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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-04

nTThe Fayetteville Observer takes US to task
for our remarks upon the Governors Message
We had neither forgotten that the State had subscri
bed stock and endorsed bonds for the Wilmington
Road to the "trifiing" amount of 100000, nor
that the Comptroller's Report, for 1916, shews
that the Raleigh and CASTOR Road had paid some
thing into the Treasury for that year. AS regards
the 100000: our views abou. the policy of inves-
ting the s6OO,O of the States funds in the Viii
mngton Road, are well enough known not to re-
qure repeating here. With regard to the $780,
900, which the State has endorsed for the Road,
We do say. that she has not lost one cent, nor is
that endorsement. The company has paid $780,
900 of the principal and has regularly paid up the
interest, not only on the S25O.000, but upon every
cent of its debt. We say that we aware of
the amount paid into the Treasury, in 1916, by
the Raleigh and Castor road; but in our remarks
last week, we observed how reports could be made
to speak on paper, when point was to be gained;
that Gov Graham had given an extravagant price
him out of scrape," that the report should be
flaming one. We are still of the belief, consci-
entiously, too, that the Raleigh and CASTOR road
cannot do more than pay its expenses, on series
of four or five years. From pure inadvertance'
the ComptroIlers report for l845, instead of that
for 1916, was published last week. The report oil
40 is i'll type, and will be published next week
UTFrom the Charleston papers, we learn that
the bill to incorporate the " Wilmington & Man.
chester R. R. Company" has been introduced by
Mr. Dargan in the Legislature of South Carolina
1t has passed its first reading and we learn that
there is no doubt of its final passage.
OTfThe Journal has heard of one Thos. H
Benton, and the said Journal" in 1924, DIFF
fered with the said Thos. H, Benton, at that peri.
Cd, on the whole subject of the annexation of Tex.
as. We never have, nor will we now pin oul
faith to the sleeve of any man, be he Wing Oh
Democrat The American Congress had, antece
dent to the advance of our troops from Corpu:
Christi, by its solemn act, extended our laws owe
the territory lying between the Neuces and thu
Rio Grsndc; and we would suppose that Mr.
Polk was under these circumstances, bound t.
consider it American soil.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-04

OF this we feel every coafdence, and we adj
wise our Federal friends to hold upa little,
and reserve some of their g brilliant victories
for that period.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-04

The Tariff Of duties to be levied on imported
and erported merchandise at the fire ports
The duties which is agreed shall be paid
upon goods imported and exported by the u
nited States Mt the custom houses OF Canton,
Annoy, Fuchow. Ningpo, and Shanghai, are
as follows; the articles being arranged IN class
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-04

And whereas the said treaty has been duly
ratified on both parts, and the respective rati-
fcations of the same were exchanged at Pwan
Tang, Canton, on the thirty-frst day of De-
cember, one thousand eight hundred and forty
five, by James Biddle, Commander-in-chiefo Of
the naval forces and Acting Minister and Com
missioner to China of the United States of
America, and Ke Wing, of the Imperial House,
general superintendent Of the free trade of the
five ports, Governor General of the two Kwang
provinces, Director of the Board of War, Vice
High Chancellor, Vice Guardian of the Heir
Apparent, Minister and Commissioner Extra
ordinary OF the Ia Using Empire, on the part
of their respective Governments.
Now, therefore, be it known, that |, JAMES
K. Polk, President of the United States OF
America, have caused the said treaty to be
made public, 10 the end that the same, and ev-
ery clause and article thereof, may be observed
and fulfilled with good faith by the United
States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand. and caused the seal of the United States
| to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this eigh
teenth day of A pril, in the year Of ou
rsE.1.l Lord one thousand eight hundred AMI
foItysix, and of the independence o
the said States the SEVENTEEN.
JAMES K. POLK.
By the President:
JAMES BrcHANAS, Secretary Of State.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09

nearly Two miles from the sea-shore, sowed.
in 1888, twenty-five and half bushels 10 the
acre. The soil was Thin, clayey loan. and
the result of the application was crop Of ex-
cellent clover, where, for years, norhng bal
grown bu, mullen aud rye. The land haa noi
We, forgot the application; the grass on tie sot
with ashes being greener and far more luSnr-
ian, than on that where no such applica'inn had
been made On corn, beans and wheat ashes,
leached or unleached, operate with The best el-
fects. torHerly we were in the practice cl
disposing Ct our ashes al from shilling 10 20
cts. per busheI; but experience has now opened
our eyes. and we are purchasing all We car a.
double The former price."-Maine Farmer.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09
To all Concerned,

