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BTJOIIN B. BUTTON.
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- Nowvlllo Academy. •,
Select Classical,and Scientific Scuool,
: *'*) Newville, Cumberland County , Pa,
TT is confidently believed that few Institutions offer
X greater inducements to students than the above,
f'ij., .Located ih the midst of a community pioycrhial for
V .. their intelligence* morality and regard for the interests
’ V,.-, -of religion, this’Academy can effectually guard.its
. members from evil and immoral influences. Advan*
tagoa are likewise offeied to those desiring to pursue
the study of the physical sciences, surpassing those
of most similar institutions.
v't?*" Those .having sons or wards, a ml-.wishing to send
them to a Seminary of learning, aro respectfully soli
cited to visit Newville, and judge of the advantages
■ for- themselves, or, at least, procure a circular- con
ig/ taining full particulars, by addressing
If k JAMES HUSTON, Principal,
jjft • Newville, Pa., Aug. 23, 1849—1 y
I Plainfield Classical Academy. ,
' Four miles west of-Carlisle, between the Newtills
State Road and the Cumberland Valley Railroad, .
. SEVENTH SESSION.
THE Seventh session will commence on. Monday
the filhofNovb’r. IS4O. The numberufstudents
b'.y is limited, and they are carefully prepared for Col
lego, Counting House,&c.
The situation precludes the possibility of students
associating with the viclousordeprnvcd,beinsrcmot€r
• • from town or village, though, easily, accessible by
' *•> State Ro.tif or .Cumberland Valley Railroad, both of
• •’'which pass through lands attached to the institution
TERMS.
Boarding,washing,tuition, sso 00
...\Jjatin or Greek,
. I Musi 10 M
French or German* fi 00
.Circulars with rofcicnccß.drc., furnished by
R.K.UCKNS.rrincipol.
. Octobers, 1849.—1 y
COVERIA’S HOTEL,
■/ff' MARKET SQUARE, HARRISBURG, PA.
t’OINCE tha close of tho last business season, tins
Hotel has been greatly enlarged, and undergone
a thorough alteration, renovation, papering and re
furnishing, thereby modernizing and making itdeci
ii®a. dedly.the most comfortable, convenient and b.sl ar
ranged Hold, at the scat of Government.
The locution is peculiarly fine, and such as to add
greatly to tho comfort of guests, being in the most
central uud delightful part of Harrisburg. ■
The building contains 71 chambers; is three stories
' high; eighty feet front on Second street, and 50 leet
Market Square, with two wings extending
back HO feet and a capacious court in the centre. ...
Tho DINING ROOM Is capable of scaling 125
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nOT AND COLD OATHS hav C been added and
part of the now improvements. ?
Tlio various departments of the House have been
. under such management as enables the Pro*
jjirielor to guarantee to bis patrons, friends, and the
commuiiily, that every possible attention
bo given to their cumfoit.
' After returning his sincere thanks for the verv
liberal patronage heretofore extended to him, ho most
solicits a continuance of it.'
Swells coveuly.
Harrisburg. Dec. 13, IS49—3tn ..
. TlicNcw Year
'AS brought with it, and added to our former
e l°ck of Glass <Sc Quecnstvore, o variety of fine
>'■-jbJg.hina, Granite, and Blue Liverpool Tea Setts \ bc
■‘ViMdea, Dishes, Plates, Dowls, nmt every article suit-'
'visible for Dinner Sells; Tumblers. Salts, Pitchers,
ftToilct sells, and n hamlaotno selection <»f
Rich & Fancy China,
■'•/■vrmrliclca, asoful as well as ornamental, making our
stock one of the finest assortments to select
V;f Troin—and to which tho attention of our former
:'friends, housekeepers, and others, are Invited—at the,
Sj&i old rta s n neatly opposite iho Post OllW,
mL Carlisle, Jan. 10, 1850 J, W. EDY,
COFFEES. A lot of fresh Rio and Java Coffees
of best quality, now in store—also* general as
■orltnent of .the now crop of GREEN' AND DLACK
TEAS; n general assortment of Sugars, cm
jgyffiLbraclng the usual variety of Drown;'also
i, ■ Crushed Sugars, at former loVv prices*'and o fresh
y lot of Pure Spices, ground and unground, including
. . Citron, Cu’rnnts, &c.—as well as nur other usual,
t - • variety—all just rcco'vod and for sale by
i ' . January 10. 1850 . J. W. ERY.
Ccdsu'wat'tt.
TUST received ut tho cbuap Hardware store of the
\i . • J subscriber, in Eist High street, a .complete as
' aorlmont ofTuba, Duckets, Churns,.&o.
Also, Dupont's Rifle and Ulaniing Powder. Tor
sale very low by IIENRV SAXTON. ,
Juim.iiy 24, 1850.
, Cheap Clothing Store.
subscriber would rcspeolfully inform his
and tho public in genera), that ho has re
moved his largo and extensive assortment of
Kcady-njadc Clothing:,
to the room recently pccupied as a store by George
W. Hitner, on* East Malirstreet, directly opposite
Elliott’s Drug store, and within two doors ol Qgilby’s
attfjre, whore he will keep constantly on hand, all
Mods of Ready-made Clothing, and everything per*I
gaining to gonllumen’s wardrobes. The clothing ho
differs for sale is made up in his own shop, by expe
,i’ workmen, ond under his own supervision.—
feels prepared (o offer groat bargains In tho
lino, and to lest this fact ho would earnest*
Invito (ho citizens of this county to give him a
■ call, and examine the quality of his slock and his
prices, licforo purchasing elsewhere.
• •••• |‘Ho will 'duo, us heretofore, continue to make tip
tlUtinds of Clothing according to order, and those
f . prefer It can have their measures taken, and
thfiJr'Rftrmcnta made up to thoir plonsoment. Al
,‘ on hand a largo assortment of Cloths, Cassi
nitres, Satllnols, Vestings, «Sco.
