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MM Vlo, XIII, BRATTLEBORO, Vt, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1848, No, 9. f The rtlgi tin's IlocK. nY mus WKi.ur. When first the lonely .Mayflower threw Her canvas to the breeze, To bear afar her pilgrim crew Beyond the dark blue seas, Proud Freedom to our land had flown, And chose it for the brave J Then formed the Nation's corner stone, And set it by the wave, That when the Pilgrims anchored there, Their stepping stone might be That consecrated rock of prayer, That bulwark of the free. And there they stood, each pilgrim brow Was nan with grief and care, And bent each manly form, but oh, Another sight was there ; Fond woman, with her sweet sad face, All trembling, pale and chill ; But oh, there was in that lone place A sight more touching still The cheek of childhood, pale with fear, 'And hushed its voice of glee j And they are go-4. bn,' we are here, A bulwark lCjJigfrcc. , Our pilgrim sircsjire gone;' yet still A nation in i'jBAC'o Hath pmirrd im'A vale and hill, In a bright, uuTTokTli tide ; And still their sons shall flood the land, While that old rock appears, Like a pilgrim's spirit, bum to stand The mighty wreck of years ; Anil oh, while floats the wind and wave, That hallowed rock shall be The threshold of the good and brave, The bulwark of the free. Chide mildly the erring; kind language endears; Grief follows the sinful add not to their tears; Avoid with reproaches fresh pain to bestow The heart that is sticken needs never a blow. We all have solnc frailty we all are unwise, And the grace that redeems us must shine from the skies. "V - i-rin :lic riiilantltropiit. - Be Clio erf nl. "Happiness and true philosophy Are of the social and the smiling kind." "Is it not worse than vain to close our eyes Unto the azure sky and golden light, Because the tempcst-cloud doth sometimes rise, And glorious days must darken into night?" Blessings on the cheerful! A thousand blessings be showered upon tho heads nnd poured into the hearts of those who wenr a cheerful, smiling coun tenance ! Their influence tends, silently and sweetly, to swell the tide of human happiness. The Lord never designed that I lis creatures should always look melancholy mid disconsolate ; any more than he intended that the sun, monuand stars should always bo behind clouds, or hidden by storms and tempests. "See how the day beameth brightly before us ! Itluo is the firmament, green is tho earth ; Grief hath no voice in the universe chorus; Nature is ringing with music and mirth. Lift up thy eyes, that arc looking in sadness ; Gaze ! and if beauty can rapture thy soul, Virtue herself shall allure thee In gladness Gladness ! philosophy's guardian and goal." So says nnd sings n German bard. And is there not truth, as well as potlry, in his beautiful language? Tho happy licart lhn chtirful smile andthe glad tome voice, arc all in accordance with God's wilt. "I know," says that heavenly-minded, and almost angel ic man, John A.noell James, of England; whose vrv nnmrjis riUjuiid more su.'iiificauttlinn that I 07-1 between vti)postIcs; (will my reader Juot casTj forwards,) 'I knoU-,' savs John Augcll James, "that j wo-''- " ""? n sm'.Uc wisiioin. M 't is uo grcat the social, the chierfid, nnd even the tasteful, ro or "ow than it was in Greece. It is no wiser nor sanctioned by rdigio'n, than which nothing is more truer now; than when Paul declared it to bo u lie. social, cheerful, ami tasteful : and heaven is full of, Hw could it, then, interpret the mind of God ! Docs theso attributes. Methiiiks Gafoul, that tall archangel near the throne of God, never lias a scowl on his lofty brow, nor n tinge of mtluncholy on his heavenly counte nance. Methiiiks the glorified spirits of thoso be loved brother desciples, John and James, arc radi ent with celestial cheerfulness. Methiiiks ibis princi ple pervades ihe shining ranks of the hosts above being universally prevalent among them as they walk nrm in arm, or converse lovingly together, or efl'ec tiouatcly embrace each other among the hills and dales of paradise. And ought wc not to drink in the spirit of heaven while hero below ? All usefulness is hindered by nn unkind, sour, per verse, ami crabbed temper of mind, or even a con stant appearance of despondency and gloom. 'Tis in the gentle spirit the peaceful and contented dis position tho kind look the cheerful answer the unaffected interest in others' wcKarc the mild eye nnd the smooth brows that love in tho heart'is exhibited, and healthful influences diffused abroad. Instead of our short life-timo being rendered cold as i an xctberg, dreary as n desert, dark us midnight, and as tho genre, wc may smooth our pathway cheer it w ith song. II vhl i i not o bud a world As some would like to make it ; But whether good, or whether bad, Depends on how wc take it." Then let's cheer vp, my lively friends, nnd bo hap py while wo tuny. Neighbor Sobtrface, just relax those muscles of yours, and begin to look upon the trigM side of the picture. Ob, "Tell ine not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream." Our earth is not all dressed in crape. And ot each and every moment, there's more to rejoice in, than to sorroip over. Before closing this chapter it-1 mo whisper n fow words in tho car or tho ladies. Ye or the gentler , sex, pray listen to a word or two ot ndvico from a well-ineuning brother. If you would win your way into the hearts or those you love, ew tcenr a cheerful look. At least, 'icjoice with those who do rejoice." Says that lovely writer. Mis Child, in one of her cel ebrated Letters from New Yoik: 'To the young, I would speak cheerfully; to the old, joyfully ; to all, hopefully. Would that I "might scatter roses in the patli of every human brother nnd sister.' Sympathy and cheerfulness, blended together, will impart to you, my sisters, strength that is well-nigh omnipotent. Cheerfulness in woman, is all-important; 'tis an indispensable reipiisitu towards render ing her truly interesting, or really and lastingly usrfid. "It gives to beauty half its power, The nameless charm, worth all the rest The light that dances o'er a faco And speaks of sunshine in the breast. If beauty neVr havo set her seal, It will supply her absence too, And many a cheek looks passing fair Because a cheerful heart'sliines through." Chnrlty. How beautiful is charity. She goetb forth like un angel, with consolation on her tongue, love in her eyes, and relief in her bands. She inclines her ear to the suffering nnd tho poor. She sceketh out dis tress, nor ceases from morning till evening her mis uion among the homes of tho sorrowing. Slio heeds not tho scorn of tho proud, the shrinking of the fear ful, the eves of ttic inquisitive, nor rain, nor wind, ' , V. r . i: . , , , nor the bitter frost, but keeps on, and her way is I compassed about with gladness. 