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VOLUME X. I
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
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JOB PllNTINO.—Onr OBVce l* replete with til the modern
Improvements for the ntar. rH*»r am* h»mu exeruti. n of
evrryatyleof PRIN fINO, such as Boohs. Patuphle**. Briefs.
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tlUcates of Block or Depo.it, Billheads. C|ie« k*. Roripts,
Cards, Labels, ete., in plain or fatter colored inks.
JCSTICKS BLANKS. — Affldav it*. L ndert&kiujs and Writ-of
Attachment undertheoew law, for *a'e at this (Mice. al«o.
Blank Dorlaralioos of Homestead, the most rout ciiient form
In aae. Just printed Mh complete form of MINK!!'* I * h Kl).
Also, a beautifullx executed MARRIWiK CKRTIPIC ATK.
L. P. FISHFR. No. l71',Wa*hi tirton street oppo-if.- Maguire s
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the Paper or Ad«eru»iug left with him till l»e promptly at
tended to.
B. L. t l**UF.R k la authorial to receive money * due this Office,
for subscription.
W. H. BROWN is the anthorlred kge«t of the DF.MOCR AT at
Gswrgetown. Orders for the paper, adxerti.ing. or for job
wnrk. left with him. will he promptly attend'd to.
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-'MiiCBkT at Kl Dorado. Orders left »ith tutu will
• *■" «-d to.
w pit*pt\r _
n J. B1M.FM U »»r *“ ,h ; .Ill in:.
All ard-rs for advertising. etc., le-t
mediate attention.
A H L DI \B Is agent for the Ditwo* »t Virginia Ci ».
Berada Territory #
ffOL. WM. UNO* la one anthorlred Agent *» ,r " .7
All orders given him for the Democrat all) tie po 1
(gnded to
Office, Bit ( oloina Street.
professional CavTis, IZtc.
BINJ. 8HEKWOOD.
ATTOHNKY-AT LAW,
Placerville, El Dorado County. Cal ?«*rnia.
Office*— Dorsey’s fUitltl r g (up-stfclr*). Mvn #t
• J
THOS. J. ORGON,
ATTORNEY* ATI. AW.
El Dorado, El Dorado Coon*y (u>ai7
F. A. HORi-. M:.OWBB,
ATTORNEY AND t . . 1.1.0 It Al LAW,
Will practice ip *«ll the C.•»»••:« of the lift J •: tv *1
District. OFFICE— At Pilot 11:11, El Durad • «.tan
tj. ma>l7 • f iin
8. W. 8 xiun*»ff. «m». E Wiliiama.
SANDERSON A WILLIAMS.
ATTORN F. Y S* • A T *LAW
Office—Di»ur***«' llntld ir s. next dot r to tin t *ry
House, Main itrut. PU'-erville d 6
G. W. GORDON.
ATTORNEY* A T - I. A W .
Virginia City, N. T Off: «n C< Kins* H ' \ e.
Il.atrret
A. C. PEARLE,
attorney-at-law.
Office io Deugla**’ Bu ’ ling up sta.rsi, -u street,
Pia. cm die.
trtd 3m*
JOHN Ml MB. M- l ■ L O**»•
HTTTiB A SLOSS,
ATTORNEY H - A l - I. AW,
Office in fit} Block PUi-emlle.
Will practice I.a* m the Court- •( Ei l>. -tad. u I
adjoii itif Counties — in the auprt me t «'urt, and the
Courts of Utah Territory. tn\*J
O. D. HALL, O. YALE,
S- u ■»*.
Practire I.aw m all the C ourt* of I’tah.
Oflier*, at ( arson and Virginia fit}. jeJO tf
M. K. SHEARER,
ATTORNEY AND COtSFKLLOU AT LAW . AND
NOTARY PI*BMC.
(POIErt, at Residence. Main street, three
doors shuts Bedford A*eiiue, Placer* ulr. *ul<J
JB. B. CARSON,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND CON\EYASCKR,
i* n
Commissioner of Deeds for Nevada
Territory,
Office Id the Court Mouse, Pl»«*»rvHI**.
[norlif ]
DH. I. 8. TITUS,
Office— Postoffice Block, up-stairs. (ap!21
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS.
‘
A . 1IAAS
11a* received
A MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT
— or —
SPRING
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods!
Of the Latest Biyle* and of Every Description
— iliO, —
CAPETINOS, OIL CLOTHS, ETC.
All uf winch a ill he sold cheap.
The Ladle* are Invited to Call and
Examine my Stock.
A. HAAS,
juntlS M lin st., near the Plaaa.
FASHIONS FOK ILLSEISOIS.
4 a
PARTIES visiting Sacra nun to, should hear In inind
that the only place to buy a
PINE AND FASHIONABLE HAT
Is at the extensive FV«Mislin»ent of
LAMOTT—HATTER,
Corner of Secum. * J'streets;
Where may always be found the largest variety of
SLATS, CAPS. FURS. ROBES. ETC.,
-l the State, which he guarantee* to sell LOWER
jan any other House in tlu* City. Cull before | qi
fcMlDf Mod examine hi* vtoch. fccpui
run. icaoBa. henry hamel.
PEOPLE’S MARKET !
Opposite Landecker’s Store, Main at., PlacerviMe
a
8UNGER A HAMEL PROPRIETOR?.
trrs-
Bh
FRESH MEATS, of all
kinds, at whulesule or retail, at
as low rales aa at uny other mar
ket In the city.
nodi
ROTIOfit
MR. C. E. CHI BBK K is duly author
ised to receive and receipt for all moneys due
me, nd those Indebted to me are requested to make
Immediate payment to him, and save costs.
M C. METZLER.
Placervillc, May 19th, 1868.—m28*lm
Legal blanks of all kin ds for sale
*4 this office.
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.
BY PMANCIS S. KEY.
