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betrayed. I invite tliem'tlien.'to examine
the strength aud weakness of their own
position. The circumstances under which
the bill came forward, bad already been
adverted to. All the auspices, whether
of men or days were happy; all thu omens
favorable, Who could be bolter fitted
for a work of conciliation than his honor
able friend from Naw-York? [Mr, Ver-
plAnck.j Where could we look for so
much zeal tempered by so much prudence
and nhovo all, fur sincerity unsullied by a
doubt? The very suu shone forth upon
his bill at the muinenl of its first reading;
and, in its earliest stages, it was borne
along by triumphant majorities composed
be clesrer, than, if any law passes, the
Convention must be'called again; and in
the mstniime, tho law Operates. If. the
Jaw dlfjinlod even reasonable hope of a
return ho juster councils, could it be
dOubtel (bat South-Carolina would pause!
Upon die passage of this bill, .or one simi
lar in jirinciple, depended, his believed^
the peace and integrity Of the U»tou t If
it was list, ho repealed, the people of the
South .should know how, why, and by
whose fault it was lost If thu responsi
bility i fund oil tfieir representative's, (hiy
would II till tin-ill to a sirict ucconnl. If
tilt odors, they would Icnru in distinguish
botwet* real and pretended friends.—ij„ pi)rl oftlie very ,„. n deinen 10 whom I
now address piyself. By whom is this
dostruciive motion made? By an avowed
advocate of lira high tariff and restrictive
system; by the ardent 'opponent of the
present administration, by a determined
adversary of the favorite anti loading pol
itician of New-York.
ilemcn are paritiing to escape the imputa
tion of bail motives, will expose them Id
that very imputation.
For example; an extract was pointed
out to him tho other day in a nowspape'r
which staled, “ it is also said (lint Judge
Mnrcy hat written to the Van 'Duron mem
bers of Congress, that they must stick to
the existing Tariff, and opposo any reduc
tion of duties until Calhoun shall bo so
thoroughly down as to prevent all danger
of his politicial resurrection. After that
it is intimated that something
noesj but unless his mciflOry deceived biro,
upon every test questidn of party, they
Were faithful to their colors far beyond
himself. The bank of the United
States, tho Choctaw reservations, the
breach of privilege, the Wiscasset col
lector, al| proved their perfect orthodoxy;
and Could they who subscribed to the
whole thirty nine articles, boggle at the
first question in the chalechism ? Where
is party discipline more perfect than in
New York. Have limy not punished iny
friend (Mr. Verplanck) with this Ostracism
for a breach of it? Aud if all honorable
Rights, the doctrines of Jefferson, and tho
republican school of politics.
For what purpose f To uestkoy tiie
mt.i,. Tho object is not conceulod; on the
contrary, It is distinctly amiouncod.—
Ilow w-m ihu present measure brought
forwsrdl—Mr. W. adverted to tho Pres
ident's message at the beginning of Con
gress, recommending, in strong and plain
torms, a, modification of the tariff', Hks
he, asked'Mr. \Y., nt any time advanced
'oilier opinions! lias lie esoteric and eo
olteie daevines? Was any gcntfoifem au
thorized to say tho President did not do- 1
sire thu passage of this hill, or . at this
lime! He would yield the fleer for such
is sbulirqfott. No. There was evory in
dication that he desired ii should miss —
that it should pass at this sesiion-^spdedi-
ly nt onm
Neat In it's official imparlance, on ques
tions of revenue, was the opinion of tho
Secretary of the Treasury. This was
well known from his annual repott, and
his communications with the Committee
of Ways and Means and tho Commiitcu
oo Manufactures. Ho spoke of public
and official transactions, not of conversa
tions, secret or confidential. Thorn wore
none such. If thnre bail been, he trusted
ho knew hotter what was due to the sanc
tity ol social ntercourse, than to vffialo it I ih ,t W ool and wollcns aud cottons may be
voluntattly. Nor would his vanity, il he subjected to prohibitive duties. The gen-
hat! hoOlt flic depositary 61 a State secret, i ilemeti to whom this nppeal is made, hold
the first nml, no doubi, the last lie would j (ho fate of the bill iu their hands. If this
liavo been trusted with, have iodneed hint 1 niolion succeeds, nod it will succeed, if
to hint at the import,mt and mysterious tliov support it the bill is lost. Will they
character ol bit charge. He spoke of bear with me while I hazard some conjec-
is done,
might ho yielded to South Carolina.” ... . , , .
