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Southern shield., 1840-03-28
CATARACT OF yELIxo.

From Spoleto we went to Terni, and saw the cataract of the Velino The gla- ciers of Montanyert and the sources of the Arveiron is the grandest spectacle l ever saw. This is the second Imagine a river sixty feet in breadth, with vast volume of waters, the outlet of great lake t..se.fis.s fIar,ltsf fUifffS TdIiIrIS, OUR feet into a sighttvss gulf of snow white va DOT. which bursts up forever and forever from cir cle of black crags, and thence leaping downwards, make five or six other cataracts, each fifty or hundred feet high which exhibit on a smaller scale, and with beautiful and sublimary variety, the same appearances. But words (and far less could painting) wlll not express it. Stand upon the brink of the platform of the cliff, which is directly opposite You see the ever moving water stream down
 It comes in thick and tawney folds, flaking of like solid snow gliding down noun tain Ii does not seem hollow within, but without it is unequal, like the folding of ln- en carelesely thrown down, your eye fol- lows it, and it is lost below-not in the black rocks which aird it around, but its own foam and spray, in the cloudlike va DOTS boiling up from below, which is not like rain, nor mist nor spray, nor foam, but water, in shape wholly unlike any thing ever saw before. It is as white as snow but thick and impenetrable to the eye The very imagination is bewildered in lit A thunder comes up from the abyss won derful to hear, for, though it ever sounds it is never the same, but modulated by the changing motion, rises and falls unremit- hngly; we passed half an hour in one spot looking at it. and thought but few minutes had gone by The surrounding scenery is, in its kind, the loveliest and most sub lime that can be conceived. In our first walk we passed through some olive groves of large and ancient trees, whose hoay and twisted trunks leaned in all directions We then crossed path of orange trees by the river side, laden with their golden fruit, and came to a forest of ilex of large size whose evergreen and acronbearing boughs were intertwined over our winding path Around, hemming in the narrow vale, were pinnacles of lofty mountains of pyramidicai rock clothed with all the ever green plants and trees; the vast pine whose feathery foliage trembled in the blue air the Hex, that ancestral inhabitant of these mountains--the arbutus, with it's crimson colored fruit and gittering leaves.
 After an hours walk. we came beneath the cataract of Terni, within the distance of half mile: nearer you cannot approach, for the Mar, which has here it's confluence with the Velino bars the passage We then crossed the river formed by this con huence, over a narrow natural bridge of rock, and saw the cataract from the plat form first mentioned. We think of spending some time next year near this wa terfal. The inn is very bad, pr we should have stayed there longer. Shelley's Re mains.
Southern shield., 1840-03-28

INVENTION OF MAPs,--Suabo says that was the first Greek who in- vented map Among the Egyptians, Se- sostris is said to have been the first author of maps. At the conclusion of his travels, he skelched on tablets his route, which is said to have been a great wonder to the Egyptians and the Colchiaos After An aximan1er, Aeraticus, Democraius, and Eudoxus, taugh Geography by maps, Ira ces of maps are discoverable in Joshua XVIII 8, and Herodotus makes mention q a brazen geographica talbles shown by Ar istogoras. tyrant Of Miletus, to Cieomense, King of Sparta The eldest niaps in exis- tence are the Her;inger tablets, the history of which is highly curious.
Southern shield., 1840-03-28
THE NAMELEss GRAVE.

A NAMELEss grave, e,-there is no stone To sanctify the dead O'erit the willow droops alone, With only wild flowers spread. 70, there is nought to interest here, No record of a name, A trumpet call upon the ear, High on the roll of fame. "I will not pause beside tomb Where nothing calls to mind Aught that can brighten mortal gloom, Or elevate mankind;- "No glorious memory 10 eitacs The stay of meaner clay; Nc ;y,..llerr ..-l----l-~----sy trace Redeem'd our eaIth:-away" An, these are thoughts that well may rise On youths ambitious pride; But Twill sit and moralize Thislowly slone beside. Here thousands might have slept whose name Had been to thee spell. blight thy flashing eyes with 1ame,- To bid thy young heart swell. Here might have been warriors rest, Some chief who bravely bled, With waving banner, sculptared creat, And laurel on his head That laurel must have had its blood, That blood have caused it's tear,- Look on the lovely solitude What! wish for ysrtare herei A poet might have slept, what he Whose restless heart first wakes It's lifepulse into melody, Then OCT it pines and breaks r. He who hath sung of passionate love, His life feveiish tale:- O. not the nightingale, the dove Would suit its quiet vale. See, have named your favourite two,-- Each had been glad to crave Rest meath this turfs unbroken dew, And such ananeless grave!
 Y. LAnDoN.
Southern shield., 1840-03-28

