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“Out of the way I” screamed the mad-
man. “ Let go, or I’ll dash you to atoms l’,
Suiting the action to the threat, he hurled
my brothcr-in-law against the wall with
stunning force, and rushed on, shouting
incohorently : “ My horsdl There is time
yet! Tom Edwards, my horse!”
Tom Edwards was luckily at hand, and
although mightily surprised at the sudden
uproar, which be attributed to Mr. Dutton
being in drink, mechanically assisted to
saddle, bridle,and bring out the roan mare;
and before I could reach the stables, Dut-
ton's foot was in tlie stirrup. I shouted
“ Stop” as loudly as I could, but the ex-
cited horseman did not heed, perhaps not
hear me: and away he went, at a tremen-
dous specd, hatless, and his long gray-
tintcd hair streaming in the wind. It was
ubsolutcly necessary to follow. I therefore
directed Elswci-thy’s horse, a much swifter
and more peaceful animal than Dutton’s,
to be brought out; and as soon as I got
into the high country road, I too dashed
along at a rate much too headlong to be
altogether pleasant. The evening was clear
and bright, and I now and then caught a
distant sight of Dutton, who was going at
a frantic pace across the country, and
putting his horse at leaps that no man in
his senses would have attempted. Ikept
the high-road, and we had thus ridden
about half an hour perhaps, when a bright
dame about a mile distant, as the crow
flies, shot suddenly forth, strongly relieved
against a mass of dark wood just beyond
it. I know it to be Dutton’s house, even
without the confirmation given by the
frenzied shout which at the same moment
arose on my left hand. It was from Dul.
ton. His horse had been staked, in an
edort to olearahigh fence, and he was
hurrying desperately along on foot. I
tried to make him has me, or to reach
him, but found I could do neither : his own
wild cries and imprecations drowned my
voice, and there were impassable fences
between the high-road and the fleldsacross
which he madly hasted.
The Ilrxmes were swift this time, and
deiiod the efforts of the servants and
husbandineu who had come to the rescue,
to stay, much less to quell them. Eagerly as
I rode, Dutton arrived before the blazing
pile at nearly the same moment as-myself,
and even as he fiercely struggled with two
or three men, who strove by main force to
prevenbhim from rushing into the tiamos,
only to meet with certain death, the roof
and floors of the building fell in with a
sudden crash. He believed that all was
over with the child, and again hurling forth
the wild despairing cry I had twice before
hoard that evening, he fell down, as if
smitten by lightning, upon the hard frosty
‘road.
It was many days are the unhappy, sin-
ful man recovered his senses, many weeks
before he was restored to his accustomed
health. Very cautiously had the intelli-
gence been communicated to hiin,‘ that
Annie had not met the terrible fate, the
image of which had incessantly pursued
him through his fevered dreams. He was
a deeply gratoful,and, I believe, a penitcnt
and altogether changed man. He purchased,
through my agency, a valuable farm in a
distant county, in order to be out of the
way, not only of Hamhlin, on whom he
settled two hundred a year, but at others,
myself included, who knew or suspected
him of the foul intention he had conceived
METROPOLITAN RECORD
two or three months seek shelter in this
country, and half that i:u.nber are now
seeking the moans of transporting thum-
sclves to the Turkish coast of the Black
Sea. Some idca niziy be formed of tho mor-
tality raging among them when it i noivn
that out of six hundred (lircnssiziiis who
took passage in a steam transport, after ii
voyage of three or four days, three liunrlrcd
and seventy only arrived at their destina:
tion. The accounts that are rs-ceivcd9,ot
the helpless and destitute state of those
unhappy beings surpass in misery mail
horror anything I have over soon l‘x:L ri an
in connection wiili ' ' -I '
Women in childbirih
rnencics of a Black Sea Journey,
assistance or the bare iicuessnrics of life.
positions with lmnnr to liiiiim-,
to tho pcopln. He is the Pill
lislicr of the (lnluinbus (Ohio
tliruugli his pupa: iv. 3
Literature.
AND CHARITY, as published
In the Kingston Journnl,hylis "New
utor,"“A. '1'. 0." NewYurk: Bskur
and Godwin, 1554.
