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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-08

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Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13

out in the executive department ofthe
government the principles and policy
of those who have chosen HIM, he
should not be unmindful that our fell
low-citizens who have differed with
him in opinion are entitled to the full
and free exercise of their opinions and
judgement, and that the rights of all
are entitled to respect and regard.
Confidently relying upon the aid
and assistance of the coordinate de-
partments ofthe governmental conduc-
ting our public affairs, enter upon the
discharge Of the high duties which have
been assigned me by the people, again
humbly supplicating that Divine Being
who has watched over and protected
our beloved country from its infancy to
the present hour, to continue His gra-
clous benedictions upon us, that wemay
continue to be a prosperous and happy
people.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13
MIR. POLK'S ADDRESS.

We lay before our readers to-day the
Inaugural Address of MIR. POLK, the
President elect Of the U. States.
We have perused it with no little at
tentlon, and with great satisfaction; =
and pronounce it to be, in our judgment,
a very plain, unambiguous, statesman
like document. Many of our wing
friends, however, differ with US in toto,
in regard to the merits of the address,
and declare that it is shallow in concep-
ton, weak in sentiment, schooI-boy-
like, and, altogether unworthy any man
occupying the distinguished station of
President of the United States. They
do not accuse the President of unintel :
ligible verbosity, an array of high-soun-
ding words, or grand rhetorical flourish
es, above the comprehension Of the
great mass of his countrymen. Not at
all: But they complain ofthe plainress,
the perspicuity and the entire adaptation
of the address to the meanest capacity.
These soges differ very materially with
such daoarts in intellect and learning
as JOHNSON, ADDISON, LOCKE, BA-
CON, as to what are the true evidences
of a. great mind. They taught that
true greatness consists In being able to
simplify and set forth in plain language
abstruse or complicated subjects-in
divesting them of their classical rigidl-
ty, and bringing them down to the
comprehension Of all classes. Some of
our whig sages, and uould-be critics,
complain of, and condemn, Mr.. PoLK's
address, not because it is unintelligible
to them, but because he has so slmpli-
fed and made plain the great subjects
Of which he treats, as to bring them
within the comprehension of their mar
row, contracted selfish minds-minds,
whose discrimination is so blunted
and blurred by party rancor, that
they cannot, or will not, appreciate
the excellence of anything produced
by political opponent-minds that
are ever ready to lavish the most ex-
travagant and fulsome praise upon
every thing, however destitute of true
merit, eminating from the prominent
men of the party with they are identif-
ed, and ever ready to denounce and pro-
nounce as puerile the performance of an
opponent, however high its claims to
excellence may be, however meritori-
Gus in its style, however appropriate
and prosperous in its matter.
Mr.. Polk announces, after speaking
Of his high responsibilities, and the
complicated difficulties that must sur
round him in entering upon his duties
as President, that the grand chart
the bright guiding pole-star Of his pros
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13

time FOR the necessary preparations
1t is not impossible that he may 60 in
said vessel; in regard to this, we ot
course have no means of knowing
What we say is, that he hos not en-
gagged his passage in her, and the con-
signee has received no notice that he
intends to do so.-Journ. Commerce.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13

The .Merican Ministes.-We are
enabled to to contradict, in the most
positive manner, the statement made in
morning paper day or two since,
that General Almonte had engaged a
passage in the bark Eugenia for Vera
Cruz, requesting that she might be de-
layed until the 18th inst, to give him
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13
wooDsTocK:
MARCH 1s, 1s45.

We are authorised to announce Hon. WIN.
as a candidate for reelection to
represent the District composed of the counties
of Rockbrdge, Augusta, Rockingham, Shen-
andoah, Pendeton, and Hardy, in the next
Congress Of the United States.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13


QJWe are authorised to announce Colonel
DANIEL STICKLEY as candidate to re-
present the county Of Shenandoah in the next
General Assembly of Virginia.
o. We are authorised to announce
ROBERT M. DENISON, ESD, as candi-
date to represent the county of Shenandoah
in the next General Assembly Of Virginia.
10 We are authorised to announce Doctor
HENRY S. WUNDER as a candidate to
represent the county Of Shenandoah in the
next General Assembly Of Virginia.
lt We are authorised to announce Colonel
JOHN MCPHERSON as candidate to rep
resent the county of Page in the next General
Assembly of Virginia.
gD- We are authorised to announce Captain
A. F. GRAYSON as a candidate to repre-
sent the county of Page in the next General
Assembly of Virginia.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27

