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Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-01
A VOICE FROM THE GREEN MoUNTAl,


Al large and respectable meeting Of the Free
men Of .7ddispn County, held at the Vermont H~
tell, IN Mnl'llebury, on the 9Th day of March A.
-. 1928. pursuant to public notice. AsAnnL Par,
SONS was called to the Chair, and CALVIN c. NAr|
LEn appointed Secretary.
The objects of the meeting were briefly state
by Charles LINsEEy, Esq Who offered for tler
consideration the following Preamble and Resclu-
lions which were unanimously adopted.
Vhereas. we regard the freedom Of tie press a,
the only safeguard OF the rights Of the people, and
inc bulwark OF all free institutions and as tNe
most efficient engine for our protection against the
neglect or misconduct Of the public servants; and
as we believe it to lie our Indispensable duty. as
republican ircemcn, to guard with the most wakcir
vigilance, this great defence of freedom from ever
encroachmcht OF power: especially from all at
temps by SELF constituted cens0rs. 10 make it The
organ OF their own interested views, to the csclu
sion "i all freedom Of discussion: Ihercfore--
Hcsotred, That We view the late attempt to con
tro and awe the press into Submission, for the un
| nailowcd purpose OF preventing free and candA
discussion oi TIE merits OF public men and mea
sufes' as irausht with imminent danger to the per
P'e ana as aiming az the destruction of that proua
e,lice OF American Liberty, reared BY the vaor am
blood OF our fathers and coniided to our protcctioH
Tor future generations
Hesolred, hat the coalition formed for the puf
pose at prescribing the Editor of the Jtasionl
'etanda'd' forcby reminds us Of the days OF w
wnen Representative in Congress, from this D.
trct' was confined within the gloomy walls OF =
prison, Tor expressing opinions in favor OF the tree
Gom Of the press and the right and privileges ct .
free people,
'ihe Hon MATHEW I.roy member of Congress- vic
during the life Of the Old Sedon Law was sentenced w
pay inc OF $1,000, and be imprisoned four mouths for
pressing ms sappTohaion Of thu Of the sdna
a,,o" oI 1oha '7I'nn'. During the time Of his ccfa
OF the Freemen, and when finally liberated ty tte Pr
nent OF the line, about 500 of his fellow citizens ecag''
him 70 inc bounds Oft State his way TO Congress.
on mat occ .s'on distinguished gcntlcman ct sysin'
closed ABOUT Sioo IN complementary letter 10 MI 'Eo
20 DC appropriated towards tlic payment 6 c 'nr.
Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-01

From Il lite London Paper. J

CORRECTION OF TlME--It may not per-
haps. be generally known. that those who were
born before the Goth Of February, 500, should af
ter that day reckon their birth DAYS a day later
than before. Those who were living before the al
tefation Of the style, in l75l. may recolect that
after that alteration. theil birth days were reckon
ed DAYS later. further alteration Of one day took
place in 1900 which would. III the usual course. have
been leap year, but had only sos da,s If we
suppose a child 20 have been born on TIE 3lst ncc
1896. on the 3l-t Dec. 1900 he had lived 1 year,
Of 365 days each but as every 4th wear should
have $50 days. tie child was not fonr yrd,s old
TIL the 1st Of Jan. 1851 and man BEN 1T IL
Jan l15l, was 10 years old on th. 18th 81 Jan
1901, and was so on the 18th Jan. 1901.
Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-01

Left the Dwelling Of his parents, on Monday.
the lTth instant. bos between fifteen and sixteen
wears ct are, and has not since been heard o.
Had on when he went away, blue cloth coat.
with metal buttons. nearly new, blue pantaloun..
striped black velvet vest, black fur hat, par,lv
worn, makers name. Charles & ]. H. Buckley.
tPhadeIphia lie Is supposed to have with hin,
middling size, light hair trunk. with the letter
W marked on The top with brass nails. The
said lad is what is teraaed quick spoken. ANY H.
formation respecting him. directed to the editor.
of The Philadelphia Gazette, will lie thankful,
received by his afflicted parents.
BIZ Editors Of public journals will confer ,
las!l!. favor py inserting the above.
Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-01

