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BAENSTABLE PATRIOT ,
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P OETRY.
[For the Barnstable Patriot]
Passing Awssy.
B Y H A N N A H C O O K .
The bloom that tints the cheek is gone,
The light that from thine eye hath shone;
Thy lovely form is thin and wan ;
Thy happy laugh forever gone,—
Thou art passing away !
Thy soul must lose its hold of earth ,
And beauty seem of little worth ;
Its scenes of joy, its sounds of mirth
Are not for thee—they are for earth—
Thou art passing away !
On swift and gentle wing time flies ,
His fingers part our dearest ties ,
And then an unknown voice says , rise
To join our band—time flics ! time flies !
farewell ! farewell ! sweet one, farewell !
' "Thy steps are bound" where angels dwell ;
The senseless clay, the tolling bell ,
Thy ransom speak , farewell ! farewell !
Mr. Editor :—A late No. of the Patriot contain-
ed a communication with the above caption , which
is calculated to mislead many who may have read it;
a corner of your Journal , therefore , is respectfull y
solicited as the proper medium to disabuse the minds
of such as may have received wrong impressions
from its perusal.
The writer of that article , addressing himself to
the members of the Universalist Society of Hyann is ,
says : "We have recentl y been most grossly insult-
ed, and most contemptuousl y treated , from our own
pul pit , in our minister 's absence. One , whom we
would far rather praise than censure , could we do
so with propriety, got into our pul pit—a wolf in
sheep's clothing—and taking advanta ge of his acci-
dental , temporary position , converted that pul pit
into a political tribunal to inculcate the doctrine ut-
terl y inconsistent with the existence of social order.
For my own part , I was disgusted and ashamed ,that
a man who could so far forget what was due to the
place , the people, the circumstances under which he
came among them—-who should seize upon such op-
portunities to inculcate such doctrines—was called
by our name , ranked in our persuasion , was a(hint-
led to our pul pit "
Now, what were the peculiar "circumstances un-
der which" that "wolf in sheep's clothing got into
another man 's pul pit " to disturb the prejudices of
this "pious " man , who evinces so much hol y horror
at what he calls "this mistake—this misapprehen-
sion—this desecration of our pul pit "? Did the
preacher referred to, go to the Universalists o( Hy-
annis , and beseeching ly importune them to permit
him to preach for them , "in their minister 's ab-
sence"? and did he solemnly and piousl y promise
them , that , if they would grant him the gracious
privilege of ascending their pul pit , he would say
nothing that could , by any possibility, disturb the
usual serenity of this anti quated detester of heresy ?
One would suppose, from the sad lamentations of
this valiant champion for the soporific functions of
the pul pit, that there must have been some such pe-
culiar circumstances as these. But , dear reader,
there was nothing of the kind. On the contrary,
when the offending preacher was requested to supp ly
"our pul pit ," on that particular day, he refused , and
it was onl y after urgent solicitation that he consent-
ed to do 90. "The circumstances under which he
went among them" were precisel y the same as they
would have been , had he been employed to preach
in Marston 's Mills, or Yarmouth , or any other place.
What this astute defender of "our pul pit" says
of the deference which ought to have been made to
the place, and the people, meaning thereby his own
pew and the important personage who occupied it ,
reminds me of an African Chief who once ruled over
a few miserable huts , and who one day received a
French traveler under a tree- With the exception
of a pair of shoes, our chief was as naked as a pes-
tle, but with great complacency he asked the trav-
eler , "Wha t do they say of me in Paris ?"
"We have recentl y been most grossly insulted and
most contempiuousl y treated from our own pul pil."
["Subscriber.]
"W e know that God spake unto Moses, but as for
this fellow , we know not whence he is. He blas-
phemeth Moses and the Prophets ; yea, he hat h a
devil , and is mad , wh y hear him?" Poor Pharisees!
