VOLUME 55. NEW SEIIIES. B&crxiuizr^-caT'-.abmiJLMM.'n.-jmx TOE BEDFORD GAZETTE. 1 For the Gazette. MESSRS. EDITORS: As I presume you do net exchange with j the Blair County Whig, and, therefore, have no op|>ortunity of seeing and enjoy ing the ma ny rich things which appear in the columns of that oigan of Biack Republicanism, I send vou a specimen for your special edification. — You will find in it an article written by a Mid dle Wood berry man, which gives "peculiar thunder" to a certain little red editorial insti-j tution in your place, familiarly known as •'Cock Robin." The Woodberry writer knows his man, and I have no doubt draws a correct picture of him. I hope you will give the ar ticle a place in your columns. Yours, &.c., St.Clair tp ~ Mar. 4th, "59. * • * • [Our correspondent must excuse us. We cannot find room for three mortal columns on a subject like the one in question. However, not to disappoint our friend altogether, we give the following extract from the Woodberry ar ticle:] WOODBERRT, Feb., £, 1559. To the Editor of the Blair County Whig:— ■ '•Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad." This maxim was forced jpon lis with great effect upon reading an article in Hie I Bedford Inquirer oi Feb. 18th, headed '-Di vision of the County." this article, contains! bold, characteristic assertions, such assertions as characterize an interested political charla tan. 1 have frequently meditated why it was that men become so lost to honor, so lost to ev erv sense ol fair dealing as to forget every mo tive in absorbing self-interest. But a large \ corps of political humbuggery works wonders upon a pliable conscience, and every grain ot truth and varacity i- "crushed to the earth'" and nothing but dark, dismal self-interest stalks forth and annihilates every principle of justice and integrity. The Bedford Inquirer has long been known as one ol ttiose sheets that wilfully maligns ev ery project that dees not concur with it in a pecuniary point of view. So lam not aslon- . ished at the vKtrjordina' y course it has adopted: I am not surprised at those who supported, and almost fed it for years should have induced it to have pursued a more honorable as well as manly course; but I do not wish to complain, nor is this communication intended as a reflection upon its extraordinary course, but simply to correct the misrepresent ations, it has so wilful fulminated. , \ Til? Re-act ten. As we pred cte.j, the wild furor against Presi dent 13 ecu A.NAN is beginning to react, and men of all parties freely accord to him honesty of motive, firmness of purpose, and unquestioned patriotism. The wild war against Gen. Jack con tr.ded the same way—ia a universal acknowledgement that in the great measures of his administration he was right. It required his own Roman firmness and iron will to stem the cunent of opposition that assailed him, and those leading traits immortalized their possessor and added untold blessings to the country. We had not expected the re-action so soon in favor of Buchanan ; hut tt is coming. The s : gns ate every where apparent, and we doubt not it will be as universal and effectual, and unquestiona bly as just and equitable, as its the case of Old Hickory* The whole country will ere Jong award praise and honor to President Buchanan and his able, just and patriotic administration.— Genius of Liberty. THE PliiLIC HUNTING FH.il DS, The Report of the Select Committee appoin ted to investigate the aecounts of A. D. boa man, the late Superinterid-nt of Public Ikin ting, discloses a lamentabl- story of olliciai dis honesty and corruption. The Committee—of which Mr. George I'aylor, of New-York, was Chairman—consisted of three Democrats, one i American and one Republican, but they agreed unanimously. It is established by proof that collusion existed between the Superintendent ol Printing, and the Public Pi inter, by which the engravers, lithographers, contractors for paper and the like, were systematically black-mailed and the government as systematically plundered through the malfeasance of the officers sworn to protect its interests. So far as the inquiry extended for it is only imperfectly completed—Seaman Docketed about $30,000 and Wendell $4-0,000, from these . sources. But it is clear that this was only a fraction of ramified operations, which have not been explored lor want ot time. Seaman is to be turned over to .the Courts for prosecution, but there are others in tne combination, who have esc3jed direct complicity, that ought to share his fate, as they have shared from his spoils. Seaman was