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The • lliscelfmtist . Affecting trial. We lay before our readers the following re port of a trial, taken from an English paper.— We have scarcely ever seen a more touching incident developed in a Court of Justice. It is truly dramatic in its character, and seems to have affected all clashes of spectators, the presiding Baron, the Jury, and the audience, with the most powerful emotions. We an? cure that our fair readers will peruse it with great interest: Attempt to Murder—Proof of Affection. — ■it the assizes held on the 10th instant, at Bury St. Edmund’s, Win. Buckle, aged 21 years, was capitally indicted for assaulting Leah Warren, by cutting her throat with a razor, with intent to kill and murder her. In 3 second count he was charged with intend ing to disable her, and in a third count to do her some grievous and bodily harm. The prisoner was most respectable in .ap pearance, and his countenance of the most mild and kind exp/cssion. His youth and appearance caused great sympathy. The in terest excited by the trial was prodigious, and and the court at an early hour, was crowded: It is remarkable, that this county produces more murders of an extraordinary kind, than all the other counties in England. There were thrice the number of females in court than were present at the trial ot Condor. The female whom he was charged with at tempting to murder, is a pretty interesting girl, about 18 years of age, and was attired in a very becoming manner. Mr. Maltby, counsel for the prosecution, stated the facts of the case. The prisoner tvas in the employment of the father of the girl, and paid his addresses to her. Previ ously to Michaelmas last, she was persuaded by some of hi r relatives to discontinue his addresses. lie was exceedingly distressed at this determination on her part; add having Seen the young woman with another young man, some few dav3 afterwards, he was driv en to a state of distraction, and attempted to put an end to his existence by hanging him self. On the 7th of June last, the prisoner saw the young woman at her father’s house, and he proposed to renew his addresses to her. She declined; ami on the 9th of June he saw her walking with a young man named Eli Hunt. It was at that moment, in all proba bility, that he first contemplated the commis sion of the crime tha#had brought him totho bar where he was standing. On the same night he met the young wo fnan, and asked her to go with him to a place 3 miles off; and when she declined, he re quested her to go into a field close by; in which there was a pond. She refused to go with him, and he seized her by die lietpl, pull- ' ed her bonnet strings tight under her throat, threw her down upon her back, and cut her throat with a knife. He got up and ran away as soon as he hail perpetrated the dacd; she Ibund the blood trickling from her throat, and made the best of her way to her aunt’s, and a medical man was sent for immediately.— She informed her uncle and aunt where the assault was committed ; and on search being ffi i.le near the spot, the knife with which the prisoner had inflicted the wound, the Made of which tvas bloody, was found. When tae prisont r was taken before the magistrate, he voluntarily made a statement, which would be provod in evidence as follows : “1 was walking with Leah Warren, on Tuesday, the 9th of June, and it came into my head, all at once to do this, in conse quence of her refusing to go with me ; l took the knife out of my pocket and cut her across her throat, l had one hand round her Heck, witii which 1 held the bonnet-strings ; sb fell backwards and l ran away ; the knife Which Mr. Orndge now shows me, and which is now sealed up in my presence, is the knife Which I did it with.” Leah Warren, on being brought into the Witness box, was very faint, and could not proceed with her evidence for some time.— She stated : I live at Bradwell, in this coun ty ; my father is a brick layer. I have known the prisoner lor two years and a half: lie worked with my father; lie paid his address es tonic up to Michaelmas last; my friends advised me to discontinue liis addresses, and soon afterwards I told him that I could not permit him to pay his addresses to me any longer ; I was at service at the time, and i ■lid not re turn home after that till near Whit suntide ; I remember the 7th of June last, 1 was at my father’s ; 1 saw the prisoner there, and lie pressed me to renew our former inti macy; he was going to Walsham, and he asked me if 1 would go with him ; I said that I had no objection ; on the Sunday afternoon he came to my father’s; I had been crying and' he asked me what had been the matter with me? I said, that inv sister and brother bad been calling me to an account for going xvith him to Walsham in the morning. He said, - if they have any thing to say, why don’t they say it to me, and not to you ? I would •other, they would say it to me ; for I would lather lose every drop of blood in my body than see a hair of your head wronged.” He i.lso said that he would leave my father ; f