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A SINGULAR story.
While I was in the country last
year, says Madame da Mouiicr, 1
<h. ii i’il in I II into company wito a
good Irior, • igiity years of age, who
toll) oir tin l alovnog story:
About 40 years ago, hr was sent for
to a log w jniai , to |irr|i <r* iiiui for
tlrutli. Tne) sliut him up in a small
i Impel with tin- malefactor, and while
hr was making every effort to excite
liim to repeiGmc, he per eivid that
tin* man u.s absorbed in thought,
and lirtidl) attended to Ids discourse.
My and al li i* ed, said hr, do you r< II*• t
tli t in a lew hours ynU must appear
b loie a no re awful trilmnal than
that which lots lately run dented you?
- \Vi at •an divert your attention
from what is of such infinite impor
t. i •? — 'l i ne, lather, returned the
in a I In tor; but 1 cannot divest my-
Bill’ I the idea that it is in \ our power
to s t. my life. Mow ran I possi’ Jy
If < t ‘bat? said the friar; and even
fiupp sing I could, should venture to
tl i', and thereby'give you an oppor
tiu i y, perlmps, of committing many
li on miiios? If that tie all that pre
vents v .• u, ieplit and the maliTai tor, yon
Ina) nly oil my word; I have beheld
ln\ fate too near* again to expose my
Be. f to w hat I have ft It.
The friar acted as you and I should
hole dot.i { lie ) ielded to the impels
oli oi p ission; audit only remained
to contrive tin* means of the man’s es
( pe. Tne ili pel in which they
Wi re, w s lighted by one small win
flow mr the top, 15 feet from the
ground. Yil lu.ve only, said tin
nin itial to the friar to set y nr hair
on the altar, which we tan remove to
tin-fo<it of ti i w 11, and. if you will
g‘*t lip <n i l , I can reacli the wind <w
by the help of your shoulders. The
fr iar onsi i.n and to tins mat ffiuvre, mil
baling replaced the altar, whi It was
ji r tile, hi ati and hiinself ijui t|y in tin
rliatr. About three hours after, tin*
executioner, who ti g*n to grow io\
]i lent, knocked at tin 1 door, and
nsked *ln friar what b id become u|
the i ulprit. He must have been an
p*ge|, r* plied In* coolly; for by the
f i I of the priest, lie went through the
v inil'iiv. The exe< utioiier, who
f null himself a loser by this account,
i (joireil if he w ere laughing at him,
Sind i*oit to inform tin* judges. They
paired to the chapel, where the good
!■ n was sitting, who, pointing to the
virib'W, assured tln*m upon bis con
S< ienee, that the malefactor tl w
rut t j*, and that snpp <sing him an
gel le was going to recommend
himself to bis protection; that, how
pier, if lie wen* a criminal, wlmli
be runlil not suspect f*ei s ei g what
h* tmil seen was ii"t obliged to be his
c ardian. The magistrates could not
preserve their gra'i’y at this good
|i -n’s sons froid, and, alter wishing a
j>lef<si*nt | mrney to the culprit, w ent
8” ay.
Twenty vest’s f erw arils, this friar
tr veiling oi< i* the Ardennes, lost his
V v_v ben, jest rs the tl*y w ’*;•*
j c a kind of peasant accosted him,
p, it ffrr examining him very at'eu
fs lv. nski'il him whittiee he ives go
j. : r, ml told bint the rd be was
ii tin g was ii very dangerous one,
J \ H wit follow me. In* add'd. 1 will
p,'i*itiu‘f imito n farm, where Vu •* ay
jiv , hr night in s l tv. HI In*
y <*■ i hcm hurt* ><B dj the curiosity
V iv ’ | jo the ni •*h eotiivteoan e tX>
f; *l is iisi>i inns, but ronsiih*ri’ g
f ;r*e hil ah il design towards
| t |* was impossible to escape. In*
f t w-d him wi'h tren bling st* ps.
