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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-08-23
A SONG FOR THE WINGS.

The idea of the following song" says author in
ton, week ago, that the vivng Revolutionary
ders CLAY MENnl Of them Ceainly they entire!
so, far as their knowledge extends"
In the times of the Revolution
While yot the land young;
Heavy the lot Of the hardy few,
But the will was stout and strong,
Ofthoso who fought witt WAsHrSeroN,
On fields with their blood they dyed;
All true men Ike you, men,
Remember them with PRIDE
At ay-break at old Trcnton
On Monmouth's sandy plain
In the swumps Of the yellow Santee;
On tho waves of Old Champain,
Fought the Wings of the Revolution,
With heats unchanging still
And ace men, if free men,
So We must lght--ee piH!
Aud some of these men remain, boys,
Through all that sturdy storms
Bent aud worn out and aged,
But hearts still young and warm;
They should know what true princples,
These men with locks of gray:
There ure Jelo men, bur true men,
find they cote nth us to-day!
Honor the gay.hiired aged,
The old truehearled brave;
Theirs be free and peaceful death,
And fee and quiet grave;
And still we'll protect the principles,
For which they toed so ong,
The Whigs Of the Recou,ioa,
Who fought when the land young.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-08-23
POETRY.
FOR THE LIVING, AND NOT FOR
THE DEAD.
by MRS. l.. II. srooURSEY.

by MRS. l., u. sfooURNEY.
saw an inihnt marble cold,
Borne from the pilluwing breast,
Aud in the shroud's embracing fold
Laid down in dreonilcss rest
Aud moved with bitterness, | sighed,
Not for the babe that slept,
But for the mother at its side,
Whose soul Ia anguish wept,
They bare the coffin to its place,
asked them who was I, otef
And they replied, "a form of grace,
The il,ircst Of the fl. ,"
But for that blcst one do ye mourn
Whose angel-wing is spfead'
No for the lover pale and lone,
His heart is with the dead.
wandered to a new made grave,
Aud there matron lay,
Tho love of Him who died to save,
Had been her spirits stay,
Yo, sohs bust forth Of greviug pain
Wall yo for her who dici?
No for that ti,nid infant train,
Who roam without a guide.
l murmur not for those who die,
Who rise TO glVfy's sphere,
l deem the tenants of the sky,
Need not our mortal tear.
Our Voc seems arrogant and vain,
Doth 1t not move their scorn
Like the poor slave beneath his chain,
Plying tho princely born'
We live TO meet thousand foes,
We shrink with bleeding brGast;
Why should VIZ weakly mourn for those
Who dwell in perfect resti
Bound for Il fow sad, fleeing years,
A thorn-clad path to tread,
o for the living spare those tears
You lavish DER the dead.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-08-23
MONTPELIER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2s, 1914.

mer state, and sighed for the ease and insgnfcance
of an atom"
hut suppose he had become an atom again ~
"Then he would have longed to become an ca
gle once MORE Thus ends the circle Of human
wishes"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-08-23
S2.O64,2O9 Sc

SH,UO4,2UJ 90
We submit to all men who are in favor of puri-
ty and honesty in the administration of the Govern
ment whether they are not bound to oppose the ell
ovation of a politician who was so instrumental in
covering up official iniquites who for that pur-
pose violated the obligations of fairness and i'm
Partially imposed upon him, and all parliamentary
precedent-and whose course in effect enabled the
guilty to go on without interference and with abso-
Lutte impunity in the preparation OF their frauds
and other offences If such was his conduct in
the chair, what security have we for purity and
honesty in the administration, should the whole
power and patronage of the Executive government
be surrendered into his hands
We will show, in our next that some of the
" Sub Treasures" in the above list were pursuing
their course of plumber and Fraud at the very time
when Mr.. Polk was exercising the powers of the
chair to prohibit fair investigation We will also
call public attention to the fact, that SO entirely
all confidence in Mr.. Folks justice and impair
TALLY destroyed by his conduct on this occasion,
that at a subsequent session, when Committee Of
Investigation was ordered, the House took out of
his hands the power of appointment. Whatever
may have been his motives or opinions the fact is,
THE HOUSE DID NOT TRUST HIM again
with power which he had so lagrantly abused
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03
From the Charleston Courier.
TO n.