Tile American Journal Of Science contains ali
interesting paper from Professor Hare of phila-
delpha. Oh lightning rods lie says. ~ should
not consider a metallic rod. terminating without
any enlargement OF surface in the water or the
earth, as an adequate protection against lightning
but we're such conductors TO terminate in metallic
sheets, buried in the earth or immersed in the sea
Or By connection daily made as ,rhh the iron
pipes, with which our city Philadelphia is mater
I'd. ~ the copper ~th which ships are gpnrraHy
shfothed. should have the most perfect confidence
in their competency.
1t is not only important that the points of con
TACT between the metallic mass EMPLOYED to af
ford lightning an adequate passage, and the earth
water. in which it terminates, should be so nul
tlplled as to compensate for the inferior conduct
ing power of the earth or water; but it is also
necessary that the conducting rod be as continuous
possible. When conductors are to be stationary
a when applied To buildings, they should consist
Of pieces screwed together. or perfectly Joined by
solder, as we'll as by screwing. When feasibility
j. requisite, the JOINTS should be neatly made like
those OF the irons IN fall top carriages. and should
be rivetted as to ensure Il close contact at the
junctures.
. pointed rod be cut into parts, SO as to
produce intervals. bounded by blunt termlnations
its efficacy will not he much greater than if it had
no point; because the fluid will in this case PASS
IN sparks. instead Of being transmitted in cur
rent L IS on this account object TO chains, or
rods joined by loop, or hooks and eyes,
collection Of .farty.three theusund disscrta
tons on az, formed by celebrated jurist wa.
! advertised in Germany not long since. They
make nearly three thousand volumes IN quarto.
/ AS Sir Walter Scott was riding with friend in
the neighbo,hoot Of Ahbotsfori, he came to field
gate. which an Irish beggar. who happensd to be
near, FASTENED to open for him. Sir Walter wa.
'es'rous OF rewarding The cisilny, by the present
Of sixpence, but found that he had not SO small
i com in his purse. Here, my good fellow salt
the Barone here is shilling for you but mind
you owe me six pence" Sc God bless your Hon
or'' exclaimed Pat, may your Honor live till
pay you" Literary Gazette.
Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-01

a collection Of .farty-three Moasad dsscrta
tons on az, formed b, celebrated jarist. wa
advertised in Germany not long since. The
make nearly three thousand volumes IN quarto.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18
LIFE PRFSFRVERS

Cloth impergiOus to air and '0ater, &c.
We are informed. that after a great variety
DIR. Comstock OfHarttord,
has found a composition which will render
cloth and leather, and other substances I'M
Dervious to water. Coloured cloth, as silk
or cotton, does not show the water proof.
composition on the one. side when II Is
placed on the other; so that cloaks or othOr
articles of dress look equally as well after
being made water proof. Shoes, Boots,
and other articles have been in use more
than a year and shll retain their impervi-
ousress. Several canal engineers have
psntaloons made with feet Of this cloth. By
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18
LFrom tie N. 7. Com. .4de.l

From the Information ofthOse who never
sec the documents piled Oh the tables o
the members of Congress, / have MADE a
synopsis of the report of the Commissions
of the General Land Office, and which &C
companied the Presidents Message at the
opening of the present session.
The quantity of land purchased by the
United States Is 2j5 374. 667 acres.
The quantity yet to be purchased lying
within the present limits Of our states and
territories, is 56,9i3 10 acres.
The amount of land surveyed to first
January 1896, I3S,9SS, pa acres.
Amount of land sold to LIST. Jan. 1876 is
1929, 10 acres.
Amount ofcash rcceivedto lst Jan. 1926
is S37545,9qS.
Amount of land debt, is $685., S3l
Total of sales of lands, is S4O,35l, $50
10.
mountofland proposedto bereInquIsh-
ed to states, is 220,273. 800.
The amount paidfor the public domain
including the purchase OF Louisiana. so,
100000, and of Florida, S5,OOO,OOO, the
amount paid to Georgia and Yazoo clam,
Indian cessions and for surveying $4,000,
600 acres, and for expenses sale Of 1929,
40 acres, is S32, 9l1, Sl3.
tits obvious that the charge Of the Pur-
chase of Louisiana and Florida to the pub
lie lands is not strictly correct, as other
considerations than the mere purchase of
the lands, operated in the purchase.
The above is a simple expose Oft the state
of the Treasury-the bill rejected by the
Senate yesterday, and the bill reported to
the house on the 9Th of January, do in eff
feet give to the new states the great sums
of 20O,0OO,0O0. The question of their
RIGHT has been fairlymet & decided by de-
cisiye majority, that this bill for graduating
so called, the public lands, or IN other words
to cede the public land, had been rejected
by the Senate, and they have refused to use
the language ofthe distinguished member
of Missouri, (NIr. Barton Ito rip up the
goose that has laid and will lay golden
eggs"
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18
REMEMBRANcEs FOR A DAY.

