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Hu (Oration*
Delivered at Elherlon, Ga. July 4th, 1825.
By SAMUEL U. OLIVER, m. u.
Such were the sentiments ol our Father*, who
*• Dared to ponder for themselves,
To weigh Kings in the balance ; and to speak
Os Freedom, the forbidden fruit.”
And we n-.ve assembled to commemorate the
day, and the deed, which established our rights,
derived from God, Umiselt—gave liberty to the
world, and a ne w impulse and direction lo the
human in ellect.
The observance of memorable enoclis and e
vents; hear, the impress of antiquity for its an
thority, and is a team re in the history of nations,
winch seems in.eparable from Hie generous led
digs of man, and is reuderei more hallowed b)
times, and the universality of the suiliiiuul.
And ominious indeed will ho that sun, which
ushers in its morn, and linds me Am i ican pen
pie negluc'ing tlie rig it. of this tl.ty —’twill pub
lisli the decline ol iiur glory, and mark the down
fall ol Liberty ’. !
In the celebration of tills day, the Poet anti
the Palmer, have vied with i ach other—die I)i
vine has with a holy enthusiasm offered up Ins
thanks to the throne of ileaVeli VVlnlsl tin
choice sons of eloqu noe and chivalry, who mov
ed “ amid the winihvind,” and directed the
storm of our glorious Revolution, warmed bj
die r. collecti ,n ol die th ngs they had teen, and
had felt , have nailed tins day wim me “ blaze ol
genius, «u<l me bunt ol thought !”
Wiiere then shall an humble anil untrained vo
tary in the temple of Liocriy stand without v
fearful presage ol disappointment ? When tut
legends of the past have been ransacked, and
eveiy region ol fancy and of thought carefully
scarcncd —when a.I that could warm die imagm
anon nr captivate the understanding, embellish
and adorn the glorious theme—with wit, satire,
and ail the ponderous and missile weapons in the
rich armory of the mind, Have been dexterously
and ably managed, in touching the heart; ’till
it thrilled with exslucy, or melted wall pity—
glowed wall generous ambition, or blazed with
Indignation I ! Vet ( shall not despair, when
all hearts heal in unison, and every foot is within
the sanctuary, and every hand is upon the altar
with its offering !
This day presents a proud and heart-cheering
prospect to the world ; twelve million of people
hailing the return ol their political anniversary ;
«1> ages and.sexes, ranks and professions, however
discordant in tastes and purailils, blending and
neutralizing their differences and political opm
ions, m one general acclaim ol joy; testifying
their paramount love, fur the solemn truths in
the immortal charter, winch contains the rights
of the human Family.— It is .lac property of eve
ry age and every nation; and will remain when
the edicts and masilesiues, of the last reigning
monarch shall have sunk into oblivion ! —Let the
decrees ol the alettes and the Persians be lost
and torgot. Ihe thunders ol the voticaii die
like die last echoes of a summer’s storm —this
will abide with the last freeman that lives, who
Will only give up its sentiments with the last hope
of existence ! When a Iruill is discovered it be
comes immoral ; and although vice and ignor
ance may temporarily triumph, there is a spark
in the human mind, wiiich strikes upon the tram
and blazes onwards, developing trulns, destroy
ing errors, and reaching at lust the goal 01 hu
man perfection. And (hough the spirit of Ho
man Liberty lied with UrirtWPfoflver, and that
niigtity nation sunk bloated with every crime and
excess, leaving society divided into two classes
the lordling and the slave—yet ttie irruption ol
the fierce vandal and the Vis-i-Goth recast and re
modelled them ; a different order ol beings
sprung up, unshackled oy precedents or old o
pinions ; new ass.icistiu -s and tubus took place—
mankind no lunger swayed by one iiamin, began
to think and to act for themselves—and uiongii
the dark ages be branded with all that is vicious
and ex'ravagint—yet to that period must we
turn for many of the most important events,
which afterwards changed the lace of nature,
ami added a different hue lo the complexion ol
society—reached its extremes and gave an nn
pulse and act.on to the mind of the humblest in
dividual. the Great Magna Charts, tne ground
work of English Liberty with die discovery ol
the mariners Compass which tied the most di»
tain parts ol the world together, suhoued ele
ments, and roused the spirit ol enterprise, be
lung to this period. Hie invention ol Gunpow
der, changed the mode of warfare, removing its
scenes more upon the ocean and tardier from the
seals of industry and helplessness—and placed
success inure m skill and positions, than numoers
or force. Whilst ihe spirit or chivslry ivfineu
mankind in their manners and gave to all the so
cial relations, dial point of honor, and lone of po
lueness and sentiment, winch we in vain look lui
amongst me mom illustrious Greeks and H. mans !
