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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

A FREE PRrss.-"A Free Press is tie
palladium of ilbertv;' but a hccnhous press is
the greatest curse to any community. The
one will guard and protect the rights, the in
lerests and the well being of the people the
other will a'tact the persons, tho business and
tho good name of all who happen moi To think
as its conductors would desire. The one
will fairly and fearlessly reviow and con-
meni upon the acts of The man. the otter w.ll
abuse his person, regardless OF the injury his
fame may sustain \ free press conducted
as it should be, will be sustained by an APP
pIeci linz community while the licen,ious
ress. alter bringing upon lis conductors ic-
nominy aud shame, is irowned from existence
by the honorable and the good.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26
BURlALS.

The Philadelphia Newspapers OF last week
contain a thrilling article from the pen OF
Edgar A Poe Esq, on Premature Burials.
To he buried while alive, he remarks, is be-
ynnd question, the most terrific of the ex-
tremes which has ever fallen to tho lot of
mere humanity. That il has frequently, very
frequently. so fallen, will not be denied by
those who think. The boundaries which di.
vide Life from Death, are at best shadowy
and vague. Who shall say where the one
ends, and where the other begins! We know
that thee are diseases in which occur total
cessaiions Of all the apparent functions OF
vitality, and vet in which these cessations
are merely suspensions, SO called. They
are only temporary pauses IN th) incompre-
hensibls mechanism. Acertain.person ellps-
es, and some unseen mysterious principle
again sets in motion tic magic pinions and
wizard wheels. The silver cord was not
forever loosed, nor the golden bowl irrepar-
ably broken. But where, meantime, was
the soul!
Mr. Poe records several remarkable cases
Of life burials; from them we select the fol-
lowing
"One OF very remarkable character, and OF
which the circumstances may be fresh 10 the
memory of some of my readers, occurred moi
very long ago, in tie city of Baltimore, where
it occasioned a painful, Intense, and widely
. extended excitement. The wife of one .
/, the most respectable citizens-a lawyer o
> eminence and a member of Congress-wa
seized with a sudden and unaccountable III
ness, which completely baffied the skill 0
her physicians. After much suffering, sh'
: died, OF was supposed to die. No one sns
pecied, indeed, nor had reason TO suspect
e She was not actually dead. The face as
sumed the usually pinched and sunken OIL
line The lips were OF The usual mafo'
. pallor. The eyes were lusireless. Ihef
a was no warmth. Pulsaiion had ceased
u For three days the body was preserved ur
hurled. during which it had acquired a slroh
rigidty. The funeral, in short, was haslene
Y ON account of the rapid advance OF what wa
n supposed to he decomposition.
y 7 lady was deposited IN he ,miiy Vaui
K which for rec subsequent Yeas was uhai'
turbed. Al the expiration of this term
n was opened for the reception OF a safoPh'
VI ous: bot alas how fearful shock a"aI'e
. The husband, who personally threw open u
Is door. As its portals swung outwsrdiy nso
I'd some whlte appsfel'ed OBJECT Ten ratli'
e. ,xithin his arms. Il was Tie skeleton oil u
~ wife in her vet %u1mouldered shrogd.
Re A careful investigation rendered II e'ide
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26
RUTLAND, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %, lSll

doughnu,s besides they don't know how
so they send to Madame Pomadour, OF some
other Freuch cake.baker and buy sponge
cake for three doIlarsa pound In those
DAYS, New York was full Of substantial
comforts, now it is full OF substantial misery
then there were no grcy-neldel splnsters-
(lnlcsS they were ugly indeed Tor 0 nln
could get married for a dollar, and begin
hous Keeping for twenty, and in washing
his clothes aud cooking his v%iciuols the wife
saved moro than il took to keep her. Now
| have known a minister to get five hun
died doilirs for bucking d couple then The
wine, cake and ciceteras, five hundred more
wedding clothes and Jewels a thousand
more, six or seven hundred in driving TO
the springs or some deserted mountain !
then a house must be got for eight hun
dred dollars per annum, and furnished at AN
Expense of two or three thousand and
when all isdone, his pretty wife cannot make
a cake nor putan apple in a humping
Then a cook must be got for twenty dollars
per mouth, "A chambermaid, a laundress, a
scamstrcss, at seven dollars each and. as
the fashionable folly oftie day has Danish
ed the mistress from tho kitchen, those bles.
scd helps aforesaid, reign supreme; and
while master and mistress are playing cards
in the parlor, the servants are playing the
devil in the kitchen--thus lighting the can
die at both ends it soon burns Out. Power
tv comes at the door and drives out at the
window. 1t Is ihis. stupid and extensiv,
nonsense which deters so many unhappy ole
bachelors from entering the state of bles
sedness hence we find more deaths thar
marriages.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26
A SCULPTOR wIruourA MASTER

