Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              : _ _ *" SQUEHANNA CITE JOURNAL.! SI 'BMlij 38ut0ji9{ier--( Deaateb ta Jftms, £iferatnre, politics, tlje rrantilt, Wining, ffifrjjanirnl, ntib %irultural 3ottm\s of Ijit Conutq, 3ufitrurtion, tasmwt, h. )~€w Dallara ftt tanra. w=-iz. VOLUME 4.-NUMBER 12. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1853. WHOLE NUMBER 168. TILE riTXSXON GAZETTE, —a diadem of beauty, the lustre of which does not fade. This dominion of grnius is moat truly Imperial, because of its essential strength, and that strength arises from the influence which falls upon the heart. considered : comprehensiveness of design, beauty of proportion, and sublimity ol expression. These qualities are essential to • he highest success of tho art. When combined, they excite some of the sirongest sentiments of the mind ; and cspeciaU ]y when viewed in connection wiih antiquity, though in broken forms, they become invested with so many interesting associations, and awaken so many powerful recollections, a.« at times almost to overwhelm the mind. Thus, the Temple of The«eus at Athens, so remarkably preserved tho' built ten years after the battle of Marathon, presents not merely a specimen of the material sublime, but connects itself with the history of that wonderful people, who built its magnificent columns, which have weathered the storms of two thous and j'CaM. It is thus that architecture, amid the ruins of time, furnishes here and there, a sublime and comprehensive symbol of the history of the past ; and the grandeur of the human intellect transmits its own imperishable evidence to the latest posterity. Poetry has not withheld its tiibute Iron) the sister art. The author of the "Seasons," not insensible to any of the forms of beauty, whether in the visible world or in the empire of the imagination, ihus speaks . Prom Hnr|ier'« Magazine. The Bridge of Eb«rDburg. over it, "It were well if all the promoters ol wars could behold such an appalling picture. They would then discover how much evil humanity has to suffer from their projects." A Slight Error. Rumsellar'i Advertisement. " ,,v Friends and Nkighaops—Having jus! opened a commodious shop for ihe sale of , Lquid Fire,' | take this early opportuni. iy of informing yod' that, on Saturday next, I uliull commence the business of making drunkards paupers, and beggar* fcf sobe", industrious and respectable pori'98 of community to support- -i I shall deal in "familiar spirits," whufc will excite men to deeds of riot, robber* , and blood ; and by so doing, diminish tl* comforts, augment the expenses, and #n« danger the welfare of the community I will undertake, at short notice, far • small sum, and with llie greatest expedi. tion to prepare victim* for the asylum, tit* poor house, the prison, and the gallowa. I will furnish an article that will in.- crpase the number of fatal accidents, mul* liply the number of dimres»ing  aud render those that are harmless, inctf. ruble. I will deal in drugs, that will deprive some ol life, some oi reason most of prop, erty, and aJ{ of peace, which will cause futh«r» to be fi«nds : wives, widows : children orphans : and all mendicants.' AND Some time ago, one of ihp crowded boats on tue Hudson River contained a number of persons Irpiij various parts of the country, goinij to New York to attend cotiferences iiiionj; the edesiasticals. A well fed and pleasing-looking man accosted another of the same caliber, upon some trifling ob. servation, as travelers will, ami being cood talkers, they soon got upon very social terms. Finally they parted, and said one of the two to an acquaintance of his-— "Mr. Moore, who is ihnt gentleman yotl saw me talking to, jus', now on deck." S it«qiichniDn Anlhracltc Journal BY 1. 8. C. ABBOTT. rtiBLlSHED WEEKLY BY G. M. RICHAllT 8 H. S. PHILLIPS The French army was now approachtDg the river Traun, one of the tributaries of the Danube. Napoleon decided to cross it at several points some miles distant from each other. Massena, with several thous and mpn, advanced to the Traun, opposite m  A Remarkauly Viciocs Whale—The Edgartown Guzetr epublishes the follow, ing particulars relativ e to the attack upon and final capture ol un uuly within, by a boat's crew froht the ship Hector, of New Bedford, furnUhed by Capt. Thos. A Norton, who was the first mate of the Hector at the time : ••in October, 1832, when in lat. 12 S. Ion. 80 YV, the ship 90 days from port, we raised a large whale. The joyful cry was given of 'there she blows!' and everythinu on board at once asssumed an aspect of preparation for the capture. The boals wer# lowered, and the chase commenced. When we got within about three ship's length of him, he turned, ard rushed furiously upon us. He struck us at the same moment we fastened te him. He stove the