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The Boy oo the Gate.
BY JOHN ORTON.
The rosy-cheeked urchin that swings on the gate
Is a right merry monarch in all but estate ;
But treasure brings trouble. What title is free ?
Thus without one, thus happy is he ;
For the ring of his laugh is a mirth moving strain,
Which a choir of young creatures respond to again.
The birds are all singing, each heart is elate,
With the rosy-cheek urchin that swings on the gate.
The rosy-cheeked urchin that swings on the gate,
Hath Nature's own pages upon him to wait—
His joyous companions—a oherubim crew,
With posies of daisies, and buttercups, too.
He boasts not of jewels on forehead or breast,
His heart is all gladness—his mind is at rest.
Oh 1 what are the honors—the glories of state,
To the rosy-cheeked Urchin that swings ou the gate.
The rosy-cheeked urchin that swings on the gate,
Wares proudly on high his satchel and slate;
The sky is all brightness—the fields are all gay.
Green branches are waving—the lambs are at play ;
And where is the b(om that pines not to be
Thus bathed in the sunlight as happy as he?
For the heart’s purest pleasures <ve find them too late,
And sigh to be swinging again on the gate.
Anecdote of Washington.
Sometimes tradition hands dowu an anecdote of
fact worthy a place in history, aud he who is so fortu
nate as to recover that anecdote or fact has done a
good work. Everything pertaining to George Wash
ington is sought after, and the most trivial fact pertain
ing to him possesses an unusal interest.
A few miles west of the city of Newark is found
’the place with which the following anecdote is connect
ed. The town of Springfield, N. J. is famous for two
battles, during the latter of which the town wnsburn
■•d by the enemy. West of this town about one mile,
and south of the Morris and Essex Railroad, is a range
of hills, and on one of these, during the Revolutiona
ry war, lam told, a sentinel was constantly stationed.
From the rock where he stood, can be seen Newark,
*Orange, Elizabethtown, Amboy, and New York City.
The Passaic River and Newark Bay, below the city,
are so under the eye that a small boat may be seen
‘with the aid of a glass. lam told that the view from
this place is one of the finest in the State. The blend
ing of these elements, which enter into a majestic land
scape, is said to be very charming, as witnessed from
the watchtower of our revolution.
The time when this anecdote occurred is fixed by
tradition as closely connected with the last battle of
Springfield, in 1780. It is said that our affairs did not
wear a very promising aspect. They were peculiarly un
promising at that time of the year, because the approach
ing harvest drew off the militia to their farms, thus leav
ing the strength of the army inadequate to the emergen
cy. The enemy at this time, under the beliuf that there
were large quantities ofamunition anil provisions at Mor
ristown, were evidently bent on reaching that place.
Should they succeed, the misfortune would not be
measured so much by the loss of stores, as its effect on
the minds of soldiery and citizens. It was indeed a
dark time, and the venerable relies of those times,
■till resident in Morris county, bear witness to the pan
ic which run like electricity through the State. All
seemed discouraged but \Y ashington. He alone ap
peared calm and self-reliant. There was something un
earthly in the conduct of this man, something scarcely
allied to the common infirmities of mankind. All ad
mired, although some in their desperation reproached
him. The world called lnm a hero, a bravo man, a
•elf-possesseil, self-sustaining, a great man. In fact,
he aeemed so much above ordinary men, that soldiers
and citizens, men, women and children, felt a venera
tion almost like worship, for him.
The fine anecdote of Washington’s habit of prayer,
related by liis chaplain, is associated with \ alley Forge,
if my memory is correct; but the anecdote, which
now appears for the first time, so far as I can learn,
throws the most amiable light over the character of
“Washington. It reveals his feelings and shows that
he was a man of like passions with ourselves ; it also
reveals his habits, and proves that his calm, self-pos
sessed and noble bearing in dark times, when earthly
props failed him and the doom of the traitor must have
risen up before him, was not based on any human
bravery or help, but on God. But to the anecdote.
Tradition states that Washington frequently rode
with his officers to the Short Hills, and to the rock al
ready described near Springfield. On one occasion,
it may have been immediately after the burning of
ithis village, Washington was discovered in a retired
place in the vicinity of this rock, prostrate on his
knees, and in prayer. After spending some time in
this employment, so appropriate to any man, but par
ticularly one with his responsibilities and reverses, he
arose from his knees, and seated himself on a rock,
and sang one of Watts’ admirable versions of David’s
Psalms. Had the author been Washington’s bosom
companion, and acquainted with every trouble, anxie
ty, difficulty and reproach, which he was at that time
enduring, I do not think he could have composed
words more perfectly suited to his situation. They
are so remarkably appropriate that 1 will copy them,
lest some who read this anecdote may fail to refer
to their Hymn Books, and because many not using
Watts’ Psalms may not have them at hand :
PSALM 142, (c. M.) FIRST PART.
1. Hear me, OGod, nor hide thy face,
But answer, lest I die,
Hast thou not built a throne of grace,
To hear when sinners cry ?
2. My days are wasted like the smoke,
Dissolving in the air ;
My strength is dry’d ; my heart is broke,
And sinking in despair.
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10. But thou forever art the same,
O my eternal God !
Ages to come shall know thy name,
And spread thy works abroad.
11. Thou wilt arise and show thy face,
Nor will my Lord delay,
Beyond th’ appointed hour of grace,
That long expected day.
