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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS FRipAY MORNING- DECEMBER 13, X801. On the relations of Slavery to the War, and on the treatment of it necessary to permanent peace. A FEW SUGGESTIONS FORETHOUGHTFUL AND PATRIOTIC MEN. INTRODUCTION. Thfl iklhew Of the Consdtution sincerely desired and expected the The litiew oi ui gtacs Accordingly thej SSSSSSSSZ under the name of persons, but not fDSeawKeSusively, so that they would still bo appropriate 3n Xery should cease to exist. The Constitution left slarery with nES? to be preserved, but to be got rid of in a way most con theSUt not to De prc.cn t, .fc abol. 22 5a rfffl S but in most of them doubtfully, not J the ofCotton fflSootton Gin. Up to that period there had been 35 tat one to be managed exclusively by thc.Statcs in which i exiate. ' Beeon that time and the present, four opinions have made their ap pearance in the North, different either in their estimate of the character of slavery, or in the practical treatment of it which they propose. FIRST OPINION. rmThe first opinion is that of the Abolitionists-which naturally origin aSd when it became apparent that some of the States did not , endo crry out in good faith the purpose and implied promise of the Fathers, K obvioKitentionor the" Constitution. This opinion holds that davery is in violation of the principles of r$Z& S evil, a sin. In regard to practical treatment of this sin, the opinion holds, therefore, that all who are guilty of it ought to repent and re nounce it by the immediate Volition of slavery. It approves of the most urgent appeals to the conscience of the slaveholder, and has been accused of defeating, by the severity of its rebukes, the end it has m view. How ever that may be for slavery resists the gentlest as well as the most Btrenuous persuasions this opinion, notwithstanding the earnestness, an ccrity, and eloquence of its defenders, has never been popular. Ibis &as been owing partly to other causes, but largely to, no doubt groundless, fears of the consequences of general emancipation. Hence the number of abolitionists, in this sense, always has been, and is, comparatively small. SECOND OPINION. T ; T,t bo infprrpd that the nconle of the United States approve of slavery, as they have been falsely accused, because so few of them arc abolitionists. The whole subject was almost lost sight of so long as spon xnn Pmnnmnatinn hv the States themselves sooner or later, was expect- i c:nn v.nt t',ma Vtic nnnrvirvl iht nnti.tlimru amnion. It docsnot VUt fcjiuvtt iua iirnij uuc yvi uv " " J i . thnt, nf the abolitionists in its estimate of slavery. It holds it to be a social, political and moral evil, a sin for all trilling slaveholders. But it proposes a treatment of it somewhat different from that of the abolitionists. Italso would bring to bear all christian ana persuasive influences which one christian may exert upon another, and the citizens of one State may rightfully use towards those of another, to induce slavehold ers to abolish slavery wherever it exists. But it is more tolerant of delay, perhaps less morally sensitive, and is willing to refer the time and methods of emancipation so long as thcro is hope of its ultimate ac complishment to the judgment and prudence of those who arc to effect it. Wherever Congress has exclusive jurisdiction, as especially in the Terri tories, it would exclude slavery. And as Congress has control over admis eion to the Union it would admit no more slave states. The anti-slavery opinion, taking the more popular yjew of the char acter and relations of elavery, and of the consequent duties, and legal and political powers of the citizens and government of the UnUi States in regard to it, has gradually and of late (even before the war) rapidly in creased. As the true character and foJ6" of slavery have become more apparent this opinion ho prevailed the more, until at the last president ial election majority of the people of the north had become m opinion and practice anti-slavery. THIRD OPINION. ThiB opinion is that of indifference to the moral character of slavery and considers it merely as a form of labor. If the people of a State or Territory think they can procure the most profitable labor by making the li,boreri slaves, this opinion holds that they have a right to do go, that uch people are neither to be morally rebuked, nor politically or legally restrained. . ThiB deadly moral and political depravity the South and iU allies have made desperate efforts to extend over the wholivNorth. But if at one time there seemed danger of their success, it was because so many fol loirti' blindly party names and party leaders, urged on by party watch words, and incessant sophistry and lies ; and not because of a fully in formed approval of the doctrines and purposes of those who directed them. FOURTH OPINION. The fourth opinion has