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VOLUME 111.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER,
4 11 .1 published in the Through ofAltentown, Lehigh
County, Pn., every Thunduy
1 1EI71 AUGVSTUS
At §! 50 per annum, payable in advance, and
152 00 jf not paid until the end,of the year. No
'paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid,
except at the option of the proprietor.
kIIVERTISEMENTS, making not more than one
vsquare, will be inserted three times for one . dolla r
and for every subsequent insertion twenty-five
cents: larger advertisements charged in the
same proportion. Those not ex,ceedine, ten lines,
will be charged seventy-ft v e cents, and those mak
ing slit lines oeless,three insertions for 50 cents.
deduction «•ill be made to those
'who advertise by the year.
-' - 'o,92ce in Hamilton Street, one door
, of German Reformed Church, and nearly
'opposite the "Priedembothe
RESOLUTION
Relative to an Imentlineat of the Constitution
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General vissembly
That the Constitution of this Commonwealth
be amended in the second section of the fifth
article, so that it shall rend as follows : The
Judges of the Supreme Court, of the several
Courts of Common Pleas, and of such other
Courts of Record as are or shall be establish
ed, bylaw, shall be elected by the qualified
electors of the Commonwealth in the manner
following, to wit : The Judges uf the Su Feint:
Court, by the qualified electors of the Coin-
Monwealth at large. The . President Judges
of the several Courts of Common Pleas and
of such other Courts Of Record as are or
shall be established by law, and all other
Judges required_ be learned in the law,
by the qoa!ilied" electors of the respective
districts over which they are to fireside or
act as Judges. And the Associate Judges
of the Colitis of Common Pleas by the (vial
. ificd electors, of the counties respectively.
ItllikJudgetrof the Supreme Court shall hold
thiiVelfices for the term of fifteen, years, if
-they-shall So king behave themselves well :
(Subject:te,the allotment hereinafter provid
ed for, subsequent to the first election :) The
President Judges of the several Courts of
Common Pleas, and of such other courts of
Record as-are or shall be established by law,
and all other. Judges required to be learned
in the law, shall hold their offices for the
term of ten years, if they shall se long he
have
themselves well : The Associate fudg
es of the Courts of Common Pleas shall hold
their offices for the term of five years, if they
shall so long behave themselves well : all of
whom shall be commissioned by the Gover
nor, but for any reasonable cause which
shall not be sufficient grounds of impeach
mem, the Governor shall remove any of
them on the address of two-thirds of each
branch of the Legislature. The first elec
tion shall take place at the general election
of this Commonwealth next after the adop
tion of this amendment, and the commis
sions of all the judges who may be then in
office shall expire on the first Monday of
llcember followimr, when the terms of the
new 'judges shall commence. The persons
who shall then be elected Judges of the t-:su
preme Court shalt hold their offices as fol
lows : one of them for three years, one for
six years, tie for nine years, one for twelve
years, and one for fifteen years ; the term of
each to be decided by lot by the said judges,
as soon after the election as convenient, and I
the result certified by them to the Governor.
that the commissions may be issued in ac- •
cortlance thereto. The judge 'whose coin
mission will first expire shall be Chief Jus
tice during his term, and thereafter each
judge whose commission shall first expire
shall in turn be the ChiefJustiee, and if two
or more commissions shall expire on the
same day, the judges holding them shall de-
Fide by lot which shall be the Chief Justice.
Any vacancies happening, by death, resig,-
tuition or otherwise, in any of the said colitis,
shall be filled by appointment by the Gov
ernor, to continua till the first Monday of
December succeeding the next general elec
tion. The Judges, of the Sttpreme Court
pad the Presidents of the several Courts of
Common Pleas shall, at stated times, receive
for their services an adequate compere ation,
to be fixed by law, which shall not be dimin
ished during their continuance ill office, but
they shall receive no fees or perquisites of
office; nor hold any other office of profit un
der this Commonwealth, or under the goy-•
erriment of the United States, or any other
'Otatt of this Union. The Judges of the Su
preme .Court during their continual& in
office shall reside within this Commonwealth.
and the other Judges during their continis
anee in . office shall reside within the dis
trict or.ccunly for which they were respect
ively elected.
