LEWI BURG CHRONICLE BY 0. N. WORDEN & J. R. CORNELIUS. AS I.VDhTEXDEN'T FAMILY AXD NeTVS JoURXAL. YEAR XIII....WIIOLE NUMBER, C45. At $1,50 Per Year, alwats ix Advance. LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY, AUG. 22, 185G. Oar Flag is There. Oar UmC hi th.- thr trtMry flxg Our U-ut fori-frtbvw Ktr. O'er i'rvUnn home, Frtw $oH, Fn Men, In triuoi h Ion to ! Tet all bright and rhioiitf, fold Foul laT k t Uiu, Till Fr-I c"t llr baitle oVr 'jin An.t fiirb' frn0 TaIe to hill Th mtti- cry i b-r. Till with FitNT' aii'i Itto' name The nation'a h- art is stirrrd. Ohlmml Frfiim' r-rlw loon! Wftrth M tbf world Vm-I.; For the., bow mmaj h-ro nuta li.tr tfla llr bl-l and .Iii : Ami tit. IWr .h-. dar LiMrt, UVfnii-r thi fl.'ht. To (it- Hit ft.tR fnni Main ntui shame. And HUrrj ' awful Boicht! ,w iKrh. Vrrv Llr. and Free Soil r'rr ntt-ii. Famo-sT. uiir-'H.-l. Are tunittwnl th'-r- for rr-tloni'i host, Ou --rj sbmiiig fold ! Out Flue if Ut! . brittht and fair. It Iradu tb ntillk-nt o. Till lavvry'a surginc ' he fUed, Anl Knwlon baltlc won! And Valor'oann and K-auty nuil (ihall bi.t It pro ud If w. fill not a rood ot FiwJwn'i !( rarmd It chaiu or ..! fr !pi:h. Fr Kanrti brand wid lttta-e th buttle cry. Till FrwdonTu fl-ir.. in FnwdQm'a cmuM U rTOwnt-i will tict-jry. AVtr p. July 3. 1SJ6. 8- lc l)rouiclc. ikidiv, AicrsT as, issc. Fremont in Danville. Danvillk, Pa., Anjr- 13, 1S5G. The cause of Fremont and Freedom IS rapidly gaining ground iu this region. Last night we bad a meeting to org.nize a Fre- ( moot Club iu this place. Ei-l.tyH.ne vo-1 ters entered their names on the roll. The President, II. P. Baldy, Esq , with some Iweuty or thirty mem'-ers are from the Democratic ranks. We are confident that we will soon number hundreds, and be able to neutralize the six huudred majority f r the Democrats in this cmnty. The Fillmore men are coming in, and the anti admiuistration V'.te will be united nn Fre mont. Yours, it, MoNT .LR. A Welsh Fkemost Club has be.n armed iu Danville, and oO names are en- : rolled.. The Amrriain s.js : 1 ' Our el.sh cinxeiii', ever true to ttie great pmicples of human freedom, arc fully awake to the deep importance of the present contest. Asa people they have, heretofore, mingled but Utile in the political aff .irs of the country, but when the question is freedom or slavery for Kansas, and the free territories of the growing West, they are impelled by a sense of uu'y to the country of tneir , . ci.a fniiim 1 adoption, t join in preserving the tuture home of their children fmm the sin and curse of Slavery. With full sincerity of ' heart, aud for the accomplishment of ibis ' glorious end, they "strike bands with all Vnhera who are honestly devoted to the same cause. Americans and Foreigners,. W higs, Democrats and Republicans are united on this oue great i.-sue, against the onward inarch of the slave power, nor can all the schemes of the opposition break that bond of union, or stay the timirresB of Freedom's host, until their .- , i M i j , million toned voice shall say to the dark tide of Slavery, " thus far and no farther, aud here thy dark waves shall be stayed.' " , Northumberland. Sl'KBCRY, Aug. IS. The Democratic Convention of Northumberland County . .11.1 a-. t i met to-day lull attendance. J he fol- lowing nominations were unanimously made : Congress, John B. Packer ; As- sembly, Samuel D. Jordan ; District At- torney, M. L. Sbindel ; Commissioner, Michael Kieffer; Auditor, Samuel Gil- per; Isaac Cake, John Eek and William r, ' . , r Bruncr appointed Congressional tlonler- ees; Joseph Nicely and Henry B. Mas- ser elected Delegates to the 4th of March Convention. The. above, it will be understood, is the second Democratic Convention, the first having been controlled by the Dew- art or " Codfish " Democracy. Of the nominees of the " Dewart faction," two were Whigs, one of whom declines the . hoDor of "training" iu the Buchanan party j Sixty Baptist Ministers of Boston and vicinity held a meeting on Monday, ; who, while professing that it "may not become a miuister of the Gospel to euter any political arena, nor io bring its party ' trifes within walls consecrated to peace and personal godliness," passed resolutions declaring slavery to be a "great evil," and calling upon all parties and sections "to ubordiuate all mere political preferences to the paramount claim of freedom against further encroachments of slavery, and wj,h the unanimity and zeal which have ever i"ge corps at work on it for probably ten marked the opposition, to unite in main- years. It is built of white stone tbrongh taioiog it by uniting in such measures and out nd of course is entirely fire proof, men as will be most likely to ensure sue-! It & worth a pretty long trip to see this Ots." building concluded that it would be a MoaMoTHusBATDrilOuTof the fine w"id?"ea for . ired printer, but Mormon women who was in the company ! ,he P" d'd ot u'tm8 A tbe of th n.n. i. , , , i train I wished to take was about to leave, oi me party which passed thro our town , , , . . . . . ' for Salt Uke, we learn had no less than ! 