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rr yIouth THE CD PILOT "THE BLESSINGS OF GOVERNMENT, LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVEN, SHOULD BE SHOWERED ALIKE UPON THE RICH AND THE POOR." Jacksov. r n A Family Newspaper: devoted to Politics, Literature, Science Agriculture, Foreign and Domestic News. Volume 1. Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, Wednesday, May 21, 1851. Number 18. JLJ i v M I ' "i : '. j . '. 4 ' ' "5 r.-i . ' ' . :! - 7 i I . 4 s i . 1 I ) THE PLYMOUTH PILOT. Is published every Wednesday, by JOHN Q. HOWELL. At Plymouth, Marshall County Indiana. If paid in advance, (or within two months after subscribing) - - - - - - $1.50. If paid within six months, - - - $2,00. If delayed after that time, - - - $'2,50. tC'The above terms will be strictly adhered topositicfly. OTown subscribers, who have their paper left by the Carrier, will be char-red Fifty tents in addition to the subscription price. JTNo paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. Terms of Advertising. 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If subscriters neglect or Tefuse to take their papers from the office or place to which they are sent, they are held resp msible until they settle their bill and discontinue them. 4. If subscribers remove to other places without informing the Publisher, and the pa per is sent to the former direction, they are held responsible. O F every description, executed at the office of the "PLYMOUTH PILOT" with promptitude, and in the bevt t possible manner. BOOKS, I CIRCULARS, J HANDBILLS, PAMPHLETS, j CaRD.S, AND POSTERS, Printed on the most accommodating terms, and in a style net to he surpassed by any other establishment in Northern Indian?. DEEDS, j SUMMONS' J EXECUTIONS, MORTGAGES, SUBPOENAS, LANK NOTES, and all kinds of JUSTICES' and CONSTA BLE'S II LANKS, are kept constantly on hand at this office, or printed to order. A Noble Soul. The following anecdote, relating to tl c husband of Flora McDonald, shows that he was possessed of qualities no less heroic than those ascribed by Scott to Flora. After the failure of jhe attempt of Charles Edward, Alexander McDonald, of Kingsburg. who zealously supported bis cause, was taken prisoner. As he had been prominent among the rebels, he was heavily ironed and carefully guarded Jt was determined to made him atone for Iiis rebellion on the scaffold. President Forbes wrote to the Duke of Cumberland, urging the impolicy of ex ecuting a man so generally belovad, and who had taken up arms solely in obedi ence to a mistaken though conscien tious loyalty. It was even feared, such was his pop ularity, that hia execution would excite a new rebellion. If had, however, engaged so zealous ly in the outbreak, and was so deeply in volved in the escape of the Pretender. He was brought to Fort Augustus, where he wes kept a close prisoner. At length an order came to the officer on guard to release certain prisoners in the fort. Among others, the officers call ed the name of Alexander McDonald. I urn he," answered McDonald. You are discharged from further con . finement," said the officer. I suspect there is some mistake in the matter,' said McDonald . -What mistake can there be? Is not your name McDonald?' 'That is my name, but I cannot think it was designed I should b released. You had better be sure about it.' I know my duty; there is no mistake A frined advised McDonald instantly to leave the fort, and repair to a place of security. 'No, said he, I must wait at the oppo site ale-house till I see whether the of ficer gets into a scrape.' He waited about two hours, when an officer came with a party of soldiers, and arrested the officer on guard, for having set at liberty so dangerous a rebel. McDonald, learning what had taken place, ran across the street and surren dered himself, saying to the officer, ?J told you there was a mistake." This heroic act probably aided Forbes in his efforts to saye his life. It is a matter of joy to know that they were ul timately successful. On the 15lh of April last, 2,518 grants arrived in Neyr York, enii 3? Q) B T M Y- For the Plymouth Pilot. To E. D. You bid me strike the lyre, and wake The poet's tuneful song, Touch the mute strings, and raise to life, The voice that hath been silent long. Oh! fain would I inglorious verse, Portray to thee some glowing theme, Some high and lofty deed rehearse, Or image forth some happy dream. My soul in upward flight would soar, Through fair and boundless realms above, Sweet Nature's charms would explore, On which is written, "God is Love." The human heart would divine, That deep, mysterions thing Its countless hopes, undying loves, Jtsmany noiseless, hidden springs. Yes, Heaven and earth, sea, air and sky, The deathless mind, the human face, A mvriad glorious themes supply. Teeming