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Ai tnt *f«*Mourtt of Hfhf, .od dliptiiM r of
nMt , i
Enlhroiwd bpon noth ing, I \u»p my own MM y
While world * f" «"«" or'l#r ¦
'•?nd me '«»••»«»
Ami all would 6e chao* w«r* I to dWsolve.
2H—Vtr.ncofir.
To the (rre at king oflay frtV place I* to near ,
That I rfniih tny coiirfc four llmei in a year ;
I've »evcn timefcihe Heat of the earth—so you
Cold wa ter locltltei nre not fouhd on me.
3d—Vr.no *.
My light in no brilliant, 10 dazzling and clear ,
'flint oft in the day-ti me to enrth t appear ,
I' m tke'prhle ) of the rfiorn , nnd the gong of the
iihade ,
And well answer the end for which I wm mode.
4t h— F-aiitii.
At ninety three million* of mile* from the inn ,
Hound him once a yenr my journ ey I run ;
Of all in the world * in the syslom yel known ,
The faie*»t of pcop lo I claim for my own.
f
tth — Moon.
Ala* I 'lit with me an the people of earth ,
1're ever been changing |lncc\ the tiny of my
birth ; \
Anon I withhold my borrow ed light ,
Then rlao in lull ipliudourt on earth '* .inhlc
night. ^*r*
'\
filli—M ar *.
I revolve in my orbit in nearl y two yenrt ,
When ngnln it is said , " old Mars rcnpp nnri ;"
On my my disk there nro »pol» nnd liulta it ii
Raid ,
And tlit light I reflect i» remarkabl y red.
7t h—Vr.sTA , J uwo , Pai.i.a * and Ckhf.s.,
We four 'lid luppo scd , were once joined in one
world ,
'Till by sonio dread explosion , niundcr were
hurled ; /"
Now parted and scnttcre iUmc planet * among1,
We each are discovered jHonn In the throng.
8tll^JUPITKR.
In Rice I am Inrge st^n (he system yet found ,
Two hundred and/ninciv-aeven thouiand mile*
round ; /
I'm allowed four attendant *— 1 auk for no more ,
Eclipsed , they give distance , by ica nnd by
•horn.
9th— Satohn.
Distinguished I am from the tra in of our king,
By being compassed by a Uupinoui ring ;
Round me arc acvenihnt ^nstanll y blaze ,
Cnlled Moon * or Snttolftcg, just a* you please.
lOtti— Uhanu *.
The place of LJ rhnim in hid from our tight ,
Or only discovered by telescope light ;
We find him surrounded t>y six shining moons ;
Each , njiparmilly, a retrograde! motion assumes
11 Ih— Comets .
We go where wo will , nnd nonn can restrain us,
Fro m Mercury, Io far beyond distant Uranus ;
We are known from the rest by a long lucid
tail,
Which of yore caused the people nnd the prop h-
ets to wail.
And some apprehend that in some revolution
We mny cause with the earth a most drcadfu!
collision ; ^
Tint lul them remember tha Uftft system* above
Arc supported nnd governed by the grand law
of Love. f Astronomicu j.
Easthnm , 1831. • ,
Wo have seldom read an article which con-
tain * a more forcible illustration of the effects of
general or fixed principles , than the following.
Almost every individual ha* tome ' general
princi ples,' which are to him a standard by which
nil of hisren soiling is governcd ,nnd by which ev-
ery thing is mcmurc jl; If any thing come* down
and squares with )hcsc princip le*, it is, to him
true ; otherwise ^
it is false. But these princi
pics are as dUlercnt , in different individuals , ai
black and while. Hence , if each carry out tlieii
own principle *, they must , of cours e, arrive ¦>'
oppoiile conclusions, We. must not juris - ^
the rational dictate * of reason un common
stnse j but by norno iimchinory •*' UP b> '" '¦
man invention. Such is «b' "-nle in " pnrlial
ma\intr With controversi< -lo"> of ever y denom
inntio n, nt the prc»e '- lln/- Ench one IlR" il8
particular prin ri u>< fr om\whi ch they deduce
their ptirlic-™1" conclusions \jnd it is, by each,
consider ,"1 sacriti gious to •venN'
njmVe whether
lhc»j princi ples are correc \ or otherwise.
GENERAL , PRH ^IPL ES.
