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VOLUiME 5. CLKARFIKLI), WKDNKSAY, AUG. Ki, 185-1.
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Trust i" I ;!, nml IVr-r ere.
Itrntlii'r. i lili-'.- iixuiiiu i'lMiU.l,
llm the miii'i- ii-icil iii-liin,. V
Is the mi'th ill rliirkiii-n Hlirinl.l,
WuiiM'-t tliMii iu thy tut n' iin- .'
Cliivr up. I'l'itler, l.'t tliy ii-i.ni
Liink iiIhivo : i't It(;li in iif.ir,
Sjumi v.ill rmiiii Iti.i iu'M t jj i -1 t.i - i ,
"'J'iut in (iml, nml n rsi vi'i i'."
Urotlior. litis lil'i.'H Ii.im. rniM-iIi'il,
Hiit tliim Miulii iui juyn in ' u V
I'rioinis irnvi'i ImI wln'ii nm.-il y iummI..
ruin ri'jnii'iiiK m ll'.v 1'iiin ?
t'lu-er up, ln1h r. tlirrv's :i 1.1. "-. In ;
W'uiliui; I'ur tliui' -iitjVMr fi'iir ;
l''ot;. Inrpiviiii, fin- ei i1U -iiii;.
''TniHi in (iml, nml )n'r,vt'n'."
HmtluT, nil tiling muml nr ivillin
V it li uniti'il viiiiii, "lio strung!"
Thimii tin" tvrnii.-- i.Tninli Im (tuilinf,
Tlii'.v uuibl Infn tlu'ir Niri'iivlli i-iv lour
y.-.i. my l.r.iih. r, tlnui;li lira's trnul.i-
Irivt thi tii' ir tn .lurk ili'iuiir,
Buun 'twiil vinii.-li liliu :i Imliliii'.
"Trust in (iml, 11 11 . i pi'istn i'1'i'."
Hi', from liis liii.'ii tlii-tii- iit lloavi'n.
Wa'i'lii'J every stop ymi t:tki-:
Ho will ,ft' oiii'li I'l tii'i' tivt'ii.
Which your I'm'S in innriT make :
t'hi'iT up, brutlir, lin linn piiu-pr
To ilrv up the Iiiii.t tfiir.
And tliounii ilnrkt t ti'tiipo.-t-' Imv.'r.
"Trust i;i (iml, itml )n'ri' i'rt'."
lirul!.i'r. tlitro'." n ipiii-t sluinliiT,
Waiting i'ir ilii." in tlm rniM' :
Urothi'r, tliBre'n n :l"riou iiiiinlit'r
Clirit, in UK'rcy, licirnsa i savi':
Wait thou till lilVs quii't eicn.
Closes roiiiul tlu-e. enlni hu.I i li'iir.
All"! tiil r'llli'il t'nim rartli In Iti'i'v. i,,
"Trust in G.iil. nml peivfveru."
A FIGHT WITH THE CA.MAMIIES.
Bravery of Captain Van Buicn Cdjt.
B.'shot tiruigi the hxlij ivitli an Arrow.
Court s Ciiuisn, Texas, July 111, l-"4.
On the llth inst., Captain Van Cureti
and twelvvo men of the mour.'ed riHes
overtook a party of Camanche Indians, and
whipped them h.;ndsomely. Captain liiug
and u party of infantry mounted on mules
first (rot on their trnit nt!ar Las Moras, on
the El Paso road, and pursued them four
days, when the mules inve out, I'ortu
mttely about th's time lie met Captain Vim
Huren, who was out from port ln:;con a
scout, and put him on the trail, lie !"o!
lowed it up for six days, and tnivilVd over
;)00 miles; when in: overtook the Indians.
To avoid pursuit, they crossed the Nueces
three times, and also n large lake. Capt.
