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VOLUME XVII.
Town Lots for Sale.
The subscriber has several town lots, situate
In the most pleasant part , of West Huntingdon,
(the ground formerly uses by hint as a Brick Yard)
Which he will dispose of on very reasonable ternis.
E. C. SUMMERS.
Huntingdon, May 15, 1851.Ltf.
NOVELS AND SCHOOL BOOKS for sale at
May 22, '5l. Ed. Snare's.
iZI_ILVER SPOONS of the latest patterns can be
t , had at _ _
E. Snare's Jewelry Store.
DORTE MONNAIES-8 or 10 different kinds;
front 25 cents to 8 'Wail at
Scott's Cheap Jewelry Store.
BAGLEY'S Superior Gold Pens, iit gold and
silver paiint extension Cline, warranted to
give entire Satisfaction, far tale at
Scott's Cheap Jownlnj Store.
LIVER COMPLAINT,
JAUNDICE, DYSFEESIA, CHRONIC OR
NERVOUS DEBILITY, DISEASES OF
THE KIDNEYS;
AND ALL diseases arising froth a disordered
Liver or Stomach, such as constipation, Inward
Piles, Fullness or Blood to the Mad, Acidity of
the Stomach, Nausea, Heart-burn, Disgiist fbr
Food, Fullness or weight in the Stottlach, Sour
Eructations, Sinking stir Fluttering at the pit of
the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried
and difficult breathing, Fluttering at the Heart,
Choking or Suffocating sensations When in a lying
posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots or webs before
the Sight, Fever and dull pain in the Ikad, Defi
ciency of perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin
and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Limbs, &c.,
Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh,
Constant Imaginings of Evil and Great depres
sion of Spirits, can bo effectually cured by
DR HOOFLAND'S
CELEBRATED GERMAN BITTERS,
Prepared by
C. M. JACKSON;
AT THE GERMAN MEDICINE STORE,
120 Arch Street. Philadelphia.
Their power over the above diseases is not ex
celled—if equalled—by any other preparation in
the United States, as the cures attest, in many
cases after skilful physicians had failed.
These Bitters are worthy the attention of inva
lids. Possessing great virtues in the rectification
of diseases of the Liver and lessor glands, exer
cising the most searching powers in weakness and
affections of the digestive organs, they are withal,
safe, certain and pleasant.
_
BEAD AND BE CONVINCED&
From tho "Boston Bee."
The editor said, Dec. 22nd
Dr. Hoefland'e Celebrated German Bitters for
the cure of Liver Cothplaint, Jaundice, Dyspepsia,
Chronic or Nervous Debility, is deservedly one of
the most popular medffiltibs of the day. These
Bitters have been used by thorisands, and a friend
at our elbow says ho had himself rddeived an effec
tual and permanent cure of Liver Complaint from
the use of this remedy. We aro convinced that,
in the use of these Bitters, the patient constantly
gains strength and vigor—a fact worthy of great
consideration. They are pleasant in test and
smell, and can be used by persons with the Most
delicate stomachs with safety, under any circum
stances. We are speaking from experience, and
to the afflicted we advise their use.
"SCOTT'S WEEKLY," ono of the best Literary
papers published, said Aug. 25=
"Dn. 1100FLAND'S GERMAN BriTERS, manu
factured by Dr. Jackson, are now recornmended
by some of the most prominent members of the
faculty as an article of much efficacy in cases of
female weakness. As such is the case, we would
advise all mothers to obtain a bottle, and thus save
themselves much sickness. Persons of debilitated
constitutions will find those Bitters advantageous
to their health, as we know from experience the
salutary bath they have upon weak systems."
, MORE EVIDENCE.