Now lie (Mr. W.) did not believe that duty is forbidden ought lie not to bo proud
Judge Marcy had ever written such a let- of his punishment!
tor.' He had too good an ooinion ofliis Wo have often been reminder of the
prudence. He had no idea the Vice-Pre-| /»»«■ of the United States. To what
siilent elect had ever authorized any one to ! purpose ! Js tho mere gift of strength a
1 write such u letter But the falher-in-luw I mason for using it ! Can it make right or
of Judge Mnrcv is understood to exercise | legalize oppression? “Power without
a great influence over the politics of Now- wisdom," says the Poet, “is but armed
York; to have n very deep interest in wool, injusuce.' Labor he says truly, or we
aad tu he utterly opposed to anv reduciiou I should apostrophise the sword with Dever-
Dy whom is it supported ? by the most Lf dulv dll it> Judge Marcy mid the Vico | , .
resolute and unwavering enemies of State ' p rP ,j |„„ o(ect „ r0 e „ n d confiden- i “ God, law, and priest, and prophet of
MISCELLANEOUS.
tia! friends. The world applies with little i •he m ong !
discrimination, the maxim, “ noteUur a so.; P»w»r ennb es ns possessor to be mag-
ciis and, putting all these tilings togelh- ' nanimous. The weak can never yield
er, ii is oasy to impute bad motives, and to j »«»• » X 00 '! » Is lhp h 0 ' 1 P art of
suppose that one man speaks the opinions " ie ,h<J o| V <">« a '° uever
un '» . , , n g~t I BU IUUBD IIXIV UIIC 111** II a icuna i .
When I saiil to the gentleman from Co..- of „ 110thur> NoW) |lw trul |, llo doubt is, | ]
* C .‘‘‘j. 1 !"*: r .L H .“®‘ h .t r _I ‘ h «» the’gentleman in question [Mr,
Knower] does entertain tin opinion unfa
vorable tu tile modification of the tariff at
would not give us revenue enough, and Ins
motion went to reduce it still more, he fell
the fdreo of the objection. What was lus
reply 1 “ True, but tiro gentleman from
Georgia must be nWure that the motion,
if successful, will be followed up by others
to raise other duties, and thereby to gel the
increase of revenue required." In plain
terms, tea and tuffoe must be made free,
mnUcrs o|ien and avowed; of things au
thorized to bo commuiiicutcd, and, in fact
stated to tin houso by the chairman of the
Committee on Manufactures, [Mr. Hoff
man.] Hi.whs warranted, then, in sav-
iug tint life bill Ii id thu approbation of
the Secretary of thu Treasury; that it
would give the nnenssary amount of rev-
fltrao, without, in his opinion, leaving any
inordinate excess, or destroying mu man
ufacturer!. The character of tho Secre
tary was a Mammy that whatever lie ut
tered ho believed.’ Ho [Mr. W.] was no
eulogiit; be; when lie had nccusian to
(peak of aqy man, ho would do equal and
exact justice. Nul ho retracted that ex
pression; equal and cxdct plstice Was bo-
i yond the power of malt. But ha would
do'his friends a little less than what lie
thought was justice, that lie might not flat
ter them through partiality; und his adver
saries sameivIiiii more, that ho diiglit not
censure them from prejudice. Whatever
clsu the Secretary was, ho did not want
civil courage. On thut flour, where Mr.
W. had known him best, his opinions,
right or wrong, were always boldly avowed
and manfully defended. Had lie changed
since then ? Would any one assert it?—
Was tlieroany one there who would haz
ard the assertion that Louis Me Lime ever
lures oa the consequences ! 1 have no
gilt of prophecy, i possess no powers,
and employ no instruments of divination,
othor I tin 11 such as are common to every
one of ordinary sagacity, but what will he,
must spring from whiit is, just us wlmt is
must have piocoedcd from what has been.
To transmute the past into the future, is
thu true alchyiny of intellect. Let us see
whul wo can extract from tho alembic.