- oDon’l foraot tho place—directly opposite Ellidtt’a
store, and within two doors of Ogilby’a.
: NATHAN IIANTCH.
- • .i Nov 22,1049—3 m
Hardware.
I opened At tliu now and cheap Hardware
of JAOOII SUN BR,anow assortment of
and Domestic Hardware, consisting of a
rimonl of locks and latches of every style
d; hinges, screws, bolts, augurs, auger
Usels, broad and hand axes, hatchets,
knives, planes and plane bills; hand,
ind ripping saws; mill and cross out saws
<1 *a make, warranted good; a good assort
sirnalar saws, warranted; traoeand halter
a superior quality that has never been in
. lhl,';m«tki'l before, lions, shovels, spades, forks
«qd 'taWas knives and forka; Iron. Japan", and brass
oahdlanioka; an assortment of Brttania and Glass
Ethorlal Lamps, spoons, shovels, tonga, water
and ltsJ tea kuiiloa, brass preserving kettles, Co
dnrwv°> nnvils, vices, files and rasps, of every
kindsVcj prico,
WaW bar iron, hoop and band Iron, cast*shear,
sprint'd fid hUsterod stool, wn«—- >i] r '' '
.ifijA »erod stool, warranted good,'
150 poxes window glass, towor than ovor.
.Sfttfliegs Wolhorill’s pnro while load.
i'ba'rroTn Flaxseed oil, 100 {{alls. Turpentine,.
iM'kegs Duncan Nails, warranted .good, • . .
,m)'doz. prime warranted Corn & Grass Scythes
• ftfeaao call at the well known store of Jacob
Benar, North Hanover street, next door to Glass*
Carlisle.
3d, 1819
THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER,
la published every Thursday, at Carlisle. Pa., by JOHN B.
BRATTON,-upon the following conditions, which will be
rigidly adhered to: '
TERMS: OF 80DSCR1PTI0N
For one year. In advance,
For six months, hi advance,
. No BubPcriptimi taken for a less term than six months and
no discontinuance permitted until all arrearages are.pa id,
Twonty.flVo per Cnnl.nrtilitlnnal on thi* price ofsubscrlptloa
will boroquired of ail those who do not pay in advance.
RATES OF ADVCRTIIIMO.
One square, nne insertion,
One square, two insertions,
One square, throe insertions.,
Every,subsequent insertion, porsqnaro. . - • 25
A lihcrnl discount win be made to those who advertise by
he year, or for three or bljc months. -
OrriCß.—Tho office n'f the Jlmtntan Volunteer fain the sec.
one! story of James H, Ora ham's new stone building, In South
Hanovor street, a few doors south or the Court House, where
those having business are invited to call.
Hectical.
MILTON ON HIS LOSS OF SIGHT.
I am olil and blind I
Men point nt me a* smitten by God's frown !
Afflicted and deserted of my kind.
'Yet I am nut cast down.
I am Weak; yol strong 5
I murmur nut, that I no longer see;,
Four, old, and helpless, I the more belong,
Father Supremo I to Tima.
Ol merciful Onn 1
When men aro farthest, then Thnu art most neitr |
When friends pas* by. my weakness to slum i
'J’liy chariot I hear.
Thy glorious face
Is loaning towards me. and its Imty light
Shines lit upon my lonely dwelling plane—
And there Is no more night. ,
« On my bended knee,
I recognize Thy pnipiso.clearly shown*;
My vislun th'in finn't dimmed that i may tee
Thyiell. Thyself alone.
I have nought to (bar;
This darkness is the shadow of thy tying;
Deocath it 1 am almost sacred-horo
' Can come no evil thing.
Oh I I serin to stand
Trembling. where hint of mortal ne’er hath bean,
U rapped m the radiance of thy Blulesa land
Which eye hail) never seen.
• . Visions conus and go;
ahapei Of rcsiilendentlieanty round ma throng.
from angelhp* I seem th hear the flow. •
■ Of soft and holysulig.
t . • Ilianothlng now, ‘ .
When heaven fa opi*ningoii rny sightless eyas
When airs I'rmii Para refrerh my brb\v,
That earth In darkness lies.
; In a purer dime.
My being Alls with rapture—ivavesof thought
Roll in upon my Splrlt-stialns tubiimo
Creak over me unsought;
Give mn now mylyrnl .
I fool the stirrings of a gift divine,
Within my bosom glows unearthly,(lra
Lit by no skill of mine*
J*p.«CCUa,WlfOllo.
A MIGHT AAIONa 'WOttVJES*
BY J. O. WHITTIER.
Il was a night of January I?—. We had been
to a line quilling parly, about two miles from our
settlement of I'mir or five houses, h was raihbr
late, about 12 o’clock,! should guess, when the
parly broke up. There was a moon, a dull over
head sky, and n few pale and sickly looking
stars gave us their dull light as they shone
through the dingy curtain. There was six of us
in company~-Uenry Jtlason and four as pretty
girls as over grew this aide of the (?reen
Mountains. There were my two sisters, and
Harry’s sister and his Sweetheart, the daughter of
our next door jSjie was a downright
handsome girl, that OarollniLAllen. I never saSV
her equal, though I am no,Stringer to pretty faces.
ft>he was so pleasant and kind of heart, so gentle
and sweet spoken* and so intelligent besides, that
everybody loved her, and she had on eyo as blue
as the hill violet, and her lips were like n red
roso leaf in June, No wonder, then, that Harry
Mason loved her—bpy that ho was—for wo had
neither of us seen our senventeenth summer.
Our path lay through a thick forest of oak,
vytth here and there a tall pine raising its daik
toll shadow against the sky, with un outline ren
dered indistinct by the darkness. The snow was
deeper a groat deal than over fell of .late years—
but the surface was’frosen strong enough to bear
our weight, and we hurried on over the bright
pathway with rapid steps. • We had not proceeded
far before a long, low howl came to our ears.—
“Wo all know Iflh a moment’; - and I could foci a
shudder thrilling the arms that wore close to my
own, and a sudden cry burst from the Ups of all
of us—.“ The wolves! 11.0 wolves!**.
