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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

Mr.. Scott says, in his practical remarks on Eek.
chap q d" Human depravity never appears so
great as in the impudent daring, obstinate and
atrocious wckednsss of those who have been most
favored with the means Of grace. Yet the Lord
will not forSake his church, though many such
base characters have, in every age, infested it, He
knows how to discriminate between the precious
and the vile, and estimate the degree of mems
rebellion and he often sends his ministers to those
who he foresees will not regard their word. But
while they rebuke and warn, with all authority in
his name; He will be glorifed and they will he uc-
copied, whether men will hear or whether they
will forbear; and they who have most despised
the word of Cod, when faithfully presented will
know, when condemned for negectng so great
salvation, that prophet hath been among them.
The more insolent and outrageous sinners are in
wickedn0ss, the more bold and faithful must min
listers be in addressing thsm;-they cannot please
men and serve Christ: they must be armed with
the mind which was in him, that they may be pre-
pared TO endure hardship and to bear the CROSS
they must expect to be harrassed by briers and
thorns, If not to dwell with scorpions; and il would
be vain to look for comfort, or ease safety, in
such situation, except from the Lord" Happy
would it be if our ministers believed in these
truths, and were prepared to take up the cross to
come up to the work, and warn sinners, eUen in
the church. whether they hear or whether they for
bear Would they do this, they might find that the
church, as body, is little better than of old, when
God said she was most rebeious. And they
might find many churches SO corrupt, that all who
attempted to reform them would soon find them
selves among scorpions. This may induce men
pleasers to keep back offensive truths, to consult
human prudence, and cry peace, when there is no
peace. But all who fear God and wish to have
his appreciation, must hear what God says, and
do what he requires: eat the bitter roll and warn
rebelIious professors, whether they are pleased or
offended. Do your duty and leave the consequent
ces with God ELEkiEL.
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GARDEN MING.

There are but few plants in the garden that need
much attention at this season, and it is not advisa-
BILE to plough large portion ofthe garden at pres
ent, for the earth will not crumble in pieces so well
and lie so light as when you let it lie till milder
weather.
Early peas, early turnsps, lettuce, and very
few other plants, may be safely trusted out in fros
ty nights. Others succeed better when not sown
or set until into May. Cucumbers are often bro't
forward under glasses, but there is more labor in
this than farmers are willing to undertake. They
cannot be easily transplanted if sown in common
mould it has been recommended therefore to lei
the seeds vegetate in sods, that they may be remO-
we'd from glass shelter to open ground after the
weather becomes warm.
Parsnip, carrot, beet, and ruta baga seed for
stock, should not be sown early. Our readers will
bear in mind that we have often warned them oil
the advantages of sowing these late they grow
more thrifty and it requires not half so much la
Dor to weed them. Prepare the ground in May
have fine manure we'll mixed in the soil, and lei
the surface be stirred with harrow or a hoe a
several different times, before sowing the seed, tina
all the foul seeds in the soil may vegetate and die
before the young plants are up.
The fore part of June answers we'll for thes'
seeds, except the ruta baga this should not b.
sOwn before the Goth of une.-PlOWmGas.
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TEE PRESIDE.
From the Diary of a late Physician.
A SLIGHT COLD.

consider " slight cold to be in the nature
of chill, caught by a sudden contact with your
grave; or as occasioned by the damp finger of
Death laid upon you, as it were, to mark you
for HIS, in passing to the more immediate object
of his commission. Let this be called croaking,
and laughed at as such, by those who are "wea-
ried of the painful round of life" and are on the
lookout for their dismissal from it but be learnt
of by heart and remembered as having the
force of truth and gospel by all those who would
-" measure out their span upon the earth" and
are conscious of any constitutional flaw or feeble
ness; who are distinguished by such tendencies
deathward, as long necks-narrow, chicken
chests-very fair compilations Exquisite SYM
pathy with atmospheric variatons-or, in short,
exhibit any symptoms of an asthmatic or con-
sumptive character. If these choose to neglect
a slight cold, let them not complain of being
bitten by reptile, which they have cherished to
maturity while they might have crushed it
in the egg Now, if we call ca slight cold .
the egg, and peurisy, Inflammation of the lungs,
asthma, consumption the venomous reptile, the
matter will be more than correctly figured
There are many ways in which this egg may
be deposited and hatched going suddenly, slight
ly clad, from heated into cold atmosphere.
especially ify you can contrive to be in state Of
perspiration-sitting or standing in draught
however slight 1t is the breath of Death, rea.
der, and laden with the vapors of the grave
Lying in damp beds, for there his cold arms shall
embrace you-continuing in wet clothing, and
neglecting wet feet-these and hundred others
are some of the ways in which you may slowly
imperceptibly, but surely cherish the creature
that shall at least creep nextrcably inwards, anC
lie coiled about your very vitals. Once more
again-again, would say, ATTEND to
this, all ye who think it small matter to-NEG
LEoT A SLIGHT COLD. 49,
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IL gTi Wlt "a r al.
POTATOES.

