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MEDICAL CC)}.t M [ JMCATION.
HIUM Mil': NATIONAL IMTKM.ie. I'.VJKII.
“t liKvr always thought il a (fn-ntcr lia|ipltu>s to
iliMovi'i it '•‘iialii in' ilhul in' oiirini;, oven Ilia
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Whin nut mil} Ii H'i>iin, but vv l■an' umi bi'Ui r too.”
'/t itAuin.
. There line just hern published the Cth 1
nfliiion of Kwril’s ‘‘McJiuul Companion i
or .Family I'liybciun, 11 li.ialin;; in a dear I
ami concise mi,inner, ol‘ the diseases ol i
the United Status, with their naiuus, ,
symptom*, i.iumi., cute, rugiiiicu ami
means ol prevention ; common cases in 1
■inra[«ry,asiVaclurcil, dislocations, 4cc. the
nti inijeineiil and diseases of woiteu and
children, with a Di'ipcnsiilory for pre
paring family medi' iae, and a glossnrv
< >;j.l ulling technical terms. 'J o winch
arc add ad a brief Anatomy and Physio-
I i'y of Iho ItnmHii body, displaying its
in,a hauimii, and the laws (tint govern its
ecpuimiy, and dearly pointing out, on
rational principles, the ratine and cure
of d i■ si « :—An « say on Hygiene, or the
art of preserving health, shewing that,
t v the non naturals, air, loud, exercise,
sleep, evacuations, and passions, the most
feeble frauds, without the aid of medi- i
• inn, may attain both pleasurable life and ,
groat age :
Vn American Materia Medica,
pointing out precious simples
win'i i 1 with Out I has graciously stored
our meadows, fields, and woods, for i
the healing of our diseases, and run- t
dering ns happily independent of lo- i
reign medicines, which though some- i
limes hard to he obtained, are fro- l
i|tiemly adulterated and always cost- i
1 y :—Also, the Nurse’s Guide,, des- i
t riling the qualifications and detail I
ingthc duties of a nurse, and teaching 1
tin* mode of preparing the various i
'articles of diet, suitable for the sick. I
The whole forming a complete guide ■ t
to health, both of mind unit body. ;
The Medical Companion, in its I
comparatively unfinished form, was t
honored with the commendations of [
many medical characters, placed by <
universal siilliage at the head of the
healing art in the United States; and t
also by the sale of file large editions, |
with a rapidly increasing demand for c
the sixth ; yet the author, sensible t
that it might he rendered still more v
complete, and belter calculated fore
general utility, has devoted much of o
his time and attention in making ini d
provemei.ts; and has in this sixth o
<‘dition introduced near three hundred h
pages of new and interesting matter, ll
which cannot fail greatly to enhance f
its value. t
lo the present state of the science o
of medicine, daily improving by ex- c
pciietue, and adding rapidly to the a
mmiher of valuable remidies, he felt [
ii incumbent on him to enlarge con- i
sidernf 'y m t!ie diseases gei;erallv, c
as mil as to make other additions, t
which a work of this nature required,} (
i.i order to its increasing me fulness. ; c
In a familiar style he Ins pointed t
out the , eperundi of the differ-11
enl remedic ; given the prognostics \
of diseases; noticed mo: * particn- t
I trly the circumstances whence the c
disorders originate, for the purpose a
of guarding against their occurrence; c
distinguished those cases which yield i
readily to simple means, from those Is
v inch requite tin ■ ■ ,nlar attendance e
of a medic,.! practitioner : and detail
d the means of checking or retard- li
tug the progress of such cases. b
On the a aagement ami diseases ii
of women he has, with the aid of the t
most popular authors, on the subject,
g'ven a description of the complaints
to which they are liable, with instruc- ■
tinm for their treatment, plain enough }}
to be nuderstood by the attendants, „
or.h path ntsthemselves;and which d
In sincerely hopes will, in <t measure, 11
pn v enl a further sacrifice of precious *
lives, by the misconduct of unskilled *
mid-wives. To all which has been (
•uui u a general sketch of the diseases t
ui infants and childhood. >
With u view of cut reeling the gross "
errors ui ike attendants on the sick,
which is certainly of vast importance
to matikmd, there is introduced (he
t
Nurse’s (Juide ; and by this treatise
i; is to be hoped one uniform method
will be attained, and that ignorance
will no longer be a cloak for otnis- ■
slonS.
