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Wnofil? IVO. 2.17.
From thc Hnpx (lazette.
TO GJVKRNOR M'DIU'FII-..
' 7'Af patrianhal inililulion oftUvery."
l!u. M'DumE.
Kintjof Carolina t Iiai) '
I.ut chatnptoii of Oppriission's lnlllp'.
Lord of ricotinrco aiul cnllun-ljnlv !
Ol'sugir.box and lium.in ealtln1
Around ihy ipniplca, green nnd daik,
Tliy un tob icco-wrpalh reposci
Thysclf, a brothcr I'.itriaroh
Of Unac. Abraham and Morcs !
Why nnt ! Tlieir household rule is thine,
J.ike thoirs, thy houdincn iVcl its rigor ;
And llnno, perchance, as cnncnbinp,
boine ynrtli y protntype of ILigar.
Why not t Iiko llioso gootl men ol'nld,
'Thc prlcsthood ih thy pIiokpii station,
I.lke lliom tliou pijcfcl thy ritcs to gold
An Aaron's calf of Nullilicalion.
KM fair aml snftly imist wc thcn,
From fluin'8 opcn jaws to tao us,
Upon ourown frco wotklni; mcn
Gonfer a maslcr'ii npccial favora ?
Vhip for tho back chams I'or Iho 1ipc1
tlnoks for tliu noilrils Democracy,
Ilcforo it (.purns as woll as I'cols
Tho riding oftho Aristoeracy 1
llo fislicrmr.n ofMarblchoad !
Ho I.ytin cordtvainers, lcac your lcathcr,
Aiul weai llic )(iko in kindnri" in.idp,
And clank your necdful cluii.s togothpr !
l.Pt Lowell imll thpir Ihousands ymlil,
Donn 1ft thc rough Vennonlor hasten,
Pmvn frniii llic woikshop and thc liclil,
And tliunk us I'or cach cliain wc laitcn.
ff aw In tlin rug?od Yankoo land 1
I tp lliee Carolim, npvcr!
Our ropky hills and iron slraml,
Arc ftcp, and shali bo frco forevei.
Tlic surfshall wear that Rtrnml away,
Ocir cranilo lnlls In duft fhnll moiildor,
Jp Slavpry'H hatcfiil ynko sliull lav
lTnbrokc'n, on a Yankco'a bhouMcr 1
No fJpnrgn M'Duffio I kppp tliy words
f"or Ih'i mail plund' rcrs nf tlie citv,
Vhn' rnlibrr rijrlit ts in tliPir swor'ds ;
I'or recrPint pripst and I,ync!i-('ommittcr,
ftn pnint thee to Tby cannoit's ninutli
And wpar Its brn"7Cn ips aro bcltpr,
To fpnrd tho " intprest of thc south,"
'1'han parchment kcroll, or r.liartcr's lettcr
UV fpnrnot. Slrcams which biawl mnft lond
Along tlipir courp, nro oflcnrst shallow;
And lotidcst to a doubtinu rrowd
Tiir couard publilies Iii : valor,
Thy conrage liau at Ipast bppn pliown
In many h blondlcjjs goutliprn quirrcl,
PacintT, with hartFliftrn and coloend,
Tlie Cienrgian's liarmlchi piilol-barrel.f
Kn. Soiitl.ron ! not in Ynnlcec lond
W'ill thrcata like thino a fcar aaken
Hpt mn, wlio on tlioir cliarlcr stand
For trulb and riglit, inay not bo Kliaken,
.ritill slnll that Irilth asjail lliino car
i'ach brcozo. frmn nortlicm muuntains llouini;
The ton'' nf Liberty sliall bcar
God's frop " incendiaricB'' gning !
Wt pive tliep joy ! thy nanio ia heard
With roverpnce on tho JS'pva's bordprs;
And " turbannd Turk," and 1'oland's lord,
And Atcttcrnich, arn thv applaudcra
Ho if tliou lov'ststirt fatnc and fliaro
'I'ho niftd CphPKian6 ba?o examplc
Thr holy banda of L'xion tuar,
And clap tho torch to Kukkdom's tcmplo !
I)o th'is Hpaven'a frown tliy rountry'srnrwp,
(inilt's ficiy torturn pvpr Imrning
Thp rmenchlefs thirst of Tantalus,
Aml Ijuon's whcpl fnrevpr tiirninp
A nauiPForVhich " tho nlaincst ficnd
UpIow-' hia own would tnrtpr nevcr
Tliffp hall bo thinn untn tho cnd
Thy damning lifrit.ign forcvpr !
Spp sppecli of (lov. M'B, to an artillcry com
pany in Charleston, S C.
t Mnt ofnur rcndrrs will rcpollrot IIip " rlilral
iron'' afT.iir betHCPn M'Dndic and Col, Ciiinminjs
r.f (iporgia, omo ypars ajo, in whirh llic partips
fortified tlirmsplvps with Bpirits of liaribhorn and
Kaii dp. C'obwno.
TUOMPSON AI) IMtEClCINKIDni:.
"Sf.Avr.nr i.v AMnmcA," a nnw ptihlica
tion jiihl coiiiimjnccil in Himiiliglinm, (Kng
nndpf tlic ctlitnrinl rliiirgii of Ilov.
'Thoinns I'ricc, ono of ihe i nc-t inllnontial
Ilnplist cli'rgymrn in llic kinydoin, lius tlifi
followlng uoiico of llio lnto di.ciiisioii in
(Jlnsgow liclwccu Gcnrpo Tlionipsun mnl
Mr Itreckiniiilgc, of JJaltittuiro, U. S. :
" An impnrtnnt nntl dcnply intcicf-iMiff
liscussion nn tlio Fiilycct of Aniciican hIu
vi'ry linn rcrcntly lnkcii i)lnro in filnsgow,
lieiwccn Mr (icoi'go Tlioinpon, tliu inirn
ji'ul cliniiipion of tlin ncgro nicf, nnd
' tho K(sv. H. J. liri'rkinridgi!, nn A'licrii'un
J'rchliytorinn rninistrr.
