The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-05
From The New Yors Statesman.

From The .Nel0 Yorh Statesman
STATE OF MORALS IN FLORIDA. The
Pensacola Ga cite Of the Dist ult contains
the p;esentments of the Grand Jury for
Leon county; among which, after noticing
other grievances, the Jury say We are
sorry to find that in Tallahassee, horrible
state Of things has existed for some time.
The most fragrant breaches of the laws
have taken place. The civil authority have
IN many instances been set at defiance ;
and the most rlotous, immoral and disor-
DERBY proceedings have constantly taken
place. 1t is truly lamentable to see such
occurrences in any civilized country, but
that 1t has occurred at the capital of our
territory, where it is so particularly desira-
bile to establish character for morality
and good order, is more to be regretted,
and shows cnlpable neglect of duty of
some of the civil officers, aud particnlari'a
justices of the peace some of whom APP
pear to have been appointed without due,
if any, regard to these qualifications.
a letter published in the same paper, ad
dressed to its editor gives the following
additional and unweIcome picture:-
''The vice of Drunkenness exists in this
place, and almost throughout the District,
TO most abominable degree Those adj
dicted to it, do not, to be sure, always get
so completely drunk, as to make zigzqgS
in walking-but they are daily more or less
intoxicated by mcessant tipping, from the
moment they rise in the morning until they
go to bed. Since have been here, intem-
perance has been prevailing vice among
the Americans great numbers of young
and middle aged men, naturally of good
and healthy constitutions in body, have
fallen victims to this heustly habit. Habit
ual intemperance will produce premature
death in all climates-it kills many, even
in the Northern States; but in this climate
the human frame cannot stand it above
three or four years, at most"
WONDERFUL Recovery OF VIsIoN.-
Mrs. Pollock, respectable widow, of Tul-
~, (Eng.) became blind twenty-five years
ago, from Inflammation in the eyes, induced
by one of them being injured by stalk of
flax. During this long period, the book of
Nature was complete blank to her, so
completely had "dim suffusion veiled'
those tender organs. Thus she continued,
without the remotest hope of ever discern
ing an object, when, about two weeks
since, she said to her daughter, Mrs. Ste
phenson, 81 think, my dear, perceive the
window-has it bars across it ?" "That
were happy circumstance indeed !" repli-
ed the daughter; " but fear it is only i'm
agination, as the window has no bars."-
The mother was silent for a minute, and
then exclaimed, 81 think, daughter, can
see my arm" 1t was no phantasm kind
providence was restoring what he had tax
en- away and from that moment the object
of his goodness has been daily improving,
insomuch, that she can now distinguish
the different members of the family, and
walk abroad, without needing, as formerly,
one to lead her by the hand.
Londonderry Journal.
EPIGRAMs. The two following epigrams
are good in their kind, especially the last.
1t is well known that, when the honse of
Hanover was placed on the British throne,
the tories were in state little short of re-
bellion. Oxford, in opposing the new dy-
nasty, led the way; Cambridge was more
liberal. To the former of these UNIVERSE
ties, the king sent a troop Of horse; to the
latter a present of books which occasion
ed the two following epigrams, the first by
an Oxford, the last 10y Cambridge man.
The wit of the whig epigram called forth
the praise of Johnson himself.
Christian Spectator.
THE OXFORD EPIGRAM
The king, observing with Judicious eyes,
The state Of both his universities.
TO one he sends a regiment for why?
That learned body wanted loyalty;
To tn other, books he gave, as well discerning,
How much that loyal body wanted learning.
REPLY
The king to Oxford sent his troops Of horse,
For tories own no argument but .force.
With equal care, TO Cambridge, books he sent,
For wings allow no force but argument