Superintendent of the Public Printing from 1853 to 1857, when President Buchanan superseded him by the appointment of Gen. George W. lfowman, ot this State, who, t affords us great pleasure to add, has proved himself a thoroughly honest, efficient and con scientious officer. The abuses and frauds prac tised under Seaman's administration, are shown by the Report, to have ceased as soon as his suc- Ce sir, Gen. Bowman, assumed the duties of the office, and there is no ground to doubt, that the Public Printing, in ail its branches, is now done, m strict compliance with the require ments of law and with a proper economy, which Retires equally good work at prices from 50 to ' 1 per cent, jess than were paid by his prede taanr. Beading Gazette. vum ASJUU 1 jamuww mll i THE BEDFORD GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY MEYERS & BEN FORD, ' At the following terms, to wit: SI.OO per-annum, CASH, in advance. $2.00 " if paid within the year. $-2.50 il not paid within the year. JET" No subscription taken for less than six months. KF"NO paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid .unless at the option of the publishers. It has heen decided by the United States Courts, that the stoppage of a newspaper without the payment of ar ; rearages, is prima facte evidence ot fraud and is a criminal offence. OT"The courts have decided that persons are ac countable for the subscription price of newspapers, j if they take jbem from the po.t office, whether they subscribe for them, or not. Hli su 11 aneo it s. ' £ "FEMALE BEAUTY A \D Oil NAME NTS. Fur the sake of ornament and beauty, the ladit-s of Japan gild their teeth. For the same purpose the ladies of India paint their teeth red and theGazerat beauty dyes hers black. The modern Persians great I y dislike red ; hair, while, on the contrary, the Turks much admire it as a mark of beauty. In Greenland, the women color tlo ir faces with blue and yellow paint, and a Muscovite woman, no matter how fresh her complexion, would think herself ve-y ugly, il she was not plastered over with paint. The women in Turkey paint their eye-brows with the tincture of a black drug, and tinge their nails with a rose color. The Syrian Tur ' ki:h ladies dye their hands in henna. In some countries the mothers break the no ses of their children, and in others press the head between two boards to make it grow square. The characteristics of an African beauty are small eyes, thick lips, a large fiat nose, pearly teeth, flat foot, and a sain ''beautifully black." The Peruvian ladies wear a heavy ring sus pended from the nose—sometimes two imgs— of gold and precious stones. Some invidious traveller, no doubt an old bachelor, has remark ed, that "they never perform the very useful and salutary operation ol blowing the nose." i The ring prevents it. In China a beauty is characterized by small feet and long thin eye-biovvs, and small round eyes. The Chinese belle, in addition to her personal charms, tops herself off with a bird of copper or g*>hl, according to rank. The spread conceal the'lempieS]: antnnV .C.fhe,.head-dress tiful tuft ol featheis behind. HOW POOR YOUNG MEN MAY SUCCEED. Young man, are you poor and without the ; means of splurging in lite, as you launch up !on its billows ? Is your father poor and una j Lie to give you an out-fit? Be not dishearten [ed on account ol all this. Take earnest hold of lile, and never regard yourself in any other light than that of being destined to a high and noble purpose. Study closely the bent of your own mind for labor or a profession. Whatever you lesolve upon, do il early; follow it steadi ly and untiringly; never look back to what you have encountered, but always forward to , what is within your grasp. The world owes every man a comfortable living, and a respect able position in society; means are abundant to every man's success ; and men have only to a uapt w ill and action to them. Io repine over a want of money and prop erty to start out in the world with, and over ! the want of props in influential relatives, is unmanly. Lit a young man .itiike to create a fortune, rat her than seek to inherit one .It is an ignoble spirit that leads a young man to borrow instead of bequeathing means. Go forth into the world, young n an, conscious of God within you, and his providence over, and fight vour ; own way to distinction, to honor and to com fort. Pity in your utmost soul the young man who, without any charge, is unable to support | himself, and is whining around, and beggin ■* the influence of others, to get him into employ ment ! Feel, under