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AND SH AMOKIN JOURNAL.
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By manner & Elsely.
Sunbury, Northumberland Co. Pa. Saturday, Sept. 12, IS4G.
Vol. G tto, 01 Whole No, 311
suur.iiitr s patkxt
lflACEHTE.
'IHIS Machine his now been tested by more
A than thirty families in this neighborhood, and
in given entire satisfaction. It i o simple in its
in struction, that it cannot get out of order. It
a ntain no iron to ru-t, nd no .pringsor rollers to
,-1 ni of reniir. It will do twice aa much wash-
US, with lesa than half the wear and tear ofanj of
he lite intentions, and whit is 01 greater in.por
auce.it corf but lil'le over half aa much a other
vsal.ing machines.
The subscriber has the exclusive right for Nor
liumberlaiut, Union, L coining, Columbia, Lu
erne and Clinton counties. Price of single ma
tt.... 8. H. B. MASSE R.
The following ceitifieate i from a few of those
ho have there machines in use.
Sunbury, Aug. 24, 1844.
V. tha subscribers, certify thai we have now
i m. in our families. "Shugirrt's Patent Wash-
ig Machine," and do not hesitate stying that it is
most excellent invention. That, in Wa-hing,
will see more than one hall the usual labor.
't.si it does not reauire more than one third the
aual quantity of sop and water and that there
i no rubbing, and consequently, little or no wear
ig r tearing. That it knocks off no button, and
tut the finest clothes, ueh a collars, Iscee, lucks,
ills, Ac., may be washed in a very ahort time
itliout the least ittjury, and in fact whhoul any
and tear, whatever. We therefore
net fully recommend it to our friend nd to the
jhlic. a a moat useful and labor savins, machine.
CHARLES W.HEOINS,
A. JORDAN,
CHS. WEAVER.
CHS. PLEA8ANTS,
RIDEON MARKLE,
Hon. GEO. C. YVELKER,
BBNJ. HENDRICKS,
GIDEON LEI8ENRING.
taa'a Hotxi., (formerly Tremont Houae, No.
116 Cheanut street,) Philadelphia, September
211,1844. .
I bsve used Shugerl's Patent Washing Machine
my bouse upwarda of eight months, and do not
ii. .w that I deem it one of the moat nee-
and valuable labor-saving machines ever invao
A I ft.muirlv keot two women continually oe-
ipied in waahiug, who bow do as much la two
,ys as they then did in one week. Thar is oo
... i... in wsahina. and it reauire not more
an one-third the usual quantity of aoap. I have
ui a number of other machines in my mmily, out
u . J.LL.Jtv auDerior lo very thing else, and
little liable to get out of lepair, that 1 would not
without one if they should eoet ten times the
ice they are sold for. DANIEL HERR.
m' a fi f r.il .The blcbeat price will ft
given Hr Flam Bead, he otor of
Xog. 0, 1840 HENRY MA88ER.
From the Ilarrisburg Argus.
TUB OMR Tltnn PR1NC1P1.K.
We have repeatedly given proof that the
evils of the practire ol re-election to offices of
power and patronnpe, have for years attracted
the attention of distinguished lenders of the
Democratic party. Mr. JrrrRR'on, the father
of the Republican school, always considered
ita introduction into the conwlitution of the Uni
ted Stat o, as an error fraught with bad conse
quences to the due administration of the affairs
of govprnment. In the Reform Convention of
Pennsylvania, tho one term tenure for Governor
waa most ably advocated by Judge Geo. VV.
Woodward and Charles Brown, Eq., two
leading friends of tha present Executive of this
State. In a eubsrqtient Legislature, a propos
ed amendment to the constitution limiting the
Governor to one term, received nearly the un
animon vote of the Democratic portion of that
body. During tha canvas preceding the assem
bling of tho Baltimore Convenlion, one term
resolutions were frequently adopted at Demo
cratic meetings. Tolk, with a proper aense of
the principle, has authorized the publication of
his determination not boa candidate for re-election.