WILLIAM F. PACKER,
Speaker .of (he House of I:we:midwives.
• GEORGE DARSIE,
Speaer of the Senate.
. tr, THE SENATE. March 1, 1819.
Resolvelt, That this resolution pass,—Yeas
21. Nays 8.
. . .
I?atruckfrouuthe iOurnal.
oA Alt o IV PEI Clerk
'IN TUE. HUUSE or REPH ERENTATIVEN April 2, 1849,
Resolved, That this resolutioUpass.—Yeas
58, Nays 26.
Extract from the Journal: -
WM. JACK, Clerk.
. _
Filed, April 5, 18.19.
. A. L. RUSSEL, Dep. Secretary of (lie
CO7linualwealth.
Pennsylvania, NS
I DO CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is a true and correct copy of the Original
Resolution of the General Assembly, entit
led "Resolution relative to an Amendment
of the Constitution,"• as the same remains
on file in this office.
In testimony whereof I have
NI:. hereunto set my hand, and caus
ed to be affixed the seal of the
-„).;:etio 4 , Secretary's (Mice at Harrisburg,
" ( /firr` this eleventh day of June, Anno
Domini, one thousand eight hundred and
TOWNSEND HAINES,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
"•JotßN.u. or SENATE."
"Resolution, No. 188, entitled "Resolu
tion relative to nn amendment of the Consti
tution," was read a third time. On the ques
tion, will the Senate agree to the resolution '1
The Yeas and Nays were taken agreeably
to the Constitution, and were as follows,
viz :"
"YEAs—Messrs. Boas, Brawley, Craibb,
Cminingham, Forsyth, Hugns, Johnson,
Lawrence, Levis, Mason, Alatiluas, M*Cas:
lin, Rich, Richards, Sadler, Sankey, Sa very,
Sinyser, Swett and Stine-21."
"NAvs—Messrs. Best, Drum, Frick, Ives,
Icing, Iconirinacher, Potteig,er and Darsie,
Speaker-4i."
"So the question was determined in the all .
firmative."
"Journal of Mc 11. WO! of RepreNenlatirrs,"
"Shall 'the resolution passe The yens
and nays were taken agreeably to the pro
vision of tenth article attic Constitution,
mid are as follow, viz :"
“VcAs—Messrs. Gideon J. Ball, David
J . . Bent. Craif? Biddle, Peter 1). Bloom,
David M. Bob', Thomas N. Bull, Jacob Cort,
John H. Diehl, Nathaniel A. Elliot, Joseph
Emery, David G. Eshleman, William Evans,
John Vausold, Samuel Peg,.ly, W. Joseph
Fisher. Henry Al. Fuller, Thomas Grove,
Robert Flamson,( teorg,e P. Flenszey,Thom
as J. Herriv, Joseph Higgins, Charles
Flortz, Joseph B. flower, Robert Klotz, far
risou P. Laird, Abraham Lamberton, James
J.. Lewis, James W. Long, Jacob NVCart
nev, John F. APCullock, Hugh NPNee,
John NPLaftghlin, Adam Martin, Samuel
Marx, John C. Myers, Edward Nickleson,
Stewart Pearce, James Porter, Henry C.
Pratt, Alonzo Robb, George Rupley, Theo
dore Lyman, Bernard S. Schoonover, Sam
uel Seibert, John Sharp, Christian Snively,
Thomas C. Steel. Jeremiah 13. Stubbs, Jost
J. Sinman, Marshall Swartzwelder, Sam
uel Taegart, George T. Thorn, Nicholas
Thorn, A rtmah Wattles, Samuel Weirich,
Alonzo I.. Wilcox. Daniel Zerhey and Wil
liam F. Packer, Speaker.-lis.”
