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TIIE DARK AND TROUBLED NIGIIT TIIAT IS UPON US, WERE IS NO STAR ABOVE TlfE UORIZON TO GIVE US A GLEA3I OF LIGHT, EXCEPTING THE iNTELLIGENT, PATRI0T1C WHIG PARTY OF TIIE UXITED STATE S.-i'F.BSTr.r.- ".V MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, TDESDAY MORNING, JANTJARY 9, 1849. KIJMBER 37. YOLTJME Iin. JOSEPU n. BARRETT, Editob. TEKMS OF VOLUJIE XI IL ViUagc subserihcrs, - - 52,00 Mail subscribcrs, within the State, - - - Sl-0 lf not paid within tlic yar. Sl.75 Jlail subscribcrs ont of thc State, - - - 2,00 Individtials and Companics who tako at theofiicc, $1,50, or Sl,7." if not paid within tlieycar. Those wlio takc of l'ostridcrs, - - - - S2.00 lf not paid at thc cnd of thc ycar, - - - 52,23 Jso papers dicontincd until arrearagcs are paid, cxcept at thc option of thc proprictor. Ho contract with, or pavmentmadc to Carricrs, cah, kccping, or othcnviae, allowed,cxccptassentcd to bv thc proprictor. "All communications must bcaddrcsscd to thc Editor, Post 1'aid. tgy V. Ii. Palmer, 8 Congrcss strcet, Bos ton, is authorizcd to transact business for this papcr. JUSTUS COBB, roni.isnr.rt, BY THOM ALL KINDS OF BOOK AXD JOB rKISI ISO W1IX liC EXECCTED OS snor.T xotice. jpoctrn. A CHRISTMAS IIYMN. Er II. W. LOM3FEZ.LOW. It was thc calm and silcnt niglit ! Scvcn hnndrcd ycars and fifty-thrce Ilad Romc hccn growing np to might And now was imccn of land and sca ! 7so sound was hcard of clashing wars l'cacc broadcd o'er thc husLcd domain ; Apollo, Pallas, Jovc and Mars, Hcld undisturbcd thcir ancicnt rcign, In thc foknm midnight, Ccntuiies ago! 'T was in thc calm and silcnt night ! Thc Scnator of haughty Eomo Imp.iticnt urgcd his cliariot's flight, From lordly rcvcl rolling home ! Tritimphal archcs, glcaming, swcll His brcast with tlioughts of bonndlcss sway; What rcckcd thc lloman what bcfcll A paltry provincs f.ir away, In thc solcmn midnight, Ccnturics ago .' Witliin that provincc far away, Went plodding home a wcary boor; A streak of light bcfore him lay. Fallcn throngh a half shut stablc door Across liis path. He jiauscd, for nouglit Told what was going on within ; How -Kccn thc st.irs! lii only thoujilit ; Tlic air, how cold, and calm, and thin, In the solcmn miduight, Ccnturics ago ! Oh, strange indificrcnrc! low and high JJrowscd ovcr common jnys nnd carcs; The carth was still, but kncir not why; Thc world was listening nhawarcs ! How calm a momcnt may prcccdc One that slmll thrill thc world forcvcr! To that still momcnt none wonld hccd Mau's doom was linkcd, no morc to scver In thc solcmn midnight, Ccnturics ago ! It is thc ralm and solcmn night !" A thousand bells ring out, and throw Thrir joyous pcals abroad, and smite Thc darkness clmnncd and holy now ! Thc night that crit no shame had worn, To it a Iiappy name is givcn ; For in that stablc lay, ncw-born, ' Tlic pcaccful l'rincc of carth and hcavcn. In the solcmn midnight, Ccnturics ago ! AGrEICULTUEAL. SOWING SEEDS IN AUTUMN Cobbcl, in liis American Gardcncr,"rc commends ilic sowing ot ecvcral kinds ol sced in Autumn such ror inslancc, as car rots, bccts, onioos. parenins and nianv oilicr kinds. Ho rcmarks. in illustrxtion of thc lrutb ol liis tiieory, tbal"ibe secds of nll plants will rcmain safe in thia way all winter, tnouzh the trost ncnetrale to tlic tlcpm ot three leel below Ihem, cxrcpt the secda of eucli plants as a BUght frosl will cul down. A wriler of some distinclion in one of our ag- ricullural cxchanjrce, sirennously ndvocatcs thcsame plan, and rcmarks that this is the natural ey?tcm pursued by Dame naiurc, wlio casis allhcr sceils upon tlie eoil in au tumn. and ncvcr lails a crop. Onions ve have long practiced sowin" in the lall, and the same mcthod is ndopted by many cs pecialy tbose who wish to l;ave ibem carly lor markciiii'f. Stadlks. Nothing conduecs morc to thc healtb of a borse, than a cood and wbolesome slablc. It sbould be built upon a hih, airy, and firm fituation, that the horso in bad wcathcr. may comc in. and go out clcan. No animal dclijiiits rnoro in clcanlincss than thc hortc, or to whom bad sinells arc morc disa greeable and pernicious. Grcat attention should be paid to tbe rcmoval of all ofl'ensive and putrid mattcr, to prerent tbc farcy and """oiesome and ilistressing uiseascs. ClOVEU I'Oft Ilnrera J -i mmmim rT.' mark, that dover liav. if V1 In l,nrr fnr nnv Icngtb Of time, OCCas'ions a rn.il, nnd .rrpntlv apgravatcs, if it docs not occa'Ton thc beaves. Xhcre arc two rcmedies for this. Onc is to deposit the hav in a manwcrinoio!, r The leavcs of clovcr cured after thc old fasb lon are b0 dry .md cnspy, that thcy crumble and pulverizcasthov .irt drawn violcntlv the rack,occaioning dust, wbich bcing inhal cd, irritatc5 thc lur.gs, and bencc cougbs, &c. In taking up the bav from a manger, no dust s crSated.-.t-Anothfir aad better remedy is, to curc clo- x-rr ?n thc rioht manncr. Bv curim: it in tbc Instp-id nf cnrp.qdinrr nnd turnin!! asain and again, its Icavcs bccome wilted, inslead of lifrnminf cnsnv. nnd do not crumoie. J.I1US not only 13 immcnse Iabor in cunng sarcd, liut no inconsidcrablc loss in crumbhng of the lcavcs, to say nothing of thc pernicious cflcct abovc spokcn ot. To Poi.ish Stoves. 