Ammi' mi VS Mmtux. Br JOHN B’ BRATTON YOL. 38; 3JJo luteal. ADDRESS Of the Democratic State Centra! Committee. To Ihe People of Pennsylvania: «i in «^u enemies have long since ascertained llml their principles are condemned by a largo ma • iJi tho . P 6o^o * For this reason they are con stantly urging upon Democrats the propriety of Voting without regard to parly principles. For this reason, they are endeavoring, at this moment, to Deceive the unwary into the belief that party.princi ples oro not involved in the election of Judges—that the Judiciary Ticket should bo a mixed ticket—that the best men ought to bo selected, without regard to the political principles of the nominees. We might Ineol our opponents fearlessly on tho single issue of i]ualifioations. Every man on the Democratic Ju dicial ticket has, long been before the public, exer cising. tiiO' solemn and important duties of the Ju-' dicial station-every man on our ticket has been tried, and has proved himself able, experienced, safe, and upright. Not so with the ticket nominated by our, opponenle. - With one exception, the Whig nom inees are comparatively new men, inexperienced and untried. But it is not our purpose, at present, U speak of the qualifications of the candidates. .J itat shall be done as occasion shall, require. Our object at this timo is to draw tho attention of our Democratic fellow citizens to the importance of the political questions Involved in tho approaching elec tion, and to show the danger of listening to the advice of bur enemies, to disregard tho high and important principles of the Democratic creed in tho election of Judges. In this our first experiment of our elective J udiclary—in this thd groolosl of all (cals of the capacity of the people for seif government, it is more than over necessary.that the Democratic parly should not bo deceived into an abandonment of its exalted political creed. Principles can only bo maintained by placing in power thoso who are deeply imbued with (heir truth, and sincerely de termined, on all proper occasions, to support them. It is true that, in an ordinary controversy of citizens, respecting (heir private rights, no political question can or ought to be involved. In such oases, if tho Judge bo.compotonf c «nd upright, it is not material to what politioal')iߣty ho may belong. But other cases aio constantly rlsingiin which the Domoorulic faith, embracing the true principles of our free gov ernment, is distinctly Involved. Upon the proper support of this faith by tho Judiciary, in their ap propriate sphere, tho rights and liberties of the peo ple, and stability hot only of our State government, but of this Union‘of Independent States, must ne cessarily depend. Our government is established with chocks and balances wisely ordained for the preservation of liberty and equal rights. A Lcgis. laturo to make Laws—a Governor, to execute (hem —constitute tho, depositories of. sovereign power in tho Slates; and a similar organization of co ordinate departments marks the features of our National Government. In the exerciso- of powers by the latter, a. strict construction of the Constitution “has over been held to bo the fundamental principle of (bo Democratic creed, and all powers not expressly; granted, to the Notional Government, or necessary to tho exercise of (he powers thus granted, ere re ferred to the States respectively, or to the people." In the construction of the powers of Government, thns distributed (here has been a constant difference! of opinion between the Democracy of (ho country and (heir opponents, by whatever names' (he latter may eali Ihomaulves. Tliq» Democratic parly deny * l,b . Uio federal government to charter a United Slates Bank—to prostitute the tariif. power to tho purposes of building up one branch of indus try at the expense of another, without any regard to the revenue principle—to squander the money of the nation on local objects ofimprovoment, in favor ite sections, without regard to 100 general interests of the whole nation. They also deny (ho power of (he General Govern* rnont to interfere with tho domestic institutions of Che several Stales, and’lhey are so deeply attached to the Union, and to (he principles of national jus tice that they do not believe it to be politic, or moral, or honest, while they receive protection to their property, and of tholr lives and liberties, under our t-onslituUoa, to refuse to perform the obligations, in 1 r f Bl * 9 cowpacl, which secure to other members of tho Union rights of property equally well recog nised, and equally dear. They boliovo in tho ca pacity of (he people for self-government, and are at all times ready to submit to the decisions'of tho majority, and to support, fairly and honestly, the distribution of power proscribed by (ho popular will in (he Constitutions ortho Slate and Union. While every department is loft within the limits assigned to it, and this groat frame of Government ie admin istered according to tho true principles of Domoera. cy, it will, continue to bo the asylum of liberty hero, and tho hope of (ho oppressed throughout the world. order that this distribution of power may be fairly maintained,’every department of tho govern* menl should bo placed in (ho hands of tho friends of human liberty and-Democratic principles. *. The Legislative, Executive, and judicial depart* iqents, should bo in (ho hands of honest and fearless Democrats. It would be madness, by Democratic voles, to place either of (hose departments In the hands of our political enemies, who would deem it a maltbr of duly to exorcise the power thus conferred Upon them, for tho destruction of (ho most sacred principles of (ho Dobiocratio paity. Tho Judiciary