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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-06-13

much for my details OF military proves,
A. for liz. q, ilepct il affords Of the most
a%rIuous eaifsftnati1n The Triumph of the
iaw, ~ an infant siaie oi e. the spirit OF dis
cafd aud iusurreciion G~olocntfon, the
fur DrlIani, fletWo N~sioropouili, and o.
ihefs nrIe shipped of ftotn NapUll ~ tie
open day fur Hydra, without a murmur
ffon iIe ,eaple, but will every mark "f
publ { ibk and of confidence ~ the strength
81 the Government. Alritrr from Egypt
describes the Paeha te have been, through
oil tire whole Of his late expensive and I'M
lefl8uale campaigns, the dure of Turkish
a~riifiee and Of laltrfy administered TO hin
by Europeans IN Turkish pay, who pro-
oonnecd hin the Napolcoa oil Africa. A
French gentleman, said To he of the name
Of Rofer, has recent, Joined the Pacha,
I OPS.
From .A6at's .7ipocate.
The king held h. SECOND lrSre fur the
season u the 9Th, at which Mr. Rush, II
minister, attended, aud Is mentioned as hav-
lng taken leave.
The London papers contain m Official
aeeoent al the total defeat of ,he Burmese
Grand Army in India, amounting to up
wards Of 10000 men, by the British forces.
Accounts from Spain state that the I'm
bsfrassment Of the fnances had Induced
bis Majesty To form a Jnnta, composed of
a General Officer, Il Member of the Judi
eial Order, aud Il Chief Officer of each of
the principal branches of the administra-
ton, 10 present Il new plan for the pay of
the civil officers and state pensioners,
which shall be more in harmony with the
real revenues Of the treasury.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-12-17
MATERNAL AFFECTION.
EXTRACT FROM A kUNERA

EXTRACT FROM ! fUsERAL SERMON,
What other friend has watched like her over
the helpless and uneasy hours Of sickness
borne with its Observation-Disclosures to its mfr
mities-soothed its pains-and smoothed its
feverish pillow? Where are the friends of our
sprosperty when the evil days come, and the
years draw nigh, in which we must say-we
have no pleasure in them ?" When the clouds
Of misfortune descend, and poverty and want
overtake US, when the heart is sick with the
unfulfment Of hope, and the spirit droops over
blasted expectations, when the cup of life IS
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-12-17

LIFE AND DEATH.

The dearest ties are sundered, and the sable
pail conveys to the still grave the young, the
beautiful, the aged, and the worthy The solemn
knell rolls along the breeze as it tolls the mourn
iul obseques which are paid to the dead, and
strikes on the ear Of the living with an ominous
and warning note.
There is something peculiarly instructive in
those simple ceremonies which we devote to
our deceased friend when we say, 9 Letus arise
and bury our dead" The last look which we
bestow upon that countenance which has glad
dened US with its smile; the company Of mourn
ers and friends who have assembled on this
heart-rending occasion the address which as
eends from the lips Of the divine to the throne
Of Being who is seen only in his works the
silence and sorrow of those who are left for a
little time earth, until it shall be their fate to
follow the departed-the procession as it slowly
moves towards the last earthly tenement of man
the peal struck from the village church, which
hoWcom upon one hstless ear Of clay-the fall
ing OF the earth upon the young and amiable--
the return and dispersion Of the silent congrega-
ton, and those saddened feelings which we bear
with US to our pillows, and the void, never again
to be filled, which is made among the little rank
Of those we love-all these things furnish NOR
al too forcibly applied to be resisted, and ava
ken thoughts upon the future, beyond all that
the most labored essay or most eloquent tongue
can produce. We turn from this scene to that
which IS pencilled upon future years: when the
rose and sweet-briar shall spring from the turf
resting On that bosom now beating with plea
sure tour approach, and heaving the conyulsive
SOD at our afiiletion: when, in fine, all that we
now look upon with 50 much of delight, shall
become but an unseemly skeleton within mar
row grave.
Change the dream, and we ourselves are to
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-12-17
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become the victims of like transformation -
The sun, the cottage of our infancy, the lake
glimmering beneath a slvery moon, the vault Of
heaven, the friends Of our youth, the partner Of
our pillow, all, all the luxuries of imagination
and of life are to become dim and indistinct $
passion after passion must expire, sense after
sense must follow, oblivion win silently steal each
object Of perception or Of affection from before
US, we must become torpid, unconscious, and
finally die, and the same parade will be repeat
ed, and where are we ?n-The world will move
onward, the minute space we have filed will be
forgotten, and other generations tread sportive-
ly over the little hllock Of earth within which
we are steadily Wondering back to our print
tive clay
Often it the case, that we cannot but indulge
in the idea that when the soul is severed from its
body, we shall in spirit revisit those scenes which
in life were dear to US; that we shall again look
from some high cliff upon the blue waters, and
gaze upon the tall ship as she booms over the
sea, beneath an evening sky-that we shall
watch over the fortunes of those we loved in
life, meet them again in affection, when they
shall have thrown off the clog Of mortality, and
be ready, hand in hand, to ascend to higher re-
gions Of bliss, when this earth shall have passed
away. But the sportive tricks of wild imagl-
nation should give place to the sober certainty
Of revelation. Though we delight to nnger
round those scenes which are dear to us upon
earth, though our consciences tell US that we
are not to bury in a parsimonious grave those
thoughts and perceptions which attach us SO
closely to disemboded spirits. vet the present
period Of danger warns Us most emphatically to
set our hearts in such order, that we may chal-
lenge deathto the combat. His bolts are falling
around us, and the small space which is allotted
us before we shall be summoned to the lists in
an unknown cline, demands that our panoply
should be ready.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-12-17

