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Number 14,'J m JAMAICA, Queens County* (N. Y;} THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1821. maasm&saBassssaas^ n \ ' ! u . r \ ; ml\ ‘—sssgsaisssse r h - t it i -n # Volume LJ BBBBeaneaEiBKMiBiiiMBnMMiHi '■ TH E ’ v * ' LONG-ISLAND FARMER, . Isrii»i.isntt> . E V E R Y THURSDAY, HENRY C. SLEIGHT. t e r m s . T o Companies dt 10, or more, who Send for their papers, a diicount witt be made. . *** Interest charged on all delinquent*. ■ f If Kfo paper discontinued until all ar rearage* arepaid- Postage must he paid on all Com- inmdcslions, or they will not receive at- i XnVBRTISKMENtS. Official advertisements at the rate es tablished by law. * Other advertisements on the usual tetta. One square per week, |12 per annum. Twd*qu*res, fko. U/tiesa tho-number of insertions 'am mentioned, advertisements will be Con tinued until ordered out, and charged ac cordingly. m m w m m A w m * Front the JV*. Y. Daily Advertiser. A HYMN-BY KRISHNU,' T tO tT t a S T HINDOO BAPTISED IK BEK GAD, JSni now a Preacher o f the Gospel. 0 Tnou my soul, forget no more The Fat e n d who all thy misery b o re; Let ev’ry idol be forgot, Eut*O jny soub forget H im not. R*UM,KP*/or thee a body takes, ’ fcstumesj tb j fetter* Breaks, discharging all thy dreadful debt;— Attd canst thou-e’er such love forget ? Renounce thy works and ways with grief, And fly to this most sure relief; Nor H im forget who left his throne, Aud fot thy life gave up his own. Infinite truth and mercy shine In H im , arid he himself is thine; And oanst thou then, with sin beset, Such charms, such matchless charms, , forget. A h !,no—till HfeSaelf depart, Hts K&MX/thalL cheer and warm my heart And join the chorus o f the skies. Ah! 'no—when all things else expire, And perish’ in .the general fire, This N ame all others shall'survive, And through eternity shall live. *Tbe Hindoo name of THE ONE GOD M S © J 2 & 3 i A 3 r 2 ' rao * th » osqrgia republican . IN T E M P E R A N C E . . The following mournful incident occurred iaSoufo Carolina, aud is re lated on tbe authority o f Col. T . Tay- lor. Ifyoutbinlt it worthy of insertion you* Olio, you will confer a favor on one ef ycwr subscribers by ipsert- - W#«t. *■ . V S. Pf jttd J. Hay were hrotbers.; J. A bachelor, but ,P. waS married, | “ o had oa» p bil^ their prospects in |ife j*ere > highly flattering-rby wisely the frpits of their fathers febo.0*? they .were growing rich, and imparting their riches in acts of ^ y bad rendered thews-' selvesdear to their neighbours. The rilyer\flood thateflfoosowied tfcepWttfr ?&w| savoory soTtb?ttlh . a^.ebejftoin abaad<uwe, vr , ■ ■ > • > whMaaiiJf ittoput goad th b ,lm ^ s iifth ^ t^ tk a o w not W j d w f r t ? wadom-to uftderttand flue. benefits* apd; gratitude>t# adore the benefactor, ibete arejl* esfienOaiit happiness. But alas! P. and J. ay did not possess these essentials. Knowledge to them her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, had ne’er display’d.” Great was the grief of their neigh bours when .they beheld these young men yielding themselves up the slaves of intoxication ; but greater still the he saw these dearest hopes of nature, blasted forever ? With cheeks bathed in tears he satin silence, withhis silver locks going down in - sorrow to the grave. But there was'one whose grief wa| far more pungent—I mean the young wife of P . Hay—-like a young widow by her. husband’s grave, she sat by his drunken bedside, deeply revolv ing her early blasted hopes, and the sad changes of-her but lately happy family. Returning from1 court one night mprC drunk than usual, he had not strength to reach the door, but tripping at the last step, he pitched forward into the piazza; his wjfe hearing the noise of his hehvy fall,'and suspecting what it was, cried out “ Ok my God!” and snatchingafcandle ran to the door; her little sun followed; at the door, she beheld a spectacle too loathsome to be presented to the fancy of jan ordinary reader; what then for the eyes of an affectionate wife—\her husbandsprawl* ing on the floor, floating in his own filthy vomiting, and the air filled with the perfumes of much abused whiskey. Next morning, red faced, and snor ing like, an apoplectic patient, he.. lay dll late; poor Mrs. Hay, pale and, deeply sighing, left her sleepless bed. The breakfast table was set, and lovely shone the snow white diaper, covered with a set of the. purest China, silver choly of poor Mrs. Hay. She would groan so deep, and heave such pierc ing sighs, enough to break ones heart, then stooping to her boy, she would kiss him and strain him to her breast, wetting his cheeks with her scalding tears. Abogt twelve o’clock her husband came down stairs; butpb! bow chang ed from the elegant Mr. H. of 6 months ago. Who could see him now, long bearded and frouzy, with red eyes and bloated face, but must lift the pitying eye, and sighingly- exclaim, ‘ Alas my brother.’ Poor Mrs. Hay, she mark ed the woeful change and wept; the child ran and streched his.little arms to his folhev^who iookawt kfceed him. “ Oh pa,’’ said the lisping angel, with arms around his neck,“ yon don’t know how I dig cry for you last night, pa.” “ Cry for me my baby; what made you cry for me?” “ Opa, I rdid cry, for you was so sick Pa^ what made you so sick, pa ?” • He could make no answer to his little son; but deep blushing and confused, looking up to bis wife; she gave him a melting look, and burst into a loud cry. The scene was too much for Mr. Hay ; pale and silent with anguish, he got up and went to. the door, ’and theYe he wiped, the trickling tears from his face; a thousand and a thousand times did be wish to God that he was dead. Her tears flowed afresh; and moved with her cries, he Went and set down by her side and embraced her. With her face turned away she Continued to weep. He entreated her to be compos ed, assuring her that this should be the last time; and that he would never give her cause to sorrow again. “ How often have' you promised me so before, yet you still go on to break my heart; 1 have Uo comfort, no hope in any thing Around me? if I look a t you, my heart bleeds.”' * ' . For afcwdays he kept his promise, bat-alas!, all'his promised reforma tion. w?s like the morning dew before •heriiiagsttnv.- Ai tbe * m y next coflrt be was en snared hjftwpack of gamblers, who of'sharpers, who got him drqnk and won. eight hundred dollars of him. In this way, he would no doubt have broken, his wife’s heart, aud beggared his boy* had God not prevented it by his death, together with his brother, in a manner Which will strike terror into die heart o f every individual. Fearing to get drunk home, yet so em layed^ that he could not do #itaj|iptL tney came to the resolution to krapk jug o f rum in the barn. On a ccfld ind very windy morning in March, tiey went* at an early hour to the ban, and using the cold as a p le a for a t >am, they w eut on “ dramming it and drammiui rank an ielp- till they got perfectly ing took fire, owing c;relessne§s*$|ilil less. In this awful moment the I orel old negro woman who pad hobbled in to the barn with a pipj in her mouth Instantly, from all paife of the planta tion, all the assistance was called that could be had ; but s:fl, alas !^ would not extinguish the flimes, nor extri Cate the unibrtunate |’ictiras. Like one distraqttj^poot jjllrs. Hay rushed to the fire her husband But the forbiddingflatbes with scorch ing blast, struck 'hfr.-lmck senseless and almost suflocat^, 01 * the ground. The barn was sopjji reduced to asbes, which being swept Away by the vio lence, of the wind, left the gapless broth ers tying side by sicjc, pale and chalky skeletons on the whitened earth. FO R T H E LONO-ISjCiAKD FARM E R PHILOLOGICAL. As words are the signs of our ideas, Remarks on language,‘the medium of the communication 'of our thought^ are, when judiciously' made, calcala- getting] hha tipfoy; won hia menly, hflrse,saddle, bridle «nd g re« |dat‘.^- Sume -time after An- his retuito to Charleston, when it was understood that he had received a tum of rnoit- • y , be.w»<fecoy*l.ky f j frequent error' is cothiutted, than tlte terms adopted to e4j£ess or convey the real sentiments M views of the mind. Hence, muq| ambiguity in many cases arises, jwtd the genuine meaning of the Wm-Jr or speaker is not to be asceri c^ncd. Various constructions' arc gi ^ but certainty not attainable, t iculous equiv- sometimeS in- ebeenintend- in the interpretation.