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I sbal Fbe laughed at by many for dwel
ling upon or repeating this story. But
never, since i arrived at the years of dis
cretion, has any thiug taken a stronger
hold upon my mind; and that man must
have been made of strange materials who
could have been an indifferent spectator.
Was he divinely illuminated? Was he in
spited? or was the whole the effect of
natural causes? These are questions
which have arisen in the minds of many,
and must be left for the learned of two
professions to an>wer. 1 returned to bed
deeply reflecting upon the past, unable
to sleep, when about nine o'clock, F. M.
many hours after Kemble had been laid
by. I was cal>ed out of bed to visit a man
taken suddenly ill, in his hammock, hang
ing near Kemble s apartment. It was an
h>nit, when all, but the watch upon deck,
had turned in; general silence reigned,
ami all the light’ below put out, with the
exc. ptinn of a single lamp in the sick
man's apartment, where lay the re
mains of Ke nble. I had bled the sick
ma i—he was relieved. I entered the
sick room before 1 retired, to replace
something, arid was turning round to
leave it tieirig alone, when I was almost
petrilied upon beholding Kemble sitting
up in his birth, with his eyes (which had
regained their f rmer brilliancy and in
telligeu e,) fi'xud intently upon mine I
became, for a moment, speechless and mo
tionless. Thinks Ito myself, what liavt
1 done, or left undone, in tins mans case
thut should cause him thus to stare at me
at this iarc hour and alone, f waited u
longtime in painful sa pen so, toruuiag
some horrible disclosure, nli.ii 1 vva
relieved by his commanding me to fcic*
him some watei —With wnat alacrity I
obeyed, can easily be imagined. 1 gav
him a tin mug containing water, which h
put to his m :uin, drank the content
and leturned it to me; then lad turns if
<(tn. tiy down for the last time. Mi* sn
nation was precisely the same, in every
respect, as before described. The tim
had now expired which lie had said wa
given him to remain in the body.
The next day by noon, all hands at
tended, as usual, lo hear t ie funeral ser
vice r ad, arid see his remains consigned
to a watery grave. It was an unusually
solemn period; Seamen are naturally
superstitious, and on this occasion ttieir
minds had been wrought upon in a singu
lar manner. Deco um is always observ
ed by sailors at such times; but now they
weieall affected to tears. And when the
body was -lid from the plank into the sea.
every one rushed instinctively to the
ship** side, to take a last look. The
u uil weight® had been attached to tli
feet; vet as if in compliment to their ;mx
ietv to see more of him, the body rose,
Kerpendicularly from the water, breast
igh, two or three times. This incident
added greatly (o the astonishment already
Cleared in the minds of the men. 1 beg
leave to remar k that it was not tlioug >t
proper to keep the body longer in the
warm latitude we were in. 1 have now
given a short and very imperfect sketch
of the important events attt-ndiiig the last
illness and death of William Kemble.
The change produced upon the crew,
wa- for a time very remarkable. It ap
pear. and as if they would never smile or
swear again; but the effect wore off by
degrees, except when the subject was re
newed* (Signed.)
I M SORRY.’
Os all the falsehoods put forth in
this wooden world, none is more often
told, <r with a more lq pocritical in
tent than the two words at the head
Os this article. To pity and relieve
thesuff rings of our fellow creatures
dss.pl ;ys a feeling so generous,
so much like the great author
of our being, tb it almost all men
covet the reputation of possessing
such a disposition; but as they are in
general ton selfish to exercise it in
reality, they endeavour to counter
feit a similar feeling, though in their
hearts they are conscious of not hav
ing any just claims to the character.
When we compare tin* language of
those who are often expressing their
gin f at the miscarriage of others,
with their actual endeavors to miti
gate the sufferings they pretend to
deplore, we at once see that they use
the phrase, *1 am sorry,’ either as a
matter of course, or in the hope of
gaming a credit f-r sympathy to
winch they are by nu means entitl'd.
In proof of this, look at that man who
wishes to borrow a sum of money;
the man to whom he applies, kuowing
him to be a bad paymaster, deter
mines from the first to deny him,
but when he applies tells him he is
very sorry he cannot accommodate
him, and as soon as he is gone con
gratulates himself on so easily escap
ing from the prospect of loss by put
ting his cash in an unsafe place. In
this case no man can doubt that in
stead of feeling sorrow (as he said,)
he rejoii es that he could not, or did
not, comply with the request.