persuaded him not to do so. He said that he never should be comfortable any more, us it would not be agreeable to the family for him to court mo, and they would he always giving him hints about it ; 1 told him that I was go ing to Walsham to meet my sister; he said that he had rather I would not go, for he would rather go himself, and it my sister and brother had any thing to say, they could say it to himself/ a young man named Eli Hunt, came into the yard, and asked me it I was go ing to meet my sister, I said no; the prison er wa3 then gone forward; 1 walked with Eli 3lur,t and one of my sisters to meet my broth --r and sister ; the prisoner saw me walking with Eli Hunt, and said to me, “so you would oorne—l will go forward.” The prisoner went on and I followed him, f.nd did not see him till half pi%t six o clock, •when he Came t. the meeting service, which was held at my father’s house; my father was not the preacher, nor the person who performed the service ; after the service I was with the prisoner for half an hour; I went to my uncle’s to sleep, and on going into the ar i that evening, I saw the prisoner passing; j called file, and I went to him ; he asked r,fi:th‘:g 1 would go to Use ton on Tuesday; THE MACON ADVERTISER, AND AGItICULTIiKAL AND MERCANTILE IN'VT&LIGIIhVCBB. nig t to the lair ; I said that my sisters and brother were going on the Monday, and 1 should have to go with them; ho said, that notwithstanding my engagement with "tny brother and sisters on Monday, he hoped 1 should go with him on the Tuesday ; about half past 5 o’clock on Monday morning 1 saw the prisoner again by appointment; I was going from my uncle’s to my father’s; the prisoner had promised to meet me and see me home ; but lie came into my uncle’s yard before I got up; he accompanied me about halfway home, and at that time the conversa tion was renewed as to going with him on the Tuesday evening; lie said that he hoped I would go with him, and I said I would ; he said that he thought 1 was old enough to please myself; he came into my father’s house about an hour and a half after I had ar rived at home ; I went down to Bradwell, and he followed me; I met him as I was return ing from Bradwell; I asked him if he was coining that way, and lie said presently; I had previously asked him to meet me; he accompanied me home, and I was with him all the Monday morning ; this was not with the knowledge of inv friends; we were walking about all the morning, and his con- versation was chiefly about his hopes that wc should become man and wife ; I wished to bo with him, and to he his wife, if my friends were agreeable, and I told him so ; I was much attached to him, and I told him that 1 loved him, and if the marriage could not be brought about with the friends consent, I would have him some time or other at all hazards; 1 know he loves me, he always did. IH ere the witness was so affected that she could not stand, and a chair was given to her, and the prisoner was al-o in tears.] Mr. Baron Harrow.—What do you say, young woman. Witness [weeping.]—l Said that lam sure he loves rne. [This avowal produced an ex pression in the court in favor of the prisoner, in which the jury actually joined.] Mjr. Malthy rose, and said, that after the painful scene of which they hud all been wit nesses, he as counsel for the prosecution, and after having consulted his client and the father of the poor girl who lately stood in the witness box, felt that public justice had been satisfied, and the ends of investigation an swe red by the examination which had already taken place into the circumstances of this most distressing case. The father of the young woman seeing that his daughter was still, with all the constancy of a woman’s af fections attached to the prisoner, had con sented to their union, and on behalf of the prosecutor, he, with the sanction of his lord ship, would decline offering any further evi dence. Mr. Canning said, that ns Counsel for the prisoner, he might, perhaps, he allowed to ex press his own and the prisoner’s most grateful ' sense of the kindness which had prompted his learned friend, ami the mercy which had been shown by those who had instituted this I inquiry. Mr. Baron Garrow, who was very much af j foctcd by this extraordinary scene, then ad dressed the jury. The scene of this day | had been the most distressing which in the ! course of his judicial experience he had wit | nessed ; and the countenances of the jury ) full well assured him that they were not in sensible to the painful spectacle. He [the I learned Baron] should not he the person to he ] least thankful at the termination of this singu lar case ; for if the verdict had been unfavor ! able to the prisoner, his duty would have left him no alternative, lie sat there to assist | in the satisfactory and impartial administra j tion of justice ; and if the jury had returned j a verdict of condemnation, the sentence o< ; the law must have taken its course. They ; had, on one side, a young man, whose counte | nance had less of l’erecity or cruelty in it j than that of any