k . mm 4 ttillT.I A WEEKLY r.MT.i: : I H M t J .IS H 1 :? IN CEHAIM'IKI.D, I'.V W. MOOIU: AND CI.AIIK WILSON: DEVI ITEM TO rnl.rncn. I.ITIli a rum.' m :uu -it timm- Miihuitv imi mitrif.V AND DOMESTIC 1NTF.U.1C.EXCE. iKKM.-i, SI Ol):i oiirin VOLUME 5. xlvaitco, S Jo ifpaul wiiliimlirec months, S ,(( if paid within six months, .SI 7.5, il paid within nine months, and if not paid until the expiration ofthcM. ar SJ 00 will lrharjjcd. t CLEARFIEF.D, FRIDAY, AUG. 25, 185-1. NUMBER 30. IT T T I 1 1 1 1 jp t a b 1 1 IK II v mi: in iiu: 1lot!lj;. m M i-, r. u.r. ll.irv In. in tii. ni"iiuii. tm ihr-: nli ! Ii'l n:i' . i!,.. ,j. Of ' I'.'i'-lit liny ).i n v ;r:ni., hi illii. Krt vi. u l.;u t i"i. !.. i .. 5,:,-, , , . j j , . A! mi' in tin' ui).' in ' i .!i i-.n , in..' 1 T. -. "l' il thi'ii i i i. ri ,i ;,. , :, . ; Anil ymi i;l I.' !:, n- 'i i;. ,. . ,,. , Ainl stain viU ii,. -.;, ,.,.,. .i l.ury in" ii: il.i' n'..'!iin, -, ,.; . Ami h-l in,, i . r , ,. j, ... Ol't.lir .!. v . i ; ,. ,,! 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So much has I th'S iubject, that Iftt to say or wiv to Ci'ri.T, but ami : ' t il sain r i : : . i wn'i'en Cll 'In "e seems to be l.tt'.i e. 1 lene no l'.icg .i v ' I'M.. : i it ;;.-:) i .i to a twice to! ! t V. ." The rt.adci.s of t.'te 'j'i :.n) sure, ru!i r the orig'nal, tliat of ;!.. m l.!!y planted, great num not sure th.-.t th. y vni 'i d' aths to very o; pc-itc ficts of i he ''mill la s i, shell. I w i'i eytM 'iu. At the (u: t -t e ! it I. to the rcot of pi mi.-. :iap:i w I'oriiic.t:. ii-- Ii'.'' s rile : i .! ii"' n ve Ii t a ii :i--t : . l i lie in tut:. loo:!.' t Ir.e i it!.; , that s i r s :..i tb" f.T -tnai Ah n't a are at bed an: .bin 1 1 ai! (1 the st.'t wort of the j'l Mil have to be el if th icceived tiirocii tla -" fibres. vv hen a lie? is tr in-niati niMiy oi ii,. I'.Lies are broken n.7 t r dam j' has ln ver bn tiau-j'.;;:'t (1 I i of the liiircs being a the r n 1 . d, am: ii le m-.-! ,- in- n t.ei l roots, lar tiv.ay tr. m in- nasi , far ii way tr. -I t:.... ! vi r tree. W 111 he leit ill II " "oi;: an few come away v.i'li it l j "i"r. en is pcrlormctl laic d lalo ill '!. ' K ;.r.:ig, i,v I, tl y a have mi i md-. hurst and the It avi s i.ii.o; moisture, and if the trees mice of fibres, they get a they have lew or none, . t. for mid- fair simply tic v wither or wilt, and n.) matter how carefully lamed, i,o matlfT how c.iremiiv pruned, tmnchcu, or watered afterwards, nothing but very extraordinary sk:i! ind. r d, can uv-thcin, This is speaking of tree; g.'iicr.iliy. Some trees have wry speiigy wood, in which mobt'ire is stoiitd or aci timulated : on this tnoistuie they can subsist until the tree has had time to form fibres. To tins class belong the ailanll.us, paulownia, cat-1 alapa, some poplars and Wiliows. have h.'.lf. fl-sh v mo!.-., and can Others ' draw a small amount of moisture from these for a time. Tho horse-chestnut, ash, lindens, many mat !es, and some evergreens, are of this kind, fbese do not stiller so cer tainly from the want of fibres, as the ma ioriiv of tries cointirisin t lit, numerous varieties of oak, hickory, birch, beech,1 chestnut, 6Vc. Now, as I ho roots of a tree are contin ually forming fibres, except when actually enveloped in frozen soil, it directly follows that tho longer time we give a tree before the burstiiv of its buds, in w Inch to es'.ab-! iish itself fur transplanting, the better abb will it be to meet the demands of ihe foli- i . . 1 l.n ........ nit. nr Ilne IOr mOISIUI- WlieU OIL.' .I1UI I" uunt 1 this brin 's me at once to tho ' -jith of the sublet tie a-lvantac f Au- 1 tho pistol "bung fir-," as it is called in the umn lanif. A true planted as soon ' bac kw oods, that is the flash in the pan was after the fall of tho leaf as possible, wiilseen first, and I hen lie explosion of the conies : am beein to form fibres a! once, and continue ; d cr, till enrin . calls the folia-'C into ac ! lion when ihe roots will be able lo meet ', ony'ordinarv demand made on them ; nt j nv rito it has a better r banco than the' sumo tree would have if planted in'. he ' s-pring. I do not deny lint sprint: planting has, many lavorau.e favorable points of View . 1 have : freely granted this, and I would ben; even .-n ko far with Its adkoca.es as to admit r. . . ii'ni in vii.-i.r nisrs. and II) s l:ii'ji1 hnink, noes tan be made to do belter when plant ..a v in ili.. niiii" lhan in the !a t ; but os a "titend i ulc, and in ; haul's, and for the reasons I have given, autumn is the safest, and in nnny cases t.ie on.y sufe time in which to remove irecs. J urn aware that advice from a nursery man often loses much of i's wciph!, thro' his being supp -i. 1 to bo interested, nnd in the present case 1 am free to confess that I have an in'erest in the advice I have mven. H is unpleasant to have one' cus tomer's come when the trees aro actually in loaf, w ili' ''we bought some trees or Inst season, but they t ied ; wo want to see if yours will do r.uy better." Is it not enough to make nr.y man look "wide awake," when his business reputation hancs on such slender threads; rnd he blush to avow interested motives in taking F.very opportunity to diffuse sound practi cal information? Gtrmaniown Tel. .101 in mi:n i :i i :i (.it Tin: riiiiiTiMi iiol'tou. The lir ro of t rial i v e of Kentm i. Ilowin sketch was iv. I lis lather was a lar. circumstances icidiii''- a ' lew miles iVuiil 1. villc, who manaiied. by g , i ii i ' ie.it labor mid scrupulous rcononiv. tr give ins lavoiitonnd ii j-t I'd in .' . an excel Ill 1'iliictitiiin, eiiibi'aciu" the denrec r.t Mi ni' medicine. Younu .Wenefee was remar kabic, from the en i licst period of his inti l liciual developenien!s, I'ortin intense and Imriung iinilniinn, such us could brook 1,0 rival in i.'it' ver hit umierloo c. w ide the -loricns "ill o a imignilirrnt brain and (eighty pliyical constiiution, seemed to lurnMi the mi res; gcarnntecs fur the ulti itia'e rc-ali'y of bis every hope. l!y pro 'igictis ( li'orts, cay ami ipght. he stood nt 'Il : lit ii(l el i ll !.' -; c!a-s :.): ;',.:!ei'e, ;md : r.ai'i;:-!' ii wi'h an (!! ! iha; olisci.ivd the r:nr- nf i on"" -titoi's : so th 't. bad the ri--' i!.: s!;i r i I Ii .;i'i)i' 's on ; with no adverse i cltih" in I, til I i: av.ay iV'Cii its appropri "'c ,m:J rati i c! ml, t. tin ..-'iialinn ran -c uci ' y .:-'.- iiii:;!i'. Ii : ve li a !;:!..; In t:;e sa tin or it ::i;ii n:i i '!. I t tic: i t un!iirti;tKre! y very cunimence- i r n' ol tiler 'n,g nii i pro; (i.'lllen, 'I'. veil to aroii'te the -i darkest passion, ol Lis ambition at a m tlie circle of a volcai.o o! d the ci ur is tanji nt ri aee lb: HI II e. had a nun 'tii.i".l ai: : iain in J .nni tillii 1 o rati ,'ia sister w he I i t:ayi il bv a Jii hit tin -vilie, i il" .lauies M'ir- ray, a law r r, as the mo-t (Irs i-.eu'iiel. ', t he aim uinvei'.-ai.v regaidcl i' lately iirave i!ik ,'ii ist tnat heroes land too prudiga ever pteilnee;!. t hi e the father in "d girl "ere weep p or, Jubti. tlr n -til armed himself and ; ltd mother of ihe ru i tears of bitter rles twetitv aars of age, oceeded in search of Ins ' nemv. 1 1,' fou:;il him at the t 'ourt ! Ioii-a', im mediately ai't-ran adj ai i nnient, nnd, ith on' u'.ti. ring a word, a'tacked ntrj belabor ed him dreadfully with n cow hide, Mur ray n bis p:ut, lougbt l.k't a fu nd, but in vain, the f.ery rlesjicration of fierce nnd coma i.' -a ted v rath appea red to havr: given young Meiiefeo the stienuth of a tlox.en men. II-: blinded his enemy with quick 111;..! CO'ellt'l'-'S every j .;-' d I inc fr-in bis i.ntil be was ! A flialb ne t.cli'e accr'f tt-i ila-da d I rem Ins iiand i : other succ-i. dt