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Made of the pliant day» . „
Alike NrafcVcnr#, mdlo# fifteen
Wherauby moonbeam* piny*'
' Make for Uuyelf *jybfto- 1
Bu{ not of. trumpet blasts
Who** prolonged echoing ■
' Sadtko, the, heart at lairt.
The tbriluogf ftdfe of Tame'
Fails heavTOD'tbeear, 1 :
That learnetn of the Jowly one
Who dries pale sorrow's tear.
Make to thyself a name,
.&otsnckaa,vjßaUhcan buy, . -
* Though dueling bo the woof,
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Though ft he thrice re&aeif
Its golden hoes will fade;
Tee, in the balance panting tyuiuj
ft* worldlihcss displayed. 1 '
’Make to thyself d name,
One Gary's self shall land;
<Htd weiUftina armor tbotv >
Upon 4ha frails of ffotf.
Unlock the book of Hearen,
Where spirit tome* are raid •
There of the lowly one m&yst lean
. To lift the drooping head. ' *
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JimmflUng Warrantor.
A SCENE IN REAL LIFE.
The editor of the Chicago Times, having
been on the north side of that city to see a
fiiend, was recently prevented from reaching
his office,- in consequence of a steam-lug
having passed up the river with a small fleet
of vessels in tow, one of which had been cast
off and hauled in just west of the bridge,
leaving the “draw” still open. While wail
ing, he witnessed the following scene t
“The vessel we have mentioned had been
moored or made las' outside of several canal
boats ; and as tye stood lookinu at the men
upon her, dne of them approached a female
who had been crouched upon the deck, and
addressing her, pointed to the shore, then to
the bridge, and then down towards the
thronged and busy streets of living, moving,
headlong Chicago. She rose, picked up a
small bundle, from which she drew forth a
coin, which she tendered to the hardy sailor.
He refused it, whatever it was, and lending
her a hand, helped her from the vessel to the
dock, and from the dock up to the bridge.—
By this time a large crowd of persons thronged
the north end of where the bridge would be,
if it was always a bridge; and in content
plating the new faces and the representatives
of the various classes there assembled, we
had almost forgotten the incident we have re
lated. Our attention was called from a vain
endeavor to discover some hope of a cessa
tion of lugs going up and down, and schoon
ers and brigs pulling in and out, by hearing a
mosil audible sob from some one near us. It
was not the sob of childhood, caused by
some sudden change from gayety to grief; it
was the sob of some malurer breast, filled
with a sense of loneliness and despair. It
reached other ears than ours.
A lady, dressed in a manner which be*
spoke a wealth that could gratify taste and
elegance, and who, like ourselves was detain
ed at that place, stood near, accompanied by
Ihrte children, whose desire to get at fhe ex
treme edge of the platform she with difficulty
repressed.' With a woman’s Tenderness, her
heart recognized the stilled ebullition of sor
row, and approaching the person from whom
u came, who was none other than the wo
man we had just seen land from the vessel,
sne quietly, and in that soft, sweet voice of
woman which none can resist, inquired if she
stood in need, or was she ill, or was her sor
row such lhat she could not be relieved 1 A
portion of the railing near us waa vacant,
and towards that, and almost at our side,
these two women came to converse. The
stranger was a fair, handsome girl of about
seventeen years, neatly, but coarsely dtessed,
with shoes not only well worn, but heavy
and unsuited as much for her sex as for the
season. The poor girl, in honest simplicity,
and with an earnestness which despair alone
could impart, related her history, uninterrup
ted by a single observation from her compan
ion, but open accompanied by the tears of
bom. We have not space for it at length,
bui we. will give it, changing its order just
enough to enable us to slate it briefly
She said that she was born in Boston ;
sne had no brother or sister now ; she re
membered lhat she had a sister, the oldest,
wnose name was Lizzie ; that sisier, years
ago, against her father’s will, had married,
am) wuh her husband, having been banished
the father’s sight, had gone off, and had not
been beard of since—no doubt was dead. —
At me time of her sister’s marrage her
parenis were wealthy; the pride which drove
awav Lizzie had broughi silent regrets, and
auer awhile came melancholy complainings
bv the mother sighing for the embrace of her
tirsi-biirn. These soon led to anger and
criminations at home, and dissipation by the
famer abroad. Losses came upon them, and
51 last, gathering the few worldly goods
ittej possessed, they left the proud city of
their birlh, and selllcd five years ago upon
land purchased of the Government in Wis
consin. Her brothers, some older and some
younger than herself, one by one drooped
and dieu; and soon the mother, calling irt
agony upon her long exiled daughter, joined
her ouy S m a hkppier clime. None were
now left but the faiher and this poor girl.—
He too was humbled and stricken by the
alow but certain disease which lights up the
an d fifes the eye with the brilliancy
of health, even when its victim is on the con
fines of eternity. n e W ould sit and tell to
his surv.v.eg child the act of winning love
and sacrificing devotion which had made bis
Lizzie the very object of his t,r e . He would
talk of her sweet smiles and her happy dis
position until memory would lead him to the
hour when he hid to depart, and not let
him see her face again. His decline was
rapid, and this lone child saw thefjrst flowers
*bicb the warmth of spring had called from
the soilof her mother’s grave disturbed, up
rooted, and thrown aside, that bis ashes might
mingle with those of the mother of his chil
dren.