<l(if **ay. can Tou see f>y the dawn*! earfy light,
Wliat an piotidly we hailed at the twilight’# last
gl-ainiiur—
Whose br.isnl stripes and bright stars through the
periloua fight.
O’er the rampart# we watched, were to gallantly
st r. atm ng ?
And the rochet*# red glare, the bombs bursting in
air,
Gave proof through the ni°ht that our flag was
s*ill there ;
O! say does the Star-Spangled Banner still nave
O’er the land of the fret,and the home of the brave?
On that shore dimlv seen through the mists of the
deep,
Where the foe*# haughty host in dread silence
rep »es.
What i» that which the breexe, o’er the towering
steep,
As it flifitilv Mvov ,» • -» conceal*, now discloses ?
Mow it e.itclie# t .'.vain of ihe morning’s first
beam.
In full gh»ry reflec ed row shine* on the stream ;
* Pis the Mar Sptiiglcd U nifier, O long mav it wave
O’ r the I tud of the tree, and the home of the
brat*.
Aril where is that band who so vauntingly «wore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion
A home and a count rv should leave u» no more ?
’llieir blo*M| ha* washed • ut their foul luoUUp’s
pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and si »v e
I roil, the termr of flight,or the gloom of the grave:
And th»* Star-*|)aiiglid Bauum in trumpli doth
wave
O’er the land of the fiee, and the hufne of the
brave.
Oh ! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Iktwe, " l *'cir lo'ed homes and the w,»r*# de»ola-
Blc.t HiIVi a,.' 1 P«««. "wylbe Ilravefr
rescued I.aii I
Praise th« Power that fiai made and Ul ‘
a nation
Then ronqiirr we mint, when our cause it i* ju*t,
%i.d tfii» he our iu"l ••—• In <».id in our trust”—
And tlie Mar -Spangled Banner in tnumph shall
w ave
O’er the land of the fieeand the home of the brave.
Til K AMEKICAX FLAU.
by Holman lhakk
When fr. rilom from her nmuntai hci r hl »
I nf'iil d !•«• r standard to the .«ir,
Stir ton* the a'UM* r- > f iii^hT,
And *et the » - ir* of jflory then !
Slie initialed nilh 2t* •*•»•*«» mu* il)eS
1 h* odiki bahine r»| tli*- *kie*.
Ai.d stripe*' it« p'»re retr»fl:«l white
'' t!» -»r. .iking* of the nmn.iii? light ;
Then fr.*m her in in*i>>n in the run, .
Mi** cull* d her r . *!** bear* r dow ii,
Aid s *ie into ».i» II*l|;lit\ I*,n •!'
The symbol of htrcJo.-vn land!
Majftir nwnareli of tin* e'*.ud !
W l... rt-m’d aloft tli> «1 form,
hr«r tl.i* temf***-t trumping- mill,
Ai d n*i- the light i mg lanre* dri\tii,
Win n stride « he w.»n i• *r*» of the ►torm.
And r dl- tli- thunder drum of hraieii !
*. hl.d of tli** Mill ! to thee ’ti* ;'iun
To guaril thi* 1 mi ner of thr tr»*e,
To l.oier m the *n.j Lor eumkr.
Toward the battle stroke,
A* d hid It* f * tiding* shin- ifdf,
Lik* rand*.*on tl.r el.nid • f w ar,
Iiir of tu tor),
1’laf of thr • rate ! th\ f. M* •hall fly,
’I li *ijrn • f hi d triumph high !
When -i»euk- the signal trumj.rl t«»>.e
And thr lot.* ini** r..n jfi*- imiur • n,
\ hre jet thr it r Id >o*l. warm ar.d »it,
H«» tiitnnr d th g.i>tet ;r „• h,i\..mt,;
Karh »• l i.* r »•)»• *..,.11 In.ght]) !.rn
To nlitii 1 th\ oj i...rn g; 11#*« horn.
And, a* hi* stringing *tej»- adiun.r,
i at. h war and Ui an* r tr. in tin g! ii.ee.
And W hi n til.- <■ ii.i.oi. in.Mith.iiir* hold,
lira* e III » lid Wreath* t !i»- i tJ«**hroud,
And •>•1} *a ;r.-« u*r and f ill,
l.iKr *hrrta i*f flame nti pall;
1 .1. re *..al» till liii-te..r gialu * * gi*i% ,
A’. 1 ci'Wrriiiif for- *had shllt.k i>eUta?h,
K'. li eaiiaiit ai2iitii.it trike-below
J hat 1 ill'll of death.
I lag <•( the -e* *-n iwrm w are
Tm -t-r-*h*ll g.itter oYr the brave;
W lien iir.ith, r Heeling on the g ile,
Mi.rj.it i -iatkii r-> .l.d the bei.ted fail,
A "J in.-'.ti ned Hair* ruth wildly back
111 f re :m* hload-ideS r* eiilig rack,
i.arh i|i log n aiiderer . f thr *. a
Mini look at on-.-** to hr.ii* ti am! thee,
And »ii>iirtn ***i hi *jden.Ji»r» liy
In triumph o’er !.i« c o»in? eye.
Kla? of tl.e fr-t he.irt** In-nr ami home,
liy aiK*-i I. .ud» I., laior "Hen ,
1 lil *tar • haM- ilt the w * ikili d In r
And all I l»i hue* * ere I mi n in In ai en !
}<»r* it-r ft at ti at ttauiiard »ii*-et !
Where urea;...-* fir f-t but tail* before u*!
With free.Min’* on: neneath nor feet,
Aiul freed..iii’b banner streaming o’er
HAIL LOLIMU1A.
Tl'SI—TlEMOFM 1 * NUlCH.
Hail (Vlumbi* ! happj l«nd ! a
11 Ail. y e ! h*> **en-born h.m 1 !
M Lb funj!<i iiuJ hi# d lit 1 rt <*«i<iiM V
WliM foUtflil a ml Ided in |-1 oa u»e,
Ami n ii« ii i hr storm of u .«r w ,i»
l.iimtM the |HMi r > • ■ iir % .* I»»r n»ii,
l.rt lnd»*p« mlrm r be our b«»art,
Kmt mindfill what it cost ;
Kur grateful for the prize,
l.rt 11« aitiir reach the 'kin.
