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Attendance at School.1
It is a crying evil over this State,.thati of chil
i dren not going , regularly to' school. Many of
them lose one halfjhe days that they are nomi
nally at school ; others lose - more than that pro
" portion-In fact so common is it forparents to
eapect that their "children will miss a great part of
: the time, that it is "ah every day thing to see them
; enter, their children after this fashion, i-1, will
i send some-times si.x or eight, but you (to the teach
er) riiav set me down three regular scholars ."
Front thi foahivu urosc ihat other bad, extremely
faulty one, orentcring 'fractions,'11 6f scholars,
as lialf a scholar y-scholar ".and a Jtaf, two and a
-The following remarks on this subject frpm the
Common School Advocate,are worthy an attentive
perusal :Ed. Hor.-NTest. '
: - u It is plain that -in ordex to carry out the sys
tem of education whicii was contemplated "in the
Tormatjpn bf our Common Schools, some mea
surcs .ouglt to be taken to secure the attendance
of the children. It would be of no : avail to pro
vide a repast for tho?e who could not partake of
it, and a school can bg of but little benefit to the
child which cannot or will "not go to U. For the
: State to pretend to provide schools for the ehil-
dren within its limits and af the same titnc heith-
cr know nor care whether the school are atterided
encourage'ment given by the passengers of the
Panama and Oregon is not calculated to infuse
'much spirit into the hearts of the persons now in
i vr-not, or whether or not it" is in the power of the
children to attend, mamfests about as much liber-.
ahty as was shown' by tlie fox who invited the
crane .to Jihe with Imn 'and had for dinner; soup
served up in a shallow dish. -
'..- Those who havcnado 'no. inquiry irr reference
to this matter, hai noidcaof the great loss which
is now sustained by the ; Children- failing to attend
; tlie schools. We havo -examined' the register of
one ofur Common School teachers which1 was"
kept with great care. Thtf teacher noted thdiday
on .winch each pupil entered the school and from
thatjtime'tharged " him with the remaining days,
- Biv Him credit with all days on' wJjich hekas
V- . school.- lie, thus found that in a school of iive
widnth's duration "tlicrc w:ere lost by the pupils
more tnan WUO days,! But in reality this falls
short of thd truth. The child was considered as
" due to the school only aker his first appearance
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' i ' iiiiyuio oi mc scs-
s,onOreven later, hereas to present the jcasefin
its tfuerrthfi child should be charged with ev
. cry idayfrom. the beginning of the term 1
' "'. ll) frtof the world are schooUf'rrianaged
' "with naore care than in .PrussiaV and . there, says
,Horate Mann, they have a word : for which ve
haye no, equivalent, neither inrlanguage noriin
'idea- . It signifies due tojhe scJitxly and is' used
in reference to children. ' sWhen the legal age for
: goingrrslscheol arrives, the right of the school ;to
the child's attendance attaches just as with us tlie
right of a creditor fo the pajmeht of a note or
. bond ttttachtrs on the day of its maturity, ia
- child aKer being once enrolled absent himself, or
- if after arriving at the legal age, he "is not scrit
there" by his parents; a notice in dutjTo'rm is sent
to app'rise them of thoir. delinquency. If the child
is not forth-coining a summons' follows. . The pa-'
. rmls cited before' the Court and if he has no ex-
;cuse.-and' refuses compliance',- the child is taken
frvhi him and sent to school, the fatlier to prison". !
LvetJ instates where the' Common Schools are
managed w ith a decree , of energy sufficient to.
put to shanie those wlio act as feebly as we doj
here-is a great source of camplaintT The chapter
: oa non-attendance is always a sad chapter. How5
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rnuch more sorrowful then ? must be the situation
of tins matter in our State which unlike almost
; x-vcry. other, has no Superintendent of Public In-
struction, no authoritative ind resjionsible head to
impart liie and .uniformity f to the educational
movement. As well m7ght .it bq expected that an
, hundred hards, with.no director, -each moving his
own way, should go to work and rear a building
as grand and beautiful as tthe- Parthenon, a that
our Common School System Should become what
it ought to be, while- every. county and district is
allow ed to pursue its present helter-skelter course
can bb no doubt as to the genuineness ofahose e
motions of admiration arid regard which have been
excited, at. every stage of his tour, in the breasts
of his countrymen', who crowd around hmand I this, town.
