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THE AGE.
SATUItDAY, AFRIIj 3, 13 17.
SPIR1T OF TIIE FEDEUAL PRESS.
Wo liavc, from limo to time, clippcd
from somc of the fodenil pnpprs, articlcs
in relution to the wnr witli Mexico. Wc
liavo publislict many of tliosc dcnuncia
tions, and pcrhaps it wouhl scem tliat onr
storo isabout cxliaustcd; yet, we liavo "a
few morc of tlic samo 3ort." Jf wo rc
membor riglit, wc Iiuvc selecled sometliing
likc iwo hiintlrcd federal articlcs wliich
go aguinst the war and itssupportcrs; in
various ways and in all kindsof langnage.
From thc low and basc misreprcscntalion
lo thc ontright nnd black falschood from
tiic miaerablc and cowcring blackgnard to
thc dcmagogtio statcsman. Ilut mark! in
all our clippings we nru h appy to say tlint
not onc is from ailemocratic journal, nci
tlicr liavc wc seon onc. Ifany ono will
put tlieir finger on a dcmocrntic pnper
u hicli has gono againsl the wnr, and given
"aid and comfori" to tho Mcxicans, wc
will publish it among thc othcr fedoral cx-
tracts. Wc hone our dcmocratic frionda
will "prcscrvo llie docnments," and in
aftcr ycars know who werc thc oppnscrs
and who thc supportcrs of the war w'uh
Mexico. Thc federal party will try and
tum it off, and say thnt thcy did not de
scil thcir couniry in war, and thnt they
did not givc "aid and coinfort to thc cne-
niy;" but if tlcinocrats will prcscrvo the
facts, thcy will be ablc lo throw thc lic in
thcir facc. But to ihc exlracts they
nccd no further comnicnt.
Tho following extract is from a speech
of Mr Giudings, of Ohio, in the Ilousc of
Reprcscntativcs.
"This is an Execulivc war. It wascom
mcnced by liis ordeis. IJe dirocled our
army to lcavo 'Corpus Christi,' to cntc;
the iMcxican selllemcnts, and to tako a
position upon llie 'Rio Grnndo,' without
advising with Congrcss. It was uiidcr
Iii s ordcrs thnt tho baltlcs of 'Palo Alto'
and 'Rusaca dc la Pnlma' wcrc fouglit.
The lamcnled Ringgold, and thnsc who
lcll with him in thosc sanguinnry eonnicts,
togcther wnh tliose who hlcd at Fort
Drwn, wci o victims lo liis unhnllowcd nm
bition. For thcir loss hc is rcsponsible at
tho b ir of public scniiment. Brforc Ihc
pcoplc dj this nalion Ichargc him icilh thcir
MUUDEll! 'Thc imprecntions of those
ivho wcre llierc rcndeied widows, and ol
tliosc madc orphana, and of ihose who
wcre thcii rcndeied childless.niiist in com
ing timc rest on him. And in the day of
final retribution, the blootl of our slaught
crcd countnjmcn will bc rcquircd at hh
hnnds. In thatdread responsibiliiy I will
lake no slinie."
Again Mr Giddingg saya:
"Do wo cxpcct that the iinmutahle law
of juslico will bc suspcndcd or repealcd,
in ordcr that our uation may pass unpiin
ished? I would carnestlv invukn cvpi-v
preacher of tho gospel, ovcry professor of
u,u "Uy rcngion, every lover ol his coun
iry, lo put forih liis uttnost influencc to
siop uiis uuo ol crimc, of physical nnd
niorni tieain, now roihng ovct Mexico."
" Ji hal means this war? It mcans that,
so lnr aa our uovcrninent cnn cIToct it.the
laws of Ileaven aro siMpendcd, nnd ihose
ofHell cstnbliihcd in thoir ste.id. It
tiicaus thnt the coininaiidmenls aro lo hc
read and ohcycd by our peopletlius. Tliou
shalt lull Mcxicans; tliou shall stcal from
ihcm, hntc tlicm, buni thcir houscs, rav
age thcir fiolds, and firo rcd-hot cnnnon
balls inlotowns swnrming with thcir wivcs
anu clnlilrcn. lt mcans that wc aro to
stop prodiicing food, clotluni', and com
forts, nnd turn to making swords, bullets,
ciiain-siiois, sticlls, and ali tlic devilisli cu
ginery of hunian carnaco. It tncans that
wo ure to exhautt our treaBury, multiply
taxes, incur public debts, and rnortgag'c
the swent and blood o( honcst labor for
untold ycars to come. It means security,
quiet, nnd glndness, aro to bcdrivcn from
tho cnrth nnd occan, and thcir placcs ns
suped by butchery, rape, devsslaiion und
horror. luncans that imprnvemcnt is to
hc arreslcd, t hc blessed nrts of pcacc ncg
lectcd, nnd thc world rcccdo toward thc
tnidnighi of bnrbarisin." JVttr Yorli TrU
bunc.
