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PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

DR.. Woodward, the able Superintendent
of the Massachusetts Lunatic Hospital, in
his last report introduces the following pas
sage, in which he urges with much earnest
ness, and with strong argument, the ina
mense importance OF a proper physical edu-
cdtion-a subject which, IN these times oil
extraordinary mental excitement, is too much
neglected.
There is undoubtedly an intimate connex-
ion between education and insanity, espe-
cially between early training and that con-
dition of The brain which is manifested III
precocious mental Development
One OF the great defects, both of nursery
and school education, is the neglect OF prop
er training of the bodily powers during
childhood and youth.
Nature provides an excess OF the princi-
Piles of life, that all Young animals may not
only grow, but be active and JfoIicSome, SO
that the locomotive system may be healthy,
strong, and well developed. Noise is also
as useful as ii is natural to children, because
the lungs, and other organs OF respiration,
cannot be rendered strong and vigorous
without exercise, any more than the muscles.
An opposite system Of management, now
too prevalent, leaves the child effeminate
and slender But this Is not the worst OF
the evil. If the child is deprived OF exer-
else, and kept at his studies TOO early or too
long, the excess Of the vital principle, which
is produced for the purpose OF giving acIv-
ity and energy 10 tue digestive and loeomo-
tive system, aud they will become loo sus-
ceplible, or diseased. This course, il pur
sued, leads directly 10 precocity oil intellect,
or 10 train OF nervous disease, such as epi-
lepsy, chorea, spinal distortion, &C., which
often mar the brightest intellect, or bring on
insanity.
Next to neglect of the proper training of
the locomotive system in producing physi-
cal imbecilty and disease, is a pernicious
system Of dielelics, pampering the appetite
with improper food, condiments and coniec-
,ionary, inducing dyspepsy, The more invet-
crate because produced before the natural
tone and veor had been given TO The stom-
ach, and its power Of endurance least
Then come the restraints Of dress, which
prevents the natural and healthy develop
ment of the vital organs, before growth is
completed, and impede the natural func-
lions or organs well formed, whose office is
essential TO life. All bandages upon the
body are pernicious, even tight shoes will
often produce headache, and tight cravats
bring on apoplexY.- Bandages on the chest
are particularly Injurious, as they impede
respiration, one Of The most important vital
processes in the human system.
The chemical principle, If which respira-
ton frees The blood at every round Of its
circulation, is poison 10 The brain, that
destroys life in drowning, strangulaIlon, the
inhalation of irrespirable gases OF wells and
caves, and from The fumes OF burning char
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coal in close rooms. Any impeachment to
tue regular and constant inhalation OF vital
air impedes the expulsion of this princi Pile
and il eventually goes 10 the brain, diminish
ing its energies, disturbing its functions,
and tending to produce disease.
Such are briefly the foundations OF in
Vulnerable evils laid in early life by ignor-
ance or neglect of the natural laws Of man.
An inheritance accompanied by wealth
and every thing 10 pamper and satiate, Oft
en- fails to afford the happiness and substan-
lial enjoyment which poverty secures with
its daily toll and the homely subsistence
which stern necessity compels.
The evil, well understood, leads TO the
remedies which education must apply to
counteract it.-Firm and healthy bodies,
brains, lungs, stomachs, and moving pow
ers, must be first secured. Care must be
taken that none of them be overtaxed.--Th
precocious and feeble must be taken from
their books and put to active exercise; the
robust and vigorous must be taken from
cruel exercise and sports, and put 10 study
and more placid employments, lest with
vigor they become unteeling and pugna-
cious.
Some Of the mental faculties may need
restraint and others encouragement; active
passions and propensilies must be repressej,
and all be kept under the guidance of the
intellectual and moral powers. F'irmness
and cheerlulness under trial and suffering
SHOULD be duly cultivated, that the evils
which cross our paths may be borne when
they cannot be avoided. In this way the
ills of life may be endured without repining:
the source of many diseases dried up at the
fountain, and the causes of insanity be
diminished both in number and severity"
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BRANDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1s4s.

