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No. s5..wHOLE No. 45i

10 tho adjoining room repesed th9
Dealb Wateb, Psler K opp Ne had
thrown himself in his clothes, on his lit.
,Ie bed, Win his pipe still between hlA
lips Here, TOO. ell was silen and still.
Not q cricket chirped- nor mouse s'lr'
red - nor o draughl Of air The light
smoke OF the pipe mounted directly aP.
ward, and mingled with ils cloud iAe
shadows On The ceiling. The eve would
have detected The fitting ol mote, ,hh
ear would have caught the rushing oi 2
straw, but all was as quiet as the graves
still as its steed fast tOnIbs - When 5uddeh
y the shrlII hurried peal Of the alarm
bell--the very same sound that for hf'
teen long wears he had nightly listened
for~-lhe very same sound tina; for many
.ong yeats he had Buery ceased ioex
pect. ebrppdy startled The sumbsr!ak
senses NJ Peter K oppl
Ia an inatant ne waqout of bsd sni on
his feet, but without power Of further
progress. Bslerror vas extrefse. ia
he walked suddenly in frighI is su,h-
c,euty dreadful; bu, 10 be toused in Ihs
dead OF The night by SO awful sum.
moas-by call as were from beyoDd
the grave, TO help the invisible 5prit'-A
perhaps g demons to reanmaie tbs
cold, clammy corpse what @cndef
thai the poor wretch stood sh6dierlngs
choking, gaspng Tor breath, VIII MS
hair standing upright upon his head, h's
eyes starting oct o their orbits his teetS
chalrering, his hands ciuIched, hrs limbs
paral, zad and a cod sweat ooz'rG out
from every pore in his body! In ihe
first :pasm oil horror Eis jaws had SOL
apsed With such force that ne hal bitten
through The stem o! his pip pc, the towl
and sra K falling TO the f1or, @tIlst lht
mouth piece passed into his throat. AMI
aglaled him with new commissions in
The very crisis Of his struggle, 'oud
crash resounied from the corpoe Chatn,
ber-,hen came railing noise as OF.
loose boards tolowed by a siied cry
! then \ sltenge, uneartn'y shooI' "hiCh
the Ceath Watch answered With e' unt
narUra a shrek, and instantly Tell head
opg 90 his face, on the slone floor!
Poor fellow! Why,it it was enough ID
kill him.
1t did. The noise aroused the fe5is
dent doctor and the military patrol, wbd
rushed into the building; and 10! a
slpDge sn1 horrid sight! There ley
on the grouud the unfortunate DeaIh
Watch, stiff and inseDsIble, whilst tha
corpse 10 itsgra9e clothes bent over him
eagerly and administering the stmu
Iants aud applying the restofatiVes Iha'
had been prepared against its own re'r
val. Bul all human help was in Valnt
Peter KoPp, was no more-shereae
Martin Grub, was alive, and actually
stepping into The dead mans shoes, be-
came, and is at this day, the official
Death Watch al Frankfort.on the Main,
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the life ofthe wilderness, we shall spend
week or two in camp 10 'ha neighbor-
hood of Wesrpori.
Our party is composed Of about 'wen-
" gentlemen a1d some thirty servants,
or rather muleleers There are three
Englishmen. four Germans, two French
men Three of the Americans are from
Baltimore; all the others from the banks
of the Mississippi. The greatest mum.
Der seem TO have no other object than
to spend pleasant summer, and i'm
prove their constitutions by the expo
sure to hot and cold, rainy and dry wes.
iher. There are, however. several
young men whom the love Of science
decided TO join the flag Of the descendant
of the Sruarts. There are four bota
nsrs. two ornitho!ogists, and two doc
tors, and one gentleman Of the party a
poet Ho is said to be one Of the editors
Of the New Orleans Picoyune, " which
he writes lines under tho name oi
"PhBzma."
Al this place, an experienced noun
taineer has been appointed commander
in chief Of our expedition. and leader Of
our caravan. We shall look rather
fierce, with guDs and rifles, pistols and
butcher knives, our blanket coats and
other dress ball articles. A German
painter is going with US, 10 immortalze
our boards and costumes One OF the
doctors has provided himself with the
latest fracture machine, and ell other IN
struments of torture belonging to his
profession, which he is exceedingly anx
ious to try on some Of his new friends
Each of US have taken about ten dollars
worth Of Indian currency, viz: blue anc
white beads, knives, vermlIon, hawt
bells. and brass rings. With this We
expect to keep our wardrobes in good
order, and procure for ourselves all tht
Injuries of Indian life.
