<£l)c Lancaster iintdlujmciT. VOL. XLIX. Concastcr Intelligencer, I'L HLISIIKH EVERT TUESDAY MORSINO, BY E. W. HUTTER. Office in “ Union Court,” in the rear of the Market House, adjoining Centre Square, TERMS Subscription,—-Two dollars per annum, pnyablo in advance; two twenty-five, if not paid within six months; and two fifty, if not paid within the year. .No subscription discontinued until all ar rearages are paid, unless at the option of the Editor. . Advertisements. —Accompanied'by the C ASH, and not exceeding one square, will he inserted three times for one dollar, and twenty-live cents for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion. Job Printing.— Such as Hand Hills, Posting Bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., executed with accuracy and at the shortestnotice. ADVERTISEMENTS, Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Spitting Blood, Pain in the-side, and breast, So'rc Throat, Hoarseness, Palpatation of the Heart, Whooping Cough, Hives, Nervous Tremors, Liver Complaint, and Diseased Kid neys, are radically cured, by Thompson’s Com pound Syrup of Tar and Wood Naptha. ALTHOUGH the great fatality of Pulmonary Diseases, at this tiine shows that there are particular cases that render still too applicable the designation, approbia me'dicbrum —the disgrace of physicians—to this call of diseases; and that there are stages in their progress, which having once been reached, recovery is doubtful. Still no one should despair.' The writings of phypicians, who have given to these affections particular attention, abound with many recorded cases of recovery when the patient had reached a seeming hopeless stage ot the disease; and there is at this time, a remedy prepared in Philadelphia which lias met with the most triumphant and cheering success in the most, obstinate forms of Throat and Pulmonary Diseases -t-so as to have obtained the sanction and employ ment in the practice of many physicians. Allusion is had to Thompson's Compound Syrup of Tar and Wood Naptha —the preparation of one, who, having given to diseases oi the Lungs and their means of cure, the most careful and thorough attention, presented to the public this great remedy. The soothing and curative power of TAR has often been observed in severe coughs, and Con sumption.- But in the above preparation, beside some of our most valuable vegetable pectorals there is conjoined with it the \Vood Naptha, a med icine but lately introduced, but whi<jh has been employed with most satisfactory resultsjin England, in Pulmonary Consumption, cspeciallyjol a Tuber culous form. | \ Read the following from Dr. Young,j.thc eminent odulist. Philadelphia, Jan/ 18, 1847. Messrs. Angney & Dickson :—Gentlemen—Hav ing recommended in my practice, and used in my own family, Thomson’s Compound Syrup of Tar and Wood Naptha, 1 have no hesitation in saying that it is one of the best preparations of the kind in use, and persons suffering from colds, coughs, af fections of the throat, breast, iic., sq prevalent at this season of the year, cannot use any medicine that will cure or prevent Consumption sooner than Thomson’s Compound Syruin ol Tar and \\ uod Naptha. * Wm. Young, M. D. 1.t2 Spruce street. Philadelphia; March 9, -1844. I hereby certify.;that after lingering four years with pulmonary consumption and given up by tour physicians, who pronounced me incurable, the dis ease was arrested and 1 was restored to health sole ly by the use of Thomson's Compound Syrup of Tar and Wood Naptha. MARY HENRY, 48 Spruce street. This invaluable medicine is prepared only at the North East corner of Fifth and Spruce sts. Phila. Sold also by J. F. LONG, Lancaster. R. WILLIAMS, Columbia. ENGLAND & McMAKIN, Reading. Dr. McPHERSON, Harrisburg. . And by respectable Druggists generally. Price of large bottles 81-00, or six for Five Dol lars. Beware of imitation. [oct 19—38 The Great English Remedy THE only original and genuine article for the cure of Heaves, other complaints of the respi ratory apparatus, and derangement ofthe digestive functions in the Horse, is Kirkbride's Tattersall's Heave Powders. It warranted to be perfectly safe in all' cases, will not inconvenience the an- t fljoJcjt imal or injure him even if he has no A * , ‘disease; it is from four to eight times cheaper than most of the imitations which are being circulated throughout the country, being put up in much larger packages, sufficient to cure an ordinary case of Heaves, and to administer in a dozen caspsofcold, catarrh, &e. At this season, while the Horse -is shedding his coat, his vital energy is much reduced, and he is extremely liable to colds, &c., many cases of inci pient Heaves are contracted now, but are suppress ed by pasture or warm weather, till they break out' with full force -in the fall. ' Thousands of Horses can be saved from future unsoundness, if, when the first symptoms of cold or wheezing is observed, a ' few doses ofthe Tattersall’s Heave Powders should be administered. They are warranted to wholly eradicate recent Heaves at this season. Great Spring Purifier The Heave Powders, given in small doses, will be found most useful at this season. They stimu late the 4 skin to cast off the superfluous hair and produce new ; they loosen the hide, give a .glossy appearance to the coat, protect against disease; they also, from their fine alterative and restorative powers, purify.the blood and renovate the system, which horses require at this season as much as any of the human race, who find a preparation of sar saparilla useful to correct the vitiated state of the fluids, incident to the change of weather, which in the spring affects all animal as well as vegetable ' life. Persons who value their horses will never be without a supply. For sale only by j GEO. A. MILLER’, Druggist, March 28, 1848—tl-9) West King st., Lancaster Fall Fashions. D SHULTZ, Hatter, No. 19* North Queen st., # would, respectfullypnfotm his friends and the public that he has just received from New York and Philadelphia the. latest Fall and Winter Fashions, and wili be pleaded to furnish his customers and all others with them at the shortest notice. As all his Hats are manufactured under his immediate super intendence, he feels warranted in saying, that for durability and finish they cannot be surpassed by any establishment in this or any other city in the Union. His stock consists of Beaver, Nutria, Brush, Russia, Cassimere, Moleskin, Silk, &c. &c. which