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- For the Toiler Journal.
tenon on Phonetics.--No. S.
01;fectioNs
Any new theory which is advanced,and
r improy•entents suggested, have always met
kith more or less objections, and many of
the objections have as often been More
pneied than real. Phonetics is not ex
empt from objections,
which have been
very urgently pressed.
The first objection which is generally
raised by the learned ones, is thertilmolo-i
vied obse&ion. Ben Franklin has ans-1
veered this objection fully and so clearly
t hat we will copy his own remarks: " Ety
. zuokigies" sisys lie "are at present very!
uncertain; but such as they are the old
books would still prese.ve them, and ety-i
zoologists would there find them. Words,
in the course of time, change their
eggs as well as their spellings and pronun
ciations, and we do not look' to etytnOlo , y I
for their present ineauinv. If I should
call a man a knave and a villain, he would
hardly
. be satisfied :with my telling him I
that one of the words originally signified
only a 14 or servant, and the other a
1-oloWnian, or the inhabitant of a village."
If etymology is so important and the
resent spelling so necessary for studying'
it, why is itthat the mere Latin and Greek_
rcholar is unable ; from the orthography of,
the words iu the Lord's Prayer, to tell the I
history, derivation and meaning of more!
than two or three, as trespasses, temp: . tt-i
tion, deliver, glory, and even here wdl be{
most probaUly in error, — a — s he may he in
clined to give to Op Latin what h.ilon-s
to the French. •
Dues not this show tWat the ~pciling
alone does not give the required in fueina
(ion, but only the spelling with much
other learning?
The study of etymology is a deep study,
pnd requires laborious and patient inves
tigation to become masters of it—and one
of the greatest etymologists now living,
timid a short time since that he should
study it but little iu the future, as his
time could be spent better, and his ener
gies directed in a more important channel.
But we will allow, for the, sake of the
Argument, that phonetic spelling dues to
tally destroy etymology. How many of
the human family would be deprived of
the (questionable) blessing? It is a la-
Mentable fact that a very large number
of. persons of these United States cannot
read. -
And a very large number also are very
poor readers. The loss of etymology to
these two classes would be nothiog% but
the acquisition of phouetics would be an
inestimable gain.
Then, a large proportion of those who
justly claim to be learned or liberally ed
ueated, know nothing comparatively of this
etycnology,—,eit least they make but little
use of their knowledge-- for, when called
upon to give the etymology or derivation
of a word, they cannot do it without re
ferring to a Dictionary, which any one
pan do who can read.
We see the number who would be af
fected by a loss of etymology would be
very small indeed. Then here comes the
important question. Is it right, in order
to accommodate a tvoyji , w, to incommode
and keep in ignorance the mass? The
philanthropist would say no !--but adopt
the motto, "The :freatest good for tilt!
greatest number." No one, from the
spelling alone, can trace the slightest re
seniblance between an Enodish, French,
Latin, Greek, Sanscrit, Zend, or Hebrew
word. The difference of alphabet effectu
allyconceals this connection. Etytnolo.
- 0 deals with words themselves and not
their accidental orthographies.
It is only the half-learned, then, or the
half-learned orp thispoint, who fear any in
jury to etymology, from the adoption of
phonetic spelliug, which on the contrary,
will be found one of the uto.-st favorably
circumstances which could ensue, to the
'study of 'tree comparative philology. So
we see the etymological objection is no
objection at all. Pnoso.
For the Potter diurnal
Sound.
We are too apt to take such things for
granted, as have an ancestral sanction.
Though utterly inefficient to the needs of
to-day, yet they are reverently adopted as
laws of light and life to us as progressiontsts.
We kneel before the mossy idol of au
tiquity shrined among hoary memories of
the past, while the chantings of veneration
render us oblivious to the realities of the
fresh, and ever living present. We heap,
on that venerated alter, the bright oppor
-tunities of present and future good. Ft:11-
ft monuments, scattered splendors, obso
lete customs,--what are they but so !natty
,evidences of the ganeseent character of
All human greatness, when not founded
upon enduring principles It is not pre
tended that the subject which gave rise
to the foregoing remarks, is of paramount
importance in itself, yet an investigation
of its remises may serve a high purpbse.
