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VOLUME 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 7, 1852. NUMBER 72.
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From the Puritan Recorder.
GRANDEUR AND BEAUTY.
Say some the world's a wilderness; (
IV ? ' Its various paths a weariness,
. However wide they part;
And floes not the same feeling rest
A cherished, if a silent guest
'in many a human heart?
1&\. The laborer at his daily toil?
I The student o'er his midnight oil?
|^r ." Nor less the son of wealth?
V.s And woman too, refined or rude,
/ V:- In circles or in solitude,
fej . In sickness or in health?
All feel, with Scotia's bard forlorn,
>i "That man. poor man, was made to mourn
But should we thus repine?
Should we not rather raise our eyes,
And see how all o'er earth and skies 1
Grandeur and beauty shine ? j
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^""^"""""Grand is the towejing mountain, bold, .
J v Whose summit snowy wreaths enfold, s
^ u . v Or circling clouds conceal;
"Beauty beams bright from lowlier hiils,
- From groves and glades and sparkling rills, 1
Wh ere Bowers their sweets reveal.
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There's grandeur in the stormy sky,
Where thunder- roll and lightnings fly, c
; . Or wild tornadoes blow; ;
^ Beauty when 'mid the azure clear, ^
: Crescent and twinkling stars appear,
Smiling on all below. ^
There's grandeur in the ocean surge, 1
Where billows, furious billows urge s
On the resounding shore ; j
Beanty?when peaceful flow the waves, .1
Soft sighing from their coral caves;
And sweet their voice once more. * f
There's grandeur in man's noble form,
Jp With his Creator's image warm, 1
Jr.}' , Where mind and soul we trace;
Beauty in her the beiug fair, \
Whose features the 6ame impress bear <
Revealed with softer grace. ^
Such is our world?oh ! say we ne'er,
There is no joy?no gladness here,
No glorious things to love;
" But grateful own a liberal hand, (
Has thrown the beautiful, the grand, 1
Around us apd above. t
And will not man whose godlike mind ,
So fits him for his place assigned, f J
Fairest amid the fair, .
Resolve his course shall worthy be, J
His station of supremacy, 1
Worth v hiph Heaven's heir ?
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From Vie Baltimore Weekly Sun.
THE UNKNOWN FRIEND, I
OR THE RESCUE AND ESCAPE.
AS INCIDENT OF THE REVOLUTION.
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In the year 1777, when Philadelphia was in s
the possession of the British army, under com- t
V. mand of Lord Howe, the situation of the Ameri- t
L cans who c:uld not follow their beloved coraman- j
der was truly distressing. Subject to the con- |
S^Ltinual assaults of cruel and oppressive foes ; comI^Bpelled
to pay obedience to laws predated on \
^Ktlic military power of a haughty and vindictive
SHkommander, it can be better imagined than de
l^fccribed. To obtain the comrtion necessaries of
flflnfe, they had to walk a distance of twenty miles, ,
jHAnd even this indulgence was not granted them ^
BaKitil a pass was procured from Lord Howe, as y
JMPguards were stationed across the route a distance <of
four miles from its commencement, forming j
a complete barrrior; beyond these, through the
woods, extending about two miles, were stationed
picket guards, thus rendering it almost an C
kL impossibility to reach the station where provi Igkwsjverc
kept, without first having obtained a ?
9H Tlie Commander-in-Chief of the American '
forces was then encamped at Valley Forge, suf- '
GjfllSnng from cold, hunger, and the inclemency of c
HBnie season. Meanwhile, the British reclined, as 1
rt were, on couches of superfluous exhuberance, '
spending their days at the banquet table, and
their nights in dancing, rioting and dissipation, '
thus teposing in fancied security, while the great
American General was devising a plan for their |
| ' final extirpation.
( About this time, a poor, friendless woman, I
q with four small children, and whose husband was
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' ; TVltll VS painot HruiJ at t .uicv ruigc, uuu mauv
faflUPt applications for a pass, wherewith # to *
SjjB^ablV her to reach the provision depot. 1
8gH|^fcEngagenients rendered it impossible for her t
H lei tormentor to give her one. Rendered des- i
from disappointment and the unceasing
and cries of her suffering children, she i
^B^^rted alone, without a pass, and by extraordi- 1
nary good luck, succeeded in eluding the guards, i
\and reached the place whore the provisions were [
jj Our adventurous female, having procured a t
I^Kn^iTrquantity of flour in a pillow case, was re- *
turning home with a light and joyous heart, to
her anxious and lonely babes, when, just as she
had pass;d the picket guards and was entering
the woods, a few yards this side, a tall, athletic
man emerged from a thicket of leafy bushes,
and placing a letter in her hand, requested her
to read it. With eager joy she grasped the
letter, bearing the character of her husband's
hand writing. After a pause, he said : " Madam,
your husband is well, and he requested me to
inform you that he will be with you in a few
days. Money i? a scarce article among us now?
