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Generax Harrison's Omniohs on Duelling.
-The New. Jersey State Gazette contains the follow-
inff interesting letter from General Harrison, in reply
to a letter, from A.B. Howjell, Esq: of Nottingham, ra
hnt -,: nslcincr his "opinion of the code of honor
which desides controversies by a resort to the duel."
Ztabounds in matters of interest in many respects, ana
therefore deserves' general perusal.
florUijiena, utinapm,imao.
TV; a:,LV.n nalr rimr.unnininh oflha codeofjion-
orAvhich decides.coinrovcfaies DyV'tCTgrrtrfTge dnei.l
I comply with, your reqimst, and .would do so more
reddily,.if I couldsuppose tirat' any thing -that I could
say would have any influence in 'putting an endo.a
practice which is. the' cause of so mucK individual dis-
tress, nnd violates so many obligations of the, mostsar
cred character.
The "arguments whicH.maybo used againsl duelling
are so obvious, and Have been so often urged by per-
ins much more able to do them justice than I am, that
sh ill content myself wilhjgiving.you what maybe term-
eJ tny experience in matters of this kind. And asthis
does not exhibit the practice in a very fascinating light,"
4t4nay,parhaps have a better effect than any other mide
of treiting the subject that I could adopt,
fhelieve there were more duels in the northwestern
army between the.years 1791' and 1795, inclusive, than
.Gver-ioospiaceiii ihk oauic.icugui " imu,?iiii..
saamallTiBn'dyofrrren as composed .the commissioned
officers of the array, .eithef in America, or any other
country, at least in modern times, t became ah offi-
cer in the first .mentioned year, at so,early an age,
-thalit'is not. wonderful that T implicitly "adopted the;
nnininnirnf the old officers, mast of wliom Tvere vbte-'
ran? of the revolution, upon this as well as upon other
subjects cannected with my conduct,.and duty in the
prbfessionThad chosen. I believed therefore, in com-
mon with a large portion of ths officers, that no brave
man would decline n challenge, nor Terrain from giving-
o'ao, whenever he considered that his rights or feelings
had been trespassed upon. I must confess, too, that I
- was not altogether free from th opinion that even hon-
or mighVbe''acquired by a well fought duel.' Fortunate-
lr.'hbvvever, befora I was ehg.iged,in a duel either as
principal or second,1 which;terminated fatally to any-
one, I became convinced' that all my opinions on the
subject were founded. in error, and none of themmore
so'than 'that which depicted the situation' of thesuccess-
fullduelist as either honorable or desirable. It could
iiof'be hbnoarble, because the greater portion of . that
class of mankind whose 'good opinion of an individual
, confers honor upon him, were opposed to it. And I
had the best.evidence to believe that iathetffravcofths
t fallen daelis.t, was, frequently burried the peace and hap-.
piness of the survivor; the act which-deprived the one
-fedstencerpiatttei a th)rn inlhe bosom of the other,
-- whicbwould continue to rankle' and fester there to the
end, of, his days. The conviction that such was the
casej with men of good feelings iandprinciple, was pro-
duced by my witnessing the mental sufferings, of an in-
timate and valued friend, by whose hand a worthy man
" had fallen. Several years had elapsed from the date
of this, affair, before I became acquainted whhhim.
We soon after, associated.inthe general staff of the
ariny, and for the greater, part of two" years, we shared
the sime'tent or bsrri'ck room) and often the same pair
i' let ,Ihadin-onBortunitv of aeeinr the agony he often
4 -jyifiie1Sis?mind.recurred to the evenf which had de.
pnvedpsociety of-a worthy member and himsell ot an
esteemed and cherished acquaintance. Jik'e the'unhap-
l ; : .t-". lrV T. C --.-J t- US.
uv ucruiiL iu mo iui"3UV'.ui,Lruui:i4a,iicrKUJcaicLiiii i
his.
sleep to "hold dialogues' with the ghost of the'yicl
"victim
of his superior skill in thouse of arms, or more perfect
self-possession, and a witness of ihemmighthaveaddp-
ted the opinion tr the. youtntiU worvai, mat uienappier,
lot was his who had fallen. Taking the rules .which
governsuch matters, as ihe criterion, rayfriend had no-thinc-
wherewith, to acusa himself. v Thtf quarrel was
.im1firrfastenedonhim.". Generous as brave, he hid
dtfhe every thing in'Kis power to induce a withdratval
of tho challenge, and when, by a first "fire, his adversa-.
ry was wounded, he. anxiously desired that the affair
raighttihere terminate. His, proposition rejected, His
second shot was fatal. What an in'structive.lessoh'does
this story present to him who would resort to this mode
ot settling a personal aiunuuy, wno possesacs rauw.
sensibility and tlie principle3 of humanity and honor.
The s'ad alternatives, his own death, or a subsequent life
of bitter regret and sorrow. A short experience in the
array convinced me, Also, that fighting a duel was not
ail undoubted test of true courage. I had known in-
stances of duels; and desperate duels, being fought by
.men, who would not have been.selected by officers, who
fcnew them, to. lead a forlorn hope. On the contrary;
I'possessed the most "positivo. testimony :o prove, that
som'o ofthe bravest of men would not bo engaged jn an
effair of that kind under any circumstances.'
