Alabama State Intelligencer, 1831-08-20

From the Washington Globe, of July 27. Mr Bevricn having answered our last let letter - ter letter by an appeal to the public, we do not choose to permit him to escape reply by changing his address. Wc are prepared to meet him before that tribunal, or before any other to which be may choose to carry his ap appeal. - peal. appeal. It seems that he had been preparing for some time to make an issue with some an antagonist, - tagonist, antagonist, and having chosen his man, we think he lias no right to dismiss him. In his letter to Col. Johnson, dated the 7th July, shortly after his resignation, be says - " If, without imputing to me the alleged want of harmony in the Cabinet, my retirement is placed on the ground of the President's mere will, so far as I am concerned, it is well. 1 do not dispute his right to exercise that as lie thinks fit; but for the sake of my children, I will not submit to the continued misrepresentations of the public Journals." What public Journal first asserted that the President sought to impose on Mrs Branch, and Ingham, the condition of submitting their family affairs to bis control, as the price of their continuance in their employments? - Wliat public Journal, after having annoyed the ears of the people for months, with the clamor of the malign influence, at last called on Col. Johnson to prove the assertions that it made? Was it not the Telegraph, and has it not given again and again the version which Mr Berrien now gives us, of the dissolution of the Cabinet? And let us ask who prompt prompted - ed prompted that press, which is known to be the or organ - gan organ of tile disaffected portion of the late Cabi Cabinet? - net? Cabinet? The prompters were Messrs Berrien and Ingham. They were closeted repeated repeatedly - ly repeatedly with this Editor while engaged in propa propagating - gating propagating their version of the transaction, and preparing the public mind for the reception of their own account of it. He was continu continually - ally continually admonishing the public by the signs of his Telegraph, that these gentlemen would presently come out to make good the charge which lie was so solicitous to establish against the President. They have at last come out to make good, by their own evidence, their own accusation, which they themselves pre prefvrrod - fvrrod prefvrrod tln>..ugr)> nigtiiij ills. TvKfj.«j»ll. They are the plaintiffs in this case - the Edi Editor - tor Editor of the Telegraph their attorney, and Col. Johnson was the witness upon whose testimo testimony - ny testimony they were to recover damages - upon his evidence they have been nonsuitejl!! And what next? Mr Berrien now takes the case out of the hands of his attorney, Mr Green, undertakes to file his own declaration, and plead his own cause in the opposition columns of the lead leading - ing leading Clay newspaper, and by a most unjustifia unjustifiable - ble unjustifiable stratagem, brings in his late partners, Messrs Branch and Ingham, as witnesses to defeat their own evidence by impeaching the veracity of the individual whom they have called as a witness - one whom they admitted to be a common friend, impartial and disin disinterested - immediately - terested - immediately disinterested - immediately and personally conver conversant - sant conversant with all tile circumstances - intimate with the private views entertained by the President on the subject, and the umpire who so suc successfully - cessfully successfully interposed to settle the difficulties and reconcile the disagreeing members of the Cabinet. After the Telegraph had reitera reiterated - ted reiterated the statement so frequently, and vouched it by intimating that his allegations would be sustained by the three Ex-Sccretaries, he then ventured to point to a member of Congress, as having pressed the demand on these gentle gentlemen - men gentlemen by the authority of the President. It is not improbable that the managers of this bu business, - siness, business, persuaded themselves that the formi formidable - dable formidable array of three to one, would prevent Col. Johnson from disavowing the agency im imputed - puted imputed to him. Mr Berrien himself endea endeavored - vored endeavored to defeat the effect of the contradiction in the Globe, by insisting that it was unau unauthorized; - thorized; unauthorized; and at the moment that he attempt attempted - ed attempted to impeach the veracity of the Editor of this print for making his statement, contra contradicting - dicting contradicting in the name of Col. Johnson, the as assertion - sertion assertion of the Telegraph in relation to that gentleman, Mr Berrien had in his own hands, a letter from Col. Johnson, which justified, in the utmost latitude, the declaration on our side. In that letter, Col. Johnson says: " Tho Tolegruph linn