ft; f.’r was not of long duration; be
(ni. n ppfi • jvpil the farm ivhi h the
p sa*- had mentioned; and as they
p> ipp. || *lo mat* wbow ns the pro
p>i t,.|. ,f i till! his wife to kill a
C’.'tvm, with some of the fiorst i hi’ k*
c ( s in the p tiltrv yard and to w|*
fn* e h?* gmst with the best cheer*
V Idle supper was prop. ring, the
foMt liymur re-et • red, followed hy
eight children whom bo thus ad
dressed:—My children pour forth’
your grateful thanks to this good
friar. Had it not been for him, you
would not have been here, nor I
either: he saved my life. Tiie friar
instantly recollm ted the features of
the speaker, and recognized the
thief whose escape he had favored,
The whole family loaded him with
caresses and kindness: and when he
w.,s alone wi<h the man, lie inquired
how lie came lo he so well provided
for. I kept my word wtill you, said
the thief, and r* solving to lead a good
life in future, I begg diny way hith
er, which is my native country, and
engaged in the service of the master
of tins farm, li lining his favor by
my fidelity and aiU’ lnrient to bis in
terest, he gave me his only daughter
in marriage. God has blessed my
endeavors. I have amassed a little
wealth, and I beg that you will ds
piseof me and all that belong to me.
1 shall now die content, since l hav
been' ’able to see and testily inj grati
tude towards tny deliverer. Tht
friar told him he was well repaid ho
the service lie had r ndered bun, by
tlie use to which h* devoted the life h*
iiail preserved. Ho would not acrep
of any tiling as a re* oinpense; hip
could not refuse to stay some days
with the countryman, who treated bin
like a prince. This good mail then
obliged bim to make use at least of
me of his horses to finish his journey
ml never quitted him till ho ba<i
travelled the dang ruus roads that a
ouud in those pat ts.
THE BALLOON - PERILOUS ES
CALK OF Jill. KOBBUTTON.
Ne.v\ V hk, 8 p ember 19.
A I. t g- con nurse ofp. ople assein
blei! yesterday afternoon in Castle
Garden, to witness the ascent of Mr.
Hubert sou —and many thousands were
I nurse upon the battery. The day
was uur <tu ooiily beautiful, the wind
lowing in il rately from the North,
rue process of infilling the balloon
Wrts not compiled until about 6,
o*-t n, wituu vie 11 entered the car. j
whi h was handsomely decorated for
ttie o< casioti. His attendants having
h t the cords, the balloon rose grace
fully to the In ight ot upwards of a
hundred feet before the wind lud float
ed it beyond the circumference of the
castle walls. Mr. Robertson stood
eret t in the car, flmrishing the ban
ners hi his hands, and ft’ ing and b \v
nig to the spectators. Unfortunately ;
the balloon had been let eft’ directly
to the windward of the ling staff,
with which it came violently in con
tact, in consequence of whi< li the net
ting not only became entangled with
the staff, nut the car was turned near
ly aside down, Mr Robertson hav
ing bis back to the Hag staff, bad not
time to prevent this collision, which
he might otherwise have done with
a pole. He had expressed a wish
beforehand that the staff might be
taken down.
li* this perilous situation, with his
head hanging down, with his feet up
p rieost in the dinging by the
Irul netting whi li attached it to the
balloon, he remained suspended at
the h ight of i ear a liundml feet from
tin ground, vibrating in every direc- 1
tilt, while a general shudder ran
through the crowd. At tins instant,’
a large rent w s made in the balloon,
uml lie gradually descended about fit j
teen feet. The spectators cried out
to liim, in English, to take hold of the
lmlli*rd of the ft g staff. Though
m itily black in the fai c, troin Ins po
sition, Mr. Robertson was perfectly
collected. At this moment a man
rlimbed the rope for bis relief, amid
the i beers of the spectators, but was
unable to ascend nearer than within
s< me fifteen leet of Mr. 11. when hi
strength failed, and he w*s obliged to
desi end. The anxiety of tiie specta
tors was now increased to intensity,
ant but little hope w:.s entertained of
his rest tie, and a shudder ran over
the w hole body of spectators.
