you got drunk on old peach,
brandy and nice strained honey, did you
sir?'
P.-- , Yes,. sir.'
S.-- , Mr; Clerk, fine that man Onp - dilne
the court would like a few of that itself.'
This same Judge S— had a very wild.
son, named Bob, who was constantly on a
spree, and upon being brouy,ht•up oncet be
fore the court for drunkenness, the judge
cried out—
'ls that our Bob.?'
Clerk--. Yes, sir.'
Judge—Tine the rascal two dollars and
costs. I'd make it ten dollars, if I didn't
know it would come out of my own pocket.'
Of the same ilk is the story told of the
celebrated charge delivered by Judge Jonah
Joles to the jury, in the case of Elim Crunch
for stealing—
'Jury, you kin go out, and don't show
your ugly .mugs here till you find a verdict
—if you can't find one of your own, git the
one the last jury used.'
The jury_ retired,_and, after an absence of
fifteen minutes, returned with a verdict of
'Suicide in the ninth degree and fourth
verse.'
Then_the Judge, Jonah Jules pronounced
upon'Elim Crunch this sentence—
'Elim Crunch, stun' up and face the mu
sic. You are found guilty of suicide for
stealing. Now this court sentence you to
pay a fine of two shillings, to shave your
head with a bagganet, in the barracks, and if
you try to. cave in the heads of any of the
jury, yon'll oath thunder, that's all. Your
fate will be a warning to others. Sheriff,
get me a pint of red-eye. I'm awful thirsty.'
The Chinese Insurrection.
Late accounts-from China by the way of
California bring-the rumors of two great bat
tles, in which the insurgents have been de
feated, one on thd 28th of February; when
they lost 0000 men, and the other on the 4th
of March,Av hen they lost 10,000 more.z--
The first battle is said to have occurred 150
miles from Nanking, and the other at Twp
ing, nearer to that city. There are rumors
which are at varihnce with the English ad.
vices by the ivay of Hong ;Kong - to April
11th which state thatthe insurgents ; were
advancing, Iniailititz"inost urgent des
patches were'reeeiVed.on the 19th .of March
from the Governor. of 'Nanking-:.by the - Chi,
nese Governor of Shanghai, requiring. 'liim
to implore• flie foreign -Consule•Jo . send im
mediate assistance to Nank ingtt_and stating
that unless foreign aid were•afforded imme
diately, the city must fall into the-hands of
the rebels, by whom it was closely •invested
both by land and water.': So - thd insur
gents are •most likely still victorious. We
sincerely hope our. Commissioner has not
connected himself with England and France
to support the Tartar Emperor. Hon. Ron-
ERT J. WALKER will soon succeed Mr. MAR
SHALL in that office, and his general: views
on our: policy with China may be •seen in
the following paragraph from his Treasury
Report of December, 1848 :
“Our Vohs 'upon the Gulf, with 'thOse
upon both oceans, fronting upon Europe from
the east, and Asia from the west, occupying
the central position bettvt3en all the conti
nents of the globe, nearer' to' them all by
convenient ratites than any other nation, in
cluding an easy access to. the whole interior
of our•Own.country;we want only the ocean
steamships of adequate strength, speed, and
numbers to-give us the command of the trade
of allnations. Nor should we forget that, in
carrying our trade among the great and pop
ulous nations of Asia, and facilitating inter
course•with that vast region, passing from
coastto coast in the short period of twenty
days, with monthly. or weekly steamships,
the light of Christianity, following the path
of commerce, would return with all its bless
ings to the East, froth whence it rose. In
these regions commerceinust be the precur
sor of Christianity ; commerce, which teach
es peace and intercourse botween nations;
which declares that man is nut the enemy
of man,-nor"
nation of nation, but that the in
terests of all-countries and of all mankind
aro ifidentical. and that they will all advance
most rapidly under the genial influence of
an unrestricted reciprocal trade and inter
course: By our recent acquisitions on the
Pacific, - Asia suilaenly become our
neighbor; with a placid intervening ocean,
inviting our steamships.upon the track of a
commerce greater than that of ail Europe
combined. This commerce is ours, if our
merchants and Government should, byligOir
united energies, secure for us with Asia
rapid and frequent communication by steam.
