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VOLUME XI.
CADIZ, HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO, DECEMBER 11, 1811.
NUMBER 38.
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THE CADIZ SENTINEL.
EDITED BY X. HARPEH.
HK IB A rESMiN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FXES.1
CADIZ, OHIO!
. WEDNESDAY MOKHLKG, DEC. 11, 1844.
GETTING IIP A PANIC!
Insane Editors! The Federal editors must
be insane, or else they would not make them
selves so supremely ridiculous as they do. For
instance, the New York American says that the
merchants of that city had commenced the build
ing of three vessels, for the European trade, but
learning that Col. Polk was elected, they dis
charged all their hands, and will permit their
ships to rot on the stocks, as the Democratic
policy will render investments in maritime trade
unprofitable. Now mark the gross absurdity of
this fellow's attempt to create a panic! Accord
ing to Federal logic before the election, James
K. Polk was the advocate of Free Trade, and
under his administration the Free Trade policy
would be adopted. It auch were the case, of
, course the three merchants' ships would find ac
tive employment. Is it not so?
. -' Again : we learn that the factory lords of sev
eral of our Eastern cities, and also little Bank
rupt Wheeling, are discharging their hands, un
der the pretence that they cannot make sales of
their fib rics under a Democratic administration.
Very well. Suppose all the factories do stop,
wouldn't the N. York merchants' vessels, and a
hundred new ones, find active employment in
importing foreign goods, to supply the dtmand
occasioned by our own manufacturing establish
ments ceasing operations? Is not this self-evident?
It is now morally certain, that the Federal
party are determined to get up a panic, as in
times past.- They are dishonest cr-ough lo at
tempt any thing, if they can make a little polit
ical capital thereby. Wo had supposed that ex
perience would have taught them wisdom; but
like the Bourbons of France, "ihcy loam nothing
and forget nothing." We all remember the
croakings of Federal alarmists and panic makers
during the administrations of General Jackson
and Mr. Van Buken. Every attempt conceiva
ble was resorted to, even the sending of delega
tions to the White House, to influence their
course, and drive thorn from their purpose, by
making false and alarming statements, as to the
ruin and pressure that prevailed in various parts
of the country. But old Hickory and the Little
Magician heeded not the baseless humbug Mun
chausen yarns of the cent pet cent, patriots, and
they went home. And notwithstanding the
. croakers predictions, the country was prosperous,
and peace and happiness smiled throughout the
land. Wo anticipate the same obstacles will be
thrown in the way of Col. Bulk, but he will do
his duty, regardless of denunciations fiom any
quarter.
The Poitkntiary Looking Ui'! At a. re
cent Locofbco jubilee in the city of Philadel
phia, George M. Dallas, Vice President elect,
nominated Thomas W. Dorr, of ihe Ilhode
Island Penitentiary, for the "Democratic" can
didale for President in 1848. At the last elec-
tion they run the grandson of a tory, at the next
tliey propose a ' Penitentiary concict! I hose
who are confined within the walls of State pris
ons for robbery, horse-stealing, &.c, will take
courage, they are on the way to promotion!
Cadiz Republican
. A more infamoua paragragh than tho above
we have never read in a Federal paper, and
some of them ate certainly steeped in infamy to
the very ears. As to the charge tint Col. Polk
is the grandson of a tory, if it were true, we can
not for tho life of us, see what it has to do with
the President elect, either morally, socially or
politically. Can a man be held responsible for
the dishonorable acts of his ancestors, however
remote? But so far from Col. Pout's grandfath
er being a tory, the very reverse is the fact
He was a noble-hearted patriot, a genuine ra
. publican, and fought for tho freedom of his coun-
try. This the editor of tho Republican knows.
or ought to know. But an editor who would
publish such stuff as " Roorback's travels," char
ging Col. Polk with branding with a hot iron
the initials of his name, on the backs of his
slaves; who would publish a forged letter of Jas
. G. Birney, accompanied with forged affidavits.
and a forged Justice's certificate we say an ed
itor who would publish such glaring falsehoods
and never correct them, or disabuse the minds of
his readers, is dishonest enough to repeat the
abominable untruth, respecting the granfatherof
, Colonel Polk.