But toe inbst gl -nuus discovery and that winch
stands an unalloyed boon—and “ on which the
Genius ol the dark ages can lay Ins hand and
proudly say, this is mine, is the invention ot Print,
ing. It lias added to the dignity ol our na lire hy
giving birth to public opinion. Tyranny derive
*ll its strength from ignorance, it must quit the
field w hen opposed hy 1 1 cedom of discussion,”
soon tolloweu ins grand era, that spirit ol en
quiry winch was kmd.ed by the great reformer
Muttin I.utln r. who appeared like an angry coni
et, shaking kings, ami uprooting the customs ami
dogmas ot ages ! Whilst the discovery of du
new world, struck up the latent lires ot ambition,
elevated commerce and spread the wings of ea
torpme. from the foot of the Andes to regions
bordering on the Arctic Foie ! Ihe oppressed
pilgrim, hunted and driven 1 ke a wild beast Iron,
country tu country, ever watchful and jealous ol
lus c.vd and relgmus opinions , here found an
uyhimu and a respue ! —Every faculty and pa*
ston ol he mind, every uve and incentive ...
Hummed the daring sons wf Klve|ltu
sought and settled the shores ol the Atlantic _
Disease, lamiue and war met them at every step
"S
• yet they supplied their own wants, fought their
own battles, and rapidly increased in every na
tional re.soui ce. And tnuHgh they sent a trade
to the mother country worth two millions a year,
and assisted her m Her wars, with tlic Spaniards,
, savages, and French.—Vet notwithstanding then
devotion and generous exertions—tliey were oase
ly taxed oy tne British Ministry ! lae Virginia
• resolutions proved the alarm bell to the colonies,
and sounded the note lor " preparation.” A
Lexington the awiul train was kindled Hill il
lumined hill, and the iierues ol tlie Frovincia,
wars, rusheil to buttle—leaving their teams in Hie
held and their mrrows unfinished—without arms
r or discipline—without credit or allies—a scuticr
-1 ed population not tneii exceedi g three millions.
Ine dele.-del's ot hOeity, entered the lists, with
i the gigantic (lower ot Great Britain, then m.s
tress ot tne seas and arbitress ol tne world ! E
, very age, rank and sex, look a deep interest in
. the contest. '1 lie idea of oppression on ihe one
r hand, ami that ol rebellion on the other, led to
deeds betore unknown in the annals ol common
warfare. 1 need not refer you to tne pages ot
1 nislory, 100 many facts crowd to your recoilec
lions—the limes and the events are inueliihly nn
■ pressed upon your minds, by actual and perilous
participation, or the strong and patnetic el.-
quence of those, who taw and shared a part, to
me disaslerous calamities, winch tried tlie prn.
tuples ot patriotism, and called into requisition
oVery mental and corporeal energy ! Vino lias
i nut glowed with gener-.us ambition at the recital
of tne war-worn soldier, as he retraced the bat
tles he hud (ought and the dangers lie had en ,
countered? Whose blood has not boiled as Ins ,
dun eye kindled and his palud cnees Hushed at ,
(lie recollection ul gone by injuries and mire- i
dressed wrongs ? And whose neart has not bleu
when the trembling matron suit shuddering as
sue spoke, recounted in words that burned” i
and in imagery mat Was halt realized, the Horror.- |
oi tne savage yell, the frantic leais m hel'sell am
children, her husband dragged off lo a dungeon
or inuidered in all tlie sickening scenes ui emu
blood—whilst some lory forgetting eveiy prni
cipie ot friendship, or profession ol kindness,
guided a band ot robuers lo plunder and to burn.
