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I I 11 II 1 1 1) 1 1 " waeWMMMM------ 1 T T 1 I'll UNION, TH E CONST IT UTIO N AND THE LiWS-TlIE GUARDIANS OF OUE LICERTT. tit r; Vol. XXXI. WlID 111 AY JANUARY tS I SSI. TVo. 15 CO. ii I 1 I L la Mj yaur rich aoil, EtuKvanf, nature's better lSc4jia paor O'rr every UnLM IH::t ar: Birth ssaJ far ! The A men can Agri.d:uril for December, in answer .i thia inquiry, rel tie the following anee d.ite: -In connection- with ibia subject, we will give, an anmhie related to ua last winter by Gov. Aiken, f Souih Carolina, of the rice bird. These little creature ruber arouu l the field i at harvest lime in ! eU!ittea myriads, and i.feooraeconaume I cm-tiilmbltt join. Some years a'i H cs .. 12 wa deUTinwied to ntke war upon them, ami drire thctn out of the country, and the measure wa in onuie.lpree sncresful, so far as eettin? rid o( the birds. What are birds food for! .The rice planter' soon found out i for with the decrease of birds, the worms increased so rapidly that, instead of a few scattering grain lo feed the birds, the whole crop was demanded to fill the insatiable maw of the army that came t eonum erery younsf shoot as Un at ihey spntnr from the ground. Mot midouhtedly the birds were invited bark ' again with a heatty welcome.' Rice can not be cultivated without their assi. lance. - .- - A few year a?o tlie blackbird in the northern pail of Indiana were considered a grievous nuisance to the farmer. Whole fields of oats were sometimes destroyed, and the depredations ttpon late corn were gi eater than can be believed, if lold. The Turners sowed and the b rds reaped. He scolded and they twittered. Occasionally a rhaige of shot brought down a score, but ' jmade no more impression upon the great sea ol birds than the removal of a sniffle bucket of water from the great salt puddle. A few yeirs later every green thing on the land st'etned destined to destruction by the army worm. Man was powerless a worm among worms. Out bis best friend, the hated blackbirds, came to bis relief just in time to save when all seem ed lost. No human aid could have help ed him. How thankful should man be that Ood has given him for his compan ions and fellow-laborer, in the cultivation of thn earth, these lovely bird. 'The la borer is worthy of his Lire. ' Why should we grudge the little moiety claimed by the j busy little fellows which follow the plow, ana snatcneu me worm away iroru me teed, that it might produce gmin for his and our sustenance f No hncet man would cheat a bird of hit spring and sum mer's "Work.' " , Agricultural Capabilities of California. k f7:i!ifornian rnrrpsnnrwlf-nl nflhft Innr. rial of Commerce represents that country a an inviting field for farming operations. His sentiments are expressed in the de cided tone: , . A general impression has gone abroad, that from the fact that there is no rain for 6 to 8niopths, nothing could be raised here without irrigation ; but the few expe periments which have been made have a bumlhntly proven tht not only the finest vegetables in the world, but rye, oats, bar ley hnd uheai, can be raised here, to grc-itrr perfection, and in larger quantities In the same amount of labor, than in any other pari of ihe world; and that, loo, from the fact, there is no rain in summer, cither lo hurry the farmer or spoil his j crop when made, i We sow small grain bom the commencement of the rainy season, say November, until the first of March, and gather it from July till Octo ber. The rrain will not f.ill out or a noil !n it., f .1 I t . - . . ' - ... i .. . which enables ihe Tarmer to gather more lltan fivo times as much as he could do in ii i: r il. inr iwn mnnnis ni hi ii ii r n, . in tne Eastern Btates, where the harvest nine is so short, and the necessity exists I for saving hia crop the very dav il is ripe, ll has also been said that a very small ." m it a proportion ot the otate is susceptible ofany 'Kllld Of Cultivation. Thia. ton. ia annallv a ' misiake. . I have been nearly six years in Cnlifornin. hava hppn sn n-aal nnltlim . ! . . 