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VERMONT WATCH
MAN & ST ATE JOURNA
6
BY E. P. WALTON & SONS.
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 184(3.
VOL. XL. NO. 15.--WIICLE NO. 2081.
WAT C Hill AN & .1 OUBNAL.
THUMP 91 50 bnih In Advance t $9 00 II payment I not mnde
In advunco t InictcSt alwayi charged from tho end olihe jenr
POETllY.
HONOR TO liAUOR.
rnoM the oERiMt nr MABT UuWItTi
Whor'er tlio porutcroui hammer wit-Mi
VliueVr con-pell 1 lie crtli lo flourish
Or reain thn gulled hani'it-fioliht
A ulfe amIMliV one lu nourish
Whoever guulfft iho luicil laJk
Or whcrotlio niiy uhreti nro turning,
Tolls ut tho louin till ufterd irk.
I'uod (ui liii white-haired children earning
To him bo honor and renown I
Ilunur to liandicruft and tilings !
To eter ftfcnt-ilrup falling down
In crowded mill or lonosomo Wtljgo!
All honor lo Ihe dtiMing whIii
ho hold tho plow ! UoH loo awarded
To htm who work with hmid und brain,
And Jt.utcs ! Pus hint not uiirrgirded.
Whother In chamhen close and mall,
Hid irnisly lotnt'B ho Taney mnollicrB
Or Pi tlio tr tide thu bumligcil tlitult,
tie drnmai wrltct, or on9 fur other J
Or, whether he, for wmtchoil piyt
Tnnhtp thi Irish which ho ilctplftei
Or, L'iarninif'i netf, puU day by diy
Duncn corpi through classic ixerclici
110 aUo U a pny to care,
To li I tn in said, Murvo thou or borrow t"
Gr-y grown he I lines Ids rat on hair,
And to llm grave pursue him furrow 1
With hard I'ompuMun and with need,
Hi, like the rest, njut Mrivn untiring)
And !u yoflitf children's eijr tin bnwd
Maims hi trco spirits glad usiiting.
Ah t( turi ft nnc to me was known t
tW(th hemcnwiitd nhn his course nsccndcdj
"Vet, don In dut and durknpM prone,
Curtt, sordid enre, his lile alt nJed.
An c xho.and with bleeding breast,
Uo groaned in his tenit trial
Wfnt guided him to Ion unrest,
And course J to bitterness self-denial.
Thus, heart sitk, wrote ho. line on lino,
nli hollow check and oo of sadness
While hxutliith and h'tify ino
Weru flutt jrinj in the morning' gladness.
The thrill un, and iiighih'gile,
Tho nmring lurk Iiytnm-d joy unending
Wln'u Thought il iy-1 iborcr, worn and pale,
Over his weary book was bending.
m Yet, though his hoart sent forth n cry,
Mill trou he for thn greul ideal
H Tor tlili," a.ild he, "is Tocsy,
And llumiii I. lib this fierto ordeal 1"
And w hen his courage left him quite.
Ono thuitght kept hupu his hcrt nfivo in,
11 1 havti preorved my honor bright,
Ami foi my dear one 1 urn striving I"
At length lis spirit was uhdued !
The power to combat and rndcaor
W it gono j oid his heroic mood
Can e only fitfully, like fever.
ThetUtui kins, sornellines, at nlghl
Wud iet his pulses wildly beating!
And hls high mil soircd tnwords thn light
When night from morning was retreating.
Ho lung hn lain tho turf beneath,
Tiio wild winds llirouji tho gmss are sighing :
fto sionu is theie, no moulding w tenth,
To m irk the spot whro ho Is ling.
Their faces swulVn wjrh wreplnr; foith
In wife and children went God sate thcmt
Young paup-r heirs to none on ilh,
Hao tho poor iiamo their father gao them I
All honor to tho plodding swain
Tlmt hold thtt plow Ue't loo awarded
lo him who work with hend and brain,
And starves t Pass him not unregnidcd I
To toll, til honor ond renown !
Honor to handicraft and tlllago !
To every swatdrop fulling down
In crowded mill und lunelj Wll.igol
MlSCELLANEOUsT
Corrc.pomlence of l!io JournnI of Commerce.
ANNlVHRbARY OP TUB AMHUICAN
IIOAUI) OV iMISSIONS.
Ni.v II a vkw, Sept. 0th, I84G.
Tlio Americnn Iloird of F-jreinii Missions con
vened yesterday in this city, to celchratn ils thirty
seventh fiiniversary. Towards ono thousand cler
gymen, it is supposed, nro in attendance, bcMrios
several Inindrcd other pldlantliropists. chiefly from
tho N'Tt'iprii und AI i itd lo Hinttn. The meetinjf
wn opened nl 4 o'clock, I'. M., with prayer, hy the
Ilev. Dr. Vates, of KinpHbnrutigh, N. Y., Chief
Justicn WillianiR, of Hartford, presidmjj.
After the 8ininjr of a hymn, and tho rradintr of
tho minutes of the hist meeting, Rev. Dr. Ander
son proposed that tho lionrd should spend a short
time in devotional exercise-", previous lo this im
portant business, lie said oui entlro dtpendence
on Divino aid, especially apparent in Missionary
efforts, rendered it peculiarly appropriate lo eeek
the blessing of Heaven; and that tho preat snccoss
of many of their Missions during the past year, af
forded the highest encouragement to seek such
blessing'.
Rev. Dr Allen, of Mass., described the first meet
ing of this Board, twenty fuo years aeo. when
there were hut twclvo persons present, oipht of I
whom were no longer living. INow the Hoard con
sisted nf 2C0 corporate mcnibeis and about 500
honorary. He spoke of tho very deep interest felt
in their tneelinc 15 years ago in this city by the
late Reverend Dr. Proiidfit, of having met him a
lune in tlio toivn hall, a little heforo the time of
mcctinc, when tho Dr. w'ululeep emotion proposed
to retire to nn adjoining room for prayer.
At tho close of these devotional exercises, the
Treasurer, Henry II ill, Ksq.. presented his Report.
Rev. Dr. Huwes of lUrtl'orJ, delivered an ablo
discourse in ihe evening, to a very largo and dig
nified audience.
Tho following is given as a summary of tho op
erations of tho Iioard, during tlio year ending 31st
August last!