Van Burcn swam his horses 4U0 yards
across ihi.s lake and struck the trail on the
other fide. The two patties discovered
;; h oilier as the Indians were turning a
hill, and when the Caption potaioind tin
hill, he found the Indians drawn up inline
of battle ready to receive hiin tin-
1V-
ins taken their saddles nnd everything olf
their horses except me ononis, ami put reckoning over to hnnsell Ihe virtue ol .Miss
them in n. pile. The Indians opened the Nancy's plantation nnd negroes, while sit
fight with arrows, andwhen tin y suppo-ed tmL, on ,,s 10rse, miking his accustomed
they had drawn the (ire of the Captain's ; rmnge of dress. He had dropped the
party, charged it. The Ca;'ain immedi-; r,.;ns 0I1 ,, l,,,,. neck, while it was
ately ordoied his men to dismount and , browsing about making up last night's
take" their rifles. lie fore this they had on- j scanty feed from the bushes in his reach ;
y used their revolvers, without much 'f-j,.,n( kicking and stamping at such (lies as
feet." VVIien some live or six Indians had , xverp feeding on him in return,
been knocked oil' their horses, they broke j jx w business th'n time," said
und the Captain charged ihcm. , Mr. Nippers to himself, "I'll brina thinus
The Indians left one of their number ! (l n j . c i 1 1 L this time," and he untied his
Jnid ou the field, but succeeded in carry- j njcc ,.ean clothi s, and spread them on his
ing the other dead and wounded olf. Tiu;y j fadd!e bow.
left tlieir saddles, -c. Capt. Van liurenl Vo, Hall," snvs he "I've just got to
nnd three of his men were wounded. In' say i,0 word, and wo !" says he to his
the commencement of the fight die Capt.' horse, which waskiekinsand rearingnbout.
received a woui.d in his sword arm, which ' "V(, you old fool and the business is sot
bled profusely, nnd in the charge hei.ttick-' tied just like falling off a log."
rd a powerful young Indian, who was on; j, wa8 (lrawil) lis shirt over l.is head,
toot, nml alter having inatlo severtil cuts
at him, tho Indian suddenly sprung from
under his horse s neck, w ith Ins how a
ready drawn, and shot the arrow through
his body. It entered on tho right side,
about six inches above the navel and be
low the ribs, nnd the iron head came out
on the left side of the spine, having cut
through the sword belt behind. He drew
the arrow out with both bands, nnd belie-
ving the wound to b mortal, lay down to
Jie. He, however, sent an express to Ft.
Ewell, und in the course of two or three
days an ainbtilence and Dr. Head arrived,
and he wns taken to this place, some fifty
or sixty miles from the battle field. It is
now the eighth day sinco he wns wounded,
and the three distinguished army sur
geons who are attending him (Drs. Tur,
xier, Head nnd McParlin) arc of opinion,
lu-dny, that he will recover, but until
ihe Inst day or two they bad scnicely tiny
hope.
DEATH (IF A YOL'TII.
There are few persons ndvnnced in
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yi iua, ni ul s U(T 1 null uuiuai; in 1 1
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old gentleman aged li&tfm,
aji i U1.111J: iiiiwiiui;u hi mi: ucuiu vi it-
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juum.., ut .... ..utumeu ugu u. .y
air. . answered. "1 am sorrv to hear o his
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ileal l, but l run ess iiiai i uni oi mucii
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.surprised. I lis constiiution was naturally
weak' nnd lie was habitually cureless of
Jus h?umi. i n wi.js pt.iu.au uau no
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would not be long nvxu.
OCrA Herman woman passed through
Davton, Ohio, on the Is', having with her1
sir. children, all boVs. born nt the same
' . time. They were nix months old, small
? but 8prighiiy. It i supposed thut this,
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-may liavo been born before, but most or) fjrOfa!! the diflcrent specimeiK of the
fall of them have generally been "stillborn , lllman chancier, the tr.Ulcr and talebear -
; or have died nt birth. ' !cr is the mo-U contemptiblu.
tnao luiumnsi ui c rt iu iru. i iihii.t
THE I'M'LAD MIS. 1 Tin: HitooAi! am.t.ir Conorkssman.
Widowers shmiM look nut lor breakers. On Friday lnf , ; liuly beggar gained ad
Absalom Nippers wns u widower and one initlmK'c to the rotunda of the ( 'apii.il, not
of l he particularcst men in tho world, when withstanding the wati hl'u Im-s til' the nlli-
us wi.e w:is nlivo In; used
to dress ns
tlidn'i use to
Even body
oinmou as a field li;ind. mid
j take pains willi liimsidf at nil.
i knows lipw Ik; spruced up about six weeks
I alter Mrs. Nipples died, nnd how ho went
tn church regularly every Sunday, hut
i peuple did not have much confidence in his
j tel.gion, and used lo say he went to church
jtn show Iiis new suit ul' mourning mid to
I look at tht! gals.
With such a character among the win).