1 j , tion.nnd have traveled over much of ihe j eountry.f I have no heaiiation in saying in vuiti! , mat, irom ine loot oi me oierra Wevada to ! the seashore, the proportion of arable land is greater than that of Ohio, and will yield a better average, in . quantity and quality, lo say nothing of the greatly superior market, and the facilities lot reaching the borne market : there being always a home market, for the- inexhaustible minerals. Much of the best land is covered by old Mexican ilaims, which are now in mar k el, and as wc are at last admitted, it is ' be hoped that Congress will soon pro vide for the survey and sale of the public lands. . . ,,-, ,; v..V '" Hincral Hichc3 of Atkansas.Mr. oucll, an accumplishcd chemist and mille r-logitt, who bat lately been exploring the tnineralogical treasures of Arkansas, y bo fount! in the interior and moan Umona regions of the Slat abundant in diearinna of minml and metallic wealth. He collected a Urge number of specimens of silver, iron, lead, cpper, and zinc. and lie reports havin? seen that mm f iI.,p mot .;., u "a .a at in great.; quantities, and thai sein. CT-y he wmked uh much advantage. U uuburg, and ran busHuiliiy and ralorific power. From lbs Hartford Times. -LORD OP THE LOOM." This eiprewion U often applied lo man ufaeturera. We know not why. A man ufartaier i un more a lord" than a cot ton planter. Both invest eery large sums of mnnrv in ttieir hiiiinr4 hittti . mm. irairwl in usefnl nurauita in country Tlie manufacturer, after intoning a qutr- . . w J ter oi half a million of hflar, and riving employment lo several bundled perron, meets with varied success. In one year, when cotton ia low and the demand for goods is brisk, be gets a hmdome tlii- jdend -in somecasesas high a23 percent. nut altei ueuurjtng ihe imetesi ol his en OTmous investment, the wear of cosily machinery, the decay of buildings, of dam, and oilier drawback, bit real pro fit alter all are not extraordinary. Indeed, we eonld with that his profit might never be lets than 25 per cent., for ihe sale of his goods is effected not only in the most distant part of our own country, but in foreign land, and hi profits are to a great extent brought home to be eipended in further valuable improvements, and lo be finally scattered among our people often getting into the pockets of those who com mence life without pecuniary means. ' But it i not every year that the manu facturer is enabled to make a dividend. When the raw material is high, and when the market is full of goods, he works hard. but it no better off at the end than in the beginning of the year. To test the manu facturer's profit, we mutt lake an average of ten years, and consider his looses, the wear of bis machinery and buildings, as well as his actual cah expenses and in come. By this rule we shall find that the average profits among the manufacturers of New England will not exceed six pet cent., though there may be isolated cases where better success has attended the bu siness ; and others still that have resulted in bankruptcy. Now let ua look at the planter. He is. with few exceptions, an honorable, libetal hearted man.- But he does not woik so industriously as the manufacturer doet not drive through the cold and heat, the sunshine and the storm, to purchase hit raw material and find a market for bit good does not sit up late at night to ad just large and complicated accounts doe not worry himself about the severe task of building canals, mile in length, to make the water privilege what it should be is not ,way" lilc1 .0P ,he a"ious beah. on account of me invention of new machi nery and the sleepless home competition that surrounds him. But the planter lives at his ease, and has plenty of "house ser vants" lo take care of himself and his children, and "field hands" in abundance 'lo plant and gather his corps. He is weal thy, and, with a uniformity unknown to the manufacturer, the planter annually re ceives rich dividends from the produce of his plantation. He sends his cotton lo Europe and receives good prices in return. We are very glad that it is so: when the planter gets good prices, he can afford to pay liberally for Northern manufactures; and when the manufacturer does e'l, he can afford to pay cash down, and fair pri ce for cotton. It is for the interest ot the country that bo:h "should prosper But we never could see that the business of manufacturing was more "lordly than ili.l mf nl.iiliniv nnllnn.,llil wa lIRnPCt ( . . - , .:,' ;at those writers who apply the tainting , erm "lord of ihe loom to mannfactiirers, mai i'i I'lammc v"i. - r juo ratner uioiigniiessiy man ironi well grounded reason. Conquering a "Piece."