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The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-10-06
POETRY.

The following is from The pen Of one of our most
gifted native Poets, Mr.. n. P. WILLIS, Of Boston.
We think it one of his finest productions, aud high
y credtable to the poetic talent of our country
ABsALOM
The waters slept. Nights silyery veil hung low
On Jordan's bosom, and the ed,lies Guild
Their glossy rings beneath it, Ike the still
unbroken beating Of the sleepers pulse
The reeds bent down the stream the willow leaves
With soft cheek upon the lulling tide,
Forgot the lifting winds, and the long stems,
Whose flowers the waters, like gentle nurse,
Bear on IFS bosom, quietly gave way,
Aud leah'd III graceful attitude to rest
How srIkingly the course of nature tells,
BY its Light heed of human suffering,
That it was fashioned for happier world
King David's limbs were weary: he had fed
From far Jerusalem, and now he stood
With his faint people, for little rest
Upon the shore of Jordan. The light wind
OF morn was stirring, and he barred his brow
To It's refreshing breath, for he had worn
The mourner's covering, and he had not felt
That he could see hs people until now.
They gather'd round him on the fresh green bank,
And spoke their kindly words, and as the sun
Rose up in heaven, he knel amongst them there,
And how'd his head upon his hands to pray.
O, when the heart is fnll-when bitter thoughts
Come Gro" ding thick, up for utterance,
And the poor common words of courtesy
Are such very mockery-how much
The bursting heart may pour itself in prayer!
lie pray d for Israeli and his voice wentup
Strongly and fervently--he pray q for those
Whose love has been bis shield and his deep tones
Grew tremulous-but o for Absalom-
For his estrangd misguided Absalom--
The proud, bright being, who had burst away,
In all his prlncey beauty, to defy
The heart that CHERISHED hlm--for him he pour'd,
In agony that would not be controlFd,
Strong supplIcaon, and forgave him there
Before his God for his deep slnfulncss
The pail was settled lie who slept beneath
Was s'ralghten'd for the grave and, as the folds
Sunk to the still proportions, they betrayal
The machess symmetry of Absalom.
His hair was yet unshorn, and silken curls
Were floating round the ,assei, as they sway'd
To the admitted AIT, glossy
AS when in hours OF gentle dalance bathing
The snowy fingers Of Judea's girls,
fls he I'm wasAt his feet-his banner, solid
With trailing through jerusalem, was laid
knr,. b.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-10-06

retorts upon rufianly husband, and each of
them detests the other for eglect which neither
will take the trouble of avoiding
Sir John Barington's Personal Sketches Of his
times.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-10-06
VARIETY.
GOETHE.

bratcd poet :'' Goethe is, you know, eighty
year, Of age have had the pleasure of repeated
y dining With him IN small party and | have
heard htln tax for several hour, together with ex-
tr'ordinary intelligence and VT, and with the tlo-
quencc and warmth Of young man. He knows
every thing hat gong on, interests himself in il,
AVID adGies whatever IS worthy of admiration -
" nth his gray locks and in bis snow v bite gown,
he mas quite pttlarcii'al air. Surrounded BY his
7on, h., d4ugll;cr lnlaw, and their children (who
arc always playing With HIM, he conytrses on the
most elevated SUBJECTS. Among other topics he
talked to Of Schiller and of what he had cor.
templated dong, and actually accomplished. lie
has An inScnuou, Consciousness Of his own plorv
which does not di>p!easr, because he shows him
self Thoroughly sensible of the merit Of others
AdoItig M"ler and Fon'aine, he adnires Athalie
Teilshes berrnice, knows Berangcl's songs hy
heart, and IS acquainted with the newest vanGe.
rllles OF Paris. l have read in manuscript a YER,
extraordinary work of Goethc's, which is about to
De published lie composed it after he was Sc
yeny-seven years old. 1t is an episode, or rather
an nteru@e, in the supplement to Faust, which is
not YET completed lie calls it phantasmaeori,
1t appears to be scarcely capable of translation
but amidst many extravagancics, and some OBSCURE
y, exhibits great pro:undity, poetry, and grace
From the siege Of Troy to that of Missoonghi, the
Greek my thoiosy, the middle ages, Lord Byron,
the present ''hes--eveiy thing has place in it. 1t
S the VISION OF the great and original mind"
MORAL INFLUENCE OF DRESS
1t Is an observation have always made, (l
though II may be perhaps considered frvo
lous one,) that dress has moral effect on man
kind. Let any gentleman find himself with dir
~ boots, old snrtout, soicd neck cloth, and
general negligence OF dress, he will, in all PRO
bablllty find corresponding disposition to
negligence of address He may, in dishablle,
curse ard swear and speak roughly, and think
roughly; bn; put the same man into full dress;
powder hum well, clap sword by hi, stc and
give INN an evening coat. breeches, and silk
stockings, he VIII feel himself quite another
person. To use the language of the vulgar. he
would then be out Of character. He VIII talk
smoothly. affect pol;eness, if he has it not.
plque himself upon good manners, and respect
the women. Nor win the spell subside until,
returning home, the old robe de chambre, Tor
ITS substitute surtout) with other sloyenIy ap-
pendages, make him lose again his brief con-
sciousness of being gentleman Some women
mistake the very nature and purposes Of dress
Garing afro lad, theyare satterns at home. The
L. L.. 4 3..L-
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-13

