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Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-02
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Transmission IF Sound.-The Lords Of
tie Treasury at present have, under consid.
cra:ion plan for conveying messages from
one Go erment Office to another, as simple
speed, as it promises to be satisfactory, and
secret if necessary. The plan is the in
vention of Mr.. Curtis, the Kings surist,
who improving upon the experience of M.
Bot, al Paris, on the transmission Of sound
through bodies and through air in long
trubes, has shown the easy pra,icabiIity Of
conveying intelligence from the Houses Of
Parliament to the Horse Guards, St. James
Palace, Whitehall, and to or from anv other
place Of givci instance. Bio. conyerscd
through trubes Of NJ. Curtis description
with friend at the distance ofIO39 wards
the time occupied in the transmission of,hc
hrst word was seconds and half. The
same eminent philosopher wished 10 dcter-
mine the point at which the human voice
ceases to be ayoidablc, but could not &C.
acomp.ls.. it. London paper.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-02

a SIXTH CoNTlNENT.-An extraordinary
Phenomenon, presented in the Southern
occar, may render Our settlements in New
Sruh Wales ofstI more eminent impor.
tancc. A sixth Continent is in the very
act Of growth before Our eyes. The Pacif.
c lsspot;ed with islands, through the i'm
mcnse space of nearly fifty degrees of
Longitude, and as many ofla.liudc. Every
one Of these islands seems to be merely
a central spot for formation OF Coral banks,
which by perpetual progress, are rising
from the unEithomable depths ofthe sea-
The union Of few of these masses of
rock shapes itselfinto an island; the seeds
ospiants are CARED to it BY the birds, or bv
the waves; and from the moment tina,
it overiops the waters, it is covered with
Vegetation. The new island constitutes in
lis turn centre Of growth to another cir
che. Tho great powers Of Nature appear
to be sill III peculiar activity in this region
and to her tarJicr process she sometimes
takes tie assistance Of the volcano and
the earthquake. From the South of New
Zealand TO the north OF the Sandwich Is
lands the waters absolutely TEEN wit,
those future seats civilization. Still, the
coral insect, the dimIau.ive builder OF all
these mighty piles, is at work; the ocean
is intesec;ed with nyriads Of those lines
of foundation: and when the rocky sub
structure shall have excluded he sea, then
will come the dominion Of maa.--Lirerpooi
paper.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-02
7, 4 r ANEIFE.

We quote th. following paragraph from
work which has just made It's appearance
in Paris, the Memoirs Of Gca. La Fay
cite, published by his family. They ap-
pear as par: Of an introduction by the
venerable patriot, and give his reasons for
not giving to the world, during his life, a
detailed account Of the political events in
which he played so conspicuous and i'm.
portart part ~. \. STIR.
"When, in my youth, | devoted myself
10 the cause of freedom, and | saw no
boun.'s 10 the career which lay open to me-,
Thought it sufficient for my destiny and
my glory to march Increasingly onward,
and leave 10 others TIC care Of collecting
the "reminiscences and the fruits Of my la.
b)r.
at was oa!y after fifteen years OF con-
slant good fortune that whilst contend;ng
in full confidence Of success agains. the
coalition of kings and the aristocracy of
Europe, was over:hrown By the excesses
Of French Jacobinisn. My person was
then given up 10 the violence Of my natural
enemies, and my reputation to the calum-
MES of pretended patriots WHO had viola
ted their oalhs, and proved false 10 the most
solemn engagements.
at is well known thot the restraints Ia
which | was subjected during five years Of
imprisonment, were not tavorabl. to litera.
ry efforts; and when, afer my Liberation,
| was advised to write my defence, was
deferred from the task by disgust Il; the me-
moirs and notices with which 50 many
persons have abused the ears of the pub
lie. Besides, events had spoken for US:
the accuscrs and their accusations had,
in many instances. perished together.
Immediately on my return 10 France,
my friends called for my memoirs. found
sufficient excuse for refusing them in my
repugnance to deal with Jacobin leaders,
who became sharers in my prescription;
with the Giroudis;s. who had died in de.
Tending those princi pies which they have
combatted and persecucd in me with the
King and Queen, whose dcPlorablc fate
permitted me no other feeling than sc.ts!ac.
ton on account Of some services had
been able to render them; and with roy
alists, conquered, dispjrited, and now COM
PEELED to submit to harsh and arbitrary
measures. might add that, happy in the
retreat of my family, and in the midst Of
rural pleasures, | have not 4 moment to
spare from these domestic enjoyments.
"But as | am still urged, even here, by
the same cntreaties, | have. in order to
satisfy my friends, consented to arrange |
the papers which remain, 10 collect docu-
mcnts already published, and 10 append
notes to the collection, which may furnish !
to my children and others some materials |
for more important and systematic Ia
Dor.
AS for me, | confess that my iudiifer-
ence on this subject springs from the con-
fdence feel that liberty will finally estab-
lish itself in the old world as in the new
and that then the history Of our revolutions
will do impartial Justice, and show every
party, in lis true light
Mr.. CLAp.-We read with pleasure and
satisfaction, the numerous express oas of
public sentiment throughout the country,
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-02

