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CHI SA.
The following documents were lately re
ceived in this City, from Mr. Wilcocks, our
Consul it C <nton. and wc have been per
mitted to take copies of them for publica
tion. The interior of this remote, vast,
and ancient empire, has been so sedulously
concealed from the observation of the rest
of the world, sod so little is known of its
a.ngulsr polity, that any thing authentic re
lating’oils domestic affairs is a matter of
almost as much curiosity, as if it came from
another planet. If the reader find in the
papers now publhtied many things to smile
at,'and some to lie will also find
just maxim* and beneficent sentiments, wor
thy to be sdmired.
The Isst will and testament of the late Em"
■peror Kea King, said to have been given
September 2, 1820, the day on which he
died.
The grest Emperor, who received from
Heaven and revolving nature the dominion
cf the world, hereby announces his will to
the Empire.
When L the Emperor gratefully received
from his late majesty Cing-Ltmg, that high,
honorable and pure sovereign, the imperial
signet, and succeeded to the throne, 1 con
tinued to receive his personal instructions
in the affairs of government three years af
terwards.
I have considered that the foundation of
a country, and the great principles of social
order, consist in venerating Heaven, imitat
ing ancestors, being assiduous in govern
ment, and loving the common people.
Since I entered on my office, 1 have exer
cised the strictest caution, and have felt a
so errm awe, whilst I daily meditated on the
important duty devolving on me. I have re
membered that Heaven raises up princes for
the sake of the people, and that the duty of
feeding the people, and teaching them, is
laid upon the one man.
When I first conducted the affair* of go
vernment, the rebellious banditti in the pro*
Vinces of Sxe-chnett, Shen-se, and Hoo
knewng, were not yet reduced to a state of
tranquility, and I had to instruct and stimu
late the great officers, and the grand army,
to put them in order, and to direct them ;
by which efforts the banditti were succes
sively destroyed, and subsequently the ter
raqueous world enjoyed tranquil.ty and re.
pose—every hamlet found delight in its pro
per occupation, whilst I protected as in my£|
bosom, and bountifully largetsed the pom*
people: thus, they and 1 were blessed with
repose and rest.
But, in the eighteenth year of my reign,
abandoned people again created disturbance,
and rushed inside the sacred gate of the pa
lace. The rebels connected themselves
with the districts Tsaou and Hwa, and spread
themselves over three provinces.—Howe
ver, happily by a reliance, on high Heaven’s
assistance, the leaders were destroyed, and
the remnant exterminated, and in less th in
two months tranquility was again restored.
I liuVe always considered that heterodox
opinions were pernicious to the people, snd
have often issued orders and instructions on
this subject, to render government respect
ed, and to correct men's hesrts. I set in
order, and enjoined by authority, fundamen
tal principles, the cords which hind Society
together, hoping to make the administration
of government pure, and the public man.
ners substantially good, these cares I hgve
never for a day dismissed from my breast.
The Yellow ' river has, from ancient times
till now, beoA China’s grief. Whenever at
Yunte, and K)tmn hen, the mouth of the ri
ver lias been by sand banks impeded, it has,
higher up the stream created alarm, by o
verHowmg the country. On such occasions
1 lisve not spared the Imperial purse to em
bank the river, and restore the waters to
their former channel. Since a former re.
pair of the river was reported to me, six or
aeven years of tranquility had elapsed, when
lasi year, in the au uinn, from the excessive
rains, there was an unusual rise of the wa
ter, and in Ho-nan province the river burst
the banks at several places, both on the
South and north sides, and the stream Woo
chs, flowing transversely, forced a passage
to the sea. The injury done was immense.
During the spring of this year, just as
those who conducted the repair of the banks
hail reported that the work was finished,
the southern bank at Efung, again gave
way. Orders have been issued to commence
the repuira after the autumn, and money has
been given for the work, which it is calcu
lated may be completed during the winter.
1 have paid particular attention to the lives
of my people, and have been anxious to pre
vent a single individual's being destitute.
When excessive rains or drought occurred
in any part of the empire, I have remitted
the land tax, and have confirm! grain ; as
soon as distress was reported, immediate re
lief was given.