In cities like New York, where the de-
mands of business are so harassing and
incessant, it is rare to find mercantile inon
devoting much time to literature, for
generally speaking their everyday avoca-
tions, engrcss them to the exclusion of
other ideas. Indeed, in such places, the
way to wealth is trodden so hard by the
feet of hurrying crowds, that the Iiowcrs
of literature can, with difficulty, forco
over the people.
ltoinans"-tlic most I
American Iuailnne,-l'.i
Uiccrn of tho Ilousi-. of
rind bfcdnry tlie llriilus
alas rlccuyiug liepiiblic, lli
Yllpllull niul Vi(“ll-:l.‘I‘l(llll’l
l ..
liq.
. y liar‘-113:;
i.llU (iuv'Ci'n-'ll‘ of Ohio, of llmuw
Kn s. llulisis uvwr law :
think, with uppui-luiiitics will
iii-hrzllotlicrs, and W'llk‘ll nu ' I
(‘I)llllI have without l)i.‘f‘,HllIIllL( imu,
i inclu-
withmii.
n
lvlle,l1'W3Yml’9’-‘Eh!b““'I‘?yfiDoCc”ion?I:y’ enveloping their new-born in a corner of rich, lic i-eimiiis [MOT and ln:llnlJ (lull.
“5 ‘f l“ P““'’3 um: ma 50‘! ‘S "0: mm," ly their own ragged garment; sturdy warriors noon the public f.xv ', Wllll --ii lu. i, ,,,
'l“0‘mg‘=“l3li "Id 111“ 1" Wmlld “GUY who had achieved many agallant deed lying ' wl
prostrate in the agonics of a horrible death;
decks swarming with the (lead and dying.
Those are things now of everyday occur-
rence on the waters of‘ tlio Iluxinc. lilo
requite cultivation.
These remarks were occasioned by the
appearance on our table of a pamphlet,
hearing the above caption, and written by
a New York merchant, who amid the cares
l rs
words‘ of the living ‘Vuhlllll glmi
lzrcut ooiiipccrs, livo miil 4?L,llU, in’
Ills Ilfu has bocii worthy of lllu
linll bust days of the If.I.‘[ilIl>ll4‘.
of business, still finds time to gratify his tion which has fallen upoii ilic Uircn u nmii may have been a tmiiur in y ,
natural predilections. “ Faith, Hope, and race; i‘iinl(-,e<l, no de:ii:ll‘iplmii, lioivcvcr nun, [t',I'(:rll.H :il'lll piii-pr;-ecwil ill in lmw mu, ,.,
. ,, t , 1 “ ,8 uto mi !tf‘Clll':I'It!,-(‘l)ll LI‘ coinoy :i smise-4) pmvurz. llli,--WlL,l .'I unit l" 4.>I limp if i,.
Ghar"y' are eloquen am] gum u 38“) the fearful siilli:rm,;.-: of this rmw proscril>- tn; lui‘lil>'lxc4l l - Ll lm' - aim till 1,-1
on “M Junie” Christian memes; brie’ it ed people; but I should be failing in public upon the very brink All
isti-ua-but, ncvci-thelcss,displayi!Il;WW1’ duty it I did not put upon record the titlllri unlintry, in lilwriy
in their limited compass, thoughts worthy drcndfiil cnliiiiity nl wliiuli I have such xi: 1 he real oil‘.-in-u
of a Christian gentleman, and written in nbumliiut evidence: 7 W-dary has lu-on flu: it
we we or - vmmwd if:2‘32"ii?i;l$ll.“3l5l2l."i2$;"11:3‘iii;
Circnssian people to ah:in<lun their liearllis its L'lUl'li:ual iiistiliitiuiis
t.i ml and uplnclil mm YLtg.lliIN‘l. ilm .
grcssions ol‘ pow;-r and the 4.‘UlriIpll-ll'S of
Vcnalii)‘ with .1 liulilin-,.us Lll ll
dauntcil will, whirl), built of in 1:.
ago of tlio li”[>']IlllC, li-:.-i srirvivi "
ycl, illll!w‘lf.’li.i‘s this (lcgviii-r.ii
fish sclicincs, (:lJWtll'(l ,
cisvcii sirlleuclciiigl ll “4 . l.l im
land “worn populous with mu-li in
such 1l:ll‘lllIli‘.‘iN ll(‘flYl"l miil Illltlrliilll
wills! I.ct ilic inch in pnwr-i bl’,“.ll‘L‘
they liviriii um; luiir in (Int Vl'l‘<'I’tlJli‘ l ml
Tho lJlIlUll of martyrs is l.llu .2:-ul til i‘ A
church. lint fl iuiglity pcnplv Mill -
aroueml by the lilnml of .‘lll4‘lI .1 I071“
this fun to put lllll' ‘
A Brave People Forced out oi‘
their Natlve Land.