HOUSE. The Admiral Sir Isaac COT
fms Lancasterian School Bill" passed to
be enacted.
Petitions Committed-of Amarian Cha
pin and others, of Peter Butler; of Bar
don Cowee and others; of Joseph Cum
mings and others of the Worcester and
Fitzwillam Turnpike Corp. with order OF
notice from file; of Anthony Oiney ana
others from file.
MIR. Sedgwick of S. from the Committee
on sundry memorials praying the survey OF
Railway route, &c. reported Resolves,
authorizing the Executive to appoint Com
missioners and an Engineer to cause sur
veys and plans to be made for Railway
! from Boston to the Western Line of the
State, and in case permission can be OBJ
tanned, to extend their surveys to the Hud-
son River; and making provision for the
expenses thereof.
The Secretary came IN with a Mes
sage from his Excellency the Governor,
announcing that Major General Elijah
Crane, of the First Division of the Militia,
had rendered his resignation, which has
been accepted, and he is discharged.
On motion of Mr.. S. F. Dickinson, the
bill repeating an act directing the method
of laying out Highways, was taken up and
referred to Messrs. Washburn, Thorndike
: and Rice.
SATURDAY, June 9.
SENATE. Mr.. Williams from the COM
mittee on the subject, reported that Messrs
Parker and Tufts be standing committee
to be joined on the subject of Railways. .
: The bill relating to Merchants and
. Agents or Factors, was referred to com
mittee.
The Senate on its part proceeded to
> choose a Major General for the first divis-
Il Il ion of Mass. Militia, in the place of Elijah
= Crane, resigned. The ballots being TAX
en- it appeared that Brig. Gen. Theodore
Lyman was chosen.
HOUSE. Petitions PreSented--of in
habitants of the town of Worcester, pray
- ing authority to their Selectmen to appoint
{ not exceeding 30 men to form hook and
ladder company-of the town of New
Bedford, praying TO be made half shire
town of Bristol County, was read and COM
le mitted-of Nath'l Silsbee and others, o.
~ Salem, for the survey of a rail route from
:, Boston to the Hudson, was presented, ant
~ ordered to lie on the table.
~ The petition of John Skinner and others
came from the Senate non-concurred IN IT.
= commitment to committee on Bridges, an
'e referred to Messrs. Merrill and Hill, to b.
le Joined.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-13


