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VOL. 12.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY APRIL 1,185
1 No 26.
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AT THE OFFICE OF THE
.effersoui;in- Republican.
He tins no Wife
He has no wife when breakfast comes
He dreads no loud alarum drums;
But calm, serene, flows on the stream,
Aa in the coffee flows the cream.
4
He has no wife he dreads no frov;n,.
If bread should fall with butter down, .
To stain the carpet's crimson hue,
He dreads no loud hullabelloo. i
He has no wife the breakfast o'er,
He fears no clamors at the door, j. ,
For angry dans no bills of lace
And flannels stare him in the face.
He has no wife no little brat,
To tire his patiernte with his chat ;
To tear his books, to pull his nose,
To spill his ink, and gre'ase his clothes.
I have no wife thank heaven 'tis so;
For when my time comes ; when I go,
No wife will feign to weep, and lik,
Saying she grieves to sec me die.
From the National Intelligencer.
Democratic Convention,
AT DO W'XIXG YILLE, in the STATE
OF MAINE,
to choose a delegate to the baltimore
convention, axd decide on
THE PRESIDEXCV.
Dowxixgville, State of Maixe, )
March 1st, 1852 - J
The following lioticc was posted up bright
and early yesterday morning, on the meeting
house, and on-Bill Johnson's store:
" XOTICE Democrats Arouse !
" The Democrats of Downingville, without
distinction of party, are requested to meet at
the centre school house to-morrow evening,
QQ nt cuvpn n'flnr-L- In SPTtln lhr
. ' , ,
question about the next Presidency, and
choose a Delegate lo the .Baltimore Conven-
. : 'TM.n ftiiiifft nrnntc pporv Tptnr irro t
LIU11. a nt; tuuuui www u.w., . ,..ww.-.
todohis duty, and the Democracy of all
parties is especially requested to attend. The
interest of the country and the Democratic
party is at stake. Therefore come one, come
all. And it is" expected that every true
Democrat will leave all party prejudices at
home. J - - -
41 By order of the Democratic Town Com
mittee. "
Pursuant to the above notice, the largest
and mostr espectable Democratic meeting ever
held in Downiiigville assembled at 7 o'clock,
and filled the school house chuck full.
Joshua Downing, Esq., Postmaster (Uncle
Joshua) was unanimously appointed chairman,
and Mr. Scth Stiles, (schoolmaster,) was cho
sen Secretary. Uncle Joshua took the chair
amid the cheers of the meetin. lie's al ways
been chairman of the Democracy this -thirty
years. So he knew what to depend upon,
and come prepared for it. Aunt Kesiah had
combed his hair all down smooth, jind he
wore his fur hat and go-to-meeting coat. t
The chairman put on his spectacles and read
the notice calling the meetin, and says he,
" Gentlemen and fellow Democrats, the im
portant business we have before us seems to
be to settle the question about the Presiden
Doctor Briggs I move that we take the (
question of the Presidency first, as that comes
.?. . i t . - l.
nrai m me nonce, anu i taxe u mans ine
main qnestion.
Chairman If that is your mind
gentle-
mCJla Please - ,
isiu Johnson, (m a sharp, loud" voice.;-
Hold on three, Squire, Mr. Chairman, Lshould
say ; don't put that ere question yet, for I've
got something to say first, I don't think that
would be the best way to go to work. I'v e
no notion of taking hold of the poker nl the
hot end. Lat usf go to work pnd choose a
delegate first, while we are cool, and go into ,
the Presidency afterwards. We are all qui-'
ct and "unanimous now, and it is theJargcst .
meeting of Democracy that we've ever had
cy, and choose a Delegate to Baltimore. As lot 01 ,ellers 13 a ,n,nu 10 6 aim neiP uoa
there is two branches to the business, which gl "er independence, I say I don't want a
shall we take hold of first 1" ! President that'd be dogging after 'em and
since Old Hickory's second term. It looks son and Dixon's line ! If he docs I pro- ed, and the Convention adiourned.