, General Jackson, than whom purer patriot
or a firmer Democrat never breathed the breath
of life, waa a most strenuous supporter of the
one term principle. Deeply convinced ol Ihe
evila likely to result from a continuance of the
practice of re-electing a Chief Magistrate, ho
etronely urged upon Congress, in six of liis
eiiht annual meesairea, the necessity of so
amending the constitution aa to render that of
....... m. .
ncer ineligible alter ono term of service, ins
arguments are a atinging rebuke to the cry
which the office holders, in the very dititHcr-
ttfed hope of holding on to the emoluments of
their places, are sending forth over the Com
tnonwralth, that the agitation of this question
is a factious ss well as an Anti-Democratic
movement. Mis reasoning, it will be seen, is
equally aa applicable to the re-election of a Go
vcrnor ot a Slate aa to the Preaidcnt of the Uni
ted States. With Ihia view, we commend the
following extracts from his messages to the
calm consideration of the Democracy of Penn
sylvania. They arcatrong and to the point; and
should be regarded ss beacon liphts to guide the
party in this Commonwealth through the perils
by which it is menaced.
From Grit . Jwfcuon't First Menage.
'In connexion with such an amendment, it
would seem advisable to limit the service of
magistrate to a single term of cither four or six
yeoN.
There arc perhaps lew men who can for any
length of time ci.j'ty office and power, without
boing more or lea undpr the influence of feel
ings unfavorable to a faithful discharge of their
public duties. Their integrity may be proof
against improper considerations immediately
addressed to themselves , but thry are apt to
acquire a habit of looking with indiflerence upon
the public interest., and of tolerating conduct
from which an unpractised man would revolt.
Office is considered s species of property ; and
government rather as a mean of promoting in
dividual interest, than aa an instrument created
solely for the service of the people. Corruption
in some, and in othera a perversion ot correct
feelings and principles, divert Government from
its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for
the support of the few at the expenso of the
many. The duties of all public officers are, or
at least, admit of being made so plain and sim
ple, that men of intelligence may readily quali
fy themselves for their performance ; and I can
not but believe that more is lost by the long
continuance of men in office, than ia generally
to be gained by their experience. I submit
therefore to your consideration whether the ef
ficiency of the government would not be pro
moted, and official industry and integrity belter
secured, by a general extension of the law which
limits appointments to four years.
In country where officers are created sole
ly for the benefit of the people, no one man has
any more intrinsic right to official station than
another. Offices were not established to give
support to particular men, at the public expense
No individual wrong ia therelore done by remov
al, aince neither appointment to tior continu
a nee in office ia a matter of right. The incum
bent became an officer with a view to public
brnefita; and these require hia removal, they
are not to be sacrificed to private interels. It is
the peopl't lhe7 ,0M WD0 ,0 601,1
plain, when t bad officer ia aubetituted lor a
good one. He who is removed has the same
meana of obtaining that are enjoyed by the
mill ion who never held office. The proposed
limitation wouUi destroy the idea of property,
now ao generally connected with official station;
nd although mdividul distress may be some
times produced, it would, by promoting that
rotation which constitutes a leading principle
in the republican creed, give healthful action
to the system." .
From Gen. Jackson' $ Second Message.
'It was leading object with the framera of
the conalitution to keep ai separate ss possible
f ssawsj?sjfjBjJB
The Itlo Granrte Victories la Kurort. I MaRRIAoE BY TrtK TEtigQRAFH. The follow-
The Richmond Enquirer publishes the follow- ing extraordinary occurrence is related by one
ing extract from a letter to gentleman in Rich- of our exchanges i
mond: ''It appears that s certain vminrr ladv. a
Madrid, July 23d, 1.10. d(1,,,tcr of OIl8 of Ulfl wn,i.hi,t .m.rrh.nt.
Taylorvictories have been fdt more here, Boit had formed .lt.c,lm.n. for . hn(.
in Europe, even than st home. For two weeks. , . . . .
tho sction of the legislative nnd executive
branches of Ihe government. To aecute this
object, nothing is more essential than to pre
serve the former from the temptations of private
ntcrest, and therefore so to direct the patron
age of the latter as not to permit such tempta
tions to bo offered. Experience sbundantly de
monstrates that every precaution in this respect (hot ween the sailin? of the steamers,) our sin-
is a valuablo tafeguord of liberty, aud one Pnna was great ; lm when the new did come,
which my reflections upon the tendencies ofour r"cn American strutted out as large as lile.
syetem incline me to think ahould be made still The papera which had predicted 1 aylnr a cap-
etronger. It waa for thia reason that, in con- l"o "s certain, were sorely used up. Taylor's
nexion with an amendment of tho constitution
removing all intermediate agency in the choice
of the president, I recommended some restric
tions npon the re-eligibility of that officer and
upon the tenure of officers generally. The rea
son still exists ; and I renew tho recommenda
tion, with an increased confidence that this a
dnplion will strengthen those checks by which
the constitution designed to secure tho indepen
dence of each department of the government,
and promote the healthful and equitable admi
nistration of all the trusts which it has created.
