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GRAND JURY.
Hamiltonban—Joseph J. Kerr. Rufus C.
Swope, Benj.' Marshall. '
Huntington-,,John L. Sadler, David Lerew,
Andrew Coulson; Isaac Sadler.
• Latimore—lsaac Griest, John Harbold, Wm.
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Dicks, Wm. Hildebrand.
Franklin—Charles W. Lego. . •
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IVlenallen—Andrea Bittinger.
• GENERAL JURY.
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ner, Henry Shyltz, Moses Ziegler, Michael
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Mickley.
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John Musselman.
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14nallen—Elijah. Wright, Solomon Bender.
Ilamiltonban—Jeremiah B iesecker.
-Borough—Hugh Denwiddie.
Hamilton—Bernard Hildebrand.
March 12, 1855.
OLD SOLDIERS.
Bounty Land Act of 1855.
THE undersigned is now fully prepared to
file and is rapidly filin g CLAIMS.TO BOUN
TY LAND for soldiers of the War of 1812. and
of ALL the wars of the U.' States—their widows
and minor children. In addition to his long
experience and success,, he .would add, that,
in ail the many claims he has hitherto filed,
(between 100 and 200). he has carefully pre
served, and has now every thing necessary to
establish the righis of claimants—as also Rolls
and Lists of Companies, and facilities for fur
nishing proofs in all cases that may be en
trusted to 11;m.
He has made complete arrangements for
locating warrants in the Western States. 'War
rants bought—Warrants sold. Apply personal
ly or by letter to M'CON AU GH Y.
Gettysburg, March 12,1855. tf
Bounty Land Claims.
THE undersigned will attend promptly to
the collection of claims for BOUNTY
LANDS under the late act of Congress.
Those who have already received 40 or ,80
Acres, can now receive the balance, by calling
on the subscriber and making the necessary
application. JOEL. B. DANNER..
Gettysburg, March 12, 1855. tf
Bounty Lands.
V . OLDIERS who served in any war of the
1,3 U. States a. term no: less than fourteen
days, are entitled to 160 ACRES BOUNTY
LAND, and in case of the death of the soidier,
his widow or minor children, (if any,) are
entitled to the same quantity. In eases where
40 or 80 acres-have, already been received, the
difference necessary to male up the 160 acres
can now be drawn.
_
(gyp-Apply to the Sqbscriber, at his office,
in Gettysburg, where persons having Land
Warranls Cu sell, may obtain the highest price
for their. R. G. M'CREARY.
March 19, 1855. Gm
Samuel M. Mecuteken,
NO. 536 North Front Street, above. Maiden:
and N. E. Corner Front and Maiden Sts
Philadelphia, MILL-W RIGHT and BURR
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also, Improved Iron Concave Bran Duster, the
Premium Machine for Millers ; Cocalico Mill
Irons, Smutt Machines, Patent Lever Mill
:Bush and Stretched and Common Belting.
Square Meshed Bolting Cloths, from the most
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Port Monnaies, Work Boxes,
Pocket Books, Cabas,
Bankers Cases, Traveling, Bags,
Note Iloldevis----Backgammon-Boards
- Port Folios, -. Chess Men,
. Portable Desks, Pocket Mem - . - Books,
Dressing Cases, Cigar Cases, &c.
• Also, a general assortment of ENGLISH,
— FRE N - Gll - & - GER - 11 - AN - FANC Y -- GOO.DST
Fine. Pocket Cutlery, Razors - , Razor
and Geld Pens. Wholesale, Second and
Third Floors. F. 11. SMITH,
N. W. corner-Fourth & Chesnut Sta.,
N. 13,.—0n the teceipt of $l, a Superior,
Gold Pen will he .sent to ahy,part of the
States, by mail ;—describtn. pen, thus,
medium, hard, or soft. [April 2,1855. 1y
ATTENTION ! I have on hand a well
selected stock of lints, Caps, 110014
and Shoesrrii r which I invite the attention
of buyers. So, come along, and you will find.
the in York Street, opposite the Bank.
TIOLINS, Guitars, Accordeons, Flutings,
Harmonicas, Guitar and Violin strings,
at SANISON'S.
.
2 famill 3. 3 .ravaper---Eruutrir to Vatitirs, 3grirniturt, litrrntuTe, 3rt.g itd grirurrs, 31 1 .nrkrt5, kritrni lininuitir auu lorrign sutelligure, 2biltrtißiugnutstunt, &r.
- eboice poctru.
