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Laws of

turo or negligence on the part of the i

! nm" no!in v. no. w l

ustnined or sha

owner: and nnv such fa ait or ne

soiit nnv j AX ACT to

ugenee;.-

sustain oamage

o deadi or such horse, o n foresail

.KUrC t.n 1 lie p furnish ;he s

Killl

:. in c

art of ti ime w i

or li

the United States

Va-M-d at the second Se ion of the Twentyi u it !i Co ! u re.

,wcd

d ana paid

enacted. That

ii 1 r r an.! o. Sialo-. t'.r

Prm.ic No. 1. AX ACT making approprir payment of 1 1 i rev ohnion-i

pension; r- 'i the 1 in

ve ir one ill eight Hundred cum thirty-seven. Be t etuietid by th- Souir and House if Represent at ;r, s of ' th'- I' ni tnl States ej

America in I 'o wires assunhled. following sums he. and tho same

Th;

are

1 th.' hero

ic aiil Ui ol iitlV l:i -

otuorwiso appmrs of the I m'cd

bv, appropriated. In V

ncy in the Treasury itpriated tor the p : s r-i

States, for the vear one thousand eight hundred and thirl v -seven : For the revolutionary pensioner?, ttmlcr the several acts, oiher man those of the fifteenth of Ma v. one ihonsaiul eight hun

dred and twontv-e:g;u : the seventn 01

June, one thousand tight hund

iv ;

ment and loss of anv ox. whiio in the serv

sequence ot tne 1 Cubed Stares to

sufficient ii ra go, shall he ai the value thereof. Sec. I. And be it fnrthc;

.he claims provided tor under tins act sh: he adjusted lv the Third Auditor, tmd

such rules as shnll he pre.-erihed hv the j , Secretnrv f ;.r. nmier the direction or i 'with the a-sont of iiie President '' v

as well in regard to the re:p;I;cr.tioii of (daiinants. as the j nd deirree of eve, en. -e. the man- ! i 'li such eviden-v shaii he taken niicated. which rules shall he ; a the ouinii-n of the President.

e .est calculated ! ohtain the oh-; 'this act. p-i inir a d:;e reir:rd. as wed :

t the ciaeaw ol muivuiuai ;n-;ice as to tne j interest of the United Suites, which rules j

He it e:ure' of lie i re. it -at-. Ami rlea ii

Pvbbic Xo. 7.1

xten ! the limits

ofX.nv Orleans.

b-i the .v,

and Hou

tins ej the States of Ciu'isrcxs aS'ii;;!.;, J, That

mane, atter the tiassage of this act

extern' ' U'.'lCi

port of Xew Orleans sir river. in the lower to

rate limits of th,

.f Xew Orleans.' AiTKovi-.n. Televm ?- tr yrr?y-?i:--.v

iiHinieipalities et the 0i;

ivman exhortation on a certain occa-

of the port j sion. an'l hearing it afterwards remarked.

that he spoke mere to the purpose m live minute -, than the minister had done in an hour. From this remark it is natural to infer, that he was deemed a vuunsr man of excellent promise trom the heirinnintr. Ills habits tfnd winners, while he lived

remark. In

nilv. the neiirh-

tne

en -the Col'Hl,-

l Cmted S ceia.t of ' species ; ! lu r in w;

an:

h as.

! o

ill

Tii

Thei i; are many in ;le.. who li;ive some roe v. Kussm. Ij!:;;:i.ow. th. lov.-mir .-ketch. The

nes Jiaa tlte in aa sure oi

aco-iaino'd m him when h ned at ( ' ikimbas. ( ).', in

ee't ;on ol e lire:;. mi of sal iect oi Editor of einir in: in

was sta the veari

until e the ihe atc-

at mv i.itner's, are worihvo

his intercourse wish our

was courteous and. unassuming: lhouh m

tne sorcrimiCHtot' h is selndars he w as linn

an d infexibie. 'fie akhorred idleness the umloubtod parent of vice and, miso

ue rose early, and suways lie It I hnnseit in

reaniut-i-s to ren ier a-stsl -mee wherever

rttornmtis ana evetiavs. he I'reqo.entK as-

:. and espccinllv with the school, he

and rei weeks laws ol as the : Sir.