Two English ladies were passing
through a valley in the neighbourhood Of
CRANBERRY, in Savoy, a year or two back.
They met a female peasant of an interest
ing appearance; and upon the conversation
with her turning towards religion, she took
oct book, in which was paper sealed in
it, given to her by her priest. 1t was in
French, and the following is a translation
of it.
"Christian, remember thou hast to-day
"A God to glorify: A Christ to initiate:
all he angels to honor: a soul to save: a
body to mOrtify: virtue to implore: sins to
weep for: a paradise to gain; a hell to
avoid: an eternity to mediate on: time To
husband: a neighbOr to edify: a world to
fear: devils tocombat: passions to subdue.
and perhaps death to suffer, and jndgrSeHt
to undergo"
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

BEGIN TO EDUCATE YOUR CHI DRIN EARLY.
What is the object of educatIonl To
form the character. How is this to be
done! Not by lessons, but principally
through the influences of example and cir
cumstance and situation. How soon Is
the child exposed to these inhuencesl-
From the moment it opens its eyes and
feels the pressure to It's mothers bosom;
from the hour that it becomes capable of
noticing what passes around it, and know
inc the difference of one thing from an
other So powerful are the gradual and
unnohced influences ofthese early months,
that the infant, if INDUCED and humored,
may grow into petty tyrant at ten months
old; and tottle about at two years a selfish,
disconnected, irritable thing, that every one
but the mother turns from with disgust.
During this period every human being is
makinghi first observations, g. acquiring
his first experience; passes his early Judg-
ments. forms opinions, & acquires habits.
They may be ingrained into the character
for life. Some right and some wrong no
tons may take hold; and some impressions,
good or bad, may sink so deep, as to be with
scarcely any force eradiCated. There is
no doubt, that many of those incurable
crookednesses of disposition, which we at
tribute TO nature. would be found, if they
could be traced, to have originated in the
early circumstances ofhfe. Just as a de-
formed and slunted tree is so, not from any
natural perversity of the seed from which
it sprung, but from the circumstances of
the soil and situation where it grew.
Journal Of Education.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

since. wc noticed ON account Of. '''
r.. letter 90 a. c,-.aa Post Once m
g.ar. mailed iamay 1870 40 Windsor,
.t,.rr ben-yer-, lacking d Icu days,
bs.ueeo OF 5ou 20 niles. This
\, rather extraordinary. tu. when we
tt tc time SIS, when racAlses
--- Nashville Pos, Office -os ,ls place,
round b, the Way o'Enoz,L.e Lynch
81. Richmond Washn.-m Ciy, &c. and
ram tro 90 tl.ae months ou tle way,
-.. DE above circumstance 90 least pos
,rn a-a1a5e. bu since ls present
~rrt.oas OF ha Post Office Dcpar.-
sem carried n,o operation, we have
..,-rs. log such comp.iuti ON tle con-
v.-...- ue receive eastern papers by Jhe
..,~-.,. or western by .hc eastern, hc dii-
b,v..a che time th4tthy osst and ace
.., -... sysg BRIEF but tlat we do,
...- Frequently, .yecas.cnpaPers by the
affects particularly those prints
nav slm- OBJ City. Whether
.....rrs to- bei- beng originally mailed to
.... route aii.reu, from tlc usual one, OF
ors1me suburg Pos. Mas
% This place. ,as some mllc,oas.y sup
r. do not take upon ourselves 90 says bu
sos.yta.. .ba difference between thcI.
VIVA. dlv and .he lne OF ,aei. aoul
seldom longer dan would require tne
.t5 .rnol from t.is place 90 Z"as'i.e or o.
a. .a Nv5l.e, kr and return Whether
..-. thus r..uci or not oft b. owing
..' we .ese ,o such u.s. ars Do tle
st of receiving enclosures more v.ua7.e .ln
.. l-,.. ...- received. .omlse tle compliant
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18
A BYE LAW.