OUR 4.I;TAAREL.
We quart:did—lovers=often do,
However so deep they love;
Our quarrel out ur HMO:grew,
As we sat by the stove.
We Darted. in the usual way --
With lovers. when they fight;
That is, we studied which could say,
In coldest tones, "Good night !"
held the handle of the door,
And as I turn'd it round,
I thought I 'Dever heard before
"tiood'ulght ,7 so sadly, sound.
I could hareirissh 2 d hack to her Ride—
So strong my lore return 7 d—
And craved forgiveness. had not pride
The bare idea spurn'd.
Slowly I trod the stairs nlone---
The first time since we loc'd—
And feelings, until then unknown,
.My bosom strangely mov'd.
Her hand - was- not as wont in mine—
Iler voice I lov'd to hear
WAS silent: nor came look or sign,
Or parting kiss. to cheer.
Starting from this sad reverie,
Half mutt'ring, "1 s don't care!''
My progress WIL4 arrested by
A footstep on the stair.
I knew her step, and turn'd me round;
She spoke a single word—
My name—U•! 'twas the sweetest sound •
I thought I ever. heard.
Yet there was something in the tone
That smote we, while it chartu'd— ,
That semo'd to hay, "Your fatilt alone,"
And left me quite disarin'd.
I bounded up to where she stood,
And bless'd her for' the heed, •
In the sheet assurance that it could
But from true love proceed.
We do not think of goareling .now,
Nor have we since the hour
When my proud heart was forc'd to bow
To woman's gentle power.
When I would give a moment's pain,
Remembrance cries "Forbear:"
1 hear her magic voice again
- Iler footstep on the stair.
New YORK, slincn 13,1855.
',Oclect illiscellattn.
Interesting Facts.
Some indefatigable statistician has taken the
trouble'to collect and condense in the following
paragraph, a voluthe of important facts in hu
man life ; which, as 'a matter of information,
should be committed to memory by every one.
The number of languages spoken in the world
amounts to 3,064. The inhabitants of the
globe profess more than 1,000 different reliz
gions. The number of men is about equal to
the number of women. The average of human
life is abottt 33 years. One quarter die pre
vious to the age of seven years ; one half be
fore reaching 17 ; and those who pass this age
enjoy a felicity refused to - one • half the human
species. To - every 1 000 persons. only one
reaches 100 years of life ; to every 100 only
six reach the age of 65 ; amd not more than
one in 500 lives to 80 years of age. There are
on the earth 1,000.000.000 inhabitants, and
of these 33,333333" die every • year ; 91,854
every day ; 3,730 every hour ; and GO every
minute ;or one every second. These losses
are about balancedoby an equal number of
births. The married are longer lived than
the single, and above all, those who observe a
sober and industrious conduct. Tall men live
longer . than short ones'. ',Women have more
'chances of life in their favor previous to being
50 years of, age, than men, but fewer after
wards. The number of marriages is in pro
portion. of ,75 to every 100 individuals. Mar
riages 'ate Most frequent after the equinoxes ;
that is, during the months of June and Decem
ber. Those born in the spring are generally
more robust than others. Births and deaths
are more frequent by night than by day. The
number of men capable of bearing arms is, cal
culated at one eighth the population.
Interesting to Think About.
Scientific writers assert that the number of
persons who have existed since the beginning
of time, amounts to 36,627,843,273,075.256.
These figures, when divided by 3,095,000
the number of square leagues of land on the
globe—leave 11.320,689.732 square miles of
land, which, being divided as before, give 1.-
314,622,076 persons to each square Mile. Let
us now reduce miles to square rods, and the
number will be 1.853,174,600,000, which, be
ing divided as before, will give 1.283 inhabi
tants to each square rod, which, being reduced
to feet, will give about five persons to each
square foot of terra firma. Thus it will be
perceived that cur earth is a vast cemetery
1283 human beings lie buried on each square
rod—scarcely sufficient for. ten graves—each
grave must contain 128 persons... Thus it is
easy seen that the whole surface of our globe
has been. dug over one hundred and twenty
e►ght times, to bury its dead ! How truthful
the declaration of the poet:--
''There's not a dust that floats on air
But once w•uy living man."
The First-Duel in the United States.
Many of, our readers will be surprised to
learn that the first duel in the now United
States, was fought at Plymouth in 1621, the
year succeeding the landing of the. Pilgrim
Fathers. Sabine, in his Notes, says : '"The
parties were Edward Doty, and Edward Leis
ter, servants of Stephen Ilopkins, - and having
a dispute, they settled it--gentlemandike— r
with sword and dagger. Both were wounded.