...NA vs—Messrs. Augustus K. Cornyn,
David \I. Courtney, David Evans, I lenry
S. Evans. John Penlon. John W. George,
Thomas( /illespie, John B. Gordon, William
Henry, James .1. Kirk, Joseph Limbach,
Robert R, Little, John S. Nreahnoni, John
NFICee, M'Sherry, Josiah Miller,
William 'l'. Morrison, John A. Otto, IVil
liam Y. Roberts, John \V. Roseherry, John
13. Rutherford, B. Rundle Smith, John
Smyth, John Soinler; George IValters and
David P. IVillinins.—'9ll."
.So the question was detertnined in the
affirmative.
Si:CUE:TAU Ir'S OFTIVE,
Harrisburg, June 15, 181 g. S
Pennsylvania as: _ •
. I no CERTIFY that the above and
4 ,Y t o u * foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the "Yeas and "Nays,"
: - . - 141"{t• taken on the "Resolution relative
' 4.47 - Li to an amendment of the Consti
tution," as the same appears on the Journals
of the two Houses of the General Assembly
of this 'Commonwealth, for the session of
1819.
‘Vitness my hand and the seal of said of
lice, the fifteenth day of June, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-nine.
TOWNSEND HAINES,
..S'ecretary of-the Conanzoinvealth.
June 21.
HATS! was! HATS!
Lochmast .10 Brother,
Ilatie just received a large and Fashion
able assortment of Moleskin, Silk and Bea
ver Flats, also Leghorn, China Braid, Palm
Leaf and Woo !Hats of every variety, which
they wUI sell cheap for cash.
June 7.
Shoulders and Hams,
supply
A large py of Shoulders aud,l-lams,
cured in Philadelphia, just received and for
,sale- by AlcitTz & LANUIB.
April b.
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., AUGUST 16, 1849.
Clithrles S. Massey,
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends
that he has recieved at his establishment,
nearly opposite the German Reformed
church in AllentoWn, a large assortment of
?ft*. JEWELRY, CLOCKS,
.- .4:
, - .a. WATCEIES
7-,12 ; irip
. 1 ;'•; consisting - Of GOLD A n d
• IC, w 1- ( SILVER Patent Levers,
, ••••••'
tkke.,__ti s,?: :•- Quartier and plain Eng
)
- •‘----- "----- dish and French. Watch
cs sold by him are warranted, and as low as
the same quality can be purchased at other
establishments in town or elsewhere.
His assortment of Clocks consists of Brass
eight day, thirty hours, and alarm, front :3
to 12 dollars.
His selection of Jewelry consists in part
of Gold rings, Bracelets. Breastpins, Broach
; es, Gold and Silver Pencils, Watch-chains,
Keys, Gold Pens, of a superior quality. &.c.
He has also on hand a variety of
RaNCI ARTICLES;
Such as steel-beads for purses and word: bags,
Silver tea and table spoons, Gold and Silver
Spectacles, to suit all ages, Spectacle glasses,
Silver thimbles.
Every article sold by him, is warranted
to be such as represented, and should they
prove otherwise can be returned, and the
money will be refunded.
His stock has been purchased with a view
to supply the citizens of this county with
good and aenuino articles in his branch, and
which have been selected from the best and
most exu.nsive houses in New-York and
Philadelphia. Ile hopes by due attention to
his business, and liberal prices, to have a
share of patronage.
I ",,i Clucks, IVaiches and Jewelry, re' air
ed in the best manner and at the shortest no
tice. ()Id Gold and Silver taken in ex
change fur Goods. Call and see, then judge
fur yourselves.
SFAMETAIIT ' H OFFICE
arcns•r.tnfs Orricr.
WIIEREA S, the Ilon. J. Prinole Jones.
President of the several Courts of Common
Pleas of the Third Judicial District, compo
sed of the counties of Northampton and. L
ehigh, state of Pennsylvania, and Justices
of the several Courts of Oyer and Terminer
and general Jail delivery, and Peter Haas,
and John F. Esqrs,, Judges of the
Courts of Oyer and Terminer and general
Jail delivery, for the trial of all capital of
fenders in the said comity of Lehigh. By
their precepts to me directed, have ordered
the Court of Oyer and Teri : flitter and gene
ral Jail Delivery, to he holden at Allentown,
county of Lehigh, on the
First Monthly in September ISI9,
which is the third day of said month, and
will continue one week.
