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Letter from Kev. John Chambers.
We publish below a timely and admirable
letter from the" Kev. John Chambers, with re
ference to the prostitution of the temperance
question to mere partisan ends, and the move
ments of the secret, sworn political organiza
tion now being courted by the Prohibitionists.
It is manly and indepenlent in its tone, an J
such as might have been looked for from a
whole-hearted citizen and true Christian.
Jfrssrg. P.litors :
During a recent visit to the Bedford Spring
1 was called upon by nne of the most ardent
friendr of Temperance in the State, and invit
ed t address the people ofeBedford on the
importance of inducing ry friend of human
itv to vote for a prohibitory liquor law at th-j
ensuing election I :Oft cheerfully complied i
with the request of these gentleman, aSJ I
Lad hoped that I bad discharged tho duty im
posed upon me to the satisfaction of all.
I regret to observe, however, that v.ty re
marks on that occasion have become- a topic
of newspaper discussion, that ny words have
been misrepresented and my motives impugn
ed. I deem it due to others as well as to iuy
telf that the truth should be known.
My recollection is, that I urged upon the
people present en that occasion the importance
of the temperance reform generally, and ex
horted them to vote for and against a prohibi
tory law at the next election." I expressed
the" belief that the whole question was involved
ih the resolutions allowing the people to vote
for and against a prohibitory law, and that the
real friends of temperance should direct their
attention to that point, and that only. I de
clared my belief, that if the law was demand
ed in this way. by the voice of the people, it
mattered but little who filled the office of Go
vernor the law would be sanctioned that no
jiiau would set himself against the will of the
scople. I said thci', es I repeat no.v, that i
dieve either of the distinguished gentlemen
would carry out that will it put in a I rm con
sistent with the terms of the Constitution.
I did say that Governor Bigler was too good
a Democrat to resist the will of the people,
and that I had every confidence beside in his
desire to do any reasonable and proper thing
to arrest the vice of intemperance, that I knew
from correspondence and personal intercourse
with him, that held the doctrine that the will
of the people should be binding so far as re
lated to the policv of the measure, but that he
would not yield his right to judge of the con
stitutionality and justice of a law when
it came before him he would not so far for
get the dignity of h:s station or the obligations
of his oath. But Governor Bigler has writ
ten to me no letter inconsistent with his man
ly letter to the Temperance Convention
I felt more at liberty to say what I did of
Gov. Bigler, because 1 believe an attempt had
been made to prostitute the sacred cause of
temperance to mere partisan ends, and to turn
its influence against re-election. I did not
hesitate, as I shall not, to rebuke this attempt
I intend sit) do wheiieverandwhcrevcr I in- ct
it, and this is the true .m i real cause of the
complaints which have been preferred agaimt
my Bedford address.
I, also, at the same meeting, in Bedford,
referred to a secret sworn political organiza
tion, whose object, so far as is made known,
is to disfranchise every adopted citizen of this
glorious country, and tliat too. in the face of
the guaranties of the Constitution of the Unit
ed States as well as of our own beloved Com
monwealth, both of which recognize the adopt
ed citizen on the same board platform of civil
and religious liberty, with the native born.
'Doubtless then "the head and front of my of
fending" in the eyes of some of the unknown
and unknowing ones, is my strong and un
compromising opposHion to JESUITISM,
whether Protestant cr Papal, and wish these
men the same objection rests against Gover
nor Bigler, because of his fixed determination
not to violate the Constitution and laws of the
land, by disfranchising adopted citizens either
on account of their religion or the place of
their birth.