--A good to-j ry is told or an old soldier living at Hat- rAra Ferrv. Va - who. heinir pntilled to l - - - - 160 acres of land under the new bounty 1 a .sstl nal a l Via I . .1 Cm wn. mm nnAAitll.' eiajte uao ocici icu uia mint ati uut'i vu- pird tract belonging to Government, sitna ! ted in the place of hit residence. The property thus claimed is said lo be worth $150,000, and the claim, in the opinion' of every legal gentleman, can be main- laineu, since tne Donnty act allows tne location upon any .unoccupied bounty land. - ' ' Indians In New Toik. From the' Ian annual report made by the commis- sioner on Indian affair, it appear that' there are in the State of New York 4,000 Indians, who have J.600 acres cultivated; 400 ploughs; 1,000 horses; 850 milch cows. They have raised 1,200 bushels' of wheat; 35,000 bushels of corn; 28,000 bushcls of oats; 1,200 bushels of pota- toes, and other vegetables in proportion, en tignt oi etlensive coal bed, the strut, V"7 , "-ri ( : i ? - i . I won lirar ttouton-wa ariinl in i afimit l in miq oiacra oring qaue iniri, anu inei , V. . J . 'I qudjiy of ihe ct U eaid lo be simil.r to .oaf SJ u.119 t,r"', B4ke for the Wi Ihil Af PilUhnrif ml MH-.I Ia if in mm. l""r'w u mUHJII. 1 IIC UtU 111311 i com im mmmi irci, Or, Capt. Eplnact'i Adyentures with iieHnte. IT STLViXCS COM, 1, There lived not nanr years as. on lie eaitcra shre of S!l Defeit. which is a arZ a the coast of Maine, an old -a a. " . . . - T " V r.41 ' " V,u ' "rATJTA:.' -f. T" ! iZlT"V ""rTT. "I "m' '7n ! l..f fi.-.m ...... m ,i i: of which he loved lo bi.aSLhis acb.wmer .n,l lu. r. mm. -rum ... - i ... iiil. , mm.x m- . ...... ..ti i -Mi ' sixin year, and was a stout, well Iioill . ,.r, L. ' r , , , . , . I" :::, 7. . " , 'I. i "r, VJ:"::,: much of either quality. The fouVsons. however, were all thauhrir Uthe, reme- .tv- ... 1 1 .1 .: 1 -.i. l n .t . .1 wa. not ,0 be found lor fifty mile, around. f b?,ttnV fOU!J nH ,WI fccini j The oldest was thirty-two. while the cum.tanrc. .here youngest had iusl eomoleted bia lwenlv'n" nger abroad. Had the sail in ...it, ..... i ,1 1 .' question hecn discovered ahead or astern, I n m.. r2.ii. i. i i i , w nmes 01 belli, Andrew, John, and Sa-1 j Oneh.iBhtmo;nh,,in,rl.nr;. r.rv lain Sninnet was sitiing upon ibe bottom of small akifT wl . birb bad been keeled! .- ,1,- 11 i 1 1 i,im.-tr mm i.:- mLL..: 1 ,w A. . . . ..i, inirimivn Ills Kliunill'l. ; which lav at aifcbo, about acabl.'. length I from the shore, when he was aroused toyi ihe appioach of a stranger. The new eomcr was a man ol about bltv vears of age, very rr .! loots.,- .,! ;.h,!l ,ni whose appearance betokened the man of " " . , " . 1 .1 r wealih. Good morning, sir," said he, as he rame up to the spot where the old fisher dbtner- Spinnel. man was silting. Same lo you sir, answered removing the pipe from hit mouth, utb. and! st the same lime enveloping his head in a cloud of smoke. i M Can you inform me wheie I can find Capl. Spinnet?" asked the stranger. Well, you needn t go any further, for 1 ...1.