12. lie hears his saints, he knows their cry,
And by mysterious ways,
Redeems the pris’ners doomed to die
And fills their tongues with praise.
By recurring to the history of our Revolution, it
will be found that at no period had Washington great
er reason for discouragement than in 1780. The peo
ple were wearied with long service, stores were difficult
to procure, the enemy were flushed with the victories
obtained iu the South uuder Cornwallis and, more than
®*l, 1780 was made mournfully memorable by the trea
son of Benedict Arnold. Taking these facts into the
account, the anecdote here recorded is one of the fin
est in the history of our Washington. Let our chil
dren commit this Psalm, which was sung by tho
Fai.ier of his country at the hour of her peril, and ever
fornember that at that hour it was not human bravery
or power or wisdom which sustained Washington, but
that his support and consolation then, as at all other
times, were in God.
A word concerning this anecdote may be allowa
ble. Hearing that an aged man. still living in Whip
pany, had related the anecdote, I visited him expressly
to authenticate it. I found that he had not related it,
but by good fortune his daughter, an intelligent lady,
remembered to have heard a Mrs. Sayre, wife of one
W illiam Sayre, and mother of Calvin Sayre, all now
deceased, but formerly residents in Columbia, Morris
county, relate the story, and identify it with a place
near and the time of the last battle ol
Springfield.
From two ether sources I hear a tradition that
Washington, at somo time, was heard to sing one of
\Y atts’ Psalms. One of these comes from Calvin
H<vwHl, Esq. of YVhippany, who remembered that
his father related an anecdote of this kind, the particu
lars of which have escaped his memory. I publish
the tradition, without any doubt of general authentici
ty, but in hopes that this publication may fall nmler
the eyes of someone who can throw more light upon
it. And if any one is able to do so I hope we will
not be remiss in confirming and authenticating an anec
dote exhibiting^’ashington in such an amiable yet no
ble light.
Interesting Reminiscence.
An old man communicates an article lor the Syra
cuse Star, on the olden time, from which we copy the
following reminiscence ol Washington and Franklin.
On the 27th of September, 1789, if I am correct as
to the exact time, the convention in that city agreed upon
the Constitution of the United States. This instru
ment is next in importance to the declaration of inde
pendence, and many of its noble signers were members
of the convention, and General Washington was Presi
dent. During that interesting time, the geueral, when
walking the streets, was alone and in deep study. If a
person met him and made a very obsequious bow, he
was careful to touch his beaver, but keep bis head in
the studied mood. One morning he came into the state
house, where the convention sat. He passed through
the crowd in that manner. He was then dressed in a
plain citizen's dress—blue coat, cocked hat, hair queued
and hanging down his back, head powdered, as was
the fashion. He went, into the Convention. Present
ly the venerable Franklin was brought in his sedan by
two men ; they set him down in the hall of the state
house, opc-ned the door and helped him out. He had
the palsy, and could not raise his feet off the floor, but
shuffled along to the convention, and took his seat as a
member. lie was not a speaker, but in the debates
upon a knotty question he would illustrate his ideas by
comparisons, for instance :—“ YV e must do as the join
ers do when they want to make a good joint, take a
little off one side and a little off the other. ’’ Ho was
of middle size, pretty thick set, had large features, and
always, I suppose, wore spectacles.
When General Washington was inaugurated for
the second term as President of the United States,
Congress sat in Philadelphia. Long before the hour
of inauguration the senate-chamber and house was
crowded. The ladies were in the senate-chamber.
A space directly at the end of the senate-chamber was
kept open. Three chairs in front of the crowd were
kept free. About 12 o'clock M., the the word passed
from the door to the chamber —‘‘lies come, lies
come!’’ His chariot and pair drove up to the senate
house door. The general walked through the crowd
with as much ease as if no person were near him. I lie
crowd opened and closed after him. lie took tho mid
dle chair. Chief .Justice Cushing, a spare, venerable
person, with a large white wig. the right, and Senator
Langdon, of New Hampshire, then president pro tem,
of the Senate, and an elegant person, took the left
chair. After they were seated a little time, Senator
Langdon rose upon his feet, faced Gen. YY ashington,
in the most respectful manner, and asked him if it was
his pleasure to take the oath of office as the President
of the United States. The (general then, with a small
paper in his left hand, made a short address. Then
the chief justice rose with a large open bible and held
it to him. Tie placed his right hand upon the book,
and repeated the oath after the chief justice. YY hen
the general repeated his own name after the chief jus
tice, “I. George Washington,’’ it seemed like an elec
tric shock ; my blood ran cold. When this business
was finished the general sat down. After a few min
utes he rose up, made a graceful conge to the right and
left of the chamber. The ladies and gentlemen kept
their seats for some time, and the crowd left the house
as if they were leaving a church. During the pause,
while the general was seated. I looked around to see if
all eves were riveted on him. I can’t say that I saw a sin
gle person looking another way.
At this time he was in deep mourning for a nephew,
Major Washington, who lived at his house in Mount
Vernon—he had a mourning small sword. He had
lost much of his long hair, and what was left was tied
in a little black silk bag with a rosette on it, which shows
over his shoulder in his portrait, which is supposed to
be taken from his position at this interesting time. I
did understand that many persons wanted him to ride to
tho state house in a coach and four or six, and a life
guard in uniform, but his good sense and sound heart
prompted him to put a veto on all such pageantry. I
don’t believe that we had a traitor in the American
ranks at that time.
