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EDUCATION. nv JAMES MONTGOMERY. Os all that live, and move and breathe, Man only rises o’er his birth : lie looks above, around, beneath, At once the heir of heaven and earth: Force, cunning, speed, which Nature gave The various tribes throughout her plan, Life to enjoy, from death to save, These are the lowest powers ol Man. From strength to strength he travels on, lie leaves the ling’ring brute behind, And when a few short years are gone, He soars—a disembodied mind. Beyond the grave, with hope sublime, Destin’d a nobler course to run, In his career the end of time, Is but eternity begun ! AY hat guides him in his high pursuit, Opens, illumines, cheers his way, Discerns th’ immortal from the brute, God’s image from the mould of clay? ■*Tis Knowledge: knowledge to the soul Is power, and liberty, and peace ; And while celestial ages roll, [The joys of know ledge shall increase. Hail to the glorious plan that spread l'his light with universal beams, And through the human desert led Truth’s living, pure, perpetual streams. Behold anew creation rise, New spirit breathed into the clod, Where’er the voice of Wisdom cries, “Man, know thyself, and fear thy God .” TO SENECA LAKE. BV J. G. PEBCIVAL. On thy fair bosom, silver lake ! The wild swan spreads his snowy sail, And round his breast the ripples break, As down he bears before the gale. On thy fair bosom, waveless stream ! The dipping paddle ecnoes far, And flashes in the moonlight gleam, And bright reflects the polar star. The waves along thy pebbly shore, As blows the north-wind,heave their foam, And curl around the dashing oar, As late the boatman hies him home. How sweet, at set of sun, to view Thy golden mirror spreading wide, And see the mist of mantling; blue Float round the distant mountain's side. At midnight hour, as shines the moon, A sheet of silver spreads below, And swift she cuts at highest noon, Light clouds, like wreaths of purest snow. On thy fair bosom, silver lake ! ()! could I ever sweep the oar, When carl v birds at morning wake, And evening tells us toil is o'er. NAPOLEON BONAP ARTE. Extract t from the “ Jge of Bronze BY I.ORD BYRON. Hear ! hear ! [J\ apoleon] from his rock appeal To earth, air, ocean, all that felt or feel llis power ami glory, all who yet shall hear A name eternal as the rolling year: He teaches them the lesson taught so long, -So oft,so vainly-—learn to do no wrong! A single step into the right had made This man the W ashington of worlds betrayed ! A single step into the wrong has given llis name a doubt to all the winds of heaven; The reed of Fortune, and of thrones the rod, Os Fame the Moloch or the demigod; His country’s Ctesar, Europe’s Hanni bal, Without their decent dignity of fall. Yet Vanity herself had better taught A surer path even to the fame he sought, By pointing out on history's fruitless page Ten thousand conqueror’s for a single sage. “While l 1 rank Hu's quiet memory climbs to heaven Calming the lightning which he thence hath riven, Or drawing from the no less kindled earth Freedom and peace to that which boasts his birth ; While Washington's a watch-word, such as ne’er Shall sink w hile there’s an echo left to air : While even the Spaniard's thirst of gold and war, Forgets Pi/.airo to shout flolirar! Ala's 1 why must the same Atlantic wave Which wafted freedom gird a tyrant s grave — The king of kings, and yet of slaves the slave, Who burst the chains of millions to renew The very fetters which his arm broke through, And crush’d the right’s of Europe and his own To flit between a dungeon and a throne. staa i/x&auArx* DESTRUCTION OF THE TEA. Extract from the * Life of James Otis.’ The history of the tea, sent by the East India company to America, in the autumn of 1773, has often been either partiallv narrated, or misrepresented. The whole pro cedure constitutes one of the most remarkable, and to the inhabitants of the colonies, one of the most honourable events, in the revolu tionary annals. After, the act laying a duty on paper, glass, tea, &c. was repealed, with the exception of tea, on which the duty was continued, associations were entered into in all the colo nies, to discourage the use of it. — The consumption was of course greatly diminished, and the tea ac cumulated in the English ware houses. The East India company sought relief from government, and urged them to take off the duty oil importation in England. This pro posal, which would have produced nearly the same result as to the amount of revenue received, and have obviated one serious cause of dispute, was declined. The minis try bent on levyinng their Ameri can <luty, thought this tea the most useful article for the experiment.