together. to be rity of her offspring. Then were man's left at perfect liberty, to follow the dictates phy, and long desired a new and perfect one. wants but few, his desires limited to the of his own will, his inexperience changed For I have tried much to find twenty or thirty. means of satisfying these wants. He had this blessing itself but too often, into a source words correctly and truly spelt, and have not not yet learnt to tyrannize over his equals, of misery, if unrestrained by his fellow man dollar for every word, over So, truly spelt in the been able. I dare venture to give any one a nor felt the maddening flame of ambition, he enjoyed political freedom, his actions English language; wherein are about 60,000 stifling every generous feeling in our bosom, were circumscribed to the result of his own words!! The 80,000 characters of the Chiexulting in the nuiseries, in the destruction of unaided power, he knows not yet the plea- nese are quite as good, if not better, than our thousands of our fellow beings, when it lead sures, the benefits of social intercourse. method of writing. Because people of any to glory, to a throne; the intoxicating "But a rapidly increasing population to- language, may read their writing, when once draught of power, the source of endless cru- gether with the additional knowledge, that learned. It will suit all. elties, of countless crimes, of untold suffer-man continued daily to acquire, soon led Alphabetical writing should possess the foling, had not yet passed his lips. Man-in-him to exchange this free but helpless state lowing properties.-1. Each letter should have nocent man, had not even dreamed of the of existence, for a mode of life more suited but one specific sound.-2. That sound should thousand ills and woes and wrongs, which to his nature; renewed experience induced be no other than that heard in the pronunciation mark ambition's path; he knew not yet the the adoption of a new form of society, which, sound should have but one specific character to of words in which it occurs.-3. Every specific toils and sufferings, the bloodshed and de- if it made him more dependent on his fellow represent it.-4. Each character should be eavastation, which lead to martial glory, to de- man, afforded him enjoyments till then un-sily distinguished, whether written, or printed, spotic power; his creative fancy had not known, and taught him to accomplish un- and the written characters should be so conyet learnt to conceive the unheard of tor- dertakings, to which, as a solitary being instructed as to be formed easily with a pen. tures, the burnings and massacres, which su- the forest, he had vainly aspired. The bonds Its orthography teaches but one language. perstition's votaries have heaped on our de- of family connection, the ties of friendship These are four important requisites worthy voted race; he wist not the wars and de- were too pleasing to be voluntarily relin- the attention of the United States of North struction, the famine and desolation which quished by the rude savage, who had once America,-For the facilities of knowledge are should flow from the blind zeal of infuriated experienced the pleasures they afford. An more important than the facilities of trade and fanaticism; much less did he suspect, that injury to be revenged; an offender punish-federal coin. -The discovery of printing by commerce by treaties, ships, roads, canals, and. religious bigotry could so blind the under-ed, a favorite hunting-ground to be secu-increasing the facilities of knowledge, removed standings of her deluded followers, as to red; the advantages of co-operation were, the darkness, bigotry, and tyranny of ages. guide the sword of the midnight murderer, on these occasions too plainly seen Dr. Franklin's and Dr. Thornton's alphabets to steal the blade of the secret assassin, to again neglected or forgotten. Thus did are worthy of attention. Thornton's Cadmus arm friend against friend, child against pa- their feelings and their interest, equally dic-ought in my opinion to be published at the exrent; to rend every kindred tie; to set at tate to our fathers the policy of a union for pense of Congress, and distributed to the prinnaught every plea of justice; to wound ev-all the purposes of life.-Men congregated cipal persons, at the head of our civil and literary institutions; and a reward offered for the ery feeling of humanity, while she taught them to regard these atrocities as highly "The new state of society brought with most unexceptionable alphabet of our language. -When an unexceptionable alphabet and ormeritorious; to believe each crime virtue; it however new cares and unforeseen diffithography are discovered, could Congress do each murder a peace-offering to their God. culties. In the exercise of the freedom, a better deed, than to bring it into use, as they "Man had yet to learn the value of the which the lawless hunter enjoyed unrestrain- have already brought into use, the federal sysliberty he enjoyed, to prize the blessings ed in his native wilds, he encroached but too tem of coin? which he then possessed. Happy ignorance! often on the rights and liberties of his felcould man ever have progressed to a state lows. To enjoy the anticipated benefits of of society which could boast our present ex- union, each must yield up a portion of his perience happy! could he have exchang- primitive liberty. Salutary laws were enaced his isolated position in the forest, which ted, and new customs were established to A conafforded a subsistence, at best uncertain, for remedy this newly discovered evil. the more secure and more sociable