Standard, Volume 5, Number 4, Madison, Jefferson County, 5 November 1835 — Page 2

THE STANDARD

THE EMIGRANTS AND THE SCOTTISH TRACT PEDLAR, j

By the Ettrick Shepherd. ' I know ot nothing in the world so distressinsr as the hist s-iht of a line, industrious, independent p.vsi.mry, taking the last u.ok of their native conntry, never to behold it more. I have witnessed several of these scenes now. and I wish I iv.av never witness another; tor each of them has made tears burst every now and then into niv eves for rfav-s sn.t nt.r'ita nn.l -jl! ,1-t.M.-. in lint Mi.in.l nf mind that I could think r.lor.t nothing e'.so. Rut the little affecting s:orv I set out with the purpose of telling is r.ot begun yet. I went the other vear to see some particular friends on board

gallant ship Henry Douglass, for the Eritish settle- j RoeivV -Mountains. In a few days from that date, inputs of America. Among the rest was Adam j yiz: 011 'le 2nd of July, we resumed our journey, iia'.iiday, a small farmer, who had lost his farm, and ! 311(1 :ll"u'r a rough and toilsome travel, arrived here wvom I had known intimately in niv voung days. on the loth of September, all in health, but much He had a wife, and I think, nine son1? and daugh- ! fatigued hy the length and weariness of the jour:ers; T ut his funds b;-i,;g short, he was obliged to Py having slept in our clothes, either in a tent or leave his two eldest son behind, until they them- ' ,n t,le I,e 11 air, o;.c hundred andjiftij-tieo night! Rut selves could procure the means of following him. j 'hough weary in body, we have never regretted An o'd pedlar, whom I think they named Simeon i t,iat w'e '0,t our home and comforts, lor ihe pu:Ainsli, was there distributing little religious tracts j Ppse ' coming to benefit the poor natives in this among t he emigrants gratis, and perhaps try ing to j romo;e :llu secluded region: but rather rejoice sell some of his cheap ware s. The captain and he, ' ,nat we are permitted to labor in the glorious work and Mr. Nicholson, the owner of the vessel, niv- ' Ifore us, reiving on Jehovah alone for the increase.

self, ani soi'ie others, were standing around the dialogue look p. ace: - -ow Aidee, .'11 y man, ye re to behave vousel. and not be like a woman and greet. I canna bide to see the tears com?n" papplin' owcr thae manly young checks; for tluuigh you, an' Jamie wad ha'e been my riches, an" shield in America, in lielm,,' -ow Aidee, ?n y man, ye re to behave yousel. America, in helnin'

me to clear my larm, it :s out o' my power to take j calculated to interest me in their behalf and the ye wi me just now. Therefore be good lads, an' prospect of usefulness among them is verv encourimnd the thing that's goo 1. Read your l.ibles 1 aginpr. tell aye the truth, an' be obedient to your masters! I We have witnessed many natural curiosities in