he will dispose of at the lowest prices. Call 3 and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere. CAPS, CAPS! His assortment of Caps is most extensive in the city end he is adding to it daily. Customers may rest assured that they will be suited, as he has carefully selected his stock from the largest assort ments in New York and Philadelphia. Don’t for get the stand, directly opposite Michael’s Hotel, North Queen street. Country Merchants visiting Lancaster, dealing in Hats or Capsj can be supplied at wholesale prices, from one to a dozen, such as they may want. He also informs his numerous friends and custo mers that he still continues to conduct the Hatting business in all branches as heretofore, at his J OLD STAND IN NEW HOLLAND, to which place all orders for the delivery of Hats arc requested to be forwarded, gep 4-14-ly DAVID SHULTZ. Salisbury Handle Manufactory and Turning mil. THE subscribers tender their thanks to their friends for the patronage extended to them in the business -in which they are engaged, and res pectfully solicit a continuance ol their favors. They now inform their friends and the public generally, that they still continue to manufacture at their establishment at Salisbury, (on the Phila delphia and Lancaster turnpike, one mile east of Kinzer’s and one mile north of the Gap,) Broom, Brush, Hoe, Shovel and Fork Handles, Plastering Lath turned and sawed, Palling, Bench Screws, &c. They have also, an excellent Turning Mill con nected with their establishment, and are .prepared to do all kinds of Turning in wood, such as Porch Columns, Cabinet, Coach and Wagon Turning of all kinds with promptness and despatch. They have now on hand a lot of seasoned lumber, suitable for Cabinet Makers use, which will be turned to order or disposed of on reasonable terms. Also, a large lot of prime Ash Plank which will be sold low and sawed if wished to any size. Any communications directed to Gap Post Office, , Lancaster county, will meet with prompt attention, sept 7 ’47-32-ly , A. F. &S. C. SLAYMAKER- SHAWLS.— A large assortfnent of long and squarge French Shawls for sale at. reduced prices. C. HAGER k SON. ADVERTISEMENTS. Lancaster city & county Millinery, In Krainph’s Building, first door on the second floor. THE undersigned, Mary A. Ranninoek, here with respectfully informs the public, that she intends, on Tuesday, the 18th of April, instant, to open a splendid assortment of Millinery Ware, in the large room, lately occupied by Mr. Johnson, (Daguerreotype Painter,) in Mr. F. J. Kruinph’s building, North East cornjbr of North Queen and Orange streetß, Lancaster, Pa., in the immediate neighborhood of Van Kanan’s, Scholfield’s, Good fic Johns’, Kauffman’s, and Michael’s Hotels, and opposite the post office ; and invites all her respec tive customers, as well as the public in general, both in the city and county, to give her a call and to examine her stock. 1 All her articles are of the' best quality, of the most fashionable style, and may be had at the most reasonable prices. Her stock consists principally in Straw, Fancy ami Casing Bonnets, Ribbons, Flowers, Bonnet and Dress Caps, Collars, Mourn ing Caps and Collars, &c. &c., as well as in a se lected assortment of the handsomest Dress Goods ever offered to the public before. Old Bonnets will also be altered and made up anew, in the most fashionable stvic. with the greatest care, and on the most reasonable terms. Ladies’ Bonnets and Gentlemen’s Hats whitened and pressed. Notwithstanding that the Ladies, far and. near, aof fully convinced of her superior work, she nev ertheless does not consider it superfluous, here to stale, that she has, at the same time, employed the best and most experienced assistants in herbusiuess, and no apprentices, who are merely learning the trade: Hence she is fully enabled, in every point of view, to render full and complete satisfaction to those who inav favor her with a call. MARY A. RANKINGKR. Lancaster, April 11, IS4B. 3m-11 Carriage Manufactory THE undersigned respectfully informs the public that he has removed his extensive COACHMAKING ESTABLISHMENT. to the town of Schoencck, in Lancaster county, 10 miles from Womelsdorf, in Berks county, where he formerly conducted the same business, and Ifj miles from Reading, lie is now prepared, at bis new stand, to manufacture every article in Ids line, and also to execute repairs of coaches and other vehi cles at the shortest notice, and at the most reason able prices. He has constantly on hand a complete assortment of Coaches; Barouches, Rocknwavs, , with single or double seats, Buggys,- with or without covers, made according to the newest stylcand of the best materials, winch for durabilitv and neatness cannot be excelled. Per sons desiring neat, cheap and. substantial vehicles, will therefore find it to their advantage to patron ise this establishment, as his work is not to be sur passed. Orders, addressed to the Schoencck P. 0., Lancaster county, will be promptly executed, and the work will be delivered wherever customers mav require it. Carriages ami buggvs somewhat .worn, will be taken in exchange lor new work—as also country produce. Old coaches and' buggvs on hand, selling from §25 to sso* Old vehicles repaired and repainted equal to any new. He will spare no pains to merit a continuance of public patronage, especially from his old custo mers in Lancaster and Berks counties. JESSE REIXHOLD. 6in-14 Schoeneck, May*2, IS4S. Sprechcr & Rolirer’s Cheap Hard- j Ware Store. ; "VTICIIAEL McGIIANN takes occasion to in-I HARDWARE, Glass, Paints,Oils, and Varnishes . i-'J- his P at , rn " s a "‘> the public generally, at that long established stand, East King st., tliat he has removed from Ins old Ijavern Stand, to Lancaster, formerly occupied by Howett 6l Krieder, a t,vo ot l- r v r i >r *r ’ p I ' < J I,KP nPar y oppnsitp, one « nnr a lew doors east of the Court House, next door to n°nh «' Brother’s Bee line Store, m the Drug Store of James Smith, and opposite Geo. ; Queen street, where he will be most happy Mcssenkop’s Hotel, which tliev have recently taken ito accommodate his numerous customers Ills and where they will carry on the business. ' ahla a " d , c “‘' Bt antly supplied by he They most'respectfully beg leave to invite the ! die market and season can afford, and on the attention of their friends and acquaintances to their premises there is sufficient