Did Job. oversee a wolf—not one of your caged.
Woken down,.show aniinala, which are exhibited
for six-pence a sight, and children half-price—but
a fierce, half-starved, ranger of (he wintry forest,
howling over iho barren snow, nclnally mad with
hunger! There la not, one of God's trtraluroe
which lias got such a fiendish look as this ani
mal. It has the form as well ns the spirit of a
demon.
Another and another howl; and.then wo could
distinctly hoar the quick patter of the feel behind
OS. Wo all turned right shout and looked in the
direction of the sound. ••The devils are after
ns," said Mason, pointing to a lino of dark
gliding bodies. And so, in fact, they were—a
whole troop of them—howling like so many
lnd|ana in a powpow. Wo had no weapons of
any kind, and wo know enough of the nature of
those vile creatures who followed us, to know
that it would be useless to contend with them,—
I hero was not a moment to lose; the savage
beasts were close upon us. To'attempt flight
would have been a hopeless affair. There was
but one chance of escape and we instantly seised
upon Its •
“To the Iren'—let. us climb this tree! 1 ’ 1 cried
spr'nging forward towards a low houghed and
gnarled oak, which! saw at a glance could be
easily climbed into.
Horry Mason sprang lightly into the tree, ami
aided in placing the terrified girls In a place of
comparative security among (he thick boughs. I
was the last on the ground, nnd the whole troop
were yelling at my heels before 1 reached the rest
of the company. There Was one moment of hard
breathing nnd wild exclamations among ua, and
then a feeling nf oaln thankfulness for our es
cape. The night was cold, and we soon began
to shiver and shake like so many sailors on the
topmast of on Iceland whaler. But there was
no manners, no complaining among us, for. wo
could distinctly see the gaunt attenuated bodies
of the wolves beneath ua, nnd every now ami then
wo could sen great glaring eyes staring up at the
tree where we were seated. And then their yells, {
theyiwerb loud, long, nnd devilish.
1 'know not how Jong wo had rernalned-in this ,
situation, for wo had no means of ascertaining the ]
time, when.l heard a limb of the troo cracking, j
aa.if breaking beneath.the weight of someof ua;
and In a moment afterward a shriek wont through
my ears like the plerceing of a knife. A light
■form wont* through the naked branches and fell i
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‘OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE RiailT-**BUT EIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY’*
CARLISLE, PA-, THURSL
. with a dull and heavy, sound, upon the stiff snow.
11 Oh, God I I am pone l M
It was the voice of Caroline Allen. The poor
1 girl never spoke again. There Was a horrid dark
ness and confusion on my brain, and I spoke not;
and I stirred not, for the whole of that lime was
like an ugly, unreal dream. l only remembered
I thot there were smothered groans and dreadful
howls underneath. It was aTI over in a moment.
Poor Caroline! she was literally eaten alive.—
The wolves had a frightful feast, and they became
raving mad at the taste of bloody
When 1 came to myself, when the horrible
dream .went off—and it,lasted but a moment—l
struggled shake off the arms of my; sister,
which Were clinging around me; could I have
cleared' myself, I should have Jumped down
among the. raving animals. As for, poor Mason,
he was wild with horror. He had tried to follow
Caroline when she red, .but he could not shake off
(he grasp of his terrified sister. His youth,.and
I his weak constitution and frame, Wereiinßlile to
withstand the dreadful trlnj, and ho stood by my
side with his hand firmly clenohcd, and his teeth
set closely, gazing down on the wrangling crea
tures below, with the fixed stare of a maniac. It
was Indeed a terrible scene. Around was the i
thick, cold night, and below the ravenous wild i
beasts were lapping their bloody jaws for another i
victim.
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The morning broke at last, and our frightful
enemies fled at (ho first advance of daylight, like
so many cowardly murderers. We walled until
the sun had risen before we ventured to crawl
from our hiding place. We were chilled through
—every lintb was numb and cold, with terror—
and poor Mason was delirious, and raged Wildly
about the things he had witnessed.
We had gone but a little distance, when-we
were met by our friends from the settlements who
had become' alarmed at our übscence, They
were shocked at oUr wild and frightful appear
ance. They assisted ns to reach home; but Mar
ry Mason never recovered from this dreadful trial.
Mo neglected his business, anon inur
muring.lo himself about that dreadful night, . He
fell to drinking soon after, and died.-a miserable
drunkard before ego had. whitened his head. - '
•For my parti confess I have never Recovered
from the terrors of the melancholy circumstances
which I.have endeavored-to describe.* ‘Thoughts
of it have haunted mo'like shadows;,and even
now the whole scene comes at IfmesTrcshly be
fore me in my dreams, andTsfarl up with some
thing of the same feelings'pf lerrot. which 'lnex
perienced when, more than half a century ago, I
passed a night among the wolves.
REFLECTION*
“In order to learn, wo must attend ; in order to
profit by wlmiwe have learned, wo must think—that
is, reflect. He only thinks, who reflects."
Coleridge's Aids to Reflection,'-.
Coleridge, in his great work, uncqunllcdrfnr d«OD
thought, audits profound insight 01 the human haurt,
most truly remarks ’upon, the general Indisposition'
of almost nllpciions to think—that is to reflect. A
careful'observer will find that the same dislike to
reflection, of which Coleridge complains, exists not
onlv hut in the most intelligent
- Alia cultivated minds. '
to opportunities (or reading and study, give to a muh
the reputation of a well educated mannnd a scholar?
and this reputation soenis to bo all (hat many, nay,
all thul.inust men desire. .