But what could the preacher have said that so
"grossl y insulted" Mr. Subscriber ? Surely our
chief's shoes, at least , ought to have been respected ,
notwithstanding he had hardl y become the lion of
Paris. It would seem that "the doctrine utterl y in-
consistent with the social order " was inculcated ,—
that is in the opinion of Mr. Somebod y. What could
this awful doctrine have been ? Wh y, kind read-
er, if you will promise not to feel yourself "grossl y
insulted ," I will give you the heads of the preacher 's
discourse , with his justification—for their inculca-
tion.
TEXT.
'•The truth shall make you free."—[Jesus.]
The preacher endeavored to show that the object
of the Gospel is,
1st. To free man from all superstitious apprehen-
sions concerning the Deity by presenting his perfect
and adorable character .
Justification 1st.—"I perceive that in all thing? ye
are too supersti tious. The unknown God whom vo
i«norantl y worshi p,him declare I unto you."—[Pa ul.]
2d. In the second place the object of the Gospel
is to free man from all servile fear of his fellow man.
Justification Id.—"Fear not them which kill the
bod y, but are not able to kill the soul ; but rather
fear" him who is able to destroy both soul and bod y
in hell. "—[Jesus.]
3d. In the third place the object of the Gospel is
to free man from obedience to every commandment
of men which conflicts with the commandments or
laws of God.
Jus tification 3d.—"Thou phalt love the Lord th y
God with all th y soul , and th y nei ghbor as th y-self.
On these two commandments hang all the law and
the prophets.1'—[Jesus.]
In illustration of his remarks under the last di-
vision , the preacher cited a law, which requires us
to become active instruments of treachery, cruelty
and oppression to persecuted and innocent men to
set at naug ht the law of Jehovah to do justi ce and
love mercy—to tramp le under foot the second "real
commandment , to love our nei ghbor, and to do to
others what would fill our souls with anguish if done
unto ourselves.
And he inculcated the doctrine that in this, and
all other cases, where the requirements of man con-
flict with those of God , "We ought to obey God
rather than men ," and that our reply to all men
who command us to violate God's law, should be
that of the Apostles to the officers of the Jewish gov-
ernment : "Wh ether it be right in the sight of God
to harken unto you more than unto God, judge ye."
And now, Mr. Subscriber, I must reiterate to you
that this is God's Gospel to you and to all men; that
the opposite of this , is an alarming Devil's Gospel ,
with which it behooves you and them either to have
nothing to do, or else by al! judicious method s to
disobey. There is only one way by which any bles-
sedness is attainable here or elsewhere :—one way ;
[For the Barnstable Patriot.]
" P o l i t i c a l P a r s o n s . "
and that one, which will in no wise consent to be
dispensed with , is loyalty to Heaven 's laws. In this
life-pilgrimage of ours, salvation consists in conse-
crating ones self at all hazards to obey God and his
servants , and to disobey the Devil and his. My
friend , instead of nursing your wrath against those
whom you so fli ppantly call "political parsons ," you
had better open your eyes a little; and perchance
you may discover that the laws of Justice , of the
duty of man towards man , are f ixed and eternal , and
that all laws and acts which are not exact tran-
scri pts of these , have been invented by the Prince
of Darkness, Father of Delusions , or Author of
Chaos, for the especial purpose of destroy ing "the
social order." The laws and jud gments of that
Being who "
j udgeth in the earth ," whether known
to you , or not , (you had better try to know them a
little) are inflexible , righteous , eternal , not to be
questioned or escaped by "happy and pious reli gious
societies ," which , notwithstanding they promptl y
render the required "tithe of mint , and anise, and
cummin ," yet pass over the "weightier matters of
jud gment , mercy and faith. " Perhaps you foolish-
ly imag ine that the Almighty Make r "has no Laws
in force.here which are of moment to him? Not
here and now ; onl y in Judea , and distant coun-
tries and at remote periods of time ?'' Confess it,
Mr. Subscriber , you have some cowardl y notion of
this kind , thoug h ashamed to acknowled ge it. Mis-
erable man ! What will become of you ?
Barnstable , Dec. 21. 0. G. W.
