The Susquehanna register. (Montrose, Pa.) 1849-1854, September 06, 1849, Image 1
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THE REGISTXEL PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY James W. Chapman. Advance psynient in Wiper year, 1 50 It paid within the year. - 200 It sot at the end of the year, , 2 50 'For the Register. The Flowing BowL 0 give me a bowl of good old wine, Pressed from the fruit. of the fragrant vine ; It warms the heart, it gladdens the soul, There's nothing so good as the flowing bowl Crowned with the juice of the fruit the while,' That blooms in lone Madeira's Isle. Lovers of wealth may seek for the gold Which California's mine; enfold ; Aye,_ cross o'er the boundlass surging main, And there toil and drudge fur filthy gain— May lay up their stoics of wealth untold ; Yet, OM their he,.arts are seared and cold— While mine is as free as the waves that roll, Warmed by the wine from the flowing bowl They may have their gold, but I am cotitent, If I am not worth the first red cent— Only a fippasid me, that is mine, To buy me a glass of racy wino. t Ye lovers of fame to war may go • And seek for death amid the Rush 'mid the battle's fiercest shock, , [ruck ; Till the air grows thick and the (mountain'. Where the living men regardless quid. Outhe torn breasts of the piled up . Pead ; Hut as for me, " the wished for g o al" Is wine to quaff from the flowing bowl. I/Eau:cum Montrree, August, 1840., For the Susquehanna Register, - Emrroa :—I do not anticiptte that the origin f any graft raced to my humble self; still, as in our coun - tn 7 - rery person is entitled ions topics of interest to the " sovereign People." t may i mot be improper through the Medium of our excellent paper, t 9 offer a few remarks upon e system of .common school education ms estab ished in our own state. It can hardly ibe admit ted that the majority of community, deeply inter .. . . cActl as they are iu the success-of this Institution, can be fully aware of the fact, thai our common Litool law is totally defective in detail, if not in principle, and of course falls far short of fulfilling the desired and desig,tied end. True ; some of its provisions may be 'wholesome and salutary, and prolrably the whole was ilesii,med to he, but it is with this-as kis with everything else— " One sickly sheep infects the thick, ! And poisons all the rest." Now it-is very easy to venture the prediction.' that until those most interested in haying good schools, ( I mean parents). examine this matter at tentively, all the exertion put forth by others will be unavailing, and no change for the betler will be wrought. It is a fact, that but few persons who engage as teackers at the present day dare hope to acquit themselves honorably of their charge -, or to draw forth the , eulog,itim of being passabki teethes, and very many thus presumptuous, find in the end that hopes are all fleeting shadows. The question is often asked ; why do we not have good schools P had it is very often gravely re• nuirked by those who see nothing but degeneracy in the present generation, that " we_ don't have such school teachers as we used to have." citsii however true this may be in the abstract, it nlay quite easy be shown that we should have such teachers, and a plenty of them too, if our school law was what it ouget to be. and parents would do their duty._ 1.00/1 for instance to the provisions made for the hiring and paying i of-lPssehers, and tell me, could it have been conceived in more cotr summate folly h The Whole matter till quite rez wady (not much better now) was vested in the haisds of irresponsible •" Directors," empowered to make all the contracts for teachers, regulate the price per month, making it Uniform throughout the whole township, thus arrogating the right, not only ofdie teacher to get his own price upon his labor but also of the proprietors to employ such a tea* er, and at what rate they might choose. In this case, the experienced and qualified teacher is plac ed not in competition with the inexperienced and unqualified, but on a level with them, and from these very circumstances be sees no inducement to put forth more than ordinary exertion, being as sured in the first instance,that they receive the same . pecuniary reward as himself, and in the second instance, that he can hardly fan to receive Ids full menu* of curses, and that theirs can be no more than fll. But the proprietors are also disaffected as well as the teacher. They can see no tangible reason why they should be deprived of the right of aegotiatinvrith, and for a teacher as they please. This disaffection very readily communicates to the edacires, and hence every imperfection in the tom= 4 whether imaginary or real; however trivial it matte, - is MogcliFiegrby them and readily repari.- e d to ilk. ims t a t ta, who oftentimes without listening to the. inice Tf *awn, being dissatisfied that th e teacher is seeonntable to the directors, and not to them ; s timietkaai the bands of the children in their ,', , „ ,• • , , to dii teacher, and the - consequences ybe read il y r' f 4 lrrer;"7 4 4 lr • teache r leaves . 