in draw ,1, pocket, and flagellated him ileraiiy covered with blood, e was the consequence. Me I on these conditions : Three pi-tel-i were to 1 inert! ear Ii foe should n.l.c one and -lire by turns at a mark, ten paces ii:s ant. vvnuever im nearest ine centre, should then have the remaining p i . t . i nn.l sb-ot at Ins adversary's head. If he missed Ihe other should be entitled lo a sh t, and soon, by alleination, till one of them should I. ill dead. These le- rocions terms were mutually settled, and the principles and seconds met, according- ly, on ihe banks of the Ohio river, six miles below the lalls. The seconds measured oll'ten paces, and then made a black spot with moistened gunpowder, about ajhigh as a man s heart i I . t. . '1. 1 1. I A on a sienuer ouk iree. i ney im u mnu slender oak trer three pistols, handed one to each principal and ic-tain-d the third to be given to tfic successful marksman. The nuiagonistslhen cut a pack of cards for the first shot. Murray drew the queen of diamonds ; .Menefee the nee of spades, and so won the first fire. He immediate - lv took his stand, turned his right side to the trer', let the band which grasped the vvrtapon, nuvv nt full cock, fall until the daik muzzle reached below- his knee, fixed his flashing blue eye steadily n moment on llio tniirl- .-.nd ll.eii. tiuill II s t boll n ti t . r.'ll- i. , sedand pulled the trigger. Unfortunately, load in too iiarrn, sounding long iikc a double rcpor'. Under such circumstances most persons would have missed the tree ; but, as it w as, .M'-nefee's bullet barely cut the upper edge of the murk, an excellent shot. Murray now took bis position, lie was a -.anions icvei midgut, iinving pn-viuusiy slam mice men in as many snois, seuuiiig the t ail riireciiy inrougn their Oram, l io r.iist d slowlv, poised deliberate aim, stood firm nnd motionless as the tree at which the muzzle of bis pistol was pointed, and fir. d. 'J hi crack was short and sharp, out uttering a word, to approach nnd suit, ing out ol the Cuba question ; the north l.ko the peal of a bell, nnd when the blue in the face of notorious bullies, and wtIi i cm Stales would not go into it ; you would wreaths of smoke cleared away, the spot whom he had no cause of a quarrel, and be divided." on the oak was not lo be seen the white 'for the solo purpose of provoking a fight, j "The United States will he divided bullet hole bored into iho sp'intercil wood One personal advantage resulted from this; when London is divided by a line run occupied i'a place. j excessive desperation. No other physi- Tho second Ihen gave Murray the third cian could be found hardy enough to set pistol, nnd ho stationed himself ten paces tie in Conway, where such a foe reigned, from his unarmed adversary, who, in tho meantime, seemed calm and fearless, ns nu unconcerned spectator, without the s'.i 'litest symptoms of either nlarm or sur - prise. According to the terms stipulated il called upon, sew him up in the evening Murray might choose his own time, after! with his needle. the elevation of thn wenpon, to fire ; and j The old proverb says "there must be an tho thought appeared to cross his soul to end to everything ;" and an end came at toi :uro his antagonist by a cruel and un-1 last to the reign ofllio "Fighting Doctor," necessary delay. He raised his arm grad- 'as he was christened, in blood, throughout uallv, and fixe I a mortal aim at Mcnefec's Arkansas. lie had a neighbor named head, in which posture he continued fori Phillips, peaceable, inoffensive man, who more than two minutes. Out McntTco'h&d previously been ongtiged in no difll- r- - i ... I still lictnycil no rmotuni. Nut a nervn 'shook: his Cice jialcl not a shade. A 1 (er sniijf! of scorn writhed on his purplo lip, and his ;;!eainy blue eyes gazing fierce, 1 ! ly into that of his deadly foe, seemed lo tho woiidenng mind like a ball of tire, so intense and revengeful was its !,uo. At Ipnrrlt. .f. i.filli.,1 ..t.l ;,, n .,.,.... .