The agent most likely to contravene thia deaign
of the constitution ia Ihe chief magistrate. In
order, particularly, that this appointment may,
aa far aa possible, be placed beyond the reach
of any improper influence ; in order that he
may approach the solemn responsibilities ot the
highest office in the gift of a free people, uncom
milled to any other course than the strict line
of constitutional duty ; and that the sccuritiea
for (his independence may be rendered as strong
aa the nature of power, and the weakness of ita
possessor, will sdmit ; I csn not too earnestly in
vite your attention to Ihe propriety of promoting
such amendment of the constitution aa will rcn
dcr him ineligible after one term of service."
From Gen. J ark ton's Third Message.
"t have heretofore recommended amendmenta
despatches have b'-t n greatly admired for their
terseness, dignity and modesty, ,
The greatest compliment yet paid to Taylor
1 heard of in London. The compliment is this:
When the steamer of May lftth brought to
England the news of Taylor's difficult position,
the Duke of Wellington met Mr. 1 and
the subject waa introduced, 'Why,' raid tho
Duke, 'docs he not do thia and that,' (mention
ing the atepe he thought Taylor might to take.)
When the steamer of June '1st brought the
newsof his victories, Mr. met the Duke
sgain. 'Your Grace,' said he, 'most have been
advising Gen. Taylor, for you see ho has done
exactly what you said he ourrht to do.' So he
has,' said the Duke, aa murh gratified aa if he
had won the victories himr-e'f. As I got this
from Gen. , to whom Mr. related
it, it ia undoubtedly authentic; exact in sub
stance, and, I think, also verbatim.
In Bordeaux I met a whole-souled American
a "live Yankee" ship owner, of New York, Mr,
Holmes, lie is of the stuff which, when abun
dant in a nation, makes it great. He waa al
Trieste when the news cf Taylor's difficulties
csme. Americana were despondent, and the
folks there teased him with predictions of Tay
some young man,
father's coiitiug-rnoin, and had determined
to have him for better or worse, although her
father had previously g ven her hand to another
ruitor.
Tho lady's father having heard of thia attach
ment, feigned irnorance, but determined to
break it off, and give hia daughter to the gentle
man he had promised her. For this purpose he
directed tho young man to take passage in one
ol the steamers that left New York and pro
ceed lo England, and transact some business
for him there. The lover accordingly came to
New York, but meantime, the young lady got
some knowledge of her father's intentions, and
acnt a message by telegraph to that effect to
her lover in New York,
The expedient the two lovers resorted to for
accomplishing their desire, and defeating the
father's views, waa novel and extraordinary.
She took her stand in the telegraphic office in
Boston, and he did the same, with a magistrate,
in the office in New York, and with the aid of
tho lightning, they were made bone of one bone
and flesh nf one flesli. This is certainly apply
ing this invention to a purpose never contem
plated by Professor Morse, and exhibits a great
deal of ingenuity.
A few days since, tho lady s father instated
upon her marriage with the gentleman he se
lected for her, and a might be expected, he waa
amazed when she told him she waa already the
wife of Mr. B., and the manner in which the
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ErrKCT o Ltr in Paris. In Gallignani's
new Paris Guide we find the following state
ment, which may snpply matter for medical as
well aa moral speculation. If the facts be as
here staled, it is important to inquire whether
they bo found similar in other large cities, and
what can be the cause or causes of such a resul.
It haa been remarked that families constant
ly residing in Paris soon become extinct, and
that out of the whole population of the town
there are perhaps not more than 1000 individual
who Can reckon their ancestors as inhabitants of
Paris, from father to eon so far back ss the reign
of Louis Xllt. The effects of this mortality ore
observed to be more active upon males than fe
males. A Parisian youth of the second or third
generation lias almost the form and manners of
a woman! He has seldom any children that
live, and henco it may be inferred llial all fumi
lies, which, whether from listo or necessity,
pass their lives in a town residence or a shop,
are irrevocably doomed to ultimate extinction.