the display he can make before the
world, and scorn to be seen in the
company ofthe poor but honest la
borer; but when he realizes the truth
that the same narrow home awaits
alike the rich and the poor-that the
frail tenement of which he was so
proud, will soon rest beneath the
same sod that covers his dependent
brothers, his pride is subdued, and
for time he can look upon his fell
low-man as on brother.
1t would be well for us if we
would more frequently leave the gill
ded halls of pleasure, and direct our
steps to the spot where, undisturbed
by the noise and clamor ofthe world,
the dead repose. AS we stand upon
that consecrated ground, with the
trees waving gently over US, and
the birds singing sweetly among the
branches, and reflect that beneath
the same sod which our feet now
lightly press, we may in short time
repose, shall we not in deep hunili-
ty exclain, &" 0 aOhy should the spir-
its Of mo,tals be proud ?"-LoaceU Of
erlng.
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go WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT or
MoRTALS BE PROUD /"

There is nothing that will make
man feel his own liltleness, and the
very small part he occupies in this
world, more than to walk among the
graves of the departed-to stand by
the tombstone that marks the resting
place of one who, but a short time
before, was like himself full of life
and heahh-whose hold on life was
apparently as strong as his own; but
who now lies beneath the green sod,
where neither the SUMS bright glance,
nor the moons mild rays can reach
him. He may go away, and amid
the ostHng busy crowd those feelings
may be slilled. he may turn away
flom his fellow-man with cold and
naughty look, as though he would
say,"I am holier than thou )" but
here, as he stands with the silent
dead around him, a sense of hisown
unworlhiness rushes upon his mind,
and he is humbled and rebuked.--
He may be proud of his wealth, Of
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7 L NJ P E r A N C e.
E XTR act
From the Speech of Father Mathew at
Leeds, England.

AecusS AHhSIuhus
The fidelity of the Irish teetotal-
lers to their pledge is above all tempt
atoms. Lately that fidelity was put
to strong test at Mas, near Dublin,
where two large watts of porter were
tapped for the use Of all corners, by
order of respectable family, a
member of which had on that day
been married, but the teetotallers,
under the exemplary priest, the Rev.
G. Doyle, refused to a man to taste
The beverage, Cloud cheers The
moderate drinker is in continual
state of warfare, because every hab-
it increases by illduI gence, and he is
ever in dread that he may become
Incorporate; but once you take the
teetotal abstinence pledge you have
passed all danger, you have attain
ed the goal, and you are free for ev-
er.-Qoud cheers.) You may con-
ceivc with what joy l found this
morning at the breakfast so many
friends of total abstinence assembled,
and particularly SO many of my sep
arated brethren, who, although they
had long been total abstainers, took
the pledge again from me. in Ire
land we are all united, and so also
are the high-minded people of Scot
land. l recollect when [ was in
Aberdeen, a young clergyman of
Glasgow came to me there in order
to take the pledge, so that he might
seek-as, he saba portion of that
blessing which God had given to
Father Mathew. l humbly repeat
this to show the desire for union
manifested in Scotland. (cheers.)
In former days. Irishmen were
looked upon as wild beasts, and
were kept assunder by their keep
ers; but now we have leaped over
our bars, and we defy our keepers
because we dwell together in peace.
Withregard to making others take the
PleuSe, never useu any olner mode
than advice. | never use anything
approaching to compulsion, for | ev
er act in accordance with the splri
of some poetical lines which hearc
when a school boy:-
"Come at The beck, come at the CALL
Come with good will, or not at ALL"
Loud Cheers.l
read, too, when a school-boy, o
the fable Of the four gods-and apro
P"S ofthese gods, ! must tell you tina
the famous drink Nectar, was moth
ing else than sugar aud water, ant
that if water was good enough 70
the gods it is surely good enough 70
men. Daughter and cheers.) Tread
] repeat, that fable in which fou
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The following is a description of Jesus
Christ, as ii was found in an ancieot manu-
cript, sent by Pubius Lentulus, President
of Judea, to the Roman Senate:
sThere lives al this lime in Judea, man
of singular character, whose name is Jesus
Christ.
The barbarians esteem him as prophet,
but his followers adore him as the imme-
date offspring of the immortal God. He is
endowed with such unparalleled virtue as TO
call back the dead from their graves, and to
heal every kind of diseases with a word or
touch. His person is tall and elegantly
shaped-his aspect amiable, reverent. His
hair flows in those beautiful shades which
no united colors can match, falling into
graceful curls below his ear, agreeably
COUGHING on his shoulders, and parting on
the crown Of his head, like The head dress
of the sect of The NaZaries. His forehead
is smooth and large; the cheek without
spot, save that of lovely red, his nose and
mouth are formed with exquisite symmetry,
his beard is thick and suitable to the hair OF
his head, reaching a liule below his chin
and parting in the middle like fork. His
eyes are bright, clear and serene. He
rebukes with majesty, counsels with mild
ness: and invites with The most tender and
persuasive language. His whole address,
whether in word or deed, being elegant,
grave and strictly Characteristic OF so great
belng mo man has seen him laugh, The
whole world behold him weep frequently /;
and SO persuasive are his tears, that the
multitude cannot withhold theirs fro m join
ing in sympathy with him. He is moder-
ate, temperate and wise. In short, wha,ev-
er this phenomenon NAV turn out in the
end, he seems al present man OF excellent
beauty and divine perfection, every way
surprising the children of men,"
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NJ | s c L L L A N Y .
From the Lowell Offering.
CHAPTERS ON LIFE AS 1T is.
THE POLITICIAN AND HIS WIFE.

