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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-01-10
TO THE PUBLIC.

There is not room in a newspaper advertisement to pub
lish the numerous certificates of cures, but the invali is
referred to a medical pamphlet to be had OF any ofth' a
gents gratis. Such proof as we are constantly laying lee
fore the public must convince ali that
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-01-10

Horses that have Ring-bone, spawn, wind-galls, &C.,
are cured by Roofs Specific; and Foundered Horses en-
tirely cured by Roofs Founder Ointment Mark this,
all horsemen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-01-10
PedEars and Merchants

Supplied with Clocks, Looking Glasses, Pins,
Needles, Soaps, Corset and Boot Laces, Plated
and German Silver Spoons and Spectacles, and all
kinds pedIars goods at New York prices. Brit
tannia Tea Pots at IS cts, large ones ST.. Coffee
Pots 81 so to So.
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THE PRINTER.

There is no class of men who take
the world as coolly as the printer;
its ups and downs. ms and outs. and
in fact every thing that's connected
with a passage through tins hab'labIe
globe. He appears to be 4 person
who is endowed with calm. cool. and
a collected disposition. II fortune
showers upon hun her kindly smiles,
and prosperity accompanies his WAL
dering footsteps. It's wells 1t again
he is kicked and butieted about IN the
rude and rough gales OF adversely.
with no eye 10 pity or arm TO save
or help, its well. His spirits are ev-
er buoyant-his heart ever light. lie
treads the rose and lhorn-strewed
paths Of life with the resignation OF
a christian. and hardly heaveS a sigh
at past enjoyments or present sutler-
ings. At one period we see hun IN
the height of glory. He has by ~
dustry and perseverance achieved tor
himself. alone. and unaided by wealth
and individual influence. m emlnence
and esteem among his fellow men
which is destined to put him above
his present or future want. lie
knows it, he feels il. and is grateful;
his heart swelIs with gratitude to-
wards his fellow creatures, and he
feels proud, proud that his labors are
not vain. We see him dong good
battle in the cause Of justice and e.
quail rights, defending with his utmost
ability and energy the rights OF the
weak against the strong--the poor
mans guide-poIntlng out to hun the
road to fortune and to fame. cheer
ing the darksome hour OF life and
renewing him with hope, and that
hope to be realized with a better and
brighter future. And again, threat
ening the vile and vicious with expo
sure-upholding and cou~nteraclnng
the moral part of the community
warning the virtuous of the iangs oil
the seducer--and to all benevolent
and philanthropic objects extends a
generous and wholesome arm. No
matter where duty calls, he is ever
willing to raise his voice or arm, III
| the cabinet or field.
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that provision of the bill of rights
which declares s.lhat all political
power is vested in and derived from
the people" If the people are not
the legitimate source OF all power,
who are. we would enquire? Is it
the privileged few?and by what right
do they hold this power! Is it the
legiSlaiure?-it is the mean creature
to do the bidding Of the people! If
the people be no, the lords and sove
reigns Of the land, we are then at a
loss to know by what rigat they E.
lect their own representatives; pass
their own laws, and declare them
selves free. The doctrine was once
promulgated from high places, land
those who did it were termed Fed
eralists) that the people were inca.
pable of self government-and that
the whole theory of the government
should be based upon this absurd
proposition. But the day winch
gave rise TO such an opinion. has
passed away before the lights of ex-
perience, which have gllmmered be-
fore our eyes for more than sixty
years demonstration at least 50 Tar
as the American people are concern
ed, that they are fully able TO gov
cru themselves; and that in testimo.
ny that all political power Is vested
in the people, they elect their own
servants and pass their own laws,
and otherwise demean themselves as
sovereigns.
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THE IDOLATRY OF WEALTH.