At pnwnt vo linvo only spnco lo cx
iropfl our udiniration of th prc-cniiiiont
Jiliility aml fintiro sulf-cciininaiul whicli Mr
Tliojiipsoii dippliiyed, tliiougliout tlio dis
niKHinti, nml to ti'mlor liim our lliaults for
thojnrgo imiss of vnlunblo iiiforinalioii willi
wliii'li ho Ims Mipplinil tliu pulilic. Nover
wnnncnusn inoro tiiliinpliiintly ilufendrd,
nor tlio hoiili'tiics nnd oviisions of nn uculo
uiid tnoroilPFs oppoiiput nioro coniplctoly
o.xposcd. It wnulil nfford iir plcastiri) to
he idilo to rucoril otii' nppiolintiou of llm
' cpirit in wliiclt Mr Hrcckiinid'in coinlmucd
liis pnrt of tho discusfinn. Itut truth noni
pcls uh to Hiiy that wo Imvu hiien griuvcd
jiiid disUtt'd nt tlio inucorout) liosiiliiy
townrdn liin opponcut, whir.li liis f,pi-crhi'!
'iririiy. II" uvidcntly fought to dcMroy
tho puhlio rcpntntion of Mr ThoiiipRon,
rnthtT than to pxhibit llio rcnl churnriRr ot
Anicricnn clnvcry. No oppnriuniiy wtw
lost of niniinK n niortnl h!oy nt iho ijlmrnp
irr of ciiih w Iiosp iutrppid, ili.iii!prrMd nml
Mirci'psfiil cM'ilions, in bolinlf til"sufTeriii
liuiimuity, nntitlo hint to tho ri'Fpcot of cv
ory virliinus iiiiud. It iri liuniilintiug ro
il'o n rhristinii iiiiuistcir, nioro rsprcndly
oiii) tvho conit'Hnillie rcpiTPi'iiinlivoofaro
cprrlnlilo nml rolifjious liody in Ainrrirn, to
comph'toly Mliri'lidcit'il to tho iiillur.'iiro ol'
n liiul pa'nsion. Our own iinpr':sion in
irrvling llio roport ol tho ditciisision mt
hpeii, thut Mr llrrr.kinriilgn intist linvo
lirnght to ihis rouuiry fV(,liii(;!i of tluep
tnoriificatioti, aiisitig froin Mr Tliotnpson's
Biiccrssltil (ixpnHUi-u of Iho itoltisivu nnd
wickud nnliiru of tho ooloiii.nlion schoino ;
nnd that Iiih sptcuii ninftrrod his juilgniont,
nnd vciitcd iisulf in n innmtor disurcdituhlo
to liia oliurnclur, holh ns u guntleniuli nnd u
clirisllnli. Tlio rcptilt of thc liscu?siori
inay ho infuirod froni tho following e.Mraot
lioin n uutc addrosKcd to Mr Thonipson, hy
ouc of tho iuost rc?puclahlo ininislers iu
Hcothtiul, wlio liuil hcon proscnt duriuglho
dchuto: "My ddir Sir llow urc you ?
Glnd nnd gtuteful, I dnro sny, (lod Ikih
givcn you nml your causc, victory uml Iri
uinpli. I'oor Jlrockiiiridgo ! Wlmt u crlisli
cd iiihii !"
Mr Itsanc Kiuip, of thc Lihcrator, ha
issuud propos;iln for rc-puhlishiug thoahovc
disctission, Irom thc Glnsgow cditiou. It
will inako noarly 200 lurgo 8vo pagcs, nnd
will ho sold, 12 copica for $5 25 copics
for $10.
I'roni tho llcrald nf rrtedom.
TKIAL OF HEV. GKOllGE STOIUtS.
Our ronders havo not yct forgottcn thc
infatuous outrngo on law nnd jtiftico nnd
coniinon cotiso coinuiittod ngninst MrStorra
nt Pittsfield last March. It will ho iciiicin
bcrod thnt ho was chargcd, on tho OATil
of Sur.niion.Nn GnEr.N, with bcing "n coni
nion railor oud hruwlcr," and, on Iho misc
rnblo and ridlculous tctitnony of two mcn,
who, out of sevtnlctn witncssusiiuniinoiicd,
wcro chosen as tho inost stipplo tools, nnd
ntlcr n spoccli, worthy onlv of Jack Cadc,
tiom iMUSlS XVUKKIS, JK. i'JSSUUl KJO,
a nicmiicr oi tlio jtnr, wns conviclct hv
UEU15F,N T. LEAV1TT, of Pittsfield, ns-
Hi&tcd hvl ItOIiEllT ICNOX, of JJnsotn.
nnd 1IEMIY KOHY, of Chichostcr, pub
lic tnagitrat(;sofNov Ilampshiro, nnd son
tunced to 'bo coiiiinilleil to tho hoiiso of
coiroction' and 'pnt to liniil lahor for tho
torin of threc monihs'!
Thc casc cntnc np Inst Mondny aftcrnoon,
by apppiil, befoic thc Court of Coinmon
Plcas now siltiug in this town, Concord,
N. II. 1 1 ia Ilonor, Jtidgc Kichnrdiion,
enlled tor the proaficttting pnrty, hut no ono
rivpnmk'd. llc cnllcrl again. Hoinquired
of tho Attoi ncy Goncrnl--hokncw uothinc
of tlio inattcr. A incinber of tho ilar ro-
f'iricd thcJiulgn to Moscs Norris who
was prcscnt ho shook his hcad, whilc
cvcry cyo iu tho room was bent on hitn
wilh iiicrcing glauccs. Anothcr nicinhur
rcniaikcd that 1 ho had reticnteil.' No ono
appcaring to conduct tho prosccution, the
Jtnigo ordorod it to lic (liscliarjied. Durniir
ull this timo, Norris sat ntimni; his brothcr
Jawycrs likc n brandcd villain. Hnd hc
posscsscil tlio coiiuiion leclings ol n nian,
lin would liavo llruuk froin tho scornful
nnd contcmptuous looks of nll nround hitn
hc would havo tought rcfugo froin liis
dograding notoi icty auiong thc woods of
liis uivgrnccil town. l'oliticnl ollicc can
ncver renny hiin for tho chagrin aiul bittcr
rcproachcs of Ins-t Monilay.