Those that pass the summer in the country last
longer thn the othete, aa may be seen in the
case of aome. ancient noble families that have
not been established in the capital more than &
century. The class of the nobles has, however,
become much weakened since they hove given
up inhabiting their castles and manors; and tho
massive aichitccturo of the hotels of tho Fau
bourg St. Germain no longer corresponds to tho
diminished stature of their inhabitants.'
The excessive heat in Switzerland has cau
sed the enow to melt from the tops of the moun
tains. The summit of Mont Blanc is now a
bare rock, a sight not seen for many years.
Some of the rivers have swollen in consequence
and overflowed their banks.
tn.'a f-anfnrA Ha anaivernr! titf itiftt iforiaivA
. , t, ' . ... f I ceremony wa i performed. Mr. B. followed his
singio oaxun srjjiillitiii, mo uni-r ui m uci ui ... .
of the federal constitution giving the election of iuwiii nyior wouia meet me Mexicans
prceidenland vicc-prcaidcnl to the people, and rem them, tie lounu no one to take it.
limiting the service of the former to a single for Austrians sre no belting people. Soon af
term. So imnortantdo I conaider these changes cr, e neweot Thornton'e capture came, and
in our fundamental law. that I can not. in so fo,k congratulated him on hia bet r.ot hav
cordance with my aense of duty, omit to presa
them upon the consideration of a new Con
gress,"
From Gen. Jackson's Fifth Message.
"I would also call your attention to the view
I have heretofore expressed of the propriety of
amending the constitution, in relation to the
mode of electing the president and vice-prcsi
dent ot the United States. Regarding it aa all
important to the future quiet and harmony of
ing been taken up. "Gentlemen said he,
here is the thousand still, and another on it,
that Taylor thrashes the Mexicans."
They almost doubted hia sanity but a week
or two afterwards came a single copy of Gdlig
nani'a Messenger, with sccounts nf the victo
ries. Its receiver carried it immediately to
Holmes. Off he streaks it down to the eight
or ten American vessels in port snd rails up
the officers. "Hoist sit your colors, boys, ' raid
employer's directions and went in the steamer
to England. The merchant I have heard, ia
taking measures to contest the validity of the
marriage.
Rtv. Mn. Jacobs, of Clermont, N. 11., while
preaching a sermon, took occasion to denounce
the celebration of the 4th of July, and his rea
sons arc all-powerful 'Because by such means,
so barbarous, foolish and degrading, we mortify,
irritate and disgust the people of England.'
Why in the world did not the American peo
ple think ol thia before !
A pRA-rrcAt. Hoax. Somebody announced
in Pittsburg a day or two ago that a Mr. Frou-
the people, that every immediate agency in the he, "and come up with me to the Exchange.', I burg, the inventor of a new flying machine,
election of these officers should be removed, snd Accordingly up went every piece of "bunting, would fly from the top of the Hand atreet bridge
that their eligibility should be limited to one and off marched Holmes with the captains and to the point and hack again. The announce
term of either four or six years, I cannot too ear- malra to the Exchange, where they had ofcourse ment drew a great crowd, among the rest an
neslly invite your consideration of the subject.' a royal "crow" overthe croakers. "What the editor, whosaya he went only to see how many
These views were still further urged upon deuce is the matter whh these Americans 1" I would be duped. With mouths agape the mul-
the attention of Congress in the seventh snd raid every body, ss Ihey saw this flig hoisting titudo looked up. A man got overthe railings,
eighth annual messages.
That our Democratic friends may have an op
portunity of seeing the state of the vote in the
Congressional districts for President in 1941,
we have appended the same. It will be seen in
some of the districts we have but little "sea
room :" Dem. Union.
1. Moyamenting, Paaayunk, Southwark (conn
ty); Cedar, Spruce, Lombard and New Market
city). Polk 3,680, Clay 5133.
2. Citvol Philadelphia, except as above. Polk
4,520, Clay 7,618.
3. Northern Liberties and Spring Garden. Polk
5,500, Clay 5,003.
4. Kensington, Germantown and the balance
of county. Polk 4,918, Clay 4,868.
5. Montgomery and Delaware. Polk 7,063,
Clay 6,581.
