VoL. VIII. No. 11.] THEODORE H, CREMER, TEZIIO. The ...Jouittua." will be published every Wednesday morning, at two dollars a year, if paid IN ADVANCE, and if not paid within six Months, two dollars and a half. No subscription receivea for a 'shorter pe• rind than six months, nor any paper discon tinued till all arrearages are paid. Advertisements not exceeding one square, will be inserted three tithes for one dollar, and for every subsequent insertion twenty five c e nts. If no definite orders are given as to the time an advertisement is to be continu ed, it will be kept in till ordered out, and charged accordingly. POSTP.7. From the London Keepsake, The First. BY FRANCES BROWNE, The first, the first! oh! nought like it, Our after years can bring, For Summer bath no flowers so sweet As those of early Spring. The earliest storm that strips the tree Still wildest 51ems and worst, Whateer bath been again may be, But never as at first.— For mar.y a bitter blast may blow O'er life's uncertain wa‘e, And many a thorny thicket grow Between us and the grave; But darker still the spot appears, Where thunder-clouds have burst Upon cur green unblighted years— No grief is like the first! Our first-born joy,--perchance 'twas vain, Yet that brief lightning. o'er, The heart, indeed, may hope again, But can rejoice no more. Life bath no glory to bestow— Unfitlleu and uncurscd ; There may be many un after glow, But nothing,like the first! The rays of hope may light us on Through Atinhood's toil and strife, But never can they shine as shone The morning stars ail& ; Though bright us Summer's rosy wreath, Though long and fondly nursed, Yet still they want the tearless faith Of those that blessed us first. It's fart love deep in memory The heart forever bears; For that was early given and free— Life's wheat without the tares. It may be Death has buried deep, It may be Fate hath cursed , But yet no latter love can keep The greenness of the first. And thus, what e'er our onward way, The lights or shadows cast, Upon the dawning of our day Are with us to the last. But ah! the morning breaks no more On us, as once it but st, For future springs can ne'er restore The ft eshness of the first. From the United States Gazette. In the Saturda) Courier of today, (18th inst.) our brother Morris, of the Inquirer•, appears with the following real epigram.— We are so pleased with it, that although not given to the melting mood, it has thaw ed us out, and we have perpetrated a sort of reply, which, if it will serve no other purpose, will perform the supererogatory work ola foil to set off our neighbor's plea sant piece : Nature and Art. AN EPIGRAM. When Eve, the first of woman kind, As Queen of Eden roved, Her thoughts were free as mountain wind, And all who saw her loved. The Eagle screamed a lofty note, The Lion tossed his mane. And e'en the Linnet's little throat Essay'd a flattering strain. The eye—the lip—the soul fraught-face, These won the first of men, Each movement gave to life u grace, To deck the mother of our race,— There were no bustles then. [OUR ANSWER.] Civilization and Art. AN EPIGRAM. When Eve through early Eden moved, .. . And tuned her maiden voice, It was not strange that Adam loved, He'd only Hobson's choice. But when ten girls are found at home, With chance forscarce two men, Not idle grace, nor " Linnet's" hum, Will catch the beau ; ti, make hint come Each girl must .. bun* then " - ` Z ~ . Y ' is . u REPORT _ -- Of the Correspmiding Secretary of the Huntingdon County Washington Tem perance Society, read February 22nd 1843, be/ore the Society. FELLOW CITIZENS, AND CO-LADIMERS IN THE OUEAT CAU,X nF TEIIPERAISCE:•— In the good Pi evidence of Clod we are permitted again to assemble in County Convention, for the interchange of senti ment, and to devise ways and ',leans by which the good cause may he strength. coed. Since we last met, great things have been accomplished through the mild and persuasive influence of our several associations: and we have seen the cause at first so powerfully accelerated by the very then who most needed its influences, become the instrument in the hand of an over-ruling. Providence, in accomplishing much good to the suul3 as well as the bodies of men. As this report has a distinct object in view, it will not be expected that the eke and progress of the cause in this county will be elaborately porneyed ; and yet I cannot permit the opportunity to pass without briefly reverting to some facts connected with our history in the year.that has just elapsed. It cannot but be highly gratifying to the Metals of humanity, to willies