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THE NEW ERA.
What is it but a Map of busy I.if<-?— Courper.
PORTSMOUT H. VA.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1845.
OUK FLAG!
FRF.F. TRADE—T.OW DUTIES—NO DEBT—SE
PARATION FROM BANKS- ECONOMY- RE
TRENCHMENT—AND STRICT ADHERENCE
TO TIIE CONSTITUTION.
FOLLOWING SUIT—THREE
TIMES A WEEK.
The Baltimore Steamers, the
Rail Road, and the Richmond
Boats, having reduced sail, and de
termined to make but three trips a
week, which leaves us without one
half our mails, we have concluded
for a short time, to lesson our pub
lications and come out three times
a week too. The decreased publi
cations will be made up in an in
creased quantity of matter, until
the first of January; and until which
time our patrons will be satisfied
with our tri-weekly visits. We give
notice in this way, also, that as the
holydays approach, we want mo
ney, and we inform those who have
stood dunning for a long time, that
we shall induce a respectful call to
be made on them once more, when,
if they do not settle up, we shall
give it up in a pet, and get a more
urgent gentleman to attend to the
matter. The Editor.
TEETOTALLERS RALLY.
To-morrow evening, Tuesday, if it should not
rain, the Young Men’s Total Abstinence Society,
will hold a Great Meeting, at the Old Methodist
Church, at which the Choir of the Norfolk Socie
ty will be, and sing several of their beautiful
Temperance Songs and Odes. The Meeting
will be addressed, principally, by the Rev. Davin
Abbott, who was once a sailor, a drunken sailor,
so low that he could not even get shipped, but
who is now, as he expresses it, “a monument of
God’s mercy—a monument of God’s grace.’’ He
is, indeed, a wonderful man, and cannot fail to
interest and please any audience. Go and hear
him. He speaks in Norfolk to-night, our friend
Reid will tell you where.
HUNTER HILL.
We learn by gentlemen from Richmond that
the Supreme Court of the State, having heard
counsel in this case, have confirmed the sentence
of the Court below, and that Hill will be execut
ed. We have some strange and startling stories
about that trial, which, if true, and can be sub
stantiated, ought to be laid before the Governor,
and would claim, we think, the exercise of his
prerogative.
INCORPORATION—THE RAIL ROAD.
Fellow-Citizens, what are ye going to do?
The times are big with promise. Are you put
ting yourselves in a situation to take advantage of
the harvest which is ripening around you ? Are
you uniting your interests and your energies, by
filling up the memorial to the Legislature to in
corporate your town, which will separate you
from the jealous interest of the county, and vice
verta? Separate these two conflicting interests,
and both will shoot ahead with greatly increased
prosperity. Instead of a wrangling house, the
town and the county will then be two generous
neighbors, whose interests being mutual, will se
cu re a faithful co operation in the Legislature.—
The rich and productive lands of the county,
must, ere long, command the attention of North
ern Horticulturists, who have a ready market
from our wharves, for every thing they can raise.
It is said by some, if we are incorporated, our
expenses will be greatly increased for our munici
pal government. This misrepresentation is made
either with the view to deceive, or through igno
rance; in either case it ought to be corrected.—
The government of the town can cost very little,
if anything more, after incorporation, than it does
now; and what are the facts? Why that the
citizens of the town pay at least two-thirds of the
revenue of the county, while but a very trifling
portion is expended for the benefit of the town.
Do not all see, that this revenue would more than
cover every additional expense, and go far to
liquidate the enormous debt that is now bearing
upon us? While incorporation, would unite and
consolidate us, into one family, having a common
object to accomplish, for mutual good, breaking
up petty opposition, and producing good.
