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SUM1UHY, XOHTHlLMliKULAM) COUNTY, PA., SATUIJDAY, AUGUST 28, IS.T2.
OLD S lilt IKS VOL. , NO. 4.
TERMS OF THE AMERICAN.
T'.'.EiA.MEnICA' puljHnlir.fi every Maturilav nt
V uoLl.AH8 per annum to he paid hu'.f venrly in
advance. No paper riiaconiiuucu until all on unmans are
paid. B
All eommimication or leUurs on lntsiiii'f minting to
the oilico, to iiieure aitcntiun, must op. POST PAID.
TO Cl.l'US.
Three copies to one adUreaa, 9.i INI
S.ev,e" u" D. in (Hi
Fifteen i) p., ,1IIW
five dollar in advancn will pay for three yctu'e auh
umptioti to the American.
One Saunte of 10 tinea, 3 times,
hvclv auliscquent Insertion,
One Suuiire, a months.
Six months,
One year, at
Hnsinces Cards of Five lines, per annum,
Mercaanta and others, mlvertiMnj liy the
year, with the privilege of inserting
different advertisements weekly.
ty Larger Advertisements, as per agreement.
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SELECT POETRY
IADIES' NAMES.
xlirrass,
arland iV Co.,
&, Co.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
svxmumr, pa.
Business attended to hi the Counties of Nor
thuiubcrlaiid, Union, Lycoming and Columbia.
Refer to I
P. &. A. Kovoudt, ")
Lower & Barron, I
Homers & fSnodirrass, ; rhilad,
Reynolds, Mi l- hi-
' Spcring, Ciood
H. J. W0LVERT0U,
TTOPwlTEY JtJ2 LAV".
OFFICE in Market street, Snnbury, adjoining
the OHice of the "American" und oji,osite
the Post Office.
Business promptly attended to ill Norlhuniber
l.ind and the adjoining Counties.
Ri.rEu to : lion. C. V. Hcgins and R. I!an
naii, Pottsville; Hon. A. Jordan und II U. Mum
scr, Sunburv.
April 10,'l852 ly.
M. L. SHIHDEL,
ATTOP.1TET AT LAV".
Office in Market street Snnbury, opposite
Weaver's Hotel
"H'JL'RINESS will he promptly attended to in
jjjjj the Comities of Northumberland, Union,
Columbia mid .Montour.
Kuiihnry, Oct. 11, 1 S." 1 . ly.
J. STEWART DEPUY.
T il-il North 2d street, above Wood,
(liurnt District,) Philadelphia, would
respectfully call the attention of his friends
ami the public ill general, to his larue nnd
well selected stock of Carpets, Oil Cloths,
Mailings, Window .Strides, Stair Rods,
&c, Ac.
Venilian Carpeting from" cts to 10(1 els per yd.
Ingrain " 1-1 " " "
Three Ply " II" " 1 " "
Illusaels " 11 '4 " I5t " "
Door Matts. He would invite the atten
tion of dealers and others to his large stock
of Dour Matts which he manufacture
in great variety nnd of splendid (jirality.
Oil Cloths, from 1 yard to 8 yards wide
wholesale and retail.
April 10, 1852. Gin.
IG STEAM WOOD
TURNING AXD (SCROLL SAWING
SHOP. Wood Turning in nil its branches, j
in city style nnd at city prices. Every variety of
Cabinet and Carpenter woik cither on hand or
turned to order.
lied Posts, Balusters, Kosetts, Plat nnd Quar
ter Mouldings, Table Legs, Newell Posts, Put
terns, Awning Posts, Wagon Hubs, Columns,
Round or .Octagon Chisel Handles, etc.
tJ This shop is in hTKAWBEJSUY AL
LEY, near Third Street, and as wo intend to
please till our customers who want nood work
done, it is hoped thut all the trude wil' give us a
-all.
IW Tcn-rins and Ten-rin Calls made to or
der or returned.
The attention of Cabinet Makers and Carpen
ters is cnllerl to our new style of TWIST
MOULDINGS. Printer's Riglets at -ftl per 100
,oet. W. O. HICKOK.
February 7, 1853 ly.
There is a slrnnuo deformity,
Combined with countless graces,
As often in the Indies' names
As in tho l;diL"s' fiinos;
Sumo niiinos nre fit for every agp,
Some only fit for youth ;
Snmo passinp sweet mill beaiiliful,
Soiiit) horribly uiicnuth;
Some lit for dames of loftiest praties,
Some only fit for scullery maids,
Ann is too plain mid common.
