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ALBANY, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, JANUARY 7,1816.
THE ALBANY PATRIOT,
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ADDRESS,
Delivered before tbe Albany Lodge,
\o. 21, oa the Celebration of the
Anniversary of St. John, tbc Evnu-
jteli-,1—By T. D. .HalhcWfc
We have met today, friends, for the purpose of
r.'iebmting the Anniversary Birthday of one of our
lhtron Saints. It is therefore fitting that we should
exercise that degree of reverence which tho occa
sion demands—while at tbc same time, tbe preju
diced should loud an attentive car to this defence,
though weak it may be, of the great principles ein-
ioJicd in ancient Free Masonry.
It is not my purpose, nor do I presume it can be
expected of me, to attempt to prove.that St. John,
tin? Divine, was really one of ns. We might reiter
ate the authority of tradition, to establish what we
ledicvc to kc*a fact, as tangible as any other of re
mote origin, without silencing the voico of opposi
tion to the truth, or -removing the doubts ot tbc
raviUst It is sufficient for our purposes to know
that the Institution lias been dedicated to tire order
if the Holy St. John, and that this is tantamount to
u declaration that the great truths taught and incul-
i ated by that Apostie, as well as those with whom
1 <• wav associated in life, are recognized and main
tained as the rule of action which should govern
every man; but most especially Masons.
To answer more fuily the objections ollodgcd
against our order, it seems to me appropriate to in-
rjuiro first into the objects of the Institution, tbc end
proposed and the means employed for tho accom
plishment of that end.
This properly considered, is undonbtcdly of a two
fold character—internal and external—and has di
rect reference to the greatest amount of good that
can be conferred upon individuals and communities,
by controlling the conduct and passions of men. To
exhibit this more fully, it is only necessary to point
ton to tin? motto engraven upon oar standard, and
should be upon every Mason’s heart. Faith, Hope,
Charity, should constitute the basis of eveiy virtu
ous action, and secure the accomplishment of every
thing cnobling to Xatnre. Without these cardinal
virtues, where is the man who can prosper, or the
institution that can flourish? The Star which we
lollow would long since have slept in endless night,
were it not for .the important feet, that like every
thing worthy of perpetuation, its brightness increas
es as enlightenment dawns upon the mind. There
is no principle in ethics, or science that has not ac*
•piired additional importance as knowledge has ad-
voiced. The philosopher was cast into prison for
daring to assert that oar earth moved upon its own
axis—the theory of the blood's circulation was de
nounced as idle and absurd—and the Christian
■Martyr was burned at the stake for his adherence to
the Cross. Bat as tbc world advanced in knowledge
these trutlis became properly understood and appre
ciated. To sum up ail, that philosophy which
'"aches by induction has so iar gained Die pre-emi
nence over all others, that it is almost an absurdity
to propose a theory without the exhibition of facts to
support it The adage “bets speak loader than
words,” is at least tacitly admitted as a rule of uni
versal application. Who would now propose a
plan of action without first exhibiting die reasods
which led to that conclosion, hosed as a matter of
necessity, upon the primary consideration, that ex
perience has been die teacher. It is idle therefore
to hazzard too imagination that tho institution to
'which we belong is fraught with evil, cither to her
members or die community around her. She has
stood the test of ages, the scorn of the infidel, and
like Christianity—ay, hand id hand with the religion
of Christ, has marched safely through tho crumbling
ruins of Empires—tho imperious opposition of the
egotistical and deluded.
The reason of this triumph is obvious. ShidJed
by her own appropriate panoply, the javelincs of her
enemies have rebounded harmless, and her froot bf
brass has been unscathed by the rudeness of tho as
sault. bit to be presumed that an institution whooo
object and practices were evil could so effectually
have stemmed the current of opposition that has
been directed against it almost from the first period
of itgpgjsteneet And where is the evidence that
Masonry,Is destructive to morality, or subversive of
rational enjoyment T b it to be found in the errors
of the few who, regardless of solemn obligations,
despise the restraints which virtue would gladly
throw around them ? Is it just that thecrime of ono
L»k around yon through the length and breadth
of oar land, and behold the brightest ornaments of
our National Councils, os well u the expounders of
the.moral law, engaged as Masons, in distributing
benefits to die indigent and oppressed, in cheering
onward in the pathway of excellence the dispirited
and watch-worn, chiding the turbulent and support
ing the weak and ineaolute who would otherwise
languish under the restrictions which virtue and
morality, would throw around them.