person he had ever be* | fore scon, standing in his most perilous situation ; on the other side was this young woman, giving her evidence fairly, not allow ing the feelings of her strong affection to in fluence her testimony. But for the inter i position of her friends, these two young per sons would, ere this, have been united in the closist and tendorest alliances in life. Per haps the interposition was thoughtful and ! kind, and intended to prevent the ill conse quences of too hasty and precipitate a union between them. She was still affectionately attached to him, and ho returned her affec tions with equal truth and sineerty. The scene of this day would teach him, if any j thing could, the debt of love and gratitude I which Jje owed her, and lie hoped the re- mainder of their lives would be passed in : amily and happiness. ' The jury, in the ab- I sencc of evidence affecting the prisoner j would say that he was not guilty ; and he re, i quested that no indecent manifestation o ! public feeling might be exhibited, j The prisoner was then acquitted; and j the young woman clasping her hands and ; smiling pleasure and gratitude, through her tears, fell into the arms of a person near her into a swoon. Mr. Baron Garrow—-Let the prisoner be discharged. As soon as he was set at liberty, the girl I said, “the I-ord be thanked!” and he ran to her and kissed her heartily—and when they | arrived in> front <rf the Court, the crowd gave a loud cheer. Attack upon the ninety of the Press. —On Wednesday evening last, ahorse having ran away with a cariole, took to the direction of out office, and much to the dismay of our pressmen—then engaged in working ofi’thc first side—precipitated his his bead, neck and forc-fect through one of the windows, demol ishing every thing which obstructed his pas sage. Like most of the biped assailants of the press, the poor fellow fared but badly, having been severely exeoricated— Fred. Arena. Religion is a cheerful thing; so far front being always at cuffs with good humor, that it is in separably united to it. Nothing unpleasant belongs to it, though the spiritual cooks have done their unskilful part to give an ill relish to it. A wise epicure would be religious for the sake of pleasure; good sense is the founda tion of both, and he is a bungler whoaimeth’ at true luxury, but where they are joined. SaDil’e. “The price of Lius m i is eternal vigilance.” PLAIN TALK. To the Editor of the llounoke Advocate. Sin :—Publish this and give the manus cript to Col. Branch, and you will oblige a man that has always been punctual in pay ment. G. A. June 4th, 1831. A few words of advice to Col. John Branch, (he late Secretary of the Navy. Sat:—You admit you were dismissed from you post of honor as Secretary of the Navy, and you have returned to your native State, among your old friends and relations, as I was in hopes, not to be drawn into public life a gain, until you w ere called by your old friends and supporters and them that have stuck to you through evil as -well as good report. 1 am one of those, and have examined your sol icitations to come out for Congress in op position to Jessee A- Bynum. Even if you are successful, do you climb any higher than you did before ! You are certainly running a risk, and in my opinion of loosing your old republican friends for, some at least, that no ver were nor never will be for you in their hearts. It matters very little with me, who serves us (the people) if they will do so, hon estly. lam only sorry that there is no stop ping place for honour and Puffing. lam can did and like you os well as I ever did, but for rny life I would not vote*for you ; lor I can tell you that your old supporters are not for you. Among ail the names that I have seen of your solicitors, there is not one, that 1 know of, that ever was for you. I wish you no harm and would be for you on a proper occasion. But I would feel jaded, if 1 were in your place, and leave the struggle for a better opportunity; 1 can only say further that 1 am not forward in giving my advice especially to great men. lam fond of you and your family and ancestors. You and they were always my friends. Bynum has always been your friend ; of the same politics, since in public life, as far as 1 know or believe. I think if he gets to Congress he will do as well as you, or any man we have among us, at present. Now, Sir, I have only to name your addres sers and leave you to judge for yourself. In one address, Rice B. Fierce heads one of your replies with a very few of his neighbors, some of which I do not. know, having grown up since you and myself were on action—all the old ones I know were opposed to us.