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THE ENGLISH & GERMAN COW
A Contrast

- ON'Vhf
10 England, the paradise Of countries,
the COW is privileged and most Iuxu
rious animal She lies down in green
pastures, and by the still waters at per
feet leisure ln summer she IS hall bu
ried in plenty. 10 beautiful herds fair
as those herds OF Apollo, which fed IN
The meadows OF Frlnacria or Of Aspho-
deI-,hey Craze the famous in the world
and present TO the eye of the lover Of
the country one OF the most lovely spec
tacIes which the country can show -
They slowly rove from one portion of
their extensive bounds 10 another. or lie
down amid blaze OF golden and purple
flowers and greenesI grass, pictures of
plenty, images and indicators OF the
farming wealth Of Eng gland, which no
thing can surpAss. They stand 10 com
pAny beneath the shade Of dropping vii
lows and polished alders in The glitter
ing passage Of The brook al noontlde, in
groups rich enough to raise Cuypor
Ruvsdae from the dust. O Devon, or
Hereford. Durham, Northumbe rIand,
Chester, or Gloucester, what country
or the face OF earth can show meadows s
like yours, enough 10 make the Jolly
heart Of The English farmer proud and
big, and bullory, as it isl
And what would you say did you see
the life Of COW in Germany? Here,
for the most brilliant portion Of the year
she is shut up in a close prison. There
are no green meadows, no running
streams, no rowing in sleek, round DO
died, dappIed, and lowing herds for her
She is cooped up in IitIe dark STALL
Old women and young women, and chill
dren with creels on their backs, go ou'
with hooks, and cut rough grass and
rampant weeds, from under bushes in
the woods, along the road sides, and in
the corners of fields, for her. Docks
chervil, rough sedge from the river,
brink, any hing that is green and ea,a
Bile, is piled in baskets on old women''
heads and brought home to her. Shu
up there, the very smell OF aught green
is enough to make her devour it. In
summer, the lower leaves Of the dick
ruben are stripped off for her; Iucerne
Is grown for her, and od6s and ends o.
cabbage, carrots, and turnp' leaves fall
TO her share, She cannot rove in fields
for there are none. She cannot clint
the hill sides, for here climb the vines
and the plains are full oI corn, greer
crops and tobacco, without hedge Il
keep her from picking and stea'ing.-
When she comes oui, it is 10 labor
With fellow slave she is seized by thu
horns; yoke is clapped on the back o
her head, one end Of which rests OF
hers, and the other on the head Of he
T fellow; this is strapped fast, and secure'
to the pole OF the wagon or the pougl
and thus, with her meek forehead las
in the stocks OF labor, she is driven to {
field, or 10 market, 10 perform all thI
work Of her peasant master.
f II is a ptiable sight 10 see couple o
these mild and gentle ANIMALS coming
along with their heads hung down an,
immoveable in any direction, for the,
must move together il they move al all
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OFAtthe late court Of Common Pleas
Of Cuyahoga county, Ono, Morgan Ora
py, Dexter Norton, and Lester Norton
were tried and convicted of voting twice
at the last election, and sente need 10 the
penilentiary for one year each. These
convictions, we believe, are lhe first un
der the election law-and we hope may
prove saluary caution TO others to
AVOID The crime OF abusing the precious
right of the elective franc hise. - Canton
Repository,
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The Lot of the Poet -Frsderika Bra
mer says, "high and beautiful is the Iot
ora great poet His yre is the world
and the strings on which he plays ara
the souls Of men. When he wIlls lte
these tones are called forth, and melt
together into divine harmony"
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Iaceaiire TO Mdtrimonu "A company
Of vouug men at Lincoln. England has
originated new club Each member
nsvs Is. weekly, which is placed ~ the
savings bank. The first OF the parry
who marries is to receive the whole
amour, deposited, together with the 10"
terest.
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Making dif'oce Of 1919 055 $l72 100
Here II will be seen, that the expor-
ta,ion Of the low priced wool has fallen
off more than four fifths in amount and
nearly seven, eighhs in value during
the first seven months under the new
Tariff.
Now, If there he an article which the
United States can lndispulaby raise IN
all parts, North and South, It is wool -
We see here the favorable. effect the tar
iT has produced IN the non. consumption
OF foreign Wool Bot Notwithstanding
this. the dotv on loaU priced wool is not
high enough yet; for it will he seen be
low hat instead Of hernG rs per cent ,
/, is only per cent! The paragraph
following is from The market article OF
The same paper:
Tho wool market opened in Rochester
last week by the sale Of some new sam
plps Of fleece. 4 lew lots of low quality
OF the new clip save the Democrat.
made their appearance III our market on
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22
From the Philadefphta Chronicle.