Ireadiy comply with your wish, al,
though i, is really too bad for all humble
individual like myself in this sequesered
village, to have The ambition prints abu
sing him for "dcftnding SLAVERY out Of The
Bibles" (See the Christian R. fector's ac-
coun, of The Philadelphia meeting,) aud
his friend in the Courier enquirimg about
some rumor, thar he mad "prociaim'a d Sia-
uery moral euii." viz: condemned Ivy the
Bible! A moral evil is ism, and my be-
ing master is sufficient evidence of my
opinion on that point. il my opinlnn be Of
auy consequence. You may remember
alsolh the Charleston papers were good
enough to cupy from The Watchman a letter
had occasion 10 wrile, three years ago,
on this subject. and the conviction of thai
letter are those have ever cherished aud
expressed.
The report you speak of is therefore
wholly mistake; but ! am moi at all sur,
prised at such misapprehensiOns. On this
exciting topic the fanatcism Of The Norlh
will eusender an opposite fnnaticism a, The
South, spirit Of bitterness ard revenge,
requitting rancour with rancour, and in
nv poor judgment, exhibiting any thing
but the calm and dignified 6rmness with
which the great issue now made up in this
land is to be lrulhfully and lriumphantly
met.
That slavery, like poverty, is calami-
ty, who will deny? And iii were new
question about reducing TO bondage free
people, who would not oppose it! II is
certain, loo. that the introduction of Afr
can slavery into The colonies was the work
of English and Northern cupidiIy, in spite
of the wishes and protest atoms Of many
of our forefathers. and do sincerely re.
ioice that all civilized nations have united
in abhoring aud abolishius this detes'lble
traffic.
Upon these points, however, it is unne.
cessary for me 10 write, nor is there
| presume any diversity Of sentiment
amongst us. The abolition of slavery is
very different thing from its Introduction,
and touching that the doctrines OF the agl-
,a,ors have ever seemed to me, and been
denounced by me, as both visionary and
wicked: Visionary-fpr what can be done
with our millions Of negroes? Is Massa
chusells willing that South Carolina should
at once transport there her black popula-
liou? And if carried there, what would
be their condition? And wicked-be-
cause in all moral, questions the Bible ID
The only canon; and the apochryphal code
of these innovations conflicts with the Bi-
BILE. That they are conscientious | dc. moi
doubt. All assassins Of The peace of so.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03

the; Globes eqnyily Discriminating and pa.
triotic y;luperalions; and The disunion ten
.lenciesof Democracy are icogeptly dis:
played: LetSthe Inlelligencertemembc
let the North renember--letS the enc
5nies OF Texas annexa,ion;evefy wheIezre-
lmernber-that this cry against the Union
originated inthe North, aud tbatlbe South
.issnow only giving back The dlsunion cry
They 6rst raised, and only propose on their
part, tomeet The issue frsttandered by the
North. We do not believe tie tSoulhrupon
this point, will be driyenlo the alternative
she threatens, and has Alright to threaten
on the grounds on which Texas has been
repudialed and rejected, Texas will
be annexedlo the Union, if the senseless
and factious rejection Of the tready. does
drive her into the. arms of Great Britain.
She will come into the. Union.5The South
will have her and in the language of the
ST. Helena preamble-"leave disunion 10
The Norlh."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03
Beaufort, June &c, 1874.

Singular Surgical Operation.--We
have lately witnessed the successful result
of surgical operation performed ty Dr.
Dixon, Of this city, distinguished for bis
operations on the eye, which serves TO
show The progress Of surgery in class Of
maladies mol generally known TO be with
in its reach. We allude TO the removal Of
loose cartialages or small detached bones
from the knee joint. We have examined
two of these singular productions, the
shape and size of large Lima beans, taken
from the knee Of young gentleman in
this city, with so little danger that the
patient walked about the city on the Sc
venth day after The operation. completely,
restored from state oflameness. Ine
theory oil their formation issimply this:
small tumor, Mt first barely the size of a
pins head. growing from the common car
iilege, and within The capsule OF the knee
icinr, gradually enlarges from narrow
neck 10 the size Of bean, and by some
sudden motion breaks off a, loose in the joint
Slipping about under the knee cap and be-
tween the join, with every motion, causing
slameness aud much painb tripping :le
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03
Fran he Charleston Msycuru.