stabling to accommodate stock of Hardware, which they have just opened • a large number of horses. The place having un and will sell at the most reasonable prices, includ- dergone a thorough repair, Mr. VlcGrann feels able ing evervvariety of Iron and Steel, Latches, Locks. render entire satisfaction to his customers and Bolts. Hinges. Screws, and all kinds of building hc tnists-to receive a continuance ofthevery liberal materials, every description of Files, Blacksmith’s ! degree of patronage heretofore extended to him Bellows, -Saddierv, best warranted Edge Tools,! He would also inform his old customers, that he Planes, and Venebrs. Also a complete assortment i sr.ll follows the bottling business and ,s ready to of CEDAR WARE, such as tubs, buckets, butter ! ““P.P 1 }' ‘hem with bottled PORTER, ALE, CIDER, churns, together with every article in their line, and BROW N STOUT, at the old prices and the They will keep constantly on hand every variety of j UB > ,a l distances from the city Coal and Wood Stoves; also a highly,approved ' r “ ** COOKING STOVE 1 The attention of young beginners is particularly I called to their full and complete assortment of j household utensils. ; Determined to spare no pains to accommodate | purchasers, and by steady adherence to business, j they expect to merit a of the liberal 1 patronage thus for bestowed upon them. ! t GEORGE D. SPRECHER, | REUBEN S. ROHRKR, Old Metal and Flaxseed taken in exchange tor \ j goods. jan 13-DO REMOVAL—T. C. WILEY, Fashionable Boot and Ladies Shoe Establishment. THE undersigned begs leave tu return hiscFjii thanks to the public for the encourage ment heretofore extended to him, and to ac- quainrihis former patrons and friends anti.the pub lic generally, that he has removed his fashionable boot and shoe store from North Queen to East King street, dirictlv opposite Mrs. Messenkop's Hotel, ?.nd one door east of James Smith’s Apothecary, where he is prepared to do all work in Ids line of business with -neatness and despatch. He has on hand a general assortment of French & Morocco SUins for Hoots, to which branch of his business he devotes particu lar attention, and guarantees his Boots to be made in the neatest and most fashionable manner. He i has also just received from the city an assortment j of lasts of the most fashionable styles for Ladies ’ Shoes. He also keeps constantly on hand an as i sortment of Ladies* and Misses' Shoes of his own j manufacture, which he is confident will give gen j eral satisfaction, as they are made in the neatest I and most fashionable manner, April 2D, IS4S. Public Sale of Real Estate, ON SATURDAY, MAY 23, 184 S, will be sold, by virtue ouaa-order of the Orphans* court of Lancaster countv, bn the premises of No. 1, in said county, about two miles South from the Lime stone Quarries, and about two miles north of Georgetown, the following real estate of Henry :Pheneger, late of said township, deceased, to wit: No. 1. Consisting of 30 Acres of Land, more or less, situate in said township, adjoining lands of Jacob Frantz, Walter Davis, and others. The im provements are a one-story frame dwelling JRSjjjsj HOUSE, a small Swisserßarn, a tenant House ijlljjjjij and other buildings. «■ No. 2. Consisting of 5 Acres of Land, more or less, situate in Paradise township, adjoining lands •of Jacob Frantz, Widow Ferrec, and others. This is valuable sprout land. Sale to commence at 2 o’clock P. M., when at tendance will be given and terms of sale made known by WM. PHENEGER, Executor of said deceased. til-14 May 2, IS4B. Castings! Castings! THE Subscribers having rented thc»shop, to gether with all the Lathes, Tools, Patterns, &c., belonging to Pennel &Lenher, late in the oc cupancy of. James H. Pennel, they are prepared to do all kinds of CASTING AND FINISHING : such as Railroad work, Furnace and Forge Cast ings, Mill Gearing, Factory work, Horse Power and Agricultural Castings, &c. Having patterns of every description on hand, they are prepared to execute all orders at the shortest notice. Also, Patterns made to order. From the known experience of the subscribers in the above business, the assurance is given that all orders will be faithfully executed. .May 2, IS4B. New Supply of Boots &, Shoes Sm&i Gum Shoes, &c. #fll THE subscriber has just received a new* I^. supply of Boots, Shoes, Gum Shoes, &c., at his stand, in North Queen Street, two doors above the Post Office, to which he invites the attention of his patrons and the public in general. He has a supply of Gum Shoes of every descrip tion, consisting of Buskins, Sandals, and plain, with double soles, and also a common article, ov 9 >47-41] ADAM S. KELLER- CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1848. .\otlcc to DlNttllers, AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. WHEREAS, 1, Jacob Weitzch, of the-city of Lancaster, coppersmith, have received by let ters Patent, recorded in the Patent office in the city of Washington, certain useful improvements in the construction of Stills, which improvements consist of an additional tub, called a. dr .. * ; .ng tub, which is placed partly above the still, r *'diich tub the doubler is inclosed, the beer width is pumped into the upper tub passes down by a plug pipe into the doubling tub, where it is brought to a boiling state before it is let into the still, which pipe is opened or stopped when requisite by means of a plug made of wood, copper, or any other material. What i claim as my improvements ate the above described doubling tub and the plug by which the 1 beer passes from one tub to the other, or from the tub into the still. Having received information, amounting to proof, that my patent for the above described improve ments lias been violated by several distillers in this county and in various other places, 1 hereby give notice, that unless those persons who have made use of mv invention, or have it now in use, without being authorized by me, come forward and make full reparatioiiTor having infringed my patent right, on or before the first day of .VI arch next, suit will be instituted against all and every such person or persons. JACOB WKIFZEL. Feb. 22,.1848. _ tf-4_ Warren county, (Virginia,) Land at Private Sale. THE subscriber is desirous to dispose of his val uable Farm, situated on the Shenandoah River, five miles above Front Royal (the county town) and containing about 400 acres, a large propor- ugg. tion of which is first quality meadow. This Farm is beautifully timbered, well watered, admirably located in point of health, conye- uience, and society. The greater part of this land is in the highest state of cultivation, well set in clover, and highly productive; upon the Farm are several comfortable Dwelling Houses, and an excellent store house, and the greatest abun jjjjidancc of the finest fruit of all descriptions. If desirable this Farm might be divided into two or more Farms, giving to each a sufficiency of timber and water, and when the projected improvement of the Shenandoah River shall be completed (which it soon will be) this property cannot fail to be im mensely valuable. I deem it unnecessary to give a more detailed description as persons desiring to purchase will doubtless examine for themselves. Any communications addressed to me at Front Royal, Warren county, (Va.) will receive attention. April IS, IS4S-2m*-12] WM. BENNET. 