ECIH50(, S3 -.v B fe4 Si J Ml J in r LEVI L. TATE, Editor. VOL. 14.--NO. 2. the Cnluiitltin lenuirntf IS 1'CflUnilED KVFRY BlTtMDtY MORHXO, Df LEVI Ii. TATI4, IN BLOOMSBURQ, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. OF KICK Jn the itrir Ilrlek Ituildinjr, opposite the I'jcnnnse, fcy al&a of the Court Jloune. " Democratic Head Quarter." TUHMS OV HUllSCMPTlO.V. gl 00 In a Unticr-. fir one ropy, for six months. 1 7.5 in n It mice, fur nno ropy, one year, -e (M if not piij v, itltin the lirst three innntlif. 2 21 If not pal 1 llliin till nrpt .It months, 2 .VI If not paid within tho year. tT7 N'o subscription taken for le.s 'than fix months, and no paper tliscontimi-'il tuitilalt arrearaecs slmll have b?eii paid. dy- Ordlmry ArtvFrenMtST9 Ins 'rteit.nnd Jos Work rxpeut -d, at thrt rtiihllshc I prlc. CHOICE POETRY. MARCH, The Ptnriny March is come nt lint, With wind, and cloud and changing pkicn, I h -antic Fuelling of tha Mast, Th.it through the snowy valley flics. Ah I issuing few they arc who ppeak, NViltl, btorriiy month, In praise uf tlicr ; V t, though thy wind aro touil and ttcak, Thou art a wtlcumo month to int. Knrthou to northern lan-ls asraln, Tho glad and ptorioui mm dot bring, And thou han Joined tin gentle train, And wcar'itthe gentle name c.f Hprln?. And. in tliy rct?n of Mnt and storm, HmilOH many a Imi? bright sunny day, Vh?!t th. changed w iiiJh ar soft and warm, And lvid tin puts on tho blue uf May. Tin-ii ninst nlnttd the pusliin nlN And th j full vprmg from frui-t Btt free, That briuhtly U-uprny dr-n thehilld, Arujubt net out to mti'l tho sea. The )card dtiarliug beauty hides Of wintry ntoiint ilu sull ti thront; II it, in thy earnest frown ribi.Icn A luuk of kin U) iroinisti tt. Tina hriti'at th" h pe nf tlioiu calm tkl 'i, nj tint Htitt time of t-uuuy hliowtrn, Wh mi tliu w idu bpiiiin, on u.irih that lies rinMtu of' I rfght'T wi rid than tmra. CEAUTirUL SEIITIMENT. Th- follow in? In tut i Till vrrst'i convey a sAntinpnt m wluth iii.iuj i unr ria Joth will rccivm.o a tuulm tlivy It ivt no iln.ibt uxperi 'iiopd, li it never knuwliuw no louili u,?l) i vApre4 (Hi ! n j it br '(ttli n lost mi' name U'h mi those hooe I th it lrune are nigh ; It pour u I iv a through th j trame Th it ih'ikeH llu breant an 1 tilh tho ej e. It train a eti tr.l tint ihN too much Ol'l'i -rriuj ftn'iuh la iti bn nth, And hand 3 t m -rcy sdioul 1 int tourli A utring im le ilopiifiit by denthl 1' UO OJiH JJINU S 01' T11K 3)omocnUiciSuiteCoiivoitioii (OdNOLODED ) AFTKltNUON WKSS10N. The Couvuntioii reasenibled at three o'clock i'. .M., and wm called to order b the 1'resident Tlio 1'resident suggested that this was tbo proper time to receive the reports oi' tha uelegatious from the several Oongrci eional districts. -Mr. Vainant,of Rucks, moved thatorch nf tlie teveral districts be now called on lor llieir nominee tor two Dtitriet Didejtea to tliu (Jliarlenton Convention, and one 1)h Irict Klector. Agreed to 'i'lu folloiviiii; names were t!i?n reiioted as U.-lej ite.i iu tlio t'liai'loiton Ojiiv.'Ii- Hon : i. i.xi, i: t:.u, i) J.Ull It I.I Mil, a. ilujlltciark, i, lljill'lMllUlH. ii. O.V?U JuiUW, t. Ii. C. lviiiH, 5. T. II. iVllion, H. II. Uljuiar, u. II. 11. S.varr. 10. U. II. (Jj:uii,'.t, 11. I'. IV. Ilull t, , 1.'. II. ll. Wn;lit, U. It. Ilru.uu aj, II. U. I,. VV.ir.l. 1j. Iliiiry II, lljnt. In. A. J. ill iblirtuu t il. Joli.i Ouhihi, H. A. II. l' nl'jttliy, 1 1. II. V. Wuir, 'i. J i.um l.niilMjy, '1. K.u I'.iitcrrion, 'ii. Jdri. A. tiiuaiitl, V I. T. Ciiuuiiiliaiii. ul. Ariiol.t I'hiiiiur, Sa. U". A.li.illjrallli, ult Tii.it . W. M. It 'Illy, Cli mi. AI.'Kilili jii. " J 'li'i II ibl.i.id. " .V. II. ilruwiu.', " Jli i II ill 'rtrf. " lijurjfj Atcllcury. 1. Vm..uit. r.Liur. " II. M. Xurtli. " K. J. II il l.'iuan. " t'. 1I..IL 'IA il.l. " V. J. Woo hvjr J. A. 1 1'aikor. II. A. (..itfiiHi'y. ' Jl'llll ICllBtf, " Jii.iit'ir.ijMcr. " Jjui.- Mil. 14 lio.imo W. .Smith. " Israel r.untjr. ' J. J. tin nt tly. " rinh.i C. nam). i.. z. Miiiiuii, " r1. 