shout their cordial welcome. It is not the homaee
of partv which the President receives. No Iwhip- 'iteriess dt .I(ome. Always speak with the
pers in of factions haveot up the receptions which utmost ponteness ana aeiexence to your parent
have greeted him1; nd fierce rrtizanshiphdsswdl- and !riends-: Some children are; polite and civij
ed the grateful chorus of popular applause. I Men everywnere except at.nome: Put mere are coarse,
of all parties unite in honoring not merelv the Pre- and rude enough.; I trust you will iever be one
RiVtpnt hut thn, mo tt, a,, c n iTo ot these.
lor nimself is in keeping with' the manner La 'which Titles of respect, too, should not be forgotten. :
ho is received;: Fran ' manly, and sincere, he tYes s!r and ir''Yes, ma'am,'" aid
'nrlmnxll in n k "No, ma'am," sound much better, as well as much
:is done him, and shuns all those opportunities of more refined and well bred, than the blunt "Yes,"!
gratifying mere personal vanity which weaker.or- ana INo," which very many children in these days
more ambitious men would so eagerly embrace.-: are accustomed to use. j . ' "
i We have reason to be proud of all this. X'great ' Nothing sits so gracefully upon children, and;
lesson is thus conveyed to European nations. nothing makes them so lovely, as habitual respect i
The sound sense, the sober indgment, the high ana auu,ul deportment lowaras-ineir parents and
civilization, the true republicanism of our people, superiors'. It makes the plainest face beautiful,
are thlis exhibited in a most striking manner. and gives to every common action nameless but
Vhen General Taylor reaches New York, we shall peculiar charm.
see with what unbounded land spontaneous enthu
siasm he will be greeted, r In no portion of the LT-
hion are the heroics virtues and sterling qualities, of
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the President more 'appreciated than fti the great
metropolis of.theLnion. JV. ,y. Herald.
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be got f together on this riewxplatform on Mason j these things and understand " em, and know me
and i Dixon's side , of Salt River ; and then we'll jest as you used to; I can't bear the idea of your
have things aU our own way, and Gineral Tay- not knowing me, and thinking I'm "fictitious."
lor' and the Wilmot proviso may go to grass, i Du try to refresh your mind a little; think how
IJo$tscript.--My dear old friend : 1 ve -jest got j 1 stood by you xmd and Mr. Polk, and helped you
the Union of last; Thursday, and -I'm amazingly along throtagh the Mexican war!; andhow I car-
struck up arid my feelins is badly.; hurt, to see ried out dispatches from Mr. Polk to Mr. Trist in
bat you seemingly Mexico, and bow I carried a private message
don't know me. y It's a melancholy signNvhen old from you to Gineral Taylor to try to coax it out
folks -get so bewildered that they mistake their of him which side he was coming but on.
and best . fiends one for , 'tbther. Why, Good. bye, my dear friend; I hope next time I
vAm loolio tftifnriA rirpVit frtlirirl ' Unvrr fsiuJsl irnn I VOn f f mm T'nil rnil Will K?i: rjPnfWPmA nnH In vnilT
sav that I was " a fictitious Major Jack Down- right mmd, so as to know me and see that I am i
bat my; last letter to you was a V trashy " fictitious ;" for you haynt got
and that you would ; " strip the mask Mason and Dixon's side of Sal
I: feel bad now about writing my last old friend.