The Roses of Earth.— Eve, the mother of
mortals, walked one day-alone and sorrowful,
on the desecrated soil of this sinful earth. Sud
denly she espied a rose tree laden with expand
ed blossoms, which like the break of dawn, shed
a rosy light upon the green leaves around them.
“Ah !’’ cried she with rapture, “is it decep
tion ! or do I indeed behold even here the
lovely roses of Eden? Already I do breathe
from afar their paradaisical sweetness.
Hail, gentle type of innocence and jov ! Art
thou not a silent pledge, that even among the
thorns of the earth, Eden’s happiness may
bloom ? Surely it is bliss even to inhale the
pure fragrance of flowers.’’
Even while she was speaking, with her joy
ous gaze bent upon the profusion of roses, there
sprung up a light breeze which stirred the
boughs of the tree; and lo ! the petals of the
full blown flowers silently detached themselves,
and sunk upon the ground. Eve exclaimed
with a sigh ! I read your meaning—types of
earthly joy.’’ And in mournful silence she
looked upon the leaves.
Soon, however, a gleam of joy lit up her
countenance while she spoke,saying, “Still shall
you blossom,so long as they are enfolded in the
bud, be unto me types of holy innocence.”
So saying, she stooped to gaze upon the half
closed buds, when suddenly she became aware
of the thorns which grew beneath them, and
her soul was sore troubled.
“Oh,” cried she, “do you also need some de
fence ?’’
“Do you indeed bear within the consciousness
of sin, and are these thorns the symptoms of
shame? Nevertheless, I bid you welcome,
beauteous children of spring, as an image of
Heaven’s bright and rosy dawn ppon this thorpy
earth.’’
Beauty is the flowering of virtue.
“ !Mffu s nfrpnt in nil tjjing& —lieutrnl in notjing.”
MACON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1851.
Be Gentlemen at Home.— There are few
we imagine, any where, says the Springfield
Republican, in which love is not abused as fur
nishing a license for impoliteness. A husband,
father, or brother, will speak bard words to those
whom he loves best, simply because the securi
ty of love and family pride keeps him from get
ting his head broken. It is a shame that a man
will speak more impolitely, at times, to his wife
or sister, than he would dare to any other fe
male except a low and vicious one. It is thus
that the holiest affections of man’s nature
prove to be a weaker protection to woman in the
family circle than the restraints of society, and
that a woman usually is indebted for the kind
est politeness of life to those not belonging to
her own household. Things ought not so to
be. The inan who, beem;. eit will not be resen
ted,inflicts his spleen and had temper upon those
of his hearthstone, is a small coward, and a very
mean man. Kind words are the circulating
medium between true gentlemen and true la
dies at home, and no polish exhibited in society
can atone for the harsh language and disrespect
ful treatment too often indulged in between
those bound together by God’s own tie of blood,
and the still more sacred bonds of conjugal
love.
Adulterations of Liquor.
Prof. C. A. Lee, of New York, in 1836, made the
following statement:
“ A cheap mudeira is made here by extracting the
oils from common whiskey and passing it through car
bon. There are immense establishments in this city,
where the whiskey is thus turned into wine; in some
of those devoted to this branch of business, the whis
key is rolled in in the evening, but the wine goes out in
the broad day light ready to defy the closest inspection.
A grocer, after he had abandoned the nefarious traf
fic in adulterations, assured me that he had often pur
chased whiskey one day of a country merchant, and
before he left town, sold the same whiskey back to him,
turned into wine, at a profit of from four to five hun
dred per cent.
Prof. Lee further states that the trade in empty wine
casks in this city, with the custom house mark and cer
tificate, is immense. The same casks being replenish
ed again and again, and always accompanied by that
infallible test of genuineness, the custom house certi
cate. I have heard of a pipe being sold (or twelve dol
lars. There is in the neighborhood of New York, an
extensive manufactory of wine casks, which are made
so closely to imitate the foreign, as to deceive expe
rienced dealers—the custom house marks are easily
counterfeited, and certificates are never wanting.”
Aceuin on Culinary Poisons—Phaladelphia, page 74,
says :
“ It is sufficiently evident that a few of the commo
dities which are the object of commerce are adultera
ted to a greater extent than wine. A mixture of spoiled
foreign and home made wines are converted into the
wretched compound frequently sold under the name of
genuine Old Port.
Reciff. for Making Port Wine.—Take of good
cider four gills, of red beet two quarts, brandy two
.quarts, logwood four ounces, rluoany root bruised, half
a pound. First infuse the logwood and rhatany root
in brandy and a gallon of cider for one week, then strain
off the liquor and mix the other ingredients ; keep it
in a cask for a month, when it will be fit to bottle.
A friend calling one day upon an inn-keeper, in
Croydon, England, was received by the host with his
sleeves tucked up, and both his arms of sanguineous
hue. Upon inquiring the cause of such appearance,
he answered privately, that there was to be a great din
ner of all the volunteer corps in the neighborhood the
following day, and that he was then brewing the Port
Wine.
There is no kind of wine but what can be imitated
by the wine brewer.
