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Edited by THOMAS HAYNES. VOLUME VII.—NUMBER 13. THE WIFE TO HER lIUSBANP. You took me, William, when a girl, untn your home and heart, To bear in all your after-fate, a fond and faithful part; And tell me have I ever tried that duty to forego, Or pined there was no joy forme when you were sunk in wo ? No; I would rather sharp YOORtcar than any other’s glee; For though you’re nothing to Hie world, you’re all the world ‘to me. You make a palace of my shes, this rough hewn bench a throne ; There’s sunlight for me in youir smiles, and music in vour tone. I look upon you when you sleep—my eyes with tears grow dim ; cry, * Oh, Parent of the poftr f look down from Heaven on him ’. Behold him toll from day to day, exhausting strength and soul; 1 - ate irir 1 - ■UMMnjr t~ LauL far make him whpleP And when at hist relieving Sleep has on my eyelids amiVd, How oft are they forbade to close in slumber by our child ?' 1 take the little murmurcr that spoils my span of rest, And feci it is a part of thee I lull upon my breast. There’s only one return I crave, I may not need it long, And it may soothe thee when I’m where the wretched feel no wrong; I ask not for a kinder tone, for thou wort ever kind; I ask not for less frugal faie, my fare I do not mind; I ask not for attire more gay—if such as I Suffice to make me fair to thee, for more I murmur not. But I would ask some share of hours that you on clubs bestow ; Os knowledge which you prize so much, might I not something know ? Substract from meetings amongst men each eve an hour forme, Make me companion of your soul, as I may safely be. If you will read, I’ll sit and work; then think when you’re away, Less tedious I shall find the time, dear William, of your stay. A meet companion soon I’ll be for e’en your studious hours, And teacher of those little ones, you call your cottage flowers; And>if we be not rich and great, we may be wise and kind, And as my heart can warm your heart, so may my mind your mind.” SONG OF THE AMERICAN GIRLS. Our hearts are with our native land, Our song is for her glory ; Iler warrior’s wreath is in our hand, Our lips breathe on her story; Her lofty hills and valleys green Arc smiling bright before us : And like a rainbow sign is seen, Her proud flag waving o’er us. And there are smiles upon our lips, For those who meet her foeman; For Glory’s star knows no eclipse When smiled upon by women. Forthose who brave the mighty deep, And scorn the threat of danger; \\ e’ve smiles to cheer—and tears to weep, For every ocean ranger. Our hearts are with our native land, Our song is for her freedom; Our prayers are for her gallant band Who strike where honor leads them. We love the taintless air we breatha— ’Tis Freedom*! endless dower; We’ll twine for him a fadeless wreath Who scorns a tyrant’s power. Tlie.y tell of Prance’s beauties rare— Os Italy’s proud daughters— Os Scotland’s lasses—England’s fair— And nymphs of Shannon’s waters: We need not all their boasted charms, Though lords around them hover; Our glory lies in freedom’s arms— A freeman for a lover. THE SAILOR’S GRAVE. The wild winds sung the funeral dirge, And the sea bird caught the strain ; It echo’d o’er the rolling surge, Across the distant maine. Thy form beneath the billow, Shall rest awhile in peace; The rocks thy head must pillow, While thy spirit seeks release. Poor sailor, rest—thy voyage is o’er, Thy bark at anchor rides; Oh, may’st thou find a peaceful shore, No more thou’ll stein the tides. FUNNY.—We are fond of good humor, it is to our existence what sunshine aud dew are to dowers ; but it ought to have its proper time and place. There is a friend of ours who frequently sets our office into an uproar by his hearty laughs, and most ofthein caused too by the misfortunes of others. The other day he entered roaring like a steamer. “Ha! ha! ha!—ho!—l’ve had such sport —I believe! shall kill myself laughing, 110 ! ho! ho!— he !” “ What’s the matter now ? Have you found out who committed the forgery ?” “ No, but—haw ! —haw ! —haw ! —hay ! —Joe got choaked in trying to speak the truth yesterday, and Simon astonished his inner man by a glass of cold water ; I’ve done laughing about these trifles—but just now—ha ! ha ! ha ! —I saw a councilman run down by a fat sow, and the thought struck me that the animal had a grudge against him on account of the hog law. She was only obeying the dictates of na ture, such a pitch as the old fellow had ! —and Low he did bristle up, and swear vengeance against swine ! I“—ka ■ ha • l> a • Baltimore Clipper. IT TAKES THE WOMEN.