The whole akt ok Government consists in the art of reino honest; Jefferson. STROUDSBURG. MONROE COUNTY, PA,, THURSDAY, JANUAlfr 18, 1844: VOL 4. TERMS. Two dollars per annum in advaneo Two dollars and a quarter, half yearlyand if not paid before the end of the year. Two dollars and' a half. Those who receive their paper by a carrier or stage drivers employed by the proprie tors will be charged 37 1-2 ots. per year, extra. No papers discontinued until ail arrearages are paid, except at the option of the Editors. . ... "lD,Auvcrtr$c'rncnts riot execedinp one square (sixteen lines)! Mill be inserted three weeks for one dollar : twenty-five cents for even- subsequent insertion i larger ones m propottion. A JiDeral discount will be made to yearly advertisers 10"AU letters addressed to the Editors must be post paid. JOB PRINTING. Jlaring a general assortment of large elegant plain and orna mental Tvpe, wc arc prepared to execute every ' description of . . Cards, Circulars, Bill Heads, Itfotes, Blank Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER 5 BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. . Printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms AT THE OFFICE' OF THE Jcffcrsouiau Republican. koit the jevtersonian republican. Mkssrs. Editoks : Dear Sirs, Early last spring, two young gentlemen (cousins) entered into partnership for the purpose of transacting metcanlile busi ness in Tampico. On the day of June, one left the home of the other, (almost as his own home by endearment.) bidding a gay and laughing farewell to all. He arrived safely in T , and commenced business with flatter ing prospects. In August his cousin left N. Y. to join him ; but a few days after his depar ture, news arrived of the death of his relation ind partner in T , suddenly cut down by those fearful ferers so prevalent in the South. This was afflicting news for his Uncle's fam ily, who lo ed him much, but how overwhelm Jfci'&iy so ui his own mother, who was a widow, 'VtependeM upon him, and ho her only son. The following verses, called forth bv the cir- -cumstance, are at your disposal, either to light a fire .with, or place in some corner of your pa - per, as seems most proper. " ... 'Twas in 'the merry month of June, Twason its lust'" bright balmy morn," A cousin as a brother dear, mcfkuM From loving, aching hearts was torn. ..: 3Iis step was buoyant as?tbe air, His heart was light as June's bright day? "' 3Iis cheek was tonch'd wnth health's' faiPKues Arouii'l his lips gov loy'd ;to .play. lie was bis mother's only son, ' n t -t ills widow'd motlrer's ccrrstant prop ;! In bun was center'd all her life, Alas ! he was her only hope. f With hopes as bright as morning's sun, lie sought a stranger's foreign shore ; Propitious winds and waves conveyed . ttM Him there, but to return no more.1 - And now on Mexico's far coast, . , . t A. The verdant sod the lov'd conceals '; By stranger hands he's laid to rest, Y 'Till God's last trump the grave, reveals. Oh! envious, envious, cruel death,.. Who like the leech cries still give, give Oh! why not take the useless throng, Y And let the widow's fond hope live ?' ' "m But cease my soul thus tocomplain, 'Tis God who life and being gives ; With patience wait and he'll make.pjainj. . Why strong youth dies and worn age, li vest. But oh ! who now shall wipe the tear, ' From off that lonely mother's cheek tir,; "Who'll her declining pathway smooth. And consolation to her speak? tJ ''m Yes there is one, Himself hath said.oj, "I'll to the widow be a God;" Tiien trust in Him, dear mother trust, And meekly bowing kiss the rod. And now oh ! God, oh ! Cod protect; Thai other much lov'd absent one f tm From dangers and diseases shield, ' And bring him home, that only son. Milford, January 1811. H. " What's in a lYume ? . A chap up in Iowa, by the name of New, re cently got married, and being sbmewhafof a laceiious turn "of mind, 'named his first-born "Something," which of course was Something ew. His second