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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-10-28
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From, the Southern Literary Messenger.
ON THE UNDUE AND PERNICIoUs
INFLUENCE OF WEALTH.

ON THE UNDUE AND PERNICIOUS
INFLUENCE OF WEALTH.
''.A,trum ontnes Uicta pietate col,1at."
In no instance do mankind manifest
more weakness, than in the love of money,
which forms SO striking characteristic of
our race. Upon nothing do they place a
more false, artificial, and exaggerated esti-
mate, than upon wealth: No human pas
sion is so intense, so ardent, as the "Sacra
flames a,sri"-nor is any passion so univer-
sal in its operation, so ruinous in its conse-
quences.
Every man seems TO think he has been
placed in this world to promote the selfish
views Of himself-alone, and to accomplish
but one object-the acquisition of wealth.
Wealth! this is the glorious prize for which
we are all striving. To obtain it, is the
first duty of man; to possess it, is happiness
How foolishly do we neglect the certain
means of happiness, and engage in the pur-
suit of glittering phantom, which either
eludes our grasp altogether, or if secured,
entails lasting misery upon us.
Cannot experience teach men that riches
do not confer happinessl Will they not
be guided by wisdom into the true road to
happiness? No-they cannot; will not
They toll for wealth, and yet dissatisfied
with that they possess, they still continue
TO toll on through life boarding up immense
treasures which they cannot enjoy, and
which will, in all probability, prove a
curse to their posterity.
Are there not other important, noble and
agreeable objects Of pursuit. Does the i'm
provement of the mind and heart and con-
duct afford no pleasure? Do innocence,
contentment, evenness of temper, and the
domestic and social virtues possess no
charms? Is the practice of virtue; in pro-
noting the welfare of our fellow men, an
object unworthy our attention! These
things have little, very little influence upon
the mass of mankind. All their motives,
feelings and principles, are subservient to
the predominant, unconquerable love ofmo-
ney. All their thoughts g. actions converge
to one point-money. The universal cry
is-money.
II is the duty of every man to provide for
himself competency. 1t is essential to
happiness to be above want. 1t is a source
ofpleasure to enjoy "the glorious privi-
lege of being independent" These pre-
suppose chat man is in the enjoyment of
all the comforts and convenionces of life
II he have them he is then in the possession
of all the real good which money can afford
Wealth may indeed, furnish luxuries; but
they are hurtfuI. They enervate both mind
and body; corrupt the heart and affections,
and engender vicious inclinations and indul-
gences. Luxury is rich soil, producing
an exuberant growth of noxious, poisonous
weeds.
Happiness shuns the abode Of voluptu-
ous wealth, as well as that ofsqualid power
ty. She dwells most frequently with con-
tented competency. Peace, cheegfulness,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-10-28
P0IE[gIaEo
From the American Weekly Messenger.
HE WAS OUR FATHERS DARLING.


From the American Weekly Messenger.
HE WAS OUR FATHERS DARLING.
He was our fathers darling.
A bright and happy boy
His life was like a summers day,
OF innocence and joy.
His voice, like singing waters,
Fell softly on the ear,
So sweet, that hurying echo
Might linger long to hear.
He was our mothers cherub,
Her life's untarnish'd light,
Her BILE sed joy of morning,
Her vsion'd hope of night.
His eyes were like the day beams,
That brighten all below
His ringlets like the gatherd gold
OF sunsets gorgeous glow.
He was our sisters plsything,
A happy child of glee,
That frolick'd on the parlor floor,
Scarce higher than our knee.
His joyous bursts of pleasure
Were wild as mountain wind
His laugh, the free unfetter'd laugh
Of chidhood's chainless mind.
He was our brothers. treasure,
Their bosom's early pride:
a fair depending blossom,
By their protecting side.
A thing to watch and cherish,
With varying hopes and fears
To make the slender, trembling reed,
Their staff for future years.
He is--a blessed angel,
His home is in the sky
He shines among those living lights,
Beneath his makers eye.
A freshly gather'd lily,
A bud of early doom,
Hath been transplantcd from the earth,
To bloom beyond the tomb.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-10-28

"A village is like that subteraleous cav
ea'ied the ear of Dyonisius; nothing pass
IN H. or near it, but it is instantly know
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
INFLUENCE OF cI ERcYMEN.