.Conformabljrlo my plan, ars. stated in the commence
ment of my .letter,. to jrive you facts ratner man argu-
roentiiJtprisentiyou with another reminiscence of my
early inilitarr life. I introduce it-not only to sustain ray.
positiop;-but from the respect I entertain for the mem-
ory of a gallant brotlnr officer, long since called to re-
ceive, in anotherworld his reward for having, preferred
'the praise of God to the praise of men." In th sum-
mer of the year 1793, Lieut. Drake, of the infantry of
the 2d sub-legion, received a, marked insult from anoth-
er brother officer. Manifesting no disposition to call
him to an account, some of those who wished him well,
amongst whoml was one, spoke to him on the subject,
expressing our fears that his reputation as an officer
- ,wonld greatly suffer, if h8 permitted sucli m .insult to
pass unnoticed. The answer he gave, me was' thathe
cared not what opinion the officers might form of him;,
he was determined to pursue his own course. That
.course was so novel in the army, that it lost for him,
as! had supposed it would, the respect of nearly-all the
officers. The ensuing summer gave Mr.Drake ah op-
portunity of vindicating most triumphantly; His con-,
duct and principles. lie had been stationed in a small
fortress which had been erected by Gen. Wayne, dur-
ing the winter, upon the spot which had been rendered
remarkable, by the defeat of St. Clair's army, three
t.p-ira iJofnrp' Thn crarrison Consisted of a, s'lOclc rifle
mmnanvnnd thirtv infantry, and of the latter Drake
was-the immediate" commander. In the beginning of
July, 1704, a detachment of thermy, consisting ofse-
veral hundred men, under the command of major Mc-
.Mahpb, being encamped near 'the fort,, in which they
had theprevious day deposited a quantity of provisions
which they had escorted from the cantoneraent of tho
array at Greenville, were attacked, early in the warn-
ing, by upwards of three thousand Indians. The troop
made a irallant resistance: but beintr turned on both
ilaaks,and in danger of being surrounded, they rctrcai-
Published Twice a Weekdur
HOUSTON,
ed to the open ground.around the fort. From this, .too,
they were soohdislogcd by tha .overpowering force ol
the enemy; in the retreat many wounded men were m
danger of , being left, which being observed from
the forti Captain Gibson directed his own Lieuten-
ant trf lake the infantry (Drake's particular command)
and a- portion'of the'riflemen, and aahy out to their:re-
lief. To this Drake objected, aud claimed the right to
command hisYiwn men, und, as senior to the other lieu-
tenant, his right to the whole command. "0, very well
sir"-' said the captaiii.'ifsuch is your , wish take it." 'It
is'mv wish sir, to do my .duty, and 1 will endeavor to di
I it, non' nntl at an limes, v?s.,, ,. . " . ' a
'Heaccordingly sallieaoui; skiiuuiijt micrfiifcuura u?'
tachment between the retreating troops andthe enemj ,
opened upon them a hot fire, arrested itheir. advance,
and gave an opportunity to lhe,woundedito effect thei
escane: and to the broken and retreating companies i .
our'irbops,. to reform and .ngainto flee the eneroVi-
Throughout the,wholcnffair,.Drake'siclivity skill an I
extraordinary "seltpossession, were most conspicuou .
The caietMy'of course observed it'as" wel(as his friend
The numerous shots directed at him, however, like th
arrows . of Teiicer, aimed at the heart of .Hector, wei1
turned asideby providential ihtorference,' until he ha t
accomplished all that he &ad been.sent to perform. H
then received a ball through his body and fell.a faiiriJ-
ful coroofal came to his' assistance, and with his aidh
reached.thefort; and those" twowere the last ofthe re'-
treating party that enterieiraI;:makingV
ed unfit for duty for a long time by his'wound. He had t
aot.'jndeed, recovered, from it in the summer of 1793,
when he was my gueslj wnea in commanu oi ror
Washington, (Cincinnatti.) on his way; on furlough, to
visit his native State, Connecticut. His friends, how-
ever, enjoyed his presence but a short lime. Having,'
as I understood, taken the yellow fsver in passing
through Philadelphia, he died a few days after he reach-
ed.his. home. .- .
I have yet another reminiscence, .lhe relation of
which may' serve the cause you have so much at heart;
.Anjofncer ofthe army had so often and so unnecesY
sarily wounded lha.feelings of another, of the samij.
corps, the duties of wh'u-h' made theit association indisj,
pensible, tliat heconsidered himselfboiind todemand sat-
isfaction in the usual way. They met, and the .injured
"man fell; receiving a mortal wound, as" it was anticipa
ted lie would, from the superior sKUl ot n antagonist
in the use- of the weapon which they used. Being pos
sessed of a hish grade of talents and amiable charac-
V-ter,. he.had the sympathy of all the officers. With
others, 1 visited him alterhe had been reraovea to nis-
'quarters. He expressed a de3ire.to see tne onv.er wiwl-
kyhom he-had fought, and L yva3"pr83ent nt the inter-
view. Iwbh I.coiild describe, ai it merits, this inter-
'esttog scene. " The circiimtihces' attending it were so
Ideeplyimpresied upon my mind thit they can never bo
effaced, as long as my memory holds its :seat.
