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POET It Y. ftiV jPAIFEBt-by mqntgomhr?. /'rTTJj II ? ?' T ? ^ . * ? v * ^ .[ Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Utter 'd or unexpress'd ; . ; TB? motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast ? v - ' \ ' 1 ' ' ? %i * r * Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; > . The upward glancing uf an eye, ^Vhen neoe but Prod is near. . prayer is the simplest form of speech, That infant lips cm try : 'Prayer the sublimes! strains that reach, The Majesty on high. ? Prayct: is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native ; I#is watchword at the 'gates of death, He entei* heav'n with prayer J . - ' ' ? : Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, ' l|{;iuftiin? from his ways ; While Angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, Behold he prays V' <T* . ' ?> * ? *r ' ? ? - ' In prayer oh earth, tlje, Saintsareonc, Iii word, indeed, in mind ; When with the Father and the Son <r Sweet fellotvsh^tjiey find. "Nor prayer^s made on earth alone ; The Hoty Spirit pleads ; V AndJesu?on the eternal throne, , For sinners intercedes. "Oi l thou, by' whdm we come to God, Tins t/iljp* the Truth, the Way i The path of prayer thyself hast trod, Lord teach . us hoar, to pray ! ?-VWi-J'- J* 1- : :/i rkl-t. 'V Miscellaneous. , '<i"l ! From the Mew -York American, MEXICAN .REVOLUTION, Mr. Kdbitiaon's work on the " Mexican Revolution," has just been published in Philadelphia.? We have been politely favored by 4he Author with a perusAl of the sheets as issued from the ptess, from make softie extracts that * %H1 speak for its merits more forci bly than any opinion thafcjpptimve either leisure or limits to express. The following Witt $ve some ' idea of the miserable state of the unhappy native* who have so long Tieen the victims of Spanish oppies No part Of the wr.itli cxliihiVs siicli striking and such monstrous emit mate of v.ealtli mm! misery, as well in the vCtmntry as in the cities, as Mexico/ We behold the proprietor of a had ? ?enSa decked in a style the most oost . ly, but awkward-grandeur. He has ?on a pair of country made boots, which cost him from fifty to a hun S dollars ; large, spurn, inlaid gold and silver; a ouperh horse, a bridle and saddle which cost from a hundred ami fifty to threw hundred dollars j a cloak or manga*, richly embroidered, and futtof gold and silver button*, laces, and fringe. He lives In a spacious house, within whose walls every*. luxury is to he found tliat tho country affords; but when he sallies forth, he is lost| amidst a group of half naked, badly' ltd ^etcnes, Whose 'only dress i? ?sheep skiuarlf fal* ^ country, m In the town tucir shoulders aiv cover ed by ail old blanket or 8heet, serv ing tlwm for a partial covering 4>y f day, ami a bett by night. No ape f cies of attention ift ever paid by the lord of tin* soil to the comforts or ' wants of his tenant* or vassals, and a muro wretched race oi cultivator* The Mexican, mounted on his horse, on whose speed and activity be can rely, places the most un bounded confidence in him. JJ either showers of l>all? nor Hie number* bfj bis opponents disnmy turn* The officers da*b in among the enemy, and, perfectly reparoles* how then men act, soein only intent on setting! does not exist miikr the canopy of Iteaven man tlnrfaHimn labourers vu these estates. j The character of tbe Mexican Creole is thus ably drawn, and we hope justly : . ^ thera an example of courge. Wbeu compelled t? retreat before suj>erior numbers, the Mexicau, instead of jading his favorite horse, pro|>ortio<i8 his flight to the speed of his pur suers ; acid if lie perceive ooe or two of the enemy detached from their main body, lie will face round and give them battle in the presence of the rest. In ?hort, we kuow, from frequent personal observation, that no men possess more inmate courage than the Mexican Creole. He has every necessary ingredient to form the soldier ; and aa an individual? seated on bis usually high-spirited horse, with his sword aud lance, is as formidable an opponent as any in the world. But for waot of disci nline and milifctiy regulation, the Cleoles aire of little use when em bodied, and can easily lie put to the neut. Hence the royalists, whose troops are composed of artillery and trained infantry, besides . cavalry, have been enabled to gain advantages over them ; and more especially at the period of which we are creating, when the destinies of the 'republic were in tftie hands of such iijtefc as Padre Torres aud his com ma ndaritfc - This description of tbe Creoles is not peculiar to those of Mexico; but may with a IjMe