1hE foLl1lCIAN AMI a1o WIZ G'
THE people have assembled ; the
hour has arrived when all listen with
eager expectation to catch the first
football of the lecturer. Anon, a
noble form enters. With a lofty air,
and dignified step, he crosses the
hall. So absorbed is he with his
own thoughts, that he seems totally
unconscious Of the presence of any
other person. Not so the lady in
black, near the stand /; escorted
thither by friend, she has been en-
gagged i'll quiet conversation and,
though every observer would pro-
nounce her beautiful, yet no one
would mistrust her calm and pas
sionless eye, that of the distinguish
ed authoress, Mrs. -, whose ex-
quisite poetry, and poetic prose, have
thrilled the hearts of admiring thou
sands. But the moment her hus-
band approaches, for the lecturer is
no other, her countenance lights up
with almost angelic radiance, and
her eye, mot the love-dartng eye"
Of the poets heroine) before so pas
sionless, pours forth a flood ofincon-
eelvable tenderness. o with what
pride and fondness does he gaze on
the lordly being as he strides past
her, without even glance. But
she needs it not; and, as he rises to
speak, seems to lose her own indi-
viduality, and live only in the rich
intonations of his voice, as he dis
courses Of the philosophy Of cause
and effect, and exemplified in our
social and political institutions. No
one who beholds her now, lighted
with the fires of intellect, can doubt
her possession of genius, and genius
of a high order.
But why, sir, do you not cast a
glance toward the gentle creature
who thus hangs in rapture on your
works I? The fire of her eye, would
add inspiration to your philosophi-
cal reasoning, and thus send its glad
dening influence to every heart in the
assembly.
But the claims of society, party,
and country, engross his whole at
tention. At length the hour is past,
the pleased audience dispense, and
the naughty politician is transform
ed to the fond and devoted husband,
as he leads her away, a "glory and
ornament upon his right arm"
H. J.
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ANGLo-SAXoN AMERICA The Mount
Vernon Democrat, animadverting upon
the communication Of correspondent,
writing in defense of the rights of the
negro race, says:
But our correspondent, though a gen.
temen of extensive and varied learning
has not been able 20 cite one solitary ex-
ample of 0hite slavery, possessing the
peculiar traits of serviude, which have
characterized the negro slavery of The
West Indies, and the South for the last
Two centuries"
All that correspondent has 10 do is, To-
cite the slavery of the Anglo-S Saxon race,
a slavery as ahject and absolute, as hat
of the negro slave And for proof, let
him refer the inexperienced editor of the
Democrat TO Turner'S Anglo-Saxon his
tory, where he will learn that, (if he is
himself of the Anglo Saxon breed,) he
has descended from as serviIe, degraded
a stock as the African race Ohio paper.
THE Helots were ,chite. There were
60,000,000 of slaves, chiefly aohite, in tho
Roman empire. The Southerners are
constantly telling US that slavery with
them is Identical with Roman. The Jews
were in slavery longer than the modern
Africans have been. The slavery OF whits
americans in Arabia. and the Barbarv
States, has been very similar to negro
slavery. According TO accounts. white
Americans and Europeans have becoms'
as much debused and stupefed by it, as
Africans are in the United States AS.
Standard.
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Connection of the North and South.