. '. 1 "iuuiu a:i mil- oairns an me an' we'll a work thegither to ane nnitliPi- i..,.k- ' i'.Id !n ml n I niTr i...ll... rt .O ! ... .... ..v... in u again, you wiii be "I dinna want to gang, father, "said Ad til I can bring something wi' me 10 help you. I 1111. Ken well now you are circumstanced, an' how ve hae been screwed at hame. Rut if there's siller to be made in Scotland in an honest v. ay. Jamie an' me will join you in a year or twa wi'' something that will do ye good."' Ry this time poor little James" heart was like to burst witii crying, xlt- ar- ,i 1, ne i:0y. about tourT T . 1 . .. teen. His ta:!i ler went to comfort him. but be made matters only the worse. '-Hout, Jamie, din - 11a gicet that gate, man, tor a thing that canna be hf ipit. said he. e ken how weel I wad hae likn to hae bad ve wi me. for the loarin.r v '11 i'li.i j lit j mi a I m. Jilt It f out O in V power to take ye just now for, as it is, before I t .L-; i, . "' t- . r - in nit i. ii it 1, n n 1 , i 11 no; nae a siller six .Lut ve re voung an healthy, an stout : pence mil (ri M to be a good lad, wi' the blessing o' (dod, ve'il soon be able to join your auld father and mother, an' help them." "Rut since friends are partit, an' half o" the globe atwecn them, there's but a small chance that they ever meet again," said poor James with the most disconsolate look. "I wad hae likit to hae gaen wi' ye. and helpit vr, an' wrought wive, an' leev'd and dee'd wi' ve. It's an awful thing to be left in a country where ane lias nae name to gang to whatever beta hi The old man burst into tears. inn. He Snw lhr urns. pect ot helpless desolation, that preyed on his hoy's heart, in the event of his being laid on a bed of sickness. Rut he had no res,,- ti. boat came to the quay, in which they were about i ' . ... -.v.,iV-V JLII to step out word came with her that the vessel could not sail before high tide to-monow so the family got one other night to spend together at which they seemed excessively happy, though lodged in a hay loft. ' c Having resolved to saw with the Helen Douglass as far as the Point of Cumberland, I attended the next day, on the quay, where a great number ot persons were assembled, to take a l'erewell of their liiends. There were four boats lying ready to take the emigrants on board. The" two brodieis embraced their parents and sisters, and were just j-.. ....5. 'ami uvv.ciif.v. v. iien me caprai n, pi op TMnw 111 -l...l 1 .... ' 1 ff. uuv l" l muiusome noa said to Hallidav, '"ir, vour two with me, so you need not be in such a hurry in taking farewell of them. "Entered as passengers!" said Hallidav. "whv the poor lellows hae nae left themselves a bod die in helpin to fit out their mother an' me; how can they enter themselves as passengers." "They are entered, however," said the cap I ain, "and both their fare and board paid for to Mon- , , ,ii. m,, .-d:,:. ilrt. entereU ns n.lscno-t.rj ..v.u, nom ui.icn place you can easily reach y destination, but if any more is required, I ani your aumo.'izea to au vance that likewise." "An, wiia is the generous friend that has done this!" cried Hilliday, in raptures, the tears so earning from ids eyes. "He has stren-nbened ,varms and encouraged my heart, and reiuiered me .1.. luuepeimeni man at once, tell me wha is the ind good man was it Mr Hogg!" The captain shook his head. "I am debarred troni telling you Mr. Hallidav," said he, let it sufiice that the young men are franked to Montre?' Here are both their tickets, and their names registered as paid. "I winna sit my fit afi" the coast of Scotland sir," said Hallidav, "until I ken wha has done this generous deed. If he should never be paid n.air. he can be nae the waur o' an auld man's prayers night and morning-no, I winna set a toot into the boat-I winna leave the shores of auld Scotland till I ken wha my benefactor i. Can J gang away without kenning' win t'e friend is that has rendered me the greatest service ever conferred on me sin' I was born! Na, na' canna captain sae ye may as well just tell mc at aince" "Then, since I must tell you, I must," said the captain; "it was no other than that old packman with the ragged coat." 1 'God bless him! God bless him!' fell, I think from every tongue that was present. The mother of the young men was first at the auld pedlar and clapping her hands about his neck, she kissed him again and again, even maugre some resistance. Old Hallidav ran and took the pedlar by bothhands and with ccstacy mixed with tears and convulsive laughter, said. "Now, honest man, tell me your direction, for the first money that I can either win or beg, or borrow, shall bo sent to reimburse you for this. There never was sich a bonein conterred on a poor father an' mother, sin' the i worm stood up. ' An' ye shall hae vour money, pood auld Christian ye shall hae 'your siller-'" exclaimed boll: the young lads. "Na, na, Aidee Halliday, say nae mair about the payment j,,t now," .aid the 'pedlar, "d'ye ken, man, I had sundry verra strong motive s for thisin the first place I saw that you rollW , ,,0 with. out the lads-an' ,air ian t,,a, j am (.om among my countrymen about Xew Dumfries an' Loch Liry to vend my wai., , - a ,,,. or , an I wanted to hae a bouse at nv r.UP wlir,.( , wad he sure ol a night's quarters, "n, c;i,, (or ' siller A, dee, an I , sure to get it, or value (bet ami 11 1 uimia c,i ior t ne sure to send it. It " oe mst Ity the way, for t reaches thi.- IV a e America." never siller never envied any man's feelings n,r,re than I ' i 'he o..l pe..;a,V that day, wheM a!l urate. lul family were hanging around him and ( vei v eye f.r.eJ on l:;ri with i.dn,ir

From the Zion's Herald. news from the flat head Indians.