: Does this editor pretend to place Gov. Dork
on a par with robbers and horse-stealers? 'Ti
a wonder this young Roorback does not place
Washington and his compatriots of the Revolu
tion on the same platform with robbers and
horse-sleolers! The tories then thought that it
was " treason", in George Washington to take
up arms against imperious Englund! Tho Br
tish charter of King Charles II. still exists in
Rhode Island, v Dorr, with other pomocrats,
proceeded peaceably and lawfully to establish
Republican Government in that Stato, in place
' , of the petit monarchy (for it can be culled noth
. iflg else.) and the loyalists "clothed in a little
.brief authority," had birr) indicted for "treason,"
tried before a tory Judge, and fqund guily by a
u tory jury! And for daring to advocate the prin
, yples of the Declaration of Independence, Tuo-
- MAfl VV. Dors was sentenced to the State-Prison
for life! Wo have no doubt but that George HI.
would have had the immortal Washington tried
for "treasen," had it been possible for him to do
so! Shame on the wretch who would breathe a
word against either Washington or Dorr.
(t$- The Rooi back sheets have caught a gleam
of sunshine an ounce of joy, to cheer their spi
rits amidst their gloom, despondency and defeat.
Tennessee has gone for Clay! it has! And this
they think is overwhelming evidence of Colonel
Polk's unpopularity at home ! But what are the
facts? We see it stated that a large number of
Clay's friends in Kentucky stepped over into
Tennesse and voted, which will probably explain
the reason of the great falling off iu the Federal
vote in Kentucky. In 1840, Tennessee, gave
the coons a majority of ovei 12,000 now their
majority, including colonized votes, is but 113,
owing to the personal popularity of Col. Polk at
home. Kentucky gives a majority of about
9,000 to Henry Clay. In 1810, Gen. Harrison
carried the State by upwards of 25,000. Thus,
owing to the personal unpopularity of Henry
Clay in his own State, the coon vote has fallen
off about 16,000 in four years!! Tennessee
may be counted among the Democratic States
hereafter. The coons may adopt the words of
Pvrrhus iu rpeaking of their victory there:-,
"Another such a victory, and we are done."
POETRY
aosG or the amfhicaiv gikl.
Our hearts are with our native land',
Our song is for her glory;
Her warriors' wreath is in our hand,
Our lips breathe out her story.
Her lofty hills and valleys green
Are shining bright before us
And like a rainbow sign is seen
Her proud Aug waving o'er us.
And there are smiles upon our lips
For those who meet her foernen
For glory's star knows no eclipse
When smiled upon by women.
For those who brave the mighty deep,
And scorn the threat of 'danger,
We've smiles to cheer, and tears to weed,
For every ocean ranger.
Our hearts are with our native land,
Our song is for her freedom;
Our piriyoi-s are for tho gallant band
Who strike whero honor leads them.
We love the taintless air we breathe
'Tis Freedom's endless bower;
We'll twine for him an endless wreath
Who scorns a tyrant's power.
They tell of France's beauties rare,
Or Italy's proud daughters,
Of Scotland's lasses, England's fair,
And nymphs of Shannon's waters.
We need not boast their haughty charms,
Though lords around them hover;
Our glory lies in freedom's arms,
A freeman for a Lover!
MISCELLANEOUS.
From Vie Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
THE RIVALS.
BY B. INNC11MAN.
Several years have elapsed since the marriage
of Adelia B . She was then beautiful. She
has still traces of her former beauty ; yet time or
care, or both combined, have marked some fur
rows on her brew, and a close observer may no
tice that her dark eye beams with a fitful expres-
siou of anxiety: betokening a mind not quite at
ease. 1 have said that she was beautiful; I would
attempt to'describc her; but I am certain that I
snail not be able to convey to the mind of my
reader an adequate idea ot that bright pictur
which even now, after the lapse of years, pre
sents itself to my imagination, as vivid and
glowing as though it were but yesterday that I
gazed on the original. She was of middle size
tier form was lauliless; but it was not the ele
gance of her figure that fixed the attention of
the beholder, it was the gracefulness of her
movements the life, the animation, the speak
mg ocauty or her countenance, uut why should
l endeavor to delineate in my prosaic manne
that which has beeu better depicted by a son of
song, (who himself at that time among her su
ors ) thus writes to a friend:
Such is Adelia young and fair:
With eyes of jet, and teeth of pearl ;
With ruby lips and raven hair,
That needs no art to make it curl.
