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LIFE'S ERRORS.
What if, in that sublimer state
-To which our souls shall once attain,
The things of earth, and time, and fate,
Shall pass before our eyes again,
Shall we review our life's slow way,
Its wants and weariness-beholding,
And by heaven's purer noon survey
What earth's dim twilight now is folding?
0, what a wond'rous change will pass
O'er all that here hath seemed or been!
Darkly we see, as through a glass,
When then shall face to face be seen;
Th nothingness ofall we prized,
The falsehood of the love we sought,
The priceless truth of hearts despised,
The worth'ofall we valued not!
Perchance, it shall not then be seen
That this, our earthly path of tears,
So desolate a-waste hanth been!
As to the mnourner'seyc appears:
When clearer light around us breaks,
Our eyes shall read'their coui-se below,
A dreary line of long mistakes,
Atoned by many a needless wso.
Our youth-was passed in visions flair,
. In lavishing the wealth of heart;(
Our manhood had the harder care
Of watching all those dreams depart.
What was there left for sad old age,
Except in, useless grief to rue --
The errors of a pilgrimage
,We could not, if wve would, renew!
Yet in ourselves the evil lay,
Poor, weak artificers of wo!
Our idols then were made ofeclay,
But 'twas our hand that framed thoem so,
We needed some dhviner call,
To teach our hearts alike to shun
The loely fault of trusting all,
"The bitter'sin of trusting none.
Turn we notithen with vain disgust
'From love betrayed and faith deceived,
Nor let our hearts forget to trtust,
When they are wounded,-wrung, & grieved;
Ta~ke home this lesson-it is such
~ As turnsalire'sadarkness into light:
0! we can never love too much,
If we will only Lore a right!
. [Forget-Me-.Not for 1844.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Revelations by Mesmerlsm.-T he Penn
sylvanian, of Philadelphia, transhates a
srange narrative from a Dutch paper. .A
little girl, five years af-age, was drowned
neasrDresden, while amusing' ierself with
uinei playmates. i-who . were.- aiterwards -
tmable to -point out the~ place of theo catas
rile;The parents applfied -to .Amelia
ielbratedonamulist.sand
sh 3~netaely tfoidF them. where ethey
cenid4hivitsbodyadwhich~bey did; in the.
Veryspd1(she ttminetdiand thef rezuened
her their thanks in the newspapers. Trhe
afrair has rd ean,, ns..a.tion in neca,1n.
From the Baltimore American.
THE CATAS'TROPHE AT WASH
=TON -ADDITIONAL PAR
TICULARS..
A orrespondent:i of the .Phiiladelphis
Ledger,. who fws. one of the guests on
board the Princeton, gies 'the followog
particulars of this 4deadfu1 scene.:;
To observe the effect .of the.shot,! .had
;posted myself on the nearest larboard caf
onad gtn,.and the sailprs had erected a
kind'of scaffoldingfor.the !adies'to stand
on liy-the'side ofme. One or two had, in
ken;their positioii there, and:- beside me
stoodMr. Secretarj pshur, iptent upon
witnessing the wholeiMauivre.. l.offered
him my place, but-he deitiyd 'sayipg he
preferredto stand wberehe was-the pre
cise spot where an hour afterwards he-was
torn to pieces. .
Captain Stockton's great gun was 'again
loaded- with shot, and another trial made
of its strength and efficiency. The.gun
was pointed to.leeward, and behind it-stood
Captain Stockton, a. little to the ,left of
bini Mr. J,,Washington Tyson, Assistant
Post Master General of your city.
By the side'of the latter, a little beyond
him, rtood Mr. Strickland, also. of your
city, and a, little to. the-right of, but behind
him Co1.Beuton of Missouri, who had a.
lady.with -him, and .udge Phelps,. Senator
from Vermont. .
At the leeward. of the gun stood Judge
Upshur, Gov.'Gilmer,.and. a little behind
them Mr.- Maxcy. of .Md.. By- the side of
him stood Mr. Gardner of!New York, and
Com; Kennon of the lavy.
When the gun was fired the whole ship
hook, a dense cloud of smoke enveloped
the whole group on the forecastle; but
when this blew away, an awful scene-pre
tented itself to the view of the -spectatr..
-The lower:partof tho.gun from the,
trunnions to. the :breach; was .blown of'
and-one half.section of itlaying on Mr. Up:
shur's breast. It took two sailors to remove
it. Mr. U. was badly. cut over the eye.
and his legs-his clothes were literally torn
fronihis body-he expiredin. about three
minbies. -. dov. Gilmer of Virginia was
fond:equally bodily.irjurel... He hadevy
idently been struck by. the section of the
gun before it reached Mr. Upshur. .