4 - LL persons wishing to roof either new or old j /\ buildings with slate arc hereby informed that i the subscribers have now on hand at their quarries . at Peacli Bottom, Lancaster county, a large quun | titv of HOOFING SLATE, of a superior quality ; ; also a proportion of second quality ; all of which I they will dispose of on very accommodating terms, ’ either bv the ton or bv the square when put on the • roof. ’ ’ - . Persons wishing to roof buildings of any dcscrip- i lion can always be supplied at the shortest notice ; by calling on the undersigned partner, at his Mills, i near Goshen post oliice, Fulton township, in person, j or address him by letter, directed to that office, and ; they will bo promptly attended to. They also fur i ther request those who mav find it more convenient i to call on John Elder, Esq., of the city of Lancas : ter, or on Mr. Jeremiah Brown, of Columbia, they being fullvauthorizcd to contract for said company. ; * SLATER BROWN &: CO. I Fulton twp., Feb. 29, IS4S. 4m-5 MR. NOAII SMITH, who has been fur some time pa6t in the employ of Mr. Landis, the toundcr of thin popular establishment, takes plea sure in informing the citizens of the city and coun tv of Lancaster, that he has purchased tho same from Mr. Landis, and that from this date it will be tinder his control and direction. The Museum has been thoroughly refitted of late, with new decorations, scenery, See., and a great many specimens of natural and artificial curiosities have' been added to the heretofore large catalogue. Mr. Smith assures the friends and patrons of this delightful Repository of Art and Science, that no pains on his part will be spared to render it worthy of a visit from the philosopher or antiquarian, as well as from those of an humbler sphere. Admis sion 2.0 cents. [Lancaster, Apvil 11. IS4B-3m-l 1 1848 Conestoga Navigation. 1848 Transportation to Philadelphia and Baltimore! j AT REDUCED RATES OF FREIGHT. THE Farmers, Millers, and Storekeepers of Lan caster county are informed that the “ Conesto ! ga Transportation Company - will place a new and | superior line ot Freight Boats on the water from • Lancaster to Philadelphia and Baltimore via Con i estoga Navigation and Tide Water Canal, immedi- I atelv on the opening of the Canals —and will run | constantly and regularly through the season. The ! rates of freight will he as follows Flour, I Grain i Groceries, Dry goods,**.) , 8 ce „ ts per 100 lbs delivered in Lancaster, J r For further particulars apply at the office of the Conestoga Navigation Companv or to GEORGE CALDER, Agent. Lancaster, Feb. 29, IS4S. 5-3 m T. C. WILEY. tf-13 rpilE subscriber repectfully informs his friends I and tlie public that he has removed to the old established and well known shop lately occupied by William Cox, in North Duke street, on the Railroad, where he is prepared to do all kinds of work, such as making and repairing CARRIAGES, BAROUCHES, BUGGIES, SQUARE CARRIAGES, and vehicles of every kind belonging to the coach making business. New work will be sold, and repairing of all kinds done cheaper, than at any other establishment in this city, and all work will be done in the best and most fashionable style, and manufactured from the best materials. All new work warranted. lie returns his thanks to the public for the liberal cncourgement heretofore extended to him* and hopes by strict personal attention to business, and moderate charges to merit and receive a continuance of public patronage. GEO. B. MOWERY. April IS, IS4S. 12-6 m Look Here! Clocks and Watches. HpHE undersigned has just returned from S Philadelphia with a new aud splendid assortment of Clocks, Watches, Musical Boxes, Gold Pens, &c., which he prepared to dispose of on the most reasonable terms. Among his assortment may be found Gold and Silver Levers, Imitation Levers, Quartiers and English Watches, and a new article of Clocks, and all articles usually kept in his line. He respect fully invites the inspection of his friends both in town and country to his stock of goods with the as surance that from his assortment they cannot fail to make a selection of any article they may want. Repairing attended to as usual, and all work warranted. JOHN BROWN, Agt. Feb. 15, 1848. .3 Chair Maker, Paper Hanger and Painter. Corner of South Queen and Vine streets. THE undersigned respectfully informs his friends and the public that he has how on hand, and is constantly manufacturing to order CHAIRS of all kinds and descriptions, from the highest tega to the lowest price. Thfey have been generally / *[ I admired —are elegantly finished, and are of the most durable character. House painting in all its varieties executed by theundersigned. His prices will be found jpxtrcmely moderate. All orders for Paper Hanging will be promptly executed. GEORGE F. ROTE, dec 22 1847 44 ly ' JAMES BOON, MICHAEL HANVEY. tf-14 that COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD.” Buchanan. ADVERTISEMENTS. Slate for Sale, REMOVAL. Lancaster Museum, AND GALLERY. OF FINE ARTS, 22 barrel “ “ bushel Removal. Select IjJoetrß. The Blind Girl, fo her Mother. Mother, thoy say the start are bright, And the broad hcavona are blue, r I dream of them by day and night, And think them all like you. I cannot touch the distant skies, The stars ne’er speak to me— Yet their sweet images arise, And blend with thoughts of thee. I know not why, hut oft I dream Of the far land of bliss j And when I hear thy voice I deem That heaven is like to this. '• When my sad