was christened "Nolhjng," at being Nothing New. 5 A morter of three parts chalk and, three parts Itomaii lime, mixed to a proper consistence with water, is aid to form an efficient coating fur wood exposed to the" action ofrwater. ,"TyCT-;"7r"" ' ' " " 1 Tt 1 e1d that a gymnasium is about lo be es tal'Ksiied at Washington, foj- theibejBefitof metn bej9 of Co)igresTf nd;ojherrjdio wit exercise. FOR THE JKFFERSO.VlAiN REPUBLICAN. Christian Xzities In this land of established rights, where ex perience has given that wisdom to her legisla tive councils, that-she no longer attempts to re strain the power of reason, or to silence the clamours of conscience, and when enlightened policy has enwoven the Bible in her legislative scrolls, where the deep foundation of tolerance is laid, and from her portals the sentiments of every heart may be fully avowed. Node need, as in ages gone by, conceal the convictions ol truth; none need immure ihemselves in dens and caverns, ever dreading to be haled before some tribunal, fearing the arm of that law with whose . unwholesome restrictions they .could nol concur. Here the equitable law opens a sanctuary that will admit all under its spacious dome, and the fervour of piety may be expressed, either in the loud praise of pealing anthems, or in the silent communion of the heart. And truly it is a theme of congratulation that there is a laud where the beauteous landscape of the wide-spreading prairie, or the heavy cas cade, shows ii replete with temporal advantages, and where equity and toleration govern the moral tone of feeling, and " Error has no place, That creeping pestilence is driven away. The breath of heaven has chased it,' so that the weary of other lands may find a ref uge in her bosom. And while silting under his 'own vine and rig-tree,' his mind retrospeciing the dark ages of former superstition, and again glancing over the present slate of misrule and heathenism in i upon them, or weariness lo waste away their lands only separated by the ocean's surge, j lives, till tho last pang was swallowed up in should not the heart of the christian throb with j ieah ! 1 do not believe .hat one who has nev .... . , , - !er crossed the Rockv Mountains, thai aw ml solicitude to give some adequate return to his , . . .-, ., !fi . , . a 1 I barrier of snows, and herbless sands, and na- j fatherland, for its liberal provisions and abun- jdant care. Nor need he stand long surveying ihe field to find employment amid a population ; 1 .,. r..r . ! , .., ' .. ny are the scenes that will open for atnel.ora - Ung tne conuilion, arousing me uoruiani ener - 1 gies and casting in his mite to benefit frail hu- ' inanity If- .1 l T . 1 J nrifino arn tlip nvpruips linilinrr tn lmm:m in nrjii'nniuiti tii r 1 1 i r i . r 1 11 n i icrti i -j m i i wt..i i . .t . i ir i- . . . . .. j , ...v.ov, "-r"""" - ,t niucr j' moral 1-U.or '. rrnvtffl if !ihct:' n! i:i 1 nnm! ihnti llii Ifct' ' w fa""" " culture of the rising generation. t3 1" This too is a platform where all can labor, where female influence will be ad van.ageoily jfeh, where self-denying labor is com.i;tutlv 1 demanded, and it requires it. the morning to iiv llif si'il :mtl in pvnimr iii i:ir, imr , , , IIIC UHIIU. But tntich it i: . to be feared with the mass professing clirisiiansi ihat the daughters 'df Zi - oti too, are anxious lo throw off responsibilities, aA IU.,r,. ilu-v mv nm l,n r,-.i..ir,.,l i. m,vp . . i bt , i i in i i i i j beyond their Own holisehold band; and ask why ..f resources are so ample, both for maintenance . and instruction. We reply, ilm. if much moral j good is effected, both public resources must ! applied and individual cntt'rprize exerted. 1 it . r i .1 i .ii 11 'V sacred writ lying in an obscure corner, is scarcely perused by the parent.-, and to ihe younger polliou of the hotehold, who spend llleir leisure hours recklesy as ihe dettrol tlie forest, its precepts are scarcely knolt. And how manV helpless ollspring of ihe sl i Itfttl, , crossing the mouiliainsi leave jhe Slates,) about iIih vicious and .he inebria.o, lo whom ciiiforl-''300 n,,1,M !"m l,e .'"""''