\ It is in tins Way- tbai ocations happen; .qi^1 jury which migbt QO! ed, is yet efScteth t ' It is a desirabhyB g and no in considerable acfluifH i to beable to employ Wordsv figjflB ^ r|jjknieir au thorized meaningllB C»ap«ly them in 111! f t n A can t r ith o u t - m E m ^ fairly undersfbo^l. arewmewho when descrjbing ll«^|i;ithoughfii use words so sparirtgly;-1iii'^ leave irthch to the ingenuity of thja jkeafhr Or tedd er to supply. Therfl are others who are so verbose, that ih the multitude oi' their varied expressions, much feeble ness o f thought is apparent, and few distinct ideas can be collected, - /These are -extrenslb. Tlie middle course is preferable.'f I t is unquestion ably best to admit ftp more' terms than are necessary to conYey our meaning, and to resort for that purpose to none bat proper words. ■ {Instances of mis chievous consequenees from the use of words in 1 & distorted sense, might doubtless Be furnished. The most lu dicrous combinations have been-ad mitted fo convey thought; but no dis tinct perception being developed, dis appointment necessarily ensues. Ca- taohresis is far from being imitable; and solecisms are sure to produce dis gust ; or, to provoke the laughter which is directeid against ignorance or folly. _ 1 - From- those Yvhtf are in public sta tions, who fipeak ffl the {wlph or at the bar,' or display! on the floor of a deliberative aslSemblyi w* justly ex pectclear idieas cxiiteWHiei indefinite foriins. It htatpLaf^lMtefflre, that thfy ahoultl- |I- langa mid'be aUeftq-dtKtmi|iitethe precise weaning flf ,wqf4s.| ^.knflwlfldge of this kinid, tend| greitly also to embeL lith‘hnd add to' the mutertainment, of die actual profit of conversation. ■' Ottsof the first Objects in the in- struetioii t f yooth, m order to qualify them to be of the greatest advantage to society in their respective spheres of action, is' indubitably that of teach ing them accurately to know the diffe rence in the signification of words; and how to avail themselves of such terms as are immediately adapted to conveying their thoughts. Were more attention bestowed on this point of ciety’s r e a ^ ^ increHSetrtjeh soiete phrases would be avoided; cor rupt expressions would undergo ban ishment ; and words would not be so egregionsly misapplied, or so unmer cifully wrested from their genuine and appropriate meaning. —sfW ««• FOR TIIE LONG-ISLAND FARMER. PHILOLOGICAL CRITICISM CORRECTED. Mr. E d ito r , —-in the 9th No. of your paper, the verb to notice, and the preterite and participle noticed, are condemned aS'unauthorized. Any efforts that are calculated to correct the vulgar errors Of our lan guage, are certainly entitled to com mendation. But it should be remem bered that it does not necessarily follow from a qian’s assuming the office of a critic, that he will himself be correct. —Of this I have been reminded by tbe article to which I have alluded.—1 know not who is its author; but if he will take the trouble to look into Crabb’s Synonymes, a late work of standard authority, he may find that notice is an authorized verb, and also that his remarks on the verbs, to note, to observe, to mention, to remark, are incorrect. He speaks of them as words that may be used interchangeably, and either of them' substituted for no tice. The different significations and consulting the work already referred to, under the articles, to mark, note, notice ,—to notice, remark, observe.— These two articles are too long to be inserted in your paper, but are well worthy of being read. I might also add, that, for some years past, the verb notice has gained such geueral use among good writers, both in England and America, as to entitle it to a respectable standing in auy dictionary of the English lan guage. As to the point of elegance, it is a question of taste, on so small a scale that j apprehend any one may dissent from the opinion of our critic without much literary sin. H. — q O©— %61K' TUI* EONO-lSI^Jtp FARMER. he hates lflm, and he hauls bis wis dom. I need not dwell on a refutal of die charges brought against my essays. The practice of writing upon texts from scripture is become general.— Pieces of this kind have been publish-: ed, and are seen every day, in some of “ The writer who thinks his works formed for duration,” says a celebra ted critique, “ mistakes his interest when he mentions his enemies. He degradesTiis own dignity by shewing that he was affected by their censures and gives lasting importance to names which, left to themselves, would vanisli from remembrance.” This observa tion is very just. However, my wri tings are not formed for duration; nor do my enemies expose their names, that I should give them' lasting impor tance.