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PUBLISIIEDBT KNAPP Ss JEWETT, EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, NEARLY OPPOSITE TIIE BANK, AT 2 A YEAR, OR $1,50 IN ADVANCE. vol. v. nro. is. MONTPELIER, (VT.) FEKKTUAUY 93. 1880. TO'HOIiE VO. S20. 3t Tcmpcrance Tulc by L. M. Sjrjsnt, Ksq. SEKD TIME AND IIARVEST. It miMtjbc ncnrly midnight, thouglit I, ns I walked "rapidly along. 1 had travellcd full fourtcon inilcs. Tlio nvrii ulcsccndcd in torrents; nnd, finding rcndy ndniittaiico nt it ianncr s barn, 1 clunbcd upon n hny inow. nndtlircw mvself down, ihorouithlv wet, wcnry, nnd slecplcss. Wliat an nwful visitor it is.lhotight l,nt tlic poor cottngcr's lirqsidc! llow farciblo nnd truo nro tlic words of Holy Wri l! If winc bo 'n mock cr,' in tlio cnstlcs of tlio ricli, nmong tlio linbitntiuns of tlio poor, 'strong) dritik is rnging.' Tlicro was 1, nt tlio ngo of six tccn, turning tny liack upon my birth-placc, upon my liomo, uponn niotlicr nnd sistcr, wlioui 1 tcndcrly lovcd. Ab tho rccollcc tion of nll tliey lind cndurcd alrcady, nnd tho nnticipntion of tlicir futurc sufrcringa inslied upon my mind, I hnd nlmot rcsol vcd to rctttrti: but, nlns! wiint could I op- iioeo to tlio titiKovernnuioiury ot nn tnikiml irusband nnd nn npostnto fnthcr! No, thouglit I, I will lly from llint, which I cnu ncitlicr prcvcnt nor cndurc. 1 will scck my brtud ntnong strangcrs. Uy tlio kind providcnco of llim, who lmtli promiscd to bo tlio Fnllirrof tho fnthcrlcss, nnd such, in rculity, I nm, 1 may win liy honcst in dustry, tlio mcniis ot bringing comfort to hcr, wlio boro mc, wlicniny lailicrs intcm pcranco nnd nrqdigality sliall linvo niado liavoc of nll tliat rcmains; nnd wlicn tlio last ticrc of tlio hoincstrad sliall linvc pass- cd into tho rum-scllcr s Iinnils. Ily reso lution wns fixed. Slecp was gnthcring ovcr niy cyclids. T got upon my knccs to commlt niysclf to God in prnyer. I could ecnrccly givo forin to niy scattorcd thouglits; it scotncd, undcr tho condition ofhigh cxritemcnt,in which 1 tlicn,wn,thnt tny fathcr wns hcforo mc, cnrngcd nt my dcparturc, nnd demanding who had taught rao to pray. It was ho liimself, wlio first not rno upon niy knccs, nnd plncod my in fhnt liands togelhcr, nnd put right words i.iiomy mount, anu nauo nicnsK ot uod to iiut riglit thouglits into my hcnrt. Ilo w often had Iiq J-9(l his littlo lionscliolil in moruiiig nnd cvcning praycr! llow oflcn, ns wo walked to God's house, in coinpnny to gcther liad ho Icd tho wny ! llow constant ly, in our dnily lnbors, had ho conductcd our tlioughts to scrious contomplation, by soino scnsiblo nnd dovout nllusions to thoso cni ptoyments in which wo wcrc cngagcd! Lost nnd gonc, dcgradcd and changcd ho lio was ; but ho hnd bcen onco n kmd fii Iher, n tendcr Imshand, n gcncrous ncigh hor, n faitliful fricnd, n pions nnd a protcss ingCliristinn. ttum and ruin. Iinnd in hand, had cntcrcd our dwclling togcther. Tlio pcncu uf our firc-sido was gonc. Tlic rum scller had laid niy poor miflguidcd fathcr. undcr tlic bonds ofiui uurelcuting and fntnl nppctitc; ho had won nwny tho little children's bread ; nnd convcrtcd our onco hnppy homo into an carthly hcll, whose only portal of cxit wns tlic silcnt grnvc. It wns vcry cvident to mc, tlint wo wcro going to dcstruction. My fathcr'sintcrcst in tho wclfaro of us nll wns atnn cnd. Debts wore accumulnting fnst. Ilis fartn wns licnvily mortgagcd. Ilis hahits, long hcforc, hnd compclled thcfchurcli to oxchido liini from tho conimtinion j nnil tlic scvcrcst n buso wns thoccrtninconscrpicncc, whcncv cr my poor old mothor, went singly to tho tnblo of hor Lord. I could havo lioriic my father's harsh trnatincnt of mysclfatid my poor sisicr Hnchul ; but ho rcturncd honio nt last, constnntly iutoxicntcd ; nnd wlicn opposcd in nny thinp, proccedcd to swcnr, And ravo, nnd hrenk tlic fumitiirn, nnd nlmso my old tnothcr, who horo it with nll tlic pnticncc of n saint; I madc up my mind thnt 1 could stand it no longcr. I Wiitcd cnutiously, for n fnvornblo op portunity, nudnskcd my fathcr's pcrmission to go to ncn. Ho flew into n tcrrililo rngc. Tho ticxt morning hr sccmed to bo in a bettcr framo of mind, nnd nsl wns shopping wood bcforo tho door, ho nskcd muof hia own nrcord, whnt hnd induccd mc to wish -to lcnvo honic, nnd go to scn. I hcsitntcd, fnr somo time; bnt, as hu urgcd mo to spcnk out, nnd nt the snmo tiiiui lippcnrud to bo niuch cnliner than ustial, "Fathcr," faid I, "it kills mo to scc you nnd licar you tnllc nnd .nct so badly to poor mother." 