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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-19
LAMENT OF THE MILL BOY OF THE sLAsHEs

LAMENT OF The MILL BOY OF THE SLAsHEs
TuNx-"Hunsers of kentucky
Come all We demos far and near,
Just listen to my song, sirs,
While rchearse, in q lew words,
II will not take me long, sirs-
Concerning of poor Harry Clay,
Who viii and he is uniucky,
For wen send Polk to the White House,
And keep Clay in old Kentucky
Oh poor Harry, unfortunate poor Harry,
Oh, poor Harry, unfortunate poor Harry.
Oh the wings have made mighty noise,
But now we'll let ths m see, sirs-
That we have got q James X. folk,
5ss Who l ives in Tennessee, sirs-
And when election does come on,
r You'll find what we will do, sirs,
Well send our Polk TO Washington,
IA And George M. Dallas too. sirs.
.as1s Oh, poor Harry, etc.
Oh, poor Harry, etc.
Oh, Pennsylvania Is the state,
Which will make the Whiggies walk, sirs
For she will give her electoral vote, .e
And 90 will the state Of York, srs-
For we will skin the poor old coon,
Which you know Is worse than piscn, III
For Dellas 10 candidate,
And will beat poor Frelnghuysen.
oh, poor Harry, etc.
Oh, the time 1t 10 a coming on
Which all OF you will see, sirs
Well all unite in harmony,
For the sake Of Tennessee, sirs;
SO let the wing forces all draw up
And form into a rank, sir,
For James X. Polk he 10 the man,
Who'll keep down the Mammoth Bank, sir.
.f sre.sst s s Oh poor Harry, etc.
h Now to the polls, ye free born souls,
It's just for satisfaction
For we'll beat Clay. and who'll say nay
When we enter into action;
Ths poor old Coon we will him akin
The whggies can't say nay sir
For cider has all run out
Oh: poor Harry. sc.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-19
The Pipe Of Clay.
TuNE--The Legacy.

TuNE--The Legacy.
Now in fame an fast declining.
oh, take my pipe to the Wings 30 dear,
Till then 1t smoked Of Kentucky fine,
All cut and dried while pulled II here.
Bid them not shed one tear Of sorrow,
To dampen its Clay once brilliant and light
But let them the skin of our dead coon borrow,
To warm the relic both morn and night
When the light Of my speech is DER,
Oh, LAY my pipe" in some handy place,
With clay then cover II lightly DER,
That all pipe layers the spot may trace.
When should some whIg for Office seeking,
Invoke its sly aid to forward him on,
oh, let each vote that thus you awaken,
Bestow kind puff on the clay that's gone.
Keep this pipe that I've done smoking,
To lay for voters since Pm mo CO."
Never, oh never, it's aid invoking,
To the Democrats for they have laid me low.
But when some Wing and true bank lover,
To coniurc up votes should touch It's stem
Oh, then my spirit in smoke shall hover,
Around each coon that votes with him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-19

The Loco's hearts are really sore
For what they done in Baltimore,
They feel fused up" perhaps, guess
It's time they were, Yours,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-19