~ DCuLfioN WITHOUT A "A
recent effort at sculpture, by Joseph Ware,
a young man ofthis town, has PROVE re-
markably successful. Mr.. Ware has never
received instruction in the art, and has seen
only two or three indifferent specimens
But through his own natural ability and
taste he has executed in 4 square block Of
marble a statute Of St John, which was
loaned him by a friend. The face. the
flowing ringlets, the hands, the ettitude Of.
the figure and the drapery, all remarkably
conform to the scriptural representation Of
the "Belovod ~desiple." The beauty OF lhe
statue has excited the wonder and admira.
ton Of all who have beheld it. Mr.. Ware
is a native Of Meddeld, Mass and is at pres.
ent employed as a clerk in n store. He
possesses a natural tai mt for sculpture,
which if properly encouraged BY at and
study will one day place him by the side of
Grcenough, Powers and Clevenger, the
great American sculptors of whom the
country may well boast, and whom would
have done credit 10 Greece. the home oil
the sculpture. in the golden age of her
prosperity. Mr. Powers. the rlrbratr1
sculptor, a native Of Woodstock. VI, before
he had reached the age OF seventeen years
formed a conception in his mind of some
thing like sculpture. while ignorant Of thu
very existence Of the at. Fle went tc
Cincinnati and to Washington which com
menced the admiration Of all. Congres,
employed bIm TO execute a bust Of tn,
Chief Justice Marshall, which is pronoun
ccd by all to be a most splendid work. IL,
is now in Italy pursuing his siudies, anc
has already attained the name and standing
of a master. Thus we see what from small
beginnings, with propor natural ability, /,
man will become. Nature has unpncs'ion
ably dcsions in the different degrees an,
! diversity oflalcuts which menposscss; nm
when the exhibition is maIcin such
striking manner as in the insiancewc hay
related, her promplings should be care
4 fully followed. aud her destiny eagerl
J sought FOR. HqHoreH (Ne CoHiralOr.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

A HAPPY OMEN.-During the speech
of Gen. Combs, at New Haven on the 4th,
a most pleasing incident occurred, which is
thus alluded to in the report Of the N. Ha-
ven Courier:
If we fail to elect Clay now continued
Gen CT the experiment Of Free Govern
mcnt is a failure. If man like James X.
Polk can be elected over a man like Henry
Clay, there is no use in talking hereafter Of
rcwarding public services Look at the
pedcs,als upon which all the Presidents
rose to power. George Washington, Thos q.
Jefferson. all Of them down to Van Buren,,
whom the Democrats lately called from
Lindenwal1 to New York to be pail bear
er at his own funeral. Tyler we will not
mention. But oh, where will Folks pc
destal be found tell you that the De-
mocrais who vote for him now will be a.
shamed to acknowledge it to their posterity
and they'll deny that they were at home or
voted at all; rather than confess to their in
dignant offspring that they voted for James
X. Polk. Nov look at the pedestal o.
Henry Clay. Rising higher and higher
for the last forty years. Aye, see him like
an eagle with untiring plnion, soaring a
gainst the sun. (Here the audience were
startled by the cry of"An Eagle, An Ea
gle" Every eye was raised towards the
Heavens. and there with outspred wings
the proud bird of our country seemed t.
pause as If delighted with the scene beneath
him. Gen. Combs looked up and exclaim
ed-"Oh, proud bird of my country's ban
ner. Iaccept the omen. Long, long ma,
you soar in majesty above those banner
waving over the land of the free and hon
ofthe brave l'') Gentlemen, | have sal,
that these things did not come incidentally
IL. That bird did not come by accident to tax
the sentence from my mouth hail it as
happy omen.
The effect of this occurrence, as ma
well be supposed. was electrical, and tn
], 1ir resounded with the sudden and smut;
!; eous shouts Of the multitude.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