Tins insane and Unsuitable passion
for accumulation, eve ready, when
circumstances favor. 10 seIZe upon
the public mind, is that love OF mo-
ney which is the roo, OF all evil" that
"covetuousness which is Idolatfy."-
1t springs from an undue, an Ido,a-
,rous estimation Of the value Of prop
ertv. Many are feeling that nothing,
nothing will do for them, or their
children. but wealth; moi q good
character, nor well trained and well
executed faculties, not virtue, not
the hope Of heaven--noihing but
wealth. 1t is their god, and the god
of their families. Their sons are
growing up to the same worship ct
it. and to an equally tantf reliance
upon it for the future; they are rush
ing into expenses, which the divided
property OF their fathers house Will
not enable them to sustain; and they
are preparing to be, III turn and from
necessity. slaves 10 the SINE idol
How truly is it written, that "they
that WILL be rich, fall into many
temptations and a snare, and fall in
to many foolish and hurliul lasts.
which drown men II destruction and
perdition!" There is no need that
they should be rich, but they WILL
be rich. All the noblest functions Of
life may be discharged without
wealth, all lis highest honors obtain
ed, all its puaest pleasures enjoyed;
vet | repeat it, no,hing-nolhlng will
do but wealth. DlsappOint a man Of
this. and he n ourns as it the highest
end of life were defeated. Strip
him of this, and this gone, all is gone.
Strip him of this, and ! shall point TO
no unheard of experience, when ]
say, he had rather die than live.
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FRAUD.

On Saturday last, a man went on
board the Susquehannah, with sever
al boxes, and requested OF the Clerk
an advance Of sixty dollars, TO ena'
bic him to complete the payment tor
the goods he alleged they contained
lie received the money. and was ma
king of, when the Clerk, becoming
suspicious. opened n of tho boxes
and found that it contained nothing
but wood. The man was pursued
o~vertaken, and the money recovered
bu, as there was no police men pre-
sent, he was permitted to escape.
This paragraph will put Captains &
Clerks of boats on their guard
mo. Reporter.
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NO POSTAGE"

The new post office law went IN
10 operation on tine 1st Of July. We
should have been pleased 10 have
condensed the provisions OF this law
50 as TO have been able TO have given
them again to our readers, but we
fod it 10 be a Iaborious job. The
PROVISION in relation TO the postage
of letters we insert:
son a letter not exceeding half an
ounce in weight. sent any distance
not exceeding three hundred miles.
five cents.
"When sent any distance over
three hundred miles, ten cents.
For every additional weight OF
halt an ounce, or any fractional ex-
cess of less than half an ounce. there
shall be charged an additional post
age of five or ter cents, according
10 the distance"
On newspapers under thirty miles,
there will be 10 postage, (when sent
by the pubIishersl which will en-
brace the following places:
Louisiana, CIarksvlll e. New Hope,
Auburn. Louisville, Wildwood. Prai-
rieville, Ashley, Middletown, Hicko-
nv Creek. Vannoy's Mill, Spencer
burg. Frankfort, M~adisonville. and
New London.
We call the attention OF our
friends to this fact: u paper has eV-
er been cheap enough; II will now
cost them less by Ffu cents, than ii
did before. We have heretofore
struggled on through our difficulties
una7led by any one-we have al,
WAYS helieved that z democratic pa.
pei 10 Pike county. conducted in the
right spirit. would be supported, and
the experience of each week but
serves TO confirm US the stronger III
that opinion. We have made nc
personal effort to obtain subscribers,
vet our list has continued to SWELL
A few more hundred subscribers,
kind friends, and we shall have some.
thing less than a thousand patrons.
Democratic banner., 1845-07-12
FOURTH OF JULY

