11 - C - NTI)G JOURNAL RY JAMES CLARK VOL XII, NO, 81, TEIZAiS The ..}IUNTINGDON JOURNAL" will he pupliehed hereafter at the following rates, viz: $1.75 a year, if paid in advince; $2.00 If paid during the year.end $2.50 if not paid tin. lii after the expiration of the year. The above terms to be adhered to in all cases. , No subscription taken for less than six thonths, mid no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. • ffj To Clubs of six, or more, who pay in ad vance, the Journal will be sent at sa.so copy for one year; and any ono who will send on that number of names accompanied with the moneys shall receive the Journal one year for his trouble. AnveturisEntx•rs not exceeding one square, will be inserted three times for $1 00, and for evety subsequent insertion 25 cents. If no definite or ders are given as to the time an advertisement is to be continued, it will be kept in till ordered oht 'and charged accordingly. POETICAL. WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE, BY SERA SMITIL Dark and gloomy was the hour, And Freedom's fires burnt low ; For twenty day. had WA /1111 NOT. Retreated from the foe And his weary soldier'i;feet ; iVere bare As he fled e.t.a the Delaware. tieerts were fainting through the land, And patriot blood ran cold ; The striken army scarce retain'd Two thousand men, all told ; W i hile the British arms gleam'd every where rrom the Hudson to the Delaware. Cold and stormy came the night, The great chief roused his men IoW up, brave comrades, up tinil strike a For Freedom once again 'or the Lion sleepeth in his lair On the left bank of the Delaware." By the darkling river's side, , Beneath a wintry sky, Front that weak band, forlorn and few, Went up the patriot cry, • Qh. Land of Freedom, ne'er despair! We'll die or cross the Delaware." flow the ',Trish it.O ice, Amid the tempest's roar! And how the trumpet voice of knot Still cheers their' to the shore! Thus, in the freezing midnight air, These bravo hearts crass'il the Delaware; In the Morning, gray and dim, Tho shout of rose; The Chief led hack his valiant men With a thousand captive (0;87 While Trenton shook with the eannon'ablare 'ilia told the news o'er the Delawate. EDUCATION, [For the Huntingdon Jourhal.] VEASONS FOR TUE STUDY OF " THE 'LANGUAGES." No. It: SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP. In a former Essay we attempted to consider in th 6 light of Truth and COM: Mon Sense the utility bf the Study of "The Languages," Merely its confined to, the nohle purpose of Mental Impro mem. But man is not exclusively In: tellectual. He is a Social Being—an In tellectual-Social. Language is the in visible agency by which communications wing themselves from Sdul id Soul ,M this vast family Scheme of Social, In tellectual Beiiig: Language is the very Incarnation of 'Thought; Without which the affections and deiires would die for want of utterance, and Mind would turn in upon itself, to Up in morbid Idiocy, and stand a Solitary VaCancy.— From the Social Estate naturally springs forth ad , indless variety of Relationships —Domestic, Political, Mechanic, Pro- I fessional, Literary, &c.,—which with their obligations, diverge from one cen tre, exteCd ihrOngh the Whole family and bind the apparently discordant and di:, verse, in One of Similitude and harmony. But what is the unseen Conductor of those affections, thoughts, desires, and motives which alone sustain and enliven these Relationships I It is Languag&-- the golden chain which shall lint: the' Future to the Present—Whick thus far Complete, already links the Present to the Past, and which esfenditig even to Heaven brings down Truth for Mortals. From these high considerations we deem it a strong obligatiorras as Melon:ire• to cultivate an acquaintance with Lan guage in its broadest and deepest extent. This will tend vastly to the improve ment, preservation, And enjoyment of good and healthful Social Relatias.--- The humrn race should be elevated by every possible means, and that by con- . tinned, universal attention and exertion I: for there is a natural proneness to degra dation. There are sine branches of Lan- . gunge which claim especial attention and study. Three Modern—English, French and German—because theNtilon tain the choice and treasure of the Intel lectual World of the present day. Three Ancient—Latin, Greek and Hebrew— for aro thc foundation:, of the '.'hole World of Letters. These six constitute a perfect Repository of Learning.