Our products and our manufactures, espe
cially our coarse cotton fabrics, are precisely
what are desired by several hundred mil
lions of their people, who will send us back
in return the specie and their rich produc--
lions, so few of which pre raised within our
limits."
• It is not a little remarkable (says the Wash
ingtwr Union,) that the predictions of Mr.
Walker, as regards the advent of Christiani
ty in China, as the result of increasing trade
and intercourse, seem to be on the eve of
fulfilment, as-indicated in tho proclamation
in favour of Christianity by the rebel chief,
not
,improbably now the new Emperor of
China. This proclamation, ic the facts are
truly stated, is the most striking event the
world has., witnessed since the unfolding of
the Cross by.Constetntine, at the head of the
impbriallegions of Rome.
„.. .
DisAturtatiiitENT.—lt ish rumored . that Mr.
Buchanan Will throw up tho Mission to Eng
land, owing . tO'it disagreement with-Secre
tary Macy relative to tho extent of his in
structions. Mr. BUchanan wants plenary
power to . conduct - all negotiations between
the two countries, in England ;Int Mi.; Mar
cy is' unwilling to yield the 'field . of British
diplomacy to the Pennsylvania statesman.
RAIL ROAn Sousentrimm,--;The. Special
Election in Lebonen.on Wednesday, result
ed in , favour of subscription,by the bor
ough of 550,000 to the Lebanon. Valley Rail
rond,:hy-rt vote of 283 for, to DI against it.
Majority for the Subscription, 368. This is
just what we expected i after the example of
Reading. • . • - • • .. .
cache fel)igh,4sgOicr,.
Alle*tii** ra-
WEDMISDAL JULY 6. 184
CANAL COMMISSIONER.'
Moses P ctwn all)
OF LANCASTER COUNTY.
. AUDITOR GENERAL.
Alexander K. McClure,
OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
Christian Myers,
OF CLARION COUNTY
The Fourth of July.
This being our National Holiday, it passed oil
very orderly. All was joy and merriment
among our citizens. Business was closed which
gave both old and young, male and female,
an opportunity of celebrating -the great day ac.
cording to their own wishes. ,
At the dawn of day a ground National salute
was Bred. At 6 o'clock the "Allentown Brass
Band" discoursed their sweet music through
the Borough. At 10 o'clock the "Lehigh Fen•
cibles" under the cam:rand of Captain Ettinger
were on• parade. In the afternoon the Compa•
ny re.assembled, accompanied by the Band,
and with a large number of citizens marched
out to "Worman's 'Spring" where the rest of
the day was passed by a target exercise. Mr.
Daniel Miller, won the first prize—being a gold
pencil. Joseph J. Geobel, second prize—silver
pencil. Simon Keck, third prize gold ring.
Emanuel Boffert, fourth prize—silver musket.
It may not be opt of place to mention here,
that the best shot was made by 'Mr. Edward
Hunt, late of Trenton, N. J., who had turned
out as substitute, and was therefore not entitled
to either of the prizes. •
The 'scholars of Rev. Kessler's "Allentown
Seminary," celebrated the evening in the beau
tiful lawn adjoining the school buildings.—
Master Mathew Keck, read the Declaration of
Independence. F. J. F. Schantz and A. Pretz,
in the English and J. H. E. Dubs, in the German
language, delivered very eloquent and appin
priate addresses. The proceedings were inter
spersed with excellent singing. The whole
coneltided with very beautiful fire works in the
lower Lawn.
At 10 o'clock in the evening a large balloon
with &light in it, was sent in - the air, from Sae
ger's store. Some splendid fire works were ex•
Whited at this place. A Cotillon party also came
ofl at the Odd Fellows' HalC Upon the whole
the day was one of joy and nutriment to all,
and particularly the Boys, who were all busily
engaged in firing Chinees crackers, and made
a full day of it, nothing happiness to mar the
pleasures of the day.