W lien this bloody scout, sent tile last hope ui i
subsistence, the last shelter for their heads, in i
one roiling column id flame and smoke to mark
their career, and lit! up trie hideous ca-alogue i i
. lear, lumnie and death ! To attempt to depict lot
exquisite agonies ot mothers, the w ild and Iran
;c tears ut children, or the heavy and heart-sub
duing cares ul lathers, under scenes J.ke these, ;
would require a name lor every crime, and a
e tongue tor every sensation.— Rapine, rage and
murder, stalked with the torch and the tomahawk
(I hy night, and threatened and executed w.tb hr
,1 bwo ini and halier hy day ! The crimes, and tin
complicated horrors ot the times, are so glaring,
, that no colours will oltnd in the picture —'its un
, ique in its Bind, and must be drawn hy ihe hami
‘ ul a liend with a tiery ingot, and a reeking blade ! !
a Though time has shed a softening lint o’er tile
j" past, the sympathetic tear, still tells of a lather
who was Hie pride of chivalry and noble daring
wno died in the arms of victory, still grasping
’ lus sword and Ins standard ! Calls home to to,
L ! breast a mother’s wrongs and a sisters : and th- ’
I no proud memorial points to the spot where the
I sage, and tile patriot sleep ; and no insci iptiou
rescues the grave of the mmlm whose hand
t , formed the garment, or presented the proud
, banner to her countrymen, whose last parting
u smite, was mingled with tears and prayers, lor
r tlie preservation of her Iriends, and the success
ot her country —yet their memories are immor
tai—each sigh is a tribute—each smile is appro
l bation. Ihe green turf pres-.es not heavily, tin
, wild rose and tlie playfm vine, will yearly renew
r ‘heir guardianship, t his day from the mou .
d lam’s green top, and the Howery lawn, from Ui
, towering dome, and the sacred desk, will ascend
g one universal voice of gratitude, winch shall mil
~ nom ocean to ocean—will ride on the gde of eVe
b ry chine and country, and that Star-Spangled Ban
, ner, will kmdie die dim eye of the warrior, an-.l
n and another throb to die swelling breast of th
g patriot. Age and childhood win blend their di
B versilies of taste. —Warm Hearts will ben —brig;,
i f, yes will glisten, with many a sacred tear to ihe
s memories of the dead—whilst to the highest
t Heavens will ascend, a nation’s heartfelt prayer
, for the preservation of our country, and the h
i herties they achieved ! ! Here w c might mo
. mentarily pause and look back at die leading e
veins which marks a new, and the proudest era
t m the political history of mankind, and establish
, a government unequalled by any on the face of
. ihe globe.
To the bigotted persecution of Religious seels
. who g-slh -red wisdom on every suhjecl in their
\ forced migration—to that unconqueiable lo\e of
I Liberty, derived from descent ami education—to
; die attacks of the French and Savages which lir- 1
t tinned die colonies and Hedged them in warfare,
and mainly to the unrelenting and galling oppre
ssion of the mother country. Can we in part ac
count for the Declaration of Independence—to
, the necessity and advantages of unity and a lea
of foreign invasion. To prominent troubles ami
inconveniences under die old Federation and th
mutual concessions of important pr.vdeges, and t
. indtv.dual state r.ghts, for the beneti. ot the whole
cun wo seo the necessity for our present gl.mous
| constitution. That guarantee of hie, liberty amt <
! property, on which the freeman can safely pillow
lus head wilh the proud consciousness ol security t
and bhl defiance to encroaching prerogatives and '
I lowering ambition—set bounds to vipen us siun- i
, der and insatiable cupidity, ami can offer up his 1
thanks and petitions to the De ly tearless of th <
. fulminating behests of a Hierarchy or the died <
lions of a Mufti or a liish p. It is nis •* strong- i !.
. ing champion” and should be held too -acr ti o i
, yield to the erratic vagaries of political visinnari s '
. or the servile vole of the million of faction who
, Happens tu be clothed wi-h biennial tutbority,— t
, Under the protecting influence of our ennstitu '
, tion we were enabled to withstand the dreadfu 1
explosion of the French Revolution, which shook '
. sll Europe, and to extort a submission from the 1
barbary powers. The happy tesult of our las;
I war with Great Britain will oe remembered as
j long as Niagara's eternal waters shall rule.
“Red ruin grasped his scytneand strode along
i the wii.-te” and it seemed
•• As if the earth as if the main—
The crimson wave—the crimson plain 1
Had yielded up their dead again,
In blood and foam—just as they died
> Upon the earth—upon the tide.”
When a Fack ogham and Kean ignobly fell
whetting the cupidity, and urging of the lawless
followers with die Booty and the Beauty of New
; Orleans. The sceptred queen of the ocean was [
stript of her triumphs, she whose white s ils found '
, the gale ot every sea and whose Lion and red '
cross banner waved the harbinger of dealh oi
s victory on the whole world of waters. Twice ha. !
