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THE EREEZE IN THE CHURCH. ! 1 \va< a ■ ii i.ny day nntl the morning psalm We sine m the church together; V'e fell II: our heart-) the joy am! calm it| the c: .u: a tut ;>'ViiUJ weather. ■ " i i e slo.v, the sweet, the sac retl strain, 1'! rough every ho-om stealing, •el<M everj* thought thai was light at: : v.tin, Anil waket! each holy feeling. * i.ew ny its sunny gleam how clear W as the bine sky she fag rrVr as, • I ir, ev. pan,,- i t tli" hymn cotihl hear t io! from the haunts by cave or rill W.tl. a ■u : >n start awaiting, ee/e <ar:.e /uttering down the tnii, It I'm , ■ ii! pin .mis shaking. ,r nigh the open windows it bent it way, And down the chaneel's centre, ike a p. 'vtlcg wl thing that at will might -ti iy, j Am! in holy places enter. •m nici.e to niche, from nook to nook, Vtth a lightsom l in.lie llyuig, i lifted tin: leaves oi the Holy !sn. k, 1 i l. ■ altar cushion ly>ng. nn'd tl;-old eleik's hoary hail, - ul th" children's bright young face-; I • aui .-Idd, none ki how oi where, ' ,;v tug its plea.-a:' t races. i 1 i ft swi e! thoughts of summer hours liter: i '• m ■■ t mount a i ns; the ciiinch set Mi;'"! .id', of the scented ilo'.Vi is. nil tie trickling fall ol iounta :.s. ine in igc of scenes < 0 -till and fair th e.nr mtivic sweetly blended, - ,1 see-ne.i their \vhi-pared hymn took share i a the praise that to heaven ascended. then-tit ol iii in who had pour, d the rii!-, \it 1 throngh the gr >en mountains led rarm, ■ he-. and, when lie pije.l the enduring hi i , W .i!: ma title • be.ietv sofpa-f •em j And a purer passion was borne above, lu a ioum r anthem swelling, A - we bow M to the v*. if i > -piril •..! love, t • ti o<e calm snmfiuts dwelling. rU'vi u >{VI VVTV 5 a.i lit iftiliul % llfi < I s Till, \ 1 i.LACJE ritiZE. .-tie of the liveliest vtllug, s infaiu V trgiu t'.. lived, i:i Ifa- year 1 '/5 ,an old man. .|. fa.tighter o. a-, doc lated, !>y titiivets.ll con ■i, , I '.o li, !..vi li t maid- n in all I If. cum i, v -.. itid. TI •' vctoran, in liis vo .di, had. tt • ::d iii t, w.'of,. In y-; wore r. . r . .sl-mv liti ad- ;atttrnt <■>! l!n 1 tr:-d --,i I yd l.i ii., t ! i iv'k it) ;f\ 1 •• I lis • • t , . • t. -r, -ti H .! tu.rld . va = t: >w iifei-K an i in! iit junpjit in in art hy .'t-i' . One in at .hi woalllt ait "in't at: -th' i ii.: anoihei ■•' ! 'u; ■ ail t- in • ! hy til oki man, wln be- j .p.. dL; :i i hv-wortl f-r hi-- obstiiut v atnong | n is i ?! ' village ami m i -lilk.:- j ' li'- tiitii 1.1 nth birtinlay ol An- j ~ : . <■!:. in .f.i, da- ihler, who was as atnia ! to idi 1 was tx-nnliftil, arriveti. ' t' 'i •. S; -i I.:!her inviied all ' -i jii- < •null •In:t h iv making frolic. i ~o ami iniluslt ion ; y amg .... cairn not ott!) tr make ! 1 t !.e love to ft ior An i I -.- i limv had hileu 'bo latitoi s li • |y dt ji d.. r: . a I-.il I ii- ir own ' t! 1-- -. i : iio* 10, ' v h-r d.'ithei s L; night l ho malt liijti >r ol hn ■ which presonlej to each •a! ...in wilh i i o fan hand , i," said th-- oil! koejief ul liie I•! 1 i v. ! d, .:. !c iiiitta on their i . ink.-, tln*v -dl a- moiid routiti lite (Jooi c■ d f the evening, "now, my lads, you ;. !y all ol yon matie [>ro|>u,g(3 fur my w. v i see, 1 don't care anything ' 1 a -acv nor tab nls, hook laming noi sul . I.trnin<r. I r.in doas '.veil by my col as j v map in the r utntry. Out I want her lo j try i man ol my own grit. Now, you; oi ought Jo !ii when i was a young- j i i cut:!' '•> at anyliiin-g in ail virginity in j :y (d !■ .ij-ing. 1.. -I inv old woman by j •I. lib t man on th Kastera Shore, 1 have : ii.k '!.• oaf li, and sworn it, that no t eii . irry ir.v uaugliti r witlnait jumjuns ! \ ii uiider.-taiid me, bc>y . There's j !