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By the explosion of a powder mill at St. Jean d'Angely, upwards of 150 houses were destroyed, or rendered uninhabitable—16 persons killed and 100 wounded.

"About a week before the Easter holidays, several men who went out on the cod fishery perished in the storm. On Easterday, in the evening, some fishermen took a shark in their nets. They found

BARBARY POWERS.

It is understood in Paris that the army of occupa-in his stomach two barrels of oats, and a man in a tion will evacuate the French territory in the be- sailor's dress, with cloth made of skin and seagining of September, and that the English troops, boots, but without a hat. As his features were not whose effectual strength is between 24 and 25,000 changed, he was recognized to be one of the permen, will embark successively in the ports of Ca-sons who perished in the tempest which took place alis and Boulogne, with their artillery, equipage,&c. several days before; he was therefore delivered to Paris, May 28.-"A council of ministers met to his family, and was buried at Heroes." day to fix the price of the loan. Never was public confidence so strongly manifested as on this occa. sion. The subscriptions amounted to 180,000,000, which is twelve times more than the minister of finance required. The house of Lafitte alone sub. scribed more than 20,000,000, that of Benjamin If the governDelessert, 15,000,000, and so on. ment had been disposed to admit none but the smallest subscription, that is 5,000 francs, (about 200 guineas,) it would even then have been more than filled up."

SPAIN.

Ferdinand has played a neat trick-he declared certain places free ports, and as soon as they were well filled with goods, seems to have subjected such goods to the old duties, which are enormous! This is excellent.

We have some pretty accounts of the insolence of Ferdinand's valiant naval officers to the American flag; laughable enough, and pompous,-which we have not room to record this week. The don must douse his whiskers.

AUSTRIA.

Messrs. Baring, Hope, and others, are said to have loaned 30,000,000 florins to the Austrian government, 70 for 100, at 5 per cent. since risen to 72 a 74. The term of years for which this loan is made is not stated-let us suppose it may average 10, which is probably the extent of the term, and see what is the real rate per cent. paid in this time of profound peace, by Austria.

For 30 millions returnable 10 years hence, Austria nominally receives 21 millions-but probably less than 20, after the various premiums, &c. are paid-say 20 millions.

30 millions, on which interest is paid, at 5 per cent. is 1,500,000 per annum; equal to seven and an half per cent. in the first place: but at the end of the term, 10 millions more is to be paid than was received, and the interest is really at the rate of exactly twelve and an half per cent. per annum.this calculation may be of use to those who expect. ed that the stock of the bank of the United States, which cannot be hoped to divide more than seven per cent, would have risen to 175 or 200 per share of 100%, in England!

RUSSIA.

The emperor Alexander, by a decree, has extended the facilities of communicating by water, in every part of his empire, and has laid additional duties on various articles of commerce to cover the expenses.

The plague.-Deaths at Oran, 100-at Algiers,
from 50 to 80 daily. The disease had extended
itself westward into the territory of Morocco, and
was particularly fatal to the tribe of natives called
Berkiris, inhabiting a tract of country at the foot,
and to the eastward, of Mount Atlas.

The following interesting circular from WM.
How complais-
SHALER, esq. was received at New-York, by the
schooner Fayette, from Gibraltar.
ant are the Barbary powers to the "bit of striped
bunting!"

(CIRCULAR.)

that in reply SIR-I have the honor to inform you t to a requisition made by me on the Algerine government, I have received the most positive assurances, that during the existence of pestilence in Algiers, instructions will be given to the commanders of their cruisers not to board any American merchant vessel, on any pretext whatsoever; and I request, that for the information of our fellow fellow citizens, whom the same may concern, you will give to this circular that publicity within your district which the case requires; and that you will immediately inform me, or the naval forces of the U. S. stationed in the Mediterranean, of any departure from this arrangement on the part of the Algerines, which may come to your knowledge, in order that the same may be corrected forthwith. I have the bonor to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed)

WM SHALER.

Consul general of the U. S. in Barbary. at Gibraltar. To the consul of the U.S.

Gibraltar, May, 23.-H. M. S. Tagus, arrived in this bay on the 17th inst. from Alexandria, Egypt, having on board two sons of the emperor of Mor rocco, with their suit, returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca. The Tagus sailed this day for Tangiers where their highnesses will disembark.

WEST INDIES.

A vessel recently arrived at Matanzas from the African coast, with 150 negroes-sbe had lost 50 on the passage. Will not Gon hold the traders responsible for the MURDER of those fifty persons?