The following pungent speech, deliv--
cred by ABBY KELLEY, at Little Falls,
N. Y. few months since, appears in the
last number of the Mohawk Mirror.
A man is known by the company he keeps. The
receiver is as bad as the thieE-Old Proverbs.
Mr.. S. S. Foster, (of Canterbury, N.
Fl. being present, and having read the
impressive words Of Christ contained in
Matt. XIV yer. 81 to 49, When the
Son of Man shall come in his glory SC.
Miss KELLEY earnestly invited any one
disposed to make remarks, to occupy the
stand; but none doing so, she then took
up the oft-repeated question, What has
the North to do with slavery"
What has the North to do? Why,
what has one half to do with the wholeS
or what has the right ventricle Of my
heart to do with the left? It seems to
me no one could nationally ask such
question, even were slavery only known
upon the tarthest verge Of the green
earth
When the brave Pole arose in arms
against his proud oppressor, and when
the patriotic Greek, Weakened from the
slumber of ages, lighted the torch of lib
erty, our northern orators and bards
cheered themin language such as this !:
'Strike till the last armed foe expires!
Strike, for your affairs and your fires!
Stike, for the green graves of your sires.
God and your native land'
Yes money, arms and warlike stores,
with shp-load after ship-load of clothing
and provisions, were sent from hence to
aid those distant nations in their strife
for freedom; while no one thought of ask
ing, What has the North TO do with Pc.
land or with Greece?'
Our missionaries are not confined to-
northern Limits; and while they traverse
the vast western plains without the
bounds Of our republic, ascend the Rocky
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TIE VOICE OF FREEDOM,
P 0 L T R Y
o R I G I N A L d.

"Give mo Liberty, or give me Death"
They left the ploughshare in the field,
They babe their homes a swift adieu-
And where the trumpet loudest pealed
The dauntless heroes flew!
Though fearful fell the battle spear.
More fearful still the battle rain,
On rushed the hardy Mountaineer.
Like torrents to the plain.
They gave their blood-they gave their breath
But when the shout of victory rang,
Brave warriors, struggling hard with death,
Up from the red turf sprang!
And while the war cloud rolled afar,
While sweled the triumph shout on high,
Gave TO the hills one wild hurrah!
Then laid them back 10 die!
Deem We the fires of freedom burn
But dimly in the human breast,
That man, down -trodden, will not turn
And pierce the foot that pressed'
Look on the Creole's cory deck,
When freedoms blade with vengeance-stroke
Fell on the naughty tyrant's neck,
As lightning on the oak!
Domingo slept-and scarce a sound
Floated OH evenings balmy BREATH
Dark midnight came-the very ground
Rocked with the cry of DEATH!
And cleaning blade and flaming brand
Lit up the funeral pyre of men;
Long years have passed, but on that land
No chain has clanked again.
Sleep, Souhron, till your pleasant dream
Is broken by the battle-cry,
And ye awake TO see the CLEAN
Of flashing steel--and die!
Then, then, your beautiful domain.
Your lofty lower, and oftier splre
Shall be, like Moscow's peopled plain.
Wrapt in devouring FIVE!
Sept. lst, 1913. w.e,B
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The idea that religion is kind ofslavery,
10 which none can submit without sacrifice
ing The natural eDioyments OF life, has ever
been the greatest hindrance TO It's advance
menl among mankind. How much wiser
and better should we be if we could carry
along with US, from infancy to old age, the
full conviction that happiness springs from
the substantial cultivation and exercise Of
the Christian virtues.
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A boy in Conway, aged about s
years killed a Catamount few days
since. He took it 10 be a Raccoon,
and his dog, being of like mind, lost
his life by making. too close an &C
quaintance. This is the second ap-
pearance of this animal in the vi
entity Of Conway, within a few
years.-PittsfeM Eo.
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To WASH WOODEN GooDs.-The art of
washing wooden goods so as 10 preyent
them from shrinking, is one of the deslder-
ala in domestic economy, worthy of being
recorded and il is therefore with satisfaction
that we explain this simple process to our
readers. All descriptions Of wooIen goods
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D. S. MURRAY, PRINTER.