should bo filled with men whose attachment to Dem ocratic principles is unquestioned. Will it the country, in tho present mo. monlous crisis,'lf wo soouro a Legislature to onaot laws, and an Executive to enforce them, but fail to secure a'Judiciary to give that construction to the Constitution and laws, whioh, from the days of Jef. ferson, has formed as essential a part of tho Demo cratic faith as any other clement In (ha political ereed? Of what avail are (lio triumphs of Domoo. racy, if a Judiciary bo elected by Native Americans, Abolitionists and Federal Whigs, who might oon. eiruo tho Constitution and laws, in aueh way as to advance tho objects of those who aro hostile to equal rights and to our happy and glorious Union 7 When questions concerning our free institutions all arise, every reflecting mind must perceive the importance of having on (no bench sound Democrats and, at this particular crisis, tho safety of our Union requires that every man of oven doubtfhl principles thould be opposed by tho true friends of the country, as entirely unsafe for a trust so important. The fines, imprisonments, persecutions, and op. rrossions practiced under tho alien and sedition >*ws might have boon instantly.arrested by a DEM* OCUATIC Judiciary, faithful to tho Constitution «nd to tho (ruo principles of liberty. Tho country f flight have boon saved tho fearful struggle against *(!io moneyed power of tho United States Bank if thoro had been a Democratic judiciary ready to flush (ho monster by the application of the Demo cratio principle of construction, which denies to Congress the power to charter an institution so dangerous to liberty. In a more recent but equally rosmoruble attempt to trample upon (ho rights of the people by “ (rooting elections as if they had not ftken place, ’* and Imposing upon tho country a ■purlous House ofUoproßontalivos who had not been 1 footed hy a majority of the people, tho importance of s Democratic Judiciary -was equally manifest. 1 Under tho control of a judiciary not attached to tho Democratic principle, of submission to the majority, Dio acts of tho people, in- iuppart of their own rog. uUr and constitutional .House of Representatives, •night ))avo been comrtruod (o bo (reason or some other crime, and tho free citizens of this Common vvoaltii might have boon deprived of liberty and llfo for no other oiibnco Ilian their patriotic efforts to Maintain their own rights of self-government. Un der a Federal Judiciary, tho acts of tho spurious House of Representatives might havo boon recog nized and enforced as constitutional. It Is easy to ualiovo that power thus unlawfully acquired would have boon used to perpetuate itself, and to enslave D] 0 people. But, in (hat dark hour of (rial; how •fleering to tho heart of Uio patriot wub tho rcfloc tion that If the oodstitutlonal House of Represents- Uvee should bo driven from the capital, and a band of usurpers placed in their stead,' by the power of ü ßuehshot and JSall, u Democratic judges sjood ready lo sustain tho unconstitutional acts or the usurpers. It was tho knowledge of this important fact that kept our political enemies in check, while it gave confidence end energy to the true hearted Demoora oy. To this cause may he attributed, in a great measure, the triumphant defeat of this fearful at tempt.to overthrow our government. Wo know not at what moment an attack upon our institutions may bo mado by tho enemies of Democratic principles. «The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.'* Let every department of Gov ernment, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, be al ways prepared for tho assault! «In peace prepare for war." Tho existence of*n power always ready to repel aesaulte upon oar principles ie tho beet method of prevent!eg them. There ie nothing in tho ri.o and fell of nations which have passed away—there is nothing in the history of oor own nation—which should induce ui to believe for a moment, that the blessings of free government, acquired by-tho blood and-treaeore of our ancestors, can be perpetuated without tho eaor cieo of conatant vigilance by Ihoir - descendants. On tho contrary, wo arc, at this moment, in tho midst of dangers of tho moat alarming character. The attempts of fanatical abolitioniala in tho eastern Stotoo to disregard a port of the National Conslitu tion, and interfere with the domeatio institutions of tho Southern Slates, have driven the latter in desper ation to tho verge of secession. Tho slate of public opinion in certain portions of (he Union is such, on Ibis question, that it ia believed that aecoseion can never lake place withonl tho introduction of a most appalhng and bloody civil war—ending. at last, in Ilia destruction of our glorious Union, and all tho hopes of freedom throughout tho world. Tho peril, by winch our Union is surrounded have brought out from- tho trammels of more party discipline the grout and the noble patriots of tho land. Each brought his sacrifice to the alter, and a compromieo was at lest otfooted lo preserve the Union. The moons of compromise adopted by the lest Congress, (including tho act for tho surrender of fu gitives from labor,) have made a sottlamoiit—we trust & nnal settlement ortho questions which threat ened the destruction of our Union. But these moos, ures will but increase the danger, if not honestly carried Into execution. We boo that a large portion . ou / enemies, for the purpose of securing tho abolition vole, have determined lo interrupt the peace of the country by keeping up tho exciting and dangerous agitation under pretence of "amen dment” or modt/ieatwn of the fugitive slave law. We see also that the fanatical demagogues have sot up their own perverted