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106oteb to News, Literature, putt!), Science, ,filethonics, 'Agriculture, the Qitinsion of ttscftti „Information, Orncral „Intelligence, 'Aninuincnt, Illaracts, &c.
- VOLUM
THE LEHIGH REGISTER)
published in the Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
County; Pu‘l every Thursday
A.UIDIUSTILS t.. RUNE,
At SI 50 per annum, payable in advance, and
$2 00 if not paid until the end of the year. No
paper discontinued, Until all arrearnges art paid
e*cept at the option of the proprietor.
AtienaTisisnorrs. making not more than one
kiltrare, will be inserted three times for one dollar
knd for every subsequent insertion t.venty-five
Cents. Larger advertisements charged in the
same proportion. Those not exceeding len lines,
will be charged seventy-five Cents, and those
making six lines or less, three insertions for 50
tents.
W'A liberal deduction *ill be made to those
who advertise by the year. .‘ '
Kir (Vice in Hamilton St., one door East
of the German .Rclormed Church, nearly
opposite the "Friedensbothe (Vim"
NOW IS THE TIME !
Good Store Stand
-AT
• PRI Pei TB &ILE'.
The- undersigned offers to sell his valua
ble Store Stand, at private sale. It is situ
ated. in the village of Butztown, Northamp
ton coun, on the public road, leading from
Bethlehem to Easton. The
. .;/
BUZ L DIMG S. )
ON O are large and convenient, besides it
is admitted to be one of the. most beautiful
and - best - situations,, - in - this -section-d-coun
try, for an enterprising business man, and
in point of convenience cannot be excelled.
There are five acres of good land belonging
thereto, upon which is an excellent never
failing spring and a well.
Possession can be given immediately if
required, and the conditions can be made
easy. A. S. DECII.
VirThe "Bucks County Intelligencer,"
will please insert the above right times.
July 18..
The Working Peoples Store!
A"o liirtatbew Here
Benj. Landes,
Late of the firm of Mertz 4• Landes, has
taken one of the large and spacious rooms
in the buildings of Mr. Peter Newhard,
next door to Aaron Wint's Eating house in
Allentown, where he has opened an entire
New Slock of
STORE GOODS,
'consisting in a general assortmtnt of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Queensware,
Hardware, Earthenware, School
Books and Stationary, 4•c.
•
Among his stock of Dry'doods, will be
found an excellent assortment of Cloths.
Cassimers Satinetts, V cstings and all oth
er goods that come into the line of gentle
4nOn's wear, and will be sold cheaper than
ever'offered before in Allentown.
ALSO.—An entire new assortment of
LadieL Dress Goods, such as Silks, Muslin
de Lains, Alapacas, Lustres,Ginghams,
'
'Calicoes besides Flannels, luslins, and
thousands of articles not mentioned here.
Benjamin Landes, buys goods for cash,
selects the best qualities, and can therefore
•cifford to sell a little under the common mark.
/lie would therefore most respectfully invite
Cis numerous friends, and every one else
'who wishes to purchase to his best advan
tage to call and convince themselves of these
ifacts.
Igr He also keeps a very superior article
of Soap Soda, 'which he sells very cheap at
Wholesale $• Retail.
His Stock of Groceries is fresh, and well
.selected.
All kinds of country produce taken in ex
change . for goods, for which the highest
4narket price will be allowed
Oct. 17
algattbiliß ADVatIL
In the orphan's Court of Lehigh counts,,
In the matter of the Account
2c) of John Rut* and Charles M.
.t . ,t Runk, Administrators of Samuel
•=..t5,L1:) ,1 Runk, late of Allentown, Lehigh
• county, deceased.
And now Sept. 6, 1850, the court appoint
James S. Reese, Esq., Auditor, to audit and
re , cettle said account, and make distribution
according to law, and report to the next sta
ted Orphan's court.
Notice of the time and place of the sitting
of the Auditor to be given by three publica
tions in the Albany Lvening Journal.