2fcssrs. Editors Cold wealhcr is eoaiing. and w.j housckccpcrs who pndc ourselvcs upon bcing in tnm, nave, in addition to our otbcr dutics, to polisli and kccp m polisb, thc stovcs whicb havc uecn put asidc for a fciv months. I thcrcforo rcnd you a rcccipt for tbose of your fair' rcadcrs who, likc rnyselt, liavc tncu a tittic oi cvcry tlii ii et. bcen coniplctcly liunibujsed by patent blacking, warranted 'to kccp a stovc bnglit as a coach body, by two applications a ycar.' Makc a wcak alum watcr and mix your 'Brit- lsh Lustrc. with it, pcrhans two tcasr.oonstul to a gill of jlum watcr let tlie stovc bc cold, brtish it with thc mixturc : then takc a dry brush and dry lusturc, and rubtlic stovc till it is pcrfectly drj-. Should any part bccome so ury uciorc ponsuin as iu iook grcy, uiuuicn it with tlic brusb and procccd as above. 1 somctimcs takc tolcrably strong alum watcr andgo ovcr thc stovc one raorning, and polisli it thencxl; and in twcnty minutcs can thus havc a stovc that vou!d answcr for a mirror, If the abovc savc one pcrson the vexation that black Icau and vinegar, patent ulackinp, &c, havc givcn mc 1 aiu satisucu. I'ratrie 1-arm er. To Make Caetok Oii. Pai.atable. Boil castor oil wilb an quantity of mi!k, swcctcn with a little sugar, stirit wcll and let it cool Children will ncvcr suspect itis mcd- lcinc the will lovc it. STEALING FltUIT. Mnssns. Editors Tlic practicc of rob- bin" 'cricvous to be bornc' As tbc casc ad- mits cf no inimediatc rcmcdr, wbicb can bc cflcctod bv any onlinarv lucans, it bcconics those intcrestcil, to avail themscives ot all cx- pcdicnts caleulatcd to lcfcn tbe cvil or niiti- rale tlie scvcnty ot its cliccts. Ul tnrsc cx- pcdicnts, tbe most imporlant, no doubt, is thc multiplying of orcbanls. In a eonimunity wherc there is no scarcity of fruits, the losscs occuring in this way,arc fclt lcssscvcrelyjand the indiiccmciits to steal thcm arc greatly di niinishcd. llcncc, it is an objecl of tbe grcat est momcnt for all conccrncd, to incrcasc by all possible nicans, thc cnlturc o( fruits. Lct eiery lanner havc his orchard, and the cvil so much complaincd of, will, in niost instanccs, be scarccly fclt. Evcry man owning an acre of ground should havc l'ruits of liis own. With rcgard to thc fruit stealing gcntrj-, a fow words will bc sulTicicnt. Yct it may not bc amiss to givc thcm an occasionul glance at their pcculiar bcautirs in tbe mirror of public opinion. ') hcrc is, in ncarly cvcry commnnity, a rcrlain class of being, claiming to be part bu man, wbo ilo not scruplc to makc frcc witb thcir ncighbor's propcrty. This class is com posed of tbe srcat body othicvcs in gencral. llcing tbe drcgs of biiuian socicty, and a ccm jdctc cmbodinicnt of all that is low or filthy. thcy arc ntfcrly indifTercnt to the fingcrof scorn, or indccd, to any scnsc of shame what Cvcr. Like olbcr lermin, thcy bcrd togctb cr, ard sccm to takc it for grantcd thatlhcir neighborV orchard, gardcn or hcuroost, arelo gitimate objccts of plundcr. Therc is still nnothcr class of tbcsc wortbics whose dcprcdations arc principally conflncd to fiuit. This class, for tbc most pa,-t, is madc up of young pcrsons, quilc lax in thcir morals, wbose parents citber will not or cannot con trol thcm. Thcse, gcncrally speaking, would likc to bc cstccmcd rcepcclable, but still arc unablc to rcsist thc temptation ot stcahng a little fruit. No doubt somcof thcm arc thus miiltv, con- trary to thcir own imprcssions of duty, and tlic olt rcpeatcu injunctions ot tueir parents. With rojrard to soine of thcsc, pcrbaps wc may indulge favorable bopcs of rcformation. Y"et thcy should bc oftcn rcinindcd of tbc grcat dangcr of thcir sinking dcep in thc gulf of ninuitv. Childron should bc taught that tbe stcaliujr of fruit wortb a dollar, is cnuallyas criniinal as the stealing of a sbecp worth that amount. Thc propcr cdncation of children, will no Joubt, cxcrt a grcatcr influcncc in corrccting tbc morals of socicty, than all the Iaws cvcr nacted. Children undcr tliose moral rc- straints. cnforccd by a salutary disciplmc, and virtuous cxamplc, schlom fail of bccoming rc spcctablc mcmbcrs of eonimunity. Ilcncc the ncccsity of good 6chools, and good tcachcrs tchcherswho arc tbemseh'cs fit raodels for the young to imitate. W. l'rairic ranncr. A Flock of Mcrino Bucks. Wc learn, 5aya tlie Dctroit Free Prcss, that Jlr. Har dy of Livinfjston county, brought intotliis state this fall, one hundred merino bucks, selected in Vermont. His price is from six to fifty dollars. (t5" At a cliurcli somewhero in the couutry, the choir, assisted by the con gregation, dlvided a l:ne in one cf the hymns, thus : "Life is like a s!md Life is like a shad ow (oh !) how it flies ! Oh! how it flies!" fX5" A largc glass of watcr, sipped ten drops at a time, in nerfect silence, till thc whole be takcn, is said to be a convenient cure for a pcrson in a passion. This is thc Iast application of the 'water cure.' 'John, I fear you are forneltine me,' said a bright-eyed girl to her lover, the other day. 