Wap jancastcr fntdluu’nccv: VOI,. XI.IX. foucastcr Jutdligmctv, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING. BY E.W. HUTTEft. Office in “ Union Court," in the rear of the Market House, adjoining Centre Square. terms subscription. —Two dollars- per annum, payable in advance; two twenty-five, if not paid within six months; and two fifty, if not paid within the year. Iso subscription discontinued until all ar rearages are paid, unless at the option of the , Editor. Advertisements. —Accompanied by the CASH, and irot exceeding one square, will be inserted three tl^ 8 - for one dol,ar > twenty-five cents for each additional insertion. Those of U greater length in proportion. Job Printing.— Such as Hand Billsf, Posting Bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c.-, &c., executed with accuracy and at the shortest notice. ADVERTISEMENTS. By tlie President of the United States. IN pursuance of law. T. .TAMES K. POLK, Prf.s- IDEXTIOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.do hereby declare and make known, that public sales will be held at the undermentioned Land Offices, in Wisconsin, at the periods hereinafter designated, to "’4:— • At the Land Office at the “ FALLS /)F ST. CROIX RIVER,” commencing on MONDAY, tha fourteenth day of August next, for the disposal of the public lands within the undermentioned town ships, to wit: .• North of the base line, and west of the fourth ■prin cipal meridian. & Townships twenty-five and twenty-six ofrangeoNE. Townships twenty-five, twenty-six, and twenty , seven, of range two. • Townships twenty-eight and twenty-nine of range SEVENTEEN. Townships twenty-nine, thirty, and thirty-two, of range eigiitef.n. Townships thirty, and fractional townships thirty one and thirty-two, of range nineteen. Fractional townships twenty-nine and thirty, and townships thirty-one and thirty-two of range . TWENTY. At the SAME PLACE, commencing on MON DAY, the twenty-eighth day of August next, for the disposal of the public lands within the under mentioned townships and fractional townships, to wit: North of the base line, and west of the fourth prin- cipal meridian. Fractional townships twenty-six and twenty-seven, and townships twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty one, and thirty two, of range twenty-one. Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty-nine, and townships thirty and thirty-one, of range TWENTY-THREE. Fractional townships twenty-nine, thirty, and thirty one, of range twenty-four. At the Land Office at GREEN BAY, commenc ing on MONDAY, toe tlav of August next, for the disposal of the public lands situated within tlie undermentioned townships and fractional townships, viz: N orth of the base line, and east of the fourth princi- pal meridian. Townships thirty-live, thirty-six, and thirty-seven, anti fractional township thirty-eight, of range TWENTY. Fractional townships thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty seven and thirty-eight, of range twenty-one. Fractional townships thirty-live, thirty-six, thirty seven and thirty-eight of range twenty-two. Lands appropriated by law for tbe use of schools, military, or other purposes, will be excluded from the sales. - - The offering of the above mentioned lands will be, commenced on the davs appointed, and proceed in the order in which they are advertised, with all convenient dispatch, until the whole shall have been offered and the sales thus closed. But no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks, and no private entry of any of the lands will be admit ted until the, expiration of the two weeks. Given under my hand at the City of Washington, this eighth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eighty hundred and forty-eight. By the President: .TAMES K. POLK. Richard M. Young, Commissioner of the General Land Office. NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS Every person entitled to the right of pre-emption" to any of the lands within the townships and frac tional townships above enumerated, is required to establish the same to the satisfaction of the Regis ter and Receiver of the proper land office, and make payment therefor as soon as practicable after seeing this notice, and before the day appointed fbr the commencement of the public sale of the lands embracing the tract claimed, ortherwise such claim will be forfeited. > . 3 RICHARD M. YOUNG, 'Commissioner of the General Land Office, j May 23 17-13 t ITT BOOK BINDERYIxn W. O. HicUok, (Successor to Hickok frCantine,J BOOK BINDER, and Blank Book Manufacturer , Harrisburg , Pa. THE subscriber respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he is now carrying on the aobve business in the old stand, formerly occupied by Hickok & Cantine. As the building has for the last eight years been conducted by him, he flatters himself that, bv careful attention to business, he will merit and still receive a continuance of the patronage so liberally enjoyed by the old firm. •Particular attention will be paid to the ruling and •.binding of every description of BLANK BOOKS, for banks, county offices, merchants, and private in dividuals, such as Discount Ledgers, Judgment Dockets, General do. Appearance do. Discount Notebooks, i Quarter Sessions, do. Execution do. Election do. Orphans’ Court do. Check Books, Tellers’ Statements, Ticklers, Naturalization do. Sheriff’s do. Justices’ do. Ad Sectum Index do, Deed Books, Invoice Books, Commission Books, Miscellaneous do., Scratches, Weekly Statements, Letter Books, Cash Books, Copy Books, Pass Books, Day Books, Journals, WITH EVERY VARIETY OF Full and Half Bound Blank Books, He has made particular arrangements to supply ■Prothonotaries with the new and approved Judg ment Docket and Register, with the new Statement of Administration Acct., Old Books, Periodicals, Law Books, Music, Newspapers, &c., bound to any oattern, and in any style required. He has