There are in my own church, and in every
.other church in this "land of the free and the
home of the brave," men of foreign birth, as
pure patriots and as good men as ever breathed
the air of freedom men who, to the letter,
obey the constitution and laws of the country
of their adoption. Are thsu men to be dis
franchised and stricken down like felons, by
the iron hand of a secret sworn band of petty
despots? Every true-hearted, Constitution and
law-loving and law-amaing American curist-
ian
and patriot will answer no! But if the men
i have emirrrated from Scotland, England,
who
Ireland, Wales, Germany, France and else
where, and made this the land ot their adop
tion, citizens by choice and not by accident,
and among whom are to be found our best ci
tizens, are to be turned out of politcal society
and treated like serfs, solely because they
were born out of the United States, let those
who are secretly sworn thus to treat them,
follow the example of the Mayor of Phila
delphia, and boldly avow their purpose, and
fcvt Lid themselves cr their actions from the
light of day. It will be much more in accor
dance with the trim American character.
So far as regards the bald and weak invent
ion that I was stumping the State for Govern
or Bigler, and the vulger and childish clamor
for "that Letter," I can afford, so far as I am
concerned myself, to treat them with merited
contempt, and to let them pas3 me as the idle
winds. I have a higher, holier, better object
in view, the passage of a Prohibitory Law, and
am therefore not alarmed ly these Tempests
of Penny Teapots, neither will they prevent
me from urging upon every friend of humani
ty in the State to vote for a Prohibitory Liq
uor Law without fail, and for Governor for
whomever they please.
As it regards my own vote, I will say that
Gov. Bigler; nor no other man, shall have
my vote for the office of Governor, unless he
is willing to submit to the will of the people
on this great and all-important question nor
will I vote for a member of cither branch of
the Legislature on any other ground. A or
fill I ccer vote for a member of any J suit
Ass'jciation, Protestant or Catholic, Juirinrj
fjoo'l reotonto Lrtitvc him such.- JIoio could
I vote for men who are sworn to disfranchise
my father, my unfle, my brother, and some
of the best neighbors and dearest friends that
I have, and some of the best men in my chu
rch?
John Chambers.
Prom the Lon ljn Le uler:
Pennsylvania never Epullatel her Debts-
London, I'Jth June lbod. -.To. the Editor
of the Leader. Sir: I Lave read with much
interest your excellent remarks on the charac
ter and writings of ihe llev. Sidney Smith,
but bog fhat you will permit me to correct
one error, as it is an important one, into which
ho seems to have fallen, and into which he
has led you. Pennsylvania, although select
ed bv him as the representative of repudiating
States, really never repudiated her debrs. 1
have heard it stated that Sidney Smith did
not hold any Penr-jlvanian Bonds at the
time when he wrote his pungent satires against
her, but ud h.r as a target at which to shoot
his arrows intended to pierce rcpudiators
wherever they exist J, and I am disposed to
believe thb statement to be correct.
I was not only iu America but in Philadel
phia at the time when that State suspended
payment of the interest of her debts, but I
actually held Pcurisylvanian Bonds, and I
hold them still. I read the proceedings of
her governor aud legislature with the inte
rest which a creditor naturally feel..; in the
exposition of his debtor's affairs and 1 am
bound in duty to say that these authorities
never hinted at repudiation. On the eon
trarv, the governor, iu his annual message's,
explained the circumstances which had ren
dered it physically impossible for the State
to pay the interest of her debts ; he distinct
ly acknowledged the incumbency of the debts
on the State's resources; asked only for
time; and, morever, the legislature never
separated without .solemnly acknowledging the
debt, and expressing their anxiety to dis
charge it.
As I was personally cognisant of the state
of financial affairs iu Pennsylvania in lSoS,
lJi) aud 1840, I kwiff that the causes as
signed by the governor for the suspension of
the interest were real The state had char
tered banks, and encouraged the issue of
paper money to such an extent that the
people engaged in the wildest speculative en
terprises worse than our railway mania of
1S40. This was carried to so great an ex
tent that the balance of trade with Europe
turned strongly against the United States,
and forced them to export almost all their
yold and silver coin arid bullion ; but still the
drain went on. The United States Bank first
suspended cash payments, and soon became
bankrupt. Innumerable country banks then
collapsed , and all p-;per money was discredit
ed. The gold and silver were gone to Europe,
or hoarded, and literally, there was not an ac
creditrd circulating medium existing, even iu
Philadelphia, sufficient to serve for carrying
on the ordinary transactions of life.