'ies, buc, l e been tor getttng you these two years. fff8 The Oberlin lnstitute, Ohio, lat ly conferrcd the derrree of Hacliclor of Arts, upon a young lady named Ann Ma hon. (U Some Editors are disposcd to make fun of the fpllowing. Its philosophy is certamly good : Bnt sickness and fTiiction is trials scnt By thc will of a wise crcation, And alwa'ys ought to be undcrwcnt With fortytudc and resignation, Then monrn not for your pardner's dcath, Butto snbmit, endcavvcr; For sposen shc hadn't dicd so soon, Shc couldn't a livcd forete'. rrom the Troy Trojan. T-H E POEM. BV F. AIWELIAN COODXO. It is thc day aflcr the nnnual commcnce, ment at Hamillon. Easer forms are Uurry- ing from thc Collegc premises, with trunks, valiscs. umbrellas. &c. Carriages roll a- way mto the country, bearing ofl" merry liCarlE. aoon ine naiis arc acsenea. One carriacc has iuslcleared Ihe (own and is rapidly advancing amid frcsh, rural sccncry. Two young men are ecated witliin ; thcy arc cousins Irving Stantcy and Simc on Uoydcn. Stanley, ihe eldcst, isabout twcnty-two smart looking nnd cheerful, with "A. B." in liis pocket. Roydcn is also fine looking, with a face slighily mclancholy, and, witbal, a junior ol good standing. As thcy approached the cottage, Ihcy pcr ccived Eome ripe pippins exhibiting them- sclvea undcr a tree bcfore tbc door. cJime onaligbted, and askedof the matron, who canic to the door, tbc privilegc of gatbenti, un a few. "Ccrtainlv, ccrtainly, and somclo carrv to your Bwectheart, wbcn you get whcrcyour swcctheart is," answcreu euc, goou-numor-cdly; and gathennginto her clean, white apron, some ol the largcsNsnc kindly prou- crcd tbem. Politely thauking tho amiable giver, our cousins resumed theirjourney "Excellent !" cxrlaimed Irving. "But, mind and notforget what thc good old lady told you. That 'poor Eeamstress girl' will vcry rcadily acccpt of a dozen of these, and hail them as thc choiscst of thc season, So whenyou rcturti. do your hiddin"." 'uousin Irving," ansivcrcd S:mcon, "it is rcat pity you do not, or sccm nol, to con- sider how you intrudc upon my feclings. ivhcn youspeak so tauntmgly ot llitit rrirl ! But it is of no usc to attempt to make your leclingsnndsympatlnes agreo willi mine. I Imvo repentedly acciuainlcd vou with her condilion in life: togethcr wilb my feclings and anxietics forhcr welfare; yct cternally are you "Ioiv, bim! rnrncavcn's sakc, don t civc me anotner 'seamstrcss'-onian Iecturc; AI- ivays preaching yourtrash to me bccausc 1 navc occn cndeavonng, cvcr rincc you cn lcrcd Collcjje, o resiulatc your laste. and un- uermine tlioae nonscnsicul castles wlucli you havc sutTcred your mir.cd to crcct. 1 jusl now eesayed to reraindyou of thc old lady's ordcrs : bccause shc wnuld undoubledlv considcrit a brcach offaith, il you did n&l obcy thcm. And what harm was.thercin that aurely, Mr. uoydcn, you musthold tlie girl in vcry high cstiiuntion. for you eccm'.G tlu'nk tbc mcre mendon of hcrnamc by tnc a prol'anation !" iNo, no, Irvinsr ! vou are wronc. noain. "Spcak ofhei as a purc-mindcd girl willi a luu, truc soul, Iruc, tlicia without cduca- tion,biittialurc hasiavishcd hcr choiccst cifis upon hcr. Isaid sbo was uncducated bui shc has been schooled in advereiiy. Parcnt lcss relying upou nothing but the toil ofher imihis, and tne consciousncss ol her rccti tude. You havc oflen wondcrcd tvhv I cn. listed my ancciions for one in hcr circum- stanccs, ai.d I havc as oftcn told you that it wa3 thesinirular picty and scnsihllity which characlcrizcd hcr nclions, tfiathad to won my rcgard. And is it a wondcr, Cousin Irving, that vicwinr ononpparemly so nminble, my utlcntion should bcarrcslcd? Wealtb and cducatiou arc nol worth; but worth is wortl), wlicrevcr you liml il, Ah, what a world this would bc, wcre all womcn as perl'ect as that poor scwing girl ! Whv. it would be so holy that hcaven and carth would cmbracc cach other 1" A larjre mastifT, lookin j vcry much nlcas- cd, at this moment confrontcd tho liorse, and then attenipted to leap Into thc car riagc. 'Elurra, old Bravo!'1 Rboutcd Irving; 'which will you have, life or moncy?" 'Had wc nol betier inauire aftcr tlie fclic- ity ofhis houscbold," said Simeon; thusap pearing inlcrested in hU conrcrns, ''pcrad- vcnturehe will show us incrcy for once?" They drove through a bcaun'ful lai7n, and alighted at theduor ofa largc fiirm-housc their liomc. Ucrc wc lcavc thcm. I.ct us return, with ihc epccd of im.igina- tion,to Hamillon. Isehold a lorm issucs irorn yondcr d wclhng then nasscs-down the street ihen cnierff- from the village then cntcrs a lonely placc, i Dunairounu: v;ui iiovv siovv utid ligui a siepit passes on, asil aTraid of crushmg some wayward child of Elora. It stops a inoinent belorea splendid motiument, then pluclo a flowcr and casts it upcn an infant'E rave. It approachcs another grave, upon whicb are growing Howers a willow waves at its foot. But ii hcsitales, as if fearing to wake Ihe death-sleeping ininatc of that earth lomb. Now it steps sofily to its sidc. and hangsa wreath of flowers upon the plain marble; then looks arouud oh! tis bend ingovcr a raother's grave! Bnt sec, shc knecls land now townrds the skics shc looks ! Asortjswectmurmurescapes from those lips! A maidcn's prayer ascends to God! Ectus away, away ! Our pi-cscncc but inlrudes. Lcluseiiter yonder groye. There, now sii down upon tliis rceu bank, licre, whde l relaic to you a few words concerning one whom, perhaps, you will havc the pleasurc ol beholding eea the 6un withdraws itspart ing bcams from oflfthe statelicst trces among thisgruve. Listcn. Abtic Uerwent, the sewing girl, a3 I havc beforcsaid, was an orphan. Her moihcr died two years prior to the commencement ofourslory. Ai'tei thUsad cvent, Abbe was compeiled to inanage for hersclf, and set tling down ina sniall family, sho soou bc came known as the 'pretty s"eamstress., Her bcauly was rare, aud none failed lo pay ner the Iribute of admiraiion. Il was bending over.her jnnther's grave that Simeon Boy den first saw hcr. Immcdiately was his love, wonderand admiration excited. To seck her out, and learn her hisiory was a small dilHcultv. Butasevere eirugglc cnsucd. Hours were spenl in endeavoring to convincc her ofhissincenly. Shc Cnally consented lo placc herself undcr hi tuition, and com menced a course ol study. Still hcr mind aeemcd perplexed with doubt. "How can it be thata studenl;so handsomc, so accom phshed. should condcscend to notice a poor rirl likeme' sho would ask hersell. 