There has beon no deficiency of pecuniary re
sources for conducting tho missions on their pres
ent scale. Tho amount iccewed into the treasury
of tho Board, for tho year ending July 3let, was
$2(i2,073,55 exceeding that of any former year,
except cno; and ihe expenditures for tho same pe
riod were 3.-)7,C0.,2 1.
Tho number ol missions is twenty-six, embra
cing ninety-three Btalintij, at which oie 131 mis
8ionaries, ten of whom are physicians, fivo physi
cians riot cutained, seven EcbooliuaMers, 6oven prin
ters and bookbinders, and fourteen oilier mala and
175 female assistant missionaries in all, 342 labo
rers tent Inrih fiom this country associated with
whom, or at stations under their care, aro twenty
nnlUe nienchers, find 132 other nativo helpers.fex-
clue.ve ol iho native preachers of the free fcIiooIs
sustained by tliu tcleral missions,) raising tin
whole number of laborors at the missions, und do
pendant principally on the Board for support, to
4 Li -l.
Gathered by these missionaries, nnd under their
pastoral care, aie sovenly-threo churches, to which
havo bpcn added, during thu year now reporlod,
more than l&UU members, and in which nro now
embraced, not including somu hundreds of hopeful
comertsm Western Asia, Ul.bl members.
Thcro aro nuderthocaro of llieso missions seven
seninnries for educating n.ilivo preachers and
teachers, furnished with libraries and sariouskind
of oppnratus adapted to their oliject. ami ombra
cing487 pupils; also thirly-four boarding schools,
in which aro eai male und KiJ lemnlo pupils; ma
king 1,871 boardii.g pupil, brought under constant
Christian instruction and infliieiico in the mission
families, wiih reference to their being qualified to
cxeit a grtater una more decidedly Christian in lu
ence turning iheirown people; ulso (!0.ri Ireo day
schools, in which aro 20,171 pupily, includiiiL' those
at the Sandwich Is'ands, which nuo their cxialence
and cfnciency to tho mission, and nro still sustained
and guided in part hy it; making tho whole num
ber of pupils muro or less under tho caro of thu
inis-ious, 31,015.
Connected with theso missions are fifteen prin
ting establishments, having tluriy-twn presses and
forty founts of lypc, and furnished fur printing ii
tweniy seven lingunges. Pivo of tho missions
ttio nlso provided with typo and stereoty)0 foun
dries. For eleven? of the other missions printinii
is executed from year to year, as their wants re
quire, at presses not owned by tho Hoard; makine
tho wholo Member of language, cxcluiivo of tin
Engllfh, in which printing is domi lur tho missions
tinny noven. Tho numberofropios of works prin
tod durmg the year, including tracts, exceeds 4(i(),.
000, tnd tho wholu number of pigrs printed durim'
llm year is not lessthan 40,000,000. Tlio whole
number of pages printed since tho couihicncoincnl
of the missions, exceeds 535,000,000.
I'rom l!i o HI. I.ouU ltcvollloi
CATCIIINO A (5RUUN OND.
m BOLtTAinn.
Linville, in Pintle counly, Ins been celebrated,
sinco thn first advent of civilization in that region,
for tho timnnrriagenblo quality id' several old maids,
who, full of hope, had emigrnted to tho promising
lands of tho West. There is, for n certainty, n de
mand for girls in tho West, nnd many ardent young
men nro eager to throw themselves into thn arms
of beauty on certain conditions that it is youth
fill beauty, H.illy Cllnlnc, ono of these old maids
wo speak of, had a certain share of beauty, tint it
could not well be called young nnd lender, unless
you can call thirty a Under ago; but with her in
crcaso of tho first o' Into lovo burning out, they
increased in strength, until, with the nid of her
mother, Sally resolved to have n husband, if she
had to trap linn with a fish ncL lien. Ellis wnstho
guilrcon Sally fixed her eyes upon, for tho very
reason il would appear, that ho wns opposite to her
in gcniral character, and in years in particular.
Ho was joun1', and, moreover, tendor, and, besides,
partook strongly of a verdant hue, ivcn to down
right greenness in his preeeplion of nil things, ev
en to women; while, on the contrary, Sally had
grown into a knowing broivn, nnd "know all things
with n learned spirit," even to tho " catching of u
green one."
Many efforts were mado by Sally to nttract Bon's
attention, but his bashfulness was a bar to these
lender essays ; nnd if shn succeeded at chinch, on
Sunday, tocaich his eye fdr n moment, it was m
vain bIio watched through the whole Fcrvico for u
second glance it wns not to bo had. She seated
herself in the pew before him, but oil to mo purpose !
ho manifested an ohstiimto adherence to his diffi
dent manner, until at length sho determined to
"rnrry the war into Africa," as tho politicians say,
nnd resolutely onlered tho same pew ho occupied,
and set herself right hangup against him.
Ben turned nnlo, quivered slightly, and although
brought up all standing, Micceeded in regaining his
bienlh oiler the diock, but look at her ho would'nt.
In vain sho held tho hymn book at him fruitless
washer manojuvre of going upon her knees during
nmvrr. nnd direct v runtluir him : he sin id v hx
ed his eyes on a slripn in Ins pantaloons, nnd re
fused to seo thu full blown chaiins before him.
S.illy noted his indifference, and prow despoiato ;
lien noticed her shawl tremble, and ho become at-
flicted with a slight aguo too. Matters were com
ing to a crisis, nnd ston they bnnged in collision,
for at tho very moment lien was preparing to jump
into tho next pew, S illy dropped right over upon
him in n well cxicuted tainting til. Tho poor lei
ow came nigh fulling out of Ins boots, ho was so
frmlitcned ; but seizing her w llh a show of cour
age, he hehl her up while tho women plied her with
llieir salts bottles.
