New-York daily tribune., 1842-07-27

THE PRIsoiPLss MORALITY. AMI 'he Private nni Po-
hcal Rights and OBI cations OF Mankind: By IosA-
Tn,H DYnoND. Abridged and Provided with Qucs
tons for The OF Schools and Young Persons BY
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The fact that our age ha. perceived the INSULT
ciency and dangerous laxity of the cause of Mo-
raliy propounded by Palcy and his brethren Of the
Covenant School, and ha. demanded higher and
sterner standard, j. one Of the most gratifying
signs of the times And thot DrHoND's unprc-
tending treatise has come to be very widely re-
cardod IA a standard is truth equally gratifying
This author, Young man destitute of the gift
Of fortune and the advantages Of Scholastic leisure
who pursued his researches after truth within
the narrow precincts of n linen-drapers shop,
from which humble source he drew his subsistence,
and VINO was carried to the grave by lingering
and painful disease at the age of thirty-two has
taken his firm stand on the Gospel of Christ, and
thence deduced system of Morality which sternly
condemns all Deceit and Niolence, with Dueling,
Slavery, Arbitrary Government, the Punishment OF
DEATH, &c. &c We rejoice that cheap and
popular edition Of this work has been given TO the
public.
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ExTRAoRprxAIY PRESERVATION or LrrE.-A
most extraordinary instance of the preservation of
life occurred on the Mississippi few days since.
On the last trip of the Presumption from New Or
leans to this port, Capt Butler had on board a
Young brother aboat Is or 10 years of age. The
| boat struck a snag below the mouth of the Ono,
which tore off some OF the planks on the lower
guard. loose plank thrown over the hole
In the night, about one o'clock, the younger Mr
| Fuller got out of his berth and without dressing
went on the lower deck, and stepping on the plank
it u,ed up letting him fall through into the river
| TIE boat being under hesdway and sinking deep,
| he passed under the wheel and came up some
distance astern of the boat The night being dark,
! he W : not discovered nor were his cries heard.
| Putting himself into the current, he drted down
| about three miles and lodged on the head OF an
island. He succeeded in reaching the island and
remained there two days, no boat passing in the
mean time. Being without any clothes except
his shirt and without food, he was greatly an
moved by the musquetoes and suffered good deal
from hunger On the second day he got log into
the river, and succeeded in reaching the main
shore. where he soon succeeded in getting food
and raiment
No one on board the Presumption knew how he
was lost overheard and it thought be had ac-
cidcntally fallen over. At the mouth of the Ohio,
the Captain left his boat aud returned down the
river in the expectation Of frdng the bedy, as he
supposed he certainly drowned. Contrary 10
his expectations he had the pleasure of returning
with him sound and well.
Such is the statement as We have heard ii, but
ii proper to say Ne have not seen the captain
or his brother since their return.
ST. Louis Republican.