One half of the world snys thut bluck
is black , and the other half snys that
white is white \
' and hereu pon issue is
joined. The parties are not only right ,
hut so intensely, and .exclusively right ,
th at no position hut theirs can be true by
any posslbilUy .wfyjrteyer, They have
not only taken uj* .a true prin ciple, but a
princi ple lliut indues all truth ; nnd all
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wnu mi. nui wiiii incBn nre against tnem ,
and ull who arc nga$»st them are at en-
mity with truthsyjw^ce, goodness, sci-
ence, logic, and «ll th&t ig decent and cor-
red. This see'tos wye the very germ
and essence of party rfjIcHythelife-blood
of controversy , the StiliJ of squabbling —
Can you* deny the general principle ?
That i§ the question. .' These general
principles) ort 'brtk wals
. to try the
¦
trength Of ^Wyi»d«*ffl d many are
thetift&Iei thdt/griNMlheaa»against
them. Mftchirwy thrpwd people out of
work, and whepwtople MB out of work,
(heyInuit either'Iftg,fteot. or starve,and
these alternative*•»*« Very uncomfortable
to the contemplationof those who arc in
ii comfortable condition themselv es.—
People who are comfortable .doflYlifte
the sight of beggars , are terribl y afr aid (if
thieves , nnd cannot enjoy their dinn ers
when they see or hear of their neighbor s
perishing with 'hung er. And theref ore
they denounce machinery, calumni ate
steam-eng ines, satirize spinning-jenni es,
and depreca te all the appar atus of time
and toil laving ingenui ty. They have
laid hold of a general princi ple, which i*
to their own minds, as clear a* mud , and
to that ihey swear fealty and allegiance,
defending
* it thr ough thick and thin , and
endeavouring to fill, rule, nnd regulat e,
the world by one great bouncing tiuism.
On the other hand , machinery multi plies
the accommodation s of life, giving us
cheap calico, cheap silk , chn;tp dra pery,
chenp every thing ; piving cheap luxu-
rie s to all who can afford to pay lor tho rn
—and what can be n greater blessing
than cheap ness ? If cheapness be a good
—and who can deny it ?—and if ma-
chinery pr oduce cheapness , is not ma-
chinery a good ? and if machinery be a
good , can it he.an evil ? Her e is a rcduc-
tio ad abtmr dum. Here is a demonstra-
ti on of general princi ple. A theory, es-
peciall y in political economy, is a kind of
water-proof clonk , and argument makes
no more impress ion upon it than water
up on a duck' s back. •' A the ory is a coat
of mail , which no wep rrt in can penetra te.
The celebrated iMa JUNUKi. Kant , who
enli ght ened the riA4apl(ysicians of Ger-
many with a da rk lantern , most ingen-
iousl y (UMiionstrat ed all the great tnins -
cendent itl questions in two opposite di-
rections ; he proved most irrefi agably
(lin t the will is Cree^im), quite as irrefrag-
abl y, that man is mbvjrfl in ull Ii is actions
by an irresist ibleymipiiUc of necessity 4
and , in either c*nc, there was no deny ing
his general principles. Now , if a ma n
who is a philosop her , will not agree with
himself on generul pri nci ples, how is it Io
be expected that the nials of mankind ,
who ar e not philo snp beri , should agr ee
with onennolher ? Can it bo supposed , in
the nature of things , thatl a whole world ,
or a whole peop le, should be unanimous ,
when we find that one man cannot rea son
himself into unanimity r Is it wondrous
th at the world should hi; of fifty minds ,
when one man can be of two minds ?
Hut the wors t of the matter is, and Air
that we can scarcely sec a remed y, th at
the very thin g which a^uld make us
most mercifu l to our inlUleotijal and the-
oretical antag onists , gedita ll
y make s us
most nnmcrcilul and mfpt Ditter ; for the
more closely we hug \r own theories ,
and the more blindl y \ve\J ink about our
own dark lanterns , th e more heartil y a nd
mal
ignantl y do we vituperate those who
give precisel y the same exclusive atten-
tion and , djcvolion to their own several
and separate crotchets or general pri nci-
ples ; and .while we lire occup ied in ad-
miring and adoring our own dulcincas ,
we marvel much th at others , whose at-
tention and adoration are elsewhere di-
rected , are not ciuwiiored of the same
idols as we are. f Thetf is, however ,
somewhat of a goo% in (t nfter all. It
prevents ment uTwgiViioit^ and keeps the
wit s of man in exercise, nfid seems bet-
ter for the species to have the sport of
pursuit than the indolence of possession.
