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THE RIGHT OF VISIT AND OF SEARcn-i
Mr. r, one of the deputy sheriHs, Of
manners most polite, and of bearing most
gallant, called yesterday at house, in exc
cuiion of his duty, where he met an amiable
and interesting young lady.
Il am come, madam, said the organ of the
law, calmly raising his hat from his head.
and making, at the same time, gentle in
clinatlon of the body--I am come madam.
TO pay you a visitp sf,a ~ $3.50 I
Sir said the lady, you are welcome
Pray be seated To whom, may ask, am
indebted for this unexpected act of cour-
tesyP s a .it 4, sl.sa 81
why, the fact is, madam said the depu-
~, i have an attachment for certain articles
of property, which have reason TO believe
are secreted in this house, and for which |
feel bound to make a search ia
Really, sir, said the lady, from your
manner when you first entered, had ina
gined it was for myself you had the attach
menf, and therefore babe you welcome. I
must now tell you, however, that although
in favor the right of visit, am decidedly
opposed to the right of search so with your
permission | will show you to the door,
Mr. r had too much native gallantry
IN hun to offer any opposition to the will OF
so pretty lady; so, putting his grey castor
on what the phrenologists call the chamber
of the brain, he babe this female follower Of
the Cass policy 'very good morning, and
withdrew.-N. o. Picayune a
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PAINFuL.-A young lady-Miss Winship,
employed in the city printing office, ofthis
city, for the purpose of placing sheets upon,
the power presses, accidentally put one OF
her hands between the cog wheels of one OF
the presses, on the morning of the Goth ut.,
which drew in her arm, and. completely
crushed It nearly TO the elbow. The press
was running by steam power at the time, and
the pressure was so great upon her arm, that
it stopped the press. Hartford Times
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y, place full confidence in the statement made ny
Martha Conlin, having known her for the past 90
years will cheerfnlly give any particulars in re-
iailon to her case 10 those who may wish siirther
Information. Sr ELIZABETH.
Superior Of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum, Prince-street, New York.
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know Martha Conlin, and have known of her
suffering illness
JOHN DUBOIS, Bishop of New York.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-05
HINTS ON EDUCATION.

Peace be with my young ones There
is not one of them which is not possessed
Of the material of peculiar virtue and
excellence, and yet not void at the sa me
time of the seed of dangerous vice, which
may ruin the good growth of God ia
them. May the endeavors both of their
father and me be blessed in training these
plants of Heaven Alright! But ali, the
education OF children is no EASY thine
and all the many works on that subject
which have studied appear to me, wheth.
err the fault be in me or in them | can no,
tell, but small help have often found
no other means than 20 clasp the child in
my arms, and 10 weep bitterly over it, or
else to kiss il In the fullness of my low :
and it often has appeared to me that such
moments are not without their influence.
Beyond this, | endeavor as much as pos.
sIbe not to scold. know how perpetual
scoIdng brushes the free spirit and the
innocent joyousness of childhood; and
sincerely believe that if one will only sed
uousl y cultivate what is good in the char
acier, and in all instances, what is good,
visible and attractive the bad will by de.
grees fall away of itself. sing great
deal to my children. They are broug hi
with songs; for | wished early to make
harmony, as it were, the very aliment oil
their souls. Several of them. especially
my first born and Eva, are already little
enthusiasts in music; and every evening,
as soon as twiIigh'comes on, the children
lhrong about msffhd then sit down 10 the
piano, and" eisEsE~accompany myself, or
play to lutte songs.which they themselves
sing. 1t is my llenrik's reward when
he has been very good for the whole day
that | should sit by his bed, and sing to
him till he sleeps, He says that he then
has such beautiful dreams. MARY Ho1c.
its Home.
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ruE VOICE OF FREEDOM.
P @ L Il R Y
R C N A l..
AN EVENING IN FRANCE.

twas an Autumn eve, as stood by the side
Of the Vine hung hills Of France;
When sad, OIL the waves of the blue Seine's tide,
For ali the long day he had watched them glide,
Fell the bright suns parting glance.
The viol's sweet strains foated out on the air,
From the midst of the lighted hall;
And sylph. like forms of the young and the fair,
In the maze of the whirng dance, were there,
In heiI bloom and beauty all.
