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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-24

POETS AND POETRY OF AMERICA. a
lust published by CARY s. HART, Philadelphia.
y The Poets and Poetry of America, with an His
torcal Introduction, by Rufus w Griswold, in one
large octave volume, handsomely printed fine
!; ,iu illustrated by pQrtEaitsGf RIu"a Beautiful
yignette.
This is the most valuable publication of the sea-
son. No collection of American Poetry has ever
been made at all comparable to this, whether we
gard the completeness of the work. or the taste dis
played in the selection The.work comprises selec-
tons from lightweight Of our Poets, whose produc-
tons are preiaced by neat biographies and in an
Appendix are contained selections from various Au-
hors who, without pretending to the rank of Poets,
have yet written occasional verses. Where the poet
HIS published edition Of his works. the selec
tons are comparatively few; but where the author
has left his works to take Of themselves the ex-
tracts have been more voluminous. This is praise
worthy feature, since preserves for us in collected
form, the works of Whittier Sprague, and others
The longest poems of Drake, Spraguc, and Whittier
appear in this collection. We dismiss this national
work with the assurance, that every American who
loves his countrys muse, will possess himself Of
early copy, "-Saiurdag Post.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-24

wv FISCHER has just received from the manu-
Wv 'facturer, Edward ~ Kent, of New York, a
complete assortment of his black blue, and red inka
of which equal if not superior, to any other ma e
in the country and which will be sold at less price
at Staoner's Hall.
March A.
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rNO rHE LADlES.-We are Just opening the
i following articles, from the best manufacturers,
VIZ:
White and black Satin and Kid Slippers
Black Morocco g
Ladies Fancy Silk and Stuff Caters and Hal
Caters light, for the season, and very elegant.
Misses and chlldren's Essler CATERS, very hand
some
Misses and children's fancy-color ID Slippers and
Ankle lies
Do do black Slippers and Ankle
Ties
In the Gentemens line
French Calf Boots the only ones in the market
Gentlemen's Lasting Cater Shoes, a superior
ticle
DO Morocco and Calf Union Ties a
superior article
DO Fancy and common Slippers
Together with large assortment of Gentlemen :
am, Ladies Boats aud Shoes, Youths, ChiIdren's,
&c, &C. Of cheaper and more common articles.
an 2l-3t A COYLE g. son. -
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-24

DEASES CLARIFIED ESSENCE OF HORE-
i HOUND CANDY Compounded Of IS of the
most safe aud saluary ingredients. The great repu-
tation of Peases imItabe candy, for the speedy re-
lief and of coughs colds hoarseness sore throat
has increased the sales far beyond that Of any remedy
heretofore offered.
The undersigned general agent of Messrs, Pease
& Son. has just received by the schooner President
large supply of their Candy which he sells to agents
and vendors the same terms the proprietors-
Vendors enclosing rs 90 or upwards Gree of postage)
will have the Candy sent according to directions, ana
always rely on It's being fresh and genuine
mar w. FISCHER
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NEW SlC,-Just received the following piece
~ of New Music at the old established store, third
door east OF 18th street, P A.
w. FISCHER
My Bark is out upon the deep by G. p. Morris.
What is it ails thee heart of mine
wandered hy the brook side, words by Milne.
Operate Gems, collection of Italian airs from the
works Of Donizette, Mercadante, &c.
Downe's Quick Step, with handsome vignette.
Military Movements do do feb23
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NEW MUSlC.-Just received the following pieces
y of new music at the old established store third
door east of 18th street, Pennsy lvana avenue.
W. FISCHER.
His lame, with beautiful vigneue.
Bonnie Bessie Green, q"
The morning ring, ballad.
O; were but thing of light.
I.ochn and EveIne a ballad.
The gipscys tent; words by Miss +. Cook
Merny, merrily, sounds the horn
The Polish naidens farewell.
I'm merry hearted II aid
The aurora waltzes 10y Labitzki.
Phipa waltzes; by J. K. Opt
The garland waltzos; by an amateur
The Waverlys Scottish dances.
March dAmazoncs; 10y G. Grobc.
will return 70 thee a Duet arranged for the gnn1
byF. Weiland apo
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NEW METALLIC PENS.-W FISCHER has
In Just received from the manufacturers Messrs
Josiah Hayden q CO., 40 gross Of their Metallic
stue, in New York, awarded gold medal.
The assortment comprises the foIIowi.g kinds -
Short Falcon Combination Barrel, Elongated Barrel
Pointed Fine Pointed Damascus Elongated Fine
Barrel American Pciryian, Double Patent Long Fal.
con, Combination and School Pen. For sale wholesale
and retail only at Stationers Hail. the proprietor OF
which IS agent fnI the manufacturers
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-24