1-1 rin— uniteil— et ti* he.
Kalijirg round our I.iMrtc ;
A* a li.ir • • r.-ther** joihM,
Trace a- »« shall find.
Iirmort.il pair •- : ri»e once niore:
I ft mi jour defend jou chores
I.i't no ru«I«* lor, hiui impious hand,
l.rt no rude for, Hith impious hand.
Invade the fliniu 1 Hi* err sacred lit s,
(if t*’ 1. and hloiul tin* hill ear* ’d prize.
Will e oiffiimr |KNire sincere and ja»t,
In Hr place a i» ;tnl\ triii>t.
That trutii and justice will prevail.
And cveij scheme ol bondage fail.
1 inn -united, Sic.
Pound, Pound, tin* trump of Knoie 1
l.rt Wa'liinm.m’. gn .it i n- r,
lin g through the woild with loud applamo,
l*insf lirousjli ilit «.»r!d with load aj plau»e •
l.rt every clime to | rt i doui dear,
l.li***li with a joj f ill ear
Wiih nji.al rkill and (todli r power,
Hr govern'd in hr fr.*rtul hour
(M hoi rid war ; or iriudei,, with rase.
Ihr happier t me* 0! holiest peace,
firm —united, \c.
Bi-ho]d the chief who now command*.
Oner more ti* nr'e hi* coiintrv »t mils —
Inc r eh on H.iK'li tin* storo will beat ;
The rock on which I hr storm will brat.
But. arm'd in tir'uc fi-tu and true,
II ii* hope* arr fix'd on lie utn and vou.
When hope war ttnkiiig in diriiuv,
And s: 1 «*iiis ob-riir d 1 olumoia’* day,
His steady mind, from charges free,
Keaolvrtl un death or .iberty.
f irm —united, Sic
Prom thr Addrrmi of the Xrw York
Con venl ion, 17 30.
"Under tin* auspice* and direction of
Divine Provide - ce, your forefathers re
moved to the wilds and wilderness of
America. By their industn , they made
it fruitful—and by their virtue, a happy
country. And we should still have en
joyed the hies ing« of peace and plenty,
.1 we had not forgotten the source from
which these blessings flowed ; and per
mitted our country to he contaminated by
the many shameful vices which have prj
i vailed among us.
*• It is a well known truth, that no vir
tuous people were ever oppressed ; and it
is al>o true, that a scourge was never
wanting to those of an opposite character.
. Even the Jews, those favourites of lleav
en, met with the frowns, whenever they
forgot the smiles of their benevolent
j Creator. By tyrants of Egypt, of Baby
lon, of Syria, and of Rome, they were se
verely chastised ; and those tyrants them
selves, when they bad executed the ven
geance of Almighty God, their own
crimes bursting on their o - .vn beads, re
ceived the rewards justly due to their vi
olation of the sacred rights of mankind.
PLACERVILLE, EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1863.
BV JoIIN JAT.
“ You were born equally free with the
Jews, and have as good a right to be ex
empted from the arbitrary domination of
Britain, as they had front the invasion of
Egypt, Babylon, Syria, or Rome. But
they, for their wickedness,were permitted
to be scourged by the latter; and we, for
our wickedness, are scourged bv tyrants
as cruel and implacable as those. Our
case, however, is peculiarly distinguished
from theirs. Their etienties were stran
gers, unenlightened, and hound to them
by no ties of gratitude or consanguinity.
Our enemies, on tin- contrary, call them
selves hristians. They are of a nation
and people hound to us by the strongest
tics. A people, Jiv whose side We have
fought and hied ; whose power we bare
contitouted to raise; who owe much of
their wealth to our industry, and whose
grandeur lia*>been niigmented by our ex
i rtions. *****
*' A uo may he told that your forts have
been taken ; your country ravaged ; and
that your armies have retreated; and
that, ttierefore, Uo*l is tint w ith you. It
is true, that some hots have t ecu taken,
that out oountty bath been tavaged, and
that our Maker is displeased with u».—
But it is also true, t hat the King oi II av
en is nut. like the kingot Britain, impla
cable. If we turn humours ins. He will
tun from 11 is anger. Then will our arnt*
be crowned with success, and the piide
and power of our enemies, like the ario
"a 1 ce and pride of Nebuchadm zz-ir, w ill
vanisi, a wa v. L'-t a geticitd i t formation
of manners lake i.laee - let univeisal
charity, l-oldic spirit. J'• 1 private virtue
tie inimical'd. encouraged, and practised.
l'i it- in prewunig t »i a vigorous def nee
of your country, as it all depended tin
your own ex rti ii-. And when you
have (lone nil thing*, tie Ii re|v upon the
good I’tovi li nee i t Almightv tied for
sueee-s, in bid coidiui m e tl.at without
hi- tiles-ing, all mil- c-rt' its will inetitahly
tail. * * * * * * |
'•Cease, then, to desire the flesh pot'
of Egypt, and reini-iutx t her ta*k masters
and oppiessii.n. No longer hesitate about
rejecting all ile| emli-t ce on a king who
wt.l mle you w ith a rod of iron : Ire-dom
isi.ow in your power — value the heavenly
gift—n no other, li nt if yu dare to neg
1-11 nr despise it, y*>u otter an insult to
the Ilivine best sir— uordtspaii of keep
ing it. Ait r the unities of Rome had
l> eti repeatedly defeated by llaunitial,
that In.I cnai city w ns besiegetl by this
brave and extorter ced geto-ral, at the
n ad of a numerous and vit toriuus army,
lint, so tur sveie tier glorious citizens
Ii ••in being dismayed by the loss nl so
many battles, and <-t all tlnir country —
so . oiitid. nl w' I e tbe-y in their own virtue
and the protection ••( Heaven, that the.