The first and least which may proceed
from the defeat of this measure, if the blow
conies from the quarter which threatens it,
will be to throw the power of settling this
vexed question into other hands. Is this
un imaginary danger. What says ihrolto-
ruscopc ! Are there no starry influences
—no impending plonclary conjunction or
opposition boding evil to die great and lit
tle politicians of the North f May mil
Hftspcr regain the uscendant ? In phrase
loss mystical, is it not u law of power that
majorities divide, and minorities combine !
If the Noith und Lust coalesce to support
tbu principles of the Proclamation, may
nbt the South and West, tu whoni they me
less acceptable and familiar, unite to resist
them ! And what can be fairer or more
natural !. If the giant and magician con
spire, liovv can they bo debated but by
Nullification mid Old Ili.rrv ! Pcoce is u
The power is in the lauds of my friends.
Il is thu first wish of my heart that they
should uso it. 1 invoke them to du so.
1 entreat them by every motive of
fellowship, of porty, of patriotism, of
humanity ! But if lliej refuse; it ilieir
destiny is written; if even party spirit
loses something of its iufluencu by an un
natural alliance with reuson and justice,
still 1 repeal, tho country must bn saved,
wore two faces, uttered a falsehood, or j gift too precious to bn injected, come from
betrayed a friend! Tlioro could not be j what hands it may. The country must
attributed to him, therefore, uny more be saved, lot who will save it. A civil war
than 10 the President, two sets of opin- must bo prevented, whoever is pacificator.
Ions, private and public. ' — ■
Wlid else was tlioro, then, whose views
of this matter could be supposed to exer
cise a material influence on tho fiiteof the
bill! The Vico President elect? Is not
ho too said to bo in favor of a reduction
of duties to tho rovoquo standard? Is not
be, too, desirous that a bill should pass
for that purpose, at this session? Wo
liovo tho strongest assurances that it is sif.
Ilut tho nge is sceptical, and demands
pioufs. Tito position of that gentleman
is in many respocts critical and full of dif
ficulties. Fur bo it from mo to add to his
embarrassment. But nt this time und on
this subject, there can be no Inhering—
His past conduct in roWtiou to it is not
’dear -from ambiguity. The temptations
thut beset him uro strong. What then?—
Truly great men are ever greatest iu the
crisisof thoir fate. Noblfi and generous
spirits risn with tho danger, and uro equal
to tl;e emergency. In this ho is confi
dently affirmed to bo with us; but I warn
some of his friends who have been with
us, but are with us no lodger, that tho
best evidence perhaps thu only evidence
which tho South will accept of his sincer
ity, is their votes. To them, then, I ap
peal; to them I address myself. •' Of what
use is it to speak to tho high tariff men of
the House?—the opponents of the admin
istration mid yet tho advocates of coer
cion. Tiioir choice is made—their san
guinary purpose uttered. To whom,
then, bitt to our political b tends shall we
look in tho day of trial? Where else
shall wo nsk aid! Where else can wn find
Besides, is the concession made
South Carolina alone? Are there not
five or six other Suites which lave suf-
present, lie may have expressed ,|„„ fwed‘oh?, and who slial 1 entreat without
opinion to his political friends, as lie hns a | threatening? What « thu argument a.
perfect right to do. Neither Judge Marcy ? "'em? W e cannot take off your bur-
nor il.o Vice President elect, are in tho ; '«•"»» <"" d cll! * s " se South Carolina,
slightest degree responsible for it: and Ihu ““Y not a f" er . vfc, y ^'.ucnably,
opinion itself, mnv be perfectly honest. her.afterwards.
Ye. after all, such is the tincbariiablencss ® u j J uu chastising her first,
of tho world, that when men have a per- al ' d out burthens until .t u ef-
soiml interest in maintaining certain very fuc ‘ ed ’ ' vl,e " ar <? we l0 . be rel,c . ved1 . . A
hones, opinions, the honesty of such opin-1 pon.lenano much experience, Who think,
ion is bought to be a scruple less,then s.an- Soa.I. Caro!,nil ought to bo quelled, Mr.
durd fine,mess. Tho popular notion of! Adams > ,s sald 10 huwB.lima.ed the cos.