all circumstances, that u is more noble, more honorable, to eat the ciust you have earned, than to flourish with coppers inherited. You may lift your head proudly ta | face and confront the noblest amongst us, when ! you are conscious of being the architect of \ our own fortunes. Young man, are you poor ? Be honest, be virtuous; hold up your head, and say by your actions and looks, what the poet has said in words, "I scorn the man who boasts his birth : And boasts his lilies and his lands, Who takes his name and heritage From out a father's dying hands." A CORRESPONDENT ol the Baltimoie Cnristinn ! .'htvccnle, relates the following ofa New York minister, who desired to make a sensation in | preaching on the crucifixion. He instructed the sexton, when he got to that part of the discourse where he describes the darkness overspreading the heavens, to draw down the gas, living fight only enough to make the darkness visible. HIP sexton however, awkwardly put the gas out altogether, which so confounded the preach er that he was unable to proceed. Some of the i trustees of the church hurried to the sexton in j the lobby, and inquired what was the mat ter. Greatly to his chagrin and mortification, as w ell as that of the pteacher, he w as obliged to explain. A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT. —When engineers would bridge a stream, they often carry over j at first but a single thread. With that they next stretch a wire across. Then*strands, un- j til a foundation is laid for planks; and now tiie bold engineer finds safe footway and walks from ] fiom side to side. So God takes hum us some golden thread of pleasure, and stretches it hence ( into heaven. Then he takes a child, and then ; a friend. Thus he bridges death, and teaches J the thoughts of the most timid to find their way ! hither and thither between the shoief. ' BEDFORD, FA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1859. PHYSICAL EDUCATION. An able writer expatiating on the well established truth that intellectual culture, carried on without sufficient bodily exercise, will very soon of itself run dovvu the finest original constitution, especially it commenced tooea-Jy in life, refers to some interesting facts byway of illustration, to which we would call the attention of our readers. Every year, he says, we perceive the evi dences of increased inattention to all sorts of means for the renovation ol the physical con stitution in our large cities. In Boston, where, twenty years ago, hardly a child was bom without the seeds of consumption in its lungs, there is, in many of the best families, a marked physical improvement, the results of culture. At Cambridge, the Faculty are patronizing cricket and rowing matches, because they have found the tendency to a physical decay so strong among the best students, without some thing of the kind. The yachting clubs ol New York and Newport, the bathing in summer, and the skating in winter—in fact, the general tendency everywhere to cultivate and cherish sports and develop the physique, afford a proof ol the "it necessity of more attention to health. Mere sports, though they may abate the tenden cy to decline, are not enough to avert slow and sure decay. A man's duties must be so arranged as to embrace a fair share of physical exercise, or else he must become a meie spor ting chaiacter. There is this great danger with many of these sports in this countrythey are not indigenious; manvofthern, likecricket, not adapted to the extreme heat of our summer weather, which is quite unknown in England, and many others, very apt to produce habits of dissipation, quite as injurious as the evils they would cure. But it is not so much iti the physical culture of men as of women, that the chief defect of our present social system lies. Our women are pretty at seventeen and old at twenty. The English nobility set a much higher value on beaut vof form and figure than we dc, and a really fine-looking girl, without a penny ct fortune, is thought a better match by the most calculating wealthy parents, than a dough faced specimen of fashionable bleeding with qui" a fortune. It is by the introduction of new blood that the stock oi the most ancient families is preserved. Among ourselves, while all invigorating hab its and spurts ought to be encouraged, it is not from those cultivated a* Jfhwjftp "lorjts. that wr developement ot our national resources. ~ THE WINDS. The ancients believed tha. the winds issued from a cavern at the command of Jove, and. that they were under llie controlof fuu: deiti :Sl i to whom the Rbcenicians, Greeks and ufiiris | erected temples. We now, however, know 1 that wind is merely air in a state of motion, | and by waving the hand to and (:<*, or blowing I out breath, we may produce wind on a small ; scale. U lien the air at any particular place, jis heated by the diiect action ol the sun's rays |or radiation, it uses because oi l's lightness, | and cold air, from the surrounding localities j rushes in to fill ilsjiace. A <011111:0.