made full and ample arrangements to bind Harper’s Il lustrated Edition of the Bible, and Harper’s Illu minated Shakspeare, in a style of magnificence not to be excelled in the cities, in either Velvet, Tur key, Morocco, Calf or Sheep, and at very reasona ble prices. Copying Presses supplied to order. — Paper Ruled to Pattern. All work warranted. References in the City of Lancaster—J. Gish & Co., Booksellers, E. W. Huttrr, Editor of the Lancaster Intelligencer. Harrisburg, May 23, 1848 Fall Fashions. D SHULTZ, Hatter, No. 19$ North Queen Bt., « would respectfully inform his friends and the public that he has just received from New York and Philadelphia the latest Fall and Winter Fashions, and wili be pleased 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 and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere. CAPS, CAPS! of Caps is one of the most extensive and he is adding to it daily. Customers assured that they will be suited, as he has selected his. stock from the largest assort ments-in New York and Philadelphia. Don’t for get thfi stand, directly opposite Michael’s Hotel, NorthfQueen street. Country Merchants visiting Lancaster, dealing in Hats or Caps, can be supplied at wholesale prices, from one to a dozen; sucn 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 « OLD STAND IN NEW HOLLAND, to which place all orders for the delivery of Hats are requested to be forwarded. sep 4- T4-ly DAVID SHULTZ, Notice to-Distillers, AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN VVTHEREAS, I, Jacob Weitzel, of the city of T Y 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! ot an additional tub, called a dc>:: ; .ng tub, which] is placed partly above the still, t* which tub the j doubler is inclosed, the beer which is pumped into J the upper tub passes down by a plug pipe into the ; doubling tub, where it is brought to a boiling state ! belore it is let iuto the still, which pipe is opened j or stopped when requisite by means of a plug made i of wood, copper, or any other, material. : What I claim-as my improvements are the above described doubling tub and the plug by which the | beer passes from one tub to the other, or from the tub into the still. j Having received information,amounting to proof, that my patent for the above described improve ments has been violated by several distillers in this county and in various other places, I hereby give notice, that unless those persons who have made use of my invention, or have it now in use, without being authorized by me. come forward and make full reparation for having infringed my patent right, on or before the first day of March next, suit will tfr instituted against all and every such person or persons. JACOB WEITZEL.- Feb. 22, 184 S. tf-4 Dr. Wister’s Balsam of Wild Clierry. r PHIS is a chemical extract of Wild Cherry and J. Tar. Every body knows that Wild Cherry pos sesses important medicinal properties; and Tar Water has always been administered in Consump tion, and Lung affections generally, by our oldest and safest physicians.* Various remedies, it is true, have been offered and puffed into notice for the cure of diseases of the lungs, and some have been found no doubt very useful, but of all that have yet been discovered, it is admitted by physicians, and all who have witnessed its effects, that none has proved as successful as this. For Asthma,’Shortness of Breath, and similar affections it may bcpronounced a positive cure. It lias cured Asthma! in many cases of ten and twenty years standing, after physicians had declared the case beyond the reach of medi cine. This Balsam is made from materials which- Na ture has placed in all northern latitudes, as an an tidote for diseases caused by. cold climates. Ci Nature is but the name for an effect Whose cause is God.” 4 Let us not neglect her plainest dictates. None genuine, unless signed I. BUTTS on the wrapper. For sale by - J. GISH k CO., Junc2o, IS4S —21-2tj Lancaster. ]V/riCHAEL MeGRANN takes occasion to iri- Xt_L form his patrons and the public generally, that he has removed from his old Tavern Stand, to a two story brick house nearly opposite, one door north o \'J\Ventz Brother's Bee Hive. Store, in North Queen street, where he will be most happv to accommodate his numerous customers. 'His table and bar will be constantly supplied by the beat the market and season can afford, and on the premises there is suffieientstubling to accommodate a large number of horses. The place having un dergone a thorough repair, Mr. McGrann feels able to render entire satisfaction to hife customers, and he trusts to receive a continuance ofthe very liberal degree of patronage heretofore extended to him. He would also inform his old customers, that he still follows the bottling business* antf is readv to supply them with bottled PORTER, ALE, CIDER", and BROWN STOUT, at the old prices and the usual distances from the city April 11 Museum, AND GALLERY 0F FINE ARTS. MR. NOAH SMITH, 'who has been for some time past in the employ of Mr. Landis, the founder of tins popular establishment, takes plea sure in informing the citizens of the city and coun ty of Lancaster, that he has-’ purchased the same from Mr. Landis, and that from this date it will be under his control and direction, The Museum has been thoroughly refitted of late, with new decorations, scenery,' &c., 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 25cents. [Lancaster, April 11,1848-9 m-l 1 THF. subscriber repectfully informs his friends and the 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, andrepairingofall 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 warrantedJ He returns his thanks to the public for the liberal encourgement 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, 1848. 