Thcsovteriu^rte* jtfo biiU: at inn optiort of the Editor* ■ P *DVi;iiTt- a i-‘ll-.NTfi—Acco;nl'i i ' | l c - i * by tire oasci, S", tife/rVohe 1 Dollar; dndtj\cnty;lUo cents 'Dt'ndrbllls, Posting-' IliUs I'amJlileW, Bfehfcsi'tWolb; &c., &o;, «tb> ciitWvUhflcfcWafcWnd At llic:BliorteBt notice. " vr.c,nr.:i JUB F»BWS 4USO.V., : Snccciiedb r nie'ioll , y;bM'fnwor’'\* : ; Who«ingsnnhetgtor_fhoplengti, , ¥ho monarch efbroWotaa fwcsi, . . ~ , ■'STIs only toDod Wmay-bow i,,.., , ; ~, , ll6lasnrtly> : fonunMoro)lo)Vi. - Ue raises Wit brend'epd his cheese, .. And thohgh herd summer, ; lurrinter he lives nt his <MO._' , _ ~ When the oitllt Witter J» broken, • - • ■ And spring cbmos tcfeladdon'mid bless I. When the flocks id tbo,mc»doiv ore spoiling,; .And the robbln is biilldmghernest—.... ; tflid rannerwalks tbrtb. to his labor, _ . And ninily and Arid Is his tread, As ho scatters tils seed for .(he har vest, That yields <9 Ihqnallons their broad.i ■ Ills banka are all chained bj*.nature, Ihelc credits, «fo snrojv]»/V t. His clerk* übvcr'slppo >y||h deposits*. j u Pursued by the curse of the poor.' Uis stocks are (lie .best in the market, , His shares are the shares ordlis.pldilgh} They bring tho bright g .Id to J>|s cpflera,. And pleasure and health to hi* brow. TVhen his crops are All gathered and sheltered, Wheh liis cattle rro snug in the fold, Hositshlmsolf down bj’-lils ffresldo,' And l.uighs at.thp,tempest.arid fcoldi i" A stranger to pride, and ambition,. Ills duty ho strives 16 fultll/ ' \ Determined, whatever bcltdcblln, I '/' 1 -K;i To let tho world jog as It will. *• Ills (fust is fti Him who haa w glve»v* 1 * * •' ' The seasons, tho min ; ffbo ha* promised “aebrftllmo'and harvest,”, •So long aMhe earth'shall remain, ' •' ' ‘ And if from bis duties die wonder, Led on by bis ffpnjimms U;;■ -„r Through life and its changing,relations, . v God’s providence fol|o\vs litni’"slljl. Blsrjllnitemis: : A RACE FOR! X.IFE : 1 i STEEPLE- CIUSE M TUG PIUiniES, The first of June, 1849 ! Seven years ago! HoWstrangcr tlian.flclion'it'secinß that'on this seventh anniversary of that eventful day, after iravcrsing.nlt ihcyicisSilpdenpfcjcperienco, af ter boxing stormy .sea. pad shaking, hands with every extremity qC fortune,- I should - be 8 oted'at last in ‘this quiet little sanctum; the hum of lha£ mighly.city,’ which was* then' the gonl of till our hopes around mp tho’vrild - freedom of’ihqjiliimitabld prnjncs'iii clmnged /of'ftic coniines of a dingy qfflce ; ; my. snorting'chnfger diKcardccl,r6f. this old- arm chair ; c ,tlic h.-idge of the pioneer. laid aside for a more peaceful weapon, .this .‘gray goose.quill.’. Tt Wftft’onlhiaday seven years .ago,., Eighty* five,p[ s .uß. l iVeary wanderers over '.thc/trocklcss Vn\)yu». wrerp, day after flayand- month* after: .month toiling onward,lo ; Huh: land of gold; I whoso lofty sierras and summer, plains- have r to (hcirclcnial cmbracesomany ihat^Uahiyouthr t il_l»n|jd, • It was Sunday hi the wilderness? tlie’nmpons'nll *cok--‘ railed'qrr (he; battles-’of tho 'Littleßlue,’ Mjc toil worn moles : iscQttend' around;'joyfully cropping thfegrastf tmdcrthcwntcl.fnl viglfnncc of the guard. Some of the parly werebathing in the dear stream, ; s6uiq opoKing, I ,mending clothes, washing,’ lounging. or’smokiiig;. nnd, nil enjoying 10/thc full n. glorious aunshmyday of rest and indolence., when some evil genius possessed tpowith a ; sudden.desire,to bathe first of.the,;parly to slay the long cxptcUd •buflalo,’ an animal,we bad not.yct encountered, b t which now begun to bo »ho constant theme of conversation-one! conjecture; Several of the boys were hunting turkeys in (be* margin of timber which skirted the river, so that when T saddled eft) mystecdl and; with rifle ftt-my sad dle-bow, started ©lit to the northward, the few who obsened’ iriy*dopnrlurc exchanged sly wink* at my probable disappointment, but nev; er dreamed of.tho thiillipjj adventure that Lwas s > rashly rushing iqlo,. Although Vre knew .that we,were about, Il;o coniine's of ibcJPavVhco-Tcrritqncs, anil bail in* deed been,warned;by, a convoy, of trappers, whom wo hidmct .bt|t a few days previous, re-, turning from their distant, wintering ground in the mounUins, that war parties Were put, yet, - wnfident inrOtir end the entire innbilr ll rofTmr nfiprecticcd eyes to detect any traces oi them, we had attributed the well meant r ! tn '8 oP Ihfcold mountaineer,s mtiicr .to n •h i *^ B, biOugering-tbah Anything else. 1 ftwßc wild Bedouins of Uio JTV. r < ’Li W ? loni heard so;much, tut had ns 3 vt laued to see. • V* 6 beautiful undulating and. v ~iij 350 m i!!, tho s‘fi t-n-5 /dr nny.jndica aions of too object of cpy desires,- hut though I, eagcaly scanned.tho hortzarr’oa I ; proceeded,not *living thing wqt my except a, few antc lopcs, whoso .wary coulion and quick' pCrccp- , tion rendered them impossible to -approach up-* the open prairies, *• Far as tbo vision could reach, nouglit but a monotonously* tthditlaiiug surface of gently •Helling and naked hills, covered only by the outlaw grafts end flowers of every hue, extended towards tho. fair horizon,, f'J® blno sky of 'summer kissed tho dls •nt hills glowing ln‘ the fresh verdure of the -Wrincmg season. 1 ■; * , Struck with Uiq voiceless solitude of tins qn vwden desert, Xryde slowly along, Iszilv nm ?nK pn the strangO; vicissitudes which so sud» *5)7 translated mo from pollcgo balls to, this r and had almost imperceptibly pi*; JW fiomo seven or eight inilcs between me and Jftmp. whani far in the distance, directly in mo; I discerned a column of dust; 322% 52- 1 .WPMrf* tho loit&dc- JE*^ ald * romance and refleq u* - Iheardor of the hunter took possession .hastilyloojMng roy. pistols and an( t K fonvani/ncvcrjloubjjng ®»»»tlm°nT rtll ' nilJ ' 80 “ rdo^lly “voted wol W-JStoK.doyri 11,0 nil mid m* 1 the/nlor- Jl"fv ,, 'oy. 1 I “M another gently swelling ; ie>in ,i!‘°f™' 1 -* 0 ' ""' I 08 1'gnlncd tliO unmtait: of dual met my gatO, i elMcli" coifsidcrably. nearer, end, es J WlveniV^^i■ l lj.K', >twasrgn. : Htsiinfi"?. 0 !.. , 1 keg 0 ! 110 , aWeern llid ’ ohscurfi? b &‘ ol) .K'o |s 'B>™nittig out from Its I tho looked less, hko.butlhio. -As 1 a Jtet, wtißlcvce it might ,bq continued to ; notX* V 1 IsWlw holler vicir, end was I a°anß°- S.L" ont “ i’anii.of nidnatcd' In'- 1 Unp^’a.