empOiSoned Dy mlScnance or guile when the
storms hath no rainbow, and the midnight hath
no star; where then are the fiatterers of our
cloudless skies and our sunbrght hours ? When
the schemes Of earthly ambition fail, and the
hiss of the multitude follows our downfall :
whittier have they departed Where is the sha-
dow that attended US, when the sun has yelled
his beams? Where are the summer birds when
the voice of winter sighs in the leafess forests
Alas it is but interest or convenience or habit
or fashion that preserves the friendship of man
kind. Where are the friends of this world, when
the mouth of calumny has breathed mldew and
pestllence over the promise of our growing repu-
tation--W Where are they, when the faint OF
worldly dishonor has fallen on our heads, and
shame, whether deserved or not, has pointed Us
out for scorn and mockery? They have gone to
worship the rising sun and left perhaps their
former benefactor to pine in gloomy solitude
over their ingratitude and to feel the biting nae
mory of :" benefits forgot
"For what is friendship but name,
A charm that lus to sleep
A shade that follows wealth and fame
Then leaves the wretch to weep
But the attachment of mother, no change
of fortune-no loss of infiuence-not even the
loss of character can destroy As the triumph
Of children is her own. SO is their downfall and
their dishonor Her heart bleeds for them in
stinctively; her tears flow unbidden for their
sorrows. Her eye follows them while present
and her soul goes with them while absent With
patience that never tires, and selfdenial that ne
yer ceases, she cheerlully sacrifices for them
her own comforts and pleasures. Her sympa-
thy is felt, not obtruded; her consolation is ne
yer ofclous, and always soothing to the spirit
her friendship is unaterable in life and strons
IN death; and she breathes her last sigh in
prayer for the welfare of her children.
Remembrance hovers over every incident, il
those calm and blissful days, when her presence
gave life its charm That affection which turn
ed aside the arrows of misfortune that gentle
ness which allevlated the pangs of distress that
tenderness which smoothed the pillow of sick
ness; that hand which held the aching head of
pain, that piety and that sanctity which kindled
IN our heart the pure flame of devotion; those
smiles which beamed upon US, anc ever the
brightest when the woi4l was frovning, and
that unaterable love which supported us amidst
its mkindness and mgratitude, en- these eve,
be forgotten Can we cali to mind without deep
emotion the scenes of the death chamber the
beloved face fast fading at the touch Of dis
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-20

