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Indian Chayacfer.-The town Of A.
iexandria Lou. parish Of Rapids, vas
lately visited by the Cammanchcs and
various other tribes Of Indians, who du
ring their stay, exhibited themselves
to the citizens IN one Of the ball play,
peculiar To the aborigines of the South
ern section Of the country. On the
night after the play. the parties indulg
ell in a general drunken frolic. A
quarrel happened, in which one of the
Indians was slain by another in the
streets, and the perpetrator immedi-
ately surrendered himself to the reIa-
tive of the victim. The Laws Of these
tribes, It appears, were the same that
prevail generally among the Indians in
the regulations Of punishment for muir
der, which places the fate Of the crimi
nal at the disposal Of the nearest con i.
nexion OF the deceased. Strong rs is
the love Of life, an attempt to escape
from the penalty so adj,dyed, It's we'll
known, is rarely heard Of, though op-
portunity is not wanting. as the prison
err IL seldom vigilantlv watched. 1t is
hard to conceive that high sense of
honor alone actuates these children Of
the forest in their devotion to the prin :
ciples Of natural Justice and it is pro-
bable that his motive Is strengthened
by horror Of the fate that Otherwise
awaits the criminal, in the outcast and
solitary life an escape would condemn
him to lead.
The offending Indian in question
was taken into custody, and OH the
following day he exhibited himself 10
various parts Of the town, and conyers-
ed composedly respecting his execu.
ton. and with an appearance Of the ut :.
most Indifference to his fate. He was
taken To the place fixed upon for the
scene of slaughter on the same day at
about ten O'Clock in the morning. and
large body Of the citizens Of Alexan-
dria were present. Efforts were made
by many respectable persons to release
the victim from the vengeance prepar-
ing Tor him but without avail. The pris-
oner discovered no wish to avoid the
impending stroke. and the brother of
the deceased shut his ear against every
persuasion. The death was to De i'm .
iiicted by shooting but after many
endeavors, no gun could be procured.
and the victim, impatient Of delay,
threatened that if he was not immedi.
ately punished, to leave the ground
Upon this the brother advanced upon
him with a spade, FRUSTRATED him, and
split his skull at a blow.
Mobile Patriot.
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Prom the Lsnehhurg N'rginisn, Of January S.
"TliE LOST CHILD"


"TliE LOST CHILD"
Most OF our readers will recollcct tho
case Of the little girl. ELIZA AM HrsprE-
SHOT. who was SO bruislly treated abour
eighteen months ago. by Mr.. and Mrs.
Barnes. formerly Of Buffalo, n Y. but who
were then residents Of Lynchburg II viii
be remembered. that at that time q suspi-
cion existed that the girls name MAS Al
LIN. and not Eliza Ann Northumberland
that she was the child Of Mrs Rebecca
Allen. OF New York. who had some yenrs
previously ..een lost IN the streets Of that
city. and Who had never afterwards been
heard Of
Under the impression that IL was indeed
her child, Mrs Allen came To this place, snd
by ia'sgining Identities where none existed.
she became fully convinced that u wss her
own. and Immediately took Il under her pro-
tec,i"n-nos - outstanding the positive as.ese-
ration ~ Barnes and hs wife that she Wa
the child Of one Headershot, Of Buffalo. md
that she had been regularly bound to them
rs an apprentice. Aher tarying here some
months. Mrs. Allen returned to New York,
and we learn by letter from her to . friend
in this place, that the illusion Of her ,u.gna-
ton has been at length dispelled. having be-
come satisfied OF the truth Of Bspnes' repre-
sentation by . letter from an acquaintance OF
Henderson, in Buffais. She has consequent
ly given up the little girl, ~ho has found .
refuge IN the Orphan As, lum Of New York.
IL Is 10 be regretted. that Mrs. A. ~ss ut first
mistaken, and We think it equally matter Of
regret. that having been once satisfied on the
subject, the delusioo should ever have been
disPelled. She IL again thrown into state of
painful anxiety with regard te the fate Of her
lost child; while the little girl is thrown upon
The world, destitute and dependent orphan,
for size is, indeed. sn orphan Of ubom il is
said. in the language Of the letter from But.
falo TO Nrs. Allen. "Place her in some Of the
charitable institutions OF your city. for IL 10
morally certain that she would be ruined and
destroyed by being controlled by Henderson,
or his wife" We publish these particulars
to crafty the curiosity Of those ~ho took an
interest in the subject. when the child va.
taken from Barncs-
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POLITICAL.
