VARftOUTS MATTERS. Reminiscence in Real JAfeh. corres pondent saya thai there is at present Et ec centric but extraordinary ladv, in tho liap pinei of a "green old ago," "residing in the neighborhood, and wiio enjoys the salubri ons atmosphero and healthy scenery of the 12xo with all the gratification of a blooming maiden jnst out of her teens. Amon),' a variety of interesting sketches of her histo ty, ho says, that when young this lady was remarkably beautiful, and attracted many rhivaltous youth?, who eagerly sought her liand, pressing their suit with all the ardour of n "first love." Among these was a gal lant officer, whose attcn'ions wero disregar ded, the fair one telling him plainly that she "could not like him." Tho son of Mars, however was not to bo put off so easily, and lie importuned tho choice of his heart until sheconsonted to go to church ! The hap py morning arrived, every thing having been prepared on the part of the anxious and expectant bridegroom: the church doors wero opened; tho brido kept her word, and was punctually in attendance;the clergyman Was at the altar, and the nuptial ceremony was commenced. When, hdwever, tho minister put the vi tal question: "Wilt thou havothis man to be thy wedded husband?" the young lady replied audibly, "No I will not." The clergyman thought she had made a mistake in the excitement of the moment, and said, "You are wrong, Miss, you should have said, "I will I" "I am not wrong sir," was the prompt answer, "for I will not" Tho clergyman and the bridegroom in ex pectancy were astonished, and tho former said, "do you mean to persist in this, be cause if you do I cannot proceed with the ceremony." The young lady said, "I do mean to persist; I will not, I tell you.'' The reverend gentleman then remonstrated with her on the impropriety of trifling in a matter of such importance, to which the young maiden's answer was, "I have fre fluently told him before, but he would not take no No, for an answer, and now I sup pose he is satisfied." Then looking at tho gallant omcer.she coolly said, "Good morn' ing, sir," and left the church to tho amaze' mcnt of those assembled. She was after wards wooed by a young son of Crispin, whom she did like; but she had no proper ty; and as his stock in trade, lapstone and awl, were ofliltlo value, there was a difficul ty as to their trettintr settled. At length howcver,by the help of a friend they obtained 0; and having been lawfully united, they commenced trade in a stall. Tho lucky husband was soon enabled to change his line of business, and from small hawker of books became tho largest bookseller in London. 1 lint fortunate man reader, was the celebrated Lackington! At length tho princely bookseller died, leaving bis widow in good health, and with : weighty dowry. She did not seem to an prove of "single blessedness;" for since his death she has been the wife of three hus bands, the last of whom died some short time since. She ha3 again cast aside her "weeds," and is now active, pleasant, and amiable as ever. Exeter (England) Ga zelle. ECONOMY IN A FAMILY. There is nothing which goes to far wards placing voting people beyond to the reach of poverty, as economy in the man asotnent of their domestic affairs. It mat lers not whether a man furnish little or much for his family, if there is a leakage in his kitchen or the parlor, it runs away lie knows not how and that demon waste cries, more like the horse leech's daughter, until he that provided has n3 more to aro. It is the husband's duly to brine into the houso and it is the duty of the wife to see that nothing goes wrongfully out of it not the least ar tijle, however unimportant in itself, to es lablish a precedent nor under any pretsnce for it opens.the door for ruin to stalk in,& he seldom leaves an opportunity unimproved A man frets a wifo la look after his affairs and to assist him in his journey through life to educate and prepare Ins children lor proper' station in life, and not to dissipate his property. Tho husband's interest idiould be the wifo'ii care and her greatest ambition carry her no farther than ins wel fare or honninss. toiethor with that of her children. This should be her solo aim, and tho theatre of her exploits in tho bouom of hot family where nlio may do as much to. wards making a fortune as ho call in the workshop or tho counting room. It is not the money earned that makes a man wealthy it is what he saves from his earning. A good and prudent husband makes a depos ilo of the fruits of his labor with his best friend; and if the friend be not true to him what lias he to hope J If he dare pot place confidence in the companion of his bosom, where is he to place it ? A wife acts not for herself only, but she is thfl agent of ma ny she loves, and she is bound to act' for their good and not fur her own gratification. Her liusband's good is the end to which sho shoald aim his approbation