Last year, on the 60th anniversary of my
birth, when the pubfic servants and people
were presenting their sincere congratula
tions, l thought what benefit I should con
fi'r, ami finally proclaimed a remission of all
debts for land tax, to the amount of upwards
of twenty millions, with a wish that every
family and every individual should enjoy a
bundance, and all ranks ascend together the
heights of general joy.
This year, during the spring and summer,
and mi ward to autumn, the rains were sea
sonable, and ftom every province plenty
was announced to me, which afforded real
pleasure to my heart. In the middle of au.
tuiun, I, with a feeling of reverential obe
dience to the instructions of my ancestors,
was proceeding to Muh lan, on a hunting
excursion, and, to avoid the heat, stopped at
the Mountain Cottage. I have hitherto en
joyed robust health, and, although advanced
beyond the sixth decade of my life, 1 could
ascend or descend a lull, or could visit the
rivers on the plains without a feeling of wea
riness ; on tins occasion, in the course of
my journey, the intense heat of the at.nos
phere affected me, and yesterday having
whipped my horse across the mountain iff
wide benevolence, when I came to the hill
amttage l felt the phlegm rise to suffocation,
and apprehended 1 should no* recover. But,
in obedience to the law of departed sages
of my lamily, I had already in the fourth
year of my reign,. and the fourth month, cm
the tenth day, at five o’clock in the morning,
previously appointed an heir to the throne,
which appointment I myself sealed and lock
ed up in a secret box. When the rebels, in
the 18th year, attempted to climb over the
P*'ace walla, the Imperial Heir, with his
own hand fired and shot two of them, which
caused the rest to hill with terror to the
ground, and the sacred abode was in conse
quence preserved in quiet. The merit of
'.is conduct was very great, and, as the pur
'. 1 sc of fluking bitu heir was not to become
apparent,*! created hira a King, to be styled
“ The Hire,” thereby rewarding his singu
lar services.
The present disease will end tr.y life ; the
“ d vine utensil” (the Throne) is Supremely
important, and it becomes proper to trans
fer it to another ; 1 therefore command all
the Ministers of the Imperial presence, all
the statesmen of the miii’afy board, and all
the great officers pf the imperial household,
in ati assembled body, to open the secret
deposit. The Imperial Heir is benevolent,
dutiful, wise, and valorous, and will be able
to sustain the trust committed to him. Let
him ascend the imperial throne and succeed
to the universal rule.
This duty of a Sovereign Prince consists
in knowing men’s characters, and giving re
pose to the people. I have long discussed
clearly tins subject; but, to carry these du
ties into effect is truly difficult j let them be
duly considered ; let them be strenuously
maintained ; attach yourself (oh, my son !)
to the good and virtuous ; love and feed the
black-haired people, and preserve our fami
ly dominion over the great patrimony to my
riads of ages.
I'he JLe Ke Classic says, that dutiful sons
persons perpetuate well the designs of their
fathers, and illustrate well the affairs ot their
ancestors—inav your strenuous efforts never
be intermitted.
“ I have arrived at the high honor of be
ing The Son of Ileaven ,- my years have ex
tended beyond a sexagenary cycle ; the
happiness I have attained may be denomi
nated great j I hope my successor will he
abie to continue my purposes, and will
cause the world to enjoy the felicity of ge
nera: tranquility, and thus my wishes will
be gratified. When I received the Imperi
al Seal, I ban two elder brothers, and one
younger brother. In the spring of this
year, the royal brother, King-ttin , first de
parted this life, and only the royal brother*
E-ttin, and Citing tsifx remain ; these, for
offence*, were deprived of their emolu
ments, which punishment it hereby entirely
remitted.
The Shoo King relates, that the ancient
Emperor, Yu, closed his career, on a hunt
ing excursion ; my fate has therefore, been
that of others; and further, this p ace
Lioan-Yang, is one which, according to rule,
inu*t be annually blessed by the Imperial
presence, and my predecessor, hi* late Ma
jesty, was born here. Why, then should 1
be indignant at dying !
