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ffaxpk flfce 9C ESrifcls 3oumaI, Brbotrt to JJoUtfes, Xfteraturp. gforrcaltttre, iHoraltts, Grncral XntclUijcncr arrtiiPamtin c,nj(nfl. H. J3ELL, Edrtor and Proprietor. MIDDLEBURY YT.:OCT. 25, 1843. VOL. VIII.-NO. 25 MwUthmn mt 'rB" sobtu e.m or the bbidg. by J. COBB JR. bv whom all orders fr printing -Books fm,)hl:ts, Bills, Cards, fcc, of every des cnption wiil oe neatiy anu iusuiqdboij cx ecuted, atshort notice. gfQ, fVS - rt?rnt8 of )SS.toRtn Mofttntt. . ' V f nSKritr, . 2 00 Mil ubjcriitri, . ' - - .. i . i . . . i ci-7.;c.r 1'50 nu ir paid in iiz momh: Tho-e lu. tAc of roftrUt" . . 2 00 IfBaipaid"'"""""""-'" artcannot imilatc. Thc lillv might per- jJSWpSn!: 'Tt been though, ,o have preLna aCnimAih' jctpior.lnl lj tb proprieior ,ed too much in hcr complexion. had not Mleomra inicationi munuc uurieu io uieeaiior fair Pii- MISCELLANEOUS. 2Thr Host iJrt'TJc; A IICEND OF THE WHITE MOl'XTAIIkS. BV MRS. SAUAII JAXE IIALE. A tale of the oUlcn time Whra he "ch liaJ 1 hapPJ liome; Autl kit , pure Tirtuouj loie, a pearl of price, ii ;iUcJ alwve tlie tllow of fhi-n gaud, Aol pitlj wai ilaemcJ tht crotvn of lif." Ilowercr much wc may boajt ofour ad ranccs in knowledge and improvcments in . taearls, tmco tne oays oi our lainers, ine.nna iair is oltcn snid to lorbode brevity of i Piljn-n scttlcr of New Cngland, it is by no m'iiiu certain that wo have ndvanced in ihpknnnledrTe ofour dulies toward heaven. or in thc art of living happily- on earth. j Abanilancc does not bnng cootent, nor se. curilv insure n peace. The passion for eiccsMve wcsllh, always the ruling one in n ao nf sjieculatinn and trade has n far nr.re iiherin iiifliirnce on the tcnder and kind'v fechng't ofour nature. thoie soft e muiKins uhme virtuoui imlulence makc sn lare a n.rti(in of tha hcart's pnre happi-5 nts. tlun have dangers, privations or even wuTtv. Thatdevotion to one dmr object. bich rrNilutei Ihe rmuytnce nf love i not chenlicil whero lortune n conidred in iDilisin-nsablt; ingredicnt in thamnrnayr . .inl.'jct ; nor is the domt'slic unioi: of sui:h tc"'ii'lo ccmcntcd by that nnitiial confi-n-uce, l!l0e kind. yct iinobtniMve alten Ii'in. nnd rrctiriical sacrifiici to prnmnU :;.e hnv!""cs'( of each othcr, which cnnfi-r tfimucli of Ihp rcal ftilicitv of uvddcd liff, ihe fflu-iiy arising from the cerlainty oi bfinp hcloved. Ojr nnrcttnrs must have cnjoyed thi ct'ta nty Nnthing snve lh nflection which i. jirunsiT than tho fear of tlrath, that lovt nhicli i)nieir.-. own fond spirit" can on ly feel could have induced htr V consen to lurc the dangers and dUtrcsscs of tln Mildfrne.. 1 tcr cmpire is tho heart ; ! rule Ihrri! w' at will she not do or stifTrr? Tln" nien had a nidcr sphcre of ainbilion Ihcv inlemk-d to found a naiion whost faith jlicmld be pure, and frcednin uncon- ca"r.i'i!c. Yet cvcn thcn thoir dearesl l.ow3 mut hitve cnlered inlo their own fam i!.es. When husbands and fathers weni armcd to their labor, and darcd not venttirr from Ihe siirht of their hornes. lest the sav- ecpnemv shoul-J surpriso tho hclplrss in- malcs C'liiM they fail in love and fidelity to ihiive Ihev euardcd so cedulomly i And uhat s.ailt: of glndnpss, gralitudc and love taiisi hae nelcomed their return froin thoo "in wt. dppcndent on them. not only for tuat'urt but tnr nroleclion, for Ine I Ni'iliu-r richfs nor rank inHuenced the chjice of Robert Wilson, when he selcctcd Mary Grant for his wife. Mary was poor and an orphan. Ilcrfathnr died on his paj "2e from England, whcthnr ho was fleeing from a reli"ious persecution that had can- fiscaled his property and for thrcelngycars iL'ld him confliicd in a prison. He at length sc:uH(l and wilh his wifo and child em hrkcd as he hoped and prayed, for a better j had hichly changf d nnd disguslpd the elder land 1 is praver was doiihlless answered ' Mr- Wilson iheinhabitanti cf Dover treat. iiuiicrcv. for his was nota constitutinn orlpd him with vnst resppct and he secretly in. wind that could long have struggled with dulged the intention of removing thithfr, !'e liardMiins of the wilderness. he di- should hii son be prospeipd. So matters ed Ihe dav hpfore the vessel entercd the I were soon arrariged lo iho mulual alUfac laihor of Bnston. His wife survived him lion ofali parties. Robert' farm was e only two wccks, and tlw little wci-ping Ma-rured, nnd afier he had accompanied his n ns Ihnmn upon the charity of strangcrs. falhcr to Boston, and procured necessarips ma new uorld. for bpginninR in the world.he was lo return They had kind hcarts in thoso old timci. 