We are 10 travel part Of the way II
company with corps of United State
soldiers, under Captain Fremont, who
has been making a survey Of the Fa
West for some wears past. | am told
also, that some Roman Catholic Priests
will avail themselves oil the opportunit!
for joining the mission Of their churcl
in the Rocky Mountains.
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thc pale lace knew it not, and our land
was taken away.
Brother: We do not complain. The
Choclaw s0fers. bot he never wpeps, -
You have he strong arm. and we caunot
resist Bu, the pale face worsh'ps tns
Gfea, Spirit. So does tho red man -
The Great Spirit loves truth, When
YOU took our counlrY you promised Us
land, There is your promise in the
book. Twelve times have the trees
dtopped their leaves, and vet we have
received no land Our houses have
been taken from US. The white mans
plough turns up the bones of our faith.
ers. We dare not kindle our fires; and
yet you said we might remain, and you
would give Us land.
Brother: Is this truth? But we be-
lieve. now our Great Father knows our
condition no will listen to US, We are
Os moprning orphans in our country;
but oar Father will lake Us bV the hand
When he fuIfIs his promise, we will an
swer his talk. He means we'll We
know it. But we cannot think now -
Grief has made children of US. When
our business is settled we shall be men
again, and TAX to our Great Father
about what he has proposed.
Brother; You stand in the moccasiDs Of
a great chief; you speak the words Of a
mig aly nation, and your talk was long
My people are small; their shadow
scarcely reaches to your knee; they are
scattered and gone; when | shout hear
my voice in Ihe depths Of the woods
bul no answering shout comes back --
NV words, therefore, are few. have
nothing more TO say, but TO tell what |
have said 10 the tell chief Of the pale
faces whose brolhsr* stands by your
side
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walls Of silence, and dei' cted symptoms
ol weariness, and he husband. FIRST, in
his manhood, breaks in upon the hours
they we're to spend together. | cannot
follow i, circums!snially. Then comes
long hours Of unhappy restlessness, and
terrible mtsei,inas Of each Others worth
and affection, till, by and by, they can
concraI their uneasiness no longer, and
go out separately TO seek relief, and
lean upon hollow world for tho support
which one who was lheir lover and
friend conld no, give them!
Heed this, ye who are winning by
your innocent beauty, the af 'ctloDs of
bigh minded and thinking beings! Re-
member that he will give up the brother
Of his hearl with whom he has had,
ever. fellowship Of mtnd-. the society
Of his contemporary runners in The race
Of fame. who have held him Hih stern
companouship and often, IN his pas
sionsle love, will break away from the
arena OF his burning ambition, TO come
10 listen to lhe 'yoce OF the charmer,
II will bewiIder him at first. bur it will
nol be long, and then think you hat an
idle bIandlshmenl will chain the mind
that has been used, for years, Il equal
communication Think you he will
give up, for q weak dalIiance the animal
ed themes Of men, and lhe search into
the mysteries Of knowledgei Uh! no,
| Ilsdyl- believe memo! Trust not your
influence 10 such light (euers! Credit
4 not The old fashioned absurduy, that wo
mans is a secondary lot-miuislering
TO the necessities Of her lord and master!
1t is a hig her destiny that ! would award
you. If your immortality is ss com
pete and your gift of mind is as capable
as ours, would pnt no wisdom oI mine
against GODS allotment would charge
you to water the undying bud, and give
ia healthy culture, and open It's beauty
10 he sun. and then you may hope that
when your life is bound with another
you will go on equally and in a fellow
ship that shall pervade every earthly
interest.
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COLONY OF 700 LUNATICs

At The sitting ofthe French Academy
Of Sciences, paper on Insanity was read
by its author, Mr. Morsau, TO the ply.
sicans present The chef object Of
th,s pamphlet is 10 recommend The sdop'
ton ia France, as regards pauper luna
tics. Of the plan resor,sd 10 in Be|gumt
NJ. Moreau states that 10 the village
Of Gheel, in that country, there aTo hot
less than 700 Iunaics, who are treated
upon so admirable a system that they
are perfectly harmless, and live and Ia
Dor with the same inhabitants, whose
habits they acquire, aud TO which they
become so attached, that when cured
they are frequently unwilling to quit
the place. These Iunallcs are made
useful in agriculture and manu!aclurest
and consequently their cost is small az
compared with ordinary lunatlc ssylums&
The origin OF this colony dates as iat
back as the sixth century, and ls another
verificalion Of the old adaee that there ~
nothing new under the son. The modS,
Of treating the unatics at tlanwejl, neaf
London. was considered when first puE
IN pra,lice, as a novelty, and yet II IL
nothing but the Gheel practice itnper ,
fectDy carried out. Il is only surprising
lha, this improved mode Of treatment
should have been deferred so long ir
England; and il is now evident that 1t ID
capable Of great extension in its appIA
Gallon. Within the last few years
only, in that country, medical men hava
ascerlaiaed the possibility OF so chasing
and occupying lunaics as TO render even
the most violent Of them comparatively
Tranquil, and thus facilitating the cura.
