Vincennes Gazette, Volume 9, Number 51, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 May 1840 — Page 1

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WWW TSL n? S1" r "TRUTH without fear. VOLUME IX. VINCEXNES, INDIANA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY IG, 1810. NO. 51.

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A SEPARATION. The fallowing is extracted from a Cerraan sketch translated for the Knickerbocker. Count Stauimern and his lady married for love, having escaped the vigilance of their parents, and concluded a runaway match. They lived together in furious affection for the first two years, then grew politely cold to avoid quarrels. 'You are sentimental, an 1 sometimes irritable,' said tiie Count one day to his wife 'so am I. It is useless to have those idle differences. We will not interfere with each other, but each take our own way. We can be sincerely attached, without letting our attachment torment us to de ilh.' The Countess acquiesced in her busbaud's sensible view of the matter, and henceforth they led an almost separate existence. Rarely meeting, except at meals, no one asked, -whence cometh or whither goest thou?' In tlm complaisant manner they lived in peace and harmony. One evening, in the twentieth year of their marriage, they attended the theatre, and were charmed with the delightful picture of domestic life and connubial happiness which the play represented. They returned full of the feelings which had been excited in their susceptible hearts. The love of their youth seemed revived, and they sat conversing affectionately by the fireside before supper. All!' said the Countess, 'it would be iharming- if we could only remain young.' You, at least, have no occasion to regret the loss of youth,' said her husband tenderlv. !; deed, I can see no differ ence between vou now and the day of

our marriage, Some little faults of temper, are perhaps, discoverable, but that we must expect for, were it not for these, our happiness would be too great lor this earth. Indeed, were I to live my life over again, you woufd be my choice.' You are kind and gallant,' answered the Countess with a sigh 'but think what I was twenty years ago, and what I am now!' Now a lovely wife then a lovely maiden. I would not exchange one for the other,' said her husband, kissing her affectionately. We want one thing, my lave, to perfect our happiness,' said the Countess. w A ! I understand you, an on'.y child to Je i' ..m f""AicL 011 r vrlucs atlu graces. Heaven may vet bless us.' 'We should be indeed happy but then an onhf child causes more anxiety and care than pleasure, lest, by some accident, we should lese it. Two children

You are right, and not two, but three for, with two, if we should lose one, there is the same anxiety and fear, lest we should be robbed of the other I tv.-it tionvpn will vet hear our prayers, and bestow upon us three children.' My beloved friend,' said the Countess smiling, 'three are almost too many. ,We hnuldbe placed in a new embarrass,ent for example, if they vilimwere Good! We have fivc-and-twenty thou sand tioriiis a year enough lor 'is and inr them. I wouid place the eldest in the army of the second I would make j .ti nlninatist neither requires much exnn,l v. n have rank, friends and inihicnce.' But you forget the youngest. The mcti ltv no means. He shall be m the church a cannonperhaps a pre What! a priest! my son a priest! No indeed. Besides, he has no prospect f Qilvanrpiiic.nt.' nrosoect of advancement! and ,,-!iv not! He might become an abbot, hihon. or even a cardinal.' Never! 1 will never be thrj mother of a monk, and son with a shaven crown i ,ii, K.hit nf a cloister! What can , I, thinking of? If i had a hundred sons, not one should be a priest! .v.,rr in a very strange temper, my dear wife, to withhold your consent from nrnfossion that would not onl y be to hi hanniness and adva advancement, but ours.' Call it temper, or what you ple?sc, nnr not. But firmly I declare that shall never consent; and ' remember, sir o m.itlmr has some right. .Wrv little. The farher has the au Ihority and superior knowledge. But the father is often wrong; his ! r.;lp.liT(; is not infallible. su 1 .4u ...im 1 at cast, do not claim t..-!..1fffi that I do not possess am T peat when the time arrives, I shall act as I think proper, without paying the slightest attention to your redietilous and unfounded nrejuoicc. , 'I am nwr.re, sir, that you are my lore; and husband; but I de-sire you to kuov that 1 have not yet the honor oi uein Aiir coTi'ont " or am I your fool madam! I nav al ways yielded to you perhaps too much. Ill-humor 1 can forbear ana ior

give besides little quarrels give variety and incident to life. But this foolishness is too intolerable.' Much obliged to you! Practice

