li 11 1 li . 11 4 i t ' " - - JjjlL'l. iiiimaa --"Tin . hlhhm,,! ,- . ",' -' " ' " - . r ipl U i AV 'W 'H W;J iV 'VviH ,;NC" M- (k 7l .-:;V-:' '-V-... A Democratic Weekly .Newspaper; B Fr -f a ft' o I a, fi VOLUME 1. ' 1 " I - - 'J E1 " ' ' " ' ' r- - - EBENSBURGf, FA:, THURSDAY, JULY 1867. TTOLLIDAYSBUIIG I XX JACOB M. PIRCHER, FASHIONABLE . CLOTHIER & TAILOR, Jas just opened a full assortment Orwell se- jecieu ana most UtHirable WW & SUMMER GOODS. Gent and Boys furnished with CLOTH NO, HATS, SHOES, &c, of the latent Vyles snd best material, at tho L OWEST ASH PRICES. 4 TARIETY OP PICCE GOODS, kbich will be sold by the vard or made to rJcr ia the mt approved manner. Ihvlog given full satisfaction to his cus mers f.r more than twenty five teaks, c guarantees the same to all who may favor m with their patronage in the future. -Store on" the west side of Montgomery rcet, below Blair, next door to Masonic ill, Ilollidaysburg, Ta. Imy23.1y. T ICFSE NOTICE retitions f-l for License have been filed in the office 'the Clerk of Quarter Sessions of Cambria cBty by the following persons, to be pre ntfhi to tho Judges of said Court, on Wed !ay the 10th day of July next: TAVE1IN LICENSES. Gmcmtwph B. rough Awd'w Abler. Ma- V Seitz ; Ebensburff Borouch D. A. Crn- ,1, west ward ; Johnstown Borough Da i JanicH, Thomas S. Davis, 2d ward ; Mill He-Thomas W. Michael, 2d ward. . EATI3CG HOOSE LICENCES. Cieraugh Tp. Peter Rubritz ; Johns on Boroagh tVederick Kreb. Sd ward : lurolltown Borougli Julius Steich ; Croylo I? Peter Brown; Conemangh Bor Joseph toemaKer, za warn. QUAI1T LICENSE. Loretto Borough William Gwmn. GEO. C. K. ZAHM. Clerk. NUMBER 23. - Original adrj u THE STREAMLET. ' BT JULIA TOBIS. Away to the .wood; where the. grave oaks grow. Ana incebus at morning peeps modestly inrougn . Far under the boughs, at the valleys Bide, xue jpeany waters ngnt merrily glide. Their pathway is pebbled, their borders in bloom With the verdure of summer and beauty of And the masa-robe Is rich In snnnv cleam That carpets the bank of the beautiful stream There is food for the soul, there are charms Tor the eye, Where the crystal waters co nrattliner W Where tha wild flowret rears its delicate head. All glowing and fresh from its damp, leafy uru. Where the violet blooms In unconscious pride In each fairy nook by the streamlet's side; Where the summer's sunset bathes its banks witn a smile and blush for :ta merry prank. There's bloom in the forest, there's balm In the air. For the angel of peace reigns beautiful there. Anu ine suui cursts her fetters while stroll- ? mg quite soon 'Mid our greenwood haunts In joyous June. I Iovo to roam throush a vale like this. And follow the streamlet where'er it list- tor pure are the joys that eush o'er the son! as, bidden by fancy, thus careless we roam PRIVATE SALE. The subscri ber offers at Private Sale two valuable tefsef TiMBEZl LAND, situate in Jack ii township, Cambria county, and known tl "Uoya rroperty Also Four oth ral aahlc tract of LAND, situate in Cam x and Jackcon townships, and known as a -rensaouU iTopcrty." Also TWO ARMS adjoining the borough of Ebeneburg -me containing about 10t acres; the other mi 160 acres. The buihftogs are all in 4 repair, with never-failing springs of ter war the house. 17 Persona wfthing to piircbfwe or Fel lint or Timber Lands, will do well bv nog on me before buying or oflerine: them rsaie. r. A. olIUEMAKKIl. p.U.tf. Att'y at Law, Kbnsbuig. V 3IAN" DOWN LIFT ILtMl -ng calf, a strong call, and a sincere and m:fned call to all those knowing tinm- v InJobtod. the subscriber having Habil- io meet and drnw an.l nlhor grtMu t requiring cash and nothing but cash. "'ugn green bacKS might do. All the acy that I liave received from my patrons -1 my ceo'ic in tjambria county baa not auujciect to clear my drug bills. I do are my friends that it is not my pleasure wasa or distress any ore, but my neces- . i mereiore nono thlscu will lie sufTi- r mmcc to all. J. J. KRISK. M. D. August ine. June G, 167.-Ira. RXECUTOirS NOTICE. Let- ia testamentary on tho ostato of 5 uiosser, late of Chest township. county, aec'd. having been granted undersigned by the liegister of eaul ,nfyt all persons havlnz claims airainst 'fstafe will please present them dulv all ocated for settlement, and those indebt- "ie same are hereby requested to come ana raako payment. n PAUL YOH.NER. Executor, -''est Township, June 13, 18G7.