We would call The attention of some of our
subscribers, and especially certain Post Mas.
,ers, to The following reasonable, and we'll set.
lied rules Of Law in relation to publishers. 10
the patrons of newspapers.
THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS
|. Subscribers who do not give e1preSs no.
'ice 10 the contrary, are considered as wishing
TO continue their subscriptions
.. If subscribers order The discon,inuance of
their papers, The publishers may continue to
send them tll all a.rearages are paid
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the Offices TO which thew are
directed, they are held responsible ill they
have settled their bill, and ordered heir papers
discontinued.
4. II subscribers remove 10 other places with
ou informing the publishers, and their paper is
senl TO the former direction, they are held re-
sponsible.
s. The courts have decided that refusing 10
take newspaper or periodical from the office,
or removing and leaving il uncaled for. is ''pri.
ma face" evidence of intentional fraud
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09
Cats killed by a Isat.

That The whole OF the cal kind, includigs
even the lion and tiger, are cowardy rribe, l~
only known 10 those who are loIerably well
yersed in zoology. TO those who have not
considered how clear the Distinction is between
bravery and ierocity, and who therefore asso-
cia'e the idea Of intrepidiiy with he fell tiger.
and the sanguinary panther and leopa.d, The
proposition will afpear exlravagan, neseFlke-
less, il is true. OF all animals, The dog alone
will attack a much superior enemy, and fight
against any odds. The ca. kind, even when
hungry, never attack where they are not sure
of possessing superior force.
A very singular incidence Of the cowardice
Of the irite occurred lately in London At u
place called Bank side, Westminster, on the
margin Of the Thames. lsbouring fsan caught
large rat. Being a fellow of an eccentric
turn Of mind, he took i, in his head that he
could train the animal TO fight its natural hun
ier the cat; and, to that end, fed il entirely Oh
young Kittens, in order 10 give i, confidence, as
well as taste for it as prey; and, at The same
time, allowed it no liquid bu, milk, for the pur-
pose of strengthening it, After he had thus
dieted The raj for a fortnight, he proposed that
ii should Gght as many cats as it could. at half
a-crown each, s,ipula'ing. in return, that the
person whose cat might kill il shousa be enti-
lied to one guinea. Al four O'Clock on that
day, full grown cat was put TO the rat IN a
vat, in which the rat had been previously fed
but The Cat Instantly jumped out, and would not
face the rat. No less than fifteen cats were,
one after another. set on 10 combat lhi, animal;
of which eight ran away, and seven lay dead.
A sixteenth was then shamefully Sc, at it.
This, being bolder and stronger than the rcst.
and its poor antagonist being exhausted with
the fatigue Of so many hard fought battles, had
better success than its fifteen predecessors, and
killed The rai not however, ill afios seyers
round Of fighting.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09
The Belle and the Sfudcns.

AT a certain splendid evening party haHgh-
ly young beauty turned to a student who STOOD
near her, and said, {" Cousin John, understand
your eccentric friend l. is here have
great curiosity to see him. Do bring him hero
and introduce hlm TO me-"
well Kate," replied the student. " ! will
go and see what mood he is in now, for. To tell
you the truth, with all his talents he is some
times so odd that there is no pleasure in being
near him."
The student went in search Of his friend and
at length found him lounging OH sofa.
Come l." said he, "my beautiful cou-
sin Caharine wishes to be introduced TO you"
We'll troi her out, John" drawed l.,
with an affected yawn.
John returned 10 his cousin and advised her
to defer her introduction to more favorable
time, repeating the answer he had received -
The beauty bit her lip. but the heat momrGs
said, Well never fear! shall insis, on bo-
ing introduced"
After some delay, l. was led up and the
ceremony OF introduction duly reformed. A
greeabIy surprised by the beauty and command
ing appearance of Ca.harine, l. made
profound bow; but, instead of returning it, she
stepped backward, and raising her eye-g glass.
surveyed him deliberately, from head TO foot,
waving the back Of her hand towards him.
drawled out, "Troi him of, John! troi him of
that is enough"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09