The RETURN.

"Come home-comc home. Mrs. HEsAys.
lcoSE-I comr-thcrc's sound of JOY,
IN music, in the word:
On that the rapid winds might bear
Nc onward like a bird,
I'm weary With these wAnderings,
My heart IL ssd and lone;
Nh Tor the TREASURED sounds Of home,
To wake Al answering tone
The voices Of my happy home
The music 81 the heart,
How OF those gentle ~hispcrings come;
Alas, how soon depart
hear them whcn the forest wind
Is breathing forth its song,
And IN the inurmurinss of the wave
That bears my bark along.
Why should ! waken memory
OF that far distant home,
Twill throw deeper gloom upon
The lonely path roam.
Yet fancy loves to Wander forth,
And hover round the hearth
To catch those cleaning looks of love
That light the scene ct mirth.
I'm with YOU there, beloved ones,
Around the household board;
Those pleasant locks, those gladstone tones,
They thrill the master-chori,
So inore-no more ON thoughts like these
l may not, must not dwell;
Or my heart viii sink in its loneliness,
Aud the tear Of weakness swell.
COME come-why should rovo
A dresry waste like this,
When a voice belov'd recalls mc back
To share life's all Of bliss,
teome-i come like the weary bird,
At eve to its sheltered ncs;
Like the pilgrim from afar como
To n blessed shrine Of rest!
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Stern winters icy brcati, intensely keen,
Now chiiis the blood. and ~ithcrs every green
Bright shines the azure sky, scrrncly fair
And driving SHOWS obscures the turLid air"
January, the first month Of the wear
received its name from Janus, one OF
the Roman divinities, to whom il was,
among that people. tonsecratcd. ia.
nus is painted with two faces, because,
say some. on the one side, the frs,
day Of January looked towards the
new year, and tho other towards the
old one
Ii has been truly said "that every
frst of January we arrive at, is an ina
ginary mile. stone on the turnpike ira, k
OF human life al once a resting place
for thought and meditation, and q
starting point for fresh excrtion in the
perfo' nance Of our journey. For who
can see a new year open upon him
without being better for the prospect
without making sundry wise rcfcc.
tiuns land any reflections on this sub.
ject must be comparatively wise ones
on the step he is about 10 take towards
the goal Of his being. The man who
does NOT At least propose 10 himself to
be better this year. than he was last.
must be either very good or very bad
indeed. And only to propose To be
better. is something; if nothing else,
1t is an acknowledgment Of our need
to be so. which is the first step towards
amendment. But, IN fact. to propose
to ourself to do well. is in some sort tn
do well positively, for there is no such
thing as a stationary point in human
endeavors; he who is not worse to-day
than he was yesterday, is better; and
he who is not better. 10 worse"
n. Y. Eutcrpciad
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No. replied she. u am not properly
dressed to enter your doors but, with
the francesconi you have kindly given
me, | shall Immediately purchase a
stock Ut fax; and then. should the
Madonna bless me with health To work
hard, l may soon be able, bv selling
my thread, to buy decent apparel. and
wait upon you. clothed with the fruits
OF your bounty And, indeed, it was
not long before we had the pleasure of
seeing her come to visit US, neatly
dressed, and exhibiting a picture Of
content.
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"C\UsE UNKNOWN"

As lstopped a few moments at a ia
vern lately. ] heard 4 lounger read.
-" MIR. -- was found dead in a no.
tel ut New Orleans. His brains we're
blown out; supposed to be by his own
hand. Cause unknown" and when
the man had read il, he turned the o.
Their side OF the newspaper, stretched
his feet out. aud pulled hi, cigar at his
case. A sickening sensation came o.
yer my heart; for the deceased had
been friend Of mine; and I would
have given the world to have had the
cause Of his death unknown" To me.
tie had started into lie a bold, am
bitious, talented, honorable mau,-yift-
cd with deep capacities for happiness
intense in all his feelings, and all
his hopes. lie early united himself 10
,a great beauty, a great wit,
and the leading star Of fashion. lie
did not mistake admiration for deep
er feeling; he really loved his wife
with that devotion which forms the
early dream of woman. And she said,
and thought she was in love with him.
