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Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

We clip tho f1llnwinn from e contemporary
PRINT, AID comucni II To tho careful perHsaI and
most serious con siieIution OF all genuine lovers
Il truth:
Flawers nre not fruit, thooqbt is not itfe. We
must have some inward, spiritual life. basis
i3r thought to rest upon; as q centre FIR opinion
- revove around. Wuhou: inward life, thoTe is
no stability, no depth Of Thought. We want what
The Bible calls the Light Of Life.
i !Ittle while ago. md the best people were
seeking character MS the best thing; to know aud
perform dug, form good habits. and cultivate
ADD develop tho moral nature. Bat now we see.
whlio there is much Of truc virtue integrity, and
goodness about u, that We need life ia the soul,
- prevent il from becoming nlHchenjcal. to make
II real goodness. Life, inward life, is the i0un-
tain from which thought aud goodness must come.
But Il is imprrtant to know what this hta s,
that aiming At.
l. Feeling j. not life. Warmth - not life
Every thing alive IS warm. bn: every thing warm
not therefore alive Religious emotion viii al
ways attend spiritual life, groaIer less do
gree: but there may be great deal at religious
rma;ion IA n heart which possesses vital pIotv.
Emotion often comes from natural senslbtlity, and
indicates no living principle.
, Busting actirity - not life. There may be
great quantity Of religions operations going on
meetings, prayers, exh1rtations, sermon upon
mon, md yet this may he oil machinery. with 20
living, inward principle. Because thousand
sPindies are moving IN cotton factory. do
NOT AFT3e a great zeal or HE mere, but only
great deal of mechanism.
, O4,tcari goodness IL not life. We talk ofa
'Eooi life" meaning good habits, md virtunus
conduct. This may have a sall Of high motive
within. and then IT is tho outside least Of real
life. \ man nay do his duties every day faith
fully, far as outward conduct goes, md vet he
dead within. \ locomotive engine does its duties
very faithfully, it 0beys its conductor very tho
gaIy, it does its work exactly, AMI never COM
plalas. Bat all this argues force and mechanism,
and not life.
(. Spiritual life Ia M inward principle. II is
the "lite of God in tho soul Of man 1t must be
areaihed into us by the Holy Ghost. II is foun-
tain within US, swelling forth holy affection. spr-
ltual thought. and right action. 1t has its law
within itself. 1t feeds on hidden mana As the
needle turns spontaneously 10 the pole, tho henrt
OK inc IFlng Christian turns spontaneously 10
tod In the depths of his soul, benoaih nil the
dlscord OF sin, all the nists of error he feels
steadtast peace and love, which demonstrate the
presence OF God IN his heart as in q temple He
conscious Of sin, but his sin does no, drive him
away from God. but makes him fly IN God moro
earnestly. Perfect love has cast out fear.
This life is fed every dav, and renewed by the
inward influence Of the spirit % God.
Dlty IL no longer hard task obligation no
longer heavy burden; bat a work, however diff
.'roit. sure 10 be accomplished, because the help
o. God - sure
This life wha, We need To ID good We
mast no good There must t2 n deep. inward
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

source, If the stream IS 10 iiow far. and produce
rich verioro and blessing. The great blessing Of
Christianity -. therefore, life. The New Tesla
ment, from beg nuing 10 end oilers this gift,
HouGces this boon. fl THIS wotd all good Is
summed uI, anj Implied. an3 therefore say
again. that 1t - favorable sign Of rur spiritual
condition, That we are now every where feeling
the need Of tins inward, spiritual HE
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15
Methodist Episcopal Church.

From the minutes of the different conferences
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. just publish
ed i, appears that the whole number of members
in the United Stasss IS ,O63, 95l. 10 Texas ,73S
and in Liberia $50; total. LOGS, SO. The IN
crease last year was l5t ,e2l aa increase We be
lieve, unparalleled in the history Of this or any
other religious denomination, IN modern times
There those vet living who joined ina Maia,
odist Episcopal Church when the whole body OF
its members was about 0,000 or less than one-
third Of the increase during the last year. Tho
Wesleyan Methodists number only about twice as
many members The island of Great Britain, IS
tho additions made last year 10 the Methodiat
Episcopal Church in America.
Slbjoined is The number of members IL this
city and The suburban towns, and sona of the 9th.
-. elias nf tha ITnitah Sfnfes
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