nlhided to some communi communication - cation communication made you by a member of Congress, author authorized - ized authorized by the President - the substance of which is, that the President wished to coerce n social inter intercourse - course intercourse between your families and Mrs Enton. I see the Globe denies it. I have thought it barely possi possible - ble possible that the allusion could he made to me, because if I had ever communicated such an idea, I should have done the most palpable, gross, and wanton injustice to the President; for he disclaimed, on all occasions, any right, or desire, or intention, to regulate the pri private - vate private or social intercourse of his Cabinet. The Pre President - sident President had been induced to believe that a part of his Cabinet had entered into a deep laid scheme to drive Major Eaton from his Cabinet, and of this he complained. I did not believe it, and as the mutual friend of all concerned, I proposed that I should have the opportunity to converse with that portion of his Cabinet before he had an interview with them, and he acquiesced - and the interview which I had with

to prolong her pleasure, yet is she not to be satisfied by a bare taste! but, enough! She may he said without a metaphor, to gnaw the very bones: she was this time too running for me; she had but just lifted the curtain when I took my seat. When I reached the square, 1 found it blockaded by persons of all ranks, for this trial had excited univeisal admira admiration. - tion. admiration. The great majority, however, were of the lower order, and of them the plurality were women, for I have always remarked the fair sex, though averse perhaps to actings tragedy, are greedy of its representation. - My uniform, however,was my passport, and, making way on all sides, they suffered me tn canter upto my post at the head of the squad squadron, - ron, squadron, that lined the scaffold. Fronting m« stood the instrument of torture; but as sucli a thing I am sure never yet met the eves of the pastor of Rullingen, a description may bj necessary. Imagine a wheel of iron abnu| two feet in diameter, so broad that a man could lie on it, and yet not broad enough foj him to lie easily, the circumference grooved cross-wise at regular intervals, so that the blow from the crow-bar of the executioner might be more certain to break the limb o« splinterit more effectually; this wheel raised above the level of the scaffolding half a foot by means of chains made fast from the axis at either side, to iron posts at the interval of six feet. The wheel is of hammered iron, and so weighty that though elevated as I mention mentioned, - ed, mentioned, it requires no inconsiderable force tfl swing it. It is elevated in order to enable tluj criminal's body to perform the circuit of the machine, and an apparatus is provided for stretching the human body to the comple completion - tion completion of the circle. This engine was further defaced by the gouts of blood and moulder mouldering - ing mouldering flesh which the last occupant had left as bis memorial on its circumference. In the back ground two inferior artists in death held between them the manacled culprit. A chub chubby-faced - by-faced chubby-faced mayor, in whom custom and obesity seemed to have stifled all painful feelings, sat erect in his chair to the right, with watch in hand, awaiting the moment to begin the tor torture. - ture. torture. On the other side, a tall monk of the order of La Trappe, whose stern but contem contemplative - plative contemplative countenance formed a powerful con contrast - trast contrast to the city magistrate, was silently sur surveying - veying surveying the preparations, sometimes casting a searching look to the criminal, sometimes muttering an inarticulate prayer from the missal which he held in his bony hand. The executioner,a horrid fellow, with a face veri veritably - tably veritably a hangman's, was busied in his appal appalling - ling appalling preparations. His dress, his make, his physiognomy, all were in unison with his character. His dress, like his bloody trade, was scarlet, closely fitted to his trunk, and setting in the fullest light, the gigantic pro proportions - portions proportions of his frame - his heavy and unwiel unwieldy - dy unwieldy feet, his tremendous arms, and brawny shoulders. His country, I understand, is Ger Germany, - many, Germany, and, indeed, his face presented the beau ideal of a German given by mostl ibel ibellers - lers ibellers of the nation. Insensibility and brut brutish - ish brutish stupidity vied in his countenance with a ferocious admiration of sottish enjoyment; such a man as would break you on a wheel for his amusement, and drink himself into insensibility for his pleasure. His face, which seems to have been supernaturally en enlarged - larged enlarged at the lower extremity