with Beauty, Truth and Grace, But all unskilled my feeble pen, To trace the thoughts that fire my brain, And make life's current swifter flow, Through every joyous, throbbing vein. can but tell of wishes kind, Which shall ever breathe for thee. Who, though unknown, and faraway, Bestowed a friendly thought on me. LrzztE, o nxmnn teat f oi$ For the Plymouth Pilot. Mr. Editor: I have wished to ad dress you for some time upon a subject which is intimately connected with the prosperity, health, and happiness of many of my fellow-creatures, namely, that of using tobacco. That any one can learn to follow the debasing, and degrading custom of chew ing tobacco, is a matter of speculation and surprise. It is nauseous to the last degree, as every young beginner can tes tify, and that it is perfectly revolting to the palate, is a matter of fact also. And sir, that it is a deadly poison no one will attempt to deny. A few facts up on this point may not be uninteresting. It has been proven to a demonstration, that one drop of the distilled oil of to bacco, placed on the tongue of a dog, will produce vomiting and convulsions, and death in less than five minutes. The quantity so small as to be placed on the point of a pin, and placed in an incision in a pigeons leg, will produce the symp toms as above, and death in less than two minutes, which pioves it is more deadly in its influence on the system, than the bite of the most deadly serpent, or the poison of th, Coya of the South. Now sir, that this poison should be introduced into the stomach continually, should not only be a matter of surprise, but disgust, j And it is as uncleanly as it is levolting, to see a man with the saliva running down the corners of his mouth, is un sightly in the extreme. And then the sudden ejections which takes place, smearing every thing with which it comes in contact. And where is the house keeper that cannot add her testimony, and show written in legible characters upon her floor, carpets, and sometimes even upon her own apparel, the worst ac cusations against the tobacco user. There ought to be a law prosecuting those gents, who smoke in the street. Why, sir ! one cannot turn a corner of the street, without having a cigar puffed in his face, cannot enter a shop without inhaling the smoke of that obnoxious weed. And all this lis extremely disa greeable to those who do not use tobac co. It costs some men in this town no less a sum than twenty dollars a year for tobacco chewing and smoking, and cigars. This is so much unnecessary tax upon them, for no equivalent at all. Why, sir. give mc the money that will be used for tobacco, for the next fifteen years and the interest thereon, and I will build a school-house in every district in the county, place a teacher in every house, a church in every place needed, place a minister in every pulpit, buy libraries, support lecturers and have money enough left to pay the doctors -.nd support the Printers. Sir, there is no animal under heaven, with two exceptions, bnt man, that will degrade itself by using the weed, and that is a goat of the Rocky mountains, and a wenn which the tobacco stalk it self produces, which it seems would ave man's making a beast of himself, if it could. And, finally, letjme advise every young man, who has any pride of character at all, who respects himself and his rela tion?, who would confer a great debt up on his? posterity, and be. the means of a- meliorating, in a great measure the mis eries of the human family, who has any respect for the laws of God and Nature, to handle not, touch not, taste not, the unclean thing. A YOUNG 'UN. A NEGLECTED SCRATCH. An Indiana clergyman lately told a story about a man with whom he board ed when a college boy. The man was at work one frosty morning and happened to get a slight scratch on the back of his hand. A single minute's attention to it would have caused it to heal in a day or two. It was neglected. The whole hand became inflamed, and should have had the best medical attention, but it was neglected. The arm and shoulder, and back were seized with pain; and now all was alarm and confusion. Phy sicians were soon in attendance to con sult upon the cas.. The question was, whether the cutting off the limb would save the man's life; and it was decided to be too late! The disease had gained a mortal hold, and no human skill could arrest it. A vicious little habit an in dulgent little sin a neglected duty how easily they are taken care of, if we are in time with them, but how stubborn they become when let alone! TIIF FIRST WEDDING. The late Major Noah thus pleasantly and philosophically discoursed upon the "first wedding." "We like short courtships, and in this Adam acted like a sensible man he fell asleep a bachelor, and awoke to find him self a married man. He appears to have