'I he hungry, tho , .1, , , , . , , . , , . . . ill. rl.nl. lhn sick nnd the dcsiinrni! rpimcn at linr nn, . ... .., - j - - -- -i- iii-nn.li 'I lirti. linlmlil linr BlilllMlir liUrt n itnlnctinl 1 I.',""" . V ; .r , I a; i linfil nmifl llin ilnrklipfis nf thft wnrlil. Hhn KhiinR light anna tno uarxness oi mo worn . no smins osicma ion sno nas no soi nine lor tier lanor, 1 111 workcth always; for want and si.tlenng and grief aro ever among men-cver in her path. Nor goes sho unrewarded. 1 he recollections or virtue, mm- gled with gratitude or those who have enjoyed her Iieueficenco, make her life n perpetual delieht. In-! spired by her, man perforins the noblest deeih, and w uiiiiin is ciuiicu mio an nngei, , wtiope and Written for the Windham County Democrat. Whnt Knnwcth n Mnnl nv r. ADAMS OAC1E. What knowcth n man 1 He porccivcth Jiis own iguuimicu much no siucm aim when lie stundeth ; Vtlicn lie riscth up ami when ho licth down. Ho sccth it evciy day of liis lire, mid fcelcth it every ...... . . . J hour. Vpn. fill tlittlrra ti.ntli Ititti A l.it.l tit ,l.rt .., .. . (.... .buv.ll llllll. II llllll ( Vi spring-time re.pinde.h him ofthe hopes of his youth; and in iiutumn, n leaf tcllelli liini of his old age. A grain of sand fallcth into n stream, and straight - way he tbinkclli himself hidden in Time's daik cur rent. Again, what knnwcth a man ! He knowcth nothing or himself, but ncquiretli a little by bis girts ns ho goetb along. lie opuncth bis eyes, and tclleth thee the color of thy raiment; ho bileth an apple, and callelb it biiter or sweet. And yet again, what knowcth a man! Can be tell thee what manner of speech bo shall use on the morrow, or what be shall think! Can he prophecy of the shifting of the wind, mid tho chirging of the clouds ! Yea more ; can' be explain th-l inystciy of his being! ran he tell thee whence, and why ho came, mul whither he is A vain ma i is like n shrub in the forest. Ho lookcth ever whence bo came, and thinketh of what bo was, comparing himself with nought. Ho saitli to himself, "Once was I dust, but now havo I grown great; onco was I small, but now am mighty." The first lesson that a wise man learnctli is his own ignorance. The shrub lookcth up to the tree tops, and becoineth conscious of its own littleness. Then it aspirctli to reach them, nnd when it hath gained them it sectli clouds beyond, and beyond tho clouds are stars. t'le Itich. Remember the rich man, yc that nrc poor, and pity him, for Care luriicth his jouth to age, nnd Fear briiigetb tiouhlc to his gray hairs. In this wise comcth it about: Thoughtless Ileauty findcth plea sure in the cosily ways of Fashion ; so Prudence is troubled and Care growcth heavy. Then comcth Want seeking charity ; but Fear filleth him at the sight, hardening his heart. And straightway Pru dence becometh Avarice, and entercth into u cove nant with Fear to rob him of his treasures. Then conieui nam again aim snutetii him with many weapons. Ho feelcth the sting thereon but Fear maketh him blind. Therefore I say unto thco again remember the lich man and pity him. r. a. o. Free Soil. Free soil, free coil is still my song From morn till noon and nil day long; A song in which I much delight When 1 retire to rest at night ; A song that freemen all should sing And daily make the welkin ring: The North and South should now combine And sing it oft on JIason's line Sing it and let oppressors see That annex'd soil should all bo free. This song may all the notions sing Till there's no emperor or king Till ll slmll ectfal rights enjoy, None to oi,"i-f none to annoy. ' L'uUUkprcrB ,.Tt.. - .-- Philosophy ban a great name, It speaks swelling I our consciousness reach heaven .' IJoes our indiic- ' live reason scan the circuit of Omniscience ? Can ' our imagination define or paint tho actual worlds that bang beyond the telescope, or the woikofChcr ' ubim and Seraphim ? "Who bath known the mind 1 of the Lord, or, being His counsellor, hath taught 'Him? Or who hath plentifully declared the thing ! as it is ?" Believe it who can that uuy vaiicty of tho i wisdom of this finite nnd fallen world, or its com I bined wisdom, can penetrate tho heavenly mysteries, ' or illustrato what Christ has forever darkened ex. I rcpt to the eyo of fuitb, to babcH. Philosophy is liilsciy so called ; and man's wisdom ! however called, in distinction from God's wisdom in ! Revelation, is false. Philosophy, in its present con- I centrated form, involves tlireo specific falsehoods, i I which utterly disqualify it as tin interpreter oi tho Bible. Let Protestants beware. Phorsi is the fie- tion of "a iiuivcrMil reason." This, when explained, is pantheism, and is idolatry. It dishonors God the i " I - . ...w IO UUflt'a(O'il) nnntJimMtin, Jt uioiniiiwia iniv i Father. The second is the "Perfectibility of human-1 itv," tho recuperative power of our fallen nature. This is Pelagianism, nnd is idolatry. It dishonors God llio Sou. Tho third is the sufficiency of "the Benson" as the interpreter of Revelation. This is nationalism, and is idolatry. It dishonors God the Holy Ghost. It is tho consummation of human wickedness; and it becomes more dangerous and destructive as it becomes more refined and subli mated. The better it