asifthegoodoldHtckorydoyswcrpcomingce him -a bloody Abolitionist and "0
hack again, and the Democracy of the coun- Democrat. ' correctilied the minutes of Mr. Secr.e.tary
try will once more be on its legs. Nowlsay.j Sargeant Joel I saill freedom for every Stiles, and sent thern to you tp "publish, to
seeing we've got into a clear smooth water, ' bodv, and I'll stick to it. You can't split a. let our Democratic brethren all over the cpun
faV lot Us,ile The,,e: Presidccy U nobody can't s.U Ira now. that WrJ y&Z
a tickUshqueatiundii wciu.to etif it, gulh'oun's (lead. ..Andy.o.tt.canjt sp.ht:o pnn-j whilc ago was dead,) and ao foe VTfeVe met
mayhet vvJbOard vfork to seebot torn. j ciple; andj. saytlj foundati9n of the.Demo-' with very .encouraging sucjee.a r v I
Therefore, Squire, I movc.jljiat wc .hoose cralic priucips i freedom for cycfy,W!l , MAJOR JACK JJQVI'IiGi.
Major Jack Downing our Delegate to Baltimore.
Chairman If that is your minds gentle-
men, you will please-
Solomon Jones (trader at the upper corner,
and nateral enemy to Bill Johnson, trader at
the lower corner.') Mr. Chairmen, I hope
' . ' .
i that motion wont pass. I dldn t come here to
bctched in a Abolition trap and I won't if
i it enn hr hplnnl. T flnn't wnn) nn iindfirhnnrl
work, and I shant take a step on the road till
j
I can read on the guide-boardwhere it's go-
ing to. Before we choose a Delegate, I want
to know what he is sroinsr to do. Let the
work be chalked out beforehand, and then
! choose the best men to do it.
I'm a Demo
crat of the Jackson stamp, but I am no aboli
tionist. I always went for Jackson, and will
always go for his successors as long as they
I follow in his footsteps. I always went .for
I Van Buren as long as he followed Jackson's
I footsteps; but when he turned Abolition I
don't go fur him no more, nor his son John
neither.
Bill Johnson Squire, I wish you'd put my
question, to choose Maj. Jack Downing to
Baltimore. If we can't trust him as a good
! Jackson Democrat, there is'nt a man in the
' United States that we can trust. He was
always the old General's right hand man.
And as for Abolition traps, I wish Mr. Jones'
' store was as free from rum-traps and gin-traps
j as I am, and always was, from Abolition
traps
Solomon Jones Mr. Chairman, I calf the
; gentleman to order,. 1 want to Know oeiore our nais on. i nereioreu move mat we m
, he goes any further, whether this is a Tern-' struct our Delegate to Baltimore to vote for
perance meeting or a Democratic meeting! a candidate for the Presidency that is a staunch
Bill Johnson It is as as much of a Tern-
' perance meeting as it is an Abolition meet
ing. If Mr. Jones brings in abolition, I've
'just as good a right to bring in Temperance.
And as for traps, sir, if the gentlemen under-'
takes to talk about Abolition traps, JL J1 jest that motion, and beiore tis put I want to
let him know that the war can be carried in- know what is sound Democratic principles,
to Africa. Yes, sir, the boot is decidedly on I want to know'if abolition is one of 'em.
the 'tother leg. The trap is all on the 'toth- Bill Johnson And I want to know if sla
side, sir: all on the slavery side. I'm a good very is one of 'em.
Jackson Democrat ; but I've no notion of be-j Deacon Snow Mr Chairman, as there
ing ketched in a slavery trap. And that's seems to be some misunderstanding about
tvhv I want to srmrl si Dfilorrato in "Raltimorfi Dcmnw.i f ir? nrinninlns. nnd f hnrf rlnn't kppiti
, " , ,r
Iht up rrnn nnnprm nnnn.-Kiirth ns .Alainr
n . . . w t r.. ,
very trap. For J tell you sir, the South has
got the Slavery trap set all over the country,
and covered with a good many pieces of sly
tempting bait of nice flavored Buchanan bait (
here, and a strong Cass bait, and a little J
Douglass bait further along, and a fatHous-
ton bait out yonder: and on the middle of the
, , e. t, .
nnn thorn a n mvctArmiiQ hit nt Kntlnr hmt
nicely raked in meal: yes sir, all rolled in
lit.., . ,
mpnl nrul ivhnt s mnrf In makp if pnsv tn
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Buren oil. Now, sir, I don't swaller none of the party and without it we can't hold togeth
them baits, and- no man don't get my vote' er. In the old Gineral's time if my memory
for President without he comes right up to sarves me right, we had three principles to
the chalk first, and declare up and dowh that ! go by; one was the Bank, and one was the
he isn't no slavery man. J Tariff,and 'tother was Internal Improvements.
