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TO THE RAINBOW. BV CAMPBELL. Friir.npbant arch, that fill'st the sky W hen storms prepare to part, I ask not proud Philosophy To teach nie what thou art. Still seem, as to my childhood's eight, A midway station given, For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven. Can all that optics teach, unfold Thy form to please nie so, As when I dream of gems and gold Hid in thy radient bow ? When Science from Creation's face Enchantment's veil withdraws, What lovely visions yield their place To cold material law's ! And yet, fair bow r , no fabling dreams, But words of the Most High, Have told why first thy robe of beams Was woven in the sky. When o’er the green, undeluged earth Heaven's covenant thou didst shine, How came the world's gray fathers forth To watch the sacred sign ! And when its yellow lustre smiled O’er mountains yet untrod, Each mother held aloft her child To bless the bow of God. Methinks, thy jubilee to keep, The first made anthem rang, On earth deliver’d from the deep, And the first Poet sang. Nor ever shall the Muse’s eye Unraptur'd greet thy beam : Theme of primeval prophecy, Be still the poet’s theme. *The earth to thee its incense yields, The lark thy welcome sings, When glit’ring in the freshen’d fields, The snowy mushroom springs. ‘How glorious is thy girdle, cast O'er mountain, tower, and town, Or mirror’d in the ocean vast, A thousand fathoms down. -As fresh in yon horizon dark, As young thy beauties seem, As when the eagle from the Ark First sported in thy beam. For, faithful to its sacred page, Heaven still rebuilds thy span, Nor lets the type grow pale with age, That first spoke peace to man. FANCIES. “1 love a revel of romance— I love at times to be Where all that is seems but a trance, And thought reality ; Where the world far away has fled, And living man to me is dead. It is a joy the dwelling then On visions of the past, Among the years, and scenes, and men, That time hath not overcast— The Scian’s hero, king, and sage, The grey sires of a later age— The white plumed son of chivalry, The stately dames of yore, The mask antique or pageantry, The bard or troubadour ; The tourney made for ladies’ eyes, The sovereigns of the envied prize. I love to dwell with fantasy, And find in vision warm Some mighty spirit rushing by Before the winged storm, Or haunting lonely paths or near Where aui umn woods are rustling sere. Or by the ivy buttress’d tow r er To glance the ancient hall, Where beauty throng'd from park and bower To dance and festival. And many a twinkling foot W’as gay That long in dust hath passed aw’ay. Where many a stately robe and train Swept in its pride along, And the red wine cup met the strain Os love or battte song ; I love to rear those w’alls once more, And revel on the ancient floor To call the patriot from his grave, And see him aw'ful rise, And they the “bravest of the brave,” Who paid the sacrifice Os life to freedom’s holy laws, With martyrs in opinions cause To lie upon the battle field Where thousands lay before. And see the stricken vanquish’d yield, And hear the wild uproar ; Marshal the charger, chief, and man, In the long march from rear to van. I would not give these idle dreams, (For fools may style them so) And power of snatching pleasing gleams From perish'd scenes below, For countless sums of whatsoe’er The world may deem most rich or rare. Visions of parted time ! long be My solace, and beguile The dull hours of reality With sad, attractive smile, Filling a pleasant cup for me From fountains of antiquity. From the Ladies’ Magazine. THE TWO MAIDENS. One came—with light and laughing air, And cheek like opening blossom, .Bright gems were twined amid her hair, And glittered on her bosom And pearls and costly bracelets deck Her round white arms and lovely neck, Like summer’s sky, with starsdbeight, The jewell'd robe around her, And dazzling as the noon-tide light The radient zone that bound her; And pride and joy were in her eye, And mortals bowed as she passed by. Another came—o’er her mild face A pensive shade was stealing, Yet there no grief of earth we trace, But that deep holy feeling, Which mourns the heart could ever stray From the pure fouut of truth away. ground her brow, as snow-drop fair,. The glassy tresses cluster, No pearls nor ornament was there, Save the meek spirit's lustre— And faith and hope beam’d from her eye, * - And angels as she passed by. The following letter from General Williams, former governor of South Carolina, to the gentle men of Union District, must be read with satis faction by every friend of his