12-6 m THE undivded one half (conveyed to the under signed by a deed of trust, by Christopher Har shey, and confirmed by decree of the Marion Circuit Court) of that valuable real estate lying on Fall creek, seven miles*- north of Indianapolis, the seat of government of Indiana, known as Brubaker’s Mills, containing about 235 acres, and including a large portion of improved land, and one of the best mill scats on Fall creek, will be offered for sale on the 31st day of July next, at the hour of 2 o’clock, P, M., at'the house of Henry Lichty,in West King Street, Lancaster. Sale without reserve. A deed to be made on the payment of the purchase money. Title indisputable. Terms made known at time of sale. JOHN SCHERFF, ) . . JACOB BRENNER, ] -Assignees. June 20,1545. 21-ts. QCr Examiner Sc Volksfrcund copy. Look Here! Clocks ana Watclics. THE undersigned has just returned from Philadelphia with a new and splendid assortment of Clocks, Watches, Musical Boxes, Gold Pens, &c., which ho jsC****flg 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 artiple of Clocks, and all articles usually kept in his line. He respect fully jnvites the inspection of his friends both in town and country to bis stock of goods with the as surance that from his assortment they cannot fail to make a selection of any article they maj^iwant. Repairing attended to as usual, and all work warranted. JOHN BROWN, A<*t. Feb. 15, 1848. 3 W. 0. HICKOK. 6m-17 IVew and Secondhand Furniture Warerooms. mHE undersigned beg leave .to invite the public I in general to examine their large and well se lected assortment of Cabinet Furniture of all des criptions, including Sofas, Dressing and plain Bu reaus, Wardrobes, Pier, Card and Dining Tables, Bookcases and Sccretarys, Chairs of all sorts, French and German Looking Glasses, Silver and Plated Ware, and Office Furniture in general use.— Persons who are about purchasing furniture, will find it to their advantage to give us a call, as we are determined to sell good ware 'for reasonable prices. COHEN & LOBE, 115, South Second street, 3 doors below Dock st., and opposite the old Custom House, Philadelphia, Penn. [Feb. 1,1848-3 m ' Chair Maher, Paper Hanger and Painter. Corner of South Queen and Vine streets. THE undersigned respectfully informs his friends and the public that he has now on hand, and is constantly manufacturing to order CHAIRSfft of allikinds and descriptions,from the highest to th<j lowestpnce. Theyfavebeen generally /Tl admired-—are elegantly finished, and are of the most durable character. House painting in all its varieties executed by theulidersigned. His prices will be foundjextremely moderate. | AH orders for Paper Hanging will be promptly executed. GEORGE F.j ROTE, dec 22 1847 ;44-ly ADVERTISEMENTS. REMOVAL. Removal. Sale of Real Estate. “THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD.”— Buchanan. CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1848. ADVERTISEMENTS. Lancaster city & county Millinery, In Kramph's Building, first door on floor. THE undersigned, Mary A. Rajtninger, 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 Jqrge room, lately occupied by Mr. Johnson, (Daguerreotype' Painter,) in Mr. F. J. Kramph’s building, North East corner of North Queen and Orange streets, Lancaster, Pa., in the immediate neighborhood of'Vau Kanan’s, Scholfield’s, Good Sc 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 Tier a call and to examine her stock. All her articles are of the best quality, of the most fashionable style, and maybe had at-the most reasonable prices. Her stock Consists principally in Straw, Fancy and 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 altered and made up anew, in the most fashionable style, 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, are fully convinced of her superior work, she nev ertheless does not consider it superfluous, here to state, that she has, at the same time, employed the best and most experienced assistantsin her business, 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 may favor her with a call. MARY A. RANNINGER. Lancaster, April 11, 1848. 3in-ll Carriage Manufactory. THE undersigned respectfully informs the public that he has removed his extensive COACHMAKING ESTABLISHMENT\ to the town of Schoeneck, in Lancaster county, 10 miles from Womelisdorf, in Berks county, where he formerly conducted the same business, and 15 miles from Reading. He is now prepared, at his new stand, to manufacture every article in his line, and also to execute repairs of coaches and other vehi cles at the shortest notice, and at the most reason able prices. Fie has constantly on hand a complete assortment of Coaches, Barouches, Rockaways, with single or double seats, Buggys, with or without covers, made according to the newest style and of the best materials, which for durability 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 Schoeneck P. 0., Lancaster county, will be promptly executed, and the work will be delivered wherever customers may require it. Carriages and buggys somewhat worn, will be taken in exchange for new work—as also country produce. Old coaches and buggys on hand, selling from §25 to $5O. 