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tuous wild fowl, esteemed for their gregari
business. The Rev. Sydney Smith shows his
lack OF geological learning in not modifying
his abuse OF us by remembering that Ano birds
of prey are gregarous." sOr wild-(owl,' SAYS
Grew, ',hose which are the most useful fy
not singly as other birds, but are commonly
gregarlons.' 'rhen for birds of prey and ra-
paci"us en'a,als,' says Ray, sit is remarkable
what Aristotle observes, that they are solitary
and go noiin focks' Long live our muti,n-
dinous hotels, our animated exlinguishment of
distinction by imitation, our altogelherness of
lordship ano ladyship The danger is in the
s'llen'ng oil this tluidity of rank and condi-
ton before the scoria are recognized. and be-
fore the mould of ars,ocracv can be dexter
ousiy handled. We shall have lords aud la
dies, or Igir s---tahtamounts-
(bother! which is The word y a few DAYS al
leas, heiNres.lle milerium. This big orchard
OF green iruli Is too large not to be destined
to r'pen and rot reasonably and seasonably.-
.Nesc Mirror.
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Vol. xxi.
p @ lA IN lG & o
THE HARMONY OF THE UNIVERSE
by ALFRED q. STREET.


Cod made the world in perfect harmony,
Earth, air, and water, in its ORDER each
With its iunumcrabc links, compose
But one unbrokcn chain the human soul
Tho clasp that binds il to his mighty arm.
sympathy throughout each order rcigns,
touch upon one link is felt by all
Its kindred, ard the influence seth not
Fore ever. The massd atoms of the earth,
Jarr'd by the rcnding of her quivering breast,
Carry the movem nts in succession through
To ihc EXTREMIST bounds, that thc foot,
Tracking the regions of eternal frost,
Unknowing, trcads upon soil that throbs
With the Equator's earthquake.
The tall oak,
laundering its fall in Appalachian woods,
Though the stern echo on the is lost,
Displaces, with its groan, the rings of air,
Until the swift and subtle messengers
Bear, each from each, the fluctuations ON
To the rich palace of eternal Spring
That smiles along the Gangcs. Yea or pass
The quick vibrations through the airy realms,
No'iost until with Times last gasp they die.
The craggy iceberg rocking o'cr the surge
Telling its pathway by its crashing bolts
Strikes IFS keen teeth within the shuddcrng bark
when night irowns black Down. hcadlong, shoots the
Lost is the vortex in the dashing waves 1wrcck
And the wild scene hcavcs wildly as before;
But every particle that whirpd and foamcd
Above the grooming, plunging mass, hath urged
Its fellow, and the motion thus beoucatl'd
Livcs in the ripple, cdging lowcry slopes
With melting face work; with dimplcs rings
Smooth basins, where the hanging orange branch
Showers fragrant snow, and then il rulcs on
Until il sinks upon Eternity.
Thus nausht is lost in that harmonious chain,
That, changing momcntly, is perfect still
God, whose drawn brca,hs ages with those breahs
Rcncws the lustrc. So twill cvcrbe
Till with one wave of his majestic arm
He snaps the clasp away, and drops the chain
Again in chaos, SHATTERED by its fall.
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.aordi Treatment cf insanity.-The med;.
cal faculty have long decided that change of
scenery and the awakening of new associa1
tons, are beneficial III the treatment Of insani-
y' 1t sometimes has good effect 10 remove
Pauen' from one iunallc asylum 10 another.
Ncnhg Oh TINS principle. the Hon. John M i.
m IT.!1 mas oeen removed from The Asylum at
Utica 10 the great mad-house At WasIiro,c,
hoping 1t may produce a favorable chance =,
his case.-.ASy{am oumnaL.
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n O " Z g u Q

YNHE subscriber will receive in a few days a
- general assortment Of
ND Es v On Cd d I'D s
from Philadelphia and Baltimore, together with a
general assortment ofIiARDN ARE. QUEENS
WARE, SHOES and PALM LEAF HATS,
which he will sell at very reduced prices for
cash, or 10 punctual customers on a credit. Tres
pect'uliy solicit an examination of my stock be-
fo:e purchasing elsewhere, as am determined TO
sell at very reduced prices.
WILLIAM KYLE.
Staunton, April Ia, ls44.-tf
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Terms OF the Spectator.