A HoSEy-MooN OF THREE MONTHS The last
number of the 'Blackwood's Magazine con.
tains a story, in which is described a honey
moon which will interest, especially our iaii
readers, while it may well be received as a
c%sriion' by those made of sterncr stuff II
such . honeymoon of three months could, by
any possibility he prolonged to as manv years
who would not be willing, at it's close, 10 be
buried with his heels upwards We quotc;-
accepted his proposal. The
very thought of marrying him was paradise /;
and | did marry him. 1t was a constant sue
cession of amusemen,s theatre, balls, ex-
cursions, and all enjoyed with the charming
LemaIre. And he so happy, too. thought
he would have devoured me. We were yer
iy in paradise in three months. At the end Of
which time he came, one morning into the
room, swinging an empty purse into the air
Now I think said he, with the same cheer.
full countenance that he usually wore, that !
have proved my devotion TO you in a remark
able manner. Another man would have
thought it much If he had made some sacri-
flee to gain possession Of you for life; | have
spent every farthing | had in the word TO pos
sess YOU for three months. oh, that those
three months we were to live over again
But everything has its end.
And he tossed the empty purse in his
hand. / laughed at what | considered
a very pleasant Jest but who did not
know that NJ. Lemiare was a man OF
ample property! ] laughed still more
heartily as he went on TO s1v that a coach
stood at the door to take me back TO my IA
Their, and begged me not TO keep the coach
man waiting, las, in that case, the fellow would
charge for lime, and it had taken his last
sous to pay his fare by distance. | clapped
nv hands in applause of my excellent com
median. But. gracious heaven. 1t was al
true. There stood the coach at the door
the fare paid to my fathers house. and al
empty purse was literally all that | had Il
participate with the gay,weallhy, accomplish
ed Lemaire.
.Whatr | exclaimed with rage and agony
as the truth broke upon me, do you deser
your wife I?
Desert my charming wife" he replied, 'asI
the hungry pauper, who turns his back upo
the fragrant restrature, if he deserts hi
dinner. You are as beautiful, as bright, a
lovely as ever, you cannot think with what
sign I quiz YOU"
But - and | began a torrent Of recrin
nation.
But, said he in%terrupting me. Il have not
SOUS. For you,' he continued, you are a
! charming as ever, you will win your wav or
" better in the world for this little exper
ence, and as for me, | have been IN ElysiuI
for three months and that is more than you
: excellent prudent men can boast OF, wi
/, plead on day ane, dav,that thew may con,i'
ne plodding to the end Of their lives. Adie'
my adorable, my angel, that will not van:'
! from my sight"
| And hare, in spite ofmy struggles, he er
braced me with the greatest ardor, and thu
. tearing himself away, as if he only were I
sufferer, he rushed out Of the room. | ha'
never seen him since,
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26
NEw RoAp no orrnrc-1hn NJ

NEW ROAD TO QURBEc-1he new
route to Qnebec, which Sir James Aloxan.
der was employed in exploring during the
summer will BE- ready hf trayellint be ~,
the close o. the 9-'e y, : nson. This road
Is nearly leyei and It sill shorten the die.
lance between Halifax aol Qu,bcc nea,ya
hundred miles, so thai a post communiea.
ton between the Y clues may be effected
IN sky hours. If such a speedy inter.
course result from a trial, The necessity Of
uansni1iog ihe iush mails lor Ciasda
By the steam ships, through the Unite
States, can 10 lolEsr exist -'tcllian Rec
is,cf-
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