live process. For chains, whips and
other means Of coercion, kindness and
intelligence on The part Of the keepers
have been substituted, not only at Hans
we'll but also at the Bethlehem isylum'
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A BEAUTIFUL SPEECH.

The Nalchez FREQ Trader contains
report Of a speech Of Col, Cobb. the
celebrated half breed chief of the Choc-
laws, made IN reply to J. } McRae, ESQ.
the agent for enrolling and migrating
the Indians 10 the west Of the Msslssip-
ri, who made speech TO the Indians
about one thousand in number, assem-.
bled at Hopahka, informing them that
"their council fires could no longer be
kndled here;" that rbeir warriors can
have no field for their glory, and that
their spirits wiI.decay within lhem;' and
that if they should "lake the hand O.:
their great father, the President, which
is now offered to them to lead them TO
their western homes, then will their
hopes be higher, their destlnles bright
er."
The Na'rhez CoIrier appropriately
says Of this BIT of eIoquence that, Tor
comprehensveness e. brevly, for beau
ty Of diction and force, for affecting sub
Unity and propriety OF sentiment we
have never seen any production to eX-
ceed it. We publish it as composition
worthy 10 be preserved:
Speech of Col Cobb, Head Ningo Of The
Chociaws east of The Mississippi, IN
reply to The Agent of The United States
Brother: We have heard you talk as
from the lips Of our father, the Great
White Chief at Washington, and my
people have called upon me 10 speak 10
YOU. The red man he's no books, and
when he wishes to make known his
views, like his fathers before him. he
speaks from his mouth He is afraid ol
,Criting When he speaks, he knows
what he SAYS; the Great Spiri! hears
him. Writing is the invention Of tho
pale faces; it gives birth to error and to
feuds The Great Spirits talks; we hear
him 10 the lhunder--iu the rushing
winds, and the mighty waIors--but he
never tOriteS.
Brother: When we were young we
weto strong; we fought by your side
but our arms are now broken. You
have grown large. My people have be
come small.
Brother: My voice is weOk you car
scarcely hear me il is not the shout o
a warrior, but the wall of an infant.
have lost it in mourning over the mis-
fortunes Of my people. These are lhe
graves. and 10 those tall pines you hea
The ghosts Of the departed. Their ash
es are here, and we have been IeII L
protect them. Our warriors are nearl'
all gone to the lar country west; bu
here are our dead. Shall we go too
and give their homes to the woIvosT
Brother: Two sleeps have passe
since we heard YOU talk We hav
thought upon it. You ask U' to leav
our country, and tell US it is our father
wish. We would not desire 10 dlspIeas
our Father. We respect him. aud yo
his child, But the Choclaw alwey
thinks. We want time to answer.
Brother: Our hearts are full. TwelV
winters ago our chiefs sold our country
"a Every warrior that you see here wa
opposed TO the treaty, lfrhe dead coOI
have been counted, il would never baV
been mode; but alas! though they stoc
around. they could not be seen or hear
, Their tears came in the rain drops, an
D their yOices in tho waiIog WINDS bI
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Burning Of the Louisville THEATRE "a
About one o'clock, on Saturday highs
the City Theatre took fire. and was burh
ed. together with lwo adjoining cotfeat
houses, one on each side Of it, Ills said
lha, the conhagralion WAS the work OF
an ipcendiury, the building having been
set on fire in several places The flames
cast an exceedingly bright glare all oVee
the city.
The Theatre beloneei 10 the veaaT1'
bic S Drake, and was not insured. wa
do not know what loses, II any. wera
sustained BY the several aclors aud ac'
tresses by the burning Of wardrobe, NO.
We understand that fifty or sixty dol
lars, the proceeds Of Saturday nights
performance were stolen from tho man
ager's room during the fire. : bOai'D'lss
Journal,
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EXPEDITION TO THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS.

The Savannah Republican publishes
the following letter from one OF the par
ty engaged In the expedition 10 the
Rocky Mountains under Sir Charles
Stuart:
For, Louis, April 30.