11c flcw into n-grcatcr rago than before, nnd hado mo ncvcr opcn my mouth upon tho stibjcct .agnin. Tlma mattcrKContiniied to progress from bndjto worsc. Lovo issaid untlto stnnd still. This saying is mauifesily truo in regard to tho lovo ol'fctrong driuk. Our domcstic miscry continucd to in !rens(, from wrck to wonk, Thero wcro intcrvnl., in which my fiuhcr wns moro liko liimself, morc lil.c tlic good, kiud parnnt nnd litiKbnnd, whoso outgning.", in tho morning, liad bcen n sourco of anbctionntH regret, nndwhoso incomings, nt night, hnd becn n milijcct of joy to tho wifo of his bosom nnd chijdrcn aC U loins. I havo seon tho fnint smilo of sntisfnctiou brightcn upon my poor mothcr's pale fcntures upon ewh occnsmn?; nnil 1 hnvo mnrked thodigh hnlf fnipprcssfd, "vliih tolil tho sccrot of nn ngoni.cil spiritj -and which Rcctned to say, llow prociotiF, liow bricf is this intcrvnl ofjoy ! It wns indccd liko tho piirting sunbcnm, tlic last, lingcring right of n Riimmcr day, which plnys upon tho cold grnvo, whero tho tronsuru and tho licart nro dcBtiucd to slnm ber togcther. In aiich nn cxnmplo of domcstio wrctch ednnss ns ours, tho opcration of cnuso nnd efTBCt wns ncrfcctly intclligiblo. Hutn cxci tnd into nction nl! thnt wns contentioua in tho jiaturo of my parcnt. A kecn pcrception of his owu blnmeworthines.s, notwithstaud Ingtlm stupel'ying tendoncy of tlio liqtior lie liad drtinkun, incronsed tho irritability of his tnmpor. A word, lonk, orgcsturc, from flny mombor of the hduchoM, which indi- cnted tho8lichtcst knowlcdco of his unhan ny coudilion. wlicn ho rcturncd nt nioht. undcr tho infiuonco of strong drink, wns suiuiji iiiiuijiiuii.'ii iiuu nn iiHciiuuuui m frollt. Ilo WOllld oflcn anticiimto rcnroof : nnd, ns it wcro, rcpay it licforchand, by tho harslmcssof his mnnucrs. Tho lmhitof drinking, which is invnrinbly tlic prclific mother of sin nnd sloth, wrctch cdncscnnd rngs, is suro to bo maintaincd nnd kcpt nlivc, by tho bcggnrly projcny, to which it hns givcn birth. Whenovcr my utihaipy mother wus dunncd for tho iniercst on his mortgngc, ornny other dcbt, which, nt last, no nnu no incnus to pny, lio wns m tho hnbit, of almost tncchanically, os soon as tho ercditor hnd dcparted, of turning to inc jug ot rum tor rclict anu oblivion. Tho gloom and ill nnturc, wluch hnd hithcrto bccnoccnsionnllv intcrsncrsed witl cxhibitions of kiudlicr feolings to us nll, nppcnrcd to hnvo bccomo unvnrying nnd fixcd. Tlicro wns lcrs nnd lcss, from wcck to wcck, ot nn April sky. All wns chill nnd drcnr, liko Novcmbcr. Ono cvcning, my mother nnd sistcr hnd hccn busily engngcd, ns usiinl, in such liousewifcry, ns might bcst contrihuto to kccp our poor wrcck of n doinicil togcther, ns long nspossiblc. I bnd learned to writc n fuir hatid nnd was cncac- ed in copying somo papcrs, for our squirc, wno paiu mo uy tlic siicct. It had gottcn to uo ncnrly tcn o'clock. My uiothcrput on hcr spectaclos,nnd opcning tholJihlc,bcgau to rcad. Itaclicl nnd I sat bv tho firc. lis- tcning to tho words of trutb nnd sobcrness. my poor mother hnd fiulen upon n portion ofscrinturc, which from its nnnlicnhilitv to hcr own situation nnd that of bcr childrcn, nnu nttcctca iicr IccIiiil's, nnil tho tcars wcrc in hcr oycs, wlicn thoTond trnmp upon tho doorsicp nnnonurcd tho rcturn ofmyfn thcr. Ilis wholo nppearanco was imusunlly ominous of cvil. My mother stirrnd tho firc, and I placcd him n chair, which ho kickcd ovcr and thrcw liimself down upon the J)cd"nudJcnlled'for suppcr. Mother told him, iii n gcntlc iiianuer, thnt tlicro wns uothing in tho houso but somo brcnd. Ilo told hcrsho licd, nnd sworo tcrribly. Sho sat silcutly by tlio firc; I lookcd up in hcr facc ; Sho wcpt, but said uothing. "Don't cry so. dcar mother." said Kachcl. "Wifc," said mv fathcr. sittintr unon tlic cdgo of the bcd, "whcn will you lcavo ofT crymgr" 'Whenovcr you lcnvo otl (Irmk ing, luisband," re)licd my mother in tho kindest manncr. My fathcr sprtmg up, in a hurricano of wrath, and, with n drcadful oatn, mirlcd n clinir, nt my mothcrs ncad. I sprang forward, nnd rcccivcil its full forco unon mv shouldcr. Rnchel nnd mv mother flcd to n neighbor's housc, nnd tny fathcr ulruol; mo oovoral blows witll lllS ICCt nild fiMs; nnd, as I mnrto my escnpe, I !oft him dashing ihc fiiniitm-o to picccs, with tho fury of n mndman. I ruslicd forth to scck shellcr nmid tho driving storm from tho tempest ofa drunkcn fathcr's wrath. 