Without a statute law on the subject. the whole
company of Puritans assembled to consider
and.purpsh the offence. The decision was the
wisest that could have been made. Duty and
I.47i7..eiWEr - radiTed wbe Lirolt*Wth - e - • •
and feet, for twenty-four hours, without food
or drink ; but the intcrces,sion of their master,
;heir own humanity and promises. procured a
s eed release."
Dr. Radcliffe, who was fond of the pleasures
of the table. was one afternoon comfortably
disposing oLa_bottle-of- -whie,-when-a-coui ry
,nian entered the room, and begged hitn to
come immediately to hi wife, who was dying.
"1 can't help it, my fine fellow—l - can't
move till I have finished my bottle."
Now,_it happened that the countryman was
a large-,-- , strong man. and the doctor a very
(me : so it occurred to the former that
his best plan was to seize the
- doctor and carry
him off on his shoulders. lle did so : and
while he was bearing him along, the doctor,
bursting with rage, exclaimed: >
••You villain, Pll acre your wife:" and he'
c - as as good as his. woad.
BY 0 JVvOll
venge.
GETTYSBURG, PA.: MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1855.
The First Wedding.
We like short courtships, and in his, Adam
acted, like a sensible man--he fell asleep a
bachelor, and awoke to find himself a married
nian. -He appears to have popped the question,
almost icrimediattly -after-meeting-Wle F. ye
and
.she, without anyArtation or shyness,
gave him a kiss and herself. Of that first kiss
in this world we haveltrid, - liiiifiV&TO - fir - o --- Wif
thoughts, and sometimes in a poetical mood.
have wished we were the man "wot did it."
,But the deed is done—the chance was Adam's,
and -he improved it. ,
We like.the notion of getting - married in a
garden. Tt is in good taste. We like a pri
vate wedding ; Adam's was private. No en
ilous beaux were there ; no croaking old - maids;
no chattering aunts and grumbling grand=
mothers. .The birds of heaven were the min
strels, and the glad sky flung its light upon
the scene.
One thing about the first wedding brings
queer things to us. iu spite of its scriptural
truth. Adam and his wife were rather young
to be married—some two or three days old,
according to the, sagest speculations of theolo
ginns—mere babies—larger - but not older—
withotit.experience,. Without, a house, without
a pot or kettle, nothing. but love and Eden ! 7 --•
Nuah's Weekly Messenger.' -
An Unfortunate and Singular Mistake.
Two yenrs ago,. says- an exchange, a young
Englishman was arrested in Boston, for passing
counterfeit money, tried, convicted and sen
tenced to the State s Prison. The Money which
he passed was a five dollar bill on' the Wrent
hem Bank, which was taken by the person re
ceiving it to the Sufinlk bank for deposit. The
teller of the Suffolk pronounced it counterfeit.
and wrote -counterfeit" across the ftice -of it.
On the trial the mark of 'the teller was called
to prove the, bill counterfeit, and the teller's
stamp went for evidence. About a month ago,
the bill, which had been safely kept in the
District Attorney's office, by accident, fell into
the hands of the former cashier of the bank,
when he immediately pronounced it genuine.
Whereupon the young Englishman was set at
alterty, after a confinement in the State's Pris
on for nearly two years. The question now
is, who ought to pay the daMages, the State or
the SuMlk Bank ?
WM. PSNN ON THE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE
SLAVES.-A curious document has been recent- .
ly brought to light by C. L. Ward, Esq., of TO
wanda. Pa., by which it is shown that Wil
liam Penn, the Quaker, did not believe in har
boring and keeping runaway Slaves, when
their masters demanded them. The docuMent
referred to is' said to have been accidentally
discovered in one of the public offices of Penn
sylvania, containing the early archives of the
State. It was marked on the outside. "Wan.
Pinn to the Susquehanna Indians," and is as
follows
‘‘My good friends—The people of New York
having again wrote earnestly to me about those
prisoners taken by you, especially ye woman
and ye boy, saying that they bought them
fairly of the Governor of Carolina. who sold
them for slaves.—And they being very good
friends and neighbors, and all under the same
King. I must therefore desire you to deliver the
said woman and boy to the bearer hereof, Sil•
vester, who will carefully carry them to New.