The Ialeness ofthe season has caused
Us TO delay our departure fortnight al
ter the time which had been originally
designated. Nor shall we be abe to
leave he borders Of civihzallon, which
are about hree hundred mites from here
Immediately alter reaching them. Part
ly in order 10 let the grass grow little
higher. partly to acCuslom ourselves 10
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Never condemn your neighbor uu-
heard. however many The accusations
which NAV he preferred against MIN,
Every story has TWO sides 10 il,
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*Wiliiam Tyler, of Virginia, brother
to the President Of the United States
recently appointed one of the Choctaw
commissioners
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-01-05

In lecture upon the necessity Of Physical
md Moral Education, delivered in New York
short time since, by Rev. Mr.. Sheldon, he
said with grea. truth,
at can hardly BE- too often repeated--'An
de mind is the devils work. shop Men
educated without industry will be driven To
'rowdeG professions, or become ssruiie oGic 2
beggars. II unsuccessful they become droncs
or wasps in the body polnlc. II educated
without moral influence they may, however,
make first rate dcmagogues, loaiers, black
legs, nobocrats, swndlers and counterfeit
els ;and then, Tyou can catch them, they
lnny help tenant your expensive prisons, give
employment to some magistrates and tuIn-
keys. aud relieve you annually of little
troublesome surplus cash for their support, in
The shape OF taxes"
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iSpUsrRr.-E,eIy young man should re-
n"mber that The world always has md always
vii honor industry. The vulgar and useless
dler whose energies Of mind and body are
nsling for want of exerclse-the mistaken
icing who pnrsucs amusement asa relieflo
,is enervaled muscles. or engages IN exer-
cises that produce no useful end, may lool,
si'h scorn on The smntiy laborer engaged in
his Iol'. But this scorn is praise. Ills con-
empt is an, honor. Homes, industry will So
cure The respect of the wise and the good
among men, and yield the rich fruit of al
'asy conscience. and give that hearty self re
"pect Which is above all price.
Toll on, then. yoHng men and young wo
men. Be dIligent in business. Improve ,h'
heart and the mind. and you will find Tho
"cll.spring of employment in your owI
souls. and secure the confidence and resprc
of all whose respect il worth an effort to oh
tain.
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DIR. WHITNEY's ANTI.BILIOUs
PILLS.
10y Liver complain, is meant positive disease

nY Liver compliant is meant positive disease
- of n chronic character ~ the structure
that vscus aud The most frequent symptoms are
a sense Of weight or uncasness in the right side
pain al the top Of the shoulder, sallow complex
ION, impaired and csprlcious appetite, irregular
pulse. The pain is generally much increased or
pressure below the ribs Of the side Affected
lhere is for the most part some degree OF cough
with expecioralioD, the breathing - sometimes
difficult aud oppressed, and the patient IN gene
raj cannot lie on the lelt side.
Under whatever form and from whatever
cause The disease occurs there - considerable
degree Of general !anguor and debility, exercise
or rxeriion Of any kind soon fatgues, the Pnlse
is weak. the sleep disturbed. the limbs are cold
or rendered 80 on slight occasions, and sense
Of oppression and d'slension. Of acid eructaiions,
nausea, headache. constipation. pain in The pit
Of the stomach aud saowness Of the complex
ion are pretty constantly present.
These Pills are calculated TO excite the liver
TO healthy action aud assist in disgorgins the
morbid seerelions which are generally accun'u-
lated in such cases. Their formation is the re-
suit Of much research and they have been used
for ,he last fifteen years with the haPP'esi effects.
by physicians Of The highest reputation Being
purely vegetable composition they are mild bu,
efficient in their operation and are perfectly in-
nocent and free from any mineral substance,
whatever, and be freely used at all times with
out any fear Of III consequences and will be found
superior 10 any other preparation as family
medicine, which may be administered with
equally beneficial results to children or adults
W hen used il connection with DIR. Starkweath-
er's iiepa'ic Elixir, they never fail to cure The
most obstinate cases Of Liver Complaint, The
usual dose is one pill, to be taken on going to
bed, aud should be repeated three or four lines
a week rs occasion may require. " hrIst
catharc is required, the dose may he increased
one pill or more.
A number Of certificates voluntarily given are
in the hands Of the proprietor. but it IL consider
ed entirely unnecessary TO publish them, as the
medicine will recommend itself sufficiently Ly a
single trial.
For sule in Newport, by Il. J. TAYLORI4s,
Thames street. Feb 3.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-01-05
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