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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-07-11
BE- KIND.

IL nd to thy fiihrt--for whes thoa vert yoong
Who loved thee - fondy a. be
De caught tie krsi accent thst fci from ty tonguc
And foihed N ihv iunooeni glst
70 Ard to thy fsthc- for now h~ = old
lie locks inicfmingirG With grew.
IL footsteps are feeble, once fearless and bold
Thy father % passing away.
Ile hnd 10 Thy mott er-'or 10 : on her brow
Mary i-sees 81 so,ro~ seen,
- uci may u - - cherish and comfort her now,
For loving and kind she has b,en.
Rem sniler ths unthcf--fer thee will shr pray,
A. Tong a. Con give,h her breath,
Nith soornis Of strdae.., ben, cheer her lone way
Ese TO tic tsrt alley OF death.
he nd to thy brolher--his heart will have eesth,
Ith- smile ofth love he withdraw
The flower, Of feeling viii fade At their birth,
J. the dew Of affection 10 gone
10 kind 10 Thy brother Whenever you are,
The love Of brother shslib be
N ornament, Puref and richer by fac,
Thin pearls from the depths o! the sea.
De kind 70 Thy sister mot maBy may know
The depths oftrue slsteriy love
Tie wealth Of the Ocean lies fathons below
The surface h,i sparl les above.
Thy Kindness shall bring to thee many sweet hours
And blessings thy pathway TO crown,
Affection shsii weave thee garland Of flowers,
More precious than wealth OF renown.
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various conditions Of life; and such has
been the confidence reposcd in his judgment
honor, probi,y aud capacity for business,
that the lcs,aiors who appointed him, almos,
always dispensed with the surety which
without such dispensation the law eSne,s
He has been charged with being addict.
ed to gambling, and foul and opprobious cp.
nheis have been applied to him MIR Clay
at no period of h,s life, ever SO Ear 6rsu.
the respect due to himself as to associate
with professional gamblers or attend their
public tables. For upward Of thirty cars
he has played at no game hazard whatev.
or. When fatigucd and oppressed by care
-nd business, when he has sought any re-
creation, 1t has been at chess or whist, which
OF lato years, he more rarely than ever in
dulges in. He has resided a period Of up.
ward OF thirty five years at Ashland. and
we have II from tue most undoubtcd sources
that game OF cards never was played, aud
a pack OF cards was never in his house, with
his knowledge.
He has the highest respect and creates,
Difference for religion and its ministers, and
we believe there is not clergyman who
knows him, that does not cherish tow ards
him cordial esteem aud regard On the
memorable occasion last fall, OF the great
discussion between the Rev Messrs Camp
bell and Rice, MIR. Clay, by common con.
sent, was selected 10 preside ut the public
meeting. He has contributed with as much
lberality as he could to the building, Of ev.
cry Church, or house of Divine worship,
that has been erected during his abode IN
or near Lexington, of which there have
been many. He has always held pew in
the Episcopal Church in this city, of which
his lady is communcan', and he general.
ly attends Divine service on the Sabbath
when at home. No man in the ommunity
displays more public service, or is more
ready 70 second g. succor all objects Of pub
lie improvement and enterprise.
As tlrmer, he is conspicuous in all tn
departments OF his vocation, but especially
in the Improvements Of the breeds OF all DO
mestic animals. Nor is there any one
whose heart is more afflicted by cases r.
afiiic,ion or misfortune, or whose purse il
more open to relieve the distressed
Such is the individual upon whose head
bitter, malignant, and virdichive enemie:
are constantly pouring torrents of vile abuse
and caumny But &c use his own en-
phatic language. truth is omnipolent, nn(
public justice is certain" The universe
shouts Of bis countrymen have already pro
claimed, in tones OF thunder, his innocenc,
and his indication; and if 1t shall pleas
God to spare his valuable life, gloriou
triumph awaits him in November next. n
honorable to their hearts as i, is Justly mel
tied by long, faithful, and signal services t
his country
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HOW TO EXeITE SYMPATHY.