been developed mostly by the rebellion, and has relation especially to the political aspect of slavery. This opinion holds that the existence of slavery is incompatible with the permanent peace, political welfare, and even existence of the nation ; and its practic al conclusion is that it must le destroyed This relation of northern mind to slavery is at present mostly in the form of a widely prevalent instinct ive feeling, but beginning to express itself distinctly at a great many nointfl. This opinion is taking the place, or the lead, of all the others, and if true, ought to be encouraged and become universal. In many minds, however, there arc still doubts of its truth, and many others refuse 4o admit it, "because of the supposed practical difficulties in the treatment of slavery-which this opinion necessarily invohes except for those who are willing that the United States should become another Mexican Re public. TROTH OF THE FOUItTIl OPINION. This would seem to be obvious enough to all who have witnessed the disposition" and conduct of slaveholders for the last ten years, and specially 6ince the last presidential election. If their treason were mere vexation at the loss of political power it might be sufficient to convince them once for all, that they cannot take by the sword what is refused them by the ballot box. But if the causes of their present infamous attempt are inherent in the very nature, necessities and relations of slavery, cause which must become constantly more and more urgent the longer slavery exists, then consequences liko the present, or worse, cannot fail to be re peated at intervals longer or shorter according to circumstances. Suppose the present war ended, and that the revolted States have taken their place as b.efore under the Constitution, or with any modifica tions of the Constitution which should not abolish slavery it is plain that all the past irritatibns between the North and' the South would be increased, and that they would all have their origin in slavery. First. A fugitive slave law would be a stronger necessity of slave ry than before, from the hope and instinct of freedom increased by the warwould be obeyed "by tho North with greater reluctance than be fore, because with stilFstronger feelings of shame, and more painful vio lations of conscience, and of course would be oftencr disobeyed. Second. Tho disputes in regard to tho territories would bo more violent than before. On the part of the North, its present experience of the faithless and dangerous character of slavery would make it moro than over determined, both for moral and political reasons, to prevent its ex tension and the increase of its power. On the part of the South if it should still hope to recover tho bal ance of political power by the formation of new blave states, this would give rise to constant collisions, as in Kansas. Or if tho territory below a certain latitude be yielded to slavery, then thcro would be constant fili bustering for new conquests by the South, with jealousy, fear, and veto by the North. ''But if tho South give up the hope of equal political power, this of itself would be a standing source of irritation and anger against the North, and there would still remain the inherent necessity of slavery to expand. Because the interest of the slave-producing states would de mand a permanent market, and tho safety of the planting states would demand room, lest the operation of the laws of population should become destructive both of slavery and slaveholders. With both North and South this question would be one of self-preservation, of life and death, and the conflict would be "irrepressible." Third. If the South is subdued and obliged to return to a pretend ed allegiance it will be with the most bitter feelings towards tho North, and that clause of the Constitution which "entitles the citizens of each State to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States" would'bc"moro"often violated than hitherto, Dut the violation would not be as natientlv tolerated bv the victorious North as hitherto. rF6t!BTH. The character of slavery would be more fiercely assailed than ever its enemies being able to add to "tho sum of all villanics those of rebellion and treason. ""Fijth. The South would still complain, however without reason as heretofore", of the unjust operation of tariffs and other commercial regu lations: and of the" intention of the North to interfero with their Insti tution. I. Under such circumstances would the South, in the Unionr cmain helnless and Dcaceful 7 Not in the least. Stimulated by wounded pride, desire of revenge, and fear besides all tho reasons which have induced the present rebellion it would instantly set about laying the foundations of another, and better planned revolt. .Restored to its place under the Constitution, the.South wouldstill hold the balance of power between Northern parties; and party