-.V 'his P0!"1 ... , . i onward, wild meal is usually relied on .as the able raiment and fond are luxuries o. ohen re- (()y iimj, thpy K.ach ju;ver 0reg()n. a dis, -celved, are griming up in our tuid wtthoui lalice r rj-000 miles. thai mental training that would miable iheinto' The sufferings of women and children on leave the fooi-ieps of their progenitor.-, and vsiand forih in the dignity of virtue. It is in your power m search the.e ham Vis, to enquire into the spiritual and temporal ' - condition of the inmates ; you can a) any tune In; a welcome visitor to t!(e dejected, ami your footsteps may ever be hailed as lite messengers of mercy. You can establish Sabbath Schools in your vicinity, and attract ihe attention of all to thi hallowed'sotirce of instruction. For no instir union that has been projected has realized greater advantage to the community, by pro moting orderly habits among ihe youth, check ing roving propensities, and insuring reverence for the day of rest, and in giving the fimdumen- til branches nf'ieartiing, with religious inatruc- tioiilti!fyii the babbath .cjtoiul, ,. tt i - - . . ..... . And btit few are unwilling their children shall come to this font of knowledge ; the expe rience of many years having ascertained its utility and innocence. Many are the beaten tracks for evangelizing i he world that have not been mentioned , but this lowly way of leading the minds of youth may finally be not among the least successful. And though difficulties may be at the qtit-set, yet they will soon hide their diminished head' before the resolves of duty, and tho beginning that seenis small as a 'man's hahd,' may soon spread its widening way until a cloud 'of in cense shall d'oMteirtl upon the works of the righteous . S. r'miii the N. Y. Tribune The Oregon Em i giants. Messrs. 'Grcely y McElralh : 1 saw in your paper of yesterday morning in a communication from the City of Washington, a notice of the misfortunes which have already befallen the company of 'emigrants lo the Ore gon Territory. It appears that eight persons, women and children, died of thirst, starvation iir fatigue before reaching Fort Hall o'n the Saptitt ! that their cattle and other animals wore Very much emaciated, and their hopes of "etiittg to Lower Oregon were surrounded with ) such gloomy forebodings that some of the com pany had retttrned to the States. 1 his is sail news to tne; riot because I have relatives among that daring band, or lies or interests connected with thenr, 'other than ihose which would fol- ! low any individuals similarly circumstanced; I ! am made sorrowful by deriving from a recol lection of my own suffering in those terrible j regions, a clear idea of ihe lingering agony , i . t l 111 . I. ..I which those mothers, a'nd children must have endured, from the time want began to creep j j-etj rcst can have a fair conception j horrors which hang around every day a j of that journey! Perpetual journeying: iii of the and hour rigs them - 'Selves II aiietiueu who uii; Minimus ui cj.iii", I drinking-and sleeping, as lottnd along the high , ()f dvitizeil cuunlrVe,. woold bo quite try- , 10 l,eaift and metiial otiiet Ladles with families in charge would sink under the hard- f ship. and ihe physical powers of children ! WOUIO lie III.HUI lHI ur uctinicu. I I " i Mm m rnr('ses over inn riains on tnis . i- . ... ... ,,,, ,.i ,i, m..l-v Ai iiiitn:iiiis is we i :is ;immi" - ' . iinbc mimiiiaiiis umiiwniM, Mien: m mi ium mi - ,!,;,(. ,uouniains uiemseives, mere is no rooi tin- ; def which to sleep; ihe deep hearens emiried jwiih stars-or covered wjih tho pull of the !t'np' "'nylarer's only shelter. H 'has titit even a tree in tast its briberies over , him a, a cmvs lVom Ule frontier tint -vnn u tret; !n r?a.st its branches over bf ihe States, to Fort Hall! He has rid road on wh.cli to Ira tl On th e - trail along Hie oatll' ! I .1 I I anks of the Great Platte the witli lall grass. 