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N'KW SEMES, YOL. 10, NO. 34.
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1857.
OLD SERIES, VOL- 18. NO- 8.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BU2TBTTE.V, PA.
Ru-in.ss attended In In th Counties of Nor
thumberland, Union, Lycoming MoaWai ujJ
2elumlia.
Ilefa-cnces in Philadelphia !
ItB. Job RiTfon. Ch... r,il,'.on.. K..
.mf. t SanderaM, ir"'h C"- .
"lsTmotjntain colliery
SUPEUIOU WHITE ASH
ANTHRACITE COAL,
'rem the Mammoth Vein, fur Kuril ace, KounJ
lios. Steamboats and Family use,
tr. Cabsi, .SonriicEiii.iu I'oosTt, li
PIZEs'oi' COAL.
t.lM?, for Blast Furnaces end Cupolas,
8TEAMU0AT, for Steamboats, Hot Air
ftirniices and Steam.
M JtOlC EN, por Oral, Stoves and Stea.
STMVE. )Vtn S'ovee, Steam and burning
NUT,. Lima.
KEA.for Limeburners and making Meam.
OrJer received at Mt. Cannel or Norllium
jarlanJ Wharf, will receive nromnt attention.
Mo B UlUel'l
D. J. J.liVNH,
WILLIAM MUIR.
Vtj 3, 185C if
riiTX.ADEi.rniA
Wooil Moulding Will,
r:.:, . u.e 7w:.!(,av- SiJ
TR XI O V L 1 I N i auital'Ie fr Carpcntera
('Hlii.ct and Frame Makers
eri.e.l from tl.o Lest and thoroughly acaonrd j
material, alwayi on Imnd. Any uaitern work
J troni a drawing. ,
T!i mihs. riiicr having purctiaefil tbe enire .
in e rett, will continue iho huaintaa with incroaa-
n farilitita. .
Agi-nta wantrJ in the various towna in ttiie
j.mtioii ol Ihe SiuK-, to whom r..i.orlunitiea will j
I t ctl'rrcd for lHtgc jirofila to ihomnelve.. (
H A.ML'KL li. m:RY. I
July 1, HIT. 3in
""immense EXCITEMENT ! 1
Kevolutiou in the Dry Goods Business ! ! !
J. F. 8l X. F. KTjINB,
Uenuei'tlully amiouuee lo Iheir friend, and the
puHic in fii'iicml that Ihey have received tt their
Store in UieT Augus-a towr.lii, Norlhumher
' anil county Pa., lit Kline a (irove llirir Siring
and Summer liOODS, and opened lo the public
a general assortment of mcrchjudiie See.
Cnnaiating in pari oH-lotha, ldacW and fancy
Ca merj, rfalinetia. ('lietla. Kentucky Joane
tocelher with nvieral aortment of Spring
and Summer Good, adapted to all claaaea ol per
aone. JJnady made Clothing, conti.lmg of toata and
Vral..
Ladies Bress Goods,
f?i:mu er rtliuwla, liingiiatne, Lawna, Ducala,
I'aiii'oca, blaclt Silko !)C.
Also a fresh aupply of Druga and Medicine",
Grirer'.ii Ac, of all kind.
A new aupply of Hardware, Queenaware.
wooden waie llrooina iVc-
A lar; asKortmeiilof Roota and Ukooo auiia
ble for men women and children.
HATS AND CAM.
School Books, Siationerjr, Envelopes, Ink, Ac.
KlH AND K.I.T.
And all good usually kept in country etore.
Ceir e and see, Uome one, come all.
'J'lio public are respectfully Invited lo call and
eiami'ie our slock More purchasing elsewhere.
Ail of the above named stock uf gooda will he
sjKI positively nt low prices for cash, or in ex
cliano for country produce at the higheet mar
ket price.
Thdiikful for past favors wo hope by atrict
attention to l.uaiiics to merit a continuance of
t!ie Ktne.
Kline.'a (irove, Pa., May IC, I57 if
A. J. CONRAD.
HOLLOWING HUN.
rrj Esl'KUTKULI.Y informs Ihe public that
lj he has repiL-nihed his .Store with, an ex
cellent assortment ol New (iooda just received
Ir.nn 1'liiliidclphia, which he will sell on terme
bs reasotiahlo as any oilier establishment. His
assorliimiit c.)iiiis in p.ut of
;UTlls, t'ASfl-MEUKS St SATTINETT,
Vi'iuter Wean for men and boys, all alylca and
prices
Ladie Ei.'s food.