HAYTI.

The following regulation respecting political rights, has been added to the 38th article of the constitution, by a decree issued in the beginning of February:

"A white man who marries a woman of Hayti, becomes a citizen, and after a residence of one year and a day, is elegible to all offices, and may become a proprietor on the island; a white woman marrying an inhabitant of Hayti becomes a female

The grand theatre of St. Petersburgh, destroyed
by fire in 1811, has been rebuilt. It was opened
in February last, when the emperor Alexander was
present. It is represented as a beautiful building,
elegantly finished in the interior. The pit is fur-citizen of Hayti.
nished with 360 arm chairs, which are numbered
according to the Russian custom, A Frenchman
was the architect.

NORWAY.

Curious storm-The official Gazette of Christiana, in Norway, contains the following article:

"A white man of any part of the world, marrying a negress in the place where he resides, may come to the territory of the republic. On his arrival the expenses of his voyage shall be paid him. This regulation is applicable to both sexes.

By a decree of the month of February, the deci

mal system is adopted for the coin. It is said that | phants and 400 camels; every elephant has two the decimal almanac will be introduced, and that only the names to the months chosen to the French republic will be changed for others, suitable to the climate of the country.

It is reported that "king Henry," with the most of his army, was on his march towards Port au Prince for the purpose of attacking the "republican" president Boyer, who was prepared to receive his majesty, and expected to give him a hearty drubbing.

BRITISH AMERICA.

keepers, and every two camels one. of us there are thirty seven officers present, among whom are 810 servants; every horse in the regiment has two attendants, one as a groom, the other to provide grass; these alone amount to 1400, besides 120 for the mess, and 900 for the Bazaar to supply the provisions; in all, for our regiment alone, about 3,500 followers, besides their wives, children, &c.

The marquis of Hastings travels in a most princely style; he has 150 elephants, and 400 camels, be side state elephants splendidly accoutred, having Some apprehensions were entertained for the safe-superb solid silver howders or castles on their ty of Halifax in consequence of an awful conflagration in the woods adjacent, which had been burning several days.

SOUTH AMERICA.

Admiral Brion has notified the governor of St. Thomas' that Cumana, Laguira, and all the other ports of the Main, in possession of the royalists, are in a state of blockade.

backs. There are now actually 36 rajahs and in dependent chieftians of various rank on their way to pay their respects to the marquis. Some of them indeed are already in camp. The governor general, in fact, is now as great a man as ever the great Mogul was.”

CHRONICLE.

A Spanish brig, the Manuel, of 12 guns and 35 men, with a valuable cargo, lately blew up in a Gen. Harrison has announced that he will not be battle she had with a patriot privateer, near Puer- a candidate for congress at the next election. to Cabello-eight of her crew were saved.

The President frigate, being found "rotten" is

Banking. Joseph Ellicott has been appointed president of the bank of Niagara, N. Y. vice Isaab Kibbe, "removed."

A small vessel, under very suspicious circum-breaking up at Portsmouth, England. The Fede stances, was lately scuttled and sunk, in Jekyl ral Republican says--"We would simply enquire Sound, with a probable view of raising her hereaf-of sage connossieurs in "defective timbers," (ta ter. It seems that she was a privateer, or rather a use a favorite expression of captain Ducres) if it pirate, under commission from McGregor, which required two 44's and a 38 gun ship to capture a had robbed a Spanish ship from Spain for Cuba, a solitary "rotten" American frigate, how many with 200 passengers on board, of every thing va woul! it take to do same thing with a sound one?” luable, even stripping the women and children.— After this she was met by the Buenos Ayrean brig| San Martin, capt. Stafford, who seized upon and treated her as a pirate, putting a prize crew on Connecticut. The republican majority in the board, &c. But the pirates left on board rose up-state convention, is said to be 30, or upwards. on the prize crew, secured them and bore away for Four sea-serpents have been seen in Gloucester the United States-arrived off Jekyl, landed and harbor, Mass. The largest appeared to be about concealed what property remained, scuttled the 100 and the others 50 feet long. The fish were vessel, and having armed themselves, left her.-exceedingly alarmed, frequently springing out of Our naval officers on the southern coast are attend. the water, but in vain. ing to the affair in searching for the villains, and intend to raise the vessel.

We regret to observe, because it injures the patriot cause, that the West India seas appear to be filled with pirates under the independent flag, who rob ships of all nations.

The existence of those animals, so long deemed fabulous, now seems to be ascertained.

