BURG
CHRONICLE
EWIS
BY 0. N. WOttDEN & J.
An Ixdet-exdext Family
For the l-rwifburc Chronk-le.
BILLY AND DAVY.
O there waa grrmt Orn'nil. who an office diJ crave,
A mmn rrry wii.Jv, and 'msuiiiiily bre,
A fine looking Mdi.-r. Bittf Vttm by Bnnf,
V Lo liJ in lHt Vndrr and fatnww nj firoe
Siuging. Toorai 11, ttwral ral, teoral 11 la!
Fo Bill wa all artnM, auJ rut. -nil the IVU.
And calkd far lonbuiljr U batter hi hieU ;
Cni oo. ir you dare?" naiJ tbi pratvlfon nf Catti,
W boerer will Trnturv t "M-oa my tiervc wrath"
Singiug.Tuorai- Ac
A mild. ro-y--h-kJ Juice, wa foot, on Oi it
H ram- fn.in the S.n-Ui hit name. Ivi Wilmt;
hnid h, I don't mr mu h try y.-u a era-,
fur I think I ran lay you -.iiit fl.it vu yur back.
Staging, Toorai, Ac.
"Ah ! Dary, Mid Hill, Tve not ma.! up niy mind.
And to try my ate. ith you I d.. ri"l f't-l .urlim-d;
ly first bauchty hulling I pladW give -lint
as tn stumping Uif State, pray duii't ay
I'll ling, Toorai, Ac.
rdmore-
:
"I'm written to Charier, and he I .Wnt,
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So do M nie off, for you know that I en t. (
Aoi . wnt brmve Bitty, " r ., iumi ni tiw,
Ana ... .no. .ut of i,m l,.i..e L.V .'.I .luu-
IOg:us, Toorai, Ac.
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Jt-o.Pa'-k -r.it i KUt.d.wa iwntlv hnntinc. iati
tU bo! iM-raldry. ft-rhtAMil-V CoA 1' OF ARMS: i
f r.i! Mnuof iiia aniftiirx wrv Kiucm if a lalf -ii'ix- ! ,
WHrh ttltw. why rhotil.lu't l lw liorfrnt.ri.f I't-mivlTa- ;
ni: He hwi IftU-r mu -wt u. hi- Nrm-TiMi Hjiiu.irj
)-rr ttii- Mwlion. l- he unfil.t but: uih a 'i-vuia
it a hr hai ailb W llmot !
THE CIIUOXICIJK.
Hard Times-The Kemedv.
Kvery mail brings its news of niercau- j
tile su.-peusious, failures of batik,and sti.p- :
p igs of large business establibuieut.. So
st nous and general a tuoney pressure, has ;
njt occurred in twenty yeais at least.
THE CAUSES
are various. Iu the fir.-t place, the trork
ih'jt ff our rcvi'HUt Tariff are pnxlittsiny
thiir liijltimate result. Cn-ps iu the Old
World are this year good, aud le.-s than
u-ual of our rjduee w ill be nuiied.
Vet our purchases -f the luxuries and so-
eaiiid Liccssaries of life
of railroad iron
we sloiuld make ourselves and tur sales
if various kinds of stocks, bring us many
Millions of Dollars in debt, veailv. to the ',
O d World. This balance we must pay
iu specie. Had uot California furnished
us so much gold, this effect must have
b ' i
bceu felt years before it has, and much j
iii jre severely too. I
Ihe butlilinj ! Jlailirnys anil Totem'
at the Yel, hat Leoi loo fist, VluI mostly
done with means diawu from the East. I
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Many of these Koads are built twenty :
jtats before their day are bare specula-
tiuns, at the expense of the East; but
tliose once involved in them, draw iu their j
friends to help them through so that
there is scarcely a town or township in
tie Old States that is not annually draiued ten thousand dollars of indebtedness with
ef thousauds of uioucy to prop up paste- ' in a weik make a d-izen friends relieve
b;r J Cities and keep alive insolvent Hail- j a host of anxieties and confer happiness
way Companies. Aud most of the New ; on solicitious wives, aud debt fearing cbil
Siate settlers are so inteut upon "specula- ( dren.as well as on worthy fathers and hus-
tiou," tbat tbey pcrfuiiu no labor for their ' bands.
own livelihood "getting rich or getting f-The "$;uthern Manitor," appears
drunk," they are continually entangling to be fluUrishiug,notwithstffluding it is pub
their friends by getting them to advance : i;sut(j ; tie awiDdiiDg free city of l'hila
inure money to make "eternal fjrtunes" ; Jelpbia instead of one of the flourishing
ly merely "swapping" corner lots at cnor- j emporiums of the South ! Four pages
nious and fictitious prices. A crash, to iiave iecn a(.Icd to its weekly edition
which tbat of lSo'7 was but the breeze bo- the riri i increased from S2 to 83 and
fore the storm, may be looked fur at the ;
Mcst j
Oar extrata-jance increases faster than
our meant. Look uot on v iu our cities. !