ExrRAcr.-s.t is but line" says DR..
Mott. in his eloquent addresses TO young
men-".hat separates between innocence
and sin. Whoever fearlessly approaches
this line, will soon have crossed 1t. To
keen a, distance. therefore. is The part Of
wisdom. No man ever mace up his mind
TO cons,gn his soul TO perdi'ion at once
No man ever entered The known avenues
which conduct TO such an end. with firm
undaun,ed step. The brink of ruin is ap-
preached with caution. and by impercepti-
BILE degrees and the wretch. who now
s,ancs feariessly scofing there, bu. yes
,er,lay, had shrunk back from the awful
cliff with trembling"
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27
list SENTIMENTS.

In The repor. Of the Massachusetts Su'
perinlenden, of Common Schools, there is
The following very finely written passage,
enforcing from the great lesson of history
the indispensable necessity Of general edu'
cation.
"Men waited until twelve centuries of
religious persecution had been inflicted
upon them by government, before they
took effective measures for the establish
ment of religious freedom. Our ancestors
bore political oppression for century
and half. before they pledged fortune.
life and honor TO resistance. For tens OF
centuries men endured all the calami'es
and horrors Of unnecessary war. until the
historic aggregate Of human suffering and
crime became too mighty 10 be longer
borne and j. was then that only portion
of mankind began to open their eyes to its
folly and wickedness. Men succumbed
to the evils Of incompetence. until these
evils threatened To bru'iIy and demonize
the race before they banded themselves
together for disen,hralment and ransom.
Men looked quietly upon the atrocities OF
the slave trade, until a continent was emp.
tied, and an ocean filled with myriads Of
its victims. And so of those other crimes
and caIami,ies which have made the his
tory Of the world like the roll Of the pro-
phe,, a record Of mourning. lamen'a,ion
and woe. The shrieks. not only OF one.
bu, Of hundreds of cargoes OF slaves. fell
in vain upon the dumb ear of society,"
The ruin of thousands and tens of 'hous-
ands by in,emperance. was insufficient 10
star,le humanity from its guilty sIumber.
War had to pile the heaps OF lis slain
mountain high. and to pour on. human
blood with river-Iike width and depth. De.
fore men could be made to acknowledge
It's inquiries and its agonies. The fires
of persecution burned Cor ages. the rack
labo,ed. the dungeon buried alive. before
men .indica.ed their right TO freedom OF
conscience. And SO it has been in regard
to all human evils. The first case arons
es no man, alarms no man. The first
hundred or perhaps thousand cases. are
! borne with somposurs. ifnos 'hough'|ess'
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27
BUFFALO HUNTING AT RED RIVER, Or

BUFFALO HUNTING AT RED RIVER, Or.
ECON rERRlTonY.-At Red River the buff
faIoes aIe at present seldom taken in
pounds. Here it may be observed, that.
TO stranger. the wild buffalo bull, with
his large hump. gIaring eyes. fierce as
pect. and long beard that almost reaches
the ground, when encountered in the re-
cesses Of the forest or in the open plain,
where there is no chance for escape. is
the most formidable animal in America,
far more so than the panther or grizzly
bear. In the summer and autumn large
parties OIL half breed hunters. all mount
ed on thei: small Indian horses. which are
well broken to this sport, scatter them
selves over the plains. camping generally
in the open air. or in tents covered with
hides, or under the provision carts. As
soon as The buffaloes are perceived. the
young men gailop after them. and either
partially surprise them on the plains
or succeed in driving them into some
lille valley or neck Of land projecting
Into lake, where escape is very diff
cult. A running fire opens then all along
the line. A. the first volIey the buffaloes
scamper off. The hunters continue the
pursuit. reloading their guns while their
horses are in full gallop. For the sake of
expedition. The bullets are carried in the
mouth. and dropped into the barrel with
on, any wadding. Their small whips are
attached by band TO the RICH. wrist
The horse with wonderful sagaci,y fol-
lows of his own accord the animal which
his rider has singled out. and brings him
alongside. and the rider then discharges
his weapon unerringly. The horse then
pursues another with similar success. In
this way many buAEa:oes in succession fall
nv Il q same hunter, and hundreds fall in q
single race. No sigh, can be liselier than
a camp of successful hunters. They gen.
orally pitch IN some clump Of woods
The provision carts form the outer circle,
to which the horses are tied. Within
this. fires blaze on every side. The men
smoke their pipes or arrange their fire.
arms. while the women are employed in
cooking a sump,uous repast. The jest
and The laugh circulate freely all around
(Dunn's History Of Oregon Territory.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27
MISCELL AN EOUS..
THE DYING WIFE.
BY GEORGE AsPINALL,