llio proccedings nt fittsfield, in thcir
contoinpt of tnorality and rcligion, in tlicir
profano irruption iulo tho anctuary in llic
inidst of an nct of bolcinn dcvotiou, tlicir
bold uiockory of thc first principlea of jus
lico, tlicir otitrageous invnsiou of constitu
tional nnd inalicnnblo rights, thcir reckless
trnuipliug clawn of staiutos, nnd fntuous
disiegard ofall social nnd civil laws thcir
pnrvereion of llio jmliciary, tlie wnntou
uml fL'aiftil PHIUUKY whicli altcinloii
thcni cxcccd ovnry actof pro-slnvory vio
lcticn nml nggrcsiiion whiuhhas tnkcn plnco
in tho Nortboni Sintcs. We linvo hadriots
nnd niobti Idjt thoy hnvc not inamfeMcd
that bold nnd nnkcd and Htartling hostility
to fico pr'uiciplcs, mid justice, nnd riglit,
whicli tho iriul of Mr Storm evinr.cd. Out
btcakiugii of poptilar fnry, though blnod
flow nnd lifii bo tnkcn, nro not so drcadful,
no iiui miotv bo uccp a ucprnvity, nrc not
co futiil to our libcrlies, as tho rorrnntion I
iciary. thc violnlion of law hy jis'a"J' 'ear f dcsecrution in nny hody's niincl.
Mohs nro tho cbulliti.ns of, Pnwcrful ns is tho inlluenceof cxaniplc, it
d cxccssivo passion, but tho mal- cun "uver havo thcf orco to nnnihilale con-
.! 11 ..11 , , . , f,;...... A.wl .......1. Kl 1 ,
ui uiu jiiuiciiiry
NlinislciP.
sinlden nnd
ndniiiiistraliou of law iu cold nnd cnlctilatinc
villuny. iMobs, it'O, nro ono kuid of evils
ugauiEl vrhich coiis-litutions nml statutcs 1
nro to iuotcct iih, nml whcn lliotc rcslraints 1
nro wniitonly takcn nwny or tiirucd nsidc ,
uy tlioio wlioMi cspccml iluty it is to uphold
llicin, tho last wifegimrd of our rights is
(icniojfcu. j'iiiiiio r.sscniuiics inay lic Ino
kcn np, n cilizcn of Uo'stoii mnv bo draL'Pcd
tbrou?h its strcclsamid llio howlings of tho
tnob, nrcbses inay bo dcmolishcd and liouscs
pullcil down--hut thcy do not on,ual tho
cnourii'y of thosc acts by which n Irccman
of N'ow Haiupshiic, bnni and cdiicnted in
tho Stalo uml always n rcsidcnt berc, nnd
who jiovcr was accu3id of n violution of
Inw, till iho niadncfs of pro-slavcry hurst
out upon him, by which u ininistcr oftho
gospcl is (hnggc(l froin his knecs in iho
Iiousb of God, by n inock trial senlciiccd to
n irison, vcxcd with law suits dctainrd
pilt to expcnsc, conipcllcd lo travcl cxlrn
inilcs, forccd to leavo nn UcclesinBiicnl
Confmcnce, whcro iinpoiinnt busincFS wns
pcnding, nml hurry u I drcd inilcs to bo
prcMmt nt Couit, or foifcit his bomls ! All
this for diuing lo oxpovu tho ubotuinntions
of clavcry, nnd its inconsistcncy wilh tho
uiRlilutionf of u free, rcpuhlican, uml chris.
tiau country.
llut iho irniiinciinn, infnmous ns it is, is
chiscd. Tho pulilic will dccido who inost
dgycni'H to hc ull iuiniilo of " iho houso of
corrcciion" und to suircr llio iufliciions of
vinlntcd Inw, GK.oacr. STor;ns, or Mosr.s
fvoitnts, J ii., and his roinpuny of Jusiices
nnd rihciiH's.
This wholo ninttcr is pni.Kcd ofT hy tho
lcaders of llm Vun Iturcn pnrty in New.
llntnpshirn ns a jocoho afl'nir, scarccly wor
ihy of bcing noiiccd iu llicir ncwbpapcis,
cxccpt liy wny of drri-'ion!
MONTICELLO -MIl JEPTEIISON.
A corrcppondcnt of thp New York Oh
scrvcr, who hnd just visitcd Monticcllo, in
n lettcr dated Marrh 23, J8:J1, glvcs tho
lollowiug ucrount of tho rcsidcnco ol thc
lato Thoinas .IcfTi:rFon.
Tho dyjn bod of Mr Jeflcrpon, I nin
crcdihly inl'oriucd, rcinaiucd for inoiillis
tinrcinovcd, nnd its fnrnituro in nll tho
digordpr of ono just vncntcd by tho tcnant
of u niglit liis clothca nml Vlippers just
as ho hail droppcd llicm wlien hc lastlay
down his tuhlc, books, nnd pnpers, ns ho
hnd lcft thetn and iho cntiro furniturc of
liis npartmcnt nndisturbcd froni the irrea-
ular uml disordcrcd disposition of his own
r..l.l ...l .1..; i i 1 i.. .
feeblc and dyinghand. lCcccntric niciticn-1
tosof aflcction indced! stich undoubtodlv '
vrns tho intcnlion : as if hocotning revcr-!
once forbadc tho touching of nny tbing hc
had last touchcd. This roorn,howover,(orl
room, lliero hcing two, Reparntcd by nn !
alcovc, m which slill isafiixcd tho bcdstcad, I
on whicli Mr JefTcrson e.pircd,) is now
principnlly vacnted. and tliorotiifhlv c.v-
jioscd throughthc;imlows, to vulgnrgazo.