1 this proud and ambitious power been successfully '
, net by the sons of Liberty within less than had a I
I century—a nation which united more energy in
i her councils, more real bravery by sea and land,
more external and internal resources—more »"'■
pliances ol art and annoyance lor destructive war- *
i fare with the ambition to urge and the skill to
. execute than half of the nations of Europe!— '
, How different now are her opinions and conduct '
' towards us ? our Liberties, Laws and Republicar
institutions are admired and applauded, our act!
quoted as precedents and our alliance and friend
> slnp sought. The original plan and operation o
’ ,|ur government is the wonder of the world—wliih
the arts and the sciences, commerce and manufac
luri s have sprung up amongst us admidst the pur
‘ <ll ‘ ,s °1 agriculture, the subdtiction of the foren
1 ,lu * cares and expences of two wars like tin
splendid imagery of a dream—such are the won
lerfttl efiect of a national government, in whicl
e:icli individual has a share in every measure thai
affects Ids interest or his happiness.
Whilst Spain is sunk to the most horrible anc
■abject state of chains and slavery—the Quadrufth
alliance views with distrust the struggle of Greed,
hir Independence, and beholds with utter dismaj
the glorious result of South American bravery
*et us cherish mutual friendship and avoid *‘pii
■angling alliances” with all nations—carefully
guard our Liberties with our own arms—dr a
dissensions and recollect that Rome sunk belor
her own Eagles!
With our manifold resources and physicn
strength, it we continue united, no foreign so
wll ever dare politic our sacred sod—our fulur
conflicts will be decided on the ocean.
Let us cherish the principles of economy nor
go in quest,
" Os the gilded throne and gorgeous shrine,”
die aquaducts and Uadis of Rome are remains <>
her grandeur and extravagance when her spin
and Liberty had H -d forever !
Whether the present Administration will vie i.
its features with the Israelilish coat, or assume a
more splendid and imposing aspect—studding ou.
extensive sea coast widi frowning battlements and
the
“ Mortal engines whose rude throats
The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit”—
t>'* n K* M, 'd intersecting every part oi our aimos
boundless country with canals, roads and Iron
Railways (the “veins arteries and ligamen's”,
”• the congressional champions for internal mi
irovements—or overflow with “the mok of hu
nan kindness” towards the savage and the Slav
we cannot predict. It argues little in favour o;
the old Unpublican course to see “ the head and
front,” of the Federal rank*, tne partisan of sec
tional feelings and the redoubtable leader of tit
Missouri Uestrictiunists appointed to re r sent u
at til” court of 3t. James. He who p.ead with a ■
much se iniug modesty the necessity tor ills retire,
moot to the tranq.nl scenes of domestic life, whei •
he would ctase ta throw the apple ot diacoi-.-,
and a veil might be drawn over his waning ; acu
ues and his gall-charged hostility towards the i
erest ol tne South has step’t forth to break an <
ther diplomatic la ice, fresh laurels in ist deck h
wintry locks, the scenes of other days be revive
md his presence ft-It, and Ills tread heard amids
the pageantry and pomp of conns !
What friend so consistency could have supposed
hat the cli.,moion of tne Greeks, who. for equal
ity and Republican rights, would williujy have
gone “ wooing up the Archipelago,” woh our in
vmcihle bayonets and resistle ■■ sails, could culm v
bring his mighty energy of mind, <o plead oie
.recedent as safe which translates the Sec t ary u/
State into a President ? The principles of muoar
coy are as safe ! —the people wll speak with the
voice of launder and “ temp •st-winged” .rrest
.his dangerous heresy !—te* him drill and dragoon
Ins manfacturers to ilia shuttle and the reddle,
who forsooth may prove refractory when the
.hackles of trade are thrown off in Europe, let him
;|, e w down the Tariff and attempt witnAhe do
•linant party to turn tne Sooth out, liKe the son of
the bondw inmi—let If m ling rim political enenv.
*iid gloss over his measures in detail. This Hole
Jitary doctrine is odious to Republicans. It smells
I io strong of another reign of terror and should
n; resisted and pursued with an exterminating
warfare from the annals of our future elections !