No•rtet: is therefore hereby given to the
*Justices of the Peace and Constables of the
county of Lehigh, that they are by the said
precepts: commanded to be there at 10 o'clock
in the. forenofm, of said day, with their rolls,
records, inquisitions, examinations, and all
Other remembrances, to do these things
which to their offices appertain to be done,
and. all those who are bound by recOgnizan
ces to prosecute against •the .prisoners that
are or then shall be in the jail of said coun
ty of Lehigh, are to be then and there to
prosecute them as shall be just.
Given under my hand in Allentown, the
9th day of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
God save the Commonwealth.
CHARLES 1111711 F.,
Sheriff s Office, Allentown,
August 9, 1849.
N. 13: Magistrates are desired to forward
their returns in crtminalcases to the Deputy
Attorney General at once, and to. request
prosecutors to call at his office before court,
and thus afford sufficient time to prepare the
indictinents, and other matters necessary for
trial. The amount of unsettled business
renders this at present absolutely necessary.
August 5, 1819. ¶-4w
The members of this Company, will as
semble in complete unifortnort Mon4y the
20th of August next, at the public hVbse of
Own Shaad, in Ruchsville, North White
hall township, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
for the purpose of chosing,by,ballot officers
of the company, for the new term, namely :
Captain, and first and second Lieldenanti.
The Court of appeal shall also be held at
the same time and place. • .. •
• •
•
SIP - Those who wish to join
,the TrOo . p
will also please to dttend and take part !n
the chasing of officers, &c.
New No 3. Mackerel in Batrels and half
Barrels, just received and for sale at the
htpre of • • T. 13. WILSON.
July 2G . X-6w
Clocks and Watches. I
A ugurt 2, 18 19
PROCLAMATION.
Whitehall Cavalry. Troop.
By order of the Brigtide Inspectot;,
'Dionne Ituctr,.Cdptaiy.
Aug. • 1
2N
Neui Macktel
poetical Department.
I•'rum the. New York Tribune:
LOVE ALL.
Love all ! There is no living thing
Which God has not created;
Love all ! There is no living thing
Which God has ever hated :
His love sustains the meanest lire,
Whate'er doth live or perish—
And man may not disdain to love
What God has loved to cherish.
Uwe all ! For hate begetteth hate,
And love through love increaseth ;
Love all ! For hate shall,faint and fail,
While love like Clod ne'er ceaseth :
Love is the law, the life supreme,
The goal where all are tending;
The hate shall die, the strife shall cease,
But Love is never ending.
aliscrllancous Ocicctions.
THE DEAF MUSICIAN.
It was the 20th of March, 1527. In the
poorly lurnished apartments of a small houSe
in Baden, in Austria, an old loan was ma
king preparations for a journey. Ile hasti
ly folded within a knapsack a few changes
of linen. The weather was cold, the win
dows were covered with hoarfrost, and yet
only a few dying embers burned upon the
hearth. Either the old man's mind was too
deeply engrossed to dank of feeding the
flame, or perhaps his scanty resources need
ed careful husbanding to meet the expenses
of his approaching journey.
In truth, the aspect of the room bespoke a
state of want rather Than of affluence. A bed 1
with curtains of faded green serge, a few an
' tipie arm chairs of varnished wood, covered ;
with well wore mpostry, a walnut table, and
a harpsichord, compined its entire furniture.i
The harpsichord was strewed with music, I
partly in manuscript; and a flying sheet cov
ered with nearly illegible notes, and disfig
ured by numerous erasures showed what
was the old man's recent employment. His
lofty forehead, encircled by locks of silver
gray, beamed with intelligence, although he
appea red bowed down beneath the weight of
some great affliction. A dark fire kindled
in his hazel eyes; and his cheeks, gloWing
with one bright feverish spot of hectic color,
contrasted strangely with the deadly pale- i
ness which overspread the rest of his coun
tenance. IVhen the knapsack was made
up, the old man approached the table, ow
which lay an open letter, stamped with the
Vienna postmark.. Ile took it up, and stood
awhile with his eyes fixed on its contents,
though it only contained these few words.
