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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-08-05
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uno ben litcn October absubcSahlcn.
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, 1840-06-27

anxiety and trembling joy-the profigate.
the profane and degraded, asking the prayers
Of Gods people, and lifting their first vows
and praises in the house Of worship. Yet
more do | pity him, who can think or speak
of these things with Ievity or contempt
Every manifestation Of the religious princi-
pie is venerable. Over every struggle of the
slave ofsin, as he yearns TO become the
Lords freeman, there is Joy in Heaven. We
cannot doubt that He, who tssises even the
wrath of man to praise him, will yet more
override for ultimate good the wildness
and error, the ignorance and folly, that may
sometimes mingle with the efforts of sincere
piety. And better is the widest whirlwind
OF fanaticism, than the hushed stiffness ofspir-
ltual slumber. Where men sleep in Zion.
the air is drugged with pestilential vapors;
the whIrlwlnd, while it blights here and there
a tender plant, may stir the s,agnant atmos.
Phere, and purge it Of the seeds of death.
Ii we cannot unite with our brethren in
their special service at such a season, all that
remains for us is to show them a more excel
lent way. even that of a sustained and tran
quill fervor, Of a zeal that shall never fail
and a i2ve tina: shall never wax cold-to let
them see by on, example, that there can be
religious growth and prosperity in The use Of
the ordinary means Of grace, that it is in our
power at once to secure the good. and to
shun the possible evils Of their system Of OPP
erations. This, it seems to me. is our duty
IL them, no less than 10 our souls. Whether
their system or ours be right, can only be
known by their respective fruits; and, no
matter how shrewd!y we may reason about
IT, If theirs nourish a more fervent and con-
slstent piety, truer hearts, more devoted lives,
theirs is the true way."
, 1840-06-27
TRUST NOT THE N G
BY THOMAS ]. A

BY HON J. BEACH
Trust not the tongue-words are but air
That melt the moment they are spoken;
or lovers lows beware, beware!
Too freely sworn-too lightly broken. I,
Trust not the lip-the burning lip; .gl
The tongue is not more frail than this is;
And let not love bewildered sip,
Its frantic joys in clinging kisses. b
Trust no: the sigh-Love ne'er betrayed
His empire in the heart by signing;
IT'S passion only plies the aid,
Of this, the gentlest form of lying.
Trust not the smile--the a-tful smile;
So easy won, so sure Of winning;
For while it seems so free from guile,
1t lights the rosy paths to SHINING.
Trust, trust, the eye-the beaming eye,
Whose timid glance true love discioses,
Then, trembling droops, yet knows not whv,
And on the glowing check reposes.
, 1840-06-27
OPINION OF THE FATHER OF
HIS COUNTRY.
M-V-,F Feb. 10, 1907,
To THOMAS STONE

To THOMAS STONE
Dear Sir:--Your favor Of the 3Oth ult
came duly to hand. To give an opinion in
a case of so much Importance as that which
has warmly agitated the two branches OF
your legislature. and which from the appeal
that is made. is likely to create great and
perhaps dangerous divisions, is rathe- a dele.
cate matter; but as this diversity of opinion
is on a subject which has, ! believe, occupied
the minds Of most men. and rs my senti.
ments thereon have been fairly and decided.
ly expressed, long before the Assembly either
of Maryland or OF this State was convened, |
do not scruple to declare that. if ! had a
voice in your Legislature il would nave been
given DECIDEDLY AGAINST A PAPER
EMISSION, upon the general principles gifts
utility rs representative, and the necessity
OF ii as n mediun n.
To assign reasons for this opinion, would
be as unnecessary rs tedious. The ground
has been so often trod, that hardly a place
remains untouched; in Il word the necessity
arising. from the rant of specie. is represented
as greater than ii really is. | CONTEND
THAT 1T Is BY THE SUBSTANCE
AND NOT BY THE SHADOW OF A
THING. THAT WE ARE BENEFIT
TED. The wisdom of man, in my humble
opinion. cannot at this time, devise a plan
by which the credit Of paper would be long
supported; consequently DEPRECIATION
KEEPS PACE WITH THE QUANTITY
OF THE EMISSION. AND THE ARTlC.
LES FOR WHICH IT is EXCHANGED.
RISE IN A GREATER RATIO THAN
THE SINKING VALUE OF THE MON
Ely. WHEREIN THEN Is THE FAR
MER. THE PLANTER, THE ARTISAN
BENEFITED? The debtor may be, be-
cause, as ! nave observed, he gives the shad-
instead of the substance; and, in proper
ton TO his gain the creditor or the body
polite suffers. Whether il be legal tender
or not, it will, as has been observed truly.
have no alternative. Itmust be that or moth
ing.
An evilequally great is tn, DOOR 1T
IMMEDIATELY OPENS FOR SPECU-
LATION, BY WHICH THE LEAST DE-
SIGNING AND PERHAPS MOST VAL
LIABLE PART OF THE COMMUNITY
PREYED UPON BY THE MORE
AND CRAFTY SPECULA-
TOR.
But contrary TO my intentions and declara-
ton ! am offering reasons in support of my
opinion-reasons, too, which, of all others,
are least pleasing to the advocates Of paper
money. / sh~ll, therefore, only observe,
generally, that so many people have suffered
by the former emissions, that like a burnt
child who breads the fire, no persons will
touch it who can possibly avoid 1.-THE nat
ural consequence Of which will be, that the
specie, which remains unsupported, will be
locked up.
With great esteem and regard,
lam, dear sir, &c.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
, 1840-06-27
WHOLE NUMBER s4s.