! mill, it ain't to he supposed that ho stood
I any chance of getting another Mrs. Nip.
ipcrs near home; nnd whether he was us
had to his first w i
as tliev said he was or
J not, out) tiling was certain, he.
abroad lor one to fill her place,
', Mr. Nippers was very luck v
gal just to his nii.id, that iivod
id to
go
to find a
about ten
milcH from Ins place.
Nancy Parker was rich, though she
wasn't vcrv young or handsome : she be
longed to Mr. Nipper's church, and suited
his eye exa.'tly, so ho set to eeurtin' her
with all his might.
Ten miles was a good long ride, and he
was tin economical man; he used to tide
over to Mr. Parker's plantation every Sun
day morning to go to church with the lam
ily, lake, dinner with them, and ride back
in the cool of the evening.
A ride over a dustv road is apt !o snoil
n man s dry goods, and malit! linn and lus
horse very tired. I lowcver, Mr. Nippers
didn'l nnnd the fatigue as much as Iiis
horse ; but in a matter such as he hud on
hand it was important that he should make '
as good an impre-sion as possible, so he!
a-loplt-U a plan by w inch he could present i
hiiosell tieloi'e the oliject ol his atleclious
in older, willi his Sunday coat its clean,
and h s blooming ruffles as frc-.li andneai
ns if they hud just come out of a baud box.
'I'i is wns a happy expedient nnd nobody
but a widower lover would think of it.
lie used to start from home willi his new
coat and shirt tied up in a pocket hand
kerchief, and nfler riding within a quarter
of a mile of Mr. Parker's plantation he
would turn oti" into a thicket of bushes ami
there make Iiis regular toilet.
One bright Sunday morning Mr. Nip
pers h id arrived at bis dressing ground.
It was an important occasion. Everything
was promising, and he had made npbis
mind to pop the question thai d i v. There
was no doubt in his mind but be would re
tutu home nu engaged man ; and he was
when Hall gave a sudden spring which
was like to make him lose his balance.
"Wo," says he but before he could get
his arms out of his sleeves, Hall was
wheeling and kicking like wralh at some,
thing that seemed to trouble him ama
zingly. Down went the clean clothes, shirt and
nil on the ground. "W o ! blast your pic
inrn wo. savs he. ''raiitjiug nt 1 no reins.
j,ut lj(,fnr(, (, C()1JtI grt 10( oj- ,,rn) ';lp,
WfW ,,n'i;iin n streak of lightning with a
whole swnrm of yellow jackets around his
tail, pinching him like thunder.
Nippers grabbed hold of the main, nnd
tried to Mop his hurso, but it was no use.
A way ho went infuriated nnd taking the
road he was used to travelling, another
moment brought him to the 1iou.-jc. 1 he
"tile was open, and in dashed the horse
with the almost naked Nippers hanging to
his neck hollcrin. like blazes, "stop him !
hornets!'' as loud as he could scream.
Out came the dogs, und alter the horse
then went 11 round the house, scattering the
ducks nnd chickens, nnd terrifying the lit
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tie niggers out of their senses
The. noise
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wo ! ketch
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ihim!" shouted the unclad Nippers, as
nun l limn, I'll" i""v.'
, h dashing out ol
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, the gate with the dons still niter nun, unu
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his horse s tad switching in every direction town,
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liko n hurricnni
I- . ... .1! - -iar T.r
(1I),I. before she cot her apron
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to her eves, she fainted, w hile
! (renting voice crying "hornets ! stop him!
hornets!" still rang in .her ears
j CCrHurlington, Iowa, by a census just j
taken, has ,3lKi inhabitants l,.Jtil)
I... m n P.. Ilnln.a . .4 14 'i.nn
jiii' ... u.t i-vuia t.j ...
keen
iiieniitcaiii.s ii'om annoMii
ge.l in governmci.lal dutie
persons euga
Aniong otli-
crswnom sue approaeiieii or nut was a
,1
member of Congress, whom she did not
know as such, to w limn she told a piteous
tale ul' distress. !ie was, she said, live
hundred miles nu ay froai home, wilhotit
the means to eet ibciv, her liusliaml was
sick, her children in want, tVe. "Indeed,
' madam," replied the niemln r, (ilesir;::g lo
get rid of her importunity,) i am in a worse
predicament. I am nine hundred miles
uwny from home, Invn't a red cent, und
expect every moment to lie arrested for
board, and may be confined in prison on
account of dillieuliies I have unfortunately
got into." The honorable wiped tiwav a
tear, as ntheis fell trickling down the
checks of the '-poor woman."'- "Indeed,
my good lady, said he, "1 have had nolh-
ing to eat lor a week.
