Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume], December 20, 1836, Image 1

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STA
" E P. WALTON AND SON,
From thc Knickorbockor.
BABE DYINQ IN 1TS MOTIIER'S AIJ.
SENCE.
BT MnS. SIBOUnNEI.
" Tho half closed cyo was still,
As n dcad gcm sct in a lilly's cup,
But tliosmall haiu! thrillcd liko n living bircJ,
Wilhin the mirsc's clasp. Sho was not t'lerc,
Who nurturcd tliat fair boy, and day by day
Mnrk'd his smooth limbs to fuller roiudncss
And garnor'd up cachtinyglecfnl fhout swell
As riuisicin hcr brart. Sho was not ttare.
Ilnd shc bul known liispcril, whathadchain'd
Tliat nisliing travcllcr 7 . Not tho mountain'a
stoep, ttorm
Ts'or tho swollcn flood, nor midnight's wildest
Ilod u'ons thouglit from licr, whoso ycarning
foiil
"Was knit to Iiis. Or had ono darhon'd drcam,
'Mid thowcot intcrcourao of distant friends',
Brought tlio clianged imagoof licrchorub babc,
Not aa sho lett him, frcsh and full ol sports,
HnI alccplcss, starting from liia cradlo bcd,
ll's pcarly tnclh clojcd strongly in Iiis pain,
"Witli aharsh grating sound, & tho poor tonguo
Untraincd lo Innguage, murmuringoutitsgricf,
Or had shc sccn him from Ii'm favoritc cup,
Still put tho spoon away, uutil Iiis lip,
So liko a roso bud, sallow green, and thin,
IIow had sho huret awav to sco him dic,
Or dio witli him !
" But now 'tis too lato ;
Ono qi'ivcring gasp upon a hireling's brcast,
And all is o'tr. Alcthouglit some eccrct tio
Bound him to carlh. What did thcy palc linnd
scck,
Witli euch a groping cagornfps, poor babc?
Tlnnc ubscnl rnotlipr? Didst thou longto locl
Iltr luss upon thy oyc-lids, or her broath
I'arting ihy curls, and passing up to heavsn,
A ingcd prnycr ?
" VVVjM that I coiild forgct
The wccping of tliat uiolhi-r, whrn sho tokcs
1 liat ice-cohl bahy In hcrbursliiig hcart,
Or, tvcn for that too latc, dotli franlic prcsi
Tho pitying sexton f jr onc last dcar eight
Of licr lo.'t darliug in Iiis desolnto bcd,
Mosl detolate amid thc mouldcrinj throng.
New Uavkn, Cunn. Dcc. 4, 1836
S.ibbath eveniiif, 9 o'cluck.
To tho Kdilor ofllie Slalo Journal :
I liave jusl returnei'. I'rom nn alioliliou
iui;eliiig; ttr il I was lo judio frnm the
condiici of some prcscnt, a tncciing wliicli
sc-emcd inore lilcc that ilvBcriplion wliicli
1'ullock ives oftlic iiidrnnl rt'g'uuis :
"Ono I rcmarkcd
Attenlively; bul how shall I describe
What naught rc&cmbles olso my eyo halh 6cen7
Of wornior scrpcnt kiud il somc'.hing looked,
Bul moiistiou:, "iili a thousand snaky ln-ads,
Kyed cach ilh dnuMo orb of glowing wrath!"
A noticc was uivt'n mil in thc scvcral
chiirchcs of llii city to-day that the Kev. I
Mr llami, ol'Hoston, wouhl deliver an An
ti-Slavery Lecture at the Baplist churcli
tliis cveniug, al six o'clock. At tliat linic
the house was nearly lull. '1'he scrvices
commcnced by singing, nfler wliicli Mr
Itand made n praycr, and concluded in the
tisual ivny witli llie word amen ; immedi
aloy alter, anolhcr loud and distinct
"'2m" wss lieaid Irntn one sidc of llie
Kallfry. No noiice was take.i of that,
Inwover.
Mr. II. nanicd Iiis tcxt, and prorecded
witli a lcw introdiiclor.v remarks, and wa3
about to cntcr on llic subjcct of Iiis mission,
when a slamjnng and hissing conitiienced
iu the g.illcry, wliicli was deafcniug, and
tincxpecled. Tlie l'astor ol the churcli
iiroscjand observed, tlmt Iiis congrcjratiou
liad'JVtr laken any purt in the exciicrncnt
upoiUhe ubolilion qucstion; and ihat hc
lnms-!f wns not an abolitionist ; bul Iiis
tociciy liad consenied to opcn thcir churcli
lor sucii a mceiing, in cniilormily v uli ihe
rrquestol n brothcr clergyman. Ile hoped
llioso prrsent would havc resp ci enuugli
for his sorkly iiud gooil order, (o let tlie
spcaker go on wiihoui dislurbnnce ; und
addcd that lie Mr It. was nota dhturber,
r an iiiceiulMry but llial he was a respfc
table miiiisier iil llie gospel. Do notsaid
lie, condcmn Ihe man without u licaring.
Il'lic ays any thing disrcspecil'ul, or cnn
trary lo good orderi thcn condenin fiim in
n propcr and lawd.l manncr. IIc hoped
theri" would be no mnre dislurbauce.
Mr Uand re conmienci-d, and tlie stamp
ing and liissina nho. By this timc, Ihe
coiigrcg.ition hfhiw manifcjied n dispnsi
iion lo leave the house, bulTtlicv were re.
q ii'sied to rcmnin, ai tliisVas a laud of
t I I II 1 !..:.! . .