country. The cool and dispassionate view which he takes of the sub ject, his patriotic sentiments, must do much to allay that excitement of the public mind, which unhappily exists in our sister state. General Williams possesses great and deserved influence in South C aroUna, and he will doubtless exercise it in behalf of his country. To the Editor of the Columbia Telescope. Sin The enclosed reply, to ihe Gentle men of Union district, tho* not in print, In s bad such circulation, as to make it almost .public property. I feel at full liberij to hand it to you for your press. The gentle man, whose name is attached to it, has not at present,nor has he ever had,during a long political life, any thing to conceal of his opinion of public measures. If you have room for it, or think it deserving of a place in your columns, please insert it and oblige A SUBSCRIBER. Society Hill , July 20 th, 1828, To J. M‘Kibbin, S. O ilerson, R. H Spen cer, B. M. Pearson and J. J. Pratt, Esq’rs Gentlemen —The letter which you were pleased to address to me on the 11th inst. did not reach me until last night. In fulfilment of the objects of your appoint* tnent, you have thus addressed me; “we respectfully ask to be informed by you, of the state of public feeling and public opin ion in your section of the state, in relation to the passage of the Tariff; and whether the people seem determined to oppose the operation of the law, and if so, what mode of opposition will, in your opinion, best comport with their views and feelings.— We further beg of you, to communicate to us your opinions and views, as to the policy which, under existing circumstances, may be most effectual and speedy in producing the discomfiture and defeat of what is term ed the protecting policy Give us your advice in this matter of delicate and diffi cult import. It is much to be desired that, you would communicate with us in suffi cient time for us to avail ourselves of the advantages of your information, opinions, views, and advice, prior to ihe adjourned meeting which is to take place, as before stated, on the first Monday in August next.” Thus called upon, I feel that, I ought not to be silent, however unimportant my opinions may be on the interesting subject of your address. As you seem desirous to know them, I embrace ihe earliest oppor tunity of giving them,confident that whether agreeable to your own or not, they will be treated with frankness, and to which I am quickened, by the belief that, although it may be sometimes unavailing, to throw oil on a tempestuous ocean, to calm its troubled surface, it never has been, nor can be hurt ful. I answer, that the state of “ public feeling” in tins part of the state is, ex tremely angry aad indignant; and ihe ‘ pub lic opinion is, that, the system which has excited that anger and indignation, is founded in injustice, being in its very na ture, extortion from the many, for the benefit of the few only: and is moreover wholly and grossly in violation of the con sututisn of the United States. I have not a doubt, that, this is the opinion of ninety n ne hundredths of the citizens of this Con gressional disttict. It is not so easy to | say what proportion, if any of them, “are : determined to oppose the operation of the law.” I fear we have some young and gallant spirits who, impatient of wrongs, are willing to risk their lives, if not their necks, in a military career, “if only for the fun ol it; ’ but ol the discreet, sober mind | ed, or aged, l have met not one, who, wilt • countenance any other “opposition,” than 1 such as * will hereafter describe. YVe have had, since the adjournment of Congress, no public meetings on the subject, and doubt if there will b* any; at least in ibis imme diate neighborhood Almost all of the in fluential part of the community are fi>r mod erating the excitement, as much as possible. As to my opinions and views, fallow me to declare, I state them, solely because you seem to desire them ) they are in perfect union with those of my fellow-citizents, on the character of the laws complained of. 1 believe them to be unwise, unjust, uncon stitutionai. Bui at the same time cannot hide from myself that, there are other con siderations growing out of the subject that ought not to be disregarded. The* were adopted, after Jung delibeiation, with all the forms and sanctions of legislative pro ceedings, by a decided majority. That the majority ought to rule, is a principle on which all our institutions are bottomed It is just as much the uuty of the minority to obey, as it is that, the majority shall govern, according to the specific powers granted