1 wcnt ns spccdily ns posdiblo to tho squiro's housc, nnd hcggcd him to tnkc compassiou on my poor mother nnd sistcr. Hnving rcccivcd his promiso, thnt lio wonld go instuntly ovcr to our cottagc, Ijtookitho rcsolution which I hnvo nlrcndy btated. Aficr I had passcd a conifortlcss'nicht, in tho farmcr's barn, I pnslicil forwnrd to tho city. 1 had n triflo of changc in my pockct; I bought a biscuit ofu travelling hakcr, nnd I had no rclish for nny olhcr than tho bev crago of God's appointmcnt which was ticar at hand. Whcn I rcnclicd tho city, I di rccted my courso to ono of tho wharvcs, and found no difTiculty, as I was unusually stout for my ycars, in ohtaiuing n voyago, ns n green hand in a ship bound to Cblna. Tlircc days jiassed beforo tho bhip snilcd. I wrotc to my mo'ber nnd sistcr, bidding thcm kccp up their spirits, and put tlicir trust as I did, in tho Ood of tho widow nnd tlio fathcrlcs,J, for such nnd cvcn3 worse, yns our condition. I askcd tlicin to say to fathcr, whcn ho wns sobcr, that, allhough I scnrcely oxpcctcd to sce him in this world I frccly forgavcnll his ill-trcntmcnt to my sclf. I woikcd hard nnd Ftrovo to plcnso tho captaiu. 1 soon found that ploughing tlio scn wnsn vcry diflbrciitnfiair from plough ing tho litnd. I had n good cinstitulion, nnd n chccrfnl tcmpcr. I hnd hccn tniight, nt nll timcs, by dcar mother, nnd by my ionr, unlinppy fathcr also, till ho bccomo liitcrnpcrato, to put tli" fiillcsteonfidenco in iho promincs of God. Whcn wo arrivcd in Chiiin, though wo had shippcd out nnd luunc, tho voyngc wnB hiokcn up nnd tho shipsold. Thocnitnin scttlcd wiihtho crcw to tlicir cntiio stitif-litction ; nnd Ishull al wnysbo grateful for his kindncss to inc. Ile got mo n voyago to Ktiglnnd. I laid out my wagcs by his ndvico. I could nnt havu lollowed n shrcwder coimsellor. lio wns born and hrcd, so Inr ns rcgnrds his land lcnriiiiie, in ono of tho most thrifiy viljagcs in Connecticut. Wo had n most boistci'oiiH voyago from Canton ; but, when ovcr 1 pulled a ropc, I nlwnyspullcd n littlo hardor fur tho snko of niy old mother nnd sistcr Hnchcl. I hnd savcd cvcry penny of my wagcs, thnt I could lay by, nnd niy littlo invcsinient iu Cnnton tumcd out fiir bc yond myri'cxpcctations.t I do not thiuk I wns nvnracious; bnt I fclt it to bomy duty, undcr oxisling circumstanccs to savo my carnings for my honorcd mother. Never tholcss, I lclt mysclf outhorizcd to indulgo iu ono luxury nt leasf, so upon my urrival in I.ivorpool, 1 went into tlio first bookstoro nnd bought mo n pockct llihlc. Fivo ycars had now gono by, iu which I had snilcd many thousands of milcs, nnd visitcd vnrious corncrs of tho world. During this pcriod, I had gntton togcther a largor suinof monoy than 1 ovcr cxppctcd to K)8sess nt twonty-ouc, bcsidcs hnvjng mailo sovcrnl rcmittnnces to tho squiro for my old mothcr's use, to whom I wroto unon cvery convvniont opportunity. They nll camo to hnml, as I afkrwnrda lcnrncd, sav'mgonc, In gold, which wcnt to bottom, with poor Tom Johnson, who wns lostntscn. If I wns fortuuntc cnough to savo my linrd cnrnings, jtist let mo nny, for tho advnntne of cvcry brothcr sailor, that thero nro lourthinirs, which I nevcr did ; I nevcr sulTcred n drop of grog to go down my hatchcs, hlow high or hlow Iow ; 1 nevcr rolled nstinking wccd, liko n swcct morsci, tuiucr my tonguo ; l nevcr crossod hnndswith n drunkcn Tnndlord; nnd Inovor boro nwny from n poor fcllow wlioso linni mock was hardcr thau my own. My fivo ycars abscnco from homo might hnvo cxtcndcd to fifly, but from many rcc ollcctions ofmy mother nnd sistcr, which bccamo moro forciblo from day to day. flly rcnicmbrancoof my fathcr was oT tho most painful charactcr: tlio vcry rccollcction of lns tcndcrncss, in tho days ofmy childhood which oflhn brought tcnrs into niy cycs. scrved only to rcnd(rtho imago of n crucl and dcgradcd parcnt moro frightf'ul nnd re volting. I had shipped, nbout this. timc, on board tho Swiftsurc, from hondoii to 0i porto. Ono nftcruoon, two or thrco of us, n day or two bcforo tho ship sailcd, had strolled ovcr to tho south sido of tho Ihnmcp, to look nt tho Kms's dock yarus ai