1 1 liiiui, iviil'ic un nau u nj;iii io spcak
ntul lo hear olhers npeak their oiini(itis,
wilhout being delcrifd Irom it in such a
inanucr; thaulic friends ol nluiliiioii could
bil lliere aslon.rns ihe disiiirbcrH could
make n noi.se; nml that tliev sliould nol
bc ilriven from their inrpose by such a dis
turhance. The lec.iiircr rcniiiiiieil spcaklng, being
intcrriipii'd nl iniervilsfornboul iivoliours,
wlicnhe obiervcd heliarl saidull he inleiid
cd 'o 8ay, noiwitluianding thc inlerrup
tion. I do not think t Iiis dialurbnncc is Ihe
ifli'ctol thc prevailing sentiinenls ol llie
Ijuipli' of ihi.i c'ny ; but on ibe conirary,
ihe pcople here aie n pcople of nnlcr and
r"r"
PUBLISIIERB
Fortliu Walcliman and Jouinal.
TI1E PARTY.
As tho parly wliicli liaa now bccn donn
ant for nearly cight ycari", u about citheijto
luso nr chungo ils licad ; und ns llicro uppdrs i
to bc, espcciully nt this liinc, tonic litllo cn-
fusion in llio inodo u( dceignatlng il, woild
tlioro not bo u propnely in now ngtceiiig upiui
sumc narno wl.ercby to li-linguish said, pat
ty botli for tlio prosent and n!1 tnturo timo? -
fcio I'ar, in our eountry, this party is unique ; it'
bcurs no resemblanco to uny llial tiau hcrete-
loro cxislcd. H is coinpuundcd ol' parlics of
t II othcr parlics ol tho tiiini advocates nnd
opposcrs ofcvery political ptinciple, in rela
t oii to wliicli two opinions liave prcvailcd in
this eountry, and tlieirej and coiu in rclation
to cvcry incasuro ol national imporlanco which ,
orininallv of tho most discoidant inaturialt.
ilio party ncvor has had, and witli cigbt ycars
of purty drilling, lioo noi now, oiiy tiiing liko
a jiodlictH uouu ol union. Just at thu tlmo
(liu fcar of liuving tlio rotation principle brought
to bcartlpon tlio hundred thousand oliico liuld
ers, it tho strongest, and aluiust tlio only liga
mcnt, tliat iiolds llib party togclhcr. Urigin
ally, und unlil of latc, tlio man Andrcw Jack
son was, and has bccn, tlio soto rallymg point,
and tho eolo bond ol'unior. of tliu party in ques
tion. If ovcry porlion o' tliis party has al dif
lcrcnt timcs playcd tlio jilt, sonio towards ono
clas3 of our republican inslilutioiis or princi
plcs, and eoinc Uwarda olhers, llioy havc nll
prcaervcd thcir fidolity to Qcn. jackson.
Touchcd witli thc loadstonc of ollicc, and iin
liueu tvitli tho
with tlio popular odmiration of military I
. 1 V
rcnown, tticy liavo with uncrnng precision,
pointcd thcir noscs towards tho n.agnetio polo
oflhcir party, during tliu mIioIc period ol his
ccccntnc and zigzng llights through ncarly I
everysign of tho political zodiac. What. then.
can boa inoro apprnpriatc pcrmanent designa-
tiou, than that ot tho ' Jackson party V Thero
is no inorc propricly iu tenning tliis party tho
' Vau Buren party' asniany do,tlian thero would
havc bccn in callmg Ihu old dcmocratio party,
the ' Jclicrson parly,' or tho 'Aladison jiarly.'
Il matters not wlicther or no Mr. Van Buren
rtccivea all tho voto of tho Juckson narlv. Iinia
the candiduto of tliat party ontynol of a r.cv,
and distinct party-und w.ll rcccivo the volo 13 salu' 0,r 'ul '''an cb uie cc
ot no otlur rarly. IIo has avowcd himsclf a m"crjc.v New 1 ork camc n. ator, anil
political diHciplo of Gcn.Jackson, who by tho' '" cmu 1,1 hcr 1,1031 "gonizing throes brought
by, is remaikablu for nol having, and nevcr i;,rih woiiderlul produution : -a.ld ttml
having hnd, any setthd political crccd wha1- '" l'"-" bour of its birth she has clasped it
soevcr. ltisliardly lair, ticilhur ia it bttictly
lonccl, to cull it tlio 'tory parly,' fiistly, bo
causu Ihu tirin ia paiticularly otl'cnsivu to tliu
party, and secondly, bccauj'o llial party con
laina n considcrablu iiuuibei of theorttical dc-
mocraH.
And althouch Gcnoial Jackson and Mr. !
Van Buren arc tho greatest nrnctical millificrs
j thtoriticutty opposcd to tliu doclrino ol Ntilli-
uoation. Agaiu, IJien, I usk. wilat nanm, t:nu
bu uiore dcscriplivc and propcr than ihu ono
proposed ? It has tho lurthcr recoinmcnd of
bc'.ng probably the lcast displeasing lo tho par
ty iu fpjcsliou, nl'any which ils opponenta can
necord to il. As fur thu clanioioiis pntvn.
sionof tho Jacksun parly to democraey, it ia
too amusiug, laughablc, ridiculoua, abaurd
und prepostcrous, to requirc confutalion. If u
fretiuenl repetition of tlio term dcniocracv.
makcs a deinocrat, why thcn a magpie, or a j
i;u". 1 , , , i
Jackson cditor in the raco of democraey. 1 ,
Iki. nnrtv insislo nnnnWin, knnvv,. nn.l .!!.
this party insists upon bein" known and dis
tinguished by sonio lcrni significanl of any
pariicuiarpo a. lann, 11 inust wanuer bc
vnr.d the remotest coiilhica of rai.U frdnmli.m
io setk it. The shav.-d beads of llio celcslial
empiro can prctend to dernocracy witli as niuch
consisti'ncy as that porlion of tlio pcople of
Ihe pcoplo of tho Unitcd Statcs, wliicli has for
cijlil ycars mado a lolal stirrcndcr to onc mor
tal and dcplnrably falliblo old man, of all frcc
doni of action and of opinion. Thcrc is not
a tnan of cornmon understanding iu llio whulu
Jackscn parly, bul laughsin his blccvc, when
cver ho himscll opplies, or heara olhers apply
tho tcrm dcmocrat,
A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN.
