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              v j zz//£j i saai\*\\yl.vh tyy.^tt.vi vtw y.miyyal 1 1s20 published hy krider 8c btxguam oa y jv*o . land — a princess bv birth — n rpicen by r_jkrj c — lhc relative of l;iii",s and llu liaiighte - tr skier of a hero she v-asthen voting | f .;< irom ihc indulgence of a paternal court jf the blessing of her aged parents of whom she was the hope and stay and happiness shone hi i o'er her her life had been all sunshi c for her had only trod on flowers and i ■ ,;> ions which endear aacl decorate nnd halh , imc were vanished forever still did she res hem for the sacred name of wife the sworn of her royal husband ancl the allegiance i rious and gallant people she was ir . ■ _.,. o see her noble father's hand unhclin ihc warrior's brow to fondle o'er his child ; no more fou her a mother's tongue delighted as it tui'ight that car which in ver heard a strain ; lhat eye which nev er tiju nctl on a scene but that nf careless crime ics i loudless infancy was now annul to change iis dulrci tones and fairy visions for the accent and the country of the stranger but she had heard the character of hriions she knew that chivalry antl courage co-existed she knew that where the hi avc man and the lice man dwelt the very name of woman bore u chni'tncd sway ; and where the voice of kngland echoed your royal pledge lo " love and worship and cleave to her alone she but looked upon your sire's example and your nation's annals nnd was satisfied flic avestwis canolisms is published every tucs d.iv t three dollars per annum payable at the ► ml of si months " i he svstem of ihis country has been univer sally pacific commercial and patient franklin inculcated it — jefferson praciised it — madison was reluctantly • ompclleil to lay it aside for a mo ment on the most imperious occasions and re tuned to it as soon as practicable monroe lias uniformly adhered to it the stream of prosperity on which the amer ican nation has been borne to greatness attests the worth of such a system tbeir government and condition arc the admiration ancl envy of the civilized world libra ted from the account of it which is giv en in thomas's history of printing it is a bible b4.ir.ging to isaiah thomas esq one ofthe lathers of printing in this country print ed in venice in 147(5 in the latin vulgate ; ancl the description of it vvill answer pretty well for that which we have seen here czjkis j)iiper vvill he discontinued until all arrearages rr paid unless at the discretion of thc editors whoever vvill become responsible far thc payment of nine papers shall receive a tenth gratis a iidjiiiisemkms will he inserted on the customary tehtw the nrt of printing on wooden blocks was invented by faust at btrashurgh about the year 1440 ; and in the next year separate types were used types were cast in 145-i ; so ihat this book was printed within thirty live years after the first rude attempts at print ing 1 be art was introduced into knglancl in 1471 by wm caxton only four years''be fore this book was finished we find the name antl era of tbe printer on thomas's lis thus stated : cologne john koelln if l-i which was the date at which he commenced tbe trade which be had probably learnt ol the first printer on types there are in the library of congress ma ny curiosities in literature more valuable than this book but none so old among them is dehree s collection ol voyages in three volumes folio a woik so scarce that a copv of it is valued in an english catalogue nf rare bonks at twelve hundred pounds ster ling ! there is also purchas'a pilgrimage a single small volume valued at fifty pounds and many others in equally high esteem of wbich congress became possessed by the for tunate chance of obtaining by purchase mr jefferson's library — nat intel no advertisement inserted until it hns be*n paid i'm or its payment assumed by j;ouic person in this lown or its vicinity if put to vole would king george bc a king or louis the eighteenth or francis the second . while the president of the united states owes his elevation to the unanimity of universal suf frage the only popular monarch in kurope obtai ned his crown hy the strangling of his rathe r — count capo d'istria ji highly accomplished min ister of that monarch by birth a corsican ex cused the holy alliance to an american gentle man by saying that as there were thirty-eight millions of barbarians ofthe forty millions com posing the hussian empire such strong guards were indispensable to the throne " thc monarchs of ian ope tux their subjects to maintain a million of men in anus as has been lately truly said hy btirdett foi no other purpose now in peace