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t'tude all linked together by blood and
affection, embracing the extremes OF
old age and the tenderest infancy, thus
Journeying a thousand miles to seek a
new dwelling place. The Patriarch Of
the family. PHILIP ALLEN, is with them
= aged 80 years. He is the father Of
five sons and three daughters he was a
soldier of the Revolution and receives q
pension from his country, and has resided
in Rochester for the last q years.
Though feeble he is cheerful and pleas
ed with the idea of the union Of his nu.
merous descendants in the far west, 60
ing down with them as Jacob went with
his sons into Egypt, that he might die in
the midst of his posterty and be buried
where they expect TO lie until the morn
ing of the Resurrection.
The ALLEN family are located at Wal
worth, Walworth county, Wisconsin,
Territory, where they have purchased IA
large tract of land in the centre of which
they intend to bniIdza village, which is
to be called by the appropriate name OF
Allen City A large proportion OF the
family are commandments in the Presby-
terrain Church, and expect to form
church on the spot, for which pastor
is already partially engaged. The BIZ
BILE, Tract and Sabbath School Societies
have supplied them with books for dis
trbution in the destitute portions of The
country in their vicinity. Schools will
be Immediately established. Such emf
grants will give character TO the Vests
Ieave.their impress on unborn genera
tions, and with the divine blessing will
make the wilderness like Garden of
God
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DIVER, w., June 6, 1915.
The u. 8. Government II SIave.Catcier
and Slave Auctioneer!'


These are pretty names, it must he con-
fessed, to be applied TO The Genera Gov
eminent of this nation; bulthe IT ore shame
to those who permit the circumstances
which make them appropriate.
. Less than one year ago, seven slaves
attempted TO cscipe FROM Florida 10 the
West ladies, but were pursued, overlaken
and carried back TO bondage, by the US.
Steamer Gen. Taylor vessel attached
10 the Home Squadron, of which there
has been so much talk in the papers -
vessel owned, manned and controlled
by tho general government, and It's hire
IingS paid for such rascaIly services out
of your money. reader, and ours. "Norh>
ing to do with Slavery" eh p How do
you like to help pay for such jobs, solely
for The benefit Of The slarehoider2
Ohly two months ago, the U. S. Mar
shaI OF the Middle District OF Florida adj,
vertised 10 one Of thepapers that he would
sci several lots Of Men, Women and
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-26

81 II. GREEN, the Reformed Gam
bier, left Rochester for Buffalo on Friday
having delivered ni0eleen Lectures on La
temperance and Gambling 10 The former
City. No where have his exclusive ex'
hibtions of the babituaI rascality of Gam
blers and the Knavery Of Playing Card
Manufacturers been more widely and ear
ucslIy needed. A pack OF cards We're hassd
ed him, rurporting TO be made by Geo
Cook, New York, and he readily told
them all from the blcks. both suit and spots
Another pack oil Ell Cohen's make were
handed him, and he told twenly-niue O
them from the backs though he had new
or seen the cards before. The cards O
G. Bartlett, A. Nicely and Il. C:ehore he
told from their backs as readily as they
could be called off from ;heir faces. A
the close of his last Lecture, on Thursday
evening, the Westinghouse OF Roches-
ter presented him beautiful Silver Cob
let, and the Lady Washington Society q
set of Silver Spoous, Of elegant device
WIN. c. Bloss, late Member of Assembly,
in behalf of the Societies, made an excel
lent Address TO the citizens, and 10 Mr. G.
to which he feeIingly replied. He is to
lecture in Ithica and Buffalo soon ~ Y
Tribune.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-26

AN IRISH ANSWER. A gentleman rc-
siding in the neighbourhood of Cork, on
walking out one Sunday evening met a
young peasant girl whose parents lived
near his house. Where are you going
JENNY said he. Looking for son in
law for my mother, Sr!' was the smart
reply. Jenny, in fact was going counting,
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News TRAVELLING Unless THAN NJ

News TRAVELLING Unless THAN NO
TIME. The strange fact is nevertheless
demonstrated to be true, that news con-
veyed by Morse's STelegraph actually
vraveles in less than no lime. For in
s. ance,a member of Congress from Mis-
souri, commences a speech in the Capitol
at l2 o'clock, and it is Immediately com
municated by telegraph, and is announc-
ed in St Louis otabout II O'Clock, just |
hour before the speaker commenced
A correspondent Of the u. S. Journal
says, take any map and run your eyes
due. West on the degrees, and you will
get abundance.o f amusing illustration Of
this event anticipating affair. Mirror f.
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WISCONSIN SETTLERS.