— Without an acquaintance with the Old Three, a perfect knowledge of the New Three is out of the question. After studying theformer, the latter are easily acquired. No man can become a good English Scholar without some knowl- I edgd of the Ancient Classics. He must go back to the fountains. Why just for eXaMple take the nano of what every English Scholar must begin with . —./11-phaba. It is an English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew word. We got it from the Latins, who made it by joining the . first two letters of the Greek Language, Alpha and Beta, from the Hebrew Aleph 1 and Beth. Thus our word. Alphabet, Which we imitate by calling the "A B C." Not only is a vast number of our words derivative from the ancients, but this duhiber is daily increasing. Our very letters; the fundamentals of our Lan guage, the exact, well jointed foundation stones of all our Learning, are borrowed from those " Ancient Languages."— Therefore joining this to that, we are certain a stronginducement, if not a cot a elusive argument, will come home to every thinking individual for the study of " the Languages." But consider a few of the Relationshill, in detail. Are you in DolliestiC circumstances? How then can you bring up and educate ydur bhildren, or supervise their Instruc tion unless you have a good thorough education 1 Get an acquaintance first yourself with " the Languages," Natu ral and Moral Sciences, and Mathemat ics. Then will yotir custody be fit and safe for young Immortals committed ft; your care. Have no mean view of the subject. True education. is thC basis of Domestic, National and PeligiOus pros fieriiy, purity, and glory. No mistake about it ! Though there is much Dead hess; and Blindness and Dumbness in relation to this (epic. The spirit of Washington still whispers loud enough on this subject, if you will only hear and heed. But again, are you in Political Relationships? Don't say; For if you are an American, you are a Freeman and Politician, no matter what your other occupations. Not a petty office I seeker; but Politician in its most glo rious s?inse, an AmeriCan citizen! You! wield important rights, discuss the affairs of State, have . a privilege to all the interests and emoluments of govern ment. Yes, rouse tip. You stand a Pillar in the great Republic ! Should such an one not fit himself for tli6 high position. To hint a diligent study of the Laws, Language, Thought, Customs, InvolutiMs of dher nations are of the utmost importance. Especially give heed to the Languages and Literature of those Republics we love—those ti4ins of every tongue--Greece and Rome.— ; See the old man eloquent, Demosthenes,' pouring forth in behalf of his country ! He estimated properly. And trivial as it may he had not trudged tiff hill day after day with pebbles in his mouth, if he had not gone down for years with little lamp to his dark cliam- . ! ber in the Earth, to study deeply other nations, their Languages, Laws, Szc., • ' and transcribe seven times the volumi- ' sous writings of Thucydides,—yea • :Strange as it may appear, no Denton-.! theses would have lived for Greece and the World ! But now many persons, having more means, and some knowledge too, dont really have the Common Sense, that ratan had. For he was a Man. e, hioe some men in our times too. Elibu ' Burritt the Learned Blacksmith by fain., ' no doubt feels good after his diligent study of "the Languages.'' His rank' is high—lis course, on and upward.— He can write and talk werl• and strongly' of State and Literary dfnirs: Don't he look down upon and over many who ! had better opportunities 1 He can fill his Political Relationships with consid erable tif the "otia cum diwnitate."-1 Every Man, Woman and child has F`,ecle , siastical Relationships, member of C,lTureh oY ,not ! Man ia essentially a religious Being. Fiwie lIIS' obligations, opinions and feelings are most important. Here he is bound to think and judge and act rightly. Let him prepare then for a faithful discharge of these relations. Now it is rather a singular fact that nearly all the f6blish discussions,' putes, schisms, in the church and world, have been in relation to words and not ideas. The disputants disagree. One foe this, one for that, Using different 4t , nids to express the same idea,- , and as sociating different ideas v.:I;11 the same words, When!tii truth, both mean the sane. :from the omission of little let ter i, or its addition, originated ,two large distinct, contending parties in the Church.' One word, 1 / a, ptiSm split the Church. Does•it dean originally, to "dip," or " sprinkle?" On these fotin dations stand this mighty champions ar rayed. Examples crowd in on all sides ! The room won't hold them. It is by at tentwc Jtudy and acquaintance with I,KS-SUPPORTED BY TRUTH.] lIUNTINGbA PA., AL GUST t 184 f. 141110 e -id by totting precise idear, with fixed proper words to express what we mean, that in many instances 44- putes might be avoided, and hostile Com batants arrive at truth and harmonY'.