situation densed population was incompatible with of civilized man-happy! could he have hunter's life. The objects of the chase forgained knowledge-except by experience, sook the haunts of man, to seek, in far disexcept by enduring all the sufferings and tant regions, more secluded, more secure re-by any one. tortures, the evils and woes, the strife and treats. Then did man, deprived of his recontention, with which the inexperience and source, begin to till the ground as a means To ABNER KNEELANDI hope thou wilt not be discouraged, on accredulity of man has overwhelmed, in every for his support, to assemble around his clime, his misguided, his devoted race. But dwelling, flocks and herds. Unwilling, how-count of the neglect of thy fellow-citizens to such is not the nature of man! Born, ignor-ever, that others should enjoy the fruits of thy attempt to improve the orthography of this ant of his own nature, unacquainted with the his toil, each sought to secure to himself all country.-Every attempt does a little to introduce, what will, in some future day, be brought properties of the objects which surround the advantage of his labor. Thus were the him, man learns only by experience; he ac- rights of private properly instituted; and quires knowledge from his faults, and gains here again did man discover the necessity wisdom by his errors; his vices point out to for new regulations and new restrictions: him the path of virtue; the sufferings of one each willingly ceded another portion of his generation lead to the happiness of the next; liberty, when he discovered how much he lost he knows not crime, till its baneful conse- when this right was exercised by another. quences warn him against a repetition of the The most powerful, the most experienced act; seeking happiness, he finds it only by or the most influential among a people were avoiding those paths, which have led others appointed to frame these necessary regulations and to enforce their execution. to pain and to misery. (Concluded in our next) For the Olive Branch. a In the primitive state of man's existence, if his wants were few, his means of satisfying them were still more limited if care was TO THE CONGRESS, AND CITIZENS unknown, his enjoyments were equally curtailed; if, untrammelled by laws, he was OF THE UNITED STATES. I have long lamented the English Orthogra By attention to the 2d rule for a pure and correct pronunciation of the alphabet, every one who is properly taught the alphabet of 30 simple sounds, can, although a deaf and dumb person, readily pronounce every word of our language correctly, when truly written. Foreigners and children would require but a few weeks to read and pronounce correctly our whole language, thus truly written or printed. Now, orthography and orthoepy are never learnt CORN'S. C. BLATCHLY, 527 Greenwich st. New-York. into common practice. The sooner this occurs, the better it will be for us, and the world. They who think differently would do well to produce their strongest and weightiest arguments:-and let the public decide.-I am pleased to see thy paper is free for such discussion. BETA. For the Olive Branch. MESSRS. EDITORS.-I notice that the sen tence of death pronounced against Jesse Strang for the murder of John Whipple, by his honor Judge Duer, closes with these words: " and may God your Creator, God your Redeemer, and God your Sanctifier, have mercy upon your soul!!" Query. Is the soul of Jesse Strang commended to three distinct Gods, or one God acting in three distinct capacities? If the former, it is Polytheism! If the latter, repeating the word God, or using it three times where once is all that is necessary, is an unmeaning tautology, and calculated to lead the mind into an egregious error. augmented rapidity. The immense masses of earth and timber which now lie by its pathway, bespeak the terrible form of its power. Rocks are supposed to have been driven half a mile, which are judged to weigh from fifty to one hundred tons. would be equally safe, and the punishment ally broken, and that a mighty column of unwould have the appearance of being founded in broken water descended upon this mountain equity. But if there be no alternative, if it be with unprecedented velocity, and swept in absolutely necessary to kill him, why, then kill its resistless fury every thing with which it him, as the law directs; kill him as you would came in contact. As it passed along the kill a venomous serpent; and let him go down Unless three Gods are spoken of, the idea to the grave with all the ignominy on his head winding rivulet which runs down the mounwould have been much better expressed in these which he has so justly meritted! But if he is tain, the vast quantity of earth and timber words" and may God your Creator, Redem- suffered to wipe away this reproach by a sup- which preceded the great body of water, er, and Sanctifier, have mercy, &c." These posed well-timed repentence and go to the gal- would now and then block up the passage, words will admit of but one construction, where-lows with his priests by his side, like a sainted by bracing against the standing timber which as the words of the learned Judge are quite am-hero, as has been too often the case in similar thronged its way, until it would raise the biguous. But the words and may God circumstances, it may be expected that ere long, water to the height of 25 or 30 feet, when have mercy on you!" according to my judg-some other scoundrel, equally hardened in the pressure of water and timber would overment and understanding, would have been more crime, will be guilty of similar enormities, forcome the