and property, and to take refuge, undcr
fearful diflicultics and dangers, on nforeii-in
territory. On this suhjost it is rather dilli
cult, as I lxavc already sniil,to arrive at
the accurate trulli. 'I'lic privations, the
hardships, and the loss of lifc which linvc
attended the llrst stages of the emigration
have not weakened the <lcl.ei'ininaliuii of
those left behind to brave the same dangers
rather than l‘(tlI‘l‘.Illl on their native soil.
There is ample groiinil for inference, tlmr
fore-and the Circzissiaiis so represent its
that the Russian rule in the Caucasus is
oia nature which cannot be endured. The
sacrifice of iinlcpeudcucc alone would surc-
ly not have induced three hundred tlirnisaud
people to fly in a hudy from their country;
and, supposing their national feeling im-
pelicrl tlicin toil, it is probable that the
niuvernoiit would have l)t:‘uli effected in such
a ll:2llilll1l' as not to c puss tlieiii to this
crucl fntc VulIlt:'ll they have nwt It is
gizntrally liclinvml that the Run. a have
been anxious to drive llicin out of tho
coiintry, and to colonize the territory wiili
the (lussack clam-iit. On the Olllllr liiiiul,
' accouiit is that they lmv.-. on-
deavored ln cv to conciliatc tliesu:
TEE CIBCASSIANB LEAVE THEIR MOUNTAIN
I From the Old World comes the sad tid-
ings of oppression, misrulc, tyrannical out.
rage, and intolerable despotism,while hero in
this New World we are,.it would seem, fast
Iapsing into that slavery against which the
Irish, the Poles, and the Glrcnssians have
struggled so long and so valiantly. Rus-
sia has been crushing out Poland and
Uircassia as we are now tutleavoring to
crush out the South. Let Americans
read the following heartrending descrip-
tion of the exodus of one of the bravest
peoples on the face of the earth, and ask
themselves will they lend their aid in the
cstablishmcnt of a despotism on this Con-
tinent that already rivals Russia in its dis
regard of all rights, in its flcndinh barbar-
ity, and its reckless violation of the most
sacred obligations. What right have we
to boast of our civilization and progress,
while the whole power of our country is
wielded by a despot who scoffs at the re-
strsints of law, and aclinowlcdges that he
has violated the Constitution ho swore to
support. The full of Oircassia teaches a
lesson that should never be forgotten, and
yet it is but a few months since we fcastv
ed, and toasted, and bcspattoredwith praise,
the servants and minions of that tyrant
who has so long sfllicted its heroic people,
and who is now wading in the blood of the
native land of Kosciusko and Pulaski:
1lYlnH,ll)(: :ll’(‘ll 4l."lll(llI‘l of
aml i:lllll.ll‘lFilll, wlm I
wiili ymicu, lllt'lll
lmiuylii llillllrlllliq
cv.-ry ii4....n.i..,i.i
llll‘U3ll(‘lI tlm !iWl'
Wllll Illi‘. mmic I
W410 and l-I-mil ivlu run-i'ih they luv
Llie Smitli!
an siwraa,
Vl'ill tlic pr
--win um ]Il‘['N.
css,---will the p. fqilu Jim. ‘.
‘ mnl pimplu ov--iyuli
be Ct)lVt‘.4l mm tiiniil silisiii-in illizl mil
..,
mi
been adopted to enforce their rule upon
the hull: of these popiilntions; and there
rcrnlinu this startling fact, uiiprcceilrnh
ed in the annals of modern firms, of a
vast and warlike population, under the
influence of those symptoms which are
generated by tyranny and oppression, fly.
ing in a body to a strange Illllil rather than
remain in the power of the conquerors -
Lomlzm Iimcs‘ 0I)T7'1'.<]r07lI[dILt.
p.il:imi at W- -zli
tun? Shall it not o-mm-, am a c ,
1t'ud,siuI cause the knees of our iinpiuih‘
and c-arousing Wnsliingiim llcl -li:iz..' IN N
shake with very terror, and p:ir:il,ii.m V tlu‘
iiupiaus liainls that clemicrnic ilm
The Arrest of Governor llledary. Dwpoliwvrl
, ,,, hm, .