In order to reflect, a man must withdraw himself
from the outer world and enter the inner region of
self—that region so seldom visited. •* Fur alas ! the
greater part of mankind ere no where greater stran
gers than at home." Tills retiring as from the world,
to hold converse with our own thoughts, is often an
irksome thing. Perhaps Wo are not sure of a friend
ly greeting when wo enter within to reflect upon the
past and future; for hero conscience holds horcpurl,
and her power is greatest over the reflecting mind..
Hut be the cause what it limy, it is cerlian that.to
many, nothing is more disagreeable than that which
compels them to reflect. In reflection there Is none
of the excitement which accompanies debate, none
of (ho charm which surrounds oh entertaining book,
none of the thrilling interest which often invests
conversation. Calmly, seriously, deliberately, it must
be dune, if at all. The InmuU of the passions must
be hushed. Our bosom friend must not and cannot
aid us ; the work must be done in silence nnd in re
pose from outward excitements. Earnestly, truth
fully, we must hold converse .with ourselves.' . Not
till wo do this shall we know the inestimable value
of even one lloiir of reflection,
When we consider thut.all true knowledge, lias i(a
birth 2n reflection, wo Blind hot .deem it u light muN
ter (u disregard all its claims upon, and live nn like
tho winged insect Who flutters from flower to flower,
scolting pleasure, but caring far infilling else. Wheth
er thou art engaged in the study of the sciences—
whether thou .art listening to the eloquent words of
4 lecturer, or reading (he thoughts elgcnl!)*, or, still
bolter, listening to tho conversation of the wise and
good— reflect. In this way aiono cans! thou become
wise, though tho. volumes of history,' front Herodo
tus to Maenulayjtavo been lhy.'cnnalsntcompanions.
To'.read. history without reflection is like visiting
Niagara blindfold, or listening to a symphony nt
Beethoven wllli cation in one's cars; Certain, facts
may, it is true, bo fixed in the memory, but.like use.
less lumber they will only clog tho .mind, unless re
flection discover the principles contained therein, and
thus give to each fuel its proper position and t(a right
use. ' . ...
There is another knowledge ril{pro nnpoilnnl than
the wisdom to bo.obtained from books—bclTknowl
edge, Truly (his concerns thee most nearly, and
thou must attain it before thou canal attain Imppt
ness. One word, one earnest Word It) (lice, .reader,
bolbrq wo part. Wouldal limp bo wise? Wouldsl
thou bo happy 7 Know thy ttlf ! Rrjlnti
Oliva D ranch.
TUB UIiVGS*
TJlo eiftlbr of the Danger Mercury, who writes
with a grealdenlof common aenao on nil subjects,
gives the following proscription for a fit of tho blues,
whothor''indigo or otherwiset
“ They ureLofkonlimoa thu creatures of habit, and
Ij9o only by toleration. Dad digefljon, a cloudy day,
a fit of sentimentality,- begets them, and then, Ilka
spirits of ill omen, they flit around us, an Invisible
web, to check our progress, Out n magic word dis
puls-lheip as the crowing of the cook does the spec.
Ires of tho night.. .Jin old gentleman once told me
that ho had made a discovery, which had been for
many yours of inflnlto valuu to him, and (hat was
that Blue Devils never ride on horstbaek.} .So yon
will And, my Mends, they never go on a brisk walk
—they never visit a gymnasium?- they piny no wick*
ft or foot bnll-Mhey , never read Charles Lamb, or
Theodore Hook, br Tom Hood. They mny saunter
| along with you beneath the solemn elms, or through
the quiet walks of the cemetery—(hey will bend
with you over the page* of Byron, or Bnlwer—they
may inapiro your solitary moaioga anywhere. Bill
notion—resolve—society—eager pursuit—healthy,
vigorous thought—ail these are their enemies, and
from these they will always fly."
A Soft Place.—During • tho reign of George If.
nt n hail given by Ms Majesty, lie approached a beau
tiful woman, possessing a find bust, and whose dress
was low on the neck, end addressing her, said
• *• Suffer mo, my deer young lady, to put my hand
upop tlml soft nook.'*
M Sire,” said the young Udy In reply, “ give me
your Majesty's hand, and 1 will place it on n much
t'Jler place.” ' She look (ho King’s hand, and placed
it on his owo/orsAeod. ■
(ETTho mechanic who Is ashamed of his apron,or
the farmer who is ashamed of his frock, is himself
a alumo to his profession/.
/ FEBEUAM 14, 185,0.
, Correspondence of tbo Dolly, News.
-[L GAMBLINGS IN DIAXNKQ*. /
Morfalily among the Caurte-Tndian
CSnrlehtp—Breach hf Fromitt—An Original Ver
dtet—lAomas Waban~A Cure for Quarreling .
' OtDrowx, Maine, Jan. £O, I 860; ;
Tpoi oljcrlginal inhabitants, of (his country haVo
®. e ® ou * *P proportion ha the white popula* i
tion fnproaseu,. Having nothing In common with-it,!
the dpprqach of cultivation and refinement seems to'
Jibe a pestilence. Providence has thus
opopjd.J*: way, by their extinction, for the march of
clvilSatjon.,' ,
• aro th V pauses which have led to
this grtatresult, is an-interesting question—a question
whic&l wonld not undertake to answer. All other
nations on‘ the globe increase in numbers as they
growyolder." 'i'hey obey the injunction given by God
1° parents—“be fruitful and multiply, anti
replenfth the earthi" This onO, seems to bo inevita
bly dmiined to an utter extinction.
• one cause which In the opinion of those
them, has contributed much towards this
state fcthfog* namely, the intermixture of civillza-,
(ion aXu.barbarism. Compelled by the stale of the I
couimy to abandon their former active • pursuits, of
fishing, they are not sufficiently civilized
to compensate for these by habits of industry, and
noiilnw.' Hence they are much less healthy then
.■ . •
TliaTehfabscot tribe is divideii into two parties', the
old pn«y and the «no party. The latter is in favor i
of combining to the habits of their white neighbors i
and-heggifririg civilized. Tho former, whirh is now i
'n to their old customs and habits of life, <
ami oppose every improvement. This they do from I
ft sincfeM belief that their old customs areihq best. 1
of them orgtfo upon the superiority of tho :
Tniliahjqsibms respecting courtship and marriage.