1 would not believt him (alse. No, he cannot mean mc wrong; I will believe and confidc iu him." Then doubt again assailet her Ihoughts, acd again was shc, seeraingly, de livcred from a horrid snare. Sincc thcdeparture ol Simc&n Koyden, shc hadhecome thoughlfol and melancnoiy. She tricd1 but iu vahi, to nppcar happy. Three dnys had clapscd, and upon thefourth slic rece:vcd aletter. Wjtlioutopening, but guessing from whom it might comc, she scicd hcrhatand walkcd towards towa'ds this grove. We now sce her entering yondcr cluster of irecs. Lct us approach She opcns thc Icttcr. We will read from her facc. How plainly is written in those jovou Buuics, niaie ot new-ieu uappiness and con lcnt! The free heaving of her bosoni, be- hold ! inv. ini ! But wc must awav. The sun has knel hchind thc mountains ; twilight brcczes are sighing ilesolt shades areapproaching "It was not wholly on the grnundof povcr ty tnat Jrving bianley omected to thesuiiol his cousin. Indeed, that seeroed theminor objection. It was her ignornncc. Hesup poscd Miss Dcrwentto posscss a barren, un- disciplincd mind, and therefore was unfil for thc compamonship ofhis cousin. Iiringwas an earncst admircr of talcnt, whcrever it might bcfound. But thc idca ofany pcrson unKing tncir latewillionc neitncr taiented or wealthy, tvas insupportublc. And to sec a mind like that ofhis Cousin Sim's sloopm; to one so vastfir his inferior, seeraeil to him a silly, anabominablysilly trick. lnaboula montli bnncon would graduate, and Irving concludcd to again warn lu? coz, to 'use carc,' and 'lake hecd lcst he fall,' bv prccipitatinghimselfinlo a matrimonial con- ncction with onc so vasilyJiisiurenonnbirlh. station and talcnts. Accordingly, he nd drc3scd him a Icttcr, of which Ihc following is anexiract: "It has been with pain that I havo obscrv- cd tne course which your mchnations have takcn, l ou ask in what rcspcct. I answcr, in this respcct. You have laid 'yourall' al ihe lcct of oneulterly incapable ol'apprccia' liniryour inlellcctual abilitics.nn uncuhivat ed and penniless girl. Furihcrmore, having from iufnncy been incliocd towards books, totvardsinlcllectual pu.-suils : in all prnba bility you will havc ihcsainc inclinationsin thc autumn and winter of your days. Wcll, wnat ol lliis r Uliy, domcstic ctiquette demandi that yon should spcnd a good por tion of your time at home, in thcsociclyof hcr wlio has an unuispuled clniui upon your attcntions and afleutions; ihercforc you will lind it neccssarv to pursuc vour lavorilc avo calions undcr ihe vigilnnce ol your Icarned wife, whose blcsscd nicnial vision cannot discern thc diffcrcncc belwecn poet and Koothsaycr: or Latin and Alaihemat.'cs : nr cabbage and tulip; and knoivs tiothing of eilticr, savc that a poct is a poet, and a cab bage is a calbane. And now, buncon, whcro arc your nntici- pated plcasures iled 7 Afieryou havc asccr laincd that your wifc kuows nothing of, and is incapablc ofioining willi you inyour mcn- l ii l inrcstigations and rcseatchcs, you solacc yourscll by askinir her to read to you Irom Milton or some othcrfavor'uc nutlior : and O, my (your) stars! mst hearoiicc! 'Ol mairs first diso6c-ti-diencc and thc fruit of that forbiddcn Irec whose mor-lcrt tas-fe: broughtdeath into thc world. And all our woc. Wiih the loss of Edtn. Till onc ircatcr man rcslore us. And rcgaiu the blissful seat sing Ilcavenly Jlu-sc.'' "You nerccive shc acls unon tbe nround of equalityt commns, phriocl."!. dasbes, &c. are 'all one and thc samc thing.' Ask her to sing. 'iMy dcar, favor our gucsts with a song.' And Oh, hark ! what mcan those vclls and crics ? liis chain (surcly) some furious madmanbrcaks!' ''If 'old Grimes, that srood "oa man.' for that is what she sung had hccn dead, lic or his spirit would ccrtainly havc 'comc forth rom u.tilcr tne sod,' and likc Shakspcarc's I5arnardinc, when thc cxccnlioiicr iclls him he 'must risc and bc hangcd.' hc or it havc shoutcd A pox o' your throats 1 Who makcs that noisc therc ? what arc you V "Therc is, in thc harmoniuus blcndinrr of two amiable spirits Eomcibinj; truly bcauti- ful and conleniiog. And tlioujjh I havc ncv cr known aught of lovc, yct 1 can casily im- ugine the happinessof an alFeciionatc coup- lc, uound togetlier by tlic tics ol a lovc to which swcci, evcr sweet harmonv. givcs charactcr. And. coz, wnuld you expcricnce sucli happincss, I chargc you to abandon thc idca of admilling, as Ihn partner of vour ioys and sorrows, one incapablc of rejoicing with you in prospcruy, or ol soothiug you in tnc hour ol advcrsily. lourafTcctionalc cousin, lllVIXG." "P. S. I happened. a day or two ago, to glancc inlo Graham's