There is class of men in whose pows CT Il IS, by thci' position ih society, and by virtue 0t the influence which their office s'ves them, to d" much for the cause of general education. | allude to my reyer. end and respected brethren of the clergy. lift be true, that intelligence is favor able to the interests of,morality and reli.. gion-~if. to make men sieadfastly and em. ineniIy yirtuons. and ra,ionally, as we'll as ferven'ly devout, we must enlighten their unders,anding-.hat knowledge enlarges and Iiberalises inc mind, and opens it wide 10 the reception of trutt-thal intellectual culture, and intellectual enjoymenls, are a powerful security against the seductive in. flucnce of error and of vice-that the best affections of the heart, no less than the highest powers of intellect, are refined, and strengthened, and improved, by broa- der, and more elevated, and more accurate view of the being, in all his complicated relations-to GoD, to his fellow men, to himself, to his country, to society, tO his family, and his friends-t0 the exlernal world around him, and to that untried state of existence, which awaits him here- af'er-if it be true also, that ignorance dulls, and contracts, and debases the hu- man mind-tbat the absence of more refn- ed tastes, and purer and more exalted pleasures, gives predominancc to the gross CT propensi,ies of mans lower nature--s that, seen through the medium of an unen- frightened understanding, the most impor~ tant things are obscure, and confused and nncertain-that in this darkened, and be- wi!dered and groping condition of the
 mind, faith even may degenerate into big. otry, and devotion into superstition; if these things be true, then respectfully, but as the same time, earnestly ask, are not the Clergy, by the sacred obligations of their office; as being especially the guar- diaps and conservators of the public mor- als; as the delegated advocates and defen- ders of religious truths; as the lights and guides of the people ip the paths of right- eousness as their counsellors and conducs tors in the straight and narrow way, which leadeth unto life; called upon to make the cause of education, empha,ically, their own cause to identify it with themselves; to strive, with all their power, and this is great, 10 encourage and promote its ads vancement, and that too, with direct refs erence to the highest ends of their profess sion7 What mighty influence might they not exercise? What great and invai- uablc results could they not bring about ]; by waking up the attention of the people to this subject; by advising to measures of improvement by visiting and inspecting ,he schools; by cheering and animating the teachers by throwing, in word, the whole weight of their talents, and infu- ence, and efforts effectively and decidedly on the side of general education? And it is matter of deep regret and surprise, that they should have, in any degree, wi.hhol- ,ie" themselves ftom this great and good cause. ."--Rev. Wm. Page.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
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Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
WHAT IS A USEFUL EDUCATION [

We put ihe question in reference to the great body of American youth who are to earn lheir bread by the sweat or their brow, and, nnder Providence, to wield the des,i- nies of our country. Two principles should govern: Ie0ch them to prOvide for themselves hcnorabiy, under any ordinary contingency and Qualify them to become useful to sociefy. Tho times. as well as universal experience, abnndantIy admonisls us, that how wever the children of wealth may indulge in indolence and dissipation while ,beir means last, the greater mass of Amer ican youth must aud ought to depend upon their labor for their fortunes and usefulness. Fortune is at best precarious; patrimonial dependence IS uncertain, and reliance upon the friendship or charity of the world or upon office, is frail and often debasing.- Dependence is the only sure stay. We are erer most sOiiling to help Mose wko help themselves. Productive labor is ,he legiti- mate source of all wealth, individual and national and this labor is profitable to che individual and 10 the nation, in pr0portion to the measure of scientific knowledge which guide and direct it's operation.--- Hence il is of primary importance that ouR youth slrouId be efficiently taught to labor, and that their minds should be early imbued with that kind of Knowledge which will in- siruct them in the principles of their busi- ness, render it honorable, and make them independent in conduct and fortune.
 Many farmers think il too much trouble 10 boil apples for their hogs. Perhaps it might generally be more economical to grind or rasp them. and make pudding by fermentation instead of boiling. The ap- pies might he rasped as above, and meal added which would soften and swell in as little time as it would require to bring on prope: state of fermentation. We re- member to have seen it stated by prac- iical feeder who had tried the experiment, but whose article is not now at hand, that apples crushed or rasped and duly ferment- ed, arc as good for fai.ening hogs as boiled applcs.- Vermont Chronicle.
 4 Lost Repmtation.--A large gawky vii" attended school, acquired such habit "f 'ai.lns. that his piaymates sought every opporluni,y to make him ridiculous.
 When coming into school afier iEter- mission, he preferred a complaint against mischievonS Iiul6 miss somewhat like this ;
 Pupil---Tbis gal keeps sayin' k'm thief
 Instruc,or-W What does she say you hav@ stolen7
 Popil-Shc says ! stole her character.
 Al this june,uTe, a little girl jumped up and said, gcth hs did--I gelh ha did for lheen him behind ,he cool hOUsb, cate in' somsthiDs.'
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
H Y M N

