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II POBTE Yv tfcji; .1^' 3T0 T FROM A BOSTON OirPlmtfM We fondly woo'd ^ My $. X x _ Awl startled, thou didst fcy forever. ? ? * -< j* " -'y *r ** Aw *%l deeply sorrow'd o'tr But wtlder, swfeeler, than before, to Thy ?ratle tlioagh di?unt beam'd agairf ng warm in wine, . Hi my/oer'd Mpt wfbe*n?y'? shrine v p'd thy swoe^ to tip. nWK?^?U W^A"Wrt?i*ffl ' ?? ?-.*?! altj' , . * ~f '? . ? I [turn me trow thy lovely fonn, . Thy jvy?wakiK>wn, thy t*eeti untasted. fhen fire tl^ee well, dec?Wul shade !, $!?8p5 #** whkh f 1 **? I'oof jndly jferi* they with***!*- j And all the?. Msceilmeaus, en ?ftbeaundalmceting aSi we of tfie occasion. ?#*dalk? ? ue of ?*o*r liter* Vttt, VPO ?fierfMs saw the sftme iiiSrali extract frm tht ^UUk'.'r^^ ,? Although I'ktte not had t)>6 honor either of, proposing or second - fog: any of yout iioaohitiona, still, as a native of that country so pant edly alfoded to fo your report, 1 Wpe 1 tt?y l? todolpd in l?w ob servations. The cr'wis in which \?e art placed i*, I hope, a sufficient apology in itself for any artrusion-^ Shut *,fiod such apology & rendered more thorwMMfeesMry by the courte Fsy of Ihfo rtcetrilon. ? Indeed my lJ9 id, when We see ftm.os which are avcry day arising? <when we see Idea pM?97 ?PVl> ?vow?l ? wten w?l see ttir Scriptim? hih1j\< idimly ri<H*J oiled ? when Id tMa Christian Moti-] nrchj the den of the republican ami tbedetet yawns for the unuaty in. your most public tb?>nm? bi;?rr- when . mnrt? are ostentatiously opened,; ^ybcro the moral poison maj be pur*l chnse?l, w| roue subtle venom eniOTs the yery jwoU-wben infidelity has hecotne an article of commerce; and punnVperdition ^ may j>e cheapened at the stall of every pedlar? to friend of society should continue silent ? it ia no longer a question of political ipriijbdjEe? of sectariai ? ortKological disco become a question, whether Chris tianity itself shall stand, or wbethev we shall let g? the firm andior of flfer faith, and drift without chart, or Mm, or compass, bio the shoreless ocean of impiety and blood ! I des pise as much as auy man, the whine] of bigotry-*! will go as hr as a^y man for rational liberty, but I will not dijjMse my God to deify Hie infi del, or tear in piedes the charter of) the State, and ^rope for a coustitu t ion amongst the tburky pigeon holes of every ttoedkss, lawless, infuria ted regicide. - When I saw the other Lord, the chief bacchanal of their or^iesr-rttat man with whom the Apostles were cleats,, and* ttt] Prophets liars, and Jesirat aq impos tor, on his memorabfc trMf wither ing boor after Hour with the most horrif} blas|ii*mies? surrounded by the votaries of every* and the} heads of eferfy faith-? the CMMan RiW-^ tif i- ? Q>e .men raust.M^at A* their piefcr bid' their learning, whuiu he hid purpo^elycoUeited to war his infidel ridicule ?tf ? all they rev*re?c?d-^, when I saw him raise the Holy Dir. hie in <m e hand, and the Age oil Reason in the other, 'tt.it Were ct?M (Von tips tlie wrumuume, nir me Te-pnmuciion ?je rih#W4ilaspSi^y'of l^theirs? ould iiot help exclaiming ' InfiUn fl man? if all your jim practicable tfmdness could be reafeed, what would you give us in excMe ' ?hme?^pSdd^ WiESiatBistJIeH wm {hi very trial of that Ml the leaaLv iuntala ? j?rt<sMr I Would i. hot hot &L 1 Ike power. ?*ipln?bth6r 1 Would eve, evidence orl ed 5 and as our ci wodhTgve it ifc no blest triumph > Iria- ettiteftee,, and iordj Ite fete Iwf thw?half-inlifel, " ft n matters vety lit i&f^Uat of the thou -corrupted. He baa ? v~! .?* i 1 jk.< totted The fresh blood of fofltnCT? it baa tlipheartened the )a|t hope of age; if his .urn aocouM ont?<dr f illation be correct, hundreds oil thousands must be this instant t?int-| ? <1 with Mie4rifrtlUi<ia venom, whoae Atiqg die* not *ilh the destruction cif the body ftoagjn^ not because tbe jjestitencto smites not *t once that its latatijy lir les s certain? tomgine4 hot hfcaase the lower order* are the earliest * ictftnw, that tlwp more e le vat ert wilt #Mlbr ifp the i|| turn; the most mortal chttne?A l*?uts at the extteft.etie*, ami you trtay depend upon it nothing .but time w<t apathy are Wanting to c Imnge thia healthful land intM a' charnel-house where mur der, anarchy, and prostitution, and I the whole liell I jrood of the conse 'crated and the noble.