From the Records.
TWITE—J. D. LAWALL, (Ark.
'Notice Is hereby given to all the heirs of
said deceased, and to all others having an
interest in the settlement of said estate, that
the undersigned %VW attend to the duties of
hle appointment on Friday, the eighth day
tof NoveMber, A. D. 1850, at Eagle Hotel
Iti the Borotigh of Allentown, Lehigh county,
Pa., at 10 o'clock A. M. of said .day, at
which time and place all persons interested
pay attend if they think proper.
JAMES S. REESE, 4udltor.
Allentown Sept. 17
A FAMILY NE
Fall and Winter
CU-04)100 3
David Gehman,
Merchant in Uosensack, Upper Milford,
Lehigh county; informs—hislarge-cirele of
friends find the public in general, th&i.lie
has just arrived from Philadelphia, and is
now unpacking and offers for sale, a large
assortment of seasonable Goods, as follows:
Plain lustres, changable and figured Al
paces,, plain and printed muslin de lains,
ginghams, calicoes. checks, flannels, &c.,
&c. English, French and American Cloths,
of all colors and prices, cassimeres, vestings,
sauinetts, thibit and woolen shawls, cotton
yarns, &c., &c.
Xew Stock of Grocei'ics.
,-.7. 7 „ Molasses, Sugar,
afgalVaii Coffee, T e a, S
1„
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riA
:
Lid .
4ro, ces, Mackerels of , ;
all numbers and at -----
cheap prie,as, Salt, Oils. &c,
Fashionable hats and caps, shoes for la
dies and-gentlemen, sole and upper leather,
calf skins and morocco.
A large assortment of Queensware, Earth-,
en ware,Erlard ware, Looking Glasses , Drugs,
Glass, and Dye Stuffs.
d LdRGE STOCK OF IRON.
Just received, such as warranted bar and
hammered iron, American and Swedish
steel, warranted at 6 cents a pound, cast
and sheer steel, band, round, half round and
cornered E. refined iron, sheet and hoop
iron, cast iron, stoves, kettles, pots, boilers,
grates, plough shears, wagon boxes. Also
a large stock of English wagontire, of eve
ry width and thickness, at 21 cents per
pound.
His assortment in general is made up of
such a stock of Goods as is but seldom
found in a country retail store. He there
fore invites each and every one to give him
a friendly call and convince themselves of
what is said . above. No charges will be
made. to show gOods:
He returns his. sincere thanks to his
neighbors and friends, for the very liberal
custom bestowed upon him, and trusts that
he will make it their interest further to con
tinue their calls.
Oct. 10. 11 . — 4 w
-NT
PRE TZ, G (ITU A Co's.
South Eat corner of Hamilton awl
frilliant ,S7rects.,
. • Allentown, P:t.
The subscribers hereby inform their cus
tomers and the public generally, that they
have just returned from the City of New
York, and are now busily engaged in un
packing a very largo end desirable lot of
Dress Goods, which they feel confident can
not be surpassed by any house in the vicin
ity. They respectfully invite the ladles and
gentlemen to give them a call, as they know
all can be suited both in price and quality.
Oct. 2.1.
The subscribers have lately added to their
former stock of Shawls, a large and' hand
some lot of different kinds of shawls, such
as Bay State Long Shawls, Cashmere
Shawls, Black Thibet Shawls, Black and
Fancy Silk Shawls, Jenny Lind Shattds,
&c., all of 'which will be sold very cheap.
Oct. 21
(if MO C.E It IR S.
:...., A large assort• .„....,
I
i xfrier,,vg inent ofeollee,Su- t
kith•• I
gtattill'i - illl , gar, Rice, Moles- e'. ;, v
- -1----- ses, Tea, Spices, '2 - - - ---Lr==---'•
&c., just received and for sale wholesale and
retail by
PRETZ, GUTH & Co.