1 4s ' ~. : - siek at heart, tUr4•I9I I Y, resolved never, to These sze.very few of the ocaarqiimees arisin g I a defective systern,oledaqiitioi; Asa does sit beeosne the imperativi.duty,oreyarx.perrtyes ' ylaresits, to examine ha"o . !Orihshiinirin its elements the ;fir4 atNLbeig eft 4,:.4perican cateni : • !or all • ty old fellow fo hie-wife, ro believe OA. inu*. ed his wits; in &Allow vistaor, PlY ) ktr Your Dem/paper: WA NMI lad *l * auk—rastial by pu, ' • rot the Stuquehatina Register. A FRAGDEENT • , Awn "mountain Scenes: , an :linpublisAed Work .* * * Maur is an unspeakable poetry about mountains. There - is- a cabalistiod , lore , coining down, from the olden time, retained as it were by the mountain spright, in they hidden recess„ in the deep dark glen, in the fitful) shadow as it hovers about the dark evergreen on the distant, height.-- It is whispered of* the winds as they go sigh ing through the tall tre‘v ; the rivulet dancing down the mountain gorge, ,babbles, forth the fait7 tale they are songs of the mountain,—they are teachings to the heart of the past,—they adumbrate the dim regions of the future. -0 ye :watch-towers of nations! ye monuments built of the Eternal architect ! the glorious suotil deth your time worn crests,—th°' *niers of old Oman surge ceaseless at your feet. But still you stand, impervious, unmoved, soleum arid sublime forever. A thousand limpid rills gush up from your in mtkit bosoms, and wander far away to gladden the hearts of men. Methinks I see the shepherd and his flocks, on the mountains;: a thousand flocks on a thousand hills ;—so nuaii - dots in the distance, but mingling they form a fleecy cloud to wander up and down the, motuttnin side: 'I is a scene of beauty fur the eve—'tis enchantment to the soul ! •••. • • • In the dark night, the cottage in the valley be low bears the sublime roar, like ocean, on the moun tain—be knows that the stornetiends are battling —he'fhinks of the dreary mountain—he draws his seat.to the fire, grid tells the little ones at his knee, a sad, melanchOly tale. "Its a sombre ptge in the mountain-history ! But. the morrow'il dawn!-- , the umuntain-top tens in the early sunbeam, the'Lleuse mass of ra- ling crag, dispc-rses*td ranislms—the phantoms of flocks Jae, and the shepherd's song is cheard—Yhe dismal tide was told last MAI, 'twas in the drear night-storm —the tale is now forgotten—'tis the enchanting morn. Thus, 0 mountain, the frowns and smiles iu thine aspect are symbolic-A of the tone or feel ings in num. The mount.citt dtorni=the black im pending cloud hanging around the towering clitf— the, w ild howling tornado that rideth the moun tain's back '.—"tis the dark; ixmtry of glooMand awe, to the heart of man. But' there is the bad ny , zephyr, at the stilly main day, the light amber donde floating on the fringed horizon ; the softand dreamy sunlight—the varying cadence of a shaitherd's pipe, the outpour ed melody of - woodland 4iinstrelsy, the murmuring of the embosiimeil fiaintain,=li.4 this, the soft en chanting euphony, that steals upon the senses, and draws the heart captive: up into the mountain— into the mystic shadows of the ancient mountains. * * * The Mortal slinnbereth, and the sprights keep watch—they whisper dreamy tales in his ear ; in his slumber la.--wandereth to flowery elf-1 a gleam ' of sunshine . 6on the care-worn .cl= the sleeper. PICKPOCKET TRAPPED'f--•••air. Simeon' Price an el derly and very respectable gentlemen from one of the interior Counties of this State arrived in town a short time since. and had his pocket picked at the Post Office door. its loss was not very great —for the wallet purloined Contained nothing but a razed, shinplaster representative oft ; Mr. Price being an ingenioa4 man and somewhat fond of a practial joke, rsolved to have some satisfac tion for the impudent invasion of his coat tali puck= et In pursuance Of his plan, ho went to a hard ware store and purchased a rat-trap. with a good sharp double row of teeth ; this instrument being properly arranged for active service, was placed in the capacious rear pocket of his brown coat—and then with much - artlessness of manner Mr. Price took his position lathe Past Office window, among the crowd which V alined constantly assembling on the spot. Mr. Price is an old spiwisman, and has a keen relish for all sorts Of huntin4ild trapping. Ile had caugtt many a fi,x, rabirit,lsquirrel, weasel, skunk, ikc.„ in is tinie, but die game now in prospect had something of novelty. which tickled his fancy ex , ceedinglv.. After he had jwaited with that keen expectation which srmtempn only can appreciate, for abodt ten Militates,. a snap was heard, as a sailor might say, " under his quarter," and the exclama tion, " °etch r in atone ekpressive of surprise and distress, immediately. followed On turning around, Mr.! Price observed a well dressed young riser, with fine .auburn whiskers„., lieldin,g up his hand—on tiro fingers of which the rattrap maintained'an uneasy grip. " I beg your pardon, Pit," said Mr. Price, "my nit trap. I be lieve." At the samo ameba disc gaged the ma clan' e., and replaced: it in his pocket. • As Boon as the spectators understood the joke„ a loud har„ob Was raised at the expense of the ope rator, whose nimble finger were rather badly 1a.15- ended, and bled profusely. Mr. Price was= welt satisfied with the result, but a, police wire happens/ to he closei by, arrested the blight Otthe bloOdy harld.,itind 'produced, him at the cui ternary hour or . autficat cr. Mr. Price riot appearing to prosecute, the' trantignissor, with his offending digits still nailed tip was discharged. Alter this affair, T oe veisi chiefly: - gentlemen,. with reily eta, may visit the pos. tee; and other public plates, with More ettiairitY. esisitiallY-if they placard Itheirciat tails with," t&- ware of rat traps r ‘ PET Y 1:3000.