• . it, ::<) 1 here's Annette," he added, la in: li.iiigiili i, vviio stood timidly behind | v - h.i:i : . . iw, the one that jumps | ui 'ih .al i.-vel,'. iiail marry An '*• '' •v ry illgtlt." .. ;:•!.!•.. v. i• cer.i.! by '.he j 1 • ti. nmt! itt-- A ml n '.iiv a vouth 1 if trial c.i.-t a glance of antictpated victory hack upon the lovely object of village (hivilrt The maid tv, left t! i. iooni" and qtii'ting ir im tlie children their noisy p rts, the slav their laltors, and the old men their arm chair? and !-mer pipes, to w tine Jtvi ttiitfttph trt Km m. res.: oft he victor. Ail prophesied an'-l wished that il would bt young Carroll. He was the han! ■orni-it and best humored youth in the count!\ . ami all knew thai a strong mutual at tachment c.vi-ited between him and the lair An nette. Carroll had won the reputation ol br iny; the t lea per;'' and in a country where ?nc!t athletic achievements were the sin - (jun nnn of a man's cleverness, this was no ordinary • honor. ! The arena allotted for this hymeneal contest ! was a level space in front ol (he village in, and near the centre ola grass plat, reserved in the C-. I ' j midst ofllre village, denominated the "green."' The verdure was quite worn oft at (his place by pre•-• iuu.; esercis-\s ofa sittfilar kind, and a hard | surface of sand, more bt titling for which it was j to be used, supplied its [dace, j The father ol the lovely, blushing, and, ■ withal, happy prize, (lor she well knew who ! would win,) with three oilier patiiarchal vil ; lagers, wet e the judges appointed tc decide upon the claims uf the several competitors. The ; last time Carrol! tried his skill in litis exercise, ; lie "cleared," to use the leaper's phraseology, ( wenty-one feet and one inch. | 'J'he signal was given, and by lot the young men stepped into the arena. "Edward (Jravson, seventeen feet," cried om ;of the judges. Tiie youth had done hisulrm t. ,He was a pale, intellectual student. But what had intellect to do in such an arena ' Without x look at the maiden, he left the ground. "Dick Buulden, nineteen feel !" Dick, ! with a laugh, turned away, and replaced his ! coat. i "ilary Pivston, nineteejv f-et and three ia ! elms. Well done, Harry Preston!" cried the i spectators, "you have hied hard ior the acres | nti i homestead." Harry also laughed, ami j >re he on : v jumped for (he f'ttrr ol the tiling. j li.trry was a rattfe-hruin fellow, but never ' t ioueniAri mairi':i "H> . nV iov-u wttaiti, ami i ■tall -in.! lane t. And romp with Anriett;. hut ! sobf r marriage new-r came into itis head, f! • ! only jumped I>r tf i.• lun ol the thing. He j "oiiid Hot have sail ■<, if he were sure of . winning. j "Charley Simms, ftiC en ieet and a half. - littrr.i for Charley ! Chailey'll win cried j the crowd, good humor - By. Charley Simms j was the th viT' t fellow i t the v.a.-rld. His mother advi-.-d him to stay at home, and t Id him. it heevt r won a wife, she would fall in love iill 11is eoo.i ! rathei than his legs. Ciiarlev, Inuvever. mule the trial of (he batter's cajiaiiilitie- an-! los'. M.tny refus-d to enter the lis! a!t lap-ther. Othets made the lii.l, and on!y ••!.-' ,f the leap u had yd t.lvaitd twenty feet. ° * "\ow," cried i!te villagers, "let's x e llmrv Cat roil, lie ought to hi a! this," and verv one appeared, is they called to mind the mutu al I uf the last competitor and the sweet Annette, ati they leartily wished hi* -m~ j cess. it-Mirs '• .-|"'d Io hi p" t with a linn tread, j llu; eye ;!anr-d with onl'tdence . . • i:s i upon 'the viliagers, and n-sfed, helope he hOttnd f! >r -1 ward, upon lite face oi Annette, ;t? it to catch thi-refroni that spiiit and. .issuiance which the occasion called for. Keturuiug the encouraging gla-nee wills which -be met ltw >vvn, wi'.h a proud smile t:)on bis li: he leaped fbr watd. "Twetity-une \ it cud a half," jimuii-d the mult;!