Sole agents for the District doors Of Gadsby
April 5-.3t.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29

was curing this distressing period that Andrew
himself, then a'youlh of ifeen years old join
ed the American army. The particulars oil
his services were unknown to Mrs. Stephen
son, She understood, however, that he was
taken prisoner by the British; and heard that
he had received blow from an officer with his
sword, for not performing some menlal office,
during his imprisonment. There we're two
COUSINS of Andrew in the army with him. One
of them was killed and the other was taken
prisoner. Whilst prisoner Of war in Charles
ton, he was taken sick and his aunt, Mrs.
Jackson lost her life in attempting 10 visit him
She fell victim to The CLIMATE and sorrow,
and her nephew soon followed THIS left An
drew without relation on this side olthe At"
lanlic-a boy and almost stranger IN new
country. The little property which his family
possessed had been plunjered and destroyed.
When the country was restored to peace, he
found himself in no very agreeable situation
destitute of home, relations, friends and mon
ey. Under these circumstances, he made the
house Of Mr.. White bis home. White was
the uncle of Mrs Sic phenson, and saddler,
by trade; Andrew remained with him twelysfor
eighteen months, and during that time assisted
him in working at his trade, What progress
The future President of the United States made
in his humble but respectable occupation, is
not known. But the fact of his being thus en-
gagged for that length oftime, is well known to
Mrs Stephenson. Becoming fired Of the bu-
siness Of making saddles, finding an opporu-
nifty of doing better, he left Mi. Whites and
went 10 North Carolina, where he afterwards
commenced the study of law, and was admit
ted 10 the bar.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
FIRST RATE.

~, Give the following chaps the hundred poudS,-
They richly deserve il.
From the Baltimore Republican.
National DsStress.-Tbe London Atlas some time
9n'e offered reward of hundred pounds for the
best essay on the of distress in that country
correspondent gives the following solution, and
claims the reward.
"Arstocracy, Bank of England, Corn law, Debt
Entails, Faction, Gulbility, Hierarchy. Ignorance,
klngcralt Law, Landcrat, Monopoly, NonSensicali.
tues, OlIgarchy, Parliament. Quacksry, Rascaliy,
Selhshness, Taxation, Usury, Vanity, War and
X Y. T."
We think the following listof causes whichhave been
operating on this side the Atlantic enough to haye
crushed any country on the face of earth. We haze
followed the London papers by Arranging them al
phakecslly:
Adams, Abolition and Aristocracy,
Banks. Biddle and Buckeye Blacksmith"
Clay, ClaptTaps, and "CoonSry.'
Debts, Distribution and Dealcatons,
Extortlon, Expansion and Explosion.
Faction, Fraud and Financerlng.
"Gourds," Gouging and Gambling.
High tariff Humbug and "Hard-cider."
Ignorance, ldleneSs and Internal improvements.
Jockeying Juggling and Joint Stocks,
Knaves, knavery ank Knee Crookers,
LOG cabin Lies and Rog-roing.
Monopolies, Money-changors asd Misrule.
Nonsense, and "No principles for the public eye"
Overtrading. Overbanking and Overoaching.
Lecuiauoh' Trodlgallty ana ''flpe Laying.
Quack statesmen, Quuck- k-patrOtS, and Quack- polls
tcians.
Roguery Rascalty and THAT Roast Beef"
Swindling, SwartwouIing s. ShinpasterS.
Tariff, Taxes and Turncoats.
Usury, Upstairs and Usurpation,
VenalitY, Vice and Vlany.
Waste, Wickedness and Whiggery.
Experiments, X-travagance and X-tra-sepsions.
Yarn SINNERS, and their Yoke fellows.
ZameS, Zigzag politicians.
&c. &c.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
had too strong passion for liquor to think of reforming

had too strong passion for liquor think Ofrelorming
MYSELF
We'll, will you not now make the eHertl
will. 1t has occupied my thoughts during the
whole morning; and now, IN the presence of Almighty
God, swear never again touch the accursed thing
which has ruined mS. and made beggars Ofmy family.
Happy enough to hear this manly resolution, we
returned 10 the house with HMM due time we made
the fact known to the wile-and, producing pledge
the whole family signed it upon the table which held
the body oftheir dead child
The scene was an affecting one.
Two years had passed. when the incident was recal-
led to our mind by the shake Of the hand from gen
'lsman who was returning west with stock of dry'
goods which he had just purchased in New York. 1t
was The man who had signed tie temperance pledge
by the body OF his dead child.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
VOL. 3. NO so WHOLENO 1S4
PAPER MoNEY.-Gouersl Washington,