Pi'iillipsttiurn, .bV. Sejl. 17, 1.,3 j. ' . Kinrsbvry, I send you a copy ol' a letter ; from Pro. Cyrus Shepaud, one cf the Missionaries , lo the Flat Head Indians, to his brother residing in J 'his town. I think it is dated more recently than ; any thins which has been published concerning i tllat -Mission. Oregon Territori;, Fori J'ut.corcr, on the Co the Co- ) 'e, 122-' i llimlltl Rive ". 4.1 ii? ' 1 .atitiuh '-' " ' Longitude. Aoremlier C, 1 S J 1 . Dear Brother and Frif.xps. When I wrote j "oa hist, we were encamped at Ham's fork, on the J a,,er having done our duty toward these red men, j . bone aiufllesli ofon'r t;nr,!"nn,lnt,V.ArA- Ijone ot our ! 1("el more than ever interested in the natives and ' 1(el more than ever interested in the n'ati I ,1!'e h--m ever willing to spend my tren laboring for the bettering of their co l,0,I Fpiri'ual and tempera15 An ac.iu i with some ot" t ben, nnd d,t,;r ,.1,., .... ': rth and condition. ! with some of t hem and ihpir i. arnil:,inr-nirf. ! rar'"g o ei tuc mountains and deserts on our way. and have also had an opportunity of seeing many animals in their wild state. lo'wlneh we I were strangers 1 etore, excent bv ilprimmn a numberof warm and hot soda and'spouiin-spri'n.-were to us objects of curiosity. J iir.ve ..pen some wiuch rose in temj.erature to boiling heat. Some ot the bluibs, hills and mountains arc of the u.on curious and pleasmg constrtiction. The and -en-eially, till within a short distance from th.s pb;Ce K: a dreary desert, t'nr sJv i- c. 1 1 -1 ' 1 . u 11 11 u 1 eo mi es j --omeunies scarcely atlordmr verdure on the.iv. 1 ft's. tor the sustenance nt'nnn;,,,,!, v- 1 M' our horses, mules ami three neat caU i Fort Wallah-wallah, some distance un the Colin '1 j ":a; and came thence to this place in 1 1,om I e longing to the V.u,Ur' i c ' 1 .1 : , ' . ,. ' i,":e.ui. 'inoi wn that Fort. wed as t!ie one trnm M-litfli 1 date ej letter. I ne Company is composed of Engnsn, Scotcn and Canadian gentlemen who have long been enga.ged ,n the fur trade. Thev have stations all throng!) the country, from Hudson'--hay to the Racine Ocean, and have by said trade become immensely rich. Thev have here a la.re larmmg establishment, several hundred cattle, sheep horses, goats and swine; and raise in great abundance, wheat, barley, peas, potatoes, garden vegetables f,id melons, together with some ai.p.es, peaches, grapes, &c. They have been established here about nine years. Indian corn famishes tolerably well, but it is not extensively cultivated. I have tarried here since our arrival to i.iKe cuargc 01 tlie school a; the I 'on, (the former instructer having left.) which i 1 1 1 - 1 1 - enm posed ot halfmeeu cmiiircn, Having i rencii Canadian father ami Liinioci; mothers. ho f'l. be who inhabit from this place to the shores ol e Pacific. These children have now some of enooKS are a tb them I. ive now some ol )een at school nearly two years, mm, I -!,-,t rather singular, have always been taught by llu,r. icans. 1 intend leaving next weeki io join my brethren on the Willammitt river, knou r. on Onley s maps by the name Multnomah, where they are busily employed in erecting a lo houe for our winter .quarters I earnestly long 10 be with ineiii, ana s:ia:i teel homesick, till tl .10 anticipated time arrivr I intend sendi lg this by tlie way of 1 -;i. 1 0 i . ...1 1 . he Sandv n 11 1.-1.1:111.