Oct. 2-1. 11-6 w
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Barber & Young's
ikon 4 Hardware store,
Take this method to inform the citizens
of Allentown and the public in general,
that they still continue the
• pi j. • 'MON AND 13AnDWARE
Business;
in all its various branches, at their old stand
in Hamilton street, above Market square,
where they are always ready to sell to their
customers and others at the lowest , prices.
They also give timely notice, that they will
• STOP THE CREDit SYSTEM
.
after the first of October - next, and sell for.
Cash only. They believe to be doing a par
ticular favor to their customers,
as they will
exact for cash but a very small profit, be
lieving-it to be the interest of all.
BARBER Si, YOUNG.
September-12.
11--4 w
LARGE ARRIVAL
NEW GOODS
UtPCO
I'RE'I'Z, GUTH & co
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PIZETZ, GUTEI & Co
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IN ALLENTOWN.
LLENTO_WN,J,EHIGH COUNTY .PA. OCTOBER 31 1850
Jenny Lind in America !
Great Excitement ! !
Thousands are nightly congre
gated at Castle Garden, New York; to list
en to the Swedii - hNiiiittritle, whose mel
odious-voice is enchanting_her_ vast assem
blages. Paregyricks, elating her sky high,
are a daily feature of the press of New
York ; but all this excitement falls far short
of the consternation that is produced among
the citizens of Allentown and its vicinity,
by the arrival of a most splendid assort
ment of
F.BLL JJND ?TINTER GOODS
AT TII E
New York Store,
whose reputation for selling cheap and good
Goods stands second to none—nay is ac
knowledged by economists to have no equals
in LAB and the adjoining counties. Their
stock in the Ladies' line consists of Black
and Fancy Silks, Black Lustre, 13Iack and
Fancy Merino, Thibet Cloth, Muslin de
Laines,- Cashmeres, Ginghams, Prints . and
in fact all they may - desire in our line of bu
siness.
The Gentlemen will find such as French
and American Cloth, of all colors and pri
ces, Black and Fancy Cassemeres, Black
Satin and Brocade Vestings, Sattinetts, Velma
vet Cord,'Kentucky Jeans, &c., presenting
an assortment eclipsing all former ones.
October 10
SHAWLS
Black Silk, Bay' State, Palm Leaf, Cash
mere, Brocha, Thibbet and all kinds of
mourning Shawls, cheap and of good quali
ty, for sale by
KERN & KLINE.
FANCY GOODS,
Such as laces, edgings, fancy silk cravats,
men's fancy pocket lcdkfs., combs, gloves,
brocha bags, neck and belt ribbons, fancy
collars, &c., all of the best quality, for sale
by .KERN & KLINE.
CARPETS
The latest and best style of Carpets, corn
prising a large and extensive assortment
and of greatly reduced prices, for sale by
KERN & 1' LINE.
GROCERIES.
Consisting of N:lo
lasse,:,Sugar,Cof- 1 . 4 3 .
fee, 1 , ea, Spices, c•Z
Mackerel, &e., for— "
sale cheap by & KLiNE.
WANTED
5000 bitshels potatoes wanted, for which
the highest market price will be paid in
cash or in exchange for goods. •
KERN & KLINE.
October 10 ¶-4w
WOOD
5000 cord of wood wanted, for which the
highest market price will be paid at the N.
York Store by
MACKEREL.
• No. 1,1, lint] 3 Mackerel, in quarter; half
and whole barrels, for sale at the New York
Store by
October 10
New Mackerel.
WHE UNDERSIGNED have just
re
ceived a large lot of No. I, 2, and tl,
New Mackerel, in barrels, which they will
Bell wholesale and retail, at the very lowest
prites. .
• ' PRETZ, GUTH, & Co.