boat badly, but with the assistence of sails, which we plaoed under her bottom, and constant bailing, she was kept above water. The Captain—John O. Morse — came to our assi.tartco. Told him lie had better keep clear of the whale—but he naid he had « very long lance, and he wanted to try it upon the rascal. Capt. M. went up to the whale, when all at once he turned upon the boat, which he took in his mouth, and held 'right up on end* out of the water, and shook it all to pieces in a moment. The men wpre thrown in every direction, and Captain Morse fell from a distance of at least thirty teet into the water. Not being satisfied with total destruction of the boat, he set to work and 'chew, ed up' the boat kegs and lantern kegs, and whatever fragments of the boat he could find floating on the water. At this stage of Qjfiet ITut tidr of MaiH $/trrt, second tOiry of tkt "Long StoreM of H'itncr 4- Hood. If now we contemplate the sister arts in the same relation, we shall bo struck with similar results. Although the .field of the painter is comparatively limited, yet in that field the triumph of the art ha« been wonderful. If it be one of the attributes of genius to diffuse its energies far and wide, it is a not less important attribute 10 concentrate its powers within a small com pass, and (0 execute so condensed a view of a great morbl subject, as to produce a propoitionate impression on the susceptibilities of the soul. Tni "Ov-ic-rri k Jominai.-' ta published caeryFrl«1*y, at Two »U(»LT.An» uor mm. Two Dollar* '"V Certe-friltbe if Im'»d within th« jrtWV Mo D*DOr will be di*coaiinued until ull arrearages are paid AiivKRTiiKMKNTf! are ln»oWedcoii*pic«touily at OhkDolt « i » 01 thriven »»wS tor iliree tmwHi ont an 1 'Fvvkntv-mvk Cknti udtl Clonal for every «ub»eq wen Jhtcrllon. A liberal deduct km lo !hofie who adverliis for »ix inoBllnor iho whole year. Job Won*.—We have connected with ottr o«l*WlWDlw n. a well selected N*rurU«ent of Job Tvru which will ena* f felts us to execute, iu the iieutiat »t)le a very variety of printing. ____________ Ebershurg. Here occurred ono of the most extravagant acts ol reckless courage, and one ol the most revolting scenes of hu. man butchery recorded in military history. The river was very brood, and was cros. sed by a narrow bridge 2280 feet in length —At the farther end was an escarped pla. teau. Above it rose the little town of Ebersburg, surmounted by a strong castle which was bristling with cannon. In front of the bridge, on the escarpment of the plateau, nearly 40,000 men were drawn up in a line of battle. The bridge at its western extremity was enfiladed by houses all filled with musketeers A formidable array of artillery, disposed on the heights above, commanded '.he whole extent of the frail structure. The bridge was of wood, and by the application of the torch would immediately have been enveloped in flames. The Austrians, however, deemed its passage so utterly impossible, that they did not suppose that the French would even attempt it. '•Oh, that's Mr. a—a—a—I forgot his D -ne—but he's a Bishop up here in Yoik Slate, somewhere I'm told." 'The deuce h'n is ; he's a smart, spry sort of a man," said the other. From the Parlor Magazine. The Influence of the Fine Arts on I it it here, that the power of the pictorial art is confessedly pre-eminent. The poet, availing himself of the succession of ;ime and place, can select and combine from all the circumstances of the past, and thus at will, pass through the present to the future, and, if necessary, even retrace the glowing path of his imagination. But the painter, compelled to seize one moment of lime, and ont local position, summons all his powers to ihe mighty effort, and beslows on that point the whole strength of his genius. He may have studied for vears, a design which is to occupy but a lew square feet of canvass. But he paints I or immortality, and deep must be the studies, patient the toil, exhaustiess the perseverence of such a mind. He aims not merely to please the eye. That could be done by the simple process ol fine coloring. He se°ks to stir the deep sea of human sensibility. He desires to reach the most retired and secret fountains of feeling in man, and hence he must commune tor days and nights with nature herself, in her multiplied forms, and in her heauliful developments. Some minds are more affected by nalui al icenery, than by any other source of moral influence. To such, the rich landscapes of Titian would convey a most refined and delicate pleasure. For beside the impression produced by a view of the charms of nature, thete wo'd be the emotion of admiration for the triumph of genius in transferring, as by some magical art, the features of still life lo tie canvass. Ft is thus that a combination of moral causes has a tendency to in crease the power of intellectual enjoyment. What, then, must have been the pleasure of Michael Angelo, who was not only the first of painters, but eminent also as • sculptor and an architect, and even as a pout, distinguished by the power of his imagination ! Who can measure the power of suuh a mind to imparl and receive pleasure? When the eminent painters of modern times would display thi highest perfection of the art, ihey seem by the very in slincts ol geuius to select the most eleva led and impressive subjects, and these subjects thuy could find nowhere but in the Scriptures of Divine Inspiration. 