It bos been stated that the end proposed has refer
ence not only to the external conduct of the man,
but also to tbe correction of errors which may exist
in tho heart. The point it however, yielded without
disputation, that tho remedy employed fills in many
instances to secure tbe desired renovation by which
•espocttbility would at onee accrue to the subject,
and honor entailed upon the community. But while
it la to be deplored that Vice it* hydra-headed, and
reflects its glare, even in death; yet it is a matter
of conooladon, that thousands have been rescued
from a course of dissipodon and consequent degra
dation, by the strong grasp which has been laid
upon them, and die kind embraces of ancient Free
Mosouiy. Who bat the man destitute of every
hallowed emotion, lost to all the sacred relations
which bind man to man, would dare to rupture those
ties, by his own overt act, thus bidding defiance to
the influence of law and order? Let such an one
bo anadiema maranatha!
A Mason’s badge should bo a passport to any
station in life or society. That it is not, is attribu
table in a great degree to the leniency of Lodges,
together with the desire that the principles of the
Order may bo known and appreciated. And yet it
is * matter too plain for contradiction that there is a
greater proportion of Nature's Gendomen found in
this institution than any other now in existence.
This seems to be the effect of that law of love which
teaches a respect for the opinions and feelings of
mankind, whilo at tbe same time a consciousness
of integrity of purpose sod purity of motive gives
dignity to action and promotes self-respect, without
which no man cau be effectually shielded from dis
honorable intentions. A Mason and an honest man
are, or ought to be synonymous terms. That there
are instances extant when the two would be incom
patible, we will not attempt to dispute—but when
such cases exist they have been assuredly the re
sult of negligence, or a want of proper infonnadon
with reference to the character of tho candidates
proposed. When these cases have occurred, there
has been no backwardness in excluding die intruder
from die rights aud immunities which his ambition
has prompted him to usurp. But to assert that
Masonry upholds criminality, or fosters depravity, is
a libel npon truth—a slander against honesty.
There has boon an objection raised by some who
may he honest in their convictions, diat it is an ap
palling error for a professor, or a Minister of the
Gospel to attach himself to a Lodgo of ancient Free
Masons. How this idea has obtained hold upon die
mind, and biased die judgment of the apparendy
cool headed thinker, it is difficult to conceive, unless
die conclusion he derived from the old remains of
superstition, which often, to a most fatal exteut, un
dermines the intellect and prevents the understand-
Thos, it is argued, that because Masons lift
together with the grots misunderstanding of those
reU rioos which ought essentially to link every breast
together, under whatsoever sun it may heat -the
reckless disregard of human life, and the wanton at
tacks npon dmnestic happiness, seem to'require ex
traordinary effort to suppress, united determination
to control. The denunciations of the Pulpit and the
Preee, the stern demands of the Law, hare utterly
failed to aciere what Ancient Free Masonry has so
signally accomplished. Wherever the principles of
our order ore known—whether among the marshes
of Hindo<tsn, the plains of Arabia, the snows of
Russia, the wilderness of America, or the scattered
islands of the ocean, universal obedienca to the law
of Lire is demanded, mutual and unwavering confi-
fidcnce reposed. Throw me among the unlettered
tribes of,India, cost my lot among the savages of
the Rocky Mountains of America, tear mo from
home and friends, or plaeo my feet upon the burning
rands of Ethiopia, yet sUU I would hope to find some
spirit, elevated above the rest, whose band would
sustain mo, and whose heart hail me as a brother.
Do the flames of the incendiary surround me, the
horrors of die inquisition await me, ortho steel of
the assassin thirst for my blood, there is a heart to
pity and on arm to rave. In the darkest hour of
night, tho fiercest period of conflict, amidst die mo-
lee of confusion and death, there is a voice that pen
etrates the gloom, or rises high above tbe din of bat
tle, that no thubdera can silence, no potentate annul.
What is die spell that awes, where is the chain
that unites the destinies of millions of human be
ings of every intelligence and tongue upon the face
of tho globe? It there a king who can bind his
subjects by any tie which may not be broken, whose
fealty may not be overcome, or whose loyalty may
not be purchased with the price of the ruby or the
diamond ? But is there a mason who would sacri
fice his honor, or abandon his nllogience to virtue,
though tho throttle of the despot may grasp him, or
the mailed heel of the oppressor crush him to the
earth ? No! Hatred may merge into cruelty, op
pression into murder, yet die principle will live, and
the integrity of die institution be maintained.