1 hd " B',re tUUe t0 868 thS 8,6ht9' lUt four husbands. She is ,d , have been j baf. lr f t rr , an intelligent looking individual. She! Left Coumba 10nA- M' ,n; contended that women have as good a pret,y ,arge tra,n' cro"ded- Af' right to have a number of husbands, as a ' ter e,,iog UDder "6 C""e throah man baa to have as many wives h wished, provided tbe men were all mem- Deri of tbe Mormon Church. There is nothing like making circumstances suit occasions, and these Mormons appear to i I have a peculiar faculty for such transac lions. Jlod Mander. Mr. Buchanan passed here a few days 6ince on his way to Bedford, where the anniul gathering of "Kane" letter writers a Md. Look out for letters to prove that Buchanan ia a Letter free soil xnau than Editorial Cormpondence of Lnwiabare; Chronicle. M lUULEUUKY, O, Aug 8, 1856. I started f. t Columbus in a four horse coach, containing as many passengers as could be packed inside, and just eight on the outside, including jours very truly, who formed the apex to the load. Got to Columbus about 9 o'clock in the even ing, aud Laving arranged matters to suit me at the American House, took a stroll through the beautiful city, to see how it appeared by gas light. Came across au 1 old gentleman standing by a lamp post j addressing a very respectable crowd in rc ' gard to the wrongs of the Free State men iu Kansas. lie had been a participant in I the struggle fir freedom in that territory, and was W'dl posted up in the matter. lie told harder stories about the doings of the Border Ruffians than anything 1 j ever heard, and I have not the least doubt 1 that they were all true. He was arguing the cause of no political party, and did not mention the name of any of them : bow ever, one or two of the faithful thought that the shoe appeared to fit them, and they boned him fir abusing the Democrat ' ic party and the administration in general, I nut ne soon soui mem ur nv icum" tueiu (bat ,je wag minjiug bjs owrJ business aud ,eUing partje9 alone mJ hiaui ,0 .bl,m ht le wqM le gIaJ jf thcJ wonId d(J thereupon. I observed that these patriots were receding, and muttering some exceedingly strong and uti-writeable language, which appeared as if intended j fur the old gentleman aforesaid. His bu- siness there was to raise funds for reestab- lishing the Free State paper that was so ' barharou-ly demolished by the Border . Iluffi .ns, while under the control of Mr. ! lirowu, who removed from Crawford Co. ! IV, and had the boldness and manliness tn Fl irt the paper under all sorts of dis couragements, and had issued it a consid- crable leti-th of time before the ruffians ; j0g,r0ycd it. If funds suffieieut can be rilise(1 51r urown wi , it , in. . , , ,. Iu tLe ,uorI"DS ft)und self pretty '"gh UP " world when I peeped out of my wiudow. Alter breakLiSt 1 strolled down to the Feuitentiary, to see the1 8tripej representatives of the great Pork ; f a tK.ket for a quarter 0f , , , - I an important looking gentleman, who; r b t- handed me over to another man of the same stripe, and we took up our line of ; march through an awfully bolted iron wbicb j W,ul,j be 8,0W bout pass. . . . ,,. . ,. . ing in some countries. A e went through . ... , , an ".ense number of cells, which bad more the appearance of cages for wild lions and elephants, than domirils for hu- man beings, and at length came to the worksbop,. Here, on being ushered in, . . . , , my eyes met a spectacle rather odd to the J. f. , , , . uninitiated, and reminded me much of a large flock f x .