-, which win ne too way send tetters tome. 1 here veil! m-i, i .. 1 ' r yon to ! information given in the Herald, how letterU,,,,!.! be dincted, and where left, in order to have them come to me. A vessel passes from this place to the Islands, and back again, as ofien as once in two months My health is bettor at present than it has been for years, and to all appearance likely to remain so. During a great part of the journey", I suderod considerably from a diarrho-a, attended with considerable pain . which reduced my stren-ih quite low, but not so that I was unable to labor mo. aason and Daniel Ren and myself wen sick at uiuerer.i periods ot the journey, beinr seized a.iKe, u ho joieni pain in the head, back and im'.is. ..nemieu miii nigii icver. lhit ihe kind care of Irovidence was manifestly visible, in that there was but one sick at a time, mid mm c;..i-..... 1 poned when we were staying in the c imp. or while we were making only short journeys daiiv The debilitating effects of our sickness we did not get over for ceveral weeks. For more than two months we were destitute of bread, and subsisted on bullaio meat. We however kept a little Hour, in case of sickness, ami were never entirely destitute of sufficient to thicken broth, except a day or two before reaching Wallah-wallah. The reason, however, o'our having it so long. was. that a gentleman from this place, who overtook us in the mountains, where he had come on a trading and trannin.r mnrin' gave us at two different times, about a dozen pounds each time, of excellent Hour raised 011 the Columbia.-We also received several other presents ot food from him, although an entire siraii"cr From the Napierce and Kiouse Indians, we Td-o received the present of six good horses, for which Rro. Lee, afterwards made them suitable presents in return. Horses among them are very plenty and are valued at eight dollars a piece. After coming to the Kiouse camp, we purchased a quantity of canu.ias root, which in shape resembles a small onion. The Indians dL' them in h.r.m quantities, and having previously prepared a hole in the ground, lay in a quantify of wood, and covering it with earth, spread mats or something else over it. They then put on the canimas and cover it 111 a similar manner. The wood is then fired and the root, is roasted. After roasting, it tastes much like baked pumkin, and is very nutritious. To preserve it for future use, they pound it with a kind of black moss, wliich grows on the trees, and make it into small cakes, in which state it is Kept good for months, and, wilh dried salmon, serves them for food during the winter. Trout were caught here, (at the Kiouse camp.) wei-hin from ten to twenty pounds. They are very different from our trout in the States. ' Duriii"-'the latter part of our journey, we subsisted on salmon wmch we purchased from the Indians. Rarewell, dear friends; more particulars when I write again. Yours in bonds of love. Cv m's iSih-pahp. An- Iiw;r.r.!(jioi:s Homi:. "If there be one curse more biiter than another to man, it is to be the offspring of an irreligious home of a home where the voice of" praise and prayer ascends not to God, and, where the lies of human affection are not purified and elevated by the refining in fiuence of re ligious ,e-ding; of a home, to which, if the cares or the co.-iows of life shall bring religion lo ihe lie;i,-t '1 ' h. , .that heart c.uinot turn without bit-