-4 Judge was reprimanding an atteineyky bring* several small suits into omit, and remarked 'that it tionld have beeiin3l4 better, for all patties bad be p h is'elicntsfnUntie their . earstes to the Vbittitiaiof torn or three 'bon est men. -"Please paulsonor. l retorted -the law. yer." re did , not.choose to,troublaAair-Cnlen th6 T - " • • PhiladOtplkisithdr4ty says; aiVirtist h 1 that city painted a cow and alcabhage so natnrat-thist heir*, obliged toaepanite them beksre; they. Arite the al.'. aumenceikeit* ''• •• , A Nesgianii- • . Agiar '044 ,im 416641644" sponge tarberimisbodAm tomt •yolionirkisifm#r Igrx.l7;riothe!vol reply;i l / 4 94.1 , *oubliv~:r lair it upia heavoinwr 1‘14a4 Anisiouoing. DT ATUEZTONI FUMY MEI MONTOSE, PENN'A., THURSDAY, gEPTEMAER , 6, '1849. From Cliember's'Editibuig Jotunal. An,Affair of Honor. I am reminded by a recent article in the Journal, of the Single combats Which in fernier times were wont tis'defile the greens turf of my native Wand. Of course I need not •Sisune that ; the two simple ideas of fighting" and "teen," infill libly suggest - to - the least logical intellect in Great Britian ; a eixilpiiinstlone representing the locality ; !nlended. But,eltough the progress of civilxation to rul:ecou.nli.7:4 9 , through many painful gausses, wefully retarded, yet there is seine comfort in reflecting, that, the enormity of :duel li ng, mar be classed among, the things that " have been, teal are not." I will ; however, for the amusement of my 1 , readers,. relate_ the history of ,an affair of honor whith twk place. in a district of Munster, seine six ty or.sesventy years ago. Albeit, a w ild locality, so far as the natural fea tures of the landstaise were concerned, yet the vi cinity Baniagore, as, for the double reason of coactsalmtnt anti euphony, I shall call it, was a tot trebly peaceable place, viewed .with respect to its inhabitants. Barring the ecetsioual beating of n : tithe-protector, of ducking of a sheriff's officer, the ; country for miles around the village which gave it , a name, was free singularly front agrarian outrage. The land/ was divided into moderately' sized cs• ! totes,e&i • l, supporting the hospitable mansion of at I country gentleman, with his pod-natured wifeand their liiintisoine, !fro!ivking progeny. During a long series of years various intentiarrtages had taken ,place between the several fatuities; strthat at the I time I write of, there WAS scarcely an individual of ; note in the country, who would not clahn cousin ship oue w e a chgentlemanatridereevwer)a.%, t h an u e we ti % f .er ld ‘ s vi t i se u i u g .u h . ht u trs .h . o - 1. ly unetamectesi with, the magnates of die district. He was a Mr. Foots, a rich old bachelor, residing ! in . a very pretty:- cottage close to the boundary hedge of a large estate whiCh had lain for some I time tumcctipied. The dwelling of Mr. Fooks stood in the midst of a beautifully cultivates] pleasure ground, a wilderness of sweets,' where the emerald turf of the lawn was soft, and rich, and smiling, as though it lay in the heart of 'Engin e 's sunny Hampshire. A kind limn was )Ir. Fooks beloved by the . squires, with w.honi he,never quarreled, when, m the heatuf the chase, following the hounds „ilisfli.LCELAlLer lit.vn-scst...diax-sars.ssa-.; standing his uniform desertion of the dining room I and! the first maitguin of claret had gone its rounds whidn woad not - Wive been easily par doned in anyone else ; but Mr. rooks was a priv ileged man, and, as the ladies were wont to remark, it was really a comfort to feel sure of having one gentleman steady on his legin the drawiig room, 1 so that one might venture to give him a cup of cof fee without the (thence of Imving• half of it spilled on one's best satin." With the young people he was an especial fa vorite. ice Letter partner hi " Sir Roger de Co verly," or merrier opponent in the game of " matri mony," could hermitic! in the entire country ; while his skill in making burleys" for the boys, and carving woddenjlabies for the girls, secured for tuna a widespread popularity among the rising generation. By common consent, he was known in the neighborhood as " holy Fooks;" and this ep ithet *ll9 bestowed, not in ridicule, but as a sincere acknowledgment .or his singularly blameless mid useful life.. ;Perhaps it also meant to cominemo rate a peculiarity in his characier—he was- never known to .fight ; From the tithe-protector, whom , he hospitably entertained and. regularly paid—an unprecedented liut of conduct, which caused that much enduring man to exclaim,," Sure Barnagore would be a hea!ven upon earth, if every man in it were like Holy' Fools"—from the tithe-protector - down to the urchins whom he often caught snaring hares or cutting sticks in hie woods, he never abus ed or qus u with any one. Yet Holy Fmk!, was nn coward t that the 