for the recep reception - tion reception of a hideous mouth, was roughly shaved for this occasion, save under the chin, from which the hair luxuriantly hung in filthy curls so as to conceal completely his bull-like neck. Gradually narrowing to the top, what should have been his forehead formed the peak of a cone, in which two closely-set eyes rolled palely and leeringly on their sunken ax axis - is axis with an unfeeling glare and celerity of evo evolution, - lution, evolution, which formed a striking contrast with the unwieldiness of his other motions. His very name, Hans Boucher, was in character, and must excite an association even in a man not given to punning. He was occupied in binding his victim with no gentle grip to the hellish machinery I have been describing,

an men hate me, and that I ran still pray for them, suggests a hope that I am not so all allabandoned - abandoned allabandoned of Clod's spirit as thou wouldst have me think. I cannot, my good father, accept of thy mediation, nor acknowledge thy ministry; yet may I thank, and I do thank thy good intentions; but death, though he meet me in fouler rayment than he," turning his eyes towards the executioner, "has clad fhim in, cannot he avoided when the alterna alternative - tive alternative is purjury." Here the conversation was Interrupted by the magistrate's signal to the dcathsman to begin his murderous work. - The giant lifted a club of iron, and with it struck the extended limb of his victim. Ne Never - ver Never till that moment did I understand the full force of the text which says, "the iron entered into his soul." You cannot conceive the intense suffering depicted through the heaving trunk, and on the convulsed features, by this bruising between iron and iron. The blow took effect at the knee joint, and, though given with force was not intended quite to break the leg, but merely to try the spirit of the sufferer, and to give a specimen of what was to follow. The mayor, howeve r, seemed afraid he had begun too violently, and, beck beckoning - oning beckoning Boucher, said in an under tone, "unless you make the culprit last the two hours, you lose your place." Boucher replied with a leer of horrid purport, which triumphed in gauging human suffering, and, resting on his arms, stood awaiting further orders. How However, - ever, However, the sufferer resumed his composure,the monk his lecture. "Think, my son," said lie in a softer tone, "how little able art thou in this case of flesh and blood to abide the tor torments - ments torments this worm of the earth can inflict; how then will thy immortal spirit, and sensitive essence,endure the eternal bruisingsof (ion's wrath ? Repent my son, while there is a way lefr, or one to show it thee. Thou art one of the many who have lived in abominable here heresy, - sy, heresy, and one of the few who have taken life from them to whom under God thou gavest it. Living thus and doing thus, thou couldst not be saved without a double repentance. - Oh then,how doublydamned thou diest! a her heretick - etick heretick in creed! a murderer in heart! Murder Murderer - er Murderer of a son,I will reconcile thee to thy father. " As the man of God proceeded, a temporary enthusiasm animated his features; the salva salvation - tion salvation of a sinner so far overcoming the apathy with which he usually looked cn earthly things,as partly to dispel the sullenncss which commonly wrapped his mind, in the same de degree - gree degree as may you suppose his solitary lamp to have illuminated the cold damp walls of his monastery. £s Re elided to vesners. With kindling animation he ran through his dis discourse, - course, discourse, urging all the arguments that memory could supply, or imagination suggest, for the conversion of the sinner, or the terror of the heretic. "I thank thee for thy honest pains," said in answer the patient Galas, "but the terms I accept not; though it might procure me a quiet death, it would not ensure me a more peaceful grave. I thank my God, I am of a sect which docs not think them damn damned - ed damned who do not in all things like themselves; and 1 thank my conscience that it acquits me of the foul crime for which, if committed, damnation were my due." "Obstinate here heretic!" - tic!" heretic!" muttered the father; and the second blow fell with a heavy hand. I had turned away, not equal to the sight, when the din of the iron against the bone, and the groan which followed, convinced me it had been more vio violent - lent violent than the first; In truth it had completely broken the leg at the tibia: so exquisite was the torture, that lie fainted instantly, but as quickly recovered. He uttered no articulate com plaint, and it was only by the painful com compression - pression compression of his lips, and the starting of his eye-balls, that the agony of his spirit could be discerned.