— The study of "the Languages " are very good for giving precise ideas And in enabling any one in the search after Truth. Many of the disputes of Man kind, may be compared to Babel-Tower, which is thus described by Dr. Brims: Some spent: between 6teir teeth, some in the nose. Some in the ihreat their words do ill dispose— ..... firing nib," quoth one, a trowel, quickly quick," One bringa , him up a hammer. Hew this :nick" Another bids; and then they cleave a free "Makefast this rope," and then they let it flee. One calls for planks ; another mortar lacks: They bear the first a stone ; the last an axe. One wouldhave spikes and hint n spadc they give, Another ache a saw and get, a sieve. Thus curly crest they prate and point iii vain, \\ hat,oric bath made. another mars again. • • • • • • • Then forrake their purport., and like franticfools Scatter their stuff and tumble down then tools." Many other Relationships might be mentioned to show why " the Lan guages" should be studied with " might and main." But. they show forth the obligation, nay the necessity for suds study, too obvious to be even mention ed in a civilized community. These few, though weakly connected and pre sented and enlarged upon, must be a plenty on this subject. Of the Social Relationships; “.verbi`un saris est selpien: tfam." J: * * MISCEIJ,A NEOUS. [From the Penn'a, Inquirer.] SOCIAL ARISTOCRACY. "The gaudy glees of fdirtime orgy stKikes The vulgar eye; the auttrage cf the wise. The praise that's worth ambition, is attained By sense MUM mid dignity of mind. • • • • • • • Riches are oft by guilt and baseness earned; dealt by chance to shield a tricky knave, Or throw o crtiel sunshine on a fool." How frequently do we see cases, in which individuals suppose that because they have accumulated a little mney, and are among the rich of the.land, o y are superior beings, and entitled to so cial superiority and distinction ! They indulge in the error that money makes the man, and not merit—that the poor, the hottest and the virtuous; are inferior to the rich, the fraudulent and the vi cious. They fancy that they conde scend when they associate on equal terms with individuals, however merri torious, who are compelled from day to day to earn by industry and toil ad hon est subsistence, and in their intercourse with such rierdeds tlic rissuuie sirs of superiority, pride and power, Which, while they indicate at once, ignorance and egotism—are insulting to the inde pendent in thought and spirit. Thus cliques are forrrted-social circles of an exclusive character are organized—and the poor are regarded by such mush rooms of the hour, as an inferior race, not indeed entitled td breathe the same • air, or to live in the sanie latitude Noth ing is more despicable—more illustra tive of littleness of mind, or empty pride and miserable vanity; thad conduct such as we have described. A friend of ours some time since, happened to live in a large house, and within a few doors a very worthy family resided in a small and humble dwelling. One of the chil ' droll of the Ritter fadiq 4as Belied Ohl' scarlet fever, and an iiceiderit happened to the husband, which disabled hint fc'r a few weeks from pursuing his ordina ry avocations. The facts came to the knowledge of our friend, who, very pro perly: measures people by the stattchted of. worth—and he immediately called, proffered his assistance, and during the, illness of the husband and child, tender ed and practised those little courtesies and kindness, which are due front man to man, christian to christian,and neigh bor to neighl;or. in a short tithe the sick were restored to health, and 'pros perity again smiled on the little house hold. Soon after, our friend was stir— prised one evening, at a special visit from his worthy neighbors, with the ob ject of retyping thanks And JriakiiVg formal acknowledgement. SO touched were the,goodpeople by the courtesy he had shown,that'he was quite embarras sed by their expressions of gratitude,', and at last ventured to tell them he had performed nothing more than a simple Act of courtesy and cluty,a . pd, , that he would have done the same thing under similar circumstances to any respects-' ble friend or neighbor—poor or rich.