in the constitution. Whether the powers de legated to Congress, have been exercised properly, are questions to be decided by reason, not by mere force. A difference of opinion will arise, on almost every sub ject: few indeed, if any of them, ought to be made questions for dissolving the union; and after all, to what Can we appeal with so much propriety as to the sense of the majority. Let us suppose the worst, that, the tariff laws are unconstitutional,and that, they will be persisted in by the majority who have passed them; are we not still bound to exercise our best reason, in deci ding whetlier, it is such a case that, dismem berment of the union alone can remedy; and if so, whether it shall bo resorted to. Let us not deceive ourselves, this in fact is the end, and the only one, to which, risist ance, by the Legislature, leads. Is it expe dient to follow it 1 is there a discreet citi zen of Union district, can one be found in the state, who, will prefer to take his mus ket and shoot down iwenty-three Kentuck ians and Yankees (she destruction of life must be in this pr portion, or it will be a gamst us) rather than make his own coarse woollen cloths ? for it would st em that, the increased duties on hemp, iron, molasses and sugar excite but a small share of our anger, our own own representatives having : voted for them. This may be a coaise way of stating the case, but strip it naked and it is a fair one. But, a very important enqui ry remains to be settled, before we urge the Legislature to resistance. Ought we not to be clearly satßfnd that, the legislature itself, can remedy the evil ? I believe the case dots not warrant such an appeal and 1 what is si ill worse, if attempted, will not better our Mtuation I therefore prefer to suffer, while suffering is tolerable, rather li-jun encounter evds much more terrible. I have seen no project yet suggested that, to my mind promises success, in any at tempt lo coerce Congress into our views. We ot the south are all convinced that, this system of “protection’ is unwise and inju rious to the general interest. We have first discovered this truth, not because we are wiser than the rest of the union, but be cause, it was first made to bear heavily upon us. The last law on the subject, is of wider and more general operation. Surely it is prudent to wait, until there shall have been ample time to produce the same con viction, among others equally interested with ourselves. At all events, 1 believe it better, to confide yet longer, in the gene rous truth that “ error of opinion may be tolerable while reason is left free to combat it.” We were not sparing of our censures, when New England meditated resistance to the embargo. We believed Massachu setts recreant to virtue and love of country, when she withheld her militia, during the war. There was not a man among us who did not pronounce the Hartford Convention a traitorous association ; indisputably it be comes us to look well to it, that we do not tread in the very footsteps which we have denounced with so much bitterness. Let us not forget that, at the very time when N. Englad thus acted, the administrators of the general government, having exhausted its funds, had not wherewith to keep in the fields, the troops stationed on our sea board, for its defence. Os this dreadful truth, Gen. Pinckney advised the then Governor of South Carolina? how did its Legislature act? Did it embarrass Congress with reproaches, or upbraid the Executive with the failure of its most important con stitutional duties ?—No : it magnanimously advanced without a dissenting voice, the estimated amount of the internal taxes, for the ensuing year, before even the law was p issed for impossing them ! ! Who is there among us, that is not to the present, proud of this transaction; notwithstanding, a por tion of this very debt, is still meanly with held, and for which, the Legislature have in vain petitioned ? Deplorable indeed, will be the act, which, shall first substract from the moral force & beauty, of so bright an example. I have said, I cannot see should the Legislature be driven to take the remedy into its own hands, how it can bet ter our situation I take it for granted, no one will contend that, it will be bettering the case, to be at open war with the rest of the union. f then? be any body so deluded & frantic with passim, as to think otherwise, to such one, J do not appeal.