at one time ? " Had'ntyou better take half a dozen?" " Oh L&rd ! sir, what should I do with half a do dozen - zen dozen shirt-collars, when I have but one shirt in the world?" " So much the more need of collars then. Can't we sell you half a dozen?" " Why, I don't know - how much do you ax ? If I can get'em real cheap" - ''Only three dollais for half a dozen - os cheap as dirt, you see." " Won't you take off a dollar ?" " A dollar! that's a large discount. They are ab absolutely - solutely absolutely .cheap at three dollars - but seeing It's you, I'll split the difference. Any thing else to-day 7" " No, nothin' else." " Can't we sell you some shirts ?" '* Shirts! by gorry, I can't afford to keep shirts and collars too." " But you'd better take two or three - you can't well get along with one, you know. Here uresome beautiful ruffled ones. Shull I put you up a cotide?" " Why I dont know what to say, Mister - pelhaps I'll take one." " You'd better take two." " Well, seein it's you, I will - if so be you'll make a ginerous discount." " Certainly - we'll take off twenty per cent. Any tiling else to-day ?" " No, I cant buy any more." "We have some very superb dickies, with fash fashionable - ionable fashionable stubs - shall I show them to you?" " t)h, dont show no more, for heaven's sake - I've bought enough to ruin me already." " But I wont charge you any thing for looking at them." " Well, these are magnificent upon my word: I wish I'd bought them in the room of the shirts." " Why, you can have both, you know." " Ties, hut then they cost such a plaguy sight - they'll drean a fellow of bis cash afore lie knows it." " No danger of that, I take it. That pocket book of yours will stand a pretty good siege yet. Shall I put you up half a dozen ?" " No, not so many as that - four will do. There, mister, there's your money - dont ux me to buy any more, I beg on ye." " Cant we sell you a suit of clothes to-day 7" -'Whew! dont mention it - dont now - I cant stand it," ''Just try on this cont, ifyou please." "Why, I can put it on, Mister, if that's all, just to oblige you." *- I want to see how it looks on a well built man. - There! now just walk to the glass, and see how it appears - I think I never saw a finer fit in my life." " It does somehow look pretty nice, I swaggers !" "Now what a fine addition that would be to your collars, your shirts, and dickies." " Yes, but I can't afford 'em nil." " It's very cheap - only twenty-five dollars." " Wont you take twenty ?" " Why really we cant afford it - but since you've been so good a customer to-day, why - you may take it at your own price." " Whew ! this makes my pocket book ns lank a* a Methodist preacher." " Now let us sell you the waistcoat and panta pantaloons." - loons." pantaloons." "The devil's in the man! Cant you let a body alone without making'em buy all you've got!" " You really ought to have the vest and pantaloons to make out your suit. It's of no interest to me, you know - not the least. But you're the very man 11 like to sell clothes to - you some how or other become them so well. I'll put you the vest and pantaloons ( very cheap." " Well, bang it, seein it is you, if yea'll let me have 'em at half price, I'll take 'em." " Half price ! Ah well, never mind - we've been giving you all the other th ^gs, and it's too late to stand for a price now." " Thank you, sir." " Any thing else to-day ?" " Confound your long-tonerued gizzard ! if you ax me to buy another thing, I'll knock you down. - Good bye." " Good bye sir, - call again whenever you come this way." Thus the poor fellow; who at first intended to purchase only a single collar, was induced to take a whole suit, together with sundry changes of shirts, collars and dickies - and all above their real value, though apparently at his own price. Such are a few of the every day exhibitions of the art of selling.

From tlie New-York Constellation. ART OF SELLING. Among the innumerable arts with which this artful World abounds, the art of selling is by no means the least. It is indeed a very universal art; for most people have occasion for its use more or less during their lives. We do not speak of that higher traffic of selling consciences, srniies, good offices, and places under government. We say nothing of bar bartering - tering bartering affections for gold, or honor lor power. We shall coniine eurselves to the every-day art of selling, us practised among our merchants and tradesmen. No art is required in selling to such persons as are really in want of the article to be disposed of. They require no urging to buy; they want no persuasion to do that which they are prepare^ to do. It is only those who have no occasion to purchase, with whom the art of selling is to be employed. To.make peo people - ple people purchase what they do not woi1% and what they are previously resolved not to buy, is the perfection of the art of selling. This art consists of several branches. The first is, to make people believe they are in want of the article offered, in spite of all evidence to the con contrary. - trary. contrary. The second is, to persuade them that the ar article - ticle article is wonderfully cheap, and therefore they should purchase it, whether they want it or not. And the third is, to till them with the idea, that though they may not want it at present, it will be for their interest to purchase it against the time of need. So that by hook or by crook a purchase may be gained, uud the seller may dispose of his goods. In order to effect this desirable object, it is consi considered - dered considered important to display the wares or merchandize to the Lest advantage. This is particularly observa observable - ble observable among the retailers of dry gfods and of jewelry; of silks and muslins, of ribbonds and trinkets. A most judicious display is made by arranging them at the doors and windows, and exhibiting them in glass cases. Some of these cases being inlaid with mir mirrors, - rors, mirrors, display the shining articles manifold, to the ad admiration - miration admiration of the eye and the temptation of the heart. Thus, though silent the goods seem to say to every beholder, buy! buy! But the skilful seller does not trust alone to this general and silent appeal. He is not chary of his labor, nor a niggard of his smiles. He heaps the counter with goods in the greatest profusion. He takes down from the shelves whatsoever you cast your eye upon; and hands from the drawers such things as you never dreampt of. You beg that he will not trouble himself, as you have no design to extend your purchases. He assures you, it is no trouble at all - not the least. He will charge you nothing for looking at the goods. But the sly gen gentleman - tleman gentleman means to make you pay for it nevertheless. Dropping into a dry goods store the other morning a la Paid Pry, we heard a lady saying - " Dont'tlay any things on the counter, Mr Leno - I shan't pur purchase - chase purchase another article to-day. Why. dear madam, we dont ask you to purchase, the smiling Mr Leno, still spreading out more goods - " we merely wish to show you what we've got." " This Lace, is very beautiful," said'the lady. " Isn't it beautiful now?" said the retailer. - "I knew you'd say so as soon as you saw it - there's not another such a piece in the market. We got it on purpose to supply some of our most esteemed cus customers, - tomers, customers, among which we have the pleasure of num numbering - bering numbering you, ma'am." A polite bow and an irresisti irresisti.ble - .ble irresisti.ble smirk.

