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Met)Ofeb to News, Eiterature, Poctri), -Science, agriculture, the Diffusion of 'Meld 3nforination, Omani 'antusentent, Mat:Nets, &r.
VOLUME. IV.
THE LEHIGH' REGISTER,
la p isGlialrcdih the Portiogh ofAllentiavn , Lehigh
• Cortnt . ih i!a.,every Thursday
BY AUGUSTUS
At $1 50 per annum, payable in advance, and
$2 00 . if not paid until the end of the year. No
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid )
except at the option of the proprietor.
Aormyriscmcsrs, making not more than one
square, will be inserted three times for one dollar
and for every subsequent insertion twenty-five
cents. Larger advertisements charged in the
same proportion. Those not exceeding ten lines
will be charged seventy-five cents,and those mak
ing six lines or less, three insertions for 50 cents
Ur A liberal deduction will be made to those
who advertise by the year. •
ta"' Office in Hamilton Street, one door
of German Rcformed Church, and nearly
opposite the "Friedensbothe Office." •
Highly Important
From Washington.
A dissolution of the Union threatened ! !
Six days haveAow elapsed at an expense
of Three Thousand Dollars a day to the goy
er nment and no organization of the House
of Congress yet ! The public is beginning
to entertain fear for the safety of this great
and rnighta• Republic ! But still the news do
not create as much sensation as the arrival
acid unpacking of "Ohl Schnurman's" sec
ond purchase of Winter (loods. The mas
ses are astonished IN by it is, that ether mer
chants cannot sell at the same low prices as
he does, - the seers, however is easily dissol
ved, it's becatise the "Old Klan" knows how
to buy cheaper than others. He therefore
extends n general invitation to all classes to
come and examine his evontlerful stock of
Goods now being. displayed for inspection,
before pirchasing else were.
HENRY SCIINUTIMAN.
I)cci•nibcr 1:31It
- rne -41711,17 , ?"C" CAPAP, ,
!urge Stock of all kinds of Groceries, which
he ofli•rs for :mile at the very. lowest prices.
SentiramAtc.
Ilvernilwr 1:111).
t r illu,CllStra PC.
The undersigned is also receiving :3 grates
COI en:wore, new patterns, which he offers
lur side at exceeding low prices.
HENRY Sell:Mill:1N.
T-111'
eviiil yr 1:1111
Iron .
The undersigned has on hand an ass-ort
mem of American I latnnwred Iron, about
¶K) tons, which he to ,sell in lots to
suit put chasers, chenyer than it can be
bought elsewhere
HENRY SCI'S VIDIAN.
December I:3th
Country Produce.
The undersigned takes all Icinds ofCoun
try, Produce for which he rays the high
est market price in exchange for goods.
HENRY SCIINURMAN.
December 13th
UiatUto. s )7,,A/LQ.
The undersigned takes the liberty of in
forming his friends and customers that he
removed his Store, from, No. :11 North 4 St.
TO NO. 140 MARKET STREET,
between 4 and sth, where he has for sale, at
very low prices, an extensive assortment of
"Leols.uvr Glasses ,
in qilt, Mahogany. and Common Frames,
well adapted to to the Soutl•prn and West
ern Market. •
Largo French Plate Mirrors framed to or
der, of approved Style, either plain'or rich
ly ornamented.
Toilet; Dressing and Swing' Glasses, in
great 'variety;: Gilt and Fancy Wood Por
trait and picture Flames, also Common
Frames without Glasses.
looking- glass Plates by the box, or 'Bless quantities.
ALSO FOR SALE,
Brass and. Gilt Curtain Cornices and r
natnents,llkaSS Aiidirons arid Fenders, Sho
vels and Tongues and •Standards, Fine Go
thic Tea Trays and Waiters, Ivory and Self
Tip Handle Knives Forks, in setts and .
dozens, Fine • plated on German SiliMr
Spoons, Forks and Butter Knives, Fine and
Common I3rittnnnia Ware, Plated Castors,
Candlesticks, Cake Baskets, Snuffers and
Trays, &c., &c.,
A aeneral assortment of Clocks for Sale.
rlfLoolcing-glasses packed in the safest
manner,•and insured against breakage.
- JOSHUA.CONVPLAND.
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December, 6
G YAMS t G 'LW
The undersig ned have just received 1000
pair, of Men's - Ladies' and Misses Gam
hlhoes. A 'fine article of Ladies' Gum
41c..sits, which they will sell low.
LOCHMAN & RHO
0 ct; 25
Third Purchase
Of Fall and Winter Goods.