IHE SEA SERPENT mas returned. He has woR-
derfully increased IN length, being upwards of one
hundred feet longer than last year. He was seen
OIL Boothbay by the crew OF the schooner Tempe
rance Mary; but, although in such tee-total COM
pany, he went of, ii we TO believe the follow
ing from the Portland Bulletin, considerably shot
in the neck"
MEssRs. EpiroRs,-on Friday last while the schooner
Temperance Mary, Captain Elnahan Rogers, laying
to for the purpose Of fishing, about mile and hall
Of the Cape Cottage the attention Of all hands sud
porposes moving in direct line single die through the
water. some 80 rods from the schooner noticed
that they remained on the surface Of the water much
longer than porposes usually do and that the
seemed to be standing in almost perpendicular po
siton as It were on his tailbearing some resemblance
to militia officer in front Of his company training
day On Tuttng his glass TO his eye the captain
satisfied that the objects in sight PROPOSES
but the humps OF some huge sea monster undulating
through the watern fine that he had stumbled upon the
tremendous waer.snake known as the serpent
hoisted the foresa and run down till within some seventy
five yards OF the objects when the matter made
tain by the is headat least twenyeet ont
OF the water, apparently to reconnore The head
iged TO be about two yards long, and had striking
semhsnce 10 that OF pckereI. The body was some
what larger round than q molasses hogsheaj and jndg
ing from the distance between the humps must have been
over two hundred feet long!
This may seem Incredible but the tho Tempe
rance Mary all in the statement and have made
oath this effect before Theophlus siubbs, Esq, Of
int one 81 ns cySM % IS who saw
SINCE that he has doubt this Is the monster
as the resemblance between the two excepting as TO size
Is In every cxactand would be strange, indeed
II he had not increased In size during the lapse Of five
years.
Tne captain loaded swivel which he had board
with handful OF buets-having no other gun with him
aud fired the head OF the serpent The sho, ev
IDENTIFY took effect for the creature threw his huge tail
Into the air to great height, and brought down again
with such force to lash the water into perfect foam
lie then wheeled his head round toward the schooner
his eye dlated with rage, and made plunge beneath the
surface. The men on board the schooner greatly
terrified, and had doubt that he going to attack
them; hut strange to say he did not again appear that
night
times by the fishermen from Cape Elizabeth Some OF the
visitors at the Cape Cottage have also had gmpses Of him
through spygass and Col Stephenson thinks he had
little nearer the other morning. he should have
had perfect view Of him
The Serpent had probably been attracted to this quarter
by the shoals mackere that have recently visited this
coast The above statements may be strictly relied on
Yours, T'fr' W'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-19
NEW LINE OF LIVERPOOL PACKETS.
To sail from New York the 10Th and Liverpool the h
L. of each month.
& & @ @
FkUM NEW YORK. sl.
shIp EQsCIUs Cspain J9hs Collins asth July
ship eHEKlYPAN Captain pspeystsr 2s.h Sept

S Ship SHEHkhPAAN Captain Fl Dereyster 2sh Sept
FROM LIVERPOOL.
Ship SHERIDAN, Captain A. Depeyster, 18th July.
Ship GARR!CK Captain Is. l. H 1rask, iith August
Ship KOSCluS, Captain J.hn Collins, 18th Sept.
Ship SlDpONS, Captain Il. b. Cobb 18th Oct.
These ships are al Of the first class upwards Of 1000
combine speed with unusual comfort for passengers
Every care has been taken in the arrangement 81 their
m0dations The price Of hence $780, for which
pie stores will be provided These ships commanded by
experienced masters who will make every give
neal satisfaction. N't
Neither the Captains owners of the ships will be response
BILE for letters parcels packages by hem unless
guar bills of laden signed therefor.
For freight Of pagsage apply TO
4. X COLLINS CO.. Sc South street, New York. or to
BROWN, SHIPLEY CO., Liverpool.
by the Packets will charged 2 cents Per single
letter. 50 cents ounce and newspapers EACH m2c
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

Jackson, TYLER, Calhoun and large msjorily
ofihe South. Oflhs second class are Sena-
tors Benton, Buchanan, and probably Mr.. Van
Buren,. lhosgh he has thrown such fog Of
suggestions over the whole question, that no.
body has yet been able TO find exactly where
he stands. 4 considerable, portion Of his par
TO 10 The non-slaveholding States belong TO this
class. with whom may be ranked the more
prudent s,aiemen of the South. Annexation
is The darling projeei Of the South, for which it
will forsake Wing or Democrat, father or mo.
Their. Mr. Calhoun is one Of the most honest,
mp and down politicians of The age; he throws
off all disguise, aud tells Mr.. Packenham The
British minister, tina. Annexation has been IN.
denaken for the sole purpose OF perpeluating
and protecting Slavery; lest Texas standing
alone, and Influenced By England. should find
1t 10 her nieres. 10 abolish slavery. Senator
Benton says that ia 1919, he foresaw the dan.
gers likely TO arise from The contiguity of a
non .slaseholding nation TO The valley Of the
Mississippi, and therefore jeprecales The Trea.
~ of 1919, which coded Texas TO Spain, bat
consoles himself with the hope that the Arkan.
/ sas aud Red rivers, which rise in Texas, will
ere long wash it into the United STATES. Blu,
If Slavery cannot tolerate Freedom 10 i, neigh.
bolhood, where shall The latter find refuge
will i. be less toleIab,c Yves. ofihe Del Nore
than the Sabine! Mexico. and all South A.
merca must adopt the domestic institution y
or we will throw around their necks the iassC
of annexation, and drag them into the Union.
Surely other nations have as much RICH,
10 desire the extension Of freedom as we have,
Of slavery, and as Mr.. Clay says, may justly
interfere to the same extent. II is pity thai
the fraDkness Of Mr.. Calhoun forbade him to
present some motive for Annexation more
reputable to our national character than the
apprehension that Texas might be induced 10
become free State, and annoy Us by offering
an asylum 10 the fugitive. Eliminating from
our highest national digRiiaries. This avowal
is lie deepest stain ever inflicted upon our hon
or. Half century ago, we were rejoicing
in the rapid spread Of free principles; but now
like an unnatural parent, we are employed in
smolherng The sentiments TO which we gave
birth. J. Il: NJ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01
SLAVERY OF DEER