A woman upon her death bed, asked lib- erty of her husband to make will, in or der that she might leave some legacies to her relations. You have had your will all your lifetime" said he, sand now I will have mine'
Southern shield., 1840-03-28

THE MIND.--The most compendious the most noble, and the most effectual rem edy which can be opposed to the uncertain and irregular motions of the human mind agitated by various passions, allured by various temptations, inclinmg sometimes toward state of moral perfection, and of tener, even the best, toward state of moral is this. We must choose be- times such virtuous objects as are propor- toned to the means we have of pursuing, and as belong particularly to the stations we are in and to the duties of those sta lions. We must determine and fix our mind upon them in such manner, that the pursuit of them may become the business, and the attainment of them in the end of our lives. Thus we shall initiate the great operations of nature, and not the feeble, slow, and imperfect operations of art We must not proceed in forming the moral character as a statuary proceeds in forming statue, who works sometimes on ore part, and sometimes on another; but we must proceed, as nature does in forming a flower, an animal, or ary other of her pro- ductions;-"rudimenta partium ominum simul parit ct producit' "She throws out altogether, and at once. the whole system of every thing, and the rudmefits of all the parts. "-The vegetable or the animal grows in bulk and increases in strength but it is the same from the first.--Bo-
Southern shield., 1840-03-28

Breaking Lo;ks Tie legislature of Ohiol has granted Jesse Lock divorce rom Lea Lock his welded wife
Southern shield., 1840-03-28

*Dr. Scott, the gentleman to whom this letter was addressed, afterwards comman- ded the first regiment of volunteers under General Harrison. His regiment compos ed a part of the detachment ordered by the general from Fort Wayne, to destroy the Pottawatamie towns at Elk Hart Being in bad health, the general desired him not to accompany the detachment, assuring him that there would be no fighting as the In dians could not assemble in that quarter in time to make head against the detachment In despite of these remonstances, the gal Iant colonel appeared at the head of his regiment, and declared that no other per son should lead it toward the enemy, while he was able to mount his horse. The ser vice was effected without opposition; but the patriotic colonel was taken ill upon his return, and shortly afterwards expired. a victim to his high sense of military etiquette. sxsy (To BE CONTINUED.
Southern shield., 1840-03-28
HELENA, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 28 l84o

