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When the heart seems eltnrgecl t» breaking— The quivk’iiine pulse, with fever rife, Murks (he slumbering passions waking. When the wrapt soul in burning chains, Seems withering in ils hhiIim’h* ; Vet scorn'* the show of mortal pains, And untile* in reckless mildness. So lightning mocks the storm-cloud’s power dim its vivid flushing ; And revels most when tempests lower, With its echoing thunder crashing. Or the wild laugh of maniac fenrs, That wring* from Passion’s struggle; Thus fills the soul with gri »f an i tours, its vaunted strength—a bubble ! Yes, there nre time * wo love to feci A loneliness in sorrow; When from the world’s bright chnrms we steal, And alludes from memory borrow. »Tis then we f**el that keen remorse— The litis* wc’v« madly blighted; For nine, whilst on his ceaseless course, Gives buck no inmuenis slighted. Hope strews our path with sunny flowers And lures us with bright seeming; Vet thorns will spring in fuirest bowers, And wuke to soul’s sweet dreaming. Life gives no joy without n pain. Twin horn with every pleasure ; Once lost, we ne'er may hope uguiii To clasp tile vanish’d treasure. The more we love—the more our fears Are mingled with its sweetness; Its evanescing bliss appears To mock us with its flectuess. Ves, there nre hours when haggard thought Will crowd our irotihlrd soul, Whenj ivflof I fe seem dearly bought, lleucuih its dark control. July 3d, 1843. Washington, ihe greatest amongst ilie august ol the earth! '1 ho son ol Virginia; hut she muv not. she (Int o not engross Ititu. Min fume is the world’s. It buffings lo the length ami breadth of lho grout country whichlm was instrumental in redeeming from oppression. His fume has gone forth wherever the stirrings of freedom have hern fell. Whorevei liupfty l»ath spread her glorious pinions, her word of mngic—Iter watch-word from llto vale and moun tain top—hath hern, and will he forever, Washing, ton. Tho deep peal of human voices, like? the lienv- ings of the great ocean, resou.id the one name, from the hoary cliffs of the Oregon still onward to the snowy capt Ando* ; and the mighty Alps take up the celto from In r munypeaks md gliiteringglueinrs. Let Virginia exult, that the cradle and the tomb of death’s greatest belong to herself; but Jet her exult with awe and holiest reverence—lor the wide earth shall claim him,and his cenotaph shall be erected in 1 he heart of every freeman. Let us lay aside the pr« judices of parly, forget the animosities engendered by political excitement, and look upon the worthies of Virginia in their sim ple greatness ; not a* popular leaders, hut far-see- lug and profound statesmen, true patriots, zealous [selected PltOM A KOItEIGN JOl'ItNAL.] Peter Ihe Grcut. More than dramatic horrors, studied carefully, prepared with deliberation, tire connected with the reign of Peter the Great. If we acquit him of the oiurder of his noii, still enough is against him to prove that he was the most horrible monster that ever wore tho human form. To established character for vigor, he deemed cruelty necessary, and rejoiced in me opportunities afforded him lor inflicting it. IJis efforts to create a navy, mid otherwise to elevate Russia in tne scale of nations, have already shed on his name a port ou of thui glory which,since he sunk into the grave has daz zled the eyes of most observers and caused I,is enormities to he in a great measure forgotten : he was looked up to with wonder. But the Strelitz, a powerful military body, who were discontented with the changes they witnessed, seeing him move among them like an ordinary individual, lost all that awe for him which majesty should inspire. Their dissatisfaction increased, and at length they de. terrnined to assassin ite the Czar. To accomplish | their object it was resolved to fire Moscow and j when Peter sliou'd appear in tho streets to give and tiiicommpromisiug advocates for the rights of j directions for checking the conflagration, they liberty without license, and republicanism without | purstiuded themselves it would he uu easy tiling, anarchy and misrule. ! amidst the confusion which must prevail, to du- J EPFERson, tho sage and the philosopher—He j pfjvo the monarch of his life, hears in his hand that noblest of all documents, the I One of the lenders of tho Strelitz was named result of inspired wisdom, the Declaration ol Amer. j Sukuniu,und it was at his house the conspirators ieau ludepenbenco, tt do ument, which, whether we met, from time to time to plan the assassination of regard it us a speimen ofstrongaud fervid eloquence, of manly remonstrance, or of deep and solemn np- pe.l, is every way sustained and wonderful. The writer speaks as if he felt himself to be tlie voice of a greut and outraged people, giving indignant Peter, and the destruction of the officers and for. eign soldiers who wore attached to him. The night on which this fearful tragedy was to bo per. formed, arrived, and the Strelitz indulged in a joy. nns revel to prepare them for the work of blond. utterance to its many wrongs and oppression, and j Strong liquors, however, overpowered the iutel. in the face of Heaven, and the whole earth for wit nesses, declaring they shall he endured no longer. Had Thomas JelIersou done nothing more than this, had lie no other claims upon the admiration of the country, it were glory enough for one man. Wherever oppression has planted