Castle, and there put them on board of a vessel
bound direct:) , for New`York —and by so doing,
you will greatly oblige Your very good friend
and brother. Wm. PENN."
rr7 - Perhaps there is not a more offensive
feature of dandyism than over scenting with
high-flavored sweets. As the Scotch proverb
has it, it is -over sweet to be wholesome."
An amusing rebuke of this vulgar habit was,
given at Niagara iiist summer,' which is Worthy
of preservation :
- Sitting im the piazza of the "Cataract IJouse,"
was a young.'foppish looking gentleman. his
garments well-scented with a- mingledodor of
had cologne and very powerful musk; , A sol
emn-faced odd-looking man; after passing the
dandy several times, with a look of aversion
which drew general notice, suddenly stopped,
and in a Confidential tone said:
"Stranger, I can tell you "what will take that
scent out of your clothes. You take—"
‘.ltihat !—what do you mean, Sir !" said the
exquisite, filled with indignation, and starting
from his chair.
"Oh ! get mad, now—swear—pitch round—
fight ; just because a man wants to do you a
kindness !" cooly replied the stranger. "I3nt
I tell you I do know what'll take out that smell
—phew ! You must bury your clothes—bury
'cm! only for a day or two. I hod an uncle who
once got foul of ask—"
At this instant there went up from the crowd
a simultaneons roar of merriment ; and the
dandy very sensibly "cleared the coop," and
vanished upstairs.
The fact is, there is no parrying such good
natured satire when well founded.
KT - An Indian being asked vrhathe didfor
living replied—
"Oh, me preach."
"Preach," said a by-stander, "and do yon
get paidlor it ?"
"Sometimes me get a shilling, and sometimes
two shillings."
"And isn't that mighty poor pay ?" -
"Oh, yes, but it's mighty poor preaching."
(--
WIT As Is Wrr.—At a social party a few
nights since, no matter where, a lady asked a
lawyer, "Why coal is like a celebrated law
book ?" "I have no doubt of its' being Black
stone," replied the lawyer. "fint," said the
lady, "we burn Coke "True,'! said the
lawyer, "but at most of the coal yards - you
get. • •
A POWERFUL .APPEAL.—On one of the ^ peti
tions received by the Governor of California
from Texas. for the pardon of Tabor, were the
a - nws of ChierJustiee-PuliciSW -- ,
teen daughters. Tabor, who was sentenced to
be hung, was pardoned.
MERTGANS3- , -AT _SEBASTOPOL. —According to
the New York Tribune there are two American
surgeons . in Sebastopol. They are likely to
stay there some time, and probably, before the
%var.'s over, have ample opportunity to become
experienced in their prokmion.
[r"‘‘Do vougo
,in for the Mnine Liquor
Law, S" partly yes, - and partly no 14
goes in for the Liquor, but not forte Law."
3 - 7 -my dear," said a trave!ler to a little
red-headed girl, "can ,I proem e a glass of milk
here ?" thir." was the reply ; -thith ith
a tempera nth
'~TRtTU IS 3UGIITY, AND' WILL' PREVAIL."
We stated recently that, some person at New
Orleans had, by a simple process, made com
mon clay serve all the purposes of coal, either
to, burn in grates or to generate steam. The
article is called "Firmamentum," and a few
days ago a trial of it took place in the furnace
of the office of the New -Orleans True Delta,
which paper says ; •
The Firtnamenttim, which to all appearan
ces is nothing more or less than common clay,
made up into balls about the size of a four
pound cannon shot. and dried like .brick; was
thrown into the furnace like so much coal,-
lighted without the slightest difficulty or de
tention, and in a very short time steam was
raised. The heat in the' furnace was intense,
and with a wry slight addition to the quantity
(about half a barrel) first thrown in, steam was
kept up for several hours, at a point sufficient
ly. high to keep two of our machine presses go
ing at their utmost speed. .
From what we.have seen of the Firtriamen,
tom, previous to the public test. of yesterday,
and viewing the_ latter as conclusive, we - give
it as our unbiased and deliberate opinion that
it willanswer all the pUrpwes of coal, so far
as producing heat and generating steam are,
concerned.,
The same paper states that a company has
been formed for the manufacture of the article
on an extensive- scale, and that it can be fur
nished at 25 cents per barrel. It is said to
produce no smoke, nor to emit any sparks, and
therefore will be preferable to coal for locomo
tives,-dwellings and hotels.
