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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28
Number 35.

their growth was his only record of eterni-
ty; and ever, around and above him, came
vast and mishapen things-the wonders of
the secret deep; and the sea serpent, the
huge chimera Of the north, made its rest
ing place by his side, glarlng upon him with
a livid and death like eye, wan, yet burn
ing as an expiring sun.
But over all in every change, in every
moment of that immortality, there was pre-
sent one pale and motionless countenance,
never turning from his own. The fends
of hell, the monsters of the hidden ocean,
had no horror so awful as the human face
of the dead whom he had loved !
The words of his sentence had gone
forth. Alike through that delirium and its
most fearful awakening, through the future,
through the vigils of the joyless day, and
the broken dreams of the'night, there was a
charm upon his sOul-a hell within him-
self, and the curse of his sentence was.
,leUer to forget!
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28
TRUTH.

" As for the TRUTH, it endureLh and is
always strong. 1t liveth and conquereth
for evermore. list Esdras iv. 50.
Theories which thousands cherish,
Pass like clouds that sweep the sky;
Creeds and dogmas all must perish
Truth herself can never die.
From the glorious heavens above her,
She has used her beams abroad,
That the souls who truly love her,
May become the sons of God.
Worldlings blindly may refuse her,
Close their eyes and call il night;
Learned scoffers may abuse her,
But they cannot quench the light.
Thrones may totter, empires crumble,
All their glories cease to be;
Whilst she, Christ-like, crowns the humble,
And from bondage sets them free. =.
God himself will e'er defend her,
From the fury Of her foe,
Till she in her native splendour
Sits enthroned o'er all below.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28

Try" Let man sit down at the foot
of great mountain" says DR.. Johnson,
"to contemplate ITS greatness, and he will
be ready to say, can never 60 over it, the
attempt is futile" Yet on a secondary
thought, he concludes the task can be per-
formed, not by one mighty leap, but by sue
cessive steps, and by the simple process of
putting one foot before the other
Again: 1.-THE chief art, ,"says Locke, sis
10 attempt but little at a time. The widest
excursions of the mind are made by short
flights frequently repeated; the most lofty
fabrics are formed by the accumulation of
simple proposition" Drops of water con-
stitute an ocean; sands make mountain,
and ths rocks are not worn away by sud
den force but by continual droPpings.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28
Observation-Disclosures
MATHEWS AND THE FRENCHMAN.

MATHEWS AND THE FRENCHMAN.
Among the many foreigners with whom
Mr.Mathews was intimate was a NJ. Pile,
who frequently visited us after our mar
rage, Monsieur Pile and his wife
pretty English woman, had been married
several years, bnt no child had blessed the
otherwise happy couple. At the time we
became acquainted with them, in York, the
lady had given promise, and in due time,
the critical period had arrived which was to
complete their happiness, as they believed,
by more powerful bond Of union. On the
evening when the event was expected, and
Monsieur Pile hoped to become father.
he invited himself to dinner with us, desir-
ing to divert il possible, the intensity Of
his feelings from the little less than agony
Of suspence which he experienced lest his
dearly beloved wife should fall sacrifice
to her situation. 1t was almost impossible,
even, while Witnessing the husbands suff-
ering, not to smile at the ludicrous express
sion he gave it.
Mr.. Mathews urged him to take more
wine than the habit of the abstemious
Frenchman would have allowed him TO
drink at any other time, but now he SEEM
ed glad to use any artificial means TO sus-
tain himself A second bottle Of port had
produced afler dinner before any intelligence
from home reached the anxious husband,
When 10 as he was slipping a second glass
of newly opened wine, servant from home
was admitted, almost breathless with haste,
10 bed with fine boy ~ The rapture Of
the father was as whimsical as had been his
dread. He was flying of to see his first
born; when prudent message from the doc
tor was added, recommending Monsieur
Pile not to return Immediately, but to
wait, satisfied with present intelligence un-
til summoned. To this he reluctantly sub
milted; and reseating himself, INDUCED in
his future prospect of added bliss. Moth
ing had been wanting but son TO perfect
the interest of his life; one child was suffi-
eient for their mutual wishes; indeed, as he
observed, large family would not be de-
sirable, or consistent with his means; and,
as he and his wife were no longer youthful,
il was not probable that any very serious ad-
dtion to his family circle could be expected
he was, in fact, the happiest of men.
After a short interval, the servant appear
ed once more, to acquaint Monsieur his
master, that, since his first message, "Mis-
tress has got another BARN ~
Surprising was the news, and somewhat
damping, we thought, to the happiness and
satisfaction which the first intelligence so
indisputably occasioued. However, after
the first ejaculation Of surprise, Mons p
lie Inquired how his wife was, and on
being assured there was nothing to fear,
and that he would soon be allowed to see
her, be appeared to resign himself to his
two-fold blessing observing: swell, well,
il cannot be prevenled-iI is one more den
I sxpect-ntais not repine-two shildren
at one time is rather inconyenient et very
expensive !-nlais n'smpOrte, | cannot help
h'm-I m0Ost be resign to it,"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28
YOUNG MECHANICS.