letter to you ; for I'm afraidj:you took jt too hard
Waa;
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forgery ;"
from me V1
a truer friend on
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i Important from Nicagarua. ;
j -We have " received some important intelligence
from Nicaragua. Jt comes to us in letters, dated
at the city jof Grenada, Lake Nicaragua, on the
8th uit. i . rY - -v ' t . :
According lo these letters, Jomoso, at the head
of four thousand men, had assaulted the city of
Nicaragua, destroyed it by fire, and sacrificed the
lives of its inhabitants. Somoso did not "obtain
much wealth by this assault; a small amount on
ly of gold, silver, and jewelry, fell into his hands;
but the total amount of property destroyed exceed
ed two millions. It is not. possible that all the in
habitants of the city were sacrificed ; some must
have escajxnl. .; j . ' -f
1 This terrible affair had aroused MunoSj who had
gathered a force of seven hundred and fifty regu
lars, with whom he Was Advancing to meet Somo-
so and it was expected that a battle between them,
would take place on that cay the 8th uit. J
. jxie experience oi iuunos ana ine superionaiA-
cipline tJThis- troops, give those acquainted w ith the
country and the people, reason to believe that he
will triumph over Somoso. ! v
It is stated to be the general impression in Ni-
caragua, that the movements of Somoso are' inftu
enjeed more or lessl)y English agents . ,
On the 9th of June, the Nicaragua government
issued a ' proclamation,". calling all . citizens, from
sixteen to fty years of age, to arms : v
5 1 st To rquell the anarchical movements of So-
moso. . - t . : ' v i -.
2d. To maintain the territorial rights of Nica
ragua over San Juan and its dependencies, or in
the language of the proclamation, "the usurpation
of England in the name of the Mosquito King." .
It is apparent that England means to jfrighten
the Nicaraugans out of their rights on the San Ju
an; and it will be necessary for the American gov
ernment to take a decided stand-in the matter.
Tlie morality of her course, in inciting tlie demi
savages under Somoso to act against the civilzed
classes of the State of Nicarauga, was only equal
led by her pactions in our own history, w hen she,
induced the savages to murder the unarmed citi
zens of the United States. ! '
' .The above intelligence is. from one source. We
tlearn, from another source, that England; refuses
to continue her subsidy tothe Mosquito King; and
hat the English Consul, Mrj Christy, left San Ju
an, or what is now called Grey Town on, the 25th
of June, in a British brig of war.
.What is ..now pn the tapis ? Ibid.
Another letter lVoin IVIajor Doivn-
Mason and Dixon's side of Salt River
My Deak Mr. Richie : You don't know hdw
glad I be to see how you have spunked up, since
my last letter to you. You are raly giving it to
the " corrupt and imbecile Administration" pell
mell. I should think" every ."dolt," and every
" butcher," and every " Nero" among-'em must
have a bung'd eye by this time. . You do give it
to 'em right and left about right'. - Uncle Joshua
says you are the Tony Hyer of our party, , and
can whip anybody the Feds . can bring into. the,
ringT But now I. begin to feel uneasy for fear
you'll overdo yourself and breakdown, arid then
we shant have nobody to take care of us. ' Don't
y'ou remember the story of the tame elephant that
.was used to help launch vessels ? One itime they
put him to launch a- vessel that was too heavy for
him. After , he tried once or twice and could'nt
start it,' the keeper called out, " take away, this
lazy ' beast and" bring another.'- At that "the poor
elephant roused up and put his head to the vese
again, and pushed and strained himself so hard
thatvhe fell down ,and died. Now I don't want
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you to do so. ; .When I writ that letter to you two
or three weeks ago to rouse you up a little, I did
nt mean to make you so' i furious that you should
run your head agin the -Administration so hard as
to break your neck, or strain yourself so much as
to make, you fall dbwn ldead. Nor I did'nt mean
that you should kill off the Administration, smack
smooth, as-dead as herrings, in two months.
meant to give you two or three years to do it im
Any time before the next election would do. If
you should kill 'em all right off before we have
time to choose any body to take their plaCes, ybu
would " have all the Government , on your own
shoulders, arid I'm afraid itj would be too much for
you. So J think you had petter try to cool down
a little; it ain't prudence to keep so hot ;ajl the
time. That is, I mean on your own account, for
fear you should overdo yourself and break down.
and have strained .yourself 'so hard agin .: the ad
ministration that it's' turned y our head. I beg of
you. now, my dear friend, to let all drop'right where
'tis; leave: Mrj Burke to do the burkin and the
fightin, and you go right out into the country and
put yoursel
wAere, and
again. I "fictitiousj" and you " strip the mask
xrommei vny, my aearinenanyou couiuon-
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under the " cold water cure" some
see if your head Won't come right
" If men would shun swoln fortune's ruinous blasts,
Let them use temperance :vnothing violent lasts."