Consistuig of I) lack Hilks, Merinos, Alpacas,
lie Liinea, Calicoes, (imghams, MuaUns, Trim
mings, A c.
Also a Iresh supply of GROCERIES of all
kind.
HARDWARE and QTTEEXSWARE,
Cedirwro, Bfo.nn-i, Ac. Also a largo assort
ment of Uonu ami Hhoes. su'table for Men Wo
men and Children. Hate and Cape, Silk Hate,
nd all goods usunllv kept in a Country Store.
All the above named siook of goods will be
aold positively at low prices for caah, or in ex
chaiii;e (ft country produce, at the highest
market price.
Hollowing Run. Nov. 19. lAM lv
Iiri:T WIIEKl. GRlltHB,
f fJtil IS Crease is recommended to the notice of
Wagonera, Livery HUM keepora, etc., as
t rig ftcn.HioH to anything of the kind over in
oiluced. Aa it does not go.n upon Ihe axles
is much more durable, and is not aQeclod bv
aho weather, remaining tbe same in stimraxr af
winter, and put up i lis) tanietora at 7 and
fj ocpti, tp, o4a Jy A. W. TlM FB
Moh
gdcft- Ijocint
BVILDING ON TnE SAND.
tt SL1IA COOK.
'Tin f 11 to woo, 'tis well lo wed,
For so the world Las done
Since m)rtle grew and roses blew,
And morning brought the son.
Cut have core, ye young and fair
JHe sure ye pledge with truth j
Be oertaiu tliul your love will wear -ttoyoud
the doys of youth. '
For It' 700 gire Col heart fur heart,
Ai wall k band fur baud,
You'll bud you've played tbe 'uowise'
part,
Aod "built upon the Sati'J.-'
M'ia well to save, 'tis well to bat
A goodly store ol'gold,
And bold euuugb. ul aUitilDg Stuff,
Fur charity is cold.
Dut place tiot all your hopes and trust
lu what the iluep mii.e brings J
Wo cannot live on yellow dust,
Unmixed with purer things.
And he who piles up wealth alone.
Will oftun have to stitud
iiesi'lu his culler i best and own
"l is "built upon tbe euud."
'Til good to rpik in kindly gnistf,
Aud sooth where'er we can ;
Fair speech should bmd tbe bainan
10 i nd,
A ud love link man to msn.
Cut stay not the gentle words,
Let (leerlg with lun.ifnugre dwell ;
The one who puiett ft.irvin' birds
Should scatter crumbs us well.
Tbe mercy that is warm and true
Must lend a helping hand,
Fur those who talk and fad to do
But "build upou tbe sued.".
Select folic.
AN HOUR'S STRUGGLE WITH POISON.
I was tpendinp soitii dnys. not many years
ago, in a beautiful little country village, and
iu a family that bad moie than common at
traction!) to one who loves domestic life as
much a9 myself. The little coltuge in which
1 wua stayiNg contained but few inmute?, but
the little circle hud in it the element3 of more
interest thuu I havo often sueti developed iu
the same number of person3.
I he father or tbo tauiiiy almost tooyntinir
to feel that he was indeed entitled to Unit
honorable appellation was a fini, frunk
hAtted iiicciiuuit., wii'u a world uf U'luuding
life in his vein9, an energy that, when fully
aroused drove everything violently heTore
him. and a warmth of disposition that, won
him more friendship tban it hud then nr bas
since given him uf the goods of this world.
His wih to v,hom bu bud been married
some four yenrs nug singularly beautiful.
TIihy bud two children tbe one a lunching
brown-eyed and brown-haired little fniry of
three years. Her name was Kvelten. Tho
socoud was a crowing laughing, blue-eyed
plump littla beauty, of less limn a tar. prom
ising to have all the churniB of the other ut
her age. And bcr name wus Lilian.
1 whs sitting one ulleriioon iu the quiet
litthi room, with my feet upon two chairs,
reading a plcapuiit book, in a state betneeu
asleep und arake my host away at his shop,
a few hundred yards otf, und my pretty hostess
engaged in her household lubora when I was
thrown out of my indolence by a scream that
brought tr.n to my leet l.ke nn electric shuck.