Eveiy community is made np of certain antago
nistic materials, whose relative positions can be al
tered only by breaking down the barriers which in
tervene between them. On the one band, Virtue
lifts her lofty fronton the other, Vice and Immor
ality stand secure in their almost impregnable bat
tlements. These are the contending forces, and
these the walls of partition that must be razed to
tho ground, ere victory shall perch upon the banner
of the victorious. Virtue and immorality are in
compatible agencies ; die power of repulsion beaming
a relative force to that of attraction. It is equally
i in possible that two bodies shall occupy tho same
tpaco at the same time. Bat there is a war in agi
tation—tho one must overcome die other. Tho
world is destined to become the Eden of bliss, or re
duced to a wilderness of want and sorrow. How
shall humanity bo protected from the ravages of cor
ruption, end how shall virtno' be exaltixl ? Shall
the elements of order be converted into confusion ?
or light scattered into darkness ? “In union there
is safety.''. It is then by a united efiort of religious
and moral institutions, diat the warfare can prove
As equally absurd would it be to deny the existen
of a God became we cannot behold Him,
stand by what power hie existence is mob
And so with reference to every thing in nature.
Brethren or the Aleakt Lome:—To
CITY HOTEL?
lORNER cf BROAD, and FRONT ,
GEOKGa
MRS. BERRAN, ^
ESPECTFULLY informs the Public that she
has taken this large and commodious estahlisb-
i (recendy occupied by Mr. Samuel Baker) and
would entrust a few reflections. We are en^S! *° ‘ CCOBunod ‘ te
in n gnu work, and the world is looking oo-soJlIer Table will at all times be supplied: with tec-
with eager expectations, other* with doubt end mi ri that the market will afford, and eveiy attention
trust To abandon hope, and refuse to peneven *’ **® rendered to the comfort of those who may
*•■---*■ " - - - - ►or her with their r* wa-a.-TX--..*
though the pathway may be ragged, the entoranV? patrepoce. Excellent Sto
liazrardous to worldly mtorreu, is at oocTto ybl 1 *
up our faith, to abandon the portions w. have error rr
todefend. We have agreed to suppress vice in on The Cirr Hotel occupies a delightful situation—
own hearts, to square our actions with the watUmnianding a fine viewof tho River, and is only
apdeo to live that we may not “defile the TempljiEe^ntiy removed from the centre of bussiness to
of the living God, which temple we ore." A* Mod 0 *** ' to ““Ce and noise without foregoing its co»-
ter Masons, we have received the word which willjTrei?' . .. . " , -•
admit ne into any or all of the subordinate lodge* d.*™ e " uUcribcr edtets a share of die public.
Mrth. But remember that these are only prepara' A lbou£ Oct. 30,1$45, SO tf." BEBRAN ' '
don rooms for an entrance into the Grand Lodge oi—■ 1 *
Heaven. ,The world is receding from our view, am sHctllcttl Copartnership.
death approaches yet more near. Is he not tluOCTORS DAVIS &. MATH Idwa
Grand Tyler who shaft usher as through tbe outetTESPECTFUIYy - * *7 ^
door,—the grave! Have we so lived that we majfc. ,nd vicinity, thit teevtav!?thJsA^^XSSSf
be pennitted to receive the secret word, and to bottnsclves in tL practice of their profession, and * ‘
bold the mysteries that ore to be revealed withiipe that their union will prove eatislactory to tlw>
the inner veil ? Shall ure plunge into tho Rubicon[ij*' friends.
only to perish beneath its strand ? Let ns bend our'j*?'.* '^ P TO prompt attention to all calk either
Will to the work of moral reformation here belowiS® «£»««***•
that at last n e may lx? ushered into d»t - ^ “*• u .
not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens.” CT MiSSgJ left either at their office on Bread
" .in ..or at die residence of Dr. Mathewe, corner of
MISCELLANY. '"ST’ »
few Goods! New Goods!!
WOMAN AND MARRIAGE,
nr Washington irvinc.