leaders, who so rarely prefer country to party would, play into their bands as nerctotorc. J.nc eoutn, meanwhile, quietly making its preparations "under "the right of the people to keep and bear arms ;" by the establishment of manufactures and by a more varied agriculture acquiring the means of defence and offence even under block ade would, in thirty years, be vastly superior to its present self as a war making power, and under tho influence of stronger motives to make war than at present. Thus the interval, which the good natured North might caM peace, would" prove to be only a treacherous, and probably fatal truce. TT. But "suppose 'the South to go out of the Union, and its inde pendence to be acknowledged. It Is plain that none of the causes of dis agrcoaaeot, irritation, mutual jealousy and fear, and eo of war, would be re moved or diminished, but rather increased. There would still be fugitive laves .dtDe1 South has already threatened, that, then, the North will be aJip6liceJi"at imperil," to prevent their escape. TlwSdatJiromthe very nature of its institutions, must be a war like power and aim at 'conquest, that is, increase of territory, while the North would have stronger motives to prevent the extension of slavery than ever. before. The mutual jealousy in regard to physical power would take the "place of -that in 'regard to political power both parties re pro&ehiBg each other for the necessity of maintaining standing armies, and an expenseTor Goyernment and protection a hundred fold greater than" theyh&Tbeacchstohied lb". Add. thejnufual reproaches.of abdl tiewtoal'skveheldersVand tlip'insultfl to which Northern men would jiibigcted at tWthiad ifajhokld bo.much more, appropriately 'caTTelnataral wemes'rilever'were FrancfTind'England. Ike opinion developed by the war, then, will bo found to be true in proportion as we examine all the relations of the case. Tho conclusion seems inevitable, that the permanent peace, welfare, and safety of the Nation, are impossible while slavery exists, whether the slavehohling states are in the Union or out of it. Since the truth of this opinion is undeniable, the practical inference that slavery must be abolished, is urged by paramount, and the most impera tive reasons which ever control the conduct ot statesmen. Iho necessity of this inference is beginning to bo felt everywhere in the North, and would be universally acknowledged, were the reasons for it fully appre hended by all. But many, perhaps most, even then, would hesitate to adopt the extreme measure of abolition some on account of the diffi- ciuttcs, some on account of the objections which oppose it. THE DIFFICULTIES. nd first, the physical difficulty. To declare the slaves free with out the power to make them so, would of course be only empty words. But whenever slaves from tho seceded States escape within the lines of our armies, or otherwhcrc,lct them be declared free, and be treated as free men. In whatever region our armies have control let the slaves bo eman cipated by the war-power, or by Congress. This would excite the expectations of the slaves throughout the country, and render them much less serviceable to their masters in carrying on the war than they arc at present. If wc can compel the South to return (as wc intend) icith slavery, wc can much more easily tccthout it. Second The legal and moral difficulties. Wc do not catily divist ourselves of the feelings habitual to us from our relations to tho Slave States under tho Constitution, hence wo still hear talk of the "rights of the South," "obligation to keep faith," and so forth. But suppose these legal relations still to exist, as they do in rcgaid to some States, yet, as of old and always, salus populi sotrema lex, That is, the existence of the Nation is paramount to all particular forms, institutions, and relations of it. These can have no legal or other right to be, whenever they become incompatible with tho safety of the Stato, whatever may have been their claims before. But, moreover, without appeal to the ultima ratio, Congress is re quired by the Constitution to pass all laws necessary for the executions! all its chartered powers ; and undoubtedly to preserve the existence, in tegrity, and safety of the Nation is among the powers of the National Government under the (Jonstitution. These highest exigencies, loucning tho beinir. or tho essential wcll-beinc of the nation, cither by the Con stitution, or above the Constitution, if need be, override all law? and com pacts these always implying the condition salva Bcpublica. ' The legal and moral difficulties, then, wo might reckon sufficiently disposed of. But, more in detail, in regard to the two classes to be immediately affected by emancipation. The revolted States, and rebels everywhere, have removed theso difficulties by their own act, the Gov vcrnmcnt is under no legal or other obligation to treat them otherwise