JOHN G. CALHoUN.-We undrrstanf
that very active operations are going On
10 both the city and county Of Philadel
phia, as also in various places In the in.
terror ofth State, with view To the full
and complete orgaDizht on oil all tho
friends of that emint nj statesman, prep.
ara,ory to the approaching Pr sidentia
campaign.
As faithful chroniclers OF passing e.
vents. we cannot shut our eyes to the fact
thet the choice Of a candidate by the
Democratic N tional Convention, must be
narrowed down to the alternative Of .ith.
er John G. Calhoun or Martin Van Blu.
rem.
Whether tie democracy ofthe country
we mean the great mass of the people
and not the old office-holders, who still
long for the flesh pots upon which they
have hitherto fcasted under his dynasty
will or will not consent 10 receive Mr.
Van Buren, third time for their candi.
date, we are rot prepared to decide; but
with such nan as Mr.. Calhoun in their
ranks, we do not see how the convention
will &c, over the difficulty OF refusing him
a nomination for the office Of President.
Al for Mr.. Tyler, he is entirely out of the
question; for so soon as he shall have
PASSED through this city in the coursr oil
this week, he will have carried with him
all the honors that Pennsylvania intends
giving him.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22
HENRY CLAY.

We have noticed heretofore The prop
ositon OF Greedy & McErath to publish
q full aud illuslr aed edition ofthe Lille and
Speeches of Henry Clay.
Many persons are disposed TO regard
Mr.. Gays merits in party aspect
This is wrong. We doubt murh if we
have had, since the Revolution. any man
in public lie who has identified himself
more with the great Leading interests Of
the country. Two qualities mark him /:
first, his common sense views; and, Sec
ond, his clear head.d, aud far.reachlng
knowlt dye. There is nothing narrow,
nothing par'izan, IN his thoughts or his
life. He breathes forth, in al that he
has said Or done, IN honest American
spirit ; and, in ,he main, has defended
that oohcy which promises most to give
vigor to American virtue, and worth 10
the American chai acier.
Whatever may be his position hereaf-
:er, he past for him is secure. He has
done we'll Nor can those who love their
county, or well-regulated betty, do
better, ii they wish 10 deepen the one or
sffix the other in The American mind
to graft their feeiings and principles
which take root and bear solid fruit h n
by cireulat ny MIR. Clay's speeches, and
,mbuing all M, Of all parties Thoroughly
with the 81 int which has alim. TED h m.
Gin. Gaz.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22

THE VINO MASSACHUSETTS CoNvEN-
TON, whose NOMINATION Of CANDIDATES for
Governor and Lieut.nan, Governor we
have heretofore published, was composed
Of 965 members returned, OF whom 7S4
were in attendance.
Siel hen e. Philips, of Salem, was the
presiding officer, with such men as Ma
than Appleton, John Read and others for
Vice Presidents. The Convention was
addressed by Abbot Lawrence, Emery
Washpurn, of Worcester, and other dis
tingushed mcn.-Thr proct edIngs were
most Harmonious, and although the regret
was general that Mr.. DAVIS, from private
and family consider tons, felt constrained
to decline the nomination, the subsequent
nomination # Mr.. Briggs Was received
with hearty satisfaction.
TIE resolutions are capital, and we on
ly do not publish them entire from Il e
pr, IS Of other matters. The great and
primary object of this Convention was 10
organize for the redemption If the State
of Massachus It's from thu disgrace AMI
destruc,veness Of Loco Foco rule. AS
10 na,ional matters this emphatic language
| is held:
Resolved, That whilst we cherish the
same deep and ardent Iongings Tor wise,
patriotic and truly Wing administration Of
the National Governm' mt, which We have
uniformly expressed whilst we still hold
to the protection 81 American industry
to the regulation OF the currency by ma.
tionOl legislation; to the Distribution of the
proceeds Of the sales Of the public lands
upon equitable principles amongst the sew.
raj States. and to rigid economy IN the
administration of every department OF the
Government-and whilst we solemnly de-
mand that in no respect shall No'thern
rights be sacriced-yrt as the redemp'
ton OF our own State from its present de
| plorable condition is sufficient TO absorb
all our energies, and is worthy OF and de.
mauds our undivided efforts--and as the
Wings in Congress have recommended a
| National Convention 10 be holden at Bal.
timore in May. 1874, for the consideration
Of national subjects, which recommenda.
ton has been sanctioned by the Wings Of
our Leg stature: Therefore.
Resoloed, That the Wigs Of Massa-
chusetls do hereby approve the plan Of
such Convention-ihat they will be
ready then and there TO meet their breth-
rem from the other States, in free and
frank consultation for the general good
and that they will abide the result.
The final resolution thus declares the
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE %, ls4a.