-hras at work. Here the prisoners were hammering and sawing, 1 aud boring, and grinding, and turning, aI1( rasf)1,lgt anl sewing ; making hoes,! , , , ,. , . , bames, hammers, handles, spades, shovels, ' j euoes. cl)a""s. chiilus' cuuru9 cb,sels i planes, ploughs, axes, adzes, wood type, and an endless variety of almost all sorts f tools and furniture used by every citi- Ien of the State of Ohio. The conductor , , . , ,. . , I led me through the dining room, where ! . r . there was no lack of provisions, but a very slim variety, and an entire absence of any dessert consisting of a huge pile of un- , palatable brown bread, and no scarcity of water; took a hunk of the bread, but was soon satisfied with the mastication thereof concluded to live on something more palatable, if I could get it, even at my , own expense. This institution contains 616 inmates; of this number, about 150 are under 21 years of age, and, if I nus- take not 15 or 20 Me incarcerated for . life- Lef' tnw Vce and UP t0 H'S0 trce'. to see the new State Capitol ; the first tljing that met my view in the Capi-; l' Jari1 another herd of zebras, about 1 fif,J in nunner, working away with re- nmHuUe industry, assisting the workmen j engaged in erecting the building. This, j wben finished, will be one of the most maguificent edifices in the States, I pre-j same, but it canuot be ready for use for j several years, although there bas been a j "eiaware, aru.ugvuu, j, ic , at a rata wbicb would most assuredly surprise nervous people. Got to tbe For est City about 1 P. M. Here a person is Undcr the nece88,t f hV,Dg b" iKa., 1. '. ft - . . ft ... mwiw. Mtfft.il, train about him to start out in any certain train. The depot bas the appearance of a pretty respectable village of cars, running and driving in every direction (except, of course, due north) whistles howling, bells ringing, people swarming and swear ing, and sweating, and fussing, copper colored Indians dodging about, muttering fl' "U'laodku liut". fowllWer JuHlC enough to listen to I hem, look at tbeir wares, aud exchange some " wampum " for beaded moccasins, reticules, money purses, and such like trumpery. By good luck I succeeded in finding the train I wanted, which waa to leave for Akron in a few minutes, and would have left a con siderable length of time sooner, had it not been for au accident which had taken pluce somewhere up tbe road some said it wus a smash iij, while others main tained that it was a break tlutcn, and I didu't ascertain what it was, but jumped aboard and was soon out of the Confusion, and sliding along at a rapid rate down tbe margiu of the magnifiisuut Lake Erie. This beautiful sheet was quite calm, and only dimpled by gcutle breezes which flitted over it at intervals. Ah ! how temptiug it looked to us sweating, dusty railroaders. Jiu wonder so many are tempted to venture upon it at the risk they iucur, but bow cnauged it must Lave appeared to the passcugers of tbe late ill fated Northern Indiana; when they weigh ed anchor, no doubt, the lake appeared to them as beautiful as it did to us ; but a "chauge came o'er the spirit of their dreams" when the awful cry of "fire" reached their ears. The calm waters appeared theu but a mock ery, instead of a vast expanse of beauty. Psaed through Macedonia and several other small places, (tbe names of which I cannot now recall,) changed cars at Hudson, (which, by the way, makes a nico ippearance from the railroad,) thence by Cuyahoga Falls to Akron. At the latter are cxteusive man ufactories of diff.Tent descriptions. Earth en ware, of a very superior quality, is made here, which is used in the place for gas and water pipes, pumps, aud in many other ways. For the purposes mentioned, it is equal to cast iron, aud of course very much cheaper. I learn that one manu facturer has a contract to supply Chicago, III., with gas pipes, for S17.UU0, and also a beavy contract for Cincinnati. Summit Lake, a couple of miles distant, is tbe highest point in Ohio. From it the waters flow north and South part into Lake Erie, and part into the Gulf of Mexico. The village I date from, is situated about a milo from Akron, and is a sort of suburban sattclite to that place. Its loca tion is exceedingly pleasant. Tbe build ings arc generally frame, and, almost without exception, painted white, built in the midst of lots, and surrounded by large yards and well cultivated gardens. Politics run pretty high here, and Fre mont is far ahead of all the rest of the candidates, individually and collectively, and I am couvinced that it is the same all through the State, as I have a good op portunity (jf ascertaining. Au revoir, J. .cw Western Correspondence. GrrepMvlei.ce or the L.wi-burRChronirle. Cleveland, O. July 15, 1856. What a relief for feeble invalids, to escape from the sultry South to this de lightful " Forest City," with its cool, re freshing atmosphere, and breezy, tree-sheltered avenues. Retraced our way, yesterday, from In dianapolis to Crestline, oppressed with the heat, choked with dust, which springs from the track in clouds, so unlike the clean