After a few preliminary Fncczes sho revived, nnd
salts, of whoso properties wo have great faith, had
elicited another cure. 1 ho droi ping llowcr which
hung upon our hero now, in a unco soft ns tho
breathings of any instrument vou like, imolored
lion to lake nor home to her ma how could lie re
fuse? ho couldn't! Raising her form, which some
wi iters woulil call fragile, but winch I. who wish
to bo particular, Mato as weighing about one hun
dred and tcventy-fivo pounds, Bon conducted her
iroin llm sanctuary; anil by tins uenlc act of his
head, which was aided by all tho strength of his
body, ho "put Ins fuot in it ''
vvlien they arrived at tho maternal mansion. Ben
was about to modestly takn his leave, but Sally
come the fainting manoouvro over him again, and ho
was t'irccd to carry her Hi to her ma, whero she
went through nnoilier reviling process; but as her
eyes became lighted by consciousness tlioy lit on
Bon, nnd off she went again, to his infinite terror.
"What have you bin doin' to tho galr" scream
ed Mrs. Chntoc, fastening tho dour nt the samo
time, and seized tlio tongs.
" I aim bin doin' nuthin," says Ben, "cept help
in' her homo from meotin' whnr sho luk sick."
" What nils you, Sally, my darter?" inquired the
old ladv in a sympathetic whine ;" has this fellar
bin triflm' with your feelin's, my dear?"
"No, I ninl leched her!" shouted Ben.
" Oh ! Benny, Be.uiy," murmured Sally, you
kiuw you have, you deceiier! Ilevint you got my
fceliii'd in your power so 1 can't du nulhin' with
'em, nnd when you know 'd 1 loved you so I could
'nt do 'lliout you, then didn't you persist in not
tonkin' nt me, till I fainted ? you know you did."
"I'll sunr," tnys Ben, " that 1 mer teched her
feelins', and mnro'n that, I don't want to, so I reck
on lliut'l! satisfy you, and now I'm giiin'," saying
which he moved for the door.
"No you don't," said Sally's maj "you aint go
in' to Irille wilh my gal's feelin's in that way and
then clar mil nnd leave her!" and seizing Ben bv
thu collar, sho snatched bin back from tho door
with one hand, while sho shook the tongs over Ins
head with the other, Sally all Ihe time sobb'ug a
symphony, broken now and then with the exclama
tion ot " wh, you cruel crealur!"
" When yon havo been ucting tills way villi the
pal," said Mrs. C." why don't you behave like u gen
tleman, and gin vourself up to tier as a decern hus
band, lou young tellars hev no right to bo goin
round tho settlement: year arter year hmkin' at tho
gals and aggravalin' thur feelin's and never gitliu'
married to none on 'cm. Consarn your piclurs, yuu
Mian t do it with my gal, so mars an end on it
Sally's bin watin' for you lung enough, so gin in
ut oust.
" What in tho ycarlh do you want mo to do?"
inquired lieu.
rnmiso to marry the gal rilo strait, or you'll
ketch it," said the ungry muma, brandishing her
tongs.
Ben looked at Iho daughter as if taking in her
dimensions she was tolerable tor tlnrlii, and ho
thought she might bo induced then takiu' u step
Inwards her, ho gemly placed his hand upon her
arm, took n not her look ut the old lady and her big
, it,
longs, ami "eiri in ;
"I'll hev you Sally," says Ben, " if you will only
quit weeptn.' Just stop cryin' now, and dont say
nulhrn more' about my deceiviu' on you 'cuu&o I
did'ut, and you can hev mo whenever you con get
inc.
This declaration set Sally smiling through her
tears, like a wi(.ow who had received a second offer,
ai:d jumping up sho threw her arms round Ben's
neck, antl cucoiirdged his bashlulnc?s by bestow
ing upon him u fond kiss. Ho wUheu lo leave now
for home, but two full grown men, cousins of Sal
ly, cither by uccidont or invitation dropped in on a
visit, and hearing how mailers stood, proposed fur
tlio inn ol thu thing, to nave tho irurriagc straight
' ay solemnized. Ben was about to object, but the
cull -ins. old ina and lotus mado thu odds lo strong
against linn, lh.it lilo mutUn, ho sullrrcd film-cll
to be leil to the suciific '.
'J ho Spuru of Liuvillo was culled in, Iho knot
lied, thu bride kissed by tho magistiti'o and then
the fjuiily attended praycisaml reined for tho night.
Wo would fain slop here, but as wo urn recording
tin Linnvillc history it is our duty to unflinching
ly relGto tho termiintion of this match. Early the
next morning, Hon went to his uwn homo, packed
up his duds, pocketed his spare change, und belore
tho morning sun thed its golden beau.s over the
llowcr-be-gemmcd prairies of tho West, hu was fur
oil iho way innards the Sunta Po trace, leaving his
bndu to go to grass or any other kind of widow
hood. To a fiiend whom ho nftorwards met in Mexico,
ho remarked that ho hod become fully convinced
that Sally had designs upon him and hoped lo mike
mm a husbuud miner (also pretences. Sally per
sists in wearing block for Ben, because, sho says il
is becoming lo her complt xion !
ANr.cnoTi:. Jumcs 1., of England, went out of
ills wuy lu hear a noted preacher. Tho clergynnn
eeing tho king enter, left his text lo declaim
i gal list swearing, for which (ho king was notorious.
When done, Jauios thanked him for his senium,
.nit asked him what connection swearin; had will,
is text. Ho answered, "Sincoyour imjesty came
out of your way through cuiiosity to meet mo, 1
could not, in complaisance, do less than go out ol
mine to meet you,"
A CONSCIENTIOUS 1)00.
My father had a dog or the spaniel breed, whoso
name was I'onto. Now Ponlo, though decidedly
....'.t. ! 1...., l - .-IJ ....! JA
ungftish in ono point, had always given evidence of
bcllll? morn n-lirrinon limn tnttnv nf bin Inca nnttinn
neighbors. True, ho would never lurn the "iillicr j yenrrol suggestions, bearing on tho Tariff contro
cheek ;" nnd consequently, though ho had a pood versy at large.
character wiih tho Peace Society, ho was scouted I And first, wo remark, tlint nono of thoso who
uy tno non-ren'tents. jJut I'onto was always ten
tilar ot church; and in ono instnnco ut least, gav
evidence that ho went there with nil idea tlmt hon
esty nnd religion had somo connection with cncli
other. IIo wns safe enough in his notion, for n
more hon"8t dog than ho never barked. I'onto nl
wnys walked into church with the family, though
ho inynrhbly look his scat on tho lower stair of tho
sacrct. desk, and none but the oldest in thn congre
gation remembered when his scat was vacant.