Let the state mourning be agreeable to
former usage, and be put off' after twenty.
■ seven days. Announce this to the Empire
and cause every one to hear it.
liEA KING.
25th year .- 7th moot i, 25th day
The He-choou, or Joyful Proclamation of the
new Emperor of China, Taou kwang.
On the 17th of the Bth moon, (Septem
ber 23d, 1820,) the Great-Emperor, who has
received Iroin Heaven and revolving nature
the government of the world, issued the fol
lowing proclamation :
Our Ta tstng dynasty has received the
most substantial indications ot Heaven’s kmd
care. Our ancestors, Tae-tsoo and Tae hung
(about A. D. 1500,) began to lay tue vast
Inundation of our empire ; and She-to so [in
1G43-4J became the sole monarch of 'Jui
ni.
Our sacred ancestor, Kang-he, the Empe
ror Yu/ig-chimg, the glory of Ins age, a id
Keen lung, the eminent in honor, all abound
ed in virtue, were divine in martial prowess,
consolidated the glory of the empire, and
mou ded the whole to place and harmony.
His late Majesty, wholly* now gone the
great journey, governed all under Heaven's
canony twenty five years, exercising the ut
most caution and industry. Noe evening
nor morning was he ever idle ; he assidu
ously aimed at the best possible rule, and
hence tns government was excellent and il
lustrious. The court and 'he coun t y left
the deepest reverence anJ the sti luess of
profound awe. A benevolent feurt aula
benevolent administration, were universally
diffused. In China Proper, as well as be
yond it, order aod tranquility prevailed, and
the tens of thousands ot common people
Iwcre happy. But in the midst of hope that
till glorious reign would be long protracted,
and the help ot Heaven would be received
many days, unexpectedly, on descending to
bless, by bis Majesty's presence, the village
Lmang-yang the dragon charioteer (the holy
Emperor) became a guest on high.
My sacred and indulgent father had, in
the year that he began to rule alone, silent
ly settled that the divine utensil, the throne
should devolve on my contemptible person.
1, knowing the feebleness of my virtue, at
first felt much alraid 1 should not be eompe
tent to the office ; but, on reflecting that
the sages, my ancestors, have left to posteri
ty their plans ; that his late Majesty has laid
the duty on me, and Heaven’s throne should
not be long vacant, 1 do violence to my lee!-
ing, ami force myself to intermit awhile my
heartfelt griet, that l may with reverence
obey the unalterable deciee ; and on the
19th ot the Bth moon, (Oct. 3d, 1820,) 1
purpose devoutly to announce the event to
Heaven, to Earth , to my Ancettort and to the
Uodt oj the Land and ol the Grain, and shall
then sit down on the impel ial throne. Let
the next year be the first of Taeu-kwang,
Heaton'a Glory.
I look upwards, and hope to be able to
continue lormer excellencies. I lay my
i hand on my heart with feeling* of respect
and cautious awe. When a new monarch
addresses himself to die empire, lie ought
to confer beitrfi.s on h,s k>ndreil, and ex
tensively bestow graeiou- favors. Whate
ver is proper to be duue on this occasion is
staled below:
i 1. On ail person* at court, and those also
who are at a distance from it, having the ti
i tie of Wang [a king] and downward-, and
those of and above the rank of King [a dukej
let gracious gift* be conferred.
2. On all the nobles below the rank of
Kang down to that ot Kth kih, let gracious
gilts oe conferred.
3. Whether at court, or abroad in the pro
vince* Uancliou and Cntnese officers, great
j and s nail, civil and unitary, shall all be pro
‘ inoted one step.
4. Those officers whose deceased parents
> have received postnuinous titles of honor,
shall have those titles increased, to corres
pond with the promotion of their sons.
i. Officers at court, of the 4th degree of
rank, and in the provinces those of the 3d,
shall have the privilege of sending one son
to the Kno t:* keen, i national college ]
<5. Officers who have been deprived of
their rank, but retained in office, anJ whose
pay has been stopped or forieited, shall have
their rank and pay restored.
7. Let the number of candidates to be
accepted at the literary examination in each
province, be increased from ten to thirty
persona.