than as declared enemies, and to render them as powerless for offence as possible, both now, and hereafter. The loual Slave-States and individuals, if they arc truly such, will consent (on conditions to be agreed upon with such states) to what the common safety requires, or if any should insist on sacrificing the public cood to private convenience or opinion, it would be at the option of the Government to treat them as rebels, or as in other cases where property . ... ... n . ml a ..li! a "i is taken without the consent ot the owner, inc true uiumazu nm;r- cst of the border states is so obviously in the direction of freedom ; the tcmnorarv inconvenience of becomins free states would now be so small ; and the worst consequences of future disputes would so certainly fall upon them, as in the present instance, that it is difficult to believe that patri otic and loyal men will resist their own best good at the expense of the national safctv. Third. The pecuniary difficulty. So large a proportion of tho slaves will be forfeited bv the rcbellion.nnd thcirvalucis so reduced by the war, that tho pecuniary compensation required 10 effect universal eman cipation, though, sufficiently large, would be as nothing compared with the annual and perpetual expense of large standing armies, and other expenses indispensable to safetv in conscaucnce of the continuance of slavery. It would cost infinitely less to destroy slavery than to preserve it. There are, then, no difficidties in the way-of universal emancipation which should not equally require us to disband our armies, and accept such terms of peace as the South chooses to dictate. THE OKJECTIOHS. Suppose the difficulties of emancipation all removed, or overcome .... .... , - ii .i- i i-o ...i ii.. still would the measure uc auvisame on mo wnoic i w oum not mu con sequences of emancipation bo worse than those of permanent slavery ? Lt has been shown that the permanence of slavery entails the very gravest evils, endangering not only the peace and prospcrit-, but the very life of the nation. Besides periodical and 'other enormous annual expenses, it in volves tho necessity of that heaviest curso of despotism, the perpetual maintainancc of standing armies, eating out the substanceof the people, and destructive of their liberties, makinc us all poor toiling slaves for tho sake of preserving slavery. If the consequences of emancipation would be worse than these, then the objections to it are insuperable. Let us examine them. First. It is said that there would be the utmost danger in turning loose at once such vast numbers of ignorant men ; that it would bo an uncontrollable flood of barbarism destroying all before it. But the objection forgets that in this case actual emancipation could onlv keep pace with the physical force sufficient to effect it, and that this same force would be present to control unfavorable results if any should nrke. Tf. however, universal emancipation could be effected at once, thcro is no rcaison to fear insurrection on the jxirt of the negroes, lhis calamity was confidently promised by slaveholders and their friends as the re sult of emancipation in ihc West Indies. But the negroes, though more ig norant, and in much larger proportion to the whites than with us accepting joyfully the gift of frecdom.by exemplary and quiet conduct of good citi zens wholly falsified both the hopes oi their enemies and the tears of their friends. It is slates who rebel, not emancipated men, unless there, is an attempt to reduce them again to slavery, as in St. Domingo. In Jamaica there has been no disturbance, and no fear of any since emanci pation, but in the hundred years preceding that measure there had been 7io less than thirty insurrections. Iu our case the power that could emancipate could also control and protect. Or if any of tho states should choose to emancipate in their own way the result would be the same. In either case the predicted danger would not exist. This first objection, therefore, is wholly without validity and may be dismissed. Second, The second and great objection to emancipation is found in the supposed difficulty of answering the question, What shall be done with the negroes ? Since no danger is to be feared from them, this question resolves it self into another, namely; can iiuonvenient consequences of emancipation be avoided? No, they cannot. But this objection is valid only on con dition that these inconveniences will be more disastrous than the conse quences of permanent slavery, shown to be inevitable. If it can be made to appear that the unfavorable effects of emanci pation will be temporary, and that they will fall chiefly upon those who have made this measure necessary, and that ultimately the result will be beneficial both to late master and slave, and to the whole, now at length homogeneous, and truly united states, the objection of temporary evils however great