torness of feeling, without anguish and vexation of spirit. If there be a curse to any country where the truth?: of religion are known, the deepest and bitterest curse wliich can be inflicted on it is a multitude of homes like that which I have supposed! Such homes siuid forth their sons unchecked in evil thoughts, unhallowed in their habits, and untaught in love to God the name and cross of Jesus Christ stamped perhaps upon their foreheads, but not written in their hearts and thev

send them forth to prey upon the land, and to be

come its curse and us destruction. Lut, on the sate to make specific pledges; but we deem it a'e other hand there is a blessing to the religious ! t0 sav that no ins am, . b , home, which no tongue can speak, no language , 1-1 can describe! The home, where, in early years" tll,s apartment ot our paper interesting the heart trained to a love of God, and to take al'd profitable to the genera! scholar. This arrange-

pleasure in his worsliip and service, interweaves

...1 vA.si .iiuf ui mail iiuiv anecuons, mCi. tne relgU,s character of the "Standard "contcmdie not with the circumstances which gave them 1 t ,,. . ' birth which last long, even though they may for ! pI S rca,er eflor,!? 1:1 th'-s I'artment. Our a season be fi-rgo:ten and neglected aiid whic'i ; roaorf: lna.v' therefore, expect, weekly, a sort of exercise at least some check 011 the evil of the hu- : Lilernnj S'ngrammn. embracing original and seman heart, and often, nay commonly, recall it to ; lectcd articles, which we trust will n'ot otfend the hear again the voice ot tied, and to return 10 the I . , , , paths of holiness and pea.-e! How great, how un- ! C 01 ;1,c c'ir,i!,,an or ,:ie !?cl,oIar- ()llr ooci speakable is the happiivss or a land where homes j u lie t0 rt'omote a correct and chaste literature, like this are common'. Tiosr 's I Fit hea u Lectures. j as well as give entertainment to our patrons. Wo