'o harsh as . traveller is beset witli lall grass. 'o harsh as Jsr.on to wear the fore parts of his animal's hoofs of,,,. ,i- ,i.,l-i ilw.v Un MrniP.-iP.l with iron ; " " - r" '. .hd'o; or bound up wjih raw hide taken from 1 the neck of the buffalo bull. When he passes grassy (llsinci nu approacm-s me mom.- 'tains; he finds himself r.iriong endless fields of , . . . , Vir.i.i,. ..r .l,;..l, i fields of loose sand, sb.all sharp n.cksi ihe wild i wormwood, or iracK l scoria:; al ol which co.r - ,c;"n"a.v '' f,,u Pnch:,and greatly, in my opinion, add to the beauty .firing an.ma.s-M. mic. a .,-,.,.. u....,. fhiiu. -ih lie wonld advance, on hiMotirney, to ' . . . i M.nmil His own mu.oa i.u Uu taiuei.i.cu u. a .in- jilar tmihuer ,rri ,. , , r r i . . . , He has ndihing hht: meal for food; A little meal flour and Indian corn is taken (hit to sus . i ,r t it.-tin lift; until ihe adveiiltir'cr meet I IIU OUIIillll.' j i nese anima.s i..s....i ......u ... i i i . in. ; i :.. .u i i pari of May, the lime when parties who inien ' siich a journey, made on horses or mules, with I such st.Menance and lodging-, int.! often end in death. 1 is indeed remarkable lo me that more - lf ,M Oregoii emigrants did not die before j reaching Foil Hall. I i -it i .. i. r. l will hcrealler fnniisli for your paper a de scription nf the pari of the journey .-nil before l hem, from which muiir idea may he gleaned, of the bufferings hi'h still aw.iii tin THOMAS J. FARNHAM. New-York, 1943. - v-.i-' SEjoeissaKers. 1 The 'old saying " .shoemaker Riick- to your last' is aboul being verified in the shoemakers protesting against any alteration being ma'de to the Tariff, by which their disiinct interest may he, affected. " It is supposed that there are not less than 150.000 journeymen shoemakers throughout the United Slates quite an army, and moreover, U0.U00 females w hu are employ, rd iii binding allocs. ' U "l:Mfi From Oregon; We have before us a long and interesting letter from a gentleman belonging to the Meth odist mission in Oregon, from which we make the following extracts: St. Louis Repub. I am stationed at the Willemette Falls. This is a rather roinanlic spot, yet many things con spire to render it rather pleasant than other wise. Its advantages for water power are very little, if any, exceeded by those of Rochester. There are at ihi-t place now a cooper's shop, two small stores established this season, by two Americans named Hriggs. One is to bo per manent if circumstances will justify. It is es lablished by Mr. dishing, of Newburyport, ! Ma... I ,mder,.and he takes a deep interest ... n-: r n. w Wv- iw. mis- in the affairs of Oregon We have two mis siun miliums;. A saw mill is raised, ind a (louring mill is in contemplation by a milling compaity, lormed in the country for the purpose of improvement". The Hudson Bay Company hare two house's for their convenience. So lhat.wo have quite a t age. What of the climate, water, soil, timber in a word, advantages and disadvantages of Ore gon, nuil what encouragement 'does the coun try hold out to emigrants? The climate is mild, the Milliliters generally fine, though in the mid dle of the day father warm. The nights are cool, and very little rain in summer. . This summer, however, we have been favored with some rain; it has been 'difficult to secute the harvest; not much, however, will be lost. This is a prolific season here; crops are Very good. Th'eVe will probably be fifty or more thous and bushels of produce in the country this year. Last year ihe Hudson Bay Company shipped, probably 20,000 bushels for tho Russian do- minions and other places, at sixty cents per , h. , The winters are generally rainy, tho' " there is some pleasant weather, sometimes a little snow. Cattle, however, keep fat all win ter, Without foddering. This is destined to be one of ihe b'est grazing countries in the world. There are now large herds of cattle here-, and