. The subscribers have just received, their
third supply of Fall and Winter Goods this
season, which makes theiressortment of the
very best character and will compare with
any other in the State, and as to prices, we
assure our Customers and the public in
general, that they shall be at least, as cheap
if not cheaper than at any other store in the
County. Therefore we invite all to• 'give
U 3 an early call.
PIZETZ GUTH & Co.
Allentown, Dec 6th .
GROCEIIIiES. '
The subscribers have received and offer
for sale, wholesale and retail, a large and
well selected Stock of-Groceries, at the low
est market price.
December. 6
Qiveencloare•
The subscribers have-:received a large
supply of the most appraVed patterns of
Queensware which together with their for
mer stock makes a complete asEortrnent.
December 6
Coal, Pitister ale Salt.
The subscribers offer for sale,
:1000 Tons Coal
100 ." Plaster
s'loo Bushels salt .
PRETZ, GETR &
December, 6. ¶—4 w
Cotton Yarn.
Just received 5000 lbs Cotton Yarn, cov
erlet warps, and coverlet purl, for sale by
Plum, Gum & co.
December, 6 Ti—let
fromß La T,ll vt
.lFirstßate Store Stand.
. .
Mlr valuable store stand, at Schantz's
1 * ''i= Mill, in Upper llacungy township,
Lehigh County. It is one of the best in that
port of the county, where an enterprising
young man can do a very profitable business,
it bring adjacent to one of the best custom
mills in the county. In case a man of fam
ily would wish to take the store, a conveni
ent house can be rented to it.
llmAx J. SCHANTZ.
November 1
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Cheap. — Hat and Cap Store,
Hinnition. Sired ncOtrtg opposite Ii
Hotel, .fillentown.
Jacob H. Boas,
Takes this method to inform hi.: friends
and customers, that he still continues the
flatmaking and Cap business, and keeps
constantly on hand, a large assortment of
the most fashionable,
Beaver, Marc, Brush, Russia, Silk and
Napped hats, whiCh he will sell at
the fount prices. ..9lso—a large
assortment of !liens, Boys
and Childrens Caps, at
vow reduced prices.
'• He is likewise( prepared to manufacture
to order ilifiqt - the shortest possible notice.
Thankful .for past favors he hopes to en
joy a continuance of patronage, as he feels
confident that his Huts, fully recominmd
themselves.
L.V'Such who are indebted to him for
some length of time, will please recollect,
that their accounts should be promptly sett
led, and it is expected will not be neglected.
Nov. 9. , . 11-1 Y
LOOK HERE.
The Under Signed takes this method to
'inform the public respectfully, that he has
just received a large and excellent lot of the
best quality of
Wry Hickory,
PINE, A N D ALL KINDS Ol' (i4K. WOOD.
which he will dispose of at reasonable pri
ces, nt the Lehigh Basin. • .
.
fIrAII orders for wood left nt Pretz, Guth
& Co's. Store, will be promptly attended
JAMBS KLECICSy,It,
./2 genl for Casper _Kleckner.
November 22. • ¶-3w
41 - cilou Wall°
FOR sa.LE.
The beautiful action • PiituO', of Mr. Mey
er's Manufactory, in Philadislphiti, which
was used at Mr. Keisler's School exhilaition,
i n the Court Elaine in Allentown,- is offered
or sale. Apply to
C. R. KESSLER..
Allentown, Nov. S. - • ; :
Mechanicsboro Post Office.
The fol lowitig letters remain in the Post
office at Mechanics Boro' Lehigh County,
for •the quarter ending September :Atli,
1849. . • .
Samuel W. Mansigle, George Kann, Tbs.
MeGlaughltn,luson B. Blossom. •
J. SAEGREAVES, P. M.
December 13.
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ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., DECEMBER 20, 1849.
PHETZ, Guru &
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PILETZ, GUTH' & CO
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pectical Ocpartmcnt.
(Prom Holden's Dollar Magnum)
Workers and Toilers.
Hurra! hurt - a! for the spider gay
Who wakes with the rising sun,
To toil night, with the pail moon's
Proclaims that his day's 'work's done;
Though a. year may flee ere his - keen eye see,
This work to a close draw nigh,
Still he weaves the woof Of his cobweb roof—
llis snare for the buzzing fly.
Then hurra, lonia for the spider gay,
The spinner in hut and hall,
The preacher grave to the sleeping slave
That will not a working fall.