“Wlnlb ‘man court—court—-may be .one whole
year! may be two years, before lie marry I Well,
may benmen get very good wife—but may be not /
May cross! Well, now suppose cross—scold
80'B00n|is;gct awake in the morning 1 Scold all
day,l .^pld*until sleep! All one—ho must keep
him,- ‘3l.blto people have law that no throw away
wife—wiie ever so cross—must keep him aUyaysi
.W!»• imWrwhat Indian dol Indian'when'he ace
industjims squaw, which he like, he goto him—phico
his twogqrefingera together «)—niafee twp joolrllkip*
j ouo—limp look squaw in the face—see hint smile,
; Which one, he say yes !. So He take him home
ho bo cross! No—no—squaw know
tooiwelhwhal Indian do if he cross! Throw him
away ORfflako another!'’ • ’
No d«bt some of jmur readers can appreciate'the
this reasoning. But with nil thin loose
ness of.*o' marriage covenant, tho, Indian is not en
tirely frro* from the ills to which while flesh is.heir,
fts the.fd|6wing incident will»how: . ,V
A y?®g Indian fulled in bio attdntioristqayoung
squaw"; Tphe made-complaint to ah> old/chi<dVrwho
hearing and a trial. Tlio. the
cose bsfw Che judge and explained »Ho qaturtf of tho
proinise-Aade'jo .bcr. It consisted of sundry Visits to
her little undefinablo attentions, ’* and
presen la, h bdhfeh of feathers, and revcral yards of red
flannel. charge. The faithless swilil
denied iliucfiimble attentions” in tolo. lie had
visited JyHWathcr’s wfgwam for the purpose of passing
away convenient to hunUJUui-
flSUUlinßKii'frieiidly rao-
farther, “
; ■ During die latter part of tho defence the squaw
fainted. JTho pica was considered inva)id v and the
oflender sentenced to give, the lady a yellow feather,
a broach that was then dangling from hU nose, and a
dozen coon skins.
Tiie sentence was no sooner .concluded, lhan the
squaw sprung upon her feet, anti clapping her hands,
exclaimed ;wi(h joy, “Now me ready to bo courted
again,” ’ • .
l.have said that tlio old parly are, at present, in
power* Their governor's name is Etienne; beds n
descendant ofllnron dp Caslino, who formerly’, lived
at Major Diguyduco. John Neptune is their lieute
nant governor. They send a representative to the
legislature of the slate. .They have a system of trial
hy iury.orid many other civil inslitulionli iii imitation
of the whitee.' . •
Nothing ago John Talson, an Indian, was fohnd
dead nut far-fiom o tavern, where he had been drink*
ing pretty freely the evening before.
The Indian* immediately assumbled ft jury of their
own tribe, who; after examining the body of the dc
fund, unanimously ngrced-.“Thal the said Talaon's
death was occasioned the freoiing of a large quan*
tity of water In lua body, that ho had imprudently
mixed with the rum ho drank.”
A number nf years ago there lived an Indion hy
tho name of Thomas Waban—ho wns very much re
spected ns a magistrate. The following Isq truocopy
of a warrant Issued hy him.f
“You, you, big constable, quick you entehum, Jere
miah Oflscon, strong you holdum, safu you hringum
nfdro mo, . Thomas Waoax,
Justice Peace,'*
When VVwh a younger
mngietrbto succeed him. Cherishing
that respect far ms experience which tin In
diana all auonJ to hiron the now ofliccr wailed upon
tho old[ohß]f4r>Jv|co?* Mo v ?ng stated a variety of
essAAU«rkflvai^kilsr d elory answers, ho ut length
pro{inMd4ge>fi>ll6wing:
/‘Whemlndions get drunk and quarrel, and light,
and ncl Jiltii Devil, what you do dun V*
“Huh !' whip um plainliff, whip
um ’fcmlnnt, amlM/p wn witness
1 need.not add that drunken broils very seldom oc
cur iu the tilbe, '
\tfhot !• U to tjo Polite*
Politeness is n trail which every one admires, nnd
which confers upon its . oorfsfcssnr u charm that docs
much to pave llio way of lifts with success, Put it is
very much misunderstood, does not con*
sist in wearing a while silk Tgluvp, and ih gracefully
lifting your JtoL when you meet nn acquaintance. It
dors not consist in artificial smiles and.a pleasing,
fiuttcring speech, hut |ti sincere and honest desires to
promote the happiness.of'lhoso around you; in tho 1
readiness to sacrifice your own ease and comfort to 1
the enjoyment of qlhorp. , The man who lays aside
all .selfishness in regard to the happiness of others,;
who is always ready to confer favors, who speaks In
the language of kindness and ronciliallnn, and whoi
studies to manifest those little attentions which grail*
ly the heart, is a.polite man, though ho may wear a :
homespun coat, nnd make a very ungraceful how.— 1
'And innny’hfashionnhlo who dresses genteel, and 1
enters tho tmisl crowded apartments with assurance
and ease, is a perfect compound of rudeness and in*
civility. Ha whii has a heart flowing with kindness
anti good will towards Ids fellow*mon, and who is
guided in the exerdso of thosu feelings by good.com*
mon sense, ii the truly pollto man—and ho clone.