It is an opinion somewhat prevalent even
Among intelligent people, tha: sound may
be evalved/independently of the hearing.-
This we consider an error, resulting from
an imperfect conception of 'the nature of
,*hg phenomenon. gvery movement, g
ory circumstance, from the revolutions of
a planet round its centre, to the winking
of an eye, is and must be conformidable
to laws or fixed conditions. Nothing can
be perfect without the sun: of its essen
tial parts. Though the elements of'cvery
possibility may lie somewhere in the store
house of nature, yet nothing 'definite is
produced .until they are brought into cer
tain relations with each other. For there
is no such thing as'a separate entirety..—
Nothing is independent. The relations
lot the Universe are infinite, yet, compli
cated they are and closely
, inwoven
I with eaCh . other, the obliteration of a sin
gle atoui would mar the harmony of heav
en. .11.emovc the conditions -which sup-
ports faet and you destroy it as such a
tact; and the' tern, by which it was des
ignated a 'Whole, is not applicable to its
separate parts. Although cold water and
steam may each be reiMl - ved into the oth,
.er, yet cold water is net steam, and rice
cecsa. It would be a palpable absurdity
to call the Matelials of which a house is
composed _a house, while yet untouched
by the hand.of art.. The same is true of
all natural phenomena.
.!The defenders
of the iudcpendetrt-sound idea represent
a single .ope or two of the elements of
sound by the same term which can only
be properly applied to' a combination of
rli itS elements. sound cannot be
evolved without the aid of an organ of
hearieg; fer the two are as nearly synon.
' tunes, as• may be. To their existence the
presen!ee of a mental faculty and its phy--
ical or,ari is.indrspeusable. Eartn, air
and water are all mediums. capable of
transtnittim , vibrations' or moth.m,' but
they are simply vibrations and cannot
elindhate sound until they fall upon the
brain.. Even at a ghinee it is evident
that 'at least three conditions are necessa
ry to build : its phenomebou. Namely, - an .
agent, a mediuni, and, a recipient. In
the case ofa clock striking, thelhaminer'
and wires are the agent, intervening at
itosThere mediuni, and an auditory''
Serve the recipient. The removal of eith
er of thos'e.eunditions would be destiuct-'
ve of sound. Neither of them can pro-
I nce it all)ite. neither.is it self-erc at i ng
or self-su.taloing; but dependent fur its,
4itinifestation on a unity of fOrces. Mo-
I;1 it
Is tee i ‘r!in,!,,/ 7:v.i.H7e of sound, yet
the latter is not the inevitable result of')
the former; thus ph,inly evincing that it
is dependent on the nature of its reeipi-:
.eat whether a similar action will produce
a similar result. In vain do they say the
cluck wakes just as much noise when we'
are absent, as when we are in its presence.
The only difference is we cannot hear it, I
(thus virtually acknowledginz the neces
sity of theii presence to its formation).—
It wakes [4, noise, simply because of the
absence of One of the constituent parts ofd
sound.. Their mistake in this mattbri
consists in viewing ourselves as separate
from the universal plan, and in adoptine.
the language of convenience for that ofi
philosophy. ; The phenomena of sound,
in common with all others, is not, (as,.
seine sup Bose} an inherency of the sub
stances p?odueing it, but the result di
joint fietien on the part of natural forces.
These' pheuomena,—what are they but
the peculiar relation" le` Have assumed,!
toward the rest of. the universe? Soi
close is Divine economy, that the very
medium through which we.know the out
er world, becomes merged into the outer
World itself. Hence the absurdity of blot
ting out a share of Nature's perfections,
(separating ,'ourselves - from sound), and
then looking for the same results as before.
l ip this case,Ms others, for the sakeof
el.inveniem.',e 4 . We, often) refer' to a part by
the same ter:a which philosephy assiVlS
to the whole. Were every auditory nerve
in the universe, deadened on tile instant,
'the thunder of Niagara would be as the
stillness of Happy arc we in the
possession of faculties which are as fin
,,ers to tuueli the keys organ of
Nature. Without them, Earth were a
blank, with:them, iinages and sounds of
i life :-.:c c - onstantly being reproduced by
their mutual action upon each other.
H. P. S.
;1'L':,274 is a Man a Masi?
]•'w• (he Potter .Tounrol.
Thar pz , rn rho drinks intoxicat
hw /i l ao,• ig NOT,: 7:,112.