ucpuoru. as l rnuiiJlcd nmoug tho docks, 1 rcceivcd n smart slap 011 tho shouldcr, nnd, turning suddcnly rouud whomshotild . sco but old Tom Johnson, an honcstfcllownsovcrbroko hrcndorworc n tarpaulin! Ilo was born in our villagc; had followcd tho scn for ncarly forty years; nnd, onco iu the courso of thrcc orfour. lio ho contrivcd to find his wny to the old spot nnu spcnu a iow unys iu tiiovaiicy wnero ho was born. "Why, llob," said hc, "l'ni hcartily glad to sco you, my lad ; so you'vc taken lcg bail of tho old fblks, nnd turned rovcr in good carncst, ny?" I told him, I hopcd ho did'nt think I'd lcft my old mother to shirk for hcrself in hcr old iil'c. "Not n jot ?" rcplicd tho old snilor; "Squiro Secly hastold mo tlio wliolo story, and says, he has put tlic swcnt of your brow moro than onco or twico nither, in tho old lady's Iinnd, nnd mado hcrohl wcnther-bcntcn henrtlcap for joy to hcar you was so thoiightful n lnd. I saw your mother about a ycar ngo, nnd your sistcr Knchcl." I shook old Tom Johnson by tho Iinnd; I could not restrnin my feclings, for this was tho first ncws I had rcccivcd from homo for moro than fivo ycars. "Coiuc, 15ob," said the old fcllow. "dou't bo tor opcning your scuppcrs and ! makmg crooUcd fiices; t'lough it blows hard cnougli now, it may got to cahn wen thcr nftcr all." " llow is my fathcr doing now.-" 1 mquircd. "Vhy, ns to thnt," nn- swcreii 10m Jonnson,"itis nbout n twclvc- T m Zl ri l1'011' tllC oW !? 1 c'oyV"r''vsc ... somo pnrt nf T, 3 Ii7 i '.la.rt mv T ; M ! n, rUSh. 0,1 my boy. llieold man holds on to misc licf. my boy. Iheold man holds on to mischicf, Jiuc n licnvv hcdco iu n c nv bottom: Tlm cold watcr folks bcgan nbout n ycar ngo, to scattcr tlicir secd in tho villago, iu tho shapo of tracts, nud tules, nnd nowspnpcrs. Some ol thcm wcro throwu at jotir father's door, and at tho door of old Dcucon Flint, tho distillcr. Thcrc, ns you may stipposo, tho sccd full in stony placcs. Vour fiuhcr was in n grcat rago, and sworo he'd slioot tho first pcrson who lcft unothcr of tlicir rnscally nnblications bcforo his door. I'ni nfrnid it will bo n long whilc, my lad, beforo tno tempcrn.ico toiks gct tlio wcather gngo of tho rum-scllcrs, nnd rum-drinkcrs in uur villagc. They havo had n tniserablo sccd timc, nnd tho Ucvil nnd tJcacon F nt. I nm afraid, will hnvo tho bcst of tho hor- vcst." As Tom Johnson wns to sail in nhout a wcck, for tho Unitcd Stntcs, I scnt bv him a fow lincs ofconifort and a sninll rcmittnnco lor my mother. As I havo nlready statcd, llicy novcr rcachcd tho placo of thcir dcsti nation. Tho Orauokc, of which this poor fcllow was liintc, foundercd at scn, and tho wliolo crew iicrished. Allcr our arrivnl nt Opono. tho crow of tlic ftwittburo wcro (liscliargcd ; and, tinding n favorablc chancc, 1 shippcd for I'hilndel jihia, whero wo arrivcd, nlter nn cxtrctncly short nnd prospcrous passnge. 1 directod my courso onco morc, townrds my nntivo hanilet. My feclings wcro of tho most painful and pcrplexiug charactcr. In ac cumulatcd ycars, and cvcn iu tho littlo propcrty which I had irathcred. I fclt con- scious ofsomctliiug liko n power and inllu- cnco; wlncli, byliod s gmcc, 1 liopcd to cxcrt for tho protcctiou ot'iny mother. Yet, wnen i rccoiiccieu tno imgovcrnablo vio lcnco of niy fiilhcr's tempcr, undcr tho stiinulus ot hquor, I nlino.st dcspaircd of Kiicccfrs. Atnuy ratc, I could hcliold tho fiico of hcr who boro mo nnd rceeivo hcr blcssing onco moro bcforo sho died. Hnving scnt my Inggago I'orwurd, I pcr forined n con,iderablo iiart ofiuv ioiiruev on foot. I had arrivcd iu tho villagc, ad- joiuing our own. l paiiscd tor ou instant to look at tho barn, in which, fivo ycars lioi'on, I had passed n most miserahlo night. It brought bcforo mc, with n painful prccision, tho intlanulio ly rceord of tho past. Hvery milo of my lcsscniii" way nbatcd 6omcthiii!' of that confidencc, which I liad occasioually chcr ished, of beiug tho instrunicnt, undcr God, of bringing happincsj ngain into tho dwel pngof my wrutehcd pnrcnts. 