\ .C-THE SPECTATOR rs published once a week, by
kEsroN HARPEa, Two Dollars year, il paid in ad-
vance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if delayed be-
yond the expiration of the year. No subscription will
be discontinued but at the option Of the editor until all
arrearages paid.
0J-Al communications TO the editor by mail must be
post paid, or they will not be attended TO.
acknowledgements of thirteen lines (orlcss) insert
ed three times for dollar and five cents for
each subsequent continuance Larger advertisements III
abe same proportion. liberal discount made TO advcr
tscrs by the year.
J-Notices in Bankruptcy must be paid for before the
delivery Of aiiidavits.
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REFER TO
n ls w G. O Old S Q
JUST RECEIVED BY


ISAAC PAUL & CO.,
WHO return their edgments for the
W kind patronage received. They will offer
for sale general assortment of Dry Goods, Hard
ware, Quecnsware, sc. Respectfully solicit those
in search of good bargains to call and examine
for themselves. Also, fresh supply Of Groce-
res, consisting of some choice Liquors, Sugar,
Coffee, Moasses, Nails, Salt, Glass, and Putty,
with large and well selected stock of Boots,
Shoes and Caps. All of which they will sell
low for cash or country produce at market prices
ISAAC PAUL g. co.
N. B. Flour, Beeswax and Flax Seed wanted.
Their line Of Wagons are performing regular
trips between Winchester and Staunton so that
merchandise can he forwarded from PHILADELPHIA
and Baltimore TO this point without delay and at
reduced prices. They tender their services to
transact any business between this and Baltimore
Oct. 10, 1913. ]. p. g. Co.
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L U G | u S @. S NIT II
ATTORNEY AT LAW.

HAS located himself in Staunton, and will at
tend regularly The Superior and County
Courts of Augusta and Rockingham. His Office
is IN the Stone building formerly the residence of
tne late John Nayt, esq. and now attached to the
Washington Tavern.
Stanton, Nov. o, 19I3-tf
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NlAW GOODS

AM now receiving part of my Spring Goods
Just purchased upon favorable terms IN the
northern cities, consisting of the usual variety.
which am disposed to sell very low for cash or TO
such customers as pay promptly on the usual time.
Gall and see. II. G.. BlCKLE,
r. Corner opposite Post Office
Stanton, March 81, 1914.
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THE Poicanjc Mounfain in Georgin.-At the last
meeting of the Brooklyn Society Of Natural His
tory, the following interesting information was
conn unicated in relation 10 the volcano in Rabun
county. Georgia:
person who resides near it states that on one
occasion there were small lights discovered on
the mountain, as of burning charcoal. Atanother
time the mountain in the night appeared one mass
OF fire; the trees and various other objects were
distinctly visible by means Of the light At
other times the flames have been seen 10 issue
from the assures of the rocks TO the height of ten
ieet &c. This mountain is situated in the cold
region, and ii is somewhat extraordinary 10 find
volcanic matter in such regions
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a. FOR CALIFORNIA. UOi

Our Administration, not content with its rash and
nnwIse attempt to annex" Texas TO the United
States, has, 1t appears, extended its ambition,
where we trust it will not be able to eriend the
laws of the United States, to California and the
Pacific OCEAN. This information we obtain from
The same reliable source TO which we are indebted
for other political news from Texas; that is to
say, from the Washington correspondence of the
Public Ledger, under date of April 25, as follows:
"a special messenger has been sent with copy
OF the treaty 10 Mexico learn whether the latter
Government could not be induced to consent 10 the
annexation OF Texas for certain valuable considera-
lions. y on well remember that wrote YOU three
weeks since that Mexico oud be pacifed and tina,
neither that country nor England would offer the
smallest armed interference with the annexation
OF Texas 10 the United States. Whether il is
intended to attach California also to the territory
OF the United States will depend on the skill OF
! The gentleman entrusted with the misson."-N. Int.
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ny geranlum at the window, says teiof,
nuh'' sweeiens the air, reicices the &C.,
''hKs You with nature and innocence. and -
something TO love, and make love over,
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JUST RECEIVED,

