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not wonder , from tlie foregoing considerations , that
it should meet with so general , so earnest and so
well disci plined an opposition. Thoug h we believe
the tide of public opinion will ere many years be in
its favor, yet the prejudices and interests of many
will sedulousl y aim to dyke it back. It is destined ,
undoubtedl y, to meet with a strong and long opposi-
sition , before the old ground will be full y broken up.
And this seems all the more strange on the part
of the p eople generally, when we consider that there
are so many in every commun ity, who have but a
little or no confidence in the regular system of med-
ical practice. Probably, there is no one th ing in the
common affairs of life , which so painfull y tries them
as this. They think they see its terrible importance
in myriads of cases all around and among them ,
when the yo4ng, the middle-aged , (as well as the
old) the strong, the hale and the beautifu l, are swept
away to the grave, as by the very besom of destruc-
tion. And all loo, when the hateful and blear-eyed
genius of darkness has presided over the cruel farce.
But what shall they do ? Death seems star ing t hem
in the face, and as it has always been a prevailing
custom to resor t to such means, wh y, they must
do as all the world do, or follow a custom which
they do not feel able to break. But to extenuate
the case of many, they do not know , probabl y, what
else to do. They neither understand the simpler
find su fer systems of treatment which are so frequent-
ly now rejected by families , namel y Homoeopathic ,
Botanic and Hydropathic ; and as there are no phy-
sicians around or near them who practice this way,
they send with a trembling, and aching spirit for such
medical counsellors as are near at hand. We have
had this confession made to us in a hundred of cases.
This class we have really pitied. But that class,
which knowing better and being able to do better ,
will not , for the speech of people, or throug h the
fear or favor of men , have none of this spmpath y.
They are the slaves of popular customs, and as such ,
should , as they love to, suffer for their folly.
But believing there are many who earnestl y de-
sire more li ght upon the subject , we shall aim in our
future articles to emit what few faint rays we pos-
sess, trusting some abler pen will afford still greater
li ght in the future. This is the only object we have
in writing these articles. S. B,
Orleans, Sept. 26th , 1850.
MISCELLANEOUS
A Tal e of Horro r.
Under this caption the Evansville , Indiana State
Journal .gives its readers the following particulars of
a scene, which it is to be hoped is rarel y witnessed
in the West or anywhere else in tills "land of plen-
ty":—
"While travelling a couple of weeks since, we
heard from the lips of a friend , one of t he most heart
rend ing recitals we have listened (o for a long time.
He was put off' from a steamboat at or near Wolf Is-
land ,about 25 miles below the mouth of the Ohio ,for
the purpose of collecting a debt from a man living
about five miles back in the country, on the Missouri
side we think. With a carpet bag in his hand , he
had followed a narrow path for about three miles ,
when he came to a small cabin. Yet 'cabin' wou ld
not describe t he place of habitation , for such it prov-
ed to be. It was a little dilap idated shed, with no
boards on one side, and great crevices on the other
sides and in the roof. He would have passed it by,
but moans from the inside told him it was occup ied.
Wishing to inquire his road he stopped and stood
before the open side of the shed , and gazed upon a
spectacle which , as he said, was present before his
eyes da ys afterwards and haunted his sleep. We
descr ibe wh at he saw as he told us, only saying that
strange as the story may seem, full reliance can be
placed on his words.
There was not a bed or chair in the shed, but
stretched upon the bare ground lay the body of a
youthful looking woman , who had evidentl y just
died. Her form was almost a perfect »keleton ,yet the
face was that of a refined and beautifu l woman. On
her breast lay an infant , abou t six monhts old , with
its mouth to the breast of its mother , and dead. And
sitting up in the corner of the shed , and star ing the
trave ller in the face with glazed eyes, was what we
thou ght another corpse, but life was yet in it. The
figure was that of a girl , apparentl y about ten years
old. She was litera ll y dying of starvation ! By the
side of the woman , and clasping her hand lay a man
covered wit h blood , and apparentl y in a dyin g state.
Add to this the filth of the room, and the half naked
condit ion of the sufferers , and we wonder not that
the scene Ion* haunted the observer. He went in.