—Give us a woman for playing a good trick after all. Willi the editor of the Boston Post, we agree that there is no mascu line clumsiness, coarseness, about their tricks—they will dupe a man so ingeniously, that be will actually laugh at his own stupidity, and then bless the cause of its development. But, perhaps, the close of the last sentence will hold true in the case we are about to mention, viz.:—“ A custom house officer, near the Belgian frontier, would insist on depriving a girl on the road of a basket which was padlocked. The girl went her way, and the officer took the contraband prize to the customs, and on opening it, found a blooming baby added to bis items of family expendi tures.” A GOOD BARGAIN.—An old continentalist ar rived at an inn, and asked for refreshment. The hostess set before him a bone of ham, and a crust of bread. Her son, who had been an officer, gave the poor fellow a shilling when he had done picking, and bid him march ofl. S »on alter the old woman comes 'in to look for her pay.—“ Mother,” says the officer, ''iv 1 ' 1 ll “’ picking of that bone be worth.'”— uw n orie ail<l »’*-p cncc » ll| ose hard times.” “Well,” cries the humane son, “I have made a fine bargain, and saved sixpence, for 1 gave him btit a shilling to pick the whole,” 4 Be Stoirortt of Unimv THE PERVERSENESS OF WOMAN. There is tin old story of a man who had matried a young lady and >yho had a friend somewhat sceptical as to the obedient tendency of the wife’s disposition, much to the dissatisfaction of the Benedick who strongly-asserted and warmly asseverated that his will was law, and that she never by any chance disobeyed any'wish or injunction of bis, “Have you ever tried her temper in that respect?” said the friend, have you ever desired her positively not to do any particular thing? for that is my point since you tell me she nevet 'refuses to do whatever you desire her to do.” “No!” said the affectionate husband, “I never have found occasion to desire her not to do anything but” “That’s it! as the old women say,” cried the friend female dbedience is proved by negatives; tell her not to do att£_jwii ficuJnr thing, give no particular reason w hy and see if she does not do it.” “Ridiculous!” said the husband. “Try!” said the friend. “Well,” replied the husband, “agreed! we are both going away for the day, what proof shall I put her to? what shall I tell her not to do? may she not play on her harp? must she not sing or draw? or in fact j tell me what you want me to prohibit her doing and I stake my life she does it not.” “Oh, no!” said the friend, “drawing and singing and playing the harp are things which she might ab stain from without a murmur, or what is more essen tial to the affair a wonder; because she has sung and played and drawn a thousand times, it is an injunction not to do something she has never done before, for in stance, tell her when we go out not to climb some particular hill for particular reasons which yon do not choose to give her: or byway of carrying the princi ple out to its fullest extent, warn her not to attempt to ride on the dog’s back.” “Neptune’s back!” said the husband. “Yes,” replied the friend “on the back of the most valuable Newfoundland dog, the bravest and faith fulcst of his breed.” “Ride on a dog’s back!” exclaimed Benedick, “how can you be so absurd ? as if—” “Ah! there it is,” said the friend, “as if; now take my word for it it you issue the,injunction without giv ing her any reason, Harriet will break it.” The most incredulous of men rejoiced at the idea which he felicitously ridiculed, and resolved upon trying the experiment in order to establish his Har riet’s superiority of mind, and his friend’s exceeding silliness. He parted from his Harriet, and with tender fond ness she clung round his shoulder, as he said in quit ting her: “Harriet, dearest we have seldom been separated since our marriage; I shall be back soon; take care of yourself love, but just attend to one thing I am go ing to say dear; don’t try to ride upon Neptune’s back while we are away.” “M hat!” said the laughing Harriet, “ride upon Neptune; ha, ha, ha! what at*odd idea —is that all you warn me against? why, what a ridiculous notion, why should you tell me that? What nonsense!” “That my dear,” said the husband, “is a secret; all J beg of you is not to