Rich,custering grapes round the low cottage-eaves
Meath the n-wreathed garlands hung;
While the birds wild song mid the rusing leaves
And the reaper's shout with his golden sheaves,
Though the Olive gardens rung.
o, lovely the scene as an angel dream,
That the Messengers bring TO men,
Hills slept in the light of the moons pale beam,
While the star. kept watch DER the beautiful stream
As it swept through the lonely glen
Then, then il ever, the full heart would go
Will! its hymns of holy love,
Unto Him whose love for the world doth flow
As free as the waters that roll below,
Or the winds that rush above.
So turned TO men for vespcr-sons,
TO Him whose fair earth they trod -
But my soul grew sick, as they hastened along,
A mighty and mingled, but doathless throng,
With the mutmur-fIhere is no God!'
Oct. l843 w. H. BROWN
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BRANDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5;;1e4s.

me from those fiercer creatures that would
have parted me from life and still skim
the lake in the same loved canoe in which
| was wont to ride its foam crests, or glance
from its side. The bright.eyed fawn no
! longer follows her stately mother to the
shady verge, where have so often watched
them drink unscared; the son of the pale
faces has reared his stately dwelling on the
spot where once stood the wildwood home
OF the loved lndian maid see where il rises
in the cleaning light! He lives within the
ancient domain of Skanea,eles, that he may
look on the waters Of this fair lake with
gaze almost as fond as her own, while
she yet fingered in life beside its food.
Farewell daughter of earth, thy wish is
fulfilled 20
Concluding thus, the lovely vision
glided to her airy bark. Up rose again
the water sprites' bewitching strain; not
as before, complainingly and low, but
clear and glad gushed forth the exulting
tones !
Welcome, sweet welcome, bright Queen of the
waves,
Each glad drop with kisses thy spirit. boat Iavesi
And when TO thy palace-home safe thou art borne,
Oh never more, never more, leave us to mourn!'
Such was the Joyous chorus of their
swelling song: but fainter and fainter
grew the distant sounds,
Onward swift onward, a moment in view,
Sped the Beautiful Squaw in her bark canoe
and then the whispering voices and the
enchanting illusion, melted forever away!
Auburn. ~. Y. M. C. C.
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The War of Slavery on Commerce. and
Agric ulture.
BY CHARLES T. TORY.

BY CE1ARLES L. IORRY.
MORE than 60 years ago, Ed
MUND BURKE, the great phiIosophic
statesman, declared that the lessons
of all history proved that Slavery
was not self-supporting system
Crime is seldom profitable. He
who enslaves man, must keep him
in ignorance, or the slave will
burst his letters. With little intelli-
gence, and deprived of nearly every
motive to industry, the slave will do
less than the thinking freeman, and
his labor will have little skill or en-
terprise to guide it. Hence the uni
versal acknowledgment of South
ern men that one free man does the
work of two slaves, with less hard
ship. Besides, in a slave State la
Dor is disgraceGul. No person will
work if he can help it, lest he sink to
the level of the slave. The labors of
the field and the cares of the house
hold ale alike thrown upon the slave,
who must support himself and his
thriilless master. Hence in a slave
country one half Of the people per-
form little or no productive labor to
add to their wealth or comforts
One half of the laboting class, of
course, are children too young, or
persons too infirm to labor. Many
more are house and body servants.
Hence, in Stale like South Carroll
ma, or i'll those parts of it from which
free labor is banished, hardly one IN
fee Of the whole population is a pro-
ducing laborer. In a free State, like
New York, one in every wopersons
does the work of an able-bodied man.
Yet the State valuations show that
we in New York only retain our cap
ital stock, and add about 4 1-2 per
cent. year to it. 1t is easy to see
that if onl y one in five worked, we
should be growing poorer every year.
This is actually true of all the slave
labor parts Of the South. The only
apparent exception is where new
lands are cleared up. In the older
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around the family board as often as pos
sible, instead of allowing them to eat
their unsocial fare at the public hotel
We have too little of the good old Yam
kee custom of co~siming,' and of En-
glish hospitality, and spend far too little
time in making and receiving social cas-
us. Still, those formal, polite calls are
perfect nulsances-are to friendship what
the smut is to the grain poisonous. -
True friendship knows no tormaLity.-
o. S. FOWLER.