* My lord, I ain the more indignant at these dr signs, . because thev&re sought to h< concealed in the disguise of liberty It is the duty of , every real friend tu liberty to tear tier ;mask from the fiend who has usurped it. No, No, this is "not our island OocUless, hear ing the ? mountain freshness, on her cheeky and scattering the valley's bounty from her . hand, known by the light* that herald her fair pre sence, the peaceful virtees .that at tend herpath. and the long blase of glory that lingers in her tram ? it is a demon^ speaking fair indeed-? tempt ing our faith with airy^; hopes apd visionary realms, but even within the ttmnp of its mantl^, hiding the Moody symbol of Kfe purpow. Hear not its sophistry: guard your cbikl agaipst it; draw round your homes, the consecrated circle, which it ilare not entep; You will find an amulet in the religion of yotfr coun try } Hi^the great *iound raised by the Almighty fur ttie jmitection of humanity ?it stands bet ween you and the law of buna* pa**k*ifi ? ai^d, W* uteiieve me, iFybtt wait lamely by while it is basely ondevtnined,! the fiery deluge will roll on, befi^e which all that you hold dear, or venerable* or sacred, will wither in)o?she*. Believe no one whotaMs you that the friends of freedefc ate now, or ever were, the- enemies of religitm^. They know. too well that rebellion l^pinst God caqnot prove the basis of, government for man, and that the loftiest structcfre impiety can raise is but the Babel monument of {Is impotence, anil ita prhta, mock ing the. builders with a moment's strength and then covering them with Inevitable contusion. Qo yon want an example ?'oifly * look to France. The microscopic vision of yoqr rab* Me blasphemers has not sight En ough to contemplate the - mighty minds which qommenp^d her revo lutMMu The wjt-rrth^' sage-*~jthe "itorr^the hero? the whole fi^tktbek frea 4W^ e ?H they natural con their vd deities siiffokifl POTi tin brothel, and the xtinguwhetl the flame Tbev crowdfd th? m a'safera lugeufft rest on. lha ^-e*eoitioi*tT*>#Tto *hS ?wb- victim of lo ? y OX . vm ftmred^-no reel :lcfi r?*#y*? Sfassf but tore see at last that in every banquet ti their trinjapfc 4# Almighty's Tea, TUT ~ ttiul IJrof >w idtftater.: My Lord, IW** nhjurt tlie *Uar, the throne* and the ..r^JTT f*'S. b"v ? %bxM mpon ths ttnU, fell from tbe brow of| j?"rd> constitution Ibt , ibe bloody tkwel of ihift revoluthwaiy pantonine. I [ira ftr my God, to the imptmu* democra cy of their pantheon? I will hot de <mi my king, for ibe'WiricaltKjnal ityof their pandematflim. * 1 must Mv anme better authority than the Fleet strevt temple, before 1 forego ibn nrifH i|<li8 which 1 imbibed in ?$ youth, and to wMcb I look forward |aa the ebMolfttitai of my tup} those WfWtecting pritfeiples whwbat mice guard* aiffl con?ecratfe<iian<i aweeten the aociai intercourse. which give life tfepfnaaa* and |Shf bnpeT^hich sacred shelter of rational morality. Neither Mr. Paine hot Mr. Palmar, or all the venom breathing brood, ^>all swindle from me the book ;* hsre 1 have learned these precept*: ?In despite of all their scoff end Kcarn, and menacing, 1 say, of the sacred, volume tl?y would obliter ate. it is a book of fact9, as well authenticated a?fcny heathen history ^a book of miracles, incoutestably avouched ? a book of prophecy, con firmed 4>y past as well as present fulfilment? a book of poetry, pure and natural, and elevated eveij to inspiration? a !>ook of morals, such as human wisdom jiever framed for the u?rfe<;tion of hnttian happiness. My Lord, I will abide by Hie pre cepts, admire the beauty, revere >he mysteries, and, as far as in me lies, practise the mandates of this sacred volume r and should the ridi cule of earth, and ,the, blasphemy of belt assail me, ,X shall OTjsole my self by the oonlempUtioVVf those ;bl&sed spirits, who, :in the- same hoty caused liave toiled^ and shone, and suffered. In the 4 goodly fel lowship of the Saints' ? in the 'f no ble anwy of Ike J&lar&rs'-~4a Ihe tietro ue aw ticanea, anil my <i& ill ness illuminated, at least my (*re tensioifless sulunission may be excus ed : If I eft w ith Jthe Luminaries 1 have chosen fur my gukk, 1 confess myself captivated by l|fc loveliness of their aberrations. If tHSy err, it is in an heavenly Tegiou ? if tliey wander, it is in Ifo folds of light~ if they aspire, it is at all events a glorious daring; and Bather than sink with infidelity into the dutf, i am content to cheat myself with jheir visiou of eternity. It may <h* deed be nothing but delusion, but then left with file disciples of t>bi losojihy and of