Iast. and was strangc ly 'carricd away' with reading a poem cnli ilcd 'The Orphan's Mission,' wrilten by'Ab bc of Hamilion.' Can' you not asccrtain who 'Abbe of Hamillon' is? O, if you kncw what romamic Ihoughts I had, afier reading that bcautiful poem ! It was short, too; on ly cight slanzas. Shcseemsto havc inhcr itcd Rijrvrvs mclancholy enthusiasm. By ron'sgreat and noble soul secms lo bo her's How poor, unhappy Bvron would nave Iov- cd this 'Abbc' A pair oTsuch spirits would mingle togethcr, as an tlementmingles wi'h i s native elcmcnt.' Eichtccn months had clapscd since. Abbe commenccd hcr studics underthe guideance of Simeon. Shc had, in tliiciimc, maderap id progrcss, and might be said to have ac quircd agood education. We need not say ihat sho was ptoud of, andplcased at for such is nature her suc cess, not only in ner stuaics, oui also in ner iuodecl attempls at writiug'poetry. lndced, some would have slyly obscrved thatshe was takinTun"rateful advantago of a new for- lune.in exulting. But hers was not such pride. No, she conducted towards her old companions with the sarcc spirii as formcrly. Hcr mind had udergone a changc, a percept ablc ch:mne. to every one rcasonin'r and judging moro systematically, more rigidly. perhaps; but yet, inai genue, unprctcnuiog soul was still therc. Simeon dcclared she should not study Lat in; thinking-wisely, perhopa that "one tongue was enough for a woman.". Hc had ahotrorfor Icarned wonien; and liad not his cousin madc so much fuss.hc would nev er have thought of teacliiog her from books. He thought, as we think, that when woman fills her head with knowledge, and ncglec.ts ihe cultivation ofher sympaihies and domcs tic qualilies, shc falls, a chcetless star, from tlie sphere ofher true greatness. Wc wi!l givc iuch womcn all thecredit Ihey dcscrve for endeavoring unbecomingly to clolhe themselves in male allire. Many ofthc scx, mistaka their callinjr! why U itlhaltheydo notccm better to undcrstand their truc mis- eiononcanb? Wnoplanted in thc breasl of woman, ihe unnatural, deformlng shrub, ambition ? A woman seated upon a throne ! shamclol. dciestcd sight! A violation, an accurscd violation of every law of womanV nature. Some may ask, what would you have wo man bc 1 Who has been, or is. your mojel ofa woman? Why, we would allow to her a rcspcctable book education, and a com plele domcstic one; we would teach her how io w.ncu oy ine uedsido ol a sick parent brother or sislcr. or strangcr; we would havc her modest and good-hearted. Wc would prefcr simplo Buih, of olden limc, to Uueen h.hzabcth orCatlmrir.e of Kussia So, female rcaders, we will close the dis- cussion of thissubject, by askin-; Ihat you vill gire us 'men-folks' overflowing hearts talher than overOowing iatellccls. It is now two years sincc thc cvcnls in the beginningofour story took placc. It is a proudday at Hamiltm. Again thc chapcl oeli pcals lorlli iu melancnoiy tones. to many a ybulhful ear its yearly summons. Every hearl, bolh young and old, ts hllcd willi en thusiasm. Some fecl like doing irrcat nnd good dceds, and ali fclt cxcilcd. But hark! what glorious music ! Now a long proccs- sion npproachcs. First are thc tuusicians, witli niarlial stcp; ncxt a long hle ol noblc- looking, iniddlcaged men, who have come to pay a tribule, by their presence, to thc mcmory of their Alma Mater; ncxt, wiih palc counlcnanccs, and cach a ribbon of bluc in his bulton-hole, cnmc Ihe graduatcs nnd uridcrgradualea ; then, the parents and cit izens, tbc mechanic and slurdy farmcr, fol low, with step not very rcgular; whilc a wild, hclcrogcneous mass of urcliine, some wiih and some without 'clean, shining.morn ing faces,' bring up Ihe rcar. Ihe cliapel nalls are yet cmpty, Imia lica- vv tread, asof many fcct, as hcard upon ihc stcp3, and cre 1 can wriic these words, thc halls are thronged. boon, as a busy world gradually rctircs loslecp, when nighl comes on. ihe throne Ifcomcs silcnt. A vcncrable man now pruys fervcnlly; a band (jfyonlh ute about going forth to take part in thc busv sccncs of life, aud, as in ihc 'limes that Iried men'ssouls, the fond mo:h- er placcu hcr liand upon thc hcnd of hcr bravc ron and said, 'Uo, my son; light thc battlcsof lliy uounlry, nnd God hiess thce ;" hc carncslly praycd that Gnd wnuld wisely guidc and blcss that band of joutli. What bimcoii Koyuen is prououiicing the 'Oratio Salutatoria,' let us glancc a momcnt townrds our right. Well. now, Mr. Stanlcy, that will ncvcr do! Anil you, 'Abbe of Hamillon.' don't you think we seo you? Wc shnll not sulfer you to sit togethcr unless you slop whispcr- ingand Inughing! What il hc isgoingto marry a poorseamsircss? tla! ive wondcr how lar Uousin Irving would jump, or how much more purplc thnn Ihe blood ofCajsar his face would turn, did hc know by whose sidc hc was sitling! It is thc day aftcr thc commencement ni H . A carriage rolls away inlo tlie counlry. Two young mcn arc scalcd with in ; Ihcy arc ihc cousins. irving issilent: Simeon is still dctermincd to wcd thc poor scamstres. "And how soon do vou intcnd vour mar- ria"c with this woman shall takc nlacc? ask- cd Irving, iu an allectcdly low carlcss tone. "I'rccisclv in one wcck trom to-ni"ht, an- swcrcd Simeon. "Joy bc with vou ! I rtgrct that I cannot beprcsent-at thc ccrcmony : for, ns vou are awarc, I start upon a Southcrn tour to-mor- row. Simeon fcnew (hcrc was no nced for such precipitancy, aud hc soon convinccd Iuni of the folly of such a malicious movcmcnt. So, Irving consrntcd to witncss tbe nuptials ; yct, protcsting that bc would bc but as an indill'cr unt spcctator. Thcy bad now arrivcd home, wbcrc tlicy wcrc grectcd with pleasurc by thcir doating parents. Thc oppointcd time for tbc wcdding bad come. The "nests werc all asscmblcd. among whom wcrc many choico souls of tbc bcautiful vill- age of II . 