\Y* heard not a sliritk, but many
of the ladies w ere in tears of silent
agony. It was hardly supposed pos
siole that his physical pwers, could
lunger sustain him. Still he held on,
sometimes apparently by Ills feet, and
sometimes by one hand, grasping at
any and every thing with the other.
At length lie caug.it the rope, and
by a powerful efTirt, and one of the
most dexterous movements that we
beheld, he cleared himself from
the car and tiie entanglement of the
cords, and was seen suspended by
one hand. A hurst of applause
cheered him for an instant, and tin
til lie caught the rope with his other
band, when he descended forty or tif
y feet with great v-locity, and I II
.he remainder of the distance, but
was caught by the people b* low. lie
was soon upon his feet, and appeared
upon the ten*ice of the garden, where
ue was re eived by repeated and
hearty cheers.
After receiving the congratulations
f his friends, the intrepid aeronaut
etn ed to a private apartment, where
is hands, wtiidi had been blistered
nd somewhat excoriated by the
cords and the rope in his descent,
,vere dressed. He also lost one ol
‘•is front teeth, hy having seized a
ped in his mouth, as he threw him
s If from tiie car.* He ws not other
wise injured, and we left him I c*t <■
tening in a cheerful mood. During
oe whole of this fearful and trying
scene, bis presence of mind did not
forsake him for an instant. The
flag sti-ff never should h ive been plac
ed without the wails, and vve are top
that M. Il requested its removal. It
is computed that 2000 spectators
were in the Garden, and 15 000 with
out. The balloon was taken down
I'l'f r** (I .1 k, hu f is r ‘ined,
-CXBiNK'iT
IVAUIf EJ TO O>l 4, i
(£7- hie Secretary of tne Warren Vn
tt f anff Meeting reque-ts us to state that
tne nun • of Thomas Neal, FNq. one of
t’ie committee appointed to draft Tre
amble and Resolutions in relation to the
Tariff, was inadvertently omitted in the
account of the proceedings of said com
mittee as published in the last Cabinet.
Monday nex* i a the General Election,
throughout the State of Georgia. In ad
dition to members of the enduing General
Assembly, the people are to make cb-ice
of seven Members of Congress. ‘These
s- ven, arc to be selected from the li-t of
names which wdl be f< und. at large, in
another part of this ive.k’- Cabinet.
Five of the gen'h meu composing thi- list,
at present represent this Bta'e in the
Congress of the United States—Four ot
whom, viz. Messrs. Gilmer, ilavnes,
Thompson aod Wilde, have b°en uniform
anil consistent republicans of the Jeftersun
school, and will, there is no doubt, meet 1
the undivided support of the IT.-pub can
party of Georgia. That party will ‘hen,
we cannot and übt, make a judicious selec
tion amo* g th” remaining five gentlemen,
who, on account of their R public-in
principles, and public services hav-* gieat
claims upon Georgia, to wit: Daniel ,
Bradsford, Thomas F F *ster. Jam s’
M ruwetber. M Wayne and
Chtries Williamson, E-qs. All we re-’
gret is, that owing to such a multiplicity of
worthy candidates, a division in the Ke- 1
publican ranks may, by possibility, occa- ’
sion the election of one or rivre of the
candidates whose politics, to say the least,
is of tiie “doubtful gender.*’
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DARIEN GA
ZETTE.
Sir:—-I have ju-t read in the States
man and Patriot of th 23d ult. an extract
from the Macon Telegraph, in which I
am accused, on the f i*h >f some infor
mant us not having denied the intention
of the dtstinionis’- (t di-member the Un
ion.) That *1 talked loudly of the neces
sity of the measure.* That I aid ‘a se
pat alien of the States sooner or later was
inevitable and that the sooner it took
! place the better—that a monarchy then
would be erected.’
Before l proceed to the explanation
due the public. 1 pronounce the infor
mant of the Telegiaph, a liar and a
scoundrel for havit g knowingly, and from
base motives, perverted the ti uth.
