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Jiirruyi, II POLITICS & REUGIO¥.Di:VOT uij to ART, SCICtfjUE EDUCATION MORALITY AII.® - TSIE ADVA HI D MUSIC* ,;■ %**■ • i ‘W* P'IiiCHAKJCS qAUi, I est-the Chunh Without a trace ‘behind her\ ‘ ) Adieu, ye proud ! ;gay. I’ll seek the broken hearted weep, when they of say— Her ‘Mpl I pu—-whore shall 1 search, That J once more may \ . • ..-.*, ; TPwafrT Wanifi’ 1 “WHEN I AM DEAD!” In the dim ciypts of the heart, where despair abideth. these words seem writ, en. A strange meaning—a solerria in’ timation unfolds itself at iheir utterance. “Four simple monosyllables—how much of gloom ye convey ? Row ye speak in funeral tones of the extinguishment ol earthlv hope—of the spirit that has strug led in vain, and is painfully quiet now : ‘When I am dead!’ is uttered calmly, but with a calm euch as the tornado leave's when silence broods over desolation. The voice pronouncing that desparing phrase has not all its mournfulness front itself.— The listening earjiears something more; for from these words the proa a of high aspirations quenched, and hopes pale and bleeding upon the sharp rocks of adversi ‘ty come up, phantom-like amid the ghast ly scene of the buried past: ■When I am dead,’ we have heard it often, iike the pealing bell that tolls the body of the depaited lq its final rest. The last word dead,’ lingers siragely. and echoes sadly'in the ear, and through the portals of soul. Dead dc ;i ‘! and !) n ‘ ’ c •. , W V. ’i n and r !’ More nr less sig- n jfie- resignation, or dependent wo, a ful fillment of nature, or a perversion of its end. may these words express; though sad they are at best. When the aged man whose steps have grown feeble in the walks df goodness, and.whose hand trembled with the fruit of his oft-given charity, utters these words they fall from the tips as a prayer to heav en. In them his w ill harmonizes with : his tfod the tear that starts soul ;nr.)'ur v to leave it* clav, ■ glistens in the light of happiness that gleams out of the hpart, at ihe prospec tive reward of the future. The lips, too, that never pressed the rim ot the-fount of Nature’s Poesy may murmur ‘When I am dead !’ but death to such an one is better, perhaps than life : His heart holds ‘no musie. chiming in ca dences to weal or woe-; his inward exist ence is void, and the rough surface of his being checkered, and though not bright ened by the half stray thoughts, dark ens but little with the panoply of the *tomb. How different when youth, glowing with beauty of soul and heart, rich with ‘the treasures of mind, and warm with sympathy for all of loveliness, nghs, like ‘the souUivtind When lam dead!’ A spirit seems to wail its anthem, and ec *lipse of the noontide sun to fall upon the ‘picture of a high nature checked in its ‘purpose —turned from dulcet waves upon ■a ceral reef, against the rocks of a des Hructi've shore. •When lam dead !’ It is as mournful **B the plaints of a ghost on the tempest and midnight wind. But we must all say it some time; lor the giave iies at hand, yawning through a bed. ol thorns, or gleaming like a while avenue of hope leaning against the stars. •When 1 am dead !’ Strange and fear ful import hath it to the utterc., but it is as a weak phrase only to others. the great world. Who speaks it? Many think the single going forth of a sou! wifi move none —all will move—all will be as be fore. , , When he and you and we gentle read ers, are folded in our shrouds, friends dearest, and those who loves us best, will dry their fears cto they have all begun to TUB ORGAN. Wfe: *The Teart lhai beats with rgipiure against our own will freeze above our memory in a brief time—briefer thrn wo man’s trust or man’s period of goodness. But it is Well thus; ‘tis the world’s custom and nature’s law. We weep r,ot for the dead but while they die. We shall soon be with them, and it may be good we go early to their narrow homes. DEATH OF CROCKETT. The follow 1 ing is a graphic sketch ol the last moments *4 a brave man': “Colbnel ‘Crockett, wounded and close ly pursued bv a number of the enemy retreated into the church,- felling them as they approached. He stationed-himself in a niche‘in the corner, determined to face the foe to t,he last, and sell his li4e dearly ; with “his rifle and a superabun dance of side asms, he “hew’ed and shot ihem down with the same awful certain ty that was wont‘to characterize his in domitable spirit. His position rendered access to him utteily impossible, except by & direct arid close approach in front.