resistance of rocks and trees, and proper than either. Will the learned Judge be the sake of either accomplishing his object, in the whole mass again resume its course with so condescending, as to signify to the public, the first instance, or, on the failure of which, to in some way or other, what he meant by those excite in his behalf, like public sympathy, and three distinct phrases, "God your Creator, thereby obtain a name and a character that othGod your Redeemer, & God your sanctifyer?"erwise could not by such a villain have been obDoes he only mean to say, that God the Crea-tained. Let these things be too often repeated, tor, is also the Redeemer and sanctifier of Jesse & where is the public safety? I have set them in Strang? And if Jesse Strang has three such this glaring light, in order, if possible, to excite faithful protectors, can the learned.Judge any public attention. If any one is disposed to dispute more doubt of his redemption and sanctifica- any of the positions here assumed, I am prepation, than he does of his having been created by red to defend them; and shall yield only, on a Others of four and five tons weight are the first named of his three Gods? full conviction, that they are untenable. It is found upon large piles of timber fifteen or Again. If Jesse Strang had no right to kill a subject that has occupied my mind, more or twenty feet from the ground. Trees of all John Whipple, what right have the public to less, for nearly twenty years. And every sizes were swept from their long standing kill Jesse Strang? It may be said, that the year's experience has more and more demonlatter is done in due process of law. But who strated to my understanding, that all capital places, as if they were but straws, and thrown authorized the people to make such a law? It punishments, in the first place, are unnecessa-into large piles of almost indescribable di can be justified only on the principle of self-de-ry in a civilized country. But where the lawmensions. No fiction is necessary in descrifence, which is necessary only in an uncivilized requires it, let the law have its due course. It bing this place to make it awfully grand. state, where the public safety cannot be other-is altogether impolitic to attempt, by feelings of Great numbers have already visited the wise provided for. But if necessary at all, (the sympathy or humanity, to wipe away the dis-mountain with expectations highly elevated, necessity of which I very much doubt in the grace, which, after all, is the only punishment but on viewing the premises have been ready present state of civil society,) why not let the calculated to deter others from the commission to exclaim the half has not been told culprit go to the gallows, with all the disgrace ofmilar crimes. Unless such feelings can be them." Finally, to gain a correct idea of and ignominy upon his head, that he has so suppressed, for the sake of the public good, it this romantic scenery, occular proof is nejustly merited! Why attempt, by a mistimed shows that there is something wrong in the law and misplaced sympathy, to remove from a pub-itself; and at which human nature revolts; and cessary. The timber, and earth and rocks, which have thus in a moment of time been lic execution all that constitutes it a punish-therefore the law should he altered. ment? There can be no question but that not enlarge upon the subject at present, but will swept from upwards of twenty acres of a hanging, aside from the disgrace, generally at- wait and see what can be said on the other side deuse forest, tells us of a power we have tached to such a punishment, is not so painful of the question. never before scen thus exercised, of an arm as is generally the case in natural death. Each which is able instantaneously to deluge the and every degree of sympathy, therefore maniwhole earth in ruins. K. fested for the criminal, however much they Dorset, June 29. may bespeak the humanity and the goodness of the heart from whence they proceed, they only From the Vermont Gazette. I will K. HOGARTH. On the evening of the 17th ult. an event occurred in this vicinity, which is no less serve to counteract the intended effects of the punishment, as they take away so much of the wonderful than many others which have The celebrated Hogarth was one of the most ignominy that otherwise would be attach- heretofore excited the curiosity of thousands, ed to the punishment, and, therefore, in the and called from a distance crowds to behold absent of men. Soon after he set up his carsame ratio, the punishment is weakened, as a with astonishment their awful exhibition.riage, he had occasion to pay a visit to the lord mayor. When he went the weather was fine; means of preventing capital crimes. Hence the In Dorset there is a mountain which is about but he was detained by business till a violent designs of government are thus far defeated. two thousand feet in height, and extends a shower of rain came on. Being let out of the It shows the same weakness in government, as considerable distance into the southern part mansion-house by a different door from that at we sometimes discover in a tender mother, who of Danby. A part of this mountain (on the which he had entered, be immediately began to never punishes her child except when she is in Dorset side,) as if weary of its elevated po- call for a hackney coach. Not one could be a passion; and having vented that, she feels so much for the sufferings of the child that she sition, left its native inheritance, and with procured. On which Hogarth sallied forth to gives it so many pretty things,--sweet cake and awful rapidity descended, sweeping before it brave the storm, and actually reached his house a shower of a mother's kisses, that another every thing which opposed its progress, un-in Liecester-fields without bestowing a thought child, as likely as not, will be induced to do the til it reached its destined vale. It has thus on his own carriage, till Mrs. Hogarth, astonished to see him so wet and hurried, asked him same thing, and undergo the same punishment, sided off in two places, both commenfor the sake of the sweet cake and caresses, cing at the height of land, about 200 rods which it knows will follow, and which, other-distant from each other, and having slid half wise perhaps, it would not have received. a mile, they united, and continued about Definition of a Drunkard.