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There was a meeting at Niagara Falls,
on Thursday Of last week which came
up to some of the political gatherings OF
1910, in point of numbers and general
enthusiasm. There were some 5000 per-
sons present, in the spacious grove cho-
sen for the occasion. Scores came from
a distance of 80 and 40 miles, to mingle
their voices with the roar of the mighty
cataract, in praise Of natures beverage
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The Fourierites of Syracuse have d.
yided into two parties-on one for founding
an association on The Fourier plan, each
man sharing according to his stock, and
the other for a community of interests -
An effort was made last week to hold a
convention, but the two parties came IN
to conflict, and the meeting broke up
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From the Dublin Magazine.
THE EMBRo1DEREss AT MIDNIGHT.

L
SHE plies her needle till the lamp
Is waxing pale and dim;
She hears the watchmar's heavy tramp,
And she must watch like him
Her hands are dry, her forehead damp,
Her dark eyes family swim.
Look on her work here blossom flowers
The lily and the rose,
Bright as the gems OF summer hours,
But not to die like those;
HERE, fadeIess as in Eden's howers,
For ever they re2ose.
Once, maiden, thou vast fresh and fair,
As those sweet flowers of thine;
Now, shut from sunny light and air,
How canst thou choose but pine
Neglected flows Thy raven hair,
Like the uncullur'd vine.
Look on her work no common mind
Arranged that glowing group
Wild wrealhs The stately roses bind,
Sweet bells above them droop--
We almost see the sportive wind
Parting the graceful troop
Look on her work but look the more
On her unwesried heart,
And put aside The chamber-door
That doth the daughter part
From that dear mother, who before
Taught her this cunning art.
She sleeps, that mother, sick and pale
She sleeps-and little deems
That she, who doth her features veil
All day, in fitting CLEANS
OF anxious hope, this hour doth hail,
But not tor happy dreams.
God bless her in her lone employ,
And fill those earnest eyes
With visions of the coming joy,
Waiting her sacrifice.
When they, who gave her this employ,
Pay her its stinted price
Think how her trembling hand will clasp
The treasure il will hold,
With that which seems greedy grasp
Yet moi for love of gold;
That look-that sigh relieving gasp.
lis deeper springs untod.
Think how her hasty feet will roam
The market and The street,
To purchase for her humble home
The fool and clothing meet,
An with what gladness she will come
Back 10 The poor retreat
Poor maiden if the fair ones who
Thy graceful 'broidery buy,
Only one-haT Thy struggles knew,
And filial piety,
Methinks some drop of PHYS dew
Would gem the proudest eye
II is not here its full reward
Thy gentle heart will prove,
Here ever must thy lot be hard,
But there is One above
Who sees, and will not disregard,
Thy consecrated love.
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A lady had written on a card, and
placed on the top of an hourglass insher
garden-house, the following simple verse
from one of the poems of John Clare.
1t was the season when the flowers were
in their highest glory:
TO think Of summer@yet.t to come,
That am not to seSe&aiS
To think weed Is yeF 63bom
From dust that shslfve%
The next morning she ~fSund the fol-
lowing lines, in pencil on the back of tn G
same card:
Tothink, when heaven and earth are fled,
And times and seasons Ger;
When all that can die shall be dead,
That must die no more
Oh where will then my portion be
Where shall Ispend eternity :"
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The Rev Mr.. Shephard's society, of
Troy, N. Y. have purchased lot on Sew
enth street, on which they intend to erect
n church. This will make the third
church erected in that city during the
year.
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roueous-the responsibility is not theirs
The opinions, the acts and .he responsibility
are mine alone and freely meet that ordeal
to which my conduct will undoubtedly be
subjected trusting to that consciousness Of
recttude in my own bosom which has never
for one moment forsaken me, or wavered IN
the slightest degree.
