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PULPIT ADvERrrsMENrs.-Every Of

PULPIT ADvERTfsMENTs.-Every one
has heard the storyof the orthodox dea-
con, who said at the close o. warm ex-
horton, that he was as sure that there
was God, as he was tina, there was flour
in Alexandra and he knew that for GER
tain, because he had just received fresh
lot which he would sell as cheap for cash
as any other store in the place!
We always think ofthe deacon, when
ever we hear at the close Of solemn dis
course, some three or four peculiar noti-
ces designed to help Mr.. or Mrs. Some
body in their benevolent enterprise OF
making money. We have heard adver-
tised in this way musical exhibition, a
sale of books. scientific lecture and
worse than all, animal magnetism
The officers Of every church should
establish a rule to exclude all notices but
those of strictly religious nature N. Y.
Obs.
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The following brief history of the Fate
of the Apostles, we have never seen in
apopular print till day or two ago. 1t
my be new to those whose reading has
not been evangelical, to know that
St. Mathew is supposed to have suffered
martyrdom, or was slain with sword al
the city of Ethiopia.
st. Mark was dragged through the
streets Of Alexandria, in Egypt, till he ex-
pired.
St. Luke was hanged upon an olive
tree in Greece.
ST. John was put into a cauldron Of
boiling oil at Rome, and escaped death
He afterwards died natural death at Eph.
esus, in Asia.
St. James the Great was beheaded al
Jerusalem.
St. James the Less was thrown from a
pinnacle, or wing ofthe temple, and then
beaten to death with fuller's club.
St Phillip was hanged up against, q
pillar, at Hicrapolis, city ofPhrygla.
St Bartholomew was flayed alive by the
command of barbarous king.
st. Andrew was bound to cross, whence
he preached unto the people till he ex'
pired.
St Thomas was run through the body
with lance, at Commanded, in the East
Indies.
St. Jude was shot to death with ar.
rows.
st. Simon-Zealot was crucified in
Persia.
St. Matthias was first stoned and then
beheaded.
St. Barnabas was stoned to death by
the Jews at iSalania.
St. Paul was beheaded at Rome, by the
tyrant Nero.
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look at the street, and thus addressed his
mother;-'My dear madam, dyeu turn me
out of your house in this dreadful storm;
am stranger in this town, and shall certain
! ly perish in the streets. You look like char
liable lady; l should nt think you would turn
dog out of doors on this tempestuous night
Don't tell me ofcharity,' said the offended
matron-' charity begins at home. it is your
own fault that you tarried solong. To be plain
with you, Sir, don't like your looks, nor
your conduct-and fear you have some bad
design in thus introducing yourself into my
family.
The warmth of this parley had drawn the
party from the parlor, and by their united in
/ reference, the stranger was permitted to
lodge in the house and as no bed was to be
had, he consented to repose on an easy chair
before the parlorfre. Although her boarders
appeared to cofide, perfectly in the strangers
honesty, it was not SO with Mrs Franklin ; with
suspicious caution she collected all her silver
spoons, pepperbox and porringer, from her
closet; and after securing the parlor door by
sticking fork over tho latch-carried the
plate to the chamber-chargedt the negro man
to sleep with his clothes onto take the great
cleaver to bed with him, and to awaken and
seize the vagrant the first noise he made in
attempting plumber the house. Having thus
taken every precaution, she retired to bed with
her maid, whom she compelled to sleep in
her room.
Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun, reused
her domestics, unfastcned the parlor door
with timid caution, &was agreeably surprised
to find her guest quietly sleeping in the chair;
"A sudden transition from extreme mistrust
to perfect confidence, was natural. She
awakened him with a cheerful good morning
inquired how he had rested-and invited
him to partake of her breakfast, which was
always served previous to that of the boarders.
And pray. sir said the old lady, as she slipped
her chocolate,ia Jas you appear TO be stranger
here, to what distant country do you belong!
/, madam belong to the city Of Philadel
phia! At the mention of Philadelphia, the
Doctor declared he for the first time perceiv-
ed any emotion in her. philadelphia 2 said
she, and all the mother suffused her eye.
If you live in Philadelphia, perhaps you
know our Ben Who, MADAME why,
Ben Franklin; my Ben; OH he's the dearest
child that ever blest mother! What, said
the Doctor, SIS Ben Franklin the printer, your
son why, he is my most Intimate friend he
and lodge in the same ROOM oh God
forgive me p exclaimed the old lady, and l
have permitted friend Ben to sleep on this
hard chair, while myself rested on bed
How the Doctor discovered himself to his
mother he has not informed US, but he was
often afterwards heard to declare that natural
affection does not exist.-.dm. anecdotes.
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GAPING TIE CLIMAX OF RASCAL