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, Schoeneck, May 2, IS4B. Sprecher & Rolirer’s Cheap Hard- Ware Store. HARDWARE, Glass, Paints, Oils, and Varnishes at that long established stand, East King st., Lancaster, formerly occupied by Howett & Krieder, a few doors east of the Court House, next door to the Drug Store of James Smith, and opposite Geo. Messenkop’s Hotel, which they have recently taken and where they win carry on tne Dusiness. They most respectfully beg leave to invite the attention of their friends and acquaintances to their stock of Hardware, which they have just opened and will sell at the most reasonable prices, includ ing every variety of Iron and Steel, Latches, Locks, Bolts, Hinges, Screws, and all kinds of building materials, every description of Files, Blacksmith’s Bellows, Saddlery, best warranted Edge Tools, Planes, and Veneers. Also a complete assortment of CEDAR WARE, such as tubs, buckets, butter churns, together with every article in thoir line. They will keep constantly on hand every \ ariety of Coal and Wood Stoves; also a highly approved COOKING STOVE. The attention of young beginners is particularly called to thoir full and complete assortment of household utensils. Determined to spare no pains to accommodate purchasers, and by steady adherence to business, they expect to merit a continuance of the liberal patronage thus far bestowed upon them. GEORGE D.SPRECHER, REUBEN S. ROHRER. Old Metal and Flaxseed taken in exchange for goods. jan 13-50 REMOVAL—T. C. WILEY, Fashionable Boot and Ladies Shoe Establishment. THE undersigned begs leave to return his«ffj(i thanks to the public for the encourage-piujj merit heretofore extended to him, and to ac quaint his former patrons and friends and the pub lic generally, that he, has removed his fashionable boot and shoe store from North Quebn to East King street, dirictly opposite Mrs. Messenkop’s Hotel, an’d one door east of James Smith’s Apothecary, where he is prepared to do all work in his line of business with neatness and despatch. He has on hand a general assortment of * French & Morocco Skins for Boots, 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 has also just received from the city an assortment of lasts of the most fashionable styles for Ladies Shoes. He also keeps' constantly on hand an as sortment of Ladies’ and Misses’ Shoes of his own manufacture, which he is confident will give gen eral satisfaction, as they are made in the neatest and most fashionable manner. April 25, 1848. Salisbury Handle Manufactory and. Turning Mill. THE subscribers tender their thanks to their friends for the patronage extended to them in the business in which they arc engaged, and res pectfully,solicit a continuance of their favors; They how inform their friends and thh 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 arc prepared to do all kinds of Turning in wood, such as Porch Columns, Cabinet, Coach and Wagon Turning of all promptness and despatch. They have nowon 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- Castings! Castings! THE Subscribers having rented the shop, to gether with all the Lathes, Tools, Patterns, &c., belonging to Pennel ScLenher, 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, 1848. New Supply of Boots & Shoes ! v i« Gum Shoesj&c. VII THE subscriber has just received a new' supply of Boots, Shoes, Gum Shoes, &c., at his stand, in North Queen Street, two doors above the Post 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 & common article. Nov 9 ’47-41] ADAM S. KELLER. Much has been said and written respecting this remarkable pair, Chang and Eng. Of late the public have lost sight of their movements. The following extracts from an article in the Southerner, a Richmond, (Va.) paper is full of curious matter. JESSE REINHOLD. 6m-14 But I must hasten my description of the Siamese Twins. I rode from Wilkes county to their new residence in Surrey, some forty miles, and arrived at their house the evening of the second day, after leavlug - Trap- mil." On ilUlng up iu ilie yaiU I observed the Twins busily engaged in shingling a house; and on seeing me, they promptly approached .and requested me to walk in, adding that they would attend to my horse, and in the meantime I walked into the house and introduced myself to Mrs. Chang, pronounced “ Chung,” and found her to be quite a handsome young woman, just 22. Her maiden name was-*’Adelaide Lates, sister of Sarah; and her dress and general appearance all indicating a degree of tidiness which Mrs. Eng lacks; indeed, the people about here ail say she is »‘mighty townified.” Mrs. Chang was married on the same night of her sister, and now has three children, viz; “ Josephine Virginia,” six days youn ger than Mrs. Eng s first; “ Christopher Wren,” eight *days younger than Mrs. E s second, and “ Nancy," aged six months. They are all very healthy anif forward children, but have their fathers' features clearly stamped upon them. You could readily single them out of a crowd of ten thousand children. After having passed some time with Mrs. Chang, the Twins came in, and gathering up their pipes, commenced puffing away at a great rate. I found them exceedingly social, and soon had them fairly engaged in .conversation. My first question was “ how do you like farm ing?" They both repliedWe like him much : good business for us." “Do you raise much com and potatoes, hay, ect?" “ We make enough to eat and feed two horses, cattle and sheep and hogs?’’ “ This is a new place, what did you pay for it ?” “We pay three thousand and seven hundred and fifty dollars, and have no good house to live in.” “How many acres of land do you plant?” We plant last year 200 acres.” “Have you many sheep, hogs, cows, turkeys, geese?” “We got 200 sheep, great many cows and hogs, have 55 turkies, 50 geese, some ducks." “ How many plows do you run i” “ Four plow." “Does your land pro duce well?” “Some place make thirty bushels com on one, acre." “ How many negrods have you ?” “We got tirteen (thirteen) big and; little.” “How long have you lived in N. C.?" “We lib here nine years.” “What made you settle at Trap Hill ?” “ Mighty purty place, high mountain, big rock, 'nough deer, squirrels, foxes, and all kinds Of game.” “You love to hunt?” “Mighty well; love shoot mark, too.” “Do you vote at elections “Oh, yes, never miss any time.” “Who did you vote for President in 1840 ?” “We vote for Gen. Harrison, and in 184-4 we vote Mr. Clay, and now we ready to vote lor Mr. Clay again, if he is wil ling.” “Then you are both Whigs?” .