Desirous that nothing should be
omitted, which in the least would add 1
to the value of the work, he has great- j
ly improved the Dispensatory, which ,
is now arranged in a manner that will j
not in the least perplex the reader;
having endeavored to render each
formula or prescription as concise ■
and clear as possible, both as to the j
mode of preparing and the motive of j
employing it, by short and practical'
u marks under each head or class.
lie has likewise given a detailed
Index, so that in all eases of disease
the reader may be directed without
trouble or embarrassment to the ap
propriate remedies. And that the
hulk of the volume might not be too
large, he has expunged many •!' the
illustrations under the head of Hy
giene, being of little importance com
pared lo the matter now introduced.
It is nut to one description of per
sons alone, that the Medical Compa
nion will prove beneficial, but to eve
'ry class of society. To (be student
! whose-theoretical knowledge has only
1 prepared liim lo commence the ardu
ous duties of his profession, it cannot
be otherwise than exceedingly uselitl;
for it will nut be denied, that the most
experienced practitioner occasionally
feels the want of a guide in his prac
tice. It is worthy to be noticed,
when the first edition of this work
Was presented to the public. Profes
sor Bartpn, with his usual liberality
and philanthropy, enjoined upon bis
pupils to procure a copy of it before
they entered upon the duties of their
profession, observing at the same
lime that be himself bad profited by
it in practice, refreshing bis memory
of what he had read in more volumi
nous works.
To every family, more especially
those in remote situations, the posses
sion of this book must be of incalcu
lable value; for, conducted by such a
guide, it will not be piesumptiious to
say,"that tiny person of tolerable ca
pacity and reasonable attention, may
be qualified to practice with safety
and advantage in the cases of disease
most incidental to our climate. Ma
ny families are ignorant even of the
mode to prepare the various articles
of diet suitable for the sick, and with
such the Nurse’s (Juide, as a family
assistant, must be a valuable acquisi
tion.
To diffuse medical knowledge is
the most effectual mode of checking
the career of empiricism; it being
evident, quacks are nurtured and sus
tained exclusively by the prejudice of
mankind in their favor, arising from
their inability to judge rightly of their
merit. A popular medical education
is also highly important; on the one
hand preventing unnecessary appre
hensions, respecting symptoms by no
means dangerous: and on the other
hand, giving vhe alarm, where delay
might prove fatal. And again, there
are situations in which a little medical
knowledge may be of essential ser
vice to the comfort, or even life of the
patient, before regular assistance
could be procured.
The well established character of
the Medical Companion evidently
proves, that, bad proposals been issu
ed for publishing, by subscription,
this improved edition of the work, as
was urged last spring by many influ
ential friends, particularly Members
of Congress, who promised their cor
dial support in the different sections
of our country, innumerable subscri
bers would have been obtained by
this time. 15ut in consequence'of the
frequent impositions practised upon
the liberal part of the community, in
obtaining subscriptions before publi
cation, for books of little or no value,
and being fully convinced of the im
portance of theadditional matter now
introduced, would, upon the slightest
examination, be so obvious as to in
duce those who possess copies of the
former editions, also, to become pur
chasers, it was thought most advisable
not to cull the attention of the public
to the improvements until the work
was published. Anil now, with en
tire confidence in its merits, which is
corroborated by numerous testimoni
als prefixed to the work, from some
of the most distinguished Physicians
in the I nitod States, it is respectfully
submitted to the public for their gen
erous patronage.
How far the wishes of the author
have been accomplished, in contri
buting his mite lotlio cause of human
ity, the reader to judge from
the following letters:
Phibuieipiita, Dtr. 31, 1307.
