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The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-12
INDIsCREET ALLIANCES.

The following circumstance, well known
to the writer, may serve to illustrate the
criminality, as well as the impoliry, of fore
cd marriages. A young lady, with the APP
probation of her family, had permitted her
affections to he engaged by gentleman,
with whom there appeared every reason to
anticipate propitlous union: when, now
ouar no i'm yi,,od !,ir,,5 lr -.,-.~ e L., 49,
manifested a peevishness of temper, and
propensity to covetiousness, which many
take greater pains to conceal until they
have secured their object. For long
time, however, her attachment remained
mistaken, till at length it gave way under
repeated provocation: she ceased to love
one whom she could no longer esteem, and
the union was given up by mutual consent.
In the process of time she was again adj
dressed by gentleman, apparently more
deserving; and the connection promised
the happiest results, till their felicity was
interrupted by the Incorporate conduct of
her former lover, whose attachment was
again revived from this circumstance, and
which manifested itself by threatening des-
truction to his rival, to the object of his af-
fections, and to himself As he was con-
nected in business with the young lady's
father, he could not disengage himselfwith-
out considerable inconvenience to the fam
ily. Under these circumstances, they re-
solved to sacrifice her happiness to their
own interest and while the father impre-
Gated vengeance on her head, should she
persevere in her refusal, the mother, bet
ter skilled in the arts of persuasion, be-
sought her consent to the union, on hel
knees! Thus beset on every side, and
with heart torn by contending passions
she relinquished the object of her SINGER
est attachment, and yielded her hand t.
the man Who, but for his own misconduct
would never have known q rival. She ha
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FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
To the .4arOra Bore0lis.
What do yc here? ye're strangely risin,
The guide auld people a surprisin'
'Tis strange TO hear them a surmisin
Frae whence ye come.
Ay, sure ye max 4 wofu pother,
Your firms a stare at one another
An you. To lightning no yere brother
An quondam chum.
For certain ye are unco bright,
An, unto some a sickly sight,
Ye set their senses i'll fright,
An 10, they quake
An superstition says that war,
We bring irac lnony country far,
Or desolation's fiery star,
Or earth's dread shake.
Ye seem upon the whirlwin' driven,
Fen to the zenith o. the heaven,
An there sit burnin' thro' the even,
Like earthly fires.
VIVA knows but Etna is ye'rc father
But ye, ashamed, it seems, ha' rather
Flame thro the boundless space O ether,
An shame ye're sires.
To me, We are an object charmin,'
But ay to some We are alarmin,
Fen o their senses quite disarmin,'
A wofu number
Therefore, pray ye, sink in sleep,
Beyond the frozen Arctic's deep.
Where polar tempests swiftly sweep,
Sweet be your slumber
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-12

NECESSITY OF LIGHTNING RoDs ON
MEETING HOUSES. The Lowell Journal
states, that the citizens of Topsfeld, in their
zeal to improve the appearance of their
meeting house, have surmounted its steeple
with the points of lightning rod, without
providing rod to conduct the lightning
off
If Cotton Mather's remarks on the sub
lect of the effects of thunder are true, our
Iopssteld friends are very imprudent.--
Mather says:
1T hath been seen that thunders oftener
fall upon the houses of God, than upon any
other houses. New England can say SO.
Our meeting houses, and our minister's
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To BE Continued


Dr. Good, in his Book of Nature, saysthere is
iron enough in the blood OF 40 men to make a
ugh-share-weighing generally, from y to
"a lbs This is a singular proposition but as
the learned doctor is a gentleman of high res
probability, and deep scientific research, It de-
serves a ready credit We should like to know
the quantity of brass which is Incorporated IN
to the system, either in blood or bone Of some
individuals - Norteict Paper.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-12