[For the Barnstable Patriot]
The Baunstable Conference o( Congrega-
tional Churches, held its annual meeting at Har-
wich , in the Meeting House of Rev. T. P. Sawin ,
commencing on Tuesday, the 17th inst., at 11 o'clock
a. m. Fourteen Churches were represented by
their ministers and delegates. The meetings were
of their usual interest , and fitted in the devotional ,
harmonious and kindl y spirit manifested , and in the
importance of the top ics introduced , to be most
profitable to all who attended them. Each session
was commenced with a season of prayer , praise and
exhortation ; in all of which it seemed evident that
the sweet influences from above were present. On
Tuesday afternoon the cause of the American and
Foreign Christian Union was introduced , in behalf
of which addresses were made by several of the
brethren. Then followed the Anti-Slavery cause,
concerning which very kind , harmonious and spirit-
ed appeals were made. This discussion closed with
the adoption of a preamble and resolutions.
The evening, from 6 o'clock till 9, was occupied
princi pally by Rev. D. Butler , Agent of the Mass.
Bible Society, and Rev. J. S. Clark , Secretary of
Mass. Home Missionary Society, in presenting their
respective causes. On Wednesday forenoon , after
one hour had been occupied with the Seaman 's
cause, a sermon was preached by Rev. J. Garland ,
of Monument , on the divine authority of the Sab-
bath. This was followed by addresses from several
of the brethren on the same subject , and by the
unanimous adoption of the following resolution :
Resolyed , Tha t the violation of the Sabbath by
the owners and crews of fishing and coasting vessels,
in fishing and sailing out of port on that day, or at
such a time preceding it , as will reasonabl y endan-
ger an infringement on its sacred duties ; as also the
violati on of the Sabbath on the land by labor , recre-
ation , and neglect of attendance on the sanctuary ,
are crying evils that demand reformation.
In the afternoon the Sabbath School was assem-
bled , and the annual report of the Sabbath Schools
in the Conference was read by Ilev. Mr. Hooker , of
Falmouth. An Address was then delivered by Rev.
A. Bullard , Secretary of the Mass. Sabbath School
Society, on filial obedience and parental authorit y.
The evening was taken up with the Foreign Mission
and Tract causes. In behalf of the formor of these
an address was delivered by Rev. H. Ballantine , a
Missionary from India , and Rev. J. R. Worcester ,
District Secretary of the American Board. In be-
half of the Tract cause an address was made by Rev.
H. B. Holmes, Agent of the American Tract So-
ciety.
On Thursday these sessions closed with a sermon
from Rev. E. W. Noble, of Truro , and the Sacra-
ment of the Lord's Supper administered by Rev.
Messrs. Garland , of Monument , and Myrick ,of Prov-
incetown . Thus closed another deli ghtfu l meeting
of the Conference. And thoug h there was great re-
gret that the contributions to the various benevolent
objects presented had been so small within the lim-
its of the Conference during the }'ear, yet it was en-
courag ing to see the meeting animated with such an
interest in these objects , as promised more liberal
offerings in the future. And when we were com-
pelled , during the exercises, to look upon the dese-
cration of the Sabbath and disregard of God's Word ,
and other kindred evils existing so fearfull y in our
own country, and the gross darkness bewildering all
the heathen nations , it was cheering to remember
that he who sits in the heavens , whose footstool is
the earth , has proclaimed : "The mountain of the
Lord's house shall be established in the top of the
mountains , and shall be exalted above the hills, and
all nations shall flow into it;" and "It shall come to
pass that from one new moon to another , and from
one Sabbath to another shall all flesh come to wor-
shi p before me, saith the Lord." E. W. T.
Chatham , Dec. 20, 1850.
The Quebec Mercury states that a short time ago, in
the Parish of St. Croix, a woman having occasion to
leave her house early in the morning,made a fire in her
stove, leaving her four children in bed. The house
took fire, and the four children wore burned to death.
Tha Oxford Journal states that an old lady, who had
been deaf for eight years.suddenly regained her hearing
by her first trip on the railroad. The sudden shock oc-
casioned by the train passing under a bridge 'caused
something in her ear to give way,' and she immediately
found her hearing was restored.
We once heard of a man in London who was reduced
to such extreme poverty, that in a fit of desperation , he
advertised that he would hang himself ,on a certain day,
at some well known place, for the benefit of his wife
and children, Admittance, one shillin g,
MISCELLANEOUS.