There il no surer way Of degrading an indi-,
yidual than 10 plunge him 10 debt. There are
men WAC can held Up their heads under a.
ny amount of infamy and shame, and these are
The only ones who can brook the modification
cooseouen, upon an Indebtedness which there
is no visible means Of iquidaIing. Let man
once become feitered with pecnniary obiisa-
tons; let him meet the impatient, angry iFown
ofhim he owes; lei him.become familiar, to in-
difference, with The reproaches and curses Of
The Disappointed and esaspera'ed creditor. and
above all, let him pass that poin, in the scale
of moral eensibiity. when every successive
wave of murmuring censure that sweeps over
him bu; lessons his incentive 10 acsoti or abil-
ity 10 act, and that man has received wound
lrnen his pride which viii forever embtter and
conode his ineer feelings and give false and
unnatural hue TO his entire social and business
intercourse. Once CENTRALIZED by debt, every
effort tia, is made 10 throw off The manacles.
blu, gals and bruises without afiording the
shadow OF relief. If he attempts to escape
f.otn his embarrassment, by the application Of
diligence and industry. he is pointed at as the
slave Of exirvsgance. If, conscious that he
has acted wiki integrity, and that bis situation
il the result of contingencies which he could
neither foresee or avoid,he puts on an iron
face ana determines 10 draw vail over the
mast, lie is handed round as the unblushing
knave. If, disheartened and chagrined by
his i'll success, he seeks some excitement, that
will afford a counlerpoisc 10 the deep mortifica-
ton within, his only relief from the ignoniny
which public opinion will fix upon him, is
Texas or the grave.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

A long time ago there lived somewhere, a
good natured, successful physician. who could
moi only administer pills to benefit the body,
bu, advise TO benefit ones purse. And there
lived hard by him. al old lady whose worth
and poverty caused his brains 10 labor in con.
irving some scheme TO relieve her necessities.
The Doctors brains never labored in vain
He advised the old lady 10 remove 10 remote
district, and undertake the b. ness of curing
(evers, aches and pains. "Bul what medicine
shall usel" enjonei the old lady. "Go,'
said her wise instructor. Ego 10 some season
ed timber. and gather thence a jar fall Of the
dust left by the worms that live lheren--mix
this, 10 snail doses, with water, aud gravely
present it 10 your patients, saying, drink this,
If it does you no good. twill do You no harm,
so shall you work wonderful cures" And
the same old lady was thereafter seen II re-
mote neighborhood. dressed 10 ancient gar
nsnis, a marvel and mystery to the multi
iude. The passer b. caught glimpse Of her
in the evening as she dreaded the dark ravine
the hunter saw herwrap, in deep reveEies
by moonlight-;hs npighbor saw her in the
woods, gathering medical herbs, and picking
up, il might be. acorn and snail shells And
The ladian docuess performed wonderful cures,
for every body had faith 10 her, and as long as
the soul exercises faith, the body is immortal
Years passed; the old Isdy had been forgotten
by her benefacior. by chance however he
visited lha. dis,ric, ofeorn,ry. and dining on a
fish, boge lodged in his throat, which pu,
his stomach 10 q state At BLOCKADE, and cut of
all intercourse between it and pork and pcta.
toes. Many ssillful surgeons were called,
who declared they could not dislodge The Ash
bone unless they might be allowed TO euI his
Throat, Then tie Bostor monraed because he
must die before his time come. Then the
good people cOunselIed him 10 send fer an H.
man Doctress who lived hard by. She tame
mixed Up portion Of her neyer'iaiiing
worm. powders, muttere! some ms erious syl-
tables. and said 10 the sufferer, drink this, If
Il, does you no good, 'sxil! do you no HARM"
| Ia the act Of drinking lac satae, The Doeio'
fixed his eyes on the OLD lady. He knew her
a, once--.heu the ludlcTons thought rushed in.
N his miud, ,hatesea lie was drinking her
worm dust. He lsnehcd--he laughed convul-
siyels, with all h;s soul and strength, and "
few me dsh bore as a sioae cast out By vol
cano. And the Doctor tc his dying day. Won
dered q, tho strange Picsiienes BY which his
life was saved.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