I eel ia;e nanyiti"
distressed circum
I.iii i
myself, I am in such
stances, ller heart was melted. She
drew out a purse, and, having compassion
on the poor fellow, took from the well fil
led "pocket companion" a silver half dol
lar, and gave it to the "poor critter."
"Ah!" said he, "may (iod bless you,
madam! This piece of money will save
my life, and 1 will soon pay you the amount
with interest.'' The ladv went on her
: way begging, ami me inemtier went on
, his way laughing, each, however, under
very different li-elings as to the amusing
i mallei lie feeling quite strange at having
proved tho best bi
U'ar ol the two.
tiii'iiigtct Slur.
Liiin; willi Iiis Neck Broke.
We
of Mr
ately notice the extraordinary death
L'-v i Hrigliain, of St
aim, ol St. .lohnsbury,
Vt.,
The
by the act of an enraged stallion,
lo'lowing "-ingular circumstances,
showing tint the breaking of the neck does
not of necesity cause instant death, arc
added by a correspondent of the I!:af:le
born Jii'f.
'The iraclure of the neck compressed
ttic spinal m.irrow so violently as wiioiivi
to prevent it from affording nny commu
nication between ihe brain und body.
'
a conscqin-ncc, the whole body below I he
fracture was paralysed, deprived alike of j
sensation cud the power ol motion. Hut,
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he retained the lull possession of his men.
ta! factdlies nnd conversed intelligently.
Not only this, but by means of the nerves
not involved in the calamity of the spinal
marrow, the brain kept up its communi
cation with the vital organs, and maintain
ed i's exercise of their luueiions, for nenly
two hours,- Hut the manner in which
those functions were exercised was vcrv
unusual. Especially was this the case in
regard to respiration. Ordinarily this is
carried on mainly by the action of the in
lercostal muscles upon the ribs, and as
i . i t. n-.i nnu auw..in, iii' i'ii.iii t, 1 1 nun
piration take place. jy the injury ol Ihe
spmul marrow those muscles were deprived
ol their ordinary nervous stimulus, and
consequently were wholly inactive. The
whole labor ol respiration wasnssiim-d by
the (litiiihragm, which laithlullv rierlorme
i;s duty, while the lateral walls of the chest
remained motionless, in this manner he
continued to breathe during the brief re
mainder of his life."
A Hoi.n Stkokk. Wc heard an anec
dote from a gentleman who recently trav
elled by triin Irom Hristol to London,
which displays the quick wilted prompti
tude of some people. There was in the
carriage with him a fellow-passenger, a
stranger to him, but who, while looking
out of the window soon after the train pas
sed Swindon, had his hat blown off.
Without hesitating a moment, or pausing
a second in perplexity, he took from the
roof straps over his head a new- leather
hat-box, and threw it out of the window
ufler the hat. All looked astonished nt
this appearance of foolish wilfulness, nnd
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our iniormani ventured to usk mm it ne
thought it u wise act, because he had lost
his hat, to throw uwny his bat-box ulso.
"Certainly," replied the other, "my hat
was a new hat, and if some workman or;
policeman picks it up, he will either put it'
on bis gr-asy head or carry it along to the
next station in his hand, until, on a wet
day like, it is ruined. Now, when he
sues ihe hat-box Hear it, be will huve
sense enough to put it into it, and mv name
I is nn the bat-box, so that I can have both
i sent up lo London nfler me ;" nnd so say. 1
ing, he deliberately put on bis travelling
cap, and made himself, quite easy on the
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, poini. uur luuumum, u luiuuinig io
Our informant, on returning to
w as so curious as to inquire at Swin
don iftheseciilculiilions were successfu!,and
learned that it was just ns ho anticipated.
The hat and hot-hax were found, nnd the
, wer(J orwaniod
on to London to the owner.
o -i
Bristol Times.
OO" The higher a man advances in ihe
arts, sciences nnu true ciirisiianny, uie
nearer he approaches to the sublimity of
. 1
j "K ' .
j 03""'old neglect of Inends when inpov
ertv, is more severe than poverty itsell.
err.,, who asiduously endeavored to
WIFE Lll.T AS SIIIIN AS IlIlM).
jxciDK.vr o. Tin-: (!. W . 1 1 i im i.