'poor, ,wftlocr. at the mill would readily testify to, slime little fair haired boy he saved from drowning by jumping into the mill pond at rte. imminent risk of his life. And when Tom, Malonev'slhouse was burned, who but Holy Fooks could - be found to, tread the filing floor ; and with! one band cling to the blackened rafters, with the other to seize in succession three children, and hand them safely to those outside f Mr. Fools was; in short, that, I grieve to say, anomalous clew. acter in Ireland—a brace good man who would not fight- The estate which bounded his, had lain, I have said, for some time unoccupied ; but at length a tomtit for it appeared in the person of a professed duellist from Tipperary, who, having made that fiery locality too hot to hold -him, and possessing as much money as impudence, i resolved to settle at Ikutuigore, and break fresit ground among its peaceful inhabitants. Tom Magennis, for such was his name, hail pot been long settled in his new res idence ere he managed to establish several " very pretty quarrels with his neighbors. He was au unerring shot, Sehludfaiting to, kill Ins man at any number of paces, as the infamous fighting Fitzger ald. He challenged one -young gentleman, fur ac- cidentally touching his cap with his whip as they were leaping together across O. stream following the hounds. A reconciliation was rejected by the scornful.bully t they met ; andlan hour afterwards a fine lad, the hope of his horne, was carried home a lifeless corpee. ' The nehglibering gentlemen) tried to send, 3lag,- ennis to " Coventry,' but it would not do ; he was_ a man of good, Gamily, and trill to maintain his po sition in society literally at th point of his sword. Every one wished him away, but who sas to " bell the cat" It happened that a belonging to Mr. Fools lay next to the uppermer of .Mageunis' leant, to which this latter to lime it annexed —he accordingly- wrote a letter, couched in very high end mighty l atyle, requiring his pacifie neigh bar to sell the piece of, ground m question. A. po- lite midy in the negative was returned ; and Maik with•rage at having his will opposed, haStened to seek an interview with Mr. Fooks.— He found that gentleman seated in his pleasant parlor surrottnaed by his. 'atlas ; and after the find salutations were passed, .Magennis began a - ruptiy- "Ilea Fook4, am I to understand from your letter thit you, ramie to let e have the lawn field l" Cerhiinly;. Sir, m I have no intention whatever of parting .with , " But I. I Went It; and have it I.,shottld be sciiiy," said Mr, looks " to diiintligea:neiglibor.; - but I ain *sure Mi. Magennis will seethe impropriety repressing the matter far ther' whim I Irepeat.lh - at tort determined 'nut Jo YOu iironi 4- t *II it r 3 !;" No sir."' !•!' • • ' 4 Then," said Ida Orris, ;HU, a fearful imprem tion,*if.vou idon't'grro , nio the tkild you sWI give me' sattaaction ; and •mo(ybti • I'll fad four ' heirs, executors, administrators andassigns' easier to deal with than yourself."- quitetr,stitilei thalcoubtctualge Of Fooint" . -• • I .41_,LPIOY#*0111-ir /1611gebl*?:614 you wtehlne r- ;`,1••••,1 5).1 ; 5 I Oertaisd ..,%-nassayOur.Metilisid . aeoll.min. • to. Meit hiss..*! l -71 t not. unit. versed in - inch matters," Said' nuts te.rt b ... f ui. l lly be :loL ie ol% i t - e it. L ipo ie ! - c cli. :ll :i n i be l ti en ci t fit t il l )reit ti re rt ohnu. l oose ‘ .e • t_ i :- .c . . , 7 4 , 1401 t to scrod tl's -.. • • .•, un y have it4r w it i:it tli v ii nt bi l l ilt il e r , ru m b t w boy ; the sooner the better." his hands with delight atthe - :proore t of slaving another num. .. t a ire nr;tge wel i ll t t l h4 la sseet :e id a m c s l l l ll4 isf ilt s 7 is fik es gs' i l t l ite ll irn ii"* t i e ' t to m il-2d it ia'i h i: i: : • Li at -l e o % til- - ). ; er he choose.' Eet the place of meeting be - the wide Osmium between the schoolhouse and the mill ; a til ? til i t i s t e vi il 2 111 , Irran s i ' i c y l . oc :eti lt ry t e re gn.t t: Ari n i4 ol f ;r e l e n i ; v : eur. a .i n ite d i I.l.nri l d :t . :_h t,:a t i i ii n dk :il; .. ) is fir s t driven off the field' be declared vanquished." that ill con, aniZit with a long sivord, ohdomunt• tit on my limiter pightlyer, I'll ride you linen, mid split you like a lark hefore von colt say Juck Rob inson t Howeveohat's your look out, not Ilene; so 111.01 nurse I agreC to what you prlp,k-e, and have the honor to wish you a very good. morning." - Ife then walkediaway, maryelliti4 much at the cooln e s s of hi s antagonist; and thinking what fun i lie• would have onle Morrow. Every late 'he met. r was told of the joy and invited to witness the - conduit. Great was the consternation caOsed by the ileWi throughinit Barnagore. "To think, ' said 11r. Penrose: one of the chief landed pn•prietors, - that our I lily Fooks, who would not willingly Wend a worm, is tube ,ilaugh tered ice this scoundrel ; it Hoist not be, 11l go to him, and offer to,flght hint in his stead." Accordingly, he repaired to the dwelling of Mr. Fooks, and found that gentleman as tranquilly oc cupied with his books as when he was visited bv - Magennis in the Morning. . " A bird! b , ices? 1116. Flasks," said. Mr. Penrose; 1.1 " a very bad Jushiess. W hy. man, rather than you should meet .lagennis, 11l fight the rascal myself." gmeosu-iltilsgra'ahlilitksefc't;ililuif:e'srl:yy•toofnrtri:eikknited:c:hlireteLi.lii;tildhutrt,:sltittkic:e:,.