August 12. 45-2 in
Philadelphia
"MO'tiRNING STORE,
No. 52 South Second Street,
Fifth Door above Chestnut 81., West side
BESSON & SON,
Would respectfully invite the attention of
wholesale and retail cash purchasers to their
Fall importations,
Cons;isling in part of
81. Cashmeres.
4. Silk Cashmeres.
Paramattas.
.4 Bombazines.
4, Mantilla Velvets,
Merinoes.
.. Poplins,
.. Bombazine Alpacas.
!: Glossy Alpacas.
.4 Wide Glossy Milks.
.. Clunk Silks.'
4 . Mousseline de. Laine
Thibet bong Shawls.
Thibet Square ..
.. Blanket Long ..
.. Blanket Square ..
' English Crapes.
a. Italian "
.4 Veil • "
*, Crape Veils...
Oct. 3. •
L I NE.
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KERINT'Sr, KLINE
KERN tt'KIANE.
11-4 w
111. Mode or Love Veils
u Modes.
" Fleecy Silk Hose.
u Kid Gloves..
" Scarfs, Riticules.
• 13elting Broaches,&c
SEEM=
Mourn. bong Shawls.
" Square
Sack Flannels..
" Ann.'s& I'ololll3
" Hungarians.
Plain Silks.
" Mons. de Laine.
„EnglisliChintY.'s
u Collars &
u Ribbons.
Gloves. •
Hordo'd.
French Cloak'gs
—4 iv
VIRMI'3I , OIIII 4 I 1111,
Of Neat Estate.
By virtue and in pursuance of all order
issued out of the Orphans Court of the coun
ty of Lehigh, there trill be exposed to pub
lic sale, on Saturday the second day of No
vember_n ex t „MAI/A lock n_t h e_fo_r_e_noon ,
at thg House of J. Eleppin4, , er. in East-
Allentown. The following--Real—Estate to
Wit
Nu.-1. Tint one moiety or individual
half part of a Lot of ground or Hill stand,
situated in the township of Northampton,Le
high county, bounded by Hamilton street,
an unopened road, a public Alley s by lands
of Levi Woodring, Joseph Weaver and oth
ers, containing about one and a half acres.
Whereon are erected a three
Story Stone Mill, ,i;4 •Ar;;g9. I • •
-,
with excellent Gearing, in good sz,- 514 A.. 1 34: .
repair, and sufficient water power to drive
v Ar i, three pair Stones ; a one story
4: 47 Frame Dwelling House ,
6 I
two story frame store House and
haute stable.
No. 2.—The one moiety or undivided half
part of a certain lot of ground situate in the
-township -of-Northampton-aforesaid,-boun--' 1
ded by Livingston street, a public alley end !
lots of Christian Pretz and others, contain
ing 60 feet in front and 210 feet
deep, whereon is erected a one story itiffl
41141
Frame Dwelling House, 91.1
- No. 3.—The one moiety or undivided
half part of a lot of ground, situated on the
-Lehigh-Basin in-the-said -towns!' ip,-boun
i ded by the Lehigh Basin, the Lehigh Com
pany's embankment, lot of Christian Bretz&
(i.
°the rs,containing eighth of an acre
. . 7„..
whereon is erected a story frame „,, in
Store or Forwarding House. " iF
No. 4.—The one moiety or undivided
half part of a certain lot of ground, situated in
the township aforesaid, bounded by a pub
lic and lots of Daniel Roth and others,
containing 60 feet front and 236 feet deep.
The one moiety or undivided half part of
two lots of ground, sitnated in the said town.
ship of Northampton, bounded by lots of
Leonard. Nagle and others, by a public al
ley and Livingston street, containing in
front 107 feet and in depth 210, 4„,,i4„
but on which is erected a two story 1,: l ikl
Brick Dwelling House, =Jai
No. 6.—A certain Lot of (Around, sitnate
in the aforesaid township, hounded by Ha
milton street, by a public road, a public alley
and lots of 11aniel Ruth and others, contain
ing about 60 feet front and 160 bet deep.