lowed dumping log) n,ireIy all but me head
He's saxly fate long if he's a ful Tread on
his bloody, fiery tale, will yees Thry TO save
me-" then as if inspired with new life and hope,
he roared out" Shoot i'm, but don't shoot at
his head Shoe, Shoot !"
Now here was picture There stood the
Judge huggIng saping with both arms and
one leg, his head thrown back emitting scream
after scream; here lay Jim W. on his back,
with his feet against tree, his arms elevated
like child's when he wants you to help him
up, and il was scream for scream with Jim.---
All sounds, a, all like ordinary laughter, had
ceased. and The present notes would have rem
dered immortal the vocal fame of dozen pam
thers, accompanied in their concert by the fog
whistle Of steamboat. Yonder stands Jim 4.
=" fat Jim" with his legs about yard apart.
his hands on his hips, shouting a, regular inter-
walls Of about FIVE seconds, ''Snake Snake I!
Snake :" a, the same inonaion, bu, so loud
he echoes mocked each other from fifty crags,
and Snakes! Snakes ~ reverbera,ed loud and
long among those mountain slopes, while his
eyes carefully and closely followed the course
of poor Paddy round the camp. After running
round ii abou, thirty times the prosecuted one
flew off in ,angen, into the dark woods, and
the medley sounds of - snake mur,her help !,
fire! sax.y fat. l1owly Vargin!" &C., gradually
died away in the distance, and the hunters
were alone.
"Umph," said Jim W. (afer stopping his
laughing hiccough) "umph, 'hought that gut
would stop snoring al this camp at least !!
Umph." The next evening the Pallander was
seen travelling al mighty rate through Knox
vile, with a small bundle under one arm and a
huge shllalah in The other hand, poked out
ahead of hun in haif-defensiye half-exploTng
altitude. When he was asked by Archy
Me, with, (Which way. Paddy 2" casting
round at the speaker sort of hang dog. sui
ky glance, he growled forth, word at a step,
' S,rate to Ireland, be Us, where there's no
snakes ~
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09
Ashes.

AS manure, ashes, on certain soils, are m
valuable We have frequently experienced the
beneficial effects resulting from their appllca-
lion, bu, never more convincingly than during
The presen, year. On a piece Of corn, contain
ing abou, twenty statute acres, we applied about
twenty bushels of ashes and lille quantity OF
gypsum, or plaster of Paris--lhe ashes being
applied on every other row in order that the
comparative value Of the tive articles NIGH, be
accurately ascertained
The result Of the experiment was perfectly
in accordance with our previous observations
Through the entire season, the rows on which
the ashes were applied, took the lead, and at
harvest produced one-lLird more corn than
those which had the gypsum,
We would commend TO every one to save all
The house ashes he possibly can. Even leached
are too valuable to be thrown away. Applied
as a op-dressins to grass lands. they produce
important effects.
One of the most substantial farmers in Mas
sachusetls, writing US on the subject says:
81 am now more fully than ever persuaded
of the value of ashes as a manure. Nothing.
in The whole catalogue Of msnures, compares
wil them on my land All The distance OF
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09
Rolled aCkereI---Oyerdone Polite

