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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-19
~ THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u. STATES
TN pursuance Of Law, !, JoaN TYLsR, President o.
Il the United States Of Amercs do hereby declare
and make Known, that public saes will he held at the
aforementioned Land Offices in the Territory Of
IOWA, At the periods FER designated, to wi,
AZ the Land Office at DU BUQUE, commcncin,
on MONDAY the sixteenth day Of October next, 70,
the disposal OF the public lands within the limits OF
the aforementioned townships, viz;
North Of tie ss's line, snd Of the 5a principal m<
ridinn.
Townships sigh'y-two and eighty three, of rang.
one. e
Townships eighty one eighty Two and eighty three
Of rAneet~o.
Townships eiehiy-,ne, eiahsy.two and eighty
three, Of range three.
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ANIMAL MAGNETISM.

We gave last week the Centrevlle
Times version Of mesmerc experiment
in which tho editor Of that paper, and our
friend Of the "Democrat' were concern
ed. Below will be found the account
given by the latter gentleman, which diff
fcrs materially from the statement made
by the "Times,'
During a visit to CentIcville, Mo,
few weeks ago, we visited the editor OF
the CentrevilIe Times, who is very wor-
thy and amlable man-none more so.-
During conversation, the subject of Mes
merism was introduced, when our wor-
thy friend, who is well known for his love
OF the marvellous, desired that we should
try and mesmerise him. Agreed says
we. Before we commence, however,y Gu
will have to get us a tin dining plate,
which will have TO be placed before your
eye. In came the plate-thump went
the hammer, making hole that just fit
his nose; down we set opposite our friend
John, whose anxiety to be mesmerised,
was so great, that we had to lasten him
to the chair to keep him still, and to stuff
his mouth with cotton to keep him from
speaking. After all things were arrang-
eG, according to The first principles of
meslnerlsm, we commenced rubbing him
down with great force, and occasionally
would give the tin plate slap, which
drove it further upon his nose, taking the
skin off in its onward progress towards
his peppers. We continued our manp-
uations and plate striking, until the tears
ran from the editors eyes, and the per-
spiration commenced pouring down his
cheeks, mixed with the RED from his nose,
that we thought it would be better TO de-
sist, for fear he would be taken with
fit and leave his CHILDREN to mourn over
his uniinelv end. Our friend said he was
perfectly convinced of the truth of the
science, but he did not like the modus opc-
randi.
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DR.. .MOFF.4T'S LIFE PILLS
.1.FD PUN.NIY BITTERS