more are annually b'eing driven from Califor nia. Beef and pork are becoming abundant.! Beef 5 to 6 cents per pound, pork 7 to 10 cts.. ! whp.nt fifl rprits in neas about the same; ' -a... i ... si ... i f.rt n- r,.nr. den vegetables are also raised. Horses are nu merous. I know of no country where there are so many cattle and horses for the popula tion as in Oregon. Some Indians are said to own 1Q0 head of horses. This summer thero have been six or seven i droves by my house to the settlement, to ex- i r. - i . c ianH nir can e. J hese are mosiiy irom tltejlng extract:. i m - I ..... i...i:- 11 u upper country. i tinse uiuiih nm 1 -j I'liiiif 1'hero are domestic am - rlcj cme ,feCi fh J majs iilt.jl aa' t j,ave a "dogs, an(1 lens- feu.. ,i1()Ugh 'there are ih .., i1Hu and urav paol already mentioned, and no lame geese, or very ilniiiKniiflv wild- .ilsn thr i u 1 i u. ,1,, , lllllll.'ll .111.10 IIVJ IIIHII'IUIIH.J " ....- - , f ihrA jL,,?. .,-haWk. heh-hawk. pigeon-hawk, owl, black bird, robin, wron, and various kind of other birds: some of Which i have never See -m ,he States. We have the ! ,,. , h,ar nailliler fox. raccoon, wild cat. , wop sq,,jrr-u3 uf different kiiidii, rais, (bushy ... . ..i., latl) mice, moies; ueaver, oner, uiuattiai, uuntv, j weasejf snakes, raitle-snakes in some places, ! adder, lizards, and creeping and flying locusts f varimls ;inj3 aIltl c0 ur3. Water U abUlld- . j u ui g , afe cn,d ai, fcU,nmer There are several , . nu,mIails , view fron, alimial every poinl ,)f ije c(UHrv. Th s01 ls generaly g00d; .... , - , ...... . m ' ! MMXlc UdiK iwuiu iii.acu whu tiav, ouiuu aauuv. , . ,. . ,, i lar as ihey have been tried. Wheal is sowed lur US lllcy IlitC UCCII IIICU. I iichi la auncu !, - ' r ur mnM . ,.. ' hs raised seven or eight crops of wheat in sue . . .... - , l .L.. 1. cession irom uie same "nuiiiu, inu uiu lasi ia , . ,,:1VH ,.. ,i.H hl.. an(1 att wero pnod , - - r U i .. , .1 .1 . .t.. ...u I . ..Ull.. 11 IS irequeniiy uie case, inai uu wiieiiisuena considerably in harvesiing, what falls is left on the ground and the next season a good crop is realized. I know of no country where a man can make a farm easier than in Oregon, or whero ho can live easier. Mills are rather scarce, though the prospect increasingly lavorauie i nere are nu regu- ''j' uul rua,1i and. lhe Beneral raudo of i r . i.i ml . .. . . .. iravellmg is on norseuncK, or oy canoes, l ne i tl m I j prospect of cointnercial intercourse with the Sandwich Islands and China is good. 1 he Sandwich Islands are destined to be the wes tern world, what the West Indies are to the U. States. We obiain sugar and molasses from these, nearly, or quite as cheap as they can be afforded in 'the Stales. It is only about sixty days' sail to, China, and fifteen or twenty to the Islands. Slavery. This has existed from time imme morial. The stronger tribes make war on the weakvsr, take prisoners, and enslave them, These are frequently taken to other parts of the country and sold to other tribes. Such has been the case this week. A largo party of the Clarnoih tribe, fierce and warlike, from the South, caino in with aboul twenty slaves, and sold "most or all of them Some, I wasinfurmed, we're sold for three horses each, some cheaper. Slaves are not considered fillicum, ihat i. peo ple, but as dogs. They do the principal part of'the work and drudgery, and when ihey din are cast out among tho bushes without burial, and are generally devoured by wild beast-. Hence human bones ire scattered far alid wide, and are numerous in some parls of the country. Slaves are generally as well or better clad than their master's, andjas to food, fare erjtnlly well; but trie epitheielita slave is fixwl upon them, never or seldom to be removed. In .