should not prevent emancipation. The question 1 what shall bo done with the negroes?' means how will their freedom affect us. In all political discussions involving the negro we commonly ignore his interests altogether. But notwithstanding our practical selfishness, the real and only reliable opposition to slavery at the North rests upon the instinctive feeling of its injustice to the slave. Wc may, then, without being liable to the charge of hypocrisy, ask, what shall be done with the negroes in reference to their interests ? In an swer to which it may be replied that they would be still needed to per form the same work as before, with the difference that now their interest would have to be consulted as well as that of their employers. As free laborers they would fall at once under the law of demand and supply, and as the demand would exceed the supply the inconveniences of emancipa tion would affect them not at all, except it might be by tho attempt of their late masters to compel them to work for inadequate wages. This, however, would injure the negro less than his employer, since it would de prive him of labor, while it stimulated tho negro to acquire land for him self, as happened in Jamaica, where out of 320,000 persons, liberated less than thirty years ago, there arc now 50,000 proprietors of small farms. That is, an immensly large proportion of the adult men have be come owners of land. This has greatly elevated the condition and char acter of the negro as compared with slavcry,'but at the same time has made him nearly independent of his former master. He is under no great necessity to work except on his own hud, and therefore will not work without fair wages an unpardonable sin in the eyes of slavc-holders-hencc the reiterated slander that the negro will not work except on compulsion. Throughout the British West Indies, as is now acknowl edged by everybody there, emancipation has been ail infinite blessing to the negro. We need, then, do nothing with the negro, as far as he is concerned, but leave him to the care of Providence and his own wits. In reference to our own interests,- what need ice do with the emanci pated negroes ? Nothing. As regards the North the only objection to emancipation is, the expense of it. But this would be in exchange of a hundred-fold greater expense, besides other evils of preserving slavery. Would the South still secede after emancipation ? All the reasons for doing so originate in slavery besides it could not, without the coop eration of the negroes, but this could never be obtained because it would subject them to be again enslaved. Would there be the same danger as under slavery, of an accumula tion of the black race, especially in the planting States, so that the coun try' would ultimately come into their hands? There would not. Because the most enterprising and intelligent colored men would be drawn to wards regions where their social relations would be more inviting, as Liberia and some of tho West Indies. And because the free labor sys tem would lead to another result in the planting States not greatly to bo deplored, viz : the breaking up of large estates into smaller ones, th"S development of a strong middle class of white men, and the more equal distribution of land and wealth throughout the community, instead of having both accumulated in the hands of a few hundred nabobs, constitu ting a proud and domineering plantocracy trampling upon herds of miser able slaves, and hardly less miserable landless whites. This result will be most obstinately resisted by the planting slaveholders. To be deprived of this kind of dominion, of the delightful consciousness of patrician rank, and of purity free of all the contaminations of labor, that servile thing, which so pollutes and degrades all Northern men that there is no gentleman north of Mason and Dixon's line this would be for them thu direst of evils.This devilish pndehas begotten rebellion.trcason and war.and will be at all times hereafter, until it is humbled, ready to reproduce them. The humiliation of this would be for the slaveholders the truly dread ful consequence of emancipation ; that it is, therefore, an insuperable objection to the measure, will by some be doubted. Another serious temporary inconvenience of emancipation would fall, almost exclusively, upon the cotton and sugar, plauters of the extremo South" (not muclio. be regretted by those who:have any instinc cf jus- tX m,arr Tninhf nrt thpmaplroa rnr a t,mi in the condition 01 We3 tern farmer?, that is, sufferiiig from a scarcity of labor, while the nature of their crops makes this a greater eyil than in ordinary fanning. But as most of the laborers would remain in the same regions as before, this would rctolve itself into tho necessity until the relations of labor and employment became settled of offering wages which might dimin ish the profits of the planter. That this would bc