A correspi indent of ihe Port fieri u Com
nirrciu! communicates tin- following to
that joiiiual :
At the lime and place ol meeting ihe
train of cars, oftentimes amusing incidents
occur. I must record one of ill'.' moM lu
dicrous, and at the same time awkward af
fairs. In passing up to the Ingersoll sta
tion, there was a great crowd of people
w ho had escorted u couple who had been
joined in the bonds of wedlock'. All were
pleasant as the nnr tii i li sun. The bag
gage had been checked for lletroil, where
they were destined lor their bridal trip.
'The couple were sealed in the cars, which
only tarry a lew niumenis, when the bride
groom, at her suggestion, stepped out lo
get some cakes. While making chance
ihe whistle blew, and both trains started.
' I le jumped on and passed out, nnd after
very eisure v slowing nw a v t ie cakes in
Iiis noekel. be started lorwnrd to hntit liis
lrruL. 1 10 roi(.j m)ll, t1(. train
w ithout, finding her, and then accosted ihe I It was the remark of a venerable Whig 1 P" cent bonds. I his measure was adopt
conductor as follows, in great excitement : j Senator, on hearing Gov. Hiolfk's maid- j ed, nnd a large sum of money saved annu
'1 say, captain, some of the passengers are j en speech in the Senate, which was on the illy, ,0 'he treasury. The policy of cash
left.' 'C.iu'1 help i', sir,' replied the con- question of ihe resumption of specie pay-; payments and short settlements on ihe
dnctor. 'Pun,' says the bridegroom, 'I ments bv the Hanks, "That man will some ; public works, suggested in ihe same dom
was married this morning, aiuMny wife 'day be Governor of lMiiisyUanirt.'' Ilu'ment, had it been fully carried into effect
was aboard, and 1 don't see how she got served six years in that body, and few of hy law, could not have failed toxercise a
out. The conductor seeing what u fix he its members have left behind thern so good n10"' healthy influence upon that brunch of
was in, nnd w here the tnis'ake was, asked
him where he was going, to which he re-1
plied that he was going lo 1 tet.'oit. ' Well
then,' says the conductor, 'you ure the one ! as a pnr'.iziin. In the great financial cri
w hogotout. You are now going towards ; sis of that so sorely atl'ected the
Niagara Fall.' '(5 rent (iod, is that so
Well' stop llie cars immediately,' snyn
the hi iilegroom. 'Cunt do it,' snvs the
conductor. 'We never stop for any thing.'
'Hut says the mini, 'I am just tnariied this
morning, and here I am going one way
and my wile the other. W as ever a man
in such a fix, and ihe captain won't stop
ihe cars.' '1 know il is n bad fix to be in,1
i say s the conductor, 'but I can't help it. I
know- how you feel, 1 have b'-en married
j myself, but I must obey orders. Hy this
: time a crowd in the cars had collected
'around the unfortunate man, nil of whom
Knew tin; whole ntlair. A lantern jawea
I specimen ol a lanlcee- near, hearing it mi,
i put in a word or two. jjook a bete, old
.-..ii . :
lellow, you got lo gnu and bear it, I wish
1 could help you, ns you have raised all
mv feelings. M'.ut I say, continued he, 'I
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, guess sue won i note iin uou v eise 101 uu in prouu couir.isi wun mo iconic nnu tiuui-
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i w iii-ti sin1 'ri'ii n i ii 'ill . nu iiii' ii ii l
have unv of thut kind.' 'That kind,' said
the married man, 'what do you mean ."
'Why,' says the Yankee ,'thev don't have
: . , .
anv so uglv. I his led to a row , and llie
excitement being over, I felt for my seal,
and laughed for ten minutes nt least.'
" "
Makixo Lovk to ti(: W iiono Pi'.rson.