The girl could not speak , bu t the man cried 'water ,'
in a feeble voice, and pointed to the girl , as if to at-
tract the attention of (he stranger to her. The trav-
eller , Mr. J., of Cincinnati , hastened away, taking
with him a tin pan , and says he never ran harder
in his life time than he did for about half a mile to a
small stream he had just passed.
On his return , he found the man still alive , and
gave him some water , which he eagerl y dran k. He
could then speak in a whisper. He pointed to the
girl and said 'she's starv ing.' Mr. J. gave her some
water , which appeared to revive her, and she tr ied
to talk but could not. With much difficulty he learn-
ed from the man that there was a house about a mile
distant , to which he hurried. On his arrival he
found on ly a negro.
While getting some provisions and hastening back
to the man , the latter informed him that the cholera
had broken ou t in that neighborhood , find the famil y
owning him had left for the time being. He said the
little girl of the shed had dail y made her appear-
ance there for provision until about three days bac k
—that the man and woman had been sick a long
lime , &c. On their return the man was dj ing, and
lived but an hour. The little girl was revived by
food, and before they took her away could talk.
She said she had been sick herself , and could not
walk to the house, and that her mother died the day
prev ious, and t he baby about the same time , and
that her father had tried to kill himself when they
died, It was horrid. The child was taken to the
house , and the rest of the unfortunate famil y bur ied.
The child afterwards stated that her name was Mary
Williams , and Mr. J. thoug ht from what he could
gather the fam ily had formerly lived in New Albany,
but in what New Albany he could not ascerta in ,
more than , as the child said , there was a great many
houses there, and it was evidentl y New Albany, N.
Y. The negro said the famil y had been there sev-
eral weeks, and came soon after his master had loft.
As there was not a famil y in the neighborh ood , the
person also having gone whom Mr. J. wished to see,
the girl , who was sick and exhausted , was left with
the negro, who promised faithfull y to attend to
her. Yet there were but little hopes of her recov-
ery, It has never been our misfortune to hear a
more horrible tale of reality than this."
'•Can't you pay me a little money on your note ,to
day ?" said a hard working mechanic of our ac-
quaintance , the other day, to a man who was driv-
ing a fine horse before a dashing carriage, "Can't
you pay me a little money ? I am in great want of
some to bu y provisions for my famil y."
"I reall y ca n not ," was the laconic reply. "The
times are so hard , I cannot. "—The whi p cracked ,
and he dashed on.
Ah I said I to myself , are these times so hard ?—
is money so scarce ,that the industrious working man
can not be compensated for his labor ? I will ob-
ser ve the sayings and doings of men for one day,and
see.
uOh ! the hard times !" said the man in the car-
riage , as his servant hel ped him to ali ght. I fol-
lowed him to the billiard table , and saw him lose ten
games, and twice as many shillings ,which were paid
as free as water.—There no hard times to this man ,
when the music of the billiard balls falls sweetl y on
his ear ; nor would he hesitate to stake fift y times
the mechanic's note on a game of brag, these hard
(imps.
"Oh ! these hard times P said the man in broad-
cloth to his washer-woman , as he turned away from
her bill for the last month's washing. "I have no
money now ;" and started down the street. And I
saw him pay ten dollars for a gohl-headed rattan ,
and twenty for a new-fashioned cap. He never
thinks of hard times when he wants to decorate his
own dand y person.
"Oh ! these hard times 1" said the father as he
tu rned away the schoolmaster who had presented
his bill for the quarter 's tuition of his son. "Three
doll ars" in these hard times , for school teachi ng !—
I cannot pay you but one. Soon after, ho paid the
dancing master ten dollars for teaching the same
child the genteel accomplishment of dancing, and
said nothing about hard times.
"Oh ! these hard times !" said a robust red-faced
man , as he turned off hi s t umbler of brand y and su-
gar, and paid the bar keeper his shilling : "I can see
no prospect of better. Hard times those , for a poor
man to make money. I cannot get money enoug h
to buy even t he comforts of life, let alone the dain-
ties. Wh y landlord , as you li ve,I have had no but-
ter in my family for a month , and can get no money
to buy any. Good brand y that !"and he filled an-
other tumbler. Thus goes this strong able bodied
man 's l ime and money, these hard times.