popped the question almost imme diately after meeting Md'lle Eve, and she, without any flirtations or shyness, cave him a kiss and herself. Of that first kiss in this world we have had, how ever, our own thoughts, and sometimes, in a poetical mood, have wished that we were the man 'what did it.' But the deed ;s done the chance was Adam's and he improved it. We like the notion of getting married in the garden. It is in good taste. We like a private wedding. Adam's was a private wedding! held in a garden. No envious, beaux were there; no croak ing old maids; no chattering aunts and grumbling grandmothers. The birds of heuven were the minstrels, and the glad sky flung its light upon the scene. "One thing about the first wedding brings queer things to us, in spite of its scripture truth. Adam and his wife were rather young to be married some two or three days old, according to the sagest speculations of the theologians mere babies larger but not older with out experience without a pot or ket tle nothing but love and Eden." ORIGIN OF THE WOYD "YANKEE." Yankee is the Indian corruption of the word English Yenglees, Yanglees, Yan kees, and finally Yankee. It came into general use, as a term of reproach, in this'manner: About the year 1774, one Jonathan Hastings, a farmer near Cambridge, Mas sachusetts, used the word Yankee, as a cant wordfor excellence, as a Yankee (good) horse, Yankee cider, &c. The students then at the college having fre quent intercourse with Jonathan, and hearing him use the word on all occa sions when he intended to express his approbation, applied it sarcastically, and called him Yankee Jonathan. It soon became a cant phrase among the colle gians, to designate a simple awkward person. From College it spread over the country, till, from its currency in New England, it was taken up and ap- pled to the New Englanders as a term of reproach. Love is as natural to a woman as fra grance is to a rose. You may lock a girl up in a convent you may confine her in a cell you may cause her to change her religion, or forswear her parents these things are possible but never hope to make the sex forego their h'.;art wor ship, or give up their reverence for cas simcre. Drt Feet. Moisture generally pen etrates the soles of boots-the upper leath er is not easily wet and is easily dried. To render the sole impervious to water, order your boot-maker to cut pieces of canvass in propershapc, dip them in melted pitch or tar, and lay them on the inuer soles, before putting on the outer soles of the boots. This simple yroccess, it is said, will insure dry feet without making the boots clumpy. Mich. Adv. X&isttUnntoxw. The Lent Paper. 'John, what has become of the last week's paper?' inquired Mrs. C , of her husband. 'Surely, wife, I cannot tell; it was brought trom the office, I think.' Yes: James brought it home on Satur day evening; but neighbor N and his wife being here, he laid it onthe table.' 'Oh, N has got the paper; I remem ber now of lending it to him.' '1 am very sorry for that; I think you do very wrong, husband, in lending the papers before we have read them. He who takes a paper and pays for it, ought to have the first perusal of it.' Yes, but N asked mo to lend it to him and how could I refuse so kind a neighbor?' I am sure he would lend me his, if he took one, and I should want to borrow.' j 'Don't N take the paper?' inquired Mrs. C , with surprise. 'No.' Why not? He is as he says, always very fond of reading!' Yes; but he thinks himself unable to pay for one.' "Unable! He is.certainly as able as we are. He pays a much larger tax, and he is almost always bragging of his su perior cattle, and' Hush, wife! It is wrong to speak of our neighbors' faults behind their back. He promised to return the paper to-day.' I hope he will. It contains an excel lent article that I desire much to read.' Mrs. C , was an excellent lady, and, probably, possessed as liberal feelings as her peace loving husband; but she could not believe it to be her duty to furnish a free paper for their more .wealthy, yet covetous neighbor, N had formerly taken a paper; but thinking it too expensive, to the no small discomfiture of his wife and chil dren, he had ordered its discontinuance. He, however, dearly loved to read, and had, for a year or more, been in the habit of sending 'little Joe' on the disagreea ble errand of borrowing old newspapers of his neighbors. Mrs. C waited patiently during the day, expectiugsoon to see little Joe com ing with the paper; but the day passed, as likewise did the evening, and no pa per came. The next morning, after breakfast, she was heard to say Well, John, the paper has not return ed yet.' Ah, indeed; I guess neighbor N has either forgotten his promise, or is absent from home,' replied Mr. C. I think,' she continued, 'we had bet ter send James down after it.' Would it not be best, wife, to wait till afternoon? N may return it before that time.' As you think best,' was the submis sive reply. They waited until nearly dark, but no paper made its appearance. James a smart lad often years, was now instruct ed to proceed to neighbor N's and get the paper. He soon arrived, and made known his errand. He was politely in formed that it was lent to R., the black smith, who lived about half a mile fur ther on. James unwilling to return home without it, resolved, notwithstand ing the lateness of the hour, to continue on to the blacksmith's shop. 