-.. f. .1.. r , cv : . this quarter." V V ' Ah, I'm glad of that, for I feared you had gone lo sea." . . - If you'd a'come a day later, I guess eura you would ave found me gone. I hen I in just in time. I liaus , lai-uiiirauy rrpiiru ioo.kcio, aa no uruiiiiii ma acouuuer wncoi c. k ' k i.:.:r. .i ' k , i nk -. i :...n ...t:.i .i - Old I - il pipe. v' i. i .i ociioaii. aa no gave auuiucr willll aillic.luuic whmi iict true cuuifr, , uu iirt'o urrcii icn.ioiiitriuicu iu mo ,Kwii ' w. uii. iw"or rjiuvu ino uiu i as a man who might be trusted." man. at the same lime raising the long ' - I never get trusted, stranger. I'm 'glass to I.i. eye. V " 8 , one o those kind a. pays every thing on I "There, just look at her." continued ihenail." V7 7 the captain... lie handed the glass to An- Ah, you mirundeittood tne," .aid the drew I new comer, with a smile. I alluded lo Full of men. bv thitrder !" exclaimed your faithfulness when placed in charge the latter, ss his eve caught the heads of an important trust." ' of some twenty or thirty ,11-looking chaps .Thai's it. eh! Then Tu'll find a man 1 who were crowded around the pursuer'. that says Jed Spinnel ain't as honest ss a bows. - j hard siiver dollar. I'd like to see him." I Whatever may have been lbe doubt. 1 and the old man's fist came down with a existing in the mind of our Yankees, tremendous thump, upon the bottom of.ihey were all put lo rest in ashoit time the boat. by the no very agreeable whizxing of an -I .!', ,1o,.h. il in .ha le..t.-r.nlil lha 1 aiVb.ePn nnnn.l ".hot i.iat under their , anger; and now I'll tell you what I want slrat of you. I have a large quantity of good not far from here, which I wish to have carried to Havana. Do you think you could find the way there!" Just give me a true chart, and I reck on I can put Betsy Jenkins through any where." "Who is Betsy Jenkings?" asked the stranger, while another smile played around his mouth. , " Do you see that schooner but there?" Yes." Well, ihat's Betsy Jenkins." replied the old firsherman, as he cast a look of pride at his favorite craft. Can you take a cargo to Havana for me!" That depends all tewgetlu'r'ptin cir ctimstacea, stranger." , " i no nusiiinss ia iionwi, mo wit" is ; M mnsl ,u?e u onPboari, beforehe week is The business is honest, the catgo is otft. and eel out as soon as possible," You tay the cargo is light might I ask what it is?" I said it wa. light, because there is bt linleofit; but what there is, is iron ma- .1.: t ..: ... ... viiiucry inr iiuuiiik uu bichiii cuxuin ii lnc eui?ar pja, a . anlations. I he vessel in WtilCli II WIS 8 hinnofi fi-Arn T.ipornnnl Ufll ca8l away ncar (iouldsborough, and now must fina i0me 0iher conveyance." i P than an hour il a ap.lt led that t,e Betsy Jenkins should be put through" to Havana, and all the prelimi- naries were satisfactorily arranged to thai effect. CapU Spinnet got his sons on board the schooner, hove up the anchor, and started for the place where the car- go laid, taking the owner, Mr. Morton. along with him. All hands set to work with a will, and in two days everything was safe and snug in ihe fisherman, hold, all ready for a start. Mr. Morton did not accompany his goods, as he had business to attend to in New York, and so CapU Suinnet and his sons received all the ne- cessary instructions, aud theo ct sail for j their destination., j -"" The trbooner bad a fair wind, and abr went walling along i a right merry mood, at the rate of six al evra knot, aoibinj; of I importune ore nrrio f imi id en root oii'g j oi t anrr cam daj cleared stray the break usi (kings. (Sam aa the rwinml, and had to Jo iLee thing.) Well, just a Sam ..'had vol ilia last tin ran flnntf wuhei) L ... I ...i. . 'and itowad .war in ihe bicker: be ban- PBed to raat hi. eyr. ol at ibe cabin window, and aa the achooner'a .tern rose apow ibe ton of a veaty rea. the flutter fa ate tail caught bit attention oU upon the lbnard qiurtcr, and hvteiiing on deck msMie anowq ins uisrovery. in iea iU, hf hnut J"""' " IMf. to bt u vmtn b4met. coming d- wily oowb ipon them. The Down Easter J. , J- 0 ... . . , . . was heading S. S. W., and had ibe wind rro the oonhVd and wcw-rd. while the ',,ranef f ffom,."8' J?" J'"8 nJ j '""' r,lthl Mat9 iu.. iN" lhm- "M nothing very atoniilung about seeing a strange sthooner in those lati udes. but - or had she even been making in f.r Ihe , . ,, . , ., coast, nothing would have been thought !o1 "f bu ' tt ''8 firfheima.i could r. 