There are those to whom sense of relig-
ion has come in storm and tempest; there
are those whom it has summoned amid
scenes ofrevelry and idle vanity; there are
those, TOO, who have heard its still small
voice" amid rural leisure and placid content
ment. But perhaps the knowledge which
causeth not to err, is most frequently i'm
pressed upon the mind during seasons of
affliction; and tears are the softening
showers which cause the seed of heaven to
spring and take root in the human breast.
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PEACH TREES. In the months of An
gust and September, species of fly Laws
ITS egg near the root of the tree. which
soon hatch into whitish worms, that PROV
IN the course of the year, to be about an
inch IN length. These worms eat into the
bark, and II not taken cut, will completely
glrdte the tree and DESTROY it. The most
ettectual presCrvative against the effects of
the worm is to dig them out with knife.
AT this season, the place of the worms is
easily discovered by little reddish dust on
the body of the tree, from an inch to TWEEN
ty inches above the surface of the ground.
The worm is now but just large enough to
be visible. As the worm grows, the red
dish dust becomes coarser, and mixes with
the gum that issues from the wound. The
worm may be dug out at any time, but in
the month of September, with the least
labor. A man may clear hundred trees
IN half day. If any of the flies that Law
their eggs, are found they ought to be de-
stroyed. The fly is about 3-4ths of an inch
in length, slender, with transparent wings !;
the body is black, face yellow, and vel
low spot on the back of the head the two
antennae or horns stand forward, and are
about half the length of the body.
II NOlsc eHeuly Vi Cle reach tree, is the
disease called the yellotcs. The cause oft
is unknown-it seems to spread wholly by
contagion. The insertion of bnd from a
diseased tree, the interlocking oflimbs or of
the roots of the healthy tree with diseased
one, the farina Of the blossom carried away
by the wind or by insects from diseased to a
healthy tree, will communicate the disease.
The symptoms of the disease are two, and
are infallible.-1st. The 1ipeniag of the
fruit from four to Sir ,ceekS before the proper
time. Cd. Small tender sprouts, about The
body or large limbs Of the tree. These
sprouts are thickly beset with very small
leaves. The disease is incurable--the tree
affected will certainly die the second or
third year after receiving the contagion.
The only preservative is, as soon as the
disease is discovered, to eradicate the tree ;
not merely to cut it down, but to dig up the
roots. This win prevert the disease from
spreading to other trees.
1t is earnestly recommended that every
person, should carefully watch his trees
from this time forward, and if the fruit of
any tree ripens prematurely, by no means
let it blossom again for it win probably
give the disease to all around it.
.Ne,c Huren Register.
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hear tender lisping youth iudulging them
selves in the most horrid blasphemies and
revolving imprecations
For ourselves, we think it is high time,
the respectable portion of this community,
should discountenance, by example and pre-
cePt, practices SO repugnant to religion and
decency.-.E. Y. Courier
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that grief to see her discarded friend ez-
pre- IN few months in state of mental
arrangement, the consequence of his Sc
we're disappointment.
ne subsequent Conduct of her husband
but too well justified her apprehensions,
and put her truly meek and patient ternper
to the severest trial. The depressing eff
/ tects on her mind were such as might have
been expected: although naturally formed
tor domestic life, she never shone either as
a wife or mother. Her family evidently
suffered no less than herself from the con-
sequences of this early oppression.
The deep contrition evinced BY her hus-
band, IN her dying moments, could neither
protract her existence, nor recall his past
misconduct the performance of the du-
ty to aUtrg relatives, is of much more val
ne than the most hupniliating concessions
to dying ones.
Whether any advantages to be derived
rom forced union can sufficiently com
pensate tor the sacrifices it demands, and
evils with which it is almost always attep-
ded, those who have tried the experiment
are perhaps the most competent to deter
mine.
1t is true, that at this eventful period 4
parents task is most difficult and anxious.
Inc utmost wisdom and prudence, united
with the slncerest affection, sometimes
prove OF no avail. An appeal to reason,
by far and candid representation of the
probable consequence of Il step about to Ire
taken, may sometimes have happy effect
especially where the character has been
previously formed by judicious manage
ment. II TINS had not been the case, it is
indeed too much to expect any great de-
gree OF pllability, or self command, in an
affair which the most powerful principles of
our nature are implicated.
Il sometimes happens that, notwithstand-
ing all the prudent endeavors of a parent
the decisive step is taken, and the fate of
the object of solicitude is unalterably fixed.
up to the very confines of this mortal life.
When this is the case, whatever previous
disapprobation it may have excited. if the
happiness of the child (not the authority of
the Parent) has been the primary object. it
still remains so. To abandon much loved
beng for one false step taken at an mex
perlenced age, and which may prove IT'S
own punishment, is totally unlike the con-
duct OF the universal Parent, who. patient
and long-suttering, is accommodating bene-
hts on the heads of His children, notwith-
standing all their reiterated offences.
Especially should parents endeavor, if
possible, torestrain their rese ntment against
those who have obtruded into their FAM
hes; tor as the "twain are now become
one flesh" the dipleasure manifested against
one, must eventually infiict pain upon the
other, besides the hazard of creating dis
cord, and making a breach between the
parties, which it may be impossible after
wards to heal.-.tfrs. Taylor
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*Two physicians meet at chamber door
d" Sir. how dye do ?" How dye do, am hap
py to see you,-but did not know that a con
sutation was called Nor did IL did not
think my patient required it, Your patient
sir the patient is mine. g Yours, sir, have
attended for week" And for eight days,
sir
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-18