GAPING THE CLIMAX OF RAscALITY.
The following is an extract from a let
ter to Rev. John Marsh, New York, from
]. Fl. Coffin, an able and jealous temper
ance agent, now on a lcc:uring tour in
Western New York. Our readers will
see that the rumseller carried his specula-
ton step beyond the ordinary point. No
comment that we could make on the facts
here recorded, would add to the impress
sion they will produce on every upright
mind.
"a poor misguided wretch, who had
swallowed down all his substance, lived by
hanging round one of those dens Of cor
ruption, and doing little Jobs as occasion
offered. He sickened and died at the
rum hole where he had gotten his bane for
years The rumseller uery kindly sent
for the minister to come and attend his
funeral In the kindness of his heart,
lie went and performed the duties of a
clergyman at his funeral. The daughter
Of the poor lost wretch came in from the
country to take her last look at her father,
but was told it looked so bad 1t r0uld be
imprudent to open the coffin. After the coffin
had been let down into the grave, and the
people retired, the Sexton felt there was
nothing in it but log of rood After
the unprincipled rumseller had ruined
him, soul and body, to cap the climax, he
made the last outrage on his putrid
corpse, and sold the body for dissection !!
His frame is now hanging I'D in one of
the Doctors shops in this village.
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OHIO.

The Wing majority in the State of Ohio In
6O47. The State is divided into 81 Con-
gressioual districts, and the result shows that
while the Wings have the majority we men-
ton they carry but sevsn of the 81 districts.
The smallest Wing majority in any one dis
trict Ii in the 2lss. and the majority is 9l3;
the next smallest Is 1871 in the 18Th dis
trict.
How il II on the Loco Foco eide Of the
column Seven districts, have less MAORI
ties than the majority in any one of the seven
districts being $50 and the lowest 152.
And this is democracy! This is what lie
called equal rishtsl We sincerely hope the
present wing Legislature will not adjourn
until they have Strengthened out this mon
strous Gerrymander.
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The Texas Question.