veiylnot on whieti the Carthaginians
wete encamped, was so il at public auc
tion-for more than t. .•• usual pi ice. These
to toii: citizens disdained t i receive his
nrotcctions, or to regard bis proe'ama
tioris. They invoked the plotei t 0 I of
the Supreme Belli;* — they bravely de
fended their city wuli undaunted courage
— they repelled the * in my and recovered
their country. Bills!., tlieli, Ve degene
rate spirits, w ho give- all ove-r for lost, he
c ms. - y--Ur i Ileum s I in vetnaidied through
thr e or tour rountii s in this and a neigh
tilling Slit —le will" basely tty to have
the \ ke of slavery fixed on your tic kg,
and to swear that you and your children
shall be slaves fore-ve-r. * *
'• R use, btave citizens ! [to y our duty
'ike men; and be pe-isoadeil licit Ilivine
1’iovi.ii lice wtii not permit tills western
woe id to be involved in the' horrors of
slavery. l'on*idt i. ttiat from the eiriiest
ages of tin- world, religion, liberty, and
reason have been trending their course
towards the setting sun. Th•• holy gos
pels are Vet to be pi'i-uelied in these west
rn rrgions; and Wc have the higiie-t
reason to ti< lie ve that the Almighty will
not sutler slavery and tile gospel to go
hand in hau l. It laninil, it will not be.
*' But it there tie- tiny among us, dead
to all sense ot honour, and love of th ir
country ; li d at to ail the calls of liberty,
vu die, and reh mu ; if loi gi tlul of the
magnanimity of their ancestors, and the
happiness of tlnir children; if neilh r
the examples nor tin* sucei s* of otln r na
tion!—the dictates >-f reason and of na
tu t; or tue great duties they mve to
tiieii G»l, themselves, and tlnir posterity,
iiave any ettVct Upon itiem—if n ith r the
i-juries tiny have reedved, the prize
thev ar« contending for,'the futtnc bless
ings or curses ot the-ir el.il Ii. n — the ap
plause or the reproach of all mankind—
the app'oliati. ii ni rlispleasure of the
limit Judge—or the* happiness or miseiy
eons q i nl upon their conduct, in this
and a luture slate, can move them; —
tiieo ]• t them he assured, that they lie
set ve to be slaves, and are entitled to no
thing but anguish a id tiibulatinn. Let
them i amah from the-ir remembrance the
reputation, th freedom and the happi
ness they lime iniie-i ited from their fore
fathers. Let them bn'get every dutv, hu
man and divine; u nit tuber not that they
have cliildun: and l i-tviitv how tln-y ca l
to niiiid t ejusticeof t In-Suprenn Being:
let them go in'o c.apiiv in, like tin- idola
trous and disobedient Jews; and be a
repioaeli and a by vxonl among the na
tions. But we think Letter things of you,
— we believe and are persuaded that you
will do your dutv iik-- men, mid cheerfully,
refer your cause to the (in nl and Right
eous Judge. If success crown your ef
forts, all the hle-sing>. of freemen will be
your reward. If you fall in the contest,
you will be happy with God in iltavun."
Cl.ostsc. Scenes of Life.—The last
words of Thomas Jeflerson were:
•* I n-sign my soul to my God, and tny
daughter to my country."
John Adams, near Ids end, roused by
the tiring of cannon, and being told the
people were rejoicing for the fourth of
July, said :
“ It is a great and glorious day"—and
expired with the words “Independence
for ever!” trembling on his lips.
When the noise of the tiring began at
midnight, the dying Monroe opened his
eyes inquiringly, and when the cause was
communicated to him. n smile of intelli
gence indicated that be understood w hat
the occasion was.
1 hirSc illustrious ti.cu died Gil the ilh
of July.
- ■
Is ancient days the piecept was. “know
thyself.” In modern times it has been
supplanted by the far more fashionable
maxim, “ know thy neighbor and every
thing about him.”
Latajritte'i Firil Vlalt to America.
When only between sixteen and seven
teen, Lafayette was married to the daugh
ter of the Duke D’Ayen, son of the Duke
de N.nilhs, and grandson to the great and
good Chancellor d’Aguesseau ; and thus
Ids condition in life seemed to be ossurcd
to him among the most splendid and pow
erful in the empire.
His fa tune, which had been accumula
ting during a long min rity, w as vast; his
rank was with the first in Eorope ; his
connections brought him the support of
the chief persons in 1-'ranee ; ami his in
dividual character—the warm, open, and
sincere manners, which have distinguish
ed him ever sines-, anil given him such
singular control over the minds of men,
made him powerful in the confidence of
society wherever lie went. It seemed, in
deed, as if life had nothing further In oiler
him, than lie could surely obtain by walk
ins in the path that was so blight before
him.
It was at this period, however, that his
thoughts and feelings were first turned
towards these thirteen colonies, then in
theda-kest and most doubtful passage of
their struggle for independence. He made
himself iicipiiiiiitcd with our agents at
Paris, and learned from them the state ot
our affairs. Nothing could tic less tempt
ing to him, whether he sought military
reputation, or military instruction: for
our army, at that umim lit retreating thro’
New Jersey, and leaving its traces of
blood from the naked and torn feet id the
soldiery, as it hastened onward, was in a
stale too humble to offer ei her. Our
credit, loo, in Europe was entirely gone,
so that the commissioners, (as tiiev were
railed, will,out having any commission,)
to whom Lafavetie fdill persist d io offer
ing his services, were obliged, at last, to.
to know k that thi v could not even give
him decent means for his conveyance.—
Then," said he, *’ i shall purchase and
Hi out a vessel lor myself.” He did so.