1. Juli'idJii. " k. 1,. Ill.hlJ. " J.irt. II -riickdon. Tho roporti were unanimously ad plod. JUr. .North moved that Win. II. tolsh, l'residout of this Conroutien, be appointed Chairman of the Democratic .State Central Committee for tho ensuing year. Tho mo. tion was agreed to, by acclamation. Mr. Welsh, in a few appropriate remarks, accepted the appointment, reserving the right to decline acting, if after consulting with (Jen. l'oter and other prominent Democrats, he should think it would ad vance tlio interests of tlio party. Mr. North then moved that the delegates of the ceveral .Senatorial dUtiieta do 8' each one member of the Suto Committee. Mr. Cessna moved the amoml that the jOlriiriii'Ui appoint the additional members nf the Committee, two from each Senatorial . itrict, together with Us many others at the ri;at of lloverumcnt, the city of Phila delphia, and county of Allegheny, us ho , ' may deem expedient. Mr. North accepted tho amendment, and ' the motion, as modified, was adopted. Mr. Seliell moved that tlio President ap ' piint a Corresponding Secretary iu each 4 county of tho Commonwealth. Adopted, 'f Mr. Johnston, of Cambria. ( who renom. inated Mr. Foster) bain;; called on, made a t humorous speech, which kept tlio Conven tion in a roar of laughter and applaurie. Mr. Dietrich, of Lycoming, ulsoi ud drcssi-d the Convention iu uuppoit of; tho iiomineo fir Governor, and tho doifls of ' tho body -generally f Mr. Seliell, of Redford, moved tt-jt a coinmitd'o be appointed to wail oi Jr Witto and invito liiui to address tlio Con vention. Agreed to. After some delay, occasioned by tho absence of tlio committed, .Mr. Witto was escorted to tbc ball by Mr. Solicit. On entering tbo room bo was greeted by long, loud, and enthusiastic applause. Silcnco having been restored, Jlr. W'itto said, liis presence was to bo regarded as a triimto of fealty of a personal and private charac ter to tbo Democratic pMty. The result could not have been more unexpected to any member of the Convention than it had t t ! 1l IT . 11 1 . . 1 . .... .. .! ii. t. ii i . . ueen to iiiiuscii. no uau nopcu to receive a iuajonty of tho delegates iu support of his claims for a nomination. The Conven tion bad spoken quickly, very quickly, but honestly no doubt, and when it had i.po- I jun, it spuhe lor mm. -icu. l-o iter was a personal friend of his. In his patriotism and purity he had the most unlimited confidence. Months ao bo had told tho General that if bo ran a a candidate, the speaker would retire. Tho General declined it, and now that the nom ination had been forced upon him, no one would pivo him a more cordial support than himself. After thanking the Convention, Mr. Witte retired. Mr. Cessna, of Redford, the chairman of tlio Committee of Resolutions, report al tho following : RESOLUTIONS. 1. llmlvr.il, That, as tbo representa tives of the Democratic party of Pennsyl vania, in IJouvciitton assembled, we do hereby reiterate and reallirm our adher ence to, and our unshaken conlidence in, tin- luiiilaiiient-tl principles of tliep.irty, as proi-laiiiii-d mill deel ncd by the R.iltimoro Democratic Convention in lfi5l, and that of ldftu. at Cincinnati. J. lOnlvc.l, 'J'lrit we deprecate tlii-eon-I tinned agitation nf tho rhivery question in j Congress, among tlio Representatives of ! the liiH'ereut sections of the Union, belit-v-' ing, a.-, we do, that it tends to weaken the j bonds of our common Union, to excite an I imo.'ities and create heart-burnings between the members of the smue great t.imily,an'l ( aeeiiiiipli-lifh no po'sible gooJ. I ;'. fitsilwf, X hat we continue firm iu the opinion tint Congress has no right nor power to I isisUte upon the .subject ofslnv ery iu the M it -n, nor has it tlio right or I power, nor wnuM it b.T expedient for" Con , gress to est ililisb slavery iu any Territory, ! or to exclude it thjrffrom. I 'i. iVi Vy', 'i h-it the question of tho eitiicu to hold liis .-lives iu the Ter I ritoriiK or iu t!u States i it ju lii-i-il, au-l I not a legislitive que-t:ou, ami its d,c'.Mon 1 is i'oiielu"ive. .". tOotivtt. That whil.-.t it belonr tT Co'i.'ress to legis! ite and to entet all laws , up in Midi sutijrets as are placed within ' tli-ir ju. i-.iiUDu by the Con-titution, and to tli-j I're.-iiltnt to execute all til! laws an I decrees of th'i diflVrent depaitiueut of tin liovi-niuieiit, it belongs to tin judicary j to iutrpr -t all sui-li laws, and t determine l all qu --tiom iu law and equity ariiing un . der tli! Con-titution and the lawf, and up on all -iii-h questions their cleeiiou limit b1 !iu il aiid eonclu-ive. U'h -n once made such di'ci.iou should rei-eive a controlling I an 1 hearty o'jedieneo from every citizen without regard to his own individual views upon the subject. Any other course of action would lead to an trehy and confus ion. Tho remedy of an error of tlio court ' in -uuh a case as this is a decisive one when I provided by the Con-titution and laws,and 1 not by appeal to the higher law of in- cliviitii.il opinions. 