On Thursday, Mr.. Charles ]. Ingersoll
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported to the House the follow
ing joint resolution for annexing Texas
to the United States
Resolved, &c. That annexation and
union between the United States and the
Republic ofTexas take effect as settled
the 18th day of April last, in the following
words, viz:
Here follows copy of the treaty Of
annexation.
Resolved and the said articles are
hereby declared to be the fundamental
law of union between the said United
States and Texas, so soon as the supreme
authorities ofthe said Republic of Texas
shall agree to the same. And it shall be
the duty of the President Of the United
States, so soon as he shall be officially no
titled Of such agreemant on the part OF
Texas, to announce the same by procla-
nation.
Resolved further, by the authority a
foresaid, That it is understood and inten-
ded that whatever was stipulated to be
done Immediately or at fixed period af-
ter the exchange of said compact, shall be
done Immediately or in like period at.
ter the supreme authorities OF Texas shall
have formally agreed to these resolutions.
Mr. 1. moved its reference to the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state OF the
union, and gave notice that on the go
inst. he should move to take it up.-Our
Washington correspondent shows the IN
decent haste with which this bill was hur-
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NATURALIzATIos.- Washington
correspondent notices that Mr. johnson
has offered in the Senate a resolution to
instruct the Committee on the Judiciary to
bring in bill to correct the present de-
fects in the Naturaliz alton Laws 1t is a
question which cannot sleep. The pop
ular mind is daily more and more aroused
to its vital importance to the character
and well being of the republic 1t has
reached the highest body of he and. and
though factions may for short time sue
cessfully oppose it, it is destined to tri-
umph, if there be power in truth or rir-
tue in the people.-PhM North Amer.
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/ take different and contrary views.-The fac,
can only be explained by the suppositiou tina.
I this numerous and already powerful sect ac-
| ted under the dictation of their priests whose
authority il swell known, is not limited TO
merely ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. These men
have been known on more than one occasion
to interfere in political elections and to dictate
TO their hocks how 20 cast their votes. And
they have means and powers unknown to
protestant dicipline, to enforce submission TO
their mandates.
In this State, there is not doubt that an
immense majority of american votes were
cast for the wing candidates, and yet we
were borne down by an overw helmins force
OF foreign catholics. The concentration Of
this entire sect against us, has probably no
better apology than the fact that Mr.. Ere.
linshuysen is Vice President of the American
Board of Foreign Missions, an institution fer
which His Holiness" the Pope has no par
ticular favor. The fac, of Frelnshuys sens
official connection with them was not un-
known to some ofrhe most ignorant ofthe pa
pists in thi, village.
But it has been said, that this class were
driven into the opposition by the course os
the Wing party. As party, the Wings
have neither repealed ror courtcd them. The
"Native American" movement, q. has been
lately shown, originated with our opponents.
II Was, moreover, mere local question. and
therefore chargable upon neither pariy.-The
wings have treated adopted and native citi-
zens as americans, despising the narrow-mir-
dcd and wicked appeals to the passions and
prejudices Of either in which the Loco Focos
have so largely INDUCED. They have re-
cognized The invidious distinctions Of rich and
poor, native and foreign, which have been the
theme of inces-ant and mischievou. decInraa-
ton IN Loco FOco prints. And the position
to which they have at last been driven IS QUO
Of strict self defence. No alternative is left
them butte repelrhe assault lha, ismade up
on them by sectarian combination Of fo--
eign priests. They would denounee with
equal severity similar combination by any
of the Protestant sects
MOUTH.
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STATE or THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE IN
MAssAcHusErTs. The general aspect Of
the temperance cause in Massachusetts
was never more encouraging than at
the present moment The public mind
is becoming every day more deeply i'm
pressed with a sense Of the imminent dan
ger there is in tampering with alcoholic
poison, and the awful depravity of those
who furnish it to the thoughtless tippler
and the wretched drunkard, and the grog-
shop where the work of death is finally
consumated, stand now in the estimation
Of majority Of our citizens, on the same
level. Another sign Of progress is to DE
found in the fact, that the courts are
taking higher ground in relation to the in
fractions Of the law regulating the traffic.
During the late sessions Of the courts in
Springfield, Worcester. Taunton, Lowell
and this city, rumsellers have suffered
more severely than at any other previous
session. Thousands of dollars have been
poured into the treasury of this common
wealth, from the pockets of the worthless.
In number Of cases they have dropped
their airs of defiance, and humbly begged
the mercy Of the court, promising to aban-
don the trafhc.-1en, Jour.
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MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH
CAROLINA.

We hope the peop'e ofthc United States
are thinking about the treatment OF the
State of Massachusetts. through her
Agent, Hon. S. Hoar. by the State cf
South Carolina. Is it SETTLED that c'iizens
of one State may be imprisoned in another
State, on no charge or pretence Of crime
committed or intended, aud that the State
thus outraged may not be permitted evtn 10
inquire into the matter--hall not he suff-
cred to send an Agent of the highest char
acter TO look into the facts, and prepare to
test the ConstitutIonaliiy Of the oppressive
enactment in the Supreme Court is
Slavery not merely the paramount but tho
only law in the country Is there any
other State in the Union BIZ, South Caro-
lina' These are questions that ought to
be pondered by all persons. Shall they not
be
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From the Boston Chronicle.
PETITIONS AGAINST THE ANNEX
ALTON OF TEXAS.
PLYMOUTH.