For llio Watcliman and Journal.
To peopte who are desparate fond of Reading.
Nothing is mere common than to hcar pco
plo say " 1 should like to rcad sucb a work,' or
"1 should liko to tako such a pcriodical,"
Wcll, why don't you do bolh 7 "0, I cannot
afibrd il," is the usual rospoii30. Now wo say
thero aro nono in tho Stato of Vermont so
miacrably poor, but that they can n(rorti ,Q
r a. anylhing und evcryil.i gvlucu t Zy l I
a dispncilioii to rcad. Ifau individual fecla as
llioUi.li ho cannot, consistcnlly, spare a surn
equal to thc cost of eoiuu dcsircd li.ciary or
scicnliflcal journal, let him pcrsuado two, or
thrce, or four, or tcn, of his neighbnrs to sharo
bolh Ihe cost and tliu beuefit wilh him. If Iiis
singlo purso is uncquul to thu prociirernent
ot all tliu bccjks l.o may Wlfcl. to rcad, let him
getnp a hlcraty society iu Iiis town or neigh
burhood. Tlic cost of books und poriodical
piiblicatious has long been lower beyond coin
parison, in our cnunlry than in sny olher; and
wilhin a few yeors a considerablo reduction
lius lukc.f nlucu from forincr nriccs : and
by clubbiug togethcr as abrtvo proposed, an
ulinost unlunitcd amount of valuablo rcadin"
may bo brought wilhin tho reach of every in
divid.ial who has got eofir in his orhcrscliool
ing, as to know how lo rcad. Tho ficquent
excuso uuote uiiuucu io, 01 canu aiioru IU' is.
.1 r : i .i 7 '
uicrciuru, IUUUIUI&&UUIU. u 19 u lanio apoloy
for ignorance. Il is a mcro prctoit fur llie in
dulgenco of incntal hstlcssncss, It is iquita
lcnt to saying, 1 1 am too much of a sensual.
itt to caru about bcslouing a dollar upon tlie
ciilturo of ihu mind.'
Lct us odvcrt to anolhcr view ofthc suhject.
During tho long evcninga of tho long wintcrs
in our latitudc, pcoplo iuinsl bavu foinclliiug to
dn, thcy cannot pocsibly sleep ull niht, whcn
tliu nni ia below tho horizou for fiftccn or six
leen hours logethcr. Now if ibcy do nol pro
vido somclliing lo reod during lliuso long ovc
nings, at their oion cxpense, they will bo prtt
ty apt to spcnd ll.eir luno in tnlklti ul tlio m.
ixiue of their neighbon, which is posilivcly dis
hontsl. And then the litllo children inslcud
of liuving tho opportui.i;y ofr.iriled of slowmg
away each cvening a good porlion of uoelul
knottlcdge, or at lcast being iriiioccntly aiiius.
ed by listening to the reading of soino inMruc
livo ir cnlerluing book how ihcy will drink
in llio poisonoua streum ol'sl.iuiler and delrac
lion, which loo ofion furi.ish thu ll'eino of tliti
fircsido cnlloquy ol Ihose, tho inoral Uonu of
wIiobo ininds hava nevcr boun clcvnli-d
fined, and whnso informalion has nevcr bccn
enlargod nnd divcrsified by uscful reading. 1
MONTPELIER, TUESDAY, DECEMHER 20, 1830.
n.itns I liko to liavo nconlo uad whul 1
writc, I will lake one stop lowarus ir.suring n
porusal that is, bo bricf j and dcfernng uutil
unolher timo a rcniarli or two inorc, I will bo
contcnt at prcscnt, wilh diopping barcly two
or TI1RUE WOKU3.
Leglsiatuvc of Vermont.
Umifc of St. Jllbans liill.lti Sesute.
Ucmarksol Mr. Sheldon, in rcplytoMr.
Watson.
Mn. Prksident:
1 can aiul do most cordially unitc witli
tliu Uon. Mtmber from Bennington, in de-
precaiiut; aionopulies ol every ucscnplion.
Tiu-i tiinriii nut to cxist in auv countrv. &
certaiiily not tn America. Uut, bir, us I
iiiidcrmuiKl tlic tcrni tuonopoly, wc liavc
builillle ol it in llns state. Uur UanUmtj i
r. 4ifi iin iiri tii firnnr 1 1 1 1 inu ti rt af Piilli t
st.iutcd, il.at 1 iloubt ti.epropr.cty ot can-
mg tl.cn nioiiopoiics. uut wijcti.er tiiey,ib . , , N , .
uru so or not is uuiic imtuaterial: wc lmve
llll:ilfri!i ! wn imv
adiiptcd them, and il 1 i;iw becouic tliu sct
led polioy ui the slutc lo susta.n tlie.n. b po3seC(, & o social or poliiical
1 he qucs.m.i now to bc detcrm.ned . U.mlTtiM, compelldd Irom thcir vcry o.-Ban-wiicrc
bhall wc crcate llic powcr ro rcgu- .. ,' eI ,:,., n,.np frnmJ . ,,
la'e and control tlicbc iiibtmiliotis. Ana
with this view, Sir, I will call your atten
lion, for a fcw inotnents, lo the ptoponitiun
of :uiien(linciit.
