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A*©Z.X.XAN WRSAUfH. l7>VR AND BEAUTY. Yomi'l I.nvo tvtts o:i(t a pii'^arr kepi, Fm' rnnmillg lain in Hcauly s Imworp; Tile nymph ninirin.il him wliitn ho di pt, Ami bountl him with ft wreath t»f flower?. She euanls him with lier virgin train, They wnti.li In turns while l.ove i'i'i«i»t?; Or Weave lYrsli iwMi-biiih for his chain, For joinie i.eve’s chains are matte el Yh mill l.ove pined, and only reuflht id hi of 111 tion; inn!, by tlm law of. the majority 1 , may 1 command the twentieth pnrt, composed of nil the high authorities ol' the United Stales, civil and military. These may lie outvoted by the nineteenth parts with un- oiitrolulde power, both as to purpose mid process. Can this formidable array be wed without dismay? Itwill be said, that in this association, will he all the con fidential officers of the Government, Hit choice of the people themselves. No mar earth has more iinplic.it confidence than mvself in the integrity and discretion, of this chosen band oi' servants; but is confidence, or discretion, or is strict lim it, the principle of our Constitution?— It trill comprehend, indit'd, all the func tionaries of the. Government, but seceded from their constitutional stations as guar dians of the nation, and aet ing, not by the taws of their station, but by those of a vol untary society, haring no limit to their purposes, but the same will which consti- totes their existence. It will be, the au thorities of the people and all influential characters among them, arrayed on one side, and on the other, the people deserted by their leaders. It is a fearful array. Itwill sup- Tivtis tills—the hale artful elf, While he anil lleaaly wateh'il tnselher leitidvM ul mice to free himself, And hind her in the nelf*Nilne tether. Fill,-lied will nil dii And inn inti put yoiiaii l.i They left him to tlmea of nymphs had ll. it. - . „ t in verity he Find that these are lmnginnrv tais. 1 efutch and show how tiel6i were won.” EMPTY POCKETS. lly a Village Beau. ' I would not have my fair readers t pose, that 1 liave dreamed away nw life in it “Bachelor’s Elysium” or a “Panulfso of Coquettes,” or that all my dnys'ltivc been devoted to “Love it. a Village.” I hare done the. State, some, sendee, in .he days that tried men’s soles, and haye lad my own blistered with many a wiytry march. This explanation will no doubt lispel any surprise which may have arisen in the reader’s mind when the title of this paper first caught his eve; for if tlicr any class of citizens in this vast republic, who arc peculiarly fitted and prepared by experience to expatiate vith accuracy and feetingou the subject ofympty pockets, it is composed of those gentlemen who fol low to the field a warlike chief. Ii is not necessary to state to w|at corps I belong ed, nor will I be called tpon, I trust, to ex hibit my commission, >r give n counter sign; it will he sufficient (army present pur pose to assure my fair rentiers that although [ now languish at the fee, of beauty, or lis ten to the inspirations of the muse, l have nmcil the right ,o “ shoulder my r Cmml hrwcil nai«li, Then mn«t Anthlro . lie seeinotl, at once, to lie A* if itrfiiinM to .Sleep’s know they are so at present. I know it is as impossible for those agents of our choice and unbounded confidence to bar ber machinations against the adorable principles of our Constitution, a? for gravi ty to change its direction and gravid* bo dies to mount upwards. The fears are, indeed, imaginary, but the example is real.—Under its authority, as tv precedent, id: lo llunutYd i uni dlu had lieu S Enid of drcaiiii »o lloaufN watchod him It Till, ftadiuti rathcTtirrd Sht’ Mink, horsrll, tin* Ihi Aiul slept beside tin* emi ul stupid, i of Cupid. Thru hiuh in air, at o With h>\v, and shat And soar,up far on w» lie lieu away, alas „ j hnmift ho sprmps*, id glittciiii a wings, MISCRIjTiANEOrS. 1 shall now proceed to relate an adven j lure which happened to me when 1 was a young man and a soldier. It was about | nine years ago. I was then about twenty- one years old, but nobody would huV' tn- | ken me for more than eighteen. I utis re turning homo ljpm a severe tour of) duty [ upon the frontiers, and wore in my feitnres — ... i and habiliments thonspect of a “pool gen- l’uture associations will nrisc, witn objects tlemnll _„ Mv ,-„. c wns callow an/sun- wilh w Inch we should shudder at this time. , mrnt _ mv cn ' sh low—my coat thrc.vihare The Society of Jacobins, m anot.u-r com.