Debts were paid by checks on the few banks
remaining solvent, and they were marked as
"good" by the bank on which they were
drawn, and carried to the bank of the creditor,
which received them as money, and placed
the amount to his credit In the rural districts
trade was reduced to barter, and harvest la
borers were paid in wheat, pork and potatoes,
which they exchanged for other necessaries in
the shops of the vilages. When the taxgath
ercr came to the farmers, they offered him
pork, rye, barley, and other produce, at his j
option; but the duties ot a provision merchant
were not included in his commission, and the
State could not pay its creditors in kind by
sending such commodities to them. Supcns
ion, therefore, was a physical necessity in the
circumstances; but as soon as her financial cir
cumstances were reduced to order, the State
paid all arrears of interest, r.nd her stock is
now in excellent credit in the markets of Eu
rope as well as in these of the United States.
T have not lost a tennvbvniv Pennsylvania
bonds. On the contrary, they stand higher in
market value now than they did when I pur
chased them, sixteen years ago.
Sydney Smith's satire was richly merited
by a number of the Western and Southern
States, which did repudiate, and it did excell
ent service in shaming them into honesty; but
it was a positive misfortune to him to have in
flicted a vicarious castigation on Pennsylvrnia,
which never deserved it.
In settling the interest on the arrears of in
terest which had accumulated during the per
iod of suspension, that State allowed only 4
per cent., which was thought shabby, as her
debt itself bore 5 or 6 per cent; but this is the
only complaint which the most rigid Creditor
can make against her.
It has given me pain to see Sydney Smith's
charge repeated again and again, even by the
most respectable members of the press in Eng
land, such as the Times and your own paper,
EBENSBURG, AUGUST 31, 1851.
knowing, as I do, how keen this injust ice is
felt as a moral wrong in Pennsylvania. Beside
it tends to screen the really delinquent States
by constantly battering the innocent with the
blows which should have been bestowed on
the guilty alone. I am, ire ,
George Combe, ofEdinburgh.
Col. Mott is not a Know Nofting.
Whig editors have wonderful Magnifying
powers, as well as an unenviable ambition to
extal each other in making the largest stor'
out of the smallest incident Let ts examine
a case in point :
Several weeks ago Blanche's Sunday Tress,
a neutral paper of Native American leanings,
hoisted the name of Henry S. Mott for Canal
Commissioner in opposition to George Darsie,
the whig candidate who was of foreign birth.
The editor stating that Col. Mott was an old
personal friend, a worthy man and an available
candidate, while Darsie was neither. Con
tending that cue of them must be elected and
he preferred that it should be Cl. Mott.
When this news reached our place, Col. Mott
happened to be here on business, and we know
he was as much surprised as any one to find
his name at the head of a paper which had
hitherto opposed the democratic candidates,
and vvas now implicated w ith the Know No
thing movement. He was as much puzzled
as others to account for the unexpectel sup
port of the Sunday Press, and avowed that he
had never shown any partiality by word or
deed, to the Native American and Know No
thing factions, whereby he should merit their
support.
Nothing further was heard of tbe matter
until within a few day, when tbe wlrg editors
contend that the support ef the Sunday Press,
is cquivolent to an acknowledgment of Col.
Mett's membership of the Know Nothing
order They know it is all hnmbus, and that
they are doing this democratic candidate great
injustice by publishing the falsehood, still they
persevere. It is done flu- polities! effect
to deceive the masses, to divert attention from
their own intrigues, and if possible, to lighten
the public odium now resting upon Judge
Pollock for joining the same proscriptivc secret
order.
Mr. Mott will in due time publish a card
disavowing all connection with the Know
Know Nothing order. lie would have done
it before had the Suuday Press placed its sup
port upon the ground of his partiality to Na
tive Americanism or Know Nothinglsm. Will
Pollock do as much ? IV. C JleraUl.
Berks County.
The Democracy of old Berks county prom
ises 5000 majority for Bi ler and the whole
State ticket.