When we turn to our own sta e we find it ra
ouliy increasing in population, wealth and iutelli
t 1 ce, our territory extensive communicant - li
rectlx with die ocean—presenting all the nq u
ite resources f r Internal Improvements and c on
nercial ent i p-i .e— whilst our highly gifted G.-
vernor is ail alive to our interests and is found
foremost in every measure that can add dignity or
..Ivuntage to die slate. Fearlessly & energeticaih
hiving her right , and claims on the very threshold
of tlie G meral Government, sparing no means
which z id, and patriotism combined, with all the
en.-rgies of an intuitive mind can bring into opera
tiou. Spurning indignantly the loathesome spaw.
nings of a hot brained diilantbrophy, engendered
by false notions of humanity or a diabodcal an
envious feeling owards the slave-holding states !
Who can be lukewarm when our represenu
lives in Congress and our Legislature join in sup
port of the principles of ninety-eight, and agains;
he encroachments upon state rights ? Who can
■'» m!y lo ik on and see annual attempts made to
convert the constitution into a pliable and yielding
instrument to suit the whim or caprice of the mo
ment ? Let us stand firm and united, entrench om
selves behind it and say take or add, “so much
As makes it light, or heavy in the substance,
Or the division of the twentieth part
Os one poor scruple—nay if the scale do turn
But in the estimation of a hair”
we will appeal to the wisdom and justice of this
mighty nation.
The solely ai d honor of our country, should be ■
our greatest object, audio all measures affecting
its relations with foreign powers involving its dig
nity or interest, we should go hand and heart
with the present administration, but in its nation
al and internal concerns we must adopt the semi
merit of one of the brightest pillars of Republi
canism, who, said “ Let it be judged by its mea
sures ”
Above all we should cherish the principles of
patriotism, they placed Aristides above every re
vengeful or mercenary desire. They raised our
Washington above the temptations of earth; and
armed the immortal Emmett witlta noble rage on
'h* hr ok ot the grave. Lmg will the genius of
Liberty weep witli tears of blood over the fate of
the young and the gal ant It ego ! nothing but
•be brightest flame of patriotism could have ur
ged the you Ifful Lafayette to leave ail the fasciu
oing endearments of home; for “the shrill trump,
the spirit stirring drum, the ear piercing fife,” ami
ill die toils and dangers of the camp!—the scene
is changed and he is now met by a grateful na
tion, with a flood of gratitude more resplendent
than alt the triumphs ot Ccesar; more sincere than
the lon est attestation ol alfection ever olfcred
the mi hty Corsican, in the plenitude of power,
or during his brightest atchievemems !
Now when the mailed combatants have for a
time retired from the political arena, let us hope
that the arts and the sciences which contribute so
much to the glory of our age, and add so much to
di comforts of our existence, will be cherished
and unproved,
Under a permanently free and widely extended
government, at an era so auspicious with such
high rewards before them—how zealous how as
piring should he the minds of the rising genera
lion!
Let no one assume the name of a patriot who
impedes or evades developement of truth and the
diffusion of knowledge—they will raise man a
mve the inH -erica ot vice and soften the distress
es of chance ; will add a new Z'*st io the pleasure -
ot life and prove a safe guard to the bies-ings oi
Liberty,
,n Let every genuine rotary of patriotism and lif
ts orature breathe an atmosphere free from the tnur
-1 key and infectious vapours of party spirit, and re
nt ligiotisphrenzy—keep aloof from the untrammel
le led hoofs and poisonous fangs ot faction—the wild
c schemes and sophistry of political zealots—These
r 'ike the piume which wings the shaft against the
it breast that nourished it, will paralise exertion and
ir clip the wines of genius ! !
I
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Xiatest from EiUTo\>e.
i Boston, July 8.
We are indebted to Mr. Topliff for the
loan of Amsterdam and Harlem papers to
June 7. They contain under date of Paris,
May 31, an account of the coronation of King
Charles X. at Rheims, on the 28th. The
King left Paris May 24th, for Compeigne,
where he remained until 27th. He then
1 went to Nismes, and on the 28th to a village
called B.iurgueux, where he met the royal
family, the great officers, &c. and a grand
procession was formed. Among the Ambas
sadors present, were the Duke of Northum
berland, Prince Esterhazy, Count Pozzo di
1 IWgo. and Sidi Hamel,' the Minister ofi
1 I unis. On the day of the coronation, the I
King walked in the procession to the church \
between two Cardinals. The procession!
was very magnificent, and the dresses very
brilliant.. The king pronounced the corona
tion oath, in a clear and distinct voice, in
the following words : “ I promise in the pre
sence ot God and my people, to support and
to honor our holy religion, as is the duty ofi
I every Christian king anil oldest son of the!