modification be considered, wdflfcnk, as a correct one of those of all the Spanish set tlements on the American continent. ^The natural qualities of this race, their intrepidity, their capacity to en dure hardships and privations, their sobriety, their -self- possession, and (heir abstemiousness, are qualities so Well calculated for military enterprise, thai the intelligent reader will at onee perceive that discinlne alone i* necessary to render them, in their own country and climate, the most formidable and effective soldiers. The following is an account of the draterity of the natives in a mode of wtrfare which we believe peculiar to the New World: Lpzo is the name of the rope, for the use of which the Spanish Ame ricans are so justly celebrated. In rustic life, it is usually applied fo the purpose of catching the stock of various kmdfum a farm. A child of fivQ or six years old commences his experiments with a piece of pack thread. and exercises his ingenuity on the ooultry about the honsei; after wards lie attacks the pigs ; and as he ctows up, he ventures to throw his lazo upon calves and colts; and thus, by Utc time he arrives at man hood, he has learned to use it with mstobirirftig precision. It is a well H&ade rope of about an inch in cir cumference, and in length from ten to fifteen yards. . Wild cattle are caught ley peasants, mounted on horses trained- for that1 express purpose ; and; to be broken! and trained H> it, is one of the im portant1 requisites of a Mexican horse. Since the revolution, the! lam has Wn often resetted to among: a lying enemy. An expevt thrower Win strike I110 object almost to a icinrtainty at a distance of from eight to tf&n yards. The instant a horse trained to the service finds that the rope has taken, he suddenly stop, although at full speed ; then wheel ing on bis haunches, sets "off in a fall gallop in the opposite direction. The eifcet is irresistible. The man i? instantly brought to tt le ground. If it be updn tattle that the lazo i* thrown* the flight of the animal ia instantly and lie is obliged to follow the tootle, of choke. With the greatest eas^ a peasant will throw the lazo around th ' horns or leg of a hull, ami thus keep Hie wildest and most vicious animal in subjection without losing his seat The con stant Use of the lazo from early in fancy can alone account for the ex traordinary dexterity lie displays in casting it. ? er reason may the colonists of Span-j ish America apical to the unrverst for approbation and support during their present struggles for emancft|ka~| tiou iron {Spanish thraldom ! Yrt. strange and incredible as it may ap pear, there are in fit m? North- Ame rica many who, far from synqiatliisr ing with tbrir southern brethren, or1 [even wishing success to a cnuse in which they themselves have contend ed successfully, condemu the exei\ turns of those who are imitating their example in striving to obtain the bkssingGi of freedom, support Spaiu with all the weight of argument, and are almost brought to deprecate the independence of Spanish America. Every trifling opportunity which pre jseiits itself is seized with avidity bv many to misrepresent and falsity the, efforts of the ill-fated Spanish Ame ricans, ? Their victories are burlesqu ed, their reverse ^re magniiied, and their sufferings are deridedj by those who, enjoying the blessings of se curity aud plenty, know not, except by hearsay, the toils, the dangers, and the hardships, endured by this oppressed people- Incapable of ap preciating their exertions, they are callous to their appeals, and even withhold their applause from the per severance and intrepidity which they Irave displaced against tlie tyranny of the. Old World. Because the union, energy, at;d wisdom which accomplished the independence of the United States, have not directed t|ie operations of a people who are only emerging from a state of the most complex slavery, and involun ftury ignorance, under which colonies ever groaned, they are shamefully dis-, regarded as unworthy of protection, and the voice of humanity is suffer ed to waste itself in vain. Hnch principles should be found only in the satellites of crotvtied heads. That misrepresentation and false hood ou this subject should be propa-l gated by Spanish agents, and for eigners wlio come into our country imbued with monarchical and aristoc ratical principles, cannot excite sur prise; out can we refrain from ex pressing our regret and indignation, when we !>ehold some of our own citizens espousing the cause of Spain, with as much zeal as if their vejpy existence depended upon the continu ance of her wide-extended domiuion in the western hemisphere ? "? i"" . ' . <lc it . ** ? ? ?