. ! 1

.... i : is i,..,

ii sueh newspape tiie United State N retarv of W ar s

shed f r lour

1 was in th

ulv an ex-

.1:

in wmcn uie ; e

puoii.-iie... '

d t.ii-eei.

k And be if farthtr enacted. That

in all adjudications of -aid Auditor upon 1

the claims above mentioi

a re

Kl'-er.t

h.is

- ;n

thirty-two; and the fourth of Julv. one

thousand eiuht hund.r

ven liundie'tan t twelve thou

drcd and sixt dollars: For the invalid pensioners, under venous laws, three hundred ami twentv-tive thousand three hundred and scventv six dollars:

. whether sueh

ed and j J!1,i?ement he in favor ot. or anverse to tne

claim, snail he entered m a hooic provioed

d and thirtv ix. se- n" lll,n 1 ir Uiat Pul'Poso' :in! l"-!.ei his en-

md five hun- 1 m'U: n; i!IKl wnen suca ji,eemer,t snail I be in favor of such claim, or elaim.-.nt. or

O'ai ronresentative. s ie aiiVent ihere-'i w.

f a co:iv ;he:v a". etu'tiUed U the Treasurv of tlie I. ni

Kill e entiiled ike p"::'K i;ou y said Auditor ed States.

1:52 and'dk Ih tra ordinary nrm.

an i p m a ia

seenicu aiwavs en:

rood calimir. Sec him

ie was uie same ever earnest m n:s en-

ioea.irs to muuec ins icuow men to come

out from the world, and lead a life which

would e to come

nuptial vow-

some vice 1

his momon

no saw u, nceuet ninjrs, and on Sat;:

sisteit my tamer in the lielus ; nor eouiu he

l e dis-adcd from doinso. deelarinLr it t

be a pleasure as well as duty. On these

occasions he would labor with as much a siduity as though he had a personal into

est in t ue commir harvest. iut it must

not ue jmajnneil that he hostowed ins unit

uiius

tears, to meet no more this

i ... ii 1 1 . i i'

uiie ot etenuiy. i nippy wouui n. ue ior

tin1 interest ot our .ion, it all our prer.chers of the jrospel would reviv e this ancient

ractiee ol their lathers m the ministry'. 1'he annals of futurity will perhaps te'il a

tale on this subject, that may cause many ministers, in the day of eternity, to weep tears of blood!

Wiih the remainder of the history of Jev. Jlussel l'iirelow, from ihe time above

referred to until the close of his life. I am uiuico.ua hit od. The announcement oi his

tieatii. m the puhlie pumais. was to me un-

exn.-eted and a.filieiin inttdliii'euce. W ith

thi e i rei ll osl n noes Mttendnifr tliat IC.elan-

choly event, it. i resuined your reader: havt1 been iua,de fully acquainted. Yours respec;fu!iy. David i. 1oi:kis. jit. Aiiami aanty, Ohio. Aor. l,s;3:.

milk of her bosom

hall be itoison in vour veins.'' lie was

scented- the pride of her soul enabled

icr to behold it without a tear she re

turned to her home the support of her

eclining years had fallen the tie that

hound her to life hail iriven wav and the

veninir f that dav that saw her lonely nd firsaken. left her at rest forever. Her

mart liau hruke in me strmjoie.

K V.XO i.t TIO.V A Ei V JU1CKOI X V., On Monday last in the I louse of lit

w hole

ni the same

e von would,

lsure He

ihem hanpiness in the woi

DooRS 1, 1.-

e oilieialed w hen wemr.de our and. afterwards presented us ami these, with the irocd ad-

o wi the

ourm

. .1 e. - i j

i,i tM,),,,.!,.-. i r-!:c. u. Ane. f Juiy. Mie I ;n aii-instances

For pensions t under the act of

thousand eisrht hundred and thirtv-six. live !, hundred and lii'tv-two thousand dolla rs : I v !

j: or pensions to wiuows aim orphans, payable through the otliee of tlie Third Auditor, four thousand dollars. JAMFS K. l'Oi.K. Speaker of the House of Representatives. M. VAX m UliX, live Prcshh nt of the United States and 1'resident of the Senate. ArritovED lth Januarv. lvo7. AXORIAV JACKSOX.