. church todojusttce and right to my sub-1
jeefs. anil to reign according to the laws of'
' the kingdom and the constitutional charter,!
which I swear faithfully to perform. So help l
me God and the holy evangelists.” The
, ceremony of annointing, and of the corona
tion, by the Archbishop of Rheims, is then
described. After the coronation, the King,
and die high officers, sat down to dinner, of
a hundred and fifty covers, given by the city;
ol Rheims. The King granted a pardon to;
a great number of persons under sentence!
! of political offences, among others to Gen.
. Drouet d’Erlon.
The horses ol the King’s carriage ran a
way with it, and he owes his life to the skill
<d his postillion anti coachman. General
Curial was thrown from Ids horse and had
two rib-, broken. Gen. Bordeselle was
thrown twice, but received no injury.
There are some particulars of late date j
' from Greece, hut no event of importance is (
mentioned. Tie Egyptian army is said to (
have been in the neighbourhood of Modon, ,
on the last of Ap' il, in a critical situation, ,
The Pacha had Inst many of his men in vari- ,
ous engagements, and was suffering for want j
of Provisions. He waited in vain fora di-|
version in his favor by the Seraskier, and for ,
the fleet from Constantinople. This infor- j
mation is received from Corfu, under date!;
of May 1. It is confirmed by news fromjj
Seres, to April 30, which states that the ,
Seraskier had raised the siege of Missolong- ,
hi, and having been beaten by the Greeks!,
, near Arta, had been obliged to retreat to
Jamaica. The same news confirmed under
the date of Constantinople, April 27. It is
stated that the Captain Pacha was expected i
to sail with the fleet in five or six da vs. ;
It is confidently asserted that Ulysses, I
who had gone over to the Turks, had been .
abandoned by his men, and been obliged too
flee to the mountains, and that Gourra. whoji
is the commander on the side of Athens, I
hoped to catch him. Colocotroni and his i
associates were still confined at Hydra. |i
The papers contain London dates to I
June 1. | (
British Three per cents, London, June 1, .
89 1 2 and 90|. French 5 per cents, Paris, <
May 31, 101, 15 ; Three percents 74,65. J
In England, the speculations in foreign i
stocks and the various projects, seem to have <
produced a scarcity in the money market, t
The Dutch frigate Pallas, with the Duke (
of Saxe Weimar as a passenger, sailed from t
Falmouth, Eng. May 27, for Ne.v-York, I
A Frankfort article of May 31, states that'
the Egyptian army, sent against the Greeks,
was in a perilous situation at Modon. !
The great timber ship Columbus, on her 1
way from England to St. Johns, N. B, was ‘
abandoned at sea a wreck, on the 17th of j
May. 1
A liberal Prelate. —ln the late debate in <
the British House of Peers, on the Catholic j
Relief Bill, it is worthy of remark, that one',
of the dignitaries of the English Church !
spoke zealously in support of the bill, and {
in favor of concessions to the Catholics.
“The Bishop of Norwich implored that !
the system might cease which had heaped \
misery on five millions of loyal subjects and:,
conscientious Christians. There was no (
country in Europe more disgraced by penal ,
laws than Ireland. If the Church of Eng
land could nut bo maintained without per
secution, let itfall. If worldly advantages
could not be secured to him, but by the suf- ,
ferings of so many fellow beings, they could j
have no charms for him.”
Among the passengers in the Cincinna- i
tus, lately arrived at New-York, from Lon
don, are four sons of the late Emperor of ,
Mexico, on a visit to their mother, who is i
now in New-York.
A ship called the Samuel Robertson , of
500 tons, was launched at New-York, on the
! 22d ilist. Site is'intended for the Greenocl.
i trade, and is to be commanded by Captain
Thomas Choate.
• SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.
The lads lately convicted of manslaugh
' ter, have in conformity with their sentence,
I been each placed in the cells of tile state*
t prison.—These cells are dark stone rooms,
e scarcely ten feet in length, and six in
:1 breadth ; cold, dreary, and dismal. Though
confinement at hard labour in the state pris
on, carries with it an odium difficult to
shake off, yet still there is a gleam of hope
and a ray of comfort. The convict labours
with his fellow convict ; exercise gives him
health and appetite; he sees the face of
man ; he takes his meals and sleeps with
his unfortunate companions ; he enjoys the
, light of day ; the rays of the rissing & set*
' ting sun; the breeze of summer, and the bra
cing air of winter. There is still comfort in
* calamity, but alas, what situation can be
’ more wretched than confinement in the sol
' itary cells of a prison. Man was made for
’ society ; he is wretched without it, and the
. late of these youths should make a deep im
: pression upon our apprentices generally, and
admonish them to avoid vice and intempe
rance, and accustom themselves to indus
try and sobriety and civility.