Dt-nr Sir : 1 Lave eartfiilly ['erased
your wi.i U, “ Thr .Vesical Companion,”
ami lake mtioli idea-use iu ex|ires.-iug
uiy entire tqqn'oLaliou of the j.i tu,
of tlie utility with which you have con
ducted your iuquiriCc. Your book can
not fail to iiea verv’-Jicceplable present
to the puhjjc in general, and especially
to our owa countrymen. I really am of
opium,!, that you arc entitled to much
prai.e for Hie pains Which you Have ta
ken i fiinmdiiog us with a work, the
want ol whi( ii has ion- been experienced
aumng us.
R. S. BABTOK, M. D.
* Proi—w ot .’.aijjdk Medico, At>-
tu»al HislonHluu Botuiiy.
Dr. £w
Philadelphia, d"g. 13, 131 C.
Dear Sir: I have looked over w iff
some care, the copy of the Third Edition
of the lt Medical Companion, which you
dul me the favor to present to me.
By the additions and revisions given
to this new impression of the work, it 1*
not only enlarged, but exceedingly im
proved.
After stating so much I need hardly
repeat an opinion, which I publicly ex
; pressed on a former occtu.iou, tiiat I con
sider it as indisputably the most useful
popular treatise on medicine with which
11 am acquainted.
Compared with the European Boo!:;
! of the tame nature, it has, especially i 1
| relation to the treatment of the diseases
i of our own country, a very dicided =u-
A periority.
I trust that the success of this literary
enterprise may be equal 'to your very
generous and benevolent disposition.
Willi great respect, 1 am, dear sir,
. yours, c .
N, CIIA H.V] AN, M. D.
Professor of the Institutes and Prao
1 tier of Medicine and Clinical
Practice, in the University
. ’ of Pennsylvania.
Baltimore,,Woe. 1'!, IC2.’.
Dear Si.. 1 have been truly gratified,
. iu the perusal of the Sixth Edition ol
I your “ Medical Couip'Uiioii, or I‘dmili)
\ Plll/Slci(Jll
‘ I The improvements r..ade in this ne«
' impression of your work, compared will;
■ former editions, are indeed extensive and
i important. Independent of your having
, eniarged considerably on diseases gene
-1 rally, you have introduced ndditionu
■ matter, which greatiy enhances its va
lue. The introduction of tac Nurse’s
• Guide, as also the treatise you have gi
ven on the management <>f female com
plaints, will have the most happy effect!
in correcting the gross errors daily com
mitted by ignorant persons, and thereby
save many valuable lives.
I do not hesitate to say, that (his new
edition of your Medical Companion is
decidedly the best popular treatise ou
medicine that has ever been published ;
and considering it, as 1 verily do, a sale
and useful guide lor heads of families, a?
well as for young practitioners of mecli
, cine, I take much pleasure in recommend
ing it to i!io attention of our fellow cili
“ A
zens, both in town and country.
I will only add, if your book meets with
1 that encouragement to whic h it is justly
- entitled, you will very soon be called
upon, by the public, for another editiM.
I am, dear sir, with much respect, your
friend and servant,
COLIN MACKENZIE, M. f).
Dr. James Ewell.
Baltimore, IB Ik Nov, 1!>23.
Dear Sir : When the Medical Compa
nion was lirst published, 1 considered it
greatly superior to every work of tha*
character I had read. I have now read
the sixth edition, and am much gratified
iu having it in my power to say, that in
this edition you have so enhanced the
value of the work as to claim my unqua
lified appprobatioa. *
Dr. Hush, during my residence in his
house, often spoke of his intention to pub
lish a Medical Work lor the use of fami
l.es, adapted to the climate of the United
States. As lie reserved it for the last
act of his labors, for the benefit of man
kind, unhappily he did not live to accom
plish his design. In the work now pre
sented to the public, you have fulfilled
the patriotic intentions of the great and
good Kush, to the utmost extent, and I
sincerely hope your reward may he as it
deserves, ample.
