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Bell and Evert tt
A ir "Star Spangled Banner."
A pcal from the tocsio s; hear ye the soand.
: A the wind bears onward o'er mountain and valley?
Tl the signal to patriots to gather around '' '
Hie itaridard of Troth, for a g!jriou rally. ,
CMi ! lUUsa ye well, to the glad echoed' awell : '
Tia the ind of our old Consti tutional Bell j
It calls as all (action and wroDg to oppose, ;
And its call will be heeded where Everett goes!
R appftU not to South, It invoices not the North,
But the whole happy Union would syre from pollution;
And where its clear notes bound exultingly forth,
Tbpy conjure us to stand by our tried Constitution.
O f the truth will compel eTerr free-man to tell,
That no note false to them e'er pealed from oar Bell, -And
the luTeliest page in our history shows '
Tluit Washingtuw's with us where Ertrttt goes
tor the Statesman who bears not a blot on his name,
We willingly work with an honest devotion ;
For the Patriot so linked with his loved country's tunc,
Blessed Charity strives with a heartfrlt emotion.
Oh 1 liark to the swell of sweet voices that well
from uaraaoniou throuti in accord with our Brit,
They're the voices of peare, for the whole nation knows,
That unman Is with us where Everttt goes 1
Let us stand for the true hearts who ever have stood,
FrieihU to all of the rights of our glorious Nation,
And aid with our whole strength the wie and the good,
Who we feel can secure us our loved laud's salvation.
Kor well we can tell, 'tia Disunion's deatli-kueil,
That resounds from our old Constitutional Bell,
.Anil our banner we bn?vp!y unfurl to our foes,
As success munt attend it wher-JSreT-tt goes!
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, Fionj the National Intelligencer.
John Bell and Edward Everett.
There is a peculiar fitness in the
candidates of the Union party to stand
beire the people as the exponents of
the plattorm ot the Union, the Con
stitution, andthe enforcement of the
laws.- Irora the commencement of
their public career, throughout all
their service in the councils of the Na
tion, and in every public and private
capacity, they have both been distin
guished for their strong devotion to
iue -union m me ocates, tneir unwave
ring maintenance of the Constitution
of the country and their rigid require
ment that the laws should be iustlv
enforced. Upon the vqxed and vexa
tious slavery question they have occu
pied precisely this position and no oth
er. They have carefully avoided the
extreme prejudices and opinions pre
vailing in their respective sections of
the country, and have preserved an
inviolable nationality.
Mr. Bell, representing in Congress
and in the United States Senate a
Southern constituency, has never falt
ered in his defence of the rights of
the people of the Southern States
from any assault, and his record pre
sents no single point of objection to
the national-minded men of the South.
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His past career is to them a sufficient
guarantee that in his hands and under
his "administration of public affairs
their rights, their interests,' their hon-
or will oe sate ana well protected.
But, while he is firm in the defence of
State rights, his course has been guid
ed so truly and undevitatingly by the
provisions and compromises of the con
stitution, that his eminent justice and
nationality .and patriotism has endear
ed him more than any other Southern
statesman to the conservative, Union-
oving, Constitution-abiding citizens
of the North, and they have for him
a respect and admiration that defy
the calumnies and assaults of any op
ponents.
Side by side with John Bell in the
maintenance of the Union, the Con
stitution, and the equal nVhts of the
States, stands Edward Everett. Upon
the slavery question no Northern man.
occupies a more national position, or
is more acceptable to the people ot
tne iaoutn. Aiain ana again,; in re-
erence to this subject, he has expres
sed his determination to abide, in good
faith, by the compromises qt the Con
stitution. ' Lpon all necessary occas
ions he has boldly advocated the
prompt and faithful execution of the
fugitive slave law, and sternly opposed
the agitation of the slavery question,
In reference to attempts to excite ser
vile insrirrectionin the Southern States
no orator has ever spoken more, elo
quently or in terms of moire decided
reprobation, lo use his own bold
and manly language, he does not think,
as far too many Northern people do,
that it is " immortal and irreligious to
join in putting down a, servile insur
rection at the isout h. "lhere is no
cause," he bravely and patriotically
proclaims, .'in which 1 would sooner
buckle a knapsack to my back and put
a musket on my shoulder than that.