houosrv was best expressed bv a burlesque I °> «ho conquest at ten millions, and the
toast which ho remembered. ’ Some years j n ' lnu " lo33 |® " 1B revon.ie during the op-
ago, someone, he forgot at iWu.oninnt maucn.aMhiee. When South Carolina
who, lad been toasted as “ the man who ! 3 cl.i.slise.I, we who are invited to assist
dares be I,ones, in the worst of times.” '» correcting her, will findon.selves shar-
A wag of Boston-where, by .he bve, they e, s 1,1 '■"r.pun.shment. Ton uud cofleo
manufacture (ho best .oasis, if toasts ore ! ""'V com.nno tree, but the duties on the
no. their best manufacture; wrote u ludi-\Vfotccted articles will increase Having
cons account ofnnnbolitionfcsriv.il, where | warred la * la![0S ' ' vl! sl,aI1 ' P ! ’J ,axes ,or
C;esnr or Cully was thus made to travesty , 1 ° 1 ,' v,, . r ; , *. „
that sentiment; “ Do tnim-who dare b.i but " wo submit to one S ate, we must
lioness when ho git nothing by him." 10 another: first, ono will nullify, and then
That sir said (Mr. W.) is the only honesty j « * ec( "f u « d lf w ,° » each ° f,hel ^
which win, universal credence. A failure d !!” a,,ds - wh.U ,s left of the Government
to observu it was .lie' groat mistake of a ' vld " ot will become
distinguished genlloniau from the West,! ', on “ !n 'P ,,b,B from «» weakness The
i -i. i _ i I strength ol Government is ill tho affection
who, eight years ago, bad occasion to give , . b . . ,,, „
' - •*- - -*• ol its citizens. W as p ranee ever sironger
tliau in the days of the republic? Docs
history show any oxamplo of people re
belling against a Government which did
a vote in the boose for President, and who
afterward, became Secretary 'of Stato un
der the Presidency of the gentleman for
whom ho voted. In that \otp. the t|ot oppruss them? lias South Carolina
per* i givi a < I - .. . | no cause of complaint? The whole South
mg ,t might bn free from the slight- #1|y# ^ ^ S(a|eg compl „ in
that they are oppressod. The President
esi censure. Mr. W. beliovod they were
so. Noitlior did lie mean tu he understood
us saying, that in conseqence of that vote
the gentlcninn referred to got any thing.
He was not ono of those who argue “post
hoc, irffo, /iropto hoc. Ho had not joined
tho vulgar clamor: but that tho fact of his
taking office lad been successfully though
wrongfully appealed to as implicating tho
purity of his motives, admitted of no doubt.
His bonosty lad benn assailed because it
did not appear to be unprofitable. Who,
then can expect to escape censure if they
profit by their honesty ? Ho adverted to
these things not to wound the feelings and
himself; in pis message, admits the fact.—
Yot wo must give them not redress, but
chastisement, lest hereafter, other States
should nullify without cause, A Gov
ernment, professing to be fouuded on rea
son, desires to consolidate its empire by
steel. It claims to derive ull its just
powers from the consont of the governod
yet seeks to eke out its authority by a lit
tle geniln force. Why and whence the
revival of ull tbi^ clamor for a strong
Government? Is not the Government
which lasted Thomas Jefferson through
much less tho reputation of anv human bo- i emb ^° and Jal, , lea - Mad,S °‘ l ll ° U $
ing. For ull the distinguished names of ‘ho war, strong enough tor «Pta
his country he cherished an habitual fond- l)o . ** " 0 .' k f m, / v ,l ’ e « r, 8 , “' *
• lx a- i. l i j • . . • .. and tho defeat of thut sect in politics,
ness. Ho felt ho had an interest in thorn . - ....... « e# „u; c u ,
. . xi i . whose favorite object it was to ostablisn u
hs an American citizen, nho over tar- „ J « m Ut . #
, , • i • i .tii- c 1 stroll" Caovornnieutt l hat sect two tc-
mshed thoir lustre, robbed him of a |>or-» , ,.•* v , A p rt _„ M ,| tfoll s«
, • , • . riit . pub beans of New-York and Pennsylvania
linn ol Ins birthright. ! Iro matters ho 1 . , . , . ' m
- *t . is • .... • , ,• resisted, ami at last over-tlirew. Are
referred to were mentioned nn.o spin, ol ; bo conveitcd , 0 ,|, e rejected
censorious.ass or m.k.mlnoss hi .as topics , hc ', vT _ flloro fedora , tha „ (Moralist.,?