We take the following interesting
sketch of family emi!rating to our
Territory, from the Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser ofthe 9th inst, which will
give our friends al road tolerably COR
rect notion ofthe character of consld-
cradle proportion oflhe settlers of Wis
consin. -RacLne AdCOcate.
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BtFrALo, MAY 6, l84

We were much interested in the ac-
coant given us this morning by Mr. Piiny
Allen, on board the 81. Louis, of a new
colony now on their way to Wisconsin.
The entire colony are composed of the
ALLEN family. There are three gener-
atoms numbering in all ~ souls, OF
whom so are now on their way, to be
followed hereafter by the remainder. 1t
is touching picture TO sec such \ null
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Navy DEPARTMENT General Order.
Information has been received at this de.
partmcnt, that her Britannia Maj S
Ships Erebuo" and Terror" are proceed,
ing to make a further attempt for the &C
compishment of northwest passage by
sea, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Ocean. Ia compliance with the Ieqeest
Of the British government, communica
ted by her Majesty's minister at Wash
nglon, aud to the end that the govern.
menl Of The United States may manifest
its ioeresl in this effort to advance the
bounds OF human knowledge. all officers
in the naval service of the United States
are hereby authorized and directed TO at.
ford every assistance in their power, in
case of need, 10 the commanders of these
vessels, in the promotion of the objects OF
The expedition.
Gr0RGE PANCROFT.
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From the Pennsylvania Freeman.
SONG
BY J.R. LOWELL ,

Written to be sung dtMe New England AntiSlare.
ry Convention, May 1915.
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GEORGE BANCROFT
Navy Department, June /, l845.

Iz3The village Of Ithaca has again
been the scene of destructive fire, the
work of an incendiary 1t took place
early on Tuesday morning, and extend
ed over nearly all the square bordered by
Cayuga, Oswego Geneva and Green SITS,
Twelve buildings burned besides barns
and other outbu,Idings in the centre OF
the square. Loss about $l2,95O-in-
sured about $50 in the N. Y. Contri-
bu,onship, Etna, Hartford and Saratoga
Companies. Damages in the removal
and loss orfurniture not included. Three
persons have been arrested and are in
Jail The Trustees offer $500 reward
lor the discovery ofthe incendiaries, A
previous a,temPtto fire the village had
been made that night.
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Children (sIaves) at auction! Fine bu-
siness, this, for an officer who holds his
commission from The President of the U.
States This Florida NIsrshai is as
much an officer Of the general govern.
men', and as exclusively such, as The
Secretary of the Treasury, or President
Polk himself. And the slave Auctions
are notified and held 5y him in his Off
cal capacity. Who authorizes these VII
famous proceedings? Whose will is the
Marshal o5eying? And the proceeds o.
the slave auction-whose money will 1t
be- Render, can you tVEI?-Herhimer
Freeman.
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as "Pd, what have our uncles and
aunts IN England done that the papers
talk about them 50 muchE'
"HoN ?"
"Why the editors are now all the time
talking abou cur foreign relations"
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GOOD FOR EVIL - Tile escape of a
SIaoe. A vessel from Charleston, S. c.,
arrived at Our wharves few days since.
Among the goods and chatteIS, she bro't
one likely slave. Soon after his arrival,
the slave was sent on shore, on an errand.
Henry soon perceived that mis- shackles
had fallen of upon our own free soil or
ii may be that some friend of our "pecul>
lar Institutions" gave him hint, that his
master having brought him voluntarily in
10 the area Of freedom, it was at his own
option whether to remain or return to the
sunny South. Strange as it may seem,
the black man preferred the rugged Norh,
and at our last advces was well on his
way toward Canada. Now this is what
we call returning good for evil. When
colored men from The North go South,
they are seized and shut up in prison
but when coIored men from the South
come to the North, they are bid welcome
to the whole area Of treedom.-Boslon
TEareler.
- We saw Henry in this town the
morning after his arrival in Boston, on his
way to Canada. He was man of much
natural shrewdness and would not listen
to any proposition 10 remain here. He
said he thought there were enough color
ed people in The States, and he should feel
more secure in Canada. He is well on
his way 10 that refuge from oppression, il
not already there. Worcester Spy
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-09-13
From the Lynchburg Republican.
THE TARIFF,

