Rising Sun Times, Volume 4, Number 171, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 25 February 1837 — Page 1
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parlurc of our vessels; ami tho same regfei lion shall be obsorvcil towards tho Anvrican r?cl sailing from our ports, be th ircne'iiie? M.xirs or Christians. Art. 1. If any ship "f war bchmginfr to tho United States, shall put into any of our ports, she shall not be examined on anv pretence whatever, even though she h nil;) have ultimo shues on board, nr
-hall
tin- linveni'T or commander l the
pl.iee compel them to be bnmpht on shme "ii anv I'letext, nor require an' pawnent fo'-them. A nr. IS. If a ship of war, of either nart . -;i.!l put into a port of the other.andsa1 -iie.it sin!! be returned from th- fort with an i j -k . I number of pirns', not inoiv or less . Aht. 11. Tlio conimree with the United States shall be on the same footing as is thi commerce with Spain, or as that wiih the m ist favored nation for the time heitiLr; and their citi.ens shall be respected and fsiceined, and have full lib.ertv to
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th-v
ourcountrv and seapofts. please v. iiliout interrup-
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ii.:i. A nr. 15. Merchants of both countries shall einp'nv onlv such interpreters, and such oilier persons to assist them in their business, as thev shtill think proper. No c -iiiiinacaler of a vessel shall traiiFport his cartro on board another vessel; lie sluill not be detained in port longer than he may ''link proper; and all person employed in leailinir or unloading itxh!s, or in any other !ai or whatever, shall be paid at the ' istonnrv rates, not more, and not less. Akt. 1 ;. In-ase of a war between the ;t tic, ihe prisoners are not to be made .:x , 's. bet to be exchanged one lor nnoth- (;. ! ::!i tor captain, f;1eer fr oiheer.
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ivate man for another; and if
nil prove a deli.-ienev on cither
side, it si ai! i e made nj by the pavment of i 'ii. hund.-ed Mexican dollars for each pers -a wantiu;.;. And it is ajrrccd, that, all orisiioi-rs shall 1c exi'haned in twelve months. lVoni t.'ie time of their bcimrtr.ken. and that this e.V-'kur.ire may be effected by a n:rr; hant.or aiiv other person authorized b either.of il e ivri ics.
to i Aiir. 1 7. Merelriii
veiled to Imv (r st
its shall not be com-
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; s ! ii asil.ev.sna i uiuim proper; am
hr' v I iiv and sci! all but such as are pre!
Christian nations. Aht. IS. All poods shall be
ni ovaniiiiott Pctore
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or's oi mercnanuise, ib.ited tij the other
the citizens of the United Slates shall be equally cntitN to ;hem. Art. 25. This treaty shall continue in force, with the help of (Jod, for fifty years; after the expiration of which term, the treaty shall continue to he blinding on both parties, until the one shall give twelve months notice to the olhcr, of an intention to abandon it - in which case, its operations shail cease at the end of the twelve monhts. Consulate cf the 7 . States of America.) For the Umpire of Morocco. (
TO ALL WHOM 1 1' MAV ('1MT1!.V: j Pe it known: Whereas the underiirncd, James IX. l.eib, a citizen of the United Stales of North America, and now their resident consul at Tangier, ha ir.pr been duly aj'poiuted commissioner, bv letters patent, under the si-nature of tlte Tresident and seal of the United Stales of North A-
mcrica, bearimr date at the city of Washington, the, 1th day of July. A. I). 1SS5, lor negotiatinir and concluding a treaty of peace and friendship between the United States of North America, and the Umpire of Morocco. I, therefore, James 11. Lcib, Commissioner as aforesaid, do conclude the t'orepoinp treaty, ?nd every article and clause therein contained, reserving the same, nevertheless, for the final ratification of the President of the United States ot North America, by and with the adv ice and consent of the Senate. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
p.tnxed my signature and the seal s. of this consulate, on the 1st day of
t.vtobcr, in the year oi our Lord 1S;U', and of tne Independence of the United States the sixty-first. JAMUS R. LEIB. And whereas, the said Treaty has been duly ratified by the respective (Jovcrnnicnts: Now, therefore, be it known, that I, Andrew Jackson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, find every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled wi;h good faith, by the United States -.nd ihe citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my ban:!, and caused ihe seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this
thirtieth day ot January, in ihe year of our Lord one thou-
n nation '. -,0 1 . . ,
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out any itc:r tain tin-m. Akt. I. A en to all --a by whi--h tiiev meet r t sea : shioof war of t er ships ..:. .