8. Let the required time of residence in
the Kuo-tze keen coliege be'diminished one
month on this occasion.
9. Let all the Ktvrfin graduates be per
mitted, as a mark of honor, to wear a but
ton of the sixth degree of rank.
10. Let officers be dispatched to sacrifice
at the tombs of departed Emperors and
Kings of every past dynasty ; at the grave
of Confucius, and at the five great moun
tftinftmd four great rivers of China.
11. Excepting rebels, murderers, and o
ther unpardonable offenders, let all those
who may have committed crimes before the
day break of the 27th of the Bth moon, ('he
day of ascending the throne,) be forgiven.
If any again accnse them of the crimes for
given, punish the accuser according to the
crime which he alleges against the person
already forgiven.
12. All convicts in the several provinces
who have been transported for crimes com
mitted, but who have conducted themselves
quietly for a given time, shall be permitted
to return to their homes.
13. Tartars, under the different banners,
and persons of the imperial household, con
victed of the embezzlement of property,
and pushed by forfeits, if it can be proved
that they really possess no property, let
them all be forgiven.
14 Let ali officers of government whose
sons or grand-sons were charged with fines
or forfeits, on account of their father’s
crimes, be forgiven.
15. Let officers and privates in the Tartar
army, to whom government inay have ad
vanced money, not be required to pay it.
16. Let all old soldiers of the Tartar and
Chinese army who have seen service, and
ate now invalided, have their cases examin
ed into, and have some favor conferred on
ttiem in addition to the legal compassion they
already receive.
17. Let there be an enquiry made in all
the provinces for those families in which
there are ahte five generations, and those
who have seen seven generations, and re
wards be conferred in addition to the usual
honorary tablet conferred by law.
18. Agriculture is of the first importance
to the empire. Let the officers of govern
ment every where land those who are dili
gent in ploughing and sowing.
19. Old men have in every age been treat
ed with great respect. Let there be a re
port made of all above 70,-both of Tartars
and of Chinese, with the exception of do
mestic slaves and people who already pos
sess , ank.
20. Let one month's pay be given to cer
tain of the Manchou and Mungkon Tartar
soldiers, and «|9O jo Chinese troops who
joined the Tartar standard at the conquest.
21. Let men who belong to the Tartar
army, and who are now above 70 years of
age, have a man allowed to attend upon
them, and excuse them from all Service.
To those above 80 years, give a piece of
silk, a catty of c dton, a shill measure of
rice, and ten catties of flesh meat, and to
those men above 90 years of age double
those largesses.
22. Let all overseers of asylitmns for wi
dows and orphans, and for siok people, be
always attentive, and prevent any one being
destitute.
Lo! now, on succeeding to the throne, 1
shall exercise mysc'f to give repose to the
millions of every people. Assist me to sus
tain the burden laid on my shoulders ! q
W ith veneration I receive charge of Hea
ven’* great concerns. Ye kings, and states
men, officers great and small, civil and nnli
tary, every one be faithful and devoted, and
aid in supporting the vast affair, that our
family dominion may be preserved hundreds
and tens of thousands years, in never end
ing tranquility and glory. Promolge this to
all under Heaven •, cause pvery one to hear it.
Toueign VvxAvneU.
From the London Courier of April 20.
We have received, from a Faria Corres
pondent a document of rather a curious de
scriptiott. It is a letter addressed to the
Neapolitan nation, by Gen. Pepe, anterior to
Ins departure from the Neapolitan territory.
It it too long to be given entire, but we ex
tract the following passages. He first refers
to he ingratitude with which Ins patriotic
exertions have been rewarded:
"Neapolitans—l atn almost ashamed to
call you countrymen, after ad you have done
and all 1 nave suffered, 1 ha>e no language
to expre-s the detestation in which I hold
the conduct of those who have guided your
councils in the late eventful period, or tile
d sgust i feel at the baseutiss of your con
duct on every occasion when the enemy
made his appearance. You fled, you de
serted, you submitted; and submitted upon
the terms of the conqueror; and this, too,
in the tace of all your protestations, of all
your pretended enthusiasm for liberty and
independence.”