Mad Dogs
On the 27th of June, a dog believed to Ivo
been rabid, owned by John Bort; of Upper Ma
cungy, bit three of his - children, and for ought
they knew bit some of his cattle. He then went
off; and . in the neighborhuod of Trexiertown
was shot, near the latter place he bit a son of
Mr. Danko!. Stoy's celebrated remedy was ap
plied and we hope with success.
On Sunday, a dog supposed to have been
mad was shot near Allentown. People should
be careful in these times, and no dogs should .
be suffered to run at large.
Horse Ran Away.
On Thursday last a Horse attached to a small
farm wagon, belonging to Mr. Jacob Rosen.
burger, • in Hanover township; tore lose from
the store of Mr Landis, in Hamilton street, and
in running down the street, came in contact
with a light wagon belonging to Franklin Smith,
of Washington township. Mr. Smith's wagon ,
was upset and his Horse made a leap on a sharp
pointed post, and before he could be got off re.
ceivd several dangerous gashes, in fact he was
hurt in such a manner, that his recovery' was
doubted. The other Horse was brought back
unhurt.
Road Law.
The Supreme Court, in session at Harrisburg
have made the following decisions:
1. When a road has once been opened by
the supervisora,•its location cannot afterwards
be altered by another supervisor, for the pur
pose of placing it on what he may suppose to
be its proper site.
2. All authority under the order to open is
exhausted' by the action of those to whom it
was directed, and cannot be resumed, although
the 'first location was not according to the report
of the viewers.
3. But this rule does riot prevent subsequent
supervisors from clearing out arced to its prop
er width.
4. When a track is made on which the public
can pass, the whole legal breadth of tho road
is to be taken tut devpted to public use, 'and
though the power to make another location is
gone, the right and the duly of the Supervisors
to remove obstructions from any part of it, re•
mains in force.
Advice to Young Lawyers.
When your opponent undertakes to bring
forth a witness whose testimony is likely to
prove fatal, always get him angry as soon af
ter he gots upon the stand as possible.. If he
be a respectable berried gentleman, let your
first question be something like the following :
"How long is it, sir, since you were indicted
'for passing counterfeit money V' and your sec
ond one, an• onquiry_ as to whether he lives
with his wife or keeps' a mistress?:Sy doing
this ekjilfully , and with a look of virtuous In
dignation, you will soon get him so irritated,
that he can't tell the truth from a hole in the
ground. Having done this, to render his whole
testimoney !unworthy of belief,' is.but the . w6rk
of. a moment. Persons" whowish to take
lemma may apply , at the' next sittinget. the .
Hydrophobia.
In the present. apprehension of hydrophobia
die following extract from Youatt's work on
,the Dog may be useful, by informing those who
dread the disease that there ie asure preventive:
"The wound should•be thoroughly washed
and cleansed as soon as possible after the bite
is inflicted; no sucking of the part, as is advis
ed by many for the purpose of extracting the
poison, as the presence of a small abbrasion of
the lips would most assuredly subject the parts
to inoculation. If the wound be ragged, the
edges may be taken off with a pair of sharp
scissors. The would must they. be thoroughly
cauterized with nitrate of silver, (lunar caustic)
being sure to introduce the caustic, into the
depts of the wound, so that it will reach every
particle of poison that they may have insinua
ted itself into the flesh. If the wound is too
small to admit the stick of cattail°, it may be
enlarged by the knife, taking care, however,
not to carry the poison into the fresh cut, which
can be avoided by wiping the knife at each in
cision. Nitrate of- civet is a most powerful
neutralizer of specific poison, and the affected
parts will soon come away with the slough, no
dressing being necessary, except perhaps olive
oil, if there should be much inflamation of the
parts." -
If the above plan be pursued, the patient heed
be under no apprehension as to the result, but
make his mind perfectly easy on the point.—
This is the course generally pursued by all the
veterinary anrgeons of Europe, and there are
few of them who have not, some time in their
praqtice, been bitten by rabid animals. Never
theless, we never heard of their having suffer
ed.any bad effects from such accidents.
If lunar caustic be not on hand, the wound
may be seared with red hot iron which will
answer as good a purpose, although much
more painful in its operation.
Mr. Blaine, in closing his able and scientific
article on .this subject; very• justly remarks;
'Would I could instil into such minds the an:
certainty of the disease appearing at all, even
when no means have been used : and the per
fect security they may feel who have submit
ted to the preventive treatment detailed above.