A correspondent of a Southern co-
temporary recently called attention to
a speech made by Mr. Everett during
the earlier part of his service in Con
gress, when, with prophetic vision, he
foresaw the deplorable, consequences.
of Abolition agitation, and eloquently
defended the compromises of the Con
stitution. In that speech Mr. Everett
said:
" If therei are any members in this
House of that class of politicians to
whom the centleman from North-Caro-
Una (Mr. Saunders) alluded, as hav
ing the disposition, though not tne
power, to disturb the compi omise con
tained in the Constitution on this point
(the three fifths representative princi
ple,) 1 am not of the numher. JMeitn
er' am I one of those citizens of the
North to whom another honorable
member lately referred, in a publiea
tion to which his name was subscribed,
who would think it immoral and irre
ligious to join in putting .down a ser
rVY : II
3t um wvtwmm
vile insurrection af the ( South, jjt am
no soldier, sir!; my habits and educa
tion are iinmilitary ; but there is no
cause in which I would sooner, buckle
a knapsack to my back, and put ajnus
ket on my shoulder, than that. I
would cede the whole continent ta any
one who would take itto England,
to France, to Spain I would see it
sunk to the bottom, of the, ocean be
fore I would see any part of this fine
America converted into a continental
Hayti, bv that awful process of Wood
shed and desolation by which alone
such a catastrophe could be brought
on. lhe great relation to servitude
in some form or other, with greater or
less departures from the theoretic
equality of man, is inseparable from
our nation. I know of no other way
by which the form of this servitude
snan De nxeu out Dy political institu
tion. Domestic slavery, though Icon
fess not that form of servitude which
seems to be the most beneficial to the
master certainly that which is most
beneficial to the slave is not, in my
judgement, to be set downs as an im
mortal and irreligious relation.
, f I cannot admit that religion has
but one -voice to " the slave, and that
tBis voice is, "Rise against your mas
ter.". No, sir ; the New Testament
says, "slaves, obey your masters ;"
and though I know full well, that in
the benignant operation of Christiani
ty, which gathered master and slave
around the same communion table,
this unfortunate institution disappear
ed in Europe, yet I cannot admit that
while it subsists, and where it subsists,
its duties are !not presupposed and
sanctioned by religion. And though
I certainly am not called upon to meet
the charges brought against this in
stitution, yet truth obliges me to say
a word more on the subject..
" I know the condition of - working
classes in other countries ; I am inti
mately acquainted with it in some oth
er countries: and I have no hesitation
in saying that I believe the slaves in
this country are better clothed and fed
and less hardly worked than the pea
santry of soma of the most prosperous
States of the continent of Europe.
To consider the checks onv population,
read Mai thus. What keeps popula-
li-on .down ?
Poverty, want, starva-
tron, disease, and all the ills ot lite ;v
it is these that check population all
over the world. Now, the slave popu
lation in the United States increase
faster than the white, masters includ
ed.
" What is the inference as to the
physical condition of the two classes
of society : 1 hese are opinions 1 have
ong entertained, and long since pub-
icly professed on this subject, and
which I here repeat in answer to the
intimation to which I have already al-
uded. But, sir, when slavery conies
to enter into the tonstitutionas a
political element when it comes to
affect the distribution of power among
the States of the Union, that is a mat
ter of agreement. ' If I make an agree
ment on this subject, I will adhere to
it like a man ; lut I will protest a
gainst any inference being made from
it of the kind which was made by the
honorable mover of these resolutions.
These noble and patriotic senti
ments of Mr. Everett will be apprecia
ted. They will sound gratefully in
the ears of the conservative men North
and South. They are in marked con
trast with the expressions of anti
slavery zealots, and indeed are quite
different in tone from any of the ex
pressions of Northern sentiment thai
have been uttered recently by promi
nent men of any party in that section.
This speech of Edward Everett, con
taining the boldest, manliest, and most
just vindication of the South ever ut
tered by a Northern man upon the
floor of Congress, will carry conviction
tq the hearts of Southern men, that
its author will be guided only by sound,
and safe, and conservative, and patri
otic principles m the performance of
every public duty. The Union men
conservative men ot all parties m the
South and in the North may be proud
to give their support to candidates who
present a record of such proud nation
ality as .John -Bell and Edward Ever
ett. From the Louisville Journal.