ride upon Neptune.” “Ride upon Neptune,” repeated the lady, and she laughed again, and they parted. When Benedick and his friend returned to dinner, the laughing Harriet did not as usual present herself to receive them; there was a sort of gloom pervading the bouse; the footman who opened the door looked dull; the butler who came into the ball looked as white as his waistcoat; the lady’s own maid rushed down stairs evidently to prevent a scene. “Where is your mistress?” Said Benedick. “Up stairs sir,” said the maid, there is nothing in the world sir the matter, only my mistress has had a fall; quite a little fall on the walk in the flower gar den; and has cut her face the least bit in the world, sir; all will be well to-morrow. “A fall!” said Benedick. “Humph!” said the friend. And up stairs ran the anxious husband. “What has happened!” exclaimed he, catching her to his heart and seeing her beautiful countenance a lit tle marred; “how did this happen?” Harriet cried and hid her face. The explanation came altogether clearly before the friends of the family; but the accident was generally thought to have arisen from Harriet’s having endea vored to take a ride on Neptune’s back.” A LIV ING PINE-APPLE.—There was a com petition between two German princes who would show the most choice dishes at table. A heavy bet was ta ken, and judges chosen. They attended an enter tainment of one of the princes, which was so profuse and costly that they conceived it could not be out stripped by any other. After this they were present at the second prince’s when there graced the centre of the table what was considered a pine-apple of enor mous size. \\ hen the dessert had been spread around it, the prince calling the attention of the judges said loudly, “Borolaw>ky, come forth!” On this the supposed pine fell to pieces when it appeared the dwarfcount h id been cased up who respectfully bow ed round to the company when the judges declared that the socond prince had gained the bet the other not having so dainty a dish to set before his guests as the pine and its contents. SINGULAR LAWSUIT.—An English paper says that a curious lawsuit is now going on in Perth in Hungary, between a butcher and a cattle-dealer.— The butcher had lent 1000 florins to the dealer, who sometime afterwards, called on him as he was at din ner and laid down a note for 1000 florins, thanking him at the same time for the loan.—The window be ing open the note was blown by a guest of wind into the soup tureen. The butcher took it out and hold ing it by the corner to allow the grease to drain off it was seized by the dog and swallowed. Perceiving that he had done wrong the dog absented himself and did not return urttil evening when he was killed and opened but the note was of course by this time w holly dige ted. The butcher has brought an action for the 1000 florins, which the dealer refuses to pay twice 'over, considering that the note having gone into the I hands of the butcher, he alone ought'to bear the loss. OUR CONSC lEN C E OUR CO CNT | Y OU R I’ ART Y. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 1840. AFFLICTIONS BENEFICIAL. Whoever contemplates the various calamities that ! fill the world, and the still more numi roti's avenues by which we are exposed to distress. ' ih be affected with a sense of the misery of man.—ln Cis survey, we need not search for remote and distant evils; we need not crowd our imagination with the h/rrors of war, the progress of armies, or the desolations pf States. In the most familiar walks of life w;e .iect with scenes at which humanity must bleed: scene’ of distress lie open on every side: every quarter is I 1 d with the groans of the dying, and lamentations tire dead. In the mass of mankind we can scarcely select 411 individual in whose bosom there does not rankle unpublished griefs; and, could we look into lire hearts of the most tranquil, we should often find therp a prey trt unpitied regrets, torn with anxiety, and Weeding with disap pointments. . Retiring from tins nrefanchoiy spectacle, wunoiit looking any further we might be ready to consider the world as a great nursery of disease, a vast recep tacle of miseries, filled with being/whom Providence has endowed with sensibility to suffer, rather than ca pacities to enjoy; but to him who views the moral in fluence of afflictions, the evils they are intended-to correct, and the benefits they impart, they will ap pear in a very different light; he will