Contrast the present and past Situation of
‘ those captive boys. They have all parents
land relations, to whom they were recipro
cally attached ; they enjoyed the comfort
and happiness of home; the endearing at
tention, and affectionate solicitude of mo
thers, brothers and friends; their little wants
were gratified ; their reasonable pleasures
promoted ; they rose early to work, and, in
the ship-yard or on the shop board, with the
, plumb of the mason, and the plane of the
: carpenter, or, in the ordinary moceanical
I pursuits, they were treadTng a career of
(usefulness, honour, wealth, and happiness;
I the hope of their families, and probably
i their country; now mark the sad reverse.
In seven solitary cells, dark as night, with
out a voice to cheer them, these unfortun
ate boys now lie.—ln one corner is their
(hard and comfortless bed, no sound breaks
upon their benumbed ears and chilled fa
culties, save the grating' of the ponderous
bolts, when they are withdrawn to admit
j the mute and surly gaoler, who places the
coarse meal of bread and water on the stone
table and retires in silence. No grateful
voice of parents or relations is heard—
those voices which called them to their
meals, warned them to their beds, attend
ed them in sickness, and was jocund and
free with them in health. The sound of
cannon, the “ spirit-stirring drum,” the
shouts of freemen, the joyful music of the
band heard on our national anniversary,
reach not their prison. There they sit, coil
ed up in a corner, shivering with damps and
apprehension—-shut out from the world,
darkness, dreariness and sickness of heart
surrounding and affecting them.
is not a highly coloured picture ; it is, un
fortunately, a true sketch. Let it warn or
youth to beware of bad company—to shun
bad habits—to keep themselves out of broils
and mischief—to be industrious and econo
mical, and calculate upon the arrival of that
time, When they are to take a place among
their fellow citizens, and earn for themselves
reputation and bread. [A r . JK. Advocate.
New-York, July 5.
Three boat races took place in the course
of yesterday. The one at Hoboken for
a beautiful prize boat built by Chambers;
for the managers of the Park Theatre, which
—was won in two heats by the Crawford:
the second prize of fifty dollars, given by
the proprietors of Hoboken Kerry, was won
by the Despatch; and a third prize of 25
dollars was gained by the Ella Ruth. Af
ter the termination of the race, the prize
boat was taken from Whitehall to the Cir
cus and Theatre, to be exhibited to the res
pective audiences. A purse for SIOO was
also rowed for between Castle Garden and
Powlcs Hook, and was won by the Wash • *
ington, beating the Lafayette and Ameri
can, and several other fine boats.—ln the
evening a race for all boats took place, from
Governor’s Island to Whitehall-slip, which
was won by a Staten Island skiff called
The Dart. ppp
Attempted Insurrection. —Capt. Russell,
of the brig Merced arrived at New-York
from Alvarado, reports, that it was discov
ered that a rising of the lower classes of the
people there was to have taken place on
the night of the 10th June, for the purpose,
as they gave out, of attacking the old
Spaniards ; but it is generally supposed
they intended to massacre all resident stran
gers, without distinction, and plunder their
property, a considerable quantity of species
having lately arrived in town. The troops
ami piincipal inhabitants were up nearly
all night, under great anxiety, until the
ringleaders were arrested, ami sent in ir
ons on board the guard ship, to await, their
trial. In other respects the country was
very tranquil.
Bit again, —In order to prevent Boston
Poets from walking oft' with uur golden
medals and silver jugs for Prize Addresses,
it was keenly resolved by the knowing ones,
that none but a New-York Puet should put
in tor the Prize Address of the Lafayette
Circus. It was judged to Samuel Wood
worth, not because the address was peculi
arly excellent ; but be- ause it was the best
presented—when lo and behold, it turns out
dial Sammy is originally from Boston.
1 j/ ' loax aiu * d knotty point arises,
hould nt he give back the silver cup after
“draining a draught of Rhenish from it?”
1 his universal Yankee nation,” comes up -
on us in every shape. r
[AWi’.s iV. Y Adv.