To pre- 5t y5rs0HS batbm az ccrtdiR times
IN the Ohio Rirer lcithu tho bounds Of
tho borough Of WheeiiRg.
Il ; many persons are in the habit of bathing
III in the Ohio River within the bounds of the
b,,ough of Wheeling, in the day time, thereby
violating every principle ofmodosty and decorum
Be Il enacted, BY the mayor and commonaly
of the town of Wheeling, in common council
assembled, That il shall not be lawful Tor any
person, or persons, TO battle in the Ohio River
within the bounds of the borough of Wheeling,
between the hours of sunrise and dusk IN the
evening-all persons above the age of twelve
years. infringing the provisions of this act shall be
liable to penalty of fifty cents for every such
offence, recoverable before any Justice of the
peace for the County of Ohio, in be name Of the
mayor and cOmmonalty, and applied in aid Of the
Taxes Of SAID Town. In case the offender be un-
der lawful age, the parent, master OF guardian,
shall be liable to the penalties of tins act
This act, TO take effect from the passing thereof
Passed, June Is, 1922.
JOHN LIST, j. Recorder
}MOSES w. CHAPLINE,
Mayor.
a true copy of the Bye Law.
]. W. RAY, Recorder.
June 18th, g.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18
PetcrSbwgb, J1mc 3
DREADFUL HAIL STORM.

The ueighborhood of Darvills, in Din
widdie, va. was visited on Friday the 3Oth
ult by one of the severest hail storms
within the memory Of the oldest inhabitant.
The size ofthe hail was uncommOnly large
many of them measuring nine inches IN
circumference. The extent of the dam
ace has not been ascertained, as the WI
ter of this note left the neighborhoOd with
In an hour after the fall Wheat and Rye
fields appeared considerably injured, and
the road for several miles was strewed
with leaves and broken branches of trees,
HqtL
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18
RED SNOW.
In Captain Parry's narrative, we fin
the following account:


In Captain Parry's narrative, we find
the following account:
.4ugugt 2d-In the course of this days
Journey we met with a quantity of snow,
dnged, to the depth of several inches, with
some red colouring matter, ofwhch por-
ton was preserved in a bottle for future ex-
animation. This circumstance recalled to
our recollection our having frequently be-
fore, in the course of this Journey, remark
ed that the loaded sledges, in passing over
hard snow, left upon it a light rose colour
ed tint, which at the time we attributed TO
the colourug matter being pressed out of
the birch of which they were made. To
day. however, we observed that the run
ners of the boats, and even our own foot
steps, exhibited the same appearance; and
on watching it more narrowly afterwards,
we found the same effect produced, in a
greater or lesser degree, by heavy pres
sure on almost ali the ice, over which we
passed, though a magnifying glass could
detect nothing to give it this tinge. The
colour of the red snow which we bottled,
and which only occurred in two or three
spots, appeared somewhat different from
this, being rather of salmon than a rose
colour; but both were so striking as to be
the subject of constant remark.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

