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BARNSTABXsB :
W EDN E SDAV, At
perhaps , a princ iple of extravagant vani-
ty and ardent emulation.
.
JS'
PIETY IN THE FEMALE SEX.
" Well , wel l, I think it 's likely ; but
don 't tease me any more. Your brothei
has married a poor girl , one whom I for
bid him to marry, and I won 't forgivi
him if they all starve together. "
This speech was addressed to a lovirl y
girl scarcel y 18 ; beautifu l as the lil y thai
hides itself beneath the dark waters .—
She was parting the silvery locks on her
fathers lii gli handso me forehead,of whic h
her own was a minat ure ,and pleadin g the
cause of her delinquent brother , who had
married in opposition to her father 's will ,
and had consequentl y been disinherit ed
Mr. Wheatl y was a rich old gentleman ,
a resident of Hoston. lie was a fat good
natured old fellow, somewhat given to
mirth and wine , and sat in his arm chair
from morning until night , smoking a pipe
and reading the newspapers. Sometimes
a story of his own exp loits in our revolu-
tionary battles , filled up a passing hour,
lie had two children , the disobedient son ,
and tin: beautifu l girl before spoken of.—
•The. fond gill went on pleading.
" Dear fat her, do forg ive him ; you
don 't know what a beautifu l girl he has
married and "
" I (liiuk it 's likel y,"said the old man
—" but dont tease n>e, and open the door
a little , this plaguy room smokes so."
" Well , continued Ellen , " wont you
just sec her now , she is so good—and the
little boy, he looks so innocent. "
" What did you say ?" interrupted the
father ," a boy ! have I a grand child ?
Wh y, Ellen , I never knew that before 1 but
I think it's likely. Well , now give me
my chocolate,and then go to your music
lesson."
Ellen left him. The old man 's heart be-
gan lo relent.
"Well ," he went on. " Charles was al-
ways a good boy, a little wild or so at col-
lege, but I indul ged him : and he was al-
ways good to his old father for ail ;but he
disobeyed me by marry ing this poor girl ;
yet , as my old friend and fellow soldier ,
Tom Bonner , used to say, we must for-
give and forgot. Poor Tom ! I would
k'ive all the old shoes I have got , to know
what ever became of him. I/I could but
find him or one of his children , heaven
grant they are not suffering ! This plag-
uy smokey room, how my eyes water !—
If I did but know who this girl was, that
my Charles has married ; but I have never
inquired her name. I'll find out, and— "
" Then you will forgive him ?" said
Ellen , rushing into the room.
"I think it's likely,"saidthe old man.
Ellem led into the roon a beautifu l boy
about two years old. llS curl y hair and
rosy cheeks could not but?make one love
him. \
" Who is that ?' said the%ld man wiping
his eves.
" That ,that is Charles' boy,"said El-
len, throwing one of her arms round her
father's neck , while with the other she
placed the child on his knee. The child
looked tenderl y up into his face and lisped
out ,
" Grand-pa ,what makes you cry so ?"
The old man clasped the child to his bo-
som , and kissed him agjMi and again.—
A fter his emotion had guttle subsided ,he
bade the child tell his njbet
" Thomas Bonner^lFHtently,"s«id the
the boy, « I am named after Grand-pa."
" What do I hear ?" said the old
man— ' Thomas Conner your grandfath -
er r "
" Yes," lisped the^boy,'" and lie lives
with ma,i\t . . . ,'f
"(»t.>t me my ejne,"said the old man ,
" and come Ellen ; be quick child. "
They started off at a quick pace, which
soon brought them to the poor though neat
lodgings of his son. There he beheld his
old Irietul , Thomas Rentier, seated in one
corner, weaving baskets, while his swath-
ed limbs showed how unable he was to j
perform the necessary task. His lovely
dau ghter , the wife of Charles, was prepar-
ing their frugal meal , and Charles was
out seeking employment to support his
need y famil y.
" It 's all my fault ," sobbed the old man
as he embra ced his friend , who was petri-
fied with amazement.
" Come,"said Mr. Wheatl y, " come
all of you home with me, we will live to-
gether , there is plenty of room in my house
for us all. "
IJy this time Charles had come. He
asked his father 's forgiveness , which was
freel y given , and Ellen was almost wild
with joy.
" Oh , how happy we shall ho !" she
exclaimed , " and father you will love our
little Thomas so, and he'll be your pot ,
won 't he father i"
" A y,"said the old man. "I think it 's
very likel y." Can.
THE RECONCILIATION.
ITEMS.
A gentleman arrived in New York on
Saturday , who left New Orleans on the
evening of the 10th ult. and came by the
mail route in 14 days. It is said this
journ ey has never before been accomplish-
ed by any traveller in so short a period.