Mr.. Editor "A day or two since, saw in
your paper an anecdoe of member of Con-
gress from Indiana, and as "uS boys OF the
West" never like 10 be outdone, even by next
slare-neighbor, will relate one as an offset,
concerning Congressman from my State.
The venerable Gen. Il, was for several
consecutive years returned TO Congress, and as
The hotels and boarding houses at Washington
city in those days were pretty much on par,
The members were in the habit of occupying, year
after year, The same rooms. The table of Gen
HIS boarding house (Which was kept by wild
ow lady who had lwo daughters was regular
Iy furnished with s'ereoIyped dinners, and at
one end Of The breakfast liable there always ap-
peared boiled ,nuckere! Geu. H., whose
seat was near the fish, had gazed so frequently
upon it, tfor il never was touched except by
the cook,9 lha, he knew i, '.all by heart"
New, if the distinguished Representative had
any one peculiar virtue, il was an aa'ecuona'e
desire 10 make every person and every creature
around him happy.
Well, in the course of time, Congress ad-
journed, and Gen. II. paid his bill 10 the wild
ow and go. ready 10 start for home. The Stage
stood at The door, and then The old gentleman
showed The goodness of his heart He took
the widow by the hand, aud pressing it. bade
her farewell then kissing the daughters, said
he would like to see them in Ohio, and furnish
them with good husbands, &C.; but even this
was no, all. The black boys, who stood along
the wall, were no, forgotten, and grnned as he
handed each silver dollar; and as he passed
around the breakfast liable, which was not vel
"cleared off," lie saw his old friend, The mack
eyel. The tears came into his eyes, aud rais-
ing it by ihe tail with his thumb and finger,
parted with it, saying, "Wel, good bye, my
old boy, good bye! You and have served
long campaign together, bu, (wipng his eyes)
| suppose we shall meet again next winter
good bye" The old gentleman rapidly left
the house, and jumping into the stage, rarled
of, ard fortunately for his ears he widow new
er saw him again. ONO.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09
sTRoUDsBURG COUNTY Pa THURSDAY APRIL o. 1916


Death not a Painful Process.
We think tha, mos, persons have been led TO
regard dying as much more painful change
than it generally is. first because they have
experienced in themselves and seen in others,
that seniien, beings often struggle when in dis
tress muscular action and consciousness arc
TWO distinct things often existing separately
and we have abundant reason 10 believe that in
"a great proportion of cases, those struggles OF
dying man which are so distressing 10 be-
hold, are entirely independent Of consciousness,
as the struggles of recently decapiIalcd fowl.
A second reason why men are led TO regard
dying as very painful change, is because they
know that men often endure srea, pain without
dying, and forgetting that like causes produce
like effects only under similar circumstances
they Infer uha, life cannot be destroyed without
still greater pain. But the pains of death are
much less than most persons have been led TO
believe, and we doub, not that many persons
who live 10 The age Of puberty, Undergo tenfold
more misery in thinking of death, than in The
simple act of dying; nay, tenfold moro misery
than they would did they but entertain correct
views concerning this change. In all cases of
dying The individual suffers no pain after the
sensiblli,y of his nervous system is destroyed,
and the senslbili,y Of his nervous system is Of
ten destroyed without much, and sometimes
without any previous pain. Those who are
struck dead by stroke of lightning, those who
are decapi,ated with one blow of The axe, and
those who are instantly destroyed By crush
OF the brain, experience no pain at all in pas
moments expectation of being thus destroyed,
far exceeds in misery the pain during the act.
Those who fain, in having little blood taken
from the arm, or on any other occasion, have
already endured all the misery they ever would
in This world, did they moi again revive. Those
who die Of feYers and most other diseases suf
fer their creates, pain as general thing hours
or even days, before they expire. The sensi-
bili,y Of their nervous system becomes gradu-
ally diminished, their pains become less acute
under the same existing cause; and at The mo-
menl when heir friends think them in the great
est distress, they are more al ease than they
have been for days previous; their disease, as
far as it respects their feelings, begins TO act
upon them like an opiate. Indeed. many are
already dead, as it respects themselves, when
ignorant byslanders are much The most TO be
pited, not for The loss OF their friend, but for
their sympa.hising anguish. Those diseases
which destroy life without Immediately affect
ing the nervous system give rise TO more pain
than those that do affect the system so as to
impair its sensibilily. The most painful deaths
which human beings inaict upon each other,
are produced by the rack and fagoi. The hal
ter is no, so cruel as either OF these, but more
savage than the axe. Horror and pain consid-
cred, i, seems to US that we should choose
narcotic 10 either.-CharleS kno,Ulton, N. u.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09
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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-09
From Dickens London News
Clear the Way.