The issue is joined, "A 'Friend of
Man" havin- spoken at lentli upon the
Negative. lie has spun out his lo , ieal
arguinents farther than I anticipated, un
der-scoring neon ly half his words, to give
them foree. He says on the start. "When
is a Man, a Man ?"* I'll tell him. Be
fore he disgraces the dignity of his MAN
HOOD. Before he tarnishes his name by
drunkenneSs, or any other crime; before
he 'resolves: that he wi{l drink. He
,says
"he must be a man, or he could not re
solve." Sir, is he a man Who resolves to
cOmmit a murder,, although he dues not
succeed' Is he not a-murderer ? and,isi
a murderer a roan? Dues the essence of
a man who was made after the image of
God dwelt' in the breast of a murderer ?
So- of a felon, a libertine, a traitor. Is
not his reason, prostrated before he makes 1
those resolves? should think from the
drift of my opponent's. article, that guilt'
can ueverlbei attached where there is no
overt iiee. Our Savklur says : "lie that'
c/07,-It/t" "Math committed adultery
already ialhis heart." It is the faithful
discharge of t. e functions, that make the
man, the father, the mother ; the minis
ter, the president, &e. Without this, it
is only a name, a nominal name, without
the substance. A Irian can be a man,"no 1
longer than ho performs duties that
devolve upon How long can a min
ister be called a minister? Just so long'
as he untold the mysteries of God's word;
to preach! Christ, to save souls from death
and to keep ;himself unspotted from the
world. A g ain he says, "that drunkards
are men, ;because they can be reclaimed."
He unfotimately left out the adverb, par
tially. an a once fallen man be restored
to the entire confidence of the peopl e .—
The poet's may sing :
tarnishes his name,
knd: brightens it again."
•
But never, never, can lie restore it to
* The e7pression referred to was nars.not
the "Friernft?f Man's." We adopted it' fir a
headia , r, fas. we do for ais artici!!. [ED.
its former lustre. -This "reclaiming it
again"_is dangerous-doctrine, and shows
the low state of
. sOciety in which he who
advocates it lives. In the More polished
and 'refined, where virtue's banners are
always unfurled, it does not, cannot ex
ist. It is the saute as THE SALE OF IN
DULGENCES:
Again, he says, "he is a - man, because
he eats and 'drinks." I always supposed
that animals both eat and drink, and that
a man either with or without reason dues
the same. Again, "Be is a subject Of law,
the
.same after drinking as -before." I
find my article will be lengthy if I. follow
him through. But I have
.answered. his
question by ,telling Min what he . must,
and what he must not do to be a man,
and that. the same Principle applies to ev
ery name andtitle on earth. And now to
notice his closing remark. . Ile rebukes
me- for -my - vindictive style of writing;
says I must not "nick-naMe." -Weil, I
suppose he is. easily -hit, but I do not
dwell in. a glasS house, and if he had read'
the proceeding Ar. Democrat, he would
have exeused we for that . awful "nick
name." Still, I must admit that "Pope
Cotter" has nothing to do with the reso
lution, neither has a Cotton Pope, or, a
Caton Printer, or, a Printer stuffed with
Cotton, or, still more appropriate, a Print
er that prints for the Cotton market.
The " American Presbyterian"'
Uncourteons.
Jro the Falter journal
Nit. EDlTOR.—Flavin' some time ago
prepared aShortarticle, designed to correct
some misstatements, which were published ,
id the " American Pre.:Aifierian (of Phil
adelphia,) in au article headed " Divorces
in Northern Pennsylvania" &e., and sent
to the editors fur publication ; it Imo not,
so far as I can learn, been deemed Worthy
of notice. To satisfy myself of this I
wrote to them the following note enclosing
a post stamp, dated Jan. 25th, 1859.
EDITORS OF AMERICAS PRESBYTERIAN
(Jews: I sent to you fur publication an ar
ticle designed to correct some misstatements
which were published in your paper of June
17th, 1858, relative to Divorces in Northern
Pennsylvania, &c. lam not aware that it has
been published', as I have not received a copy
of your paper containing it. If you have not
published it, %% ill you please inform me why ?
Please answer, and oblige, yours truly,
To this note I have received uo answer,'
and am left still in die dark as to its des-1
tiny, only that I suppose. it was deemed
by them not worthy of notice. But, as
the Amaricun I'rCSll . 9 teriU iS'.uut, the
on/g source of communication with the i
world, nor its editmls the only men to say
what falsehoods shall pass for truth with-;
out being contradicted, I am happy that!
in our own immediate place there are ;
' those not aliraid to tell the real truth ; al
place, toe, included in the sweeping asser-
Lions of the article alluded to. If we hav
been denied the privilege of contradicting ;
the falsehoods abroad ; it is more than emu
pensated by the enhanced value of contra-!
dictino them on the spot ichere they are!
said kt . e.rist: For this purpose then I
I send you a copy of the article which. (it
seems) could find no place in the Anteri- 1
:can Presbyterian :
'DIVORCES IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVA
NIA."