temporary and that free labor, at remunerating pi ices for the laborer, is mpre efficient and more profitable than slave labor, even in sugar planting, is proved by ex periment on a largo scale in Barbadocs.as freely acknowledged by planters themselves. The following is an example ot a single plantation. Under slavery the estate had 230 slaves, and averaged 140 hogsheads ot sugar, at a cost of 10 pounds 12 shillings per hogshead. It is now work ed by 90 free laborers, and has averaged for the last seven years, 194 hogsheads at a cost of 4 pounds per hogshead. Under slavery the average product of sugar was 1,043 pounds to the hand; under freedom 3,300 pounds. Here is a wide margin for higher wages than was giv en in this case, before free labor would become less profitable than slavery. . . .. There arc, then, no insuperable difficulties, and no objections oi a feather's weight in the way of emancipation, in comparison with the ad vantages to be derived from it. For, from what dreadful and endless evils would both South and North bo at once and lorever delivered oy u: All causes of dispute removed, no longer antagonists in irrepressible con flict, they would, from the very nature of their differences of climate, productions, and employments, rapidly become the necessary and peace ful complements ot each other, tnus constituting one wmc, Ac tion, in the fullest sense independent, and therefore always peaceful, and at the same time impregnable against the world. It has been the purpose of this tract to consider only the political and economic relations of slavery, and as affecting ourselves. But, sure ly, it is not to be placed among the objections to emancipation that all tho friends nf the Hmnn rind of free crovernmcnt everywhere would rc- ioicc at the removal of the blot of slavery from the otherwise truly model llcpublic that our aristocratic enemies ui uie oiu nunu uum u. cd of their malicious hopes and exultation at our eagerly expected ruin and that all Christian men throughout the world would thank God that Christanity had at length asserted its power to make even this conquest. Vnv in thr. mifrhtv nnwer of Christianity, underlying all more visible and immediate causes, would the result be owing, to Christianity due the hon or of the victory. P. S Rinea writing the ahovo I find tho same view of tht necessity of emancipate thn in a speech of Earl Unssell, at Newcastle. " We now see two parties contending together, not upon trir qurstion of slavery inougn inai J. oeuoYu is iuu uiujium um Via conflict. I cannot holn askine myself as affau-3 proercs3 in tbo contest, to what . .x. - . . r. i i c i i QCOll tncf can n lead. Supposing tni3 contest enaea, ana tnai ino coum auuum Sim y . i 1 1 .i i. a .. -c it-- n -1 : i .. i : nl. n .. T .1 wA f ar.!n ),rp thirl tO cnt6r again WUU ail mu i.uis ui uiu vuusuiukiuu, buuuiu nu uv wt). . ...l.tC SlaiiTU hrouoht in alona irilk them? fUnrrah.1 Should we not navo ;uiui v j j . , . . -j 1 V TTninn those who dilleroa :rom jir. Liincoin ai ine iaai cieciion curntu u iu "'"" and thus sooner or later the quarrel would recommence, and perhaps a long civil rear -. " Tli , thn view 01 all our lripmls in Kurone. ana oi an cuitamtu uicic. . 1 1 a ' -1 ... . .... . : r vn.v.r r. .nfti trni They lOOK Upon iOO COUUltl- umesa u airl ai me ucjriciurt w j.tf j , ... onlv cause s a mere w&sto of blood and trcasuro, a waste to be often repeated so long r claverv CXISIS, wncmur iu iuu uuiuu ur out ui iw i i . 1 1 r ; it . i i 1 , C r;AT inlArven. a npneani. yrn navo iilliu lurciim svmrain v. wiLn irrcai. unui ui iuioj,u .u.v. . tion ; while wo might have in Europo a popular enthusiasm on our side which would l-BHf moral aiil. and render intervention imnossible. For tho Government to re- i;io tn. i , ... . . ,..,...... -..... itct tho truo courso out oi aeierencc to ono or two uouuwui Doraer ctaieo v imy J . . . .- .t. 1 ... jy.t. .... ... in.l tlia nld f.lilA should injur on inxcariinij mc bhi yaoa oj me country anu mzw ui.- w jus, . r i,. Tin ami the Shadow. 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Thoro again, bread and water poultices, after the rubbing in ot the Ulntmeni will do great service. Indiscretions ot Youth : Sores and Ulcers. Blotches, as also swellings, can, with certainty, bo radically cured If the Ointment be used freely, and the Pills bo taken nieht and morning re- ommended in the printed instructions. It will equire time, with the use of tho Pills to ensure a astins cure. Drovsical Swellings, Paralysis and Stiff Joint. Many of the worst cases, of such diseases will yield in comparatively short space of time when this Ointment is diligently rubbed Into the parts affeoted. even after every other means hara failed. In all serious maladies the Pills should be taken according to the printed directions aeeempanylng each box. BOTH THE 0IHTMEST AHD TILLS SBCULD BE USED 15 TOE rOLLOW13G CASES; Bad