It was a wnmrtu'e voice, und had in it an ex
cess of agony that cannot be indicated in
words,-so loud thut it rung over I but quiet
little village like a trumpet, nml brccght
every ono forth to ascertain the cause.
1 sprang to tbe door that separated the
sitting room from tbe dining apartment, and
saw the whole at a glance. Tim youlig
mother stood at the door with her Cm-born
our darling Kveleen in her arms, dying !
A few brief und hurried words from tbe ser
vunt told me tbe sad story. The little girl
had acconipunied a child-uncle up stairs,
while the mother was busy bel w. aud while
the attention of tbe older child was one mo
ment turned uwuy, sho seized a bottle of cor
rosive sublimate, io hIcoIioI, and ilrauk
emrigh to take twenty such lives. The little
thing had tottered down the stairs, and tho
mother nut her at the landing with Ihu emp
tied buttle id her hand, and the poison oozing
from ber mouth, the child all uncor-scinus yet
of the fearful thing she hnd done. Wus it
any woudur that that terrible rhriek rung out
over tbe quiet village, and that already the
occupants or every house near were rushing
toward tho spot where the mother stood ?
Hut a few moments could have possibly
elapsed since the poison was taken, and yet
Ilia tiled was already learlul. Alter inn
tirst shriek of horror, tbe mother hud quieted
to a calm despaii lor the moment, and stood
with the child 111 her arms, making no triuit
for its relief, and indeed it seemed hopeless.
for already the subtle poison seemed diUuctl
throughout the frame ; the brown eyes had
lost their lustre, the face was blackened as if
after death, and the teeth were tight-set in
convulsive spasm that evidently would not
pass away. 1 examined the little lot durlitig
for a moment, kuw that it was hopeless, uu.l
tarned away, uaatilu to bear thut mother s
agony. Tbo little door-yard was already half
full of tho villagers, and sobs, moans, and
lamentations over the fate of tbe dyiiif. child
were heard iu every direction, mingled with
quick and hurried questions as to the manner
ol us occurrence, and vain attempts at an
swering, which added an oppressing coulusiun
to tbe sadness of tbe scene
The little pi uy fellow uncle, who had been
up stairs with the child, had ruu instantly to
cull the father, aud but a few moments had
elapsed, before he sprang into the middle of
the group. Ho had been told all, aud aked
do questions. I had time to mark that his
eye was very stern, and thut bis lips were
very firmly compressed. Others, too, cai ked
it; uod 1 knew afterward that a murmur ruu
around tho circle, of bow strange it was that
be bstruyed 00 fueling 1
lie reached out his hands snd took the
child from its mother.. Its eyes were closed
now, aod now a white ooze coming from be.
tweun tbe blackening lips. Whs ever death
mora assured 1 saw bun open ihe eyolids,
and heard him give a sigh of relief, lie told
me afterward that tbe eye was not shrunken,
an ) so death bad not begun. Then ho at
tempted to open the mouth, bol the teeth
were tight set, and they resisted his efl'orta.
liut with a force that seemed almost brutal,
bo aetaallr wreooheii the teeth apart, aud'
j f etfvd th rowtb.
"Shame I" cried ono of ths bystanders. v-
The father did not heed them, but motioned
to a neighbor to take the child in his arms.
He did so,
"Bring rile the epg basket," ho spoke very
sternly, almost without opening his teeth, to
tbe servant.
"What do yon want of it?" "What can yon
do with it?" -He is crafy 1" and many such
remarks followed, but tbe basket was there
io a nioment,
He seized one of the eggs, broke it, inserted
his fingers again between the teeth, wrenched
Ibem apart by force, though they shut with
so convulsive a motion as to tear the flesh
from bis fingers and poored the albumen in
ihe throat. There was a slight stiungle, bnt
nothing more, and the spectators were horri
fied at the action,
"Don't, the child is dying 1" said one.
"1'lease don't hurt the poor littlo thing
it can't live I" the mother found voice to say,
laying her hand upon his arm.