heart to thine is pressed, My follies all forgiven, .Sweet pleasure warms my heating breast, And this I say is heaven. Oh mother, will the God above Forgive iny faults like thee 7 Will he bestow such care and love On a blind thing like me 7 Dear mother leave me not alone! Go with me when I die—, Lead thy blind daughter to the throne, And stay in yonder sky. Religion. BY WILLIAM LEGGETT. Like snow that falls where waters glide, Earth’s pleasures fade away; They melt in Time’s destroying tide, And cold are while they stay ! But joys that from Religion How, Like stars that gild<he night, Amidst the darkest gloom of wo. Smiles forth with sweetest light.' Religion’s ray no clouds obscure, But o’er the Christian’s soul It sends its radiance calm and pure, Though tempests round it roll; His heart may break with sorrow’s stroke-, But to its latest thrill, Like diamonds shining when they’re broke j Religion lights it still. ittisccllcmeous. The Literature of the Scriptures. BY E. C. COGSWELL, In simplicity and purity of style, and in original ity of sentiment, the Bible stands unrivalled. Its purity and eloquence are unsurpassed by any pro- duction, ancient or modern. Its material for the exercise of deep thought, for cultivating the ta‘ste ? for invigorating the imagination, and for eliciting the best feelings of the soul, is rich and exhaustless. Its weighty doctrines, the hopes it enkindles, the fears it allays, alike prove its divine original. No human composition is so exquisite as always to please. Its stores' of wisdom are quickly ex hausted ; the eye soon perceives the end of created perfection ; but the beauties of the Bible are none the less lovely, though the charm oi novelty may have passed away. He who can read the inspired narration of Mo ses with diminished interest, can have no beauty in his own soul. Cold must be that heart which does not kindle at his eloquence, and melt at his pathos! Moses’ account of the Creation is unique. It is abrupt, simple, sublime. The volume of destiny is suddenly thrown open; time is proclaimed; creation arises; and a new race of intelligences appear on the scene. The Almighty voice is ad dressed to Chaos: “Confusion hears it, and wild Uproar stands ruled.’’ The waters subside; verdant landscape is seen; songs burst from every' grove ; and stars, bright rolling, silent beaming, are hurled forth from the Almighty’s hand. The style of Moses as an historian is the best model, both in the vigorous and the sublime, the pleasing and the tender. His history is clothed with the grace of eloquence, the charms of poetry and the fascination of fiction. The Bible is replete with poetry. The Hebrew poets rouse, warm, and transport the mind, in strains the sweetest and boldest that bard ever sung—in numbers the loftiest that imagination ever dictated. No poetry extant equals that which comes to us from the rapt patriarch of Idumea, and the inspired prophets ot Salem; from the school of Bethel and Jericho. The Eible is the prototype, the unrivalled model and inspirer of all that is elevated in poetry. It has been a fountain, from which later poets have drawn their richest thoughts, their boldest figures, their grandest imagery. • . , The Psalms of David are an elegant specimen of poetic literature. The character of their diction and expression is vivid, the thoughts animated, passionate. They communicate truths, which phil osophy could never investigate, in a style which uninspired poetry can never equal. The Hebrew literature itself contains nothing more lovely. Among the prophetic writers. Isaiah stands unri valled. His language possesses surpassing beau ties. His triumphal song upon the fall of the Ba bylonish monarch is replete with imagery, diversi fied and sublime. The conception is bold, the char acters are introduced with wonderful art. Nothing is wanting to defend its claims to perfect beauty. In every excellence of composition, it is unequalled by any specimen of Greek or Roman poetry. The strains of Ezekiel break forth like the gush, ing of a mighty fountain. He is deep, vehement tragical. He rouses every energy of the soul; over, whelms the mind by his bold figures, abrupt transi tions, fervid expressions. But he who astonishes us by his graphic images, possesses, at the same time, the loveliness of the sweetest poet. For in vigorating the imagination, for giving energy of thought and boldness of expression, the writings of Ezekiel are unequalled. Sucjh is the Literature of the Scriptures. Writ ten by its numerous authors, during the space of fifteen hundred years, in the sands of Arabia, in the deserts of Judah, in the rustic schools pf the pro . phets, in the sumptuous palaces of Babylon, in the bosom of pantheism and its sad philosophy, the Bible comes to us the oldest offspring of sancti fied intellect, the highest effort of genius, the effu sions of truth and nature, the overflowings of gen uine feeling, the utterance of undisguised senti ments. It is essential truth, the thoughts of heaven. This volume was conceived in the councils of eter nal mercy. It contains the wondrous story of re deeming love. It blazes with the lustre of Jehovah’s glory. It is calculated to soften the heart; to sanc tify the affections; to elevate the soul. It is adap ted to pour the balm pf heaven into the wounded heart; to cheer the dying hour; and to shed the light of immortality upon the darkness of the tomb. The force of its truth compelled the highly gifted but infidel Byron to testify that— Within this awful volume lies The mystery of mysteries. 0! happiest they of human race, To whom our God hath given grace To hear, to read, to fear, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way; But better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn; A Dramatic Sketch. Scene— A Parlor, with gas-lights burning, and coal firt diffusing an agreeable ivannth. Husband— (Sitting at a centre table, with papers before him, and addressing his wife.)