THyHE proposed work is a concise and con-
Il densed history of Methodsm in this
country, from its rise to the present time,
comprising an account of its introduction and
establishment-the annual increase and occa-
sonal declension in its membership-them most
important changes and improvements that
have been made, from time to time, TO its &C.
clesiastcal polity-extraordinary revivals of
religion, with the most striking incidents that
have attended them-sketches of the charac-
tiers Of those peachers who have died in the
travelling connections general view OF the
present state and prospects OF Methodsm,
&c. &c.
The character and abilities of the author
his indefatigable exertions to obtain correct
information from every accessible source
the interesting subject the proposed work
the necessity for such work at the present
time, and the moderate price at which it is Of
fered, all go to induce the hope that it will be
literally patronized by the members and
friends of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and by the religious public generally.
CONDITIONS.
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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-20
POETRY.
WHAT Is TIME 7


ask'd an aged man, man of cares,
Wrinkled and curv'd and white with hosry
hairs;
Time is the WARP of life," he said, tell
The young, thefair, the gay, to weave it we'll :"
! ask'd the ancient venerable dead,
Ssges who wrote, and warriors who bled
From the cold grave hollow murmur how'd,
nTime SOW I'd the SEEDS we reap in this abode %
I ask'd dying sinner, ere the stroke
Of ruthless death life's golden bowl had broke,
ask d him. What is time Time, he replied
1--WE lost it A! All the TREASURE and he died
ask'd the golden sun and silver spheres,
Those bright chronometers of days and years;
They answered, 'Time is but nsrSoR's glare,
And babe me for ETERNITY prepare.
ask'd the seasons, in their annual round,
Which beautify or desolate the ground;
And they replied, (no oracle more wise,)
f'Tis folly's BLANK, and VISIONS highest
PRiZEi ~
ask'd spirit lost but o the shrek,
That pierced my soul shudder while speak
1t cried "A particle speck a mite.
Of endless years, duration infinite.
Of things inanimste my dial
Consulted and i, made me this reply:
'Time is the season fair of living well,
Ihe path to Glory, or the path to He'll.
Iask'd my bible and rnethinks it said,
Time is the presen, hour, the past is fed;
Live live to-day tomorrow never yet
On any human being, rose or set!'
I ask'd old father Time himself at last:
But in moment he few swiftly past:
His chariot was cloud, the viewless wind,
His noiseless steeds, which left no trace be-
hind.
ask'd the mighty angel, who shall stand
One foot on sea, and one on solid land,
BY heavens great king 5 wear, the mystic
ry's DER,
Time WAS he cried, but Time shall be no
more =
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-20
Land Intelligence Office.

HAVE opened Land Intelligence Office
lATL.aS, (the county seat of the bounty
Lauds) Pike county, Illinois, the object Of
which is to accommodate owners of lands to
enable them to exchange and consolidate, to
pay taxes, have deeds recorded, and to give
information to those who have adverse claims
on record, with the true situation of ownershib,
will also furnish correct information as to the
position Of lands. their adjacence to settle.
ments, quality Of soil, timber, waters, &c. to-
gether with any other information that may
be requested-Charges moderate and proper.
toned to the trouble.
LEONARD ROSS.
REFERE.vCES-Sh adrach Bond, late Go.
vernon OF Illinois; Hon. Jesse B. Ihsmas; Hon.
Nsnian Ed1sards Hon. Daniel p. Cook Hon.
Ih0mas Rsynplds; EIas K. Kane, Esq. i; Cur.
fiss Blakenan, Esq.; Wiliam S. Hamilton, ESQ. !,
Alfred Cowles, Esq John 1YAson, Esq. Hen
~ Starr, Esq; Hooper Warren, Esq. Hon.
Ruf~ Petfi6one; William Orr, Esq. In New.
York, Hon. Daniel Gray, George Il. Darius.
In Massachusetts,, Hon. Elijah H. J'fiAs. Col
Jo.eph Grassan, Csl. Henry ". Dwight.
Nov. /,
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1t IS composed entirely, as its title implies,
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words may show tAat it is however far from
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an important effect IN preventing the dissent
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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-20
From the New-York Spectator.