I mean among them ; but on account of your
husband's partiality to the cause of liberty I am
willing to become his banker." Perceiving that
she was about to refuse it, he said, " My means
are adequate, or I would not be thus lavish."
We should here remark, that about 'this period
there lived five brothers by the name of
Wharton, who committed innumerable acts of
heroic bravery, but more in the character 01 marauders
than of soldiers. They were full six feet '
high, stout, active and cunning, and. invariably
succeeded in effecting their escape. A partiality :
to the Americans rendered them obnoxious to
the British, and always welcome to the former, j
to whom they conveyed what-information they j
could glean in their adventures. But to return. |
" You remarked, sir," said the female, " that j
my husband would be with me shortly, and I j
Jesire to know how came you in possession of
this information of that which seems so impossible.
And how do you know mc, whom?" j
"Hush ! madam," interrupted the unknown, !
n a subdued voice, we are now approaching the j
British guard. Suffice it to say, the American ;
lommander is devising apian that will make the :
American continent tremble, and expunge the j
miscreants ! Now, farewell; take the left hand
road, and be careful!"
He then departed. She gave one look, but
racancy tilled the spot where he had just stood,
summoning her almost exhausted energy, she j
iroceeded on, with a slow and cautious step. |
ivlready the hre burned within her bosom, when
;he awful word, '' Halt!" grated upon her ears,
ilmost striking her senseless. She started, but
,oon found herself in the custody of a British
cutinel. He gazed at her for *a momeut, and
lien demanded her pass.
" I havfe none," replied she, " my children
ire?"
" Confound the whole rebel crew !" angrily
exclaimed the sentinel. " Woman, this lluiir
s ours ! How dare you do this ? On, and die
ivith your children!"
So saying, he rudely snatched the sack of
lour from the hands of the trembling woman,
md was about departing, when the former niesienger,
the stranger who gave her the letter approached.
His entire demeanor was altered,
md humble simplicity characterized his gait.
Confronting the bewildered sentinel with a
eeniing fearlessness, lie solicited him in a supplicant
voice to refund the flour to the poor wonan.
" Fool! idiot!" exclaimed the guard, who are
rou, and why do you interfere here ? If you
lo not leave quickly, you will be the inmate of
fonder guard-house."
"Probably I will." carelessly replied the stranger,
" But wont you give this starving creature
;he means of supporting herself and wretched
ihildren one week longer ? Recollect the dis
?n._,i i? l.
.nucc mic iiita waiKvu, uic ucj?>m ui iicr bach,
ind remember? "
" Nonsense, intruder!" again interrupted the
juard. " Why command me to recollect and
emember \ You are pleading in vain, and if
rou don't disappear quickly, I shall seize you as
i spy!"
" You won't give the poor woman the flour,
;hen ?" asked the stranger."
" No by heavens, I wont!" retorted the exas- .
aerated guard.
" Then, by my country's faith and hopes of
iberty, you shall!" shouted the now enraged
tranger, and with a powerful effort he seized the
entinel by the throat, and hurled him furiously
o the ground. " Run, madam !" cried he;
' behold the guards advancing P Then, in a
ower tone, he added, " Seize your flour, pass the
iue, and you are safe !"
Almost as instantaneous as the passage of a
ightning flash across the gloomy cloud, 'twas
iccoinplished.
The sentinel now made an attempt to rise,
rhen the stranger drew a pistol and shot hiin
lead ! The unfortunate man now gazed around
nth a fearful intrepidity. There was but one
r.f jws.n.vn k..f
toy vi <wiu ciiui# tiuuu^ii tiiu ?uuu.\
i rasping the dead mail's musket, he bounded off
ike a deer pursued by hounds.
" Shoot him down ! down with him !" was
cbocd from one to another.