? 7- ",;.-. ,!,',' Tii:V

w here any minor has been, 'aired in the military ser

vice of the I niiod States, and was or shall be provided with a horse or equipments, or with military accoutrements, ly his parent or jruardian. ami has died, or shall die, without paving for said property, and

in: has neon or sua it he iost. cantur

a live m cur recollection.

From the Wcfk-rn CI l-'ecollccl ions of U"y, Mkssks. Fiwtoks: i

ristian Advocate. Mussel Uiuelow.

the

n:;

late Rev receivctl w hile hi

newiv sense

call in venr

re-niemiier s.

iU'-iileiiis m ihe lust rv ol

jiussel :'elow. From him ! he rudiments of mv education, eondiiion in society was that o!

mry scliooimasfer, in a Kirt of Ohio. Seeing a

Cd.seslroye.l. ornoaiuioneti m tne manner r"" '". ; yye"- i(" ief.ro ni.lntvn, ,i sot.l iv-root or vtia i-.'ian i materia is to aid in compos-inir a biorraph

shall be allow ed pay 1 hereof, on making satislhctoiy pro, i' as in o'iier eases, and the further that he is entitled thereto Py having furnished the same.

i:. 't :ho coiuiirv

Se,

tvment ot I

c. .

in all instances

I minor.

the military

And be if further enacted.

wnerc a.nv oiht

lias been ev shiili l e cm

rvice af-resai.l. .

hat

r linn a ared in m.i hits

Pviuut xo. r. AX" ACT to nroviile lor the

horses and oiher property lost or dedestroycti in the military service of the T'lllte 1 S':i(.--

i oi-en o: sand oe nrov

Be it enacted bt; the Senate and House epiipi.nf:tit. ; or with of Rcnrcsmtatiri s of the United States n" intents bv nnv person.

America Congress assembled. That nnv I who has ri.-ked or shall take the risk of such

field, or stall", or other olhcer. mounted mi-horse, equipments or military

litiaman. volunteer, numer. or eavalrv. en-1 i-nonts on himself. and ihe sain

paged in the mmtary serv ice ot the I mted j shall he lost, captured. destroyed or a oa titrates since the eiirhtecnth of June. oth-1 doned in ihe maimer before monlioned.

teen hundred and twelve, or who shall such owner shall be allow

was I and attention on these minor matters

the neiricct oi his untlerstainling. hi the contrary, his application to study was. at this time, the most remarkable Ira it in his character. lie was favored with an un-

i commonly tenacious memory, and commit- ! ted whatever pleased him in science, bt- ! eralure, or divinity, wiih surprising taJ cdity. Even during his illness, it. was

not uncommon lor nun to memorize an entire psalm, while his fever intermitted. His piety was of the most, ardent, but unassuming character. In his social de

votions he was zealous ; and never in . his conduct, or intercourse with the world, did he give the slightest opportunity to reproaehj.he cause of Christ. I remember once to have overtaken him on the way to school, engaged in his private devotions. It wa.i in a deep ravine, beneath Co spreading susrar nr.udes. lie had bowed

soninhvos. Mr. Wardwe . inun the Com

mittee on jJevolutioiiarv Pensions, repor

1etl a. bill granting a pension to Penj. (inn

neit, wuioirer oj I leborah ( tnuiett, a so

dier of the Revolution. The following fact

ironi the reoort. ol the committee, are !'iv

en in (he Journal of Commerce :

"The maiden name of Deborah (inn

nctt, a soldier of the revolution, was Del

orah Sampson. She was born in Sharon Massachusetts, and entered the army un

der the name of '-Robert Shurtlell'."'' She served faithfully for three years till ihe tdosc of the war, w hen she was honorably

discharged. Mic was at me capuire oi Lord Cornwallis at York town. She was in many engagements where she behaved ;rd'uiiv. J u the skirmish at Tarry town, she was badly wounded bv a musket ball, w hich was never extracted and the effects of w hich she felt through life. Her sex

i;,.,,i

ill upon von. and the

T VOI R MKC-IIAXICS.