* ? JFrom the JV*. Y. Commercial ddrutr titer* THE C OBLEK OF MESSINA. This person lived in the last ceu tuty. Ho was honest awl support ed his family by his awn industry. He av?8 always a man of reflection ; lie saw the corruption^ luxury and oppression ; the J private frauds, the public robberies, the enormous vio lation of justice, under which his country laboured. He saw rapes unpunished, and adulteries ?>i>re proved : barbarous murders either screened by corrupt Senators, or atoned for by mAncy. Xn a word, lie saw an universal degeneracy of man ner-; pre; vail, partly from the Want of will, partly from the want of power in. 4 he government to chastise offen ders. in this situation, he resolved to undertake the arduous task of re forming those disorders, and tho't it hoh lawftri and expedient ttr assume the authority of avenger of the imitp? cent, ami terror of ibe guilty. Full of ibis romantic resolution, lie provided bimstflf with a short gun, which ,he carried under his cloak, and equipped with a powder pouch oo one thigh and a bag of bullets on the other, he sallied oat in (ha evenings, and as proper opper tuuitcs offered, dispatched ' such ?a? he knew to be incorrigible offenders, to that tribunal where he was sensi ble they could not elude justice ; and then returned home, full of that sa tisfaction which is the sole reward of public spirit. , As there was in Messina a great number of 4liesf overgrown criminal*, the cobler in the space of a few weeks, did ver) great execution. The stfn nevei rose without discovering fresh maikh of bis justice : here lav an ustirei vVbo had ruined hundreils : there nu| unjust magistrate who bad been the cmrse ef thousands ; in one comer a nobleman *bo had debauched his friend's wife ; in another, a mau of untouched, with all their ornameuts about, them, and very often with considerable suuis in -their pockets, it was visible they were not dispatch ed for the sake of money ; and their numbers made it as evident, that tlicy were not the victims of private revenue. J and ambit! TOiEftaBit kf who, through avarice It is not in the power of wbrd? to deserve the astonishment of the whole city. Things at last came to such a pass that not a rogue of any rank, whatever, durst walk tlie streets ; complaint upon complaint was carried to the Viceroy, and ma gistrates, guards, spies and every oilier engine of power were employ ed to uo manner of purpose. At last, when no less than fitly of these examples had been made, the Vice roy took a serious resolution of put ting a stop to such mischiefs by the ouly method that seamed capable of reaching the evil ; he caused a public proclamation to lie made that he would give the sum of tVvo thousand crbwns to any pergoiL who should discover the author or authors of the murders ; promising, at the same time,, the like reward, with an abso lute indemnity to the person who had committed them, if he would disco ver himself ; and as a pledge of iiis sincerity, he went to the cathedral, nml took the sacrament that he would punctually perform every tittle of his iKoclamatkun The cobler having either satisfied his zeal for justice, or being now in a temper to secure Jus own safety, after having in his own opinion, done so much service to Hie Btate, went directly to the palace, und de-| mantled an audience of the Viceroy;! to whom, upon his declaring that he had something of great importance to communicate, he was admitted alone. Be began with putting his excellency in ftind of his oath, who assured him he nif ant to keep it re ligiously. The cobler then deliver ed ' the following harangue : ? 1? Sir, have^jheen alone that instrument of juctice who dispatched, in ?o short a time, so many criminals. In doing this, Sir, T have done no more than what was you* duty to do. Foil, Bir, wh p, in teal'ity* atte guil ty of aU the offences which these wretches have committed, deserved the same chastisement, and had met with it too, had 1 not respected the representative of my Prince, who, I know,- is accountable to God alone." fcb then entered into an exact detail of all the murders he had done, and the motives upon Which he proceed ed* The Viceroy, who was fully convinced that he told bo more than (he truth, ideated, his assurances of safety, thanked him very affectionate ly for Hie tenderness tie had shewn him, adding, after all, be was ready to paybiift the two thousand crowns. Our eobler returned the Viceroy his compliments in his vouch way ; Init told hitn, after what had passed, lie believed it would be prudent in him to make choice of some other ci* ly for his habitation, and that too, in some corner of Italy not