A pr overb (here is which suys, th at that
which is not worth seeking for is not
worth having : true ; but the convers e of
the proposition is not true , viz. —th at that
whi ch is not worth having is not worth
seeking for. Theoretical unif ormity on
debated top ics is in all pr obability more
worth pursuing than possessing, A pro-
position fairl y run down is run to death ,
and it dies like a frighted hare , before the
dogs will touch it; but a disputed poi*<
is like a fox,that he has baffled the bounds
and may give sport anoth er diy. Top ics
which cease to be co«(esi<-u , cease to be
thou ght about , '^noug ht is to man what
empir e is to princes , n glorious thing to
fight nbou * So by means of certain gen-
eral p««icip les, whi ch go by hereditary
(]er~cnt , or professional pur suit , or place ,
or want of place , or by any othei modifi-
cations of human interest , the mi nd is
kept in perpetual activity , admiring its
own wisdom and penetration (hut it can
see so clearl y what the rest of th e world ,
or the opposite party, has no/Mlm sense
to see. It enj oys also the ^loquence of
rebuke , and the virtu ous contempt with
whi ch it regards those j/110 ar e wrong,
and in all the fervou r Aw) fury of its zeal
against the contra ry pjmy, it feels as the
conqueror felt,who sajA" My enemies are
my best friends , f owlmy show ine my
failings." I '
»ata.»Ato5t^ BOSTON , April 30, 1831.
ASHES—per ton , 2240 Ibi.
l\«rl - - 513? ft 1
*
|
pol . 113 a J 16
BARILLA— per ton , - *> » ™
BEEF—per bill. • Me»«, 8 « » 00
BEANS per bushel , . *
> » > (
'5
BUTTER—per Ib. No. 1, • 1* ¦ »*
CHEESE—New milk , • « • »
CAi\DLES—Dipped, - 7 1-2 a 8 1«2
Mould , - » • 9 hi
CORDAGE—
Russ ia , short prit c 6 a fi C.
American , dull 10 a 11
OFFEE— Wm In.liB , . » a 10
St. Domingo , 0 1*2 a 10
OTTON— New Orl eans , 11 a 12
Si;a Island , 20 a 21
DUCK—Nominal.
U. X. bolt. none
Rnvvns , heavy, 8 60 a
DIAPERS—R ussia , per piece 2 25 a 2 28
FRUIT—Ra isins ,
Malaga , cask , 7 00 a 7 12
Firs, Tuikey, - 6 a 6
FURS—H air Sral Skins ,
ssiltrd , each 60 a 76
FLOUR— Alti inn dria . bbl. 0 20 a 0 37
Baltimor e, Howa rd-it . 6 60 a
Frcdcrick sburg, ft 25 a 0 37
nrne sser . - 0 75 a 7 00
Philadel phia , • 0 37 a 0 60
Richmon d City Mills , 6 50 a 7 00
Cannl , good, fl 25
FISH—pe r (|uin lHl , 112 ll>« .