" hereupon the Speaker declared the
lion. Daniel Webster to be elected on the
part of the House.
Messrs Austin of C. Wood of G and
Lowering of NJ, were appointed n Com, TO
report on the expediency of amending the
law, to authorize the Courts of Common
Pleas to hear and determine certain cases
II both parties request it. without tho in
prevention of Jury.
Inc bill to repeal the Highways Act,
bic. ''i''' ''i' oii 'le I'd
The orders from the Senate rcfarr;nr
p"lC9 VI the Governors communication to
several Committees, were concurred in.
FRIDAY, June 8.
SENATE. Agreeably to assignment,
t e Senate proceeded to the choice of
hf6& 2df TIL the IF 4thh March last GA cars
Inc Committee appointed to collect and
count the ballots, reported, that the whole
1 NUMBER was 80 necessary to a choice %
nat Ihe lion. Daniel Webster, had 26
Hon. John Mills, ~
MS Excellcncy Levi Lincoln. I
Hon Edward Everett,
=, Whereupon the President declared tbo+
lhe lion. Daniel Webster was elected ~
conc ~, currence with the Hon. House.
'otdtne Of Washington. The Committee
~ " %nom was referred the pet. of the
w ashIngton Monument Association. re-
,ortea the following Resolve, which was
,ead twice, and passed -
heSo1Ued, That permission be herobv
gwen TO the Trustees of the WASHINGTON
Association, to erect. at Their
'wn expense, suitable building ON the
iortn front of the State House, for the re-
option ana permanent location of the Stat
y Oh washington by Chantrey, and that
ana building shall be of such mater;aIs
!! construction, as his Excellencv the 4
Governor shall sanction and anprove and /
men completed and the Statue nlocnJ 7
lereln' his Excellency the Governor is l.
1foDy authorized and requested to take {
! such measures as may be needful and
'oper lor It's preservation and safe keeninr a.
on motion of Mr.. Kendall, O,dered f,
nat inc committee on Manufactures be n
structed to inquire whether anv. and e =,
" what alterations are necessary in tba =,
Mills. FrN'' "ii' roy uiatioil ~
orders Of .Notice-passed on petitions of d
d others '' a. uI
The Senate refused TO concur with Tho
use in referring the petition of Iohn ~.
inner and others, for free bridge 70 su,
: ariestown, to the Committee on BRIDGES. en-
referred the same petition to Messrs 60,
rrlli and Briggs, with such as the House ti Tl
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-13

rENr Ann, W WEDNESDAY, June Q.
81; nINAlE. Several Petitions were re-
treasurer and Receiper General. Tho
lolIiOlwi!1g letter was read in both branches
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-17

PO CTlY.
sACnED aELODltS.

SAC'ED if-LDDI.o.
We presume our readers generally, are h'nilia
with the poet,cal efusions of Mr.. MooIe-and thar
whom a sweeter poet never lived-and hence
inler that many of them have before this seen TIT
bea utful sacred song whidl shall presently pro
ceei to copy. In opinion it is decidedly 'upe
ror to any that we have thus far read, ms coming
from Watts, Rippon, or any one Of the aspirau's 10
fame, as composers of nelodous lays.
7 wish was by tina dim Lake,
w here sinful souls their farewell mkc
OF this vain World, and halt way lie
Ia lealh's cold shadow, ere they die.
There, there, far from tnee,
Decetiul world, my home should be
here, come what mighi OF gloom and pain,
False hope should er lie eve again!
The lieless sky, the mournful sound
o unseen waters, falling roun'.--
The dry leaves. quiv'rIng DER my head,
Like man, unqniei e'en when dead
These e--ay--these should eah
My sou, from liie's delIling scene
Aud turn each thought, each wish lhave,
Like willows, downward tow'rds the grave.
A. they, who to their couch at night
Would We come sleep first quench the light,
So aust the hopes that keep this breast
awake, be queuch'd, ere II can rest.
Cold col my heart must grow,
Uncha cd by either JOY or wo,
Ike lreezlng E,unts where all that's thrown
Within their current turns 10 stone.
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-17
SINGULAR CUSTOM.

The following singular custom is said
to prevail in by far the larger portion Of
the islands Of the Archipelago:-1'he el-
dest daughter on her marriage, to which
her parents cannot refuse their consent,
takes as her marriage portion the family
house, together with all its furniture, and
one third, or large share of the mater
nal property. which, in reality, in mos, of
these islands, constitutes The chief means
of subsistence. The other daughters, as
they marry off in succession, are likewise
entitled to the family house, then in oc-
cupation and the same share of what
ever property remains. 1t appears also
that the minds Of the natives are COM
pletely reconciled to this strange custom,
inasmucb that there are few instances Of
any endeavour having been made to
evade it by an appeal to the Turkish law.
In the diocese of My thine, however, the
Bishop has procured the adoption of
some notifications which mitigate the
obvious evil Of such an usage, and the
rule established there is as follows. IL
the family property be valued at more
than 100 piasteres, lin 1897 equivalan,
to about sOl.) the eldest daughters por-
ton is TO be ore third Of the amount, and
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-17
BURNS.

