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The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-12
MISCELL AN E u S i.
THE STREET.
BIT JAMES b. LOWELL

BY JAMES b. LOWELL
They pass me like shadows, crowds on crowds,
Dim ghosts of men that hover TO and fro,
Hugging their bodies round them, like thin shrouds
Wherein their souls were buried long ago;
They trampled on their YOUTH and faith, and love,
They cast their hope of human kind away,
With Heavens clear messages they madly strove.
And conquered, and their spirits turned to clay.
Lo! how they wander round the world, their grave,
Whose eyer-gapng nav by such is fed,
Gibbering at living men, and IDLY rave,
"We, only, truly live, but We are dead"
Alas poor zoos, the annomied eye may trace
A dead souls epitaph in every facet
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" The Speech of the Hon. ANDREW Stew
ART, of Pennsylvania, in Defence of Western
Improvements, and reviewing the Principles
and Policy of Martin Van Buren; to which is
added his reply to the attack of Mr. Weller,
is Just published, and now ready for delivery, at
the office of The Wing Standard--l6 pages large
octavo-price, $l2 80 per thousand.
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1t is the temper which creates the bliss Of
home, or d sturbs its comforts. 1t is not in the
collision of intellect that domestic peace loves to
nestle Her home is in the forbearing nature
in the yielding sprit--in the calm pleasures of a
mild disposition, anxious 10 give and receive
happiness.
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Mercury conrt als at a temperature Of 40 de-
grees below zero Mr.. Simpson and his party
on their exploring expedition to the northern
seas. made bullets Of mercury when the Their
mometer was at 40 degrees, and on the llth Of
March their spirit thermometer indicated sc be-
low zero.
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proceedings of 1910 are destined to give to those
81 1874. Considerations will be brought into view
oy that connection. of greater magnitude than any
winch have ever been involved in our political
CONNECTS. and compared with which all personal
ana parry interests dwindle into insigni6cance.
am, gentlemen. very respectfully,
Your friend and obedient servant,
M. VAN BUREN,"
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discovery has been made (says the Natchez
Free Trader) that will enable sugar planters to
convert their whole crops into white sugar with
out the usual intervention of the clarifying pro-
cess The sugar is fabricated in an apparatu
entirely BY steam.
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The LATE Mr.. GILMER.-The Petersburg
Vrginia) Intelligencer, in an article on the dis
'ster on board the Princeton, pays the following
,eau iful tribute to the worth Of the late THomAs
". GILMEK: N
"While we sincerely lament the ate f all
who persisted, for his uniime!y end especially
We feel The deepest sorrow. " mean Thomas
WALKER GILMER--a man whom il was impos-
be to kn 10 and not to love- Thrown into no
'itcal opposition to him as we have been, and
compelled some lines to animadvert upon his
course with freedom, no feeling Of personal un-
kindness. as we are now gratified to be assured
he well knew, ever mingled with our remarks,
or affected one comma Of our course nor
did it ever interfere, for moment, with our
social relations. A more gallant aud generous
spirit never ceased 10 beat, and many tear will
be shed over his grave, by those who have often
met him in the stern conflicts Of party strife.
Peace to his ashes!"
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The Philadelphia papers state that Mr.. Nicho-
las Bidde has left written history of his life.
including all the interesting events Of his con-
nexion with the United States Bank. The book
has soon TO be published, and will doubtless Gre
ate sensati.n.
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A young man, who has just returned from a
whaling voyage, has presented TO Governor
Briggs, OF Massachusetts, a cane made Of The
jaw bone of spermace,i whale. The head Of
the cane was made from the tooth of an ele.
plant.
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A distinguished writer says: There is but
one passage In the Bible where the girls are
commanded to kiss the men and that is the
golden rule, Whatsoever ye would that men
should do unto you, do We even so them.n
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Mr.. Clay was TO have left Mobile on the even
ing of the 9th of March for Montgomery. He,
will spend short time in that town, where it is.
sad' great preparations are being made for his
reception, and then proceed on his journey to,
North Carolina, via Columbus, Augusta, Charles
ton, &c. .
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SENTIMENTS OF HENRY CLAY.
[ExrRAcrs FROM cLAY's SPEECHES.