George IV. had a wine he greatly prized, and so did
bis servants; and they drank it freely. On a particu
lar occasion lie ordered his wine to be supplied to his
guests, but there was but one bottle left; one of his
household understood the practices of the wine fabrica
tors ; the remaining bottle was sent to the wine brewer
and he the next day furnished his Majesty's table with
a full stock of the same, as to flavor, &c. The decep
ti on was not discovered by his Majesty.
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Private Character of a Locomotive. —People
who may see a locomotive tearing up and down the
land at a gait of forty miles to an hour—making the
very earth groan beneath its giant tread, and the heav
ens themselves reverberate with its fearful clatter —
scaring nature with its unearthly din, and frightening
all creation from its propriety, almost—people who on
ly see it in its terrible activity, have no idea what emi
nently social virtues it is endowed with. This is their
public character. Their private one, is another affair.
Now and then, one of those huge monsters, in whose
iron bowels slumber more than a thousand giant pow
er, comes up and stands under our window, and smokes
away as gently as the most exemplary cooking stove,
its huge steam pipes singing a strain as soft and musical
as the most amiable tea-kettle, and its lungs of steel
breathing as sweetly as an infant in slumbers. But
the demon of power is there. Let any one but pinch
its ears, and no venerable spinster eat will spit more
fiercely—let him gripe those iron hands, and the pipes
which were turned to so soft a strain, send forth a yell
as if heaven and earth were coming together, and those
lungs which first breathed so quietly, cough like a vol
cano—and off it goes darkening the heavens with its
dense volumes of smoke.— N. It. Telegraph,
Improved Lime Mortar. —ln most of the build
ings, castles, and celebrated structures of past centuries,
the ce ent, Ac., used in their construction, seems to
have been a most important consideration in regard to
their durability. And still, it is generally supposed
that lime and sand or gravel were the only ingredients
employed in its composition. The Artizan recom
mends the following as a great improvement on the
usual method of preparing mortar for building purpo
ses :
Sour together a quantity of lime and clean sharp
sand, for two or three weeks before being used ; work
this well and turn it aside, and as the proportion of
lime to the sand, will always depend on tho quality of
the former, all that is uecessary. is to take care, (in
souring,) if the lime is of a rich quality, to put one
third less lime into the heap, than it is intended to be
built with ; and if the lime is of pure quality, say only
one-fourth less. (It may here be observed that in gene
ral, lime of the poorer quality is best for cementing
buildings.) When the lime which has been previously
soured, as before direoted, is to be used in the building,
or otherwise, it is to be again worked carefully over,
and one-forth of quick lime added in proportions, tak
ing care never to have more in preparation than can be
used in a short time; and this quick lime should be
most completely beaten and incorporated with the
soured lime, and it will be found to have the effect of
causing the old lime to set aud bind in the most com
plete manner. It will become perfectly solid without
the least evaporation to occasion cracks, which can only
ensue in consequence of evaporation ; and this can only
happen from the want of proper union between the two
bodies. But by mixing and beating the quick lime
with the soured mortar, immediately before it is applied
to use, the component parts are brought so near to each
other, that it is impossible either crack or flaw can take
place. In short beating has the effect of closing the
interstices of the sand, and a small quantity of lime
paste is effectual in fitting and holding the grains toge
ther, so ns to form a plastic mass by uniting the grains
of sand which otherwise would not fit each other.—
This system will apply to lime mortar for all descrip
tions of work, whether for building, plastering in the
inside or outside of houses, water cisterns, ground
vaults, rough castings, &c.
A Nice Machine. —We have seen iu operation a
very nice model steam engine, giving indications of
great industry, ingenuity and skill on the part of the
maker, which is worthy of notice and of praise. The
length of the frame wory,,is 40 inches ; lengtlv of tin
stroke 1 1-2 incljes; diaVeter °f wheel 7 inches,
works two slide valves ansi governors; boiler 4 inches
diameter, and 10 long. The engine and boiler set on
apiece 12 inches square, and is heated by an alcoholic
lamp. This work has been executed by our young
friend Mr. John W. Morris, who gives great promise of
usefulness in his line of business, and to whom we wish
the success his talents so richly merit.— Wilmington
Commercial.
American Triumphs on the Ocean.
The American yacht America, which went
over from New-York to England, has proved
fleeter than the fleetest vessels on that side.
The following letter on the subject, under date
of London, 19th August, which we copy from
the Philadephia American, will be read with
interest.
England has enjoyed a world-wide fame for
her fine squadron of yachts, which the noble
men and gentlemen belonging to different
Yacht Clubs have taken a pride in exhibiting
at home and abroad. These gentlemen are
now enjoying themselves at their clubs at the
Isle of Wight, wheretlieir annual regattas come
off. The last great race of the yachting World will
take place on Friday, the 22 I, and it is open to
the clubs of all nations. No less than seven
teen of the finest yachts afloat will contend
for the prize, a cup of the value of one hundred
pounds.
The American yacht America, Commodore
J. C. Stevens, lias entered as a competitor.
The appearance of this beautiful craft ofl
Cowes has caused an extraordinary sensation
in the Yacht Clubs, for she has made two or
three short trial trips with a few of the English
yachts, and has in every instance ran away
from them all ! Last week a few gentlemen
were ready to stake hundreds or thousands
against her, but since they have witnessed
her speed, they have not accepted Mr.
Stevens’ challenge to the Yacht Squadron of
the Kingdom, on the plea that Mr. Stevens pro
poses to start with “at least a six knot breeze,”
and requests permission to ‘boom out,” which is
against the rules of the Royal Yacht Club. Mr.