bat all over the land, at the multitude of
females, young and old, "who toil not.nei-
tLer do they spin, aud yet Solomouiu all
bis glory was notarrayed like oneof them." j
Look at the scores of youth and of men,
on every street and in every neighborhood, 1
who have no visible means of support
, ' r
woo add nothing to the aggregate ot our
country's wealth yet who livo well, und j
consuue the fruits of some one s labor. A
full perception of the number and of the
expensiveness of the mere idlers,thc drones
of our population, would be amazing. Add :
to these the numbers in the various pro-1
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fessions, trades, exchangers, and other cm-
ploymcnts which add nothing to the real
capabilities of the country, and we have i
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an aitoundins number of cousumert ami
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nun-proilucert absorbing the earnmcs and !
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ri'11l'lt..iu. .V . .".."J .
those who create aud add to the resources
of the country.
77ic Credit Syftrm is too much extended
by Merchants nd Manufacturers, Me
chanics aud all other. nt soft lin.. r.fr..,i
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mcn get iuto debt more than they are
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aware or. and ifiim iirirtnootoii w mv.. r...
are unable or unwilling to pay when the
revulsious of trade make their money must
needed and useful.
THE REMEDIES
Correspond exactly to the diseases. We
should import and consume nothing we can
possibly do without, except so far as we
can pay down with our surplus products.
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In this way, a balance could be kept up
r r .
nitliout a coutiuual drain upon our specie.
We should not build a rod of Railway
with British iron or by British money.
All public woiks which eat up the first
stocks at the outset,and give them to second
holders for nothing, should be avoided.
Railways that can not bo built without
putting themselves under the thumbs of!
capitalibts, should be postponed until they
can raise means safely. Starting cities '
before there is a country to 6upport them, I
cd that on "borrowed capital," thould be I
BAMoncd, and let the country baili op J
K. CORNELIUS.
News Jocr-vat..
I towni ami cities wheo and where they are
nAI ,1 ,i
i neufu.
i . y
Ihere mut be more producers more
I t '11
adders of real, material wealth to our conn-
I try. Require every person in health to do
something for his or her own support, and
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a wonderful change would take place iu the
finauces and in tl.e happiness of every
1 family and of every community. No mat -
' i,., I,u- sn,:.ll ,.r hnw Imml.ln doin ionic
.v. - a
thing would make a mighty and a prosper
ous aggregate. We mutt have less of idle
ness far less of extravagance.
The abolition of the loose American
credit system, by CASH DOWN PAYMENTS,
or by uuivcrsal settlements monthly or
j,.arlyf js demanded by every consider.
tion of sound policy, aud of justice alike
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to the idler who sponecs a living by ob-
IE o J
taiuing credit here and there, as well as to
La j u, icc8
o
to make up for the frauds of others.
e Jo IlOt UCeJ tUOre mtlKS but W6
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I1CCJ tO Uialv' tUUSC WO have tUOre CiirCIUl
aud honestly devoted to legitimate bank
ing. A rigid enforcement of the Small
Note Law in our State, would in ono year
be fuuud a blessing.
i AT THE riK?KNT CRISIS
There needs to be calmness, thought ful
ness, perseverance, patience, and benevo-
lence exercised in a great degree. "Panics,"
and unwise, sciuMi fear, are especially to
be avoided. Look over the whole field,
and can fully adapt means to euds. Labor
assidiiously, practice economy, and guard
against all wastes. Give debtors a fair
chance to make good their debts, and in
dulge them wheu advisable aud possible.
Mjke it an everyday effort to advance the
common interest, and immense good may
be d"U
in a time ot scarcity ana ueprc.sion,good,
1. umor and ceurase.aud especially MONEY, !
are miglily agents fnrgood.
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Thcn.instead .
of b-.ing boarded, motiej should be set afloat i
and will pav more debts than in times of
prospenty. It shou.d be a matter of con-
scietice, and of pleasure, as well as of pub- I
lie policy, at such times, for all persons i
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with money to pay every existing debt, as :
well as to anticipate those soon to be due: I
to lay out where practicable, instead of!