1 he same is true of the great ma«lers of Mu sic. who have delighted the world vviih their productions. Haydn s#ight the idea of Creation, Hundel of his Messiah, and Beethoven of his Mount of Olives, in the sources of holy inspiration. .Of the vast influence of their works upon the mind of I he world, it is unnecessary to speak. It was under the promptings of a similar spi. rit that Milton, that great moral painter, that architect of the mo*t sublime poem in existence, invoked the aid of the Spirit of God at ihe very threshold of his immortal work, and, intending "no middla flight,' sought to imbibe hi® inspiration at "Siloa s brook, that flowed fast by the oracle of God." It must hence result, 'hat the more widely Christianity extends her empire in ihe earth, shaping the purposes, end sanctifying the sensibilities of men, the more certainly will their taste seek its gratification in such works, rather than those which abound in the machinery of gods ani demons, or of elves, witches, and fairies, and especially rather than in those which pan der to the passions, debauch the imagination. and corrupt the heart. The names of Rupln 1, Reuben-, Van Dyke, Paul Veronese, Salvalor Rosa, Leo. nardo da Vinci, are familiar with the history of painting. If you inquire which arc the most successful and celebrated of their productions ; what subject# did they choose on which lo spend the force of their genius, the reply is. The themes of inspiration : the preachina of Psul at Athens; the Death of John the Baptist ; the Judg. ment of Solomon ; Saul at the tomb of Samuel; the Miraclcs of Christ; the Transfiguration ; the Crucifixion the Insurrection ; the Descent from the  the Lost Supper ; ihe Last Judgment.— Were these men attracted solely by the moral beauty and ihe essential grandeur of their themes, or did they noi also, with a kind of prophetic vision, anticipate the day when, in consequence of the supremacy of Christianity over the mind of posterity, their own bright and sublime creations would so harmonize with the spirit of that illustrious age, as to secure to their fame an amaranthine freshness to tuo end of time I Did they not, in addressing theit works of «rt UD tb» religious sensibilities of man, expect lo find in them responses of the deepest lows, and of the most undoubted perpetuity ? Now, though the colors should fade from their canvass, other master spirits will arise, to imitate ilieir example, perhaps to surpass their achievements; and while ihey reform that which is vici ous In point of morals, will add purity to the profession, grace to the art, and grandeur to tts results. The Roman and Greclan, the Florentine and Venetian schools, will then have passed awoy, to be suooee. ded by that list and noblest, ths Christian School. Now ihe Bishop asked the same question of an acquaintance of his, arid learned to hi* own surprise, that be was a Bishop from the western part oi New York. When the boat came to the pier, our fir»t Bishop, approached the second Bishop saying : the Moral Sensibilizes. BY HEV. j. N. DANFORTH fcONCLLDKD.] In analysing more particularly tlie influence of these arts on the sensibilities of man, let us recur to the most ancient among them—poetry. This is not merely ihe language of the imagination, as it has sometimes b.-en defined. It ofien lies deep in the iiearl of the poet himself, and then it is, thai it awakens the most profound emotion in the hearts CDf others. lo illustrate this : Let uny one compare the poetry of Akeoside with lhat ot Burns ; w hile the former glows wiih animated beauty, occasionally ri-ing to a stirring eloquence, the latter seizes the fibres of the hearl, perhaps in u single line, and they tremble with emolloQ The genius of Akenside mav dazzle the imagination by its coruscations, but lhat of Burns electrifies the heart.