1'ut soon the stranger was lost in tho forest,
ind a general search was commenced. The obect
of their search was meanwhile dying like
ightning. lie left the main guard far behind, I
>ut the picket would soon be alarmed. One
ionise alouo presented itsob, and that was to
nount his horse (which had been concealed in
be bushes) and gallop down tho river hanks.
3ut here he found himself obstructed and licmned
in by at least fifty exasperated soldiers.
">ne sprang from behind a tree and demanled
of him an immediate surrender, saying,
1 'Tis useless to prevaricate; you are now our
jrisoher, and your boat is in our possession."
? rn o T ?" ill 1 1.1
"Slave ot a Aing: examined me stranger, ;
1 how dare you address a freeman thus i Sur-;
ender yourself ? A Warton never surrendered !
limsclf to any man, far less to a miserable pol- '
roon ! Kcmember the five brothers Warton ! j
\way, or die!"
The guard levelled his gun, but he himself
vas levelled, to the dust, the ball of Warton
jeing swifter than his own! Warton's case was
low desperate. Behind was tho whole line, of
guards; before him tho pickets, and on his left
ho eitv of Philadelphia, crowded with British
,roops. Ono way, and only ono presented itlelf.
and that was to cross the river. Knowing
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the mettle of his horse he unhesitatingly plunged
in ! A vociferous shout succeeded, and ere he
attained half the distance across, twenty armed
boats were in swift pursuit. Gallantly his noble
horse plunged through the waves, while his
courageous rider spurred him on with intense
interest, as, as the leaden balls whistled around
his ears. Uninjured, he reached the opposite
shore, and turning around, snatched another
pistol from his belt, and with steady and unerring
aim, fired at the foremost boat. A long,
deep groan was heard, and a man fell over the
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OiUU illiu otllia |?V 1 lOtJ uv ? ?| kv? KUVII
disappeared in the woods. The angry, harassed,
and disappointed pursuers gave one look, one
curse, and one returned to the shore, fully believing
that if he was not the devil, he was, at
least, one of his principal emissaries.
The French President.
The present aspect of France, her inner life
being as completely hid fro n the view of her own
peopie as it is from the world at large, would inducer
the conviction that the Napoleon dynasty is
a fi.yed attribute of her career. There is no room
to doubt that the President can at any moment
become the Emperor. And that the trasition
would be of as facile accomplishment as the
transfer of the Presidency of the United States
from one party to another, and quite as agreeable
to nearly the whole people, as the latter event is
invariably to one-half of our own. Nor can the
"Great" Powers of Europe interpose any real obstacle
to the ; ncci'.-sfu! accomplishment of such
a design wh< never the Kr- i.eh gentleman may be
disposed to carry it into effect. It is now purely
a matter of taste. The only question of any interest
in the matter is. how long the tiling would
last. Whether it would he measured by the life
of Louis the First of the house of Napoleon, or
be continued by hereditary succession in his
blood.
The term for which the President has been elected
allows him sufficient time to mature all his
I lans, and, at the same lime, to secure all that popularity
which he may deem essential to stability,
as well as mere success. And his occasional excursions
about the country evidently contribute
to the stftngth of his position, and furnish the opportunity
for such renorts. at least, as must tend
in a grrac degree to discourage, repress, and over-'
awe the spirit of opposition. He is building up
a reputation as well as a throne, and will make of
his usurpation as fair a pretext as ever his uncle
did. The probable occasion for the last grand
coup d'elnt will be a nuptial one. Nothing could
be more French?nothing more Napoleonic?nothing
better adapted to the result, be it either a step
to a triumphant career, or swift destruction,
In the civil departments, the Prince President
enjoys the benefit of asystem which might be advantageously
introduced on this side of the Atlantic,
though, as a matter of course, it would be
encountered at first with patriotic indignatton.
True, the Frenchmen can usei'. with an effect
that none could derive from it with us; and it is
niade.to secve a personal interest, which, in our
system of government, takes the form of vote
and influence, and thus binds the office-holder to
the powers that be. We allude to the sort of security
ol officials throughout all the departments
of the government; which differs as much from
that of this countsy as cash from credit. In fact,
instead of giving bonds, the French office-holder
makes an actual deposit of money, equal to the
amount which at any time can fall into his hands
in the legitimate couise of business. This sum
is dropped into the French national "funds," and
stands to the account of the depositor, on which
he is to receive three per cent, interest during the
period of his official service. He is thus personally
identified with the perpetuation of the current
dynasty, and soon learns to square his political
ideas by the court rule of action.