I'hc Library, nn ndjoining npartmcnt, and
cqunlly exposcd, is still strcwcd in tho nt
most disordor, with fiagments of iiirniturp,
philosophical npparalus, pa)ers,and bookB.
Thero isscarccly nn apartuient in ihcliousc,
whicli docs not contuin rclics of fiirnittirc
&onic of thcni quitc VMluablc. Iltit they
opicarlikc lhor;poil$ of u dcsei tcd niansion
and dcscrlcd in haste. All is still nnd
checrlnss ns tho vault of llio dcad. Tho
grent tiinekcepor,aml timc tellor, llio clock,
is theic but it has ccascd tosliikc. Noth
ing perforins its forincr ofliccs, hut thc cu
rious nnil ingcniously constructcd wcathcr
vanc. 'And that will prohahly fooii ceaso
to ohey thc iticonstant winds by thc irn
pcnding disorder of its fianic work.
Tho plnn of this edilicc, in its out en
semblc of insidc aml out, isns hctcrogcncous
and ns inrongmons, as Ihnt of iho Cnpitnl
at Wnshiriglnn. The oye is ronslnntly im
prcsscd, aml nt cvcry turn with nn nlfccla
tion of things raro uml things foreijrn. 1
qucstion wliether thcro ho n niatcrlnl fcatuic
in tho wholo eMahlishuicnt, whicli is not
citlierihe crcalion of Mr Jcficison's own
faucy, or n copy of soincthing he hnd socn
in Europc. In architecltire ho was nn on.
thusinst. Iudccd ho wns an cnthus'mM in
cvcry ihiug. His miml his wholo tcni
pcraiucnt was constructcd for cinineiit vir
tucs, or for cinineiit viccs. And lortnnntc
ly for his country nml for tho world, his
tiatriotisin nnd dcvotiou to civil liberty wcrc
his doiniiiaiit passions cxcepting only,
that his willingness. to havc crcdit for this
chaructcr was not Irss strong. His social
nflectiuiif), we undenstaiid wcrc kind aml
liis inanucrs courlcous. To religion bin
morul tcnipcranii'iit sccinsnot to havo bccn
cspecinlly adaptcd. And baving iuibihcil
f-omc cai ly nnd strong prejudiccs agninst
somc soct, or sccts of CliristiaiiB he sccmcd
disposed to give thoin Jiill crcdit for hy
pocrisy and base design. It is supposcd,
that he really bcliovcd thcni wickcd-nnd
hiinsclf wcnt ofl" into thosc cold uml chcrr
less regions, whicli nrc tlio dhect nntipodcp
of thc Fimple, pnttent, and nrdcnt viriucs
of Christianity. His rcligious nynipnthies
wcre not syuipnthics but invincililc rc
pugnancics to ull rcligion. llc ihought he
had forcvcr shnt out rcligion froin his Uni
vcrsity. And whcn applicaiion was tnadc
by thc Faculty for hisapprobation ol Chris
tiuii'worsliip thcrc, hc fccnt llicin n fortnal
nml labored ma-iilest agnini-t it aml among
other rcasons ho gravely nssigncd, that it
would be n dcsecration of tho prciuiscs!
llut the grnss could not grow npnn his
grave, bcforo clirisiiun worshi) was cstnb
lishcd hcro and it is not u wcck sinco I
had the plcasure on ihcSahlmih of attcnd
ing Christiun ordinauccs iu thnt vcry Uni
versity, with n congrcgation of tho Facullv,
thcir litmilics, uml iho stiidcnlH as decem
aud as respectlul, as iu anv oth.!r Litnrnrv
InMiintion iu the laml nnd that loo wilhout
...!.. :.. .i...i i i .i -j
fcicnce. And iiinch ns Mr .Iclliu son hns
l,ecu nonorcu lorlns pulilic viriucs, it would
lla been n biltcr ngouy of his lifi', could
'lu '"IVC ',Bt'" P'nviuccd, how trnnsicnt nnd
'u(""o 13 8,111:11 i,,ec, tonipared with iho
"omogo uoiic ny cvcry licart lo unUiigncd
Ilu:,yim!1 ,mw fe'''l-'ntly thc want of picty
dctructs froin tho swcet icnicinhrunces of
thc dcad.
As l hnvointimntcd, Monticcllo is rapidly
fuliilling its dcsiiny, ns n nnkcd, forgottcn
dcsolatioii. No prohahlc, I miglit sny uo
jiosssililc, huiiiuu inntivc is likcly to arrcst
its coursc. And tho grnvc ynrd loo, 1
would, thut fuinily pride, or filial nfl'cclion,
or somo piousreveieuco for tlio (lislinguish
cd dcnd miglit rcdccni ut Icum, tho grnvc
of 'l'honias Jefl'crton from its prcscnt un
uinrkcd obsctirity aud K't up nn cuclohurc
lo rcbeuo it from tho trcad ol tho prowling
uml sunsclcss briite.
ICmancij'atio.n. W'o Iiiuo bccn nstnn
ishi'd ut iho oxpos'uion of tho nmoii'ut of
produco, cxportcd from G. orgctuwn nml
llcrhice, llnlish West luilia poris,Hiiico iho
cmaucipalion of tho hlnvcs, as compurcd
with corrrspondingscnsons proviotis loihat
evcnt. Tho iroiliicu i sugnr, nim, ino.
lnsscs nml coflcc, uml thc iucrcusc, on tho
wholo is 50 per cciit,nnd on rofl'co upwnrdK
of 100 per ccnt. JQimuil nf Commncc.
It is suiil that tho Pcuusylvniiia Coal
Mines will ihis yrur produco 700,000 tons
nfconl. At iho prico ihis uiiic.lo btlls for
iu our niurkot, iho vuhio of ih.s oue ycar's
prodiiction will bo $7,000,000.
IllJSHANDKV.
"Why rdinuld ull girls, a wii cxclniincd,-
Surpiising fitrmers hu?