Her cheek the roseate hue of health;
Her neck of finst Grecian mould:
Ilor mind au intellectual wealth,
More precious far than India's gold.
Her heart affection's crystal fountain,
From which love's streams pellucid flow
As rills which gushing from the mountain;
Keliesh the verdant plains below.
He manners cordial, frank and free,
Not formal or in look or word;
Her voice of warbling melody,
Like tones of some yF.olean chord.
Unpractised in tho ways of guile,
A stranger to coquettish art:
Unused lo wear that worldling smile,
Which speaks of hollowness of heart
Her ev'ry look the mirror whore
Her soul is pictured in her face,
As if her soul that fice so fair,
' Had chosen for its dwelling place.
Still Adelia was not perfect (alas! (hat por
lection should be denied mortality I) yet aer
imperfections were attributable to an erroneous
education. Her father was a wealthy merchant
arm nan early impressed upon the rnind of h
child tho groat value of riches; and is tho grew
near the ago of womanhood, had frequently spo
ken of wealth as an indispensable accompani
ment of any who would gain the hand of his
aughter. Can it be wondered that impressions
thus early made hould be lasting? That maxims,
tailing from the lips ot a beloved lather, should
be received without doubting, and treasured up
in the memory as rules ot action for future
years?
Amongst the number of Adelia s suitors--for
beauty and wealth will always find admirers
ere two who will claim somowbat more than a
passing notice at our hands. Alfred T was
the sou of respectable, though not affluent pa
rents. They moved in the "middle walk of
f'e." Ho was, at the time of which we are
speaking, twenty-two years of age, and engaged
in the study of law. Ho was a young mat ot
an interesting appearance, though not to say de
cidedly handsome. He was a little above'the
average height; his lofty brow, slightly maiked
by the hues ot thought, was partly concealed by
profusion ot chesnut hair that hung in care ess
curls, which, if they did not betoken absolute
neglect, gave but little evidence of that care
and arrangement which never fail to mark the
fashionable dandy. His large hazel eye, full of
expression, was at times eloquent, with meaning,
hen (as was occasionally the case) forgetting
for the moment his native diffidence, be would
for a brief period hold his listeners entranced, as
iscoursmg on some interesting theme he almost
unconsciously exerted those conversational pow-
rs with which he was so highly gifted, and
hich (now that having been admitted to the bar,
he has become the eloquent advocate of the
ghts of man,) have so materially assisted hun
u gaining that digniheu position he at present
occupies, llis complexion was rather pale, (he
result of close confinement and intense study.
Allied was not of that number who are calcula
ted to attract the admiration of strangers; to have
appreciated the better qualities of his heart you
must have been well acquainted with linn.
There was much in his character to admire.
Adelia thought so, and without venturing to ask
herself the reason, felt au increasing interest iu
is company: when he was present time winged
is flight with more than usual rapidity. In the
appincss of the present, she hardly thought ol
the future, and when she did, it was but to de-
ict it in the rainbow coloring of hope. But ihe
hour was to come when she was more fully to
realize her situation.
1 he rival of Alfred was Edgar G , a young
man of high parentage and wealthy connexions
He himself was known to be heir expectant to
large estate. He was tall and well propor-
ioned, and by many considered handsome, yet
is eve wanted that intellectual expression ot
utellectual brightness which formed so milked
feature in the countenance ot the young law
yer. liis dress was ot the most costly materials
gold guard-chain was carelessly suspended
from his neck, which, together with a diamond
breast-pin and gold finger-rings, appeared to in
dicate that to their possessor such toys were ob
jects or easy attainment. I lis manners were
ice, indeed overmuch so, for they seemed de
void of that delicate respect towards strangers
which alwavs characterizes true breeding.'
Though not to say entirely dissipated, Edgar yet
frequently attended the theatre, and spent a con
siderable portion of his time at balls and parties,
ind thither Adelia sometimes attended him.
