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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-10-26

Sale at much lower prices than usual.
Among them ure:- =
Superfine black, blue, mix'd olive, brown
and claret Broadcoths Cassimercs Sat
tinets. Devonshire Kerseys; American
do; Habit and Pelisse Cloths red, white
and green Flannels Bookings; worsted
and yarn Hose Scotch and Caroline
Plaids Bombazetts "a ga 9-4 1914 Id
and 1914 Blankets; dark London Prints ;
Jubilee Cords Partisan Prints; Grecian
Stripes Chldren's Dresses; Verona do. !;
Canton Grapes Salisbury Flonnels 5-5
Bombazeens elegant merno long Shawls I;
Caspian and Valencia do. American
Shirtngs g. Sheetings Bedticks, Stripes
and Plalds Knitting Yarn, &c. &c.
With great variety of other articles
too numerous to particularize.
Newport. Oct. 10, 1896.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-10-26

The deaths at Norfolk, by malignant ie-
yer, in the week ending Oct s, were ele-
ven. Unfavorabe weather had increased
the number of cases; but the disease was
confined to particular section of the city
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
SERIOUS REFLECTIONS,
THE BIRTH OF SPRING.

i The calm sunshine of the first pleasant
spring day, comes with soothing influence
over the heart. Who hears the first song Of
birds, and looks on the fresh budding promis-
es of the young season, without delight? the
stern reign of winter over---his storms hush
ed to rest-we look abroad and behold his
! icy chains broken link after link, until ma
I ture released from thraldom, comes forth
smiling in her green robes iu search OF carly
flowers. inspiring us with pleasure, and bid
ding the bosom expand with gratitude to Him
who rules the spheres and rolls the seasons
round. But while musing on her opening
charms, memory will often come whispering
moral lesson to the ear-she leads us back
TO the spring times of other years-to the
glad seasons of youth, when hope spanned
the future with her rain bow colorings, and
pleasure mingled with every dream Of life,
The flowers are budding-budding for US
but not for all who gazed delighted on their
unfolding beauties in other springs; graves,
above which now the first spring season is
smiling, may be seen in every church yard,
whose are theye The graves of those who
were as gay, as full of life and hope and hap
piness, as we, a year ago.
But it seems to me these changing SEASONS
teach to meditative man more than the brief
lesson that he too must change. They speak
lesson of virtue. How kind, how benevo
lent is the bouhteous Governor of the Uni
verse. How beautifully he adorns this tenn
porary residence of his creatures. How ex-
actly all the changes OF the year are adapted
to the promotion Of our well being and hap
piness. How much benevolence is manifest
il all the dealings Of Providence. And if it
be wise to aim at the greatest perfection Of
character; what an example it affords us for
doing so. How should WE strive to admins
ter happiness to those around us. How care
full not to cause pain in any. There is con-
stantly open around us wide field tor the
exercise of every philanthropic feeling. We
are purposely placed in circumstances which
afford US constant opportunities of proving
ourselves by our works.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
f546S6
s2l2820
Total,
Equal to
ANCIENT NOTIONS.

The ancientswcre weather. and their
poets were painters. To fill up column in
these dull times, we will state some of their
notions.
February was represented by the figure
of a man in dark sky color, carrying the
sign Of the fishes. The month was SO called
from Febrnn, the deity of publications.
Aquai'us, the water-bearer, would have
been more appropriate; but that is none Of
our job. March, was painted a tawny and
fierce man, with helmet on his head, lean
ing on spade, with the sign of the ram in
his right hand, blossoms in his left, and a
basket Of seeds on his arm. AhrW is drawn
beautiful young man, dressed in green,
with myrtal and hawthorn round his brow,
wings on his shoulders, and prim-roses and
vioets in his hand, May, too, is a youth
with a lovely countenance, in robe of white
and green, embroidered with blue-bottles
and daffodillits-roses round his head and a
lutte in one hand, and nightingale perched
on the other.-Juae is tricked off with de.
vices appropriate to the MONTH Iuiy is a
robust man in yellow jacket, with swar
thy face and scythe on his shoulder, a bot
tie al his girde, and lion by his side. July
is represented as eating cherries. .7ugust
was pictured out By the ancents as a fierce
looking youth, with a sickle at his belt, and
a victim in his clutch: his head crowned with
garland of wheat, and his arm bearing a
basket of fruit. September is cheerful
man with coronet of grapes, cornucopia,
and balance in one hand, and oats in the
other. October has garment of decaying
leaves-the acorns are the jewels of his COR
onet, and his hands are hlled, one with chcs-
nuts, and the other with Scotrio. November
is clothed with changeable coat, and has
turnips and parsnips to sell. Of December,
the repres, NATION was rough, grim old
man, wrapped in furs, with red nose, and
his beard hanging with cicles, with bun
die of evergreens on his back, and dragging
Cahricornns into January by the horns.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04