I have been bitten several times also; yet, in
neither of us was any dread occasioned. Oar
experience taught us the absolute certainly of
of the preventive means; and such I take it
upon 'me to prenoonced, they always prove,
when performed with dexterity and judgement.'
How to Make MOney Fast
To effect this, some one advises an individ
ual to "enter into a business of which you have
a perfect knowledge. In your own right, or
by the aid of friends on longtime, have a cash
capital sufficient to do, at least, a cash business.
Never venture on a credit businese-on com•
mencetnent. Buy all_ your goods or mate
rials for cash ; you can take every advantage of
the market, and pick and choose where you
will. Be careful not to overstock yourself.—
Never take advantage of a customer's ignor
ance, nor equivocate, nor misrepresent. Have
but one price and a small profit, and you will
find all the more customers—the cash ones—or
they will find you.
If ever deceived in business transactions, net,-
er attempt to save yourself by putting the de
ception upon others; but submit to the loss, and
be more cautions in future. According,to the
haracter or extent of your business, set aside
a liberal per centago for printing and advertis
ing, and do not hesitate. Never let an article
parcel or package, go out from you -without a
handsomely printed label, wrapper, card,or , cir
cular, and circulate them continually. Choose
the newspaper for your purpose, and keep
yourself unceasingly before the public ; and it
matters Cot.ithat business of utility you make
Choice 01, for intelligently and industriously
pursued, success will be the result.
Want Finds a Supply.
Necessity is truly the mother of invention.—
It is pleasing to contemplate, how genius sup
plies the wants of the country. A few years
ago, says the Pottstown Ledger, the farmer
found the labor of threshing to be a "winter's
job," and in order to secure laborers to do the
work of threshing, aud aid in the throng of
harvest, they were compelled to hire more help
during the duller season, than required, in or
der to have it at those times as the laborer must
have steady employment, in order to live.—
To equalize the labor of the season, we then
find the Threshing Machine brought into use.
Now the scarcity of hands to perform the labors
of harvest, is universally complained of. The
labor of the country Is compelled to seek steady
employment, and cannot be had for a few
weeks in this season only. To, remedy this dif
ficulty, the practicability of reaping and mow
ing machinery has been successfully tested,
and are being rapidly brought into use. A few
years hence, and the cutting of grass and grain
will be done by machinery,"as the labor of
threshing out grain is now•performed. A trial
of a mowing machine in Bucks county, has
given great, satisfaction to the farmers who
viewed the operation.
State Fair.—The Pennsylvania Agricultural
Society's State, Fair, takes place at Filial::4;h
September next and already the papere of that
city are discussing the 'reflect of a ttroper loom
lion for it. One paper estimates that nearly
200,000 persons who have never been in Pitts-
With before, will visit the city on that occasion.
The eiitimate seems large, yet there were 200,
000 pereons at the last State Fair in Harrieburg,
and it seems more than probable that Pittsburg
with its superior ac r iornmodations &•attractions
•
will draw to the fair,a meat larger, number.
• Disaivery of .IFeliese suberb gold plata weigh
ing 200 graitMi• ind supposed to have beelike
bosom ornament of a Roman warrior, has just
been discovered near the ()aide of Lamotre et,
Aublo, in the department of ,Ttira, France.' A
few 'weeks ago, a large , earthen pot. filled with
silver reale, of the Spanish cola, dated 1690 and
1620, were dug out• of the seine 'Amite_
Atlantic and Ohio Railroad.
The Warren (0 ; ) Transcript states that books
of subscription to the capital stock of the Atlan
tic and Ohio Railroad Company have • been
opelied: — That pap - er states that - the - necessary
papers have been filed at Columbus for an or
ganization of the company, with a capital of
86,000,000, and that the project had been plan
' ned by some of the most wealthy and energe
tic capitalists in Ohio. The line designated is
to commence on the . Pennsylvania State line,
to Columbus, and thence to the Ohio river, con
neeting with the Maysville and Lexington road.