Pennsylvania Central in this re spect and tired of the monotonous route; except the ten miles of narrowing and expanding prairie, with its island groves, broad fields and leafy promontories a perfect clysium of rural beauty. From Crestline, a better road through a more inviting country, brought us to the end of the 300 miles, aud descending by moonlight through a wide gorge iu the high, sandy Muff, to the water's edge with Cleveland on the east, and Ohio City on the west side landed us about 9 o'clock in the ample depot, which, with the steamboat wharves, is built on piles, on tbe edge of the lake. An omnibus wound slowly up the bill, and set us down at quarters in the public square ; which, by tbe way, is divided iuto four by tbe crossing streets, increasing its at tractiveness and convenience. The first thing after breakfast this morning was to seek the lake shore, and make the acquaintance of this tempestu ous fresh water basin. Followed the di rections indicated by mine host for a hun dred yards or so, when tbe smooth outline of a blue mountain ridge across (he end of the street, in the dim distance, made me think we were going towards the in land, instead of the water side cf the town ; but pushed on, undcr an assurance from a citizen to the contrary, and pres ently discovered that the fancied " moun tain " was simply the blue lake itself weltering in tbe sunlight as playfully and placid as if no storms bad ever swept its surface, or buried lives and fortunes in its depths. So much for physical geography, and a land lubber's first impressions ! Directly beneath us, some eighty feet down tbe sloping bluff, lay tbe depot and wharves, clustered together in ono exten sive projection into the lake, on piles, ten feet above the surface; aud when gales are on band doubtless subjected to the from tbe maddened waves. The Lake Shore railroad runs eastwardly for more than a mile, on piles, inside a palisade of logs driven into tbe lake as a breakwater, when it gradually ascends the decreasing bluff, and keeps at a respectful distance from tbe shore. The bluff tends slightly northward, in that direction, in an irreg ular outline, until its last projection is dimly seen in the distance. The left is the harbor, formed princi pally of the river, with a fair show of brigs and schooners, and other medium craft. Times are dull in their line just now, as the new harvest bas not yet fur nished their heaviest supply of bulky freight. The city is accessible by streets only from tbe river, and not from the lake side. Beyond tbe lower light bouse, and the buildings in Ohio City, the bluff puts out into the lake near half a mile, then recedes and projects again, aud again, until a far off wooded poiut terminates the view in that direction. Thence, from tbe west far around to the east, tbe dis tant northern horizon is a blending of sky and waUr, except when its outline is re-1 lieved by a passing sail or summer cloud. Taking possession of a hewn log, near a neatly whitewashed stone lighthouse, I sat for more than an hour, watching the rhanirinfr nnlor nf the lake under the ! e o lights and shadows from the flitting, flee cy clouds and warm, bright sunshine pea green or dark emerald, then deep blue, suuff brown or inky black, in patches and streaks, under nature's fitful touches. Mingled with this was the hurry and din of business and travel below us. Oinui nihusses and carriages rattling to and fro; long passenger trains sweeping in and ru.-hing out with headlong speed, as if the last day was at band, and tbe world must be set no fire in advance ; sail vessels and steam tugs moving leisurely about ; and one bulky steamer taking in tons of coal for fuel, then backing slowly out and heading to tbe west, churning its way steadily and swiftly onward, leaving in its rear a white track of foam below, and , dense volumes of the blackest bituminous ! smoke above. But tbe crowning clement of enjoyment in all this scene, was the cool, delicious lake breeze, wafted gently shoreward " with healing in i:s wings " fanning the ' wan cheek like a ministering angel, aud ' expanding the lungs as with draughts of! immortality. Ah, bow unstrung nerves revive, aud languid pulses leap to its elec- j trie influence ; adding new hopes to life, -fresh energy to weary footsteps. I Turning away at last, we reentered the ' busy, bustling city, past long blocks of wholesale stores at the west end, with ' splendid hotels,' and an endless quantity ; of private banks and broker's offices j which flourish finely at this transition point between