About two weeks afterwards, another child nsmed
Jemiina, about years old, was found dead in the
spring. from which the boards had been removed;
the face OF the child was in the water, and had
upon II marks OF violence. Suspicion then attached
to black girl, who had nursed the childr en-, bu;
not sufficient to enable them extort confession
from the negro, in consequence OF her age, which,
was only ten years Mr.. Shpley. however, de-
terinnsd upon sending The black girl, TO his ia
Tiers, from whence hr had 60, her, and mention
ed the circuc,-tlDces The negro girl had been
her mss,er's more than two weeks before a black
child found dead, having been SUD" Gated; she
afterwards requested another negro child 10 lay her
head upon block, and 'sking axe, said -he
would shew her how they killed chickens; the
child became alarmed, and ran from her AZ night
she was discovered III a room in which some OF
The ladies oil the house usually slept, and turned
ou; in about hour afterwards, she was dis
covered, getting in AZ the window and being asked
what she wanted, she said, that she had come 10
tell them, that il was she who bad killed J-mina
('he child of Mr.. Shipiey, mentioned above,) and
IN being questioned acknowledged that she had
also killed the negro girl. and related the partcu-
lars Ot the murder OF Jsmima, as ioliows:-
She was with the child in The garden, and struck
her The child return Cd The blow, she (,ne negro)
then took a bendiull OF ssnd, and stuffed it into
her mouth, and took her to the spring, where she
Immersed her face in The waite. until 4he supposed
''AN was "S'NS sue AHcn !el Der, anu went tOWhit
me house; but hearing the child cry, to make us,
OF her own words, - she went back and iinishe,
! it''
! The above nsr'a,ion we have had from a sourc
that entities II to .ulI credit, ard do no, remem
Der ever o have hea!l of Transaction in whic
| at so early an age, such shocking deprsvity hs
been displayed. Bar Chronicle
We understand that the Gill, Of whose deprav
! ~ so shocking detail given in our paper O
yesterday, has been examined BY the proper au
! hori,y, and has snbstauiaied by her confession
every part II, wi the exception of getting in a
ne winiow. her hands. having only been extend
| ID up toward il. IN
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me mind OF this venerable citizen, cannot ,xi.,l
ms must be the conclusion. even IN q case e. he,.
'notdinaie passSn Is attributed since the a,sume,,
oil safety Is entitled TO eqnsl weigh, in udein,
ut the whole case. MOreo. er, the force Of con-
'ssion does not exist in the public mind, TO sun
port martial spirit, which ehculd disIain an
things but its own peculiar honors, and those "a
public glory in victory.
called to administer the government OF rspub.
nc rounded IN an entire civil organization, with
out any, even the less, mixture Of military des,,
zen Jackson mind could not discard an inf,uencj
20 powerul--To suppose the virtue of he,oisn
under such circumstances, unequal to the a,,tv =
acquiring character in sympathy wiki the rnbr,
mind, ard liz accord with the national des,inv !.
10 set II up as passion TO be feared ard To be d-
ven from the bsunts OF social man. This me-,
Ing, therefore, regarding well The character of C. -,
Jackson and not led away by any misguided en-
'husissm oi admiration Tor his reputation in aims
bu, possessing the temper 10 set y lust value uro,
his conduct and actions, do nov held il 70 he co.,
sistent with the constant efforts aud ancient nur
pose OF this Cummonwe al,h, TO assume an .t,i,nda
OF unwaveIins opposition TO the policy of the
present Feder"i Administration, and feeling con-
hdence in the firm and mistaken integrity OF Gen.
ndrew jackson. do publish to their fellow-ci,i-
zsns at large, their determine ion 10 s.ppor, him
as candidate for the Office of President OF these
u. States
On the motion of Captain Roher, Campbell.
Res0lved, That the editors of ,be Richmord
Enquirer, and all other editors in ;his state ard III,
u States, favorable TO the election OF Gen An
drew jackson as Mex President Of the United
States. he requested 70 pabl-h these proceeding.
Signed
JOHN S BARRETT, President.
THoArAs DA3NEy, Secretary.
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LLOuisviIle ddv.
- BosToN, May I .
REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION

REPRESENTATlFE ELECTION
Cn Thursday the electors of this CITY votc,l fo,
Representatives TO the mex, General Court. ,Tbir-
y u - known was The number fixed by the CIV
Council. At the Ward meetings there were II,
distribution five lists, denomnaled the AJpinis,r a-
ton Ticket, Federal Ticket, Republican Ticke,
Free Bridge Ticket, and Brokers Ticket. contain.'
I"g The names OF iU2 candidates, some of ,vhom
were borne on two and three tickets Tn. a.
minis Tauon Ticker was formed Of decided Frie,I.
OF TIE Administration, without reference 10 iii
political parties and j, has been ayoyy eI tba, !
large majority Of the Candidates on all The ,icks,.
were ALEC friendly to the administrator. -Tbo
Federal and Republic an tickets were dc-ignsted IN
be composed Of persons exclusively b.lono,no ~
those parties.
Il viii seen by The returns from an Official
source, that tie triaI resulted IN tie election Of
ihe following gentlemen only
Nathan Appleton, Esq Samuel Austin. iu,
Esq John Brszer Davis, Esq. re-elected. o.,
Francis Jackson, Hon. Tbomas Kendall J,r,ss
Z. Merrill, L c. Samuel Perkins. E,,.. loo. Jane.
Savage.
All The gentlemen elected were Gre, nominated
ON the administration Uuion Tickst;-hle,sys
Appleton, Jacktyn, Msrnl, Perkins and SAVAGE
were also borne on tue Feder,l and Msssrs a ~.
tar, Davis and Kendall on the Kepu5;csn ,icI..,..
and Messis. Appleton, Davis, AIerrril and Ars,in
were also on The Brot,rs Administration ,irts,
1859 votes were given in 1856 making a ebore.
CehtmcL
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HORRIBLE DFPRAKIrY-

Ohio sbipley Of Baltimore county, % nilss
ir0m the city Of Baltimore, going 10 the spr,ng
about weeks since found one OF his childref.
three years old, dead 10 the spring, ils water in
which was not more than three cr tour inches
deep; suspicion resting upon no particular person.
&c was supposed to have been "a acclden'. The
slJing was afterwards covered with boards. safh
Client ioodi oHIS btns LEFT ~ Up out iHe waller
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STATE Or TENNEssEE, ;