A black fellow named Miles , was sen-
tenced to 20 days imprisonment , on
Thursda y, for stealing some glass ware
from a wagon in Cambrid ge-street , He
pleaded intoxication , but it was " no go".
A young Eng lishman with a bunch of
hair on his tipper li p, was brought before
one of the District Courts in New York ,
on a charge of breaking the dog law.;
—
The complainant was a black , who said
he ca pture d a " wicked looking dog " in
the street when the Cockney rushed on
him and said In: would not g ive that ere
dog for all the niggers in the city, nor
hall the laws the dam Yankee could pass.
On being asked what hi: had to say, why
sentence of death should not be passed a-
'^ainst the doc;, he said that the dog was u
favorite hanirnal of his ; that he had
broug ht it from Hing laiul , and that he did
not wish to have it killed , after hall his
troub le in bring ing it ere The dog was
however give n up.
A man and wife at Dove Hill , (jl lns-
gow , each J O years old , who had lived
about half a century together , died with-
in a quarter of an hour of each, about
June 4lh.
Ii is stated in the Albany Journal that
the mysterious knocking heard in the sick
room of a young woman of that place ,
was occasioned by her spasms bringing
her teeth violentl y in contact.
The copper mine in S'unsbur y, Conn.is
now worked to advantage , by a company.
The metal is of the best quality, and the
ore yields If* per cent, while the Cornish
mines in Eng land give but 8, and the
Hu rtz in (Jermany 3.
The carpet factories in Thompsonville
and Tariffville Conn ,are in a flourishing
condition.
A young lumber merchant from the
Nort h River , latel y disposed of his lumber ,
and then looked round the city. At Scud-
der 's Museu m he was accosted by a st ran-
ger who got him ti psey, and led him to a
house in a dark alley where he invited
him to cards :but he refused. Soon after ,
they commenced a sport of "slating ,'car-
ried on by knocking the hats of each other
over their eyes. Soon after he found him-
self leaning against the railingof St. Paul's
church , his pocket book with $250 mis-
sing.—IV. York pa .
Current Dank Notes.
Notes of all the hanks in New England arr
received at par , on depositc , by the associa
led Brinks ," except t he following :
Suttou Bank at Wilkinsonvillc , Mail.
10 pe r ft disc 't
Rnth Bank , at Rath , Me. 10 dig.
Winthrop do. Winlhrop , Me. 1-2 per cl.
Notes of the Bunks in the city of N. Y., lire at n
discount ,
lar ge, 1-4 to 1 2 per cent,
small , 1-2 to 1 "
State of New York , 1 1-2 "
New Jersey, 1 1-2 "
City of Philadelphia , 1 "
City of Baltimore , 1 "
District of Columbia, 2 to 3 "
of other Slates, at varioui rates according1 to
distances, Sic.
Canada Banks, 4 to 5 per ct. dis
BROKEN BANKS.
Pass.iinaqiioddv Ban k , Eastport , Ma ine,
llallowcll and Augusta Bank "
Kenneb pc Bank , "
Cnsthie Bank , "
Wiscasset Bank. "
Eng le Bank , New Haven , Connecticut •
Derby Bank , "
Fanners' bank , nt Bclchertnwn , Mass.
Fa rmers ' and Mechanics', Pawt ucket R F.
Broken Banks in New York and New-
Jersey.
Niagara Bank New York.
Columbia Bank at Huds on "
Middle District Bank "
Platubur g Bank "
Greene County Bank "
Franklin Bank ("City of) "
Bank of' Hudson "
Washin gton and Warren Bank , at Sandy Hill .
New Yor k.
Jerse y City Ban k.
•The associated Banks are as follows :—The
•Suffolk—Globe —Suite ;—Treinont ;—North—
Wellington—Common wealth—Eug le.
BANK NOTE TABLE.
A PAPER DRVOTFD TO TIG HT MTF.RATOR f, KB-
TEKTA1NINO MISC M.t. ANY , AK D THlt SPIRIT OF
THE HEWJ , PUBLI SHED W EKRI.V 15 THE Cirr
or rew ork , at Thru Dollart per anku *,
^ADVANCE.
This publication has now been estab-
lished mort than a year , and the objects
proposed , and the course pursued , are
two well known , to require a word from
us on that subject. Our only design at
present is to solicit that increase of pat-
ronage which we trust our work de-
ser ves, and which we shall continue our
endeavours to merit.
1estimonials in favour of the Constel-
lation are da ily returning upon us, in
the shape of numberless requests for ex-
change from our brothers of the press, in
flattering notices of its quality, and copi-
ous extracts from its pages. But with all
these demonstrations of regard which de-
li ght the ear and please the eye, some
more tang ible proof of admiration—a
proof which especiall y commends itself to
the sense of feeling, in the shape of silver
dollars or bank bills , accompany ing the
command— ' Send mk your taper !'—
wou ld be most acceptable.