( In the tent were some half dozen officers, the friends
of the dying man, (for, as I hive said. He lnd from his
amiab!e:qualities many and warm one3',) exhibiting'un-
equivocol evidences "of, their sorrow. Conspicuous
above the rest, and nearthe haid oftherude couch, was r
the mmly form of tin commandant of the corps to which
bath the duelists belonged j) the' beau ideal of chivalrousi'
valor, and the Chevalier de Bayard of the army.) en-
deavoring.to stifle asbest he coald, the feeling which
agitated his bosom. At a' little distance, in full view of
the victim.' bfihis.pissioa3, sat the 'insensible .;-
butj must re3trdini the 'indignation which I still feel.-
Hewas my brothaf oScer wejshared together the''
perils di a difficult, war ind in battle, I know he done
his duty and', whatever raigtit have been his conduct
toothers,! never hd personally any reason to com-
plain of him. Bit, there he sat, apparently at least, un-'
affected by the mischief he hid doae,-by burying in an .
untimely grave, a, min who had never injured him,
Whose arm might bo needed in the penling descisivo
battle with the hitherto, tmmphant enemies of his coun-
try, and whose.intellect might at some f iture time-have
been usefully employed, in. its councils. The severe
bodily pain which the dying officer had for some time
suffered, hid ceased, and that calm and' ease had sue-'
ceeded, which is the unequivocal, harbinger of ap-
prpachirig death.and which a Gracious Providence h-is
provided for the mortallyvwnuaded salJier, to enible him
to offer alast prayer.for.his distant-family, if he has one,
or, for the pardon of .his own sins: Turning his intel-
ligent eye.updn.his.late antagonist, he mildly said that'
"ha had deiiroJ to'see him, for the purpose (-"assuring
happiness in this world and that, as the means of e-
una oi ais sincere iorgneuo "" " ..-
curin?it.he resommeaded to him, with' the sincerely ot
a dyinir-'man.io endeavor to restrain' the violonce of his
passions, ihe indulgence whieh Had deprived one of
life, who had n'lycr, injuiod.him, in thought or deel."
I am satisfiodthat-what I have said above does not
entirely.meet your inquiry, and that you will expect me
to state' what effect the scenes I have described,, had in
forming "ray- own principles, and. governing ray- own
conduct I have already staled an.entire change in my ,
sentiments on the subject of duelliu'g, from tho3o which
I entertained upon my fir3t entering the army, and for
which no excuse can be,offered,.but my extreme youth,
and the badexample continually before me. In almost
every otner case, possesseuot ine.ueiioeraiooiuiuuui
a man, you might safely conclude that his conduit
would be in conformity to them. But such alasl is not
tho case wtih men 6f the, world, in relation to the laws
which form the "code of honon" Abstractly consi-
dered, they all condemn them; while in practice they
adopt theml In all other cases, indepenpent'.men'act
from their own.conviction, but in this case, upon, the
opidions-of others, or rather from, what they fear may
be the' opinions of others. '
I acknowledge that the change of my opinions, which
I haveadmitted in relation to duelling, had no other in-
fluence on my conduct than to determine me never to
Fir tha atratassar. But nlthoush resolved to offer no in
sult nor inflict any injury, I was determined to suffer
none. Wheal left thearmy, however, unu reiireu io
civil life, I considered ray clf authorized greatly to nar-
row the ground up.n which I would be willing to resort
to a personal combat. To the determination which I
had previously madeto offer no insult or inflict any in-
jury to give occasion to any one to call upon me in this
way. (for after witnessing the scene which I havo last
described,- the -wealth and honors ofthe world would
not have tempted mo to level a putol at the breas f a
man whom I had injured,).! resolved to disregird all
remarks upon my conduct wjiich could not be.constru-
ed into a deliberate insult,or nny injury which did not
affect my reputatisn i or the. hippiness and peace of my
family. " When I had the" Honor to be called upon to
command the North Western army, recollecting the
number of gallant man that had iauen m the lormer,
war, in personal -combat, I determined to use all the
authority ami all the influence of my station to prevent
their recurrence. And to take away tho principal
source from which they spring, in an address to the
Pennsylvania brigade, at Sandusky, I declared it to bo
my intention to punish every one who should injure or
even insult, which shouw oe onoreu, uj 1U ukh.
the inferior officers. I ci-nnot say what influence this
course, upon my part, may have produced in the re-
sult. But I state, with pleasure, that there was not a
single duel, nor, as far as I know, a challenge given,
whilst I retained the .command. Tne activity m
which the army wis co:istaifl? kept ma? . lir.wevr,
have iincii the principal f:iUM- of this unc .mmoii har-
mony. In relation to my s.-r.t xc-n'imenH a s-n-o of high-
er obligations than the human laws or Lma! opinion
can opuosD, las deinrmined Tne navjr, tn any occu-
&mu
WHSSilB
iiigthe Session of Congress and WeeMy
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1833.
sion, to accept a challenge or seek redress for a per-J
! ;n;,,. K,r n enri tn lh? Inws which cnmnosc 1
the code of hpnor. I am, very respectfully, your fel-ij
low citizen.