'V.. " vur" v' anas) 1st inisi aa.ii mmm Jk .u' 7.71 11 . . i- or 111, asm inr oiu man lurinnjr o 1111 . n mistake. kiruii miii uic wit, man wining v to of , , . , ,, , ,"S P welufTab,t,.n see, remark- Vr l J . ri. c.i i 1 I 1 .1.. . . . . . ,lbrce points neater to tne wind, and in a lew mnmen moments afterward the stranger's ' main boom was cwunir ovr. she. too, varying her course iti proportion. . j That settles it,' said Capt. Spinnet. .......... .. Now. my boys. that feller', a pirate.". -A pirate!" i.uerrog.ted the fou, sons. while a slight blanch appeared on their,, .cheeks M Yes, returned ibe old man. I've been in these waters before, an I know jtometliin about those chaps. If that d been an honest craft tliey wouldii t a dog l 1 ... : i. - r..t.: r... :. jone I saw last nighu Now, if he'd been , on any particular course he wouldn't a been there, for. you see. he can sail twice i r,m. . . . . - i. ., i . . t '" w ran. ail no iui;iii tu a vtcu out of sight long afore ibis." ul l... ... t A.. ,l.." .k..t ! 'o - .l. .. k k k. .k I I liril , Mil IIO W, IV UVf UWIl IHCUf . , k., k.. i I e roust wail an tee what he e a !..: - ,m .i. ... ii- i:..i .1.- -i.i j stern. I hat means Tor us to heave to, re- marked the old man. ... .....I Than I diimi wn'd belter i'o it. hadn'l we !" said Seth. Of course." , , ppnriliiirrli' ina Kaiser Jenbina was brought into the wind, and her mainboon . .j . . s... . .i - i t haulded over to the windward. Are you the master of that Schooner?" , Yes. sir." What is your cargo!" . Machinery for steam ingins." Nothing else !" asked the pirate with a searching look. At this moment Capt. Spinnet's eye caught what looked like a sail off lo the south'rd and east'ard, but not a sign be trayed the discovery, and while a brilliant idea shot through his mind be hesitating ly replied: Well, there is a leetle else." Ha, and what it it!" . Why, air," p'raps 1 hadn't ought to tell," said Spinnet, counterfeiting the most extreme perturbation. "You see, 'twas given lo me as a sort of trust, an 'iwouldn't be right for- me to give it up. You can lake anything elsa you please, for I s'pose I can't help myself." You are an honest codget, at any rale," said the pirate; "but if you would live ten minutes longer, jost tell me what you've got on board, and exactly where it lays." . The sight of a cocked pistol brought the old man to his senses, and in a de pressing tone, he muttered : Don't kill me, sir, don't. I'll tell you all. We've got forty thousand sil ver dollars nailed up in boxes, and stowed away under some of the boxes just Ward o the cabin bulkhead, but Mr. Defoe didn't suspect thai any body would have thought of looking for it there. : : " Perhaps so," chuckled the pirate while his eyes sparkled with delight And then turning to his own vessel, be ordered all but three of bis men to jump on board the Yankee. In a few taoBients the pirate had takes of the hkirhes. an! in iheir baste to get at ihe iHer dolhr,Mihry f,.rgot all rise; but not art with bp'n"el; 'ie '" at work, and on sooner bd ibe Uttef the villains appeared below the hatchway, than be turned to bis boy. Now, boyt, far yi-ur lires. Fetb, yon cbp ) o.r knife across ihe fore-throat and peak halyards, an you, John, cut the main. Be quick, now, an the moment yoe done it jump aboard the pirate. An drew and Sam. you cast off the pira e's graplinga, an then you jump then" we'll walk into them three rbapa aboard that clipper. Novo for itF fio sooner were the last words out of ibe old man's , mouth, than his sons did exsrily a they had been directed. The fore and main halyards were cut, and the j ,W? lXtT tM f " ,he V TU ,Bd V? '"" P eameratilmf dow?. 'our five heroes leaped on board ihe pt- rate. The moment the cbprei felt her h h h,f-a nS ff- nd .befre ihe astonished buccsneers eimld gain lb. deck of ibe firhetman, their wn vessel was half a cable's length to the leeward. sweeping gracefully away before the J-i .1 .1. 