0. Ktsvtcai, That the doctrine of an ir-i-i-pi-essihle conilict between the North and South, as proclaimed by the champion of tho Republican paity, is dangerous to tho best interests and dearest rights of the peo ple of this Coiifedori'cy. 7. tmvetl, That the Union of tho I Stats is above and beyond all price, and I tli it it w tl,., ,li,t,' r.t' .......... .t..n. 4, frown indignantly upon tho first dawning Ik I J ,lll 111,, ? U. OIL.. , I, l.U .lll IU. ui any attempt, to aiieiiatu ouo portion oi the Union from tho rest; ami. for this rea- son, wo deprecate all forms of sectional parties, and will losist every cliort ot any ;ry cltort of any 1 control of the ! it was, for tho : country. suen party to obtain tlio Government, formed, as common e;ood of our whole b. Kcsolwd. That iu our country all sovereignty rests with tho people, wiio hold who cares to pos-ess it. Wo are, of course, I "n to become a porcliascr of tho book, the power to conduct tho Government aware that no human work is jicrmanentli who otherwise would do without it, we through their representatives, and thepriu couiplctejiecaiuso every thing human is sub-1 will gfve our vote Jor the illustrations. ciplcs on which the Government rests, and ject to change ; aud tho " progress " which lfr 'll(;o wo have at last a real, " stand on whieli alone it can continuo to exist as a so rapidly sweeps along all sublunary I af'l dictionary of tho English languago," Union of States, sovereign and independent things, necessarily leaves even dictionaries j we aro in favor of " persuading men by within their own limits and in their inter- ! and scientific text-books among other an- ' R,ly means " and by all means, to possess nal and domestic concerns, but bound to- liquated landmarks ; but this noble work ' It this book shall bo univi-.sally an. gethcr as ono people by a General Govern- : mem. up to tlio day, anj is so unexccpliouably !l. ll'iilvtd, That in the adoption of complete and comprehensive in every do tha Federal Contitutiou the States adopted partnit-ut and ramification of lexicograpy, the same act severally, ns freu aud indepen- that it is good '' for at least a generation, dent sovereignties, iu delegating a purtiou And even when tho future wants of thu of their powers to the Federal Government language may call for incidental improve as an increased .security of each against menu and modifications, a very little labor danger, domestic or foreign ; and any in- of an editor and a printur will sullico to tcriiieddliiig of ono or more States, or by maintain the standard value of tho book, a combination of their citizens, with tiio This result is the legitimate consequence doinostio institutions of another, under any of doing-work well, indepoiiilcntlyof crotch pretext, whether political, moral, or rolig ets, and iwit, of ignorant prejudice and ious, with a viow to their subversion, is a vain caprico, of ambitious attempts at ex violation of tho Con-titution and endangers porimental reform, and vain-glorious cf tho domestic peace and tranquility and re ibi-ts after personal distinction. Dr. Wor poiofor which tho Constitution was formed cester has confined himself to tho proper and by a necessary consequence serves to duties of his undertaking; ho has dealt weaken and destroy the Union. with facts aud avoided speculation ; and 10. Keyitv d. Th-it the provisions of the by adhering to fixed principles, lie has Constitution for tho rendition of fugitives doveloped tho true philosophy of tho Ian from service or labor, for tho security of gune. which the laws of 17UU and I8.p0 have Tlio copiousness of tho vocabulary of been adopted, and which have been ap. Ibis dictionary may bo inferred from tho proved for nearly soventy years by tho slat Miicnt of the publishers which wo ao- highest judicial authorities in tholandjiavc cept, of ootirao, without examination that unquestionable claim to tho respect and it contains " twenty thousandl words and observance of all wbocnjoy the bonefifs of definitions more than any other English AND BIOOMSBURG GENERAL ADVERTISER. "TO nOLD AND TRIM THE BLQOMSBUUG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA-, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, I860 our compact of union, and that tbo action of certain State Legislatures to defeat the purposo and nullify the requirement? of that provision are iio-tilo in character and revolutionary in their effects. 