But II could not have been Iopr.-else
she could not have crushed his heart.
and trampled OH his affection. as she
did.
Young. elegant, admired. and most
OF all beiored-she had the stronces t
and the best of human motives to sup
port her resolutions-vet she became
the degraded victim Of intemperancc
She even fed her little ones with the
subtle poison; aud the flaming curse
was issued into their young blood, be-
fore they had words to ask for il! Here
was melancholy end Of all his hi.h
hopes and strong affections.
He tried remonstrauce-he tried Ell
treaty-he tried to renew the tender.
est recollections Of their early love
he tried to change the scene--all would
not do. When last saw him, he was
sadly changed. His sparkling eve
and fearless brow were now ALWAYS
bent towards the ground he seemed
overpOwered with a load Of shame
lie went to New Orleans on business
and sick of the past. frightened at the
future, he committed the frantic deed
we have mentioned. How few Of the
thousands, who read his fate, will
think Of the bitter, long protracted a.
gony which broke that noble heart.
Massachusetts Journal
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Original Idea. "A very respectable
son Of the Emerald Isle, Of ~bom al
miraiion increases with knowlsdge.w was
sometime since reasoning upon ibe Sub.
jet Of death, and thought on the whvle
thst q was real blessing for said
hc, u Il wasn't for death. the popula.
iioh would increase so fast. ihat PEG.
pie would die ~ " tholsand..
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Episcopolim-. In the Episcopal
Church Of the United States there are
$50 Cicrgymen. Ten are bishops,
and the others are priests and deaeOns.
Eight are presidents Of Colleges, or
collegiate institutions. twenty two
are professors ~ Colleges. and 9th
"ther institutions. SIX are chaplains
80 the service 1T the United States or
IN some corporate establishmeDt.-
Seveniy-three sre Principals Of Aeade.
mic seminaries Of learning. and many
Others are engaged 10 teaching a part
OF t1e time 30 connection With pare.
Shial duty -. .iymg "a. Re-
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Nncspapers.-The Gazette at Cham
bersburg, says -" There is no book
or print so cheap as new spa per-none
SO interesting, because it consists Of a
variety, measured out in suitable pro-
portions, as to time and quantity
Being new every week, or day, il in
vites to habit Of reading, and affords
an easy and agreeable mode Of acquir.
ing knowledge, so essential to the
welfare Of the individual aud the com
munity. Ii causes many an hour to
pass away pleasantly and profitable,
which would otherwise have been spent
in idleness or mischief. Every public
house. especially, should be furnish
ed with a number Of these little so
cial friends, which, besides making
the house imperceptibly pleasant. save
the cook from bring leased with i'm
patient and petulent remarks, and
many times cause the traveller to dine
or tarry over night to the profit and
pleasure Of himself and landlord. " hen
they would have otherwise parted with
no very friendly feelings.
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A gentleman who visited England
in 1925. paid the following bill at
Brighton for the entertainment Of him
self and lady from the evening OF July
9Th to the morning Of the 9th. They
had just arrived sick from sea, and
we're far from intending TO be lavish in
their expenditures. July z. Seidliiz
water Sc. beds -. Gd. 9Th. breakfast
IS. cold meat Is. eggs 6d. soup Is. Cd.
Jelly IL. soda IL. soup IL. Cd. soles
and sauce o.. rump steak So. Cd. nut
ton eutIets Is. boiled fowl and ham -.
vegetables and butter 2s. Cd. pudding
Js. bread &c. IS. sherry So. peat l..
ID. apartments lis. Gel. 0ih, break
fast Cs. eggs IL. nest y. servants
bill &c. Cd. Total ~ lIs. I'll. At
? per Ct. prem. on exchange S2t >.
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nACHEIORS.

Talk not TO Us Of the sorrows Of old
maids! They are light as AIR in COMPARE
son to those Of bachelors-the patter of
the small rain to the overwhelming of
the deluge. Old maids can commune
together and mingle in the charities and
kindly Offices and sympathies Of exis-
tence. IL IS not so with the bacheior.--
Tie has no home-he has no happy fire.
slde-nO child TO ask his blessing-no
beautiful creature OF smiles and gentle
tones To welcome his coming, and melt
away the sternness Of care with the
warm Kiss Of aiection-no patient
watch at his couch Of sickness, steal.