AN INGENIOUS INvionioN.—An inventive
genius, desirous of promoting the domestic
rearing of hens, has invented a contrivance to
keep them from scratching up
. the garden. •It
is a small instrument, somewhat resembling a
very long .spur, attached to'the bind part of a
hen's leg. The instrument is so arranged that
when the hen - is abput to scratch the earth, the
spur catches in the ground before her foOt has
fairly descended, and 'obliges her 'to bring. the
focit down quietly and harmlessly a little in
front of the place which she has aimed at. Tile
hen thereupon tries the other foot. with m like
result. She keeps . trying, and before She is
aware of it, the machine has walked her riLrhl
"out If the garden! This will be just the thing
when the ‘.hen fever" returns.
- 1.- The following advertisement appeared.
a few days ago. in one of the New York dailies
NomE.--If the gentleman who keeps a store
in Cedar-street with a read bead, will return
the umbrella he borrowed from a lady with an
ivory, handle, he will near of something to his
advantage.
!C>"Tiie extraordinary expenses to which
many firms in New York are snbject in the
shape of store rents, .may 'he inferred from the
fact that the stores of the Astor House fronting
on Broadway, (eight in number,) rent for *:28,-
000. Each corner store .(about 50 'feet front)
rents for •?..4,000. One of "The Trade." in that
location, has been compelled to close doors
within a few days.
bark of the great California tree is
about to, be erected, for a short time, in the
New York Park. It is thirty feet in diameter
and ninety feet high. and its erection will re
quire the labor of ten men for at least ten
days. In May it is to be shipped for the Paris
Exhibition.
SCARCITY PH vENnEn.—The Leesburg
(Va.) Washingtonian alludes to the extreme
scarcity of food for' stock' in Loudon county.
Some of the farmers have been forced to dis
pose of their stock at low prices.. Corn has
sold as high as $6 80 per bbl. The prospects
for glazing ate likewise bad, the drought and
the severity of the winter having killed all the
clover.
,T.: - / - Great news for the afflicted !—Money, it
is said, has become a drug in the New York
Market. Ho Je our retail dealers will order on
a supply forthwith, and put us down
doses.,
The Lynchburg Virginian says that in
Nicholas county•'-recently, a hunting party of
_MELD
in three_days.
PAPER FROM BAMBOO CANE.-A specimen of
paper. manufactured from the common cane,
the bamboo of the Mississippi river, has been
exhibited at St. Louis, and is highly approved.
ra - An ancient and exceedingly simple
method of book-keeping, is to keep alt_theirks
•ou lay your hands on. • .
Li -- Au exchange says :-;—••Receutly six
,sis
ters were married in one house in Sornerset,co..
Pa., all by the same clergy-men."
'lf you want your neighbors to know
"who you ere," give a party and don't invite
the folkb who "live next door."
()tern o tie • .e tLai e
Year Comet
Expecte
The eminent astronomer,ll. Babinet,' mem
ber ofthe Academy of Sciences, gives some very
interesting detailsrelative to:the return of that
_great__c_ongt,_w_hose_psrioclicat Course is com
puted, by, the most celebrated observer, at three'
hundred yearS. Otir cyclical records Show
lint-it-wasvbsorved-in-t1 t • . - . -
975—agairrin 1264, and the next time in 155 G
—always described as shining with the most
extraordinary brilliancy. Most, of the Euro
pean astronomers had agreed in announcing the
return of this-comet in 1848: but it has here
tofore failed to. appear. In fact, it is not so
easy or simple a matter to compute those vast
cyclical periods as some superficial persons—
who do not look beyond the day of the year in
which they:live—ma v imagine. We are, how
ever, assured-by M. Bahinet, that up to this
moment, this beautiful star "is living on its
brilliant reputation." so that Sir John Herschel
hiniSelf , was wrong when he despaired of its
re-appearance...and put .crape on his telescope.
We, are now informed that a celebrated and
accurate computer—M. Bomme, of Middle
bourgh—with a patience and devotednesatra
ly German, has gone over all previous calcula
tions, and made a new estimate of the. separate
and combined action of all the planets upon
this comet, of three !Andrea years ; and he has
discovered that it is not lost to us ; but only
retarded in its motion., The result of this se
vere labor gives the arrival of this rare and re-. ,
nowned visitor in August, 1858, with an Un
certainty of two years, more .or less ; so that
between 1856 and 1860, those who are then
living may hope to see the great luminary
which, in 1556, caused Charles V. to abdicate.
Clay ITsti for Fuel.