"Oh ! these hard times !
'' said a merchant to a
poor woman who asked him to throw off a shilling
from the price of a piece of calico, which he was
selling at one hundred per cent advance. "We can-
not take a cent less these hard times." At the ten
pin alloy I saw him pay fifty times as much as here-
fused this poor woman.
"Oh ! these hard limes ! said a loafer , as he
stretched his legs out over three chairs by our stove.
"Oh 1 these hard times !'' and there he sat all day,
repeating like a parrot , "Oh ! hard times ! hard
times!! hard time s!!!" and I pitied the man from
my soul , for I believe he thoug ht it was hard times ,
when he alone was to blame for being lazy, and
spending what is better than money, his time , t hese
hard times.
"Oh ! these hard times !
'' said a young man who
had been married a year. "I do not know how I
shall live this winter—I can got no money to buy
my winter stores." And I followed him home ,where
I found a man , women and boy hired to wait upon
him and his wife, in these hard times !
"Oh ! oh! these hard times !"—and I thoug ht if
these men would be industrious and economical , and
content to live within, their means, these hard times
wo uld soon become easy,—and so I concluded the
h ard times might be attr ibuted to these lazy, spend-
ing men. And while the hard times continue , the
Industrious must support the Idle.
Poor Richard, Jr.
Kiss CoxiLi-oisr.—A country editor , who appears
to be a ver y obstinate sort of a bachelor , learns that
"Professors of Dancing, " in New York have recent-
ly introduce d a new sty le of cotillon , called "Kiss
Cotillon ," the peculiar feature of which is, that you
kiss the lad y as you sw ing corners. He says, that
thoug h he never dances , he would not mind waiving
hi s objections to the amusemen t so far as to "swing
corners " now and then. This reminds us of an old
lad y who had an unacountable aversion to rye, and
never could eat it in any form , "t ill of late they got
to making it into whisk y," she sa id, "and I find ]
can , now an d then worry down a little. "
A 'Great ' Disunion meeting was held at Natchez,
Miss., on the 10th ult., at which one hundred and
twenty persons were present , of whom a majority
were opposed to the object and attracted by curios-
ity !
The. Baptists of San Francisco, California , have
bu ilt them a new church at a cost of $17,000. ,,,Two
men advanced $5,000 each.
A Nice -Garden.—A gentlema n in California
writes to his wife in Ohio , that his crop of tomatoes
on an acre and a half of ground , was worth $18,000.
Gov. Seabrook , of South Carolina , has appointed
October 24, for thanksgiving,
Hard Times.
A Chip from a Sailor 's I^og.
It was a dead calm—not a breath of air—the sails
flapped idl y against the masts ; the helm had lost its
power ,and t he shi p turned her head how and where
she liked. The heat was intense , so much so, t hat
the chief mate had told the boatswain to keep the
watch out of the sun ; but t he watch below found it
too warm to sleep, and were tormented with thirst ,
wh ich they could not gratify till the water was serv-
ed out. They had dr unk all the previous day 's al-
lowance j and now lhat their scuttle butt was dry,
there was nothing left but endurance. Some of the
seamen had congregated on the topgallant forecas-
tle , where they gazed on the clear blue water with
long ing eyes.
"How cool and clear it looks," said a tail , pow er-
ful young seaman ; I don 't t hink there are many
sharks about ; what do you say for a bath , lads ?"
"That for the sharks !" burst almost simultaneous-
ly from the parched li ps of the group; "we'll have
a joll y good bath when the second mate goes in to
dinner." In about half an hour the dinner bell rang.
The boatswain took charge of the deck ; some twen-
ty sailors were now stri pped , except a pair of light
duc k trowsers ; among the rest was a tall , powerful ,
Coast of Africa negro of the name of Leigh ; they
used to joke him , and call him Sambo.
"You no swim today, Ned ?" said he addressing
me. "Feared of shark , heh ? Shark nebbor bite
me. Suppose I moot a shark in water , I swim after
him—him run like debble.1
' I was tempted , and
like the rest, was soon read y. In quick succession
we jumped olF the sprilsail yard , the black leading.