the change that has noel come public opinion on this subject, in the period of one little year. What was once considered expedient has now become sinful, and the great wills then sacrificed on the altar of expediency, are now rigorously held forth and as rig orously adopted d,nd advocated. Light and truth have gone abroad--every tom, ship in the county has been visited by the heralds or Tonperance,•and upon every hill top 'and in every vall-y our gho Hag waves to tiiumpb. It is trite, aml the lament over it, Mal ORO,. ;Ire still a few Who front snow optill, or the itrmli - e—. M the t ;LIM In theft. ‘vt behall ul themselves am. I ,ners. Are y , ,a a T 4 mpe, ate min? thrn you can ha, e nu oujectioo pletlgin4 pUr•Ue 1111, you have liittn•rto btu. You uutkr no sacrifice in puiiilliott, your 11.11! With )I , lir frivisds and ti , i !ii burs; and as )inn . motives will bp disi,i ierealed, so you, conduct will Mt the 111, ,, , applauded by the wisp and good, and re• suit in blessings to those who unlike your. sell lutve fallen victims to the insatiate destroyer. .dre you a moderate drinker ? then your own personal good and the peace and happiness of those with whom you are con nected mitt. e that you should at once pledge yourself no Inure to taste the poi son. Your way is down ward,--and in evitably leads to ruin, and unless you cease at once, and lorever, tiii huinan power can wrest you from the jaws of the monster. On this point we need otter no other argument than the numei tots heart. sickening examples that daily crowd the thoroughfare of life. Are - you a Drunkard 7 and is appeal necessary. o.i! for a stogie moment sal , vey your past lile—and call to your recol• lection the scene of by gone existence, mice more revel in the pleasures of youth ful imaginations and boyhood's dreams, enjoy the delights of those sunny aspira• (ions which then sited such a soli and mel lowing influence over your soul, and of fared up to your glad vision the (lowing path to future honors, and happiness ; and contrast therewith your pie....nt for lorn, miserable and pitiful situation, shut out from the associations of die good and virtuous—it curse to your parents—wile, and children—loathed and despised by your former associates, and bearin; about in your own bosom the consciousness of your own degradation,--make this con trast—do it witha determination to profit by the comparison, then route and sign our pledge—put your seal to the chart of free-. dont, and as sure us there is a God who smiles approval upon virtuous resolving and determined actions, you will become a new man, the past will be buried in the deep sea of forgetfulness, and your family and friends will gather around you, and rejoice over you as " one blest was dead and is alive again, was lust and is found." dire you a distiller—or vender of intox icating drinks? and here we know not how or in what language to address you We would not, as our cause and . s our course would seem to justify, Indulge in harsh and bitter epithets towards you, but with language of love min truth would itn• plore you to give up your calling—to cease from the injurious trathe in ardent spirits—to listen for a moment to the prayers—look upon the tears and wretch edness of the unfortunate victims of your traffic. We know, and we bear the testi mony freely and thank God for it, that many of you have already determined to quit the business, or at least to cease re tailing your poison to the inebriate—or to the retnrmed victim of ruin ; but let us ask you in all cunduur have you ever reflected that the gentlemanly drat» drinkers who now visit your houses anti • "ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY." HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA. WPDNESDAY, MARCII 29. 1843 receive their drinks will in a short time. , unless they wholly cease, become mis erable outcasts from society to whom your present rule *ill exclude you from selling intoxiciling drinks, and who then will be guilty of their ruin ? Can you indulge the hope that Gad will hold you guiltless of their destruction? We need not talk to you of the mode and man ' ner.the incipient, progressive, and fin ishing stages of drunkenness, nor will we inqui.e how or why it is that the tirpier umzersally becomes a drunkard, unless he I totally abstains, you know the fact, and our only inquiry HOW is , how can you when knowing the fact persist in furnish ing the young anti inexpA ieoced with that liquid which must eventually destroy him 0, Fellow Citizen, in the name and for the sake of our common humanity give up your calling. Look