For the worm,hurral when he makes essay
To climb up a lofty wail,
Who knows no fear though his slow career
Is checked by many a fall ;
On the wall again, with toil and with pain,
His crawling form he'll cast,
Boldly to climb for a weary time
,Tin its top be gaited at last.
Hurra! fur the worm of the crawling form,
Who preaches to man's dull race—
„lle that itsould climb to a height sublime
Should not grow faint at the base.”
For the wing, hurra ! that night and day
The bold bird of passage piles,
When he speeds afar o'er the lempcst'3 war,
And the gloom of the wintry skies :
On,on, and away, o'er the ocean spray,
O'er many a league of land,'
Ile speeds his flight with a pinion light
To a lone and distant strand.
Fur the bird, hurra ! who flees far away
,Neath the vault of the Heaven's blue,
Would that the soul of man to its goal
. Would speed with a flight as true.
Alliocctlaucou.9 Zclati 01113.
Prairie Life—A Tale of Revenge.
prai much has been written on
yet many a wilder scetie, has been dell mil
described. Pour Ruxton, who died at St.
Louis, and whose highly entertaining and
valuable work, "Scenes in the Far West,"
is enriched with many a story and scene
which, no doubt, to the people of the East,
seem like tales from the "Arabian Nights."
There is so much originality about the man
ner and habits of the trapper and frontiers
men, that one is struck with their peculiar
language or mode of expressing themselves,
as well as their singular custem. They
are,..jn fact, as distinct and marked a class
as sa ilors, aml have as many odd and quaint
sayings.
It i generally the commission of crime,
sonic dissappoiannent in life, or a native
love of adventure and peril, that makes
these men desert the comforts of civilized
society for the wilds and haunts of the Red
Men. We can imagine the terrible reac
tion which takes place when the storm of
passion or wreck of dissappointed hope
sweeps over the sensitive soul, and leaves a
desolation—a ruin of the former tnan. It is
misfortunes like these which scorch and dry
up the finest feelings—soine moral wrong
or injustice committed by others towards
them, in revenging which they have been
compelled to'leave their homes and become
exiles in the fur west.
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A' story is told of an extraordinary meet
ing, and an act of revenge said to have ta
ken place many long years ago, on the forks
oldie Pawnee. A party of four, who had
been roving ninny years in'the west, all
strangers to each other, were ono day acci ,
dentally thrown together, when a strange
and bloody scene ensued. The inert pre
sented a striking: cOhtrast in feature. The
youngeSt was delicately made, with long,
light heir and blue eyes ; his exposure had
given him a rich, , brown complexion. He.
was of the me:ilium ,statare, and made for
strength and agility; There was a dark
void over his features,. which to'ld : that with
him the:light of : hope had gone out. -He
.-wastravellin,g on a mule, with his ride in
his gun leather at the bow of his saddle,
when he overtook a man on foot, with a gun
onliis shoulder and . pistols, in his belt, who
was over six feet, and had a deep, wide
scar on his right cheek. As day was draw
ing to a cloSe, they proposed to camp,• and
brought tip at thivhead of the fork of the
Pawnee. Shortly after they had encamped,
a man ivas seen - rdConnoitering them with a
rifle in his hand, and having satisfied him=
self that the sign was friendly, he came
moodily into the camp, and after looking
sternly at the two men, was asked by Scar
Cheek to "come to the ground." . Ile wns a
stout, muscular man, much older than the
other two, with deep, habitual scowl, long,
black matted hair, *and very unprepossess
ing features. Seine common-place remarks
were made, but 66:questions were asked by
either.paity' " "
It was near twilight when the young man,
Who had gathered some buffalo chips. to
make a fire to cook with,.suddenly perceiv
ed a man approaching , them on . a mule ; hu
'came steadily and fearlessly on tol the camp;
and, looking at the three, said; "Took: yo
for Indians ;" then glancing at the deer
skin dress of the trio, he observed, "Old
leather—some time out, eli ?" The man was
about fifty years old, and his gray hairs con
trasted strangely with his dark, bronzed
features, upon which cure and misfortune
were strongly stomped. He was only half
clad by the miserable skins he wore ; and,
as he dismounted, Scar Cheek asked.
"Where from?" "From the Raw," (Kan
sas,) he replied, throwing down a bundle of
Otter skins. After unsaddling and staking
out his mule, he brought himself to the
ground, and taking his rifle, looked at the
priming, and•shalcing the powder in the pan
he added a few more grains to it ; then pla
cing n piece of thin dry skin over it, to
keep it from the damp, he shut the pan.