Hccniito Ihoy'ro nlwnys stildying
Tho uri of hu$banthry.
EXECUTION OF A FEMALE IN I'ER
SIA. (lhj an Jiic-n'ilncsa.)
A .rnnsidprnhlo c'rowd hnd nsscmhlcd
bcforo I nrrivcd nt llio plnco of exccution.
In tho ccntrc wns n hracn muitur placcd
on n smnll picco of rising groiiml ; a tiiatch
coniniunicntlng with tho intcrior was nt
poiiio dibtnncc, nnd not fnr frnm it wns n
fircbnnd rendy lightcd. I took my placo
wilh n heavy honrt in thc tnidst of tho
crowd nnd I cIiom! it nttlmt disttmco whinh
placcd nii! out of nll prohnbility of danger.
Scarco hnd 1 Ftoppcd, wlicu 1 pnw llic
olliccrsof jiiftico approach, Ibr wliom llio
gunrds openi'd n pasngo, willi difiicuUy,
tfnfl not withoutdcalingHonieblowsainongst
the throiiL'. Jhtwccn two of thcni ndvnn-
pcn llic condcmned porson.
Froni hcr hcad to hcr fcct shc wa cov-
rred with a thick, black vcil, to hidc hcr
nicc. Jicr Rtcpt wcrc lirm, aml hcr coim-1
tcnaucesceincdunniovcil. shoollcn spoko
to an cunucu wno nccoinpnnicil licr. hut
tho tioisc nround prcvcntcd my hcaiingiu
word slio uttcrcd.
llowcvcr, shc drcw ncnr to thc placo of
punisliinont ; the vpcctutois bccaino pro
iiiuiidly silcnl ; nml whcn sho nrrivcd ut
tho niortnr not n hrrnth was hcard. Sho
took tho ndvnntage of ihis silence lo raisc i
hcr yoicc and addrcss thc niultitudo wilh a
piecision nnd clcarnots which cxc.llcd uni
versal nstonisliuu'iit.
J'ut thc ofiiccrs pfirrlvinglhciniprcssion
that hIio prodticcd on tho Mamlors by, soon
intcrruptcd hcr. Sho nmdo no cll'ort to
rontinuc, uml suflorod hcrself to bo tnkcn
eloso lo tho morlar; hcr stcp was fnni, sho
did not spcak, hut nppcnicil inorc rcsigucd
than innuy mcn would bo in the samo hitu
ution. Shc did not cven Micil u tcur.
Sho wns told to knccl down, a:id lcnn hcr
hrcat against thc mouth of iho niortnr.
Slicobcycd. Ilcr wrists wcro hoiiud with
cord, and thcy wcro firmly licd to somo
pickcts thnt hnd bccn pnrposcly placcd
thcrc. Iu tho mrnn linio shc did not dis
covcr the lcast cmotion. Sho lcaued hcr
hcud nn tho mnitar, uml awuitcd hcr fulo
wilh thnt caliuut'ts that thc bruvcst Foldicr!
might cnvy.
At longih the signnl wns givrn. A ninn 1
nriiicd with tho liichraml, bcnt it slowly lo I
thc iiintch, and just ns it was uholit to lake I
firc, nn nnivcial shuddcrtook plncc among !
Iho crowd. Tho inatch wns liphlcd : ono
ijiomcnl only hud pnst ; n dcep proan ispucd
froin cvcry bosom ; tho smoko disnppcnicd;
thcrc was no cxplosion, and tho unhnppy i
crcainro raiscd hcr hcad lo sce wbat hnd
hnppcncd. A rajiid bcnm of hopo i-hot
ncrohs my lircast,; I tliought it was mount
that i-he sliould be f-avcd.
Pcnrce hnd Ihis idca ("lterrd my miml,
lllfll niintlifn lll'llllll i.-na r.t.lif.wl 'IM.n
viclini raiscd hcr bcnd a M'conil tiuic, gave j
n dccp sigh as if hcr s-oul had just takcn its
flight; this loug, this drcadfnl nigh, was!
srnrccly finif-hcd, whrn the cxplosion took
place, uml tho Miiokc of thc powder hid ,
cvcry objcct frniii my Hghl.
Thc fatal clmnl howcor, wns soon dis-'
pcrscd; thc cxplo.-ion hnd linishcd all, all
was ani.iiiiinted, cxccpt a low blirrtls ol licr
garincnls,aud tho boncsof hcr urins. Two
wonicn rushcd forwnrd at the falal momcnt
towards tho f.i'cnu of punishmciit, scizcd
llicsc rcmnants, nnd hiding llicm with tboir
voils, hastily rctuincd to thcir Imii'in, cnr
ryiijir ofl' iIiom; drcadful teMimoiiios of thc
liillilincnt of jiis-tioo.
Thc srir.i'i op I.ihektv. Wo havo ro
ccivcd a pnper froin Paris, Kimlurky, con
laiuing nn nihciticiucut markcd ilh a
rcipicst that wo sliould publisli it to tho
auiount of ono dollnr und lifiy cci.ls, nnd
scnd iho bill for collcction, &c. 'J holhing
ndvcrtiscd is n man ; u 'lolcrably black fcl
low," to bo pure, ns ihe ndvcrtiscnient wiys,
but yct u man " n ucgro nian." Tho
criino of whirh ho is guilly, is that of
Ihinking, wilh ouc JpflVi ini, n famous au
thor of thc "iiiccndinry" bcbool, that all
men (hiinsclf mcludcd) nro born frco nnd
C(unl, und bcing so born his rights nro in
nlicunble. To llns bclicf, is iiddcd the
nsp'uutioii to bo frcc ns ho was born, und
tho uttdinpt to ncipiiro what uviuico dciiics
hiin Iho posscssion of his own body und
foiiI. Tho pultry miiii of ono dollai nnd
fifly ccnts i luid bcforo us, as n tcmplalion
to uid iu ilcslroyiug llio hopo of ficcdoin
lhat riscs iu his bosoiu, innl hcndiug hiin
bnck lo n hnrd and hopi'lcssbomlagc. Wo
would sooncr cut ofl" iho riglit hnud thnt
pcns thcho lincs. Ibau bo guilty of micIi in
ju.sticc to a fWIow inuii. Wo wiikIi our
hands froni aiding or pcrpctualiiig slavcry.