The sun of prosperity will shortly beam upon
us. We know that the Gaston and Raleigh Rail
Road is to be sold on the 29th of this month, and
we learn that s moneyed company will purchase
it, with the intention of connecting it with this
Road, and of extending it to Columbia, in South
Carolina, which will thus form a continuous line
to Columbus, in Georgia. There is no doubt but
the Legislature of this State will grant the prayer
of the Stockholders of our Road, which has been
presented to them with such remarkable unanim
ily, and authorize the sale of the Road. Should
this be done, the Legislature of North Carolina
will, no doubt, re-condemn that portion of the
Road pnrchssed by Rives, and the same company
that purchases the Gaston Road will also pur
chase ours, and being laid with most durable
rails, do not our citizens see the vast amount of
travel and produce that will concentrate at this
1
I point. That it is the direct and most agreeable
route to the North none can deny, and those who
! nte looking out for the investment of surplus
capital will not be slow in taking possession of
the advantages thus presented to them. This
Road alone will insure an investment of $500,
1 000 a return of at least ten per cent per annum.
Look out then for a change! a change for
| the bettor. With Mr. Webster wo go for a
t CHANGE.
THE WANDERING JEVV.
To the Editor of the JVeto Era:
Sir:—In your paper of yesterday you passed
some remarks on the Jesuits, w liich I think unfair.
( There is none of that body here to defend the repu
tation of the Society. Let me say one or two
words fur them.
Sp- liking of the author of the Wandering Jew,
you said "his labors appear to be directed to show
hoiv a secret powerful institution (itself unseen
like the Jesuits) may shape the fate and fortunes
of men.” It is a well known fact that none can
commune in our Church, who belongs to a secret
seciely, there is nothing, therefore, secret among
the Jesuits. The doctrines they profess as Chris
tians, the rules they observe as a community, the
principles that bind them together as a society,
are open to the reading and investigation of all
who give themselves the trouble of procuring
them. (1)
You add “ well may they tremble for their
power, when such writers have the means of ex
posing them.” Exposing them lor what? Do
not your words intimate that there is among them,
some dark design, some impious plot? (2) I can
hardly persuade myself that you are unacquainted
with the Jesuits, to the extent that your words
indicate ; and if you are ignorant of their principles,
why ihusdoyou cast disgrace upon them. (3) On
this subject, allow me to inform the public, your
self included, that the Jesuits, as a society, have
for their object the propagation of religion, the
instruction of youth, and the amelioration of the
condition of iheir fellow man ; that wherever the
Jesuit is found, he is a man of talent, a man of
learning in its most comprehensive signification ;
that he is a man of charily to his fellow man, de
votion to his religion, and above all, devotion to :
ins God ; that he leaves father, mother, brother,
sisier, friend, and every thing that humane nature
pri7.es, and for what? in order to go alone and
unarmed to carry the light of the Gospel to the
savage inhabitants of the Rocky Mountains, Lab
rador, or Patagonia, nr. in order to face the perse
cutions of China. And yet the mercenary calum
nies of Infidel Silt, will he caressed and puffed, to
cast opprobrium upon those self sacrificing indi
viduals. (4)
You furthermore add, “ in effecting the excom
munication of Mons. Sue from the Catholic
Church, and that church interdicting the reading
of the work, they have set the seal of truth upon
his statements.” Truly this is something new.
Let us take a parallel case. A member of any
Church in town, is removed for immorality, he is
foolish and vain enough to publish some impure
and calumnious production; the members of the
above church are forbidden to read it. Is “ the
seal of truth,” therefore, stamped upon it? (5) I
will in conclusion, ask the editor of the New Era
one question. It is this: The infidel works of
Voltiare, Rousseau, Paine, and others, have been
interdicted—is the seal of truth, therefore, stamp
ed upon them? If so, what becomes of Christiani
ty ? (6)
By inserting the above, you will oblige your
humble servant. FRANCIS DEVLIN.
Portsmouth, Dec. 13, 1845.
(1.) Without intending to enter into a dis
cussion with our friend on the openness or secresy
of the Order of the Society of Jesus, we will
merely ask him to furnish us a copy of its Rules
and Regulations. We desire not to enter into a
dispute about words ; we separated the Catholic
Church from the Soc.ety of Jesuits in our article,
and if the Church chooses to consider it an open
Society, why we have no right to quarrel with it.
(2.) No Sir. Wo intended to impute to it no
“ dark design or impious plot,” but we do intend
to maintain that it is, with its self sacrificing mem
bers, talented leaders and high ambition, allempt
ing to get the control of States, communities and
individuals; that it is operating by secret, power
ful, and unceasing means, (we will not now say
unwarranted,) to obtain that control.