-A pious divine Under this view of the subject, if the punish-three fourths of a mile further, when they of the old school says: "A drunkard is the aninent of Strang could be conimuted to hard labor for life, and the surplus of that labor go to distance in which its ravages are seen is he ale-house benefactor, the beggar's compancame to a more level surface. The whole noyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the caterpillar of industry, the tunnel of wealth, support the woman whom it is but too evident he has seduced, or if she is considered too guil. about one mile and a quarter, embracing upon, the constables's trouble, the woe of his ty to be intitled to such commiseration, if it wards of twenty acres. were to go to the education and benefit of the child, whose father he has murdered, the public where he had left it. wife, the scoff of his neighbour, his own shame, It appears that the very windows of hea-a walking swill-tub, the picture of a beast, and ven were opened, that the clouds were liter-the monster of a man." 101 THE OLIVE BRANCH. NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1827. Suppose for instance that the circulating money of the resort to such contemptible means to put it United States, in order to stimulate the industry of the down. If you think proper, you will give country, and to impart to it the utmost blessing possible; it a place in the Olive Branch. should amount to a given sum, and that no less a sum would be equivalent to circulating the whole annual produce of a maximum of the circulating medium works an evil, and is a direct injury, by abridging the annual productive wealth of the country. It withdraws from active circulation a portion of that which is necessary to sustain the SECTARIAN CORPORATIONS, NO. 1. general industry. We do know that money, like oil apAmbition, if it have a place to stand on, like that ful-plied to machinery, lubricates the springs of industry crum wished for by Archimides of old, would move the and keeps every thing in motion. world. To say that the Clergy of the orthodox faith are The subject of an adequate circulating medium adaptnot ambitious, is to say that men in their dreaming mo-ed to the exigencies of any country, is a subject little ments do not fancy all that can be realized, and realize all thought about and less understood. The fact is, that methey fancy. We are urged upon an enquiry upon this tallic money, or its substitute, bank paper, has in itself no highly important subject by facts that have reached us, intrinsic value farther than that of setting in motion the and which in our estimation contain, in their nature and combined industry of the nation, with the exception, operation on the well-being of society, the most alarming however, of its furnishing a material for the ornament, consequences. These facts go directly to show, that un- and decorations of luxury, and that too requires labour der the present system of the orthodox Clergy for ob- and skill to prepare it for use, which is a branch that in taining money and investing it in funds, of such a nature measure compensates for the quantity of metal taken out that, as soon as it is in their possession, it becomes an inert o circulation. mass, and no longer remunerates the State by circulation The maxim of those best versed in political economy For the truth of this position we have the unequivocal is simply this, that the labour of every country consti. declaration of governor Lincoln of the state of Massachu- tntes its annual productive wealth-and hence we infer setts. He observes that incorporations “where a mere that if there be not, from any cause whatever, sufficient trust is to be executed coupled with no personal interest," circulating medium to keep up the industry of the country, unless they are of a character to "alleviate the wretch and invigorate it to the whole extent as far as its circum. edness of human infirmity," &c. And then this accom- stances of commercial exchanges and consumption de plished statesman with more than ordinary human saga-mand, the affairs of that country cannot but soon feel the city suggests the following "there should be some limited effects of such an abridgement of the circulating me time when the Legislature migh! exercise the power of revi- | dium.—Whence we conclude, as it is a concern of ev sion or revocation." "There are," says he, "two descrip- ery one, Lincoln, has taken of this subject will make a deep imthat the notice in which his Excellency, Gov. pression on the minds of reflecting individuals. The sectarian Corporations to which he alludes, have, with W. A presbyterian priest, preaching in one of the Churches in Newark, New-Jersey, on Sunday the 29th ult., undertook to show his hearers, what kind of persons Universalists were. And in order to discredit the docsaid took place not long since in the city of trine, he related a circumstance which he New-York." A lady who was a member of one of the presbyterian Churches, wished to give a ball to some of her friends; and although prevented for some time, (it being against the morals of the presbyterian Church) at length gratified this her wished inclination: She was consequently dealt with and excommunicated from said Church > And what then?