And Nancy sounds but ill ;
Yet Anna is endurable,
And Annie better still ;
There is a praeo in Charlotte,
In Eleanor a slate,
An eleoaneo in Isabelle,
A Imuirhtiiiess in Kale ;
And Smith is sedate and neat,
And Ellen innocent and sweol.
Matilda lias a sickly sound,
Fit for a nurse's trade J
Sophia is elleminate,
And Esther sasjn nnd staid ;
Elizabeth's a matchless name,
Fit for a Queen to wear
In ensile, cottage, lint or hall,
And tia.ne beyond compare;
And Hess and Kessie follow well,
Hut lielsey is detestable.
Maria is too forward,
And Gertrude is too gruff;
Yet, coupled with a pretty face,
Is pretty nnme enouah ;
And Adelaide is fanciful,
And Laura is too line,
And Emily is beautiful,
And Mary is divine ;
Maud only suits a hiuh-born dame,
And Fanny is a baby-name.
Eli.a is not very choice,
J.ine is too blunt and buhl,
And Martha somewhat sorrowful,
And Lucy proud and cold ;
Amelia is too light and gay,
Fit only for a lliit ;
And Caroline is vain and shy,
And Flora smart and pert ;
Louisa is too soft and sleek,
lint Alice gentle, chaste and meek.
And Harriet is confiding,
And Clara grave and mild,
And Emma is otlectionatp,
And Janet arch and wild,
An I Patience is expressive,
Anil (Jraco is old and rare,
And ll.ninali warm and dutiful,
And Margaret frank and fair;
And Faith, and Hope, and Charity,
Are heavenly names of sixers three.
Kebecea for a Jewess,
Hose lor a country belle,
And Agnes for a blushing bride,
Will suit exceeding well
rinrbe for a in id wife,
Joanna for a prude,
And Kachel for a gipsy wench,
Are all extremely good ;
And Judith for a scold an churl,
And Susan fur a sailor's girl.
The mode of communicating intelli
gence to her is entirely different from
I hut of any other human being she is the
only person living who is at once blind,
deaf and dumb. The deaf and dumb can
learn by seeing, and the blind by hairing
but Lauta tan b arn in no such way.
She can only learn by tte sense of louch !
Strange as it may appear, she has been
latight not only to converse freely, but to
write. This has been accomplished bv the
use of louch alone. How did she learn
her letters ? How was the first idea com
mnnitated to her? A9 we entered the
room she was in earnest conversation with
r blind companion. The blind "irl could
hear our approach, but Laura literally
"turned a deal eat" to us. While viewing
the two we almost envied the condition of
the blind srirl. in contrast with the ni'Mil of
glit in which poor Laura was encompas
sed, Laura could speak to others by the mo
tion o( her fingers, like the deaf and dumb.
spelling out every word. Put while she
could speak to others in this way, no one
by similar motions could speak to her, as
she could not sec the motion of their bands.
In speaking to her the motion of the fin
rs had to be made inside of her hand.
She could then 11 ml erst and their meaning.
Laura and the blind girl both conversed in
this way. On the desk before Laura lay a
piece of grooved tin, with a slip of paper.
I asked if she would write her name for
me, as 1 should prize it and preserve it as a
choice memento. She complied cheerful-
after learning the request through her
acher. She placed the paper on the
rooved tin, measuring the distance from
the side, and wrote in plain round letters
"Lai ua Br i or;. man to Dn. C ." She
guided her pencil with the left hand in the
grooves of the tin.
Poor Laura! ffeavpn srrant that the
darkness which now surrounds you may
nd in this life. There is a kind Provi
nce, whose care is over you the most ob
scure creature, and in time will compen
sate and rectify all wrongs. There is no
blindness or deafness in Heaven. "There
the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and
the deaf unstopped." On leavimr the
Plind Institution I trust I had a more truth
ful sense of the blessings of sight and hear
ing, and of the corresponding obligations
they impose. Laura Pridgman is consider-
d by those who know her condition and
er attainments, as the highest object of in
terest in the world. When she is taken
away by death, thousands will regret that
they neglected the opportunity of seeing
er. Let those who indulge in complaints
at the disappointments and disadvantages
they suffer in life, only think of Laura
Uridgman. Boston 11 cms.
etc I).
A VISIT TO LAURA BRIDGMAN.