(3.) We cannot “ cast disgrace upon them,” by
asserting their struggle for power and influence,
as every sect is striving for the same ascendancy.
We thank our friend for attributing to us more
knowledge than we confess to.
(4.) We have read something of the history of
Loyola and his followers, and we know that many
of his Disciples to this day, are the ardent, en
thusiastic men, that are described above. We
know too, that God’s freemen, are obliged to go
and come, do and perform, whatever may be or
dered by a secret Power, without question, and
without reason. These facts are fully elucidated
in Sue s work, in the character of “ Gabriel,” who
is represented as having scaled the Rocky Moun
tains by a secret order from the Society, and in
the •« Abbe d’Aigrigny ” the Superior in France,
who dared not visit his dying mother, when the
order came from Rome for his appearance there._
We do not admit that Sue is an “ infidel ” The
fact of excommunication is no argument with us
—neither is calling names argument. The Abbe
Ronge has also been excommunicated. He may
be styled a “ heretic” by the Church, but he is
certainly not an “ infidel.’* The cases ate par
allel.
(5.) We think our friend has suffered bis indig
nation for this work of Sue, to outrun his discretion -
His work is neither “ impure *’ nor "calumnious,*'
but be that as it may, we do think the “ seal of
truth ” is set upon it, by this bold interference of
the Catholic Church to protect an Order which is
as dangerous to that Church as the Janizaries
were to .Sultan Mahmoud, or the Mamelukes to
Mehemet Alt; and
(6.) The attempt to class the ** Wandering
Jew ” with the works named above is an injustice
to the author. For ourself we have yet gut to be
convinced that the works of the brilliant men
named by our friend, have not had the “seal of
truth ” stamped upon them, by the very interdic
tion that has passed, and which is still held in
terrorum over them to scare the weak, and deter
the enquiring from exploring their lore. Ae for
Christianity, we believe it will Ihrivo best in a
tree air, and a soil untrodden by bigotry and su
perstition ; when taught by such able and sincere
professors as our amiable Correspondent, wlmso
lives are a testimonial of the truth of the doctrines
they teach with their mouths, and whose whole
conduct beam evidence that they are, indeed and
in truth, the disciples of Him who had not “ where
to lay his head.” We act on the Instructions of
St. Paul, •• read all things, hold fast that which
is good,” and we, tlieretore, commend the peru
sal of the Wandering Jew to our readers, satisfied
that it they learn nothing else, they will be taught
again to cherish with greater love, the freedom
they enjoy, and appreciate the oath of our own
immortal Jefferson, who swore “ eternal hostili
ty to every form of tyranny over the mind of
man.” The Editor.
ASTONISHING LIBERALITY,
On the part of an incorporated company in
Lowell. A young lad lost his arm, last week,at
Lowell, hy its becoming entangled in the maehi
nery. A present of thirty three hundred
doi.ears was made up for him—three hundred
of which was given hy the company, and THREE
I HOUSANDby the hands employed, the female
and male ‘ operatives.’
THE TARIFF.
We do not know that we have seen, in all that
has been written on the subject, a more sensible
and comprehensive paragraph than the following
from the Charleston Mercury. It contains the
whole git of the matter, and proclaims the true
' policy the Government ought to pursue. It has
no right to “protect,” directly any particular
[branch of American industry.
“ The only true policy of a revenue tariff is to
press as lightly as possihlo on the articles of taxa
tion—to cherish them as the planter or the mer
chant cherishes his capital—and if any of them
: languish under the tax, to lighten it and so save
| them from entire destruction. The immediate ef
feet of a duty, is often but a feeble indication of its
final consequence. But the Government is meant
to be permanent, and the means of its support
must be not less so. Since the people of the Uni
ted States have determined that direct taxes shall
not he levied and that it is either to subsist upon
commerce or be left without resource, what mad
ness and what treachery is that whole system
which would make the action of the Government
a perpetual warfare upon its only source'of reve
nue— which levies taxes in the spirit of a criminal
enactment, and justifies their severity by the same
arguments they would use iu favor of a law against
piracy or house breaking.”