He dwells for some lime on this subject,
entering into particular details of the disas
ters in toe Akruzzi, and, after allud ng to
what might have been performed there, pro
meeds thus:—
“ Had you made a stand when resistance
was so possible, and victory so probable,
how different would have been yotir situa
tion and mine—how different the situation
of the civilized world ! The flame of liberty
nould have spread from the peninsula of
Italy into the North, and those very govern
ments that were the means of your subjuga
tion, might themselves have been compelled
to grant a Constitution to their subjects. It
is not f only who am disappointed, it is all
mankind—ad men who have a spark of
generosity in their bosomsand, let me
add, that, even among yourselves, I know
there are many who bitterly grieve over
past events, tual never cau be remedied or
recalled. File opportunity is pa t, and all
Europe thrown a century back in the acqmsi
turn of freedom, by your treachery and
pusillanimity. 1
W ith regard to himself, he observes
“ That 1 am an exiie, is nothing. I am con
tent to suffer, and would gladly suffer, much
more, con'd I benefit the land in which l was
born. I have done my duty, and that is
alone the coniolation that is left me.”
We must observe, ihat this document,
though it nears every mark of authenticity
has not reached our hand* in a printed shape,
nor does it appear iu what way it was cir
culated.
General Prm has arrived, with reveral o
thers, at Barcelona, in Spain, and immediate
ly sent despatches to the Neapolitan Mims
ter at Madrid, informing him of what had
taken place. We copy from the Loudon
Courier some extracts from an address said
to have been issued by general. Pepe to the
Neapolitans, previously to his departure. If
it be genuine, the general has formed a
just estimate of the character and conduct of
his countrymen, in the late satirico comico
tragico-hidicro fight fefr independence.
Mrs Liston ik like Madam Fodor—she was
announced to be dead, but appears to be
playing at Bath !
Emigration. —A very considerable number
of Friends, besides other respectable char
acters, in all about 200 persons, are on the
eve of departure from Bristol to Upper Can
ada.
Fine Penmanship. —ln the Library of St.
John’s College, Oxford, there is a picture of
King Charles C. done with a pen, the lines
of which contain all the Psalms in a legible
hand.
Peticoat Pat-iotism. —The Ladies of Ma
drid, (says a Paris paper) are indignant at
their exclusion from hearing the debates of
the Cortes, and are 83id to have formed a
patrio'ic society, for the purpose of convinc
•ng the Cortes, that their enlightened views
and patriotism, be counted for something in
the consideration of public affairs.
“ To hold the .Mirror up to Nhtiire.” —The
Parisians ta'kol a very whimsical project
of a “ Glass Uin tan,” for their new grand
Opera house, which should reflect the whole
audience part of the Theatre.
“ The Greeks set together by the ears.”
The Pr.nce of Moldavia, against whom the
Greeks have risen, is the same who lately
punished tht bakers of his capital in a truly
oriental manner by isi ing them by the ears
to the doors of their own shops.
Lomov, March 26.
oexman Sausages.
Dr. J. Kerner lias discovered tliat smoked
sausages, a tavounte food of the inhabitants
of Wiriemburg, contain often a deadly poi
son. I lie effects ot the poison are ordinari
ly manifested in spring time, or the month
of April, in a manner more or less alarming.
In a periodical paper which appears, at
t übingen, Mr. Kerner has published a num
ber of observations on the subject, and lie
has now in the press, a work in which lie
treats of it more in detail.— He states that,
out of 76 persons wno tell sick from having
eaten sausages, 57 died in a short tune;
while ottieis remained valetudinanaiis for
years. Liver sausages appear to be the
most dangerous. In general [says M. Ker
ner) the poison is tormed in raw, hashed,
and seasoned flesh, alter being stuffed in gut
and smoked.— This animal poison is distin
guished from all other by this circumstance
—mat it does not attack the brain and spin
; al marrow, while it paralyses the whole
lymphatic system. Sometimes the patient
i fur many months together ceases to teel his
heartbeat, whilst the pulsation of the ar
j teries remains invariable. Ail the observa
tions of M. Kerner are supported by cases
which have Come within his own expe
rience.