— The one may be compared lo an artificial fountain throwing up by hydrostatic pres aure, its beautiful jets ; the other to a natural fountain in the hillside, gushing out in translucent purity from its secret recesses. The former might well sintf of the Pleasures of the ImMuiitalidn, for lie wa» ihe poet of the imagination ; the latter of the simplicities and sanctities of home, for be is the piei of the hearl, and thiiher the heart turns amid all its wanderings and its wounds. There it would rest at last. "Let me die among mv kindred," exclaims the Orieniali Dt. Home ! "Brother, you have probably come down to the convention ?'' "Yes, I linve," said No. 2. referring lo a political ofl'ttir then in cession in lite city. " Ah, where do you stop 1 II you have no choice allow me lo introduce you to a house up town ; he'll be glad to receive you, I am sure. He's a Christian, a temperance advocate, and a good man. Will you go?" "Well, I don't care if 1 do," said No. I will cause the rising generations to' {now up in ignorance, and prove a bur. den and a nuisance to the nation. i will cause mothers to forget their sockling infants ; virgins their priceless innoD ccnco. Pirat, unadorned, And nobly plain, the mnnly Doric roae ; The loninn then with decent matron grace, Her niry pillar heaved ; luxuriant Inxt, The rich Corinthian apread her leafy wreath." Dut (lie impetuous Massena delayed not a moment. He ordered an immediate charge, as he Icared that an hour'i delay might induce the Austrian* to blow up the bridge. General Cohorn, a man of diminutive stature, but ot the most intensely forceful and impetuous spirit, placed him. self at the head-of his brigade. At double quick step the dense column pressed slong the bridge. An unexampled scene ol horror ensued. The troops were soon enveloped in a cloud of smoke.—A storm of grape-shot and canister swept mutilalion and death through lh«ir rank*. Two or three ammunition wagons blew up in the midst of the struggling throng, and scattered awtul carnage around. The bridge was soon so encumbered with the wounded and the dead, that Massenadeem ed himself diivnn to the horrible necessity of commanding fresh troops that came up, to toss '.heir mangled and struggling comrades into the swollen torrent that swept furiously Iwlow. Those who performed this revolting service were soon struck down themselves, and treated in the same manner. There was no alternative. But for this dreadful measure the bridge would soon have become utterly impassable, and all upon it would have perished. Enveloped in smoke, deafened with the roar of battle, and with shots, shells and bullets mowing tlpwn their ranks, these veteran soldiers who, in becoming veterana, had almo8t ceasrd to be men, pres. sed sternly on, trampling upon* severed limbs, wading through blood, and throwing their wounded and beseeching comrades into the surging flood. VVell might the Duke of Wellington say, "A man ofrefined Christain sensibilities is totally unfit (or the profession of a soldier." I will corrupt the ministers of religion; obstruct tthe progress of the Gospel, defil* thfi purity of the church, and cause temporal, spiritual and eternal death ; end if any should be so impertinent as to ask why 1 have the audacity to bring such accumulated misery upon a comparatively happy people, my honest reply is—Mod. ey. I have a license, and if I do not firing these evils upon you, somebody eh»e will. I hove purchased the right to demolish the character, destroy thd health, shorten the lives ar.d ruin the souls of those who choose to honor me with their custom. I pledge myself lo do all J have herein promised. Those who wish any of thy evils above specified, brought upon themselves, or their dearest friends, are request* ed to meet me a! my bar, where i will, for a few cents furnish them with the certain means of doing so. Any form ol art (hat could thus be dps. cribed must be emblematic, and emblem* most strongly affect the imagination. Here, then, is another source ol sentiment in the department oi architectural design. two The two started off arm-in-arm up Broadway, lalking social as vou please, until they arrived at a well knotvn oyster saloon. But the assigned limits of this paper do not permit me to pursue this train of tho't. In reviewing those arts, at which we have glanccd on the present occasion, we see prepared on the one hand the beautiful images af poetry—t(je rich colors of paint, ing—the moral sublimities of eloquence— tho soft melody of music—the silent eloquince of sculpture—the impressive designs of architecture—and on the other, certain menial susceptibilities, by which the influence emanating from these arts is enjoyed. 1fhere are faculties in men, eaoh one of which meets some creation of immortal genius by a law, as certain as that which adapts light to the eye, and sound to the car. Why, then, should the human intellect ever slumber, or why should the mind ever be at a Vies for sources of rational pleasure? VVhat expectations may not bo indulged with reference to the fu ture. " Look here, my good sir," said No 2, "your fiiend, you say, is a teetotaller?" "Yes, brother he is." the 'fight,' 1 told C'apt. Morse, that if he "Weil, as he won't be apt to offer us anything to take, and (hia is a devillisli drizzily, ugly morning, suppose tee pop down and lake a horn 1" would give me the choice of the ship's company, 1 would try him again, ft was denperute work to nil appearance, and up to this time the vicious fellow had had it all "Sir-rl" exclaimed No. 1, "I understood you was a Bishop ?" "I am, sir, son of old Judge Bishop, of—!