such an expedition, he h1d no fears for the issue of the campaign That he we'll understood the danger td which he was |exposed, from the knowledge which the
 Indians had of his person, and their hostili- |ty towards him. But that his life was in the hands of Providence and his friend might rest assured that he would bring no digrace upon the chalacter of pupil of Wayne. In the event of his fall, he recommended his familylo the care of his friend.
 Major Jordan proceeded reluctantly onl this duty, which, althous1i imposed an honourable service, wilhdSW him from the active scenes of the campidga, and depriv- ed him of his share of th' anticipated lau- rels.
 On the 4th of November she army reach ed Pine creek and prepared to cross its difficult pass. This stream tsesents char acter not usually found in that region oi country. Its course, for many miles above its confluence with the Wabash, is through a deep channel, worn into an immenseI mass of rock, the sides of which, in many places, are formed intp perpendicular pre- cipices. But few crossing-places can be found, and these are approached by deep, narrow, and difficult defles, in passing which the order of r.gular army must be broken and its troops exposed. under the most disadvantageoua circumstances, tol the danger of an ambuscade. The Indian path upon which our tallant troops were then marching, led to pne of these dange- 1nfl hn1 ! cafac fal f,,,- ambuscade in the year l7S6 when General George Rogers Clarke led an expedition into the Indian country, and afterwards in l79O, when Colonel Hamtramck marched a body of troops against the same enemy. With knowledge of these facts; the gov ernor skilfully avoided the oanger, by sud denly quitting the usual tail when near the place of crossing, and passing the creek at another place whi:h he had eau sed to be reconnoitred during the preced- ing night It is by such attention to de tails, and such reedy adaptation of mea- sures to present circumstances, that the ta- Tents of the consummate commander are displayed. To be brave and skilful in battle is highly meritorious, but to be wise and prudent in guarding against defeat in securing the means of victory, and in sparing the efusion of blood, requires mili- tary genius and knowledge of the highest order Leaders have gained brilliant names by their; sncceSs in q single battIe--ahd sss'+'s'V 'i'''' ''1- le.- -alie assns1 Serve that counsry's gr5es,de; but Tow much greater is the merit o, ltl command- CT who, by unceasing vigilence preserves the lives of his brave counirymen, who follow his banner, while he leads them by q carefully matured plan, to ultimate victory, and at the same time he gains un- fading glory for his country, demonstrates that his triumph is not the result of a blind chancel
Southern shield., 1840-03-28
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-05-08
VIRGINIA. HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Cab,l and Roanoke were reported on
Saturday TO have gone for the Wings Lat
er returns state that they have returned
members OF The same politics as last year.
In the latter. the Tory candidate succeeded
By thirteen majority--in the former. the
Wings run two candidates, and though they
poIied the greater qunniiiy Of voirs. they
were OF necessity defeated. The two eoun.
lies gave 39j Tory majority at the Con
gTessiODal election las, year.
There are seven delegates yet TO hear
from-the place Of one Of which was las;
year represented by Wing. IL will be
-9ercrived that, let the remaining districts
60 as they may. the Wings will have the
majority II is said tina, the Sheriff. OF Not.
iaway has concluded 10 give the return 10
the administration candidate. though his
Wing competitor received The majority.
This would avail nothing. for, in such q
case, the returned member could no, hold
his seat in the House three Days alter il
came together The administration candi.
Greenbrirr district. so that the Senate will
stand 10 Wing TO IL Van Burrn.
The impraelieable Wings OF the last Leg
islalure were three. viz: Mcssrs. Bayly OF
Accomac, CrafIord Of Elizabeth City and
Warwick. and Smith OF Gloucester Col
Smith comes back pledged for Harrison and
Rives. and Cotton Harrison and Riyrs)
is returned in place of CrafTord. running
against The latter and Tory candidate.
These two. added 10 the Wing vote, may
be considered gain OF two.
Mr.. Bayly is reelected. (no candidate be.
ing run in the county, having distanced
his Wing competitor about hundred votes
He is pledged TO vote with the Wings. ex.
cepl upon the question Of Mr. Rives's cleo
ton TO the Senate. and will be guided upon
The Instructions from his county.
The Richmond Enquirer gives up the
Legislature 10 the Wings, but claims ri.
umph at the Presidential election in No.
vember The Journal Of Commerce OF
Saturday SAYS, with reference to the popn-
lar vote-"We have compared the vote Of
over sixty counties nj The Presidential cleo
lion in 1886, and find Wing gain OF 1924.
The VanBurrn majority in the Stale was
then 6793 The number Of counties and
borougIs is Ill"
The Journal Of Commerce Of the Sd, con.
tnins returns, making the majority in joint
ballot in favor OF The Wings 10 in the Sen
ate there will be a lie. l6 10 l6. Last
year the Van Bnren majority in the Senate
was 6. The Boston Atlas contains re-
turns Of the popular vote from between GO
and 70 Counties, S howng large increase
in favor OF Harrison.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-05-08
From the Boston Gazette.