3xzii"ffllarnrcus
Cosines in Da sling
The circumstances attending the late duel
between Messrs Legar and Dunovant having
been related in the journals, as instancing
great coolness in dueling, some one has cop
ied the following as a parallel instance:
In the "Master's House," a tale of South
erc life., there is a description of a duel which
is evidently from the life, that is remarkable
not onlj- for the vivid manner it is given; but
also as a display of the highest courage.
The reader must understand that Mildmay
from his quiet habits rested under the impo
tation in the public 4mind that he would not
tight, aud furthermore, his opponent was to
draw his fire and shoot him down. When the
parties arrived ou the Cell, the description
goes on as follows :
The principals were at their places, their
weapons in their hands, Colonel Lee, Mr.
Morton's second, had the ordering of the pre
liminaries, and with professional solemnity
asked :
"Gentlemen, are you ready?"
"We are ready!'' was mutally answered.
"Then, gentlemen," eaid Colonel Lee,
with a loud voice, "upon my repeating again
the question, "Are you ready?" you are to
answer "Yes," I shall then say lire ; one
two sthree."
At this instant Mildway who was standing
with his rifle in the hollow of his left arm, to
the astonishment of all present, dropped the
but upon the ground, and said :
"Colonel Lee, I desire some information."
General Bledsoe, (Mildmay's second) who
was now of course compelled to be a. client
spectator, felt a sickness come over iin, when
Mildmay appeared thus to interrupt the pro
ceeding, while a look of sarcastic significance
passed between Morton's friends, Beauchamp
whispering, "Mildmay's going to faint."
' What is it sir?" said Colonel Lee, impa
tiently, at the same time turning to the ques
tioner. "Do I understand aright Colonel Lee said
Mll.Wnv with an affectinir slow emphasis, "that
I can fire at any time between the counts of
"one two three.
"You can sir!" answered Colonel Lee, wav
!ti liia Vianrl n-it.h authority.
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Upon hearing wtiicn liuimay very siowiy
stooped down, and pinching up some dry dust
between the thumb and forefinger of his right
hand, without speaking signified that he un
derstood the arrangement, ana msiamiy as
nrnner position .
General BleJsoe, whose confidence in 3IId
had been so terribly shaken bv
M-hrit nnneared to be his ill-opiortuned inter
ruption, instantly caught the deep intent of
Mildmay s epuestion, and tne reason oi appar
ent desire to fortify his finger against the pos
;K;i;t f Klinninrr on the trifrirer: it flashed
- r t n ' ,
that it was all to
derange Morton's calcufation about Mildmay's
Tv.oVInrr a nniek fire, and General Bledsoe,
t before was near collasp-
in with fear, with a thrill of admiration could
now with difficulty refrane trom tailing on
ATM.iTvintr'a mofk and biirstin!? into tears.
i?rttliAtnrtrin and MJhlmav now seemed
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t conscious mat tne instant or action uaaanrveei
for they simultaneously raised their weapons
as if "presenting arms." Colonel Lee again
in a solemn voice asked:
"Uenuemen are you reaay:
The combatants simultaneously answered
"we are!" Then said Col Lee:
"Gentlemen are you ready?
ejrennemeu ruiE
The numeral had hardly escaped the lips of
, r- .1 . V 1- 1 r Xltl 1
' ' G entlemen Fi re on t
Lee before the 'crashing sound of Mildmay's
rifle echoed far and wide, and Morton, with
his weapon undischarged sprangperpcndicular
in the air, and then fell lumbering to the
earth; for an instant his body trembled like
an aspen leaf; he assayed to raise himself and
amid gurgling sounds could be distinguished
the words: "nn'wife my children!" aud then
with a longdrawn sigh he fell back a corpse.
Mildnioy, still standing in his place, gazed
sadly at fie group now kneeling about the
lifeless form of the once splendid Mr. Moreton
and then, handing his weapon to the General,
who could se-arce conceal his cxultation'at the
result, he mechanically moved toward his
horse.
How Pipkin Blowei Himself.