his fort, tho in. dignant freeman spurns him from the soil, in the ve. ry language which the gifted Jefferson adopted for our own aggrieved and insulted country. James Madison—the accomplished scholar, the elegant expounder of the constitution! Madison, Hamilton and Jay—noble triumvirate! With what assiduous labor did tht?y bend their splendid talents to tho task of recommending and elucidating that constitution prepared for their adoption, and that too to a person jealous of their rights,who hud toiled and bled in their defence, and were ever on the alert, lest the revolution they had achieved should result lects, or the courage of some ot the conspirators, or by some means they were corrupted. What, over the cause, t wo of them found their way to the Czar and betrayed the whole plot. A strange and terrible scene succeeded! Prompt in ids determination, Peter wrote to the Colonel of one of his regiments or guards commanding him with his soldiers to surround and invest Sukauiu’s house that night, lie meant it to be done at the hour of ten, but in the hurry' of tho moment ho wrote instead the word ‘eleven.’ This accident had nearly cost him dear. Peter anxiously waited for the moment to ar rive when the conspirators would be secured. It sounded, and he had no doubt his orders were obeyed, and the mutinous Strelitz were in his powers In this conviction he proceeded loth • house of their leader, Snkunin. Ou upprnuciiing it lie remarked MISCELLANEOUS. THE WORTHIES OF VIRGINIA. BY MRS. LMZABKTH OAKES SMITH. only in n clmnge »f masters—n people nobly and ; w it It displeasure, that no gnuul bad been stationed virtuously resolved to see to it, tlial they did not : outside. Eiger lo reprove sucli negligence, ho exchange the glaring usurpation of a foreign pow. , entered, and in a few minutes he found himself a. er for tho equally In be dreaded tyranny of aspiring | imo nn j unarmed in llto midst of a desperate band, demagogues. Such n people would regard the best | , vho were i„ ib 0 act ofluking a solemn outli to put The Worthies of Virginia ! Well may tho eye kil.dio ami the pulse ihroh, as wo approach a theme so majestic, so full of lolty and patriotic associa tions. Even like the heroes of Ossian, each leaning from his cloud of mist, do we behold the noble nr ray of patriots, orators, and .talesmen sw eep bv ns in the sternness and gratiduer of other days ! Vir ginia ! u nnmo associated with the proudest days of English chivalry in its second baptismal with the blood of freemen. In all ages Iho pnlrioi of every land shall turn his face Iliilherw ru'd and do homage, even us the pilgrim at the shrine of Mecca, The Worthies of Virginia! Let us pause ere we enter their thrice sacred penetralia. Centuries disappear, and we behold u princely saloon, in which are congregated stalely dames and gallant knights, the grace and the chivalry of old England. A haughty princess, with tin air of siiir courtesy— her queenly bearing hut ill disguising her woman’s coquetry—is presenting n parchment to a kingly courtier, who kneels in receive il. They are the Q n enly El zubeih nnd the Cltival- ric Kalf.igii. Tint imhie, generous, accomplished, but uiiforiuiiata Iluleigh. Tne parchment contains letters patent, granting liim full power'Tor the discovering and setting of now lauds and emm ries, not actually nossessed by any Cnrisiian.” Under tlieso auspices wus the country now called Virginia, discovered ; noil thus it is ihut Sir Waller Raleigh must he claimed us one of the early worthies of tne Suite, as, without his persevering enterprise, this “goodly country” might have remitinull still longer unknown. The early discoverers gave tl.e following des cripiion of the country, would of itself lie found suf ficiently inviting at the present day. “The snvle Is must plentiful, sweote, wholesome, and fruitful of all others ; there are about fourteen sevi rnl sorts of swrete smelling timber tree; tho most putt of the underwood, Bayes ami such like such Oakes as we have, hut fur greater and heller.” Years passed away, with their sulTering. trials anti disappointments, nnd another of tint worthies of Virginia appears upon the stage. A man distin guished by ull the constituents uf greatness, by nil the attributes of a hero. Intrepid, bravo, generous and persevering, daunted by tin perils, dismayed by no hardships, his clear, vigorous mind penetrated tho dim mist of futurity, and beheld through “as in a glass darkly.” yet did he behold something of the ultimate greutnes of the country for which Ite tolled and suffered. “In perils by land, in perils by sea, fasting, in nakedness,” n captive nnd condemned to die, ho neither shrinks nor is dismayed ; the some unflinching resolution impels him ouwtird, and the aame buoyancy of hopes clteers him in every diffi culty. John Smith, or ns the chroniclers of the dny in. variably distinguished him. “Captain John Smith.” was one of the inu*l extraordinary men of the greut age in witiclt lie lived. 