judgments as a revelation of a ■■higher law,'under which they Hold themselves reedy to noiito the rights of a portion of their follow Citizens, and to trample down tho Constitution 1?' a\u r..f°V ,, 2 , . throu « lloul tho length and breadth of this broad land, that the Tugilifo slave law hat been denounced by our politicf opponents as unconstitutional and void. Our citizens have boon invited to resist il by open violence, and -Stale laws have actually been pasted by tho enemies of Democratic principles, authorizing State judges to disregard it, and to issuo writs of haftea* corpus, and other writs for-the purpose of nullifying its provis ions.. If these viowsore carried out by their ad vocates, rebellion and civil wur must ho tho inovilt. ble results! end our happy country will be deluged with the blood of her own citizens! How can we hope for the blessings of God to preserve ns from 111... great evil., unless wo endeavor Ip render our. ■» "• H'm by ani honeat fulfillmentufour con.tl. tuiional obligations? In tho midst of (he portentous darkness which thus surrounds os, thank Heaven, wo also perceive the lightning Hashes from (he Democratic judges of lbs Notional Government, illuminating (ho path to n.jianal safely. Bui whit can their cfforli avail, udlcm aided by ho tjwj, knd , h , aull.oritlp. ofthe teporolo onto. ? Ala. i nothing. Let the people of UiQ States come forth to tho rescue. Lot tho thunders of democracy be hoard throughout every State in the Union, in support of (he Constitution, and an honest discharge of our obligations. Lot every department of the government of our good old Keystone State bo placed in sound hands, (hat sho may proudly and firmly sustain (ho AroH of our great Union. Let no unsound or oven doubtful judges bs elected to defeat (ho will of tho people, or to embarrass tholr Representatives or Executive In this groat struggle to preserve the Union and to per poiuato our free institutions. Lot - the people speak in a voice which shall warn all abolitionists, fanatics and agitators, to desist from tholr treasonable prao “®Cl* Let tho people also speak out in a language whioh shall vindicate their own justice Rom re proach, while It gives assurance to our Irritated brethren in the South that their constitutional rights shall bo respected, and that “tho Union must and shall bo preserved." • 18 ky this coarse, olono, that peace, harmony, and safety osn bo restored. Every consideration which can Influence (ho friends of freedom, how demands of tho Democracy a firm support of their WHOLE TICKET. Tho loss of our Governor, or Canal Commissioner, or oven Legislature, might bo remedied in a brief space of time, because (hey are ohosan for short terms. But tho Judges of tho Su promo,Court are chosen for fifteen years, and their decisions aro final, without appeal to ony higher power. An efror In electing our political enemies to such high and responsible stations, could not bo corrected until (he mischief was irreparable. Such an error would bo an act of political suicide that would justly bring tho intelligence of tho Democracy into deserved ridicule and reproach. Let every Democrat scorn tho counsels of those who would soduoo him to botray his parly and his country, in whole or in part, by moans of a mixed ticket, Tho (linos are full of peril. At this critical juno. ture the Interests of the country demand of ovory Democrat the performance of his WHOLE DUTY, Lot tho Democratic ticket bo oupported throughout. Lot not a single namo bo stricken from it. Noml : *V al0 „ » 118 il * 08 » 11,0 and ablest lawyers in the State,it is worthy tho cordial and hearty support of ovory man who lava claim to tho titlo of a Dem ocrat. The high estimate placed upon all our nom inees by tho venerable William Wilkins, President of the Convention, after (he selections had boon mado, will, in Itself, bo sufficient to satisfy (ho whole country of (ho ability and purity of our candidates, regardless of any slander that may bo oonoooted by onen enemies or soerot foes. A united and harmo win . soouro (ho election of our ontiro ticket, by an overwhelming majority, Chairman , WILLIAM S. ROSS. WILLIAM DEAL, THOMAS J. POWER. J. ELLIS BONHAM. JAMES BURNSIDE GEO. W. BOWMAN, V JAMES L, F. K. BOAS, Secretary . Harrisburg, Aug. 13,1851. PnsTTY Good.— l knew an old man who believ ed that “what wbb to bo will bo.** He lived in Missouri and was ono day going out several miles through a region infested, in tho early times' with very savage Indians. - Ho always took hia gun with him, but this time found that somo ono of the family had it out. As ho would not go without it, some of his friends tantalised him by saying that there was no danger of tho Indians; that ho would not dio until his lima camo, anyhow. “Yob," enya the old fellow, “but suppose I was to moot nn Indian, and hie time had oomo, it wouldn’t do not to havo mi/ gun."— Ohio Ukachcr, An old merchant in Dpllimoro said (ho other day, that a man might ns well think of being Pre sident of tho United Staton, without haying his name in the papers, ns to ho wo)l known ami suc cessful in business without advertising. * OUR COUNTRY—MAY 1 TALWAYS BE RIGHT—BUT ’ GUT OR WRONG ,OUR COUNTRY ** CARLISLE, PA-, THURSDAY,'SEPTEMBER 4, 1851 pOttUßl. THE FARMER’S DOT* BY FRANCIS D. OACR, O, a Jovial farmer's boy I'll bo, Ae fresh as (be birds (bat sing. And carrol my merry song ofgloo Among th* flowora of spring. With a whoop who hoy, to drive my team Before the rising sun, To slake .their thirst in a silvery stream, Shall bo my morning's fun; To see the hungry porker fed, And hear him grunt bis (hanks; T «. rou . flfl . t l , ° CQ, ve» from tholr grassy bod, 'To shako their drowsy flanks; To draw firom the generous cow her store, With young hands strong and free, Till the brimming polo is running o'er With the foaming luxury; '' To haste to the garden with hoe and sood While the dow is on the spray, To plant, to trim,' to hoe end weed The morning hours away, To raise tbo flowers for the honey bee, With their petals bright and Air O, I love the budding flowers to see, In my garden boro and there; Or away to the fields with the reapers hie, And toil the livelong day, And think of tho happy tiuio when I Shall be a man as they. To plow, to harrow, to plant, to sow Tho rich and fertile lands; - To reap and bind, to pilch and mow, With strong and .willing hands. 