A Cincinnati paper is responsible for lh'"
the
following :
"A voting
gentle
nmnn ti'nn linn iirtnn
" i '
paying l,is address-, in propria
to u voun(T
a.ly in this city, Ilt a lew
pii,.,
ago, and went down the river on
. i,usim,ss
correspondence was mime -
rim r v ruipnpf liPTUffii f w nnmnrrn
; lulJ ufl(,r c.X(.banging several letters
,)0 voun
ladv was mortified to fold that
her letters were unanswered, and, conse
quently she ceased writing. Hut tho
real secret of her receiving no letters was
the fact that another young ladv. of tho
same name, supposing that they were in
tended for her, took them from the prist-
office nnd opened a correspondence with I i)(1(.n ,10 S.,, ,., ndvocutu of the true in-' organr.a lion of the Government. Had the
her proxy lover. Some two months pas- t,,,) ,,f rur commercial emporium, and ! present administration no other claim, this
sed away, w lien ihe young man wound up j1L.r c it Ivictis will not we trus' foi'"et this ' "lone should command the favorable judg
by n direct answer, averring at the same ; act n, ,n(! (!IV ,(,' election. '"''''I of the people.
time that he thought the tone of her It-tiers ,.(. .;,,,! m j k,-,i wms triumph of! The policy of the ndministrntion is now
very different from those received when j )ri)U, s;ta!,, ,,, National policy, fully and i well defined ou u II subjects, and its con
he first left Cincinnati, and upbraided iisir,-Pi.. ,!,.i!,rni n ,. no imln. tinnance cannot lui! to promote the sub-
fair love with inconstancy. J his las! epis
tle was too much for our romantic incog
nito, nnd, being conscience-smitten for the
pari she had been acting, nnd fully per
suaded that some other lady had been pi
ning for the man she wns wooing, sought
; (nt ir
er
out, and delivered up the letters to
iighllul owner. 1 lit; matter wns
spccuiiy miaugeii, nnu uie rein lovers
have since become united in the bands of
wedlock."
CI .. I 1 .1.- II
1WAm; Swkakinc It is related of
jJr- JJt-r, that on his return from his
mjsslon in India, after u long absence, he
was standing on the deck "of a steamer
with his son, a youth, when he beard a
gentleman using loud and profane lan
guage. "See, Iriend," said the doctor
uccosting the swearer, ''this boy my son,
was horn and brought up in a heathen
country, in a land of pagan idolatry, but
in n his hfe he never heard a man bias
. .. . .. .. ....
ohem0 his imikwr until now." The in;
nhenie his inaltHr until now. ' i lie man
- 1 colored, blurted out a sort of nn apology
! 1H moved nwav, looking not a liUl'e
1 lishamed of himself.
C5"A youngster, who bad just risen to
tho dignity of the first pair of boots with
( heels to them, laid himself liuble, through
9iinin misdemeanor, to maternal chastise-
! rncnI. Affcr pleading to get clear, to no
c(;;Ci lu exclaimed, "W ell, il I've got to
stand it, "1 mean to take off my boots."
"Why ask his mother. "Because I won t
; be wl,:ped in then, new boots, no how.
I That's so."'
Atiiirmof Ihr Slulc I'ciil ul I'uiiimillr. No. t.
'I'd the I'ajir if I'i -iiiisifrmiin :
I'm low ( YnzitNs : .'e shall now ask
our at'ention to tho c ha racier, claims-, and
(iinlil',cMliiii;.; of the l leuio'-ralic. nominees,
and ihe nieasuies and merits ol the Slate
A ilmini-J i"i 'ii.n . li-nvin-r llie mine abstract
and distant questions oj discussion for fu.ll'""' r'.,!il'0 nirol of tho termini (d' the
lure consideration.
Iml little necil be said at tins ilav
ittle need be said at this dav of ihe
merits and abilities of Cov. linamt. Ilisl","" rencn ly, w ien it was propos.-.i by tin
.nl Lie,.,- I,. l.,..v. i:.,.ii;r to !'cneral Assembly, to relieve this same
the peo;
'the Statu, ami bis ollicial acts
furnisii abiiiii
dant evidence of Ids eminent j
.mliHeations lo discbarge ,u, .
am! rare tpri
duties of tin! oliici
lie n. .v. In ilds I'Vfiin '
the humble rank in society, unaided bv
weakh or influential fri.-mlsj.o rose, when
vet in his minor,:;,', l ihe dignity of
practical printer mid editor ; and at a very
early age, the control of an extensive and
useful business, lie came into the State
i sennti' in s r' I tinun n voiine
modest,
imil relirimr lie nnii unite a frivnrnhle iin.
' nression on the members of that body.
a record or a more spotless moral career.