1. u 11 wind, while the three men who had been lef. in change were easily secured. HhHoa, there I" shouted Cspt. Spin nel, at the luckless pirates crowded around the lee gangway of their prize, M when you find them ere silver dollar, just let' ot know, will you T Half a d' zen pistol shots, was all the answer the old man got, but they did him no harm, and crowding on all sail, he made r... it,. .....1 k. k..i .l:.n-.,.,t wl.i.1. . . , . , t lay iieau totne leawaruoi nim.anu wnicn ha now made out to be a large ship. The dipper rut through the water like adol- phin, and in a remarkable short apace of ..time Ppmnel luffed up under tne ships . . . . . . , h ; "a'" ' KS.L l 21 .11 j told, thirty men on board, twenty of whom ..',,' ' at once jumped into the clipper ami lered their services in helping to take the ' . ""V Before d.rk Captain Spinnet was once'Jccl8 Ior wougni; anu me man wnocoi- more within hailing distance of his own ""f ' "d rawing-irompet lo bit moulh, i 1 " ' , XVM ;.,! J . " Sc,hooner h?y ! W,1 ?? T'7 ui irnvicr 3 uuiavivca iniuuc:i il wst uiuc , , ,, - - ,7.L - . ... ..... ....... j -u. " vuuie anu iry il t remrneu iuc mis ra iuiii, lie uranuiiucu ma cuu a . . , .. , above his bend in a very threatening man ' ner, wmcu acemeu io uiuicaie mai no ,. , . . . wou'J nght to the last. I.- L ....?... t. n .- . . , f-.c.il. iv DmI lha hl ,', noment. for Se.h w? 'ed W ihibwlwirtasUkinf J,henlf '" I he ,!"r.e, of hea'y n-l ihe bloody v, lam was ,n the n.nJ rt. ,,w mpn' lbe ,harf cr.a;k. bP",n"f we,Pon ran- fa,lfl ?7V"?1,,U .ne.xl m.onienl lhe.p." "Vm f ba nto the ms of his Wtth 1 baP of bulIel" thouSh h" A .nutmA ,. ; . M . .7 J n ''n t"V MdiSsf ilh.ld SVt cn 8'' .fV" J'J -m'n"lcf ' ?t make "P ' ? , .u"der, I II blow every one of you into ..SS.i..:. '..i . ..... . i . .u lnhe 8 hl f P,nflpd PT'.tV rPtlI l!.s T Ft r tl i Atk l tirhirla fliott vnAtfJ . full well brought the pirates lo theii senses, and they immediately threw down I ... i i :. ., r a an vet up. PTIn two days from that time Capt. Spinnet delivered his cargo safely in Havana, gave the pirates into the hands of the civil au thorities, and delivered ihe clipper tip to the government, in return for which he received a sum of money sufficient for an independence during the remainder of his life, as well as a very handsome medal from the governor. The old man has since passed away from earth, but if any of our readers should ever chance to land upon Mount Desert, some of the boys may still be round there, and from them you can learn all the par ticular or Captain Smnnet s Adventure with the Pirates. Carry a thing Through. Carry a thing through. Thai's it. don't do anything else. If you once fair ly, soundly, wide-awakely, begin a thing. let it be carried through, though it cost your best comfort, time, energies, and all that you can command. We heartily abominate this turning backward, this wearying and fainting or soul and pur pose. It bespeak, imbecility of mind, want of character, courage, true manli ness, v;-- Carry a thing through. Don't begin it till vou are fully prepared for its aceom plishment. Think, study, dig till you know your ground, see your way. This done, launch out with all your soul, heart, life, and fire, neither turning to right or left. Push on giantly push on as though you were born for the very work you are a bout beginning ; as though creation had been waiting through all lime for your especial hand and spirit. Then you'll do something worthy of yourself and kind. Carry a ibing through. Don't lep aaJ dally from rn thing to another. fW, man ever did anything that way. Yru ean'i. Be strong minded. Be p'urkifb, patient, consistent. Be hopeful, asnn and manly. l hen once fairly in a work don't give it" tip, Diu't disgrace yourself by being on this thin; to-day, on that V morrow, and on another nest day. We don't care if you are the most active mor tal livings we don't care if you labor day and nlgbu in season and out, te sure the end of your life will show nothing if jnii perpetually change from ol je t to objec 1, Fortune, success, fame, position, are never gaiiei but by piously, determinedly .brave ly sticking, growling, living to a thing t.U it is fairly accomplished. In short you must carry a thing through if you would