Lexington and Danville, in Kentucky, are points,
of radiation from within, by roads now in course
of erection. Charleston, S. C., Savannah, Mo
bile, Nashville and Louisville will be reached
in the most direct lines possible. With char
tered rights now in reach in Pennsylvania to
connect with the Sunbury and Erie and the ,
_Catawissa and Lehigh Valley and NeWlersey
Central roads, a line will be formed with a say
ing of distance to New York and Philadelphia
of at least 150 miles, and, withcorinection now
in progress of construction, will give uniform
gauge from New York and Philadelphia to the
great South, Cincinnati and Chicago.
Its what you Spend
"It's what thee'll spend, my son," said a sage
old Quaker, "not what thee'll make, which will
decide wetber thee's to be rich or not." The ad
vice was trite, (remarks the Philadelphia Led.
ger,) for it was but Franklin's, in another shape :
..Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will
take care of themselves." But it cannot be too
often repeated. Men are continually indulging
in small expenses, saying to themselves that it's
only a trifle, yet fergetting that the aggregate is
serious, that even the sea shore is made up of
petty grains of sand. Ten cents a day even is
thirty - six dollars and a half a year, and that is
the interest of a capital of six hundred dollars,—
The man thrit saves ten cents a day is so much
richer than him who does not, as if he owned a
life estate in a house worth six hundred dollars.
Every sixteen years ten cents a day becomes six
hundred dollars; and, if invested quarterly, does
not take half that time. But ten cents a day is
child's play, some will exclaim. Well, then ,
John Jacob Astor used to say that when a man,
who wishes to be rich, has saved ten thousand
dollars, he has won half the battle.—Not that
Astor thought ten thousand dollars much. But
he knew that, in making such a sum, a man ac
quired habits of prudent economy, which would
constantly keep him advancing in wealth. How
many, however, spend ten thousand in a few
years in extra expenses, and when, on looking
back, cannot tell, as they say, "where the money
went to." To save, is the golden rule to get
rich. To squander, even in small sums, is the
first step towards the poor•ho.use.
The Conneotiout Liquor Law
The New Haven Register gives the following
Synopsis of the Liquor Bill just passed the Leg
islature of C'onneetieut
i t proVides that License to sell by wholesale
or retail, may be granted by the Selentmen of
all ourlowas and the common Councils of cities
and last for one year. Every person so licensed
-to pay in the treasury not less than $25, nor more
than $lOO, at the discretion of the granting pow
er. Duly licensed taverns are not to be sub•
jected to this tax. Selling without a license, to
subject offenders to a fine of $5O for first offence
$lOO for the second, and imprisonment in the
county jail for third offence. No person can
sell adulterated wines of liquors; conviction for
that offence, forfeits his license and the money
!aid for it, and brings a fine of $2OO. None but
taverners can sell to be drank upon the premises
no person can sell to any one addicted to habits
of intoxication, knowing him to be a common
drunkard ; no liquor; can be sold by the glass on
public 'occasions, in tenis, booths, or open fields
—nor shag a license be granted to any person
for such a purpose. Stfh appears to be the prin
cipal features of the Ti now before the Senate
which has passed the Hotise.
Another State Loan.
Gov: Johnston during his official term re
duced the State Debt Several hundred thousand
dollars. - A week ors° ago a new loan of $900,-
was made, to be applied to the North Branch
Canal, and other improvements— the ,money
to bear interests at 6 per cent. Over $2,000,•
000 were appropriated by the last Legislature
for the repairs of State Canals, &c., all of which
will go into the pockets of State Contractors and
public officers,and come out of the pockets of the
people in the shape of taxes . The democratic
party understands 'economy' like a book! They
are always preaching about it, and yet a more'
reckless and extravagant organization never ex.
isted. Our enormous State Debt of over $40,000,.
000 owes its existence entirely to their misman
agement of our public • improvements.
Lager Heer.—We are informed that three hunt
dred and eightytwo casks of lager beer were
drank at the German Festival, at Lemon Hill, on
Tuesday. And it was not more than half enough
to supply the demand. We learn that each cask
contained 84 glasses, which makes an aggregate
of over thirty-three thousand glasses. Phila. Sun.
