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BY 0. N. WOKDEN &
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I'RlUtl, APRIL. 11, 1S56.
The old Grate Yard, on Market
s'reet, Lewihur, is beins; graded fur the
new house of worship. The laree Cherrvtree
in the center is cut down, and the remains of
scores of the deceased have been removed by
surviving friends. In digging for the found
ation walls, and the shallow excavation which
is necessary, the shovel occasionally touches
the narrow bed of an unknown mortal evin
ced by a slisht hollow, a few piT.es of decayed
wood, black, crumbling bones, hairs, woolen
fabrics yet uncousuniett.dust mingled with its
mother earth all of which are gathered in a
box as well as may be, and buried deeper. A
number some fondly remembered, others
perhaps utterly forgotten will be undisturb
ed, and the church-house thrir monument. It
is suggested that the tomb-stones removed be
re-erected outside the wall of the house, and
thus mark as near as may be the spot where
love and duty depsned the rehes of cherished
one in the fond hope that they wou'd never
be disturbed until the morning of the resur
rection. Matiitas Joseph Ellixckhuysex.
There is one broken tomb stone, lung near
the cherry-tree where it was originally depos
ited, the inscription on which we hare copied
as perhaps the only means of perpetuating it,
as follows :
Here Lieth
the b'tdv of
M 'I'HI AS JOSKPII
El.LE.KHt;.E
who departed this Life
Jn'y 17, 1792. ased 38
Years and 3 Months.
Sine it is so we alt mii"t Oic
A D-ath no one doth spare
lei ns all to lesus Fly
& Seek for refuge their
This gentleman owned a good portion of the
town of -Loi nsuiia," by gift from his father,
Carel Ellinkhuysen of Rotterdam in Holland,
merchant, and at on - i r-' , -
t. r oi thr .own. The a interest was but a
year or .wo enjuyed y hun when he d.ed ,
An aeed citizen (probably the oldest resident, i
born here) -hinks, he just remembers him-an
elegantly dressed, gentlemanly man, said to
have been -rather wild" in his day. His
widow, Clara Helena, married John Thorn-
biir-h, who also died, and was buried near
Eihuckhuysen. Slie married a third time,
and removed Westward. Nearly s.xty-four !
years have Eone by since his death.but surely "-6"i "---B j , ,ue eviaeuces or election, ana on invesu
t..t tomb-stone should be preserved for the ! ,he Gospel of peace. But telfpreiertatum fl(UUj tnat Bashford had about 1000
honor of the town. Not a brick is left of the '
wan wnicn formerly surrounded it.
Col. Jou.v Kelly's remains, with
the Monument erected at a celebration in 1635,
were removed to the Cemetery last week. He
was a settler in BufTaloe Valley, from Lancas-
.... . l ku k, r ot kA ..
a Major ,n ,he Revolutionary army, and with
Washington at the battles of Princetoii and
Trenton. One incident of that era, was thus !
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1 V.V'UII.,1 ( U(3. ill lilt .1.1 III I , 1 1 L. WA
narrated by the lale James Merrill, Lsq. :
In the course of one of their retreats, the j
Commander-in chief, through Col. Putter, sent
an order lo M .j.Kelly to have a certain bridge j
cut down to prevent ihe advance of ihe British,
who were then in siehu The Major sent for
an axe, butrepresentcd thai the enterprise
would be verv hazardous, still, the British '
advance must be stopped, and ihe order was '
not wiihdrawn. He said he could not order
another to do what some might say he was :
afraid to do himself : he would cut down the
bridge. Before all the logs on which the bridge
lay were cut otf. he was completely within the
ranze of the British fire, and several balls
struck the log on which he stood. The last
log broke down sooner than he expected, and
he fell with it into the swollen stream. Our
soldiers moved on, not beliving it possible for
mm 10 nMKe n,s escape Me. However, by
great exeninns. reached the shnre,thrnngh the
hich water and the floating timber,and follow-1
ed the troops. Encumbered as he must have
been with his wet and frozen clothes.he made !
a prisoner, on his nad, of an armed British
scout, and too him into camp. History men-;
tion, that mir army was preserved bv the dea. !