— My dear, I have just been reckoning the expenses of our family tor the year, and I find them to be considerably greater than my income justifies. Cast your eye over this schedule, ami you will be surprised to see how much we have expended, and he convinced ol the. necessity .for Four thousand dollars per aunum is the estimate! expenditure — thus, house rent, $800; carriage hire, $200; tailor s and milliner's bill, $3OO ; articles bought at fancy stores, s3ou; music teacher and coucerts, $130; parties given, $200; three servant's wages, $300; —but I need not proceed, you can examine the re maining itefris yourself. Now, the question is, how shall we retrench ? It is true, l have invested $5OOO this year, but unless I can do better than this, I can scarcely hope to acquire that competen cy I have so anxiously desired, and upon which I can retire from the cares of business. H 7/r —1 am as ready as you can be to retrench, if it be possible; but you know, my dear, that it is necessary to keep up appearances. Our station in society demands this, as well as our daughters, who, you know are growing up, and whose pros pects depend on our keeping up a genteel establish ment. Still, I think, we have been rather too lav ish, not in our necessary expenses, but in our chari ties. You recollect you gave to the Missionary Society $2O, to the Tract Society $2O, to the Deaf and Dumb, Blind, and Orphan Institutions, $25 each, and I have been in the habit of paying a dollar a year, to—let me see—seven different societies; and then, too, you recollect our pew rent is $25 a year, and, I think, besides this, we have given at least $3O during the past year to other charities. Now all these things count up, and I really thiuk we are not called on to do so much. There is Mr. A. ami Mr. B.' and Mr. C.. that are worth five times as much as we are. and I nevei hear of them contrib uting,to such objects. Husband— (musing.)—Well, it does appear to me that we have been a little too liberal in these matters, and— (Here a knock is heard at the door, ami a gen tleman is ushered in, in whose countenance benig nity and severity are strangely mingled.) Conscience —l hope Ido not intrude, but over hearing your conversation, I could not forbear to venture an opinon on the subject of it. \ou find your expenditures have been too lavish, and you wish to curtail them ! Husband and Wife. —Exactly so. Conscience. —And you wish to begin by retrench ing your charities ! Husband and Wife.— That appears to be the most natural way of accomplishing our object. Conscience. —Suppose you begin with your luxu ries and superfluities. God's providence has be stowed on you all you possess, and do you owe him no acknowledgement for this? If you withhold benevolence from God s poorer creatures, can you expect he will continue his benevolence to you? Does he not hold you in his hand, and can he not, , in a moment, blast your prospects, and bring you and'your children into a situation to be. recipients of charity ? If you show no mercy, can you ex pect mercy'? Is there not an account to be given of your stewardship? Would not a very trifling retrenchment in your house-hold expenses enable .you to treble your charities, and in doing this, would you not feel better, and have a surer pros pect that your money would prove a blessing to you, and not prove a curse to your children ? 'Husband and WV/fe. —(excited.) —This, sir, is a very unwarrantable and impudent intrusion upon our private matters. : Conscience.—(retiring.)—l have nothing more to say s at present, but remember! I will visit you when you will be compelled to listen to more unpalatable truths. * Dr. Franklin. X SCENE IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT IN 1775. On the Bth Feb. 1775, Lord Chatham brought into the House of Lords the outlines of a bill, res pecting the 11 troubles in America,” which occasion ed much discussion. Lord Dartmouth said that it contained matter of such magnitude, that he hoped the noble earl would be willing it should lie on the table for consideration. Lord Chatham answered, “ I expected no mqre." Upon this Lord Sandwich rose, and in a petulant peevish, manner, opposed its being received at all: he said, it ought immediately to be rejected with the contempt it deserved:—that he could not.believe it to be the production of any British peer: that it appeared to him to be the work of some American. Here turning himself round toward Dr. Franklin, who was leaning on the bar, he added, that he fancied he had in his eye the person who drew it up, one of the bitterest and most jpischievous enemies this country had ever known. In reply to this, Lord Chatham declared the Bill to be entirely his own, but that he had no scruple to add, that if he were the first minister ot the country, and had the care of settling this mo mentous business, he should not be ashamed of publicly calling to his assistance a person so perfect ly acquainted with the whole of the American affairs as the gentleman alluded to and so injurious ly reflected on. One whom all Europe held in high estimation for. his knowledge and wisdom, and ranked with the Boyles and the Newtons—a man who was an honor not only to the English nation but to human nature! Preservation of Stair Carpets. —“ Stair car. pets should always have a strip of paper put under them, at. and over the edge of every stair, which is the part where-they wear out. in order to lessen the friction of the carpets on the boards beneath. The strips should be within an inch or two as long as the carpet is wide, and about four or five inches in width, so as to be at a distance from each staip.' This simple plan, so easy of execution, will r \ve know, preserve a stair carpet half os long- again as it would without the strips of paper.”/£_German toivn Telegraph. “Cool as a Judge.” —A <Vouple of “limbs of the law.*’ who were conduqtfhg a suit before a Jus tice in Rochester, got/yficeosed at each other, and finally came to blovys. The Court sat by and look ed coolly on till fracas was over. Then the combatants a? f°r disturbing bis honor, but the Justice,' -ping his specks coolly declared he hadn’t beep/ disturbed in the least, and the trial went on,/ TRUE WEALTH. / The way to make thy son rich is to fill f His ; mind with rest, before hia trunk with riches. For wealth, without contentment, climbs a hill, f To feed those tempests which fly over ditches; / But if thy son makes ten pounds his measure, | Then all thou addest may be called hia tre&aure. American Bible Society. The American Bible Society held its 32d Anni versary at the Broadway Tabernacle, New \ oi;k, on the 11th instant. After the reading of the Scriptures by the Rev. Dr. Stone of Brooklyn, the Hon. Theodore Freling huysen, President of the Society, made an able From the Manager's Report, read by the Secre tary, Dr. Brigham, it appeared that 110 new aux iliries had been