I Doctor Briggs Mr. Chairman, it seems to That is to say, them was the principles we
me neighbor Johnson has got hold of the hot had to fight agin. Them was the Whig prin
end of the poker, after all, and has fairly got ciples ; and the Democratic principle was to
to stirring the Presidency with it, whether fight agin the three Whig principles. And
we will or no. So that my motion to go in-' as long as we stuck tp that we beat, and got
( to the question of the Presidency first, seems the offices. But the science of politics has
to be earned without being put to vote. Now, advanced a good deal in these latter years
sir, I am glad to see that Mr. Jones and Mr. since the Gineral's time, and so many new
Johnson agrees exactly in one thing, hower- principles are crowded in helter skelter, that
er wide apart they may be on other points; we get kind of confused and mixed up. I
that is, that they wont neither of 'em move don't think theydo any good. Some of these
a step in the dark, nor stir an inch till they new principles, instead of holding us together,
know where they are agoing to. Mr. Johnson seem to be pretty likely to blojv us, apart
wont vote for a Delegate till he knows his like gunpowder. But the good old Jackson
man, and knows he's right & isn't no slavery principles work 'tother way; they hold us to
man gether like wax, and give us the offices.
. Solomon Jones Nor I wont vote for no Therefore I think we may safely say we go
President till I know he's all rteht, arid isn't
no Abolitionist. . ' ' '
John Robinson So I wont vote for no
President that isn't a friend to Cuba. If a
stopping of 'em.
Sargent Joel Downing For my part, Mr.
flhfiirmjin I'ro mnilp Itn mv mind nntlotfnln
-
i for any man that wont go for Kossuth clear -
up to the hub, and stand ready to fight the
' 1?iK-cinn Tlnnr ifhn maAAna tiritU TTiinnrai!
freedom is thl Vlrfit of everv bodv. and
. . . - , ' . - .e
, B 4U. .v ..w, uj.iWl lulty, a.m Suip
lt can't be got without. I call that good
Jasckson doctrine. Old Hickory would go
for it, if he was alive, and the - Democracy
must ee that he-has a successor that'll go
, , . r., . b.
for it too ; that s the foundation of the pnnci-
ple of Democracy, freedom for every body. 1
Solomon Jones-Freedom for. every body, '
.... ' '
JS ft r
I want to know it the gentleman
means treedom.tor tne niggers souui oi iua-,
I'll stick to it. And I want a President who
will carry that principle out straight on all
sides, in Hungary and everywhere else.
And when we choose our Delegates to Balti
more, I shall move to give him instructions
to vote for a Kossuth candidate lor the Presi
dency. Solomon Jones Then, sir, you are an Ab-
olitionist, and your canditate will be an Ab-
olitionist. and the whole South will hn nmn
. Q
. you : and you'll find, If you can't split hairs,
jj'ou can split the country, and the whole
Democracy will be torn to flinders, and we
, shall lose the ofiices.
Sargeant Joel I don't fight for ofiices, I
fight for, liberty: freedom for every body; that's
my motto.
Deacon Snow I feel it my duty, Mr.
Chairman, tocaution our Democratic breth-
ren not to be rash. I think we ought to have
a President who will be prudent, and not get
, us into any tangling alliance with other na-
tions, and will carry out the safe, neutrality
doctrines laid down by Washington.
Doctor Briggs Mr. Chairman, we seem
to be going all round Robin Hood's barn, but
I dont see as we are any where near coming
to the point. Now, sir, it seems to me the
way we should go is as plain as the road to
'mill. Is this a Democratic meetin? And
are we all Democrats 3 That's the question.