6, T would notiivo in the crowded town. 'V’lth its pavements hard and gray, ’ With its lonthcned streets of dusty brown. And its painted houses gay— Where every boy his ball may bound Upon his neighbor's dome, . And every shout and every sound Disturbs some other’s home. Tho squirrel that loaps from limb to limb, In tho forest waving high, Or Iho lark that soars wlth liis matin hymn, It not more free than I, Then give mo the trade of a Armerboy. Front city trammels freo. And i’ll crack my whip, and cry, “ Who hoy 1” Oh, a Armor boy I'll bo t 7 From Graham's Magazine. THB.LOVIEO OF OTHER TEARS. When summer flowers Are 'weaving Tholr perfume wreaths in air, And tho zephyr's wings receiving, The love-gins gently bear; Then memory’s spirit stealing. JJfis up Ihe veil sho wears. In alilhoir light revealing Tug loved of other years. Whoa summerstors are shining In tho deop blue midnight sky. And their brllliaht : fays entwining. Weaves coronals on high; When the fountala'Siwqvcs'nro singing In tones night aulyVhoAra, T ™-'‘ # . wco t thoughts woken, bringing The loved of other yckrs I 6 6 The flowers around me glowing, ■Tho midnight star's pure gleams. The fountain's ceaseless flowing. Recalls life's fondest dreamt. When all is bright in heaven. And tranquil are Iho spheres, *oJho sweet thoughts are given, •The loved of other years 1 StltaccHnncoitfl, Father Hovro’s Dream. ■■ oft i Kov. Mr. Howe, lately of Ilopkinton, ia known to h«*o boon an origmal man. Hia waking tbooahla woro paouliarljr Ilia own, and bU dreamt may bad peolad lo partake of (ho lame quallliu. Till* dream wo place in onr columns on account ofita orioinalitir Wo give it publicity, :l to for benefit ofsin e ln r choir. wild are sometimes liable to fall out by iho way. At ono time during hia ministry, tlio singers all took offonco and loft tho choir. On tho next Sab* bath ho related tho following dream, which had tho desired effect of restoring them to their places. lie dioamed that a spirit from the other world appeared before him, and informed him that thorn was singing enough in heaven bat none in hell; and that ono of tho most essential distinctions between angels and devils consists in this, that tho former delight in flinging while the latter havo no inclination to en gage in this heavenly employment. The angels, (continued the spirit) wore oil created in holiness ; but in process of lime a part of them became tired of employing (heir faculties in singing the songs of heaven. When those wore urged to uso all their talents in tho service of God, they said they had no encouragement to sing, or, in other words no pay ! They would not trust the Lord lo reward them, but must bo paid by their fellow tor. J?" 1 * A,ml Chty, therefore, prepared them a different place and name, I awoke, (said Mr. Howe,) and lay musing on the subject for some lime, and then foil asleep: mv thoughts turned lo my former dream , departed splf. its appeared to mo, and their conversation was audi. bio. At length ono of them stood forth lo interpret the dream and said it had respect to (he people of tlopkinton. Your last year’s singers (observed tho interpreter) ere alt dead. 1 saw them go to heaven's gale and knock for admission; whereupon Gabriel opened|the gate and said. "Who are yonT can sing ? ’ «Nol" “Then you cannot be admitted here, “Wo did sing for a time,” replied they, “but were dUscoucaffod." “ lie that, pulloth his I hand to the plow,'* answered Gabriel, “ and looked] ! book, is not fit for tbo kingdom of God ; yon cannot bo admitted boro." •> Wo would havo oung, if tlioro 1 had boon tuilablo encouragement." “Those who I mil not ulna on earth," returned (ho angol, "shall i not.sing in heaven. You can’t bo admitted hare.— Deport, Depart!" Upon tills, the gulf opened and I swallowed them up, "Then 1 awoke, (aaid Mr. i Howe,) and behold it was a droam j but the thing toao certain, and the intsrpr •lotion thereof, aure," Hear Him Talk* , Saunders of the Evansville Journal, wont to lowa j for a new wife. After many Incident! and accidents by flood and Bold ho reached tho place of hia dusti< nation, and having scoured tho object sought after, returned homo. After announcing his arrival, and his change of condition, he volunteered tho following advice to his old bachelor friends : “ In announcing the faol of our return homo with a rib, wo cannot refrain from expressing our pro. found disgust of bachelors—>snd wo expect to bo disgusted with both for—several weeks. Wo nro woJI awaro that In times gono by, wo occasionally mado ourselves ridioulous in tho eyes of sensible men, by upholding (he bachelor state as (ho only life of happiness, independence and earthly glory.