the wild cat money of the west, and the sounder currency of the 1 east pausing a little at the main street, j 120 feet wide, paved between tbe curb 1 stones with plank, smoothly laid and se- j curcly fastened, to get clear of the sand and dust, lined for squares.with showy re- ' tail establishments. Thence wandered at will, by numerous costly churches for which the plaoa is remarkable lifting : tbeir fretted spires so high into mid hcav- j co that the eye falters in reaching the topmost pinnacle and through the quiet-1 er streets, Like aud Euclid especially, 1 that stretch eastwardly for miles along ' the bluff, unpaved and unshaded, aud 1 lined with the sumptuous dwellings of j merchant princes and other prospering l citizens, from the nio.icst frame to the : pretentious palace, but all set back from J the street, and with fresh air and elbow j room all around them. From appcaran- I ccs and the reputation of the people for I high social qualities, this must be, of all ' spots, one of tho most delightful for a ! permanent residence. One could almost i envy the happy dogs, whose lucky star j guided them hither, aud cast tbeir liues ' in such pleasant places. The public Schools are closed for tbe I summer vacation, but found the city Su- perintendent and a committee burrowing in rolls and manuscripts, to determine the promotions and lewards of merit. Tho Schools are in prosperous condition, as was to bo expected in such a wide-awake community; the school buildings good , especially tbe High School, a massive cut stone building, of a light color, cost-; ing 820,000. Io the State at large, out of tho independent cities, the system is less flourishing, some of its essential func-1 tions having been ground to powder in ' the struggles of contending political fac-1 tions ending last winter in abolishing j tbe office of State Superintendent, a j " Commissioner," as they call him, and i let tbe system develope by its own spon- j taneons energies. Tbe Teachers maintain j tbeir etprit du corpt, have their State and i local associations, and educational journals; and do not seem inclined to surrcuder to adverse influences. But with a defective and inharmonious organic structure, much valuable time and effort must be thrown away. But the evening twilight is darkening mv sheet, and as we leave for Buffalo in the night boat the only line running j T n. .. i . a.Av. . V. V. 1 i an9 ilra .1 n t? ir;wr. H- i Campaign Song. BY a. W. LOCIL Alt. Old Dun Tuder. tnt. y. frmnn. (Wtn your alumnrrn; rWiir your irm, sail auuDt your cumber; N't' .Imp tun fur uVnli of braitry, f reedom gmppl, now witb Slavery. Caotio. l.wn wi'b Ih.uiiIoii, rVrr aud Shannon, Ih.wn wilb Sla.rry and Buchanan t rn-nlom'i traitors fcinc thru- dirges. Lour and loud aM ocuan surea. In tbe ball, of fontfrrM pleading, On the belli, of Kanea. ble..liiuc, llr .her true ftteel implore us Jin the Atfht and J"ln the ehnm.! Churns. llown with IWUKlae, Pierce, ae. Mnrk the Has of Slavery'! minion lllu.li;eon. venmi t ree Opinion Bule or rnlnl" ' Compart broken : "Chuke Free Word bef re they re pnke:- t'Manu. Down aid. Douiaa, Pieree, ac Are we coward, now to falter? Have we nought for r'n-eilom'a altarf Shall nor fnreee. by dlvlaioo, Keap defeat nod hold deri.ion t Never, never, all are ready! Kvery column marebins teady: True a were our irre before UM( Alarrbioir Rteady to till- rhoruat t'Aoruf Down with bouglaa. Pierce, ae. European Correspondence. Correenondenre of the Lewbborf Chronicle. NO. IL Zurich, July 20, 1850. It is pleasant once again to brcatbe in a Republican atmosphere. With all the I -le i y goou can oe sa.u ,or monarcu.es, ( anu under.be circumstance, .hey have , their trm-il oi.altt.es. li tiev faavA much that in re- " . ' ... - pngnant to one with a repubhean training. , To pass through and mingle with societies, where there be lords many and gods many, created aud inherited royalties, c.rcles j and grades of humanities, an Olympus j where not even demigods, but only those who have the pure ichor coursing through their veins, are permitted to enter, and then their groves assigned to iuferior roy alties, O it is refreshing to emerge out of such a sultry sectional atmosphere into this little brave heroic Switzerland, where "Even the peaaant boa. his right to caa And learn to venerate hiauelfa man. While the Roman Republic proved a fail ure, and ours is still in its youth and there fore au experiment, here is an example to prove that a Republican form of Govern ment is practicable, at least undcr certain circumstances. Tbe Swiss Republic