r
AGE, TO THE LEGISLATURE OF II LIMOS.
sin my message at the opening of the
Inst session, it was my happiness 10 con-
'gratulaie you on the prosperity then SO
emrnenlly enjoyed by every portion of our
beloved country; and from my inmost
heart, did rejoice TO see the industrious
citizen every where reap the rich rewards
of his labor. And although, even then, |
was not wthou, strong apprehensons Of an
early reverse, am confident no human
forecast could have anticipated so sudden
a calamity as has been broug ht upon the
country by the action of the Federal Go.
verment upon its currency. At the time
the President of the United States assumed
tn. responsibility Of ordering the public mo.
ney 10 be removed from their legal deposlte
in the Bank Of the United States, for the
purpose, as he ayowcd, Of preventing the
re-charcr Of that institution by Congress.
there never was a sounder currency or
more healthy state of things in any Govern.
ment in the word. To effect this great
object, namely, that Of destroying the Uni.
ted States Bank, rival institutions were to
be created: and it will be remembered that
Immediately y as:er the removal Of the dc.
pos!.eS, the Government parry commenced
establishing State Banks, whilst Sta:e Le-
gis!a;ures, deluded by the taIlacious pro-
mise of advantages 10 be derived from the
depositcs to be made in these institutions,
which We're to be fiscal agents Of Govern.
ment, readily fill into the measure. As
might have been expected, hundreds ofnew
banks instantly sprung up, their enormous
issues ofirredeenable paper afforded the IN
ducemcn: Of universal eXtravagant spccu-
lation, and gave us what all must now r.
gard as depraycd and worthless curron.
cy.
Before the public were aware Of the
ruin which this wild scheme portended, the
Executive, and portion Of its party, see.
ing their error, it would seem, endeayorcd
to escape its consequences by amusing the
people with the absurd and impractcablc
piGICCt vi 1u CAC!tSiTc IUIU lliOuCf CUlICu-
cy. say absurd, for as well might the
the Executive Of the United States expect
to compel the citizens Of the Grca: Valley
TO abandon the use Of the steamboats, and
resume the i1t bottom and barge in the
navigation Of is thousand streams and riv-
ers, as 10 force them 10 give up sound
paper currency, at all times convertible
in'o specie, with all It's adaptedness 10 the
purposes Of the commerce and business Of
the country. Before such 4 scheme can
be prosecuted 10 the results they promised.
the intelligence, commerce. liberties, and
boundaries Of all these United States must
be obliterated, and the people yield to the
stubborn will and rule Of 4 despot. These
Experiments, rs the; have been styled by
their authors, may, and believe, have had
their political effect; but they have also
had their effect upon the country acknowl-
edged to be full OF resources, distinguished
for its intelligence, lis enterprise, ana Won
dcrfu prosperity, IN reducing i! to an anos:
universal bankruptcy in prostra'ing alike
lis business, its energies, and confidence. ,
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-02