aud let the honor bo bis to whom tho sbmv'^pfomen t'hul «.vo. "^1. fedoral? Lot me avail myself
honor shall bo due. liavo our Iriemis . / i, m of tho authorities of the great apostle
considered bow they and their lead- hnr o! laving bad motives inipuied ,o of Amorican illdopelldence ; « A Gov-
nra. nml ilmir cnn.tiiiichn. musi toi l in l ! ,en *' Js ' .. ll . 1 . . .. . * . ! criimctU held of republicanism—ho who
wrote the political gospel together by
ilia bands ol reason, only requires
much compromise, of opinion; r|int things
even salutary, should not bo crammed
down ilm throats of dissenting brotli-
ors, aud their constituents, must feel in
such a new coalition us (their voles will
throw them into. Once note 1 besceche
tlu-111 to pause, if the part they must tuke
is not already fixed, tho company they
must keep already chosen. Once more, I
remind them, that, if they involve ibis
country in u civil war, the administration
sooner or Inter will lavo for its adversa
ries the whole South, its oldest and most
steadlHst friends, uud fur its uow allies
those who have pursued it with tho bitter
est ridieulo and the deadliest enmity.—
Before they throw themselves into this
false position, I invite thorn tu review with
(ho instance alluded Iu, tho distinguished
citizen upon wbnni such motives were, no
doubt untruly, supposod to operate, was at
first dispose!! to decline running into the
administration. But his friends poiauadcd
him that such a refusal would lie attributed | , ... . ,
. ..... r i i ren.i usnecia Iv when llicv inn v bo put
to tho timidity of tin evil conscience, and . ’• ,! ■■ , ... ! „
into a form to bo swa owed; and that a
their importunities exposod him through
the foar of danger, to the very danger they
feared.
Bur, sir, continued Mr. W., if it were
possible that any friend of tho Yico-Preii-
greut deal of indulgence is necessary to
strengthen habits of harmony and pater
nity." Sir, he was r ight, [said Mr. W.]
Government, to uso p comparison which
would como home to tho business of some
dent elect could entertain or inculcate such 1 0 , his p Bnnsy |vania friends; Government
i course us the letter writer mentions, no-
nie the arguments width are used to so- | "“"g couid bo nt once mare ignoble and
• • ~ -■ - 'impolitic.' Even Sj I la saved Ins country
beforo ho chastised bis enemies; and was
one us much butter tban'Sylla, as Sylla was
greater than him, urged to remember his
petty interest und animosities when the
republic whs in dangur ? Sir the recent
duce iht-m from their Republican princi
ples, their puriy attachments, and their
SoUihcru brethren.
We huve hoard that we must not submit
to bn bullied by a single State. We must
not legislate wi:h n sword over our heads.
Wo will not be dictated to by South Car- 'experience of I* New-York statesman’s
sliua ! Against listening to the miserable
suggestions of false pride, we were can-
I • | - —— -1 lllivi -MS” 31 IIMI.1 VI f Itiov |>l IUV| WV Wlilw Vlll
hope? 1 o thorn I turn, not to exhort^ I j tinned bv my friend from New York [M
!i«vc no vocation; not to lecture I am no | Verplanck] in language so elegant and
professor; but to expostulate, ns friend touching, that nothing can bo taken from,
with friend. Until recently we stood iu
the same ranks, lighting the s uite battles,
struggling against the same adversaries)
acknowledging the same leaders. Iftliey
now waver iu their faith or courage, may
we not without offouco entreat them to
stand by us in this our lost groat dat.goi.
If it not due to them, as well as to our
selves, that our thoughts of each other
nothing added to it without injury.
In family quarrels tho best bends and
hearts are over ready to make the greatest
allowance for errors of judgmeut and in
firmities ol temper. Stickliug on points of
ceremony in such cases is ridiculous; in
entering into domestic broils, the etiquette
is that fixed in oilier cases, by old Freder
ick of Prussia, “thu greatest fool go
. ... — — -— — - ——, tho greatost fool goes first,"
should be expressed frankly, but not bit- 1 "-'Bht ball motives will be imputed to us.
terlM if we lave come to tho point at We shall he said to have yielded to our
whicn we can no longer act together with
out the violation of tomo duty, or the
abandonment ol tomo principle, let the
foe! be avowed and il.o motive admitted.