" HIV DEAR UNCLE : Pardon me the grief
which I am occasiouing you ; but, implica- ,
tett in an unhappy transaction, I have just
received an order to quit Vienna, whence I
am commanded for the future to absent my
self. I beseech you to come to my
You alone can save ine. Adieu.
IT, -:3111
This letter came from a nephew he had
Lrought up, altd those disorderly: , conduct
had rendered necessary the rigorous man
date which now banished him from the cap
ital..
When the old man hail 11Vrilsed it once
more, lie appeared confirmed in his resolu
tion ; and with his knapsack in one hand,
and his walking stick in the other, he pre
pared to set out. I3ut, on reaching the
threShold, he turned back ; and, casting a
look of deep regret on this modest asylum,
where he had long and happily dwelt, he
sighed. Then, as if attracted by some ma
gic charm, he returned to his harpsichord,
and quickly laying down what he held in
his hands, he ran his fingers over the discol
ored notes of the instrument. Ilis gloomy
and dejected countenance was gradually
lighted up with an expression of intense
happiness, and a sublime strain ascended to
wards heaven a fitting hymn of praise to the
Almighty.
As hu,pltinged into these regions of har
mony, it scented as if his spiritmdiad bid
adieu to earth, and soared . to the realms
above in search of consolation. But soon all
was silent ; the old man wept ;. he heaved a
deep sigh, and explained—" And to think
that I can hear nothing !" Alas! he was
deaf.
The poor pilgrim again took up his staff,
and set forth on his journey. • At the turn
ing of the street, he once more looked round
on the humble dwelling where he had pass
ed the lust ten years of his life, shut out by,
his infirmity from the sounds of the exter
nal world. Music for him only existed with
in the spul. He walked on into the country ;
for, by way of husbanding his small store, he
was going, on
,foot from
.Iluden to Vienna.
The evening closed in, the old man stopp
ed before a•peasant'scottnge. Be had pre
sinned too much on his strength, having ex
pected, before, night closed in, to reach Vien
na, from which the village of Baden is on
ly ten leugues.distant. He had walked, vig
orously, but night approached, and lie felt
his strength failing him. Ile knocked at
the door; a young girl opened it, asking.
him what he wanted. The old man, who
guessed her. question from the movement of
her lips, replied, "Hospitality, my good girl."
"Come in then, there is always .11 welcome
at my father's hearth for the benighted trav
eller." Thus cordially invited, he entered a
large room, where the frugal evening repast
was smoking upon a homely table. A cov
er was quickly laid for him near the father . of
the family, and he sat down at table with
the friendly household group. After sup
per, he seated himself in an old leathern
arm chair by the chimney corner ; a cheer
ful fire blazed upon the hearth. The moth
er and daughter cleared the table, whils't the
father opened an old harpsichord, and the
three sons took down their instruments
which hung against the gall. They con
sisted of an alto, a violoncello, and hautboy.
The perfomers attuned their instruments;
the mother and daughter seated themselves
with their work near the fire, where a sin
gle lamp afforded the needful light. The
(*zither gave the signal, and tin% four musi
cians began a piece with that ensemble,
with that knowledge of measure which the
Germans possess beyond all other nations.
By degrees their eyes kindled, divers emo
tions %vere'depicted on their countenances;
they abandon themselves to the ardor of the
sentiment With which they were transpor
ted. The 4wo wo;nen listened whilst they
almost held their breaths—There work fell
from their hands. The MUSIC ceased—
they exchanged looks of delight—the young
girl kissed her father's gray hairs-with cum
ion—they forgot the presence of their guest.