+l.6Mf:%.se,t,i -re•solved to give him the meeting he desires. _Per in - 4w," he added, smiling. " the result may be dif ferent from what you tunicirctte "Oh, my-dear Fooks,"_ ,mid his 'friend, '" don't, I beseech you, build_ on Mot.. The fellow is a reg ular assa_ssin. and if he had his deserts, would lo friends on the gminid to' see fair Idav, and have . &at ia a 0i,......r..t.:,--..c...--w i tureocal peed' of consult-'. tion, and a hearty shake of the hand, Mr. Penrose took leave of his friend, who, during the remainder of the day stayed within doors, and declined seeing any visitors. On 'the , following morning, a large concourse of people, including indeed, nearly every inhabitant of the parish, assembled on the common , to see the appnutching cotfibat. Long and loud were the lamentations of the poorer issople, who had experienced much kindnes's from Mr. Fooks, - nt the fate that awaited him ; while the deepened tones and darkened looks of the gentlemen testifi ed their sympathy with' him, and their abhorrence of his antagonist. Precisely at 12 O'clock, Magen nis appeared i on the field, mounted on a splendid blood horse: • a dagger was stuck in his belt, and Ire brandished an enormous two-edged sword in his lituul. He csuft'a scornful glance around, and not seeing his antagonist, exclaimed, without ad dressing any onein particular, "1 thought thevoiv. _ardly fool would be-afraid to meet me; but if lie sneaks away, perhaps one of his friends, • (with a sarcastic emphasis,) will take his obis." I " Here he comes himself !" cried a bow, throwing un his bat, and a general cheer announced the ap proachof Holy }looks. He adianced rapidly, mounted on a Retry pony of so diminutive ;a size,. that it's rider's feet were raised brit a little above the ground. He Wits coin pletely enveloped in an ample crim - sois dressing gown, which wired and flaunted in the - breeze after a singular fashion. - In his• right hand he bore something which had the appearance of a long lance; but which having both extremities cowere d by the' extended folds of the dressing gown, W:44 not, seen clearlY. With his left ;!randrte. ;!randshook tke 7 bridle, mid urged MS- tiny 'steed - towards the" spot where the astoidshed Magennis was standing. Whatever the latter gentleman maw have thought. of Mr. Fooks (*Wm his mottled Gorse seemed to lave formed his da‘n private opinion on the subject „ for no - sooner did the gaudy dressing gown flaunt beneath his eyestthan he started, shied, aml began to prance, in a Manner which caused his' rider te exclaim, with an expletive too forcible for trans-4 cnptinn. " W ill is the meaning of this': huffoonery 1! Come on num, and meet me I.kc a man." • " Always happy to oblige a friend," ' said Mr; Fooks; suddenly". throwing hack the offensive gar•l 1 m fac e e nt o l f ie h n is ts we l I .oa fls 1 having at One mid a distended' Waddell • contin n uing r w y e . aix lt ill e a •il l s d a F l i on im g k s i l t en fo s i l l e t r in ist" some dried }}in ns: A fearful thing it looked in Hut eves of Hig,lelyer ; and so appalling to his ears teas bia desTP lted ite , ' t t u b ni e t i sl ui litil and galloped full speed ucress the common. Aftet eth dle lr ra te tr o l f in h g ie no nttst i e t r nm , hede-fattity Ides rode Fooksi., Shaking his rattle and shouti no", "dome back, Mii Magennis !come.lawk I 'ti43 n shame for you man to- afraid of a dressing gown and a child's rattle !" i , ' But faster and faster flew the affrighted horse baring his enraLTed master by!yond the sound of the inextinguishable l a ughter which hailed his defeat, . and the blosull'ms triumph of Holy Fooks. The bully had tint antrage to return to the emmtry and brave the merciless ridicule that awaited him.— He dis Posed of Whig groperty and ref irestte England where •he was compelled to live in pence as hits neighbors Soon learned to appreciate him and de clined to indulge Isis p tsity for fighting. • Yet the fint . perseilwho did associate with Mr. Mag,eo- nil, were' often sizzled to aecntmt for theAransp4o of rage which posseseedhim whenever the•slightest allusion wzr nwtle in'hisrenee to dried pima, 1 : • Kerry ponies or crimson ressirej,' -gowns: . FILANKI" " B OOTOFFICE LEDGEil.7)lr.'Cist, at Cio chnuiti. reeentl visited Washington, and of coutse . all ancient and curious things were looked up.--. lie mys : ' . i . I was showniby the chief- clerk in the interior departinent of the Post Offit.v,the first Wirt. open edi by the dl.Tdi AStates, during the adutitustratiOn of Dr. Fr4ik " ,the first rost, Mister General in the service: It is hlatik book of some three., or four quires, very lit le.superier to an every, day , blotter of the preseut ve but sufficient to,hold fill the pTt office pectin:its, three Or four Years , froia, the. esinh lishment Of the of inJune 16, ens,, ,I. observe Dr. Franklin charges himself witli.one pite,s salary from that - date— ' I OM. It aerye.4 to viea forrAle imptrsumof rprogress of this deparreent since, that all the e trws are ;undo in. his •otra Writ"' ~.,,, while nt,this time there qra :over one Itui@rcil Mel, twenty, ki"iiollla employed in: varions,CapacitieS r iu this department. - . ..; •- . I . • l i k • t;5 1, 1 ••• --.