His visits to her parents' house where he was
always received with marked attention by the
old gentleman became more and more frequent
Allied also called more often than formerly, and
by Adelia, at least, was always made welcome
Her fatherbeing as I before intimated, a very
prudent man judged it expedient to inquire in
to Altred's pecuniary circumstances, and upon
due inquiry, found oh! horrible, that he was
poor; true, ho had a profession at which many
have enriched themselves, but then he might not
succeed and the startling fact was undeniable
that he had but a small amount of roady cash
He of course imparted this information to his
daughter, and hinted to her the necessity of din
couraging Alfred's attentions. Educated as she
d been, she agreed with her father as lo the
propriety of his suggestions. She had never be
tore thought of Alfred's pecuniary prospects,
and now that he heard he was poor, her respect
for her father s wishes, and her own ideas of the
absolute necessity of wealth, determined hor lo
treat Alfred with a degree ot coldness to which
to do her justice, her heart was a stranger,
The next time they met, the change in her
manners was immediately noticed by him. She
marked tho inquiring glance of his eye the
compression ot his lips--the more than usual
paleness of his countenance. 1 he evening pas
scd heavily away, and long ere his accustomed
hour, Allied, taking up his hat, and wishing her
good night, retired to his homo. Adelia wen
to her chamber, where the conflicting emotious
of her bosom found vent in a Hood ot tears,
Reader, wonldst thou analyze (hose tears
They wore tears of loveof disappointment of
pride, aud of filial duty. Why did she weep?
1 he affections of hor heart had tone forth to one
who she felt was worthy of her love; tho dark
clouds of disappointment had overshadowed the
bright future; pride forbade that she should mar
ry tho heir of poverty, and filial duty enjoined
her to seek, or rather to ascept the band of wealth
1 his was her first deep sorrow, and, mexpencu
ced in the affairs of the heart, she perhaps imag
ned that time would soon obliterate from the ta
blet of memory tho thoughts of the past. Vain
imagining! the blighting of our fondest hopes
the rude teariug away of our heart's tendrils from
the loved object around which they have bocn
clinging is not so easily to be forgotten. When
in liic's dreary pilgrimage he meet with a con
genial spirit one calculated not only to socun
our friendship, but to win our love should stern
necessity, should relentless destiny, separate
that loved one from our embrace, think you that
the empty void is soon filled? that the imprcs
sion (hen made is quickly effaced? No; no
We are not thus constituted. We may mingle
in tho scenes of gaiety by wbich we are su
rounded; we may turn us to drink at the foun
tain of what the world calls pleasure but the
past we cannot, we would not forget I
"Time but the impression stronger makes,
As streams their channels deeper wear."
I had almost forgotten to mention, that the
morning after the visit of Alfred, to which I hav
alluded, Adelia received a tiote from him reque
ting an explanation, which, by hor father's ad
vice, she did not answer. Ho never called
gain.- Edgar continued his attentions, and, e
I couraged by hor parents, soon led (ho fuir Ado
lia to the biidal altar. The wedding was mag
nificent. I need not dwell on the various items
the jeweled coronet of tho bride, or the cost
liness of. her apparel; in which, notwithstanding
she looked beautiful, she would have looked full
as much so clad in more simple attire, for love
liness and beauty need not Ihe adornments of
art lo attract our admiration or to win our love.
A few weeks after their marriage, which inter
val was spent iu receiving and returning visits,
(fashionably styled bridal calls,) Ihey removed to
ihe country. Edgar became more and more dis
sipated, until at length, entirely neglecting his
business, his creditors divided his estate among
(hem, leaving him what Alfred was a poor man.
From the attention of her father, Adelia has
never been suffered lo feel the keen1blas(s of
poverty, having always had every pecuniary
want supplied. Still, she h far from happy, and
if 1 read aright the page of her history, it is not
the loss of wealth that pros upon her mind
there is a more sufficient reason why the rose has
left her cheek, and care ruffled the placid beau
ty of her brow.