'to Dover, prep&re a hnute, and the mens of and though their portion was ever so small, houe keeping, and ihen he was to be bless curpilgrim nncestois always imparted a'ed with Mary's hand. sharc to the'necdy. Mary found many I No loer will imaijine that Robprt would filling to wipc aw.iy her tears. and nheltcr' make his stay at Boston of much duration. I'frm their homcs, nnd finally in Captain Despile tl.e many warm friends among his aldion and his amiable wife, protectors youthful companions none could supoly the tndulgcnt as pnrcnts. void in his heart which his abspnce from Captain Waldron resided at Dover, Newj Mary caued, and hewusseen soon wending Harnifehire. then considercd as bclonging , his way back to Dover, cquipped to sellle in o Massachusclts. He found Mary Grant the forest. at ihe housu ol a friend of his in Boston, The appearance of his farm might not 'nd was eo interested in her story and ap- have been exnclly to tho tasle of the city pearancc that he ca'ried her homc, and, breo beaux of thn present dsy. It lay in all baving obtaincd the consent of his wife, a-'the wilderness of nature, the tall trees toss. dopted Uor as his datighter. I ing their heads proudly in Iho wind, as if Captain Waldron was a man of conse ' bidding defiance to puny man, who was qucnce in Dover, and his wife was consid. j serking to usurp the dominion that they had cd one ofthe elito ; it was frnqucntly re. held undii'urbcd for thousond of a?os marked that they would make quite a fine And in the recesses of daik old woods oflen Iady of Mary. But the qualifications for lurked the wily savnce, more terrific and ladies wero not at that puriod, graduated blood.thirsty than the prowling l;on or the n preciely the"same cale at Dover, or in- crouching tiger. Hnwever, Robert Wilson ed in New England, ns is now thought surveyed the trees and thought of the Indi. indispenable. Mnry was called well edu- ans without shrinking. Ho had been bred talcd. and yct she had never been taught to connider labor hard hand. labor honor iancina or embroidery, nor had sho ever ahle even for gentleman nf ihe first standing itudied Frrnch. milsic, &c. nd best educalion. The early colonisls She could read English. however, ns flu wei obliged to labor, for hired hclp could ently anany modern fine Iady, and rend, nnibe obiained and clerevmen and mer. lo, wilh those lones of feeling'which pen- chanls nnd lawyers oflen pui their hands to clralethe heart ofthe listener. Her voice thospade and axe. Mr. Wilson had aiways had mus,ic m its einressinn. nnd she sune inlended Robert for a farmer. as he observed kosweellv tsat nagallant am-itfur but must that he was nntover fond ofsludy. and nexl k"e prcferred the wnrWing of "wood notes to being a herald of the gospel, atillerof iW" to the most scientific performanca of the ground waj (he mot righteous calling, imodetn btrhon that much torturod irf'in hi estimition, tt niaDeonldpuriue. Istrument, Ihe pinno. Morcovcr, Mary could scw and knit, and spin, and milk. and lay best stvle, nnd nll before sho was sevcnteen. Tben nature whose gifts are far inore to be acsirert llinn those orrushioti nnd fortunc, had been prodigal to Mary. She was the (nircst girl in the country, and many an a. gcd woman, when gnzing on her&weet face, wouia snane their liends and prophccy tha; sho was not long to remain ia this dark I world. I Mary' beauty was not that kind thatis i'unchanginglv bricht:' it washer loveli- ncss of sentiment, the dignity and ptinty of ih ...! .. .:.t.: . i. ' ,unance its irrcsistible charm. Her chtst- nnf hnir vntit IjMirtltAfl ... E. . I J : curled nround her lovelv. meek and fair forehead with grace and luxuriance which icnai cimjiiuu caucu ine Oiooa so quickly nnd so eloqucntlv to herchetik: nnd i the pensivcncss of her soft, blue eycs al- j j ways changed to Ihe lustrc of joy when she welcomed a friend, i i Still Marv's disposition was ralher incli- nedto pensiveness. The recollection ori incr uitreiiis, wno-io aeains sne suii remem bered, or that feeling of desolation nnd lonc ; liness, which will at times press on the Jhcarts of those who clrim no kindrcd, had ' : ... i i- . gncn iu ner lace an imprcssion ni sadness, and lo her charncter a east of pensive seri ousness, which, probably, under happicr au spices, she would not have exhibited. Hers j was just that kind of melancholy thought , fulness, which in tho aned. we call wisdona. but which, when possesscd by one so vounc liie or milortuncs in the world. And such i has oflen been prcdicted the fate of Mary. But white she had been invcstod of all those feminine channs which have auch an irre. sistiblc influcnce over the hnarts of mcn, it is not strangc that sho should have been sought by many, nor that when young Rob. ert Wilson had onco seen and loved her that hc should be detprmined lo ohlain her. Rnbert Wilson was a nalivo of Bnston. His falhcr, the Rcv. Mr. W'ilson, was one ofthe first spttlers of Ihat country; a true t uritan he was sleady nnd slurdy in his op. posilion to and abhorancc of every tejiet luaning townrds prelacc or popcry. He was an ardent, enthusiasticand pious man; hut a vcry proud one. He was proud of ihe sacrifices he had made, and tho persc. eutionshc had endured for conscience sake; tnd proud to bo accounted a shining light in tho colony. And it is probable that thc -way he acquired over the stern and strong ininds among whorn hc minglcd in the new world was mnre gratifying to his pridc, than iho homace of his vnssnls and dcpcndents would have been, had ho not, by his own incorrigihle non conforrnity, forfciied the fair inheritance in England to which hc iimht have succcttded. He wns proud too, f his son, nnd in that ha was excusablo Robert was such a son.as might juslly mako t pnront's hcart i;hid. if not proud- Robert had accompanied his falhcr on n joiirncy through all Ihn sottlements of Ihe i:oIony, whilher Mr. Wilson wentlocxnm ine the slate of tho churchcs and endenvor io kindle their love. At Dover thry tarrird several weeks passing tho time moslly ut ihe dwelling of Capl. 