A SMALL STOCK OF DRY GOODS and
QUEESWARE, which | will sell low
for cash, or to punctuaal customers on short time
JOHN w. PITMAN.
Stanton, Feb. /, 1874.
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TIE PLOUGH

is admitted to be the most important Of all aori-
cultural tools. lis improvement has tasked lie
ingenuity alike of the practical husbandman. the
mechaniclan and the philosophers Few have
done so much 10 illustrate the true PRINCIPLES of
It's construction as Mr.. Jefferson, and his son-in.
law, Gov. Randolph, inventor of the HiL-sjde
Pb"gh' But, since their day, it has been
brought nearer To its utmost perfecibility In the
form OF, among others. the now celebrated s.Pos-
ton Cenfre-drGugM Pbugh," which. ACCORDING To
report when once put fairly in motion, will al
most WORK alone-excellng in the two great de-.
@derGfd' ease OF penetration, and completeness
of pUlverlzatlon.
AT the request Of several gentlemen, farmers
and amateurs, who regard with lively interest all
improvements IN this master implement, an ex-
hibition OF one Of these ploughs, of the manurac.
inre OF Fro"tyS Msars, will be made on the pub
lic grounds south Of the Presidents House this
afternoon after o'clock.-Nof. Int.
PoLiTENEss.--The following corrcspon-
dence recently passed between tailor and
his debtor
"S"-Y our bill having been very long
time standing, beg ii may be settled forth
win. Yours, S."
The tailor received the following reply:
"SU-I ain very sorry your bill should have
been kept standing so long. Pray request it
to sit down. Yours, r."
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III L S q q Il u A n Y o
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BLAIR & BRCCTgETTDRoUGH,
Commission and Forwarding Merchants,

RICHMOND, VA.
OFFER their services to the public. for the
transaciing of General Commission and
grocery Business. Their Office and Warehouse
is Immediately on the Basin Bank. Their stock
OF Groceries is good, and shall always be sold low
for cash, or on the usual credit, those who pay
promptly. From the experience of their senior
and the exeItions of both, they hope to give sat-
isiactlon to all who may patronise them, and they
solicit share of public patronage.
II. r.. BLAIR,
J.W. BROCKENBROUGH.
Richmond. April 4, ls44--tf
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Exported in 1888, 5000, zoo, duty
levied $19.sG0.89S
Do. 1899, 1898 .225, do. pa. 2ss, 3oG
Do 1910, S,330,8O9, do. 22,5 1906
These statistics arc derived from table B..
appended to the report above referred to.
Thus our readers will see the vast bur,hens
to which the great staple of Virginia is Sub
Jected, by the policy of Great Britain. land
that Of other countries is not much better
and yet we see the Editor Of the oldest Jour
nal IN Virginia, and one which is supposed to
WELD q more powerful influence over public
opinion III the sold Dominion" than any 9TH
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-31
LUDICROUS POLITENESS.

In sincerity and cytravagant adulation
often beirays people into %utlering the most
ridiculous absurdIlics quite unintenlIonalIy.
A great man, addressing the House of Lords,
said 1T is my most painful duty TO inform
Your Lordships that it has pleased the Al
mighty to release the htng franz his suffer-
iWgS.'-Ihis was equivalent To saying that
he was sorry the Kings sulltrings were over.
a maid Of honor, in France being asked the
hour by her royal mistress. obseqniously re-
piled, 'WIat your Majesty pIeases ) an an
swor even less definite Than that of the cow
boy, who, after looking up at the town clock,
said it was only half an inch past eight
A nurse wishing to give a very polite an
swer to "A gentleman who inquired after the
health of IA sick baby entrusted to her care,
said, 'Oh, sir, / fauer myscb the child is
going To die. a no6leman told IA v%isiter that
he had been talking to him in a dream
: p ardon me 2 replied the other, : | really
did not hear YOU A lady Of rank, having
had the professional services of IA village pi.
per at IA little fale which she had gwen on
her estate, received the following ridiculous.
" civil note from hint Your ladyshi,i !.
/ pardon for my boldncss in thus applying foI
payment would be almost a sufficient com
pensalion for the labor of your humble piper
Patrick WaIsh.' Lord Clarendon, in hi
essay on the decay of respect paid to old age
saws, that, in his younger days, he neve
kept his hat on before those older than him
self, ereepf at dinner. In the present day
the wearing of 1t at dinner would be though
more ~disrespectlul than at any other time
George ", when Prince of Wales, used t.
return the bows Of all gersons in the street
except boggars. He justified this omission
by rcnarking, that to return a b%eggar's bow
without giving him anything would be mock
cry, aud TO stop for the purpose of beslowin
"A sixpence would seem ostcntatious in
pri &c. Sir Roherl Graham being apprise
that he had, by mistake, pronounced senten
&c of transportation on IA criminal who ha
been found guilty ofacapiial offence, desire
the man to be again placed in the dock, an
hastily putting on the black cap, he sale
: Prisoner at the bar, 1 beg yom pardon
and then passed on lnm the awful sentenc
of death. A country carpenter having neg
lccled to make IA gallows that had been ol
dered to be erected by IA certain day, tn
Judge himself went To the man, and sale
Fellow, how came you to neglect maxim
the gihbct that | ordered 2 Willlou, Intend
ing any sarcasm, The man replied, I'm yer
sorry tor, had | known it was for your lore
ship, i. should have been done Immediately
While an officer was bowling "A cannon ba
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-31
CONGRESS-.

