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POETRY.
THREE STAGES OF WOMAN’S LOVE
There in u love In ourly lll'r. "
Whit-h shuns parade and wnrldly nlnle.
And seeks. contemnod. lho princely dunno,
ln humble cut a happy hunw.
More gorgeouulhur the pump 01 king".
The Coral and lhe {‘lan i 1 brmgn.
And ull the glory of lhe lklt‘fl.
In lwing diumondu—beummg eyes.
The mse'l bloom it. yields to new.
And lands its lrngmflcu with us hue:
'l‘ha gladdoning smile. the lmlmy km.
Wllh looks ul‘londneaa. lhoughls 0! him,
Feelings lhnlsrnn-c know worldly leuven
And dreams of (-cslm'y ulnl heaven.
Lile‘a dull unxiolws nhuvp.
Such. luck). in \wmun’s curly love!
There is u love ol elder growih,
1.0.3 dazzling lhnn the love 0! yuull).
\Vhoro gentle looks and un xmus t'uru
Aspire lho huahnml‘s Jay“ 10 share;
\th‘h seek! us wlncr: and employ,
valdmg lor her children's. Juy;
Which ov. ns nu happiness complete.
"I‘ll! they nu: healthy. Mean. and neat .
Which urn/cs l 0 spare the humble lION',
And make Ihurlnlllo namellnng more;
Love. which. (ho lrugnl luhle spread,
A blesung hronlhu-s nn dmly brand ;
Which. mourning fincrv nnL‘ pride,
l'lxulls in comfurls Hollwlunicd.
And [cachet man 'u- vain to rmun
Vnr plemure Iu compare vulh hun ;
Thu calms. an [lnn lhe henrl cuul mou—
Aml lhisin womun'un ~duy l 'c.
There Is a love In a later nlnpo.
When pain and sickness grow on age.
When he no active unce. and guy.
Percaxva nppwuch his L lusmg day ;
When falling slrgnglh und muonng Ilmb,
And mnken chum nlul eye gruus dun,
And fullenng \mu- mud \lbugo “un
Nave lo a épevlro rlmnaed lhe mun;
'l‘Jlen, kwe. by [he [find \nlo umn-nod.
Too vast. looerund lu he ”proved.
Delights utsiduuusly Io ply.
And aoulhes Wllh lander sympalhy;
Consoles the mourncr [ur the pun'l.
And fondly uoulhes him to lhe hm.
Thillnvo. In hours lht' mml furlnrn,
Surpnnea lhnl of youlh'u bright murn ;
lnfl'erenl from that winch marked hlu's prune
Though no! no brilliunl, muro suhluno;
This love. from hvnven derived ns bmh.
(lonfi-nseu no alloy at eunh;
ll lilll lhe sullen-r lruu: M. “or,
Above lhe cure ol (hinge ln-ln“,
And poinla lo brlghler nmnos übm‘e.
And thin in woman's final luvs.
‘ A Tale of orcgon.
{Ebc fainnlgbt I‘d‘or
Some years ago. when the Antellcan
For Company and the Hudsnn'a Bay tra
ders carried on a ptlwellul uppinition tn
the \thd and rocky Oregon 'l‘etritmy, lit.
tle lortl were erected. “hence a commerce
in pellries “as made with the lndmm.—
()ne ot there. in a beauttlul valley, by a
little stream. near tlte thntl “not: So
lade—a great retort lot game of all Lind-t
—Wa9 called Spukan Fort. lls owner
and governor-James M’Phet-son, u Scotch
man. had lelt home a tintlr Ind. but with
the charactetiplic pt‘l‘M“vt.‘titilt't: olhin‘ cnun
trymen had inquired \tt‘qillt. Pushing
Into thobe wildp. his entwpme and stagn
ctly had enabled him to compete wtth nll
hi» “tale in their excitiogund huznnlmu
trade. It is the constant stud) oi Uppllsl
tton companies and limit-n. to vol-general
each other, and “Who till-its give tlrc to
almost t-upethutuan eerllt-n, tending to
nharpen the hits 0101 l concerned in u sen
sible manner. He who alums the great
at knowledge of Indian tastes, ol haunts
ol ‘.he heater and bullalo. ol times to move
and times to go into winter quarters. i.
aurc to make the heat (ntnpntgn,
it was about two _tears alter the estab
lishment ol the lort. and ttlwn all were to
activity and bottle, that Edward Ray. u
Louistottian. obtained an altptllttlmt'lll un
der the owner, and had conveyed from N.