is the worso it is. It is the un pardonable sin or our modern ngo ; for tho 6in a gainst tho Holy Ghost, "hath never forgiveness, nei ther in this age, nor in tho ages to come." When man exalts himself and glories, then God casts him down. Says tho patronizing Text-Book of the University ol" France, "It is now evident that Christianity and civilization will go on step by step to accomplish the education of all the nations ofthe earth." One is tempted to nsk, in the language of the times, which ol tho partners in this new work of Hedemption lias the greatest amonnt.of stock ? From tho orators nnd poets in general it would seem that uod is hut a sleeping partner, lor "faith in hu mam lily" is almostjjiu only theme of popular dis- course and song. Pet Imps God is composing him- seir for the approaching transition, nnd humanity is nsiir to liecomt! resolved into tlio umversa essence. which is in all tilings, and is nil things and is Cor. VI. Chronicle. NOTIIINO Ilniucstic 'I'riihiin. Permit us to say, to those mothers who interest themselves in the "education of their children, bo as siduous early to implant domestic tastes in the minds of your daughters. Let your littlo girl set by your j a j C7 J J I side with her needle. Do not put her from yoti ii'linn , in lictli.ii.ii llincn mtitilfiiitimito iil.ttli .. vn when you discharge those employments which aro lor tho romlort ot the family. .Let her tako part in them as fur as her feeblo band is capable. Teach her that this will be her proviueo when she becomes a woman. Inspire her w ith a desiro to mako all ar ound her comt.ii table and happy. Instruct her in the rudiments ot that science wnoso results aro so beautiful. Tench her that no selfish gratification lint lhn imnil nf n I iniiinlinlfl llin i mnmvmiiniit nf ........w .... ..ww.."..., ..... even .1... 1 1.1,.... .1 t. 1...:.. T I ! IIIU I1IIIIIIJII.&1 llUJIUIIIIUlll, 13 UIU lll0llv.-Sta U IIUI i scjt. When she questions you, repay her curiosity with clcnrniid loving explanations. When you walk out to call on your fiieuds, sometimes tako her with you. Especially if yon visit tho aged, or go on er rands of mercy to tho sick and poor, lot her bo your companion. Allow her to sit by tlio side of the suf- iuiui, nun luuiii iimisu iiiiisiiik bci vnua 1v1111.11 itiiuiu rclicf to ,im. Associate her with yon. Make her ymlr frjcm. Purify nnd perfect ynur own example lercr, and learn those nursing services wlucli ntlord JIPHI HIVIIIII AtllllllllIIVllV,ll JIMH Willi V..VI1,IU i i. i r.. m ' ...i t.i. , mr nur tune, mm wmio you iiuuuiu wiiu iiomcsue . . . i ... . . . Irull"ei ullu "''' " cermot uenovoienco, a Know-, ,-.i.. i-.1 11 . , . .1,1 .n . e,.,ro of ,ll0 u.or)(, of nook t0 wlicll jt wl, Uo n i 8Weet nr vileire to introdiiro her. should vou bo a-' Mo to mI( ll0, n sj , fhshinnnbla accomplishment, Bll l0 continually thankful in shielding her from ,10 contagion or evil example, . .... Candor. Tho shortest nnd surest wav to lira with honor in tho world, is to bo in reality whnt we) woujd nppenr to he iterates. F r i ii it n li d II a r r y 5 Or. the Urnulnz Itoom. I 11 1 r.. l. r ii 1, t. r. n . Frank mid Ilnrrv were so 1 ho well pleased with their co and Fence," that after , begged her to toll them 1 ttirtl lint ..I II !. ; t,. ,, 1 i.v.tiiv.i o nun in j UIIUUIILU 1 another just like it. Tho'firc was burning brightly, I hearth was nicely swept, the shutters wcro clo's - ml ,!, .,. 1 mi, . . 1. ...1 1. iic.M evening nicy pegged vvi, mi, i.v.-ui;il itlullust; fill mis KIIUIUIIUII uul 111 IICI cd, the pencil Maltese cat was stretched out nt tier lllll Iniirtlli nit ll... I.-..-,!. , 1 it... ,.. I.... 0 '' , f ' , " -'an T he md her knitling-work. How happy mid comfortable ! ,,l0,v (l" "lc! 'J '10, clouds which hail rested on their faces the evening before had passed away, and om-ti icuci; nnu rciiiructi. "Dear mother,", said Harry, "do tell us another story ;n that was first rate which you told us last . "i have no story in my head," replied his mother, ,io'n J ' J0" e n lnlm,, ntl J0U " fuu' 'i1'0" 'The bovs looked a little .lisa.mom.e.l. "X. n. noiii our lessons, i nope, niotlicr ; v of them at school ; I'm tired of them , ..... i- . . . . in, ! . Z t V . .. T f .hem sn d Fnlnl g . ' I- fit. "Ao," said their mother, "notliimr In ,hi wilh school lessons." j v,'Well, then, wo arc ready," said the bi'iys. "Slll)llor.!r sin- saidrJ'one of lhn l:ilinr r frnm rv.l t (inOnli.nn ,l....:l I' .. I .-. . 1 . . 1 . .. f. :. j nn.rorhatiir.'ts in tlr- (Iran ing-room were prodi ci d, f. iai'wv r 1. 1 u liil liiiiLii'n fii i r 1 1 1 1 1 nil I ill 11 11 mi t ..v. niiuiiiu in- iniiu 111 iimi us mis com ovcning . rtlutllf linfni-it vmi nticitr.tt. l - it in el.. .til. I I.... .. ... . .1 .11 .. .. ? .. rim boys put on their considering-caps, and at last Harry said, "First we should see a solemn Turk cuter, with his tin ban and loose trousers, for tho ear pet enrnu from bis country. Then wo should see n Chinaman, for tho China ascs were mudo in his country." "And my nice straw chair came from China," said Frank. "Then," continued Harry, "an African prince may enter, for the ivory and ebony on tho piano were, urougiit liotn Alnca. Then u Frcnc nimn would Africa. Then u Frenchman i-uuio iiuwiug in aim lane ins scat, lor the paper French. After him comes a crave Sn.nn.