At bis death be charged her to pay off, as
far as she might be able, the debts incurred
to procure thejiecessaHes Of life. The land,
which,.for warn of culture, had not increased
in value, was .sold, And left her but a few do).
[»rs. Tbese she expended in rearing some
boards to thark the jjpol where shd had seen
buried, one .after, another,her bploved kin
dred, She:had,heard of'Chicago, She had
beard that in this (hero were offices
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where strangers’-wishing' employment Could
find work. She had* oh foot traveled many
miles, until she reached 'Milwaukie, : nnd
thence, .by the kindness of a poor sailor, who
hud seen her dav after day on the dock,
watching the steamers - depart, hud inquired
and ascertained that 'she wished to come
hither, but had not the money. He brought
her to Chicago on his 'own vessel, and had
told her that by'crossing the bridge she sould
find -one of those places where situations were
given to worthy applicants.
Such was her story. She had mentioned
no name except that of father, mother, and
the endearing-appellations of brother George,
Willie, die. Both of the women were' cry-'
ing bitterly. The fashionably dressed Indy'
turned her fsce towards the river, that her
tears at such a crowded and unusual place
might not be observed. She requested us to
take hertivo boys—George and Willie she
called them —by the hand, to keep them from
danger, and then, putting her hand around
the neck of the poor, friendless, wandering
orphan stranger, said : “You are my own
sister I lam Lizzie !”
These two beings, children of the same
parenis, how different have been their paths,
and how deep their sufferings! We have
seen them together in “Lizzie’s” carriage
driving along Lake slreel. They are doubt
less as happy t« their bereavements, relieved
only by the consciousness of duty faithfully
performed, can permit. 'But while the suf
fering of that father and mother may be faint
ly known from (he story of the daughter,
what must have been the mental agony of
that other daughter, unkindly banished from
her mother's side, and driven out into the
world without a father’s blessing? What
must have been her grief when her letters,
written from a prosperous city, from the
house of her wealthy and kind husband, tell
ing them of her success, and of the birth of
her children, were unnoticed and unanswer
ed ? She must have felt indeed that the
hearts of that father and mother, hcr # sisier
and brothers, must Have been hardened
against her. We will say no more. That
scene will live in our memory while we can
remember the holy love of father, mother,
hnd kindred.