MOSMf C0S"IOGOTV Among the attacks wliich science has attemptjed to make upon 'he authority of the Pentateuch, , mnii 01 Jinimious i;in ttlOe ol which Egyntian aminni.ie. lvn !.. , , L sion. Some distnguished men who were awnri. . .1 uvtwlllliV U'VV.H. - "' ceieuraed expedition, all the perils ol which they fearbssly shared; who studied, both m.l ;., -i 1 l, ... ... .: Krlin Z ' ; 1 : ?. r:e.r 0."; naturally enthusiastic on the subject of those 1110nunients which w:re the ohiect.i of tl and the pledges o" their fame, fell into some errors as to their importance and antiquity. The famous zodiacs, among others those of Esne and I'tmieian, appeared to them to be of incalculable ! antiquity, lhis pretended discovery was immediately published, as having decided the question, and carrying back Egyptian civilization bevond the time of Moses, and even of the Deluge. Rut after the lapse of some years, and particularly since one of these zodiacs has been brought to Europe and exposed to view; since the accumulated researches of travellers have given other learned men an opportunity of examining an abundance of Egyptian monuments, papyri, inu mines, temples and tombs, together with their hieroglyphics and inscriptions, circumstances have changed, and it is in favor of the book of Genesis that the miesiion 1 (leci these 1 . 1 1 t , . . 1 fn . in tin n-tt id.ieo t h : 1' ifferent monuments, carried whh

coolness, has considerably lessened the idea which j US''!" "Entered," "passed," and "have sinwas entertained of their grandeur and their im- j ncd," are in the same tense in the original, and if

oa,;ie,as e,i asoithe sciences and state ol ci - I'll'vi inn . 1 ..... ... .1. . 1 1 ri-t I '""'"""""i Him. 11 iiiev ueie ne neii'i-e. r n edire. de.tision once exrosed. and the Inst v;ioMiii.n set aside, the question was discussed with more impartial criticism. Particular attention was paid toZodia-s. They were compared with the descriptions of their learned admirers; and doubts very soon arose and gathered strength. The calculations were again marie, and found inaccurate, and hypotheses weie brought to the test, and found untenable. Many other new hypotheses, all different to each oilier, and from the first were tried, with but little success. 0.;; i;;i,: only was ascertained by this discussion that it was r.o longer possible to belie, -e in the extreme antiquity 'of these zodiacs. All the new sysiems agreed iipo:i this point. It was not long, however, before fresh resources presented themselves: and we can now speak with more certainty upon thesul ject. Two learned men, both of deservd' celebrity, though on different accounis. powerfully aided by the vast treasures with which the museums of Europe have been gradually enriched, have at Inst raised the veil which concealed from us the history of these wonders of the ancient world. Certainly, no one expected, that on the front of these nimo.l tmimloi' i J . : . 1... 1 , . nee,! asserled, Mice thousand years be ore Jesus Chi--t !,., under these mys-erious paintings, which' were supposed to be the depositories of the knowledge of the infant world, would be discovered the names Pll,,...,- e-. ( f'l. ,.',(,, , i T . .1.. iv'.i ill,. .i 1, iiid, li 1 1)1 1 it 1 a 11 . 1 1 1 ; - 10 vever. has been done. AT. I,!PA ''.. ?. V..C at once the construction of these monuments, and the Greek inscriptions which are found on som-; of them; M. Champolion, the younger, by at length making himself acquainted with the import of The three classes of h yeroglvphies with which they are covered; have arrived at the same conclusion". It is remarkable, too, that at the same time, artists have arrived at the same conclusion by studying the sculpture and the architecture of the monuments in question. At the same time, also, travelers undesignedly confirmed these discoveries by the manuscripts and mummies which lliev brought o Europe. And it was proved indisputably,! three or four different ways. that, these too famous zodiacs, unworthy of the celebrity they have acquired, as well as the edifices upon the ceilings of which they were painted, we-e of later date than the time of Jesus Christ. The labors of M. C!;H!poiio.i have also proved, that those monuments'of Egypt, which were of real antiquity, did not exist prior to the Pharaohs of Exodus or of Genesis; and that the profane documents which their hieroglyphics discover in no respect contradict, but rather confirm the sacred records. The question is now decided. The adversaries of Moses have made no reply to the positive asser tions 01 ins advocates, nor to ihe well established facts upon wliich :ho-c assertions rest; by their silence they have confessed the precipitancy oftheir judgments, and the incorrectness of their calculations. A victory such as this should teach men who believe in the word of God how little they have to fear from any similar attacks. Cellcrur. riTXCTUAUTV. A mechanic promised to do a piece of work for me at a certain time. I called at the time it was not done he had forgotten it but promised to do it by ten o'clock the next day. called again it was not done -could not possibly get it done.' Discharged him and left, what he had done towards it on his own hands. I engaged another mechanic to do the same pieeeof work at a certain time I called at the time it was not done. I discharged him. These mechanics had violated ti.eir word, disappointed me (by wliich I sustained a loss in money and timoA nn.'l I0i 1 . . . . . - - -t a customer So much for want of punctuality t ,,.,,l 4. .,,..,1 .l ir ' -n. i" aiiuiner mechanic, lie promised to do the work at a certain time. I called at the time 11 was lea.ty lor me. llus mechanic enjoyed the consciousness of having kept, his word, performed his contract, and done justice to his customer, by wliich he secured not only my work in future, but my good will, which gained him many more customers. So much for punctuality. It. is but ten years since the occurrence of these things, and during the interval I have marked the progress of these three mechanics A crisis towards which the affairs of all three had been gradually approaching, had just been reached. The two first ha.) lost their business, (heir little property had been squandered, they have lost their characters, and their largeand helpless families are suffering for the necessaries of" lite. It' you wou'.l know their names seek for them in the "records ol insolvency their persons, seek for them in the grog-shop. The last, has retired with a comfortable independence to a large farm, is blessed hv his family, admired by his friends, and possesses the good will of all.