of the c :- si: to c.xem:. ;-.u ..f tii Art.5. If'.-i-d.e.-
at war. :,n.l sh
Ion-jinn t i ihe i-:!i-examiuati. n is to ! bv sen iiair a ! .;at illy: an i if::-l!:. :;
Jtl-V lione v;il,o party si,.:; !::-.! Akt. ti. l:"ai!; of the United Sta Majesty, tlie ciii; set at libefiw an in like manner, i of these i!' 1.1:10 anv of the :!::! l'e:ts, and !.!;:, of his m t released, as :':o ;;s und.er hiAkt. 7. If an
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. bom erdier iialibe Uidi.ifier party. 1 . t
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to take or ix-
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.1 or pass shall be jivonr't'ir to In ih paities. !i:' i.iov, n w hen lhe ii' tiie commander o! a
ri v shah hr.ve tf;o . the dcclarati -n 1 : j :.e be suioeien' a from examination.
of the parties shall be moot a vessel at sea boor, it is ; creed licit if an be nr.de.it shall I e done
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? men nil hi
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reason, tne
ii oamaces.
Moor shall bring citizens tes or their eff-cts to his
:ons sha'l iiiunediatelv be
i tla: 1 fleets restored ; am !" ;uiv Moor, ii it a suhtYe
ins. s i-: make 1 r.. m
i- of America. -r their eflieiti m'o an of the port?
,ii'v sua, 1 be nnmemateiV
will then be consu'.erci os' "s protection, v vessel of cither party
sh:;ll pi it into a p; t of the other, and have
occasion l..r i"-e is.. ns or other supplies
they shall be f irnished w ithout any inter ruption or m .'"station.
i anv . el of ihe 1. nited
ni : v. i;h a disaster at si -a one nl ii;;r ouris to leoair. sh(
1 ii: ori v ! bui I and reload her :i p i ill"- anv d itv whatever.
i:' aire tssel
i e cast on shore on
im s 1 1 ; : , I remain at Ihe ill
w n lea ;
lirr. States .-ha. and put in:-, shall be a! CIU'L' '. '. itll A;:r. tb States thai! our coasts. Mfioii of tin tempt g"i:i' bat;- .1. as -bail;, en ; -pel of; i,v i ' put iillu oth.erw i -e, h:v her nlii v nni proper 1 . p Art. li) pnrne- !i ve-- 1 I e'.-i Pou i rs. i oth--r, th" fen led an 1 lint;! tho j can c s,.j
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tliey are
('eteiilii n oi
sent on vessels.
afierwards ,be made, nroveil lhat contra-
, and no other person whatever injured, nor shall the ship or car-
10 United !U pari ot
rs. an 1 no one shall alter v, iihoat their appro-
iie is tliea 1 eiisiclered particuoar protection ; and if any vrsaiiei; I-'pites sh ill 1 e forced to ;: bv sire- s of weather, or n ,j j,,. ,.,,m n 1'ed to ' . but shall reiuaui in tran1 ihe -u!i,!o oaicr sh,;!l think
11 h is o :-.