and prosperity than to make war on their own subjects the people of these uni ictl states pay no taxes have scarcely any army and can change their rulers whenever they please does not the unanimous re-election of a chief magistrate prove thai dcrorit ralic institutions arc not only the cheapest ancl wisest but the slc.tdi cst in the world ? ' while ali the scaffolds of europe are contin ually reddening with traitors blood not a traitor bus ever in cn executed in this country " while all the pri ous of kurope are crowdctl with rebels and seditic.ini_.t not a symptom oil turbulence or insubordination exists here ; audi cj-aii letters to the editors must be post-paid or they v 11 not he attended to jr effectual method of preserving poultry liouses free from vermin sin : as i clo not know that you have pos itively interdicted all communications from farmeresses i must ask you to record a grand discovery which i consider myself to have ruaile in the noble art of — raising poultry it may save much tiouble to 4 my sister house wives to whom according to the order pre scribed by the lords of thc creation ihis de partment of domestic economy has been as signed it is well known that in this branch of our humble duties the greatest difficulty arises from our poultry houses being so much infested wilh vermin or to be more plain in the slang of the poultry-yard with thicken lice now i have proved by long experi ence that they vvill not resort to houses where in thc roosts nest boxes ike are made of sas safras wood you may smile and ask me ihe tenon of it : i tell you i am no philosopher — our business you know is with plain duly antimatter of fact almost denied the faculty of reason and positively forbidden to exei cise what we have ; hence a learned woman vou know is the most odious animal in crea tion and a lady dare not read a word of nat ural philosophy at the expense of never get ting married but i tell you sassafras wood will keep lice out of hen-houses : 1 know ii to be a fact and when von will tell nit why it is that chips of cedar wood or tobacco vvill keep woollen free from meth then i vvill en deavour to tell you why it is that sassafras wood will keep away chicken lice — one is uni versally known to be triie^tlu^nhe^ncj-^^js known.h rom til am tail can ia it mill pause ancl contemplate her enviable station at the hour of these unhappy nuptials i the created world could scarcely exhibit a more interesting spectacle there was no earlhly bliss of which slie was not either in the possession or he ex pectancy royal alike bv birth anil hy alliance ; honored as the choice of england's heir reputed as lhe most accomplished gentleman in kurope ; her reputation spotless as the unl'allen snow ; her approach heralded by a people's prayer und her footsteps obliterated hy an obseipiious nobilitv ; her youth like ihc lovely season which it typi fied one crowded garland of rich and frugiant blossoms refreshing every eye with present beauty and filling every heart with promised benefitsj no wonder that she fen red no famine in thut spring-tide of her happiness no wonder that her speech was rapture and her step was buoyancy ! hhe was thc darling of her parents hearts a kingdom was her dower her very glance like the sun of heaven diffused light and warntth.artd hncnry-nrormd it ; in her public hour fortune concentrated all its rays upon her and when she shrunk from its too radiant noon.it war wilhin lhe shelter of a husband's love u hlch god and nature and duty and morality assured her iinrcluctant faith should be eternal such was she then all joy antl hope and generous cretin lity the credulity lhat springs from honor and innocence and who could blame it you had a world to choose und she was your selection ; pour ages were compatible ; your births were j equal ; you had drawn her from the house where j she was honorable antl happy ; you had a prodigal 1 allowance showered on yon by the people ; you i had bowed yjuur anointed head bplorcnuie altar m and sworn by its nnjestv to cherish and protect i her and this on did ill lhe presence of that ni'i i raj nai inn fronj whom vou hold ihc crown ant j jntm tin a mum ci/crrr shj.ahing of all the crimes that ever disgraced so ciety that of swearing admits of the least palliation nothing can be offered to justify an impious oath ; and yet it is tbe most com mon thing visit what class of people you may from the votaries of the midnight stew to the most elevated walks in life you hear imprecations that would astound the cars of a stoic nr.d wound the feelings of the least reflecting mind no possible benefit can be i derived from profanity ; nothing is he ltl forth as a temptation