----e-----41.--T-4---_-", .1, 11:1,7"-r4hi ," said an chi' toper,..nmontip upon tintlutibi of a young man, who uas fivitiouy kiriticti*stii ,hinne ~Ir:4when a Mani -*f a% ' toils pint jii'd utite hh nit AO stnp?"-;_1 1 ,:= 1 'N', O } ',' ''. a ^retfil ' IX' said old benswa,xi dirn:' Pe, iMC, 't9 Stnn Wort . ientlecs? a piiit: , '.• ~ ,,-‹ l, , - , t - ._...t 1' i • , , i: . • t • , I , , • 141. ter front: Major - .. • :.! Jack. Dowling • _ .. : ni.,2) oniSatit . Rtvga a e , :a i r u e ly ge l t B t , in l:l4 , u * V ieit .. Deer Alfr,...teitchieii. l,can;t ketlp from writ' to It S ;: i t i o n f ° Pt ll itt e e r e .. up l htf l e tst in s ttS tilt river territory andbegiftiting,tn-f6O- a good deal disappointni to think,t4eneral,Tasti f is; 'adding on to. -th e ,pi,e,.i. dency. sodong. , I Ticat:in hopes after You cinwhi ded to stay du..n uivii to 'Mashing:on :Id fight the lstrile unt,,,,tltt "jou would routed him out by this thee, MA gintan party a chance to come back :Tait). Not that ricd got anything ,gin Cliiieral Taylor; and I don't acv hut whot he's a clever sort 1 1 don't of4ll know en ru lg t leVlttl6ltuhte well s in i o l u 3T i e d x l i Tm ; Is, no m d r',. :it :::::al7:::t.,,hteis:in:o:vtlesini:ttli!olertitlyltlicla.plwiinsit.tmitz:Tut.hlai,el:-.aatati•titiltriolreel.r6er:iiinenritee: letrlalcheletiltr6sqltri:yu:nitn. it v . t.) ,ii i i ert. m it .e 7t ; Our, places, nod w e Figliv ntnaer of puintlis, hopi ' n! , you would upset th e -hole- apple-cart of ' the Administration and I. give us all a fair chnlice so pick-up the fruit. But we're been disappinfrd. I dtin't see as von are any nearer getting qineral Taylor out of office than you was three mouths ago. We've . " had w man ter of meetings up here _about it and talked the matter over, and smite of our friends are quite 'put out with you about It, and fling out about your be ing out, and lust yotir spunk, and don't fight with the grit you used toy 4 y '' ,.l. . i ( ch lu l t tixa:v us t l lik .o i t n) t u . l 6(l f a u; s r a il e f s: y : o t rt r u . p:i tl *t t l e r°; E- o l u g :o l i ky r e ‘ 3 r l, -4 e im iti t t , a - t te i n n) d l :li vi d r : :: u l u ial t l i n l Net' a. t i Tt' n i l uak :' l ' nit.] I you. fight like a tiger. They filially agreed if I 1 nni stir y w o o u ul a d a n n i e i t t l e owi te l y n o peo ti t thea y d o m n in t i t s p t , ra st ti t t a. m s t h o ot thake and l:,t:loug1: ,you ien t todosttie tti ng,tle: iep 7 tie i altlltigr.BLtifi,t.the).dkick trL_i pion" lvtikeupniotheroroair i the party. I asked 'eta how they thought they could fiat' an organ lo be compared to the Union .I ttwi t y," sfl y s BR) ; j one:, says he " we'll take the Salt Itivertlerald." t - " But." says I, "yin know the Salt River Herald mint,hold a candle to the_linion for respectability." - " I dont care for that," says he, " the Herald is .a. L tunarter paper ; ite4Ltell two lies to OHL:Mimi:4_ We_ out nom.; tnbrag,' ' says I, t‘ abituf w iTiii4 . 3-tiii - l - m - g it rt: rotittp„ t...Aiere's one are decoys oyziverin, *hil .4 Mu, l'affejeG. ways stood to ; and tint know. two:Wiling to the old - *:win, which is consldertal worth the most." I think I rather gkit ahead or' 13111 h f the argu ment here, for he:cal:titbit answer Inc a word. And now. my- dear 3le: Ritchie; you see What sort of a pickle we are in, ani I hope you will spunk up I . and put your best foot forward ; go at the Admin i istratitm in earnest ; !take hold of - 'elm like a rill .- 1 monnt, and give 'eni such a clawing that theylfibe I glad to Vicar out in:: tr hurry. - and let our party come in and have the rights again that have, be longed to us this twenty years: Now, I dont Want to find fault nor con)plain; you know it aint . Inv ' :tater. But I mobil say I think you have beeir quite too tame along trick, and, too mealy . mouth ed, as if you wa t afraid to speak out your mind.— ie i fi s ic t t ue the isrn .i liiii nstlied of tie Administration, go a atl l /illera d l Taylor anti r i in - real earnest, yOU know if we can; cut the head off--the critter' dead. fluky on inu'4 give him hapler blows than an youltave used yet. edont denybut wharyou hay ' I used some consider: We sniart Words towards 'hi ' I don't deny but r vitut you've called hint a ".dolt,-, ' and a "cheat," and •I‘ a tool," and "a mere cypher, and - a disgace to She country," and "an imbecile ~ ignorant tyrant," and- a whitened sepulchre," . ant I a' man who" is ili*acing himself," and " a fragtto of a man ;" and " an eight part !of the Cabinet," an " the fly: upon the Cixtch wheel," and " - a butcher, and "a Nero,"tuult all this dont amount to nothit r a Moloch," and r , " a Cyclops. . and such like. llut. It's only just nudg inttli a man in the ribswith- you , elbow, when you ofit to fist and knock him flea _ 1 over heels. If yotfreally mean to AO any thing,l wont do to stand winch* words in this soft hind . 