[irom Arthur's Home Gazette.]
Tryi ng to "he a Gentleman .
The efforts which certain young men make, on
entering the world , to become gentlemen , is not a
little amusing to sober , thoug htfu l lookers on. To
"become " is not , perhaps , what is aimed at , so much
as to make peop le believe that they are gentlemen ,
for if you should happen to insinuate anything to the
contrary, no mailer how wide from the mark they
go, you may expect to receive summary punishment
for your insolence.
One of these characters made himself quite con-
sp icuous a few years ago in Baltimore. His name
was L , and he hailed from Richmond , we be-
lieve , and built some consequence on the fact that
he was a son of the Old Dominion. lie was dressed
in the extreme of fashion , spent a good deal of time
strutting up and down Market street , switching his
rattan ,boarded at one of the hotels ,drank wine freel y,
and pretended to be quite a jud ge of their quality,
swore round oaths occasionall y, and talked of his
honor as a gentleman.
His knowled ge of etiquette he obtained from books,
and was often quite as literal in his observance of
modes and forms, as was the Frenchman in showing
his skill in our idioms , when he informed a company
ofladies , as an excuse for leaving them , that he had
'some fish to fry !
' That he was no gentleman ,inter-
nall y or externall y, was plain to every one ; yet he
believed himself to be one of the first water , and it
was a matter of constant care to him to preserve the
reputation.
Among those who were thrown into the society of
this L ' "— , was a young man named Briarl y who
had rather more basis to his character; and , altho'
he dressed well , and moved in good society, he by
no means founded thereon his claim to be called a
gentleman. He never liked L , because he
knew he had no princi ple ; that all about him was
mere sham. The consequence was that he was
hardl y civil to him ,a circumstance which L was
slow either to notice or resent.
It happened one day that the tailor of young Bri-
arly asked him if he knew anything about Mr. L .
'Not much ,' replied Briarl y. 'Wh y do you ask ?'
'Do you think him a gentleman ?'
'How do you estimate a gentleman ?' asked the
you ng man.
'A gentleman is a man of honor ,' said the tailor.
'Then L must be a gentleman , for he has a
great deal to say about his honor.'
'I know he has. But I find that those who talk so
much of their honor , don 't, as a general thing, have
much to brag of.'
'Then he talks to you of his honor ?'
'Oh , yes, and gives me. his word as a gentleman.'
'Does he always keep his word as a gentleman ?'
The tailor shrugged his shoulders.
'Not always.' •
'Th en I should say the word gentleman is not
worth much ,' remarked Briarl y.
'Not the word of a broadcloth and buckram gen-
tleman as he is.'
'Take cure what you say or you may find your-
self called to account for using improper language
about this gentleman. We may have a duel on the
carpet. '
'It would degrade him to fight with a tailor ,' re-
plied the man of shears. 'But if he should challenge
me, I'd refuse to fight with him on the ground that
he is no gentleman. '
'Indeed ! How will you prove that? '
'Every man must be permitted to have his own
standard of gentility. '
'Certainl y.'
'I have mine. '
'Ah ? Well how do you measure your gentility ?'
'By my Ledger. A man who can 't pay his tai-
lor's bill I consider no gentleman. If L sends
me a challenge I will refuse to fight him on that
ground.
'Good !
' said Briarl y, laughing. 'I am af raid il
your standard were adopted , that a great many who
pass for gentlemen would be held in little estima-
tion. '
Shortl y after this it happened that L made
Briarl y angry about somothing, when the latter very
unceremoniousl y took bold of the handle of the young
man 's face ,and moved his head around ; fortunatel y
his bod y turned with his head , or the consequences
mi ght have been serious. There were plenty to as-
sure L that for this insult he must , if he wished
to be considered a gentleman , challenge Briarl y,and
shoot him—if he could. Several days elapsed be-
fore L 's courage rose hi gh enoug h to enable him
to send the challenge by the hand of a friend.