When Burns was living few men suffered more
al the hands of cold hearted world than he did
Opposed in every thing he undertook, he at one
time, was driven TO the painful expedient OF fleeing
from his native country, to seek an asylum in the
West Indies He was the most iavoured bard that
Caledonia has produced, and though his melt
ins strains were derided and sneerod at by band
OF envious hyperctics whIls living, his memory and
genus have been revered since he has sunk beneath
the grave. The sons of Scotia, since his demise
have been justly proud OF their tavourte bard, and
now. IN almost every country. ce Cherate the natal
day of RAD Burns" On recent occasion, il
was celebrated at The " Roo Roy Hoiel" New
York when the following song, written by John
Graham, was sung with great eslnt.
LAMENT FOR BURNS.
AIR Banks ut' braes o bonnie Doom"
> n,urn! The pard OF Scotia game!
S,r mar l,s natchiess pipe he'il tame,
A poIr lts SOL, enchanting strains
Ink, an hlues % bonnie Doom ;"
Na ualr he'll praise his Mary charms,
o, Uouru the dear departed maid
Heipn IA! ojaspI within his arms
Is nedlh 'he spreading haVthorns shade.
Tn a,v'ry wales, the heather braes,
gu' bu u, the glen, the woodland green,
Nae nair snail rips WI meltng lays
Fac ROBINS pipe 10 bonnie jean.
Nh \ winter cheeriess sun goes down
Wore Llgar smoothly flows a.ang,
Dep ,red bari uas niair he'll tune
To Names charms mis- sweetest sals.
To IN ,.e who bled FOR Scotia's lights,
Nae mar h-1 pour the patriot strain,
Whn sound woull make the coward fight,
An fire the slave to burst his cham
Nae G, Itins knaves vile ear we seek--
Frr.a you ms shade m1Isn Mt turns
Der beauty, worth and bravery's cheek
NJ lst fall the car that's shed or Burns !.
" veetest flowers that deck the year,
A.f-hsd IA a their summer bloom,
Beiew'd wi feelings warme.t tear,
" mailens. busk his hallow'd tomb,
Sweet Nuh, o soft aul gently dow,
20 m,nsle with the brmy deep
For oI thv banks LAID caull and low,
The bard of Caledonia -leeps!
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-17

Fl5 an English publication, We copy The Su
cide's Adeu. 1t certainly will be read wit
kim of melancholy satisfaction; and though tn
lentiment 1t breathes may not he acceptable to al
he feeling heart will be insensby touched by tn
plainlve AMI desponling air it orealhes.
Sleep on-sleep on-unconscious boy,
Ere ye, thy dream be past;
Sleep on-nor waken To destroy
The spell that binds thee FIST
Inha o in peace the gentle air
1nnt ,ans that cheek that bosom fair;
Or l!htly waves the golden hair,
Ou thaj pale forehead cast
And breath so'er all IN, sumbering sense
TIL, silent charm of indoceuce
Sloeo on sleep on !-unknown the woes,
iatdrer years lmpart;
Unrolscous Of the bitter throes
That burst a mothers heart
An oice. ike thee by ireams beguiled,
With raotured hopes that mother smiled,
AnI foully blessed thy birth her child
tier beings dearest part -
Thou wilt awake 10 life but she
l. sieeping-as soon shall be
Yes thou wilt wake but not to mourn
Thy parted parents fate:
And many page of life shall turn
Ere thou canst read thy state:
Yet when, to expiate thy birth,
Or ashes nngle with the earth,
~ disappointed feelings dearth
Shall sorro soften hate;
Anil they who spurned thy sire's distress,
In pity guard thy helpiessness.
Psrewcll-farewel their hands may lend
An sid TO infancy;
Bltcan their hearts such feelings blend
4. 'hou :nspirest in me-
Image Of love of that loved form
whose life-strea s .till thy pulses warm!
O. 1hau, exposed to earthly storm
I iare moi gaze on thee!
Thy waking glance too much enlears-
This neart must weep-but not in years!
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-17

The common place mode of letter.
writing, in many instances, is very ride
ul,us; how often do persons commence
with " am perfectly sensible who, be
for ''iDv comlude, prove themselves To
be copsummate biockheads!
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-17