Liberation ola Murderer The liberia.
ton oil DR.. Holmes, the Canadian murderer
bysthe civil authorities Of Vermont, is an
outrage upon decency. and alike disgraceful
10 that State. and the nation. Holmes. by
his own confession. is one Of The most afro.
cious murderers that ever went unhuno.
So near as we can remember, the facts were
substantially as follows: Holmes was
physician in Canada. and after s-dueing the
wife oil his Deighbor. respectable citizen Of
Canada, he persuaded her 10 leave the bous.
of her husband. He accompanied her
from her home 10 distant town in Canada
and afterwards went back, and persuaded
her husband 10 accompany him in a SLEIGH
10 pursuit OF his WIFE, On the road IN .
secluded spot. and in the night, he stabbed
the husband TO the heart and buried him i
the snow, where be was soon after found
dead in his bloody clothes The SLEIGH
and harness were discovered bloody. which
led to, The suspicion Of Holmes. Finding
hat he was detected he fed to Vermont
and in Burlington. be boas,ed that he had
killed the husband in duel, and claimed
The interest OF the "sympalhizers" in favor
OF the poor Canadian patriots. who were at
that lime numerous in Vermont
Soon afterwards. however, the BODY Of
the husband was discovered, an indictment
for murder was found against Holmes, and
demand for him was made By the Gov
ernor Of Canada. on the Governor OF Yer
mont The Governor decided to deliver
him up to The Canadian authorizes. On
this, writ Of Habras Corpus was issued
for his Liberation. Al this sage OF the pro-
ceedings. the Governor Of Vermont refer
red the whole matter 10 the President Of tho
United States. The President referred il,
back again to tie Governor of Vermont,
declaring that the Governor bad full power
TO ncI in The premises 1t was Thea reason
ably supposed. that This Giabolical Murderer
would be delivered up 10 be tried by the
Canadian authorizes. But the Supreme
Cour, have again interpoSed their Habeas
Corpus. and the sedocer and cold blooded
assassin has been liberated for the purpose
Of enabling him TO chra, the gallows Of a
worthy victim. and to enable him 10 perpe-
iraie some new act Of a,rOeily in ibis country.
We undertake 10 say that such an outrage
Gus decision Mould not have bern made BY
any other Government. whether civilized or
savage, on the face OF The Globe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-05-08

IpThe Democrat, or rather It's Editor, con-
tinues, as might be expected, 10 keep up con-
stant warfare upon Harrison. The last effort
has been to attempt to prove sold Tip" ''eois-
ard" We would ask every sensible, think
ing, rejecting man. Of whatever party, which
is most TO be accredited the ms-siatemenis
contained in that paper, got up for effect on the
party ; or the counter statements contained 10
President Madison's message 10 Congress in
1911. If Gen. Harrison had been such cor-
ard as the worthy Editor would fain make
him, why was il not discovered long ago.
Can the editor quote single resolution passed
by any State, or by the Congress of the Uni
led States, which would set him forth as such.
Ue def him 10 dot On the other hand, we
haye ample and unqualified testimony, prov
ing ccnclusiyely, that be was brare man.
As we have alluded to President Madisons
opinion of him, it may be well TO extract The
following from his special Message to Con
gress, Dee. Is, 1911, 10 which he speaks of him,
not as COWARD, but as a man on whom his
country cculirely at any and all times. Here
il is-
w nne u Is deeply lamented that so many
valuable lives have been lost in the action
which took place on the 7th uliimo, Congress
will see with satisfaction, The dauntless spirit
OF foriitude viciofiously displayed by every
description Of troops engaged, as nell as The
collective trmness lrhich distinguished Mei,.
commander on an occasion requiring The Ut
most e.rertions Of paior and discipline"
Thus speaks Mr. Madison, of Gea. Harri-
sons conducta at the Battle Of Tippecanoe II
care allowed to be any judge of such things,
wemusi say that i proves him anything else
than colrdrd- Weare constrained to believe
that the Editor himself does not believe Gen.
H. to be a coward. lfoiher proofbe necessary,
TO clear Gold Tip" from the foul charge of
cowardice, we can appeal'to Col. r. Nj. John
sons opinion of him, which if possible, tran
scends in point Of praise, the opinion of Mr.
Madison. II is too late in the day TO make
American ireemen believe such foul and das-
iardly statement is true. We would caution
our neighbor Of the maiirt and shooting sficLi,
TO beware how he casts his slnrs on this vener-
able hero Ifbe didbut know it, the more he says
against him, the more popular il renders him
IN the minds ofthose who have their eyes open
ed, and are determined to judge of him accor-
ding 20 righteous judgmeni--and not accor-
ding 70 the weakened judgment Of mere pari-
san politicians.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-05-08
WELCOME, OLD VIRGINIA.
GREAT. A WATERLOO DEFEAT