1t was chilly day in winter, and we
were seated in comfortable school-room
VIXEN man Of wre,chod appearance was
sccn passing by; drawing hand-sled, on
which were several bur lies of rags, the
remnants Of WORKOUT garments. He was
clad in those that were little better, and was
apparently so weak as to be scarcely able to
draw his Sled Some looked out Of the
window and began 10 laugh The instruct
or told the school they might all rise and
look at the wretched man who was passing
by. All did 50, and nearly all were excl.
ted to laughter. Alter all had seen him,
the master told them they might take their
seats, and then said, Il was willing that you
should look ut that man, but possibly my
object was different from yours, as | see
the effect on your feelings was unlike that
which was produced on mine. That mis-
cradle man,you perceive is crazy. His bun
die Of rags which perhaps he values, can.be
of no use TO him You see thathe looks pale
and emaciated, and so weak that he is scarce,
~ able to draw hi; load. He is poorly
shielded from The cold winter, and will
probably perish in the snow. Now tell me,
should this man excite your laughIer2 He
was once schoolboy, as bright and active
as any ofyou. His return from school wa;
welcomed bv joyous parents and his pres
ence gave pleasure to the youthful ihron9
who met each other for merriment in {
winter evening. Look at him now ant
can you sport with him who has lost his rea
son, and, in loosing that, has lost alll-
Should point 10 one OF you; and be able
by looking down into future years, to say
to the rest. vonr associate will be here
after. like this man, roaming, wretchc'
maniac, would you not rather weep thai
laugh You saw me affected when | be
gan 10 speak. | once had friend he wa
dear to me as a brother; he was every thin,
lcould wish in friend have, indeed, Sc
dom seen his equal He could grasp an.
subject and what others found difficult onl
served as amusement for him. saw hin
after an absence oftwo years. He was
maniac-in cage and chained. The me
ment he saw me he seized my hand
have known sorrow have seen friends dI
that were as near as friends could be- bl
the hour that | sat by poor Bernet was a
r hour Of the greatest anguish | ever knew
II. S. Hall on School-keeping
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TIE ,fesi Of Riots Al the A im. House
over Sehuylkiil there Is respectable irish
man, who is insane, having been thrown
into tina, state by the events Of the hrcs
aicbn Bot worse than this, the same
building contains lovely girl--also IRISH
"A beautiful creature, who is 'rcving cru
~ We are told, and who WAS picked ~
wandering IN the wood, near kensington,
half starved, after The riots She is la
men,able picture of shattered in,cllce, -
How many women and children were burn
ed up in the fam,s Of the dwellincs--how
many have wandered on and died from
s,arv,,ion--how many robbed by irigh, Of
their understandings, or, arc sill wandering
away from these appalling scenes Of blood
shed ard sacrilcge dcnominatcd by curtin
partial Grand Jury acts Of immediate retail
lalion, il is worth while for tho charitable
to enquire. -lphIalciphia Spirit Of The
Tunes
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-07-11
Aptitulturdl,
Productive FARMS.

To person not familiary acquainted with
the history and statistics Of English hus-
han1ry, The extreme produc'ivcncs OF tho
farms of TINT country, will appear incred-
ible. Nearly nine-lenths of the cultivated
land IN Great Bri,on and ireland, are rem
ted to tenants, who pa, Usually from four
to five pounds sterling, per acre annual rent
Where is the farmer, IN this country, who
could live under such burden Here,
farm comprising hundred acres, is often
rented for one hundred dollars aud even q,
this rate, the ,euan, has hard task. The
cultivation, even where there are large
number Of acre. in grass, will iltt'o more
than pay The rent and taxes; But in En-
gland the result is widely different The
tcnnn, who pays five pound. sterling pet
acre, annual rent, and finds all appliances,
obtains not only a comfortable living but
wealth from the prosecution Of n calling
which here would doom him 10 want and
misery, and ultimately death, unless as.
sisted by the town.
In 1911 Mirwin estimated the produce
of one English farm OF 500 acres, a, IS, 57s,
or 1913 ,000l The quantity Of manure ny
lied was 1916 one horse cart loads in
one year, and 10 $50 the next, Now
admitting the rent of this farm TO be Si2
per acre, and the cost Of manure and its np-
! plication Sl2 more and II we add, for in
lnteres, or expenses, taxos, and the various
con,ingcn, expcns IS Of cultivation, &c, Si2
more, we shall find, upon striking the bal
,nce, that there will remain n profit Of $40
the acre, amounting IN the gross aggregate
to the SUN Of 3 600 clear gain TO the ten
ant in single year,
IN the vicinity Of London, hay farm
consisting 10 acres was rented. The rem
tai in this instance, was 8 IL an acre, a
moun,in in the whole to 81 $40 per year.
A very heavy expenditure was required
| for manure; probably as much as many q
New England farmer would have been
willing TO give for the land, and yet the ten
an, succeeded, and has since become veal
thy and with no other income than the pro
duct of his farm.
In Ireland poor enuh. hired an acre
Of land, erected his cottage, purchased ma
nurc and Turning tools, and the first season
cleared all expenses and had n balance
of fS left And yet that Irish peasant, in
addition to the expenccs and OUTLAWS above
enumerated, had church tax to pay, and
to be at the expense Of purchasing his own
seed, and maintaining family of four be-
sides himself and wife The frugality OF
the Irish peasantry is proverbial. They
want nothing of luxury, and are us content
cd, and far more robust, with their fare Of
simple milk and potatoes, than the Ntv
Eng lander with the best and most nulriciou,
viyiJs he can procure but there wa, some
thing more than mere frugali,y at the bot
tom of this mans success There was
thorough cultivation thing which in
New England may be said to be wholly
unknown. This Is said to be the mystery,
and the only one, tina, peasants would hav.
starved on forty acres
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LIFE BEGUN WHICH WILL NEV
Err END