"Mary, be still," be answered sternly,
while is teeth never relaxed from their
clenching, ad1 bis face was as hard as if he
were entering a baf.'le, "and don't any of you
meddle with me keep C.?i"
Tbo bystanders involuntarily" fboyed, with
many harsh remarks upon his cruel!, but be
did uot heed them, aud wont on. Another
and another wus broken, and still there was
no sign of life. Then the whole body of by.
slanders brake into a loud mursrmr, and cries
of "brute 1" "Let tho child die in 1 eace 1"
He is crazy take the child from him !" were
Heard around him.
lie desisted from his efforts for ft moment.
and turned with a erceuess which had before
boen altogether foroitn to his nature, but no
one who saw him afterwards forgot it.
"Fools," be hissed, "mind your own business,
and leave me to mine. Take her owav. will
you ? Try it l1' nnd ho went on. emptying egg
uiier egg uowti the apparently lifeless tbront.
'ri,., .1.... 11 l 1 .
mi niuiiHT couiu near 1111s no longer.
Her first-born wus being tortured before her
eyes in its death, and she imploringly flung
herself 011 her knees before her husband's
father, who had the moment before arrived.
"O, father, do stop him I" she gasped ; "he
is torturing thut poor dying child I"
The grandfather started forward n step to
interfere, for h, toe, thought the proceeding
nn outrageous one : but he stonned and said.
"Mary, let him alone. The child will die if
he does not go on. it cannot do more than
die if he duos. 1 would not sav a woid to
him for the world. The child is bis j let him
use bis pleasure."
there was a silenco then. In a moment
more there was a Quiver of the eyelid, a con
vulsive movement of the chest, and the teeth
lost their tension. The father seized bis
child, ttirued her face downward, and the
poison began to flow from her mouth. Again
slid again as the retching ceused he repeated
the experiment the life returning still more,
und the face losing its black color every
instant. More than twenty times the albu
men had been administered, and more than
half those tir.s followed by- the expulsion of
tbe poison, when the eves opened the father
desisted, and the littlo sufferer lay just alive
in uia urms, exhautted, its little lite terribly
shu tiered, but taven!
1 ben when the uecessity for exertion and
determination was over when the physician
hud been summoned, and they knew that
darling little Kveleen might live, alter many
weeks ol a struggle between life and death;
when the relieved friends bud acknowledged
that they hud wronged him first, when the
beautuul and sorrowful wife bad blest bun
through her kisses and tears, and all knew
that under Ciod only such almost fierce de
termination could have snverl the child then
the father sat down, unnerved, und wept like
a child.
Not as in "Little Sister Evelyn," did the
poison do its fearful ofiice. Kveleen is alive
to-day, ami her brown eyes aro opened upon
wnmunhnoil. iut there is no hour 111 my
lire tlmt brings so thrilling a recollection a
that ol the young father's struggle for the hie
of his child. New York Despatch.
(From the Boston Post )
1837 and 1857.
Some stilt go back to the suspension of
1837, aud say that the cases are, nt bottom,
utiulogous, uud thut what then was unavoida
ble is necessary now. We have remarked ul
some length on the facts that prove them
not to lie. Take nn illustration that comes
home to our present condition as to specie
one drawn from the state of tho exchanges.
Nearly a lortnight ego we remarked that in
place of the millions of foreign indebtedness,
und of the ruinous drain of specie out of the
country iu lbilT, the rate is such in 1857 thut
it must bring specie fioui obroud. Look at
exchunge to-dnyj 1 1 is at such d rate as to
allow a margin of profit to import specie
from Kitrope of between tight uud ttine per
cent; the trade is sorb thut the specie must
come; and it is eufe to predict that heavy
imports can begin within thirty days, while
our own product is pouring in constantly
liom California. Need we point to the differ
ence between such a state of things and the
state thut existed at the date of the 137
suspension T Then our exchanges were against
us us to specie, and it was flowing out of the
banks and out of the country.
liut look at this alleged analogy in a point
of v ew in which we have not considered it.
The suspension of 1837 took place at a time
when our crops were all in had been all used
up. Indeed, all through the South the plunt
ers had even pledged the crops nut yet town
llitife a' 183S 'or means in meet their ennane
ments Let us recall a fact or two. Here is
a '(notation frein a N. Oilcans paper of 1337
just b 'fore the suspension : "New Orleans,
April 5, 1337. Three hundred bales of good
quality cotton were bought for remittance to
Liverpool, on Tuesday, for Seven cents. In
Hinds co inly, Mississippi, more riu a thou
sand fails, have been brought." To show,the
slate ol me South we take the tollowiiig troni
the Mitsistijiian, printed at Jackson, tbe seat
of Uoverniueut : "Nearly three millions are
to be recovered in the three couuties of
Hinds, Madisou and Yazoo, aod propnitinu.
ally in other counties of tbo Slule, by tbe
approucbii.g terms of their respective courts."