But where is Alfred the heir of poverty he
who was deemed unworthy of her hand? Hav
ing been admitted to practice at the bar, he rap
idly outstripped many of his more showy com
petitors, rnd ho is now Judge of one of our Cir
cuit Courts, with every prospect of further ad
vancement. He is respected for his legal at
tainments, honored for his stem impartiality, and
beloved for the urbanity of his manners, and the
exercise of those benevolent feelings which, hav-
ng characterized him in his early days, seem to
grow with his growth and strengthen with his
strength. He is, gentle reader, still a bache
lor.
MOUNT VEKNON.
A visit to this hallowed shrine of patriotism
and virtue, must ever be regarded by our coun
trymen as a duly of the most interesting and im
pressive character. We had lately an opportuni
ty of embracing the privilege, and a brief inci
ental description of the journey may not prove
unacceptable. Mount Vernon is situated about
twelve miles from the city of Washington, and
he general route is by the way of Alexandria
Having procured an introductory letter to the
present occupant of the eslate, our party took
the steamboat for Alexandria, and fiom thence
obtained a conveyance to our destination. Much
nmry has been wantonly done to the grounds of
Mount Vernon by shameless persons, and visitors
e now obliged to procure a suitable letter as a
oucher for their character, to obtain admittance
Arrived at the estate, the road leading to the
Mansion House, probably half a mile distant, is
n such neglected condition, that after several at
tempts to proceed in the carriage, we left the ve
hicle and continued on loot. Ihe estate is
bounded by a forest composed of venerable
rees, the ground gradually elovafed as we pro
ceeded; winding and sequestered paths are tra
ced through the opening foliage, aud an entire
separation from the outward world is every where
apparent. Continuing leisurely our way we ap
proached a field in which teapers were gathering
the harvest, and on asking wlieve Mr. Washing
ton was to bo found, were answered by a young
man with coat off and rake in hand, who inform
ed us that he answered to the person for whom
we enquired. lot a little surprised at the un
expected meeting, we presented our letter and
readily accepted an invitation to walk to the
house. Mr. John Augustine Washington, a young
an about 2o years ot age, and the present oc
cupant of tlio estate of Mount Vernon, is the
grand nephew ot Ins great ancestor, and we bc-
leve the nearest living connection. 1 lie Man
sion House, at wincn we soon arrived, is an am
ple and comfortable-looking wooden building
wo stones high, surmounted bv a small cupola
and weathercock. It is surrounded by the van
ous conveniences of afatm, barn, out-houses, &,(:
A beautiful verdant lawn is in front and rear of
the house, and its situation, on an elevated bluff
of the Potomac, commands a varied and cxlen
sive prospect ef beauty almost unsurpassed. 1
taste which seected this enchanted spot lor a re
sidencc, is fully in consonance with the general
character of Washington. It seems to posses;
a delightful loveliness, joined to a perfect harmo
ny reignhig in all and every thing around.
noble piazza with lolly and gracetul columns
stretches across the front of the house, nude
the shade of which has often hngeied and repo
sed tho venerated being who now hallows
The house in several places appears in want of
repair.
We were hist shown into Ihe library formerly
belonging" to Washington; it is composed
of
works in various languages, generally on histor
cal subjects. This room contains the bust of
Washington, modelled lrom lite by iloiiclon; also
an engraving ot Louis Ai which was present
ed by the Monarch to Washington, at the tunc
our first treaty was made with t innce. 1 he en
graving is a spienuiu specimen ot me art, anu
believed to bo the only one now in existence
the plate and tho impressions having been de
stroyed during the French Revolution. It is en
closed in a frame embellished with the arms o;
Louis and Washington. Tho dining-hall of the
mansion is a spacious and hospitable looking a
partment. Here wo saw the picture and key o:
the Bastile, which were sent to Washington by
Lafayette, iu 1790, as an "early trophy of th
spoils of despotism, and tho first ripo fruits of
American principles transplanted into Europe
The following is an extract from Lafayette's let
ter, accompanying the gift, which breathes a spi
rit of deep feeling and attoction.
" Give mo leave, my dear General, to present
you with a picture of the Bastille, just as it look
ed a few days after I had ordered its demolition
with the main key of the fortress of despotism
It is a tribute, which 1 owe as a son to my ado
ted father, as an aid-do camp to my general, as
a missionary of liberty to its patriarch."