Yesterday that child was nothing; bu,
when will it cease 10 bc2 Never lmmor.
,ality is written upon it, and the inscription
is indclble, for it was traced by the finger
of God The mind has but begun its
play, its instincts and It's faculties but now
move with incipicnt life. Even dull and
worthless matter is of older date. OF old
didst thou lay The foundations of the earth.
Ages of its history had pissed before it was
said of him, "A child is born into the world.
History will continue as annals matter its
combinations, the heavens their course but
he shall survive them all Rec X. War
son.
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10 Saith Alta Defersonian Convention,
as we learn from the Harverhill Banner,
holden in Bradford, Mass, on Saturday,
18th June, it was resolved to support Gen.
Joseph Smith, OF Nauvoo. for the Pres'den'
CIV, and 20 have a State Convention oi the
tie JciTsrsonian Democracy who are 10 Ia
vor Of Free Tral e and sailors Rights, on
the is: day of July next IN FaneaI Hal
That's EN-.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-07-11

TIE Missouri A Washington cor
respondent OF the Philadelphia Mercury
:lys--sThe Cour OF Inquiry 10 the case Of
the conhagration Of the Steamer Missouri,
Capt. Newton, consisting Of Com. Biddle,
Cap, skinner and Capt Morgan, have
brought their labors TO a close, and will
soon report They have Adjourned sin.
die. Il is understood hat all the censurc
will all upon the person who took the dem
John on board at Norfolk, without th'
knowlege or permission Of the officers and
slowed j away IN an improper place ove'
tie boiler, where its accidental breakag'
caused the fire TIE facts are all sustained
by The evidence Of the person hinsell wh'
was examined b. the cou- o. -0urse nc
blame attaches % any one else.
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" Young Hickory. "

4" YOUNG Hickory The Polkli
newspapers are making efforts to fix liule
Gen Jackson's prestige of glory, on the
little small potatoe politician Of Tennessee,
whom the Texas Southerners got nomina-
ted at Baltimore, by calling hun Young
Hickory" a, the came time, they are boas-
ting that Polk has never fought duel--
Well as sold Hickory" made more than
one widow in duels, il ought, in justification
Of his hickorism to be shown, that "yonhg
Hickory" has made at least one. IT. how.
ever, az the Globe Of January last asserted
Polk has on the contrary, had his nose
tweaked, and his face spit upon with mos
paltroon meekness, we arc of opinion, that
in this particular h. bears a lain, resem
blance 10 his political Godfather It may
be. however that the polcat Press will
endeayor to manufacture lule glory, foi
their milk and water candidate, out Of tina
contiguous act of shooting n man behind hi
back, in the streets of Columbia But al
ter all,
&c we unlc good angels m the D~vil'. horn
lis not the Devils cre.t."-iD Detroit Ad|.
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The Free Press asks if "se will object
to Polk because lie is not gambler -
certainly no, for if we can believe tHc p
res cations of mer who knew Jadgs tnew
thle) Poke in Congress, he was deeply M
llicted with the sin ofplaying cards for mon.
ey-9he Free Press may call il gambling
lie term suits better. You must either
gran, that they can both kill in duel and
an | gamble, or he is not legitimate name
sake Of "O4 Hickory" Young Hickory!
wheush Detroit Adoertiser.
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Curious RESEARCHES IN ARABIA
Bishop Doane of New Jersey has commu-
nicated the following interesting particulars
to the editor OF the Newark Daily Adver-
tiser.
Dear Sir-The following as an extract
from letter from my excellent correspon-
dent, the Rev Charles Foster, to whom the
admirable Bishop Jebb dedicated one of his
books as bis daily companion, and own IA
mily friend He was the Bishops Chap
lain, and has since been his biographer-
He is the arhor OF Mathematician I'm
veilcd, one Of the mos, ingenious and re-
markabIe products OF The age, and OF a most
profoundly learned critical work on the
Epstle to the Hebrews lie has just com.
pl,ted, This Investigations on the subject be-
gan in 1927 The Historical Geography
OF Arabia a copy Of which hope 10 re-
ceive by the next steamer. Meanwhile, ]
cannot deny myselfthe pleasure ofcommeh.
ding to your readers the very curious and
Interesting statement confirmed 10 the pass
age which follows from letter received by
the Sheridan It IS not too much to speak
NJ Il as or n '"--' ror'c ~ d'scovcr-
/ les of an age fruitful IN strange result Very
faithfully your friend,
G. w. IOANE.
/ Riverside, 18th Of April, 1874.
VOICE FROM THE PATRIARcAL AGE.
AS your copy OF The Historical Geog
raphy Of Arabia will, trust soon fos
across The Atlantic, should leave il 10 tel
its story, was i, no, for one result 90 beyond
all human calculation, and therefore so
likely 10 ge. abroad on the wings Of rumor,
lhn, do not ike should frs, reach you
10 newspaper advertisement, or from any
but my own pen. The result alluded 10 i
The recovery Of the lost, and once fimous
Hamtarhic lougue; ond in il Inscriptions,
, lperhaps the oldest monument IN the world'
Containing foil confession OF the Psiriar-
ehal faith, and an anticipated Gospel
. These wonderful remains OF Arabian an
! ,iqui.y belong TO period Of the world TO
: reach which all the internal evidences
! oblipe as TO ascend 1900 yoars, or within
500 wears OF the Flood. For they arc rec
, cords oflhe loa tribe Of Ad The immediate
, descen dan,s Of Them and Noah a people
NJ Arabia who nerishAd tperlv ae' e. :,
r.