'ng 0t Ghe Oieon, Sept 2Oih, on ths cccas'0n ef M V chanic Association, srritten by
 REV. MIR. PTERPoNr. Not with the conqueror's song, ~ Thy cOurts, o Gud, we thrOngV
 For battles gained; No canndn's sulphurous throat, No trumpet gives it's note, No banners OCT us float, With fresh blood stained. Over no captive kings, Our eagle spreads her wings, Or whets her beak; Nor, OCT the battle plain, l Where death-shot fell like rain, Where lie in gore the slam,
 Comes her shrill shriek. For ART, which thou hast given ..... The tribute, due to heaven,
 We come to pay; ART, that, to deck her halls, , On air and vapor calls, ..I .,... On winds and waterfalls, And all obey.
 ART, that, from shore to shore, ,. Moves, without sail or oar, 'Gainst winds and tides; Or, high OCT earth and seas, Sits m her car at ease, And heaven-ward, on the breeze,
 Triumphant rides. . ART, that, through mountain bars Breaks, that her horseless cars
 Self moved may go; -. And, without looking back, Rolls, on her iron track, Where the white cataract Thunders below. ,-s-... ART, that, on spool or reel, Winds the smooth silk or steel Spun by her hand, Then, with her touch of fire, Draws, from the chord or wire, Tones than an angel choir,
 Well might demand. ART, to thee, Mosr H1GH! Gladly doth sanctify
 Her works and powers Lord, ere our tongues are still, Our hands forget their skill, To thy most holy will
 Devote we ours.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
.NcE " GOODS.

MORE NEW GOODS just received, a. IVA mong which may be found great va- riety of Summer Cloths, such as Buffalo Cloth, figured Hastings, Ladies' Camblets, Princet- tas. plaid and striped Drillings, sc. &c.-all of which will be sold low for cash.
 ~ Wehave just received an assortment of Shakers Tubs and Pails; also Garden Seeds. "a N. II. NORTH & co.
 Liichfeld, May 4. 4S
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
Inasnediately Wanted,

pY the subscribers, THREE BOYS, IA or -D l5 years old, as Apprentices in the SGv- MGking Business.
 T. WI GROVES & co. Inquire of T. WI. Groves, Unionuille,
 c. D. Cowlcs, Pennington, or
 Amos Wadsworth. Litchfeld. u Persons in the way of using SAWS ot any description are invited to call'at the store ofAMos WADswoRrH, of Ltchfield, who vii, ln few days be supplied with samples of our manufacture, which we warrant to be of superior quality. T. w. I. G. & co. Farmington, March ?, 1887. 39
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
BLANK S.

ON HAND, FOR SALE, AT THIS oFFTCE,
 THE FOLLOWING KINDS: Warrantee Deeds, Co. Court Subpoenas Quit Claim Deeds, Book, Justice Book, Note, Justice Note, Bail Bonds, Justice Subpoenas, Pensioners Blanks, Executions, &c. &c. June l.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
TAILORING,

NNHE subscriber would inform his friends, N acquaintances. neig!:bors and the public, that he contemplates carrying on the Tailor- ing Business in Ltchfeld, two doors east of the Court House, where prompt attention will be paid to all orders from customers, in his occupation He intends to try his best to give satisfaction to all, with the utmost impartiali- ty, both in making and cutting garments.
 HENRY A. HULL.
 Litchfeld, August 30, 1887. l3
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
CANDLES

d2CNa 8MSWEa1Co WON1pa0Y0
 OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, C1l7Sfeyt 200, ,OOO zDOEESy2-S, With liberty to increase the S me to half a
 million of dollars, nFFER to insure Dwelling Houses, Stores, O Goods, Mills, Manufactories, Barns, and every other species of insurable personal property, against
 LOSS OR DAMAGE BY FIRE, at as low rates of premium as any other sim liar institution in good standing. Persons wishing for policies or renewals can apply to
 ISAAC LAWRENCE, Agen,
 one door 'cest cf the Presbyterian Church, June 29. Litchfeld, Con.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
From the Baton Rouge fLa.l Gasette.