The malady which has prevailed for year or
two, among potatoes, may operate as discour-
agement to planting them as extensively as for
merly. We venture not to give an opinion, from
the little that is yet known, in regard to the orr
gin OF this disease, or to recommend any specific
remedy; but from what we have seen, should
not hesitate to adopt the following rules in plan
ting. cultivation, &c l. To plant on loamy
soils, of medium dryness. 2. If stable manure
is used, let it be well mixed with the soil, and
not left Especially if unfermented) in too great
a quantity in the HILL 3. Plant good sized
sound potatoes, cutting only the largest ones.
Very small potatoes or small pieces are not like
ly to sprout so vigorously as large ones. The
first food of the young plant is the substance of
the old potatoe, and the greater the supply Of
this food, the more rapid, of course, is the early
growth of the shoot. 1t is true, that under en-
tlrely favorable circumstances of soil, season, &c.
the shoot from small potatoe, or from small
pieces may succeed, and the product from them
in such cases may not be much less F.; but it is
reasonable that the shoot from good sized anC
sound potatoe would be stronger, and less predis
posed to suffer from any unfavorable influences
belonging to the soil or atmosphere. 4. Plan
as early as the ground is in aproper state: Ma
ny cases might be cited, where early potatoes
: escaped the blight or disease and produced
good crop, when the same variety, planted late
on piece Immediately adjoining, were mucl
injured 5. Plant only varieties of known har
diness. Much depends on this. Some kind
have always been remarkable for their healthy
hardy constitutions at the same time producing
more than others under the same circumstances
Of the feeble sorts, there is the Mercer, calle
also Chsnango; Meshanic, corrupted from Mesh
) annock, which, from it's supposed or acknow
f edged good qualities for the table, has bee
widely cultivated for several years past; bu
which has always been subject to blight-mor
so than most other kinds. We are not awar
5 of any good qualities possessed by this potato
! that are not to be had in several other kinds
: which have the advantage of greater hardines
and productivencss as well as soundness. 6.
9 cultivation, keep the crop clean from the frs
+ start, but avoid ploughing or working it whe
: the ground is SO wet as to be in the least muddy
7 and do not use the plough or cultivator after tn
y blossoms appear as mutilation of the roots a
- ter this may damage the setting of the tuber
J. Having used all these, and other reasonable pr
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ry; not in her own national aggrandzemsnt; but
in extending the blessings rational liberty, of
civilization, of the arts and sciences, and above
all, of Christianity; and eleVating man, universal
man, to high state of moral and intellectual i'm
provement; she would stand pre-eminent among
the nations Ofthe earth. Her walls of defence,
her towers and bulwarks. would be the worlds
gratitude. In p@ans of JOY it would be borne to
her on the winds Ofthe ocean, from every CONT
nent and every isle. The sun of her glory would
career with unsuled brightness in her armament,
and mantle in light the dark cloud that shall come
w.t.
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A Touching Incident.-During the late session
of Congress, young man, dsformed and almost
helpless, had been permitted to occupy a niche in
the lobby leading to the hall of the House of Rep
rssentatves to dispose ofmagazines, novels and
newspapers, to the grave Legislators Of the land,
and strangers visiting the seat ofgOvernment. Day
by day, during the session of Congress, this poor
cripple had been found early and late at his post
until one day lately, when his desk was fonnd to
be closed, and in place of the proprietor, mour
ming weed hung from one of his knobs
On inquiring for the poor deformed, it was as
ceraned that he had lost his father and that hav-
ing no other place of business, he had hung the
mourning to his book case, and gone out to vent
his sorrow to the barren woods and silent streams
How touching this simple tribute appears-mute,
yet eloquent. While the member of Congress,
loaded with honors, and wept by nations eye,
goes with funeral pomp to his long homo, the poor
deformed hangs his token of affection upon the
wall of the vcstibule through which the funeral
passes, and retres to weep alone True Sun.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