1 had arrivcd witliiu two milos of tho littlo rivcr, which forms ono ofiho boundary lincs of our villago. I was pussing n littlo grocery, or tippfcry, and, standing at tho door, 1 rccojmizod tho vcrv iiidividual. who formcrly kept tho croir-shon in our town. and from whom my fathcr hnd purchasod his rum for many ycars. Allhough it wns nlrcndy gray twilight I know him iniiucdi nloly ; nud, howover pninflil to appr'onch n pcrsou, iu wiioui l oonici not laii to bchold tho dustroycr of my fathcr, I could not reiiressmy earuestdeiiiro to leani nnmcthinc ofmy fimiily. I nccosted him, nnd ho re- mcmhcrcd mo nt oiicc. Ilis manncrs wcrc thoso of u surly nnd disatisficd maii. In rcply to my inqulrics, ho informcd nic,lhat my pnrcnts and my sistcr wcro nlivc, nnd nddcd, with a snccr, thnt my fathcr had set up for a cold wntcr mnn, "but," continucd hc, with A'.fbrccd nnd spitefiil lnugli, "it will tako him, nll his days, 1 guesn, to put ofTtho old tnaVi ; tlicy thnt liavo gottcn tho rclish of my rum, nro not so vcry nphto chnngo it for cold wntcr." Upon furtlicr inquiry I osccrtnincd that tlicro hnd hccn n tcmpcrance movcmcnt in our villago; nnd that tho sccd, ns poor Tom Johnson said, had bcen scnttercd thcfc, with an unsparing Iinnd. 1 nlso gatlicrcd tho iuformation from tho rum-sellcr, thnt tho sclcctman had rcfu sed to apirobato any npplicnut for n Iicenso to soll nrdent spirit in our villago ; mfd thnt hc, himself. had thercforo becu obliced to quit his old stand, nnd tnko tho new ono, which ho now occupied. k fi.IiiiiSir, ns I intcnd to present this mcmorial, i uiriicu irom tlio urnm-sciicr's uoor nnu nroceoded on my wny. It wns qtiito dark; but tho road was fntniliar to my fect. It nflbrdcd mo unspcakablo pleasuru t'o lcnrn, thnt my mother nnd sister wcro nlivo niui well. Ilut I wns cxccedingly porploxed by tho rnm-scller's statcmcnt iu rolntion to my fathcr. Cnu it bo tmssiblc, thouglit I, thnt ho has bccomo n cold-watcr man? llow truo is tho rum-sellcr's rcmark, that fow, who havo gottcn n taslo of rum, nro npt to chnngo it for cold watcr! For moro than twclvo ycnrs my fathcr had bcen nn intcmpcrate man ; and, cvcn if ho had nbaudoncd nrdont spirit, for n tiino how little rclianco could bo placcd tupon n drunkard's rcfor mation ! Ucsides Tom Johnson had cx prcssly stnied, that my fathcr hnd been cx ccedingly hostilo to tho tcinpcrancc niovc mcutfrum tho begiimiug. With thcsc nnd siinilar rcflcctions, my uiiiid continucd to bc occtipicd, until I cu tcred our villago. It wns nhout halt pat niiic, whcn I camo witliiu n fow rodsof tho old cottnge. A light wns still strcnming forlh from tlic wir.dow. I drcw slowly nnd silcutly ncar to the door. 1 thouglit I hcard a voicc. I listcncd nttcntivcly. It wns my fnther's. My mother nppcnrcil not to rcply; such wns lior constaut hnbit, wlicncvcr, mider tho iiifluciiro of liqnor, ho gavc n loosp rciu to his touguc, and indulgcd in uukiiul nnd abusiro lauguagc. I drcw s-till ncarcr nnd iassing sollly into tho cntry, I listcncd moro nttcntivelv tit tho inncr door. Can it bo possiblc, thouglit I. Ho was cngagcd in prnyer! in fcrvcntnnd piou.s prnycr! 11c prayed, iu n trembling voicc, for tho rcstoration of nn abi-ont son ! Tlicro was npausc. From tho movonicnt within, it wns cvident they had riscn from tlicir t r i : i . i . .. i .. . i i 1110 loor.-'Pho fntl.cr, tl.c mother tho broihof. tl.c sister. wcro locked in tho ar.ns bmtlier, tho sister, wcro locked in tho nn 0'0,IC anotllcr ! J'y -cgcncrate(l old fatl i:,n i n t icr fell onco moro upon his knccs: wo all fol lowcd his cxamplo ; and bcforo n word of congrntiilntion liad p:i?scd Irom ono hp to (Iiq othcr, hc poured forlh such n touching strain of thanlisgiving and praiso to tho Givcr of ovcry good nnd porfect nift for my safo rcturn, us would havo mcltcd tio licart of thu most ohdurato oflcudcr. It cainc di rcctly froin tho hcnrt ofa truly pc.iitci.t sinner, nud itjwcnt strnitway to tho God of nicrcy. i gazed upon my poor old lather, lt sccmed liku tho mortd rcsurrcction of ono nlrcndy dcnd nnd liuricd, in his trcs jiasscs nud sins. I glnnced rapidly about mc; nll wns pcncr, nll wnsordcr; wherc all Iu d becu strifo nud confiision brticc. Tlio runi-jiig no longcr occupied its nccus tomcd placo upon tho lahlc ; tho cxpauded volumoof cternal lifo was thero iu its stcad! I gazed with iuoxpressihlo joy, upon tho happy fiiccs about mo ; my fiither, to nll outwardappearances, such as ho had bcen iu bettcr dnys, sittiug iu silcncr, and cvi dcntly rcstraiuiug tho rmotions of his soul : noor Jlnciiei upon my Kiicc, Iicr leaiurcs ,ti,n,i wiii. I.,...,... tn.. . i .,. i,i inothcr, turning hcr couutcnanco, full 0f, gratitudo nnd lovo, nlternat.dy townrds 1 lleaven nud upon u long gono child, rcturn. 