-1 dour j will illustrate this ; if We partially open the ! door ofa warm room and hold a light near the lop, the flame will be uiown outwards by the heated air escaping ; and il we fluid the* li'.-flt near Hie bottom, the flame will be blown in wards by the cold air that is rushing in to sup ply the place of the h<-ated ait thai has escaped. In paiticular pails of the tropical regions, where the air becomes highly heated bv the sun, there is a constant rushing of air to these points", from east to west, and this causes the trude winds, so called, because taken advantage ot by merchantmen on the Atlantic and i'acihc Ocean. They blow in Hie tame direction for months together. I This local action of the sun on vast areas of land and water produces several other iir.pcr -1 lant v\ inds, such as llie monsoons, which blow from the south to the uoilh, being trade winds turned round by the heal oi land h iug u ithin the tropics : Hie simoom is a burning blast that rushes over the Arabian deserts, carrying on its wings fine sand, and destroying all that venture to oppose its power. The harmatran is a cold dry wind, frequent in Africa and is nearly as dangerous as the simooms. The siroc co visits Italy, with a hot moist arid relaxim' blast from the African shores of the Mediterrane an ; ami whirlwinds and tornadoes are common to all climates, but most destructive in hot ones. Notwithstanding the seemingly terrible na ture of these winds, they, with the milder ones, have important parts to play in the great econo my of nature, in dispersing the clouds over the surface of the earth, and purifying the atmos phere from noxious vapors and effluvia ; tliev also disperse the seeds of plants, and, as a.ds to civilization, impel ships across the seas, arid move machinery. SuT LoVEGOOD AND THE LOCOMOTIVE WIIIS TLB. — The first locomotive "Sut" ever saw was standing with steam up and nearly ready to go, making no noise save a suppressed hum- I ming from the safely valve. Sut had in bis "skeery," cautious way clambered to the top |of the tender, to find out "what sort of beast" it was, when the engineer slyly gave the whis tle lever a long pull— shy-y- f Sut lit twenty feet distant on a pile of cord wood, and after running until, he got straightened up, he tur ned round ail eyes and said, "What in the h—l did you do to hit Mister?" Just at this moment a negro carne trundling a truck with a cooking stove, a joint of pipe on the flue hole, and pots and pans hanging ail round. Sut took a look first at the stove and then at the locomotive ; a light brokeoutover his peiplrxity, and he shouted to the engineer, "Ob yes, I onderstanrfs it all now ; the turnnl old beast u-ns jist nicker in for her colt i" Freedom of Thought and Opinion. J REVOLUTIONARY ANECDOTE. One of the regiments in the battle of Benning ton was commanded by a Colonel, who, when at home, was a deacon. He was a calm, se date, determined man, and went to battle be cause he was impelled by a sense of duty. His whole parish were in his regiment ; so was his beloved pastor, without whose presence and blessing they scarcely thought themselves in away to prosper. The Colonel was ordered by Gen. Stark to reinfoice one of the wings winch was suffering severely. He marched at the instant with his forces, but as slowly and composedly as if he had been inarching to a conference meeting. The officer in command of the corps to be relieved, fearing that he should be compelled to give way, sent to hasten the Colonel. "Tell'em we're coming," said he, and inarched steadly on. A second messen ger came, with the intelligence that the wing was beginning to fail back. "That will make room for us. Tell 'em we're coming," replied the Colonel, with unmoved countenance and unaccelerated pace. A third messenger reached hiin, just as his troops emerged from behind a coppice, in full view of the enemy whose balls now began to whistle around them. "Halt !" commanded the Colonel ; "form col umn and attend prayers." And there, in the face of the enemy, did the regiment pause while solemn prayer was offered for their success in the deadly struggle they were about to