Tho amendment proposed will rcscrvc
to tliu lcgislaturc thc absululc cuuirol of
thc bauk : iu ollicr words it will, in cllecl,
'T """" ; , . '
itil'n i ui tinivrtip iil riwT .ilinir llio itnorn utiij
,. '"".i , ,. f? 1 , ,
0 ll,u bank Irom the 8upre.no court, iiud
Placo it m ibe haiids ol the leg.slnture.
A'liis prujjosilion, us I atu tlispobcd lo view
it. liaa notliilig to riooniuicnd U bul its no-
vclty. Wc ougllt, perliups, lo cuquitc us
to its parentagc ; ils plaee ol nativily ; the
objecl ol ils vi.sit to Vermont, and upon
wtiul principlcol' sound pohcy il canpredi
catc a claim to un iulrt.'duciioii aui'jiig tlie
baiiking instiliiiions ol'this state. Wuurc
inl'orintd, Sir, that llns prodigy uiukes lngli
'ircteiisions as lo origiu, IjiiIIi ,' icc. &c. Il
. I t . J ' . . .
lu licr liosoin witli all tlie unlor and all tlie
tbndiicss o( a niollier'a iove. Tliis tnay be
true, Sir, and bciug true, it would be dar
ing prebuinplion iu us to oll'er the leasl iu
ilignny to thc dear creature. We arc
v.,.,,,,,,.1 ,.r. n,l,,r,ii,,,r , ...iti:.... ...
luruier nilotineu, oir, llial tho deniocracy
...i, ,i, M,., v.i. ,;,f ,.', ,. .. .,
adopt, llie New York davling, and make .1
political orthodoxy. This, Sir, I do not
mid ca.iiiot bclieve ; that certain iudivid.ials
oftlit ileiiHicrallo purly iu this otuit liavc
advucated ll.e udopiion of such a ineusurc
is true, but I bclieve, Sir, ihai llns project
lia? not yel beeu sulficienily cxamincd lo
liinn a parl ol the political creed of any
paiy. II I havc a correct view of Vermont
denocracy, sueli a propositiou can never
jnu lavor or acceptauce u u.eir esumation.
l lolii.vn. Sir. ibat tl.p. ilr-mnnrniin tv,-i.,
, vt. L.vt:r bcen thc first to udvucaie a wcll
,aanceil goveriinicni ; tncy liavc cver cnn
.,i:rill imnnri nii ii,.n ii, ,i,ir M
S'ri 11 J." . IIM10r U llt, UlJt the dlllerCll
dill'erciit
bwuclies ol llie governtnenl sliould bc kent
seperalc and distinct from, and imtepcn-
' dtnl of, cach olher : lliev havo cver bcen
I ll.e 'cady advocales aiul vigilant guardians
of thu righls of the pcople. Bul, Sir, they ! m,t ,0,1W "ncc 111 l,'L' Sla,e ol Alabama,
never liave beeu, und 1 irust they uevcr "trikingly exemplifies tlic ruin caused by
uill become, the advocatos of mobocracy. babits ol nieinperaiicc.
I hope, Sir, thai no party in our state will i J"l,n Mlrl.u was born and lihcrally ed
cver become so iufatuated llirough exccs-1 ,,c:l,cJ lllc 01 North Carolina.
sive Iove ol thc peoplc, as to wisluhe legis- lic ,e,mnc ll) Alabama, and tiouitnenced
lature to assume and exercisu a powcr, "dyoriaw, hut discovered a proen-
...i.:-. ...... . innnli..l.. . . , sitv fop nnlpnl KilirilR. liirli iilwnnin.l l.i
wi.iu.i vau, "un uiiiui.ikv imuu pronritiy
finrl riiIhIv. bc ndintnislrHil hv n .111 n.r..M,
braiie.lt oV the governincnt. "Ve nre in-
vitcd to adopt llie proposed amendment,
because it is said ihat thc charter, in ils
present form, rnay be brought into con -
uexion wilh the political allairsol the stiiiu.
1 his suggestion, il well lounded, is worlhy
of scrious considcration, and thc uvent an-
tic nalcd h hou .1 bv all means hr nvniddi
Bul I. would cnquire, Sir. is nol the remedv
proposeu liiuuiiciy worsc inan tlio e vil com-
P'ned of? Are wc not rcceiving into ou-
Adopl llic amendnient, and vou mav claim 'sevcral v.ho knew Iii.d, to whom he ap
ihe honor ol having created one ofifie most , peared as being iu n wild, and coiifused
perfcct pulitical etigincs that was everfram s,a,c- Tl'i was tlie last day he was been
ed bv llic iimenuitv of man. The hanUs.
instead ol being a peaccable,quict, bunincss
insiiiulmn, cntirclyand exclusively devotcd
lo its own affairs, will bc forced' iulo so-
cieiy, will be compclkd lo become poliiical;
and lliev mav nroduce n rcsult. whir.h wp
ought all, with onc occord, lo depricale.
Sweil ihe nuiuher ol vour banks lo loriy,
place them all at llie 'mercy ol tho legisl'a.
1 ..... . .
turc, sutijtci tiicm, as you iinavoidahly i "'X u"n uevuuu-u u.y wuu ucusm iuiiu
musi, lo the caprice and biuerncss of parly j ''is waist upwards. His saddle was on a
spiril, and wliere will hc thc circulnliug me- bis hluiikct f prend on Ihe grouiid, np
diuin of your statc? What will beilsslnud- pcarinir ns if the pnor wrelch had laid up
iiiuathomeand abroad? What will lierc- on it bcfiire he dieil. His watcli anil mon-
nltcr be the character of your legislaiions?