1 lo should he regarded as •he shadowing of Virginia; for to his valor, skill nnd judgment in counteracting the subtle policy of the groat Puwlmian, may she be said to owe Iter very existence. There is still another, the beautiful personation ofall thui is loveliest in woman—the meek loving child of the forest, whose history seems like a tale of romance, with its and melancholy close—who uses liken beam of beauty upon the sight, winning the admiration nnd gratitude of every heart cnpa. hie of one solitary response lo ull that is lovely in Woman and heroic In our race. "The blessed Pocahontas,the great King’s daugh. ter of Virginia, (to quote the admiring, if not loving, language of'Captain John Smith.) beams forth in Ihoso dark und perilous times, like some kindly spir it, Itii-died the tempest of savage passion, dispersing comfort nnd succor to the disheartened exile, tied with her own gentle bosom warding offall the evils Ihnt threaten llto infnut colony of Jamestown Blossingsever upon the kindly savage, the lovuli •St of the Worthies of Virginia !”• But we will delay no longer to enter this holy of holies—tha temple of American grentue i. With hushed breath and reverend footsteps, even with •nndals pm from off our feet, let us approach llto •hriut of ajl that is great iu buir.uu glory. and wisest institutions with distrust and suspicion; whatever appears to throw light upon the proceed ings of those they had delegated to legislate for them, was rend with uvidiy. Thus wus produced the Federalist, a work that will bring imperishable renown upon the great nten whose patriotism und public spirit called it into existence. James Monroe—the upright nnd modest republi. can ! Others may liuvc been more brilliant, hut no mart ever ntoro happily illustrated in his own prac tice, the simple dignity and straight forward devo tion to public duty of n grunt Republic. At last, as if lo affix thu final seal of worthiness upon him, he was sufferd to de. part upon our great day of nntiunnl jubilee, Ihe day fatal, shall we dare to say, lo Presidents, and ever ominous to tyrants. Patrick Henry! The schoolboy ns he reads of Demosthenes and Cicero, and feels Itis blood kindle ul their eloquence, instinctively turns to the fervid oratory of our own giltetl countrymen, and triuni plinutly cites tho bold, daring Pair'd; Henry, as worthy to compete with tho great Grecian himself.’ Then, ns his eye glows with enthusiasm over tit*- splendid diction ami elegnitt imagery of Wirt, lit deems him more than equal to the Roman. him to death. lie heard enough of wlint was passing before ho made his appearance to understand bow they were engaged, and to withdraw without being discover, ed. and of course pursued and butchered, was im possible. He therefore subdued all appearance of emotion, and with uir of affability, joined the re vellers. •I heard joyous sounds,’said he,'ns I passed, I knew the voices, and I thought I could not do bet- I ter than to join llto Strelitz in their festivities.— becoming the chief mtigislrnle I q' () (heir*icaltli I wish to drink. Fill mo a glass.* Hall I The conspirators wore numzi’il. At first they could hardly bcln vo that Peter was alone—but bi'ing ut length assured of that fact, their nltirin subsided.—They handed him wine, nnd n(Iect< d greut joy ut seeing him amongst them. Beholding tiu*ir enemy thus defenceless, their courage return ed . which sustained by thu circling glass, wus iu- 11.lined to exulting confidence. To full upon him and extinguish him there seemed tube «i task ol little difficulty. At first they conversed in whis pers and signs, hut the keen eye ol Peter watched every movement} nnd put some restraint upon their boldness. By degrees they began to manifest n feeling that iu their judgment it was unneessnry in wonder, half in dread, he pauses over the keen , ; , r l() m:ls |; their design. Their murmured cynical Randolph, whuse sarcasms were us j resolve nut to lose tin? golden opportunity chance ing and adhesive us the nettle on me hurt* that uu- j j in( j thrown in tlteir way, readied Ids ear.—He was noys him in his woodland rambles. | exasperated almost to mudness by the supposed John Marshall ! Who shall worthily describe this j disobedience of the officer whom he had hoped to most excellent amongst the worthies of Virginia] | fj u d had secured the malcontents by ten o’clock — He who wore so meekly the judciul robe. The upright ju g?. Acute, skilful nil I profound, let his crowning grace be his integrity. Not it stain hath lie left upon the spotless ermine. With no rash hand did he presume to touch the n*k ot our liber ties. Won to idm who shall dure te profane, even with a touch, our holiest of holies ; yea, though it may sluikennd tremble amidst the tumults of pop. ular excitement. Bui wo must forbear. It was but o reverend An hour had nearly elapsed, and still he did not make his appearance; Alarm nl the dangers which thickened around him und rage ut the neg lect which he accused ns the cause of a peril so great, Peter was embarrassed bow to net* when one of the Strelitz. impatient, for notion, culled to hj Sukauin inn low hut expressive tone — ‘Brother, it is time.* Tile look and manner of the speaker fully made known tho real meaning of his speech. I tie Czar glance that we wished to take of the few amidst | ,| ml \ { was thought thnt the moment had nrriv. the many worthies of Virginia. Let us veil uur | e d when his life might be safidy assuiled. A pause faces, for we have been with the great ol the earth. | f 0 || 0 vved and no answer was returned. Just then Rather let us go forth trom this inner temple, bear- j p e | t . r heard a sound which satisfied him of the ing with vis a portion ol their own spirit—with lips | nen ,. approach of his soldiers, touched as with a live coal from the pure altar of | j s jj mo# > repeated the man who had previous, freedom. > t I ly spoken. Let Virginia he proud, as she well may, in view I *Not for you, villinn though it is for nnt.