-ml. f . ,i,.. : tne paper is Spaniard, for om iiuitaf 1 SimnUir ' ' "is not the fender made of Kussia iron?" asked Franli "Ves," said'his mother. "Then I introduce n Russian, nnd cm tains nro Cuglish, so And the tablecloth walk in, Mr. John JJUII." "The picture of a girl shading a candlo was paint ed in Holland," said their mother, "so you must in vito a Dutchman ; and the copy of the Svbil was done in Home, nnd we must have an Italian." "This wooden vase was carved in Switzerland," said Harry, and so we have u Swiss; and the musi cal box cume from Geneva, and there is u Genevan.' "Hid not this palm-leaf fun come from Calcutta, mother?" asked Frank. "Yes," she replied "Then wc must have a Hindoo, and a Maltese for Puss came from Malta." mmiv.se, lor ; "Puss is not a piece of Airniium. Frank sni.l Harry. "Hut she's) just as good nnd better," said Frank, "and I'm sure is an ornament." "But, mother," continued Harry, "we must havo nn Irishman uniLa Scotchman, mid what havo wu got that came from them? Oh, here is tho lamp and stand, that came from Edinburgh, nnd the beau tiful sen-weeds from Cork; to be smo ladies made them, but no matter, they'll do just as well ; so sit down, ladies. Now have wo not got nil, mother?" "You have," she replied, "force! ten vour ov- licoumrymcn ; hut I think wo mnsi have nirAincrk' iSJi'PjSsS'" ii!1' ""'Sffflv.wjr mniiYiVio.cjiaifi. oi bi! okiiT?niiViiwi.?rrri wcooks nntrsvuiKs iikb a man." "rtow lei us name over our company, i v. Thus ho did, counting tbcm as be fingers: "fifteen," ho said, as ho finished "Maltese, sixteen, cried l'ranli not ho passed oyer. i . "isow, said their mother, "supposo you seat them , - all around the room." PnETr..NSio.v. A man passes for what ho is worth. "Tho Turk shall have the arm-chair," said Harry. Very idle is all curiosity concerning other people's "No," said Frank, "the Chinaman shall sit there, estimate or ns, and idle is all fear of remaining inl and his long cue shall danglo over the back." 1 known. If a man know that ho can do ali thing "If, now," said their n.Chcr, -'wo were to invito nil ! that he can do better than anv one else "ho has n the animals that havo m any way contributed to tho i pledge of tho nowledgnieiit of tho fact by all furnishing out our driiwini'-ronm, visit us in iinagin-' nrrsons. Tho world 1m full of iii.lTi1innt..li-. nnd ation also, what should wt havo ? Think well." vi uutiv ui Diu;i.-., cum j itiim, mi mu muui that the carpet is made of. , 'And horses, for their hair, for tho chairs and so- fa," cried Harry. "As we have not much room for so many four- legged visitors, besides our bipeds, we will take only one animal as Hie rcprcsemame OI llio rest 01 HIS . -- .. .... brethren, ho say a sheep and a horse. "Especially, said rrank, "as wo must have an , elephant, for Without his tusks wo should not have j '"i " 1 - --- - ----- ivory tor our piano keys. So Mr. Elephant, take a seat." "Now what next ?" said their mother. "Of whose skin is the bottom of this chair mndc?' asked Harry. "1 am not sure,' replied his mother; ."pcxhSps I that of u goat." . '. t . . . . . .1 ((I luiirn tlirmiTfit iC nrintlinr" oml TTnei-if llttm silk-worm. Tho fringe on the curtains is jilk. nnd the vcrivet on tho prct nrrn-fhair is made otilk ; so ' i.. . c?:n. .? , creep imiu uiu jiui iur, iutw. im-uiirni, uim ir.KOyour ; place miller the cicniinnt. nut where they nut the mouse in tho museum." Ik milium nicy biiuiiiuu iu cuiibiucr, jur iiicir iikuucr told them that they bad not yet got nil thu animals into tho room which bad o right to a place there- "1 here is," she said, "an aiuinnl lugger than any you lutve yet thought of, and which would find poor ucriiiiiiUDiiuuoiis uere, l icniv Tho children tried in vuin to think uliat animal this could be. '1 think," said their mother, "that the elasticity of this chair is produced by whalebone." At this the boys shouted "And ut any rate ho can claim the oil in the lamps." "What shall wo do witli n whale, mother? We must invito a very young whalo to come; the small ------- - - a ----- , i est they have, will represent wbaledom, und then wo j kIiiiII tin vni-ir lllltftll ri-nlli tml " shall bo very much crowded." I "What other animals can you think or ? we have not all," said their mother. , "1 have thought of another," eaid Harry, a hog, a hog tho hearth-brush is madTJC bridles. Now, I Mr. Grunter, I hope you'll behave your best." I j nave iiiougni oi anomer," cried r runK ; aro not n blrtllM! nf t-nil. ninln. nnl 2 ..it. I .l.ntt mid 1 the strings or your guitar or catgut? urn! then puss is nl WaVH hnro to tnkfi hnr lllncn." - - ,-' IlKIt.fit e.tl.l lln...l-ll..nti .ttnlrn ninnn nirn.. not, otnu unjj. jvill lllllliu llv.1 U I".-? UI I III - niturc, and then an animal." "She don't care" replied Frank, stroking her. "Tbcro is yet another animal," baid their mother, "that you have not yet thought of, and a very im portant one, loo." - The. boys thought a while, but could not guess. "What fastens tho joints of tho tables and chairs, and holds on tho veneering f asked she, "Glue, glue," replied Harry ; "and now I have it ; glue is made from tho hoofs of cows and oxen ; so 1 '" iuc uuiu mu niium ui cows uuu uuu , bo Tit m-..l . . , . mouicy-cow may come in, lor sue is not so oig ....... 1 ...m .i 11 . 1 Us an ox, and will do as well. And now I am sure wo havo all." I "io, sain ! raiiK, "I nave just thought ot another. Mother told mo yesterday that this basket was made 01 porcupine quills, so wo'll pave n porcupine, and 1 guess he'll set up his quills when ho sees what a company ho has got into." Alter puzzling their brums a whdo longer, thev nil -t concluded the) could not think of any other hiiiiiiuI "Let's Haven goat, then, with a long heard, and sources oi pleasure just in proportion to previous m- with a noise exactly as if a bag of dollars had been hereafter to bo'unitcd with the Vt., mid Mass., and stand him by the Turk and Itussian." j tclleellinl culture. How is that mind to havo sub-1 pushed out upon tho Meeting-house floor. This , ..enc.jn f,0, tlc northern terminus of this last The boys wcro now silent, for a few moments. 