Was celebrated with considerable spl-
p, by the citizens of New Hope, Mo-, &
its vicinity. The weather was remarka-
bly propitous; calm, clear and cool, well
suited to the celebrating of the nations
birthday. The reading of the Declare
ton of independence and the delivery
ofthe Grafton, was followed by dancing
when the whole concluded with a rea-
sonable quantity of"punch and patriot,
;smD
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"We do, however, most empha'l.
calIy, object to the doctrine advanced
by the Review, that the people are
the source Of power, or that the
/ sovereignty resides IN. and emanates
! from, the people. Missourian.
We were not q little surprised
when this paragraph met our eyes.
At first we passed it over as a typo
graphical error, until We saw a Ia
bored vindication of this heretIcal
doctrine. Ia politics. we have been
reared in a different school from those
who deny sovereignty to the people.
We have been taught to look upon
the mass Of the people, as the source
from which all power emlnated; and
any sentiment which controverted
the broad principle that the people
were the sovereigns, was aniI-demo-
cratic in IFS tendency. If the Mis-,
sourian be right in the vie W which ii
takes, then are the great mass OF the
people, and ourselves among the
number, Iaboring under a most eyre
gious error. 1t is true that ours is
a representative government--the
whole nation could not meet togeth'
er and enact their own laws; that
power must be delegated TO some one
and we take it that by simply elect
ing a representative to carry out oul
will, we do not render null and void
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NuHllber S&