lExTRAcTs FROM cLAY's SPEECHES.
:" shall stand erect, with spirit unconquered,
whist lie endures, ready to second the exerlions
OF the People in the cause of Libcrtu the UNION,
and NATIONAL PROSPERITY.''
"The colors that float at the mast head should
be the credentials Of our Seamen."
81 am no friend of slavery. The searcber Of
all hearts knows that mine heats high and strong
| In the cause of civil liberty"
"No portion of your population is more loyal
to the Union, than the hardy freemen of The
Vests they cling to it as their best, their great
est, their last support"
"Ihe glorious Banner of our Country, with
| ITS unstained stars and stripes, S proud floats
| al It's mast head-with stout hearts and strong
arms. we can surmount all our difficulties. Let
US rally around that Banner, and firmly reso We
TO perpetuate our liberties"
~ have no fears for the safety of the Union;
"ni'st our Liberties are preserved, it is tough
and strong cord, as all will find, who shall pre-
'umptuously attempt to break it."
Sour Agricultural is our greatest in,ere /, il
ought ever TO predominant; all others shou d
bend 10 it,"
" The measure of the wealth of Nation Is
Indicated by the measure Of its protection Of us
iudustIy.
Merchants, Mechanics, Traders, Laborers,
never cease to recolect hat wi bout Freedom
you can have no Commerce, or business, or ,hat
without laws, you can have no securi for per-
nianent liber.y."
"This Government is to last, trust, forever.
we may at least hope it will endure until the
wave OF population, cultivation and in diligence,
shall have washed the Rocky Mountains, and
mingled with the Pacific"
Nations, like men, fail in nothing which they
boldly attempt, when sustained by vir uous pur-
poses and firm resolution"
"Slavery.-If could only be instrumental in
e-adicating his deep stain upon the character Of
our country. would not exchange the proud sat-
isiacion should enjoy. for the honor Of all the
tr umphs ever decreed 10 the'most successful con-
-queror."
Let us create home market, to give further
scope. to the. consumption Of the produce of
American Industry"
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A wit and fool in company are like crab
and an oyster; the one watches till the other
opens his mouth, that he may catch him up
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II is curious fact that, during the South Sea
scheme, more persons lost their senses by the
sudden acquisition Of great wealth than by tile
loss of il. t.sE
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says amen to the black roll Of sins it gives COM
pleton and conformation to them all" saith
South; and SO say we--so says every honest man
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The following from the Madisonian of Satur
day has more meaning than meets the eye 1t il
significant, and we hope will be understood b,
those who style themselves "we." "All right
go ahead"
AN EXPLANATION WANTED.
Ertract from letter 10 the editor.
Enclosed send you $40 to pay for -'.
Madsonlan. The work is going on finely. We
shall again be victorious
Norwich, Conn.,"
Now, what "we' desire to know is, which side
"we' are on We hope our respected cores
1ondent viii inf,rm us as soon as possible.
we" are to be victorious -" it is but prope
hat 1--WE" 'hould know who is 10 be defeated, s..
nat I've" may point our guns in the right di
rec ion.
We believe there are but two tickets in The
ield, and that the candidates. on one side, were
dominated by The same convention which passed
resolutions denunciatory of the Administrators
md in favor OF certain rejected individual.
We trust none of the friends of the Admins
ration can be led, by advice from any quarter,
including Washington city, to endorse attacks OF
he Administration.
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AN EXPLANATION WANTED.

Locotoco member of the Legislature OF
Massachusetts,, (Nr. GARDNER,) on Monday, an
nounced to the astonished assembly, that :" his
tory informs us that Napoleon Bonaparte ,oished
% take some property for The purpose of erecting
mansion for his son Louis Phalippe." THE
laughter here prevented the remainder of the
sentence from being distinctly heard The
Senator from Hampshire, (Mr LAwRENcE,) i'm
medlately rose and returned thanks for the in
formation Mr.. GARDNER had communicated to
the Senate.
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MARYLAND LEGIsLATURE.-The Maryland Le-
sislature continued its session until very late
hour on Saturday night, and then adjourned
sine die.
The number Of laws enacted by this body
during the session just ended is three hundred
and sixty.
The bill for the sale of the States interest in
all the works of Internal improvement has
passed the House of Delegates. All efforts to
amend the bill so as to provide for the compile.
lion Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and the
waiver OF the STATES liens on that work, proved
Intellectual. The Senate, however, rejected the
nil on account Of its anomalous character ant
he insufticiency Of time for its consideration.
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EXTRACT FROM MIR. VAN BUREN,s REPLY