I have speculated a great Heal upon ma-
trimony. I have seen young and benuti-. nnln"n«“ ,v % •HI?!? of , 5
ful women, the pri.le o’f the® gay Circles,
married—ns the world says—well! Sonic Cloths,Blanket*
ch they Oder at low prices.
their hearts in prayer to tbe Supreme Architect of
tbe Universe for guidance through life and support
in difficulty, they are engaged in die palpable com
mission of sin—that the act should lie held and ad
judged blasphemy, because, forsooth, there has been
no acknowledged regeneration of spirit. This ob
jection, it seems to roc, is invalid from tbc consid
eration that tbe Bible teaches all men to pray, and
every where to repent I presume there is no man
of oniinary intelligence with the light of Revelation
before him, who, under certain circumstances of life,
whether regenerated or otherwise, does not lift his
heart in solemn adoration to tho great God of Hea
ven and earth, for wisdom to guide him, and strength
to sustain him dirough die sea of troubles which
every man is destined to pass. How irrational then
to condemn die exercise of prayer, when it seems
evident that the requirement is binding upon all
men alike! If this be crime, then is it equally so
that this or that man is culpable who attends the
House of Worship without first sanctifying himself,
lest be may desecrate the Tabernacle of the Most
High? No—it seems to me obligatory upon a Mas
ter Mason to reverence God, and to. the utmost of
his ability discharge the dudes which he owes to
himself and bis species—but most especially to those
who are his “ neighbors”—who sympathise with his
afflictions, and uphold him in the darkest hour of
his distress.
Thera is no man who has not felt tha iron blow
of adversity, or tasted the bitter cup of misery.—
What spirit will not quail—whoso uorvo refuse to
tremble, when poverty or death with all its hideous
ness, is ready to fling its dork mantlo over him f—
There, incecd, friendship is sweet, and the veil is
withdrawn by tho smile of genuine, disinterested
affection. There ia a sting which gold cannot ox
tract, which the diamond cannot cut array.. Bat a
word—a look from a friend—a grasp that will nev
er deceive, will bony up tbe sad spirit, when ready
to despond, and dispel tbe gloom that hod gathered
thick and feet over cherished hopes and fond antici-
cations.* Where can we better look, in looking eoitb-
the empty inirtli of the gay to cacli oilter’s
quiet company. I picture to myself that
^ creature, who blushes even now at
dialing caresses, listening eagerly for
sternation. Is there a man who will turn fromthe.'9 0, ' , ®P» " s ,i,c "'? ht slca!s " nd
contest—is there one who will refuse to join in the ^'siting that he WOtlMcotnc; and when
shout, or retire from the charge ? As
sons, wo
extensive assortment of No-
and other Plantation Goodk
29 tf.
have moved into costly houses, tintl their
friends have all cotnc and looked at thcir^bauy,'Oct.29, lU-ti,
lino furniture and their splendid arrange-
ments for happiness, and they have gone. Boots aiul Shoes•
away and committed them to the sunny I HE subscribers Irave on hand, which they o®r
hopes, cheerfully and without fear. It f* . ttt * 1 * —
natural to be sanguine for the young, and
at such times I am carried nway by similar
feelings. ■ I love to get unobserved into a
corner, and watch the bride in her white
attire, and with her smiling face and her
soli eyes moving before me in their pride
of life, weave a waking dream of her future
happiness, and ncrsitaac myself that it will
lie true. I think how they will sit upon
the luxurious sofa as Ihc twilight falls and
build gay hopes, and mttrmcr in low tones
the now unforliichlcn tenderness, and how
thrilling!)' the allowed kis?cs and the beau
tiful endearments of wedded life, will,make
even theii parting joyous, and how gladly
I liev will come back from the crowd mid
Extra Cautionary Notice. •
aN last Saturday I observed the following notice
' jn-** 1 * Albany /‘“td»1TOiTTg (lie ptoi
was discovered; and Washington had
promised to accept the invitation. lie was
prevented from doing so by nu urgent re
quest made to him by an old officer, near
whose station he passed, that lie wculd re
main the night with him, and next morn
ing inspect some works ia the neighbor
hood. Washington accordingly despatch
ed nn aid from Ins suit to make his excuse
to Arnold. The messenger rode ail night,
and arrived next morning at West Point.