76,300 dollars were subscribed at Charleston for building a steam-boat to navigate the Congaree and Santee rivers-only 30,000 were wanted.

THE POTATOE. From the Delaware Watchman. Dr. New York, July 29.--The captains of two armed Baldwin, late surgeon of the frigate Congress, has corvettes laying in the North River, ready for sea, decided the controversy respecting the habitat of bound to Buenos Ayres, having been arrested, un- the potatoe, Solanum Tuberosum. He found this der a suspicion that they were about to violate the vegetable growing abundantly on the north side of neutral regulations of the United States, were yes. the Rio de la Plata, in wild uncultivated situations, terday brought before judge Livingston, and after unknown to the inhabitants, who do not even cula full examination, we understand, were fully activate this valuable plant, now so generally attend. quitted of any illegal proseedings, and ordered to be set at liberty.

EAST INDIES.

ed to in most parts of the civilized world.

It is found growing among the rocks on Monte Video, and in the vicinities of Maldenado, in the Nabobs in India. No man can read the following sand hills on the river shore, as well as in low without entering upon a mental calculation to as moist situations, near streams of water. The lar certain how many persons are starved to death,gest tubers were not more than half an inch in diahow many murdered,how many robbed, &c. to sup. port such pomp and p-rade: Extract of a letter from a British officer, written on the Jumna, Oct. 27, 1817.

"The whole of the army now in the field consists of 10 divisions, each of about 10,000 men. We are advancing from the three presidencies towards the same point with the finest army ever perhaps heard of in India. The governor general is with our division, which is about 13,000 strong, with sixty pieces of cannon. The camp followers of this division alone amount to 67,000. For the carriage of the baggage of our regiment, we have 48 ele.

meter.

London, June 5.-The Royal Edward, of Liverpool, and the brig Jessey, of Ayr, bound to North America, sailed a short time ago from Belfast, with 467 emigrant passengers on board. Both vessels were, a few hours afterwards, detained and sent into the above port, by his majesty's ship Mutine. The detention of these ships was in consequence of their having a greater number of passengers on board than allowed by act of parliament, and not having twelve weeks' provision on board for each passenger, which renders the masters and owners liable to penalties amounting to 5000%

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NEW SERIES. No. 24-VOL. II.] BALTIMORE, AUG. 8, 1818.

Among the splendid fooleries which have at times amused a portion of the American people, as well as their representatives in congress, was that of granting, on most favorable terms to certain emi grants from France, a large tract of land in the Alabama territory, to encourage the cultivation of the vine and olive, passed the 3rd of March 1817.

thinking and of acting, where they received their education, which it requires at least the dices extend as well to the religious as to the polimixture of a generation to remove. These prejuindividuals; and considerably prevent an exercise of tical supremacy of certain poor, weak and miserable the right which man has to worship Goo after the dictates of his own heart, and are at open war with This tract contains 92,000 acres, and was sold all his own concerns in his own way. To lessen the the power that he has, in its liberal sense, to manage at $2 per acre, payable without interest, in 14 force of prejudices so hostile to our free institutions, years-in truth, much better than a mere gratuity of it is important that those subject to them should so much land considering the license of selection, be cast into the common stock of the people; in and which could not, at this time, probably be purchased of the proprietors for less than two mil fall in with the general habits of the nation of which which, if they do not get more expanded ideas and lions of dollars. What was honestly intended as a they are members, their scattered condition will common benefit to a number of unfortunate persons, measurably forbid them from retarding the growth is understood to have immediately centred, like of a general feeling-or at least, prevent a powerful bunking, into the benefit of a few; and I am told that action against it. These remarks might be illusone man's gains by this speculation are estimated trated by many well known examples; but the case at from 500,000 to a million of dollars. The act of congress by which this grant was travel from the point that is now aimed at. I am nodoes not require it at present, and would be to made, contains many provisions to prevent the pub toriously the friend of all persons seeking happilic munificence from being converted into a privateness in this land of liberty, and designing to lay monopoly. And one of our objects in referring to their bones amongst us; and would afford to them it is, to excite some member of congress to a rigid every facility that they may become AMERICANS, enquiry to ascertain if the letter of the law has indeed-but it is only upon the condition of their been satisfied, seeing that its spirit has been violat-becoming so that I wish the presence of any; and I ed-in order to a reclamation of the immunities most sincerely despise the creature that, rioting granted, if justice requires it. in his ease possessed here, adheres to those insti