1 ,i, i., 1 ao ' Six ycnrs hnvo now gono by sinco a mcrciful God sofiencd tho stuhborn soil in mv father's hcnrt. Tho seed did not fall aluigclher.ns Tom Johnson supposed, upon ..... u .i ...'. up, as iu our owu bic i y lavnrcd ionliijre, I . r . ? . . . - o ' J . . . . . . !. n i iiiid borno fruit n liuniired fold. Let us thank God, theu, who liath cnablcd us a bundaiiily to gather tho Uaiivf.st; for iieaco is onco moro nt our firc sidc; tho wifo tias rcgaiucd hcr husbaud, and tho orphaiis liavolbund their fathcr. ar.MAr.Ks ok mu swikt, in shkatk, JANUAHY 23111. Mr Swifl rnsc, and said that n portion of his eoustiluenls had ciitrusted to his caro a mcmorial addresscd to Congrcss, pray'mg for tho nholition of slavciy und tho slavo trado within tho Distiict of Columbin, with iustriictious to prcscnt tho sntuo to tho Senatc; but being uuwillilig to lieromtt in nny manncr uiincccssarily iuslrumciiiul iu promotiug or prolongiug tho oxcitcuiciit prcvailing hcroaud clsuwhcro ou this suh ject, ho had bcen for wceks wailiug tho limil nction of ilio Scnato ou tho motion of tho lioimrahlo Scnator from South Cur oliua(Mr. Caliiou.v,) that tho Senatc do unt rccoivotho memorinl prcrsntcd by tho Jion ornblo Scnator from I'cnnsylvunin, f.Mr. JSuciianan,) containiug tho snino petitions us tho ouo entrustrd to his(Mr. S.'s) caro; nnd it was his iiitciiliou, iu caso tho Scnuto rcfuscd to reccivo that mcmorial, to with hold from tlio Scnato tho ouo from hisrou Miluciils ; at lcabt, until hu should reccivo furtlicr itistruclioim from them on thosub ject. Itut ns it is now vcry uucertuin (said Mr. S.) wlicn tlm finnl nction of tho Scnato will bo hnd on this motion, I do not fccl nt liherty longcr to delny to fulfil tho instruc tionsof my cniistitucntf), nnd I nm tho moro iucliucd not to dclay, fronUho fnct thnt tho houorablo Sonator who pr'cscntcd tho mc tnorial now bcforo tho Scnato movcd, nt tho timo of prcsontiug it, its iustant rcjcctioti ; nndas I ucsirothntndifl'crcnt courso should ho ndoptcd by tho Sctintc, I prcfer to urgo thnt courso with tho mcmorial of my con slilucnts, rathcr than to intciTcre with tho courso proposcd by him, for, howcver tlic motions of tho two houorablo Senntors may diflor in form, they, in my opinion, utnotint in suhstauco to tho samo thing; the ouo denics tho right of pctition, whilo tho other, though it ndmits tho riglit, de nics tho ordinnry invcstigntion.iuto tlio mcrits of tlio pctition, nnd refuses to grnnt whnt is prnycd for. Such right is of little valuo in tho cs-timalion of my constit- ucnts. nnd Inskthat it may tako tho usual oaursc of momorials tircscntcd to tho Scnato, ns 1 bclicvo somo Senators on this flonr havo mistnkcn tho opinioiis nnd motivcs (of thoso who havo pctitioncd Congrcss on this suhject, I dcbiro to say a fow words as to thcopiuions und motivcs of my constitu cnts. I do not, howcver, intcnd to discuss nt tlns timc tlic corrcctni'ss ot thcso opin ions, or to cxpress opinions of my own, for it is not, ns 1 bciicvc, tlic propcr timc to discuss eithcr tho constitutionnl powcr of Uongrcss over tlic Eiibjccts prcscntcd by tlio memorinl, or tlio cxpcdiency ot cxor- cising thnt powcr if they possess it; for, nowcvcr ingeuious nrguments may bc, (and I havo listcncd to snino of grcat ingf iiuity,) wliL'lbcr mado on tlns Uoor or clsewncrc, whilo tho ordinury coursc of lciiislalion is dciiied to tho pctitioners, thoy will not bo conviiicing, nud dccisions of tlic Senatc, mado by tho cxtraorduiary cour.-o ot Ickis lation proposcd, will not boeatisfactory, but will tond to incrcasc, Jralbcr tban to uiiny, oxcitcnient, wiucii gonticmpii so tniicii deprccato as iiijurious to slaveholding Statcs. Sir, tho languago used by tho mcmorial istsis, Induiit, vcry strong; it is, howcver, dictatcil, I havo no doulit, by tlio honcst opinions nud feclings of tho riicmorialists, nnd wiih them it is in tho languago of tiuth: and tlioii"li thcv spcak without ilisguiso of tho evils of slnvery nnd of tlic slavo tmdo wiihin this District, yet they say uothing of slavcry clsewhcrc, cxccpt ingtocntcrn disclaimcr of any intcntion or wish to intcrfcro in nny mnnncr with slavcry in t!io dill'ercnt Statcs; nnd thcrc is nothing in tlio mcmorial disrcspoctful to lliishody. llut, as I intcnd to nsk fortho rcndina'of tho mcmorial bv tho