consider them as at once the punishments of vice, and the Cure’of it. Sorrow is, indeed, the offspring of guilt, but the pa rent of wisdom. Stern in her aspects, and severe iu her deportment, she is, however, senton a message of mercy. She is destined to follow in the footsteps of intemperance, to break her enchantments, to expose her delusions, and to deliver from’traldcm such as; are entangled in her snares, or are sleeping in her ’ arms. Whoever surveys the course of his past life, 1 with a view’ to remark the false steps he has taken in it, will find that as they have been preceded by indis cretion, they have been recalled by distress. To ev ery object our attachment is proportioned to the plea sures we have received or expect to receive from it, and the passion will continue to be cherished as long as the recollection of it calls up ideas of pleasure ra ther than ol pain. Now, every vicious pursuit is founded on indulgence, and disguised by ineiiiiiition. To the licentious and abandoned, therefore, there is no prospect of the termination of their vices, till, by I actual experience of the miset ies they inflict, they con- I vey to the mind more sentiments of aversion than of love. From the moment that the enchantment is dispell ed, the false colours stripped off’ they will be regard ed as specious deformities and real dangers. Multi tudes who could never be pursued ijy the calls of in terest, or the voice of conviction, to restrain tlie li cense of their passions, and abandon their criminal pursuits, have been reclaimed by the lash of adver sity. The decay of health, the desertion of friends, and the neglect of the world, have not unfrequently softened those hardier .spirits whom the of virtue have been displayed tn vaTST* Nor is sorrow less effectual in the correction of foi bles, than iu the extinction of vice. A consideration of the benefit of afflictions should teach us to bear them patiently when they fall to our lot; and to be thankful to Heaven for having planted such barriers around us, to restrain the exuberance of our follies and our crimes. Let these sacred fences be removed; exempt the ambitious from disappointment, and the guilty from remorse; let luxury go unattended with disease, and indiscretion lead into no embarrassments or distresses; our vices would range without control, and the impet uosity o( our passions have no bounds; every family would be filled with strife, every nation with carnage, and a deluge of calamities would break in upon ns which wou’d produce more misery in a year than is inflicted by the band of Providence in a lapse of ages. Robt. Hall. ALWAYS HAPPY.—An Italian bishop, strug gling through great difficulties w ithout repining, met with much opposition in his episcopal functions with out betraying the least impatience. One of his inti mate friends, who highly admired those virtues w hich he thought it impossible to imitate, once asked the prelate if he could impart the secret of being always easy. “ Yes,” replied the old man, “ I can teach you my secret,” and with great facility. It consists in making a right use of my eyes.” His friend begged him to explain himself. “ Most willingly,” returned the bishop. “In whatever state I am, I first look up to lieaven, and re member that my principal business here is to get there —I then look down upon the earth, and call to mind how small a space i shall occupy of it when I come to be interred ; I then look around in the world, and ob- I serve what multitudes there are, in all respects more unhappy than myself. Thus'] learn where true hap piness is placed, where all our cares must end, and what little reason 1 have to despair or complain.” HANDBILL EXTRAORDINARY—A Mr. Keely, of Oxford, Ohio, who calls himself a “ a bar gainer general,” issued on the Ist of January last a handbill descriptive of his stock of goods, &c., of which the following is a specimen : Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, of the most fashionable and best quality ; and of ail sorts and sizes, from the sublime to the ridiculous. Dry Goods and Hardware. Broad Cloths of all kinds and colors; Jewelry, and Brooms of all kinds ; Ghnblets, Padlocks, Currycombs, Shovels, the long- j est kind of a cross-cut Saw, Wooden Bowles, Stocks, Baskets, Penknives, German Silver Spoons, I Garters, Umbrellas, Snuffers. The invincible Dr. Fisk’s water-proof Blacking; , Musical Instruments, of all kinds. All cases in law matters attended to before tire high I Justice’s Court. Auctioneering of the loudest kind interwoven by ventriloquism. in contemplation an eight day’s clock, to run six teen days; every twenty-four hours to lay sixteen eggs, and give two gallons of milk daily. 