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What form is iliis. uh se furrowed brow Tbc marks of prii-f and sorrow show — "Whose step, thi'ti};!) not yet past the age or buoyant youth, is staid and sape, Surh as would suit the man  whose cares Have ruled a r«ce of three score >ears; And  though Ins connt'iijince plainly shows, Tliat o'er him still V.mtli's sunshine glows. Yet now, in jjloom and da'koess drest, 'I'would sf^em he's lost of life the zest ? That   is a love-—one whose time Is s;"cnt   in buiiilini^ lofty rhyme, In wliii h with praises he bespatters IliS ml.^'.rc';s, and her pride he flatters,  Jomf^ariofr  her tn urv^cls fair— IVclannf- th;it her g^race and air >\'rre ne'er for mundane sphere created, llu'., by miitahe, on earth were seated, \\ h°ii 'twas for heaven she was completed. >'( xt, he himself is introduced, .A.nd of his lr>vc he makes a boast— }l:<pcs that her humble slave she'll ease, .\nd not his youthful J-yance freeze— licsecchcs   a   return of  love. And tries her s'.ony heart to move. 'J Ii'ii, mutual   love employs his lays, All 1 all its bli»is Cnch line essays. Tllf c'iniiip ddve. the mtirm'ringf stream, Tlie shady fjrove, the moon's pale beam, Arc bortie aloft in Fancy's flight T" chase the cares of Love's dark night. A id thus he wanders, as   you see, Wm-wurn and dark and melancholy, 1 rem social converse far away — Ilii thoughts from *» mistress never stray. Though all around him, Nature, bright, Is   in hor g«v( »t  r>>K •< hrdight, Hi- nii)\eb, aiTiurnr ihf meadows pay, in g'oorn> ilinugh'.;  while not a ray ill  light breaks through the low'ring cloud, \\ hich rules his sprit, late so proud. And thus dies reas'ning man permit, \ am and unnal cares to sit, Ol K-ason's Throne—While Woman's rule Llianges him to a *hiiiing fool* Columbia. l),-c. 1829 Jl'VKNIS-
KOll   rUE PIONEKR.
EMGMAS.
Althou;;h I am but a nionosyllablenf four letters, yet, deprived of one of them ) become a iii..syllablc; am! pns hcss l\vn names of some note in an- iient history. 1 am besides, of so het- t.roi^cnpous a cuinpositiim, that 1 not (Mily contain what most men desire to s':aii, but what most men desire to do; Uld am both pri/.cd and detested by the virtuous fair. I have some preten- "^Kins to classic literature-, as, not only 'atin, but Hebrew also, may be found .11 me, yet with all thci-:e propprties I ant noted tur faUelioud, and truth i^ iiot in nie.
CEDIPUS.
Klizabclhtown, Doc. lS-29.
I am a word nf 12 letters, and an cm-mv to niiin. tlmugh cherish»'d and c,uc«scd by liiin. My 9lh, 10th, and 3 I IS an iiulusfrious insect; my Sd, 4th, y'.h. G'h, 7th and 8th is a di.'position ot the muiil; my Gih, 9th, 8th and 3d is a -.hare; my 3 1. -4tli, lOlh and 3 I is the dwcllin;; of a soldi r; my 5th, 'Jth ami •'ill is a chart; niy Isi. 2d and lO^h is "ly dwelling; place; my 9th. 8th and '^1 IS skill; my 7th, 8th and 31 is an ''hnoxious aiiMual; my Gth, 7'h 9fh and ^'h is a p!p;i.i;iiit fruit; my 12ih, 4 h •¦^iid 3d is to sustain life; and my 5;h. '.Ho and i();h is often my victim. Dis¬ cover nic, but bhun me !
JUVENIS.
Columbia, Nov. 18-29.
CITAR.IDES—BT jrvExis.
1. Take jtiis <d" a joint connected with the neck, nothin;;, .1 of a metal, '^ixl 2 Srils ot a single perstui.and you 'ave thf* name of u reiiowueil warrior.
'2. Take one Imlf of an (iblii;atioii, •- f"! a summit. 2 3ids uf a vessel, and -•^^.ds of a decimal number; and you -.avf the name of an e(pi:d of the first.