begin. Prayers being ended, the Colonel addressed his men in a speech, which for brevity, conscious ness and vigor, may bear comparison with any that Ccesar or Napoleon ever addressed to their troops, "Soldiers," said he, "bur wives and children are in the reai, the Hessians are in front ; give it to them 1" They did "give it to them," and that band of mercenaries melted away before these Ctiristian soldiers, as the hosts of the uncircumcised Philistines melted away before the armies of Israel. Rev. Pliny 11. While. HOW COFFEE CAME TO BE USED. At the time Columbus discovered America, coffee had never been known or used. It only grew in Arabia and Upper Ethiopia. The discovery of its use as a drink is ascribed to the superior of a monastery in Arabia, who, de.-i --rous of preventing the monks from sleeping at their nocturnal services, made ihem drink the infusion of coffee, upou the report of some shepherds, who observed that them flocks were plkfat.*j v ffe .?' t l_ r ,jjon rapidly spread through the adjacent counties, and in about two hun dred year; ; t reached Paris. A single plant, brought in 164-1, became the parent stock of all Coffee plantations in the West Indies. The extent of consumption can now hardly be realized. J lie United States alone annual I v consume at the cost of its laodine, from fourteen to filteen millions of dollars. You may know the Arabia or Mocha, the best coffee, by its small bean and dark color. The Java and East India, the next in quality, is a larger bean and ! ofa yellow collor. The West India Rio has a blue, gteeuish gray tint. SAM Lovt;R. AND THE LADIES. —At the celebra tion ol the Burns' Centennary in Glasgow, Mr, Samuel Lover, in proposing the toast of "The Lassies," said : Ladies and gentlemen, it seems a sort of practical pun that the lassies should be prOj>osed by a Lover, (laughter.) But I hope the ladies that are here, will believe that an Irish lover i.° never deficient in paying his homage to what has been called the most beau tilul half of the human race, (cheers.) Ladies, in your smile exists the poet's inspiration, and in your smile exists the poet's reward. There never was a poet yet that didn't worship wo man— (hear, hear,)—and pre-eminently the baid whose name we have met this day to honor, worshipped "the lasses, O !" (Loud applause.) But the greatest poet in the world, whatever might be his power—and the power of making love was vei vgieat in Robert Burns—cannot make love by himself. He must have a lady ! to help him—(laughter)—and I must say that, from all my experience, very good help they are. (Renewed laughtei.) Shakspeare j has compiised under one head, the lunatic, the j lover, and the poet ; ai.d when I first became | a lover, felt convinced that Shakspeare was J right in saying that a lover was a lunatic, (laughter.) And Mr. Chairman, ladies, and j gentlemen for 1 wish to call as many vvit | ness as 1 can to this fact I found madness so | delightful that I think 1 never have been right in my senses since (great laughter) ; but ifp-ver I have had a lucid interval, it has only been to sigh for bedlam again, and call upon Cupid for my keeper. CORN AND CORN MEAL FOR POULTRY. The cheapest, and we believe, the best Win ter food for all kinds of poultry, is the Indian corn ground in the ear. known as corn apd cob meal. They will eat the whole if given to them dry, or if put into a pudding. Hens, tur keys and geese ate very fond of it. Their giz zards will grind up any coaise particles of the cob that may be in the meal, and it appears to suit both their appetite and their constitution remarkably well* We have found the use of corn and cob meal better adapted to those animals that give their food a second grinding. Thus cattle that chew the cud do better upon it than hogs. Horses da very well upon it, as they give it a pretty good pulverizing as it passes along, and thus all the alimentary or nutritious portions of it are extracted and assimilated. It is thus that a saving v\ ill be effected over the common mode of feeding poultry bv shelling earn for them and throwing the cobs away.