—why, to crown the climax of her iniquity, she turned Universalist ! horrid! worse and worse! and then became a but all this statement is true, yes as true as common prostitute!!!" I know not preaching—and what does it prove? why, that at least, there was one wicked Presbyterian! Hence, if it proves any thing, it proves too much for the gentleman's purpose. For it proves that Presbyterians are not infallible; but that they are as liable to do wrong as Universalists. in this case to relate another, which came It might not be travelling out of the record directly under the eye of the writer, namely, respecting a lady of this city who was a member of Dr. Spring's Church, and was excommunicated, not for giving a ball, nor for any other immoral conduct; but for denying the never-ending misery of any of God's who says, "For this cause we labour and Creatures in another world, and believed in the doctrine taught by the Apostle Paul, suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, esdid become a Univerzalist; and has proved by her subsequent conduct that she was a Christian, in the true sense of the word; for she goes about doing good; feeding the hun&c.-and this, says the Apostle, is pure and gry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick, one's self unspotted from the world." undefiled religion, "To visit the fatherless and widows in their afflictions, and to keep tions of Corporations known to our laws the one in which a pecuniary concern is erected and exists in the members, the property of which is made to contribute to the public burthens, and is liable to be disposed of," &c. Such Cor-out all doubt, a direct tendency to abstract from the giv-pecially of them who believe," and this lady porations cannot be objected to. But the other descrip- en circulation, a certain annual sum. It is very clear tion is dangerous, it includes all the sectarian institutions and conclusive, if this sum be hoarded and does not of which we speak. "In them." says he, “the property re-enter any of the channels of circulation, that it oper. locked up from individual controul, is substracted from the ates injuriously, and is a direct obstruction to the annual mass of transmissable wealth, and is held in perpetuity, productive wealth of the nation to be applied only to the purposes and objects of sectarian consider that the natice which the Governor takes of Upon this ground, we ambition and party proselytism." This idea comes from the subject, is material to every individual in commu high authority, and ought therefore, to make a correspond-nity. In science, in morals, in religion and in politics, ing impression as to its importance, and to create in the we often find that a single hint elicited from responsible mind of every reflecting individual, a desire to investigate individuals, is of great weight, and this among them, the evils which may in future result from these already we are inclined to think, is rather pre-eminent in congorged sectarian Corporations. The light in which the sideration, and shail attract our attention on a future actions of men are viewed by the mass is one thing, and is not material on the present occasion, except in as much as they mean to judge correctly; but it too often hap pens, that through this medium the designing hypocrite escapes censure, and the upright and good incur blame. But when an individual, elevated by the suffrages of the people to preside over the concerns of the State, notices a transaction of this nature, we are bound to turn our attention to the warning voice of that illustrious indi vidual. We will now examine the hypothesis of sectarian Corporations on the only ground in which it can be viewed as detrimental to the whole community. occasion. For the Olive Branch. M. was the person alluded to by the priest; for I have not heard of such a case as he repreI am almost inclined to believe that this sents; and if such had been the fact, the tocsin would have been sounded throughout the land. Can it be possible that the circumstance has been so misrepresented for the purpose of bringing into disrepute the doctrine of Universal grace? If so, how contemptible! how wicked! But, perhaps, this is orthodoxy !!! REMARK. W. Messrs. Editors-The following declaration which fell from the lips of a Presbyterian priest, I have from an eye-witness; who, although a presbyterian in sentiment, was made very unhappy at the statement, under but that it was got up for the wicked puran impression that it was not only not true, seem, they are unable to refute. For if they apply may be identified? Those who are pose of slandering a doctrine which, it would to whom the above statement can possibly aware that the individuals can refute the doctrine by Scripture testi- thus guilty of spiritual wickedness in high mony, or any thing like fair argument, why places may find to their cost that there is Is Mr. punishment which awaits them in this world, if there is none in the world to come. CHARITY. Editors. Extract from a Sermon on Psalm ix. 17. commenced both externally and internally; "Give the answer, Is the hell here spoken and to their credit be it recorded, that upon of in this world or the world to come? It meeting, they were only two or three feet difmay be said, perhaps, 'It is in the world to ference in the level, and none in the direction. come, and the conduct here alluded to is the It is from six to seven feet wide, and from ten way to it.' Then look on a little further, and to fifteen high.