BY GEORGE AsPINALL.
Come nearer to me. William, come and clasp me in
thine arms,
Pa, the sight of thee, my lovd one, even death of
fear disarms:
Come nearer TO me, William, como aud fold me to
thy breast
And let my head be pil!owed where alone it can
find rest.
Go and call the children. William, go and call them
from their play.
rui'm conscious. nv own husband, that I'm hast.
ening fast away;
Go and call the children, William, bid them gather
round nv bed,
And lie, me lay my feeble hand upon each infants
head.
o! forgive me, my beloved, for each harsh o. hasiy
word,
For though sometimes my will was strong, ever
for thee ca,'d--
o! forgive me, my hearts treasure, let my faults
forgotten be,
Aad think alone upon my love, my burning love
for thee.
You'll SEQ me, William. will you not, you'll sec me
when in death
You'll! come and kiss my cold, cold brow. when gone
nv latest breath;
And, William. dearest William, when you lay roe
meath the sod
Remember though my hody's there, my spirit is
with God.
And bring the children, William, bring them some
times to my grave,
In The churchyards quiet shadow, where the weep.
ing willows wave;
And tell them dearest William, Of the paradise
above,
Aa1 bid them pray that we may meet within those
realms Of love.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27

-
ljudgmen, would come. !, did come.
After he had graduated he studied law
and established himself in an adjoining
county in his profession. lie h ad fine
talents for the bar, and rose rapidly in
the esteem of the public. Several years
rolled away. and al the age oftwen,y nine
he found himself wealthy and of high
reputation. He still remained. no wever,
as reckless and wild in his intercourse
with society. m,ngling in all It's gayes,
circles.
In the winter of his 29lh year he caugh.
dreadful cold, while on sleigh ride.
which made grea, inroads upon his health.
and brought on sympt'ms Of consump-
ton. His physicians told him he could
not survive the rigors of another New
England winter. and recommended voy-
age to Cuba. wen, with him and his
nurse, and the following winter we spent
in Havana. Here he rapidly rega;ned his
health. and as he spoke Spanish as huen,ly
as Ca>,ilian, he mingled g,ea, deal
with the Spaniards. His fine person and
fascinating manners found him passport
TO the favor of many black-eyed donna.
lie seemed perfectly happy while baskIng
in the sunshine Of their smiles. But
alas, poor fellow, slow.foo,ed justice was
about to overlake him.
On some great occasion the Governor
General gave splendid ball a. his palace.
We were both invited. was satisfied
with looking on the gay scene, bu. lie
mingled in all its luxures.
with the beautiful wife of a young Span
lsh Office Of high rank. The las, time
he handed her seat he plucked her
moss rose bud from vase which stood
near him, and dropped it into her bosom.
Then he stopped and whispered some-
thing in her ear. and when she raised her
head, | observed that deep blush was
passing over her face. and smile of pc,
cu'iar meaning curling her lips. He for
got tina. the eye Of Spanish Jealousy knew
neither snmber nor sleep
Two days aGerw ards he was found by
the city guards. about daylight, on the
pavement, in front of this Spaniard's house;
broken guitar lying beside him. and
Spanish dirk sticking in each side, both
,hrus, quite through his heart.
was a, 40 loss to guess whose hand
Johnson and uncle Obed's warning. and
lel, tina. the Spaniard was bu, an ns'ru-
men, raised by ONE who has said ven
geance is mine!
The sentence was just, and did not
murmur.
1t is more than twenty years since these
events occurred. b.. they are as fresh
in my memory as if they occurred but
yesterday; and now When | see gifted
young man, flirting or .rifing with the
gentle feelings of lovely girl, a sight too
often seen. in these degenerate days,
think of Jedediah and | feel tempted 10
say to him, in the words Of my uncle
Obed. Beware how you excite expec,a-
lions you do not mean TO crafty
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27