-t ... I ... . "o ' iii i wn i; us mm. ni i ..i..:u i.., . t.. . . r . . V. il I 1 1 i i I I u 1 1 T 1 1 1 i" K f 1 1 il I rn ill nf. I ..luruv , you ii- il c.iwanl, w liv don t V.ui shoot ! ate yon aliaid to ahoct '" Whether it was the position of Murray's arm, so long extended, or that he become excited by the mocking taunt, or surprised nt ihe terrible tones of his pni'inv's vnifii ' :i...i .. :.i. i r.... i , - 'j - j ."iiiii.i, "I'.uu, u... lore the lightning of his burning blue eye countered in the public s.piare, w hile the ing it there.'' had much liinki"1 energy and point. it is impossible to say ; but at last, what- court was in session. Never did the sun ! A gentleman then rlaimvd and reee iv. i They are to be fo,.owed by a large num ever might be tho cause, a remarkable of heaven shine on a more obstinate com-1 ed an explanation of the nature and pro-. her from distinguished men. The cxhibi chaiige canio over him. I o grew pallid Nat. First of nil, they tired two rounds ! isions of the Nebraska bill, ami its pos-j tion does not, as yet, attract much atten bis lip quivered his hand shook. Ilefi- with pistols: and in the second round, siblo atnl probable workings. This led tion. Yours, 'c, JUSTUS, red. The ball merely grazed Menefeo's ' Phillips was wounded in the loins. I'ut'to an explanation of the relation of the; . !t temple, w.lliout ii.uirv. , lie sccoih re loaili the pistol nd i:.ii eti it it) 1 parties tiaii be hands of Meneli'e ; and tl : assumed their proper station J lie y "utlilul avenger ol his si-.ti r s shame, w.iitcil not an instant. He was in loo great a Irirry to finish his work fur sus P"i;se. (nick as the Hash of a sun-beam lie elevated bis weapon and fired. With the or i roar of thj explosion without a sigh or a groan Murray dropped dead in his tracks. His richt eve had been shot out.: Menelee lied the cuuntrv, and settled in Conway county, Arkansas. Henceforth, the whole current of his thought-- and pas-' siensnppi ared to bechanged. The earth-: (juaive oi. mortal wratii, wlia h had burst up from the profound abysses of his soul, had plowed out a new passage for the march of ambition a passage stained with in- dliiceable blood. Before, his heart had burned with unquenchable enthusiasm to excel in knowledge in variety, depth, and extent of attainment ; now, he cove-J l-d superiority only in desperate deeds the bloody achievements of brute bravery. Nor, to say the truth, could he have select ed a more appropriate field in '.he wide world, for belligerent purposes, than Ar kansas then tifl'orded.. Political strife ra ged with incredible fury. No man could be a leader either in 'he parties of the State or in those of a County, unless he stood ready at all tines, to defend his principles at the point of the bovvie or ihe muzzle of the pistol. To enumerate all the duels fought by opposing chiefs of the diflerent factions du ring that sanguinary era, vvojld stagger belief. A faint idea of the barbarous state of things, may be conceived from the fact l;,t Arkansas has never, lo this day, had a senator or representative in the councils ol the nations who has not once, if not more, perilled his life on the so-called "field of honor." Honorable duels, how ever, formed scarcely a tithing of the com- bats waited. I tots, ntlravs, and deadly rccontrcs by chance medlv, were of week. y and sometimes daily occurrence. Mr. Menefee took a hand in ail, and escaped from each without a scar, till his very name iirevv to be a tiling of terror, at the sound of which even brave men trembled And thus hu had reached ihe late of his r I l.i..-., , . 