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The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-06-13

,hslAls:l2y makes no mention Of the speech OF Mr..
IAyktsb W believe is still living, but confines bis
s,eeiai plssdi enssIly 10 ths speech OF Mr.. Rich
IhMr. TayIOrs speech, as published In the N;uo',
Al aii6ieaenesr Of The iohof March 1919, w1 found
the following extract - rs
aYou eanno, degrade II [aborl more edecually than
han by establishing systenwhereby il shah be 5ef'
orrped principally bysIavesc The business in which
hey are generally belt what il may soon be-
comes debased iApublie estimation II is coHsidefeG
low and unis ior freemen. cannot better illustrate
this truth Than BY eferrng to toaremarcfthe honorable
gentleman from Kentucky, tMR- CLAf0' nave u
ten admired the lberaky Of his sentiments heS gov
erned BY no vulgar prejudices, yet with WHAT ABB
HoRRNCE DID He SPEAK Of the performance oy
our WIVES AND DAUGHTERS, OF those domes'
~ otI;se. which he was PLEASED TO CALL SER
vu.E Whst comparison did he make between the
BLACK SLAVES Of ofKentucEy, and tie WHITE
SLAVES ofthe Nonhs and how Instantly did he'sSiEe
,he balance ia favor Of the fcvmer! R:sush opAiohs
and expressions even in the aIdor Of debase,n iali
ftom Aat honorable gentleman, what ideas DO you sup
pose are entertained Of laborng men by the majority oi
slavehOldersl"
Ksuch evidence As We have presented be NOT sum-
eent to convict Mr. Clay notcny the express
sion atribued to him. b Of reckless ard base taleA0od'
iadepyie il then mist we confess that prejudice has
sropperheld on the public mind than we ever supposed
AAad
Mr.. Clay in his letter says:
N is quite possible that in arguing upon the existence
of the ins,uion Of slavery in this country, may nave
con,ended that the black race Supplied those donesuc
Offices. which under the name Of "help," 'mena ser
VANS ana domestics are to be found in every state o
civilized society, and consequently relieved the wm'e
race from the performance of those Offices II have
ever employed such an argument (of which have
no recolecton it is apparent how erroneous inierence'
nayhaye been drawn from il which II did mol aulhor
izc.
"Quite possible" is il Mr.. Clay, that you spoke o
nhelp," mental servants" ana "domfsttc," we ra'he
think is quite possible and ry probable oo iof Do'f
Mr.. Rich and Mr. Taylor bear ont ibis assertion. Mr
Taylor speaks Of the adherence with which Mr. Clay
speks of The performance, BY our uiues and daughter
ofthsx Gcmste offices ichh he '0as pleased 10 ca" Se'V
-oi the comparison which Clay made between M
BLACK SLAVES Of Kentucky, and tae WHITE
SLAVES Of the North, and how instantly he struck tn
balance In favor Of his negroes Contrast this satcmen
and tEA,OG Mr. Rich with the denial in Clays letter
and then let the reSdefsuike the balance against him.
Mr. Clay, with all the art which so opfeemnenty dis
tinsuishes him as demagogue-witha want Of Tespec
to bis family lugs bis own wife into the controversy
and 6egs high on the labor she performs This mal
be true bu. ii is not the labor OF the kitchen. She over
sees her black slaves and that and that alone IS the la
Dor she performs.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-06-13
TPTITH AND WIT.

The dernocraeE OF fpirsburg held an irnmenFe meet
ing in that city TO respond to DENOMINATION BY the Bal
timore convention The speech Of Mr. McCsndless was
peculiarly happy IN the course ofhis remark he said
''The wings say Mr. Clay is ty'sdfriend; ard so he
s He has been tried twice and condemned and will be
executed IN November 1874.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-06-13

ing and difficult positions and il has seen also that he
was always found equal to the crisis whatever il might
be- As Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means during the memorable "Panc Session" of Con-
gress he bore the brunt ofa TemOrseless war in the
House, which Andrew Jackson confroHed in the exc
cutive chair Bankism and federalism then believed it.
self to be assuFei Of triumph from the terrors
and suferings Of the people. It's champions flushed
with hope and regardless of alf restraint srove to tram
pie those who dared TO oppose tbem beneath heir feet
and while their journals prated of nsurrection and civil
war-while revelations "as yet bloodless" were pro-
claimed in the Senate, desperate effort was made in
The House Of Representatives 10 silence and to overawe
by every variety Of intimidation the friends of popular
rights who had nerve enough to face the storm and
breast the torrent II was fearful struggle and many
quailed Many men fatered before the tempest, and
never was the old emocracy in greater danger that
at that memorable period, when we scarcely knew
whom to trust who next would prove false to the
fdence tepOsed in him But foremost among those who
were prompt 10 meet and to epel the enemy was James
K Polk. Peculiarly exposed to their assaults by his
position as chairman Of the Committee before alluded
TO- he conended day after day, week aher week. and
month aher month with the minions Of Banksm, dis
playing so much ability frnness and address that
one contributed more than he both IN the House and
mong the people sustain the democratic cause and to
enable it TO surmount and to survive the dangers BY
which it was alcomrasscd 1t was then VIC felt that
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-09-06