be any body or any thing. No matter if it ia turd. No matter if il docs cost you the pleasure. the society, the tlo u sand pearly gratifications of life. No matter for these. . Stick to the thing and carry it through. Believe you were made for the matter, and that no one eUe can do it at all. . Put forth your whole eneigic. Stir, wake, electrify yourself and go forth to the task. Unly once leain to carry ihing through in all its completeness and proportion, and you will become a hero. You will think better of yourself others will think belter of you. Of course they will. The world in its very heart admires the stern, determined doer. It sees in htm its best sight, its highest object, i;s richest treasure. Drive right along then with whatever you undertake. Consider your self amply sufficient for the deed. You'll be suctestful, never fear. . Huscrjf Mj. Han a Stoical I say every man is to be a student. a thinker. Thia does not mean lie is to four w.lts.and bend Ml and mind over book. Men thought '0 books were writtea, and some before books w f-iof;the greatest thinkers never entered hat we ?a.U 8tm,J'. Naturf ,Scr,P ture, aoctetv, present perpetual sub . .1 i - i ji i '?cl8 concentrates, emprojs nts lacui IICS Ull BUT VI UIOC 1UI IUC UUI UU9G Ul getting the truth, is so far a student, a thinker, a philosopher, and is rising- 'lo the d'grmty of a man. It is time . j that we bhould cease to limit to profes- pjj sed scholars the titles of thinkers, phi asslosophers. Whoever seeks the truth wim an earnest minu, no mauer wnen or how, belongs to the school of intel lectual men. . In a loose sense of the word, men may be said to think; that is, a succes sion of ideas, notions,' pass through their minds from morning to night; but in as far as this succession is passive, undirected, or' governed only by acci dent and outward impulse, it has little more claim to dignity than the experi ence of the brute, who receives with like passiveness, sensationsfrom abroad through his waking hours. Such thought, if thought it may be called, having no aim, is as useless as the vis- ' ion of an eye which rests on nothing, which flies without pause over earth and sky, and of consequence receives no distinct image. Thought, in its true sense, is an energy of intellect. In thought, the mind not only receives im pressions or suggestions from within, but reacts upon them, collects its at tention, concentrates its forces upon them, breaks them up and analyzes like a living laboratory, and then coin bines them anew, traces their connex ions, and thus impresses itself on all the objects which engage it. The universe in which we live was plainly meant by God to stir up such thought as has now been described. Dr. Clutnning. Indiana. The Legislature of the State of Indiana commenced its session on the 30th ultimo, and the Message of Governor Wright was laid before the two houses on the following day. . The Governor expres ses himself in terms decidedly strong in favor of colonization. Speaking of the Fugitive Slave Law, he says : Whatever difference of opinion may exist as to the late compromise measures enacted by Congress however ultra men in the North and South may oppose or denounce them there is but one course of action for the true patriot to pursue that is, unhesitatingly and in good faith to carry out these enactment. There is no safety for property or life except in the absolute supremacy of the law ; no higher duty of the citizen than to maintain, by word and deed, that supremacy, as we val ue the heritage, rich beyond all price, pur chased, not with silver or gold, but with the life s blood or the good and brave ; the heritage bequeathed lo us by our fathers, and which, in turn, we must bequeath in violate to our descendants. Let us bear in aiind that the first public act of disobedi ence io the law i the first fatal step on the downward road to anarchy." The House agreed to elect a United States Senator on the 8ih l January, but the Senate laid ihu resolution on the ta ble. - . " a
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