The Trbune again thus appcals to tho
peoplc of thc couniry:
"Peoplo of thc Unitcd Stalcs, your rul-
ers nrc prccipitating you mtoa rathomless
abyss of crimc and calamity! Why slcep
you thoughtlcss on its vcrge, ns tliough
this was not your business, or murder
coulil bc hid from tho sighl of God by n
kwflimsy rags called bannors? Awakc
and arrest thc work of butchery cre it
shall bc too latc to proscrvc your souls
from ihc guilt of wlwlcsalc SLA UGIL
TER. "
Thc Ohio Statc Journal, tho leading
federal print, adopls tho following, in
rcfercnco lo thc horrors of this war:
"Mr Polk nnd his advisors. who hnvr
brought Ihis war vnan us. becin to rencnt
of thc madncss and folltj that hnvc charac
terizcd their proccedings.
If the blood of gallcnt mcn is to bo spillcd,
if tho treastiry is lo bc impovcrishcd, our
vcsscls plundercd and ncuttlcd, and thcir
crovvs butchercd, if our const is to bc cx
poscd and tho uation madc to fecl thc hor
rors of war, thcy wishcd tho couniry to
romcmber who brousht nbout theso
things."
Tho Boslon Atlas, fuithfully chiming in
wuh thc rude anuthcmns of "thosc who
hnd gonc thnt way beforo it," vehcmcnlly
cxclaims:
"All the WROJYG oft.hr. xoar-all thc
EVILofitalHhcSORROW it may
occasion, bclongs to Mr Polkl"
The following is from a federal spccch,
by a mcmber of the Ilousc ol Reprcsenla
tivcs from Ohio:
"Send your armies, in the prosccution
ofthis ii.i.r.oAi., UNRIGHTEOUS, and
DAMNJlIiLE War, to thc mountniiib of
Mcxico.nud discnsc nnd Ihc (oe will swccp
lliem ofl'iu llwusands!"
"It (tlic wnr) is without parnllol in thc
annals of infamy." John P. Hak.
"I hope cvcry officer and soldicr thnt
passcs tlic Rlo Grande will be shot."
Fcd. Hhrchanl of JY. Hampshirc.
"Our army iscven now commitling thc
rnost hnrriblo butcherics, nnd burniug
and sacking thc villagcs of tho Mcxicans.
But theso murders nrc coinmittcd under
thc snnction of thc law, and thcy iniist,
conscqucntly, bo right! Out upon sucli
barbarism for they arc tinworthy thc sup
portofafrec, cnlightencd and civilizcd
uation. Vt. Slatc Banner, May 25V.
05 Wc fecl for Mexico just prociscly
as wc should if England, instcnd ol'our
country, was carrying on this extcrmina
ting, inhunian warfare against her, and
we do not see how any one with a soul
within him, who is not au athcist and n
disbeliver inthc prcccpl of tho gospel and
tho I'rincc of Pcacc, can have any othcr
feelings on the subject. Vl. Slatc lianncr,
Juuc 0, 1840.
A writer in thc Anti Arbor Statc Journ
al of the 4th inst., a federal sheet, outdoes
himself in thc falsclioods and slnndcrs lic
heaps upon our own government in his cf
forts to bolster up llie Mexican causc.
xmong other pnragraphs equally mfnm
ous, we copy thc following:
"For such a causc ns Mexico is now
fightinjj, our fathers fought thc protcc
lion of thcir firc-sides. God will strilte
with them thc voicc of tho world will
uphold them. They aro conlcnding for
liberty and wo cnslave them. Michignn
lins no intcrcst in this war, nor nny othcr
middlc or norlhern stato. A syslom of
slavcry and sectionnl domination drags
our citizcns lo pcrish iu thc wilds of Mex
ico.