— Your Scotland-neck advisers you know per haps better than I do. All I do know were opposed to me and you, when I was struggling in the vineyard of our old fashioned republi can cause. One of your old and tried friends, &e. GID. ALSTON. P. S. I have only to add, if you will ex amine your addressers you will find all the old ones were, in my day, federal, and the young ones were raised by the old ones. Truly yours G. A. Jefferson's opinions respecting the Supreme Court of the, U. States. TO JUDGE ROANE. Pofi.au Eohkst, Sept. 6, 1819. Dear Sir: —l had read the Enquirer, and with great approbation, the pieces signed I lamp den, and have read them again with redoub led approbation in the copies you have been sd kind to send me. They contain the true principles of the revolution of 1800. for that was as real a revolution in the principles of our government as that 0i’1770 was in its form ; not effected indeed by the sword, as that, but by the rational and peaceable instrument of reform, the suffrage of tiie people. Tbe na tion declared its will by dismissing function aries of one principle, and electing those of another, in the two branches, executive and legislative, submitted to their election- Over the judiciary department, the constitution had deprived them of their control. That, there fore, lias continued the reprobated system: and although new matter has been occasion ally incorporated into the old, yet the leaven of the old mass seems to assimilate itself to the new ; and after twenty y ars confirmation of the federated system by the voicie of the nation, declared through tiie medium of elec tions, we find the judiciary, on every occasion still driving us into consolidation. In denying the right they usurp of exclu sively explaining the constitution, I go furth er than you do, if I understand rightly your quotation from the Federalist, of an opinion that ‘the judiciary is the last resort in relation to the other departments of the government, but not in relation to the rights ot the parties to the compact under which the judiciary is derived. If this opinion be sound, then in deed is our constitution a de sc. For intending to establish three departments, co-ordinate and independent, that they might check and balance one another, it has given, according to this opinion, to one of them alone, the right to prescribe rules for the gov ernment of tiie others, and to that one too, which is unclocted by, and independent of the nation. For experience lia3 already shown that the impeachment it lias provided is not even a scarc-crow; that such opinions as the one you combat, sent .cautiously Out, as you observe also, by detachment, not belonging to the case often, but sought for out of it, us if to rally the public opinion beforehand to their views, and to indicate the line they are to walk in, have been so quietly passed over as never to have excited animadversion, even in a speech of anyone of the body entrusted with impeachment. The constitution,on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an axiom of eter nal tiuth in polities* that whatever power in any government is independent, is absolute also; in theory only, at first, while (he spirit of the people is up, but in practice, as fast as it relaxes. Independence can be trusted o where but with the people in miffs. Thev are iahcrcntly independent of all but rubral law. My Construction of the constitution is very different from that you quote. It is that each department is truly independent of the other®, and hats an equal Tight to decide for i??clf what is the meaning of the constitution in the cases submitted to its action; and espe cially, where it is to act ultimately and with. out appeal. 1 will explain myself bv exam ple’s, which, having occurred while I was in office, are better known to me, and the'priaci ples which governed th’cm. A legislature had [Missed the sedition law. The federal courts had subjected certain iiuh vhduals to its penalties, of tine and imprison ment. On coming into office, I released these individuals by the power of pardon commit ted to executive discretion, which could nev er he more properly exercised than where ci tizens were suffering without the authority ol law, or, which was equivalent, under a law un authorised by the constitution, and therefore null. In the case of Marbury and Madison, the federal judges declared that commissions signed and sealed by the President, were valid, although not delivered. I deemed de livery essential to complete a deed, which, as long as it remains in the hands of the parties, is as yet no deed, it is in posse only, but not in esse, and 1 withheld delivery of the commis sions. They cannot issue a mandamus to the President or legislature, or to any of their of ficers.* When the British treaty of 180 —ar- rived, without any provision against the im pressment of our seamen, I determined not to ratify it. The Senate thought I should ask their advice. 