HARDWARE, CUTLERY AND GUNS,
Nos, 31 tf 33 Market Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
A few days since I paid a visit, by invi
tation, with aJriend, ,lo the "Blind Insti
tution" at South Boston, where 1 had an
opportunity to see Laura Bridgman. Al
though much has been written about this
interesting young lady, yet I am inclined
to believe that her actual condition is not
generally well understood. The Blind In
stitution lias long been established, and is
now under the superintendence of Dr,
Howe, a man whose intelligence and hu
manity admirably fit him for the situation
1 As we rang the bell, a little blind boy opetv
rpHE subscribers would call the attention of ( CJ (joor Jn answer to the inquiry if
imyersu, i ...,........ ii,,w.. u.as , , rt i . rr, ,i
duns. Clinms. I ... ' .... I '
of Table and Pocket Knives,
Locks, Hollowarc, &c. &c. We would rccom
mend to all, vur
Kmllcss Chain Pumps,
a new article now Retting into general use which
we can furnish complete nt about one half the
price paid for the old style Pumps, also a new ar
ticle of Janus Tate Door I.k k, each
"I will go and see." There was a cheer
fulness and alacrity about his movements
that interested us. It was singular to hear
the boy say lie would see if Dr. Howe was
in, when he knew he could not see at all
While we were standing on the steps, we
saw several small boys by the entrance
Look suited cither for right or left hand doors, walk, picking up the smooth stones, hand'
wiili miifrrat or white knobs. ing them to each other, each earnestly de
Our stock of f.llll is lartre and well select- cl.ri!,;,T (, !,.,. nf bla nu-n. Allhmio-h
!. comprising single and double barrels, English I areJ cheerful and happy, yet
and German make. All (roods can be, returned , ' '', ,. .... r 1 1
if not found to be as represented. Country iner- they awakened in US feelings of sadness and
ohaots would do well to call 011 us before pur- 1 sympathy. I low strange that those whose
fbasiim elsewhere. I evs are closed upon all the beautiful ob
Wheelwrights and carriage makers supplied iects of earth, and who have the least rea
withgootu .ailed Jo their business, "Y 'B " i son to rejoice, should exhibit a cheerful
W. H. & G. . ALLEN, I ,....'.. . ...1 u i..i, :
Nos. 31 A 33 Market Street, Philadelphia.
February, 21, 1852. 6mo.
WM. M'OAUTY,
B O O K 8 K L L K R ,
Mirket Street,
SUNBURY, PA.
ness and contentment which we look in
vain for in the "wide awake" world! How
little do we who enjoy the blessings ol
value it ; and how inadequately do
we realize the deprivation of it in others,
Dr. Howe was not at home, but we were
kindly waited upon by the principal fe
male teacher, it was 1 o'clock, and the
TUST received and for sale, s fresh supply 0 children Were assembling in the chapel for
I'VAStiCMCAt MI SIC their daily exercises in music. We were
for Singing Schools. Hois also opening at 1 allowed to be present. Several of the pu
this time, a large assortment ot liooks, 111 every - ,,aye(j j, . 01?.a an(J piano jn turn
Poetry, History, Novels, Kumunrrft, ftr'umtific
while the others joined in singing. The
-Works, 'Luw, Medicine, School and Children's, niusic altogether was performed with won
Hooks, Ilibles; School, Pocket anil Family, both
with and without Engravings, and every of vari
'etv of Wilding. Prayer Hooks, of all kinds.
Also just received and for sale, Purdons Di
gest of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition of 1851,
price only f 0,00.
Judge Heads edition of Blackstonea Commen
Uriel, in 3 vols. 8 vo. formerly sold at f 10,00,
ortd now offered (in fresh binding) ut the low
price of $0,00.
A Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re
specting the estates of Decedents, by Thomas F.
Gordon, price only $1,00.
Travels, Voyages and Adventures, all ol
Which will be sold low, either for cash, or court
try produce.
February, SI, 185S tl.
WANTED TO BORROW
rpWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in two
sums of six hundred dollars each, ior which
good free-hold security will lie given. Address
M. W.
Sunhury, Feb. 88, 1852. tf. '
"INK Doureau's celebrated ink, and lo Con
gres ink for tale, wholesale and retail bv
Mciembti 18, lSiO. H 13 MASSER.
derful precision and skill. It was marvel
lous to see the blind display such power
upon the organ and piano. It seemed as
though a kind Providence had compensa'
ted in part the loss of sight, by a inure nice
appreciation of sound.
But by far the greatest object of interest
to us, was Laura Uridgman. She was not
with the other children, as she could not
take part in the music, lour readers may
not all be aware that Laura is blind, deaf,
and dumb. She cmn neither hear, see nor
speak. I had somehow formed an opinion
that she was a little eirl. But I learned
that she was 22 years of age, although she
appeared not over lb or lo. Her leatures
are regular, an oval lace, witn a very pleas
ing expression of countenance. Her head
is what phrenologists would call finely bal
anced the moral and intellectual predomi
nating. Her demeanor was lady like and
attractive. One would not suppose she
ever er.ferlained a thought of eadnuss
from litr arpearancc.