The whole pack Of fudge-mongers, fol-
lowing at the heels OF Mr.. Benton and the
Globe, have all at once opened in grand
donkey chorus, Oh South Carolina disu-
MON. The Richmond Whig, the InteiH
gencer, the New York Courier and the rest
of them, bless and hug the discovery of the
Globe tha, the annexation of Texas was
got up by Mr.. Calhoun ("ho did not get
il up) for the purpose Of dissolving the
Union (by admitting new Stales into it,
The Spectator replies 10 these stupidities
as follows:
The National lntenigencer and Disunion.
The Nalional lntelliseucer inserts 10 its
columns extracts from the Globe, showing
that portion of the Democratic party in
the South, for insisting on lbe annexation
of Texas 10 The Union, as condition for
lis continuance, are hostile 10 the Union.
IL such position proves hostility TO the
Union, the Inteligeucer and lis party are
the last who ought to rebuke il, If we
recollecl Alright, the very first threat Of a
dismemberment of the Union. on account
of Texas. appeared in The lntelligencer.
Some thirty members of Congress at the
close Of The last Congress, put forth. in all
form, a bulletin iolhe people of the United
States, expressing The opinion that there
was design to annex Texas TO the Union;
and declaring that. should such an event
occur, the. Union, on the part Of The Norlh,
should be dissolved. Now, what demon
s,ration against The Union has been made
any where in form SO imposing? 1t did
moi dealin objectionsN.o any particular
form, but pu. The dissolution of the Union
as determined consequence Of the mea-
sure itself, of annexing Texas 10 The Union.
| But did the Intelligencer rebuke this disu-
uion! On the contrary, be gave it its FIRST
publication in his columns, with allthe
authority such publication could imparl.
Every man ofthem were Northern Wings
his political associates, with John Quin-
icy Adams al their head. Again: the State
1 Of Vermont, and we think M Massachusetts,
with dozens of Abolition meetings, have
| declaredihe same determinalionlo dissolve
The Union, If Texas is annexed 10 il. Has
the Inleliigencer,in in bis zeal for the Union,
branded The treason with his reprobaiion ?
| The New York American announced that
the passage Of the treaty would itself be a
dissolution of The Union. Did the Intelli-
gencer strike him from his exchange list,
or even notice the outrage on. The peace
and continuance Of the Union? Abolition
| lists and Wings, il seems, according 10 his
patriotic guardianship of the Union, may
threalenlo 10 dissolve il as suon and as much
as they please. The Intelligencer dozes
or approves. But let the South move
let the friends Of Texas turn back upon bis
Wing. confederates,he language they first
used. Lei them say we will dissolve the
| Union, fit is necessarylo have Texas,
and forthwith ,he whites of his eyes nre
turned Up TO The heavens. He publishes
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03
sw-sohr; peareIble conduct, andihelo.
ial avoidance of any riol5 Or violence. 80

.- & -
sw-Sohr;p eGble conduct, andlhe to.:
ial avoidance of any riols or violence ~;
81 Peace. Order, Qliet, !, z raaq4ii ity
Preserve The peace, and The Repeal
cause will necessarily be trump phant.---. 80.
Peace and quiet ask for in the name oi
ireland, and as You loye your native land.
Peace -quiet-orrder, call for under the
solemn sanction of religion. coE)ure you
io, observe quiet, and ask j, IN the adora:
ble name of The ever. living God. Crafty
me aud your friendsib your being quiet
and peaceable. ssss -, 3, j,
The enemies Of Ireland d4would be de-
lighted at yourzviolaiins the peace, or be-
Ing soilly Of any disorder.
Disappoint ,bem-gralify and delight.by
peace, order and quiet.
-. - Your faithful friend,
DANIEL O'CONNELL: !.
Corn Exchange rooms. 29lh May, 1874
J. The AnnraliOn o I'eras to The United
; States.-The proposed aunexation OF
Texas The United States has created
erea, sensation a, Paris, and revived the
numerous speculations which were atioat
I during the Canada affair, Of the necessity
.ofmaking common cause with the United
! States, and of thus directinga powerful
blow against the best interests of-Greas
Britain; The National is already in the
:fleld,l and calls on The nalion TO disregard
the entente cordiale Of NJ, Guizol, and 10
think only Of The great advantages which
good understanding with the American
, Union must create for France. 1T says
ttat the annexation Of f'rexas to the States
"a new political combination, weakening
the British Government and lis arislocracy
10 the most sensitive point; that our rela-
lions with the Cabinet Of Washington can
: nol be fricudly that our canadian posses.
sions arc 10 danger; and that the Euro
.tpean powers, and particularly France,
who have ,olera,ed=the insulting yoke of,
British supremacy, should be prepared to
take advantage Of the chances which this
new combination must e.o long afford,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03
ANDREW JACKSON.
Messrs. G. w. Reeves & others, Con'tee