'It was quite dark when he arrived, but he soon made his business known, and was informed by Mr. R. that 'little sis had got hold of the paper and tore it all up.' I'll take the fragments said James, who was for having nothing lost. 'The fragements Jim!' exclaimed Mrs. R. 'Old Dunk, the peddler, come along here to-day and I sold 'em with the pa per rags.' James somewhat dispirited by his un successful mission, and not being very courageous in the dark, silently beat a hasty retreat for home, where, indue sea son, he arrived, and reported the result of his errand. Ah,' very composedly remarked Mr. C, 'I suppose R. asked neighbor N. to lend his paper, and he did not like to de ny him. We cannot, I think, justly ac cuse either of doing intentional wrong; and one paper, 'is of little value. 'You may argue N.'s case as you like,' replied Mrs. C, 'but be assured of one thing.' .What is that?' asked Mr. C, with ev ident fear. Nothing, only neighbor N. will not long beat the inconvenience of troubling people for old papers.' In about three weeks after this con versation, N. was informed by the Post master, that he had a paper in the office' He was highly pleased at this announce ment, but he could not think who was so very kind as to send him the paper. After many conjectures, however, he came to the conclusion that it was some friend wiiom he had assisted in former years One year parsed; the piper continued to come, and N. was ßUll ignorant from j whence they came; bua being one day at J 'hauling,' he informed his neighbors of bis good fortune, and expressed some fear that he would have to do without a paper soon. No, you won't,' said James C, in a loud tone of voice; 'for mother sent on two dollars more for you last week.' Well done, Jim!' shouted a dozen voi ces, while a simultaneous roar of laugh ter rang along the line of teamsters. N., who had previous to this announce ment been remarkably cheerful and talka tive, became suddenly silent, while a deep red color, the emblem of shame, mantled his brow. This was a good lesson to N. Early the next morning, he went and paid Mrs. C. the four dollars, acknowledged his er ror, and was never after known to take less than two weekly papers. Maine Farmer. From the N. Y. Spirit of the Times. lie had the Documents! Picayune Kendall in a Tight Place. Things that are doubtful, are generally onsartin,' says some dead, gone, and ex tinguished philosopher, and hence we have always looked upon betting: upon uncertair.ties. rather risky, and betting upon certainties rather a mean way of raising tne wind. .i But people will bet. do bet, and have betted, from the days of laying the corner stones of the Pyramids, to the time yes terday that a conntry Jake bet 'our Jeemes' two cents that he couldn't spell pot, without sayiug tea pot; Jeems very onthwartingly as Aunt Partington ob served baited he could, and he couldn't so in course, the two entire cents were good as lost. A dozen fractious gentlemen, once up on a time, not long ago, P. S. reader don't be alarmed, we ain't going to des cribe any mysterious horseman or horse men, sun set in autumn, or splenderifer ous gondalas gliding up the Rhine, in the 'smoking' room of the.Trcmont House were cracking jokes, and saying over fun ny things, to kill time, and amuse them selves generally, and somebody said some thing about a very considerable sell A corn' had submitted to, once upon a time when the vast and interminable stock of a certain old and well known dealer in second hand matter and things, was betted to contain everything and the rest of man ufacturers extant. Bet five dollars' said ' Acorn,' 'he ain't got a second hand pulpit?' George Rob erts took the bet they went to the old man's Ark, aud the pulpit was about the first thing they saw. 'Acorn' acknowledged the corn, and observed, upon the present occasion, Wouldn't catch me with that load of poles again!' Boys,' says the Ex-Santa Fe prisoner, 'your curiosity shop man may be all very well in his way, bnt I'll bet the sham for this interesting party, that Til stick the old rooster. Some of the gentlemen present, who carried the necessary weights, 'guessed not,' and finally, knowing their man, took George up. 