In saying this , we wou ld not be under-
stood ,as complaining of a want of patron-
age. On the contrary, we are bou nd to
say it is very flattering, and is steadily on
on the increase. But like a man who im-
patient ly watches the growth of a young
and thrifty elm , which is to ufTord him
shelter and comfort , we wish it to increase
faster.
The form of the CONSTELLATION
was changed at the commencement of the
present volume , from the folio to the quar-
to, which renders it convenient for preser-
vation and binding. It is also printed on
a larger sheet than during the first
year. With these improvements and the
enga gement of an additional Editor of ac-
knowled ged talent , we cannot help think-
ing our paper at the low price of three dol-
lars, as well worth y of patronage as any
other now before the public.
LORD & BARTLETT.
New-Yor k, March 26.
Subscrip tions received at this Office.
THE CONSTELLA TION.
jj fHfecel Uittg.
Nothing can be more revolting to us,
than to record , as becomes our almost
weekly duty, the frequent instances of act-
ions brought for damages on a breach of
promise of marri-ige. The sensible and
discreet have long regarded their progress
with regret. They have seen, with dis-
gust, feelings, whose hallowed delicacy
should shrink into shades of privacy ;feel-
ings which maidens of other days are said
to have blushed tA acknowledge, even to
themselves, now stripped of their unprofi-
table timidity, niingling£t||jlhout a shud-
der, in the uncleanly crowds that fill the
path to public justice. The delicacy that
would have prompted to concealment ,
thoug h it did ," like the worm in the bud ,
feed on the damask cheek"—is disregard-
ed. Like highway mendicants , they un-
bind the wounds of the spirit—disclose
the gangrene of the heart , anil expect ,
from the loathsome display, from the dis-
gust or the pity of the beholder, their mis-
erable reward !&m ^
It is almost iiijjpoisiblelo approve, in
the calmness of ssp%ssion|(e deliberation ,
app lication to a Cftiirjof justice for redress
of the wrongs of wwlnded infection. We
cannot but consider such an app lication
bused on dup licity. We cannot but sup-
pose it a fraud upon the feelings of the
public , a design to make the generous and
honorable , but inconsiderate sympathies
ofjuries the instrumenUo pander to the ve-
nal and shameless cupidity of the plaintitV.
Or, if the circumstances be such as to per-
suade that the wrong is real and the ap-
plication to the court honest , yet we re-
cognise the utter insufficiency of courts to
aflbrd , lo such a wrong a remedy. To a
heart trul y injured , thq offer of gold would
be but a new insult , an added injury.
The influence of these suits upon society
also may be mentioned ns a serious evil.
The feelings and habits of a people are fre-
quently generated by their laws. Actions
demanding a recompense in money for an
injury in affection , can not but result in the
debasement of those feelings, whose purity
is t he very breath ,of the life of society.
They teach the people to regard matri-
mony in the same light as contracts pure-
ly pecuniary. Its obligation will rest on
the purse , and not the heart. They will
think it founded on the same princi ples,
nnd inducing the same practice , as t he or-
di nary bargains of life. They have still
another evil. While it lessens the di gnity
and lowers the character of matrimony,
the extensions of pecuniary responsibility
to transact ions of tins character cannot
but tend to form and loster a spirit ol
craftiness on one side and suspicion and
distrust on the other. It is an obj ect—
sanct ioned by the law—t o lure the consid-
erate impetuosity of passion into a prom-
ise, and then to bind the reluctant and
strugg ling*spirit lo a lot of perpetual mis-
ery ;or else to stri p the unfortunate victim
of his substance—b eggar him , to com pt-n-
sate the lacerated feelings and injured del-
icacy (for so runs the phrase) of the lad y !
Under the influence of such facts what
may we not expect ? The innocent confi-
dence which has been in this country the
fre quent subject of encomium with our-
selves, may be forced to give way to the
ruffi an ra«e- of passion—or, worse sti ll , to
tin: corroding lust of gold. Liti gation may
take the pi.ice of love—and that holy in-
stitution , which society regards with such
awe, and protects with such solicitude , be-
come t he seat and the scene of the same
craft y selfishness of feeling—the same
mercenary lienrtlessness of purpose, which
dar ken and degrade the ordinary transac-
of life.—Sulurdu u Enenin " Post
BREACHES OF PROMISE OF
MAURI AUK.
NO. VII. ,„
Written fur lite Harm/able Pa triot.
" The Excellence of the Sacred Scrip-
turcn."