How is this charge sustained? I)o either of the individuals, Who have now become vif,bi vif,bias - as vif,bias the authors of this charge, venture to ai. sert that the President ever pretended to as assert - sert assert a right to control thi private intercourse of society? Let us see. MrBerrif.n says, in hisletterto Major F-aton, that the President " disclaimed any disposition to firess such a requisition '' * MrlNCHAstsays, " I considered the Presi President - dent President as having entirely -waived the demand made through Col. Johnson." Mr Branch's declaration, upon this sub subject, - ject, subject, in his letter to Mr Berrien, is withheld by the latter. He only gives the ScraY), in which he savs, his "recollection'of the inter interview - view interview (with Col. Johnson) will most abundant abundantly - ly abundantly corroborate yours. " As Mr Berrien has not thought fit to give Mr Branch's account of the interview with the President, we have some reason to infer that it doc-s not "abun "abundantly - dantly "abundantly corroborate" all that Messrs Ingham and Berrien have said in that particular. We call on Mr Berrien to sav what that fijfter contains, as it regards the President's declara declaration - tion declaration a pun tins subject. But in the absence of Mr Bl anch's averment, how stands the affair? Both Mr Ingham and Mr Berrien are com compelled - pelled compelled to say, the one "that the President dis disclaimed - claimed disclaimed the dis/iositym to press the requisi requisition,'* - tion,'* requisition,'* the other, that he " entirely waived the demand mafe through Col. Johnson," while Col. Johnson 'i-imsrlf declares, in his letter to these gentlemen that " if I had ever commu communicated - nicated communicated such an idea, I should have done the most palpable, gross, and wanton injus injustice - tice injustice to the President, for he disclaimed, an all occasions, any right, or desire, or inten intention, - tion, intention, to regulate the social intercourse of his Cabinet." From this united testimony it ap appears, - pears, appears, that upon the only occasion when (he President discussed this matter, personally, with Messrs Berrien and Ingham, 8cc. he "disclaimed" and " waived"such acquisi acquisition; - and - tion; - and acquisition; - and Col. Johnson says, that, to him, " lie disclaimed, on all occasions, any right,ctv desire to regulate the private' Of social' inter intercourse - course intercourse of his Cabinet. " To the Editor of the U. Staten Telegraph. Washington, July 33, 1831. Sir: In my communication to the public/ which appeared in the National Intelligencer of this morning, I mentioned that I had not yet heard from Mr Branch, to whom I had for forwarded - warded forwarded a copy of Col. Johnson's letter. 1 have now to state that, by the mail of this thismorning - morning thismorning I received a letter from Mr Branch, Branch,dated - dated Branch,dated the 20th instant, in which he says - " You can very well imagine my sUrfirisc, on reading the Colonel's [Johnson's] letter, letter,from - from letter,from what you yourself experienced. My re recollections - collections recollections of the interview will most abun abundantly - dantly abundantly corroborate all- that you said." I am, very respectfully, Sir, Your obedient servant, J. M. BERRIEN.