* e xclaim, of the great men who have risen up in her midst ; I C( j aiK | while he spoke he struck the Strelitz let her exult it. her greut glory ; hut let her see to | v ^ e f ac „ with such force that the man sunk to it that her march he still onward, thnt her rising sons j j| ie ground. Thu guards rushed iu, and the con- be worthy of such fathers. L**t her not he content ! S |,ir.uois finding that they had been betrayed—that with childish letrospection,looking backward forev- their treason was known, threw themselves on er upon thu radiant scroll of fame upon which | their knees nnd implored their sovereign’s mercy, blazoned ihe names of so many of the great of ; His heart was inaccessible to such an appeal, earth who claim her for their parent. But let her ; j|, } ordered them all to be secured und put m chain**, go on, pointing to lh >se great names nn an incite- j an( | tho moment this had been done, lie turned to ineut to her onward career, glorying ambition, res. j |,|u own commander, ami giving him a blow in the olving that of her it shall never he said—her glory is departed. Alphubet ofHules. A ttend to your business. B e punctual in your payments. C onstder well before you promise. D ure to do right. E nvy no man. p ftiihluHy perform your duly. Q o not ill the paths of vice. H ave respect for your chaructcrr 1 nfringo on no one’s rights. K now thyself. L ie not. M ake few ncquairiances. N ever profess what you do not practice. O ccupy your time in usefulness. P ostponb nothing that you can well do. Q uarrcl not with your neighbor. R ecompenso every one for his labor now. S ave something against a day ol trouble. T real every man with kindness. U so yourself to m (deration. V ilify no perron’s reputation. VV utchfuily guard against idleness, *X amine your conduct daily. Z ealously pursue the right path. St pay the printer. A gray hair was espfod among the raven lock** of ii fair friend of ours, a few days since. *‘Oh ! pray pull it out,” she exclaimed, 4 il I pull it out, mu will come to the funeral,” replied the lady who Imd made the unwelcome discovery. “Pluck it out nevertheless,” said the durk-liaircd damsel, it is no sort of consequence how ninny come to the fuucr. at, provided they come 4n black.” | face demanded inn fierce tone why his orders had been neglected—why he had not been there an j hour before and ntthe suite time overwhelming j him with the coarsest reproaches. The Colonel, as he recovered from an attack so unexpected, produced the order which lie had re. ceived, to prove that he had not been to blunte.— Peter saw with astonishment that he had written tho word eleven instead of the hour he meant to name. A feeling of rude generosity prompted him to embrace the nilicer, to kiss his toroheud, mid to proclaim that his conduct was faultless. To the ruck the unhappy Snelitz were doomed. —Their limits were slowty and severally mutilated I —und after long protracted agonies they expired. Their heads he caused to be exhibited on a column, which ho surrounded with fragments of their bo. dios.runged iu grotesque or ghastly order to inspire lei ror among Itis discunted subjects. If P**tor hoped this ferocious severity would in- sure future tranquility, ho was deceived. A new outbreak occurred while lie was iu bis travels.— On being informed of it ho immediately returned, when the revellers hud been put down und were already in confinement, waiting upon him to de* cide upon their late. Then tho merciless Czar immediately resolved to indulge a vengeful banquet, und lo luxorate in blood. Hu studied how m inti ct the most thrilling as well as the most enduring anguish. The ingen uity of others whs stimulated to afford him a spec tacle of the most exquisite misery that human na ture could furnish. He caused the men to be pul to the torture and while they were groaning in agony he cxultinglv looked on. reproached them with their crime, nod mocked the sutToringf he caused tu be inflicted. Such a scene as was then 1 witnessed m* stage could ulteiupl to copy, Sea ou' on his throne, the (lemon autocrat laughed w ith hid.eoiJs joy, and drained the wine cup in the pre sent :o of his victims. Festivity and blood were min gled in horrid union. In one hand he mirthful ly w nved Hie foaming goblet on high ; iu tho other lie b randislipcl the discoloured axe ! In one d is - mull v attrocious hour, twenty heads did ho sever from the mangled und quivering bodies of the sulFe rers, rejoicing in the skill and dexterity he displ nyed, and compelling his to take part in hi* revol ting butchery. On this occassion no fewer than two thousand wretches were pul to a death ol toriu.-e by Ihe ferocious despot. Such fearful deeds stain ihe name of the cele- hinted man. He was certainly a wonderful s« vnge, but his brutal nature could not he restrained, and hi* consort and his son were eventually found among ids victims, Domestic Hupp bless. Ah! what so relresh ng, so soothing, so satis fying. as t he placid j ivs of home ! fSeu the tra veller—does duty call him for a sea son to leave his beloved circle ! The image of h s earthly happiness continues vivid in his re mem* brnnee, it quickens him to diligence, it makes him Imil tin? hour which sees his purpose accomplished, aud his face turned town id h.'