- , , my • tnnilsllo( | ; _ ns f or J. l„ u . try, was instituted on prim ,pies and views | ^ %V(>ro nrtyctin bloom, as virtuous ns ever kindled the hearts of a- j , t ^ nl ,out sunrise in the morn' ig—a triots. It teas the pine pit i in ism o f i (Joliiflitful morning in October—wljeii a purposes, which extended their association wn| ’ ( , nit (; ity .Hotel in New Yorkrous- tn the. limits °f fhc na io» y a.c. tnitutf j ^ mo f rom a souml slumber to nnntuncc their power within it bauntUns; tutd tl was l]u|t t]i( , y trnlll j, 01t wn5J about to clipart, their power which degenerated ther pnn- f ^ t hm porter waited for my think. aptes and practices to siir/i enormities «»| ||nv ; n aisclinrgcd my bill and ma&c ull before could have been, imagincdjyet I ^ „ rr „„,„, lnen o on the p rfiCed . POSTHUMOUS LETT HU OF Mr. JEFFERSON. To the Editors of the Enquirer. The following letter from air. Jefferson to tlic late Dr. Morse, (now for the first time given to the world,) is ofi'ered to us for publication, by a correspondent, who conceives that the remarks which it con tains, although intended for a Society, now no more, arc applicable, and with //(£ mw characlc great, if not greater, force to the Colomza- wM fhgsc n j-. h tion Society. A short history of this letter, necom- paiued by some observations rt luting to the Colonization Society, will be commu nicated in a few duvs. (oOPV.) Monticf.llo, Myneii (!, 1822. Sir: I have duly received your letter of February Kith, anil have now to express my sense of the honourable station, pro posed to my cx-brcthern anil myself, in the Constitution of the Society, for the civilization and Improvement ol'the In dian tribes. The object, too, expressed, ns that of the association, is one vthicli I have ever had much at heart, and never omitted nn occasion of promoting, while I have been in situations to do it with (ffect. And nolliing, even now, in the calm of nge and retirement, would excite in me a more lively interest than an approvahle plan of raising that respectable and un fortunate people from the state of physi cal and moral abjection, to which they have been reduced, by circumstances for eign to them. That the plan, now pro posed is entitled to unmixed approbation, I atn not prepared to say. After mature consideration and with all the partialities, which its professed object would rightful ly claim from me, I shall not undertake to draw the line of demarcation between private associations of laudable, views and un imposing numbers, and those whose mag nitude may rivalizc the march of regular Government. Yet such a line dors crist. 1 have seen the days—there were those which preceded the revolution, when even this last and perilous engine became ne cessary. But they were days which no man would wish to see a second time. That was the case, where the regular au thorities of the Government had combined against the rights of the people, and no t fcans of correction remained to them, but tn organize a collateral power, which, with their'support, might rescue and serin e their violated rights.—But such is not the case with our Government.— We need hazard no collateral power, which, by a change of its original views, and assumption of oth ers we know not how virtuous or how mis chievous, would be ready organized and in force sufficient to shake the established foundations of society, and endanger its peace and the principles on which it is bas ed. Is not the machine now proposed of this gigantic stature ? It is to consist of the ex-Prcsidents of the United States, the Vice Presidents, the Heads of all the Executive departments, the members of the supreme Judiciary, the Governors of the several States and Territories, all the Members of both houses of Congress, all the General officers of the Army, the Commissioners ofthe Navy, all Presidents and Professors of Colleges and. Theolo gical Seminaries, nil the Clergy of the U- iiited States, the Presidents ami Secreta ries of all associations having relation to Indians, all Commanding Officers within or near Indian Territories, all Indian Su perintendents and Agents; nil these ex- officio and as many private individuals ns will pay a certain price for membership. Observe, too, that the Clergy will consti tute* nineteen-twentieths of this associa- these were men and wcniulourdeeeudants I will be no more. The present is a ease, where, if over,vve are to guard against our selves: not against ourselves as we arc, but ns we may he, for who can now imag ine what we may become under circum stances not now imaginable. The object, too, of this institution scents to require so hazardous an example, ns little as any one which could he proposed. The Govern ment is, at this time, going on with tlm pro- ing evening, I had only to throw on any clothes ami follow the hearer of my bag gage, who paced Broadtvuy with rapid strides. The street was filled with truant passengers like myself, some yawnirg from their broken slumbers, some grunbling from a half-finished breakfast, sotn« fret ting about their baggage, and some were in high spirits. All wns commotion in the street and on the wharf. The bed was ringing, and the captain of the Steamboat ot civilizing the Indians, on a , «. L, llfm ?’ like a madman-” I’ll swear I probal.lv as promising as any one offings , won , , Vllit ,- or nnni mnll woman or child able to devise, and with resources more | breathnn—cast oil’ that cable there for- competent than we wild uxpeet t'o com- |. gtand by t0 dap on , hc Btcam . , f inund by voluntary tnvn a ^ ,. j people wont come in time I wont wait—if called into association Government, are wiser people ' I dp” “Nobody wants you to wait,” | thought I, for I Was now on board ; and as soon paddling her way through than these; is it that a plan originated by | a meeting of private individuals, is better than that prepared by the concentrated wisdom ofthe nation, of men notsell-eho-1 ^ lu , BOI1 sen, but clothed with the full confidence of G. • Jl" „.„i j-.ii • the people I Isitthulthcrc isnoelangcrtnae] . .. , ^ .. l i .. nnd nil, seemed to teel the vmlving efinet a new an m i y, mat e m „ J J | Q j. beauteous scene and the calm uour. alnng side the Government in the same line j, r , the water. It was indeed a delightful morning, nnd passengers crowded to the deck. and to the same object, may not produce The soldiers were on drill nt Governor’s Island, the fatigue parties were nt work, collision, may not thwart anil obstruct the f 1 111 - . . ’ ■ ■ n (hn the drums were beating—all was bnstl operations of the Government, or wrist the object entirely from their hands1 Might we not ns well appoint a Committee for each Department ofthe Government to counsel and direct its bead separately, as volunteer ourselves to counsel nnd direct But the water, anil the surrounding shores, how serene, how lovely ! As the eye wan dered over the blue expanset—bill perhaps | my fair reader bus never been nt N. York has never seen the North River, nor the , , , , t. Battery, nor Governor s Island, ipr the the whole in muss; and m'gntvve not no * .. , ,. .. - ■ • - 1 Narrows—«if so, my poor dear umoitunate reader, it is utterly impossible to con ey to thee any adequate idea of the picturesque beauties of Netv York Harbor, ami the highest point of my success would lie to make thy mouth water like that of 'Tanta lus. I could indeed, if I had not long since disposed of my instruments, mil al most forgotten their use, put my little knowledge of military topography lit re quisition, nnd sketch the commanding points of the landscape. I could exhibit the labours of “the patriotic diggers,” dis play the Inst scene of Decatur’s glory, nnd designate the spot where Hamilton fell, and the monument erected to his memory. But I beg to lie excused—and to assure the reader that although I cannotennble him to participate in the pleasure, all these scenes, and the incidents attached to them, were glowing richly upon my fancy as the steam-boat cleft her rapid way thro igh the silent vvuters. But my attention was soon drawn to the busy, the smiling, nnd the contented faces —the gay, the respectable, and thedecent appearance ofiny fellow passengers, Fresh ,7 to the same object j »«<’>“* uf tu, . nu ! t '“«! dangc^-from ®i nw . t u nt tlu- „ r# . th«- dftilv contemplation ot liardv soldiers, sansTand wisdom and ImVmgborderers and sturdy woodsmen- * Tlie Cloryy nf the ItniteJ Stntea muy probably bo estimated at 0000, tlio residue of tliis Society nt <1(10; but if the former number be halved, tlie reason ing will be the same. it ns well for their foreign, their fiscal and their military, as for their Indian nffiiirs? anil how many societies, auxiliary to the Government, may ire not expert to see spring up in imitation of this offering to assnriate themselves in this and that of itsfunctionsl In a word, why not take the Government out of its constitutional hands, associate them, indeed, with us, to preserve u sem blance that the nets arc theirs, but ensuring them to be our own, by allowing them n minor vote only? These considerations have impressed mv mind with a force so irresistible, that (in dutv bound to answer your polite letter, without which, I should not have obtruded my opinion,) I linvc not been able to with hold the expression of them. Not knowing the individuals who hnvc proposed this plan, I cannot be conceived ns entertaining per sonal disrespect for them. On the contra ry, I see in the printed list persons for whom I cherish sentiments of sincere friendship, and others, for whose opinions and purity of purpose, I have the highest respect. Yet, thinking us I do, that this association is unnecessary ; that the Gov ernment is proceeding under control of the competent to it in me inclination ; that this association, this wheel within n wheel, is more likely to produce collision than aid, and that it is, in its magnitude, of dangerous