The perfectly safe; unerring, and successful
troatmeat OF almost every species of disease by
the use of DR.. MOFFAT'S LIFE MEDICINES,
II no longer an experiment; as reference to the
experience Of many thousand patients Will salts
factoriy prove. During the present month of
September alone, nearl y one hundred cases have
come to the Wedge Of DIR. Motfat, where
the patient has to all appearance, effected per-
mancnt cure by the exclusive and jndlcious use
of the Life Medicines-some eight or ten OF these
had been considered beyond all hope by their
medical attendants. Such happy results are Il
source of great pleasure to DR.. NJ, and inspire
him with new confidence to recommend the use
of his medicines to his fellow citizens.
The LIFE MEDICINES are a purely VEG
ETABLE preparation. They ara mild and plea
SAINT in their operation, and at the same time
thorough--acting rapidly upon the.secretions of
the system-carrying OF all acrimonious bumors,
and assimilating with and purifying the blood
For this reason, in aggravated cases of Dyspep
sa, the Life Medicines will give relief in short
or space oftime than any other prescription. In
Fever-and-Ague, lnfamato.y Rheumatism, Fe
vers ofovcry descriotion, Sick Headaches, Heart
burn, Dizziness in the head, Pains in the Chest
Flatulency, impair'd appetite, and in every dis
ase arising from an mpurity Of the blood,
disordered state of the stomach, the use Of these
Medicines has always proved to be beyond doubt
greatly superior to any other mode of treatment
All that DIR. Moiiat asks of his patients is to be
particular in taking them accordingto the direc-
tons. 1t is not by newspaper to notice or by
any thing that he may say in their favor, that he
hopes to gain credit 1t is alone by the results Of
fair trial Is the reader an invalid, and does
be wish to know whether the Life Medicines will
suit his own case' lfso, lie, him call or send to
DR.. Moffat's office, 375 Broadway, and procure
a copy of the Good Samaritan, published gri IT,
itously. He will lhere find enumerated very
many extraordinary cases of cure; and perhaps
some exactly similar to his own. Sold wholesale
and retail by DIX. w. Is. MOFFAI,
No. 375 Broadway, N. Y.
For sale at DR.. Nlitchells Medicine, Paint,
Oil and Glass store, Elkton Maryland.
Jan osth 1913
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with emotion. as she took upon her the
holy vows of wedlock, Years passed
on, and again beheld her. She was
bending over the cofined clay Of love-
ly infant mothers anguish was swell
ling her heart and heaving her bosom
with convulsive sobs, as see pressed her
lips, for the last Time, TO the marble cheek
of her child. With a trembling hand sht
wiped the gathering tears from her eyes,
and raised them to heaven, said, THY
will, oh! God, be done; what is one Of thy
| creatures that she should dare to COM
plain?" mole than mortal calmness
| came over her. She stood in the dignity
of superior being, gazing on the dead
form of her beautiful child. Again saw
her. She stood beside the bier of him
who had been her friend, her soother.
her councillor. the bier of her husband
lie had been called in manhood's pride to
lie down by his lifeless child, and she, his
beloved one, was left to weep his prcma-
ture death. 1t is true, when she felt his
last breath on her check, when she met
his last dying look Of love, she thought
life burden! But heaven was her sup
portion that she leaned, and Il a soon
taught her to be resigned to his last and
greatest affection. Calmly the bereaved,
but lovely mourner, took her last arewell
Of him she had loved with the consistency
of woman, and with a serene brow, took
her tatherless babes to her bosom. Once
more saw her Stlll fair was that love-
ly brow, over which the dark hair parted
in luxuriant brightness. But ah how
awfully still! She too was dead. She
too had died in youths bright hour, With
tear less eye had she clasped her orphans
TO her heart and commended them 10 hea-
ven. Then, even then, her faith failed
her nos, even at trying that moment, when
death was busy at her heart, her faith
failed her not. She was CHRISTIAN.
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From the Georgian.
PRINTERS.

Where have they not been, and where
not to be found2
Franklin, the great model Of Printers,
not satisfied to be a patriot, and elevaling
the character Of his country at home and
abroad taught his fellow men how TIC dis
arm the lightning cloud OF its terrors, and
has left name as philosopher revered
in both hemlspheres.
On sea or on and-on the (relrul wave
or in the quiet garnet Of lhe peaceful city,
the Printer lends his power to swell the
trumphs of the starry banner, or piles his
never ending task to spread the news of
victories over Americas foes. Ii not thus
engaged, his restless spirit often iorsakes
Sing orous ease" if that can be called
ease which earns its daily bread, and we
view him in the ranks Of treemen seeking
10 extend the joys of Liberty over the
benighted countries of the globe. Dan
ger seems to be the food which he COW
ets-his reward, the ambition OF befriend-
inc his fellow man, Adventurol and
daring, he laughs at the impedimenls
which lie in his paths, and too often his
resolves are crushed in their early ma'u-
ri,v by an unforeseen blow, and his man
gIcd form becomes the sport OF the cruel
and the vile.
Our readers will remember the truth
full narrative that one captain, one SER
geant, and fifteen privates had been shot
by order Of the Mexican Government for
rising upon the guard at Sa ado and at
tempting to escape, having been selected
by lot under an order of defamation for
this inhuman butchery. The New York
journal of Commerce says:-"A!artln C..
Wing, one OF the victims Of this massacre,
was lormer V compassion III the office
of the Journol OF Commerce. lie was
native of Vermont. Early in the strug.
gle of the TEXANS for independence, ne
mingled his fortunes with theirs and was
engaged in many Of the conflicts Of that
eventIul period. He was man Of good
character, and deserving OF better fate"
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TERMS.