.une, it communes with him as lie journeys, und he hears ‘he promise* which causes I nn to hope. ‘Thouslnlt know also, that the tabernacle shall lie iu peace aud thou shult visit thy tabernacle, and not sin.* O ! the joyful re.tin* ion of a divided family—the pleasures of renewed interview and conversation after days of til se ice. Behold the man of science—lie drops the laliori ous und puiuiul research—closes his volume— smooths his wrinkles—leaves his study, and unben ding hiiriMilf stoops to the capacities, yields to the wishes, aud mingles with the diversions of his chil dren. “lie will not l»ln*li dint Imih n father’s lienit, To taka, in c.iiiiilish play, a uliildidi part; lint l>oinls Siissturdy neck, to pla\ tlit- toy, That youth lakes pleasures in, to pleuse Ins boy.” Take the iruti of trade—wlmt reconciles him to the toil ol business ? What enables him to endure the lu*tidiousucss and impertinence of customers 1 What rewards him lor so many hours of tedious confinement ! By and by the season ol intercourse will arrive ; lie will behold llte desire ol his eye** aud the children of his ease ; and in their welfare and smiles lie will find his recompense. Yonder comes the laborer—he has borne the burden and heal of the day ; the descending sun has released him of his toil ; and he is hastening home to enjoy repose. Halfway down the lane by the side ol which stands Ids cottage, his children run to meet him. One he carries and one he ieads. The companion of his humble life is ready to fur nish him with his plain repast. See his toil worn countenance assume an air of cheerfulness ! hi- hardships are forgotten ; fatigue vanishes ; lie eats and is satisfied. The evening fair, he walks with uncovered head around Ins garden—enters again und retires to res! ! and, ‘tin? rest of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little of much*’ Inhabi tant oft ds lowly dwelling ! who can he iudiffi tent to thy comfort ? Peace be to this house ! liev. IV.Jny. A Tribute to Washington.— At the lute Trials in Dublin, Mr. Whiteside, an emiuciif Irish Baristci of couh'c) for tin? accused, passed the following chaste and beautiful eulogiunt upon the churuetei ; ot our greut country mail : * “He would ask, was the mime of Washington, I with those friends who freed and blessed the world, to he put in competition with those who insulteit and enslaved it ?—Were they to he placed on a level with that of tho insatiable Napoleon, or the rank hypocrisy and cruelty of a Cromwell ? Won such men to be put opposite to him who throws tin* brightest characters of antiquity into the shade 7 H« would have supposed had ho lived under the old dispensation, that his position would la* ihn* ascribed to him by iho poet—surrounded by vir- j tunits spirits giving laws to the assembly of the just I —and now it could be imagined that from Ids in- ellahle felicity, he beholds the result of his glorious I labors lor the liberty and happiness of mail. His great ambition was lo piesnrve peace, to give free- ; (loin, and to spurn those glittering baubles ol the world which holds so many hy mad ambition— ! thus to trample under foot llte libariifs of the ho- | man race, aud to place in jeopardy their immortal souls. It might be necessary to make the subject of study that of the tyrant Nero, tho profl gate C turles, or the tyrant James; hut would any one hold them up ns models to speak in favor of th< iprofiiguev of high places winch corrupt morals und which endanger public virtue ?” The Sabbath—By a Clergy man.—“It is alike obvious that the Subhuin i xetts its salutary povvei by making the population acquainted with the being, pei lections and law* n| G ul ; witit our re lalions to Him as his creatures, and our obligations to linn ox fntimiftl, Rcciiuninblu Htilijpctir, und witli our (•IntiTicler its xinm-rs, for tvliorn ili-i mercy Itn- pruvided n Saviour; under whoso government we live to bu rest rained from sio and reconciled to God, and fitted hy His word and spirit for the in iieritancH above. “It is by tint reiterated instruction nnd impres sion widen llto Subbaili imparts to tho population oi a nation, hy lia; moral principle wuieh it form- —by the conscience which il maintains—by the habits nf method, cleanliness and industry it cronies —hy the tost and renovated vigor il be.stmvs ou exhausted animal—hy the lengthened life and high, er hen 11 It it nflurds—by t lie holiness it inspires, and cheering hopes of heaven, and Iho protection nnd luvor of God which ils observance ensures—that the Sabbatli is rendered the moral conservator of nations. ‘•The omnipresent influence the Sabbatli exerts, however, by no secret charm or eompendious ac tion, upon masses of iintbinking minds ; hut by ar resting the stream of worthy thoughts, interests and affections—stopping the din of business—un lading the mind of its cares and responsibilities, and the body ofits burdens, while God speaks to and they attend und hear, four, und learn to do His will, “You might ns well pot out llte sun, and think to enlighten the world with tapers—destroy the at traction gravity,and think to wield the universe hy human powers, as to extinguish the moral illumina tion of Ihe Sabbath, and break this glorious main, spring of the moral government of God.” AN IliINU HIGHWAYMAN. By UhN-oN E. IttU.. Doctor W , tho Bishop of Cashel, having oc. asioti to visit Dublin, uccotnpunied by his w ife and daughter, deleruiiiui lo perform the journey hy eu. -y