Meantime a wag of a fellow, a friend of Briarl y's,
appeared in Market street in an old rusty coat ,worn
out hat , and well mended , but clean trowsers and
vest. Friend after friend stopped him ,and inquired
the cause of this change. But we will give his own
account of the matter , as to two or three young
bucks he related the story in an oyster house,where
they happened to meet him. L was of the num-
ber.
'A patch on your elbow , Tom ,as I live !
' said one.
'And here is another on your vest. Why, old fel-
low , this is premeditated poverty.'
'Better wear patched garments than owe for new
ones,' replied Tom, with great sobriety.
'Bless us 1 when did you turn economist ?'
'Ever since I tried to be a gentleman.'
'Wha t ?'
'Ever since I tried to be a gentleman. I may
strut up and down Market Street in fine clothes,
switch my rattan about .talk nonsense t& sill y ladies ,
swear and drink wine j but if I don 't pay my tailor
I'm no gentleman.'
'Nonsense !
' was replied. There was a general
laugh, but few of Tom's audi tors felt very much flat-
tered by his words.
'No nonsense at all ,' he said. 'We may put on
airs of gentili ty, boast of independence and spirit ,
but it is a mean kind of gentility that will let a man
flourish about in a fine coat for which h-e owes his
tailor. W yville has a large bill against me for
clothes , Grafton another for boots , anil Cox another
for hats. I am try ing to pay these off—trying to be-
come a gentleman.'
'Then you don 't consider yourself a gentleman
now ?"
'Oh , no , I'm onl y try ing to become a gentleman ,'
rep lied Tom. 'My honor is at pawn , and will re-
main so until I pay these bills. Then I shall fee!
like holdin g up my head again , and looking gentle-
men in the face.'
In a few days however , Tom appeared abroad
again , quite as handsomel y dressed as before, alleg-
ing that his uncle had taken compassion on him ,
paid off his bills and made a gentleman of him once
more.
No one believed Tom to be sincere in all this. It
was looked on as one of his wagg ish tricks , intended
to hit off some one , or perhaps the whole class of fine ,
tailor-made gentlemen who forget their benefactors.
While Tom was metamorp hosed as sUied 1(Briarl y
was waited upon one day, by a young man , who
presented him with a challenge to mortal combat
from the insulted L , and desired him to name
his friend.
'I cannot accept the challenge, said Briarl y,
promptl y.
'Wh y not ?' asked the second of L , in sur-
prise.
'Beca use your princi pal is no gentleman.'
'What ?'
'I say that he is no gentleman ,' coolly returned
Briarl y.
'Please explain yourself.'
'He doesn 't pay his bills , therefore, he is no gen-
tleman and I can 't fight him.'
'You will be posted as a coward ,' said the second.
'In return for which I will post him as no gentle-
man , and give the evidence,' replied Briarl y.
'I will take his place. You will hear from me
shortl y,' said the second turning away.
'Be sure you don 't owe the tailor any thing, for
if you do I will not stoop to accept the challenge ,'
returned Briarl y. 'I will take it as primafacie evi-
dence that you are no gentleman. I know Patter-
son, and will inform myself on the subject.'
Ihe second withdrew. Days went by, but no new
challenge came, and no 'posters' drew crowds at the
corners. Graduall y the matter got wind , to the infi-
nite amusement of such as happened to know L ,
who was fairl y driven from a city where it was no
use try ing to be a gentleman without pay ing his
tailor's bill.
It may be thoug ht an odd time to sow at this sea-
son , and some of our readers may suppose that this
article is copied from some paper published in A pril
last. But it is not so, and we seriousl y recommend
sowing for certain purposes on the snow and in the
fore part of winter.
First—it is prudent to sow a little seed annuall y
on permanent grass Fields in order to rep lace the
blades that die. This is sometimes done earl y in
April , on the presumption that the spring rains will
bury the seed deep enoug h. Sometimes the seed is
sown on the snow in March , but the banks are then
sometimes so deep that the seed is carried out of
place on the melting of the snow. Heardscrass and
red top and clover may be sown then or at any time
in the winter.
Secondly—if grass seed is sown late in the fall
there is some danger that it may vegetate before
winter and die with the cold. It is better therefore
to sow in December than in November.