'We copy the following letter from the Pitta
burg Chri3gan-Advocate. It contains the gen
timents of hundreds of foreigners who„ have
come to outland. , The sentiment is patriotic,
written_but_spijit' that all , a;ho read
it must- adieire : '
Brother Clag:—J-The Providence. of . God. so
limits of the United States. Whileyet a mere
lad, I read of the struggle, of the heroes Or the
Revolution for freedom : nor did I fail to ob
serve, that prominent among their grievances,
,was the effort of their tyrannical ruler to pre
vent the population of this country, by re
stricting the emigration laws. I traced them
through the varied scenes, from the first platel
shot at Lexington,'to the final consummation
of liberty at the siege of Yorktown ; grieving :
at their defeats, and rejoicing at their success :
I saw Lafayette, DeKalb, Steulien and others,
from every nation of Europe, battling side:-bp
side. with Washington,. Green and Gates:
prompted by no motive but the love, ef liberty,
hoping for no reward but itS trinmph. -- In
that crisis there were none to chitrge 'that the
stain of foreign birthpolluted their souls ; they
went down to their graves in peace, rejoicing.
that by their blood and treasures they had as
sisted in establishing on the footstool'of God,
one usyl inn for the oppressed.
- -Inspired by their 'examples - with ,an enthu
siastic love of liberty, and encouraged, by the
noble generosity of the American people, I
emigrated to this country aran'early age, and
here ventured my alL.of hope, fortune and as
pirations. You will not think it strange. then,
that I become uneasy when I see an organiza
tion growing up among - us; whose object it is
to blight my hopes, ruin my fortune, And-for!.
ever defeat, my aspirations—when,.l, see the.
religions presses of the country fostering and
aiding this organizationand, tt was wrth re-'
gret I learned that Mei" Advocate was' among
its apologists. Would not the heroes: of-the
Revolutiop- lie uneasy in, their graves,if they
knew thfir names and,their haters perverted
to accomplish such an end ? Wouldnet their
blood cry out for 'vengeance. being spilled :for'
'equal rights, to be thus - bartered,for privileged
classes and birthrights—the initiatory, step s to
aristocracy. ,
I have taken an opth tell'ienounce forever
all allegiance to any foreign prince,
.potentate
or sovereignty whatsoever, -and :particularly
to the one whereof I tins formerly a Subject l 7
This oath makes it perjury for me to Warm
any
_other country than tide fort my !fame.
And can. I call this a home where I am. not.
nor -ever can be (should this order prevail)
recognized as possessing, full Priiilegerref cit
izenship ? I inn srecogniied net suc h` by the
laws and Constitution:hut this . , order. cottn
termining- both the law-and the, Conatitntian,
deprives me of my rights. Caught in this
trap—robbed of the privilegee.,whielv 4 el'e
held . out.. to induce me to .swear :allegiance.
to, this country, what place on earth may I will
my home ? I have renetinee'd,"ori 'my oath:
citizenship in all other countries, and arreLthen
to be denied it in this ?,..,- The Arabs ,or Vic
Tartars. might refuse to admits:roe to their
rights, but even their sense of honcir would
forbid them thus to ensnare me. f must be
lost to every country. and every country lost
to roe, save that country where the arm of,
man cannot Sway the scales of justice. • . •
I read. my Bible in the language of Luther,'
and learned to be a Protestant; and from-myl
Bible and Wtsley I learned tote a Methodist.
No one asks are todisbelieve the Bible:because
it cattle from India, Protektatitistn . beeaufiii
Luther was a (iermet), or Methediern because
Wesley was an Englishman. No one refuses
are rt membershipin the chinch because I was.
born in a foreign ;land. 1
-can , join them, in
praising God for his favors, and ;evoking his
blessing on our country : e l 'can 'ediritniiiiii Vilth
them at the sacramental board, and yet refits
ing me a vote, they will cart their ballot side
by side Av ith'the vilest scoundrel that ever dis
graced the soil ou Which he was horn,. Minis
ters of the gospel denounce me (withitil foreign
ers) from the sacred desk. and for their pro
ficiency in the work of the order, are' bribed to
abandon their profession. and mock the call Of
God. by entering thespolluted arena of political
warfare: and even endeavor - to make the church
subservient to their schemes. The lambs -of
Clod, which they were called 'upon -- to 'feed,
must be left to the mercy of the wolves, -whilst
they return' to the flesh puts of Egypt. The
voices-which eine day pi oclaini the unsearcle.
able riches, of Christ from the sacred desk, on
the next- may be seen wrangling in legislatiee
halls or political caucuses, about some schemes'
for party aggrandizement. , .