Strange Circxmstance.-A few days since a stranger accosted negro man in the woods about seven miles above this town, and in- quired the distance from St. Augustine. The negro replied that he knew no place of that name, but that Baton Rouge was at short distance. He was then asked the distance 10 the nearest physician and farm. The ne- gro pointed ont the road to Mir. Neilsons, where the stranger subsequently, arrived.- His denuded appearance and gentlefnanly manners attracted the notice of Mir. Nelson, who with kindness and humanity bestowed upon him every attention that his situation required. From his conversation it was as- Certained that he was an officer in the U. s. .Army-Lieut. C. B. Chalmers, of the lst Re- giment Artillery, lately stationed at St. Au- gustine, Florida. He states that the last re- collection he has is, Of taking q ride (which he was in the habit of doing every morning,) in tho neighborhood of St. Augustine. It is surmised that he was thrown from his horse, which caused concussion of the brain, pro- ducing insanity, and that in this state he crossed the peninsula of Florida, and wan- dered thus far.
 He states that when he found himself in the woods, and met the negro, it appeared to him that he was waking from a disagreeable dream. He has some faint recollection of being on rail road, (this is supposed to be the Pontchartrain rail road,) but cannot ac- count for his finding himself here. It is re- ally wonderful that he should have escaped the tribes of hostile Indians in Florida and sustained the privations of every kind which he must have encountered during his cratic wanderings until he reached this place. It will be gratifying to his friends and relatives to know that the officers at this post, the mo- ment they learned the circumstances, had attendance and every possible care has been extended to hins.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02
POETRY
THE POOR MAN,

THE POOR MAN. /.
What man is poor not he whose brow
Is ba;h'd in Heavens own light,
Whose knee alone to God must bow,
Atmorning aud at night
Whose arm is nerv'd by heaIthiul toll,
Who sits beneath the Tree,
Or treats wpon the fruitful soil,
With spirits calm and free.
Go--let the proud his gems behold,
And view ,heir sparkling ray
No silver vast, or yellow gold,
Can Danish care away
lie cannot know the thrilling dream
Which smiles thin the cot,
Wh,re sunny brooks and faces CLEAN,
To cheer the poor mans lot.
What man is pnor not he whose brow
Is wet with Heavens own dew,
WIN breaches 10 God the heart. felt vow
Whose pledge is deep and true,
The morning calls his active feet
To no enchanting dome,
But evening and the twilight sweet
Shall light his pathway HOME.
And there is music in his ear,
In the glad voice ofhis child,
Ills wife with hurried steps draws near,
And spirit undefiled-
Then turn not from the humble heart,
Nor scorn its cheerful tone
FOR deeper feelings there may start,
Thin the proud havo ever known:
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02
WILaINoToN IN. c. Jan. IL.
MURDER MOST FOIL.

We are sorry to be compelled to re.
cord murder Of as unnatural and hor.
rible character as any which ever dis.
graced the calender ofcrime. On the Sd
inst. Phoershe Howell, all aged woman
OF this County, was most brutally muir
dered by her son. Needham Howell.
The facts, SO far as they have come to
our knowledge, are somewhat as fol-
lows:
Howell, his mother. and young girl
OF 10 or IL years ofage were together
ia small building on the Sound, when
Howell induced his mother to 90 out
with him into the yard. Soon after they
left the house. the Young girl was a.
harmed by the cries of the deceased, and
rushing out, found Howell sitting astride
his PROSTATE mother, and beating her
in the face with brick. The girl i'm
meoiately fled to an adjoining plantation
(distant about fourth of mile) for as
sistance, aud returned in company with
one or two other persons, when they
found Howell standing on the breast oil
the mangied corpse, with a pipe in mis-
mouth, aud kicking her face with the
heel Of his boot. Rumor saws that he
perpetrated the act while under tempo.
rary arrangement from the effects o.
strong drink. He fled soon after the
murder, and has not Since been heard Of
-Adrertiser.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02