— They calculated that this luxury, which from long habit and exten sive use had become almost a ne cessary of life, would inevitably find purchasers in spite of all private associations or patriotic agreements. In this case, as in many others, they reposed a false confidence in their estimate of human character ; and forgot that some general max ims, however just in ordinary times, may be inapplicable in great emergencies, even among a people more corupt and effeminate, than those whom they were now endeav ouring to subclue. But to meet the wishes of the company, a draw back was given in England, equal to the duty which they had asked to have removed, and a guarantee against loss, in the experiment of making shipments of tea to the colonies. Large shipments of tea were made to the principal ports ol the continent, and a general ferment prevailed over every part of the country. It was not only deter mined that the tea itself should not be received, —hut whoever made use of this (ministerially) obnoxious herb, was regarded as an enemy to the country. The utmost vigilance was employed to prevent its being consumed by those persons, whose innocent daily comforts were thus involved in the vortex of national contention ; a rigid inquisition was every were enforced for this pur pose, that on other grounds would have been both odious and absurd, but was justified by’ the necessity of combatting in this familiar shape, a principle, which was shortly after to be resisted by open war. Long before the ships arrived with the tea, arrangements were made to avert the threatened mis chief. In many cases the consignees were induced to decline accepting the charge of it. Very spirited resolutions were entered into at a publick meeting of the citizens in Philadelphia, with which the con signees complied by resigning their apointment. From that city and from New-\ r ork it was sent back to England in the same ships that brought it. In Charleston it was landed, stored expressly in damp ware-houses,where it was destroyed by the humidity. In Boston it was destined to a more violent des truction. Two of the vessels with the tea arrived on Saturday, November 27th. A town meeting was held on the Monday following, and res olutions were passed similar to those of Philadelphia, calling on the consignees among whom were two sons of governour Hutchinson, to decline the charge of it. [ A vote was then passed with acclamations, “ that the tea shall not be landed, that no i.uty shall be paid, and that it shall be sent back in the same bottoms.” Alter this vote Mr.Quincy, a young and eloquent advocate, and ardent pa triot, with a strong perception ol the events that would follow from the measures now in contemplation ; —and wishing totry the spirit and to increase the energy of his fellow citizens, by setting before them in a strong light the consequences that might be expected from their resolves, addressed the meeting in the following terms. “ It is not, Mr. Moderator, the spirit that vapors within these walls that must stand us in stead. The exertions of this dav will call forth events, which will make a very different spirit necessary for our own salvation. Whoever supposes that shouts and hosannas will ter minate the trials of the day, enter tains a childish fancy. We must be grossly ignorant of tue impor-j tance and value of the prize foi | which we contend ; —we must be j equally ignorant of the power of those combined against us; we must be blind to that malice, inveteracy, and insatiable revenge, which actu ate our enemies, public and private abroad and in our bosom, to hope that we shall end this controversy without the sharpest conflicts ; to flatter ourselves that popular har angues, popular acclamations, and popular vapor, will vanquish our foes. Let us consider the issue.— Let us look to the end.—Let us weigh and consider, before we ad vance to measures, which must bring on the most trying and terrible struggle this country ever saw.” The vote was again submitted to the meeting, and was again passed unanimously. A guard for the pro tection of the vessels was appointed, which protection, included the pro tection of the publick against the landing of the tea. The guard of twenty-five men were respectable citizens, volunteers, and acting un der the direction of the committee of correspondence. The meeting was then adjourned to the next day, when the town was again assembled, the answer of the consignees was read: they refused the proposition to send it back, hut offered to store it. The sheriff came in and read a proclamation from the governour, ordering the meeting to disperse, which was re ceived with one universal hiss.