•^. Takt-* 4 fifths of Jrd of a season, ^ "f an end, { of a Ink", and 2 3rds ot ^ 2;raiti, and you have the name of a lJ''!rtyr to liberty.
1. Take three fifths of new, three 'dtiis of a cinder, and three fifths of a rrerious stone, and you bave the name ^' il titne that is past.
MARIETTA, PA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1830.
NO. 32.
RIGHTS OF THE CLERGY.
lender this head we find the follow- 'rig article in one of our exchange pa¬ pers. We copy it, not because it agrees with our own opinions, but because it is an ingenious argument against ou. opinions on this subject. Priestcraft is one of the most cunning and dan¬ gerous of all crafts—without it very few other crafU can exist.
Ed. Pioneeh.
Rights of the Clergy.—In the exist ing constitution of Virginia, there is a provision excluding Clergymen from the Legislature of that State. A sirn liar provision was incorporated in the draft reported by the Legislative Com mittee ot the Convention now in session. On tuotion to strike out this provision, the question being taken, it was rejec¬ ted, twelve only voting in the negative, among whom we are happy to observe the name of Madiuon. We regret th.s decisnm, feeling, aa we do, an iiitere^^t in the reputation oi a deliberative body assembled for the purpose of laying the foundation of tiie rights and hap¬ piness of the people ol a sovereign member of our Union. At the sitne time, we attribute their error not to the wantot correct and liberal feeling but to habits of thinking, derived from the contemplation of abuses existing in other countries, under circumstances which can never, we hope, take place in our country. The Constitution of the United States, the Constitutions of eighteen of the several Slates, and those indeed of tlie six remaining Stales so far as general theory is concerned, recognize no distinction of calling and profession among citi/.ens. They care¬ fully separate the Judicial, Executive, and Legislative powers, and leave the path tu the Bench, \\u'. Chief Magis¬ tracy, and the Lcciislature, open to all. Excluding ministers of the Gospel from tiie Legislature, from the avowed dread of a union of Church and State, the Virginia Convention falls into the very error which they propose to avoid.— Tile first step U: ihtit ifjiigerous Union of power is lo draw a distinction be tween the ch'rica! and other professions. Make the Clergy a btuly distinct from that of the mass of the people, either by privilege or restriction, and they become separated, in feeling and in¬ terest, from the people; they are form ed into a party, formidable from unity, and an esprit du corps, form a universal and deep sense of injury, if their rights are curtailed, and form a no less dan¬ gerous arrogance if they are privileged. A body of men, numerous, intelligent, and influential, as are the clergy in the United States, would becoim; danger¬ ous, indeed, if united, by their wrongs or their privileges. They would soon make terms with other parties, either possessing; or attempting to obtain pow¬ er and thus effect, at once, the dread ed Union of Church and State.
The professions of law and Physic, if treated by the tjovernraent, in a sim¬ ilar manner, would soon become alike dangerous. Hut leave all professions on the same footing, in regard tt) civil and political rights, and they will be alike harmless,—[/^os/ow Palladium.
Curious Customs still prevalent in England.—Some of the customs now observed in England seem very ridic¬ ulous.
For instance, in Rothford, in the county of Essex, on every Wednesday morning, next after Michaelmas day, at cock crowing, there is held a court bv the lord of Raleigh, where the stew¬ ard and suitor whisper to each other, and have no candles, and as a substi¬ tute for pen and ink, they use a piece of charcoal; every one'who owes a service to his lord, forfeits to him a sum equal to double his rent for every hour's absence. The court is called Lawless.
In Kitldit.gton, Oxfordshire, on Mon¬ day alter Wliit-sun week, the maids of the town, with their thumbs tied be hind them, chase a fat lamb through the town, and she who can catch and hold the lamb in her mouth, receives it as her prize, and is thenceforth called the " lady of the lamb."
In C-teshill, county of Warrark, if i„r young men of that town can catch a hare and bring it to the parson of the parish before ten o'clock on Easter Monday, the parson is bound to give them a'calt's head and a hundred eggs lor their breaktast, besides a groat m inuney.