If I shall describe a living man, a man lhat
hath lhat life that distinguishes him from a
fowl or a bird, that which gives him a capaci
ty next tb angels; we shall find that' even a
good man lives not long, because it is long
before he is born to this life, and longer yet
before he hath a mans growth. “He that
can look upon death, and see its face with the
same countenance with which he hears its
story; lhat can"endure all the labors of his
life with his soul supporting his body; that
can equally despise riches when he hath them,
and when he hath thum not; that it is not
sadder if they lie in his neighbor’s trunks,
□or more brag if they shine round about
his own walls; he lhat is never moved with
goo'd fortune coming to him, nor going from
him; that can look upon anotherTnah’s lands,
evenly and pleasantly as if thev were his
own, and yet look upon his own and use them,
too, just as if they were another man’s ; that
neither spends his goods prodigally, and lik--
a foul, nor yet keeps them avariciously and
like a wretch ; that weighs not benefits bv
weight and number, but by the mind and cir
cumstances of him lhat gives them; thai
never thinks his charily expensive if a worthy
person be the receiver; he lhat does nothing
for opinion’s sake, but everything for con
science, being as curious of his actings in
markets and theatres, and is as much in awe
of himself as of a whole assembly he that
knows God looks on, and contrives his se
cret affairs as in the presence of God and his'
holy angels ; that eats aqd drinks because he
needs it, not that be may serve n lust or load
his stomach; he that is bountiful and cheer
ful to his friends, and charitable and apt to
forgive bis enemies; that loves his country
and obeys his prince and desires and endea
vors nothing more I ban to do honor to God:”
this person may reckon his life to he the life
of a man, and compu'e his months, not by
the course of hut by the zodiac and
circle 0/ his virtues ; because these are such
things which fools and children, and birds,
and beasts, cannot have. These are there
fore the actions of life, because they are the
seeds of immorality. That day in which we
have done some excellent thing, wo may. as
truly reckon to be added to our life, as were
the fifieen years to the days of Hezekiah.—
Bishop Taylor.
Progress of tub Acb.—A schoolboy,
about ten years of age, approaches the master
with a bold front and self-confident air, and
the following dialogue ensued :
Boy—Msy 1 be dismissed, sir 1
Mr. Birch, scowling—What reason have
you for making the request, Thomas 1
Boy—l want to take my woman out sleigh
ing sir.
. Mr. Birch—Take your seal ?
An amateur gardener sent to a seeds man
in town the other day for some of the
“pip-plant," which lie had advertised—re
questing precisely six parcels of custprd pie
seeds, and two pf mince pie.—The seedsman
promptly sent half a dozen goose eggs, and
twp blind puppies. The humorous gentle
men admitted that the joke was rather against
him.
The %f, Y, says' ihat'who
ever wishes to get along in' this world Has only
to take a few lessons of a hen chasing a
grasshopper. With .a long peck_,and sharp'
eye, take a few hurried steps, sto'p 'shbrf, peep
■over, peep under, now to the left', how to the'
right, one flutter and a rush apd then you
have him. That’s the wajHls ddnV ’ f r‘
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Shark PMlagontheT Jersey: Coast.
BST W. L. TIFFANJT,
During the warm’rrionlhs, three.spepies of
sharks, namely ; the blue, dog/nod hammer*
head, visit (he waters of soulhern New Jersey
in large numbers,* and of late years many
of (hem are taken for the sake of the oil af
forded by-their livers. The.fiahermdn “make
fast' 1 - to the sharks, with either hooks or hari
poohs—both of which implements are of on
exceedingly strong description, and expressly
manufactured for the purpose—and ihe coup
de grace is given with the lance.
A shark hook of Iho most approved pat
tern is' constructed of the best wrought iron,
with a shank measuring some two feet in
length and on inch in diameter, and a bow
or curve of six'inches in width; ' The lip or
point of the hook is'both long and dharp,
and the barb sweeps freely outward. 'At the
uppermost end of its shank the hook is linked
to a double iron chain, to which a stout rope
is attached, of some twenty-five fathoms in
length.
The harpoon used in shark fishing greatly
resembles an iron arrow. Its length usually
measures some three feel, and its points and
barbs are kept constantly keen and bright
by filing. Like the hook this instrument is
lushed to a long, strong line, and is cast from
the hand by a “stale” or staff, to which it is
temporarily fitted.