has existed for nearly nine centuries, has pass- ed through cruel and formidable assault 1 from without, and endured civil wars in its own bosom, but bas always emerged : from tbera like gold from the heated fur- nacc, purer and more durable. Switzerland origiually seems to have been inhabited by the Rhetians. After these came the Helvetians, a peoule from Gaul, who to .k possession of tha fertile valleys aud left the mountains to their predecessors. The latter were Conquered by the Romans iu 58, the former 15 B.C. During the migration of nations A D 400, "nich tbey carry tbeir butter and cheese tban diplomacy. Her history Would be Switzerland fell into the possession of d.f- djw '0,o ,u valleys to market. In tbe m re pieaJant if lCSS cruel aud bloody, fereut tribes, all of which were afterwards more accessible districts, tbeir flocks are Tue Swiss have fought f.r principles until conquered by the Franks. Thus it passed composed of larger cattle, but many can 1 tbuir Kig;on became bigotry, and their through a checkered diversity of fortunes nlj be reached by goats. It is a novel teai a i3ck 0f charity. A little more na until the cud of the thirteenth and begin- 8itht to see large flocks of these, black, tiona forbearance would have made their ing of tbe fourteenth century, when tbe vb,te and peckled, each with its jingling history ie88 heri)ic but more humane. They German Emperors, especially Rudolph of ; ,iwle bell clambering along these cloudy j ,re bold and rugged,Iike their native Alps. Hapsburg and his son ostensibly endeavor- ' heights. Some of the shepherds remiud ' rncapable of pertidy they will not submit ed to make tbe proud, patriotic Swiss.their ouc of the "ncient shepherds in the East ' , wrorig Their anuals, like their scenery, vassals. It was then that Stauffaeher, ; old men with hoary locks and long grey are fulI of rolnauc. A set of uuscrupu Furst, Arnold, and William Tell stepped beards, sitting musingly on the cliffs of ; i0UJ mc0 are appJinted their oppressors by forth in all the fearless majesty of freemen these mountain solitudes, while their flocks . a mighty Empire. Three men with SO in defence of their rights. Supported by carefully graze around them, as if cou-1 blowers assemble after night on a little the ramparts of their uative Alps, and the ! ioaa of ,heir dependence upon their pro- j mn&nw on the banks of one of their lakes praying hearts aud strong arms of their ! .. This mouutain society seems to ! wbere tbpy take , .0lt.mn oath that they uative brethren, their numerous foes fell be alm,,t entirely free from the distinc- j wouid deliver their country from these before them as though some unseen angsl ti,,D3 cf raul:- Kach has his acres hanging ,TraDt3 . anj jn lcss than two munths not were battling in their behalf. In 141)9, al mg s,"ne ineouvenient hill, aud a few ; one can be found in Switzerland. Tell their Independence was recognized by the ! C0W9 or 6"al''. according to the latitude of ; thejr abHso of power for which German Empire. Since then, however, ! ,ue viH'e Their dwellings have a uni- (Jessler, oue of tlieir Bumber.soiigbt every Switzerland has bad to pass through her form app-arance,unpaintcd,weather-board- I poS!,ible means to puniali him After be severest trials. In the religious wars of d fraa,v b "Idings, which look more com- bi4j arail,,;j himself Ly uo-njelli.ig him t the Reformation, her prowess was employ- frtll- f.r summer than winter. Here 6h(K,t an apple from the hed of his child, ed in the destruction of bcron blood.aud thtre " 8,,cl1 ,q,"l',y "rely met with. be uke, hlU1 prisoner. B u while on thu her loveliest mountains were made the uriK'r aBd 1,,w'r classes, no stately j jg. a gtorin arose, w hich frightened altars of self-immolation. Liberty and palace to provoke, envy, nor criuging ser- ! q. h0 Wis S.l to get bis prisoner Religion dropped the miugled tear of pity vitude contempt. ' t0 .1c his life. Pretending to iut :j iho ii . , I "-Thnuirh poor the peaaant' hnt. his tenet tho anall, , a- u i , , ... r ,i. . and bereavement on their graves. One; He-. hJ. httie lot n.e i..daii, ; shore, lell leapod oa a roes, anl m t!ei would suppose that greedy despots would ttZZ5ttZSStM.. j eff'rt pushed the boat back into the stormy have eagerly seized these uuhappy frag- I was surprised to find so many cripples and waves. Ha hurried over the mountains, ments of dissention as their prey. But,oc other species of deformity in these mouu- i and within a short distance from the cast! j questions of Freedom, Switzerland has al- ( tain regions. The