— Votes were passed ordering the owners and captains of the vessels not to suffer ‘the tea to be landed. Attempts v/ere made in the mean time to negotiate, and induce the merchants and the custom house to clear out the tea and send it hack. All was in vain. At length the time was expiring when the tea could remain any longer in this si tuation ; the patience of the inhabi tants was exhausted, the anxiety and watching were too troublesome to be further endured. A body meeting was held on the 15th of December at the old south church, when Mr. Rotch, the owner of the vessel which had the largest parcel of the tea, attended, and after much difficulty he was persuaded to ap ply to the custom house for a clear ance, and the meeting adjourned to hear the result till the next morn ing. Ten gentlemen accompanied him to the custom house, and the clearance was refused in a peremp tory manner. A vote of the meet ing was then passed, ordering him to protest against this refusal, and a deputation was sent with him to governour Hutchinson, who was at his country house on Milton hill, 7 miles from Boston, to entreat him to grant a pass that the vessels might leave the harbor. In the mean time various speech es were made in the meeting, to keep the people together, which were said to amount to six or seven thousand persons. Mr. John Rowe, an eminent merchant and patriotic citizen, who was doubtless in the secret of the measures that were to he taken in the last resort, hinted in the form of inquiry, “Who knows how tea will mix with salt water?” which w r as received with applause. At length, about sun down, the de putation returned from the gover nour, with his refusal to grant the pass. A few minutes after, a band of 18 or 20 young men, who had been prepared for the event, went by the meeting house, giving a shout. It was echoed bv some withiu; others exclaimed the M°- hav.ks are come ! The assembly broke up, and a part of it followed this body of young men to Grif fin's wharf, (now called Liverpool wharf,) on the south side ol the town. Three different parties, composed of trustworthy persons, many oi whom in alter life were among tne most respectable citizens of the town, had been prepared in confor mity to the secret resolves of toe political leaders, to act as circum stances should require. 1 hcv were 70 or 80 in all, and when every at tempt had failed to have the tea re turned, and the final refusal ol the governour to interfere was receiv ed, it was immediately made known to them and they proceeded at once to throw the obnoxious merchan dize into the water. This was done with as much good order and regu larity, as if the tea had been dis charged in the ordinary way. Ihe chests were hoisted upon the decks, broken open, and their contents emptied over the side of the ship into the channel. A large crowd of people was collected, who were quiet spectators of the operation, which was completed in the course of the evening. Three hundred and fifty-two chests of tea weic thus destroyed, and not the slightest in jury was done to any individual, or to any property on board the ves sels except the unlucky tea, and,af ter the work was finished, the act ors and spectators calmly retired to their several homes. Os all this tea, the whole quantity saved, is contained in a small phial still in existence. One of the operators on his return home, found his shoes filled with it; this he put in to a bottle and sealed up. Not a pound of the tea was purloined.— One of the persons engaged in the business, who wished to preserve too large a specimen, was observed by some of his companions to have the pockets of his coat a little dis tended. This was treated as an accident, which was remedied how ever, in a good natured way, with out resistance, by the application of a knife across the waist of the coat, which left it a kind of gar ment, that has in later times been called a Spencer ; and the part sep arated was thrown overboard to ac company its kindred tea. The most scrupulous care was taken that none of it should be secreted. The shores of the harbor at high water mark, were lined with it the next day, as with other worthless weeds. A chest containing a few pounds, floated into a creek in Dorchester, where it was discovered, brought into town, and publicly committed to the flames. ANIMAL SAGACITY. Towards the close of the cele brated seven vears war,between the Prussians and Poles, Frederick the Great, who was very near sighted, found himself for one whole night entirely alone, and at a great dist ance from his army. He was on the borders of the river Pregel, and had leason to dread a recontre with several detachments of Cossacks, who were roving up and down the country. Conscious of his danger he quickened his steps, when his dog, a stout and fiery Dane, who had accompanied him in all his ex peditions, suddenly threw himself against the breast of the horse he was mounting, evidently wishing to prevent him from it, and the king not heeding him, the sagacious an imal threw himself round to the side of his royal master, and utter ing a most piteous groan, fixed his teeth gently into the lower part of his boot. Frederick, who had ex perienced, on several occasions, the extraordinary attachment of his dog, was astonished at the agitation he discovered. Suspecting some thing unusual, he stopped—looked around, but perceived no one near —he listened attentively, but could hear nothing. With his usual pru dence and foresight he dismounted his horse, and retreated some steps, to the great delight of the faith ful dog, who leaped for joy, and loaded his master with caresses. Selecting a retired and lonelv place, the king threw himself on the ground for the remainder of the night, and listened attentively.