— After some eight or ten of them wefe laid before him, a feeling c>f awe seenied to seize hold of the assailants One of them who could speak a little broken ‘English, probably preferring to have she signal honor of capturing so noble a specimen ol American valor'to present to his ‘dear master,’ said to Crockett, ‘surrender! ee nor ’ A flash of thf most sovereign scorn darted from his firy eyes, and as il Lhrced that of the enemy, he seemed to answered, ‘Siinendet! No! lam an American ’ and as he spoke he sent a ball through the heart of the paralyzed foe. He appeared for a moment like a wounded tiger, strengthened and buoved by each additional woknd; now hew ing them down with his Well’fried swrtrd~i next dealing death with his fire-arms.'— His person was literally drenched with bis own blood ; his strength must soon ybld tft its loss. Yet such physical pow er wrought to the highest degree of ex citement can-perform incfedible prodi gies. This was the last concentrated en ergy of a powerful mam, arduseci, anima ted and guided by one ofthe noblest at* tributes of man—love of liberty. He knew for what his life was about to be sacrificed ; that devastation and htitdhsr'v the /.)o(steps’ of his heartless foes ; that women Would be sacrificed to satiate the desires of the conqueror, and, feeling the ‘holy inspiration of a dying pa triot, he fought manfully till the loss of blood and approach of dpath stayed his upraised arm ; his rifle was broke to pie ces, his pistols fell to the floor, and noth ing but his faithful sword was left. In the agony 6f death, with a terrible grasp, he brought this last weapon upon the head ofthe nearest assailant, and fell vic toriously across his body in the a : rms of death In this corner of the church there were 26 dead Mexicans and no other Americen having fought or fallen at that point, it is coirtudefed beyond all reason able doubt, that ail of them fefl by the hand of Tennessee's favdrite son ! All were now dead, not a man left to refate the wonderful deeds ol this illustrious bandjof heroes ! N<>l a Companion left to real a monument to their memory ! But, ah ! no monument is requ red to piei'pe- Irate their fn/ne So long as freedom has an abiding place in America Will their heroic derds and proud names be helfl sacred. WHAT WILL MY~MOTHER SA^. What will mv mofbersay'?’ saida young man a few days since, w hen appre hended for appropriating his neighbor’s pro'peity. On what a sermon is there ! The pious instruction-—the consistan* -x ----arrvple~tlie parliest recollections of youth bur.- t upon him with fearful vividness !—♦ For himself he cased nothing Be offended the law and was willing ; to submit to ! tbe penalty ; yet thp frail form of that dear one who taught him to lisp his” evening prayer, appeared before him, lotterine to wards her last resting place, there to lie down in pleasant dreams.’ The silver hair* had strayed beneath her cap—the iiammon, dk Wednesday, February 2&, FSoJ* eyr has i v o| r '’i7s brilliancy, but none of its benevolence—the skin is ndt as fair as when she was led’to the altar— the hand, as .-he leans upon the staff, has no’ the delicate proportion of other days, the step has lost it* elasticity, but a main reliance in the faith of her father’s sus taining her children have *groWn up in ‘honor, so far as knows, and she is willing to go whenever her summons comes. Then, do .'you wonder that the poor culprit sights dnVin The agony of his heart: Don’t uiy mother linow it. she’s almost wnrfl out now, and this would | kill ■her !’ Young man, when tempted jto sin, ask yourself: •‘What would hiy - molher s,tv ?’ When theevdNme has ns* ! sumed his most allqring lone,, before you [ yield, stop 1 lr> vrsli-yeur-beUec mature : What world my mother say !’ ‘Sliveland ‘HerdM. ‘ v . CHA^ACTEtI. . the fesai tv of ITS LOSS. “ Good oarre, in tnan dr woman, dear my Lord, Is the immediate jewel of,their sriuls.’ A trial took place some lime since in a neighboring city, jn -which an individ ual .was charged with a serious fraud The l |sj4. mon y aeainst him wars sfrring, but it ; wll got conclusive, atid the fact that he had, up to that time, borne an irreproachable •Hajiacter, exercised so much influence upon the minds of the jury, that a pf acijnitt*l was ren dered ~Xha.to iw, was right under the Circumstances. Un sullied character in such a case should exercise due influence It should protect against unjust suspicion, and constitute a palladium and a safegtrtffd‘in she hour of difficult} and danger. A few years ago, and during the exist ence of a momentary crisis, a citizen of New York waited upon one of the Banks and a>ked assistance. The times were ‘tight’in the language of the day, and hence hesitation was manifested. BUt the case was preying, and in reply to some remark, the applicant said that’ he ’ had been forty yegts engaged in busi ness, had never \et been charged with a dishonorable transaction, and had never i failed to mHike his mWigalions good.’ The Bank. pffd£i'4i*4ißfijAt ac knowledged what had been said, and then rtmeeded that ‘ such a plea was irresistabfe.’ The loan was secuied, business affairs brightened loon after, and all Vent merry as a marriage be!!. In Ibis case, hs in the former, r.ltaracfer was depended upon as a last resdrt, and it did not fail in rhe hour cff emergency. DdilbU less there are many readers vvh'o could cite similar instances and hence, as a general rule, the-priceless Vafue of char acter! ’On ihe other hand, how numerous are the cases in which ihe tricky, the merce nary, the plausible and the unprincipled, find that they have lived but to little ‘pur pose, that the guile arid hypocrisy which they supposed hud Mly cooauied their priucipies ‘from the’ w'dild, ‘were Seen through a- a hollow mask, and alt the de‘* formity beneath was made distinct and apparent HoV dfteu.Sn the hotir of ad versity. do the base by nature, the selfish in disposition, and the niggardly in spirit, discover that they are without character, and that falsehood arid evil w ill noH serve their purpose in the hour of peril. An instance ol this kind recently passed un der our ob c ei Vatiori An individual who had accumulated comid>*rßble pioperty by Trick and management, who wa* fe> garded as smart ’ in business affaiis. who Cared but little lor the means, so that the end was accomplished and who thus was distilisted as well as despised, suddenly discovered that he had ventured too far tn the field ol spe'cu!atj?!frr‘'VHrd that Unless assisted, he must be- desfroyed. He call ed first upon one acquaintance and then upon another, hied one expedient and then another, resot ted to every device in his power, Mfct all in vain. The fart was, he had impaired his character, and no one would trust him. IJe bad been guil ty of dishonorable practices, had violated his wofd repeatedly before, and the pen alty was doubt, discredit, and in .the end. utter bankruptcy He, in fact, had over reached Himself. His little schemes ol villany had succeeded, and such success only tempted him on from step to step, until at last he found himself be\ond. his depth, and then deserted, because no tfffe; could or wbiild rely upon him. We have somewhere read a storyjpf a young man, who was arrested'and fried for murder, and against whom she cir cumstantial evidence was very strong, but who was saved at last by'lhe testimo ny ol his schoolmaster. He ‘ had been a good bQy, ever tiuthful, trust worthy and reliable,’’ and the jury could not be lieve .that one whose earlv years were so bright and unsullied, could so soon after attairiing the age of manhood, sink into guilt and crime. ‘Train up a child in the way'he should go and when he is old he Will ‘rtbf depart from it,’ is an adage ■full of practical wisdom. The i_r^-oit ance of character in every relation ,can ioarcelv be conceived bv the hasty and the inconsiderate. Nothing should ‘be-guaided ‘With more'care, or wa'ched Vvith more unsleeping vigilance. The young cannot become too earnAtly im pressed •with these truths Let them start in life with an unsullied name, and an irreproachable character, and the pros pect before them will be lull of premise. ‘But let them pursue another course, and at the beginning pollute thein lips with falsehood, and darkey ‘dishonor, and they w ill thereafter toil on with difficulty, for the. ghosts of their-ear* ly misdoings will track them step by step, and whisper bitter and mocking erremo* ries of their early career. $n the hour of trial, too, there will be but few to stand by them, for he who recklessly and wan tonly sports with his own character, strikes at arhd destroys his best friend. HYPOCRISY—SHAM RELIGION j Hypocrisy i* one of the most common and contemptible of sins. In religion, it is an attempt to deceive God; in love, ‘lo Cheat the nriost sacred affections of the heart'; in‘friendship, in social intercourse, and in trade, it is-an effort to hurr,btfg to swindle. A frank he (uUrf-tH in tier igA thousand fime n -more re<ncciab!e thif I your long-faced, ‘ cir cumspect’ moralist, whose very appear ance is a riving Ire. A public professor ol Godliness —a man who claims to be an especial favorite of his .Creator, and on intimate terms with the Ruler of the Uni verse, w'hose influence is potent in the Court ot Heaven, is, of all others, the most to be suspected of insincerity.