New-York tribune., 1841-12-09
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wear through which VT Nhlte mas PtDHsned his
.vceIen, Monthly a longer term, believe,
,psn the entire lifetime OF any other Original Mis-
celany Of high aim. issued South Of the Potomac
Contrary 10 our early apprchensiorz but in most
hearty accordance with our best wishes, We earn
that the Messenger. stronger than ever, and
NAV be regarded as firmly established in the afec
hons aad patronage of the public. The volume
just completed numbers ego large and full octave
pages, ombodyng original articles from many of
the bss writers in our country. The distinguish
ing feature of The Messenger IS its blending Judi
ciously with the Tales, Poems, and sparkling Es-
saws which form the stupe of our other Monthlies
those graver productions of the Scholars or the
Statesmans study which regard the material int
rests and the substantial welfare of mankind.
The number before US contains essay. the
Progress of Civil Liberty; the Geniu, and Charac-
Ter of korneo the Poet OF Man, (Sh2k.p eare y
and en- the Life and Writings of Judge Abel P.
upshur, now Secretary of the Navy-eactl good
the last especially interesting. Passages from
the Life Of Happy Man from the German Of
Gordon. A Tale of the Mis,issippi, by Miss Char-
lot,e NJ. S Barnes, Of this city, eyinces keen dis
elimination of character, and conveys wholesome
impressive moral In another department, we
have \ Ride to the Peaks of Ouer, Va and Penn
syIvania Scenery, on the Junata and kiscamina
keo, to whose fidelity cordially bear testimony.
Sketch of the Rev. Stephen b. Bach,' Revo-
utionury soldier and clergyman, in sill a different
yein is liic-like portraturc Of the iron time. We
cannot pass the following extract;
In 1873, he set out for Georgia, where he COM
meuced the study of divinity; aud in the fail of
1882 was commissioned by the Pre-. byiery TO travel
as a missionary through the C.rolinus as Tar North
as Georgetown, now III the District OF Columbia
In this enterprise he encountered many arduogs
trials The disastrous rouIc OF our Southern army
under tie unfortunate Gates, had just occurred
the victorious leglons OF Cornwalis now over
whelmed all opposition. Tnrcton, ike Attia, suf
fered the grass grow under the hOots OF his
cavalry, but carrying death into every family,
and dismay into every heGrt--lhree stntcs had re-
yarned 10 their allegiance, under the proclamation
Of the. Brush Chlci-our shattered troop, flying
for saiety--al hope of Independence EXTINCT
worse than all II civil raging with unmlugated
fury-fatner., sons, neighbours ar'ayed against each
other-thc flames of their dwellings, in the dark
ness OF midnight, illuminating the surrounding /
country--ftmine Doing her dreadful work. and |
drsolation had become the inmate OF every house
hold
In his Journey through Carolina, he Travelled one
exceedingly sutry day, without any reireshmcht
for himself or horse. Night came on; alone nun
grv iutgued, ignorant OF the road-he urged on
llrh
seen Ii i.ssed from large mansion belonging
to General Isnac Williams, who afterwards tell ut
Kings Mountain. When he raped at the front
door a female from within iuquued II he were
Wing OF Tory He replied that he was preacher
of the Gospel, lost in strange country; and I'M
plored protection and relre-hmeHt for the night
He was Immediately welc med TO all the comforts
OF the house Al dawn Of day, the General having
returned from n accommodating excursion during
the n,ght entered the mlssonary'S rNom; and
with all the courtesy aud chvalry of an accom-
pl;shed solder. greeted ms arrival. He was about
thirty wears eld--six fact high, and admirably
framed lofty carriage-nobc, animated counte-
nance--lull, piercing black cye-hair curling ever
an Expanded intellectual iorehcad-dressed IN tu.i
resiurn,uls--with loaded pistols il his belt, and
sword in ms scabbard. Sir, sas he, (situng
down taniliarly on the bed side - am Tie leader
Of the W hiss IN this vicinity. and our land Is sad
and deso,ntc with the ravugeS .. The enemy.
few nights ago parry al Tones hung one OF my
nciehbor, 10 the pole oi his locder hou,e-another
We, shot white ciaSpcd IN the arms OF hls wife,
for no other offence than love of hbcrty-they
caue here recently TO iuilict similar hate on my
self nut the whole gang WAS repulsed, ans here
am /, received on independence or death ;-lnces-
sanity engaged in carrying on war o: eNterlns-
ton against our Ruthless invaders have only to
regret that can die but once To save my coaniry'
But our cause Is Just. Heaven is ON our SIDE
Al This delightful residence the missionary re-
mained until the morning ot the ensuing Sabbath
when he rose with the to ride ten miles, wheie
by previous appointment be was TO preach at / |
O'Clock A. NJ. chariot and four appeared, III
which ne took q with the Genera! aaa ms
charming lady and SOON arrived OK the churoh. a
large ccncour,e of people was assembled " IL
hams urged the missionary To concentrate al 'he
powers %; his mind and the force OF his eIoqurhce
on the vital, paramount, absorbing terlc OF Auie-
ricau Independence; and to arouse his hearers to
the rescue OF their Country. whatevcr might tie lhe
result. Accordingly when the hymn was read
the General rose III full uniform and led the music
win a much ease he would have commanded
his brigade the day OF battle. The divine now
dwet on ne horrors OF war and the cruelty OF the
encriy bu, cheercd the flock with telling them
that the race was not always to the swift the
battle TO the strong. "lour coun,ry, it Is true, is
LAID waste by u Nandal toe-yeur wives and daush
ters are outraged--your hresides and altar. are de-
secrated-,our churches IN ruln.-,he blood SO
recenfiy III d at Beauorts defeat, cries for ven
geance-lhe bones OF our countrymen are bleach
Ing alike amid Tie snow. OF CGnada and The sand,
OF Carolina WHAT ,aough victory perched not on
our standard either al Camien Brandywinc or
Germantown We, see the stripes and stars I'M
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