1 am, dear sir, very truly, yours,
ASHTON ALEXANDER, M. D.
Dr. James ('.well.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The Packet ship Philadelphia,
Cupt Bowen, of this port, 54 clays
from Liverpool, and 34 from land,
anchored below at New York on
Monday evening. The Liverpool
dates which she brings are 2 clays
later than those received by the
Janies Monroe, but her London dates
are older by more than a fortnight.
We have our file of the London
Morning Chronicle to the ISth Nov.
inclusive, from which we shall cull,
hereafter, whatever we can suppose
likely to interest our readers. Wc
perceive by the Chronicle of the
18th, that Cobbett has attempted, in
the London Statesman, to shew that
a French army even of 20,000, might
march at once to Madrid, and that
the Bourbons have no cause to fear a
mutiny. He presents the following
view of the latter question—
[National Gazette.
“ But, as to the other point; the
danger of mutiny in the French army,
wc see the thing in a light wholly
different from that in which it ap
pears to be seen by the Chronicle.—
W by should the French army mutiny
for such a cause? Does the Chronicle
think that it is composed of philoso
phers ? That u Liberals’’ till its
ranks ? That its main affection is
fixed on the freedom of nations?
Oh, sad delusion! It is a band of
men, never so much as thial.ing
about the cause of freedom; as ready
to run their bayonets through the
body of a “ philosopher ” as through
that of a priest; sighing for nothing
but plunder and the other effects of
success; having no attaclunent but to
the General that leads them to victory
with the lightest hand, and no real
affection for any of God’s creatures?
“ The throne of King Lewis totter!”
Jast as if this band of men care anv
tiling about thrones/ Their attach
ment to Napoleon was founded on
the plunder he constantly crammed
uieui with. If Louts will give them
plunder, they will be equally attach
ed to him; if they be not attached to
him, the want of plunder i, oj ,lv
cause.*’
1 From France.
> I
f cy q
, j CHARLESTON, JANUARY 23.
i By the arrival yesterday afternoon j
r * of the ship Bingham, in 40 days from
51 Havre, we have received accounts to
the 12th December inclusive. Our
j commercial friends have also politely
- furnished us with the latest prices,
i- [City Gazette.
!| THE SPANISH WAR.—In con
| versalion with an intelligent gentle-
I man, passenger in the Bingham, we
,l learn that the French troops, 40,000
:s: in number, had actually marched to
’ i wards the confines of Spain ; but that
j 1 the government had a sadden re
y! cantation of its decree, sent a courier
after them to order them to haft.—
’ Wtethcr the French troops had or
| had not passed the Pyreneeu bounds
>! of liberty and slavery, our Informant
{could not tell. The general impres
j sion in France was that Peace would,
! at least for the present, continue be-
I tween the two countries. The funds
I had risen from Bbf. 80c.—to 89 50c,
’.j a tollable strong sign, if not of the
y ! continuance of peace, at least of the
public opinion on the subject. In
surances at Lloyd’s on French ves
!l sels, were obtained at 10 per cent, to
'I j and from any port, even Spanish pos
sessions; in Havre and Paris they
' asked thirty per cent, but this only
i-; on vessels destined to Havana, Mexi-
! s 1 co, Ac-—there' being much dread of
|* j pirates. Our informant adds. In
iS surances in England were effected
i- only on the condition that if cap
y hired by cm English 'vessel of Jiur,
the Insurer should not be. liable.
* This priviso has something in its
u character and meaning which goes
; to shew that the duration of peace
e was regarded as doubtful by English
* speculators.
Our intelligent correspondent at
. Havre, confirms the above, A writes
us very fully,
h " HAVRE, DECEMBER 11.
u There are man y factions at pre
-1 sent in France, but only two parties ;
r one inclined to war, and the other to
peace. The King is for the pacific
party. It is hoped lie will have
firmness enough since he differs in so
important a particular from the
Ultras, not only to maintain his sove
’ reign will, but to dismiss those rash
, Ministers who are ready to involve
i France in an unreasonable war; and
I one so contrary to the wishes of sis-
II teen sixteenths of the nation. Indeed
r there is already a rumour of some
change in the Cabinet. As a proof
s how (irmly the people believe iu the
- continuance of peace, vessels are
■ daily fitting out at Havre for Ila
-1 vain, the West Indies, Brazil, Ac.