tructton of that bndse; hut the manner in which
it wasdone-onhe mme of IhP nern whn l.d
it. is not mentioned. It was but one of a series
of heroic acts.which happened everyday: and to know what so unusual a sequel to the
onr soldiers were then more familiar with the genice of the day could meau. At tbe
sword than the pen." , firet wor(Ji m 8i(;uce stcrn M dl;a,fc fe,, oyer
Siibseqn-ntlv, Col. Kelly was called back to ( , The Sabi,,tb qui(.t 0f tle hour and
Buflaloe Valley, where he took the lead in ,he ,a8e wag deep).Ded ;nto a terrible sol
defending the exposed frontier against the enmlty n ,,,1,1 thn all the story of the
savage allies of Britain. Tbe settlers were cowsrdy mUrder at Lexington by the my
ultimately driven in mass from the Valley., , ,he heroic vengeance following
But he was among the first to return, and i haH up00 it. he retrestt of percy ; the
wh.le an espec.al object of the Indians' hate, I ,herinir of the children of the Pilerims
was also their sore enemy, and a vigilant
thwarter of their designs. His anecdotes of
warfare upoa wild beasts and wilder men,
were well worthy of preservation, but are
daily becoming lost or confused. In 1833, he
departed this life, universally honored, at the
good old age of 82. As a magistrate, he was
emphatically a peace man olien paying the
costs between parties, if thereby he could effect
a compromise. In person, he was most pow
erfully lormed, being six feet two inches in
height, and of corresponding breadth uf chest
and strength of limb. A few large bones were
all the visible memorials of the once powerful
Indian fighter the brave compatriot of Wash
ington in the glories thai followed the darkest
night of our country's history.
The Monument to the young and
lamented Capt-PiTrtuos, was removed with
his remains, to Ihe Cemetery, some time ago.
Mabt Bbady and John Bhady.
Will be removed this week, tbe memorials of
Uv Baasv, deceased in 1783, aged 48. She :
was the wife of Capk John Erady, of the Rev-' try, the West seems to have more of that
olutionary army, who, in 1718, was shot dead ,ctive life and bustling progress wli'icli in
near Fort Muncy, by the Indians. About ; -. .k t j . k
11 , ADUUl : vite the man of energy and enterprise who
eight months previous, their son James was . - . . , , . ,
,.,,. . ... ..., . , 1 is willing and able to work fax! aod hard.
scalped, by the Indians, while reaping oats on J
the farm of Peter Smith, at Turkey Run, one : There werytllillS moTCS rapidly, and quick
mile below Williamsport : he survived fire ;
days. They had 5 other sons and 4 daugh
ters among tbe former, Capt Samuel Brady,
In 1785.-Ladwiek Derr of BufleloeTown-
ship, N-nhamberlaud County, Yeoman, and I
Catharine his wife," did, in consideration of
in sua ot feeven shillings, and sixpence, in
Gold or Silver money to tbem m hand paid."
sell and convey -to Walter Clark, Wm. Gray
and Wm. Wilson of White Deer Township,
County and Siate aforesaid," the premises
Vtic, trust forme Presbyterian coogre
, .-id Pear Louisburg, for a Presbyte
' svirs hjuse zi burying ground."
J. K. CORNELIUS.
and News Journal.
the celebrated Indian hater, and Gen. Hugh
Brady, of the L'.S.Army. Gen. Brady said:
"Many a day have I walked by the side of
my brother John, while he was ploughing. and
carried my rifle in one hand, and a foiked stick
in the other, to clear the ploughshare. Some
times my mother would go with us to prepare
our dinner. Tins was contrary to our wishes.
but she said that while she shared the dangers
surrounded us l.
was more contented
than when left at the Kork Thus we continued
till ihe end of the War, when peace happy
peace again invited the people to return to
their homes."
Of Jen Hum, who died in 1809. aged 48,
Gen. Brady left on record the following:
My brother John, in his 15'h year, was in
the battle of Hrandywinc. and was wounded.
On the retreat, he would have been captured,
had not his Colonel Cons taken In in up
brhind hnn. John had gone to the army with
mv faiher, in order to take home the horses
ridden ;itt, and was directed to return, lint
John heard from Knsign Boyd, that a battle
was expected to be fought soon. He therefore
remained lo se the fun ; and when my faiher
took command of his company, on tnc morning
of the battle, he found John in the ranks, with
a big rifle by his side. My father was wounded
, in he 1 . ana" Ensign Boyd was killed. As
one pood loin deserves another, two of niy
brothers, many years after, married two of the
Colone"s daughters.
The nnnies of Brady and Keixy are
perpetuated in their respective neighborhoods
by two of the most fertile and lovely Town
ships on the west bank of the Otzinachson.
Pouliile.-s othor mementoes, in the
same yard, were placed above the lifeless forms
of as noble men and worthy women as ihese;
but we have not the acquaintance with facts,
Ihe lime, nor the room, to enlarge the list.
An Example from old Times.
There are those who have no particular
horror against the Missouri border ruffians,
against the murderers of Coleman, brown
and Hurber, against the Slaveholders who
go to Kausas armed to the teeth, uor yet
against the Executive who denounces as
traitors and rebels and threatens the U. S.
n-jca at-iuai me honest seltlera 01 rvausas
rf gja
.
nd te ga,n8t M who ? ,bere ar,ued
to aciena inemsetves agdium uangers ui
every kind against bears, Iudians, and
more savage men aud are particularly
horrified tbat Hibes and Sharp's Rifles
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,hu!d 6 WB l "g..P"W"
u the Jir law of nature, iney nave no ;
right to expose themselves aod families to
outrage and oppression and suffering.
