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From the P/iUatUtyAi* ftxcmau'* Journal . ^WflJEN TU6 IfAST TEAR. Wbeo ^belut tear of lave is shed, And the iree'd spirit hastes away, When jofl, desire, and hope have fled. A*d seeks its couch in clay ; O) then, what art, what pageantry :Of Worth deceased, shall teH ? what bust TojMfi shall breathe the memory ] Of those that slumber, dust with dust 2 j S Tiiri .? iaiSy ,.i , li. ? ? ? * i, I * ' ? ?t* rates the uiw v ^ i Ana those who now bestow the tear, + PfT . WiU claim the tribute in tetton. Alofce can edritiecrate its fame: GENERAL WASHINGTON. a The .fbUowing> elegant panegyric on tfie BsES #iCenp?l \Vasbiogton, wm u n? . 68tb Jt?r? ' The height ? bwper k WW about fivefeet eleven ;his ??M teWfWiM respect be resembled the make of a great number of bis conntjrymen. ? ?Ses?swet? tssss&s lie bid evjJt' obseired lo that of any other human being; the sockets for "l?" , ^ v- - , : ? j* i g '?' */?%? ??; ? ; n and the up^partof tbe imsebroad - **? ?*L fe feB'iT' ?b8WV*d' were indicative of the strongest p**> ?on?? yet, like Socrates, tiisjudg. t^3S deoce, and sometimes hesitated for a word? but.il was always to fiod one S^^ye||lup^:u^ tbrpugbsny conversation f " if iore o d ^"freV' j" behaviour at levee than In private, and in tbe company of ladies still fectfe so than when jokdy with men. VMt pei^np eyer found themselves for the first time in the presence of veneration andawe{ ner did i those emotions sutiside on a closer acquain tance? on the contrary, bi^ penNto hhd deportment were such as rather tended to augment tbfpi. The hard service ha M?*n, the Important pnd laborious offices ha bad filled, gave a kind of austerity to his couti tenance, and a reserve to his man ners) yet he nfaa the kindest hus 'band, the moat humane master, the steadiest friend. * The whole range 6f history does not present to our view a character upon which we can dwell with audi and unmixed admiration.?* jong life of (general W asbin 4 ton ia not stained with a single blot. |l*'wae indeed a man of such rare endowments, and each fortunate tern Cment, that every action be per ?d was equally exempted from the, charge of vice or weakness.? "Whatever he said or did, or wiote, was stamped with a striking and pe culiar propriety. His qualities wen so happily blended, and so nicel\< harmonised, that the Mult was a great and perfect whole. The pow ers of his mind, |nt] the dispositions oi* his heart, \>ere admirably suited to each other. It was the unioiuof (he most consummate prudence with (Lie most perfect moderation. His views, though large aud liberal, were uever extravagant; hisvirtues, though comprehensive and beneficent, .were discriminating, judiciohs and practi cal. ' ? ?/' Yet his character, though regular and uniform, possessed none of the littleness which may sometimes be long to these descriptions of men. ? It formed a majestic pile, the effect [of which wad not impaired, but im proved by order and symmetry. ? , 1 1 here was nothiog in it to dazzl&lffj wildness, and surprise by ecce^mcT ty. It was of a higher sneaes of floral beauty. It cEfainSd every thiog great and elevated, but had no fidn ai|LT iiiMEl ornament It was pat themodel cried by fashion and circumstance ; its excellence was adapted to the true and just moral taste, incapable of change from the varying accidents of manners, of opinion and times? General Wash ington is not the idol of * day, but the hero of ages! . fcjPlaced fn circumstances of 'the must difficulty at the commencement of, the American contest, he": accep ted that situation which was pre-emi nent in danger and responsibility... His perseverance overcame every ob etade } - his moderation conciliated every opposition ; his genius suppli ed every resource J ' his enlarged view coidd plan, revise, and Improve ev ery branch of civil and, military op eration.. He had ythe superior coin age which can act or forbear to act, as true' policy dictates, careless of the reproaches of ignorance, either inpowerorout af power. He knew how to conquer by .Waiting, in spite Of obloquy for the momentof