The "Philadelphia Saturday Gafet(e." the best
family nowSpaper published in the United States,
The editor says of
DR. HOOFLAMPS GERMAN BITTERS
"It is seldom that we recommend what are
termed Patent Medicines, to the cotidence and
Patronage of our readers; and therefore when we
recommend Dr. Hootland's German Bitters, we
wish it to be distinctly understood that we are not
Speaking of the nostrums of the day, that are nois
ed about for a brief period and then forgotten after
they have done their guilty race of mischief, but of
a, medicine long established, universally prized,
and which hds met the hearty approval of the fac
uityy
lv it ine upon evidence has been received (like
the (oregoing) from all sections of the Union, the
last three ears, and the strongest testimony in its
favor, is, that thertits niece of it used in the prac
tice f the regular Physicians of Philadelphia, than
all other nostrums combined, a fact that can easily
be esablished, and fully proving that a scientific
Prepdratioh will meet with their quiet approval
when presented oven in this form.
That this Medicine will cure Liver Complaint
and Dyspepsia, no one can doubt after using it as
eirected. It acts specifically upon the stomach and
liver; it is preferable to calomel in all bilious dis
eases—the effect is immediate. They can be ad
pinistered to female or infant with safety and re
liable benefit at any time.
BENS'AttE bF COUNTERFEITS.
This medicine has attained that high character
*hid' is necesary for all medicines to attain to
induce counterfeiters to put forth spurious articles
kt the risk of the lives Of those who are intioeently
deceived.
Look well to the marks of the genuine
The )rove the written signature of C. M.
JACKSON tipbit the wrapper, and his name blown
in the bottld, unihiiiie which they are spurious.
For sale Wholesale and Retale at the.
GERMAN MEDICINE STORE,
No. 120 Arch street, ono door below Sixth,
l'hiladelphia ; and by respectable dealers generally
through the country.
PRICES REDUCED.
To enable all classes of invalids to enjoy the ad
vantages of their great restorative powers:
Single Bottle 75 cents.
. ,
Also for sale by Thoniai Heed & Son, Hunt
ingdon, Pa. ; John Lutz, Shippensburg, Pa.;
Thomas E. Orbison,Orlii9onin, Pa. ; J. & J.
Kelly, Burnt Cabins , Pa. [July 3, 1891.- Iy.
HUMOR AND SENTIMENT:
,
A CORRESPONDENT of the Baltimore Dispatch
is furnishing that paper with a series of amusing
and well written poetical effusions ; under the
head of " City Lyrics." The last number con
tains so much of what Sam Slick calls " human
natur," and is withal so good a parody on the
song, to the air of which it is adapted, that we
have resolved to give it a place in the literary
department of this paper:—
AM—" /would not Die in Spring time."
I would not dio in Spring time,
*hiii *orals begin to crawl;
When cabbage plants arc shooting up,
And frits begin to squall ;
'Tie then the girls are full of charMs,
And smile upon the men;
When lamb and poas are in their prime=
I would not perish then
I would not die in summer,
When tacos are filled with fruit—
And every sportsman has a gun,
The little birds to shoot.
The girls then wear their Bloomer dresi,
And half distract the men;
It is the time to sweat it out—
I would ont perish then
I would not die in Autumn,.
When new-mown hay smells sweet,
And little pigs are rooting round
For something nice to eat.
'Tis then tha huntsman's wild halloo,
Is heard along the glen,
And oysters 'giu to fatten up—
I would not perish them
I wonld not die in Winter—
For one might freeze to death ;
When blustering Boma sweeps around,
And takes away one's breath.
When sleigh-bells jiggle--horsos snort,
And buckwheat cakes are tall ;
In fact, this is a right good world—
I would not not die at all!
MAHE HOME BEAUTIFUL.