CUvclamt ll'hig.
.1 Tolul Mslintnce Man, Lewis Cass, a
man respcctcd by nll pai'tics for his lulcnls
nml worlh, who Iins hcld uiany rcs.ponsihlo
Rtations hi pulilic hfc, und hiisiiowreccivcd
tho uppoiutjuciit of Minisicr tu Fraiico fur
nishcs iho followiiigtcsiiniony iu rclniion lo
llio uso of urdciit bpiiils:
" 1 havo ncvor tn-tcd nny nrdcnt spirils,
nor havo I, ut nny tinio diuing my lifo bccn
iu tho hiihit of (Irinkiug wiuc. lt is of
coursp nlmost iispIcss to ndd lhat I know
nolhiugof iho pflpcts of sthnuliitiug liipiors
upon tho r(intilulioii cxr.cpt by obscrving
llicm iu olhcrs, lluving livcd, siuco boy
hoood in u new poutilij ; ha ing t-orvcd m
tliu army ihuitig war, und haviug hccu lcd
by oflicial dutics to irnvci'Mi iilmost ull tho
wcstnin repion north of tho Ohio nml east
oftho MissiN-ippi ; it is iinposiblo to sny
whnt cflicts wuuld linvo rc&ultcd from Iho
uso of sluniilaiing liquors, nt perinds of grput
cxposurc und faiigiic. I ciui only wiy, lhat
I havo doiio woll cuoiigh wilhout thcni."
Tho Journnl ofCominerpe nny s thnt tlio
rtutcincuiH of Muriii Mouk mn nhout to bc
r.niifiiuit'd hy nnothcr fpniulc, who hns io
ccntly cppnpcd froni iho Moutmd convciii,
aml U now iu New Voik.
From Ihe 'alional Innnirer.
THE CASE OF SEVEIIN MAHTIN.
Much cxcitcuipnt wns Inlcly produced in
ihe piict cily of lhirlinglon, Now Jerfcy,
by tho npprchciision of u slavo ncur Ihin
jiIiipo who hnd long rcsidcd thcrc. Thc
cnso wns nn nggravatcd onc; nnd llm syni
pathy of llic good oitizons of llurlington
wns ilccply fclt aud strongly oxpresscd.
Tho follnwing, cxlractcd from nn nrticlc.
in the lliirlingtou Gazclto of llio 20th inst.
will givo n corrcct idca of tho transuction,
as far ns it govs:
"Slalemcnt of fads in rclation to llic siczurc
und carryiiig off of Ihe colorcd man on
Sunday last.
A coiorcd nian, known in this vicinity
for thc last biMccn ycars, by iho nnmc .of
Scvcrn Mnrlin, respccted for his indtiMry,
ccouniny, und uuiform inlpgrity,iis apponrs
by tho pcrtificnto bclow, signcd by his ncnr
noighbors nml cmplnycrs, pcrHons of the
first rcspcctubilily, wns on tho forenoon of
taliiriliiy Inst, dce.oyed from liis liomc, dis
tnnt from ihis nbout scvcn milcs, by lsaac
Iluiicnrk, u coiistnhlo of this cilj', nnil somo
othcrppions unknown, on tho prctcxtlhnt
tho Muyor wishcd to scc him on busincss.
"Arrivcd nt W'clhcrcirs tnvcrn, bofore
his Ilonor, Joliu l.nralcrc, lin)., who ac
tcd ns n couiity mngislinlc uiidcr tho Uni
lcd Stiilcs Inw and coorilinulo oiiaptmcnls
of this Stnte, Mnrtin wns rlnimpil ns u ruii
uwny slnvc by u pcrson thcro prcscnt, rc
presenlxng hxmsclfxnhc n ccrlain Cohincl
('hrisliaii, u resptctnhlc cilizcn of Vhjliiiin;
of which, howevcr, thcrc was no other
proof, than an iiiiautlipntieatcd lettcr pur
jioiiing to bo fiom thc llnn. Mr. Wisu lo
tho 1 1 on. Mr lugcrsoll, and pcrhaps somo
other pnpers ofn liko character. This jicr
son swore to Mnrtin ns his sluvc, nnd il
thcro wns olhor tcM'unnny in the casc, tho
Kccrccy of thc Irinl prcvonts its prcciso nn
turc fiom hcing known.
" Wliorpupon, icithoul onc monunl's, op
porlunihj fnr Ihe unjorlunalc man to rnll
upon his Jrtenus, or suk friaencc in his n
vor; tewtMil evcn thc hvoichdgc of any onc
but thosc concerncd, in his siczure, (oxcept,
pethnpt, tho tnvcrn kccpcr,) tho mngi-tiato
jiromitinccd him u slavc, and furiii-dit'd n
crrtificnto to thnt cfl'cct to ihe cluiniant,
llius rpiidcring it impossiblf! for hiinsclf or
nny ono clso lcgally to dclain thc priKincr
for ono momciit, cxccpt by n writ of Iln
hens Corpus, fromoiio of llic Judgcs of iho
Snprcmo Court of New Jorscy, which, on
account ofthe distancc of thcir rci-idcucc
from this place, could not bo obmincd.
Thus, iu lcss tiuu two biiuis uml r. hnll
froni his lcaviug hoiue, ho was inauacled
as n slavc.
" Ho wiib thcn thrnst into the cily dun
gcon lo nwuit llic uivivul of llio nticriioon
hleninboats, whcn ho wns lcd or diaggcd,
blceding llirough tho strcct, chaiiu d to u
pci-son who was eniploycd to carry him
nwny; but wnsrcftiscd ndmittance on board
Iho bonts, nnd soon nficr wns cnriicd otl'in
n Dcnrhnrn wnggnn, withont nny illegul
opposilion; tho colorcd (icoplc, perhups,
bcing iutimidnlcd by tho tluculs of iho
Mnyor, und our citizens, gcncrnlly, huving
no relish for llio ton popular system ol
pinolice undcr I.ynch's luw.