From men thus circumstanced, nothing of a
revolutionary tendency is to be apprehended.
The President is thus secure in the departments
of government; and,under the despotic organization
of power, the same rule is made to apply
pretty extensively throughout the business and
professional circles of society. For instance,
counsellers, attorneys, auctioneeers, money and
stock brokers, commercial collectors, and responsible
editors of newspapers, are included in the
arrangement, besides sheriffs, notaries, clerks ot
courts,and government officers. Of course, the
State having nothing to do, in this country, with
private business, beyond police regulations, the
French rule of security would apply only to office
holders subjeet to pecuniary responsibility. It
would have a very pretty effect on experimental
Swartoutin, if our government could only be as
sharp in getting in the deposits office holders, as
it is dilatory in recognizing the honest claims of
injured citizens.
Nor would the benefits of the system appear in
this respect alone. It would cut down the host
of applicants for offices of a pecuniary responsibility
to a mere corporal's guard, and commit them
only to men of character, diligence, and substantial
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urn ivopunoiuiiiiji ji ivuiiiu mruw over me uifice-seeking
fraternity the mantle of real respectability?not
the respectability ot wealth, but tho
respectability of genuine integrity, indicated either
in the personal deposit of the applicant, or
tiiat of lis friends.
It will be easily seen how such a system operates
in tavor of the policy ol the French l'resident,
lie lias his hand in the pockets of all those
who can most readily influence the people, and
amongst whom revolutionary proceedings have
received hetetofore a large support. Can they
contribute to the popular cause any more? Human
nature must answer the question, and abide
bv it, in France. Tin* next revolution must come,
when it doe- come, from (lie people alone, and
when will that he??ltt!ti;iwrc Sun.
Carry A Thing Through.?Carry a tiling
through. That's it. don't d<? anything else. If
you onco fairly, soundly, wide-awakely begin a
thing, let it be carried through, though it cost
your best comforts, energies, and all that you can
command. We heartily abominate this turning
backward, this wearying and fainting of soul and
purpose. It bespeaks imbecility of mind, want
of character, courage, true manliness.
Carry a thing through. Don't begin it till
you fully arc prepared for its accomplishment.?
Think, study, dig till you know your ground?
sec your way, this done launch out with all your
soul, heart, life aud fire, neither turning to the
right nor the left. Push on giantlike, push as
though creation were waiting through all time
for your esnccial hand and spirit. Then you'll
do something worthy of yourself and kind.
Carry a thing through. Don't leap and dally
from one thing to another. No man ever
did anything in that way. You can't. Be
strong minded. Be hopeful, stem, and manly.
When once fairly in a work, don't give it up.?
Don't disgrace yourself by being on this to-day,
on that to-morrow, and on another next day.?
We don't care if you are the most active mortal
living; we don't care if you labor day and night
in season and out, be 3ure the end of your life
show nothing if you perpetually change from obioot.
fnr^nno fa mo nneittnn aro novor Drained
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but by piously, bravely sticking, growing, living
to a thing till it is fairly accomplished.
In short you must carry a tiling through if
you would be anybody or anything. No matter
if it cost you the pleasure, the society, the
thousand pearly gratifications of life. No matter
for these. Stick to the thing and carry it
through. Believe you were made for the matter,
and that no one else can do it at all. Put
forth your whole energies. Stir, wake, electrify
and go forth to the *tnsk. Only once learn to
carry a thing through in all its completeness and
proportion, and you will become a hero. You
will think better of yourself; Of course you
will. The world in its very heart admires the
stern, determined doer. It sees in him its best
sight, its highest objects, its richest treasure.?
Drive right along, then, with whatever you undertake.
Consider yourself all sufficient (under
Providence) to succeed. You'll be successful.
The Bible.
BY CHARLES SIMMONS.