object and the determination Of the Con-
ventian
Resolced, Therefore, in conclusion,
that the PRESENT administi alton OF cur
State Government is wrong 10 every res
pect-wrong in its principes-wrong in
IT'S measures and wrong ia lis mrn---that
there will b. no security for the Constitu-
ton OF for the true spirit of the Govern
ment, no safety for public or private rights
or property, until these principles and
measures and men are chang d-that no
party can make this chang, but the Wing
party, and that they can-that all That IS
needed is union Of purpose and an uudl-
vited front-tiat, speaking In their names,
we pledge them to this work, and that,
acting in their behalf we hereby hang
out III ir banner, containing for IFS mutt
"MAssAcHusErTs REDEEMED" "a ban
n,r viii b shall not be lurled, until its
words # prophecy shall have become his.
totic truth.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22

The quidnuncs were on the qui Uiee b..
other day to know wha, had happen d 10
pi'ched for Crptan Tyler to leave his
farm and leturn 10 Washington. i, turns
out il was not Messenger but only an
office-seeke And the pon fellow had
TO return with A in his tar. H. came
down in the lest RichmJni boat. indulg-
ing in tlier complaints against the Cop
tain, who, 50 far from receiving him with
the warmth OF Virginia hospitality. did
no; treat him with COZ mon pol I ness
did not invite him 70 bis bic nor even
tender him the fre, dom Of lis kitchen -
Norfolk Herald.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22

Launch Of the U. s. Friga,e Raytfdn.
This splendid friga,r, offer remaining
IN the stocks moe Than twenty Two
years, having been commenced in 1870,
was lauachi d at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, on Tnesday last. The crowd col.
l,ctrd 10 witness The launch was very
gteht. A number of ST, auboats ", r. th
ed with people, the river was ihronge
with crdft Of all 81 and dfscriI tons,
and the whsrves or ses,ril squares a.
long were lined with spectators. As he
fIigste slid down from her WAYS and
touched the wafer, the band on baard
sirmk up Hail Columbia, and a salute was
FIR oy the United ST les St-amer Uni n.
which was repeated at the Navy Yard
and by the r, venue cutters Gal attn and
FORSYTH.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO


Poypsenf or The First Insfolm nj Of ne
In iemniy. BY lhe arrival at New Or
lie rs # I've big .frchjtect, Capt. Gray,
the N. 0. Bee has re" eiyed Vera Cruz
papers TO the llih, aDt Mexico 10 tie 7tl
nst.
The first last IL EFT of tie Nx'c IN
Iemnity, due 10 The Unifei S'aes. Of
1870 900, has been psid Gsn1. Waddy
! thompson, AMI was TO be shlpptd on
board OF 20 u. S. brig 81 war Dolphin,
VII ch yes el wrsto have left Vera Cruz
on the 18th nsl. This sum was oblaincd
by forced han Iom a number II the
rich oasi,ali Is Of Mexico.
Mr.. NJ r>h It, n, arer I'D sstches from
our Minister At Mexico. arrived il Il c
Arehiieei, and proc eded Inne lately to
Washington City.
The fever WIS raging W IN intense sir-
al nee a, v,ra Cruz. and several hundr d
persons have hlrehdy f-llen victims TO The
dis as.
The Minister Of f reign AfFairs has is.
sued a circular. announcing that the Mexi.
can Government, w,ll not allow OF recog-
nizs The rights hnd claims Of foreigners
shbmey lie found 10 Texas, but will con 4
sider them as invaders and enemi.s d
Mexico, &c. The same dorum nj STATES
tha, all foreign Consus siding IN Texns
Wi be reg ,rdsd as neutia al persons, on
condinon ihst ihey Vigorously abstain
from any in,e,f,r nee with the right or
conduct of Mexico.
A dec es of,he lath April. permits the
,thpor, through the por, Of Vera Cruz, OF
so 900 quiuials Of cotton. by special
graz, 10 Messers. Agneio Gonzales d Co.
On the condition Of the payment by them
oil three hundiei md sixty thousand dol.
lar, int th. pub ic treasury.
Several rr.sts had been made Q. promi
men. cit,z.ns 10 Mexico, on suspicion Of
having .prok cted another rev luton.
Such .vents are Of too common occur
renee 10 rha, d,saf'ected country TO excite
much ast.olion,,
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totic truth