When employing their hooks, the shark
fishermen commonly use eels for bait, and
fish in the deep channel ways, where oyster
and clam-beds abopnd, as thp sharks con
stantly visit these places in pursuit of small,
er fish. Should the boat he of approved
strength and stanchness, the fishermen throw
several lines overboard at a lime; but should
they entertain any doubts concerning the
ability of their boat to withstand the ul'mus l
fury of a hooked shark, they use but one
line, and to pul themselves beyond the possi
bilily of danger, they sometimes affix their
gear to an air-tight cask, which they set
afloat, and, when drifting, they follow. As
the shark is of proverbial voracity, it com
monly seizes the bait directly with the dis
covery bf the same, and having speedily
swallowed the hook, it exerts itself to sever
the chain with its teeth. At this juncture
the fishermen seize the line, and with repeat
ed jerks bury the barb of the hook as deeply
as possible in the maw or gullet of the crea
lure, which, finding itself thus roughly trebl
ed and in fetters, knows no bounds to its
rage, foi, darling through the water with the
utmost velocity, it drags the' boat, or barrel,
hither and thither, like a straw, and at times
mounting to the surface, it scatters foam end
spray far and wide, with swift and repeated
lashing of its tail.
Having in this furious manner continued
its efforts to free itself for half an hour or
more, its vigor gradually abates, and at
length it sinks to the bottom, overcome with
exhaustion. This is the period at which the
fishermen consummate their designs, for di
rectly their prey ceases “running,” they'
drag it alongside of their boat by main
strength, and the lances are put to such vig
orous use, that ere many minutes the shark
lies completely hors de combat , with the life
fire steadily waning from the goggle eyes,
and the surrounding water dyed with his
olood. A practiceu hand among the fisher
men now disembowels the fish, and when its
liver has been secured, the hook is disen
gaged and the carcass is turned adrift.
In the above manner our fishermen com
monly capture the shark ; yet, in the season
of midsummer, they frequently use their har
poons with great effectiveness, for, with must
of the floodlides during the very holiest of
the weather, large schools of sharks my be
seen preying so closely along tho shore, that
their dorsal fins, besides other portions of
their bodies, are almost continually above
water; and, under these circumstances, they,
are far more readily taken with the harpoon
than with the hook.
When pursuing sharks with the harpoon,
the fisherman display signal slight and adroit
ness. The boat in which they conduct their
operations is generally large and roomy, and
while the harpoon thrower stands in the bow
with his tool in readiness, the oarsmen wari
ly propel the boat loward tho fish. This last
operation is one requiring (he greatest nicety
and caution in its performance, as (he sharks
areexceedingly suspicious of all sounds re-|
sembling that caused by the action of oars,
and with the first audible splashing on the
water in their vicinity, they swim to deep
water as nimbly as possible. Having ap
proached wjihin the distance of some ten or
twelve feet of his prey, the harpoon thrower
collects his utmost strength, and, after aiming
his weapon for a moment, throws iliwith
such force and skill that it almost invariably
descends directly in front of the shark’s dor
sal fin, and is buried to the depth of a foot
or more in its body.
Stricken with the harpoon, the shark
makes iho same wild efforts to escape, and ai
length meets with the same end as we have
already described as following its seizure of
the hook. The shark caught in the New
Jersey waters commonly measure from six
to twelve feel in length'; and each fish pro
portionally yields from three to six' gallons
of oil. A crew'of fishermen consider theta-
selyes rembnftraled fob their labor when they
ih’ taftlhg four'or'five well grown
shark's of-h dayßut', like all other piscato
rial' employment; shark fishing is quite un
cpripinaS tpfis’hesults, .and sometimes the
fishermfen meet' wllh tip success ’ whatever,
ant) sqtaeiitnea ’their fortune'is highly, satis
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number of the sharks that fall prey to .pur
fishbrtnon are ca|nu;cd AviiK'a hook';, jfeljihe
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most.nuccessful.’catch.i that ..we .have' ever,
known was eflfoftted with the harpoon ; for it
happened sonielwefye months since; that a!
couple ot our acquaintances harpooned and
secured a round dozen nfshnfjta during, one
tide} which exploit is. unmatched in tho. en
tire annals of our shark-fishing.' With-one"
or twin exceptions, the fish thus'' taken were
of the species known as the hammer-head!-
This branch is, the most repulsive of all the
shark family,, as its members are character
ized by exceedingly wide; flat Heads, hugq
gnggle eyes, and mouths measuring'a yard
or more across, the interior of which is fur
nished with no less than six rows of long,
wedge-sharped teeth; t 'l’his species is also
more tenacious of life than its brethren, and,
after being disemboweled by its captors, it
frequently e.wims away with portions of its
enfrails trailing behind. As is well known,
sharks belong to the class of viviparous
fishes, and their young are oWn foupd With
in them in all -stages of development!