Orleans acnrgo ol merrhnodize lor the
company. In addition, he had taken, to
rejoin her father, Min McPherson. - with
n l'etnule attendant. So long and peculiar
u journey—up the Mistissippi. and across
the hlufl's and grassy plains, and over the
Rocky Mountains—necessarily made the
young people intimate. and unreflectingly,
a mutual aflection had arisen between
them. Arrived at theirjout-ney’s end. Ray
become tt clerk. ‘and the heiress presided
over her luther’s eulohliahment. \thtev
or were her leelingu. the poor clerk-timer
nought to learn: and no renewed and taci
- turn was he that the young girl thought‘
herself deceived in him. Ray was not of‘
a sanguine torn, and seeing no means ”ll
.riiing to a level with his matiter. he allow-t
led delpondency to unnerve ltll spirit.—
' Faithl'ul to his trust,he made no advances.
‘ ' Some monthl alter his arrival. a time
‘ approached fora regular meeting with the
“Indians, when the whole lortunes of the
year would he" decided. It_ was usual to
appoiht_a'plnce {or the native: to collect
their beaver and other skins, where the
traders repaired, and whoever oflered the
but prices obtained the heat market. Twu
I.’ day: before the appomied time. theinr
' meter ofthe Fort were seated at their eve
. liug~‘?'.lne_al.M’Pherson. his daughter.
\j ,Rayt‘und three other clerks, were heartily
; .dilcuuiogtha wild delicacm spread be~
{More them. whenahuatlo was heard with;
; out. and soon I halt-breed hunter appear
. «ed on the threahold. . ~'
‘ What news. Nicki”! filld McPherson.
'~ . .wltonrecogoized in. the . intruder. a scout
‘ nhtzfiut totlc‘lru the proceeding: of the
. «mummy.;;.v'r:'-.~_. ‘ ~
mm a £15111“ 3
‘ Bad.’ said Nick. ‘ Master Sublenc go!
ahead of Spoknn ; lmliuns at camp. plen
ty of beaver. MasterSublelle buy up all,
but him got no tobacco, w he send uwuy
lu Brown for some-Ilmu smoke and buy
all the beav'cr.‘ l
' Why. Ihnl in goml new>,' said (he lrn
der, ‘il Sublellc has no tnbuccn, all is
right. We have plenty; and not an In
dian will sell a ~~lain till he has had a guml
pull at lhe pipe ul peace. 80 up my men!
)uu must aWay and out-general Sublcu .
by taking Jufinsun a goud supply of the
v. red '
‘ All verv fine.‘ raid Nick, rhaking hi~
head. * bul' Sublvue know a luck m lwo
ul' lhal; a hundred HlMklrel laymg in the
woods ; no! gel through them [III the ma:-
kcl.i.~ ovw.’
‘ The Blackloefi' lhrn we arr hem!
\VhM'u In be done?" cu led McPhermn.
‘ Howwany bnle.‘ Will do? asked Ray.
‘ ll Juhnpou, our bgem, had but mw,’
repln-d the deupunding trader, ‘ all “uuld
be right. I! is in-pnuible, huwevec, and
IN» War in lost to me"
' By no means.‘ aa'ul Ray, rising. all his
nallw energy beaming in his eye. ‘ John
~on Illa/Have a bale, nr my scalp “11l
hang inn Bluckfuul hul bvlnre mmnwg.‘
‘ Edward? exclaimed Mary M’l’hersnn
wilh an ulmlned gluncv.