— Maine Farmer. (LF"A gentleman who had a scolding wife, in answer to au inquiry niter her health, said she was pretty well only subject at tinms, to a "breaking out at the mouth." POETY. " HIGHLAND MARY. BY ROBERT BURNS. Ye backs, and braes, and streams around, The cas'.le o' Montgomery, Green be your woods, and fair your flowers, Your waters neverjdrumlie*! There simmer first unfaulds her robes, And there the langest tarry ; For there I took the last larewwjl O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their|lragrant shade, I clasp'd her to my bosom The golden hours on angel wings, Flew oe'r me and my dearie ; For dear to me, as light 3nd life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' monv* a vow, and loc'kd embrace, Our parting was lu' Under ; And pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But oh fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my fiovver sae early ! Now green's the sod and cauld's the clay, Th at wraps my Highland Mary 1 O pale, pale, now, those rosy lips, 1 aft hae kiss'd sae fondly ! And closed for aye, the sparkling glance, That dwelt on me sae kindly ? And mouldering now in silent dust, That heart that lo'ed me dearly ! But still within mv bosom's core, Shall iive my Highland Mary. HYMN FOR THE PEOPLE. BY C. D. STUART. Not to blast with warrior strength, To yield the sword and wear the glaive, Or rise to conqueror's fame at length, Proclaims the good or makes the brave. To have the power to bide the scorn, And rise above the hate and strife Of those to wealth and title born, Is the crowned co-jiage of our life. What are the swords that prop a king— The banners in his army's van— To strength of soul, that dares to spring! r\uu (Yiuiv me Kings and the mightesl men of arms, Strong ss the heads ot realms they bide, Sport as they may with fortune's charms | They are like leaves upon the tide. I In dim old sepulchres they lie, i The feast of silence and decay, While the true world heart beateth high And thrones itseif upon to-day. Give me the men whose hands have tossed The corn-seed tojhe mellow soil, Whose feet the forest depths have crossed, Whose brow is nobly crowned with toil. CHARACTER BETTER THAN CREDIT- We often hear young men who have credit means, dolefully contrasting their lot with that of rich men's sons. Yet the longer we live the more we are convinced that the old mer chant was 1 ight who said to us when we be gan to live, "Industry, my lad, is better than ingots of gold, and chaiacter more valuable than credit." We could furnish, if need were, from our own experience, a score of illustra tions to prove the truth of his remarks. In all branches of business, in ail avocations, charac ter in the long run is the best capital. Savs Poor Richard, "The sound of your hammer, at five in the morning or nine in the night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy for six months longer ; but if he sees you at the gambling table or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day." What is true of the young me chanic is also true of the young merchant or young lawyer. Old and sagacious firms will not long continue to give credit for thousands of dollars when they see the purchaser, if a young man, driving fast horses,or lounging in drinking saloons. Clients will not intrust '.heir cases to advocates, however brilliant, who fre quent the card table, the wine party, or the racecourse. It is better in beginning life to secure a reputation for industry and sobriety, than to own houses or lands, if with thern you have no character. RULES TOR THE HARD TIMES. —Stop grum bling. Get up two hours earlier in the morning, aud begin to do something out ot your regular profession. Mind your own business, and with all your might let other paople's alonp. Live within your means. Sell your horses. Give awav or sell your dog. Smoke your cigars through an air stove. Eat with moderation and go to bed early. Talk less of your own peculiar gifts and virtues, and more of those of your friends ' : r.d neighbors. Be cheerful. Fullfill your promises. Pay your debts. Be yourself ail you would see in others. lie a good man—a true Chiistian, and stop grum b!inS- A WORKING FARMER. —Scene in Court. Counsel.—(To matron on the stag".) "Ma dam, you say that your son has worked on a farm ever since he was born ? ' Witness.—"Yes, sir." Counsel.—"Well, Madam, please state what he did the first year." Witness—"He milked sir." Finale. —Roars of laughter, "iu which the Court joined," and a sudden collapse of Jegal dignity. it is to play the beau, butnot gen teel to reap and sow. WHOLE: XL.TIBLtt 3841. From the Genesee Firmer. FARMING AS A VOCATION. The author of this received thej prize fo: "the best essay calculated to give farmers an aquedate conception of the nature and worth of their vocation," The lite of the farmer has ever been consid ered by himself one of toil and, drudgery, but j with how much reason, it may be well* to ask jto investigate and become satisfied, it is the tot ! ot :iian t0 have,an occupation. If no| necessa ry for a living, it is