Marriage Extraordinary.
Monday, at St. Martin’s, Litchfieid, David
, Parry, aged 25, to Amelia Iteece, spinster,
! aged 40. The bridegroom [in appearance
1 the exact prololype of Sir Walter Scott’s
lilack Ouarf,] was conveyed to church in a
low cari, drawn by two dogs. After the
marriage ceremony w.is conci uded, the
biushing virgin oride separated from her
i enamoured husband—a principle of native
delicacy prompti g her to decline the bois
terous giatulauona of the spectators assem
bled near the church. Pile bridegroom,
h wever, like the hero recorded m Chevy
Chase, forced Ins way back to the dog-cart,
literally “ fighting upon his stumps” and
having secured his retreat, lie drove off',
amidst the shouts and plaudits of several
hundred persons!
On Saturday last, an unfortunate accident
occurred in Dartmouth har.our. A vessel
coming in, ran foui ol the brig Bruckton,
and a man called Miller, ol the latter vessel,
was unfortunately drowned; what is singu
lar, his wile and child died the same day.
[Freeman's Exeter Paper, March 7.
Gregory’s >ie\r Invented
Patent Fire Escape and Scatfoldin*
Ladder. °
This very ingenious and useful machine
was, on Thursday, the 22d March, publicly
exhibited before his Excellency the Loru
Lieutenant, in the Upper Castle yard, anu
afterwards at the front of the ltoyal Dublin,
Society House, in Kildare-street. 11l s Lad
der possesses severs. » vy peculiar proper
ties, one of winch, is, that it Will stand alone,
requiring no support from any budding, so
that a fireman may ascend to any heigm at
any distance from a house, and direct the
Engine Pipe with great effect to any particu
lar part of the fire, on any story ; this more
effectually contributes to stop the progress
of the flames in their earliest stage. To prove
this properly, the Ladder was brought'to
the centre of the square, when, by a small
windlass, it was shot like a rocket forty feet
high, perpendicular, in less than a quarter
of a minute. It was then placed in a declin
ing position, to show that it could be applied
towards a house to afford assistance, and al
so to enable a person to ascend witn greater
ease. The man that attended it then ran
up to the top witn the greatest velocity, to i
prove its stability at the height; and on Ins
descending, and the Ladder instantly low
ered, another Ladder, fifteen feet long, was
hooked on the top, and tile whole'raised in
the same space of time as before, to the
height of fifty.two feet. Being then de
clined to abuut fourteen feet from the base,
which is only six feet long lie again ascend
ed to tire summit iu tne same manner, to the
astonishment of all present, the two upper
Ladders not having a single rope, or tue
least bearing against any thing whatever,
being more than fifty yards from any budd
ing. No one could have supposed, unless
have witnessed it, that so small a base could
have supported such a weight at so great a
height. Had it been nectssary, guy ropes
could have been applied, but they were not
used on this occasion, for it was left entirely
for support on its own base. On the Lad
der being again lowered, the Candle and
Pally was fixed to make it a fire escape, and
then taken to the end of the square, and
raised and leaned over the uppermost part
of the'building ; when, on the Cradle being
drawn up to the top, the man jumped into it,
and was lowered down into the yard. His
Excellency gave it his most decided appro
bation„and was pleaded to express the great
saiisfaction he felt at viewing it, as did also
the numerous assemblage present; and it
is to be hoped that Mr. Gregory will meet
with the encouragement that the inventor
or such a useful Machine deserves.
[iAilemfon Journal,
FOR THE HERALD.
THE following lines from the pen
of the lamented HENRY DENI
SON, will be read by his friends and
those who knew him with commino-led
emotions of pleasure and sad recoflec
tion. They seem to breathe the spirit and
evidence that pathos, which peculiarly
endeared him to his acquaintance.