6. Ducks and Lehigh. Polk 8,062, Clay
7,415.
7. Chester. Polk 5,530, Clay 6.070
8. Lancaster. Tolk 5,043, Clay 10,203.
0. Berka. Polk 8,674, Clay 4,000.
10. Northampton, Monroe, Pike, Carbon and
Wayne. Polk 0,007, Clay 4,771.
II. Columbia. Lnrerne and Wyoming. Polk
8,210, Clay 5,351.
12. Bradford, Susquehanna and Tioga. Polk
8,458, Clay 6.200.
13. Lycoming, Northumberland, Union, Clin
ton and Elk. Polk 7,843, Clay 7,23 V
14. Daunhin. Lebanon and Schuykill. Polk
7,500, Clay 8,192. ,
15. York and Adams. Polk 6.062, Clay 6.810
16. Cumberland, Perry and Franklin. ToIU
8,770, Clay 8,363.
17. Huntingdon, Centre, Juniata and Mifflin,
rolk 7,779, Clay 8.553.
18. Fayette, Greene and Somerset. Polk 6,818
Clay 6,883.
19. Westmoreland, Bedford and Cambria.
Polk 0,090, Clay 6,815.
?0. Beaver and Washington. Polk 6.146, Clay
0,661.
81. Allegheny. Polk 5,643, Clay 8,083.
22. Crawford, Mercer and Venange. Polk
7,580, Clay 6,442.
23. Erie, Warran, M'Kean, Potter, Clarion
aud Jefferson. , Folk 6,962, Clay 6,505.
24. Armstrong, Butler, Clearfield and Indiana.
Polk 6,417, Clay 6,444.
Birney bad 3,138 votes in the State. Mr.
Tolk's majority was 6,332.
and marching, '-nut," aa Holmes said, with a
knowing shake of hi head, "they soon found
out why." Holmea wound up the ceremony
by giving the Americans and his friends a din
ner in honorof Palo Alto and Rosses de la Pal-
I relate thia almost exactly aa he related
it to me, for I could not improve on his graphic
account.
Plaim Talk. M. B. Ixiwry, of Crawford eo.,
formerly a member of the legislature, is a can
didate for nomination to Congress. He is a lo-
co-tneo, but hear him :
'Should I receive the nomination and be e-
lected to Congress, I shall vote tor the repeal
of Mr. McKay's Tariff Bill 1 will go further:
ahould the election br the next President (aa
recent indications render quite probable,) be
carried into the House, I will not Votk, (if a
member,) for any Southern frkk tbadk Demo
crat, nor fi r any 'Northern man with Southern
fe-linga.'
This ia the right position.
Avn-ToBAcro. Movement. It seems at a
Methodist Conference, held at Zauesville, Ohio,
on the 27th ult., resolutions were passed re
questing Mr. Springer to deliver an Anti-To-
and just aa curiosity and wonder were ready to
burst, he opened a sack and out flew a whito
goose Such a sloping oft with mortified looks,
it wa laughable In see,
Hard Diet. .4 rrnJ Aoire. The Pica
yune reports a ense where a man in New Or
leans brought hia apprentice before the Recor
der under the charge of running away.' 'Does
not your master treat you well !' inquired the
Recorder. 'I shouldn't say he did 1 returned
iho Ix y. 'A boy can t live on hard biled rice
att the time, or dry bread nulher. We had the
same rice puddin1 on the table for four days
hand runnin', an every day it waa biled over.
an'a'lerthe fubt day they didn't take the trou
blc to cut it, cob thry knnw'd it wasn t no use
might just as well try to cut a pavin' atone
with a penknife. Thero'd been a big chunk
cut out the fust day, and the boys all know'd it
waa the same pudden' by that, and refused it,
cor they couldn't make no impression on it
an' eo we had to eat dry bread and drink wa
ler. It may do very well in England, but it
don't do thia eido o' the fence, no how.' The
Recorder advised the master, who ia an English
man. to pivo no the indentures, to which ho
consented. Both parties then left the court,
bacco ljecture. Altei the lecture the pledge tj)e jn great glee, exclaiming, with an infl
was presented, and 28 signatures of the confe
rence were obtained.