Scrrotary to givo gentlemen an opportunity' to niako such motion they think propcr in rclation to it, I will not dctain tho Scnato by statiug tho contents. Not only tho mcmorialistp, bnta vcry consKlcniblo jmrtion, to say tlio least, of tlic citiznns of the Stato which I bavc tho honor iu part to rcprescnt, bc licvo thnt Coii"rcss havo powcr to nbolish f-lavcry within tho District, and that it is cxpcdicut thnt Uonprress cxcrciso uint iiow- cr of lcgislntiug on tho suhject, nnd eithcr nbolish slavcry immcdintcly, or mnko pro visinn for its filturo nhnlition; or, by some iirovisions of law, mitifrnto somo of tho cxistingcvils of slavcry, nnd cspccially of tlio slnve trado witlnn tlns Jiistrict. ibcy bciicvc, also, that, by tho rclationship ox isling bctwcon tlic sovcral Statcs nnd this District, that cach Stato is implicated in tho cvils of slavcry, nnd thnt the chargo that our Gnvcrnmcut is n slaveholding Govern- nient is not without tlic nppearanco of foiindntion. With theso opinions, tho nic morialists rcspcctfully nsk tho Scnuto that thcir mcmorial may' bo rcccivcd, thnt it may bo siilunittcd to tho thnrougli iuvcsti gation of soinc standing or sclcct committco of tho Senatc, nnd thnt it may so fnr ro- ceive iiioaitcntion oi sucu coiiimiuco as ceive tho attcntion ol such to ohtain from it u full, fair nnd cniulid r,,l,oltl v,"uh courso will grently tcnd, in my."J""' t0 nll.ay tho tcmpcs of feelmg wluch cxisls on this suhject. If thoy nro ! ;n'sn', 111 tlicir opmwii thoy dos.ro to 1 1 convinroil of it.and, whcn soconv.nccd, , "" " lcr I'rocccil- I'i'S"0" tliu mUiccV' .l,,,t c"v4 i thnt thevnro wronjr. thcv Will contmuo not nn v In r iinl' l.nt In cn.'i.U nllil nr.t fill tl.i I - c.il.inn! nnil nn o.n-Mil nnwi'P nnil lH'nvp.ll I siibicc thcm from doinir so. Sir, let mo tcll gentleincn that thosiof my eoiisntui'iits wlio eiitcrtaiu tncso opin ioiis nro ncitlicr inccndinries nor fiiuatics uiiless thoso who havo sigued this iiicino. rial havc, so doing, iTiidcrcd thoinsclves ohnoxious to such chaigc, but thoy uro ninungst tho niostMntflligi'iitaud pcaceablo citizens. Whcihcr tho ineniorialists do or do not beloug lo any Anti-slavcry Soeict)', I do not know, but I do know that thcso opinions j not hclong cxclusivcly to thoso who nro niciuhcrs of such soeicties; indccd niniiy enteitain llitso opinions who tiro opposed to tho mcnsures of vheso socielics. They nro nicn who vnluo too highlv tho frocduiu of opinion, und of Fpeech, to MiiTender llicni through fenr of nny ronsc (pienccH uhich can ntfcct only thcmsclvcs. And let mo nl?o tcll thcso houorablcgciitlc iui'ii thnt, whilo they deprccato tlm oxcite nientnt tlm North cui the suhject of sluveiy, ns iiijuiious to thoir bcst intcn:sts, their courso is unt tho best calculatcd to nllay that oxcilemeiit: indeed, uiik'ss I nm mucn mlMakcu us to tho feclings nud tcmpcr of tlio pcoplo of tho Noriii, their courso in relutiou to thcso jiclitionfl will tond to in crcaso tho cxcilcmeiit which thoy so niui'h doprecotc. I now movu that tho nicmorial bo rcad by tho Secretary, nnd rrferrcd to iho CoinmittcofortheUistrict of Columbin, nud 1 bliull rcgrct to find thnt. in iho opin ion of tho Seiinto. tho mcinorinlists havo used uny languago miRuitnble to thooecn sion, or that hiis becn dictated by nny im projier fccling. I nuist, however, bclicvo thnt thoy hnvo not intcndcd to uso languago nny strongcr thnn wns ncccssnry to cxprc.i thoir opinions of the cvils of slavcry oxist ing within tho District. Mr King, of Alabntnn, said that, bcforo tho reading of tho pctition, ho dcsired to know of tlio gentlcman who prcsentcd it if it wns cntirely rcspectful to thnt body. I'nrliamentary usngc requircd that, beforo n geiitlctnnn prcscntcd n petition or pnpcr of any kiiul to a dclibcrntivo body. ho sliouhl satisfy liimself that it contained uothing disrcspcclful to thoso to whom i wns uddrcssed. MrCall.oun desircd to know if tl.c lan guageof tho pctition was respectful to thosa who had scnt them thcrc. Ilo thcreforo wished to hcar tho pctition rcad. Hcro tlio pctition was rcad by tho Sco retary.l Mr Cnlh oun dcmandcd the prcliminnry qucsttoii on recciving tho pctition. Tho Scnator from Vermont ho said, objcctcd to tho cnlling theso petitionors iuccndinricf, and yet (said Mr C.) ho docs not ohject to tho languago used by thcm townrds thoso who scnt ur hcrc. Mr Swifl hd only