AN EXAMPLE FOR Our DAY.-Unfer
the head of "Foreign Intelligence dated
"Paris April IA, 1890" contained in an
old book called the "American Museum, >
we find the following, which we think Will
serve as a good lesson to the various rell-
oinns denominations of the prcscn, day
The new church for the Calvinists, a,
Strasburg, 0he first they were permitted to
build in that city was lately consecrated
with great solemni,y. The new mavorthe
magistrate, the officers of the garrison and
the clergy ofthe three different persuasions-
Catholics. Lutherans,a and Calvlnists, procee
ded and followed by the national guards
went in procession to assist at the ceremo'
ny. After having sung the Te De9m n
the Catholic church, they proceeded thence
TO the cathedral, where they were received
by the Proteslan, clergy. The Occasional
sermon was preached by one OF the body
whose power of eloquence and reasoning
were so extraordinary that, at the same mo
ment. as if actua,ed by one soul, the clerg,
and magistrates of the different sects aros
and mutually embraced the rest OF ,h
congregation followed their example AM
audihIy exchanged vows OF ntver-endln
amity. Ii was a scene which superior b
, ines might view with delightful was III
triumph OF true religion, enlightened rel
son and humnnily,ove prejudice, lgnoranc
and error. Every eye glis,ened with n
tear Of sensibili,y, and every heart rallift
= The bonds Of permanent unlon
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

GoLD.-God of the craven heart, Idol OF
millions, how splendid are thy temples, how
jealous are thy wofshipp9rs They gather
round thy smile in the morning, they love not
thy devo,ions at midnight! Thou smilest
upon them and they grow mad in the midst OF
their palaces, They make themselves mon
archs in fancy and conquerors in drcams.-
Who can withstand thee ! Thou leadeSt the
feet of beauty, thou diIectest the arm OF the
brave, thy pathway is the pathway OF 'ri-
umpbs. thy presence the solace OF power =
Thou silenced the voice of eloquence when
the Macedonian held thee up cllliering before
the ewes of the orator; and the mistress ofthe
world rose before thee in the balance dis
poser of empires Thou spreadst over the
world. Thy spell nerved the assassin, and
uroed on the betrayer. Thy yellow vlsage
melted the spoiler when he sought thee on tie
crimson field. and made himself red in the
carnage. In all ages thou hast triumphed.
Whether in The thirty pieces rewarding a Ju'
das. or the sparkling crown on the brow OF a
Tyrant always alike invincible. The mar
of ia ,hions falls before thee, and the miser
clutches thy garment as though it were the
curtains OF heaven Thou hast a retinue ri
coaches. and an army Of slaves Thou has
a goal Of splendid misery, where the gull
makes her alliance with death The yirgir
at the sanctuary fears not thy footsteps, ant
the shorn priest fees not the power Of thi
magie.-Ossian.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

GEMS FROM Plous AUTHoRs.-A ground
far Steadfasiness If were not penetrated
with a conviction o(ti.e truth Of the Bible,
and the reality Of my own experience, !
should be COMPOUNDED on all sides-irom
within and from wilhout-in the world and
in the church Cecil.
Use Of ARictOas.-Afnic'ions are the
same To the soul as the plow to the fall
low ground, the pruning knife 10 the vine,
and the furnace to the ~gold.-Jay.
A Good ConscieRce.--Speak not well OF
any unadvisedly.--tha is sordid fiattery.---
Speak not well of lhyself,, though ever 50 de-
serving, lest thou be tempted to vanity ; bul
value more a good conscience than a good
commentator 80 Burial.
4 Light Burden. --"Nly burden Is light.
A light burden, indeed, which carries hin
tina, bears it. ] haye. looked through all IA
tare for 2 resemblance " IBIS a1d | seen @
ind a shstow Vi r. "a rhe wiaes 90 a oird
which are indeed borne by the creature, and
vet support her fight towards heaven. 81
Bernard. 90,
Bodily Iafnmiiie bodily inhrmiiies Ike
breaks in a wall, have often become avenue
through which the light Of heaven has enter
Ell 10 lie soul, ana made The imprisoned ~
mate long for release. DR. Wd'fS.
PRAYER. 1t is no, the length. but ih
strength Of prayer, that Is 'ela'cd not u
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

lliNrs To LovrBs cf FLowuts~ \
nos, beautiful aud ,usly 0btalu,d show OF
vcrgreens 10 winter, may be bad b. d SIN.
BE plan II gennium branches acc taken
,um healthy aud lHXUricus trees iusi be.
lore the wmt,E sets i. ca, ss lof slips and
'mmcrsod Ia soap oud water, they vii a.
'cr dropping a lcW days ,bed their lnves,
pat forth fresh oncs. ard continue IN tho
hntcst visos ell winter. By placing a
number OF boulcs 6llcd. IN flower laskels.
with moss 10 conceal tina bottles, a show 81
overgreeus is easily insured for n wtolcscn
son. They require no fresh water-Sdfciel
I'VE give The above MS W. end it BIT ceu-
not vouch for Us ,ru,h,l y = t1rwtr
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