And what ihe fale ol all llie imporlaul busi
uesi irniibnclions of ihe siale? A.i answer
to lhs.se cnquirics will be readily suggesied
to the mind ol every niember of the Ecnitr,
nnd I lliiuk we sliall ull ngree, Ihat tlie a
doplion of such n uieaNure miglit, nnd pro
halily would he, inu high dcgrec, disastcr
ous o ihe best inieresls ol the sin'c. I
will now inviie your nllenlion, Sir, lor n
few momcnls, to the charlcr in ils present
form. The hill ou your lable W, iu suli-i-lance,
llic same as nll ihe olher bjnk char
icrs in ihe stuie. Il ck'arly dcfiues, on the
one hand, thc rights and privtleos ol the
corporators ; mid on ihe othcr, it sets lorih,
willi cqual clenrncw und eeriuinlv, Ihe du
lies to be by thcni iierlbruieil, mid Ihe en
joyment nl' iliuse ImiiiiiuifK'S in uiaile lo
depend etilirely upon Ihe prrliiriii.iuee ol
ihnsc iiutie, ii winiiii K'cui, air, m in who
uave kccii such micli ii.ery iu operniinn for
ihe last tweniy or thiriy ya., und who
lmve wiini'ssed the nl.ivxt iiuriv.illcd pros
pcrity ol'ihe Slnic during thai perioil, llial
ihere can he no danger in passini: l'ic hill.
Bul il is s.inl, Sir, aud urgcu as the p.inci-
nnl obieciioD to tliu lilll ili ns presenl iiirm,
umt tlicrc may ncrcaiior uc poiiuciii com
liitmtions Ibnncil by tlie (lillcrcnt llanks
tliroU),'li the Slate, nnil that thc liberly ol
tlic pcople tnay thcrc by bc grcatly eiiilun
cerco'. In nnswcr to tliis objection, I say
Sir, that banks in lliin statc, can nevcr be
come political unlcss tliey arc coerccil into
polilics by lcgislativu quackcry. As lo
coinbinaiiiin witli n view to political influ
cncc, I thiuk wc linvu notliing to lenr Irum
Riich n measurc, or the rcnsoii, tlial thcrc
cvcr lias bocn and nlways will lie n collis
iou o( intercsts amoug thosc institulions.
If a combination ol tliid du-scripiioii bu cvcr
formcd, it inust bc I'rcjiit the inojt impcrioti:;
nccessitv i"'ll witli a vitw to ftll-prcscrvli-
Iwki llnl fnp n piiiiTintit citM Mrn tiill
.... ' ((r B7.m,. unacc.,Untallu rea-
' ,,..., .....iip,,. i.H.l.uf,,,.,!. i.nav wish in
. ' ... . ...
... dM,re , - mnl' ......
tnay
. 1 ,'. i .... ' . r .
can tney pjssiniy cticci; x iioy arc oicicss
and poivcrless ;"llicy arc isolalcil,so'ilary
nation io siand cnlircly aloof from sojiety.
uit it tnay bc said that corporntions liave
li'c and power, il banks havc nol; true, s,ir,
airl it is alio true llmt lliev are no more
liktly to nbusc powcr llian othcr individu
als ', ihcy liavc an inlerest in common witli
oun-lvcB, in tlie prosperiiy and welfarc ol
our couimun eountry. But suppose ihe
banla. to lmve bolli tlic power mid inclina
uatiot to sacrifice llic puhlic iutcrcsl: how
is thi' objcct to be by them accomplijliedf
Is it br bribeiy and corruption? This I
uiuleryaiul to bc thc burllieu ol ihe geuile
ir.an's siory. Now, sir, I can see no cause
for alarti, unlcss wc arc prcpnrcd wilhout
cveu lhc sliadow of proof to believo tlic
banks orrupt and thc pcople fools; lor
my own )iri I am disposed to think fuvor
ably of b.th banliS and peoplc, and nni iinl
a little sirjirised that gentleuien so lull ol
deinoeracj and patrUti.-m,sljouIil so stron
ly disti'tiu the inlegriiy and inlelligeiice
of the pi4)j)le, aud mdulgc such gloomy
lorbodiiigi, vvlicn in my opinion, therc is
so litllo it fear. Bul give the genllcumii
nll llic gtoiind he wishcs lo assiimc j call
ihe baukt conupi aud the pcople louls ;
put them togelher, and call them, if you
)!eaie, ar, a putnd inuss ol iinmitigled
Ciirruplion ; direct all thcir energics aud
resiiurces againsl the l.berties of llie pco
ple ; auJ thin, I ask, is ihere not a redeeni-
mg power i Is thcrc not nn eye to piiy
ar.d an nrin lo savc ? I answer, yes; uven
in Ihat darl; and clooiny hour, you will find
b.ihn iu Gilead anJ a jil iy ticia n thero; you
will fiud u tribunal, clulheil wilh power lo
redcoin anu savc u tribunal which by its
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jiuiiai uiiiiji.iiuiMi, jn.ii.t.11 lur ucymm
llic reach (ir iiillucnce of political exciic
rncnt onc whose wisdotn, inlegriiy, aud
patriotisni liave nevcr been questioned. 1
alluile, hir, io thc suprcme court of the
state; and iu their !iaml3 I am willing lo
eiU,. ,ilc nower. fcclincr wcll nasi.r...! I.ut
iinder anvand all circumstatici'?, il will be
wiscly, ItMrlessly, and laiihlully i-xcrted.
Frm"Thc Cold Watcr Man."
