The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-23
TEaRIsLE CALAmrrY At BurrALo. IN. Y.

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An extra from the Rochester daily Advertiser,
dated March 18th, says; We are informed by
passenger who left Buffalo this morning,
that that city was visited by fearful calamity
last evening al O'Clock About that time the
ice in the Creek gave way, and came down
like perfect ayalaLch, carrying every thing
before il Between the loot Of Main street and
the Lake there were some Is or 20 canal boats
every one Of which had disappeared. no one
knew whittier. but, it is supposed, were jam
med together between The steamboats,, and
completely demolished The steamers, United
States, Wisconsin, iChautaque, Frankfort, In
dian Queen, and two or three others, are
greatly injured. The Chauiauque had the up
per works entirely carried away and torn TO
pieces. Every steamboat lying in the creek
was more or less injured, except the Clinton
and Indiana. The Rochester broke two cables
and dashed down the creek with fearful velo-
city, carrying every thing before her, staving
in portion of the dock, and now lies partly
under the dock. The injury done to this
steamer alone, it is said will amount to several
thousand dollars About 20 schooners were
lying IN the creek, and everv one Of them has
been greatly damaged, some compl tely demo-
lished. sfii"h @,
L The steamer Dole went down the stream a.
bout forty rods, stove in portion of her hull,
and sunk. The propellers lying in the creek,
were all badly injured, some of them damaged
10 considerable extent. 1t was generally
supposed, when our informant left, that there
were considerable number OF individuals on
board of the canal boas, which have..disap
peared. OF course it is impossible to estimate
with any degree Of accuracy, the damage done
but it is supposed 10 be not less than one hun
dred thousand dollars. aia 6u
The HIsToRY OF THE First CHURcH, Charles
town, (Massachusetts,) in Nine Lectures, with
Notes, by William ]. Burlington, Pastor of the
| Church. Boston: ls45. .asa.gN
We have perused this well.written and hand
somelyprinted volume with great satisfaction, and
formed very pleasant acquaintance with tho lives
and characters of some of the earliest settlers in
New England, with the principles which they advo-
Gated, and the institutions which they labored to
establish AEHE @sa s s sE* cA
This work must have cost its amiable and talent
ed author much labor and research and is highly
credtable to him. not only as proof of his literary
talents and his industrious habits but also for the
truly liberal and Chrstian-like temper in which it
has been written.
The Church to which this publication refers was
organized in 1880: it was the third Church estab-
lished in New England, one having been founded
at Plymouth in 602 or 1906; another in Salem in
1929. t.
With respect TO the religious differences which
very soon sprung up among the Puritan fathers of
New England, Mr.. Budington observes:
IF he iTod IL, ,cs L.. :.
tan faith and worship to excite the activity of
the mind, and impel individuals to an examination
of their religious doctrines and usages. Nothing,
therefore, might have been predicted with greater
certainty than that diversity Of speculative views
would ensue, after the pressure of persecution had
ceased to unite them by keeping their minds direct
ed to common danger But our fathers did not
expect this and they were not prepared to meet the
emergency. They imagined that their views were
SO Scrptural, aud their principles Of government
just that all dissent and resistance must spring
from impure motives The age in which they lived
had not yet wrought out the problem how to unite
liberation with vigorous defence of the truth but
they were upon the verge of that discovery the
twilight Of the truth was about them and hence the
spirit OF persecution appeared in them the more
prominent and lamentabIe."
The leading sentiment of this extract appears to
us to be as well expressed as it is true. We could
select from this volume many passages Of great
beauty and force, but our limited space forbds our
doing so. The reflections on the funerals of the
early settlers at pages 67 and 6s, appear to us 10
contain much of the spirit of true eloquence, and
SO does short passage at page lO3. on the muta-
bility of human affairs. There is also a very for
chile estimate Of the Puritan character at page I61
from which we are tempted to make the following
brief extract:
Like our fathers, we Qhe people of New Eng
land) are distinguished for the attention which .
besow upon the principal virtues. For substantial
qualities for industry, intelligence good order, and
stable principles, people earth can compare
with the population of New England, except per-
haps the Scotch and among them a similar re-
glous character has been followed by similar effects
But in the softer graces of character-n the cheaper
virtues, if may call them, which dffuse through
society brighter and more cheerful aspect
these things it strikes many who know and 'i'.
the great elements Of our character, we are iuhtry
Those who are acquainted with life i,u ir.s.- ena' u
villages and neighborhoods, have noa,ao- eo So :
is characterized by too restrie ;n,erest anu
cla nercourse-by cek, executions - ;" ,t une L
want OF warm and va and candid amor a"s' IN
another, There .aarsfe il susceptible Of ! n,oh
oua .a sun 'ne wen VEN consistency with our thrift a.
bioher ar. .4s, and our sfousness as religious
an iD' y.5 'tt aa#
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