‘Are youin earnest, Mr. Ray?’ said M’-
lerann gravely. rvvn slernly.
'laln. air. Che mu wild Polly. uml
tru-Y me In accump'lwll ynur “lsll.‘
' You will go alone, then?
' l wnll.’
l\l(‘l’her-un (IHlerl his {Unurlle mare
mbe umldlml, aml in hull an huur, Ray.
wit h [Wu balm 0| lnbnrco belme him, Mnl
Mum-(l (0 ll“- lt‘t‘lll, halllt‘d lnrlh (rum Spn
kan unml lln‘ plnmlllll ul‘ the parlv. Marv
hu~llly reluwl In her mom. in fiml lt‘llt‘l
lor llrr uvevburlhennl IH-url In a l‘lmul of
tran—llw gale was ~hul plyWH‘ Us llu
yvun: aulvenlulcr pa-H'tl nul ul sluhl. lln
.arulmrl \Hu [null-ll lur llu- nlghl. anll lhe
chn‘l. M'ulv'll by ln. lln’plncc. mucking.
becume gradually übunbul in Ili’t‘p medit
‘atmn.
Ray rmlr sluuly duun the valley. an he
lhuughl ul hlujuurney 01 seventy mile». a
nmng bhaml thinly Indians, who would Ile
|iuhl In laking lhe pnle [are ptL-(mer. wuh
hu- mare and bales ul tnbavco. He fell
hi~ war a doubllul, nay n rmh ('nll‘rplite;
but under lhe cixcuuumncrsmnd bv.-Hunk
mg In whom: pn‘pence he had umlcrlakrn
11, he dlsdained lo lurn back.
Hull an hour bruught him In lhe edge
«If a vast plain. ”E (uuld we untler lllu
light nl lhe uumn no [ruck ul lhe “lack
leel,und Ilellglm-Il wulh lrnvellmu lhus.
lhuusaml-s ul mules lruu: cwllizalinn, lm
put spur» m lhe mare, which lrullul
~wlllly In (he (llwcliun ul lhe lmhan marl.
By the -n:ncilv ul llm xmlmul. Ray amul
ed un encumpmvnl ul hangt'x In lhe bul
der ul 3 lurcsl. Skirllng ulung ll lursumo
«lhlnncv, he llplwu! sluwly in, and Mad
neatly panul llllnugll, “In-n lhe silence
ul UH: night was bmkcn by aluud and
flute yell, and inulnnlmlcly alien lu- (les-
Cl’ll‘ll a pm!) of "lm'l‘lc'nl in lull and Ba
ger IIUI,-1111. 'l'o ulmp hi, uwrchamllse he
\"ulllll Lul, and nullly and unlluggingl)
Ihr :ullnnl bran! lune hlm ulmqu—sn
{lulu-1y aml Ilelerminwlly Wax lhe purtull
kepl» up, llun anfllwur’a hard l'ldlllgldltl
not Increase lhe tllslnnce between the pur
suvn and ”It puréuell.
lla)’: pull) nuw lay through a .rane
brake, whale llw reed. ruse len feet high.
dry and parched. and mime he hnpml lo
1n! himnril~ and mare; but ruddenly a
dank lurm Mum! Anl \he Hwy onlrunce in
Hue brake, muunu-u on a “but hone.—
Sci'ung a plain], lhe clerk ppnl his warm
(Inectly lUW‘dllla me running tavuge, Mm
jun in tune to save Immell. hastily Clicd
ou'. ‘ All tight—it’s aaucy Nickl’
Nu “me that lor greclmg. and tuzvlher
hev hastened on. but not till Iheha|f
[need had fired lhe reedu. which noun a
rose a wall of flame between them and
their pnrsuers—a magnificent npectacle—
but terrible to the beasts and birds which
it aroused lrotn their alurnherq. and whme
criea mingled \llth the roar oi the dazzling
tire as it crept to the right and lelt in spar;
kling and brilliant chains.
" Nick.’ said Ray, as side by hide, they
daahed-ocrosa the prairie, ' how wet we?