We had prepared an article for our last pape
showing the immense dividends annually de-
cared by certain manufacturing establishments
u the North, amounting in some instances t
70 tne enormous sum of forty t,oo and a hay pc,
ee"' Dur rom come cause it was mislaid. The
'ast Vrginian, in an article upon the subject
suemPts 10 'm'Syy' these facts (n dare NJ,
oeny 'hem' BY a'tributing it to decline in the
o"ehai value OF these establishments, caused
ey the failure Of ITS Stockholders. This cer
'a'n'y sa lame excuse to tfler for these i'm
mense profits of the manufacturer. even If Il vas
'oonoed IN facf.-But there is a little eecre,
wn'cn our ne'ghbor forgot 10 add. which ia. thai.
'nongh The Essex steam mil, in Nswberrypor,
o'c' originally cost $40 1000; was run for some
Ume, and was then sold to its presen, propric
'ors Tor S24 ONO; yet, they, to put it in proper
order. expended, $4,000 n repairs-thns ma
Snz the cost of the mill to them, The present
F"opr'e'ors, the same that il vas to its original
o~n',s |, was ou' Of this capital that they di
Vlued 'hs fo'ty 100 percent dividend. Had our
he'ehoor thrown this fact into hs account he
nght not have made out such an apparcnlv
clear case.
But why attempt TO conceal these facts from
.Ae people by classification " That The Manu-
'",'u,er 10 accommodating immense fortunes On
DER Inc operations OF the present iniquitous eys
tenn OF duties, while the other great b. anches of
INDUSTRY can scarcely exist, is fact too papa
ole not to be detected. While the former is di.
vlting diydeuds Of Is, ~ 81, and more per
cent. upon their capital invested; The latter con
gratula'e themselves upon and pcr cent
The truth of the matter is, tie tariff as enact:
ed for the exclusive protection, or, rather reoard
OF the manufacturing interest. 1t has been
charged by one who was in all the secrets of
the Wing "prison house" of al, that the tariff
hll! was never seen until it was drafted and
presented TO the committee for action, BY a
certain manufac urer of Massac huse,ts A bill
thus originating coud have no other object in
view than the protection Of that one inter.
est.
The following presents some facts to which
we ask the attention Of the farmer and mechan
&c, and which, we think the Vrginian will be I'm
able to explain satisfactorily.
The Merrimack Company, at Lowell, is bull.
ding large factory, $50 feet by about 100, four
stories high. This is done out OF their reserved
funds, after paying 10 per cent. semi annual di.
vldends. They will expend something like
$3OO,O0O this year upon buildings, machinery,
&c. Here are the profits Of seven manufac,ur.
ing companies:
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TEXAS CONVENTION.

The Texan convention at our latest dates
was industriously engaged in the important
work offraming the constitution for the state D
1eras. II was expected they would complete
their labors, during the present month. We
have before US copy ofthe printed report of the
legislative department to which is attached the
name Of our former citizen, ex-governor H. G.
kunnels. We CLEAN from the report the fol.
lowing provisions Of the onstitution:-S Southern
Retormer.
1.-THE constitution provides that every free
white male citizen Of the U. States, who shall
nave resided 10 Texas year preceding an cleo.
sion' and inc last SIX months in the county OF
town N which he offers to vote, shall be dual.
ined eiector-lndians not taxed and Africans
and descendants OF Africans excepted. The
members OF the house Of representatives shall
be chosen for two years, shall reside in the state
two years next preceding their election and one
year IN the county or town they represent and
they shall have attained the age of IS years a,
the time OF election. Senators shall be thirty
years OF age. shall reside. in the state three
years before the election, shall be chosen fol-
four years; and shall have paid state and coun.
" tax. No minister Of the gospel or priest
shall be member Of the general assembly. The
members Of the general assembly shall receive
as compensation three dollars day for every
day they shall attend the sittings, and three
dollars for every twenty miles they shall travel
10 and from the place Of meeting. The first E.
lection to be held on the first Monday ard the
following day in November, l648 and the cleo
uon shall be held on the same days in Novem.
Der every two years thereafter. The seat 81
government shall be q Austin, until the yess
- -
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SCAN MAG. IN HIGH LIFE.