Our Revolutionary Fathers tbo't they
bad a right to defend themselves against
violence, and to resist Tyranny. Many
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01 "e tlimli,!a our i
history. A work is just passing through j
the press.which tells the following incident
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in tbe lite OI Uol. tlOUOHTON, a granaia-
tDer 0f the late eminent Baptist minister,
it n r n T. .k -
SPencer IL Cone D- D" II hoW8
what our fathers thought of the relation
between Bibles and rifles, and the bearing
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of Christian duty upon a great publio exi-
gency, when gigantic wrong threatens our
f ,tl j ever 8 dlsUut , of
our commou country :
" It was in Hopewell Baptist meeting
house, Hunterdon county, New Jersey,
where Couant Coue aud Alice Houghton
alike worshiped, that Joab Iloughloo first
received tbe uews of tbe battle of Lexing
ton and the defeat of the Earl of Northum-
bl.rlan(1 ,he haughty descendant of the
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hero of Chevy-Chase, by lUc ba f armed
yeomanry of Acw knglaud. fetilliug the
breathless messenger, Col. "Houghton sat
quietly through the services.and when tbey
WRre ende(i ,, aud, mounting the
fc, fc j f of the tg.
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DOUPe, beckoned tO the people tO Stop.
Men and women paused to bear, curious !
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around the beleaguered bills of liostoo.
Then pausing, and looking over the silent
crowd, he said slowly : 'Men of New Jer
sey, the red coats are murdering our breth
ren of New England ! Who follows me to
Boston V And every man of that audi
ence stepped out into line and answered
'I !' There was not a coward nor a traitor
in old Hopewell meeting-house tbat day."
Such were our fathers and if in our
veins their blood flows pnre we should see
in Kansas, to-day, true men with Bibles
in knapsack and arms in hand before
whom tbe agents and minions of Oppres
sion would flee as chaff before the driving
wind !
Fob tub Wzst. This spring quite a
number of our people are removing to tbe
Western States in the hopes of bettering
their fortunes. While there are many
avenues open everywhere for honest indus-
men on do well. Thus it is tbat some
who have gone there are successful, while
others do not seem fortuuate anywhere.
We can only hope that all who start for
their new homes in tbe country of the set-
ting son may find it a land flowing with
milk and boney. Star of the North.
Tbe fonr babies who took the leading
prises in tbe Boston baby show bave all
since died killed, doubtless, by prscocity
foolishly stimulated by fd&d parents.
LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY,
Krim the Mvmpliu Eafte a Enquinir.j
ANGEL MUSIC.
When lhr twilight werim 'nalh br azure veil,
And the eweft flower piirh a the day grow pale,
Ttifn D anvel mmes on h-r eHrer wing,
And a golden harp in her hand elie bring:
S'ft, inrvet, and low,
Rich numtHTH flow.
And I bufh niy breath wbih the aogfl
Oh, tb loTe-rayji fall from ht-r dew -filing tyi
l.ik th Mft fttar brnn fmai tin twtli.'hl pfcjr.
And she tan my br with hr fragrant wingt,
Wkik t-mty trlkr on the golden htrtnn ;
tS'ft. nwwt. and low,
llii h nutulwrs flow,
Aod I we-p for joy wliilf the angel slnpI
Like thr unft. nouth wind, when be wnno tin fl wr.
Like the gist t irdV nt in rff-rrv:tth t Uwrr.-,
Like tlx thnllinj i.rh of (he witi'l's harp-atriuM,
And the r'turr-t -ne that ttie augtl iu;
tntfl, eWit-t, and hw,
fSI.nl brrntiiiiiB;- flow,
AnJ I dremn ot whi!c Uie an:el vina!
Like the Iahitire Tol.-c of the trtnaniiijt pine.
Like the wit. I. wi'd f(hr tif ing hrine.
Like the gruaui that awfirp tn ih nijlit wiud a win-9,
1 the if range, ad mns. Uiat the angel fins;
Iark. dri-p, mid lw,
Sad moaninn flow.
And I wwp o'vr the loft while the nn") ing !
Th-a a lofty rtrain on the ri- h harp w!Is,
And the eoul of in iu nm-ir dwell;
And the tide of mn$ u.t the glowing f-trinps
Fkw fre.-h and fr-e from the Ldt-u fijiiing. ;
hoft. aweet, aul low,
Kich bre&thinir Cw,
And I dream vf lleavvti mLile the angel fin?!
AilNNIB.
L((B4MiE, Ti-nn.. Vt, 1S55.
Ruffianism at a Discjuiii.
Wisconsin ItMtCKACV, bas exhibited
itself, the jm.t yrar, iu no enviable light.