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..ourawingi aim uy juuicious anu sale
investments to give encouragement and
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substantial relief. V hi.e "hard times
may make the miser and the hard hearted, j
worse, tbey afford an excellent opportunity
fr the generous Christian heart to prac-
tice upon the golden rule. A thousand
dollars put in circulation, may discharge
jir. IEYto, once a Whig, casts in bis I
lt wi!u Jones and Democracy. Their'
numbcr for Saturday week is a sensation I
I.....i... T !, r,tl. ;n '.
i.;f, ;' .. l.l ;;.! .i ' !
in. hhM,t aircfu, humorous, terrific, I
fuuuy .wtcrow for cLildren ,idcIicif'
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A rirTI.Rt.The Future if theenemies of
ihe Constnuiiun were to succeed in their pro-
J,cl uf Ab"1,""n' w"uid present the following
fruits for the digestion of the poor man of the
.,irili:
Cotton shirting, fifty cents per yard.
.I'llCl, Ull, ..trills iuunu.
Sugar, thirty cents
Hice, Uventv cents "
This for ilie White Man.
Kur th Wnm Pulir tnitlinna nf tUrirtw
pnaniznl.
'"r ll,e Church Three thousand pulpits
hopelely demoralized.
j,or lhe'ci,iesWall street a wildernessof
noxions Jamesiown weeds. Old "Funnel
buzzard roosL Chestnut street a pri-
vate lane set with blue grass,
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'Orrid picture is n t it ! Don t laugh,
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bojs 11 serious subject.
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I l.n l. o n . nniii arnii.n ilninffla h.t
. uv cu.uu . 1.1.0 ativugij . . . .
"Jice more Slave States" and "foe million!
more, of the degraded heathen, christiani
zed," would add seven hundred millions
to our products ! ! In addition, moreover,
also, besides, this "Southern Monitor" as-
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servatcs and says, avers and declares, tbat
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"t7ie niuoe ' all thit pressure and distress
and danger of financial revulsion in the
North, may he attributed to the organization
and Menacing attitude nf die Black Kepub
j lican arty."l.'!
lieally, Jones, unlike most editors,grows
! picular with age, and genial with prosper-
ity. If he is not poking fun at Slavery in
mis, ue is mc wiuuie hud v. iuc uuuio
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f.f .tin nuann ..l-ltltn
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lThc Democrats of Allegheny conn
ty, Da., have openly commenced a cry for
the Repudiation of their Railroad Debts,
Mississippi fashion, and pretend to hope
to carry the county by the excitement upon
it. They have had their share of the
nioney borrowed on the faith of the county,
anl D0W propose to pocket the money and
disown the debt ! "Gov. Walker" is their
pattern.
Judge Wilinot, besides having uumped
Gen. is now gtBniriDg" the State-
LEWISBURG, UNION
Reprcucntallve Conference
Pursuant to notice. Con frrers to nominate
two candidates for Assembly met at the Court
; . '
' House iu Mitldleburtr,, Sept. 11, as follows:
j juialaJuha Bai1Dach Jam North Da.
' vid Wilson,
! S;yT-Jubn Hehn, Chs. G. Vernon, H.J.
i O. Hrrold.
ii0t0. Gutelius, G. T. Miller, It O.
Orwig.
1 Mr- Miller was chosen Chairman, and
! Messrs. ualsuacn ana urwig, Secretaries.
Proceeded to make nominations when
Mr. Wilson nominated Hu"h T.M'AI'ister.
Mr. Vernon " Daniel Winner.
Mr. Cauielius " Thomas Hayes
Proceeded to vote forone candidate as follows:
1st ballot 2d
Mr. M'Alister received 3 3
Mr. Winner "3 3
Mr. Hayes "3 3
Prncf eded to vote hrlwv candidates, when
Mr. M'AlliMer received 3 voles
Mr. Wiimer " 7
Mr. Hayes " 7 -
Messrs. North, Orwig and Vernon were ap
pointed a committee to inform Messrs. Hayes
and Witmerof their nomination. The com
mittee retired and shortly returned with the in
formation that those gentlemen accepted the
nominations tendeied.
Messrs. David Wilson and R. G. Orwig
were unanimously elecled Delegates to the
next State Convention held by the opposition
party.
Proceeded to elect a suitable place for fu
ture meetings of Conferees when
Mr. Vernon proposed Middleburg
Mr. Wilson Boyer's Tavern
Proceeded to vote when
Middlebur; received 2 votes
lioyer's Tavern 7 "
Boyer's Tavern was therefore selected.
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered and unanimously adopted :
W htrrai, the candidates this day nominated
are good men and true, and faithful represen
tatives, in private and pulilic lite, of the prin
ciples we cherish: tuerelore.
Rrmhtd That we pledge them our united
support, and that we will use all honorable
we will use an nonorab.e
their election by unsurpassed
means to secure
majorities.