NATIONAL FREE-SOIL COXYENTIOtt.
Sprcchos of Messrs. Smith and Ulddlmjs.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
PUICMATl'lt i: 1 'T lill.M ENTS.
The late lie v. Dr. Alexander, in a woik
published a new years since, gives the fol
lowing account of a remarkable incident in
the life of Itcv. Win. Tenueut :
"After a regular course of study in thenlo-
y Mr. Tenueut was preparing for his exam
ination by the piesbyteiy, ns a candidate for
the (tospel Ministry. Ilis intense application
Heeled his healih, and biought uu a pain in
his breast and a slight hectic, llo soon be
came emaciated, nnd nt length was like a
living skeleton. His life was now threaten
ed, lie grew worse and worse. He was
conversing one inoiuing with his brother in
Latin 011 tho state of bis soul, when he faint
ed and died away. Alter the usual time, ho
was laid out on a board, according to the
practice of tho country, and the neighbor
hood were invited to attend his funeral on
the next day. In the evening, his physician
returned fiom a ride in the country, and was
alllicted beyond measure at tho news of his
ath. He could not be persuaded that it
was certain, and on being told that one of
the persons who laid out tho body thought
ho bad perceived a little tremor of the llesh
under the arm, although tho budy was cold
and stilT, he edeavored to ascertain the fact.
lie first put his own hand into warm water,
to make it ns sensitive as possible, and then
felt under tho nun, und at the heart and af
firmed that he felt an unusual warmth, though
no one else could. He had the body placed
in a warm bed, and insisted that the people
who had been invited to the funeral should
be requested not to attend. To this the bro
ther objected H9 absurd, the eyes being sun!,-,
the lips discolored, and the whole body cold
and stiff. However, tho tloctor finally pre
vailed, and all probable means were enter
tained to discover symptoms of returning life.
But the third day arrived, and no hopes were
entertained of succes but by the doctor, who
never left him night nor day. Tho people
were ugain invited, and they assembled to
attend the funeral. The doctor still objected,
and at last confined bis request to tho delay
of one hour then half an hour then a quar
ter of uu hour. Perceiving him moistening
the swollen totigue with some emollcnt oint
ment, tho brother, mistaking the doctor's
purpose, sharply exclaimed: "It is shameful
to be feeding a lifeless corpse,1' and insisted
with earnestness that the funeral should im
mediately proceed. At this critical moment,
the body, to the great astonishment and
alarm of all present, gave a groan, opened
its eyes, and sunk again into apparent death.
This put an end to all the thoughts of bury
ing him, and every effort was again directed
tor his restoration. In about an hour, the
eyes again opened, a heavy groan proceeded
from the body, and again all appearance 01
animatiom vanished. In another hour, life
seemed to return with more power, and a
complete revival took place, to the great joy
of the family and friends, and to the no small
astonishment of many w ho bad 6i ridicu
ling the idea of restoring to lift a dead boily."
Nomination of John P. Jtulc, of New Hamp
shire, for President, and George 11'. Julian,
of Indiana, for Vice President.
SECOND BAY OK THE SESSION.
PlTTsnurnj, Aug. 13.--Tho Convention
met at 9 o'clock, in Lafayette Hull ; none
but delegates being admitted.
The Masonic Hall is still occupied by the
mass meeting of mixed colors.
Fiod. Douglass in his speech last night tie
clared that "tho only mode of rendering the
Fugitive Slave Law a dcadletler, was to put
bullets through half a dozen slavu-catchem,
which would deter them from pursueing fu
giiiws." This sentiment was received with
cuthusiastiu cheers.
Tho Convention was opened with prayer,
by Uev. Mr. Lovejoy, of Illinois.
The Journal was read and npproved.
The first business in order was the appoint
ment of National Committee.
Joshua Giddings, chairman of the commit
tee, repoited a platform from which wo ex
tract the following resolutions:
Twelfth. That the public lands of the
United Stales belong to the people, nnd should
not be sold to individuals, nor granted to cor
poiations, but should be held as a sacred
trust for the benefit of tho people, and should
bo granted, in limited quantities, freo of cost,
to landless settlers.
Fourteenth. That slavery is a sin against
God and a crime against man, the enormity
of which no law nor usage can sanction or
mitigate ; and that Christianity and humanity
alike demand its abolition.