' -e e
lany i lia 1; ;i --iil'r to
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of th
essel of eitiier
n eng-i-i-mcnt with a nv of the Christian
"b-'t of if,,. i;u of the
e-s,-j s,, 1 nira-.,l sii;,i p., ,,,. ;a:i !i"! as m n-h as peissible, iu s-if.-ty; tin 1 if any Ameriiul! be cast on sh ro m t!ie
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Alii. II. ii ho si. a Chri-tian V,,, r, and sails tVoin tin. p.irts of
no vci-f i 1 1 ..ii! follo-.v until riit v
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imtil. bv 111
,o pri help
sent to their country . si. il! bo at w ar w itli tin v
anv i f our c-s' tin; l.nitcd Stall
lo thi iicmv shall
fhiir hours after the de-
ai;ini : an , to avoi.i a.l 10 examiuati. ai sh ill mless it snail first hi
and goo :s !'.;u e 1 ecn sent. ( n l;oa."d; in
v. iiii 11 case, tne persons w ho took the non-
Irnband frooi's on lioard, shall ho punished
leeorihtii- to ihe usaire and custom of the
eoantrv
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go incur any penalty or damage whatever.
Ar t. lib No v essel shall be detained in
nort on rnv pretence whatever, nor he o-
uiged lo take on board any article without
the consent of the commander, who shall
heat full liberty to ajjrrcc for the freight of
v tr oods ho talces . 11 board. Au r. 'JO. If any of the citizens of the
United States, or any persons under their
protection, snail nave any dispute w itu
each other, ihe consul shall decide between 1
the parties; and whenever the consul shall
require anv aid or assistance trom our
bv err. men t. to enforce his decisions.it
shall be immediately granted to him. Akt. -il. If a citizen of the United States should kill or wound a Moor, or, on the contrary, if a Moor shall kill or wound a citizen of the United States, the law of the country shall take place, nml equal justice shall be rendered, tho consul assisting at the trial; and if any delinquent, shall nndve his escape, the consul shall not be answerable for him in any manner whatever. AitT. If an American citizen shall d.ie in our country, and no will shall appear, ihe consul t ha 11 take possession of bis (fleets; and if there shall be no consul, the ( fleets shall be deposited in the hands ( fsome person worthy to trust, until the party shall appear who has a right to demand them; but if the heir to the person deceased im present, the property shall be delivered to liim without interruption; and if a will shall appear, the property shall de-
seen 1 i'greeablv to that will, as soon as the
consul shall declare the validity thereof
Akt. 'si;b Tho consuls of the United Statesof America, shall reside ill anv sea
port of our dominions that thev shall think
proper; and they shall hu respected, and
enj v all the privileges which the consuls
of any other nation enjoy ; and if any of the citizens of the United Stales shall contract any debts or engagements, the consul shad not be in any maimer accountable fr them, unless he shall have given a promise in w riting for the payment or fulfilling thereof; wilhout which promise in writing. 11 application to him for any redress shall bo made. -i:r.-l. If anv differences shall arise by cither party infriiiring oil anv of the articles of this treaty, peace and harmony shall remain notwithstanding, in the fub losi luce, until a friendly application shall lui made for an air ingeiiieii.t ; and until that application shall be rejected, no appeal shall be made to arms. And if a ar shall break out between the parties, m mths shall he granted to all the subj,;M of both parlies, to dispose of their 1 oecls, ;i,v,i rotjro w itli' fin ii- property. And it is furiher declared, that, whatever indub. nee, iu trado or otherwise, shall be granted to any of the Christian rowers,
Mm,
3js(if?j: sann eight hundred and thirty
"JffcgZfi seven, ami ot the inuepen'mx dene e of ihe United States,
the sixlv-firsf. ANDREW JACKSON. By the President, John FoiisvTir, S( (( 1 ary of Ztiilc.
