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V I * . ' , ' v..A r->f,.V; » j PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A, SMITH, GLEN** FALlis, N. Y., ..... j ■• ■ '•\ AT TWO PAYABLE HALS1 YEARLY. THURSDAY MORNING, D E G f iM f iP id |p ^ V f ’NO. 52. M l S C E J L L A J r ^ O F S . silken hair o f the girl in one hand, while ^ ______ ______________ he already held the glittering axe above a ~rHE BORDlREKSr ~ head that seemed inevitably devoted to de ye can conceive few periods better cal- structioh. ‘Mercy! mercy? exclaimed lated to offer a promising field tothenov Ruth, hoarse wUh ^horrout', aod dvopping to than that which these pages ii--her knees, as much from inability t o stand lirate -theihingling of wildest advent- a® w‘[h intent to petition. ‘Monster,strike ‘ with the roost plodding industry-the «>e hut save the child!’ The eyes of the l* \ Snirit of the religion of the first A.- Indian rolled over the person of the speak- rican settlers—the feeling of household er. but n was with an expression ihatseem- Id home a t variance with all the earlier ^ rather to enumerate the number ot Ins knciations of country—the magnificence victims, than to announce any change oi the-scenerv by which they were surroutx- purpose. With a fiend-like coolness that U their neighbourhood to that most pic- bespoke much knowledge of the ruthless Uotie and extraordinary of people W* practice, lie again swung -the quivering but ill savages : these,' surely, are materials speechless child in the air, &. prepared to [ £ novelist—and in Mr. Cooper’s hands direct the weapon w.ih a full certainly of v have lost none of their interest. We a>m- 1 be tomahawk had madeits last cir- i not attempt to detail the narrative, cu»t,and an i.ustant would have decided t only say it is well worthy of the higd. >be fate of the ''’hen t e captive Suiat oh of Us author. All the more W «“»od in lront ofthe frightful aelor in fioud scenes are worked up to the high- “»*revolting scene. By a quick forward ni di of excitement: if any where we movement ot the arm.the blow was arrested. iPe to complain of aught l&e failure, it is H»edeep guturai ejacula|iCM,w h id be- he lighter parts, and sdS&of the minor Jrays the surpr.se of an mduim, broke from £ , which are occf&onally spun out U.e chest of the savage, w'l.k: his hand fel i iueh. But again Ihe attention is a- to his side, andI the to.m ol the suspended < & * » « » * * - ^ had interfered, expressed authority rathei than resentment o r honour. Ilia air was allow short space for the justice we lould wish to render. We endeavour to iriilg^the dramatic’k and powerfully writ- In attack of the Indians on a small out-set ji#eni; promising that .the Indian ybutn ailed to has been made prisoner, and -in line degree softened by the kindness WILL lliicli lie has been treated. \iv'tniops and yells were incessantly ngiug round the pluce, while the loud an o ,lew repeated tones of a couch betrayeo leurtilice by which the savages had t*« lien endeavoured, in the earlier part ot [e night,to lure the garrison out^of tin ilisadoes. A few scattering shot, dtacharg- J with deliberation, and from every expo- id point within the works, proclaimed iih the coolness and the vigilance of the ifeiidamn. Tiie little gun in the bluck.- juse was silent, for the Puritan knew too jell its real power to lessen its reputation 1 a too frequent use. The weapon was lerefcre reserved for those moments ot -resniig danger that would be sure to nr- Ive. On this spectacle Ruth gazed in feiur* llsadness. The long sustained and By l in Security of her abode was violently de- ltOjed,aiid in the place of a quiet, whits h lld'approachod, as near as may be on lirlii, to that holy place for which her spiff* I move, she and ull she most. loved were juddeniy confronted to the most lriglilistl iihibttion o f human hqrrour. In xsuch n lioineui, the feelings of a mother were like- gio revive; and ere time was given lor r e action, aided by the light of the con&a* |utmn,the matron was moving swiftly tlir-cf fieintrtcale passages of the dwelling, an pest of those whom she had placed iu tnc Kcurtty of the chambers. ‘Thou bast re- ncnibered to avoid looking On the tielitd, ay’children,’ said the nearly breathless toman, as she entered the room. ‘Be thank features in the garments ol tlie kto our readers.-Kflg, Ji.ug >aii <m. ‘Why hide thy countenance? (>®e 11113 'vorK 1 _ 6 lung and innocent as tiioU may lift thine res to Heaven with confidence.’ ‘Mother ___ r ________________ air aim, collected, and, as it appeared by the clfecl, imposing, ‘bo,’ he said, in the Ian guage o f the fierce people f rom whom he rad sprung; ‘the vrarrtours oT the pale nion .ire calling thee by name.’ ‘The snow is icd with the blood of our young men,’ the oilier fiercely answered; ‘und not a sculp »at the belt of my peoples.5 ‘These are nine returned the boy,with dignity, sweep ,i.g his atm while 6peaking^ in a manner o show that he extended protection to ull .resent. The w am o u r gazed about him grimly, and like one but halt' convinced, tie had incurred a danger too fieuriul, m entering the stockade, to be easily, diverted from his purpose- ‘Listen!’ lie continued after a short pause, during which the artil lery ofthe Puntun had again bellowed in the uproar withe »t. ‘TheUnunder is Willi the lutigecse! Our young; women will look another wny, unit call us fr’uquoU.a, should there bo no sculps ora ^our pole.’— For a single moment the countenance ol the boy changed and his resolution seemed to wuvtsy. The el»*< i, u i.v n«itclieii Ills eyes with longing eagerness, ug*iiti seized ins victim by the luur, when ltu,»li shrieked in the accents ol despair—•Buy ! buy ! il thou art not with us, tiud has Uuotrrliil usl ‘hue is mine, burst fiercely lronaiie lips of tlm lud. ‘Hour my wot Ub, VVoiix jialiWMs.-et» Hie biood o f my father is very warn, w ulim me ’ The glaring eye-balls ot the suyajge restitl intently on the swelling lonn ant) *»«< rn countenance of the young ntsru, vvhme up titled hand appeared to inonuce instant puiimliuieiit, uue should ilurts to disrtijuiO tlie meduuliuiu Tnehps oi the wurrmur srned, ami the word ‘.Vliuraloiiiiuoli’ Was uttered, as soitiy as it it reoaiiiuil a leeltng nwi,us ttiweiiuHeui... . - ...... uf aoiTO,v. Turn as a sudden faur*tot yells , babes; hitherto the etlorts of the sa 'a - above the roar ot the conllagiqaliou, the ibnve been vam, and we si. 11 remain £ liters ol our habitation’ * hy is tiio u . . . _ ,in..i„ ill 8 e , 18 i. pit sored? Come hither, mother; ol'J'ctfnu! he buumled away likif abound west look tnto the wood us it the s«an .‘i- i j i ijjuvj ire shimnsr.1’ ‘The heathens ha'>e. f‘^ ‘l buy\ murmured the mother; heathen or rgranaries, and what thou seeat is tfae ^ )jjUa lhertJ is 0ne that will bless thco lit of tlm flames But happily tl)ey^a.i)- emy 0 fure second volume is some- l pul brands into the dwelling while I by vvbul ianfiu,dj but the third will bear com k r mid the young men stand la [ then ^,Uh lhe Vory bcsl 0i Cooper’s apons. We must be grateful for this s-e- The young Indian cliiof tn« regi- n>y trail as it sccmelii. Thou hast kiie) ^ Knaltsh trirl witfi ntii Hie balms ii i limit, and hast remembered to think u pegj,’,,' ol a „ education among m e iuaiaim r father and brother in liiy prayers?’ ‘I *. ° .... — ..—...... The Editor of the New Lroglantl Weekly see the Indian, unless my face be hid.— e luukelh at me, 1 fear, Willi Wish to do inarm. ‘Tnou art not just to JMiaiitooi- m»y child,’ answered Ruth, as she glan- :d her ey-e rapidly round to keek the boj’, In) had modestly withdrawn into a remote id shaded corner of the room. ‘I lelt him itli thee tor a guardiaiij & not as one who, mild wish to injure. Now think of thy this moment, giving my ml, uitild, imprinting' a kiss on the cold arhle forehead of her daughter, and have diance in his goodness. Miantonimoh, I jam leave you with a charge to be th-eir rptectdr,’ she added, quitting her daughter id advancing towards the youth, ‘ivlalli- 'I’siinetced ihe child, ‘come lo me o r l ie?5 Ruth turned from the listning cap- ^ with the quickness of instinct. A lance showed tier tlie jeopardy of her ofl- ’nng. A naked savage, dark, powerful frame, ana lien <■, tit the Irigiitlul mas1 lermie oi his war-paint, stood winding the Review lias a coriespuudent in trie ittoou, who sees sonic beautiful imngs occasioiiui- h . lie describes what hes«es oeauiitully, at any r a t e , - ! h e tollowiiig is Iroui ms last letter,— * “Oh George, i f you were notv b y my sale looking dovvu upon die eurth, you wouiu be amused, lo u r mundane animals a re, at mi*o» a n uncom mon share ot attention. L e t me s e e —I cun .count the matter ol tliousanil«6S barKu.g at her and as many poets Wn/ijffc a t her, a, lor the akin oi tne, 1 cannot tel) tvliicii ol these species ot entities staaids highest m tier regard. It depends upon the nature ot her mu seal taste. But stop -1 see a p a ir ot young lovers—and oh, itiB boauulul* i<ook there—they are itraying aren ill arm ovei flowers, that.pillow the sweet moonbeams upon their, bosoms—and ®ow they gaze liowu into the blue slicuiii, txnd, a s they bc- nold their images mingling tn the moonlight