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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-06-16

We publish to day the proceedings ofthe
meeting Of the Democratic. Young Men OF
Berks, held in this Borough, on the 4th inst
When we say that this meeting was perhaps
the largest ever held in Berks county, that
it waseinade up of young men from all parts
Of the County, and that it was conducted
with the greatest possible order and decolum,
and that the highest state Of harmony and
good feeling prevailed, we repeat but the So
Der convictions of our minds.-This meet
ing will have, doubtless it has already had
good efiect-it will inspire the Democracy
of Old Berks, with fresh zeal in the cause
of the people-it will encourage both young
and old to persevere in their labors-aad II
is the earnest of good old fashioned maJorl-.
ty of $500 for Gen. Porter, in October next
Reading Dem.
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N. 0. Ptcdy,tne.

.Aboition and PoIiticS---We understand
that at the late Abolition Convention which
sat at Pittsburg resolution was passed to
vote against the 1etO Constitution of this
State at the election in October. We fur
ther learn that this resolution was strenuous
ly opposed by several prominent abolition
delegates present, as giving them the appear
ance of political party; but they were out
voted and the resolution passed as stated.
Washington Examiner
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vidual surrenders all his property, without
reserve, to the use of his. creditors, and al-
ter that failure, by honest industry, retrieves
his fortune, and pays up every debt, to the
last dollar, he is worthy of high considera-
ton, instead of blame. General Porter has
not only done so, but has accumulated for
himself handsome competency. Not rich,
but independent and easy in his circumstan-
ces, with an unblemished moral character,
handsome attainments and great political ex-
penence, is he not verify the support Of
freemen? 1t is cruel to say, that his early
misfortunes, so nobly redeemed, should
render him unworthy of the suffrages of
the people; and we are much mistaken if
the attempts of some of his political oppo-
nents TO vilily him on that account do not
receive the reward which it deserves.
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FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.
Ritner's Reforms.

Increase of the State Debt in SIX
YEARS under Gov. WOLF'S Admins
tration
Daily, S6,329
Monthly, 249,S70
Yearly, 2,9Ss,45O
Increase of the State Debt in THREE
YEARS under Gov. RITNER'S admins.
tration:
Daily, $I2,745
Monthly, 392,35O
Yearly, 4,933,333
Farmers of Pennsylvania! You who
are against "A nlonsterouS State DEBT,
which must finally be paid by A STATE
TAX, ponder well on the above facts.
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LOWER CANADA.

Lord Durham had been received at Que
bee with every demonstration of Joy bvthe
inhabitants of all political opinions. In
mediately after he had taken the oaths, he
issued proclamation addressed to the peo-
pie of both provinces, in which we find the
following passage:
sin one province the most deplorable
events have rendered the suspension of its
representative constitution, unhappily, a
matter of necessity; and the supreme pow
er has devolved on me.
"rhe great responsibility which is there
by imposed on me, and the arduous nature
Of the functions which have to discharge,
will naturally make me most anxious to has
ten the arrival of that period when the Ex-
ecutiye power shall again be surrounded by
all constitutional checks of free, liberal and
British institutions.
"On you-lhe people of British Ameri-
ca--on your conduct, and on the extent oi
your cooperation with me, will mainly de.
pend whether that event shall be DELAYED
or immediate. therefore invite from you
the most free, unreserved communications
beg you to consider me as friend and ar
bitrator; ready at all times to listen TO you
wishes, complaints and grievances, and full
ly determined to act with the strictest i'm
partially"
After his Exeellency had taken the oaths
he gave orders for list of all the state pIis
oners to be laid before him on the ensuing
morning. Fork NeW Era.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-06-16