The group watched the old trapper, who
seemed not to notice them, while Scar
Cheek became interested, and showed a
certain uneasiness. I le looked towards his
own rifle, and once or twice loosened the
pistols in his belt, as if they had incommo
ded him. The young and the stout man
exchanged glances, but no word passed.
So far no question had been asked as to who
the other was ; what little conversation pas- I
sed,•was very laconic. and not a smile had I
wreathed the lips of any of them.
The little supper was eaten m silence,
each man seeming to be wrapt in his own
thoughts. It was agreed that the watch
should be divided equally among the four,
each man standing guard of two hours—the
old trapper takingth first watch, the young
man next, and Scar Check' anti he with
the scowl following.
It was a bright moonlight night, and over
that barren w.ld waste of prairie not a
&amid was heard, as the three lay sleeping
on their blankets. The old trapper paced
up and down, ran his eyes around the wild
waste before him, and then would stop and
minter to himself, "It cannot be he," lie said
half aloud, "but the time and that scar may
have distlnisod him. That boy, too—l'ts
strange feel towards him ; then that vil
lian with his scowl," and the muscles of
the trapper's face worked convulsively,
trapper noiselessly approached the sleeping
men, and kneeling down, gazed intently up
on the features of each and scanning them
deeply. Walking, oil; he muttered to him
self again, saying--"It shall be," and then
judging by the stars that his watch was up,
'he approached the young tnan and woke
him, pressing his fingers upon his lip to
command silence at the time, and motioned
to him to follow. They walked off some
distance, when the trappertaking the young
man by the shoulder, turned his face to the
moonlight, and, after gazing at it wistfully,
whispered •in his ear, "Are you
.Perry
Ward's" The young man started. wildly,
but the trapper prevented his reply by say
ing, "Enough, enough V' He then told him
that he was his uncle, and that the man
with the scar, was the murderer of his lath
er; and that he with the scowl, had convic
ted
him (the trapper) 'of forgery by his false
oath. The blood deserted the lips of the
young roan, and his eyes glared and dilated
almost from their sockets. Ile squeezed
his uncle's hand, and then, with a meaning
glance as
. he looked to his rifle, moved to
wards the camp. "No, no!" Said the old
trapper, "not in cold blood ; give them a
chance." They cautiously returned to the
camp, and found both the men in a dead
sleep. The uncle and nephew stood over
them. Sear Cheek was breathing hard,
when he suVenly cried out, .1 did not mur
der Perry Ward !' "Liar" said the trapper
in a voice cf thunder, and the tWo awn star
ted and bounded to their feet. "Red skins
about!" asked they in a voice. "No, worse
than Red skins," said the trapper, "Harry
Ward is about !" and seizing his knife he
plunged it into the heart of Sear Cheek.
"Then take that," said he with the . scowl,
and, raising his rifle, the tral'per fell to the .
ground a corpse. With a bound and ti
wild cry the young man jum red at the mur
derer of his.uncle, and• with his knife gave
him several' fatal wounds: The struggle
Was a fearful one, however, and the' young
man had also received several bad cuts,
when his adversary fell front the loss of,
blood, and soon after expired. Thus end,
eel this strange meeting, and thus were fath•
er 'and .unclesevenged.
Air c • ifof
eel ng on net a Wowan.
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The want of provision , :the.. camp of
Burgoyne, just previous to hicapture by
the Americans, began to .be severely felt;
the Americans had seizediheir las4supply ,
which some boats contained ; all resort to
the country, lying amend,: where Tory
Friends were to bp found, was totally cut.
off. . The persecuted Americans-had fenc;
ed iheM in as with a wall 'Of vengeance,
which could not be crossed;' famine had
commenced its
,erierving power, sickness
was increasinjamong the soldiery, fever at
tended with its deliriums, raved from coach
to couch. :Water, water, was the incessant
cry. And. although the Hudson,
.on one
side. of : the camp , poured alo,ng.its silent wa
ters, and be. rapid stream of .Fioh.Creek
roared sweetly. . n ,th: ears . of 'the sick and'
despondirig forces, yet it was impossible to
snatch-a drop of water from theSe dreadful
ly guarded waters a hundred bullets were
sure to pierce whoever made the attempt,
soon us they stooped - to touch the silver cur
rent. But such were the cries for water,
of the sick and dying, that their women,
moved by pity, were made superior to the
dreadful crisis, (imagining that the Aineri
cans would - not from gallantry of feelings
shoot a female,) snatched hastily their pails,
and ran to the shores to try what the event
might he. Their opinion of the enemy. as
it proved, with respect to their persons, was
correctly formed, but their pailswere doom
ed to a harder fate, for while they could
not-find it in their hearts to spill the blood
of defenceless females they were sure to
riddle their pails as they hung from their
hands so that little or no water could be pro
cured.