Of all hooks , the Bible is the most
excellent , and , therefore, the most worth y
of attention. It contains knowled ge which
can be gained from no other sources, and
the most important kind. Whether we
consider the scri ptures of divine origin or
not , they conta in more true , sublimity,
more exquisite beauty, nnd finer strains
of poetry and eloquencd than could be
collected from sill other books in any age,
or in any language. On iopening these
sacred records, we fin d ourselves trans-
ported back to the beginning, ' when (iod
spake the world into existence.' Thence,
we are borne along, ns on a rapid river ,
till we reach the shoreless ocean of eter-
nity, where death , and ail evil will be
swallowed up forever. The scri ptures
represent CJod, in all his maj esty , yet
softened by a tenderness which invites
our confidence , and calls forth our praise.
He is disp layed as a Universal Father ,
providing dail y for the wants , aud takin g
care of the happ iness of his innumerable
famil y. At last , a Saviour appears .—
Glory transcendent bursts upon (he world.
Jesus labours and dies for mankind , with-
out distinction of sect or nation. Rising
from th** dead , he unlike the discoveries
of earth , opened to human view , ' that un-
discovered country, from whose bourne
no traveller returns. ' Deat h and the
grave are robbed of their terrors , and a
happy eternity dawns upo n our world.
Of all the teachers of anti quity or mod-
ern times, who has ever excelled , or even
equalled the Son of God. In him , we
find true zeal without enthusias m , power
without tyranny, wisdom , without cun-
ning, and goodness without weakness.—
In him , every virtue mil, and shone forth
with a lustre surpass)nf|lhe sons of men.
He looked around on sofeuMy, and saw
the conflicting opinions , and the great
sacrifices that were made ; and he em-
ployed his wisdom and power to relieve
mankind from their perplexing and de-
graded condition. He comprised the
whole duly of man in two simp le pre-
cepts :—' Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart ,mind nnd strength;
and thy neighbor ns th yself.' Whoever
will consider , with attention , the charac-
ter of our blessed Lord in the various in-
cidents and actions of his life, will be o-
bliged to acknowled ge,,what his bitterest
enemies could not deny, when he wns on
earth , ' that (here w.i
juno fault in him !
'
Shall we then say, wffn the" infidel , that
the Bible is the result of human inven-
tion , anil the whole character of Christ is
fictitious ? This may be professed but it
can neither be believed nor maintained.
C. S.
THE ESSAYIST.
(nrifl NEW PATTERNS ,rn
OF
Boston Curved Combs , late ly finish ed a1
U'illa rd 'a COMB Factory, opposit the
Old South-church , Boston.
"/Ladies are invited to examine them before
durchas ing. tf J 22
9
BALES Bridgport Seine Twise, assorted ,
12, 18, 24, and 36 1b—just received from
London , and for sale by Edward Window, No
26 Broad street , Boston. is8io*tf J 20
J UI1I\ C. M fHAKL t S COOK , having
formed a connexion in trade offer for sale ,
at their store , No 220, Washingto n street , (third
door north from Summer -street ,)
r.WKK HANGINGS ,
of Philadel phia , Fiench and Boston mnnufac-
lur e. Also , Borde ring, Chivi ney Pitctt and
Band Boxes , wholesale and retail.
HTComprised in the above Stock , is an ex
te nsive assortment of
—New and Cheap Patterns —
Country Tindori art ' particularl y invited tr>
ex amine them , being designedl y selected an d
manufactured for their Tra de.
With the low priced patterns above mention-
ed will be kept constantl y on blind those of iupe-
rior and elegant <|iinlili< -s ; I In; wh'ile being s
choice variety . Tlu-ir slock will be regularl y re-
plenishrd with the Jf etoett Patterns , by importa-
tion f rom France and by a supp ly f roi a Philade l-
p hia , their own and other Manufactories , all of
which will be offered and sold on the most favou r-
able terms.
O*Patronage of friends and the public re-
spectfull y solicited .
Bosto n, August 1st , 1831.
PAPER HANGINGS.
COPART NER SHIP NOTICE.
J A
VI K 8 A. S M I 1 H , having taken Mr
WILLIA M C. UUOOKS , into Copart-
ncrshi p nitti him , the business will be con-
ducted in future under the firm of
SMITH 8l BROOKS ,
at their Store , No 7, North Market street ,
— Where they have on hand —
A eone ral assor tment of WEST INDIA
GOODS fy GROCERIES , for the suppl y of
Traders , nnd furnishin g of Famil y, Ship, and
Fishing Stores .
I Bosto n, Feb. 24th , 1831. epis2m
SIDNEY AllfSWORTH ,
CHAISE MAKE R,
(Opposite the Custom House, in Banutable,).
CHAISES and WAGONS repaired
and painted. June 26
tf oofc *utt 3?of) ^trintiu&
IN
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