No man, speaking candidly, will DENY these
facts--and their admission completely sus.
tains our position that Ritner stands no
possible chance for re-election.--Pottsvi
Emporium.
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EIectyicity.--Why is the fre-side an un-
safe place in a thunder storml Because the
carbonaceous matter, or SCOT with which the
chimney is lined, acts as conductor for
the lightning, Why is the middle of an
apartment the safest place during a thunder
storm! Because should flash Of Lightning
strike a building, or enter it at any of the
windows, il viii take its direction along the
walls, without injuring the centre of the
room.
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and read, with voice, of which the loud
and earnest tones were rendered still more
impressive by his manner, In the presence
of God, do voluntarily declare, will
persevere In endeavorihg TO perfect BROTH
erhood of affection amongst Irishmen of
every religious persuasion, and that | will
persevere in my endeavors to obtain an equal
full, and adequate representation Of all the
people of Ireland' He paused moment,
looked up to the jury and the judge, and
then, when the attention of every one was
riveted on him, turned round to the witness
at his side--Is this the only oath the pris-
oner at the bar administered to your III
is is the taking of this oath the only
ceremony required to make United Irish
man?' 1T is!
The advocate looked at the Judge, the
jury, and the court, and lifting the Bible
from the desk before him, while his COM
manding figure was raised to the fullest
height he strongly repeated again those
memorable words, solemnly kissed it, $50
help me God--I now call your lordship and
the jury to bear witness, that too am a
United Irishman." He then turned to the
crown lawyer, and added, "Mr. Attorney
General, you may file your process, if you
please; here is no need for perjury in your
witness" The effect was irresistible; he
left the box and sat down; and almost inn
mediately after the prisoner was acquitted;
but from that time, Sampson was marked
for sacrifice.
Ezs19@ Ezs19@9z..s..-1z.1
A Ne,c Way to Raise the Wind.-A
handsome young woman with blue eyes,
black hair, and perfectly white skin was of
fered for sale few days since, at the st.
Louis street Exchange, by man who pre-
tended that she was his slave. Her COM
plexion was so fair and she was so destitute
of all signs of negro extraction, that those
present began to feel dubious, and uttered
some suspicious.
The girl herself said she was a slave and
belonged to the man offering her for sale.
The fellow, however. apprehensive that
he was not altogether safe, had eloped
through the crowd and was not TO be found.
Consequently, the "woman of color" was
permitted to 90 free without pass. The
crowd were well satisfied that it was mere
swinding concern--a plan having doubtless
been agreed upon that the proceeds Of the
sale were to be shared by the pseudo-mas-
ter and pseudo-slave, after which an elope-
ment was to have taken place; and although
the woman was allowed to go free, yeti is
doubtful wether the man would have got of
so easy had he been found.
N. 0. Ptcdy,aae.
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n COurdgOuS PleGder. The Metropo-
Titan, in sketch of the late Counsellor
Sampson, has the following anecdote of his
forensic courage, which strikingly illustrates
the dignity and moral firmness of his char
acter. AT one of the government prosecu-
tions before the bloody Norbury,a suborned
witness was brought TO prove, what was
then the seal of Condemnation and death, that
the prisoner was United Irshman, and
had administered the secret oath of the So
ciety, involving the penalty of death to others
according TO the form which was produ-
ced. A leer of satisfaction, never absent
from his face, while the death Of his victim
was in prospect, lighted up the bloated eye
of the judge, when the intrepid counsel took
the paper in his hand, and in an emphatic
tone, which commanded and arrested atteH-
ton, he called upon the Court and jury to
hear the oath for taking and administering
which, they were about to condemn fellow
creature TO the galIows; he then, to the as
constituent Of all, mounted the witness box,
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of my heart. His hand impresses d.
recticn upon every foot-step Of my going.
Every breath 1 inhale is drawn by an en-
ergy which God deals out TO me. This
body, which upon the slightest derange-
ment, would become the prey Of death or
woful sufferings, is now at ease, because
He is at this moment warding off thou
sand dangers, and unfolding the thou
sand movements Of its complex and deli
cate machinery, His presiding influence
keeps me through the whole current of
my restless and ever-changing history.
When | walk by the way he is along
with me. When enter into company,
amid all my forgetfuIness of Him, he new
er forgets me. Ia the silent watches OF
the night, when my eyetids have closed,
and my spirits have sunk into unconscious
ness, the observant eye Of Him who new.
er slumbers@is upon me cannot fly from
his presence Gozwhere + will, he al,
tends me and cares for me.
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maintain that post against him and your
own heart. Sometimes he will probably
asSail you with more violence, when you
attempt to read or pray, than at any other
time; and thus try 10 persuade you that
prayer is rather injurious than beneficial.
AT other times, he will withdraw, and lie
quiet, lest, if he should. distress you with
his temptation, you mig ht be driven to the
throne of grace for bel p. If he can pre-
vail on US to be careless and stupid, he will
rarel Y distress as. He will not disturb a
false peace. because it is peace ofwhich
he Is the author But if he cannot sue
coed in luling US TO sleep, he will do all
in his power to distress US. And when
he is permitted TO do this, and the Holy
Spirit withdraws his sensible aid and con-
so.ations, when. though we cry and shout,
God seems to smut out prayers,-it is by
no means easy 10 be constant in secret
duties. Indeed, it is always most diff
cult to attend to them when they are most
| necessary. But never mind your-1Lord
and Master is looking. on. He notices
be accepts, and he will reward every strug
gle. Besides, in the Christian warfare, tc
maintain the conflict, is to gain the victory
The promise is made to him that endureS
to the end. The object Of our spiritua
adversaries, then, is to prevent us from
enduring to the end. If they fail OF eff
fecting this object, they are defeated. Eve
ry day in which you are preserved from
going back, they sustain defeat Anc
| if, by praying yesterday you gainee
strength enough to pray to-day; and il
by praying to-day, you gain strength t.
pray again tomorrow, you have cauS'
for thanktulnesS. If the food which 20,
take every day rourishes you for one day
you are satsfed.-You do not expec
that the food you ate yesterday will nour
ish you to-day. Do not complain, then
if you find it necessary to ask every da,
for fresh supplies of spiritual nourish
ment: and do not think your prayers ar
unanswered, so long as you are enable
to struggle on, even though it should b
with pain and dificulty.-Every day
see more clearly how great mercy it i
to be kept from open sin and from com
plete apostacy. If you are thus kept, b
thankful for it."
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GROWTH GRACE.