Tiie vessel was prepared at Bordeaux and
sent round to one of l lie nearest ports in
Spain, that it might lie beyond the reach
of tlie French gov rnment. In order more
effectually to conceal his purposes, ho
mad-’, just before bis embarkation, a visit
of a lew weeks in England, (the only time
he was ever there,) and was much sought
in English society. On his return to
France, he did not stop at all in the capi
tal, even to sec his own family, hut has
tened, w iili all speed and secrecy, to make
good his escape from the country. It was
not until lie was thus on his wav to em
bark, that his romantic undertaking be
gan lo be known.
The effect produced in the capital and
at court by its publication was greater
than we should now, perhaps, imagine.
Lord Stormont, the English ambassador,
required the French minister to despatch
an order lor his arrest, not only to Hor
de nix, bin to the French couiiipindeis on
tlie West India station, a requisition with
which the ministry readily cnmpiied, for
they w- re at that time anxious t<i preset ve
a good understanding with England, and
were seiious'y .angry with a young man
who had thus put in jeopardy tlie rela
tions of the two countties, ill fuel, at
Passage, on the vei v borders of France
and Spain, a lf/t>e </c mefut ove. took him,
and lie was arrested ami carried back to
Bordeaux. Tin r ■, of course, his enler
piise was near being linally stopped; but
watt bins' his opportunity, ami assisted by
or e or two friends, be disguised hiniscll as
a cornier, with bis face blacked and lalsc
hair, and rode on, ordering post horses for
a carriage, w hich he hail caused to follow
him al a suitable distance for this very
pm pose, and thus fairly passed the froti
t'eis of the two kingdoms only three or
f or hours before his pursuers reached
them. He soon arrived at tlie port where
his vessel w a> wailing for him. llis fami
ly, howifer, still followed him with solici
tations t-i ictuin, w hich he never reo iv< d;
and the s tety of the cnnit and capital,
according in Madame du lb Hand's account
ot it, was in no common state of excite
ment on the oi casion. .Something of the
same sort ha pencil in London.
“ We talk elii-llv,” says t.iibbon, in a
I- Iter hated April 12, 1777, “of the Mar
quis de LafaVette, who was here a lew
wic'*' ag . II*' is about twenty, with a
hundn <1 and thirty thousand lu res a v ear;
the nephew of Nouiih s, w ho is ambassa
dor here. He has bought the Duke of
Kingston's yachts and is gone to join the
Amci leans. The court appear to he angry
with him."
Immediately on arriving tlie second
time at PasS'ge, the wind being fair, he
embarked. 1 lie usual course for French
vessels attempting to trade with the colo
nies al that period was to sail loe the West
Indies, and then, coming up along our
cmi't. elder w here they counl. But ibis
course would have exposed Lafayette to
Pie naval commanders ot Ins own nation,
iui*l lie tiad almost as much reason lo lear
them as In fear Bi itisli cruisers, Win n,
therefore, they were outside of the Canary
Islands, Lafayette required his captain to
lay their course directly for the Cnited
Slates.
The captain refused, alleging that, if
they should be taken by a lintish force,
and carried into Halifax, the French gov
ernment would never reclaim them, and
they could hope for nothing but a slow
d* atu m a dungeon or k prison-ship. This
was true, but Lafayette knew it before lie
made the requisition. He therefore in
si'te I, until the captain refused in tiie
most positive manner.
Lafayette then told him that the ship
was his own private property, that he had
made his own arrangements concerning
it, and tliatil he, the captain, would not
sail directly for tiie United Slates, lie
should he put in irons, and his command
given to the next officer.
The captain of course submitted, and
Lafayette gave him a bond for foity thou
sand francs, in case of anv accident. They
therefore now made directly (or the
Southern portion of the United S ates,
and arrived, unmolested, at Charleston,
South Carolina, on the 25th of April,
1777.
The sensation produced by his appear
ance in this country was, of course, much
greater than that produced in Europe by
his departure. It still stands forth as one
of the most prominent and important cir
cumstances in our Revolutionary contest;
ami, as has often been said by one who
bore no small part in its trials and success,
none but those who were then alive can
believe what an impulse it gave to the
hopes of a population almost disheartened j
by a long scries of disasters. And well 1
it might; fur it taught us that, in the first
Vt ?:.■ ’ • ■ '*'«■« Xiuaye. men
could still be found, who not on Tv look an
interest in our struggle, hut wi re willing
to share our sutlering- ; that our obscure
and almost desperate contest for freedom,
in a remote quarter of the world, could
yet find supportersainong those who were
the most natural anil powerful allies of a
splendid despotism; that we were the ob
jects of a regard and interest throughout
the world, which would add to our own
-resources sufficient strength to carry u>
solely through to final success.
War of the Kcvolntion Advocated.
Ry.vwV f't>m the speerh nt lAitijck lh-n
rv. in the (kmveiitiun ut Virgmi-i, Match, I
1770, in favor of resistance tiy tiio Colo
nies :
Mn. PiiKsiliEXT—It is natural to man to I
indulge in the illusions of le>pe. We an- .
apt to shut our eves agam-t a painful !
truth—mid listen to the sing d that siren I
till she tiansloruis us into leasts, is tin- I
the part of wise men, engaged in a gn at i
and arduous struggle for iibrtv? Ate I
vve disposed to be of the linin' i r el those, !
who having eyes, see not, and having ear. ;
hear not, the tliiegs which so neatly eon- j
cern our temporal salvation ? For my !
part, whatever anguish of sniiit it may {
cost, I mu willing to know the whole i
truth; to know the worst, and to provide |
fur it.
! have hut one lamp by which my feet !
are guided, umi that is the lamp • I expo- ,
rn nee. I know of no way of judgi.-g id .
liie future hut by the past- Ami judging
by the past, I wish to know » hat tii.-n- |
lias been in the conduct ot the ilrdi-h I
ministry for the last trn v. ar» h> j ustity i
those liop-. s with which g-idj.-iucii hav ,
iieeti | h ast'! !o solace tin niselvi s and toe '
house V Is it (hat i:>idn*u- smile with!