'aldron ; and if the laiher's eloquenco failpd lo warm or gain harts, Ihe snn's persuasinns were more suc cessful. But Rnbcrt gnve liis own heart in uxchange for Mary's which no doubt added much force to his eloquenco. Mr. lVion b-hell their mu'ual nltach mpnt with ma-e complacpncy than thoie who knew his pride would havppxperle I. Se eral rpasons conlributrd lo tlii,'. The mai. den's mnnners pleasnd him exreedinglv ; he j saw her aUnys industrioui and aiteulive lo ob'ige hir.i, and then ho very much withpd lo have Robert marriod. It was his tavor. iic maxim, that enrly marriges mado men btter ciiizem. ; and moreovpr. therp was a fine pipce ofland on ihe green hanks ofthe Coeheco which Robert might easilr obtain for a lurm. Some occurrence in Boslon 1 Such were the falher's se.ntimenls, and Robert wm prepared to iliuMrate them iu - tiuuun-m nran, uii mo uuriti 8iue oi intJ ruou.wuiruinm ns a atrong arm, n abarp axe, and a aure gun ; widtb 10 a snace barely sufficienl fur a pa?s nnd Ihe dangers and laWs bvseiltni; his aire. K Roberf, was turning thU rock, pnth or life gavft htm no moro conccrn ihan would the obtruciion of ihisllo down in his road to churctu He was u tall, finelv form- ed young man, of iwciily.onp, wiili eyes as black as a thunder cloud, and their Hisli very much like its lightnihg. Hi's hair was b's black aa his . - . plMiun wore such a glow ofhealth, aud his ....auun buu ucmronor ao muc:i or happiness and frank confidence, that all who saw him pronhcsied, aud indeed. wish. ed succcss to tlns liandsome and aclive youih Tlieir wishes and his own seempd likely to be realized. In oneyeir from iho time of lns striking the first blow in the forpst. his land wo-e the npprarance of a pleasaut cul. livntcd farm. The trees liad ncarly aH dis. appeari-d from the area of tweniy acres, and he surfuce was cuvereJ and stumps nparly H concea'ed by a luxuriant harvest. There was ,ne golden wheat, the bearded rye, tas. sclled corn. as tall and straight as a compa- y of grenadiers: with pumkins and squnsh es 'nnumerable, resting on the ground qui eily npemog in the mellow beals of .Vu. gust. On a genile rising ground, in thc middla of tho young plantation, siood a small dwel. ling; I wishl could with propriety, call it a cottage, becatise to many young Iadies i' would give such a romantic intere.it to my story but truth compels me to confes that, alihough prettier and more comfortable thon their real cottngos, it was not at all like a cottage or the imaginaiion. It was twerity ,ccl " weniy.iour, iurmea oi logs, ine rooi covorea wun Doaras, tno insido divided into two apnrtments, with one little closei, and the whole lighted by ihree small glass win dows. On eilherside of this dwelling rose o large elm tree, and several small oues were un the lawn in front of the house, purpoiely left standing for ornament. nnd wild roe bushes nnd Inurel and othc flnwering shrubs had been tpared or Iransplunted by Robert to give addnional beauty to his rural seat. Tliick, dark forests and hilU crowned wiih lrces, formed the boundary on every side ; but in front ofthe hou?e theclearing exten. ded to the Coeheco whcse bright waters were seen dancinc in Iho sumbeams, and performing a charniing relief to ihe eyp, uf. ter it had dwelt on the gloom ofthe sur. rounding wilderness. To a iierfon always uccustomed to the cily's elegance, or the retreats of case and opulence, this wild plarc would doubtless have looked like a daimel prison gloomy. lonelv and terrifying : but to Robert, who could almost cail it thecrealion of his own hands, it was a little Paradise, and when his bird of beauly should be wilhin his bower, he would not hnvo cxchonged his home in ihe woods for thoee slately walls his mother hnd ofien told him of right should have beon nii hibilation. The weddine day at lemth arrivpd. It ha.l always been aniicipatcd by Robert a one that would bring uiiallnyed hsppiuesa ; hut Mary had oflen fcH sndnesK, somnthii'g like foreboding of misfurtuiie, comu over her iiiind whcuever her marringe was alluded lo She could not tt-11. even her own heart. the cause of this depression , it wa not that ihn felt any doubt of Roberl's charncter or af feciion ; she loved him beltcr than nll ths world besidc, nnd trusied in the perfeciinn A his goodness a' a Catholic does in his ainl nor did she fear to dwell in tho wil derness there hnd not for a long time been an alarm fiom Ihe red men. Why is it. that al lirnes, a shadow wiM fidl on the spirit which no cfFiris of the mind, no aruuments nddressed to the reasnn, can riispel? There werp great preptrations for the wpdding. C ipt. Waldron liked a parade, and his wifn liked to show her housekeep ine, and the marriace afTorded a iaslifiable occasion to gain popularity by a display oi hospitnlity. Three o'clock was the hour for tho ceremony ; then followed the feast ; and latly all the wedding guests who had horses were invited to join and escort the young couple to their dwelling. 