Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-06-28
WHOLE NO. 100.

mere Is no escape lTOtu tHIS VOFUntdIys
yet lifelong slavery. For now nearly ten
years, have known the willing, volunta-
ry, unbroken service which the true sets
want of press must render. My weekly
charge has been more thanI could bear;
and often, like the slave described with
such pathetic eloquence by Job, have
Ionged for the shadows which te41 the
hour of rest. Feeling thus with respect
to the weekly press, how can but fear
for you, my brother, my friend, when you
bind yourself in six-fold bonds How
little do the majority Of readers OF news
papers know of the expenditure of tho't.
Of the labor of the heart, and brain, and
hands, which goes to make up that which
ministers to their highest wants! and.
alas, how many truth, though! with BRAIN
,hroes, pass unno,ced, unobserved, even
if not received with relentless hostility
Nevertheless, the true man must work
and work, too, in the martyr spirit conten,
even with the thought that even his mere
relics, when he has laid him down in the
dust. will constitute kind of supers.ruc-
ture and basement upon which the glori-
Gus and eternal temple of truth. shall
stand.
HENRY Claws TWO HEArs.-Mr. Clay
has been twice before the people for their
votes and has been twice beaten by large
majorities.
His first heat was inI He tried again in Is.
1924, and resulted asI32 with the following
follows: success:
Jackson, 80 votes. Jackson, 2l9 votes.
Adams. "a Floyd, IL
Crawford, al Writ,
224 237
mai. ag. C.. 1877 votes maj az. C. 1873
Being one more against him than in
1912. Yet in the face of all this the
Wings haze the unblushing impudenee to
horse that he was defeated 1 ,.I.:s,h ha1Hf'
State for~ Governor. Let our Wing fllends
remember, that in 1910 he was elected
Governor of Tennessee, by majority of
1000, and but short time after that State
gave Gen. Harrison, majority of nearly
$4,000. In his election in lS42, he Gu,
down this heavy majority to 1000 Does
this look as though Mr.. Polk was bro
ken down horse!' Mr.. Clay has run
twice for the Presidency, and at the first
heat in 1924, he received but 81 electoral
votes, GU. of 26l, and in this election he
defrauded General Jackson on. of his cleo
ton, by corrupt bargain and sale of him
self with Mr.. Adams, for seat i'll his
IL ho IN tho
field and out Of 2S6 electoral votes, he re-
ceived but 40 The Coons should be the
r ~ n1r,y,s n rr11r
has been twice shamefully defeated. Who
is the sbroken down horse now! Lei
our opponents reply.-Lee Co. Dem.
SPLITTING THE DirFERENcE.-A nice young
gentleman not thousand miles from this, al
ter a long and assiduous courtship, found nm
self. one bright evening the betrothed OF
ore,ty girl, the very pink of modesty. One
nioht he was about taking his departure ana
after lingering about the door for some 'ime, IN
fdoe. Of anxiety, declared and protested 10
Miss Nancy, that he couldn't and wouIon
leave until she had kissed him. vi course
Miss Nancy blushed beautifully red, anu
protested in return, that she could not ana
wonld not do that. She had never done such
thing, and never would until she was MARI,
ed-so now he had it. The alteration ana
debate now became deep and eSclsing, unu'
| the betrothed buffed outright, ninety oecialihg
| If he couldn't kiss her he wouldn't have her.
and WA marching off. She watched him to
the ga,e. and saw IS the fat was in the fire,''
unless something was DONE.
6 Come back then,' said she coaxingly,
g III split the difference with you--.you mag
snueeze mn nd."-Sandervill Telescope.
CONSEQUENCES OF GIVING ADvIcs.-Ihe
friendship Of two young ladies. though apPar-
emily founded upon the rock of eternal attach
mont. terminated in the following manner =
Nv daarest lane. do not think your hgufe
sn;,ad far dancing and, as sincere ffieno,
sa,;sa won 10 refrain from it in future. Inc
o,her naturally affected by such unsolicited
candor. replied: feel very. much oollsea :
Won. nv dear, for your advice; 'n's PROOF
your friendship demands some return
would as sincerely recommend You 70 REIN
ouish your singing, as some o. your uPpe
notes actually resemble the squallinss OF .n'
feline race. The result OF this preciP''a"1
was, that the advice Of neither was io'ioweo
the one continued to sing, and Inc olni.
dance but they never after met as 'ilenus'
Reveile.
i Judgo Kiug- of Pennsylvania, has bee'
! om;nateaby The President as Judge OF tn
S, irene Court, in place of Judge Baldwin
eceased.--Mo. Reporter
Tue TAKING MAcHlNE.-Mr. Faber, tn
inventor. during temporary 6t Of INSANITY &c :
philadelphia, has destroyed his woaas.''
machine. A model, however, sill eA's's'--
N. Y. plebian.