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by the visitation of God. He had sown, the wind ?let him rea|> the whirlwind!*' The visitation of God! Alas! hat more awlul visitation can there be from Hiin than to leave the vicious in their vice! This is judgment m<?rc terrible far tha i earthquake or pestilence. From such a doom, good Lord deliver us? 1 turned upon my heel from the wretched object before me. " I'oor devil!" 1 ejaculated; *' he will sorter, but who is to blame!" And thus choking down an uc-j cusing conscience, I strode away. But his ! voice still sounded reproachfully in .ny ar ; like a haunting lone, and I was but ill satisfied that 1 had at least inquired into his , necessities. He had not asked inc for charity, it was true; but did not his misera*j blc appearance plead for him more clo-I quently than .vords? He might he too proud to ask, or he might despair of re: iving thought I?at all events, it would tave been well enough to have said a word about his wicked courses, even if il -iclit to give him money. I he. turned round. Standing in the . iacv were I had left him, 1 saw the miserable man. llis hands were clasped, and his face upturned towards heaven; and I even fancied I could hear 'the words of prayer from his lips. 44 8uch a wicked man pray!" thought I. Partly from curiosity, and partly lrotn benevolent feeling I turned back. 44 Why do you stand here?" inquired I, as I approached him. 44 You rill perish in the cold." 11 Very likely" was the quiet reply. 44 Why don't you go home?" I asked, mally touched with the forlorness of his i Mtion. 4< I have no home." ''Then go to your friends," I rejoined. "1 have no friends." 41 Have you no acquaintances, then, who will relieve you?" 44 Yes?the dram seller?when I have money. ** Have you no money?" 44 Not u farthing." 44 You are a miserable vagabond then." 141 know it." 44 You arc a loathsome drunkard." 44 Very true." *4 Do you not know to what these evil courses will lead?" continued 1, putting on a self righteous air, and looking, as I flattered myself, peculiarly solemn. 41 Vcs?to hell1." was tlic fearfully cm])hatic and startling response. For a moment I was silent. The exclamation had pierced my heart like steel, and a feeling of mingled compunction and compassion thrilled suddenly through my soul. 411 pity you," at length 1 resumed, 41 (iod knows how I pity; and did 1 not look upon you as an incorrigible sot. I would do something tor your relief." 41 Vice is move an object of compassion than mere poverty," was the reply, 44and, in mc both arc united." ! 441 give freely to the virtuous," resumed I, in a renewed lit of self-righteousness, 41 hut I am principled against bestowing alms upon the vicious." ( 441 have not asked alms," was the cool response, nor a sermon." 4* True?but you need both, and were . ,i i i i i i -i ?i > lmi nut u uruiiivurii j. woiuu uesiow mem." IJi. maketli liis sun to rise on the evil anil on the good, and sendeth rainiAi^^?| a n d ii, H^HIVH^^vnich might h?ve been of gratitude ^^^c>r devotion, flashed suddenly over his face, al There was something in his tone that went tl to my heart. I felt the reproot?and had n lie at that moment seen my (ace, he would w have observed the blush that 1 felt was fi reddening my cheek. ri *' True," said I, musingly, talking to h myself rather than to him. i f< Oh! the difference between the bonevo- j a lencc of man and the benevolence of God! J One is partial in its operation and cxclu-J h sivc in its character?the other embraces j t a universe within its arms! As sucli 1 v thoughts passed rapidly through my mind, > c my determination was taken. .My heart v ;*eiv tenter as a child's. '1 he voice ol i inspiration spoke to my quickened soul, s and its language was, " Blessed are the .< merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."? ? God forgive the self-riglueous spirit in t which 1 indulged but a moment before, j 44 Come with me, and i will be. your friend," \ said I looking into bis bloated face anil I actually taking his skimy hand into my I own. Ob! the luxury of doing good! It is the opening of a new world to the spiritual eye!*?it the baptism of love to the religious heart! IIow bsauttfully true is the sentiment of Holy Writ?"it is more blessed to give than to receive!" That loathsome and degraded mm w -n I.: . with mo horn . 