Choose a sword by its blade and not , bv its scabbard, and'respect a man for I bU worth, but not f«r bi8 apparel.
MSASURmG FOR A SUPPER.
A tall, raw-boned, broad-backed fel¬ low, of no very prepossessing appear ance, stopped awhile ago at one of the Hotels in Boston, and asked for a sup per. Schaffer the famousdancingmaster who, we are told, is one of the great¬ est wags in the country, being present, Boniface tipped him the wink, to as¬ sume pro tern, the duties of landlord. SchaHer, putting on such an air of im portance as became the master of the house, told the stranger he could have supper, and desired to know what he would choose. " Sausages," replied the other. '* Very well, sir," said the tem¬ porary landlord stepping up to him, " I'll take your measure, if you please." '* My measure!" ejaculated the stran¬ ger, and began to draw back. '  Yes, sir," continued the wag, ' we always take the measure of people before we get them a meal of victuals.' 'The same as you would for a coat or pair of trow sers ? By jingo ! that beats me I tell ye." Then sur\ eying his stout frame with a rueful expression of counte¬ nance, he concluded not to take sup¬ per, but content himself with a couple of crackers and a glass of cider. '• t), very well, sir," said the lover of fun; and the man <lespatched the crackers, and sent the cider after them, asked if he could have a bed. "• I'll see, pres ently," said the counterfeit landlord, and casting his eye busily over a slate that hung in the bar, he resumed, "Yes sir, we can accoinuiodate you— we have but one bed that has but eleven in it." •• Eleven in it !" said the fel¬ low, his eyes glaring with renewed as tonishment. '• Yes, sir," replied ilie merciless wag. "What! eleven in one bed and more to be stowed in yet ? By hokey I 1 should like to know how they sleep in Boston." " VVtIl, you shall soim have an opportunity of try ing it. Here Thomas light this gen tlemau to bed, in No. 1340 " " Stop, stop. Mister I I .»ay, landlord, I shoulii like to know first how we are to lie, so many i» a bed r" "O, there's no dil licuhy, at all sir; we pile li mo up in layers, four lengthwise, and tiji-u lour ct-usswit^e, and then the same number lengthwise again, and bp on until we get the bed lull." " Is that the way you fix'een f then by the holy spoon !" (making towards the door) "you don'i catch me to stay in Bustuwo this night —1 know."
Asking a Small Favor.—A few day^ since, as one of the eastern steamboats was about leaving the wharf, a passen ger was asked to take charge of a let¬ ter to a friend in Boston. He did so, very readily, and others having the likr favors to ask, applied to him iu their turn. In a very accommodating man ner, he accepted the additional charge, and soon had his pockets filled v/ith letters. Others, eiuboldenttd by the readiness witU which he undertook these little errands, applied to him to lake charge of larger and more weigh ty articles—such as packages of wed¬ ding cake, patterns of the newest fash ions, and such like matters, which, witn the greatest good nature in the world, were also taken charge of by the accommodating passenger. " Wont you be kind enough," said agenileman, "just to put this shawl in your pocket, and leave it at Mrs. Sucb-a-one's in Providence .''" *' Shall 1 trouble you," said another, " to take charge of this pine apple, and hand it to ray wife r I promised to send her one, and I wish you would be particular to deliver it into her hands.   "I'm sorry to trou-
ble you sir, but" , He was novv in-
terrupted by a wag, who seeing the disposition to impose upon good na ture, bawled out, " Mister 1 regret exceedingly to trouble you but if your pockets are not full—you would oblige me, very much by taking charge of a barrel of flour.—N. Y. Constellation.
Anecdote.—An aspirant for the office of Post-Master in a town not 40 miles from Albany, was a few days since thrown into a sorrowful dilemma. Hap pening to overhear some gentlemen speaking of a bust of Gen. Jackson, which had recently been made, he im¬ mediately repaired to his wife, and in great anguish exclaimed—" Ah, Polly, I don't know but it's all over with us; they say as how Jackson has lately got a terrible burst\ and I am a feard it will kill the old General afore I can get my appointment."—Berks Jour.