• In this dilemma, a faithful wife, who had
left her native country for love of her hus
band, who was one of the unfortunate Hes-
I sians, sold by lfk government to the King
of England for a certain sum a head, to
fight in a cause the merits or demerits of
which he knew nothing ; this women, as
she moved from couch to couch, listening to
the moans of the sick for water, suddenly
resolved ; I will try, perhaps I may sue•
Geed to bring a little. Her husband tried
to dissuade her, but she persisted, her sym
pathies were strong, for as a kind and com
forting angel, she made it her business to
hover over the diseased and wounded of
her countrythen,(the Hessians) all the while
she bad been in the army. She sprang
along the adventurous path that led to the
dreaded shore, her husband following close
as far as he dare ; already she stood at the
brink in full view of the guns on the other
side, for a moment she cast an imploring
glance that way, and then to heaven for pro
tection ; her right hand had dashed the ves
sel deep among the humid waters ; a strug
gle to clear the open shore, and reach the
deeply shaded bank, had marked her agita
ted demeanor, when a ball aimed at her
pail, struck, as she had stooped over the ves
sel too low, her angel bosom—the blood
spouted,rLdvekthe_gound, before her
of her faithful heart. .tier husband who
had waited but a short distance for her re
turn; had not moved his constant eye from
his all of earth, while within, his soul vi
brated between -the vast extremes of hope
and desrair, her screech struck his ear—
her reeling frame showed hint that the shaft
of death had cleft her heart asunder. She
had but touched the ground where she fell,
when his arms enclosed her, dyed in spout
ing blood from her bosom ; frantic with
grief, he dreaded not the flash of the dead
ly rifle, but bore her to the camp, struggling
in the pangs of dissolution, while he impres
sed on her fading forehead, the last kiss of
fervent affection. •
The grief of this man was respected, not
a gun moved its trigger, hushed were the
volleys of the sympathizing, yet brave Ver.
monters ; her pail, and not her person, had
been the aim of the distressed marksman.
the green mountaineer.
Congress Furniture and Manners,
A Correspondent of the Commercial
says :—..The comforts of a Turkish divan
ceuld not be greater than those of a republi
can representative. Some appear to under
stand this. They will uplift their legs, and
rest them-upon the top of - the desk, as if
they were in the dirty office de lawyer, or
the room of a collegian, instead of being in
sworn and solemn council of the nation.
One man will stretch himself out on a sofa,
to gaits the sleep ho lost the night before,
or to indulge a constitutional indolence.
Another Will even smoke in the anti-space
without the columns, to the annoyance of
the decent and decorous people, whereto
the principal smoking room is the post-office
of the House ! Meanwhile: all these things
are fully. observed - by *spectators in the gal
leries, many of them ladies, and they go
away with no very exalted ideas of "honor
able courtesy.' Many there are, however.,
of a different stamp of character and manners;
who would be an honor s to any circle, Rub- .
lic or private. The modern practice of sit
ting .with hats off, tends to promote prdei in
the House. But the truth is,, Lave men
from all quarters, of all sorts and sizes, a'l
modes of thinking, and all ways of acting;
men moral and immoral, magnanimous and
mean, merciful and Mischiveous, rude and
polished; proud and meek; w have lawyers;
doctors and ministers, and generally these
men arc the typeset theconStitnents' region
whenctithey arc sent forth: . They genet...,
ally, reflect, with a considerable degree of
fidelity, the sentiment, of the people whom
they represent. Thus when the infidel
sentiments of Owen, of Indiana, became
known to. his constituents, they dismissed :
him from their confidence and support at
the.next election,and Put in his place Judge
Embree, a pious Methodist:"
• rirProving too mitch. Three of ;the b'-
hoys, each mature size, applying to hire a
gig far a distant journey in one day, were
remonstrated with by ~the owner of the
horse, upon which one of them replied-'Ty
vette all got yips !” •
N POLITICS.
I •
Gable 0 its • •
The Richmond Whig supplies the follirnVi•i:
ing sketch of • the reply__: of Gen. WiiiMid, ; !'