Shark fishing furnishes the most exciting
sport that is to he enjoyed in the New Jer
-sey waters. Although abounding in no little
uproar and apparent danger, yet, owing to
the great and yvell known fear which the
sharks of this latitude entertain of man, it is
in reality an exceedingly safe diversion, and
in its pursuit one experiences all the nervous
excitement of a battle, accompanied with the
comfortable assurance that the victory can
only fall on the side of the assailant.
To the amateur shark catcher,-or the city
gentleman, merely desirous of “n little ex
ercise,” the harpooning grounds will at once
suggest themselves as the most filling local-
ties wherein to pursue the sharks; for in
Ins case the endenvois of the fisherman are
jnnfined to shallow water, and having at
length stricken a fish he enjoys his wind-like
boat ride, within a short distance of the land,
and if by any accident he' finds himself
floundering in the mud, he is enabled! to
scramble to the shore nt his ease. .
Patent Alarm Beds.
Those who have visited the Fair at the
Crystal Palace must have noticed the paienl
alarm bed—a Down East invention. The
purpose of these beds is to prevent a person
from oversleeping himself, or if he does not
wake at the lime the alarm is sounded the
machinery operates .in such a manner as to
chuck him out upon the floor, much to his
astonishment. For instance, when a person
wishes to retire to bed, he winds up an
alarm clock attached to the bed, and sets it
at tfie hour he wishes to get up. At the ap
pointed hour the alarm sounds, and if the
sleeper is awakened, he may arise;, but if he
does not awake, the. machinery of the clock,
operajing on a lever, upsets tho bed frame,
mid the occupant is lilted out upon the floor.
The bed is worthy the inspection of heads of
families, who have the care of sluggards and
sleepy heads.
We haven good story lo tell in connection
with one of those beds. A friend of ours re
cently got married lou lovely and interesting
young woman. In the house of (he bride’s
father, where the wedding took place one of
the “alarm beds” had josi previously been
introduced. The wedding parly was very
large, fashionable, and everything went off
with the utmost merriment, the entertainment
being of the most generous kind. At length,
the leasling over, and the hour of midnight
past the guests began to retire, and the lights
to grow dim in the house. The old folks
hinted gently about sleep, and the bride and
her,lord grew weary and impatient. It was
easily seen that they wished to be alone, and
the lady was accordingly escorted to her
chamber, to which blissful havetj the blush
ing bridegroom soon followed her.
We will not attempt to draw a picture of
what ensued, but suffice it to say that while
the interesling pair were in the midst of one
of their most interesting tele a tetes, click
click was heard, and the astonished couple,
the next instant, found themselves launched
upon the floor in the middle of the room, fast
locked,in each other’s arms, holding on like
good billows, in momentary expectation of an
earthquake. They survived the shock, how
ever. The fact of it was, the “alarm bed”
had been assigned them for their nuptial
couch, and the bride’s youngest brother, the
mischievous devil, Tom, had taken the lib
erty to set the alarm, at what he said he tho’t
would be “the auspicious hour." He got his
ears boxed the next paorping, and our friend
W. D. S., has been suspicious of “alarm
beds ever since.
Parson Jones The old negro preacher of
Zanesville, thus exhorted on one occasion.
“My dear friends and brethren,’said he,
‘be soul ob de brack taan is as dear in de sight
obde Lord as de soul bbde white man. Now.
you all see Judge a siitin dnh [ainin’ on
his golden-headed cane ; you all know, the
judge, niggas ( nnd a berry fine man he is too.