1 ought to havo remorked sjoner, that I'onto had
but ono enemy in tho wide world ; and who wus
tht.t but tho deacon of tho church, and our next
neighbor? 1 forgot iho cause perhaps somo shin
dor against I'onto in the days of his puppyhood,
when it must bo confessed ho was too much addic
ted lo fun to comport with u deaconish idea of pro
priety. Bo that ns it may, Pontn growled at no
body but Deacon Drury, and the deacon throw
stones nt nothing so furiously ns nt I'onto. If oi
thcr exemplified thu gulden rule towards tho other,
it w-as I'onto.
Ko things stood, nt a certain timo when tho par
son wns called away on a long journey. But, par
son or no parson, the family all went to chinch as
usual the following Sabbath; nnd none with a lon
ger face or mo.-o gracious step than Ponto. His
accustomed seat was taken and when tho emigre
potion rose for the early morning prayer, I'onto lose
wilh tlio rest as lie had always done and slood
with closed eyes n id open cars, waiting lor tho first
word of supplication. To tho utter astonishment
of nobody but tho sanctimonious Ponto, that word
came in tho oico of Ins only cremy, tho pious dea
con! It tho big biblo'had fallen on Ponto's tail,
ho would not havo looked forthocauso with a more
rapid glaixo than ho cast upward lo tho pulpit.
He gnzr-d Ins eyes u moment on tho tnco of thu
deacon, as if to bo snruof tho sacrilege; and thou,
with u look of pious horror I shall never forol.
and a step as rapid us the sancity of the place would
nllow, ho passed out of the house, nnd took a hyc
pn'.h homo across a field. From that day forth, as
long ns Ponlo lived, ho could never ho flittered or
exliorted loonier the church door again ; and when
ever from necessity ho passed it on week days, it
was with u look that said, tu all that knew him as I
ditl, "If Deacon Drury prays, tho church may
cuunt Ponto among tho backsliders."
DURABILITY OF TIMBER IN A WET
STATE.
Of the durability ol timber in a wet state, tho
piles of tho bridge built by the Emperor Trajan
across Iho Danube, are one example. Ono of
these piles was taken up and found to bo petrified
to the depth of three quarters of an inch; but tho
rest of the wood was little different fiom its ordina
ry state, though it lias been driven more than six
teen centuries.
The piles under tho London bridge havo been
driven about GOO years, nnd from Mr. Bann's ob
servations in I7 llj,"u did not appear that thev were
mateiially decayed. In Id 10 they wcro sullicicnt
ly Bound to snppoit tho massive superstructure ;
they aro chiefly ol Elm.
In digging; away tho foundation of the Old Sa
voy Palace, London, which won built (350 ycais
ago, tho whole of the piles, consisting ot onk, i-lm,
bench, and chesnut were found in a Btato of perfect
soundness, as also was iho plunking which colored
the pile head.
'Plus paragraph is taken from nn English paper."
i ne couar swamps oi capo alary allord even more
romarkablo proofs of thu durability of timber in a
net stale.
On tho Noith sido of Matirico River Creek,
tho meadows und Cedar Swamps, as far up as the
filmland, nre filled with buried cedars tonnuu-'to
mown depth. In 1814 or '15 an attempt was made
0 sink a well curb near Dennis Creek Landing,
nit after encountering much difficulty in cutting
hrough a number of logs, tho workmen were at
if t compelled to give up the attempt, by finding
t the depth of 20 feet a compact muss of cedar
ogs.
Ilis a constant business near Dennis Creek to
'mine cedar shingles." This is done by probing
ho soft mud of the swamps with poles for the pur
ose ot discovering buried codur Umber ; and when
log is found, the mud is clearbd off, the log cut
ip hi proper lengths with n long ono handled saw,
nd these lengths split up into shingles and carri
d out of the swamp ready lar sale. This kind of
.vork gives constant employment lo u larc number
if hands. Tho trees uro found from lour to fiv'o
eet in diameter; they lie in every piissiblo posi
inn, untl some of them seem to have been buried
'or many centuries. Thus swamps of trees which
lave grown to n great age, and which have been
lecsying a century, are found standing in the place
in which they grew, while the trunks of very aged
cedars aro lying horizontally under their roots.
One of these instances is thus described to us, in
1 manuscript from Dr. Beesely, of Dennis-Creek,
vho hi's himself "nulled" many thousand cedar
hingles, and is now engaged in tho business.
1 have in my mind a cedar sumo two and a half
lect over, under n large cedar stump, six teet in di
iinirtcr. Opon counting tho annual growths of tho
dump, I found there were thirty of tlicui in on
rich; so that ihero were 1060 in tho three from tlio
entrc to tho outside of tho tree. Tho slump must
bus havo been 1080 years in growing. To ull op
penrunco the tree to which it belonged bus been
lead for centuries, for after tho slump in these
neadows decays down to the wet, there is no more
decay none at least that is perceptible. Now we
have 1U80 years for Ihe growth of tho btiimp, and
500 for its decay, nnd 500 for tho growth of the
tree under it, fur this must have grown and fallen
before tho tree to which tho stump belonged sptout
cd. Wo uro thus carried back tor tlio term of per
hups 2000 years, of which 1500 aro determined,
beyond question, by tho growth of tho trees,"
Thu belter opinion is that tlieso trees havo gra
dually sunk through the soft mud of the swamps,
alter having attained their growth and fallen.
Many, however, have decuyed in their erect posi
tion, for tho sivumps uro full of slumps, etuuding us
they grew.
Within n short distanco of tlio mouth of Dennis
Creek, and ubuut three miles from uuy growing
timber, can bo seen ut low water, in tho hed of
the stream, numerous cedar Anil piuu slumps, about
six leet below the surlacc of the meadow, with the
bark still adhering to tome, when tho mud is re
moved. As ono passes up tho creek a lew miles
thu stumps approach thu surface, and near tho
edgo of thclivo swamps they become very numer
ous. Trenton Oaz,
Givi: Now Defer not thy good deeds till tho
niantlo of death has covered thy form. Ten dot
Isrs given to-day arc better than fifty left in thy
will, it is not heuovolence to give away whul thou
bust no further need of; ond no legacies will pur
chase luluro felicity for tho mean und avaricious
buai t.
d?" A Binging-masler, while leaching his pu
pils, wus visited by a brother of Iho tuneful art,
Tho visitor obeetvingihat the chorister pitched tho
tune vocally, sud :
" Sir, do you uno a pipe?''