— Wrapping his phariSarcal cloak around ’him, and ‘ thanking God that he is not as ■other men are,’ ’he loeks upon ail who ’’cahriot say amdn to his creed as sinners, outcasts, and ouisiders; while flattering himself that ‘he is, ‘one of the elect,’ whose eternal salvation is guaranteed by fbe church; and complacently iterating the edict lha't the rest of mankind are incontinently ‘going to be damned.’— This is plain talk, and the words will grate harshly on ‘ears polite,’ but it is true, nevertheless.— Jlihens Post. f t Read and you wil'd Know. — ’ Sir William Jones ’says Arvine’s Cyclopedia ot Anecdotes, ‘when a mere cl?ild was very inquisitive. Hit mother was a wo* man of great intelligence and he would apply to her lor lto* information which he desired; but her constant reply was, • Read and you will know.’ This save him a passion for books, which was one of the principal ‘means of making him wha't he was.’ r S?r William Jones became one of Ihe greatest scholars of any age or country. He obtained a knowledge of twenty eight different languages. And it was this em inent scholar Who thus‘spoke of the Bible: “1 have carefully and regularly perus ed the Scriptures; and am of opinion that this volume, independent of its di* vine origin, contains more sublimity, pu rer morality, more important history,” and finer strains of eloquence, than can be oh*’ v , fay J as. V’. Story, & S- ’l’. Barnett. [ va£. i. tained Irnm all other books, in whatever language written.” I This great man’s habit of reading is ! w*orihy the imitation of the young ; and ! his habit of reading and revering the Scriptures is w orthy the’imitation of all. That’s So —A New Yerk journal is of the opiniQ'v'that there are other fcola besides those who live on the Fifth Av enue, Liste . tr. rxi .‘Think vi. Vr vagance i* confined tc - * and satins 6f the’riqh alone. When a target comparijr of fifteen or twenty working men waste their money on a band of music twenty 01 thirty strong, in parading the street*, that is extravagance. When one day in ihe week is fooled away, and only five are made work days, that is extravagance. It was the very hight of extravagance for a poor mao, in prosperous times, to be spending all*his means—-those means which, if possible, should have been sav ed for such a day as this. Thus, not rhe fault alofte of the rich, but of tne poor, too. that we are now as we are.-£. There is a good deal of truth in these res marks. They may be unpalatable, but they are ‘founded on facts.* . GOD OF MY MOTHER! Rev. Charles Morgan, of East Troy; Wisconsin, in giving an account of a relU giou9 revival in that place, says: An infidel of talents arid respectability, j.?m4er iheigawMarf tsu& ■■bared ois knees and cried in agohy : ‘ God of my mother, bave mercy upon me!’ His mother is a devoted Christian iii the State of New'York. ‘God of my moiher!’ How much is revealed in that single exclamation—how conclusively it proves that this man had a mother whose faithfulness left its imprest sion on his soul too deep to be obliterated by time and sin. When we record our angry feel ings, let it be on fhesnow, that the first beam of sunshine .shall obliterate them forever. Singular Comparison —/The London Times speak of the Cossacks a* they ap battles in the Crimea, as resembling “ mounted Yankees, in their agility, intelligence, irregular cos tume, and individual self-reliance.” A Rule without an Exception.— There are exceptions to every rule but the Rule of Three ; that is never chang ed As your daily income is so your dailv expenditure, so will the amount of your debts be to your cash on hand and your efrnsequent ability to meet them. If you allow your vanity to lead you into extravagance, you must rely on something else to take you out of it; either a rich relation or a Sheriff's writ. Your furniture may be less showy than that of your neighbor, but nevermind.— Better are cane-bottom chairs and ma hogany tables that are paid for, than spring cushions and marble mantels on in note of six months. Your epat may b® less fashionable than your neighbor’s’; and while he is driven by a liveried coachman, you may be riding shank’s horse ; but remember there is a time for balancing the books, and every purse has sot a bottom. So economize, and always remember the rule of three. Many lives might be saved by a know ledge of this simple receipt: A large teaspoonful of mustard mixed in a tumbn ler of warm water and swallow it as soon as possible, it acts as an instant emetic, sufficient to remove all that is lodged in, the stomach. To Remove Ink stains from Cloth; —The moment the ink is spilt, take a lit-* tie milk and saturate the stain; soak it up with a rag, and apply a Little more milk, rubbing it well in. In a few min utes the ink will be completely removed. ft-fs-Warm and likely to rain-J