The election fir (jovernor was cIosIy con
tested and by fraudulent votes as is now
evident Gov. Btrstow was decUtvd ro
elected. and rj-iuaiiii.rateJ, aidfd by scv-
! eral military enmpauiea of his prty, under
arUis. Uashfurd, the Uepublican candi-
datC( was culideot of his own election,
aU( timfc tue 0aIh of t(fliee before a Judre
i uf the Supreme Otirt; but Bjrstow held
; iue Kfcutive i'bamber. On ttie uieetinif
, Legislature, the Senate examined
,
'
ad the niajwity of l. gal votes. The
nus(, refused to concur, by a party vote,
! Hshford then annealed to the Supreme
i Court.
Barstow denied any power of the
! Supreme Court over the Executive.
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Court declared .t had power to ex
The
majority. Barstow then rrtiijard, and
placed the Executive Department in the
hands of the Licutcuaut Governor a
Scotch born young lawyer, named M'Ar
thur and the Democracy claimed that
M' Arthur, and not Bashford, became
thereby Governor. Bashford, however,
enured M' Arthur that he should resort to
frtrce ;f netesary. to vindicate his rin-ht
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and the choice of the people ; when M'Ar
thnr yielded up the Executive keys. The
House, at first, refused, by a party vote of
33 to 31, to recognize Bashford as Gover
nor, but in a short time came to their
senses backed from their position, as bad
Barstow aud M'Artbur received Bash
ford's message by a vote of 37 to 0 and
thus ended a long aud disgraceful attempt
to defraud the people under the cloak of
" Democracy."
Another characteristic proof of Nebras
ka morality is shown in the case of the
State Treasurer. To gain and keep the
votes of the Norwegian emigrants in the
S'ate, a reputable and somewhat wealthy
Norwegian, E. H- Jansen, was a year or
two since elected State Treasurer the
leaders assuring him tbat they would man
age the finances without troubling him.
Aod they bave so " managed" it, that the
honest Norwegian proved to be defaulter
in some $20,000, which he will probably
bave to make up (or his bail) from private
resources, while bis kind " frieuds" the
" leaders" bave used the funds in private
speculation !
Two lessons in this sort of " Democra
cy," we should suppose sufficient to purge
a young State like Wisconsin, and cure
the Norwegians of over-love for such guar
dian politicians.
The Great Difference.
Nearly all new couutries are settled by
Emigrant Aid Sooieties of some kind or
other. In the case of Kansas, there, are
Aid Societies, both North and Sonth ; but
tbe most efficient agency is the U. S. Gov
ernment, every employee of which is an
aider and abettor of Slavery ruffianism. A
oorrespondeol of the Congregational Jour
nal, in alluding to this subject, gives the
following comparison of the results of a
small outlay in settling free New England,
and a larger outlay in slave Virginia :
" With but a small expenditure in the
enterprise less thanTenThousaiid Pounds
the first settlers of New England were
thrown upon their own resources. The
first settlers of the Old Domiuion had lav
ish expenditures made on them more than
Two HuuilredThousaud Pouuds aud with
a more favorable soil and climate, yet made
no returns to their patrons. Whether the
experiment of settling Kansas with persons
from the South and from the North will
be aceompauied with a like difference in
expenditure; concerns most those wbo are
engaged in the enterprise."
We learn that tbe anti-Douglas Democ
racy of Illinois mean to organise fully in
the approaching campaign, and dethrone
Donglas effectually. Col. Wm. II. Biased
will unquestionably lead off as their candi
date for Governor. His name and fame
will quite overpower tbe Douglas pet for
tbe office Murray M'Connell. St. Louit
IiiUlligitHCcr.
Political Humor.
" Parson Urownlow," of Tcnnemiee a
wapginh editor, formerly a Methodist prea
cher, but sadly fallen from many graces
was a leading man in the pro-slavery nom
ination of the Americans. In his glorifi
cation speech after tho nnmiuatiuQ, be said
fas reported at the time)
" It 1ms bfen understood, as arranged,
tlint Mjor D'lm Uon would be put on the
ticket with ANDKKW JACKSON in
big letters, and ilmirlmn in vim hie, and
then the old line I'enioerats will tliitik Old
Hickory hns coino to life again."
The intensely "natioual" editor, of the
X. V. Mlrmr alo stat.-d (in eff.-ct) that,
"I'ut ANIUtEW JACKSON in hre.
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cralic Dutchman iu Pennsylvania."
It is d.fficult to believe that all this is
anything but joking. Those editors ccr-
tuinly know that Gen. Jackson, when
ative could not carry his "pet and favor -
ite. Mr. Van Burcn. anainst Gen. Ilarri -
s,, I,,.,,, mm u Mild nml il.at rnn
in TeDnesrthe people voted against
J:u.tn!sm. v.r l,..f..r be died The
people ceo- rally, and l'eunsylvanians in
particular, respect the name, and reverence
very much in the character of A.m-kmv
Jackson ; but they despise the man and
the party who hope or attempt to attain
offici.il houors only by the use of his name
or his friendship. 1'he idea that they are
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free schools have not been loug enough in
Pennsylvania to make nearly all her voters
understand the real questions at issue
could only be seriously entertained by city
editors, who know the prices of tbe com
modities (consciences often ineludcd)which
1 arc there sold at grand wholcsalo aud by
, ... amait retail aud don't Anew notiiu
; elf.
