the West, there are a vast number of School-masters dispersed over the country, eagerly gathering into their school-houses the boys of each neighbourhood, and bending their young and feeble minds to suit their own purposes. If you should neglect to tell the public their "pedigree," who can survive the day when all these school-masters and all their boys shall rendezvous, attack the general government, and carry havoc and devastation throughout the land? Now Mr. Republican, your work is before you; exert your utmost strength. You have engaged one Seminary. Follow up your blows and never slack your hand until what Homer says of one of his heroes shall be applicable to it: "He falls-earth thunders, and his arms resound, Teeth blood and mangled brains come rushing through the wound." Then charge on the Baptists-then on the Methodists-then take in hand the Physicians-the Lawyers-the Military--the Schoo Masters the Institutions for the deaf and dumb, &c. &c. Dọ this, and let us hope that our government shall continue "As long as streams in silver mazes move, Yours, &c. VALDE TIMIDUS. OBITUARY. (COMMUNICATED. Departed this life on the 11th November, 1826, Capt. Thomas T, Greenfield, in the 81st year of his age, at the residence of his son Dr. G. T. Greenfield.-He was a native of Maryland, but for many years a resident of Maury County, Ten. The deceased was one of the earliest patriots of the revolution; he was never known through the course of a long life, to lift his hand against his fellowman, except in self-defence, and in defence of his country. His friends have the consolation to know he died a Christian, in full expectation of enjoying a better and a brighter world. |