added during the year; forty-six new Life Directors, and 751 new Life Members. The receipts for the year had been $254,377 17; and there had been distributed 055,005 Bibles and Testaments; making a total, since the formation of the Society, of 5,780,095 copies. The Society, besides home circulation, has the past year made liberal grants of Bibles - and Testaments for the Army, the Navy, Oregon, Mexico, and the West, Indies, and grants of money for distributing the • Scriptures in France, Syria, Persia, Switzerland, India, and from various Mission stations of different denominations throughout the world. After the Report, animated addresses* occupying about three hours, characterised in some instances by brilliant, chastened wit, as- well as deep-toned solemnity, were made. Dr. Pomroy, in alluding to Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, Egypt, and Arabia, which he had visited the proceeding years, and the work of send ing back the Bible to those countries where it orig inated, and where the Saviour and his Apostles prayed, and labored, and suffered, for humbn salva tion, was one of peculiar interest. There the Bible is at home, its allusions to climate, scenery, geo graphy, productions, arts, customs, are instantly recognized. The cast fits the mould. The Bible, he said, was now greatly needed there, to enlighten, civilize, reform, elevate, and bless—some how it has a most marvellous influence in the affairs of time as well as of eternity—it constructs roads, coaches—digs through mountains, and makes the lightning talk like a book, —creates intelligence and enterprise,—gives liberty, security, moral and religious principle. It would make the magnificent slopes, and valleys of Lebanon, the sweet hills and plains of Gallilee, a terrestial Paradise. < It is now actually doing its work in Jerusalem, on Lebanon, at Smyrna, Constantinople, and other parts of the Ttirkish Empire. You can hardly imagine, he said, the delight, which converts there take in the word of God. Go on, then, said Dr. P. with your work. Freight your t; swift ships," and send them forth to those regions, where the Gospel of Salvation was first published to man. In alluding to the present critical state of France, he said, if he had control of the government of this country, he would take the noblest ship in our na vy. manned by the best officers and crew that could be found. Then he would take a copy of the BIBLE, prepared, in the very best style, for the occasion, put it into the hands of a Committee of seven men, among the wisest and best in our land, and direct them' to carry it to the French nation. Iliey should also tfti lJ a Idlei soiuewliui like the following: ' The Ijnited States of America, to the Republic of France, sends Christian salutation: Whereas, in the providence of God, kings and nobles have vanished from among you, and you have proclaimed yourselves a Republic, be it known unto you, as our deliberate and full conviction, that nations do NOT LIVE BY CHARTERS AND CONTRIBUTIONS ALONE, RUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETII OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD. Yours fraternally and eternally , Signed, Twenty Millions of People. On reaching France, he said, this Committee of seven should go in solemn processioh, and lay this Bible and Letter on the tabic of the National As- sembly. A resolution was passed appropriating feu thou sand dollars for immediately aiding the French Bible Society in circulating the Scriptures in that coun try. Upon which Dr. Tyngsaid, he was authorized by a liberal gentleman to pledge $lOOO for this specific ooject, payable as soon as the remainder was secured; and he pledged himself to raise $OOO in addition. Rev. Mr. Kirk then pledged $lOO, and Rev. Mr. Vail, of Cincinnati, for himself and a few friends at the west, $l,OOO. And it may be hoped surely that American patriots will sponta neously respond from different parts of the country, to an amount, for this important object, far greater than the sum of $lO,OOO. Ttie Way It is Done. The forest of Athol, in Scotland, which contains 100,00 u English acres, is. set apart for the breeding and support of red deer, that the Lord of the Manor may hunt them. It is computed in England, that a family can draw a support on two acres of land. Allowing, for the land not tillable, that'the land in Athol forest would support but one person on the same number of acres, that would support a family in England, and fifty-thousand persons might draw the necessaries of life from the land set apart for huntingexcursions. Scarce £wo years have elapsed since American charity sent food to the famishing thousands of Scotland and Ireland. Though man may die of starvation —though misery and squalid poverty are seen in every hovel, the aristocracy will not be debarred from hunting. They must have their pleasures, and as the hunters sweep by, their horns must ring sweet music in the ears of the lather who sees his children starving to death for want of bread, and dependent qCi^otffer' ian^s or charity. And yet, becauseja€n"who sac i’ud feel these things—who are d£wn-trodden and crushed by Inhuman and unyi'st laws, occasionally exhibit a restiveness and-rise against their oppressors, they are denounc#a/by a leading whig joufhal in this city as Agitators,' and Americans are warned against sympathising with them. The heart, in deed, must be corrupt, that does not "sympathise” vrith a people sb oppressed. —Ohio Statesman.^ Memoranda for Boys. Seven classes of company to be avoided. 1. Those who ridicule their parents or disobey their commands. 2. Those who : profane the Sabbath or scoff at religion. 3. Those who use profane and filthy language. •1. Those who are unfaithful, play truant and waste their time in idleness. ■ • 5. Those who are of a quarrelsome temper, and are apt to get into a difficulty with others. G. Those who are addicted to lying and stealing. 7. Those who are of cruel disposition: who take pleasure in torturing and maiming animals and insects, and robbiug birds of their young. Value of a Dollar.