been purchased Of The Government yeas be-
fore The existence Of mineral thereon was
known TO the purchaser. The remedy rame
TOO late, and, instead Of correcting Tie evil. on
~ aggravated and increased il.
The following table presents statement OF
number Of Acres Of Land in the County OF
Grant, Wisconsin Territory, which have been
reserved up to this date, as Lead Lands. or
TimbeIed Lands for smelling purposes: ofIhe
number Of aeres SO reserved, which have been
sold; and of the number remaining unsOld:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

with gas, 10 some high station ia church q,
state. lis nor worth the pains 10 enquire.
who is more to blame the conslituen. who
baseiy requires, or the candidate who basely
yields up his own hearts feelings for the chaf
OF popularity; but certainly the former ough, no,
to blame The latter, even if benayed-who re.
qnires their candidates 10 ALLURE every unpop.
ular opinion, however conscientious they NAV
be! The People. Then should the people
denounce their servants, because ihey have no
conscience. and will allow unnaturalized for.
eigners TO vote, if they think i, will be pop.
ular measured Certainly not. The very men
who voted for this law win be The loudes, de.
chalmers against it. when they find the popu.
lar will, which we declare shall be the only
rule of faith and practice with our public men,
is averse to it. We, the People, can easily
obtain men 10 serve US who will be as plant
as dough in our hands, assuming any shape.
or no shape, but let US not get angry at them.
because they are just what we required them
10 be. praclised in sacrificing their own con.
sciences TO propitiate popular favor. We Ger.
iainly ought not to censure them barely for
msjadging as TO the popularity of measure.
this is a head-misrake; they will make or
repeal any law good or bad 10 please US; and
since werequire Of them as condition Of our
support. surrender Of every hated opinion
unconditional submission TO general opinion,
what wonder that we find our law makers void
OF every other standard Of Right and Wrong
except popularity, willing TO enact any law
which they may supposewil advance them in
public favor. SO we see virtue has a trial in
a Democracy as well as in an Autocracy.
I
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 4, 1874.
LANDS OF GRANT COUNTY
THE RESERVED MINERAL LANDS.


Tie Frsi reservation of Mineral lands with.
In ire County Of Grant, comprising that por-
tioo Of inc Wisconsin, Land District lying
West Of the 4ih Principal Meridian, was made
By authority Of the President Of the Uuied
States in Proclamation dated July 9Th, 1884.
BY the same authority rule was established
designed 10 govern the officers oil the said Land
Office in making reserves. The Proclamation
directed that all the lands designated as dig.
gings or Mines upon the official plals Of SUP
teys, should be excluded from sale; also soeb
other tracts as, prior the date ofsale, should
be shown, by satisfactory evidence adduced 10
the Register, toconiain lead ore. Upon an
examination ofthe official plats ofsurveys--ail
of which had been mIde out and retained more
than year previously 10 ,ha. limc--ii was
found lha. the following list comprised ali
tie land, Yves, Of The 4lh pm. which had been
noted by the several Surveyors as contain.
ing lead ore:
Town Range Sec. parts ofsseiions
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

ANNEXATION.

