VOLUME. 5.

GAPE ISLAND. NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, APRIL 26,1860

NUMBER 46.

ftASBAXK ATlEA. Calmly o’ar tha sloping ocean CbBiee tha dawn of gabhatMs^; Clouds that raged in wild commotion, Olid* like dM>t jetils awnfi:., _ Voices of the Baboaft p'orninr .'. Still ib« ln»»U'of the aea r As the mild unes of the Havioar, Calmed tha #avft of Gallilee. it is evening?and m ocean . Sinks the fiery bob to rest, A* f wsarj child at tviligbt Seeks a loving raothera breast. No sweet rotfet B^lls are pealjng O'er the seaid mellow chime; Spirit notes (Sf'holier feeling Whisper i^rSyers of evening-lrme. Starry isles of light come drifting 'From vh'o dark oefrtlis of the ►kj, And the Sonihetn Cross is lifting Un its embWi”grind ou high Casing on tUat hoty symbol, Karlh wom spirRj soar away, Seeking resC'dfrkile in Heaven With the'dying Sabbath day. W* PATRIOT.

In hie eoontry^eaase, with a steadiast aim, And a right firong willing hand, .The Patriot firitu to. maintain the rights Uf his awn dear Fatherland.. In arery clime, from U»e hirth of Time, In enaav a hard caninaten. With a daauiless heait he lias played his

part,

And not be it owned in min.

Inscribed on the Acroll of the truly great.

Engraved by bis country's hand,

[lie Patriot’s name in the sbriae of Fame,

Ranks first M_his native iaad.

The BaCheldr’e Excuse. My nnele £dvard is an agreeable gentleman, though - a' bachelor, of full iha. score years, lie is not one of your testy old fellows, always meddling .with other people’s;aJaifs I ->ho^ spiu<tie shuaks bear a body amf miml of corresponding dimensious, and whose voluble tongue is everlastingly engaged in creating -and circulating slanders against the-matrimonial slate.' No. far from It rejoices to see persons of congeniaLdisposiltpaeuler into those holy bonds;’ and'noiHing _pleases him snore than to take part in the’ enjoyenents of the social Sitkrde ; though at such times a shade of gloom has been accn Vo steal jQtec his animated countenance, and occasionally has he torued away to eonetM a. falling tear no one knew why. - .v ' On entering Hi* room, the other* day ; I found him seated at his desk, gaxing intently at Vhrrtortrait of what I should call a most beaulifal female. I rallied him on the subject, and bade him beware, lest in bis old age he became the wtaUm of such. fascinating charm*. I ended by asking the name of the original. He replied^ that it: was the picture of one who had kmg eince paid the debt of nsAure ; bnt as I had often laughed at him for being an old bechclor, and as that portrait recalled to his mind more vividly recollections of past events, he would write for me a short history of bis Ufa; at toast, as much as routed W his 1 bachelorship. After a few day#, he banded me the folio wing; and as he U a person of unimpeachable voracity, the truth of it may bo depended on. ^ **Thb BacHELOB’s Excuse.—After the conclusion of my academical studies, I took a seat in the mail stage for , Virginia, in search of employment, boisg «Maod bx,B}y pkf«lciM to go to JthvsGpOor. PMSew, i« I

.Withstood. Vou may, and doubt ess will, banter me with love a/ Jirtt tight. Uut it was. not love; or, if it was, I hover expected to seo .it returned. Miss'Walt oo was a |tranger to. me t on a visit to my- friend. She was the daughter of ah eminent merchant in

Virginia. She was oa a tour to visit her friends in the various sections of the United States, and was to depart in a few days to the north, therefore it was not probable we sbonld ever meet again. Or if we rfhonld meet, it would be at some distant day. Our future residencee were to be many miles apart; why then should I hope? But yet 1 did hope. There was a spefi cast around me, that I could not burst. My better judgment told me it was impossible to gain the heart of one so beautiful. But yet I rushed on madly to my ruin, as it were. Such is love’s magic. Some •have said that lore will die without hope. I believe it is otherwise. Mere sensual love must and will change. But I am one. of thosb who believe

that, ...

“'Hi# hMrt thirt fin truly lorn! never forfcti, But ai truly love* on the to ctc»e. n If tbe passion is unreturned, it may indeed change its object in a partial degree. But still, there will remain a tenderness not felt for common friends. The second love wjll be as the brightness of ibe moon to the Tivifjing. .splendor the sun. But there mutt be'somclhing beside mere external beauty to inspire real love. A beautiful form may aitract the admiration and homage of the crowd : but captivate a persou of sense it never trill. J[ wish that all, whatever

you will give credit to my word when I s iy, I wish to write nothing but truth. I-should not, perhaps, hive dwelt so long on these circumstances, were it not that I wish to show ’ the difference “between the fashionable accoiaplbhments of females now-a-days fromHvhdt

they Werfe Informer times,or rather what ce«d. In vain the cutmEman railed—be

they ought to be. ”

(Whatdoes my Uncle mean?. Do such conversatious actually take place among our young ladle* ? Or are his insinua-

tions libelloue ?)