around you and see the misery and wretchedness it has produced. See the burning, scalding tear that blisters the furrowed cheek of the aged mother—hear the deep sigh pl aliguisli that bursts front the bosom of the grey 'wade(' father—behold theinexpre Bi ble grief imprinted upon the brow of the heart stricken and di.consolate the plaintive cry of wretched children suf fering for bread and clothing —go to-:he homeless home or the drunkard and wit mess the sqalitl misery di.' ther, ahti .ads, and then to the presence of poly NI tker, l and under the lash or your OWII decide whether you call ttni Inner too dime in a rocotiou p . ospe , iiy depet.dent upon the amuse ruin and crime it prodac..s. You had better deride the for ,lecide it you most sooner or later, and if you now refuse la listen to the striving:4llw "st.// anvil/ voice" and by a thoughtless dis,egaiii of die well being of your neigh t.or continue iu the pursuit of your busi ,tl•• time will come when you must upon the subject, and uh, how 14- thought I it may come when yin will itase but little time to reflect up ai l it, the long, dreary, wretched array of the victim.; or your business may pass to slow and remorseful procession before your bedimmed vision, excluding thrie• it inn every thing but the memory of those .t o tto you have del toyed ! 0 fellow arson; - : t•••1!ect! fotieci !! td04,41 . near at Inure, heti your busine-s, so l'at as you are colt c.orned must cea4e, and though you now writ from your bar the miserable wretch whom you once respected and supplied with drink—you must nicer again—not at your 4a• wit , it- lit, the habit that eventually damned hi- so , . I, but at the But u/ au/ —at that Bur there drunkards anti DILLTNKA III) NIAKENS are condemned ! ! Cars you meet /dm is peace. - Are gotta Patriot or Plilanthrophist? no wider lield opens to your benevoleiti and patriotic desit es. H ere you may plant deeper and deeper the roots of civil free dont, and extend wider and wider the hal • lowed Influence of our civil institutions, by moving onward the cause of Temper ance, What so effectually :leade.is the vitals ore republic, so effectitally saps the tree of liberty as drunkenness? What so completely drowns the benevolent aspira tions of the soul, and withers and dries up the fountains of philinthropie enter• prise, as intemperance in ardent sp Fla Come then, asyou value your country and her institutions, rally around our stan dard—help to fling abroad its spotless flag, and like true philanthropists aid in extending its blessings wherever intem perance has left its wltherttig curse. Are you a Professiv Christian 7 and is any thing necessary tit bp' situ satu ut order to enlist your aid, and your smiles? . 1 he stain and substance of the Religion you profess as to" do good to oil men," to "love your neigh!tor as yourself." You have long been praying thy Kstigdom come," anti now God is answering your prayer in the conversion of hundreds and thousands of your fellow men who were trace oat casts from society—and seemed to be for saken of God. Cite instrument of their conversion was the Temperance Plede,e, and this fact renders yooi• duty plain and easily to be understood, so " that he who conned' may read." And it' there be any who have sou Ot alter some positive pre cept to guide them in this matter—a ' , thus malt the Lord" fur their guidance, let them see to it that their duty is made manifest, and that they cannot flinch trout its perfoematice. God in his Pro, iilence has opened up the way, and by his won derful act in the redemption of the poor drunkard, says . unto all his friends "this is the way, walk ye to it. Anal can it be that coy one prol..ssing love far hi•ii who fur our makes necanie poor," and who went about doing good continually, wit refuse to seize hold of the instrument so p.aw •r -fully blessed of God, and win ;ill tats .ii fluence, cripple its energies and rv,aull its beneficial ellects? You are ooiiiiil In "glorify God in your bodies and spirits." Uati you du it by opposing the cause which God hue made instrumental iu the conver• shin of souls. If there be one prolessing christian in Our county whose name and influence are not already attached to this cause, to him we would say, in all Chris tian charity, beware lest in the great day id accounts the drunkard may say, " you cared not f.r my stmt." 4.adioyou our fair kinswomen, is it necessary tad( we should appeal to you? that wtsi should for a moment entertain a doubt that you are with us in the work of benevolence. We feel that you will gladly Assist in girding our armor on,to do battle