Twentieth. That the Freo Democratic
party is not organized to aid either tho Whig
or Democratic wing of the great slave com
promise party of the nation, but to defeat
them both; and, that repudiating and re
nouncing both as hopelessly corrupt and ut
terly unworthy of confidence, the purpose of
the Free Democracy is to lake possession of
the Federal Government, and administer it
for the better protection of the lights and in
terests of the whole people.
Twenty-first. That wo inscribe on our
banner "free soil; free speech; free labor
and free men ;" and under it, will fight over,
until a triumphant victory shall reward our
exertions.
Gerritt Smith, from the minority of the
committee also repoited a platform as a sub
stitute, from which we extract the following
treasonable and in Jlamatory resolutions:
4th. That not only do we condemn and
trample upon tho enactment called "the Fu
gitive Slave Law," and upon every other
enactment for slavery; but we holdall forms
of piiacy, and especially the most nlroeious
and abominable one of slave!)', to bo entirely
incapable of legislation.
5;!i. That inasmuch as all the nations and
reccs of men constitute but one biolherhood
we offer our fraternal sympathies to tho op
pressed, not only of our own land, but of
every other land--to those for whom Kossuth
so eloquently pleads, as well as to the Amer
ican slave.
The question then recurred on a substitute
and Gerrilt Smith took tho floor.
My fellow-citizens, said Mr. Smith, I en
tertain but very little hope that this superla
tively guilty nation can ever be saved from
the curses of an ever just and righteous
God. Perhaps there are other nations equal
ly guilty, but they are not committing their
crimes in the name of Republicanism and
Christianity. Were our system of govern
ment despotic, or our religion heathen, there
might bo some hope of revolutionizing and
regenerating her. If our Christian lights
havo become darkness, how great is that
daikness and how heinous our crime. I
came to this Convention with little hope that
my guilty country can be saved, and I shall
go away, perhaps, wilh as little, and per
haps wiili less hope. This is, however, an
action, if this Committee would take it, w ill
send mo home villi hope at least. It is
hardly necessary for me to refer to this ac
tion, as you are not ready to take il, and
1 when ready, it may, alas ! bo too late your
country may then be ruined. For the last
half dozen years 1 have labored for this ac
tion, and would recommend it to you, and
had 1 any encouragement Cries of ' Let
us have it !" Well I will give it to you.
The first is, that you organise a party as
w ide in its scope na our country, and that
you adopt, ns its fundamental principles, the
doing to others ns you would havo other to
do unto yon. Von say you have broken off
from the old political parlies, but you intend
to return to them again. Ciies of "No;
110 !" You certainly have a desire or
thought to return again id the old flesh pots
of Egypt. Have you not Cries of "No 5
Tiiiajrealer the humbug-the more follow
ets.
never !" They must come to us. You cer
tniuly believe that these old parlies are ca
pable of future usefulnessthat Ihera is
some good in them. Enthusiastic cries of
'No ; 110 !" Why, you really encourage
me, and I have some hope of you. Cheers
Lot left Sodom wilh the belief that that city
would be consumed, and in leaving these
old political parties, let me urge you never,
ike Lot's wife, to cast a lingering look be
hind. There are good men iu those parties,
but they must come up to us wo cannot
go down tu them. You have left behind you
a Veep and impassable gulf belwen yourself
and these accursed parties. Do you say
go t Cries of "Yes ; yes !" Then, my
friends we will resaid that matter as set'
tied, and 1 have borne hope. We have
now resolved on organizing a party for our
selvesa permanent parly not a one, or a
two, idea party, nor even a twenty idea
party, but n party with ideas as numerous
ns are the objects of civil government a par
ty of an unlimited number of ideas, and com
mon honesty shall be the fundamental prin
ciple of that parly. If we seek lo ndvauce
one class to tho prejudice of another, wo
piove as guilty und wicked as the old par
ties. Our candidate must honestly aim logo
for all that a just civil government will go
fur, ami ngaiust. 1 am willing, and we all
should be willing to allow for dilferenco of
opinion on interior points, in the views of onr,
candidates. There is 0110 point 011 which
Aati Slavery men are- often dishonest, and
that is in acknowledge! that slavery can be
legalized. Were the question one of legali
zing white slavery, you would look upon it
with horror, but still you henr them some
times acknowledging such legislation. Sla
very is near akin to murder ; for what parent
would riot prefer his child should be mur
dered rather than consigned to slavery1? Mr.
S. then proceeded to advocate physical re
sistance to the Fugitive Slave Laws: lo de
nounce as dishonest the doctrine of non-resistance.