-CU T r ALUUTOR'S NOTICE. Let- f-r - .... . i lestamentarv on the pssf at r,r n 3 Weilandt, late of Susquehanna town- i', tambna county, deceased, have been JteJ to the undersigned ' by the Register 'M coanty. All persons having claims -isl faid es'tato will please present them payment, and those owing the same are ;'-ested to make ttlement without delay. i xuxjx. oiiiiwu, executor, uptown, May SO, 1867.-t,w ylSSOLUTION. Tho partner- t aip heretofore existing between S. A. i nd Dr. H. G Christy, in the hotel iess, has this day been dissolved bv mn- C10 S A. Crista retiring , from the 1 ha : H V - - if 11 T-v P rn. uuoiucea wm oe continuea oy UT. Uiristy. who will tiaV a11 dhfj that or may become due. iztn, Juno 12, 1837. i v. JSEPH ZOLNER, Jit., I , Wathmlcr and Jeweler . l the room en H;h street. onDOsite oonta!a House, recently occupied by uoyd M a Dnjg Store Watches and .teg, and all work warranted. ' May 23, 1867. Ull E s n. DAVIS, fCHERRY ASH LUMBER, No. 314 and 816 A". Broad-St., W- PHILADELPHIA. , KlTttendJ ia Ebensburg by "uuims. rmyl6 ly riginal CommunicntioiT. ' . 9 THE TEACHERS' ADVOCATE. 'Ckjmpuliiory Alfcndancc." AETICLE KTJ1IBEB TWO. Mr. Editor-rWe find in your Issue of the 13th inst. an article from the Teachers Ad vocate entitle! ; Compulsory Attendance," which appears to be intended as a reply to our article published in ycur Issue of the 23d of May. Were it not that the subject in controversy is one oi great importance, as touching the rights and liberties of our DeoDle. we should deem it unnecessary to take any notice of tneir reply. The editors of Ihe Advocate, we trust, will pardon us for saying that we have seldom, if ever, read a controversial artical on any I m : . ii - . i i . . cuLijeci ia wdico is to oo louna such a lum- Tl 1 m i . - ... . uie oi v.rarmauons, aeniais and evasions, as Is to bo found in their reply. ' Of the justice oi mesa remarKs, nowever. the reader will Judee. lb gienllemen start out by expressing surprise as to what induced U3 to put their head on our article. As they have failed to comprehend we fear ve could not enlighten them. We shall endeavor to notice the iimnd points in tneir reply, seriatim, notwithstand ing the confused and disorderly, manner in which it is put together. First "11 starts out by asking us five or six questions which, as they are entirely t'K relavent, we rasa over without further re mark." Isow let the reader judge as to the rele vancy of these questions. Here they are : 1st. When children are Irregular in their attendance, do you know whether or not the teachers take the trouble to inquire of their parents as to tho cause 2d. Is it, or is it not, obligatory on teachers to make such inquiry? 3d. If it is, are you not aware that It is seldom made? 4th. If it is not the duty of teachers to make such inquiry, how are they to know, when a child fails to attend regularly, that it is playing truant. or that its absence cannot be accounted for through a justifiable or excusable cause ? 6th. Has not ihe . teacher the right to pun ish a child for playing truant, as he would for any offence committed in scnool ? Although we are somewhat surprised that these gentlemen should hazard the assertion that these questions are entirely irrclazent. in their reply published In the Advocate, we certainly never dreamt that they would risk such an assertion In the columns of the Free man, unless by a delay of three weeks ia re plying to our strictures they had hoped your readers would entirely overlook the perti nency and relevancy of these questions to tho subject in controversy. Why, gentle men, not permit the readers of the Adtocate to judge as to the relevancy of these ques tions ? . Is it cot an insult to their intelli gence for you to decide for tbem, without giving tbem an opportunity to judge for themselves ? If they are entirely irrelavent certainly it would be easy for any person of ordinary ability to show It. But let us see if they are Irrelavent. .Does not J. .NewIIn, Esq., head the "able document" which he read before the Convention of County Super intendents' "Irregularity of Attendance in Schools?" Docs not thq whole purport of that article consist In advocating a compul sory enactment by the Legislature