virtue? ;*ith men wholiave drunk dtfep at the fountain of human knowledge, but whodis solved m the Uion in the di a con, the of thftfr salva I err wiih Ba lettt of nature, .1 the. learning of the . , iOBt 'iw-csciiait of the ?p jeel Ins ignorance. I err with mUmit .... It ool: soarinlr of Jd* #r?U_ Locke, whoae taught him to ac, . wattn.Joveof genuine! uevw cbijted into rebell ftfor* " I err *M? Hm star-like spirit, soothing mmk hmi < lark, .ess of the sphere, too soon toj re-ascend to the, home of k I err %itl?f,Fqi?klln, tye ttK>' world, ISp playma lao>k^?!nn> ?L!1 ? ? - 1 | Jecfrtc touch Atrillud ttrou. hemisphere. With men . Iil_. |;<^jL%4i,Si|8half' ra?alo lit V J I dtflCft those errors '^death-bed <jf a *[jW> ? * tint <*> evert for the Peine, or ?? delirious ?*.?hooo difficult to say, ? j ^r*T^" " \???uvi?^ ?w whether their tencte 4re more ludic rous, 0* more detestable. They ?'ill not obey the Kitigor the PrfnCe, or the Parliament, or the Cnostitu-I tion, but Ibey will ob Tliey will not believe lets ? in Mohb ? in Christ-*-hnt they believe Tom With no government bat confusion, and no creed bat scepticism, I be llieve, ib my sou I, they would abjure the one if it became W^Runate, and rebel against the Other if it was once eMablWbed ? Holding, my Lord, [opinions such as these, I nyself culpable, if ? ? . crisia, I did not declare then^"** 5 iter of my country, I yet draw a ne between patriotism an<lr.'i>ef?r<mjj A warvn friend to liberty of con wience, 1 will not confound tolera tion, with i?fldelUyT>Vith , all Ha inhigbit^ , I shall die in ?***; wines *of the Christian faith) and tvith all its 1 am contented 1< IJiVe under the glorious safeguards of the British constitution.^ ~ 'Trorft the Connecticut Mirror. 4 WASHINGTON^ . Every thing which relates to th* life and actions of this great ami :cood man, cannot fail to interest ^?very reader whose bosom is warmed t>y American feelings. Of all men, the name of Washington must be the most dear to American, hearts ; Mftd as the years roll away, instead ??f being lost in distance, the more Srilliant do his virtues appear* a# J rtn more sti-ongly convinced are we of the true greatness of his cfytrrfcter* ?c There is a mournful' pleasure." {says the eloquent Dr. Colder) in recalling the actions, and reviving the feelings of those who have gone itefore. Time has effected cbafi|M t?y his slow devastations, wTOli **peak {o the heart ; and we cannot bear the /roics of years departed, without feeling our attention arrested, and amid ti^e sus|iension of our em ployments, giving reverence tothetes timonyofiho$e?whi<se wisdom snatch ed from thatrflde^roffighaodj re mains upon record for dur instruc tion." : ^ T lie following ink' iost ins; a need otc of (he father of our Rq.uMick. \vc Wf in BisSei's continuation of Hume 5 jflld we do oot Svtotlcct to haV met with it in any other place. ' It jUus fyUtein tho utosi foMhfo nwiter the overrating baud of Providence, in* directing the operations of * man's mind, in momenta when lie is least oF aft aware of'E jfhfs' curious incident, from which if appears the life of the hero was in imminent dan-" took plart during eohte skirmish, two previous to the feat tlpM Brandy wine, and if detsih# _ n > letter from Major Fnrgusoti, " w ho commanded a rile corps W ad- ' 1 _ vi&' .a ' ' *? ? x - ? PPMHI. question tlie following account. 'vWc hu. m lain long, when a rtbel ofBcer re markable by a Hussar dress passed towards our army within a'hfbdred yrtd? ?f oor eight flank not peroeiv i<% Mi ? tie Was followed by another dressed in a dark craton and mounted on api near t<* JKj the jdea made a 'j?p Ww*' ytj'se-' hat.? shots to atOal fire at them: but mpMi I recalled (lie hussar j in ~ w jt A* . ? _A'^ j A. - 1 ? -_i ? '? tioo, and made si? leveling my piece jl slowly cant ^ r?w'" wis within wil It was In out . fegilillP , r. t Wholayinthe sane room when 0<ie of our sot? dressing tone of th?^ v ofifertik CfW^in w d in HL,,., attend*!? r 4. M. I nM know not sorry that I Moral Lemon in *?o?fa. It is possible the inventor of tarda had aworsl lesson in view. Let us lSS5 jl UNv fllAU HKjAH* [(that is the spirit) to play for dia monds (that is money) may get in * qttarrri which may introduce clubs .that may occasion the necessity, of bringing hmf.h to dig ngruve for his carcase?" Vmful IHtcotetiet. ! ?II is found iby mixing lard with butter, sand with ?u&r, water w ith milk, arid brickbats ? iih cotton, that they will go much