» liieii our petition has been lately receiv
er! ? Trust it not, sir; it will prove aj
snare to your let t. Sillier not yoursuVes I
to he betrayed with a k’ss. Ask your-J
selves how this gracious i ; :i u ol our
petition compoits with th -e ward's-I
preparations which cover our waters ami !
darken our land. Are th and arinh > ;
necessary to a work of love and u "U i • ;
iation ? Have we shown > uiselv< >■ un- ,
willing tube reconciled, to.it i : e u.
be called in to win hack our lav-. ? L-:
us not deceive ourselves, sir. Tie me :
the implements of war and siihjug-iti .n
tlie last arguments to whh h kings i. ■ -it. (
1 ask gentlemen, sir, what ;;i mis la
martial array, it its pmp-ise he i.tit t
force us to submission!’ Can gint'.-nien j
assign any other possible inoliv I . .r it ':
Has tit eat Uiitain any em my in tin - ijuar
ter ut tile world, to call In ad tbi- ae -u
mutation of navies and mini s? No, sir,
slie lias i.one. They are .1. . t hr is ; 1
they can he meant for no ot.'ie.-. da v
ate sent over to hind a’ -iv-t o. a
those chains w hich the •• u- d n.. , -
liave been so long letgi.g. tv „t
have we to oppose to lie 10 > ill v e
try mgnment? Sir, we hay - 0 n t-. ;■ g
that lor Uie last ten Veal-. Have we any
tiling inW In idler llpoa tile Ml’ jeet ? —
Nothing. We have held the subject up
in every light i f wl i.-li it is capable; hut
it lias been all in vain.
Shall we result to -nuvaty an ! him.Me
supplication ? What term-'line . - I,.id,
u lilch have lint be n ah ■»-1 y e.v-m-i.-l ?
Let us not, I beseech \. 1, sir, d. ww
ourselves longer.
Sir, we iiave done every t\i - gt' at 1..1.M
bo done to avert the stn'm win •’■. - : - v
coming on. We have petiti"lu-n, we t,-.ve
rniionstlat'.-d, vvj have - 1; p -it d ; vve
Iiave pi osti a! d out-1 ves ii-. i i • un
throne, mid Iiave impaired its inter) -i
lion tn arrest the tyrannic.;. I. ■;i■ i- ol tie
ministry and pallinniei t. tliir p- mi
have been slighted; n..r reiie-n-"
Iiave prodm ed addilionm vhm m t ai ; in
suit; our supplications have he. i •ii-u
garded ; and vve have been spurned mill
Coliti lllpl frolil the loot of the thro!.:*.
in vain, alter these thu g-, may Wo in
dulge the loud In-pe ol p ii.'ii ii 1 !• -' :i
i iiialioii. There is no i • g.-r a-.;, i - in
for hope. If we wi-li t-» i> • t:. — i: «.
no an lo preserve invi'ilati tm i:..--:i:ni
hie plivilegis for which We have I, ci s..
lung eonteiiiiing— if we in an m I v
to ahundon the noble sti ng_ a m ; 11 we
have hi ell so long eng,- igel, and which we
have pledged ourselves never to abandon
until the glorious object of our contest
shall lie obtained, vve must light !— I le
pt at it, sir, vve must light ! ! An appeal
to anus and to the God of hosts is all that
is lelt us.
They tell us, sir, that vve are vv< uk —
unable to cope with so lormidable an ad
versary. lint when shall we lie sine i?
Will it be tile next vvei k or the m xt v-n :
Will it he when we are totidlv dis.-u nied,
and vvtieti a British gum i -:;•: 1 i tv- -’ati.u.
til in every house? is i) a Ii we gain stieogt:i
by irresolution mid inaction? Snail we
acquiic the means of ( Iferluu! n-i-t mee
by lying supinely on our hacks, and hug
ging tiie delusive phanl in of linin', mini
out enemies shall have hound Us hard mnl
foot? Sir, we are not weak, if vve make
a proper use ol those means which the
Godot nature hath placed in our power.
Three millions of people, armed in the
holy cause ol liberty, nod in such a conn
try as that which we-pn-.-c.--, are invinci
ble by any lorce which our enemy cun
send against us. B.sidiS, sir, vve shall
not tight our battles alone. There is a
just nod who presides over the destinies
of nations, and who will raise up friends
to tight our battles lor us. The battle,
sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the
vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides,
sir, we Iiave no election. 11 vve were base
enough to desire it, it is now too late to
retire troin the contest. There is no re
treat but in submission and slavery! —
Our chains are loiged. Their clanking
may be heard on the plains of Boston !
Tiie war is inevitable, and let it come !!
1 repeat it, sir, let it come ! !!
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the mat
ter. Gentlemen may cry pence, peace;
but there is no piace. The war is actu
ally begun I The next gale that sweeps
from the North w ill biing to our ears tin
clash of resounding arms! Our brethren
are already in the held! Why stand we
here idle ? What is it that gentlemen
wish? Wliat would they have? Is life
so dear, or peace so sweet, as to lie pur
chased at the price of chains and slavery?
Forbid it, Almighty God!
I know not what course others may
take; but, as for me, give me liberty, or
give me death.
IIoscsty is always the best policy
Anecdote* *r[G«n«t*l > J*cki*a.
BT AMOS &KNDALL.
Public men often suffer great wrong in
reference ns well to tlieir private as tfieir
public character and conduct, from the
misrepresentations of tlieir political ad
ecrsarn s, frequently aggravated by per
sonal animosities Individuals of a party
o lio mean to be honest, and would not in
word or thought intentionally do injus
tice to a human being, often believe, with
a too r< tidy credulity, tile assertions of
party pr* s-os, political lenders and per
si nai enemies, theieby becoming accom
plices in the infliction of injuries at which
i.ieir own conscience?, if properly in
stimtcif, would revolt with hovTor.