Thc writer thus prcdicts dcfeat and dis
aster lo our bravc troops now fighling llie
baltlcs of thcir country in Mexico:
"Sir, whcn our soldiers nre cntangled
in thc defiles of Mexico, tho Rancheros
will not alonc waylny thcir path but
fathers and brothcrs and husbands, ayc,
wivcs and dnughturs too, will inflict rcu
genncc upon the dcstroyers of thcir liomrs
and f.unine and pestilencc and tho
Faiiitcd spirits offr fathers will frown
upon them. Thcy will see thcir venern
IjIc forms nnd licar thcir voiccs amidst thc
i-tonn of liiitilc, and whcn thc quict iuoon
shall look dnwn upon tho desolalion of the
bntlle field all that is ncar nnd dear lo
them thcir country humnn nnture the
God of liumnnity, will rchukc ihcso dcs
Iroyers. Thcy will dio unburicd' in thc
wilderness, for wbom, for what?
"Whcn our fathers tell, it wns for coun
try nnil for man but thcao posterity will
not mnbalm tlieir nnmes, thcy will not go
dnwn lo all timc a sncrcd perfume
to hcaven a sacrificc upon the allar of
liuerty. ISo, wlnlc the vulture will prey
upon thcir hodics posterity will pronounce
a fcnrful doom, which, as coutitrymcn, wc
darc not anticipatc.
"But recruits nre called for voluntccrs
to fill up the thiiincd ranks of our army
You will go? Ifyou do, it is to reuounco
the creat principlcs of our rcvolution to
dcny your pareniage to bo falso iu liber
ty to build up slnvcry to spread desola
tion and death."
A federal paper of Ohio, in speaking of
Gov. Bnrily's proclamntion for Thnnks-
giving, says:
"For whal liavc thc pcoplc of Ohio jion
to l)u gratelul thnt thcy arc to sct apart
one day from thcir scculnr business. Is
it that tho Prcsidcnt has scnt 20,000 men
to wrest from a foreign nalion its tcrntory
without compensalion, or without just
cause or provocation madc a desccnt up
on Alcxican soil, nnd slain Ihousnnds of its
citizcnsr Or is it bocausc Ohio has a
dcbt of $20,000,000, whcn thc pcoplo
liaio little or notning to pay it with? Or
is il bc.causc thc pcoplc of Ohio arc now
ciirstd wuh thc aguc and (nlhntis discascs,
through thncfourlhs of thc Slalel Thcy
wlto scc,ju lo tlianic Uotl for such thutgs
mni; do so, but for us, wc shall stand clcar
ofsuch tomfoolcry."
(KrThc Lowell Journal, federal, quolcs
irom JMr Ulay s speech in favor of the
war. dclivercd rcccntly at New Orleans,
and adds cditorinlly "Poor stiifT, tchocvcr
saidit!"
fXp'Tho following infnmous scntimcnt
is from tho Xenia (Ohio) Torchlight, n
rabid lcd. print :
'Thnt thc Atncricnns will soon ovcr-
como them thc Mexicans, therc'is pcr
haps but liltlo dnubt. Yct we niust cnn
fess our sympathics ato with Ihcm. They
"fight for tlieir country, thoir allars, and
thcir homcs." Wo for "powcr, for plun
der, and oxtcndcd rulc." Thcy nre fioht-
inj; For liberty wo lo oxtond tho nrea of
slavcry. They arc in the right wc iu tho
Thoy may nppeal with confidcncp.
lo thc God of battlcs; but, if wo look for
aid lo nny oihcr thnn humnn powcr, if
must be to tho infcrsai. imaoiiinations
or IIuli. for thus fnr, it would seem, the
devii. has guided nll our nclions in tho
prciniscs.''
fX?""I rcgnrd the Mexican wnr ns im
polilic, iinw'i3e, uncnlled for, unjiist, cruel,
and nwful." Gcn. James Wilson, federal
candidttlc for Congrcss, N. JI.
"A war which hnd not only no mitign
ting circumstanccs, but is stnmpcd all ovcr
with thc blackncss of darkncss itself."