1 thought that would be a mock ery of them, when I was predetermined a gainst following it, should they advise its rat ification. The constitution had made their advice necessary to confirm a treaty, but not to reject it. This has been blamed by some, hut 1 have never doubted its soundness. In the cases of two [versons antenati, under .ex actly similar circumstances, the federal court, had determined that one of them (Duane) was not a citizen ; the House of Representatives nevertheless determined that the other (Smith of South Catolina) was a citizen, and admit ted him to his seat in their body. Duane was a republican, and Smith a federalist,and these decisions were during the federal ascendancy. These are examples of my position, that each of the three departments has equally the right to decide for itself what is its duty under the constitution, without any regard to what the others may have decided for themselves under a similar question. Til: JEFFERSON. Extract of a Letter to Thos. Ritchie, dated Dec. 25 th, 1820. —“ The judiciary of the U. States is the subtle corps of sappers and mi ners constantly working under ground to.un dermine tiie foundations of our confederated fabric. They are construing our constitution from a co-ordination of a general and special government to a general & supreme one alone This will lay all things at their feet, and they are too well versed in English law to forget the maxim, Boni judicis est, ampliare jurisdic tionem.’ We shall sec if they arc bold enough to take the daring stride their five lawyers have lately taken. If they do, then, with the editor of our book in liis address to the public I will say, that‘against this every man should raise his voice,’ and more, sliou'd uplift his arm. Who wrote this admirable address ? Sound, luminous, strong, not a word too much nor one which can be changed but for the worse. That pen should go on,lay bare these wounds of our constitution, expose these de cisions seriatim, and arouse, as it is able, the attention of the nation to these bold specula tors on its patience. Having found, from ex perience, tiiat impeachment is an impractica ble thing, a mere scare-crow, they consider themselves secure for life; they skulk from responsibility to public opinion, the only remaining hold on them, under a practice first introduced into England by Lord Mansfield. An opinion is huddled up in conclave,perhaps by a majority of one, delivered as if unani mous and with the silent acquiescence of la zy or timid associates, by a crafty chief judge who sophisticates the law to liis mind, by the turn of his own reasoning. A judiciary law was once reported by the Attorney General to Congress, requiring each judge to deliver his opinion seriatim, and openly, and then to give it in writing to the clerk to be entered in the record. A judiciary independent of a Kingor executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is* a so lecism, at least in a republican government : TH : JEFFERSON. •The Constitution controlling the common law in this particular. To a calm looker on —to one who, if he had mixed in the political strife of the day, had still escaped its contagion, it would be a question of difficult solution, what are the reasons relied upon to effect a change in the national administration? A great deal is written, and more is said—but it seems not to be the fashion of the times to reason. There are torrents of invective poured forth—bit ter personalities indulged in—gross assertions made —statentients without a shadow of truth, trumpeted to every corner of the land, and daily verifications of the old proverb are seen—that “falsehood makes a days journey, while truth is pulling on his boots.” ADAMS AND JEFFERSON. We have heretofore extracted a few inter esting articles from the Chameleon, a journal conducted by an association of young gentle men, students of the Untversity of Virginia.— We add, to-day, another, of a very appropri ate character, inasmuch as it relates partly to whose pride and boast it was, to have inscribed upon his tomb stone that he was the farther and the founder of that institution. It is curious, as combining Mathematics and Biography with an extract from tables calculating the value of livcs- DEATH OF ADAMS AND JEFFERSON. Lc vrai nest pas toujours traiscmaleblt. Boukax. When it was announced that tlio death of Thomas Jefferson had occured on the fourth of July, 1826, at the time when the whole American people were engaged in celebra ting the jubilee of their independence, in the consummation of which he had acted so dis tinguisheda part, we were struck with won der at the extraordinary coincidence. But when the intelligence soon afterwards arriv ed, that his illustrious colleague, John Adams had died on the same day, our astonishment knew no bounds. Every one considered the concurrence of these two events, each in it self so improbable, as a prodigy almost mirac ulous, and nothing bat an air.cnnt of evidence absolutely irrcsistuble could have convinced us of its truth. But while every one can thus fool that this event was in the highest degree improbable, we have not. seen any attempt made to esti mate, in numbers, the amount of this impro bability. Yet the problem is as capable of solution as any other in the doctrine of chan ces ; and as we arc sure that it cannot be considered destitute of interest, we shall now present it to our readers. It may be stated as follows : At the time of the declaration of indepen dence, what was the probability that Adams and Jefferson should both die on the celebra tion of the jubilee, fifty years thereafter? The following arc the