It is a true index of the progress of our
race, to observe the regard paid to homes :
and it is a consoling reflection that its
sanctity has attracted, at last, the atten
tion it deserves. To be loved as it ought,
to awake the affection home should inspire;
it must be beautiful, and worthy of being
cherished. When it is so easy a thing the
beautify and adorn home, is it not a mat
ter of surprise that so little attention, in
this respect, is given to it in many parts of
our dmintry 1 Indeed, we may fear that
this neglect will become "a byword of re
proach. ' It is a mistaken idea that home
cannot be made beautiful, but by the costly
dxoties. Incentives, of the highest char
acter, are held out to induce men to plant
and cultivate shade trees. No argument
is needed to confirm the truth that shade
trees promote health, that they are con
ducive to comfort and pleasure ; and he is
truly to be pitied, who sees no beauty in
trees, nothing majestic or grand in trees,
Nature's waving, " frowning Titans." If
more is required to induce the growing of
trees and shrubs for shade' and ornament,
compare the appearance of some, of our
villages, wherd2 for, zidar the full circle of
a mile, Scarce a solitary tree intervenes its
grateful shade to break the rays of a sum
mer sun's roasting heat, or to invite the
cool, refreshing breeze; compare ono of
these, (for there are many such,) with the
neat and pleasant town whose streets and
squares are tastefully planted with hand
some elms, maples or lodtists. Not only is
the aspect of the latter more pleasing, or
the effect more delightful ; but it is the
safest criterion by which to judge of the
virtue, refinement and intellectual culti
vation of its citizens; for, where Nature's
beauties aro cherished, vine and sensuality
I cannot flourish. What is true of towns
and villages, is equally true relative to the
homes of men, except the influence of the
ftitmer is more general, while that of home,
whether farm-house or village residence,
more directly affects the individual family.
There is no investment of labour or time
that renumerates man with so much and
healthful enjoyment, as that bestowed up
on the cultivation of shade and ornamen
tal trees and shruberY. These make home
beautiful ; beauty will endear it to .his soul
and make it " part of him ;" then, in truth,
will it be his own " sweet home," and his
country—
The land of the myrtle, the cypress arid iinei
Villitire all, save the spirit of man, is divine."
INDEPENDENCE.—No, my son, a life of
independence, is generally a life of virtue.
It is that which fits the soul for every gen
erous flight of humanity, freedom and
friendship. To give should be our pleas
dre, but t 6 receive our shame. Serenity,
health, and affluence attend the desire of
rising by labor ; misery, repentance; and
disrespect, that of succeeding by extorted
benevolence. The man who can thank
himself alone for the happiness ho enjoys,
is truely blest ; and lovely far more lovely,
the sturdy gloom of laborious indigence,
thati the fawning simper of thriving adula
tion.—Goldsmith's (Wizen of the wolrd.
1:1- WHERE TRUE FORTITUDE dwells,
bounty, friendship, and fidelity way be
found.
HUNTINGDON, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1851.
THE JUDICIAL OFFICE.
The approaching election for Judges of
the Supreme Court, is perhaps tho most
important in whioh the people of this com
monwealth, for many years, have been
called upon to participate. We do not
exaggerate when we say that the power of
the Supreme Court is next to that of the
Legislature ; for while one creates the laws,
the other construes them. There is not a
year passes, in which the Judges of that
Court are not required to pronounce on
the meaning of some nee, act of the legis
lature ; and their decision becomes the law
of the commonwealth, until the act is re
pealed, or another substituted. It is ne
cessary therefore, that a Judge of this
Court should be an able man, and not on
ly learned in the common law, but also
imbued with the spirit of universal equity,
otherwise his constructions may be at va
rience with one, or both. To place a crude
lawyer, or narrow-minded man upon the
Bench is to peril our property, perhaps
even to jeopardize our lives. Nor will the
evils, which an incompetent Judge may let
loose, stop with ourselves. They will ex
tend to our children, and, oven reach our
children'i children, widening and deepen
ing
through long generations of injustice.