N. II. Statcsman, leading federal avgan,
cdiled by Ihc Statc prinla:
Tho "Jtlcssachusclts Spy," the organ of
John Davis who editcd il during tlic last
war, whcn hc thrcw up his hal in tho streels
of Worcester upon hcaring that tho Brit
ish hnd takcn tho city of Washington,
burnt tho capitol, &c. this pnpcr lately
spokc as follows, for tho cvidcnt purposc
of discouraging men from voluntccring:
"Voluntecrs Jlhoy! The govcrnnicnt
have called for one rcgiment of voluntcers
from Massachusetts, lo perisli and rot on
the pcslifcrous plains, or to bo slaughtercd
in Ihc mountnin passes nnd fortified towns
of Mexico. Tho accounts of sulTerings
and nrivalions of our troops in thnt coun
try, ns portrayed in numerous lettors
which liavo bccn published in thc south
crn papers, arc truly pninful aud distress
ing. Wc doubl whclhtr onc hulf of thosc
who go will rtlurn: and most of thoso who
do will prohahly come back with constitu
tionsbioknn down or miich impnred.
Tho voluntccrs called out now, will pro
bahly rcach thc Mexican provinccs, so as
to bc thcrc just at thc most sickly scnson
of thc yenr. We have some curiosity to
scc who is disposcd to voliintccr in such a
causc and with such prospects ahcad.
The samc Spy, 1814, had thc following
very pitiful, grnve, disconsolatc, and sol
cmn dcclarations, as to llie justice of thc
wnr of 1812. Tho editor of that papcr is
morc honcst (!) than somc of his kiudrcd;
hc does nol dodgo Fedcralism nt all:
"We liavc uniformly entered our sol-
emn protest against this ilesolating wnr,
which originalcd in thc W1CKED, MA
UGNJliVT vassions of a COIUIUPT
and IMBEC1LE Government."
"No republicnn people wcre ever so
harrassed, pcrplexed. and disgtaccd, by a
captious and corrupl set of rulcs, cs the
peoplc ofthis country."
"buch a Uoverntiicnl is worsc than
"Tlic uvils thc Fcderalists hnvc long
prcdicicd aro ihickeuing upon us, and in
our nllliclions lct us nlwnys rcnicmuor, it
is James Madison and his party that have
brought thcsc cttlamitics upon us."
"This ohstinatn, infaiuated, mnn plung
C3 us into a wanton, wicktd war."
John P. Ilalo a fedcralist of N. Hamp
shire says iu speaking of tho wnr:
"Il is pnntilni only among the DEV
ILS OF TIIE BOTTOMLESS
PIT."
Thomas Corwin, fedeinl Scnator from
Ohio, in liis war spccch beforo that body
says:
"If your Prcsidcnt nsks of mo mcn nnd
moncy to proscctito the war, with God's
assislancc aud my own poor fuculties, he
shall hnvc ncillior men nor moucy to pros
octits nny such purposc."
The Lowell Couricr would follow tho
cxample of Gov. Strong in the last war,
who refused to nllow thc IMassachusetls
troops lo go out of thc Statc. It says
"i'V our parl wc hope that not onc vol
nnlecr will go ovcr his Strtc linc for any
such purposc. TIIE WAR IS UN
JUST, J1ND MORIJ THAN T1IJ1T
IT IS UNCONST1TUTIONAL
The folloH'ing nrticlc is from tho New
York Tribunc:
"JI noble lcsttmomi. One hundred and
thirty mcmbcrs of thc 'Church of thc Dis-
ciples' (Unilntian,) 111 JJoston, hnvc np.
pcnded tlieir nnmes to asolemn public dc-
claration ol thcir liidcmcnt that tho war
with Mexico is UN.1UST and INHU-
MAN, and carried on from thc lust of tcr
ritory, nnd for the cxlcnsion of Slavcry.
An nttitudc ofsilcncc at such a crisis tlmy
llniilc wnuiu involvc them iu rcsponsiuility
individua'.ly and collcctivcly, ns Ameri
cnns and Christiatis, for a schemeofop
prcssion and blood. They, therefore, as
fnr as by this public nct they can, ahsolvc
themselves belore God nnd thc Chnstiaii
ivorld.ofall pnrticipatinu in, or approvnl
ol, this dced of vinlcnce; and protcit in
thc unme of liumnnity nnd rcligion; n-
gainst thc cxibtcuce and continuanccof
this war, ns tlishonornble to our nnmc nnd
rncc, as the forfeiturc of our mission as n
peoplc, nnd as onc of the crcatest crimcs
of modern historv.
Nobly donc! Will not thc mcmbers of
other Cliurchcs imitato so gnod nn exam
plo? Thcy would thus givc far betler
evidcnco of praclidl sotindncss in the
Chi istinn Faiih ihnu would hc futnishcd by
nny amount of zcal or strife for points ol
nbstrnct theology."