made % means of obtaining j wealth, lame or power, a few born ot wealth j or titles, pursuing no call but that of pleasure i Such lead miserable lives, and do little or no j good in the world. It is appointed unto all \ mt ' D to work. It is necessary tojhealth, strength comfort, and happiness. But to work, it is not j necessary to guide the plow or harrow, to wield | the axe or scythe, to sow or reap. There are : other kinds of work, equally laborious and fa j ''Suing—other occupations more wearing to the system, and attended with less pleasure. In ■ this country, there are more men engaged in farming than in any other occupation, and in . the rural districts, they constitute a large ma jority of the inhabitants, and. as a consequence | st " t- a "d know little of the drudgery of other i occupations. In their visits to the mechanic |or manufacturer, they see him sheltered from j the storms and cold, they notice that his skin is j less tawny, his hands softer and whiter, and it is but natnra! that they should think his labor less hard than theirs. They see the merchant be hind the counter smiling to his customers, or at his de.-k counting his money, and thev cannot think he works ; and they go away wishing wishing that Providence had been so kind to them, j hey see the lawyer advocating the cause of his client, uttering with eloquence wit ty or grave sentences, bringing tears to the ev or laughter to the countenance of judge jury and spectators : and they go away repining that the gifts ot Providence were so partially bestowed. They see not the mechanic at work by his lamp, while farmers are,reading by their firesides ; they see him Dot with his accounts, anxiously luuaiug rorwaiu to ilieiune when his payments become due, his flour barrel out, thev see not the anxious care-worn countenance of the Merchant, while alone in his office, just before his bank note becomes due, and no money to meet it ; and they see not the lawyer in the still hours of the night, with aching head and weari ed eyes, looking up authorities to sustain his | cause on the eve of rrial. j It is they themselves—t/e farmers—that have^setUJ^mp upon their occu- one else admits °g|gMpres it. The ; lawyer, the doctor, the merchant and the me chanic, envy the farmer his farm and his hap- breha butter and chee??s?his fruits, ] "meats and his grain, the product of his own, bor, that he can eat with an appetite sharpened by mui—nlnr exercise, and knowing that they j are pure and healthy. Ask the mechanic what fl£"W?Tnving for, and what is his aim. For a j jjomj*, a niece of lap J that'l can cult ivateT and ; eatthe f>nit< mil nnrn raising ; the will he hopes to end upon a farm , and the doctor will tell you the ' same. - ~ j What if their faces are blanched while the farmer is tawny—their fingers delicate and sup | pie, while the farmers are dingy and clumsy—• | their garments fine and clean, while his are | soiled and coarse. Each is appropriate and e qually respectable. A chimney sweep in white | linen, or a farmer at his plow in fine broadcloth would be an object of ridicule, equally with a lawyer in rags. More men make themselves ridiculous by over dressing than the reverse, jII the farmer has not delicacy, he has strength and power of endurance far more valuable. If he is not educated and refined, it is no fault of his occupation, did he himself not think so ; for i no one has more leisure for reading and stud}', jlf he mingles less with the world and leatns less of etiquette, he has an opportunity for 1 thought, and learns less of deception, intrigue arid chitanery, which makes no one happy. Whose sms make the most enterprising and j successful merchants, the most profound states men, the most eminent engineers, and the most learned lawyers and divines 1 _The sons of farmers. They go forth from the farm with ' healthy blood in their veins inherited Ironi heat i thy parents, and consequently healthy and vig orous minds. Who are looked up to as defen ders ol our homes in case of invasion ! Whose names are in the jury boxes, and whose names are sought for,(aye, a little too often successful | !y,) on a bank note ? Brother farmers, let u not repine at our lot ; let us not envy others while they envy us ; let us honor our calling, aud itwill honor us. "Honor and lam? from no condition rise ; "Ha that would win n.ust labor for the prize." Gorham, N. Y., N0v.,'58. S. B. P. Mobile Register suggests the name of Hon. George M. Dallas for the Demo, cratic Presidential nomination in 1860. VOL. 2, NO. 33.
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