There is no class of the community upon
whom the future welfare of the country
more essentially depends, than upon the ris-
ing generation Of young mechanics. If
they are intelligent, sober, Industrious, and
consequently independent, able and accus-
toned to judge for themselves, and govern
ed in their own conduct by an enlightened
view of their own best interest-if they are
men of this sort, (and it is for their fathers
to make them such) the mechanics will
form the strongest bulwark of our free in
stitutiOns, and the best hope of the Repub-
lie.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28
From the Washington Metropolis.
WHERE ARE WE.

This is question every true lover of his
country, and Of its free Democratic instilu-
tions, ought to put to himself. Are we
where the Revolution put us have we ad-
vanced in Republican principles, and retain
ed the simplicity of our form of govern
mentor have we lost sight Of the funda-
mental principles which alone can sustain a
Democracy These are serious matters for
consideration. True is it that "the price
Of freedom is eternal vigilance" Mankind
are naturally ambitious, and prone to usurp
power not belonging to them and the hon
est and unsuspecting portion are constantly
in danger of being The tools and dupes oil
the crafty and knavish. Hence it is that
those who are so desirous of obtaining great
wealth, often, are not scrupulous, to very
great extent, as 10 the means by which they
attain their end and so they but enrich
themselves, they care not how many they
impoverish. If they can keep within the
line of the law, they consider themselves
ires from all moral censure, and this is the
reason why moneyed interpretations are so
extremely dangerous 10 a community. A
Republican Government is one very simple
in its operations, plain to be understood,
and needs no aid of foreign ornament to
show its beauties or usefulness. The fun
damenta principle of our government is, that
"aIl men are created free and equal" We
repudiate the doctrine of the divinity OF
Kings, or that one man in society is, ex-
cept by his own conduct, better or worse
than another Democracy and Aristocracy
are antagonisticaI, and whithersoever one
goeth, there the other cannot come
Where are we in relation to these matters
Is there no Aristocracy among us No dan
gerous moneyed Oligarchy that is sapplng
the very foundation Of our free government!
Are we all free and equal! Is the hard
working mechanic,w who tolls from the rising
of the sun even unto the going down of the
same, in the enjoyment of the same privi-
leges and immunlies as the merchant,
stock -obber, and bank director-if he is
not, then is there something radically
wrong-then is our government departing
from the true principles of Democracy with
which it first started into existence, and it
behooves us to ask, where are we
Is there not throughout our republic an
arisiocracy Of wealth more ignoble than the
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28

MEHEMET ALI.