— "True—true"-replied the grateful, husband—" but We have lived iii this tierglib6rlui6il 06.inqthing like two . _ years, have conducted ourselves with as much propriety iis,.possiblq have 4ven tured to call on severa families flume dialelY.aronnd.ui, and as yet ; yetirs.is the only .social response ,that ..we have met with. Our it is t;!te.';s the sn4illest • • ,• w house in the neighborhood ; but e in dulged a hOpe that poverty would not lace a barrier between . us; and those of our ileighbors who hattlieen more pros perous in the world." The incident was trifling in itself, but we have cited it, as not a little illitstrative of our subject, and as sliming that in some cases at least, money not only hardens the heart, btit induce the prosperous to neglect sacred dutieS, and to regard themselves as above the sympathies an 4 sufferings of ordinary humanity. There is another class that would-be fashionable and important people of the social world, who deserve to be pointed out and rebuked. We allude to mere pre 7 tendcr and hangers-on, the parasites and imitators of social aristocracy—the class who like to boast of their acquain rA6CC with wealthy and fashionable fam ilies, talk of their intiniacy with this rich individual or that important func tionary—who in fact, worship money, dot as possessing it themselves, but as enjoyed by others: A More Miserable species of sycophancy and false pride cannot be conceived of. To associate with an honest mechanic .!.nd his worthy family would be regtirded as a degrada tion ; but to mingle in the saloons of some mushroom of the hour, who has accumulated a few thousands, and who, vain ()fills means, is fitixibus to make a display, is estimated a high honor. A i las! for such vanity—such misappreciatfori of the realities of life:, Not long since, a ladywhe lad married into a family of sonic note, was present at 4 brilliant Ray : ty in New York: when another Iddl. 16s iiiiinted out to her as an old friend of the family. The aristocrat by marriage di rected her eye-glasi, to the individual designated, and then iuyhing away with a look of pride and hatightenr that would have become an actress iccently mar ried to a Duke, she lisped o . iit- T -" No friend of ours: Her ,fatker a gro cer!" The most amusing park,Of the niatter this; that she herself was the daughter of a tradesman. But instan ces of this kind are not rare. A rich man who is nt once gentle, benevolent and generous—who in fact uppers un conscious of his Wealth, arid endeavors to make all around hits alikee unconscious of any inequality on such grounds, is an honor to human nature; and an ornament to society. But ilie empty fool who prides himself upon'his money alone, and who fancies that because he has money he can with impunity insult and play the despot over his poorer fellow - citizens, is entitled iidt only to conte mpt; lint oc casionally to a sharp word of rebuke, a sneer of scorn and pity. PASS IT ALONG Yes, pass it along; whether you be lieve it or not--that one sided whisper against the character of a virtuous fe male. You say you don't believe it, but you will use, your influence to bear up the (tan report; di-id Pliss it On the . current. Strange creatures are man kind! How many reputations have been lost by a sari - disc! How many hearts ..have bled by a Whisper ! How many benevolent deeds hair() been chill ed by the shrug of a shoulder! How many individuals have been skinned by a gentle, mysterious hin't ! laoo many chaste bosoms have been wrung by a single pod ! How many early graves have been dug by a false report ! Yet you «<i 1 pass the slander along; you Will keep it aboie the waters by a wag of yonr tongue, when you might sink it fc . rever destroy the ilassioV fo'r telling a tale, we pray you. Lisp not a word that may destroy the character of another.— If the female has erred, forgive her, and forgive the past. She has wounds enough without the falig of shoider's,tnngue.— Be determined to listen to no story that is repeated to the injury of another, and as far as you. are concerned the slander will die. But tell it once, and it may go on the wings of the wind—increas ing with,each breath, till it has circula ted through the State, and brought to the grave one who' might have lived and been a blessing to the world: . . WIVES FOR WEST,--7TU . suripl3! the bachelors of the West with wives; to furnish the pining maidens of the East with husbands; to better equalize the present disproportion of the sexes in these top' „sections of the country,' has beedone of the difficulties the age.