Mr. Sykes the member froim.N. J. en
deavored to raise him, from the, ground
but was unable. A.matrasa. was procured
and he was placed ou it; before any med,
ical.assistauce could be. prpcured he-was
no longer among the living. , . -
Mr. Maxey had his arms and que ofhis
legs cut off, the pieces of flesh hanging: to
the mutilated limbs: cold and bloodless,
in a manner, truly frightful. lie.died in
stantly.
Mr. Gardner, of New York,. and .Caon
modore: Kennon, lingered about half an
hour; but they did not seem for a single
moment to be conscious of their fate, and
expired almost without. a groan. : The
flags of the Union were: placed over the
lead bodies as their winding sheets.
Behind the scene, though at irst.equally
distressing, was less alarming.. Captain
Stockton, who was knocked dpwn, almost
instantly rose to his feet, and jumped on
the wooden carriage to survey :the whole
effect of the calamity.-. All the hair:of his
head and face was burnt off; and .he stood
calm and undismayed, but silent .over the
wreck. In addition to the deaths already
mentioned, -about a dozen sailors were
badly wounded ; one was.dead, and behind
him Col. Benton, Judge Phelps,,and Mr.
Strickland, as if dead extended on ,the
deck. On that side by a singular concat
ination of circumstances, Mr. ;Tyson, of
Philadelphia, was the only'peraop who
stood his ground, though a piece of-the
gun, weighing about .vo pounds, had
passed through his hat . about. twaoinehes
from his skull, and fallen down by the uide
of him. - . -
The, lady wh6 land Col. Benton's arm was
actually blown into the rigging; but ,not
hurt. Col. Benton's. exclaimed immedi
ately after he fell, "Lord. l am ,burt "
but he wvas only stunned. He *a s carried
aft und placed on a matress..where Mrs.
Benton and his friends administered Io
him what aid thiey.could,'whioli,-oirever,
he repeatedly declined, saggtisere' was
nothing the matter with htm. -Ieifasted
a little brandy, and was soon tifteible to
walk, with some slight assistae;e over the
railing of the ship on board the steamiboat
that 'took the coinpany off~ td"Wibbinjton
Judge Ph~lps of Vernont, had his hat
blown or knocked off, and the buttons of
his coat tortn, but he was not otherwise in
jured. Mr. Strickland, of Philallelphia,
was not at all injured, and instantly re
covered his position.
Miss Woodbury and Mi'ss Cooper, who
in company of Captuin Reed'of the'Ar.
my, and Mr. Welles, of Philadelphi~iiad
been standing on a leeward gun' were not
hurt; but Miss Woodburys(the beautiful
and acdomplished daughter of the Senator
from New 1Iampshire,) had her whole-face
sprinkled with blood.- -
Such was tihe force of the- expiosion,
that the starboard and larboard bulwark'
were literally shatered, and -that part of
the gun I described into twenty or thirty
pieces besides the two principal seclions.
Judge -Wilkins wvas only sated bya
witticism of his. .He had takeh his stand
by the side of Gov. Gilmer, but some re
marks.folling from the lipsof the latteir, andi
it perdei'ing that the gun was about tobe
fired,,..exclaimed, "Though Seeratary a
War, T\ <on't like thp. firing, and bielievt
that!t [Iafn." So sajingh rjetiesped
sitdg the ectioo:the *oid and' tihu!
was ssved..
TherosdenU t iieIf ,ba fen Ii:
position liut a few m~inutes' pjreviots, pre
sely wher e ay.aer wna killed; -ht
for some reason or other went aft, and wai
thus providentially saved.
The most heartrending. scene, however,
was that which followed. The two daugh
ters of:Mr. Garduer, of New York, were
both on boad, and. lamented the death of
their father, while Mrs. Gilmer,,from
whomehey in vain attemptedito, keep the
dreadful news ofthe death ofher husband,
presented truly a spectacle- fit to-be depic.
ted by atragedian.
There sbe:sat on deck, with her hair
dishevelled; pale as death, struggling with
her feelings, and with the -dignity of a.wo
man-her slips quivering,- her -eyes fixed
and:.upturned, without a tear, only, tti
corders.a:little moist, soliloquising, "Oh
certainly .not!-Mr. Gilmer cannot be
dead ! Who would dare to injure him Y
Yes, oh Lord, have mercy upon me! Oh
Lord, have mercy upon. him.!'!" And
theu .still more apparently calm and seem
ng. to.be:collected, with the furies teariug
her heart within, "! beseech ye, gentle.
men, to-tell me where my husband is?"
"Oh, impossible !-impossible !--can he,
can he dead 1-impossible !"