01 ihe wedding dresjes I shall only say that these were very fsshionable then, and would be vpry mer.slrous now. and a minule detoiption of antiquat-d attiro ought not to 1 1 w' rescuf Mary, or d.e w.th her Mcn occupy much share in a storv so briof. forJdowet, you know the paths t hrough-will the events il chronicles. as this must be. I Ju g m.e nd here he enumerat The Rev.JohnRrynoroffic.atedasclergy-ied severd articles he would give him, a man: and then the wnole pariv sel down io,8u,,m" .,, , dinner the longtablc covered with nll the gool things which the counlry could supplv. At the hnad ofthe fcnst nppeared nn ei.nr mous Indinn pudding, (not made of Indians, as an Englishman once inferred sucha pud ding might be) served up in a huge pewter platter. The plates were the same substan tial material, all shining like silver from a tecent scrubbiug ihen they had roast beef and lamb, and wild game and all the fruits and varieties of the season. But they had no wine nor strong drink of any kind, and the most ultra lemperance advocate would have found nothing tocensure in thearraoge ments. Robert Wilson's hoase stood about two miles from that of Capt. Waldron and more than nalf a mile from any habitation. This distance was not considered much, but ihen ii was ibrough the thick old woods and tho road was only cut and freed from the ob struction of trees. No carriBges could hnve rolled over the ruceed road, but that was no matlpr. as not a wheeled vehicle of. any kind, exeepting great lumber carts, had ever ben seen in Dover. So the genile. men mounted their gnodly sieeds, and each gallanily taking a Iady behind him. set of, with bridegroom and bride at the hpad of the cavalcado in great siyle, followed by the smilcs and good wishes of those who enuld not loin for tha Ick ot sieeds. . . ;j ,:ir Thr progress was joyou. and rap.d l, I theventereda winding thiough ihe forest,. when a more sober pace became nces.try ; hut RnS". hnnn hp nir aecustomed 10 the , way, still preue'd on tnidvanca ofthe clear. ing lurroondiog htt houte, approtching vpry near th river. the curvo bning made to avoid a large rock that rose likc a wall Wary uitcrtd a ild shrick, was eiiher torn or ihwwn from her sat. tho horso boundin,; forward at ilie nmi inatant. and while Rob. ert, calline on his wife, was pndi avoring to rrin hi siefd. a gun was discharged by an j Indian from behind the rock. The ball uuist.-. uiiu-u n.iiujj "u" Ihe effret of the rein, on his breast, and he . ieu oacKwards upon his narr. The rrpnrt of ihe cun was followeJ by a loud shout from the wedJing party. not that knowledge of the Tiolence which had prob they auspected the causeof the firinj:; they jably been pcrpetrated by some straglers supposed Robert had reached his home, and from treir tribe, and negociate for the re that some of the aitendanu had fired a gun jease or ransom cf the caplive. as a signal for them to hatien Their shouis imimidatcd the savages who precipitatlv flet with their prisoner, wiihout attempting ta scalp her unfortunalo kushand. The party rode joyously up ; but who can describe their consternation and horror, on finding Robert stretched apparently life- ess on the ground, covered with blood of his horse which they mtstook for his own, while the bride was nowhere to be found. Calamilies never fall with such au over. whelminjr force as when they surprise us in the midst of security and Jhappiness. From thst party, lately sojoyous was now heard nothing but exclamations of fear, or lamcn. tations over the youthful pair, or excre ations against the enemy. The men were all of ihem, unarmed ; Ihoy could not, thcre fore, pursue Ihe Indiant with any hope of rescuing Mary; but having ascortained thnt Robert was still living, tbey bore him back to the dwelling of Capt. Waldron, fiom whencc ho had so lately gone lortn in all the flush of voulh nnd jov. There was no sleep that night in Dover. The inhabitants seemed panic btruck. They crowded to the fortined houses inothcrs pressing their children closer to their bo soms as they listenedln breathless tcrror, often fancying that they heard the stcalthy trcad of the savages; and trembling in ago ny, as they thought of their horrible yclls. But the night passed away without alurm, and a bright morning un soon dissipatcd their imaginary terrors. Hobcrt had near- ly recovered from the efiectsof his fall; and though his cheek was pale, there was a that siernness iu nis uoik uyu ini;u iuiu liiul his spirit was unquelled. it was his dcter- tnination to seck his wife.and scvera! young men, afler they found that his resolution could not be altered, volunteered to accom pany him. They went first tothe fatal rock: from thence they followed the indians near- ly a mile into the woods; but for a long time no further traces could be found. After searching many hours thev were joined by a praying Indian, as he was call ed. Mendowet leaxned the t,nclih lan guage, and became a eonvert toChristiani ty soon after the colonists settled in Boston. He had received many favors from the Rev. 