'jeets of pleasurable thought during its solitary hours, waked mo just now, in such n flight. I wish thco ' ..u.mioned road to Brnttlcboro, will bo finished in "I don't think of any more," said Harry, at lust." I which bus no knowledge of tho treasures of litem-1 would tell me, Huiiiiah, what thee can make of these nllJaiiuarv And lastly the Connecticut Hiver Bond "There aro more animals, however, which have , turo nnd science, which has made no extensive nC-j threo dreams T' i ...m l,c 'completed from Greenfield to its junction helped to furnish this room," replied their mother. , quainUince with tho distant and tlio past? And what j "Jt don't need a Daniel to interpret them," an- ...t.i. ,m jlattlcboro and Fitchburg at the South "Tho turkeycock," cried Frank; "the feather-brush is conversation between thoso who know nothing? j swered Hannah. -"Thce's been thinking of voting i.,0 0f Vermont bv the first or Jauiiarr nest. Noth--is made or his feathers." , A full mind, and a largo heart, aro among the most to-morrow for n wicked old soldier, bcrauso tlice ' :., ,i,,f..r,. i.nt"ilii short niece of 23 miles will J w.io tt contributed in nuy way to furnish the Jnr- ! "lit tia nmv itiniii nvnt ilm -t.n1n m ' s'udflnriy ; sohe began : "First the human beings, A ,k,ct n Hindoo, nn African, a 'J'urk, an Italian, i u .f mi tiiglislimali, n Russian, n Dutchman, ! BijJinft?, 11 Frenchman, n Swiss, mi Irishman, 11 1 --,olSininn (these two last aro ladies," lie paid, in u sort Jljnnicnt ie.sis.l "mill n (irn Anmi-ioiM ' ........ Maltese," cried Flunk, "for 1 insist iinnn is one of the ornaments of the room, scv- enieep in all. Now I will name the animals. An chulSW- and silk-worm, a porcupine and a cow, n , bfii-4 and n hog, a turkeycock and n sheep, n gont, it i wnnie nun n cm eleven in nil. j "Just.imagiue," said Harry, "if all tlicsa animals ahfrifwerc really here, what a room full we should li4i It seems to mo as if 1 could see them now, 1 pn,;ieularly the Chinese and Turk among tho men ' tTTHhc elephant anil whale among the animals." 1 . 3oul,.t "o1" llr mother, "that we might ' ''"-rense the number, if we knew the exact history of ! 'nn1ftc,re r, C'T "ike sotue ! fT.lop l-nve hoc, , derived Iron, insects." itois lrnm insects r said r rank. v v i'es, tho Cochiucnl is an insect used to dyifscapv -yi we win stop nerc, as wo arc not sure. Now .e now nave wc obtained nil theso articles made i people of other nations? How did we iret carpet from Turkey ? this paper from Fraijcc ? vasu from China? these curtains and table-cloth , -ii fiWi Uugland, and so on with all r" Him 11 1 t ti 1 . . . . iiy, sain name, -you nought tlicm in the sll J)S." flint how did they get into tho shops?" Men buy then, ami bring them hero in vessels u the countiy where they nro ninde," replied Trv. :nd what arc these men culled?' asked their .thcr, $ Z '""V,; W .1,,,,, .... ... 1,. 1.1 1 1 1 11 .. f' Ti" "T'""" K ,u umiiii, in ii onmn, nn i an places lor tlicsc tilings, do thev carrv nothinc I I"t 0 1'iuccs ior uicso iiimgs, no tuey cany nothing i... Ihnni,.. ,n r, ,i.m ,.,:,i, yt ' i . . . .t . ... r.. j Vol T"a ,mm . rn 4. -d"1 ' Hicy carry goods from this country, , i.. . .:. V, ... "i '" """fa V-V BU'K u.i.i . s ,,,,.1ci. iii u,ho mo mmiey nicy gel KVVliie goods tlicy carry, and buy the articles that are waned here." !-And wliat do wo call this business?" asked his niotlicr. '"Commerce," replied Harry. "And what nro theso men called who make all U,r"H articles of furniture?" ; ".Mechanics." .And what do wc call those who paint pictures?" "Artists." "Did it ever strike your mind before how many people, ami how many different materials wcro re quisite to iiiakc u drawingroom as pretty and ns comfortable as this is? how much science nnd skill, , "J,y ?" eumnf contnuu e. to our poasuro ? ,l ln sliort. how all quarters of the globe III iia ii ii i;i u, iiiuuiiL luiiiiu uur 11IC0K1O uy 1110 poTvvirand ingenuity of man?" "It necr did," baid Frank. It Bccms to you ns if wc had brought together by our imaginations, a very large and strange assembly of human beings and animals, who have contributed towards producing what we seo here, and aro now eiijivuig. Yet we have only conjured up a small portion of those who were actually engaged. How many sheep, think you, it took to furnish wool for tin .-arpct? How many hands to maku it ? How iiiav silk-worms supplied the material for the velvet hair and liow many industrious nnd mgen- Mimnti beings, to .miuitfi;t.''iro it? mid so on out on tho heartbnig. sound aslcei jllt0 every assembly that man enters, in every action ' no attempts, tie is guagcd and stamped. 'What hat h 10 d0MS ;s tlc divine question which searches men, nj transpierces every false reputation. A fop may sit in any chair of the world, nor lie distinguished for liis hour from Homer nnd Washington ;btit there cmi never be unv doubt conccrnlnir the rcsneelive a- In itv nf mmnn luiinin u-l.nn k-a c.oL- iN,. imil, ..i..j - ....wt. i.v. cult ii. .j ii villi. Pretension may Eit still, but cannot act. Pretension I nccr feigned an act of real greatness. Pretension ! I)0,Cr wrote nn Hind, nor drove back Xerxes, nor nor I . I Christianized the world, nor abolished slavery Jl. Y. iMiicrsoii. F.Arav Culture. -Tlio great entertainments of nil ncs are readi.i!?. eonversntinn. nnd thnm-hf. If ru.tr'V.'imce after middlo life i is not enriched by , these, it becomes meagre and dull, llieso will prove ! . n ' - ------ -B.--". - t. i . . .. . i tvnt ml in nf ll 1 1 llltl 11 f 1 1 1 n (Vfi '1 hn Vntnirr fiivi.l-n llinif 1 snorts find cniher round, tlio old draw i nnd nil involuntarily how down to tho supremacy ti,,. : .i. mum. jhwu uuuuHiiiL-m mtu juy beamy, mm when nil oiner charms they ipako old ago sacred, venerable, beloved. Man ctitBici ui.-iiiui.-i in. 4 EXTRAOIIDIKAKY SuROICAI. Ol'F.RATION.-tllC PittS- blirJX Morning Post publishes tho following letter, givifig an account of nn extraordinary operation in Surgery, performed by Dr. Ilullihen, of Wheeling, Virginia. Newatik, O., Oct. 25, 1848. A considerable sensation has lately been created in our town, in consequence of tho result of an operation which has lately been performed upon Miss S , near our place, by Dr. Ilullihen of I Wheeling, Vn. As tho case is very singular, I will ifb,niij !( no UIU j ii,ij u.x.i.ii.f a in rt,late it as correctly ns I can. Tho young lady, when .l.!l.l ; I .. . ... I .....nl.. l...H. n. -liihl. rpr.nivml n Kivnrn nnd extoiisivo burn on tlm fiicuaud neck; and the contraction resulting from it m drown her neck forwards and downwards, tho P,jn )0im, firmly bound down to tho breast bono by fckMhtU of contracted flesh. The skin of the fi,cc was drawn downwords, so that her mouth was keiit permanently open ; sho wos unable to closo her 1 -i .1 . . 