We had scarcel y been in the water five minutes ,
when some voice inboard cried out , "A shark ! a
shark 1" In an instant every one of the swimmers
came tumbling up the ship's sides, half mad with
fri ght , the gallant black among the rest. It was a
false alarm. We felt angry with ourselves for be-
ing fri ghtened ,angry with those who had frightened
us, and furious with those who had laug hed at us.—
In another moment we were all again in the water ,
the black and myself swimming some distance from
the ship. For two successive voyages there had
been a sort of rivalry between us; each fancied that
he was the best swimmer , and we were now testing
our speed.
"Well done, Ned !" cried some of Ihe sailors from
the forecastle. "Go it , Sambo 1" cried some others.
We were both straining our utmost , excited by the
cheers of our respective partizans , sudden ly the
voice of the boat swain was hoard shouting, "A
shark ! a shar k ! Come back , for God's sake !
"
"Lfi y aft , an d lower the cutter down ," then came
faintl y on my ear. The race insta ntl y ceased. As
yet , we only half believed what we heard ,our recent
fri ght being slill fresh in our memories.
"Swim for God's sake!" cried the Captain , who
was now on deck ; he has not yet seen you. The
boat, if possible, will get between you and him.—
Strike out , lads, for God's sake I" My heart stood
still : I felt weaker than a child as I gazed with hor-
ror at the dorsal fin of a large shark on the starboard
quarter. Though in the water the perspirat ion
dropped from me like rain; the black was striking
out like mad for the shi p.
"Swim , Ned—swim !
" cried several voices ; "they
never take black when they can get white. "
I did swim , and that desperatel y : the water foam-
ed past me. I soon breasted the black but could not
head him. We both strained every nerve to be the
first , for we each fancied the last man would be tak-
en. Yet we scarcel y seemed to move ; the shi p ap-
peared as far as ever from us. We were boll) pow-
erfu l swimmers , and both of us swam in the French
way called la brasse , or hand over band in Eng lish.
There was somet hi ng the ma t ter wi th the boa t's falls
and the y could not lower her.
"He sees you now !" was shouted ; he is after you !
Oh the agony of that moment! 1 thoug ht of every-
t hing at the same instant , at least to it seemed to me
then. Scenes long forgotten rushed throug h my
brain wilh the rap idity of li ghtn ing, yet in the midst
of this I was striking out madl y for the shi p. Each
moment I could feel ihe pilot fish touching me, and
I almost screamed wilh agony. We wore now nol
ten yards from the shi p ; fifty ropes were thrown lo
us ; but , as if by mutual inst inct , we swam for the
stune.
"Hurra ! they are savod ! they are. alongside !'
was shouted by the eager crew. We both grasped
t he rope at Ihe sumo lime : a sli ght strug gle ensued ;
I had the hi ghest hold. Regardless of everything
but my own safety, 1 placed my feet on the black's
shoulders , scramb led np the side , and fell exhaust ed
on t he dock. The negro followed , roar ing with pain ,
for the shark had taken away part of his heel. Since
then , I have never bathed at soa ; nor , I believe ,
has Sambo been ever hoard again to assert thnt he
would swim after a shark if he met one in the water.
Large Potatoes.—Fine potatoes are cultiva ted
in the Pacific. The following is a paragraph in the
Alta California n , of San Franeisro , of the 15th ult :
"We have seen some specimens of potatoes, form-
ing a part of the cargo of ihe barque Bostonian ,now
lying at the foot of Jackson street ,that were brou ght
from Chatham Island. A bag fu ll which were ex-
hibited to us averag ing two pounds to each potato ,
and some wei ghing as hi gh as t hree pounds. We
understand the ent ire cargo will average one pound
and a half to each potato , and that their quality is
equal to their size.'1
Boiling Potatoes.—The correspondent of the
London Times, says : "The following method of
dressin g potatoes will be found of great use at th is
season of the year , when skins are toug h and pota-
toes are watery. Score the skin of a potato with a
knife , lengthwise and across, quite around , and t hen
boil the potato in plenty of water and salt , with the
skin on. The skin readil y cracks when
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it is scored ,
and lets out the moisture , which otherwise renders
the potato soapy and wot. The improvement to bad
potatoes by this method of boiling thorn is very
groat ; and all who have tried it ,find a great advan-
Fage in it , now that good pot atoes are very difficu lt
to bo obtained.