We copy the following s;nculr IT,
cidert from the Savannah Georgian.
To Us it looks like the wonderful eff
feet of .Hesmerism-that principe
(though that word is scarcely cpp'i-
cable) which we cannot understand,
but are forced Iy our senses to be.
lieve in. We commend it to ihoso
who are fond of curious investiga-
tons. As Comparative Anatomy
has thrown so much light upon the
great science Of physiology. in like
manne this animal influence. we'll
authenticated. may aid in developing
some OF the mysteries of Mesuer-
ism. at once 50 inexplicatie and so
full Of thrilling interest. There is no
doubt of one fact: we find here ex-
planned n of the strongest insoan.
ces of ''ccmmuniiy of sensaticr."-
Il furnishes u tex. for mU@h spsCuia-
ton:
The saake aud tie squnYeL.-Oa
the 2)th day Of MAY last, vas ri
ding en- a small road in tie 18th dis
trict Of Doody county. near tie A.
Ialpahaw. when | saw a Common ST.
zed fox squirrel sticking 10 the side
O! a pine tree, some six or eight inch
IS from the earth. When ! got op-
posite the squirrel, | saw Tim move
a little on the side Of the trca. I
rode soalc 90 or 80 wards past tie
squirrel. when The idea orcur.e ed to
me. that it might he charmed bv a
snake. Immediately turned tack
in the direction Of the squirrel, ard
when ! got within eight steps Of the
tree where the squirrel was, al! at
once hearda rattle snake commence
singing. apparently under the feet Of
my animal. s!aPt spurs and got of
a lev yard, stopt and looked btck,
and saw a very venOmous looking
rattle snake not more than ~ or S
feet long. | immediately GiSlnount.
ed from my animal and took up n
Iighrwood imnb that lay neal. sd
gave the snake 4 Pr,tiy levy blow.
which caused him 10 s.ag irv and
strong; and. at the time | struck ihe
snake, the squirrel leaped from no
rec, | think. about three feet. ard it
secured 10 the tLu s4"i..e! !~ay~a
higher than far. gave the snaNe n
second blow, and the squirrel .eaped
again, and 50 on. uu'l / gave the
snake Il thifd blow, when the snake
sung weaker. and the squirrel scenl.
iugiy got weake: IN the same proper
ton. ! then went to the tree, think.
ing to find the snake that had chaTG-
ed the squirrel. but it was 30; there,
nor no nearer than eight steps. |
looked 1t the squirrel. could not see
any thing the matter with it tut j,
appeared to he tired almost 20 death,
painting aud strrc-. NJ FIR breath
| returned To the sntke. and with the
same limb | pecked lis head soft. /
again returned to the squirrel, and
saw him. in atcnt one minute, OF
less. breathe his last. | lookup the
squirrel, and tie blood had run oft
Of is left no>tli down the Jaw aud
neck, and down ,he left 10 leg, and
oil at the i@"'. an certain the
squirrel VAS neyerhurt hy me. AZ
Ter partly kIlIirg the snake. when I
first ttor the squirrel. touched lts
thigh with the toe of my boot-it
never moved, Hor never tried to get
cut of my way. I give il as my O.
piaion, that kiln the snake was the
cause of the squirrels death. The
snake vas not larger around, think.
than the wrist Of Il large man. lis
had five rattes az Il 4 button.
Il e H~.nuI
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We would suggest to our trends
in Payncsville the proPriety OF hav-
inc their mail route intercept the st.
Charles and Palmyra mail, at Prairie,
vile. instead of Auburn, as the dis
lance would not be as great, and
they would receive all their papers
from this place, free of postage
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persecution, and though. X an uu-
natural parent, she battled with her
children when they asserted the IN
aIienable prerogatives Of humanity
and nature, | reverence England
But let not my eyes be turned TO
where she sits in the swollen pride oil
aristocratic grandeur, for an example
OF that system Of policy which can
wholly restrain the outbreaks Of
popular ~phrenzy. Behold, what fires
ale those which flash across her bor-
ders. and wrap them in the red and
fund wreath If conflagration? They
are kindled by tie riotous and IN
cendiary sons Of agriculture, who,
pushed by want to the extreme verge
of endurance. are now excIted &c
madness at the sight of ait introdu-
cing her co%ntrivances to render then
labor superfluous, and snatch the
scant crust from their furnished
mouths. But hark!i in anothe: quar-,
ter the hoarse roar of many voices Is
ascending, mingled with the crash OF
massive bodies, falling in shattered
fragments to the earth. The tumu't
proceeds from the pale operatives OF
the manufactures, turning at last and
rendirg the hands that degraded hu-
man nature TO The drudeery OF brutcs,
without ailording it ven the respite
and nurture which bruteS enjoy
And mark again from yondcr sea port
come the sounds of sudden fray. n
press gang, with the myrmidons OF
power at theI: backs, r IN fierce
conflict with the poPulace. The
latter contend desperately, Tor they
are c%onteniIne for the inestima5le
right of personal freedom. But see
the guards in blood red livery, 1T
color for their s~anguinarv trade.)
hasten forward 20 the field OF action,
and restore peacz ard order at the
bayonet's point. These are some OF
the scenes which a cUrsory glance
over England describes.
The tremendous means Of over
awing man which 4 despoIism eXrr,
cIses. may repress. for Il while, tile
outward manifestations OF human
passion: but, the mischief works n;
less surely ihat it works concealed.
md OF Last, gathering strcnSth .upa-
nor to lis resistance. it bursts with
an explosion the more terrific for
the delay. The dams and emtlnk-
menrs OF arbitrary power. may for a
while. compel the stream at society
to flow IN n direction contrary 10
that of nature; but wider is the hay
oc of the deluge. when tie flood
sweeps away its bounds. aud gushes
IN wild torrents over the land. Hap
pv. then. that country, whose SIM de
poIItv places tie restraint or opinion
which. freely expressing itself IN the
constituted modes. continually con-
forms the Institutions TO the public
will. and thus prevents ali occasions
and excuse for violent disruption and
change. Compare the annals OF this
confederacv with those OF any other
nation, and the beneticent Influence
of democratic liberty, IN this res
pect. as in all others will plainly ;p-
pear"
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BOWLING-GREEN. PIKE COUNTY. MO, SATURDAY, JULY IL, 1916.