0w n laise, aim, at lasi, latai amniiiou. As a famous fighter, he was universally ac . knowledge.! to be without a second ; nnd tha', ton, in a country abounding with bold 1 .spirits from every quarter of the Union. I The Hectors, the Deshas, Wilson Conway, : t lit- most redoubtable heroes, dreaded his 1 ferocious blue eve. , It would have been a curious inquiry to analyze the motives and feelings of the ter- riblc duelist at this period. Ho docs not seem to have been actuated by absolute and sheer cruelty. He did not wield the Iwiu' in. b ni fp Ct.r thn nnrnncn nl" iiifllnlln.r - I I " """"o pain ; it was only the instrument with which he cleaved his way to notoriety. He fought, not so much to avenge insults as to achieve popularity. Toexcel, ascend culminate, formed the goal of thoughts and wishes; and to no tins in his present sphere, but a single path lay open the 1 path marked by fire nnd blood. He he- came a monomaniac hopelessly diseased in the organ of destructivencss. lie lived only in a state of extatic. dreams of bra - ;very uie.iuis uuuiourg miu tuc con- sciousness oi sui prrssiug jiower ine povv- er to maKo an eyes anu an noarts tremhle. ; He devised extraordinary methods of dis- i playing his courage and contempt of death. ; He was known on several occasions, with - and, as a matter of course, Menefee got all the pructicc. He even attended his1 own wounded ; ho would cut a man open 1 with his bowie-knife in the morning, and. . . . . . , mliy with a human Loiu; ami hence, in hit-'lhtit region went by ihunnmoofa coward. l'roni some cause or oihcr, which never publicly transpired, li;t'litifn of hostility arose between the two, and Meneli.e sought an early opportunity lo cowhide the other in the streets at Lewisbtirg. l'hillips bore tl. . ..:.i . 1 hh; riiJoiiM-inrill. iwuiouiMi lllliuil iia tin . . . niii 11 r n, I'l.tiicini....) Indeed, at the time, l:e lia.l no oilier alternative; lor he whs allocether unarmed, while his enemv hud a pistol cocked at his breast. ' linniedintelv afterwards, however, l'liil-' lips went and iiterallv covered himself with ! miinliirnin u'pniinnii nnitpofiiriiniltiiim.pl i- r ' , . ,. ii to hut tin iiitiifj ci nut I it.: I no. t u. y t.u- this, instead of checkiii" his furious ardor, ' only tended to iinlamc and midden him by Ihe constitution the power ot Hie leder inishealhed his knife and al government is wielded by the iSulh. his enemy, who received! "Very well," said the sneaker, quoted the more. 1 le boutliled upon his-thrusts will) a like deadly blade. With cli-iichcd teeth, loam on their livid , let tho South govern you, wo shall treat lips, p, luting chests and blazing eyes, they j with the South. They airs aristocratic, fought like maniacs till both were bathed and so are we,"' in blood. At length Phillips ventured a; "Vou have no objection, then, to treat desperate manu.'uvre. He dropped his ing with slave-holders, provided they are own knili:, and seized the naked blade of aristocratic and it is for your in'erest to bis antagonist ; snapped it in two by main 1 strenL'ih, cutting, at the same time, his own lingers to ihe bone. I le then drew from beneath his vest another knife, and made a plunge at Menefee, but Menefec, ' ; ,n turn, caught the sharp blade in his hand ' and broke otl'the point, when Philips pro- 1 duced a third bowie-knife, considerably j larger than the others, and plunged it up ; m ,-hjli in his enemy's side, who fell to '. rise no more. Menefee. as he lav unon ' tbe gory grounJ, looked up with a smile, ed under the stars and stripes would unite : uant 7 and gasped, in a dying voice: the whole power of the country to cause I Witness. es sir. "Phillips, you are king of Conway now the flag to triumph, believe the aboli-j Counsel. You did aha ! When, you for you havc'killed ihe Fighting l)'o-tor.n tionists if you will, it ii nevertheless true! told mo that, did you lie or toll the truth ? that so intense a feeling of nationality as ! Witness. 