victory \ and he merited true praise by despi sing undeserved censure. In the most arduousraoments of /the contest, his prodent firmness proved the sal vation of the cause w hich be suppoit mm ' ? ? His conduct was, on ?11 occasions,1 gu|ded ; by the most pure disinterest edness. Far superior to low and ? ' filing motives,- Jbe seemed even e .uninfluenced by that ambition, which has justly been called the in* stinct of groat souls. Hje acted ever as if his country's welfare, and that - consideration. He periled actions,' he persevered in a of laborious utility, with an -ity that neither sought dis t,.? ftor was flattered % it ? is reward was in die consciousness [of Me own rectitude;- and in the sue AMfce etevation to the chief pow ibiassed choice bf his , to exercise of it was ped dominions, he had neither to contend with tye opposition of rivals, nor dip revenge ?f enemies. As his1 a? thority was undisputed, so it re qoired no jealous precautions, uo ?fr gorous severity. His government was mild and gentle ; it was benefi cent and liberal; U was wise and (just. His prudent administration (consolidated and enlarged the domin ion of an infant Republic. In vol'1 weiring the magistracy whipfe-fo had filled with such diatinj sutisbed lienor, he enjoyed the un equalled satisfaction of leaving to the State Ira had contributed to eata* hlisb, the fruit* of his wisdom mm the example of bis virtue*. ' "T It iasoBM consolation, amidet the violence of ambition and lira criminal thirst of power, of which ao many instances occyr around us, to flud n chaiacter whom H ia honorable to admire, and virtuous to imitate. A conqneror for the freedom of hia country 1 A legislator for security 1 A Magistrate for it* liajipinea* ! His glories were never sullied by tlioae xceaaee into which the highe*tnuali ?it'* are apt todegeneratft? With. the greatest virtuea he waa exempt from Jibe corresponding rices. He was a man, in whom (he elements were sn mixed, thai "Nature might tart J stood up to all the world'9 and ofmei him as ber work. His famc^bOuniU ed by no country, will byconfitied to no age. The characm'Sf Wash-! Jingtqm, which bis coteilporariee re gret and admire, will to transmitted to posterity ; and th* memory of bit. virtues, while patriotism and virtue are held sacred altiSng men, will re main undiminished/ j From the WilmiDgton ( Del,) Gazette, ' ? - BRIEF VIEWS. 'J ^ ENCOURAGE THE PLACE, 1 r Jtis no uncommon thing to bear people apeak of the propriety of using our own productions, and con demn the practice of going abroad for an Article that can be bad at home, of a quality equally as 'good ; and we most all admit' that the opiuion and the censure is correct But we cannot but feel extreme mortiflcatkiD, very frequently, on account of the inconsistency of the persona who ex Ksstbem. Though they are some ea, and perhaps generally, very warm in the expresaion of their sen timents ) their practice ia directly op posed to their expressions ; though they condemn the practice of pro curing .Articles from abroad, they will use no Article of our own, if they can avoid U. It might be thought improbable, and 1 should myself doubt, its truth, if I bad not actually witnessed the fact ; but this I have done, and others have dope so too, in more instances than one. They will not probably, it ia true, use the particular Articles, the use of which they condemn, nor Articles which may be - classed among them $ but their practice' comes as much under their own censures as if they actual ly did so*" V v * ' There can be but very little or no hesitation in acknowledging, that it b always better to nee out own Ar ticles, in prefnetice to others, when they can be procured at the same price, and of as good a quality. If vernal members of the tame family followed different pursuits/and man ufactured Articles that they were: all under the necessity of using, no one would ever think of going to ? stranger to procure them while they coulanjciprocaHy supply each other. And the same line of conduct that is proper for a family to pursue for tyie nromotion of tb r far a the fact