" No, sir," replied Semibrcvo, with admirable
gravity, " I chew!"
Ook Foiu-iun Uklatio.ns " Well, hang thn
'foreign relations!'" said an old lady, us bhu took
up a newspaper; " every paper has something abuui
our 'foreign relations.' Well, it's good enough for
'cm. I nlwnys told tho gals never tu murry uuy ol
theso foreign chaps with nothing but llieir whiskers
tu recommend 'em; but thuy will do it ; und now I
don't due huv much f'usj thero is uuout anybody's
foroigii relations. It's good enough fur 'em they
shouldn't have uuy !" nnd thou the old lady took uu
extra pinch of snuff.
Kurort ftntn llio Am'tlcnn I!olow for Sxptoinlicr.
THU TARIFF QUESTION.
Before- entering upon any particular observations
o" tlio character, provisions nnd probable effect of
tho Tariff of fRJC. t.mu Itn t,i.l,,ln.l i r...
Imva so nlly discussed this subject either in tlio
loriniunoto mmcs winch arn too generally regarded
as infallible toxt-books of Political Economy, or in
Iho ah!o debutes of tho last session of Congress,
seem to us to havo contemplated directly and given
sufficient weight to tho peculiarities of our Na
tional condition. Wo nro ono people, but diffused
overn rapidly widening urea, winch far exceeds Iho
civilized portion of the Old World. Our country
presents a diversity nf soil nnd climate, of capaci
ties nnd products, which nil Europe combined enn
not rival. It is quile common to see arguments
pass unchallenged which rest on such bases ns
these: Franco injures herself in refusing tlio Iron
nnd Coal, Spain in rejecting tho Cottons, Russia in
declining tho Woolens of Oro.it Britain; ergo, tec
ought not to protect our own Iron, Coal, Cottons
and Woolens! But tho logic falls short J admitted
in nil its legitimate force, it would only prove tho
expediency of a Frco Trade between the various
scctionsi or States of our own vast empire, which
nobody is disputing. Prove that n itions separated
but by nn imnginnry lino, or n few hundred miles
nt most, may ndvnntageously exchange products,
at d yon htivo barely b. gun lo provo n like -advantage
in exchanges of commodities, bulky nt least
on ono side, between nations whoso shores nro
thousands of miles distant.
But in truth no intelligent ndvocnlo of Protcc
lion contends hV anything like Iho exclusion of
British Coal from Franco and of French Wincscnd
Silks from Great Britain-assuming such to exist.
i hu iiippuni. uiiiiimiis moo sorry jesu ot our ad
versaries, livening the absurdity of attempting to
grow grnp-s in INova iembla and fabricato ico in
Ceylon -to make sugar at Labrador or extract sun
be ams from cucumbers aro based on an entile
misapprehension or culpable perversion of our
views. What we do maintain, as wo havo a thous
and tunes re stated, i", that sound policy dictates to
each country or at least to each country so vast
nou so versaiiio in ua;incny ol production ns out
own tho expediency of producing within its own
limits all articles requisite lo its own susucnanco
and comfort so Jur as JVulure has inltrposed no ob
stacle. If, for example, Nature has decreed that
lho lca-plant shall fiom iih only in China and its vi
cinity, unless by nn cxlraoidinary beslowment.of
labor and care, then tho production of Tea ought
to bo nowhere else nn object of National solicitude
and protection. But provo to us that Tea will
grow in parts of this cuntry us well as in the cor
responding latitudes of Eastern Asia, and we would
urge tho immediate imposition of n protective duiy
on Tea sulficiejitly stringent to encourage our pen
plu to engage in this branch of imlustry und to en
able them to overcome tho difficulties anil disap
pointments alway i incident to such an enterprise.
Admit that our nnnual supply of tho frdgranl herb
would for a time bo enhanced in cost by nearly tho
amount of the duty, (the difference mainly going
into the Federal Treasury,; ami wo could not doubt
that tho ultimate reduction in cost consequent on
production within the neighborhood of Iho consu
mer would morn than compensate tho original dis
advantage of Protection, looking ol tho matter
merely in thu narrowest mercantile point of view,
" Dear-boiiiiht and farfetched" is uo nxloni tho
truth of winch but partially depends on lliu cost of
transportation. Wherever A and It, producers res
pectively ot unii-les desirable to each other, aro
neighbors and exchungo their icspectivc surpluses
directly, the cost of such exchange is usually tri
fling und the product of their united lab-ir is snared
between them. But place them a low hundred
miles apurt, und you havo now not only tr.mporia.
'lion, but reciprocal risks oPuumtige or or,-ny ninl
: Iho profits of two or three trafficking into mediates
subtract fnan tho joint products of their labor
befoio vuii airivout tho anion nt left for their en
joymcnt. Increase this distance to thousands of
miles, and place formidable barriers of mounluin
nnd valley as well as more phablo water between
them, and you havo greatly increased the propor
tion of their joint product which must bo subtract
ed to sntisf'y Iho legitimate demands of commerce.
Hence the circumstance that tho naturalization of
new branches ot industry has scarcely ever failed
to reduco the cost to tho domestic consumers ot tho
articles produced thereby. Thus, while tho whole
of Europe and Western Asia lor century aftercen
tury procured their Silks from India and China by
slow, expensive, perilous overland journeys of car
n vim!1, tho coat of n pound of Silk averaged nearly
n pound of Oold, though Gold was moie valuable
then thaiat present. Probably it com. a good deal
inoro than this lo produce the'fu.-t pound, or the
firi-t hundred pounds, of Silk grown in Europe;
uiu niter tno nine cuiiureand nianuliicluro had boon
thoroughly established there, tho price of tlio pro
duct inevitably declined, und is now as low as in
China. So with hundreds of other articles in all
purls of llm world.
But wo deny that tho mercantile is thn only light
in which this subject should bo viewed. Suppose
it were true thai our cloths und wares would for
many years cost twcnly-fivo per cent, moro if mado
hero than if brought trom Eegland would it there
fore bo proved advantageous to buy them ibroad?
