Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 22, Number 51, Vincennes, Knox County, 28 January 1832 — Page 4

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rom Ac Ladies Magazine THE TWO MAIDENS. One came with light and laughing air, And check like opening blossom. Bright gems were twined amid her hair, And glitter'd on her bosom. And pearls and costly bracelets deck Her round white arms and lovely neck. Like summer's sky with stars bedlight The jewelPd robe arond her, And dazzing as the noontide liht The radient zone that bound her; And pride and joy were in her eye. And mortals bow'd as she passed' by. Another came o'er her mild face A pensive shade was stealing, Yet their no grief of earth we trace, But that deep holy feeling, Which mourns that hearts should ever stray From the pure fount of truth away. Around her brow, as snow-drop fair. The glossy tresses cluster, Nor pearl, nor ornament was there. Save the meek spirit's lustre And faith and hope bearn'd from'her eye. And Angels bow'd as she pissed by. From the Jev-York Courier. DESTINY. Sybil! look, upon my brow, Read to me my destiny; Mark the thoughts that even now Burn to burst their secrecy. jMvny a bright and laughing morrow Cradling in the sigh of sorrow. Or in lines of light revealing Withered hopes and blasted feeling, Sybil peak! whate'er the spell, Namei for I can bear it well. Tell of blisses rich and rare. Wooing hearts to meet them, never Tell of all that's bright and fair, Grappled dash'd aside foreverTell of roses pluck'd and withering, Storm-clouds io the blue sky gathering, Serpents coiling round the bower, Blasted bud and falling flower, Sybil speak' whate'er it be, Head to me futurity. I can nerve to meet the scorn, I can bear the scorching flame 'Tis but once to cloud the morn. But the blighting of one nameBloom or burning, joy or anguish, 'Tis but once to writhe or languish, Speak, the mutter'd malin, louder. Never can ye crush a prouder Speak! and be futurity Dark or bright unveiled to me. NORN A. From the .?w England Review SKETCHES OF TRAVEL. "It stood Upon a humble mount, fast by a river's side, With woody hill o'er hill encompassed round It was I ween, a lovely spot of ground." Mount Vernon has been called by aome writer, the "American Mecca,," and aside from those high claims to interest of a mural kind, which lead crowds of ardent devotees alike to the temple ol JVIahomet and to the tomb of Wash inftton, the beauty of the place itself, and the scenery around, amply repay one, for a pilgrimage to that lovely spot. We tv ere told that the grounds about the XVImsnn House and the summk of the humble mount on which it stands, were originally laid out like those around the castle of olden times, and that a space ol fourteen acres in extent was incluJed within the ditch and other works. It was a lotely morning in May when we wete there and the lorests and fields had just put torth, in all the rich luxuriance of a southern Spring. It was a pleasant reliel from the bustle and noisy debates of the Capitol, to ride alon the cool and shaded load which leads to Mount Vernon, and then spend a few houi s in taking a minute a rrvev of its varied bounties. The still 0 n-:ss and ereniy of Nature formed a striking and delightful conrast to the atrotig passions ol man, excited by political and party strife. The balmy breezes arhuh revolved about us laden with tlu rich perfumes of Spring; and the bt.au'ics of M uut Vernon as they then appeared T re sucn a to remind us of the words of Duncan, in Macbeth 1'his castle h uh a pleasant -seat; the air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle senses." Our companion had knotrn Washing Cnn in the days of our country's peril, and lud served near his person during a pn t o' the revolutionary war. This circumstance secured to us a poire recep tion, and every desirable facility lor gratifying our curiosity. The family mansion is thirty or fortv rods from the southern bank of the Potomac, and pet haps one hundred feet a b ve the level of the river. It is a lonp building, two stories in height, but much lower than such houses are ruw built The external covering is of wood, but pamted so as to resemble blocks of stone. It has an antique and mod st appear ance, and the interest which one teels in it, is connected with d iys that arc past A hall opent firouh the home and in Ue recr there is a Hue iew of the noble P j' inuc, which presents far above and below, its graceful windings, among the beautiful hills, crowded with forest trees cf the richeit foliage. At one end is the