When it is remembered that he wa9
but in the maturity of manhood, and
when contending against the adverse
fortune of this life, that he had made
such rapid progression in the cultiva
tion of those talents, which, nature had
so lhunificently bestowed upon him *
even the passing stranger will drop the
tear of regret on the marble monument,
which designates the spot, where are*
interred the relics of one, who once
seemed destined to occupy a conspicu*
ous seat among the literati of our coun.
try.
The sensitive mind feels a pang when
venerated age gasps in the agonizing
struggle of departing animation, but
it has its consolation, that deeds, which
shall immortalize their author, are left
in bequest for the pen of the historian.
—But when youth, with all that can y
render it interesting or useful, is hurri
ed irom us amid a thousand fond anti
cipations relative to its future lustre,
the pang is redoubled. The bosom
which convulsively sighs in the netro
: spect of past intimacy and the heart
' which intuitively sobs in the remem
; brance of late endearments, have only
to succomb to the inscrutable wisdom
; of that Being, who cannot err in his
Providence.
There is something however in the
i affections of a friend, which appears to,
i recline,even on the most trivial circum
stances in the life ol a departed asso
ciate ; arid this enthusiasm of .feeling,
may in an unguarded instant lead the
best of men momentarily to murmur
at an act, which deprives them of
one, whom thev duly appreciated. But
the pious mincf will naturally acknow
ledge the justice, although it cannot
scrutinize the incomprehensible why
and wherefore, frhich render necessary
the separation of those in close unison
with it. 1 hose who were acquainted
l with Henry Denison, will not soon
forget him and will long regret his ear
ly death. °
Exertions for publishing his writings
(of which the following is a favoiable
Specimen) have been made by Mr. I.
K. Tefft of Savannah, lately one of
the Editors of the *• Georgian.” llow
far he has succeeded the writer i 9 not
prepared to say, but ventures the hope,
that a liberal patronage will be extend
ed, to rescue from oblivion, the effusions
ot a Native American, whose pre
mature demise has obliterated the well
assured conceptions of his more than
; ordinary genius. AMICUS.
THE CHRISTIAN'S REVERIE.
BY HKNnt DHSISfo.V.
O, there are evenings when the \Ve4t
Pours on the sky her humid breath.
Which, curd’ling on a sun beam’s breast,
‘Glows amber clouds that rock to rest
The souls of good men after death,
And spirits, ftever made to pair
With flesh, too, come and cradle there;
And touch their sparkling harps & aing
Emmanuel! Lord ! Emmanuel King!
And as the w erk t f praise goes on,
More Heaven known add themselves to
these ;
The stars of evening, one by one,
• From day’s celestial court come down,
And mix their sphere wrought harmon
ies;.
And they are there whose restless wings
Glbter with spray of Eden-springs—
Bright Cherubim when earth was born
That deck’d with dew the virgin morn.
I saw with rapture, and express’d
A love-sick wish that I was there i
.... I thought Heaven, too, might have its
West,
A holier welkin of the bless’d,
With brighter clouds ahd purer air.
Its evening and its morning hours,
And nights and days resembling ours,
Save that of shadow there is less,
And more, much more of Incitesf
There thousand vallies meet the eye,
ii hen Martyrs hail their blood-bought sky ;
Oh sorrow’s cheek the tear is drv,
And sorrow’s breast forgets to s gh,
Breathing the atr ot Paradise :
Ad goodly thi igs that mark our sphere,
Glow- in diviner beauty there ;
1 he field, the silver stream, the grove.
Swell in the breath of life and love.
And all around ’tis praising ONE!
No harp can rest no tongue be still ;
The sun goes hymning to his noon,
And"Seraphim, low bowing down,
Awake the song of Zion-Hill'
The distant valleys catch the strain,
And echo breathes it back again, ’
So soft, so thrilling, and so sweet,
’w ere angel-words when angels meet'
While 1 behold such glories rise,
My soul, on t p-toe, asks to fly !
Sensations new! sweet, sUeet surprfss 1
Heav’n rushes on my ear 3, my eyes
Are full of immortality
O’ when will earthly shades be gone,
And Heav’i ’a broad day come pouring ops
Wnen shall cur pilgrimage be o’e-,
Anu we rest on the gc!d»n s’- . • »