THE STANDARD. THURSDAY , XOYEMEER T. 1'

Literary Dr:r.vr.T-.iF.T. We take pleasure in announcing to our readers, that an arrangement has been made by which more attention will be devoted to the I'truri character of our paper than has hitherto Leon done. It will not, perhaps, be inent.so far from diminishing the attention paid to ; SIla" express opinions on such literary works as i mf,ot oureve, comniendatorv or the reverse, with j independence; at the same time endeavoring to i ,,. , , i avouI arro.anco. We have such trenuent occal . . i 8,011 to experience the etlect ot decisions passed, . ... . .. j af? 11 were, er eatliedm, that we shall strive to prej vent such experience on the part of our readers. ! " Ul it to be among the privileges of the J,una,lf:t to ex press opinions treely, even if they should not be concurrent with the views of those who "speak with authority." Nor shall we deem it a departure from our appropriate sphere, to give critical notices of interesting passages of scripture. There are certain texts of scripture to which a current interpretation is given, which we considei incorrect. Such, for example, as, "The kingdom of heaven sulfereth violence, and the violent take it by force." "I could wish myself accursed from Christ" "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard," iVt.. and many others of like frequent quotation. And in particular, we invite the notice of the Riblical critic to the English translation of Rom. 5, 12 Query, Why is t! chan ge of tense in the I LllSh lnle, in the Greek, the same tense is i the same tense be omnlnve,! ;,!, .,!;Mi tense be employed in the Er hsh. the sense is some what modified. We trust the time is not far distant when poi te learning shall re exalted to its appropriate place when it shall bo subsidiary to the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ. Refined literature is rather regarded wilh suspicion by many truly pious men; and no marvei: it lias been prostituted to the basest purposes; but, when subservient, to such purposes, we should remember that it is prostituted. Let it find a house of refuge in the christian scholar, since it is found, in its most splendid drapery, IX THE Rllit.E. "W. MONTHLY" vs. DR. REAR'S JOURNAL. In a recent No. we made some .- rictures on the "Cri'ical Notices" of the Oct. No. of t he " Western Monthly." and animadverted particularly on the notice of Dr. Reed's Journal. We considered the notice "an abusive misrepresentation," and still consider it so. We envy not the disposition which e,nU o:l0 t0 abuse and vilify a high-minded and praise-worthy performance, on account of the casual occurrence of something a lit lie ex ce pi ion able, he who can stand before a maje-tic and beautiful1 . 1 ! '-v portioned specimen ot arch.tc ctute. and be wholly intent on an occasional scratch 01 the mason's instrument, can sustain but feeble claims to the character of a connoisseur in the an. That our readers may not think our previous rc...o II . . iii.ii iv.- u 11 .11 1 ao 111 oie assei 11011, we give below the notice of the "Monthly " of that part of the Journal w lch describes the celebration of the 4th of J 1 niv. and then the pass ;ige itself. "The Doctor," says the "Monthly," "was at Cincinnaii 011 the -1th of July, and attended the ce'ebration at one ol our churches. He sneaks favorably oi'the exercises, except the reading ofthe Declaration of Independence. Then follows a page of' good sound scolding at the people ofthe United'St lies, for reading the Deci.ira- !"." "i ni.iepeii.ience iuu luuuigingin expressions of hate and vindictiveness, which are the proper language of fear." p. -'77. How just these remarks are, may be inferred by reading the passage alluded to, which is as follows: "As the service was at Dr. Reeche.'s rJmr.'-. he was the chaplain for the occasion. I went with' ln'iu to secure a good sitting; but declined goininto the puipit, or engaging in the exercise, for obvious reasons. The spectacle was singula'r for a place of worship. There were in the pulpit the chaplain, the reader ofthe declaration in a fustian jacket, and the orator. On their right and left were seated the ensigns, bearing the national colors; and beyond these were resting the flags of the several trades. The companies occupied a large portion of the area, and the band possessed the gallery. The church was quite full. A national air was played by the band. An odewas then sung by the choir, sustained by instruments. Dr. Reecher offered prayer. Then came the Declaration. R was read by a tradesman, who looked intelligent; but he read badly, and what was worse, rather bitterly; and in trvin - to oivo those terms which hit the Father Rand a hard and angry expression, he contorted his face so as to be very ridiculous. Another ode followed. I confess, to speak seriously, and to give you, as I always seek to do, first impressions,' I was somewhat startled at the extraordinary mixture nf ib secular and the spiritual; and it' was a question whether the tendency was not to make reli gion worldly, rather than the worldly religious, "put when 1 reflect on the improved' character "n'ven to these occasions, by not abandoning them To the irreligious, 1 am disposed !o think that the ministers and friends of icligioii are acting a wise lWt 111 employing that degree of influence which tliey can legitimately exert in its favor. Nor, if one could have all one wished, would 1 desire, as some do, to make exercises of such a day purely religious. Our true wisdom, in consulting the good of ihe people, lies, not in excluding theirseenlar concerns and pleasures from rel gion, but in dill using religion through the whole of them. There is one thing, however, that may nistly claim the calm consideration of a gieat and vnei'ous people. Now, that half a century has passed away, is it necessary to the pleasures of t!.;--day to revive feelings in the chil,l-en, which. :;' they were found in the paruit, w :. o be ex.'u-