Mr.. CLAYIN MIcHrGAN.-Tbe De
iroii Advertiser f the 7h inst. says:
"Among the Wings of Michigan, 50 far
as we have heard an expression Of sent-
ment, there is no conflict of choice-all
are united, warm, steadfasi, and decid' d
IN favor of Henry Clay as their candidate
tor President of the United States.
Most emphatcally IS he our choice, and
cordially can we unite with our friends in
dung battle IN his b, half IN the coming
contest. With this able. fearless, honest,
and straightforward champion Of Wing
principles, come sure. IS or defeat, we
are willing, nay anxious, to risk our po-
itical fortunes. We have no dtsire to
tamper with the devil or run after strange
gods and b. cheated with the siren-soDg
OF "availabliiy." We believe the most
worthy is the most available, and tina,
that man is Henry Clay"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22

er departments, and, finally, by setting
up n new and polluted organ, composed Of
ofcehoiders and corrupt parfisans, under
the name ofa National Convention, which,
counterf citing the uoice Of the People. will
if not resisted IN their name, dictate the
succession; when the deed will be- done;
the revolution be completed--and all
power Of our Republic, I'M like manner. b.
consolidated in the President, and perpei-
uated by his dctation."
Richmond Wing.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22
Mr. CLAY Al HOME.


The Western Christian Advocate, one
of the organs of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, is published weekly in Cincin-
natl. Its editor has recently visited KEN
lucky, and from an interesting account OF
hts Journey, We extract the following,
to US very inter estng paragraph concern-
ing the great man OF the nation and his
household:
A person who sees so msny newspapers
as an editors exchange lis, Turn she's
could scarcely visit Lexington without
max ng some inquiry concerning Ashland
and its proprietor. II happened that our
we'll tired friend, brother Bascom, was the
long and intimate I'll nd of Mr.. Clay
Their acquaintance WAS formed when the
former travelled Danvil'e circuit in 1916,
who by his powerful eloquence, cogeni
reasoning, and overwhelming Scnptural
authorities, gave de th-bluw to the riie
Ariansm Of tnat country, which t, real
enei to ovrrrun Kentucky. Our kind
host conveyed us TO Ashland; but the pro.
prietor was not ut home. On hearing,
however, OF our visit, we received a most
cordial invitation to dine at Ashland, OF
which we awaited ourselves, and spent
three full hours in We y pleasant chat with
our kind entertainer. and three more a.
greeable hours we never spent in all our
life.
Mr.. Clay is sixty five yenrs Of age,
probability, be well capable o. public bu-
siness I'LL fourscore pass ov his head, if
G spare him that lnng. His manners
are as plain and republican as they are
gen;l manly aud unaffected. The moral
principle, producing honesty and consci
rniious fidelity 10 his trust, seemed 10 US
to have taken deep possession Of his
mind, and we bel eve governs his heart.
He is now closely engaged in b S duties
as lawyer, and dos not forget his farm,
which is in admirable ordr. His house
is plain inde,d, aud his improvements
round it, consisting of grass lawns, and
rows Of shade trees planted by his own
hands, are in good taste, and in complete
keeping with his republican principles
and manners Of life. And then, Mrs.
Clay is more than a pattern-she is an
exact molel for all the la lies in the land
Sh" mnutely superintends all her house.
hold affairs. Her little green house, and
cole ton Of flowers and shrubs are most
tasty and well selected. But her but
ter-yes, her butter (fnr we ate some OF
iD is superior. From her DAIRY, conduc
ted under her eye, she supplies the prin-
ciral hr,els Of Lexington; and IT is no
small glary to her, that her son Thomas
showed, the other day. tn suit which his
mother purchase for him with the ava,ls
of her butter Whether her first name
be Lucretia or not, we cannot say; but
thrn we are sure she deserves it. The
topics OF conversation were, moral reli-
gious, md miscellaneous subjects; and
we we're glad 10 learn TO our satisfaction,
that Mr.. Clay was firm believer N the
Christian ligion-ihat he rend thu bible,
and attended, with his excellent lady and
family. the prote at Episcopal Church
10 Lexington, aud frequently heard min
s,ers of other Churches.
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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22