— But wo wero young and greon then, and of course know but one side of tho subject. Now stand up here, you oonsarned ugly pictures of humanity re. joking In the name of bachelors, and answer us a few questions. What are you fit for in this world? What good are you doing for your country? What are you doing for posterity ? What interest have you In tha “generation yet unborn “ that you read of? Where will you be, when old men, if your vile habits over permit you to arrive at old ago 7 Won't you bo like a lonely, seared and soathedlree, standing In a large clearing without a companion, and your life unpro* looted from (ho frosts by your saplings and shrubs at your feel? Or won't you bo like pumpkins in a cornfield, more prominent because of your prodigious ugliness and loneliness; than the stalks at your aide laden with golden grain 7 Hold up your heads and talk like men, whether you ban aol so or not. Now don't you feel ashamed of yourselves? Look at the girls about you, all smiles and sugar—hearts over* flowing with lovo ready to bo spilled on the first good fellow that can touch your eympathlos.. Look lit ’em and fuel tho disgusting position you occupy in the cabbage garden oflmmanlly. What are you holding back for? Now just reform—put on your best looks and other coat—talk to thorn prettily— then propose, got accepted, marry, and—(ho country will rely on you as a faithful and well disposed citizen." WOMEN AND DANCING. The following humorous yarn was spun by Le ver, tho facetious author of Charles O’Malley.— The Bloomorß'may.take-a hint from it,' and partly on tholr accoUht .we give the extract a place; “I-believe iUwcman would do a great deal for a dance,said DftGrowllng; “ they are immensely fond of ealulatd|ftnotion. I remember once in my life I used to.flHft with one who was a great favor ite In a provincial town whore 1 lived, and.confid ed to mo she had' no stockings to. appear in, and without them hpf presence at the ball was out of the ’; - “fhat wasTOftint for you to buy the stockings,” said Dick. , * , “No; you’re opt,” said Growling. “She knew that I was as poor as herself; but though she could not roly on my-purso, she had every confidence in my taste and judgement, and consulted me on a plan she formed for going to the ball in proper twig. Now what do you thinUt wasl” “To go in “Out again, talc—ydu’ihnever guess it, and only a woman oouljdhave hit upon the expedient. It was the fashion *in those days for ladies in full dress to wear pink stockings, and she proposed painting her legsl” “Painting, her legs!” they all exclaimed. “Fact, sir,” said the Doctor, “and she relied upon me fdH<U&ag her if the cheat was success ful.” “And.'was Durfy. “Don’t bo in’a burry, Tom. I complied oh one condition, namely—that I should be the painter.” “Oh, you obi rascal!” said Dick. “A capital bargain,said Durfy. “But not a;saf6‘,oonvenant,” added the attorney. “Don’t intnrthpc roe, gentlemen,” said the doc tor, “I got some rose pink, accordingly, and I defy all tho hbbiere In Nottingham tomakeatight or fit than I did on little Jenny; and a prettier pair of stockings l.never saw,” “And 4110 went to the ball 1” said Dick. “She did.”, “And,the trick succeeded 1” inquired Durfy. “So completely, said the doctor, “that several ladies asked herto recommend her dyer to them, bo, you see what a woman will do to go to a dance. Poor little she “is a merry minx—by the by, she bpxea injrears that night fora joke, 1 made about the stockings, “Jenny,” said I, “for fear your stocking*'sTuiuld fall down when you.are dancing, hadn’t you better let me paint you a pair of garters on iheml” A SKAKE story. Some years ago there lived in Barnwell Dis trict, a Df, - -.-r.who was looked upon by his neighbor* as an. excellent physician, and highly respected by the whole community; but the Doc tor had (as all.meri.have excopl the heroes of nor* els) BjWShk point,and this was—concerning snakes. Ho possessed a most perfect horror of everything in the form of a serpent, and very often prophesied that he should some day or other die from the bite of one. On on'iPourth of July, the Doctor had been in vited to r. picnic, and on their return itome the parly agrooa evening was very pleasant and tho moon ibininjpbrightly, logo by way of the I AcceriHwglfrtlrtys-iiatidfd the.ladiofc Info-the boat and Shoved off, having sent their horacaby another route. . Suddenly a tremendous yell arose from where the Doctor was silling, and halsspodfrom hiasaat ao violently as lo almost overset the boat. ' The ladies shrieked and the gentlemen seizing the Doc tor to prevent hia jumping ogprboard, demanded ihocauae; “I'm shako bitten,” screamed he; ”1 always aaid J’d her and you see 1 was tight," "Where has it bitten youl” asked one of the terrified ladies; "Doesn't matter," groaned ho, presaihg both his hands lo the (ail of hia coat.. "I’m bitten and that’s sufficient. I always told you that I'd be killed by t snake, you wouldn’t believe me. Now yon see ilhas coma true.” The poor fellow, in spite of . tho agony ho suf fared, seemed’ to take melancholy exultation in showing them that his prophecy had been fulfill ed. "But I'shalt not die Unavenged,” he exclaimed; seizing a valklngeliok'and belaboring most furi ously at something in the bottom of tho boat. "Stop Doctor,” said one of tho gentlemen very quietly. Tho Doctor, surprised by the calm tone in which this was said, suspended his flagelation and look- ed up. “1 should be very much obliged to you if you would not demolish my whip entirely,” continued the gentleman, picking up a hunting whip which had tho handle carved in imitation of a snake’s head. "What!” exclaimed.,the Doctor. “Isn’t it a snakot” Well, he must be aomewhere, or else how could I bo bitten I” "I don’t know whether thero is a snake in tho boat or not,” said tho owner of the whip; "but this I do know that if a man comes into a boat with spurs on, ho lo very apt lo ait down on them.” The Doctor eat down amidst shouts of laughter, and ho has never as yet, boon known to repeat his prophesy since. —Soul hern Literary Messenger, ' A Cold Bid of Oiiti A few ycare ago a farmer, who was noted tor hla waggery, slopped at a tavern; which.ho was in tho habit of plopping at on his way from 11— lo Salem. ' ' The landlady had got the pot boiling for dinner, and tho oat was waahing her face in tho corner— The traveller thinking it would bo a good joke, took off the pol-lid, and while the landlady wae absent, put grihmlkin into the pot with (he potatoes, and 1 pursued his journey to Salem. The atnarpmonl of tho landlady may well be eon-1 1 delved when, on taking up her dinner, she discovered 1 the unpalatable addition which wae made to It.