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CHEAP BOOKS.-.-All the works Of Paey complete
~ in volume, handsomely printed on fine paper, and
handsomely bound, with portrait containing his moral and
political Philosophy Evidences of Christianity; Hora
Pauline Natural Theology; Sermons and other minor
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up our present Wing majority but the very votes that
have been wrested from the enemyand wrested by the
efforts Of such men as Tslmadge- himself among the
foremost Of the gallant band What utter faulty must
be to denounce the very instrumenta,y by which We
have tnumphed ~. Gase1s
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SENATOR TALLmADoE One Of the conseq uences,
and not the least gratifying, Of the brilliant hg vcto-
~ in New York, will be the reelection Of Mr. Tall
madge to the Senate of the United States No man
has contributed the overthrow OF tho Locolocos.
and richly does he deserve the confidence and support
which the Wings Of the Empire State are spontaneously
awarding to him Mayspiiis (Ky) Eagle.
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VIaGlNIA-Lewis Steenrod has been nominated
by the Loco FocoS as a candidate for Congress from
the Wheeling district. w. S. Morgan, e. F) is
the present representative.
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Mr., Rves, since he joined the Conservatives is but
the ghost Of his former self We give him up-Penn.
Examiner.
We have long been expecting you to give up the
ghost.
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In Rehearsal, and will speedily be produced, novel
piece of intense interest. written expressly for MISS
DAVENPORT. and performed by her in the first Thea
tres in England Ireland, Scotland and America, with
precedcn,ed success, entitled
THE DUMB BOY OF MANCHESTER.
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Eight hundred feet OF the bckwork OF the Thames
Tunnel are completed. Ono hundred feet more will
finish the undertaking.
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III Price OF admission First Tier and Parquette, 81
Second Tier so cents-Centre Gallery, Sl-Side Gal
lery. IS ccns-Galley for Coored Persons, 25 cents
Box Office open daily from 10 till O'Clock, and from
till s. r..
Doors open at 7perlormance to commence at half past
O'Clock
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HISTORY OF LGrERATuRE r. TannehiIl's Sketch
II es of the History Of Literature from the earliest pc
rod up to the revival of Letters tho fifteenth century,
octave volume of 3i pages full bound, price 81 cents.
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To conclude with a piece, written expressly for
Miss Davenport, by +. Lancaster, Esq, with appro-
pirate dresses, properties &c music composed expressly
for Miss Davenport, by the celebrated NJ Corn called
THE MANAGERS DAUGHTER.
Mr.. Dictator, Manager of Theatre) Mr.. Riddle
Mr.. Shanks his principal Tragedlan, Mr. Haatonville
Mr.. ,Scraggs, principal Comedian, Mr. Garner
Bochet the Prompter, MI + b. Clemens
Trot, the Call Boy, Mr.. Reeder
Mrs. Dictator Mrs. Hautonvile
Miss Grand, principal actress, Mrs. Slater
MISS JEAN MARGARET d.
the Managers Daughter, ten Miss DAVENPORT
years OF age,
CHARACTERS ASSUMED.
HECTOR EARSPLITTER, "a Caricature Sketch of
genuine Yankee,) Miss DAVENPORT.
yankee Doodles come to Town mounted on Pony,
He stuck feather in his cap, and called II Macaroni."
Miss EFFIE HEATHERBLOOM, Ia Blossom from the
Highlands in which she will dance Highland Fling
MISS DAVENPORT! "
Dance, haze dancd DER the bonney purple heath
flowers, wi the bhesome shining aboon me, and
the stars wnkng their cen at me- and the sweet Ia
verock piping my steps ill a. seemed fairy land, and
the earth herse appeared dancing beneath my feet,
FERGUS OBOTHERWELL. Midshpman from the
Emerald Isle, with a bit of brogue at all at all,
MISS DAvENPORT!!
With New Song" Ny Father hred Ulster To,cn v
PAUL "A Minstrel Boy, from La Grande Nation" With
a New Song. MISS DAVENPORTi!
Sadly the Minstrel Boy wanders from home,
F" Sadly must he his dear Country Roam,
"Pity him, Lady fair, she'd mercy's ray,
:" Lady fair, lady fair, pity pray"
SAPINELLA THESPIS, limitations of Jaquene and
Sally Screechonl, with the character Of an Old Lady,
Three and s a Tsfa fsf on the
With the Song, of
"Whon 1 WINS a young one, no girl was like me "
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THE AFFAIR AT pREscoTT.

