State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-22
WHOLE NO. 3G!5s

truth to the constitution, and intelligence
enough TO perform their duty.
How much, then, it behooves the Amer
lean mechanic to make himself worthy the
highest honor the people can confer. 1t is
the duty Of every American to render him
self competent to act on al occasions as be-
comes an American citizen. Interference,
education, and study are within the reach
of every man.
EvENNEss OF Observation-Disclosures Neck
or tells the following anecdote of NJ. Abau-
ret, philosopher Of Geneva. II was said
Of him that he had never been out of tenn
per: some persons, by means of his female
servant, were determined to put him to the
proof The woman in question stated that
she had been his servant for thirty wears.
and she protested that during that time
she had never seen him in passion: they
promised her a sum money if she would
endcavor to make him angry. She con-
scented and knowing that he was partcu-
lary fond of having his bed well made, she
on the day appointed, neglected to make it.
M. Abaurct observed it, and the next
morning made the observation to her. She
answered that she had forgotten it, she
said nothing more, but on the same eve
ming neglected to make the bed. The same
observation was made on the morrow by
the philosopher, and she again made some
excuse, in II cooler manner than before
On the third day he said to her, You
have not yet made my bed you have, APP
parently, come to some resolution on the
subject, or you probably found it fatigued
You. But after all, it is Of no great consc-
quencc, as | begin to accustom myself to
| it as it is" She threw herself at his feet,
and avoWcd all to him.
IMMoRTALITY.-Man, at the arc of TWEEN
! ty, retains not particle of the matter in
which his mind was invested when he was
! born. Nevertheless, at the age of eighty
| years, he is conscious of being the same in
dvidual he was as far back as his memory
can 90; that is to say, to the period when
he was four or five years Old Whatever
it be, therefore, in which this conscousne 9
Of identity resides, it cannot consist of a
material substance since, if it had been
material, il must have been repeatedly
| changed, and the source Of identity had
| been destroyed. 1t is, consequently, an
ethereal spirit, and as it remains the same,
| throughout all the alterations that take
place in the body, it is not dependent on
| the body for It's existence, and is thus cal
cuated TO survive the ever changing frame
by which it is cncircled.
Melancholy .4ccidcm Oh the Lo,geU Rail
| Rodd.-Last Saturday morning, an elderly
gentleman by the name of Slearns, who
lives in Woburn, 10 the ucirhbourhood Of
the Lowell Rail Road, accompanied his son
and one Of the engineers, on the Andover
route, for the purpose Of taking a ride in
the morning cars. He was waiting at the
junction of the Lowell and AnGover Rail
Roads, where the cars usually stop. The
| Lowell cars were seen coming in on one
track, and the engine snd tender passing
on the other. Mr.. Stearns not seeing the
engine, stepped back directly in front of it,
and before he could recover himself he was
knocked down upon the track, and both en-
CINE and tender passed over his body, and
nearly cut him in twain. He was killed
instantly.-Journat
PoLITIcAL ANEcDoTE.-On the dav q
the battalion muster at this place, we heard
two persons chatting on the ensuing pres-
dental election, and noted down the fol-
lowing pithy dialogue:
'Who do you intend TO vote for, Jenk',
'O-for White.
Why, thought you had been jack
son man
So | have been. But Pm not a Van
Buren, man.-Jackson is not Jackson man
now, he's Fan Buren, man.
That's good un, Jenk; you ought TO
be killed now while your credits up
GreenSborough On CO. Pat.
ANEcDoTE OF ADMIRAL. CoRNwALLIs.-
| remember a curious anccdote of this very
remarkable and gallant officer, Admiral
CORVALLIS. He was n man Of very few
words, but they were very wcighty and
, iorcble when they fell. When he com
manded either the Canada or the Lion.
in the West Indies, | forget which, the
seamcn were dissatisfied with him ior
some cause or other, and, when the shin
was going before the wind, they threw !,
letter over the stern which they contriveI
should be blown into the stern CELERY. H.
this document they expressed determine
ton not to fight should they come in the
presence of the cnemy.-Cornwalis read
the letter, went ON deck, turned the hands
up, and thus addressed them: SO my
lads find you don't intend to fight if we
meet the French well, never mind, I'll
take care you shall be well shot at, for
will lay you near enough" They gave
him three hearty cheers, and in the subse-
quent battle no ship could have behaved
bcttcr.-H History Of Great Britain.
HiGuLY IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-At q
late term of the Court of Common Pleas,
held at Exeter, N. H., case OF breach OF
promise of marriage was decided. The
plaintiff was Mary Ann Stevens, and the
defendant Joseph Floyd. One of the rea-
sons urged on the attention of the jury by
defendants counsel, for his declining to full
| fiji his engagement, was that the lady had
become somewhat DEAF which made it an
unpleasant task to converse with her. But,
as we learn from the Portsmouth journal,
Judge Greene decided that nothing but