Good Advice.
A crisis is at hand which demands
of every good citizen to contribute his
mite to a just appreciation of the im
pending danger, and, if possible, point
to the way ot satety.
Conciliation is the great national
necessity of the day. If the danger
of disunion is not already imminent, a
prolongation of the sectional strife can
result ultimately in nothing else. That
sectional stnte will not cease till we
.have peace on the slavery question
Such peace can never come from mere
party conflicts nn the, subject,. It can
nevr be (obtained by a party conquest.
A party vietory is, always the signal
of preparation for a new battle.
Peace can come only from a cessation
of the conflict. That it can and will
come from such cessation we have
proof in the memorable instance of the
Monroe 'era of good feeling."
either can a compromise be con
quered by party conflicts. Compromise
means mutual concession. Under the
influence of those who have long had
Control of public sentiment, North and
.South, neither section will make any
express concession. Ane squatter sov
ereignty dogma requires express con
cessions from, both sections, Andhfin
that mode of 'komprontiseris&TTitter
impracticability. In the present, exci
ted state of the popular' mind, 'there
can be no defined compromise on arty
part of the slavery question, and per
haps none such" can ever hereafter he
mfde. Wre all know, that, if even the
compromises in the constitution were
now to be made, it could not "be donej
Besides the failure of the squatter
sovereignty dogma; in Kansas as a
peace-giving remedy must forever con
demn it s- a -practical expedient and
its failure in obtaining electoral votes
will prevent its ever again being adopt
ted as a party platfoVm. The slave
question! brpkefiip ;the- Whig jparty,
then thAnierrcan party," and at'last
the great "harmonious unterrified"
itself. How preposterous then to ex
pect at this day any agreed, well de
fined; specific compromise on the .sub
ject. There is no feeling among men
of such power to bind them together as
tharof party spirit and patty affection:
When these fail, we caay well believe
that nothing . can conquer sectional
prejudice. ' L
The consolidation lof the South upon
a sectional iss,ue has proven what all
men of sense foresaw or should have,
foreseen that it would be, the most fu
tile of expedients. Its necessary effect
has been to consolidate and sectionat-
ize the superior numbers of the North
into a mastery of the subject in dis
pute. This consolidation of sectional
ism has resulted to the nation at large
in nothing but the destruction of that
fraternal feeling, which is the best co
hesive ligament of the Union, and the
only true basis of permanent national
prosperity. The gain to the North has
been the practical; re-opening of the
African slave traded whilst the gain to
the South has been; the opportunity
for an abortive effort to make Kansas
a
slave State, Such must always be
the result of consolidated sectionalism.
The bullying of section against section
hds ceased to have any effect but that
of making the .bullies ridiculous.
Neither the eighteen nor the fifteen
States can be bullied or -conquered in
to submission ,to any deprivation of
right on the slave or any other sec
tional question.
" Stop the fight, give the people time
to cool .down .from the present tone of
sectional excitement, and then every
thing may be expected from their mu
tual forbearance for the sake of con
ciliation. The proof of this lies in the
fact that for sixty years the govern
ment was successfully and harmonious
ly administered under the influence of
such forbearance, slavery' bemg per
mitted and protected in all suitable
climates, and prohibited only where
climate imposed a s-terner interdict
than that of law. Until the slave ques
tion became a distinct party issue, it
never obtained an injuriously disturb
ing influence over national affairs
Take it now out of party politics, let
it cease for the present to be the con
trolling party issue, and we shall re
store a condition of national feeling
which will not only permit but insure
the disposal of all practical slave ques
tions, which may hereafter arise, upori
principles of mutual conciliation and
forbearance, i his condition oi nation
al feeling most certainly cannot be
brought about by letting either of the
sectional parties , or the squatter-sovereignty
party obtain a victory over
the other parties in the present contest.
The only way by which the nation can
put down sectionalism and conquer for
itself a permanent peace on the slave
question is by defeating all three of
these parties. That peace the national
heart craves Avith an intense longing.
