The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-30
From the Essen Gazette.
r ELISHA Isl I .s TYSON OF BALTIMORE.

voieht oil our land. He was one of III
: moS. Jealous and persevering leaders in III
: s.eat cause OF human liberty ofwhich our cour
Try can boast. In the midst of the horrible i'm
: nc IN human fesh---n the very region Of 60 y
Iuae ana degradation, and suffering, he opno,
co the evil around him with an unbendino frr
, ness. And he has left name, more IN be coS
e'eu 'han that OF the proudesl coRuueror. VIII
eyer waded to empire through the best blood 4
we have made an extract from a biopranbi
ca! sketch, published since his decease. in q Tn,
FRIEND al Philadelphia. It serves to dscoye
me cnaracter OF the man meek, gentle, an,
s;"h""g N ms general demeanor, hut full o
righteous holiness, when the sufferings of hi
ienow beings demanded his interposition.
was customary, mt the Deriod u,ban Oh.
suoJeS' OF our sketch commenced his career. I,
cIowd. together such wretches MS were in,ens
Gu tut exploration, IN hideous dungeons, rem.
oered more frightful by the facilities which thew
anoIueo TOT every species oftorture. These re.
cePtacles of degraded and injured humanity
were numerous within the precincts of Bali.
more but by his efforts, they diminished in
| NUMBER 10 two or three. In one of these. he
ascertained that several free negroes who had
been kidnapped, and destined for Georgia. were
confined. information was only the forer,,pner
OF pursuit. Determining TO liberate them. he
solicited some friends TO attend him but thew
were aware OF the danger, and believing an al
tempt al their rescue utterly hopeless, not only
refused their assistance. but advised the relin.
qulshment of SO hazardous an enterprise. Hav.
ing spent great part of the night in vain eff.
iofts Tor aid he set out alone at an advanced
hour' 10 beard the tiger in his lar. Oaths, i'm.
precautions, and loud convusive laughter. an.
nounced to him, on his arrival, the assemblaoe
OF several negro traders-those blood hounds of
the human specIes-in gay carousal He en-
'ered without hesitation, announcing thus the
object of his visit" understand that there
are persons in this place entitled to their free.
oom. You have been wrongly informed"
is II of yours ?" Whether have been wong.
~ informed" calmly rejoined the unwelcome
V'sltor' " can be made TO appear and hold it
my business, as 1t is the business of every good
man IN the community, TO see that all doubts of
this kind are settled !" al the same time nm.
preaching the door of the dungeon. "Youshall
ADVANCE no further p Numbered the leader.
placing himself in hostile attitude, and utter.
ing a tremendous oath. BY an effort Of strength.
perhaps provldentially conferred, our hero broke
through the arms Of his opposer and fastened
to the dungeon. At the door stood fierce SEN.
uhel' Cerberus with a cooked pistol instead of
Jaws, winch presenting TO the breast of tyson.
ne swore he would shoot unless he desisted
: ohoot u thee dare y answered his collected
adversary in an elevated tone, but thee dare
not! coward as thou art--for well does thee
know that the gallows will be thy portion !"
The menacing pistol fell harmless al the side
which ne neiG m ms rvr maud 1 me i INN,
geon without further molestation. There he
beheld several miserable victims of cruelty, one
of whom was gagged. Upon inquiry, he was
lntarIned that mother and two boys were free
that they had been desoyed away, and placed
there with view to perpetual slavery in Geor-
gia. Assuring them of succor, he went in pur-
snt OF two constables, who, upon the execution
OF bond of indemnity, rendered their assis-
lance. The .tfmaie was that the mother and
boys were declared free-one of the traders was
convicted OF their kidnapping, and sentenced to
the peHitentary. Thus did this benevolent
man seek out and relieve objects OF distress and
injustice, and reckless of personal jeopardy,
drag the Offenders to punishment. Numerous
instances similar to those we have given might
be related, in which he displayed striking pres
eIIce OF mind, and undaunted courage; and in.
stances Of such imminent hazard as could not
have been harmless, but by the immediate in
terPosition of Heaven. When the trials came
on which he had himself ELECTED, he remained
firm, collected within himself, and applied his
whole mind to the examination Of witnesses in
the management of whom he exhibited great
address The fact is, such was the opinion
abroad OF his penetration, that in despair Of elud.
ing his scrutiny. false witnesses were frequent
y disarmed, and surrendered at discretion"
ANIMALcULEs have been discovered whose
magnitude is such, that million Of them does
not exceed the bulk of grain Of sand and yet
each OF these creatures is composed Of members
as curiousy organized as those of the largest
species they have life and spontaneous motion
and are endued with sense and instinct In the
liquids in which they live, they are observed to
move with astonishing speed and activity nor
are their motions blind and fortuitous, but eyi.
DENLY governed by choice, and directed to an
end They use food and drink, from which
they derive nutrition, and are therefore furnish.
ed with digestive apparatus. Thev have
great muscular power, and are furnished with
limbs and muscles Of strength and fexibility.
They are susceptible Of the same appctites. and
obnoxious to the same passions, tho rrati6ca
t'on OF which 10 attended with the same results
as IN our own species. Spallanzani observes
that certain animalcules devour others so yora.
ciously that they iatten, and become indolent
and sluggish by overlooking. After meal of
this kind, If they be confined in distilled water,
so as to be deprived of all food, their condition
becomes reduced; they regain their spirit and
activity, and amuse themselves in pursuing
more minute animals, which are supplied 10
them; they swallow these without depriving
thcm Oh liie, lot, Oy the aic OF the microscope,
tho one has been observed moving within the
body of the other. Those singular appearan.
ces are not matters Of idle and curious observa-
ton; they lead us TO inquire what parts are
necessary to produce such results. Must we
not conclude that these creatures have heart
| arteries, veins, muscles, snews, tendons, nerves
circulating fluids, and oil the coneomitant ap.
puratus Of living organized body And IL so,
how inconceivably minute must those parts be !?
! If globule Of their blood bears the same pro.
portion to their whole bulk as globule Of our
blood bears to our magnitude, what powers Of
calculation can give an adequate notion OF its
m'nutOnesS s-Lardntr's Cabinet Cyelopsdia.
CHEAP AND EASY METHOD OF MAKING SoDA
WATER, Take forty grains Of tho carbonats
OF soda put them into common soda water
bottle, which generally contains about ten oun.
ces Of water. Immediately afterwards nut into
| the same, thrtY.iiye rrnins Of tnrinr,ic aeid