| 1.
singular as it may seem to those who are not
in situation to Judge correctly of the crcum-
stances, it is nevertheless true, that cOndemna-
ton by the people of the United States, of many Of
the means to which our opponents had recourse in
that canvass, is not less important to the perma-
nent welfare OF our country and its political inst-
tutions, than the overthrow of the principles they
abored to establish. While the effects of the
success of the latter were in measure limited
and temporary, the employment of the former
struck at very the foundation upon which our po-
litical edifice was based.
1t has hitherto been our pride to live under po-
ltical institutions which are founded upon reason
and virtue, in the establishment of which neither
force nor fraud was employed, and we have cher
shed the belief that it is only by All inAexible
observance of the exalted principle which prevail
ed at the period of its formation, that our Govern
nlent can be upheld. Without more PARTICULAR,
noticing the humiliating details to which you al
Jude in your communication, can it be pretended
that there could be any expectation of success for
such efforts unless founded upon the assumption
That the popular voice was not " under the guild.
ance Of reason and vrtue,' or upon the suppose
ton that the moral principles OF the people to
whom those degraded appeals were made. nigh,
be Trupted by resort to such practices The
belief that the use of such means contributed TO
the result of 1910, must have lowered the charac-
ter of our people in the estimation of mankind,
and if so, how much would their respect for us be
diminished should the coming canvass be so con-
Quoted to establish the impression that the Amer
lean people are liable TO be always thus imposed
npon Liability to occasional errors is an mfr
nifty from which no individual is exempt. What
right have we then to expect that communities
should be infallible But there is wide differ
ence between an occasional alteration, and con-
firm doGac of oh, fan fho
people of this country to maintain the elevated
standing in the eyes OF the world, which they have
hitherto enjoyed, if, after the lapse of years, and
the fullest opportunity for reflection, they suffer
themselves TO be second time operated upon by
appliances, from the use of which every friend to
free government must turn with modification and
disgust
You do not therefore, gentlemen, in my judg-
ment oyer-estimate the importance which the
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~ CONGRESSIONAL MANUAL Bs JOSH u. sUras
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Constitution ofhe U United States, Declaration OF In
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AGENCY AT WASHINGTON.

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"A offer their services to such may have business
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Also, "The Principles of Political Economy by
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Adam Smiths .'Wealth of Nations" edited by Nc
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"Tate's Modern Cambst-a Manual of Foreign
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political Philosophy"-by Henry Lord Brough-
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''The New Tariff, British with the Amendments
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Eisdels Industry of Nations"-2 vols. London.
"The Political Life Of Edmund Burke" by Rev.
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"Sir Robert Peel and his Era"-l vol. London,
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NEW MUSIC.

NEW MUSIC.
+ UST RECEIVED, the following piece, of New
y Music at the old established store two doors east
ofl2th street, Pennsylvania avenue.
w. FISCHER.
The Foresters-W ords from ancient poetry
Tyroieune--Music by Donizet
Thy Heart is my Home--By Phillips
The Cot where we weie Born-By the Hutchinson
Family
Eroelsior-By the Hutchinson Family
Cape Ann do do do
The Poor Savoyard-By w. II. Montgomery
The SAINT OF Ern's Isle--By John II Hewitt
The Parting Friends-By Edw. l.. White
There was Tme-By Jos. Philip Knight
The Cross Old Bachelor--By G. "A. Rodwell
The night before the Bridal-By George Lindley
In the Cold Silly Nightly Sir Henry r. Bishop
Passing away--by Edw. J. Nelson
! have gs,ed on the face OF The lovely-by Stephen
G. Msssing.
Cudjo's wild hunt-by the Ethiopian Serensders
kolckefbocker walt1-by Lacnsr
Pemberton wsltz-by James Hovton
Three grand watres--by f. l.. White
On-ka.hye walt,
Me Caroline walr-by Lsnner
United States Grand Msrch-by John O. Andrews
Mount Bowdoin Quick Step-by p. Strong
$50 regiment Quick Step-by Augustus J. tanner
The Sea Sbore--by q. Weiss
Young Panist's FIRST Duet-by J. Mosches
La Petite F,te--by r. Burgmuller
Les Bellies Varsovennes-by Chas. Frederick Ru-
doph
Rondo Irandas-by =. Burgmuller
Thema from Donizettas Opera, L'Elisire d'Anore
by +. Burgmulller.
ian. BIT
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NARTHENWARE, CHINA, AND GLASS
~ THosn PuRsILr, Importer, has the pleasure Of
informing his friends and the public generally that he
has just received by late arrivals from Liverpool and
other sources
lib packages Of the above articles Of the new
est patterns and shapes
Ivory handle and other Knives and Forks, in sets
of 81 pieces, and separate
German and Britannia Table and Teaspoon
Walters
Plated and Brass Candlesticks and SHUTTERS and
Trays
Bookng-glas.es, Ca,tors, English and American
Tea and Coffee sets
Coffee Urns, covered and uncovered Pitchers &c
Astral Hall, Side, Liverpool, Solar, and Read
ing Lamps and Wicks, Of all sizes
Also, Southworths Patent Lard Lamp
All Of which will be sold, wholesale and retail as
low and on as good terms any other establish
ment
Goods assorted in the original packages, Pipes in
poNes, window Glass Of assorted sizes at very low
prices, Stoneware at reduced factory prices.
The subscriber has the agency Of a Britannia man
u'actory, which enables him to sell these srticesit
reduced prices. He solicts a call from his friends
and The public generally at his store on Pennsylvania
avenue, opposite Browns Hotel
nov 2s-eolm THOMAS PURSELL
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NOTE.