RATHER SINGULAR, CERTAINLY.
The Washington correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury brings forward the facts contained
jn the paragraph below'. We expect nothing de
| mocratio of Benton, since he clasped hands with old
Johnny Q., we read him out of the Democratic
i party long ago. Poor Bagby is a weather-vane,
j a shuttle cock, who cannot be held accountable
for his actions—but we know not what secret in
fluence Chapel-Hill Benton, haa over Haywood,
and we feel therefore surprised, that he should
have voted as he did. Wo will find out before
long, however.
“ The refusal of Messrs. Bagby, Benton, and
Hav wood, to give the appointment of Committees
to Vice President Dallas, is rather singular, when
it is considered that these three were the oppo
nents of the annexation resolutions without the
alternative being added. Senator Haywood,
claiming the honor of the paternity of that al
ternative appendage. It is still more singular to
■ find that Dixon H. Lewis of Alabama voted for
giving the power to the Vice President, when at
the extra session Mr. Dallas used the power
which was granted to him to strike Mr. Lewis’
name Irom the Committee on Finance, where
it had been placed by a Committee of the Demo
cratic .Senators, and substituted for him a tho
rough going protecting tariffile. It is to be
hoped, that as the Democratic party is in the
majority in the Senate, they will constitute this
important Committee at least most thoroughly
free trade. It is the least can be asked from
them. We shall see whether they will or no.”
HENRY Cl.AY AND JOHN BELL.
The Washing-ton correspondent of the Rich
' mond Enquirer, writing under date of the 5th in
j slant, says :
j “John Bell has been nominated by the Whigs
i to fill the vacancy in the Tennessee delegation in
j the House of Representatives, by the death of the
j lato Mr. Peyton, who was elected to represent
, the Nashville District. All his Federal compe
titors have withdrawn, so his nomination is equiv
alent to an election, as a party have the large ma
jority in the district. His election will add rna
terially to the Fpderal strength in the House,
where, in point of effective parliamentary strength,
I they never were weaker.
“ You must not be surprised if Henry Clay,
despairing of the success of Parson Colton’s late
effort to deify him, returns to the Senate within
two months. The commanding importance of the
issues involved in the legislation of the present
session, will doubtless operate as a gieat induce
ment to bring him hack ; but the greater spur
will be the prospect that Clayton and Webster,
whom he hates, as the nameless gentleman is said
to hate holy water, may gain a position with his
party which will materially interfere with his
hopes for the future.”
FECUNDITY.
A lady in Marion county, Ohio, has given birth
to four twins, the oldest is only four years old. to
wit ; twins in 1842, ’43, ’44, and 45, six girls
and two boys, all doing well.
THE EDUCATION CONVENTlOiN.
Whilst at the convention on yesterday morn
ing, we were struck, unpleasantly, with the fact
that the young men—indeed the youth of the bo
dy, were thrusting themselves too prominently be
fore its notice. We did not ol>serve any lack of
age in the body—there is usually wisdom in age.
We saw some young men whose vests were heav
ing with a prospective speech, snd one or two Ma
xing furore magoo. Calm, deliberate, experi
enced wisdom ia what the subject demands. The
doings of the convention must abide the ordeal of
figuers of ofarithmetic and not of rhetoric. It may
torn out that some of Uipnc who fancy they are
big with speech, are only pregnant with false con
ception. We trust the convention willj not be
I killed with speeches.— Richmond Star.
■mmmmhmipmmmmm—mm 1
LARGE MASS OF NATIVE COPPER AND
SILVER.