II will be that the number OF members OF
this Church bears ne fixed ratio with the popula-
ton of the different places, New York having a
white population Of 100000, has fewer white
members than the city and liberties OF PhiadsI-
phia, wiki white population OF 100000, and not
many more than Baltimore with white popuia>
lion Of onlv So 600 Cincinnati Gazette.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

LIFE oP TKLER.-Hts Aoci3aocy does not
sssm 10 be satisfied with the ad0laton Of hiz
ne~9PAF md tho ouly tats1e tiJu evutsined m
the recent life Of bum. and has procured sonn&oo-
dy at Washington to write another biorestl II
ban. The forthcoming work is 70 SC .re
nidsble in size and pretenfioH thar ee
uy concern published Ia Now Yer
life is TO contain flyers speeches
tons and divers other interesting
IostFsiive CT his surpsntine COT i
brought down 10 The present rna.aaaa
his Accidancy's conduct j. n r.
"Democratc' principles -rf
poor devil Of meTconary Is, aas.heE e.-t--
Who Is to pay him for the -. Journ4l.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

Protection Locofocos, uoR that sct8al
experiment has "s,oPpsd their VII agains, Tho
''odious Federal Wing tax on the poor man, 10 FIJI
the pockets Of the rich and manufacturing nris-
tocracy,r passed at the late session Of Congress,
have Up another man of straw to shoot at
To denounce the Wings longer for passing nnd
being in favor Of continuing The preaent '.higil
protective tariff" as they havo heretofore done
would bs hesping honor upon the Wings, and
more completely qualifying themselves before
intelligent and discerning psopls as asses IN
craftsmanship; and they now seek to kesp up
fog By denouneing the Wings as advocating "a
high prohibitory tariff" 1t won't tske--uo one
contends for such tariff We go for the presen,
protective tariff, the wisdom Of which is md
felt. and the success Of which has thrown The Lo
cofocos fla, on their backs s. journal
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

! The BRtrIsu CANAp, CaRS Law BlLL-The
following upon tho subject We copy from the y
York Express
The passage OF The ClHad4 C,ra Law 3.d b.
the BRITISH Parliament naturally attracts I good
deal Of attention this sido OF the water, and
the question arises how much We 10 be bsne~
fitted by it, The provisions, II few words nre, VIZ
Wheat from Canada, imported into Great Britain,
/ pays dul. If one smiling quarter OF eenfs a
bu~ha'; ne distinction 20 neither II be 10 pro
5Gclon Of Canada the United States, Is made.
Ga wheat Imported into Cleada, daty # ; shit
iinas q quarter or 9 cents bashel IS icyIed. So
that American wheat gong - Gralt Britain thfo'
Canada, pays Il dals al II cents per bIshel,
This is a xst rate. l. has hitherto been ths pol
icy OF Great Britain "a admit no moro foreign
wheat than was niis peasaby necessary 10 save
the nation from starvat5on; aGl the sliding scale
Of duties, falling as scarcity Tlised the pfioe Al
home aud ralstog "a greater abundance lo~ered
the price IS admirably adapted to prevent any
cess of importation. l. well known that Great
Britain has not for many years produced bread
stulis enough for her own consumption. The
average annual deficiency for the last fifteen yeaFs,
has been about 10, 100000 bushels IL 1880, p
900 900 bushels were imported, that being year
of great scarcity anl about two buds IS much n
each Of the next three wears. TIE quantity re-
CURED varies ofcourso according II tue produce
,yeuess Of ihs crop III each year
Il contendeI by tho opponents Of The Cana-
da Corn Bill in Parliament, th.i, BY reducing the
prico Of wheat, it would turn the attention ot Ea
glish farmers from It's cultivation, AMI thus render
importation Of largo qIau lilies necessary. Ii Is
very likely IL may have this effect, fer tbs high
prices have induced farmers to SOW whoa on lands
no; welt adapted for It's cultivation, and which
with lower prices would no employed for other
purposes.
reduction 10 price will also Increase the con
sumption, especially among the maautac iHIsag
classes md toko the place Of tho coarser bread
-, Of tom e
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Loss

It is clear that, a, present pfjcea, "a England.
Tho Canadian fniilors cannot afford u buy our
wheat. yet large quantities are purchases IN the
expectation Of an advaace. Tho price of -four in
England has not ranged much lower than II is now
for many years. bat the contrary, for greater
part Of the TIME, ii has been much higher From
1925 to 1910 the average price Of -four in Liver
pool was $50. The highest average for Gny
one year was SI0.44, and tho lowest 1910. i
under the new law, tho export OF Wheat becomes
extensive, and see no reason why it should
not. the great advantages which will flow from II
10 tho States bordering the Lakes, end Indirect
Iy 10 the whole country, will ba good market md
steady prices At rates considerably less than
they are now, with any to'erabIe prospect Of a
continuance, the production of wheat IN the West
ern States would bo greatly increased and afford
a large profit.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