Stevens offered to run his yacht against any
yacht, and tor op to ten thousand
pounds, i believe tliTr up to this date the chal
lenge has not been Accepted. Meantime the
deepest interest is maVlfesJed in the grand Re
gatta of Friday. Several Americans, who had
intended to depart for home to morrow, will re
main expressly to witness this race, for it is
felt that it is not yacht against yacht, but Amer
ica against the world: In absence of political
news, the London [tress takes up this subject in
an earnest manner, and have their special cor
respondents at the Isle ol’ Wight to report ev
thing connected with yachts and yachting.
The Derby or Oaks never attracted more at
tention or caused greater excitement than the
forthcoming regatta. One writer referring to
the race of last Friday says that the squad
ron ol vessels following the yachts were join
ed by the America,’’ and from the manner in
which one by one, she soon distanced them, she
satisfactorily pioved that the pretension of Bro
ther Jonathan to superiority was no idle boast;
•‘and the numerous spectators had a most con
vincing demonstration that her clipper build and
fast sailing had not been overrated; in tact the
‘Great American’ was the theme of general
conversation.” Another writer states that the
America beat a schooner of 130 tons, with all
sails set, “most shamefully,” and she probably
could beat all the- schooners and cutters ot Eng
land. The correspondent of the Times, descri
bing the proceedings at Ryde on Friday last,
says that the event of the day was the appear
ance of “Yankee.” She did not show any supe
riority till she was ofl” Ryde pier, “when she
seemed as if she had put a screw to her stern,
hoisted her fore and alt foresail, and began ‘to
fly’ through the water. She passed schooners
and cutters just as a Derby winner passes the
‘ruck,’ and as the breeze freshened, slid with
the speed of an arrow out towards the Nab,
standing upright as a ramrod under her can
vass, while the schooners were staggering un
der every stitch they could set, and the cutters
were heeling over uuder gaff topsails and bal
loon jibs.”
The America went about “in splendid style,
spinning round like a top, and came bowling
away towards Cowes as fast if not luster than
ever. As if to let our best craft see she did not
care about them, siie went op to each in suc
cession, ran to leeward of every one ofthem as
close as she could, and shot before them in suc
cession coming to anchor off Ryde at least two
miles ahead oi any of the craft she had
been running against;” Having landed Mr.
Stevens, she afterwards sailed for Cowes, “and
bowled away like a seagull, leaving all the
boatmen and yachtmen with a deep sense that
she was *a tartar.” The Times entreats the
English shiprights to lay aside the delusion
that they are the best builders in the world, and
to take a hint “even from an enemy, and
follow the models of the Yankees, instead ol
persisting in their present shape and mould of
bow, beam, quarter, and run.” The Times
states that the anxiety respecting the result of
the great race of the 22d, is deep and earnest,
and that the course round the Isle of Wight is
notoriously most unfair to strangers; and,
indeed, is not a good race-ground to any one,
in as much as the as current and tides render
local knowledge of more value than swift sailing
and nautical skill.
The advices by the steamer America to 24th
August state that the challenge of the yacht to
sail against all the English, was not accepted;
and that at the regatta which came of oil
the 22d the “America’’ was triumphant over
all competitors.
We have already noted the triumphant
success of the New-York clipper America in her
trials of speed with the fleetest English vessels
in their own waters. The New-York Express
publishes a letter from one of the America's
crew, which will be found below, and accompa
nies it with the following prefatory remarks:
“One of the most interesting items of intelli-
gence the steamer America brings us from
England is the creditale manner in which our
New.York built yacht, the America, has ac
quitted her-self in the regatta at Ryde. The
fact that the New-Yorker distanced a whole
British fleet in their own waters, is anew
tribute to American genius, as displayed in
its now famous naval architecture. Ordinarily,
but little importance would be attached to a
contest of this cliarcter, out of and away from
the circle of those immediately interested; but,
occuring as it does now, at a time when the
respective excellencies of English and American
seamanship are so closely canvassed and
criticised, it is a fitting climax to the brilliant
series of victories—quiet, but really substantial
victories—-our steamers have been winning all
the past summer over their English rivals on
the broad bosom of the Atlantic.”
Roquet of Flowers.
Without friends the world would be in a wil
derness.
There is nothing in the world worth being a
knave for.
Right is a dull weapon, unless skill and
good sense wield it.
The more polished society is, the less for
mality there is in it.
The Jealous man poisons his own banquet,
and then eats of it.
The longer the saw ol contention is drawn,
the hotter it crows.
\ ague, injurious reports are no men’s lies,
but ail men’s carelessness.
Cherish the tender buds of pity, and they
will bloom with benevolence.
Honesty and interest, like virtue and Heav
en, can never be separately pursued.
How can we expect others to keep our se
crets, if we do not keep them ourselves?
It is want of judgment not to see danger ?
but it is stupidity or rashness not to fear it.
Nothing elevates us so much as the presence
of a spirit similar, yet superior to our own.
The most important element of success, is
of money and economy of
time.
It is not the quantity of the meat, but the
cherfulness of the guests, which make the feast.
The sum of Christianity or morality is, to
know how to value things just as they deserve.
He who increases the endearments of life
increases at the same time the terrors ofdeath.