'Abbc of Hamillon' was therc, and with Irving. was wondcring wbeie Simeon bad huldcn thc scamstrcss. Tho cvcning was fast wcanng away. What a straiv'C wcdding ! wherc is thc seam- strcss T wa3 wbispcrcd by onc and anotbcr. Suddcnly, 'Abbe ot ll , wno nau icit thc room a few minulcs bcfore, camc in and lcd by Simeon, approached and stood beforc tbc rcverend Prcsidcnt. Trvlnir fi'll nll cnHs nf wav5. He had nnmir- cd and ioved Abbe with enthusiasm; there fore was his cuagrin and disappointmcnt tbe moro lntense. Hc had hcenso highly plcascd with hcr nobility of foul, her originalily ofj mind. as to neglcct all querics rcspcctinj her carlicr life. IIc rcgarded hcr as ihc author css ofthc 'Poem not as one fasbionably tcrm cd aristocral, bnt onc of Naturc's aristocrats aristocratic in mind and soul, and hc now con rrratnlated Simeon unon his superior wisdom and iudgmcnt. He also forgavc Ablic hcr dcccption, boping sbc would provc a good wifc. PnrsTnnxT Tayi.ok'3 Svsteji. The fol lowing passagcs arc from a lon and carefully written cditorial, in tho New Orleans Picay unc, of Novcmbcr 2C. Thc articlc attracts attcntiou cspecially from tbc rircvalcnt rumor tbat Mr. Bullitt, onc of tbe Picayuno editors, is to be tbc conductor ot tlic "olucial organ under tbc new Administration. "Whatcver distruft ot Ucncral layiors Administration was urgcd during tbc canvass was bascd upon his avowal of Whig princi pies. Tbo'iMmo pu'olic man, no candidatc forof ficc, whctbcr such by his owu choosing or by rnmmiUion of nonular nomination, coaldbave avowcd a political crecd of a mildcr charac ter, yct thc grcat body ot tuc ycmocracy ltn ofl' from him upon his enunciation of Whig o- pinions. Jiven many ot tnosc wno supporicu him beforc 1ns avowal ot ed him on the appearancc loltpr. n if it wcre nossibh fcrent to the lssue of thc prcccding Prcsidcn- tial canvass. Many of those who adhcrcdto bim aftcr thc publication of that letter, abandoncd him aftcr his nominauon oy incxuiiauvii'"" fhiw cvincin'? a willinsncss that he should acccpt a nomination of any and cvcry party but his own. llowever, the scccssion of his Dcmocratic supporters may not auii to or m minUh thn snbstaucc of his first Allison letter, it sbows that party spirit is too high and too omnipotent for a mixed Cabinet ; and thc rev elations of tbc Iast four months may confinc h sclcction of constitutional advisers to thc party of which he is a membcr tbc "Whig party. . This is thc only retrcncbmcnt npon the cxcrcise of unbounded latiludc informing a Cabinct, and this restriction is cnforccd by thcimpossibUity.ascitablishcdby knownfactsfrce traders Thcre ncver, hov.cver. was a of conUUcting an Administration with a Cabi- nct of mixed, antagonistic and repukivc ma terials. Viewing, then, thc position of Gencral Tar lor in rcgard to the quality of his Administra tion. tbe structuro of his character, his frec dom from individual responsibilities, his mod eration, his sound judgraent, his republican principies', his clcarncss of all fanaticism, plcdgcs or combinations, what may r.ot bc c.t pected of his Administration ? In his polin cal opinions he is moderate, but dccided a ccmmunicant, but not not a propagandist. That he will form a Cabinct of believers in the samc faith. lnay bc takcn for nranted; but that hc will avoid fanatics of all crccds mav bc cqually ccnccdcd. Without knowing morc of bispurposcstban anj- diintcresteu pcrson may gatiicr troni what has bccn pubhshcd to the world, wc would infcr that it will be his aim to jrathcr around him in tbe high placcs of tbe- Govern ment, statcsmcn of tbc highest rcputalion for integritv, talcnts and cxpericncc but first of all integrity. This donc, tbe businejs of ma king laws for thc pcoplc and shaping tho dc inctic policy of tbe nation will bc lcft in ful Icr mcasure than it has bcen thecustom of late toleavc it, wbfrc tbe constituuon ofthc I'nit cd Statcs placcd it with tbe Congress of that KpUDllC. If wc have not mlsconceivcd Gcn. Tavlor'-s charactcr, hc will endcavor to make his Ad ministration memorable on nccomit ot tho ood it docs, rathcr than from brillianry indo- mg it. He will adherc to tbc landmarks of sat'cty in prcfcrcnce to trving nnknown or doubtful thcories. Wc take it lbr grantrd that hc will promotc public morals by cam- pils ut oiuciaiprouKy.it iiiu m;;u ui uuu-'ii-mcnt. That hc will "induct into oflicc mcn of solid attainincnts, of acknowledgcd worth, of substantial interest in socicty, and of old-fash-ioncd honety ; and that tfiis principlc, bcgun at thc capital, will bc carricd out through all thc ramitications of'nublic dutv. IIc will not lo.)k upon oio half of tbc A mencan pcoplc as alicns in thcir own land.in capable of public trut nnd unfit for execu tivc cmploymont. Those who " iivc by tbc sword may die by tbc swonl f but unlcss for cause, we'doubt "if tbc capable ollicer will