^ l, aow-while 'Shicldfi and iurnished l 1 ™cc-hcada gleaming blightly in tho morning i n»« l '*j, , il l0 'v c Ver, I, scarcely tliought of ; PirtvnrrJ 111 ';, 08 ” 1 ‘ t h| igid ho some liunllng •I an rottawatomics or Sioux : and; 1 >»v , r ‘°l v ‘ n E iho mottle nud power of i retreat at plcasuro. I i l l s . tneurred no great risk by waiting for ] '{ « .'•? i! i fc: ’• ■ - -'W;I ~ ’*^' l "** -’i ’J ■->>*,*■» ; *' - f-■; / .'•• '’ i, \ jsst H j -‘ l ' ; H-' i|> Br < «■; | Hr. H. i BY JOHN B. BKATTON. VOL 43^—^ •(: r.r-.-,.,ia,.;-#:u ■:• “JT 1 -totoh-ylrtHdta;- "• Gradual^ 1 c *l j “ flse - it the’ prairie, they from 1 53w7 )88,^4 8 W cohcpplcrri,6llo|, ind f «c ii 8, n^ ln *'°ld rchcraghinst the sky as they siu'nioiinltrkfomc'prmll.neht'riaKC. •i „ ,I ll ® l 1 *^ cll "ll'fl(a'irCC wflu'dimiuitUKd to Icss.tlian a qiiarter of-a mile, ntut-thinking n roarer acquaintance. undesirable.’ Illumed my jibrscs howl lyiih.oyiipv: of,riding -moderately towards the 'enthp, tilt they should ‘mrinifos'l s ?!?, e Pni-at'chid; tehchr-imagine the chill of ( horror tyliich: curdled'my blood, as I. saw two smaller parlies in. my rear, galloping together-from-cither side (o’cut off my rclreat, and heard the terrible yell Which all three rais ' Ll 88 f wild mnnccuyrc discorer ' lfl e ,rL . ur iclence would be useless. f , Whilst the tniin'-body h*d contlnut-d to at - tract my attention, by advancing conspicuously towards mo; thced tttVpartwa b’ad'taken ad vantagO; of- rtj-e; ; *al tipica nad conccalcd w thcm temporarily from view, to diverge, and by a f'wfde'oircnit. attain hiy rear. I. greenhorn that ! was, never dream* ing of this common Indian stratagem, while Blupirtly-'rdgardirg the first and 'oirlj objtdf wbicli attracted, my gale., - The two intercept , pQities -were rnpfdlj’’ £ortvergirig Inwards tljc line of my. re.lreat, and were already’within a quarter of a mile of each other, while I was no more than half IhqdistnM from the centre. The main body, with w fearful nboop, dashed on to CTOscmefn.’ ■ * 4 *’ ‘ ' ' 1 ;My horse was fleet opd ti;oe..bnrhc Was also travel ivorft.apd; fntlgticd. - Hoxvlobg fcblild he dislanbc those wild coursers o! the desert, even iTI escaped the imnitdiatodangcr ? But there was no time Indeliberate... Nownr never was the chance. ’Another rhoment would bo 100 hvtc. Grasping my rjfld“wilfi a finner clutch, and reassuring.,with . cnrrcssipg words the frightened steed.' who alone could save me from a |iorrihTs.‘fftte.‘’b,tjWdo :ti b’old'idash for the in* tcrval which still separated the detatchcd par ties. fmd. vypTf which Ihfcy ,wcrq'naprdly closing; Noolylhb gallant animal responded,to*the call. {ct'rprat theVildshouts' of, our pursuers, trembling in every limb with the intensity oMnij-exertionSi he-flew-over the ground. nntP>nh the UcetposS wf theWiml.’bc dnshed between the approaching hordes, within d hundred yards of ns on cjlHcr hand. ‘.-jWiih the epergy ofdtspafrCT grasped the saddle with my kneefc, and bent forward to as sist his flying; chursO.-V; On, 1 dn.'towards the only hoikof.MfclyV yoiling .demons hard upon our tracks; their blankets and. fincry.Uf login the wind, nnward"Wo speed;'pursuers and over: ,tho broad,expanse of that pmitip dccait- , . .; Soon the ftcolncss and blood of my American courser began to tel! oh the enduring but slow". tnustpvgs. ofj the Indians. ,• Some of fhfe worst mounted-were grndlinlly-'dropping to' the rear, and after rtmning two or three miles they wero strung out in a long line behind me. Gradually I-'slackened my speed', for I well knew that the bottom and endurance of Indian b.o'rscs, accustomed to traverse - Immertsc dis* fauces at a single stretch is almost Wltho'ut lim- it. ond many a long mile was still bi-fore" us.— Again tlicy'wmilil diniiluiih- thc dislancc, and ngain I was oLligcd to urge my jaded stced r to lus best cflons. n ’ But 1 was beginning freer, the first startling rnlnrm was. over, half the dia- I?*’??- ~i n % JXtaiqy gnllant.criy, coitJa. but tnomtaiu bis Jreniqndoii^exertions" biit foMr miles inoro I was safe..,. Onoe.fti sight of.cnm'p prudence q( my' .wild purs»>cra Woifld glnncc but once nt tho r/ghti*. American rifles which would, gleam frp;q behind Our >vngon wheels. Si I dtsccndlng a-long; but-gtnllc inclina tion towards a broad IqyVl depression in.the* praivic which spread out abouto *opplcofhun drtd yards Wide nt its base. ' My 'savage pur suers wn-e for ; cv moment out of sight ochind .the ridge I hod crossed. I reached the foot of the hill rit ! Tull* speed ; my steed plunged for ward on what seemad hard ground: and, 0. despair! sank to his belly.in .a treacherous swamp! Ah! can the gathering years ot nil futurity ever-blot from my memory the spairof that awful moment 1 - How for this seemingly Impassible, harrier extended up and d6wh thu rivulet which divided it. I could .not guess. A terrible yell burst-from the exultant warriors as they appended Ofch'lhc crest of the ridgo and recognized the dilcpiintt-they had-(oo truly anticipated) ' ; Terrible fears chilled my blood. In that . brief moment,.ns the wild Ravages, came charg ing ddwn the hill,tumultuous thoughts of home and friends; mingled with tho.bright anlicipa lions.’ as long'clienshtdl of a‘golden future in the land of‘promise; coine thronging in wild vonfusion through my teeming brain,." There wnS one hope left, desperate ns it seemed { but there was no‘ time for*;Uvlibcralion, no oppor tunity 1 for choice. Resistance was madness.— Iwns hcmmcd In on every side but one.—. Straight ahead was my only chance, t might flounder end, at alt 'events Suftbention or capturein (hq bog was noworsethan in ptadtnnreiis destruction where I was. • # - .Dashing the rqwcls into tbo frcmbling ani mal,-I mdcll/- urged'him forward.’ The soil though covered With gross and apparently firm gave way at every step. • Ploughing Ins way by gigantic tflorU, now for • an instant raising hiuisuf.porno harder spot, then smking’to hla saddle-girths, urged, by my . frantic exer tions, terrified to phrensy by the appalling yells ■'of the rapidly approaching enemy end the shots which began to whistle around ua. the:hoblc animal toiled gallantly on and gained Ihe'flrm bank just as tho dusky forma of my aursuers; infuriated at the 1 possible loss of iplr prey, wpre clustering on the opposite side seeking a favorable spot Ip follow, Their de liberation fcaycd.mo. It required a strong cop troll of reason to walk my foiling horse slowly uti the hill, while tho Indians were floundering after mo through tlw swamp. But 'I rightly fudged tbnl a.little breathing.thpp would not i p„ hint'. ‘ I turned.tin*summit of tho hill Just ns (h 6 discomfited Indiana were begin mhg to crawl out from the bog, and again put ting spurs to imy. Jaded horse once more wo sprung forward in that;mad mco for*llloor. death. ; s pmvnfd we rushed, over hills and yal |cyH, across streams and'ravines, in head-long and pursued.''