While the rich ore* of Lake Superior are al
most daily freighted to Boston, a rock of Me
tallic Copper and pure native Silver, weighing
more than IC90 pounds, has found its way to our
City, and may be seen fora few days at99 Chap
el street, next door to the New-Haven Bank, at
the store of Messrs. Walker &. Wadsworth.—
This specimen is said to far surpass in beauty of
form and rich display of silver on its surface the
one removed from the West fork of Ontonogon
river, a few years since, by Mr. Eldred, at an
expense of #5000. It was discovered by an In
dian, |nan>ed Tousant Piquet, in the employ of
Major J. B. Campbell, a few miles eastward of
Elm river, on the Lake shore, where it has, no
doubt, for many years, buffeted the waves of this
inland ocean. Notwithstanding it was found
loose amidst an assemblage of porphorytic and
granite boulders lodged upon the strata of red sand
stone, dipping under the Lake, still the adhesion
of 3 portion of vein stone shows, evidently, that
it was originally an inhabitant of the adjacent
Elm river hills, where regular veins exhibiting
native copper in places may be seen on lands, se
cured by Messrs. Kinzie &, Green. We are in
formed by a gentleman who has carefully explored
the copper region, that these loose masses of cop
per may be traced to their parent veins of calcer
oarcoua spar and analcime in the conglomerate
and red sand stone, and of Phrenite, Laumonite
and Datholite in the Trap. In this way they be
come leaders or guides to the mineral contents of
this region, which promises soon to be to the Uni
ted States what the Ural i9 to Russia—the seal of
prodigious industry, and the sources uf inexhaus
ble mineral treasures.
We recommend to our readers by all means to
see this rare product of the mineral kingdom be
fore it is removed from New Haven, perhaps
never to return.—JYcio Haven Courier.
MY FRIEND MUST BE.
“ Would’st thou be friend of mine?
Thou must be quick and bold
When right ia to be done,
• And truth is to bo told,
* rom the New York Globe.
GEN. SAM HOUSTON.
On the 15th of last month, some eighty of the
most respectable citizens of Galveston, Texas, ad
dressed a letter to Gen. M. 11. Lamar, requesting
his opinion of the course of Gen. Sam Houston,
relative to the annexation question ; his answer is
direct and pointed, and exposes the character and
movements of Houston as fully as it shows his
meanness in attempting to make political capital
by denying his former measures. VVe give the
following extract which forms the conclusion of
Geu. Lamar’s reply:
It is useless to pile Ossa on Pelion. If the
facts and reasonings already adduced are insuffi
cient to satisfy the reader of the utter falsehood
of Gen. Houston's declaration, that all this ap
parent opposition to annexation, was only intend
ed to deceive the British Minister, I fear that his
mind is, upon this question, impervious to truth ;
and it would be useless to urge upon him any fur
ther considerations. If, however, there ia a
patient examiner of evidence, who U 6low in re
ceiving conviction, yet willing, when fairly con
vinced, to surrender his prejudices and passions to
the sacred cause of truth, to him I will address
one more argument—or rather 1 will present some
of the past arguments in a new shape, and then
leave the matter, in the elegant and perspicuous
language of his present Excellency to ‘ its con
tingencies.’ Let us then, for a little while, sup
E»se General Houston to be arraigned by Capt.
Hint upon the charge of insincerity. Suppose
the Minister were to say to him : ‘Sir you assured
me upon yonr official honor that you were opposed
to the annexation of Texas to the United States;
and you desired me to notify my government of
the fact. Why, then, have you since declared
that our correspondence and intercourse upon this
subject, was mere ‘Coquetry’ on your part?’
Against the depravity implied in this charge, and
in the defence of his honor, the General might
very justly and triumphantly reply, in the fol
lowing language. He might say to the Minister
—‘Sir, you know very well that this declaration
was extorted from me by the dangerous position
in which I was placed by my fidelity to you.—
Had 1 acknowledged to the truth and validity of
my pledges to your government, it would have
involved me in treason to my own people. To
gloss them over, therefore, under the plea of
coquetry, was rny only alternative. It was out
done in malice to you, but in safety to myself.—
That l have acted in good faith to your Govern
ment, you have every reason to believe; and have
no testimony to disprove. Did not my Cabinet
oppose the annexation ? Did not my press, my
partisans, my foreign Ministers, my officers of
ail unit ID UICI WII'SIII 1 II4U ttllj
control, do the same? Did I not, under your ad
vice, issue my Proclamation of an Armistice, and
send iny commissioners to Mexico ? Did I not
also cause Dr. Jones to be elected to the Presi
dency for the avowed purpose of having my
pledges to you carried out ? And has he not done
so to the full extent of hi9 abilities? Did he not
furnish you with the basis of the treaty with
Mexico, ono of the provisions of which expressly
denounced annexation ? Did he not delay the
calling of Congress until your return with that
Treaty, and as soon as he received it, did he
not issue s Proclamation of an Armistice, in which
he distinctly indicated his preference of independ
ence to annexation ? And did 1 not throughout
this period, whilst the whole country was clamor
ous for annexation, maintain a sullen silence,
even though strongly appealed to, by the dying
Hero of New Orleans, to come out in favor ot it?