Nix. II ,R~tt,LL, OF kF.-TLls qcnteu4a thus
speaks II Gen. Jackson:
"IIo has never been through lie without al
anita gpnl.t, aud he has always been victorious -
HIS horses always won when be was a racer. lie
bad q contest wIth Dialens5n, aud killed him
tTa had traca5 with the Bentcas end cleared
Them oui. lie used pp Ptckenbto1 and The Bst-
ti.h army at New Orleans, those veterans who
had gone through the war Of the Peninsula, with
out meeting adversary who could withstand
them fer n moment. Iie hung Arbuthnos and
Ambrlster, nad blied the Senate when called to
account f,r it. lie beat John Quincy Adams IN
the race for tho Presidency, aud crushed the non-
B1uk" under tho heel Of his military boot
For the many injuries he has done the country,
II would seem tha t some retfIbU ion were due IN
The next world If IN this But even there the
Hero hns proved too hard for his enemy; for be
has turned Pfesby tetian and cheated the Devil
himself"
WHrG CONVENT TON MIssrssIrrI.--The Wings
Of Mississippi met IN Convention Il, jackson, last
Nontay, for the purpose 81 nominating candidates
for Governor, Treasurer, Secretary Of State, aud
Auditor of publ: accounts y gentleman who
was present assures us II of tho largest
assemhlapcs Of the kind or convened IN the State
The utmost harmony and good feeling prevailed
throughout it's deliberations, and every member
seemed to DO animated by ono continent, de-
termination redeem the State from the grasp q
tho Vampires who have wasted its substance and
b'asted ita character. Numerous eloquent and
able speeches were made by tbs Hon. s. 5. Prem
,iss and other talented gentlemen present during
tho session Of the convention, which lasted two
days. On Tuesday evening the adjournment was
carried after nominating unanimously tho follow
ing candidates:
For Governor. GG1. IL. CLAYTON, CT I.owndes.
For S3ac'y. Of State, l.. Ii. GALLOWAY, Of Holmes.
For Auditor, LUKE LEA, Of IIlnds.
For Treasurer, VIM HARDENAS, Of Madison.
The tckot is good ono as has ever been
presented to the people Of tina, State. The gem
tlsmon composing it are all men of high charac-
and ms truo Wings as any State 10 tho Union
can boast.
No co0 Crossionsi nominations were made. fEE
the reason that tho State has not been dlsrlcted
in accordance with the act Of Coogre-e.--N. o.
Iropjc.
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Terms OF THE PALLADIUM;

D0iiRrs--in advance; and Three Dollars
at the expiration Of the year
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

AARON BrRR's Stale OF SPEAKISG. OF all the
eminent LAWYERS Of tins county Aaron Burr was
the most f he power OF cond
Even when replying to speech Of Alexander
Hamilton mo illogical reasoner) which had occu-
pied near six hours in its delivery, ha spoke only
for IN hour mud n half. He never sacrificed his
logic 10 nj, rhoj511. Metaphors, SMILES, and H.
lustrations of all kinds. he unsparinglv rejected
when they contributed nothing to tho force Of his
argument. In every thing he saId he aimed at
an energetic hrovity. Strike out single word
from his sentences and Ike an arch that has lost
its KEY stone the whole fabric falls 1t may, in
deed, be questioned whether he did not carry his
love of hrevty to excess. and did not fall into the
error of clothing his thoughts in SO plain ard IN
adorned dress re 10 randeT them distasteiul TO
uucultivated tniuds-kn:.aerbock
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