But a Judge may err, not only in the
construction, but in the administration of
the law: If the ono requires capacity, the
other demands honesty ; and either qualifi
cation is absolutely necessary to the occu
pant of the bench. A man may have tal
ent, may be a thorough lawyer, and may
even posess a mind of the most comprehen
sive range, yet, unless he has probity, and
is free from prejudice, ho is not fit to be
entrusted, in the capacity of a judge, with
the fortunes, and lives of his fellow
citizens. English history is full of in
stances in which able men, who were des
titute of principle, sacrificed the rights of
private individuals on the altar of ambition,
lucre, or personal revenge. Bacon, with
all his talents was not insensible to bribes,
and perverted his high office into a market
for injustice. Jeffries, to win rank and
gratify the malignity of his heart, turned
the bench into a butcher's shambles. Such
extreme eases may never, perhaps, arise in
Pennsylvania, but others, scarcely► less
criminal, are not beyond the range of prob
ability. Justice may never be sold here
for actual money, or death-warrants dealt
out to gratify an angry ruler ; but suits
may easily bo lost, or won, at the pleasure
of a judge who barters for political ad
vancement, who seeks to gratify a friend,
or who is biased by unworthy prejudice.
There is still another fault whioh might
render a man unfit for a Judge. He might
possess talents, honesty, impartiality and
legal lore, and yet from the habitual nog
loot of his duties, be unworthy of a place
upon the Bench. This defect is principal
ly exhibited at Nisi Prius, where the
trial is before a jury. It is the duty of a
Judge to hear both sides calmly, and then
carefully sum up the case, stating the law
to the jury; but leaving the determination
of facts to their award. What would be
thought of a Judge who should omit this
important part of his duty I Would it not
bo considered that ho had neglected the
performance of that for which alone he had
been placed upon the Bench ? For a Judge
to tell a jury that the case is, with them,
I without further instruction, is to act the
part of a Turkish Cadi, who knows no law
but his own notion of right. What need' s
of learned judges to administer law, if
juries aro to be made arbiters of law as
well as fact? The judge who is either too
ignorant or too indolent to examine the
law of a ease, and who lazily tells the jury,
"gentlemen, the ease is with you," is no
more fit to sit upon the bench, than a child
studying its alphabet, an idiot, or an auto
maton. It is the duty of a Judge to watch
over the law, to see that no decisions are
made at variance with the code : and a
judge who neglects this, violates his oath
of office.
But above all, a demagogue is unfit to
be a Judge. The election by the people,
beneficial as it is in other respects, unques
tionably opens a door to men of this class,
which, under the old system, was closed to
them, to a certain +=tont at least. To
politicians of a low grade of morals of nar
row minds, and of cunning natures, the
temptation is groat to secure their nomina
tion to Judicial offices, by trickery, bargain
and sale, immproper influences and other
unworthy arts. Accordingly we see can
didates making the round of grog shops,
taking red-nosed constables by the button,
drinking perhaps with a dozen low wretch
es every day, and by similar methods of
despicable flattery striving to forestall a
nomination by the votes of men without
character, or oven decency. But can a
person, base enough for such low jugglery,
be fit for the Judicial office I Would not
he, who could descend to thOse unworthy
acts iu order to gain promotion, descend to
others as unworthy in order to keep his
post, or to fatten on it while its occupant?
As well might we look for thistles to turn
into grapes as for a demagogue to be trans
formed into an impartial judge. He who
wriggles himself into office will wriggle
when there. The serpent cannot become
upright and erect by merely changing
place, but will be slimy and creeping
still.
We warn the people, at the approaching
election, to carefully scan the Judicial tick
et. A bad Governor, knavish Sheriff, or
an inefficient Mayor may be laid aside at
the end of three.years, in some cases at
the end of one; but an incompetent, dis
honest, or negligent Judge cannot be got
rid of except after a long term, or by the al
most impossible remedy of impeachment.
Place an improper Judge upon the Bench;
and there he will stay, if not forever, at
least long enough to do incalculable injury
to the property and other rights of citizens.
Every man, too, is liable to be a suitor in
oourt, and therefore to become a victim of
such a Judge. There is not one of us who,
before a year, may not receive gross injus
tice from a Judge of this description; per
haps even be ruined at his hands. And
how terrible would be the retribution if we
had been accessory to his election !