proves how much you have yielded. I beg to know who has ever given up most! For long years have I endured your faults in silence, and magnanimously pardoned them, as more the errors of education and understanding than of the heart. But the most angelic forbearance and amiability can'be too severely tried.' There you are quite right. Had 1 not the most forbearing, forgiving disposition in the world, I could not have borne your ill-humor and caprice so long. But I must plainly say that it is too much

to expect me to be the ohdient servant of folly. 1 can bear the yoke no longer. 'I, too, will plainly say what I have long thought ihat you are a haughty, self-conceited egotist, a heartless man, always talking of 'feeling' and love' which you do not posses. Such people always boast of what they have not.' That is the reason you speak so frequently of your amiable disposition and tine mind. You may deceive others, perhaps thank heaven, I was undeceived long ago! Virtue with you, is nothing more than feniauine affection. The more intimately I know you, the more you disgust me. Indeed, I should not be very miserable if you .should wish to return to your family and leave ine in peace.' 'You have anticipated my wishes! A more tedious, conceited egotist was surely never created to amuse a sensible woman, and after a man becomes rediculous in the eyes of his wife, you must know that there can be no greater happiness than for her to be speedily rid of him.' Extremely 3iniable, true! All, then, is unmasked! I take you at your word! Adieu! Truly, it seems like some pleasing dream. In the morning the matter shall be duly arranged. 'The earlier the better, my Lord Count.' And they parted. In the morning a notary was sent for witnesses came the act of divorce was written, and signed by both and notwithstanding the entreaties and remonstrances of friends, and relatives, the separation took place. Thus was a long and apparently happy union suddenly broken. A rediculous dispute about the future destinies of three sons, who were yet by no means in the world, have broken a tie which should have been for eternity. And yet both the count and countess belonged to the better part of mankind, and had no faults worse than Hie fradiica to which all arc subject. SELF EXAMLNING SOCIETY. Among' the many societies estab'ished in our country to extend the principles of Christianity, and to improve the morals of the people at large, it is a subject oi real regret, that while so laudable a zeal is manifested and so much pains taken to lemove the mote out of our brother's eyes, there should be no society formed no pains taken, to induce men first to cast the beam out of their own; or in other words a Society whose end and aim shall be to examine our hearts and lives and see if we ourselves are not guilty of some laoits anil vices that need reform, whicq are equally as bad as those which we are rpndv tr discover in our neighbors. This Society it would seem, ought to take the lead of all others; and it should ne ttie first object of our exertions to suppress the vices and follies of mankind, "i hysician heal thyself." is an admonition coming from the highest authority, and is as applicable to the scribes and pharisees . ... ... now as it was eighteen hundred years ago. Did the members of our popular socie ties, as well as others take half the pains to examine themselves and correct their own faults, that they do to hunt up and expose the faults and follies of others, how much more like Christians wouui they act? How much more happy and peaceable would be the condition of every community and neighborhood? And were a society of self-examination once instituted, in this or any other place, ant made as popular as our Temperance So cieties and many others n w are, how much less running to and fro, or of men standing on the corners of the streets, Cod that they were not like other men, should be we then behold C O N S T ITUTIO N . 1. This Society fdiall be known by the name of the Self Examin in" Society, and shall be composed o members of both sexes, whose heads anc1 hearts arc both capable of moral improve ment. Art. 2. The object of this Society shall he. while we see others' faults, to Ctrl and correct our own. Jo suppre J . i l 1 .. all manner ol deceit anu uyijumcj, oau der. and defamation, backbiting and evi sne:.kinr, with all that tends to injure or defraud our neighbor, either of his prop riv or character society r.-r. 3. This society shall be independ ent of a'd other Societies each member -i. -ii u ,.ocfpd with lull power anc suaii w - . privileges to attend to his own concerns i . t-n n v f ii ins uuiv iu unit, in s aim lie snaii - -j i . lot nthpi-3 alone. And own Dusiuesa, - ----- no Presidents, Vice, Presidents, secret SnifiS. Informers, Committee or del ries shall ever be chosen by this so cfetv to watch over the conduct of others or to make reports of their neighbor