We learn, in various ua,s, that prepars
tons are making by the friends of Liberty for
general petitioning, both TO Congress and
the State legislatures, against the cousuma-
ton OF the conspiracy for annexing these
United States to the Republic Of Texas
Petition! Petition, No particular form is
uecded.-The shorter the better.
The Abolitionists ave now called Upun-
BY their lenders,to petition Congress against.
the annexation of Texas, after contributing
directly to the election OF Representatives
who are in favor OF annexation This is a
fair specimen of third party consistency. In
several districts in this State the Abolition
lists drew off vote, enough from the Wing
party TO defeat the Wing ard electthe Loco
POGO nominee for Congress. Had they
chosen to do so, they might have elected men
to congress who were upcompro mis;ngly op-
posed TO annexatien. This would have been
a shorter and better because more efectua.
mode, Of reaching congress on the Texas
question than all the petitions which can be
sent to Washington. But the Abolition lead
ers had a different game TO play. Affecting
the greatest horror Of slavery and the utmost
dread Of annexation, they have nevertheless
defeated the election Of congressional candi-
dates, who were firmly and honestly opposed
to the project. and now turn and call upon
their followers to petition sgainstit! Since
they have refused TO help themselves. what
right have they to call upon Congress for
help in this matterl Their votes could have
kept Texas out of the Union. But they
chose to throw away their votes and TO rely
upon petitions. Would any sincere opponent
of annexation have adopted such course
Il Eve Jour.
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YALE COLLEGE. A friend has furnished
us with synopsis of the annual Catalogue
of this institution, from which it appears
that twenty of the United States are rep
resented besides Florida, Canada, and the
Sandwich Islands. We believe it is the larg-
est actual numerical list of any similar iusti-
tuition in the country and tends 10 show the
high estimation in which it is held, both at
home and abroad. Many of our most en-
inent men date their career from this great
starting point" and many annually return
to lay their oblations at the feet of their Alma
Mater We refer to it with pride and pleas
ure, as one of the first emanarions of the pub
lie spirit and general philanthropy of our
Puritanic ancestors. Independent of the
Faculty, President, Professors and;Tutors,
the whole number of attaches is $40. New
Haven Herald.
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MOBILE ELEcTroN the City Elec-
ton on the I'd instant, at Mobile. the
Wings swept every thing before them.
The vote for Mayor stood as 6llows Hop
pin, (W.) 1898; Curry. IL l404; Smith,
Und 1873.
Hoppin's majority over Curry SIX
HUNDRED AND NINTY-FoUB; over all SOL.
Besides this the Wings carried the
whole ten members for Council BY a vote
of.
Wing 1908
Loco. 402
Wing majority FIvE HUNDRED AMI
FIFTY sx.-Besides this, they carrie
TEN out of FOURTEEN Aldermen.
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HARTFORD g. SPRINGFIELD
RAILROAD.

This work is now about completed.
We learn from one of the Directors, that
the cars will run through next week, and
the proposed opening celebration will
probably come off on Thursday or Friday
of next week. This road will be the
great winter route from New York to Al
bany land traveller1will find it decidedly the
pleasantest route to Boston. A ride up
TO Springfield, from this city, will be ac-
complished in about 65 minutes Only
think of it l-Hartford Courant
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NORTH FERRIsBURGH, Dec. I6, A.
Being DESTROYS that a wrong impression
may not be made upon the pu lie mind re-
specting the interest we feel in the Tenn
perance Reform, in consequence of our
not being represented at the Convention
held at Middlebury on the 10th inst. Tor
the purpose of nominating Commission
ers relating to Licenses for the sale of
Ardent Spirits in Addison County; we
take the opportunity ofreporting through
YOUR columns the doings of a Meeting
held by the citizens of this place for the
purpose of appointing Delegates to the
Convention assembled. The result Of
being misinformed respecting the time
when the Convention should meet.
The following Gentlemen were appoin-
ted Delegates to the Convention
LEWIS HURLBUr,
NIcHoLEs GUINDoS,
r. T. ROBINSON,
II NJ. HARn.
w. d. B. WEBR.
c. G. MARTIN.
C. C. MARTIN, Chairman,
G. D. WIsB, Sec Protein.
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As IsrEMpERArcE DEcnEAsEs, In