‘ - - The, timber .which-; marked * the -camp grew morjo and more distant: now for a moment morp concealed by an, intervening hill, and again os-wo flew, over its summit rising nearer and’dearer, to view.'. My. horse was-rapidly, failing—great 'flakes of. foam" flew from. his. mouth,' Covered With thud and drenched whh sweat, ho; Still, hoWdver,■ toiled gallantly on wnrd, epqrning tho-sod of) tho. prairio with his flying .hoofin' : But U»o goal waa ; nearly won.—. Oh | if ho could hold his pace d little longer! The tireless, inuslangs of the Indians, no match for his fleet; limbfiu a short stretch, now ex hSbUcd iih(;)r. wonderful powers of endurance. Onward; they swept after pa wlthundiromlahcd filled, their unshorn manes.and. sweeping tails mingling with; tfjo flowing drapery of tho Wild flying.out : upon the wind, •. >' t •: The timber banks of the 'Little Blue,! Which I hod so eagerly longed for, bad for same mo ments beep concealed,by a long but gently swelling oscent, the summit of which I was a'p preaching. If from hero tho white wsgona^of .fj bur chftVshmfH be viiiblc'pvcr! (he ‘unin'ter rlmtcd pom I should yet raich lhcm.'- H ' ' • lin i 1 't'! . ntlt ’ t * l4r ' thostriinlcrminablc l My poor horse was ?£ ’ ft 8 ' • But t 0 cris, ‘ in ' 6 'glii of safe ly, to be taken m new) of the catap by those .implacable brail, IcM w°h these madflanmg’doußlk * I-hcircd the’spot winch was to decide ,ray.fatc,.and I trembled will, eagerness fdr the view which might con sign mo 10-dcapdir.. <l l nc " rr,i another,-bound and went over, and-flying with faltering steps doyrn .n.dpngegcntlo, inclination, which) swept fW ,n to the, longed for timber, still about a mile ahead. I atraind mV eyes for indications of comrades: ah'd oh i ran ture unapcakabie-I far, away, but, di-eelly be ort’ me; nestling at the base of, the long dark’’ hne of cottonwbod;ih full view of ilia pirating fugitive, loomed,up) the whllcm’rClt df tents and wagon tops—dearer to my fonging-gaio Ilian to the descrt-wom inlgrim-the lofty minarets ond irmible peaces of Eastern story.-,-,- i A shout of'triumph (ra’d‘ exultation burst Irom my lips os I-discovered the welcome settle and recognized the gate of my deliverance. I looked baak. One after, pilot her .the savages came bonmhng-Ovcr'.the ridge ’pressing on wuh tlio, wild fury of .disappointed rage: But their practiced eyes' were not slow' to discover my refuge; tu.d' one; after auoihor pulled iip liis panting steed »m» gazed. with baffled malignity after their expected victim. ' •' ■Bu 11 was saved!, ’Covered -with (bam and sweat my gallant prcseryer -burst into camp, and, ns I sprang from my saddle into themidst of my startled comrades, with a of ex, haastpon, ho sank quivering to the earth. The' faithful ereatpro liad toiled to Iheiast : he had' done his beat, his powers were exhausted,' aiid' yielding at last to ntter prostration,’he stretch ed ins weary limbs upon the swafd. and I thought that the last rac’d pf my gallant grey wtis run. How T nursed him through the tone night, how I covered h\m with .my o\vti shnre ql; blanket* and supplied him carvfnlly ami cautiously .with grass and water, how-T-thidg td along on foot day after day for tho next two weeks, and cherished him like d feeble child I liayonot tlmo ’toUell; bnf’ttUhough many a m|lo he carried; me in after days over these dreary deserts, and many a time-brought me alongside the dying bnlfaio in his mad career, yet never again did ha riirian eight mile stcc plc-jehase against the- field,.with fifty uhtaimd coursers of the desert for his competitors, and Ully painted warriors yelling in his rear. ‘ UFE • Ser. Mr. Bc-nchumn, a minister of tho “Lon don. Wcslbyarr Mission,” recently returned from a yislt to Africa, npd in ja sketch of the/social condition of (he negroes inhabiting the Golden Coast and its vicinity, hb’ furnished a 1 truly iw, lul picture; thusi‘. •!; . * • .. aeeteejy has orio, of their barbarous. and bloody cuatoma been abandoned, from tho curt Heat period of which wd, know bl them.. Ibey will-oven pave tbeircbnrt-yard'plncoß, and even the street* or market places of their villages or towns willi the skulls of those butchered in tho wars or ot feabla, funerals; or at aacrillces to iuo&Rom. ; •.i.,| r ■ , i- f f Still their wives and sltivga are.buried,alive • ''‘Jib UlqlP: 'dcccasodrlKuBbEndB-‘ arid --mums.— •* bfrt ApAhanzon hundred and eighty of Ms wives were ‘butchered before’ fho arrival in n(her-TT«ra. Tho ilvlhff'‘wive-* iWoro/huricU jilivo,' fho ,pofso of muskets, , h-ms', drums, yells, groans ond scrcOchc* }*the women tnarohod With head less trunks; -bedaubed thenißulvcs with blood nud mud. Their victims - mnrehed along with large Hujvcs passed through their checks; • Tho executioners struggled tor tpo bloody office, while the victims looked on and endured with apathy. They were too familiar with tho horrid sacrifice to show terror or to imagine It was qot. ns it should be. -‘Their hands Were chopped mid then their legs wero-sawed ofT, to prolong the amusement. Even soroo who assisted (o till thd graves were then hnbtlcd 'in'ollvo, In order to add tntho sport °r solemnity of dhooccasion. Upon the dcoth of tho king’s brother, four thou sand were thus sacrificed. These ceremonies are often repeated’,' aild»a hnmlred'slAughtcrcd at every rchparsal which takes place. .!•> ««At their Tam' > tnßtom3,‘Jlr. Bowditch wit ncasc(tBpcctaclos:oftth&-mr«t Evfiy cothfrco or hobto sneriffeed a slave ns ho qntered tho gate. Heads and skulls formed tho ornaments lu Hundreds were sluhi. and tho streaming blood of the''vic tims was pnngJcd lu one vast pen, with various vegetable matter, fresh ns well as putrid, toe* m pose a powerful Fefchic. 1 At these customs the aanlo scope of butchery recurs.