'I he opinions imbibed by a large por
tion of mankind in reference to the tem
per and conduct of General Jackson in
his peisonal relations, furnish a stiiking
illustration of these truths. Multitudes
there are, both in the United States and
other commies, who, having received
their inipicssiohs witiiout due considera
tion, from presses and persons opposed to
him, believe that distinguished man to be
luckless of religious faith, if not of moral
oo.igaiion, ferocious in temper, and in all
the relations of life a tyrant. Such indi
viduals will kain with astonishment, that
tins picture is all the reverse of truth ;
that toe tone of G, n. Jackson's mind du
ting his Presidency was decidedly de
vout ; that no man could be more kind
and indidg. ut in all its private relations;
ami that if he be censurable on this score,
it is I ir ton much forbearance. With
"bat pain he found himself compelled to
give up bis favorable opinion of old
hi' i. Is, and with what tenacity lie clung
to tin tii, in many (ascs, after everybody
el-e i t on iinecd tin tn venal and treach
erous, was witnessed by those who were
intimate with him during his administra
tion. IJut witiiout touching at present
upon anything connected with his politi
cal course, I propose lo give in the pres
ent and in some succeeding papers a few
authentic anecdotes wbit'll will tend to
correct the ti roiieous opinions entertain
ed by many as to his religious impres
• : -i.s and imputed violence of temper.
1 h >sc w ho -at down with Gen. JacK
s'-n at bis private table to break bread
hi w with u hat fervor he uniformly in
voked the hle-sings of heaven upon the
i ; i t j r .vid-tl by its bounty. A stran
i1 i ■ i i. it witness the scene without
-"•e-rubor to the venerable man before
urn, whi thus bowed bis grey head in
numb!.- - ipplivatiun to the Giver ol all
goo-1, -i hcait sincerely religious.
AH will remember, that toward the
- of f.i, administration 'he General
was altaeke i by a bleeding of tile lungs
ibi-li till. a I cued to be fatal. Nor w ill it
■ ! -i , 'li- ii, that some ol the party pi ess
i s attributed this attack lo a violent lit of
; ns.i - i, in tin- paroxysms of which they
aid he h-el ruptiue-l a Idoud-vessel.
U i..it a teal contrast the real scene fire
s' nle l. I had an opportunity to learn
Iren toe nioulli .|an eye-witness. The
cru-.-l fahtieaiion had reached the mem j
Inis <d the l’i'esidi Ill's family, mi l from I
ihe lips of Mrs. Jackson, the lady of the
t •-.■in t il’s adopted son, rendered uuusu
ullv ilofj'i' iit by the indignation which
.'h' d up h r beautiful face, 1 beard the
I'd .ring narrative: —
“ I a her,” -aid she, “ is in tlie habit, j
ei y i-ight In foie III- goes to lied, of call
u, n I- read to him a chapter in the I
If' C. (lo that night, having finished his j
h'l : e-s, he calk d me in to pel form that
set vie... 1 r a l to him as usual, and
ai i: g til.I i rd Ihe clriptcr, |-i ccivcij from
i.-im an id!--etioiia'c goodnight, and re*
i I'd to my he chamber, which was in
an ■ o' o i"'.' room. 1!" then called the l
sci v.-r.t who usually attended on him ill |
o eicimber, and was undressing. Sud
d' n.v ue enli, <1 me, and entering the
i " in 1 I und him bleeding at the mouth, j
\V' li-t produci d the at'nck I know not;!
hut. c-.-rtam i' is. that so far from iiululg j
i g a ioi v i athroaks i f temper, his n ind !
'a- i n and ■!-voiianal, seeking to close
1 of the day by communion
w ilh In avi n."
i -e p'aeih r ading or listening to
■i ' 1-,'h r "i tin* Ibdv H'iit and sending |
no I iv. ot ii'i'ii.a ims to II aven every |
i ig o t lo lot e he t ei ir, d to rest, Gen. Jack* j
sou brought iVitii him into tile Presideti- !
cy. No mao had a deeper sense of de- ,
pend- uce on the Giver of a’! good, or a
more sincere and earnest desire lo avail j
himself ol the wisdom. which comes from
■ n high, in the discharge of his arduous j
diitc. ■ Ibii it cannot he doubted, that j
; i l-is d'-votional lervor there was nun- j
-o' i a b y and never dying affection for j
Ins u. parted wile, whose presence was, in !
Ins su-ce| iih!,' imagination, as necessary i
an un i i. i.t of ll.aveti as that of the j
angels,
A j "i ti .it of this dearest object of his j
earthly affections' hung in his chamber.!
“ Is that a good likeness?" said a lady !
to him io my presence. “Pretty good,” I
-aid he, “ Inn not so good as this,” tak- j
ing a inini.itiii'c from liis bosom.
tin ai•<'tlier occasion, calling upon him
on some urgent business, 1 was invited
ii to his bed chamber. I.found him too
ill to sit up. The curtains in front of his
bed wen- open, and lie lay with bis bead 1
sum what elevated on a full pillow. Op
posite the loot of his bed, nearly touch
ing tlie post, stood a little table, and on it
was tiie miniature of Mrs. Jackson lean
ing against a small liible and a Prayer
Hook which had been hers. It was evi
; dently so placed that he might, as he lav,
1 gaze upon the shadow of those loved fea
t ures which had enraptured his youthful
j heart, and contemplate those virtues
1 which, in old age, and even death, ren
i drred them dear to the bosom of the hero
and statesman beyond any other earthly
Object.
I was not then so thoroughly acquaint
ed with tieii. Jackson as I afterward be
; cnnie ; but on witnessing this scene, I
said to myself, this must be a good man.
None other could entertain so deep, so
abiding an affection fora departed com
panion, however cherishing while living.
I.ove like this is all good, all heavenly, all
divine, ns nearly ns anything on earth
possibly ran be; it cannot dwell in a bad
brnef; it ctiTmof assimilate wilt. « per
verted mind.