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if not paid till the end of the year.
No subscription will be received for less than
six months, and no paper discontinued until all
nrrearages are paid, unless at the discretion OF
the editor.
Advertisements of one square inserted three
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for each decentralization; longer onesin pro-
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ged accordingly. All communications to the
Editor should lie post paid.
AGENTS FOR THE CECIL " HlG
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JOSEPH HAINEs, Brick Meeting House.
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NATHAN WILKINSON. Elk Iron Works.
WILLIAM Fl. rIERcr, P. NJ. Cecilton.
JoRN 3. MonToS, Z. NJ. Warwick.
JOHN MEARs, 7. NJ. St. Augustine.
john 1. CLAYTON; P. NJ. Chesapeake City
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TO DESTROY THISTLES, FERN,
AND COLTSFOOT.

Having once pasture field that SEEM
ed one entire bed of common thislles, and
having occasion to carry manure across l,
to another field, observed all the this,les
completely killed wherever the carts
went, therefore Sc. to and rolled the
whole field with cast iron roller once
in the latter end of MAY, and twice in the
beginning of June. The field has been
free from thislles ever since. Fern and
coltsloot have exterminated in the same
way.-[London Horticultural Register,
for August 1881.
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ulBERNiA'S TEARS.

Hibernia's tears forever flow.
Her harpin silence'slumbers;
Her bards the patriot song lorego'
Nor dare to breath its numbers.
No more they bid the swelling tone
In Freedoms cause awaken;
Those happy days of bliss are flown,
And Erin weeps torsaken.
But though her sons in exile roam.
They sleep on Freedoms pillow;
Aud Erin's daughters find homo
Beyond the western biIlow.
There shall they breathe the glowing
strain,
To joys cx,atic numbers;
There Firms harp shall wake again,
In rapture from its slumbers.
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t.D v H..

Oh, Love is a curious sort Of thing!
Now making sad and low jolly,
Now tossing Us up on the horns of delight,
Then leaving us 80 melancholy!
To-day, in his smile, al, me! how We basiI
Such hopes'-oh! forever they'll last US!
Tomorrow, the razor or halter we ask,
In the ditch of despair where he's cast Us.
Oh, Love is n curious sort Of thing
See now how Miss Sukey is slnilinH
IIlo there! them tears. they flow like spring,
All the way from her sad bosom bilin9
One moment, the rascal's keen arrow has voxod
My Lord, or the Baron de Bigger,
Or sweet little ROSY mouthcd Jane. and tho next,
BY hockey! he's shootin'a Niger!
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POET Y
FROM THE LApY's BooE, FOR MAY.
THE CARRIER DOVE.

BY GEORGE p. MORRIS.
While before St. Agnes shrine
knelt true knights lady-loye,
From the wars of Palestine
Came gentle carrier-dove.
Round his neck silken string,
Fasten'd words the warrior writ;
At her call he s'oop'd his wing,
And upon her finger lit.
She, like one enchanted, pored
Ger the contents of the scroll,
For that lady loved her lord
With a most devoted soul.
To her heart the dove she drew,
While she traced the burning line,
Then away the mrion flew
Back to sainted Palestine.
To and fro, from hand to hand,
Came and went the carrier dove,
Till, throughout the Holy Land,
War resigned his sword to love.
Swift the dove. on wings of light,
Brought the news from Palestine,
And the lady her true knight
Welded at st. Agnes shrine.
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A FRAGMENT.

saw her in the bloom of youthful
BEATTY. The blush of modesty was on
her cheek, and sensiblity sparkled in her
azure eye. ! will not attempt to define
ate the beauties of her person, much less
to delneatc the beautief of her person,
much less TO portray the graces OF her
mlnd.-Sullice it 10 say, she was all that
is good and lovely in woman. Again |
saw her. She stood beside the altar, pale
and 2ly; her dewitt eye was raised to
heaS w. and her slight frame trembled
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II HE G. ECIL w EHIG
The Last Drop Of Liquor.