(from Letters on Egypt, by Prince
Puckler Muskau)-At our evening meal
the viceroy feaied many interesting ance-
dotes Of the time when he first assumed
the sovereign power in Egypt. When l
expressed my regret that he had not taken
measures to preserve them as matters Of
history, he made this remarkable reply -
''Why should do this look back with
no pleasure on that period of my life, and
what would it profit the world to be made
acquainted with series of struggles, of
privations, Of articles, and of bloodshed
1t is enough if posterity shall know that
Mehemet Ali has neither birth nor favor TO
thank for what he has become my history
shall only begin with the moment when |
first awakened this county from her sleep
Of centuries, and commenced for her a Pc
riod of new existence. 1t is strange, con-
tinued he, that of II children, should be
the only one left Nine Of my brothers
died in infancy, and this was the cause of
my parents bringing me up in an unusually
tender manner. l was often laughed at by
my comrades, who used to crv-If his pa
rents should die, what will become Of Me-
hemet Ali, who has nothing, and is good
for nothing?' This made deep impress
ion on me, and, as boy Of Is years of age
L determined 10 conquer myself often
tasted for days together, slept as little as
possible, and had no rest till exceIIed all
my comrades in bodily exercises. recol-
Iect once, in stormy weather, rowing for a
wager to reach little island, which is to
this day my property. No one succeeded
but myself, and before did so, all the skin
was torn from my hands but the pain did
not abate my ardour. In this manner |
endeavored to strengthen both mind and
found more serious employment. In my
10Th year my father died, and wider field
soon opened itself to me. Some great ex-
cesses had been committed by Greek pi-
rates in our neighborhood, and my uncle
received orders, at the instigation Of sever
al powerful Turks, to take the command
ofa small vsssel of war of the Sultan's and
90 in search Of them. He could not refuse
obsdency but represented to the Pacha
that he should be entirely ruined by being
obliged to leave his home at this time, as he
had no one to whom he could entrust the
management Of his affairs. At the same
time he pointed out his incapacity for such
a command, and took occasion to mention
me as an enterprsing young man accustom-
ed to war. He succeeded in convincing
the Pacha-I desired nothing better, and
had the good fortune not only to defeat the
pirates, but after short pursuit 10 board
their vessel, and take as prisoners all who
remained alive. For this action | was, in
my goth year, appointed a captain in the
Turkish service. Snch a rapid rise occa-
stoned Of course much envy, and even awak-
ened the jealously of my uncle, who, some
time after, know not with what intention,
got me sent off to Egypt. How little did !
anticipate the destiny awaiting me thers,"
=
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28

Death From COmStock.-On Monday
last, near Shuylkill Sixth and Lombard
streets, as lad of fourteen years Of age,
named Pollock, was engaged in some ac-
live play with some other boys, in getting
over fence in a hurry, he accidentally fell
upon a sharp upright corn stock, which en-
tered his groin, and caused his death in
twenty four hours after. more singular
cause Of death we have seldom heard.
Z. S, Gazete.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-28
OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT,
OPPOSITE ST. PAUL's CHURCH, MA1N-sT.
TERMS

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published every Saturday morning, al
TIVO DOLLARS per aT1nun,, payable
half yedrly IN GdUa1ce, or ItCO Dollars
Fifty Cents, if NOT paid sCithin the gear.
NO subscription WiH be taken for shorter
period than sir months; nor ary discon-
tinuance permitted, until all arreGrdgeS
are discharged.
ADVERTISEMENTS not eTceeding a
square ,cM be cOnspicuously inserted at
One Dollar far the first three insertions,
and 7'0en'yfce cents for o., ; eD9ry s,.Ose,
made TO those 1oho advertise By the gear.
LETTERS addressed on business, must
be post paid.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-04-11