Aud tbe West was as bad off as the Bou'.h.
lo fact, crops there, hud fuiled, and up to tbe
very day of the 1837 suspension we were in
creasing our indebtedness to Europe by im
porting wheat. A table of these importa
tions is before us, down to April 19, a few
duys before tbe general suspension. This is
no less curious thuu it is valuable :
Jan. Feb. March. April.
49.01)0 32.900 14G.000 2,f00
England,
tieruiany,
Holland,
Hemnark,
Hussia,
Austria,
Uiy.
France,
Sicily,
Frutsis,
75.100
7.5110
1.0U0
70.000 85,200 23,000
8,000 00,000 28,400
22.000
ft,100
7.000
25,000
14,000
59.000
8,000
64. BOO
1.300
5,400
Jusbols. 132,600 176.SM 413,800 1S5,309
Such was the enndiflen tT tb eonntry, as
to crops and specie balances. fn lr 37. Then,
by the natural conrse of trade, specie was
going abroad j (oir.g abroad, too, to settle
balances occasioned hy commercial transac
tionsto pay tot the flood of wheat that was
pouring in upon us. The suspension took
place in May.
Now look at the state of things to-day ;
here in October, before the crops have come to
market. These crops are onormons ; they
will eoon be available j they must go forward ;
and they are what the foreigner cannot do
without. Wt can stop foreion impertatints
nt any moment, and the indications are that
they aro pretty effectually stopped for tbe
present; but the foreigners cannot stop bnr
ing of us. Cotton must go forward ; and this
article at this moment croakers to the con
trary notwithstanding is jngt as good, if not
better, than so much specie. The grand sur
plus at the West is watting to pay eastern
indebtedness ; and this will Bet the wheels of
trade in motion. ,
Here are reenperative elements, all soon to
be available, which bear no snology whatever
with their condition in 1837, and which, too,
ore beynnd the reach of tbe furions bulls and
bears of the stock board and even the rail
roads, which havo been a main cause of the
present panic, are to bs most powerful in
strumentality to aid in Ihe work of recepera
tic'l ; for along these highways are our varied
products destined to flow to their natural
markets, will) n celerity unknown be'ore.
Whoever brings these cnpa from the gra
oaries of the W"r, to th tvaffhels of the
Kast will do a public servirfc-nd when here,
they will come in aid of tbe I'.rcggling mer
cantile community.
These are the cheering tidings in the busi
ness horizon. They may not quite yet justify
the cry of Land Ho 1 They are enough, how
ever, to warrant the conclusion, that if the
ship can be kept afloat a little longer she
w ill rencb a safe harbor.
From the Journal of Cointneice, Oct t? J
Tho Caloric Motor Revived Mr Erio
eon's last Experiment.
By next February, four years will have
elapsed since tbe caloric ship "Ei icssou" went
to Washington City, making seven knots bu
hour, with a bead wind. By many the suc
cess of the new principle seemei to be estab
lished, and was chronicled accordingly ; but
the expectations then entertained, tailed to
be realized, and the caloric machinery was
replaced by the ordinary steam engine. I he
time which bas since elapsed has not been
stiU'erod to pass fruitlessly away by Mr. Erics
son, for be bus lubored infutigubly for the
perfection of bis original design, and the
development of a motor promising important
results to commerce and the aits. 'I he calo
rie engine has been re-produced in forms va
riously modified, aud in all cases with great
simplicity of construction ; while the labor
which it performs is vastly dis proportioned
to the consumption in other ei.y.iuee
These remarks are supgosO a visit
made yesterday to the oCice of eoiin li. Hitch
ing, 37 William street where ono cf Mr.
Ericssoe's engines, as just csmpleted, is set
up, on a small scale ; but is sufficiently large
to illustrate tbe principle. Though occupy
ing less than a cubic foot of space, and healed
only by gas, the power developed defies the
strength of a single man. It is employed in
pumping and raising three hogsheads per hour
to u elevation of five feet. This pattern is
callod a "domestic engine," being adapted to
perforin a great variety of work ordinarily
done by hund, and with a surprising degree
of economy.
