty, that not even your faithful mastitFwill watch over your safety wilh greater anxiety; and at your departure, you lind (hat means have been taken to insure that safely so long as you remain within the boundaries of the tribe. For this reception, Mahomet! we may thank thee ; and perhaps in an equal degree, the honest custom which from the patriarchal lothc present time has reigned in those pastoral solitudes.

Fi;.rt.vi,r. s.iciKTV. ou know my opinion (said John Randolph) of female society. Without it, we should degenerate into brutes. This observation applies with tenfold force to oung men. and those who are in the prime of manhood. For after a certain time of life, Ihe literary man may make a shift, (a poor one I grant,) to do without (lie society of ladies. To a young man. nothing is so important as a spirit of devotion (next to his creator) to some admirable woman, whose image may occupy his heart, and guard it from pollution, which besets it on all sides. A man ought to choose his

wife, as Mrs. Primrose did her wedding

own, for qualities that "wear well."

One thing at least is true, if matrimony has ils cares, celihaey has no pleasure.

A INewloit or a mere schoolar may find

employment in study; a man of literary

-oio can I'orcive in hooks a powerful

nixdiary ; but a man must have a bosom

friend, and children round him to cherish and support the derariness of old

think that it did, but we call this excel

lent wine in Kentucky," and thus the

mailer passed off wilh some merri

ment.

Oi. his return to his family, Clay re

bated the circumstance, when one of

his boys spoke out. "Ah father, lean

tell you how it happened. Tom and I

.i i i i i

were uown iiieceiiaronc aay in searcn of something to drink, when Tom took

to eternity every day, 3,107 every hour,

and about bG every minute.

For those individuals who have a

morbid desire not to have (heir remains defaced by death and worm1, some comfort is offered in the discovery

which is said to have been recently made, tint if (he, bodies of men or animals be plunged for some time in cor

rosive sublimate, and afterwards dried.

up the bottle mother had laid away, and (hov assume the consistency of wood,

and the air produces no effect upon

them: and if the bodies be. injected be

fore they are plunged in the liquor they

li .t i i - r

win retain mecoioranu appearance oi

before knowing what it was, drank oil

half its contents. Fearing a discovery

we filled it up with a bottle of whiskey

which he found there, and laid it a-Mde

again." Thus was the whiskey task

i f r I .i

accounted lor. sucn were me inci

dents attending the first bottle thai

found ils way over the Alleghanies from

the Banks of the Ohio. Grcer.JitlJ (latctlc.

life, and consequently form mummies

liscovercd by Mr. Wirt, satisfactorily f;ir more perfect than the Egyptians.

totally discouraged."

3!oni-:n w a n fa n v,

The perfection of (he art of war is

not so destructive Iodic human species

as might be supposed. The bow, (Ik

.i i - i.i i .

-near, nie avenue, ami me eapapuna

1 . . .

in giving way lo the musket, the bayo

T U K ill : M A N" S ST l.M .

The following, from various sources

aic curious calculations, and worthy of not, the gnu, and the mortar, have ren

deep reflection. It is always good lo dered the held of battle less bloody,

SLAVES l.W TIIF DIAMOND MINES. The co adition of those slaves whose ibors furnish the cosily gems which

-parkleon the bosom or amid the tresses of beauty, forms a striking contrast

with that of the classes whom they en

rich or adorn with their toil. A wretched species of food, scantily doled out, enables them to sustain for a few years

the weight of their misery. Being forced to remain a whole year with their

feet all day in Ihe water, living on food little strengthening or iiutrieious, and generally cold or badly cooked, they are subject to enfeebling disorders, a-

rising from the debilitated state of the alimentary canal. Frequently, moreover, they incur the risk of being crushed by the filling rocks or avalanches of earth which suddenly detach themselves from the face of the precipices. Nevertheless, such is the wretchedness of their condition in the domestic or particular service of their owners, such the froce of t tie most remote expectation of liberty, that these unfortunate beings, hard as is their labor, and badly as they are fed, exhibit a decided

preference for their species of employment.

consider how "fearfully and wonderful

ly ' we are made, and to contemplate the chances which render our coutiim-

mce in the world almost every moment i miracle. In the human system are four hun

dred and forty five bones, each having

forty distinct intentions or functions to fulfil; two hundred and lorty-six muscles, and eaehoftliem having ten different intentions. Besides the tendons, ligaments, neres, veins, and glands of the body, there are not less than one thousand five, hundred million membranous cells connected with the

lungs; more (ban two hundred million

pores in the skin, through which perspi

ration is constantly flowing, and above

one hundred thousand million scab

which compose the cuticle, or skin of

the body. 'I here are also the com

! pound organs of life the brain, the

and the result more quickly decided.

The use of fire-ships, has long been laid

iside.tothe honor of the nation which

fn si dispensed with this barbarous ag

gravation of the horrors of war. W hat generous bosom bul must glow wilh

honest indignation at seeing a ship (after a brave defence, her decks covered with her dying people, .and her masts lying alongside (set on (ire, or blown up by Ihe enemy that dare not board and cany her into poit? The last instance we have of an attempt of this kind made by the English at sea, was in the light off Toulon in the year 1774, and it received from the historian of that day its merited reproach. Though lire ships have accompanied our fleets since (hat period, they have never been used ex-

cent in an anchorage where there was

a fair probability of the escape of the

crevv, Copt. Brenfons Javal History

To MoTiir.RS. We would call atten-

lioe to th! following:

The American Medical and Surgical Journal recommends to mothers and nurses, when a child is seized with that dangerous disease, the croup, lo apply immediately and persevering!-, until medical aid can be obtained, to the throat and upper part of the chest, sponges or napkins dipped in water as hot as can he borne, and wrung out so (hat the water may not ooze from them, The remedy was first suggested by a German physician, and has been practised with decided and uniform success.

A man boasting about his knowledge of the world, when a wag, in company, asked him if he had ever been in Algebra? M cannot exactly tell,' says he, but I think i once passed it oa the coach.'

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