Legs, Bad Breasts, Burns, Bunions, Bite of Mos chetoes and Sand-Plies, Chilblains, Lumbago, Piles, Rhcnmitism, Sore Throats, Skin Diseases Tumors. Ulcers, Wounds. Chapped Hands, Corns (soft), Cancers, Contracted and Stiff Joints, Fistulas, Gout, Olandularaweil-ines, CAUTION I None aro genuln unless tho words " Hollowat, Nw York akd London." are discernible as a Water-mark in every leaf of the book of directions, around each pot o box; the same may be plainly seen by holding th leaf to the Uoht. A handsome reward will be give to any one rendering such information as may lea to the detection of any party or parties counte feiting the medicines or vending the same, know ing them to be spurious. Sold at the Manufactory of Professor Hoi lowat. 80 Maiden Lane, New York, and by all respectable Druggists and Dealers in Medicine throughout the known world, in pots, at ioc, bic icd $1 each. J" There is a considerable saving by taking the larger sizes. N. B. Directions for tho guidance of patients in every disorder, are auixed to each box R 0 R 6 0 I) 1) A safo and Euro remedy for Covghs Colds, Croup, Asthma, Whooping Cough. Sore Throat. Bronchitis, Hoarse ncss, Influenza, Fever and Ague. It is warranted to rolievo croup in fivo min utes. To break up a common cold in a single night. To relievo tho Asthma at once. To cure all coughs and disease of the lungi, previous to ulceration. Tho matchless success and unprecedented popu arity which this remedy has attained in one short year, would seom to bo a sufficient guaranty of its xcellency. If any one doubts it let such give it one trial. Read tho following: From Hon. Levi Under wood, Lieut. Governor of Vermont. Messrs. E. B. Magoon A Co. I have used your Weeks' Magio Compound, for severo colds and sore throat, and it has proved an efficient remedy. It is a valuable accession to the list of remedies for colds, conghs, Ac I am, Jtc, Yours, LEVI UNDERWOOD. Bulington, Oct. 6th, I860. From Hon. Timothy P. Redfield. By using your Week's Magio Compound a short time, I was entirely cured of one of the severest and most obstinate colds upon my lungs that I ever experienced. I know of no remedy equal to it for coughs and Inng complaints generally. TIMOTHY P. KEDFIELD. Montpelier, Oct. 13th, I860. From Rev. E. B. Smith, D. D., Principal of N Hampton Institution. The Magic Compound which you furnished last Spring, when I was suffering most sever from the effects of a long continued cold npon lunzs, acted like a charm. The first night taking It, I coughed less and slept better than weeks before, and the use of HI sally rem the difficulty entirely. I should ase It agai preference to an y ine I have tried whe similarly afflicted. Voun uly, E. B. SMITH. Fairfax, Vt., April 2, 1060 w2Syrl 500,000 I'lXUn TKEES; ORNAMENTAL KVERGREENS AND SHADE TREES. Snptri Varieties. StUs Cheap. grown at 0. SHIPMAN'S, 34yl near lV7nocJ, 17. STRAYED. STRAYED from tho enclosure of tho subscriber about tho 1st of Sept. last, I deep red 3 Tears old COW. The point of one born has been broken and lops a littlo; has been dry the past season. And one large size 2 years old speckled HEIFER, red with small white spots. Whoever will ?ivo information whoro ?aid cattlo may be found, shall be liberally rewarded. ROBERT TOWERS. Joncsville, iSov. li, 1&61. dZt w22w2 DR. IIUBLEE WOULD givo notice that ho has returned from tho HOSPITALS OF EUROPE, and will resume tho practice of Medicine and Surgery at Montpelier. FS"0mcE Corner State and Mais Sts. Dr. R. is now fully preparod to operate for the cure of Epiphora or Watery Eye; also for Opacity of tho Cornea, by the new method now so success fully practice in tho Opthaimio Hospitals of Lon don and Paris. Montpelier, Vt., June 3, 1881. w5mC PERUVIAN SIRUP. HE GREATE3T CURATIVE OF THE AGE TRY IT! IT will entirely cure, or greatly relievo tho fol lowing distressing complaints: Dvsncnsia. Dropsy, Diarhcca, General Debility, Nervousness, Ulcers, Piles, Bronchitis, Jaundice, Dysentery, Neuralgia, Liver Complaint, Erysipelas, and tho ondlcss catalogue of Fcmalo Difficulties, most of wnicn originate in a low stato of the blood. Got our new Pamphlet and read it. JEWETT i. COMPANY, No. 33 Summer St., Boston. For salo by all Druggists. wlm TERMS REDUCED TO $7 AND $10 PER WEEK, AT THE ROUND HiLL WATER CURE, IN NORTHAMPTON , MASS., OPEN SUMMER AND WINTER. DR. HALSTEDVS success in the cure of Wo man's diseanj. ! wMl Irnnwn Th. nnrm I. speedy and reliable. ThnA l,rm.l,f h,lm aro soon enabled to walk. Over 400 ca3e3 of spi nal diseases, paralysis and low of the use of limbs have bean restored, and numerous cures made of various stubborn difficulties which had lingered without holp for years. For his success in more ordinary cac. anil ih rwrmt ?a niwan ilia Turkish, Chemical and other Baths, see Circular, sent crati. 