Temptation and Vtoronr.—Temptation assails us
In every form, frou) tho low nnd sensual appetite
upon (ho baser feeling of quf, nature, to the high and
lolly, but no loss sinful passion of ambition, which
leaving (ha more sordid minds os unworthy of attack,
assails only the noblest nature, nnd unless manfully
withstood, bat too surely enures a being but lllllu
lower thnn the angels to sink from his proper sphere,
and by the abuse ofhis talents, prostrate his highest
hopes for the mere,applause of jdofj.' The greatest
victory of man la Unit achieved over the dllllcultlos
nnd (rials that beset him { end hb wljb overcomes tho
worldly feeling within him, is thighller ihntv (hi
conqueror of armies, even could ho subjugate, the
whole earth. . , . '
03*The parent who Would train op a child In tho
way he should go, must go in tho way ia which ho
would train up tho child. >
Why Is a lady getting married In an.error ? De<
c«u»s she is mill taken. '
DUELLING.
History knd Practice of DueHlns* a Debßts in
tbo Kentucky Convention* -
TliomJs no community which will better illustrato :
ond extreme folly of duelling, than the
ln,the debates of the Kentuc
ky Convention we obSerVo that sortie the ablest
men there have arrayed Ihemselve* against that fool*
ish as well as wicked practice. Among, them is iho
tion. Den. flurdin, from whoso speech we extract tho
following correct account of this extraordinary prac
tice* '«.i > ' ••
In lire .course of my readings ** to the history
nr mankind) I .have turned my attention some little
to this subject; and sir, Iroin the days of-Nimrod,
llie mighty limiter'aL Babylon, down to about three
hundred years ago, I have not found a single in
stance where a private quarrel.was settled by a duel.
In every case where there wore personal combats,
they wore for public and uol private.considerations.
The private combats before tlio walls of Troy, nnd
(ho walls of Jerusalem, weje fought by men in each
of tho armies opposed to each other, and in behalf of
ouch army. Such is (ho character of tho ease ro
ferrod to by tho gcr\(lcmsn, (Mr. Nulull.) between I
three brothers oflhe fiorutii und the Curialii. There
(he fate of the battle, It was agreed, should (urn upon
.(heir success. There is no' instance of (ho modern
duel presented until we come down to tho time when
Francis f M of Franc?, gave the challenge to Charles
‘,V., King of Spalo'-orid iSmperor olTGcVmqny, There
the practice took its origin, and it hue been in cxis*
lenco over since. And why is it 7 Because there is
it notion, a ridiculous kind of opinion going abroad,
invisible, intangible, end which no man con touch,
called the code bf-lipnor t : which compells a man to
fight in certain cures. Tims; do you want to hill
me 7 No. Do I want to kill you 7 No,
is some imaginary insult—some supposed injury,
und some sickly sensibility feels itself insulted, and
asks for an explanation. Tho man who is osked
fccis a Hltle 100 proud to give it, nnd the parties
correspond a little, and finally fight—anti ail üboul
nothing.
. We know that duelling does not stop killing in
the streets, ot«asitseinati.ons on lire higi)WHys¥fe*Nn,.
is a mistake, and nothing will stop it but a.
sense of certain, positive, and. speedy punishment.—
And how are wo slop tire practice of duelling 7 Wo
are to furnish men who are in doubtas to n poipt of
honor, with a compotcnhnpolugy for avoiding a* duel.
This is all wo yvanl. There .is hot a man in the
world, enjoying health, and hut friends nnd connex
ions nronnd him, that docs nut love life. Look at the
man in I lie. last agonies of death, and. sea how he
clings to .life. And why 1 DcCnuiu Ito loves life. And
yul’a false notion of ItUnor, or rather s false public
opinion, will,force the man in fine health (n haxxnrd
his life lo a. falsa notion of honor. Frederick the
|Groat wee one of the ables and bravest
men who ever fought at the head of an army, and
yelwhut did lie say lotho duol'iit ? .Why, that ifa
duel was fought, he would hang djl concerned in it,
and if ha could find but where was the place of
meeting, ho would go there himself with hit hang*
mah, mid imngtbo survivor without a trial. ; Has
not Great Britain Inlc'y hang up several men who
killed ollicrs In duels. A Cn).Campbell there, killed
a man in a duel, not tong since,and was hung. And
dlhor ihtdnnces might be mentioned.
And lb \lie cnly jeojitiiry where ,nh man
has ever been punishedTur giving; aoecpUhg, carry,
jog n chfillcnge. his antagonist iii a dnch;
•WTiarThroamTiinve been Inado in tile family of Al*
oxondcr Pope, my old friend with, iylionif practiced
law until he died, by Iho duelling propensities ofj
those two young men, Henry and Fountain Popo.—
One was killed in Arkuness, and thedther nonr Lou*
iavllle, without any cause, If the parties had under*,
stood each other. The psrlies fought at a distance
of thirty yards, with shot guns.' Did I not know,
while in Washington, Darren and Deeutur, two of
the first men ot that period in America, camo up in
mortal array within sixteen feel of each other, be*
cause one was nearsighted, and • the rule'was that
both nhoultl lake deliberate aim before Iho word la
fire was given ? They.both fired and fell with their
heads nut ten fecl.apntt from each other. And be
fore they were taken from the ground ouch expected
both to die | they spoke to each other, end a recon*
oilialion took place. They blessed each other, and
declared that there was/nothing between them. All
ihnl was required to have prevented the meeting was
nn explanation between them.