— Let us suppose the next step short of war —that, we have withdrawn from the union, and that the general government will not resort ro open war to prevent it, are there not other and ample means, by which, it could enter into the unprofitable contest, “ of who shall do the other the most harm,” making our own government to us, what that of every weak and feeble state has been to its citizens or subjects,a very curse ? Suppose our delegation withdrawn from Congress,the custom houses taken into our own hands, all our seaports declared free, (my ryes have been nearly blistered by looking on such a project on paper.J It appears to me that, any man who is wicked enough, to conceived such a project, must have wit enough, to see, how easy it would j be for Congress to prevent every possible circumstance, of supposed advantage, from accruing to us. These projects, weak as they are furnish Ihe most ellicient resist ance by tiie Legislature. Y\ ith infinite resprct for the suggestor, I consider, < he attempt to tax domestic goods, as published n a speech in the Telescope, stiii iveker. Os success, from such means if coercion, 1 utterly despair. That which, you have suggested, as being most favora bly entertained in your district, namely, as sociations for non-consumption of Eastern and Vi estern articles, I think better of, only because, it may keep the two gov ernments, State, and United States, from direct conflict—it v ill only array (bad e nough God knowsj section against sec tion Such a course, if executed, would probably have a sensible effect, in open mg the eyes of those who have had too’ much success, in legislating a goodly por tion of the profits of our labour, to their own benefit. But it is, to say the least, much to be apprehended that, resolutions for such objecs would be badly executed, and if obeyed at ail, would be for a suffi cient time, only by the virtuous I cannot therefore think favourably of any project, j that shall tend directly or indirectly to dis- i member the union; or that may, without j more time for conviction render hostile, 1 any portion of that family, among whom, union and harmony alone can give strength and prosperity. Dreadful must be the times, and severe indeed the sufferings of our people, that shall warrant an appeal to; the elements of passion and discord for re lief. My advice, therefore is, to abstain from every act that will add to the present excitement, confident that the good sense of the people at large will, moderation and justice on our part, remedy our evils, bet ter and sooner than we can out selves ; most of all, I implore you, not to urge the Legislature to entertain any discussion on the subject whatever. In addition to such a course of moderation and loyalty I con sider it perfectly consistent and moral that we should, with settled and persevering determination, do every thing, individual ly, that is legal, to take ourselves out of the operation of all the tariff laws that have been, or may be enacted. All that the Legislatuie or volunteer associations can do, with any probability of success, may he better done, and ought to be by individuals. We havt*ample means to reach the inter ests of the friends of the tariff, if we will but use them. It has been salisfactoi !v ascertained that, there are brought into this State over the Salucia mountain road alone, from the West, one and a half mill ions worth of live stock annually. If we abstain from purchasing these, can it be dotibteo, that the re-action will exit nd to every fire-side West of the mountains. At least, our old friends there might thus be induced to remember, (the delusion inci dent to the Presidential contest being over) that they have deserted us for new, not bet ter friends, even for those who, to say the least, have been as uniformly opposed, as we have been friendly, to their admission into the family of States. Our influence in New England is of the same nature, but stronger, because to a much larger amount. No people on earth, have been so distin guished for shrewdness, in discovering their own interest ; and perhaps, never harder 10 drive from it; touch this and our cause is safe Let us then manufacture our own clothes, and be wise enough to wear them —Let us raise our own horses mules, cat tle and hogs; if by these measures, we shall become more economical and industrious, and thereby relieve ourselves from debt and embarrassment, we shall have ample reason to rejoice and may wait with patience and good faith for the time when the high du ties on hemp, iron sugar and molasses, and all the other evils of the ‘ policy of protec tion” shall convince the other portions of the Union that, the true and inherent char acter of their system, is a tax on the ma ny, for the benefit of the few and wealthy. Th is is the resistance I approve, and