Here 'Mr.- Senator Rives of Virginia,
'drew oear-"Come near, Mr. Rives," she
said in a. soft whisper, -whicb resembled
Ophelia's .madness, "tell me where my
my husband is-tell me *hether he is
dead.. GNow certainly, Mr. Rives, this is
impossible-it is not so?" ' Mr.. Rives
stood speechless, the 'tears trickling down
his cheeks. ; "Lell you, Mr. Rives, it is
impossible," she almost screamed-; and
then again. moderating her voice, "Now
do lMr. JRives, tell his' wife whether her
husband lives." 'Here several ladies ex
claimed, "O God grant . that she may be
able to cry. If not she-niust die of a bro
ken heart.
The President,- Robert Tyldr, John Ty.
ler,.jr. and'many other oillcers remained
on board the-Princeton when we left. -
'There were two surgeons on board at
the- time of the disaster. Dr. Thomas and
Dr. Hunt the regular physicians of the
ship. - Every.attention was shown to the
wounded.
A gentleman' ivho was on board the
Princetirt. at the-; time of the explosion,
states that Captain 'Stockton fired the gun
himself and-that afrer the shock; he ex
claimed that he would have been' atisfied
if he had been the only 'ufferer. Two
gentlemen, between irhom- -a lady-" was
standing; ws.s much'injured.' The breast
of-the coat of one of them was torn off,: and
the' hatof the otbr was carried away; but,
strange as-it may seem,'the lady escaped
unhurt. 'Our inforiant also states that
President Tyler and family, with a large
numbereof ladies and gentlemen in the
cabin, were about to go on- deck,. when a
gentleman remarked that one'of the ladies
would give a toast, and that they must
wait-for it, which they consented to do.
This-probably saved -many lives.
An examination as to the Cause of the
Calauity.-At the request of Captain
'Stockton the Committee which had been
appointed ' by the President to make ar
raugemeuts for the funeral, proceded to ex
amine witnesses, as to the causes of the ex
plosion, and accordingly called upon the
officers whose duty was most immediately
connected with the loading of the gun, for
such information as they had to give.
Lieut. Hunt, ordinance office in charge
of the great guns, represents that he loaded
the gun himself, with but twenty-five pound
of powder-the usual charge being thirty
pounds. , Over the powder was placed a
single shot, with'the usual number of wade.
That the persons nearest the gun at the
time ol explusion were Capt. Stockton Mr.
King, the gunner of the ship and myself.
Lieutenant Hunt also states, that this
gun has been repeatedly fired with a charge
of thirty-five pounds of powder, and once
in New York with a charge of forty-nine
pounds,
In the statnmeuts of Lieutenant Hunt.
Mr. King, the gunner of the ship, concurs,
Mr. King, is a-blacksmith by trade, and. is
of.opinuionl that thegn was indifferently
made of iron of an inferior quality,
The Committee, as well from the f'ore
going testimony as from their own personal
observattion and examination before and af
ter the accident, have na hesitation in ex
onerating . Captain Stockton and every of
ficer and man under his command,'from the
slightest imputation of rashness or careless.
ness,- and are unanimously of opinion that
this melancholy - event rests upon causes
over which thoy could have no control.
Damages for exrecutlig a Search War.
rant in a stolenmt and unreasonable Manner.
'In the' case of city Marshal Blake and oth:
er police officers, chiefjdstice Williamt
Icharged the jury, 1st that the'*law does not
authonrise ani officer 'to breakiid enter a
dwelling house, to serve a-search warrant;
without 'first' de'mending adrmitance, 2d,
that after admittamicebe gained, the search
is to be conducted in a decent and reasona
rble manner, and that it w'as not decent for
the officers, to burst into a chamber in
which females were in bed, and procee8ed
to search the room 'with'out gliring the' fe:
Imales an 'opportunity to 'rise and dre.s
themiselves' The facts were, that the do
I endants hut-st into the house of the plaiii
ill, E. Watkins,'aflef the farnily had i-s
ftired. 'Some searched one part 'and somi
another, but the' found'rio implutpentsftoi
gamblinig. 'Thle bied quilts- were-turnem
Sown'by'someof themt osee ig such inie
stants were conealed, W4hile eniilesant
abcildren *brfin the'bes. 'Thi jury re
turn-ed a verdlietorl120 dimnages and costs
t Boston Poet.
Fron lit aakigton Spe Lator.
For the first tineinour-lives, "e.quo t
. from -an Abolitign paper'omethingthais
'commendable, althobgh-amriohtdu d ? 11
much that is false. .The-article John C.
-Calhoun, frim theBatigorGazette;;shows
how his towering mind' and obleatri
lites command thenadiiriionofiits bitter
est 'enemied sad: inst'iltira oypeneisi
politics. All handsaidf in ,elevatiig itbs
great statesman aboe all- living ieadq
and 'only anticipate ihe:hnimortality which
'will cherish his name, ,when the seenng
breath of temporary power and fame shall
be lost.in'the night of future ages.
JOHN C. -CALHOUN.