Put to a shift for an answer.—*'' Pray Miss Sophia, what are you making r" .•»aid Dr**** to a certain young lady who was at work upon a garment of a certain description. " A Sophy cover- ingf Doctor," was the reply.
Paternal affection.—The follow¬ ing is an extract from the unputdished letters of an officer of the Mexjri.i Navy:
" Captain Dillon, commander of the Bravo, brig of war, had long been anx¬ ious to return to England, having l.'l' there his wife and family, from whom he had received letters of distressing import. He was resolved to hasten ashore to Gen. Biirrangen, at Vera CruK, and either to obtain leave of ab¬ sence, or demand his discharge from the service: but, at a distance of more than a mile from the shore, his boat was capsiz^-d Capt. Dillon was not only an expert, but a courageous swimmer, as also the young lad who generally s eered his boat; he made directly to wards the shore, confidently enough, but Captain Dillon had his son with him, a fine little boy of ten years of age, whom he had brought abmg as midshipman, and having seized him in his arms at the inuinent of their upset¬ ting, was much impeded in his pro¬ gress. But well he ini;tht be, for the sea roared and rolled in driving; heaps, tossing and falling in long continued swaths before the sweeping scythe-^ of the north wind. The rest were drown eil immediately.—.\fter buffeting about a half ail hour, during which time he had shifted his son about from side to side, and from thence to his shoulders. Capt Dillon began to be exhausted— how could it be otherwise .i' he was in full uniform. The vouns sailor, mean lime, had swam more than two thirds the distance to the shore, when fiiiding Capt. Dillon had not come up, and not being able to see him, he boldly return¬ ed. After swimming back almost two iiundred yards, he saw Capt. Drllon exhausted and half delirious, with his little boy hanging quite senseless (anil tnost probably dead.) under one arm ! " Give him to me," said the young sail¬ or; " I have got almost all my clothes iff. give him to me; I am sure I can take hid) ashore." "No, no," gasped the father, hugging the lifeless body to his side. " No save yourself—I Vi^on't let him go out of my hiiuds—fiow far—
lOw   far ;*'   at this  moment   the
waves dashed the words l>ack in hi-* mouth. The sailor again begged him to give up his son to his care, but Capt. Dillon only aosivered—" save your ".elf." The sailor, with great diificul ty, reached the shore. The father was drowned, with the dead body in his arms."
Prom the Vdl .ge Record.
Messrs. Printers—It would seem t.» ine that the President's recommenda tions furnish a number of good ques¬ tions for the Debating Schools.    Fur instance,
Ought the law for the gradual in crease of the Navy to be repealed . '
Ought all the Navy Yards in the United States but two be abolished ?
Or to give more scope—take the gen¬ eral Question. Ought the U. States to go on gradually in increasing its Navy until she is able to defend her own coasts effectually from the attack of any foreign power ?
Another Question.  Is it wise at pre sent to alter the Constitution ?
Another. The United States Bank Charter having yet 6 years to run, and no question in relation to it coming up for the present elected Congress to de termine, was the President judicious in introducing the paragraph relative to it into his Message P
Please to publish these suggestions and oblige your's, P. P.
A fankee Trick.—A pedlar of wood en clocks from Connecticut, traversed the South with his merchandize, and he warranted every clock that he sold, saying   that he would return  by the same  way,  and would take the ma¬ chines if they did not go well.    Hav in'' sold all but one, he turned, and set out on  his homeward journey.     He soon found, as he expected,  a  clock which was condemned.    It was accor- dlns^ly exchanged, and the one recei ved was exchanged for the next faulty one, and that for the next; and so on through the whole route !
Near Edinburg, a farmer who was troubled with rats, recently caught up wards of four hundred, by placing a large copper kettle in his corn loft, filling it about half full of water, and strewing a thin sprinkle of chaff over it. By a few boards extending from the wall to the kettle, the rats could jump among what they took to be a fine lot of grain, and tlied the death.
Which part of the male dress is the i most extravagant f   Tbe vraist coat.
Si'ATEOF THE MARKET.