11. esolveil. That wo regard tho do mestic and foreigu policy of President Ru ehanau as eminently patriotic, pure, con servative and jut; and wo look upon tho success which iias crowned his labors, as tho best and proudest vindication of their propriety and wisdom. I 12. CSfl!t)PiT Tlmf tcrt fnnn.tr. in l. . . ") vv..u. i" liiu views and recommendation on matters of State policy and interest, expressed by Governor Packer in his last annual mes sage, and especially do wo approve of his exercise oi tlio veto power again-t improp er legislation, and of his prompt and natri otic action in delivering up to the author ities of Virginia those fugitives from justice who participated in tho" Harper's Ferry outrage oi insurrection, treason anil der. 13. Hrsili-at, That tho Convictions of tin) Democratic party of Pennsylvania re main unshaken in tlio wisdom undjutticoof aucqiiaio protection ot irou,eoal, wool and the other great staples of our country, based upon the necc-sitios of a reasonable reven ue system of tlio General Government ; and approving of the views of Pro-ident Ru- chanan upon the subject of specific duties, we carnc.-tly Uesire our Keiiresentativcs m Congress to procure s-ucb modifications of the existing laws as tho uimiso legislation of tho Republican party in lbfi", renders absolutely necessary to tho nro-ncritv of- the great industrial interests of thu State'of l'eiinsjlvama. 14. Hrsiivctl, that tho nomination of Henry D. Fo-ter, of Ve.-tmoieltind, whol ly unsought on his part, and in view of the many oilier auspicious and cheering cir cumstances under which it was made, as well ot lus own un.-ullied character, etui nciit ability and uu-ollhh patiiotisin, must win for hiiu the sincere ami hearty support ofeu-ry true Democrat in Pennsylvania; and we individually and collectively pledge the he-t efforts of every delegate of this Convention iu behalf of tho nominations we hive made; and also of the nominee ol the Democratic National Convention soon to be held at Charleston. i ne re-olutions were atlonted unani mously and witii prolonged cheering. On motion of Mr. Calhoun, tho Presi dent wis authorized to appoint a committer-nf live to take charge of the minutes of the Convention, and prepare them for pub lication. Messrs. J. IC. Calhoun, J. Lawrence Getz, John N. Hulchiiisou, Charles Kess lor, and Willi-im II. Gutter, were aiirioint- ed the Committee on Publication. On motion of Mr. Montgomery, the thanks of the Contention were returned to the officers, for the impartial and faithful performance of their respective duties, but especially to the President, when three cheers were given for Mr. Welsh. After a biief nddrejs from the Presi dent, iu which he congratulated the dele gates upon the results attained, and the ciicoriinr prospects of a triumphanjivictory in the election of their candidate for Gov ernor, the Convention at 5 o'clockP. M., on motion of Mr. Montgomery, adjourned suic die. Vflfi the Home Journal. WORCESTER'S DICTIONARY. Among tho noticeable events of tho now year, is the appearance of a new dictionary which can be relied on as authority in the several particulars of orthography, ety mology, orthoepy and definitions. Wor cester's Dictionary so long promised, to long ilelayeu, is at last a " lixcil lact ; " and literary men, the world over, may well congratulate themselves on liming a standard work which tells tho origin, tho meaning and the spelling oft-very word in our vernacular; a book that, unlike all I ' ancicui .-inn some modern oracles, answers questions in terms that are frco from am- r biguity and incapable of a double coustruo-1 1 lion. Wc consratulate tho publishers on lion. Wc congratulate tlio publishers on the completion of their share of this great ' work; and we congratulo the literary I world that the " end of tho law " in lexi- cograpy is now attainable by every man of Dr. Worcester is so thoroughly brought TORCH OF TRUTH AND WAVE IT dictionary." Tbo main feature of this enormous increase must necessarily bo tbo new terms introduced by and growing out of tbo recent prom-ess in art and science which :iro of less importance to tho gen - oral reader than tho more practical and Rut a tiiu onary, to uo complete, should bo like the laws of tho laud adapted to the wants oi every class, and prepared to meet every contingency. Its proper offieo isto answer all questions about words, and Kiiliko the laws of tho land to satisfy every ap- pbcaut without any exception. In former days, people woro content to find popular liitonnation in a dictionary, and to seek instruction in the more abstract branches of language, i encyclopaedias, or wherev- ci-clso it might bo tliscoveretl. Rut the dictionary of modern days tukos a much higher rank in the category of labor-saving machines ; and this book ot Dr. Worccs- tor's, which is altogether tho most com- plcte of its kind, really furnishes, in. i con- tleiised form, tho contents of a library. Such a work is otio of tho geniuiuo " fm- im.te e;fc of the ago, ''audit furnNhos no slight evidence of tho advance oi our coun- try in great knowledge and inteUcctual cultivation. lhe ayiionymes of Dr. Worcester are a ery valuable auuitiou to the dictionary; uuij ueuausu a eiasaiueauou oi synou- ymous terms, m their appropriate places, is always needed, but because the work is so analytically and thoroughly done. All that was accomplished by Orabb, Carpen ter, Fenby and others, iu separate vol umes, is here not only mrpasood in ar rangement, but is brought up to a much higher grade of accuracy aud simplicity ; anil as tho analysis and comparison are ..t,..,.l.J .1.