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Temperance. 1 x
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It is a source of unfeigned pleas.urc to every pa-
ly.be up here fiveoninutes pri our hew platform, on triot5and genuine philanthropist to be apprized of
Mason and Dixon's side of Salt River, and jest lift, the success of any cause which is calculated to
the mask off of my face one minute, you'd know j nromote the neace. prosperity and happiness of
me jest as easy as, the little bby knew his daddyL. fndividuals.and famUies, Especially it is grauTyJ
Your head could nt be so turned but what you d ing that gentlemen of respeptabilitytalents and
know me; for you'd seed then the ; very same pi cj influence, have consented 'to lend their aid in ad
friend that stood by you and- Gineral Jackson fif vancing objects so noble in4hemself es and sq Wor-
teen, sixteenJ and' eighteen years ago; the same 1 .thy of public patronage, lhat the cause ofrem-
old .friend "that coaxed up Gineral Jackson and perance has accomplished much, and is .fully.com-
i made him foj-giye you for1 calling him such hard pctent to accomplish -still more vin promoting the
names before he was elected. -; It's very ungrate-: the Welfare and happiness of men, it. is nw too
;iui tor. you to lorgei.me now, tnai is, u you was late to attempt to prove, i.ms tact is universally
in your right
mind.. For I'm the same old friend, conceded. It is anaxioro.in:
I Xi om the New' York Herald.
Our Panama. Correspondence.
- J - Panama, July 23, 1849.
The Pacific mail steamer. Qregon arrived here
And then again there is such a thing as drawing
tod long a bow to hit the thing' you shoot at. lia
jor Longbow used to be quite unluckyjh that
way. You can make folks believe a middiin si
zed fish story, if you tell it well but if you try
to back it up with a tarnal 'great cock-and-bull
storyj they'll go right back again and swear they
don't believe the fish stqry. It's dangerous, load
in guns so heavy, for then there's no knowing
which will get the worst of if, him that stands be
fore tho muzzle or him that stands behind the
britch; So I hope you'll try to cool down a little
for I'm satisfied, since my last letter, you are fir-;
ing away your ammunition too fast, . And, be
sides, I don't think it's right for, you at your time
of life to be fightin hard.- Nor I don't think it's
morals Which
the same Jack Dbwning, that was born and brought: though it may be beautifully; 'and; appropriately il
jup in Downingville, away down east in the State
jof .Maine, and that drove down to ! Portland in Jin -jnerwary,-1
S30, with a load of axe-handles and
bean-poles, arid ; found the'Legislater in a dreadful
sfiarl, all tied and tingled, and see-sawin ftp and
down a whole fortnight, and could'nt choose their
officers. T found my axe-handles land bean-poles
would'ntsell,' soj I toot to polytix and went to wri-
'v'T,lm''1Tftririsratn' Tont and "font all tK"
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tin lettfirsr
Winter ; but i
kfaiteried out.
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and got the poly
kept writin, and at last I got 'em
' I kept on writin' fo t a whole year,
tix.'f Maine pretty well settled
Then I tec Gineral Ja ckson Was getting into trou
tie, and I footed it on to Washington to give him
know I always stuck by him af-
lustrated, does , not peed any species of proof. : It
is not our design iri this brief article, either to as-
sail or defend the - pririciples . of associations and
will discover many instancep 'similar id theJollow
ing, which we know to bo true, and part of w hich
occurred Avithin our owrl obsbrvatioEf.: Mr. I wna
alyoung man of. more; than ordinary talents and
enjoyed the advantages Of a good education,
ing remarkable for his' wit and pleasantry, ha
thie life; of the company and cll-clc in which he inovtr
ed His pleasing . mariners 'and fascinating j ad
drpss, won golderi opinions from the female cx; ,
They, delighted in his! company, because ho-w as
always pleasant and agrccablo. Ho ioon gauiod '
the affections of a youn laujy, who was a j.iilicll
beloved for modesty andsvirttio as she was adiidr-'
ed for intelligence andl beauty. - Many Tiaftpy " r
months passed away ana all went well with " tl cm
yet.. , lhefAilectionatej wile did not suspect any :
dap
ger
would ensue irom the occasional visiw
made by Her husband, jtothc placo, of hilarity apd .