“Well, we an't nothin' else.” “ How do you like our Re. publican form of government?” “We .like him much, very much; much better than where we come from.” “Do you ever expect to return to your own country?”' “We never going back } have wife and children here, all ’Merican, and we ’Mericans now, too.” “ Have you any relatives living in Siam ?” “We have mudder, her very old. We can’t write Siam, and mudder can’t write ’Mer ican. We only hear from home two times since we been in this country. Can’t get nobody to write Siam to we mudder, and she can't write Merican." “ Would you not like to see youi mother ?” M We like to much.” Have you much money?” “We have some in New York.”: “Who has charge of it ?” “We leave him Bun ker.” It may be proper here to state thdt their money, $40,000, is invested in a wine importing company at G per ct., secured by mortgage bn real estate, in the city of New York, and that Mr. Bun ker, whose name they bear, is their agent.; They drawlon him for the interest, but never touch the principal. ' Their investments in North Cjarolina have been made with the interest of the money. T. C. WILEY. tf-13 JAMES BOON, MICHAEL HANVEY. tf-14 “Do you ever expect to travel again?” “We wish to try it again. next fall, about October.”— “What direction are you going?” “We going west, we no go north.” What w are your notions Select ftoetry. " A Psalm of the Night. Fades from the West the farewell light, Flung backward by the setting sun, And silence deepens as the night Steals with its solemn shadows on! * Gathers the soft, refreshing dew, On springing grass and flowret stems—- Andlo! the-ey,erlasting blue Is radiant with a thousand gems ! Ye visible spirits ! bright as erst Young Eden’s birthnight saw ye shine On all her flowers and fountains first, : Yet sparkling from the hand divine ; Yes; bright as then ye smiled, to catch The music of a sphere fair, Ye hold your high, immortal watch, And gird your God’s pavilion there. Source of all life, and joy, and light! : Creator of each starry sphere, That o’er me on the arch of night Gleams like a diamond bright and clear ; Oh! as I gaze, transported now, Upon this blue resplendent dome, Deign but to hear my prayer, that thou Wilt call my erring spirit home. Home, from the world’s fast fading bowers, Frail visions and deluding dreams, To that fair clime of Eden flowers, ; Sweet airs and streams;; Oh, make me feel that while I stay, A sojourner and a stranger here, My soul must seek its homeward way, ■ Far, far beyond each starry sphere! 1 kneel before thy gorgeous throne, Upon thy footstool, King of kings! And gazing on the glories shown Beneath the Holy Spirit’s wings— Abject and weak, my =awe struck heart Would from thy dazzling presence flee, If, Saviour, thou didst not impart Rays of undying hope to me. As yonder faint and glimmering star Receives its lustre from the sun, Though from its.fiery splendors far, So from thy love, Almighty One, My spirit drinks immortal light — Oh ; never may that light decay; But, like yon diamond of.the night, In heaven’s own beauty melt away. JtUscellaneous. Tiie Siamese Twins. about tbe Christian religion ? Do you believe in otir religion?” "We not like your religion, you quarrel ! bout him too much; too much different church, all say him 'right and t’other wrong, we : never quarrel about our religion.” do you think will become of you when you die?” "We go in hog first, and stay till we repent for de bad in this world, then we go in horse or deer, or some good animal, and stay always.” “ IJp you believe that it you are in ? horse that you will be used in drawing a buggy, ploughing corn, hauling wagons, etc ?” “ Yes, we know this is true, our religion tells us so, and all our people, when we in our country, tell we same thing.”* “Do you ever go to church?” “We go some time wid we wife,” (wives.) “Do you believe what the preacher says ?” “ Preacher an speak true all time.” I have only a few of the many questions which I asked the “ Twins,” during the night; and during the time I was making my questions, the wife of Chang paid the most strict attention, and appeared perfectly absorbed in deep and solemn thought. It had no doubt occurred to her for the first time, that she had united her destinies to men given to superstition and idolatry, and whose feelings on this important subject were perfectly at variance* with her own, and from whom receive no kind and tender instruction upon this subject, with which her soul’s eternal interest was so closely con nected. This to her, was no doubt a solemn mo ment; and so it would be to all who have been taught to look forward by faith, to “ that city that hath foundations, and whose maker and builder is God.” The Twins appeared well pleased to have me stop at their house, and begged me to stay a week with them. After supper some two or three hours> we went to bed, they in the “big room,” but not in the “ big bedstead,” and I in a little room adjoining. The Twins dress very poorly; when I saw them they had on pants made of country homespun, and cotton osnaburg shirts. They always complain of being very poor, say they must be saving, big fam ily coming, etc.. The one being sick, the other is similarly affected. The one desiring anything, say j a pipe or any other luxury, the other also desires ! the same thing. When Eng first proposed courting | the Misses Lates, Chang readily consented; but they differed a little as to which should have "Sa rah,” and 'w.hich. should have “ Adelaide.*’ I wish the ladies distinctly to understand, that in their courtship there were among them ; i but such as were'“common to the whole. The .Twins always selected a place wide enough to en .able their lady-loves to get on each side. The ladies will also understand they were mar ried on the,same evening, by the same preacher, and retired to rest about the same hour. A dispo sition manifested by one for sleep is always readily acceded to by the other. I The Twins can chop wood remarkably fast, four lhands being on the axe at the same time. They also jshoot mark or game with their four hands resting lon the same gun. They drive their wagon 40 miles ito Wilkes themselves, and do any kind of work about the farm. Mr 3. Eng says that her husband •is very Kina to tne negroes, and that unang is very isevere with them. Mrs. Eng is also much better •disposed than Mrs. Chang, although Mrs. C. is much (the prettiest. Mrs. Eng is very close and saving: Mrs. Chang is disposed to indulge in dress and va ;rious other expenses. The Twins rarely differ about dress, but often .differ in their ideas of purchasing negroes or land. | The opinion of Eng is always the law ; and Chang Ireadily acquiesces.