Il beseech you in the Lord Jesus, make
every day more aud more of Christ, and
try your growth in the grace of God, and
what new ground you gain daily upon
corruption; for travellers are, day by day,
either advancing farther on, and nearer
home, or else they are not going the right
way to accomplish their journey-Faint
not, because this world and you are at
yea and nay, and because this is not a
home that smieth upon you; the wise
Lord, who knoweth you, will have it so,
because he casteth a net for your love, to
catch it. and gather it himself; therefore
bear patiently all your burdens and trials
Your Lord is seeking you, and you
seek him, let none have your love and
choice but the Lord Jesus. Set not your
heart upon the world, since God hath not
made it your portion; for you cannot ex-
pect to get two portions; and to be happy
twice, and to have an upper heaven and
an under heaven too: Christ our Lord
and his saints were not so: therefore let
60 your hold of this life, and of the good
things OF it. Learn daily botn to pos
sess and miss Christ in his sweet smiles
he must 60 and come, because his inf
mite wisdom lhinketh it best for you: we
shall be together one day o blessed is
the soul whose hope looketh straight to
that day! 1t is not our part to make a
treasure here; anything under the cover
ing of heaven that we can build upon is
but i'll ground and sandy foundation
There is no good thing can bear our
weight but Christ nothing be foundation
of happiness but God. [ know all Great
ed power would sink under me, if were
to lean upon it, and therefore it is better
to rest on God than to sink or fall; and
we, weak souls, must have a resting
place, for we cannot stand alone. Let Us
then be wise in our desire and choice
and choose our own blessedness, which j:
to trusl in the Lord. Each one of Us
hath an idol bat it is our folly to divide
our narrow and little love; it will no
serve two it is: best, then, to hold il
whole and together, and To- give it to
Christ; for then we, get double interes
for our love, when we lend it to, and lay
it upon Christ; and we are sure, besides
J that The stock cannot diminish. Follow
on after this love; tire not of him, ~buI
come in and see his beauty and excellen-
cy, and iced your soul upon Christ's love,
Climb up the mountain with joy, and
faint not !; our best things have a worm in
them all our joys besides God are but
woes and sorrows." RUTnERFoRD.
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BRANDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY Is, 1888.