It was upon faith in the pledge con
tained in the Democratic platform of
1852, to "discontinue the further agi
tation of the slavetfuetion in or out of
Vyongress, uiat us uaiiuiuaie. in iirat
year received its votes of twenty-seven
out of. thirty-one fetates. It was be
cause of the supposed breach of that
pledge that the Republican party so
rapidly obtained such enormous
strength. To afford even the remotest
chance of obtaining the desired peace,
the government must betransferred to
men who avuI tatthtully carry out the
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principle ot that pledge oy ignoring
for the present the whole slave ques
tion as a test, of party politics, and
proscribing no man or set of men on
account of rational opinions upon that
subject
To vote for the two men who have
been nominated to carry out that poll
cy requires no retraction or surrender
of former opinions and principles. It
requires oniy tneioruearingio aiieuipi
the enforcing at present principles
and opinions of no political bearing on
any existing sectional interest, and for
which there can probably be no' prac
tical use during the next twenty years.
When-the occasion does arise, then
every man wilV be perfectly at liberty,
untrammelled by his present action, to
vote as his opinion of expediency and
justice may then dictate, free from
the influence of any party ties.
There never were two men better
calculated than Bell arid Everetl, hy
age, temper, and past career, to lead
the movement toward nationai'concil-1
iation and inaugurate a new "era of
good feeling." The best proof of this
is that all men of all parties prefer
their success to thaf of arjy other than'
their own party candidate. Their strc
cess would be a triumph Qver no party
in pafticnlafwould 'notbe resented "as"
sucf and their administration, whilst
proscribing none, would receive candid
approval "or disapproval from fair men
of all parties. Four yea:-s of such an
adnrinisfratiotf would give ample cool
ing time' and afford 'the host hope; the
only rational 'hope, for permanent
peace oh the slave question the over
throw of sectionalism, the' refraternrz
ing'of the 'nation, 'and th durable se-'
enrity of the Union,
' Anecdote of Old Ironsides. ,
The following is familiar to many of
-our readers, but ina.wejll -calculated
to tmke the rising generation proud 4f
the noble spirits who shed! so much lus
tre on their country's name during the
memorable war of 1812, with the then
Eroud mistress of theseas, that it will
ear re-publication at least once a year,
as long as patriots are able to subdue
conspirators :
; The most brilliant naval action of
the last war was undoubtedly that of
the American frigate Constitution (44 ,
commanded by Commodore Stewart,
when she captured the twj British cor
vettes, .Cyane and Levanit, of greatly
superior force, each of them being e-
qual to the old fashioned j thirty-three
gun frigates. The? handling of the A-
raencan frigate was throughout scien
tific and unexceptionable.!
By no nanccuvering cobld either of
the British vessels obtainl a position to
rake the Constitution. Shift their
ground as they wOuld,j Old Ironsides
was between, them, blazing away upon
both vessels at the same time. During
the whole action, Stewart, instead of
mounting-the horse-block, sat in a
more exposed position astride the ham
mock nettings, the better to observe
the inanoeuvering of his (antagonists.
The Cyane was the first to strike to
Brother Jonathan not j an unusual
thing with British vessels during that
wan The first Lieutenant came in
haste to the Commodore
the fact.
to announce
The starboard ship has struck, sir,'
said the officer. i
'I knew it, sir, V replied the Commo
dore. 'The battle is jus,t half won.' ;
'Shall I order the band to strike up
'Yankee doodle,' sir?' inquired the
lieutenant. i
-Here the Commodore itook
a hnge
pinch of snuff, and then ans
wered quick
ly : 'Had we not better wlhip the other
first, sir : j
'Ay, ay, sir,' replied the lieutenant,
taking the hint, and went to his quar
ters. In a short time afterwards, the Le
vant lowered the cross of Old England
to the stars and stripes, aind the battle
was ended. The lieutenant being
somewhat rebuked at his premature
exultation upon the surrender of the
first vessel, was rather shy of approach
ing his commander again; but Stewart,
beckoning to him, said with a smile :
'Don't you think the band had bet
ter strike up 'Yankee Doodle' now, sir?'