ly. 1t teaches me such a lesson in regard
to my own duty. What! shall / be ashamed
to consult my Bible, when he is not ashamed
to consult his chart? have infinitely greater
interest at stake, than he has. His voyage is
but temporal; but ] am on the great voyage
10 eternity-GGoodell. sst a.
, 1840-06-27
GdRRY GIN-EiNS

A negro boy being sent by his master 70
borrow a pound oflard from a nsighbor, thus
delivered his message. ''Missus Thompson.
massa sent me over to borrow or beg apound
OF hog tallow; he say he got de old SOW up
m de penn faten EN-; he gwine to kill him
day before yesterday, and he cone over
week fore last, and pay you all you owe
US" - - q
, 1840-06-27

SIX Persons MURpEREp.-The Holidays.
burg, Pa, Register, has the following relation
of a most horrible occurrence which took
place in Huntingdon county, (Pa.) a few days
ago:
Some ofthe neighbors not having observed
any Of the family Of Mr.. William Brown, the
owner Of a small farm in the place just men,
toned, were induced 10 visit the house to as
, 1840-06-27

Two Irish laborers being at the execution
OF the malefactors on the new scaffold be-
fore Newgate. one says to the other, "Arrah.
Pat, now! but is there any difference be-
tween being hanged here and being hanged
in chains?' "No, honey" replied he, "no
great difference: only one hangs about an
hour, and the other hangs all the days Of his
life"
, 1840-06-27
From The Missouri Courier of the IS inst.

From Me Missouri Courier Of Mc IS inst.
MELANCHOLY AccrpENr.-M Nj. VIM. A.
Wilson, eldest son Of Robt. T. Wilson, OF
this place, went in company with a younger
brother, to North River, with the intention
Of bathing on last evening, and was drown
ed. Mr.. Wilson was a young man univer.
sally beloved by those who knew him.
, 1840-06-27

SURE ESoUGn."-We are pleased with
the common sense manifested by an %unfortu-
nate son Of Erin who was being tried before
Justice Whiteman the other day. Are YOU
guilty or not guilty! said the clerk. IAN
what the devil are you pu, there for but to
find out.
, 1840-06-27

certain the cause. The result was, the dis.
covery of the dead bodies ofhis wife, daugh-
ter, and -four sons-the Oldest of the children
81, the youngest 10 years ofage. The wife
and one son were found in the house-the
wife's throat cut from ear to ear, and the son
shot through the body; at some distance from
the house We're found two other children,
one Of them shot, and the other killed with a
club or some other instrument-and in an
other direction in the woods, the two others
were found, one shot and the other killed
with a club. Mr.. Brown has been arrested.
also Mr.. McConeghy, his son.in-law and Mr..
McConeghy's brother. Brown denies-says
he was from home, and on his return found
the door Of his house fastened; whilst he was
standing there he was shot at and narrowly
missed; another gun was discharged, which
grazed his cheek and perforated the lower
part of his ear, and passed through his hat.
, 1840-06-27

II a man would keep both integrity and
independence free from temptation, let him
keep out Of debt.
, 1840-06-27
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Communication of a Personal Character, will be
charged double the rates of advertising.
, 1840-06-27

ADvERrrsEMEyrs.--Nine times Out Of ten q
mans character may be gathered from his
Advertisement.
An old man and daring young one convers.
ing, the youth to show his penetration and
dlscernment in the subject they were talking
about, said he could smell a rat as far as any
body. $50 ! should suppose" cried the
old man, "by the length of your mhisksrs."
Eer Railroal.-'Ship a hoy.-where are
you fromr-from the sky replied the skip.
per who was hailed.-"How did you come
from thereF' 81 creased the seat OF my trow.
sers, and slid down ON a rainbow"
, 1840-06-27