— The remedy was simple—it was only for the girls to go West and get mar ried ; ba: to go expressly to get married, offended their ideas Or delicacy. Miss Beecher, herself. a Yankee girl, has in geniously got gvcr the whole difficulty. Elie is engaging the girls to go West as school teachers: V- Marry not a Woman who is fond of spinning stroct yarn; because such a woman will not be contented at home, and consequently s•he will maim a most m isera hie Never Tret Religion Lightly. Impress your minds with reverence for all that is sacred. Let no wanto.n ness of youthful spirits, no compliance with the intemperate mirth of others, ever betray you into profane Besides the guilt which is thereby in curred, nothing gives a more odious . ap pearance of petulance • and presulription to.youtli, than the affection of treating Religion with levity. Instead of being evidence of superior understanding, it discovers a pert and shallow mind, which, vain of the first smatterings of knowledge, presumes to make light of what the rest of,mankind revere. And at the same time you are not to imagine that when you are exhorted to be reli gious; you are called upon to be more formal' and solemn in your manners than others of the mune years, , or erect yourselves; into supercilious reprovers of those around. The spirit of true Reli igon breathes gentleness and affability. It is the social, kind, cheerful—far re nioved:frdni that gic:orri. arid Ilberril su perstition which clouds the brow, shar peris the temper, dejects the spirit and teaches men to fit themseli , es for anoth er world, by neglecting the concerns of this. Let our Religion, on the contra ry, connect preparation for Heaven with honorable discharge of the duties of ac tkve life. Of such religion, dipcoVer, On every prcipbr occasion, that you are not ashamed ; but avoid making any osten tation of it before the world.—Blair: the 111 - TI - litigb , jn order the better to understand the followingjoke, it should be known that Signor Blitz is a celebrated ventriloquist and magician. In thii course of his travels, Signor Blitz was. standing one day in front of a hotel, watching the kpßilpien,ts of a clumsy Irishman, who was atta,..hing sOte,horses to a Fetrb,-5--. The idea opcurr4 b.ii,n; to have a little sport:. ,T M he illman brought out a fresh horse, and was about to put on his har ness, when the before supposed dumb beast declared "he would not start on his journey until he had his ortts„'! Pat started back, astounded at the spe'eCh froni the horse, and recovering a little from his astonishment and look ing the brute full in the face, he exclaim ed.. ' dp. ye pretend to stiy had ypr oats, noo !" " Not n single oat" replied the cool horse. Pat held up his head in amazement, and cried, _ _ Yer a bloody liar, an' so yer are, for jvnimy DOodle gave you a peck, if you end ~n oat." gill! theluirS'e flatly ~dellied his hav ing the oats, and Pat, greatly Incensed; rushed into the stable, crying Jemmy Doodle! an' has Billy had no oats this morning. _ "Shure lie's had his peck." ." (J! the lying diva! an; he sitai , xs he he ha'nt had the bloody one, at all at all !" The peculiar twinkling of his eye told how much the ventriloquist enjoyed the joke. Afieene . with,„a Moral. ~ When Chtirla's the Second chartered the Royal Society, it is narrated of him that he was disposed to give the philoso phers a royal, but bit ihe same time a wholesome lecture: "Why is it, my lords and gentlemen," said lie " that if you fill a vessel with Water to the l'ery . brim, so that it will not hold a single drop more; yet, put.; ting a turbot into the water, it shall not overflow the vessel ?" Many were the sage conjectures: that the fish wpuld drink as much water as ampensated for. his own bulk—that he condensed the water to that ame t upt--- that.the air bladder had sotriethini to. do with the phenomellOA—and a hun dred others, which were propounded and abandoned in their turn, much to the amusement of the merry monarch. At length Mr., Wreu; (afterwards Sir Chris topher,) modestly asked: ."Bui'is your Majesty sure that such would be the case 1" "Nye, there!" exclaimed his Majes ty, laughing, " you have it : always, gen tlemen, find out whether the thing b true, hefore you proceed to account for it: —then I shall not ho ashamed of the charter I have given you." Sam S sta'ne queer say ings. He has more truth than poetry in many of, his hits, such, for instance, as the. Olewing, touching female curi osity :-- 7 " Nothin' squire, ever stops a wonm„when her curiosity. is once 4, espee.ialry if . 