To Aaron
.W.
H. HARRISON.
B.
Howell, Esq.
Fromihe Southern Literary Journal.
POETKYOF NATURE.
Nature-.hath echoe's tliat may fill
The heart with sadness; or may thrill
With tones of estacy; each breeze
That wanton 'mid the whispering trees,
Stirringtlieir. leaves; '
That passes with a'iightsorae wing' '
O'er laughing. brook and purling spring,
Or lightly weave '
. Its palh'lhe;early flowers among,
Comes laden'to my heart with song.
So hath the calm and stilly hour
Sweet Posey's bewitching power, , "
"When Meditation from her cell.
The pensive musingsof her shell
At'evcawotoK
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And with a gentle sympathy' .. - "
Comes-o'er the fount' of memory,. '
Or softly breaks
-.'Neath Fancy's quickening control
In shade of sunshine.p'er. the soul.
l.NotminstFelsy'inxaicabnjjjp
?irr-ttatrrtrfrfar!rilrerv"torS
-OTtrhtnTieTXDTcSrBr-silverytone?
That to the brightly glancing eye
Of Genius wake to melody,
In the. still hush
Of summer woods and shading bowers,
Or, dewy cups of bursting flowers ;
And in the gush
Of purling streams whose cadence thrills
The ear -among her breezy hills. jS
And Ocean hath her lyre of deep -Or
gentle tone, as temperance-sweep
Its heaving bosom into surge,
And o'er the bark-its billows urge;
Or softer wing '
Of summer zsphyrs gently wake
The silvecjctesled waves that break,
And playful sprtrfjtsi-l
In dalliance "on the sounding strand,-
And murmur o er he polished sand.-- --"
But loftier strains that breathe on earth
Among the dreamy stars have birth,
And softer than the zephyr's play
The cadence ; of the heavenly lay;
Warned by the spell
That from each .starry lyre awake s, -'
Enraptured Phceons, blushing breaks
His voiselbs j-shell ; ." '
While cjntemplation .its and sings
Her soul to viewless strings.
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Freedom op the Preis. In thess days, when parr
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ty warfare runj high, it any not.bonmproper topuousn
the opinion of a celebrated English statesman, upon
the impirtancV of tho.fresdom of tlie press, to withdraw,
the needful support from a newspaper, when no fault
can be junly allege J againit it ; except the straight for-,
wardness and independence of its course, i s to destroy
trie materials with vhich it is printed and those who
placed a just esliniife on this great palladium of our
liberties are not les bouad to sustain it in one case than
in the. other. ; ' -
From Mrs. Siouirneif Letters.
NEW ENGLAND INDUSTRY.
I htye.333tt no. class ofpoopje, among whom a more
effhientsystem of industry and economy of time was
established, than the agricultural popalation .of New
England. Their posssssio.-u, are nut saffiViently Urge
.toalliw waste of any .d3jriptioii. Hinsj every arti
cle seemi U bi c ireful ly estimtted, and appiiejious
best use. Taair mde of life is as favorable to choer-
fulnfissaud hoahh, as;itis emiu'eat in inluitry; ' ,
Thj far.nir, ruing with tlio dawn, attoaJj to those
empfoyrajiits whic.i aw necosiary fr thi family, and
,j n.rlv .vith. hi, -iirn ;r ais.atint?. to their de-
eaapioyrajiiis w.iic.i urj uanjtiy ! -;
proceods early ..vith-his Aam ot ais.stinn, to the
piriment of il ally 1 i!o f- T" blrJs alivsu tlnra
their son?, and la.nu jjiauil, Whila ths patie
m with
patient ox
marks ths doap, farr.i.v, : uieg.-aui is aom.nitled to the
earth, or, the till grass ilium Kd iwuaathtiie s'cyths, or
the stately corn f.vei iro.a iho intrusion of weeds. Fit-
ting tasks aro prapjrtioaeJ to tha younger paesj thit
no .hand raay.be idle. - -
In tho interior of tha housa an.equal diliganco pre-
vails. Tne eldor.daughters take willi:ig part with the
mnthV. in eerv do.tiestic toil. The children who are
too sin ill Ub3.usef.il, proceed to shool, kindly leading.
the;Ilttle oaes who can scarcely waiii.- tcuwpj mo
aged'.grand ranher, a welcome and honored, inmita,
amuses the ruldy infar.t, that shs may release a strong-
er hand-for toil. Thesoindoftlie wh3el,.and the ri-
gorous strokes of tho loom are heard. Tne flecse ofthe
sheep" are'wrought up, amid ihe cheerful song of sis-
ters. Reme'uabaring that thefabrics which thay pro-
duce, will guard those whom they love, from the blasts
of w:nter, ili3 bloom deepens on their cheek" with the
Dleasinsr cousciousaesj of useful industry.
In the simple and abuadr.nt supply of a table,- from
their o;vu resources, which shall.refresh those who re-
turn woar'y from the field, allare'inUjrested.
The boy who brings, his mother the jYesh vegetable,
selecu a salad which his own-hand cultivated, with
some portion of tho pride with which Dioclesian point-
ed to the cabbages which he had reared. The daugh-
ter, who gathers treasures from the nests of the poultry
that she feels, delights to toll their.history, and to num-
ber her young ducks as they swim forth boldly on the
pond. Th3 bees, whose hive range near the door, add
a desert to their repasts, and the cows feeding quietly on
rich pastures, yield p iro nutriment for the little onss.