York, the aggregate decrease was 7,0lI III
the city Of Baltimore the white membership
was reduced from 9230 to S7S2, and the colored
membership from $3.50 to- 3lJ3-showing an ag-
gregatc decrease of 1884. The twenty.four
churches Of the city and liberties of Philadel-
phia, have had their white membership reduced
from II 900 to 10,3Ij, and the colorcd from 231
to 1T-aggregatc decrease 100. The white
membership of the twenty-five churches OF
New York city and county has decreased from
9716 to 0l2i; but the colored has increased
from 81 to 54--nett decrease, 302. In the five
chur,hes of Brooklyn, the white membership
has been reduced from 2O2O to 1890, and the
co!orcd from III TO S--tOtol decrease 2O3.
In some of the villages and other small towns
in this neighborhood, the decrease is still more
remarkable. Thus, at Flushing, the number of
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
has been reduced from l45 to 100; at Bruins
wick, from 100 to 80, or more than one-half.
1t is TO be observed that there are other Meth
odist organizations besides that ofthc Methodist
Episcopal Church, and to some of them the Sc
ccders may have attached themselves. Reno
walls beyond the boundaries of The conference.
may account for other portions of the decrease.
But the decrease in the societies throughout the
bounds of the four conferences last held, is so
general that we cannot but attribute a great
part of it 10 that cbb which is sure TO follow a
great flood, as well in religious as in CONNER.
cial and financial aiairs.--N Y. Ere, Post.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-09-06

ANEcDoTE OF LIEUT.. HyNTER.--Lieut.
Hunter, the talented inventor of the sub
merged propeller, was frequently and homo
rabIy alluded to at the dinner on Thursday
Ia dinner given at Richmond, to the Off
GERS of the cutter Lagare.) An anecdote in
his history, too good to be lost, and worthy
Of a place in our national annals, was related
by Lieut.. Porter. Lieut.. Hunter had been
sent to the West Indies to capture "A noto-
rious pirate in those waters, known as the
" Little Devil !" and who was finally killed
by an American officer in single combat
The American force was on the lookout in
ambnscade we believe, but it so Glanced that
Hunter was captured by the pirates, while
separated from his party. The coin nander
Of the cut-throats, " Little Devil" was a
man of furious temper, and never falsifled
any promise of vengeance which he made.
Hunter was taken to a secret place, and there
informed that unless he betrayed his party
he should be hung on the spot. His answer
was salIorlike, " Hang and be D." No
sooner said than done he was instantly hung
up and left. In a few minutes they return
ed, look him down nearly sense!ess, and
again told him that if he would betray the
whereabouts of his party his life should be
his |; and moreover, his return to his men
should be so managed that nothing should be
suspected of the truth by them. The alter
native was instant death by hanging, without
hope of reprIeve, for it was his last chance.
Ills %laconic reply again was, " Hang and be
ID" They hung him agaiu and again
left him. But by good fortune he was found
before life was quite gone, by some of his
men, taken down insensible, and happily re-
stored to life. The story reflects the higlIs
est honor upon Lieutenant Hunter, and we
hope the government will show some kind
ness to so mcriiorious and gallant an officer,
by at least encouraging his recent and i'm
portant invention. 1t is the least it could dc.
Rich. Wig.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-09-06