•
MESSRS. EDITORS : In your paper of
June 17th 1838 there is au article under
the above caption which in justice to the
veople ought to be placed iu a, true light.
;it is there stated that " Fur a on inter of
' years past the courts in the border court
tics hqs burn creedal with divorce eases
Ifrom Neu: York," and that " Every court
in these counties has j'eont two to a do.:-
s a d, c ases to cli..po.se of each term." These
are sweeping statements, and, if true,
whould show a deplorable state of society.
But the truth, bad as that is, shows things
in a more favorable light In Potter
County (where the author of your article
resides) there have been since Oct. Term
18-17 (a period of eleven years) twenty-bur
divorces granted by the court as shown by
their records. Now we have no disposi
tion to say that any one
,of them should
have taken. place ; but how wide is the
truth from the charge which makes the
number range between eighty-eight and
! jive hundre d and twenty-eight ! The
Kean County court records show that
!there have been eleven diVorces granted
iu ten years. Then, in regard to that
county, the statements in'. your paper can
!in no wise apply. With respect to Tioo-a,
land Warren counties, I have nut received
Ithe number of cases from their - records!!
but 1 have conversed with a number of
geutlemen who attend their courts regu
' tarty, and have fur a great number of years,
and who know• what they say;. and their
testimony is, that there are not one-half
!ot the cases of divorce in these counties
as there are in Putter County. In regard
to the charge of condi/bit:lap made against
the people, I can say that dtiring a resi
deuce among them of thirteen years, I clan
testify that the assertion is false. That
one or two eases of unlawful marriages
mialit be found in the county is very pos
sible ; but that it is characteristic of the
people, (as the article would have us .be-
here) is not true. The *hole article is a
wanton attempt to injure the people of
theSe enmities! in the estimation , of those
abroad. But the most remarkable feature
of the whole thing is,
that .the anther of
the article gained all knowledge of the
people in the incredible short stay amongst
us of nine months! Altho' he said so
much, he seems to indicate-that he would
have said more ." If I had time." We
feel sorry that'he did not tiavoteiwhat
tune -he had to. a more useful purpose.
lOar own view of this is, that had he val
ned time and truth as he ought to, lie
never would have - written either the arti
cle alluded to nor the account of the state
o f religion contained in .the same paper.
It says 4 Ten'or twelve qinversionS have
taken place, Mostly in our *congregation—
'nine united with the y church, &e." The
truth is not one conversion has taken place
during the tittle/ specified so say (some of)
the members; (if we are to bolieve them.)
Nine united With the church, by let-.
ter and four on prole:ision cif their faith ;
'but not one of, theSe four pretend to have
been converted in connection with the
! church ; so each of them positively de
clare ; and this fact was mot hid from your
correspondent, Wken he sent Vou the ac
count. All who read the account receive
the impression that those nine vac from
among the . number converted, Which is
not true. 'Should we ventUre . anmpinion
about the. people, we would say, that they
are friends of Temperance,. and opposed
to Slavery ivith . all.their ?night.
Yours, &C., B. 131tow:/i.
CoUDERSPORT, Nov. 15th, 1858.
Another Refutation of the
Thanlisgivier,g "Varn. 11
For the Potter• Journal.
-MR. EDITOR Being a meniber of the
Teachers' Association.and a teacher. I feel
an interest in whatever tends to the weal
or woe of teachers or the cause of etluca
cation. •• - -
Having noticed a piece in the JOURNAL
from the Arorthern, Democrat, signed a
Teticher, calculated to east an odinutupon
the members of the Association, and the
Superinten - dent in r4rtieular ; and perceiv
ing that gross injustice has 1.)..en done by
it I feel it a duty which I owe to human
ity, to state what I -know about the invi
tation which Mr. Blake sent to the Arsso•
ciation, requesting the members of that
body to attend a Thanksgiving sermon at
the Presbyterian Church; on Thanksgiv
ing day. I was present, and heard the in
vitation giten out without a dissenting
voice; neither did Mr. Hendrick or Any
one else say or do anything to prevent
.any one from piing.'