The Paris correspondent Of the Courier des
Etats Unis, gossips as follow:
sit had been announced that we were 10 have
congress Of Queens this summer at Paris.
We were to have been honored with the stimuli
taneous visit of The two Queens of Spain, moth.
er and daughter, the Queen Of the Belgians,
and the Queen Of England. But the zepbyrs
offspring have blown away all or nearly all these
fair prospects. The Queen of Belgium alone
will keep her engagement. Her majesty OF
Spain is about to be married, and cannot come;
her mother will not come without her and
Queen Victoria has changed her mind,
The notice of this royal caprice implies a We.
~ datteriDg compliment TO the attractions of
our bellies Parisienne.
You are aware that Queen Victoria attaches
more Importance to her prerogatives as wife
than even those other crown. She applies her
conservative policy particularly TO Prince Albert.
The agitations Of Ireland disturb her less than
the slightest symptoms Of rebellion in the heart
Of her husband. All her her cares tend to main.
tad the Prince in the severe and Iaborious line
of his dutes; she watches over the safety Of
hymen with zeal, perseverance, an activity
of mind and an ingenuity Of means, which can.
not be sufficiently admired, and the result of
which ls to keep her majesty constantly in an
interesting situation before the eyes of the PEG.
pie Of England.
. Travelling SCENE TO be an agreeable distrac.
tion, an innocent recreation which occupies the
curiosity while it leaves the passions in repose.
Therefore, it is always with new pleasure that
the Queen, after short residence at Bucking.
ham or Windsor, mounts the magnificent car
always put at her disposal on whatever railroad
she designs to travel. or causes the Royal Yacht
to be put in readiness; and thus two or threa
times year she carries off her husband, some.
times on visit to the chateau Of one of her no.
Bile and wealthy subjects. sometimes to a sea-
port, and then TO Belgium, to Scotland, to Nor
mandy, and finally, as we said before, she was
to have carried him TO Paris, but this project
has been suddenly and irrevocably abandoned,
from motive which it was intended should be
kept secret, but which could not entirely esca 3,
the penetration Of the curious idlers ofshe Court
To be brief-on dit that the Queen received an
anonymous communication, TO the purport that
an abominabIe conspiracy had been formed I.
gainst the fidelity Of her beloved spouse. The
secret note 10 said TO have contsined the min.
utest details Of the plan, together with the
names Of the fair conspirators who have defed
each other 10 con,es. Of ccquetry, Of which
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ANEcD0TE Or DEN. PUTNAM.

