Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-03-29

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When Martha with smile feceiv'd
Her much-lov'd Savior dear,
ssz He who was never once deceived;
Priz'd higher Mary's tear.
Not that he doubted Martha,s love;
Sincere that smile he knew
But smiles SO oft had faithless prov'd,
While tears were eUer true.
From the Missouri Republican.
The first Prayer In Congress.
This is the title Of very handsome en-
craving with which we have been pre-
scented. The agent is now II, the city, and
will, we presume, call upon most Of our
citizens. It is furnished at the low price
Of Eve dollars. 4a.l 49,
The following letter, from the veneta.
bic John Adams, first suggested the idea
to the painter, T. H. Matteson, and will
give more correct and general idea d
the engraving than any thing we can say
sWhen the Congress met, Mr. Gushing
made motion that it should be opened
with prayer. 1t was opposed BY Mr. Jaw,
Of N. York, and Mr. Rntledge, Of South
Carolina, because we were SO divided in
religious sentiment-some Episcopalians,
some Quakers, some Anabaptists, some
Presbyterians, and some Congregational
ists-that we could not Join in the same
act Of worship. Mr. Samuel Adams arose
and said, that he was no bigot, and could
hear prayer from any gentleman Of piety
and virtue, who was at the same time a
friend to his country. He was stranger
IN Philadelphia but had heard that Mr.
Dnehe (Duehay they pronouncedit) de-
served that character, and therefore he
moved that Mr. Dnche, an Episcopalian
clergyman, might be desired 10 read
prayers in Congress Tomorrow morning
The motion was seconded. and passed in
the affirmative. Mr. Randolph, our Presi-
dent, waited on Mr. D. and received for
answer, that if his health would permit,
he certainly would. Accordingly next
morning he appeared with his clerk, and
in his pontificals, and read several prayers
in the established form, and then read the
Psalter for the seventh day Of September,
which was the Both Psalm. You must
remember that this was the next morning
after we had heard ofthe horrible cannon
ade Of Boston. II seemed as If Heaven
had ordained that Psalm to be read on that
morning. ~
After this, Mr. Duche, une pectedly TO
every body, struck ont into extemporary
prayer, which filled the bosom Of every
man present. must confess l never
heard better prayer, or one so well pro-
nounced. Episcopalian as he is, DR. Coop
er himself never prayed with such fervor,
such ardor, such correctness and pathos,
and in language so elegant and sublime,
for America, for Congress, for the Pro-
vince ofthe Massachusetts Bay, especially
the town of Boston. 1t had excellent ef-
feet upon every body here. l must beg
Of you to read the Psalm. Ifthere is any
faith in the sortes VirgilianB or Homeri-
c@, or especially the sortes Biblice, it
would have beenthought providential.
Here was scene worthy OF the pain
tiers art. Il was in Carpenters Hall, in
Philadelphia, a building which still sur
wives, that the devoted individuals met to
whom this service was read.
washington was kneeling there, and
Henry, and Randolph, and Rutledge, and
Lee, and Jay; and BY their side there
stood, bowling in reverence, the Puritan
patriots Of N. England, who at this mo-
ment had reason 10 believe that an armed
soldiery was wasting their humble house,
holds. It was believed that Boston had
been bonbarded and destroyed. They
prayed fervently for America, for tho
Congress, for the Province Of Massachu-
sets Bay, and especially for the town Of
Boston, and who can realize the emotions
with which they turned imploringly 10
heaven for divine interposition and aid !?
1t was enough says Mr. Adams, SO
melt heart Of stone. / saw the tears
gush into the eyes Of the old, grave, pa
cific Quakers of Philadelphia.
IcAR1A.-M. CADET, the Socialist lead
er, and founder Of the Utopian Colony Of
Icaria, appears to be getting into trouble.
He is now in New Orleans, in the midst
of the unfortunate Icarians, whom distress
and suffering have driven from Texas,
somewhere in the precincts Of which coun-
try, Icaria is said TO lie. The French
Government have ordered the suspension
Of all further emigration to Icaria, and ju-
dicial proceedings have been commenced
against NJ. CADET, in France. This gen
tleman defends himself and his principles
in a long letter to the New Orleans Bee.
He asserts HE own disinterestedness and
is sure that time and experience will give
definite success TO his projects Boston
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CoNMusIsM.-Thc young man who re-
Gently shot himselfin New Orleans, and
who was one Of the victims Of M. Cadets
social experiment, is said TO have lelt let
tiers. in which he stated that he had been
a believer in the doctrines of C Communism,
but had found out that they were not the
panacea he had imagined, and trusted that
people would no longer be led astray BY
such ideas, and that his blood would. be
the last to be shed in such cause. He
leaves young and interesting wife--a
stranger almost in the country, having not
been in the city above two months-,to
mourn his untimely end.-B fy :
l never knew . scolding person who
was able to govern family. What makes
nnnnle srnfd P Recanse thev cannot nov.