For the last drop of liquor
The topper may moan,
And breath his regret,
For the spirits that's gone:
He may sorrow and sigh,
With his pitcher turned up;
Be wisel and tomorrow
Refrain from the cup.
Cold water gives strength
To the heart and the hand,
OF the son of the ocean,
And the child OF the land;
Whether reaplng or rowing,
On mountain or main,
It sends the blood glowing
Through every vein.
Then, dearer than wine,
Be it ever so bright,
Be water-pure water,
To taste and to sight;
This potent enchanter
Our chains will unbind,
'Tlll we revel in freedom
OF body and mind.
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PRETTY KEEN.

The Albany Patriot says One of our
own Methodist clergymen, last Sunday,
remarked that if all the world believed the
second coming was to take place on the
23d april 1913, at 3 o'clock p. NJ. two
thirds of them would delay all prepare
ton for it till haJ-past i1ro"
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HAMS! HA MS !
EUST received choice lot Of Family
~ HANS, at Il low price.
July 2 WILLIAM TORBERT.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scribers of Cecil county, have obtained from the
Orphans court, ofsad county, letters OF admin
istraton on the personal estate of Edward Todu,
late of Cecil CO., decd, All persons having
clans against the said deceased, hereby warn
cd TO exhibit the same, on or before the eth
February, lsI4 they may otherwise, by law be
excluded from all benefit of said estate. Persons
indebted TO sand estate, are requested to make
immediate payment TO the subscribers.
Given under our hands this 18th day Of April
1913.
Join SWISNER,N rxo.r,,..
LEWIS TODD,
April 18th lsi3--6w
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An editor having been ruined by trial
for libel, declares that stripping the dis
guise from a hypocrite was something
like peeling an onion-both both brought
tears into the eyes.
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"My eyes, Iackm exclaimed a tar, see
ing a soldier chained by the led to can
non ball for punishment, If there amt a
soldier at anchorn'
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Death is the only friend that can bring
that peace which wealth cannot purch ase,
and remove the pain that physicians can
not cure.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-06-03

1t is better to be falsely polite, than
politely false: yet many seem to be more
highly offended al deviation in etiquette
than in truth and honesty.
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HIT 1T PRECISELY.

Capt, Marryatt says the following very
sensible thing
$40 write for paper is very well, but
to edit one is to condemn yourself to sla
very"
If any one doubts the Captains opin-
ion, he had better try the thing,
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Always distrust the sincerity of him
who Is proiuse III promise, and seems
over anxious to please.
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Narrow soul people are like narrow
necked bottles, the less they have In them
the more noise they maze IN pouring
out.-Pops.
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ETIQUETTE.

The use of the word "Prrsent" in the
supcrscription of letters has been explain
ed to mean that the recipient of the letter
is in the same city. town or village with
the writer A correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Courier gives another explanation and
better one-thus.
In legal instruments we constantly find
this strong form of approximations
all men by these presents, '-''To all peo-
pie to whom these presents shall come"
sc. a monster in English grammer, every
where except with the legal proiession.-
But this English expression has arisen
from barbarous and incxact Translation
Of the old Latin form of such instruments
-Sciant omnes per has premSen'eS lltera-
lis, &c.---the Latin word, Weras being
entirely omitted in the translation, and
prGScnteS being rendered by the English
plural prcscntS-a word which seems to
he neither substantive nor adjective, ac-
cordug to the general mode OF Analysing
our language.
Now it is to be observed that the legal
instruments alluded to were in form let
tcrs or epiSiles; and the true rendering Of
the Latin formula above should have beer
TO all people to whom this present let
ter shall come-know all men by this
present ieter-not letters, for that is
barharous literal rendering of the Latin
plural, Merae; which word in that lau-
gnage. must be in the plural when used
IN siguir,. n 1nt,nr or eniSllp
Now the use of the Wort! present. in The
address of n common letter, is derived
from this same source. We know. from
ancient original letters. (of which | have
specimens before me Of 1897, and other
dates that it was formerly the practice,
in the superscription of letters, to add,
after the name Of the person addressed,
he words, These preseni--and sometimes
in more abridged form, simply These
that is, (in rulI) These present letters, &C.
cording to the ancient formula. have
now before me an origin official letter,
from an officer of this State, the address
of which is in this form:-
To the Selectmcn of -
These present.
Another original letter now before me,
from Gov. Stoughton, in 1897 is direc-
ted thus
On his Majestys service
To Major John liigginson
Thee.
A letter to the Mayor would according
ly have been addressed-"T the Mayor
of Boston, These present."
That this was the origin Of the custom,
there can be no doubt. By degrees, how
ever, the force of the whole expression
being no longer understood aud felt, and
| becoming old-iashioned-whlle the word
Present had some apparent applicability
the original expression has been short
ened down to that word alone. But as
the usage now to omit the antlqualed
form, and merely to name the torn (where
correspondents reside IN different towns')
we ought, by analogy, when they live IN
the same town, to name the street OF
square, without the old word Present.
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Shut your eyes to the faults Of your
neighbors, and open them wide TO your
own.
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FROST.-We learn that there was fros,
at Staten Island on Sunday morning last,
2Slh of May.
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Mansion House