1 tay. You must pit the blows ,on with a eled,;, hammer.. Instead.bf calling hint a dolt, you shot ' call him a nateral hum foot. Instead of allionin_ him to bean eightlil part of a man,yon should sw , right up and down; (that is,-if %you do swear) th. there isn't a particle of the haw or ,hide of a t t . abotit him. Talk Up in that kind of a way and_o ' party would take Courage, antk feel as if there w some bels. fur 'on. yet. , There s one think that is very important, and I see that you feel ttitry anrions about it ; and tit t is, that we should get Genend Taylor out ' , Stint .s: how. or other oti the Wilmot proviso; kis a sir • , and ilisgrace, and it. crime worse than high trot** , that he keeps his inouth shot on that subject._ I. hope von will be ahle to contrive some way or it - er to get it out of him; but I know it is , :t "difil«. t" - matter. Cott tin Nithbv used to hate a way of g' .-.- ting secrets out ofifolk e s when they was asleep„. t, holding a leitking -glass over thew face and wh t , per* to them:tuad they-would answer any qut tion she asked ' c Now ef. you could ketch u• ft' oral Taylor aslecKsomewheret or if you zed, - t one of the servanifi of the White House to ket him asleep sonietifee, and hold a looking glassov ,r hi* Eicet:aud whisper to hint and ask km' who ..t. he is for or agin Abb. Wilmot pitwiso, probably t e: secret would be out, and our party would- he . n . .. i t i l e ol i y i t h h i -eo lt ru.t t . n o t Ti t n k ; es not a' }iii difference Which side lie cot' we cm fiabt him as Well one-way as'to - outforthe prOviSn, 'n'il can run hint down , a, . , alines ready t i i: t a i r ta i t s ,is t l g t. . c track t hints. out . If 'la:7a Giheral Cass.; ani if he comes out tight the :preki= so,,we can run, him down with Col. Bentene:_t• M if he ilon't come ant at all, snit afraid.weit , r hint dealt' with ii4litiatt. . int it is. ' ..- the proviso , , tr fo y r n y nt .i : i ti se tt e y b o n u v r bt: n t l st pu lri it :get hint : it , nt So I - remain, pint. patient but Ningry.frienk: ' • • 14 11AJOR JACK..POWNING. P. . , . . . . . THE PIMAIDE.T.VISONG THE Peorr.E.— oie e n 1 sponclent„of the 1. tiltulerphia. Xerra states that journey of the'llAsitlertt• from Bedford- Spring' it Somerset was,nuirked by motioned deracarstratit of public athairatfon. lie sayS-: "At every to n village, eriL.;.s-rodil,`lntiulet, 'and tavern, they la - c turned, out enina# l itei.:-inew 'women an d Zhildril. and greeted him (sas. notraft wag ever before gre 4 ed, at least in this part, 00 tile country." -. ., The rut,. titotiped to dine ht a small :relict,. li tavern m•th'e.;M:amtninsonal . after dinner, it p pears' Gen. Ttrilorintert4 into sonverteditin''' t 1 .a red-hot Imeifiko, winch isthns rtported: -.- ' • , i i • Loeo , --t . ' Welting up to the President:l' 01 . 1 hound'ye dOt‘ritvglat tt imbe ritt, o see ye, but I'didirt .`:v` fot-ye4 eause-Vnija.fl , It --. ..parc T.ivtoa.L . T-rtriljnst .as "glad to &de '.yeni' to all that : I came here to see Whiga, Dinitierati T' lgatiVea, and nll,, sand am glad .to see all., .. tOco.4V4o4rif ypt: ilithi*la'be'rfot , of b; '1446-.l4o4oo6flitiuirtli;*iiiid,'!hitlouliitiiil, *iit ' ! , frf.o,o1 0 0 4 ?'0iirytiliv it' ttiriii4.*ti .IffiC - .114.65- „ f A eraticAS i ji*4. , ,, n i„e 1. : , -t---;-: 0 1 :: : . j .,4 : :::: . !...„..,c , .... , ...,; - 0 - 11 e; ; ,. 'i1:414.`::-W,hii.ielie .L .coiil4..l -- tiiitii:';iiM l 4 .NiAttqi4l6fsoiiii-taii4tildeii*oiil f .ii 6 diiiiii, and 1; ofEintme,fdoite'an civilization. , -If I.`shi, ;ill • ~- .-- . • ' • ' ',l 1.'•:1. , .ill , N111VL8E4 , 46:;? ifrli lk , r, het yoUr friend 4 have - alibi placmand.the 11 , %ii,rf, - - -, 4 4 hste, it would be pro:se:thing. the Sinigs.. l. ' ' - - 7'.--'....-`-„,...,„ Loco—YouYe, right ; Gineml i I.never)hought ofti•' - ii- IMutt. 1 belierfe the. DemoCrats did have all•tbelNi„,„„, places----that's # fact I " They - first, gof. theta "" 41 . !Gland Jackson. • ; '-`. - i -1- , • --- • 4 . ., G. Tsvt.on t ',-=Yes, my good frieratihey'veliadtt4U.,„ Ipossession or them for noarl,lr ItwentYly, , ears ; anti Ithey ought to be satisfied with IMr4slt Visaf-} yi ter.) -,1 -, . . ' q ' --"'" -40:of This nr;„, , umer4 satisfiedthe Loco, atalhe owne4, '_ . ,414 up. •The_ whole affair ended in :a general la :. , 'terllit;;; and, slinking thi:. Ueneralby, the liandAaexelaull' ....,3iN ,ed, •.' You're ritht, Gineral," and . repeatedit Untittig* !the carriage nil ed away. - . - , • , ..., , i farmei`ThorOw. a Years ago—and for ought we glum ,it. still er.ct ists--there wrei:a statue in vogue - in Nati - '73 0 1! shire, legislating the annual election offing 'ioti,„,,, L ,, - . throughout the ;;towes in that State.- :- TV • , ' - wii.s a lucrativetene in soma places, thouglt, it was generaltQuideopprobrions, arid the,trafst alms- =1! ions inili%' ualiii the conunniiity Were asitally ec lected to fill thts post. 1 ~ k - '- -= i Farmer Thorew resided in a small town. abotXt ,!Nashua, and prided himself upon tbe.,heatnese., -,- ' ~ this cattle, the c eanliness of his fields, the slynmes i ilis try of his fence , and the thriftiness ofbia,cerbiA% ,1 —bit fanner has a nervous man, penurious and lose fisted. /'4 -i:, , ~,, I 1 ~ It Waking may one morning, he discoVeredoon 444 sudden, from Ins chamber window, thr4:;four latgeN hogs had broktin into a nice yowl orchard of his** just, beio* the [house, and in his nsrail 4 .eicitablialC4 Blattner, he hurriettion his clothes, surit:traide theirtaj best of his way down to " Squire LcookOsirp,"(tbe,t% hog reeve was ialled "Squire,") whom he quicklyr% aroused, with his ipciferous complaint r = of* "Now, Squiti,e," he said, "hurry up. I iTheesfouripasti o my neighbor's hogi got into. my hlt d apple 0r,,;014ii chard, and 'f yeu'll hurry, it'll. be a job for tend you ; they're fat ones, and no mistak e,'! 