. Ac.
A first rate English house at Ila
- vie, who receives daily, large con-
J signments of Sugar, Coffee, Ac. is
j now disposing of them quickly; al
( though tlie rumour of a Spanish war,
has slightly affected the price of Cof
fee tu>o sous —and Sugar about six
per rent.
The preparations of the French
army of observation, it is thought are
intended to frighten the Spanish
Cortes into a change of their corsti
, tution, at least so far as regards the
s adoption of a Senate, or Upper
, House, as a check on their Repre
i sentative body, and an additional aid
1 to the crown.
S DECEMBER 12.
e The news from Paris is this day
s still more re-assuring of peace. Co
. lonia! produce is generally dull,
r SPAIN.—The Constitutionalists
, were still successful. Mina, in order
, to attach the French to his standard,
j was on the confines of Spain, organ
-2 i/.ing a regiment, or rather army of
’ foreigners, who all wore the tri
i coloured cockade. Four hundred
t letters of marque had been forwarded
t to the .Spanish Consul-General in
t London.
’ MISCELLANY.
From late English papers.
On the 28th ot October, the nnni
- versary of King Crispin, was celebra
, ted at Edinburgh by the society of
f shoemakers. This monarch who
- draws his line from the last, and ex
- poets not to be the last of his line,
1 proceeded in his carriage, attended
2 by a limited state retinue from Holv
- rood palace to the Archer’s-ha'll.
s where, after holding a court, levee
d drawin B room, liis majesty was
' pleased to grace with his presence a
f royal banquet and ball. The privi
r lege of entrance was limited to all
f above the dignity of cobblers.
' A Jackdaw, at Mr. Samuel Tay
i lot ’s, of Loughborough, is become so
- domesticated, that lie accompanies
i one of his sons for miles, flying about
) bclorc him, and occasionally alight
: ing on his shoulder.
I D Cook, of Daskerville House,
. Birmingham, has made an important
discovery in alkalis. It is a method
ol tendering all sorts ol cotton, linen,
•; JHoslin, Ac. (as well as timber itself \
i; incombustible, by immersing them in
Pa solution of pure vegetable alkali,
i, 1 his solution is perfectly clear and
■! without any slncil, and window cur
ij tains and bedhangings are thus re'n-
I dered perfectly secure from any acci- ;
dew from five, .
' w 4
t, - - 0
Prime Cider was selling in Here-,
fordshire at one guinea per hogshead j
of 105 gallons.
Legal Dcjiuncc. —Two eminent
members of the Irish bar, Messrs.
Doyle and Yelverton, quarreled so
| violently, that from words they came
to blows. Doyle the more powerful
man (at the fists at least) knocked
down his adversary twice, exclaim
ing with vehemence, scoun
drel, I’ll make you behave yourself
like a gentleman.” To which Yel
verton, rising, answered with equal
indignation, “ No, sir, never : I defy \
you, 1 defy yonP j
Singular method of punishing \
idleness. —ln the year 175)9, in aj
workhouse in Hamburgh, where rngS i
and coarse kerseys were manufactu- [
red, those who had not performed |
their daily task were hoisted up in a
basket over the table in the common
hall while the rest were at dinner,
that they might be tantalized with
the sight and smell of what they
were not to taste.
We have no desire to eulogise the
productions of the Author of Waver
ly 5 and indeed, besides bqing some
what suspicious, the praise of his
primers could hardly be extremely
flattering to that illustrious individual.
But justice is due to every author:
and, as it lies in our powerTo do so,
we think it an act of fairness to con
• tradict a direct, and apparently ma
lignant mistateraent which appeared
in a London paper. It was stated in
the Morning Chronicle that only one
half of the number had been sold,
(subscribed, as it is technically term
ed) of Peveril of the Peak, that had
been sold of most of the other recent
works of the same author.—We re
peat that it is a gross misstatement,
and most probably a malicious one.