"I know I have a large party arrayed agein*t me, but still I will say it, and I say it with an assurance that I am right —that the females of. this country—I say nothing of others—ore not brought up iu the way In which they should go. I allude more particularly to those who would be called fashionable. And I adjure you, by vour hope of connubial happiness, not to choose a wife from the ultra-fashioaable; for with some honorable exceptions, they are totally unfit either to perform the. duties of wife, companion or mother. I would uot censure the females alone, for the men likewise bow down too mmbh for ] the god of fashion. But, would the ladies set the example, they might soon make a revolution in Meiety in their hands, and much depends upon them irhether-its course shall be to affluence and honor, or to rain and disgrace. Could they be mad* to feel the infiueuce which they possess, pud to give jhat influence its /ight direction, they would effect a work for which they would well deserve immortality. may thiak I am warm. Who would uot be warm ou

them to their’almost speed. But they, frightened by tbe dangers which surrounded them, snorted and pranced in

Irantic agony. Tbe timber beneath par • Appro*ed March 22, I860.

feet began to creak as if twisted by some irresistable power. The horses, overcome with terror, refused toepro-

board of dmetors thereof, by a vote of at least twb^third of tbe stock voted at a meet • tng of The genera! stockholders duly called

for <li*tpurpose.

A furlh) pnnlshi

lersupplement to the “Act for tha ihmeui of crimes,” approved April euth, eighteen hundred and forty1- Hall an sc ted by the Senate and Genera] Assembly of the Slate of New Jersey.

I accompa- , asd was introduced to tody, a visitor.

may be their situation in .life, would ! 8Uch a •* l>ul I cauuot feel as 1

pay more attention to this iuct. And ; once

tyfctead of wasting their most precious.. “I »m now arrived at a lime of life moments in adorning and beautifying | * hwi UnTBre of imagination is cooled their persou, they would employ them ] b y tlre influence of the better judgment.

la adorning the mmd. Not that I would haTe-ehcm altogether neglect their personal appearance; not that ! would have them throw aside all that of the outer mao ; not that I would have them go about like Diogenes; nor that I Would'bave them become, emphatically, bluet; no, I would they dress neatly, and even elgeantly if they choose. But I would bare them cease to be slaves to the fluctuant laws of capricious fashion. I would not have them bow down in unconditional servitude to this modern Baal. I would not have them look to Europe for models iu forming their mental characters. They should not cenform themselves to the tastes' of foreigners. They should look to bbrae. I would have them republicans uot only in theory bnt iu practice also. But I am wandering from my subject ’Mary Walton was not a perfect beauty. I had seen many forms before, as handsome, aye handsomer than hers: but never did I know what it was to love. I had seen those whose passing charms rivetted my attention for the loment: but when they were gone they wete forgotten. Not so with Mary. There seemed to be something to attract attention besides a lovely ex-

terior.

'‘There wes a winning gracefulness in her countenance ; there was a nobleness in her every glance, that I could not withstand. Her time, nnlike boo many of her sex, was not all taken up in dress. Her apparel was neat and even elegant, but it was simple. There was no flourish of ribbons, no display of useless ornaments and gaudy triukNor did ber conversation relate to tbe fashions of the day, or to the last worn by Miss Adeline Matilda Laciada Angelina Parkhnrst. Nor was it concerning Miss R’a. avful bpnnet, or Mbs P.'s beautiful gown, or Miss M’s. unfashionable shoes. It tended to the improvement of the. mintk It was often lively, and always animated, bat never trivial

T have seen much of the wo'rld. I have, seen the ways of the high and middle und the lower classes, aud had sufficient time to reflect on them and cofrect every wrong impression. The snows of forty winters have cooled the Impetuous passions of my yonthful ’breast; and though I mar raise the image of the past, it will be faint and uncertain as tbe misty light of a cold winter day compared with the brightness of sum-

mer’s soon.