said that gcntlemcn could judgo of tho languago of tho pctition for themselvcs. Tho pctitioncrs ho had said, wero cntirely rcspectablc, wcro in flucnccd by tho purcst motives, nnd be licved themselvcs justificd in speaking of cvils as they supposcd them to exist. Mr Calhoun cnred not wliat thcir motivcs wcrc; ho carcd not whcther they nctcd from ignoranco or dcsign; ho only judgcd of tlio cfl'ect. Thoso persons who prcsented this petition know of tho cxistencc of tho Southcrn institutions, and yet tliey snoko of them as unj'ist, wickcd, nnd dinbolicnl. Whntcvcr might bc tho dcsign of theso incn.thc coui-scthcy were pursuing wns calculaled to dcstroy this Un.on, and sub vert its institiitions. Hc did not mcan to enter into nny nrgumcnt with thcgcntlcman from Vermont, but hc dcmandcd tho prc liminnry qucstion, nnd on it ho nsked for tho ycas and nays. Tho yc.i3 and nays wero accordingly onlcrcd. Alr IJuchanan Was not only willing.bul anxious, that n question should bc distinct ly taken bcforo tho Scnato of tho Unitcd Statcs, and so far as it was in his powcr to put it to rcst, ho wus preparcd to go. Il would sccni that on ono morning, tho Scn ato wcro to hnvo a dish of Mr Hcntoute rcsolution scrved up, nnd tlic next morning tho nholition qucstion. Ho liopcd they would disposc of ono thing at n timc, nnd would thcreforo move to lay tho qucstion on tho tablc. Hc madc this motion with a view that it might bo called up bercaflcr wben tho Senatc wcrc preparcd to mako a finnl disposition of it. Mr Lcigh rcad pnrts of tho pctition, from which ho infcrrcd that therc wns n dcsign in tlic pctitioncrs to act not only upon tlia rights of tho pcoplo of tho District of Co lumbia, but upon tho rights of tho slave holding Statcs gcncrally, ns it argucd gcn crnlly ngninst slnvel.olders. Mr Swifl said it wns difTicult to find cxprcssions in any memorinl to which somo cxrention might not bo tnkcn. Let mo said lio, ilhistr'uto this by calling tlio attcn tion of gcntlemcn to anothcr question. Supposo a pctition prescnted thero to pro hijiit tho sale of lottery tickcts in this Dis trict, calling tlic practicc iintnoral gambling, &c: would gcntlemcn consider this Inn' guago improper, becauso tho salo of lot tery tickcts was tolcratcd clsewhcrc This caso wn? pcrfoctly similnr to tho ono trcatcd of in the pctition ho had just prc scntcd. Aflcrsomo ndditionnl rcmarks from Mr Calhoun, Mr IJuchanan movcd to lay tlio qucstion on tho tablc, and it wns ngrccd to. IN SF.NAT13, Thursday, Fcb. A. Mr White submitted tho following: Itesolvcd, Thnt the Sccrctnry of Wnr b nnd ho is hcrcby requestcd to inlorin tho Sennto whnt ntimber of Chcrokco Indiana rcsiding east of tho rivcr Mississippi, cnrol leil themselvcs for rcmoval tn tho wcstcrn sido of tho said river from tho 4ih March, ic--;;, to inc ist nny ot junuary last, statmg particularly tlic numbcr cn rolled cachyear; iikcwiso tno munbcrot unprovements val ucd for such cmigrntits ench ycar; givingtho nnmc of cach Indian for whoni a valuatiou was madc, a descnption of thoplauo valucd tl.c sum nt which it wns vnlued, and tho nnmo of cnch pcrson who rcceivcd tho vnluntion inouey; nud nlso whctbcr tho bu sincssof enrollmcnt wns Biisjicmlcd for nny portion of tho timo within tho pcriods bo foro nicntinncd, nud how long. Mr. Cnlhoiin, from tho Selcct Committco to whom hnd bcen referrcd thnt pnrt of tho l'rcsident'smcssago in rclation to tliotrnns mission hy mail, of inccndinr' publicationa in rclation to slavcry, mado a volumlnioua iTpnrt,acconipniivd by n bill, which wus rcad and ordcred to n sccond rcnding. iiOOO copies of tho rcport nnd bill wcro ordcred to bo priuted. 1I0USK. .Ibolilxon of Slavtry. Mr. rinckncy of S. C. nfrked tho nnaniinous coiient Iif iho Houso to jiresent n rcsolu tion in rclation to tho nholition of slavcry. Mr Granger callcd for tho reading of tho rcsolution uhich was ns follows. Itesolvcd, Thnt nll mcmnrinls which havo bcen ofTcred or which inny hcrcnfler 1)0 prcsciitcd tn this Housc, prnylns for tho Aholition of slavcry in tho District of Co- luiubia, nnd nlso n rcsolution oitercd bynn honorublo mcinbcr from Mc. (Mr. Jnrvis,) with an nmcndmcnt thercto proposcd by nn honorablo mcinbcr from Vn. (Mr WisoJ nnd overy othcr pnpcr nnd proposition which muy bo submiitcd in rclntion to lliin suhject, bo rcfcrrcd lo n Bclcct commUtee, with inshuetiona to rcport. 4