The Kingston Chronicle publishes an account Of the
capture Of the invaders Of Prescott corresponding
closely with thp given in the official despatch OF Col
Dundas, but adds the following particulars.
The only loss sustained by this occasion, was
one Of the light company Of the gallant SD Regiment
who was shot through the head
The loss OF the pirates as far learn, is as
follows
Killed on the 18th, "
LEI, dead on the field, on Friday night, as
Total, l02
Prisoners taken on Tuesday and sent to Fort
Henry, 80
Surrendered Internationally on Friday, 1872
Total prisoners lb2
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Persons at a distance desiring tho paper can either
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The price f,hc t~eeky edition Of the paper for the
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rJ,HE PHILADELPHIA CHRISTIAN KEEP.
SAKE" for the coming year, lately received, for sale
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yct nublshed dec
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NATIONAL THEATRE.
MR. WARD respectfully announces TO the public of
WAsHINGToN, that the above named Establishment will
open FOR the Winter Season, on
MONDAY EVENING, Dec. Sd, 1898.

Mr. WARD opens the Theatre a week earlier than on
gnaly intended FOR the purpose OF introducing TO the
Washington Public, the most astonishing Juvenile Ac-
tress of the day, MISS DAVENPORT from the Theatre
Royal Drury Lane and Convent Garden whose numerous
engagements prevented her accepting any other week
than the present during the Season. whose success in
Europe Unprecedented land who has reated an I'M
mense sensation in America having been presented on
the occasion other Benefit New York with splendid
GOLD WATCH and CHAIN
She IS engaged for FOUR NIGHTS only,
And viii have the honor Of appearing MONDAY, Dec.
Sd, in the Tragedy Of
RICHARD THE THIRD:
NJ The part Of RICHARD THE THIRD by MISS
DAVENPORT: las acted by her with extraordinary sue.
cess, and piece, written expressly for her, called
THE MANAGERS DAUGHTER,
In which she will sustain SIX CHARACTERS.
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Ernest Berius,
, Jean O'Koyninsky
Hiram Loop,
Nelson GrIggs,
Nelson Trucox,
Tru'n ShIpman, late (
Jas. Cuninins,
| Martin Van Slyk,
| ID. S. Powers,
| Cornelius Goodrich,
! Andrew Richards,
Justice Miriam,
Hosea Wilkie,
Chauncy Mathers,
VIM. O'Ncill,
David Field, .
Aaron Deeper,
Thomas Sackton,
Joseph Lefucn,
George F, Brown,
Samuel Livingston,
Foster Martin,
John Thompson,
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First appearance Of
MRS. DAVENPORT,
An actress of celebrity from the London Theatres who
is engaged expressly TO support Miss DAVENPORT.
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ON MONDAY EVENING
RICHARD THIRD,

Will be presented the LIST, 4th and 9Th Acts of Sha
..-. peares Tragedy Of
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"Od Uisfcr"-First and foremost in the ranks Of
the unchanged Demccracy-She has returned the Loco
foco dra, on her for thousand majority, dshonored
and protested.
BY William Gully Hon. NaihanielP, 1dHmadgc-
The honest, independent and consistent statesman, who
neither fears the rowns the smiles Of power.
Sustained bv public opinion. he has trlumphed over
party rage and now holds his prosecutors at his feet
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-09-20

dirootsa them. Alone VIstled tkis grave.
The ga1sot the garden was open, and on tho
right sidesa short distance from the entrance.
few bricks laid on the fat side Distinguish
ed the grave Of jefferson from the others,
within the enclosure"
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-09-20