If we are all Democrats then of "course we.
, all want a Democratic President ; and we
' ought to fix ourselves on that point, and not
be looking round for any other nails to hang
Democrat and in favor of all sound Democrat
ic principles.
Chairman are you ready for that question?
If that is your minds gentlemen, please
Solomon Jones Mr. Cheerman, I oppose
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fn hf murli chnnrn nr rinincr nnvlhinnr fill
t, it . , T , t ..
Do wning,our Venerable Chairman, shall make
a plain full statement to this meeting of all
the sound Democratic principles ; and then
we shall have something to go by.
.This was seconded all around, and Uncle
Joshua, coloring a little, laid his specs on the
desk, and got up out of his chair.l
r,, - A ., , J
(. hmrmon (rant oman nnH Womnnntc .
As Jbr the-Democratic principle, I view it is
. ill! r ' 1
t'rv imnnrlont ivp shnlilfl linvp n tnir linHpr-
. J r.,;. . 7
ag,r le lanit, ana we go agin internaum
Foments. And 1 think our Delegate
to
Baltimore should oe instructed to stand
to stand on
that platform.
Bill Johnson I move we amend that plat
form by adding that we go agin slavery.
Solomon Jones I" move Mr. Cheerman,
that we amend it by adding that wc go agin
abolition.
Sargent Joel I move that we amend it by
. ... w ayin RnES;
Chasirrnansfiali we nut thf
Shall we put the question on .
ti,e platform with the three amendments add
nt tn it nr nn t ho nln t fnrm uithnnf tlin nmnml
ments, or the amendments without thc.plat-
form 1
Deacon 5nowMr, Chairman, if these a-
mendmpnts are added, I think there are a
number of other amendments tjiat ought to be
added, besides, particularly, the neutrality
doctrines of Washington. Therefore T move
we adjourn this meeting for one week, and
tmt t,Jie whoie subjcct be referred to a Com-
niittee to be appointed by the Chairman, and
t,,at lhc' Pn to the Pext "jeeting. a demo.
nrntir! nlRtfnrm containincr all the sound. Si-
DernQcratic nrincinles.
Deacon Snow's niption was put and earn-
The "Mysterious Tracks."
Some of the Rhode Islanders do not seem
t inclined to adopt the suggestion that the
Mysterious tracks," Which we noticed in
last week's Republican, are caused by that
unwelcome and troublesome adversary, the
" Prince of Darkness ;" but are casting about
for some other solution of the mystery. A
writer in the Providence Journal attributes
them to the Einereous, or Great Grey OwJ.
The reason for this belief is thus stated :
" But to the main point in explanation of
' the 'mystery r this owl has a foot covered
witn reamers, wincii curve under it, and,
when it stands upon the ground and its talons
are retracted and bent under, form a smooth
edge or padding, which, I should suppose,
would give an impression on soft snow very
much like that described as the impression of
a 1 colt's foot.'- The feather curved and bent
under' would correspond very well with the
rim of the hoof three quarters of an inch
wide, as described, making a hollow which
would give the riased impression in the snow.
It would not require a greater weight than
that of this owl to make the impresssion in
soft snow. Its eyesight adapts it to noctur
nal flights; and its fondness for vermin would
account for it being seen in the neghborhood
of cellars, barn doors or pig pens. The tract
of country in which the foot marks were found
would be but a short flight in a few hours
for these birds. A small flock of them may
have passed through Massachusetts and a-
cross "Rhode Island in ioveniber, and may
have returned in February, according to their
usual period' of migration .to and from , the
South. Occasionally one of these birds has
been shot in this State. Such is the two
legged animal which may have made the
'tracks,' when in search of food during its
nocturnal excursions, or emigration."
The above noticed mysterious tracks, it
seems, were not confined to Rhode Island and
Massachusetts. They have also been seen
m Ohio, and the description corresponds in
all cases.