Powder Mill aoplosion.—We are sorry to learn,
says the Tarnaqua Gazette, on Wednesday morn
ing last, the Powder Mill, about a mile and a half
east of dirwigsburg, in Ibis county, belonging to
Mr. Win. Schell, of Orwigsburg, was _blown up,
instantly killing Mr. Wm. Delbert, who was in
the Mill at the time. The cause of the explosion
not known:
Texas Politic,.—The Locofocio State Conven
tion, that assembled in• Washington, on the 15th
ult.,adjourned without making any nominations,
in conaquence of the few - delegates in attendance.
Only seven counties were represented. The Gal
veston News announces Col. M. T. Johnson as a
'candidate for Governor. be being the eighth new
ia.the field, . •
To treservel3ol4roo one Yecii9ne pint quick
limes.one plot salt,fo threei gall ons of water; no
care to beefed in putting in thiieggit,as they will
Wright end ap t awl will settle : ityst the
surface,. if proßottiOnsid •
GLEANINGS;
tar Conral List, of Pittsburg, ;leant to Indian•
apolis, Ind.,last week, to get married, but find•
ing his Intended engaged to another, he immedi•
ately_hung hhnself, _
rflNine Pottawattamie lodian• warriors have
arrived at Louisville, in route -to the Crystal
Palace Fair.
Australfan wheat, measuring ail feet, has
been exhibited to the Hartford Courant.
OrThe Bank of Australia, having its chief
Office in London, has just divided 15 per cent.
MThe belt cure of dyspepsia is to collect
bills for a newspaper
rir.' One pound of cotton, which formerly could
only be spun into thread of 108 yards long, can
now, by the application of steam,. produce a
thread of 197 yards in length.
Or A man in Detroit advertises for a partner
in the nursery business. This is a new way of
advertising for a wife.
107^..A man can't help what is done behind his
back," as the loafer said when he was kicked out
of doors.
larMarriage is the best state for man in gen
eral, and every man is a worse man in propor
tion as he is unfit for the married state.—Johnson.
lArThere is now living in Shrewsbury, York
county, Pa., a son of Mr. George McAbee, whose
father, grand father, great grandfather, and great=
great grand-father are all on the stage of action.
16" What we do not possess in and through
ourselves, is not truly ours.
10' Eternity is more real than time; let that
suffice us; the earth is to small for man.
fairComn3ndore Stewact is 73 years of age.—
He had been long and actively engaged in the
service of the United States.
IV An exchange paper has this advertisement
—..Two sisters want washing." We hope they
may gel it
cO''Capt. John S. McPherson gigged a pike on
Saturday, in the Clarion river, below Clarion,
which weighed 20 lbs and measured 44 inches.
far The Battle of the Boyne was fought on
the Ist of 1690.
The pay and expenses of the New York Leg_
islature are about $l5OO per day, exclusive of
mileage.
Ths Harrisburg Telegraph respectively
'advises the gentleman who kissed a lady in the
vestibule of the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
evening, to ehoose a more shady place next time
or else wait till the gas lights are out.
Importance Rumors.
WASUINGTON, Monday, June 27
It is rumored that Government has been ad
vised, from quarters entitled to the highestcredit
of the celebration of a treaty between Spain and
Mexico, for The reannexation of the latter to the
former. The treaty, it is stated, was solemnly
aigned by Generals Canedo and Santa Anna,
while the latter was at Havana,—subject to rat
ification by the Court of Madrid, and by the Mex
ican as soon as he should be firmly sealed in the
dictatoral chair. These ratifications have been
received ; and an expiditiun, it is said is organiz
ed on the northern shore of Cuba, destined to car•
rp six thousand Spanish troops to Vera Cruz,
where they are to support the coup &dal, which
Santa Anna has resolved to attempt.
It is likewise 'asserted that the departure of
the expedition will' be the Signal for a general
insurrection on the Island. The Cubans are re
solved not to let so capital a chance slip without
attempting their emancipation ; and if we may
believe_ reliable authorities, the movement will
certainly prove triumphant.