kEroRT NOT .-Anecdotc
?fJ Randolph, Of Roanoke. Ii 10 related Of
Jno Randolph .ha, on one occasion, when
public buildings was under consideration in
Congress, he rose, and as usual, spoke in op.
position .toIi---appropr'alion had been IRE.
guentIy asked and as frequently granted
and still the buildings went up with steal
Thy pace-he wsoted to see The end OF il. e.
Tor this pun pose he moved 10 refer the sub
Ject 10 the committee on unfinished business
a workman, in The gallery close by, irrilafed
at the opposition Mr.. K. had shown 10 wbar
was TO constitute his support, and unable To
bear ibis taunt, cried out in voice some.
what like R.'s--"And move, Mr.. Snea-
ker, that the gentleman he referred 10 The
same committee. This severe re,ort ,,poo
the III formed and badly made orator OF Vir.
g'aia, set The whole House in roar, and the
sergeant at arms was Immediately despatch
ed n arrest the offender, but he had ,,isau.
peafed and could not he found.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02
BAlr1MoRR. Fen. 10

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HYDRoPHoBIA.-A fatal case OF this
terrible disease occurred yesterday after
noon In this city. Some time in August
last. Mr.. William b. Payne received a
slight scratch or wound on one of his
fingers, whilst playing with dog, which
he had no reason to suppose was rabid,
and consequently the circumstance did
not excite particular attention at the
time' nor occasion any subsequent unea-
s'ness whatever. On "Wednesday last,
however. the symptoms of hydrophobia
were plainly developed in the case OF
Mr.. Payne; and in defiance of all the
appliances OF medicine, the disease rap
idly run its course, in its usual forms Of
distress and hortor, until yesterday af-
ternoon, when death closed the scene
and put period to the patients suffer
Ings. The deceased was in his thirty.
third year, and has left wife and chill.
dren TO deplore his sudden aud painful
death.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02
General Intelligence.

The New York Journal OF Commerce
complains OF the great rise in house-rents
in that city. 1t says:
"Six or eight hundred dollars is the
least for which a house can be obtained
within two miles of Wall street, to afford
comfortable accommodations for mod
crate family, and large proportion of
such houses command ten aud twelve
hundred dollars. We do not speak of
mansions for the rich they are two and
three thousand dollars. The pressure
OF rents on the middling classes is severe,
though, after all, they are generally in
prosperous circumstances.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02
IMpoRTAYIoss or Wnr.r

IMPoRTATIONs OF WHEAT Tile
quantity OF foreign wheat imported into Bal.
timore since last harvest is upwards of 361,
OOO husheaIs. This would suffice fur the
manufacture Of about IS 900 barrels Of flour
But, notwithstanding the supplies thus de-
rived, the city inspections for the quarter
ending on ;he 31st December show falling
off Of 81 500 barrels. Hence may be form.
ed some idea, though very imperfect one,
OF The extent Of The failure oil last years
wheat crop in those sections Of The country
whose flour is forwarded 10 this market
The real deficit 10, no doubt, much greater
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02

SLAVE TRADE AT MocHA.-The last
BOMBAY Courier states that the slave
trade Is carried OH to great extent at
Mocha. A letter from that place saws:
81 have ascertained that within the las;
ten days, upwards Of 700 women OF "a.
'her girls, from 10 10 l6 and Is years
old have been imported. They look
wTetchediy from starvation. receiving
but just food enough TO keep them alive 3
The cholera was raging at Mocha 10 an
alarming extent. The Company's A..
gent, the captain Of the American brio
Waverly, aud 42 others, were carried
off by it in one day.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02

Very ToueH-The Liverpool Journal
says: MIR. Hinton OF Lambertb, has a horse
which he calls Jumper, that he has taught 10
open the barn door and feed himself, and
when Mr. II. desires to ride, he has nothing
70 dc but TO call for Jumper, when instantly
me morse Will open the stable door, and la
king The saddle q bride in his mouth, come
10 MS master. WI hen he finishes riding. he
takes off his saddle and bride. which The
horse, of bis own accord, carries back 10 the
barn, he then closes The door, seizes the cur
ry comb in his mouth, curries such parts as
ne can, then hangs it up and rubs himself a.
gainst it.
The Duke OF Buccleugh has offered Mr..
linton Thousand guiness for the horse.