- 1.. .t. , nineteenth century, writers who oould com pare favorably with Junius in mire stylo, were to be found in comparative abundance both in England and America. Ceitaiu wiuers in tne i.onuon newspapers, in the British lluuuws, and occasionally in A uiricHU periodical literature, attained this point of excellence. Rut lelleetiug men among tho present ho-t of literati aro be ginning to see evidences of a retrograde tiiideney in this very matter of style ; and wo take tho opportunity presented and suggested by the consideration of synony mes, to sound a note of waining to all tho parties in interest ; iu politician's phrase, we announce that the Republic of Letters is " in danger; " and, in another phraso, we warn our American writers to ' tako heed what (i. e., Iww) they write." The author of reputation who either affects or allows himself to fall into carlc.s.siiess of stylo, will ono day be compelled to pal lor lus carelessness out ot lus reputation. The Tectorial " illustrations " of Wor cester's Dictionary do not impress us so favoi bly of its other and less prominent features. In many instances, thev cer- tainly do convey information more readily fausiueiuiny tuati uesciipuvu worus, "" ta '"r wu approve them; but, on the 'whole, they strike us as infra dig. for a portly quarto ot two tnousaml pages, On tho other hand, as tho debaters about homoeopathy say of injhu'esmal do.-e.s, "if they do no good, tliey.can do no barm ; " portly quarto ot two thousand a'"l) assuredly, if titoy should induce ouo J'rovcd, and bouga and Uwiietl, our here iii-bcfoi-c-nicnlioncd appieheiisions for tlio safety of tho itptiblio will materially di minish. In tho matter of definitions, Worcester has displayed an amount of patient dis crimination, simplicity and perspicacity that is beyond all praise. To delino a word well, is by no means s.o easy a ta-k as many people suppose. Every ono, al mo-t, knows how much ea-ier it is to learn than to teach ; but ovory one docs not consider that defining common words is ono of the mo-t difficult, becaus3 ono of tho most simple kinds of teaching. Tho difficul ty in this, as iu any branch of art, consists in the propensity to overdo the limit;, or, by underrating tho difficulty, to do hastily what should be done con-iderutoly. Sim plicity in art is so high and so rare a quality, that wc aro disposed to render homage to it wherever it appears, even iu tho unpretending field of lexicographical definitions ; and therefore wo pay this market, though brief, trilmtu to tint part of Worcester's Dictionary, As to etymology, Wo ere much grati. fietl to find that Dr Worcester, in under- iiu.iuiiuu to too uurus iu meir own piacos ot spelling these words, not only on ety in tho vocabulary, the eynonymes are al- niologieal grounds, but al'o by reason of ways at baud, and need no independent ' old associations. Rut the custom of our seeking. There is a largo class of our ' own country seems to havo so generally good writers who would become Ultir wri- decided the question tho other way, wo teis by a study of Worcestur'ssynoiiyiues. 'have jielded our preference. With this Carlcssness iu style which involves caro- limited exception, Worcester's orthogra bssiiess asthe tj cxt ct meaning of uords phy is, we believe strictly conformable w one of tho growing f.iulls of the day; and to good usage, good taste and good ana the tendency of the uiif use of word by ; logy. The true, honest double of travel authors of u-t iblisbed reputation is direct- ! ling, nrclling, etc., is retained in its placo ; ly and rapidly toward the corruption of , pule ace rfftmc, and t(ime are spelt language. Language is iu fact tho crea- with a c, as of right thev should be ; ttca tuio ot its wi iters; their usages primarily 1 fie, autre, etc.," have "their appropriate directs, and finally contiols and o-tablish- itymoloiical terminations ; axe and uliis. is, 1 oth its elements and its construction ; j key keep the e that belongs to them; aud hence, if they are neglectful of their ,vtunUU not quacked into mold, nor 'rigid duty, the anomalous state of things ensues, into liisht. In short the .spelling of Wor Ihat thu court of last le.