Corrwpondenco of the N. Y. Journal of Commerce. London, 14th June, 1831; If the occurrences which have taken place within the last three or four weeks in this country, had been located in yours, the legi legitimatrgovernments - timatrgovernments legitimatrgovernments of Europe would exchange felicitations on the " sure and certain" pros prospects - pects prospects of the speedy downfall of your republi republican - can republican system. As it is, the disorders to which I allude, will be cited as consequences of the excess rather than the want of freedem, while in truth they are mainly tube ascribed, not to any political exigency of the moment, but to the gradual operation of institutions calcula calculated - ted calculated to build up an aristocracy of wealth, and which leaves to those who bear the heat and burden of the day, little beyond that provision which is indispensable to the preservation of their health and strength for the toil of the morrow. The inflammable condition of the laboring' classes until very lately, appeared to have been moderated, if not effectually subdued; by the rigorous justice which was dispensed to the agricultural rioters and incendaries last winter. But as the season advances, the ge genius - nius genius of discontent seems to be resuming his sway The high- handed riots among the ope rativc manufacturers at Wigan had hardly subsided, when we heard of numerous assem assemblages - blages assemblages of colliers in the North, ready to pro proceed - ceed proceed to any extremity if their demand for higher wages was not complied with. Next came, last week, tidings out ot Wales, that the Merthyr Tydvill colliers and ironworkers were in a state of rebellion on account of low wages, the iniquitous mode of paying them in' truck (goods,) and the oppression of the courts of justice. Lastly, we hear that thousands of the peasantry of the same district have con congregated - gregated congregated to take into their own hands the re recovery - covery recovery of their right, hitherto withheld by government, to pasturage in the great Forest of Dean. With the details of these affairs I shall not meddle, as you will find theti> all amply set forth in the newspapers. But there are one or two circumstances worthy of notice. The first is, that the iron-workers boast that there is a rising concerted to take place all over England; another, that it is said the mili militia - tia militia of the vicinage could not be trusted with arms if called out, because their interests and that of the malcontents are the same; and a third is, that the prostration of the inclosures and fences of the forest of Dean took place in open day, and under the observation of the whole community, and was continued without interruption from any quarter until the work of destruction was completed. It is suggest suggested - ed suggested that there have been instigators of high rank behind the curtain, and the supples of bread and beer have been fabulously multi multiplied - plied multiplied and ascribed to a conclave of secret pa patrons, - trons, patrons, But I totally discredit these represen representations. - tations. representations. Of discontent, to be sure, there is enough for any Cataline who chooses, to work upon; but there is not at present the least

THE EXECUTION OF CALAS. [Calas wns a merchant of Toulouse, of the re reformed - formed reformed religion, broken on the wheel upon a false accusation, originating in his supposed hatred of his son (who had committed suicide) for being of the Catholic religion, and on that account accused of murdering him. The story of the protection of his family by Voltaire, and of the reversal of the infa infamous - mous infamous sentence upon him, must be familiar to our readers. - We think of the execution of Riego, when we read this.] My dear Spalingrier. * - I took up my pen yesterday to write to you, but could not: It was not that I wanted matter to relate, but firmness to relate it. Now don't be fright frightened - ened frightened by this, nor suppose some calamity has befallen yours or mine ; though indeed the murder of the innocent is your affair, and mine, and every one's. I think you once con congratulated - gratulated congratulated me, or reproached me with, (I forget which,) my strong nerves. Had you seen me yesterday you never again would do so; strong as they might be, poor Calas proved too strong for them. You must have heard his execution was determined on ; - and you have probably heard that it was de deserved. - served. deserved. Oh, my friend! you did not see him die - I did, and in his death, his acquittal. - Guilt could never yet so mimick innocence, but that the last scene would lift the mask, never, if death be a cheat, did he look so hon honest - est honest as here. What a grievous thing to have the weight of innocent blood to account for! yet surely Calas' judges have that to answer for. A thousand battles could not show hor horror - ror horror equal to it. When justice is guided by bigotry to the destruction of innocence, she well deserves to be painted blind; an antidote becomes a poison; a cure a plague, and a bles blessing - sing blessing a bitter curse. I thought 1 had so often looked death in the face that his ugliest grim grimmace - mace grimmace could not scare: and that after having so often dared him and seen him dared, so often inflicted him and seen him inflicted, I must have met him in his worst form. But no! I had not seen virtue fall by the hand of power without the consolation of a tear, with without - out without the reputation of a martyr. Time, they say, wears out all sorrows; but his art must exceed my faith, if he can ever efface the sorrow of good Calas broken on the wheel! The effect on me was such as I cannot ex ex*Thia, - *Thia, ex*Thia, nyi the Chronicle, is the name of the ecclesiastic in the canton of Berne, to whom this letter was written, and by whom it was communicated. The writer was th« famous cavalry officer, he Fualde Conte, mentioned by Frederic ilk his History of the Seven Fears' War. Tbi* is tbe first time V have seep this letter in an English garb.