'r. Wilson, and had loved Robert from his infancy. He had lately wandered to Dover, and spent the summer in hunting cnd fisli insr around Robert's farm. Mendowct soon discovered the trail of thc hostile Indians. They had rcturued on their own steps after the dcparturc of thc1 hrancnes. is ot such vita imponanca to a wedding party, had kept tl.e narrow path I rfco . PC.P int.n.nteiy connected wilh lill it joined the more open one; and then ll mdividual welfare ofthe membcrs of a they struck olT through tl.e wilderness.- !alc. and pso, indispcMablo to the very ex. After following about three miles their en-' !s,cnce. of ,hc, M'"gs fom free campment was discovered. Mendowet ex- 'nst.tutionsand rcprcscntativcgovernmcnts. amined it attentively and also the direction ,h;', 'l ls n un""J5 ,h,a, '! shou'11 n the savages had taken. W nUrc,d "Itenlion of bo h the How many are tl.ere!' asked Robert. Lcgislal.ve and Execul.ve depart.ncnU. 'Two besides the captivc,' rcplied Mcn- Common school education is perhaps as j e igenerally difiuscd, among all classes of Robert's cheek became paler as hc stoop-' l,cPl6 inf h hT "T" ed to pluck from a bush a fragment oflace . commun.tys, in tho Un.led Slates or clse- and gauze, which he knew had belonged to ?llcIe ? 'cl !'e SJ"' now "Pcra"" , . -j i j tii .1 r , far Trorn rcnlizinffall the advantaccswhich . , .' , . ... . i , , thought the hostile Indians were retreat u-..u. .l- l . . ing. ' They are Mohawks,' returned the oth er. ' I knowby the track of their mocasins; and they will go to their tribe on the great river on the lakes.' ' They shall not !' exclaimed Robert, stamping with fury ; I will pursue them ; They will eo through the hidden paths ofthe Agiocochook," remarked the Indiaa thoughtfully. 'We can overtake them bcfore they reach the White Mountains 1 said Robert eager ly. You shall have the best gun that I can purchase in Boston, Mendowet, and my horn ful! of powder and a new knife.' These were powcrful teniptations to the Indian ; but a more ponerful one was the ancientand inveterate hatred he boro the Mohawks. Revenge is an inexlinguishn ble passion io a Red man's breast. Men dowet was a Christian, so far as hc could bo, without ceasing to be an Indian ; but his new principles could never eradicate his early passion. Now. these Mohawks had injurcd a Christian friend, and the indul gence of his hatred towards them nssumed in his view a Christian virtue. But there was one obstacle to his accompanying Rob ert Mendowet concluded that these In-i dians would retreat through what isnowj called ihauNotch" ofthe White Mnuntains; and ofthat pass he had asuperstitious dread. But Robert urged him with so many per suasions, offered him so many rewards,and guggvsted also the cettainty of overtaking Ihn Mohawks long before they reachcd Ag. iocochook, that Mendowet finally consen- The sun was just setting when this ar- ranirement was conciuueu. ... n? . ?!.,. there mpJ o-pment was concluded. aj ioiiow ine .'I icable;nd Robert, now that there seemed JAj, t of ag Mary became a P0810"" m rew"B J Agioeocbtck' -ibt Iadi saizn f the Whits reasonable enoughto listen to the adviceof , his friend, and consent to stay lill the en- suing dajr. The night was mostly spent in preparatious lor nis adventure, or in listen ing tothe adrice ofCaptain 'V aldron, who thuught himself especially qualified to judge of the best method of proceeding in the at tack of the Indians. Some there were who tried to dissuadc the young husband from the attempt to re corer his bride by force; as the savages, iuey arerreu aiwars muraercu tncir prison- ers when attacked. They told him it would tney averred always murdercd their prison I be best to send a messenger to the ftlo- 1 hawks. who would doubtless. disr.laim nll IJnbert's blood chilled at Ihe suggeslion that his rashness might accvleratc thc dcath of his wife ; but ihe negotiation for her rnn. som would bo uncertain and the period of hcr relcase might be distant. Ha thought that he could get along, surprise hcr cap - tors unatvarcs, frce her and hear hcr sweet voice pronounce his name as her dclivcrcr. As tho picture brightencd bcnenth hisfancy, he started from his seat & rushed out to sec iftbe morning light might not bediscover. ed. It soon dawned, and completcly equii. pcd the Indian, with his musket and toma. hawk, and Robert wilh n double-barrcllcd gun, sword. and plenty of amunilion, and each cnrrying a pack containing provisions and rcstorativcs for jlary, they set offon an cxpedilion fraught undoubtcdly with more real pcrils than thc advcntures of ma ny proud knights, whose deedare recorded in historic Iegcndsand cmblazoned in thc cschutcheons of their descendants. CONCLCDED NEXT WEEK. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Fcllow Citizens of Ihe Senate and of tlie HoKie cf Ilcpretcntalives : First of all, asitbccomes the ngents cf a rcligious pcoplc, lct U3 publicly acknowl edge the Divine goodness in continuing ua to us our liberties. as a state, and as a nation ; for the good measure of health en Ijoycu uy ine pcopie oi tnis commonwcann j an j for ul0 nbundant produclions of the I ,.nrlh , nA nsk ;,.iQmrfrm lMvfi. ihai nml Inr llio nmmnnnr nvlitf.innx m 1MA wo mav fitlv nerform thc du'ties for which v .lemlfw wo arc uskeinuicu. Tho lcgislation of this state has gcnerally been characterized by so much prudcnco and intelligence, that any advice or cau tion by me, of a general nature, would bc quitc supcrlluous .... .... . .... . . swrpnss anv olhcr state in the Union, ac cording to our population, in the valuc of our agriciiltuml produclions. Thc subject of Education. in all its ought to bo cxpected from it Itisdoubt- lesssusccptibleofErent impro ptible of great improvcments ; and the efTorts which have btcn made in scvernl ofour sislcr slates, within a few ycnrs, to invcstigatc and obviate numerous cvils. and to introduce a greater dcgree of uniformily and more efficicncy in coinmon schonl instructiun, have not been wiihout their beneficial influcnce. Lct usprofit by the cxample of others. Valuablc suggcstions on this subject are contnuicd in succcssive reporls, made by i ....... ,l...:nn ti.n ...... years. Our higher institutions of learning. connected intimalely, ai they are wilh our cominon schools, and cxcrling an immense influcnce upon the intelicctual condilion of nnr eilizcns. oimht also to receiva the fos-, terinc carc of the Legislature. No system would be perfect which should excludo these from consideration. Whelher the creation of a Board of Education, wilh the powers aud duties contemplated in the legislative report of last year, will not preparc tho way for thc introduction of great improvemcnts is submitted for your mature considsration. The Militia, wiihout which there would be no safety to our government or country, are too apt to receive an annual compliment and then be ncglectod. Whcther the law for the improvement of their condilion, which had been prepared wfth great carc, and passed at the last session, will prove 1 nnd satisfactorv to ihat numamiu nml patriotic body of citizen soldiers, for whose ' regulalion and benefit it was made. I am not able at present to determine ; and per haps there has not been sufficient lime.since the passagc of the act, to test its ulility. By an act passed at the last session, re. lating to Capital Punishmcnt, it is directed that if any person shall commit any crime, which by the law of this state ispunishable with death, such person shall be sentenced to solitary confinement in the state's prison, until the punishment of death shall be in flicted ; and also. jf any person shall here after be convicted ofany crime. punishablo Kv lAflth. ftneh Iwrmn nKnll in litcn mnnner D8 MntCnced to solitary confinement, until the sentence ot deattj sball be mtlicted. isy the act it is further provided, that do san tence of death shall be executad until after ino condilion ot iho inhabitants or this I oiit upon tho citizens ol Ihe Jrce slatcs.s ' wnicn oogni on on auiiauic ncca'ionn io no state is. upon thc whole, probably as good 1 1 thero have not been wanting reprcsentativcs j proclnimed. It is a doclrine. too, whfcli as that ofany other peopls. Wo are an in- in tho Fedcral Government.from those stato- should be put forlh in no ambiguous lerms. telligcnt, inoral and law-abiding pcopie ; wo 1 (happily none from our own,) who have re. , cut ought distinctly to embrace iho idea of have institutions. sccuring thc liberty nnd fuacd, where Congress has rlenrly the right prolcrtion for Ihe sake of protecrion, thnt righls of tho ritizuns ; we ha-e n fertile i to act, to let the oppresscd go frce, und to , ';" hore may bc but two sides ofthn ques. soil. a heallhful and invigorating climate, abolish a trafiic, which, by Iho spirit ofthe lion. ond no cover for hypocrisy on ei and industrious hubits, which enable us to ' Iaws cvcn of that government, ii! rnnkcd . '',er one ycar from tho time of passing ofsnch senlencc, nor until the whole rccord of the proceeding in such cnse shall hc certificd to the Govurnnr ; nor until a wnrrant shall be issued, by tho Governor, under tho seal ofthe state, with the record anncxcd thcrc- to. directed to tho oherilF of tho county whcre Iho slate's prison is situatcd, com mandingsaid SherifTto causc execulion to be done upon the person, upon whom sen tence hnd been passed. It is unncrstood that there has bccn one convictinn and scti. tcnco under this law, which it will be my rcluctant duty to pass upon, as ths law np pcars to me to bc nhjectinnable. I cannot believe for a mornent that it was the intention ofthe Legi.laturc, by this act. to preparc Ihe way for the kolal abulishment of capital punishmcnt, even in cases of mur der ; fur such a incnsure, in my opinion. would be fraught with cvils of a most dirc ful kind : but this law, which chan"cs in j somo ":easuro our long established mode of 1 ndministering criminal j'ustice, may give 1 occasion for a belief in tho public mind.that 1 afler conviction thers will hc lcss cerlainty l 01 punishmcnt. Although this stntute mav be open to some othcr objcctions. that part of it which relates to the issuing of a dcalhwarrnnt by the Governor, is pcrhaps the most so. It is not sufnciently cxplicit, to show distinctly. whclher it is a mcrc discrctionnry powcr, ' ,ha.t ? nmy or mnV not cxtrcisc. aiur ex ( amining