'Dead open and shut,' said George; Boys, you're stuck order John Olm siead to have the basket opened the bot tles i7i the coolers ' 'Oh! stop, old Santy,' interrupted the crowd 'don't be so cocked sure keep your power dry. "What do you bet that old has not got?1 'Saddles,' says George 'I want to buy thirty second hand saddles and holsters!' The boys kind of felt shaky saddles and holsters in a Bay State second-hand shop was a doubtful matter, and so George, the Ex-Santa Fe, and two of the party, started for Congress street, and the curiosity shop. How do you know I havn't?" says the man of jhe Ark. Have you got thirty second-hand dra goon's saddles and holsters?' says Ex-San ta be, with confidence and his friends without a speck of it. Walk right up stairs I've got 'em!' echoes the old man, and up stairs they went the saddles and fixins were thar. A few weeks previous there had been a sale of condemned harness, U. S. sad dles, &c, the old furniture man bought them up for a song 'never expecting any d d fool would ever ask for 'em however,' he observed to the boys. Ex-Santa Fe paid his bill at the Tre mont, and sailed right off for Europe, and hain't shown himself in this 'bot tom1 since. Mr. Goodrich, well known as Teter Parley, has received the appointment of Consnl to Paris. Vegetation this Spring in the Connec ticut River valley, is said to be more ad vanced than was ever before known. Simeon Souther, a wealthy citizen of Hanover county, Virginia, has been sen tenced to the penitentiary for five years, jfor whipping one of his slaves to death. I CL.IPPPINGS. Seven railway engines will compete for the prize offered by the Austrian Government. Philip Hone, once mayor of New York, and a most distinguished citizen, died lately in New York City. Florida has a population of less than 100,000 and yet she has two senators and a representative in Congress. A writer in Sartain's Magazine, states that tobacco costs the world more, year ly, than all its wars and systems of edu cation. Mrs. Partington thinks it a curious provision in nature, that hens lay but seldom when tggsare dear but lay freely when they are cheap. The law in California allows Justices of the Peace five dollars for marrying a couple. The wealthiest man in Iowa is said to be a miner. He dug for a long time, with poor success, but has at length dis covered a lead mine, said to be the rich est in the Union. Chickens are selling in Sacramento, (Cal.) for four dollars each and scarce at that. Nearly 2,500 persons signed the tem perance pledge, under the labors of Mr. Gough, at Zanesville, Ohio. It estimated that there are over 12, 000 Sunday School teachers in Ohio. Forty-five thousand dollars are annu ally paid in the city of New York for licenses to sell liquor. It has been ascertained that intelli gence may be transmitted by telegraph at the rate of 13,000 miles per second. John Cook, formerly State Librarian of Indiana, is now a member of the Cali fornia Legislature. The Medical professors in Harvard University, are. in favor of admitting women to the study of medicine and surgery. Hon. David Daggett, Chief Justice of Connecticut, died on the 10th nit. The Madison and Indianapolis railroad Company invite proposals for building a Depot at Franklin. The competition among the steamers from New York to California, has rednc ed the passage very low, in compari son to last year's charges. Power's statue of Eve has been sold to the Prince Demidoff, of Russia, for JCSOO. There are eighty-one women in the United States, who hold the office of Postmaster. It is said that Jenny Lind will give concerts in this country, on "her own hook," after she completes her engage ment with Barnum. Hon. Orville Hungerford.late a mem ber of Congress from the Jefferson coun ty district, N. Y., died on the 6th inst. There are 44S newspapers published in the city of New York. Charles Allen, Free Soiler, has been elected to Congress from the H orcester district, Mass. Wm. King, Postmaster at Browning ton, Butler CO., Pa., has been arrested for robbing the mail. The Democratic ticket succeeded at the late charter election in Albany, N. Y., an event unknown there for a number of vears. A strong effort is now being made, to make Teoria the seat of government for Illinois. It is stated upon good authorily, that the expense of keeping up the U. S. ship Ohio, would support four large universi ties. The Keokuck Eegister says, that the Usury law in Iowa, has been abolished by the Legislature, and parties are now- left to make their own contracts for the use of money. The Governor of Pennsylvania has sent a requisition to the Governor of Mary land for a citizen of the last mentioned State, who is chsrged w ith kidnapping. The Governor of Maiyland refuses to surrender him, and a long correspon dence on the subject has taken place. v. 'j. tr- h 6- 1 4 : v Y