The black man cannot esteem or
respect us so long as we refuse to take the
ground, that lesistance to the slavery of the
black man is as imperative as resistance to
the slavery of whites. He would not recog
nize an enactment to shelter the man thief:
so long ns slave catching is legalized, slavery
will exist.
A delegate asked whether he would advo
cate tho use of carnal weapons.
Mr. Smith replied that, there were vari
ous modes of resistance, and he left to each
the choice of his own mode and weapon of
resistance.
Tho speaker then proceeded to speak on
temperance and slavery combined, regarding
t radio in slaves and the traffic in intoxicating
liquors, ns species of damnable piracy. He
declared himself ns standing on the Christi
ana nnd Jersey resistance platform ; when
several members responded that they had
and were icady to stand with him on the
same lesistance platform. Mr. Smith con
cluded by remarking that he came with but
little hope that his countiy can bo saved, but
il thi.i Convention acted properly, there would
be room for hope : nnd that we would not
have to wait until 1850 to get the electoral
vote of some of the Stales.
Joshua Giddings then took the floor, and
expressed his high admiration for the friend
and brother who last spoke; but regretted
the desponding tone with which he addies
sed a Western audience, lie has lived among
New Yoik iniquity, New York villainy, and
New York sneaking, scheming and deception,
and does not know the feeling of tho Western
people on Ibis subject. Although my head
is grey, I cannot, 1 cannot despond, but hope
to live to see the day when the slave power
shall not have a foothold upon this continent
1 don't believe my biother w ill live to redeem
that fallen State of New York. I don't be
lieve he will do it by telling them that there
is 110 use of woik. Does my friend know
that we have sent fifteen members to the
Ohio Legislature, who have removed from
her statute-book that infernal black code!
and will our friend say that ho despairs of his
country) God forgive him for his want of
faith. Tho eyes of tho whole slave-power of
the nation are upon ns, in fear and trembling,
and why should we despond? Mr. Giddings
did not believe there was one man piofessing
to be a Free Soiler, in this city, who had any
idea of ever looking back to the mass of cor
ruption lo bo found in the old parlies. He
believed and asserted that those who slew
Coisueh were Hie most efficient piotectois of
our Constitution now living, lie every where
would assert such doctrine, but he was not
ready lo place such doctrine on the platform
Ho demanded tho lepeal of the law, bul
friend Smith is opposed to asking for its re
peal. 1 have helped o(T ns many Jerry's as
he has; audi have told a fugitive, v. hen pur
sued by the slave-catcher, lo shoot him down,
and put the pistol in his hand. I then told
the slave-catcher to lake him, but he did not
wish lo rim any lir-k on that point, for I be
lieve the fugitive would have shot him. Ho
then turned away, und I have seen him no
more. We cannot fix this resistance as a
duty on all Free Soilers, so long as slavery is
legalized, ati.l they may be liable to be shot
down, and lost forever to their wives and
their children, by the muskets of the govern,
ment. He hoped the Anti-Slavery men
would never take grounds that would leave
them open to the assaults of the slaveholders,
If ho was to be sent lo Congress, and he
supposed he would be, as a matter of course,
he asked them lo relieve him from attacks
through their platform, lie wished lo be
free to continue his assaults on shivery, and
that was sufficient lo demand his entire pow
ers M. Giddings corcluded, by asserting that
he intended to devote the remainder of his
life lo the abolition of slavery, und he hoped
to seo a universal union of all sections of the
party; bul would infinitely prefer that Ihey
should act seperately, in their own peculiar
spheres, to having their platform embarrased
by indefensible positions.
The Convention then adjourned lo half-past
two o'clock .
In the afternoon session Mr. Tappan asked
the following resolution to be added to the
platform.
Resolved, That as American slavery it a
sin against God , and crime against man, it
il in the highest sense invalid, illegal, and
not a law either Divine or human, and is
therefore utterly void and of no force, befoie
God and man.
Mr. Clarke, of Michigan, moved that Mr
Giddings bo instructed to strike out the words
"and human," out of the substitute proposed
by Mr. Tappan, as it was preposterous to say
slavery did not exist by human law.
Dr. Snodgrass recorded tho motion lo strike
out.
Mr. Lovejoy, of Illinois, declared the sub
stitute proposed was nonsense and wanted
to seo (ho original resolutions adopted. Sla
very does exist, and what was the use of de
elating that it does not"! He was not willing
to make fools of ourselves, to gain a few votes.
He was tio l of being catechised every four
years by Mr. Smith, of New York, to know
whether h) had quilted the old parties,
whilst he hud lie vi..' bci-nigrd to them.