We have no enmi,y 10 the Wee President We
CALMLY Ia the arms Of his -Wsstsra Siaissaaa.
Tn that case, the verdict Of the lnqness win BE-
- D;ad In the WOO. Joarnal
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-09-20

ing and TO conquer, IN the UattleS Oh our jns
dependence! And will you preach insur-
rection to men like thesel
Sir, our country is full Of the glorious
achievements of Northern laborers Where
is Concord, and Lexington, and Princeton,
and Trenton, and Saratoga, and Bunker Hill,
but in the North? And what, Sir, has shed
an imperishable renown on the never-dying
names of those hallowed spots but the blood
and the struggles, the high daring and pat
riotism, and sublime courage Of Northern la.
borers! The whole North is an everlasting
monument of the freedom, virtue, intelligence
and indomitable independence of Northern
laborers! Go, Sir, 90 preach insurrection to
men like these!
| Iappeal to the Representatives from Penn-
sylvania ask you, Sirs, who is Joseph Rit-
ner, that distinguished man, who, at this very
moment fillsthe executive chair ofyour great
State man who. in all that constitutes high
moral and intellectual worth, has few superb
ors in this country,-One who has oil the
Qualities of head and heart necessary to ac-
complisb the great statesman, and who pas
sesses in the most enlarged degree, all the
elements of human greatnesss-Who. Sirs. is
he! A Northern laborer "a Pennsylvania
waggoner--who. for years. drove his team
from Pittsburg 20 Philadelphia. "over the
mountains, and over the mo0F," not "whist-
ling M he went, Sir. but preparing
himself then. by deep cogieati0n and earnest
application. for the high destiny which the
future haA in store f6F him. And who. let
me ask the same gentleman. who b James
Todd, the present Attorney General Of Penn.
sylvania,- distinguished for the extent Of bis
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-09-20

eeaEsaof hls examination, susplsiu WaahASb'
ened upon David RugEles. colOred man,
editor Of the 8 Mirror Of Liberty" and Sec
rotary Of the Anti-SlaVeFy Vigilance Com
mittee, who was supposed to be implicated.
He was also arrested, and both were finally
held to bail in the sum of 5000. Ruggles,
for want Of sureties, was committed to pri-
son. Arthur Tappan, and several other pro-
minent Abolitionists, were brought I'D to tes-
tify, but they all denied any knowledge of
the affair, except what they had seen IN the
papeB.-Harl0r1 COWr.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-09-20

objects would still appear al ABOUT twenty
five miles distance; and at such distance,
no animal, even of the size of an elephant or
whale, could be discerned. Besides, we must
remember that we have only birds eye
view of objects in the moon, and consequent
ly, supposing any being resembling man
to exist in the orb, we could only perceive
the diameter of their heads, as an aerOnaut
surveys the crowds beneath him from an ell
evated balloon. Nay, though it were possi-
BILE to construct telescope with power Of
one hundred thousand times, which would
cause the moon to appear as if only two and
half miles distant, It is doubtful, If even
with such an instrument, living objects could
be perceived.-Dick.
Tm GRAVE OF JEFFERsoN.-At the recent
Harvest Home celebration in Delaware coun-
ty, Mr.. George Leiper stated that he lately
visited the grave of Mr.. jefferson. and found
II in forlorn condition. II is on the estate
at Monticello, which, we believe. is owned
by Lieutenant Levy. now In Europe. Mr..
Leiper says" The neglected and dilapidat-
ed home Of the patriot and philosopher show
ed the ravages Of time. and the whistling
wind of cold December morning piercing
every crevice Of this celebrated mansion,
gave solemniey to the occasion. and q scope
to reflection not easily 10 b forgotten. The
only person met there was q polite old Irish
lady. who. for small fee. gratified the curl.
osity Of the stranger and traveller, by throw.
ing open the empty and cherries rooms for
their Inspection. How changed every thing
was TO what it had been. Patriotism, philos.
ophy, family fashions, friendship, all had
lied and vanished with the master splrls Who
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-09-20

"Come Bob, tel % how much You have cleared By
your wild land speculation 7"
sCleaFsi. ah, cleared" replied Bob with 6OwR.
why yoa t6oL I've el0aEed my poeAolA"
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-21
CANADA AFFAIRS.