data for solving this problem : John Adams was born on the nineteenth of October 1735 —consequently, on the fourth of July, 1776, he was 40.7 years old ; and on the fourth of July, 1826, when he died, he was 907 years old. According to the Chester Table of mortali ty, given in the Library of Useful Knowledge, at the end of the Treatise on Probability, out oflo,ooo individuals born, The number living at 40.7 years is 4465, “ “ “ “ 90.7 “ 185. “ Thomas Jefferson was born on the second of April, 1743—consequently, on the fourth of July, 1776, lie was 33 1-4 years old ; and, on the day of his death, he was 83 1-4 years old. By the Chester Tables, out of 10,000 horn, The number having at 331-4 years is 4949, “ “ “ " 831-4 “ 493, “ “ “ 841-4 436. Now the probability, oil the day of the de claration of independence, that Adams would 185 live at least 50 vears, is by the above data, ' . 4465 Arrived at the age of 90.7, the probability 155 that he would live at least 1 year longer is 185 Consequently, the probability that he would not live 1 year longer, is, 1— 155 30 165 195 Hence the probability that he would live fifty years, and die within the following year, is equal to the product of the two former pro -165 30 30 Labilities, or is —— 4465 185 4465 Now we may reasonably make the assump tion, that the probability of the death occur ring on any one day of this year was as great as on any other, so that the probability of its happening on any specified dav, as the first, 1 for instance, is —— 3G5 Hence, finally, we have the probability that Adams would dive fifty years after tiie de claration of independence, and die on the first day of the following year 30 1 1 4465 365 54324 that is, the odds arc 51323 to 1, against this occurrence. In the same manner, we get the probabili ty of Jefferson’s living at least fifty years 493 4919 The probability of his then living one year 436 longer ; and the probability that he 493 430 57 would die within the year, 1 493 493 The probability that he would live fifl v years 493 ' 57 and die within the following year, 4919 493 57 4949 The probability that he would live fifty years, and die on the first dav of the following 57 i 1 year, ■ 4949 365 31689 Lastly* the probability that both these e vents should happen together, or that Adams and Jefferson should both die on the fiftieth anniversary of the declaration of indepen -1 dence, is 54324 1 1 31689 1721,473236 Ilencc it appears that the odds were more than 1(21 millions to 1 against the concur rence of both these events ; or that a bet a gainst it, lo correspond with the chances, should have been more than 17 millions of dollars to a cent. Yet it did actually hap pen ; and we see how much reason there w r as for the universal astonishment which it cxci ed. -**9o Abolition of Masonry— A proposal Las' been made by some of the members of the Masonic order in New York, to abolish in that State the ancient and venerable institu tion of free Masonry, in consequence of the long prejudices that have for two or three years past existed against that respectable portion of community. An exterminating warfare has been waged against every indf vidual composing that body—former friends have been made bitter enemies by the delet erious influence of this unhallowed excite ment—the social enjoyments of life have been m many instances totally destroyed , and now it is proposed to quench the lire of discord and calumniation, bv abandoning the institu turn entirely. We must candidly confess we do not approve this course, although wo do not consider the Masonic Institution as of any material benefit m this age of intelligence and refinement. It. was once beneficial, but the great sphere of its usefulness has gone bv and queried with the lapse of yoars-it orfo •nated ... the darker ages of the world, and us calculated at that tune, by restraining 1 ei,rbu,ent passions of unenlightened man to promote harmony and good feeling in the hearts of those who felt its genial influ. once. Civilization has now accomplished for u Masonry once did fora | small portion of the world, or nearly iwe therefore can see no important j n ,’[ ' 4 merits for its continuance, when view,a the abstract; hut when taken in coni'-' with the efforts that have been made t,j - down, we think should 'a! I to it until opposition dies of its own wcakr!!" and the institution can be abandoned witi'*' leaving one foul blot on the page ofifoy to tarnish its well earned reputation. Athenint HOKATj." “Not one immoral, one corrupted thought'' “One word, when dying,'he would wishu>bi' From the New England Christian Speak to that young man ! —You I!tav '’ him from the jaws of a monster, more"tot dreaded than sword, pestilence or ianiine * lie has just commenced taking the social nit T hose dissolute young men with whom,! see him, have lately tempted him and deem ed him from the path of peace and virtual They have led him to the haunts of dbi t tion and revelry. Already his vjrtuous, i:i , ciples have been shaken—his coVr et )i a u checked, and the fine feelings of his h n blunted. This young man is’ the pride u'i, parents. How often have they begged s blessings of God to rest upon their son V is the child of many prayers. But lii 3 rents reside in a distant town. They canrr watch over him and warn him of his danger.. Will you warn film? How their hearts vj bleed when they hear of his downfall.