singes, iu Itis own carriage und with Itis own ■ck and well ltd horses, instead ot trusting his hones, lo the lender mercies of uit Irish post chaise ml the unbroken yarrons used fur drawing these crazy vehicles. Due part of his route wns through a wild and mountainous district ; and tite bishop being a very numunn man and considerate nf Ilia cuttle, made a point of qniinng Itis carriage at the limt ol every "ill and walking tu the top. On one of these occa sions he had loitered to look at the extensive pros pect, iudu'ging ill u revel ie upon its sterile appear ance, und Ihe change that agriculture might pro duce, und in ho doing suffered his family and ser vants lo ho considerably in advance ; perceiving tins, Ire hastened to make up for lost lime, and was tupping with Ills best speed wlien a fellow leaped root behind a heap ot stones, and accompanying the flourish of a lingo chili »iili it demoniac yell, de manded “money !” with a ferocity of tone and a manner perfectly appalling, I he bishop gate the robber all the silver lie had loose in his pocket, hoping that it would satisfy him; hut lie was mistaken, for no soutter Imd the rulfian lowed unruly in a capacious rent In his tattered garment, limit with another whirl of his bludgeon, Mill an awful oath exclaimed— "And is it with file likes of this I’m after letting ■■ou off? a few paltry impunities !—It’s gold, or I'll putter your bruins. Arralt, don't stand shivering tiere, like a qmiker in the ague, but Ing nut your ><iiAe, you devil, immediately, or i’n Irate you as a whet-tom-.’ IJis lordship most rel lie'll a tly yielded Itis well, filled parse, saying in t rent of ms accents," M v good Inflow, there it is, don’t ili use me-—I’ve givtn you all. pray lot me depart.” "Fair und softly if you please ; assure ns I’m tot a good fellow, 1 Imv’nt done willt you yet. 1 oust search for your note ease, for i'll insure that you have a few hits of paper payable at the hank, r yof’ll sup sorrow to night.” It was given up : a glance at the road showed that ull hope of assistance iron) his scvanis was tvailiiig. the carriage Imd disappeared Imt the bishop made an instinctive movement as though anxious to escape I root further pillage. Wait awhile or may he I shall get angry with you ; hand over your wutcll aud sales, und then you may trudge,” Now it happened that the Divine felt a particu lar regard lor Ins w atch,—not so much front its he- ing ol cot sidcrnble value, hut because it Imd been presented to him by his patron,—und he ventured to expostulate. "Surely you have taken enough ; leave me my watch, aud l*d forgive aii you have done.” “Who ax’d your forgiveness, you old varmint? Would you trifle with my good nature? Don’t force me to do any thing I’d he sorry for, hut with out any more bother just give me llte watch or hy ull that’s holy ’ And he- jerked tho bludgeon from his right hand 10 his left, spat in the horny palm nl the iurniei und re-grasped the formidable weapon as though sort, oust)’ bent on bringing it into operation; this an. lion was not unheeded hy Ids vi- tint, he drew forth the golden time piece, it-d witit a heavy MgU hand ed it to his spoiler, who rolling tlie chain tout s als around it, I'uuoJ somu wider aperture io hisapputel mlo which he crammed it; und giving himself a shake to ascertain that il hud found, by its own gnivilj.u pluco of safely, he said : ‘•And now he off willt you, and thank llte hlissid saints that you lave me without a scratch on yuur skin or the value of your little finger hurl.” [rHOM THB WHIO CLARION.] A Revelntloaary Sketch. There are many Iradiiion. of our early lii,torji( particularly among the old families of llte Cape Fear which ought not to be lo,l. Will not some one wlm is capable, make the effort to rescue them from oblivion, aud to embody them in a substantial form ?’’ An ncident was related to ui a few day* ago t which is worth preserving. It is well known that iho Scoiclr seiners of ancient" Cross Creeks.” (now Fayetteville.) and of the Cape Fear generally as a body, sustained the Biiiish Government during our Revolutionary struggle. Io this they no doubt acted conscientiously, as they had, after the disas trous defeat at Cuiloden. been compelled to take an oath of allegiuoce and fealty to the British King, which they did not deem to be cancelled by their subsequent expatriation to his colonies. Soon alter the war Imd commenced, Gen. Ruth erford led a portion of Itis army lo Blsden, for tha purpose of awmg into submission those who might \ he disaffected ;■> the new regiment. Gen. R. was \ a man of great worth, and a brave soldier, hut not of very polished maimers. His exterior wns even rough, though it covered a pure und patriot heart. Alford Moore, afterwards Attorney General of North Carolina, nnd still filer a Judge of the Su preme Cnmt of the Doited Slates, commanded one d'the Companies in that expedition. He was sent out with Itis corps to bring into camp some lories in that neighborhood, who were then supposed to be plotting resistance lo the new Government. Among otSters was captured aud brought in, a very old man ot dignified di porimen'., hut meanly chid and evi dently extremely poor, who respectfully uncovered himself before the General, und calmly waited his orders. 'Well, who are you sit? sternly demanded the General. 1 am Charles Stuart,’ replied the old n an.'of the blood of those who should now by right possess the throne of my own native land.” 