mixm : ior ne always rciurneq m a sotx;r out encer-
I ful mood. The truth" must peloid.- lie had al-,
ready contracted a fondness for the intoxicating
bowl. Instead of going occasionally into gay and
drjnking company, he bTingsjthe poison to hi jiw;nr 1 , . ; : i
house arid drinks from day tq day. Hisbumrss' . '.
is jneglejctfid his children ard as afraid jof liirios
of 'deathl His wife is broken hearted, llis friends-
perceived thejehange, anil finding all their efforts'
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vain,- requested then minister, to taLK ana
nn htm r- hhnnnnh liiia nvil wnvs Vvn'
orders which havel been regularly
a view to suppress
.lift. And you know I always stuck by
Wards as long as he lived. I helped him fight the
battles with Riddle's monster Bank till we killed
i;t off. I helped him put down nidlification and
shoWed exactly how it would work if it got the up
per hand, in my letter about carrvirig the raft of
t'- " ! ." o.lJ r J !'t1ti iu
loss across oeuciiiu i utiu, wjicu jLnt juuuauiit iut
mad and swore 1 he'd have all. his log to himself,
and so he cut the lashings and paddled off) on his
log alone ; and.hen his log begunj to roll and he
could'nt keep it steady, and he got ducked head
Over heels half a dozen times, and. cPme pesky
near being drown 'd.
And that Was'nt all I did to
Jkeep. off nullification , and" help put - it down. I
brought on my old. company of Dowingville ma-
Iitia to Washington, under the command of cousin
Sargeant Joel, arid kept 'em therewith their guns
a!ll loaded tijl the ' clanger Jwas all over. And I
I! used to go up,top of the Congress, housed every
day, and keep watch, and listen1 off towards South
orgariized with
the evite of intemncTance
Each arid every citizen should feel at liberty to
give or withhold his name from the catalogue of
the Sons of Temperance. , We regard.it as a vol
untary society inviested witli TutI autljoTity TcTstr
tie its terms of union and to formes own. cottsti
tution. None join its ranks, unless they choose
to do so. If any, therefore, should be constrain
ed, from motives which we have no right to con
demn, to withhold
their names from the list, they
Carolina, so as to be ready
location burst up therei to
'the first moment nul
order jSargeant Joel'tjO
march and fire. ; The Gineral1 always said the
punk I showed -was-
down so quick ; and he
iW hat cowed nullification
ways felt I very gratefu
The Presidential Tour Summer Excur-
sions and Winter jProspecfs.,
TIjc' , President has commenced his -promised
Northern tour . : He has penetrated into" the inte
rior of the good old State of Pennsylvania. On
Saturday he arrived in 'Harrisburgh'; from thence
he will proceed to Pittsburgh,' and then direct his
.'footsteps to the great' capitals of the North New
1 ork and Philadelphia." The progress of the chief
magistrate has been as unostentatious and modest
'"f. "lt rol possibly be. - No numerous band of at
' tendants-nao extensive retinue no showy pagean-
; tr' accompanies -the President of this great re-
- public on this summer tour. He travels without
the least display, or pomp, or ceremony; just as
the humblest' citizen w6u Id "travel on a journey in
pursuit of business or pleasure. All this is char-
ctensjic of the man, and redounds to the honor of
the republic. It affords a striking contrast to some
presidential progresses that we have seen, and ap-
pears to be quite, a tame andj lowly affaiiLW'hen
compared with the famous triumphant tour which
General Cass made after his profitless nomination
at Baltimore. ' x .