scd only by the extremities to which they were pressed ! Is it gnvrous, now that they have achieved the victory, i.ot to forgive the adversary? Is it manly, now that t'.icy have nothing to fear fro.ii J.riiaiu, to indulge in expressions of hate and vindictivoiirss, which are the proper language of fear! Would there I... !.- patriotism "because there was more charity ! A -nerica should feel that her desiini.'s ;:re l.'igh and peculiar. She should scorn t!e patriotism which cherishes the love of one's own country by the hatred of all others This would b? to forego her vocation, and to follow examples which have already filled the world with war and blemished. She should carry out her sympathy to all men, and become the resolved

and ii(i!i - advocate ot universal t'rei'dni.i : . , versal peace. : how w ould the birth-day of her own hiierties be hahowed ae.l ;,!i-ssed if it were devoted with wisdom and ardor to such an iVsue!" Who is the geneious-licartrd American citizen at least, who i.-. the patriotic rhrUtinn ot" America, whose heart does not respond to what, in the classical languageof Judge Hall, is called -'good sound scolding"! It this be -'scolding' we confess we have not had a correct notion of the word. In a moral point of view, we might comment on the dis honesty ot riving such a false impression of what is i cany a complimentary the celebration described, and respectful notice of Rut we leave die facts Nor will we dwell u noni. t I ,osP':"- 'or t!em.-e!v( ,1,., 1 .!. 1: , . . j 1 L uimiguinea, or rather boyish, farttiousnesx ! which sonerally characterizes Ids critical noticed 1 ! Hall must not expect that his ipse dixit will be sufficient to counteract the favorable im-p-ession which Dr. Reed's excellent Journal hrB mane in .unenca. I lie lovers of ele; gam and im partial narrative, brent!, ung a spu n truly christian i will read it with wi:,i avidity, the mandate of the -'V -uon.niy to t'ie contrary notwith T T .... 1 1 ianding. Nav more, tlio-e who hav Judge Hall's opinions pn ously confided in 1 critic, will withdraw their confidence when they d a few more such nurlesques ol crr.icisni. It may be proper to add, that the part which R leu out is no part ol tb scolding, would. not, 11 inserted, mo hly our remarks.. Wr.sTF.r.v not heln fee Em; A'.IY Exri iM.risiin. Wo could' o ' " j " ii iced the : r.v,.w.-i., .unking 01 him pioneer paper ot tho W est Willi the " ineuin-e; I i.'icmnaii Journal." Ji .-ven,. however, as a memento of ihe mutability of all time lhings. The Luminary flu ng us ii ilirr.ug.! the gioon of the Par West .-. . t. . . , i . t w ii (. . (i ii u any p Ions hearts rejoice. I in its mild radiance 1. tor sevrva! v-,n -,!,. -: i'hrougli i; columns was coi,mun.'cated she inigence ol t.ie "waking up" ;!' the church from- .-.,.,,.,, 01 ages, 10 the benevolent efforts that now promise so much in ameliorating me condiuon 01 a lost world. Rut wilh the Wht-at prung- " ' ah res. innov, -lions m t,i d.'jctr hies ;uiiv r.!fR;ptiliscipbno of our venerable church were fd; and. m the opinion of many, the i.nuitnar'. was wanting in zeal for the truth, an. "'contend raniesifv lor tb.- b.i h OilCL- ,!c did no: 1 1 t ted to ' on '.his seemed. ! its venthe s. lints." Tosu; lick ofservh subject, tlie andect" was 0-0; u aa successfully to maintain its round, unt era:., j: I i t or. Dr. W on. found it e .lcro.icl, i 11 too much on parochial dim. s, and another Editor .is i.n.ea in. erv soon ns name v.-.- cb c . 1 a 1 lo the "Ui.cinnati hristian J Journal n! without anv breach of' charity, ii ma v be a ! .innee mat, with the name it changed its character; and eca.iie t.ie unwaverin. advocate of tlio-e vorv doct.ines and measures which it had been got up to oppose. This gave rise lo a third paper, which fearlessly entered the lists of controversy with the Journal. The Luminary resolved to maintain a "strict neutrality;" and in that neutrality has been languishing for several years, until ihe recent arrangement has t brown all iis subscribers 0:1 the lists of the Journal. Whether they will consent to be thrown into the belligerent ranks, without the privilege of making choice of sides, remains to be determined. Tun Wixt: Qr a verv serious a -Tiox. This cf ea-t of jeci is asniiiiiii;? mountains. Su important, in the estimation ol'.-.wi i- cn'ii' b. .-.tinancj from all al-oholic drinb, thai ih-y would exclude wine from the Eucharist, or ihe Lord's Supper, and substitute water. Others, rejecting this innovation on a divinely instituted ordinance, nevertheless. contend that juice oi'the grape before fermentation takes dace, should le used, ir-uch as ferinente.l, or alcoholic wine, when, used, even in this most sacred ordinance, has been known to revive a thirst so unconquerable for ardent spirits, as to drive men from the communion ta! le, to Ihe intoxicating bowl. "How," says, one, in the ardour of his zeai. "can it be right for the Church to put such a cup (alcoholic wine) to the lips of her members! Shall the cup of salvation become the cup of damnation! Assuredly the churches are bound to look into ihie matter, and to have a care that the guilt and apostacy ol some of their members, be not induced by the liquid damnation in the consecrated chalice." Now we confess, wjth all our zeal for the Temperance cause, such language appears to us not only objectionable, but shockingly profane. The wine used by the Coriniheaii Church was evidently fermented, as it made some of the members drunk; yet the Apostle condoms, not the irine. but their impious abuse ofthe ordinance, by drinking it to excess. INDIANA AURORA. This is the name of a new paper published at Indianapolis, and devoted. 10 Agriculture, Education, Internal Improvements, iVc. A hasty examination of the O1I1 number impresses us v, rv favorably. The plan appears lo be judicious, and the execution respectable. It occupies an important field, and we wish its Editors a'uindant success. It is published weekly in a qua.' form, at : Oil in advance. The Sin e ve volutin Marsha Cincinnati ; ior, edited by (l,i ils lagher, lour th Perkins, having finished lali--- into fhe hand" of .Mr