1 told the truth. lr.'rr..,,..i,.i,-,-e the Joomi.l of Cuiinucr. t-. : exiss in tie i'nj,ed States docs not "exist ! Counsel. Well, sir, then you have HOW THE illiniSIl TALK ABOUT IS. elsewhere on the face of the earth" j bought spirits of defendant. London, July IS, Its") I. 1 1 have given vou the substance, and, to ; Witness. Yes sir. The union of England and France is n good degree, the words of the conversa-j Counsel. What did you mean by swea now a theme on w hich Englishmen love tion, as illustrates the stale of ktiowled 'o 1 ii"? you could not remember ? to expatiate. It seems lo ho regarded bv them as an everlasting union, and that telligout and liberal classes here with re- henceforth all the world must be cnieful spent to the United States. how they carry themselves. A few days I The English aro fund of regarding since, an American was speaking with an 'themselves as the conservators of the lib-! Englishman, relative of one of the leading I crties and the morals of the world. j members, of the british cabinet, respecting: In a circle of merchants not long since ! Cuba, and its annexation to the Union. j one remarked to me, w hen speaking of the ' "Enghnd will never permit that," was'nionof Franco and England, we shall j the lenly of the Elmlishmail. nnw l-t Kmnr-n il.i uh.H ki nlnnvf in thn "We have not found oui on the other sido of the water," says the American,! ti. ... i ..... i ..... i i...,. .. ..i i.. .... ,.. . n ....it... Ol il l .Hamuli na tiil tiling lo uu niuii the matter. ' "Your object will bo to perpetuate sla very." "I am not suro that the perpetuation of slavery, bad as it is, is worse than the perpetuation of the opium traffic in China. I have a perverse habit ofcalliug to mind the English war (bi'cing opium upon China whenever an Englishman falls to discour sing on American slavery." The Englishman then gave a new, and, to ihe American, a perfect original, ver sion of itio opium war, showing that Eng land was only contending for her rifihis. As a contest on that topic would only have been a trial of lbs power ofassertion, the American did not enter upon it. "Vou would not go to war wilh Eng land and France united?" said Mr. bull, complacently. "1 think we shoiild a little sooner lhan bo fore ihe union," was the reply. "Why so ?" "On the same principle that a fine-spir ited boy, w hen he fights, wishes to light i one oj his size." 1 ho mirth ol the company prevented a reply on tfin part of the English speaker, who relaxed somewhat from hi gravity, " Wc slmli have Cuba without lighting ... . . - e for it," said the Yankee; "John bull wauls money now, and will want it more befort he gets through with Nicholas. Spain owes John n good deal of money. If ! Jonathan hands over a couple of millions to bpam, John will hold out his ham! to Spain and put part of the money in one pocket and his philanthrophy in the other. Cuba w ill belong to the United States." 'Suppose, saul a verv intelligent mer- , chant present, "there snould be war grow- through its centre, and when separate governments nre set up on each side of that line. When vou site that done, vou j may look for a division of the Union, and not before. "but you have anti-slavery men at the North. We are assured that tho time i ... will come when the North will cease to yield to tho South. A war with England would bring on that crisis." '"You get your facts and opinions from Garrison, Philips, cc Co., who hate Chris, tianity nnd the Union worse than they hate slavery. Allow me to say, you nre com pletely deceived by them," "Whom art we to believe "Tho muss of ministers and professing :do'uot deem tho passage of the bill a mat Christians nud conspi vutiv e ritizens of : ti-r of tho (.lightest niotiient to the com so the North, vvho love