will practice, to the utmost of my ability. It is a resistance by which we can live and pro fit; which the laws warrant: which our con sciences justify, and which, I believe, will soonest repeal the obnoxious laws of which we now so justly complain. I have thrown, most hastily, these ideas together, to comply with your wishes. I hope they may be received in good part. Most respectfully, your fellow citizen DAVID R. WILLIAMS Boston, Aug. 18. Fire at the state Prison —Between 3 and 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, the ex tensive biick building used for workshops within the State Pnsonyard at Charlestown was discovered to be on fire. Immediately the alarm bell of the prison was rung, and the engines of Boston &. Charlestown were soon on the spot, and admitted within the yard, the gates of which were throw n open, and a guard from the Marine corps station ed at the entrance to prevent the escape of tlie prisoners. At the time of the alarm, they were in the cells, and manifested no symptoms of insubordination; although on examination after the fire, two weie miss ing.—The fire destroyed neaily the whole range of brick buildings occupied by tlie cabinet and brush makers, blacksmiths, boot and shoemakers, the cookery and chapel: the old stone shed also sustained some damage. YVe have not ascertained the total amount of loss, which however, must have been considerable, as of the pile of workshops, nothing is standing but the walls. The valuable machinery, the tools, and the materials they contained were nearly all destroyed, or irreparably injured. The fire is supposed to have been the work of the prisoners, and it is considered ex tremely fortunate that it did not break cut while they were attending divine service within the chapel; in which event a rush would probably have been made by them, and many lives lost in the attempt to es cape. The stone cutters’ shops opposite the brick building, caught fire several times, but were preserved without materi al injury. Distressing Accident. —As a small par ty of ladies and gentlemen on Thursday morning of last week, were returning from a ride upon the beach, in passing through Warren s farm, a horse took fright and o verset the chaise in which he was harness ed, throwing out two ladies who were in it with such violence that pne of them was almost instantly killed, and the other con siderably injured. The young lady who had thus met an untimely and melancholy death, was Miss Sally C. Robbins, the on ly daughter of Capt. Samuel Robbins.— Truly ‘in the midst of life we are in death ” Plymouth 3fass. Mem . From the Montreal Herald of Aug. 13 A Hermit. —Somewhere in the Town ship of Godmanchester, there lives an old Dutchman who, without any stretching of the word, may be called a hermit. When he first came to reside there, the place was as wild and as lonely as any man-hater could desire ; foxes, bears, squirrels, pi geons and blue-birds, were for years bis only visiters ; and the solitary poured the affections of his heart, upon pigs, hens, ducks and ducklings, which formed the whole of his companionship. He built a log bouse for his dwelling—it is a rude piece of architecture ; it has neither door nor window, if we ma v except a hole through which Mint beer has his entrance and his exit. The furniture of the mansion are as simple and rude as can well be conceived —there are some planks laid in sundry positions, which serve as chairs—n pot, a platter, and a spoon. His bed rather re sembles a canoe, than a place for sleep being the trunk of a tree, hollowed ottt just large enough to hold him. In winter, he places this bed or canoe upon its side, with its face to the fire, and there he en joys his repose. His clothing is somewhat like that of Robinson Crusoe, being com posed of the skins of such animals as he may chance to ki 1. His only employment is in the cultivation of a few roods, of ground, on which he rears corn and pota toes for the benefit of his “live stock ” YY ith them lie enters into conversation— asks them questions, and furnishes them with answers. llis diet is spare—potatoes, onions, and ever and anon, a chicken.