A roan loses his property in con
sequence of being surety for a friend,
who either through knavery or mis
fortune fails to perform his engage
ments. All the neighborhood are
professedly extnmely sorry; while at
iieart they rejoice at the opportunity
ilius offered them of placing their own
foresight, in refusing to incur respon
sibility, in contrast with the pliancy
of their weak neighbour. Its all a
lie—they are lot sorry, but glad the
disaster happened.
When a person is taken sick, tho’
all around profess to be very sorry,
not one in t<*n will do any thing for his
comfort or relief. Their sorrow ends
in words and if asked to ass <rd assis
tance, they say they are sorry they
connot render it, consistently with a
proper attention to their own affairs.
Their sorrow is nothing but talk, and
the only thing they are in truth sorry
for is, that their aid is required.
Let a y oung lady lose the object -><
her affections, or be otherw v uiifor
tunate. ami you will immediately hear
ail ihe circumstances trumpeted f *rti
to the world by those who wi re i
er rivals or her unsuccessful suitors;
hey lose no opportunity of spreading
* lie report, and to hide their joy under
the slight veil and contemptible sub
erfuge of saying, i’m sorry .
S it it through ihe world; profes
sions of sorrow in most cases are mere
words, and he who thinks are
more will some time or other find him
self grievously disappointed. Even
some of those who pretend to be guid
ed by the principles of religion, show
that their words and their practice
•re two extremes which can never
harmonise; for instance, when m< n
profess to be sorry that intemperance
is making such fearful ravages a
mong us. while they do not them
selves abstain from the use of ardent
spirits. —fVilliamstown Ad.
BLUE LAWS CONNECTICUT.
Made in the Colony of New Haven,
at its first settlement, nearly two hun
dred years ago.—Copied from the
general history of America.
Whosoever says there is a power
and jurisdiction, above and over this
dominion* shall suffer death and loss
of property.
Whosoever attempts to change or
overturn this dominion, shall suffer
death.
The judges shall determine contro
versies, without a jury.
No one shall be a freeman, or give
a vote unless he be converted and a
member in full communion, of one of
the Churches allowed in this domin
ion.
Each freeman shall swear by the
blessed God. to bear true allegiance to
tliis dominion, and that Jesus is the
only king.
No Quaker, or dissenter from the
established worship of this dominion,
shall be allowed to give a vote for the
election of magistrates, or any office.
No food or lodging shall be offered
to a Quaker, Adamite, or other here
tic.
If any person turns Quaker, he
shall be banished, and not suffered to
return but on pain of death.
No priest shall abide in the domin
ion, he shall be banished; and suffer
on his return.
Priests may be siezed by one with
out a warrant.
No one to cross a river, but with an
authorised ready man.
No one shall run on the Sabbath
day or walk into bis garden or else
where, excepting r evercntly to and
from meeting.
No one shall cook victuals—make
beds—sweep house—cut hair—or
shave on the sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her child on
the Sabbath or fasting day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset
on Saturday.
To pick an ear of Corn growing in
a neighbor's garden, shall oe deemed
theft.
A person accused of trespass in the
night, shall be judged guilty, unless
he clear himself by his oath.
When it appears that an accused
has confederates and he refuses to
discover them he may be racked.
None shall buy or sell lands, with
out permission of the select men,
A drunkard shall have a master ap
pointed by the select men; w ho are to
debar him of the liberty of buying or
selling.
Wl losoever publishes a lie, to the
prejudice of his neighbor, shall be s<*(
in the stocks or he whipped ten stripes.
No minister shall keep a school.
Every retable person, who refuses
to pay his proportion, to support the
minister of the town and parish, shall
be fined by the Court 12 and U every
quarter till he or she pay the rath to
the minister.
Wh b ever wears clothes trimmed
with gold, silver, or bone hire above
2s p r y ard, shall be presented by the
j rors; and the select men shall
ix the < (lender at f3OO estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing he has
in cstae, shall be let out and sold to
Take s tisfaction.
Whosoever sets a fire in the woods,
md it burns a house shall suffer death;
and persons suspected of this crime
shall be imprisoned without benefit
or bail.
Whosoever brings Cards, or Dice,
into this dominion, .shall pay a fine Oft’
five pounds.
No one shall read common prayer
nooks—keep Christinas, or set days
make minced pies, dance—play cards
—or play on any instrument of music
except the Drum, Trumpet, and
Jewsharp.
No gospel minister shall join people
in marriage. The magistrates only
shall join them in raarraige, as they
do it with less scandal to Christ's
Church.
When parents refuse their children
convenient marriages, the magistrate
shall determine the point;
The select men, finding children
ignorant may take them away from
their parents and put them in better
hands at the expense of their parents.
