The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-02
FrOn, the Southern Literary Messenger.

From the Southern Literary messenger.
HARR1Er IIvERMoRE.-Those of the readers
of the Messenger, and others, who listened some
wears since to the public lectures of Miss Har-
riet Livermore, in which she enlarged upon the
wrongs of the "poor Indian" and dwelt mSc'
upon the near approach Of the Millennium, will
doubtless be glad to learn her whereabouts.
Eight years ago she lectured 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 OIL
her DAYS with the red people in the vicinity Of
Fort Geayenworth, but her intentions were frus-
trated she saws, by the Vaccinations OF the
Commander and the Indian Agent, who wished
to dslodge her. Perplexed and disappointed,
she was then led 10 exclaim g what shall | do"'
and still small voice seemed to reply, 4" Peace
be unto thee-thou shalt go to Jerusalem" Ac-
eordingly, we have before letter from her,
dated on the confines of Judea. Yes, twice has
this, in many respects, extraordinary woman,
visited the sepulchres of the prophets; and now
she says, &" 1t is to die there"
Believe what we may, there is something SIM
pie, beautiful and affecting in all this: this un-
hesitating faith, this self-sacrfciag obedience to
the dictates of duty 1t is spirit akin to the
Primitive Christians; spirit, which the sell
fishness, the expediency, the grcediness of gain,
and the matter of fact character of the age in
which we live, Is fast extinguishing from amid
US It is akin 10 that which swayed the good,
ave, even the great Oberlin, great with small
means, and the Pastor and Legislator of the
secluded Ban de la Roche. Miss Livermore
may accomplish nothing to DC hereafter blazoned
on the roll Of fame but the simple love of truth
and duty paramount in her own mind will bring
to her its Gown exceeding great reward"
At the date of her letter she had scarcely
r
ingly filled with details CRAFTY ing to her private
trends, but of hardly sufficient interest for the
public eve. 1t abounds with sentiments of the
most ardent picty and faith in Him who has
hithert, protected her ia her solitary pilgrimage
and WI o has promised to 'Stemper the wind to
the shtrn lamb" II must be borne in mind that
she TT wells alone, apparently unpatronized by
any of our missionary boards
At Gibraltar, she was Hospitality entertained
by our worthy consul, Mr.. Sprague, who seems
not unmindful of the apostolical injunction TO
G. entertain strangers With pleasure highly
creditable to her heart, she dwells upon the
many proofs of kindness and benevolence she
experienced in his amiable family, and the sub
stan'ial comforts they provided for her long and
periious Journey.
While entering the bay of Malta, she was sa
luted with the familiar air of shall Columbia, ,
played by Maltese, who came alongside, ant
thus did honor to her country. She threw hin
some coin, while her thoughts were far away
with the home and country she should see nc
more.
We trust to hear again from her, with particu
lars of the City made Holy by the footsteps o
the Saviour, and the witness of his death ant
resurrection. The remarkable aspect of thu
times, the change of the seat of war between
civilized communities, from Europe to the an
cient Aceldama of Asia, and the concurrent ties
timony of prophecy, whether to be understoo,
literally otherwise, seem to point out thi
portion of the earth as theatre ON which grea
events are yet to be revealed. The circumstanc
of the Rothschilds holding mortgage of tn
Holy City, which seems to be we'll authenticat
ed, adds not little to the peculiar interest will
which all eyes regard this interesting portit& o
the world.