PAPER MONEY.-Genersl va shington,
says:-'The wisdom Of man, IN my humble o.
pinion, cannot devise plan by which The cre~
dit ofpaper issues would be long supported.
consequently depreciation keeps pace with
the quantity OF the emission, articles for which
it is exchanged risein greater ratio than the
sinking value Of money; wherein, then, is the
farmer, the planter, of the arlizan beneftedl
Great is the door il Immediately opens for spec
uldliOn, by which the least designing, and per,
haps the most valuable par ofthe community
are preyed upon by the more knowing and Graf
~ speculator.'
The PRosPEcT FOR NEXT YEAR.-A Wes.
fem editor states that he has taken much pains
to ascertain the amount Of wheat soWn in Hi
nOis the present fall. The result Of his nves~
legations is that 1eaFly one half more has been
sOwn than the last year, which is universally
conceded to have been the greatest wheat year
ever known. From what we have heard a.
nsng the farmers hsreaway, the same exessS
kor sowing noticed ia Illinois has been observ.
ed here; and should the harvest prove faVora-
bic, We may expect the mex: years wheat crop
10 exceed the lasl 40 much ag the last did
those Of former years. This will feed all the
people of the country, & leave large surplus
Without all necessary restrictions are removed
from trade, and the agricultural interest affor-
ded foreign market for the product ofits la
Dor, it Is very plain prices must fall materially
lower than they already are.. LIE. this be-
thought oE-Philad. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
ALL SORTS or PARAGRAPHS.

A very wealthy planter ia Woodlord county KY !,
says: had rather be taxed fol The poo heys educa-
cation than the poor mans gnoraucd for The one or
the other am compelled lobe.'
Many ofths members Of Congress at Washington,
now got board Tor %, per week. It formerly was SIS
At public dinner 10 London. ajackass got up.--and
stated that slave holders in America make practice
of feeding hogs with the dead bodies Of their negroes
There is man in Rochester celebrated for settling
difficulties, that the women when they are out of eggs,
send for him to settle the coffee.
Nothing says late writer, sets so wide mark be-
tween vulgar and noble soul, as the rsversntial
love Of woman: man who is always snesring at wo
man is generally coarse Pro6igate or bigot
A school mistress lately advertised for an assss ant
accustomed to confinement She received an answer
from the mother Of IL children.
One ofthe greatest shortcomings ofthe clergy it is
sad consist in negecng to denouncs the of cheat.
ing printers.
Gid DR.. Hunt used to say, when he could not dis.
cover the cause ofa mans sickness-'We'll try this
and we'll try that Well shoot into the tree, and if
any thing falls, well and good."-"Aye, (rspieG
wag,) fear that is too commonly the case; and in
your shooting into the tree the FIRST thing that gsner
ally falls, is the patient"
An Irish miles 224e yards; Scotch mile is 1884
yards an English or statute mile, 1850 yards; Germsn
1906; Turkish 1926.
An is 4e4O square yards or SO yards foot 81 in
ches each way. A square mile 1860 yards each way.
containing $40 acres.
is taller in the morning than he IS at night to
the extent ofhalfan inch or more owing The relaxa.
ton of the cartilsges.
In marching, soldiers lake75 steps per minute quick
marching 108 and in charging $50 steps,
An elephant bred to war stands firm against volley
ofmusketry and 30 buetsin the flesh will not kill him
Potatoes planted below feet do not vegetate; at l
foot they grow hickest and at@ feet heyare rOtard-
cd two or three months.
The mahogany tree 10 full grown in 200 years. Cys
press trees are known to be 300 and 900 years old.
The sound ofthunder may be heard 90 or 25 miles,
or. with the ear 10 the ground much more. Light
ming is reflected $50 or 200 miles.
A countryman driving team, all the horses in which
were like PEarohs lean kline, except the leading one,
was asked by potly attorney whom he met why
the fore horse fat and all the rest oanl 'Bes
cause, squire, says he, tho fore.hcrse the lawyer,
and the others are his clients
The Picayune tells story ofan old horse so far
gone that he was not able to die. He used to lean on
the sunny side ofa barn without strength enough to
wink the flies off from his eysds, and his owner was
fnay compelled TO got another horse to help him draw
his last breath.
Never punish agrl for being romp, but thank hea
ven. who has given her health and spirits to bs
IT'S better to be romp than to have distorted spine
or hectic coeek.
Justice is duty-generosity a virtue Yet the
world too apt to regard the first favor and the
latter as a folly.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
THAT DOG AT THE CIRCUS.