is her re ward. Self-gratification in dress, or Indul gence in appetite, or more company than his purse can well entertain, are equally perni cious Tho first odds vanity to extrava gance tho second hastens a Doctor's bill the long Butcher's account and the latter brings intemperance, tho worst of all evils, in its train. . Mscnt Mndedncss.Tha lost case of absent mindediima is that of the godllko Daniel declaring hinuplf a Democrat. Woman I Woman 1 1 truly sho i3 a mira cle. Plata her amid flowersfostcr her aa tender plant, and sho is n thing of fancy, waywardness and sometimes of follv--an- noyed by a deep drop, fretted by tho touch o! a butterfly's wing; ready to faint at tho result of a beetle. The zephyrs are loo rough) tho showers to licavy and sho is o- orpoworcd by tha perfume of the rose bud. 13 u t let teal calamity como to rouse licrof foclions, enkindle the fires of her hentt, and maik her then. How her heart strengthens itself how strong its purpose) Plare her in the heat of battle, give her a child) a bird, anything sho loves or pities, to protect) nnd sue her, us in a recorded instance, raising her white arms as a shield, and as her own blood crimsons her upturned forehead, pray ing for life lo protect the helpless. J ransplant her into tho daik places of the earth, awaken her energies to action, and her breath becomes healing, her pres ence a blessing; sho disputes the s'.nde nf the stalking pestilence, when man, the strong and brave, shrinks away palo and af frighted. Misfortune daunts her not; she wears away a life of silent endurance, or goes forward the 6eaffold with less timidity than to her bridal. In prosperity sho is a bud full of imprisoned odors, waiting but four the winds of adversity lo scatter them abroad pure gold, valuable, but untried in the furnace. In short, woman is a miracle. myilery. lYom the Health Journ al. DEATH FROM TIGHT LACING. I have seen and am much pleased with your paper, and doubt nut ly will do much good. 1 hope lor it uu extensive circulation. In one of the late numbers you call for facts whether communicated in elegant language or not. I have recently learned one to which I ravo all possible publicity, and have told it in almost every circlo of the young in which I have since found myself. 1 wo weeks since, while on a visit to ihc house of a respcclablo, long experienced physician in nno of tho Southern boundary towns in New Hampshire he gave me in substance the following account, as near as I can recollect. lie was called a week or two previous, to visit a young fem?le, I think over twenty years of age, who was distressingly ill of a wmpiaint ot the lungs, laboring under great difficulty of breathing, which his discrimi nation led htm at onre to impute to a Ion,? continued practice of tight lacing a prac tice wtnen is slaying its thousands u-id tens of thousands in our enlightened land. 1'hero was in his opinion, an adhesion of the lungs to the chest, and a consequent in- tlamatinu which had proceeded to such a height that death was inevitable. Little or nothing could bo done. The poor girl, af ter a few days of acuta suffering, fell a vic tim lo (what shall 1 say? I am unwilling to wound the feelings of her friends,) her own folly and vanilv. It could not be sui cidc, becauce no such result was contem plated, though tho deed was dono by her own hand. We can call it by no softer namo than selfilaughelr for such even an external examination of body proved it lo have been. Tho shoulder blades were found to be lit erally lapped one over tho other; tha false ribs had been so compressed thai the space of only about an inch and a half remained between them; and so great was the curva ture of the spine which had been, girded in by the cords of death, that after tho corpse was laid out for interment.two pillows wete put under the arch thereby formed, while the shoulders rested on the board. She was a large, healthy person, anil was igno rantly led hy the desire to please, to sacri fice her life at the shrine of (athion, and the prevailing false ideas of beauty of form. Sho was said lo be of amiable dispos lion, and correct moral habits, otherwise. My own mind was so inipiessed with the recitai of this story, that I could hardly for bear weeping over the fully, and weakness, and ignorance, anil wickedness ot my sex i inwardly wisneu lor mo anility to ring mis en so oi 8uiiermg aim oealli in me ars of every female in our land, until their vol untarily assumed "straight jackeis," that indicate nothing better than mental aberra tion in tho wearers, should bo voluntarily thrown aside. SHADE TItEES. Were I a lawgiver in the land, I would enjoin tho cultivation of shade trees wher ever there as a cluster of houses a severe penalty should bo inflicted on all who injur ed or despoiled them, and tho destruction of a tree should be a capital crime. I would choose for my trees those of my own