of your passion. To convince her of your
sincerity, you naturally are forced to pass
the most of the day and evening in the
the house, much to the promotion of snap
pishness in the lower department of the .re-
gime'; as, tor instance, heard Pomp, Miss
Flaws servant state, as to my visits there,
wish Mass. Snipe no pend he fortyfours
hours oh de day here. | guess he has to
clear ee rooms hibself." You are obliged to
converse with her in whisper resembling
"a frog in quinsey." You are the body
guard to all oratores, theatres, debating So
cieties. and the like. You must endure her
accesses OF childishness, petulance, and ill
feeling like martyr, and to sum up all, you
must be set up like a jointdoll in chair to
be stared at and laughed at as----our s7ueet
hedrt.
4 4. The acceptance. This, strange as il may
seem to the uninitiated is one of the most
grievous miscries of falling in love. Then
the fair lady becomes perfectly tyranncal.
| When you were sueng her favour, she was
in state of abeyance or suspence, and your
labours were easier; but now, when with
permission of parents and friends you are
the received lover, then comes the tug of
war. The infections these sweet, naughty,
/ lovely, sovereigns inflict on their yassels are
transcendent They arc not perhaps SO cru
el as lady of France, who threw her little
glove into an arena, where fierce lion was
combating with wolf-dogs, and ordered her
lover to descend, pick it up and return it to
her, and was properly answered after his
safe return by these words, this, madam,
is your glove" being the last ne ever spoke
to her;-but if not quite SO reckless, writer
must have a feminine viyacity of expression
to recount fairly the inf1ictons they impose
OH their accepted lovers. | speak not now
OF coquetry, shown on morning, when neat
ly dressed, we enter Julia's drawing room,
find it occupied by the son of a rich mer-
chant-received by Julia with a nod and an
inquiry about the weather. while she iances
at him her sparkling glances--1 tell not OF
fickleness. when after tender attempt to
persuade her to renew and repeat her vows,
she saws she likes Seroot full as we'll. ] de-
scant not on ill-humour, displayed, when
fondly counting over your future happy pros
poets she insists that she knows nothing
and cares less for what you mean'-but I
would refer to the daily inspection of sofas
and sidcboards--the quarrelling with trades
men, touching the figure and quality OF car
pets, and the Gathering controversy with tin
men about sauccpans and stewpots, which
attend this era.
$. Tie dreakmg off. This follows next,
OF course, and is a troublesome and thorny
path to lead toa few weeks unoccupied lcis-
ure If not pursued with the horrors OF a
breach of fmarriage, still the mind looks with
fearful anticipation, or returns with sad re-
Election to the necessary strife Juia's di-
urnal red eyes-the active sharpness Of her
aunt's salutations--the growing attention of
the servants who cease 70 expect their Law
ish weekly shilling-and finally the eclat of
your grave speech My affections are en-
gagged elsewhere S. SNIPE..
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
ADAMS MESSAGE ON THE
PANAMA ML:s 3IgsI3.
Concluac J

The late president of the United States, in
his message to Congress of the I'd OF Decem
Der, 1928, while announcing the negotiation
then pending with Russia, relating to the
North West coast of this continent, observ.
ed, that the occasion of the discussions to
which that incident had given rise, had been
taken .for asserting as principle, in which
the rights and interests of the United States
were involved, that the American continents,
by the free and independent condition which
they had assumed and maintained, were
thenceforward not to be considered as sub
jects for future colonization, by any Europe
all power" The principle had first been
assumed in that negotiation with Russia. 1t
rested upon course Of reasoning equally
simple and conclusive. With the exception
of the existing European colonies, which it
was i'll no wise intended to disturb, the two
continents consisted of several sovereign and
independent nations whose territories cover
ed their whole surface. By this their in
dependent condition, the United States en-
joyed the right of commercial intercourse
with every part Of their possessions. To at
tempt the establishment ofa colony in those
possessions would be to usurp, to the exclu-
which was the common possession OF all. 1t
could not be done without encroachng upon
existing rights of the United States. The
Government of Russia has never disputed
these positions, nor manifested the slightest
dissatisfaction at their having been taken.---
Most of the new American Republics have
declared their entire assent to them; and
they now propose. among the subjects ofcor-
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
LONE AND SIXpENCE.o