We were subsequeily shown the various othci
apartments of the Mansion, all of which beto
ken that air of comfort and convenience which
generally characterize the dwellings of our fu
there. Tho room where Washington died, still
occupied as a bed chamber, possesses an interest
to be -experienced only in pausing bofore those
walls which heard his last words, and in expres
sive silence responded to Ihe parting spirit,
We have wandered through the house, adtn
red its anticiuo and beautiful cornices, slopped lo
behold each relic of that majestic lorm which
was wont to linger in theso very halls, and step
ping out into the verdant luwn, we wonder at lie
placid scenery which even the atmosphere soems
lo possess, and inquire for tho tomb of Washing
ton, following a sequestered path, we soon en
tered a grove shaded with elms and honey-locusts,
Washington's favorite tree, and arriving at a plain
structure of brick, beheld tho tomb. On a ta
ble! over the entrance, is the following inscrip
tion: .
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooocooooooo
Within this Enclosure o'
rest o
the remains ok o
GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON. o
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Through an iron gate is seen a marble sarco-
hagus containing his ashes, inscribed with the
inns of his country, and with eloquent simplici
ty, for an epitaph, the name of
WASlllNUTU.N.
At his side in a corresponding tomb repose
the remains of Martha, his beloved wife. The
structure containing those precious relics is com
paratively new, it having beeu built in place of
the old vault which has fallen in decay; a few
ithered cedars and a pile of unsightly stones,
now mark ihe spot where reposed the remains of
Washington until within a tew years.
It is surely not strange if the tomb ot depart
ed and virtuous greatness, rises in the mind emo
tions of a chastening nature, and in pausing at
e grave ot Washington, may not such teciuig
be usefully indulged? Here no ordinary thoughts
can enter, no earthly longings of a sordid mind;
but partaking in tho " sacred calm," that
lints every lierce tumultuous passion cense,"
we may imbibe au essence of that heuveu-born
patriotism which so endears the spirit we rever-
nce. While reflecting on the holy teachings
f his life, and knowing how often they are for
gotten and neglected; that principles are repla
ced by interest, or lost .n the mvze of party strife
or rancor, it is difficult indeed to reconcile our
actions with the dictates of his precepts and ex
ample.
The garden of Washington, so much his pride
and pleasure, is still to be seen and is yet very
beautiful. We were shown several fruit trees
anted hy the General, which still preserve a
hardy vigor. We were accompanied by nn old
colored man attached lo the premises, who oller-
d to sell us any ot the plants we desired. A hue
pecimcnof the sago-palm was offered for seven
dollars ! We were however, contented with pur-
chasing a few lemons from a venerable tree, as
mementoes of our visit, and need we add were
locked to learn how easily that garden might be
ripped of the last remnant ot its beauty. What
reproof, we thought, for ourselves and our coun
The present estate of Mount Vernon compri
ses about 1200 acres, a comparatively small por
tion of which is under cultivation, though tho
ihd is well adapted for raising various kinds of
rain, and we were shown iu the Mansion a
lieaf of wheat of unusual size and excellence,
which had just been gathered from the farm.'
Allusion has been made to the key ot the li;is-
lle. It will probably surprise some of our read-
rs to learn that mis interesting renc was once
sold for 75 cents ! After the decease of Wash
ington, his effects were disposed to the h'ghest
iddcr, and of course became Ihe possession of
illerent persons. Ihe key ot the Bastille was
purchased by Col. Alexander Rind, of Alcxan-
la, who subsequently presented it to the family :
of Washington; and it is owing to his kind ap
preciation and generosity that the visitor at Mt.
iernon is now shown the gift of Lafayette.
It will not be amiss to mention that a case
containing the medals presented by Congress to
Washington, during his military and political ca
reer were some months since exposed for sale in
the Metropolis, the attention of Congress was di
rected to the fuct, but it was thought proper lo
neglect the chance of thus obtaining for the
:ountry their possession; after remaining some
une longer, with little prospect ot a sale, they
were purchased by Daniel Webster for five hun
dred dollars. The Museum at Alexandria con
tains several interesting mementoes of Washing
ton, and it is only surprising that our Government
possesses the few relics which accident and pri
vate liberality have given it.