■: ! , repeating the aitiiounretner.t ol one ol tin judges,''twenty-one teet and a hall 11 rut \ Carroll I r. v-r, Annette and Harry !" Hands, CiipF, and itandkerchiefs waved over Wie heads of the sp'-ctators, and the eyes ol the delighted Annette sparkled with joy. Whin ih my Carroll moved to his station to strive for the prize, a tall, gentlemanly young man, in a military undress frock-coal, who had rode up to the ir.rt, dismounted ami joined the spectators, unpem ived, while the contest was g dug on, stepped suddenly forward, and with a knowing eye measured deliberately the space accomplished by the last ieaper. He was a stranger in the village. His handsome face i and easy undress-attracted the eyes of the vil lage maidens, and his maniy and sinewy frame, to which symmetry and strength were happily 1 united, called forth the admiration of the young j men. j "Mayhap, sir stranger, you think you can heat that ?" said one of the by-slanders, remar king the manner in which the eye ol the stran ger scanned the arena. "If you can leap be yond Henry Carroll, you'll beat the best mart in the colonies." The truth of this observation was assented to by a general murmur. ••If it foCmere amusement you are pursuing this pastime ?" imputed the youthful stranger, "or is there a prize lor the winner !" ' Annette, the lovelier! and wealthiest of our village maidens is to be the reward of the victor," ri ied one ol the judges. !-. l!> Si"! i.-pelt t> a' ' All, young repiii-,1 th • latin t <•• \ titc tl,-. witTi inter: 1, hi' youtliful ardor 11 tng . b snrvej-ed tin proporlt.uns of the straight j limbed young stranger. "She is the tnideof; itii who oulh ups Hem ,Cu imII. If you fry, vuu are free to du So. But. let me tell you j II im ' arroll has no equal in \ irginia. Here i i; mv daogliter, sir : look at her, ami make: v >tii trial." The oflici r glanced upon the trembling; maiden about t> be offered upon th? allot of j her father's monomania with an admit ing eye. | The jKior git I looked at Hat t y, who stood with n trouiiled brow and an angry eye, and j (hen cast upon the ?u vv competitor an imploring glance. Placing his coat in the hands of one ol the judges, he drew a sash lie wore beneath it tight- j er round his waist, and taking the appointed 1 stand, made, apparently without effort, the | hound that was to decide the happiness or j misery ol Henry and Annette. "Twenty-two feet and an inch!" shuttled! the judge. The shout was repeated with sttr- j prise hy the spectators, who crowded around ! the victor, filling the air with congratulations, ; not unmingled, however, with loud murmurs i from those who were more neatly ml. te .H-d in the happiness ot the lovers. The old man approached, and grasping his hand exul'ingly, called him s-ii, and snid ! felt prouder of him than if he were a prince.— j Physical activity and strength were the old leaper's true patents of nobility. Resuming his coat, the victor song!:? with • his eye the prize he had, although nameless and ' until >wn, so fairly won. She loan- dup ui her father's arm, pale and distressed. Her lover stood aloof, gloomy and mo;tiffed, admiring the superiority of the stranger in an exercise in which he prided himself as un rivalled, while he hated him ior his success. "Annette, my pretty prize," said the victor, taking.her passive hand, '• f have won you fair ly " Ann*-?!, s cheek became paler than mat u „- s!ie trembled*like an aspen leal, and citwig clo .- -i t > her father, while the drooping eye vu: bt the form of her lover. His brow got# dark c '* at the stranger's language. "I have won you, my pretty flower, to make \u't a bride. i'remble not so violently—i mean not myself, however proud I ought.to be," In added, vvilh gallantry, "to w ear so lair a gem m -.1 to my hi art. Perhap and he cast his eyes inquiringly, while the current ol life leaped joyfully to her brow, and a murmur oi surprise ran through tile crowd, "perhaps there is some favored youth among !!.