07% be' curious to know sorxtetllng about herself. Only hold a secret, in your hand to her, and it's like a bunch of catnip to a cat; she'll jump. and ,frisk, and frolic round like every . thing, and never give over purrin' and 01,1 61 . or I'oll till elir ..eiv EDITOR ANI) I'ROPRIETOi. WHOLE NO. 601 Summering Manure. Notwithstanding all that has been said and written, showing that fresh manure Iminediat&y applied to the land, or such as is preserved in tanks or under cover, or by a mixture with► strawor earth, is at least .four times the value of that left in the barn-yard all summer expo* to sun and rain, wasting its richness in the air and drenching its fertilizing salts away ; yet many tiirmers still believe, or act upon the principle of belief that ma nure is like cider, growing better with age; and thus their dung is„snfely kept in the yard till August or, September, a great nuisance to all around, and u sad loss to the growing crops. We arc well aware that rotted manure is considered indespensable for certain , crops, and therefore may say they pre ter to sustain the loss of its rotting to the • inconvenience of using it in an unfer mented state. Let those who thus think, consider, that When manure has pc4xque rotted it is th'en mere humus or vegetable matter, such as decomposed leaves of trees, straw, hay' ' cornstalks,, muck, turf, peat, road and. diteh sera • I pings, which may he had on every farm to answer the same purpose as the rot manure. How many farmers let all these substances go to waste, thus sub.: jecting,theniselves to a double loss—a depreciation in the value of their ma nure, and , a neglect of the vegetable matters on their premises and around them. . • • • ••• IVoiisi-- c -01 lite London pi. per says—" lii lase:Octeber' tOto-iPessels were wrecked off Fishguard ;three men were seen clinging to the rigging, but the sea was so rough that the hardy sea men of the port refused to venture out with their boats. Two young. w6men named Llewellyn, were more daring.,- ; Having had ropes attached to tbenri, '.hey entered the surf; and succeeded in conveying a rope to the wrecks, by : means of which the sailors were got ashore. Both the committee of Floyd's and the Humane Society have contribu ted to a collpetion fqc the lio,raio women, who arc in very humble c;rcumstancs." ADVANCING BACICWARDS.—In the re cent intelligence from Oregon, the Go vernor's message exemplified that the oniniuiiity there had taken a high stand in thr . ) , temperance reformi., Nutwith,.. standing the Governor's recommendatio n of confiding its sale exclusively to medi cal n en, it appeamtliat finally, the set tlers would have whiskey; „whether or not ! The Oregon Legislature which adjourned Dec. 20, passed a bill to au thorize the manufacture and sale of spir-, ituous liquors. Gov. Aberthy vetoed it. —but they passed it again by the con stitutional majority, fry- A king, in Africa, has sent his. compliments to the young Queen of Spain —accompanied by a request that her Majesty would forwa-rdoyith all practi cable expedition, one pair cif' inexpress ibles with a gold: stripe, one coat with very long tails, a cocked hat with a very long plume, and a cane with a very large gold head, " as big as an orange.", lisr Najcsty dxspatch9d the articles to her in:per:al brother, as desired. A MEAN MAYOR :—The all public functionaries is the Mayor of Linierielc,lFpland. The mayor defraud ed the finance committee by abstracting a part of the sopnd Indian corn, sent for the use of the poor, and that he substi tuted in its stead, and, mixed up with ihC 1.6 - minder, unsound tod damaged Indian meal of his own. Ilob the star ving of the contributions which Charity had made! NOBLE GE SEROSIM—The Jonesboro' (renn.) Whig says hen, General Worth left fur the seat of War; he mort gaged his farm and residence for the payment of a debt of $5,000, which he owed one dins neighbors. , The ',cope:- ry was about to be sold under the mort- , gage„tind . ii„cew Whig friends opened a subs6riptiOnsand paid off the debt with out his knowledge." President Polk has returned to Wash ington, from his northern trip. lie is is said ; to have been more delighted with the Yankees than they were with hint. . Doniplum sayt, that his fa mous Missouri boys have one more R than General Taylor himself- -they arc Rough, Ragged, and Ready. Tat WAHMFAT YET.—,A letter from Franconia, N. N tl., says that on Saturday the 10th inst., the mercury rose to one hulidred and two degrees in the shade, and a spirit thermometer to 98 degrees. b- An old Maim says; "In the, choice of sides, virtue and wisdom are to he preferred to party." It is nret"• nitieh obsoltite 1
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