coun try the maple, the ash, the hickory nnd elm, should hold tho first rank. I would plant them by tho road side at convenient dinlances, so that the traveller might enjoy ihc shade. I would rear litem about tho church and school house, that the aged might ret their limbs, and tho young in dulgo their Fporls around them. BLUE LAWS, Tlinso who ore accustomed to pmilo at what are called tho Blue Laws of Connecti cut, may perhaps he edifiocd hy the follow ing extracts from the early laws of Virgini a. In 1838 a law was passed in Virginia, which enacted that "every person should go to church on Sundays and. holidays, or lio nrrlc and heels that night, and be a slave to the colony the following week." For the second offence ho was to be a slave for a month) and for tho third a year and a day, "" " fiWfA'i Hist, p. 148 ' THE DUTY OF DEMOCRATS. If ever llicia was a jjlriod when the De mocracy of tho Union owed to itself and to the country a high and sacred duty( that period has arrived. Just emerged from a contest in which no effort was spared on ei ther side to acquire the palm of victory, it may be regarded as a becoming season to cast a momentary glanct at the past, and indulge perhaps in a few profitable specula tion in re gard to the rt'TUim. In tho ter mination of the conflict, wo are free to con fess our expectations have been doomed to bitter disappointment. Uonscicntionsly re garding the administration of MARTIN VAN UUUhN a3 one of unexampled use fulness to the true and permanent interests of tho Republic believing, aa we did, that his own worst enemies could adduco not a shadow of solid argument in favor of a hangt" and well content, both with the man and his measures wo yielded rim our cordial support, and freely contributed our mho towards the effort made in behalf of his re-election We did believe that the idlo pageantry and pantomimic revelry of our opponents would avail naught against the pure and wholesome principles ot De mocracy, of which Mr. Van Buren is so firm and inflexible an exponent, and that, instead of suffering defeat, accustomed victory would ones mgre nobly perch upon our standard These most reasonable expec- lai'ons have, however, all been subjected to tht) blighting mildew of distppoinlment, and the nation, instead of speaking in tones of thunder in our favar, has spoken wilh po tential voice in favor of a " change V Log cabins and hard cidtr bear the sway, and good old fashioned Democracy must surren der I ! Our first duty then as Democrats, should be a magnanimous and cheerful acquies cence in the public will. We have it in our power lo present a noble contrast lo the con duct of our enemies one that, even in the hour of defeat, must redound to our eternal honor. When then in Pennsylvania were defeated by a majority that was also far from being speken in a whisper, instead of yield ing .1 IJIlilH PtUMIllSSllin lO IMG pUUIIC Will, they RESISTED its wholesome decree, treasonably invoking their lullowers lo " treat the election as though it never had taken place ! .'" How glorious the contrast allotded, under similar circumstances, by tho conduct ol ttie Democratic parlv I In stead the people all arc cheerful, happy submission, ireely acknowledging the truly Uemncratio axiom that, tho WILL of the. MAJORITY is the supreme law of tho land. With regard to the future, we have but a word to say to our Democratic brethren. Duty requires at our hands that we should, one and all, stand gallantly by our arms ! Let no Democrat, whatever his condition, desart his post, much less abandon it openly auu join me enemy, wc iiiiro tlic e.vperi encc ot the past to toaeli us, that the reign of Fedcialism must be a brief one. The administration elect will come into power under circuinstsnccs which possibly may never occur again. Ii is composed of the mo3t incongruous materials, and, we venture to predict, will explode like an air-bubble in less than a twelve month, and leave scarce a wrecK behind, lly maintaining our organization, iiissemiiuiiuig tiuth as herelol'orcjaiid exposing ihe hoTlowness of federal pretentions, we will, at the cud ol lour years, regain tho helm ol State, and res(oro our great and glorious Union to its wonted Kepublican ascendency. The duly of Democrats then is in a word, to continue us laithlul sentinels on the watch tower ol liberty, and never ground the wca pons of opposition to Federalism until the Democratic supremacy is restored. Keystone, - GEN. HUGH MERCER. Tho remains of this illustrious patriot and gauaui soiuier, wno tost his lite in delencf of American liberty, at tho b.mln nf Prinre ton, Now Jetsey, wero removod from their f . . limner piace oi interment, Ulinsl Uhurch Yard, Philadelphia, to Laurel Hilt Cetne tcsy, on I huisday last, where a beautiful monument has been erected lo his memory by the St. Andrew's Society of Philadei plua. 1 ho ceremonies of the occasion are described hy