Still another caloric engine is located on
one of the piers of the North river, and is
designed for ships' use. In this capacity it.
promises to accomplish important results;
lor our lino large packets aud sailing ships,
being uuable to carry steam engines, are un
suppliud with the Wortliiugton pump, and
therefore have wholly to rely on in&nuuj la
bor in ridding the ship of water, in case of
leak or other exigency. The caloric engine
may be placed in the corner of the cook's
gailey, almost unobserved, aud may be pat
iu operation iu fifteen or twenty minutes, sav
ing the labor of an entire crew. There being
no possibility of explosion or other disaster,
the cook is amply qualified to o lunate us en
gineer, if desired.' The potition of the engiue
is a matter of the least consequence, as it re
quires little beside air, aud cub ruu iu tbe
lore-top or upper deck equally if ell.
In additiou to the above a beautiful steam
yacht bus been plying about tho harbor for
the last leu weeks, and is often secu running
across from Stuten Island to Long lsluud
io , propulled solely by caloric. This bout
is fi ty leet in lotiglh, with an eight-feet puddle-wheel
which works about thirty turns
per minute, giving a spued equal to uight or
nine kuots uu hour. The engine is controlled
by any one who happens to belong to the
party on board. The fuel is either coul or
wood, isuiull oak wood has generally been
used, sawed into eight inch lengths, uud in
credible as it may seem, onla one cord bus
been used during the lust six weeks, tboagh
the boat bus been run more or lu.-s every duy!
Even alter tbe fires are wholly extinguished
sufficient beat is retained in the metal of the
engine (if it bas been thoroughly warmed ami
is iu good working order) to propel tue uout
at least two miles. Tbe space occupied by
tbe engine of this boat is not larger than the
boiler which the same boat would require if
propulled by steam.
It is said tb-.it the caloric engine can bo
built on any desired sculo of magnitude.
Though the principle on which Ericsson's
caloric engiue was originally built is wholly
preserved, the arrangement and mecliauis.n
are eutirely differcal the whole being re
duced to a degree of simplicity never before
attained in auy engine. It is rousouaUy sug
gested that in places where "dry motors" on
ly can be employed, as iu the gold diggings
of California, this now efcgiua must prove
immensely valuable.
TwENTV-rivs Mils; Hack. The trotting
match e-tweeu the Taylor uud Dulton burses
Doctor aud 'jiroker, at Bridgeport, Conn., ou
Friday last was won by the lluhou horse in 1
hour 'Si minutes 36 seconds. The Taylor
horso broke badly during the rsce and on the
last bome-Blrech ruu by the other coining in a
ueck ahead. 1 lis miming bowevor disquuli
ged him for taking the purse uud the judges
decided in favor of Broker. Tbe two kept
very near together during the whole race aud
divided the half miles about equally. Their
first hair mile was made in 1 t 4.i ; their lan
in 1 : 43, while tbe least time was 1 : 3'J, and
the longest 2: 10. Mr. L1' ton stopped bis
horse three times for rest but the other kept
on the track from tbe start to tbe close.
BsBisToroL A tiebastopol correspondent
of the Itosioa Courier says that tbe former
inhabitants of that rained city are constantly
retaining in transports aud steamers, aud
that already the place has a population of
upwards of twelve tbou.aod. Bofere the
siege the populatiwo w Qver sixty thou-sand.
A Belio of Olden Times.
Below we giro a copy of a letter from Ben
jamin Franklin to the Hev (Jeorgo Whitefleld
We do not remember to have ever seen it in
print before. Wo regntd it as one of the
best letters of its distinguished author :
Pun.APEt.t'HiA, Jtins 6, 1753.
Sir I received your kind letter of tho
second instant, and am glad to hear Chat you
iucroase in strength. 1 hope yon will con
tinue mending, tiil yon recover your former
health and firmness. Let me know whether
you still use the cold bath, and what effect it
has.
As to the kindness yon mention, I wis it
eonld have been of mare service to yon. But
if it had, the only thanks 1 should desire is
thnt you would be always equally ready to
serve any other person thnt may need your
assistance, and so let good offices go round ;
for mankiud are all of a family.