example ; t am bound to sav, that as a dutiful citi zen, I cannot in conscience become a iiiini- ber of this Society, possessing, as it does, my entire confidence in the integrity of its views. I feel with awe the weight of o- pinion to which I may be opposed, and that for myself I have need to ask the in- dtilfence of a belief, that the opinion I have given is the best result 1 can deduce from my own reason and experience, ami that it is sincerely conscientious. Repeat ing, therefore, my just acknowledgments for the honor proposed to me, I beg leave to add the assurances to the Society and to yourself, of my highest confidence nnd consideration. (Signed) THOMAS JEFFERSON. If you live according to nature, you will seldom be poor—if according to opinion never rich. Economy, with a contented mind, and good conscience, will make n nmn luippy in every condition of life; it is a noble bar rier against poverty; it brings the mind to nn accustomed wariness and forethought, and with a proper degree of courage cua- ablcs us to bid defiance to fortune. from camps which though containing the bravest of men, were surrounded liy the worst of women,—with a heart sickened among the gloomy scei/esof the hospital, and yearning after rept/se, I gazed with de light upon my coiiiitrvjnen. I marked the elegance of one, the leatness of another, nnd the suavity of a third—and contrast ing this placid nnd cheerful display of na tional happiness, with the vice, dejection, and disease which l litul left behind, my heart wns filled with delight. Cheerful greetings, and friendly interchanges of ci vility were circulating round me; I only, wns unknown nnd solitary—but I rcllectcd that I too should sotin be surrounded by warm hearts nnd lout remembered faces, and should feel a parent’s embrace and a sister’s kiss. Strolling towards the cabin door, I how observed a large hand-bill, containing the “ Rules and Regulations of this Uoat” perspicuously set forth in legible charac ters. It was announced in this dccimicnt, that shortly after the boat should ipt under weigh, a bell should he rung to .itnimon the passengers to the Clerk’s roon, where they were to pay for their passage, and be entitled to n seat at the breakfast .aide. A gentleman who stood near me pensingthis important information, now turn'd to tlie captain, whose impatience had liy this time subsided into n tolerable degree of calm- 'iieits, and observed, “would it not bti bet ter, captain, to make your passengers dis charge their fare before they got on board? You must sometimes lit ‘imposed upon, tin der your present regulations.” “Not at till, said the captain, “very few persons travel in this way, who have not honor enough to pay—and as for the slippciy chaps, I watch them, and I know one of them us soon ns I sec him.” The hell now sounded, and I hastened toward* the clerk’s desk, when feeling for my pocket-book w hut was my eonsterna linn to find it gone! I felt nil my pockets, hut found it not—I hastened to my trunk, hut it was not there—the pocket-hook was lost. Most people would on such an oc casion have made an immediate and loud outcry, hut I had learned from the rules and articles of war the danger of giving Uthe alarms, and by my General, who though nick-named old Jake, was a wise mar. and a good soldier, 1 had been taught that wc should not discover our weakness to tie enemy. I had learned too in tra velling, that nothing i t considered as a sur er sign of a slippery chap, than an empty pocket. I therefore assumed ns much composurt ns possible, and returning to the deck strolled up and down, like a sentry upon post, revolving what was best to be done. Perhaps there might be tt buitk-notc lurk ing in some of my pockets. I was aware that this wns the worst place in the world to look for a bank-note—but still, I was a careless fellow, anil sometimes stowed my cash in odd places. Upon this suggestion, my pockets were searched anew, and n thorough inquisition had through every hole anil corner of my trunk—a bank note in my pocket, indeed ! I might as well have expected to find the Sea Serpent there! However, my commissariat hnd not been deficient the day before—I wi.' not name tho sum in deposit, but it was sufficient, ii had given all the loose change in mv pocket to the servants at the tavern, and the porter who carretl mv trunk—the rest was in my pocket-book, nnd the pock- hook was—where ? I hnd arrived nt New York the preceding day, luttl gone to the theatre nt night, and recollected having had it while there. I had returned to the hotel late at night, and had discharged my bill, but whether from the contents of the said pocket-book, or from the loose change in iny pocket, I could not tell. My heart and head had been too full of the sorrows of Juliet to dwell on such trash as bank- bills and dollars—but now I thought, “Howhappy coulil the with cither!'’ I was, indeed, weary of the conjecture :— one thing tvas certain, my money was gone! —and locking my trunk I walked to the side of the vessel, nnd leaned over, gazing at the water in deep reverie! The surface of the water was unruffled, and as 1 looked upon it in painful thought, my agitated mind began to acquire a con genial serenity. Where now l thought,— “ Where now, ye lyinit v.initic?nf tile, Ye ever tempting, ever cite Mint; train, Where are vo now!" I stretched ray eyes to the shore, and mea sured the distance—“On such n night ns this Lcander swam the Hellespontnnd whvshould not Lieutenant immor nl- i/.e himself by swimming the East River ? I had hut to leap in, a few minutes would bring mo to the shore, nnd I could march to Philadelphia—but Leamler swam by moonlight, and there was a lady in the case—besides I had marching enough, I had no provisions, and could not carry off my baggage—I wns in the enemy’s coun try, it was true, without the means of car rying on the wnr—but to retreat and leave mv bii2gnge !—“ Old Jake" never taught me that ! The more I thought upon my situation, the more complicated, the more painful were my reflections. I wns among total strangers—there was not n face around me that I hud ever scon, not nn eye that would recognise me. I could not boast that genteel outside which is the common pass port to civility—my tarnished vestments presented no very inviting appearance— my face was red nnd blistered liy the sun— these might be taken as the indications of intemperance. I fancied that l exhibited the counterfeit presentment of one of those slippery chaps alluded to by the captain. When my inability to comply with their lawful requisitions should he announced, what ungenerous surmises would be formed liy this rough sailor, nnd his hawk-eyed clerk ! If my feelings should not be assail ed by rude remarks, they would be equally galled liy supercilious looks und silent sus picions, Something must he done. I might ap peal to the generosity of the captain; but 1 was to bo his passenger only to Bruns wick—how should I get thence to Pliiln- dolphin? Besides, I did not like his looks. I paced the deck with rapid strides, and with n sensation of real pain at my heart. My profession had led me through innu merable dangers; I had faced men in hon orable fight, but 1 could not cope with the redoubted commander of a steamboat, nnd challenge the inquisitive glances of a crowd of strangers. The passengers were now crowding to the clerk’s room with open pocket-books, or returning from it securing their purpos es, nnd buttoning their pocket flaps. Ma ny of those gentlemen were doubtless go ing to Philadelphia; ! might frankly ac knowledge to one of them my situation, nnd solicit a loan, to be repaid on my inri- val.—But he might doubt my word. I thought of Jeremy Diddlcr a thousand times, nnd wished for his easy knack of making useful acquaintances. I began to scrutinize the faces of my fellow-travellers —and endeavoured to find among them a generous, confiding phisiognomr. I found some cold polite faces—some foppish lit- ces—some miserly faces—nnd a grent nin ny common place faces, which said noth ing. There was one gentleman whose countenance pleased me. He wns n mid dle-aged, fine looking man—easy nnd gen teel in his deportment—with a noble tlnd thoughtful features. I approached him, but nt that moment ft couple of fine girls who bail been lounging over the deck addressed him as their father, and I shrunk hack. They were bcautiiul'—the rays ot beneficence beamed from their eyes; hut a young gentleman does not like to disclose his poverty to the ladies, who of all things have a particular antipathy to Empty Pock- arts and sciences. There wns a young gentleman of nn open pleasing countenance, with whom I now entered into conversation. He wit piite accessible, communicative, nnd even voluble, and I was about to open my heart to him—but he ran on—became tumilinr, vulgar, and disagreeable. I turned from him in disgust. “Come gentlemen, ho expeditious it you please,” bawled the enptnin, “breakfast is on the table.” I turned immediately to wards a gentleman of respectable appear ance, whose sun-browned features announ ced him to have been a traveller. 