•■ crowd who has a higher c! uin to litis jewel. Young sir," he continued, turning to the surprised Henry ; "m • think, you were the victor on the li>t be fore me—l strove not far the maiden, though one could not well strive for a latter—but from love for the manly sjtort in which I saw you engaged. You are the victor, and, as such, v.iih the pr: ~ i ion ut- this worthy assembly, you receive from my band the prize v>u have so well and honorably won." ihe youth sprang forward an ! rasped his hand with gratitude, and the next moment Annette was Weeping ior pure joy upon his shoulder. The welkin rang with tlie acclama tions ol the delighted vil layers, and amid the temporary excitement produced by this act. the stranger withdrew from tire crowd, mounted hi- horse, an.: spurred hi n at a brisk trot through i the village. I hat night Henry and Annette were married and the it-alth of the mysterious and noble hearted stranger w as drank in overflow ing bum pers of rustic beverage. In process ol time, there were born unto the mrrried pair sons and daughters, and Henry Carroll had become Colonel Henry Carroll of the Revolutionary army. One evening, having just ret timed homo after a haul campaign, as he was silting with his family on the gallery of his handsome country house, an advance courier rode up and announced the approach of General Washington and suite informing him that he should crave his hospitality far the nighi. The necessary di rec tions were given in reference to the household preparations, and Col. Carroll, ordering his horse, rode forward to meet and escort the dis tinguished guest, whom he had never yet seen, although serving in the same widely extended army. •j That evening, at the table, Annette, now become the dignified, matronly, and still hand some Mrs. Carroll, could not keep her eyes from the face of her illustrious visitor. Every moment or two she would -teal a glance at his commanding features, and half doubtingiy, halt assuredly shake her head and look again, to he still more puzzled. IR r absence of mind and t embarrassment at length became evident to Iter husband, who inquired Affectionately, .1 die were ill. Freedam Tltc-urM np=l Opinion. REDFURD, P.U FRIDA Y MORNINE, JI LY 3, 185*. T -nspect, Colonel," said the General, who ha i I a-en some time, with a quiet meaning smile ob i-wing the lady's curious and puzzled survey ; of In.; features—"that Mrs. Carroll thinks she recogniz,„ in me an old acquaintance." And ; he smiled wilh a mysterious air, as he gazed i upon both alternately. fit- . n.-I started, and a faint memory of the | i * seemed to be revived as he gazed, ! while l!. lady rose impulsively from her chait ami Li : ling t .gcrly forwatd over the tea-urn, witii clasped hands, and an eye of intense, eager inquiry, fixed full upon him, stood lor a moment with far lip; parted, as if she would speak, j "l'ardon me, my dear madam, pardon me. - j J Coliitu Ij I n.u&Lpul an end lo ttns scene, j j have become, by dint of catnpfare and hard usage, 100 unwieldiy to leap again twenty-two feet a-ud one inch, eveth tor so fair a bride as one of." The recognition, with the surprise, delight land happiness that followed are left to the j j imagination of the reader. j (■': tjera! Washington was indeed lh* handsome ' young "!■ ap. r," w hose mysleiiotis appearance j and dijappearance in the native Adage ol ttie ! lover, is still traditionary—whose claim to a I j substac'.ial bi'ttali-le flesh and blood was stoutly j contested by the village story tellers, until the happvHkui.j.Kvni it which 10.