—-so come down and take n drink !" his own way. The Captain was in favor ot trying him from the ship, but finally consented for us to attack him again from a boat. With a picked crow, we again ap. proached the whale, now lying perfectly still, apparently ready for another attack, as the event proved. Seeing our approach, he darted towards us with his ponderous jaws coming together every moment, with tremendous energy. VVp gnvA the word The lad seen, of No 1, his swallow, tailed black dress coat was sticking oui behind as he rounded the first coiner and disappeared. "How dark this world would I*, If, whrn deceived and wounded here, We could m.t fly to thei*" THE TEACHER TAUGHT Finding A Wile's Tongue. * Mr. ft. arrroniftu nis with. won. to firm, ish him, resolved lo act dumb when he was present, and so well did she maintain her resslution that a week passed away and not a word did she utter in his presence —She performed her household duties as usual, but not a word did she speak. He tried to coax her out ofher whim, bat in vain. At last he tried the following plan to overcome her resolution, 6v Work* ing on her curiosity—the most ungovernable of female propensities. Returning one evening from his employment, his lady sat there as usual mule. The closet was ex. amined, the bed room, drawers, boxes, shelves, everything that could possibly be thought of was taken down and overhaul, ed. to'stern all,'which was obeyed in good earnest. As we passed the ship, I heard In mv enrly years I attended the public school at Roxbury, Massachusetts. Dr. Nathaniel Preniice was our respected teacher, but his patience at limp* would pet the belter of him, and get nearly exhaust ed by the infraction of the school rules by It is fur this reason that Cow par, whose muse is 6o conversant with the '-business and bosoms ' of men, lias secured so triumphau: a place in the allVctions of all the lovers or true poetry ; while Pope, however brilliant, in poetic conceotion, and perfect in the harmony of numbers, must consent to fiiijnv his dignity, an object rf admiration rather than of affectum in his exallcd sphere. Burns savs thai the Mine of his country found him as it did Elisha, at the pin to, and threw her tnnnile of inspiration over him. If, obedient to ihe mandate of his mistress, the poet abandoned the plow for an elevated field of fame, the freshness and the fragrance ol his rural associations still clung around bim, and tie delighted to write poetry to the mountain daisy, which he had up'urned wilh the plowshare ; that "wee, rnode-st, crimsontipped flower," as he colls it, whose fate he seemed to consider emblematic of his the captain exclaim, 'there goes another boat!' She did go, to be sure, through the water, frith all speed, but fortunately not Our Country is young in yeors, byt where is there such a land to excite human intellect ? Her reminiscence* are indeed brief, but brilliant. Her promise is great and animating. Look at her giant mountains—her broad rivers, that rush sublime, ly to the ocean—her beautiful lakes, each one a sea—her deep, untrodden forests, so ' V irianlly vast, so wildly grand —hel* ..Oe-spread scenery, varied with every tint of K$uuty, that ever fell from Nature's pent.i—how much is here to nwaken the genius of poetry and of painting! Contemplate her institution*—their origin with the people—conquered by the people in a conflict, a parallel to which history does not furnish—secured by a power that reside* within themselves— chartered by their own auihority—the very nature of the A merican government mandx tho utmost freedom of thought, atrd latitude of discussion on all subjects, and this is Ihe condition of the highest elo. quence. With the advancing refinement of society, all the sister arts will advance, each occupying its appropriate nich in the temple of science, and all combining to instruct the mind and sofien the manners of a stern and enterprising people. Go on, theti, my beloved country, encourage every rising genius. Multiply your institutes of science and your halls of literature. — Let there be an alliance of nations fo foster the arts and to forget arms. Let the sword of war continue to sleep in its scabbard, and the trump of battle no more rouse the wrath of contending hosts, nor the tramp of hostile squadron* shake the ensanguined plain ; but may the general strife be, who shall most successfully cultivate the arts of peace, and promote the