'Why then,’ asked the General, 'arrayed here in fuvor of iliat very house that dethroned your ancestors, against men struggling for their rights?'* ‘Sir,’ replied he. ‘my blond flowed freely at the battle of Cuiloden,in defending my country against the ag. gl'essiolis of the Elector of Hnnover, who now pr onhy assumes lo he king of England, Ireland and (Scotland. I fungii' for tho independence of my own country then, and little spirit have l now lo oppose till' efforts you are so nobly making to establish yours. I uin old and useless now, und can do noth ing on cither side; hut if this arm hud strength it would aim no blows ul your cuusc or in fuvor of die G h'lplt Usurper. ‘Enough.’ said Gen. R.'vou can retire, old man. But our horses need corn, and ihoso who make this expedition necessary, must liiiiiish ii. Show Captain Moore and his men where they cun help tit miselves.’ The foraging ,nitty wore instantly mounted on their large fine horses,while tlteir aged guide bestrode a poor half, garroii, which staggered under its rider. They i ode on iu company several miles. During tlteir progress, they passed sevcrul fields of corn—large, rich and ready for gathering, belonging to lories, file old pioneer said nothing, und llte foragers thought Ihe lieids of course belonged lo llte patriots. At last lie pointed them to n patch of miserable, stinted corn, that evidentlylielonged to some wretch, ed creature, upon whom tins quasi pillage would bo absolutely shameful. This was reduced to a car. tai my by I lie sorry hovel in the middle, and the lean It- gs and can Ie standing urouitd imploring—which iiardiy hull-grown, scented to be tiffiic.ted with a i premature old age. Every tiling betokened ex- 11 reme. abject poverty. ‘This is a pretty sight!’ | said Captain Moore. ‘Shew us u field that will an- : -wur our purpose. These ears are so small, that I we should he obliged to carry them in a basket; | and busides, they belong to some idle rascal of a lory who even with his patch, will have to starve or steal. Why did you not point us lo somu of those luxuriant fields wo passed? ‘Tills is mine, sir. I'liosc belonged lo my neighbors,’ was the reply. •You are welcome to ull I have. Take tt, and may the God of Heaven prosper your cause !’ It is un. necessary to say that thu forngers supplied them selves elsew hero. in thu above meagre sketch, tvo have endeavored to culcli 'Hying words’ from the lips of a narrator, who might, if lie would, illustrate our history hy a fund of Revolutionary unecdotes and udvctiturea, treasured op in Itis family. Wo cull upon him to devote at least some of his lensure hours to this sub. fttf 1 persuasion to induce the bishop to | j.-ot. Let no suggestions of false modesty deter I I II 11 I flips I !l • I II I I 11 1 I' III lit-, ill, *■ • . . a Mini lus back upon the du8|)oiler of bis worldly goods, and having no weight to curry liu set oil’at what cqueMriuns cull a “bund canter scarcely, however, bad be readied the middle of the precipi tous road when lie pciufivcd bis persecutcr run ning alter him* Ho endeavored to redouble bis spend. Alas ! what chance bad be iu a race with one w Itose iiiijncIcs were us stiongaud clastic us Highly triupeicd Mcel 7 “Slop you nimble footed thief of tin? world!” roiired the robber.—stop l tell you ! I've a purling u ord w till you yd.” The exhausted and defenceless clergyman, find ing it impo.L-.iblo to continue bis flight suddenly him. because some uf his ancestors figured largely in those scenes. They gave themselves up to the public. Timir Lionel was shed in the public service; and may not the State now claim that these rich | treasures should not be Jwcmled ? Mav she not claim the right to know more of the personal histo ry and adventures of those bravo men who sacrific ed all to her cause ? Ancient Courtship.—It appears from llto vol ume from which wo a/e quoting, that Capt. Blan dish, who was one of tju? first Plymouth emigrants, lo*t bis wife soon after lie cHecled n settlement, and Mr. \V illiam Mullins, having an interesting In a s'nnd still. Thu follow npprimchotl. ami ! ‘luiiglfliT, I’rlu'illa. tho captain’s heart was moved Itis face ius’.ead of its former ferocity wus lit up with a whimsical roughness of expression, as lit? said, “And is it likely dial l*d let yon oil* with a bel ter c ait on your buck Ilian my own ? mid will 1 bn after losing that elegant bat tn.d wig ? Oil’ witli them this moment, mid then you’ll lie quit o* me.” 'Phe footpad quickly divested the bi>h<*p of his inward* her,and bo straightway despatched one Jolm Aldeu, n yo.mg man of fair exterior nnd ! good presence, to ask permission of the futiter for I the captain to visit her. John accepted the mis. ; siun and proceeded to execute it. His message j having been delivered to the father, the old gentle* ! man immediately summoned his daughter into the Gold—Gold—Gold !—A coU mine lins boon discovered ou me County of of Orange, on the farm of a Mrs. Dixon, about 14 miles from Hid-, borough and 5 from Ruffin’s Mills, near the water- of Haw River. Tne specimen of the ore which we saw, was beyond ai! comparison the richest ever yet found, where grav«*| und earth were to any ex tent mixed with :lte gold. The family on whose land this specimen was ploughed up, is in moderate cireum lances, and at the time of the discovery, profoundly ignorant of the value of tlteir prize, ns was evinced hy tlteir disposing of the principa* mass of ore, estimated ot some hundreds for 82 00. Oxford Mercury. The Voyage or Life.