-ort in philology ce ter's dictionary is tho spelling of educa becomes it- owu repudiator. Junius, iu ted men and good wi iters wherever the his day, was ahead of iho times. No man English language is known; and, after before him,and none imiuediitely succeed- i jears of waiting for fueh an orthographi iug him, had such a ina-t'-ry of style as I eal justice, we now feel that we can " tako hu. Rut gradually his example told upon a lung breath " and say to tho public, here his aduiiruis, and in the fir.-t half of tbo tit lust is il ktaviiimi mr-i-uiv tuv m- O'ER THE DARKENED EARTH." I talcing the duties of an etymologist, has not attempted to play the antiquary. Of all incompatible offices, those two aro the most ' absurd when frtrmxl .urn nfimnonmnaliin ! Tho truo etymology of a word id to bo i found in its direct antecedents, and the in- i vestigation may bo carried back to the tower of Rabcl, provided always that the investigator will keep himself in tho direct line. lint the fogyism " of prying into tbo possible third cousins in word geScalo- gy tho conceit of attaching an equal val - uo to actual and to imaginary kindred iu philological antecedents, and of placing a fancy Choctaw root on a par with a cer- tain Greek root because tho two were (if they were) contemporaries in different parts ' of tho world this, and all this, belongs to thu pedantry, and not to the science of etymology. Dr. Worcester discriminates between the etymologist and tho antiquary, and declines to mix up the approved phi - lological facts of tho fornwr w ith the tiues - tionablo philological antiquities of the lat tcr. His etymologies, therefore, may be relied on; and that is what is wanted by those who consult etymologies. , The pronunciations ofthis dictionary aro iu conformity to the best usage. In this particular tho work is simply on a par with other dictionaries: but we think- HW. ter's method of expressing the piououueia- tion is thu best we have seen, because it is the most intelligible, bomo of tho sounds of English syllables aro hard to bo con veyed by English consonants and vowels. In orthograpy, Worcester also follows the best usage of England and America, excepting the omission of u iu such words as honor, Juvor, etc., which tho best Eng lish writers still retain. Wo confers our individual preference for tbo English mode ... l . . THK KNDMSIl LANOCAHE Thu mechanical dcpaitiuent of this work j is, even iu the-c days of good book making j altogether unrivalled. Such paper, such typo, and such margin, were never before seen in a dictionary. Even the headings of the pages, where no ono would look for noclty or improvement, are arranged on an entirely new plan that facilitates tho search after a word. Indeed, if publish, crs ever deserved such approbation as can bo expressed only by " tho superlatives of tho languago," llickling, Swan k Rrewer, aro clcaily entitled to it, in the matter of Worcester's Dictionary. JSSSy Several editions in various Ftyles, and at different prices, have been in prep aration by the publishers. A very largo edition for the tradt; is now alpo ready, and for salo by tlio booksellers generally. Address, for a circular stating particulars, llickling, Swan & Rrewer, Publishers, No 1U1, Washington Street, Rostou. Look out run tiik Women-. Young man keep your eyes open when you aro after tlio women. If you bito at tho na ked hook you aro green. Is a pretty dress or form so attractive ; or a pretty face, even ? Flounces, boys aro uo sort of con sequences. A pretty face will grow old. Paint will wash off. Tho sweet smiles of tho flirt will give way to tho scowl of tho termagant. Another and a far different being will tako tho placo of tho lovely god dess who smiles and cats your sugar candy. Tho coquette will shine in tho kitchen cor ner, and with the once sparkling eye and beaming couutcnanco will look daggers at you. lieware ; Keep your eye open, boy when you are after tho women. If tbo dear is cross, and wolds at her mother in tho back room, you may bo suro you will get particular tubs all ovcr the hou-c. If sho blushes when found at domestio duties, bo sure sho is of tho di-hrag aiistocraey littlo breeding and a great deal less sen-e. If you marry a girl who knows nothing but to commit women slaughter on tho pi ano, you have got tho poorest piece of mu sic ovcr got up. Find ono whoso mind is right, and then pitch. Roy don't lie hang ing round like a sheep-thief, as though yo'i were ashamed to bo seen in the day time, but walk up like a chicken tj tho dougli-pilc,and ask fortbearticlo likoa man 03yThoy that go forth to figl.t, boast ing that they can do it, shall return with their banners trailed in tho dust, and with their armor staiued with defeat ; for God wi'l not go forth with tbo man who goeth fortlr in his own strength . 