1 minis: re i l IJ I I I > IlltfJ" | ??? silics?I watched over him in sickness, bearing patiently the self imposing toil, and leading him, step by step, from d basement and disease into the plea, am paths of sobriety and health. This was the first time in winch the mcex spini 01 religion Ind presided over and guided my once ostentations charity. Anil great indeed was my reward! A noble spirit was saved from the f? arful death and still more fearful doom of the drunkard* and called back by the voice of kindness from a track of Sin to that true \\ isdom whose ways are ways of pleasantness and all whose paths arc peace. A new man, lie went from under my humble roof, and mingled again with the world. Hut remembering the whirlpool which had well nigh drawn him into its voilcx, he has shunned it with tireless care. Resisting the blandishment that would lure him to his ruin, he has walked witti unlettered st#p in the thornless track- of virtue, growing stron" of heart and preserving J before the world an integrity uttlpott^ and pure. I saw him yesterday with tjte. glow of health upon his cj?aek?K treading with the step of undeg*aded"Tfiaiihood among his fellow met)/ surrounded by an atetefepliere ?>f lovoA-honored, useful and happy. Am^vHlli? said 1, is my reward. With a light step and lighter heart 1 went to iny own quiet home, while a " still small voice*, seemed whispering in my 4? LI.. ...U~ .- f mil "? ?thu uuuvniciii inu sinner iroin the error of his way shall suve a soul from dealh and shall hide a multitude of. sins." From the New York Mirror. The Burning Siiii? and the Signal Guns.?Late itt the autumn of 18?, I happened to be in the southern part of the United States, when some affairs of importance required my speedy appearance in Italy. . 1 engaged a passage in a vessel which was about to sail from Charleston, laden I with Cotton, for Marsyjlps. ^.^he ajiip I were comm^nclrtf oy .Cnpt. S., wTicT was also the owner of the cargo. ! Without any note worthy occurrence, we had arrived within a few days sail of the coast of Spain, when we spoke a ship ! which had just come from Marseilles; the vessels exchanged the latest papers of their respective countries, and went on again in their several courses When the , French papers were opened within our ship, our captain .read with unexpected delight, that so smull was the supply of cot ton in the market, and so strong the deniand for it, that the next vessel that ari rived with a frieght of it, might command almost any price which the avarice of the owner should dictate. Tke captain perceived that he might, pretty certainly realize a splendid fortune; a consideration which filled him with the most enthusiastic joy. Every sail was expanded to the wind, and we advanced with the greatest rapidity. On the following morning a light was descried apparently directly in the course which we were making; us wo proceeded briskly, however, it fell to the south ot us, and we perceived that it was u ship on lire. The light increased every moment, and the signal guns fell upon our cars with distressing rapidity. The captain was at this time pacing the deck, ns he hud done almost constantly since the intelligence had reached him from the passing vessel; for the resth essness of ? xpectalion scare eJv allowed him to repose for a moment.? His eyes was directed resolutely towards | the north, and although the light now glared unshunaltle, and the frequent shots | could not he unheard, and the commotion and exclamations of the passengers could not be unnoticed ? his glances never fell upon the object which engrossed all others* After a few moments of intense wonder and excitement among the passengers and crew at the silence of the captain, the steersman called to him anil nsked if v. < ' should not turn out lo the distressed visI sel; but the other rudely ordered him to attend lo his own concerns. A little while alter, at the solicitation of the whole coin* pany on board. 1 went up to the captain anil said to hint that I deemed it my duty to { inform him that the universal de-drg^atfHMP? crew was of the I ven ^TnTniiia ship. lie replied with agita- sa nn ti'.at liie vcsscl could net be sav d, and m eshouhionls lose the win and immedi,e!y went flown to the cr.hin and locked lo le door, lie was a kind hearted man by tii ature, and, on ordinary occasion?, few gt ould have taken greater trouble to bene- ol t a follow being. But the prospect of ci iches was too much for his virtue: the 1 ope of great gain devoured nil the better w relings of his nature, and made his heart tl s hard as stone. b The crew, in this condition ol things, n tad nothing to do hut to lament tlie mas- o 'I'li/.i- 1, er's cruelty, and 10 summi i - n. * , .. watched tile fiery mars, conscious that a ompany of their brethren was perishing a within their sight, who, by tin ir efforts, night probably lie saved. It was not lor icvcrul hours that the captain appealed igai upon the deck, and from his appcartnce then, I imagine that the coullicl lining this solitude must have been senk i md trying. 