Arnold invited him to breakfast. Whilst
, • • • \\ iMiiii” mat lie uoniu runic , «uni . ■ • ,
ijoro m dre, hc eI)t al , Mlf and wilh nn „ff-ction as I ‘Tie.» letter was btoughuo Ar-
ninhrrd to'evh sthe^mi the ivnri i* unliving as his pulse, folds her to his 1)0*001, n<»Icl, from the post of the officer comritand-
I . I _ pledged toeseh other am thottorld, i r®.j ,(.. vcr¥ ,| ln( ^ rtowjnJ ! Illg the scotlltng parlies on the American
y.ifon *tThi r^. fZ? through his heart? and gaze with him on »i nc *’. As his eye fell upontliosupersciip-
^toraTa the i j?" •*«« '•«" c "P*-' v V'> ho had ratsctTto It.s
camp? Does not tbe same sun enlighten us,and f°. r the k ! nd offices of affection, soothing all
shall not tbe same day-star guide us in our path ?- '" 8 unqu.ct cares and making linn forget
Have wo a loader, and shall we refu etooboy? and oven himself, m her young unshadowing
shall Principle be sacrificed upon the unhallowed hoatlty.
altar of ambition, or degraded by the sordid lust for I go forward for years, ana sco her lnxti-
spoil ? Shall tbia or that institution, though sworn riant hair put soberly away from her brow,
to defend the right, refuse to march with another, odd her girlish graces ripened into dignity,
bccaa*o *ho wears her own appropriate colors?— aud bright loveliness into chastened »flec-
God forbid that virtue should turn the suicidal hand lion. Her husband looks on her with a
against herself, or that her ranks should bo convul- proud eye, and shows her the same fervent
sed with the hearings of civil commotion! I love anil the delicate attentions which first
“ But,” says tho.skepdc, “such is tbe veil ofmys- ] won her, and they go on full of honor and
teiy thrown around Ancient Free Masonry, that it is untroubled years,and are remembered when
impossible to comprehend the extent and nature of they die! I say I love tortlrcam thus when
its obligations to suppress vice, or to porcciro tho I go to give the young btido joy. It is tho
its obligations to suppress vice, or to porcciro
value and efficacy of iu regulations. Throw open
your doora to tbc public gaze, that your plan of op
erations may be observed, and your economy submit
ted to tbc scrutiny of tbe candid and uninfluenced.”
This objection is met however, without difficulty.
For it will be observed, that to adopt such a courso
of action would b? equivalent to disbanding our for
ces, and rendering the institution a nulity. Eveiy
Society moot bo held together by certain tenets,
and be governed by certain rales of order, invaria
ble in their character. To abandon the essential
features of government, is at once to dissolvo all re
lations between tbe parties who bare constituted
that government Hence the propriety of adhering
to the spirit and intention of that constitution which
has been adopted by its original framers. Otherwise
beauty is converted into deformity, order reduced
bock to chaos, and the object of creation lost by tbe
effect of its own dissolution. What government
can exist without requiring allegience from its mem-
ben, and where is tbc society unrestrained by any
ly aid, than in the bosom of a brother, who is both loath of agreement to defend the honor of tbe cause,
whose interests have banded them togedber? What
church would admit an individual to the rights and
privileges of membership, unless he shall consent to
conform his life to the peculiar creed of her adop
tion, sad shall at tbe same time agree to become in-
willing and anxious to alleviate distress, and to pro
tect tee unfortunate. Association makes friends,
though there is but one virtue linked to a thousand
faults. Is it strange, therefore, that a band of breth-
ren, linked together by sympathies, and
with the grand purpose of correcting those errors. Hinted in tbe manner prescribed by her constitution?
# peculiar to humanity, should over foci influenced to To do otherwise would be to destroy her individual-
man shonidbranTtho human fiunily with’diogihco?; cling to each other in weal and in wo? We arojitj. Bo with the customs rf our order. To pass
Whore ia the government wbaee national catalogue | passing through sporidof strife and contention, I through any other avenue than that ^'which its grlme-
ha« not been stained by the record of some traitor’s and rolf seems to be tee motive power which actu- : vnl nature suggested, and thr extent irt its influence
name? Where tbe Church whose Altar lma not ates tbo conduct of all men. Tho wilderness is no has rendered permanent, is propp^, untiihiigtlwi
keen polluted by the touch of the hypocrite? j less exempt from the influence of this passion, than of its element to re^im destruction inevitable.