1 MISCELLANEOUS, A REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENT, Mr. Roteler, of Va., in a recent speech, rc,at011 following interesting incident of the Revolutionary era: "When, sir, I have hoard the name of a ' gentleman called hero dav tftcr ,U v first G"t,un!l" cauctl Hero, any alter daj .first 1 01Vllu roll a Srcat Llstone mmo (Mr- 1 Adams) I liavo been reminded of Mass- achusctts in her prouder day, in tho ho- roic ago of tho Republic. I have been re- minded of a bislntieil ;ni,l,,t no,,,, ,i ' . , f " ""T. , T . "D,mucteJ w,t" tll0O0unty m which I livo-that coun- y scbected by John Urown for his bloody 1 raid, and feci that I have n right to ap- peal to tho Massachusetts delegation here, , f ,.. n. llnn(. f , . . ' 1 "f . "rC " r r of consan- I fc'""" ' . lftll0' are 1 aPl10al from 1 tliem to t,1(;'r people on this question ; I j demand of ict to como up to thu rescue of the country now as thev did in the good oW tilll(!4 of their llcvol" .;-... . .? p4 I ',,,,, ,? , . ' , l0Iutl0n,lry ! 1,10 lhUKi wh,ch 1 rel,'sct alld 1 county whore I live that county mado fa- mous by tho raid of Rrowu was tho first, tlio very firt in all tho South to send suc cor to Massachusetts in tho time of her direst necessity 1 In beautiful spols in that within rifle shot of my one of tlio most beautiful county. residence, at tile uase of a hill, where a "lorious forim le-ips out into sunlight from beneath the giuuled roots ofa thuiider-riveu oak, there I" . e I"11'1 in the temple of God. assembled on tho t Oth of July, 1775, tho Tllfir fHics, their burdens, their griefs, very first band of Southern men who mar- j tue'r woc, aro oon to 'J0 ovcr B'n " 10 died to the aid of Massachusetts. They J0 'sla'11' corrupption is to be rcmovcd,and met there then, and their rallying cry was j a ,,eavi'n of spotless purity and of uuniin (A bee-lino for Roston.' That beaulifu' j k'le(1 ruaco !s to ,JC tue!rs foreven Rut it and peaceful valley the 'Valley of tbo I lnu J10 uy grace. As was tho foun Shcnandoah' hnil never been polluted bv lla,!on SQi;" "llt3t tho top-stono bo ; that the footsteps of a foo : for even tho ludi aus themselves had, according to tradition, kept it free from the iucur.-ion of their en-, emies. It was the hunting range and neu tral ground of the oborigines. Tlio homes of those who lived tiiero then were far be yond the reach of danger. Rut Ho ton was beleaguered ! Tho hearths of your fathers wero threatened with pollution, and the fathers of those whom I represent rallied to their protection. TIiy fie l'1-vji.hire i-t t'l rooiltl, 'Ih.-ir lloiki aid huids uiLhoul h ful.1, Th sickle in the unxhorn grain, Thelrconi h.ilf garnered on the plain, An 1 Mil-t.-rt'd in tri-'ir nimple ilret.. l'nr w rungs of yours to feck rcilrrn..- "Thus they inu-tored around the spring I speak of, and from thence they made their 'bee-lino for Ihstou.' Refore they inarched, they made a pledge that all who survived would assemble there fifty years after that day. It is my pride and pleas uro to remember that I, though but a child then, was prc.-ent at tho spring when tho fifty years rolled round. Three aged, fee ble, tottering men the survivors of that glorious baud of one hundred and twenty were all who were left to keep their trust, and bo faithful to tho pledcro mado fifty years befode to their companions, tho uvuls v. jiiwsi hiiujii uau much icu uicacu ing on your Northern hills. "Sir, I have often heard from tiio last survivor of that band of patriots the inci dents of their first meeting and their march; how they made somo six hundred miles iu thirty days twenty miles a day and how as they neared their point of destination, Washington, who happened to bo making a recouuoisaiico in the neighborhood, saw thorn approaching, and, recognizing tho linsoy-woolsey hunting-sliii ts of Old Vir g'nia, galloped up to meet and greet them to tho camp; how, -vhen ho saw their cap tain, Ids old companion iu arms, Stephen son who had stood by his side at tlio Great Meadows, on llraddoek's fatal field, and in many and Indian Campaign who re ported himself to bis commander as 'from, the right bank of the. Potomac,' he sprang from his horse and clasped his old friend and companion in-arms with both hands, He spoke no word of welcome; but the el oquence of silence told what his tounuo could not articulate. He moved alomrtho o ranks, shaking tlio hand of each, from man to man, and all the while, as my in former told me, tbo big tears wero seen rolling down bis cheeks. 