1 stood near liiiu as be eaine > ip. llis face bad a rigid, yet anxious i look; the countenance of a man who < braved, yet feared fume shock. IIis back ( . was turned to tbc quarter from which we j ' came, and in that position he addressed 1 I me calmly some iiitliflei ent observalio is. | j While the conversa ion went on, he ens J i frequent hurried g unci s t<> the s mth . ml cast, till his \ es liad swept tile w hole hori- i /'jii, and lie had satisfied himself the ship wa? no longer in * lew. When vve reached our destination, I found a ship just pirpariug to sail for Florence, and I took my passage, leaving tl?* captain to dispose of his cargo at his pleasure. About eight months after this, when 1 had almost forgotten the occurrence. 1 was sitting in the private parlor | of a London hotel, when a letter was put into my hands irom * r?. that the writer, who was in the city, hail heard of my arrival, and would esteem it a very great kindness if I would \isit liiin at my earliest leisure; my coming would be of the utmost importance to himself and others; his servant, it added, wa led to show me the way. 1 immediately set out to comply with the request. Upon entering the room I was shocked at the change which had taken place in his appearance. He was thin, pale and haggard, with a wildncss of eyes that almost indicated that his reason was unsettled. 44 i have taken the libertysaid he, '4 of desiring your company at this time, hecause you arc the only person in London ' nZ rSf.*-'** to whom I can venture to make appiica-' tion, and I am going 10 lay upon you a commission, lo which 1 am sure you will not object. The circumstances oK our voyage to Marseilles will occur to your miud without iny repealing them. 1 sold , my cargo upon the most advantageous' terms; and was rendered at once a rich man The possession of wealth was new to me, and its enjoyment added, in my case, to its usuul gratification, the charm of novelty. In the Capital of Paris, 1 spent many weeks of the highest pleasure until one day, on entering a cafe I look i up a Gazette, and my eyes fell upon an account of the awful burning of 11. B. M. ship . My heart beat and my frame shiVered; but I read every word of the article. The vessel which I had passed tne day before fi.nl seen inc ngni iroin a great distance and immediately put bark to render assistance, but arrived too late to rescue more than two of the crew.? They reported that a vessel passed to the north of them within half an hour's sail, but paid no regard to the repeated signals; upon the commander of that ship, the article concluded, must rest the loss of two hundred persons. " My peace of mind was gone forever. Wherever 1 went that day, 1 was haunted by remorse. I retired to bed that I miglit j forget in sleep the tortures of-tne day; byta teriible dreain brought before jgfty tmnd lire whole scene of the cohflagrafyrnr With a roar of signal guns. I uwofee tfith horror. Thrice on fhe same night dill. I compose myself to sleep, and thrice was I awakened by the repetition of the dream. For many hours on the succeeding day my spirits . were shockingly depressed, but the gay company which *1 frequented gradually re| stored me to serenity, and by night I was tolerably composed. But the evening i again brought terror; the same vision , rushed upon my mini jaml racked it with ! agony whenever 1 tell *rito a slumber.? (Perceiving that if I yielded to this bund of | tormentors 1 should quickly be maddened by suffering, 1 r? solved to struggle with , remorse, and to harden my heart against conscience. I succeeded always when | aw ake in mastering the emotion, but no i power on earth could shield o e fr??m the I torments of sleep, imagining at length (that the prostrate position of my beds was one cause of the vividness of my dreams, i took the resolution of sleeping up ' igii t iii a chair w h i I e tu v set v 1111 w a to tiled by me. Hut no sootior my head drop I it[> *ii inv brmist in incipient slumber, than the lire again tortured my brain; the booming guns again rang upon my ear. I sought all diveisions; I wandered over | I'j rope, scoiviugto relieve myself from the! [dominion ol tins fantasy l?y pi rpetuai change of sights and successions of'sou mis; hut in vain. Jjuijy the horrid picture i more and more enslaved mv imagination, | until at length even i.i wakn a. while my j eyes rested on vacancy, a hunting ship a as punned in tie* an, uul v\ith mv waking e.iis 1 in* .tot t.ic eternal guns. i he h*?ri or Iius.ihsi.ru d my being. 