under the jurisdiction of his fiflthtlic Ma jesty* "'The Vicero^Siought *his reasons tad weight, apd therefore, after thanking him in the most graci ous tiering, far supplying that power which the government wanted, )ie ordered e Tartane to transport him, his family, hit effects, and two thou sand crowns, to one of ih6 ports in IS#- territory of Gpnoa, where this extraordinary person passed the re* mainder ofnia flays in ease and quietness, For a long , time after, the cky of Messina felt the happy effects of his enthusiastic zeal for the public good, and for I he strict exe cution of justice without respcct ('? persons. ? v FftoVt THE ORANGE FARMER. < You can't make a whistle of a pig tail : A * IMotmietir B. and myself Wfr enjoying * delightful evening breezt after an oppressive sultry day, ad miring the beauty xuid variety of na ture, and adoring the wisdom with w bicli every part of creation is ai 1 an ged, so thai nothing is wanting, yet nothing superfluous ; an abundance of every thing which the heart can de sire, and yet not a particle which could he spared from this vast body of matter without impairing its har mony, and rendering it imperfect ; we were interrupted by our good old friend Lovel to inquire what pro* gress his son made in his French studies, adding, -lie feared Johu did not make so good improvement of his time as be could wish, Mons. R in a polite manner, stated that tho boy received a full proportion of Li* attention, and was as diligent as boys of his age usually are. After Lovcl had left us, Mons. B. - shrug ged up his shoulders, shook his head, and whispered* ' Dere's no inciting u vissel of tie pig's tail? The ob servation pleased mcf and I thought the eye of a Franklin might see ma ny, very many wlip attempt to make whistles of pigfs tails. When I see a man select the big gest fool in the family? ~( Which by tlie^way is ofteu the c*se,)( employ the best teachers? support his dar ling thr^li college, consume the time of some of our most eminent and useful professional men, in or* tier to make bin* a great (Shaarcter-^ Old man, say I, you may as well save your mopey, yo% can't make a ichistle of ajfig-9 tail . V' When Fsea a swaggering petti fogger, with his bellows-top hat full of half-printed papers, bawling ami ranting, making a bad cause appear worse, and - instead of hel|?ing bis Client oi^g&the law, leading bio in deeper, ^ftWunlarily cry, O pigs tail, you mil never make a whistle. ' When I see at; animal mounted upon the sacred desk, who scanty knows the iOad to mill, undortakdko ' teach jnen the way to heaven, and talk of our Saviour with us . roqeh freedom as lie would of an old school-mate-? Pig?* tail, jajr I, you deceive yourself, you i till never make a whistle. . . When I see a female, with neither delicacy, sweetness, form or feature tQ recommend her, covering herself vjith rouge, patches, perfirtnes, and sullies.' with the hope of making her self beautiful! ? Poor girl, think I, jtou can't make a whittle qf'a pitfs tail. ? ? And whenever I see a little sickly, pale, puny creature swinging tue sludge or broad-axe ; an overgrown, red-laced, two-fisted fellow driving tlw goose-quill ; a farmer or median ic;turn. merchant ; a lawyer or mer chant turn farmer ; or any one under time business for which he is not tlt ted-either by Ware or education? FriAtd, sav I, you are out of your elenfent? you can't make a whistle qf a jiig'stail. BARON SMYTH'S RIDDLE. Bofcie men of (he grenteft talenjl have taken delight in composing or endeavoring to unravel riddies. Dean Swift in a case in point Sir Wil liairt Smyth, the learned Irish Baron of Ae .Exchequer, at one time *pei> t twa days and nights in conaideriqg the answedMU this conondrum Why is underdone, like an egg overdone r He would nfit suf fer any one to give h^m the answer, which he at last discovered. It is tolerable pun enough? Because they are both hardly done. , . From M Du ten's Memoirs** A Duel by postulate*, or an action upon odmxMicms. " Bir," said a Spanish officer, ? I marvel at your , audacity thug to deny u>y assertions; were I near you. I would give you a blow, to teach you good manners : take it for grant ed tjhat 1 have done it." ? And J , -if," replied the Gascon, to. whom < his braggadocio addressed himself, ? te chastise j our insolence, this too <^ent run jou through the body ; ake it for granted that you arc a dead mau.* " We shall conclude with the fol lowing;, which allien with too much truth to many aiming us : It* the causes which mrayecl the colonic* of Korth America in oj> l*>sitiion to the authority of Great ! Britain have hecn proclaimed hy tin world tohejusl, ^ it h how much great