Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-01-28
Correspondence Of The Advertiser.


I've N1N A~A@a v S~AAaf - -
you know Is. and can, therefore symPathise
with NE in the change that has come Ger the
spirit Of NY dream" since len the smoky
City"
How calm, how quiet, how beautiful is Il 70
dive in country villagel Away from the
hurly-burly, noise, Excitement confusion Incl
dent to metropolitan cities. one has leisure to
road, think and enjoy some Of the blessings
vOuehedsafed to mortals by kind Providence.
How great is the contrast between life in the
turmoil Of city. and that Of the calm repOse Of
an inland VILLAGE In the one. the mind iskept
almost constantly on the stretch, and racked by
a multiplicity Of cares in the other, the ele-
ments Of strife are silent, and the mind has an
opportunity for reflection and repose. To one
whose lot has been cast in those centres of trade,
commerce and vice--whose brain has been on
the tread-mill of exertiOn for years-thc retrea'
to the country, is almost equal to the opening
of the portals of paradise to a sin-sick SOUL
Truly has it been said, ''man made the City,
but God made the Country"
How great the contrast between the gently
rolling lands Of Ohio, and the rough iron-bound
hills of old Penn? l almost envy the inhabi-
tants ofthis fair land their beautiful country
in the fertility of its SOIL its facilities for mar
ket, and the intelligence of its inhabitants. How
very short has been the period since its earliest
settlement 1t is within nv memory land am
not an old man, since this was considered the
''far west" a few years Since and these splendid
villages; beautiful farms and luxuriant fruits
W ere in embryo, AMI the place where they now
stand, slumbered in natures garden Butin the
onward march ofprogress the forests were strick-
en- down with force as potent as the rod
which smote the rock in the desert and brought
the living waters from its side; and Ohio has
become one of the wealthest and most in
fuential States of this great confederacy.
But let us come to something practical, and
of more interest TO the general reader than our
tandery about cities, vii ages, farms, SC.
The literature of the west has kept pace with
the onword march of improvement. There is n
new work now in press in this place, containing
about four hundred pages, octave, entitled
THE UNJUST JUDGE" 1t is written by an At
torney of this Court, of high literary and legal
ability. The work is intended to show the evils
of intempcrance upon the Bench and the Bar,
as we'll as upon the politics of the country. 1t
is neatly printed and will, from the INTEREST," ,ex-
cellence and purity of its diction, command a
general perusal by the reading public The
styles high toned, chaste and beautiful, and in
very many instances sublime.
| have been permitted to make an extract from
one of the sceaes which, while it will give you
Oh idea of the authors ability at narration, will
be interesting to the reader. In order to appre-
ciate the extract it will be necessary to inform
the reader as to some of the characters and Cir
cumstances:
Lcmuc Hamlin was a lawyer Of ability and
wealthy, strictly temperate, moral and religious.
/ He was about to run for the oifice Of State Sen
ator, in opposition to Jerome Jenkins an cri-
nent member of the bar, but incorporate Lem
uel HamIin had an only brother, younger than
! himself; possessed or al estate q considerable
value, who had recently been admitted to the
bar This brother was slightly addicted to
drink; and Bar-Supper took place, at which the
| IIamlins and jenkins attended. During the
evening, tAe younger Hamlin fell from his chair,
dead upon the floor. 1t was discovered upon
investigation that be had been poisoned with
prussic acid, and vial fell from the pocket OF
! Lcmuel Hamlin to the floor, containing a por-
ton of that poison. He was arrested, tried and
sentenced to be hung for the murder Of his broth.
er. The conviction was brought about through
the drunkenness Of Judge Jones. Now the pri-
son scene with his family--let the authrspcak
| "Soon after his conviction lie wrote to bis alb
sent children as follow;
| My Dear Daughters--A misfortune has befal-
len your father which entities him to your SYM
pathy and your conso alton. May hope you
will make no unnecessary de ay in coming to my
relief? Your atfectionate father
! L. HAMLIN."
| Upon the reception Of the above intelligence
their anxiety became insupportable, and mo.
ments seemed hours, and hours weeks, until they
reached home, (Which was only the day previous
to that assigned for the exccution;) and received
| from their mother the cause for their speedy re-
turn, and the true situation of the father. Oh
what Il crushing blow was that! Though theiI
imaginations had been upon the rack, and every
conceivable misfortune conjectured and magni.
| fed, and tortured all kinds Of fearful shapes and
contortions; yet how far short of the terrible
reality! 1t was several hours before they be-
came sufficiently composed to visit the prison
Finally, supprcssng all emotion, or as nearly 81
as the poignancy of their deep grief would ad
mit-for they had wonderful control over theil
feelings when we consider their youth and th,
additiona fact, that they had never been school
ed in the furnace of aflction-in company witt
their mother and their little brothers, proceeded
to the jail And here scene occurred will
which we would not pain our readers, but mos
gladly omit it, did net the faishfuness of ou
narrative imperiously demand the attempt t,
sketch this solemn meeting
When they entered his cell, though heayil,
manacled, he stood erect. and affectionately ant
tenderly received them in turn
''Ini all the silent manness of grief."
He conxersed coolly to his family for some time
but when he alluded to his demise On the follow
ing day, his daughters give vent to pent up ag
ony in tones
$50 madly shrill, sopiercing Wild"
that the father, no longer abe to control his in
felt pangs, proposed involving heavenly aid