So much, indeed, has the beneficence of congress tutions which drove him from his country. If any been abused, that two or three of the oldest and love a king better than freedom, let them lick his most respectable members told me, when at Wash-feet "at home" as long as his majesty will condeington last winter, that there was nothing against send to suffer it-but it is knavery, or folly, in a which they should hereafter be so much upon there man who voluntarily takes up his abode in America, guard as those acts called liberal-and one of them this "despicable country," to be always telling us observed, he never had voted for any law that was of the roast beef and happiness that he left; and intended by him as an advantage to a class of peoit ought to be resented by advising him to go back ple, which he had not sincerely repented of-be-again as quickly as possible-adding, that we will cause the advantages designed for all had uniformly cheerfully part with him. been perverted to the benefit of a few scheeming individuals; and he instanced a series of speculations -"too tedious to mention." It was the abuse of the Alabama grant that caused the rejection of the petition of the Irish emigrant associations for the Laying off of a tract of land in the Illinois, though every body felt satisfied that their design was an

honest one.

selection of the most eligible spot, perhaps, on the Well, the speculation being completed, in the Tombeckbee for a town, a few Frenchmen went off to secure the possession-the chief part of the petitioners, it is presumed, for a very small gratuity, relinquished their claims to the heads of the project, and some of those chiefs, having realized their By the way, however, I very much question the tion. profit in this, have started upon another speculaGen. H. Lallemand and certain associates, policy of any act of government that has a fendency in numbers unknown, and for purposes not yet to introduce and keep up amongst us a foreign na understood, have seized upon a part of the protional language or dialect, manners or character, as vince of Texas, which is claimed by the United every large and compact settlement of emigrants States as a part of Louisiana, as purchased of France from any particular country, must necessarily oc. and as ceded to France by Spain. The settlement casion. Though some have seemed almost ready is on the river Trinity, about 12 miles from its to quarrel with me for the often-repeated asser-mouth, and 30 from famous Galvez on. The party tion, I still assert and will maintain it, that the peo- which first arrived there in April last were said to ple of the United States are yet wretchedly deficibe 120 strong-report adds that they have since ent of a NATIONAL CHARACTER, though it is rapidly been joined by many others, have erected military forming, and in a short time will be as the van works, mounted cannon, &c. guard of the NATIONAL STRENGTH. Its progress, the only official articles we have yet seen about The following are however, is retarded by the influx of foreigners, this new establishment: with manners and prejudices favorable to a state of things repugnant to our rules and notions of right. Since few enlightened men may be called citizens of the world, but most men's ideas are narrowed to the spot or country, with its habits of VOL. XIV. -27.

Reply to a letter from Natchitoches, published in the
Louisiana Gazette, of the 31st March.
on the river Trinity, had no other object than the
The French colonists, who have gone to set
choice of productive lands, where they might pro-

cure laborers and cattle at low prices, and from It will be divided into cohorts: Each cohort will have a chief, who will be rewhich they might derive a prompt and productive revenue. They look for those advantages which quired to keep a register of the persons who comare to be derived from a rich soil, by active, labo-pose it, and to preserve it in order. rious men:-they have no other wish than to culti vate them and to enjoy the tranquility necessary to such an establishment. They have no connection with any assemblage that has heretofore taken place in those parts, and will never engage either in privateering or smuggling, nor in any other occupation that might render them a subject of dis. quiet to any people.

Signed,

New Orleans, April 1, 1818

H. LALLEMAND.

A general register, formed from that of the eohorts, will be kept by the direction of the colony. The cohorts will be collected in the same place, that they may be the better protected from insult; and that each one may live tranquilly under the protection of all.

A colonial code shall forthwith be made, to guarantee safety and property; to prevent and repress wrongs; to secure the peace of just men, and to curb the evil intentions of the wicked.

[Translated for the Democratic Press] A little time will develope the real object of Camp Azile, province of Texas, May 11, 1818.those persons-though we are not afraid that they Reunited by a series of the same calamities will conquer the United States, as some seem alwhich have torn us from our homes, and scattered most to apprehend, a little watching of their moveus suddenly in different countries, we have resolv.ment may save us much trouble hereafter. ed to seek an asylum, where we may be able to re. call our misfortunes, that we may draw from them useful lessons.

A vast country presents itself to us: a country abandoned by civilized men, where is only to be scen, some points occupied, or traversed by Indian tribes, who contented with the chase leave with out cultivation, a territory as fertile as extended. In the adversity of which we boast, far from its humbling our spirit, we exercise the first right granted to man, by the author of nature, in estab. listing ourselves on this land, to fertilise it by our labors, and to demand from it the products it never refuses to perseverance.