J.ganist the fell destroyer of your hopes and your happipess. It cannot be that woman, whose chef ished affection is the empire of her earthly pleasure. Who has Wien seen the star of hope, that has risen in bi ighiness and beauty on the path• way of store dear friend, suddenly sink in darkness amid the tears—the anguish —the penury—the desolation—and bro. ken hem is of the droakard's Home? No Alas: a hovel, where jay never cons. the bed for rest, is a pallet of straw--where strife, discord, and men tal agony, hold their mail revels and no hand to stay them. Will not you all my hair friecds, sustain us by your approval-- cheer us by your presence—gladden us by your smiles. You who bear the surs then of die mural no. YOU who drink the dregs of this hitter cup. You whose fu ture joys and pi i,pects are riven by this ilesolmin g power. You who have to face he tiling blast wh. u h lands and com forts have tied, trii, its itslit careerit readi es I",i. Why sll,lllO I ask the question, I know you will; and like the p arm; moiler of Switzerland yOll will say, " Go forth and tell in burning words, our tale of wru ng , His hand is with yull—my beloved away! \'t ho Leads the raven, leave me I will 1..4." To the members f our several associ.i lions we would only say, brethern be rum —immovable—always abounding in the good win k. Our cause will triumph. No human power can arrest its onward strides, for the god Jehovah is our captain and ,oar leader. The history of our cause should stimulate us to still greater exer• Lion, 5... r depend upon it, our flag will wave in triumph, wherever Anglo Saxon civil iz.it,m:, enterprise, or commerce goes, n it iv-erever the 44,, Saxon mission- iota the deaf ;and lito• !...sti•ortt', the hol,;• of the Gospel. there will be planted - the banner a •n.n)per,,,cc all its virgin purity. I would not here liirget to make honorable and grateful input ion of i.el memory of the if/us/a:Ha s ix, who under God, gave to our cause a new and hilloweil impetus. and here per mit toe to say that the history of the Tem perance Reformatimi embodies no occur , relict, exhibits no gem so bright and dilZ. 12111/Z as the case of the six ROI), med Drunkards of Bullintore. The f o under. and fati,rs of the IVASHINUTON REV OLUTIO N. 'ltch* names--their example —their unparalled self denial, and the unswerving fidelity to their plighted faith amid the bitterest jeers of compani.-- th, most formidable temptations of besot ted associates, and the most craving year nings oft diseased and corrupted appetite, wilt form the highest, end weave the most beautiful chaplet ever worn by victors bane, or presented by fair ladies timid. Pore as is the memory of a mother's love. heaulilOlastlreami from the spirit land wjll be to future generations the- tales of reformed inebriates. From a carefully complied list we find, that our association already comprises nearly one third of the population of the county, and when it to consid ered that JCVVedI of the societies ate 'composed excluwely of male audolts, we have goad reason to conclude that the people are with us, and that their voice must and will be obeyed ; but at the same time we should be careful while we confidently anticipate the triumph of our cause, lest this assurance should lull us into ease and inglorioas indifference, and hundreds thereby find their way down into the drunkard's grave and the drunk ard's shame. Past success, instead of relaxing, should stimulate our ell'imts in the good cause, until complete triumph shall announce to the world the glorious tidings—'• The last drunkard is reclaimed —the last tippler is redeemed —and hu- Mainly is cleansed front the pollution or intemperance. liespectfully pnbmitted. E. V. EVERII RT, Cor. Sec. of the Hun co. IP. T. Society Tom Moore's songs have been parodied oftener than the productions of almost :one other poc!—a good proof of their ex. ',Hence and popolorioy. But whit woo , hl 'he great 1,. tlo"—Moore say to the ', s win g , un Tais world is all a fleeting The hustles are a fie etiug show For man's illusion given ; Th.. bags of brut, the sacks of tow, Are worn to gull the simple beau— They're all a cheat, by Heaven! The Senate of Ohio has passed a bill fixing the legal rate of interest in that State at 7 per cent. From the Rarrisburg Telegraph, Nlarch 6. Reports on the Impeachment Petitions. Gun. Porter's Impeachment Recommended --C'on.Arnation °I'M., friends! 