library, containing nlstoriet 6f ancient xnd modern times, and some of the atan dard English classics; a selection rather solid than elegant, thus resembling the mind of him who read them and ho drew, from the modsls of character which they present, and combined in his own the noblest elements of moral greatness Adjoining the library is a small room, in vvhich, as in other parts of the house, are pictures and other relics of Washington, and presents from his friends both in this country and in Europe. Among these is a key of the French Bastile, sent bim b Lafayette, a most interesting trophy ol the triumph of freedom, in destroying that noted engine of despotism and instrument of human woe. We noticed also a portr:t of Washington, which was bro ken from a large pitcher, on the side of which it was painted, and vvhich is considered by the family, the best likeness of him extant. It is set in a small frame, and the face has a fullness and a nobleness of expression which we never have seen in any other of his porttaits. 1 here is little display of furniture in the rooms, and most of it was used in the time of Washington. There are rows of low buildings extending a ong each end ot the house, occupied by the slaves and for domestic purposes, and beyond these, in front are gardens and green-houses with a neat lawn between them On the side towards the river there is a long and high colonnade which supports the roof, which is continued from the house and forms a cool and pleasant retreat from the heat o? (he sun. The plants and trees which weie growing in the time of Washington and in which he took a peculiar interest are preserved, and poimed out, with almost religious veneration. The descent towards the river is rapid and the banks are lined with forest trees. The tomb in which the remains of Washington repose is between the house and the river. It is of small dimensions

and ef the plainest cor.sti uction, present ing a narrow front of brick, with a humble door, and having on the top a number of cedars, which were planted by tin hand of him whose ashes sleep beneath their shade. These trees have betr stripped of their foliage almost to their tops, and even their bark, and the gras on the tomb has escaped but in part a zeal lor relics, scarcely less then that which is felt by the followers of Mahomc, to obtain a portion of the sacred veil oi the Caaba There is no or nament of art to withdraw the mind fiom the feelings of high and noble interest which the scene excites. We may say of the hero, "his name alone be his epitaph " That name will be the watchword of liberty in all future ages, at d even now it is stamped in living characters on the hearts o( mil lions ol freemen througout the world Hut still when we looked on that humbie spot and saw the fence which stinounds the tomb, and even the door of the narrow vault itself, broken and decayed, and then thought how little is left of man wfun his immortal spirit is gone, we were struck with what Byron sa)s in his Ode to Na poleon, "Weighed in the bnlanre, hero dust. Is ile and vulgar clay. Thy scales Mortality are just. To all who pass away." A proposition has been made to re move the remains of Washington to th basement story ol the Capito! and there erect a monument. But to us it would seem a kind ol profanation, that thev should thus be trodden under font of mm. Let his ashes rep se in quiet, amid the beauties u! Mount Vernon, surrounded with a thousand objects of nature ano o? art, which are associated with his mrmo iy Doubtless his philosophic mind of ten dwelt on that de ightful spot as a final resting place horn his labours on earth, and calmly looked forward to that lime when, freed from the cares andtrials of an eventlul life, his du3t should sleep in peace in the narrow house which he had prepared for it Could his voice: now he htaid, we question not, thnt it would speak the sentiment of those lines which Shakespear wrote for his own cpi taph. and which are engraved on his humble tombstone "Good friend for Jesus' sake forbear To dig the dust endo-ed here. Blest be the man who spares these stones And cursed be he that mov es my bones " C. H. THANKSGIVING. We have learn' from some author that the public thanksgiving had its ori gin in this way Our puritan forefathers, when any calamity befel them, were in the habit of appointing days of fasting and prayer. When any blessing did no' come up to the lull measure or their wishes, ih y were too much inclined to set it down as a calamity, and forthwith have lasting and humiliation. On an occasion like the aforementioned, when it was proposed in council to hold one ol these seasons, it was opposed by a mem b:r, a plain old man, wbo in delivering his views upon the subject, thought, that tho they had manv just calamities, thry had yet much to be thankful and grateful for; and he therefore proposed, instead of a day ol fasting and humiliation, to lnvc one of Thanksgiving and Praise. The suggestion was adopted. a d the annual practice has continued ever since. To ourselves, in common with mis people, e believe, the day brings along with it the dearest recollections. What "ver mav have been its origin, it is con sonant with the purest dictates of reason and re'igion and wc fondly trust, that it nef r will be considered ton old fashion ed lor madctn Imht and rtfiattcnt. Of