LIABILIry OF STEAMBOAT OwNERs---Wra. II,
Kelly, in tho Parish Cour; Of New Orleans, recov-
cred 81 400 of Ben edict IL Carter for the loss
of tw horses and injury TO others, on board the
steamer Gen Brown, from the explosion Of her
boilers Just after leaving the town OF St. Helena,
on the Mississippi river, whence she was proceed
ing to New Oreaus.--Fhe explosion resulted from
the neglect to ct off steam, while stopping al ST.
Helena. The defendants appealed from this
verdict, but it was affirmed By the Supreme Cou,l
Of louisiana, with costs.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

esrsR,r Destruction of the Miller Tent.-Oae
Of tho heaviest storms that over visited Rochester,
occurred there last Monday. The imposing tent
erected by tho MlIerte.. suffered from its effects.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Hines was engaged IN eShorta-
ton TO no. less than 800 persons. when the force
Of wind and rain broke some of the fasts. and q
scene Of understandable confusion ensuei. The
ladies' about 20 in number, were seated without
bonnets when tho ropes gave way, md bonnets,
ladies. men, children. water. mud and wind were
mixed up in a most fearful confusion. Luckily,
there was no serious accident, though some Of the
ladies are severely bruised.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

THE NEW ORLEANS MINT.--Ihe "Cresent" OF
the lTth instant, saws Our mint IN this city
is now in a furnishing condition and has in cepos
ito at tbs present time nearly 100000 most OF
which Is gold. Il is not generally known that our
moneyed men, who are in the habit OF receiving
large quantities of foreign gold. send most OF II to
this establishment 10 have II melted and recolned
into American money Tho premium on This Is
sufficient TO afford them q handsome profit"
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

THE BRrrIsu Canada C'RS LAW BILL -Tae
following upon tho subj eci We copy from the y
York Express
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-15

Anew penny paper - about to be started in New
York the peculiar feature of which i, is to be
Quoted by an association Of ladies.
Opp FsL1oysIIrP. Who was the first Odd Eel.
low Ans Adam was the frs, Odd Fellow--un-
Ill Eve was ted, and then he WAS Even.
Baron Rothschild of Paris has given l00.0 900 fr.
for the foundation Of Jewish hospital al Jerusa-
lem condition that Jewish school for both sexes
shall he annexed to IT.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-16

By an arrival at Boston from Montevi.
dec, later advices have been received, but
nothing of interest is brought. Much
speculation had arisen in consequence of
the departure of the Chief of the Police,
with twenty armed men, upon a secret ex.
petition. 1t finally appeared, however,
that some time last year, the dead body of
a sailor was picked up in the swa mp back
OF New Orleans, and in his pocket was a
letter, addressed to him by a dying man,
who, in consideration of certain kindnes.
ses, revealed the location Of certain pla.
ces on the river Plate, where a large sum
of money was concealed. The man who
found the body, and read the letter, set off
with a companion and finally found a de-.
solate island answering 10 the description,
but as there were some half a dozen pirate
looking men on it, they were compelled 10
leave. The next move. was to enlist the
Chief of The Police with them, which thew
did. and hence the expedition. II is need.
less to say that il proved ~fruitles, for the
search was not longer than two hours. It
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-16
DsyAars,aa or M ,usuAt grnrnASp

DErAaruHE or MARSHAL BERTRAND --
Tho distinguished veteran left our city for
The West last evening. A military escort.
embracing our whole force OF citizen sol.
diery, accompanied him to tho wHtf. We
never saw them look 10 mofe advantage.
During Gen. Berttnnd's brief %aeiourn In
New Orleans. our citizens, civil and mil.
itafy, treated him with marked courtesy
and respect. This via due 10 him from n
free and chivalrous people. both on nc.
count Of the fafe combination Of virtues
which make up his character, and Tho pe.
euliHr position which he has filled In tho
history Of the times. Wo were therefore
pleased 10 SEQ 90 generous n manifestation
Of feeling eyinebd III bis behalf. from tho
day Of hls arrival 10 the limo Of his depart.
ure; for we hold TINT where our respect of
admiration ~ due, lis more mhgnanimeus
to pay the debt promptly md in full, than
10 lonve any insialn,efl owing.
We wish pleasure may attend on The
Marshal ii his tour through the country,
and that pleasant breezes may watt him
safely homo TO his beloved Ffanco.--Ptr.
ayune Sept 10.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-16
INSANITY CONTAGIOUS,