We siy it would not, lor these among other reas
ons: 1. Because the price of Agricultural staples is
enhanced and th" productiveness of farming in
creased bv tho creation of mat litis of consumption
in the midst of our rural population. Does any
doulit this? Let hun compare the vuluo nf u farm
in Hamilton counly, Ohio, wherein is Cincinnati,
with that of an equally good farm in Richland or
Stark counly, in tlio northern part of the Slate.
Tho character of tho population is not u.aterially
ilill'crcut; their military nnd thrift am much alike.
Yet tho Hamilton county fi'rm is worth thrice to
ten tunes tho Richland rival. And why? Flour
or pork is no dearer in Hamilton, but the iimnedi
nto vicinity of a populous community, who con
sume (Tut do not produce food, enables tho farmer
hero tu secure lli'ico us great a return from each
acre of ground as ho could obtain tu Richland.
Ilis fields aro not mora fertile, hul ho can hern sell
fruits, vegetables and other products more profita
ble to htm than purk or flour for which ho could
find but a capricious or no market in Ricliland. So
everywhere; so will it bo wherever inanufactu--es
ore extensively introduced. Yet Freo Traders Ionic
only to the pncu of tuch gtcat staples as Purk,
Beef, Flour, &c. und if tlieso have not advanced
in pneo Ibey argue that thu laruiers havo derived
no benefit from Protection ! Do Ihey not ciearly
ufiirm upon insufficient and uniuluiblo promises?
2. Again Iho difi'ercnco in position between an
old and a now country is never fairly considered by
thoso who arguo against Protection. Wo uro' a
now people, inhabiting u country us yet not. ono
tenlh redeemed Irom ilia primitive wifdomess. In
such u country, if rapidly increasing in population
nnd improving in the arts of life, labor is generally
in demand and paid higher than in older communi
ties. Inlortbt also is high, and the totnptatinn of
buying goods on credit and reserving availablo
means to be employed, as is calculated, inmo ad
vautugcously, is with difficulty resisted. Thoso of
Iter peoj lo who engage in inanutaclures do ho un
der two great ilisuuvautuj.cs ot imperfect experi
ence, less skilful workmen higher pain, and every
extraneous condition favoring their foreign rivals.
I'huy ure judged by their first achievements, and
he judgment is naturally iiul'uvorable. In time, if
successful, all thceo conditions uro improved, but
tho prejudice so created remains. Homo products
aro bupposed to be rude-, dearer, less scrvicable,
lung iiiierlhoy have, through persevering endeuv
nrs, ct'Ufcd to bu so. Tho delict hus ceased, but
its evil consequences continue. Whoever w ill con
sidcr impartially tho circumstances under which
iiiuuufuciurcs bavo spuing up in our midst, must
wonder tather that tlioy havo so early attained such
excellence than that tlioy havo not yet all achieved
perfection both in excellcnco and cheapness. Show
us ntiv fivo years of steady nnd efficient Protection
In which they have not mado rapid advances In both
respects, nnd nn argument will bo found against a
iiuim-r hi. ii HiL-noy persisinnco tn Hint policy.
A word on the recent chatign of policy in Groat
Britain, and we pass to notice tho peculiar features
of tho new Tariff. That Great Britain has reduced
inojtllulles is true, but has she done so in any In
stance to tho prejudice or peril of her own manu
factures? Suppose there ncro no other natiuns on
tho carlh but Iho United Slates and Mexico, would
our country deserve any credit for liberality in re
pealing her duties on Cotton fabrics? Would sho
cvinco n hearty conversion lo the principle nf uni
versal Free Trade? Would it be quilo fair in Iter
to urgo Mexico to do likewise because of her ex
ample? Now if England, after n hundred years'
efficient prelection, finds herself in a condition to
undersell other nations in nearly every urltclo sho
produces, wo cannol consider her course fairly held
up ns nn example for others. Grant that she has
acted wisely, it by no means follows that others
may wisely follow theirexninplo. If it bo said that
her prospective freo importation of Grain is in point,
wo nnswer that Great Britain can and does produce
Grain about ns cheaply as any other country on
tho fuco of Iho eorth. If her prices aro higher, it
is becuuso of the enormous rents paid for her ara
ble soil. 'I heso rents may bo reduced, but her ng
ticulturo can never be really undersold. Tho bulk
mess nr.d perishable nature of Grain, &c., givo an
auvaniago in mo home producer equal to twenty
five and. llienco to fifty and sovonty-fivo pr cent.
Tho wheat-grower of central Illinois or Wisconsin
must sell Ids product at twenty -fivo to fifty cents a
bushel in order that it may bo taken lo England
nn J sold there, in tho nbsunec of any duty whatev
er, ns cheaply ns tho English wheat for which the
grower received one dollar to one dollar nnd a
quarter per bushel. Tho cotton-spinner in Illinois,
on tho other ham!, must produce his fabric within
fivo to ten per cent, of the cost in England, or ho
win uo rivaieu ny uriiisn lubrics nt Ins very door,
Tho fact that Grain, &lc. nre not effected by chan
ges of lashions or tho appetite for novelty nnd rar
ity, a3 with textile fabrics, also tends lo take their
ease out ol tho same category with fabrics of Cot
tot., Silk, etc.
Wo wish we could make room for the searching
analysis which follows of the now Tariff, tho ad
valorem principle, its special regard for poor men's
interests, the cfi'ect of Protection on prices, dis
crimination against Home Industry, &c.&c. Way
wo not hope that the reader who can readily pro-
euro tho Review will be sufficiently interested to
procure it and read l tic entire article ?
fTTTho Baltimore Patriot thus exposes n new
fraud that is to bo palmed off upon tho public,
and this, under the potent name of the Secretary
of tlio Treasury.
1 iih Two Tariffs. Tho Washington Union
is engaged in publishing what it calls a "compar
nttvo stn'cuieui" of the duties Ipvied under the tar
iff of IS 12 and Iho tariff of 184(5. More than ten
columns of that paper are filled with this statement,
which is signed by air. It. J. Walker, ns Secretary
of the Treasury, thus giving it his official sanction.