Tor hours or Tor the Wilole day' "ltloul
getting wet.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Gratiot has
been appointed to the command of the En-
gineer Corps, vice Alexander .MacOmb,
now Major General of the Army.
The Philadelphia Quarter Sessions have
Just decided that a certain John Hodges, or
Hodge, had no right to beat the partner
Of his BOSOM" as some mems wives are
somewhat absurdly called. They are part
ners In their vexations, their losses and
their Indebtedness, and have often an I'M
divided property of their i'll usage. The
story of Hodges dame is short and simple;
but it is a story after the life. Hodge, at
ter the fashion of his betters, first ''abused
his spouse by abuses and words" Then
falling into a less sophisticated course Of
action, he beat her "with his fist, By kicks, "
and afterwards, with d caprice that would
have done honor to more irritable nerves,
IN more luxuriant stations, The first turned
her out of the house, and then complained
that she would not come back" Byron
could not have displayed more variable
hunlour, though he might have enyeloped
It IN a better sounding stanZa than Hodge.
With all this, Hodge had his moments of
relentng, when he would politely offer to
take back his wife, on condition OF her for
giving him. There are some men who
think to neal all sores by few soft words,
as the Saxon laws made abuse payable for
IVY q measure Of honey. That Hodge was
sad dog. more worthy "to be forgotten
han forgiven" Is evident from the fact,
ha' though his spouse consented after
,rds TO lodge with him, she had set up
90 night a the window, catching tar her
6fe" Hodges counsel objected that a
wife is a competent witness against her
husband, only IN cases Of .lOient beating,
N Of murder (qu. oftha wife) and that the
husband has a right 10 administer moderate
castigation to his wife. But Judge King
charged the Jury. that the English rule
hat man may correct his wife, is not law
ia Pennsylvania" Ia a country where
.ltox cation lends new weight to the ar
gumentum I'D baculum." which Mrs. John
lodge would translate, beating by kicks
1t Is well to take such forcibIc reasoning
out of the hands Of every Hodge of hus-
band.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

The Franklin Bank Of New York has stopped
payment, and its affairs are taken under the care
Of the Court Of Chancery. The officers hold out
an expectation that it viii finally pay ITS debls'
...se9s~--
Gen. W. H. Harrison, Minister PlenlpotennTy
TO Colombia, arrived al home on Friday last. He
does not expect to depart for Bogota before the
autumn.
go
The report of the death of Messrs. Lang and
Clapperton Is cOntradicted.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

A fine young man. son ofthe celebrated
Mungo Park has persisted IN tn Akimboo
country, in am attempt to complete those
discoveries which his fathers death left
unaccomplished.-Mr. Park has fallen
victim 10 poison, administered to him by
the Fetish men, in consequence Of his
rashly violating one of their supershtions
by ascending a Fetish tree, to take a sketch
of the group assembled at the annual Yam
festival at Aklmboo This tree Is never
approached by any but the priests, and Mr..
Park was disuaded from the attempt by the
King of Alimboo; but unhappIly persisted
IN his design.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

A negro who had learnt to read, wishing
to give some Of his countrymen who had
never seen a beck. an idea OF It, said read
ing is the power Ofhearing with the eyes
instead Of the GERS.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

Presidential ElechOu.-Having been
reDeatedly asked at what time the Presi-
Dental lecdonwill take place, IS by what
time it viii probably be ascertained which
of the candidates has succeeded, we have
deemed it proper to publish the following
statement, taken principally from a Prov
idence paper, and which we believe to be
correct The present Presidential term
will expire on the Eth of March next and
ana election for President viii take place
In the course of the present year. The
act of Congress relating to the subject,
provides. that the electors Of President
shall be chosen lCiikR thirty-tom days
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

Nature Of the Christian reHgiOn.-Chris-
tianity is at war with every evil passion in
the human heart: it condemns pride, ambi-
ton, and all those dispositions and pursuits
which exalt men in their own esteem,
and in the esteem of the world. 1t plainly
tells all rehgionist that all their costly ser
vices, their multiplied acts worship, and
their rigorous austerities, will not purchase
the pardon of their sins, nor the favor OF
God, nor title to eternal felicity: and it
calls upon them as guilty, condemned; de-
PRAYED, and miserable creatures to look
for salvation from one who suffered on the
cross; to place their dependence on him
alone, q" for wisdom, righteousness, sane
LITIGATION, and redemptlon;" and to live de-
voted to him.