hopeless tenacity, giving the conclusion
with sublime aud almost terrific energy.
The party assembled were astonished,
and gazed- OIL each other with sp.echess
amazemen,, not knowing what to make
of such strange conduct OF the minister.
AT length he asked the bridegroom the
question, Wilt thou have this woman TO
be thy welded wife p &c. to which, OF
course, the answer was, " will"
A pause then ensued, during which
MIR. Corsar seemed to be summOning all
hls energies for the next Interrogation ;
he retrea,ed some steps backwards, and
then, hastily advancing, put the question
to Louisa Mordaunt. The horrid calm
ness of his tone was appalling and,
hen he had finished the interrogation,
he stood with look OF the most intense
interest and agony, expecting her an
swer; but his suspense was short, for the
silver voice OF Louisa Mordaunt soon re-
turned for answer, will" No SOON
er had she pronounced these words, than
the Curale, giving "A convulsive shudder,
fell seuscl.ss on the Altar. All was now
conlusion-,he ceremony was not half
finished, and the Minister was lying
senseles'; every means was used to re-
cover him, but for some time without ef-
feet. AT length he slowly opened his
eyes, and the first object he saw was
Louisa Mordaunl, bending over him, her
looks expressive of the utmost compass
ion for his situation. This had almost
again plunged INN into forgetfulness,
and il was only by very strong effort
that he succeeded in raising himself; he
then, by great exertions, succeeded IN
finishing the ceremony, at the end OF
which he agalnbecame sense!ess, and was
in this state conveyed home.
lie did no, long survive the marriage
of Louisa Mordauni, he soon after died
the victim of that worst OF all diseases-a
broken heart. Louisa MOrdaunt lived
long and happily with him whom she
made her husband, nor did she ever sur
mise the dreadful effect her marriage had
upon the Rev. A fred COrsar.
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-17

A gentleman praising the personal
charms of very plain woman before
Foote, the latter said, "And why don't
you lay claim to such an accomplished
beauty?" "What right have to her."
replied the other. Every righ, by the
law of nations, as the first diSco.erer,"
said Foote.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-06-27
From the Uurren Star.
prob ably

Licenti0usness of the Press--Much has
been said, by the papers in this state, within o
few weeks, Of the liberty and the licentiousness
of the press. Newspaper editors do well to
talk about these things when they have no int cr-
est in slandering party individuals; but let the
old party call be sounded, and one would think
that they We'd with each other in traducng
private character. We did not say that ali
the political papers in this state were equally
guilty, but if we did we care not Look back
q few years-were their columns not 6lsd
with attacks upon private character! True or
untrue, were these statements made for the
publick good, or to answer the ends of fac
tion! Were many of them fit for the public to
read-were they not vile both in sentiments
and language! Turn to the files of Providence
papers, published during the gubernatorial con-
test between Potter and Knight, Gibbs and
Brigham: What do they present; Do their con-
tents look like the workings of good, and Just :,
and honorable men; whose greatest wish was
to benefit the people, whose greatest fear was
that they should dshonour the press! Go back
still farther, to the time when jeremiah How
ell, was elected to the Senate of the United
States: do the columns Of those papers look
as though they would ever preach up The licen-
tiousness of the Press! No--as the Eternal is
our Judge, we believe not. But if these things
are too TAR off, let us turn our eyes to more re-
cent events. Was the contest between Eddy
and Burgess, for Representative to Congress,
founded upon that religious platform from which
gentlemen now preach-was there no unfair
statements made-no uuderhanded means
made use of? Where were those compunctions
of conscience when the character of Asher
Robbins was so wickedly traduced! All these
things s!umbered until the editors quarrcled
among themselves. When there was prob
ability that they should have their own vices
held up to the public eye, they raised cry
for themselves which they had never done for
their patrons. They thought nothing of this IL
centiousness, until some one pointed TO the
beam in their own eyes.
Far be it from us to uphold the lcentlous-
ness of the Press. To record our feeble name
against il, is the object of tins article. But
we have now files of papers before us, from
which we CAN PROVE, that certain papers
have ractsed differently from what they now
preach. and the cant Of hypocricy we do de-
test. The liberty Of the Press, and its lcen-
tiousnsss, are as different as light is from
darkness: and the one should be as severe
y punished as the other is fondly cherished.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-06-27
GU-To NJ" Our fair correspondent M

C0-To NJ" Our fair correspondent NJ.
IS respectfully informed that her note of the
25th inst has been received, and on the assur-
ances she has given us, we will so far rely, as
to give publicity 10 her poetical ofuson, though
in doing so, we feel assured many Of our read
ers will apply them where they were not in
tended to apply. Taking all the risks to our
selves however, and trusting in the good faith
of our fair friend, the article will appear in
the next number Of this paper; and in the
mean time, Z" NJ" will find at the Post Office,
a private note, for her address