to commit th.1 act ; nothing but the pervcrseiicss and depravity of human nature would ever have suggested such a thing as this crime ; yet such is its preva lence that by marvy it is mistaken for a fash ionable acquirement and considered as indi cative of energy and decision of character fatal delusion ! — reflect young man ! has not thc same imperious mandate whith says u thou shalt not kill said in terms as strong tlioti shalt not tike tbe name of the lord thv ciocl in vain i pause then bi fore you suffer that dire oath again to pollute your lips ; or before you have uttered the impre cation aa avenging omnipotence may c*<ili you to complete the sentence in another world ! sedition like toleration is a thing unknown lie cause there is no action for t •' these glances ut things comprise il is sup posed some reasons why i presidential re-elec tion is iu the abstract a c i cable event as cvi hencc of that virtue whic s said to bc the vital spirit ol rcpuhlics.jj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^j new system hanking i-'rom an advertisement signed " lcroy pope president of thc planters nd mechanics bank if huntsville vve lean iat the said liank vvill receive cotton on consignment and ship the on account and lis of the owners to any port in the united states and'w'ih advance on deiivery of the cotton iu huntsville ten cents per pound and v ill pay lhc h lance uf the net pro ceeds at tht hi.ntsville bunk as soon as the col ton is sold und the money i eceiverl " this is lhe only ins nre in the united states whcie a ! i c a spinster iwtssums c from an essay in the democratic prrss phil adelphia on the election of president vve make file following extracts as showing the efficiency of a republican government its superiority in every respect over a monaivhical and the claims it ins to the affections and support of every ame rican the seeming opposition of interests be tween different sections of our country the hda est but erroneous opinions of some and thc am bitious designs of others may create occasional contentions and sectional jealousies causing a kirm and threatening danger tothe union but wc cannot believe that the enlightened and free people of this happy country will ever let pas sion or prejudice or want of reflection lead them to break asunder those cords which bind us to gether and render us a great a powerful and a respectable nation : that they will ever consent to risk all thc positive blessings which they now en joy all the safety which tbey now feel all the prospects which lie before them to obtain an ad ditional but doubtful good or to remove a pres ent evil when the effects of iis removal might produce a greater one than that attempted lo bc got rid of but our only motive in the com mencement of these remarks was to recommend the following extracts to the perusal and serious reflection of our readers : shortly after the establishment of lhc appren tices library in huston a ; ' irtg man of about 17 years of age apprentice to a shoemaker applied ant enepiireil lor " j-.uclid's elements thc li brarian did not im mediately kno.w how to receive such an unexpected application he lold the latl that it was not at present in the collection ; but soon would bc anxious to know the real drift of tbe lad he conveyed him to the professor of mathematics in the university who after some conversation exclaimed to the librarian " if this lad is properly encouraged he will turn me out o my a i — m lbcfaceofthalcliuic.il of which you were fit guardian the tics whi h bound you were oflie ordinary texture ; you stood notln the situation of.somc secluded prolllgate whose brutal satiety might leave its vii lim lo a death of solitude whcie no eye could sec nnr echo tell ihe quive rings of her agony your elevation was too lu minous and loo lofty to bc overlooked and she who confided with a vestal's faith and a virgin's purity in your honor and your morals had a cor roborative pledge in that publicity which could dot leave her to suffer or bc sinned against ill se cret all the calcu lions of her reason all tho vtivvi^w syayaetftg 1 1 ve iii do i oct ft letter of tfounsellqr i'ltll.i.ll's u the king the following excellent letter to thc king from thc pen of that celebrated barrister charles phil lips i.s'j vve doubt not vvill be read with pet ul iar pleasure as it relates most particularly to the situation of onr persecuted cpiecn it is unne cessary to remark ori the beauties of the compo sition llie work will speak for itself i i from the " mirror of taste blair ami campbell — perhaps there never wa a more palpable pi igiarism than the following passages discover : — hike tlir.ii of angels few