i'berty and hate of education, or of religious liberty, slavery more intensely ihtiM Knglhdnncn j T!i;re is now in progress in ibis city can." in "Educational Institution." The cxhi- Tliis iinpliod impeachment of John's I bitinn consists of a collection of maps, lovo of libertv and haired of slavery caus- school aparatus, models of school -houses, ed a pause in ihe conversation. c, and each day there is a lecture on 'Do vou approve of the Nebraska lull m I some topic connected with edacatinn. lir. said one. iWhevvell, master ofTritiity College, Cam- "I snoko and vvtote against it when in bridste, gave the introductory lecture. the I'nited states." 1 " I am asssurrcd it will not be obeyed nt the North!' "It would renuire nmre than Yankee . . r- i .... - i . i .- .it i ... iiitt iiiiuu i" iiiiu t..i. .. ."..'. . ... .". -j". ; , constitution to slavery, and the lad that! al lavye above, "it' you of the North thus do so'! Do we not well to suspect I'.ritish philanthropy, al least where American slavery is concerned ?" : "It was felt desirable to give the con versation a turn. "l)o you mean to say, said one, "that ; the union of the North and South is so strong that nothing can separate it, that j even a war growing out of slavery would i unite the whole nation in its support ? "I do mean to sav that the first "tm fir-' nnd of fee in" oreva cut in lie more in. i Pacific." j "To permit her lo force Popery and French brandy on the Protestant islands, and overthrow the work of the mission-! ries. is not in my view a verv t.raisewor- thy act not a great deal better than pcr- miltmti slavery, was the reply John defended his country by saving that ul.n tho Kreileh nmdn their nmTrpmn on the isles of the Pacific yourTago, ihe United States did not come up to the sup- port of England in resisting those aggies sions. Therefore it is ri"ht for England now to let France do what she please there! However, it is not polite, when un der John's roof, to criticize his logic too severely. On another occassion, an alderman in timated that the United Stales were some what in danger from thu North as well as the South "Vou have Canada on vour North." "Yes, we may annex them at some fu ture time, when they get sufficiently en lightened." As ihe remark was uttered in a grave tone, he did not rrceive its pleasantry. "Annexing !" saM be, "what wont vou annex''" " "UVI1 up mIL- ornnnrvmir i ! rent nri, ! nin ; it is notquite large enough forn jood- j sized Slale, but the principal objection is -' r re and : we have plenty of that a ready, - . ' ' I 'It is amusing to notice the annovanco u'tiinli c.ipIi nmnrUe nivn ti.lm ilioiini, i,o is conscious of his inimeiise superiority to sl,(,(T ai,(1 1"SS nl"1 bavo n wife and chil Jonathan in every respect ! ' ' lren ; and (rising lngheras the importance The more I become acquainted flh subject deepened in his estimation) England, the less I think of her supcriori- i 1 ll;,ve 'iioy out at interest, aB in dan tv in Ihose respects in which I have hwn Srr f W bu h'J t,l cmsrd m(ul ""s accustomed to regard her as possessing the superiority. 1 have of late triado some careun inquiries into uer educational sys. te.ns, and iho resuli.vvhen more nccuraie- ly digested and verified, I may give to your ; a-.. iii ,u: I ..... , i .1....1 i i ' i i i l.'nilt.:i3. - ' I 11113 1 Ulll Oil UJt U'J, l.litl our system, from the primary to the close of the academical course, is tho best. As to professional schools, in theology we are superior ; as to mcuicmo ana mw, i nnvu , ........ . e li I i i not the means ol judging. s on ie ncj., j ,)(J WB, , dille wilh a think I mentioned in the last, that a , (jf ,,,,,, Bt parkers-at the bill had passed the House or Commons , s,,m, ,inn, ,, out of hi, p,,ket part opening Oxford University to dissenters, ()t-tlo vefy J of ,,ih hc ,,aj Htuonrrom so far ns to allow them to take the degree ,he mlsp- n( uJ for snm nrreufs 0, of A. b. The bishops support the bill in boar(, ,nt he owed haA also lbr the wash tho HoiwofLords.andsodoLordbroug. h(J (0 hav0 done anc said ho ham nnd some other distinguished (ers. j WM ra, iVTajn for ,he cothps). A gen It will, contrary to the expectation of the j ,eman bei.in" to the house happened to conservators, probably become, a law. It comc j at lis timP( nn,j Davis was ar merely permits dissenters to go to Ox-, r(,slej Bnd Md to bail. ford, study there, and take the decrees ofi : A. b. without subscribing to the thirty- OrHovv careful you should ly while in nine articles. They cannot take the de- the freshness of your days les B blight fall greeof A. M. without thus subscribing. I on you forever. His subject was, "Material Helps of Edu- cation." lie was followed the next day bv l'rolisnr De Morgan, in "Tho Rcla. tion of Mathematics and I.ot'ic to other i. i cim .. -i . " - w ..'.-.'. . ....... . i lie loiiowing curious couoipiy toou place not a hundred miles from Fitchburg, theother dav, between theeommonweallh's counsel and a reluctant witness in a liquor case: Counsel. Have you, prior to July 10th last past, purchased any intoxicating li quor of defendant? Witness. Not that I remember. Counsel. Will you try lo recollect hear in mind that you arc under oath? Witness. I .am trying. (A pause.) Counsel. Well, witness, what do you sav now 1 Witness cries yet. I haven't made any discov- counsel, nave you noi ioiu persons, within a week that you have bought liquor of delendant ? Witness. Not that I remember, Counsel. Did you not tell inc jester- IV 'lift you had bought spirits of defen- Witness. I meant tliai l couiun i Counsel, tho spirits? Witness, Counsel. Witness, Counsel. buy ? Witness. Did you pay defendant foi Yes sir. I low much ! Twelve nnd one-half cents. What kind of spirits did you Sj'irils of turjxntinc. Ax l"'1019 Okator. They have or- ators out in Illinois, if we may trust the description oi a certain miiuary one, tur- "lsl,c,1 b' n correspondent ol that State : i h wns lg-hiys, and a great hue nnd cry had been raised about mad dogs; al though no person could be found who had ' one, excitement Mill grew by the ru- '0rs It Was fed on. A meeting oflllO Clt- j'-e's was called for the purpose ofdevis- "'o I"""3 "lu c'vc""l"0"u " ' 'y of mad dos, but to make safety doubly sale; of dogs in general. The 'brigadier' was appointed chairman. After stating the object of the meeting, in not a very par liamentary manner, instead of taking bis seat, and allowing others to make some suggestions, he launched forth in a speech of -some half hours length, of which the fol lowing burst of forensic splendor is a "sample :" i ''Feller Citizens : Tho time has come when the o'er charged feelin's of agrawa led human nature are no longer to be stood. Mad dogs are 'midst us. Their SIrir,in nm omy ,rack c "caru ,ul sctn ,,n our fairies. Death follars in t,ieir wnkc lial1 wo Sl!t 1,oro Illie cow' tnrds,.wliilu our lives and our neighbors' ' lives are in danger from their dredful bo- i- t "i ( i i i i rashus bidrofobic ca ninety ? No; il musn't 1,u E'en now iny lluzum is torn wilh the ''""'iicmi leeuu s oi ram aim weugcance , i- i .r ...a I ... i :.. a f'ineral-pyre of wild-cats is burnin in me ! I liavo horses n nd cattle; 1 have Cool,. A young man named Gardiner, alias Davis, left his boarding-house the mUcf d jn p,,, carrving wi,n lim S0()eS-y Umk lolM two watches, and jcwcry, belonging to some inmates J ' . i- ,lw, I,, ., ..... IV , tltn ,4,,.nia u'au searching for himjhe called on the lady ho hud thus robbed, and in tho coolest man- J ner imaginable, desired her to have some ' '' """f- - ,JV ari(.,(;s orc.i0.hjn,t vmM for hilll atonce
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