Anj u-hrrtan, fraud and misrepresentation
defeated a fair expression of public sentiment
Bl ineiair i resnieniiai coniesi: inereiore
R,.j Th. in :,.
ourrandidate for Governor, Hn. William Mil-
ward, our candidate for Canal Commissioner,
ward, our candidate for Canal Commissioner,
Hnn. Ji(nli J l.ttri anil linn tam.i Vh
oar ,and.,fnies fnr the Sunreme bn. r,
ognize men who fairly represent the trueprin-
f,f American Republicanism.and whose
services are demanded at the present time and
asWed for br a free people.
Hno'ved. That it is the duty of every oneop-
posed to the extra-judicial and outrageous as-
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representea oy nerce. uucnanan ana me can-
dnlaies now soliciting support under their
, iu nunc ii'iwini in one soiiu rnnirnn
nd vote the whole American Republican
uckeu Adjourned.
Waia Pbixciplks. Thai the old Whig par
ty have passed away, and to be known on
earth no more for ever, we need no more con-
j elusive evidence than that the son of Henry
Clay has been elected by the Democratic par-
ly to represent the Ashland District in the
next Congress of the Uniied Stales. Richmond
Enquirer,
Absalom deserted and betrayed bis fath
er, but the sceptre of David coutiuued to
rule, and bis sublime teachings sway the
minds of good men to the present day.
The principles of Henry Clay and the
Whig party will exert their beuign influ
ence over mankind long after it shall have
ceased to be known that there was a James
15. Clay or even a Democratic party. l'e
tersbuiy Intelligencer.
And Judas betrayed his Master, but
Christianity "still lives." Ben Franklin's
son turned Tory Arnold turned Tory
but the Revolution still went on. Henry
Clay would have scouted Buchananism
I and Slavery extension, in 1356 and '7,
Ju9t s be did 8,1 bis lifc
The son's apos-
UCy f" ,01hl". 8 ssa33lns;d's-
Eres himself and his new p.rty and not
6 8 g MUSC " mem
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I.The Congressional District which
fills the measure of insult to the mcm-
en. fi u i v
ory of Ilcniy Clay by electing bis rcpro
bate son as a Locofoco friend of his worst
enemy, Buchanan, is not the old Whig
District of Henry Clay himself. These
noble old Whig counties repudiated the
traitor, but some Loco counties, since ad
ded to the District, elected him. It is sta
ted that the Locos expended over 950,000
to elect yourg Clay, and then held a drun
ken jubilee on the grave of the man they
haunted with the blackest calumnies while
alive I
Tns Way they Talked. The follow
ing is the way the Locofoco press talked
before Backer run away :
"Ail a Mistake. Some of the Republican
prints arc stating thai Judge Wilmot has
challenged Gen. Parker to meet him upon the
stump during the Gubernatorial campaign.
The whole story is a fabrication. Wilmot is
not notorious for back-bone, as all will know
who remember his declining to meet Mr.
Sehnable last fall, upon the slump. GVn.
Packer' t hit man whenever he fecit like pilch,
iu' in." Democratic Review.
The same paper is nou busy in explain
ing to its readers tbat stumping is all
wrong, and tbat Packer could not properly
do anything but show a clean pair of heels
when challenged to confront his opponent
The Juniata Sentinel, in view of Pack
er's back out, is tempted to indite the fol
lowing verse :
HI, Packer b the e.Ddid.te
So eloquent anil vitty,
Ile'll make .hu.ttn' lioeernor,
Wilb tb.tj.lp of. Commute.."
WSrFifty yeart ago in Sept., 1807
Robert Fulton (a Pcnnsylvanian) made
bis experimental steamboat trip, in the
"Clermont" from New York to Albany.
From that imperfect attempt, what migh
ty results have followed !
An interesting Life of Fulton has just
been printed by C. 6. Henderson & Co.,
Arch and Fifth St., Philadelphia. It it
edited bj 7. Franklin Peiart, Lancaster.
CO., PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1857.
Wrinra for th Lcwisborg Chronicl.
"AUNT HETTY."
BY MRS. BAR A II H. HAYES.
A vast deal of what is termed " negro
literature," ia at the present time circula
ted throughout oar land. North, East,
West, and (what ia of more especial in
terest to ns) throughout the green and
quiet Tallies of the great State of Pennsyl
vanis.such works as 'Uucle Tom's Cabin,"
"Frederick Douglas," "Isaac T. Hopper,"
with various publications of the same de
scription all of them containing a vast
deal more truth than falsehood have
been sent, with a "God speed the right,"
upon their errand of mercy. And ibe
leaven is working ; these books have been
introduced into the family circle, and into
our seminaries of learning ; the minds of
the young are being influenced, and the
boys, who will be the statesmen to control
under God, the destinies of our country,
with the girls, who are to become Ameri
can wives and mothers, are growing up
with a horror of slavery as earnest as the
well wishers of human freedom can desire.