,,o thinks the curse of God reefs upon your
eonn,ry No, sir, / believe, If your good demo-
er,,s knew il, you xeuld LOSE AZ least--a dozen
votes.
DO YOU know, SIR. that the ornaments over the
S,.,krr's char cost near two thousand dollars
No. SIR. here Is a silk.yelyot char, surrounded
S; ornaments OF - bullion fringe, elk worsted'
ana IrEIa satin tiamask silk t4sseis, thiIly-Ne
dollars a pair and an BY democratic orders
There Is nothing equal TO 4, sir, except the rooms
~ Essieru iuol .tchs, or the fashionable Psrioss
O.. pet sub-ireaSerers
i'ben. ,ir. 20 TO the SCnate--the democratic
Seu.,,-and LOOK a, the Vice Precedent. Look
At the distinguished man itoIu the Great Gross
lnrs! There lie sits, SIR, as happy as Governor
Ssuchc, Vita canopy over his head, and golden
eagle. \. ho eeems 10 be endcatonng TO wing Lis
Il. ghi cut OF such company. Tins eagle anu eano-
nv learn. sir, cost more than tao thousand dol
lars Poor bIrG ilutterlus like chicken ~ appre'
h.nS,on of a hot gfidiron These tswdry orna-
uieuts are revolving are disgusting, | might say,
~. 10 PLAIN American taste II y 10 he regret
ted however, sir. ulat they did nd bnng Their
dAinask covering a little lower down, - - 10
screen the occupant OF that char entirely from
observation. There seems 10 have been desire
IN the arrangement, 10 keep hiln bAek l!tle--so
pat him cat o. the Nay.
could but make another melancholy ohseT-
vatlon, Mr. Speaker, a. my eyes rested on tins
laring exhibition Of lecoioco taste. he picture
OF the Father OF his Country OF " ashington--
IS removed ifon the place nov occupied ~ the
Ison baTs which hold the guided bird. = taken
away from ~ ieyuof position and P.acrd b1ek IA
the gallery, among the people, oai Of sghl' ar
as hs prcocp;s ere q the majority 81 th-t uo4t
Before, one who VISITED Ike Senate Was mNo!un.
tariy forced TO say. look on that picture and
on thls" Wen. might lhc friends o. the present
occupant OF that scat shrink from sach COMPS
rlson
But, MI Speaker. teryently hope and heiicye
that the time Is last coming when the character
ii that great man Washington Will b. dear g
tie X representatives. 81 tisv People, j has bccu
4ad still ls 10 tie People themselves Then str
I ioco;oco.sm vii disappear, and car republican
institutions sal 10 renovated thea, s.F, and moi
az then, vail our Government - honestly adj
mini.tErcd.
i Nj Speaker, | thank Tie lIolse for ~ k'ne
/ lpG4i grure did not intend % have tresp4hsee
h-lf 20 long 81, Tor frequent interruptions
should i,ayt ocen lesa excited and therefore o,lt
+ have sad lees
i promised Tie gentleman from Pcnnsyiyanl
10 move TIC ffssto..s Quesiiou. 10 th.s, th'Fs
i iors, ar, brcause ma4e tho PROMISE. 10 q
el;a great rglae.aAc,, and shall tosa aEAlnss I
/ :. ysrif ] tire gentleman AL p<ralt .. ] ~'i
nos, ehocr,ul.y withdraw a. Mr.. fcinksi
Aouid not consent | rrgrc,, ar, 10 deprive ih
+ Represent4t te from ONO 81 ara opportunity o
+ replying I ;aaaA air gentleman tro.n Pcnn
/ sylF4ui4 iar Tie Nouu,s, sk,snasa " nc, an
a4ovg the Pr.loss Question.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-04-11

southern Pafrsufisr.. --- a. hat a noble
contemplated Is every lascr ol hls colrtrS
: 'he leading Southern mrn 70 ousr,ss "a
regard 10 lbe Maln0 troubles Loak a.
them; they yse ~th the representatives. a.
the last ~ their determination 10 stand
iifn a1d suppon tic ngh', q 'Aat ElR.-
Cay, Calhoun, L es,on, Walker. L.no. and
others "a ihe StGatc, II Thompson. Ps~hrus.
AID oilers tn TIA How All ss9ke fof
Name and her rights Wi,h lho determine
ueu to support her rs freely as thpy ~os.a
the o. Ids u their osn sunny South, y hen
ever necessary. They forgot that Ike last
hal sustained slolNloetN they I'D not
Io.k 10 themselves or their local interests
- sccton4i posiitoa ~ ih,s matter. Il waa
enough Tor the South 20 knsw that the ter.
uloual nights Of SISTER and a sovereign
State ~ere invaded b} n lOrci.1 poser, and
they rushed to her atd.--Aisx. Gas.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-04-11

4 connderabie yield Of nrts.--A CORES.
ponoent q Tho Cincinnati Cazslte says, tha,
aaron Nm Of Montgomery country, Ohio,
has had by his frs, wife children aud by
them ID grand children aud by them :
great grand children and by them great
great grand child IN oil 1856. The old pon.
'leman 10 IN good health and bids fair 10 aes
another generation. He eau crack loko
as though be vas but twenty.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-04-11