The truth is unacceptable; but its painfulness
must not blind ourselves to the fact, of the
thoughtlessness of his countrymen to Washing
ton, in the unaccountable neglect which has
been manifested towards his properly and his
ashes. Let us look to facts. The very torn
n which his ashes moulder, is the piivate gift of
a stone cutter in Philadelphia; the halls in which
he dwelt and whore he died, may soon be expo
sed to the elements, for decay long since has
marked the traces of its progress; the gulden
where ho was wont to greet the rising sun, and
to offer his grateful orisons, has become a bazaar
for the sale of his favorite exotics; his farm is
half a wilderness, and tilled by slaves who toil
in wretched mockery of the spirit that gave free
dom to his country I
No Ainerican can visit Mount Vernon without
feelings deeply humiliatirg, and from those con-
secrarcd shades a voice now calls, which should
touch a responsive chord in every heart, and ech
oing throughout Ihe land, should rouse his coun
trymcu to ordain as a National Inheritance the
tomb of Washington, and lo cause ihe spot
which he selected from the earth lobe his home
worthy of the country to which he gave Ihe lc
gacy of freedom and of the nation who enjoy
the fruits of his labors.
Foliaoe of orn Forests. English travellers
often speak of the beauty of the American fo
rests in autumn, representing that the Old World
has nothing equal to them in (he variety and
commingling of colors. Somo of tho lovers of
nature go into our woods and gather tho pretti
est leaves there for preservation. Soon after Mr,
Everett, our present Minister to St. James, went
to England, his lady and daughter w;iit to a par
ty consisting of tho nobility, wearing a wreath of
our forest leaves m a state of fine preservation
I ho wreaths attracted the gaze ot all, and so
strong was the admiration of them, that Mrs
Everett was nsked whero she procured the
wreaths. She replied that it was made of A-
rnerican leaves in their natural state. The Eng
lish could not credit this statement, but assorted
that tho leaves were artihcial. To convince
them of Ihe actual stato of tho loaves, Mrs. E
sent to Boston, and the next fall the most varie
gated of our forest leaves wore sent to England
as presents to Mrs. E. s incredulous friends.
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Goon Advick.-" If you evor marry," said
Roman consul to his son, " let it be a woman who
has iudgmont enough to superintend the rottin
of a meal of victuals; tuste enough to dress her
self; pride enough to wash boi" fuco before broak-
lfast; and sense enough to hold her tongue when
she has nothing to say. ,
A RICH AXECDOTE.
The editor of the N. O. Picayune, who kas
been spending the summer at the north, occa-.
sionally writes home something rich. The fol
lowing we have heard before, but not in so eood
a shape ;
u A few davs since, at New Bedford, one of
the Apostles sent forth to promulgate the faith of
the Latter Day Saints, advertised that he would
give an evening lecture, "free gratis1 for noth
ing," and earnestly called upon the good citi
zens to attend. He procured suitable room.
had it well lighted, and when the time came,
fouud himself surrounded by some thirty or forty
listeners. After a somewhat lengthy barsngue,
iu which ho set forth the rise, progress and on
ward march of the true Mormon church, he fi
nally finished; but just as the congregation were
-.'sing to depart, ho checked them for a moment
with a remark that he hoped they would contrib
ute enough to pay for the lighting of the room,
whieh only amounted to the paltry sum of six
dollars. A hat was carried round by an assist
ed Apostle, and after circling round the room,
was returned, with its contents of pics and pen
nies, to the follower of Joe Smith. Slowly he
urncd the hat over upon his desk, and delibe
rately he counted the change two dollars and
twenty-five cents was the entire sum. The A
postle looked around him : My hearers,' said
he, with a small earthquake of smothered indig
nation in his looks, 'my hearers, th6 expenses of
the room are six dollars the entire receipts are
two dollars and twenty-five cents, and not tha
first red cent more! Now, I told you in tho
first place, that my own services were gratuitous.
I charge nothing for preaching, but I'll tee this
generation eternally d d, before Vll find
lights in the bargain ! ' " "
Cony Stock Sugar. Mr. John Beal, of
New Harmony, l.idiana, has made, this year,
305 lbs. of sugar from the stalks on three-fourths
of an acre. By his description of the process,
t would seem that the farmer cannot have his :
corn and sugar too from the same stalk. When
the ears begin to form they are pulled off.
