Jim v iu . !H I KB ' Oil The whole art ov Government consists in the art of being 'honest. Jeffersoa No. 26:" STROUDSBUHG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY G, 1848. VOL S published by-Theodore Sclioch. rrrrMS Two dollars per annum in auvancc . . .iar!rr. half vcarly and if not paid bcl'i Two dollars love the end of " .Vnr To dollars and a half. Thcwe who ho receive their rS ,y a carrier or iiuyu uihi;i i;iuuujlu uy inu jhujiih. Pf; Hill be charged 37 1-2 rents, per year, extra. n iapor discontinued until ail arrearages are paid, except t the option of the Editor. 3 ..i Voriisrmcnis not exceeding onosnuarc f sixteen lines) nor Uisr-Oiiwiiueu i ptwn of the Editor, rpriisrmcnts not (: "''L for ovcrv subsequent insertion. The charge for one and three ln-ettions the sartlc. A liberal discount made to yearly IlTAll inters addressed to the Editor mutt be post-paid. Ti.rinc a pMicrnl assortment of large, cles1- PJain and orna' lueiiiai Type, we are prepared uxcutc crcry "description of - ...tri(l ihree weeks for one dollai- and twctitv-hvc Car Circulars. Hi SB BSeads, Note Blank ItceeiS, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE JFeffersouian Republican. TIjc Laborer's Orison at Sunrise. How pure the air, how sweet the breeze ! The dewy grass how vernal ! "What Being has created iheso Hut Thou, the Great Eternal f A world of goodness spreads around, A heaven above doth bless me ut man the foe of man is found, And laws unjust oppress me ! I c,nd me for another day - ' : Of labor unrequieled : . " 7f Mv Father and my Deity 1 Wlien shall these wrongs be righted ! ; Oh! btretch thine hand out o'er this land, A strong, a just redresser, . Anil bid the prostrate poor upstand, And humble the oppressor. We ask Thee for our daily bread, ' Our feeble lives to cherish, And lo ! a bounteous feast is spread,' That none for lack may perish. But king and statesman, peer and priest, Whom guile hath made the stronger, Have driven Thy people from .the feast, Condemned to toil and hunger. Oh, Lord ! how long shall this prevail ! How long thy judgments linger 1 Our little ones for bread do wail, Their mothers faint of hunger, Afar we stand, a gloomy band, , Our worth, our wants nelectcd, . . : The children in their, fathers-land. . ,- Cut off, despised, rejected ! ' Oh, Lord! how long,' the myriads pray,r" 'JIow long this sore dcspisementV 'There is no God the oppressors say, 'To mete us out chastisement.' But know, ye pround, ye sordid crowd, A storm shall yet o'ertake you, When God's Tight hand comes o'er thc land, Like withered stems to break you. To humble your obdurate pride, To ope your sealed garners, -Rough shod, a mighty, cause shall ,ride. O'er your uplifted scorners ,. . n And change, you likethe feathered snow,. The melting sun hung o'er it, . And whirl you as the wind doth blow The desert. sand before it ! - From the Knickerbocker. A Eeuedict to'a Batchelor. Don't tell.me you havn't got time1'-- .j What other things claim -your .attention There's not the least reason or rhyme ' In the wisest excuse you can mention.7 Don't tell me about " other fish,"' 1 Your duty is done when you buy ''era ; And you will never relish the dish, Unless you've a woman'to fry 'era. VnTima v M r p.arrT.rt nhfilt calTarneT - -But trie story maycharicVto miscarry The best "way of sending ones name T-o posterity, Charle,! is td'rriarn' . t a " t . - - ft - . . j - Ana nere l utn willing: to own , " After soberly thinking upon it ' ' ' 1 d very much rather be known mil 1. " Through a beautiful son than a sonnet.- . I could give you a bushel' of reasons" For'chdsing the "double estate V" ' ' It agrees with all climates and seasoni,4' -P Thougli it may be adopted too late. f 6:- OJ To one's parents 'tis (gratefully,), due ; r - Just think-what aaernble thinff Twould'hav'e been,sir,7or me' and for you, 11 ours had neglected the ring! .Don't search for an ''angeP a minute ;. iH . For supgose you succeed in '.the' sequel, ,?v ; After all, the deuce would be in it, ' .For. the match would be mighty unequal';' - The angelsr, it must be confessed i A"nd allow me, dear CKarles, to spgge5.,j ! You'll be better cbnWtit vvith'aVif JPcppiiiR the Question. The following from 4 Every One's Book,' contains some useful suggestions on a . subject in ret-pect io which good advice is particularly de.tirahle. It is to be regretted that some set (orm of words has not been adopted by general cpiiMMit, io save loVera from the agency of cir cumlocution. There is nothino more annallinp- to a modost and hensiiive young man than asking the girl hcloe to marry him and there are few who do hot find their moral