EXI'LOIT OF MAJOR McCOLLOCIf. One of the most intrepid pioneers of ihe v alley of the Ohio, was Maj. John M'CoIloeh. The many gallant exploits he performed during that sanguinary war with the Indians, w hich commenced almost simultaneously with our revolutionary struggle, have rendered his name celebrated in the annals of the west. Holding a responsible military trust from the newly consti
tuted authorities of Virginia; possessing a
cool and courageous disposition, and endu
ed by nature with a constitution peculiarly adapted to 1ho habits of a western hun
ter, he was aptly qualified for the perfor
mance of the precarious duties incident to his situation. His habitual quarters were at Van Metre's fbrt, a small stockade near the waters of Short Creek, some twelve or fifteen miles distant from the new settlement at Wheeling. When ever it was ascertained that the savages were lurking about the border, he was one of the first to sally forth arid drive the bloody marauders from their coverts; oft times did he fearlessly penetrate for miles into the depths of the forest taking with hini a select hand, in quest of the foe; and his expeditions w ere almost invariably crowned with success. The activ e part he took in the warfare rendered a knowledge of his person familiar to the savage?; and owing to the many repulses he gave them they vowed vengeance against him and his name. M'Colloch had a favorite horse that he rode on all occasions when scouling; the animal was well trainod to tlte woods, and the hunter frequently owed the preservation
of his life to die sagacity and fleclncss of
his steed, lac curtain ot oblivion has been draw n oror most of the feats of the gallant M'Colloch ; but one incident of his
life is still fresh 111 the memory of his surviving compatriots. While M'ColIoch was at fort Van Metre, he received intelligence of an attack on tho fort at Wheeling by a large body of savages, headed by the notorious reneg.ido Simon (iirty. Knowing the weakness of the force opposed to ihe assr.ilants, and anxious also the share in tho perils and glories of the battle, he resolved to hasten to (lie assislancc of the settlers. Taking w ith him a few choice volunteers, the little party mounted their horses, and moved at a rapid pace towards Wheeling. It was their intention to approach Ihe fort secretly, under cover of the woods and undergrowth, and to ascertain at what particular point, the besiegers were stationed. Thru gaining an opposite position, by a well known signal, the major was to inform (hose wilhiii the fort of the, arrival of succor, and, by a rapid movement hoped to secure the admittance of the party. Fortune favored the design of the hunters, they ap
proached tho fbrt in an opposite direction from the principal point of attack; the signal was given, and all the party, save M'ColIoch, succeeded in entering the ftockade. The major being in the rear of the body, was thwarted in his purpose, by a band of Indians hitherto concealed, who sprang from the thicket and placed themselves before him. Fidlv appreciating, the value of such a prisoner a? M'Cellooh they w ithheld their tire, raised about, and sprang tfmards him with the apparent in-
tention ot tabuer him aliv e, in order to .af
ford theni au opportunity of wreaking their
vengeance bv compelling him to underir
that honfd course of torture adopted by the savages, which is more terrible than
death itself.
On perceiving his perilous situation the hunter turned the head of his horse rnd bounded through the thickets to ihe top nl the towering hill that overlooks ihe foil;
once having gained its summit, he hoped
to he able to avail lumselt ot passage on j the ridge, and bv the superior tleetncss of!
his steed, to distance the pursuit of his enemies. Swiftly did his gallant courser move to the brow of the hill and loud and eager were the shouts of his pqrsuers. The savages pressed rapidly in ihe rear of the hunter, but the latter succeeded in first reaching the top of the hill. Congratulating himself upon his wc?, he lost no time in reaching the defile on the ridge passage. Hut here he unexpectedly encountered another body of Indians, w ho rushing from ambush, brandished their tomahawks, and made the welkin ring with their war hoops. The hunter wheeled his horse, and darted along the top of the hill in an opposite direction, passing his original pursuers with ihe fleetncss of an arrow, lie had proceeded but a fewpace?, before his progress was arrested by a third party ot the foe, whose yells were even more terrific than the others. The three bands of Indians now united w iih a tremendous shout that echoed wide and fir through the forest. Every tomahawk was uplifted, and every f Ionian's counlenance heaved with a demoniac smile of triumph as the parties closed upon the hunter. 15 it the major lost none of his usual presence of mind on this try ing occasion. On three sides he was opposed by a foe that, threatened him with instantaneous death, or with a captivity far more horrible; and 011 the
fourth side his only possible chance of escape, was m almost perpendicular precipice, extending inlo thecreek. and a depth that would create a dizziness in the brain of ihe calmest beholder. But. ihe hunler did not hesitate what course to pursue. Ilr; was fuilyavvare of ihe danger of I he at-
tvr.ipt ; hut he p,.e.i i-Ci. : chstyo J.r hJ,., however hazardous, to giving himself into the hands of an enemy, w ho w ould protract his end, by a seiies of tortures of the most barbarous nature. Urging his steed to the brink of the precipice, he held his rifle across his body, and bounded down the steep, 'O'er the rock he thunilr'd down, Swiftly to the deeprst dell; ' While his focmcn at the found, Shrunk and gave a horrid yell. The dried brush crackled beneath the feet of the horse as he darted dow n the steep; the century thrown moss was torn from the rocks, and both the slced and rider reached the bottom in safely. Flcetlv did the gallant animal dash across the stream, and in another moment he was bearing his master far from the foe. Loud and mighty were the yells of disappointment uttered by the savages; the distant forests re-echoed them again, until, finally the hunler was lost to their view-. This extraordinary feat completely amazed the savages, and thev became funilv impressed with the belief that M"Colloeh was never made to die by the hands of the red men. IVheeUns Gazette.