The day of wonder has past. Virginia, old
Virginia has come up to the wosk manfully.-
Ten thousand thanks are due her freemenfor
the great aud uncxampled victory they have
achieved.
Never was a greater victory gained, never
were laurels more nobly won, never was
higher mead Of praise due. than now belongs
TO the Sons Of the Old Dominion. They have
come out in favor Of Reform, aud pull their We
10 upon the rash and 'wanton acts Of cor
rupt administration.
The triumph is complete, and every friend
Of his country, should rejoice, at this fresh in
dica,ion, that Gan administration, which has
been so regardless ofthe peoples rights and the
interests Of the country, will ere long be de-
nounced and set aside by the sovereign people,
and their places be filed by men who have
greater regard for their country than iG the
emolumenls Of office.
The news from Virginia has sounded like
the death kneIl OF the party, in the ears OF the
opposition. The noise ofan earthquake could
not have been more appalling 10 them, than the
news which has been waited on every breeze,
of their defeat. Victory has perched on tie
banner Of HAnRlsoN and Tyler. aud sraieiai
freemeu, friends Of order, enemies 10 tyranny
will meier forget the glorious victory so maninl-
ly won by yirginia's noblesl SONS.
The following are the returns as far as
heard from. which we take from he Boston
Courier. As will be seen, LEI the remain
ing Counties TO be heard from go as they
will, the Wings have sufficient majority
for oil practical purposes. The exact pop
uar vote is not yet ascertainrd, but the
probability is strong, that there will be
decided majority in the popular vote for
Harrison and Tyler
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-05-08

sion. delay and disorder that prevails there
Parry spiri, appears 10 enter into allthe bus
mess relations ofihe body. and low and sul-
gar slang characterizes the debates. no mat
ter what the subject discussed or, the impor-
lance OF the subject. But for the speech
madeby MIR Duncan OF Ohio, "a speech sur
passing all others for its abuse aud black
guardism. especially Of Gen. HARRISON
and the frs, party speech made, be II remem-
bered. upon the bill 0nder consideration
but for this speech the bill long since would
have been acted upon BY The two Houses OF
Congress and received the signature OF the
President. As il is the country is suffering,
and the poorer dependents upon the Govern
meDt are seriously embarrassed for the most
OF the means Of payments. So much for bad
beginnings.
r. s. The House adjourned at o'clock
after a session OF more than ihIrty-one
hours.-lhe longest uninterrupted session
have ever known in Congress. Mr. Adams
remained at his post to the last with some
few of the older members Of the House. The
venerable Ex-President. old as be is * as hard
service as he has seen has more physical
strength and n more acute mind than a score
VI HC otNitt W hsS
rance is temperance upon ordinary occasions
and abstinence upon occasions like the pres
enL While the two hundred and thirty
members around him literally groan in spirit
at the fatigue OF a night session, the man
who has seen more public service than any
three men in the House or Senate, is in the
House and in his seat Every day in the
life OF John Quincy Adams Is an eveniful
one and full oil instruction.
The Minis were the subject OF debate du-
ring the evening SESSION. Mr. Ogle. OF
Penn. says That if The Government would
send barrel Of gunpowder 10 North Caro-
lima, Georgia and New Orleans, where The
Branch MINIS are. and blow them up. good
service would be done The country; and for
the reason that the Branch Minis are an ex-
pensc without profit For example; 100
dollars coined in Philadelphia. costs 50
cents The same amount coined at the
Bnnch Minis costs nFrwrSrr-TuREE
DOLLARS and while there is a machinery
aud force TO coin all the bullion we have. aud
much more. in Philadelphia. lhe officers and
labores are not employed bot a small portion
Of The lime in the Minis in the South. or the
mother ithe Minis in Pennsylvania.
There is some faint hope that the Civil
Bill will be taken from the Committee TO-
morrow. Yours, l.. u.