SWALLOWING THE EvIDENCE.--Sailors
are proverbially grumblers, and even when
well treated are very apt to find tault. Their
provisions good or bad, and sometimes they
are bad enough in all conscience, furnish an
everlasting subject of complaint; they are
never so good as they were ''last vyge."--
We lately met with an annecdote of Judge
Peters of Philadelphia, having a bearing on
this subject, which is too good to be lost.
Complaint was made to the Judge, in be-
half of the crew of "A vessel who had made Il
voyage to some port in Russia, that they had
been furnished with bad provisions. While
the counsel for the seamen was arguing the
the cause, one of them stepped forward and
drawing from his pocket IA piece of bread,
the color of brown soap, presented it to ms
honor as a specimen of their fare. To per-
sons accustomed TO fine wheaton loaves il
appeared disgusting indeed, and the bystand-
ers, one and all, cried shame to Gil mems
stomachs with such UNIV holesome aliment.
The Judge applied the bread TO his nose,
and finding nothing in it offensive to his OIL
factory nerves, was tempted TO taste it; he
nibbled a little piece. it tasted well, and he
took a large bite. The counsel proceeded
at much length, though the dinner hour was
fast approaching and, as he rounded the
periods, the Judge nibbled around the black
biscuit until no more remained. AT this mo-
ment the sailor stepped up, and with a coun-
ienance in which was depicted real distress,
said, 'whv, YOU have eaten my best wit
ness" "Ies," said the lawyer, 81 have been
remarking that the Judge has been swaIow-
ilr fLg Ty,t(gura nS u.lt as rho IJ,, -
"Nevcr mind" replied his honor, as if AVA
kened from a dream, 81 am the better able
to digest your cause )" so saving he roseI
and ordering the libel to be dismissed, went
home 10 his dinner.--Erchange Paper.
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tainly, akin to affection for him, whom she
remembered for seven long years who had
crossed her path so strangely who had pur-
chased the very cottage from which she had
expected TO be driven, and--but the sequel
is soon told.
Charlotte loved, and shortly after gave her
hand to Manly. They remained in the cot.
tage, which was newly furnished and many
times afterwards did she mount her %favorite
Jessie, and at the side other fond and devo-
ted husband, roamed thro' the romantic
scenes which abounded on that far famed
Island.
The once wealthy Mr.. S., is now
a happy, grandfather, and as he, losses the
young ManIys on his knee, he delights in re-
h~earsing the story of
THE POOR STRAWBERRY BOY.
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TIE IlOD

From the minutes of the Annual Confcren-
ces of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the
year lsi3-'4I, just published, it appears that
the nett increase of members during the year,
was 102,S3l. This added to the increase Of the
previous year, namely, l51,62l, makes the un-
precedented increase Of 237,5 in the short pc.
Rod of 2 years, and the whole number of men,
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church ILL.,
Bog. The number Of the travelling preachers,
or regular clergy, is 1,2S2-of the superannua-
ted, or WORKOUT travelling preachers, 339-and
that of the local or lay prcache RS, S,0S7. Total
number of preachers, l2,70S. In other words,
the number of Methodist Preachers in the Uni.
ted States and Texas. exceeds that of the
standing army Of the United States. 1t is a
fact worthy Of notice, that out OF the whole mum.
Der OF trareHing preachers, it was found neces-
sary' during the last year, TO eXpel only two
from the connection. One was a man in the
western part of this state, who was found guilty
Of forgery the other was a member of the
Holston Conference, whose offence is not men.
toned. The number OF Withdrawals was, how.
ever, very considerable-being no less than
thirty-one. The ministers who Withdrew we're
all members of northern conferences, and the
principal if not the exclusive cause of their
Withdrawal, was probably the chureh's connec-
ton with slavery in the south.
If the Methodists should continue TO increase
at the rate they have done during the last two
years, they would overshadow all the other re-
ligious denominations IN the land. But con-
traction and expansion belong 10 churches as
well as banks; and we perceive from the min.
utes of the conferences last held, before making
up the accounts for the year, and that a reaction
has already commenced. Within the bounds OF
these four conferences, namely, the Baltimore,
the Philadelphia, the New Jersey, and the New
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-09-06

Cure FOR DISAPPOINTED LovE.-We
were much amused at the relation of the fol-
lowing facts by "A physician in one OF our
neighborIng towns, whose faiihfulness may
be inferred from the fact that during a prac-
ticc exceeding thirty years, he has never
been absent from home for two days at a
time, excepting on one occasion. lie was
once called in great haste to attend a person
who had foolishly taken "A quantity of lauda-
mum, intending to destroy himself on account
of the cruelty of a fair but illnty hearted
damsel who had won his affections by her
charms. The dose was "A powerful one, and
would not yield TO ordinary treatment. 1t
promptly occurred to the physician that if he
could succeed in producing pain, it might d.
vert the natural effects of the poison-not
perhaps considering how painful a process
The poor fellow had undergone before taking
what he intended should be his quietus. He
accordingly repaired without delay to an adj
Joining field, and provided himself with a lib
eral supply of %nett!cS, gave his patient a most
thorough amounting Herewith. The opera
ton was prompt and decisive, notwithstand-
ING the screams aud struggles of the enamo-
red youth--and was also successful. The
lover lived, but in his rage declared he never
would pay the doctors bill--a promise which
he has kept more faithfully than many lovers
before him have their promises. Tine young
man, we are assured, has never been in love
since and we would respectfully recon-
mend to all dcspalring lovers to try the eff
cacy Of nettles before they have resource to
laudanum.--BOSt0n Mer. Jour.
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MY GRAVE.
by S. CAMERON.