It is to be lamented that there are Masons in * 1 tho great marts of cirilisatioo and enterprise. It ta Wg *?atk in «ecret. and in like fgwri 0 nr
“tine who are not Masons in reality. Tbo signet difficult to teach that charity which recognizes all. chor^*, to the indigent and opproMed, because It is
hu been stolen, tho watchword obtained by accident mankind as friends and oeighbon. Bote savege and written, that “the left hand should not know what
** craft, tddtbs spy has entered tee camp. Bot dyOixed sewn alike indifferent to tee principle of the right bond docth.” Were in eflbd arid** to
thefearfdday ofretribetkxi mod come, and. the fove, which the light of natare as waft k» rsrifetlnu. yew perception. ydnwfeM riot dedy the dtlsteriee
traitor sad die .pv shall fell by tho verdict of those _ designed implanting, in every bout. The perver. of s cause, because its modus operandi was beyond
he has to \rontonly ^Qceivtd. ’ j ’ta of the Will with rcfcxc&cb to moral restraint*, i your comprehension, or power of investigation ?—
for the kind offices of affection, soothing all • !'P 8 dropped from his hands, lie seized ihc
1 letter, rushed front the room, locked hull-
self in his bedchamber ; in a few minutes
afterwards, was on his wav to the English
sloop-of-wor, then lying in "North river. In
the mean lime,- while Washington and his
staff, including Lafayette, were seated at
the table n> the quarters of Ihc officer whose
invitation had delayed the visit to West
Point, the despatch was brought to the
American General, which he immediately
opened, and laid down without comment.
No niti-rniion was visible on his counte
nance,, but he remained perfectly silent.,
Conversation dropped among bis suit; and
after some minutes, the General beckoned,
Lafayette to follow him,retired to an inner
apartment, turned to Lafayette without ut-.
terimr a syllable, placed the fatal despatch'
in his hands, and then giving wav to an
ungovernable hurst of feeling—fell on his
friend’s neck and sobbed aloud.
The effect produced on the young French
inniouis, accustomed to regard the General
(cola and dignified in his manner almost
in the extreme) as devoid of the ttstml
Weak ness of humanity, may be imagined.
“I believe,” said Lafayette to tnc-^for it'
was from that venerable patriot’s own lips
that I obtained the narrative that I now
relate—*1 believe this was the only occa
sion, throughout that long and sometimes
hopeless straggle, that Washington tier
gave way, even for a moment, tinder a ftK
verse of fortune ; and perhaps ■ was tho
only hitman being wb- cver w it PXisc d jn
him an exhibit^- of f cc y l0 g E0 foreign to
Ins tem^raincnt. As it was, he recovered
_ go to give tUc young _ .
natural tendency and feeling touched by
loveliness, that lears nothing for'itself, and
if I ever yield to darker _ feelings, it is be
cause the light of the picture is changed.
I nm not fond of dwelling upon such
changes, and I will not minutely now. I
allude toil only because I trust that my
simplo page will be read by some of the
young nnd beautiful beings who move dai
ly across my path, and 1 would whisper to
them, ns they glide hy, joyously and con
fidently, the secret of nn unclouded futuro.
The" picture 1 have drawn above is not
peculiar. It is colored like the fancies of
the bride, and many, oh ! many an hour
will she sit, with her rich jowels ly *
on her fingers, and dream such ar
theso. She believes them too—and she
goes on for n while undeceived. The even-
tug is not too long while they talk of plans
for happiness, and the quiet meal i* still
pleasant with delightful novelty of mutual
reliance and attention. There comes soon,
however, a time when personal topics be".'’-•iwelf'bcfore I had persued the communi-
come bare and wearisome, and sl[c* lt nt J cation tlial gave nse to his eraoMon, and
when ho returned to his staff no trace rc-
tnnined on his countenance cither of grier
or despondency." So thtejt is, that dfriu
human reverses the betrayal of confidents
on the part of one who has been implicitly
trusted is. to a generous nature, the hard
est and bitterest to bear.
tentions will not alone k<*”'p unth” social
CX jij C,ucn4, ^‘• ere areClervolaofsilonce,
and deeded -ymptoms of weariness, and
*u« hi:;'oand first, in hl« manhood, breaks
jn upon the hours they were to spend to
gether. I cannot follow it oiroumstnnclal-
ly. There com" l°ng hours of unhappy
restlessness, and terrible misgivings of each
other's worth and affection, till by and by,
they can conceal their uneasiness . no lon
ger, and go out separately to seek robe
and lean upon a hollow world fotr suppOi
which orio Wild Was their lover and ftten
codld hotforgivo them!
Heed this^ye who nte winning bv yonr
innocent beauty, the affections of high
Brat it who
turnip from the
Mr. Ewiso, whig, has t
from tho Nashville dirtric
vqcaaey occasioned by tho death of Dr. Peyton.