Many thousands of people, patriots, phi
lanthropists, and Christians, who were ig
norant, or indifferent to the condition of
the poor slave population of the South,
have been brought, since the publication
of these books, rod the passage of that
infamous act, the "Fugitive Slave Law,"
to th!k, and that correctly, and are now
willing to act
Others proess to believe
r"
that such accounts are exaggerated : they
have been told, by persons who have tra-
veled among them, that "it is surprising
how comfortable tbey are !" they have
i their own cabins ; self-interest leads the
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luiug ; '.uey uave mcuicai aiienuauce lur-
n;l,J .V ..n ih. ..t.lnnn
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sometimes lengthened out, interminably,
with numerous other advantages, all the
result of a state of slavery. And to some
who are superficial in their mode of think
ing and observation, we are willing to ad
mit tbat it may really appear as they rep
resent. But what does any mere traveler,
or guest, at a Southern dwelling, know of
the minutia of the system 1 Is it probable
be or she would be cognisant of chastise-
, hardship, nenaration.. e ? e
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is i'. omer man iinciy ine lairesi siae
wonld be turned fur ibelr Inspection T It
is the interest of the master to do so, and
the slave ia aware that it is punishment,
or death, for him to make it appear other-
wise. But without any further remarks
we will go on with the simple little nam-
tive we have to tell ; merely prefacing
that it is too literal a fact to contain manv
stirring incidents, being only an episode him in water to shave. 'Well, Hetty,' j " I"r lite, returned Jlr.lsaily, his man
in the history of one poor broken heart, said be, 'if all the slaves appear as happy j ncr at once becoming cold and haughty,
and we dare say an everyday affair iu sou- and contented as you are, our Northern "l 0U,J Dt ate, at the very least, less
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thern slave I f.
"Aunt Hetty" bad nothing about her
to distinguish ber from the generality of
colored people. She was between fifty and
sixty years of age, rather small and feeble
looking, but with a good natured face,and
a kind and pleasant word for everybody,
As to her qualifications, she had the repu-
tation of being one of the best cooks, and
bakers, where many of her race excel. At
the time of which wo write, she was hired
as "maid of all work," in the family of a
Methodist minister, whom we shall desig
nate by the name of Smith, who had been
sent as a supply for two years to Virginia.
Her master,-Mr. Baily, was to receive
from Mr. Smith twenty-fire dollars a year
for Hetty's services. She herself, was not
allowed to touch a farthing of her earnings,
but was furnished by ber master's agent
with one or two coarse suits as ber need
might be, in the course of tbe year ; and
it was stipulated tbat she was to have suf
ficient food, this food to consist of bacon
and corn bread. For the slavcs,even those
who cook, are not permitted to partake of
the food prepared for the tables of those
they serve, uulcss as a special favor. In
Mr. Smith's family, however, Annt Hetty
was a great favorite, and this part of the
arrangement, as far as they were concern
ed, was a dead letter. Hetty's life bad
been one of trial and hardship, but she
had the happy faculty of making the best
of circumstances, and of appearing cheer
ful and contented. One day, however,
her mistress, on going to tbe kitchen, to
ber astonishment found ber overwhelmed
with grief, and with a voice broken by
sobs, she, (Hetty) gave her to understand
the cause of her emotion. Her husband's
master was dead, and by will bad manu
mitted all bis slaves, among them David,
her husband. We are cot sufficiently
acquainted with the phraseology of the
African, to attempt to give Annt Hetty's
remarks in their peculiar dialect, nor do we
think it at all necessary, so we will ren
der them into plain English. The sub
stance of what she said, was that she had
been married twenty-five years, and had
eight children ; that ber master had sold
them all, and, with tbe exception of an
only daughter, ahe did not know where
they were, or what bad become of them.
"We do not know bow to write, ma'am"
(bow much is eomprired io this one sen
tence !) "and many, many a time, I can
not sleep at night for thinking where tbey
are or wbat tbey may be suffering. A
mother can not forget ber children aud
now, my husband, Ob t my kusbaud."
And poor Hetty's bowed bead and shud
dering frame bare testimony of ber agony.
"Hut I can not see." returned her mis
tress, "what there is to distress vou so
much in David being free.
Why can not
he stay here V
"Oh ! ma'am, be is not allowed to stay.