1 ad dressed him, learned that we were destin ed to the same city, and told him my story. The old gentleman looked at nie for a mo ment with an inquisitive glance, then draw ing forth his pocket-boolo presented it, and desired me to fake what I wanted. I did so—presented him with my address, re ceived his, and hastening to the clerk dis charged his claim in time to take my scat at tho breakfast table. This wns one of the petty incidents of life, but caused me more pain than l have sometimes experienced under real afflic tion; so true is it that wc can bear nnv evils with greater composure than those which touch our pride, and that ot all mis fortunes there is none to he dreaded more than an Empty Pocket. METHOD OF ENGRAVING GLASS. Cover one side of n fiat piece of glass, after having made it perfectly clean, with bees’ wax, and trace figures upon it with a needle, taking care that every stroke cuts completely through the wax. Next, tnake a border of wax all around the glass, to prevent any liquor, when poured on, from running off. Then take some finely pow dered ilunte of lime, (floor spar) strew it evenly over the glass plate upon the wax ed side, and then gently pour upon it, so as not to displace the powder, ns much concentrated sulphuric acid diluted with thrice its weight of water, ns is sufficient to cover tlie pondered floor spar. Let every thing remain in this state for three hours ; .then remove the mixture, nnd clean toe glass, by washing it with the oil of turpentine: the figures which were traced through the wax will he found en graven on tlie glass, while the parts which the wax covered will he uncorrodcd. Tho Ilunte of lime is decomposed by the sul phuric acid, and sulphurate of lime is formed. The fluoric acid, disengaged in the gaseous state, combines with the wa ter that diluted the sulphuric acid, und forms liquid fluoric acid, by which the glass is corroded. PETER PRY—-Vo. IT. Mf.ssus. Editors.—Since you have been so indulgent (indulgent you certainly were,) ns to publish, in the Morning Courier, the first communication or lucubration (or whatever else you may please to term it) ol peter prv, cousin-german to Pant ol the same sir-name ns myself; I am embolden ed to communicate to you n second epistle (epistle I believe is the proper name after all,) or ns some might profanely term it, n duplicate lay-h om ily. Gentlemen, (ahem) did you ever (“I tun naturally curious to know you know”) have you ever seen a man drunk, (1 beg pardon) or intoxicated, or half sens over, or tod dled, or funny, ns the phrase is? Ido not wish to mnlcc my second communication a catechetical one (for that '•'you know” wouid be somewhat anomalous;) nor do I wish to obtrude myself upon your patience, by asking, what might he considered, a series of impertinent questions ; although from mv experience and age, I take the liberty, or rather assume the privilege of being somewhat erratic, in thisniy perora tion. (I beg pardon again, I should huv said circumlocution.) But to he serious; for although I have commenced in a light strain, I assure you my heart is laden with sorrow. Know, Messrs. Editors, Iliad a young friend; nnd shall I say in reference to him, 1 him a friend as yet? No, that were a proftuia< tion of the thrilling, sacred term. Ho is lost to me—he is lost to his friends—he is lost to himself. But five years ago, and tlwre lived in one of our principal cities, a family, weal thy, respectable in the fullest sense of the term, (fashionable if you please) and hap py; if there be any such thing as happi ness on this terraqueous sphere. But O, how changed! They nre now “ steep-td to the very lips in poverty”—deserted by tlie world, ns a natural consequence—and have for their attendant, wretchedness. Alonzo Summerville is one of the mem bers of this family. Alonzo wns the pride of his family ; and the boast of the good and the wise. He was generous, noble, brave. Ilis acquirements were superior to those of any young man of my acquaint ance ; his wit was sparkling and his judg ment wns sound. lie hnd a profession, too, nnd one of his own choosing. In a word, he possessed every bodily nnd men tal excellence ; and lmd every prospect of reaping a full measure of renown. Blit, alas, Alonzo fell! He fell, too, as a fool lidlcth. He fell a victim to the intoxicat ing draught, and to the horrible vices which follow in the train of intemperance ; and in bis prostration, lie involved the ru in of his confiding, virtuous and venera ble parents, nnd nil who were dependent upon them. O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call Hire devil!" Alonzo wns en trusted with the pecuniary concerns of bis father, nnd lie abused the confidence re posed in him. The last vestige of n large estate, 1ms “ taken to itself wings” and lms llotvn. I saw Alonzo hut a few days since. 1 saw him with inflamed eye, bloated face, trembling limbs and impaired intellect; loathsome to the world and hateful to him self—his companion, Misery! I saw him tottering toward a vulgar dram-shop. Ex cuse me, said I, hut whether art thou ? lie was confused ; and strange may seem, a momentary sense of liis dc- ratlation caused his countenance to be suffused with n transient blush. 