Balls and Parties.—Pr\me articles--^ very brisk,— aTid considered by the holders to be on a better footing than any other articles in the market.
Colds and Coughs.—Large lots on hand—sales dull—very few persons inclined to purchase—so thai they ca:\ hardly be got off after a good deal cf hackling
Dyspepsia.-— Quite down in the rnoutll.
Hypocracy.— V\nnter strained—a prime article—but held too high by the   owners.
Promises ~ Market overstocked- no body inclined to purchase.
Functuallity.—None.
Rum.—A doubtful article—consid¬ ered hazardous—and every day going down.
Matches.—'\ few in the market, of superior quality—they go t-ff slow^ but sttre.—Sundry candidates for the Pottsvillc Market.
Sleighing.—None on hand, and the prospect rlull.—Mud Scows are likely to supercede SIdghs.
Skating.—Toe scarcity of this ar¬ ticle saves many ups and downs to the rising generation.
Iflnds.— Unstable—very brisk at times—no want of sails.
JVit.—'Trin\e bri^it—hut subject ttt many failures.—Ecce Signuml
Cnfounded charge of Felony.—The following luilicrous circumstance took place at Black well one day last week: —A respectable tradesman of that place, who had been in the navy, was informed by a friend, that an Irish sailor, then drinking in the Admiral Vernon, had ascertained he well knew him, (the tradesman.) when he was a regular sheep stealer. Anxious to re¬ pel this a'tack on his spotless reputa¬ tion. Snip, (for our friend wa^ a pro¬ fessor of the goose and shears,) posted off without delay to the public house in question, and directly demanded why his fair fame havl been assai'ed by so unfounded .10 as-ertii i. " A:*v. rny jewel!"coolly returned Paddy, ••[ iiev- er thought of such a thing! Ail I said was an* I'll st nd for it for the rrut'i—that when I know'd yru abroad the Brittannia you was a regular ship^s tailor V This explanation ot tlie'rnys- {erious charge, produced a roar ot laughter, in which poor Snip joined; ,irid ere he and his former mes-itnato parted, botli were once more half seas over. .	
Longevity and size of trees.—The fiscus indica. which grows on the banks of the Nerbudda, ctivers an extent of ground 2000 feet in circumference; It is supposed tha* this is the same tree described by Nearchus. If so, it is at least 2500 years old, and it is worthy of remark, that, according to an anci¬ ent tradition, it covered with its shade an army of 7000 men An oUl oak at Oxfonl (Eiiglaiid) Wlis cut down ia 1789. and vvas supposed to have beeii planted at the time of the N.u man con¬ quest. Strutt, in his Sylva Britanicaj mentions a walnut tree, talletf by Camden the great Walnut of Tam- worth, regarded as the oblest and lar¬ gest tree in England. VVhe-i kinjf Steptien ascended the throne in 1135 it was of considerable size, and is sup¬ posed to have lived one thousand years. There is a chesnul tree on Mount ^Et¬ na, under which 100 horses may be sheltered from the sun.
The Advantage of a Squint.—A gen¬ tleman in the South uf Ireland recei¬ ved a visit lately from a party of R.ick- ite.<?, who were armed with sticks. Hd had just timo to serze a pis'ol wliicii he cocked, and presented tovvards tha party. »' Be off," said he, " you set of villians, (»r Tl' shoot one of yoa at all events. I have niv eye upon hitii at this moment." Luckily for him¬ self, he was blessed wii-i that nappy atid pictorial obliquity <>f vi»i.>: wiicli caused each particular rufni'' * > f;in- cy himself to be tiie mark d (..> n, and they withdrew without obiainiii^ tho spoil they bad cuiw-^. for
A schoolmaster, at a villj<rp near London, advertised that he iitu-.ded to keep a Sunday School twice a «eek. \iid a mayor of a place in the west of Knglahrl de-dared, on his election, that ¦ e was determined to hold his quartet sessions monthly.
Argumentative.—While an old far*- mer in Connecticut was flogyitig one of his graceless sons, a pumpkin head- .'d fellow about eij^hteen, an idea all of i sudden entered the head of y u;ig Jonathan, and he sung out »' Stop Dad—let's arjae i'*