Bill Pipkin hadn't been married very long;
hadn't got out of the habit of taking a little
punch at drinking frolics with his friends on
particular occasions. He was first-rate at mak
ing excuses for staying out all night now and
then ; he was terribly pressed with business,
and as he took very 'good care never to go
home crossleg'o 1, his wife never suspected
anything and all went on very well. One night
however Bill got rather more than he could
carrv straight, but he didn't find it out until
he was on his way home. He wouldn't have
Susan know he was in such a situation for the
world, and he began thinking its well as be
could with his head spinuing round so, what
was best ta be done to keep her from finding
it out.
"Hie I've got it 'zaetly," said he, (hie)
Su Susau knows rm C"ic) tcmi'iy t-tond ot
m-milk. Well I'll jest take a big drink (hie)
that'll fix all right Ss (hie) sh-she'll never
suspect nothing poor girl."
Dome he went, practising straight walking
on the way, and studying how he should talk
straight, so that Susan would not find him
out.
When be found the lateh which was on the
wrong side of the door, which opened the
wrong way too. he fedt around iu the dark for
more doors than were iu the house bef re, and
into ever-so-many shaped rooms till he found
the pantry, where he expected to find some
milk. He had ou very clear idea as to where
it ought to be: so after feeling about in every
place but the right one, he came to the con
clusion to go to Lis room aud ask his wife
where it was. The stairs seemed to be turned
upside dowu and the bed room changed place
with the kitchen, but he made out at last to
find the room.
After clearing his throat, and saying over
liw so that he could not make any mis
take he opened the door and leaned against
the door post, hstene'd to near ii uis who was
awake She was sound asleep.
"All the better for that," thought he.
"Susan ! Susan !" very low and plain.
"Eh ?" said Susan just awaking out of a
r Saul rusaii juH iftnii vui v. .
"Is that vou come home, my dear so
doze.
"Susan 1 Susan!" said Bill, not paying nay
attention to what she SL-ad hi heal being
full of milk; "Susan!"
"What, my dear .'
"Is there any milk in the house?"
"Yes dear but what in the world
"Susan ! Susan !"
"What dear?"
"Where is the milk ?"
"In the pantry in the dining room, dear,
but vou had better come to bed now
it's so"
Bill didn't say a word but took some ter
rible I n" st.ps in the dark, lie tound uie
.tmniiKr ?tioiii a 'ain and the pantry, but he
couldn't find the milk anywhere. After try
ins five minutes he went up stairs and leaning
against the door to steady himself asked his
wife ajram , .
"Sum! Susan!" said he very empnaticai-
Kh what: saia sue, waging uy o6am.
"Is there any milk in the house?"
"I told there was some milk in the pantry,
dear " . . . .. , r
t.ittii roTit Tim aram. Inis time ne ieu
everywhere and upset everything, mating a
: ,,M.-et amoiis the crockery, but not a
drop of milk could be found.
"Confound tue mus,
could they have put it?"
In a minute ne was at me oeu room uuui
again
"Susan ! Susan !" said he.
Susan snuffed the snore short of in the
middle. . .
"What? said she rather cress ttus time
"Is there any milk in the house ?"
"Yes I told you."
"Well, where is it?" said he.
the fdielf in the pantry
in the ding" room," said Susan, breaking it off
in phort mouthfulls.
That rather scared Bill and put mm on nis
"Well, Susan," said he, "it is tied up in
anything or is layin about loose.
This was enouzh the cat was out of the
i.u tf Air Pinkms was
uag, iiuu u ucii iwi i Tvn
hr trht awake in a minute, ana iub way
J3- a ii 4i,n T,;rhf was rnoujrh to
cnr- lm drnnlroYiMt husband in creation.
1 iKTnin and it was more
than a year afterwards before he could drink
milk m ins couee, wnen ousau
table.
m-A woman out West having been con
victed of having two husbands a eotempora-
ry says, she loved not wisely but two well.
nrs-WW U wnnmn'fl toncue like a planet?
n.M.onui nnitiin. oVirf. of the power that
created it b ablo to stop it in its course.