f here is scarcely nnv thing, says tho

Knickerbocker, which tends more to the

improvement ot a town, than a tair and liD-

u-;il support offered to mechanics ot every

description. 1'opuiation is necessary to

the prosperity of anv country; and the pop

ulation being of an honest and industrious

character, rentiers prosperity more certain,

uniform and unvarying. Scarcely any

dace hits risen to much importance even f possessed of the best commercial advan

tage, without, due

regard

to the encourage-

e due majesty of the Most High; re

was n

ire ta it'.is man ol dou, 1 tietormin-

i ee. to mriiisii a lew laois mat might rcrve

t rescue a part, of his early history from

OoPVion.

p,ea: vv ri 1 :.

You m:iv

m ti e ciMl

give e Adv

tiiem.

rv,

yu I "the them

:;r,; r, ;iu a il Ue ti military ace ountrethe owner thevcot

accoutre-

;v Inerelor,

aid service, and has sussustain damage, wiihout ligeii'-e on his part, while

hereafter be in tained or -hall any fault or ne

in sniu serv ice iv tne i.ss ot a horse m battle, or by the loss of a horse wounded in battle, and which has died or shall die ot said wound, or being so wounded shall

be abandoned hv order of his

unmaking satisfactory proof as in oiher

s i'ms, .Hii, i ue i , e. , ii, i 1',1'ui hiiu m is . , i , I , lied thereto, bv having furnished tlie same, j ,

and having taken the risk on mmseiu

ted. That

Sr.c. S. And be it furth

the act passed on the

cr ei

mar

olhcer mid j Cn?itlct

lost, or shall su-lain d:i;oa,e U- th lo

ai.y horse by death, or al andoment, in consequence of the United Slates failing

heciiuse the

to supply suhi'uent lerage

rider wns-dism mntcd an,! seisarattal from

his

horse, an.

lo do duty on loot

at a station detached, from his horse, or when the ovheer in the immtiiate command ordered or shidl ord.erlhe horse turn

ed out to graze m the woods, prairies, or commons, because the United Slates failed or shall fail 1o supply suliioiont. forage, and the loss was or shall be consequent thereof; or for tlie loss of necessary equipngc in consequence of tlie loss of ins horse as aforesaid, shall be allowed and paid die value thereof: Provided. That if anv payment has been, or shall be made to anv

-c and risk, or for

the dcal.i. loss, or ahandon-

ciguteen hundred and tliirty-l.iree, I "An act tor th payment ofhorses

and arms lost m tne inilitnrv serv ice oi me United States against the. In. Hans on the frontier of the Illinois and the Michigan Territory."'' and an act passed on the iiurtietii of June, eighteen hundred and thirtv-

i'our. entitled "An act lo provide for the 111

payment of ('aims for property lost, caplured or destroyed hv the enemy, w hile in

erv ice of the 1 uited

o war with tlie

mil

ihe military during the I;

frontier of Illinois and Michigan' rv."" bo and the samo.are hereby a

Sr.c.O. And be it further enae'i d. tins act shall he and remain in force

e, a once r of les !,:

as la1 thinks proper. Tins inleresiiiig ii, ", .

i ohc s ivre than twe-nv years age. m t chan.clcr of a sdioo!uias;er. He w

brought ihere by an itinerant Mclhodisl j pi'e;icher. by the name of Coin-took, he i'.emg retputed to furnish a teacher for 1 the neighborhood. A.! ihn) lime the miner

has been or ;.,,,.; ..... a, .,.;,..,!!,- ,,,' i,-

, ;,i ,,,,, in ,a III. Hl

i seitied region, wiih sparse settlements of hardy pioneers, in rude log cabins. Pubi he roads ;nd h:giivavs were known only I m name, and iiie opportunities tor cduoa-

cbikli'C!! were lew smd fir belween.

Ii limy- i5 lidded aiso, that petamiarv means t ) couipensate leachers were scarce and difficult to be acquired; and in manv cases, the importance of education was not duly appreciated. Yet this se!f-den-mg young man came into our neighborhood, without scrip ,;r purse, and engaged in the responsible he.-iness of -teaching young ideas how to sh lotf" 1 le to,,k lodgings ;ii my falher's, and, as far as aetju.iiuiunre r rcluiives were ec.ticerueii.

w;is conmleteiv an isolaleu eeim''.