-Jones' Travels. you will find you are mistaken. Prov. ix. 13 Of all things put on charity. Whether it be in the common concerns of life, in religion, or in politics, charity is equally bright-whether it be in community, in a society, or an individual, it appears with equal lustre, and is equally honorable. It is commonly deemed charitable to give to the poor; to alleviate the distress of the unfortunate; to bind up the broken hearted, and to be a friend to those on whom the world casts its frowns. But all these things may be done without a particle of that spirit which is the essence of charity. The rich may scatter their gold, as the rains fall, on the righteous and on the unrighteous; they inay extend a liberal hand to the wants of others, but if it be not accompanied by a corresponding spirit, they have no claim to charity. It is not the donation itself which constitutes it—it is the manner of bestowing it, and the spirit which prompts to that bestowment. And if it be good to relieve the wants of the needy, how much better is it to pass the failings of our fellows with a sigh for their existence, instead of a sneer for their committal. It is good, very good, to give to those who need our gifts; but it is Messrs. Editors-The foregoing circumstanbetter, far better, to forgive those who need our ces applied so strongly to the above extract from forgiveness. Man is frail-human nature is the Rev. A. Kneeland's sermon, lately publishweak-and those who contrive to pass as spot-ed, that I could not refrain from offering it to the less among the crowd, are more indebted to the Olive Branch for re-publication. absence of temptation, or to their own distaste for the more glowing species of folly, than to LATE FROM GREECE. But any virtues implanted in their breasts. Constantinople, May, 25, 1827. neglecting to take this view of themselves, The Acropolis is about to fall. Intelligence they are prone to attribute to others, vices, a- has has been received here of the total failure gainst which they suppose they have of them- of the attempt of Lord Cochrane and General selves borne up, and for which they have con- Church, and Karaiskaki, to relieve this bulwark sequently no charity. There are none, at all of Greece. After several days of combat, the times free from error-and none always erro-Greeks were entirely beaten on the 6th of May; neous. All are liable to be drawn into the same vortex of crine-all may at some time need the same boon they bestow. Is it not well, then, while we strive to keep the path of rectitude, to cover with the best of mantles, the faults of those who err, that we, in our turn, may have the benefit of its folds ? Fall River Monitor, B. The North American Review remarks, that the acquisition of Florida is one of the most important occurrences in our history. The aclost the flower of their troops, including near quisition of Louisiana, indeed, was hardly comthree thousand killed and wounded! Among plete without it, nor could there be any securithe dead are eight chiefs, and the brave Karais- ty to the south-western frontier, while Florida kaki himself. The combat was desperate, and remained in foreign hands, and opened a way the Ipsariotes and Missolonghians particularly to one of the most vulnerable parts of the Unidistinguished themselves. All hope of saving ted States. Its acquisition, after a negotiation the Acropolis being at an end, Lord Cochrane which had baffled the skill of our ablest statesrequested the French Admiral de Rigny, to men for thirty years, entitles Mr. Adams, by propose a capitulation for the garrison to the whom the negotiation, was conducted to a Seraskier. Redschid Pacha was at first unwil- praise second only to Mr. Jefferson's for the ling, but finally consented, if the garrison would purchase of Louisiana. Florida is rapidly peomarch out without arms. A flag was accord-pling and improving. The address referred to One fact has recently come to our knowlingly sent in to submit these terms; but the he- above, is from the press of a settlement three edge, which has in some measure given rise to hoic garrison, certain too of the fate that await-years old. The township granted to General our present remarks, and is only one of a thou-ed them, refused to lay down their arms, resolv- Lafayette, adjoins that of Tallahassee, and is sand of a similar kind, perhaps more appalling probably to be soon surrounded by one of the most fruitful regions not only of the United States, but of the world. In the event of the completion of the great Florida canal, the citizens of this territory will possess every incentive to industry, which a free and enterprising people can wish.-Balt. Amer. For the Olive Branch. ing rather to perish in the ruins of these last New-York Spectator. in their nature, and more fatal in their effects. A young gentleman from the country, was, one day last week, enticed into a gambling house, or as our European friends have very properly denominated similar places of resort, a HELL, -and there in a short period eased of $300, perhaps not absolutely his own. This occurrence Tunnel through the silver mine of Kingsburg Hampshire and Hampden Canal.-This was attended with distressing circumstances...... in Norway.