Well, now, 1’ se gwine to make a little com
'parishment: Suppose de judge, some fine
month),’ puts his basket on his arm and gbes
to make; to buy'n piece of meat. He srinn
finds a nice, fat piece of ; mutton art* goes off
with It.-—Do you s’po’sa de judge Would stop
to ’quire wedder dat'muitoff was ob a'while
sheep or ob a brack 'sheep 1 No, nnffip 6b
de' kind; if de mutton' was nice an’ fat, it
would' be all de same tb de judge 1 he would
'not slop to ax' w'edderde'shdep had "while
wool or de brack wool. Well,'jis'so it 'is,
thy frens, wid bur Hebenty Master. " He
does hot slop tpax weddera'soul ’longs- to rt
white man or a bfffik man—wedder his Head,
was kivered wid straight hat 1 of kivefed wid
wool; the'brily question he ax would be*: ‘is
dis a'gbo'd soul t’ ah’"irso', de massn'will say:
‘Ertlei- into ‘do’ joy. oh de Lord/dn’ slt dowii
on oe same bench wid’de while man’; ye’sall
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PUBLISHERS •&'PROPRIETORS.
T ‘ '■ ' For tkt Agitator,
Is Party; Beneficial 1
The interogator evidently" refers to politi
companies. Religious’differences are more,
properly termed i'ects. We shall consider
the question not in the narrow light of a fac
tion,or as exemplified in thecareer of certain
designing, unprincipled demagogues; but
rather as a principle "of free governments.
That the laws adopted by any nation, form
the basis of its peculiar development, is an
axidjm too clear for dispute.' And it is also
as clear ,that, j all' mankind is virtually one
greqt stale, requiring by nature the same ba
sis of general law, wiih some diversity of
provincial customs and local establishments.
Coleridge intimates the samel, in those rugged
lines that show the nobility qf his nature :
■‘Ti* the subllmi) of men,
» Oar noontide majesty, to know ourselves
Tarts ami jproporlfons of one wondrous whole!
Thi* fraUmUa man.”
Liberty, is as essential'and necessary for
the growth end development of the soul, as
the'air for the longs. • This is the secret, un
seen but irrefragible bond of human brother
hood; The endeavor to suppress this ele
ment of our common nature, has made the
earth a battlefield and charnel-house for six
thousand years. The sword is not-yet peace
fully sheathed in its scabbard nor bent into
plowshare*, nor the spear into pruning hooks.
Do you not hear the dread echo of the tramp
ol war as it rides over Europe whh its feel of
fire? In olmost every land on the eastern
continent, is going on the desperate struggle
of Liberty and Oppression. And is the
western free from similarcnnflicts ? Where
mep can be content to live without souls, then
nnp not till then will they lamely submit to
Ihe yoke.
The practice of individual liberty is of
modern dale. And here we assort that Par
ties voluntary and acknowledged, imply tn
dividual freedom; and that where parlies
cannot freely exist, nations must be ruled by
Kings. The people may think differently, but
they have no organized body through which
to make known their opinions. The King
allows .none but the royal edict, he speaks
and it is done. Parties must spring from the
people—where the majority is sovereign, and
the majority cannot have an interest opposed
to their own advantage. ' And while the ma
jority is intelligent, moral and Christian, the
nation is safe, prosperous and happy. Hence
parties are radically and essentially Repub
lican.
We will corroborate our opinion by incon-. 1
testihle authority. Washington in his fare-! |
well address says—“ Parties in tree govern- 1 ■
ments, are useful checks upon the Adminis- i 1
[ration, and servo to keep alive the spirit of 1
liberty.” John Quincy Adams in his Inau- !
gural Address savs —“Of the two great poll- |
tical parlies that have divided the opinions i 1
and feelings of our country, the candid and |
the ju-t will now admit that, both have con- '
trifluted splendid talents, spotless integrity, ;
ardent patriotism, and disinterested sacrifices i
lo the formation and administration of this,-
Government." He further adds—“lt is this'
principle of parly that gives inestimable val- .
ue lo the character of our Government. Ed
rnnod Burke, that Royal Republican, savs — ;
“Party divisions are things inseparable from '
free Governments.” This is a truth, which
I beln-vp, admits little doubt, having been os- •
tablisbed by the uniform experience of all
ages. We might go on and quote the inau- j
gural language of every distinguished Stales-,
m m ibis country has produced. This, then,
is clear that parlies are essential and neces
sary to the preservation and development of
free Governments. Parlies are beneficial,
but is party-spirit 1 Possibly some may have
so fertile an imagination as to conceive how
a man may exist, develop'and flourish with
out the animating spirit God has given him.