Vn.i Jn ..it bnt .nvikini, fitful nr iriti.l
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) "6""- " J1 - t j i j - j will render the cultivation onprcb'able. meat-
after be has been freed, he will be sold : neither cat nor sleep. And be and Hetty tentmnofoar farmers will be tnrned 10 the
back into slavery. No, he can not stay, I would talk of a humble home in one of JT;I he raising of Moclr To .h.s .will
j , .,.."! , - , . ii i r be added the cultivation of such kind of thnca
and what shall I do without David t hen the free States, where they could work Tor froi, M fxpf.rifnCe shall demonvirate can be
the children were dragged away, one after themselves, aud of the probability of see- raised with profit. Ruck, ihiily Ixmacrat, Ju
another, be comforted me; he told me J ing, or hearing something concerning their hJ a9- ... .-1.-1
never to grieve while we were allowed to i boys ; but often, after drawing in imagi- . indicatve of the change whieh . be
see each other : we can talk about the few j nation one of these pleasant pic-'ures, she j S P"' '
happy hours we have spent to day.
He is
sorry for me when I am sick.
He saves
the trifle of money Le gets to buy little
presents that he thinks will please mc
David is one of the kindest and best hus
bands, that ever lived. What have I done,
what have I done, that all this misery
should be put upon me?"
And as if in this enumeration, discon
nected as it was, she had comprised evcry-
.AivnnilnAn.nr ka ilia
iron which bad entered their souls formed
a living link that time never could break
between them, Hetty, exhausted by her
emotions, leaned back in the chair, while
j her face wore that fixed and stony expres-
! sion of despair.great grief is apt to assume.
"Do not take on so," said Mrs. Smith,
1 whose warm heart was stirred within her
t
! at the sight of all this distress.
a will
try and devise something for you and
! David. I feel for you both from the very
bottom of my heart. lean imagine how
hard these separations are. and we will
try and assist you in some way." The
sympathy of her mistress was so grateful
' to llettv. that she wis encouraged asain
to speak of ber grcivances.
i. u . i :
"Ob, ma'am," she said, "you can not
know what it is to be a slave. Not to be j manner, could be obtained, but the day
able to call even your very husband and did at length arrive. Hetty had amassed
children your own. It was like death to hundred dollars 1 Mr. Smith, accoin
me to part with the boys, but my daugh-1 panied by a friend, proceeded to her mas
ter, my poor little Flora, they sold her ' tcr's office. They found him alone, and
when she was only six years old, and if ' after stating the circumstances of the ease,
you could have seen ber clinging around j Mr. Smith made him a tender of the mo
hcr ma'my's neck when the driver came "ey. For a moment Mr. Baily looked at
to take her, you would have pitied us. I ; the good minister as if doubting his sanity;
tried to hold her, but they tore us apart, ! then, bursting into a hearty laugh, be
and iben I yj I V I j luaoi-d back in his chair, and said. "Why,
never see ber face again, tbat she w
ould
suffer cold, and hanger, and be sick, and
beat, and abused, and no one near to com -
fort her, or take her part I often thiuk
of this, and then what the great gentleman
j from the North, who was visiting at Mr.
I Daily's, said to me one time, when I took
brethren uiva themselves a vast deal of
I
unnecessary trouble.' These were his very
j words, ma'am."
"But where is your daughter, now t"
enquired Mrs. Smith,
"In Georgia. I have heard of ber twice
j from the colored folks at Col. S.'s. The
Col. goes down there to visit his relations,
and Jim, his man, tells me that my daugh-
ter is very handsome, and that she was
married for several years to a colored man
who had a trade" and tben Annt Hetty
went on to tell, bow, notwithstanding the
large sums he gave his master, bow com
fortable be kept bis family, and how reli
gious he was, and how he and Flora loved
each other, and bow happy thry were toge
ther, until he got the consumption, aud j
tben, instead of being allowed to stay with j
her husband, and nurse him, as both the
laws of God and man would seem to en
join, bow Flora's master bad commanded
ber to separate from him, for fear her chil
dren vould be tliteiteJ ; and when she re
fused, he bad whipped her in order to
compel her to do it ; and when that was
of no avail, how her husband had been sold
for a trifle in order to get rid of bim;
and now either ber master, or bis overseer,
Hetty did not know which, had taken
Flora into his own house. At this shock
ing story was concluded, the slave hung
her head, and looked as though the had
committed tome great crime.
"And tbe rest of your children ?" in
terrogated Mrs. Smith.
"As I told you, ma'am, I do not know
where one of tbem are. It was only acci
dental like that I heard of ber."
"Here Hetty turned her bead so reso
lutely away, that Mrs. Smith, respecting
her sorrow, could not bear to continue the
conversation, but procoeded immediately
to tbe parlor, to hold a consultation as to
wbat was to be done. After devisiog,and
rejecting various schemes, it was finally
concluded, as she was a snperior baker,
Mrs. Smith should give her the use of her
fuel aud stove, and all the extra time she
could command after tbe light services re
quired by tbe family (which consisted but
of three persons) were performed, and
Hetty should bake for tbe ladies who
would employ her, and finally pay tbe
worth of herself and gain ber own free
dom. Her master bad tbe reputation of
being m humans man, and Mr. and Mrs.