1 In the (louse of Representatives, on Thursday, Mr. Elwell, (rein the commit tee to which hial been referred the rd.. dons or the impeachment of Gov. Porter, made a report, white washing his Excel lency with a 100. horse power, saying that there was nothing! to Impugn ins charac ter in the matter referred to in the peti tions as worthy of impeachment, and as ked to be discharged I . l'olll the further consideration of the subject. A smile of satisfaction pervaded the faces of the Por ter men as this conclusion was reached , —but their joy was short lived. Ml'. Parke of Chester, un behalf of liiinself and .Nlr. Itaibinson of Erie, the minority of the committee, arose and presented a report, which occupied au hour and a half in reading, the clerks rel.eving each other alternately. The report, with remarkable " ability, reviews the et idence taken before the Investigating Counnittee or last ees- SOMETHING TO TOUCH THE IIEAETe-- slut), in regard tO the celebrated lumber Coleridge somewhere I elates a story to b . :ista:firms." Thecircuinsta [ices atten- this effect:—" Alexander during his ding the passage of the resumption rest)- march into Africa, came to a peopledwil•- lutions, the bribery of the Governor, and ling is peaceful hilts, who knew neither . others, and the relative positions occupied war nor conquest. Gold being offered to by the Governor and the United States lion he refused it, saying that his sole ob- Batik, James M. Porter, Solos, Broil- ject was to learn the manners and customs head, Handy and others were touched of the inhabitants. Stay with us, said the , 21 , 0 „ With a master hand. The commit, chief, us long as it pleased) thee. Burilig tee concluded by remarking that they the interview with the AfriCan chief, two °f its subjects brought a case before hint think the !horse bound to yield to the prayer of the memorialists, and that jus• for judgment. The dispute was this : The one hail bought of the other a piece of 'ice to them—to their constitiients--to ground, which, after the purchase, was tile cause of republican institutions, and requires that aims- found to contain a treasure, for 0 Ilidi he the Governor himself, requ felt bound to pay. The other refused to tires shiiild be instituted for IBS IM. 1' at the bar of the Senate receive any thing, stating that when he ['EAU H M EN Fmk illti BERN and oTHER H um sold the ground he sold it with all the ad. ummEs „„d JIISI)EMMG ‘ Noit s, „„ d vantag es apparent or concealed which it they theret ,,„ „ti,.,. „ resolution fm. th e mightbe found to uffurd. Said the chief, looking at the one, you have a son, and to appointment or a cummittee to report ar• tides of impeachnte.it, the other, you have a daughter—let them lite cutisternation of the Porter men be married, and the treasure be given to on this report being teal, is not as easily them as a dowry. Alexander was aston ished. And what, said the chief, would descrAeil. Mr. James, of %V arren, mot , - ed that only the usual number of copies have been the decision in your country?-- W e should have dismissed the parties, , (160) be printed. Ile seemed suddenly -1,14~4 whit a ,new-born economy, „ i „L„„ , said Alexander, and seized the treasure NI., •tferris moving an amendment to! for the king's use. And does the sun K i n ' 1000 copies, his economic horror at shine on your country? said the chief— the expense to the "poor tax payers" ex- Idoes the rain fall there? are there any cattle there which feed upon the herbs and c- odeil all bounds. A. stranger hearties green grass?. Certainly, said Alexander. lion would never think lie was one wh o green reforms in the printing at the . Ah, said the chief, it is fur the sake of I cots mencement of il ie session, which these innocent cattle that the Great Being would save tens tif thousands ado:HI to pe m sou rits the Sa to shine, the rain to fall, the public tceaso. y atioually I lr• - and the grass to grow in your country." Mr. Lowry, of Crawford, got up and' roared away in his usual sty le. - In his FEMALE DELICACY.--Ili the Portland rage, he did tiot know well tvhat course to Bulletin we find the following correct pursue. To the utter wonder of ever . , 'opinion :- —"Above every other feature one, he tiro declared himself for econom y kwhich adorns the female character, deli. in printing! and particularly economy in ; cacy stands foremost within the province pr i iiii eg This repart, tie agreed that thelof good taste. Nut that delicacy which is ittsual nember' al copies should be printed; !perpetually inquest of something to be s and then, ia a few moments al terwat ds. lie shamed of, which makes merit of a blush, went against printing the report at- all, and simpers at the false construction its because it was a Whig repot I, a reitera- own