We treat it all as a determination to
havo a little fun out of that grand failure,
anyhow ; and the whole is so effectually
1( .1 lt L .1 . . I?
-run lino iue r.rouuu uy me co'iuirv cui-
fc.
tor who, following out the idea of the city
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editor, got up the fVwing, tbat we are
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lucliucd there to leave it. lie "Uings bis
banner to tbe breexo" inscribed as follows :
American Union People's Ticket
FOR PRKSIDENT
milko runs. Tct nuatxr
CVnDteu) 3ack50i
MLS9
''Freemen cbeer Ibe Hickory!"
English vs. American Girls.
The English girl spends more than nne-
n.lfi.f i... k...o : i.r:...t ......
uibib ua uvi w hbiiii: uiiuib sib sjii inikai am uil
nieuts, which teuds to develop and invigo
rate and ripen the bodily powers. She
rides, walks, drives, rows upon the water,
runs, dances, plays, sings, jumps the rope,
throws the ball, hurls the quoit, draws the
bow, keeps up the shuttlecock and all this
wilhout having it fur ever pressed on her
mind that she is thereby wasting her time.
She diies this every day, until it becomes
a habit which she will follow np through
IT..rfr.n,
...N,v,..i.ui.iviun.iuf
is largtr, her muscular system better
developed, her nervous svstem in better
...t...r;..t;nn h..r.tr.ni. ...nr.nnj...;..n
......... .. C -.mv .ni.uiiiig
and the whole tone of her mind healthier.
She may not know as much at the age of
seventeen as does the American girl; as a
general thing she does not ; but the growth
of her intellect has been stimulated by no
hot-house culture, and though maturity
comes later, it will proportionally last lon
ger. Eight hours each day of mental ap
plication for girls between ten and nine
teen years, or ten hours each day, as is
sometimes required at school, witb two
hours for meals, one for religious duties,
the remainder for physical exercise, are
enough to break down tbe strongest consti
tution. Euijl'uh paper.
Mr. Buchanan, the American Minister,
bas scut home from Londou au original
portrait of Joil.N Uampdk.N, tbe celebra
ted English patriot. This portrait be
longed to Mr. John Maegregor, member
of Parliament for Glasgow, aod is presen
ted by him, through Mr. Buchanan, to
the Congress of tbe United States, who
will undoubtedly give it a couspicuous
place among the national pictures.
It is !
one of the only two origiual portraits of
Hampden now in existence. The picture
is now in the Custom House at Philadel
phia, awaiting Mr. Buchanan's return to
the Uuitcd States.
The Ilarriaburg (Pa.) Patriot, March
27, states tbat tbe ease of George Nenr
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
ny, which bas been before tbe Court ef
Common Pleas of Danpbin county, and
bas excited considerable interest, bas been
decided in favor of the plaintiff. . Ncur
claimed damages for injuries received by
beiug run overly a train of tbe Pennsyl
vania Railroad, about three miles above
Harrisburg. The Jury, after a consulta
tion, brought in a verdict in fayor of tbe
plaintiff fortlOOO.
Will hi Accept f It is thought by
many that Millard Fillmore will not ac
cept tbe nomination for the Presidency,
but will decline in favor of one more like
ly to unite tbe opposing forces of tbe pre
sent Administration. More unlikely things
tban this bave hafpiusd.-Tamaqua Ga
zette, (American )
APRIL 11, 185G.
Good Logic.
" Because some free ncgroea are poor
and miserable, thrrefurt it it right for
Slavery to drive Freemen nut of Kansas,"
say some, nuw-a-days. But, there are al
ways some as poor and as mi.n rable hi'es
as lilncks in our cities; " th'rrf.irr, the
I King of Guinea has a right to make slaves
of all the jiale-faced Christians Le can
catch." i the rjc of the plant, which deter-
One of these arguments is just as good j ,;,. iu character, or variety, but that its
as the ether. Cousideriog the disabilities ' s;4t. pnul altogether upon other cireum-
social, civil, and business under which ' sraoccs. Others argue that as sixe in aui
the colored people of our country yet la- j Ululs js Lcrcdltiry, so it , measurably at
bur, on account of the subjugation of their ! l.a, ;u iots, and therefore use large seed,
race it is rather matter of surprise that ()).rj u.e a mid llin; size, certain that
t lev succeed so we II as thev do. In all
j our towis and cities, may be found not
I lounging every where iu night, but dili -
' gently at their calliugs rei-pcctable, iu-
1 ttlligcut, prosperous colored men, who,
1 thouith they can not vote, have every man-
! lv nualilv above some who do. and colored
.,;.. v lif.. nnm il. .n n,:..,v
better favored. Iu the City of Baltimore,
1 ; 1850 ,.. f. AT.7 I'ree Wack ..,,1
I nv 2.!)4ti Slaves. Anions those Free
; Hlaeks, are many of the best and most
reliable workmen in the city; they own
! Houses of Worship, Halls, School Houses,
i Stocks. Horses and Cows, plcasaut homes.
and everything required for a prosperous
people. They are well instructed in reli
gious truth, rapidly educating themselves,
i and in every respect proving that they are
; worthy of the freedom which is the uni
versal right of man.