We attack no one; we have no hostile intentions. We ask peace and friendship with all who surround us; and will be grateful for the kindness, which will be extended to us. We will respect the religion, the laws, the manners, and the usages of civilized nations. We will respect the independence, the customs, the mode of life of the Indian nations, whom we will not restrain either in their hunting, or in any other point of their existence.

The late War.

Every reader of the REGISTER will remember that during the late war, we always treated the heads of the "peace party" as not only having been the authors of that war, but as being the real cause ofits continuance; the first we think, also, was abundantly proved by documentary testimony brought forward in this work. Upon a frequent and careful review of what we then said of the principles which got up the HARTFORD CONVENTION, and finally died the death of a sinner at that renowned city, we have always felt its accuracy, and compliment. ed ourselves with the belief that history would so record the facts that belonged to the origin and progress of our sbort but memorable contest with Great Britain, and her allies.

The numerous war memorials to congress, &c. of the subsequent "peace party," goading and almost "kicking" the representatives of the people to battle, are in the archives of government and cannot be disputed or denied; but that the same We will maintain with all those, to whom it will party desired a continuance of war rested, and be expedient, social relations, and good neighbor-rests, rather upon presumption than positive evihood, as well as commercial pursuits.

dence, founded upon the actions and words of the Our deportment will be peaceful, active and la- leading men of that party, of which rightful reborious; we will be useful to the extent of our pow-cord has been made in the volumes of the REGISTER. er; and will render good for good.

The article below, when to it we add the recollecBut if it be possible, that our situation be not tion that certain men always rejoiced at the disasrespected, and that persecution may follow us to ters of their country, whilst grave senators prothe deserts where we have sought a retreat, we nounced it “immoral and irreligious" [heaven bless ask it of all reasonable men; what defence would the mark!] to be glad at our victories, affords us have been ever more legitimate than ours? It will strong additional proof that such presumption was be that of the most entire devotion. Our resolu just-for no one, more fully then the editor of tion is taken before hand. We have arms. The the New York Evening Post, was invested with a care of our preservation, has imposed it on us, to knowledge of the wishes and power of that party. furnish ourselves with them, as men in our situa We have always separated (on some questions, tion always have done. The land, on which we however, with great difficulty) the body of the "fe. have placed ourselves, will behold us prosper orderal" party so called, from the Hartford Conventionbravely die. There we will live honorably and free, or will find our tomb; and just men, will grant a testimony of esteem to our memory. But we have a right to look for a more happy result; and our first care ought to be, to merit the general assent, in tracing the simple regulations, which will be a guarantee of our dispositions.

lists, but foreigners cannot comprehend the nice distinctions which may have appertained to the case, and unwarrantably speak of that as a "faction,” which was the faction of a purty of the people, not the party itself. But the party is liable to censure for having looked passively at the stupid doings of a faction among themselves, instead of obeying the We will name the place, where our colony is si-voice of WASHINGTON "by frowning indignantly" tuated, Champ D'Azile.

upon its proceedings, and looking it into the deep

This denomination, in recalling to us our rever-contempt it deserved. ses, will also recall the necessity of fixing our destiny; of setting up anew our household gods; in a word of creating a new country,

The colony, essentially agricultural and commercial, will be military for its preservation.

We ever believed what, the editor of the Evenling Post, says. If the party which the Englishman calls the federal faction," had fairly rallied round the unfurled flag of their country, Canada, no doubt, would have fallen in or before the spring

of 1813, and the vast waste of human life on the frontiers, with a great expenditure of money, have been avoided, and our sex coasts have been less vexed than they were, because the regular force of the United States might have been appropriat to their defence.

FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.

A publication has issued, it appears, from the press of Oram and Mott, reprinted from a Quebec edition, and consisting of 335 pages, entitled, "The "military and naval operations in the Canadas, "during the late war with the United States, in"cluding, also, the political history of Lower Cana"da, during the administration of sir James Craig "and sir George Prevost, from the year 1807 until "the year 1815, by Robert Christie, esquire."

dom. In the success of that enraty is the cont nuance of their own illegitimate power.