-'-:Tho lung’s ox eculioner’s traverse (he city, killing all (hey meet. Tho king, durhig lhd blobdy saturnalia, ipolccd on eagerly and danced with delight in hlsjclmlr. . ■ . *< The kingof Dohoncy paves the 1 approaches to his residence, and prnnmcnls the battlements ofhls pained’s with the skull* of his victims, nnd tholgrcat Fefehio tree at Barbary has ifswido- Htircnding limbs laden with oarcaac3<and )imb*f Tpe wdnt -or-ChiisfJty Xs‘m> dl«gm6c,'and‘ thd priests are employed as pimps,.- t Alnrdcr, adul tery and thlovory nro 60 sins ( Vasilla.—Tho vanilla, - so' much'prized for its :dollclous flavor, is ,thq.product of o vino which grows on the top of tho loftiest trees.— Its leave* somewhat resemble tbqso oftho grape; the flowers aro red and yellow, and when (hey fall off are. succeeded ;.by pods, 'which* grow lo clusters like 6ur ordinary bennsj - green nt first, they change to yellow, and' finally to a dark brown. To bo preserved they aro gathered when yellow, and put' In heaps for a few days, lo fbnnont. They are afterwards placed-in tho Sou to dry, flattened hy the hand, and carefully rubbed with cocoanut ,611, and -then packed In dry plantain leaves, so as.to confine their pow erful aromatic odor,. Tbo vnnllltt might ho made a comjideraWoftrftclo.of trade on tho (Mosquito) coast, but at present only a few* dozen packages are exported.' » - Ancient Inventions.—' there are reasons for bolloving (hat many nf tho Inventions wo boast of at the nrcscnt.dsy ar.O' by no means original. Iron bridges, it waq recently stated In an En glish work, aro tho exclusive Invention ofßrit-' fsb artists, whereas It ISiWalMcnpwn that there was mi iron bridge ot Antioch; In'Syrla, erected Romo (imo before (ho first'ernsado 1 it had nine arches, nnd.nt end there wgs & massive stone towerofanlld ma'soiir)*. Gunpowder, lire arms, paper ond printing were not now disco veries in (ho aft* by Europe, but (Upy Jiad (heir ‘origin—so their Is good ground for believing— In'Chlpn and tho Indio*.' > The murlnor’s coin- Sabs, also, for which, it Is.assertod, wo aro in obtod to one of tho Popes, Is believed (0 |i ft vo boon usod by thfaThoonldans. •‘ ' ’ [p-trvtoo-oN-SouM— A'good Methodls* minister In (ho Wjrrffcon a Tory small Salary, was greatly troubled at pno (Imp to got blsmuytorly, Installment.’ Ho.called.on Ids steward a num ber bf times but at oaclr time ho had been, put Ofl*.with somp excuse;. His wants at length be coming Urgent, jho wont (u his steward and (old ujni ha inuat have his money,’as his family Were Buffering for lho.ncoeftftltiofl of life. * >; i “Money replied the steward* .“'You preach, lb* humoy.l I'lhbught J’ou preached tor (ho good of souls I ** ' ‘ ‘ “Soulsl" “l,can’t cut souls, and if I could. It would fako a thousand as you aro;tomalcoa'doce'nt m'oal,V' ;i ;“oob qqujtrnr—sur liionr on wnoko.otm codntht.” r CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1856. I ne'er on that Mp.lbfftiinpmcnt Lave gazed,,. But a thousand temptations beset me, And I've thought that tiie rubles vrlifch raised) How delightful 'Would bo if you'd—let me.: Then bo tint so angry Tofwhatl have done, A ' Nor say thnt you've sworn to forget mo j * They .were buds of temptailott too pouting to \slmn, , . •'• . ; '•*; •• - , And thought that you could cot but—let mo. When your ,lip,with a whjsper cabin close to ray ’ ..'chock, . J 'j ,■' ‘ „■ , , ‘ Qb) think how bewitching it mot me j And plain) if iho.eyes Of a Venus coiild speak) ,Youf eyed Seemod to say you would—let mo. Then forgive tho transgression- and■ bid mo re- • main,.!: i.' ~r\. For, in tru(h, lfl you*!! rogrot mo, TJien, oti, let igo.try tbo again, l'll do allyou.wiahj if you’ll—la me. m'DHOWSM PICTOEB-feilK TDE MFSTE ‘The great painter. Ruben's, during bis stay at Madrid, in ihc’ycar 1626, ; made many ex cursion into the neighboring parts', and die following 5a related of him during one of these excursions: > There was, In (lie environs of the city, a con vent inhabited by one,of .ibemost austere and rigid orders ofraonksj into this Rubens entered and observed, much to his surprise, in the choir of the chapel; which Wfta,othcfwisc hum* bly and even - mcaply adorned-, a , picture which cvmccd the most superior toknt. '. The subject of this picture, was' the Death of aMphk. Every shade, cvciytonch.fipokcoflho’ soul and snMiijje genius .of the painter : and Rubens, dcHghtcd,. .balled'.his pupils, some of whom usually artotnpnnted him in his expedi. lions, ’Alljoimd with him in expressions of admira tion. 1 ' 1 ’ ’ •Rut who canbc the avithdpfthls c/ic/dVrt vre?, cxclairhtd ' Vnh Dyko,, Rubens’ favorite pupji- / /v.V/ ,l. .. ■. ‘A nniDD hos/cyidcntly bccn.Writtcn beneath the prunting.'but s(.hie ohc.haa carefully ef faced iti* replied Tan TliuldcjC Rebena carved an interview .with the pribrof the convent, and; at.tbc ohtuionk’s approach, engtrly Inquired; the name, of .(he artist whose work so excited his admiration. - • *Tho no,longcr In the World, re plied. the '; ‘ f- f ‘Dead!’ exclaimed 1 ‘he is dead. And did he die'unknown 1 was there no onoaf ,ter ho was gone to give (6 the, world a name which should havc'.bcch imtnortftl—a name be fore which even vf'nic' might- bo\y ? And, not withstanding,’ added the pjcht artist, with a noble'> prides ‘nolwilbslnndjng.-.my father,.! am Paul.Rubcpa V.’ v # At lhis name the palc/aco of the prior Ugh*’ ted up with ah unwonted brightness. His eyes sparkled’, and the fixed arid .eagfer.look, which be turned on Rubciis;.Bpbke-of somewhat mdro than curiosity; but Ihis cxcitohapnfohlylaitcd for an instant. The monk’s again cast on the ground, and hishanrfit whldiihebßa raised to heaven in the m6mcht&f, bnlhusiasra, •he once'more crossed upon hitf PFeast, and re pealed— , . - • -•;> , - • ‘The pointer is no longer hi iTic vrbrhLi ‘ . OVay ’fcll-ft to hist cclre though /ate, the glory justly doo i tohitn-’* ; ■ - j .And Rubens, Van Dyke. Jacques JonJaens, and Tan Thuldcn, his pupils, .one might almost say his Wva/a; surrou'ndsd the! prior. and car ,n«9tly entreated him to name tpo unknown ar list. , Tho monk A cold prespara tion trickled from lus forchcaddown nis wrin kled cheek,.and his lips contracted almost con vulsively, as though eager to reveal a mystery, of 'dhc secret of which he alone was master. •Ilia name! his name!’ repeated Rubens. The monk mado a solemn gesture with his hand. v ‘listen 1* said he,,'you have.nnsonderstood me. I told yon,that the author of this picture wap no longerjn the world ; hyt Idhl not.mcau to Bay thht he was actually dead.’ ' •He is,living!’ exclaimed aimpltanconsly Ra vens and hid pupils. ‘Oh, tell as then his name, that we may become acquainted with so sub* lime a genius ” , . ‘Ho has long since renounced- the world, re plied lhc f prior; calmly; ‘helms entered the cloister: ho is a monk/ r >f : '• ' ‘A.monk, .my falho-, n Tutmkri* cried'Ru bens. *OU! tell me in whaticonvcnt; for he must Icnvcit. WhcnGodmar|cß,A man with thc;scal of genius, that man'has no right to bury himself in solitude. God has entrusted to him a Sublime mission : it’ls lusduty to do coniplish it. Tell me, then 1 the name of the cloister where lie is hidden.will bring him forth, and show him the glory that awaits him. I flic refuse me, I will obtain on order froraoijr Holy' tether the Pone for him to return io the 'world, and resume nis pencil/ The Pope loves roe,* rov father, the Pope would* grant-my re quest*. ; >* •.* 1 ,-• can neither tell you his name.* nor .that of tho convent to which he has retired/ replied the monk, in n resolute ; •The Popo will command yoti to do so/ cried Rubens, exasperated. ' •V v ‘Jjisten to me/said tho prior, ‘for hehrcn'a sake listen I Do you believe that tins man, bo fore giving up the world, before bidding adieu to fortune and glory, had not struggles against such a resolution ? Do you not feel that ho must have experienced biufcr.'deccpilons and cruel disappointments, before lie was brought to acknowledge that all Into in vanity 7’ said lie, striking his breast. ‘Ledvo him, .then, to die pcaccffnly in Chat .which ho has at length found from (ho wdridaniJUs deceptions. On tho other hand, your efforts. I am con vinced, would bo of no (jvail; it is a tempta tion, I feel assured, ho would resist/ added lie, crossing himself, ‘for U6d will ; not withdraw Ilia Help. God who in mercy, designed ip call him. will; not now chuSo him from His' pres ence.’ \ •Rut, my father, it la immortality which he renounces!’. ■ _ / *My son, immortality is jn o t f ‘eterntty;*• and tlw prior, pulling bis hood over, ids lace and slightly lowing, quitted tlic chapel, thus leaving Rubens no time to press hla solicitations further.; • 1 celebrated FlcmingyelirC't from tho con vent with hfs brilliant cortcgoof pupils, and all returned to Madrid silently rousing on what had transpired. Tfio prior Bought hit cell, and throwing him self (ipon his knees on the straw tpat.which was his only couch, ho praved long and fervently: then, gathering togoinOf his pencils, his col ors, and an easel which was lying on the floor of h|s doamltory, ho throw them;*!! Into, the river which flowed beneath, tho window- Ho ■ gaxed for some time trilh & tncalnnoholy smile upon the water which boro thenf away from his sight. When they had entirely dlsap plcortd ho returned onoo morcto kneel* on hla straw mat before his wooden crucifix to pray. C 7" No proof or Tciripcrancb-fft man with his hat ofi' nt midnight, explaining to a lamp* postjthb political principles of his yarty. ' “ LET, 3115.” riol’s mist 1. A. Capital Stoat.—The -Hawkeyq ond lowa /Patriot fc|H» (vjganitßl tewperancoatory./ - • .Wofi knowing that bU bettcr balf oc'cn*i6a*lly I took,ft “drop or ao*Mf It oamo In her way, and nowand then would havoo drop at all events, ho then endeavored to conceal tho keg from her by suspending U In the bam, somewhere near tho vldgo pole.. PEnrvATibx or tub wobd nox-mc.—ln the oldon time, fires used to 1* made in fho streets of cities and towns on festive occasions, around, which tables were-sutout with sweet-bread and good drink. Generally these occasions wore seized upon to reconcile-differences among neighbors, who were brought t-i sit together at those tables in amity, where before there had boon controversy j and hence these' fires wore called good fires, or bon-flres, on aco-mnt of tho good accomplished'at them. At least so says old Stow, that veritable chronicler. Dcceptiov. —“Well, if tin* ain’t mean I” said a disappointed pickpocket, »* here’s this fellow been again about with this hero yollcr chain, and when I pulls It out, thoro’a no watch on the end of It. Tbo conduct of those flashy dorks is enough to break (ho heart of a poor fellow Hko mo, who has to depend on bis trade for a honest livin’l” man, klllinghogs, became vexed, and, venting ids spleen, wished they were in h—U. ••Oh, dear me I what can ho mean!” exclaimed a little girl, who heard him. “ Mean I I sup. pose tho awful wretch wants his provisions sent on beforehand.” ’OS’* Habits aro ns easily caught as «y«fler birds.” Lot a circus arrive m town, and in less than a week half tho boys In town will bo throw ing sumorsotts, and breaking their nnclts over an empty mockoral barrel. Gralilnde. A Welshman coming late to an inn, Asked of tho maid, “what meat , (hero was within?” . “Cow heels,” she answer’d, “and a breast of mutton.” But quoth Uio Welshman, “since I am no glut* ton, • Either of ibese shall serve--to-night tho breast, The heels at morning; then light meats arc best.” • ‘ At night, ho toofc the breast and did hot pay. At morning, ho took his heels and ran aiyay. Ip-Wlso men say nothing In dangerous limes. Tho lion called tho sheep to ask, her if his breath was unpleasant, sho raid : “Aye ;” he bit-off her head for ,b foot.’ * Ho colled the wolf pad asked him, ho eadU “No bo tore him in pieces for n flatterer. At lasi ho called the fox and asked him. “Truly,” said the lat ter, “I have caught a cold and cannot smell*” . * is a singular fret that a woman can not look from a precipice , of 1 any magnitude without becoming dizzy. But what is still more singular, tho dimness departs the very moment somebody path foia arm’ around her waist, to “keep her from frilling.’