The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-08-29

paper by Mr.. Dalton - NUN
During my detention in Borneo ,l,o-
gether about fifteen months, exper;enced
much attention and kindness from man,
Diak chiefs, particularly from Seliir wbo +
was with some months. Indeed was al
ways of opinion that was unsafe elsewbere
Being the FIRST Europeans he ha6 ever soon
we no sooner met than | informed hin,
through an interpreter, (as he could not
speak word of Malay that had come on
the part Of the Europeans to make friends
with him; and trusted he and his neonle
would do me no harm. l mentioned this
at once, fearing that the Sultan of Colt
had given some previous orders by no
means favorable towards me. Seliie replied
that he was incapable of such an act; bat
for our future good understanding, it was
proper that his followers should know on
what footing we were, and he therefore re-
ques'ed that would make sobat with him.
On my gladly conserving, he went in person,
and struck spear into the ground above
his fathers grave. This being the signal
for general assembly, each OF the chiefs
sent person to know the rajah's pleasure :;
1t was, that every warrior should assemble
around the grave by 12 O'Clock the next
day. Some thousands were present: a
platform of bamboo was raised about IL
feet above the grave, and on this Seiie and
| mounted. accompanied by an agi or high
priest. After some previous ceremony, the
agi produced small silver cup, which
might hold about five wine glasses, and
then, with piece of bamboo made yerv
sharp drew blood from the rajah's right
arm. The blood ran into the cup until it
was nearly full he then produced another
cup of similar size, and made an incision in
my arm, a little above the elbow, and filled
it with blood. The two cups were then
held up to the view Of the surrounding peo-
pie, who greeted them with loud cheers.
The agi now presented me with the cup of
Sejie's blood, giving him the other with
mine. Upon signal we drank off the con-
tents, amidst the deafening noise of the
warriors and others. The agi then half
hlied one OF the cups again from Seliie's
arm, and with my blood made it bumper;
this was stirred mp with piece of bamboo
and given 30 Seljie, who drank about half;
he then presented the cup to me, when |
finished it. The noise was tremendous.
Thus the great rajah Seljie and became
brothers. After this ceremony l was per-
fectly safe, and from that msment felt nv
sell so during my stay among his people.
Drinking the blood, however, made me i'll
for two days, as could not throw it off my
stomach. The rajah took his share with
great gustO, as this is considered one of the
greatest ceremonies, particularly on this
occasion, between the great rajah and the
first European who had been in this coun-
try.-Singapore Chronicle.
Mr.. CASTOR, in his excellent address to
the Youth of the University of North Caro-
lima, holds this language:
"On you will devove the duty which has
been too long neglected, but which cannot
with npunity be neglected much longer,
of providing for the mitigation, and lis it
Confederacy. Full well do you know to
what | refer, for on this subject there is,
with all of us, morbid sensitiveness which
gives warning even of an approach TO it.
Disguise the truth as we may, and throw
the blame where we will, it is SLAVERY
which, more than any other cause, keeps US
back in the career of improvement. It sti-
fes industry, and represses enterprise it
is fatal TO economy and providence-it dis
courages skill-impaIrs our strength ms a
tain head. How this evil is to be encoun-
tered, how subdued, is indeed difficult and
delicate inquiry, which this is not the time
to examine, nor the occasion to discuss.
felt, however, that could not discharge my
duty without referring TO this subject as
one which ought to engage the prudence,
moderation, and firmness of those who,
sooner or latei, must act decisively upon it."
We observe some remarks in the Gov
eminent Paper, concerning the circulation
of the Extra Globe" which it seems to be
supposed that we desire to interdict. The
official Editor appears TO think this very
unkind, inasmuch, says he, " immense guam
titles of such Irregular issues from the Of
fee of the 1ntelligencer and Journal, were
scattered abroad over The country, under
the franks of the officers, during the late
Administration" AS respects the Nation
al Inteligencer, this is entirely mistake {:
we will not cali it any thing else. The
same may, we presume, be said of the Jour-
nal. Not single irregular or extra copy
of the Intelligencer, that we can now re-
member, was ever scattered abroad" by
any officer of the late administration, with
or without being ranked. The officers OF
Government then employed themselves in a
different manner. All the franking Ito
speak off, with view to operate Oh the
last Presidentin, Election, was done by the
opposition members of Congress. Twas
they who flooded the country with Extras
Sc The late President and his Heads Of
Departments, placed all their reliance or
the virtue and intelligence of the people
more, it appeared by the result, than they
were justified in doing. They resorted t
none Of the arts which are now put in prac
tice. There was no drumming and drilling
ofPostmasters, Custom-h house Officers, &c.
to manufacture public sentiment, or TO cir
cuate lbels upon the Judiciary, the Senate
and the House of Representatives of tn
United States-no shooting Of deserters, o
giving bounties to recruits.
.Natioaat lnteligencer.
JAcKsoNisM IN MINIATURE. A man was latel
| called before a magistrate in this place to answe
| to complaint for assault and battery, when III
following dialogue ensued
Culprit. Have not ! right to knock a ma
down if he insults me
| Magistrate. BY no means, No words howev'
.