They have a dog at Messrs. Foster and
Robinson's lastly arranged arena, corner of
81. Charles and Union streels, who can do
everything but taIk.-While performing his
wonderful tricks on Sunday evening, before
large audience, we were exceedingly amused
at conversation held among the little darkies
in the corner appropriated TO them. The dog
had just performed some really astonishing
feat, when one Of them broke with
"De lor! whooh! Jes look at dat dog! de-
Clar he knows more;dan folks does."
"Dog! Does you call dat real, sureeLough
dogi" said another darky BY bis side, whose
eyes we're opened so wide they looked like q
couple Of half dollars.
''ln course does," said the first speaker,
swat you link he is yoursefi"
swat tink? link dar's a white boy in
side de dog skin--I know dar is. You can't
fool dis niger da, dis is all dog doins. Look
dar! look dar!w continued the grinniug little
lump of ebony as the sagacious animal was
showing the audience how his brother dogs
could run on two lame legs-"Look dar! You
spose dog can do dat when he's askedl
Neber!"-Pn.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
From The Washington Spectator.
ORIGINAL LETTER OF THOMAS
JEFFERSON.

A friend, who has passion for poring over
mu4iy parers, lately laid his hands upon a
manuscript letter of Mr.. Jefferson, which we
give below. 1t is interesting at this time, as
it refers to The fine imposed in New Orleans
upon General Jackson, a remission Of which
has late ly been asked from Congress. The
letter is addressed 10 Mrs. Elizabeth Trst,
the mother of our late Consul al Havana.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29

young dandy, who supported an enormous
mOustache, asked lady wha. she thought Of
his looks. why. said she, you look as il yeu
had swallowed coon and left The sticking out
of your month";
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
PlCAYUNE STORY.

A very good story is told in the Picayuue Of
a woman OUT west who had suspected her
husband for visiting neighbours wife. The
absence of the husband one night induced her
to suspect where be had gone; she doffed bon-
net and shawl 10 reconnoire; and placing
herself at the window, had all her horrible
fears realized by seeing, through an imperfect
blind, her husband 60 to her hated rivals DOR
mitory- having placed his clothes on chair
near the window, Her plan of revenge was
soon formed. She managed 10 seize his
wardrobe, and pushed for home, bearing go-
liously the evidence Of his disloyalty. Enter
ing her own bed room, che locked the door,
and in ssepless bed awaited her lords re-
turn, who soon approached, and finding the
door locked, demanded entrance. No answer
was dsigned by the wronged and enraged wife
On il said be my wife is honest, she can't
have any body here, and with kick Of his
foot opened way to bis wife's presence. On
the appearance Of lights what was her surprise
to flnd him with all his clothes on! What was
his to find mans clothes on chair in the
room, and window hoisted!
We don't know all that passed.
we only hear that the clothes she had carried
away, belonged 10 the husbandofher suspec-
tod rival; the whole truth Of which being brO't
to light, rocOnciIed mani and wife. We cay
nothing about the wives,
NEW COUNTERFEIT Spurious one
dollar noles-Bank Masson, letter A, paya
Bile to bearer. Of various dates Signatures
P. Handy, Cashier, A. Balwin, President
badly executed are 10 circulatiOn.
This Bank has not issued noles Of a lesI
denomination than $5 for several years.. Gdx
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
ANDREw JACKSON,
Moses Dawson, Esq.

GENERAL JACKSON IN BoYHooD.-In pas
sing through Anderson District some years
since, heard of Mrs. Stephenson, venerable
mauon, who had been The youthful acquain-
tance Of Gen. Andrew Jackson during the rev.
oIuiionary war. was induced by curiosity,
as we'll as respect for the character of this es-
timabe old lady, to visit one who had been the
companion of our Iiust.ious ex-President, in
the days Of his bOyhoOd and Obscurity. found
Mrs. Stephenson all that she had been rspre~
senled 10 be --an intelligent, kind hearted and
fine looking old matron, full Of conversation
and anecdotes of the 'old war; She was born
in the neghborhood Of the Waxlaws, in Lei
cestel District, s. c., and there grew up with
the future hero ofNew Oreans.' The moth
or Of Andrew Jackson, and her three sons,
were we'll known to Mrs. Stephenson, An
drew was the youngest, and about her own age
They we're sent TO the same school, and their
parents lived very near each other. The faith
or Of Gen. Jackson died before Mrs. Stephen.
sons recollection. and shortly after his settles
ment in South Carolina. AT the commence
ment Of the revolutionary struggl in South
Carolina, Andrew was going 10 q grammar
school, kept in The meeting house Of The Wax
law neighborhoOd. As the contest grew warm.
the school was discontinued, and the meeting
house burnt down. 10 the meantime, one of
Andre w's brothers died, and the other entered
the service Of his country. During the war.
this other brother also died with the small pox.
The Waxlaw neghbOrhoOd, at one period
of the Revolution, was the seat Of war in the
Southern country, and was laid almost enre-
ly desolato, and left without inhabitants. i
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29