that she had revived within a few days after
hct entombment-lhat her Struggles within
the coffin lad caused II 20 fall from a ledge
or shelf 10 the floor, where il was so broken
as 10 permit her TO escape. 4 lamp which
had been accidentally lett foil Of oil within
the tomb was found empty; 1t might have
heen exhausted however, tv evaporation.
On he uppermnst part of The Steps which
led down into HE dread chamber, was a large
iraemen, OF the coffin, with which it seemed
she had endeavored To arrest attention by
striking the iron door. While thus occupied
she probably swooned. or possibly died ihro'
sheer terror; and in filling, her shrnud be
came enianpied IN some iron work whlo.
projected in,eriorly. Thus she remained,
AID thus decayed erect"
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26
Tn RENssELArRxlcr Tnnrr1

A correronient Of the New York hi,
bune gives the following history Of the
facts connected with tn Iocen, refusal Of
the tenants On Rensselaer, lands 70 paw ,hei,
rent
The Van Rensselaer, family have acooir
Cd nile 10 shat is known as the Manor O
Rrnsclacrnick, offered to lease the sam,
lsabliyided into farms or lots in perpetui
~. r,serying %ceitlin rents aud subject Il
cher covenants ani agreements perfect
eonsisien. with the laws Of the Government
hen aal since. No consideration wa
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

CHANGE or Custom WITHIN FIFTY
YrARs.-rh h following extracts are from
an article in the NewYork Mirror. They
are designed by the writer for New York
particularly, bu, are applicable to other
portions Of our country, and worthy oil
attention. The writer says
When Washington was President his
wife knit his Stockings in philadelphia and
!he mother made ~doughnnis and cakes be
tween Christmas and New Years. now
the married ladies are TOO proud TO make
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

Pass IT RouNp.-Tbe Young Hickory
published at the office of the Washington
90. c. Spectator, the organ Of Mr., Calhoun
the man who nominated Mr. Polk, SAYS
ID7" THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FROM ONE EN- o FFHE UNION TO
THE OTHER OPPOSE THE PRESENT
TARIFF"
What more do the T'ar!T democrats want
to convince them Of the hostility of The Loco
iocos 10 the protective system l---tAlb. ADV.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

Asnsidiion.- "A Young Allow from one
Of the interior pari, he's Of tic Slaie,with legs
Vt more Than ordinary longitude, who visited
Jackson. la, (of The purpose Of Witnessing
The deliberations of the conventions. was ask
ed Nv a strong Polk man wha, he thought Of
annexation WAL stranger be replied,
yuu'rc hard GOA re thar. 4 lou'i know tr,t
gtl, no how, bu, | know ANA Thompson heo
4 book, aud good Lord amt she a buster -
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

MA new version oi an old atftr---tho fall
OF our first parents has been given 10y a pi-
Gus Welsh parsnn. a, thus ;-'Our great grand
father Adam was u very good man. he was
but as far Eve, she was one dicl OF n woman.
She must needs 90 and rob an orchard, and
not satisfied oilb eating herself, she tempted
our good father Adam to eat too, aud lhuS
Drought a curse upon all the earth, eonfound
her"
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TN HER ALL
,,,ithod every Thursday Morning .

I'm ssely.oh 'oHis, s.thc fahs' ripcrs door
slon Differed ~ ydckdess, or t1ksa a.
ss.ass. sI.T5 Nv mai. $3.50. Dchc-
e-sa b. Mc Village earrer. S2.o0.
rrtgs or tnvtaTI~iNG.
fEeerfi-smc3't mstfng isss N1r oat s2u1rs
,sh y, igsrrisd n ce tce,ks fer Si.0o-ihose
containing mo ian one square triA be char
es6 Si.00 per Vdre: 10 cents per sguar,
,stH be- ctgrgcd r eacb insertion continued
o1cy the three .f,sL. IL These terms rnn BE-
tausied IN.