as the only proper remedy for the evil 1 Is not your article in the May number of the TeacJi ers Advocate headed 'Irregular Attendance V And do vou not in that article advocate a compulsory law as the best, if not the only, remedy ? Will you, gentlemen, deny this ? And yet in the face of your own article, aBd that of Mr. Newlin's, you tell your readers - -x -wv.uuo wo BHtrny jrreiavenu j If we are not much mistaken, no intelligent reader of the Freeman will fail to compre- uvuu ma uu uuier questions could be more pertinent ana relevant to the main question ai issue. ;.bven grant that the Legislature nau tne right to pass compulsory laws, the uuieu ana poncy oi such laws would be extremely, doubtful until it was found that the powers now in the hands of parents. rci-.vut.rs huu fcnooi directors were inade quate. It xlevolved on the. editors of the Adbocdte to defend their position by replying uicso 4ucti.iuas sertaum, endeavoring at least to show that It is impossible, or nearly so, to have regular attendance by any other means now within the power tf parents, teachers and directors-; We give them credit for sorhfe foresfght'if uu ujgeuiousnes8, in evadfog a reply. . Just about the time ouf article was published the Johnstown Democrat published in its local columns an interesting report of ah exhibi tion in the schools in Conemaugh Borough under the superintendence of Rev. Valentine Lobmyer, O. S. B. We have not this reDort at hand, but if we remember correctly, it was stated that, of the laree nhmbef nf children attending these schools, there wax but one instance of ii regular attendance, arid that but for a single day. Here, then: Is the whole controversy about commdsoru edu cation In a nut shell. If the editors of the Advocate cannot now see the relevancy of our questions, further criticism on that point wouia be cruel. Second "We are pleased to see that R admits that the Scriptures enjoin upon pa rents the duty of educating their children. After makiDg such an admission. Is it not strange that he should be seized with holy horror at the bare mention of an enactment intended to prevent people from setting the laws of God and the interests of mankind at defiance, by allowing their children to grotv up in ignorance?" Yes, gentlemen, we certainly admit that the Scriptures enjoin on parents the duty or educating their children, and yet we deny that the Scriptures either enjoin or command parents to have their children taught even to read or write, much less do they enjoin that dntyon the govern ment. What kind of education, then; it may be asked, does the Scriptures enjoin on parents? This will be best explained by putting ine question: ior what purpose was men created and placed m the world 7 Answer : To know God, to love Him. and to 6erve Him, and by these means to eo.ln everlasting life. Or, In other words : To love God and keep his commandments. Here, then, are the principle duties which devolve upon parents regarding the educa tion of their children. Can these duties be fulfilled without learning them to read or write ? Certainly they can, and have been. We know that tho greater number of the Apostles were illiterate men. We know. notwithstanding they were commissioned and commanded by onr Savior to teach all nations, they were not commanded to teach them by learning them to read or write, nor by reading or writing to them. But, not withstanding, every Intelligent Christian will freely admit that education, in the popular sense of the word, Is of very great importance to mankind in assisting them to perform well the great ends of their crea tion, not to speak of the incalculable benefits to be derived from a good education in a temporal point of view, especially when these great ectfs are kept in the foreground. The editors of the Advocate seem to insinu ate that we did not quote-theni fairly, that is if we understand them, by omitting a sen tence that would explain and moderate what preceded it. ; Here, then is the sentence; "Of course such a law would have to be framed with much care, and should not be node too strict at Jirst. This, to use a common phrase, is getting out of the mud and Into the mire. If the gentlemen had attempted to answer any of our strictures they could have found one on this very point. We will state it again for their bene fit : "But when you admit the government has the power to make the sentence one year, or less, by what right do you deny it's authority and power to make it ten or more years?" Gentlemen, do you not perceive that the very sentence, especially the" part which you have italicised for oar benefit. and complain of us for not quoting, admits what we 6aid in our first- article on this point. But such a law should not be made too strict at Jirst ! No, that would be bad policy, but when you find the people yield and become accustomed to it, then make it as strict as you please. Gentlemen, we have some curiosity to see hew your Art of Reas oning will extricate you from, this dilemma. Perhaps it is our logic is at fault. We had been taught that logic meant the right use of reason, or the art of reasoning and think ing justly. Doubtless the editors of the Ad vocate can teach us better. The editors of the Advocate intimate that they do not agree with J. Newlin, Esq.. in all particulars. They 6ay : "We think the punishment ae proposes is too severe." Yes, at Jirst. Now will you be kind enough, gentlemen, to tell us in what other particu lar you do not agree with Mr. Newlin ? They also seem to complain that we have done some injustice to Mr. Newlin by not giving an uunr tiiinci, lrum ms aoie docu ment. A school director has kindly furnish ed us with the February number of the Pennsylvania School Journal, in which Mr. Newlin's essay i3 published. We have read it carefully and find that in place of doing him injustice, we have given your readers- but a faint idea of the absurdities and vasra- rica contained in his article. - He eulogizes. as we aaa anticipated, the attempt made to enforce his system in some towns in Mass a- cnt!S3tts. 'lhen he proceeds at ereafc length with a eulogy of the Prussian system, which ls.KEown to be the most despotic in princi- pieunot in practice on earth a system which ' is based on the principle that the peopie are maae lor the government, not the .government for the people. But the most remarkable part of his very able docu tnent is a sentence which he evidently flatters bimsalf is conclusive of his argument in favor or compulsory education, nere it is: ' "If! the btate can enact Jaws to punish their cniiarenr lor crime, it certainly ought to have tne power oi preventing them from commit ting it, by throwing around them a kind but firm hand, and securing to them that moral and mental education necessary to lead them into the path of virtue and knnwl a ma is ceriainiy ncn. i nen, on ilr. Newlin's theory, if he is correct, that the government has this power, what is its duty In the premises ? Why that it should say that every parent must be made to send his children to the public school, or, indeed, to any school." (?) Do yon remember, gen tlemen, what you have said ? , Shall we be obliged to call the reader's attention again to the heading as well as the purport of your article? Further comment or criticism on thUpoint might appeal uncharitable. v . We said that compulsory education bv any government is contrary to the divine and natural laws, and a violation of parents. Why, gentlemen, do you not luae an aitemps to reiute this? Is the reader to understand that your imperfect at tempt at giving the meaniag of the natimsl iaw is your repiy. .. T" M 1 m ius nere is the most flagrant miRsfjitA. ment we have yer seen: " R maintains mat tne parent has a rie-ht in nllnw ohn. 1 . o " " aren to Crow UO iffnoranno if ha 1o,lro. n Now we challenge you. eehttemen. tn chow your readers, by any word which we have uttered, that - :. . t. . . . - - - j v u ? Pouce,man w walcn every family Kind, even by implication. On the contra night and day, lest any member should be I rv. we asserted that r.i ontaA tu- guilty of any crime. Indeed, one policeman I cation of the child to the narenta anrl nnt lor each family would be entirely inadequate to the government, holding the parents res- ru,F,KD' wouiu require a pouce- i ponsipie ior a violation or omissicia of the'r man for almost every individual in the State; duty. Let us see if we have any fitfthortfy STORY, OF A Tie that Is, that one half of the DODulation shonlri ui i. . .. . act as pou.ee tor the other half, and vice versa. Here, tow, gentlemen of the Advocate, is a sample oi ine very able document read bv