happiness of universal man ! to destruction The monster chased us in the scholars. On one occasion in a very 'wrathy' way, he threatened (without much thinking perhaps of the rule he was estab. this way for half a mile or more, during most of which time his jaws were within six or eight inches of the head of the hoat. Every time he brought them together the concussion could be heard at the distance of at least a mile. I intend to jump overboard if he caught rhe boat. Told Mr. Mayhew, the 3d male, who held the stear- lishing) to punish with six blows of a heavy ferula, the first boy detected iu whispering and appointed some of the scholars as detectors. Not long alter one of these detectors shouted out : ing oar, that the whale would turn over to spout, and that iheu would be our time to kill him. After becoming exhausted he "Master !—Johnny Ziegler is a whis. pering !" Johnny was called up, and asked if it was a fact. He was a good bov, by the way, and a favorite both with the master and with the school. Through this frightful storm of shot the Frenah rushed along, till I hey reached the gate at the further end of the bridge.— Mere the whole head of the column was swept away. Those in the rear, however, rushed on over their mangled comrades, dashed down the gates and drove their foes before them. 1'he Austrians retreated through ihe streets, setting fire to the houses, and disputing every inch of ground.— The French struggled on, trampling on the bodies of the dead and wounded of either army. In the blazing streets Ihe conflict raged with unparalleled ferocity. Ebers. burg was at lust taken. It was however but a heap of smoking rnins. The town was so much in flames that the wounded could not be withdrawn. The blazing rafters fell on those wretched victims of war, ond shrieking in agony, their mangled limbs were slowly consumed by the fire. Their hideous cries blended with the hateful clamor of these demoniac scenes. An intolerable stench of burning corpses filled the air. Still through the blazing streets and over the mangled and blackened fragments of human bodies, the French rushed on with horse and artillery, and ammunition-wagon?, crushing flesh end bones, and cinders, and blood mingled mire into a hideous mass of corruption. turned over to spout, and at the same instant we stopped the boat, and buried our His wife was struct with astonishment at his unaccountable behavior, and so ha proceeded in hissearch. She became very nerVously anxious to find out what his was in search of. What could it be 1 She looked tn his face, if possible, to glean from his expression, the objeet ot his search but no fro, he was as sober as a Juiige — H»» lifted the edge of the carpet, looked under the table cover, and finally appronch''d her "chair, looked under it, and even going so far us to brush her drew partially aside, as if what he sought might iie hid there. She could stand it no longer. She burst ouu— lances deep in 'his life.' One tremendous convulsion of the frame followed, and all was still. He never troubled us more. We towed him to the ship, tried him out, and took ninety barrel* of oil from him. "Is it true ?" asked the teacher' " did you whisper. "Yes," answered John, "I did ; but I was not aware what I was about when 1 did it. osvn When we were cutting him in, we found wo irons in his body, marked with the I was working at a sum, and requested he boy next to me to reach me thearitlinetic that contained the rule t wished to ''Titer*, in thy sennty mantle clad, Tfcy snowy ixj.wm sunward spread, Thou lil'l'st thy unassuming head ismc of the ship Barclay, and belonging In humble guise; But now the Sfuue ujiteurs thy bed, And low4hiiu lies! to the mate's We afterwards learn ed that three monihs before, when the same whale was in lat. ft S, Ion. 105 W., he was attacked by the mote ol the ship BarcUy, who had a desperate struggle with him, in which he finally lost his life." Capt Norton, at the lime of the adven- The Doctor recalled his has'.y threat but at the same time, told John he could not suffer him (o escape,the stated puni.-h-ment and continued ; Such is the Jnte of lint-pie bard Qn life's rough ocean luckless starred." But he learned many a useful l?sson ot the domestic fireside and altar, which, had he remembered and practiced, would have saired him that agony of feeling, which he Jiimsell describe* in those fine verses enitled. "Man was made lo mourn." "I wisli I could avoid it, but I cannot, without a forfeiture of my own word, and the consequent loss of my authority. I will leave it," he added, "to any three of ihe scholars whom you may choose, to say whether or not 1 shall omit the punishment.'Bob. what are you looking fort' Hp smiled and answered. ture with the whale, had "teen some service," but he freely confessed that never since, (though he