I lelt you at the t'orl.’
-' No; Nick atarted halfan hour first.—
Wuuld not let brave pale lace go alone;
found him chased by the Blackteet ; but
Indian no take Master Ray; Nick know a
trick worth two of that. But. huah !
Blackleet In valley!’ ‘
A flash. and the crack of guns tired 111
haste. showed that Nick was right ; giv
inga valley in reply. without pausing to
discover ita efl'ect. the pair gulloped on
wards, and once more emerged upon the
plain. Nick ted the way, and diverging
from the ordinary route, entered a stream.
the courae ot Which thev kept until satis
fied that pursuit watt batfled when they re
took the ordinary track.
By daylight they reached the great
camp. where the Indiana had pitched their
tentatotralfic with the rival whites. .To
the right was seen the wagons ol Sublette;
to’ the left those ul Johnaun. McPherson’s
agent, wlrothey found in low spirits. as,
his opponent expected a supply at tobacco
In the afternoon. when all-chance tor, Spo
kan=’voutd be over ; but as Ray detailed
'hll object and success. the agent’a eye
gtigteneit; and he exclaimed, ffiraro. Mr.
CLEARFIEL'DLPA. SEPTEMBER 26.184 g.
R 8) l I'd just like to be in your shoes. tor
I| you have not made old Mac’s lorlune,
my name 330’! Johnson. Such prime heu
vcr’s you never aflW. By lhe head ulGe‘n.
Jackson, but you’te a lucky dogl’ Rny,
delighted. parlolnk nf a l’mslV dish of fund,
and the day’s wmk hogan. Firs! lhe chiefs
Were summoncdwml rvgaled. toSublelte'u
cnmlernallnu, with a libcrnl smoke. and it
Wu; \hen extended in «Very Indian pros-
PW“SHHHI mnuml Jnhnmn’n lenl, lhe
-_pv'an, Kanlonpn.' Chaudwvei. Sinna
bmmu, and olher (ribs-s. enjnyrd their lux
ury with unmixed satisfaction; and, when
the hurlor cnmmo-nced they disposed of
lhflrsklnu in an equally liberal manner.
Such wns lhe BCIIVH) ol lhe Spnkan agents
ll’ml when Sublclte-‘s s'upply of tobacco ur-
In'cd no! a bonvvr or a ’cnnn bk”) remain.
ml lnr a market!
Athre that the Blackfeet, when diacov
cred. would draw off, Ray and Nick alter
a short repose. mounted lit-sh horsen, and
utter un unsnlc and tltsagreuablejournry
over the yet unouldering grants were re
ceived with open arm» at Spokah tort.-
Mcl’hcraun lorthwith drew Ray to his
counting-mun“ motmnwl him to a .xtjat.
inntullt-d him-ell at hts Ivtlger, with fuen
in hand. Rn)- relatetl h|~ du‘ngen~ hts es
cape. modestly but fully, and also tht-Ir
extrtmvdinnty nucce-s.
’Know. lutl.’ said the delighted old
man, ' you have brought me the but year’s
trade 1 Her hurl, and I count it no small
thing to beat Captain Sublcttr.’
'I am touch gratifietl,.sir. that l have
been instrumental in attrv'mg yuu.’
"I‘hul is wry well.’ said'lhe trader,
pushing up his ppecluclep, ‘but tell mp
uhv _\‘uu, firm-rally so slow and cold.
nhnulvi hudtlunly 4h) no murh [or "WE"
' I! “an the lint nppurlunlly [had of
doing “hat nlhars would nul llu.’
‘ Du )uu cxpocl lu Hume H) ”w area!
udvnnlngus of law night’s aulveuluree?’
‘ Thai 1 Wm”? H) )nu, ~ir.’
‘ NHW. Mr. Ray, 1 “13h you to be lhor
(Highly hank. You mug! have sume mo
hu- 111 lhur ouddenly riakmg your lilc lur
mt‘; whal is II? Yuu have duubled my
torlunr, let me do _wu bunweenicr In re
lurn.’