AGRICULTURAL.
Farm Work for October.
The latter harvest of New England comes in Oc-
tober. This is a most important month for every
farme r. No one should put off to November what
may as well be done in October. The days are long
enoug h to accomplish much in a month ,and farmers
can better afford to hire men now than in shorter
days.
Corn and potatoes are to be gathered and housed
in October—for though many prefer an earlier day
to secure their potatoes from frost and rot, Oelober
is the best time for di gging all except the earlier
kinds. When there are fears of rot the vines may
be pulled and the potatoes be left to ri pen in the
ground. If they must rot let them go it in the field
rather than in the cellar.
In regard to corn it is decidedl y wron g to meddi-e
with it till the frost has turned the green leaves to
a yellow hue and opened the husks that were made
to cove r the soft kernel while it was swelling -to ma-
turity. With good fences corn is more safe in the
field than in the barn till the ears have partiall y
dried and the grain has become hard. The husks
will suffer a little as food for caltle , bu t we must
consider that the great office for them is the protec-
tion of the kernel rather than the nourishme nt of
animals.
The corn harvest is vastl y important to the farm-
ers of New England. This must be attended to
thoug h all others are neglected. Potatoes and tur-
ni ps and enrrols and parsni ps are all of inferior con-
cern compared with the old, the substantial , the cer-
ta in, and the prolific , Indian Corn Harvest. On this
we must mainl y rely for fattening our beef, our
pork and our poultry—and the time may come, as it
has been , when corn will be the chief ingredient ia
the composition of bread.
Frost is usuall y expected as earl y as the middle
of September , and corn is often checked in its
growth before that day by the chilly weather. But
in 1849 no frost of note appeared in latitude 42° or
43° till the month of October had appeared in full
and in all its glory, with a heavy harvest of the gol-
den Indian ears. Our harvesting was actuall y de-
layed for a week or two while we were looking for
an agent to open the husks and show us that our
treasure might now be secured without any danger
from rot.
For modes of harvesting we have not much advice
to give. We have tried the modern plan of cutting
up the whole at the root and shocking in the field ,
but we cannot perceive that so much time is gained ,
or labor saved , as many suppose. Yet we appre-
hend the husk fodder is better , as it is dried in
shocks, and in the open air. As to protection from
earl y frosts the argument would we more weighty if
we cou ld be informed , a day or two beforehand ,
when his white car was to come. We are usuall y
backward in adopting now modes unless we see de-
cided advantages on their side. For when the la-
borers on a farm have become accustomed to a cer-
tain way of proceeding, a loss U always susta ined ,in
the first instance , by a change—a new trade is to be
learned. Our old men say they can stri p off the
husks faster when no top stalks are in the way.
Those farmers who have cut and picked their
stal ks should take care and not let them stand too
long in the field. Ten or fifteen days of tolerabl y
good weather will fit them to be packed away in the
barn , on top of the hay mows, and in sheds. Farm-
ers often let them stand till November and lose half
the ir virtue.
Winter apples are to be gathered in October , and
the first ol the month is better than the latter part.
They ought to be kept as cool us . possible till No-
ve mber to prevent rotting.
Turnips, carrots , parsnips and beets may lie m the
ground without injury till November. Parsni ps are
often left in the ground till spring, bu t they must be
taken u p soon after the frost leaves Ihe ground to
prev ent the ir sprouting.
A large portion of the poor app les may be nsod
for hogs and cattle , but it is not an easy matter lo
preserve them for winter use. Use them up. before
winter comes and they will aid considerab l y in fat-
tening.
Harvesti ng will occupy so much of the time of the
prudent farmer that he will hardl y be able to attend
to any perman ent impro vements on his farm during
the month. If he has any leisure he may di g roc ks,
or ploug h and prepare for next season. But in gen-
eral fanners must now be busy in gathering their
(•rops—and as they cannot commence harvesting
corn til l after the frost appears they should spend a
good portion of their evenings in huski ng. This
may as well be done by candle or moonlight as any
kind of business, and when the corn is once ready
t he business must not be delayed. Nearly all the
husUing may be done in the evening.