" It inay bc truly said that tho coniniu
nily linvo been ngilutcd nnd pvpii snddcned
by Ihis anioiig us, unpicccdontcd casc;
and tlioughtR nrc entPituinpd of rcdccmiug
tho unloriuiiuic man by piirrliarc
"K5"hiiico Iho nbovo wns prcparcd and
in tvne, wo aro grniilii'd lo lcarn'that thcro
has at lcugih bccn nn 'attcmpt to rcsc.uc,'
which has fully succcedt'd ; uud Scvcrn
Martiu is now n freo man, hy iho npknowl
cdgmcnt cv(Mi of llio CIIUISTIAX who
(lainiPil him. A numlipr of our citizens,
fcoling iulcrcsicd in his hchnlf, raicd llm
miiii ilemnndcd for hiin, cight hiindred
dollnrs, iind purchnscd his ficcdom. We
snw hiin ycstcrdny aflcriionn, uml hcard
hitn givo nn nrcoiuit of his cnpture nnd
Irinl, aud of tho hnish nnd uujustitialilo
trcnluicnt bo rcreived froin llio oflicers.
An iillidnvit of nll llio circiiuistnnors of tliu
casc wus nmdc by Mnrtin, bcforo Justico
Archcr, which w'ill prohahly bo pnblishcd
herriilicr.
" W'o havo Riiid ihnt tho nhovc wns nn
'iiggruvnicd' ca"('. Tho iniM oiitrugi'OUH
oruplly wns pracliscd, ihnt was, pcrh'ips,
evor witucsscd hcro, in circumstaiipcs of
iho kind. And nlier his nrrivnl in Philndcl-
phia, his pnptnrs cxhibitcd llio foll spirit of
dcmoiiR, in liis trenlmcnt. o lmo liccn
nifoiuipd froin uuqucstioiinlilc bnuro s,
lliat llic mnn wns bciilcu M-veiuly wilh u
hcnvv Mick, on tho hcad and iu tho fiiro;
nml, 'whilc ho wns sutfciing from ihe
wonmls inflicied, llio nionstcrs of slnvilo
dciunvity pprl'mincd the opcrntiou of
PL'I.lil NG UUT 1I1S GKEV HAIIlb!!
His whi-kcrs wcro all Rhavcd ofl", to give
a yntinger nppcnrnncr, that ho inight sell
to'a btltcrudiantagt! llo waskcpt in irons
nhout a wcck, uud his linibs wcro niucli
swollcn by tho friclion of his mnnnp.lps.
Thcsc ure somo oflho 'dccds ofdnrkiicss'
poimccii'd wilh tho hellish systcni of slavc-
v 1 If micIi nbouihinblo oiilragcs can bc
p'crpctrntpd in wfree slaUs, whcro it uiny
bo prcsunicd tho pulilic gcnfuni'lit is some
what imrilicd with rcr'pcct lo lhat sysicm,
wlmt mnv ho Mipposcil to bo thc siuP' of
Ibings wiicro tho huninii hcnrt is tliiirongh
ly corriiptcd by eduentiun, uml iho hubitiial
cxercibo of tho'tyraunicul passioiib? Thcso
things Flinuld bo docily pondcrcd hy uvcry
Invcr of ficcdom und justico.
"Wo lenrii thut tho ppison wlir. had
phnrgn nf thc man, whilo in tl.is citv, ou
tciluuit'd Miong fcnrs ihnt ho would losc,
hitn hy miiiio nicnns llo rcprentP(i ut
ono timo thnt tho flnvo wns nt Now Cnstlc;
nt unoilKjr, that ho wus in tho vicimtv o!
th p'uy. llo would not acccpt n chpck
from fiihsiiuiiinl pcrsons for Iho auiount of
his redemplion, und whcn lh 'h wus
paid into his hand, hc could producc no
poivtrof atlomty to disposc ofhim .'"
As thonbovc ulrop.ioiis cnso oeourrcd in
New Jerny, our remlcrs niny bo iuclincd
to nsk, wlmt hns hccomo of iho dscWon
(ptlbll.-hcd in tho Hliman Kights for July.)
of Cliiof .luslicc llornblowcr of ihnt Statc?
It gricvcs us lo nay thnt it is, und must bo
inopcrntivc, bccoiiso thc lcnrmd Judgc,
ihoiigh he inlimnlcd thc opinion, did not
Ihink it ncccssary to dccide, tho Act ov
Co.Nonr.ss lo bc uiiconstilulional, llo de
cidcd the nct J' New .Jcrscy to be 'void j
hcciiiiho it dcprivcd n cilizcn of Now Jcrscy
of tho right of irinl hy jury which wasi
gunroiitced by tho Constitution of New
Jorscy.' Hnd ho prououuced tjio M of
Congress, ns it is for ihe snino rrnsou, im
constilutiomd, 'His Houor John Larzalcrc,
l''sq,'' would, wo Riipposc, havo rcndcrcd
hiinsolf liahlo to impcuchnient, liy procccd
ing in sunli linMc lo givo a ceilificato. Till
thut uuriL'htPous nml unconstituiioiinl act
of Congios is ovcrthrown in thc Courts,
ivcry cilizcn of the frec Slutts i.i liablc to be
drafigcd off in the same manncr."
Jluman Jitghls.
DEATH OF AAKON DL'kn.