-k place at the % hospit vltle mansion oi'Colonel Gatroll. \ fa/'Davidson College North Carolina, con tributes a good story of a man with a very bad j ; liabu. As il i- ~il abut lying, the reader will • j believe it or not 03 be likes. "Injll.e old North Slate lives a certain John j Long, 5* ho draws along bow whenever he lias J any tlking to fall, and Ids character far truth j ami vera ily has been below zero tor many years. Captain Johnson had been so taken in, by one ol John's outrageous stories, thai he said to hinv,-An a p.-t : "If you make me believe one of your lies a gjiiu iua month, I'lT give you fifty dollars !" "John pretended to tie quite hurt by tlie offer, z: i went off'. A f-w Jays alter ward he was 1 iditig by the Captain's \ ost-liaste, on horseback, when tlie Captain called out to him: "I .-ay ! I:.- 10, Johnny ! stop and tell us a lie or (wo fa>v, • : ' ' ', ' ' r:--<l .oi:; nj's.-t doleful!y : to, lying i on, gr0.0.-i jimrny n,:s e.o. L. t'n il' d ui the machine, and I'm going lot the old folks.' On he went. "Captain Johnson Jere.i !:fa horse, and rode over to see the dead man and offer his services, hut t mud him aiivi and We!!, ginning cotton, — and in no danger <d tlie machine. Just then Joint rode up and demanded the fifty dollars.— The Captain declared it was a rascally trick, : but' Le would have hud 10 pay the money il i John had not let him oil'. S: AVI.I: AND 'Ri:. oi.TTM. CrsToM. —A recent S communic.-t*ion to tire Indian office, from the j Sup 'rinteti lent of Indian Affairs at San Fran ! Cisco, reports a strange but shocking custom that prevails among almost all the Indians 01, (fail iorniii. This is that of burying -alive. ! IVI. n a widow dies and leaves young cliildren, j ra.'lt. r Ilian trouble themselves with their sttp ! porf, the tribe to which she belonged will bury j the orphans alive. The Superintendent states thai he will use all his •. (farts to put an end to j this cruel practice, but ii has keen imp issiblo i to prevent it entirely as yet, even on the Government reservations. Tin: I'nited States sloop-of-w&r, Saratoga, | which was ordered to the (iulfj went into com j mission at Norfolk, on Saturday, and will sail i this week. Her officers and men number 200 ! souls, and she carries a haltery of 20 guns. | Tiie Dm/ ID,ok s.iv she has on board 300 loaded I shells, 11.000 lbs. of powder, together with I e <*oo musk't cartridges, 4,000 carbine cart- I ridges, and 1,000 pistol cartridges. Site has also the usual quantity of small arms allowed to a vessel of iter cluA-, with 15 Colt's revolvers far her officers. The marine guards hae the j new regulation Mime rifles. j "At a recent trial in Wisconsin, the sub : ject ol cc.nlrnversv w-as a demijohn ot whiskey, which was ordered to be brouglit tutu court. The defendant was tried, and so was th" whis kev—in other words, tlie whiskey was drunk, and s<> was the jury. IT/?*A traveller announces as a fact (and though hp is a "traveller" we believe him) that ! lie once in his life beheld people "minding their j own business:" This remarkable occurrence i happened at sea, the passengers being "too sick" j to attend to each other's concerns* [' "'Parson Brownlow, c>( the Knoxvtlle Whig, says that l ;t he is denied the privilege ol going to heaven alter death, his second choice fa Baltimore.' (£7="A Weslern editor expresses bis delight at having been nearly called "honey" by the girl lie loves, because she saluted him as "old beeswax," at their last meeting. {fa/ Two members ol the Ohio Legislature quarrelled a few days ago. One oi them called j the other a liar, and tlie latter retorted by throwing a quid ot tobacco in the lace of i!u offender. We presume tiiis was meant as the quid pro quo. [IT The botanists tell ns that there is no such thing in nature as a black flower. We suppose they never heard of the "coal black Rose." [j/"=A man in Wisconsin, who unfortunate ly had his nose pulled last week, makes miter . complaint of the matter in the Madison paper. Me doesn't attempt to show, however, that .1 i : nose didn't have "a fait hake. THE EVENINGS. ' CV CIIARGEB MACK AY. L.i tlie summer evenings When (tie wuu! I.levv lu-.v And the ski'w were rait!.'