— He presently heard a hollow and distant noise, which reverberated along the shores of the river. He listened in breathless anxiety, and was soon convinced that his dog had warned him to some purpose. He perceived, by the glimmering of the moon, several horsemen 1 ding a large corps of the tm\w cavalry, which was stationed i-f. adjacent plain. Under these J h anions circumstances Fredtfi. lost no time. lie sought ref ~ under an arch of the bridge ui, which they passed a few n.ir.- after, in the most profound silt!. Never had this prince found If self in so perilous a situation; slightest motion would betray him', and iu becoming an unresisting; soner, he would forfeit for cver|f 5 libertv, the reward of his unexam. pled exploits, and perhaps even If title to glory. To complete f ■ terror, the poor dog, bursting v ,ip furv at finding his rovnl master nearly in the power of the cue made an tlf'ort to bark. At th,-, critical moment, trembling (urf, first time perhaps in his life, the amiable Frederick Seized his fufi. ous companion by the jaws, a; 1 pressing them forcibly between hi? hands, they both remained immove able, in this singular attitude., uutl the Cossacks had entirely passed tiie narrow bridge, and the Prus sian king, with his faithful compai, ion, were released from immine;.- danger. CO V J UGAL 1 HI E KDSHIP, Celestial iiappincsl whene’er she stoop To visit earth, one shrine tne god<k H finds, And one alone to make her sweet amends For absent heaven —the bosom of a friend. Young. While plenty smiles around, and the festive board is crowned with all the luxuries which opulence af fords, man may be surrounded by flatterers whom he fondly cherish es as friends. But let misfortune strip him of his riches—or even threaten the loss of them —-he may seek in vain a remedy from these parasites ofhis prosperity—instead of the proffers of affection and friendship, he meets with nothin” but scorn and repulsive coolness. Disappointed, disheartened, and nearly distracted, he returns home. Then dreadful indeed is his lot, if he finds there no consolations from the fond endearments of a wife. Hope is lost. In sad sullenness he retires to his apartment —alternate’ ly blaming himself and cursing his deceivers—and finally seeks * drown reflection in the poisonous glass. But oh ! how different is the case of that man who is met by the smiles of her, who in glow ing youth, while he Held her trem bling hand, with blushing cheeks and quivering lips, vowed she would love and honor him as the partner of Iter earthly happiness.— She rushes into his'arms—and half the agony of his and lost ir wis embrace ofconjt ! -b .'-on la youth when he n ■ ..i ----ling glances of i • v s, he thought her b - ‘ae led her blushing i • us happiness seeme > u. th ered round the social, fireside, he secs her dispensing the bounties oi hospitality, and the affections of a mother—then he knows she is dear to him. But now, in the transports of love he exclaims, “ Oh ! woman, best of heaven’s blessings, thou an man’s guardian angel while on earth !” The father of the British Lord Ab ingdon, who was remarkable for the stateliness of his manners, one day d’ ding through a village in the vicinity of Oxford, met a lad dragging a call along the road, who, when his Lord ship came up to him, made a stop, and stared him full in the face. His Lord ship asked the boy if he knew hire, lie replied, ‘ Kes„” “ What is no’ name ?” said his lordship. “ Why, lord Abingdon,*’ replied the lad Then* why don't you take otf your hat?” ‘y’ l will, sur,” said the boy, “ if ye!’ hold the calf. On the duke of York's horse Mose* winning a match at Ascot, his royal highness was observed to look very thoughtful, when a spectator asked In* companion what he imagined the royal sportsman was pondering on ? “ Why,” replied he, “you know the duke is a bishop, and lie is no doubt thinking on Muses and the Profits-” Esyptian Bondage.—Diodorus Siculus says, that among the ancient Egyptians one of their marring’ contracts was, ‘ that the husband should be obedient to the wife-’ A great deal has been raid about Egyptian bondage, but we understood that it was carried i i such an extent.