Personally appeared, Phillip Pipkio, before me
~ acting Justice OF the Peace for said county, and
ioads oath tina; the foregoing facts end citcum-
stances, as set forth, true ~ the bet OF hi.
knowledge and belief PHI ~ PfpKfC.
Subscribed End sworn TO,
ifis 2Uh Aprh, 1927.
W. II. LEWIS, !. p.
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ar, SARATOGA. Mav q.
W 9rf1t -fc dent We rfrfci 90 Iafn tst whit hs
pig" az ..tI. %. bridge over ~ ss,i s,l .g
We ns above F1r Miller bridge an srmdsy s.t ah:en
"a ~ Ne tin' eft whIch suppnrtdtbe ~ gsve sas
ia.ei h' cauisse and Hoifr ilip ta Fatsr.wh-
"a ~ VI" 10 iesi deep Two pa.snssf 'i,..f.. u ryev ,nd
fsoysne- '"' N'sta "rft aiio
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CNARLFsTt d. Nav 6

From Central dmsrica.-We learn by the
brig Mary Livingston, from San Juan de Ncsrs-
qua, that lie different provinces .G Central A
merica were IN state Of anarchy and civil war.
The ci'ees Of Leon and Grenada had made war
upon Nicaragua and Mensgua, end the latter city
was sur ounded by the GrenadisDs and Leonisns,
and WAS hourly suspected to surrender The city
Of Messiah had been plundered by the contending
parties. Among other reasons which were stated
as the cause Of the difficulties, was one that the
President wished TO change the existing form of
the government: but the most plausible was the
isci that great anmosiiy was entertained By the
colOred people (who compose seven eigbts of the
popusGO1) against the whites, who held the reins
Of government.
he numerous foreigners wbo had entered into
mining specuIstions, found no prospect Of Iesliz-
ing their golden dreams, aud many who came 10
the country ia alliance, were Ieiuced to penury
and want.
In consequence Of the rsvol1'ionized state Of
the country, hides, which had hitherto formed an
important item OF export, were becoming very
scarce Business OF every kind was at STAND.
Adsices from the indigo districts stated that the
cfor would not be more ihan igo-tbird'. The
whole export iof the present year estimated at
5000 Wounds. ~ f. Gaz.
- de arrivals yesterday from Havsoa we
learn BAT Commodore Port - vessel had free
ingrsss and egre.s 81 Key Wet. Severed vsluabl.
pfizes had recenfly been captured b. lis sggadsor
one Of them 4 Spanish ship irem CadH) W..
aiken BY lhe big Bravo, oil Cape Antonio abou,
TIE 2Oin 4 Prl end was ssid 10 be worth Sl5g. 00o.
The prisoners wee corr CT intoEev Wcs'. m.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-26

gan TO relax from his strict habits, and woald
occasionally walk down to tavern in the
neighbour rhood. This soon became habit
and the habit imperceptibly grew upon him
until, to the grief Of all who knew him, he be-
came constant lounger about The tavern, and
extremely dissipated, The inevitable conse-
quences soon followd, he got into debt, and his
creditors soon stripped him Of all he had. His
poor wife used all the arts of persuasion TO
reclaim him, and she could not think OF using
him harshly for she loved him even in his de-
graduation, and he had always been kind to her
Many an earnest petition did she prefer to
heaven for his reformation, and often did she
endeavor to work upon his parental feeling -
He often promised to reform, and was al las,
induced to stay from the tavern three days
together; and his solicitous companion
began to cherish hope Of returning hap
piness. But he could endure i, M lcnge,
"Be,sey," said he, as he rose from his work,
"give me that decanlrr." These words pierre
ed her heart-and seemed 10 sound the knell of
all her cherished hopes; but she could not dis
obey him. He went 10 the tavern, and after
some persuasion he induced the landlord TO fill
the decanter; he returned and placed it in the
window Immediately before him, "ior," said
he, 81 can face my enemy"
With resolution Fixed upon overcoming HIS
pernicious habits, he went earnestly 10 work
always having the decau,er before him, but ne
yer touched it. Again he began 10 thrive =
and in few years he was once more the own
err Of his former delightful residence. His chill
dren grew up, and are now respectable MEM
bers Of society Old age came upon Tom, bat
he always kept the decanter i'll the windo"
where he hrst put it; and often when his head
was silvcred over with age, he would refer 10
his decanter and laugh heartily al its singular
effect; and he never permitted ii to be removed
from that window while he lived, nor was it un-
til. he had been consigned 10 his narrow home.