courage tasked to the .utmost. Many a man who would lead a forlorn hope, mount the breach, and seek the bubble repu faiion even m the cannon's mouth,' trembles at J the idea of asking a woman the question which Us. to decide his fate. Ladies may congratulate themselves that nature and custom have made ihein the responding parly. In a matter which men have always found bo terrible , yet which in one way or other ihey J have always contrived in some awkward man ! ner io accomplish, it is not easy to give instruc tions suited to every emergency. A man naturally conforms to the disposition of the woman he admires. If she be serious, he will approach the awful subject with due solemnity if gay and lively, he will make it an excellent joke if softly sentimental, he must woo her in a strain of high-wrought romance and if severely practical, he relies upon strait forward common sense. There is one maxim of universal application. ' Never loosa an opportunity.' What can wo jnau, think or a lover who neglects one V Wo man cannot make direct advances, but they use infitiiie tact in giving men occasion to make them. In every case it is fair to presume that when a woman gives a man an opportunity, she expects him to improve it and though he may tremble, and feels his pulse throbbing in every limb though his heart fills up lo hts throat, his. tongue cleaves to the roof of his mquih yet the awful question must be asked the fearful task accomplished. Ia the country, the lover is taking a roman tic wa:lk by moonlight with ihe lady of his love talks of ihe beauties of the scenery the har mony of naiure, and exclaims, Ah, Julia, how- happy would cxislence prove, if I always had Mich a companion !' She sighs and leans more fondly on the arm that tremblingly supports her.' 1 My dearest Julia be mine forever !' This is a settler, and the answer ever so in afrdible, makes or undoes him quite. e Take, pity on a forlorn bachelor,5 says an other, in a manner which may be either jest or earnest marry me at once and put me out of my. misery.' K ' With all my .hearl, whenever you are ready,' replies the laughing fair. A joke- carried jhus far is easily made earnest. A point is often carried by taking a thing for granted. A gentleman who has been paying attention to a lady says, 4 Well, Mary, when is the happy day J . 4 What day;,, pray !' she asks, with a con scious blush. , 4 Why every body knows that we are going .to get. married, and it might as well be onetime .as another so when shall it be ? Cornered in this fashion ihere is no retreat. 4 Jane, 1 love you ! will you marry me V ; would' be somewhat abrupt, and a frankly given .'.Yes i' would be short and sweet foi an answer. : 4 Ellen, one word from you would make mo .ihe happiest man in the universe. . 4 I should be cruel not io speak it, then, un- lejsji it . is a very hard one. It is a, weirxUof three letters, and answers the ''ii'siion, 4 Will .you have.mej The lady of course says 4 Yes,' unless she happens, to prefer a word of two letters', and an awtrs'4 No.' ' ' .. And "so. this interesting and terrible process J in practice, simple as it is in theory, is varied in hundred ways, accoidtng to the circumstances ;'and the various depositions. j t Une umia gentleman asivs, : nave y ..uloiinn io rliinn!(ifr vniir nami 7' and - ,s - 4 .1 Tl -. ou any 1 '. . ' t" T . ?' I f-.ll. objection io changing .your namei and .follows Lilts tipwiiih anoiliejw,hich clenches its sigui- iicwion r-'iiow would mine suuyou wn'T' -k', Vill you tcjijine, .what I cniwl tvlill KiiK'rwivv 1- . . ; Ye .if 1 can.' l f B'happy.dayf,wien'we shall be married?'. -J .; Auothw say.f, 4 .My Eliza, we .must dp. what ! .11 . I- .1.1 . . ..I.!!. fit-nnnl tt rt &linll . 4 tl I TIC l III III Itt Ilir.llllV CSAtJUWt - All the world Li a y.ery imperii nent. " 1 1 kniw it, bus ii can't be helped. When shalL . Aecneral thing, a genilemaa.necd .npver Alft-reftised.- E.Pjy .wooian, except a heartless cdoiiette. nnus jne jneaub.oi uiacuuiagiu a.moa w hum ,h. d() PS IlOt intend lo have, before the niaumrxeurf point o declaration: w'fHirtAM"W'Uov." said a tender farther, to, nis KisWti, " y6u"miisi be more carefulof yourself ihauVojrare., You have not got the coiistitu- .1 i . . llflTo.toi.iliin i)f: Teje'V,V An.lrishrri 'i HmVmt. CmM?lif fhYtti' le weeks m".uo long -n o. flug.uy C4 1 m& M iJTl m (J all mv cry was.'-wdiher ! wather! 