? Queer, isn’t fey* ‘What is tlio difference between a young girl And Art old hat ) Merely a dUlcrenca of t has feeling other haaftlt* tty* Ex*Goveroor ’ John ''Bigler ami futqily leavp for California da tbcXSlh prox. ’ I { fp ‘ 'iiA ' ' jtfyj rSik&J 'Jr 'w .4 GllilS WD BOYS; ' We caa retncmbcr when tHeroworo girls and boys, .but wo believe 1 the time has passed) at least in cities and largo villages,when anything so tnio to nature can. bo found.. Away, perhaps, among the.green bills';JiV.rurol'dißfricts, nod in country school-houses tho genuine article,' trtU spoiled by imported-mannerisms, tuny yet bo discovered. .places; they arc a)l young,laidies'aiid gentlemen, as-soon as they ccaso to bb. babies. ; They como cut ol the nur sery miniature men ebd women,- The girls are trained at home and at school, to walk quietly and genteelly,lp keep their far too fine clbthcß clcfto, to practice airs and graces and not to laugh aloud, ‘ , • Tho boya assume tbo high shirt collar,• loatn to puff cigars, swear and bandy slang phrases, and would wear moustaches, if they, conld, as soon as they doh the integuments of masculinity. Tho pleasant and Innocent'joys of childhood, are entirely wanting in their' lives. 1 They haver bo childhood; and,-whllothoybefcomo prema turely old in manner,. Judgment and mental power, - lag sadly la their growth. i Thla is a pttiablo stato- of things, and they who causo It should bo assailed add condemned by the popular voice.. XVe know not which is most to bo pitied, ffio.sllly parents or their silly chlldrch. Wo think tho;parents, however,"be cause (hoy have so little'proflted by tho lessons of experience which mature age should have taught them ? and because they and bye, almost inevitably reap tho bitter fruits of their want of.forethought and foolish vanity/ whou, perhaps, tho" evil Is beyond remedy* Bui tho children, whilo they sigh In; tholr JBfasa youth for tbo innocent and untromracled happi ness that should havo boon (heirs, if any spark of genuine thought and feeling bo {oft beneath tho covering of affectation ahd folly, may strivo . to redeem tho lost time, and’become more wor thy of tho names of men and women. 1 ’ • • Cut this stato of things Ulossto bo deplored In the case of boys than girls, < -Roys and young men, In their rude jostling with men and things amidst tho hurrrlng life uf thta “Model Repub lic,” arc apt behave (ho wconcclt knocked orit of them” and to find their level,. They will pass In .society for what they are worth, and if they have pride or worthy ambition, will strive to increase t(jelr owh-value*” - Rut girls brought up, as too many afo, nbnost from thccradlo, to bcltevo tho solo aim of llfo to bo to look prettily, to dress prettily, and ac quire and 'show off accomplishments, treated with that deference and gallantry the sex meets everywhere in America, have little idea of (lie real cares, duties and responsibilities.of life.— Wlien experience forces its lessons up-ni theta, they baVe, but fn few Instances, strength enough of body ot ol mind to fe« elve or profit by them for their own happiness or that of others. Tho duties forced upon them are performed In n fee ble and Incomplete manner, tholcchUdrontrain ed after.their own mismanaged example, or left to utter neglect* while frail and Incompetent thcy.fcooo sink to unrogretted graves. Life is real—actual—filled with burdensome cores, deep sorrows ond holy Joys, How wrohg, then, to ranko it around of artlnl seemlngsf— How wrong to force upon the pnro mind of childhood (heso ortlflcaUtics! How wrong (o deprive It of its buoyancy ond grace I • r ■ ' Lot children bo children while thoy.mayvyot so Instruct and train them that when borne be yond tho peaceful haven of home, lhey!miy gazo tvlth eye unfoarlng- over the broad sea of life, not dreading Its storms and prepared to 1 en joy its calmer moods. , ' „ * ‘ . The oaglo eyed, or rather uhawkoycd” wife got sight of It, however, and resolved upon ob taining a taste. It was impossible for her to reach It. At length sho hit upon (ho following expedient, which worked to a charm. Taking down her husband’s rifle, sho pnt in a charge with a good hall, and taking dolibeiato aim nt tho keg, topped it with a ball, ond brought down tho whiskey at tho first shot! Raving ft tub previously prepared, sho was thus enabled to catch all, without losing a drop, and left her poor husband to weep over and wonder at tho loss of his whiskey. ; • - • . ' .AT S2,OOP£U ANNUM. Desperate Attempt ot u Wife to Harder bet. nnatmnil. , Tho Rochester Democrat of the 28th gives the following particulars'of a jealous wife’s at tempt to mnrdcr her husband : “A serious and nearly fatal occurrence took place on Smith street, in the northwest section of the city, on, Saturday, growing out of the jealous suspicions of a wife toward her hus-. band. The parlies are Charles' Hedges and his wife. The former is ; a farm laborer, an En glishman who has been in this Country some 8 years.., In the same house Kith his family re sided a Mr. and Mrs. Barton, with whom tho Hedges appear to have been Intimate. Mrs. B. ! had recently disposed of a part of her furniture,' 1 and oh nobopri Saturday* Hedges went into her /apartment nnd/had an,, interview with her.— Mrs..Hedges’ suspicions led her to watch their proceedings,and she saw .through the key hole, which they had attempted to stop up, Mrs. pßartonshowto her* husband, tho money she had obtained from the sale of her effects, and heard her say that she would go- to the depot and ascertain jvhen, the Cars left. Hedges re* turning to his own apartment desired his wife to get his best clothes for him. She declined, saying thru she feared he was going to forsake her and their children—of whom they had three, the oldest seven and the youngest two years of age. Mrs. H. asked her husband if he would not lake dinner, and ho replied, in d rude man- ■ ncr, that hp would pot cat dipper with her and if she didn’t get-his clothes, he /would. • Hej went out of thclionsc, upon the walk, and she, taking a large carving knife from the table, fol lowed, putting her left arm . about .his neck, and told him’that he should never go away with that* 4 bundle!” Almost immedi ately she thrust tho knife, a large Waded in strument, about an Inch' and a half-wide. Into bis breast, striking his breast,bone and glan cing off through .the.lungs,.ahd ’between-tho second and third ribs/ ' The \vonnd was a ter rible one, and bled profusely. "Mr. ——-was standing near when the act was done, and he ran up and caught the: hand of Mrs. Hedges • just as she was'in the act of giving herself a - mortal stab with the same knife. Another • person caught hold of Hedges before he fell.