1 When in the course of htnnnn events it becomes necessary for on-' man to pay his debts, a decent respect for the purses and opinions of i mankind, solemnly declare, that if ho has not specie or bank notes, he should not preserve his credit by borrowing. Give your own note, like an hotH’.U man—if, like anu ral, you never pay it. Settle fair at least. Reported for the Journal of Commerce. Police Office—Saturday. MELANCHOLY CONSEQUENCE OF IN TEMPERANCE. At a late hour on Friday night, a watchman met a man it> the street, whose conduct betokened him a perfect maniac, and the watchman accordingly Lad him conveyed to the Watchhouse. where he said his name was- 'J II . On Saturday morning he was brought before the magistrate but wassstillso dreadfully aflected with delirium tremens, or insanity in some other form, that it was found useless to ask him any questions, and he was sent back to prison. In the course of tbt^day a gentleman happened to see ll—-—s name on the Watch returns and became curious t!T ascertain if he could be a person whom he had known under happier auspices. He accordingly '.vent dowti to th'e cell and at once satisfied himself that the unhappy lunatic was his former acquaint ance. And now for a brief outline of his unfortunate career. II ’is by birth an Irishman, and con- nected with some of the first families in England and Ireland. At an early period in life he entered Trin ity College, Dublin, wdiere lie graduated, and after a most brilliant collegiate career, left it. He then be came an attache to the then Bishop of Clogher, with the view of taking holy orders, in the established Church of England, in w hich, from his high connex ions, he had good reason to expect a speedy promo tion. 'I he unnatural propensities of the Bishop of Clogher having, however, been discovered, and him self obliged to fly his country, to avoid a probably ignominious death, H changed his mind as to his future career, and obtained a commission in the English army. The regiment to which he was at tached was sent to the Peninsula, and during a con siderable part of the war II ’s regiment was in active service, and he conducted himself so as to ob tain the character of an excellent officer. When the war terminated bis regiment was abandoned, and lie again turned himself to the church, and was ordained and became chaplain to a regiment. His regiment afterwards went to Canada, where he accompanied it, ' and there he imbibed those habits which have been his . destruction. As is always the case, he did not be-j come an liabiit;?J drunkard, at once, but having on one or two occasions appeared puu’it'!'/ in a stale of. 1 intoxication, he was obliged to relinquish his situation ] ii) the church, lie then for a short time supported: himself as a tutor, but his unfortunate habits soon de- i priced him of this resource. He next edited, and we believe, first established a paper at Montreal, which : lias now a considerable circulation. From this situa- ' tion however, he was also soon driven by intemper- ( ance. He then cfime to NewYork,where he was employed | as assistant editor to one of the morning papers, anil I proved himself a man of Very, superior talent. But I Ills unrelenliug enemy, alcohol, \ ery.soon left liim > again without employment, 4ind after enduring ex”-] treme poverty for some time, he became clerk to one j of the theatres. His habits now became worse than 1 ever, and he was so seldom sober, that he was soon ! turned away from the theatre, and found himself with- i out any means of earning bread. In order to pre-j vent himself from starving, he was next obliged to 1 become a mere menial drudge, and run of errands, or | do any thing by which he could earn a shilling. He : now seemed to have lost all recollection ol what he had oftce been, or might still be if he could get rid of bis miserable habit of intemperance, and be became aj low drunkest loafer who would associate with anyone or go any u here, to get a glass of grog. Alcohol was all lie now cared for, ami he was seldom or never sober. Such a career could not but soon close in death er insanity, and the latter has bden the conse quence in his case, and he is to be sent to the Luna tic Asylum. Thus an accomplished scholar, possess ing talents, of the most respectable connections, and who Legau the world v»ith a brilliant pt ospect, and all the means of making a glorious career, has it cut short, while yet in the prime of life, by indulging in that most irrational of all sensual gratifications, ALCOHOL. Aud as if nothing should be wanting to render his fate melancholy and deplorable, he lias a voting and interesting family, depending for their daily bread, on their own feeble and inefficient indus try, or the world’s cold charity. A POLICE STORY.