Dicd on Wcdncsday Inst, nftcr a prolrnc
tcd illncss, on Slaten Island, in iho 81st
ycar of his ngc, Col. Auron Iltg r. His hus
been nn cvciiiful lifp. Ho was born at
Ncwuik, iu tho slnln of Now Jcrscy, on tho
0th ofFchrunry, 1750. Whcn only ninc
tccii ycars of ugo hc jnincd Gcneral Arnold
us u volimtccr, nnd innrched v.ith him from
Ncwhypoit, through thc wildcruscs, io
Chnudicrc Pond, From thcnce ho pro
rccdcd lo notily Gcneral iMontgoincry ol
Iho approach of this reinforcemcn't. In tho
ns--nult on Qucbi c, on thc illst of Dcccm
hcr, 1775, ho was ono of iho Aid deCntnps
of thnt gullant oflicer, uml wns by his hiIo
whcn ho fell, morlally wotindcd. Aflcr
tlio rcpulseof tlic Amcriruns, Mnjorliurr,
haviug urrjuired grent reputnfmn ibr ititrc
pidity aml lalcni, nt Iho reoupst of Gcncrul
1 'oostcr, rcniaincd with iho nrmy, nnd nctctl
ns lingiKlo IMnjor, tintil Slny, j775
In iho nirinih of Mnv. bc tiroreoded tn
, tho city ol'Now Ynik, and bythc invitation
jofGViicinl Washington, cntcred his mtlita
ry fnmily. Ilcrnhcsoon hcciunc dissatiM-
ficd: but on thc rccominciidation of Gnv,
Hiiiipoek, conscnlpil to ucccpt iho nppoint
nicnt of Aid-dc-Cutup to Mujor Gcnciul
I'uliiaiii. thcn iu comiuanil iu ilmt citv. Ar
llhn bnlllo of Long Island, Putnnni com-
uinndcd aud llnrr was bis Aiil.
j WMicn thc Amqricnn nrmy rctrcatcd from
jN. York, Iiuir, by his intrcpidily, rcsrupd
I linm ccrlain rnptiiro llio brigndo of fJoti.
' Silllmaii, which wns lclt in chaige of Gen.
1 Knox. In Jiiiic, 1777, ho was uppointed
Licnl. Coloncl of Malcom's Kcgiinent,
wiiicn regunont lio commamled for numii
two ycnrf, without permilting cnrpornl
puiilsliniciit to hc inflictcd in u singlc in
lancp. Diiriug ihnt period, hi? rcputntion
ns u scicntific, gullnnt und igi!anl ollicer,
wns grcatly increaspd.
On lbc2Slb of Juiip, 177?, in thc hatilo
ofMntuuouth, he comniandcil his own nnd
n piut of nnotlicr regimcnl, in llic division
of Lord Sti'iTmg. His sufl'crings, froni
fatiguo on lhat dny, pieatly impnircd his
hcallh, and ulliinatcly-pompellcd him tu
rctiiii from thc nrniv, ut tho cln-o of 177&.
j Iinmcdiniely alier (piitiing the nrmy, ho
cnnuneneed llio study of law, wilh Win.
Pattci ou, E(. subseqtiently a diMiiiguisli.
cd Juilgo of thc Snprcmo Court oftho
I'nilcd Stalcs, Hctwocn theso gcnllcmcn a
I warin and ardcut friendship subsistcd. In
1 1760 ho lcft .liidpo Pattci'son's officc, nnd
.cutercd that ol'Thonias Smilh, Esq. broth
cr of lliollon. Wm. Smilh, King's uttorncy
i fnr tlie stalo of New York. In the aulumii
j of 17tl he removcd to Albany, nnd wus
ndinitted to practico, ns nttorncy and coim-
scllor of IIip snprcmo court.
On Iho 2d of July, 1781, thcn twonty
1 (six ycuiR of npp, ho wns mariicd lo Mrs.
jThcodnsia Prcvonst, wi.low of Colonel
, Prcvoost oftho Hritish nrmy. In 1781, ho
, wns clcctcd by tho city of New York, n
1 mcmber of thc Statc Lcgislaturc. In 171)6,
i he wns uppointed by Gen. George Clinton,
I Altnmcy Gcneral of iho stnte. In 171)1 ho
was nppouited .ludgo ot tlio Kuprcino
Couit, but after takiug limo lo delibcrate,
rcluscd to ucccpt. Iu 1702 he wus plrctcri
n Scnulnr oftho United Slntcs. Ho wns
Rcvcrnl limcs aflcr this neriod n inrmhcr of
I ihe Stnte Legislnture, nnd prosidcnt of ihe
Cnnvciiliou which revised the couftitulion.
In 1801 ho was clcctcd icu Prcsidcut of
Ihe liiitcd Slntcs.
Froin this tiuic, to ncarly its closc, his
lifo hns lii'pu ouo of grent nml nWiding in
tercM. Ile whn writcs his hisiory has n
dclicnto tnfk to pcrform. lls wiitcr will
havo prejudiccs to ineet of long slanding,
uud dcep rooted. I!ut iho Americnn pco
plo huvo n riglit, now lhat ho slccps iho
slccp of dnnth, to soniu nccoiint of tho evcr
vnrvinp nnd cheqiiercd sccncs through
whirh ho has passed, so far as ho hns lcft
thc incans, nnd thcy nrosuid tn ho nniplc.
Courierand llnnuirer.
Im i'okta.nt Dr.nsin.v. Tho Snprcmo
Court of Mnfsachusclls hns cstnblishcd iho
iirhipiplo Ihnt slavcs hroiipht iulo that stnto
by thcir iunsiors, or by tlicir inasters' cnn
si'nf, bcroino vnr.r.. " Ono of tlio Hoston
papcrs poinpluius lhat this will injtiro tho
lloicl kcopcrs, &-c, hy scaring nwav lich
soiiihcrn planlcrs wbninust ho atlcmlcd by
ih"ir own scrvatvs. Wl nt tlrn hns hccomo
oftho honsted nltachmcnt to thelr mnstcrs
of Ihnt mulliludo ofslnvcs who "wouldn't
lake llinir lihcrtv ifllioy rould havo it?" If
Iho rirh cniiihr-Vn planters dnn't daro to let
tlicir favorilH nml woll fed body guards,
brcnlhe j'roo air, whnt iniift bo tho raso with
tho rank aml fllo of Jhld ? " Conten
icd und Imppy," F.h ? lluman RigUt.
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