A certain lot of ground situate in the said
township, bounded by Hamilton street, a
public alley and other, pitiperty of John
Romig, deceased, containing 60 feet front
and 230 feet deep.
Being: the Peal Estate of John Romig
deceased, late of the township and county
aforesaid.
Terms on the day and place of Sale, and
due attendance given by
JOHN ROMIG,
WILLIAM J. ROMIG,
By order of the Court,
J. D. LAWALL, Cleric.
September, 19, 11-4tv
lLookiiag Glasses.
A splendid assortment of Looking Glasses
with :11ahog,ony frames, for sale very cheap
at the store of Knax &
Sept 3 ''-4w
111 4 la Tx -
ATTORNEY Al' LAW.
(Alice one door east of Nolbs lloltd, Al
lentown, Lvhigh county,
Ai;entown, March
_ •
WILLIAM S. MARI,
ATTORNEY dOUNSELLOR AT 1. AIA
Office in the western front room . of the
building of John 1). Lawnll, formerly Horn
beck's, vest of the Courthouse,
Allentown April 4, 1850. dif—ti
SIIOULDEIRS, & Dried f.
Ree—
The subscribers have just received, a lot
of good covered [Jams, Shoulders and Dried
Deef, which they will sell at the lowest
Market prices.
PRETZ, GUTtI, & Co.
'August S. ¶-2in
Aissipxce 'Notice.
Notice is hereby given, that Amid 0.
Stine, of Lynn township. Lehigh county,
has on Wednesday the' sth day of Septem
ber, 1850, made a voluntary Assignment,
of all his property, personal and mixed, to
the undersigned, for the benefit of. his cre
ditors. Such, therefore, who airy in any
wise indebted to the said Daniel U. Stine,
are called upon to make settlement Within
.six weeks front the date hereof. And those
who have any legal claims against the As
signet', Will present their welt authentiCa
ted to the undersigned, within the above
specified time,
DAVID POLLWEILER,
. 4 SSI
JONAS HAAS,
September %O. ip-4ctr
•
Poetical Departmcnt.
A Lot of Breaks.
Break up the haunts or vice and crime,
Break - rocks with Dupont's powder;
Break up housekeeping, if you don't
Know how to make a chowder.
Brea Ic-oir-ba d-I la hit s,-,1 nil-break-out—
luto.a . tit of lan gluet ;
But if you breillc the Temperance Pledge,
You'll rue it ever after.
Break not your promise or your pate—
Affection's ties ne'er sever;
Break•not the Sabbath or your neck,
In any case whatever.
Break no glass lamps or whOlesome laws,
No crockery or china.;
But break all vessels which contain
The .stuff that gets men :diny.
Break open letters, eggs, and clams,
And oysters fat and greasy;
Break 6iffrom women and your sins,
And make your concience easy.
Break lobster's claws, and nuts to find
The meat that's in them hidden ;
But never break the Temperance Pledge,
For that's a thing forbidden.
Break not a link in frientßEFs cain,
Break not your nose by taping,
Break not the broomstick o'er the heads
Of brats to stop their brawling..
Break not a window•pithe or sash,
No shoe.string or_suspenders;
But break away from tippliag Mops,
And shun all toddy routers.
Break up a piece of ground to plant,
When all the ice and snow's oft
Then put an old ruin honk ill
Your field to keep the crows off.
ZCICCtiLIiIS,
Jefferson and Randolph.