Thus, and thus only if we must separate,
ckn both escape reproach, and hereafter,
neither cau complain of being deserted or
fears. Aud what course of conduct can
we pursue, to which bad motives canuot
ltd imputed T Bad motives have beeu im
puted to nte, Mr. Chairman; to you, and
to every body else. Is that to be s' reason
lor neglecting our duty ? Then we must
never do any tiling. The very course gen-
oppoueuts might teach bis friends this sttl
utery lesson. Never seem to prosecute a
depressed adversary, if you do uot wish to
ruiso-him above you.
But if will bo urged, no doubt, that tho
Vice Psesident elect ought not to be iden
tified with ilm gentlemen to whom these
considerations were suggested, nor they
with him. They were not his men, nor
any one else’s men. They were tltoir own
men. Undoubtedly. He intimated no
thing to the coutrary. But, unhappily
again, “circumstance, that utispirituul
God," bore tesiimooiBny Against them,
and however hard il might be, the rule of
politiciul judgement was the rule of the
prise court. Circuimtaucial evidence out-
woighedpositive usservertious. The rule
was harsh—often times unjnst: but it was
therein ol the world, and the world alone
could alter it. Unfortunately these gentle
men were all well known as partisans. He
traced no geutleman through ayes aud
is like iron; toughest when softest. If you
harden it to make it stronger, it becomes
brittle.
Even arbitrary monarch* find their best
support in tho affections of their subjects.
There is but one way to m ike “taxation
no tyranny.” It is that recommended by
old Burleigh to Elizabeth: “win .men’s
hearts, and you liavo their lands und their
purses."
Tlie'violence and precipitation of South
Carolina liavo been objected to. If she
is wrong in her resistance to the tariff
however moderate she might be, she
would he wrong still If she be right,
she will not cease to be right on account
of Iter violence. One of the strongest
political discourses lie ever hoard was
delivered on that flour by an honorable
gentleman from Virginia, [Mr. Randolph]
from the text, “the kingdom of heaven
suffereih violence, and tho violent take it
by force," That speech had more effect
than nny one circumstance, except the bat-
tlo of New Orleans, in nuking Andrew
Jackson President othe United States.
( To be continued.)
•• ll'ute Smoker''—A Route Snake den was re
cently due out in Harrisvijle, Modioa.county, and
OM hundred and fire “old Serpents" braised on the
head by the “seed of women." Throe block
Snakes were found in the don with] the Rattlers.
A TALE FOR THE TIMES.
From*the French.
A good peasant tfas returning to his
house one evening, after having walked
all day, about a league from the city. He
left Ins house early in the morning, and
was very much fatigued and downcast
like the setting suu. As he was enteriug
the gates ol the city; he met one of bis
companions, who said to him “havp you
heard (he news? our parson is just dead.”
“Oh, HoaVeii!" cried the worthy fel
low, “what will become of the parish”—
Wrapped in painful reflection, he contin
ued to walk towards his abode. “What
will they dot" said lie; “to-morrow is
Sunday—there will be no high mass.—
What "will they sky in tho city when they
have no high mass.- The young gills
wish to communicate, itlp old ones to pray,
and my wife wants to confess. What shall
we do 1”
While he was indulging in these re
flections, ho was met by another friend.
“Ah, Peter," said he “do you know the
news?” “Yes, our parson is dead."—
“Pooth it is something else—the judge Is
dead, and will be buried, to-morrow.”-*-
“Good heaven?” cried the poor country
man, 'what will bocome of the district? no
judge, we are undone! If we had bit of a
revolution,'who would coine and-harangue
us in the market plpcc? who will protect
us now? who will bo out refuse now the
judge is dead?’
A few steps onward our worthy friend
met a third person whom lie knew.—
‘There is bad news, terrible news stirring!’
said the newcomer. What is ii? Holy
Virgin; what more terrible news than t!in
death of the judge?’ ‘Why the King is
dead, neighbor Peter.’ ‘ 11 is in tho news
paper to day.’ ‘Gracious Providence,
who will not defend the kingdom?’
Tho reflections of tho honest peasant
were full of bitterness and sorrow, wlion
he coagiated on tho terrible misfortunes
which developed themselves in so short a
space as a quarter of an hour, so that
when he entered his collage, bo seated
himself with a sorrowful air, by the chim
ney corner, without .say tag a word to his
wife, or without lifting liis little girl on bis
knee, ns was
•‘//is usual custom in the afternoon.”