There is-sometimesa sort ofisublimity
in error which attracts our admiration,een
where there can be no approach jo amppro
'bation. There is something ofthat feeling
always if our minds, when we:'read.the
speeches or writings'of the great nullifier.
-'There, is an outspokenness-a sincerity,
and directness of purpese,. which disarms
an opponent.and.you cannot eensure hnim,
however you may disapprove.ofhis course:
When he:blased forth against the tariff,
and frightened the natiua into.a icoipro
mise-when he uttered bis:iuvective against I
abolition petitions, and terrified the Senate
.so that it has not recovered from its fright
up to thishour, aud shows no.symptom
of soon recovering; and when, as no.w,. he
comes.forth, planting himself, as:i1 were.
alone, on thesea of storms,.bidding a bold
defiance.to .all the onward movements of t
the ages as. well as:to-all'the; creepiugI;;hy
pocrisies which robe theinselvesuprto the
ears; in philanthropy, not'to ahoik-;the
spirit,: which they-:dare not .favor itis.
impussible not-to .feeL That you: have toelo
with nouordinary'man.:= > . ' 81
In. the following ettract from. his recent
lettee, -who .will-failto.remark'the'keen
invectiveof that passage wbere he alludes
to tiose -who'favor the reception of abbli
tion petitios fore tie pupose of quiegicg
the excitement, and with an avowted de-.
terinination-to oppose every prayerof the
petitionersl,"I regurd (heisays) ihedelud '
fanatic [thenAboliuionistl far less guilty
and- dangerous, than he,:.who .for.political
or party purposes,. aidsor ;counteaaaees
him in what he knownis~itiiendtodo
that.which he acknoitdelges so te fprbid-: -
'den by; the Constitutioan. We: seenot
how. such a thuras can be-parried byMr.
Clay, and by very many of' those*ho' f
advocate; the. receptiondof' petitions for
abolishing slavory and the.slave trade; and
'yet deny the-constitutional power of Coi c
gress to act in the premises. Consistetey
in an error, may appear dignified;but
inconsistency has dignify nowhere. But
to the ektract:
"Much less still ean: 1give my suppoirt
to any candidate who shall yive his aid'or '
countenance to the agitation of abolition in
Congress or- elsewhere ; or whose .prdioP ,
nent and influential. friends and slpporferse t
shall. .:I doubt the sincerity of an ,aig
who declares ho is -no abolitionist,, , iie ?
at the same time he aids or countenances e
the agitation of the question, behispretext
what it may. If we havea"'right.to'our P
slaves, we have the right to holdidiema in
peace and quiet. If the-Constitution nar-.
antics the one, it.guaranties the other; ani
if it forbids the one from being attacked, it
equally forbids the. other. Indeed, the one I
stands to the other as means to the end,
and is so avowed by the aoolitionists mand'
on the plaiuest.priuciple of morals, if ilia .
end be prohibited, the means of effecting;
it also are. Of the two,. [regard-the de
luded fanatic far less guilty and dangerous j
than ie,' who, for political or party purpo
ses, aidsor countenances him in what he I
acknowledges to be forbidden by the Con
stitution. . -
k is time that an.eind'shiould he pttf t
thbis system of plunder and agizarion. y'-4
have beenr borne long' enough. --Theysarje:
kindred mesres& hostile, as far,'at least, e
as one portion -of. the MUaion~is concerted.
While the tariffiske, from us the-proceeds:
of our labor, abolition .strikes- arstbe'lifior
itself. The one" rubs 'us 'ftatirinthnee
-while the -other, aims at d66inj* the
source from'-which that in esdT ird. I
It is impossible for us to statid paently.
much longer under their douible operin,
without being impoverish~d and raited.''
Mr. Calhoun has exehrt-a very power.
flu sway in-the- counci~slon'r nation for
a-long course of years~ His present -posi
lion is one of fallen dignity. Withggpo~eu I
of intillect, probablysupersorjtoingtates.
man of our country,aipd'with'atiainbiion
which will ever scorutasenotidsplate~fth 1
a'-private eactea jiab epoe
he most sinlidi his hokd attempts to resit
the onward -piinthrsply of thsTage .'
Like Englaad's ancietnr ing..he las-seatu
ed himself at the margin of the sedd*ho
the tide is rising; but not like'thatzoi 2
-arch will be retire frormthe's in 2ae
Nor tThere hasha punted h. -hr
he hidies his fate 'Let me pen . ..eu
to sag,'raiher thani absdan'tbiIi
danger and coifidet. IfslaveyiTat
'let me' fall with it If a tarif ntiet.
lefiihlive with myv ateroninb and"opetu
maedictions'I comproniemno'tore!eg
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tinksithat ihe gptian seeo onlyin'der.
stood the -applicatonof steam power~l'ut~
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