— , Dr. Dly was scot for and at oflee attended the ; wounded man. whoso perforated lung gave vent (o'tho air-through thb wound in the breast. It. was; deemed, best by the physician to remove lire wounded man to the County House,, ns there was no one at his own homo to take care of him, his wife having been immedi ately put under arreflt. She made no effort to escape, and . was washing the dinner dishes when the officer arrived at the house 1 . At the police office, shc.undcnvcnt a brief examina* lion, and was committed to jail. She said she bod often desired to end her own life, on ac count of her domestic infelicity, but refrained on account of her children. i JV Well-Spent Sabbath. A wcll-Rpcnt Sabbath promotes domestic af fection; Tho members of-the family have tho opportunity that day ofbeing altogether; and of cultivating ono another's acquaintance. Neatly dressed tn their Sunday clothing, and cleansed frojn. tho dirt that begrims some of them during tho,week, their appearance is better fitted to be got respect and affection. ■ If tho Sabbath did nothing more than encourage cleanliness, it be. an Important blcying. Solf-rcspocf turn ont on- A' Sabbath morning with Ills tvoll- ftnd nil ttiolr po win the house of God. -Tho respcctial feeling* of others aro i attracted to such.a family. - . Tho workman fects that to bo ablo to appear thus on tho Sabbath, is something worth exerting himself for. Ills industrious wife fodls the same; Both aro re luctant to squander money and time, because one of tho oßecta of such extravagance will be, to prevent them from appearing’ at church with tholrchlldrcn* It la remarkable how closely tho loss of Sab balh-fcooplng habits aro connected with aelf-rc ; Bpoet. When a man has no dcsiro to appear decent with 1:1s children on tho Sabbath, U may bo presumed that bis self-respect is gone, and it will bo no easy matter to keep him from degra dation and ruin. * " A well-spent Sabbath furnishes moral energy against temptation ond vice, Tho jmmonso pro portion of crimes that spring fVodi neglect of thn Sabbath Is n well known fact. Many criminals •while under sentence of death, or of transpor tation, have confessed that their career com menced with Sabbath desecration. Tho painter, I Ilogath, ao remarkable for bis minute acqunin tanco with human nature, In hts series of pie tares illustrative of “Tho Hake's Progress,*' which ended ot (ho gallows, introduced him os an apprentice playing marbles on a tombstone during divine service. Tho committee of (ho House of Commons ap pointed In 1852, to investigate tho subject of Sabbath desecration, remark In their report (hat Sunday labor Is generally looked upon as a de gradation; and it appeared In evidence that in trade, in proportion to tho disregard of tho Lord’s day was (ho Immorality of thoso engaged In It. One of lbs witnesses examined, a respeo table bakor, declared that he would hardly train up hla cblldron to tho business, boenuso ho was afraid of their morals being corrupted, through tho Sabbath desecration required by (ho occu pation as practised In Loudon, amounting to eight or ton thousand, aro seldom In church] general looseness of moral principal is tho con sequence, from this very clrcumstanco they feel that they aro degraded ; .and no loss from a re gard to their character than to their health, comfort and npirltual welfare, petitioned Parlia ment in a body, to deriso means for relieving them of Sabbath work.— North ~3mtricaa Jit view. A SanKWD Reply.— Sir Walter Scott soys that (ho alleged origin of (ho Invention of cards produced one of (ho shrewdest replies ho had over hoard given In evidence. It was made by the Isto Dr. Orogoiy. of Kdinbnrg, (o a conn* sol of grant eminence nt (ho Scottish bar. Tho doctor’s testimony wont (a prove (ho Insanity of tho party whoso mental capacity vran the point at issue. On a cross examination lie had admitted that tho person In question played ad. rolrably nt whist. . “ And do yon solemnly say, doctor/’said (ho learned conuscl t “ (bat a person haring a supe rior capacity for a game bo difficult, which ro. quires, In a pro-omhiont degree, memory, Judg ment, and combination, can b 6 at thosamotlmo deranged io bis understanding?’* ««I am no card player,” said the doctor, with.groat ad. dross, “but I have read In history (hat cards were invented (or (ho amusement of an Insane king.” The consoquoqco of this reply was de cisive. ' Ahead or Uim.—A certain peer in Yorkshire, *rho Is very fond of boasting of his Norman descent, thus addressed one ot his (chants, who ho thought was not speaking to liim with prop. 4r respect, “Do you know Hut roy ancestors canto over With William the Conductor?” “And mayhap, mtoftsd tho sturdy ijagan, nothing daunted, “ they fouhd mine bqre when (hoy corned.” QT" A'Tennessee popor talks of a chap at Holly Springs who was so astonished ot Booing a lady'briny iuublq from her piano, that after listening for a motudit or two ho withdrew Ms bead nod helloed aitoi* Ms companion—** I say. Jild, jint co(D»hcrai (arbailon If hero ain’t - » Tnpfcan pulling music out $f her chlst I’* Hr.’’OJajr rfllirf. ■ Wofind in.the porter, a letter copiedfrom thoKcntdckySta/cj* wan, which we publish with:' It is from the pen of Jams 3.; &«vr,.a £on of- Henry CtAT, the great American. Statesman, whom all men delight to honor.* • Tho letter is. the best refutation that ronld bb made of the stale slandersTtew attempted to be revived by a venal partisan press, relative to the unfounded charges against Mr. BucnAiTAir. [.from the Kentucky Statesman.] NO. 10. :Mr. Editordesire,' through.your cour tesy, fo correct a Rtatement made to the State*-*, • man ofthc4th inst., which does great injustice / to two of my friends,, and polilical brptijera, ' the I?bh. Joshua'F. Bell, of Boyle,dnd lho Hon. Wm. B. Kinkcad. ofKenton, -and which ; moreover is untruc. r . .Thearticlo to.which'! re fer, states “that resolutions expressing fidence yf tlje Wlugs.Df Kentucky, in Mr. Fill more, and saj'ihg he’ was .worthy of tHeir Sup port os in 1848, werp rejected by the votes ot [ sixteen counties to one, in,the Stale Convention J held at Louisville, on the 3d Inst.Vabd (hat Mr.’ ■ Bell and Mr. Kinkcad advocated them. It is undeniably true that,Birch resolution! I w , e ™ °" ercd >» the Convention by Cob, Hop kin*, - . -? f J lende ; fion « ftnd is also true that they were laid on the table by a vote of sixteen counties 5 to ono. But it is not true that either Ur.