VVhat stronger proof can you require of my fideli
ty ? I defy you to name the first act that I have
over committed in favor of the measure, or the
first one omitted, which it was in my power to
employ against it, without the utter ruin to my
self. VVhat then becomes of your charge against
me? Produce your evidence. Du you hope to
convict me by my own confession? You know
as well as I do Ihe uecessity of my repudiating
the past: and you cannot oppose my extorted ac
knowledgment to the long train of consistent con
duct winch has come under your own observation.
Actions speak louder than words ; let me be judg
ed by them ’
And now, gentlemen, suppose Gen. Houston
were to make such a speech ns this to the British
Minister in reply to his imputation—what answer
could the Minister offer? He would be compell
ed to acknowledge the force and validity of the
argument, and withdraw his charge And if
these facts and reasonings are sufficient to prodnee
conviction, when urged by Gen. Houston himself,
in what respect are their weight and authority
diminished by their being urged in this behalf by
another ?
And now, gentlemen, what are the conclusions
to be drawn from this conduct? No man enters
into intrigues without soms object, either public
I
or private. What, then, wa7tb„ object7Sfcl
Houston m theae disgraceful negociaiion. with m?
British Minister and the Mexican Government
He is pleased lo denominate these negotiate, lf
the gentle appellation of‘coquetry.’ What
was the coquetry ? What public good Jid'T’
propose to accomplish by it? Was the re.ttn, *
of Texas and Mexico intended ? This he de ■
W’as the permanent Independanee ol the cour.**'
the object ? This be also denies. What 7*’
was his object ? Like x criminal who rasl^'’
vainly against the bars of his prison, Gen. ?J< 'f*
ton now imprisoned in triple walls by his iiu'*
gues, endeavours to escape by a desperate pin'/'
at the door of annexation. But that door i» k2>
red against him with a fastening which be (7
not rend. What, then, was the ohjeet of his p^'
tie coquetry with Great Britain and Mexico? |
the absense of all public reasons, we are left ?
conjecture the private ones. If he has reCei» A
from the British Minister, or from the Mexica
Government, any personal favor, as the reward "
his negotiations with them, and then ho is adu *
ble traitor—first to his country, and then to ih"U
—and merits a double execraliun. But on 1?°
other hand, if ho has received from these qDa **
ters, assurances which have not been redep,„*j
then is he in the miserable condition of a dig*
pointed traitor, who recriminates for revenue
Such, gentlemen has been the conduct of Ge
Houston on the question of annexation. |n ij
the phases of his tortuous and elaborate perfid
it is but an epitome of his life. The crowning
act—consistent only with himself— it the climax
of audacity. Does he blush at the exposure 0f
his treason? No! He makes a merit of hi*
guilt—and turning to the people he has dishonor
ed, as if in mockery of all human virtue, he de
I mands the patriot’s reward for the traitor’s crimp
Your fellow citizen,
MIRABF.UA B. LAMAR.
D_ ra ‘ _
ats.— me London Times
has published a document relative to the railway
interest of England, which has excited much j/
terest and a good deal of alarm. The document
exhibits the astounding number of 1,203 project
ed companies, to carry out which will require
nearly lino thirds of the national debt of Eng
land ! Even the deposite of ten per cent, will
alone absorb ^53,136.300. It further appears that
there are 47 railways completed, representing a
capital of£t0,670,887. In tin*course ofconstrnc
tion there are 118 lines of railway, to complete
which, even with the Parliamentary power of bor
rowing one-third on debenture, will absorb .£67 -
•159,323 ; so that the invested capital in railways
, leaving entirely out of view the announcements is
already the enormous sum .£118,612.018' But
if the old, the new, and the announced undertak
ing are added together, with the ten percent.de
iswite, we have the incredible sum of <£649,583,
/90 required for this branch of trade alone The
world never witnessed such folly, knavery, and
: madness before.