Smith considered, as Hetty was over fifty,
nnder the eireamstanees of tb case, he
would take one hundred dollars for ber.
So, without consulting any one else, this
ESTABLISHED
At $1,50 Per
I plan waa carried iuto effect. David w
told of it as a secret, and he would como
' .
into the kitchen to sympathise and assist
bis wife. Here their conversations would
! continue for hours with nnfl igginz inter-
; est. Among other tlrngs, he could not
... i. ..!:... I..,. .1.. .........
gC. IUIUULIU Willi lUIUUI! Illl IUB OV ts
I that trauspired at "Old Madera when
I the slaves were told of their fieedoni.
: Tl.. .,, lit. 1.- ..it tl... .mld
j would burst into tears, dtcbriag they
1 1 1 j ........ 1... a t
I would prove too good ever to tie true. At
length, however, David, who was most re -
spectable in his appearance, and polite iu
his manner, had au opporlunitv to obtain
a situation as body servant to a young gen -
tloman who -as ,.in to Eurooe : and as
he could not remain with his wife. Lis
friends tho't best that be should acc pt it
After his departure, Hetty was almost
J
' hArt Lroki'D. Llt face whs so swulIeD and
j disfigured with weeping, that, in order not
to excite too much remark, she was oblig-
ed to muffle it in a handkerchief; and it
was painful to see her tring to perform
! ber daily tasks. But taking courage from
! the sympathy and kindness of her mistress,
1 ibe again employed herself at b.king.and,
I " she was very skillful, soon had as much
......
! as she could do: and it was not unusual
I to see this poor black woman.bcudiug over
oe stove at a late hour, night alter night,
when every one else were taking their
j needful rest, her face furrowed by time
! and trouble, toiling bejoud her strength.
in order to acquire money enough what
for ? To lice tit tlte enjoyment of Iter nut
vral affeetiont. It seemed a long time be
fore a sum so large, to be earned in such
Soa d 10 t tbmk 1 would take a hundred
dollars for Aunt Hetty, do you V
1 "Ves," replied Mr. Smith, stout!y,"She
, 8 getting old, is not over strong, aud,
knowing bow she is situated in re-pect to
ber husband, I was certain you would.''
"Then you were never more mistaken
, luan. lurce or lournuaure J uol.ars Mr ner.
"You surely are not serious, my dear
sir," said Mr. Smith, who could not bear
to return with tidings that would at once
prostrate every hi pe of the poor slave.
And thinking perhaps to move tbe heart
of tbe master, he patutcd in glowing colors
the attachment between David auJ herself,
their separation, ber ceaseless toil,! he hopes
tbey entertained of cning to a free State,
ke. Sic, but it was all iu vain.
'It is perfect nonsense," returned Mr.
Baily with a sueer,wben he had Concluded.
"You Northern men know nothing at all
about it Let Hetty take another hus
band, and David another wife."
Here we would just panse to ssk Mr.
Baily, and others who believe with him,
whether the Bible does not say, "A man
shall leave father aud mother, and shall
cleave to his wife, aud they twain shall be
one flesh." Is human law paramount to
the teachings of Jesus ? But, to return to
Hetty. On Mr. Smith'l return home, she
learned her fate separation, for cver,froio
her busbaud, and hopeless slavery and
as the paiuter threw a veil over features
whose anguish his pencil could not portray,
we will not attempt to express feelings
which, to be understood, must be felt.
Tbe last we heard of her, she was still a
slave. Mr. Baily was dead, and she, with
ber warm, womanly heart, and trusting
affections, bad descended as a chattel to his
daughter !
LevcUburgt I'nivm Co., i.
A Good Reply. A lady bad written
on a card, and placed it on the tup of an
hour-glass in her garden bouse, the follow
ing simple verse from the poems of J.Claro.
It was when the flowers were in their high
est glory:
"To think of summers yet to come
That I am not to see!
To think a weed is yet to bloom
From dust that I shall be !"
The next morning she found the follow
ing lines in pencil, on the back of tbe same
card. Well would it be if all would ponder
npon the question act iu view of, and
make preparation for, an unknown state of
existence :
"To think when heaven and earth are fled.
And limes and seasons o'er,
' When all that can d:e shall be dead.
That I mot die no more I
Oh. were will then my portion be !
W here shall I spead Eierni y 1"
Muggins siys he don't believe in the
appearaoce of spirits in this world, so
strongly as he does in their disappearance.
He lost a gallon of brandy and two baskets
of cbamjagou on the U e election
IN 184 3.... WHOLE NO., 701.
Yeak, always ix Advance.
Chaase of Products.