Ile had followed all their movements with a
longing eye; for his deafness prevehted his
hearing a single note of the music which
had so deeply affected them.
"Oh, how happy you are," he said with
a fdteriug voice, ••to be able to enjoy this de
licious ideasure ! Ala-! it is long since I
have been able to hear the human voice, or
music, which is the voice of god. when I
go out to meditate in the forest, I feel indeed
the wind which blows around me, but I hear
not its mighty voice, while it shakes .the
trees,or murmurs,itniong the leaves, ming
ling with the general harmony of nature—
When I return from my walk at the duse of
a fine summer's day, L cut indeed see the
young sheperdess as she leads her dock to
be %vat !red at the fountain, but I cannot hear
either her joyous song or the tinkling of the
sheep bells. I can see the lark fly swiftly
to the valley where her nest lies hidden,
but I hear not her melodious voice mingling
with the whisper of the breeze—Oh music !
harmony! it is my life; but, alas ! its t•ocul
expression is lost to me forever. Let me,
I pray you, read the pages which have so
deeply stirred you." Ile rose, took the
sheet in his hand a sudden paleness over
spread his feautures, he sunk upon his seat
overwhehned with em notion
Ile had just read upon the cover " Alle
gretto, front the Pastoral Symphony of Beet
hoven." All gathered around hint, and in
quired the cause of his agitation. When he
was able at length to command his voice, he
arose from his seat and said,"! trot Beet
hoven! At the sound of his name the father
lifted his woolen cap front his head, and the
sons bowed with the deepest reverence.
Wethoven pressed their hands in his, and
wept fur joy. The good peasants kissed
these venerated hands; for this man they felt
was the genius who had lightened for thein
the daily burden of life—the genius so hon
ored in Vienna, that when he took his daily
walk the passers-by exclaimed," There is
Beethoven ! and silently made way for him.
lest they should interupt his mediations.
The peasants looked with unwearied delight
on that marble brow,
.where grief had indeed
stamped its fatal marks, but which still was
encircled with the hdlo of genius.
Beethoven then seated himself at the
harpsichord, and desiring the young people
to take their instruments. he played for them
his omen symphony. It was a moment of
unspeakable happiness.
When they had finished, Bethoven impro
vised sublime melodies : his spirit, breaking
through the bonds whicU.enchained hint to
earth, seemed to rise triumphly towards
heaven.
" John."
The poor harpsichord under, his. hand
gave forth unwonted sounds-sotnetimes tnaj
estic as tho voice of thunder, sometimes mys
terious as the sign of the dying.
Alas ! it was the song oI the swan ! A
part of the night thus glided on. The bed
usually occupied by the father of the family
was prepared fur Beethoven, and he was
constrained to accept it.
During the night he became.ftwerish, and
to cool his burning brow he arose and went•
out into the open air too slightly clad. The
air was bitterly cold ; the wind eroamed in
the branches of the trees, and penetrating
rain drifted over the. country. When the
old man' returned, he . was benumbered.—
The dropsy, from which he had long antler
ed, mounted to his chest and too soon it de
came apparent that all remedies were u.se
less. He was with difficulty transported to
Vienna, were he was visited by a physician
who pronounced his case•a hopeless
Hummel, his dearest and trust friend, heard
of his danger, and flew to attend hint in his
last moments ; but he was almost insensible.
The words he sought to utter expired pn his
palled lips. Still, he recognised his early
friend, and thanked hint with a mournful
AL IN POLITICS.
The TifTam Plains in California.
The Galena Advertiser publishes the fol
lowing extract from a privateletter from Cal
ifornia :
"The Gold Mines have actually ruined
California, in an acricultural point of view.