Ray in“ lhnt the wurthy merchant Was
m” In lht‘ dark. and slnlllng. naitl. ‘ My
ambition has been In shale _mur uuod lur—
tune, and (In! my Impes equal my wuiws.
l mlghv my I had Imped one day lo possess
all you nuw huldl'
‘Wthl—u partner? The lllf‘ll in a bold
one. but uller “him you have dune. 1 sec
nu insupvrnble bar in il.’
‘ Sir,’ laltl Rav. hurriedly, ' I am can
lenl Iu lge your clerk. ll yuu will, all my
lllt’lbfll _\nu have a tlaughler—’
\Vlu-wl' cuird lhe ablulllrhell merch
'm.~ the Mud m that quurlvrl Am!
prav. Hr, don she know ul llus 3" I
’ You r-‘cullnl a lungjuurm-y when wv‘
wurr im-epntablr compunluns—’ l
'()h. l recullecl all; but. pray, does my
daUngvr chuUrugv ynu P’
°Sln’ll hpP‘nl'x lur heme”, dear lther,'
excluluu'tl Mat)“. wlm tel llml moment t-n-
H‘H’ll; ' ldul q-uuxumge him, lnr l Ihnughll
llnn \vmllly ul il. ()l lulu Mr. Ray ul—l
nmsl (llsunuulzml my u-mlulion, but lllu'
luu‘llcvnliun In _yuur lllll‘lcul cnnvmced
me (ha! ll was Hn- l-nme EdWard Ray I had
lllHL‘llt‘ll wilh lmm New ()rlt-ans,’
‘Aud w.’ paul the Irader. pelli‘llly.
‘you have arranged il all, it yeem-t. and]
um In have no mice in lhe Innllt‘r.’
‘ “'0 have auuuged nulhiug. duarflfglh-
CI, but II'HVC ll all In yum. - r} W
ll Wlll readily be 'wllcvml Illnl Ellvvard
Ray and Mur)’ Mrl’lwrwn llfltl no glam
dillicully in mung-Jug lhe mum-r r—l'h
lhe goull Scolclunan. In a lew w q-k»,
llav was nut unly “min-law bul |lu7\l;|er
2n Spukan ; and l bellt‘Ve none ul lhe ur
uea have yet had cause to mgrcl lhe lul‘lg
night lide over lhe blufl-suuuumlcd praio‘
lies of lhe wild Oregun. \‘
anl.
George \Vileon.
A Sew years mice. as the Rev. Mr.
Gallaudet was walklng in the att'eeta of
Hartlord, there came running to hinta
poor boy. ol very ordinary first sight ap
pearance, but whose (inc intelligent eye
fixed the gentleman’s attention. as the boy
inquired, fan you tell me o! a man who
would like a boy to work for hun 811 mm
to lead P "\Vhose boy are _vou, & Where
do you live i'" "l have no parent»." With
the reply. "and have just run away irom
the Work’house, because they would not
teach me to read." 'I he reverend ueulle
"an made arrangements with the nulhori
ties\oi the town. and took the buy into his
own latnily. There he learned to read.
Nor was this all. He soon acquired the
confidence at his new associates. by his
iivithl‘ulness and honesty. He was allow
ed the use of ills liiend’. library. and made
rapid progress in the acquisition of knowl
edge. It became necesaary alter a while,
that George should leave Mt. Gallaudet, i
and he became apprentice to a cabinet
maker in the neighborhood. There the
same integrity won tor him the lavor ol
his new ansociateu To grutily his incli
nation for; study. his master had a little
room finished {or him in the upper part 0!
his shop; where he devoted his leisure
[time to his favorite~pursuita. Here he
made large attainment: in the mathemat
ics. la the French language and othei
branches. 1 > ;
After beiné in this [nu-tion a tear year's.
who u! at m with the Imiiy. one “'2'"
. « t. . . . V; ,\‘ x "
log, he all at once remarked that he wan
ted to gt) to France. "Go to France!"