A gentleman who has the best opportunity of
acquainting himself with the aectet drift of things
in Cuba, and who possesses the confidence of
Government, writes :01 am told Judge Crawford
the newly appointed Consul at Havana, does
not propose to enter upon the duties of his office
until October. If this is'so, depend upon it hi
will act as Consul, The fate of the Spanish au.
thority will have been sealed ere thenitt-:.New
York Times.
To get Rid of Cockroaches.-ITeditor of the
Bucks County intelligeneer, supplies us with
the following valuable information. He says,
Many housekeepers are previously annoyed by
these troublesome creatures, and in ,valni try
various methods for their extermination. A few
days ago Gen. Rogers invited s us in, to see how
he manages tllitm. He had a wash basin (of
crockery ware,)fourth part filled witkwater well
sweetened with molasses, in which during the
night soing hundred perhaps, thousands, of roach.
es had been drowned by crawling up a stick
laid upon the edge of the basin, and thence into
the li quid, and being unable to crawl up the
glazed sides and get out again. He informed us
that the number he had caught in this way would
scarcely be credited. It Is a simple contrivance.
-Try it.
Remarkable Restitution —Most of our readers
will call to mind the circumstances connected
with tho story to which the last number of the
Clinton Democrat adds the following happy de.
nouernent:
Lost Child Found.—About five'years ago, as
doubtless many of our readers remember, a male
child of Richmond Welch, of Woodward town-
ship, in this county, was lost, and every means
to obtaiett clue to his whereabouts having proved
fruitless, the impression became general that he
had strayed away and been drowned, or become
food- toe wild beasts. Recently, hi:oxeyes, the
hearts of the parents were matte glad by receiv
ing intelligence that their child still nes.
It appears that he was stolen and carried to
Tioga county by an insane woman, where he
was taken from her by legal process and placed
In charge of a very respectable family, In which
be has remained eversince. The boy was about
three years old when stolen.
Sound Doctrine•—The , following is from the
New Bedford Mercury L .
..The•pooreat business an. honest ciao can Girt
gage in is that of politics for the sake of lis re
ward. While he is it poor creature, and an- Inv
worthy citizen who neglects hic potitipill4ortiet
and sacrifices hie political birthrigburo;his busi
nets or his ease, the man who, maketi.trieichair.
dine of his poliiical . priodipleir, e; `and'exte . *: . pay
atainitincni 'them, li Amite izfOOlialiaz
be." . •
John - RusselVon - A.merican Affairs.
The following extracts are from the pen of this
British statesmen from his• last published work,
the Memorials and Correspondence of Charles
James Fox : • - -
""The Declaration of It:dependlnce.—Th I s deck•
ration was the cry of aninfant Slate. It has
since grown to manhood; it has now a giant's
strength.
"Whether it would have been possible to main
tain the colonies in subjection to the crown of
England for a much longer period may well be.
doubted. Trade regulated at Westminster conk'
hardly be consistent with wealth and freedom at
New York. Sources of dispute might have ari
sen, even if the plan of LOrd Rockingham, or
that of Lord Chatham, had been full; adopted.—•
But it was the peculiar inbecilby of George• 111.
nod Lord Mirth that they turned to gall all) tfrose
feelings of filial piety which had so long filled the
breasts of the Americans.
"The Declaration of Independence has one
singular defect in it, but - which only proves the
lingering affection which the Americana affirm
tam for the.mother country. • . . .
"As Mr. Jefferson originally drew the Deem.
Lion of Independence, he charged the acts of
which the Americans complained, in the first
place to the king, but secondly to the people og
Great Britain. Thus, he said of them, that 'when
occasions have been given them, by the regular
course of their laws, of removing from their
councils the' disturbers 'of our harmony, they
have, by. their free election, re established thews
puwer."fhen, again, he proposed to say:—.
efhtse facts have given the last stab to agoniz
ing affection, and manly spirit bids us to renounce
forever these unreeling brethren. We must en
deavor to forget our former love for them, and
hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind--ene
mies in war, In peace friends. We might have
been a free and a great people together; but
communication of grandeur and, of freedom, it
seems, is below their dignity. Be it so, since
they will have it. The road to happiness and
glory is open to us, too. We will tread it apart
from them,' &c.
f•These expressions, though still in the tone of
wounded affection, rather than of willing enmity
were too . hostile to the &Tilsit people to please
the representatives of America. 'The pusillani
mous idea that we had friends in England worth
keeping terms with, says Mr. Jefferson, 'still
haunted the minds of many: More probably tha
fond regard. long entertained for the mother
country sthl vibrated in the hearts of most of
those who now threw off her authority.