the Philadelphia papers as tin usually imposiug. A large number of vol uiilccr corns, officers of the Arrav ami Na vy, citizens, and the Governor of our own and thoso nf the neighboring Stales, joined in tho procession. He had been buried for upwards of sixty years. The "North A merican" says: "the bones were found in an pxtraordinary state of preservation the skull entire, bearing no mark of fraclure.and containing an entiro set of teeth. Of the cotim only a lew small pieces of the wood remained, but the plate and the handles were in good preservation. From a rnea- surenient ot the frame, which was found penectiy reposing in its kindred earth, i appears that General Mercer in life Was a bout five feet ten inches in lipinlii Ph.... ological notes were carefully takon by Dr. .hiiuiicii aiicr wnicn me romains were piaceu in a new cofhiu preparatory to their ic.,,Ci,cih a i.mireii urn, stale Van Caz, ' ..t:..i n: i. ., . . .. . jjimc rijjB niaivu me oesi o bacon " is we presume, a favorite som nnw u-iii. ti. Uuckeyesul Ohio, foi we learn from tho Uincinuattt papers that preparations for packing pork on an extenivc scalo.ato now (romp on in anu near i ntciiv. wi, i ter a grunt ers this season will be enor mouB m that slate. "TIltJTU VltUOt'T FEin sjiTunv.iv, viiviMismi a, istO. Our kind friend, the Hon. Doct. David Petrikin, M. D. has Icfi Danville for Wash ington city. Previous to his leaving, he sent" his repccls to u, in the following af fectionate notice : the Commonwealth nf Pennsylvania, Columbia county, ss. to the Sheriff of said county, Greeting : We command you, tlrat you summon Henry Webb, so that he be and appear be fore our Court of Common Pleas, lo be liolden at l)anvillc in and for said county, on the third Monday or January next, to answer David Petrikin of a plea of trespass on the rase (for libel) and have you then there this writ: Witness ELLIS LEWIS, Esq. President Judge of our said court, the second day of December tn the year nf our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty. JAUUIJ ii. Y rJKij i , 1 rothonotary. Col. Ciiarler M'Glurk was elected lo Congress fiom the Cumberland district at the special election held on the 20th, ALABAMA SENATOR. The Hon. William U. Kino was, on the 17lh instant, re-circled for six years, to commence on the 4th March next. The vote was as follows: W. R. Kino mem.) 72 John Gayle (Fed.) C5 Thus ends the Federal story that has been going tho roHnds for several days pasi that a "moderate" Administration man had been elected in placn of Mr. Kino. STATE SENATOR RESIGNED. The Philadelphia Chronicle.of Saturday, says "Frederick Fralkv, Esq. has re signed his seat in the Senate of this State in consequence of having been chosen Sec retary of the American Fire Insurance Company, of this citv." Mr. F. is a whig. A NEW APPOINTMENT. Thomas Tustin, Esq.. of Philadelphia, has been annointcd bv ihc (3 goners, Superintendent of Mntivo Power on me rmiaueipnia ami uolumbia Kail Road, in the room of James Cameron, re signed. The appointment is a pood one. Air. Tiistin wiH make nn able public officer nml will, no doubt, in his e'xerdolis to" serve the public; give general satisfaction. A NEW STATE. It is thought that Florid will be admitted into the Union, at tho coming session of Congress. So say the Florida papers. U. S, Senator. The Pendleton Mess enger reports that Mr. Preston intends to resign his seat, in the Senatu of the United Siaies. In which ca3e, it is said, that Air. McDuffie will he elected. It is now certain that the following is'ihe result of the cleciions for Electors of Presi dent and Vice President. ELECTORAL VOTES. V. Burcn. Harrison. 8 21 10 Connecticut, Ohio. Maryland, Rho'dn Island, New Hampuhire, Now Jcrtiey, Maine, Pennsylvania, Now York, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, ' . Mississippi, Tennessee, N. Carolina, Delaware, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia, Missouri, Illinois, ' : Alabama, ' Arkansas, South Carolina, 10 30 42 11 15 15 15 3 14 '4 it 5 ' . 7 3 GO 201 NORTH CAROLINA. The Legislature of North Carolina, have elected Messrs. Manoum and GraIiam, Sen ator? of the United States, both federal, to supply the vacancies occasioned by the re signatioa of Messrs. Brown and Strange, both democrats, Governor Porter in a late visit tn Phila delphia visited the National Theatre on Thursday evening last and took a seat in one of the side boxes; soon aflorwards a person recognizing him cried out "Thrco cheers for Governn Porter."when instantly tho house rang with enthusiastic choerir.". The Governor arose and acknowledged tho compliment to him. from the fiunbury linretlc, The elections are now over nnd the Jj inocratic party has been outrageously l,fj, ten.' That they arc over wo aro lieanily glad that wo nro defeated does not cml us lo grieve, believing that the fober second thought will again give democracy tho ss, cendency but