This done, they can easily deduct from their
logic, that any body or association of men
can exist, flourish and promote their interests
without the spirit of such organization. A
party without the spirit of that party ! What
an anomaly ! What would be thought of an
army marching to battle without tho anima
ting spirit of victory 1 What would be thought
of a missionary uninspired by the spirit of
missions 1 What of the President of a Col
lege, who was not imbued with the spirit of
education 1 They would justly he entitled to
our contempt. And realize the it)ea of party
without its spirit. It has been truly said that
what is worth doing is worth doing well, and
should be entered upon with its spit it. But
be not deceived, the spirit of party and the
spirit of faction “are of two houses." One
is right, the other is the perversion of right.
Factlort is a general evil. When it least ap
pears in action, it is,still full of life. Its spirit
: lies deep in the corruption of our common
nature. It is faction that makes a nation
truly base and dreadful; that informs it ns
the soul of evil; that stamps upon its ambi
tion, and upon all its pursuits u characteristic
mark. It is that spirit which inspires into,
motives and men, a new, a pernicious and
devastating activity!! The spirit of parlyj'on
the contrary, is the very soul that moves' and
controls the machinery of free and enlighten
ed nations. No man can have so little res
pect fob his judgement 1 as to deny that certain
pen of, alj parlies’-may and do become cor.
rupt,. fqnaticnl pod visionary, and,abuse that
which was designed for the public gpqd.
Does this argue (hat party spirit is not gene,
rally . beneficial-Y' As-well call religion a,
“cunnitigly devjsed fable, because fofsooth,
somoaresp imprudent and weak'as. Ip be-.
come.actually wild and “non compos mentis’’
m'.ihe'Mil-judged zeal.' Who does not-de
plor'd the fact that’ there arodefiiagbgpeS in
prices of the highest responsibility and trust;
men infortorin mind, character :and patriot
is'njf:
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But thank heaven, there are many more
men of sound principles and virtue; tneh of
talehts.unsul lied'reputattonriicv
statute*
Je;|heif glory.
Ajl thpse to/oond in; our poll* >
lical.parups.,.lj, There are,cpt-;
rupi,an(i wjcked, rneq.jn every .branch.of hn»-.
Surprise. >f sje cbumh fias. ju bypo.
Wi!«» W us andJniriguofSj.ccaiti,
fterge. and
cheat and. lawyers; lie 1, Nevertheless. the.
gond in each vastly .overbalances theeyil,apd
all these are gaperally .beneficial. Onaccount,
of the compefilian that has crept, in; soma,
have so, far despaired asJo sigh again, fop thtr
monarchy. ,well, all trade‘be-t
cause one occasipnally- commiis fraud, and/
purposely fails, that,;he iinay. cheat hia credi-,
tors. Do away with bpcause some of.
its votaries are now and . (hen rascals; or,
banish our. ministers, tear dqwn our churches ,
and burn.our. bibles.becaose some are hypo*
.cntes. .Upon this principle yolu would destroy:
‘dll institutions, and .all • society. Corruption,
tn parlies as well as m the church is best
remedied by reform, .1 cannot .believq it,
sacrilege to find mult wiih exisling institutions,,
principles or men. Reforms were never,
brought about by acquiescence > Bubmissioaoc,
indifference. The desuruciioh of,a danger-,
ous error whicn has widely extended, its do*,
main is a splendid victory! Atiempla of. this
nature may have tended to multiply tbenum-'
ber of parlies. The present parlies are so,
much divided, dismembered and changed,
that a college of Anatomists would Be puz
zled to resolve them into their primary ele
ments, yet the desired end may thus be ob
tained. One of the abuses of this necessary
good, is that men occasionally “give up id
party what was meant for mankind.” An
-01 her, and per haps greater abuse, too frequent
ly occurs, in the election of President.