1 am separated hy a circle ol lire from the world. Even now, I see no In ?? hut the wide sea anil the incessant. no v the ^ - u1'?" "? * hear T7! imt/iiijg signals, boom! boom!! pi I rite unfortunate man paused lor a mo- ho :*nt, and upon human lace 1 never yet I w such anguish. lie resumed, in u lew ( js oinei.ls, Ills arc 'lint. n? "This must so. ii end. The purpose j|M r which I have sent for you is briefly S(,j is The whole sum ol money whit h i j*c> t ried by my ship's cargo is in the bank ol,( f England. 1 shall order in my will thai ((| rery cent of it shall obey your disposal tj, wish you to discover the families of those u | ho perished in this lesscl: you will learn ,( . . .1 Imirultt ieir names ny inquiring m im miiiiui.?r distribute t?? them v.wry rent ol this mo- ,|( ey. Yoii will not den\ the last roquet j( f u rlyin^r man; promise me that you y.( ill lai i It t it I ly perform my wish." jy. 1 gave hint the promise which he ilcuirei. |*f| lid h it him. i That night, t'aj t. S. took poison. sj v I From Ihe .?iuasitlon (Ohio) Cw.izcltr. (| RKYI k.\ OF Tlii: ( U'TiVK. b Our citizens, yesterdav iininniiu, weic u ntmduceu to the acquaintance of John |, iVooil. a ti an whose tale ot sorrow could (j nil fail ?>l interesting the heart, however a -allows, or however prone to inert dulity. p \ itn agrr sketch can only lie given now. p The ample histoty ot Ins misfortune may ^ hereafter he presorted to the world? and, (j it gin .1 by a inasier hand, w ill eoinmand s li e iiit* r? >i, and enlist th?: syn>| atliy of ( the public, w lien the mawkish productions j o|" ticiion, which now cumber our bookstores ami insult ur taste, shall have become ties, ised and forgotten. J In the y ar lh!2, John Wood, now t fifty years old, was a young ami iuditstri* i otis tarmer in Mrucken county, Kentucky. !t tie was ibe husband of a young and in- i j u resting woman, and tbc fa nt r of two j' iniant cbihlren. lie was living in hnppi-j ness on a farm which he had earned by < lis industry, when the gallant Captain ;| ? ' _.i~ r~.i ... I Dlllier (Will) illlt'WM I 119 iru ut mi < |1|HUII. , i of the iiri iIi batteries nt Fort Meigs) | raised bis flug, and solicited the hardy Kenliickians of Bracken county to enroll themselves among the defenders of their country. John Wood was one of the number. He sufl'ered all the privations to which the army ol the north-west was exposed, during the disastrous campaign which resulted in the defeat of Winchester at the Itivcr Kaisin. I5y good fortune escaped the tomukawk of the savage allies of Cireat Britain, and was sent a prisoner of war to Quebec. lie was next, with other American pri? soners, despatched in a transport to 1*1% mouth, iri F.ngland. From Plymouth, .A , ? accompanied by a fitowil ot fellow prU soners, he wits about to be transferred to Dartmoor, when ho fouhd an opportunity t'o make his escape. He wandered through the country, stealing through by-ways, until he found himself at Bristol. Hunger compelled him to enter a -grocery, the head quarters of a press-gang. Here he was pressed* and despite of his protestation that he was a citizen of the United States, and a fugitive prisoner of war, facts that might have been easily proven by refercnco to the military authorities at Plymouth, he was hurried 011 board His Majesty's frigate Sea Horse, then the flag 1 i? ta 1 1 i^t' r* . 1 snip 01 ino ceieurnieu oir rcu/r I'urKer, and compelled to Bear arms against his own countrymen. On board the Sea Horse wore several other Americans, who, like Wood, has fallen victims to the British system of impressment. Thuy determined on do-' sertion; and when lying in the port ofj St. Johns, they succeeded in securing a boat, in an extremely dark night, and attempted to reach the eastern coast of the State of Maine. They were instantly pursued, and were obliged to desert their boat on the shore of New Brunswick, audi seek safety in the woods. After wande-1 ring about for two days, exhausted with cold and hunger and fatigue, they were apprehended by a party of British soldiers and again transferred to the Sea Horse. The punishment that followed this act of desertion was inflicted with all that inge nious refinement ol' cruelly for which the' British navy is so