said his muster. surprised that the appar
ently happy youth had thou .uudenty be
came dissatisfied with his situation—“lor
What?” "Ask Mr. Gallantlet to tea to
morrow evening.” continued George,\and
L will explain.” His reverend friend Glue
int/fled accordingly, and at tea‘time the
apprentice prehentetl hiinwll With his man-
Unt‘rlpl in Etlgllhll and French. "In the
time til Napoleon,” aultl he “a prtze wan
oficred by the French government [or thct
ntmple‘t rule for tneauoring plziin hurl'acrt
ul uhntt-ver outline. The prize has nevei
been awarded, and thnt method I haye.
tli~co\'erctl.” He then demonstrated l‘ilti
problem to the rurprtne nml gratification
of 111-l lrientls, who immediately lurnishetl
him with means of tlelraying his t'fpennea,
and Wllll letters of introductlon to Hon.
Lewis Cass, then our Minipter at tlte court
at France. He was introduced to Louis
Pllllllppt’. unrl in the presence at the king,
.nobles. and plenipotentiaries. the Ameri
tcan youth demonstrated his problem. and
received the plaudits ol' the court.
' He tereivetl the pri'Le \tlttch he had
lt leurly “ombesitles valuable prenc ls lrotn
lthé lung. He then took letters???) intro
lituctioii. untl proceecetl to the c urt ol St.
lJalht‘s, when: he took up u utnular prize
‘Ullt'rt'tl by .wttie Royal Society. and retur‘
'o-ctl to the United States. Here he Wlln
I pit-partl): to secure the benefit of hts tll3~
cmery. by putent. when he recetvetl it let
ter ttom the Emperor Nicholas llltllM‘ll,
one of whose ministers hail witneapetl lll!
tlt‘lllUll-«lt‘itllllnfi at St. James. invitiog‘li’im
to make his residence at the Rusnthtt
Court, dlltl lutnhhtng~ lllllt “ith utnple
mean» [or hm outfit. lle complied will]
the lltVlldlltlll. tt‘llilll‘t‘tl to St. Pelerpbuf‘g,
and in now l’rolessur of Mathematics In
|tließoi'al College. under the special prn
Iteetioti ol the Autucuut ol all the. Ruuiusl
'l’luh narrative lhe \srner hag never
seen pubh-de. bul lhe genllcman Mm
«chum to him lhe Circumstances. almbu
(ml ”)0 wumler'ul aucvc-n nf vuung “'i].
um 10 his mtegrily umJ fui/szulness.
.V. B. Purilan.
A Tale ul Howdy.
\\'e meal Iluily, ways lhe N. Yl’ Mirror,
wuli uccuu’nls ul uinw, lhe resull nl cu
pulily. in our nun counlr); but “9 have
)9! bull”: alt'ps ln udvnnce belore hnprles;
puverl)‘ will lead in puch hOI'I‘UI'a as me
enacted in Europe. A( Kleinzell, in Hun
gary, a widow liuly who was in the habit
ol cunning annually lruni Pralh, In nlleml
the Fele Du-u. bringing Wllil her her lilllc
daughter, an nniy child, missed lhe lillle
gill in lhe crnvulv, and ullrr ull possible
ellurl, “lh nhligi-d lo u‘lurn hnmo uilhnul
her, giving her up for lusl. This year she
wrnl again [0 (hi: Icligiuuv. cemmony, and
mi ~hv: pas‘Hl lhru ugh lhe «reel, rocngnn
zed (lic liuur lillle thing, all 11l xagu, hulll
lug nut her hand In receive churn:7 and
deprived 0/ both eyes! Behind lhe child
ml an (111 l Woman, whu. upon the mother’s
Ivclmnilng lu-r clauglilvr, pumml her mi'ny,
anil leaialctl violi-nllv ln-r nllmnpl In (nin-
Inunicnle \iilli Ih.- rlnlnl. 'l‘lu: police in
ll‘llt'liflg, all were curried ln-lme a magis-
Hale, uhrw Ihr uh! “mum" cmflclsed (hut
slu- hml stolen lhu c'llltl dulin: the [)IU'
cesium, and [um on! "5 9}?» With u knilv.