For their bread thsv have " sown, -ind reaped and gath
ered into b-irns;" the flesh is from their own.flucks
the fruit and nuts from thair own trees. The children
kiitnv urlun the first berries ripen, and when the chesnut
will be iu its thirny sheath in tha forest. The happy
farmer at his independent table, need not envy the lux-
ury of kin-'.
The active matron strives to lessen the expenses-of
her husband und lo increase hi3 gains. She sends to
market the wealth of her dairy, and the, surplus pr.
'duce of her louin. She instructs her daughters by their
diligence to have a purse of their own, from which to
furnish the more delicate parts of their wardrobe, and to
relieve the poor. In the long evenings of winter she
plies the needle, or knits stpekings with them, or main
tains the quid muiic of thehix wheel, trom whence
linen is prepared for ths family. She incites them ne
ver u cai me oreau ot miencss, ami as iney navo oceu
trained, so will they train others again; for ths seeds of
industry aie perennial.
The father and brother's, having recess from their
toils of busier seasons, read aloud .such books as are
procured from tki public library, nnd knowledge thus
entering in with industry, and; domestic, order, forms '
hallowed alhanse. The) most slieliereJ corner oy tne
ample fire-side is reserved for the hoary grand-parents,
who", in plenty and pious content,. pass ihe eve'of a well
spent life.
The sacred hvmn and Driveri "nsiosr daily from such
households, is acceptable to heaven. To' their humble
'acsn?ry, Kou-e of ou. rs artd tfiAi il'u-'Hn-i -rulers
f '' ifo)'. u'.t? j'A int,:-prot(ir ' '
ot' G 1 1. it .': Alt'- i ,astln--rbi-Ji l'-r '
love t -. !.1.- '- tli ' i l'' in" i try aii 1 .' '
of c.irlv vea i irss laid -hu f I.-' .oi! their gi
'M'.ii.
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the remainder of the Year..
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Fromlhe AugustKiiicierfioeket..
ORTnodRAPHT.TTin " YELLOWPrUsH CoRKMPOK-
bence." A correspondent sent us some months, since
as njany of our readers will rememberi'an article upon or-
thography, from which we made a Brief extract, where-
in lie advocated the omission of all letters, that were
not sounded, in. English words, and counselled the :
reader to spell them just as" pronounced; in shorts-lie i
wished, he said to reform the 'hulistim' nf spelling- .If
we had not forgotten " our contributor's address,, we '
should beglail tosend him the late numbers of Frazcr's ..
London Magazine containing trie 'YellowplushCorres-
pondencei' written by- a fashionable rascal's servant,
whose orthography is .quite after our "friend's inodel.T-
Le'tfus quote 'sniolspesmie,' 'fnnstancey describing
the,'tawsing6owVin"tne 'British' c'hiihl, of the learned
narrator and 'His hopeful master. . . ,
'Gentle reader, av ydu oyer been onthsotion? 'The.
sea. thesea,"the"hopen seal' as" Barry Crpmwellays.
As sooif as we entered our little wessei, ana ra.jooKea
hd frothy, like fresh drawn; porter, a 'dashing against-
heribbsiifousgalliant bark, the' keal, 'likea wedge.a
ai
ihp
snliitin'the billo'eaM'nlwo.'the-sale a 'flapping lit. the
hair, the standard' Bfffenglarid jBoaijn tit the, raaakJ
for the first time; tho mite; the rriadgjsty.of texistence'.$
..fK . --Ek. If, 4''
'Yellowplush, myboyi' said I,,in djiatogtU' myself
your life is now abbutto.commehcef'you'rcareer'aa'a,
man-dates fr.ira your entransjdn board this packet' 'Be"
wise; be manly.be cautious;' forgif the-r.folliesif your'
youth. You are no'longer a boy now, but a footraa'rkv
Throw. down your tops,' your marbles your-boyish;
games; "throw off your childish habits,; with youririky
clerk's jacket throw-upyour-: ,
.(,.
Here, I recklect, I was obieeged'tos'top, , A feeling,
in thefirst place singlar, in theno'xl place painful, and at;
last compleatly overpowering, .had.cant.jujion, me while
I was making" ilie abiiff, speech,and. I now.fojnd, my-
self in a sityouation which vdelli'xy forbids m doscriba.