“But to return from my digression,— A week passed away, aud 1 still fouud myself at Dover, still unprepared to depart. At length, ashamed of my supineness, I determed to set out the next morning at all events. I waved all opportnnities for farther stay, though much against my will. Aud at four o’clock the next morning I was In the stage, wending my way to my original destination. It was in tbe spring, aud the roads being very bad our progress was but slow. We however met with ue accident worthy of notice till we arrived at the Potomac. Here the waters had risen to such a height, caused by tbe late rains, that it was extremely dangerous to attempt the passage.— But therfe being several passengers who were on urgent business which coold not bo delayed without material injury, it was determined to endeavor to effect it. We had not, however, reached the middje of the bridge, when that part we had just crossed gave way and fell, and that part on which we then were, began to totter. It was a startling and awful moment! The thought of it, even at this distant period, makes the blood ran cold intlT veins. We stood empbatiially on the borders of the tomb — Theft wu but the drawing of a breath betweetius and eternity. A thrill of pain went through every limb as when one springs from a lofty place. I cast my eyes upon the coanteuanoes of my companions. There was a flush on tbe

cheek, there was fixed lustre in the eye, ! there was a bitiug compression of the

Too m«, (ill foolish eoco- ^ ''** U '* J l s l“ tc >“. 1 ° f ( “ r bul of aud',hit t cool dsuroiioouoo lo Ifcox in sileuc.

.'u TJ *fe written to wbolevtr ifaere might be of danger.— Bnt 1 beg ( The driver lashed the horses aud urged

•uapoth over a bad \

lashed in vain. His voice was boshed

amid the roaring of the waters; and the . Thai if any person or persons shall, with.tripe, inflicted on the poor beast, .ere ' Se'SEfeSlt" *»i: as a thing of nought. Every one i the intant and porposo of making or atsprang from the carriage and endeavor- to make a hostile invasion of any j , i ,i . • other State or Territory of the United ed to reach the opposite shore, lint in Bt„e,, „, h .|| , nl ^„ or eonvain; For a moment there was a trem-' trirtn* any wch invasion ; or shall knowblingot the bridge like Uic trcmblinE , ,n0 “r. erms .nin,nnilien . , or other means in aid of such object, or of scales on the balancing point. It shall in any way knowingly and willfully was the tottering of one endeavoring to a '^* abel or sounsel any such combination, sere himself from .foil, ft .ns for . SS^SoV*"^ moment. The timbers, unable longer *ball be deemed guilty of a high misdnto sustain the impetuous rushing of the I!1 I e ? D0 I’ * nd aha ^ on conviction be pnniah- „ , _ . . , ' , ed by fine or imprisocment at hard labor waters, gave way and precipitated orhoth.thefinenottoexceed onethobus into the foaming stream. I rose uu- **”‘1 doW* 1 '*-n»d tbe imprisonment not to hurt to the surface. “S':“W"'

2. And lie it enacted, 1 nut if any pep-

•*i he tone« waved siut I did bufftt it set apart by said commissioner shall becom* With lust}- sinews; throwing it aside charged or chargeable with such contingent And stemming it with heart •! controversy” 1 legacy or legacies, ond the residoe of arid “I struggled with the cold baud of ‘‘V 11 ' 8 * hBl1 , . her ‘®P on be entirely discharg- . t e cd Iroatall lien, charge, or liability to bo death, till I cow lhr 4 o of my coiupumons . ..k.rg.J, of do Lml, or ll.bifit, exsiuk to rise no morel I had arrived : < 8, ing or thereafter to arise for or on ocwithin a rod of the shore, when the c0 “ nt ?1 8aid 1 conU,, e enl, ' , P lc y er , ’‘P a( - ir,, 5 . , ,, , , and said application, appointment, notices, cramp seized me: I became exhausted— report, and order approving thesame. shall and sunk. * * * ^ ...... ... —

Concluded next week. BiT AUTHORITY.

LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.

: be filed and recorded in the clerk's office : of the connty where the lands lie. and shaU-JM pleuery evidence of the lien of , said lands so set apart, and of the discharge of said residue of said lands. 2. And be it enacted, Thatthisactsho)l

take effect immediately. Approved March 22,1860.

An Act explanatory of an net entitled :

"supplement to tlie act entitled ‘an net A Supplement to the act •■nlitled “An relative to commissioners for taking thu ; Act tor the Limitation of Actions,” apacknowledgtnent and proofs of deeds’’’i proved April, eighteen hundred and fot-

approved April fifteenth, eighteen hun-■ ty-six.

dred and forty-six, which supplement 1- Be it enacted by the Senate and (J*nwas approved March tenth, eighteen hun- ™1 Assembly of the State of New Jersey, dred and fifty-eight. Thai any prosecution to bo had or comnieuWhereas, doubts have arisen as to whether oe d upon any bond hereafter to he given, the commissioaora ui poinUsd under the by any justice of the peace and his securi act entitled ‘an act relative to comniis-■ hceording to the eleventh section of sioners for taking acknowledgment ol lh* entitled "An Act relating to thn deeds,'” approved April fifteenth, eigh- Justice of the I’eace,” approved April teeu hundred amt torty-aix. which supple- seventeeth, eighteen hundred and forty-si*' meut was approved March tenth, eigh- "ha'll in no wise operate against or iu any teen hundred and fifty eight, are ein- manner..nflect the said seinritio* named powered to a miimster oaths or aflirma- »nd bound in said bond, their heirs, executions ; j tors or administrators, unless such proso1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen-i cut >°n "hall be commenced within ten era I Assembly of the Slate of New Jersey, years after the date of said bond, aud not

»..x - , ■' »r, er .

