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VOL. I. THE CABINET Is published every Saturday , by P. L. ROBINSON, Warrenton , Geo. at three dollars per annum , which may be discharged by two dollars and fifty cents if paid within sixty days of the time of subscribing. Mr. Editor , Will you have the goodness to in sort in your paper the following tick et; It will be run by the Republicans of Columbia county. tor Senate. PETER CRAWFORD , Esq. House of Representatives. JOHN ( A HI'LEDGE Esq. Dr. NATHAN RAW FORD JAMES HAMIL TON, Esq. {fy°We are authorized to iofom the citizens ot Warren County, Geo. that James C. Gibson, is a candidate for Receiver of Tax returns for the year 1829. Vn'Misf SO 1828. 3t— l 4- Sheriff’s Sale. ILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in ’* October next, at the courthouse, in the town of Warrenton, Warren coun ty, between the hours of sale, the folio ving property, to wit: One negro girl by the name of Mary,—about ten years of age levied on as the property of Beryinan S- Harrison to satisfy four execu tions in favor of Thos, Persons vs. B. S. Harrison and 13. T. Harrison and Mordica Johnson, security on the ap peal, and Robert C. Parham, security on the stay ot executions and other against the said B S. Harrison, levy made and returned to fne by a constable. Two negroes, Bob about 50 and Cat* 1 , about forty five levied on to satisfiy an Execution in favor of the Administrators of John D’Yam part, against, Jesse 801 l and Adam Jones, Executors of Benjamin Reese dec. property pointed out by Robert AValton. One 41 saw cotton gin, levi ed on by a former Sheriff, as the prop erty of Ganaway Martin to satisfy an execution in favor of Nestcr Pitts, against Ganaway Martin, Q. L. C. Franklin and Frederick B. Heeth. Three hundred and eighty six acres of land, more or less, ad j lining Albert G. Bunkley and others on the waters of Ogeechee, levied on as the property of Thomas Seals, to satisfy an execution in favor of E. Quin and Cos. against Thomas Seals and Richmond Burnby security on the stay. Fifty acres of land more or less, lying on the waters of Hearts Creek, adjoining lands of Sampson Wilder and others levied on as the the property of Zachus Waggoner and returned to me by a constable, to satisfy an execution, in fivor of Thos. Jones against ths said Waggoner. Seven acres of land, more or less, adjoining land of John Gibson and others, levied on by a constabl* and returned to me as the property of Mirajah Perry, to satisfy a tax exe cution—due 1827. LEONARD PRATT, Shff. Will be sold on the Ist Tuesday in November next, at the Court-House, in Warrenton, Werren county, two negroes, Henry aged 44 and Wash ington aged 3 years, belonging to the estate of Nancy Cosby dec, MORDICAI JOHNSON, Adm*r. August 30th 1828. tds—l4. BLANKS, For sale at this Office Warrenton, September 13, 1828. From the Steubenville Ledger, A FRAGMENT. The fumes of liquor were now dis sipated and I partially recovered my recollection. For twelve days—and welve nights too, had I been rioting in sadness and debauchery. So 9oon is reason resumed her scattered throne and I found my self liberated from the trammels of my associates, I sailed forth to seek a home, I had *o long—too very long neglected, leavens, what were my feeling i My ingratitude to my wifi-—my injustice to my children, and my injustice to nyself now pass'd over my mind in agonizing review, and thrilled on tny soul like the knell of the furies! O! .( was horrible —it was terrifying—ii vas gloomy! The morning was keen and cold and solemn—it was the Sabbath oi iho God of heaven. On every side the worshippers of his rnild religion, were repairing to the temple to pour out at the throne if grace, their greatlul matins, while L was skulking home from the haunts of debauchery. Could 1 have joined ui their grateful petitions? The thought were blaspaemy, and the contrast strrn k me like tue genius of death. The wind and t ain and sleet, beat bitingly on my face, as 1‘ hurri ed onward, ashamed of every person ( | 4l et—ashamed of myself. My breast was full, but 1 affected the pin iosoplier—a tear oozed from my eye, it was a stranger there, ad twenty had told their annual course since its predecessor ceased to exist. 1 slrui k It off. Pshaw! exclaimed 1, it was not a tear—the air is biting. Bless ed philosophy, what caust thou not do! Another soon followed. li was near night when 1 got home 1 opened the door. My two eldest children were in bed, and the young-1 est with its mother was yet up. As soon as l entered, my wife’s glance met mine—but her eye had lost its ns)re, and pallid hue of despondency had drove from her cheek the bloom of contentment and health. Twelve years had now fled ‘with years beyond the flood*’ since l met Amelia at the altar —innoce >t, beauteous, lovely, and there pledged myself to cherish ihe sweet flower.—When she raised her head 1 stood motionless. She es sayetl to smile —the effort was too much and soe burst into tears. My philosophy was gone—l again became a man, and falling on my knees beside her, hid my head in her bosom, ‘1 forgive you Henry,’ said she, ‘and may heaven forgive you.’ It was the voice of an angel—my heart was sub dued, aud my thoughts loutid utter ance iu a cataract of tears? Tell me ye philosophers, <w a3 this unman nature, or was it weakness? If it he weakness 1 glory in it, and would not resign the feelings oi the man for the dignity of the philosopher • for all the sinews ever bought or sold.’ HENRY. THE BLIND ORATOR. The following beautiful and touching nar rative is from (he British Spy of Mr. Wirt, Attorney General of the Uuited States: It was on Sunday as I travelled hro’ the county ol Orange, a.) hat my eye was caught by a cluster of horses tied near a ruinous old house in the forest, not far from the road Having frequently seen such ..bjetls before in travelling those States, 1 had no difficulty in under sianding, that this w as a place of pub ic worship. ‘Devotion alone should have stopp-; ed me to join in the duties of the con gregation; tut I confess that curiosi ty to hear the preacher of such a wil derness was not the least of iny mo tives. On entering, I was struck w ith !i 4 supernatural appearance. He was a tall and very spare man; his head, which was covered with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands and his voice were shaking under the influ ence of palsy, and a few ino*m*uts as certained to me he was perfectly blind. The first emotions that touched m v heart, were those of mingled pity anil veneration.