"Be that as it may, the omission of these pas`
sages warped the truth of this memorable decla
ration. George HI, appears in it as a single and
despotic tyrant, as Philip 11. must have appeared
to the people of the Netherlands. The fact was.
that the sovereign and his people went alike pre
judiced, angry, and wilful."
Here is a pasiing tribute to Wasfiington r
"The success of America was owing, next to
the errors of her adversaries, to the conduct and
character of General Washington. In him were
united the purity of the most disinterested patri—
otism with all the energy of the most stirring
ambition ; the utmost reluctance' to engage ii
the contest, with the firmest will never to atm.
don it when begun ; the most intrepid devotinn of
his life and his f r ame in itazertious attacks, with
the calmest, judgment in all matters political and'
military. The dissensions of Gtmgress, the envy.
of rivals, the apathy of his troops, the calumnies
of his enemies, neither excited him to rashness
nor slopped him in his career." '
Benjamin Franklin.:-The following is, an ea
tract from the lecture , of the Hon. Oeorge Brno
croft, lately delivered before the New York His
.
torical.Society : .
""Not half . of Franklin's merits have been told'.
He was the &tie father of the American Union,
It was he who went forth to lay (beton/0400n of
that great design at Albany, sad in-New.-York he
lifted up his voice. Here amongus heappeared
as the apostle of the Union, 11 was Franklin.
who Suggested the Cinigress of 1774; and, bat
for his wisdom, and the adnfldente that wisdom,
inspired, it is.a matter of doubt whether that
-Congress would have taken • effect. it Was
Franklin who suggested the bond •of - the-Union
which binds these States from Florida to Maine:
Franklin was, die greatest ,diplomatist o( the
eighteenth centin-y lie never spokera wordlti:& .
soon ;he never spoke a mard'po:muishi ; be, new
er failed to speak the right word at the right.
season." •
Abolition Patriotism.— Horace •lirantr, who is'
endeavoring to persuade" Mr. Girrison that be
can safely support the Constitutlinfof the U. S.,
in the course of a letter in the latitliberafor,says
it has been claisned that in case ore slave Wears
section, the oath of a member of Corigess
oblige him to exercise the riowir given by the
lhe'constitution to LlOngres to piovide for Calliag -
forth the militia to suppress insuriectioeS, and
he contends that the ciaim,ls perfectly tieletiltl4,.'
and for Su; following singular rea'eon: •
pose the Insurrection haiing spree& into, a. fnee
State and endangereditbe liras of ils lebabileela
it may be the duty of Congress to. suppers,
But auppost . , the slaves to have. issued .a new
and real Declaration, of Independence, and tcr.
have institnteda complete and not a partial form
of republican government, the' yeetina Will WI
open to every member of Congress, which is the
insurgent, party, and which, therefore t the party
to be suppressed. In other words, tt , te abolition,
representatives in Congress would• be fpetilled.in•
putting down - the whites, and. sustaining the
slaves.!—Lowell (Moas3Journal..
Gum•Arabie Starch.—The tine gloss on, new
linen, shirt bosoms, dm. ie made by the follow
ing receipt : Take two.ounces of fine white gllm
static powder—pnC•lt• into a pitcher, and Pout
on it a pint• or More boiling wwer, according. ta•
the degree of atiflnesiCyow de:thi r st:ld• then haw.
ing‘covesed it,,let It set all night. In the Morn
ing pour it carefully from tbn dregs into a clean
bottlei cork it for, use: A tablespoonful of gnm,
4ater,eliired into a pint of match, that has been,.
made An . the usual manner. , will.:sive to.
lawns, either white or pnintedinilook of neiMmaa
whenatothing else can restore them efter_waith
gitg. It in also gaud, if mu:* t4llitled,slor,stitito
muslin and bobinet.
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