Tho impunily which Inns been extended
10 several criminals of late, on the ground
Of insanity, Inns rendered that disease very
c ,mmon. Some time ago the warden 81
| tho Mn.saehuset ts Penitentiary WINS mur.
dered in Il shocking manner by one Of the
convicts. who escaped punishment by ma.
king the court and Jury believe that he
was insane. and now, IL is said, several
other individuals in the same prison have
caught tho disease, and 60 about flourish.
ing knives, threatening th'ir keepers, and
pl0ying all kinds Of rxtravagnnt pranks.
with a Wow doubtless of being placed in
the hospital and of being finally turned
Loose upon Il Q world bef re their time.
This IL Il common trick among certain dc.
scriptions of people, and IL not very easy
If detection in n man Of nerve, determin.
ed to carry il Oh to the end. We once
knew II soldier, who ieigned insanity so
long and 40 well, that he obtained his dis.
charge, anaoiiieers raised handsome sum
of money to support him after he left the
service. The fellow was only mad North.
north west, and then he got fairly of, it is
needless 10 tell how he laughed AZ the suc.
cess of his s%traiagem and the good nature
of his officers.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-16

ELoouENeE.--1he following isan ORA,
ton off gentleman In Missouri, delivered
in tho meeting house on the fth Of July.
Fellow citizcns--Shouts Of victory come
up from The neighboring m~arshas--the
cry OF freedom defends the voice Of ma.
ture, and aIl nature sings aloud for joy.
The sentiments of my mind--when |
think of tho great doings Of eur posteriors,
how they licked the British, and nv Ia.
Their was in the army, and | was not born,
and my mother was not courted yet, ard
the country was freed from British slavery
by tho glorious nrras Of Thomas Jefferson ,
ana Gen. Jackson. On this day, | ca |
upon you 10 grid on your swords and bent
your spears into ploughshares and cry d.
loud and spare mol. On this day let the
cannon roar alond--let the flags be warft.
ed high-lct the cleaning of your swords
flash the rays or the sun--iet the sound of
freedom fill the a~ir--let the trumpet
sound forth its Blasting strains--and let
the gentleman. who borrowed my umbrel.
Ia, bring il back again as soon as possible
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-16

E~nIeRArroN TO FLoRIpA.-Since the
Termination Of the Indian war in Florida,
emigration has been rapidly setting irFthat
directions, and there is now a fair prospect
that the good lands will o be occupied.
Ii is computed that not less than / 1000 in.
habitants, including children, have settled
this season on ST. Lucie river, Jupiter mar
rows, and Lake Worth. The principle is
on a bluff. 80 feet high, on the west side of
st. Lucie sound. Ii is represented 10 Be
remarkably healthy, being visited during
the hot weather with a refreshing sea
breeze. The Savannah Republican an
tisipates that it will become a great resort
for invalids. "The heatthfulness and qna
bility Of the climate far SURPRISES that Of
ITALY, Madeira, Or Cuba. The thermom-
eter asldom reaches 80 degrees of falls be.
low 35,r--.N. i Journal of Commerce.
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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-16

SeMH. or T,tr ErrEGTs OF THE TARIFF.
The Georgia Journal of the 10th ult.
gives the following notice Of the practical
effects Of tho Tariff. This plain statement
of facts il worth more than n dozen col.
omns Of windy speculations and day.
dreams Of demngoguos:
At retail, in this place, rery good Cor,
Il IL sailing nj ten pounds for one dollar,
and SUGAR STA pounds for n doifari
In The consumption or these Two articles,
we ask the I.oso. focos wherein does The
Wing Tariff %inlure The people,
Lear SUGAR, that used to sell In this
place at 90 CEN I pound, can now be
bought ut Ia cents n pound!
Docs tho Tariff Prove disadventageous
here
In the same proportion Is the reduction
ct price on other necessariese Now when
we compare the effects of the Wing Tariff
with the effects Of the Tariff when Van
Buren, was President, on which side is the
result most favorable ~
These are .tae.s for the people / They
NIL know them to be 30! And one fact,
with them, should outweigh an hundred Us.
s~ortions that cannot be proven true.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-16
$3.50 10
s5,l22 30

BY this exhibit it will appear that in the
cash account there is a balance in favor Of
the collector of S342 l6, but the jury will per-
ceiye that he is behindh hand in his collections
TO The amount of S6,923 IS of this 81 1850 45
are due by non-res1dents, leaving due by re-
sidents $1,000 AZ. Iris the opinion OF your
committee thas the Treasurer and Collector ~
responsible for the amount of taxes due BY re.
sidents, except so much as ne might be una
Bile to collect by due diligence, and exertion,
and by the exercise of the means of enforcing
payments placed in his hands by the law.
As regards non-residents, by the opinion of
Parish Attorney, the law has not placed in
his hands the power of enforcing payments.
The treasurer and collector, however, alleges,
that owing to the pressure Of the times, and
the short time he has had fer making eollec--