In an editorial paper, published some
years ago in the Mercury, and afterwards
transferred to the Melangc, on the subject
of ':rapid intelligence, almost instan an.
eously communicated by means of speak
ing tubes" we resisted severa experiments
nhich had been made by ourselves and
o hers with speaking tubes. Our object
Was to SLOW the practicabiii:y Of conveying
messages from one extremity Of the :unneI
F. or r;:! way to tie o;her b. means 0:
s.-.;..: :,.',rs. W. s:.1'rci :;ia.t 81. .raS,
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-02

Mr.. CLAp-We read with pleasure and
satisfaction, the numerous express oas of
public sentiment throughout the country,
in relation to that statesman, tIEyRY CLAY.
On the 4th Of July, every where, and cs-
2e";aiiv in Nirginla. the toass show i"Eond
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-04-05

distinguished for great tenderness, and
was often deeply affected with sense O.
his own sinfuIness. In prayer he seemed
to covet the lowest place, more than the
throne ofan archangel.
His death was peaceful and happy
The following are some of his dying ex.
ercises -
have been examining myself and
looking back on nay past life, but can
find nothing in myself and nothing in all
my past services to recommend ME to the
bar Of Jehovah. Christ is my ALL His
blood is my only hope Of acceptance. |
have been praying for the faith of assur-
ance, and feel that | have almost attained
it, My pains are great; bot blessed be
God they are not eternal. Ilong TO be in
heaven. Oh! what blessed company
will be there
During his protracted and painful ill.,
ness, when "months Of vanity and weari-
some nights were appointed unto him, "
the stanzas Of this delightful psalm l63d
Ps. of Watts,] were his solace in the night
watches. To those who had attended him
through the night, he often said in the
morning, " What a happy night l have
had! What manifestations of Gods love
to my soul ~
TO his family, whose tenderness could
not be exceeded, he often said, Il fear |
am troublesome" and vept under CRATE
full sense oftheir kindness.
Two days before his death, having lain
quietly through the day, he requested one
of his daughters to come to his bedside,
when he thus exclaimed, "What wonder
fuI views | have had this day | have
been brought to the borders of the grave.
, Oh! what views! Wonderful wonder
. ful wonderful [ have heard singing.
Oh, how wonderful am we'll. Glory
i ineftable!'
On the last day of his life after he had
seemed actually to have entered the dark
valley, he suddenly revived, and exclaim
ed with an air of transport, "Oh, wha
bea uties | have seen Glories Of the
other world What joys do | feel!
| have seen the Savior -
Such a man was not on y an ornament
to the Church, but to the age in which he
! lived. God honored him, and to a great
extent he was honored by men. Was
his color any objection to him? Should
1t be to any man!
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-04-05
M is SION A r. Y.
From the BaP. Missionary Magazine for March.
Extracts from the Journal of Mr.. Onosen
GERMANY.

Hamburg, April II, 1886. Sabbath
After preaching this evening, was ae-
companied by Roman Catholic, named
Fabricius, to my house, with whom had
an interesting conversation He stated
that by attending on my ministry, he had
been led to see and feel that he was
great sinner, and that he needed teaching
from above, On asking him how be ex-
pected to obtain the pardon of bis sins,
he replied, without any hesitation, "Only
through the blood Of Christ" He ap-
peared to be fully convinced of the errors,
both of the government established prot
estant and the popsh church, and express
ed his determination to follow the Scrip
lures with which he has been lately sup
Piled He also expressed wish to re-
ceive baptism, as soon as ! might judge
him fit for it. endeavored 20 show him
the great importance of securing first the
pardon Of our sins, by applying to the
Lord Jesus Christ, in. order to be inhu-
cnced by a'principle of holy and grateful
love to Christ in the discharge of all his
commands. l had visited this person
some time before, when there appeared
nothing hopeful about him, except that he
had begun to read the Scriptures, and left
off working on the Lord's-day. | trust
he is now under divine teaching, and that
ere long | shall have to rejoice over him
as one Of the redeemed Of the Lord.
10. Visited K. Gunsmlth, who, in com
pany with his wife and son, has attended
on my preaching for some time He is
just recovering from a severe illness
which appears to have been blessed to
him. He begins to view himself as a
poor sinner, and seems always deeply af
fected under the word of God, to which
he attends very regularly. Conversed
with him on the necessity Of regeneration
to which they all listened with fixed atten'
ton. The Lord pour his spirit on these
dry bones and quicken them IN Chr'st.
22. Called on b He applied shor'
time ago for admission to the Lords table
Told him at that time, that unless he was
truly converted to God that ordinance
would prove no blessingto him, and thai
the church admitted none, but such a.
gave satisfactory evidence that change
Of heart had been affected. He took tn,
denial in good spirit, and said today, h
saw, that as yet he was not fit for the en-
joyment of the privilege. I hope he i
beginning to see his sinful condition, AM
the need Of heavenly teaching. He dill
:figently reads the scri ptures, and has ceas
ed to work on the Lords -day
! May 8. Called again on b. In ask
ing how it was with his soul, he said
= Both land my wife rejoice that we beg'
, to see the truth, and nothing gives m
: greater pleasure fhsn perusing the Bible
S. and holding communion with my SaVio
: in my heart. We are very anxious to s.
5; down with you at the Lords table. a..
s trust the Spirit of God has begun his grs
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-04-05
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
From lions Herald.
LIFE OF REV. LEMUEL HAYNES.