Now, if Mr. Hendrick has done anything
worthy of death, why does out the author
of taut piece have him brought before
Pilate, tried and condemned by at least
two witnesses, and executed—which is
the awful and honorable way of doing
business—and not becireulating scanda
lous reports about him where he is not
known ; which is mean and contemptible.
My reasons for not attending church is
this: I consider the influence of the Rev.
Mr. Blake to have been on the' side of
shivery, which is the sum of all evil and
the curse of our nation, and should, with
its adherents, be discountenanced -by all
lovers of justice. and nuinanity, and much
more so by disciples of ChriA.
• A FRIEND OF lIIUIIT.
DAVID B. Bil.owN
ottir
COUDERSPORT, PA.,
Timrsoq9 Yohli4g, 1550.
- _ ---
T. S. CHASE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
Gem. Sani flouSton, in a recent
speech in the U. S. Senate, in reply to
Mr. Iverson, said "there were more free,
soilers made by the repeal of the Missouri --
compromise than had ever exi.ted before
on the face of the earth." That's so—!
and the South propagatPd to a good ad-H
vantage that, time—even better than in
their annual installment of " mixed pro.',
ducts" -L-say 50.000 or loo,oqo mulattos.
Ntinn, .1.:6!1., our able and
efficient Representative at Harrisburg.,
was on,a visit home the first of this week
—having taken advantage of an adjourn
ment of the Legislature in respect to
Washington's Birthday, to pay his fami
ly and constituents a short visit. He
looks well. He returned on Thursday
morning, in order to be at his post in sea.
son,—deterinined to be faithful to the
State and his constituents,—an exception
to Representatives generally..
GE-14. SAM HOUSTON most emphatical
ly asserts that he has no-Presidential as
pirations, as folloWs, in reply to a charge
bp nr. Iverson, of Georgia :
" 1.-7 can assure the honorable gentleman
that it is the last thing in this world that
I-would accept, if it Were tendered to me;
and for his satisfaction, and that he may
not hbreafter anticipate any rivalry on toy
part, in any aspirations that he may have,
I Withdraw myself 'from all competition
by the assurance, that if every political
party of this - Union were to tender to me
this day the nomination for President, I
would respectfully decline. I have high
er, nobler . , tenderer duties to perform. I
have to create a resting:place for those
who are dear to me as the people of this
Union, and who form part of them." The
General's post-office address when this
Congress adjourns, will be Cedar Point,
Texas, where he proposes to engage in the
noble occupation of founding a grateful
home for hiS family, and a pillow of peace ,
and, l contenttnent for the closing of a long
life, which has mostly been spent in the
public service.
la the legislative proceedings of the
11th inst., we find the following under
the head of " bilis read in place."
Mr._3lA.N:ti, one to- repeal an act sup. :
pletnentary to an net to regulate the sale
of intoxicating liquors, so far as said law
applies to the county of Putter.
. .. ,
Also, one to pro Ade for the collection
of additional taxes in-Bingham township,
Potter comity. . .'
,
Under the head of ". reports of cOMmit
tees" we find the following: 1 . '
Mr. CURSE, (Judiciary,) with amend
ment; an act giving :justices of the peace
power- with a jury. of six to hear and final
ly determine charges for crimes of a cer
tain
character. . • i.' . . .
At every session 'some effort is made in
the direction indicated by the bill!above
alluded' to, - and each recurring. Session
seems to increase the. distance of so de-
Simi;le an:accomplishment. The project
is certainly commended by comtuottsense,
and would be, a great saving of county ex.-
pens'es in the course of a year, especially
where the tastes and, habits of people are
in the direction of petty personal alterda
tier's—arid fansity -quarrels —to 'which
faults, fortunately, the people of 'Potter
County are not addicted. We are in faN'or
of the passage of n ecmplete bill 'of , the
kind reported by Mr. Chase above, and
we are mut without -hope that it will be
accomplisbeli this winter.
6‘A/prinistg-Preelicity”ofrenn
sylsania Legislation Man
ifested.