— Knowing well (he deposition of her customer, she hsd no difficulty In firing on the aggressor and do. lerminod to bo revenged. Aware (hat ho would atop on his return home for a aold bite, (he oat was care fully dressed. The wog called as ho was expected, and pussy was put on (ho (able among other cold dishes, but so disguised that he did not know bis old acquaintance. lie msdo a boarty meal, and washed it down with » After paying, bis bill ho a.kod th. landlady if alia bad a oat that abe could give him, ft» ha woa plagued aluioat to death with mica. She ■■ld aba oouldnol, for aba had loal hara, " What 1" aaliMie “ don't yon know whero aha ia ?'• “Oh yeal" replied the landlady, “you have Juat oalan It." Ha wav never known to boil a oat afterwarda. The man that will taka a paper a length of time and then aend it back 11 refined ” and u unpaid for*" would awallow a blind dog’a dinner, and then atone the dog for being blind. - An old n*' ’ An old maid waa hoard to exclaim, whilo aiding At her toilet (ho other day—“ I can bear advereUy, x om encounter hardahlp, and withatand the changeo of ficldo fortune, hul O, to live, droop, and wither, and dio like u single pink, 1 can’t onduro it, and what’i wore, I wonll” Il Is a good rule, noysr to speak of man's fiiulls la Olliers, (ill wo lisvo first sml loilhfully spoken of them la the oftbnders llieiiisolvos. This would pro vent o vast amount of inisohlor end slander, and perhaps save many from persisting In sin, A LOVE-SICK SWAIN. A lore sick swain—who says ho has been wounded In a lender place—poetically pours forth his sorrows; thipugh themedlumof Cohen’s Ches ter Herald, in some heart rendering stanzas—ad dressed to the “ Chester Belle.” who did the mis chief—two of which we subjoin: Oh! I’ve keen her at the window, With all her fixins’on, As lovely and as tender As a blossom newly blown; . With eyes like melting violets, And dimples in her cheeks,. And a yoice like twenty clarionets, Unbushed for twenty weeks. I’ve-eeen her at the museum, Lord knAwa how many places, And by the great Methusalem, Her’e the face of faces; She looks for all the world, • Like ah angel just come down, To get her raven tresses ourled, Then burry oat of town. OEMS. Some men dfa secluded and studious life, have sent forth from their closet, or tholr-cloister,' rays of intellectual light that have agitated courts and revolutionized kingdoms; like the moon,-which though removed far from tho ocean, and shinning upon it with a serene and sober light, Is the chief cause of all those ebbings and flowings which in cessantly disturb the world of waters. A man’s troubles are born and grow with him; .as they become oppressive, he is heller able to en dure them; but they who go out the common track to speculate upon happiness not only have, but deserve a larger share of misfortune than he who keeps on the well known beaten track, and is con tented with being moderately happy. Time is a most valuable steed, which while we ride, wo cannot control; and which, if wo do not well, will certainly throw us; lovers, in parti cular, who trifle with him, are sure afterwards to repent it. Want of sense renders, some people obstinate, while wisdom makes them firm; since that which would be obstinacy in a-wrong-cause becomes firmness in a right one. To discriminate between the two is often difficult. Sophistry is like a window curtain; it pleases as an ornament, but Us true use ia to keen out ihtf light. ! Life is like a* portentuone cloud, fraught with thunder, storm and rain; but religion like those streaming rays pf sunshine, will clothe it with light ae with a garment, and fringe ita shadowy skirts with gold. Nature’s beauties do not fade with her leaves, nor with her flowere. Beauty, as flowing as the blossom, ebon fades; but the divine excellency of the mind, llko the medical virtues of the plant, remain in it, when all those charms are withered. A fop is like a cinnamon tree, the baik is worth more than (he body 1 . When .there are more children in school than the teacher, can supply with suitable instruction, they may bo compared lo the inhabitants of a be sieged city, where there is ioo.litUa tood. for tho mouths of the besieged. Each taualbe pul upon short rations.- ; , What.a majesty there is in the chrislaio’o death -—what a glory fn. hie ’hope!, As the rivers run tho smootheet the nearer they approach Iho ocean; —as the rose smells (he sweetest when dying; . no the.eun appears most glorious when selling—so ie it with a Christian’, death. ' The violet grows low, and covers itself with its own leaves; and yet, of all flowers, it yields the most delicious sad fragrant smell. SuoK is hu. mility. Many an enamored pair courted in poetry, and, . after marriage, lived in proae. Understanding Human Nature. As tact is practically batter than talent, so to possess a knowledge of human nature, is in many vocations, the great secret of sucoess. We recol ieot having read a striking illustration of this truth in tire case of the celebrated preacher Howland Hill, who, although a roan of eccentric habits, was a devoted clergyman, and labored hard