; But if the journey of Presidcnt Taylor be devoid
; of ceremonious observance "and grand display,jt
is not wanting in all that constitutes true grandeur.
Everywhere, General Taylor is received with the
; un bought enthusiasm of honest hearts. There
on the 20th7 in a passage of nineteen days from necessary, nutherpfor things is brightnin up al
San Francisco, including stoppages at Acapulco; over the country.: Our party isall coming togeth
Monterdy, &c. , " . er again,' and going to carry all afore 'era. ; It's
r iJ.r . - . I v ' I .- . - n l . ' l 1 ill. . "
i The uregon brings sixty passengers from San true tne hocks ana.neras oi, our party nas been
Frahcisco, and about 8600,000 dollars in, specie dreadfully broken up and scattered about. The
J. .i t j j t'u-'i til.i -'l' i-.-... v.n; .n.r. ,T uJ iJ
uuujoiu uusi., x veroai j reports oi me mines ucu jimmjauu. men unuca, aiju uju nccp
andl business, generalljr, are so conflicting, that had'nt no shepards, and.- the "Taylor wolves has
one -is puzzled to' know liow things really stand in beenprowlin about the country and carried off a
California. One. thing is very certain, and in
which . all agree, that almost every branch of mer
cantile business.has reached a panic. Goods and
merchandise ot every description are daily sacn
ficed , and it has been asserted that a profit could
be realized by shipping manyoirticles back to N
York at the sale prices of San Francisco. The
accounts frorh the mines are even more contra
dictory. , While some state Uhat, with some pa
tience, a share of physical endurance, and a good
deal jof perseverance, a man may possibly dig the
srim'of six dollars, per day, out of which he pays
two thirds for; his living, others again insist that
there is gol enough in the valley of Sacramento
to satisfy the cravings of at 'least1 fifty thous and
persons, and that he who avoids 'the gamingtable'
and ! dissipation, by using some discretion in his'
living, must inevitably meet with success. Many
of those persons who have passed through this
place, an their way home, return satisfied in the
possession of a comfortable subsistence, while ma
ny, agin, Jiaye'only to lament and wail over their
disappointed expectations. Upon the whole, the
great many of. 'em. But from what I hear all
over the country now, I am satisfied they are all
comin together again, andon anewplatfbrm; and
that platform is Mason and Dixon's side of Salt
River, ' Mr. John Van Burenis shoo4shooin all
over the Northprn, States, and driven of Jem up
and headm of era all as fast as he cari towards
Mason and Dixon's side of Salt River.: ; Mr.' Cal
houn in the Southern States is whistlin round his
springy ratan, making the hair and skin- fly, and
headin 'em all "up , towards Mason and Dixon's
side of Salt River. And Col. Benton is crackipg
his long whip all over.the Western country and
headin 'em all across the prayries towards Ma
son and Dixon's side of Salt River. And Gine
ral Cass stands, you know, where he always has
stood, on Mason and Dixon's side of Salt River,
with a handful of salt in ond hand and a nub of
corn in 'tother, and looking all round arid calling
of 'em to come to him ,and he'll feed 'emi So you
see we have every thing to encourage usi Things
looks bright ' ahead. It won't" be long before all
the scattered flocks and beards of our party will
to me lor.it. Well, 1 stack by the (.iineral al
weathers; and I kept writin letters from Wash
ifigton to my old friend, the editor of the Portland
Courier, and kept old Hickory s popularity ahv
among the people, and did'nt let nobody5 meddle
With his Administration to hurt it.l WTell,"then'
ypu know, the Gineral, in the, summer of : 1832,
started off on -i his. grand, tower down East,, and I
went with him.' You rmerriber,' wheri we got to
Piiladeipby, the people, s warming ajourid him so
thick they almost smothered him to death ; and
the Gineral got so tired shakin hands that he
pbuld'nt give another "shake, and come pretty near
famtm awayxand then 1 put my hand round un
ier his arm and shook for him half an hour long
er, and sowe made out to ' get through. I sent
the whole account of it to my old friend of the
Portland Courier. ' Well, then we jogged along to
New York ; and there you remember we come
pesky near getting a ducking when the bridge
broke down at Castle Garden. I sent the whole
account of it to my old Portland friend. Well,
ihe next day, the; " origirialn Major Downing pub
lished his first original letter in a New York": pa
per, giving an account "of the ducking at Castle
Garden. Nobody could'nt .dispute but what this
was the-true genuine " original" Downing docu
ment, although my "vile imitations" of it had been
going on and published almost., every' week for
two years. 1 say nobody could nt dispute, it, be
cause 'twas proved by scripture and poetry both.