Adopt this prop'isi!i,,ii, an. I four eais fiiim
now, he will a.-k us to go wilh him in his 1
notions about women, nnd declaro thorn to
be men, and 110 mistake. He will afterwards,
probably bring in some other metaphysical
nonsense, 10 be attached lo our platform.
Mr. Lovejoy was frequently interupled. but
he declared that he must and would be heard,
as he could not accept the amendment. In
conclusion, ho said that the original resolu
tions were acceptable lo him, and he was
willing to declare that slavery was of no
binding force, when he knew il was of crush
ing force.
Mr. Miller, of Maine, hoped to settle the
difficulty in a few words. Ho considered
the only value of the amendment was its
ambiguity, its capability of being made to
mean anything or nothing.
The question was then put on tho motion
to strike out, and the vote was called for by
Stales, as follows: ayes 13-1, nays 76. So
tho fourth resolution was striken out.
Mr. Booth, of Wis., moved as a substitute
for Mr. Tappan's substitute the following :
llesolved, That slavery is a sin against God
and crime against man, which no human
enactment nor usage can make right, and that
Christianity, humanity and patiiotisn alike
demand its abolition.
The resolution with regard to the arrest of
seamen in Southern ports was then added
to the platform.
Amid much confusion and excitement, the
previous question was ordered on the platform
as amended, with the following result ayes
197, nays 11 the States all voting aye except
Virginia, which gave 7 nays and 7 yeas;
New York, 29 yeas and 7 nays ; Illinois 5
yeas and 3 ..ays.
Mr. Booth, of Michigan, then offered a re
solution, declaring that all men have a na
tural right lo a portion of tho soil, living and
dying at their birth and at their death
That those who oppose this doctrine, would
battle up God's Bunshiiio for speculation.
Several delegates pronounced it humbii
gery and nonsense, and the Convention was
thrown into great excitement.
Mr. Sheddcn, of Penna., looked upon this
subject as the entertaining-wedge to tho de
strnction of slavery.
Mr. Smith, of lnd., said that no man could
sell the soil ; he could sell his improvements,
but not the soil. That the Government claim
ed tho soil but to protect those that were liv
ing on it.
Tho balloting then proceeded, and resul
ted as follows: J an V. Hale, 192; Charles
Durkee, 18; C. Phillips, 1 ; Thomas II. Ben
ton, 1 : Gerritt Smith, 3 : Solomon P. Chase,
3 ; Goodall, of N. Y., 2.
A second ballot was then commenced, and
G'?o. W. Julian was unanimously nominated
for Vice President, wilh the exception of
sixteen votes from Pennsylvania and four
from New Noik, cast fur Lewis.
A i:.VAMPI.H
A young man, (says Sir K. Kane,) wantiu
lo sell spectacles in London, petitions the cor
poratiou lo allow him to open his little shop.
without paying the fees ot fieedom, und ho
if fas
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goes
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uiipy all his time; he
occupies hiuiseil at iiilcivals in taking asun
der and re-making all the machines he can
come at. He finds that there uie buoks 011
mechanics written in foreign languages; he
boriows a dictionary, and learns those lan
guages, to lead these buoks. The L'niveisity
people wonder at him, and are loud of pop
ping into his room in the evenings, to tell
him what they are doing, and to . !: at the
the queer instruments he coni'.;i.c'.s- A
macliino in the University wants iei li-mg
and he is employed. Ho makes it a :v-.v
machine. The steam-engine is constructed;
and the giant mind of Watl stands out be
fore the world the author of the industrial
supremacy of this country, the herald of a
new force in civilisation. But was Watt
educated1 Where was ho educated? At
bis own workshop, and in the best manner.
Watt learned Latin when he wanted it for
his businosa. He yarned French and Her
man ; but these thing were lools, not ends.
He used them lo promote his engineering
plans, as he used laihes and levers.
A clever Female French Writer says, wo
men should nol sit beside the man Ihey wish
lo conquer, but opposite him. "Attack a
heait by full fiont, not by profile," is her ex
pression. The census of Detroit has just been taken,
showing a population of 26,643. In I860 il
was 21,027.
Isaac S. Waterman, has been elected Pres
ident of tho Water Gap and Easton (Ta) Rail-
I toad Company.
FIRST It IDE OX A RAtLKOAU
Wo havo often thought that to a persnrl
who saw a train of cars im motion for (he
first lime Iho sight must be most miraculous,
and astounding As Jack Downing once said,
'"I'vasso queer Iosco a hull lot of wagons)
chuck full of people and thiligs agoin' of at
that 'ere speed, and no boss to draw 'om."