thc rccord of conviction. or a duty to be performcdas a ministcrinl-oflicer. If lt mcans thc tirst. it is in ellcct a power to pardon or cornmutc, '.yhich is uot givcn liim by the Constitulion, and cannot be confei. red by thc legislature. Ifit mcans thc last, why imposc this ungracioj3 duly upon thc ChiefMDgistratc,who in most govcrmnents. and in this to a cerlsin cxtcnt. is cntruslcd wilh thc privilegcof releasing ironi pnnch ment, and not the stcrn duty of inflicling it. Uutifhcisto ordsr nconvict to csfccu - i tion, the most solemn ofall olTiicial acts, it 1 should be dnno by cxprejs authority of law, and not Icft to inferer.ee or consiiuction. I It is submittcd to your cor.sidcration whelh- f r lh!s law. should not lio rcpealcd, cr at least revised. The sad cxistenco of Slavery in many of tho slates of lhi3 Union, should bo tho cause of dcep humiliation to tho moralist, thc pattjot. and the christian ; but the con- linimnro nf ih! ineff-ililn cnsre in tlr Dis. l 1 nct of Columbia, and in the Tcrritories. I shou,d osc,te our wnrmest indignation. Therp.. thousands of humnn boings nre in I , . . , , pcrpeiuai Dononge ; aou a siaTeniarKei is i 'J wwicitmitiMi uu .miji" openly held at the seat of tho frccst gov- J wilh a subjiantive and bona Jide inientioii i.j ernment upon earth. This is a speclacle i Sv adequate proteclion to hon.o inriiHiiy, fit only for tyrants to bchold ; and to make j absolulcly necessary for ihe Irue indcren this slate of things not only pcrmanenr.but ! dcnce and prospcriiy of the country, is le as if Iso to faslcn thoawful resnonsibilitv I lievml lo bo a lundamonlal political Irulh, i . ... . J with piracy ilself. Nay, more . they hnvc I 1 'a' t-ongress fbund that tho shding silonccd rcmonslrances of sovereign siatc3 ' 5C0' of ihe Compromise Act had dpcen(U against thee grievous wrongs, and exclu- i ed 80 low hnt tI,n revenuo was not snfficipiu ded thc pctitions ofthe pcoplc. j lo supporl Ihe Govcmment ; that the Jow A slate mav nnt infringe the coinpnct as fal of dulies had caused cxcenive impor. it exists on the subject of slavery, any more ' tntions or fon-ign goods. nnd consequenily ihan olher parts or ihe Constilinion. Wo immense ir.dpbler,cas ond larce reinittan. have all sworn to supporl thal insirumant ; 1 cesofspccto nbroad. whila at home tho ro. and to altempl Io evade or rcpeal the oaih. suI(J ere,grpat injurylooiirmanufacliirpri. by casuistical sophislry ai Io ils binding weli rj thoso who furnish maleriab, labor force. would be ncither just nor wixe. But t nnd subsistanre, nnd almost universal de whalcver legislative powers tho stales do 1 P'HS'ion of ihe bininess of tho country. In po-sess, should be exerciied ns occasioos 'I" ,,a,e f things, the majorhy of ilmt arise, so a not to give onescruple more of Congress undcrtnnk to erinct n new. nnd it livieg llesh than the bond rcquires. is'hoped a bcller Tarifi"; and after thu stronz Ati unhappy decisinn ot the Supreme Court of Ihe Umted SlntPS, made in Jdnuiry 1842, in tho case of Priggs c. Ihe Slate of Pennsylvnnia, it is beliuved will occasion some daecer to frce cnlorcd pcoplc who inny be found in this state. In that case it is uiidprslood to have been dpcidcd llist tho ' 1 Federal Government have an exclusive , ,hB important manufiClories a.-p in hvelr right to regulate the mode in which ihe opfrnlion ; ihe demaud fur tho gruat staplu claim of a masler over his fugaive slave ' "f our sla, ' revivod nnd tho prico l.a shal be made ; ihat Co.igress hus already somewhat increased ; nnd it is believrri ihat extrcised that right, in a pcrfenly c.nitu. ' !r prescni TurifTcan survivo ihe atlat-ks tional mnnner, thioush ihe law of 1703 ;' ofiisopponents in the next Ci.grPfs.lhe hu thal all leeislation on the parl ofthe several s,ness oflie country will b; in a p;riimneiii slates. which dirocllv or indirecllv limils or s!a, of properily. nnd. ci.iuequenily o-,r restrains tl-e rielil o'f rccoverv o'f fuEiiive . agricullural productions in Cod demand. I clnvn. iq pniirelv null nnd void : lh.it nn t ....... stote can pass n law in any way interferinc ! with the power ofsumm.ry removal from ils terriiory ofan individual claimed as a fugi. tivp lave, C( proviueu mui tius powcr ue cx- i ,.,, nAn.;Mn r ii,n TTn:i ercised Slates Courls ; but it is not obligatory upon ;h;? complaint ary.es, may conlrol tho ma. anj state to sufler its own magistrates to exJority "J Ihe next Congress; and I may add, ercise the same power. reasonable lo expect. that that majority will The law ofCongressof 1793 confcrs the t-"3110 th8 duty on wool to the necossary same power upon slale magi3trales as thst P0,nt- The correctncss of this cxpcctation, Tivon m iodR, ofihp Dniied Slates Courls. . iudce and upon that stalute the Court says, that then magistrates may. u they cnoose, exer. cise the authority thus conferred, " unless prohibiied by stale Ipgislalion." This de cision is at present the law ofthe land, and I the darger is, thnt among our great number j ol magisiraies, somo ia. uo iuuuu .u orB nnl well informed as lo their duty, ad may j acl unadvistdly, and thus. upon a false claim consicn some unfortunate being forever to