, .
Of these things you cannot but he aware.
Many of your correspondents are rejoicing at
it, and yourself either commenting or silently.
acquiescing. I hope for the sake of the church
of which I ant a member, for the sake of the
reputation of the ridvacnte as a.yeligione, jonr
nal, and for the sake of Him 'whose 6augO it'
professes to sustain, that such . things ,may
hereafter meet the condemnation they merit.
A METHODIST.
Woodsfield, Ohio, Feb, 14.
The editor of the Lebanon Courier. says of
the Know Nothings :
"They arc bound together by secret obliga
tions of the most. binding character, and they
stop at no means to accomplish their ends.
And this is an aristocratic coterie too. They
permit no plebians to scent the air of their se
cret machinations. The rank and file nmst
be mere blind followers, swallowing the pink
prescribed. without asking questions. The
true democracy of Lebanon county. or of any
other county. can have no part or lot with such
men—they-gave-no-common-interests er
with them, and it is impossible that,
when men feel the dignity of their American
nationality, they will permit tbemselyes to be
mere cats-paws-in the hands- 'Of wbo in-
SEEM
EIME
AnvICE TO KNOW-NOTITTN ' GS. —The Peeks
kill Republican advises those tew “respecta
ble- Christian - men" who have been- inveigled
into the Know-Nothing ••Councils," to "come
out." It says:
"We are told that some good Christian men
have gone into these Orders, and it would be
- strange - if -- thi4y - had — not. But --what--of -all
that ? it only proves that a very good man
may some times make - a - fool of himself. Vile
would advise all respectable Christian men
who are in, to back out as soon as they can.
We shall soon have more Poole tragedies it
Protestantism is to leave her spiritual weap
ons, ano resort tol.tahs in the dark for her de
teticu, and support." •
en men s: _
C 001
Hear Him.
MI
TWO DOLLARS a-YEAR.
(meow the ilerinatttesta elegraph.'
•
Treatment of t Trees:- ---
MR. Enrrot :-1 herein Pnipose"glvitig;
the - manner of treating frifiutreeti; partieulartf,
the peach and pluttiv•tm as - to make the hveri
and if suitable to a' pear in our wet .re. • red
columns, you are at liberty , to • !
The following treatment of fruit trees'oratl
s a A
who, has taken great pains to have 'plenty of
fruit, and that which is good. In the' beiin
ning of, the month of .April.,take a handful tof,
rock salt, and put around the roots,- close to
the trunk of the trees. Then leave the trees
until the flist of May, when a good coat of lime
; should be applied to -the,boalies of the trees.
At• the sarhe woe, make a'strong deeoetion
hickory' wood' ashes and water; by boiling'
them together, and apply this plentifully. to the
roots of ,the trees, by pouring it around them
while in a` boiling' state.' This will kill the
worms and''insects,- or prevent them.from in- •
„luring the trees. Aftertrees have hew/toted,
on - a few times in this manner, the bark be
-cornea:smoother, and the , knots of young -trees
which are ,found particularly en the - plum, trill ., - . .
disappear. The . trees , firoyr „pore
and bear double the, quantity of fruit: they "
would without the ; application. ,
It is often a complaint among many 4rmera m ,
that their peach 'and plain trees "will - milt "do
, any goad, but, if they will try this simple apl='•''
plieation, their complaints w„111. eettse t . .Que.of,
any neighbors who had seyeralplum and peach
trees, and who bid tried various trays-to make
them bear,- Without effect, determined on cnt
ling them down ; but after - some persussiota,
last spring, he was induced to give.thisuuxie
a fair trial. The result was that pis-trees
were loaded with 'good fruit; and instead' . of
having - to , buy, Imbed considerable:to-WI-
Let each ef,your readers, try, it„,ant/. 'Mit, -
it does not produce the desired effect.' -
-23 d Ward, Philadelphia. ARBORIST. 4 ;1-
!lump TnAusny.:=.li Youric. 'FUND: —Oh
Saturday week, John 'A. Edwards, a lad aged
filtieb, 'living in the' fatally , cf •his urieleAJolnt
'Wi IlungerfOrd, at.Kiskatorn;N.Y.,.requested:,
.permissiun,ef the wife of Mr. R. to use a double-,,,i
'barrelled gun,, which wasin'the house, for the
parpese"of seeking' game. Pennission being '
granted, -he and histuttelo ahortly ifter-lift, the
'premises in different directions, when ,Edu• arda
soon returned inidoitiniefteed breaking `ope#
a tribe drawers'and chests; •in whic4l2wsuppos-,-
ed there were tww bundred ;dollars,' WfiteitAlP`.4 ,
Bungerfard had,received i a, few days pre . gious., - ,
Not finding - thatnottcy, he loaded...the gini whit
sings and'slint,'• and °deliberately flied the *On.;
tents of oneef•the-barrels into thchr and of his •
uncle, who. this eo; , bad ,- -rPcbed .111 s, „.