celebrated. The Sea Horse attached to the squadron under Admiral Cockburn, was shortly afterwards ordered to the Chesapeake, and took an active part in the robbing, burning and murdering of the defenceless j inhabitants of the coast. INIr. Wood and the impressed Americans were never per-! milted to leave their vessels. He was on board on the night when Sir Peter Parker met liis fate on shore. A few days subsequent to this event, lie, in company with seven other impressed Americans, attempted an escape in broad day light, by boldly jumping into a boat along side,; and pulling rapidly for the shore. One i .1 * ' - * ' <?i uie ruimocr was siiot oy mo sentinel: on duty. The others reached tlie beach, j but were apprehended, immediately on landing, l?y a party of the marauders belonging to the Sea Horse. I3y order of Admiral Cockburn, they w? re sen I in irons to Nova Scotia, where alter undergoing a trial, they were sen* fenced to b? shot. The sentence, ho wev? r, was commuted to service lor life, in, his Britannic Majesty's army in the East j Indies. They were accordingly shipped j to England, and thence with a regiment; of newly levied recruits, despatched to j Calcutta. For 21 years, Mr. Wood served i as a private soldier in the East India ser-j vice; and IW months since, when broken \ down in spirit and constitution, lie was i permitted to tail for England. Destitute' and heart-broken, he reached London. ! stated Ilis rase to the United Slates con-j sul, and hy hirii furnished \? m means of reach in?r -{\e\v Yoi Tk in January, anTl willtrcu ms noaij primage towards the home of his child- In< ml. for fi is now twenty-six years since he left *'u wile and children in Kentucky; and 1)CI l one syllable has he heard, relative to ir situation, since the moment of their ^inration. The citizens here forced a ,v dollars upon him, for, poor and deppid as lie is, he still possesses all the ' ide of a Kcntuckian, and sent him mi' 5 way itt the stage to Wellsville, from liich town he intends to embark on a ramhoat for Augusta, in Kentucky. Fancy cannot help asking?what is now at home to which the war-broken wanner is returning? Will the wife of his tC( >ulh he ready, in the fidelity of her ear- ar love, to hail the return of her long 1 r ist husband? Or will her duty and aflec- P( ons have been given to another? Or will P* u> he reposing beneath the clods of the P' iilley? And his children!?If living, they a1lust have long since entered upon the Cl usy scenes of Jife. Will they take the u* ary pilgrim to their homes and to their osoms? A thousand overpowering ctno- a ons must rush upon the old man's heart, 11 s his weary footstep approaches the spot ? liat once was home! Fancy cannot fill the * icture. May lie who "tempers the wind (i o the shorn lamb, support the aged wan- c crer in that eventful moment, which is r oon to witness, either the ccstaey of his s lappiness, or the utter desolation of his 1 mpes. f William Pbnn.?Tlie land of William i 11... "Nmn is the only soil not purcnascu uy | he blood of the natives. A feeling ofj \ >cnre came over me, as I thought of this, t ind called to mind the scene where heis.c ( presented as treating with the Indians.'i 1'he design is magnificent. o n How firm must have been the principles ! if that man! What a religion that must i l>e, which fortifies a man to go without < armor or shield into tlie midst of a savage! tribe, relying upon the efficacy of his own ,.< n.imnsp niul the dicrnitv of his w. , - 0 sentiments, to protect him! How much is such heroism beyond the daring ot' the warrior! The one is moral, the other is physical courage. Is there in all history a character that approaches nearer to the character of Christ than his? llis weapons were weakness and love; he went about doing good; he endured adversity with patience, and would have stillered martyr'oin for his faith. Mis fame is the purest fame; there is not a blot upon his character. His principles of peace are getting to ho principles of the whole civilized I worlo tv / '/->? .. ji . ' ."!?/?(*/V'*7. JPVom tht Xeio Orleans Pictiyune% Mity 19. ritOM TEXAS. The regular last running steam packet Columbia, Capt. Wright, arrived yesterday evening from Galveston, which port she left on 10th inst. By this arrival we learn that the loan bill, as amended, unanimously passed the Senate on the 30th ult. By one of the provisions of this bill it is provided that the " money raised upon the bonds must he deposited in the United States Bank of Philadelphia, the Manhattan at Now York, or the Union Bank of Louisiana, subject * to the orders of the government." In the House, there has been a great deal of talk about removing the scat oi government?nothing determined on. 