— But ah! sacred Gml! bow soon were all my feelings rhang , ed. The lips of the Apostles seemed j uot more t inched will holy fire than were those of this holy man. It was a day of the administration of the j sacrament; the subject of course, was j the passion of the Saviour. I had I heard the subject handled a thousand times, and thought it exhausted long ago. Little did I suppose that ii the wild woods of America I was to meet i a man, whose eloquence would give (lie subject anew aud more sublime pathos, than I ever before witnessed. As he descended from the pulpit to distribute the mystic symbols there was a peculiar, a more than human solemnity in his air and manner, which made my blood run cold, and my whole frame shiver. ‘He then drew a picture of the suf ferings of our Saviour; his rucific fion aud death: I knew the whole history; but never until then, had f heard the cir unistances so selected. s*i arranged, so colored! It was all new and I seemed to have heard it the first time in niy life, llis enun cih'iom was h* deliberate that his voire trembled on every syllable anil every heart in the assembly was in unison.—His peculiar phrases had that force of description that the ori- Iginal scene seemed at the moment act ing before our eyes. W saw the faces of the Jews; —the staring fright fulness of malice and rage—we saw the buffet; my soul kindled with a flame of indignation, and my hands involuntarily • lenched. ‘But when he came to touch on the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour, when lie drew to life, his blessed eyes streaming in tears to heaven; his voice breathing to God a gentle prayer of pardon on his ene mies. ‘Father forgive them for they know not what they do*—the voice of the preacher, which all along faltered, grew fainter, until his utterance be ing entirely obstructed by the force of Ins feelings, he raised his handker-; chief to lus eyes, and burst into a loud inexpressible flood of grief. The! whole house resounded with the: mingled groans, the sobs and shrieks of the congregation. It was some time before the tumult subsided so far as to permit him to proceed. In deed, judging by the usual but falla cious standard of my weakness, I he gun to be very uneasy for the situa tion of the preacher: for I could not conceive h*w he would be able to let down his audience from the height to which h had wound them, without im pairing the solemnity and dignity of the subject or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But ! no—the descent was as a beautiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic. ‘ The first sentence with which he broke the aw ful silence was a quotation from Uos scau: ‘Socrates died like a philoso pher, but Jesus Christ died like a God.* ♦This man has been before my im agination ever since. A thousand times as I rode along, I dropped the rains of my bridle, and tried to ioui- tate his quotation from Rosseau; a thousand times I abandoned the at tempt in despair and felt persuaded that liis peculiar manner arose from an energy of soul, which no human being could justly comprehend. In short he seems to be a being of an other age, one of totally different na ture from the rest of men.’ How deplorable it is to seo a youth of good cdu< at ion and talents, r< s pectable connexions and fair pris pects, sinking into bad habits by seekihg idle society, night after night, Sunday after Sunday, keeping l*;e hours, distressing his connexions, em bittering his own feelings every mo ment except when he is in the noisy ami pernicious vociferations of associ. | ates that will neither put him in busi ness, nor be useful customers in bu siness. It is like seeing a fellow creature w illingly throw hims if down a precipice, unrestrained by the tears, entreaties and efforts of friends, but encouraged by shouts of demons, who spread their arms to receive him. ME TA PllO RICA L EXPO SITION. August 30tli. Romans B'li ( hap. 35 and 37 verses. Stars shine bright est in the darkest night. Ton h 8 are better for beating. Grapes come not to the proof till they come to press. Spices smell best when bruised. Young trees root the faster for shak ing. Gold looks better for scouring. Juniper smells sweeter in the fire. The palm tree proves the better for pressing. Camomile the more you tread it the more you spread it. Such is the condition of all God’s children, lh<*y are the most triumphant, when most tempted, most glorious when most afflicted. M"st in favour with Goc, when least in man’s and least in their own. As their conflicts so their conquests. So their tribulation so their triumphs. True Salaman ders that live but in the furnace of persecution. And where afflictions hang heaviest, corruptions h.ng loos est, and gra e, that is hid in nature as sweet water in rose leaves, is ihe most fragrant when the fire of af fliction is put under to distill it out. My life and all its comforts too From God’s abundant bounty flow. J/eaf.—Notwithstanding the spots on the Sun, the heat has been so op % : pressive f>r several days, that draw ing one’s breath is a burden, and ex ertion nearly impossible. Passing a ; tevern a day or two since, we saw 1 ‘mine host* busily engaged in pump ing cold water on a large lump ol ice; on enq iring what could be his object, he replied,‘l am trying to coni mine ice. ( Berkshire Americun.J Glod aud paper. —At a fashionable whist-party, a lady having won a rubber of 20 guineas, the gentleman who was her opponent pulled out his pocket book and tendered 2 1l in bank notes. The fair gamester observed, with a disdainful toss of her head, ‘ln the great houses which I frequent, sir, we always use gold. 9 —‘That maybe, madam,’ replied the gentleman, ‘but in the little houses which 1 frequent, 1 we always use paper. 9 The Dutchman's Shower. —Our steady rain has been interrupted by two or three days of good weather, and pleasantly cold* We have found a good description of the previous month, in the Dutchman’s weather journal—‘Had a dunder shower for tree weeks, and then it set in for a settled rain.’ Salem Gazette . No. 16.