The following extract is from a
Northern orator, upon a 4th OF July
occasion:
To the genius Of Bacon the world
is indebted for emancipating philos-
ophv from the subleties of the school
men, and placing her securely on the
finn basis of ascertained elementary
truth. thence to soar the lottlesi
flights on the unfadiug pinions of in
duc'ion and analogy. To the genius
.ot Jetlerson-to the comprehensive
reach and fervid patriotism Of his
mlnd-We eve a more m~cmentous
obligation. What Bacon did for ma
tural science, Jefferson did for poIi'i-
cal morals, that important branch OF
ethics which directly affects the hap
piness of all mankind. He snaichcd
the art ofgovcrnment from the hands
that had enveIoped il in sophi>ns Il
mysteries. that it might be made an
instrument 10 Cypress the many Tor
the advantage OF q lew. lie strip
ped it Of the jarCon .by which the
human mind had been deluded into
bind veneration for kings rs the M
mediate vicagerents OF God on earth;
and proclaimed in words Of eloquent
truth, which thrilled conviction t.
every heart, those eternal scl!-evl-
dent first principles OF justice and
reason. on which alone the fabric OF
government should be reared. He
taught those "iruths of power in
words immortal yon have this dav
heard: words which bear the spirit
of great deeds; words which have
sounded the death-dirge OF tyranny
to the remotest corners .! the earth;
which have reused a sense Of right
a hatred of oppression an intense
vearning for democratic liberty. IN a
myraid of human hearts; and which,
revcrberating through time like thun-
der through the sky, will
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Col. Il. l.. Acoct. Of Polk county,
and w. B. Edwards, Of Dallas coun-
ty. have been n0rin ted a. the Dem
ocratic candidates from that district
for seats in the Convention. Msses
Bean is an independent candld.te
from Washington county district.
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ANrlpoTE FoR THE BITE or \ RAY
TIE sNAKE.--An Intelligent lady from
Tioca county, Pa. informs us that
the settlers in hat section Of coun-
try care little FIR the bite OF n rattle
snake. She STATES that a piece Of
common indigo made into a paste
with spirits of canspAor. and applied
to the wound. viii prevent any SER
Gus consequence occurring. and IN
fact at once neuiia.ize the poison.
Democratic banner., 1845-07-12

There is no widow so utterly w,d-
owed in her circumstances, as she
who has a drunken husband.
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revcrberatlng through tune like thun-
der through the sky, will
-lh the distance far away,
Waken the sIumbering ages.
To Jefferson belongs, exclusively
and forever, the high renown Of hav-
lng framed the glorious charter OF A.
merican liberty. To his memory
the henedicIions Of this and oil sue
ceeding tunes are due for reducing
the theory of freedom to lis sImpleS,
elements. and in 4 few Iucid and n
auswerah|e propositions. establishing
a groundwork on which men may Sc
curelv raise a lasting supeIStruCtnre
of national greatness end prosperity.
But our fathers. in the august as
Semhlage OF 70, were prompt Ia ac-
knowledge and adopt the solemn and
momentous principles he asserted
With scarce an alteration with
none TIA, affected the spirit & char
act-r Of the instrument. and ~Itf
but few that changed in the slightest
! degree It's verbal constructIon-they
published that exposition OF human
rights t. the world as their Dec'ara,
ton Of American Independence,
pledging to each other their lives,
their fortunes. and their sacred hon
or, in support of the tenets II pro.
claimed. This was the grardest.
the most'mportant experiment. ever
ur dertaken in the history of man.
But they that entered upon 1t were
not afraid Of new experiments. Il
founded on the immutabIe principles
Of right, and approved by the sober
convictions o! reason. There were
not wanting then, indeed. as there
are not wanting now, pale counsel
Iors to fear. who would have with
held them from the course they were
pursuing. because it tended in a d.
rectlon hitherto uItrod. But they
were not to be deferred by the shad
owy doubts and timid suggestions o
cravtnIspIrits, content to be Iashed
forever round the same circle OF mis-
cradle expedienis, p~erpetuaIly trying
anew the exploded shifts which hac
alwavsproved lamentably inadequate
before. TO such men, the very name
of experiment is a sound Of horror
1t is a spell which conjures up gor-
CONS, hvdras, and chimeras dire
They seem not to know that all !;
valuable in hie-lhat the acquisitions
of learning, the discoveries OF SCI
ence. and the refinements OF arts
are tie results OF experiment. Il
was experiment that bestowed or
Cadmus those keys OF knowledge
with which we unlock the treasure
houses Of immortal mind. 1t wa:
experiment that taught Bacon the
~futiIitv of the Grecian philosophy, &
led him to that heaven scaling meth
cd Of investigation and analysis, or
which science has safely climbed &c
the proud eminence where now she
sits, dispensing her blessings on man
kind. 1t was experiment that lifted
Newton above the clouds and dark
ness OF this visible diurnal sphere. en-.
abling him to explore the sublime
mechanism of the stars, and weigh
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INTO OTHER FOLKS
BUSHELS.