misdoings, until such a work of charity shall have bem begun at home. Art. 4th There shall be no public or private meetings of this society on any appointed days to manage their concerns, or to hear lectures delivered before it, but it shall be the duty of every member, to meet himself alone every day, and listen to the lectures of his conscience. Art. 5. No money shall ever be raised from time to time for funds to support this Society nor to circulate self-examining tracts or self-examining almanacs, or to pay Ministers or Lawyers, for delivering addresses, to convince us how much easier it is to examine ourselves. Art. fl. Every member of this society shall pay due regard to temperance in eating and drinking and in every thingthe. But he shall be his own judge what he shall eat or what he shall drink, or wherewithal! he shall be clothed while gluttony, drunkenness, and tigjit lacing shall be left to the gtmvings of conscience and the consumption, with all the popular reproach they deseive, without "the benefit of clergy," or the votes and lectures of a Temperance. Art. 7. Every thing shall be called by its right name men shall not call sweet bitter nor bitter sweet, nor call for Boer when they mean Rum, nor for Cider and Wine when they mean Brandy or Gin. And no Inn-keeper shall put new Wine into old bottles of Trench Brandy for the use of his temperance customers and no grocers or merchants 6h-II sell preparations of Whiskey for Malaga or Madeira Wine for St. Croix Rum.

Art. 8 Every member of this Society hall be allowed to drink Tea and Cofee, cold water Buttermilk or lemonade, as suits him best, or to chew or smoke I'obaccco, or take snuuff, when not of fensive to the company he is in, without being ex-communicated from good socie ty, or delivered over to the buffeting of cold water Pharisees. Art. 9. No member of the Society shall ever set himself up above his ftdows, or seek to establish his own char acter and consequence bv blackening his neighbor's good name, thinking to niake us own appear the whiter; but it shall be the duty of every one to examin.; his own disposition, and set a double guard against the sin that besets him. Art. 10. This society shall form no Christian Party in politics, ami political Jarty under the name of the Sell Ex-am-ininw Society. It shall have nothing to do with Masonry or" Anti-Masonry, Huile or Tract Societies, as being in any manner connected with it: nor shall there be any Religious Creed, Test or Inquisition Council or Synod, established or countenanced by this society, but every mem ber shall enjoy his own religion and al ow others the same liberty he claims for himself without being pointed at as a ip.retic or branded as an infidel. Art. 11. Good Society shall not be exclusively formed of the Aristocracy of wealth, or made out of the popularity ol swindling speculators, or of civil or reigious professions. It shall include the poor who are honest, intelligent, industrious, as well as rich. Art. V2. The members of the Society shall seek to do good and not evil to love and not hate each other, and when reviled to revile not again; but they shall respect the virtues anil talent? of all men. nor shall that deference be overlooked which is justly due to the working part of the community, to tanners and .Me chanics, and to all, whose honest lobor is public as well as private benefit. Subtcranean Village. 'Accident,' says the Progres du pas de Calais, 'has just brought to light an ancient subteranean village in the Uommune oi iiermies near Banaume. During the late heavy rains a great land slip took place, leaving ..it,-. Viif.U ciimp of an immense cnasm, mn the voting men of llermies, with more courage than prudence, descended by means of ladders to the depth ot about ?0 vnids. Great was their astonishment on finding themselves in the midst ol streets bordered by cells and chambers. which evidently had been lormeriy in habited. The streets were wiue eumii for a vehicle to pass, and the chambers, vhi..h sr. nf different sizes, according to 0.ntml siatpmp.nts nerlians of lllti r the Pvnlorers. to 1 . 10 or 1,5 JO. 1 hey wore r.articnlarlv struck by a winding staircase, which they descended and at length discovered that it reached the bot tom of the tower of the cliurcn at ner mies. into which they soon made way In continuing the progress of their re searches, the candles they hail Willi them were extinguished by the foulness of the air. and they were forced to re treat. On reaching the spot where they descended one of the party was missing. His companions, though without an light, returned in search of .him, and dis- ... . II r-w-l 1 covered him fallen into a wen ju yarus deep. Tbev succeeded in getting him out, but with one leg broken, and nearly suffocated.' To produce varieties in vegetation. If any one wisnes to sawsij hmhoch t thfi changes he may produce in many articles of vegetation by selecting the seed from his plants, let him this spring nlont Iwn rows of bush beans of the riuiti w - - -