in order In ullmct cdmpassum and gain
he mmmy bv hrr begulnu. The wunmn
‘ a Mann-inn. arm! ‘6B war-. and gas
nrnwrly a dumrwlr. 'l'ho pumsluihlenl
ur he! mime 12'. Imm: bvukcn alive upon
flié‘wwel. The uulmtunale mother is
«an! to Drxhln—dlii‘l ~id' v, broken heart
ml cntlrr Iltt.~ tlrvhblttl mi b'IIHUKH‘.
. 7% f
'l‘xmxu [lin.—A tiniv iaulgenius. whoi
. . . . I
but! med hts hand at dentist v. anlmal mag
netism. etc. with Out success“ i’trned school
'ui'aoler. und went out \\ man/ti here he sup
posed the people wtrc as ‘ vrten as grassll
He had.‘ however, to tindeéo n examina-I
tion.' and his exautineis‘wer farmermz
whom be conceived In his ignoratmgb/e.
clodhoppors.—althungh several of them.
from the Eastern States, had graduated at
college—he fit'itcicd there would be no diffi
culty. The fitsl question put to hint was:
' In what era dtd Napoleon Bonaparte
live?’
' Eh?’ he exclaimed. putting his hand to
his ’car, ‘ I don‘t undetstand. How in
that?‘
‘ In what epoch did France's great gen
eral. Napoleon Bonaparte, ltve?’
- \\'e||.' he replied. ‘ I guess you’ve got
me there.’
‘ Was it.’ aid the second of his exam
iners. (tancytng that his mommy for dntes
might be defective) ‘before on after the
time of our Saviour?”
' Before or after who?” replied the man
ready for all Hades—fit for none.
‘ Below or after the time of‘ Jesus
Chmtf’ '
' Well, ldeclnre. stranget. you’ve got
me again.‘ The examination was ended. '
Heia too Hauy.—No matter. We had
rather see a man wnh some nerve. who cc.
caaionally rum against a post and tumbles
over a bank. than one‘dumplsh as a sculpin
and as' lazy’ as a pastor peuled for life.—
Tha hasty man may sometimes miss it..-
but ha" always don 'lomothing worlh la“:-
“’8 :bout. The My man never does.—
lforlland Wham" ~ ~ v
NEW SERIES~VOL. 1. NO. 33~-WHOLE NO. 1031
mho following ulicle from lhe ' Pennuylva
ninn.‘ l 0 clearly "planes our opinion! and prin~
oiplca on the Turifi'quenion. Ind the pomion oftho
Democratic pnrly, (hm we cannot bogtordafino out"
poailion than by transform; il. onlil‘o to our COL"
umna 2-
Clay’s Compromise Tariffs;
the Tariff of ’46.
In 1154-1 the question in regard to the
'l‘arifl was not. as is asserted by some pol
itictans, whether/the Democratic party was
in favor of thp/ 'l‘arifl of 1842. without
qualification or amendment. We stood
then, as we stand now upon the broad
platform of Democracy attd truth. We
approved of the principle of discrimination
contained in that bill. but disapproved of
many ol' its details. because we believed
them to be a practical violationofthatprin
ciple.. and of the doctrine of universal pro
tection We said then. as we say now.
that the Tariff of 1842 was as safein the
hands ofJames K. Polk. as it would he in
the hands of Henry Clay. We compared
the political life and actions of the one
with the political life and actions of the
other—and taking the past as the just and i
proper criterion. in judging of the future.
we asserted, and asserted with confidence.
that we had much stronger grounds to ex—
pect discrimination in favor of all the great
jiuterests of the Union. and ol‘ our State,
[from the clear. untainted and steady policy
of the people’s candidate. than we could
lreasonably hope for from his opponent.
i y We said this, because we knew that
iHenry Clay had already put. upon paper
ihis master piece on the Tariff question.