*r.Eng does the writing, includ jing the signing of notes and papers. Eng is one I inch taller than Chang, and Chang’s wife taller |than Eng'e. Some old lady in the neighborhood a few days iago, asked Eng which was the oldest? and he re 'pliedthathe was just six months older than his brother. “ Well," says the old lady, “ I thought : there was about as much difference, for you’r purty • considerable bigger than your brother.” They are 'both good on a joke, and the old lady was in real : good earnest. They have a blacksmith's shop on their farm, and a shoemaker's shop also. I saw quite a good sized frame house that they made without any as sistance, from foundation to roof. At the table they always use a bench, and each has his own knife and, fork. I asked them a if they both expected to die at the same, time ?” and they replied “ that it could not be otherwise ; for if the same disease did not J take them both off at one time, that the living one would have to be separated from the dead body, and the act of separation would be his death;” but their general impression is that they will both die of the same disease and and at the same time. Their, affection for each other is very strong. Any person offering an insult to one, the other immedi ately resents it; and it would take a champion in strength to cope with them in a rough and tumble fight. To use an expression of their neighbors, “ they fight like two cats.’* I might give you a great many other particulars connected with them, but I have given already matter enough for two letters ; and will now con clude by giving a little incident that occurred just previous to their engagement with the Misses Lates. Miss Smoots, of Wilkes county, who has since changed her name, fell in love with them and de sired to marry them both ; but they replied that it would not be a “ fair shake” for her to marry both, when there were so many gals about, but if she would get a partner and furnish another it might answer. She then ' rode 15 or 20 miles to see a young lady of her acquaintance and proposed the matter to her. The young lady replied that she would not have such an unwieldy bulk of mor tality if they had a house full of gold. of Religion. The following is one of the most beautiful and truthful sentences we have ever read. It is from the pen of Sir Humphrey Davy, of whom it is well observed that if he had not been the first of modern philosophers he wfibldhave been the first of modern poets: 15 1 envy n<?k quality of the mind or intellect of others; not genius, will or fancy; but if I could choose what would be the most delightful, and I believe most useful to me, I would prefer a firm re ligious belief to any other blessing: for it makes discipline of good—creates new hopes, when earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the decay, the des struction 'of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights, awakens life in death, and from corruption and decay, calls up beauty and divinity; makes an instrument of fortune, and of shame, the ladder of ascent to paradise; and, far above all combinations of earthly hopes, calls up the most delightful visions of palms;and amaranths—the gardens of the blest, the security of everlasting joys, where the sensualist and skeptic only view gloom and decay, annihila tion and despair P 1 First Prayer in Congress. The subjoined extract of a characteristic letter from John Adams, describing a scene in die first Congress in Philadelphia, in September, 1775, shows clearly on what power the. mighty men of old rested their cause. IVIr. A. thus writes to a friend at the time: , "When the Congress met, Mr. Cushing made a motioq that it should be opened with prayer. It was opposed by Mr. Jay, of New York, and Mr. i Rutledge, of South Carolina, because we were so divided in religious sentiments, some Episcopalians, some Quakers, some Anabaptists,'some Presbyteri ans, and some Congregationalists, that we could not join in the same act of worship. Mr. Samuel Ad ams rose and said “ that he was no bigot, and could hear a prayer from any gentleman of piety and virtue, who was at the same time a friend to his country. He was a stranger in Philadelphia, but had heard that Mr. Duche,(Dushay they pronounced it,) deserved that character, and therefore he moved that Mr. Duche, an Episcopal clergyman, might be desired to read prayers to the Congress to-morrow morning.” The motion was seconded and passed iu the affirmative. Mr. Randolph, our President, waited on Mr. Duche, and received for answer, that if his health would permit he certainly would. Ac* : cordingly, next morning heappeared with his cloak and in his pontificials, and read several prayers in the established form, and then read the collect for the seventh day of September, which was the 35th Psalm. You must remember that this was the next morning after we had heard the rumor of the horribje cannonade at Boston. It seems as if heaven had ordained that Psalm to be read on that morning. " After this. Mr. Duche, unexpectedly to every body, struck out into an extemporary prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present*. I must confess I never heard a better prayer, or one so well pronounced. Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor, such ardor, such correctness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime, for America, for Congress, for the province of the Massachusetts Bay, especially the town of Boston. It has had an excellent effect upon every body here. I must beg you to read that Psalm. If there is any faith in the sortes Virgilianje, or sortes Homerica?, or especially the sortes Biblicap, it would be thought providential.” The 35th Psalm was indeed appropriate to the news received and the exigencies of the times. It commences " Plead my cause, 0 Lord, with them that strive with me: flight against them that fight against me. " Take hold of shield and buckler and stand up for my help. “ Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.” What a subject for contemplation does the above picture present. The 44 members of the First Congress, in their Hall, all bent before the mercy seat and.asking him that their enemies “ might be as chaff before the wind. - ' Washington was kneel ing there, says the Newark Advertiser, and Henry and Randolph, and Rutledge and Jay, and by their side there stood, bowed in reverence, the Puritan patriots of New England, who at that moment had reason to believe that an armed soldiery was wasting their humble households. . It was believed that Boston had been bombarded and destroyed. They prayed fervently “ for America, for the Con gress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially for the town of Bostonand who can realize the emotions with which they turned im ploringly to Heaven for divine interposition and aid ? ;; It was enough,” says Mr. Adams. “to melt a heart ot stone. I saw the tears gush into' the eyes of the old, grave pacific Quakers of Philadel phia.' 1 From the Young Ladies', Chronicle. The following stanzas from the pen of the vene rable J. Q. Adams, will be read with interest and pleasure, and as we cannot give any explanation of their origin better than the one contained in Judge Leib s letter, we venture, without consulting him, to prefix it to the Poetry, and we do this the more readily, because it expresses the interest a father feels for hirf daughter at school. „ Washington City,. ) March 25th, 1848. $ My dear daughter: —The death of the late vene rable Mr. John Quincy Adams, and the many eloquent things said, written and published in re gard to that great and good man, and his works, remind me to call your’recollection to the circum stance that he, a year ago this day, did you the favor to write a few original stanzas in your Album. And as I have the Album with me, I take pleasure in copying from it the stanzas in question for you to treasure up in your heart, and to show to your youthful associates at Mr. Prettyman's Institute. If deemed advisable it could appear in The Young Ladies' Chronicle and Female Student,” as its author was the never ceasing advocate of early and systematic education. The virtues of that eminent and good patriarch shone out so conspicuos ly, and have been so universally acknowledged, that I deem it a good act in any one at any time to call the attention to the illustrious departed, and to hi£ works that cannot depart. You remember the palsied hand-writingasit appears in your Album. It is before ma now as I am about to transcribe the lines he wrote, and with a feeling of veneration and love, it seems to bring him up in bodily pres ence before me. The stanzas were hastily written, but there is great merit in their sentiment. Very affectionately, Your devoted father, Cahohne M. Lkib, S. D. LEIB. Female Collegiate Institute, Wilmington, Dela. TO MIRTH A SONNET. Come to my bosom ! cheerful smiling Mirth! And while the hours of changeful Fortune roll Come J tune thy timbrel to my weary soul, And purge iny Passions from the dross of Earth. Thy hand, in Eden, at creation’s birth Held to the lip of Man the flowing bowl. While on his ear the serpents concert stole, And whisper’d bliss of more than mortal worth. That cup was blameless and when fallen Man Expell’d from Eden by his Maker’s ban Was doom’d to lead a life of woe—and die. .Of all the joys of Paradise bereft Twin child with Innocence—tby voice was left The pledge of future blessedness on high. John Quincy Adams. Washington , March 25th, 1847. The Two Brothers. The following beautiful Arabian legend we copy from the w Voice of Jacob.” The site occupied by'the temple of Solomon: was formerly a cultivated field, possessed in common, by two brothers. of them was married and had several children; the other was unmarried. They lived together, however, in the greatest har mony possible, cultivating ■ the property they had inherited from their father. The harvest season had arrived. The two brothers bound up their sheaves, made two.equal stacks of them and left them out the field. During. , the night the unmarried brother was struck, with, 1 an excellent thought My brother, said he to him self, has a wife and children to support; it is not just that my portion of the harvest should be as ..large as his. Upon this he arose, and Took from his stack several sheaves which he added to those of his brother; and this he did with as much se crecy as if he had been committing an evil action, in order that his offering might not be rejected. On the same night the other brother awoke and said to his wife, “ lily brother lives alone without a companion: he has none to assist him in his labor nor to reward him for his toils while God has bestowed on me a wife and children; it is not right that we should take from our common field as many sheaves as he, since we have already more than he has-r-domestic happiness. If you consent, vve shall, by adding secretly a number of our sheaves to his stack, by way of compensation, and without his knowledge, see his portion of the harvest This project was approved and imme diately put into execution. In the morning each of the brothers went,into the field, and was much suiyrised at seeing the stacks still equal. 