LIFE OF REV. LEMUEL HAYNES.
Sketc hes of the Life and Character of
the Rev. LemueI Haynes, A. M. By T.
NJ. Cooley, d. D. N. Y, Harper &
Brothers. 1887.
Mr.. Haynes was born at West Hart
ford Conn.,, in 1853 His father was of
unmingIed African extraction, and his
mother white woman. He was aban-
doned by his parents at the early age of
five months, when be vas bound out, prob
ably by the seIect-men, to Deacon Rose,
of Granville, Mass, with whom he re-
manned till he Was Fl. In this family he
was taught the principles of religion
In his youth he was very studious; and
after having arrived at adult wears, he be-
came thorough Latin and Greek schoI-
az. To give our readers some idea Of his
early abilities, we introduce the following
BY improving his evenings, and by ris-
ing early in the morning, he had made
considerable proficiency in the study Of
theology, AtIength be selected his text
and composed q sermon, without education
or teacher. AS in the family of Deacon
Rose, the evening preceding the Sabbath
was devoted 10 family instruction and re-
Iigieus worship, a sermon was occasion
ally read. The sermons of Watts, Whit
field, Doddridge. and Davies were usual
selected, and young Haynes was the read
en-. One evening, being called upon a
, usual, he slipped into the book his ow!
, sermon which he had written, and read
to the family: The deacon was great;
delighted and edited by the sermon, as
: was doubtlesszread with unusual <iVacit
J and feeling. His eyes were dim, and h
j had no suspicion that any thing out
!. the ordinary, course had2happened. anF
: atthe close OF reading, be, inquired yer
earnestly, a't 1emueI,S whose work is. tn;
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-04-05
EDUCATION.
INTERESTING CORR
better from d. Mcclure, to Noah Webster
.rPHILADELPHIA, Sept. "a, 1886.


,rPH1LADELPHrA, Sept. "a, 1886.
Dear !Sir,--I take the liberty to send
youa pamphlet containing system Of
education Tor the Girlrd College The
subjects highly interesting, especially to
aIl'those who, like yourself know how to
appreciate the great importance Of sound
learning, and can rightly estimate its in,
innate connection with the future pros,
perity Of our II owed country.
With the system, ] also forward the
views entertained, by many highly re-
spectacle gentlemen, and would be very
grateful for the honor Of being favored
with such opinions as you may, after a
careful pcrusal Of the work, be inclined 10
express. Very respectfully yours,
DAVID Mcclure.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-04-05
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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-10