Trees may be set in October as soon as the frost
has killed all the leaves ; and though we prefer tho
spring for fruit trees, October will answer with
proper care. Last spring was quite unfavorable for
setting, for the ground was not open till late in April
and then farmers had their hands full of other busi-
ness. Trees set in October are in more need of
sta king than trees set in the spring, for it is not pru-
dent to mulch thorn in Autumn for fear of mice.
To save the labor of staking trees in October a
small mound of earth may be piled "P around each
one. This will support ihe top and tend also to pro-
tect the roots from frost. The mound should be re-
moved in the spring.—[Massachusetts Ploughman.
BABNSTABLE PATRIOT ,
rmniERCIArADVERTISEfi,
HED KVERY TUESDAY , A FEW DOORS
13 PUBLISH -
t h e coa]iT II0IJSK BY
*K
S. B. PHINNEY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
ifM. D. LEWIS PRINTER.
.r,SrI^S^&
s*=-»
'Vt?VBR'KmENTSinserted on the most favora -
The late State Conventio n or the .Democrats ot
Michigan , did not omit to do justice to this great
statesman. They nom inated , for State offices , a
ticket of National Democrats ; Cass men , all. They
also passed some glorious resolves, setting forth the
old doctrines of the Democracy—that "the Democ-
racy of Michigan stand now as ever on the Demo-
crat ic plat form, as established by the National Con-
vention of 1844 and 1848 ;" and that they congrat-
ulate the people of the United States upon the pas-
gage of the adjustment measures by Congress as "a tri-
ump h of wisdom over sectional strife in our nation-
al councils— a peace offering upon the altar of our
common country ." The resolves concern ing the
distinguished statesman , of whose labors as a Sena-
tor the people of his adopted State have so much
reason to be proud, we copy entire :—
"Resolved , That we tender to the Hon. Lewis
Cass, on behalf of the people of Michi gan , an ex-
pression of profound gratitude for the services he
has rendered his State and the Union in the great
sectional strugg le wh ich hasjust terminated . That
he was the first of our eminent men who marked out
the line of national pol icy by which these great,
measures could be adjusted and arranged satisfacto-
rily to the two extremes of the Union , and by a sin-
gular devotion to fche country amidst ihe greatest
trials its institutions have sustained , and by the dis-
play of unsurpassed ability in expounding their na-
ture and bear ing upon all our interests , he has earn-
ed a character and secured a confidence in his wis-
dom and patriotism which no time can obliterate and
no partj' malice can obscure.
Resolved, That while we shall cheerfull y submit
to the decision of a National Convention , we believe
that no other name can be presented for the next
Presidency which will meet wilh such a hearty re-
sponse from the Democracy of the country ; that we
deem a renominat ion due to his signa l public ser-
vices and the princi ples of the party for which he
has so long and faithfull y strugg led."
The Detroit Free Press remarks that there is not
known a single Democrat in the State who does not
enthusiasticall y approve of Gen. Cass' course ; and
that two thirds of the honest and Union loving Whi gs
will also assent to the sentiment of the above re-
solve.
The Providence Post closes a powerful and ingen-
ious article,—u pon the settlement of' the slavery
question as a Democratic triump h,—wilh these in-
spiring words :—
1 "fit us then , worthil y, and with honest satisfac-
jion, rejoice over the comp lete vindication of the
JMltinpre platform of 1848. We know it was true ,
expedie nt , safe, just , and displayed the onl y beacon
light to guide our people in the dark ni ght of adver-
1 Vi winch was impending over our country. But
len we find our worst enemies leading on larg e
niasses of their party, and ground ing their arms un-
"or 0LIr very walls , t he confession is tremendous and
overwhelming, that tho soul of whi ggery is dend .that
were is no life , no hope, no salvation lor the coun-
try within its tottering ranks.