One test fact agaiust all such arguments
remains, aud that ', If Free Black are
" worse ;ff" tuin Slave, why dou't they y,,
t . vt ci k 1 1 . iV
bark lo istneery J Slaveholders steal free
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blacks-make every effort to prevent Slaves
r,"",i"a n.t c..l laws, and break
soli um Compromises, to extend Slavery.
Now, if Slavery be better than Freedom,
the Blacks must surely know it; aud let
.i r f,
I them, therefore, be Slaves or rrecinco,
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just as they choose, and stop this constant
. .,, ... -. . , .
" excitement and " agitation about run-
aways, Kansas, &c. &c. Sffi.i" one in
a million, having tasted of Freedom, will
go baek into bondage.'
rr
A& aujr mail
1 1 go baek, let tbem g
nobody objects ;
but, as St. Paul said, so we advise, " If
thou mayest be free, use it rather."
Tub License Appraisers.
-The three
gcotlciucu appointed by the District Court
hj A ion n iHrn moler tliA new I.innaA T.9W
are a guarautee that the duties will be en-
,- n , t .ue ii r i i
ergetically and faithfully performed, and
'"o iaw wm ue rxecuieu iu us spirit.
Messrs. James M. Linnard, Charles
Macalester and Alfred L. Elwv.n
have the entire confidence of tbe public,
aud under their auspices we hope to see
every groggery swept from our city.
1'hilad. Sun.
Adulterations of Qui.msf.. The
high price (says the Medical Gazette) at
which sulphate of quinine can now be had
! in its purity has led to its extensive adul-
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iruuuu. i iiisit-isus .ui me vuuiw Buvuiu
be on their guard, and ouly obtain the ar-
i ele from safe and reliahl h inH el sb thev
else they
,..,.
r stryen-
t -
lor adul-
k. - k
j 1 11 H J vo uaiug ftn., I' ' ,l, 1
nine; for all these are employed
tcrating purposes.
The Missouri Democrat publishes a let
ter from Col. Benton to a friend, iu which
he says he never saw the day he would be
a candidate for the Presidency of tbe Uni
ted States, and that he is now further from
it than ever, that no earthly consideration
could make liitn a candidate; that neither
Congress nor politics have now any attrac
tions for him. In fact, the Colonel retires
iu disgust.
Central Africa. The Bev. Mr. Bo
wen, a Baptist Missionary in Central Af
rica, detcribes the City of Iiloriu as the
largest and most populous he has ever
seen, exedpt London. The Rev. Mr.
Clark, his associate, says that weavers,tai
lors, barbers, blacksmiths, shoe and sad
dle makers are found there, and tho most
superior saddle stirrup he ever met witb.
Ex Gov. John Bigler of California, is
appointed U. S. Miuistcr to Stockholm.
Let the people reject a man, and modern
j " Democracy" is sure to promote him.
With Pres. Pierce, no doubt, "a fellow
fueling" for his own fate, " makes hi in
woudrous kiu l."
Newark, N. J, March 31. The ordi
nance uf baptism was administered last
evening to eleven candidates, iu tbe South
Baptist Church, among whom was the
Kev. Dr. Patricious McMenamie, who was
educated aud took orders as a Catholic
Priest, iu Itclaud.
Nathauiel Irscueus Prime, D.-D., a dis
tinguished Presbyterian minister, died
suddenly at Namaro Neek, N. Y-, on the
27th nit, aged 71. lie was a frequent
coutributer to tbe columns of tbe N. Y.
Observer and Tbe Presbyterian.
Tbe Albany papers announce tbe death
of Hon. Benjamin F. Harwood, Clerk of
the Court of Appeals, aged 38 years. He
was much respected, aod bad filled various
offices of public trust, including f residen
tial elector in 1848.
It is stated that Col. Benton declares
bis preference for Justice Wayne, of tbe
Supreme Ccurt, for the Presidency.
YEAR XII....WLTOLE NUMBER, 626.
At $1,50 Per
THE FABM
The Garden The Orchard
iV'tr tit Lew b burg Chruukk.)
Planting Potatoes.
Q'lite a controversy is going on, as to
whether large, small, or middling sixed
seed should be used iD planting for this
;
mportant but in many resp cts failing
erp. S,)me maintain that all the virtue
I K..a lj.tm.Kn l urn extremes.