Though 1 shall ami ai brev ity in ibis eonimunit alien, 1 cannot w ell resist Ihe ti nip-

n this place, tin

!mg 'lis right baud upon a bush, ;md spreading his left towards heaven, he supplicated, unconeious that, he was observed by any mortal eye. To this lovely spot, which, has not xet been violated by ihe rode xe, ihe writer often repairs, indulging in reminiscences of the past, and in gralefel recollections of his beloved instructor, Ddilr.g the eight or ten years that followed !.is departure from our house, we heard 1 lit seldom from BigeUw. hi about

hat period, however, he came to a. camp

toruoou, wiicr:' ne a. niiglilv man in

,t.

meetir .n the do

approve.! himself to

Israel, wis known to manv ol vour rend

ers, that ho did not possess any advantages in point of personal appearance. This led lo a. remark by a Presbyterian elder, a! the camp meeting, w hit h Idislinctly re-

1. he result may serve lo snow lis public preaching had upon

I I ! .

ver divulged nor uiscovcrcu w nue

ie was in the service. The motives which

promoted her conduct, do not distinctly ap

pear, hut arc supposed to have been enthusiasm in tho cause of independence. S!i3 drew a. pension from ihe government till the y ear lS'JT, w hen she died. She was married to Mr. (iunnelt, in the year 17S1. He is represented to be a poor but honest and respectable man, and now lar advan

ced in y ears. 1 le expended, from time to time, a considerable sum of money, on ac-

ount of his wife's health, w hich was much

nfeeb'ed hv the ell'eclsof her wound, and

ie great hardships she had endured. The 'ommiltee, therefore, reported a bill eonuuiitgto liiiu his w ife's pension, from ihe

lime oi her doalh.'

ments of the mechanical arts. For though the imporlaiiou f merciiandise firms the leading features of such a place, ihe various arts of mechanics are put invariably into requisition, nud arc indispensable to render the progress of the commercial oporations sate. To an inland town, mechanics are equally important as elsewhere. They constitute a large and highly respectable portion of society in all

countries, bul m towns anu villages they arc almost a leading constituent part of their growth and population. Toaffird ample support to this class of citizens, so highly useful and necessary, it is jcerlainlv the duty of those engaged in oiher pursuits! Some branches of mechanism have to sustain no competition from abroad, the nature of their business preventing such inroads or intcrfei enecs ; others are, however, subject to be innovated upon by the importation of similar articles of foreign produce made at rates, indu

cing a preference ov er our own productions. Although trade and commerce hi all their various branches should be frea ami unshackled, a regard for the prosperity of our residence should induce us to af

me tin

.all

eleven o -

ciock, to me great congroga i ion. seeing him ascend the platform for that purpose,

the elder remarket

nbcr. effect

ihe minds of strangers. hi the he was appointed to preach, ni e

i a friend. tint it struck

him with surprise that a man of su

ponranco should then be put forward, whil

ap-

the

we re othe rs present having so nine

ihe advantage of him in personal dignity

1 he elder, notwiins;, Hiding, ha I paiionee

to hear what the -'iiiile crookeo man.

he called hun, mighl have to sav. bi-ge-

iovv sal. about ihe work assigned hmivv iih

his usual modesty. His subject presently began to take hold of him. His zealkind-

aie

iation to deseiioe.

is on mo Ten if ...

ica.ed.

the

close t

Ac:

That until

fthe next session of Congress. i:; ihis l-Mh of-January, 137.

school-

lio'ose and groiimls. which wore ihe (heater of his useful toil. Ii will be a tlescrin-

led, and with an energy

seemed but lit tie snort

and pal

h-.s that

lit

lion of hundivt

ol ome

lobe

in the new soU'.cmeuts in 'the

ley.sum 1

l.-O

The

brt

one atoresaitl. fbr the u

forage after t!

ment of hi- h rsi. s

deducled from ihe value ll

satisfied or shaii satisfy ih tlie time he made or sled men! , or thereafier show

1 jiavment shall

Pmu.u: Xo. 1 . AX ACT to admit ihe State of Mi.-.hig;

lie L iii'iii.