Thc following is nn extract ofa lottcr
wnttcn in auswcr to a lettcr rcnacsting
W. C.-Ilives, of Vn., to bccomo a candi-
datc for clection lo Iho llouso of Rcprc-
sentativea:
Lct not Mr. Polk, tlien, indulgc the
vaiu and prcsumtuous hopn that becnusc
hc has gotten us into au unocssary, oncr-
ous, nnd nrounbly nrotrnctod war. hc will
thcreby cscapo inquir; into tho oflicinl ncts
by which this slatc of ihings has bcen pro
duced. The timc has come, ifevcr.wlien
nscusuofour iintinnnl siluntion nnd yot
grcnter einhnrrnssincnts tome, must awn
ken sober-minded people to n scrious con
toinplntion of thc dangcrous consequenccs
of comtnitting thc vnst, complcx, nnd dol
icntc inlcrcsts and rchiiions, intcrual aud
lorcign, ofa grcat nntion liic this, to iu
compcent nnd unskilful, not to say fuilh -lcss,
liauds.
A corrcspondcnt ofthc Trihuiieiu'a
commiinicalion on thc war, gcts offthe
following:
Mr Clayton, iu tho Scnntc, mndo n
spccch in which he snid the wholc Whig
party wcrc in fnvor of carrying on ihc
War. I with you would lcll him thnt
when hc mnkes anolher spccch of that
kind thnt hc would nt least cxccpt one. 1
read thc rcmarks of tho Nalional Intelli
genccr nn Polk's Messagc, in which tho
liditors show most conclusivcly that the
Wnr m got up for thc cxprcss pur)osc
plundering AIcxico, und I hnvc ihc grcat
cst confidoncc in thc hnncsty nnd ahility
ofthc Editors of the Nationnl Intclligen
cor. I have long bccn a render of that
pnper. I could nicntioii various other
spccches inado by Whigs, iu which it was
conclusivcly proved that tho present war
is unjust, uucoustilutionnl."
Tho New York Tribunc says:
Rcflecting upon llie prcsont statc ofthc
war and its incvilable consequences,
should it cnutinuc aggrcscivc, the most
ralioual conduct at present to bc pursucd
secmcd suggested by Gcncral Tayi.oii:
keep wlmt wc have alrcndy acquircd till
we can cxtorl tcrms of pcacc from iMexi
co. This OR THE RECALL OF OUR
ARMIES TO THE RIO GRANDE
SEEMS ALONE THAT OF SAFETY
OR IIONOR."
Iu thc courso ofthc dcbnto in thc
Massachusetts Lcgislaturc, upon iho qucs
lion of grauting relief to thc voluntecrs,
ono ofthc Mexican Whigs nligmatizcd
thc voluntccrs as drunkardi aud vaga
bonds. In 1014, Rcv. Dr. Pnrish, onc of tho
Fcdcrnl politicnl priesls of that dny, in his
fast day sennon, in spcading of tho nrmy
uscs this larguagc:
"Will not tho pcncc in Europc, or the
dastardly conduct of our nrnucs givc us
peaccl .Vo, cur dastards nro n parl of
the originnl Echeme. Look nt your offi
ccrs; look nt your soldiers; ihc clippings
nnd pnring, nnd refusc of hiimnnity.
Was it evor expccled that theso miserablc
bcings would cvcr mnku conquests? Yo
would as soon cxpect nn nriry of cntcrpil
Inrs to mow down your foresls!"
WhileBonnparle was surveying thc (leld
whcrc occurred the thc terriblc bnttle of
Montcbcllo, betwecn tho Frcnch and Aus
Irian, Marshall Lanncs, in dcscribing lo
hitn thc eflect of tho Austrian cnnnon,
snid:
" could hcttr thc hones crabh in my di
vision, lihe hail sloncs againsl the win
dotrs," A similar snund would bc strcrl music
to the CI1RISTLESS WRETCIIES who
liavo ncedlesshj plttugedlhe couniry xntolhr
Mexican War, and, who are cimtinually
GLOAl'ING ovcr thc sccnes of carnagc.
nn.u'ii nnd wou, which tlieir hair-hrttincd
nnd DEMONIOAL ItECJCLESSNESS
is constnutly producing.
Tho nbovc nrticlc was takcn from the
Indepciident Dcmocrat of Feb. 4.