For the Bible says, the first hall be last, and
the last first;" and poetry says, "coming events
cast their shadows belore them." bo the sha
dows, the " vile ifriitations," - had been flying
about the country
the original event
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will get settled
for more than two years before
got along. I . hope your' head
again, so you can sec. through j
should neither be ridiculed nor censured by oth
ers. For our 10 wn part, we believe that the cause
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;of temperanceyis not dependent either for its exis
tence or success qn. the formation of other sbcie-
ties, than those which have hitherto existed. It
may be said that; "union is streugth.". This,
we admit, is true iri every department of life, pro
vided the moral power; of the Association increas
es in proportion to its nurnbers; but it seems to us
thoiighwe may be mistaken, that every advantage
that'canbssibly be derived from the order of the
Sons of Temperance, can be as effectually secur
ed to the community by ah additional number of
societies, based ori "the common plan which has;
been hitherto in successful Pperatiop. We do not
wish to be understood as , opposing innovations
merely 'because they are such ; but We simply de
sire to defend the principles of temperance without
regard to difierence in organizations or to peculi
aritiei of , systems.'" One remark j .however, wq
must make on an error in the minds of some mem
bers a temperance society in this county. We
were surprised to hear a sentiment, sp opposed to
the spirit of liberty, uttered by a minister of the
gospel. Me spoice ai lengin m aeienqe oi me re
solution that we should not vote for any candidate
however well qualified he may be who indulges
in the practice, of treating at elections. On the.
supposition that both or all the'.- candidates treated
in order to gam votes, we would be bound by this
resolutioh lo give up our civil' rights and riot vote
at all. . We are happy to know that the resolution
did not pass. There are, various other modes 'in
which intemperance! may be suppressed besides
the ulti-a and self-sacrificing manner indicated
this resolution.- So soon as temperance societies
overstep their proper bounds, and interfere, with our
rights and privileges; as freemen, they may dehv
er their farewelf address to the public and retire
from the stage of usefulness. If they cannot con
sistently permit their membes to use the intoxica-
ting beverage except as a medicine, ' they should
certainly allow jus the privilege of voting for our
candidates' whether, they treat ' the people or not.
Over this .subject they can never exercise any con
trol. ButJ the errors, and imperfections which
sometimes attend institutions of this character,-are
by no means conclusive evidence of the weakness
and injustice of the cause itself, if it is a high
and noble cause. It aims at reforming the drunk
ard, restoring peace and plenty to- the family cir
cle, and rendering bmv who was once on k level
with the brute, a respectable and honored citizen.
t aims also at preventing the young men from
becoming drunkards, so that when the old .race of
them shall have departed, we may have a sober
and an intelligent generation to represent us in the
councils of the cation, and to fill the 'other offices
which, by the division of labor, are so important
o bur welfare and happiness. . When we look at
he annals of poverty and crime we will find that!
many cases are" to be traced to intemperance as
their first incentive and their prime cause. ; We
nmvn i
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told him of his neglected ("business: arid his deperi-
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dent children, of his distressed1 and brokc'n.hcart
ed .wife, and above all of hiiown immortal feou
he w ould
abstain aiid, repent. He 'replied,1 I am resolwd
to ijuit, d 1 have quit! it.'? . ;He did ipdecd rib-1 . ;
stam for a time, bdt alas! his- appetite Was too i !