! Others hold it to be true economy to ni;ike
1 use f ,l,e lar..er ones, and plant the small
j OI1(.g( which, containing the vital particle,
'will produce large and small potatoes, just
as a large would.
i N. Tfry easv n,atter to i
which, if either, size is preferable.
Pre-
1 Pe your ground all alike, and select tbe
same variety ot potatoe. lviae your seea
! lnt" lar?e nnu.liing ana small.
Plant
ech kind in contiguous hills. Treat them
j B" precisely alike, aud dig them at the
same time. Keep each sort separate.
! 'ea measure "' ", ana you can uec.ue
for yourself whief produce the greatest
yield, aud also if there is any difference
in the size of the product consequent upoa
the size of the seed. KxPtRlMEKT.
Worse than Debt.
Some of our readers have, doubtless,
seen Mr. Brother's description of the
spell under which the debtor lies, and bis
caution to far un to avoid the fearful di-
' lemma iuto which so many busiuesa men
i , . . . '
are driven. To correct the very erroneous
, piiirinn ,h!lt n0 farmer csn afford to pay
j ,.T,t on borrowed capital, we eif pbica
to tbe Pillowing eaitonai Irom one of ear
best agricultural journals The UumtMUad,
of Hartford, Connecticut. u. s. o.
Hor -
kin; Farmer.
" ThTC is no crop that can afford to pay in
terest money for a farm." H. W. Brteher.
L'.nm , l-tojw.L..' nith dfdertntinn
,. , .-k.k k ' token an enterprise too large for bis skill
of interest, from which the above senti-1 r
... , , and capacity. We must bave more cap i
ment is an extract, one might conclude , . . k j .., .
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(Qal UCUl was IUB sum UI wit CKIBUI11IC3,
, aud that a tiller of the soil might as well
cut bis throat as incir pecuniary indebted
ness, and the poor wretch who has already
. c,. .,
tin in iliienmr Itil.if.-rd teeth. Bniders.
iM.ii.m.l .lit r.l.lnnliaii nurrtit M atffll flow
"f t " -r
I awls,Xayouets, thistles, are the same em- j
. kl..M.a !. Uli.... r.r.K liid Minnanlinn
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but far more poetry. Tbe sentiment at
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fcUl aav.ia is a u io wiin'iu v wawvj ,
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i r mt 1 1 ti r.inis in wnn niirnFW sit nixis.
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1 niin.k.d.il l.rni. iinnn rAillf for Inn whOlA
("-"-'' " -r-- 1
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now tne owners oi uuiucuiuoereu property.
Their gains have been alow but sure.
They have supported their families in com
fort, have educated their children, and giv
en them positions of wealth and influence, , .
and now in mature life, with the prospect
i ,
oi twenty years Dciore inem, are in a po-
Lition of pecuniary iudrpendence, tbat
! multitudes who have emigrated to the ;
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clty milit envy. 1 hey have homes of:
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their own, pleasant social relations, good
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I ...t. i, k .rA u.n;..rn,s,t .-. k
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religious privileges, and the means of ed
ucation for their children and children's
children. Tuis independence has been
' UJ "' remarkably skillful use
of borrowed capital and their own indus
try. We have rarely known a Connecticut
farmer of good habits to come to actual
bankruptcy, while nine out of every ten
who n-e capital in other pursuits iu our
cities fail in business. The facts in the
case are, that all tbe ordiuary erops of the
farm do pay interest money upon the soil
they grow on, and not only that, but pay
the principal too. If we had tbe facts of j
the case before us we believe it would ap
pear that more than one-half of the owners
of the farms in this commonwealth have
come into their posse-sion by incurring
debt, which has been discharged or is now
in process of liquidation. Many of these
owners arc the heirs of a portion of the
old homestead, and have bought out the
other heirs, and paid np by the yearly
profits of the farm. The ordinary erops
bave carried the burden of subsisting, aud
educating tbe family and tbo additional
burden of a large debt.
The idea that it is not as safe to use
borrowed capital in husbandry as in other
callings is not borne out by the facts. We
believe it to be far safer, and where it is
unsafe it is owing to something worse than
debt, A farmer can generally raise what
capital be needs for six per cent., and on
time to suit bis convenience. He is nut
put on nettles to meet a payment at the
end of thirty days, aud obliged to pay the
brokers of Wall street eighteen per cent
for a sum to carry him over the crisis.
He knows nothing of those convulsions
tbat make men look so horribly blue in
our commercial metropolis. We are in
clined to tbink tbe poetical description of
debt which we bave quoted would be ac
cepted as a literal fact by many a gentle
man of fine broadcloth and fast living in
tbe city. But we manage these things
better in tbe country, whore Sbylocks are
rare.
A debt will prove a curse or a blessing,
according to tbe character of the debtor. 1
Year, always ik Advance.