All biddrs are requested to extend the amount Of
their bids Coz eich arcle, and hibt the total amount
of each bId.
The periods and quantities Of each delivery At
those poets where they not specified, will be- one
fourth LIST June LIST September, LIST December, Is45
and list March, 1876.
The hogs Of which the pork is packed to be fsttep-
ed corn, and each hog TO weigh less than two
hundred pounds and consist Of hog to each bar
rel, excluding the feet legs, ears and snout. Side
pieces may be substituted for the hams. The FORK
is to be first sailed with Turk, Island salt and then
carefully packed with the same article in pieces not
exceeding ten pounds each.
When the packing has been completed, the con.
tractor must furnish 10 this Office certificate from
the packer that the pork has been sailed aud pack
ed The pork - TO be contained m seasoned heart of
white OAK barrels full hoped the bean. and salt in
barrels and the soap and candles in strong bore. of
onyenicnt size for Transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement OF thir-
ty Two quarts to the bushel. The candles to bsv.
cotton weeks. The provisions for Prairie-du- Chen
and ST. Peters must pass St Louis, for their ultimate
destination, by the 10Th Apul, lS55. A failure in
this particular will be considered breach Of contact
and the Department will be authorized 10 purchase 10
supply these pests. The provisions will be inspected
At The time and place Of delivery and all expenses 10
be paid by contractors until they are deposited AT suoh
storehouses may be designated by the agents of n.
Department
The Commissary General reserve. the privilege of
increasing diminishing the quantities. or Of drspsn-
sing with any all articles required al sny posi-, a,
any time before entering into contract and sl.o Of
Increasing or reducing the quantities Of each d.l;y-
cry one-third subsequent to contract on giving sir
ty days previous nouce.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are required
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JUVENILE BOOKS, for youths of ell ages
large and valuable collection Of the above is on
hand and Tor sale by F. TAYLOR
Among which are many new ones Just received,
and all Of the most approved and standard works of
ihis class Miss Edgewoith's, Mary Howdts, Miss
Sedgwicks, Miss Lesie's, Mrs. Honsnd's, and
others
Also, small lot OF French Juvenile Books Just inn
ported direct from Paris 6ne collection Of the most
esteemed writers IN petty aud prose, both English
and American, beautiful ednions-many of the fine
y illustrated, others richly bound, for Chrismas and
New Years presents.
Portfolios, Drawing Books, beautiful English BIZ
bes, Albums oolored Toy Books gold and silver
prices. r. TAYLOR,
dec Is Immediately East Of Gsdsbys Hotel
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NEW MUSIC.
lust RECEIVED, the following pieces of New
j Music, at the old established store two doors
east of 10th street, Pennsylvania avenue.
w. FISCHER.
Loves tell tae-by F. II. Brown
Come with me to Cedar freely F, N. CROUCH
The wanderers dream of home--by +. II. Brown
Return to me again--by Miss G. s. Morinski
Oh Boatman haste-by G. Loder
Leucothoc Watz-by H. Beman
Bower Waltz-by F. II. Brown
Antoipette Waltz-by Miss T. Biundell
Linden Waltz, by +. II. Brown
Oct9