Ing with hushed and n gentle step
around him like the visitation Of a
spirit True-his sOrrows are some.
what 81 Negative character. Hut
what - Il save positive agony, for him
to gaze. eli his life long. upon the ia.
radIse Of Matrimony, like halfsiarv.
ed school boy upon the garden whose
enclosure he cannot scale
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Hotc 10 hare tie scinfer 10 pass a,Cay
quick. Give a note payable at the
Bank 10 CO DAYS, and spring will come
bsiOre you are prepared f1r u.
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When DR.. Franklin vas first pre-
scented to the Queen of France, "a vas
IN company Ut several other di,tin
guished Foreigners who, according
to etiquette, kneIt before her majesty
and kissed her hand. When the Doc.
tors turn came, he walked boldly up.
and suddenly putting his arms around
her majesty's neck, gave heT a hearty
smack on the cheek, enchanting
" that's the Yankee fashion" Il i.
laid the Queen was highly pleased
with the salSte. although 80 differ.
eni lrom what she had bcen accustOm.
Ell 10 from the foreign ministers.
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A SISTERS LOVE.

There il no purer feeling kindled
upon the altar Of human aztec lions, than
sisters pure, uncontaminated love
for her brother. /: is unlike all other
affections so disconnected with sell
fish sensuality so feminine in its de-
velopement /; SO disnified, and } Ell. with
all, so fond, 80 devoted. Nothing can
alter it, nothing can suppress it. The
world may revolve, and its evolutions
effect changes in the fortunes, in the
character, and in the disposition of the
brother, yet if he wants, whose hand
will so speedily stretch out as that
OF his sister; aud if his character is
maligned, whose voice will so readily
swell in his advocacy? Next to mo-
theirs unquenchable love, n sisters is
pre- eminent. 1t rests so exclusively
on the ties of consanguinity for its sus-
tenance, il is so wholly Invested OF
passion. and springs from such deep
recess in the human bosom, that when
a sister once fondly and deeply re-
CARDS her brother, that aztec ton il
blended with her exisience, and tho
lamp that nourishes il expires only
with that existence. In all the annals
Of crime ii is considered something
anomalous to find the hand Of a sister
raised in anger against her brother, or
her heart nurturing the seeds ofhatred,
envy. or revenge, in regard to that
brother. Ia all affections Of woman
there is a devotedness which cannot
be properly appreciated by man. In
those regards where the passions arc
not all necessary in increasing the
strength Of the affections. more sin
ccre truth and pure feeling may be ex.
pectcd than IN such as are dependant
upon each other for their duration as
well as their feIiCities. A sisters
love, in this respect, is peculiarly re.
markabIe. There is no selfish gratif.
cation in its out pourings; II lives
from the natural impulse and person
al charms are not in the slightest de.
gree necessary 20 its birth or duration.
n home thrust Some years since,
one Of the supreme Judges was private
" reprimandIng an attorney for bring.
ing several small suits into court over
which he presided remsrking that it
would have been much better for both
parties in each case, had he persuaded
hIs clients 90 an arbitration 81 some
two or three honest men. "Please
your honor, replied the lawyer "we
did not choose TO trouble honest men
With them"
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CosfuDle. The costume Of an Eng.
lish beau Of the l4lh century, consist
eel Of long pointed shoes, the curling
toes Of which were fastened TO his
knees by gold or silver chains a stock
ing Of one color on one leg, and one
Of another color on the ether breech-
&c which did not reach to the middle
Of his thighs a coat one half white
and the other half blue or black a
long beard and a silk hood buttoned
under his chin, embroidered With gro
tesque figures Of snimsls. and soinc.
times OrnAmeDted with gold, silver, and
precious stones.