is, cheerfully acknowkd\, there is frequently a strange contra dictioteweenpMf ;?tid i ' i In the face of such acknowledgments, such is *he wtrsordinary^judke in favor of novelty, that an Article most alfrays cove from a distance, to be agreeaWe, and the grater the distance ia which it has been brought, the more complete is the satist'actii which the poasMsion of it affords, j These leflections have arisen from my having witnessed a singular pro pensity t? procure *from seme other place, every Article of fpecetsity 04 convenience, however small almost it might bO, in preference to procure ?ugh from Mr own Mechsnica of Mm feUou) citizens. I have known inatanceaof thoea, boots, coats, hats, bonnets, or somethings even smaller, being broudit from other place*, and every article' of fcrniUtre, of any considerable value, is sure to be pro cured ftom abeoad in prefetencs to tnetruraginr persona at home, wfcoea business it to to ttake/ or keep those Articles for sale. Philadelphia and Baltimore must generally have the opportunity of supplying those cs&tiar they should come from Boston or Charleston, be all the better ft* the additional distance | and in thecasa of Jurnkh-< ing a jHonse, wlupogof 'course, they should be something tttftter than |ipy,|ri|I not ajS swer if they come from any plat* less distant tbah Franwv In. tin case of our own citizens, if it as onl< U pair of n?w boots or a new coat or some other trifling Article of thsii kind, it will generally ansicer to >rucwre (hem from Philadelphia^ \ut the yrojif4Me jobs of foxing, reeling or patching the toe of a boot* or luetidiog the elbow or tewing up * pocket of A coat, or some job of that nature, is given to our own Mechanics, in order, it is probable, to encourage a few of them to re main with us, so that they may be applied to for other work in case of an emergency. Sometimes we hear it cofaplained that the productions of our oHvn citi zens, are not so g*ood or not so band some as those which come from other places. The former are thought to be quite indifferent, or by no means pleasing, while the latter are extoll ed for tneir excellence Hi appearance : but if you make any particular en quiry about the two, you will ascer tain that the latter is perhaps 00, pro bably 400, and possibly 100 per cent higher than the farmer, and if a price could be obtained proportiona ble to the labor, they could be man? ufsctured to be as handsome and as durable as tbe others. But ^vhen the Mechanics is called upon for an Article, although bis price is already so low, T he is deaired to make it something lower, while its inferiority is largely dwelt upon, Yet these people will talk about " encouraging the place," but, for my own part, I can see nothing like * encourage ment" in such a course. 1 , TOM THIMBLE. ?> i -?*? ? i * . ' ? . ? ? ( . , > /r.* ? ? / . From the National Advocate. THE CKLTIOAL OBSERVER. ? ^ i ^1,.* ' s* ? > ?2 V , 1: ^ " He that bM a mouth of hia own should never hid others blow/' mid my uncle Bartholomew to me one day, aa he observed me directing another to do tbftt which I should have done myself. Now, my uncle was a pretty shrewd old chap, and possessed a good fund of such odd sayings as tbe above, which he nev er failed repeating to me when tbey were necessary : and, as I often. bad cause to regret my not following them, they madea very deepimpres. aion upon my mind, and were or Im mense benefit to me in the lorfe rod -?affording mea .fine criterion by which to mark tbe proceedings of my acquaintances. ' * '' There W^ of my companions a young fellow caUed; Jeremy Mea sureweU. Now, Je*y was a fine jovial young mailt of whom l vras extramel^Jond ; be was when I left my native village, a sober, induatri on* and upright youth, and had,jby bis perseverance and frugality, gath ered' together a considerable sum of money, which be forested in mer chandne, and Iwaa^ngvery hand someiy-he likewise married a plain, tidy young damaek by whom be bad three $ne children, Soch was Jerry, w;ben J went away i but, alas) pn my return ten years after, tbe scene was changed ! Jerry bad fallen into the practice-of ** bidding otbere blow."