huf few patient.- are o-
he most, they can of these
. for their opporf uni-
ine v
talents, or money, or influential friends, the chance is against their getting forward in life: they must live as well as other men. arid they either become a burden to their relations, or a pestilence to society, liven those who are more sue i.'-.-fuI olten become beggar? forofliees an I dependants upon great men's influence. This is baneful lo society at large. For instance x 011 go into a house of worship, to receive instructions from a man who has not assumed the calling for the purpose ot serving hi-- creator or for the salvation of souls, but that he mav make a living by it.
Doctors w ho have
hligeil to m;i.
few, charging exor!
attendance, be,-ides loosing the
tv oi tho experience and Unov. lciigr
would act-uire in a more extensive practice. In iike manner lawyers are almost conipoj;, ,1 jo fbrego their better f a dings, cringe and sue for olaec or protract the suits of .tb-'-ir clients fir an unreasonable length of time, that they may reap ail (he 1 ill" 1
advantages pus.-iPlc tr 1:1 suen a cour.-e. ?o man who is a. sincere patriot, ami who has ever serioa )v considered thi-; sub1 1 ' 1 ' .1
ject can wi.-li t 1 p:aeo 111s sons among ine mass of those who are prey mg upon the v 1tals of our country's prosperity, ami destroy ing the moral tone of her society 1 mean the idle and the needy. There is an idea of degradation attached to the mechanical profession w hich is easily accounted for; ihose. who tire able to educate their sons liberally, invariably make parsons, lawyers or doctors of them. It fellows of course that but few hut ihe poorest and most ignorant learn trades. Now as wc cannot admire or respect ignorance, of course, we are apt to attach an idea of degradation to the mere mechanic. Wo know that, the examples are numerous of high minded and intelligent men among
theni: yet all must acknowledge there is as much integrity, and full as much honesty among them as arc to be found in equal number of anv other class of society. V general sy'stem of education, will raise the working man in the scalo of iulellect to a lev el with those (if the learned profcs-i-ms, and this will more clfeetually do awav with the distinctions and prejudices of society than anv other scheme that can be devised. Until this is accomplished, t lie learned and idle, will eli'eet to
treat, with contempt those who labor for them a ml prey on those more ignoranl than themselves. F-LLA.
ami; it s a living p;u k, and I'd shoot it. So say ing he. levelled ins gun towards it. Xoii-euse! said ihe house keeper, vou are siirtlynot going to hurt the man's pack, Torn ! The moment after, Tom fired, a stifiu groan was heard, and the blood gu-hed from the pa' k on ihe Hour. The neighbors were now sent for, and on opening the pack, it was found to contain the body of a man, with a butcher knife iu his hand, a brace of pistols, and a whi.-tle tied lo his neck. Toi doubting that he was one of a garif of robbers, ihe neighbor.- armed themselves, and about 1 1 o'clock, blew the whistle, and shortly afterwards hearing persons iu the y ard, shot and killed four, who proved pi be citizens of the next village, ths-t had inP'ii led to nb ihe house, and no doubt to murder it- inmates. Qn his re(urn. the propr: (or rewarded Tom hand soiia iy , sent him to si hooj, and dving five years afterwards, left him the bulk of his properly.