And when we thus honorabl y exult in the tri-
umph of our natio nal princ iples, let us not forget
«ie standard-bearer who led the way , and fell nobl y
»t our head in the contest of 1848, when traitors in
'ne rear betrayed us to the enemy. When we see
nim rising undismayed from the dust of defeat , for-
Rettino- al l ingratitude of friends , and pressing on at
'0 head of the rema inin g host ,unt il the recent groat
^institutional success has been so nobl y achieved ,
"wnl y throug h his own strenuous and persever in"
'Hurts , we seem alread y to hear the distant murmur
« °m the whole line of our Democratic array, as t hey
S '"VHnoe to the grand charge in 1852—Democ-
uacy AND TUE Union—Cass and Victory."
Next we copy.with sincere pleasure and app lause
'c following excellent article from the Coos (N.H.)
emocrat. It is true , and as admirably as truthful-
v said.
Lewis Cass.—While due credit is given to all
just '68 a"'!Persons
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for tlieir efforts towards an ad-
«nt i Uo f tlie controversy which has so un fortu-
h°no occil [»ie(l the present Congress , the highl y
Pfeit? Position of this eminent statesman in the
j '!
»s, oun ht not for a moment be lost sight of.
W oi ' wlle|i the Presi dentia l office was to be
point nf"On —when the whigs had a creed for every
expl!,; the compass ,Gen. Cass came out with a full ,
?lie tor. "
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(1 can(lid »vowal of his opinion s , upon all
both vT !nv °lved in the slave question. The whigs ,
v "'en i, ' "n'l South denounced the position he
*'io|«'ZT^(l Tliere is n0 epithet of abuse, i n tho
'o it. a s v°cabulary, which was not then app lied
^-tile v- , y Ki tiie lNictroison letter , mus m^1""" 1
Gren. /V lol '°lson letter everywhere quoted against
on vjhi '.'i
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"0™ Deeome the Union Platfo rm ,up-
toir ethp <~'ass
'Webster ,Clay and Fillmore all stand
ho't bo ti' ^ mav not bo approved by many— it may
«rt,>r Uy
Ou ght the best imag inable adjustment , but
rni'iabl °/ eai's reflection , and after an almost inter-
iiasail e(i 'llScussion in both branches of Congress—
onl y '' bv. both extremes—it has been found the
cou m
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>blo platform for the country—the whole
plan of n ^ n 1848 > Daniel Webster denounced the
0sint) , ,. n- Cass, as loudl y as the loudest , and we
tyeh8t lllat Mr. Clay said a word in its behalf.
^ihnnT
6Ven (lisputod the pretensions of David
V, |,. ot and the Buffalo Convention , and claimed to
Hia '. "le P»lentee of the Wilmot Proviso.—
^urse was taken for more effect. Confessing
that they were wrong, these men now stand side by
side with Gen. Cass,upon the precise ground marked
out by him two years ago. It is honorable in them ,
to do what they now deem to be right , at the ex-
pense of subjecting themselves to the imputation of
incons istency. But still more honorable to Lewis
Cass is the testimony they now bear, unw illing ly
perhaps , to his sagacity and patr iotism.
In Statesmanshi p—in the capacity to forsee and
prov ide for the future—Lewis Cass, in our jud ge-
ment , far surpasses both of the individuals we have
named in connection with him.
Lewis Cass at Home.
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Who are the Rich ?
Who are the rich 1—the favored few
Whose hand tlieir dazzling treasures hold,
With luxury deck their halls , and strew
Their path s with gold 1
No: for the wealth so proudly got
Is borrowed all—the fatal bond
May grant it to the grave, but not
An hour beyond.
They are the rich whose treasures lie
In hearts , not hands—in heaven not here ;
Whose ways are marked by Pity's sigh,
And Mercy's tear.
No borrowed wealth , no fniling store :
These treasures of the soul remain
Its own : and when to live is o'er,
To die is gain.
Who are the poor 1—the humble race
Who dwell where luxury never shon e—
Perchance without one friendl y face,
Save God's alone.
No ! for the meek and lowly mind ,
Still following where its Savior trod ,
Though poor in all , may richl y find
The peace of God.
They are poor , who, rich in gold,
Confiding in that faithless store,
Or tremble for the wealth they hold ,
Or thirst for more ;
Whose hands are fettered by its touch ,
Whoso li ps no generous duty plead ;
Go, mourn their poverty, for such
Are poor indeed.