Few people know, Mess. Editors, the real
value Of one and sixpence. The man who
has that sum in his pockets always tolerably
sure OF a reasonable supper and comfortable
bed, and that is the consummation ofthe cares
of to-day. He Can jingle the silver in his
breeches pocket; can pay debt if he owes
one; can lend slxpence to friend, or give a
penny to beggar, and have something
to spare; if he cannot buy every thing he
sees; he Can purchase almost any thing
he wants; for you must know that the man
who has little money always has little
credit; and there is peculiar comfort in
the thought that however many our wants
may be, we have the means to supply them.
| One and siXpence makes man feel most
particularly independent. He is not obliged
to be trusting to the honesty of Banker;
nor is he forced to keep a clerk to regulate
his accounts. He can feel all that honest pride
which well gotten gain always brings with it,;
he need not pull off his hat to any one in the
market; for he can pay his toll at the turn
pike gate, or pay for a fresh shad at the
stall, and ask no tavours. He is absolute as
king, forh he can order the waiting men about
whenever he comes among them; talk politics
over mug of beer; or be as positive and dog
matical in his opinion as if he had millions.
1t is Just the sum to make man happy;
that same one and sixpence. Its master has
no care about the rise and fall of stocks; the
land market, the money market, and produce
market areto him mere matters of moonshinc.
The failures in England affect him not; to
the bankruptcies at home he is indifferent;
counterfeit notes never annoy him, and bro
ken banks never break his peace. He is a
stranger to the troubles of wealth, and knows
not the vexations ofpoverty; each in its place
the great evil of life.
My young friend Marcus had what the
simple villagers used to call " a world of
wealth." For while he immersed himself
in pleasuse; but he had no peace; he was rest
less and miserable. He gave loose to. his
ambition and aspired after honor; success
brought with it cares and anxeties; disap-
pointments produced modification and chag-
rim; he abandoned the pursuit at last in utter
disgust, and hid himself away in beautiful
retirement, fondly hoping that peace was to
be found amid the quiet and rural solitudes
of nature. But he was mistaken; he was still
the creature of care, uneasiness, anxiety.
In melancholy mood he rambled in his
fields one morning, and casually asked his
whistling plougman what made him the hap
by man he seemed; the fellow cooked his hat
on his ear, threw his plough out of the fur
row, and fixing his arms kimbo, answered
"one and sixpence and contented mind,
your honour"
The man went away in silence, s'have ]
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04

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paid.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04

then been," said he to himself, $50 long in
search of what has always been within my
reach.''
Fortune in vain lavishes her luxuries in the
lap, honour in vain encircles; health in vain
besses, the man who knows not how to
estimate the value Of one and sixpcnce; who
is always longing for what he has not, instead
of being contentcd and thankful for what he
has
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
From the Ne,c- England GALAXY.
INISERIES OF BEIryG IN LOVE
The course of true love never doth run smooth
SHlKpSpEARE.