'On the 3d, both Houses adjourned for three days, and the President, Vice President, and several members made a trip of pleasure to Galveston. The Houston Telegraph of yesterday week, a copy of which we received by tlin f^nliimKin clatnc ^ ...W wuiuuiv IU| ntuvvo ?HU? tliU lalj'llUl oi the Republic "has presented quite a mercantile appearance within the last few weeks. Hundreds of baggage wagons have been constantly arriving from the (upper country, and return loaded with merchandise." Counter foil one hundred dollar promissory notes, closely resembling the genuine, tones,"arc in circulation. The Telegraph contains an article against the carrying of weapons, which slates that the citizens arc gradually relinquishing the odious custom, i We see notices advertised for meetings of the following societies, viz: "The Philosophical Society of Texas;" 14 the Texas Typographical Association;" and the "Independent Order of Odd Fellows." A man by the name of M. Campbell, ii? ? ?--- f * ? luiii icit-u ui inu murucr 01 a .>1 r. ijinscv, was hanged at Victoria, 011 Saturday last. F R O > f FLO II I DA. We u.iderstaud, says the Florida Herald of the 12th Jilt, that a few days since, a large body of Indians visited Drayton's Island, anil captured a number of negroes belonging to Z* Kingslcv, Ksq., and carried them to the west of the St. Johns River. The negroes effected their escape while the Indians were engaged in killing cattle, and came to Picolata. A negro woman was left on the island and a sieani-^^H boat passing by took her oil'. Fort Melon it is said, is to be abandot^^^l ed, and also Fort Pierce, Troops were arriving at St. Angiistin^^^J daily from the South, on 'heir way to Cherokee ^ A large and respectable meeting/ citizens of St. Augustine was field* iw Ililt ' u I I. Will r lo the rrlicf of the suficrcrs l?y destructive lire in Charleston. IVom tho Augusta Ciironivlo aiul Snntim]. A I'Ul'aTA AksKNA I? (tOO. / May ?1, I*;**. ^ Dear Sir?The deep interest that must|^K| he felt by every Georgian, iti the result .nnircn^SS^.foaiy'^'^WiS.^VW'Uflfe' lians, is, I think, a sufficient apology the liberty I take, in enclosing to you ; addrcss of Major (ion. Scott, to that oj)le. I am, sir, with ureal respect, Your obedient servant, \Y- 11. BETT.S, Lt. 1st Art'y. 1 TOR GENERAL SCOTT, oj the .. . , ... . . ~ ' n>fcd STOICS Jiruil/t suuua (ii hin v/it,' pmfljc, rem Hitting" in North Cart*1: . Ceorgia% Tennessee, and Alabama, this ADDRESS. Che.rokecs! The Piesidcnt of the U:iiil States has sent me, with a powerful my, to cause you, in obedience to the eaty ol' 1835, to join that part of your jople who am also established in prosirity, on the other side of the Mississipi. Uuhapily the two years which were lowed for the purpose, you have sutler1 to pass away without following, and ithout making any preparations to fol>w, and now, or by the time this solemn ddrcss shall reach your distant scttlclents, the emigration must be commcned in haste, but, I hope, without disorder, have no power, by;fgranting a further 1 * -1 tltot rrtn Imvo CI ct\ y IO COTrcCi liiu i;i i w& tiiui> * v/w ?iu ? v ommilted. The full moon or May is nlcady on the wane, and before another hall have passed away, every Cherokee, nan, woman, and child, in those states, oust be in motion to join their brethren n the far west. My Friend?'. This is no sudden determination on the part of the President, vhoni you and I must now obey. By the rcaty, the emigration was to have been omplcted on or before the ~3d of this nontb, and the president has constantly icpt yow warned, during the two years allowed, through all his officers and agents in this country, that the treaty would be enforced. 1 am comic to carry out that determination. My iroops already occupy many positions in the country that you are to abandon, and thousands, and thousands ~' ? ''?- ? nnnrtCr. tO iirr ii|)|)iuuciiiiii>, iruiii ^ >.?. ? , render resistance ayd escape alike hopeless. All those troops, regular and militia, are your friends. Receive litem and confide in them as such. Obey them when they tell you that you can remain no longer in this country. Soldiers arc as kind hearted as brave, and the dc&irc of every one of us is to execute oui painful duty in mercy. "NYc arc commanded by the president to act towards you in that spirit, and such is also the wish of the who'c people nf America