1 . I- - eyes; there was scurcelv any appearance or an un- l.l..Mli... .l ,l.n ln...n .t. : oittonii,tiiit nr tltn Ui;illlf.llllllllU IHIlt I IUI, III VUIIOV. II1.IIV V. Wt IU . .. ...ll . 1 .. . I constant pull upon it, was lengthened at least an inch I and a half moro than tho upper; the caso presenting altogether, tho most extreme deformity. The defor- mity of the jaw was removed by sawing out n block ' Hl .k.rtltllllu JIlitl.Mtl. . -!. mTTLIinii fit fii irTnir.nl i ATr M i.Tru .tW. -.1,1..,, di-d 1.1..I! . I . I i . I . I . f ' FrW . ' ..V l...fc,.i- .V.. i.r... y'.J " Pni.l Ibir otl'.c,'s woulcl ,-"lve " ri!?ht ,1CI'0, Jll,t ,,ow wo using it discreelly. 'U'hv, Ihcre's ihe Iro'n 'business,' ' the purposo of constrncling a Itailroad exfcnditig- did Kn nn Idq ' w'lll lustniss our curious assembly, for it is time for said I but just then Thcard a clatter beside me, from Ihe depot of tlm Brattlrboro, up the Vallov of UIU hO OI1 HIS , .-ni, ,r anv o-nnl ittirlil t. lli.tii, intil tn ittrt II ii,.. , .1 .t t. . ... . .. 1 .1. . r Ii: . ..-t... ... 11.11 ,wt... t.v j-- "........... nit.. I null, looiiing round, inei'O was me littlo troll Soldier i lllu v uiiiici-hkui nirei in a point ai iiviiuwb runs ' ... "Beaonc. all of von." said I-rank, "nl nrpnt 1 i.t.'. i....i, : 1.... t'ir...i. i i-nnnnimii m i-nnnm-i ulili ilm lfnil-d.,! .,i..l l!,.r' "fill- linen cTmll , i , ' . ,. , -i- i i.iiiiuii; ma jiuiiuo ill givui iui:. - J. Hill B ll, Mlllllil- ""'"" -""i- ...... ., iui iu.s kiiuii j5!1 ,,() g,0 glui rullimn undisturbed stretched l,.1. i' v-;, I l. Hl,,.;,,,, flrv,' n.,cn;n,.n no.... li 1 lini'lnn ltnilm.nl mul the Sullivan Hrn i-ond ll. is ho.. on both sides, and then setting tho projecting part i nil you could wish for; but when the question is bo back, so that tho teeth or both jaws coma properly I tween bun and n worse man, the best you can do is together. Tho drawing down or tho head, luce, i to cbooso the least of two evils, cyo-lids, and under jaw was relieved, by cutting tho I "Just so tho little Iron Man said "thought Amina- I,. friin tlm limnct Im.io nml ivlmn l,Pr lipn.l I doll t "Get tllO clicllllld 1110, SatOll!" "AO, l)CI"Ilbor was raised to its proper position, the wound gaped open nt cn8t five inches wide, besides being about onen nt cast t.ve inches wide, uesines neuiL' auout ' . . . . . 1 . D n no inches n enet h. A p eco was then cut rom . . . i....b.... . , the shoulder and arm sufficiently largo to till up this horrible wound, and brought round neatly secured in it! nnd there it healed in the most beautiful man ner, relieving tho deformity to an incredible extent; ono which was considered, heretofore, in our sec tion of country, as beyond tho reach of surgery. fT?Thcre nre alrrodv twenty-one newspapers in ! tho'Stutc or Tpw. (For the .Yational Era.) , The little lion Soldier; On, WHAT AMI.VAIUll 1V1S0N DltEAMEn AH OUT. Aminadab Ivison started up in bis bed. Tho great clock nt the head of tho staircase, an old and respected heir-loom of tho family, struck one. "Ah !" said he, heaving up n great sigh from the depths of his inner man, "I've had n tried time of it." "And so havo 1," said his wife. "Thce's been kicking nnd tin calling about all night. I do wonder what ails thee." And well she might. For her husband, a well-to-do, portly, middle-aged gentleman, being, blessed with an easy conscience, n geniul temper, mid a comfortable digestion, Was ulile to bear n great deal pf sleep, mul seldom varied a note in the gamut of his snore from one j car's cud to another. J "A very rcmarkablo exercise," soliloquized Arnin ndnhj "iery!" "Dear me ! whnt was it?" inquired his wife. "It must havo been a dicam," said Atninacinb. "Oli ! is that all?" returned tho good womnti. "I'm glad it's nothing worse. Hut whnt lias thco been dreaming about?" 4 flfetf" It's tiry strangest thing, Hannah,- that theo ever heard of;'' said Ainliiadab, settling himself slowlv back into bis bed. "Theo recollects Jones sent life yesterday a samplo of castings from the Foundry. Well, 1 thought opened the bo.x and found in it a little Iron man, in regimentals, with his sword bv bis side and n cocked lint on, looking very much Iiljo the picture in tho transparency over neighbor ONcals oyster cellar, across the w-ay. I thought it I " " L , J 0,,,i " ' " 1 10 i,,,- customers, on uccoimt of its wnrlftn I A, , t, t I I nitre. Hon ever, ns tho uoik was we done. I took the little Image, nml set liini tip on tho table, ngainst 1 tho wall: nnd. titlinu down opposite. 1 hecaw to! 1 I IiihL it nt mi lillv.-!liiiLo nnnrii-iiK miL,, I I I I m; ..iomico i.wui.i.uiv', UillUUIilllllL: IIUW IIIUC, lIiev wolmi increase in profit, in case a Turin i ....... ..w,,,, viiusv,ii vim IUH.1 I'll UIU I1CAL U 11 i .not ... layer of choosing men of blood and slrilb tn bimr ruin in thn Inml l "cvertlieless seems proper to consider oil the cir - elinistances 111 tho case, am . as one or t in ollmr of ,10 candidates of tho two great parties must bo cho - ...... ... 1 . J. I i l ll . ii t sell, to take the least of tieo evils. All at once, I heard I turn out to ho all that is here represented-; sthi-lllj-a smart, quick tapping on the table, nnd, looking up, like most similar inventions, never to be heard ol there stood the littlo Iron Man close at mv elbow, nllcr the first of its wonderful qualities has been winking nnd chuckling. 