Til K XV A .VDI .KI NG JEW. A few y ear; ago there was a fellow with
a long heard in J,,,,,, ,,n, wh
1.
professed
mm.-eii to , e tPe Uandermg.Tevv. lie did not adhere to the h geud. which u-i,-n;i.
i . in e. as us v isiters were
tie cons
lik
bo
not
letier informed than him-oif.
but laid claim to higher a'mimhtv than (he
.1.
MECHANICS. I once heard a young lady exclaim '! you think 1 would be seen walking wiih a. mechanic?' The individual referred to was a young blacksmith, very intelligent and of excellent chanicter; and what made the exclamation the more remarkable was, that the fatherof the young lad v had worked at the same trade, until he h id acquired a fortune of between twenty and thirty thousand dollars, with which he had retired from business. Misfbrlunes, however, have since that time dissipated his earnings, and he is now in old age, making a living at the occupation she so much despised. The lady herself, even during Ihe prosperity of her family made a runaway
match with a carpenter, he was a man of
good education and sound sense, and has been called from (he saw and jack piano, to fill several important public offices, and
at ihe present lime is a representative of
his native state in the legislature. 11ns is not a solitary instance of the children of tradesman despising the profession which raised them from obscurity; but the fact does almost, stand alone of a person whose mind was warped bv prejudice and education gelling so far the better of those feelings to marry an independent man, for so we consider every man who is master of a trade. If he possess industry and the least ingenuity, ho is certain, while in health, of being able to command all the comforts of life, and tho parents who by industry have been enabled to educate their children hetterfhan they were themselves, are ambitious of forcing them into professions, when it frequently happens they are not able to assist them further. Then if they are not possessed of extraordinary
THE CHEAT AMERICAN DESERT.
i lie v
a st, b;
arren and Irackles
region.
siretch iig tor hundreds of miles along the foot oif-ihc Rocky Mountains, nnd ihaincd by the tributary streams of the Missouri and Mississippi, is thus described in Irving' Astoria: ''This region, which resembles one of the immeasurable steppes of Asia, has nojinaptly been termed ''The groat' A -
merman Desert. Jt spreads forlh into
undulating and treeless plains and desolate sandy wastes, wearisome to ihe evi
from theirextent and monotony, and which
are supposed by geoligists to have forme .1 . it "... 1 .1
ine ancient iiooroi tne ocean countless a-
ges since, whence its primaeval waves beat against tin? granite basis of the Roekv
Mountains. It, is a, land where no man
permanently aiiitics; lor 111 certain sea
sons of the y ear, there is 110 Ibo l either for the hunter or his sited. The herbage is
parched and wuhered, the brooks and
streams arc dried up, the huli'do the eik
and the deer have wandered to disl.uit
parts, kecpintr within die verge of expiring verdure and leaving behind llieni a vast uninhabited solitude seamed by ravines the beds of former torrents, but nowserving only to tantalize and increase ihe thirst of the weary traveller. Occasionally the monotony of this vast wilderness is interrupted by inountaiuious belts of sand and limestone, broken, confused masses with precipitous dill's and yawning ravines, look like the ruins of a world; or is traversed by lofty and barren ridges of rock almost impassable, like those denominated the Uerck Hills. I'eyond the.-c rise the stern barriers of the Roekv Mmiuh.'.ins, the 'units as it. were of the Atlantic world. The, rugged defiles and deep valleys of this vast chain form sheltering places for restless and ferocious bands of savages, many ihein the remnants of tribes once inhabbant's of the prairies, but broken up by war and v iolence, ami who carry into their mountain haunts ihe fierce passions and reckless habits of desperadoes."
ru-aielil .shoemaker, an, ileelnre,! 1 ,..,
he had been with Noah in the ark. Noah, he said, laid refused to fake him; but he got in secretly, and hid himself among tho beasts, which is the reason why his name is not mentioned in the Ribic; "and while he was there, the he-goat had given him a blew on the fi nvhead, the mark of which was visible to ih;s l;,v. S mie peisonsasked him which country he liked best of all
Mint fie had visncd in his f- ig j
Hons; he answered 'Spain,' as peril; 1 .1 1 . 1 i , 1 ..