same sort. On one row preserve the earliest pods thai appear, removing all which appear afterwards. When ripe let them be gathered and put by themselves. On the other row, preserve on-

ly those pods which come forth from the stocks late removing all the earlier ones. ' When these are ripe also keep them by j themselves. Next spring- plant a row of each, side bj side, and you will be astonished at the difference. The first ripened beans will be as much earlier in bearing than the last, as was the difference of time between gathering the seed from the two rows planted this spring. Nor is this all. the first will be lite t ally a bush bean, growing stiff and low, whilst the other will send out vines and each quite high. The beans, too, within the pod, a to sizp, fulness and even color will dsrTsr. Jcr'ne Cultivator. Revival in Jiroome street Church. Here too has there been working to 'show for Ji the glory.' The excitement com menced under the generalship of Brother Kirk, who labored for two weeks with all his might, and with considerable success. On one evenincr the church was so crowded, that numbers, aye, multitudes were obliged to depart from the building, and even some of those 'saints on earth,' who obtained admittance, were necessitated to stand on their delicate little legs, during the whole discourse. I remember one who stood at the door of one of the pews in the side isle, and tried to get admittance, but in vain. There were two young men in die pews who had not even the politeness to gt up and offer their seats to her they had taken good care to place an old lJy at the door, so that gentlemen with their ladies should not apply for entrance. I hope those persons will read your paper more than others seem to have done, so that they may learn something of the customs of polite life. A great many beautiful girls have seen the error of their ways, and have been induced to walk in that narrow path, where Mr. Knapp says they will receive yon. Among the eonveits may be mentioned the two Misses All-grace, ol Broome street, the eldest of whom is very pretty and as to being agreeable, 1 think is not surpassed by anv lady in my circle of acquaintance, which is not small. Miss Salvation, of Weaverly place, has also joined hand in hand with those of the true faith, and may be seen distributing tracts among the'TToor and need' 0ds in this ci'.y. Mre. UuiM-lieart, of Prince street, has been awakened to a sense of her negligence, and fails not every day to carry 'sweet comfort' to the troubled and anxious souls in her neighborhood. Oil! that I were one of them! I think, that as I am at present, I could ba brought into the right road, by her importuning me a short time. There is such a heavenly ra:-e in her very action, and when she speaks, one would think that some angel had been sent from heaven to import consolation to suffering man. Her eyes are the most beautiful I ever saw there links in them a lightning that would stiike to the earth one who would dare to express an unchaste thought they ?.re s strong black, or, as Tom Morre Fays: Dark as Egyptian's skies, Where men may read ther destinies. V. J'. Herald. THE FREEDOM OF ELECTIONS. Everv pood citizen and honest man. no matter what party he belongs to, will admit that the permanent inteiests and welfare of this Republican laud require that Elections should be Iree, as or dained by the fundamental law. But how can the boxes contain the pure expression of the popular will, and how long can elections remain Tree, if the great army of officeholders take the field openly against the cause and candidates of the people, aud employ their influence, their time, and their ?notiey, in favor oi tne spoils randidatp, so as to continue power in the hands of those who now possess it! Ho.v can the freedom of elections be maintained, against the unceasing and in defatigable efforts of the army of office holder and agents of the Government to sap its foundations? The good work may indeed be done, if the people will that it shall be done. To restore and preserve the freedom of elections, all that is necessary for the great body of the people to "do their own voting, as re commended by their trusty friend, of the dog cabin,' at North Bend, and to dis charge that responsible act, which is the foundation of political freedom, wholly uninfluenced by the clamor or the coax ing of the officeholders, whose interest is directly opposite to that of all other class es. Does any one doubt the operations cf the mighty band of officeholders, against the freedom of elections? Let him read the following letter, and doubt no more It is written by one of the fourteen thousand 'subordinates' of Amos Kendall, by the Postmaster of Salem, Mass. the con tinuance, of whose hard money salary depends upon the continuance in power of the present administration. If any voter is unable to pay his poll tax, the Postmaster of Salem "will see that he is provided with the means!" Fellow citijzens friends of purity of elections, read

this letter from a pensioner on the bounty of the government: Salem, March 7, 1P40. Dear Sir: 1 have just heard of your brilliant success at vour election. Ycu