hopeless slavery, for from iho decision of the magistra.e there is no appeal. I therefore recnmmcnd to the legislature to pass a law prohiblting all magistrates, ac ling under the aulhcrity of this stale, from taking rognizance of, or acling under. the act of Congress passed the I2lh July, 1793, relalive to fugitive slaves. or anv other law that may be passed ofsimilar imporu This would seem from tha nfoiesaid decition to be perfectly constilutiooal and proper, and indeed almost invited by the courl. by the language before quo'e-l. By such an act, Ihe evil consequenees of ihe decision may in some degree be mitiga'ed I also recommend a law prohiblting all executivo officeri ofthe state from arretting or detainiog in jail any person. who is claim. ed as a fugitive slave ; believing this to be a proper mode of exhibiting the delerniina ion oflhis xtate to do no act which ahe may constituiionallv omi: to do, to cocntensncn the initilution of slavery. The common. weahh of Massachusotts h u reccnlly passpd ur.h a law, nnd the nxam:!e is beheved to be worlhy nf imilnliun. Ifthe pasiing of tho stamle proposed shall ificidenlnlly tend lo prevent thc rccaptnre of fugnive slaves, may we not wtl! cxulaim in i'N defence, in th Iangage ofthesage of MoMicello sha I disiresed humanity fiod no svhnn J' There nra stronj reascns for anticipiiinK 'hat nn attempt will soon bc rrnoV io nnnex ihe RepubKc of Texas lo ihe Uniied Slntrs, ns tvell forthe purpose of rrPOting i perpe' unl niarket for s'aves. ns, from that largtf terrilnry, lo caive out slave stntes enougb lo give a preponderancy in the Union to tha s'ave powcr. If sucben allempt shall suc ceed, then woo belides our unhappy coontry. Who Ihen csn hope that ihe wralh of Hear en can be Ionger restraincd ? I havc spoken perhaps too frecly upon this exciiing subject ; bit at the capitol of Vermont, ur.like that at Waihington thern is liberty of aprech opon all public topics. In our cxpcnditurcs the ulmost economy that i:i cunsistent with thc mainiaining and promotion ofthe public intercsls, ahoald be constanlly practised. The just medium be iwcen parsimcny and extravapancp,in publia lran.actions, it is not alwcys cnsyto discov- cr, and it is to be found only by thc good I sense oflhoso who make Iho laws ; nnd ihi I was one reason why our Constitulion de- clarcs tha; lrr liouso ol U-piescntstives, wnich oripmalrs all oppropnation uill'. shall coniist of mcn most nnieil for nisdom, as well as virtue. In ihis state, ithere lb only permancnt source of revenuo is di'ect taxMion, profuscncss of ihe peopfe's monty should be carefully avoidcd. It oprcars by the Rppori of ihe Auditor in tho Treacurv, ihit the State Sehool Fund , amounts to ttvidU.UJl 00. and that ot Ihu 'JUm 9173,151 is due lo the fund from tl.o ', 8tatc, ond the remaining ?20 080 D6 is dta from individuals on loons. In one riev, ! ihe 3lale is ia debt in the first aum ; nnd in ano.her vier, it i, a credilor in tlm last sum. .tw nuuiicroi it 'jounia nas civcn vts.y cogont reasons why the debt of tho state to j tha fund oughl to bo cancciied ; and if thojo reasons oppcarto the Gcrrcrnl Assembly.ai they do to mt, convincingand unanswerab'e, ' the debt will. ns the fund is under the con- i . . ... trolor.hestnle.be cancciied. 1 nnt n t anll ol dpiea upon impnrtatior.s. ! sufficient to supplv all the reasonable wam, . ;, xt . i , , i i i i . 1 1 ...... , t "it""""" ' K'""1 ""u.v " ',t! :"-, nnd wilh thernluciant votesofa small nuin. bcr of that minoritv, tho present TarifF was pawd. Although it ?s but hbout n year since ils pnssnge, iis opemtions has nln-dy bscn most beneficial. Bujincss is nnw un- : commonly aclivo in thu commcrcial cities ; ir i i ii i : . . . 1 1 . . . ' ,hat ,he protec-inn alTordcd to every mterest, : cepi that which is pecuharly our own, .. , "'P". wbilo the proteclion to that is in. : -t ; --j ' i that tho Dortion ofthe Dconle. from whom nowevcr, umo will determine. It should bo remcmbered that the present TarifFwas not sccured wiihout great sacri fice. The overweening opinions ofthe Pre ident, and th; opposiiion of tha miaorily in Congress. compelled the pnslponemenl, and perhaps the final loss, of tha distribution of llip proceeds of the salis of the public lands among lhe several stntes, to whfch they h vo a just right. This wai done. Ieast the wanl ol sufficient revenue should oblige Coniresi to pass a Tariffhighly proteclive ; thus in flicling upon lhe stales a double injury . tho loss of their porlion of money accrpinz from lhe sales of ihe public lands, and the risk of haviDg the preser.t TaritTdemolished or impaired. While we have yieldpd to ths necessity of suspending the Land Div.ribu tion, in ordcr to secure prcteciion, I con. ceive U to bo our duty constanlly lo ins sl upon Distribution, as a measuro which cai,. not be denied wiihout trampling upon tho sncred right ofthe stales. I have thus used the common privileja of every citizen !o speok upon sonvj of th questions of nnlional palicy nhich now en. gage the attention of ihe publia. mnaning of course no disrespect lo tho$ewho entertain difTerent vlewg- My opinions may be of mall value, yet frankness requircs 'Ml lKiy