' "e " cn'ese- rr,u
; county, N. T., dairies, were sold ia this city,
y,s,.nay at Bia( cm per peuad. Tim
ehee.e was purchased by Dewer A Monroe
and u. L.. nneii. 4 ne aaines oi wexera .New
Void are steadily enlarging their basinets.
an J will, this season, produce une-ibird .mi
ofhiicr nd cheese Ifcan in aav aievioas
..... . , ' , . .
nn A lalr infirrm. ns thai he has shipoed
more than forty tuns thin year for the Canada
market. As the conviction becomes more and
m"re r"CTal- . of the weevil
j " - r--t, -r-
stgnincauT, ana noicworiuy. inaeea, is
j " '
1
"h,le alIu3'0U mide t0 on,7 one brDch'
f production, the Dairy, the failure of the
, "P b" induced resort "
cr0Ps nJ products that are comparatively
e in lLU region. The prevalence eft b
midge has been the chief cause of this,
j tljougn otber """S9 L"e contributed to
1 .1 1. m 1 L t 1 1
the result. The chaoses which? have been
; f"' su"9 uJ "c rJ.
j '" J producU throughont this one
j 'r6'on; "
extensive and must eventnal.
'J Pu "" "
Pec 3 " 8 euo-itry and crops cultivated,
,b cbanSe from the former main
; ? , . 6 ' "
ktnek hlmhnnilrff A'l 1. fTrsilaal Hi..
; '
ing, for tbe time being, tbe progress and
profits of soil owners and cultivators it
will evidently be thorough ere long, and
when consummated tend to restore the
former prosperous condition of the coun
try. Meantime farmers must not expect
to realize great profits, as the change re
quires time, labor and experience for its
successful introduction. Moore's Rural
Xeto Yorker.
Tbe Wheat Midge.
Ma. Moors : Your correspondent, J.
U. B., is mistaken in his views of the uni
versality of the means by which the midge
(iceeciV) ean propagate itself. That it at
tacks late-sown barley and rye, is true, ia
a measure; but its natural pabulum is tba
wheat kernel. Winter barley almost en
tirely escapes tbe ravages of .lis insect, as
docs winter rye, being much more forward
than spring aown,cspccUlly In wet season.
The insect found in the mullein, is an
entirely different variety, ouly like in eolor
and sixe. It is a lively, active ereatare,
having six legs, while the larvae of the
weevil is a maggot, with none. I ean
hardly conceive tbat an insect the eighth
of an iucb long, could sustain itself on s
seed, not oue twentieth of an inch in di
ameter, as is red clover.
The experience of the eastern farmers
establishes the fact, that the entire sus
pension of raising wheat, in large districts,
almost entirely annihilates the pest, and
they can again raise wheat with aa much
success as the climate and soil will allow. -
From some effect of tbe season of '55'
and '5, there was a great dimunition of
the wheat midge, and those farmers who
bad the temerity to sow nnder the dis
couraging circumstances of former years,
had fair average crops; which induced an
increased seeding for this year, and re
sults in almost a total failure, and will
greatly discourage its repetition this fall.
D is possible that some of the occult oper
ations of tbe season may greatly decrease
their numbers, and that the wheat crop
may prove remunerative; but it is rather
a forlorn hope. H. Y.
Monroe Co., N. Y, Aug. 20, 1857.
Seed Corn.
Tbe farmers have not yet forgotten wbat
a vexatious season was experienced in tbe
spring of 1855, when not one-third of tbe
seed planted came up. Numerous theor
ies were set forth as to the probable eauso
of its failure to grow, but none appear so
plausible as tbe one here given. On ac
count of the extremely wet weather dur
ing the summer of 1S55, an excessive flow
of sip was produced in the stalk. As a
natural consequence, an overabundant
quantity of sap was deposited in the cob,
and as the crop was harvested in the usual
manner, and cribbed before it waa thor
oughly dry, when winter set in, tbe sappy
matter in tbe cob was frozen thus de
stroying the germ of the seed, and henea
arose the difficulty. Now, to obviate tbia
difficulty in the future, it is only necessa
ry for farmers to use a little care and fore
thought in the falL Let them select
their seed from tbe best stalks, and having
it well cured, store it away in a dry, warm
place, for the winter. It is to be hoped
that farmers will think of this matter,
this fall, and save themselves some unnec
essary trouble next season, to say nothing
of the loss of time and expense tbat would
otherwise be incurred. L. S. M. Watk
ingto Reporter.
tfsBh correspondent of tb German
town Teleyntp't n co utnends tbat corn
stalks be PULLED VP BY TBS soots, for
convenience in the next years' cultivation
of whatever sort Tbe room tb half de
cayed roots occupy more tbaa pays for lb
trouble of pulling. Put the roots ia tb
cOJip''t heap, to rot by another yeur.