Thoro/wns the case also of McCarty and Mason,
own cousins, who fought nno of (ho most murderous
duels on record, because McCarty voting for nnolher
min, Mason reing a candidate, felt aggrieved, und
challenged his vote on (lie ground of not being twen
ty ohe. McCurly first proposed they sh.mld.sjt ovei
u keg of powder and act fire to it, hut dcollm
«*d, Next ho proposed they should go (n the lop ol
the Capitol and hand hi hand jump from the parapet
wall to Ihe ground, a distance of ninety feet. .'Phis
.Mason also declined. Then McCarty proposed tjipy
should fight 1 with-mh'skols, wjlli three balls apiece,
which Mason accepted, and (hen they went .out and
I fought eight fegt n part—about nothing. M’Curty
hns.tuljP me t.bo dug! was forced on him by one
of Mnsifn's afeonds. Such ate iho bloody scopes
which illustrole (his code of honor, ns ft it styled,
Nantockut DoVb.—A few number of
hoy* wero amuamg themuclveTCbV abating on one
of tlio neighboring p'u'ndo,' Hie number',
a.during'lilUlo lellow, who waeltlfifcLpdißlil of ||U
companiona, auddenly broke dlouppour--.
ed. He toon rose to Ilia aurfico, Blrug£)|qg far Hie,
but in vain, for tin* ice. continually brofeftol eve*
ry utlempl lo gain its surface. The oaaaWaa doa
pernio; when auddenly a cry wits mined 'Hiumg the
anxious boys who were witnesses to tho
“Off with your akutoa! off with your aka lea,ejfcjfr.
one of you, and tie (hem in a lino by (ho slrlng*4M'
Thl* wm but .the yrork of a moment. " Now t dowir
on your stomach*, arid keep within reaching die
(ance’of ouqh Tho pioneer look tho airing
'of akalcc, on near no waa prudent
on account of tho wonkneia of iho ice, and (hen
tho lino of akntea lo tho bny, reserving one
ond fn-hla hnnd. a It waa fortunately caught, tho (me
of prostrate boye, Skates, and strings was now per
fect, and ( Jhprdcr'>e*onndod througluho line, "Now
haul for )iW Tli'). was done and (he noble fellow j
wai reseued, with only a few alight cute on hi* face .
from the Ice.—CAns/iori Ciliaen.
ffT A «v»dnlry chop Iho other day, for information
naked a Hibernian, who waa buaily engaged in iho
■treel, driving down ntonb,
" Put, when will you gel thla alrcct done V*
" How did you kuow my name was Pul?”inquir
ed the Irishman.
•• Why, I gutatrd aa mußh,”
“Tilth,” replied Pat, "Since yon’r »o good at
gaeaaing, you may gueai when (ho aired will bo fin
ished.”.
Cikoohstantial Evioknc*.—l have heard some
very extraordinary cases of murder tried. 1 ?e»
tpemher, in one where I wes counsel, for a long
(lino (he evidence did not appear'to touch the pris*
oner nt oil, and he lookrd about him with (ho most
perfect .unconcern, seeming to think himself quite
safe. At last the surgeon was 1 cntlcd, who slated
(bat the dooossed hud been killed by a shot, a gun
shot, In (bo head, end he produced the matted hair
nnd the stuff cut from and taken out of the wound.
A basin of warm wslur was brought intoepurt, end
as (ho blood gradually softened, n piece of printed
paper appeared—the wadding nf the gun—which
proved to bo hftlf of a bnlbid. The other half had
been found lq.tho man's pocket when ho was taken,
lie was hanged.—Lard .Eldon's Nole Dovk.
A hng wna recentlyi kl(l?d In JJcrkt county, which
weighed, after being cleansed and dressed, 948&
pounds.
Ah Avfair or Sccratnry of iho
Treasury acknowledges the receipt'of twniy doUoro t
•'lo.llv du. tht United Hi.le.,” which li.r. been
p.ld into (ho p, B. Tre.iury. '"
AT (200 PEE ANNUM.
THE KIABIMBIt*
The hammer is the universal emblem of Meehan
ice. With It are alike forged the sword of oontea*
lion and the ploughshare of peaceful
the press of-the free and the shackles uf the brave*
The eloquence of the forum has moved ihb armies
of Greece and Rome to a thousand battle fields, but
tho eloquence of,the hamper has covered these
fields with victory or defeat. The inspiration of
song has kindled.high hojies and noble aspiration in
tho bosoms of brave knights and gehtlb'damtes, but
(he inspiration of the hammer has strewn lbb ; field
willr tattered hclni and shield, decided not only the
fate of chivalrio combat, but (he. fate of thrones,
crowns, and kingdoms. The Terming of a thubdet*
bait was ascribed by the Greeks aklfie highest’act
ol Jove's omnipotence, and their mythology beauli*
fullyjiscribes to one of their gods tho (ask of presi
ding at thp forge* ~In ancicnt warfaro tho hammer
was a powerful weapon, independent of the btado
which it formed. - Many •& stout skull wsk brokch'
Ihr.ough the cap .and hcinlct by a blow of Vulcan's
weapon. Tho armies of the Crescent would havd.
subdued Europe to the swuy of Mahomet, but'on
(he. plains of France* their progress was arretted
I kiid'tho brave and simple warrior who saved.Chrift*.
lend.om from the sway of the Musscimun, wasMnr
te|— •»* ilia hammer.". The'hummer, the saviour and
JSulwork of nations. By it ore forged the ponderous
bhgind and (he tiny needle. ’ It is an instrument of
tho savage and the civilized. 'lts merry clinks fiplnb .
out the abode of industry* It Is a domestic deity,
presiding, over (ha granduor of. tho most wealthy .
'and ambitious, as well as the most
impoverish.'. Not a slick is shaped, not a hbtise is
fatsed, a ship floats, a carriage roll*, wheel splijsfan
engine moves,-a press squeaks, a violl singt/a
delves, or o flag waves without tho hsulmbn
out tho hammer civilization would be unknown*,
the human species only aa defenceless brutds~bu|,
in ahilful hands, directed by wisdom, it is an inslru*
meat of power, greatness and Irue glory.
Scientific American,
Making Lov« to tlia Wrong -Person* !