.: With the sunset glow Thou and t were happ> bong, long years ago. bove, the young aud hop:-: Hovered o'er u- twain, tilled us with sad |>t.-a-u: And delicious pain, In tlie summer evening- Wandering in the lane, • In Hie winter evening When the wild wind ro.u blustering at the chimney, Piping al tlie door, i'hou and I are happy, As in days oi yore, bove still hovepso'er us, Untied in white attire. Drawing heavenly mu-ic * * From an-earthly lyre, in the winter evenings Sitting by the fire. Some curiosity is usually felt lo know the 1 private history ot men who are proposed fori public office. Judge Porter spent a considera- j ide portion of his life in this (own. On his ap pointment tu the Supreme Bench we published a siroit sketch of him, which was copied by some of our exchanges. We add a few more facts, well known to his fiiends here, which may prove interesting to others. lie was born in Huntingdon county, Penn sylvania, in 1821, and i- now about thirty-sev en years of age. He is the son of tiie Hon. Da vid R. Porte., whose name has long been fatn.l -tar to our p.-ople. His mother was the daugh ter of Mr. McDermott, who emigrated from Scotland during the last century, for the pur pose ol engaging in the manufacture of Iron, in j Western Pennsylvania. Being Irish 011 one side, and Scotch on the other, Judge Porter has a good right to the title of Scotch-Irish, so mud) eulogis-.-d in his life of Judge Gibson. ilts early life was passed in Huntingdon, but j we have no information respecting it. fie came to F.'aston more than twenty years ago. and spent several years at the college in this town. His tochers speak ol him as a of j quick and active mi ni: a pegp-pu yjg siirtient, ; and exceeedingly truthful and Jnfiagfi! in his ! thoughts atiil feelings. During his college j course, he maintained a position at the head ot • his c!s s. lie early showed a talent for debate, j Ti ! T j- .. . •• ■j-j-i.illw nf lege on several occasions. D • became prolt- ; cleat also in moral and intellectual philosophy, j Jn the ancient languages he was particularly distinguished, so much so, that on graduating he delivered an original speech in Greek and Latin. In 1339 Mr. Porter commenced the study of the law iii the office of Han. J. M. Porter, who !;cs turned out more lawyers than some of our bars contain. Several years were here devo ted to the study of tlie law. During this time be became a general favoiite of our ciiizens, ' and they will'vote for him with a unanimity! which lew public men could command. in fa !2 he was appointed by Attorney Gen- 1 eral Johnson, District Attorney lor I/nfadel- j phia, which brought him in contact with some ' of tiie ablest members ol that bar. We have ' always understood that he discharged the duties ! ot tiie otuce u iin acuity, me sueriu ot t nita delphia having died, a violent contest for the remainder ol his term ensued. I /liable to please either faction, Judge Porter's lather, then Gov ernor, appointed him to the office. This was ! an uncomfortable position, for the uproar on all sides was great. Besides the political discon- ! tents, proceedings were commenced to test his eligibility, on the ground of age. But the chat- ! acter of the office was soon changed. Order was brought out of confusion, and al! illegal j fees abolished. Money was promptly paid over, j and tiie business was conducted with an exact- j ness and precision which are said to be merrsora- ! b!e to this day. The notable riots of that peri- i od commenced about this time. One ol the j most exciting occurred in Kensington. Depart- i ing from the custom of his predecessors, Sheriff* I Porter placed himself at the head of a posse of ; several hundred citizens, and, against all re monstrance, proceeded to the scene ol distur- j !