The course of true love never doth run smooth
SuAKEspEARE.
Some people say, Mr.. Editor, that love is
the cordial drop of our lives. Grave philos-
ophers tell us tits the happicst period Of our
existence, and the poets. that venal band,
who turn out for Hubbard prizes, like beg
gars to bridal, confirm them. have found
it otherwise, and from regard to the com
fort of my fellow citizens, lay my experien-
ces before the public. II is profound re-
mark of Dugald Stuart, that if there were a
repository for the private acquisitions or
Improvements, each individual effects-for
the benefit of posterity, great advantages
would occur. He wishes Savings Bank for
the Arts and Sciences. If | find quicker
way of softening steel than is known, l am
not to reserve it for my own profit, but pub
lish and record it. So if brilliant thought
or a correct principle pass over my mind, it
is right to cast Immediately to the common
stock.
| | have turned the period Of life when
sNel' me4zo del' Cammin, ii nostra vita
Mi ritrovai per una Selva oscura."
In other words than Dante's, am 81. have
been in love exactly twenty times, and new
er was hapless wretch tied to the wheel or
chained in gallies more exercised than
have been. Since, however, the figure of
rhetoric by which the first person, singular,
occurs so frequently, is undoubtedly unpleas-
ant, resort to the classification of the mis-
cries of being in love- according to the Ber-
esford style.
MIsERiES.
Misery l. Uncertainty as to zyhom to fall
in ioUe 7uith merit? Juia's eyes are very
soft and bright, but they do say she wears
false curls Amanda's golden cataract of
lovely hair is delightful, but then are not her
sandals little too extensive! Aaria's SYM
metry is exquisite, but she measures only 4
feet 9. Sylvia is five feet l, and SO is lath.
After long and painful self-debate, fix on
Julie.
9. Difficulties in getting Julia 10 fall in
zpnh you. Has heard you scandalized, and
believes you are an accurately equal mix
ture of Cain, Ccthergus, Cataline and Cali
gula. The gradual nature OF your gaining
her confidence the praising her music
the restraint of your own language--the sane
tifcation of face-the aow of fine sentiments
the fondling of the younger children-the
contingent expence Of sweet meats-the dali
ly visit-the neat cravat, and spotless shirt
the abstinence from partaking of savoury
vegetables--the tri-daily brushing the hair
the coincidence in opinion with stupid
father--the family dinners, where t,s host
shows his doubt Of his own hospitality by
insisting on your eating to surfeit-and
last but worse, Julia's slowness to believe
these form the second misery of being in
love.
8. The third stage of the miseries is the
tloubtfulness of that period, when the belle
begins to be kind, but refuses to commit her.
self by yeciprocation (as the noyelists say)
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
APPRECIATION AND VANITY REBUKED

Said Ann to her mother (affecting to pout)
"That impudent man detest!
can't show my face, within doors or without,
But meet the full gaze of that pest.
"Don't you think my dear ma, that few hours
ago,
After passing him (would you believe it)
lie turn'd himself round, and he star'd at me So
So steadily--none. can conceive it!'
"Be cautious. my child--thcre is company
here
And you may for imprudence be blamed;
Who told you of all this ilnpertinence dear'"
"Why, 1 saw it, and was SO ashamed"
"Bcware, affectation and vanity too,'
The mother replied with smile
"When you saw him so steadily looking at you,
Pray where did you look all the while"
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
LORD BYRON'S LINES.

Found IN Nis Bi6Ie.
within this awful volume lies
1'he mystery of mysteries.
oh' happy they Of human race,
.. 80 whom our God has given grace
~ ~ near, ne to read, to fear, to pray,
'A' 'he latch, and force the way;
NUT ~, better had they ne'er been born,
~noresd to doubt, Or read TO scorn.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
TO DEATH.

From the Germcn of Ghscl..
Hethinks it were no pain to die
On such an eve, when such a sky
O'er-canopies the west;
TO gaze my fill on yon calm deep.
And, like an infant, fall asleep
On earth, my mothers breast.
There's peace and welcome in yon sea
OF fendless blue tranquility;
There clouds are living things;
trace their veins of liquid gold,
tsee them solemny unfold
Their soft and fleecy wings.
These be the angels that convey
esweary children of day
Llfe's tedious nothing DER
Where neither passions come, nor woes,
10 ovexthe genius of reposc
On Deaths majestic shore.
NO darkness there divides the sway
With startling dawn and dazzling day,
But gloriously serena
are the interminable plains:
one liked, eternal sunset rcigns
Ger the wide silent scene.
icannot doff at human fear;
'Anow thy greeting is severe
10 this poor shell of clay:
.e' come, o Death! thy freezing kiss
Amancipates! thy rest is bliss!
twould were away.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
TIE LATE QUEENS JEWELS.