For my own part, when I am employed in
serving others, I do not look upon myself as
conferring favors, but paying debts. 1 have
received much kindness from men to whom 1
shall uever huve any opportunity of making
the least return, and numberless meiits from
God, who is infinitely above being benefitted
by our services These kindnesses from men,
1 can tbereforo only return ou their fellow
men, und 1 can only show my gratitude for
theso mercies from God by a readiness to
help His other children, and my brethren.
For I do not think that thnnks and cnnipli.
ments, though repeated weekly, can discharpo
-ar reul obligations 10 each other, and much
less those to our Creator. You will see in
this my potior of good works, thut I am fur
from expectiug to merit Heaven by them.
By Heuveu we understand a state of happi
ness, infinite in degree, end eternul in dura
tion. 1 can do nothing to deserve such re
wards. He that for givi'ig a draught of wa
ter to a thirsty person should expect to be
paid with a good plantation, would be modest
iu demands compared with those who think
they deserve Heaven for ths little good they
do on earth. Even the mixed imperfect plea
sures we enjoy in this world nre rather from
tiod's gooduess than our merit ; how much
more such happiness as Ileaveu! For my
part, 1 have not the vanity to think I deserve
it, or tbe folly to expect it, nor the ambition
to deserve it ; but content myself in submit
ting to the will and disposal of that Ciod who
made me, who has hitherto preserved and muy
well confide, that he will never muke me
miserable; and that even the afflictions 1
may at any time sutler shall tend to my bene
fit. The fuith you speak of has certainly its
use in the world. 1 do not desiro to see it
diminished, Dor would 1 endeavor to lessen
it iu any man. But 1 wish it were more pro
ductive or good works than I huve generally
seeu it ; 1 mean real good works works of
kindness, charily, mercy and public, spirit ;
uol holiday keepiug, sermon rvudiug or hear
ing, perloiuiing church ceremonies, or making
long prayers, filled with the flatteries aud
tc.jiplniieuts ,uspid ever: by win nur., aud
much less cupable of pleasing the deity.
'Ihe worship of Good is a duty; the bear
ing and reading ol sermons may be useful;
but if uicu rest in hearing and praying, as too
uiuuy do, it is as if a tree should value itelf
on being watered, uud pulling forth leuves,
though it never produced any fruit.
Your greut uiut-lcr thou, lit much less cf
these outward appearances und professions
than many of his modern disciples. He pre
ferred the doers of the word, to the mere
bearers ; the sou that seemingly refused lo
obey bis father, aud yet performed his com
mands, to bun thut protested hie readiness,
but neglected the work; the hereticul but
charituMe Sumurituti, to the utichunluble
though orthodox priest, and suncliliid Le
vite; and those who huve food lo the h unci's
drink to tbe thirsty, raiment to tbo iiukei'
entertainment to the stranger, uud relict '
ttie sick, though they never heard his nan
he declares shall iu tbe lust day be ucceplc
when those whose who cry, Lord ! Lord 1 e
value t!iemtelve3 upon tueit faith, lliui
great enough to peiloriu miracles, but h
neglected good works, shall bo rejected,
professed that he cunie not to cull the ri
eous but sinners to repentance, which mi
his modest opinion, '.bat there wore sou
his timo who though: themselves sogoo'
they ueed not hear even him for improve
but now-a-days wo have scarce a little
that does uol thiuk It tho duty of evil,
within his reach it sit uuder his petty
t rations; uud thalwbuever omits tiieui i
Uod. 1 wish to such more humility, i
you health aod happiness : beitijr,
B. Fuan
rnoTttiivK fiuiir,
However politicians who have ther
of parly to preserve may labor to
this issue, it is bound to be a vital o
Congress shall approach it liberally
diciously. Free labor cannot always
jngated. It may be deceived and ui
it bas been before by artful frauds ai:
cinus devices, but whenever the da
for it to speuk iu its might and muj
demagogues nqo have heretofore rel
that souree of strength, will uwaUeu
ty for which they are now little prepu
time is fust approaching w hen that is
be presented to tho people, and we i
to discharge cur duty to the principl
notliiug for the party nuino that maj
u dos.re to see our great industrial
placed upon a secure loundat ion ; w
to see these revulsions, which aro pe
ly forced npon the country by fubo
uverted ; we desire lo have our gold
ver retained at home, to buy A men
rics, and to enlarge the reliable basis
rica.il currency ; we desiro to see oiir i
ics und laboring men assured, from
year, of suRioieut employment and ui
ward; Aud we desiro to seet!i.'j.r.