'From the. Albany Cultivator. Tfae Crops of The grass or hay crop, taking the couiiiry togeiher, was probably a full average one. There were deficiencies in some sections from the grass having been winler-killed and in others from drouth. Wheat, notwithstanding its unfavorable ap pearance in. ihe early part of the srason, gave, with few exceptions, about a middling yield ; and from the large extent of ground occupied by the crop, the aggregate amount of this grain produced in the country, is probably itoi less ihan in any former year. In some sections th: ihe crop was considerably winter-killed, and it suffered in the west by the fiy. Spring wheat, which was sown to some extent where the winter variety failed, and which is considerably cultivated in ihe northern section of this conn try and in the Canadas, generally yielded well. Rye, barley, oats, and buchitihcal, gave their usual returns. The latter crop is spoken, of as particularly, good in quantity and quality. All the small grains were generally secured in good order. Indian corn which it has been said, 41 forms the back' bone of our husbandly," and it might have been added, of the people too, in a great degree has given a full crop. It will be re membered that this grain was, the last winter and spring, in great demand, and brought high prices for exportation to the British islands; this circumstance iuduced farmers in the eastern part of the country to plant very largely of this crop the present year. The product has been satisfactory, and we trust there will be no cause of complaint on the score of profits; but it should not be forgotten that the high prices of last year were occasioned by an almost unprecedented scarcity of bread stuffs in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and with the good crops which have there, as well as on ihe continent of Eli rope been obtained the present year, ho such extraordinary demand can be expected to arise. Still the article has now been fairly brought in to use in the countries mentioned ;,and from our improved modes of preparing the gtatr by kiln-drying, and the nice manner which is a dopted of putting up the meal, St may be confi dently exnecte'd that its consumption will con tinue, and that it will after a while be generally esteemed. In every view of ihe case we think there is a better prospect of opening a perma nent and profitable trade wiih England in In- dian corn, than with any otner article oi ureau stuffs ; because it cannot be successfully pro duced there, and is not much cultivated in any nf the Euronean countries, though wheal 13 crown largely by all those countries, and many of them have usually a large surplus for expor tation. -Of the potato crop we hardly know what to say It was planted to a great extent in ail sections I . I IT' t nocpssih e to the large eastern markets I ne tubers vegetated well, ihe vines grew vigorous ly and appeared perfectly healthy in this vicin ity till the latter part of August. At that time the blight made its appearance, killing the tops nnd turninfT them black in ihe space of a few Q days, arid shortly after the lubers began to rot We are unable to state the extent of the disease as compared with former years. From what we have heard, it appears to have occasioned more damage in the eastern part of the country and in ihis slate than heretofore. In regard io the cause, prevention, or cure of ihe disease, we are not aware that any new lieht has been obtained the present season. any thing. has been added io the general stock of knowledge by .another year's experience, it thai all ihe nostrum and quack remedies which have been put fonh in regard to the sub ject-are worthless. It' will be noticed that the blight which pre cedes the rot, came on about a month later the present season tnan in iotu. num mw, u- cumslance and the healthy appearance, up to a late period, of the crop of the present year, great hopes were entertained of its exception from attack. In regard to the greater liability of some kinds to rot, the same evidences have appeared this season as formerly From the accounts we re ceive, the Mercers, (" Neshannocks" or 11 Che- natigoes,") suffer most, and next lo this variety the Carters. We have heard of several instances where early kinds planted on favorable soil, early in the season, got fully matured, so that the. vines had died naturally, at the time tlie blighi oc curred. In such instances we believe the crop has remained sound ; though on ihe same farms, the same kinds thai were plained hd late thfit the vines were killed by ihe blight, have rptted io a great, extent. r . Odds and Ends'. A married lady found her two, sons quarrel ling, and in hopes of putting an, epd ip.jtheir differences, uttered ihe following: rt You young rascals, if you don't desist directly, 1 II tell both yourlaipers. Education. There is much iruih in the following article, which we copy from a -Canada paper : : 44 If there is one matter of greater importance to the human family" ttfafcall others; it is the education of the yqung-. The children who now .fill our schools, or play about our streets or fields, w,ill in a few short years manage the af fairs of the country : and it will de'pend upon their present irainiug, whether these affairs will be well or ill-managed. The conduct of the rising generation will not, however, effeel them selves only. In proportion, as ii is good or bad, it will gko pleasure or pain to their paVents ;' and their character will be stamped upon suc ceeding generations. We may, therefore, affirm', that the effects of what we no'w. do" in ihe mat ter of education, will be fell through all time, although time will only reveal ihe smallest pari of these effects. How important is it then, to secure a good system of education ! It is generally said of children uninatructed in schools, that they are wiihoui education. This is a mistake they have more or less education, but unfortunately it too often consists of lying, cheating, swear ing drinking, cruelly, or other vicious courses, or though naturally prone to evil, yet to attain proficiency in vice, children require to be edu cated. But this education costs noihtng. Un- y neglect io teach them whai is good let them run idle in the streets, and take up vvuh the company they meet there, and their education for evil is secured. And here let ua remarK, that if we do not take care to furnish them, with a good education, society is so constituted, that they will be almost certain to find a bad one for themselves. 1 heir lacuittes are so snarp and vigorous, that they cannot remain inactive; they are continually learning and imitating whai they see and hear, and their character, as amiable and worthy members of society, or the reverse, is in a great measure formed at a very early age." Redeem Time for Study. The busiest workman can spare some mo- ments II you mean to get wisuom you must learn the value of moments. Great attainments have been made in these litlle snatches. Whether you work or. play, do it in earnest, but never be unemployed an instant. Unstable and indolent people lose much of life in think ing of what they shall do next. Always have a book wiihin reach, which you may catch up at your odd moments. It is incredible, until trial has been made, how much real knowledge may be acquired in those broken scraps of time. Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. The man who pursues this meihod will infallibly become loarned. Take a litife time for reading from each end of your night's rest. If you can gain fifteen minuies"a day, it will make itself felt at the close of the year. I have sometimes thought ihat the mind acts with double vigor when forced into the brief periods of application. By degrees you will learn to save moments from work. And in long winter evenings, you will certainly be inexcusable, if you do not devote an hour or two to your books. The Difference. The question 44 why printers do not succeed so well in business as brewers," was ihus an swered: 44 Because printers work for the head, and brewers for the stomach ; and where iwen men have a stomach, but one has a head." u Cotild'nt you get young pork, ma'am, to bake wiih your beans?" said old Roger, some what cynically, as he sat at the table on Sun day. 44 They told me it was young," said the land lady. " Well, it may be so, but gray hair is not a juvenile feature, by any means, in our latitude, ma'am," continued he, fihing up a gray hair about a fool and a half long with his fork. He may have been young, bul he must have led a very wicked life to be gray so soon. 44 As he spoke he looked along ihe table, and a slight emotion was visible among the boarders; and the man who sat opposite wun nis mouui full of the eatables wjih which he had been en deavoring to smother a laugh, grew dark wiih the effort, and then collapsed, scattering dismay and crumbs amid the nicely plaited folds of old Roger's shirt frills. O 1 pissed ihettinyliand I heldr -1 pressed the fairy foririT -1 1 vowed I'd shield her from the blasV, And from' the world's cold storm: - . She raised her melting eyes to mine,- All filled with drops of wo, with quivering lip she faintly sai 1 " Oh, quit, don't hug me so." u A'grave friend of ours tells us thai he and his wife always get to bed 'quarreling-, anil yet-Bajfs he', wlirpall our dinerence we never " lau ouij : Wliy. rs' a'ih'l'satl 'IjlcVUTehiSarVof yx 'BeVause it la 'fat tHest from ihVbark. A. Xiocofoco View. The following is an extract of a letter writ ten from Puebla,. by:ahe army .correspondent