Progression has never, until very re
cently at least, been a fault of the good
people of this commonwealth, either in
social, moral or pUlitical actionHindeed,
their Conservatism has ever approximated
to fogyism rather titan progression or re
form-ism. At last, however, we are ena
bled to hold up our hands in holy: horror
and blanch our faces with well-placed ter
ror, at the alarming proclivity of certain
members of the Legislature toward pro
gression—and in the face, too, of the loud
brayed threats of national disruption to
which our cars are being daily aecus
towed, trout the mouths of the advo
cates of the great national conservator of
not liern- democracy, ycleped Slavery.—
This progressive tendency .of certain in
cautious and ungrateful Representatives
in our Assembly is"becoming so alarming
that we fear the disruption of our nation,
by the sudden forcing out of the great
Key : stoire thereby. Last fall the People
indicated a similar tendency-, and their
representatives are becoming so audacious
as to:imitate the outrageous example , set
by their servants—the People—and only
upon.this hypothesis can we account for
the appearance of the followiwg in the
legislativC proceedings of the 14th inst.,
under 'the' head of -bills read. in place :"
MR. 1 - Rtsu, one fur the better security
of personal liberty, to prohibit tIM use of
the jails and prisons of this Common
wealth in the re-capture of fugitive slaves,
and to prevent persons holding office un
der the authority of the same from en
gaging; or assisting therein.
N o w, we do nut believe that there is a'
single Democrat in Washington, or llar- ;
rishurg or elsewhere, reflecting the pulit
ical complexion of : Penusylyania's fa
vurite son," who will not see "disunion,"
blight and blood in the discussion of the
question thus sprung upon the legislature
by this Ittisrunian from Alleghanv coun
ty; and we call upon the -President to
send five - or six thousand U.S. soldiers to,
Harrisburg at once to prevent the pros
pective rebeßion which the discussion of
this bill is likely to produce on the flour
of the 1-I:alse.'' We call upon Congress,
also, to authorize a loan of $:1'0,000,000
to defray the "incidelital" exPeuses in
curred by the Presider/Liu puffing down
the rebellion. (We do this, because we
have no doubt but the President will find
it necessary to purcha s e au island; or two
in the Susquehanna river, adj4;ent to the
"agitated territory," to which his army
can valiantly retire iu the e;;cnt ofa pros
pective battle, and recuperate their val-,
cr:
. We trust, however, that we have
Lot incurred a sufficient amount of his in
dignation, by the .IL.,gestion,lto -warrant
h in sending . a "naval, expc•dition" up
the' Snsque r hanna and its branches, to
keep us in subjection.) Congress should
at once take the matter into considera
tion,: as it owes its first duties to the per
sonal wishes of the President, and then
it it has any spare time, it etn be devot
ed to the interests of the people—provid
ed, always, that those interests do not
conflict with the private wishes of
.his
Eicelleney.
The Presidential "organS'" throughout
the country, are requested to devote their
entire columns to denunciation of this
men Iris/s during the next !six months,
for his presumption. We are authorized
to announce that the Daily Uniot will
be under the necessity of regularly issu
ing an eight page supplement to accom
modate the President's spedial messages
in regard to this matter, which supple
ment will be under his indiiidual edito
rial supeOision.
Purtheh deponent saith net now; but
we will keeP watch of the matter, hoping,
secretly and in fear, that the bill may pass
and be signed by the Governor.
Temperance lin 11 . 1 arrlsb A ui g ;
large and enthusiastic Tolperalet
meeting was held at ITarriSlAn g on. t r ie
13 of(January, which was addre.ise t i b••
Peter Sinclair, of Scotland. .
Tue account of the meting, z i ve ' ll
in • a communication to the Liarrit4burz
legraph, is so interesting; that We m ak e
the followingj extract,. and pinta to it a s a
cheering indication : •
" After Mr. Sinclair sat down the a u .
dienee evidently seemed to feel that smile.
thing should - be done, and the Presideut
remarked that he was ready ttleceiveaui
motion - that might now be offered.
" R. F. Keller moved that
tee of five be' appointed by the Ch a i r, t o
propose a plan. for the immediate orza u i.
zation of a Total Abstinence Society ; 4 , 1
that when we adjourn, we adjourn touieet
at the call of the said committee..
"At the suggestion of the Chair, thin
motion was niUditied and then -adopted,
making the committee to consist- of the
Superintendents of the various Sund a y
Schools of Harrisburg, who. BOW have a.
project on foot for the organization et a .;
tal abstinence societies in their various
schools.