Rumors, rumors-of butchering ar
burning. Among the stories, we haTs
had one OF the burning Of S,anstead On.
the loss of sundry lives. The latest &C.
count narrows down this exciting aifin
extremely: !, now appearing that a royal
Isl OF Stanstead has been severely woun4
ed In an attempt to make arrests at Bans
ton.
The following embraces the news q
the week = w. Watclman.
The Montreal Herald of the 9Th, sayi.
A detachment Of the gath regiment, O.
the morning of Monday, dispersed SON.
rebels at Cote ST. Pierre, and burnt 81
houses" We think This cruel system q
warfare in midwinler-practiccI win
such inhumanity last year-will not PIC.
mote the cause of the royalists.
Among the persons arrested Sundsy
and Monday. at Montreal, were thirty-.wp
all French, By their names, except Lew.
Joseph Hlrkin and Dexter Cha Din, y h;cs
sonnd litlle Yankeeish.
seven persons were also brough. into
Montreal. Monday. under guard, from L.
Aeadle. Among them is Doctor Lacroit
The Doctors are therefore 10 ami doing
as before, DR.. Cote leading The way.
According to an order issued undsi
Martial Law. two candles must be PLACED
IN the second story of every house in lhs
city. between the hours of sunset and mid
night.
The printing press and types of b.
Montreal Express. little paper publishr.
IN that city for two or three weeks paS
have been seized by the government.
On Thursday the lst inst, the Ear 0!
Durham and his family embarked al Qas
bee, on board the frigate Incons,ant, which
at o'clock in the afternoon, proceededW
sea IN tow Of The steamer Canada.
AT 4 o'clock Sir John Colborne lOoE
The oaihs before the Executive Counci,
as Administrator Of the Government. II
the evening council WAS held to which
the members of the former Execuiif'
Council were summoned.
During the week large force OF PSI.
riots collected at NapicrviIle, about i
miles Southwest of st. Johns. under tie
command of Dr. Nelson, said TO have 90
ounted 10 from 1000 to 1900. A disssn'
sion arose among the leaders which caGs
ed about an equal division of their nDn'
Der. However, about 900 of the Ro!.
a.ist force was brought out, and an aienP
made TO surround them. To this eDd -
American Steam boat, the BurlingtO0'
was allowed to be employed in transP0H,
Ing ak or eight hundred regulaE iro'P'
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He has also a very large circle of grand
children, many Of whom are professors,
and one of them highly esteemed Bap-
fist minister; and also large number OF
great grandchildren; and after living
alone, as it respects church connection, at
the advanced age of nihety-one years, one
month, and nine days, he was baptized by
Ed. Benjamin w. Capron. and united
with the Baptist church at Freetown cor
ners, on the l4th of October, 1888, in the
presence Of some of his children, and a
great number of his grand children and
, probably some of his great-grand-children
, were present to witness the pleasing scene
IN Y. Baptis. Register.
We understand that Rev. Gibbon Will
Jams has resigned the pastoral charge 0
the Baptist Church in Sandy Bay. and ha
removed to Meridian, n. H.-ChristiG
: Waterman.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-21
VOL. \ L. No. 9

War NEws.-Perhaps it may be necessary
for me to state again---ss hare coae o.
some former occasions-that whatever intel.
lisence is given in the Telegraph, in regard
to existing wars, in Canada and elsewhere,
is given merely as intelligence-wiih no
sympathy or countenanee, on my own pan,
for the violent movements on either slde.--
I am dependant on other papers for in;elli.
gence on the subject. These papers win,
most of them, manifest sympathy for one
side or the other. Let it be distinctly M
derstood that take no responsibility for any
Partially any Of them may betray. My
object is TO learn and communicate the fact.
as they are, as near as l can obtain them.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-21