andftr befvecn it/air's grave liko ang l's visits tew and far between i campbrlcs i'l-asures of hope evidence of her experience combined their cort fi dilation her own parental home was purity itself and yours might have bound republicans to ruyalty ) it would have been little iess than trea son lo have.doubted you ; ailtl ( ) ! she was liglu to brush away the painted vermin that infest a court vvho wouhl have withered up her youthful heart with ihe wild errors of your ripe minority ! < ) ! she was right lo tl'ust the honor of fair f.ng fnid's heir and weigh but as a breath-blown grain of tbist a thousand follies and a thousand faults balanced against the conscience of her hus band she tlid confide and wha has been the blrr : when i presume to address you on the subject which afflicts and agitates lhc country i clo so with the most profound sentiments of re spect and loyalty but i am no batterer i wish well to your illustrious house and therefore i ad dress ou in the tune of simple trtiih — the inte - ests ofthe king and queen are identified and her majesty's advocate must be yours the degra dation of any branch of your family must in some degree compromise the dignity of all ; und be assured there i as much danger as discredit in familiarizing the public eye to such a specta cle i have no doubt that the present exhibition is not yoat royal wish ; 1 have no doubt it is the work of wily sycophants and slanderers who have persuaded you of what they know lo be false in the base hope that it nuy turn out to be profitable with the view then of warning you against in terested hypocrisy antl of giving to your heart iis natural humane antl noble inclination 1 in voke your attcniion to thc situation of your per secuted consort i implore of vou to conaider whether ii would not be for the safety of the state for the tranquility of the country for the honor of yuur btuse and fo thc interests alike of roy alty and hum nity that a helpless female should be permitted to pass in peace the few remaining years whit innierilcd misery has spared lo her it i now sire about live and twenty years since her majesty landed on lhc shores of ling 1 hare hook we copied in last saturday's paper a par agraph from a london paper descriptive of a book rare for its age and from its being an unique the latter quality makes it particu larly valuable to bibliopoles there is how ever in tbe possession of mr peter force of this city a much greater literary curiosity and we presume one of the oldest books in existence the title of it which is found at the end of the book with the imprint is as follows : — inseqiiencc . ilistorv must recortl it sire when thc bright est gem in your diadem shall have mouldered that this young confiding inexperienced crea ture had scarcely heard tlie last rongratlilatory address upon her marriage when she was exiled from her husband's bed banished from her hus band's society and abandoned to the pollution ot every slanderous sycophant who chose lo crawl over her ruin ! merciful cod 1 was it meet to leave a human being so situated with all her pas sions excited and inflamed to the impulses of such abandonment ? was it meet thus to sub '• monarchists and aristocrats object to demo cratic institutions their alleged liability to insta bility and turbulence but look al the practical demonstrations latterly extant excepting a short interval of discomposure during part of mr adams's administration the policy of thc united states has been lvvays the same during that period all europe has been completely revolutionized not only by popular insurrections but by the demises of crowns ab rupt changes of ministry and other like vicissi tudes inherent in absolute governments nol only so-jbut universal discontents an revolts now accompany universal peace and what is call ed pio^ciityv 1 be most frightful cmifedeiacy everini-ii mankind has ■ upunull thc " stoestiones d'tspittate lurulenter duserle beato thome aauinltatu ad mc johannem koel hoeffde lubeck colonic incoldm diligenler impressc anno 1475 finiunt n this book of st thomas aquinas is not withstanding its early date pi inted on a hand some german text type and with a fairness antl neatness seldom equalled at the present clay the ink ifl particular is much better lhan is now generally used the book is one year older than a book which bas become eel ject her inexperienced youth to thc scorpion stinging of exasperated pride and all its inciden tal paternal temptations r was it righl to fling the shallow of a husband's frown upon the lhen unsullied snow of her reputation ? up to the blight of the nil withering hour no human tongue dared to asperse her chancier the sun uf pa