strong.- , .I,Ie could not suppress his thirst for that : i -
which he well knew rriust soon terminate his life. ' . , j
The.'pliriurii "tremens 4icame" 'on, anpVit.'rcquijpd. . .j4,
the skill of a success! ulrihysician' to give hiriian -'
relief ' The! physician was so much alarmed, that,' j
jie old him he h6ped he should nejcr ' see 1 yrrj j
'have a similar parpxysm,and tlien. repeated hisfi T .i
forts to dissuade hWfrOm his! destructive indijiN " V ; i
genjee. ' Butitywas all. in vain.- ;.yhi!sf;hc was';' '-..j
in this situation we: paiji him the second rind 1Q4 :;
visit Xfe found him reclining on hist cou'ch.ulid ' . j
ayl'"ryenit:my"wa .. 'fo
he was once a deacon of tho cfeurch. I lie said lie
-had made, his will arid pointed out the nlace where ,
he wished to be buried, aad yet these things pro
ducid rioffect5; on his mind. He adopted the crrjed ,
of Adrian the infidel arid heathen?, and once or
twice remarked,Jthat he .kriew hp was going to die, ,
ye) Jlid nbv know whither he was goirig. , ; Ho ap
peared to have neither feeling of remorse nor fear
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of death. .In tins condition he died. .; What a mcl
anchbiy picture ? This is no fancy sketch. It is
&t of .which' there am , witnesses now living ? . '
for the gentleman lived and died in this county, i
If there is anything to incite Us to form tempe4 ,.
ranee assdXriations, it is such cases as .the ono.dj'j:
spribed, which is but a specimen of a t'hoCisand.V 1 ,
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Let all moderate drinkers; then take warning arid
in time- abstain from intoxicating liquors unless '
prescribed by a physician, as a medicine. '
It ris recorded on. the pages oi ancient poesy
hatftjlysses, famous in Grepian history, dcvjsetl
an expedient! for the safety jof his, creW when in
J'' L rPt. . , e.iJI nnnr a fulfill-
icre were many nymplw
L As soon as they got op-
tiful island, on which
who sang very sweetly.
posite to itj". Ulysses perceived mat his men, in
stead of pursuing the proper course, were approach-
ing tne island. - lie immediately commanded the.! a
to fill their cars with vvaxnd.Jbind themselves t .
theVmast of the vessel, j They complied with his
instructions apd soon tHey. safely arrived at their
destined port.- r ' " .;'.''. j X ",'". t v
Wi would advise all our youhg friends to fast f v
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ten themselves to. a temperance ship, and disre
! garding thivoice of the syren, they will sadder v
life's stormy; sea in safety.
6. C. P.
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A - nnimn" sel er wasl otlennir 1 ankee clocks
finely varnished and colored, and. with a looking
glass in front, to a certain lady riot remarkable
f - .. .;-ti
lor personal beauty.
Why, it's beautiful,r'j said the
Beautiful, indeedl a
ensTie !" .said the ladyj
k at
it
Then j rnarm," rallied Johnathan, " I giiessj
vender.
it almost
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fright-
you'd better buy on
glass."!
that, han't
i ne iouowiuG: is a;
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year :; ; .
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got no-lookm
Vshire courtship in leap
Molly.' Whoy doesn't thee shake, John ?' -
John "Whov. whatlshud I saV. Molly t"f ' .
Molly. -f'Whoy" doesnt - thee'
love me, John!"
JohnL "Zo I does."
zay as, thee do
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- JohnZo I wopl straight, Molly.;
' There is, a man in Wetumpka, Alabama, so po-
ite that he never passes a pctticodt 'hanging on al
clothes pine, that he don t bow to it.
A gentleman observed upon an indiflei'ent plead-
er at thp bar, that he was the most affecting ora-
t - .... - i - i it V? ,
tor he ever heard for ho never alttemptpd to speak
but he excited general sy mpatny. (
Whyr is a mushroom like a dandy I
it is rapid in its growth, slim in its tntnk
In its' hcad.l :a
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