— His beard is redolent of “days before the flood.” Os late, he feels rather uncomfort able at the inroads which mankind are making upon the woods that • encir cled him. For many years there were about twenty miles cf untouched forest on each side of him, upon which axe and ploughshare have been making fearful chan ges. Human habtations and human indus try are now within four miles of his hermit age. A friend of our own even presumes so far as to pay the Heimita visit* The old man always receives him with politeness, but his visitations, though “ few, and far be tween * give evident umbrage to the do j mesticated pigs and poultry— they are as fond of loneliness as their owner ? appearance of a stranger creates'a c • ‘ of no dubious import. Once or twC* ■ late, the hermit has left his wilderness 1 * with praisewhorthy loyalty, joined till ’ litia ranks at parade, and he stands at * ’ head of the corps to which he belo nos ‘” evident zeal for the service of his nioV* ’ celieot Majesty He is a harmless Y*‘ old man — what was the cause of hj s r saking the “busy world,” we cannot t e ji° N LIST OF LETTER?^ Remaining in the Post-office, , ’ 31st August, IS2B. Persons wishfn ff j'3 from tins list, are requested to ask for Letters . Cin H A. Joel Adams, John Andrews, 2 miss Susan Ash, John Applegate. B. mrs Lydia Baldwin mrs Henrietta Bilbo i Sand Bandy Richard A. Bird,2 Jno. Barthelrness Stephen Britton mrs. Rebecca Baas JVtn. Brownjohn mrs Martha Brailsford, 2 Margt Bourqui a D. Bragdon Janies S Bor.fi Doct Bernard George Brown Claiborne Beville James N Brown J S Beers John Bordest mrs Anne Beala John Bosworh Josh Byng Josiah Burke Jas Bryan Thos H Butler c. miss M. Clency, Don Carlos Cha^mar miss Adeline iS Carter mrs Martha Coates a mrs Elizabeth Carter Charles H Cope ’ 4 ‘ IVm J Clark Monicu Constant mrs Hetty Carey Susan Cox mrs Mary Craig Joseph Colling Jno Clark Cullen Cason R Capps Thomas Currell Henry Castellaw HIV Crum 2 * D. Mary H Danner Adam Dolly Eliza A Daly * Duvillaire Robert Day James F Dunn E. Rebuen English H Ely Thomas Elkins F. Mary Ann Frederick Jno J Forsyth Josh R Ficher G. Paul Garnett Isaac C Griggs Larkin Gaines W illiam GdLart Jno Garnett Wm Gibens E Gellibert Sami Griggs Sarh Green Eve Goldsmith Jane Crytaell Jarah Goolsby Odier Gwinn Thomas M Goddard 11. Matilda Harden Jno Hogg Abm Harman Win Hotchkiss Reuben Harott . Hopkins Lucy Habersham Sam Hodges Jno Harris, jun. Lewis Humbert Thomas Hardy Harriet Humbert Solomon Hagins Magt Hughes Martin Hathaway miss Jane Hume Joseph Hitchcock Charles Hughes 2 Howell Hines John Humbert, inn. Rev G Hill, 2 Hercules J Henrietta Jordan David Jones Susan Jackson Maria Johnton Jno Jamieson Wm T Johnston Ann T Johnston K. Thomas Kiles 2 Rufus Knight. X-< ff m Lavinder mrs Martha Lyon Ellen M Lewis U m A Lloyd, 2’ Elizabeth Leonard miss Celia Loper Jacob Lewis Charles Lowther miss Judy Lions Cornelius F Lace David Lime burger John M Lucas M Jessee Mount And’w McDowell John Murchison 2 Randall McDonald tVm P Murdoch, Wm McCandliss Dr. Thomas H MullryneTerence McGurrifl Jno Murphy miss Maria M’lntosh James AcArdel Terence McGillese Rev Andw Marshall Patk Minchen Mary Ann Mikeil Fiedk & Esther Miller John Middleton miss Eliza Moore Jno B xYlills N. Catharine Necolah James Nore9 ’O Dom’k O’Byrne James Oliver Wm IV Oates P. t has B Patterson James F Pomeroy Caroline Perkins R A Porter capt Jose Pelace 'm A Pollard, 2 Louisa Ann Proctor 7?. Jn° J Raphill Jno T Rowland -Sophia M Rawls Ann Roles 1* led G Ilehfus Jno Robinson Isabella Richardson Fred Rudderford John Ross s R R Snead Joseph Sincror Orman Seller Moses Su^s Walter C Smith 2 Sophia Salawich mrs M C Smith Romona .Singer Laurent Savoy sam’l L Speisse^ef 771 £ wa , n Benj Sheftall A M S’anlord Eph’m spear nnss -S'earbroduh, 2 Ann $ Stevens capt N Selowieh miss H Schoedde’ maj Chas Steven 9 T. Josiah Tattnall Charles C Turner Toothy Gardner Tuffs Charles Tiott w Geo M Waters Wm Whitchcao w y J W all Oliver W hite James E P W'ells Cath JUoodruff < Win O Williams, 3 Maitha ff ylly Daniel W illiams Thomas A JUilliantf Sims, Williams & Cos. Francis S W'lson GEORGjI. SCiiLEY, r. sept 1 DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP C| HE copartnership heretofore existing undrt the firm of Bradley , Claghorn iVood , this day dissolved by mutual consent All persons indebted will make immediate payment to eith^ 1 one of the concern. THOMAS BRADLEY. SAMUEL CLAGHORN, ORLANDO A. WOOD. Sarannah , Sept. 1, 1823. 43 COPARTNERSHIP. SAMUEL CLAGHORN and ORLANDO A Vv OOD having entered into copartnership’ under the firm of Clavhorn Wood , at the ok stand of Bradley, Claghorn & Wood, where they will continue to keep on hand a general assort ment of Ship Chandlery and Groceries and will be thankful for a share of public patron age. SAMUEL CLAGHORN, ORLANDO A. WOOD- Savannah , Sept. 1, 1828. 43^ SAVANNAH POOR HOUSE AND HOSPITAL ISITING Committee for September—- ▼ liam Davies and Fred. Herb. . Attending Physicians. Drs. Waring & Koi’oc JOS. CUMMING, Sec'ry sep 1 „ GOSHEN BUTTER. 10 SMALL kegSl for a V y c. DUNNIN*