A genius of Iho soil referred to lately made
his experimental trip, llo was a groen horn,
a genuine back-woods-man, who feared noth
ing in Iho shapa of man or beast; but any
thing that ho could not understand puzzled
him even more than it did, perhaps, the or
dinary rim cf his fellows. Well, he came to
Catersville, a short time since, for the vot-
..i-... 1. 1 . .. . .
,m,- 01 lamug 111s nrsi railroad trip.
He d hearn tell on 'em, but didn't believe.
he said, half tho nonsense folks said about
m. When the cars arrived at (he placd
our hero was there, patiently wailing, and
mucti excited and elated In anticipating his
intended ride. As the cars approached, he
stood gazing with wonder and awe at thd
engine, puffing and smoking. Following the
example of the others, as soon as the cars
topped he hurried aboard, wiih'his saddle
bags on his arm, and seated himself near
window, Then looking around nt the pas
sengers, manifesly much surprised, he put
ins nead out ol tho window, to see the "crit
tor start." While in this position, watching
witn mucn anxiety, tho whistle sounded.
Our hero, much surprised, and evidently a
nine alarmed, drew back his head with a
molion that might be called a jerk, and turn
ing to a gentleman sitting near him said :
"Well, stranger, did you ever hear such a
snoit as that V
"The engine?" suggested the other.
"Well, 1 don't know what it is, but hollo.
how she goes !"
"Giiesa you are not acquainted with rail4
road traveling ?"
"Hang it, no I haint they runaway 1 Crea
tion, how it jetks V
"It's all safe enough, you may rely, tho
cars are starling.''
"That's all; well stranger, 1 ain't afeard.
you know, but kinder surprised like, that's
all," said the mountain boy half ashamed
'1 golly ! stranger, did you hear that'ero
snort ? It beats dad's jackass, and he's a
roarer, no mistake. Whew, how it doea
somelhiu' buslin,' puff; I'm sure."
"Oh, fudge, it's all right," said the other,
settling himself for a nap.
"I swow ! I don't see bow you can sleep.
darned ef I do."
"Nothing like getting used to it," said tho
other. "You've heard of the eels that had
been skinned so many times they rather
liked it, and used 10 come ashore every few
days lo get their hide taken olT, haveu't
you 1"
"You're gassin' stranger."
Tho bell rang, the engine moved off, away
went the cars at rapid speed, and before dot
hero had recovered from the shock which,
the "snort" produced, tho cars were moving
slowly over Etowah Bridge. Discoveiing a
change in its gait, he popped his head out of
the window again, "lo see how it moved,"
saw that he was some distance from the
earth, and supposing the "critter" was flying,
swooned, and fell from his seat speechless.
Several gentlemen sitting near caught hold
of him, raised him up, shook him and rubbed
him until he revived a little.
"This mail's crazy," suggested some of
tho bystanders tngely."
"No he's not," answered he who bad be
fore 6poke, "he's frightened. ',
'Frightened ?"
"Yes, scared half lo death."
"About what?"
"The cais; he never was in a train before,
he told me so."
A baity laugh ran through those about
the half fainting man, which had the effect
toaiouso him to consciousness, at least par
tially so, for bis breath began lo come and
go more regularly, mid at last he opened his
eyes as large us saucers, and seeing several
01 the gentlemen who had just come to his
assistance about him, he looked up most be
seechingly in the face of one of them, and
said
5(rangcr, has it lit 1"
niOPlXOF LlltOI'E.
A grand ptuject has been ptoposed al Par
is by the Abbe Moigno, a scientific writer of
some note, and author uf a work on telegraph
ing. It is lo establish in the Bois de Bou
logne, at the gates of the capital, a model, in
rebel of Europe, wilh all lis towns, cities,
tiseis, lakes, railways, mountains, and forests.
Each country and each lowii would occupy
space exactly proportioned lo their real ex
tent ; every mountain would resemble, in
geological construction and form, that which
il would represent; and every river and rail,
way would be of real water and real iron,
and in length so many yards lo the mile.
This singular model would occupy several
acres. Tho expense of forming 11 would, it
is admitted, be enormous : but that, the Abba
contends, would be an umiinporlaut consid
eration, compared to the instruction it would
afford, nol only lo youth, but to people of all
ages and professions, and the striking addi
tion it would prove lo the curiosities of the
giand ville.
Tub late Jacob Bell, Ihe extensive ship-
builder of New York, who died recently left
a foitune of t700,000, for the disposition of
which ho made 110 will.
Tut celebrated Mrs. Bloomer is in Roches
ter, where she intends passing some time at
a Water Cuie establishment.