have managed grandly, and I have no doubt your success is permanent, and that you or some other good Democrat will be chon Representative next fall. Allow me to suggest to you the propriety of finding out all the young Democrats who will become of age before the election. Also, the names of those persons who are not assessed, for anv reason whatever, and have them assessed by May. Your Selectmen can make the poll tax 25 cents, which, on being paid, constitutes the man a voter, and at the election if there is any person who cannot pay his tax, will see that you are provided ivith the tneans.mJZDi Make every man a voter you can possibly. We must carry the district and county at the next election. I think from tins and the last fall election you can give us 20 or 2f majority. Call and see me when you come in town. Piease destroy the letter, and believe me to be, sir, yours truly, C. W. WOODBURY. R. A. Dodge, Esq., Wentham. "Jlease destroy this letter" says this pensioner on the bounty of the men in power. And well he may say so! Hut it seems the letter "would not burn" and the people of the United States are thus enabled to see what the officeholders are doing, aud what '.means" they furnish, to destroy the freedom of elections. The letter is perhaps, only one of many thousands, written in the same style. Let the people be up and doing, if they would preserve a free republican government. Log Cabi.i Advocate. Maj. Downing at the Log- Cabin -North BendLoo Cauin, North Bend. .March 1840. 7o the Moderator of the Downingville Convention: Respected Sir I got here yesterday safe and sound, and am as happy as a clam at high water. My journey from Washington to this place would take about a quire of paper to describe, so 1 wont undertake it, but never was a man had sich a lime, it was ope eternal hurra from the lime 1 crosseil the Potomac till I struck the Ohio. I didn'i caie ihe first go off to let folks know who I was or where 1 was going, but one chap looked into my hat and seeing my name, stepped up to me at the dinner table, and asked rne if I was "Jack Downing." 1 tolled him when 1 was a boy folks called me "Jack;" but when I riz in the world I thought I was entitled to be called John Downing. "Well," says he, "are you Major Down- '. Jist so, says 1. "is that your ax," savs he, "lashed under that bundle?" It is." says I. "That's euuf," says he. and out he went, and from that time till got here I needed neither hard money or paper currency; there warm a stage or a tavern that would let me pay a cent; and if I could have eaten all the "Barbaqus" offered ine, I guess I wouldn't want to eat for a considerable spell. I don't think there is any use in Keep ing ihe Convention at Downing ille to gether after you get this letter; ihe work is pretty nigh done. There is only one notion now all through Ibis everlasting ana eternal country and the present admin istratio.i stands no more chance than stump tail bulls in fly lime. 1 he only difficulty is, folks begin to swarm over a little too fast and there are so many ou'em to claim the honor of being on the right side, that General Harrison wnl have to say as General Wellington did at Waterloo "when so many have done their duty I can't discriminate. I got here yesterday, and inquired or the "old Hero," and wa9 told he was out attending to ploughing some bottom land, and I went off looking for him; and sure enough Pfound him as busy as a bee in a tarbucket, and twice as spry. 1 hadn't got my rigimentals on, and he took me for a settler. "Well, stranger, says lie, how do you do?" "Right smart," says I. "How is it with you?" "From the East?" says he, And going West?" "Yes, and no," says 1. "Well" says he, "that sounds right, and makes me hope you will stop in these parts." 1 had never seen him afore, an J as I had come to measure him through and through, I got eyeing him, and had considerable conversation afore I let on who I was and when I did tell him 1 guess all Downingville, and especially our family and name would like to sve the right down hearty ty shake of the hand of the old Hero gin me. "Why," says he, "Major, a rise in the Ohio arter a long dry spell, was never more pleasing than to see you." "Come," says he, "come along to our cabin, as for your stopping any where else, it aint in "the book and remember jistthat half o-n't is youm." And so back we went and he sent of to town and got my bundle, and show'd me my room; and as soon as supper was ready I was ready for it too. And then we had a regular set to, and had a rail talk all about most mattters and wound up with a little hard cider and went to bed. It would make this !etter too long for a man who haint got 'the franking privilege, to tell vou what we talked about; mr wii1 I, in this le'der,give you my noton aboutthe