-A wonderful gallery has been which probably may be detailed in a future pierced through the side of the mountain, at the great and useful enterprise is rapidly progresnumber. The house of depredation is situated depth of six hundred feet, through which the sing in our vicinity, and some portions of it are in Ann-st. The freebooters had the cruelty to ore is now transported, instead of being hoisted already completed and others in a good state of deny the victim a sum sufficient to defray his to the top. Its length is six thousand feet, and forwardness. The two aqueducts in our village, expenses home. Had the young man commit-it occupied twenty-three years in its comple-one of which is 530 and the other 300 feet in ted a robbery-or in a fit of despair, put a sud- tion. It had been commenced in 1792, but du- length, are going on with astonishing rapidity, den end to his existence-whose heads would ring seven years of the time it was discontinu- and afford striking evidence of the almost unnahave been visited with just and terrible retribu-ed it had just been opened. The process was tural triumph of art over nature. The number tion? of the gambling we will conclude in the most tedious, being entirely by calcination and of workmen employed on the canal in our villanguage of holy writ, "Go not near it, pass no hammering, which brought the rock in flakes.lage, is about one hundred and fifty, exclusive by it, turn from it and pass away." N. Y. Spy. Only two men could work at a time; it was of about forty-five teams. This grand object is one of unrivalled public and general interest, and although it has met and may continue to meet with some trifling embarrassments and obstructions, its friends may rest assured that it will outlive them all, and that the narrow minded and interested policy which governs some of its present opposers, will be swallowed up in admiration of its beneficial effects, and of the great and masterly schemes of internal improvement, which in this inventive age, is rousing into action all the energies of our sister states.-Westfield Recorder. 103 CURIOUS PIECE OF MECHANISM. The following account of a curious piece of Francis Healy, by profession a gardener, and a contains an advertisemet, stating that "Mr. mechanism is taken from a Persian manuscript, I native England, returns his sincere thanks to entitled "The History of Jerusalem." account of the throne of King Solomon, and country, for the past seven years, and begs to It is an those gentlemen under whom he served, in this we think, surpasses any piece of mechanism mention, that his motive for leaving this proproduced in modern times, notwithstanding the vince is, (although it may appear increditable to wonderful inventions and improvements which some) that he has for 14 years past, been faithhave lately taken place in every branch of sci-fully promised to a young lady, of one of the ence. This famous throne was the work of the De-in England; and now returns to fulfil his promfirst families, and heiress to the largest fortune mon Sakhur; it was called Koukubal Jinna. ise. Should he meet with any disappointment, The beauty of this throne has never been suffi- he would return to this country again, and ciently described; the following are, therefore, thankfully engage with some of the gentlemen the particulars : Mr. Healy deserves credit for his constancy, under whom he served, or any other." This but he should beware of so ambitious a marriage as the one he has in contemplation. We advise him to stick to his garden.-Statesman.. A farmer, who resides at Rolvenden, having attended the late Tenderden Fair, and feeling The sides of it were of pure gold, the feet of some what fatigued, after the business of the emerland and rubies, intermixed with pearls, day was over, proceeded to a public house to each of which was as big as an ostrich's egg. partake of some refreshment. He had not been The throne had seven steps; on each side were long in the room before a stranger got up, and delineated orchards full of trees, the branches offered to bet one present five shillings titat he of which were composed of precious stone, recould produce more money than any other per-presenting fruit, ripe or unripe; on the tops of NOBLE REPLY. son in the room. The farmer above alluded to, the trees were to be seen figures of beautiful Frederick the Second, King of Prussia, was having a pretty good supply by him, accepted plumaged birds, particularly the peacock, the remarkable for an extravagant humour of supthe challenge, and took from out of his pockets etaub, and the kurges. All these birds were porting the tallest men that possibly could be all the money he had, which, on telling over, hollowed within artificially, so as occasionally procured; and he would give a fellow of six be found amounted to twenty-five pounds in to utter a thousand melodious notes, such as the feet and a half high, eighty or a hundred guinbank notes, at the sight of which the stranger ear of mortal has never heard. On the first eas bounty, besides the charge of bringing him expressed great surprise, and said, if the farmer step were delineated vine branches, having from the farthest part of the globe, if it so haphad told it correctly he had won the wager, for bunches of grapes, composed of various sorts pened. One day, while his majesty was rehe could not produce so large a sum; but re- of precious stones, fashioned in such a manner viewing this regiment of giants, attended by all self to see that all was right, with which request violet, green and red, so as to render the ap- occasion to ask the French minister, who stood quested that he might be allowed to tell it him- as to represent the different colours of purple, the foreign ambassadors, and