Yankee Enterprise. the Yankees
have been sending icc, cotton goods, and
wooden clocks 10 England, cirrus com.
psny TO China and have be dragging
the bars on the South, RI oaast tot lost
ancto $. Tristan Burgess said give o
Yankee single and penknife and
put HIM on 70 k in the oas an and he will
make his way nui.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22

derly aud courteous Wv than, enlhusissm.
without ergrfoess WITH al any token o.
spec al regard fur the man, but sifonely
indicative of respect for tn represent
tive of the peoIle For us ives VIZ
we-e better pleased to find il ga then W.
should have been TO see the excitement Of
paftiz nsh'p-ihe terv1r If tina, p duo !
.itechment which can scsrcsiy b. msni-
fest d BY one 20 ton Il the citizens with
out offending ine p'ltical feelings Of ano.
lher.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22

Mr.. Calhoun and National Conren-
tion.-In 1884 Mr.. Calhoun made a
speech on the removal Of the Deposites,
in which he took occasion to express
himsef in very strong terms, as is his
wont. against a National Convention. -
We annex an extract. Alter aiding
this, one will not be surprised that MI.
Calhoun's friends 10 his own State are the
very first to appoint Delegates to Ma
tional Convention!
Ertract from Speech Of Mr.. Calhoun
IN 1884.
"Mr. Calhoun said that the Senator
from Kentucky, in connexion with this
part Of the discussion, read striking
passage from one Of the most pleasing
and instructive writer's in any language,
(Plularch)-th the description Of Caesar for.
cling himself, sword in hand, into the urea
sury of the Roman Commonwealth. We
arr at the same stage of our political rev.
oIution, and the analogy between the two
cas- is complete, varied only by the char
acter Of the actors and the circumstances
of the times. That was a case of an 10
trepid and bold warrior, as an open plun
derer, seizlng forclbly the treasury of the
country, which in thai Republic, as we'll
as ours, was confded TO the legislative de-
partment of the Governm mt. The ac-
tors in our case are of different charac-
ter--arJui, cunning, and corrupt politi.
clans and not fearless warriors. They
have entered the Treasury, no, sword IN
hand, as public plunderers, but with the
false keys Of sophistry, as p'Derers, under
the silence of midnight. The motive and
the object are the same, varied in like
manner by character and circumstances.
with money will get men, and with
men power vas the maxim of the Ro-
man plunderer. With money We will get
partisaas, Nth portizans vofes, and iciih
rotes money, is the maxim Of our puohc
pilferers. With men and money Cnsai
struck down Roman liberty at the faiaI
battle of Plilippi, never to rise pgaiu--
/ from which disastrous hour all the powers
Of the Roman Republic were consoida'
ted IN the person Of Cesar, and perpetua
ted 10 his line. With money and cor.
rupt partisans, great effort is now ma
king TO choke and stife American liberty
through all its natural organs by cor.
] ruptIpg the press, by overawing the 9th.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22

VAN BuRrNIsn IN MAINE. - We copy
The following from The Portland EaSt,u
Argus, a leading locofcco paper;
1T is quite certain tic y, op'e Of Dsinc
are no, in faso, OF M. Nen Buton. Tic
great fort TO rom'nsie him al a Legs
laiive Caucus last winter. resulted IN
failure-a total 4, { al Of his prospects IS
n successful c,ndisa,e in this State. This
shows very PLAIN, that tho rcnrle ar MT
for him; and although they would VOTE for
him cordially if he w,ie select d, he con
not, and will not. Tor various reasons. DO
their fist choice"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22
Too Good 10 Be lost.--The followin

Too Good 10 be lost.--The following
story was lately told by reformed ine-
briate as an apology FIR much Of the
folly of druokards;-A mouse rang ng
about brewery by accident fell into one
Of the watts Of beer,and was in immediate
danger OF drowning, and appealed TO a.
cat to help him out; Ia" Cot replied. 4,
is foolish request, for as soon as get
YOU out shall cat you.' Tue mouse
pteously rpl ed, 'rhu, fate would be
better than 10 be drowned in beer. -
The cat liiled him out, but the fumes Of
the beer set poor puss TO sne. zing, ami
dropping The mouse, he Immediately took
refug in his hole. The cat, as soon as
she could recover herself call up n the
mouse to come out-'You rascal. did
not you promise that | should eat
you1' Obi! rplied the mouse, blu,
you know ] was in liquor al the iimer