Thb Uonrv Bib Tuc honey bee ia making
sad havoc with tho fruit of our gardens, espe
cially the Peach. The bee boree a hole in the
first ripenin; apot, aomelimes two or three
hole; tho rot immediately follows, and the
neach ia lost. In some gardena hardly five
nity of jerk of the head, Mt ain't noaort o'use
to try to come any furrin games over a 'merican
'prentico
A few days ago the village of Speicher, on
Ihe Rhine, waa destroyed by fire; 113 houses,
ft) frsmes, and 60 atablea were deetroyed by the
flames.
from asnmmary of the railway bills which
have already received the ossenl of Parliament
this session, we learn that the total length of
road authorised lo be made miles: an J
the total sum authorized to be raised isjC129,
229.7C?! Of thia almost incredible sum, JUKI,-
540,338 is to be raised by calls, and JC3S,G89,
829 by loans.
The iron-trade in South Staffordbhiro is now-
in a more flourishing condition than it has been
for some time. Orders have been pouring ia
from all quarters for railway-iron.
Numbers of the cattle belonging to the Qucott
and Prince Albert, at their farms in the neigh
borhood of Windsor, have recently perished ot
an epidemic.
CttBAP ABvritTtsistt A cheap mode of ad
vertising haa been adopted in London. Men
are sent about town, dressed in wh:te froc's,
upon which are inscribed, in legible chars-tera.
the things to be sold, their prices, and the house
where they are sold. The mon so engaged aro
not prevented following other out-door occupa
tion ; ss all their employera require is, that they
ahould be constantly employed wa'.king about.
A Diligknt Student. A yo'jng student,
at Paris, who pa d more attention to ladies than
to law, lately received a visit from his father,
an honea Procureur, of a little village of Chum
pagne. The good man had come to Ihe city for
the first time, and waa fully resolved to see all
its wonders in regular routine "Do not be
concerned father,' said the young man, 'I shall
conduct you.' After a hurried breakfaet, they
were soon en route. They flrat vlaited as pro
vincials slwsys do, the Jardln des Plsnts, then
the Colonne de Vendome, -nd. In due course,
came to the Pantheon. After having viewed
on all aides, this monument of the genius (and,
aleo, of th defect) of Soufllel, the father in
quired, 'What building is that P pointing to an
edifice that alooJ near. 'I cannot tell,' replies
the son, I have been here only six months, you
know, and we have to aludy eo hard but we
can easily get Information,' aaid he, and call
ing to the attendants, 'What building is that .'
he asked, pointing to the one in question.
That, air 1 that ii the Law School !' The son's
confusion and the father's anger may bo imagin
ed. That evening they were both in the cars,
on their way to the village of Champagne,
where the son will be brought up to bis father's
trade. Courricr des Etatt Vnis.
The only livinar brother of Napoleon ia now
peachea in a hundred have escaped. Hartford lhe prince je Montfort, ex-king of Westphalia
(U ) who is in his 02d year.
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U rV 1 aw.- vmihji"hviii
to marry mia icn,w u.. r,rmer wyi! -The best way of baniahing
World.' - - I riti tnd mice from mows or binsofgrain, and
Mr. Auatin has realiaed 43,000 this session U similar places, we have heard of, is scatter-
for his services ss an advocate before the rail- ing the branches of mentnn t.rwts or commas
way committees. spearmint, about in the mow, wnen pa.pK
I ! U kin nf onin
Iwiy grim, or rwwing wtc ihv
The British hardware and cutlery exposed PPle,l atc P"a 10 w
in the year IS45 was declared to weigh 20,754 lion. We have tried it, so have our neighbors,
tons, sad lo be of the value of 2,192,000. I and found it to be effectual.
Diatu's Doings Amid he vsrioUS ami
distracting carea of life, let none of our reader
practically forget Iheir mortality. Death re
moves annually from the busy scenes of lifo
30,000,000 of our racej bearing sway in it
reckless grasp about 80,000 every day, and moro
then 3000 every hour. Insatiable aa ever in
bia deinanJs, he wiil enter upon hia roll thin
immense Lumber for 164(1, and will not rest dsy
or night until 30, 000,000 of the now living aro
removed from time to the solemn retributions of
eternity.
Tb Earth is p'jr vsorkhouee, and Heaven
la or ahonkl be w t(orc houae. Our chief bu
siness should bw to lay up treasures there.
, Goon Wobm are the soul's true riches.
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