house. Ibmgerford fell, pleading for life, when ...,,
the little fiend again' presented' the' gun 'end'
snapped it. • Nlr. partially, recovered; and
fled.
.pursued .Edwards, who again tired_,-
with fatal' 'effeer. He - : then returned' 'lfo 'the'
hotiae, placed' the-gun neural - plliceVand ``
escaped from the , •bloody• scone,,:bitt watt .sod ;t
,after, arrested., hopessre entertainsd,O„ 4
Eltmgerford's recovery, as bevel al
ed his lUngs.
.
rlq.Perseverance," said a lady, verreain ! ,
estly, to , a servant, "is the only way to ae:
'co in pl ish great things:" Otte day eight auto=
dings were sent down stairs, and , they.all , :dinori
appeared. ."Sally, whern
,links managed to get ilironahjgern,
ind'atn."' ii'Why; 'how on ear tiftlid'ytnecetio'-'?
trive eat - 414' many , &Writings - 1"• “By pertql.n
severance. ma'am," said Sally.
OC7The . fiarrisburg Union Hays. thaffe the
town-of , Lebanon,‘ in this State, the -KTIFANI , :S
Nettiinga run .51inister of, the Ppspel the
office of woad-co,ritr,gienply ‘.because ,
,id the litilet: l ' Shiiiiie , , ) 4,
"
, .
{ ,r7The' tailivity ' betWeeh • Alexandria' iii 4 ,
co ire, a di titmice of ' one hundred and .thinly:`''
wiles. is uow complete; with. the, eaceptioil.of.,•,
the three .. bridges_ OP the, two •bran ches of
... ~, , ,
Nile and the Dela Ciiiit the
.
" . ,
. Q 7New clothes are great promoters of
A new bonnet ~or a new . divis will induce ; a
.4411" to go to etlureh at least Iniei `,"
Se nday, Where she didn't used tOglionCe before
she got it. That's so. , ,
et A gentleman in a steanibOai 'asked the
.„
man who came- CO collect -
the Passage - orey, -
if there , was any danger Of being blown;up,
the steam made such a bmrid noise, ':Not the ;
least," said, the sharp collector, ."unlass, ;
• •.
refuse to pay yOur tare
fr.A:Mr. Thompson, of
.Kansas- ; Territory,,
has built prairie ship,. or „wagon, to he, yro.. „
pelled by wind , in _ulnahe proposes, w4li '-
thirty companions, to make a - voyage' to . the
Rocky Nountains next June.
(1J"1 observe that in our relations with the-,
people around llsoiNtt forgive them more readi-..,
ly for what the do, which.they can help, than ,
for what they are, which they cannot help.—
,
Mra. Jameson. • • ,
tly - A late number of ' r an Indiana paper an.
nounceg the destruction of the editor's hat.
whereupon a neighboring journal expresses,'
the hope that there were not Many liyes lost
frr..Thisiness before pleasure," as the matt
said when be kissed his wife before he went.
out to make love with bis neighbor's. _
phis the boy that, got flogged for telling ;a
fib the same "tretnbling lyre" that the poet
speaks of ? Are modern sausages meal' fur
consideration?
ry-- - What is the' difference betweeti a bee- .
rc and a---defective—potato.--One is a bte
holder and :he a spectator.
['Somebody says it is an ascertained faot
that oiled - sawdust acted upon by the rays of '
111—ignite-srannitnewskrin
hours.
-- 'Within the past - four mout _
$ll.OOO orth of liquor has been sold_by Abe
Hartford agent.
11:7*Vohake said of an apothecary, that his
etnployment was to pour drugs of which he
knew little, into a body of which he knew less.
7Why are a pair of skates like an ap . Pler
Because they have occasioned the fall of man.
ir7 - I:he wrinkles of the heart are more
than those of the brow.—Deluzy. •
r:j - Tf one-tenth of a cent is a mill. what risrt
of a cent is a mill-er ?
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