But thirdl y, there is more leisure in December ,
and in case there is snow on the "round the seed
may be sown more even than at any other season ,
for the tracks in the snow make the best guide to
'he sower.
In case grass seeds have not taken well from any
cause whatever a little seed thrown on at this season
will not fail to thicken up the grass. It will at least
make more fall feed , or more rowen in case rowen is
expected.
There is much interval land that is not easil y
ploug hed , and that should not be.ploug hed often.—
On such land top dressings are spread in October
and November. Now a little grass seed , with clo-
ver or without it ,will be buried deep enoug h to veg-
etate earl y in the spring and it is now a good time
to sow the seed.
Some who have sown seed in March , on the light
snow , have complained that it was not buried deep
enoug h to vegetate earl y in the spring and it is now
a good time to sow the seed.
Some who have sown seed in March , on the li ght
snow , have comp lained that it was not buried deep
enoligh—-that it vegetated in the. warm days of A pril
and was afterwards killed by the frosts. This is one
objection to sowing on the surface at that season of
the year. If the seed is sown earl y in the winter
it will be likel y to be buried deeper and of course
will not vegetate so earl y as that which had lain
longer in the ground.—[Mass. Ploughman.
The Babks in the Snow.— A correspondent
of the Boston Transcri pt narrates a singular inci-
dent which happened in the village of Piedmont ,N.
H., week before last. Two little children, one five
and the other three years of ase, strayed from home.
Not returning at dark , a general search throug hout
the ni ght was made by the people of the village. In
the morning the children were discovered in an
open field , lying upon the frozen ground , and lock-
ed in each other 's arms,—one sleeping soundl y, and
the other awake. Althoug h the ni ght was a severe
one , the little ones havs shown , as yet , no ill effects
from the exposure, It is wonderfu l how two such
little children could pass a winter 's night upon the
frozen ground without perishing.
To some men it is indispensable to be worth mon
ey, for without it they would be worth nothing.
Miss Li nd's charities in New York and Brookl yn
amount to $30,000,
Sowing Grass Seeds.
The following article upon the "Land of Gold ,'
is from the New York Tribune :—
The fact that the current sets against California
at present in the number of passengers by the Isth-
mus route is obvious and noticeable. But it should
be borne in mind that , while comparativel y few
choose this season for mi gration thither , nearl y all
who may choose their time for returning will natu-
rall y select the close of the business season , or some
lime in November or December . And , while thir-
ty (o fifi y thousand per annum take the overland
route from Missouri to the Sacramento, not five
hundred have returned that way in any year, nor
ever will until a Railroad shall have been eo-nstrud-
cd at least a part of the way. Once crossing the
mountainsand deserts is a dose for any man. Those
who become homesick or from any cause decide to
return , take the Isthmus route , if any.; if unable to
come that way, they stay.. Thus , while we note on-
ly the departures for California by a sing le route ,
we have lists {substantiall y) of all who return by
anv and all routes , in the passenger list of the steam-
shi ps from Charges.
California is in the main a health y .country, -yet
there have been many deaths in it (luring the past
season , and there was much sickness when the Pan-
ama left . One standing reason for this is the irreg-
ular life led by many ol its people. San Francisco
is a Soiiom .where vice and debauchery stalk brazen-
ly at noonday—where .there is properly no female
society, no literature ., no decided moral and reli gious
influences operative on lh« great mass of tlw peop le
To become suddenl y and immensely rich is the very
general and absorbing purpose ; the grosest sensual-
ities are the current relaxations. The gamblers ar«
the most powerfu l and wealth y class • while a large
majority of the females are a scandal to womanhood
With Gambling and Lewdness , Intemperance of
course goes hand in hand ; and the aggregate per
man of utterl y detestable ,poisonous,diabolic Liquors
consumed throug hout California was never equalled
elsewhere since the world was made. Gambling,
Licentiousness , late hours, irregularities of all kind.-,
and an inordinate consumption of bad .{as well ae
better) Alcoholic stimulants , would insure heavy
bills of mortality even in Switzerland. We are pre-
pared to hear , therefore , that the cholera luis bwn
quite fatal in California , thoug h neither so fatal nor
so protracted as if it had broken out tlir.ee or four
months earlier.