Jesse JNewIm. Esq., before the State Con vention of County Superintendents. This. too, is a hortibn of your extract from his es- W o had put this question to the editors of the Advocate : Whence does the Legis- tu . support or tnis a.Mrt nn. w ,;ii present quote but two out of the many which we- mtilri fnrntaV TT;::. .1 i - -""in uuuuiuiua. a. uiali i i guished jurist on natural law. isavs s "Pa. A 1 Xl 1 . . ... - cum, uave me ngni, Dy the law ot nature, to direct the actions of their children, as be ing a power necessary to their nrorjer edu cation. It is the Will of God. t.hrtfnr fhaf. parents Bnonid nave and exercise that pow- cieinniciua' Uiem. Jur. iVat. et fienti- em, b. ii., ch. 3, sec. 62, 55. Our other au- manner suggested, with parental authority?" Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylva Here is their reply : "What does R mean nia. In the case of the Commonwealth vs by parental authorityallow his child t grow up in ignorance, to prey upon, society ? If this doctrine of the absolnte control of children whatever ehorrhity, whether men-1 tai or phys.cai, their passions of thehr whims may, suggest; and the Court which con oemned Lrtndsley for whipping his child to j death rendered a verdict Flagrantly opposed ! to nhral law and the liberty of the citizen." Gentlemen; we candidly admit that when we penned that sentence we had seme fears . . . . . . i j a oiftcr day a well-kfio-fO-n cihT az pectabl8 young lady of the upper crust in! St. Louis, intending torsttend at d picmc; bought a nice large ibaskeCat.Warne Si Qhcever'e, and so as to be able to identify property,' ba5 it Eett hbth t o-r;rj a larg card on which the young l.-J.fs name waa written m a .boU'i legible hand. Tha day of tho picnic the basket-was-Tpr? delicacies for the occasion and faithfully perfbrmd its ofSces,- and was pr6iaptly recognized by tho larga cardan riafea thereon as the property of, the fair prc nickian. In daa tirie it was cfirptied of its palatable coti'fents,-and was not filfed as trere the baskets of old,- btrt was mada the fedeptacle of dh-ty knives and fork, empty dishes and soiled napkins. Trredl and weary with the pleasures of the day, the party returned to the city in the evening, when several of them, including our he roine stepped into the rce-feafii alooa to regale themselvea with Viands &ta Ras sian Possessions. Depositing her basket in ft corner,- onr lady friend thought no . more cf it until the party wa leaving, when baske't,- naffitg or frajirfnentat could. nowhere be found. It had been stoled. Giving it up as lost," she thought no more of the basket, but returned to her Dateri- nal roof and was eooft dreafni&g a lover's dream of the day pretiou&j Imaging. Miss 's surprise oa readifsg the ani nouncement in the morning paper the next day, informing the public- that a basket had been found on the steps of a promi- nent gentleman's residence, to which wa attached a card bearins the younff fadv's name, and in which was a fine bouncing baby a few days old " " . - A terrible consternation spread through- Armstrong he says : "It is the risrht nrl tlm duty of the father not only to maintain his infant chiMren. Vint tn irc-nit. . , t , -, . . . , . , . . I ; w luoii uit vucii uiiuuv ine coua oy tne parent if true,hen parents in moral and religious principles, and to re bate a perfect tight to? inflict upon their ulate their consciences by a course of educa- Hon and discipline. AM interference with the parental power and datv. excent bv tha out the household of tta kaske (k Hnit Cnnrta nf ina'ivi 07m.ti V.o ; 1 i I yl. j ' j ljl. - . . j Uvu wo. j,un w I5 uuseU tuj. - jjiuuu uuu revenge was loudly In S 00355110 "jnon. and talked of, when an "explanation ensued,'' to showthat onr mi nF-,nmi v I uiti iranocnce ine next cay the facts as because we hold that if ihn ' above stated; which is eatisfactOTT'to air T a t . t . v. . . . 