Farly Courtship in Ohio.
If you can't git them that you want, you
must take them vou can :rit. and that is how
a came to marry auis. mi; w
'tis sent anyhow, and the harder a chap h
a gal, the poorer chance he stands of gi
I came to marry Patsy, love will go where
loves
ttetl
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. .1ia .Hinw Ic tiAtA t inrIA 111 1jVf'J
uci , ""Hp ,
her, the more she and trembling he is, and l.e
l,-lf,.ll 1.:.. r-.,.lT l.r, tf n trw.c
vail i iiau ten lix.-, nrvi.ii jw . . . -
while the careless and unfeeling chap, that's
got no more love in him than a ho.-s, can have
a dozen gals after him at onee.
1 have thou'rht the heart is Iikemu-J turt'es
ve thought the heart is like mud turf es"
you dent the bbcll at one sido-a dent
erra
ou the other side, made in the same manner
will bring all smooth again.
So with the heart ; one gal makes a d-nt
it remains bruised ; till some other gal presses
it, pushing out the old bruise and carving a
new one.
Well, accidents will happen, folks will
lauah, the world is more fond of fun than
logic and they might as well laugh at me as
any body.
So I agreed to tell you about my courtship.
It wasn't Pasty, but my first sweetheart was
a proper han'some gal. I w orked for her
father. Ohio was all in the woods then, and
everybody lived in log houses. Down in Cleve
land there was a store or two. And my three
hundred acres that is worth now one hun 'red
and fifty dollars an acre, wasn't worth when
I bought it only three elollars. Pshaw, pshawl
how times is changed. Glad to get corn bread
and common gravy then had to go thirty
miles down to Chagrin to mill. I always used
to go up for boss instead of Lims:lf, for 1 on
ly 'hefted' ninety pounds in weight, and made
a lighter load over a bag of corn on h u-sebaek.
Let me see, I weigh one hundrel and eigliy
now
"V7H T was twentv-Gvc years old iust about
nnrl love With M'SS S dOU
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1i.m.Thf she f.-It a little above me. for I w
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not quite as tall as she was anyhow, and w ork
ing for eight dollars a month and had to dress
in tew linen at that.
You never see one of them logging frock.?
made like a shirt, out of flax tow, did yer ?
Well, I bought this blue coat, when I mar
aied Patsy, thirty aud five years ago. I never
wore any but that, and if it was Sunday, to
day, I should have it on, fori despise extra
vagance and new fanglel fiummeries and
thinrrumbob noodles round y'r houses
I was iu love thirty-five years ago, head
heels, and never dared to say a word about
it. Her name was Jerusha.
I longed to tell her how my heart swelled
and burnt for her as it thumped again my
chest ; but I could never screw my courage
up to the pint but thought I would some
day ; I'd been alone with her many times, an 1
had resolved and re resolved on popping it
riuht out, but the stillness was as awful on
them occasions as the roar of the Niagara, and
my heart would feel all over like your little
finger when you hit your elbow'gin a thing
accidental, a tarnal tingling fullness!
Cu-s'ay luck, s-aid I to myself. One Sun
day niirht I cum hum from mill after a three
davs' ride and Jerusha had a beau, dressc 1 as
snartis a dancing master My h art jump-
, T . -
ed into my .gullet the very mom, nt I see him.
1 Iell UO IA 111 mvui-u ....v . m.
n rrnnt fidloW. lie liae
d on broadeb'th. lali
of your new faugled Gtss.p and Greshon
houses now, but folks iu them days didn't
have but one room down stairs, and a ladder
to go up stairs ; a puncheon floor was good
enough below, and oak shanker split out by
L-Ivrr-d the chamber floor. It was so
iu boss's house, and I slept up chamber I
want you to remember my tow sunt, ana a
,.i t..t imagine mv feelings that nmhi
after I want to bed, for Jerusha aud the drn-
dy chap had the hull room below to them
selves with a rousing Lri-Lt fire to spark I
couldn't stand the temptation to want to hear
what they had to say tor tiiemseivea. nisper.
whisper! whisper .