himself every day wronged out of his
earnings for his whole life, can resist the
temptation, in his'tun to practice reprisal
on his oPpressor2 He,surely, must be a
prodigy, who is not made vicieus by slave
ry. Solomon says that oppression maketh
the wise man mad; the poor ignorant
slave is then liable to be made worse than
mad.
Verify it is the just, the kind voice Of
the common Father of all classes of men
LET the oppressed 60 free-break eve,
ry yoke If oppression is sinful and
disgracefu' in the heather in Burmah,
how much more SO among enlightened
christians!
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From ithe Christian wa,chnsn. led

EEohA VIC Ouih7hah NetSAhh"hs
stanzss 20 ,ths Memory OF Prof ) d
j. hr- .ag Knowles. ~ - -@lEi4i @tN
The sun has gained bis fsrvid prime jrrsl.
The yerual tide sgain is flown -
Bot one, whose eye would bless such time,
Is gone,--Cor Heaven has claimed its own.
But Heaven ts death shall never give
A triumph DER thP immortal mind a.''
And dear his memory shall live, &. -
In true and faithful breasts enshrined. =.
Kind was his heart !; his love sincere,
Enfolding all the race Of man; r.
While charity, a fountain clear,
Through all his life unfailihg ran. "
More bIest than who, from eanguine fields,
In triumph wears the laurel crown, '''
Helen name which grateful yields =, at
Such need as peace delights to own.
On rayless minds he joyed to ope -
The holy gospels heavenly light; ar =,
And eloquent display the hope sEaight.
Which gilds the gloon Of deaths darl
His fame LEI other days declare, z.e
Whom friends deplore, aud Zion weePss
While love bedews the green turf where =.
1.-THE husband and fhe father sleeps. --
sweet be that sleep!-A Above his tomb,
willow,stpensitefbough shall bend !;
Thstender flowers in,beauly bloom,s III
And angel guards bis rest defend, SIT 9
Then rest fhee thus, till-time shall die,
And heaven, all earth and nature lost, -
Shah Iiit her golden portals high, -
To welcome in theransomed host.
MELyHLE
Newton, June 60, 1888. en-, s. /.
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PARTICULAR sPRov1DENcE.--For my

PARTICULAR PRovIDENcE.--For my
own part, / fully enter into the sentiment
of an ancient writer, that it would not be
worth while to live in world that was
not governed by Providence, Nothing
is SO tranquilizing and consolatory,. amid
the shifings and fluctuations, and uncer-
tainties of: an inconstant world, as the firm
belief that my family and myself are
wholly dependent on the sIeepless and un-
remitting care of my reconciIed God and
Father. And he views with indifference
nothing which can. affect ss either with
good or With i'll that every drop in the
ocean Of means is in his hand and at his
disposal, and thai he is making all things
work together for our good. His eye IS
upon every hour of my existence-his
Spirit intimately present 10 every thought
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For me Vermont ,Telegraph.