The number sold was fully equal to
that of any former production of the
Author.— [Edinburgh paper.
MANNERS.
Hell Bridge. —There is a narrow
pass between the mountains in the
neighborhood of Bendearg, in the
Highlands of Scotland, which at a
little distance has the appearance of
an immense artificial bridge thrown
over a tremendous chasm; bat on
nearer approach is seen to be a wall
of Nature’s own masonry, formed of
vast and nigged bodies of solid rock,
piled on each other as if in the giant
sport of the architect. Its sides are
in some places covered with trees of
, a considerable size; and the passen
ger who has a head steady on jugh to
look down the precipice may see the
eyrie of birds of prey beneath his
feet. The pat!i across is so narrow
that it cannot admit of persons pass*
mg; and indeed none but natives
would attempt the dangerous route,
though it saves a circuit of three
miles. Yet it sometimes happens
that two travellers meet, owing to the
curve formed by the pass preventing
a view across by either side; and
when this is the case, one lies down, f
while the other crawls over his body'.
One day *a Highlander walking along
tile pass, when he had gained the
highest part ot the arch, observed
another coming leisurely up, and be
ing himsell ot the patrician order,
called to him to lie down; the per
son, however, disregarded the'com
mand, and the Highlanders met on
the summit. hey were Cairo and
Bendearg, ot two tamilies in enmity
to each other. “ I was first at the
top,” said Bendearg, “ and called out
first; lie down that I may pass over
m peace.” “ When'lhe Grant pros
trates himself before M’Pherson,”
answered the other, “ it must be with
. a sword driven through his body.”
Turn back, then,” said Bendearg,
"■and repass as you came?’ ‘‘Go
back yoursell, it you like it," replied
Grant; «I will not be the first of
my name to turn' before the MTher
son.”
1 hey then threw their bonnets >
;over the precipice, and advanced
with a slow and cautious pace closer ;
to each other: they were both unarm
ed. Stretching their limbs, like men 1
prepared for a desperate struggle,
they planted their feet firmly on the !
ground, compressed their lids, knit i
theii dark brows, and fixing fierce i
and watchful eyes on each other, i
stood prepared for the onset. They I
both grappled at the same moment; I
but being of equal strength, were i
unable for some time to shift each i
other’s position—standing fixed on i
the rock, with suppressed breath, and I
muscles strained to the ‘top of their i
bent,’ like statues carved out of the (
stone. At lengthMThersOn suddenly (
removing his right foot so as to give 1
!iim gieater stooped his i
body and bent his enemy down with t
him by main strength till they both i
leaned over the precipice, looking i
downward into the tumble abyss.— 1
j 11 u? contest was as yet doubtful, for j
Giant had placed hu foot firmly on 1 1
an elevation at the brink, and bad i
equal command of bis enemy—but at 1
this moment MTherson sunk slowly i
ami firmly on his knee, and while 1
Grant suddenly started back, stoop- c
ing to take the supposed advantage, 1
whirled him over his head into the c
gnll. M*P. himsell fell backwards, s
his body partly hanging over the rock a
V* *
a fragment save wav I,
} him, and he sunk further • fill
|i n ß'vitl."de>peret«ir U iuiil?
slone above, lie regained l.i,
I here was a pause ofdeuUHiCs 1
ness, and the bold heart cfM.Vk
son felt sickened and faint T
Jength as if compelled unwilling
some mysterious feeling, he
down over the precipice. Onmk
caught with a death-gripe bv th.
ged point ;?'
yet almost within his reach 1 His f
was turned upward, and there
lit horror and despair-but
no word or cry. The nev*... ''
iho loosed his hold— and hi" J
j were dashed out before the tv '
j his hereditary foe; the mangled ui
disappeared among the trees. Ji
last heavy and hollow sound j r '
from the bottom.-M‘|,er son "
turned home an altered man p
purchased a commission in thearmv
and fell bravely in the wars of t L
Peninsula. The Gaelic name of|L
place where this tragedy was m
•signifies Hell Bridge.