etp

ua.i

lo'i:

mounted, in which cast; ihe de- tablish the no

he was

duetion shall only e'( n I lo (lie time he was on foot : And provided, also. If any payment shall have been, or shall hereafter be. made to any person i bo v e mentioned, on aceountofeioihing. to which he was

not entiiled bv la, deducted from lh( eoiitrenien's.

mi ) tne i limn, unou an

wiih the original Siales

hert-as. in pursuance of the aid of! ' n

nnke Ihe nnv- ; gross of June th- liileenih. oodu'een h m

ihat jdred and ihiriv-six, entitled '-An act to es

and a lew trees of t Iit most aspect were felled lbr the

'.ereof, unless he

oav 'master at

ll,e

by protd.

i!i

r;i noun

irv d ll

oi oui i, .mil e prov ice e.r mo emm

of the Stale of Michigan into ihe Union

upon (in- coin;,, -. us liiereiil (WiM'C

convention of delegates eleeied

ucli pa v ment shall

the said Stite

(

ue ol ins

use or

he ac-

irji:'2. And hi

d. That

P "V

i i-i

if iurtinr c, .".'(

any person w he in -ai l midi irv service as a volunteer, or div.'ighic:! imiiiiaman, furnished or -hall fu-m h him-elf with arms and military iiccoutremen s. am' Sustained or shall' sustain .Unoio.e l.v tin

capture or destruction uf lb.; samo.'vv libout any fault or neglinonc,, ,,u i, Kirt) who lost or shall lose the same bv reason of his being wounded in the serv ice shall be allowed and paid the value thereof. Sec. .'. And be if further enact, , That tiny person who susi lined, or Aw sustain damage by the loss, capture, or destruction by an enemy, of anv horse, mule, ox, wagon, cart, boat, sleigh, or harness, while such property was in the military service of ihe United States, ckher bv impressment or contract, except m cases where the risk to which the property would be exposed was agreed to be incurred by the owner, if n shall appear that sueh loss,

the l.oundarn

ga.n as described ed. in and hv the

M icliigan,

f giving their as-, m lo ihe said State of Mic'hideelared. and cstabllsh--ai.l act. did, op the lif-

nief with "rent ral-

ite w;is on the first bank ot a and under ihe principal hill

that supported a lame fa ml, spreauing a way. iiilo ihe distance, ll was surrounded by a.

dense forest. A small area was cleared ol

ime.ernru.-ii, threatening

siiKC ol security, lno iciiklnig ifsell was cunslrutded oi round legs, cabin roof, puncheon floor, clapboard loft, wooden chimney, hacked with round lieid-.-tcnes, mid greased paper windows, lo admit, the

late ; iighl. Tho interstices between the logs si-'U j w ere, t use- the iilirase of (he times.

"chinl.ed and daubed," and tho door.svvmig on wooden hinges. A ihriflv s;sp-

isiches in hh ngih, and

Is lor (!,- sen

..ai

h of D

eeenioo

(Mgiiier

n In

mdreu and

:hii"-six, assent lo tho prov isions of s;-;; ad, therefore: 'c it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America . ( 'onn ' v assembled. That ihe Slate of M ichigan sh ill be one. and is hereby declared to i cone, of ihe L niled Slates of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing wiih ihe original

States, in all respects whatever. Si:c riox"d. And be it furihi r enacted. That the Secretary of ihe Treasury, in earning iulo (-licet the thirteenth and fourteenth sec lions of the a 1 of ilea I wentv -third of June, i ighleeu hundred and lliiitventitled "An act to regulate the deposits. if the public money," shall consider the Slate of Michigan us being one ol the United States. , AjTKovjLnlhisUthh of January, 1837.

un"" ol seme ten or twelve

amctor. was cut the prope;

sou: in two. lor mo purpose ot lnaumg

to sit upon. i in

v cre iiii'ii

ri pisou ; uie rune

ned vv i

i),', ad sting

li seals or leuisidv es

i t ,i n K (at mat lime a

ipou

ns fastened

writing tables ihe same desi

being simply of rare arlieie.) rt

into ihe wan.