Strange Attempt to Commit Siccide. A
rpnnhmnn roeu onr in nni nn mprmtlv
i mnfiii Inctoiwl hrv-irniror nt mmvinrr nia
Ziy nfoS Sn .
fmm th nnnrtnrp in the shell, but without'
rimno- nr, cprJnnc hnrm in thp mnn Thn ns.
tonishment of the passers-by at beholding a
human mouth suddenly become the crater of
an active volcano, may be imagined. The
disappointed man was taken into custody by
the police, and conveyed to the hospital.
A Woman in California.
conceived an entirely new style of self-de- fa,ce wifcl S1X thousand grog-shops!
struction. lie first bought an egg in the We have at last taking courage by the
market, extracted its contents (by "suction"), success of our brethren in Maine con
and filled the shell with about three ounces eluded to take one step forward. What
of gunpowder. Then going into a very crow-1 is the result? We find that the Tem
ded thoroughfare we presume, to give eclat peraace question has been brought home
to his enterprise he placed the infernal ma- to an(j taken 10 0f j hoc commun
chinem his mouth, and "touched it off' with .f Tf. ?c nrnmniinf tn nnf m.rr;.
We have before us, says the Boston sensitive" when we tell them their busi
Traveller, a private letter from a lady, ne3S ja disgraceful, and a worthy object
though a hard-wording woman, in Cali-' 0f legislative inhibition. And when we
forniif It would interest our readers, can them rumsellers, they step in and
we have no doubt, as it has us, were we tell us we abuse them, .call them bad
at liberty to publish it entire. The wri-
ter appears to keep a restaurant or cat-
iug-house, in a mining village Among
her visitors she accidentally discovers
the son of an old Connecticut acquain-
tane'e. and findin he was endeavoring to
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induce his father and mother to visit Cal- thing to injure that cause! We have,
ifornia, she writes this letter to encour- then, done something. We are on the
age them forward : After an .introduc- right track, that is certain. How suc
tory explanation of who she was, and cessful wc may be depends upon the
where they became acquainted with each energy and determination of your will
other, she goes on to say : . 1 the will of the masses who have come
"I have made $18,000 worth of pic up here to-night, in the face of - discour-
about one third of this was clear profit,
One year I dragged my own wood off the
mountains and chopped it. and 1 have
never had so much as a child to take a
step for me in the country. SI J,0UU l dience present, that the Maine Law was uu uu.-uuuuui ui iue great, uu-
baked in one little iron skillet, a consid- to be carried on by the people and car- J?ath ot Gath. e have heard of Larry
erable portion by a camp fire, without ried through ; and that it would become O'Brien, who used to light his pipe at a
the shelter of a tree from the broiling a main
sun. But now I have a good cooking the State and this whole country,
stove, in which I bake four pies at a time, ! Rev. T. L. Cuyler, of Trenton, N. J.f
a comfortable cabin, carpeted, and a good followed. lie expressed his gratisfica
many "Kobinson Crusoe" comforts about tjon at finding assembled together so
mo. which though they have cost nothing, great a meeting. They had assembled
yet they make my place loolc naDitaDie.
I also have my wood hauled and chop-'
nnrl. I hnhn nn i nvArfirrA about 1200
pies per month, and clear 200. This,
in California, is not thought much, and
yet, in reality, few in comparison are do-
ing as well. I have been informed there
are some women in our town clearing
$50 per week at washing, and I cannot
doubt it.- There is no labor so well paid
as women's labor in California. It is
I hard work to applv one's self incessantly
to toil, but a few years will place you
above want, with a hadsome independen- mcu fot10 or 15? If he takes that
cy. I intend to leave off work the com- defence up to tho judgment bar, he will
ing Spring, and give my business into find it of little avail there. It will not
the hands of my sister-in-law. Not that pass current there. Again: they may
I am rich, but I need littlCj and have make their living by it. Yes ; and it is
none to toil for but myself,. I expect to true too that many of their victims make
go hdme somp timo during tho present their death by it. Every piece of gold
year, for a short' visit, but I could not that is got by this horrid traffic is crus
bclongcontent away from the sunny clime ted over with the tears of widows and
of this yellow land. Alovlier,or more orphans. And are w.e to keep up this
healthy climate could pot be, and when miserable trado in the souls of men, be
I get a few friends about pie, I think I .cause ome make their Hying by it.