That every commissioner heretofore appointed under and in pursuance of the said supplement mentioned iu the preamble of this act, slndl have fall power and authority to administer an oath or affirmation us fully and to all intents and purposes as commissioner; for taking the acknowledments and

proofs of deeds."

2 And be it enacted. That this act shall

take effect immediately. Approved Marcii IV, 18G0.

3. And be it enacted. That this act shall

lake effect immediately.

March 15.1860.

An act to provide for the payment of contingent legacies, and to set apart sufficient lands, charged or to i ecomo ebagouble therewith, aud to discharge the res-

idue.

- 1. Ue it enacted by the Senate and Gen-

, c . .... . .•.tj,.. . e ral Assembly of the state of New Jersey, A Soppier!,nt to tli. art ontilled “An eel rtWor o legoe, or lopncie,. pop,. lo ..cor. lo locchaolu ood olh.r, p.y-, pi., „, llin p, nc ‘ „' hich „ h ‘,| ment for their labor and materials r- *

eleventh, eighteen, hum

three.

happened, shall be, or may become charge.

erecting ooy building." .i.pr.v.d Mjrcli SiTnTi oTi'qSiy'Vpoi idreu and fifty- or | ieren f terto ^ ^ j BW .

ful for any person in possession of any part - of said lands, to apply to any Justice of

eral Assembly of the Slate of New Jersey, the Supreme Court to have a -sufficient 1 hat the words “fixtures for manufacturing portion or portions of said lauds sot apart purposes,’' as used in the fifth section of the for the payment of such contingent legacy said act to which this is a snppleineht, shall or legacies ; and the said jusiiee shall bo bo construed to include any building, erec- and he is hereby empowered upon such notion or construction of whatever descrip- tice to tbe parties in interest as is nnw relion attached or annexed,or intended to bo quired to be given in case of application attach, d or ounexed to any land, or lone- f 0 r partition of real estate, to appoint ment, and designed to be need in the build- three disinterested commissioners to set, ing or repairing of vessels, whether tbe apart such sufficient portion of said lands ; same be permanently attached to the frohold and said commissioners having taken un or so bniltas to be removed from place to oath or affirmation to perform their duties place, and only temporarily.attached to the i faithfully and impartially, shall, upon such land, and whether the same be intouded for | noiice to the parties in interest, os said, use on land or water. justice shall direct, set apart by metes and

2‘ And be it enacted, That this act shall : bounds so much of Die lands devised so

take effect immediately. charged, or which may become bo charge-

Approved March 22d, 1860. able, us will be sufficient for the payment ! of such legacy or legacies, when the same

An act coBcenuag mannfactnring corpora- 8 ball ne payable, and make report of their

. i action lo said, or any other justice of that I. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen-; Sumpreme Court; and if the said jusiio

oral Assembly of the .Slate of New Jersey, -q whom such report shall be made, shall That any corporation which is now, or that, approve of . the said report, the lauds si> may be hereafter, by or under the laws of ] BO n or (icreons having knowledge pi the thu State, for the purpose of carrying on commission of any of the misdemeanors anvkipd of manufacture shall have power | aforesaid, shall conceal ond not as soon as terete and issue certificates for two kin. s ma v be disclose and make known-the same of stock, namely general stock, and special t 0 some one of the justices of the peace stock: that the special stock shall at no i of tbe county where the said misdemeanor lime exceed one half the actual capital : w , g committed, be or they shall be deemed paid in, and shall be subject to redemption. g B i| t y of a high misdemeanor, and sbal! op at par. at a fixed tune, to bo expressed in conviction be punished by fine not excecdthe certificate therefpr; and the hold-; i Dlf mree hundred dollars, or by imprisonere of such special stock shall be entitled j men t at hard labor, not exceeding on year

to receive, and the said corporation shall ! 0 r both, be bound to pay thereon, a fixed half yearly ' sum or dividend, lo be expressed in Umt certificate, not exceeding four per cent., before any dividend shall be set apart paid on the said general stock; urfd in no event shall the bolder of such special stock be iudividcuily or personally liable for the debts or liabriiliesof said corporations; froyiuku al- » ays, that iio such corporation shall ereuU* or issue certificates for such • social block, except by aalhoriiy given tv the

3. And be it enacted. That oil the lawn of Ihi- Elate which relate to tbe arrest, co mm it meut, bail and trial of persona charged with manslaughter, shall apply to the arrest, commitnieut, boil mid trial of persons i harged with misdemeanors nn ntioned in tbe first aud becouj sectiops of

ibis act-

4. And be it enacted, Thattitisact shall

take effect immodjuH’ty. Approved March 21, 1860.