>ance. The newspaper accounts are still fresh i : n our minds. At the first discharge of fire- j arms, the posse left the sheriff'with but a hand- ; full of supporters. The afterwards ; given in court brouglit the subsequent facts j prominently to view. One ot the witnesses! testified that, after a long search, he found the ! sheriff'in the midst of the fight, surrounded by j several hundreds of the rioters and severely in- J jured. On being urged to retire, lie replied, I not until the riot is quelled, in the presence j of tlie witness he was again knocked down and j very much trampled. The result was a long j illness. We have frequently heard Mr. I'or- J ter say, that on recovering from his illness a new world seemed to open upon him, for all op position to his administration as slwriif was gone. The frowns with which he wis former ly met were changed for congratulations. — Those whom his amiable temper and integrity had failed to influence were won by bis disposi tion to do his duty. At the close of his term as sheriff*, the mem bers ofthe bar, without distinction of party, 1 presented to him an address which was repub- j lished in this paper a't that time. Among other j things, they say : "That we cheerfully bear j our testimony to the faithfulness and purity ! wilh which you have discharged your respon- j sible trusts, to the decorous manner in which ! the affairs ol your office have been managed, ; and to tlie promptness and correctness with j which ail its business has been conducted." — j On turning to the list of signatures, we see the name® of Meredith, Randall, Ingrahnm, Mai-j lory, Dallas, Gilpin, Brown, Price, Reed, fy-: son, Cam} be!l, Tilghman, Wharton. !-vafa ; I dcr, fngcrsoll, Scott, Hubbell, Perkins. Bayard : and several hundred equally distinguished ant | of all political opinions. <.'(i retiring from the sheriffs office, Mr. I'or | ter resumed the practice of the law in Phi lade I pfua. and continued it with success lor fifteen | or iste ii year ;, and until his appointment (. | the Icncli. His success, which was almost • unprecedented, might have been expected tr i ; hi., ability, industry. >od ! rl knowledge. lu 17 111 the trustees of the late Rank t,l the , United State- fleeted him as their counsel. > one of his opponents, we ,-e, at use him as tin i solicitor of the bank. Tiiis was not so. II. ; \v.> counsel of the trustees, who were'hostih: t ; the I irmcr managers nt the bank, and \vro en gaged in suits against many of them. Tbi appointment, whicfi brought him in contact with lawyers in nearly every county in the United States and many of the cities of Europe, added 'to his practice. Several hundred thousand dol | lars w.-re thus collected, and in the end tin | noie.-; and ihq-osil3 of the ißank were paid in ! IJH principal ami. interest, (a result at first : wholly mux peeled,) and the remainder of the . a-s! ts were distributed among the other clai j mauls. | In 1556, when the finances of Philadelphia J had been greatly reduced, and a vigorous effort ito uveithrow the dominant party had been ! dftermiiieii 005 Mr. Porter as th*, j Democratic candidate for ci : .v Solicitor, and the | ticket was elected by a larjfmajority. His ski li i InU jierg- lie,and itui ependenLeanrse in that offi j ce is well known. His I tiorio Councils, com |to sed of a majority of hjs own party, in which he refused to intci fi re," at their request, in a case pending in court, was general read and applau ded hy men of all parties. /\Vheri 'udge Ivu