Among the worthless who figure during The
era Of the American Revolution. perhsos ,hc,c
was possessing more originality of ckasscte,
than General Putnam, who was eccentric ana
fearless blunt ID his manners, the soldier, with
out The polish Of gentleman. He miQh, well
be called the Marion Of the north, though 10
dsllked disguise, probably from the fact Of he
isping, which was very apt 10 overthrow any
trickrey he might have in view.
'Atthe time astronghold, called, House Neck.
some miles from New York, was in possession
Of the British, Putnam, with few sunday pa.
triots, was lurking in its vicinity bent on driv.
ing them from the place. Tired of living in
ambush the men became impatient and impor.
tune the General with questions az 10 when
tney were gong to have bout with the foe.
one morning. no made speech something to
the following effect, which convinced them that
something was in the wind: .Fsilers-Youve,
been idle 100 long, and 30 have |. I'm going
down to Bushs or Horse Neck, in an hour, with
an OK team and loadof corn. If should come
back will let you know the particulars III
should not, let them have il, by the hokey.'
he shortly after mounted his OK cart, dressed
az one OF the commonest order of Yankee far.
mers and was soon at Bush's tavern which was
10 possession Of the British troops. No sooner
did the officers espy him, that they began to
question him as TO his where abouts, and finding
him complete simple, as they thought thew
began TO quiz him and threatened 10 seize the
corn and fodder
How much do you ask for your whole con.
cern! asked they.
For mercy sake. gentleman, replied the mock
clodhopper, with the most deplorable look Of
entreaty. 'only let me of, and you shall have NV
hull team and load for nothing; and II that Won,
du, I'll give you my word Iii return ,omo,,o,
and pay you heartily for your kindness and con.
desccnsien. ~S"'
We'll said they, We'll take you at your WORD
leave the team and provender with US, and ".
won't require any fail for your appearance
Putnam gave up the team and saun,cred
bout for an hour or so, gathering I'll The inlor
nation he wished; he then returned 10 his me
and told them Of the foe and his plan Of attack.
The morning came, and with il called on, the
gallant band. The Bntish were landed with
cough hands, and when they surrendered to
Gen. Putnam, the clodhopper, the sarcas,ica lily
remarked, Gentlemen. | have KEEP, my word
!! tod you | would call and pay you for your
Kindness and condesceneio0.
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Prince Albert wss 10 bs the victim. Peshsps
we should only see In THE plot Tho effort Of .
generous patriotism, resolved 10 take . glorious
revenge. ios the concession made 10 the ''pcsAdc
Albion" and certainly there was good deal 10
be feared from the result. The fair cen 'piss.
tors were feso'u'e, well armed, and accustomed
TO succcss--bu, the pot oa noiv was uncovered
too soon, the Queen mesnsccd in what she
holds most dear, has taken the alarm, declines
TO brave the peril, and risk the loss OF the mos,
valued jewel in her crown.
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NJ EXICo.

Tie Havana Correspondent OF the Charles
ton Mercury of the 23rd inst, says that SAINT,
Anna is in very low spirits on account of the re-
ported war between Mexico and the United
States. He says that Mexico was never less
prepared for war than now, that she is divided
upon the question oil Federalism and cannot
unite the energies of the whole people in defence
of the country, that the abIest generals are alb.
sent, he in Cuba, and General Wool in Europe.
It il understood in Cuba that the Mexican navy
is to be or has been sent to Jamaica to be out Of
the reach of Commodore Conner of the United
States Navy.-Montgomery ADV.
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THH
RIPLEY AOV0NTIOUN
u. Il. FORD.
Psors,sron AMI PvsL,ssss

TERMs,-Thc ADvtRrisss will be Issued reg
u'"rly every Saturday, nj 81 so, In advano,
IN every instance. No sub.ori rtion will be 70
oieved Tor less period than six months.
ApvEhrisxMss7s will be charged nj the rate o
one DOLLAR per squire, [ten lines or lcssl 70,
the FIRST insertion, and fifty cents for eaci
continuance.
Announcing candidates for ofhce-tcp for Stnts
and FIVE for County-invariably in advance
The CASH will be required for all Job work
when delivered - this rule will be strictly OF
served.
Letters addressed tn this Office bu,iness.
must be post paid, or they might no, be at.
tended to.
NJ Advertisements should be marked with
the number
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1860, and until the Legislature shall otherwise
order. There 10 clause In tho 32d section
winch u ~ vaVisncc with the Jlst. Tho 3ls,
provides hat the h'si election Tor members oil
the general assembly shall BE- held In Novem
boz, lsa0; the 32d providce that !, shall bc held
In January next. and that tho members shall BE-
convened by the president Of the existing gov.
eminent At The earliest practicable period after
me adoption Of this constitution BY the congress
Of tho United S,a,es.
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continued In the, peN Of the Island In oil i,s
previous intensity, varied only BY "showsss 90
short IN their duration 20 20 b. tsutslsios."
The English steamer icy stopped 81 ~. JsRo
on he, way 10 Kingston, on the 8 b, taking ~
0le,OO0 In specis III. \. Gazette.