The principal leaders Ofal The political par.
ties haze been coInsred b. The foes aod friends
Of this measure. End have been compelled to
utter their voices upon il. Its oPponaais may
De divided into 40 classes. The hrsi-;hose
who from principle aud policy are opposed 10
the extension Of cur territory, aad Of human
slavery. The sacond-.aoss who are not d
verse 10 either q those designs. 10 themselves
considered. but who dread The ti>atIecuon
likely to be prsdsced " ssy scis celebrated
to promote them. OF he first class are those
Who re.echo he opinioas Of Webster ant Bir-
ney: Of she secead class are those WIS eater.
tain The Vi sws oG Esealy Clay. Who is opposed
to ,he annexation u.aialy because i would Be
an irrepaiable iasulI 20 respectable porrlon Of
the coofederacy Psbke oriaIoa nest have
ua5es gaoe goat charge ssnee Mr. Adams
ADMINISTRATIVE when Ir. Clay sateaEore4 10
nesosi4Ie Ihs purchase Of Texas. The ai-
vocsits e Aarexa,ioa nay also Sc divided ~
q, gwo clssses-.soss aras preach '1ls 49, d
tbs accspssd iass, 80 lAoss Wal 50 walt
u.l N5xico lzlss Ter haeis eE q The ro5stl-
leas gtog.nSs or rs a'ss elass are Gen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

A FEMALE AsTRoNoMER.-Miss
Caroline Maria Herschell, the sister,
and for long time the assistant of her
ilustrious brother, the astronomer
Herschell, is now in her SSH year.
She-was born at Hanover, in the year
1869, and has distinguished herself as
an astronomer She discovered two
comets, and has published several
works, for which she received from
the London Royal Society of AS
tronomy, in the year 1888, gold
medal -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01
Gbftuarn.
COMMUNICATED.


Drsp.-In PlsiieviIle. on the 25th inst, Of
Scarlet Fever, SARAH EMELiNE. daughter Of
P. J. and ]. L. Toll. aged years, months
and days.
Alter an illness of Is days, during which
time the utmost possible attention and the med.
ical skill Of Drs. Russell aud Hamilton. tho
little sufferer was called TO leave world
where hlile else bnt trouble has been her Let.
Though young she had endeared herselfto all
who knew her BY her an.iabiliiy an goodness
of disposition. With knowledge far beyond
her years she sought and received the frie0d-
ship from those who had the pleasure to know
her in life and who, now that she is 10 the arms
of death. deeply mean her departure. We can
no, but deeply feel with The relatives of the de-
ceased for her loss, but while we know that our
less is her eternal gain, We must rest conIen,
and summon enough Of HOPE 10 enable US to
look through the dim vista Of years where all
shall meet and where those who sepersied in
sorrow on earth shall meet in joy in Heaven
TO rest forever.
Thsss slag By star declines.
1'il al are past away;
As morains htgh and higher shat
TO pure and perfect day:
Nor s;aS tAass stars il empty night,
Bu, hide themselves "a Heasen's own light!
rLtrrEvrLLE. Nav -, 1911. NJ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

The BELL which was melted in the burn
ing Of 81. Augusiines Church during tho riot,
was the same that first heralded the lidings Of
the Declaration Of Independence. A knowl-
edge Of this fact should have appalled, The arm
Of any American citizen, raised for the deslruc-
lion of relic endeared by the most lime hon.
ored reccleclons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01
gg0OL CARDlNG.

yryHE saSserissr Is aboui esfablsiig Caro-
ing Maeaias al MS Min =, Graaf liver
wAjch. vii eorsnsncc raahing toe ly;ofJ6iy
pexs lie has exercised mUcA cars in tie seisc-
sss s his machine ard sntertains doubts Of be-
iss abe ic give snlirs satsst.ctsoa . al sso naT
saSa. hisa s1isA tasif vosk- = r. BUTT
wsisiico, xar e. lsA II
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

A CONVENTION of The citizens of Gran,
County, Cor The purpose Of devising The best
means of securing The repeal Of The law allow
ing Foreigners TO vote upon three months
resdency, will assemble in this village on
Saturday, the slh Of the presen, month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

INrAAous-,he two physicians Of Po,osi who rs-
fused to call upon lIenly M'Ken2ie because they
suspected him poor. Il isthe 4nquestionabie right
of Physicians 10 look after heir pay; but this right
cer,ainy docs no, extend 10 the liberty Of ou,rag.
ing one Of tbs highest principles Of sheir pro
iesson and ofhumani,y, by refusing their services
rei,her because suffering Individuals destitute 81
cash or cmili,afy title.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-01

BULwER COMING TO AMERICA
The London Court Journal says that
the distinguished author, E. L. Bulwer,
is on the eve Of sailing for The U. S. of
North America, in which he inetnds
to make protracted stay. His osien-
sible object is the improvement Of his
health, which has been for long time
declining,