1 . . " wviviM MVU UOO f . mat euner you might not comprehend our j the right to compel attendance at school, it concerned,- we Suppose, as it seems that meaning, or make it a pretext for evading I can compel the people to attend a particular J116 young lady owned the basket and card " 't"j n wrote at iae time tne 101 i tourcn. i.ney say : "JNow we beg to re lowing sentence, but came to the conclusion j mind him that the Constitution of the State uifcerwarus to :eave it out; as it might 6p- j ior bids interference hi religious matters." pear like an insult to the intelligence of the Yes, and we beg to remind them that the ' cro ii. 13;-. il is -irne. no on 1 oonsuiution or onr Kf.afjk oic r-,i-K5. doubts the right of the Legislature to Inter-1 deprivation of the nersonal lir.hrttrht-triai.ii fere when parents are euiltv of barbarous or I izen unless for crimp, on oftomn rt I took pity Oh a boor raFfred hnv nf a 'Aw. uoaimeui, ur ucn parents would be i crime, or m case 01 absolute necessity, when J cioediy aars: complexion, and gave hira a guilty of a violation of the natural and di- the public good demands it. And we also home in her family. Aftr Ynr ,Wt!, Tins r. anH hnnl,1 fV, TsmcUu, r:i t W tn nir.1 tk.i i ; 1 1 . I J. 0 . , .v. -" 6ui""' 11 1 r- uwnEBioi parents i cioinea jaeic wns hririnv, nr mnn rt- MSS-anV enactment . for - thn nrnfwfTnri nfllAJt U.O hat e!,r" 1m I . . 1 1 J ' children mint tfc of rt-n, 1. 7n fTl V! as a prie-pig. me good Woman Wai q -mw,w.ww v vv- u uu- 1 ' ut tfui auu li m r. i rjiJtii tin nonr i . . ... . natural Barents, th mmmnn kr mlorlit which VeA hf,i, 1 5" i pieasea witn ber BucCBSSi arid aU Went oa prove sufficient for their protection and the which no government" has the 'right to' take f 8mmmino17 tl11 one , oay Bhe" heard hini A 1 -v V jvhW m. . - i - . m iruta iaem, no matter whether that riht be. I hui in any inmg out a secured in Its Constitution or not. They rererent manner. Calling Jack to her4 aiso remind us that the Liohstithtinn Anr I she nrowedprl tn WtnrA, V?fM hhhn but not the babj;Sprnuyfuld (III) Regis ter, Juns 21. .'. . :. ,- - ' A ilUMANE ladv in the west nf fiMrt. dttring: the rush of contrabands tbithpr. punishment of tlio wrong doers. So much we wrote at the time. Their own admission that they did not understand, what we meant proves what might be considered egotistical 1 not deprive the Legislature of the power to enormity of the deed, teliin hini he must au uo on uuo .J l l.lolbv 1U regard to education, but. on thn The fifth commandment savs "Thou Bhalt I contrary; says the Legislature shall r.rmrir? not kill," yet every one knows that under I for the establishment of schools. Grant!. certain circumstances we are not only jus-1 But where is the power given in the Consti- uui it is our- outy to am. mwuu w wmpei parents to send their chii- Apply the logic of the editors of the Advocate to this arid it will be found we are estopped from arguing that it is right - to kill umler any circumstances. When we say that God has entrusted the education of the child to the parents, tho editors f the Advocate, ac- dren to school, or to have them educated? We would respectfully sueseat to the edi tors of the Advocate to turn their attention to our strictures, in our former article, and endeavor to refute them. We expect them to do thii not by misstatements, but by full cording to their logic, hold that this is giving J and fair quotations from us, so the reader may the parents absolute control to do ah thev please with their children, and should they disobey, whip them to death, as Rev. Joel Lindsley did. This is singular logic. Bo cause parents in some instances prove to be brutes, the natural and divine law which en trusts the education of their children to them is a bad jaw, and all wrong! understand the points at issue. If they do this we shall not complain as to how roanv t"iciB fcucjr majr use in replying. it. A Matkimonia l ' PnorosmoN. We yesterday overheard unintentionally of But the law I course- a bit'of matrimonial conversation; that Jesse Newlin. Esd.. and the editors of I which we hope the parties interested will the Advocate unre ia a cond law. and all I exrnsa na for; rotwntino': certainly go to Tophetj unless he stopped swearing. "What kind ob fa place act dat?" tt is a lake of fire and brimj stone." "Fiar and brimstone; Missus f". Yes, and you will be put into it and burned forever and ever." "But poor Jack burn all up. Misses V Noi voti won't j yoti'd keep biirnlnj?; and toever be5 consumed.' 