waters they dream-aye,- passionately dream - that their lives shall' be Thus united—and foi ever. It is a lovely sight—that- pure girl's soul is melted beneath the influence of the hour- lier young heart is quivering upon her lips—and look—look -he has. kissei. the dear prize away. Gteorge, you will think me an old fool-^but I cannot help it such things do overcome me, old man. as 1 am, and make the sealed fountains of my heart gush anevv, like waters in the ear ly days 'ol June. It is now midnight—/ am alone in the void of Heaven—and a blending of glory &. heuuiy lB Comiiig. arouiidme, l.ke a pres ence from some unseen Paradise. Far down,* the Earth is floating dimly arid qui etly, anu the nioonliglit is| brooding, like the wing of the„l,ioly Spirit, over its sleep ing lovellhess. It seems a new-born vyoild restiiig in the cradle of its infancy, winle the angels are going down to hallow and bless its young existence. Oil, who would think that 9 -spot so lovely could be the a bode o f sin;‘thut the ciouds, which'float o - verit, could be the resting place of,the itiuuderjat that its glorious lulls and beau tiful vales could ever be riven by the earih- quak a of mortal desolation! But 1 will look no ore tire morning slars are com mg up in the East, with the music of Heav en, Heralding them on their burning path way—and the Ocean, my own loved Ocean is heaving and tossing of my well known ap proach, 'a» if the winds of yesterday were prisoned in its depth and struggling to be free,’ 1 believe that quotation is from Whittier—give my love to hmu-—the man in tjje moon ------ NHYV MARRIAGE ACT. To go into efl’ecton the 1st of Jan. 1830. Akthi.e Fikst — Of J/urritige and of tiit Holaiinita ion und p roof thereof. Sec. I. Marriage, so tar a» its validity in law is concerned, shall continue in tins «.tttte a civil contract, to winch lire consent o f parties, capable iu law of contracting shall be essential. tyi. Every male who shall have attained the lull age of seventeen years, and every female who shall attained the full age of fourteen years, shull be capable, in law, of commciiiiH liiarrimte . w §3. Murrrages between parents and chd- dn.it,iudud.ihg gitrtul parents and giaod uiiiidren ol every, ascending and descend ing,una between brothers ann sisters pi the hail, as well as of tlie whole blood, o/e de clared tube incestuous and absolutely void. Tins suction shall extend to illegitimate as well us legitimate eltiluren and relatives. §4. When cither ofthe parties tou mar riage shull be incapable, (rcuu want of age or understanding, of consenting to a mar riage, or shall be incapable from physical causes, of entehng into the marriage state, or when the consent of either party shall have beuii obtained by force or fraud, the marriage shall be void from the time its nullity shall bo declared by a court of com pelcnt authority. <j5. No second or other subsequent mar riage shall be contracted by any person during the lifetime of any former husband or wife of such person, unless, 1. The marriage with such former bus band o r wife, shall have been annulled or dissolved, for some cause otiier tlmu adui tery o f siicb person: or, 2. Utiles* such a former husband or wife shall have been finally sentenced to ^prison for life. Every marriage contracted in violation o f the provision pi this section, shall, except in the case provided for in the next section, be absolutely void. §6. If any person whose husband or wife shall nave absented himself or herself for the space o f five successive years, without being known to such person to be living UurtHg that time, shall marry during the inetiute of such absent husband or Wife, the marriage shall be Void only from the time that its nullity shall be pronounced by a court of competent authority. 17. No pardon granted since the twelvth day o f April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, and no pardon hereafter granted lo any person, who lias been or shall be, seutenced to imprisonment for Idem this stale, shall be deemed to restore such person lo the rights- of any previous marriage, o r to the guadianship of any chil dren the issue of such marriage. §. 8For the purpose of being registered and authenticated according to the provi sions of[lhis Title, marriages shall be sol emnized only by the following persons: 1. Ministers of the gospel Und priests of eveiy denomination: 2 . Mayors, recorders, S^aldermen ofcities:&, 3. Judges of the county courts, and justi ces o f the peace. §9*. 'hen Solemnized by a minister or priest, the ceremony of marriage shall be according to the forms and customs o f the church or society to which lie belongs.