Suffis trf say, that I now discovered what, basins was
nsado for; that for many, many nours I lay in ahagony
n.ii.ii., .ii tn .11 ;nf"sa anil purposes, the rain
paltering in my face, the balers a-tramphnk over my
body; the panes of purgelory going on insiedl
When dashes were much in voeue, in the tira of
.Goldsmith, he denouncedrtheir use as
' 'An art contrived to advertise a joke. -
So that the jests, was clearlyitobo seen.-
. JSTot in the wjrd3, but in the. dash bet .veen.' '
but if he had lived to read the above paragraphs, ha
would Have foresworn forever "his opposition io the
dssh. Bu'l to return The' co'cknsy hero and his. pro-
t?ge, Yellowplush, arrived at Brabgne-sur-Mer, whore
ths USU3J enjoymonis Ol sio-w ueriug lacss, aie iuuji
graphica.lly recordsd by ths obrarvient jo-i'rriaiist:
.Our aqiosemants for theornit ,wa stopped here wefe
btfh ndiiierous and ililite'fil; n)thin!c in fict, could,
bembregiefconj-, as they say here. In the.mornin.be-
fore brelcfast, we boath walked mi the peer;raisteriii
a blue maireen jicket, and ms in a slap-up; new livery,
boath prov.rded with long sliding, opra-gl wjs. W'h
these ftre'ig-s'amined, very attentively,- theo.tion, ihesear
wsed, the jei)bils, tha dead.cats, the fish.vinm.anl tho
waivs like lEttle children pitying at leapfrog,) which
came tumbling dver one and. other.. on the-shoxr. It
seemed t'.meiH if they were scrimblihg to, get-there,
as well the raight,.beinj sick of tha sat, and anxious .,
for ihe.ijlessMlj peaceable terry rfirmy. Atter DreKtas
dwn wt went again, (thai, is, " rn ister on his beat, and
insoaniiae, lot my place in this foring town, was. a,
complete jhinystire,) and puttin oir tally soojs. it-
gain in ourje5r"es', wsegs trained, a little mora the otion,
pebbils.-ieall Wis, and so on;' and' this Hmed till din-
ner, and dinrt er lasted till. bed time,' ect.
Mr. YelhW'p.lujUis an acats bbse:ver, and capital,
dosaribar, aftiii'igh 'paffiikly jgoreaht'of the hart of
spelling."- -.1?ake,a3 a sample, tti following rivui
sketch ofafec a lie living with a younger anil more'for-
lunate sister, -.irt the quality of companion or 'toady!'
"Pair thing,'. I'd a soon bo a gaily slave, as lead the Ufa
she did. Evrjr body in ths hiuse ilispised her; herla,-
dyship insulted, har; the rery kitr.hing gals weirded
and floutei hcr She.roat tha notes, she-keep: the bills,
she mado the.te, she-whipped the choklaie, shs cleaned
the Canry bird s, and git out the iinning for the wash.
She, was nay l.idy's walking pocket, or rettycule, and
fetehed and carried her hankercner, or her small qouie,
likea trel! brjdpinaaL At night, at her ladyship's
swarries, she th araped. kidrils; (no body ever thonght
of asking her .to dance!) . when oiiss iiritna sjng, sne
played tho piiaio, and.was so scallel becaase thasing- (
er was ont of tune; a.bimmaating dogs, sho never '
drove out vriihout ho: ladyship's paddle in hsr lap; and
.regularly unyyell in.a carriags, she never got any thing
butabick seat. Poir Jemima! I can.se uer now, In
ray lady'sarcfcnJI best old clothe3, (tho laidios maids all's
got the prit no leavings;) a lil is satiu grownd, crumble 1,
.blotched acid greasy; a pair of white satin jinss, of ths
culor of.In ger-nibber; afaded yellow .velvet hat, with
oareathof hiartiiiihl fliwers ran to seed, and a bird of
parodisc? f. icrcht on-tho top of i: mslamollyand raxilt-
ihg, with a couple of feathers left in its onfortnit talo.'
'Praps' wem3y refer to Yellowplush's history of his
master again His principles, wa, are told, were'ojus,'
but his raiinen; 'boauch-js.' Ho sang joweu' wrote
'potery,' vasgood at.'poltix? and 'in3t4fizzix,'and was
considered! by his servant, withstanding tha 'kir' he .
somtimes gave himas a'gan'lmanly mm,' ..until he got
foiled in olitainin'g the 'propparty of a 'widdo and or-
fan,' and hist his'inkuin.' The Yello,vp!uh-cut him
wiihojt remorse. - .
Jcr r ersok Improved. A Yankee school master i"n
Canad i set a copy for his writing scholari, thus; "All
men are created equal except niggers."