"On motion of.A. K. Fahnestock, Esq.,
papdr and ink were immediatelyprovided,
and the Chairman having written a plehe
at the head of a sheet of cap paper, au in.
vitatton wh extended . to the audkno. to
come forward and "sign the Pledge."—
After a moment's pause the spell was
broken ; one . of the young men presi:nt,
Mr. Edward T. Tunis, nobly stepped for
ward, and hmidst . the cheers of the
enee„ was the first to put his signature to
the pledge. HiS worthy example w ai
soon followed by others, and before the
meeting adjourned eighty-two Signatures
Were obtained. During the signing 0
the pledge our veteran Chair Man remark
ed' that "he thought a little singing on
this occasion might be good," and pro.
ceeded to give out the lines of one of our
old Temper - an-cc , songs, This met a l lo t
response in the breasts Of a number pre,
emit, who twenty years ago were wont to
pass many a happy season' in the Court
House, leading in song the delightful
crowds Who thou filled our teuipento
meetings." •
SEomestrad lExeinptiou.
The Senturs frump tiro Free States .
voted (in eliVet) to kill the LI anesttv
bill, by Isyiri¢ it aside to take up-au p.
prupriatiim bill, Were
Messra: Mien of IL I. Fitch of
r of !'a Gain of Cal.
Oregin.
Of these, - Messrs. Allen (already super
seded by allepublicatr),Titeli (squatter:
and Bigler are known tohave been deeiti
Idly repudiated hi the late election,
their several States. Messrs. Girls au
Lane represent States where the Publi
Lands arc freely appropriated toprim
use withou paying therefor to the Tres
ury. In Oregon, lie early settlers re
ceived '619 and 320 acres each -mewl
for being settlers, with Out paying ala
thing therefor. It se,eins hard, itideoi
that the representatis of two States
favored should be Ijotiir , ivrainst the set
tiers of "ail other newt r 'taCes. Bet w
must taic things as we:find thew..
Supposing the vote ou this occasion t
repre,ent fairly the several States ter
seri te•l therein—which is certainly libiqa
to clie encluies of the measure—tint! ti
Electoral weight of the two sides es
pa:•es as follows : •
Ow Dili. Eitx.r.,te. Agailvt it. Eke.
s :1 14//otie J.!imd, - 2
,11,1.x.,arh:t.vott. ,- 13 t litritawt,
5 rentivleara, '27
l ' r'!"M.l4l, 5 Drlttraiy i . .:
) 1' ',are /,land, -*, Van/land t ,
l'owfrrti - c , it, •E; . t'iryiitia, 1:,
Nor- Fur.: 35 ii'orth Caniimz, 1 , 1
Ohio, 23 Soatlh Catalina, ri
.ty
a, U , cti corgia, ,
I,rlian lo
-
.;
1111 . 110 i ,, 11. . .. 81111.116:1,
MiCilitpin, f.; ' ISILSSISSIpiIi, T
iri.consin, 5 . Florida, 3
lorra, 4 Louisiana, .-',
2", , iiiir,.see, 12 Arkan , :as • 4
Minnesota, • 4 Miisouri,
1 Toz, s,
,I,- Oregon,
2 Texa,
Oregon
Total
]49 :
Xetc-Tersey, abs Ont or silent
—The accident of Mr. Cameron's ar
sence, and the vote of Missouri's Seta
ors against :Missouri's interests and know
wishes, alone prevent an oyerwhelont
preponderance in this vote on theside .
Free Homes The vote of Mr: On!
against the bill was not such as the'trr
Senators from; Indianawould have give
—not such as -Indiana herself can 3,
prove.. glance at the table a buve.i
suffice to show that the .popular 1 0 1 6
deranee in favor of the Pree liorm•sati
principle is oVerwhelniing. And nova
beg the Ocumeratio politicians to rod
well this question— 'an you afford
throw this question - over into the, le.
Presidential Election You must
that the Free House principle is desti'
to prevail—then why not give way to,,
and have the matter !setted and out ?ft
way?-1Y Y. 7 rilmite.
AtER'SAMERICAii ALMAti AC forlS.
is now ready for:delivery gratis at:l'
Agents' who are happy to supply alit
call for them. Every
family should.
and keep this book. It.is worth brit'
Comprising much Oneral infornintin a :
great value; it giveS the best instnlo
for the cure of prevalent complaints. th
we can .get atiVwhere. Its aneedoi
alone are worth a blishel of Wheat. and i
tnediCal..adviee is sometimes worth tOt
sick, the wheat's weight in gold.
of the medical almanacs are trail ,
this is. solid. metal: - .: Its c alculation s:
made purposely for:this latitude and
therefore correct. ' Call and get AS.
Almanac, and when got, - keep it.
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