Nothing of peculiar interest has t%ranspired
in either House, the past week. The
Senate has been principa lly occupied with
the Texes Treaty, and the Intelligencer of
Saturday gives the following intimation of
its progress. Besides the public proceed
ings of which our readers receive a daily
account, it is understood that, in closed doors,
each day since the conclusion of Mr.. Ben
toms speech against the ratification of the
"Treaty of Anncxa,ion," from the hour Of
one O'Clock to the hour of adjournment, has
been employed in a continuation of that de-
bate, which is said to be conducted with
great decorum as well as ability on both
sides, and listened to with unusual serious
ness and earnestness ofattention. On Tues
dav, Mr.. Walker addressed the Senate in
favor of the Treaty on wednesday Mr..
Choate against il; on Thursday Mr.. Nc
DuGie in favor of il; and yesterday Mr.. Mil
Ter against il; when further discussion of the
subject was postponed to Thursday next,
lin consequence, probably, of the desire Of
some of the Members to be present at the
Convention at Baltimore on Monday" All
accounts agree, however, in saying that the
Treaty will receive "A slim vote in the SEN
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-31

and healthy advance in the price Of Wool. William
Baker, Esq, Of Urhana, sold his wool this spring for
.foriy.frc cents per pound. This wool, the product of
the last two years, had been kept on hand for the
want OF n profitable market, but Mr.. II. knowing. ms
every well informed man must, that one Of The effects
Of the Tariff would he to raise the price of wool, wise
y held on to it, and has ealizcd an advance of from
hirty to .foriy per cent Two years ago this same
wool would not have sold for more than thirty, OF at
most tliirty-fve cents per potnd"
DR.. Jarvis of Claremont, n. IT,, lately sold
10000 lbs. of wool at As cents a pound.
This is the Tariff which the Patriot tells
us operates so oppressivc|y upon the farming
interests Of the country III.
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4 PICTURE OF THE TRAITOR
TYLER.

Mr.. Chapman, formerly Mayor of Boston,
and a Delegate to the Baltimore Convention
lately drew tho following picture of Tyler
and his treachery, in speech at Faneuil
Hall:
"Blt alas! within our own NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sacrhege,- standing At the very rirht hand Of our In
mcnlcd Chief, was another evil spirit like one of hose
seven of sacred history, more wicEed Than the first
He wore the semblance ola pntriotic Wing, AMI had
borrowed the garments Of an honest man. and like n
serpent, he did beguile MS. By nm nscrurnhle Prov.
dence, he vas permitted 10 take possession of the
house, which he had thus swept and purified. But
true 10 his real nature, and 10 the almost prophetic
language 10 which ! have referred, he has taken not
only lhepther six spirits. but even the very one that
he helped to sjcri-nnl they have entered in and dwelt
there; and the last state of orr country has been
worse than the first. Who hereafter will need an il.
lustralion of the rui, that treason TO principle can nc.
complsh, when he reviews the ragged, latlered, beg.
garly history Of the present adj nlnistrniion, so far as
lis hend is concerned, mud see J,hn Tyler and Martin
van Buren banded together nanlnst the Whigs,-the
only little qnarrel between them Just now being which,
at the coming mCsi united and harmonious Demo
cratic Convention, shall be marked out for utter ami
hllaton.'
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passed over his head and decapitated a SOL
der who stood behind him. You see,' said
the officer TO those near him, that a man
never looscs by politcness.' NaPoleon's hat
having fallen of, "A young lieutenant stepped
forward, picked it up, and presented it to
him. THANK you, captain,' said the en-
pcror, inadvertently. In what regiment,
sire 2 inquired the sub, quick as lightning.
Napoleon smiled, and forthwith promoted the
witty you'll, to a captain:y. Notwilhstand-
ing the fury with which the battle of Fon-
tenoy was contested, it began with a great
show of civility. Lord Charles Hay, a cap
tain of the English guards, advanced before
the ranks, and Count 'Auterochc, a %lieuien-
ant Of grenadirrs IN the French guards,
stcpped forward to meet him. Fire gem
llcmcn of the French guards ! exclaimed the
English captain. mo, my lord replied the
French lieutenant, I'VE never fire FIRST
This reminds Us of an anccdote told of Cur
ran, who, being called out to give ~salisfac-
ton TO an officer for some imaginary offence
was told by his antagonist to fire first, whicl,
he declined, saying AS you gave the invi-
t%ation, | beg YOU will open he ball. At the
battle of Trafalgar, a generous British sailor,
seeing IA brother tar bleeding psoinscly from
a severe wound, ran to his assistance. lie
had no sooner raised him from the deck on
whicl, he fell than the wounded man said,
I Thank you, Jack and, please God, I'll
do the same for Won before the fights over.
Chambers Edinburgh jour.
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col. EDWARD IL. BILLINGS.