In the rude oaem, and amidst ihe wnd scenes above descrii ed. (he sul iecl of ibis

notice (aught ,-' hoo! during ihree or Ibur ui iiiths, v cry much lo the, satisfaction of his employers. Ih fort; the lime stipulated expired, he was taken sick of a lever,

with which he was confined an unusual lengih of time. While in a stale of convalescence, he received a letter informing him that he was admiited by the M.olhodisi conlcrence as an itinerant preacher. Pehev nig that duly called luui away, he, on

ot inspiration, he

wound up (he feelings of his audience, lor

an hour and a hall, bv the most enrapturing

strains of eloquence. The astonished el der was afterwards heard to ol '-serve

"That men were not always to he judged

ol by their external appearance'' 4.1 . ir.

Aiioiner circumstance or two and naue

leave oi tne sinned, r rom me caimi

meeting he came of course on a visit to mv

father",-. Here he resorted to his former

haunts, and subsequently gave his rellec tions to the family particularly after me

dilating awhile near tho silo of the old cab

in, in which he was alluded, end '.vh.it

had now given place to a more comfortable dwelling. He observed that so if was wiih ;ill terrestrial things; tliev were here but

for a little wlyle, and then glided away in

to ev cr.usting lorgouuinoss. l he scene rv around, Ihe country, ihe inhabitants

had greatly changed: but the same sun sliil

shone in the vaulted heavens. So man

vv im an ins wisdom, his pride, nis hopes

was evanescent in his being here; hut th

iMcrnai, mat dwell m light unapproacha

ii lit i i - . i

oie, would live and irradiate me universe

i ti.... .i .

lor ever, ami would imnt up tne spinma

pain oi the pilgrim until tune should he no

longer. In tin- morning lie look a final

and mast alfoctionaie leave of the family

To an elder hrolher and mv self, w ho had

i t . ' i i i i i i i

oeen ins pupils, he said he had a word oi

friendly counsel; and (ome his words vvcr i i i , , ii-

iik e cou is ol lire, ami (he impression w ii

, "M,l,, ,, ,, wi 1 ,

o rs, and quilled his employ ment lor ihe more responsible one' ol 'training souls for immorlalily and eternal life. I believe, hiin to have been a licensed exhorterwheu he came to our parts, as I remember his

never be ohlilerated. 1 le said w e lived i a world wluve every thing was changiii

men, metr ominous, iheir leeimgs uioir

conduct every thing, lie had lived Ion

enougii io experience several changes in

senlinicnt housed, lie had once thought

too ligliily, and perhaps we were then d

iug so, of religious matters; but fortunately

lor him, his mind had changed on lhalsul

jecl. Fxperience had taught him, (hat to

enon religion was a. most delighlf.il and

soul-cheering thing, and as such, he rt

commended it (o us m a m s( palhotM

and pressing manner, lie then left us

ford a reasonable support to our mechanics; we should at least give ihem a preference w hen wc are n. i, losers by it. A little-, experience will have convinced many that it is, in most cases, lbr their interest to do so. independent of many other considerations.

m:t imukxts. huad this: The following extract is from the charge Recorder jiouvier to the grand jury of

court, Philadelphia, which

ic mavor

goes lo show the horrible1 ellects ol the o-

misioii ol that part ol education which en-

a man to acquire a trade by which

ie may gam an honest iivcimo-xi. i-et larents read and ponder well upon it.

U'tieclinjr (tazi Itc. "The source of evil is not con I hied ncrelv to the want of school learning and

ie earlv cultivation of moral principles.

Afniv til the uniortimate crnnina

neon neglected in iheir e

not being taught trades

i hv

hav

lrly youth, by

v winch to make

eiiiiooti. A young man on coming oi

ige. is thrown on the world wiihout moral

eeluigs. is it. astonishing mat he shall com

mit elienccs against society : and violate the

laws, for ihe gratification of his passions

for his support? The awful responsi

bility of his crimes rests, morally, on these

whose duty it was to hav e taught mm oth

erwise, the nest preventive is lo teach

A MOTI1KK.-S TEARS. There is a swooliov- in n .nether1 (oar.i when thev fail on ihe face of a dying babe, which no eye can behold with heart untouched. It is holy ground, upon which the unhallowed, foot of profanity dares not encroach, infidelity itself is silent and forbears her mocking; and here woman .-hows not her weakness but her strength; it is strength of attachment which man never did nor never can feed. It is pcrrennial, dependent on no climate, no changes, nor s il, but alike in storms as in sunshine, it. knows no shadow of turning. A father, w hen he sees his child going

dovv n the dark valley, may w eep when the

shadow ot death has fu

and as the last, d

ears, may say, -1 will go lor my son in mourning wav : in the hurrv of hu

the

means ot ohtainm:

live

lib

ooti

enabling ihem to supply by their own stry what is necessary for their comllcre again experience comes to

voir

unl

inai

or!.