'Thut's right, Aminadab !' blown. A Mowing Machine, possessing the quali raid he, clapping his title metal bauds together, till ties of that which is given below, would he an in-" lie rang all over like a bell, 'Take tho least of two ! valuable acquisition to the farmer. The Advertiser evils.' His voice had a sharp, clear, jingling sound, j says: like that of silver dollars falling into a till. It start- "At tho recent exhibition of tho New York State led me so that j wouo up, hut, finding it only a dream 1' nir, a new machine for mowing attracted groat al prcsciitlv fell asleep again. Then I thoiiebt I was 'tendon, particularly nmoiiL' tlm liiiniois. AWlmnm- down in the exchange, talking with neighbor Lump kins about tho election and tho ttirifK 'I want n change in the Administration, but I can't vote for a military chieftain,' said neighbor Lumpkins, 'as 1 look upon it unbecoming n Christnn people to elect men of blood for their rulers.' '1 don't know,' said I, 'what objection thee can have to a fighting man, for thce's no Friend, and hasn't any conscientious scruples ngainst military matters. For. my own part, I do not take much interest in politics, and ucver attended a caucus in my life, believing it best to keep cry much in the quiet, and avoid, as far as possible, all letting and hindering things; hut there may tie cases where n military man may bo voted for, as a choice ol evils, and as a means of promo ting the prosperity of the country, in hlifincss mat ters.' 'What!' said neighbor Lumpkins, 'are yon going to vote for u man whoso whole life has been i spent in killing people ? This vexed me a little, Keep up the price of lion wilh Peace if you can, but keep it up at any rate.' This waked me timiin. .. -i i -i i-. ..i i . i.. i in a gouu ucai oi iroiiiuc ; mu rcmemueriiig that it is said that 'dreams come of tho multitude of busi- ness, I once more composed myself to sleep." "Well ; what happened next ?" asked his wife. "Why, I thought 1 was in tho Meeting-house, sit ting on'thc sent as usual. I tried hard to settle mv mind down into a quiet and humble state, but kqhic d humble state, nut some- j I got uppermost ; mid, be; it, I was far gono in a cal-! now me cares oi inevoiiu fore I was well aware of emotion oi the chances ot election, and the proli-1 ahio nso in the price ot iron in the ; event ot the , choice or a President favorable to a High 'Jarill. 1 Hap! rap! went something on the floor. 1. opened . mv nvns. nm I mm wns I in ill In luimrn riw nil ni .--j J - - - n t.vt, t.u if just out of thu furnace, dancing and chuckling and claiqiing his liands. 'That's rigid, Aminadab !' i said lie, 'Go on as you have begun; tako care of said lie, 'Go on as you have begun ; tako care of yourself in this world, and, I'll promise yon, you'll ' no laiicn care oi m me nexi.- rearo una rovcrt?, or wur aim money, irs cuoico oi evils, at nest, and ' lire's Sciipturo 'to decide the matter: "Be not1 . .:." l Tl ,u , u .. t'',."Z I iiuii-viii.-. v., v, iiitiv,.. .i.vii itiincu-iuunuig i0 lmilg0 twisted bis hot lips, an.HcoVod at mo ' .vith bk blaziiiL' ees. and chuckled nm. 'ln(i..liprl . y ' . . 1 . n ' f. I-,- ll... .! nre." r Aminadab lvisoli was silwitrforihi9?5oiiBcionco stioko in the words of his wife. Hu slept no more that night, anil rose up in the morning u wiser and better man. When ho went forth to his place or business, ho saw the crowds, hurrying to and fro ; there were banners living across the streets, huge placards wcro on tho walls, nnd hu heard all about bun tho bustle of the Great Election. "Friend Ivison," said a red-faced lawyer, almost breathless witli his hurry, "moro money is needed in tho Second Ward : our Committees aro doing n great work there. What shall I put you down for? Filly dollars? If wo carry the election, your proper ty will rise twenty per cent. Let mo see! you are in the Iron business, I think ?" Aminadab thought or tho little Iron Soldier or his dream, and excused himself. Presently a Hank Di rector came tearing into his office "Havo you voted yet, Mr. Ivison ? I1V5 time to pet your voto in. I wonder you should be in your ofiicc now. No business has so much nt stako in this o lection as yours." "I don't tlitiiK I siiouiu leei entirety easy 10 voio for the candidate, said Auiinndali. lv,: took vou tc nnd things i to be a shrewd, sensible man, taking men lines as they arc. Tho candidato may not bo Discount," said he, "I've made up my mind. 1 see " warrant for choosing evil at all. I can t vote lor uiai man. "Very well," said the Director, starting to leave 1 tlio room, "you can do as you please ; but if wo nro defeated through tho ill-timed scruples of yourself and others, and your business pinches in conse quence, you needn't expect us to help men who won't help themselves. Good day, sir !' Amiuadal) sighed ncavity, and his ncatt sank within him ; but ho thought of his dream, and re inained steadfast. .... -.mU ti.v.i caresiiiimjwi inj unsiiii.-a iiuiii mr my mail-, t)Bu ,o wanting to connect an incso important lllgll to hear. I mnnr nainst wars and finhtillL'. 1 don't a bit won- i , .. i .!. mil.rnnils. rmnmn- :.i j -ri- - , t , , roans, iinu tiini ntiij iiij; iinv rv.. ; ol dcr at thy teeing the Iron Soldier thee icIIh of; nnd tiicntlii" throii"h tboTfalley of Connecticut Kiver io jouiu iiuiiju thee votes to-morrow lor a man oijiJiood, it . fi-oui Hartford, Conn., to Wells Hiver, m northern lire dennrtcd. ivrtnlilii't lii Ktrnnirfl if lit! sllrmlil ti.illllt liini nil lliv ir .. ., ...i.... j!...i.:.I Uo l.rt'trtir lttiitf flui lifiTt ' ' D- " VCrmOllI. 11 11 IVIIIll iuiuiusiwimhb - 1 rcscntly ho heard heavy steps, and tho tapping of a cane on the stairs; nnd, ns the door opciiril, ho saw tho drab surlotit of the worthy and tpneh-cs-. teemsd friend who cat beside hliil at th" head of tho meeting. "How's thee do, Aminadab?" said l. "Thee'!! voted, I suppose." "No, Jacob," said he ; "I don't likQ-flio candidate. i can i see my way clear to voto for it wninor." "Well, but thee duscti't vote for flrrfTTrvTir U&v. UU .........., .,,,,,,,, , uiyuvii uiu uuier, "nice votes fur lulu as a tarlfl' man, and nn encourager of liomn inilnctri- t ilntt't i ,. .q n wnrnnr Am nm . " I .1... ., "thco -- - v...i. . iinu inc. 11 in ci nun iiHiiiius better than theo docs ; but I'm told h'is an honest man, and that ho disapproves of war in tlm ab stract, although he has been brought up to the busi ness. If thco feels tender about the matter, 1 don't like to urgo thee ; but it really seems to mo thco had better vote. Times have been rather hard, thou knows; nnd if by voting ut this election wo calf make business matters easier, I don't see how wo can justify ourselves in staying at homo. Thou knows we haven command to" bo diligent in business as well as fervent in spirit, and that the Apostle ac counted him who provided not for his own houso 'jfijdj worn than nn infidel. 