You may laugh at it. but it is tae nakea
truth I am going to tell you. I nave laugn
ed myself at the same thing. When I heard
something pop use a juss, oy Bubi
stand my heartthumps no longer Curiosity
and jealousy got the upper hand on m 1
wanted to see for myself, so I s.idout ot bed.
s;tting fiat like a tailor on tne uoor, uetermiu
ed to hiul. up jut as I soj, iuch at a time, to
the opening over the hearth where the beams
and gun hooks were.
A cat couldn't been no stiller arter a mouse,
l,ort thutnncd louder every hitch,
iut as it will when a man goes to do weal
ain't right. Well, just as 1 had gamed the
rieht pint to look over at em ;ust uui
flJor down I went, tow shirt to gun hcok
and there I hung blintoid, lite a sqe ne.
v .ir rirht nvcr uiv rival aud SWcOt-
buart-ready for bathing. I couldu t see cm
at all arter that, ana n was i.. "
minutes before the old boss awoke to tear me
loose ; dangling round the nre.
?d be: eot a srare rib '. Ha,
uai, num., . , ,
let me down, said I. I got pretty well baited,
anyhow, and bain t been quite so raw m ,m
matter. I never locked Jerusha in the face
from that day. nor a gal in the neighborhood,
k t Mu tear she told 'em all. That ac-
lor a uwii.v. . T , .
. . -i ; nr to make fortm . 1 went
Cldcni got m B"" -f -T . . , ...
on a iew uiii, , T a .i n
I pjt iust out of spite-and 1 aty is wortu all
rr- . c r,a in,i lnarrieu i.ii: mi iuumv
'em arter all ana marrams
. ..i oc T diil been USG
Then don t nar.g juu-". ' -- -
t .ri;.1ir pirl but reuiembei ,
Sat your heart is like rubber, it will stretch
a good ways ana notorea
ITy-Thc Greek gwemwent has selected a
marble block for Witstogtons ,,,!,,.....
t :. ..r Vi followins: inscnp.. u:
i if 13 IV - f
the founder J wi-.i ., - . .
freedom. dU&caXcs ww,W "
terenc and adfnraion
VOL. 1. jNtO. 49.
Kapoleon tho Great.
On Napoleon's return to Paris from "Vien
na, surrounded by his family ut St. Cloud,
ho one evening, as the moon shone beautiful
ly, went into the grounds of the palace to en
joy the fineness of the weather; when the
whole of the company sat dow n on the green
turf, with the exception of Najioleon, who
stretched himself at full-length on the grass,
and said, that his whole life hitherto had
been fortunate, and tficr some further re
marks on the same object, be said
. . . T J. '-.
,.T V i t ii
for a country life, but 1 assure you I would
"No one imagines that l nave any uesirta
ne all in my power lor tne teaa oi lae
shepherd "
At this, the entire company broke info loud
laughter, to which the tmpcror rejoined in
the most earnest manner
"Indeed, I am not jesting. Did my sta
tion allow me entire freedom of choice, niy de
sire for the shepherd's life would soon be real
ized." "Aud I," said the grand admiral ofFmi.ee
and king of Naples, I would be a Venetian
gondolier, and in my beat on the sea, ting
daily the uudvlng songs of Tasso "
"And I,""ia d the king of Ho'.bin 1, "1
would solely and aim ply bo a watchman in
Amsterdam, where I should at least serve '.ha
interests of the country ; at prcseut, my duty
is perf tiined in another direction." :
At this remark his illustrious brother shrug
ged hfs shoulders slightly, aud gazed fixedly
on the m on.
"And I," said the kinr of Spaiu, "why
am I not a citizm of Senr's with an income of
fifteen hundred francs, and a good hunting
ground. I w ould rather have under me a
couple of hounds than the tiresome formalitiea
of a ceiurt."
"And I," said the P.incess L'orghese.
"why am I not a Cower girl of Vinccnues?