/ submit that ]. w. Wales by his cool
ness aud presence of mind and firm ntegrl-
~. has rendered to the American Navy a
memorable service. / had some difficulty
with him at Porto Rico and on that ac-
count he was singled out and tempered with ;
but he remained true to the flag of his coun-
try. Purser's post or handsome pecn-
mary recompense would be small compen-
sation for the service he rendered. at
Sergeant Gartry proved himself worthy
the noble corps to which he belonged. He
rose from his hammock, where he had been
confined by sickness and did duty through
the whole affair and wien this done his
maIady returned and he was again disabled.
respectfully suggest that Sergeant Gartry
be promoted TO Second Leutenancy in
the marine corps | also recommend the
OIDcT OiHCeTS " int llOtiCt VI Aht
ment | believe that their promotion will
be beneficial to the Navy. If they prove to
be unworthy of it, the service they have now
rendered cannot be injured by that. 1t will
be remembered in the Navy that when a
mutiny occurred aud they remained faithful
to their trust, their services we're not forgot
ten if they prove unworthy of it, this will
not be recorded with it,
If it be deemed that have had any merit
for the preservation of the Somers from the
treacherous tolls by which she was surround
ed both since and before her departure from
the United States, respectfully beg that it
may acrue without reserve to my nephew,
MIR. Perry and that he be placed in the
situation left vacant by the death of Mr..
Spencer, | pledge myself for the entire
aud zeal with which he will dis
charge its duties. For myself only ask
that, whatever may be thought of the servic-
es rendered in the flag Of my country, which
should be the first considered, my own hon
or may also meet with due consideration. |
ask only that may not be deprived of my
command until am found to be unworthy
of it.
ALEX. SLIDELL MACKENZIE.
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ALEX. sLIDELL MACKENZIE.


AN APPEAL TO JUSTICE. In the Senate
of the United States, on Tuesday last, Mr..
Bates, of Massachusetts, offered the follow
ing petition =
To the Senate and House of Representatives,
Of the United States in Congress assembled:
The undersigned petitioner, an American
citizen and an inhabitant of Northampton,
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re-
specially represents -
That in the year 1898, he commanded the
schooner Lcander of New York that when
a few days out from that port, bound to Ha-
vana with cargo Of dry goods, he was cap
tured by French privateer and carried into
Cape Francois, where his vessel and cargo
were condemned and sold-That in the aii-
tumn of the same year, he commanded the
schooner aurora of Baltimore; that when
within few miles of St. Pierre, Martinique,
TO which port he was bound with cargo of
flour, he was captured by two French prva-
teers, carried into Guadaloupe, aud there his
vessel and cargo were condemned and sold.
That in the year 1899, he commanded the
schooner Port Royal Of Baltimore; that
when proceeding on a voyage with cargo
of dry goods, bound to St. Thomas, he was
captured by a French privateer and carried
into Guadalupe, where both vessel aud car
go were condemned and Sold
And your petitioner further represents -
That he was interested in all the aforesaid
cargoes to the aggregate amount of ten thou
sand dollars, prime cost, emitting all refer
ence TO other damages, incident to his sever
al captures all which he is prepared to sub
stantiate by undeniable proof
And your petitioner further represents -
That in consequence of these losses aud of
his bodily intirmites, being nearly deprived
of his sight,--he is now, at nearly seventy
years of age, aud for ten years past has been
compelled to seek an asylum in the Public
Poor-house.
And your petitioner further represents .
That the Government of the United States
received from the French Government COM
pensation for the losses, of which he COM
plains, about forty gears ago; and conse-
quently that the United States have ever
since stood indebted to him for the same.
Wherefore your petitioner respectfully
asks your honorable body speedily to adopt
such measures as will secure to him the a.
mount which is justly due him from his own
country; so that the shadows of adversely
and OF sorrow may not continue to pursue
him in his descent to the grave.
WILLIAM SMITH.
Poor-House, Northampton, Mass
Dec. Is, 1912.
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TO the Honorable the Supreme Court of
n Judicature, next to be holden at New
fame, within and for the County of Winhdam,
in the State of Vermont, on the third Tuesday
after the fourth Tuesday in January, A. D.
l943.