iuhich yet remains amongst the ar:hives ol'
|the nation. a living monument of his prino
iclpiesi We knew that. when the proposi
‘tion was made to him by a prominent Sen
ator. to extend the time for the reduction
of duties till the year 1548, he rejected it.
and adlietr‘d to his original plan of cutting
down in15~12 all duties to 20 per cent. by
large. speedy and dangerous reductions.—
We knew how ardently he desired to pre
serve, unaltered. the principle and spiritrof
that act. We knew that. for this. his Whig
friends christened him ‘the father ofthe
American system.’ We knew. too, that,
at the must-critical point in the history of
protection in this country, when the fate of
the protective policy was to be settled. he
abandoned his position it) the Senate of the
United States. and left. not only the iron
and coal interests of Pennsylvania, but the
whole system of protection. to the tender
mercies of his enemies. We knew his
course through life. We knew the alliance
between him and the monopoly interests of
the country. We knew how his pliant
disposition could bend to the caprices of the
money potter. We knew, also. that many
of his friends had been, and still are, rank.
unqualified free‘ttaders. We remembered,
in particular. the former course of a prom
inent and ably conducted evening Whig
journal of this city. and its tnany home
thrusts at the doctrine of protection ,' and
lue had no guarantee that any vital change
,had ever been wrought in the sentiments of
fthoac who gave it position and tone. We
(knew all this. On the other hand, we
knew that James K. Polk was an honest
llllflf‘l. and would not forget his promises ;
‘and tar this reason. we believed Mr. Polk
Iwas, at least. as good a Tariff man as Mr.
lClay. This we asserted. and submitted
lthe issue to the people for their decision ;
land most nobly did they confirm our opin
fton. Let us see \thethar we were right or
Its rung.
There is a Turin bill on record of Hon
ry Clay’s making. A better ’l‘arifl' than
that he did not desire. for he refused to
ltaVe the time for reducing the duties under
that bill extended, when the offer was gett
eronsly made by the leading champions of
the South. lle wished. too, that lltat not
should not be disturbed. There is also
1 now in existence the 'l‘arifi of Mr. Polk’e
'ailministration—the first that he. since his
, trtumplies/telect’ron-inilfiflrhag had an op- ~
limmunity/of sanctioning. ’l‘he Wartime
‘truly and emphatically the Whig free-trade
l'artir; the latter is. so far as the ctrcum
stances would permtt, just what Mr. I’olk
promised to the nation—‘o revenue Tarifl‘
with incidental protection to ALL the great
interests of the country." The first redu
ced the country to bankruptcy; the latter
was devised with the honest intention of
doingjustice to' all classes. high and law.
rich and poor. It is belore the people.
and requires but the test of tim'e,~to show
u hether it is adapted to that end or not.—
And now that these two great acts of these
two great men are plainly'befure us. we
ask the Democracy of the State at least to
examine their respective merits, ’ and then
decideit‘ we have deceived them in saying
that -‘ James K. Polk is as good a ’l‘srtfl
man as Henry Clay.” For this purpose
we give below a Comparative statement of
the duties on most articles-of‘genenl use
under Henry Clay’s Compromise bill of
1833. and those to be'levied under the Ta
riff of 1846 : ‘ ’
Names of Articles. oqu Tim“! '33. ’lhrif'46-
LUXUIHES. 1 '
Witt-s, ofull kinds. 20 p 8; Ct 30 per ct
Carpets, thlort “'3". Turkey; 20 per ct .30 per ct
Glass. Plates polished, glass
4 shades and cutgluss. ‘ 20 per at :30 psuct
Silk. Monuiitctu‘rcsflol, end 01" _, .
which atlkisacomponentpart. , '
tree till '42,aiterwards to pay 20 per ct 30 im ct
Bleachtadand‘unblsachedlinons.. ; 't “
nnpktnfid‘ill‘len cambrie,&o.,_ ‘ 7 ,
worsted slut}. goods, shawls, . l’ i ~
fis‘tull'i‘b’mflorwardsto pity 20 per‘ct" zh‘itsr‘et.
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