LoSG years have fled, dear mother,
Since lowly DER thy grave,
I've heard the night winds requiem,
And the willows pen>ive wave,
Where twines the tender cyprus vine,
And blooms the violet fair,
And sweetest odour breathes around,
Affection planted there.
III know thy love, dear mother,
No more whilst time moves round,
Within thy shroud thou s~leepest now,
Beneath the cold, cold ground
A solitary branch | droop,
Above iite's lessening stream,
And all the past but seems to me,
4. strange and mystic dream.
Oft I'll return dear mother,
To that enduring spot,
So sad and yet so soothing,
SO far yet uniorgot;
And fancy thine is mineling,
With the voices of the wind,
A prayer for the lonely one,
Left ~wecpingly behind.
And oh! how blcst, when life is DER,
This life which Is but breath,
To sleep near thee, the tranquil Sleep
Dreamlcss, but % of death;
With the sustained and sacred hope,
That we shall meet oucc more,
Amid the bowers, and by the streams,
On heavens uncloudod shore.
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Which is yet reason, and teachethi in light ma
ner, a grave matter in the lere of Love.
As Love sat idling beneath a tree,
A knight rode by on his charger free;
Comely and stalwart and bold was he,
With his dancing plume-a sight TO see!
And proud of his sCars,-right loftilie
He cried, young boy, will YOU 90 with met
But Love, he pouted, and shook his head,
And on Jared the Warrior ll-besled!
Love is not won by ChirdIry.
And then came a Minstrel, bright of blec,
Blue were his eyes as the heavens be,
And sweet as a song birds throat sung he,
or smiles, and tears, and ladies e'e,
Soft love and glorious chivalrie,
Then sighed, sweet boy, VIII you 90 with me I
Love wept and smiled, but he shook his head,
And on Jared the Minstrel Infested
Love Is not won by lHnStroisy.
And then came Booiman, wise as three!
Darker a scholar, you shall not see
In Jewre, Rome, or Arabic;
But list, fair danes what | rede 10 We,
In loves sweet lcre un'aught was he,
For when he cried, come, Love, with me!
Tired of parle, he vas nodding his head,
So on Jared the Scholar ll-bestcd!
Love is not won by Peddntry.
Next came a Courier, wearing the key
OF council and chambers high %privitee;
He could dispute, yet seem TO agree,
And soft as dew was his %fiatterie,
And with honied voice and fair congee,
He cried, sweet youth, will you honor metz
In courteous wise, Love shook his head,
And on Jared the Courier i'll bested!
Love is not won by Courtesy.
Then came a Miser blinking his o'c,
To view the bright boy beneath the tree,
His purse, which hung TO his ~cringing knee,
The ransom held of 4 xmas cpitutrpp.
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MY GOOD-BY.
by THOMAS NJ. COOLEY,

by THOMAS NJ. COOLEY.
Ny mothers 'good-hy''-I hear it still;
1t comes my eyes with tears to fill;
1t comes IN the hours Of lonely grief,
And it brings me a sad vet sweet re icf;
1t ,cll> me Of one who will love me still,
If my fortune be good or be never 50 III;
And a face fall of kindness comes mp TO my eye
As | listen again TO that last ~goud-by.
NV mothers stood -by''-it comes to me
Like n peace-bc-stil to the troubled sea;
And when passions would sway, or temptations
entCe,
hear the sound ola warning voice,
"My son, this world is a world of sin,
And there's many a temptin" vice therein,
But shun them all, and Their presence fly,
And God will protect thee -Good-by good-by!'
NV mothers "good by''-I was very young
When sadly the words first fell from her tongue;
But they cling to ne sill as a part ofmy life,
My aid in the worlds u~nfeeling strife;
They come in the morn, and tl!ey come in the
even,
To bring 10 my sad heart dreams of heaven;
And many a time | have thought, with a sigh,
That an angel speaks in a mothers g~ood-by!
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-09-06

