New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-16

w Su a.,f;n Tho conduct 1igairs just a. the peo-
go 49, America were discussing the character OF the
- Revenue Act. whi,h the King had not sug
r,.6 which no living incuberof he Cani2et wOui
IN. which Graf on, the Prime Minister. described
.'sshsnr5" but which W.. ofl "a the fltll bequest
liz Charles Townsbend to bis successors and hi coun-
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD.
IN tbe midst Of tbs connection Bernard having
Ioonpeted his pecuniary arrangements with Hutchin-
n 10 biz own satisfaction, The evening Of tho last
dss ofJuy left Boston totaii for Europe. H3 was
10 have sent hons whom be pieased' said tn Bcs-
.onetrs: Z" but the die being thrown, poor Sir Francis
Berpard was the rogue 10 90 first
Trained as a wraIglng proctor in an ecclesiastical
eoutt he Lad been q quar.elsome disputaut rather
than sistosman His parsimony wen' 10 the OK rene
NJ meannes; bis avsfc- was unsuitable aud restless.
60 lono "A he cODnivei a. smuggling he reaped har-
rest in thst way; when Grenyile sternness Inspired
slsrm II as BIZ study To mike the most money out Of
frfeitures and penalties. Protesting TO respect the
charter he was unSeaTed IN zeal for its subversion
declaring his oppOsitlOD to tax alton by Parliament he
.roed il with ali his power Asserting most solemnly
bshe had never asked for troops his Letters reveal bis
-erpetpsl opportunities for ships Of and an armed
force His reports were often false partly with de-
sign partly from tie credulity OF panic. He placed
everything in the most hit and ready
10 tell every tale and magnify trivial into acts
of treason. He responded when Cancellation prevailed
IN England. The officers Of the army and navy de-
spised bin for his cowardct and dupcity and did not
u.s. said the patriot clergyman Cooper; " had he
been WISE our liberties might have been lost.
As he departed from Boston, the bells were rung,
and csnnon trfd from the wharyes; Liberty Tree vas
gsy with flags; and al night great bonfire was kim
died upon Fort Hill When he reached England, he
found that the Ministry had promised the London mer
chants never TO employ him in America again Andyet
he was the Governor whom they had most trusted for
bad men fit bad eDds; aud the selfish ogarchy by which
EDPl6nG was then governed feeling themselves re-
baked by the noble and the free, hated them as dan
gerous 10 their Iule.
DANIEL BOONE.
In hi. peaceful hahiiation on the banks OF the Yad
kin River in North Carolina Daniel Boone, the Illus
trious hunter bad heard Finl-y a trader, memo
rable a. the pioneer describe tract of land west
Of Virginia the richest in North America or IN the
world In May 1869, leaving his wife and oit-prlbg
having Finley as his plot and four other as his
companions, the young man Of about three and
twenty wandered fOrh through the "llfer"ess OF
America, "in quest Of the country of Kentucky,
known TO the sAv0ges the Dark and Bloody
Ground "the Middle Ground between the subjects
Of the Five Nations aud the CherOkees. After
long and fatiguing journey through mountain ranges,
the party found themselves in june the Red River,
tributary OF the Kentucky, ind from the top OF an
emneLCe surveyed with delight the beautiful PLAN
that stretched 10 the northwest. Here they built
their shelter and began to rocOunoiter and to hunt
All the kinds of wild beasts that natural to
America-the stately elk the timd deer the antlered
stag, the wildcat, the bear, the panther aud the
wO--couchcd among the cCncs, or roamed over the
rich grasses which, even beneath the thckest shades
sprung luxuTiantly out of the generous soil. The
buffaoes cropped ftaressly the heritage or browsed
on the leaves of the reed, and were frequent
than cattle in the settlement Of Caro- ina herdsmen.
Sometimes there hundreds in n drove and round
the salt ticks their numbers Werc amazing.
The summer in which for the first tune party of
white men enjoyed the brllliaucy Of nature near and
in the valley Of the Ekhon passed away in the Oc-
equations Of exploring parties and the chase But
one by one, Boones companions dropped of, till no
was left alone with John Sic Xart They jointly
found uneeasDg delight in the wonders of the forest,
TILL one evening Kentucky River they were
taken prisoners by band of Indians, wanderers like
Themselves. They escaped; aod were joined by
BoODes brother; that when Stewart was after
killed by savBges, the first victim among the heca-
tOnbs Of white men slain by them in their desperate
battling for the lovely hunting ground Boone still had
his brother to share with him the dangers and the at
fractions Of the wilderness the building and occupy
ing the first cottage in Kentucky.
In the spring Of NO that brother returned 10 the
settlements for horses and supplies of ammunition,
leaving the renowned hunter by himself without
} bread, or salt, or sugar, even horse or dog.
"The idea of a beloved wife anxious for his safety,
tinged bis thoughts with sadness; but otherwise the
cheerful, meditative man. careless of wealth, know
ing the Of the rife MOI the plough, Of a strong,
robust frame, in the vigorous health of early man.
hood ignorant Of hooks but versed in the forest aud
forest life ever fond Of tracking the deer on foot
sway from men, yet in his disposition humane gen.
and gentle was happy IN the uninterrupted sue
cession of sylvan peasures.'
He held unconscious intercourse with beauty
Ola as erection.
One calm summers evening, as he climbed com
harding ridge and look ed our upon the remote" ven
cradle mountains = and the nearer ample plains aud
caught glimpse III the distance of the OHIO, which
bounded tie land of his affections with majestic gran
deur his heart exued in the region he had discov-
cred. 4" All things were st Not breeze 80 mach
as shook leaf. He kindled fire near fountain of
sweet wGter, and Toasted the lOn-Of a buck. He
was no more alone than bee among flowers, but
communed femiliary with the whole universe of life
Nature was hls intimate and as the rowing woodsman
leaned coDfdngly on her BOSOM she responded TO his
Intelligence.
For him the rocks and the fountains the leaf add
the blade Of grass had life the cooling air laden with
the wild perfume came TO him as friend; the dewy
morning wrapped him in ITS embrace; the trees stood
up gloriously round about him 50 many myria l. of
companions. All forms wore the character of desire
or peril. But how coul he be afraid Triumphing
over danger, he knew no fear. The perpetual howl
ing of the wolves by night round his cottage or bis
byousc in the brake was his diversions and by day
he bad joy in surveying the various species of animals
that surrounded him. lie loved the solitude better
than the lowered city or the bun Of business.
Near the end of July, NO. his faithful brother came
back "a meet him at the old camp Shortly after thew
proceeded together to Cumberland River giving
naints the different waters and he then returned
10 his wife and children, fixed in his purpose at the
risk Of life and fortune O bring them soon as pos
sibe to live in Kentucky, which he esteemed q second
Paradise.
VI 'ho uiVi0 SHiV''! h"ii"'No passages iu thlS
volume, the account Of the Boston Massacre on
the Fifth of March, l770, may be reckoned as
the most highly finished, and lie probably not sur
passed by any of Mr.. Banc rolts efforts in this
line of historical writing The people of Boston
had been greatly incepsed by the presence Of the
British troops. Mutual feelings of hostility were
cherished and openly expressed. The excite
pent was manifested in various ways, aad at
II IA A. Az soone of bloodshed which nre.