— lf you would . learn the value of a dollar, go and labor two days in the burning sun as a hod earner. This is an excellent idea, and if many of our young gentlemen^had .to earn their dollars in that way, how much less dissi pation and crime would we witness every day ; Tlie first duty of a Statesman Is to build up the moral energy of n people. This is their first interest; and he who weakens it, inflicts an injury which no talent can repair; nor should any splendour of services, or any momentary suc cess, avert from him the infamy which he has earned. Let public men learn to think more rev erently of their functions. Let them feel that they are touching more vital interest than property. Let them fear nothing so much as to sap the moral convictions of a people, by.unrighteous legislation, or a slflsh policy. Let them cultivate in themselves the spirit of religion and virtue, as the first requi site to public station. Let no apparent advantage to the community, any more than to themselves, seduce them to the infraction of any moral law. Let them put faith in virtue as the strength of na , tions. Let them not be disheartened by temporary ill success in upright exertion. Let them remem ber, that while they and their cotemporaries live but for a day, the state is to live for agesanu that Time, the unerring arbiter, will vindicate the wis dom as well as the magnanimity of the public man, who, confiding in the power of truth, justice and philanthrophy, asserts their claims, and reverently follows their monitions, amidst general disloyalty and corruption.-— Charming. The Lower Class. Who are they ? The toiling millions, the labor ing man and woman, the farmer, the mechanic, the artizan, the inventor, the producer? Far from it. These are nature’s nobility—God's favorities—the salt of the earth. No matter whether they are high or low in station, rich or poor in pelf, conspi cuous or humble in position, they are surely .the •‘upper circles” in the order' of whatever the fictitious distinctions of society, fashionable or unfashionable, decree. It is not iow —it is the highest duty, privilege and pleasure, for the great man and the whole-souled woman to earn what they possess, to work their own way through life, to be architects of theirown fortunes. Some may rank the classes we have al luded to as only relatively low, and in fact the mid dling classes. We insist they are absolutely the very highest. If there is a class of human beings on earth, who may properly be denominated lou\ it is composed of those who spend without earning, who consume without producing, who dissipate on the earnings of their fathers or relatives without being or doing any thing in and of themselves. We are all mariners on this sea of life, And they who climb above us up the shrouds, Have only, in their overstepping place, Gained a more dangerous station and foothooldmore Canine ‘‘Fraternity.” Dogs sometimes set an example, which humanity would do well to imitato. A little house dog, be longing to Mr. Waite, an ex-pressman of Canri bridgeport strayed away last Monday, and was shot at and wounded in Austin street, about a quarter of & Irom Uomo. Notkmg ttuo uvlu uf lltlll UllXli some hours afterwards when a large dog belonging to Eliphalet Davis, Esq., was found tenderly bring ing back the unfortunate little wanderer by his teeth. Reaching the fence before Mr. Waite’s house he found the gate closed, and the palings of the fence too narrow to admit him with his charge; whereupon he commenced digging under the string er with the view of effecting a passage into the house. Few better Samaritans tiian this dog could be found even in these days of philanthrophy.— Transcript. Hint to the Rich. God has prospered you, and is still abundantly prospering you. When counting up your gains, when looking oifyour wealth and splendor, when sitting in your beautiful Temple, and rejoicing amid rich religious privileges, O think of the destitute, millions on millions! Remember, God is no res pecter of persons; he loves them, as well hs you ; his sun shines as brightly on their fields; the Saviour embraced them in his last message; and his Gospel can prepare them, as well as you, for his second coming and glory. Enter, then, fully into his great plan of mercy, and rest not till he he has the whole earth for his possession. Peach Trees. A writer in the Horticulturist thinks that the shortening-in mode of pruning and the use of ashes, will drive that most fatal malady to peach trees— the yellows—out of the country, if cultivators can be brought to estimate their joint value. He uses wood ashes, either leached or unleached—half a peck of the former or half a bushel of the latter, for a young tree just beginning to bear. The best time of applying it is in October, but it has been found to work admirably as late as June. It is best to prune the peach early, but the writer has seen no bad effect from shortening-in as late as the middle of May, and he advises those who have not performed that operation already, to take knife in . hand, and sally forth immediately. Revolutionary. One day in the middle of winter, Gen. Greene, when passing a sentinel who was barefooted, said, “ I fear, my good fellow, you suffer much from the severe cold.”: “ Very much” was the reply, “ but I do not complain. I know I‘should fare better had our General the means of getting supplies. They isay, -however, that in a few days we shall have a fight, and then I shall take care to secure a pair of shoes.” ILT Curran had a perfect horror of fleas'; nor was this very extraordinary, since those vermin seemed to show him a peculiar “hostility. If they infested a house;my friend said that ‘‘they always flocked to his bed-chamber, when they heard he was to sleep there!” .1 recollect his being dread fully annoyed in this way at Carlow; and on ma king his complaint in the morning to the woman of the housfe, “By heavens, madam,” cried he, “they were in such numbers,.and seized upon my carcass with so much ferocity, that if they had been unanimous , and all pulled one way, they must have dragged me out of my bed entirely J” A New Wat. —At the editorial head of the Knoxville (Ten*.) of the 11th inst., we find the following new way of telling a man’s death:— (( Died, on Saturday evening last, within twenty minutes after the reception of the contents of a pistol fired by Thos. D. Murray—Capt. Henry B. Newman, a citizen of this place, and in the full vigor of manhood.” We expect soon to see some murder described as “an unfortunate contact of a. bowie kiiife with the breast of ”so and so: or a robbery as the “cohesion of certain articles of value to the hands of one or. two gentlemen present.”— N: O. Crescent, NO. 17.
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