when wo reflect upon tlu means wilh which democracy was defeated iv e must confess thai Wo feel considerably hurl, as must every person who prides tjm. self upon the intelligence and morality of the American People. Martin Van Burcn was not defeated he. cause ho was opposed to a National I)an; or rcccommended a Constitutional Tieani' ry, for upon thoso questions our opponent would not join issue wilh us, and they carefully evaded every quoslion involving principle.asking the people to take GcucrU Harrison on trust. No.lt was not upon nn honuai; open question that they havu deffa. ted us, but by falsehoods and delusions, bv money, pageantry, hard cider carousals.anj promises of better times, lu be brought almut by a "change." These were the. meaiu thry employed means thai render victory more inglorious than defeat. But, though We haVo bepn defeated, wo have not been subdued. The democrats party is as strong and determined as it ever was. Its principles tho principles thai condiie.fl to worldly happiness, and thu es tablishment of a republican government aro the same unchanged! and for them tho party is ever willing to do battle on fair grounds. Therefore, let us at once arouse and preparo for the defonce of our princi ples; let us marshal and reorganize our for ces, and prepare lo wrest from our enemies their ill-gotten power. Jjet us rally aroond our patriotic governor, '.mil by elevating him once more to the high station he now holcli restore the Keystone stalo (not the "Log Cabin state, a name with which federalism would doub it) to the proud station it for merly held among the democratic slaves of the Union. DREADFUL STEAMBOAT EXPLO SION. A nnmher of lives lost. Wo learn from tho Louisville Journal that the steamer Persian collapsed a flue on Saturday, 7th inst. at 10 o'clock, P. M. at Napoleon, killing fivo persons on the spot, viz: David Green, first engineer; John Wil liams, second mate; Oscar Brown, fiieman, and two children, deck passengers; and scalding thirty-two other, seven of whom havo died. The Maid of Orleans went alongside tho Persian, on the Dili inst. (Monday) at 1 o'clock, A. M. Evety attention was be stowed on the Bufrercrs by Capf Gosles and officers of the boat. A majority of them cannot survive. The Persian would be ready lo proceed on her voyage on the 1 1 tit Mr. Hitey rtin.i w4 .i.:;,iiin;il ueauisas the Maid of Orleans shoved off. From tho Cinclnnatti Gazctta, of Nov. IB Great Burglary and Robbery. Tha large jewelry store of Wilson McGrcw, on Main street, was entered on tho evening ui the 13th, between the hours of seven and ten o'clock and robbed of articles to the a mount of 18 or 20 thousand dollars in val ue. Among the things taken wcie about one hundred and fifty watches, most of ihein gold, and a large number of splendid dia mond ringB. Tho person who sleeps in the slor left it fastened tip at 7 o'clock, and on his relurn about 10, found the front door open and dean cases within. The robbers took oven the pocket and account books cf Mr. McGrew, and finding nothing in litem that they could make available, had the im pudence to carry them to the owner's resi ilence.between three and four squares from the store, and thrust them under his gate. Interesting Relic Tho drum which was used by ilie fathers of Farmington as an appendage lo tho meeting-house instead of a bell, is still in existence, and might, had it been produced in season and refiltcd.have been used to call together tho assembly at the recent celebration: after having lain si lent and neglected for more than a century, might again have sent its slit ring roll along the streets, which woio once familiar wilh itssound and have called together the children of thoso who gladly hcaid its sum mons, on eacu returning oatmaiii; cams uiem to ir.e house ol God. The drum i very large ami heavy. We have not learn ed that tlie hour glass has yel been found' Hartford Observer, Texas. Great Uritain is about to rccog niso the independence of Texas. We Iiave seen a letter written just before the oailins of the Great Western, in which it is staled that General James Hamilton-, the envoy of the Texas government, had just agreed with Lord Palmerslon on the plan of a treaty, acknowledging the separate sovereignty of the Texan Republic, and that it woiili probably pass the Cabinet Council the nct day. Ly Ominous. h U not surprising, says ift Calais Demur.rat.lhat British subjects should bo unable to conceal the jov they feel a' certainly of Ilarri on's election. When the news of the success of the Federal pa" ty in Now York reached this place, it was dailed hy a discharge of Cannon fmin St. Stephen, on tho opposito side of the St. Croix, in her inort gracious inajeftey ' Province of Now Brunswick, and it w very difficult to tell which roared the loud' ei, ine niu American Catamount or British Swivel. ihs
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