most of the officers of rank both in the court and army, he took the farmer very readily complied. The stran-pearance of real fruit. On the second step, on ger, after having counted the money over, told each side of the throne, were two lions, of ternear him, if he thought that his master had an the farmer all was fair, and gave him the five rible aspect, as large as life, and formed of cast equal number of troops in his service able to shillings together with the notes, which so plea- gold. The nature of this remarkable throne engage those formidable men? The Frenchsed the farmer, that he never took the precau- was such, that when the prophet Solomon pla-man, who was no soldier, said, he believd not. tion of looking at them to see if they were the ced his foot upon the first step, all the birds The king pleased with such a reply from a nasame, but immediately put them into his pocket spread forth their wings, and made a fluttering tive of the vainest nation in the world, asked and proceed home; when, having occasion to noise in the air. On his touching the second the imperial ambassador the same question; and take money again out of his pocket for some step, the two lions expanded their claws. On the German frankly declared his opinion, that purpose, he to his great mortification, found that his reaching the third step, the whole assembly he did not believe there was such another regiinstead of his bank notes, he had nothing more of demons, and fairies, and men repeated the ment in the world. than a parcel of blank paper. "Well, my lord Hyndpraises of the Deity. When he arrived at the ford," said the king to the British_ambassador, fourth step, voices were heard addressing him "I know you have brave troops in England; but in the following manner.-'Son of David, be would an equal number of your countrymen, do thankful for the blessings of the Almighty has you think, beat these ?"-"I will not take upon From Halifax.-The editor of the Boston bestowed upon you.' The same was repeated me absolutely to say that," replied his lordship,. Traveller has dates to the 15th inst, which re- on his reaching the fifth step. On his touching "but I dare be bold to say, that half the numpresent the distress of the emigrants who have the sixth all the children of Israel joined them; ber would try." landed there from Great Britain, to be melan- and on his arrival at the seventh, all the throne, choly in the extreine. Five hundred of them birds, and animals became in motion, and ceasare dependent upon charity, and death is dailyed not until he had placed himself in the royal thinning their numbers. Many are already te-seat, when the birds, lions and other animals, nants of the poor house. by secret springs, discharged a shower of the The same is said of those emigrants who most precious perfumes on the prophet; after have been landed in large numbers in St. John, which two of the kurgesses, descending, placed Miramichi, and P. Edward's Island. Whole a golden crown upon his head. Before the families have travelled across the country from Miramichi to Fredericton in search of work, with nothing to subsist on, save the scanty contents of a knapsack, and the charity of the settlers along whom they passed. Maidstone. (Eng.) Journal. of this kind occurred in this village during the Accident by Lightning.—A serious accident storm on Friday last. The lightning was seen to descend in the form of a dense globe of fire towards the chimney of the house of Mr. Benjamin Kingsbury, and this sight was followed by a noise resembthrone was a column of burnished gold, on the ling a sudden crash not unlike the discharge of top of which was a golden dove, which held in artillery. The electric fluid was seen to divide its beak a volume bound in silver. In this book itself just above the top of the cl.imney, but a were written the Psalms of David; and the large portion of it went down the chimney on dove having presented the book to the king, he the outside as far as the mantel piece in one of read aloud a portion of it to the children of the rooms; it there again divided--a portion of Israel. It is further related, that on the ap-it running in a horizontal direction across the Curious fact.-The Westfield (Mass.) Regis-proach of wicked persons to this throne, the chimney, tearing the mantel-piece from the ter states that "some workmen felled a large lions were wont to set up a terrible roaring, and wall, and after reaching the extreme part of the oak in Southwick recently, and on cutting it in- to lash their tails with violence; the birds also chimney again descended, and passing through to logs, came upon a cavity in the trunk near began to bristle up their feathers, and the as- the hearth entered the earth in the bottom of the lower limbs, from which ran out, as was embly also of demons and genii to utter horrid the cellar. The other portion passed from the judged, about 100 gallons of water. The part cries, so that for fear of them no person dared mantel-piece to the hearth, and then ran in a containing the water was perfectly sound above, be guilty of falsehood, but confessed their horizontal direction on the floor, splitting the below and around, and the topmost branches crime. Such was the throne of Solomon the sill of an inside door in its progress. A Mrs. were green and thrifty. As we have never Son of David." Stickney in the chamber on the opposite side heard before of the like circumstance, we refer of the chimney from where the fluid ran down it to the speculations of the Naturalist." Enduring Affection.-The Montreal Herald was considerably injured. Mrs. Moffatt, who |