In an instant the spirit-stirring
strain was floating on the pr eeze, play
ed as no other than a yanjkee band can
play it, and thegallant Cvew shouted
forth their cheer of victory as no other
than a Yankee crew can ijshout.
. - h
Eesolve to Overcome Difficulties.
'Will you stop, sir ?' promptly ask
ed ,a pleasant, youthful voice, as a gen
tleman on horseback drewup before
the door of a village inn.
'Just while you give i my horse a
drink,' replied the traveller, dismount
ing as he spoke. j
The boy was active at once.: Just
before he had been louhging on the
edge, of the wooden trough by the
pump, having nothing to do, and think
ing of .nothing. Glad of a change, he
briskly took down the painted bucket,
and the thirsty hprse drank eagerly ot
the pure, cold water which the pump
supplied. - . f-
As the youth, and gentleman stood
together, each was attracted by the
other's appearance The lad looked
up at the pleasant, intelligent counted
nance of the traveller as though he
would desire a nearer lacquaintance,
while the traveller in his turn liked
the prompt, upright manner of the boy.
'What is your business here V asked
the stranger.
"'I hold horses for the
customers andj
water mem, go oi crranus
.1 p i
and do all
the chores about the house
f 'No, sir. ;
'Wellr do you mean
trade all yourt life ?'
to follow this
No, I suppose' not, sir. ,
; And as he spoke, th0 youth's'face
showedhope, perplexity, and uncertain
ty, ' ' "If :
A few more words qi good .counsel
from the traveller went straht to the
bov's heart. Directinar thel boy's at-
tention tpa poor intoipateSl wretch,
sleeping a drunken slumber upon the
tavern settee, this good pounsellerbade
him beware lest idleness and a lack of
purpose should bring him to alike end
lie spoke of the necessity of beginning
at once to work in earnest and, notic
ing the boy s troubled
perhaps, his thoughts,
look, divining,
the new friend
words:
gave him these parting-
Depend upon it, no one ever yet
became rich, on great, or; good, with-1 cheering mirthfulness, and hai-gen-ont
oyercomin many jsenous difljcal- erosity of nature which lifts usffbove
tisand l should think it noHinpv1
siblefor vou to do what -others ;afe
done. . yjf!
As "the traveller rode away, he'd loo
ped a piece of silver in Hie errnd-bdyff
hand. The coin -was larger thTrHKo"?;
bby' was adcustomcd to receive' forila?
sen icd' like' that 5? Kdered hit
not lecause-of'this 'was the irhole ?M
pressidn of the' boy 's face .chatiged!-r
The ideas, tlie words so new, so inspi f
ing, which had been uttered, sunk dcip
into the heart of the yonth. . Th'at dy
was the turning point in the hoy's litV
"Boys, take the traveller's counse,;o
yourselves. No oneever beedmes gmit
or wise without effort; Expeet dif i-.
cnlties ; meet them with courage ; i
ercoiilt theto" ' Patiencc an perec'4 ?4
ence will acfiieve wonders. These tffd
brother-qualities have bridged rive0,'
tunneled mountains, -and conqnejVd
nations. They have taken the had
of the poor boy, as he followed . j?-e'
plough, worked at the mechanics'
bench, or drudged in the counting-roof ,
and he-has become wise, powerful, asd
influential among men. 'It is not y i
possible that you might do Avhat oths
iiav e uuiie. . j
Once again : In trying to become
good expeet difficulties ; yet be not dis
couraged by them. You have witfrh
you appetites and passions which r?
quire watch and restraint, and marty
temptations about you. The road of
trtie goodness, the path to Heaven,
may not be trodden without effort.---Ycfur
own strength will fail yoO, iit
the strength of God will be all-snfi-cient.-
It is offered feebly ; embractit
humbly ; then labour patieBtly, peifi
veringly. God's grace has been foihd
sufficient for others so can it beiW
"""fir
you. You shall b Enabled to rost
temptation, to overcome 6in, and ;(fy-and-by
rbu shall sing the conquerHs
song. if.