He was distinguished for his industry, his
; devotion to duty, and his entire fairness
i 1 : roil If .,1'll.n v-fnf.. !.!. ..riil.... ii-nrn .ft Iw
l I l. V. I l IM lilt t.lUlt , I I 1 1, Cll I ll.V. T , I I V t'l I II.
i most eminent c haracter. He was con
'stimlly at his post, to meet nnd repel n
attacks upon the honor of the Stale, lenr- "'i process ol cancellation, so wisely be
lessly voting for and sustaining every prne- S"" was nrrested, and provisions made to
licnl scherue for ihe mmn'enancc "of her continue this depreciated nnd imcon-titu-fidelity,
regardless of the consequences 'tional cunency in circulation, by paying
personal to himself. We recur to Ihe part the banks a large compensation, from lime
which tiur candidate acted in those crili- .' l'n,e. (or re-issuing the defaced notes,
cal limes with pride and pleasure, nnd we; Among the first measures of the present
tire confident that thousands of our political ndministration, was to make pro isions for
opponents at Philadelphia nnd elsewhere the fmnl wilhdrawnl nnd extinction of this
wdljom w ith us in ibis feeling. currency, and the work of cancellation is
He wns the eariv advocate ofengrnfting nSain i" operation.
Ihe principle of individual liability on br.nk 1,1 'his single item of State policy, fel-
charters ol thenbolilion of imprisonment
for debt and of every measure intended to,
do justice to the laboring masses, and ele
vote their rendition in life.
His report on the Tariff in
stands
, . . ., ., r i i i i .
- v ! r i r s i in p ii i in 1 1 if n 1 i i1.
j who attempted to l.retik him down on that
question. It was a masterly production,
: eloquent in langua-e nnd sound in doctrine.
1 -
As ln(., nv he said of Ids sneech
imuio ,lc sn me 'session on the p0iic;v p,'. "'ong Ins ..arliest recoinn.endations ann
constructing the Pennsylvania Railroad. !'n ,hc Hfs,on, of lh;,3 general laws
(When Ptcpresenlatives from Philadelphia w "dopted on the report nnd recom-
n,i pi,tlii' ,in,,,.,i ,i, I1P'. c mendalion ol commissioners appointed by
.., ',, Z- ,i. , :,. i.., r. .wi. nii.ii
7W.sy? Und a uick, Gov. Hioi.ek advocated
the feasibility of Ihe route, nnd ihe uiilitv
c . ... ... . .
: o the virirk. Inrete inir u lint lins fenee
; mkc lCt, vvh r(.nmrltable accuracy.
AnJ jt ninv no; t,e impronernt this juncture
-,;, iri ,i, i r ni,:i..,ii..i,; .....l
; i.ifNi,r ,,r ,h s:,urirn, ,, f!irf. ,1,1,1 when
.yj t y ii... r 'il'. t" uninii.ii ...n.
fiff Hi (
Gov. Higler was advocating the construc
tion of a rail road by a direct route from
one city to the oilier, through our own
Slate, a portion of the Ueprescniatives from
both those cities advocated the policy of If' '"'nernl Assembly acted on the Rug
making this connexion bv a circuitous 1 ?'ion, and the people arc presented with
roule, passing through two other slates. 'he of 15-1, each separate from the
Indeed, in every exigency that has arisen 0,l'i', "d standing on its own merits.