Wo havo locked over this statement, nnd must ex
press, not only astonishment, but our deep regret,
that Mr. Walker should have loaned himself lo
such n fraudulent attempt to mislead nnd deceive
iho people, ns is niiuifestly mado in the i-tatemcnt
to which be has given his sanction. Wo would
not undertake tn say, that Mr. Walker was aware
that bis comparative statement was untrue, in rela
tion lo almost every article in llio manufacture of
which iho homo laborer was intended to bo pro
tected but il ho is ignorant of this fact, lie Ins
I given to tho public n must conclusive evidence of
his uiililness lor tho station which ho holds so that
ho is in the horns of llio dilemma, in which his
choice is between admitting Ins igunrauco-ur plea
ding guilty of an attempt tn deceive. Let any
man, at all acquainted wilh tlio cost in foreign!
countries of similar articles manufactured in ibis,
on which n specific duty was laid by tho tariff of
1842, look ut what Mr. Walker has set down as
tho ml valorem duty on such articles under that tur
llt" und ho will see, nt a glance, the deception at
tempted. For instance, ho will find articles of
"men's bods and bootees," on which, under the
tariff of 1812, a duty of 1,25 per pair was charged,
set down as being subject to only a duty of 31 1-2
per cent., us it such boots and bootees cost $ 1 1(32-3
per pair in Germany, whence the principal impor-
la. ions nr lliotn come, hnlnrn Hip tir-t nt IKl'M 'rim
truth is that llmv dn lint mat in nriiiiiiitr nnn.lin fri
thai sum and that instead of $1,25 per pair being
only a duty of 31 1-2 per cent ad valorem, it is
near ono hundred percent. Tho samo misrepre
sentation is made in the statonieni in regard lo the
ud valorem duty imposed by tho tariff of 1812 on
shoes and pumps ot all kinds; and, as far us we
can decide, from r casual examination ol it, on nil
articles charged with a specihe duty under the ncl
of 1842.
Yet the nltempt to deceive, by this comparison
of tho two tariffs, is too bold to bo succesiful wilh
any ono; nnd Mr. Walker ought to bo ashamed
that his name has been given to it. But tlio dis
grace of the thing, so far as tho administration is
concerned, docs not stop hero. They baio set up,
through theirorgan", tlieelaiui tor the tariffof 16-10,
that it is u icvcnuc tariff; and that no article is
charged with a duty in It, so high as tn prohibit its
importation. Now, it is notorious tffevcry one, and
lo none morn ihan to Mr. Wulker, tint, previous to
t tie passage ofth elariff of '42, common eecars were
imported into this country from Germany, in great
quantities, fo tli.it tho manufacturers hero wore al
most driveu out of the market und lltat sinco tlio
passage ot that act, imposing n duty of forty cents
per pound on segurs, none havo been imported from
Germany. And vet this comparative sta temei.t
re 'uies tho specific duty of forty cents per pound
ol the act ot le U, to an udvalorcui duty of twenty;
eight and n iraclinu per cent, whilst the duty nn
posed by tho tariff of 1810, is fony per cent, ill is
making tho row act moro proniniiory inuu tno uiu,
wltiUt Air. Walkernnd its advocates declaro that It
was passed to encourage, not to prevent, importa
tions! To bo sure, tho statement that a duly of
forty cents per pound is only a duty of twenty
eight percent, ad vulorem on common segars, is
iintruo; but Mr. Wulker having stated it as a fact,
is not at liberty to plead its untruth, when the
chargo is madu agniust his tariff that It is more
prohibitory than is that of 1842 n chargo which
lie could not udmit without involving himself, and
nil who supported his lat 11, in thn most disgraceful
imposition ever attempted to bo prnctiscd upon tho
people ot tho country, tint an. walker, nor any
of the supporters ol Air. Polk's administration, may
bopo that tho chociu.ikcrd, tuilois, scgar makers,
or any other of tho American mechanics, whoso
business has beon attacked by this tariff of 18 10,
will bo misled by tlio " comparative statement'
which has been put torth m tho olliciai organ un
der tho sanction of tho Tieasury Department. No
ono understands Iho operations of tl o tariff of '42,
no ono enjoys mure of its good results, than do
these mechanics. -l hoy win detect, nt a glance,
ihe misstatements in this comparison, as ihey will
not bo the less wiling to visit their iiidiguutiun
upon the authors of tho now tnritl', becauso they
huvn attemoted to siinnort It bv untruth,
This comparison ot tho two land's, of 1812 and
'4(1, tins ev idently been prepared with much labor
and great "it. It is tho muit barefaced attempt to
deceivo that wo remember to havo ever been made,
by even Locofocos. Its falsehoods, htiwever, will
bo exposed, and tbe consequences 1 1 them visited
nnnii thn himd of Mr. Wulker. unless ho shall bo
ibic lo clear himself from tho responsibility ofj
haviiigsanctiuiied it unucrstiiiidingiy. wo ire cu
rious lo seo how he will attempt to escape that re
sponsisilily und "pauso torn rep'y." t ,
The Baltimore Sun crodits this cnii-ofiicinl ro
port of tho Secretary of tho Treasury, published
in tho Union, because Mr. Wulkor's name is attach
ud to it. Tho Sun says:
" It cun hardly bo supposed thai on ofneor of tho
'fnvcrnnipntww
hazard his reputation. In n ...V.i t & '
iness man, manufacturer and mechanic Wd
promptly detect the fallrxy l.Jiii h.dlvjdukl case"
orTny? P Co MkA'" 1 ' ,'n "Pinion
or most farmers, that corn cobs were of little or no
value, nnd they havo generally thrown then, aside
ns of no liso except for manure. Tho experienen
or some who have formerly fed corn nnd mcnl.nnd
tho anticipated scarcity or liny, have led nearly nil
of our corn growers to turn their cobs into food for
their stock. To show something of the extent to
which it has been (ised here, the followifig will givo
yon some data to judge f'r.m. Ono mill in this
town has, within the Inst thrco inonlhs, ground
moro than 50CO bushels of cobs, besides n largo
quantity of com in the ear. This fact, I th-nk.
proves quite conclusively that cob meal is valuable
as nn nrncleor fin-d for stock. Indeed the opinion
winch is expressed by those who have used il, is
altogether in lis Tavour. When they get out their
corn, it is not threshed entirely clean f somo Ihrea'
n fifteen bushels nro left on the cobs. They aro
kept clean as posiblo till ground into meal. Cat
lie, horses, sheep, and hogs, cat it readily without
adding any other grain. When fed jo cattle, "in
addition to hay, a marked difference ih their condi
tion and appearnnco is seen from those fed on hay
without t:io meal. Somo feeders mix it with oilier
grain, roots, &c, with mar' ed profit and success.