shall be nearly happy again. I suppose , The temperance men might show that
C. 0. B. has described the face of the they are in enrneat now. Last June the
country to you a hundred times ; so I will opponents of temperance did not suppose
conclude by. wishing and hopingkthatyou the old folks down in Maine, busy in
will be in California before you are growing potatoes and floating lumber
pinched iu at the north by the cold of
anoiner, winter, xi yuu uuu -" -should
be obliged if you, could find time
TheQpu!ation;Q.fthe vorld.3ia, .estimuted.
ataiitjc'hiilidrcinud fiixfy mtflioijt-;
By Request.
Great Teincra'nce Meeting at
Metropolitan Hall, HT. Y.
Metropolitan Hall was filled to over
flowing on Wednesday evening by the
friends of the Maine Law. The first
gallery was occupied principaly by the
ladies, of whom several hundred were,
present. There is no question that this
was the largest assembly ever congre
gated in this hall, and one of the most or
derly. Not a standing or siting place in
any part of the house was vacant.
The meetjng yas called to order by C.
C. Leigh, Esq., and Dr. Eleazer Part
ly took the chair.
Mr. C. J. Warren presented a series
of resolutions expressing the sense of the
meeting upon the general subject ot tem
perance ; in favor of the Maine Law, and
demanding its passage by our legislature,
sympathizing with Hon.- E. L. Snow in
his jpolitical martyrdom, and claiming
him not only as' the representative of the
XVIth Assembly District or as the mem
ber of a political party, but as the repre
sentative of the temperance voters of the
whole State ; and declaring that the
thanks of the people are due to those
presses which have, advocated the cause
of temperance in the present crisis. The
resolutions were
enthusiasm.
received with
Hon. Horace Greeley was then in
troduced. He addressed the meeting in
substance as follows : In an ancient bat
tle the soldiers complained to their gen
eral that their spears were too short.
Take step forward, said their comman
der, and that will overcome tke difficulty.
They stepped forward and the spears
were all right. This is applicable to our
case. We have been several years la-
I bouring in the temperance cause by mor-
! 1 l.-rrr, flr,,l n.calnAc
. '
J
We have brought the question home to
the people. In times past we have Jield
1 our temnerance meetings, and temperance
1 men attended them. But they were
converted already. We needed to get
1 hold 0f the rumsellers ; and they would
i fc attend Qur moral suasion meetings ;
we could not get their attention to his
subject. Well, we took a step forward ;
and now we find these rumsellers keenly
names, and all that "sort
of thing.
So,
tn0) iaVe drawn out the press ; and
1 sbme of them, who have hardlv ever
heretofore mentioned the word "temper-
ance." are now advocating it, and expres-
cinrr thnv fonrs tlmf wn will An some-
aemcnt, to testify your determination
to vote for such men to fill our offices as
wm carrv on this movement. He was
satisfied by the appearance of the au-
pillar of morality
at this court; to noiu up oeiore tne trmu
nal of public opinion the trafficker in
nlonTinUn Worarms. In the name of i
' many a sufferiug wife, mother, and child '
in the name of our commonwealth, audi
0f our holv religion I impeach this traf-
fickcr of high misdemeanour and treason
against humanity. He puts iu his plea
and says he has the right to sell this evil
snirit Where did he get tlie right?
From Jehovah ? 2sTo ! for his word deals
denunciations against him. Can he get the
moral right to sell it from his fellow-
down the Penobscot, wore going to do
much. Nobody feared the Maine law
then ; they did pot suppose it could pass.
When they heard the distant thunder
rolling, they said, "It ain't going to be
inuch' of a shower." But I guess hy this
time especially if they have heard the
vote yesterday in the Senate if Massach
usetts they begin to think the shower
will soon turn out a deluge. Afteromc
futher remarks the speaker, concluded
with the followiug sentiment.
"All honour to Neal Dow of Portlandl
the Columbus who has discovered a now
continent of Truth, and whose motto has
always been, 1 Lay hold, hold on, and
never let go T" (Great applause.)