The family were all in consternation kl-
most, equalling his own. ‘Peter, Peter!
said Ids old mother in a hollow (one, and
shaking her bead,’ wlmt think you has oc
curred? The Pope’s dead; the news i,
stuck up against the church/’ Powers a-
bove!’ critid I’etor,’ what will become of
the world?’ For Peter thought the world
was governed by tho Pope, and that the
everlasting city was the capital of the earth.
‘The Pope’s gono,’ thought he; ‘the
king,sdcad—the judge lius^one to his last
account, aud the parson is buried! Heaven !
whai will tho morrow produce ? Will the
sun rise? Wo shall no longer labour, no
longer sow, no longer reap, and tho poor
will die of famine!.
Poor follow! he sometimes cot hold of a
newspaper, aud remembered often to have
seen. ‘The country iu mourning.’ This
phrase now occurred to him—be depicted
to himself the whole of France in black,
and sighed deeply.
his night was almost sloepless; at tho
first ray of the sun, however, disturbed ut
wlmt had happeued and atiticiputing all
sorts of disasters, {still more fearful, lie went
mil quietly, un instead of taking the way to
the fields, lie turned towards (ho great
square.
A spring sun was rising in the horizon
—tho flowers covered with dew, were dry
ing themselves, und raising their heads to
the sunbeams; tlm birds were singing; the
turf hud renewed its verdure, and seemed
revived by tho freshness of the night; the
sky whs clear; tho river full flowing and
calm; Peter felt bis breath nt ease in spite
of himself; ho paused aud looked about
him.
The tradesmen were spnnine their shops
and sweeping the fronts of their doorspliu
mechanics were a»iug to tlieir work, sing
ing in chorus; the market was filling with
cattle, horses bearing baskets und carts;
children, milk women und soldiers, were
walking about in all directions. ,
The deuce! thought Peter, ‘shall I be
the only one unoccupied? If all the people
are going to work they know more of the
matter than I do. They have keen told no
doubt, us well as I have that the Pope is
dead; yet they work notwithstanding, and
they appear to do ns usual. The birds
sing ns loudly ns before, mid the children
cry ns much us ever.’
Tile worthy labourer reflected for some
time and turning lownrds the piece of land
which ho was cultivuiiHg, with his head c-
rect, and his iniud ussured, lie went to his
plough like u drunkard iu his glass. ‘Get
up,’ said he, goading his ox, ‘it seems that
only the pope, the judge and the parson are
dead—all the rest of the world is as well
as ever, und Providence will keep
them so.’
AN ADVENTURER.
A young man residiug near Bangor, in
Maine, was returning lately fiom a visit to
his lady love. His path Iny through wood
land, from which except a few struggling
pines, the trees had been cut dowu and
were lying on the ground. He skipped
oyer the logs and stumps with light foot
and lighter heart. Hi* fair mistress had
received him kindly. Suddenly, on leap
ing over a fialen tree, he found himself
within a few feet of a ravenous bear. He
sprang to the nearest pine und climbed up,
the bear clambering after him. Making
good use of his feet, he dashed his Antago
nist to the gound. The bear returned and
was again repulsed, carrying with him one
of our hero's boots. ’ Bruin ascended a
third time and with more caution. The
young tutk hoping to estape, ascended
the tree aljout fifty feet, add as the boar
approached Jiim, attempted to shake him
oft, but in vain, as his foot was held by
the paws of the infuriated animal, who
had last llotd of the tree aqd hung suspen
ded by (Tie poor lovers, leg. The young
mail's strength becoming exausted, he let
go his hold on the tree and down they
went tremendonmeoncussion to tbe ground
Our Bero struck on the bear and reboun
ded eight or ten feet distant. Scarcely
knowing whether he was dead or alive, he
raised himself on his arm and discovered
Bruin gazing wildly nt him, ond evidently
dunfounded by such lotty tumbling.
The affrighted pair sat eyeing each'
othor for some time when .the bear, who
was the more severely bruised of tho-two,
shewing no signs of figlit, tbe young mail
rose and fled leaving his hat and the boot
behiad|him, his friend of the shaggy coat
casting at him an expressive look, accom
panied by a growl und a,shuke of tho head;
which convinced our hero, that had it beeii
possible it would have been a shake of
the paw. The young lover soon recover
ed from l)is bruises, and the fair damsel
who had been, the imjirecl cause Of the
adventure W?hich placed his life in such
immediate peril, poured- balsam on bis
wound, and made bis heart whole, by na
ming “ait early day.”