I When fed with oil-cake it is found to onswer nn
excellent purpose, and it takes up all oil without
-- VlllllllULUf.
Extensivki.y Laiii Out. A plain old father
bid a son much given to thb vanitn s.of tho toilet,
and on coming homo in a new fashioned greatcoat,
with something loss than a score of capes, was as
ked what kind of thatching bo had got on his shoul
ders. ' .
"Capes only enpes, father."
"So, so!" said the old man, parsing his hand
over them. "Cape Haltcrus, Capo Henlopen, I
suppose ; nnd here," clapping bis bund on his son's
head, " is the Light House."
"Ma," said an inquisitive little girl,4 "wHl rich
and poor people hvo together when they go up to
heaven ?"
" Yes, my dear, they will bo nil ulifte there."
"Then, ma, why don't rich and poor christians
associate together hero?"
Tho mother did not answer.
" How seldom it happens," remarked one friend
to another, "that we find editors bred to the busi
ness." "Quito as soldom," replied the other, "that wo
find tho business bread lo llio editors."
How to avoid Wm.NKU s asp Nr.vr.ri to onofr
Uor.v. I saw tho lady ol thu house; nnd much as
I liked master, I dont know but 1 like mistress
more. Such n dear, kind-hearted creature, and so
good-looking; ono of tho sort that would never
look old, or grow ugly, even if sho lived to the ngo
of Methuselah. And her fondness for her old man
is quilo delightful. Nono of your "my dearing"
or " my loving" nonsense, or anxiety nbout every
thing ho likes to cat und drink disagreeing with
bun; bul good, downright, honest, hearty Hffection,
which w-as beautifully displayed in tho happy smilo
with which she regarded thu old fellow, und wit
nessed how truly beseemed to be enjoy in, hnustdf.
Tint's what I would recommend ull wives to do,
who wish lo preserve their pood looks. Woman'e
beauty depends so much upon expression, .tlmt,' if
that bo spoiled, farewell to all' h'or charms; and
winch milling tends more to bring about lhan a
countenance soured with imaginary cares, instead
of being lighted up with thanklulncss lor innumer
able blessings. That's what makes half tho wo
men wither away into wrinkles so early in life
whilst nothing renders beamy so lasting us that
placid look nf pure benevolence, which emanates
from the heart full of thankfulness tu Gud, affec
tion for those nearest and dearest to hiin,-and good
will lowaius an mankind ! lilucKwood's .Magazine.
Nioiit in Aiiahia. Those who have seen no;
thing but tho inky skies of our own land, saysjlie"
New-York Organ, can scurcely imagine how'beau
tiful aro tho nights in Arubin. The innumerable
hosts of stars appear, not as if sparkling on-tho
concave surface of the heavens, but floating at dif
ferent nnd immeasurable distances through tho in
finite ether. The milky way hangs like n luminous
wreath across the heavens, and the moon far moro
resplendent than sho appears in our climate, " rolls
through tho bright blue depths." Here how im
pressively aro demonstrated tho being, power, and
majesty of the great Creator. "Thn heavens de
clare the glory of God," no less than they "sho
nis. nanuy-worhv
o -
Groutv. Poor fool! grunt uwny who Cores?
If Colo could paint you as you look, grouty and
mopish, we'll bo bound to say you would never loso
your self respect again. Wo can put up with a
man of quick passions, who can call another a liar
ono moment und heps Ins pardon the next, when
ho Ins cooled oft'; but, luing us, if we do not detest
a grouty, hoggish disposition. No one can get n
decent answer from you not even your uld mother
or your pretty Mveathoart. Away with such a dis
position, or tako-n trip to Botany Bay, where you
can live and make mouths ut those who would not
suffer by you who havo thu disposition to return
like favors.
We find the following lloating about tho
groat sea of nowspaperdoin :
"Misthcr! Alisthor! what havo you done?" said
a littlo shaver with protruding eyes, to a green-horn
who had just been t) mg his linrso to a spruce pole,
us he thought, in the street.
"Done!" said tho fellow, "what do mean? I
hain't done iiolhin' us 1 kuos on."
"Why yifh you have, llnr; you've hitched your
both to tho Magnetic Telegraph, nnd you'll bo in
Bothton in leth than two minutes if vou dou'i luok
.... ,,
uuu
The man untied his horso with nervous anxiety,
and jumping into his wagon, drove hastily down
the street.
SyjirATiir. An American lady who had been
very sick i' Marseilles, received tho attentions of
miny of the French as well as the English ladies
who wero residents of the place. On her recovery
sho was asked hy a friend which of the two ex
pressed the most sympathy, tho French or tho Eng
lish ladies, to which she replied ' Tho French la
dies brought mo flowers all day ; but the English
ladies sat up with mo all night."
fX8" Two Yankees took lodgings fur. ton days at
a tavern in Lancoster county, and fared sumptu
ously, drinking to or llirco bottles of wine daily.
Tho last day a dispulo arose about tho speed of
their horses they at last agreed lo enter on iho
" profitable contest." The landlord wns apiointed
judgo, each being the rider of his own horse.
When they wero mounted, the judge, liko tbo-o at
the Olympic games, gave the word, one, two,
THREE, und GO. On (hoy went, und have nei
ther been seen or heard of since; leaving the land
lord fully compensated by having had the honor to
bo the judge.
CfT" Coquetry is tho vico of a small mind of a
mind whoso frivolous vanity obscures Us vision fo
overy thing open, honest and honurable.
A Little Tonuuf.. A man, arrested a few days
sinco in Now.Urleaus for flogging his wife, asked
a friend to enter bail for him. Tho friend a Idress
ed tho bunch ill this strain: " I'll go his bail right
off, ifynur honi r will bind over his wife; but so
long us bho has a chance lo talk, an ungcl couldn't
keep tho peace in Iho samo house with her."
fjy- A good book and a good wife aro tha two
beet companions in tho world.