ScENBUY or Niagara-and O.vrtMo. "Tha pas-
sage from Niagara Falls to Rochester, by way of tha
Niagara river and Lake Ontario, is one of mich interest
and'beauty. Lewidtbn, the heights of.Quesnston, with
the noble monimsntto the brave and lameated Brock,
from tho top of which may be commanded a prospect of
unsurpa-ssed loveliness, the charmin-j s:enerv ofthe ri-
ver, and the fort where Morgan, the anli-Freelnason,
was confined, with the spot where he is supposed to have
met his fate, are interesting features in the opening
voyage. Towns which once
' on. cither side,
Sailed on. each other in the peaceful tide,'
as Paulding sings, now exchange any thing but 'smiling'
glances. The border warfare has mado jealous enemies
on either frontier. As we passed the village.of Niaga-
ra, even the juvenile ' Britishers' on the warves indulg-
ed' in terms thai were scarcely civil to the 'd d
yankees,' as wo were tauntingly denominated. A
thousand reports are flying of affrays that never hap-
pened, and abuses that never existed ; and on both
sides, these rumors, if lost in one place, soon rise, like
the currents of the fabled Arethusa, in another, 'enlarg-
ed and improved,' and the asses' ears of John Bull and
Uncle Sam aro egregiously galled by tho same. --
Th" bp.'!!ifo! e'imry of thn Niagara had widened into
.lit Osi'iL.o. !"! 're v "' m-n auvre that there was
,1-iv .f -.tijCi" .ui ' us -Yirinj to succeed th
m. c'fti' ne'i ." i" a' eft '-ehtmi. To the north am
'a-., aW.K'k ip'.p"-i .kanjjmg low orsr tho ocean e
, nii-a, m- is ms-chlug in angr through the distance; it
to master's luggitch'and mine,' (mine wasrwrapped upin
a jery small hantlkercherjassoon; llsayi'as.jve'eiiteri
fid'niirlittle"wcssel. as soonas Tsaw'tbe'Vaivs, black
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The ocean miiieled.wila, tin fkfiA, Uzt
'"'WJth'8uch'ah''equal,hBe;v i,r'frjy
part their sold and blue ;' in ft- i
while in the west, the'sun'was smkioiEto .hw evHin
pavilion, with suchjaopof absjwe,jeyeKHi
orOKen ni uiawuijjuioir.-w &,J""&?&AfZiyl77Vr
mg tor.an instant ainwarikuipycf ft!(e otb!"
(T-'ihR anit eL these sott ana neecy mMengw wwip
with .rracrtlirid bBaui'drewaireves to-' their l
en. till their unwonted loveuness,irraauaiiy-amtfjiPj. .
..:. z-- i -.'.. i ?'V'! j Jts'j-"
wa swnlirtwedlinf niph'tl!!' Th'ereafien.ws rnmif&xr
hoursthebreezydecknfiirwiihtthq"liifhes
.. i" ' imt t tiff -- '- -rtf'Z K, tf-U
lovmniit nriqincr'frnmUhft timetliewgceniNlSBa 9VGtV
parasun of tried com6amon8onelwtoppseaMa.jra
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A GK1T .0H:'CA.tHEtatW.-IrOHJB 'iWA!C0r
jcemorxt Whetilldo'k upoSitfietomfii of er1reat,
fevery emotion 'of envyidiesf within me ; whenil;readtfie
.lepitaphs,of,the beautiful, ereryf indrdibato; deitregoes
out; wheal meet.witH' theigrreCof-pareiitsupoaitho
ftombstoae, any heart: melts- wim'c&jnipjasmoii'rlwBBnil,
see tombs of pareatsitnemseives, ttconswar.uie ..vanuy
'AivMnA th tnrld with theircon"te3t:and''dispatesv lure-
fleet with sorrow.anujMtdnishmentitmJibeTlittlo compfr
;titions, factions and.dJbesCgra'nkrad;ihea'il.eaa
nteTevrjratreTbnheTombs,- ofsome that di3 yestcr-
dav. and some, sixr hundred;yeW aeojl
;yew ago; I "consider ihafe
great day, when we. sail tail ot us oe-xcorKemporaries
and make our appiarance'together.AdJdiJon. :
Ak
duel b
'ducted according to-the moat strict;and punctilous pro-
Visions oi mecoue pi uouur, caiuaoa .uueujutiuug ;-tibt
week. The fijhttook olace with bUtbls.of"thunKat
(ipproyed fashion, at sunrise, on amallbranih ?&&&
tuetairia itoiu.
the difficoliy was,
use the phrase ofone of the spectatow.-fflri
in lub by de odder;. and"aat htra'.hoiia''niiisChab5.at-
isfacshun . sr '1 "
We have learned ffora-pna who, was .prosent athe
combat, the particulars as. they .fransplredi - THey:wer
substantially a? foilo'ws:' -J j".'." . "1 '" "
After havin'g-taknttheirstind one. of thesdands
noticed that, owing tbj theirpjwlidcoj the sua. "beams
set His principle a. .winking aou rolling ru.eyejsx -Tbis
was a. sufficient ground fbrimterfecing andVba called odt
to the.other, second witav-.M-n.. ,, , t ! -,
'Isay, nigra, I put's mjwetoon,dat.posishan. Its
again do rule's ob all de'eodes' 6b hon I'beeber seen. '
De frection ob de sun shins'r'radbrltod seSere "aad
makes i
Wy.
fiir il chnictf aa' arauad and dido t I iret 1
4
Yos, Ikaows you'did; burden fair layH,jubo, and.
I'se
no nuiion oi seem uiy irou -cuiuuuacu uluu, j4uu
all de ad vantaffe. VT6 '. . . ,.r
lose
Well, nigga, l'so no notion tM,Xsee?oa goodTa,
right to hab no notion as you is, and I, sis Is onsettua
de matter just as. we is and , '.
At this' juncture a friendly :cIoud'3ettled.the;maUeMt
once by stepping in between the, sun. anyUwbe'ligerr
ants. The two'first causes. agairf'took posiKiiaanUall
the jittle preliminaries b3ing etliedJ'eacH; oraejfoofiis
pistolready cocked, froin his second" 'Bothraanifeiifeil
a'tolerable degree,of spuntaithoaghlta bluim'ptien'e.w
spread itself over theirblack'ch'eeks';? Tha'secoflaiwoo
was lo give out .tho'fitaL'prderwhi'ch' migh(seBd thein-
out of this world now took. Jus-grohnd. "Iraiieing.HIs
voice he beganr ,j - s
'Gantlemeny.wr time am Qorae.' . ;
Bilh signified their, assent , '.'..- ,
j van roailtrf fiih! nn'n.'tnin frae.''" 4 .