has had ihe buttons bitten off his shirt by a whale,) has he come in contact with such an ugly customer ax "Your tongue, and I've found it." A RETORT. During the war of J812, it was the mis. fortnne of many American officers to be prisoners in Canada, and not always to meet with the best of treatment. True, they were physically wp|I attended too, and generally messed wiili their captors ; bul they were subjected to gibes and moriffjing remarks, which not unf'requeuily called forth a Kolaud for an Oliver. On one of the#e occasions, (it was just after the flight of the President from Washing, ton and before the news of his safety haCJ_ reached QuebC c) aiD Krglj»h officer gavt the insulting toast, under the circufpslftB' cc : "Mr. Madison, dead or alive."— Words cannot express the ir.dignntion ot the American officers nor their surprise whrn they saw a prisoner rise from his chair, return thanks for this recollection of his country's chief magistrate, and in the blandest voice, call on alt to fill, as ha was about to make a return. There waa a peculiar something visible,, however, which led his companions to think they might pillow his example, which they did. In a calm unmoved voice, he gave tha toast, "His 11oval Highness the Prince of Wales, Drothc or Sober." Had a shell exploded on the table, the amazement could not have been greater, and the per. son who had given the first toaat said,  sir, is an insult." "No," said the Amer, ican " it is a reply to one. that isall."-— He continued, "if it bo an insult, resent jt I" The English are in the main a chivalrous race, and the coinmencei of tha wordy dispute was induced to explain, and tha party dispersed- This retort ia somatimea attributed to the late Major-Oeneial Kearney, and at others to the deceased Major Lomax of the artillery : both one and Iba other were capable of it, for they  men of quick wit, and nerve and courage to auatain what thay thought eiroumstaoct« demanded, on all ocefsione,..» :  "Many unci sharp the numerous ills Inwoven with our frame ; More pointed still we make ourselves JJegret, remorse and shame." From ilie poisoned cup ot self-indulgence he drank pain and sorrow, uutil (lie agony of his rouI became chronic, and the dignity of hi* genius bowed beneath the sway of a base and despotic passion. The stream ol poetic feeling was tainted too early and dee pi v in his young niunhood lo admit of clarification, and by bin own con fession, there was more than one line writ, ten. which, "dviig, he would wish lo blot." When, however, he burnt away from the -pell of temptation, abandoned for « season his boon companions, and exchanged the r Dar ol the bar-room for the tran quit seclusion of home and home born associations, then his genius, plucking away every foul adhesion, and pluming its wings for a serennr fliuht, would achieve some thing worthy of his oDvn spreading fame, and of the deeply religious feeling of his beloved country. Thus, in that most eel•bra'.ed of his productions, the "Cotter's Saturday Niuht." which, in fact, is a painting ol a family scene—his own father's home being the original, he proceeds in this si rain: — this "rough whale," as he was termed in .sailor parlance. He seemed possessed of the spirit of a demon, and looked as savage as a hungry hyena Our readers mav immagine the effect such an encounter would nave upon a crew of 'green hands.' During the frightful chase of the boat by the whale, their faces were of a livid white, and their hair stood erect. On their arri. val at the first port they all took to the mountains, and lew if any of them have been seen since. John said he would agree to that, and immediately called oui G S., T D., ami D P. The Doctor told them to return a verdict, which aTter a little consultation, thev did as follows : "Thp Master's rules must he observed, must be kept inviolate. John must receive ihe threatened punishment of six blows ol the terula : but it must be inflicted on vol. unteer proxies ; and we the arbitrators will share the punishment, by receiving ourselves two blows each !" The Orator and the Newspaper Compare the orator, one of the noblest vehicle* for the diffusion of thought, with the Newspaper, and we may gain a faint glimpse of the latter. The orator speaks to hundreds; the newspaper addresses million*. The words of the orator may die on the air; th? language of the newspaper is stamped upon tables imperishable. The arguments of an orator may follow each other so rapidly, that a majority of the audience may struggle in a net ratiocination ; the reasonings of the newspapers may be scanned at leisure, without ihe dunger of perplexity. The passion of an orator iuflamesan assembly ; the feelings of a newspaper electrifies aooritinent. The orator is lor an edifice, the newspaper for a world, the one shines for an