-ine in stances they obtain their freedom. Many if the settlers, both French and American, buy and sell slaves. By these most of the. wor, the former done. Will not some government notice this ? Are not the law nf lhe Union strict on the s'ubject of enslaving IridSaus? The Ueath 1 the Poor. iY WU.VjIAM JONE'3. Pause ye awhile with reverent breath, ' ' Break not the stern repose, i A spirit loosed by the hand of death To its kindred skies hath rose I The bolt hath fallen; another frame Will s'oon fie low in dust. f .. What boot3 it iow his rank of nam's, ' Where was his hope and trust ! ' ' ' Unbare the head! ye stand within,'i" a7 . A consecrated spot. ) ?' Though frail and loose the covering That shields the poor man's cot. Bright angel? havejieen from above To soothe his fainting bjeast, And they have spread their wings 'of love Upon Ins place of rest1. Earth, thou hast nor.e to mourn him here The poor can have no friend "l But He who heark'ens to their prayr,-. And their few wants doth tend! The rich go to their trophied tomb, . And gorgeous rites arc given : : But wealth lights not sepulchial gloorrUsf., And 'pomp offends high heav'n. ' The needy have no record here, -1"' A nameless heap doth show , , There is one dweller more elsewhere, A mortal less below! ' What matters ft, their bed is one -1 ., Where countless millions lie! . Princes and srft to us unknown, But register 'd on high! Eruption of a Volcano. The Auburn Journal publishes a lettpr from Rev. Titus Coau of the Sandwich Islands, da led Mtiy 16, giving a description of a volcanic eruption in the Islands. We make the follow- i . i . ni r r - , utt ino ium oi January oi me present yoar . ;e. r,t ,hv r :.wn nf w lir.ivpr a ran , disgorgement of liquid fire, from near the sum mit of Manna Loa, at an elevation of 14,000 feet above the sea. This eruption increased from day to day, for several weeks, pouring ous Vast floods of fiery lava, which spread dowiv the side of the mountain, and flowed off iiw broad and burning rivers, throwing a terrific glare upon the heavens, and filling iho.se lofty mountainous regions with a sheen of light. This spectacle continued from week to week, without any abatement, till the molten flood had. progressed twenty or thirty miles down thtf side of the mountain and across a high plaua which stretches between the bases of Maniwt Loa and Manna Kea. It was not till after ma ny weeks that I was ablo to visit this scene ok terror and sublimity. At Iengthi in company with Mr. Paris, tho missionary for Kan a sta tion south of Hilo I made the attempt. We penetrated through a deep forest, stretch in" between Hilo and the mountain, and reach ed the inollen stream as it flowed over those vast and high regions lying at the base of ihe uiuuiiiniii. nwn. k m,n,Luic in au ukilii mo florv nn,r An n nn.l nnol hnmin. fluid as we would approach the banks of a river and tako of its waters. From this we followed ihe stream to the lop of the mountain, and foil ml its source in a vast cratur amidst the eternal snows of those wild and heaven desolated re gions. Down the sides of the mountain the lava had now ceased to flow upon the surfac ; but it had formed for itself a subterranean duct, at the depth of 50 or 100 feel. The duct was incased vitrifaction, as smooth as glass, and down this fearful channel-a river of fire was rushing at the rate of 15 or 20 miles an hour, from the summit to the foot of the mountain. This subterranean stream wo saw distinctly through several large apertures in the side of the mountain, while the burning flood rushed fearfully beneath our feet. Our standing above it was like standing upon ice on a river, while the liquid flood flows under your feet. Our visit was attended with peril and inconceivable fatigue, but we never regret ted having made it, and we returned deeply af fected with the majesty, the sublimity, the pow er and the love of that God who ll looketh on ihe earth, anjd it, trernbleih ;. who touches, tho hills, and they smoke ;" whoso presence melts the hills, and whose look cames the mountains to fltiw down. There, is a woman in Boston 104 year of age, who attends church regularly. . a . .
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