The herald., 1837-01-25


The Shakers Of Maine.
There are three Societies of these peculiar people,
ia Maine-one in Alfred, oue in Poland, one In New
Gloucester. The societies in Poland and New .,iou
cester located but about mile from each oenel
and worship together. .;uxo
The United Society at Neo Gioacester will more
particularly be the subject of this communicated;
Their settlement is a large elevation Oh iaiu VI
gradual ascent with the sabbath Day Pond spread
inc itself beautifully in front and adJonng tneE pre-
muses.. This pond is three miles long and hall mile
wide They own and occupy over thousand acres
Of excellent land nearly one half OF which IS
for plough land, hay or pasturing. On small stream
which passes through their lands, they have saw
grst and paning mills. . :,
This settlement was commenced IN 1850 Dy'a sHiaii
number of persons who, influenced by rellgous mo
tive wished to live separatefrom the world, and ENJOY
their deyoons by them selves. Some OF the hrst who
attempted the establishment of the "mllenla church
here were Nathan and James Merrill, JOSIAH SINE
on, and Gershom Holmes, Eiphas Ring and Barna-
bas Briggs, with their families: These were alter
wards ioned by others from the surrounding settle
ments. Notwithstanding they. receive occasional
accessions y their numbers nom me word, YET
some have died. and few have deserted them so
that they now number but about SO persons, ma
;ority Of whom are females. They have now among
then1 several of their early brethren and sisters IN
advanced life, say from 65 TO 60 years OF age And
portion Of their members consists of children, taken
from families IN INDECENT circumstances, VINO are
here trained 10 habits OF industry sobrety and neat
ness and made happy in the enjoyment OF peace
and plenty.
ton of their own industry, nearly 800 bushels OF In
dian corn and grain annually over lO0O bushels po-
tatoes and suficency of hay for their own use, and
sometimes some to sell various Hlhas ., vcsetaule
medicine to be used by their skiIiful females in sick
ness and numerous kinds OF garden seeds for the
market Also they manufacture cooper ware, spin
ming wheels and selves. 49,
Their buildings consist of two large dwelling houses
three stories high house of public worship Office
building for business, mechanics shop, spin house
where the sisters work. large wash house, dairy and
work house, two weod houses five large barns, with
sheds AID other out buildings.
They usually keep about fifty head of neat cattle
They are annually taxed about 1880, one half of
which is paid in labor in repairing roads:
Educated physicians and lawyers do not reside
among them--although in extraordinary cases they
call physician vet most Of their medicine is prOdu
ced by their gardens, and their physicians, elderly
females of their own society, accustomed to taking
care Of the SICK and strict observers OF the more COM
mon diseases.
In their worship they have elders who lead of their
aeyotons; and their business abroad and business at
home have each separate head TO attend to It's con-
Germs They have a school taught by one Of their
own fraternity, where children instructed in read
Ing writing, and arithmetic and grammar.
The entire precision which prevails in all their
movements Is truly astonishing. Nota word Is to De
but is the resHlt of conscientious regard to Jusiice
and duty Their innocent yea AID nay have the
whole force of the strongest affirmative, or refusal
and are generally rrevocable. Their words are for
the most part few and true indces the understand
ing and the heart. Especially is this the case IN their
communications with the people of the world
Bat the grand peculiarly Of their creed s that por-
ton oft which enoins universal and perpetual celb
acy. Although many husbands with their wives are
among theR yet AL the males and all the females are
limited to separate apartments, and in theu labor,
meals and rcs each sex enjoys by itself ITS own soc-
ETY. and moves in its separate sphere This arrange
ment however, does not exclude the necessary con-
ncctons i'm business affairs among them nor the mu-
tual offices of kindness to be performed for each 9th
.er The whole society are governed by the srictes
Jaws of consangunity, and brother and sister seems
10 be rle familiar well understood and only relation
among them. Meek, gentle and unassumng, they
never trespass upon each her'srghts, or give oeea
sion of reproach TO any.
They live in the earnest expectation that the princ
plas by which they COVE ned will at last unives
salIy prevsil That all the of man will,
or later the vanity and wlckedness OF separate IN
terests cease from the love Of the world and sensual
enoymens, become spiritually minded, unite with
the miilenal church, and thus bring about the con-
summation Of all things, the greatest good, and the
end of the world-Eastern Argus.
Tpr A~rp,cAs SrArssMAN.-By Nicholas Did
sHe-No country can be more worthy OF States
man 3 care than this. On none has nature lavlsbed
more of the materials ofbappness and OF grea ncss-
tata tney UiiSuirccteu, tity Hust Dc gio-
rious when rightly used On the American States
man. then devolves the solemn charge of sustaining
its institutions against temporary cxcesses, either of
the people or their ruers-and protecting them from
their greatest foes which will always lie in their own
bosom. You accomplish this only by perseyerng
IN your own INDEPENDENTLY doing your duty fear
essly to the country Ii you fail TO please her do not
the less serve her. for she the less your country
Never hatter the peope-leave that to those who
mean to betray them Remember that the man who
gave the most luxurious entertainments TO the Roman
people was the sauic who Immediately after destroy
ed their freedom. That man was julius Caesar. Re
member that the most bloody tyrant of our age was
the meanest in his courshp TO the mob and scarcely
ever spoke without invoking for his atrocities what he
called the poor people" That man was Robes |
pierre Never LET any aciisn Of your life be influenced
by the desire OF obtaining popular applause at the sx
ps SsssoG your own sincere and manly convictions.
No favor from any sovcreign-a single individual, or
thirteen mons-can console you for the loss Of your
own esteem. II they are offended trust TO their re-
turning reason to do you justice and should that hspe
fall where you cannot with honor, you re-
tire with dignity. You did not seek land you
can readily leave IT, since you qualified for retire
ment and since you carry ntot theproud consolation
of having done your duty.
But should you be called to act the stern, vet
poross part which patriot Statesmen have heretofore
performed fail not in the requisite energy tim be-
that not NJ of old another robust barbarian from
Thrace Ike Maximin-not a gladiator slave like
Spartacss some ontIer Caune may come up