A fact for poaerliy. uodcr the head.
the NOrolk llsfaid hos tho following.
On Friday last the steamboat Alabama
took to Baltimore - 600 mulbsrfs SAilchrs
Hoyas AuItseoais.l from s to feet IN
tengih, the value Of which, at the l1~cst ral
ealattpn. based upon actual sales all through
the country, cannot 10 less than forty five
thousand dollars. The number Of eyes or
buds, upon these - 900 switches, Is a.cer.
taiaed by carefully counting them, TO bot~o
million, two hundred and i,ily four thousand
which, according To toe prevailing prices.
soud ba considered cheap n. tao aod o
half cent" piece.
The whole ~cfc raised on fifteen scres Of
such land az would be considered vel .old
at ten dollars an acre 10 ordinary situations
ab1 the cost Of The cuttings, the expense If
CULTIVATION, packing, freight. md al else be
ins added. the whole would probably not
exceed ore thousand dollars WI no would
SPIN GOT his existence IN a ffut,less search
alter the philosophers None--aud Who
would think himself rich with a gold m,no
~ bIs estate, IN view Of an example like
hlsl
h"se valuable trees we're the property
u heasrs. Collins and peurgrew, Two gen.
lemen With princoly estates, nrar Edcnton.
'. L. and were sent ou TO Baltimore 10 the
are Of M agent, 10 bo there disposed Of
hey were packed up with great care an
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-07-27
Vt. Colonization Society.

About ten days previous to the meeting of this
society, last October, the then Secretary, Mr.
Thacher of Tunbridge, notified the President thai
he should be unable, in consequence of other en-
gagemens, to prepare report to be submitted at
the coming meeting. Whereupon the President
addressed a note to Rev. Mr.. Wright, the former
secretary requesting him to perform that service,
Mr.. Wright did prepare report, which was for
warded to be read at the annual meeting, but the
report was not read, Possibly it did not arrive
in season, or, possibly it was too thoroughly satu-
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-07-27

show Northern visitors the happiness of slaves.
Among those who are advertised as having
made use of their "equal' and "seli-sVdent
fright" "to the pursuit of happiness" there is zone
boy named Junius, blind of one eye, and pearl
on the other" Yet'it seems he had seen Tor
flO so much of the horrors of slavery that he de-
termined to crope away from it. He is of so lit
tie value that only five dollars reward is offered
to any one who will bring him back 10 slavery.
Perhaps his master wishes to make an example of
him.
One man who had escaped is a bright mu7atto,
a blacksmith by trade He probably thought he
had as good sight to travel North as his white
father and halr-brothhrs, especially as he worked
at the anvil for the money which they spend in
travelling, and then he had to bear his own ex-
penses when he travelled
One traveller is "a likely negro 5oy named
Ben, As or so years of age, hair considerably
gray.-No other mark particularly remembered.
He is also intelligent Too intelligent to be
slave, it seems.
So much for one Southern paper. This last
advertiser, perhaps, did not remember marks so
well as the one who advertises in the Southern
Wing of June IA, 1899, as follows Runaway
my man Bill. He is a carpenter. He was rails
ed in WASHINGTON, Georgia, and is suppos-
ed to have wife there. He is VERY MUCH
MARKED WITH THE WHIP" Whether the
carpenter has wife or not seems to have been
little thought OF, but be is "supposed" to have one.
Perhaps he got his marks because he tried to
go and see her.
Let us think of these things while we sing,
''IIail Columbia Happy land ~
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-07-27

ms unparalleled success in the cause of right
e0usness, IN our town, has made the enemy of
an righteousness" exceedingly mad, and agents
have been enlisted to do his diabolica work, of
Whom better things ought to have been expected
Certain slanderousl reports have been malciousy
and diligently circulated, uni-sorry am to
learn lt,-lndivlduals belonging to the "respecta-
bic" part of our community have so far lost their
sense of propriety and decency, and their regard
for the good people of this vicinity, as to indulge
themselves in rude, unchristian and umanlv con-
duct towards one who has given them no cause of
provocation. beseech these my fellow towns
men to pause and reflect, before they plunge
themselves deeper in shame and guilt
And now, to set the matter all right at once as
one of the Executive Committee of the Vermont
Anti-Slavery Society-and venture to speak in
behalf of the whole Committee-I challenge each
and every person aoho has been engaged, or is en-
gagged, IN circulating charges or reports against
JoAB SEELY, a0jM q view TO injmrimg him person.
aly or the cause in achich he IS laJoring TO bring
facts, single fact, to Substantiate any ofthcse
charges or reports. The Telegraph shall be your
Medium Of communication. Sustain yourselves
therefore, or suffer yourselves hereby TO be branded
as S1andercrS
have delayed the press, to say thus much on
the subject, at this time. More, hereafter, if there
be occasion.