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CHILDREN CRY FOR, iPALDING'S THROAT CONFECTIONS They relievo a Cough instantly. They give strength and volume to the voice. .Lney impart uo,.wj They are delightful to the taste. They are made of simple herbs and cannot harm any one. I advise every one who has a Coogh or a Husky Voice or a Bad Breath, or any difficulty of the Throat, to get a package of my Throat Confections, they will relieve you instantly, and you wil tgreewithme that "they go right to the spot. You willfind them very usefal and pleasant while travelling or attending pablia meetings for stil ling your Cough or allaying your thirst. If you try one package Ism safe in saying that you 11 ever aftarwirls eoasider th em indispensable. yx will find theai at the Drug gists and Dealers Hslicines. PRICE TWENTY FIVE CENTS. ily Signature Is on each package. AH others are counterfeit. A Package will be snt by mail, prepaid, n reeipt of Thirty Cents. Address, HENRY C. SPALDING, No. 48 CEDAR STREET, NEW-YORK. NervousHeadache Headache. By the use of these Pills the periodic attacks A'ertoiu or Sick Headache may bo prevented; and if taken at tho commencement of aa attaek imme diate relief from pain and sieknesi wiU be obtain- They seldom fail in removing tho JVu and Headache to whIUi females are so subject. They aot gently upon iha bowels removing Costivenett. , For Literary Men, Student; Delicat Female, and all persons of sedentary kabits, they aro valua ble as a Laxative, improving the pp tie, giving tone and vigor to the digestive organs, and ree Wring the natural elasticity and strength of the whole system. The CEPHALIC PILLS are the renlt of lour investigation and carefully conducted experi ments, having been in use many years, during which time they have prevented and relieved a vast amount of pais and suffering from Headache, whether originating in the nervous system or froa a deranged state of the stomach They axe entirely vegetable in their eomposi tion, anl may be taken at aU times with perfect safety without making any change of diet an absence of any disagreeable taste renders easy administer them to children. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS The genuine have five signatures of Henry Spaulding on each box. Sold by Druggists and all other Dealers Mo. icine. A Box will be sent by mail prepaid on reeeiit of the PRICE 25 CENTS. All ordeis should be addressed to HENRY C- bPAULDENG, 48 Grdar Street, N. Y. Or to WEEKS i POTTER, Boston, Bole rfholsale Agents, For New England BT A single bottle of SPAULDING "8 PJ&2PAR ED GLUE will save ten times its cost ann-aily.l SPALDING S PREPARED GLUE! 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As certain unprincipled persons are attempting to palm off on the unsuspecting public, Imitations of my I'REPA D GLVE, weald oantion all persons te exa tne before purehasing,aod see that the fnllname "SPAL 1XGS PREPARED GLUE." the oat de wrapper; ill ethers are swindling Berfe ji- Sir : Not longsinco I sent to you for a box of Cepha Pills lor tne cure of the Nervous Headache and Costiveness, and eceived the same, and they had so good an effect that I mas induced to send for mere. A. R. WHEELER, WpsilanU, 31. Reynoldsburg, Franklin Co., Ohio, January 19, 1861. j Henry C. Spalding, No. 18 Cedar st. N.Y. Dear Sir : Inclosed find twenty-five cents, (25,) for which send a box ol '-Cephalic Pills." Send to address of Wm. C. Filler, Reynoldsburg, Franklin Co. Ohio. Yovr Pi 'Is uyyrktiki a charm arc Headache aU most instan ter. Truly yours, WM. C. FILLER. Belle Vernon, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1S6I. Henry C. Spalding, Esq. Please find inclosed twenty-fiva cents, for which send me another box of your Cephalio Pills. Tht t are tidy 'he best Pills I have ever tried. Birec A . STOVER, P MO- Belle Vernon, Wyandot Co., Ypsilanti. Mich., Jan. 11, 1S6I From the Examiner, Norfolk, Va. Cephalio Pills accomplish the obje;t for which they were made, viz : Cure of Headache in all its orms. From the Examiner. JWit, Ya. They have been tested in more than a thousan cases, with entire success. Yermtii (iallery of Art, At 15(U12, Church St., BnrliagteR, Yt From the Democrat. St. Cloud, Minn. If you are, or have been troubled with the head ache, send for a box, (Cephalio Pills,) so that yoa may have them in case of an attack. From the Advertiser, Providence, R. I. The Cephalic Pills are said to be a remarkably effective remedy for the headache, and one f the very best for that very frequent complaint which has ever been discovered. From the Western R. R. Gazette. Chicago, HI- We heartily endorse Mr. Spsldiog, "1 bis unrivalled Cephalio Pills. Fromthe Kanavha Valley Star, Ksnau-ha, Va We are sure that persons suffering with the headache who try them, will stick to them. From the Southern Path Finder, Neu- Orleans. Ls Try them! you that are "aided, ad sere that your testimony can be. added to tb rssriy numeroasliit that has reared b. nefits ho ther rasdioine aa prodaae.