CONSEQUENCES OF LADY's UNFoRGIvINGNEss
"A fatal duel took place sometime ago at Frank
fort, under the following circumstances: A young
partner in mercantile house, M. Kuppenburg, 81
years of age, conducting young lady home from
church, in slippery weather, gave her his ARM
She slipped and fell Notwithstanding his support,
and an officer of dragons, CHANGING to be walking
behind, INDUCED in smile at the disaster. Kup-
penburg, finding reason for offence in the officers
amusement, challenged him the next day. Lava
lete, the dragon, refused to fight at such rife,
but offered to apologize to the lady, which he did,
the same night at a ball. The lady, however, re-
piled that the account was to be settled with Mr.
Kuppenburg, not with her, and the result of this
silly lack of sense and feeling was The death of the
officer, and an almost mortal wound to her cham
pion. They fought with pistols, and M. Kup-
penburg received ball in his stomach, of which
he lay dangerously i'll Mt the last accounts. Mr..
Lavaette was shot through the mech and died i'm
mediately. Foreign paper.
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Whose Likeness is this.-There are many who
are afraid to know the truth, as much as the man
in the following paragraph ..-.t-t. f..
1t is related that Calico, who invented the tel
escope with which he observed the satellites of
Jupiter, invited man who was opposed to him
to look through it, that he might observe Jup-
ter's moons. The man positively refused say
ing, If should see them, how could l ma ;ntain
my opinions, which have advncsd against yoAr
philosophy" .- 49,.
Those in error very often refuse to hear and e1-
anime the truth, for fear such an examination
would lead to the discovery of their false position
and the abandonment of their favorite opinions
ChristiGn Reflector.
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re GOW s..
MORAL POWER OF OUR COUNTRY.
"Oh that they were wise!'

Never, since the birth of time, was there peo-
pie thrown into condition of civil society so ia
yorable for the exertion of widespread and per-
manSnt moral influence as this. Our country it.
self, beautiful and magnificent beyond any other
on the gobe formed the theatre for great deeds,
with history short, indeed but brilliant as that
which records the deeds of Marathon, of Their
mopyl@, of Salamis, and Patee-its inexaustible
resources--its untold wealth-the race, the gent
US, the language, the intelligence, and the enter
prise Of its inhabitants, are each singly the elt
meat Of vast moral power. But these are all
combined in government, which is tselfthe con-
centration of public energy-every pulSaton, eve
ry action OF which is the expression of the will Of
millions of freemen, through their chosen agents
their energy concentrated and combined in ex-
preston. This is the power of republics like our
own. When Russia, with her millions of strfs
speaks, it is her autocrat's voice alone we hear
and, beyond the brute force it wields, what do we
heed it moro than the voice of man like our.
selves? When this nation speaks, it is the com
bined voice Of Millions of Sovereigns, speaking
through their chosen agents; and it goes forth a!
the voice of great multitude, and as the voice O
many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunder
ings; and no walls that tyranny can erect will pre-
vent its rsverbsratons striking on every ear, ant
waking up to new life and vgor those energies
which now lie crouched beneath expressions iror
arm, and rousing them to death-struggIe for lib
erty.
OH if the moral power ofths great nation wer
sanetfed by the grace of God, and under the con
trolling and bengnant influences of pure Christ
ianlty, what might it not achieve2 Combining he
resources and her energies, should she seek be
glory, not in the prowess of her arms, not in tn
spoils Of the vanquished and the trophies OF victC
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
LONG SERMONS.

1t was my fate yesterday to be compelled to lis
quently suffered so much in this way, that we think
we have right to demonstrate. sermon should
never, except under peculiar circumstances, exceed
thirty minutes in the delivery. When longer than
this, it begets WEAKNESS very unfavOrable to the
spiritual advancement of the heart. 1t has been
said that Demosthenes never spoke more than
half an hour in his nOblest efforts. 1t is very doubt
full whether he would have produced as great re-
suits, had he doubled his words. Wordiness is a
fault of modern times. There is delicacy in
speaking to minister of the Gospel on this sub
ject, and unless his own discrimination point out
to him the just limit, he may unconsciousy be-
come painfully prolix The writer of this article
is church goer and always strives to take an in
terest in the teachings of the pulpit. We have a
profound reverence for the Gospel and its minis
tiers, and only speak in the hope that our sugges-
ton may be acted on. A preacher may drive a
way his hearers by his tedousness. 1t is not so
much by continued effort as by repeated effort
that great good is achieved. The habit which
some ministers have ofspeaking from three-quart
ers of an hour to an hour at time, if not accom-
panied with uncommon spiritual, intellectual, anC
physical power, is really detrimental to the inter
est of religion. A minister should concentrate
his energies, and speak feelingly, warmly ant
searchingly. He will be most likely to succeed il
this, by not extending his address to lengtI
which exhausts both himself, and his hearers
Phil North american.
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Conscience has no temptation to be otherwise
than faithful. ltmay be abused it may be loaded
down with weight, bnt cannot be crushed; the
cauterizlng iron may be applied, but though scar
ed, it cannotb be killed. You may shut your eyes,
but it will whisper in your ears; you may stop
your ears, but it will tremble in your nerves.
When it cannot thunder it will whisper, and when
it cannot Whisper its silence is often more terri
BILE than Its utterance. 1t has most tenacious
memory, as well as most tender sensbity. The
testimony Of good conscience, therefore, is more
to be desired than mountains of gold.
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THE WHEAT INSECT.