'Ay, sir, Washington wept! And why did tho glorious soul of Washington swell with emotion ? Why did be weep? Sir, thoy were t;ars of joy 1 and bo wept be cause ho saw that the causa of Massachu setts was practically tho causo of Virginia; becauso ho siw that hor citizens reeoa- es nized the groat principles iuvolvcd in tho contest. Tlieso Virginia volunteers had come spout ineously. Thoy had como in response to tho words of her Henry, that wero loapiug liko Iivo thunder through tho laud, telling the people of Virginia that thoy inus fight, and light for Massachusetts." S2 00 PEIt ANNUAL YOL. 24- SABBATH HEADING. HMtr t5R CHILDREN. There 1. a t lime w here Jnu. telgria, A home of gmcc and lore, Where angel. lns In nwcetc.t .train., Of hi. redeeming loe. And children too, will Join to bleu The precious Hailour. nirrte; Clothed In hi. perfect rIghteou.nM., And .aved from .In aud .liaue. Vet ail, ala. I may not bo there. for omc n III .light hi. grace j Now though he call., they donoi cart. To turn and seek hi. race. f fe .aj a to all, -Come Unlo me, And-I will gnc yon rest;' Oh I linger not. but basta tot1. With hi. .alration blelt. The falre.t roie. nulckly din, Th leave, mu.t all decay j Aud.litttc reader, )ou and I A. .oon may fade on ay. Th;n let u. eitly "atch and pray, And .eck the thing, above ; And may the Spirit day by day llerral a Kat lour', love I SPURG EON'S GEMS. J5fiy Soon, soon, the saints of tho earth shall bo saints in light; their hairs of snowy age shall bo crowned nith perpetu al joy aud corlasting youth; their cjm suffused with tears shall bo mado bright as stars, never to bo clouded again by sorrow : their hearts that tremble now nrn ' 0 b0 "Illdo W01 al'U fast, and set forcv- which laid on earth tlia first betrinnini' must lay in heaven tho topmost stono. t-Christ Jesus was an attractive preacher ; ho sought above oil moans to J set the pearl in a framo of gold, that it might attract tho attention of tbo people. Uo was not willing to pla'co himself in a parisli church, and preach to largo con gregation of thirteen and n-half, liko our good brethren in tho city, but would preach in such a stylo that people felt they must go to hoar him. Some of them gnashed their teeth iu rago and left his presence in wrath, but tho multitudes still thronged to him to hear and to bo healed. It was no dull work to hear this King of preachers, ho was too much in earnest to be dull, and too humane to bo incomprehensible &2r Our Ribic is a blood-stained booh The blood of martyrs is en tho Riblo, tho blood of tran-lators aud confessors. Tho pool of holy baptism iu which ye havo been baptized is a blood-stained pool : full many havo had to die for the vindication of that baptism which is tho answor of a good conscience towarlls God. Tho doctrines wbicli wc preach to you arc doc trines that have been baptized in blood swords havo been drawn to slay the con fessors of them ; and thorn is not a truth which has not been sealed by them at tho stake, or tho block, or far away on tbo lof ty mountains, where they havo been slain by hundreds. JOSy-Give nio tbo comforts of God, and I can well bear tho taunts of men. Let me lay my head on the bosom of Jesus, and I fear not fhe distraction of care and trouble. If my God will civo mo ovcr tho light of his smile, and glance his benedic tion it is enough. Come cn foes, perse cutors, fiends, ay, Apollyon himself, for ' the Lord God Is my mn and shield," Gather, ye clouds, and environ me, I car ry a sun within; blow wind of the frozen north, I havo a firo of living coal within : ' yea, death, May mo, but I havo another life i life in tbo light of God's counte nance. fl.-SY Tlirs Uisrm is lint tn mnrmii, cause uoil tliu not inako it an angal, and tlio fish that swims tbo sea must not com plain becauso it hath not wings to fly into tho highest heaveas. God had a right to make his creatures just what ho pleased, and though men may dispute lus right, ho will hold and keep it inviolate against all comers. That ho may hedgo his right about and mako vain man acknowledge it. In all his gifts he continually remittds ns of his sovereignity. t3 Raeksliders 1 fallen ones! God will havo mercy if you aro penitent. Glorious fact ! tho sorrowing backslidor shall not bo left behind. Raeksliders shall sing abovo, as God's restored children, ho ovor has loved. Blind and lamo onosl believe in tho Lord, and yon shall bo found a. mojigHliojJiU'Ui'n f.tbs4;;v-;v.i - -
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