You may glean knowledge by reading, but
you must seperate the chaff from wheat by
thinking.
A year of pleasure like a floating breeze;
but a moment of misfortune seems an age of
pain.
Our sorrows are like thunder-clouds, which
seem black in ths distance, hut grow lighter as
they approach. t
A large retinue upon a small income, like a
large cascade upon a small stream, tends to
discover its tenuity.
Never despair in adversity. Work and per
severe.—When a wheel is going round, the
bottom must turn upward—sometimes.
A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to
atheism, Hut depth in philosophy bringeth
men’s minds about to religon.
There are many things that are thorns to
our hopes until we have attained them, and
envenomed arrows to our hearts when we
have.
Sins are like circles in the water when a
stone is thrown into it— one produces anoth
er. When anger was in Cain's breast, mur
der was not far off.
Babies are nice little creatures when good,
and as it is well known that everybody’s baby
is the best baby in the world, perhaps we are
muning some risk in saying that babies should
lie excluded from the church, the theatre, and
it possible, from the omnibus, the cars —and
several other places which a bachelor friend
enumerates.
The celebrated Malherbe dined one day
with the Archbishop of Rouen, and fell asleep
soon after the meal. The prelate, a sorry
preacher, was about to deliver a sermon, and
awakened Malherbe, inviting him to be an
auditor. “ Ah thank you,” said Malherbe ; “pray
excuse me; I shall sleep very well without
that.’’
Pleasure owes all its zest to anticipation.
The promise of a shilling fiddle will keep a
shool boy in happiness for a year. The fun
connected with its possession will expire in an
hour. Now, what is true of school boys, is equal
ly true of men. All they differ in, is the price
of their fiddles.
Belore you ask a man for a favor, consult
the weather. The same person that is as ugly
as sin while a cold rain is spitting against the
window glass, w 11 no sooner feel the gladden
ing influence of a little quiet sunshine, than his
heart will expand like a rose-bud.
Muggins says that rogues ought to be well
paid ; it gives a fellow so much trouble. He
once cheated a man in a horse, trade, he says,
and was in law about it afterwards for over
fourteen years. Unless you have got lots of pa
tience, therefore never set up to be a rascal.
He who dies in the path of duty, deserves
a nobler name then he who leads a victorious
army over the ruins of a conquered kingdom.
This is consolatory to drivers of stage coaches
w ho freeze to death on the box.
“ Well ,” said an old lady, entering one of
the apothecary shops in Bangor, Me., “we
have now opened a real genuine temperance
tavern in our place, and we shall be good cus
tomers, for we expect to sell an awful sight of
biiterg.”
A Universalist College. —The Man-
Chester (N. II.) Mirror says, that over SIOO,
000 have been subscribed towards the estab
lishment of a Universalist College, and that
subscribers to the fund will meet in Boston on
the loth day of September, for the purpose of
selecting a location for said College, and choos
ing a Board of* Directors.
Slave Remanded to his Master.—Buf
falo, Aug. 15.—Davis, the. Fugitive, was this
evening remanded by Commissioner Smith to
his master, Mr. Moore, of Louisville. While
on his way from the Court House a mob at
tempted to rescue him, but failed in their pur
pose. Considerable excitement prevailed, but
matters are now quiet.
Slaves in Canada. —The vast barrack,
erected during the last war at Windsor, C.
W. and which are rapidly falling to decay,
are said to be occupied by fugitive slaves from
the States, among whom there is much suffer
ing and poverty.
The Indians in Oregon threaten a general
war. On Rogue river there had been san
guinary fights between them and the whites.
It is stated that the Indians have declared
hostility to the whites, and nothing less than
an exterminating war wii! check their outrages.
From the National Intelligencer.
Official Despatch from tuba.
We have been favored with th subjoined extract
from a despatch to tlia Navy Department from Corn- !
mander Charles T. Plait, command ini’ the United j
States ship Albany, now at Havana. The despatch is J
dated Havana, September. i.
“ The followers of Lopez having been entirely dis
persed, and a number of prisoners reported as brought j
to this place on the 27th ultimo, I addressed a letter to
the Captain General requesting permission to hold an
interview with any Americans who might be among
them. This permission was readily accorded in a re- j
ply, which is enclosed.* The interview was postponed !
until the morning of the 30th, the prisoners having in I
the mean time been transferred to the Castle of the j
‘Punta,’ and some accessions having been made to their i
number. The Commandant of the Castle in ormed me |
that the whole number of prisoners was fifty-seven, of i
whom about thirty or thirty-five were Americans, as we |
learned from themselves. This officer was present j
throughout the interview. Another gentleman, who i
was introduced as Inspector of Prisons, came in during
its continuance, and remained until its close. The pri- j
sutlers were heavily ironed, were clad in a prison uni- j
form, and had their hair closely cut. They were con- j
fined in an arched gallery, to which access was had ;
through two grated doors, the inner one being entirely j
of iron.
In the little ante-room between these two doors lay i
the garments worn by the prisoners at the time of their
confinement.
‘* On our entrance the Americans were ordered to
advance to the front, and all foreigners were sent to
the other end of the cell. Inquiry being made for the (
officers, the following presented themselves, viz:
“•.James A. Kelly, of New Orleans, formerly of i
Bayou Sara, who held the rank of captain in the expe- \
dition ; Robert M. Grider, of New Orleans, a native ;
of Kentucky, a lieutenant in the same ; J. D. Baker,
of , also a lieutenant.