should be washed in very hot water with
soap, and as soon as the article is cleansed,
immense it in cold water; then let it be
wrung and hung up to dry.-Erchonge
paper.
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A N IT, 81 AV cry.
ONCE A SLAVE, ALWAYS A SLAVE.

Such was the favorite saying of the
Hon. William Southgat on the trial of
Van Zant. "Once q slave, always a
slare" An AIgerine pirate seizes Mr..
Southgate's brother, SELLS him in the man.
market of Agiers for slave; the laws
OF that State sanction the transaction, and
stamp the brand of property upon him.
The only answer his master has to make
TO all mper,inent demands for his surreu-
der is, Once q Slave, alpays stave."
Such is the law of the sovereign State Of
Algiers.
The serf of Russia breaks his bonds
and escapes to our shores. His master
pursues and seizes him; but being ar
rested for false imprisonment, he exclaims.
" Is he no. my slave - my property2
Once a slaOe, alOGys a sIave - such is
Russian law" Aye, but not American
law and American law governs here.
The sovereign State of Kentucky fast.
ems the chain on the necks OF certain
class Of her population, and impouslv
exclaims, "Oncs q slave, always q SIave."
What shameless audacity 1t is a claim
that the law of Kentucky shall override
the laws Of every State ia the world
nay, more, that it shall subordinate the
Divine Law itself Kentucky is sove-
reign, to certain extent, within her own
territory. Out of this, her laws are in
po:ect The slave of Kentucky becomes
free the moment he passes her bounds.
so far as her laws are concerned. If not
free in fact, il is because some other law.
equally inhuman, brushes him to the dust.
Mr.. Southgate's maxim is this, that the
law of slavery, no matter by what power
enacted, even though the most obscure
and limited in the world, is universal
and perpetual law, with claims upon tho
respect OF ali men at all times. 1t is too
absurd for further notice. Phltanthropiss
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-01
TIE CONVENTION

From what we have seen, a portion
OF North Mississippi, are determined
to create a division in the Democrat
ic ranks. Meetings are being heldin
some Of the Counties for the purpose
ofcondemning t e whole proceedings
of the Convention at Jackson on the
ped Feb. "These things aught not
so to be-" for just SO sure as this kind
of contention, and spirit Of discord are
PERSISTED in, just so sure will the De-
mocratic party be defeated, We
would, therefore, humbly request our
brethren Of Marshall, Monroe, &c,
TO reflect on the consequences Of a de-
feat, before they rush to their own
ruin.
Unfortunately for the Democratic
party, as soon as they get in the as
tendency, every lttle fop, who can
spout politics in a bar-room, or make
a bombastical stump speech, he is up
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-01

Coon DEMOCRATIC DoCTRINE.--We
find the following sound democratic
doctrine in the last WoodviIle Re-
publican. We think DR.. Norris must
now be satisfied that his hard cider
friends were not the right sort of peo-
pie to carry out the principles of JEFF
ferson, whom he profeS es 10 follow.
The late tariff, the exchequer, the
bank projects, the distribution scheme
and all the wing measures for ''rob.
bIng the prudent and economical to
pay the debts of the pro6igate and
extravaganza must convince him that
Henry Clay & Co. are not the right
kind Of opponents Of the principles OF
jeff rson:-Wck. Sen.
"There is a singular infatuation
prevalent ameng those who believe
in the efficacy Of law.moking instead
Of labor; as the source Of profit or
wealth, which induces them to en-
ieavor to lcgisIate the State out Of
icbt-or rather suggest that Cong
'ess shall do so by taking The common
properly OF the United States and
cward the ioolishness and profiigacy'
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