The two following articles are from late London papers. They stink of an established church:

"A New York paper mentions the rejection of an attempt made in the American house of representa. tives, to violate the Sabbath by holding sittings on that day. We are not surprised that an inclination has appeared in America to imitate the national convention of France. The barbarities of that band of ruffians do not prevent many in England and America from wishing to see a revival of their practices. To such persons nothing can be more offensive than the benevolence and the wisdom, which have provided a day of rest for the minds and bodies of men, and for the bodies of creatures that are use. ful to them.”

"America is "the land of public felicity," the rights of conscience exist there uncontrolled, and Atheists as well as Christians can publicly boast of their opinions at noonday. Indeed, the number of Atheists and the contempt of religion in America ex

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On the merits and tone of this work, the Evening Post makes some very just and national remarks; among which we find the following: "Having occa"sion to speak of the federal party, he (the writer) "does not scruple, in forgetfulness of what was due "to decorum and to himself as a gentleman, to use the Mopprobrious terms, federal faction-it might have|ceed belief." "occurred to a man as well informed as he, that if that We shall not condescend to refute such slanders. "faction had approved of the war, and could conscien "tiously have lent their cordial heart and hand to car. The prince regent is the head of the church!-the duke of York is presiding officer of the bible so"ry it on, his boasted Canadas would hardly have op. "posed an effectual barrier to our arms: we had only city!! and has been complimented by a bishop on "to have marched to their shores, and they would have his morality!!! This is enough. But we defy all "been ours. Whether this is sober truth or only a ri-England to furnish us a case like that recorded in the article below: we produce it in testimony of "diculous gasconade, time, perhaps, will show." the extent of "French influence," [the old rawhead-and-bloody bones of civil and religious conspirators against man's happiness] in the United States-venturing to assert that the rev. Mr. Sampson is as legitimate a priest of the Most High, as any ever made by the archbishop of Canterbury, or any other state priest that ever existed, in any part of the world-and our ground for this opinion -the people love him. is,

This is one of the most frank declarations that we remember to have seen; and it appears to us, admits against the policy of the federal party as much as has ever been said in reprobation of it by its most violent opponents. The spirit of the article in the Post is excellent; but in its very display makes us regret the deliberate and now avowed repression of the same spirit when public exigency and patriotic feeling should have called it forth. The greater the error, however, the greater the ingenuousness of thus acknowledging it.

Blessings of Legitimacy..

The word "legitimacy" has been so grossly abused by the lawless oppressors of man in Europe, and so hacknied in ridicule of their preposterous proceedings, that we never see it in print without a shuddering apprehension that it refers to some thing anjust. But on the present occasion we mean to use the term in its legitimate meaning.

From the Brattleborough Reporter, of July 28.

On Friday and Saturday the 3d and 4th inst. the Rev. Hollis Sampson of Wilmington, began to make some movements about building a barn. On Monday following, some part of the timber, unhewed, was drawn to the place intended for framing the people passing and repassing, observed the movement, circulated the intelligence, and without any other notification or invitation, came together on Tuesday morning with oxen, axes, and framing tools, and on Wednesday at the setting of the sun, a barn 30 feet long and 20 broad, well timbered, stood upon a good stone underpinning which was In our retired moments, when in the mind's eye four or five feet high; under one side of the barn we discern the present and probable condition of the stone work, however, was not wholly done, but the United States, if the people by eternal vigi the next Tuesday was mentioned as a day to cover lance preserve their freedom, and the heart ex- the barn and complete the underpinning. Accord ults because man stands erect, having trampledingly on Tuesday the 14th, the people came toge. under his feet the chains of a tyrant, well may the soul be bowed in awful homage and lively gratitude before the OMNIPOTENT-beseeching a continuance of his blessings on this republic "to the thousandth and thousandth generation," and entreating that in possession of the mighty power it is destined to wield, it may not forget right: prompt to resist, but fearful to do a wrong.

ther; little was done till afternoon, but by about sunset the barn was completely covered, roof and sides; the stages taken down, and all was completed except doors and windows. It was then started by some one, that it was just the beginning of haytime, and the barn would want something in it. Several loads of hay were immediately offered, and it was agreed to circulate the knowledge of The freedom of opinion in America, often pro- this thing around the people, and that every one vokes the scandal of those who speak as the master that felt able and willing should in the course of directs. This is as natural as that Milton's devil the hay season bring a small load and see if they should have hated the heaven he could not enjoy could not fill it. How this will succeed we cannot -vice, from its principle, is essentially the enemy certainly predict, but judging from what is past of virtue; so monarchs and monarchists and state- we may presume that Mr. Sampson will have a pricets, are the enemies of civil and religious free-good supply of hay.

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