Natural Barometer
7.i
lne spider, says an eminent natur
alist, is almost universally regarded
with disgust and abhorrence ; yet, "lif
ter all, it is one of the most intert
iug, if not the most useful, of. the in
sect tribe. Since the tlays of Robert
Bruce, it has been celebrated a ' a
model of perseverance, whilein indus
try and ingenuity it has no rival aratiiig
insects. But the most extraordinary
fact in the natural history of this in
sect, is the remarkable presentint? nt
it appears to -havo of au pproajlirig
change in the weather. Barometers,
at best, only foretell the state of the
weather with certainty for about twenty-four
hours, and they are frequently
very fallible guides particularly wien
they point to settled fair. But we "fray
be sure that the weather will be ine
twelve or fourteen days, when the
spider makes the principal thread of
its web very long. This insect, wjjich
is one of the most economical aniu-ils,
does not commence a Avork requiring
such a great length of threads, AySich
it draws out of its body, unless -'the
state of the atmosphere indicaiesith
certainty that this great expendure
will not be made in vain. Lethe
weather beaver so bad, Ave may in
clude with certainty that it Avill fpon
change to be settled fair when wfrjsee
the spider repair ,the damages .Aich
his web has received.; It is obnious
how important this infallible indication
of the state of the weather must Ji) in
many instances, particularly topfthe
agriculturist.. - LpL
. . . . . . .
Family Intercourse at the Tab.
To meet at the breakfast table, i'jth-
er, mother, children, all well, oightf
1 : 1 .if !i
to- oe a nappiness to any near-.
should be a source of i humble grati
tude, and should Avake up the wtq
est feelings of our nature. Shani on
the contemptible and low 4redur,
whether parent or child, that can yer
come to the breakfast table, where all
the family have met in health, .onlr to
frown down and whine, and growland
fret ! It is prima facie evidence &f a
mean, and groveling, and selfish,lind
degraded nature, whencCs'oeverthe
churl may have sprung. Nor is if Jess
reprehensible to make such epila
tions at the tea table ; for, befpr-fthc
morning comes, some of the littl cir-
cle may be stricken Avith some diVully
disease, to gather around the tab'k; no
more forever. : L
Chiklren in good health, it
i i
ltt, to
themselves at the table, becoijieifter
a few months, garrulous and niy
but, if within all reasonable or ear-
able bounds, it is better to let Mhein
aione ; tney eat less, uccau.
nor. eat so rapidly as n com
keep silent, while the very exbijira-
tion of spirits quickens the circulation
of the vital fluids, and energises f fges
tion and assimilation. The extimes
of society curiously meet in th;l re
gard. The tables of the rich. arif the
nobles of England are models of Rai'th,
wit and bonhommie ; it take3rho-s to
' get through a repast, and thcfJJivc
long
If anybody will look in jipon
tne negroes oi a weu-io-uo ia
in
Kentucky, while at their mealsilthev
cannot but.be impressed with thef per
fect abandon of jabber, cachihti6n',
and mfrth; it seema as if they rould
talk all day, and they live . hn, . It
follows, then, that at the familyKkhl'e,
all should tneef, and do it habitially,
to make a common interchange of ihigh
bred courtesies, of warm affect! is, of
theT)rut eswhiclr perishprpmoti ve, as
tfceptf th1rigs are, of !gbod digestion,'
high healthand 'H long life.-Iairsr
Jottnt al. bfJTealth.-
uJssjii1i isyjniiii
. Anecdote Stephen Girard,..
Old Girard had a . faronte? jCletk,
and he always said 4he intendedvto.dntf
wel1 hy : Ben. Lippinoott iSo- whetu
Ben. got to be twenty.one hei expec
ted to-hear the 'Governor say eome-f.
thing of us fpture prospects, and per--liaps
lend a- helping hand in starting'
him in thd-wrldi -iBut the - old iox.
carefully avoided the .subject. Ben
mustere,d courage; 1 i 1 -vi
- 'I suppose I am free, sir,' said he,,
and I thought I jwould say something'
to ypn as to xuy course what do- yoa
think.I'had better do? . , . w .
-'Yes, r yes, I know you are,' jaid.
the old milUonarie, 'and my advice is
that you . go and learn th a cooper's
trade." ' - . .- -iu
This application of ice nearly frez'
Ben out, but recovering equilibrium,
he said if Mr. Girard was in earnest
he would do so. . .