* * Aa hia business increased, instead ot doubling bis attentioo,, be employed a clerk, v In a abort time he intrusted his affaire entirely to Job management: and aa'idleMss begets bad ?' practice*, be indulged rather often with ifiriendlg gloat, and gave himself up comnjetely to/i *' * And Wbat wee the coi Why, bis business was %_ debts accumulated? creditors became clamorous? he became baukrupt ? died a vagabondr*-Je*vu)g bis wife and children dependent open pnblic cb*rhy for subsistence 1 Andallthit erase Mdiply from his "bidding othm* Hop while he jiad* mid* $ won." >?:' <? , ' ?' Not so was it wjtb Timothy T*n*r pell. Tim waa about the a*me age MilfcJenyi tbey were pkjr-inates in their youth, and as they grew jolder they cherffehed the friendship of their younger days. Timothy was a | wheel- wrightr? was careful and thrif ty, though not niggardly) be would take an bocasionar glass with an ac quaintance, hut Would ?ot neglect his business in order to have t frolick ! ne waa generoue to the poor, ami vanctual to his engagements with Its jch ? but, above ail, be u never hi? others blow V Anil what was the result of this prudent conduct? It was (his: On ray return, I fonn4 Uiui in easy circumstaivces ; he was made a justice of the peace ? was married, and bad a family of thriv ing, happy children? and was be loved aud respected by the w hole village. Such was the good effects arising frQm merely following the dictates of the old proverb-^-44 never bid others blow, when you have a month of your own \v Merchants and mechanics! re* member the sayings of old Bartbolo* mew ! and never intrust the manage* ment of your affairs to an agent# when you can attend io them mors carefully yourself! "'** ISLAND 0F OTAHE1TE. How astonishing does tlie intelli gence appear, that a printing press should be established in tlie Island of Otaheite. and the Holy Scriptores published in -that language. Xet those who doubt the practicability of converting savages to Christianity, pause before they venture to pro. nounce it impossible. The gods be. fore whom the' natives of this Islat^l prostrated themselves in ;boma|9* have -been presented to the British museum, where they rosy now be found, dangling with great dignity, for the . enucleation of the curious.? These former savages were the most amiable of tlie savage race ; their color is that of a bright and shining copper } they ate cleanly in their per sons, perhaps beyond all other be ings, civilised oraavage? if they are even polluted by * %? they ., imme* diately resort to warter. So frequent ly do they bathe, that they mar al most be denominated an arophipiojjS race. Tbeir abhorrence to flies if proverbial. Seine years since, tha King of that Island was presented with * joonkey? *Me animal, hif majesty conceived, belonged to the human family, although somewhat inferior in size. He was waited upon by servants, and treated with extras ordinal? essjpect Be was noticed by ; the grandees And dignitaries ef *-j> at which be seemed high id?* -er i - p is.p > i of such hospitality with all the sin, ceritjr and all the sense of a -courtier, tetti inthe Chesterfield system of ir?*8 from tree to f* and he finally" paid ^forfeiture of his lifs tor merity. TTiey, observed a singnh* cwtom, thaH*,n? be woper to tBeotion-r-as it waadiflkuU tor one of these savftgss to remember the be professed nail thnf WE e^upoothalfrknd ^todotbe^ weather, and*awoew? discover ed under fnlD^il, The chief of thtf Indians annoonced, himself as Mr. Btt^ Ud wailed or the captain of the vessel. He informed him (bat done himself the honor of waiting h> person upon the captain of the ves K.V deputed his chiel minister, Mr. Pitt, to wait upon ikim, ami to. solicit a bottle of ruin, to assist in the celebration of the day. This court liattrmore Morning Chrovick. During the rejgn pf Cromwell, % clergyms# during bis servfce, took occasiOfl tp prav *f that the#fr>g end) parliament might hang together iu eace and concord." A saflof pre sent jumping np exclaimed, il that'? ?igW Xj&SMmg doiA car? yy fvpat tord it is." ? ? * ?