CURIOSITY INDULGED
A young lady not rjuito out of her teens
Who fi omjsome unknown motive had long; -
indulged n curiosity to view the Park The
atre from the gnllery, was gratified on Fri
day eVeuing last to an extern that far surpas
sed her expectations, mid led to a result ns
disagreeable add unplesant, as it was in alt
probability unforeseen. It nppoars (hut
plan after plan was devistd to gratify this,
inclination to viow tho audience and stage
from the topmost point ofnccess, but from
the seeming impracticability of carrying
them into operation almost us rapidly
nbumloncd as thqy were cbnccived, until
tho night in question; when tbe lady re-
solved upon the accomplishment of tier
object by the following expedient. She
in (he first place put on un old bonnet and
some of-lho cast o(T clothing of a servant
iq the kitchen, but still tbe disguise was
deemed insufficient fully to answer tho
purpose so long ns the lace was uncoil-
concealed—to overcome the objection
to a veil, which she conceived would be
rather out of keeping with tile place and
the character she was about to assume, re
course was bad to a coat of oil aud lamp
black. With her face thus besmeared, a
pair of black gloves, and habited as we
have above stated, away she hied for tho
Theatre, and ascended the almost endless
staircase to the gallery, with some little
dread, it is true, but still a dread almost o-
vcrcomc by the pleasing hope of so shortly
having her curiosity gratified by realizing
a scene which she had long anti'eipatod,
and us ardently desired.
The purchase of a. ticket of admission
and tho delivery of it to the door keeper,
were a ccomplished without scrutiny or de
tection, and sho soon found herself sealed
in proximity with the roof of the building,
enjoying her enviable height, and gazing
with satisfaction upon the scenes which
presented itself beneath tier. In n short
lime, however, the benches began to fill lip
up with blacks and whiles, which brought,
iier more immediately within the range of
obscrvatlon t wlien the eyes of some of lire
sooty companions detected the cheat. This
wus a catastrophe which slie(hiid not antici
pated, und, therefore, was unprepared for
the consequences'. After being shoved
and jostled about some ti.uo, the real sim-
on pure, some of whom insisted that sho
was a witch and others the old boy, were
so indignant at the imposition, nnd the in
sult presumed from the vile attempt to as
sume their color, that limy wero proceed
ing to extremities, when the peace officers
attending tlm establishment bad to inter
pose and rescoo her. In this condition
she nos conducted to the wtuch bouse, but
the spectacle she presented on entering
must be left to the 'imagination, ns wo
shall not attempt to describe it. ' The
lampblack and oil which hud boon regu
larly lard on ut the outset of her evenings
adventures, bud by this time, assumed the
forms of streaks down her fuec, and by
repeated wiping of her tears, each eye
v. : as so far relieved of the jet black which
had originally surrounded them that some
of tho watchmen nflecied to betievp she
was something more than earthly.
After setting a few minutes she became
somewhat composed, and then confident
ially informed the officer whom aud where
she who benevolently with drew her from
- the gaze of the watchmen, and kindly
coducted her to her residence,
Parttible Globe and Universal Atlas.—
A Frenchman, Ambrose Turdieu hns late
ly published nt Paris, a sot-of geographi
cal globes, which lie has employed three
yoars iu bringing to perfection. Tlio
globo ol Mous. Turdieu is a spherical
bag, composed of sumo flexible material J
aud rendered nir tight. This, when blown
up by means of an a p,mure nt one of the
poles is a perfect globe, on which all me
geographical features and civil divisions-
of the earth are delineated. Wbea col
lapsed it can be carried in the pocket like
an alias. A globe of eighteeu inches in
diameter answers ull the purposes of a
complete alias of modern geography It
is constructed so as to show the last ini-
pavements of the science; all ilrerouio
of discoverers from Christopher Columbus
to Frevcinct, Duperry, Dorville, and
Betchey, are traced upon it', and no recent
and positive discoveiy is omitted.
A new method of preserving Iron work
from Rust, communicated by M. Payen,
ft) the French Institute, consists In plung
ing the pieces to be preserved iji a mix