IRELAND.
It will be seen by the lollop
extract from a late number of tlieLi°
verpool Mercury, that this oppress
and degraded people are yet sufferm.r
from the effects of their Union w t
Great Britain. So sensibly impress,
cd are the well-informed among dim
of the miseries which have been a
tailed upon their fellow-countrvmn
by their immediate connection’win
the sister kingdom, that moetino
have been held for the avowed pij
pose of instructing their represent
lives to support a proposition, to!
made at the next silting of Parliamei
for a repeal of the Act of Union, j
one pf these meetings, held in Dii!
lin, several spirited resolutions we
unanimously adopted, together wi:
a pertinent address, illustrating tk
mischievous effects of the Unionupw
the happiness, and prosperity ofil»
people of Ireland. This addres
proceeds to say, that the increase
rigor of coercion produced ma
exasperated habits of resistant
the tailure of revenue and il
sources, the extinction of trade, ill
decay of cities, the destitution of a J
zans, the self-banishment of the rid
the desolation of the poor, the growiß
of crime, famine and disease,—d
proved that twenty years’ enjoyr.ad
ol the blessings of the union were lid
most calamitous and degrading peril
od with which Ireland had ever bad
afllicted. It then concludes by urgid
that nothing short of a repeal of (lid
Act of Union, could afford a penua-d
nent relief to a people whose ckscl
ter it is, that they are only to begad
verned by that liberal and judicioul
policy which affords exertion totlicid
generous qualities, and secures till
loyalty of the heart. Without find
ther remarks, we introduce the ed
tract already alluded to, giving a did
tressing, but we presume acorrcß
.picture of the present slate of tlB
once happy country, I
Boston Polrict. I
IRELAND. I
If (as has been observed by an t d
egant and ingenuous author) “aB
men have an equal right to everß
thing that is necessary for them,”asß
suredly there is not on earth a race B
men more wronged or more ivrelcliß
ed, than the peasantry of Irelamlß
They have now began to feel tliafl
they have a right to somethingbejwdß
what they are permittted to enji'ißj
they argue the point amongst
selves, agreeable to the rude rules
nature; their philosophy is
of schools or colleges ; hut it is i"H
haps, a better—that of the hen®
And can it be supposed, tliat an )H
fortunate man, driven from the i®
in which be first drew breath— exp®
led from the farm which his lore®
thers tilled—beholding his wife B
infants turned forth on a cow®®
exposed without covering to
ing of the storm, and shrieking ®
sustenance, whilst, perhaps, ih? , ®|
potato has been seized by the
lord or tithe-proctor ? cauithe=B|
posed, we ask, that such a
dispassionately sit down to rea- ■' B
the midst of his misfortunes. 1 ' 11 HI
sider which means of redress
consistent with that law by
has been forced on the work;
less, homeless, hopeless:
possible: lie knows no law lJ
of nature: he respects no viri--;®l|
revenge. His lan word is a^e:!,, !®j
the country : the agent is oh'
and the clergyman (good s° u ‘
feelingly alive to the distresses
fellow-creature, that he eaMii- B
to drag from the lip of the
infantine sapless nipple "h-- ®-
ternal tenderness had |fl e ‘ eIIK M,(
that is the proctor's «>;fn e. "i- ■
lugs ofliumanity have ba-ii^ ,u ' ■
blunted by repetition. . I!? H.
picture of fancy, but 0..e of lll ‘| r '.®t
ly occurring seem s, gnW'J
lemnly attested by an eye-x .®|
What Englishman, or any
ing the heart of a man. ore .®||
bilities of a man, would
on at this impudent spolia* 1 ' 1 '
little wealth, because die ('' ('W
crops, depressions ot rrn ra ' l®
some other unforeseen and 1 " 1 ' I®
able event, had rendered - 1 - 1 j||