Cod, Ban k , • 2 76 2 87
Bay, 2 75 a 2 87
Labr ador 2 76 a 3 00
Mackerel , No. 1, pr. hi. 0 00 a 0 60
No. 2, 5 60 a
No. :<, 2 b7 a 3 00
GRAIN—
Com , Norther n , b.ish. SO h 82
Southern , 75 11 78
Outs , Ni>rth i.Mii , 40 a 44
I'.vn , North ern , 80 a 84
HEMP— Clean , per ton 2 40 a 2 60
LARD—
No. 1, BosI. Iu». per 1b. » a 9 1-2
Western , 8 a 9
LEATIIF.lt —
Philadel phia , Ib. 26 a 2ft
ISalliinni c , 2'i a 24
Dry H id.- , 18 a 20
LUMBKR —
Boards , linngnr , lit , 2d , 3d and 4th
(|iiulity, per in. feet , ^f 18, 14 10
Saco , 8 60 a l>
Ki!nni ;bec ,
Clapbnard , snwrd , best , 18 a 20
Shing lrs , 2 25 a 2 30
J.mlis , Miucd , 1 25 a
Clear Boards ,
Slicmlhing Boards , 9 a 9 50
'J'uii Timber , bent 4 a 4 60
ordinary, 2 25 a 2 37
LIMF. —rns k , 90 n
MOLAS SE. S—Ciuadaloupc , '2o a 26
Porto Itic o, 27 a 30
Hav ana mid Malan /.us, 25 a 26
New Orleans . 27 a 28
NAVAL STORES—
Tar , bbt. 1 60 a 1 60
Rosin, t 37 a 1 60
Spiiil s Turpentine , 28 n SO
NAIL S—
ntsurted sizes , llv 6 1-4 a 6 1-2
OIL—Li nseed , forei gn gnl. 00 a 00
Sperm , Winter , gallon , 90 a 95
Summer , 72 a 75
Whnle, in lingsliead s, 30 a 4"i
titicei , 31 a 32
bnrrcU , 33 34
PORK—Na vv Mr ss,bbl. 13 00 a 13 50
' ('luar , 17 a 18
No. 3, a 8
SPICES—Prpp rr , Ib. 13 a 14
Nut megs, 1 40 a 1 45
Pimculo , 16 a 16 1-2
SOAP—Caiiilr , Ib. 12 a 13
American , No. 1, 6 a 6
SALT—Turk * Mand , none.
St. Ubcs , 3 12 a 3 25
Cadiz, 3 60 3 75
Liverpool , 3 75 a 3 60
Lisbon , none ,
SUGAR—llavnna , white , 10 a 12
Brown , 6 75 a 7 a 37
Whiskey, 34 a 35
TALLOW—Nominn U
American , Ib. 61-2 a 7
TEA—H yson , 85 a 92
Young Viyson, 72 a 82
Hyi>n ,t Skin , 40 a 60
Souchong, 02 a 65
R ohm , nono
TOBA' J CO—Kentuck y, 3 1-4 a 6 1-2
Cuba, 12 n 20
VENETIAN RED—100 lbs. 4 23 a 4 60
VERDIGRIS —senrer , 33 a 34
WOO1 Snxohy, clean , Ib. 60 a 95
American , full blood , washed 60 a 70
WINES —Madeira , 1 60 a 2 60
French Madeira , 50 a 63
Mala ga , dry , 57 a 60
Sweet, 68 a 92
Sicily. 85 a 90
Lisbon , 80 a 90
Claret , cask , 14 a 20
WHOLKSALE
PRICE S CURR ENT.
THE subscribe r
has on hand ,
and will make to or-
der, Furnitur e of eve-
ry descripti on , war-
ranted to be faithful
in workmans hip, and
as eFpgant as any from the city. Those
who wish to purchase , will do well to
call before they purchase elsewhere , at
his Cabinet Warehouse , a few doors
west of the Post Office , Darnslnble.
CALVIN STETSON.
OABINST FUR2V1TU HIS.
TO th e Hon. Nymphas Marston , Judge of
Probate for the Count y of Barnstable.
MM HE Petition and Representation of
Jj Obed Brooks, Executor of the last
will and Testament of
BBBitmam.brooks ,
la te of Har wich , in the Count y of Barn *
stable , esquire , deceased , humbl y shews ,
that the per sonal estate of said deceased ,
is insufficient for the payment of his just
debts and incidental charges by the mm
of two hun dred and ninety dollars nnd
sixty six cents. He therefore prays tha t
he may be licensed to sell so much of said
deceased 's Real Estate as shall produce
the sum aforesaid.
OBED BROOKS.
Dated at Ha rwich , March 28th , 1831.
BARNS TABLE SS—At a Court of
Prob ate, holden at Har wich , withi n said
Cou nty, on the twenty eigth day of
March,Anno Domini,1831.
UPON the petilinu of Obed Brooks ,
Ordered, th at the said Petitioner notif y
all persons interested therein , to appear
at a Court of Probate , to be hoidi-n at Co-
t nit Village , within said County, on the
thi rd Tuesday of May next , by giving
th em personal notice of the petition ;i-
foresaid , with thi s Order thereon , or by
adveitism cnt thereof lliree weeks succes-
sivel y in the Barnstabl K Patri ot , a news-
paper printed in Barn stable , tin: last pub-
lication to be previous to the said tliini
Tuesday of May next , when and wheru
they may be heard respecting the s;uihk
NYMPHA S MARSTON ,
Copy, Jud ge of Probate.