There is another cause which must seriousl y en-
hance the list of deaths. The fifty . thousand who
started across the plains last Spring were nearl y all
Western men , hearty, athletic and accustomed to
bounteous feeding. For the last month or two of
the journev , nearlv all of them were on short allow-
ance , and many nearly starved to death. During
this season of famine , they further weakened their
di gestive powers by eating nil manner of unwhole-
some food . On leaching Sacramento and other
settlements , with appetites sharpened by protracted
hunger in the keen air of the Sierra Nevada , t hey
fall to eating like wolves , and are soon overtaken
by dysentery &<;.,if not alread y suffering from them.
Witli little or no medical counsel , and a very gener-
al tendency to drinking and other indul gences, the
peopling of graveyards , may well be expected to
proceed with remarkable activity.
That Mining in California has not , on the whole ,
been so successfu l this year as last , is universall y
conceded . True , the aggregate produ ct is much
greater ; but three or (our times as many have been
employed in producing it. Most of the cap ital and
much of the labor emp loyed in gold seeking were di-
rected last, Spring to the turning of rivers , so as to
lay bare their beds to the operat ions of the pan and
the rocker. Some of these were successful , but the
far greater number were prematurely interrupted
by t he -earl y rains and rap id rise of streams in au-
tumn , or proved injudicious ly located. There have
of course been instances of brilliant success , but as
a whole the damming business in 1850 has been iin-
luckv.
As to the reduction of Quart?. Ruck or Vein Stone ,
by blasting , stamp ing, grinding, &c, it is as \et in
its infancy. In a very few instances , we have -re-
ports of brillia nt results; but as :i whole , this busi-
ness has not yet begun to pay- We trust it may do
belter next year. As yet , t he machinery UM>d .has
been quite imperfect , while the labor of transporting
it to the gold bearing quartz over the steepest path-
less mountains and across the most preci pito us rav-
i nes and canons , is a worl* for summer . We arc not ,
surprised , t herefore , to hesir of so many failures and
disappointments in Ibis line.
One of the best si gns for Californ ia , whic h has
fallen tinder our observation is the number of valu-
able citiz ens now returning to Ihe old Stales fur
their families—not less than one hundred by this
ar rival. Most of them have pitched their tents for
life, and henceforth know no oilier home than the
Land of Gold. These are mainl y upri ght , stead y,
energetic , thriftv men , who have established char-
acte rs in the new State , :md whose families will si-
lentlv but steadil y contri bute to the diffusion then "
of morality, purity, refinement and the innumerable
comforts of Home. Health and happ iness attend
them !
A Sabbath Keeping Whaler.— A writfr in
the Boston Traveller , commenting upon the depart-
ure from New Bedford of the beautiful new shi p
Arctic , on a whaling voyage , says :
"There is an interesting item of informati on con-
nected with the Arctic's first- voyage to the North-
west Coast of America , and is commanded by Cnpt,
Charles Gilelt , of Kingston , Mass, a member of the
Evangelical Congregational Church in that place ,
under the pastoral care of the Rev. Jos. Peckham.
Capt. Gilett carries his reli gion to sea , and is gov-
erned by reli gious princi ples in conductin g a voyage.
For one or two past voyages, he has kept the Sab-
bath and held religious services on board his vessel
while on the voyage , and has not lowered a boat on
Sunday to take whales , however great Ihe tempta-
tion. The God of the sea has blessed him , tempor-
ally and spirituall y in bin course, for he has made
short and successful voyages even if he did keep one
seventh of the time liol y, and has returned with a
full shi p and faithful crew, more or less interested
in reli gion.
The Arctic and her commander find men start
anew on this noble plan , not lo lower for whales ,nor
do any unnecessary work on the Sabbath. On that ,
day she is to be a "floating Bethel ," an house to
worshi p God, and I am informed on good authorit y
that the officers and some of the crew chose to make
a voyage in this shi p because the captain means to
worshi p and fear God off soundings.—and will not
such officers and crew pro\e in the end to be the
best men for a voyage? When will owners learn
that to make their vessels Sabbath keep ing arks, is
the best policv ?"