-—To beguile few hours of lei sure, and to contribute to the interests of a paper lately established in .this place, I wrote occasionally some pie ces, for which I claimed neither praise nor reward. My views in doing this were honest and laudable. I engaged in the cause of virtue ahd piety ; I endeavored, as far as my abilities per mitted, to deter men from vice and folly; to shew them the paths of trath and justice. This was a task winch should entitle rae’to respect; at least, it ought to protect me against the as- perities of envy-and scandal. A cflmmunication apgg^s in the lastpaper, wiflioUt any s ig f c r e , ed by aft itidecent text, and, evidently, intended to bring nty essays Into con tempt and ridicule. ’ Every reader of candor and jftdgflfcnt would perhaps wiib that it were never printed, as it is a reproach to the paper in which it is inserted. Nothing but persona? ha tred or resentment could have induced the‘aftthor of that composition to send it to the press. He Knows Mentor mote virtue, religion and happiz If well Written, they are read with V vidity and pleasure. It was from sue examples that I was led to do the same| and my reverence for the Sacred Vol^ ume would have stopt me ip thiscour had I conceived that there was anyA impropriety in the deed.—-As for my I signing Mentor, it was merely a mat- | ter of choice. Mentor, whatever^ it* may mean, is but a noun, which I sub stituted for my name. Last winter* I published some essays in tbe Lotig- Istand Star, and signed tbeip, ’The Hermit. If 1 ever send any more to the public papers I shall take thatsig- nature which pleases ipe the jnflst,—- Thus much to my /eaders.4-As for my slanderer, I forgive him freely.—* Let him remember his own heart whep he prays God to turn the hearts of others. Aud let him recover his peace f 1 will comply with his request. Mr., Sleight may. give him more news ; I promise to give him no more wisdom . MENTOR. SBSHsnBsssmKmmemimmenmmsbtm IN ASSEMBLY, March IS, 1S2L REPORT . Of the joint .committee o f the SSePdte and Assembly, iff relation to the Message of the Governor of the I Sth h January last, implicating the' ifon*’' duct of sundry individuals holding P.%<?8 hqtleq the mVBral govern ment. r • ' : (Concluded.) * The documents received from tip! surveyor of the port of NeW-YdVk, completely exonerate him from all censure. The offence of this gentle man is, that he attended a meeting of- the electors of the county in which ha resided, and was appointed one of a committee, to prepare resolutions for; their consideration, which Were after-! wards reported and adopted, as the sense of the meeting. These resplu-, lions approbate the conduct of the Vice President, during the late war; and severely animadvert upon the , political course o f his excellency; but; it does not appear that Gen. Swift had* any further agency in this transaction; than the others members of the comf mitten Th(Uettej:Ji;oi{i„^eaeraI Swift states, that he did not even khow'tno political sentiments of his flwjrt deputy, nor his subordinate officers, ivhom he is accused of influencing. Many/of the individuals attached to thh custom house, in New-York, who have sub scribed the certificate marked j* Cus tom House, New-York,” N o / 2, are warm adherents o f the Governor, and exerted themselves at the last election, in his support. The letter of Mr. Beck man, Mr. Van Burn, and alsq that of the deputy surveyor, Mr. Samuel Ter ry, both of whom are his avOwe^l friends, furnish additional testimony of the injustice of the attach upon Gen. Swift; and of the deep' regret with which those gentlemen had seen it made. The letters of Messrs. jfnnes, Darling,and Wood, and the certificates of Messrs. Anderson and Gahagan, corroborate the others; and prove, how highly our citizens value the elec- tive franchise, by their solemn prates; against any encroachment upon its lawfol exercise. It is necessary to re\ mark, that the individual l y whose af fidavit-the conduct of the custom house officers is impeached, was, at the time, an inspector of leather, holdjng his of fice under thj» “ suteadnainistration.” The floCtiffient* referred ;o are marked “ Curibm House, New-York,” frohjt No.1 .to 9, ipcliisive. Tbe condaijt o f two' inspectors qf Staten Islaa&Jdeisjr*, Van Beureh arid Arnett, is aimrted to, as cqnnected } t with the department undeb the super-? intendence Of Gen. Swift. Those in* dividrial? have long beds known as