POETRY .
[From the Knickerbocker Magazine.]
Don't yon remember , Lily, dear ,
The mill by the old hill side,
Where we used to go in the summer time
And watch the foamy tide ;
And toss the leaves of 'the fragrant beach ,
On its breast so smooth and bri ght ,
Where they floated away like emeralds ,
In a flood of golden light t
Lil y, dear.
And the miller, love, with his slouchy cap,
And eyes of mildest gray,
Plodding about his dusty work ,
Singing the live-long day ?
And the coat that hung on the rusty nail,
With many a motley patch,
And the rude old door, with its broken sill
And the string , with the wooden latch ?
Lily, dear.
And the water-wheel, with its giant arms,
Dashing the headed spray ,
And the weeds it pulled from the sand below,
And tossed in scorn away ;
And the sli ppers, Lil y, with moss o'ergrown ,
Like sentinels stood in pride ,
Breasting the waves, where the chinks of time
Were made in the old mill's side,
Lily, clear.
Lily, the mill is torn away,
And a factory, dark and high,
Looms like a tower, and puffs its smoke
Over the clear blue sky ;
And the stream is turned away above,
And the bed of the river bare,
And the beach is withered , bough and trunk ,
And stands like a spectre there—
Lily, dear.
And the miller , Lily, is dead and gone !
He sleeps in the vale below :
I saw his stone in winter time ,
Under a drift of snow :
But now the willow is green again ,
And the wind is soft and still ;
I sond you a spri g to remind you love,
Of him and tho dear old mill ,
Lily, dear.
The Old Mill.
[For the Barnstable Patriot.]
It has been observed by a distinguished thinker
and philosop her that it requires a very great degree
of moral courage for one to throw himself out stark
naked upon the world in quest of truth , to encoun-
ter , as he knows he will be obli ged to, the rude winds
and pitiless blasts of ignorance , jealou sy, scorn and
calumny. To not onl y have his motives impugned ,
but his character bitterl y assa iled. It is on this ao- i
count , in a great measure , that every development
of truth in either ethics or science, is slow at first in
its progress.
And it is a marked fact , that the more srmple
the newl y discovered princi ple is in either of these
departmen ts , t he more bitter and inveterate is the
opposition ,which it has to encountor ,and the greater
and the more persevering are the efforts which are
made to impede its progress, or utterl y exterminate
it from the world. And its strikes me, from the fact
that the most popular systems of error , in anything,
in fine , have always been those the most abstruse ,
com plicated and mystical , so that , whilst vulgar eyes
cannot fathom them , the knowing and cunning can
ma ke the greatest cap ital out of them , because the
most specious and lucrative shrines can can be suc-
cessfully and permanentl y based upon them. Did
the new princi ple involve equal difficulties by the
way of exp la nat ion ,and promise systems equall y spe-
cious , of which it would become the essential nucle-
us, then might the abettors and votaries of the old
princi ples and their corelut ive systems make an easy
sl ide or transition from one to the other , without
particularl y endanger ing their positions or their
profits , and hence the op position which such an inno-
vat ion would be likel y to meet , wou ld be of no great
account ; but when the princi ple in question is con-
fessedl y so very simp le in its nature as to give prom-
ise in its general adoption of sweep ing all this com-
plicated and artfu l web-work away, virulent and
dead ly becomes at once the opposition.
This satisfactoril y accounts , to our mind , why the
"Water Cure" has had to meet with so much scorn ,
burles que,obloquy and hate. Never ,an y where with-
in the compass of medical history, did a new present
a more singular contrast , in this respect, lo an old
pr
inci ple , than Water Cure to Allopathy. We do
Wate r Cure. No. 1.
Wm. B. Marti n , cashier of the Bank of Orwell ,
Vt., was e'n-*a«ed in the ban k, when feeling a slight
faintness , he laid down upon his bed in an adjoining
room , and in five ™<™^ w
as
a corpse.
The Albany Dutchman says that to see a fashion-
able woiini" undress you would swear she was an
onion. She is so long peeling before she comes to
the core.
The glory of a good man is the testimony of a good
conscience ; have that , and thou wilt have inward
peace in the midst of troubles.