In fact, Acriculture will never be of any
consequence in this country, except where
water can be found to irrigate the land ; and
water is scarce all over the country, except
in the mountains. Asa grazing country, it
is probably_ the best in the world ; and a
'statement of tho numbers of cattle, horses,
elk, (leer, antelope, ets., that ream wild over
the Tularee Plains, would not he credited if
stated. These Plains are, on an average,
50 miles wide and 500 miles long. In cross
ing them I have seen a drove of elk that cov
ered more than four square miles of ground
all running at the height of their speed.—
Droves of wild horses and antelopes were
quietly feeding a few miles distant, without
manifesting the least alarm, as they are ac
customed to such stampedes of elk. Mill
ions of wild gees were flying overhead, hav
ing been aroused by the elk. Their noise
was deafening. Travelling two and a half
hours, at a brisk trot, through this wilderness
of animated nature, brought us to the San
Joaquim'a timbered banks and to water.—
At the crossing, the Tularee Plains are for
ty-one miles wide. The river, like a huge
anaconda, winds through their centre. The
plain is without wood or water, except im
mediately on the banks of the river. The
plains are literally covered with elk-horns,
some of them so large that I could not lift
them.—Uue set in particular, was so enor
mous that two men bad a heavy lift to throw
it into the wagon. It is to be sent home as
a curiosity. At the river we get some of
the finest salmon, which tvers. speared by
our Indians. We also caughTsome small
fish with a hook and line. The Water is:cold,
clear and transparent. Salmon of 25 to 60
pounds weight, were seen wending their
way up the stream. We crossed the river
in a boat, swimming our horsed, The fer
ryman-a MisSourian-told me that fever and
ague prevailed to a fearful extent in the
neighborhood, and I soon had ocular dem
onstration of the fact, by the shaking of a
couple of heriditary bondsmen from Mexico,
who were crossing over with us. But the
mines, considering the exposure to which a
Man is subjected, are healthy. Intermittent
fever is common, but it yields readily to qui
nine. But one man died of bilious fever
while I was there ; he was an Oiegonian.
have noticed that all men spalic well of
all men's virtues when they are dead ; and
that tombstone s are marked with epitaphs of
••good and virtuous." Is there any.particu
lar cunk:tery where the bad men are buried
_ .
I have noticed that the prayer of every
selfish num is ••forgive us our debts," but he
makes every body pay who ows him, to the
utmost farthing.
I have noticed that Death is a merciless
judge, thoult not impartial. Every min
ows a debt-4)eath summons the debtor, and
he lays down his dust in the currency of
mortality.
have noticed that he who thinks every
man a rogue is very certain to see one when
he shaves himself, and he ought, in mercy
to his neighbors, to surrender the rascals to
justice.
I have noticed that money is the fool's
wisdom, the knave's reputation, the wise
man's jewel, the rich man's trouble, the poor
man's desire, the covetous man's ambition,
and the idol of all.
I have noticed that whatever is right,
with few exceptions—the kit eye,the left,
leg, and the side, of a plitunb podding. -I
have noticed that merit is always meas
ured in the world by its success;,,
L have noticed that in order to be a reas
onable creature, it is necessary at times to be
downright mad.
I have noticed that as tee are always wish
ing instead of working for forttinesi'we aro
disappointed, and call Dame Fortune 'blind,'
but it is the very best evidence that the old
lady has most capital eye-sight, and is no
"granny" with spectacles. .
I have notice that.purses will holeport-,,
nies as well as pounds.
I have noticed that toinhstones,Say "Here
lie lies,"—which no doubt is often the truth';
and if men could see the epitaphs their
friends sometimes write, they would surely
believe they had got into the wrong. pave.
—New lork Spirit of the Times.
ErMen in great places arc thrice Serv
ants; servants of the sovereign people, serv
ants aflame, and servants of business, so that
they have no freedom, neithei 4 in their per
sons, nor in their actions, noOn their fame.
GOOD ADVICE.--SOMO pad t ple seem to int'
agine that advice. like •jakystic, to do good'
must be disagreeable. ,)"
NUMBER 45.
smile. Hummel pressed the icy
. 014 hand
Within his own with deep emotion;• '
. When the dying num felt the :pressure,
his glazed eye kindled with a ,momentary
- conciousne.ss:
He sunk hack upon the pillow. • With a
gentle sigh the spirit had fled.
What I have Noticed.