The Funeral OF Cot. +. II. BILLINGs was attended
on the 2lst inst. His remains were escotId rom
", - il,rd "a Inc foot of the mountain tv two
6no military companies under The command OF Gene
raj Hopkins. On the road to b ideew"lrr me remains
were net by a large cavaleade from Wo@dslock and,
s'I,ued Inv n PROCESSION of citizens on foot, entered
,bn ,'iage nj about 10 o'clock A.. VI. At the Medical
CoIIegc The Professors and Students, and al the Court
House The Bar Joined the procession which swelled as
il passed through Central street to the late residence
of Inc deceased and on to the Congregational Meeting
House, to a lenqth never before seen in this 'l'ihlly'
At The meeting house an appropriate piece Mis per-
formed by the choir and the throne OF uLnee "nuIess-
49, nv ,iied ,be romans 10 the romb. In the after
noon a Ieautiful spot was selected IN me nurying
ground, and the mortal remains OF one universally
loved when living, were let 10 "" "' 'eposs-
Woodstock Papers
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REMEMBER THE FACTS.

Ever since the Wing Tariff. was passed, i,
has been constantly abused BY the Locofoco
orators in Congress and on the stump, and
by their editors. In Vermont, especially, it
has been denounced as rpinous and insulting
10 the farmcrs-as grossly partial to the man
ufacturcrs; and by holding up Locofocos as
the true friends Of Protection and the very
men to take care Of the wool-growcrs, they
have virtually pledged their party to reform
This is a true bill, is i, no, I've appeal TO
oil Locos. Wrll-yonr party has FIFTY
FOUR MAJORITY in the House in Con-
gress-enongll, it would seem, for all practi-
cal purposes. il has spent five mo this in de.
batting the Tariff, and has had ample time
and power to perfect "A bill and remedy every
alleged grievance it did frame IA bill and
yet with all This waste Of money and time,
this Locotoco Congress iearcs Tie much abu-
sed Wig Tariff precisely rs it mas left By
the Ithigs! 1t is an admission, stronger
than words can make it, ;hat tue Wing Ia
riff is sustained by the American People 8
and we ask # it is no, also proof tina, the Lo-
cotoco leaders are utter unworthy Of further
confidence or support from the friends Of
Protection The, have rcmedicd no alleg-
ed grievance, Oh the one hand on the 9TH
or, they haze attempted to rob the Wing
Tariff in the main of its protective features.
They agreed in framing "A bill to reduce the
Wing Tariff: nearly four liiilIs of them vo-
ted for it, but it was defeated by twenty
eight members, who either on principle or
interest are for some degree of Protection.
This very fact, that it was defeated by such
votes, proves that the bill would have been
%ruinous to the cause of Protection, had it
been passed. Remember, then, that the
Wanted Locofoco promises of Reform have
been falsiied that four-ffils Of the party
have recorded their votes for the Free Trade
doctrine, as embraced in this bill !; tina, eve
ry Wing save one, from the North, the South,
the East, and the West, stood firm in defence
of the Protective Tariff Of 1912.
We suhjoin a classification by States OF
the vote in the House of Representatives, by
which Mr.. Mckay's British Bill was laid up
on the table, there to remain during the resi-
due of the present session
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TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE.

Prof. Morse has completed his Magnetic
IN Baltimore the proceedings of Congress as
they %transpircd, from moment to moment.
The experiment is entirely successful, be-
yond the brightest dreams of its protector
No appreciate time is occupied in the trans
mission, and the facility with which questions
were put and answered, astonishcd every be-
holder. SO far as communication is con-
corncd, space is annihila,ed, and railroads
will be regarded hereafter as StOw conrey-
Huc9,