“No other officer of the expedition presented him
self. They were informed that I had obtained permission
to visit them, and that my object was to obtain from them
any information they might choose to give, which would j
be forwarded to the Government of the United States, j
and perhaps might be the means of deterring others of j
our countrymen from placing themselves in the same j
deplorable situation. They were told distinctly that they i
were in the power of the Spanish Government, and
that nothing could be done for them as Americans, in- !
asinucli as the President’s proclamation had declared
that any persons joining an invading force would there
by forfeit the protection of the Government of the
United States. This was said to prevent their forming
any false hopes from my visit.
“The information obtained was given iu the presence
of the entire party by the aforesaid officers, and, being i
imeontradicted by any of them, may be regarded as the
testimony of the whole.
“They stated that the expedition stilled from New
Orleans in tho steamer ‘Pampero.’ They were not i
sure of the exact number comprising it, but thought it
was 487 ; that it certaiuly did not amount to five hun
dred. Before landing in Cuba they anchored near Key-
West, where they remained several hours, and were
visited by some citizens of that place. They landed in
Cuba about two o’clock of the morning of the 12th
August. Their first fight took place <>n the 13th.—
From that period they had lost all recollection of dates.
They had five engagements, but could not tell how many
of their number had been killed. They were armed
with condemned muskets; had no rides; but many
individuals had revolvers and knives. They brought
with them 80,000 cartridges, and captured many more
after landing. They had no artillery. Soon after land
ing they found they had been deceived, and became
anxious to return home. They had been informed be
fore sailing that fourteen towns were in possession of
the ‘Patriots,’ (to use their own language,) and that the
whole island was in a state of revolution. They sup
pose that the fifty men captured with Col. Crittenden
were endeavoring to make their escape. They so infer,
from the fact that they were all dispirited by the recep
tion they met with, and disgusted, as they said, with
the ‘lies and deception’ practised towards them.
“ The country people generally fled at their approach,
and none joined them. Worn out with hunger and
fatigue, the men composing this body threw away their
arms a week or ten days previously, they cnuld not dis
tinctly remember when. They had not, at that time,
heard of the offer of life to such as would give them
selves up, but their intention was to throw themselves
upon the mercy of the Spanish Government. They
did not come in all together, but in small parties, and
at different times. They had subsisted chiefly upon
fruit, and the last meat that some of them had eaten
was a portion of their General's horse. There was no
lack of ammunition when they threw away their arms,
though much of what they brought had been damaged
by rain. Lieut. Grider stated that he carried a musket,
though an officer, and that he had twenty-eight rounds
of cartriges in his box when he threw it away.
“ Capt. Kelly stated that the editor of the New Or
leans Delta, Mr. Segur, was instrumental in persuad
ing him to join the expedition, having addressed him
personally upon the subject. He had reason to believe
that he persuaded many others also. The whole party
manifested much indignation towards Gen. Lopez and
Mr. Segur ; and many of them asserted that it would
be worse for the latter if they should live to return home.
On being told that Gen. Lopez was taken prisoner, a
cry of joy ami exultation ran through the crowd.
“ They stated that Lopez was chief of the expedition.
Col, Dowsetnan was second in command, and was
killed on the thirteenth. Cos!. Win. Scott Haynes, of
Tennessee, was another leader. According to their
best belief he was still in the mountains. Col. Crit
tenden had been an officer in the U. S. Army during
the war with Mexico. A Hungarian named Pragray,
who acted a3 Adjutant General, was mortally wound
ed on the 13th.
“ It is matter of regret that so imperfeet a narrative
has been obtained from these unfortunate men. In the
excitement of the moment many would speak at once,
and to some questions it was difficult to get a satisfacto
ry answer, on account of the eagerness of all to give
it. * * * * *
“ At the request of the Commandant of the Castle,
the prisoners were asked if they had the benefit of
medical attendance since their confinement. Tliev re
plied that they had. They were also asked if they had
been provided with two meals a day, and whetlu-r they
had bread and coffee for break ? Some said they
had ; but others replied that they had no coffee. The
commandant immediately inquired the reason of his
subordinate, who state that those who had been confined
thereon the previous evening came too late f<> be pro
vided for on that morning, but that they would have
their allowance of coffee at dinner. He stated that
the others bad been provided for according to the or
der.
“ It may be proper to add that tho prisoners appeared
to be in good health, and by no means so much reduced
as their exposure and hardships would seem to war
rant. They even appeared to be cheerful, which
may have been the effect of their relief from a condi
tion of far greater anxiety and suffering, experience-1
during tbetr wanderings upon the Island.
“I sin old have Stated that my first lieutenant, Mr.
Taylor, was with me during the interview.
“ The w hole number of prisoners, including those
not yvt brought to Havana, is officially stated to bo
about one hundred and thirty.
*• I have just learned that Lopez, who was eaptured
on Friday last, (August 22,) was brought in last night,
and publicly garoted at seven o’clock this morning.’’
*[Transiatien.]
Havana, Aug. 27, 1851.