—Youth enters the noenn with a tln»u und m isks ; old uge sileuily enters the harbor with hut one. singlu-brcusied coat .— aid violent bands upon the | room to answer lor herself* Jtdm is refuted to h ivo arose when the fair damsel made her *ap CO, and delivered bis message clerical bat and full bottomed wig,—nut them on bis own person, aud then insisted ou seeing bis i«»te appuel u>cd in limit* stead aud witiiuhmd laugh ran oif as though his last fuel hud been fie most mei km ions of his lile. I liankf>il at having escaped with unbroken bones his lord-ship was not long in overtaking the earn’, gc. the set vuuis could not repress their laughter at lining their master in such strange and mo’ly at tire; hut then? was in Ids face such evidences of terror and suffi rieg, that they speedily checked their risdlde inclination*, paiticuiarly when they learned by a few brief words the danger he had undergone. “My dear W ” exclaimed his ifectionato wile, after listening to the account of in llto most ourtc'M* and prepossessing manner. Miss Mullins, j after hesitating fora moment, blushing, as we have | i right to conclude, on the occasion, fixing iter eyes upon him with an open nnd pleasant countenance, : aid. “Prislie, John, why do you not speak for your- I sell V The messenger blushed, bowed, nnd took I his leave ; but witit u teU.tale look which the fair ] IViscillu uudhuhtedly knew liovv to interpret. IJe soon after renewed itis visit* und the sequel proved that he did soon after “speak for Ititnseif,” | for they were married in n short time. Il L said | hut Mr. SttihdLU though a captain, und of course a j brave mini, never could overlook this treachery of ; his f iidiless ambassador. This was probably the tile perils to which her hush md had been exposed, “for Heaven’s sake take oil* that filthy jacket, and l,, sl “'h’tnpt in tho infant colony to ape the manners throw it out of tlie window. You can put my warm ! l, i« old world in respect lo courting nnd marrying, cloak over your shoulders till we reach the next oinrrying by proxy; and the very unfavorable , and then you will he able to purchase some iitihtt better suited to your station and cal ing.” That is more easily sai l than done, my love,” be replied, I have lost ill! tin? money I possessed ; not a single guinea is left me to pay our expenses to night. My watch loo tlial I so dcurly prized ! Miserable man that I uin ! “Never mind your watch, or anything else, just now—atid just puli off’tlmt mass of filth, I irnpi you ; who knows suo of this rflbrt may have been the reason that i their progeny have always rejected courtship per , a Hum and, in executive language, have adhered to co t* tsbip per se. Biting at a Naked Hook.—As a minister was walking upon one of our eastern wharves, be heard a man in a fishing boat just pulled up, swe aring very profanely, and be resolved on •proving him.—For this purpose ite stepped - s wliat horrible contagion we may ] up to the boat.nnd begun to inquire concerning the ull cnfeb if youjiersist in wearing it ? ’ j mui ner of taking fish. Fisherman unswered this inquiry by saying that for such a kind of fish, ltd “ Take it ofi. dear papa,” observed the daugh ter* “but don’t throw it away ; it may lend lo the detection of iho wretch who robbed you.” The obnoxious garment was removed ; the young lady wns about to place it under the scat, when Nlie heard a jingling noise that attracted lit?r attention, and oil examination, found secreted in various parts of ihe coat, not only the watch, pock- rt.ho *k, purse and silver, of which her father had been deprived, hut a yellow canvass hag such as is used by farmers, containing about thirty guineas. The surprise and joy of all parties muy he ima gined; they reached the Inn where they proposed -topping for tho night, und as the portmanteaus Imd e-caped the dangers of the road, the bishop w ns spee dily hike to attire himself canonically. Before the party retired for rest, intelligence arrived that the highwavnmu hud been taken, after n desperate resisinitce.—the notice of the police being attract ed by the singular appearance of a man of his stu- lion sporting a new black cont, und covering his shuggy carroty lock* with a well.powdered and or thodox peruke of thu Right Reverend the Bishop o. baited bis book with suck a material, n. d for such a kind of fisb. lie baited bis hook with such an ar- tide. Suid the clergyman, “doyou not take any w ithout bait ?'* “No,” said the fishermni),”! nev- erdid hut once { one fool hit the naked hook.” “ Well, ” huid tb« clergyman, “ the devil is n great fisherman and to take the ambitious ho baits with (tu* honor of tho word, and to take the avaricious ne burs with silver ui.d gold, and lor the pleasure- seeker ho hails with sensual gratifications ; but tho profane swearer is like your foolish fish, he bitev at tho naked hook.—Sword of Truth, The Difference between a Yankee and Greek. —A lute writer suys,“ A (Leek would have formed a god to ho placed under the arch of Niaguru Falls; mi American is satisfied with erecting a paper mill above il,” Editorial Remark.— 1 **IIow seldom it happens,” said one friend to another, “that we find editors who ure bred to the business.”—“Very,” replied the other, “and have you not remarked how seldom the business is krud lo tbo editor*,”