severity of the climate in which he was to be imprisoned.he hurled ways been one. The cry of Oppression especially during the winter,the frequency his deadly arrow into the heart of his op would always be the watchword for Union, j of accidents resulting from the narure of pressor. So there are many instances, Hense, iu spite of her internal and exter- j the couulry, and tbe heavy crushing labor j where from motives of convict.ou they per nal wars, she bas gloriously survived ber ! which they must perform, doubtless con- form adventures which border on the mi darkest periods,aud remains a free and In- j tribute much to this. Here children and raculous, and storm wildly along in tho dependent Republio to this day. j females perform labor which is only iuten- j path of duty in the face of certain death. Tbe 22 cantons of Switzerland have a j ded for strong men. Still they have been There is but one Switzerland in the world population of nearly 2,400,000. Each inured to it, and seem contented. Smo nationally and geographically. Her moun canton is a small Republic, with power to j would not uive their barren mountains for ' tains have their agricultural disadvantages, legislate and govern its own affairs. AH .the best farms in America. The Swiss are j but other qualities which all the world the cantons constitute the Swiss Confeder- proverbially given to home-sickness; many ' must admire and prais?. Her children- ation, corresponding to tbe government of tbe United States. Tbey hold their Gen eral Assembly, or Congress, in Berne, tbe Washington of Switzerland. This body was in session while I was at Berne. I can assure you it was a gratifying privilege to hear and witness tbe discussions of a Republican Congress on this side of the Atlantic represent ing a confederation whose origin dates back near to the discovery of America. The Assembly was mostly com posed of men from middle life and upwards, persons of a mature experience and digni fied deportment, whose discussions were models of Congressional speeches. Berne, capital of Switzerland, is situat ed on a peninsula formed by the Arne,100 feet above the channel of the stream. It has a population of 27,550, very few of whom seem to be in needy circumstances. Its streets have a fresh business-like ap- I pearance. Its broad pavements run thro' Uk flxst .tcxiv. of (iiv 4tfliit'goTvt wbjeh the upper stories project, forming pleasant arcades where a person can walk with safe- ty, unmolested by sun, rain, or wagons, Aud above all presenting a smooth and agreeable surface, unlike most European towns, whose walks are "favetnenu taned with mnrderotu tone- The Bear, the "speaking weapon" of Berne, rcc-ives a marked prominence in this Republican city, to which they seem to impute a symbolical significance. Two large bears stand guard on tbe pillars of the city gate. In the Cathedral-terrace,. a large statue erected to the memory of some S-is. patriot and by his side a Urge bear iu the act nf putting bis bead into a bonnet Two minutes before tbe town clock si ikes the hour, a gaug of fierce look ing bruius, dressed iu regimentals, march around an old figure tbat holds the seeptre of Time. And to crown the whole, the city must have a garden, containing a num ber of live bears. This odd feature makes Berne rather a bearish looking city. Mountains are the nurseries of the Sons of Freedom. SwitzeiUud may thank her A,ps fof ber j,,, anJ lDdepcnaeDce. Tbe.e ikfl ,ha h,Mdi of Scotland, .... . .. nave helped to train national neroes. woun - ,,,,; aiffijoltiee, mountain barrjers, develope powers to overcome mountain.. pici,,,,, d net not always confur conif(,rt oor ean the temporal hap- q ,he g. eompued t0 that of tbeir r(pllMican bre,hren ia America. MuUntaiu9 are mTe feI.tiie ani convenient for purposes of patriotism, than agriculture. ' to vote. A herald announces from a tern In the North of Switzerland, farmers live 1 porary stand the subjects which claim their in the good old republican fashion, each ! attention. Iudividual speakers expoun I one ou bis own lands, and a goodly portion of it, which they generally cultivate in a thrifty aud tasteful manner. But in the mountains it is far otherwise. ltn a most singular is, tnere are not i- i rotes glutted population, where no man can have tants in this Democracy,numbering a pop much to farm, aud that little perhaps along j ulatiun of 14,500. For it is thought by a mountain unaccessible by wagon or plough j many that the polity and ritual of the Pa they are obliged, in a most literal sense, 1 paey are poorly