have already done mischief enough. would
resist ITS exercise in this, at best. questionable
shape, more strenuously than that of any other
doubtful power. Let the country take warn
| ing from the words of the great head Of the
ancient family Of Federalists-from words
recently cited by Mr.. Benton, undisnayed by
them, in a speech in favor of the issue of
Treasury notes 7! From these words of
Gen. Hamilton, to wit "The stamping of
paper, (by Government,) is an operation SO
borrowing money, that Government, in the
habit of paper emissions, would rarely fail, in
any emergency, to indulge itself TOO far in the
employment Of that resource, to avoid as much
as possible, one less suspicious to present
popularity" From these words Of wisdom,
let the country take warning.)
2. But it is commended that the proposed
issue Of Treasury notes is nothing more than
borrowing OF money; or, in the language OF
the advocates of the measure, 81 the notes are
to be loaned for money, TO wit /: for gold and
silver" In this aspect Of the issue OF Trea-
sury notes, it being taken TO be true. that they
are not to form circulating medium BY pass.
ing in payment Of debts; would ask, why
does not the general Government boldly and
openly take the attitude Of borrower, direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to negoti-
ate loan, and having effected it, to execute
writings obligatory for the return of it to those
who having The ability and willingness, shall
lend it This uould be borrowing well un-
derstood.
Further Taking it to be true that these
notes are to be loaned for gold and silver,
and not to be used "as currency" in the
payment Of debts, what will be the effect of
the emission of them, on the anticipated re-
sumption of specie payments by the suspend.
ed State Banks ! 1t is clear to my mind, that
to raise gold and silver on these notes. at best,
6 a disguised mode of borrowing" will be to
abstract so much from the ordinary channels
oftrade, from which the banks have the best
chance of drawing II to augment their specie
fund with, preparatory to a safe resumption
of specie payments and to appropriate it to
the uses of the Government, from which,
if it be allowed at all to visit and replenish
the vaults of the banks. it will only be allowed
to do so, in this the hour Of their greatest
need, in the tahtalizing shape Of a special de-
posite.
If | am wrong in this, | ask for light.
would do nothing to retard stable resump-
ton Of specie payments. So far from it, as
far as the unbrOken reins Of the constitution
would let me go, | would go TO any length to
aid in Fastening its advent
&. PUBL1Us.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-30

The tory papers in this State, from the Hartford Times down toshe'merest rush-Iiet that feebIy eI. mers just above the horzOn are making terrible out cry about the successOftherpary in Michgian! they having elected their Governor by about 600 aioyv- an actual falling ofin couple ofmonths of one half. Hurrah for Michigan! all hail! they exclaim-while they have scarcely a word for the LITTLE States of New-York, Massachusetts and Maine! Well, it's nearly all they've got, and they must do their best to hold it! Look out fo. old Connecticut
 Spike ihe Guns !'-This was the threat made by some of the tories at late celebration in case we should bring a field piece into the vilage-and no sooner was tie cannon brought from Washington on Tuesday evening than vile fellow put the threat into execuiion-fhe gun spiked with rat-tail file and It took two or three hours to get it out But notwithstanding, the Van Bureniies were destined to hearis tones next morning proclaim in voice ofthun- der that their political days were numbered "Spike the guns" and "muzzo the press," and "pass gag
 laws, but the PEOPLE riH be hecrd and their rights vindicated."
 9Jr An account of the Whig .Jubilee' at Norfolk was not received in time for to-days paper. Is not there an omission of the l3th todst? The fair, espe- :lalIy when present, should be remembered in sen.
 ment. " wa
 The great Whig Victory in New-York was not on- y celebrated in the city, but in nearly all the towns on the river and canal from New York to Buffalo.- At nine o'clock grand salute was to commence at New York; and be continued from place to place with Tn hearing distance until reached the most northern towns on Lake Champlan, and the mos, western on Lakes Ontario and Ere-smlar to the great celebra. tlon at the opening of the canals from Lake Erie o tide water some years ago.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-30
NEWS FROM sAI,T RIVER

Reports from Sail River say that the head waters of that interesting stream were never crowded Rs they are at the present moment. vast number of low, Dutch built. praiical looking crafts, bearingth black flag of the kinderhooker, were high and dry among the shadows! Their crews are described as the mnsi abect looking fellows that were ever pped to inc deck Of pirate: Several boats from the Bay State under the same fag were confidently looked for in day ol be among the skippers andit was feared they would bring Jog with them. The crews on board these stranded crafts are represented as being in state o mutny and despair. Their boats, they say, sOfast m the muds that even Martin Van Blren cannot get them aRaln into deep water.--BOsion AGlas.