The two earliest whose powers of dis
course made a vivid impression on me were
Mr. Jefferson and John Randolph. To the
former, as a youthful guest at Monticello, 1
have listened, in charmed attention, for whole
days nt a time. For I was bred in an ex
treme admiration of him ; and if maturer life,
better study of public doctrines. and a histo
rical knowledge of the part which he really
played, have changed my early reverence
for him into its very opposite, I still remem
ber with delight the charm which he knew
how to give to his conversation. It flowed
in an almost perpetual Nlreatn, Vet entirely
without any air of assumption or of one who
had the infirmity of talking. Ho seemed to
rpeak because ymi ‘ ,.i 5 h,.,1 to ! war him, not
because he lobed it. II is style waif didactic,
yet easy ; lively though not witty ; perspicu
ous and flowing, not pointed or a poplitheg
tna tic. The diction, it seems to me, was far
purer and more home-bred than that of his
written compositions ; which is often turgid
without vehemence and cumbersome with
out force, from his loving words more than
lofty enough, or too many of diem. As to
matter, he talked everything, and not a little
as if he mastered it all, Politics, Science, or
Theology. Indeed, he really knew a great
diversity of things : but, if one may judge
from what he has left on the subject which
he must supposed to have unchirstnod the
best—the philosophy of Government—he
was much more specious than solid. I think
he would have uttered you without any
hesitations, a book on Naval Archi
tecture, the guadrature of the Circle, the
Three Heavenly Witness, the( ;reek A rdcle,
or the Chinese language—of which last he
knew tit:att:l - k much tie of (;reel; ; and un
all Ili t' as wrl4as nand nth, r Hojt rt, be
would have taikt , d will aii i 111 ,,,„b1y „prt• ; ,.
weii-inr ,, rm , d. I It:: manner: was singu
larly animated and ; his voice flex
ible and pit; (lasi ve : his It.ce, expressive as
it was ugly. his figure, oil and : gesture re
markably grncel'itl and sprightly, in spite of
old age and a shape as faulty as could
well be.
'Randolph, In the softer hours of social
ease, when for a moment spared by the
sting of disease or the worst pangs of a tem
per embitteted by the consciousness of orga
nization which dissociated him from his kind,
conversed still more captivatingly; had Much
of the finer face Ides, Imagination,
ty, Wit, Taste, which Jefferson posessed
not at all ; had a rare dramatic gift; a much
more original turn of mind had cultivated
far More those studies which were then apt
ly called Polite Letters; knew much more
than did his kinsman of agreeable things;
was happier and finer in his discourse,
while equally abundant; intermixed the
quieter—passages of his talk with bright or
surprising IlasheS sti Mug
sa3 mg and well turmd
which t-ccincil to (70111 e of thcin. - ,clvcS, ;Ind,
as bir toy youthful perceptions 'may be
depended oil, seemed a man of brilliant,
where.lefli:rson seemed of bestol large mind.
The one might be taken for a philosopher ;
the other was certainly it genius ; the one
Was imposing, the otheedelightful ; Jeffer
son shone . ; Randolph sparkled. • From the
smoothness of his temper, JeliersoMseldom
displeased ;'Randolph often, though thi3 in
dulgence of his Wit or of his antipathies.
IN POLITICS.
But were both desired to please or to shine
alike, 1 have little doubt-though I never
saw them together—that the Roanoker would
have easily borne off the palm. With all
Mr. leffersurr's blandness of speech, policyi
courtly address and finesse, he often L—so
deeply tinged was he With those things—
sinned against taste, by Radicalism, Utilita ,, ,
rianism, Infidelity—a want of sentiment--
t
hat religion_oLthe. affections ; Randelph,
though bitter, harsh, satyrical as to. persons,
had a fund of Reverence loved the glorious,
the honor and all the traditions of the past,
adored ancestry and was warm with every
thing which the philosophic mind and cold
heart of him of Monticello would have ex ,
pleded for the faith of Voltaire, the morals
of Rousseau, and the politics of Robespierre.
The first believed in wisdom and virtue,
and liberty as-something that had happened
the second regarded them only as something
which, by the help of Democracy and Pro ,
,- ress, were to. conic. I need not say thdt
this total difference of opinions tinged the
entire talk of the two men ;. and made the
one glow ivhile the other was cool; that ex
cite the sympathies (Lnd the fancy, while
this disenchanted you of the feelings and
taught you, in their stead, disbelief specu ,
lation.