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C:iAN.')El R IN HAGS.
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reverses
personages
la!( ly held iii En 11a fount who diei
TIIE QI'EEK PACK. A gentleman in an English village lately went on a jo irnev , afler leav ing express injunctions to his house keeper not lo admit any body whatever fo remain nil night at. ihe house. The third night after his, departure, a man apparently a pedlar, came wiih a heavy, stiange pack, and lu gged, as it was about, nightfall, the privilege of slaying all night. This the house, keeper refused, hut was at lenglh persuaded to lei the pack remain, sav mg "there is harm in it, 1 'spose." Shortly afler lh.3 man's deparlure,Toui. a hareiu-searem boy of 1(5, and Ihe. onlv person about tho place, except the woman, and an old man, came in from hunting, vv ith his gun. Having learnt how the pack came there, he C) ed it attentively, and at length says he, that's a queer pack, dad burn 1110 if it
of the
h attend some of the titled E 1 rope. An impiest was
land, on the body of a for wai.i of :-roo r f.e.d.
in a miserable lodging, lie had been ruined by a law sen. Amongst some debtors proel.u;,icl ,,nt!,nvs at a tmerill 's court, were Lord Wm. Page!. Sir John de Reauvoir, and Eord Weiiosley , ihe hroiher of Wellington. The unlbrtunate Col. Custafson, the c.t-King of Sweden, the lineal descendant of' ihe great ( hishiv us, is wander ing about Europe, often an outside passenger on a stage coach, because he is too poor I pay for a more comfortable seat. Compared with vvh in-ta noes of fallen rank, how enviable is the condition of our republican fanners and mechanics, whoso industry secures theni frbm the possibility of want. As Ihe population of the woild increases, all aristocracy, save that of money, will decrease. Albany Advertiser. E(I .".IiiTl . Aficr all that has heeii said about the ad
vantages that one man has over another,
1 woneerlul equality in hu
ll Ihe rich have wealth,
lo.iiHi. 11 the heiress lias I100-
lie peiuiyless have beauone man has cash, the
othe
income.
mere siiil is man fbrt ones
the poor hav e ho.-dih. 1' . 1 1 1
tv 1 or ine cower, 1 ly lor theirs, if
lias credit; it cne man boasts of his
t.ie olhcr can of his influence.
o one is so misenihie hut that nsneio- i.
fi liors want someihmg that he possesses, and no one is so mighty, but he wants another's aid. There is no fortune so good but that it may be reversed; and none so had hut lhat it may he bettered. The sun
that rises m clouds may set 111
The day that dawns in peace
ness, may close in storms
' strn Post.
spicndor.
1 nd bright-
and gloom.
Tin: Iloxoiis 01- War. In ihe Hotel des liivalides, at Paris, ihere were bVJOO old soldiers and .'00 oll'icers, the blind, w iihered, and I. -.mo of the grand armies of France. Many of these old braves are loud of reading, and an interesting spectacle is often witnessed in the library-room connected with tin. institution. There is one old soldier who can read verv well; hut, hav ing lost both bis anus, he is unable lo hold a book. There is another w ho has both his hands, but lias lost his eves. They were oi'icn seen together, the blind man holding a book, w hich the other rends aloud for tlie benefit of both.
Wo-vfvN. A woman's head is usually ov er ears in her heart. Man seems to have been designed for the superior being of the two, hut as things are, I ihink women are generally belter creatures than men? They have, taken universally, weaker nppetiles and inlelloels, but thev have much stronger ailVa lions. A man with" a bad heart hasbeeu sometimes saved by a strong head; but a corrupt woman is lesl forever.
Fjhtation.- In Hosfoii, the average number of children attending (lie common schools, is 8.17; average number attending private schools. 1,000; number of instructor-) in common schools. Mi.