Benz. RATHBUN.-The Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser contains the reply of Governor
Seward to an application from numerous citi.
zens of Buffalo, asking that the executive
power might be %interposed for the pardon
Of Benz. Rathbun, nov in the Auburn State
Prison for forgery. The Governor in his an.
swers to the application, reviews the whole
ground of the case, from the commencement
OF the trial to the conviction and sentence
of the prisoner, and adds the following, as
the conclusion to which he has arrived: af
deem it certain that there is no other offender
whose pardon would so much impair public
confidence in the firmness, impartiality, and
energy, of the ADMINISTRATION Of Justice: His
conviction was necessary to maintain the
sway Of the laws and rights Of citizens, and
to vindicate the dignity and honor Of the
State. / reluctantly add that it seems to be a
case in which the effect of that conviction
must not be impaired by the exercise ofExec.
utive clemency."
The following is an Extract from the Gov.
errors answer:
He (Rathbun) was for many years ensag::
ed in mercantile transactions, banking, Build;
ing, common carrying, and in the purchase.
improvement, and sale of real estate. He
had is his employ in 1886, two thousand la
borers, besides ninety-seven agents, assist
ants, cashiers, superintendents, foremen,-
measurers, clerks, and overseers. His dailv
disbursements exceeded ten thousand dollars.
He had the control Of several banks, and
kept a financial agency in Buffalo and anotb-
er in the city Of New York.
In car-vinp n ~ tb,s oxton,.u. L.~-- At,
practice Of forgery was adopted at first in a
very small. way, to save the protest of some
important paper. Afterwards, his cashier
Lyma Rathbun, emboldened by success, re-
sorted TO similar proceedings as often as he
Strengthened for funds, sometimes
false checks and sometimes false en-
dorsements. The Necessity for forged paper
so that Lyman Rathbun Hawlet
and Rathbun Allen, the prisoners nephews
and clerks were initiated, and all were bust
ly employed in making, selling, and negotia-
ting forged paper. The extent of these for.
geries is not known, but it is notorious that
the names OF thirty-ive persons and firms
were habitually used as drawers and endors-
ers. and that it was impossible for the prison
er himself to distinguish between his genuine
and Spurious paper, without referring to pri-
vate marks in his books. It is now well un-
ierstood that the amount Of forged paper re.
unpaid when the prisoner was arres-
led exceeded one and a half millions or dol
ars. Including what was issued for the va
purposes Of renewal, postponement,
md payment, the whole amount forged must
nave been twice that sum. 1t is believed
That these forgeries surpassed in boldnsss and
perseverance all similar offences in this and
every other country.
, 1840-06-27

o, Hove to see a captain take down his
chart, and consult it carefully and thoughtful-
, 1840-06-27

In a sermon delivered a short time since by
Rev A. P. Peabody, before his Society (U-
nitarian)at Portsmouth, N. H. on the subject
of Religious Revivals-a sermon which has
been much admired and extensively %circula-
ted-occurs the following passage:
If these views, upon which it is not my
purpose to enlarge, be correct, what is our
duty when those around Us are engaged as
we have seen themi Indifference? Far
from it.. pity the mind that can regard
without sympathy such a heaving ofthe re-
elements in our midst-such a deep
, 1840-06-27

If any paper but the Picayune had told this
story we shouldn't have believed it. and
now are disposed to doubt the bottle Of sar.
saParilla syrup
"Accident-A man yesterday, while hur.
rying in great speed round a corner. met two
ladies' OF his acquaintance, and pulling off his
hat torge'iullv. the following load of freight
tumbled about the sidewalk: Two apples;
seventeen old letters; several unpaid bills,
one OF which for Sl.25 was receipted: one
clean shirt bosom and collar; cigars ad lib;
"a bottle Of sarsaparilla syrup; a pair OF
gloves; a pair Of false whiskers; a number
of the Boston Notion; ditto of the Brother
Jonathan; half a pint of pea nuts; two pair
OF brown drilling pantaloons: and a Harri-
son song book. The articles, we understand,
have been nearly all recovered"
, 1840-06-27


A THRILLING INclDENr.-The Augusta
Geo. Chronicle relates the almost miracu-
lous escape Of a little girl. about eleven
years Of age, who was washed away by the
late foodin the Savannah river, and taken
up IN the stream about twenty-five miles
above Augusta. The Chronicle snys:-.
"The story of the adventure of this little girl,
we have obtained from herself. She is the
daughter Eliza ola poor widow lady, Mrs.
Sarah Stone. who lived on the river, near
Ferguson's ferry. on the South Carolina
side. She says the first intimation they had
their danger, they were surrounded by the
river. when her mother, a daughter, older
than Eliza, two brothers younger than her
sell, and n faithful dog, fled to the top of their
little cottage, soon after which the house was
taken oft by the current. One after another,
they met a watery grave. Eliza and the dog
only clinging to the wreck, when she came in
sight of the boat OF Captain Joseph Stanton,
OF Petersburg, who dashed his boat to a tree,
she succeeded in making her cries heard
Capt. S. Immediately reused his hands, who
were all asleep. and gave chase, and, after
pursuing her about three miles, overlook
rescued her and the dog from their peril
Gus situation. Captain S. says she was on a
few shingles, which were supported by n
bed, being all that was left of the
house on which she started, IN which frail
bark she had descended the river twelve
when she was picked up"
, 1840-06-27