"What are YOU DUNG there" in
CURED Jack otTom, as he aught him
peeping through n KEY hole.
"Whar's that to you?" said Ton;
II don't like 10 see 4 person pryil5
into other peoples business"
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Never neglect to do a good deed
# YOU wish % be happy.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-01-23
mr.. CTSlIIsG IN CHM skEIga OF HIS
ADVENTURE.

F,om Bombay Mr.. Gushing preef edrd
inthe Brandy win. down the snD,be,s coast
Of India 10 Cey I'm. At,his bland he psss-
ed week, and sIsi,,d Tie old native ca
pi'ol. Handy, the prime pal site cf the
Bhudd's,s. The lsIsnd !, called hy the ma
tiyes " the Cele.iiaI PJrsdise." and SINCE
tie English have oblainsd sn und,s puled
title, BY cession from the native chef, il
has b. GONE mnre than ever 1ourishlng and
prosi erous. The greatest tenlion va.
paid the American En,oy BY the princi-
p.l sulhorit'ss. and Particularly The Go
vernon. Sir Col n Campbell. A ball was
given By The English residents. IN honnr
81 their Arnericsn guests. at the hal 81
the Consulate. From Cey lon the fig. e
proceeded by route c.llrd the Eastern
Passage, souih oil the leland Of Jaya. by
the way Of Tinor and Anbnyna. and in,n
The Psellic Dream. thence up to the east.
ward 81 the Island Of Luzsn To Mseao.
II was the fret the this passage was ever
made by an American mn OF war. At
the sesson Of The y,ar WIEN il vas &C
cnmpllshed. il 10 the only way to teach
China IN consequence Of the N. E. mon.
soon. The passage was made very .uc.
cessfnlIy, under the judicious and prudent
directions Of the gallant Commndo,e Par.
ktr, tho eheeriulIy encountered oil the la.
yards of the rout-. in order that The pi.-
SION nigh, arrive as caly as possible in
China.
Mr.. Gushing resi.lrd in that county ex-
actiy six months TO q tay. aud during the
whole period was con.,snily engaged IN
Pramotng the Objects "f h 8 mission. By
The n'n-a1rivai OF the ST. I.on,s sloop ol
war. which lay. very singnlsrly. a long
time al the Cape. and through the cont.
nued obstacle Of the northern monsoon. he
vas under the necessity of remaining a,
Macao until The Imp rial Governmen, sc
tuaily anticipated hs movemen,s by des.
patching y commission To HIM. II consis.
'ed Of Isl Ye"g, an imperi. j delegate aud
plenipoientiary; Wang. treasurer of the
so kwang.. and pw4n Rsan. another
high dien,tary of State.
Isl Yeng is a Tartar Of the imperial
blood. and the same person y h, nrgoua.
ted with SIR Henry Po,,,neer. Ills name.
We might a. we'll state here, has been
erronaously spelled KING IN the English
newspapers. This parsonage seems to
have the full conf Ience Of ms own save.
reign. as he was appolnted. with all The
powers Of a pieniponnissy. to negotiate
With The Fserch and American Leaa,.on,
az soon as they arrived. .s
One very interesting fac il worthy ri
noti'e. No obstacles were place. in the
way OF NJ. Cu.h'ug's proceeding To Re.