'1 am in earnest.'
And Ben sought the bes-t Cooper in
Spring Garden, became an apprentice,
and in due time could make-as good a
barrel as the best. He announced ta
old Stephen that ho had graduated,
and was ready to set up, business
The old man - seemed ; gratified, 'anX':
immediately ordered three of the best
barrels he could- turn out. Ben did -his
prettiest, and, Avhecled. them up to
the old man's counting-room... 014
Girard "pronounced them. -first" rate,
and demanded the price.' ; .'.
'One dollar,' said Ben, 'is now as
low as I can live by.' ' . "
'Cheap cneugh make out your
bill.' : ! ,
The bill was made out and old Steva
settledl it with a check for $20,000.
whjch he- accompanied with thi 1 little,
moral to the story : t . .
'There take that and invest it in the
best possible manner, and ifyou-ar
unfortunate and lose it, you will have
a good-trade to fall back upon, which
will afford you a good living.'
We should like to see all the" old
solid felloAvs trying that experiment.
It might spoil a. barrel or two, but
Avouldn't spoil the boys.-
The Prompt Clerk.
I once knew a young man, said an
eminent preacher, Avho was commeji
eing life as a clerk. One day hTs em
ployer said to hini, 'Now, to morrow
that, cargo of cotton must be got -out
aud.weighed, and Ave must have a reg?
ular account of it.' i
He. was a young, man of ' energy.
This was the first time he had been in
trusted to superintend the execution
of this -.Avork ; he made his arrange
ments over-night, spoke to the men
about their carts and horses, and, re
solving to begin very early in the
morning, instructed all the laborers
to be there at, half past four o'clock;
So they set td Avork, and the thing
was done and about ten or eleven ,
o'clock in the day, his employer came 5
in, and, seeing him seated in the coun-ting-housej
looked very blank, suppos-'
ing that his, commands had not been
executed. " ' 1 .
'I thought,' said lie, 'yon Adre re
quested to get out that cargo of cot
ton, this morning ' .
'It is all done,' replied the young
clerk, 'and here is the. account pf.it.'
He never looked behind him front
that moment never ! His character
Avas fixed, confidence was established.
He Avas fdund to be the man to tlo the
thing with promptness. He very soon
came to be the one that could not .be
spared he was as necessary to the
firm asrany one of the. partners, He
wa s a religious man, and went through
a. life of great benevolence, and at his
death Avas able to leave his children
an ample fortune. Monthly Casket.
Anecdote of S. S. Prentiss.
The anecdote is from 'Ten Yeara
of a Preachers' Life.'
The popular assjembly was the place
of his proudest Exhibitions. To the;
multitude he Avas a trumpet. . He said,
'Fellow .citizens ! arul, aQribus erec-
i tis, the people stood ,fetilh or swayed
i to and fro ; or shouted, or were, sad,
smiled or frowned, at his magic will.
He was invited just after the adjourn-
! meht of Congress, in . the Sunjmer of
1848, to address a.mas3 meeting at
; Havre de Grace, Maryland, and ihus
madd hisboAV to the audience ; 'FeJ-
usq thy do j low citizens ! By the Father bf Wa
ompfcllcj. toJ ters at New Oriean, I diave said fel
low citizens on tne oanKS of tne Deau
tiful Ohio, I have said felloAV citi
zens -here I say felloAv citizehs-and
a thousand miles beyond this Jorth,
thanks be to God,v I can etill say fel
low citizens !' Thusin a single sen
tence, he; saluted his,, audience, drew
every-man, Avoman and child near to
him, made himself dear to them-; by-a
word covered the continent-r-by lino
mapped the United States from the
Gulf to the Lakes by a greeting
warm from' the heart, beaming from
the countenance, depicted the frhole
country, its hrogrets, developments,
grandeur, glory and union. Every
hat was wnuiea in uic air, every iuiu
kerchief was..Avaying, the welkin rung
with -hurrahs", the multitude heaved up
to the stand, stood on tiptoe andhout
ed cheer after cheer, as if wild with
joy and mad Avith excitement, . j