When the leaves are dead, about half way up
the stalk is stripped of leaves, cut up at the root,
the top cut off, and then ground in a sugar mill.
Twenty stalks will yield about one pound and a
half, and of this three-fourth is ground sugar.
Mr. B. made 80 lbs. in a day, with a simple ap
paratus of his own construction.
Mackinaw Tkout. The Cleveland (Ohio)
Herald, thus speaks of this excellent fish: "Mac
kinaw Trout have a celebrity almost as wide a9
the kingly isle itself. They are taken from si
zes ranging from two to thirty or forty pounds,
and drawn from the pure cold waters that encir
cle the romantic gem of the Northern Lakes, are
fine eating all times of the year. During the
season of navigation, steamboats obtain a supply
for their tabies, and packed in ice, they are trans
ported fresh to the various lake ports. For a
few years past our cily has been supplied fall and
spring with fresh White fish, taken in the De-
oit river."
Killed hv a Needle. The Baltimore Sun of
Tuesday says :- -" A son of Mr. Samuel Bickley,
f this city, about seven years of age, met with
lecident of a singular naturo on Saturday, which
o regret to state, resulted in his death thirty-six
tours aftewards. A needle accidentally punctu-"
ed his chest, and an examination after his death,
made by Drs. McCulloch, Cockrell, and Dashi-
revealed the fact that it had penetrated the
heart."
The Jews in Russia. No Jewish Synagogue
School can be built on the same street of
St. Petersburg!! with a Greek Church, at a less
istanco from the latter than six hundred feet.
The government of Poland at Warsaw has pre
scribed this addition to the form of oath to be
aken by Jewish recruits in tho Russian army:
'I swear lo be faithful to my colors, and never
to desert them, not even though the Messiah
hould come upon the earth."
Joseph Buonaparte. The body of Joseph
Buonaparte was deposited, on the 3d of August,
n the Church ol Santa Uorce at i lorence, the
temple of honor of the great man of Italy. He
is said to have left a fortune of three millions of
lollars to his widow and daughter, who is mar
led to her cousin, the Prince de Marignano, son
of Lucien. The estate at Bordentown, we pre
sume fulls to his widow. No member of the -
family now resides upon it, except Lucien Mu
rat, son of the brother-in-law of Napoleon.
A Royal Gift. A Tunisian Frigate, freight
ed with wild beasts tfiom Africa, and the small
est of Arab ponies, the first a present to the
Queen of England, and the last to the prince of
Wales, has been sent by the loving Bey 10 Eng
land. A singular choice of gifts, however.
The Jews. H. V, Herschell, in his visit to
Home, says tho Jews "live in a part of the citv
called the Ghetto, closed in by gates, at each of
which stands a senlinol; aud so strictly are ther
confined to this place, that, when the Tiber over
flowed many of their houses, a short time since,
the sutlbrcrs were not allowed to move out to ob
tain even temporary accommodations in another
marter.
Riot and Casualty. We leant from the
Jonesborough (Tenn.) papers that a serious po
litical riot occurred in that place on the evening
of the 5th instant, in the course of which many
stones were thrown between the parties, and a
youth named Wm. Taylor, about 18 years ef
ige, struck by one of them and killed. Each
party charges the cause of the riot upon the oth
er, and tho loaders of each are implicated by the
other. . - ' :
It is said that there is a tavern in Old Ken tuck
that goes a stripe beyond anything excellent la
these diggins; the widow Laikin's girls serve
fowls so beautifully that hor chickens have a
fight every day to decido which of them shall
have the pleasure of being caught and killed.
Lehman township, Pike county, Pa., gave at
iho lale elections, for w
, Shuuk. Marklo. , Polk. Clar,
, 134 1 152 I
Can it be oqualled by any other township irk
the State, or in the Union f Hand ber around
thou. - :
Tho Abolitionists intend boldinjr a National
Convout;on of that party at Albany, in New
loik, on the 4th and bin of December next,
What the object of this convention is, w are
not apprized but of course it it connected vutb
the political interests of (ho Liberty parly..
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