I hc Indcpdndeut fcdcrnl Convention,
which nnniinaled John I'roston fnr Con-
triTSS, rcsolvedjhat thc War is UNJUST
UJYCALLED FOR, UjXCONSTI TU
TIONJIL, J1ND UJYCIIRISTIAN!"
(!? "LICENTIOUNESS nnd PROSTI-
TUTION nrc under viining the hcullhand
UEUJISLYG TIIE CIM1UCTER of
iniuiuiutts tij iittr umcrican troops. fj)
iV. II. Stalcsman.
The samo paper published ihc following
infamotis liingungo iu refcrenceto thcglo
rious bnltlcs at Montcrey:
"Il rcquires, oftentinips, a tnsk ofthc
mcntnl ficiilties, at this distaucc from thc
sccneof slaughtor, lo realize that for six
moiilhs tho Uiiitcd Stnles hnvc been cn
gaged in a wnr of conqucst nnd iu hehnlf
of humnn servitudo; that our annics have
travcrscd niiich of its soil ofa ncighboring
reimblic; Inid waslo its territory; narttnlly
u.-j...;.. n . .. ,y.
nt least dostroycd its cities; slain thous.mds
ofiis iiihnbitnnts, nnd arc still carrying
dcsolntion and woe into unnunibcrcd hu
innn hnbilatimiH. "
"Au involuntnry shudder cnn but seizo
thc frnmcs of n grent mnjority oftho peo
plo of New Ilnmpshire if thcy bo capn
blo of llie feeliug of men aud christians
whcn they redcct upon llie origiu and the
purposc ofthis war, nnd thc vast amount
of suncring nnd dcath it hns cntiscd, to
ijother with tho viccs of wbich it cannot
fail to bo thc sourco. And whcn thev
considcr llie origiu oftho controversy j
tho urili.dy purposes for which tt is conlin-i
uc(l,nnd compute, iflhev uo nblc, the
fenrful catalonuc of its wons, ihey cnnuot
bul bccomo iudinguniit against tho nutliors
ofthc cnlnmity, nnd dotnnnd, by cvcrv
considcrntioii that can hc addrcsscd to tho
rulcrs ofa nalion clniinins to bc n cliris-
tinn pcoplc, that thcbloody strifo bc bro't
to a sneetly close.
Thc ordinaru barbarisms of war. arc ut 1
tcrly insujjkicnt to ui.ut tiu: rankmng
Assions OF DESPERATE MEN
Powdcr and ball, pislols and swords, arc
lnols of dcath too gcnlcd for the FIEJWS
IjYIimLLYSIIAPE wlwm war brings
from DEKS OF POTMTWN and
scnds upon ihttr uloody jnisjiok. J ht rpir-
' crcatcd by such public cxhibilions as the
abovc, tho presentation ofa suit of side
nrms to n volunteor olTicnr is thc spirit tif
the DEEPEST IIELL."
Thus it is by spccches nnd by the press
Ihnt the federal party aro giving aid and
coinfort to tho cncmy. Tho spccclieH of
membors of Congrcss, thc scrmons of "lory
pricsts," and lhesc articlcs in fcdernl pn
pnpcrs, have gono throngh nll Mcxico.nnd
hnvc bccn read in tlic "halls of the Mon
tezumas." And it is upon the authors oi
sush hngunge as this, thnt wo ihrotv iho
cnuso of the long procrastinntion of the
end ofthis war, nnd the unsuhdued obsti
nacy of tlic Mcxicans.
I'or tlic Ase.
COAT SONG.
Awny! nwny! lo thc lulling galo,
Onr harquo unfurls hcr iinnwy tnil,
'1'Iie foam vrcatliscurl,und llieillovri wtc
Awny! nvvnylo'er tlio bounding wavo.
'11 ic flurrn is higli,
Tlu stars uro briglit
Alliwart tlio nky,
I'loalu isles of liglit!
Tlicn awny o'cr tlio npray,
And Iho wreatliing foam,
Where llie soft winds play
O'or tlic incrmaid's liorne.
'nio sca-goil slccpi in liia ocean cnva,
nd swcclly smiles cacli dimplcd wbtb;
Whilo fnr away o'cr iho main is hcard
Thsdistaiit scrcam of the lone let-bird,
O briglit iho sly!
And dini tho sliore,
I.ightly wo'll ply
The featliered our:
And llie brcntli of aong
b'lmll nround us bo,
As wo danco along
O'ci Uic hcaving aes. Bkiiiii.
For the Age.