— When solemnized by a magistrate, no par ticular form shall.be required,. except that the parties shall solemnly declare in the presence pf the presence o f the magistrate and the attending witness o r witnesses, (hat they lake each other as huaband and wife. In every case, there shall be a t least one • witness, besides the minister dr magistrate, present at the ceremony, §10. It shall be the duty of every mini*, ter, priest or magistrate, required to soh- niinze a marriage, to ascertain, 1. The Christian and surnames of the £** parties; then ielective ages and places of residence; and their profession, trade-or occupation: 2. The names and places of residence of iv., of the attesting witnesses, i f more than one be present; and if not, the name and place of residence of such witness. He shall enter the facts so ascerta’ned, and the day on Which suejh marriage is sol emnized, in a book to be kept by him for hat purpose. §11. If either of the parlies Between whom the marriage is to be solemnized, shall not be personally known to him, the minister or magistrate shall require proof of the indentitv of ijuch party, by t|ie oatu o f some person Itnown to him; which onth a- ny magistrate is hereby authorized to ad minister, i i 2. Every minister or .magistrate who shall solemnize a marriage, where either of the parties williiii his knotyledge, pliall ' be under the act [age] of legal consent, or an idiot or lunatic; o r to which within hi* knowledge any legal impediment , exists, shall be deemed guilty o f • misdemeanor, punishable by fine o r imprisonment, or hotn in the discretion of the court by which he shall be tried. §13. Whenever a marriage shall have been solemnized within thisstate, pursiiurt to tins Title, the minister or magistrate by whoth the marriage was solomnixed shall furn ill), on request, to eit her |igrly, a cer- ificate thereof,specifying, l. 'Tlie names, ug<**, and places of resi dence, of the parties married, and their trade, professipn or occupation; and that they were known to such mini*|ur or ma gistrate, or were satisfactorily proved by th» oath of a person known to him, to be th t persons described in such certificate. The tmuie and place o Creel deuce of the attested tvituccs or wilnesscBy and 3 . The time and place of such marriage. The certificate shall also state, that rtfter •! up inquiry made there appeared no lawful iiuprdimerit tu such marriage; and it shall lie signed by the person making it. §14. Every such certificate signed by a magistrate, if presented to tht* clerk of the city or town, where the marriage was sol emnized, or to the clerk o f the city or town where either of the parties reside, within six months after such marriage,, shall be filed by such clerk, and shall be entered in a book to be provided by him, in the alpha* . betical order of the names of both the par ties, and in the order of time in which such certificate shall be filed. ^l.i.Kvery aurh errbScale *jgned by* minister, uy nlvo tu- filt-d and recorded in like manner, heie bo endorsed thereon, or annexed thereto certificate of any magistrate residing in tha same county with such clerk, setting forth the minister by whom «6ch certificate in signed,,is !>'-r-op»ll\ known lo aurli magistrate, and h*a cknowifdged lhe eicriilion of tdeh cefiificSte, ii) >• minister or priest ol somo religious denomi- nutii-n. was proved lo such migixtnite by tha .<ath of the person known to him, and who saw the cet tificate executed. * §16. The entry of every such certificate hail specify, 1. The name*, ages, snd fdflCe» °Cresidence ofthe person married, aud their trade, profession or occupation: 2 The time and place o f marriage, 3. Tlie name and official elation of the per- on signing the certificate, and, 4 flie time Whsh thY certificate was'filed. §17. Every such original certificate, the ori ginal entry thereof made is above directed, and a copy of Buch certificate, or such entry duly certified, shall be tteeceived in all courts and laces, as presumptive evidence ofthe fact of suc h marriage. ‘ $18. There shall he allowed to every clerk of a city or town, for filing and rntei ing a certifi cate of marring*, twenty five eon1*; and ten cents for a copy of sacli certifuat*, ot of the en try thereof. §19. The provisions of this Article relniiv* 'o tlie solemnization and proof ot marriage*, .hall riot apply to the people called.Quakers Kir to Je vs, whose marriages may respectively •niinue to lie soleirir'z-d in the manner »nd a- • reenble to the regulalione of their respective #* oietie#- i he# '' \*L-