ia, ia, HA,l-Jonathan SIick-every
body knows Jonathan, or have read the pro-
AUCTIONS of his sLICK quill, or ''hcern tell of
him"-well Jonathan Slick, of SIickville,
Connecticut, the land Of wooden clocks and
wooden nutmcgs has lately been on a visit to
the city of New York. He has published in
the Express we believe, a description ofhigh
life in that 'grcat county, lie recently
attended a party given by his %''cousin john"
and he thus describes his cousins better half:
Sand | looked at her putty earnestly, |
can tell you, and | do think she would have
been a critter that John might be proud Of,
if it wasn't for that stuck up way she's got
since she come down here to York. never
see a criuur's back stuck up as hers was.--
| rally thought she was a getting the ricketts,,
and felt anxious about it, and ! turned to
cousin John afore | went up to her, and seq
!, a sort of low, cousin John, how did your
wife hurt her back so! declare it makes
me feel awiully to see what a great hump,
she's got growing since she cum away from
Connecticut With that cousin John look
ed at her and larfed a little, but ! could see
he didn't feel just right, and arter a mint he
said, scz he, hush, cousin, You must not
speak So loud its true, Mary has put on
rather too much hustle, but lis the fashion,
you sec.' looked around, and as true as
you live there wasn't a gal in the room that
hadn't her back il sticking out the same way.
Such a set of humpbacked critters | never
did pat my eyes on and yet lbey all stood
about a smiling and a talking to the %telIers,
as if nothing allied them--poor things"
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The lad has made fifty additional. inches in
that mighty wall, and now finds himself d.
rectly under the middle Of that vast arch of
rocks, earth, and trees. He must cut his
way in a new direction, to yet from under
this overhanging mountain. Tie inspiration
of hope is dying in his bosom its vital heart
is fed by the increasing shouts of hundreds
perched upon cliffs and trees, and others who
stand with ropes in their hands on the bridge
above, or with ladders below.-Fiity gains
must be cut before the longest rope can reach
him. His wasting blade strikes again into
the limestone. The boy is emerging pain
fully, foot by foot, from under that lofty
arch. Spllced ropes are roady in tho hands
OF those who are leaning over the outer edge
OF the bridge. Two minutes more and all
will be over. That blade is worn to the las,
half inch. The boys head reels his eyes
are starting from their sockets.-Hls last hope
is dying in mis- heart; his life must hang up
on the gain he cuts.-That Mich is his last.
AT the last faint cash he makes, his knife
his faithful knifc-falls from his little
nervclcss hand, and falls at his mothers feet.
An involuntary groan Of despair runs like a
deatll-knell through the channel below, and
all is still as the grave. AT the height of near
ly three hundred feet, the devoted boy lifts
his hopeless heart and closing eyes to COM
mend his soul TO God. IT'S but a moment
there !-one foot swings olf!-lc is reel
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS over to eternity !!
Eark Ia shout falls on his ear from abovei
The man who is lying over the bridegc, has
caught a glimpse of the boys head and
shoulders. Quick as thought the noosed rope
was within reach of the sinking youth. No
one breathes. With IA faint, convulsive cf-
fort, the swooning boy drops his arms into
the moose. Darkness comes over him, and
with the words God! and NoNcr! Whisper
ed on his lips Just loud enough to be heard in
heaven-the tightening rope lifts him out Of
his last shallow niche. Not "A lip moves while
he is dangling over that fearful abyss but
when a sturdy Nirginlan reaches down and
draws up the lad, and holds him up in his
arms before the fearful, GREATNESS multitude
such s~houting-snch leapipg and weeping
for joy-ncver greeted the ear of IA human
being 50 recovered from the yawning gulf Of
eternity.
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LooK-BE NOT DEcEWED.-Thc Floridis
an. a Locoloco paper published at Tallahss-
see, Florida, has the following banner at its
masthead:
For observation-disclosures h. Polk.
For Wee PreSident-George NJ. Dallas.
FREE TRADE-LOW DUTIES.
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WicKrp Boy In Broadway. n. York,
a mischievous boy was seen The other day
WALKING behind IA lady, and torsing pebble
stones (unperceived by her) towards her per-
son. He did not deslst until nearly half IA
bushel of them had lodged upon the shelf
which projected some fifteen inches from her
girdle!
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me 10, Iel4.-tf2
Az HOME.

g HUNTINGTON would respectfully inform his
turned and can be found at his old stand on the corner
OF Church and College streets, and would be happy to
see his old friends and customers, and as many new
ones as may please to favor him with their patronage.
S. II. will give his personal attention to all calls
in his line, and hopes TO make up for any remlssness
that may have occurred in his business during his abb
sence. l2w6