'But I neber could stand it.'' "1 oa will have to stand iti" replied - i the woman something at a loss for words to make him ukderstand her tneanihsn "WelV' replied the juvenile contraband, "if I kin stand It, Missus, I don't care for" hell-fiar or brimstone eder." St. Gain" viL'e Gaeettt. right, althorigh it might prove to be as bar- oarous ana cruel, in its results as the treat ment by Lindsley of his child. Let us see the distinctioc Rev. Joel Lindsley, in at tempting to educate his child in his wav. vi olates the natural, the divine and the muni cipal law, by whipping it to death. The Legislature passes a law interfering with the natural and divine right of parents as to how and when they shall educate their children, and for a violation of this law by either pa rent or child, the child may be sent to a bouse of correction. Wherein, now. is the difference between th6 barbarity and crueltv j of .Lindsley on the one hand and the Legis lature on the other;? Lindsley : whips his child to death, and it is relieved of its sufFerr ings. The Legislature tears the child from its parents, its brothers and sisters, its play mates, its home, and puts it in a house of correction, to pine and die. Lindsley vio lates the natural, tho divine and the munici pal law. The Legislature violates the natu ral and divine law, the Constitution of our State, and the inherent and indefeasible rights of parents. Lindsley is guilty of inhuman and barbarous treatment of his child, in op position to all laws. The Legislature sanc tions almost similar treatment, and in some respects worse, under the mere semblance of law. In a word, what Lindsley is condemn ed for doing by every one they urge upon the Legislature to do, but in a somewhat different manner, and what, doubtless, would seem to Mr. Newlin a more refined manner, in accordance with the ideas of Christian civilization in Massachusetts and Prussia But let us hear them again : "We do not A young man, laboring on a farm not many miles from, this city; ' brought the daughter of his employer into town to sge the circus. On arriving in the city, they proceeded to one of our best refreshment halls, and were soon seated in one of those cozy recesses provided for "the accommo dation .ot hungry mortals. The good things of the establishment were ordered and disposed of by the inmates. There conversation was running largely upon the subject of matrimony, and the young man proposed that they proceed forthwith- and be "united.. The lady replied : "How can. I marry you, John? you are. very poor, and father ia wealthy and Very proud. Pride be blest, exclaimed John, "may I never ride another horsa to water if I wouldn't marry yoa if ho was worth a million, and would" give us half of it." There was a Sound, as if a horse's hoof, had been pulled out of the mod, and the lovers were kappy. Wealthy, out proua rarmers, who have rnamas- able daughters and A young man in their employ named John, will take notice. Sanduskg Register. ' A Raii.ro a t IlERO.The heroism cf a draw-tender, Dennis Cbiganj prevented a most frightful accident at thS East Bridgeport (Conn;) - bridge-, on Friday. The draw had been open to let a schoon er pass, the ball was dowhi and tho , bridge some fifteen feet oiit of plate when the train came in sight, fend pushed along at the Usual Speed, the engineer not seeing the signal, arid knowing nothing about it till within twenty feet of the draw; 1 By' the greatest exertion the brings was swung , into place, but as the track strikes the draw at a strong Carve on tha west side, a train com in 2 on it frbni that direction would inevitably swing it open unless it i was locked, knowing ' this, Colgaa ran across the bridge in the fees of tho advancing traini arid In spite of the cries of the spectators, and dropping in front of th engine, succeeded in locking " the bridge with about an inch of the bar, and sliding to the platform below. So narrow, was bis escape in performing this heroic deed that all thought he had been crush ed to death beneath tha wheels cf tha car,. Lokd Buckingham was once at dinner where a Mr. Grubb was invited to sing, lie begged to be excused, urging that be did not know what to sing. "Sing 'I'd be a butterfly ' suggested the nobleman. There is a whole sermon fn the savin? of the Persian : "In all thy quarrels leavo open the door of reconciliation. It should never be forgotten. Wht i3 a prosy preacher lilce the hub of a wheel ? Bccaesa the fellows f him are tired. f r i i f
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