fi-cl tbe might of thc Governmcnt upon bim. Tbe pot-bousc brawler, tbc open clectioiiccrcr, and hc who has abtifcd his o'liec for party onds, may not choo'C to rcmain in olficc un dcr tbe inco:ning admintration it may savc tronble if thcy carry out thcir profcssions by vohmtarily resignmg ; but tho coantrv w necd of tho pcaccful, upright and diligent public scrvant." PENNSYLA'ANIA AND THE TAR1FF OF 182. The Unitcu Statcs Gazcttc contains a vcry wcll written articlc in relation to tLo dutyand intcrests of tbe Stalc of Pcnnsylvania, which, inasniuch as it rclatcs to a principlc of somo importancc, wc takc tbc Iiberty of using, with some cmcndations. Thc Gazettc says, " ?ilin eral and mctalhirgio industry is, with agricul ture. thc most vital elcmcnt of our country's prospcrity. Coal is thc most csscniial of all (our) industry ; tbc foundry, tbc iron increly thc instruments, thc clements of riches. llicsc words, from tbe bulletin of a StatLtical Commission of Brussels, issued somo ycar? siuce, exprcss a priuciplc which is truc, is tome hundrcds of timcs morc important in our -rri.'at State than in thc nrctiy little kingdom of Bcl "iuui, onc fourth tlic size of Pemisjlvania. In ijelgium, howcver, they would know tbc val uc of tho cxtraordinary rcsources of I'ennsrl vania in tho antbracilc alone. "Ponnsylvania," says Mr. E. C. Taylor, in his recent excel lent work on tbc Statijlics of Coal, "is thc grcat dcpotitory oi antbracilc on thc North A mcrican contincnt." "To Pcnnsylvania, the almost cxclusiic posscsivc posession of Ihis spccics of combiiitiblc, within rcajonuble dis lancc of tbe scaboard, is a Loon of ini-stiina- ble jiricc, which placos hcr;n a pos-ition ofen viable supcriority, nnd balllcs spcculation as to tbc point to whirh it may ultimatcly clevatc hcr." " Such is the nnthracitc region," ex- c!aim thc cxpcricnccd writer, " and such its rapid progrcss in production, thal, to Pciu.syl- i vania, in ruiauun iu u: iiuun, us aiui, m connuction wiih thc corrcsponding advanrc.of hcr manufacturing industry, surp:'"es tbc powcr of computaiion. It is but a"Tew days sincc wc nnoicd a valuajion of thc mjncral cxports of Walcs, cxeccding scyenty millions ot dollars pcr snnum; anuwuaus ncrmiiicnu wenltli ccmparcd with that of Fcnnsylvanin ? ' Now, what is iruc of Pcnnsylvania, is iruo ; ihc rounlry ovcr. " Thiriy ycars nso,"' raid j ScnamrCameron, aclinj under hisiniciions from instruction. in vindication pf ihc Tarifl'j am wa"r'nin4, hjs Locofoco brother Scnalors 01 lOU, illlll III llHluam"ti iv ti,i x't w ol Ihe wraill oi ouirageu rciiiiHviv.niiii, turu to overtakc. as hc now rcminde ihem il has overtaken thcir polilical jugglcs of 1811, I 'Tliirly ycars ago, coal was tmknown in t ihis country; yet, in ISIH. if gavo cmploy-1 mcnt equal to fivc millions of days work on-1 nuallv. It kcpt in movcmcnt a thoupand i ships'of a hundrrd and fifiy tons cach, nnd aflordcd a nurscry for Ihc Irainipg of six ihou ' sand seamen, who carncd six millions ol dol- ' lars. It gave circulaiion to a capilal of fifiy ' millions of dollars. It kept in activity filtccn ' thousand mincrs, and suntaincd n populan'on j of icvcnly thousand souls whoannually con- sumcd upwnrds of two millions of dollars ! worth of mcrchandize." Such arc the migbty mineral intrrests ofj Pennsvlvania, which nolwilhstanding all thc grand fiourish of ilr. Polks Mesjagc a- j linllt mir a lleilfrin" nrosncrity are now rcal- Jy languisbing, prostraied ns they wcre, and j siill are, by a suieidal cuvcrrimcnt policy, a- ( gaiust wliicli I'ennsyivaiir.i ims rpoKcn ui Tone.3 of Ihundcr. Hcr voicc xvas heard in ihe late Picsidential conlest, Il w as ihe ral lying roice of batile, ihcEhout that conduc ted To victory. Docs not Pennsylvania dc serve to have that voice lisicned lo ? Therc bccause webelievc shc will nbt sufTer herselfi lo be longcr disregarded. Are wc deceiv cd ? Every Locofoco member of Congress from Pcnnsylvania, "excep! Charles J. In gersoll." dodgeoi vote ogninst Dr. Erkcrl's rcsolulion aiuiing :o reslore ''tnc principies oltheact oflS'2;" bul will Pennsylvania forgive them. any more Ihnn he lorgave those iwo " favorilc sonff' of Polk-Dalfas-and-the-Ta.-iff-of-M2" memory. whom hs has just, now eo ignominiously, cashiered from Ihe public service? Wc behcvc that Pennsylvania mean.i cv crv thin"1 cxprersed ih hcr lale clection . " l i r.i j j i mcans to punisn ner iuipu unu rcwaru ner irucfriends mcan-ilotake care ol her best interesls.no longcr intrustinrf Ihem toknown 1 nro noliiical hinalics who must die iu their in- Vhiggery,auanuon-isanj- ad some on,er faSe sons in Con ot his hrst Allison , ' ; sliI, give ,lleir lasI expiring voles hc sbould bc lndii- ... , . .f. . t. r. . I UuilUIal licr , liui otii; itufc -J s suv 3if, moment when she haU'more to gain or losc ihnn Ihc presem;'nevcr onc when she was i requircd to act morc wisely and rcsolulety, lo recover hcr nncieut prosperiiy. "cr wl and iron are hoili suirering. Why is nol her ! greni amhraciic inlcrcst nnd ihe two impor ( lant public work, ouilets compelent lo bring 10 niurKei su nmny iuiiuou oi iuiis 'Jt nouu slnnrc which nl! pranical philosophy now recosnizps, in the language ol" ihe Belgian commission, as ' ihc most vitnl eletncii of rounlry's prosperiiy" in n henhhy nnd a flourishing slnlc, ns they ooght to be, aml sooncr or laicr, will hc' Locofocoism eIiII rcf;nrd.