A SENSIBLE HonsE. ofihe truck hors.
es of Mr.. Kinds. was unloosed for minute
or two. from the trucks. few days since in
this city. when. on the drivers looking round
for him, behold he was missing. II was an
hour CT two before his driver could discover
his whereabouts. II was very mysterious. he
being steady beast. and not subject 10 flights
Of fancy. |, was. also. before The Fakir arriv-
ed 10 the city. He therefore. had no hand ~
spifi,ing him away. However. no was a. lsst
found in the smiths shop. where he was won't
10 have his shoes repaired. The smi'n seid
the horse entered and took the usual siano 10!
shosing. Upon examining ms tee. no Iooaa
enc shoe of. which he supplied. Inc nofss =
a sensjb,e beast -.Pcr,!and Argue.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27
WHOLE NO. 247.
A CHRISTIAN REpuBL,c.-We find Tho

"A CHRISTIAN REPuBLic.-We find the
following estimates circulating through our
exchanges. They are awful facis:-
"S'nce the adoption of our national
constitution. the United States, exclusive
OF the cost of arming and drilling the mil.
il'a, have expended $1,000, O0O,O 900 ia
preparation for war in time Of peace
Tins sum would have put a Bible into tho
hands of every human being on the earth.
II would have supported tWo millions of
m ss.onaries for year. aud given de-
voted minister of the gospel to every 300
OF the unchrislianized myriads Of The hu.
man family! As means of civilization
and socialzing commerce. i, would have
constructed 1000 miles Of railroad at q
cost Of $4,000 per mile. How wonder.
fully has this Christian Republic demons
straled Its faith in the Divine declaration,
that the earth is the Lords and the full.
ness thereof"
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27

The EXPECTED LErrER.-I do not
think that life has a suspense more sick.
enng than that of expecting a letter which
does not come. The hour which brinus
the pos. is the one ,ha, is anticipated, the
only one from which we reckon. How
long the time seems till it comes! How
we hope and believe each day will be our
last of anxious waiting. The pos. comes
in. and there is no letter for us. How
bitter is 'he disappointment! How i'm.
measurably long the time seems till the
post comes again. The mind cxhausts
itself in coDjectures. We dread we know
not wka'; and every heightened day the
misery grows insnpporiable. Every day
the anxiety takes darker shadow. 10
know even the very worst Of all we have
foreboded. appears relief.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27

Pine Within two days $4,000
nine apples had been sold 10 London the pro-
duce Of Nassau, N. P. and the Bahamas
The streets and thoroughbred were thronged
with cos,ermongers selling them a penny
slice.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27
BLOOMINGTON, IOWA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER o. 1916