Tariff or Free Trade,
The Lancaster Examinerer closes an
article on the False and Real Issues of the
campaign, by the following remarks :
The real and absorbing issue of the cam
paign is, shall the Protective Syttem, on
which depends the prosperity and industry
of Pennsylvania, be approved or condemn
ed? And to this complexion our Loeofo
co friends must come at last. • The ques
tion, is made up between Johnston and the
Tariff on the one side, and Bigler and Free
Trade and Direct Taxation on the other,
and this issue cannot be suppressed or eva
ded. Their hollow professions of zeal for
the Compromise, which is already estab
lished in the opinions of the moderate men
of both parties, will not serve to disguise
their treachery to the Protective system,
and the dearest interests of Pennsylvania
that are bound up in it. But our Locofo
eec can no more change their inherent
duplicity than the leopard can change his
spots or the Ethiopian his skin, and we
expect to see it continued and augmented
in assurance in proportion as it becomes
exposed by proof, until it is justly and sig
nally rebuked by an indignant people at
the October election.
DE CAREFUL OP DIET.—MOSt impor
tant and seasonable advice is thus given by
our friends of the Evening Bulletin
This is the season of the ydar when dis
orders of the bowels aro particularly pre
valent ; and the tables of mortality show
that these diseases aro even more common,
this year, than usual. We would caution
all persons, therefore, to be cautious in
their diet. The eating of unripe fruit is a
fertile source of diarrhoea and diseases of
a similar type. Our markets are now full
of such edibles, and the temptation to in
dulge is frequently almost irresistable ;
nevertheless those who value life or health
should refrain from every such description
of food. It is equally unwise at a time
like this, to oat to excess. Very few in
dividuals, we are sorry tq say, oan resist
the temptation of a favorite luxury, so as
to stop before having eaten too much ; and
thus edibles, harmless in themselves fre
quently become the prolific source of dis
ease, by being indulged in to repletion.—
With caution in diet, there is little fear ;
but otherwise the peril is, indeed, immi
tent. We say this not to alarm, but to put
people on their guard. Ldte hours, undue
fatigue, or excesses of any kind, whether
mental or physical, should also be avoided.
In this way health may be preservel, even
where business forbids the leaving town, as,
in too many eases, it does."
Stormy Women,
What is more disagreeable than a stormy
woman ? A friend of ours who lives in
Pearl street, says that he has been on the
unfathomed deep when the heavens when
the direst vengeance; were delivered of
their children of wrath—when mighty Jove
rode his thundering chariot over the moun
tains of the sea, and the red lightnings
glared at his courser's feet—when the de
mons of the tempest bellowed in the blast,
and the angel of distruotion spread his
dark pinions over the mariner's bark ; but
all these unuterable horrors did'nt begin
with his wife when out of temper. When
she saw the mercury of her husband's an
ger begin to raise, she'd throw fat into the
fire, and in two minutes be further up the
ladder of wrath than he could ever climb
withmit taking off his boots, and the way
ho would oatoh hot dumplings on his head
was not slow. Some women love to scold
and enjoy themselves best when in a violent
passion and they are unlovely as lobsters,
and as distasteful as mushrooms. We
would rather encounter a wild oat in the
forest: than a petticoated demon in anger.
Slbany Knickerbocker,
f"J" A contemporary says that the
Bloomer costume is the 'knee plus ultra'
of female adornment;
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FAREWELL.