—An honest vender ofthat spring staple of our market shad, was standing before his wagon at the lower end of the market house on Friday evening thinking about hitching to, and de parting, having sold out bis stock and packed away the proceeds in his pocket, when a man passed along, and dropped a paper which was picked up immedi ately after by another man who followed close at his heels, and who called the attention of the countryman to it asking him to observe what the paper contained. Tin re was a 25 cent piece wrapped in it:—“Now said the finder, “the man that dropped this will no doubt return presently when he misses It, and in case he does we’ll have a little fun with him. Let us put a cent in the place of the quarter, and he not knowing the trick will venture a bet perhaps, that there is a quarter in the paper. This was accordingly done and the paper laid upon the ground. Sure enough the loser returned and picked up the paper, said, “Ah, 1 thought I dropped it here.” “What is it you dropped!” asked the second man. “A quarter of a dollar,” was the answer. “Before you open it,” said the other I’ll bet you S3O it is only a cent. Won’t you bet the same!” said he turning to the countryman —and thirty dollars of the shad money was planked up with S3O from each of the two strangers. But the astonishment of the shad merchant may be conceived when instead of the cent which he had seen wrapped in the paper there was the identical 25 cents which had been taken from it in its place? “I have won the b ’t!” said the first scamp (the other being his accotn- > plice in the trick) anil snatching the slakes, hurried | oil, followed by his companion leaving the country-| man in a stale of bewilderment, and bewailing liis loss. He was advised to apply to the police, and officer Guy succeeded the next morning in capturing the pair of swindlers, but before thev were brought before the Mayor, the countryman very improperly compro mised with them on receiving back his S3O which they gladly suf rendered to escape the fangs of jus tice. Norfolk llcrtiH. J P. C. KOBiXSOY, Proprietor. WHOLE NUMBER 325. Fjom the Mocoti Telegraph, of April 14. A TOBACCO TRADER MURDERED. A murder was committed on the body of an ntW known person, on the 3d of April, at night, in Lau rens county, Georgia, at or near Robert Higdon’s mills, supposed to be 60 years of age, very stout and robust for his age ; he had a two-horse wagon, parti ally loaded with tobacco, in company with a young mini, who he said he had hired to drive his wagon and while at supper, we suppose, was struck a mortal blow with the edge of an axe, which he bad with him,- which blow partially severed bis head Irom his neck and we have every reason to believe said blow was struck by the young man that was driving his wagon, he being absent next morning, and we suppose took one hoise from the wagon, and made his escape to w lU’ds and the other broke loose and followed sifter him, as one rope was cut with a knife and the uthtf--firfiKen, and thtr ildlrtg or a horse was' heard passing houses towards Macon for eight or ten miles, and a loose horse following but a few minutes after- We suppose the murderer took all the money and pa pers belong to the deceased, as there was no papers nor money found in his possession—only part of a news paper entitled the North Carolinian, on the margin of which was written, William Bostick. We suppose the deceased came from North Carolina or Virginia, and left home early in February last, and said he had ; deposited tobacco in Macon for sale ; and no doubt the young man who we suppose murdered him, has made his way there, to get the proceeds of said depo site. The old man was heard to call the driver Terrell- Any person knowing the name of the above individual, w ill please make it public. Description.