As INTERFERENCE DECNEAbEs, INUts-
TRY INcRsAsEs.-In the year 1912 there
passed through the canal Of the Dismal
Swamp to North Carolina; 4S9 hid, Of
spirits, 1859 bbls do, 247, 900 bushels corn,
81 900 bushels wheat. In lS43 only 35o
barrels ofspirits passed through the canal.
while there was received from North Car
DINA, 525 900 bushels of corn, 05, 600 do
wheat. A good change! One productive
no less of private happiness and prosperity
than Of public peace. IT'S thus always
temperance is the handmade Of industry
and virtue.
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Two gentlemen, says the New-York EI.
press, by the name of Leonard and Gale,
with ex-M. C. Francis o. J. Smith are said
to have purchased the privilege from PrOfes-
sor Morse of establishing the electric tele-
graph between that city and Boston; the wires
to be carried through Westchester county
and along the Connecticut shore, passing
through Hartford. New-Haven, Springfield,
aud Worcester, to the capitol of Massachu
sets. The expense per mile, from New
York to Boston, is estimated at $500, allow
ing the distance to be 230 miles, the cost will
be S69, 600
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tbs CHINESE TREATY.-The Madiso-
man says. the particular provisions of this
treaty are of course unknown, but they
are quite favorable to our commerce, and
promise adequate rewards to our maniac
turing and marine enterprise. A volumni-
uous correspondence, and a tabular state
ment ofthe tariff of duties, as established
by the treaty, were also communicated at
the same time by the President ofthe Sen
ate.
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Pianos sUPERsEDING THE TUM-TUM.-
Tuition on the piano is advertised in the
newspapers printed at the Sandwich Is
lands, by VI. J. A. Presenent, maker anc
repairer ofpiano fortes.
Thirty years ago the people Of these
Islands were savages, cannibals. The
missionaries ofthe cross went among them
and now they have civilization and arts
schools and churches, government o.
laws, industry, temperance and happiness
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" Hon. Thomas Morris, the candi.
date of the Abolition Party for the Vice
Presidency, died suddenly at his resi-
dence near Bethel, Clairmont county,
Ohio, on the 18th inst He was appar-
emily in vigorous health before his de-
cease. He had been a member Of the
Legislature. Judge. United States Sentor,
&c.
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From Nodh's Messenger.

When lovely Women tits her sucer,
And finds too late thatte will stain,
What art will heal the sad disaster !
What wash viii make it whole again
The only way that stain TO cover,
To hide the spot from every eye,
To cheat her father, mother, lover.
And bind their vision, is to dye.
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A QUESTION FOR PHILosopHERs.-
Some editor has proposed the following
question:-if wheel runs easier for be.
ing tired, would the same effect follow
the same cause in the case of the horsel
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"Hurrah, for the girls of'44 r' cried a
politician at a caucus the other night
mo, no ;-hurrah for the girls of l6P'
responded another and the sentiment
was enthusiastically cheered-
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~The Legislature Of Virginia have
passed resolutions instructing the Senate
to Congress, from that State, to vote in
favor of the annexation Of Texas.
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Bible,

BIRLEi-Blessed Bible!
Treasure of the heart!
What sweet consolation,
Doth thy page impart;
In the fercest trial,
In the deepest grief,
Strength. and hope, and comfort,
In each holy leaf.
Bible.-let me clasp thee
Anchor of tine SOUL
When the storm is raging,
When the waters roll,
When the froE-ning heavens
Darken every star,
And no peaceful beacon,
GIimmereth afar,
Be my refuge, Biblel
Then be thou my stay,
Guide me Oh life's billow,
Light the dreary way
Tell me of the morrow,
When 2 sun shall rise,
Tha; shall glow forever.
Ir unclOuded Skies
Tell me CT ILat maven
In the chimes above,
Where the bark rides safely
In sea of love.
Bible!-le, me clasp thee!
Chronicle divine,
OF worlds redemption,
OF a Savior niue!
Wisd9m for the simple.
Riches FOR the poor.
Hope for the desponding,
For the sick, cure.
Rest for all he weary,
Ransom for the slave,
Courage for the fearful,
Life beyond the grave.
Bible blessed Biblel
Treasure Of the heart
Whit sweet consolation,
Doth ihy page impsr:;
In the iercesi trial,
In the deepest grief,
Strength and nope, and comfort
In each holy leaf.
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Some sentiment village loafer thus cert
fees to the intensity ofhis true love:
81 sing her praise in poetry,
For her at morn and eve,
l cries whole pints of bitter tears,
And riPes them of roith my sleeve"
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How LARGE is TEXAS "A Texas pa.
i"n answers by showing that it is as
s as SIX States in the Union, viz
S Sou.siaha, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
S S.utn Carollna and Virginia. These
, r;a'es' United contain 3I1 600 square
miles Texas contain. sls COO,
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MISCELLANEOUS.

wWe copy the following lines from
an excellent volume of Poems, entitled a
Chaunt of Life, and other Poems," by the
Rev. Ralph Hoyt.