This is a sad word at best, and full of
I dark associations. I never said farewell,
even with the confidential assurance of
meeting on the morrow, but with strange
feelings of melancholy. I have often par
ted light-heartedly, after some pleasant
merry-making, with some spirit-stirring
friends, with whom, in a few short hours,
had cultivated feelings of regard, but
when I said farewell, even with the antici
pation of, meeting again, there was left on
my Soul a prophetic gloom, a tender sad
ness, which left a sting in the pleasantest
flowers of existence. I know not hew it
is, but I never leava any which I have
loved, and should regret hereafter, but
some chance circumstances would occur to
clothe it with a fresher beauty than it
has over before worn, rendering it far more
difficult to leave, or to think of, without.,
regretful memories ! I never throw away
a flower, the gift of a friend, wthout breath
ing a sigh over its fallen loveliness, and
many fond reminiscences. The portals of
the tomb have often closed upon all that
was dear to us on earth, and though nnteh
was left for memory to dwell upon that
could soothe the parting, and melt the
piercing sorrow into tears,
like the dew of
heaven sent to relieve the heart in the hour
of affliction, yet at such times I have felt
as one shut out of a world, from whence
all that was lovely and loving had separa
ted ! Oh ! who cannot tell of loved ones
that are dead to us, yet living in a world
brighter than our's ? And who does not
love to speak of them with the reflection
that this world is not our home, but a state
of misfortune and dangers that are con
stantly besetting us, a world of vicissi
tudes and partings in which we have no
abiding city; and were it not for the hope
of a future reunion, which so richly gilds
the gloom of earthly partings, the heart
must sink in its moments of woe! There
is a land afar, where the loved, absent,
and those separated, shall meet to part no
more forever ! There the associations of
friendships shall 'be renewed, never again
to be broken !—there the flowers bloom'
unfading, and the skies are ever bright and
fair in that land of summer ! It is a land
of harmony and love, and its scenes of
transporting light and rapturous prospects
of unsullied purity; shall extend when ages
have rolled away, more numerous than the
atoms of an Universe! with the sounds of ce
lestial melody constantly echoing through
out empyreal regions of immortal light and
glory ! It is the world of spirits—the
land of the blest—and they call it Heaven !
Mechanics.
Did you ever contemplate the glory
that dwells in the body of a real mechanic ?
Do you despise him ? you may despise
your God! Do you receive one comfort
save that which comes direct from the hand
of God, for which you arc not indebted to
the Mechanic Look around among man
kind, and place your finger upon a single
fertilized spot that does not reflect the glory
of the mind and the hand of the mechanic.
Dare you lie down at night upon your dow
ny couch and oast a thought of reproadh
against the poor but honest mechanic ?
Then arise, and make your own bed, if
you can, for to him you scorn are you in
debted for your comfort.
Do you lounge upon your magnificent so
fas, divans and ottomans, then think how
you come by those luxuries, and despise
not the sources of nearly all your enjoy
ments. Look at every corner of your gor
geous domicil; survey every partical of the
apartments you so much admire acknowl
edge, if you are honest, that the mind of
that humble mechanic, who constructed
and finished your stately dwelling, is far
superior to your own. Are you ashamed
to confess the fact? Then remember that
he who is virtually,honest, can never be
dshtimed of the truth.
Dr. Johnson, speaking of a lady
who was celebrated for dressing well, re
marked The best evidence that I can
give you of her perfection in this respect
is that one can never remember what she
had on.' Delicacy of feeling in a lady
will prevent her putting on anything cal
culated, to attract notice; and yet a female
of good taste will dress so as to have every
part of her dress• correspond. Thus while
she avoids what is showy and attractive,
everything will be adjusted so as to exhib
it symmetry and taste.
There is a great deal of philosophy
in a dog's tail. It is is great a tell-tail
as a lady's fan. If a dog is pleased; his
tail is immediately in a waggish. humof
—if he is afraid, it slopes—if angry, it
'sticks oit.' You can tell the characters
and disposit ion of a dog by his tail, as well
as Fowler can decipher yours from the
bumps.
Dr. Johnson, being once in compa-
ny with some scandal-mongers, one of whom
having accused an absent friend of resor
ting to rouge, he observed that it was, af
ter all, better for a lady to redden her own
cheeks, than to blacken other people's char
acters.
NUMBER 30.
The Past—Present and Future.