1 During several successive nights the same contrivance was repeated on each side, for as each kept adding to his brother’s store, the stacks always remained the same. Buf one night, both having stood sentinel to divine into the cause of this miracle, they met, each bearing the sheaves mutually destined for the other. It was thus all elucidated, and they rushed into each others arms, each grateful to Heaven for having 'so good a brother. Now, says the legend, the place where" so good an idea had simultaneously occurred to the two brothers and with so much pertinacity, must have been acceptable to God. Men blessed it, and Israel chose it, there to erect the house of the Lord!— Lamartine. I The British out against Gen. Cass. The first gun from the subjects of Queen Victo ria has been fired on the nomination of General Lewis Cass! The tidings of his nomination have struck terror into their bosoms, and they are rail ing out against him with as much violence as the Baltimore American and the New York Courier and Enquirer. The language used by the envious Britons, is almost identical with that of the Whig prints, showing what a cordiality of feeling exists between the British and the Whig leaders, and their mutual anxiety for the defeat of that fearless defender of American rights and interests. As an evidence of British feeling, we quote the following friJm the “ Albion the organ of the British interests and prejudices published in New York: 7 “ Had any other candidate been nominansL we should have contented ourselves with announcings the fact, but Gen. Cass has on repeated occasions manifested SO HOSTILE A FEELING TO GREAT BRITAIN thai we must add OT7R EXPRESSION OF REGRET at seeing him in this prominent position before the country. WE CANNOT FOR GET HIS UNDISGUISED AND REPEATED EFFORTS, when Minister at the Court of France, to plunge Great Britain and France into a .vexed question of the right of search. The steps he then took might have been correct, sub rosa , according to the lax code of diplomatic morality; but urged as his arguments were through the medium of pub lic letters, they were dangerous to the peace. ot Europe, and OFFENSIVE TO GREAT BRITAIN, with whom the country he represented was at peace. ‘ The debates on the Oregon question again furn ished Gen. Cass with opportunities for venting his ill-will TOWARDS US, and his disposition to bring on a war. And still the ANIMOSITY RANKLES IN HIS MIND, if we may judge from the lute de bates in the U. S. Senate on the f proposed relief to Yucatan." The time has not yet come for us to hear from the British press across’ the Atlantic, but when we do, there will be a terrible howling! Tiny hate Gen. Cass to the same extent that they did Gen. Jackson , and will, therefore, pour out their venom most unsparingly! But what will true Americana say to all this l Will they not cherish, love, and sustain Gen. Cass, to the extent that he is hated and denounced by the British Tory press, and their faithful allies here in the persons of the Whig lead ers? Great Britain found these Whig leaders her most faithful allies in the settlement of the North Eastern boundary and the,-Oregon question, and she respects and esteems them accordingly. Her voice will necessarily be raised in favor of the Whig nominees, but the freemen of the Union will take care of CASS AND BUTLER in spite of .both home and foreign opposition. As we have said before, the British owe General Cass a serious “grudge” about his defeating the European Quintuple treaty, and we may now look out for them to spit out all their spite. He deprived them of their long-sought license to play the ‘tyrant on every ocean/' and they will stimulate' their Whig allies To be merciless and. unsparing in their assaults upon him! Let THE PEOPLE, then, rally to the rescue of this American champion from the hands of all his enemies, and place him at the head of our government by glorious voters! Resignation. u Amid the various scenes of* ills ; Each stroke some kind design fulfills: And shall I murmur at my God, When sovereign love directs the rod 7” Resignation is an exalted Christian virtue. ] It is a plant that grows not up from nature’s soil, j It is a grace that must be cultivated like the rose-tree, that it may flourish and shed forth its sweet fra grance amid the passing scenes of life. To possess resignation, calm and settled, under all circumstan ces, is a high attainment. Yet it is attainable; and blessed are they who live under its benign influences. Ii will shed a holy balm over the moral waste of life, and cheer us amid the darkest - hours of lour pilgrimage. j . Life has its cares and its afflictions, its crosses and its conflicts, its disappointments and its'sacrifi ces. But in every scene of earth, resignation, ike the strong and faithful anchor that holds the ship in safety till the storm is past, secures its possessor .peace and quietness, till the darkness and dar ger of the tempest are over, and the sunshine of t an quility and joy again beams upon us. Nothing is ever lost to the just by the' exercise of this virtue ; but it will secure to the anxious, the important, and heavy-laden, much joy; blessedness, and consolation. It will render our afflictions blessings j our crosses pleasures; our disappointments unexpected good ; and our sacrifices either for our own dr the well being of others, acceptable oblations to God. Then “ Though Hehven afflict, I’ll not repine j Each heart-felt-comfort still is mine— Comforts that shall o’er death prevail, And journey with me through the vale.” - New use pob Ardent Spirits.—-A correspoi ent of the Ohio Cultivator says that a or almost any kind of ardent spirits, placed on j bottom boards around and under a hive of bellig ent bees, will allay their fury and = cause them cease, fighting: If an article which sets the hun race by the ears will produce peace/and.hann< in a hive of bees, the fact is certainly anomah NO. 22,
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