A correspondent of the New York Mirror gives
the following account of an occurrence which
came under his own notice, and which may serve
to throw SEINE light upon the nature and character
of that plague of Garmers---the wheat insect. He
says t...
In the spring of 1914, | placed bag contain
ing half bushe of white flint wheat in the seed
drawer, under glass, and near the furnace of my
greenhouse On the 9th of March, ls45, open
ed the bag, and to my surprise found thousands of
living insects, such are now presented to you---
some were on the point of leaving the kernel, 9th
ers were just commencing to eat through, and ma
ny were perfectly formed and running about in all
directions. Six years ago was in the habit Of
soaking my early grains in salt brine for the pur-
pose of destroying the egg of the insect, which
assured my neighbors, much to their amusement
and unbelief, was ensconced in the kernel Now
by accident, the fact is made manifest The in.
sect would not have appeared till June, perhaps
had the wheat been sown. The VAIN situation il
occupied in the greenhouse, brought them thu.
early to maturity .
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WASH FOR TREES.

The best wash for the bodies of young trees, is
I've, made out of ashes or potash; one pound of
potash will be enough for one gallon of water,---
This should be applied with brush or swab to
the body of the tree in the month OF July, for this
is the season in which insects lay their eggs on
the body and at the roots of the tree. This wash
will entirely destroy all the moss on the body, all
the lice and eggs and young worms that come in
contact with it, The wash is much preferred to
lime wash, and it is vegetable substance; and il
will not close the pores of the wood as lime will
1t has been long tried by the best orchardsts and
has never been known to iniure the apple tree,
when made as above dlrected.---[ Maine Cultiva-
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Every one that would preserve health should be
as clean and sweet as possible in their houses.
Nothing conduces more to health than abstinence
and plain food.
Costiveness and -Diarrhea are very hurtful to
health; therefore care should be taken to remove
them Immediately, by elyster of pure water and
drinking much water, and absence from stimula-
ting diet and gluttony .l
Physc is substituted for exercise and temperance.
What a substitute
Artificial provocatives only create false appe-
tite. Water Cure Journal.
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CURE OF INTIDELIrY celebrated French in
fdel, being introduced to the pious Feneon, and
spending some time in his society, witnessing the
loveiness of his manners and conversation, was
constrained to say to friend 4" must not stay in
the presence of this holy man; if do, l shall be
compelled to renounce my infdelity;-so much pu-
rty, SO much amiableneas, proves the reality Of
his religion, and proves that religion to be of hea-
venly origin"
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DEMOCRACY AND WHIGGERY.

Democracy and whiggery are, after all, essen
TALLY alike They entertain the following views
in common. 1''.re la featv
lst That 25O, 900 men may hold 5000, 600
of their fellow men in the most absolute and
degrading bondage.
End That by virtue of their being slave
holders, they are entitled to three fourths of all
the executive and judicial offices in the National
government furnishing presidents, cabinets, for
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To destroy insects on plants Tie up some flow
ers of sulphur in piece Of muslin or fine linen !;
and with this the leaves young shoots of plants
should be busted or it may be thrown on them
by means of a common swans-down puff, or even
by dredging box.
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From the Columbian Magazine.
MUSICAL THOUGHTS.
By Mss augusta BrOsOne.

Music divine music! celestial visitant, what
were life without thee! dull, Flooding space of
existence, Invested of beauty-to be endured
rather than enjoyed. Music! from that sublime
period when the overture to the grand drama of
creation was performed by the orchestra of hea-
ven, thou hast been the awakener of high tho'ts.
the inspirer of hope, the softener Of care. When
the hosts ofthe Lord triumphed, then burst forth
the song of Miriam. When spirit of madness
attacked SAUL who could soothe him save the
gentle harp of David!-with the sound of music
was the temple Of Solomon dedicated; with most
triumphant music was the birth of the Redeem
er announced. That the Saviour himself used
music in conducting the worship Of his disciples
we have ample proof as mention is made of his
having "sung hymn" with them: in the reyeala-
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Coon SuGcEsrloNs.---The greatest pressrva-
tives of health are exercise and temperance. Ex-
ercise throws off all superhuities, and temperance
prevents them. . il t|
degree of exercise is absolutely necessary to
health. fN
This air we breathe is of the utmost importance
to our health
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cautions, we may say, in the language of witty
disciple Of Esculapius,
off after that they choose to die,
Why, verify L lets en-"
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