The following is a copy of a tavern sign.
in Illinois. The landlord is Familiarity called
Jerry Jenkins.
aNTERTANMaNT
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MAN. AND. HORSES
ar
GdRRY GIN-EiNS
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FAuauIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS

THIS establishment AZ miles from Alexandra, u,
Il c. and 30 from Fredericksburg, is again open for
the reception of company and will be conducted with
molc energy than Every thing within reach
will be done to make the guests comfortable than
rooms, The Bathing Establishment will be complete
supplying the bathers with hot and,cod free stone
and sulphur water at pleasure. The lovers of music
will find the band unsurpassed
II may be due to the Public well ourselves to
say the virtues of the waters have been srkinry
emplifed in several other of dropsy this Spring
much to have confirmed in the minds ofmany,
the opinion that almost lnfallbc remedy for thai
affecting disease is here afforded.
The better to accommodate the Public arrange
mcnts have been made for keeping the establishment
open M rhoie year The charge for board from the
10th Of October TO Let June will be barely sufficient
to cover the additional expense $3 per week and .du-
ring the month Of Junc and from 10th September s I'd
per week S35 per month; Is for two months and
TOR re season commencing 9TH June and ending LIST
October $50 being less than - per day TO those
who stay the whole season, Board per day - Meals
and lodging 30 cents. Children under twelve wears
of age, and coored servants halfprice white servants
threc-iourths price Horses 30 cents per dav
lri.wcekly stages will run from Alexandria and
Fredericksburg after LIST July they will run daily
The subscriber as superintendent with the approval
Of the President of the company (Mr Jones Green J
has engaged the services OF such assistants as enc
him to hope that general satisfaction will be givcn
III 7-2awGw DANIEL WARD.
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FOR THE MApIsoNiAH

TO THE BY-GONE YEAR
On joyous year, and art thou gone ioreverl
Passed into gloom with all thy fairy hues,
bright wreath flung on Times Overwhelming river,
no more ITS sweets around us TO diifuse-
A strain that only has charm'd the ear
A sweet tale told but once, that we no more shall
hear.
Yes but the memory of thy days departed
Has still the power to thrill our hearts with love-
How many Joys with thee to being started
No lapse of time will er OF remove.
call thy vanishd hours around me here
And bless thee in my heart thou rapture bring
ing year!
call them round me from the first spring hours
When the sky shone with chequered glance and
gloom,
The wild birds sung to the awakening flowers,
Earth was all mingled melody and bloom.
And sky, and sea rejocing-and my heart
OF the glad whole very pulse and part.
And summer in her rosy veil enshrouded
In smiles and bushes radiant as a BRIDE
Flinging from skies all fearless and unclouded
Pure beams of Joy, yet silent in her pride.
The bright blue waters, yoceess in their glee,
And earth all glad with silent poetry
Through many lovely my steps have wan
derd,
Seen but before in fancy's waking dream;
In old Melrose's shade I've sadly pondered,
BY the pale planets far and tickle CLEAN
Ger many shiverd spear, and tarnishd crown,
And lofty to death and dust gone down
And have stood in pensive meditation
BY the last home of Scotia's mighty dead;
lie who sent forth DER all the wide creation
The sunshine of his soul like glory she'd
lone fair spot-each flower its incense brings
And his Tweed ceaseless anthem sings.
And the lone place of graves where thou art sleeping
klopsock-oh hottest MINSTREL have trod-
Where the high Linden Ter thy head was weeping
shower of sere leaves on the haowd sod
And the sad autumn breeze went waiing by
With its wild Tyre Of plantve melody.
Free from the mortal life that cumber,
Beneath the skies thy own German land
Deep, deep, and holy is thy dreamless slumber,
And round thy entwined by pious hand,
A garland waves, though fragile be its bloom,
A fairer decks thy brow beyond the tomb.
Thou music land upon my soul returning
To hail thy name, what clusterd memories start,
The gem-ike stars in heaven and ocean burning,
Thy flowers and stars are coored on my heart.
All link d in fair chain in which knew
No shade Of gloom, save that one word adieu
Thou hast entwind oh loveest year and brightest,
wreath for me, of friendships living flowers;
Guild when thy skies sunniest and lightest,
Yet losing not their bloom with wintry hours.
But ever spreading forth more fair and DEAR
For this bless thee most, thou swiftly gliding
year.
Yet not to thee be all the glory gwen
Father of every good to thee bend
And pray, whereof my earthly lot be driven,
may not want thy love, Almighty friend
That twined round me and mine il still may be-
And for all may give the praise thee!
l. A. s.
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