The MILLER AND HIS WIG CUSTOMERS.
The Illinois State Register happily il
lustrates in The following jeu de'eSprit. tho
force oflhat remarkably conclusive dog
mas, that High Duties make Low Prices.
Some weeks since Mr.. Mcconnell was
in Mr.. Douglass's Congressional Dislric,
making Democratic speeches. where he
u,et slauuch Democratic friend Of his,
who sccosled him very familiarly, and
said, friend Mack, hear you are going TO
make Democratic speech here to day
abou, the Tariff.
Well, says Mr.. NJ, I'll think Of it; have
YOU any objections friend Bob?
Well have sand his friend, am afraid
you are going TO interfere with my inter
est. with your conlounded discussion about
the tariff, and about high and low prices.
II that's so, Bob, am very sorry, says
Mr.. d., pray how can that happen :!
Well now Mack, will lcll you in a
private way like, but don'l want you to
be blabbing il all around the country, and
make blowing horn of yourself about it,
and get me in a deal Of a scrape, perhaps
iuto the newspapers besides.
Oh of course says Mr.. MI will not
whisper it 20 any one but how is it.
Well, says Bob, now you know | am a
miller and keep grist mill and grind for
toll.
Yes, l know, and first rate mill it is
TOO, and all your neighbors say that you
are au anomaly in nature first rate ac-
commodating honest miller that never
takes too much toll.
Oh yes | understand you, understand
your grist of soft corn; but that is neither
here nor there, let me tell you how it was.
Some weeks ago, one Of my whig Gus
TONERS came 10 mill and brought with
him copy Of Mr.. Evans speech upon
the tariff, and while his grist was grinding
he sat down and read it over 10 me and
commenced long and learnedly upon that
part Of the speech that proves that high
protective tariff makes goods lower, and
the higher the duties The lower price 10 the
consumer.
listened altentively and never dispu-
ted word he said. and when he was about
10 start home, / asked him 10 lend me- The
speech for was greatly taken with il, and
wanted 10 read it 10 the people as they
came TO the mill.
My Wing friend readily complied,
thinking tina, be had made such valua-
Bile conver, 10 the high whg tariff proiec-
tion cause.
As soon as he left I went to work and
made me new toll dish. and made it
about two inches higher than The old one.
and Immediately commenced taking toll
with my new dish.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03
From the Nashville Union.

LETTER FROM GEN. JACKSON.
We have been furnished with a.copy ol
tbecorrespondeDce between Gen. Jackson
and committee on the part Of The cili-
zeus of Muifreesboro', inviting the Gene
raj 10 the mass meeting 10 be held at that
place on Wednesday next; andiake plea
sure.in laying before our readers The letter
Of General Jackson, who. it.will be seen,
enters with enthusiasm aud zeal inIo the
movements ofour citizens ia favor Of The
annexation of Texas, and The occupation
Of Oregon. -
HERMITAGE. June Is, 1914.
GentLemen-l have the honor to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your letter Of the 10th
inst, inyiting me 10 the mass meeting pro:
posed at Murfreesborough, on'Wednesday
next, for the purpose of confirming the
nominations recently made al, Baltimore
by the delegates oflhe Democratic party.
Although the state ofmy health will
not allowme 10 be one nfy your number, on
that occasion, l enter, with all my hearl,
.inlo lbe objects of The meeting.
Never, gentemea, had we more reason
10 falicilate ourselves upon the suspicious
prospect vs. hich nOw. summons the old re-
publicans to the field. instead of disorder
and confusion produced by differences so(
opinion respecting The relative claims. of
the distinguished individuals who were
balo,led for at the Convention, what do
sye witness? Unanimily without a paral-
lei. Rising above all selfish feeling, those
individuals, themselves, nobly Withdrew
their names from the list of candidates,
and united in the nomination of Messrs.
Polk aud Dallas; two gentlemen thorough
ly known 20 them. as having the his hest
qualifications of character and talent, aud
possessing. in an eminent degree, The con
fidence Of their fellow citizens.
A party thai can give such practical
proof ofils capacity 10 harmouize, and Of
its ability. in The pursuit of principle. TO
bury all differences about men, canuol fail
Of success. '.a.
iagree with you. gentlemen. in charac-
terizing, as you have done, The annexation
of Texas to our Union, and The occupation
of Oregon, as American questions. Our
Union is moi safe as long as Great Britain
can be encouraged i'll her designs upon
these territories. Let US, therefore rally
with patriotic and national zeal under tho
flags upheld by Polk and Dallas. If they
are successful. Texas and Oregon will be
ours; if they are defeated, British influ-
ence, under the pretence Of abolishins
slavery, will be interfering with our rights,
aud il will never CT ase, so long as our
goriuus system Of government is a success
full proofihal monarchy is MOI necessary 10
secure the happiness of man.
] am, very respectfully.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Mnssrs. C. w. Reeves g. others. Com'tee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03