Henry Clay is said to have but one pyomi-
nsnt chronological Development on his entire
skull-this has been named. Trying. .for-twen-
ty.6ve-years-to got-into presidential -chair
-atlyeness; it covers bis whole head.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29
USEFUL REMEDIES.

To cure The bite of mad dog-AppIy lie hair.
To get out Of debt-pay of in promissory
notes.
To oproiect home industry Depriveit ofa
foreign market.
To increase milk-AGd one half water.
To make money p\enty-Add two-thirds pas
per-
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-02-25
Total, $3,4lG,l25 $l,557,4oS

Discounts. notes, 4, ,l6I, 925 IS. 8 1923, 9,298
The report states the Banks, within
the last year have redUred their CircuIa
ton near a million OF dollars, and increaS.
cd their specie about $350.0o0 and three
and half million Of dollars in bills OF
exchange is held by them, which will
mature at favorable points south and ea4
within four years The committee think
the Banks must look TO their bills and
notes for the means Of paying specie
They propose bill to compel resnmp.
ton in Kentucky the LIST Of November,
1912 proUidtd the New Orleans banks
shall have then resumed, and provided,
the exchange held by the Kentucky
Banks on New Orleans shall have been
generally paid at maturity, so as to ena.
BILE them 10 convert the proceeds into
specie and eastern exchange!-Cin.
Gdz,
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-02-25
WEEKLY AND SEMI WEEKLY
NEW YORK
COURIER & ENQUIRER,
TO THE PUBLIC.

EROM and after Friday, lllh inst ,
T. the Weckly and Srmi Weekly
Courier and Enquirer will be enlarged
to the size oflhe Daily paper, and offer
inducements TO The advertiser and gen.
eraI reader, such as have rarely been
presented by any papers in the United
States.
SEMI.wEEKLY.-This sheet will be
published on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
On the outside will be placed all the
contents of the daily sheets OF the two
preceding days, together with approprl
ale matter for the general reader seIec.
ted for the purpose; and the inside will
he The inside OF the D,iIy paper Of the
same day. Thus all new advertisements
in the Daily paper on Wednesdays aud
Saturdays, will appear in the Semi Week.
ly paper for these days, without any ad-
nItlonal charge 10 the advertiser. This
publication will, Of course, be mailed
with the daily paper of the same date
and carry to the reader in the country the
very latest intelligence.
Terms OF THE SEMI WEEKLY PAPER.
-Four dollars per anEun, payable il
advance,
Five dollars per annum, IN all cases
when payment is not made IN advance.
AnY person lOrwardlng twenty five
dollars in money not more than five pei
cent. below par, free of postage, will bt
entitled to seven copies to be sent to tn,
same post Office; and at similar rates fo
any larger number of subscribers. WheI
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sold at the current rates, the proceed
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and the papers sen, for pro rata perio,
oil time,
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Sl.CViH,s Sale,

DURSUANT TO a writ OF Fl. 5G, Ct.
4 LeUGri FdCiaS, to me directed, is.
sued out Of The Court of Common Pleas
of Carroll county, will offer for sale, at
The door of the Court house IN Carroll
ton. on Saturday the 9th day of March
next, between the hours of ~ O'Clock
A. NJ. and 4 o'clock P. NJ, the follow.
ing real estate situate in said county. TO
witt The South West quarter Of Section
eleven, Township fifteen, and Range
five, subject 10 mortgage for three
hundred and thirty one dollars twenty
five cents. due October 10Th, 1885 and
also, one other mortgage upon said quar-
ter Section and forty acres Of another
tract of land, for eight hundred aud
twenty dollars, due 18Th June, 1885,
Taken in execution and will be sold by
DAVID WATT, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. CarroIIton,)
January %, l842