I bad never seen Mrs. Jackson ; but
from that moment I pronounced her a
superior woman. None hut a woman of
surpassing virtues could so Bx the affec
tions nf such a man. Nune other could
: maintain such a hold on such a mind
amidst the enjoyment of glory, tbo grati
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fioal'o i ««« auimitm, im cir<r tn
•ml never-ceasing exci tem«pt» ••Hent
to overpower and swallow uf> ‘ ftie kindly
1 aflVctions of ordinary men. None other
! could occupy, in life and in death, so
broad a apace in the remembrance and
| affections of one who in devotion to hia
country never had a superior. And I
could not but regret, that she had not
lived, not so much to enjoy a signal tri
umph over her own and her husband’s
traducers, as to comfort, advise, and sus
tain her devoted companion in the midst
of never, censing toils and vexations, the
heartlcssness t.f false friends, and the as
saults of nnrchnting enemies.
Who visited the President’s house
during General ./ackson’s administration
does not remember Jemmy O'Neal, the
Irish doorkeep<rf Jemmy was kind
hearted, but blunt in his manner; so
much so on some occasions as to appear
rude if not insulting. Often one might
ring the bell time after time, and no
J<mmy make his appearance. There
was a particular cause for Jemmy’s ap
parent rudeness and occasional absence.
Calling one day, upon business, I rang
the bell repeateulv, but no doorkeeper
appeared. As I bad done before under
like circumstances, I opened the door and
walked up stairs t<> the President’s office.
There I found the General and Major
Donnelson. Presently the bell rang
again, again, and again. *• Where can
Jemmy he I’’ »ske<f the Ocncral. “Druuk,
most likely," replied Major Donclson.
I then stated that I had not been able to
raise him, though I bad rung until I was
tired, and that this was not the first oc
casion. Major I >onm Ison then observed
that this difficulty was now of almost
daily recurrence ; that lie had, on several
occasions, found Jemmy in his room whol
ly unnhle to get to the door; that when
not so disabled, his conduct toward visit
ers was often, from his peculiar situation,
anything but polite or respectful; and he
expressed the opinion in very decided
terms, that n more suitable person should
be entrusted with that duty. “ Well,
well,” said the General, “ we cannot bear
it any longer; till Jemmy he must find a
home elsewhere.”
Again and again I called, and Jemmy
still presented his rubicund face at the
door, often in a plight not befitting his
station. “ How is this.” said I one day to
Major Donclson, “ I heard the General
tell you that Jemmy must he discharged.”
“Yes,” said the Major; *• and that was
the third time I hud received such an or
der; but on each occasion Jemmy waited
on the General in person, was exceedingly
sorry for his fault, shed tears of repent
ance in abundance, promised to behave
better in future if he could be forgiven
this once, and never desisted until he ob
tained a promise that he should be tried
a while longer.”
And whoever was familiar att' e White
House, w ill remember Ji mmy's red face
and bluff vo ce at the door down to the
end of General Jackson’s Administration,
ever and nnor. legating his fault, and as
often hv unft igned repentance and dis
tress extorting forgiveness from his kind
heart, d master.
Can such traits of character belong to
a tymnt or a bad man ? All that is good
in human nature answers, no.
Tiie following beautiful cnlngium on
the father of our country is said to have
iiintie its first appearance on the side of a
common Liverpool pitcher:
WASHINGTON,
The def ndi r ol his country, liic founder
of liberty, the friend of man. History
and tradition are explored in vain for a
parallel to his diameter. In.the annals of
modern greatness, he stands a'one; and
the noblest name of nntiqnitv lose their
lustre in bis presence, liorn the hem fac
tor of mankind, lie united all the qualities
necessary to an illustrious career. Na
ture made him gnat; he made himself
virtuous. Called by In's country to the
defence of her liberties, he triumphantly
vindicated the rights of humanity ; and
on the pillars of National Independence,
laid the foundation of a gieat republic.
Twice invested with supre me magistracy
by the voice of a free p.rople, lie surpassed
in the cabinet the glories of the field; and
voluntarily resigning the sceptre and the
sword, retired to the shades of private life.
A spectacle so new and so sublime was
contemplated with the most profonrd ad
miration ; and the name of Washington,
ailding new lustre to humanity, resounded
to the remotest regions of the earth.—
Magnanimous in youth, gimious through
life, and great in death. Ilis highest am
bition the happiness of mankind; his no
blest victory the conquest of himself.—
Bequeathing to posterity the inheritance
of his fame, and building his monument
in the hearts of his countrymen, he lived,
the ornament of the eighteenth century ;
he died, regretted by a mourning worid.
4 « • » » - — . - -
Maxims fou Husbands.—Resolve in the
morning to lie patient and cheerful all
day. Laugh heartily on finding all the
buttons of your shirts as usual. Say,
merrily, “ Bovs will he boys,” when you
discover that the children have emptied
the contents of the water jug into your
boots. On gashing your chin with the
i razor, remember that beauty is hut skin
deep ; and, in order to divert your tho’ts
from the pain, recite a speech from Ham
let, or indulge in one of the harmonies of
your native land. If breakfast is not
ready for you, chuckle and grin pleasant
ly at the servants; think that a tnerry
heart is a continual feast, and depart to
your daily business, imagining yourself a
sufferer from i .digestion.
To Clue Lysdej’sia—Close all the outer
doors of a four-story house, open the inn< r
doors, then take a long switch and
j the cat up and downstairs till she sweats.
Ft is nn evil thing needlessly to cause a
human being pain ; but it is a fearful
i tiling to inflict it on a creature that can
not speak, for it must be that there is al
ways somewhere a tongue to tell, a mys
terious witness to bear testimony.
Time is an old novelist who takes pleas
ure in printing his tales on our counte
nance. He writes the first chapter with
» swan s down, uud graves the iast with
a steel pen.
Some people’s hearts are bard and
shrunken; you can hear then rattle aa
they walk.
Old age is a relentless tyrant: It fcr
bids the pleasures of youth on lbs pain
of death.