-
-"she's dead-ps The messenger thenturn'd away,
As the sad truth rush'd wildly to my heart; '-s''
ItdaAnot be .-sDead did.he sayf--Ahnoi-sef
----7-yes! be did tell me Elizabeth was dead
Oh | remember, and can meier forget .-e.
The sunny days OF childhoodr how my heart q '''
Goes bach, nnd fingers round my naive vals. j.
There Oft together, handin hand we've stray'd,
And pfuck'd the wild flower from It's native vine,
OFF pefchance our fancy led The way, ,-@ e..
We climbd the steep and rugged mountain high
Or where the beauteous streamlet's gentle Aow
Murmur'd in son pcIlucid windings, on
Thro' the green meadow; there beneath the shade
OF the green willow, on q messy seat,
Reciined We there our weary limbs to rest
Time with,its changes rolPd in silence on;
Yet side by side togetherstl we grew, -.
Unmindfnl Of the future, till the line
The painful separation line-was drawn,
And each, DER ife's tempesuous ocean bound,
Embark l-unconscious Of our future doom.
Forever be thy blessed name ndorsd
Oh Thou who wouldst not have the sinner die;
Who wrote her pardon on her dropping heart, g.
And gave her soul the beauteous tint of heaven
Consumption came, with chilling mildew cold
0nvampire's tainted wing it slowly came '''
And, lit upon the attenuated thread, IS .. ,
That binds the fetterd soul to cumbrous clay.
Slow twas It's work, but sure its reckless hand,
Severed theeord and let the soul go FREE ae. ~
Her Savior call'd and to his kind command,
Her spirit lmgef 4 not, nor inurmurd she, .' 80
Butealmly letting SO all earthly ties, -lr, I'D
(For ties thore were that bound her very soul
Toearth--a husband, children, parents too, 40
And friends 70 which her generous heart had chung
She loved them all, but loved her Savior more.)
lie ealPd, and quick her joy full spirit few, -
Onwings Of faith, 70 meet his kind embrace, Z -
Anchor'd AND. sac she there win ever rest, NJ u
Reclin'd upon her Savior's peaceful breast.
Woman, hast thou husband has thy soul 3,
Ycarned o'ertlie tender offspring Of thy lovef 20
And canst thou part with all for Jesus sake y p
n not call not myself child OF heaven,
fPAtg6rd, July, 1888. 80 - &C. B.
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Newton, June %, 1888. 800 en- !. - !,
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rvyIIE doetNine nro,nlgaed with So much assurance
L BY many empires ofthe present day that mr. me
iicne will cure ii Diseases is not and never can be
true; and he WHO asserts it, is either fool or an i'm.
poster. But il is :, llct demopstrabe hy experience,
that combinations of medicine NAV be formed from the
VEGETABLE KiNepos, that will act SO uuiversaay on
The S, stem when taken s,souabry and in u,licous pro
portions as 70 ere in nine eases ont Of ,cn All diseases
within the. reacI. and power Of medicine.
From the well known ami established reputation of
Clk2,cL il has long been enploved hy the tnlDric
and scientific phys ciau as one Of the most powerful
agents for The removal Of disease l}y the former AL
most every Land has been daugcd with nostrums that
their authors clacdas specifies in every disease Incl
dent to ll, human family The folly of these prcten
sons needs no colnmeu for accurate chemical vcati-
CATION has SHOWN at he base Of most OF the panaceos,
Catlolicons &c which have been trumIpcttrd before
the community with so much assurancc is Cai.,acl or
mercury in some form. Nov, if this potent allu!cc
even il The hands oithe most skiItl PLY scan frequent
is eycrs an influence on the lum 81 stem uu1rasecn
and entirely beyond the control of l undermining th
constitution, and bringing on premature old age disease
and death what result shculd be expected when rre-
scribed by the gnoraut2 Could their many thousand
victims speak a voice fron the tomb would soon diSpcl
he sa1eeifc' ,I,usiuu tEt now SWANS the minds Of The
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lie lyttai h, tii .f,t,ls3 l,,a-, 90. H.
IL rs use rs c6ilIlrei Tor any considerable time, III
furious secondary consequences must follow But hey
must choose the least of evils they know no other
article that will arouse tglhid E1ry remove obsttc-
ton and set in free action the whole gmdular system,
and it being Indispensable necessary to do this, they
continue its USE Notwithstanding the evil consequences
which follow.
They have long desired and sought an article that
would produce the good effects of Ills drug, without
s,hectiup the. rtcnt 10 its RlreyF0ns results. Such
desdeaum, it is believed has at length been obtne~'