Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-07
From Me So' hern titerary Messenger.
Harriet LiyermOrc.

Those of, the readers of the Messeng r, and others
who listened some years since I, the public lc.
lures ,f Miss Harriet Livermcte, in which she en-
iargrd upon the wrongs Of the "poor indian" and
dwels much upon The near approach of the Mile
mum, will doubtless be graiifed to learn her
whercabout.
Eight years ago she lccturcl in our own CITY Of
Richmond. since which time she has visited MANY
of the tribes of our Western Indians, and at one
time proposed to spend the remainder of her days
with the red people iu the vicinity of Fort Lea,ens.
worth, but her intentions were frusirated she saws
ny the Vaccinations If the commander and the In.
dian agent, who wished 10 dislodse her. Perplcxed
and disappointed, she was then led to excaim
what shall do 7" and still small voice seemed
to r"p'y--" Peace be unto thce--thcu shalt go to
Jerusalem" Accordingly we have before us let
ter from her, dared in the confines of Judea. Yea,
twice has this. in many respects, extraordinary wo-
mn visited the s"puchres of the prophets, aud
now sh' says, " il is TO die there"
Believe wha, we may, there is something simple
beauiful aud affecting in oil this this unh,si,a ing
faith, this self.saor cing obedience to the dictates
OF duty. II is spirit akin to the primitive Ch is
tians; spir T. which the scfshncss, the expe lien
cy, The grecdiness of gain, and the matteroff fact
character of the age in which we live are fist cx-
,inguishing from amid us. II is akin to tha,
which swaycd the good, ny, even the great OBJ Rim
great with small means, and the pastor and leg sla-
tor of the scclu led Ban dc Ia Roc'e. Miss Liver
more may accomplish nothing to be hereafter bla.
zoned on the roll of fame; but The simple love of
truth and duty paramount, in her own mind will
bring to her its own exceeding greet reward"
at the date Of her letter she had scarcely reached
her place ofdestinat an il is accordingly filled
with details gratifying her private friends, ut of
hardly sufficient interest for the public eve. II
abounds with sentiments Of the most arden, piety
and faith in Him who has hith' ro protected her in
her solitary pilgrimage, and who has promised To
"temper the wind to the shorn lamb" 1t must be
borne in mind that she travels alone, apparently un.
paironized by any Of our missionary boards.
Al Gibraltar she was Hospitality enierlancd by
our worthy consul, Mr.. Sprngue, who seems not
unmndul of the apostolcal injunction to "cner-
tain strangers" With pleasure highly cred table
TO her heart, she dwes upon the many proofs Of
kindness and benevoence she experienced in his
amiAble family, and the sub tin'ial clmf ITS th v
prov del for her long and perilous journey.
While entering the bay of Malta she was saucd
with the familiar air Of =" ii Ill Columbia" played
by Maltese, who cane along side, aud thus did
honor to her country. She threw him some coin,
While her thoughts were tar away with the home
and country she should see no m IT,.
We trust to hear again from her, with particulars
of the city made hoy by the footsteps of the "a.
viour, and the witness Of his death and resurrection.
The rema kib'o ASP ct of the times, the change o
the at of war between civilized com n,uniiics from
Europe 10 the ancient Aceda,na of Asia, aud III,
concurrent testimony of prophecy, whe,her to he
understood literally otherwise, seem to point ou
this portion of the cath as a heat on which srea,
events yc, To he revealed. The circumstance
of the Rothschds holding mortgage of the Hol,
City, which seem. To lie well auther. .tcatca, add
no, ltle to the peculiar interest with which a!
eyes regard this interesting portion of The world.
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