If be baa no knowledge of the we of
money, do skill in his business, it will
prove bis ruin. Sucb a man has nothing
but his labor to tell, and should therefore
attempt no other transaction. But if ho
know how to direct bis own labor wisely,
and to make tbe labor of other profitable
to himself, there is no good reason why
he should not Lire money to procure that
labor, and employ so much of it as bo can
make profitable. If be want a farm Ott
whieb to employ his own labor and that
of others, there is no good reason why be
should not rent a farm upon one year's
credit. To such an intelligent cultivator
of the soil, who knows just what to d.
with every dollar of his capital, debt is a
8rett bIe8;nS- II ,n indispensable-
j n'ealis of Ll Cn'evlD "npeteoce, and
! it is to-day one of the great wants of our
Connecticut farmers. We want more cap-
ital invested in good tools, manures, barn
sheds and cellnrs, stock, and labor. Wt
i believe it would be a great blessing to our
J State if they would invest, million of
, uoi.a.a m lUe iu,u8 .u coui.og ejoiug.
The trouble with cultivators of the soil
has been not tbat tbey incurred debt, but
tbat they made their investments in the
wrong plaoe. They sunk their capital in
stead of using it. They bave purchased
large farms and not used a quarter of tbe
laud. If tbey t-ve cultivated a part of
their farms, it has not been dooe in a
thorough manner. Fifty bushels of corn
to the acre will make a man thrive, where
seventy-five to the acre will make him a
bankrupt. Seventy-five to tbe acre will
pay better than fifty, and a hundred is far
within the limits of possibility, as we shall
bave occasion to show from the records of
our husbandry during tbe last year.
If a man purchases a firm for ten thou
sand dollars aod uses but half ot ne baa
t Tntereaa pay upoa five tboo.
. sand dollars lor wnicn be eels go equiva
lent. If he is this amount in debt, and
pursues a sloveuly method of farming,
interest will eat him op. lie has nnder-
I W Hf wot JttHU Wlkil H1U PIU1 M9 UlTCCI 1.
We hope then tbat none of the occu
pants of tbe homestead will be frightened
by that bog-bear of Mr. Beecher, touching
.1. k. Tk.k a ... ..v
I double their crops, will not prove a bed of
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l-,n..l. 1,T.1. k... nf .1
i mwa iiiiMii uisa vs v iuli w m U
It
will give yon refreshing dreams when the
i thermometer is below aero. It will fill
, ... ...
j np your crib witb solid eorn, palpable to
me vision, store jour cellars wun roots
! ai 611 Jour bsrM wilh W 1
"
1 coat the ribs of your cattle witb flesh and
'
fat, and lend a gloss to their skins tbat
! skin-flint parsimony never dreamed of.
II
' will
stiffen your back bone, erect your
head, and turn up slightly the rim of your
hit with the air of a gentleman wbo bas
eorn to sell ! A muck mine upon your
farm nnwrought is far Worse than tbe debt
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at woitislrl insii (A kvtnM Anr ltd t n sou
I oor loots are worse man oeoi. Ann-
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I " . . d .
unuraiuea
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stead of potatoes is
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yard bare of muck
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than debt. And fin
stead of potatoes is worse than debt. A
and manure is worse
nally a mind full of ig
norant prejudices against improved hus
bandry is a great deal worse than debt.
I This ignorance eats worse than interest
money, for it blinds its victim to Lis peril.
When the farm is freed from its incubus
it can afford to be in debt, and every or
dinary crop will pay tbe interest upon its
cost witb more certainty and uniformity
than any other investment.
Cellar Bottoms.
The first requisite for a dry cellar, is ti
have it well drained. It is possible to
keep out water with a cement after the
manner of shutting it within a cistern,eveu
when the soil is generally saturated with
water; but sucb a thing would not be very
practicable, especially if the walls them
selves be not laid in a mortar made of hy
draulio cement Where a cellar is not
subjected to an influx of water,tbe bottom
may be made quite dry by putting down a
bed of stones laid in watcr-Iime mortar,
aud then spreading over the surface a
grouting or coat of the same kind of mor
tar. This can be levelled off as smooth aa
a floor, and if properly made it will be
come almost as hard as stone, and effectu
ally keeps ont water from below. Water
lime, called also hydraulic eement, is a
species of lime, or ground stone, which.
mixed with good sand in tbe manner of
using common lime, will not be softened
by water after it has once become harden
ed. Sometimes it will even harden under
water, though not as if it was left first t
dry in the air. It is used for plastering;
the walls of cisterns, laying walls of forti
fications exposed to water, building canal
locks, bauks io. Tbe mortar is mixed,
like common mortar, bnt it must he mad
up no faster tban wanted for use, for ik
cannot he spread after it once "seta,"
which it does very soon. Water-lime, ot
hydraulic oem:nt,is quite variable in price,
drpendiog upon its quality, the nearness
of the qnarry where it it obtained, ka. The
eoat, par yard, of a eement cellar bottom,
in any particular locality, will, of course,
dopend open the price of wages, lime aa4
ttooe, acd tbe character of the soil an4
consequent tbickn of 17" requjsi
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