calculated to train its cie in to eat their" bread in the sweat of their , Ders in democratic habits. brow. Whenever their is a little patch where their can safely labojr,tbey will seek to make it available by some means or other. Narr vr strips along fearful pre- cipices, which one would suppose only the bold eagle could visit in hi flight, are yel- low with a meagre crop. Thus they . a rhjrii.heo.ifer e.nty bread. Iu lht!:e taruimg implements must be lM te"- laL3 n Alpine village l's '-r had plough, barrow, or wagon ,n 119 ficld-- ln Ptoral districts, they hl,ve Urg9 keg9 naDK on their backs in . weep and pine away after Switzerland in countries wbere they could live much bet- but under this stern exterior are the tau ter than here. Here they cling with tena- j corruptible virtues of a moral heroism ciuus fonduess to mountain heights upon ; which always points the soul towards the which an American farmer could scarcely j high and the noble. Nathan.. venture, wbere tbey breathe the keen air i 7 "" V? u.e."u.ea .a tucy l I .1 : . l 1.1: ., ciaiuuer auer lueir woo, eat. lueir scanty n, ... . , ,, . . - ' ! Uavis, i-q.t ot Limestone towusu.p, in meals with a grateful heart, and seem to , tbu t0WushiPi wcro out 0n a gunning ex. be tbe happiest beings on earth. Their j cur3ioD) whcn the older of them, named wants must be kept within narrow limits , A1Wt) hndeJ , gun iU f to supply them with their income. Their ; lcroM nee The ,attw flocks and flax-patches supply them with i by th(J .tock eto., touched tbe clothing. The spinning jenny and factory ri ,nil discharging the contents of loom have not yet supplanted the buzzing ,be gan , tue side of the former, cans wheel and the weaver's loom in these AI- j ig severe wound, in consequence of pine districts. As yet,the rush of modern ! which he died on Sunday morning. We improvement has not disturbed their nuie- heartily sympathize with tbe bereaved tude. A telegraphic wire flashes news across their highest mountains, and small steamers ply on their larger lakes, but ; the puff of tbe locomotive bas never defiled j lu-jk put X km j-epiatcJIy assured, by persons of reliable veracity, tbat a railroad is about being constructed across the Alps, by the aid of tunnels. To tunojl tbe Alps, would certainly be the eighth wonder of tbe world, Io the Northern cantons, the country exhibits signs of unusual prosperity. Many ; farmrrs have acquired princely fortanes, I and ; the-ir iarfcFCr tcwn9 there is a great j Jeal 0f we,h0. iTere the social equality ! ceage8 A powerful monied aristocracy it ' eong.ail.y struggling f.r the ascendency j ; be Government, which bof. frequently eorne illt0 ..:, -,.,,;.; , with tbe siahts of lhc , Ia 1831 ;. happen. ed tbat the Legislature cf the canton cf Berne had become predominantly aristo cratic, and presumed to act contrary to the interests of tbe laboring classes. The lat ter called a mass meeting of the canton at a village ia the neighborhood of Berne, elected a new Legislature, and drove tile aristocrats en mass from their seats. This popular decision was reversed in IS50. Both parties assembled near the same plaee,separated only by a narrow foot path, j th hii by ' fi ' he8 ,roiJ a Krnble snow storm, ' 1 tbe eiectjon ,,in resulted iu favor of the j Aristocrats. I The Government of some of the cantons ' is purely democratic. The nntor. of Uri, j the smallest of the confederation, b.lds a ! pi., .9sembly every first Sunday (!) ia I May, in a large meadow.where every mala citizen of 20 years and upwards is entitled and discuss their merits, after which tho assembly votes by raising bands. Thus the laws of Uri are made. And what is Whatever may be tbe national faults of the Swiss, no one can charge tbcm with tbe sin of religious or political duplicity. They have not yet learned to compromise principles. Their impetuous patriotism, like their mountain torrents, once started will go ahead regardless of onseq'icntx, and sometimes with a savaee ferocity. If j remember correctly. Switzerland has h, . fJW ito She can point to her Arnold with greater pride than America to hers. Her annals show that their difficulties have been more frequently settled by the sword J have their psychological cliffs and torrents, Fatal Accident. On last Saturday. , .w() ,,r0.herJ) gon, of J)Mlli Parcnt their loss. The deceased waa about 16 years of age, and gave promise of becoming a valuable and useful mem ber of society, let this be another war ing to thoso who handle fire-arui. - .st ;(,"; V;ir,?.:?.i
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