of ihe North Arnerican, Mr. Toby, a gentleman well known to the newspaper press ih Phila delphia and elsewhere, who, if he has not be come a convert to Whig principles, has at least discovered the mistake of his party in making and' adopting the nomination of Mr. Pulk. We commend his remarks' to that clas of politi cians who go for their "country right or wrt)n,1!,, with ihe, proviso thai President Polk be consid ered the country , ... The letter was written before the advance of the army upon the city of Mexico, and while Santa Anna was being allowed aniple time -lb collect his immense forces and IbtUfy every approach to the city. After speakirig of Santa Anna's operations a'nd preparations the wrfiVr says "This will bring to the minds of many at home the predictions made by General Scott during his controversy with the Secretary at War. The main army has advanced 200 miles into ihe heart of ihe country and rests for the present within 70 miles of iis capital. The bailie of Cerro Gordo cosi us alone 400.meii the sick and discharged sick will swell ihat sum to 1000. Seven volunteer regiments were discharged at Jalapa ; and yet, with the addi tion of but 600 recruits, Gen. Scoit, followu'is the instructions of the President, has pushed tin io the last halting place on ihe Aijauitc side of the Halla of the Montezumas. And' here-we halt until the reinforcements under Gen. Gad walader arrive. "o 44 Who, 1 would ask of the 4t right and wrong" supporters of Mr. Polk, is to blame for thts de lay this necessary pause which enables the enemy to prepare every means denirable to op pose our approach ? which puts in his hands the means of giving a more formidable banle than any which has yet been fought, and in which much more of the best blood of our country must be spilled ? Not Gen. Scott, for he gave his warning advice at a lithe when if listened id by the quack warriors ai Washing ton, much of delay and bloodshed and suffering might have been avoided. He saw at a glance the obstacles which he would have to oppose, and with an experienced judgment, bapued in other battles, and on other fields, and matured by long study and a comprehensive knowledge of the arl of war, laid his plan of campaign be fore the cabinet. And whai said the eer of the white house? They could not depy the correctness of his plans, they did noi even cavil at his conclusions : but they found matter of graver moment to quarrel with. A 14 hasty plate of soup," disarranged iheir digestion, and terri ble Presidential nightmares disturbed iheir si esta's. They knew (I must give them credit for knowing something) that in order io perse cute this war to a speedy and honorable close, the plan of operations proposed by the General-in-Chief should be adopted ; bur they knew too, thai their power was fast crumbling and failing away, and though they could not arrest their own downfall, would not consent to see others rise above them, even upon the red field where they had imprudently cast the glove of their country's honor. Gen. Scoit asked for an ar my large enough to have subjugated Mexico in two months. At last, a year after ihii requost, he is receiving the last half of the number he required in September, almost a year ago, hut as his onemies at the time said, was too long'tu protract the war. And of the first half how many are there left ? Let not my brother dem ocrats, who have not discovered who James K. Polk is, cavil that I handle him Hike a true lo foco, without gloves. I do not know a Demo crat in the whole army, regular or volunteer, who does not execrate the man and his war measures. 44 Should it ever be the privilege of us here to, cast our votes again for a President of our republic, i am inclined to think that we shall -require more than the ipse dixit of a Baltimore convention to control our suffrages. For4 my self I shall go with the old toper who could imt be fooled with a choice beverage, which, h' landlord said was 4 bran new whiskey and none of your old stinking stuff twenty years old. I shall take the twenty years old proof, in preier- ence to another 1 hew man. t Defiuin&r Lesson. 44 Napoleon Alext Dabba,, come upherand say your lesson. What makes boy&row j ! 1 446 It is rain, sir. -44 Why do not men grow V ;-' , i'-Because they carry an umbrellawhich keeps off ihe rain." - jr. 'What makes a young 'man' and aybung woman fall in love V ' ' --. 44 Because one of 'erhsha'sa; heart ofoteel, and, . the. other, .has. a -heart ,of:fiint, Jatid .-.when they corrie together they strike firoamlhaii i -' "-That's right. Now you may gA and plague the gala."
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