all that has been said of this fe ftivaV e i

know of nothing more appropriate, just and beautiful, than the following, bom the elegant pen ol the lamented Crafty late of Charleston, South Caroline; wf,o, though living in a section of the countr) where the custom is not generally ob served, still, has well appreciated its merits SafW Observtr. 'It is a wise and venerable custom in New Ergland, to set apart one day in the year for the voluntary commcmorath n of the divine goodness; and it is pleasing to see so correct a custom gainir.g grourd in the country Not that in New Eng land or any where else, it requires a year to roll over our heads to convince us ol the everlasting mercies of Heat en. I he sublime structure ol the univcrs ; this beautiful landscape, the earth; the mag nificent ocean, now assailing ihe clouds with its loam, and then nestling the buds on its billows; the glorious sun and those sweet sentinels of light, the stars; the voice of thunder and the song of the lin net; who knows any thing of these, and can lor a moment doubt the supreme be nevo:ence ol the Almighty? "Yi t, though every instant be fruit'""! u blessings, we are inattentive, a; d do i o1 egard; we are ignorant and do not ap predate; we are ungrateful and do conside ; we aic selfish, and will not understand them. The best require to be renin did ol their duty, and the thought ' less must be toid of it always It is wise therefore to select the season of gladness. ; .irid potn to the source of good. When the husbandman rejoices for the harvest is ripe, and the poor go into the field to glean ' The sheaves which ordain to bless The widow and the fatherless,' it becomes man to acknowledge the rc ward of his labors, the blessing of hi hopes, and the go-jdncsss of the Giver o' aH things Then, especially, M.oulci he pour torm the grattlul incense ol his. praise and devotion I he Almighry deserves the praise of his creatures. 'I he flower fays its wor ship in fragtant exhalation, and tl-e lak when he rarols at the gate o' heaven ir praise of their glorious Maker The sui urns incense daily, and the virpin stars keep nightly vigils, the mys'erious anthem of the forest proclaims its devotion, and the sea declares its obedience as it murmurs intorepoae Evciy moment ol time beat s an errand of mercy, and sho id not be allowed to pass without an ac Unowledgement of gratitude. "Ye chief, for whom the whole creation smile. Crown the great hymn." From the National Gazette. Three of the Washington papers jus' received, contain, in exunso. the Secre ary of the Treasury's Annual Report n the Finances It occupn s rtat ly ten columns of the Globe. -Apart from tin arithmetical and sttictly financial statements, the most inteiesting topics are the Bnk of the United States ar d the Tarff system, which are trcattd with ana bility and frankness wo thy of the gener al reputation of Mr M'Lane. He tec nmmends to Congress the preservation ol the Bank, as becomes his understanding. his patriotism, and his oppot 'uni'ics of judgment. With regard to the Tariff, he mikes, along with other pregnant sug gestinns, these "The revision and a'teraticn in the ex is'ing duties which will be called for, cannot too early cigage the attention of Congrtss The information requisite to ihe establishment of a scale of duties upon a permanent and satisfactory basis, will requite tinv ; and a system in which so many important intetesis ate involved wili he better subserved by prospective legisla'ion than by sudden charges. 41 The revenue derived from the present duties cannot be safely dispensed with be fore the pf.rind assign d for the cxtin guishme.nl of the public deb1: but such revised system as Congress mav, in'i s wisdom, previously provide, may with entire propriety be author z d to takeef fect bom and after the 3d ol March, i 8 33 "The propriety nf reasonably protecting the Domestic Industry is fully con ceded: but it is believed it would neither require nor justify the raising of a larger Htuount of revenue than may be necessary to defray the expensts of the Govcnment Some of the evils of a surplus, which an excess of the revenue beyond the expen diture would necessarily induce, have been already noticed To those maybe rd led the fleet upon the safety ol the Union, which shr.uld certainly not be hazarded lor any object not of vital im portance to i?s welfare. II it could be shown that ihe labor and capital of the Ui ited States required greater aid to shield them from the in ju'ious regulations of foreign States. sound policy would rather recommend a system of bounties by which the duties ....H..i v...vi.y applied to the objects to be cher ished, than the accumulation of money in the Treasury. No such necessity, however, irln Irnm imhnfto mm t ln ilnnil., is supposed to exist I DID AS THE PEST DID " This tame yielding spirit this doing as "the rest did has ruined thousands. A young man is invited by vicious compjnions to isit the theatre or the gambling room, or other haunts of licentioustvess He becomes dissipated spends his tim looses credit squanders his property, and at last sinks into an untime ly grave. What ruined him simply 1 "doing as the rest did " I A father has a family of snns. lis is! wealthy. Other children in the ame situ alien i;i Tile do so and so arc indulged in

this thing and that, lie indulges his own in the same way. They grow up idlers triflcrt ar.d fops rJ he father wonders why his children do not succeed better. Ht has ipent n uch money on heir cc'iscati'-n has given them great advantage. But, alas ! they arc Hy a ncutce of vexation and trouble. Poor

mar. he is just paying the penalty ot 'do ing as the rest did " This poor mother strives hard tobtirTg up her daughters genteelly. They learn w hat others learn to paint to sing to p'ay to dance, and several ether useless matters. In time they marry their husbanrs are unable to support their extravagance and they are teduccd to poverty and wretch edi" ss 1 lie good woman is astonished Truly" says she, ! did as the rest did " The s'mrer follows the example ol oth

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