Fornication shall be punished, by
compelling mar iage, or as the court
shall think proper.
A man that strikes his wife shall
pay a fine of ten pounds.
A woman that strikes her husband,
shall be punished as the court directs.
A wife shall be deemed good evi
dence against her husband.
No man shall court a maid in per
son or by letter without first obtain
ing consent of her parents: five pounds
penalty for the first offence, ten pounds
for the second; and for the third,
imprisonment during the pleasure of
the Court.
Married persons must live together
or be imprisoned.
Every male shall have his hair
cut round according to a Cap.
N. B. The above laws were ori
ginally printed on blue paper, on
which account they were called the
*'Blue Laws/*
“MARCH OF FASHIONS’
A colored woman recently from
New York, in the employ of Mr F.
M. Diffendeffer, of Baltimore died,
suddenly on Thursday last while
standing at a table ironing clothes.
An iuqueat was held over the body
by Lambert Thomas, Esq during
which the body was opened by a phy
sician who had been called in. It ap
peared that the deceased had been
in the habit of tight lacing to such a
degree as to force the liver from its
natural scat. The more immediate
cause of her death was the rup
ture of a blood vessel near the heart*
C3Aiiii^jET 0
WA&UENTO V. iUG 29,
It will De scan by tne lohowing note,
that Governor Forsyth declines a re
election. Maj. Joel Crawford is the
first and only person who has been
publicly announced as a candidate to
till the vacancy. The public mind
seems to have been upon hint as the
successor of Gov. Forsyth, in the e
vent of his declining, if we may judge
from the very flattering manner iri
in which he was toasted at various
parts ot the State on the last anniversa
ry. As the Columbus Enquirer very
justly remarks, ‘‘his oi thodox’principle*
and his detestation of all political jug-
Img, have deservedly obtained for him
a Ingh reputation.’’ We therefore hone
there will be no division in the ranks”
no splitting of party —if there is opposi
tion, let it not come from our side of
the House.
MILLKDOEVtLLfi, July 30, 1829.
Fellow Citizen's I ask you to excuse
‘me lor declitri ig to be a candidate at the
ensuing election fir Governor of this
State. This step is taken without any
intention to abandon pubhc employment.
It is my wish to continue in your ser
vice, il the next General Assembly shall
think proper to bestow upon me anoth
er place, not l a s responsible than the
one 1 row hold, but more congenial to
the habits of my past life. I have no
| words of sufficient power, to express my
gratitude for repeated manifestations of
your kindness, and for favourable
pi ; t emept of the manner in which I
• have discharged the duties of your Chief
Magistrate, an office entered with reluct
ance, and which I shall leave with no
regret, but that which arises from an
apprehension that l should remain for a
term longer, performing its duties.
JOHN’ FORSYTH.
Crawford vs. Clay, or Lemonade vs*
Whiskey.
We observe an article in some of
the pitpTs, (says the Baltimore Re
publican) stating that the Hon. Wil
liam 11. Crawford presided at a public
Dinner in Georgia, on the last Fourth
of July, where the only beverage was
cool lemonade. How will the ‘-Table
Orator,” blush and writhe when he
contrasts that article, with the ac
count of the Barbecue Clay dinner,
near Lexington, with the hundred
and sixty gallons of Whiskey, and
Brandy, and Rum, &c. &r. in propor
tion?
For the CABINET.
Mr. Editor —Observing some
time since, in the Cabinet, a first and
second number, headed Book of Signs,
1 had expected shortly o see propo
sals issued for the Publication of the
Book, either in a Quarto, or at least
in a Duodecimo form, but as I sup
pose the author became sensible that
the subject matter contained neither
wit nor merit, it. turned out to be a
mere Primer—by way of supplement
1 will add a few more signs.
It is a bad sign , to see a man after
marrying an amiable woman, spend
his time in fishing and playing on the
Violin, and neglect every thing like
the support of a family—Witness the
the case of that great statesman, Pat
rick Henry—a plain proof that ail
signs of rain fails in dry weather.
It is a bad sign to see a man profess
to be called of God to preach the Gos
pel and neglect the all important
trust committed to him for sec u lari
ty.
It is a bad sign to see people overly
anxious in one County, to push peo
ple into office, who has just come a
tnong them from another county, it
is a sign that they have not men qual
ified for office among them, or believe
they have not.
It is a bad sign to see so many men
now a-days endeavoring to qualify
their sons for the Law or the prac
tice of Medicine when nature has not,
for *tis too well known, that men ca
expend with their money fast enoug