— The man murdered was about 5 feet 6 or 8 inches high ; his hair very white, and toler able long. The young man, from what we could un derstand, was about 5 feet high, well made, supposed to be about 20 years of age, and of light complexion ; he said he staid in Macon three or four months last year. A liberal reward will be given by the citizens of Laurens county, for the apprehension and delivery of said TERRELL. The deceased said he was a man of family; and they are hereby requested to call on John M. Hamp-' ton, for the effects of said deceased. J. M. HAMPTON, April 1,1340. JOHN F. SPICER. Gy Editors in Virginia, North and South Caroli ■ na, and Georgia, will do an act ofjustice by noticing this. 'file youth Terrell, noticed in the above communi- 7 'cation, as the supposed murderer, was arrested on the I race course, near this city, on Tuesday last, and im i mediately conveyed to Laurens county, there to stand his trial. He had in bis possession a number of ma nuscript papers, supposed, to belong to the unfortu- Inate man who was murdered. We have no further panic; l-'i's that will shed lijjit t*pvn this mysterious ! arniir; but there is no doubt, when a judicial investi- I gation takes place, that the murd°r will implicate more i than one, and stand upon record as one of cold blooded enormity. The following is a beautiful passage from Lord Brougham’s Sketches of the times of George 111. It relates to Napoleon’s ill fated Russian campaign, and.' the disastrous retreat of the legions : “ But the vaulting ambition of the great conquerof at last overshot itself. After his most arduous and perhaps most triumphant campaign, undertaken with a profusion of military resources unexampled in the anr nals of war, the ancient capital of the Russian empire was in his hands ; yet, from the teftisal of the enemy to make peace, and the sterilty of the vast surrounding country, the contest was bootless to his purpose. He had collected the mightiest army the world ever saw; from all parts of the continent he had gathered hrs. forces; every diversity of blood, and complexion, anct tongue and garb, aud weapon, shone along his line r’ the resources of whole provinces moved through the . kingdoms which his arms held in aw e ; the artillery of of whole citadels traversed tire fields; the cattle on a thousand hills were made the food of the myriads whom he poured into the plains of Eastern Europe, where blood flowed in rivers, and the earth was w hitened with men’s bones. But this gigantic enter prise, uniformly successful, was found to have no ob ject, w hen it had no longer an enemy to overcome," and the victor in vain sued to the vanquished for peace. The conflagration of Moscow in one night began his discomfiture, which the frost of auotber night completed. Upon the pomp and circumstance of unnumbered warriors—their cavalry, their guns,' their magazines, their equipage—descended flake by flake, the snow of a northern night. The hopes of Napoleon w ere blighted ; the retreat of his', armament was cut off’; and his doom sealed far mqr.e. irreversibly,than if the conqueror of an hundred had been overthrown in battle, and made captive with half his force. All his subsequent efforts to regain the power he had lost, never succeeded in countervail ing' the efforts of that Russian night. The fire of Iris genius burned, if possible, brighter than ever. In two campaigns his efforts were more than human, his\ resources more miraculous than before, his valor more worthy of the prize he played for. But all was vain. His weapon was no longer in his hand ; his army was gone ; and his adversaries no more quailing uh der the feelings of his superior nature, had discovered him to Ire ; incible, like themselves, and grew hold in' their turn.” HORRIBLE VENGENCE.—On the night <#f the 19th ult., tl.e village of Falsoe Tharkenap, In Hungary, containing 220 habitations and a popula tion of 900 souls, was entirely consumed. In the day' the daughter of a rich farmer was married to a young 1 I matt of the village of Lechy. At midnight, when the : happy pair retired, Charles Thelkey, who had sought ! the hand of the bride, but had been refused set fire to” the dwelling and it was completely enveloped in" flames which spread throughout the whole place. Up wards of 200 persons perished in the conflagaration, and 300 more were severely injured. The bride was among the first tmd the bridegroom one of the other sufferers. Thelkey, the incendiary, is in custody/ “ On eagle’s wings immortal scandals fly, Whilst virt’ous fictions are but born to die A ’*