THE PETITION of Julia Ann Skinner Of
Jamaica, in said County, respectfully repre-
SCENTS, That said Petitioner was, in the month
OF March, A. ID. 1891, at Cold Creek, AIlega-
ny County, New York, duly Joined in marr-
age with one Samuel b. Skinner, BY regular
clergyman, then a resident of said Cold Greek,
and that since then your Petitioner has done
all the duties enjoined by said relation of mar
rage; but that the said Samuel, disregayding
his duty in the premises, has treated the Peli-
toner with intolerable severity, and that being
OF sufficient ability to provide suitable main
talnance for her, has without cause grossly,
wantonly and cruelty refused and neglected 50
TO 40: Wherefore, your Petitioner prays that
Blil OF Enforcement may be granted her b..
your Honorable Court, and that the Bonds OF
Matrimony between her aud the said Samuel
may be dissolved, and your Petitioner will ever
pray.
Dated at Jamaica, this third day of January,
A. ID. ls4S.
JULIA ANN SKINNER.
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An event has taken place within few
days, which can hardly fail to produce sen.
sation of horror in the bosom of every lover
of humanity. On the morning of Nov. %
Mr. John Blood, aged IS years, was found
frozen TO death. This unfortunate man was
hurried into eternity in a most melancholy
manner. The circumstances of his death
are distressing and aggravating in the ex.
IRENE. lie has for some years been addicted
to habits of intemperance, but his appetite
for the destroying beverage was periodical
Sometimes he would refrain entirely for
few months, when, if the temptation was
presented, he would yield and when once
he had tasted, all was lost
KIND and afiectionate 10 his mother and
sisters, with whom he lived, and gentle in his
manners towards all with whom he had in
tercourse, even when under the influence of
the tyrant, he was pited rather than despis-
ed. Without dissenting voice he was spo-
ken of as kind and respectable by all who
knew him
village with a brother, who charged him NOT
to drink. But the tempter was there in the
shape OF one of those scourges TO the coun-
try, tdcpR, which must be sustained bv
the neiarious traffic, or sink. There he OBJ
tanned bait to his appetite, at the hand Of
the agent of death, who with horrid grin
dropped the price of blood in his till. In
the morning the gnawing appetite, created
the night before, cried for more. lie found
the desire Of his heart at neighbours
About noon he told his mother he was ooino
TO brothers, some two or three miles dis.
tant lie called at the neighbours above
mentioned, and obtained more of the water
OF death The next morning he was found
a few rods from the road, fo.ea 10 d,otbt
These are substantially the facts in the case
AT whose door lies the guilt Need wo
ask ., cruel wretch, that dealt out death
and rum; you will meet your victim at the
bar OF God. The agony and tears of weep
ing friends will curse thee. Yea. God win
curse thee. Thy wicked agency has hurri.
ed many fellow-mortal to the bar of God
i he cup OF wlckedness will soon be full
The blood OF martyred ones cries loud for
vengeance, and justice will soon demand
recompense at thy hand. Think not "be.
cause judgment against thy evil works is uos
executed speedily" that you will escape the
reward your crimes demand. A mother'x
tears and sisters curse is upon thee. God
and heaven are against thee surely tbou
wilt not escape. o, rum-Sciier, SYNONYMOUS
almost with murderer, if thou hast CON-
science not completely petrilied in sin. 10
visit that family whose hearts are nearly ry-
en- with the bolt thine own hand prepared;
hear their tale of woe, and witness their
scading tears, and ask, who has done it?-
The answer is ready, -"Thou art the man."
Shrink from their presence, yea, from soci-
ely and show not thy guilty head, until thou
hast repented with bitter tears, of the wrong
thou hast done. Such are my views of the
He is guilty. GUILTY ~ with.
out the least shadow of an excuse. TIE
curse of heaven is upon him.
VERMONT.
Putney. VT. Dec 3 1910
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Putney, VT, Dec. 3, ls42.

Coon ADvIcE.-lf your coat is comfor-
table wear IT two or three months longer :;
no matter if the gloss is of. If you have no
wife get one if you have, god bless her.
stay at home with her, instead of spending
your evenings in expensive fooleries. Be
honest, frugal, plain-seek content and hap
piness at home-be industrious and perse-
vering; and our word for it, if you are in
debt you will soon become easy, no matter
who may be the President, or what may be
the price Of stocks.