The value of slave property in the United Stales
iaestimated at $106 ,000,000."
'No,' is a hard word to,say. Even the ladies find
it difficul t.
Califor nia.
V B PALMER , the American Newspaper Agent,
-.Aren
't for the BARNSTABLE PATRIOT , and
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ed to take Advertisements and Surssciur-
aa
ss a[ the same rates as required by us. His offices
&re
j 3oston,Schollay's Building -, Court street.
New Yo
rk , Tribune Building.
Phila delphia, N. W. cor. Third and Chestnut streets.
Baltimore, S. W. cor. North and Fayette "
n-3-§. ME. PettengiH, General Newspaper Ad-
7?[inn Agent , No. 10 State street, Boston , is Agent
f the 'BAKNSTACLB PATRIOT, and is author-
• d to receiv-e Advertisements and Subscri ptions at
the same rates as required at this office.
Newspaper Agency.
With lively heart and joyous brow
The happy farmer speeds the plough,
And whil e he sleeps, both flocks and fields,
Their ample pay for labor yields.
'Tis not so with the noble craft
Which moves the world with iron shaft,
But when their dail y labor 's done
The hardest toil has just begun.
With sinking frame and reddish eye
The weary "Typo" " 'stributcs pi,"
And while the rich sport with the fair,
His heavy eyelids hang with care.
Long sleepless nights and shtggish days,
Contentedly at work he stays,
And strives to live an honest life
Amid the worldl y scenes of strife.
Like statue , firm , he stands "at case"
And "spaces out"with magic grace—
He "locks the forms"and "planes them down,"
And starts the "Devil" round the town.
For "outs" and "doub's" he "spaces thin ,"
To get some trifling sentence in,
And when he thinks the "copy's done ,"
The Editor has just begun
To scratch his head and skin his brains
To 'nounce a death or want of rains ;
And when the last bad "manuscript "
Is done, there's something else been skipped ,
And must go in , or "Jacob Brown
Will come and tear the office down."
Oft o'er a "case of pi'd Brevier "
Have I seen "Stephen " drop a tear,
And George and Tom and Bill and Dick
Take half a night to "fill a stick."
And then they'd raise a mighty squall
And swear that they had "done it all."
Wall the lots that men can mourn
No harder one can e'er be borne—
No worse a life in fortune 's wheel
Than Editors and Printers feel.
Editors and Printers.
The Treasury Report.—This document ,says
the Boston Post, is finall y given to the world. Jlr.
Corwin admits that the country will be abundantl y
compensated for the expenses incurred in the war
with Mexico ! The Secretary estimates the recei pts
for the financial year ending 30th of June , 1850, at
$46 ,800,000, against which are estimated expendit-
ures amounting to 848,124,993 18 ; showing a defi-
ciency to be provided for of Si ,324 ,993 18. The
public debt on the 1st December , 1849, was $64 ,-
723,515 ; on the 30th of November last , it was $64 ,-
228 ,238.
¦Mr. Corwin submits to Congress the following
modification of our present revenue laws :
¦I. A change in the present ad valorem svstem ,
¦which should impose specific duties upon all articles
£o which such duties may be safel y applied , with
fcome valuations upon all such as are necessaril y
•subject to ad valorem rates.
II. If the princi ple of specific duties shall not be
a«opted , that the home valuation , instead of the for-
*'6n. should then be app lied to all imports subject
t0^ valorem duties.
, ' If neither of the foren-oin" changes shall be
tn OUrr} if
T? r> r~
¦that *" I)roPer i 'hen it is deemed hi ghl y necessary
^
e P^sent rate of duties should be increased
co 1 j
RI"eHt V!""iety of articles which it will be found
^
bear such increase , with the most salutary ef-
Cts uPon both trade and revenue."
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lar ,.t .Com
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em« anybod y unheard , don 't pay particu-
your n "^u
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"eighbors ,and you'll get along smoothly enough
day »
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to-
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