this country healthfully measured by i
ductive industry. All these retuili
attained surely and successfully w tliou
ment t ani foctijn und w tb a.lv.ni!
lb i wholo (Jniou by adopting ihe puli i
of a moderate tai ill", framed lo si cur i
dunt revenue for a liberate admiiiistr.ii
the Government and at tliuei.tiiieti.in- !
our importations by our reasoi.uld.- n
To Ibis issue we stand pledged and we
it to all forms of political agitation as io
tended to promote the welll'are ol the r
and tlw harmony of all its varied inlvrei
Erie Gazette.
TlIHIS, A Co.NSTITfTtoSAL UdVkKSMKl'.T.
letter from Tunis slates thut the r. i
sovereign of that couutry, on tbe tit U
proclaimed a constitution granting many
por'.aut privileges t his subjects, and ii
guruling salutary reforms, politicul, judi,
aud religious. This state of things v
brought about by the British Consol-Gene
aided by tbe ageuts of tie Goverumeul
Ureuce.
tl.a m n-.sn Ks bnnwn from a fsVpet
oj? One rsu fc Stilt tile etrerf '"i.
I AM LOVED.
BT HI.tZAnETD TOCAtf.
Jubilate! I am loved !
And his lips at length have snid it
Long since iu his eyes 1 read it.
But 1 thought it could uot bo
Ah ! what buppiness for me I
Jubilate 1 I not loved !
Now 1 am l.ke a littlo q'leen,
Aud very pluasaut 'tis 1 ween)
W hutso'er 1 do or say
buenit th good and right alwtiy.
Jubilate! Iam loved-
To see him kneeling nt my feet,
Ohl it is sweet 'tis vcryjwoot!
Every day aud every hour
Do 1 glory in my power I
Jubilate ! I am loved !
bo dourly loved, that till I prey ;
1 was more than half afraid
Lord ! fofgive my sins and muke
Me pure and good for his sake I
Jubilate! I am loved !
Lord ! forgive my glorying I
To thy dear cross 1 meekly cling!
Let the love he beareth me
Lead him lead ua both to Thee I
A Nil (.'lllMll.INK
Paris suvB that th
Lawrence of tho
u circul.ir mittou:
order. The men
ly to the gentler
mission lire to n
card any dross i
with tiie Hindi's
wmiaii s'tch i
bonnets thut. o
flounces criiiol
restrict their
se, at most,
wli le attend:
er Church u
give any ts
give lliem u
meiit.s a f
I'm most v
elusion is t
associates
in tho sin
the nsaoc
sisling o
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neck h;
gentle'
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Stovg of rnr.rrT Tbe following Is
vory good evidence of good times :
Whore spades grow bright, tai tdlo sword, .
grow dull
Where tails are empty nnd wheere barns ars
lull;
Where church paths are with frequent foot
steps worn ;
I.nw coori-yard weedy, silent and forlorn
Where doctors foot it, and where farmers
ride ;
Where ago abonnds and yooth is muitiplieo,
Whore theso s'gns are, Ibey clearly indicate
A happy p30ple aud wall governed fBtste.
Sat, tho woll known poet, and editor of
the Burlington Sentinel, addresses the fallow,
in; to an o lie tided subscriber :
A gonty patron of tho Sxutinel
Politely bids ns "send the thing to hel! :"
A timely hint. Tis proper we confess.
With change of residence to ehsnge th ad
dross, It shall be sent if Charon's mail will let it.
Where tho subcribor will be sure to get it.
At a debating rociety in fichonoctady, th"
other day the subject was : "Which is th
most beautiful productions girl or a straw
berry?" After continuing the orgument for
two nights tho meeting fiually adjourned with
out coining to a conclusion tho old ones
going for tho strawberries and the young ones
for the gTis.
Public dbt of P.nssia 9,033,000,000 francs
s bo"t 81.38C,500,00.
Hev. W"m. IT. Milbarn, tho blind preacher
' returned homo in the Persia.