Other books bespeak their own age. The
Bible was made for all ages. It makes everything
of the Creator?other books, everything
of the creation. The Bible reveals the hand and
counsel of God in all events?profane history
describes the designs and action of men. The
Bible has a standard of righteousness which embraces
the rights and interests of Go J, and gives
them their infinite importance. Other books
speak of the rights and wrongs of men. Profane
history shows what men have been during
a few years past centuries? the Bible while it
overreaches in the past carries, us far into the
boundless future. Other books treat of human
relations and mutual obligations. The Bible reveals
the relations and obligations of universal
beiug. The statue books of men legislate for
times and places. The Bible legislates for the
intelligent creation during immortality. Human
authors describe the creation?the Bible
describes the infinite Creator. Uninspired authors
speculate upon truths before made known
and often upou delusive imaginations. The Bible
reveals truths before unknown, and otherwise
unknowable. We cannot comprehend all
the advantages which God has over nil human
authors,^ nor^all the excellencies of the Bible
over other books. But the following things are
obvious:
1. The Bible is distinguished for its exact and
universal truth. It is true to nature, true to
conscience, true to universal experience, true to
facts. Time and criticism only illustrate and
confirm its pages. Successive ages reveal nothing
to modify the Bible representatives of human
nature. Passing events fulfil its prophecies,
but fail to impeach its allegations. The
truths of the Bible have already exploded many
false systems of philosophy, of ethics and religion
The forming and formidable systems of infidel philosophy
will yet fall before the predictions and
light of the Bible. When God speaks he speaks
in view of al' truths, past, present and future;
which enables him to utter exact and universal
truth. But all human authors are very limited
in vision, and their feelings are warped by preju,1:
uia'*
2. Th? Bible is distinguished by the moral
purity of its precepts. They are founded on all
the relations, and impartially respect all the
rights of being. They exactly harmonize with
common sense and conscience. Witness the
precepts respecting love to man. Who can conceive
a better foundation for morality than our
Saviour's golden rule?or for peace, than his precepts
respecting lovo to enemies? Who can
imagine a higher standard of holiness, than the
precepts, "lie ye therefore perfect, even as your
Father which is in heaven is perfect." "Whether,
therefore, ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye
do, do all to the glory of God." All the divine
precepts are "according to godliness," and adapted
to make us "wise unto salvation." They
bear with equal weight against all errors and
sins, and in favour of truth and goodness. The
maxims of heathen philosophy are selfish, narrow,
impure, and have no power over the conscience,
when compared with the precepts of the
Bible.
iVcglcrt not the Bible.
It is surprising to notice how this sacred Book
is neglected by sinful men. The votaries of
taste and fashion will spend their days and nights
poring over the morbid pages of sensual and fictitious
narrative; yet if their God were to ask
them if they had read the Book which he sent
them from Heaven, where would they look??
How could they say that they had never road
the precious Book throughout? Wherever you
go, learn not of those. Take your Bible in your
hand ; make it the companion of your way. In
the thirsty desert of this world it will supply you
with water of Life; in the darkness of doubt and
apprehension it will cast a gleam of Heaven over
your path ; in the struggle of temptation and the
bom- of affletion it will lift up the voice of warn
ing, encouragement, and comfort. Never let
the Bible be by you unperused. It is the only
helm that can guide you through the ocean of
life, and bring you safely to the immortal shores.
It is the ouly star that leads tho wandering seai
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man Dy inc IUUK^j eiuu uicaftUPj Ituu tiuij iriupests
of utter destruction, aud points him away
to the heights of everlasting blessedness. The
Bible contains the only food that can satisfy the
hungerings of the soul; it presents us with the
only laver in which we can wash ourselves white
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and be clean ; it .alone tells us of the garments,
that are worn in.tbe courts ofheaven ; it is from the
Bible alone that we leara^to prepare a torch
to conduct our footsteps through the. vallev of
the shadow of death; and it is the Bible alone
which can introduce us at last to the glories of.-- ? V
immortality.?Robert Pollote.
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Samuel Before Eli.
The young should read and study the history '
of Samuel, with the greatest care and interests. / ilfDo
you ask me the reason? It is this: Samuel . X
is converted to God when a little child. -'It is ' '
not unlikely, that he was born a child of Gody -x.
that he was sanctified from the womb. When "'i
rsamuei was only aoout six years ot age, ana . ,
while ministering in God's house, God revealed himself
to hira in a very wonderful manner.?-: '
When he laid himself down to sleep, he heard a;; .--' &
voice saying to him, Samuel! He thought it y
was the voice of Eli, and therefore ran to the
bed where the aged priest Lay. "He said Here
am I, for thou calledst me. And he said, I
called not; lie down again. And he went and
lay down." A second time the voice called, Sam- uel!
Still he thought it was Eli who called- -. .
upon him. He went to Eli a second time; .And ? *
a third time the voice called, and a third time"
he went to Eli. The venerable priest told;him,
that if the voice called a fourth time, he should" ...
answer in the following words, "Speak," Lord, for
thy servant heareth." The voice did call a
fourTh time, and repeated the name ofSanraeT-'
twice: "And the Lord came and stood" and ' -i;
called as the other times, Samuel, Samuel.?