AWTUL E.ND Or A DrtUNKAUI).
'i'he lollnwing hisioiy ofan occurrence
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prospecisol succesis 111 ihat ardous nroles -
,si'"'-. Wilder a promise ol sobrieiy he was
au.nmeo io a couuirv siore, hcpt sieauy
"( "tlentivu lo lns business l.ir nionihi,
1 "nl" "ti was '-nauieit io open a giocory ou
accoutn. tierc nis iniiiisrciiii neii
a,m bluw l"""' un ruiii'ius ceieruy.
For ,lic lasl lu' ur ll,r(-' Vl'cls "r hia ''fu
i e nau nnt a souer nour. under llie mau
i'b-'ning iiiflueiice of ii.loxicaliou he sold
" " """i iv.u.
Nor. I. Carolma. Dur.ng ihe firsl daV
Ullve.
The ncxt inorniiig his horse was found
wilhout n sail.lle, aud the preumption was
Ihat Mnrfiit had beeu drowned in a cieek
in that viciniiy ; but in one week I'roni ihat
I day a dog canie into h'w maslcr's yaril
; bringing wilh him Morlai's right nrm aiul
isliouldfr bladc. Search wua made, nnd he
vas 1'iund in thc woods, n mile dislancc,
I i : ... ... .1 i 1 i. ... r
ey were in his panialtioiis' puckct; his
saihMe bags iininole.sied. Iini'niperunce
had bceu h'w iiiurderer. Alone hc had
wrcsted wiili iis fevcrand ils niadniss
and, in the cnd, was devoured by dog-.
Gkandeuii in kags. Wu linle (I rfn rn
in lliu couniry ol ihe reverses winru atienu
some ol llic inieii uersonnj'es ol I'.uropr
... .i... .i.....i ... i.
An Inquesi uvs ia'ely lHd iu EngUnd
on t!'e body of n harouei who died lor
wnnl ol proper foodin .1 u.ier.ible Ijdging.
lie had heen ruiiied by a law siiil. A
iiiougi't some ilcblors prncl.iiined out Inws
H ii uneiiUVi CiiUtl, were liunl W illiarn
I'nget, Sir John de BiMiivnir, nnd J,ong '
Wellelev, th- broiher of Wellinion. The1
ui.H'r ii.i.ite C.il'inel Giisinl-oii, ll.e E-
Kina ol Sweile.i, llie lineal. ileM'fiidanl of
ll.e Greal Aiiguslus,-is waiideruig iih uu
Kuropp. olien an otu.iiile pi.nenirtT ou u
siiige coarli tiecaiiic lie is im poor io iiny
lor u more co.tifortable s.'ii1. Oiuupnred
wit auch inatances nl lallen rank, Imw en-
v'uble is the condi'iuii uf o.u u p.ililicun
lirm.'rs aud niee.hanii!, wIi-hV indd.itry .-
cure tiicm from Ihu p.wsibillty of want.
VOL. XXX, NO. 12....WIIOLK fsO.1573.
IloW SIIAI.l, TIIF. ClllllSTtAN I.1VE ADVOE
Titn would. Whcn ihu soul firsls Inles
the sweels of rcilccming lovc, he leels tliat
nolhinir can cver dividn Iiis nllectinn Irom
his S.ivior. Uut befnrc lie is nwarc, lie
lindH hv hillcr cxnericnce, tliat flie world
is letnptiiighim aud scdiicinu his (ect from
llic palhsol humiiic piety. inecnjoymeni
ofeaie, ol weallli, ol mniling lionors, and
of carthly glory are bcckoning him Aivay
from thc Bell-dciiying duties ol n Chrisiian
disciple, and in agoiiy of spiril, be inquircs,
how shall I rcsist thc teinptntions of thc
wnrld. Thc wny is casy. Sco clerniiy
befnrc you wilh all ils glories, and its nw
ful rcal'iiies. Wlieii voti havo tlic charms
nnd templations of the world bclore you,
it always crowds clerniiy from your view,
but when cternity is prosenl hefurc vou the
world ia iuvisihle. ICeep tliu world llicn
undcr your coiilrol view it as il rcally is
see its illusive dcceplions ils poisnnous
pleasures ils unsatislaclory, Bhort liycd
joyj, and victory is yours. Then cternity,
llic jildgmenl, bcaven and liell, God, angcli',
nnd thc icdcetncd of carlh, will so fill your
ihoiighls, Ihat yoti will not only livcabovc
llicwoilil, but"you cannot kavoid laboi ing,
under the lull iiiiprcssion of ihcsc rcalilio -lor
thcsouls ol tho!e who arc going rapid
ly lo Ihe grave. Morning Stttr.
Correspondcncc of the Viital Slatia Gazcltc.
Washisoto.v, Nov. 2C.
lam tnhl that lliu cxpcfiment ol thc Ex
prcss Mail, may, allcr ill, prove an udmi
rablc safely valvc by wliicli tlie surplus
rcvcnuc may bc let oil'ntid ihe l.ital conse
quenccs of an exphnion preventcd. Al
prcscnt, it is running at a vast loss to the
deparlincnt, running awjy with nhovc n
huiulred thouMiid cloll.irs a week bul it is
calculated tliat nll this has will be ultiniatc
!y made up, and tliat tlic profits will nearly
.mount to as much as the prcscnt losies.
At prcscnt, it is almos' Itldicrous to see a
po'it-ridcr starting on a splendid hoic ith
a mail bag which hc could convcniemiy
put into his great coatpncket wilhoul pro
voking curiiisiiy by an cxiraordinary dis
lention. The iligiiifieJ appendage ol sad
dle bags is decideilly nn afl'ect ilion ; :in
imposilion on public credulily, lur which
12 or 1300 dollarsa day be'ween this c'uy
aiul Baltimore if rnlher too weighly a cost.