A part of the ceremony at the recep-
ton of Gen. Lafayette, in the village
OF WHITEHALL, think one Of the most
interesting that has been exhibited since
he came to visit US.
He landed from the steam boat, and
passed up with all the signal honors,
military and civic, &c. amid music,
cheers, salutes and addresses, under q
canopy Of two hundred national and
other Gags, belonging to the ships Of the
navy at this station. festooned across
The streets, from his landing to the en-
trance Of the bridge, which is about two
hundred feet in length; and here the
scene to which allude took place.
After passing The open columns Of the
military, and as he turned on the bridge
lit was like magic-abont seventy chill
drsn little Misses from FIVE to nine years
Of age,) appeared, arranged on each side,
dressed in snow-whie habiliments, with
garlands Of flowers decking their little
heads, and small osler baskets under
their arms, filled with roses, headed by
a young lady of about eighteen years,
(their tu,oress) herself an emblem of
modest beau,y-a Miss Wilson.-They
began strewing their roses before the
general in such quantities, (making their
courtesies as he advanced,) that he lite
rally crossed the bridge on carpet of
full. blown roses.
The scene so overcame the old veto
ran, that the tears started under the
smile of pleasure that it gave his feelings,
that an infant generation should, half a
century after his achievements,s come TO
welcome him with their grateful little
hearts, and strew bis path with roses and
with blessings.
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METHODIST
R-a.,DOlA.DtARo

Dep0tedt0 EeHg70a Liletdttae III % ana ocseilcs
agriculture, domestic Economy, Foreign
and domestic .Ne1eS, 81, &c.
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IMPORTANT TO NON RESIDENT OWNERS OF
ARKANSAS LANDS.


As the time allowed by law for the re-
demp.ion of the MILITARY Bounty
LANDS which were solo tor non-payment
OF Taxes last fall, in this Territory, will
expire in few months, we consider it a
duty which we owe 10 those interested,
to call their attention to the subject.
Upwards Of three thousand quarter sec
tions were sold in October and Novem-
Der last, and unless redeemed within
twelve months, by paymen, Of the
amount Of taxes and costs Of sale, with
On addition OF one hundred per cent, per
annum, they will be forfeited by the
owners. The amount which will be re-
quired to redeem quarter section, in
GLIDING costs Of sale and agency fees,
varies from about SIX DOLLARS to about
EIGHT DOLLARS. All lands which were
patented previous to the LEI Of June,
1921, have been sold, except in those
cases where the taxes had been paid.
Tho TAXES for tho presen. year have
been duo for some time, and unless they
are paid before the first Monday in No.
vember next, the lands will DO sold.
They amount to 81 40 on each quarter
section, except for lands lying in indie.
pendencs county, where county tsx Of
80 cents is levied in addition to the ter.
rilorial tax, which makes the tax on
lands lying in that county amount to 8a
20 for each quarter section, or l6o acres
fees charged BY the Land Agents for
,psyiqg-saxes, vary from 50 cents TO 81
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CHRISTIAN ALMANAC.

The Boston edition OF this Almanac
for 1926 is now in press, and as speedily
as poss ible, ill be reprinted in other
parts of the country, and ready tor early
distribution. 1t is to contain 4o closely
printed pages, and sold at s dollars by
the hundred, with discount to booksellers
and Agents. The Committee are graft
fed by the continued and increased pa
tronage OF this work, and from its charac.
ter heretofore, and the character OF those
to whose care it is this year entrusted,
they believe ii will deserve and receive
the appreciation of the public. 1t is in
tended to be COMPLETE and accurate as an
almanac, while at the same time il wide
ly spreads important religious instruc-
ton. Agents and all who are interested
in tho work, are requested to send their
orders to the several Offices at which it
is Published at an early date, specifying
the number they wish 10 purchase. The
sales must necessarily be OF SO short con-
tinuance, that much will be lost unless
the business commence in season, and
be prosecuted with spirit. BY reference
to page II Of the Report, it will be seen
where it can be obtained, as it is expect
ed it will be published a, the same places
at which it was last year, except in Bal
timore. 1t will also DC reprinted a, Ed
wardsDike, III. and in Georgia, by the
Georgia Aux. Tract Society.