Then I could wreathe crowds of Cowers for
the virgins "
"My faith!" said Napoleon, rising, "you
urn eom-et. One must cenfi-ss that rroveru-
merit is bard work : the creat diffictt.tv
'.3 in
controlling the human mine ; we often go far
out of the" way in secreh of f.irtune, w hen
means for obtaining it are near us."
Warm Weather and W arrrjn Love.
T3ASCATEI raoil TUE JEEMOK.
Tho weather groys quite wrrrura, aud tbe Bwet
IL.les tricklen from my bead and neck and arrum
And boddy titan do-n to my ieet, and wet
Is every fetich of cL.se, wliith spiles my ctrrum.
I set to Jane, Jane the weathers mighty hot
And fcbe sez Karl thats a s irtin fiet.
Aud Jane tide like a b;Lu eoghy ot
And her good soul seamed in hard paia ract.
T 1 .i-o ciuiM-. n Tn.i l Iv G broot beait
Should rim at you, and o,e bis mouth and put
II'j iiimi f-...h nil :i VOU bl'.'li '.'IV,
at leiAbt
ti inches j et above your little loot!
Jane sez, you would beat him, Karl that I no :
SlZ I, I wood w hip Uni if I b.-.d to Adkr
II m clean to tbe liio Urand in Mexico
b'.e Veat him with a club aud make Lira hollar.
Jai elook at me so swete, I iookt at Jane,
Ai.d we both nil fo:iidi.r.iMe nouj luised ;
V.'e was bothhaopy 'nou-h to 50 insane
And wc sutthtre and fur a short time bussed.
Kow to Know them.
There is more truth than poe try in the following
desciiption of a 'Know-Nothing,' taken from the
Greencastle Argus:
'Let us q'we you an infalllb'e rule to deject a
'know- nothing." Gather two or three demo
crats toi thcr on the btreet and comrr-enc? conver
sation, and you wi!l pre:. cntTy fee a fellow espe
cially if it be in the i!r.s3: of the eve:.:? g detich
h:melf from some crewd and walk slow ly up to
within a few f.-et of 3-0U and stand there until he
has gathered enough of your convcrstti 0:1 to get
its import hsvlng done this be will slip back to
his friends and report. That eves-dropper you
may rest satisfied is a 'Know-Nothing.' We have
teen this thing practiced in our btreeta more than
a dozen tin.es during the prescut week.
The Fardcning Power.
In consequence of some Whig pnprrs de
nouncing Gov. Bighr for alleged too free use
of the Pardoning Power, the edit or of the
"Platform" has taken the pains to aseertain
the nu?i:ber of Pardons granted, anl the fol
lowing statement may be relied on as correct:
From tho 20th January. 1819, to the
18th of August, lbol, two years
and seven months of Johnston'e
term, there were granted 820
'roni the 20th of January. 1852, to
the ISth of Augus:t 1S54, tTO years
and seven monttis o: Uigur s term,
there were grauted
20S
83
Less by the present Executive,
Character.
A n isstn mav destrov life One ein mar
i' j -4 -
vAiii liflrrtpr. Did VOU CYCT refiCt OH
the consequences of a single in lulgence m vice?
The best men have talten tnrougn tne uS-
jreKlion of another. How careful you slioaid ne
while in the Ircsuncss 01 j-our.uaja.
n:..i i r .11 ,. f. ,r.-.vr Tf invited to places
of resort, where it is diEcult to decide, take
the safe course, stay away and eava you- re
putation. This is a jewel of inestimable vaiue, ioq
precious to be wut in jeopardy. No man ever
regrets that he kept aloof frrm temptation,
and to the close of life he" expresses his joy
thaihe wis savedfrom the pith of shame, by giv
in" a de isive negative, when tbe voice of
pleasure beckoned him on. Be decided and
vou arc safe : yield, end you may bo lost.
Watch w ith diUigencc. and guard every ave-ViT-Mir-)i
irhirh sin mav reach vou. In n
other waywill you be tnr: overco ne the
world
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