- ihem, though dying iiicll, wiih un dying hosiihiy. A Locofoco Srnaie is in the back irro mnl, nnd hcr own Locofoco rcprc sentativcs rccord iheir Iast votes against ro teclio. Iieiinsylv-niii owes it lo hercelf to mainlain her pnsilinn 16 make hcr v6ice' hc'.rd now, at this rriiical momeftt, in Vmca nssHTnand pcaling as ever. Shc will. in fact, do botli. Tbe hopes of thc cnrmy are in vain. She cnimot slcep nain,.if she would, bccause she sutlcrs. Shc is slill fool, and in anrs. DEAD SEA EXPEDITION. Thcrc'urn of thc Unitcd Statcs storcsbip' Supphj, Licut. Lyncb, from on cxplonition of tho Dcad Sea, has bccn alrcady announccd. The Norfolk Bcacon statcs thal many curiosi tics havc bcen brougbt home by Licui.Lynch, among thcm spccimcns of tbc watcr of tbo Dead Sea, the liivcr Jorfon, nnd thc Pool of Siloab, also fragments of tbe Piilarof Salt in to wlm-h Lot's wife was transformcd. This" pillar, it is said, is ncarly forty fcct Iugh. and slamh PT.ctly on thc spot dcsigiatcd by thc Iliblc The Jleacon says ihat Lii-nt. Lyncli exprcsses tbe confident opinion that it is tbc rcprescntativc of what was Loi's wilV Jose pbtis statcs t'uat this piilarof salt existcd in bi time. There arc many otbcr curio;tr" (ay tbc! Bcacon) on boanl tbo Supplytas, Esiyptiait niunuuy. a pair of tbc catllc of Arabia, rbs;i rics madc of wood fro'ii tbo Holy Mount,sTiell3 from sborcs of thc Dcad Sea, We prcsunie that Licut. Lynch will pivc tbe public a iiarrativi- of his expcdition. Tln' iJcad Sca has bccn for many agcs a'i oljcctof grcat ctiriiisily. and no doubt not that it has bocn well cxplored by Ihis expcdition, willi tbc view to tbe asccrtainiiig, if possible, its or- igin, Ihc propcrtii's of its watcr, &c. CALIFORNIA AUVENTURll. As all documents rclatic fo gold hnnt ing in California are pecnliarly aecepta blc to the public al thc preacnt nioiuent, we think the fnlloning may iiotprore av mtes. Jt appears to bc thc latcst ihni of the kind, and has all the authenficity that wc can rcasonahly cxpecl m such inci ters : Jioston Cuuriir. To die Jlitnrrf ttt Jinslon C'"tr',i : Siis, Thc inomeiit I read iu thf news paper about the "carals line" and tl.e fif tcen millioiis, 1 ilung down rry Inp-bnanl and exclaimed, "Nature ncvcr inuaiii n.c f-ir a joumeyman-tailor.- l'H jmh iht C..1 ifornians and gct Roid by buhcls ui thc pulling of a stitch !" No soor.pr said t!i;.u diiiic.0 1 caught up a piece or chalk aiitl fcll to cakulating how far the salc cf my old shors under thc hamnier, wonld o ward raifing ihe tl rec hundrrd dullars for the outfit, and how much I s-hotild b r nnv to makc tip thc sum. I uctit to hcd full of the most glorimis anticipations gold, guld, gold, ntMead t f list, s.clvac and rcmtiant, filled the cavity of tny pericranium. Inslead of sawng my prajtTs, I repcaled ihe words " b'ac rarncnt.T Anien !" as many timcs as I was ahlc. They scctnKl cqual to " Opcn sc sanif, " and worthy to bccome thc Ave Mary of al! gold huntcrs. .1 wus ci uiit ing my trn fingcrs to cslimate how tn,.ny )ounds nf Ihc virgiii mctal would buy n.c thc hcst honfc in J'carou Strcrt, uhcu 1 fcll aslccp and drcained a drcam. ' And as John l'.unyan says, " I saw ta my dream, and lichcld niue ' lai!or ui us wcrc gold-bitlen and gold-smittcti, and cmbnrkcd in a huge clam-shell for Cali-i fnrnia. I ttood alt and s-trt rcd with au cnormntis tca-spoon, and Totn Bi l.biti kept watch in the bows to Inok rut ff r tqualls. W e had fiir weatlnr sailing. imt unr.sual in dreams. l'rcsently wc inadp a hfadlaiid, and saw a llock S uU pcrched on a igautic barber's pIe twcn ty leagucs long. I kncw this t be Cape Horn as wcll as if I had bcen born at tbc lip-end of it, and immediaicly sh.iped my course into the Pacifii Oceaii, glung thc sails "a good full" under a brisk " ou wcster. " In Icss time than you conld srilcli a button-hole, we made St. Francisco lighii Whai did you think ii was? A magnifi. rent rainbow of solid gold, spatinitig the bay likc thc Ithodian Colossus ! There could be no inista'ie in the land'fa.l. As wc neared theshnre, a shoal ol pi'rpoises camc swiimning around us, every one with a gold ring in his nosc, a gold rpatt lettc of thc brigadier size, on both lins, aud a huge ln.b of gold lace at his tail 1 Alaj 1 ncvc-r snip broadcloth again, but I was rnady to jump out of my skin at . the siuht. However, ihis was cakcs and (ingerbrcad to v.hat followed. A change camc o'er the spirit of tny dream, and we were sailing up the Sacramento. 'J'hc banks were covered with trccs full of gol dcn pippins : the birds that sung among Ihe branchcs were all gold-finches ; the flowers that bluomcd on the turf were im briglncst marigolds, and thc very eef-grass of The Sacramento clam-flats was nothing less than gold-thread ! Whole herds of golden guinea-pigs wcre running ah 115 the 8'iore squeaking for soint-bndy topick them up, and coin thcm into circu! itiim medium. Troops of foxes were scamper ing over the hil st evcry onc with agoldcii tail as long as the grcat comel. Then was no a paltry silvcr-grcy among thcm. All was gold that glistened. "Now," exclaimed I to myself 111 an ecstacy. "this beats Ann-street and making trrusers !'' A changc came o'er the spirit of my drcam. Behold, wc wcre among the ra vines of the Sicrra Nevada. The sk was full of .'olden clouds, and it wss uiu 1 . r