—]], he may be recovered. His conscience is m tender. If you would save a soul from'deal, speak to him. Let no time be lost. Speak to that young man, whom you jm saw leave that haunt of the unprincipled ail vicious. He has just lost at the gaming tj, hie, the last shilling of ten dollars, which t* took in the morning from his master’s' cons ter. Ho is in the broad road to death. Hi stens already take hold upon destruction- He is the only son of his mother, and she is widow. She has entreated hi iti with nil th eloquence of a mother's deep love, to forsaki his ruinous course. She has wept overhiu till her heart is broken But he remains is. corrigible. Will you speak to him? God may give effect to your counsel—then, the blessing of those ready to perish will rest up. on vou. Speak to that young man, whom vtrjsa weeping in the sanctuary of God, during<i vine service. lie krrows'that you arc aciiriJ tian, and he expects it of voip The spirit'! the Lord has reached his heart. He f, f j himself to be a wretch undone. His for,, science isburthened with his guilt; whilei; bis inmost soul he cries, “God he merciful it me a sinner.’ Speak to him, Christian. Sho* him the way to the saviour. Do vou notr?. member the gall and the wormwood, wheni; his situation ? How vou mourned brain, Christians passed coldly by vou, and hade! not your sorrows. Sneak to him kindlv an! affectionatelv. Toll him about the I<W the blessed Redeemer, and the sweet ini!,. cnees of the gospel, and his soul will nvl. within him. Then bid him look hv faith ad live. Speak to that young man ? He has he laughing and jeering in the house ofOod. Hi will give you an insolent answer, but neve tlicless, sneak to him. Ifis courage is of tin fool-hardy stamp. Ho thinks more about n iigion, and heaven, and hell, than lie won' have' you believe. At this verv moment while he makes a mock of serious things, wi pours contempt upon the followers of Off, there is a worm gnawing at his heart. Hi levity is feigned. There is no sincerity kit. He remembers the solemn warnings of hirk ing father. Just as the venerable saint its about to bid farewell to all below, ho caM his son to his bed-side, and while ho pin i his hand upon his head, lie made him pro?.' ise he would seek the salvation &f liis soul.J Speak to him, Christian. If lie needs yof counsel, you will save a soul from death. It he gets angry with you and abuses you. w: will have an opportunity, by your mcekrv^ | gentleness and forbearance, to exhibit the | excellency of the religion you profess: Let i l,o t the blessed opportunity he lost. Sapot that lie knows not how to appreciate sics I treatment. The first time he is alone, are!l ’ still about him, he will reflect upon his abus and ill-will; he will remember (lie meek, j ness with which you bore his incivility, anil tlic thought will break his heart. But if) * do not warn hi:, the next judgment of A • mighty God, may sink his guilty soul to inf tricvahle wo! Speak to him Christian, in tin name of the laird. Speak to that young man ! Does not v<® blood chill while he takes the name of.Godi vain, and blasphemes his maker? O, the fo* bcaranccof the Almighty! O, the iiululgeno of the eternal Jehovah ! Could the swear* have a discovery of the enormity of his crime* and of t lie power and glory of the omnipotent lie would exclaim with the wretched am! d)' ing Altaniont, “Hell itself, is a refuge, ifi hide mo from liis bis frown.” Ventur to speak to him, Christian. A word fit?? spoken is like apples of,gold in pictures al silver. Had his many prayers been answer' ed liis undying soul long before this, _ would have been sent to the dark caverns ofetem* despair. It is true, he lias frequently adinon* ished. So have many others, who have # last listened and repented. Be not weary ( well-doing, for in due time you will reap, l ’* you faint not. God in his wise providcn' p ' may have left it in Reserve for you, as an i r stniment to recover that wretched young Speak to him, Christian, and may power fro# on high accompany your warning. —Editor The following beautiful passages are the co* elusion of a selection made by a fair correspoill -of the last Christian Repertory, It disjdif’ the taste of a refined mind, and the piety ot an lightened Christian “Trui? religion is a mild and lawful reigri, governing to protect, to give to unfold all our inward resources. Wc 1" lievc, that under its influence, literature iU pass its present limit, and to put itself forth m original forms of eonypotjition. Religion') of all principles ipost fruitful, multiform !>"“ unconfined. It is sympathy with that bein.C who seems to delight in diversifying modes of his agency, and tlio products of In’ wisdom and powers. It does not chain a few essential duties, ore::4re4B jryn : fs r ' n