Distressing Accident.—We regret to learn,
says the Portland (Me.) Advertiser of the 8th
inst., that a melancholy and fatal disaster occur
red on the railroad (upper route) on Saturday
: evening last, at a crossing between the New Mar
, k«t and South New Market stations. As the
. downward train was approaching this point a
j 8le,2h ,dr,ven by Mr. John Hayden, in which
, were also his wife and infant child and his wife’s
sister, attempted to cross the track. The horse
j became restive at the approach of the train, and
I d,d not. 8“cceed in clearing the track before the
locomotive struck the sleigh, crushing it to atoms
and instantly killing Mrs. Hayden and child and
throwing the other lady with great force against
the fence, but she was enabled to walk off with
aid to a neighboring house. Mr. Hayden escaped
uninjured by jumping from the sleigh previous to
1 j,e collision. I he whole train passed over Mrs.
II. and infant, mangling the bodies in a most
shocking manner. The scene is said to have been
heart rending.
A Novel Wager.—A youth named Molloy,.
, aged sixteen, undertook for a wager of <£10, to
take up from the ground in his mouth, one- hun
dred eggs, each being a yard apart, and place
ihem one by one in a tub of water at some dis
tance, in fifty minutes. He achieved the feat in
forty-eight minutes, travelling over fivo miles and
three quarters in that period.—English paper.
From the Southern Literary Mcascnger..
THE GIFT OF SONG.
Pause, mortal, ere thou seek
Unknowing what you ask, this mighty power—
I I lie gift ol song, a bright and fatal power,
j * ea, pause and speak,—
Know at thou the price of tears, of heart-strings
riven,
' The depth of wo, foe this frail power given ?
rhou 8erkest for the bliss
.f.®P an,^ 8°dden song -the fire and might
[ 1 onlling thy spirit with a quick delight,—
Alas! fur fAit
vVould’st thou give up thy peace—thy calm reposer
And yield thy soul to deep and silent woes.L
Know’st thou the quonchlcso love,
I he depth of pure devotion, whose unrest
.Must be a fire-flame feeding on thy breast,.
With none to prove
Its fervent tenderness, or yield a tone
To satisfy the yearnings of thine own ?
And thou must pour it forttb
Upon the sky, the stream, the mount, the main r
All lovely things, which give not back again
Its untold worth :
Alas ! It is but mis’ry to possess
So deep a fount of wasted tenderness f
And the bright, glorious dreams.
Which visit the hushed soul, as with a ray
Of glorious inspiration—what ars Ihty
But Her ting gleams t
Marking the soul with radiance too divine
For earth—a light which never ean be thine.
Earth's beauty must grow dim,
Before that radiance. Would’si thou pine away.
Seeing its light grow fainter day by day
Before that gleam,-—
And yearning for a home of purer birth,
With thy sad soul doomed still to dwell on earth
And oh ! the flow of aong!
The sudden gush of melody, which springs
From the full heart as light hoin angel wings,
Intense anti strong !
Know’sf thou the burning teaee, like drops of r*>n'
Wrung from the bursting hcaetio that deepalrsi"
Know’st thon the haunting frttrn,
The perished hopes, the mem’ries of the dead.
The nameless sadness o'er a deep heart spread?
The secret tears,
The weariness of earth, the yearnings vain,
, Which pour their bitterness i« that deep strain ?
And fame—yea, whntis fame?
The poet’s sole reward—the price of tears
And silent sorrow, bornn tksough weary years,
To gild a name ;
Alas ! fame hath no healing' for the bresst
With all its weight of bitterness opprest.
And wouldst thou hear all Mil
To bow thy spirit to an ear ly tomb—
The weariness and yoid, the tears and gloom.
To share life’s bliss?
Then take the boon, until thy aonl 'tit given—
Bat hope not then repose unless in heaven *
Rttkmond. fas**