Some one, we know not who, has appro
priately. enquired who can fathom the depth
of meaning these words convey ! Through
the varied and intricate walks of life, sur
rounded 11 temptations, rich in splendor,
and beautiful in form, yielding to the syren
voice allurement, we heed not admo
nitions of the past, or apply the lessons
they have taught to the dangers of the pre
sent. The past week we look at only to
remember what has been, contemplating
pleasures enjoyed or sorrows endured, as
something once ours, now lost to possession,
gone forever, half forgotten, concealed by
" oblivion's veil."
The present heeds not, amid hope's im
aginings, the anticipations of the future,
its value is not estimated, its worth re-
mains unknown
But th 6 Future may never come. It is
a blank upon its page, the purity attached
to the truth must stamp its seal, ere we can
sully its virginity, or call it ours.
Oh, wherefore do we wish to live?
What charm Lath earth away to give,
ProbatiOn's days are few in years
'Mid suffering; trouble s pailiaml.tears.
The past has gone—the present come,
Our course through life is quickly run,
Than freed from earth, in Heaven we His!
Worthless was all we left behind,
SACREDNESS OF TEARS,
There is a sacredness in tears. They
are not the indications of weakness, but of
power. They speak more eloquently than
ten thousand tongues. They are the mes
sengerS of overwhelming grief, of deep con
trition, and unspeakable love.
0 speak not harshly of the stricken one,
weeping in silence. Break not the dead
solemnity by rudo laughter or intrusive
footsteps. Scoff not if the stern heart of
manhood is sometimes melted to sympathy
that they are what helps to elevate him
above the brute. I love to see tears of af
fection. They are painful tokens, but still
most holy. There is pleasure in tears—au
awful pleasure ! If there were none on
earth to shed a tear for me, I should be
loath to live ; and if no one might weep
over my grave, I could not die in peace.
[Dr. Johnston.
Tom Moore, the Poet, says the
Dumfries Courier, as has long been known,
is but the wreck of the brilliant, accom
plished, and witty being he fOrmerly was.
He was lately present when a gentleman
was requested to sing. The gentleman sat
down at the piano, and in a token of ad
miration, sung one of the Irish minstrel's
own choicest strains. When he had finish
ed, the poet exclaimed, 'How beautiful !
I have surely heard that before.' We
mention the incident, not wantonly to draw
the veil from the countenance of sleeping
genius, but because there is no one but
must be deeply affected when they thus
strikingly find that—
" The harp that once through Tara's hulls
Thb soul of music shed,
Now hangs as mute on Tara's Irani
As if tire soul were fled."
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If the spring put forth no blossoms, iu
summer there will bo no beauty, and in
autum no fruit. So, if youth be triflod away
without improvement, riper years will be
contemptible, and uld age miserable.
0' SIN is a kind of insanity. So far
as it good, it makes man an irrational crea
ture— it makes him a fool. The consum
mation of sin is, ever, and in every form;
the extreme of folly. And it is that most
pitiable of folly which is puffed up with
arrogance and self sufficiency.
WHAT more precious offering can bTira
upon the altar of a man's heart than the
first hive of a pure, earnest and affectionate
girl with an undivided interest in eight
corner lots and fourteen three-story houses.
ELF- A YouN LADY, who perhap, is bet
ter acquainted with French than farming;
was reoently married to a farmer. In ex
amining her new domains, she one day vis,
ited the barn, when she thus intorogated
her milk-maid : Bye-the-Bye, Mary,
which of these cows is it that gives the
butter-milk I"
07" A letter written from Naples says
—'Standing on Castle Elmo, I drank in
the whole sweep of the bay.' What a
swallow he must have!
1....7e' The friends of Gen. SCOTT in
Western Pennsplvania have called a mass
meeting to assemble at Pittsburg on the
20th of August next—the anniversary of
the battles of Contreras and Cherubuseo.
Among the signors to the call, is the name
of ROBERT PORTER, who commanded the
"Irish Greens" in the Mexican war. He
has been a leading member of the opposi
tion, bat goes for Scott against the world.
There will be thousands like him, when
"Old Chip" takes the field.