Most readers will rectifiect the story of
the discovay of this "Bible," as glt'en out
by Joe Smith. We find in the New Eng.
land Puritan an apparently authentic actuunt
of its origin. At a public meeting held late+
ly in Cherry Valley, Judge Cambeli said
Rev. Solornon_Spaulding,„one_of_the
cst inceptors of the academy at Cherry Val
ley, was the actual composer of most of What
is known ns the Mormon Bible. He wrote
it during a period of delicate health, to be+
guile some of his weary hours, and also
with a des ig n to offer it for publication as a
romance. Doctor Il.bbert Campbell, late of
Cherry Valley, and foster father of the first
Mrs. Grant of the Nestarian mission, calling
some years since upon 11Ir. Spaulding, had
the manuscript of this notable book shown
to him, and was also informed by Mr.
Spaulding, that - he had hopes of reaping,
seine pecuniary advantage from it for him
self and family. Mr. Spaulding• has been
dead some years, though it is believed that
his wife is still living in the United States.
flow it passed from the possession of his fam=
ily into the hands ()Ike Smith, it is proba
ble that 1 rs. S. could tell.
. A corresondent of the Lake Superior Jour+
nal says: A short time since, in clearing
oil a piece of land on Sugar Island, eight
miles Rom the Saut, I struck upon the re+
mains, not exactly of a city like fiercelaUe
tun, but undoubtedly the remains of an an ,
cient Indian village—so ancient that it is
impossible to estimate the lapse of time that
has passed away since it was inhabited.
Thu objects that first took my attention were
the remains of old fire-places, each consist+
ing of a heap of stones, perfectly calcined
by fire, and mixed up with ashes. These
heaps were disposed of in pretty regular
rows, like houses in a street, and were 11
or 1:3 in number, so fur as 1 made the clear•
mice. One of them 1 found and under the
roots of a birch tree, which, from its size,
must have been the growth of at least three
centnries, and this tree, we must recollect,
indicated but one goner:mon of timber. How
many more g on c ioiions may have sprung
up; nail flourished, and fallen, since that
hearth, buried beneath its roots, was surroun
ded by a human family, it is impossible to
tell. Among these ruins were scattered In.
W e n mem i uch as stone hatchets, and
olbor Hon: things. Ithit the most interes
tio:,f..iiiiiii• of all was their pottery, which I
tittpil iu aloonlanco, and the fragluents itt
aced preservation. • These vessels appear
to be made in much the same form as our
modern flower-pots with flaring edge ; and
ornamented with n rude curving. They ate
made of mixture of strong blue clay, and
cringe silicious sand--two substances that
stand the heat of fire remarkably well—as
there is no doubt that these pots were used
for culinary purposes, before the introduc
tion of metallic vessels by the whites. In
looking over these mementoes of the pasty
one thing struck the as upparent—namelp
the superior condition of the 'aborigines tit
bygone' days, as compared with their pre-.
sent condition. For instance, what Indian
would think of building a fire-place in his •
lodge now-a-days ? Yet here was evidenti.-':•
ly a snug fire-place in every cabin, indica.
tin.; a degree of comfort and perManency
quite unknown in a modern wigwam. Again -`
look nt their manufactures I These speci,
mans .of pottery—i-though rough amid rude •
comyttri4l with our earth i m am — a r e such
as nyt Italian of the present day could' ftibri: '-
Cate. And thus it•is, - wheather we look 'at
their ancient mines•up' Lake Superior, or.
burial mounds on the prairies of the
West, we see everywhere the most indubii;
table evidence of - a.racel of beings who,Jhav4A•ll
ing long ago .reached the highest point of
,civilization of which their natures weresus
ceptible, having turned the downhill course • ;
of destiny; and the enly progress they can
now make, is toward esianOtiol,4 •• •
NUMBER 4
Origin of theemon Bible.
Curious Ancient Indian Relied.