Some embryo statesman, but recently Irom
the College and the study of Blackstone, in
nocent of that gravity which gives dignity to.
a man, one of whom the people have never
heard, and totally Void of a national reputa*
tion, is suddenly surprized by his nomination
to the Presidency of these United States! A
few rumpunc politicians, ambitious for the
“spoils,” which usually fall to the lot of these
sycophants, extol his imaginary virtues, en
large extensively upon his mental capacity,
flatter the people that he heartily espouses
some favorite cause, sect or dogma, and
wheedled into the belief that a second Wash
ington demands their suffrages, the people
elect the tyro, sovereign of the Republic,
The new made President assumes the chair,
denied to the imperial genius of a Webster
or Clay ; and may"well “bear his blushing
honors thick upon him.” So fortunate a
prpdigy might aptly be addressed with the
lines of Homer,
‘•May Jove delay thy reign, and camber la{o
So bright n genius with the cores of Stole.*
(concluded next week.)
Good Humor.
Keep in good humor. It is not great cal
amities that embitter existence, it is the petty
vexalions and jealousies, the little disappoint
ments, and the “minor miseries,” that make
the heart heavy ahd the temper sour. Donjt
let them. Anger is pure waste of vitality.
It helps hobody, it hinders everybody. It is
always foolish, and always disgraceful, ex
cept in some rare cases when it is kindled by
seeing wrong done to another; and even that
noble rage seldom mends the matter. Keep
in a good humor.
No man does J!iis best except when he is
cheerful. A light heart makes nimble hands
and. keeps the mind free and alert. No mis
fortune is so great as one that sours the tem
per. Till cheerfulness is lost, nothing is lost.
Keep in good humor. The company of a
good humored man is a perpetual feast. I]a
is welcome everywhere. Eyes glisten at his
approach, and difficulties vanish in his cheer
ful presence. Franklin’s indomitable good
humor did as much for his country in the old
Congress as Adam’s fire or Jefferson’s wis
dom. He clothtd wisdom' with smiles and
sofiened contentious minds into acquiescence.
Keep in good humor.
A good conscience, a sound stomach, and
a clear skin are the elements of good humor.
Gel them, keep them, in good humor.
Printing in the Woods !—We are doing
what perhaps has never been done in the
United Stales before—we are printing the
Wisconsin Mirror in the woods!—not a
dwelling, except o!ar own, within half a mile
of us, and only one within a mile ! The for
est oaks hang over our office and dwelling,
the deer and rabbits shy around us, and the
partridges and quails seek our acquaintance
by venturing nearer and nearer our doors.
The noble Wisconsin is bearing onward its
immense burdens of ice, majestically and si
lently, within sight of our windows ; and the
snow capped hills, covered with scattering
oaks and pines, peer up in the distance.
There is romance and reality in all this, arid
we feel almost willing to publish a paper in
such a location just (or the excitement of the
thing. But most of the romance is soon to
be spoiled. Already several dwellings tire in
progress near us, and before many weeks
they are to be occupied by enterprising neigh
bors } and, when Spring and Slimmer shall
come, we expect such a clatter of axes and
spades, and trowels and saws and hammers,
that wb shall hardly be-able to write our edi
torials wiihdtii introducing more or less of the
confusion. The.ffict is,'we expect a large
village—yea,'a‘ tlty—to grow up rapidly
arqund,us; ( and lha lis why we are here—
printings iliJJft woods ! —Wiscdnsin^firrw,
Thunder Xnd LightningI.—ln; 1 .— In; Ayagb’s
Meteroiogical Essays, lately published, mahy
latitudes are given where the .phehomy’tia'of
thunder aDd,.[ightnirig‘afe ‘uhitriown {•'those
among the inhalnlahlsGf Lima m PeWf Tor
instance,, who'have never Travelled, can fofm
from their,experience no idea of thnndelr, and
'ljey are equally unacquainted with lighting,
fqr .even noiseless and sheet lightnings never
appear;|n pimosjihere of lower Penr, often
ptQiai.’jjut qevjsr showing‘irpe Clouds. 'Arago
.sums,up hU,ipq u * r y/ by saying that lhX'JiJosi
( br,illiant and extensive flashes oflighifiing,
which appen rto embrace the whole'dx#nt m
the'visiblehorizon, have tirtlh"duration'equal
10 iljaihousnndlh. part of a second'oH'iiHe !
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