1 consid ered it my dutytosny to him, thou art on the broad road to destruction, turn thou ! He begged fora shilling—I knew for wlmt purpose lie wished it—I gnvo him my ad vice; he promised reformation—hut, alas,/if is lost I Indian ernr. for hydrophobia and BITES OF SNAKES. Department of Win, 1 Oflicc Inilinn Affairs, 23it Jan. 1S2S. > J. S. Skinner, Ksg. Dear Fir—Some time ago I addressed, by direction of the Secretary of War, a cir cular to our agents in the Indian country, with direction to ascertain the Indian’s remedy against the effects of bites from mad-dogs und snakes. I send to you, by direction of the Secre tary, an answer from one of your agents, & some seed,thepluntofwhich,nsyouwill see, is said to he sovereign in overcoming the effects of Kites of tlie former. The seed is sent to you with the view to have it dis tributed, in your discretion, for the preser vation nnd multiplication ofthe plant. If it shall prove to he a remedy, that feeling in man which prompts him to guard against evil, will doubtless, lead to its pre servation. I endeavoured, in travelling among the tribes of the North, and ol the ISoulh, to ascertain the remedies ofthese natives for those dreadful maladies,(for it is mo.-t cer tain they possess them,) but could nt vet- get any satisfactory answer. I wns often amused nt their statements of the charms they used, and how, after some juggling, a few sounds uttered, after n certain fashion, and which had, I believe, nothing of the power of words, the poison vanished, and the victim was restored—and I saw some white men who believed in till Ibis, as ifit hnd been part ofthe holy Gospel. I am of the opinion tliut bandaging and suction, me their great resorts, together with some application, hut of what, they were too superstitious to tell me. They think a disclosure of a secret of this kind breaks the power of its enchantment— nnd firmly believe that many such discov eries made by their Manitou and given to them as sacred deposits, and as evidences ofthe care which betakes of them in these particulars, however destitute he may have left them in others. I am, very respectfully Your obedient servant, THOS. L. McKENNT.Y, Tlie celebrated Mrs. Clive once gave to her maid-servant an admission to the the atre to sec her act. When the gill was asked how she lilted her mistress on the stage, she answered, “Hie saw no differ ence between her there and at home.” The character was Nell in the farce of “The Devil to Pay.” There is no condition which does not sit well on a wise man. I slmll never quarrel with n philosopher for living in ii palace; hut will not excuse him if he enn- not he content in a cottage. Canandaigua, Dec. 31, lt-27. Kir—Your letter of 7th February last, is now before me, requesting information as to the cure of hydrophobia, ns practised by tlie Indians, and also the Indian specifies against the Kites of snakes. 1 have not been able to obtain any information on the hitter subject which is satisfactory. I have spared.no pains to getjihe infor mation required, and now send you, en- loscd, a letter from Horatio Jones, the Interpreter, nnd also the seetl to which he refers. The cause ofthe delay is men tioned in his letter. I uni, Sir, very respectfully, Your most obedient servant, JASPER PARRISH Thomas L. McKf.nney, Esq. Indian Office, Washington. Gennesrc, Dec 2-1, 1827. Sir,—The cause of the delay of this letter is owing to the Indians having been drunk almost ever since my return from Canandaigua. By calling there five or six times I found them sober lust night some time after dark, ((Joetors Tall Chief anti Monture,) and received the following from them: The cure for hydrophobia is a plant re sembling the tobacco plant, which is made use of by the Indians as n substitute for tobacco, which is planted and cultivated in the same maimer, and when ripe the leaves are tied in bundles and put under cover to dry. W’lien a dog is nfflictcd, it is mois tened and tied round his neck, and the dry tobacco put in n pipe nnd smoked by a person inlo his nostrils; and in case a per son is bitten, he is to be fronted in the same manner, excepting binding moisted tobacco on the wound. They never knew persons to he mat?, though they hnvc been frequently bitten by mad-dogs, because they apply the reme dy immediately, which, (they sav,) stops the effect of poison. There nre old und experienced doctors among the Indians, Tall chief being about fifty-eight and day- tor Monture about fifty five. I took this description from the Indians, mouths last night. Tho offer of pay was an inducement to them to disclose the se- cret, which they wish to come on next spring, us nu opportunity of proving tho medicine (they say,) may not occur fop many years. It certainly will effect it euro—a mud dog was never known lo die when they applied the above remedy. HORATIO JONHS. Chpt. Jasper Parrish, Canandaigua.