1., lirdlA "Be right stiltight along," said the SPuire, whoAtir4 remembered the details of the law relaQhß to thisita4 sort of isetzure-jscale half to the hog reeve, and' thes6l other half to the poor of the town—tualiwithinhaltivrtel an hour he hack peaceable possession of four. ani-ilif - mals such as the neighborhood couldn't; otherwiseilien tritiouMtar, - Atur - Were---- m , trjr . p -- -..LL-_,__ ' -i4 Squire's' storehouse. Farinerrighted u - ; - ruiriig i when lo! he fikind that a board-had - been ;doroe,dtu, from the 'idelef the enclosure, and the Arty wasoi 5 empty"! - '.3 1: ° In the meantime, Squire Lookslatrp had thao, il :mired hogs dressed ;and now he sent- fordds good f.: wife, who - appeared at the storehouse,disir. " Betty," said the Squire, "the stabreprovidesin ose of seizure that our' haff the pige etta . go tojr z i to the official, and the ether luditothepoie-" ,, Nivw." l- 7,,, Betty, who poorer than you are r ,; ; , fl " Sure enot4h,"said.the Squire's *die obediently a n "sure enou g h I. if anybody's pooreen Faro Fd ae tolear about,it." ." Well—so I calcite. An thairkre, one , ~_ these pigs goes to the poor, (that's feint) and thef' v th half as V said afore goes to tlziof,fscer-+an . '_,, o er . • that's me r and the four hogs very soOri found the ft? way into Squire Looksharps ' pork barbels.. ~. ( An hour afterwards, Farmer Tharilw arrived. at be Squire's,.vfirang over the stile,inOthe houses, G through the back kitchen, out .again frito•the pint k,, where he enco u ntered the Squire quiftly, at woricr i ,:. ' "I say, Sqnire,, - = - . . 1 ,- .. 0 Hello!" f - , ii . c " What are you doing !" " 13aouf what !" _ • 'if l . -z, " Where's the pip r ;- "Distributed cording to law.". ,!' ~,,, " lirliat I" : "Ila f to the hog reeve half to thEr4t . , "They're mine !" shouted Farmer . enrd 7 at his loss. "They 're mine, Squire - 7 - itkePmt 0 'Pr ' "You nmdir the complamt your ~, . „_-:.,• , "1 Imows,--but"— : , - '' 4' , •"-:c 7 . - ' vi,.. .‘~rt . ' y's &Mt - "An' it's - top late farmer ; ..... t --- 1 --- , -, 6 divided--canlgo behind the statoot l 4 ,', •-• . -^--, The_ firmer squirmed, and tlueatbned , to be re; revenged on Somebody at the firatopPorturiity ; seeing hisrmiitake, at len,,, , dh returned benn; ! from that slay forward had no tiectudattfor ti . lesson. He never afterwards complained of neighbor's hogs !—American rrnionlP' ' _ . PAT/I"TeDI. JaNge—Brofher' Jenks, of • ,• , Lafayette Courier, and wife lire so , illatriotic-thit:: they reerre:rdl their great floings iand...chicke* fiztns" for the foulih of July. All_l4tras are, elk:', petially prepared to cont? of'fn 'the day ct. the, greite.t i uthenal festicaL This s Mr.letik's limy o 1 notifying ,thei,event : -, -, ' - -::., „-?. "private find confidential., - Joy 'all the Nnicliti ' Sound the hkgag !—the evnt . liatiperied 'OR . ten glorious 651 A-da y. of American Inde dencet It wiji add . neW lustre to the fourth - . 43 i July-in afl*ii l. agesll It is an uncommon noun ! I itigular , ~ . .I . ' her!! i ! tnaSeuline gender,l lit l' Aiid it' Viall - liii . called George WashingtOu - deffersonfladisonllai4 cock Toni Benton Martin Van Qui ,• N Adataiißen _. l 'wain FmidEllia Fourth ofJuly Gin:, T . hilt:all!: ~ What doe the fellow man l' 1 i . ' ll -''' , . . ~,,. • A Y.A.lnts4 -A wager laid, that • was a ytudtee, peculiarity, to, abswe one_ ittupiti by asking another. To 'sustain ` assert:sAV* down-eastellwai3 interrogated. " I-want you," said' the betteiA,, straight fonlard answetto a Om: •- " I kin dna, mister," - said the• ee..- • . ) "Then, why is it New E . aglan , • iraytais a question 14- asking one m return " Dti they 9" was Jenaduitts rept • ' ' - .- .-..:4•4 . , .ar TNicq Dutchmen - .bliv.elEne4 o *up-ca 11, ' together at :pight. /3ebit.: muck/ . ' ied,brari, . dales march they soon fell aslegp,eitiabig , o%**lo ol t t e dept'slime iiim ono of theui: us _ : iiiikalaa t l 7 . thunder storm. He gnt itp - ,much ?Weighted called his aftnpanion to arse AS: " iiii:- . 0: 4 - i iii Mint luur cliner." Lie &Own "you led, ' • other, " do yri think ;as hoW the taw of:Sickle • .would, Oomep the night'e '.- - : 1 2- , -,'•,.:.,-: ... , -. . 4 .._ ~... .... . . t._.; - .. .i .. • .17trz-GuEps, HattecK, the poe4ivetkthel . ~, Mg - synopsii of. the latest news fro 'i *nrciPefirsl. "6 *' " Kingdoms - today are- npsi.efkritv -: - . •,",,,: i -ll ''. \ ~ . • The.titstle kneels beforel - `t — ei'n; -1 ',. , '- -.. , , - ,7g . .......„ ~, . A, monarch fermi A PrYltees . „.! '': '...ri.,1 fit brickbat's rangel. - • • .: , ,y, - ; : 1 , ..;41- 1 Give me in preference to a; ...,,, , fi, , :::: i Five sbillingi Oange." - ' Choil4 do you reall y _ u Ton bin+, I do, Mrs, Suopkuts., do you kriher oi 'a* blird s.horio caa.3)cicle, F•l4 iati4fifd of die Orengti , . —64 ' -liiTY PIIIIiii I. t ..., .;•;71. ,- ' ~.. ' oit.'„:„. -1- 4.: _,,.. ..41,2.,_14P1it.,. rk!,l,--.'''''. ' - - 1 t : ~i iii- OC110•2; it,u:'-TgitilLs' '':, ,-. .' ..- :? : ' :; 44074.., ie *.''. -- ' . . :- ~ . ,