Rev JOIIN PlERREPONT, of Boston,
was then introduced to the audience.
lie said he had risen simply to relate a
little story. Some years ago, at a rum
sellers' meeting, in Boston, he was pre
sent, and attemped to say something in
behalf of temperance, but was put down
by the turbulence of the assembly. Jusfc
as he had ceased his efforts, a little man
stepped up to him, and, shaking his fist
in his face, inquired, " Do you intend to i
stop our selling rum !" Af that moment,
a tall, well-formed man, dressed in a dark
roundabout, and with a heavy black
beard; stepped forward, and grasping
the puny assailant by the arm, said,
"Let that man alone I He is too well
known in this community, and too much
respected to be assaulted." This defend
er of the right had come to the meeting,
as he subsequently acknowlged, prepar
ed to head a mob, if necessary, to carry
out its objects. Sometime afterwards,
the reverend speaker attended a temper
ance meeting, where he saw a fine-looking
tall gentleman with a blue coat, gilt
buttons, and buff vest, whom he recog
nised as his friend who saved him from
violence on a former occasion,.was to ad
dress the meeting. Gentlenffo, said the
speaker, that man was Col. Snow. (Great
applause.) Stand by him. Sustain him, if !
you would have the cause progress.
Stand by him who has faithfully stood
by you 1
CiX'dit.
Is your credit good ? Keep it so.
Never say to a creditor " I will pay you
to-morrow," and then put him off a day
or two longer, and perhaps a week.
We know of many a man who might
have been the "lord of his neighbor's
j purse who cannot now obtain a dollar's
, worth of credit. The reasonis, he never
does as he agrees, nis most solemn ob-
ligations are broken ; and when a man's
credit is gone he is ruined. It is next to
impossible for him to secure what he has
unwisely and wickedly lost.
A young man starting in life should on
no account whatever lose his credit.
It is -his only hope. Prompt payments
have made a thousand fortunes. Ilemem
ber this and act accordingly.
Charley C, of Newburyport, took a
field to plant at halves. At harvest time
the owner came for his share of the pro-
' duce ; but the wicked wag told him, very
' coolly, thgt he was sorry there was noth-
ing fr him, as the land did not yield but
ba" a cr0P aud the cultivator was entitl-
ed to the first chance.
SoEisutliiisg lilse alTIast.
The following is a detailed description
of the young giant now in Charlestown,
Mass.
We had the curiosity to drop in to the
room a few evenings since, and had au
interview with the young Nova Scotfan
1 sj Mr- Andrew McKaskell, now-ex-
uwug rv. c amiy nun aieiy as-
sert that we have seen a giant, worthy to
windows, and we have seen many tall
persons in our time, but we never had a
true idea of a giant until we saw this
youth, for he is but 19 years old. He is
not only tall, his height being seven feet
10 inches, but his frame is immense, and
conveys the idea of great strength.
J-Uink oi a man measuring 4 iect v incnes
round the chest ; 4 feet 2 inches round
sti 2 fect 8 inches, round the
tuiu , it:i:i iuuuu luu autt, aii aits
shoe is 1 foot 4 inches long, and would
make a cradle for a tolerable large sized
baby.
It is impossible to conceive a mcrrc im
posing and majestic form than he presents,
dressed in the full Highland costume,
and with the plume of his Bonnet away
up in the air. Tall men appear quite
pigmies by his side ; we measured arms
with him, and could just reach his elbow;
and stretching upwards, could only touch
his cheek bono with the tip of our fin-
cor.
He is rcallv a physical wonder, and
well deserving of a visit. It is a remark
able fact, that until his 12th year he was
quite a dwarf ; but when ho began to
stretch out, he made up for lost time, and
has increased for the last seven years at
tho rate of two thirds of an inch per
month, and is still growing.
Aufid. Two hundred and twenty
eight graduates Jeft Jefferson Medical
College in Philadelphia, at the late Com
mencement, with licenses of 31. IX
The-man who tliqught to coax a lawyer tq
reduce his bill of co?tsT is now trying to thaw'
the ice
n in the Siijh,etina with "a cjgJif.
So may