old lifcro,lor it ami one supper, one talk.oue

night's lodging, or one glass of cider that gives a man a right to speak ot another. knowingly, especially up for tha fir at of fice in the country. I haint forgot yet that letter tother old Hero wrote to Monroe; but what I have said of this one thus far, and knowing tother one as well as I do, I think there is this difference, both on'em are rale grit. as their military history shows, and both on'em have had considerable to do with Ingins. Now whiLt one carried Ingin notions to Washington and spread the doctrine into his party, I think tother one will only apply it to Ingins, and give civilized folks a share that belongs to civilization, but as to this I don't say positive jist yet. There are some things I like to see herein "the Cabin" and which look about right. There are four pictures hanging up her?, which the Old Hero f.ys ought f hang in every cabin in the country, and that Congress ought to have printed and framed and sent round to cvdry cabin that can't alYtrd to buy em, (and a leetle saving out of the public printing would pay the hull expense) and they 1st, The Declaration of Independence 2d, The Constitution of United States 3d, Gen. Washington's Farewell Address, and 4th, The Map ofJUnited States. Now, with these the (Jineral says, a good honest democrat looking well to'em will straighten the crooks of party and as to books, he says he may have as many as he can af ford to buy taking care to see that one at least shall stand first on the list, and that is the Bible. There is no telling when I can leave here. The Gineral says he can't part with me no how that folks all about the country write him so many letters, and send him so many question to answer, that he haint got time to answer em fell, unless he neglects his farm and lets his apple trees go untrimm'd, and in that case he'd have no ci.ter to give his friends next fall; and so I am going to lend him a hand in doing some of his writing. There are a good many queries sent to the Gin'ral, some honest ones and somo cunning ones, and all ought to be answered, and the Gin'ral is willing to leave that business to me, only telling me to keep my eyes on the four pictures hanging in the Cabinet Chamber. Some want to know what ihe Gin'ral's notions are about money matters Currency, Sub-treasury, and o fourtln And others about office holders, and who ought to hold office and so fourth. Others about Internal improvement, and State Credit, and 60 fourth, and so I expect to be kept pretty busy f; a spell answering all the queries for the Gineral, whilst he is busy with his farm and apple trees and it aint possible for me to say that I can get back your way till I go with the Gineral to Washington next fall, so you may as well adjourn the Convention at Downingville, and refer all unfinished matters to me and the Gineral at the Cabin on the North Bend, from which pint you and all creation will hear more from. Your respectful nefew and friend, J. DOWNING, Major, &c. tfc .1 perfect no go.- Tbi.. New York coroner was lately summoned to hold an inquest upon the tody of a man named Bernard, who was represented to have died in a state of intoxication. A jury was called who proceeded to make an ex,amination,)when Bernard rose nruddenly and declared most empirically that, although considerably spiritualized, ha had not yet gone to the land of spirits. . The jury immediately adjourned to the nearest Uoggcry and "lickercd all round." "One F-jrk More. The fono'wirg anecdote was related by Mr. Corwin, of Ohio, at the Harrisburg Convention: 'I remember, Sir, when a boy, to have listened with strong interest to the narrative of one who had been present at the battle of the Rapids, wdiere Gen. Harrison finally vanquished the Indian forces in the North Weit, and gave peace ti a widely extended frontier settlement. The old soldier said that whilst the battle was raging hottest, many in that wing of the army where he was, were beginning to falter and think of retreat. Just at the moment when this feeling began to be prevalent, a young lieutenant, who was known as the confidential aid of old Mad Anthony, gallop ed up to the line and called to the men, with a voice that was heard above tho roar of battle, 4 'Onward my brave fellows! the enemy is flying, one fire more and the day is ours. Sir! that Lieutenant, was William Henry Harrison.how the bearer of that glorious banner under which we wage war against usurping power, crafty specula.ion and blind hostility to the good old maxim of our fathers. Phere are our fjes, there are our country foes; let me exhort you in the language of the young Lieutenant. "CJC fire moro and the day is ours." "We call upon you to give us a sound currency, says me people to ine aaministration. "The people expect too much from the government," replies Mr. Yan Buren. "I trust you will re-elect me to the Presidency," says Mr. Van Buren to the people. "The President expects too much from the people," reply a million of freemen. Lon. Jaurnl.