Relutatiun ul Slanders iipmi (iullr
In reply to a vile ail-at-lr Ilpun lln-,1-li-HI"
General Lee, [llllIll!‘ill(‘tl iii lllii N. W
York 7'[rncs, tho l'liihulclpliin .lwiii.iLN
the following statcuii-nt:;
The Times says : ,
1. -- That General I.irc's grunLlIi1thci' mi 1-
H. Lac."
A VENERABLE CHAMPION or nmvio.
Cl’tA'I‘IC mtissnom.
THE LAST OUTIIAGI-2 (JP TIIE I.l,‘i'C()l.N
Ill".SI’0'I'I.S'ltI.
The Syracusc ('nzm'er and Union in nu
srticie upon the last outrage poi-pgiti-mm]
on personal liberty, by the
‘Hon. Samuel lllcdary,
.; but there is
no‘doubt that the three tribes known as
the “ Shabsoukhs,” "Obukhs,” and “ Aha.
zehs,” have determined to abandon their
country to a man, and take refuge on Tm-.
against his-son-in-law, and which, but for
Mrs. Rivers, would, on the last occasion,
have been in all probability successful, so
cnnningly had the evidence of circum-
stances been devised. “I have been,” '
James Dutton to me at the last interview I
had with him, “ all my life an ovcrweening
selfconfident fool. At R0mf'oI'd,Iboasted
to you that my children should ally them-
selves with the landed gentry of the coun-
try, and see the result? The future, please
God, shall Itlnd me in my duty-mindful
only of that, and content, whilst so acting,
with whatever shall befall me or mine."
lton continues to prosper in the world;
Ilaniblin died several years ago of delirium
I he: ' in all
in
5.’:
cs
, my experi-
with the actual, not the ideal
Crisis, writes of that fearless ‘
of freedom in the following mandhlfiinpion
Governor Samuel . llledary, now under
arrest is one of the magnificent relics of
that era of statesincn, to whom is due the
late grandeur of this Republic, of 9011,.“
he I9 0'” “I P1300: I" " generation wliicli
bows to negro idolatry and to smguman of
the calibre of Lincoln, his Cabinet and I '
Sumncrizod Senate! Ile ' ' Us
spirations of his p ‘
liiish territory. Already the outflowing tide
of emigrants is so great as to place the
Turkish government in the greatest embar-
rassment. Twenty-seven thousands! these
unfortunate creatures, in the most utter
dsstitution, have poured into Trebizondg,
The privations of a voyage in the most in-
clement season have produced disease of
the very worst kind among them, which is
not only committing fearful ravages in
their own fainished ranks, but is extending
to the local population. Typhus and small.
x are raging at Trebizondc, and the place
is threatened with a famine. The Turkish
government is willing and anxious to receive
the fugitives and incorporate them into
their own population, but the movement
has been so sudden and so extensive that
it has been impossible to
was wisiiingiinrs ilevotul i.i.-i..ig.i.-iiv-r-cl
the oration nn his (lttllbll. To in... we aim‘ “E”
phrase, -r rim in war, first in imam-. W.‘ ‘,“
the hearts of his countryriwnf’ WlN'"v 1“:
before his death, Wasliiugtmi, as llclllillllm-‘V
general, was organizing; f.lll‘.pr(‘lVlnl()l'llll nrlilv;
he named Henry Lee as one of the four inn)-H
generals, ,
4. "That this Henry Lee was nomim-ml,"j
consul to Algiers in 1830. and Y‘1’j(:t'J,(‘.IIl)y ly‘,
‘ This is false. This Ilcury lw "“,,
hill‘
Washington,
This is false.
man.
was a kinsman of Gene!‘
Charles Lee was an Eng
of tllii
for the hosts that are daily pouring in 1, -- “aim,-5 l" He 1, “5 Havin made ch -5 J -nials
. - as been 1, d , El ‘eee ,speci c L . ,,,-
ia calculated that no less than three hun- dantly by the affections and Cl.‘)JIl]]f'I(lI:IlC‘;b3uI1[l1 iililiilil ivfaifihgfihugsh hi:“tol,'iZ' :xep1di:1::'l.I()’i‘fll9
I W A 9 -'
drad thousand persons in’ ,
' l‘’‘'‘‘ 9‘ ll” P901119, and has tilled high State Department will have to say-
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