our help, ami manilesls Ihe triilh of these

observations. Of the two hundred and seventeen prisoners committed to the eas

tern penilenliary last year, sixty were bound out to serve till twenty one years of

age, and served out Iheir time, sixty olh-

ers were bound and left their masters, and ninetv-seveu w ere never apprenticed. In the Connecticut state prison, of si.v hundred ami seventy convicts, not one could be found who could read and write, was siricily temperate, and followed a regular busines.11

v come over him,

departing Kneu laus on ms,

down to the grave 1 but he turns aincss. die tear is

wiped, and though when he returns to 1 is fireside, (he sportive laugh conies up to his 'remembrance (he succeeding day blunts the poignancy of grief, and it finds impermanent scat. Xot so wiih her who has borne and nourished the tender blossom. It. lives in the heart where it was first entwined in the dreaming hours of night. She sees its plavful miri'n, or hears its cries; she 'socks it in the morning, and sho goes to the grave to weep ihe re. Its little tovs are carefully laid aside as mementos It) keep conlinually alive that thrilling anguish which the dying struggle and sad look produced, and i hough grief, like a canker worm, mav be gnawing at her vitals; vet she finds a luxury in her tears, a sweetness in her sorrow, which none but a mother ever tasted.

v ipulenet

DEATH I REFER RED TO DISHONOR. During the Irish '-regn of terror,"11 in IT'.SN, a circumstance occurred, which in the days of Spuria would have immortalized the heroine; it, is almost unknown, no pen has ever traced the story. We pause not to inquire into the principles that influenced her; suli'ico it that, in common with most of her stamp she beheld ihe struggle as one in which liberty warred

with tyranny. Her only sou had been taken in (he act, of rebellion, and was condemned by niarlial law, to death; she followed the ojli 'er, on whose word his life depended, todie place of execution and besought him to spare (he widow's slay; she knelt in the agony of her soul and clasped his knees, while her eye, with ihe glare of a maniac, fell on her child beside him. The judge was inexorable, ihe transgressor must die. Put, taking advantage of the occasion, he offered life lo ihe culprit, on condition of" his discovering the members ol iht: association wiih whom he was connected. The son wavered ihe mother rose from her position of humiliation and exclaimed, -My child, my child, if you do, the heaviest curse of vour mother shall

e, among us, is a gilded pyra

mid, that stands upon a pedestal ol ice,

and its foundations are perpetually melting in the Sun The. stream that flows from them may fertilize the land, and may spread bloom and beauty over barren pla

ces; hut (he pyramid falls itself in the ap

pointed time, t

hands, ami to adorn oth.er ities.

. i . i . i

e nuiii u. a.'-aiu hv oiner

II AXiiivc ix.loKr.. An impiest was held recently at '.'sristol, (l'.ng.) on '.he body of a young iiMn named .lames Mitche ll. Deceased said lo his sister ihat people told him that he was loo great si coward to hang himself, and in a joke he took a piece ot string and fastened it around his neck aa lit-stood on a ( hair, and filling from the chair, he was actually hung. Verdict:

1 dt ath, caused bv hanging hini-

c'-ideiiial tie a

-A

self in a joke."1 Ax KXAMi'M rou msiiANPs. On tho night of Washington's dissolution, when the attendants were about lo prepare his hody for tho grave, a miniature likeness of Mrs. Washington was found on his breast where il had hung, suspended hy a rihUm from h.is net k.lbr more than forty years. iVi;w aimh f i s. .. men bant in Virginia adverliscs "ladies' indefrizablcs, flal, and iLlgels," for sale.