Attest , ABNER DAVIS ,
A pril 20 Register,
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roniige which we. trust our work de-
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MAP of New-ENGLAND .
SH>KBY AXN8WORTH.
CHAISE MAKER ,
(Opposite tlit Cuttom Hoiue , in Banutable ,)
CHAISES and WAGONS repaired
and painted. June 26
QUOULS.
A
FEW hundred excellent quality
QUILLS—purchased at a reduced
price , and will be be told loir,at th« Patriot Of-
ficr , Barnstub le. No*. 4
How imp o/fnnt it is, nmid st the chang-
ing scenes or life that we should learn to
be content in thut station which Infinite
Wisdom shall place us. The A postle
Paul says, < I have learned in wha tsoever
state I am in , therewith to be content. '—
A very important lesson indeed. That
Being who created us has placed us in a
world where we must meet with trials
nnd afflic tions. Every thing is transito-
ry and uncertain. To day we may be
surrounded with friends ; tomorrow they
may be hiid.away in the cold grave.—
Since we know not what u day may bring
forth, it becomes us to be submissive and
resigned to the wUI of Him who orders
«very thing in Infinite Witfom ; and to
remember that He bafr satd'H* will
never leave or foriakt ui;' that although
He cause, grief, yet Hi will have coin-
passion according to/he multitude of his
mercies.' How often do we meet with
those who can exclaim with the Psulmist.
« U U good for me that I have been af-
flicted. ' It has taug ht me to be content-
ed, kn owing that He who gave my bles-
sings has a right to tak e them when lie
sees best. It is a mistaken idea that rich-
es bring contentme nt ; whereas they in-
crease our care and anxiety. Content-
ment arise * not from outward conditi on
bu t from inwar d disposition. It is a dis-
positi on of mind in which our desirei are
confined to what we enjoy without mur-
muring at our lot, or ard entl y wishing for
more. It is a true proverb , ' n contented
mind is a continual frast. * Having food
and raiment there fore, let us be con-
tent. ' Let u*, hs we. pursue our jon rey
thro ugh life, be satisfied with the wise
Providence of God as to feel content ed
that ho should govern the world in such
a manner as he flifill th ink best ; looking
forward to the time , when that which now
appears dark and myster ious will be. made
plain ; for ' now we. sue throug h a glass
durkl y but then face to face.' K. S.
Written fur the Uarmtable Patriot.
THE INFIDEL.
It is a dreadfu l commentary on the
doct rine of Infidelity , that its most stren-
uouons supporters have eitlier miserabl y
falsfu'd their sentiments in the day of tri-
al , or terminated th eir existence in ob-
scurity nnd wretchedness. The gift ed
a nd liik'iit rd author of tin: Age of Reason
is said to have passed the last year s of
his life in a manner , which tin* meanest
slave tii:il ever trembled beneath the task-
master would hav e no csiuse to envy. —
Rossciiu mi ght inde ed be pointed out ns
in some degr ee an except ion , but is well
kn own that this enthu siastic philosop her
was a miserable and disapp ointed man.
Hi.* met death it is tru e, with t>ometliing
like calmnrss. Rut h:id he any pure and
excellent hope beyond the perishing things
of the n:it t n al world ? He loved the works
of God for thei r exceeding beauty—not
for their manifestation of an overwh elm-
ing int elli gence. Life become , to him ,
a liDitlwn ; but his mind recoiled at the
dampness nnd silence of the gr ave—the
cold , unbroken sleep, nnd the slow wast-
ing away of mortality , lit? per ished , 11
worshi per of that beauty which but faint-
ly shadows forth the nnchangableness
and unimag inable glory of its great crea-
tor. At the close of the day, when the
broad west was glowing like the gat es of
Pnrndi.se , and the vine hung hills of his
beautifu l land were bathed in the rich
light of ti n; selling sun—he depart ed. —
Th e last dim glance of his glaze d eye
was to him an cternnl farewell to exist-
ence—the last homage of a godlike intel-
lect , to holiness and beauty .
The blackness of darkness was before
him—the valley of the shado w of death
was to him inescapable mid eternal —a h !
the heller land beyond was shr ouded from
his vision. A. B.
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