in the cause he bad espoused.' At one lime be was earnestly I entreated to visit a town in England, where the small meeting-house had been closed by the hand of violence, and whose inhabitants were entirely without religious instruction. On his arri val, it is stated that the house was crowded, chiefly with enemies to the gospel, and hie friends entreated him not to preach, as among other plans the oppo sing parly had obtained the presence of a most no torious prize fighter, on purpose' to annoy the preacher personally. But Howland Hill was one of the last men in the world to flinch from an en counter libs this. He declared that he would E reach even though ho died in the attempt; and aving obtained an exact description of the person and dress of the prize-fighter, ho mtfdb his way, unguarded and alone, to the pulpit. Looking around him from the pulpit, as he never fails to do, his eye caught the pugilist, when be very res pectfully beckoned to him. The man, apparently full of fifty, ascended the pulpit stairs, when he told him his name was Rowland Hill, that ho was the son of Sir Richard Hill, of Hawkslono I’ark, and a clergyman, that he was come to the town to preach, and had been told that some bad men in tended to disturb him| that ho had full confidence in his talents as a prize-fighter, and therefore put himself under his protection as a gentleman; that If any disturbance should arise, he should fiely. up on him to quell it; and at the close of tho service he would be glad if he would accompany blm in I bis carriage to dine at Hawkslooe. The fury off the man was enllrely subdued,- he promised his best efforts to maintain quietness, which he actu ally did secure, and went away.at the end of the service apparently ashamed that he had intended to interrupt so complete a gentleman In his wishes to do good. Did. not this conduct show that Mr. Hill understood human nature! Ifloe Corn Bread* For (lie special benefit of our djrepeptio reader** wo gi»e the following receipt, from the American Agricultural: •• Wo «r. in lb. dally habit of ..ting corn broad mado after the following racoipa, by our good land, ady, Mra. Nqrlon, of Aalorla. I| ia oqu.l lo any. thing wo ever tasted:—To one quart of sour milk add two toa.*poonfula, well atirred In, of finely pul voriaod aalooratu*. (wo eggs well beaten, one table, spoonful of brown auger, and a piece of butter aa Urge aa an egg. Salt to suit (he taste, and then stir In the'meal, making the mixture about aa stiff aa for pound cake. Now comes (he great secret of its goodness. Bake quick— lo the color of a rich light brown. Eat it moderate); warm, with butler, cheese, honey, or sugar-houae molassos, as most agreeable lo the palate.” , • i r^, niR 1 t ' T wo J oan ß ladies belonging to the <■ upper tandem," wore oat riding in a bugg? by thomssivos and otter driving through (ho fashionable avenues, hoy concluded totry the plant rood. Well, ta tlm plonk road.lfiey wont, nnd wlilio Irouinff briskly ttlonjf (hoy wore iiiddcnly urreßlod by a tell.galo keeper, who domondod his toll. d "Ilow mueh lo.it?" asked tho girls. "Wo r i| B lh’on n g. n t , U ni rS nr , H fil ' y lia replied, won uion, get .out of (ho why, for wo amVirl* and a mare 1 Got up Jenny," anif awoy tUi wont leaving tile u.au mul. with astonishment. W ’ AT $2OO PEH ANNUM.! The Day of Judgement* Consider whalinfinite multitudes of angels, and men, and women, shill then appear! It ie a huge assembly when the men'of one kingdom, and the men of one . age in a single'province, are gathered” in heaps-and confusion of disorder,; but then, all kingdoms of all ages, all tho armies (bat ever mustered, all that world that Agustue Caesar taxed,' all (hose hundred of millions that were slain in all (he Roman wars, from Numa’a tlmo till Italy was broken Into principalities and small exarchates; all these, and all dial can come into numbers, and (hat. did descend from (he loins of Adam, shall ai onos be represented; to which account, if we add tho armies of. heaven, the nine orders ofblesaed spirits, and the infinite numbers in every order, we msj suppose the numbers fit to express tho majesty’ of that God, and the terror of that Judge, who is tb% Lord and Father of all that unimaginable multitude I In that great multitude we shall meet-all those who by their example and dieif holy precepts have,.- like tapers, enkindled with a beam of thoSuiftbf righteousness, enlightened us, and taught us to walk m the paths of. justice. Hero men shall meet the partners of their sins, and them that drank the' 1 round when they crowned their heads with folly and forgetfulness, and tboir cups with wines and noises. There shall you see (hat poor perishing soul, whom’ thou didst tempt to adultery and wantonuess, to drunkenness end-perjury, to rebellion or an.evil In. (erest, by power or craft, by witty disoouftes or deep dissembling, by scandal or a snare, by evil example or a pernicious counsel, by malice or unwarlness.—• - That soul (hat cries to (hose rooks to cover her, if ift had not been lor thy perpetual temptation, might have followed tho Lamb in a white robe; and that poor man that is clothed with shame and flames of fire, would have ihined in glory, but that thou didst force him to be partner oftby baseness. • *. Jeremy Taylor . * A Rowland for an Ollrer* Soon after the revolutionary war a brave Yankee officer, a former captain in tho service, happened to bo at St. Petersburg, in Russia, and while there was invited to dine 'at tho table of a distinguished mer ohont. Tbero was a largo camber of guests at the table, and among the rest an English lady, who was anxious to appear as one of the “ knowing onsa."