THEY TELL ME SIIE IS FALSE.
m j. w. ruiLLipa.
They tell mo slie has provcd untrnt),
Anothcr stmrcs hcr love;
But yot I cnnnot ihinlc slie'a falee,
Uulil I furllicr provo.
Thoso largedark oycs wlioia heatenly glnnce
Ilcains 6oftly on mo yet,
Thcir silcnt language secmi to iay .
I ncvcr can foigcl.
Thcy ay anolher sliareslier Bmilei,
Wliich onco wcro all my ownj
Whilo I nm lcfl in solitude,
Ncgleclcd and alone:
I ncor can beliuvo lt in,
For sho, when last we mct,
Iicslowcd a nmile which neeuied toay
I ncvcr can forget.
But ah! if all I licar bo truo,
If sho lias trcachorous proved;
I'll bnry dccp ivithin my brcust
Thc secret, I havo lovcd.
And I will sliun :he places wlicro
So ofien wo liavo mct:
Too well I fecl hcr look, hcr smilo,
I nover cin forgct.
Yes! I will wcar tlio gnycst loolt,
And sho Fhail ncvcr know,
That I liavo bieathcd u singlo sigh,
Or let tlio passion glow.
My heart my soul should burit in IWRin,
Life's kuii forcvcr sel ;
Ero sho should linow ihat still I lovoil,
Aud ncvcr can furgct.
I'crhapj whcn in tlic fulure's pago
Sho reads with honors dccked
Thnt he may th'uik of all my NrMu;i,
My liopcs forever wreclicd.
And memory will present tlio iccnes
'llie plnces wliere wo mcti,
The look, the smilo, the trcacliory,
Sho'll ncvcr thcn forgct.
Abnmi, Vt.
"Thosc who talk nboul prosccuting the
wnr with vigor without niindmg its origin,
at present, lcavc God nnd Justice com
plptely out of nccount.' Tribitne.
Do they? Thcrc is in thetown of Wi.
casscil in iMainc, n poor womhn a widow
who lives by tcaching school. This
poor womnh oncc fich -this widow wns
onco nu idolized wife. But thc bloody
savages of iMc.xico robbc'd hcr husband of
his entire property and ihcn murdered
him. Thc namc of American citizen
was no proteciion lo hlni it probably nc
celcrated his fnle. The consideratio'ns of
"juslico" which hc urged were laughcd
lo scorn hy the yellow-skined hnlf-beasts,
who had him in tlieir clutches; and he
called on thc namc of God in vain. And
now wo aro lold by whig jotimals that wo
lcnvc God aud justice out of llie question
when wo urgo n vigorous proscculion of
thc wnr! Accursed bo the trnitor who
does noi tirgo it by nll mcnns. And
ihrice nccnsod bo tho cnnttug hypo
critc, who wonld hide his party nnimosity
under Iho ctitlc of iihilanthroov. nnd trv
to shield thoso bnrbarians from llie ptin
ishincnt thcy deserve. becnusc hjs pnrty,
forsooth, might rcceivo incidental tnjury!
Burlington Sintind.
A ralhcr laughablo nffiiir occurred n fcw days
agn, in ono oftho Poslon llotels. ahowing tlio pe
ciiliar rcgard which somo inen have to rnnk or ti
llo inollice. ScVernl memliern oflha llouso of
Represunlalives wcro scatcd at the dining tnble,
(fecling ratfier dignified we suppose,) when ono of
them snid, 'Will thu genlleman from Andover
plenso 10 pass iho butter this way." Prctty snon
nnolhcr spoko, "Will tho genlleman from Wor
cester nltMsn n.lSfl llm nll (lii ...... tt MnK
of our cily w.-igs laking tho hint turninjr round lo
tlio black watltr nnd taid diitinelly, "Will iho
ftcntlcman from Africn plcaso to pasi tlio brond
this way."
i An ofllccr on thc crcof battlc, Fccing
jonn of ihe soldiers on his knccs prnying,
jasked Iniu if he wns afrnid.
"Oh! no," nhswcred llie soldicr: 'I was
prayjng that tho dicmy'sBhot might bo
i dislrihiiied likc vrizc monci.chicflv amnnir
thc officers!"
A ynung dnmscl was telling one of hcr
ndmlrcrs nfier church thnt she had hecu
trying "nll mccting timc" to gct him to
look nt her, but without success.- Said
ho, "I'm vcry sorry, but rcally I didn't
catch thc cyc drar." -