Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-14

Tho following accorn, OF this dsuutess Ta'F@'
soldier, We copy isonl s!.a "Ctar-eston NescHrJ,
tho deed Of uobIc earing recorded be!o", la:
long been familiar 70 U.s. Cu the anniversaries
Of ic 23;h Of June; and ihs .:i .. July, the spri:
6f Carolinn, in ;hair aowing cups, ever fresf!.
fcnscH,Jcr i,il. An attempt rs going 10 be made
20 get pension Tor his daughter, wie IS living
nnsi IN want. 70: the honor Ut our county, let .
not prove unsuccessful.
Wilii.ia Jasper clngrA:ei at carly ncc sro,.
Iceland. and settled and m1rricd in ot the an
.a iordis,rcts IF South C.ro!in,, prov ions To tht
Revelation. ili!'ao. with nasionas hatred o.
fyrants, he naturally embraced With ar.aE the
cause of the Revolution and among the frs
who took N, arms aud joinc:i the troops wi,ic.
Csso!iaa Lll rsiillad Fost .M,ilirie for the de-
fcncc Of .:,c L.rbor oi Charleston.
Upon lilo noin ,r,i,!c 2SliI Of juno, 1916, and
whea!hc fire Upon TIC for: was tn; Iot'es:. the
G,g.st.ir was struck down by :annon ball, and
the colors, prcci,!.atcd with IL over the wal q
the fort. Disn,ly struck confederation into tho
heasss OF tho assn',lcd citizens, who, from the
wharvc5 CT The civ, Witnessed the fight for they
thought Cor moment that it Was lost but the gai-
liant Jasper was seen rushing Owe: the ran,a'ts
Tho recovered the co.ors--lIc nrun;a tho peril
o.s height-,se t,ifns-waves the coo-s ~ TIC
iaco Of the enemy, and hurraing and shouting
"GoI sore liberty dad my country" fixed then,
in their position and resumed !.is place 1T tho
guns.
IIaroisu, like this excited Z corrcsp oniDc en-
thusIuSm: mo ncSN tbay OnScfhof nuttctgc si1i-
cd tho slugh,cr pen, called for Jasper; and offered
hin, a commission. NO, sir! am more ut home,
ani can DC more useful as am
.sNobIe Jasper, accept then this sword" AMI
his Excailency presented him his own. Often
did he make il drink the best b, Of the cncnIy
lie was powerful nlnn, strong, active. intelligent,
ani os the rost fearless courage, eminent Id par
t;san wsrfa re, ever lowering around the skirts OF
shc Royalisfs, he struck them many terrible blow,
and carried of many - precious prize. Implicit
confidence was placed in hn by the American
officers, and he was allowed To pick lc" daring
spirits like his own, and go and come wbeF. and
whore no pleased. Scarcely was battle fought
in The Sou.:, bctw cen '76 & 79 without the AID Of
,he Sergeant, and many acts as dating as that OF
tho celebrated Rescue, are 'ol! by f',Ud iradion
Thus ho went on, proving the wisdom OF t'Asc
institutions that have made America tie terror Of
the opprcssors, rs we'll the asy lunI Of the OPP
pressed, until the ver;ol of the disastrous attack
of tho combined French and American arnis 70
Jislolyo the British from Savannah, on tho 9th
Of Oct, 1773.--lt WINS unsuccessful. Tho coiors
Of tho regiment to which Jasper belonged were
presented to IL, ith speciii charge from '',c
noble donor, Mrs Elliott 10 Jasper, to ':'iard them
weli' Those coors were successfully borne by
l.icuis. BusIe and Hume upon thc fatal day, and
10th were killed. jasper was rosslsod that they
should not fall toto tho hands Of The enemy, end
made n projgous ciEor: TO carry them oil. IN
,,s, desperate &C: he wa. n,ostaliy wounded, and
gallant soldier though serving in tho ranks gained
a rcnown and historical name, which campaigns
and the possession oil empire have failed 70 give
generals and kings. The name Of Jasper rs IN the
mouths Of tho people, with thsc of NJ ,rion, and
sumter. snd Isnrens and Ruttlcdgc.-Thcy re-
,,er.5cr !: at their festivals, and women and chill
Jrcn speak of il with 5cnediction. History has
cn',a lined bis name among those things she holds
IN ,st prcci,us and poetry has married II 10 yer
nal verse. Tho genius OF P,in,ing he's evoked
lis happcsi elr,rts TO illustrate his actions. IND
.ur own talented townsm1n, Mr. White, III his
p,jo,inu Of tho 'rcscuc,' has proved the g!o-
rio.,s pow or of tho noble art. In short, !asPc.
has boon made iIlus,rious by his own deeds, and
by the tribute ofscnus
E,s,yvc AT EAsrER.--As the festival o! Easter
il approaching, u may 10 proper % INFORM Gus
readers Of custom prevaicntin Russia, TO which
we presume there would be 10 objection 10 con-
form in these parts. Tho heau., ut least, would
be very Wiling 10 see ii Instituted. Carr, LII has
Northern Sumlncr, says: AS lam upon the sub
ieci OF kissing, and qu,tit with reluctance. beg
leave 10 state that n: Easter cvcry Russian, be his
rank in life however humble, and his heard
Urge, long, and brs,ly ever graccd or guarded
the chin OF a man. NAV, upon presenting IN egg,
salute the lovc!ics, woman he meets, however high
her station; they say. such Is the competence OF
The customs that du-ing this delicious festival, the
check Of tho lovely Empress herself, were she 70
Inc b!issful privilege"
VAlrAnI1 IxvrxTIo~.-Wc wcco invited
few DAYS since 70 witness the operation OF a ma
chicno invented by Mr.. George Pagc, which VIC
consider ore Of the NEST important discoveries
vet made in tho construction Of Agricultural i'm,
picmcnts. II is u dis.aing and banking machine
for fencing, and digs the ditch and pics the en-
s,unkr,cnt at tho operation, and with as
,onishinr facility. The machine possesses great Z
power. With single horse nm excavation Of
three feet md "a half in width. three feed in
depth, and SIX inches in length is made in Que
minute: that is, thirty feet o! ditching with I
good cnba nknaent in one hour! On tho prairie
lands oe the Wcs;, whore timber cannot be pro-
cured Cor fencing, this machine will be inval,:a-
bic, and wo should judge ciso elsewhere, for an
enclosure can Go constructed with 1t a, much
less cost than by any other method, and cncc
made IL is IS durable time. 4 model ct the
machine NAV hc seen at the store Of Richard
Edwards, if. No. s. Charles stscet-BIlt;. norc
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OArSrEAxcEHs IN ~. ORLxAxs.-Thc True A.
merican SAWS, that NJ five Of the hotels Of New Or
leans. the names Of 23 600 strangers have been
recorded since tho l4th Nove0bes, which they :
calculate to be one third Of the number that ar
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