- Bel! •. or Mr. Kinkcad voted for them; on thccontraty ' both gentlemen opposed them, as I have reason to believe they would have done resolutions to ’■ endorse any ono but a true old line Whig for - tho office of President. It wxs, also,’ at the express desire and request of Mr. Kinkcad that Mr. Adams withdrew his motion, to the effect “ that the Whigs of Kentucky have undimin- Ished contidcnce in Millard Fillmore.” It is, however, hut candid to say, that every member of the Convention understood that Mr. Bell and Judge Kinkcad preferred Mr. Fillmorcto either Mr. Buchanan or Fremont : neither of them made any attempt, to do so gross and, unjust & thing, as to commit nn old lino Whig Courtn tion to the endorsement of anybody but a Whig. . There is also a statement copied in the Ob* server and Reporter ot tbcSlh irist., “that I had been heard to say. that I was not for Bu chanan.” I may have said that Mr. Buchanan was not my candidate, or was not my choice - for the Presidency; but I have hot said that t ' should not vote for him. - I prefer Mr. Fillmore personally, and if he atudd on the same princt- r pies ho did in 18501 would vole for him in pre ference to any man I know. But t expect to cast «»y vote forihat candidate who in my opin ion may hare the besf chance to defeat the Can didate of the Black Republican party,'and, it' present advised, I think Mr. Buchanan has the' best chance (o do so. I'.wislrjt, nevertheless/ * to be distinctly understood, that if l shall think it my duty to vote for Mr. Buchanan I shall vote as an Old Llno*\Vhlg‘, making a choice of what he believes to be evils, for the good of the • country: and that whenever the Whig standard shall again be raised, adhctjng always to the principles which I have been instrumental in assorting at Lexington, and at Louisville on iho 3d of July, I. shall be ready, fairly* honestly and fearlessly to battle against those principles and practices of the Democratic party which conflict with onr own views. - I feel sure, Mr. Editor, that your‘readers Will not do roe the injustice to attribute (o ma too great a desire to force myself before their * notice, in venturing to correct misrcprcscnta-~ tions affecting niy friends and myself, however' well I may know the littlo importance that may. be attached to any opinions of mine. I bora the Observer and Reporter will also do metwr favor, as well as justice, to copy this letter. . . I am sir, respectfully, &c.. Your obedient servant, ■ JAMES B. CLAY.’ ; Ashland, July 8,185 G. PROCESS OF ISFIDEUTIf. We hare heretofore given onr views of tho cf ; feet upon Christianity of political preaching— - ; tho desecration of bouses of worship to purpo - scsof pattisamrpliffcs. An Instance' in ©ofJ. T ranmeonimus our f If the fact that when religion is made subsom f cat to party ends tho church and Its teachings ' are brought into contempt. It is with feelings of pain that we inform ow readers that the namo‘'Abolition Opera Homa" is now pretty generally given to tho -building • formerly occupied as a houseof worship by tho Congregational Church, in consequence of tho fact,, that where “Christ and Him crucified • was once preached, “Fremont and him nomi nated is now tho theme. Freedom-shrieking has taken the place of songs of praise, and how to save 16tes, not soulr, is the aim of tho onco reverened who holds forth irf it. On last Sunday morning a rope. • stretched from tins “Opera House” .to the abolition club room opposite, with n flag hung out as “tho ®gn»” not "of salvatioh,”bat of n political party, showed the connection and alliance bo* tween the two 1 Wo are sorry to say that flag, put to So sacrilegious a.nsc, wastlj3“stor-spat|.' glcd banner.” -No patriot hand could havo placed that flag in so unflt a place, It dots not aspire to;uaurp the place of tho • “banner of ! Ihe cross;” it assumes to bo tho emblem of an earthly powep only, and not of the “Priuco of Peace," “whoso kingdom is not ofthfs world." How lonp hos'it boon since there Was a rcrl. ral of religion under tho ministrations of tbo political pastor of a partisan flock ? We were taught in our youth to revere tho ohurch and respect its ministers. Our Sunday-school les sons made an impression upon us which would • never allow us spc&k lightly or jestingly even of God’s sanctuaries, or those who minis tered in them, and those impressions never left us until we were nearly thirty-three ytrars old, and htard the first partisan sermon we ever heard in our life from the mouth of Mr. Hol brook. Wo thought then. And think now, that if partisan politics aro to bo dragged into tho churches, too politicians haro a right to foUov to sco fair play, and then preachers must taka politicians’ luck. Wo would not refer to tins matter in this way except to show tbd naturai and inevitable tendency of turning churches into political are nas. The very “nick-namo” already given to this ohurch is a fearful commentary upon tho i evil to follow. Let tho churches and the min* istcra once cam the contempt and derision of tho public, and the moral restraint they have here tofore exercised upon society Is gone tbr.cycr,, and infidelity and licentiousness will toko its' place. A little more prayer and n liltlo lets 1 politics wo honestly believe would bo more ben eficial to tho church and to society*-• Staff,.lf wo have offended any sincerely religious ojan or woman, whoso piety is tho offspring ,of a true devotion to the principles, teachings, and exam ple of tho Saviour, wo do most hum ply «sk for pardon, for wo recollect with fear and reverence that Ho has raid “Whosoever shall offend one of tho least of these ofhndcth mo. Wink.—lt was agreed at (bo wine-growers meeting in Cincinnati, that (Vooslng does not in jure wmo. A heat of 110 deg,, however, will completely destroy 11. We have soon champagne Iced, and it did not appear to hurt (ho wipe in the least. . o*By the recent examination of the schopls at Cambridge, Mass., a very small boy was asked to define the meaning of tho word, "pro gress.” Ho hositolcd a moment, and then, in * clear voice, answered "Go ahead , Ky-ThQ Baltimore Patriot condemns, the practice of running excursion trains on rail roads, which, it a)lfgc(. has been (because of* largo proportion of tho railroad accidents that ' have occurred in this country. fICrA new Fillmore paper Is about being published at DUlsburg; - ■ " 4^ From the Northwest,
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