retired from the benrh of ybe Supreme Court, Governor Packer, in accor dance with the wisher of the party throughout | tile State, appointed Win. Poeter to his present position : and the Convention which assembled |at H.in isburg on the fourth of March last, con | tinned this selection by no almost unanimous ! vot r- Such has been his political and professional : course. Ills life has not, however, beep whoi iiy devoted to professional occupations. At coi !,g(; |re exhibited much literary taste. Ij is ad ds -s before our literary societies, in ISI3, ' was highly instructive. We remember his al j so delivering an address before the Law Acadt ; my of Philadelphia, of which he was one of the Prpvos's, but the subp-ct has escaped us.— Hi; most successful publication is his work on j the chaiacter ol Judge Gibson, who, it seems | from the preface, showed him much kindness ! 1,1 etrrvy n-i.-. Uns w-K was extensively no ticed by the reviews throughout the country, ! and had a rapid sale. 1 He has been engaged in otiier labors some what peculiar tbr a lawyer. He was several years one ol the managers of the American j Sunday-School Union, and a member of the committee o! publication. In this capacity he selected, supervised, or assisted iifthe publica ! tion ol some of the important treatises published y J hat institution, which have exerted so much j influence on tno minds of theyoung, lhrough ! out tlie country. In private life the character of Judge Porter without a idot. la his deportment aud | . .. lie is frank and cordial. Jn private jciiauiy he is liberal to a fault. As an advocate Ihe was exceedingly clear and forcible. The : books art* full of his arguments. Oi his fideli ■tv to clients, the citizens of this county, of ! who* business in Philadelphia he had the al most exclusive charge, requite nothing to be i said : and besides a safe adviser, they have al ways I'oun ! liim a courteous and hospitable gentleman. A a judge we are told lie leans i omcii towards the common law, and that his views arc very conservative. In religion he is a Presbyterian. In politics lie was, when he uas here, and always has been, a Democrat. As a judge he may, and probably does, suppose it improper to take any part in the political questions now under discussion, but those who know him best are sure that he will be found at all times on the side of the right.— E an lon Sentinel. "WHY do you associate with such low girls, Josh I When 1 was of your age I could always go with the first cut." "Daddy," said Josh, turning over the saw-log, "the first cut is always a stub:' OUr'Mr. John Adams, a Post Master in Tex as, has been detected in embezzlement. Three of his clerks proved to have been involved with hitn. "In Adams' fall They sinned all." i:7 ""Do you go in tor the new Pennsylva nia Liquor Law r" "Why partly ves and part ly no—l goes in for the Liquor but not lor the law." 01?" What is the difference between a hare head and a hair bed 1 One flees for shelter and the other is a shelter for fleas. auctioneer, vexed with his audience said : "1 am a mean fellow—mean as dirt—apd ! feet at home i:i this company." bCf A young man without money, among la dies, is like tlie moon on a cloudy r*'gh'- —he can't shine. Qy"Are you the mate of the skip •" asked an emigrant of the cook r who v ' 3s an Irishman. "No, sir. Ibn tlie man that c°ks the mrtte. ,> . : While an officer V s bowing, a cannon ball passed over his I'' 3 i and decapitated a soldier who stood beli"' 1 ' him. 'A ou'see," said the office t > those -^ ar him, "that a man never loses anything by pditeness." fj' A lire! Hibernian exclaimed at a part v u here TheoA 1 e Dook shout- as the evening star, "f)eh, Mil ,T Ul. : tut Vou're III" to A that rsn VOL 1, NO. -18
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