in the last ten v'ear.s'Gov'cfnor Hieler has This has never occurred before, since the
people as ihe ndvoctile of the Compromise stnntiul weliare of the people. At the timo
measures of ls.j') an the friend of the r i;s induction into power a number of
tariff' of MKi.ns against ll.etaiill'or'4'J J improvements were in progress of con
the friend of economy in public ntiiiirs I struetion, which have cost a much larger
the advocate of sound currency the op- sm than had been anticipated, nnd this
notient of an inc.rense of bankme camtal. 1 circumstance, it is true, has to some extent
...a t.P ,1(Voca-e of the fullest liability lhal
I rni, i, mI,OSed on comorations
. . I
His ndministration has been eventful,
nnd distinguished by energy, ability und
prudence. At the time of his indue
tion into office, the Legislature were in
dulging in the practice of grunting special
privileges to corporations, to carry ou mere ;
business traiiMictinns, and to compete w:h , "I "l! aummisnaiioii, imii no new sr.ncine
individual en'erpri.e. This species oDeg. .of improvement shall be commenced,
islaiion bud been imhilgeil in to an alarm- Nor ha.s the honor and dignity of tho
iugexient. Gov. Higler immediately took Stale been penniued to suffer in any in
ground against it, and by a series of veto ' stance. When the executive of ft neigh
messages, embodving the soundest doc-; boring state refused to surrender a fugitive
trines, sustained hv-lbc clearest and most ; from justice, against whom a true hill of in
forcible arguments, soon succeeded in con- j dictmei.t lor kidnapping had been found iu
viiiein" nfi nariies. iha' such special privi- . the county of Chester. tlP right and dig-
leges should not be granted ; that thost1
who seek to enjoy the profits o "a business
enterprize, under an act oi incorporation,
should he required to bear all the respon
sibility. Ties doctrine is now the sella d
policy of the Slate. I valley, this document will be referred to
It is a remarkable fad, that whilst Gov. in the nr.: hives of Pennsylvania, ns a mod
Biglcr's vetoes iu the sessi,,n of 1SVJ. 'el li.r otln-r exeeuti s, nnd con'iiris to
were numerically greater than till that bad excite the pride and admiration ofliT peo
emcnated from any one of his predecess- pie.
ors in a full term of service, not one mens- j When again at a subsequent period, r.n
ure was sustained by the General Assem- exigency arose at the city nnd county of
bly ngninst his objections. Indeed, such is Erie, involving to ti" inconsiderable extent
the fact in reference lo all bis veto messa- the honor and dir.itr of llie State, be was
ees tip to ihe present time. When the
Legislature altemp'e.l toetente a brood i
new banks and extend improvidenll v paper
issues, the fatal step was a nested hv th'
veto prwerand eleven hanks were rejeele.
at one time. When again, it was attempt
i d to give the Pennsylvania Knilrond Com-
M.-ue works at west riulauelpliin, Die
! . . t i
w'sre wns Foinpuy arrested ny a veto :
'"M'" ... . i ...isv tniiu. nnu.M,,,-
1.1. 1 l :.. i
' ' l""iJ".") "-' I"'""'"'" ""'
P.d by, and incnircd under, the law
iiL'amet the circulation of foreign miuill
I ,,l,U!s- "cret.y esinunsiung a most danger,
! ,us a"" l""J"l'l J-lcnl in legislation,
!10f?vi1 verted by the same meons.
i The policy indicated by Cov. Higler in
j hi first message, after his induction into
' office, contained many suggestions, and
amongst tnese was me cancellation ol tm-
. SIX per cent
bonds ol the Commonwealth
'then outstanding, by the
creation of five
, the public service.
His predecessor, William F. Johnston,
was the author of llm relief currency. Un
der ihe administration of Gov. Shunk;
measures had been adopted to withdraw
from circulation nnd cancel this noxious
medium. Very soon after ihe Whigs
came into power under Gov. Johnston,
low-citizens, we have a very striking il-
lustration of the difference between Feder-
jal and Democratic, measures. It is tor
1 von to determine which ure right, and the
best adapted to promote the prosperity of
ilm Stnte
, Rutin nothinn- hnar.r.v TlinW mninrr,
, - , ( v . t.
a nww important service to the people,
,nnn 'y his constnnt and untiring efforts
t0 hreak down tho pernicious system of
...a.,, i :..i i :.i..: ti.:
.""'" ."" T "r"""1-
, him lor that purpose under an act of the
i leisIn,uri'' nnd n,lld) Sd lllllS
In the Governor's message of 1S54,
however, lit! placed the axe nt the root of
this tree of evil, this spreading Cpus, by
declaring most emphatically that he should
no longer participate in that offensive sy
lem of legisiion ; and that the whole pow
er of the Executive Department should be
w ielded against it. This sentiment receiv
ed Hip universal approbation ol all parties.
! ''"'''"t'rassed the policy of the Aiiministra-
titin. Hut it must be remembered, that
. . ... i
1 '' wiien.w were not commenced ni ttif
! instance ot Governor liigier. incy laid
heen undertaUeu before he came into 01-
lice; nnd me wise policy seemed to be to
conduct them to i.n enrly completion. In
deed it has been declared as a fixed policy
nity of the ('im.moriweal.il wns vindicated
ill a paper of surpassing power and alidi-
H. Long after in author shall nave rf
tired IVotn public ::' yen, after hi l.end
sh-ill be pilloivr-d lienef.ih the so Is of tlm
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