—• On understanding that an, American was silting near her, she expressed to oho of her friends a deter minalion to quiz him. She fastened upon him likfe a tigress, making numerous inquiries touching our habits, customs, dross, manners, mode ofljfe, edu cation, amusements, &o. To all these queries the officer gave courteous answers, which seemdd to satisfy all (he company, with the exception oftho lady herself—She was determined not to be satisfied,- and wont on :—“Have the rich people in your coun try any carriages 7 for I suppose there are some who call themselves rich 7 1 ’ "My residence, 1 * replie'd the captain, "is in a small town, upon an island, whore there nto but. few carriages kept, but in largo towns and cities on the main land there are .quite A number maintained, suited to our republican man ners,” " Indeed," replied the fair questioner in a tone, which was both interrogative and exclamatory, 11 1 can’t fancy where you find coachmen; I should'nt think tho Americana know how to drive a coach.", "Wo find no difficulty on tjiat account, Madam,” calmly rejoined tho captain ; "wo can have plenty of drivers by sending to England after them. 1 * England!" exclaimed the lady, speaking very quick, ly; “I think tbb Americans ought to drive tbeJEla instead of tho English driving tho Americans," in (lie late war,” rejoined the officer f » the peace, we have permitted (h£ English:io.drive us J’’ Thera was no more "Unix xing” of dur Amoriosn during the dinner. He wafted In vain, like* Sam Wolfer Pickwick," for the next question. . / . Knickerbocker Magazine, 4 ' Vegetable Xnatlnot* • * P an Wl *® r placed within six inches,‘oh either aide of the item of a young pumpkin brvtgo* table marrow, it will, in the course oftho nighUapt., proach it, and will bo .found in the morning one of ila leaves floating on tho water. This expert.' mont may be continued nightly, until the plant begin■' to fruit. If a prop bo placed within six inches of a young convolvolus, or scarlet runner, it will find It; although , the prop bo shifted daily. If after It had twined some distance up the prop, it be unwound and twined in the opposite direction, it will relprn to its original position, or dio in tho attempt; yet,- notwithstanding, if two of these plants grow near each other; and have no etabe around which they can entwine, one of thorn will after tho direction of its spiral, and they will twino around.each olhor.-*- Uunamcl placed some kidney beans in « cylinder of moist earth. After a short time they began to ger minute, of coarse sending the plume upwards to the j light, and the root down into tho soil. After a few days, the cylinder was turned ono-fourlh round,’and •gain and again this, was repeated, until an entire revolution oftho cylinder had been completed. Tho beans wore TOii oarth, and it was found that both tho plume and ra<lldl».had been bonk to accomodate themselves to every revolution; and (he one in its efforts to ascend, and the oilier to do« scond, had formed a perfect spiral.' But although tho natural tendency of the root is downwards, if the soil beneath bo dry, and any damp substance bo above, tho roots will ascend to roach It. A Hot SpniNo.—Onooflho member* of the Mex. loon Boundary Commission, writing from Santa Rite; Now Mexico, to the Providtnc* Journal, thu* de scribes a spring discovered ou tho 2nd of May t ‘ “Hating heard of a remarkable »»hot spring" k, few mile* from oar road, all that woro mounted tormlncd to vlsll It, and on leaving oampiilruok off Into tho plain in a straight dirsMjon for it;. la A,ri'do of about five miles brought igtyp-to the spot. jSliloh wo* indicated by a hill about£*lx linndrearfest in' circumference at Us base, and about thirty or forty feet high, which was formed entirely by doMsite made by the waters of tho spring. On tho stalmiL. oflhis hill was a basin twenty feet in diameterTcSll ISlnfng tho -hot water,* the surface of which or eight feet below the top of the basin. The te|H[ perstaro of the water waa found to be one huadrmr and twenty.five degrees, andofeourse so hot that the hand could not bo borne in it. Dr. Webb collected the gas which bubbled up from the bottom, and found It to be. neither hydrogen nor carbonic acid gas.—' Hl* conclusion, therefore, woe (hat It was purely atmospheric air. The water was pleasant to the | taste, and would be palatable If cooled. At one side of the hill a small spring burst out, and at a short distance where it collected In a poo), the water wsrf cool enough to bathe in, but even then it was literally' a hoi bath," f Too Good to n Lour.-We hoard of a oonreraa. t‘° n which took place a few evening. alnoo. between one of E mira’a fair daughter. and a young matchant of the place, which rone thue :_The merchant waa •peaking of the excellent qnalillee of a young Amain 1 ft “ Bd „ °. f hl *' ,nd Jf'°« d 1111 romarke by obierrlog * h “ l ,“‘, h *""" ou ’ hearted lady, an” one that waa right hero," accompanying thela.r word w Ih a geituro which bordered niar tha hear" Her reply waa 11 fudge I that ia half cotton I" ’ Hwlrd DimocraO C !««.—Why U a aohoolm»«l«r, who ehuliaii »• "wmS Wd W “i°?f g ' Uln? ltt » Hk« R.V.»1l i • don voyage to (be Pacifier Became he is a pac\fio vthaUr. . < ..-A** 'hu* describes a talkative female I know a lady who talks so incessantly that the won t give an Oeho fair play. She has auoh an ever, laaimg rotation of (onguo thot an echo must wail until alio dies before it can. cotoh her iaat word#, 0 A chop down East liua invented a maok|ae-lo” make pumpkin pice. It is driven by Ike <bfoo of circumstances* <* . flnwio knivea are nuw made wil/i.tho fulhufino' initariplion un them—"the common hw of Rather pointed. , ‘ 5 •f > : • V#- NO. 13
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