Ingenuity has put upon an innocent tion of the slanders of the whig press for remark ; this spurious kind of delicacy is the past year ; only a ;rause , ipt of the as fir removed from goud taste as front report of the levestigatiag Committee of g,ooll feeling and goof sense ; but the high 1 ; ,, t ~,,,,i„„. li e moved t,, postpone at- minded delicacy which inaintains its pure till 1111 111 e reports ler a week, and then and undeviating walk, alike aniongat wo. sunsequently withdrew the motion. He I iii-ii as in die society of men, which offered a resolution. declaring; Ole report shrinks Irmo 1111 necessary duty and can a wing report, f a l s e and siandel'Oloi, g 1 speak, When required, with to .. 1101131),AS up fur the benefit of the who; party, and and kindness, of things of which it would that they ought to cimilate it at their MVO be ashamed to smile or to blush—that del expense, and not that of the State ; but icacy which can give alms without display, in a little while he backed out of Ibis, and which pains not the most humble tir with& awing the resolution. He then at. susceptible being in creation." tempted to create a false issue, to operate against printing the report, un the ground that it Was italivolually libellous on him self, his name being mentioned in it as the author of the minority report of last ses sion. Ile hail declaimed fire a while un this, when Mr. Parke called for the rea• ding of that part of his report in which Lowry's same occurs. 011 being read, it appeared that the Committee was arguing that the report of the majority of the In vestigating Committee last year, was net intended to exculpate the Governor en tirely, and they remark that it is not a little surprising that Morrow B. Lowry, one of the committee, did not join in it, but made a minority report altogether fa vourable to the Governor; and that the inference is irresistable, that he refused to juin the majority, because the majority refused to express an opinion of entire ac quittal. The reading of this passage knocked from under him this pretext of oppoeition on the ground of the report being person. smially libellous to himself, and Mr. Pal ke fixed the matter still further, by tarring to modify that portion of the re• port to suit his taste. But Lawry said he " did not want it modified!" and then went on in a furious tirade against the retort, Ihr committee. the Whig press and the AViii•2, party, and was so abusive that the Speaker was obliged to call him to order. Mr. I)eford was afraid of the truth, being circulated, and went for but (111 noLE No. 375. the .‘ uimal number of copies," though he •uAtained the Speaker fur having called Lowry to order for his low and vulgar Language." Nir.'Kirns ot Allegheny said "it was bad policy to publish the report ;" which candid and unguarded admission noted some laughter. Of course, it is bad poli cy for Porter and his party to let the pet, Iple see the evidence ot hit corruption; but lit is good policy for the cause of govern mental purity. Mr. flood of Lancaoer showed that the objection to print 1000 instead of the usual number was a slight one, as when the matter was in type, the additional expense of paper and pre work was comparatively bat a small af fair. Mr. Elwell, of Bradford, commenced making u speech of the sante tenor with Lowry's, only a little more decent and re spectable. lie abused the report, as a slander, &c. 4-c. and in the midst or his remarks the hour of adjournment arrived. SCENE IN AN OM° COURT.—The Judge is supported on the right and on the l e tt by his associates, and an old lady is called up to Dive evidence : President Judge--Take on. Our bon net, madam. Litly-1 would rather not sir. Y. J.—l desire you to put off your bon net, madam. L.-1 am informed that in public as semulies the women should cover the heath Such is the custom—and of course, I will not take off my bonnet. I'. J.—Why, you are a pretty woman, indeed ; I think you had better come and take a seat on the bench. L.--I thank you kindly, sir; but I real. ly think there are old women enough there already.—Cin. Republican. Mon➢ta\ts)t.-I'ne Ruston Journal soya that quite a scene took place on Tuesday evening, at the Railway in Commercial street. Some of the Mormon eltlers bap tized about fifteen persons, converts to the - Mormon faith, by immersion in the river. WHAT A CHAN.:I , ..--In 1840, it was '•'l'ipper;tnoc and , I , ler too." In 1844 it k intended to be" Tyler too " and Kick. apno: Getting intu debt with° t intending to ply, is un nuprovinet.tnn 9te3lirg,
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