A’ Cincinnati! paper is responsible for the follow;
j.. E ,
A,young gentleman, who had been paylng-liia
addresses in propria persona to a young lady iiMhii
city, 101 l u few months ago and went down the river
on business. A Correspondence web immediately
opened between the enamored pairj and after
changing several letters, (lie young lady was morli*
tied to lind lhat her letters were unanswered, and
consequently she ceased writing. But (ho real se.
oret of her not receiving Ictters.Avas the fact that,
another young lady of the sdnio.name, supposing'
they were intended for heft (ook lhcm from the post
cffico and opened a correspontlqpfee with her
lover. Some, two months pasiedytWay when the
young man . wound up. by . a and
insisted on uu immediate answer* nvering at tho'
■arne time that lie thought the tone of her letter*
very different from thosu received when ho first
Ciijcinulli, rind upbraided his lair love with Incon
sistency. This last epistle was too much for our
incognito, and being conscience smitten fur the part
she hud been acting, and fully piirsiudcd that-son}*'
other ladyjiud ' been .pining, for' the man she waV
wonlnjf', ariught'helr but and delivered uplhe .letters
,to their rightful owner. The. mhiter wtitf 1 s[fe'4(fti£
arranged and llio ieal lovers have since boooino uni
fied in of wedlock,.. . ; ' r -* Jf .
■ ■ - ... * if 'i. ' i
■' • *./, Pfoinjtbe BerkshfrbCuliurfitV ,‘ l
' Athet shd Llroe for Flnm Trcti.
Friend Reed:—-I have in mygSrddfra’filtim I'reei
whioh for llirco or'four years past,'has borne vety
full: but not till this year has on? of (he p(ums been
sound.
riiojr .all wero bored, or rolled, and fell from the
• Irce before wefo Hfitf. 'Pwo or I (tree other plorti
trees, of n differenl kind, which ha’ve 1 borne-’ lejs
• hared the same fate. Last year,a young tree, whftlff
•toi'd near on usb leach, and which hod never borne
before, produced a miliary plum and Hint woe sound*
' -This suggested Iho idon, lt)ul Its preservation* vyst*
owing to the ashes which hnd been ■CBltere<i airbdnd
Iho roots of the true. Following ,oul this hint thus
given, I last spring spread ashes and lime, with
manure and sail, around, all my trees. The rcaulfe'
hat.been (hat they- hove airborne; this yeeri'moro
than usual, and most of the fruit has beensoOnd.—
The result I ascribe, in part, to 1 the Ashes and lime.
The some, I find, is recommended by “ Ah Old. Dig- 1
gcr.** And (he concluaibn is obvious, (hat alkali
enough will destroy the young’insects ns they lie
burrowed In (he ground, or attempt to emrrgo /rorrt
it in tho spring. If in (his way sound plums osn
be raised, it will be found a very easy. way. Lef
some of your readers try (he experiment and. hots
Iho result., - ' 11. GoozmiN-..
S. Canaan, Cl., Oct., 1849,
Prb« Banking Law.—A public meejlrg of
the citizens of Allentown, (Pa.) was hold on - *,
Friday, evening last, nt which refiolyea Were)
passed cnlllng on iho Legislature to pass a FrVo,
Banking law. Petitions were directed to
I»9f«*d, t and. circulated, for, Kjgnnliire, throughout
the county. —North Jlihencan. , ■
The county of Lehigh, is celebrated for bonk’
frauds, and we suppose (hose who have heretofore
cheated tha people.are anxious for another oppor
tunity to carry on their system»of swindling—
hence their* anxious .desire for the passage of a
•♦free banking law./*
Tiik. Ncciio Markct.—We copy;, the following
brief review oF the negro market from the Forsy th.*
(Georgia,) Jitt, of the 9d Inst. In lliis meridian,
wolmvo no such mtneh'indUt, (ho “quotations'*;
appear rather singular t . . it , f .\ y
Negro fellow*) (comntan field, hands,) sold In i'll!*
pl.ica yesterday, at public sale, for over s $lOOO. One*
•old fur $lOBO. This is higher than negroes hs vtf '
aold for • number of years. Wo would admonish''
the planters against paying such exorbitant pilots’
for negroes, far If cottnn wero suddenly’ to declloi»V
lliey would decline with it, And the most disastrous
consequences would ensue. Our. advice is, never buy.
negroes .when they'-are selling high, for there aie
ten chances of their fulling, : to one of.thejr rising;'.'"
Fivo And a half ppunds of gold were recently
taken from,a mine in Randolph county, N. C., b/
[wo men In involve day*. ( ,
To D«k»b Rice—-A lady recommend* the follow- «
ing * , ,j, ( i ~
"Brink the Rice : In Cold aalt end'waller for aeven l '
hour*; have ready a new, pan with bulling Water*' %
throw In the rice, and let,it boll brUkly'for tdn fnlh*>'
ule*; than drain it through Veullnnder, oovef U, u
hot by the fire for a Tew minute?, and |hpn ae^y#;—■*,
The grains arc double the uiual size, and Quite dla.’ .
tinoi I'rom each other. . " ‘ ‘ ’
laimi and Dutch.—lt it generally admitted IhifU
ie Iriah are |no«l foment lor making.bulla; button 1 ;
link the Dutch can go ahead for making pint, -fbir *
t - ’* “
grit d on I and r'ta.gtft a pig info •
I’ve got a pig calf and I’ve got ,a pig hog, ‘ ’ *
Tya got a pig baby ao pig and 10 tail.’ . , ’ 1 ’ ! *
And l>e got a pig vlfe data plgger a* all,'
The King of Sweden and hia court have become
active m the terripcFanbe dau'aft.
A Young Lady from the country being Invited to- ’
a party, Wne told by her oily cou*lii to fix up and
put per beat fool foremoat In order lo catfh n' bra’il,' 1^
“ ahd Jookdd ao groen ln her country Tho.T!
country lues looked comically into l)ie fijen
rtilher faddd relative, and replied,yW|ier green ihaa # '
wUhcicd.” . v 1 ' '• ■“'HfP.V.
, •• 1 ■ • • - ■’ '-'-K ! ei.fcjp-t.
It !■ more difficult to prevent being governed,'lh#n/;0
to govern other#. , ,
NO. 86.