Btng.pop, went botb pisi'aU atorise, one talijraialiig
a;djst in the middle; of 'the. rba'df while 'the olber-to'?k
a ilantindickular course" irt anwng:thbyytaifd6
wnately without hitting aayfiine." f., J ""'ft 4
It was now time ta interpose, and; one- ofl their se
conds set himself about it After a little convenation
the challenged darky stepped forward, and' saTd,lg.hii
antagonist, .' "
4 Niga, is yo a satisfied!''
I is.' . , - . s. .
'So. is I, and I'se glad to get off so. Next time dcy
catches dis nigga- out on such a foolish exhibition as
dis dey'll have to foch; me; dat day' wiliibr sarttn.
. 'Dam's my sentiments,, exactly,' retorted the othar.
5Whan .ybJr onnurtal iostrument obdef'Ven'toff"Jtder
clar l.'though't I tvi3 a gone child; but I iio''8ohappy'"
no iy gosh, plot's shake' Hands 'aud go back to our abo-
cations , .
' .-
In five minutes timo all hands jsaaiaies, ,fK&ngj ,
darkios, whites and all .vere on therad";home:"fd
work, parfoctly satisfied with the spirUot tha morning.
Fankino ExTRABRDiNAaY.hi!o travelHr.r 13-
Wtf3teruYfrgiiifa, happening :.6rie. day iua dry-.gdod.
store,'situited in a small village;, an old lady'froni ihs
country came in. Sho purchasedf several lartielss.aC
t!ie clerk, and at length qbdervinga neatly paintod-HrtJ
varnished bsllows' hanging by the- post, sha' .iaquirss!
vhat it was. The. clerk perceiving thaj the,old. lady,
was rather igiiorantj-anlbeingsomanrhatdf ra' w;.ig, in
formed her thatit:wa3 a.ncio fashioned-Fait which hah&d
lately received from the Ett, at the'same tiina;takui
tho ballows diiwnand puffkg, with it in hts face,- told,
her that" was tho mod.3 of operation. , Tn,e-old .wpnua
repeated the operation on herself, and was sa deli&btai .
with tits now fan, that sin purchased it forthwith and
departed. ,-.,
O.i the nextday oi.- informant told us, tharminisler-..
hid.an appointment to preach, at a school houseshi itha
the 'neighbouring countrjr. The cangregationifceinj.
assembled, while the minister was in the act of reading
the first hymn, who should poo in but tho, old lady witiv
her ney fashio lpd fan; and, having takoa Ivjr's'eat,- im-
meliately cimmensed piffiing away in g)od-edrneit
The coogrogatioa know nbtwhatta makeofit-r-saii -"
smilod and soma looked astooishod, but the ladicrom
prevaUed over oyery "tfiingelsevani to suchi.an.exteut
that the ratnisior,- himialf wa3 obliged to .stop reading.
and hand the book ta bia brother in the. destiU ArA '
the usual preliminary ssrvicss, hb rospito, preaeh.i.-iuiii
thero'sarc'onspicuousIy-the'oUlMifcWith.th
in front, a blind liMJTif 'tcKhinil&tiJie.ivJsirturhod.tiri'1
ii?arJ.ltcr face, and with mnaifsfijf complaijeacp.; ' :
paffiu-.ir the gentle bfeaz.a rata bar-fa,co.. 3ffhat.o doi. '
orho-.v to prosiied, h'o know jfiot, for. hs coutd not cait
his oye over the congregation wIL'totit" laaelin g with
tha old lady. At Uagth,"gu.-aaoaiag resolution and
of rich, original,thoughts thicHftiBterMeciwa;ine
intioculations and grafU 6freaaingaiB, eaapttOKjluM"' -
.est of matter, with'loast'rVrbositjr with' tvPffi1!0
cream off life, leaving theusour andthe dreM and miri- f
ncrs dispiaymga- happy copiuncUoo pf Vfreedsilfeeaf e, . n
and sincerity. . Mortpyer, he-.wasTiurnori5tvcyffii prst g
wateri aniyi'Aala'gdoifMajf'.bf .ahfe
line." Limb wodldhave.reioicea2inhim, iQtsM&xxk- -n
derstd'tna rrsttiraKo'orteifipprf dra; &
.trmVmyda titeM.
ttwngKieredjjikjiieojci
- wis a readi-ani mo$tiiCetU(VMlmmiWispimM JS$M
in'thniratn.TivwiHSULnuHmwiH:uiiinOT'Uiu . j-
fKA-rfi.f anTrrf rn immrird.7KnicJeerbacki
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uYoieitta."" C"
ircui uub jkiiyiTfWuaviun .vfAVr-
.oxcept, that ,6n& of the.parueatq
ts crossed-
my principal rbllhim'eye altogedec.too-macln'-,
wy look here,-didn't wVchusk,npita..dollar
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