bic, particularly when they are men OF
tried moral worth. Such agents, we are
uersuadcd, in their intercourse with pas
tors and churches. exert S'nost benign IN
fiuence; and the benefits they confer oy
their wise and juJicious council 70 young
ministering hrethren, and churches III oii-
fcultv. also in preventing and settling dIf-
ficulties, altogether exceed the amount OF
their salaries. But yet to get the idea
that minislering brethren at this age are
ali to be thus treated is deplorable and
cruel; and certainly, with these constant
changes, will require the devislng OF some
iudicious plan, and that speedily. for the
support of an aged and in6rm ministry"
left to want and pauperism. The very
ones who are now ready TO ship OH the
fathers. will find the correction OF tEeiI
mistakes administered when age and de
crepitude shall overtake them some thlr
" years hence.
These frequent ministerial changes ar
not only making things uncomfortable 10
the present, but unless checked they ar
preparing us for melancholy future
Churches are greatly to blame, in respee
TO them, and ministers are no doubt ent
tied 10 a share also. Let US therefore a
strive to mend in this matter. and reform
alton most devoutly to be wished" wi
be accomplished. We shall see the mir
lister not only at the age of sixty, occup.
ing the pulpit in which he was ordaine
and pouring out his rich and mellow !
structions, with all the affection of
theirs heart, into the ears of YOUTH
congregation whose parents have bet
buried by him in the liquid grave, al
many OF them likewise, but at seventy q
50; and making his grave finally amor
the precious companions Of his youth wi
have gone before him to glory In Ct
cumstances like these there would be fe
superannuaied and helpless ones to pl
vide for; and where an instance might
possibility occur, the provision would
cheerfuliy made. The wise and ripe j
strncton and counsel of ministeril
brother at the age of sixty or more, W
has been man of study and Observable
is only here and there properly estimate
and to estimate it more perfectly, our pr
ent capricious habits must positively
broken up. and each one must contrib'
his efforts to effect it. We are all mt
or less involved personally in this diAic
ty.-N. Y. Baptist Register.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-21
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.

New JERsEY-The denomination in
this State seems waking up from long
lethargy. The number of communicants
has doubled within seven years, and the
contributions to benevolent societies in
creased fifty fold within the same period.
There have been 1900 persons baptized
within the past year in this State, making
the whole number nearly 9O0O
There are in the State about 80 Baptist
Westinghouse. of which "a have been re-
built. enlarged, or finished within eight
years several Of these are for entirely
new chrches. Watehm0n.
A MOST INTERESTING OCCURRENCE.
A MN who has resided at Freetown cor.
ners for number of years, by the name
Of John Backus, experienced religion at
the age Of twenty-five years. He had then
one child: has since raised family of
nine CHI dren, seven Of whom are still liv-
ing. AMI ave ell professors Of religion
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-21
SAMUEL CLARK, |
JOHN HoLBRooK,
EPAPHRo. SEYMOUR,
JOHN G. HoLBRooK,
BrattIeboro', Dec. Is, 1896.

Brother Murray Il observed in your pa
per Of Oct 10th, a query raised by Sub
scriber, which is as follows, viz:
"Ought a minister of the gospel to be a
member of the Legislature ?''
AS am unable to see the correctness of
all the sentiments involved in your answer
to this enquiry, l wish the indulgence OF
raising one or two more questions on the
same subject.
1st. Who ought TO be members of The
Legislature?
I'd. Can we expect that those laws which
bind the slave in bondage will ever be re-
pealed, if all Christians are excluded from
The halls of Legislature and if so. by
what process?
Please give Scriptural answer and
oblige, ANOTHER suRsc,peR.
In regard to the former Of these two questions.
the brother will see at once if he will take the Sec
ono thought, that 1t Is not question for me to an
swer. Having given it as my opinion that all gov
ernments based on violence are wrong, anti-chris-
tan, and offensive to God, how shall be required
to say who shall do the wrong thing to participate
in this wrong?
The second question is based on the doctrine Of
expediency-setting up the wisdom of men above
the wisdom of Gcd. 1t is just as if the Question
nad been put to Paul: Z" If the weapons of your
warfare are not TO be carnal, how do Won 10
overcome princpalites and powers ~ The scrip
1urdI answer is at hand. II is Shorthand vet. in
my estimation, it is perfectly fall. The work is to
be accomplished "by the foolishness of preaching. -
distrust this is to dis;rust the WISDOM and or
| dinance, and power Of God. 1t is the Christians
legitimate work to preach repentance. This he is
never to cease doing, as long as there is subject
/ OF repentance More than this the Great Captain
OF his salvation has not authorized him to do. I
! see not why single Christian has not the same
right and authority to take sword in hand and de-
nand an individual sinner to repent on the peril OF
hs LIE, that body of Christians have to arm them
| selves with swords and demand repentance of a
body ofsinners, on the same peril The latter thing
Is done, for aught can see, by those Christians
who seek moral and religious information through
the means and instrumcntality Of human govern
ments on their present basis For they are all bas
ed on the power Of the posse comitatRs.