While in Darien, in July last, I casual
ly remarked in conversation, that if tha
measures of the present administration
were continued, they would lead to aa
abrogation of state rights; render the con
stitution nugatory, <§* from an amalgam t
tion of State’s sovereignty, a consolidated
form of g tvernment would be established,
and all power being conceotrated„un
der one genera! head, its aristocracy
would multiply public officers and sine
cure-!, with an increase of salaries, the
bolter to strengthen executive patronage
—that the revenue derived from com
merce (to which the southern states have
so largely contributed) would from it§
; crippled state, produced by recent meas
ures, prove inadequate to meet the current
icxpeoces of -uch a government, to say
nothing of the reduction of the public
debt; that to supply the deficiences of the
r venue, a direct internal taxation would
fmin necessity be resorted to—an alter
native that the people wou!d not hear;
that the southern agriculturists were al*
ready nearly reduced to a state of vassa*
lag.* from protecting duties for the en
cu-agement of o'he branches of industry
a* tne*’ experts-; and that they could not
hear an increase of uoequil burthens,
:i and if persisted m, would pro luce a cri
si-i lint would prov ike a seperati m
prarticib‘y, r forcibly; that such an
eve’t vv'ei'd fix the seal to the death
f the republic, aid out of its
mins might rise a monarchiol and ar
bitary governm ot. For these remarks
tie informant of the Telegraph, has
ni.de in stv.ffiat I am impatient for
I the ai rival of toe greet calamity that can
bef.li the country . e the erection of
a Monarchy , to which all my words, or
de -dsgiv the Ije.
Why did ‘his ‘no contemptible man* [who
it scorn* has given many versions t” his
*ulo] with all h : s moral worth and ad
herence to truth,’ travel all the way to
Macon to disgorge his falsehoods, when
he had a printing office in his unmet
and ate vicinity.—Let an impartial pub*
lie ju !ge, I atn willing to submit to
their decision.
JOHN FLOYD.
Bellevue place. Camden county,
Sept. 12th 1823.
* ■■ 1
Worthy of imitation in Georgia The
citizens.if Carolina ‘’anu )t certainly have
more at heart the welfare of th-* Sou?h f
than the Georgians hue. We und* r
st-and that a drove of very fine mules is
now in this place; and we hope that our
citizens will have the patriotism to fallow
the example of the Carolinians as vve b *•
live it r< be t'.e only fi'nceahle moans of
defeating tlie Tariff Mill. Southron.
From the Columbia, S C. Telescope.
A Kentuckian, ,w< h*a< n. was recently
in this town, and remained for several
dtvs wi'h a larg • dr-<ve of horses and
mules; hut found ‘the reb-ds ’ as Mr.
Clay say®, so re< kb's-Jv bent upon star
vation, that he -ofti but one nor?e, at this
plac.o.
The same in ‘iv'du I, we are inform’ and,
proceeded t ; Sun tr, where the Ov<*r
|se -r of a p-atrto ic cit z n purchased, of
hss own accord, • t * h rse from the drove,
at whi h the genti min wrs so indignant,
that bes- U.d t’l'* appearance of the aui
mal upon his p a it ition.
This is, as it should b°. We trp-at
with md gnant and sovereign contempt
the kuid 1 and fraternal spirit of
‘Mr. Clay. VVe hope, as General Wil
liam's advises, that our people, at any
| personal nr temporary saerifi e, will
- touch the purse of the avaricious and
1 monopolizing fariffites. Surely if tbpy
w >u and sac-ifice the very temple itself i©
rob it of a few of its holy utensils,
they willing to abindon the fruitless
jand sacrelegious purpose, when the unho
ly de-ign is perceived to be frustrated*
From the Winchester Virginian.
William 11. Crawford guilty of Treason /
This distinguish* and statesutan or and un
deviating patriot, whose eminent talents
and servi< es have hern at knowledged by
the honest and intelligent men of all par
ties, is boldly accused before t e Ameri
can people of treason to his country t
And for what? Simply because he pre
sided at a late anti tariff mppfing at A
thens in Georgia, whose proceedings are
mnektid hy an unusual and h'ghly com
mendable degree < f moderation ands r
bearance. So much so, that the editors
of t l p* Intelligencer, therm-elves, who
have been among tiie first to accuse the
southern people of design- 1 inimical to
the Umon m their recent meetings uc lUei