A mail weighiiig 17 1-2 pounds is neccs
sary lo pay thc expensce; hut us I Inve
been tolil it diars nn at present avcrage
above a fifth orsixtli of that capariiy. Il
is annnuuced tlial no (rankcd lellers arc to
Iis carried by his conveyance ; and it is
boasied that cven tlie Presidcnt could not
nvail himscll of this niodi' of cominunica-!
t ii) il wilhout pjying his triple postage.
Si.voui.iii I'nESENT. On a recent viait
ol Mr Weluler lo WcHfield, Masi. Mr.
Ilirnm Hill, the exieiHivc whip minulac
turer in iinl place, having an elcgant whip
finislied as a present lor Mr Websler, this
opportunity w.ntaken to present il to him;
which was appropriite!y donc by thu lion.
I'atricl: B lies. Ii was pleasrintly remarked
cd by Mr Bnic3, llial il Mr W'a friends
cnulil nol givc him thc reins, thcy musi
give him a whip, lo which Mr Webilcr
fiicetiously rcplied that as hingas thc pcople
ciii usicd him with Ihe u-hip, be wou .l
see ihat thofe who ln'ld thc revis should
not want lor sui able nionitions lo kecp in
thc right track.
Foedrr WalHlief, a nalive of America, in
Asialic. llussia, had bv his first wife sixlv-
n ine e'nldrcn nt 27 birlhs ; by his seeond '
wife 18 childrcn nt 8 birlhs, in all 87 chil-1
dren. Ile was alive in 1782, aged 75'
; yarj!
iJ
, s a acl ,lilt j,ir Van Burcn's chiefi
; stroulh lies in thc INcrtl, wliere lie alore
has reeeived heavy rnaiorities, as in New.
, York, Maine, and New-Humpshire. In
tiu Soutii he has been. cln.e run from the
siart, un J he has lost thc wliole west, wilh
Ihe exceiliou niiMHsouri aud lllinoi?, , ii
cluding ihe weslcrn part of reiiusylva
nia. Alexandvit Gazette.
Wc nrc ns much rejoieed nl tlie nnblc
attilude in which Mi Senalnr Souiliard is
now iilaoed, as we arc lickled at the ludi-
crous posiiion or Messrs. Senalors Hen-
dricks and Tipton of Indiana ihe gentle-
men who unhirtunalely made a wrong.iump the 2lth dnv ol November, A. D. 1830,
I'oiherday. 1b. alovcd by said Court lo the creditorsol
1 said deccased to exhibit and prove their re-
J gaicral tum-out. Seventy oftl.cstn- spCctive claims hefore us; Do give notice
denls were expelled lasl week Ironf llie ,,al wts attend lo the duties of our np
UinveiMly o( Virgmia. ut Charloiltsvilh-. 1 (,0jnllI.n, nt Ihe dwelling house ol widow
This sweiping expiilsion has nrisen f um i jiarv McAilister, in Stowe, in said' dis
un ailempt on ihe parl o. ihe suidenis tn tn'ct'on thesccond Mondays of Fehrurry
giiupa miliiu cumpany.nndgo vuporiug allj jiay nPXt, nt lcn o'clock lorer.oon on
aiioiii witli ueincen cnais, anu leaincrs in
their caps, loasling irons danaling at thcir
hecls, ntul eiinotiug irous stnci; up nl llieir
lioiildea The f.iculty very properly (or-1
badc this waste of time nnd inoncy ; thc!.
young democrats, hcdding that Ireedom
meaiis ihe right of douig jusl what one j
plca'-es wiil-.out ciiiisiilting any body, per-,
M3tcd in lliisrnililary project nnd weieo'j
coursc infurined ihat they miglit be nIii-
dents nr tliani-snldiirs, but not bolh nl
oiicc. A". V. t'flm. irie.
Thc Tennessee Legislniure niljuunieil nn ,
Ihe 2C'h ull. They pae.l n law lo seenre
lo llie Siale her pr.iporlion n Ihe surplus
reionue ol llic Uniled Slales. It cnnw-
ers ihe Governor, Comptroller, and treasu
rer to rreeive ihe moiiey, oiiiving ihe iu
ecfsn'rv lil' dgi1 fur ils sale keeping and le-
liiru when r'qiiir.'d. 'i'hcy nre io depiwil
H in ihe Union Buuk, nnd ir. Ihe I'laiHerV
Hink ul Tciinec, nn llieir giving lniiu' ln
lereive ii al llieir own chirge, rcquiri'd hyi
t.ic rjjcreuiiv ol ihe 1 rcusury ol H. uui-
led Si.iies, .nnl nay uve &nd ns P'-r u
inieri'si mi it, nn.l n uue ntiii.i .iceiiiie,
iIiimi lo dep.'Bil il wilh thc h.ink ol IVIfiii-
phin.
' ' "
A tictf I'vojcct. Some nics poliiicjl e -
connmt"i'j.eeni to hc Uotiblcd lo know wha
shull bc doiic with our dlslillcries whcn
iiicii hccomc fo far iniiotnil un to rc.'usu lo
tlrink rum. Wc liave heord ibe stnrues
liou ihat iiIroImiI would make un cxccllcnt
winter catial, nnd that eunugli has bccn
drank in New llauipshire within twrnly
ycars lo fill ii cnual len li'ot wide, iicioss tbu
Siale. The limp .sient in fiolliit it, in get
ling druiik and geiling wiber, would liave
bceu fully sullicienl (o liave dug it. Wo
have no "ilmilit ilinl llie nhovc stalcmctil,
howcvcr roiiianlic il may npncnr, could bo
siisiained by Ihe facls on n liiorougli invce
tigation. A ge itlemati who has paid some
nitciilion lo llie Bubircl, is wtil sntisfied
tlial in New IJiiiiiDshire.althouuh shc is ns
leuiperaie a:i hcr nciuhborfl, ten millions of
dollars havc been speut iu this stntu in tliu
i.ist ttvcmy ycars, lor ardent spirils! 1 lns
lartrc aniouni, whcihcr we nncak flf versons
or of the Satc, cerlniuly has iinl been spenl
lor ittcrnal improvcmciit.
