The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-07-25


Iseem TO hold p the estimation of the persons who make
Pot OF conscience to abstain from them themselves and ~
deprecae such an indulgence in others With the man who
fuses the world not abusing it, such matters are nnrhe
among the most uncomfortable tre as things
an their way which present agreeable change TO the Y
axatons of bis hours; but which, perhaps
Hearty YOUTH have occupied single r1omen of s ~
Reconsideration. They afford him light subject of
Interest on which the mind unbends without Incidence ana
IS at the same time employed and unfatigued They nnn
him with themes of general conversations less likely to XXI
tate than Pocsess stimulating the sordd FEELINGS bn
Htopcs connected with his business or his E
perlous TO charity than the discussion Of the affairs and cha
racters Of neghbors They oen perhaps FORGOTTEN for
months together, till accident recalls them to his attention.
and are then indebted for their principal attraction TO the
pleasure which they communicate the child or the tranoo
whom he solcitous entertain But when he hears se
matters which he has been accustomed TO regard lightly
treated OF by the severe relgionst there portenous
value fearful dignity, mysterious importance ascrbed TO
them, of which he finds it impossible comprehend the
meaning He cannot connect the argument with the subject
ne 10 oewdered every attempt to discover any connection
between the slender theme and the vaporng defamation
wmch assumes to be discussion of its me and when all
that can be said uttered his and his COIN
eide in assuring him that he has the letter or
spirit of his religion"
dnecdote of the Req Thomas Chalmers, d. d. profes.
SCR Of Divinity in the UnUersity of Edinbugh-when hs
London the hold that he took on the minds of men
was quite unprecedented II time of strong political
feeling; but even that UNDECIDED and all parties hrong
ed to hear the Scottish preacher The very best Judges were
not prepared for the display that they heard Canning and
Wberforce went together and got into pew near the door
The elder in attendance stood close by the pew Chames
began IN his usual unpromisng way by stating few nearly
selevdent propositions, neither in the choicest language
nor IN the impressive voice. If this be ALL +" said
Canning to his companion, Z" il will never do" Chalmers
went the shutting of the congregation gradually subsidized
He got into the of his subect his weakness became
srength ms hesitation was turned into energy; and bring
ing the whole volume of his mind upon it, he poured
forth torrent of the most close and conclusive argument
brilliant with all the exuberance of imagination which
ranged over all nature for illustrations yet managed and
applied each of them with the erring dexery as
that single one had been the study Of whole le Tho
tartan beats us, said Canning we have preaching like
that in England
The Editor of the Fredericktown Herald cites
recent instance within his own knowledge of the ad-
Vantages resulting to Farmers from taking paper;
and as it is matter in which we feel some interest
we here insert it an admonition to those who are
remiss in providing themselves with the cheapest
means of gaining information known in the country.
In January last, when flour was selling at upwards
of SO per barrel in Baltimore, subscriber to the
Herald had determined after dsposng of one half
his crop at this price, to store the balance and wait
for further rise in the market In the meantime
there appeared in the Herald statement of the pr-
ces and duties flour in England. From this state
ment it was evident that at time did the prices
coed 50, and the duties then reduced 121 cents
per barrel, and at this low they continued but
very short time. 1t therefore evident, that after
ieductng freight, insurance, commission and small
profit to the merchant it not worth than 81
barrel in this country. The individual in question
therefore very prudently resolved to sell his -four
he delivered it and realized upwards of dollars for
lis whole crop, while his neighbor who took pa