1 think it important M 'maintain on all proper occisiont-ir GV-pd testi mony against wars and fightings; hut there is such rt thing ns going to extremes, thou kim vs, mil be coming over-scrupulous, as 1 thhr'i thou art it thi.i -case. It is said, thou knows, in Frrlosinstcs. '!! not righteous over-much : whv shoii?d'st thou dL- ! stroy thyself ?" "Ah !" said Aminadab to himself, that's what tho littlo Iron Soldier said in incclimO So ho was 5' ' M "S,a '"C V" I ' . V .. k " a " " ' I V'J. "V.Vl .... of his friend were lost upon him. I V B iunimiin t-u in UU (l.lllUl lilt: V-Utlf fhrfnMn nWUn in it.nm nn.i i.td A uwkm .At Ilfl'llT. i lliilinlnli is.'i t liv Ina fortablo alike in his inner and his outer man. "HVII, Hannah," Faul he, "I've taken thy advice. I didn't vote for the Great Fighter to-day." "I'm glad of it(" said the good woman, "and 1 tlnrc say thee feels the better for it." lUiuuadiiii ivison .slept sotmdlv that mailt, and j saw uo more of the little Iron Soldier. ! A iUoni.NO Machine. Wo find in the IlttlTn o Advert scr. the fi.llmvlii. nntirn nf mi invi.ntinn of 1 narticnlnr interest to Fanners, nnd we bono it will f I II .... I ... tciition, particularly among the Jnrniurs. Mechanic al ingenuity has for many years been put to a se vere test to produce a machine that would lighten that most severe labor of tho farm mowing; many machines have been invented, but, after a short trial bavo b'jcn found worthless, or nearly so. Mr. Win; F. Kctchum, of this city, has nt length produced a machine, that, in the opinion of those capable of judging, answers every purpose on either rough or smooth ground cutting the grass much closer, and laying it more even thin can be done bv the ordiua- I ry method. One man and a span of horses can, it 13 said, cut fiom Vi to 15 acres a day with perfect I ease. The capacity of the machine to perform what is claimed for it, has been ilioioiiL'lilv tested in thu presence of numbers of tho most experienced far mers of tliis section, and wo are plonsed-to learn that tho ingenious inventor is likely to reap a fair reward for bis perseverance nnd industry." '"K the impoitnnt hnk in tho chain oi Ilailroads i from iiortlicrn Ycrinout'nml New-Hampshire, pass- i... -iT..n r . ii.... .1... '"o """" ",u "uj turning ofl to Boston on tho ouo hand, and to icw oil; on I no other, llio Charter has been framed with the most liberal pro visions, giving to nil the companies both above and below, equal privileges of taking their freight and jias.sengcrs over it. The rout has been thoroughly surveyed bv Mr. Chcsboroiigh, one of our most com,,otent engineers, making tho distance Ul miles, wim a maximum grade of only 20 feet to thu ,nic jt js ululstood that the Commissioners ,viIi yoon 0.,m books of subscription for the stock. TIl0 in,0rtanco of this road and the necessity for jts B.,cc(l.. completion, will bn seen nt once, when it is .,,low,i ' tlnt t10 Yermont Central llrilroad is al- i.. i i- -i- .i.i-i.i i- !. . .1. ..i- i-riniii' niltlftl Il'ltlll IX I III 1 1 1 1IT 11 1. 1 I.. Ill lllll IllUlllfl III white Bivcr a distance of 5'' miles, and will bo opened from' that point to Windsor by tho first of jamiary nCxt. The Passumpsic ltailroad is also ill jaliary ncxt. Tho Passumpsic operation from Wells Bivcr to its its junction with tho Central road at White Hiver. Tho Sullivan railroad, ,.n,,ni,;. n-nm Windsor to He ows Fa s. w also " "1"" L" " ",u i ...i i ... r. . ., i i.... ....... I ....1 I ... .1.- ! I I'l,n Vnt-ttimtt X- Tho Yermont & iMnssnciuisctts roiui rcaciun. f.,:... .i.i. ti.M p0lltj, lio of this State wll bo completed by tho' r , rei... ii...,ii..-,. n...i i,':...i,i.,,rn. HlAL UI illlllill t J Hi IlltlUIV-imm Ult"t ni.i.i'Miii, ("'Ot' . t t liccessarv mentis. doubt for a moment that this Mock will bo u any inriHi i cs rati hi investment, ci ! r.t-iiiuit m-sMUJUi. ' inciiso business that must nectsenrity pass o'vtliir' road, and that too, tho moment it is completed. It seems to us that tho subject needs only to bo understood to insuro tlio stock's being taken in sea- son to havo tho road finished during the coming year, and wo trust that no effort will lie spared to effect an object so desirable. Fagle. Virginia Qor.n. Tlio Richmond Knquircr says that recent and extensive discoveries of deposites of gold have been made in Loui?n county. It says : "A lato discovery on tho land of Mr Roxloy, con ducted bv Messrs. Rawlins & FMier, is said to sur pass tlio' mines of South America. The place is called 'Ally Coopers' about two miles southwest ot tho north branch of tho Pamunkcy river. Mr Raw lins, tho lucky finder, washed in a small pan in a few hours (not exceeding seven) between three and four hundred pennyweights, (01 cents to the dwt.) Mr F., has also discovered a very rich mine at I m der's, with the pro.-pect of n rich deposito or vein. Tho initio or Mr T. R. llarr'w, wrought by Mr G. W. Fisher, continues to vicld richly, and u low hands aro collecting from 8100 to 175 per day. A fow days since wo saw a largo bar of gold, weighing a bout 500 dwt., from tho White Walnut Mine, said to bo exceedingly rich." Official H it. The messenger attached to tho war department nt Washington is u wag of tho fust wa ter. A part or his business is to introduce strangers having business at the wur oflice, to Secretary Mar cy. On ono occasion, wishing to sco Gov. Marcy, and not finding him in his room, tho messenger rushed up to tho clerk, and placing hiinsoirin a the atrical utlitudo, in tlio words of Wutu' celebrated hymn, exclaimed : 'That Miner I to others show, That Maucv show to me." This successful cfTort at parody was grcelcd with shouts of laughter, in which none joined more hear tily than tho Secretary, who entered thg room in time to catch the whole scene. I conunn 5 Kntliill" hut till) V