hour, the other for oil time. The orator may be compared to the lightning, which flashes over a valley for a moment, but leaves it again in darkness; the newspaper is a sun blazing steadily over the whole earth, and "fixed on the basis of jis own eternity " Printing has happily beeti defined the " art preservative of arts." Printing make* the orator more than orator. It catches up hia dying words and breathes into them the breath of life, it I* the speaking gallery through which the orator thunders in the year* of ages. He leaisa from the tomb over the pr»dle of the rlfing genera, tion. The Austrians, appalled at suoh inorediblo daring, suddenly retreated, leaving six thousand ol the slain behind them. Nnpolron, at a distance, heard fht loud cannonade. He spurred his horse to the scene of the conflict. Accustomed as he had long been to the horrors ol war, he was shocked at the horrid spectacle. Though admiring the desperate daring of Massens, he could not refrain from testifying his displeasure at the carnage which might, perhaps, have been averted by waiting for an attack on llio flank of the enemy bv the corps of Lannes, which had passed the river a few miles above. Capt. Norton informs us that a whale was never before known to attack a boat before being struck. In this case the whole had evidently experienced much trouble from the irons left in his body, and took the first opportunity which presented for revenge. Taken together, we :hink this will rank high among the whaling sto- John who hod listened to the verdict, stepped up to the Doctor1, and with outstretched hands cxclaimfe;! : 'Here is my h-nd ; they shan't receive a blow. I will take the punishment ' ' The Doctor under pretencc of wiping his lace, shielded his eyes, and telling thC- boys to go to their seats, and ho " would think of it." e 8 of oua day. He diil think of it to his dying day j but the punishment was never inflicted. Should be kept near the light, and not too closelv confined. Light is absolutely necessary for flowers to form their proper Plant* in Booms, Napoleon, accompanied by 8avary, en■ered the smouldering town. He found two or three of the wounded still alive, who had crawled into the square where the flurnea could not reach them. "Can onyihingj" says Savary, " be more dreadful than the sight of men first burnt to death, then trodden under lite horsea' feet, and crushed to atoms by the wheels of the gun carriages ?" The only outlet from the town was hy walking through a heap of baked human flesh, that produced ap intolerable stench. The evil was so grea' that it became necessary to procure spades such as are used to cloar the mud from the public roads, in order to remove and bury this fcctid mass. The Emperor came to sea the horrid tight, and said ai ha want We never hear men, on making * bargain, use the common phrase, "We'll not quarrel about a trifle," without being sure that trouble is in the wind. Every contract, even one for the value of a dollar, should be explicitly stated, down to its minutest particular*, so that, there can be i?o possibility ol misconstruction. If this is neglected, difficulty is nearly certain to arise. Many an honest man has been cheated, many a friendship has been broken for life, because a bargain has not been fully stated, because the parties would not quarrel about trifles. lues. !n breathing the carbonic acid contained in the atmosphere ia separated from the Jungs and cast out at each expiia:ion. This carbonic acid is noxious both to nni mal and vegetable life. By casting of the carbon, and retaining therxygen—(either by the breathing of plants or of per*ons in the room)—the air in the room bccomes filled with noxious vapor. Plants re. quire fresh and continued supplies of okygen j and if they ar# oppressed and fed with the carbon in tha room, they will soon die. A proof of this ia seen in tha fact, that aeveral times breathing the same air without fresh supplies, ia very dangerous and often Cultivator. / Oh, Scotia! my dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to heaven is »enl, tong may thy hardy sous of ru»Uc toil Be blessed with health, anil peace, anil sweet content! . , Anil oh, may heaven their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns ami coro'icU be rent, A virtuous pupulacr- may rUe tlie while And stand, a wall tile, V0tD1»Cl their much jo Kid Me." Here are patriotic sentiments strongly ingrafted on domestic sympathies, and the heart of Scotland leapa for joy at the sound ot this rjiusic. Crowns and coronets may glitter with hereditary lustre, but here is a patent of nobility from the Authorol mind It is Mid that the "pillaia" of liberty are stuffed with the feat bare of the American eagle. In adverting to the influenoe of architecture on the mind, three things are to be "Uncu Tom's Cabin" iadramttiwl