AS some Of our readers may be pleased to see
how richly some members of the sex are attircd
in the old world, we present them with copy
of the bill of London Jeweller, for single pur-
chase oftbe present King, when Prince of Wales,
for the use Of his bride, the late unhappy Queen
1894. His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, November.
Bought of Nathaniel Jefferes,
A pair of superb brilliant ear rings, $4,000
A necklace and fall with FIVE large drops, $4,000
A coronet in hrilliants, 5000
A wreath of oak for bande:sl, 100
Coronet, with rose, thistle and feathers, 5000
A pair Of pearl bracelets with brilliant
locks, 1900
A large lockct circle of ofbriliants, 500
A superb brilliant stomachcr, 300
setting for a picture, with very large
brilliants, coronet AMI ornaments $500
A large pearl necklace and fall, and four
large pearl drops, 1900
A rouge box, with brilliants, cypher and
coronet, 400
A pair oibracects, bought by your r. .'s
desire of De~ymons, 7S5
A rich billianl watch, chain, &c. 1880
An enameled opera glass, with circles of
large brilants, 500
Total, f546S6
Equal to s2l2820
NoTH.--The above sum was reduced by the
verdict of the Jury empanncllcd TO assess the
value to e50,g97 los. [equal to So22, 654l which
sum was paid for them.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
sPD1M1gsaYHa p Y :

THE CHILD TO IT'S DEAD MOTHER
Thy daughter speaks to thee,
My mother dear: unclose thine eyes and wake:
The sun is np-thc lark is on the tree;
The tables sprcad-thy place, come down and
take.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04

IIearest thou my voice. tits
That call on her, who, many time and oft
When was dreaming ofthc Spirits, silently
Hath bent and breathed blessing with thy
kiss SO sost
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04

What's that thou murmurcstp
Oh! speak again. a word-a syllable
Is all the prayer of her thou lowest.
WAS it the echo of the solemn bell,
1t cannot toll for thee;
For thou, as natural as life, lest there;
The cheek--the lip--thc brow ofivory
Is beautiful as ever with its parted hair!
Come put thy arms around
My neck, and fold unto thy heart thine own
Young dove. Wen speak by feeling, not by
sound;
But, oh! this chill lit is the dead's alone!
To the Angels thou art gone!
Perfection cannot bloom III mortal cline;
Rest calmly then! for will follow soon
Thy Cherub, i'll the realms unknown to Time.
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-11-25

The Gentlemen OF the Mondays and Thursday's
paper after having settled all Of the political affairs
Of the world, affixed the present administration on
permanent basis, and triumphantly elected Mr..
Robbins to the Senate, have very kindly underta-
ken to regulate the United States Judiciary, and
to open the eyes of Judge Story 10 certain matters
of fact with which he is not part cuar acquainted
Now how very kind and patriotic all this is Be-
sides this they about to remould the jury sys-
TEN, and instead Of having wooden men, or automa-
Ia in the box; men who when they are under their
oaths, are under oaths about Whieh they knOw
noNing," they are determined to have real intellI
gent beings, who will be enabled appreciate the
merits Of the cases, which they are called to arbi-
trate. Hear what they have to say on the subject
"our junes do not always understand the grounds
on which verdic,s, where point is reserved by the
Court, are required of them, and they sometimes
hesitate, when they appear TO be called upon TO aet
IKE atomata in deciding the rights Of parties, under
their oaths. about uh.eh hieV kno9 noUting."
To be serious, this unprovoked attack upon our
jury should not be suffered to pass unnolced, and
we prepared to say, that more intelligent jury
of twelve men, never set upon bench than were
those upon whose intelligence and dscernment this
unwarrantabe assault is made. The foreman, is
man whose intelligence is not often excetd, and
venture to assert, that he and his associates are
as well acquainted with The nature Of an oath. as
the individual who charged him and them, of being
guilty Oft the damnng sin sf ignorance. From a
personal acquaintance with several Of the gentle
men, who composed the jury, and from perfect
knowledge ofther worth and discernment, we have
been led to offer these brief remarks in defence of
their characters and fame and we unhesitatingly
say. that the assertion which has been hazarded,
that they were on the occasion in question, under
oatha. about which they knew nothing, is unfound-
ed that cannot be supported by fact evidence.
The trial Wy Jury is glorious institution tip
on il our Liberties depend, and shall not quietly
look on. with closed lips when it i. asssled by con-
ceit and petty arrogance.