Rumm.--The Baltimore Patriot says there
is a rumor from Washington. That Chancellor
Bibb of Kentucky has refusedthe appointment;
of Secretary OF the Treasury, and ,ha, ar: Ram:
toui of Bostonis to have The office. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03

little ST Louis Gazette Of the 18th ult.
states that the appointment Of Gen. Martenos.
Governor of Santa Fe, il was thought would
cause rebellion, the citizens preferring Ar,
,nigo thei4 former Governor,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-09-19

We hear considerable complaint from the
farmers IN this vicinity. says the Buffalo Com
merclal Advertiser, thai their potatoes are be-
ginning 10 rot. The tops are stricken with rust,
aud dying before he plan, has come TO maluri-
".
If any f0ur readers have an opportunity to
save po at0e balls or The seeds Of this plani, we
advise them TO do so. The tops with the balls
on can be hung up under shed and dried and
kept ready for planting next spring. 1t is the
opinion ol several eminent agricultural writer's
III Germany. Russia and Great Brilian, that bv
continuous propagation from the lubers for many
years, without recurring to the natural seed of
he plasi, 1t has los. much Of lis vigor and
vital power. LAKE number of the Journal of
The Royal Agricultural Society of England has
valuable paper, written by Russian, on this
subject, whose name we do not remember -
The !" DGy Gangreae," or a disease which NAV
be designated by some other name, has effected
for several years, The polaloe crop of Great
Britain, Germany, Russia and Sweden. In
River IN his State, and We know no, how ma
ny other places new seeding, have been prop
agaIed, which. are SAID to be much superlor 10
amy old roots.
The poaoe crop of This State alone exceeds
30,0OO,O 600 bushels year. We have The au-
thorlly of Mr.. Coleman for saying that in some
parts of Germany they now con;rve 10 raise
1000 bushels potatoes on acres of land, or
500 bushels per acre.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-09-19

Important Discovery.

Messrs. t. and H. Smith, of Edinburg, have
discovered an anlidole to Prussic acid. The
sulphae of iron, commonly called green vitriol,
was lately stated by Sir George Leiever, 10 be
an antidole TO this poison. in the pages of the
Lancet 1t is not so, as the Messrs. Smith
show in reply. However, the presentation of
oxidized iron TO The deadly acid is in reality
the fundamental feature of their own discovery.
Only il was necessary 10 find out how TO pre-
sent ii 10 the acid in the shape In which the
acid will combine with it, and TO do that safely
"a difficult mailer, as all medical men well
know. The iron, as The late experiments de-
monsIale, must be IN a state partly of-peroxide,
and partly of prooxide, and when combined
with which, only, will The acid form The desired
compound well known as Prussan blue, which
is perfectly harmless in the stomach. 1t was
The observation thai, in that salt The iron was
peculiarly and doubly oxdized which while
showing the usefulness of common sulphale Of
iron, suggested The very formation of another
combination OF the su.phuric acid with The ox-
died metal, which takes up Prussic acid, and
forms the Prusslan blue. The accomplishment
of this combination constitutes the antido!e.-
The Prussic acid is turned Ia the stomach into
Prussian blue, there an inert, and harmless
body.