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We are inclined 10 think that the
character Is never so severely tried as
at the entrance upon the business OF
lie. There Is nothing in the progress
Of a young mans education which al
all prepares him for what he meets,
face TO face. the moment he sets his
foot upon the threshold Even sup.
posing him TO have been diligcnt and
firm, he has fitted himself for a Utopia
"a world wherein talent is ever sue
cesstul, and industry promptly reward.
ell, and honor the real as well the an.
parent spring Of action. He believes
10 himself and in the world. and he is
destined 10 be deceived in both. TIC
be true to himself is the task of an an
gel, and to make the world true 70
HIM IS dreamer's folly. 4 profes
sion IN the distance looks like a fair
temple, on an ascent diffio ult, but plain
Tar of, but accessible by constancy
and direct effort. He does not dream
OF the phantoms that bar the way
Malice, and Envy, and Detraction,
and MisappreheDsion, and Fraud
spirits that blind the eve, and palsy the
limbs, and bewilder the brain-thai
makes the hope uncertain, and the
heart sick, and throw between the pant.
ing aspirant and his aim, clouds ol
such dark misgiving, that the still
prompting Of a Good Angel alone could
assure even his belief in his existence.
And yet to be timid, to doubt oneself
to shrink from ell this. though it BE-
out to try other avenues aud Other
powers, IS to incur the stigma Of indie.
cisIon, to make friends doubt and DIES
PAIR OF US, TO give our enemies n tri.
umph, aud in the event lose all.
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.fnOfher solemn par,,ing. A lovely
daughter, aged 8 years, the only child
OF MIR. Lewis Durham, of this city /;
was last evening burned to death.
The father was absent from home
The mother, while she ent for a pail
OF water, left the child alone upon the
carpet, amusing itself with toys. The
candle was burning on the table. Ii
was about two minutes when the mo-
ther returned and openin. the door,
she beheld her little daughter envelop-
ed IN hames. She screamed aloud AS
she Kew to her child, aud caught it up in
her arms. The cries Of the mother
and child gave alarm to the family in
another part Of the house; who all
Instantly rushed 10 the scene of ca
lamity. 1t was too late to afford re-
lief A physician was brought in, but
to no effect. The abdomen, chest,
were literally burnt TO crisp, and pre-
sented truly beart-rcnding specta.
Gle. About hours Of the most Az full
suffering that can be imagined, and
her little heart was still
Is the reader parent? Ii he is.
let this event be TO him \ great and
solemn warning, never TO leave a little
child or children alone with fire, or
with lights for a moment. For what
IS there on earth that can heal the az.
flicied soul Of this mother, or bind up
her wounded hsarts Ave, or what IN
this world, that she would not give. did
abe possess IL. for the restoration Of her
only joy and her only hopper
IL is thought the child's clothes
caught fire from the candle, as that
was standing on the floor when tho
mother came in.-IN ". T. EUe. Post.
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EDUCATION.

We are to impress upon the minds
Io' youth the truths Of religion. The
principles Of piety lie at the POUNDS.
ton ct those qualities which adorn
and dignity the human character
a sense Of obligation to God, a view
OF the glory Of his character, q desire
Tor ms appreciation, u love for the Re
deemer, regard to the retributions
OF eternity-th-se are the principles,
which, IL implanted, will correct our
evil feelings, and regulate all our con
duct Alright. Sentiments of honor are
sometimes relied on as a substitute for
the principles OF religion, and inc uica
ted IN their room-but these are finn
sy cords, by which tn hold mau in the
path ut rectitude. When passion, or
appetite, or interest urges him to rise
IN the strength Of his native d-pravity,
he snaps them as easily as the Israel
itish champion broke the withs of the
PhIlistines. The code Of honor was
framed by nini-the code Of religion
by God: the one must therefore be de.
tcctive and often mischievous---thc
other perfect and ever saiutary. The
primary principle Of honor is, TO regard
solely the opinions q men, and regu.
late our actions 10 suii their judg,men,
the primary principle of religion is,
10 consider God as our obserrer and
Judge. and seek supremacy for his ap-
probation. What folly is it. then, for
instructors TO make such efforts as we
often witness, to cultivate in the minds
OF youth those chivalrous feelings,
whose influence is never 20 be relied
upon, aud Is often .pernicious, while
they neglect to instiI the more pure.
sublime, and potent principles Of rcli
gion.
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NEW YEARS DAY.

+" Stern Winters icy breath intensely keen,
Now chills the blood, and ~ithcrs every green
Bright shines the azure sky, scrrnciy fair,
And driving SHOWS obscures the turi,i,I mir. "
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1831-10-14

(1- We have received the proceedings Of
the Railroad Convention, at iIarri.onbi,rp.
through the Register, & shall publish them
IN our next paper Augusta and Rocking
ham only were represented and of course
but little was done TO effect the great object