ness. They fail to stimulate either gov.
eminent or society to devise or seek a
remedy. Men wal. until the tide of evil
rises and desola'es the land again, before
they will cree. barriers against The deluge.
Men viii not hear the wind; they wal,
:or the whirlwind. Men will not take
warning from the cloud they wait for the
tempest. Andthe calami,ies which spring
from ignorance and neglec. of the social
condition of the masses Of the people, are
no exception To this rule. Republics. one
alter ano'her-a splendid We. monrnlul
'rain--have emerged into being; they
have arisen TO greatness. aud surrounding
nations have sought protection beneath The
shelter OF their power; but they have per.
lshed through want Of intelligence and
virtue IN the masses of the people. They
have been delivered over 10 anarchy and
thence 70 despotism and because they
would not obey their own laws they have
been held in bondage by the laws of ".
rants. One after another, they have been
blotled from The page Of existence, and The
descendants of a renowned and noble an
ces,ry have been made bondmen and bond
women. they have been dishonored and
,rampled upon. on the very soil choral
with the brave deeds Of their gorefa,hers.
Has sufficient number of these victim
nations been sacrificed !-Or must ours be
added to the tragic list! If men mad heen
wise. these tragic sacrifices might have
been m'iga'ed. or brought to an end GEN.
turtles ago. Ii men are wise. they may
be brought to an end now. But if men
will no, be wise, these mournful scenes
must be repeated again and again, for CEN
turtles to come. Doubtless a. some time
they will come to an end. When the &C.
cumulalion of evils shall be so enormous
and overwhelming. ,ha, humanity can no
longer endure them, then adequate efforts
for their termination will be made. The
question for us, is, has not The fnllness Of
the time now come! Are not the suffer-
ings OF past ages. are not the cries of ex-
piripg nations. whose echoes have not yet
died away, summons sufficiently loud TO
reach our ears. and to rouse us TO apply a
remedy for the present. antidoie for the
future9 We shall answer these questions
by the way we educate the rising genera
lion. If we 90 not prepare children to be-
come good ci'izens-if we do not enrich
their minds with useful knowledge. Undue
ss' and sgt}hh H., dbq rs Of !Eu and du
aud holy. then our republic mus. go down
to destruction as others have gone before
i,-and mankind must sweep through all
other vas, circle Of sin and suffering. be-
fore the dawn of better era can arise up.
on The world. |, is for our government.
and for tina. public opinion which in re-
public rules the government, to choose
between veal and woe"
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-09-27

PREACHING has nowadays become
mere show; .EIa, evangelic gravity, the
life of preaching, is absolutely laid aside;
an advantageous mein. pretty tone Of
voice. exactness of gesture. choice of ex-
preston. and long enumera,ions, supply
i,s place. TO attend seriously on The
Dispensa'ions of the Holy Word is no
longer customary; going to church is an
amusement among thousand others. and
preaching diversion. The preachers
play for the prize. and the hearers BET up.
on their heads.
the bar, where it formerly reigned. to the
pulpit, where i! never onght to come.
a.days; VIC oin,r (; HI
more: the Basiis, The Chrysosloms. could
not restore it; we should fly into other di.
oceses to get out of the sound Of their vol
ces and their familiar discourses. The
generality Of men love fine phrases and
handsome periods; admire wha. they do
no. understands; fancy themselves 10 be
informed; con,en, with deciding between
the first and second doctrine, or between
the las, sermon and the las. bu, one.
NJ Willis has no, been 10 Devonshire
House vet; he has not even mentioned a
symposium with Bulwer and D'Israe!i;
on the contrary he visits the Colosseum.
and we should no, wonder if his next vul-
gari,y were the Tower! At the former
place, however, he me, with an incident.
l. L. b, 10 tto IF (harro
us with dime. General Rev ellie.
three ladies'. dressed with the most re.
spectacle elegance. one elderly. and the
other two. apparently her daughters, and
both pretty. stood in a ra'ronizing tripod
sur, omading a negro! |. was lad Of
nineteen or twenty, in jacket and .row.
sers, entirely black, and as ugly and i'll.
shaped a negro as you could easily find.
His hands showed tina. he had been used
to hard work. and he had evidently re-
Gently arrived in London. The ladies
were making pc, Of him. One caught
| hold Of his arm and pointed to bust. and
| another pulled him to see a statue. and
they were evidently enjoying the sights
only through his establishment. The fig
ure of the naked saint, asleep, with the
cross in his bosom. did no, seem 10 shock
The ladies, bat did seem TO shock the me-
gro. These ladies were, probably, en!hu.
sias,s in an!i>savery, and had got pro-
tege who was interesting as having been
slave. A. eas, this was The only theory
| could build to account for their excessive
interest in him; bet one need not be an
American 70 wonder at their mode OF
amusing him. see. daily, blacks walk.
ing with white women. and occupying
seats in the dress circle of theatres. quite
unnoiced by the English; but i. was
degree TOO much to see black boy in
fair way to haze his taste corrupted BY
| white ladies'
A SENSIBLE HoRsE.-One fine truck hors.
| es of Mr.. Kinds, was uDloosed for minute
| or two, from the trucks. few days since in
| this city, when, on the drivers looking round
| for him. behold he was missing. II was an
hour CT two before his driver could discover
| his whereabouts. 1t was very mysterious. he
being a steady beast. and not subject 10 fights
Of fancy. II was. also, before The Fakir arriv-