Corner Of St. Paul and Fayctlc streets
Baltimore.
I.-~g TIE undersigned having
fS4::;'s taken. 6ltcd and furnished the
Es& LEE VI ANSlON HOUSE as a
&---sstsssa..sSs.--ssszS PCBLIC HOTEL would be
happy to receive the patronage of his
friends aud that of the travelling COM
muni,y who may favor him with call.
and flatters himself that they will find
every comfort and attention which are to
be met with in the best Hotels in the city
N 3. A few Gentlemen can be &C
commodated with board and pleasant
rooms by the month or year on reasona-
bic terms.
JOHN ALBERTSON.
April9ih lS42-Gm
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JUST RECEIVED,

And Tor sale very cheap,
.Nrr crop .New Orleans Sugars,
Do do Molasses,
Sugar House do
Boston Syrup superior article,
Family Flour,
Superior Hams,
Dryed Peaches,
do Apples,
Coffee & Teas.
April g, '43 WIN. TORBERT.
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rORN MEAL, Oats s. Potatoes, for
osele bv S. II. B. WRIT.
rALF \ BEEF HIDES taken in en-
Ochauge for goods, by S. II. B. WRIT
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To the Selectmcn of -
These present.

Another original letter, now before me,
from Gov. Stoughton, in 1922 is direc-
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II will be seen that the Hon. Thomas w. VIII
liams, from the New London District, was the only
one OF our delegation who voted IN favor Of the Er-
ohequer This suggests a thought which we mus,
not suppress 1t will not, presume, be denied by
any one that the interests Of the people Of Conneot-
cut, on so prominent question as that Of the cur.
rency, are identical, and that the operations Of the
proposed ESohequer, would be alike injurious or be-
nehcial to oil sections OF the State II then follows
that either MIR Williams his FIVE colleagues, have
gone counter TO the interests and wishes OF their COZ
sttuents II Mr.. W. was with the people in his vote
on this important measure, then II Is clear that
Trumbull, Smith s Co. were not We boldly assert
that in this instance, Mr.. Williams right, and
they we're wrong. Henry Clay got complete con
tro over these gentlemen soon after hey were EJECT
ed, but they have been able TO him but very little
good and in future will be worth TO him just about
much as any other private citizens Of Connecticut
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NrcgAR N Nr~ Yoss

EsR,rUn-In the sketch Of the House proceed
ings Of Wednesday, il was stated that after the navy
appropriation bill was reported 10 the House, MIR
King arose for The purpose of submitting an amend
ment similar to that Of Mr.. Merivether, which had
been rejected in committee-yiz to reduce the pay
Of tho officers Of the navy, including the engineer
corps, twenty per centum per annum. This was a
mistake Mr. King intended to speak in opposition
to the proposition but already stated he yielded
the foos for The previous question.
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Isaac Hin, formerly Governor Of New Hampshire
and now editor Of the Patriot" thereof has obained
the Post Office contract for furnishing blanks for New
York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the North and East
ern States, worth something more than JJ',en thou
sand dollars. 1.-The could get the assistant edi-
torship Of the Madisonian he would certainly be a
mad man, ~ y. Cor. 4 Enc.
True, If he could make "fhy-two thou
sand dollars" by it.