Jlmcrican Sitk Goods.Wc havc satis
Hiclorilv nroved bv tht cvidelcc of our
scnscs, tlmt thc ellnrtslo iulroducc tlic r.ul-
lure of silk in Tcw LnglanJ, havc nol
beeii niaile in vain. Wc were sbown yes
lei'day a do.en clcgant haudkcrchicfs, llie
work of thc Atlantic Silk Cotniiany, of
Naiitur.kcl, nnd were prinlcd by Jnmcs W.
HMIidav of Lvnn. '1 l-ev beara slronrr rc-
tcmblance lo the I'ongcc iiandkcrchiefi, but
are ol n sunei ior fabuc, and certaiiily ol c-
qnal (iruincNH. Wc utiderslaiid that thcy
can bc afibrdcd at a cheaper rntc tb.iu for
cign jroods ol'ihe Bame k'uul. Wilh thu dc-
lerniinnlion to " an nlsead" evinced ly Ihia
nrliclc, wc uced nnt lear Yaiikcctesolutlon,
or desirc proteclive duties lor Ihose who
determinc io make llie exccllence of the
work protect ihelf.
Tlie haiidkerchiefs ure prinlcd by Mr.
Ilaliiduy iu a superior n.anner iu fust col-
ors. Une is lo he scnl to llie uon. u.inici
Webster, another lo Ihe .Prcsident, and
whcn wc lake out the one which has bccn
prcsentcd lo us, we may perliups liavc tho
supre ine lc iciiy of bloiving our nose at the
the same lime wilh ihose digniinric3, nn
handkfri'hicls of homc ttianufiiclurc. Bof.
ron Hirald.
Thc Uniied Siaies Mint is alout to is
suc lifty cent picucs of a new nnd bcauiiful
coinage.
Stray Horse.
CAME into the onclosnro of tlio suh
scriher about tho 1st of Nov. a bay
, horse, supjioscd to hc fivo or six vears old.
blnek tnain nnd tuil, aud but ons cyo. The
owncr isreiucstcd to prove property, my
cnurgus, anu iukc limi uwny.
ASAHEL II. NVE.
Berlin, Nov. 23, ISIIO.
STATE OV VERMONT.
WnshinKton District ss.
N npplicaiion ol Nathaniel Jones, ex
eeutot ol
JtEUBEX S.VITIJ,
lale ol Northfield, in said district, deccased,
it is ordeted nnd dccrced that nll persons
having demands ngain-,1 said eslate, exhibit
tliu oameto the said rxerntni Ibi Retllomenl,
on or belore t lie 17th day of Novembe r,
1837 ; otherwise they shall bc forever bar
rcd. And itis ordeied tlmt noiicc thereof
be given to nll roncerned, by piiblishing
tliis order and decree three wceks sur.crfcs
ively in the Slnte Journnl, printed at Mont
pelier in said disttict, and by postina: up tho
sameat four public places "in said North
field wilhin sixty dnys Irom llie dateof tbia
order.
Givnn iu Prohatc Court, nt Montpelier,
in iaid district, this 16(h dnvolNov
emher, A. D. 183G. '
By order nl Court.
J. T. MAWSTON, Urgistcr.
JOILY JJC'JLLlSrER'S ES
TATE. THE subscribeis havina hcen appointed
by thc honoiablu l'robate Court for
the District ol Washington, commissioners
to receive, examine, and ndjust all claima
nnd demands of nll nersons nL'ainst tho
eslate of JOHN MoALLISTER, late of
Stowe, in said distiiel, dccenscd, represented
insnlvent.and the tcrm of fix inonths Irom
cnc , sa ( , Vc.
II ' A Ml 1
NAT11AN KOSTEll.j com"
Stowe, November S4lh, A. U. 183G.
ESUJSE CAIJFERiirKKt AIVB
imi X'VTr
alaQC-fl .
r"tUE snhsciihcr icspcctfully givesnolico
JL tlmt ho hns crcclcil n new i-hop near
Iiis dwelling on Butro Street, n few rods
east of Shrpnrd's Iroiol, whcro liu will, ns
usual, be hnppy to attend to tmy orders for
woik in thn lino of his business.
iudow Sash, I'nney Sasli, Blinds, &c.,
iiii.iiiiliictinvd uu thc most rcnsonnblo tcrins,
Thu siilisciihur teuders his thnnks to tlio
jiuhlic (br tho libcral iiiensuro of pntronaga
lieietofoio reeeiveil, und liopcs to meiit a
eoiuiiiunnco of tho tmine.
JOHN T. MILLEU,
Montpelier, Nov. 2-1, 1830.
I A p'Tfiiris iml. lilcil (o Ihu lato fiim o
XV. k M. l Hutrhhu, or nutthins &.
wr; i aru iruiiiid ihat vnumeut uii be
rnJIe t. Virti.- lu 1 of Jnnuary, 11337,
' or ihu.r dnmim!. bc Itft for toltcction
with ui fiirihcr nniic,
1 f.K SES IM1UTCI1IN6.
! N v. , I6?C. 71i3