Scott to an address of -Mr ; McFarland, :bit ' l. •
the occasion of the General's late visit:to . '
the capital of his native State :: .. • •••• •
"To'this Gen. Scott responded in the
most feeling maner. He did not Inow, he:
said, how to reply to the kind terms in WhiCle
he had just been addressed. The feeble
ness of his voice would prevent him front
making himself .heard by this large assent.
binge. Elonored as he was by the impo-'
sing demonstration, and by the presence of
the Governor of the Commonwealth and •
those dear friends whom he saw around
I him, lie distrusted his ability to respond in'
la fitting manner to the eloquent and touch - -
ing welcome which has just been extended
to him. He could never forget. that it was
to Virginia that he. owed whatever of dis
tinction he had acquired. Forty-one years
ago, he well reccollected, he had left this
city in cominnud of a small company, .part-'
ly recruited here, for the service' of hie'
country when hostilities were threatened"'
with one of the most powerful, if not the
most powerful, of the nations of the earth.
He did at that time cherish an aspiration '
that he might do something of whiOlilihie
fellow citizens of Richmond, hd might sayr
of the whole State, should notle asharned: -
A third of a century agth;'itt the year 1816,
he had returned to his native State, and '
been honored by a public reception, at which
ns urday, the governorOf the common
wealth had been present; and, in the time .
which had since elapsed, this noble Com
monwealth had continued to overwhelm him •
with testimonials of her regard-and con
dence--enough to fill the heart of any man."
It had been his proud fortune, by Legoa-
Live vote, to eve a Lathe to ti cOulity'ofthis '
State, situated in a cluster of counties with
brighter and greater names - than his—the
names of a Washington.. and a Lee. A
beautiful sword had been•vated•him by the
Legislature—a sword which had been to
him a source of just pride; and •roWn gold
medal was in preparation fqr him;' Which •
. .
ed marks of approbation ? Those only who
• knowthe soldier can tell how'dear to the
soldier's bosom are the sword and the gold
medal. Hold out before hint such rewards
as these, and there is no danger that he will '
not rush .through to deserve them. That
sword and medal he should transmit to his -
children as flattering eviddnces of the•ser
vices, which, under God's 'providence, ho
had been able to render the country. For •
in looking back, after h lapse of thirty-odd
years to the first step•of his military career,. •
nnd•recalling'his feelings which then ins
pelted lain, it would he the grossest affecut- '
tion in him to say that he did not think thnt
he had achieved at least something -
ment ofitis'early • aspirmidn. . . .
"There was only one paiiiftil impression '
connected with his present visit to . this State., •
In looking around him he missed the faces '
of those great men whom lie had been proud • •
to honor in the first steps of his career, and •
whom it pained his heart today, had now .
gone away front aineng us to recieve the
high approbation of.Hdaven,as they had re- •
cieved that of •their fellewCitizene while heie.
"General Scott again tetured his thanks,
in a most feeling and heartfelt manner for the
flattering and kind welcOme which had been
given him, and trusted that the biessitig of
Providence might fall on all preseno'
Troth In Social Relnflow,.
•
Under this head come :the* practices of
making speech very according to the 'per
son spoken to; of pretending td 'agree with
the world when you do not; of not acting
according what.is•yimi deliberate and well
advised opinion becuitseoome mischief may
be made of it by'petsons whose judgernent
in the matter you'dtunot respect . ; '
tairiirig'a wrong 'course for the sake of con. '
sistency : of encouraging the shoW . of inti
inacy with those whom'you%'ntwer • 'can bo '
intimate with; and many things of the same
kind.
These practice's have elements of charity' .
and prudence, as well as fear and meanness •
in them. Lel thoin parts Which correspond
to fear and meaneels be"put aside Cheri
ty and prudence a . m . hot painsiticol plants •
w hich .requ • polt:af . false hood• pi climb
up upon: _lt is,often extiiimily . difficult in
mixed things of this world, to act - truly.
and kindly too; lies one of the '
great trials - of a man, that •his sincerity`'
should have kindness in it, and his' kindness
truth. .
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ANNEXATION.—We unnerstand,.thet' in"
the Vermont'Leglslature, a .few , dain . sinc ••
the question of Canedn: Ai mestnnow %
mooted, and "
some diacctissid took :Once off'
the subject—when )} large majority' .of the -
members declared • in fever •Of •entitrtitining:::
tho propositiOn:urteouriii.:'• - '
rrThe last resource to raise'the w i
ind' d
that of a shrewd:and itisdruptdous yonitye,
who bought ga bushel of 'shoe' pegs. are.
discovering they were made of rotten
sharpened the-other end and sold throw for'
°lath • .
MBER