Then Samuel answered, "Speak, Lord, thy " ser-V.V
vant heareth."
Let us pause, and think of the extraordinary
honour conferred by the great Jehovah, on a child
of such tender years. We do not read, in any ~
part of the holy Scriptures, of God speaking in ; jthis
wonderful way to any so young as Samuel,> '
A child of only six years conversing with God;. ; '
as it were face to face!
What did God communicate to this holy, hum-': ~ \. ,1 ? <1
ble child? It was a sad communication; it Am."- insufficient
to make the ears of the children of Is-r J
rael to tingle. It was a revelation of God's dis- - ,
pleasure with Eli and his wicked sons.. It Was a
threatening from God, of the "punishment about V;. .
to be inflicted on the sons of the venerable high . & :
priest, for their impurity, their sacrilege, and their"
avarice. After the vision, Samuel lay down on his
bed till the morning, and feared to show Eli
the vision. It is not likely he shut his eyes in " gj
sleen. Eli wondered that he came not to his :
bed-side to tell him the vision. After Samuel in
the morning had opened the doors of the house..- - -jyj-j
of God, Eli called him, and asked him what the ..
Lord had said to him. After much and earnest i ;v'
entreaty, Samuel, in mournful accents, told him ' v'> 'i
<i vory whit, and hid nothing from him.- Probably
the child wept while he made known the
vision; and, oh, how the heart of Eli beat in his- >r ;-*
bosom, while he listened-to the awfully affecting " * V; '!
tidiags! "What a solemn and impressive sight, . /
?the aged priest beuding down with age, and; :
the young prophet proclaiming in his ears the ' .
will of Heaven. Eli breathed submission: "It is aJSsSj
the Lord let him do what seemeth him good!" |
American Citizens in Germany.?The Na- " ?
tional Intelligencer says:
"A complaint appeared in a New York paper' 1 _lj
sometime ago, that the rights of American citizens
in Germanv were not taken care of and defended ; *1
as they ought to be at the Legation in Berlin.?3 * '.
The article alluded to several cases, and amongst
others quoted onefrora the Savannah Republican y,
?that of Frederick Leopold, a naturalized citizen vg.;
and a resident of Charleston, .in'South Carolina.
It is stated that Leopold bad. been held to seven
years' service in the Hanoverian army. We understood
from an. authentic source that he was
promptly set at liberty from arrest, but upon
bail, on the interposition of the American Lega- y
tion at Berlin, and the Hanoverian Government
has since relinquished all claim upon Leopold for' . - V7
service in the Hanoverian army, on the ground v r\~
that he had become a citizen of the United States.
It turned out, however, in his case, as we further'
learn, that a conviction had been recorded against
him in Hanover for the crime of desertion before
he became a citizen of the United States, and1
since he has returned, and voluntarily placed i
himself within it jurisdiction, the Government is
disposed to hold him responsible to the extent of'
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"Another and a later case of the like nature,
we are informed, has occurred in Hanover, and vi/ /
the individual was promptly released from arrest,
on the interposition of Mr. Barnard, our Minis/Ayr
. \ jter
at Berlin, though the ease had not beendisposed
of finally. The name of tfie individual
involved is lleins. . .5 ;
"When Mr. Whcaton was Minister at Berlin
he refused absolutely to interfere in behalf of German
naturalized citizens who voluntarily returned
to their former country, and were seized upon
as soldiers. He considered it as a settled,
question that their "native domicil and national,
character revested," exactly as if they had never
emigrated.
"Mr. Barnard, we understood, has not follow-* ' ;
ed this precedent. lie was not disposed to. ad- " - ' ?
mit the doctrine of Mr. Wheaton, except where
tlio emigrant returned to the country ofhis birth';
to be domiciled there. It is quite possible he ; */;
would himself have so restricted it, though it'
seems to have a larger application in the case he'
had in hand. We understand that Mr. Barnard.
h;is cases with the Prussian Govarnment?fgrow~
ing out of this claim on our* tt&luralizecPcitizens:
for military service and for fines imposed on themj
for a quasi desertion, and we learn that he has
not yielded to these claims, and those who know
our Minister, and are willing to do hira justice*
will not credit the imputation that the complamts
of our German fellowcitizens have been negleoteHt
by him."
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