Sir : —I have received the letter which you address
ed to me this day, soliciting my permission to hold an
interview with the prisoners who have been brought to
this port, and who formed a part of the invading expe
dition which attacked this Island. I inform you, in re
ply, that I order the Commander of her Majesty’s fri
gate *'Esperanza,’’ on board of which the prisoners are,
to admit you at any hour at which you may present
yourself, to hold the desired interview, with permission
to remain with the prisoners so long as you may find
it convenient. And I avaii myself of this occasion to
assure you of the esteem which your noble conduct
and frank and honorable character entitle you to from
me.
I am, therefore, with all respect, your obedient ser
vant. &0., JOSE DE LA CONCHA.
Charles T. Platt, Esq., Commanding U. S. sloop
of-war Albany, and senior officer of the naval for
ces of the United States in this port.
The Washington Republic adds r
“Wo learn that upon the receipt of these despat
ches, the President directed copies to be sent to the
Spanish Minister, the further to enforce an appeal al
ready made to that Government, now since the leader
of tho expedition has been cut off, to and -al mercifully
with his deluded followers, who wore enticed into the
expedition under the belief that the people of the Islam’
were already in a state of revolution, and desired assis
tance to establish a republican government—a state of
facts which, had it existed, could not have justified
their conduct, either in the view of our own statutes or
of the law of nations, but tho expectation of which,
gives them a strong claim to pardon.
The Execution of Lopez.
On Monday morning, Sept. Ist, at dawn of day a
platform, perhaps ten feet high, was erected on the flat
space opposite the Moro. Projecting up through the
platform to a distance of perhaps five feet, was a strong
wooden post, 14 inches in diameter. To this was fas
tened the instrument of death, the garrote. A stool
is placed up against the post, in which the prisoner sits,
and an iron collar is then clasped round his neck, which
fastens him immovcably to the post, and then a screw
having long arms, also attached to the post, is by one
turn forced into the neck of the prisoner, producing in
stant dislocation and death.
The troops were assembled at the appointed time,.
;is indicated in the order. Just previous to seven o’clock
all the American prisoners were brought out and ar
ranged on the Moro, so they could witness the end of
their General.
At the fatal hour Gen. Lopez was brought out, and
ascended the platform with a firm step. Ills persou
was enveloped in a white shroud. The executioner
then removed the shroud, and there stood the Genc-al
in his full military uniform before ths assembled multi
tude .
llis appearance was calm, dignified and heroic. Not
a muscle quivered. He looked upon the preparations
for death unmoved; his countenance changed not, and
his whole bearing was firm and manly.
The executioner now removed his embhiidered coat,
his sash, cravat, and all the insignia of his military rank,
in token of disgrace.
General Lojiez, with his hands tightly bound together
in front, stepped forward, and in a strong, clear voice,
slowly spoke to those around as follows :
“ I pray the persons who have compromised me to
pardon me as I pardon them.
“ My death will not change the destinies of Cuba.”’
[The executioner standing a little behind, here inter
rupted him in an insulting tone, with “ Come, be quick,
be quirk.'*
General Lopez, turning his head partly around, fixed
his eye on the inan, and said sternly, gritting his teeth,
“ Wait Sir.” He then continued :
“ Adieu, my beloved Cuba! Adieu, my brethren!”
The general then stepped back, seated himself on
the stool. A priest with the crucifix and taper stood
on one side of him, the executioner an the other. The
collar was then placed around the prisoner’s neck. Tito
priest now placed the crucifix between the General's
hands, and just as he was in the act of inclining his
head to kiss it. the executioner swung the fatai screw,
and the head of the unfortunate man ai the same in
stant dropped forward, touching the crucifix, lie never
moved.
There sat the body of one of the bravest men that
ever drew breath, but a moment ago alive, now a,
ghastly corpse.
The executioner was conducted in the most orderly
manner and in perfect silence. No shouting or any
other exhibition of applause was manifest. Whether
this was the result of the news from New Orleans, or
the express orders of the Captain General, is not
known.
Immediately after the execution, Gen. Lopez’s body,
was taken down, and privately buried.
The Administration. —lt is ridiculous, say*
the Baltiinoie Clipper, to censure the adminis
ration for events which have transpired in Cu
lm.—Our citizens were duly warned again--’
undertaking any enterprise against that isUfo-i,
or the territory of any other power with whom
the L. States are at peace. Government
officers were instructed to prevent, if possible,
the sailing of any vessel with armed forces on
board. So far the administration performed its
duty towards Spain, and obsetved the existing
treaty with good (aith. The President is sworn
to have the laws executed to the best of his
ability, and would have been guilty of culpable
dereliction of duty had he neglected to take
: measures to prevent an attack on Culm by our
I citizens. YVbeo that attack was made, and
fifty of our citizens put to a shameful death
without trial —and when a national mail steam
er was instilled by a Spanish s!oop-of-war—ha
took prompt means to have a thorough investi
gation of both transactions and has sent a war
steamer to Havanna for the purpose. What
more is demanded? Should he order tho
American Navy to Cuba to demand satisfaction?
Or should he withdraw all oposition to further
enterprises against Cuba? To do either would
lie a violation of duty. ‘There is no just cause
to censure his conduct in reference to Cuban
affairs; and we hope never to have a President
who will not endeavor to have the laws of the
Union faithfully exeeuted.
n „
The Whig convention of Ohio have nomi
nated Hon. 8. P. Vinton for Governor, and
E. H. Eckly for Lieut. Governor.
The Democrats have nominated
Wood, the present incumbent, for Governor
j and Wn, Medill for Lieut. Governor.,
NO. 25.