Men Of lhough, be up and stirring
Nigh, and day:
Sow the seed Withdraw the curtain
Clear the way!
Men OF action, aid and cheer Them,
As ye may!
There's founi about TO stream,
There's a ligh, about 10 beam,
There's warmth about 10 glow,
There's flower about 10 blow;
There's midnight blackness changing
Into gray;
Men Of thought, and MEN OF action,
CLEAR THE WAY
Once The welcome light has broken,
Who shall say,
What the unimagined glores
OF The day!
What The evil tha, shall perish
In lis ray
Aid The dawning, tongue and pens
Aid it, hopes Of honest men:
Aid it paper-aid il type
Aid il, for The hour is ripe.
And our earnest must moi slachen
Into play.
Men OF thought, and men Of action!
CLEAR THE WAY.
10 cloud s about TO vanish
From the day;
Lo! the right IS about TO conquer,
CLEAR THE WAY,
And brazen wrong 10 crumble
Into clay.
With that righ, shall many more
Enter smiling a, the door;
With the giant Wrong shall fall
Many Others, great and small,
That for ages long have held us
For their prey;
Men of thought, and men Of action,
CLEAR THE WAY. &. III.
A poeiical clover" moi long since. sent me
following 10 Sally Ann, his adye-Ioye.
TO SALLY ANN.
Soft is the down Of the bS,lerhy'S wing,
Soft is the whisper ~hen lovers speak;
Soft is The light which thoonbeacns fling,
BE-, softer by far is my ladye-sore's check
SALLY'S REPLY.
Sofi am taicrs all sniash'd Up.
Aud mush are soft as soft kin be,
But softer be's that silly pup,
Nut writ iha, vstse to me-
4 Freuchman who WAS eAhlhiiing various
sacred IeIcs and other cuTiosilics, piodaced
S"nfd which be assured lis visitors was de
sword Balaam had ven hc would Kill de ass.
\ A-specls,or replied Thai Baiasm bad no sword
Ut only Wished FOR one. ''Ncr we'll, dis is de
4 - Que he wished for
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-03-06
ADJOURNMENT.

The Legislature closed their labor and
adjourned sine die, on Monday last, the Cd
INST. Our members, Mossrs Ecklcy and
Riley, anl Mr.. Watt who, for some weeks,
was acting gcant-ot-acms Tor the Sem
ate, arrived here Monday night last, "in
good order and condition"
The session just closed was less pro-
tracted than his been usual, whilst the la
bors have been very arduous, A vast
number OF private bills have been passed,
and those Of Il general nature, if not num-
crous, are of kind that rendered their
passage necessarily tedious, and with OBJ
s1acirs thrown in the way 10y a iactious
twaddling minority, slow and lrksome.
Among he important measures of the
session is the Revenue Law, loudly de-
manded 10y the people and rendered ne
ccssury by the eAigenCes OF the State. -
This measure met every species Of oppost-
tioa from the minority, Every effort was
resoncd to lhut would likely defeat its pas
sage OF render it odious and Objectionable
We will take the earliest opportunity OF
laying teiorc the readers Of the Free Press
the main features Of the law, when they
viii he enabled 10 judge for themselves as
to IT'S mctis. A reference to the reports Of
the proceeding, in another part Of this pa
per will enahlt lhe reader TO ascertain
where locoIocoism was found on the pas
sage OF the Till.
The bill to erect the county Of Auglaize,
in the north western pMt of the State,
failed in The Senate.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-03-06
.4ssoria,e JUDGE for Jefferson county.

.aHociais Judge for Jcgersoa county.
John Cock received So votes.
Blanks and scattering, l6
John Geek was dtelared duly t4ccIed.
The elections Icing through wI'h' The
Senate retired,
Mr. Geemelin then rose 10 aqueslon o.
privilege, cad offered resolution censur-
ing thp Svroher to- the decision be had
mace IN r..i.g Nr. r. on, oi order, &c.
Mr.. li.Lhprd moved an amendment, Iy
sinking CIT alt g'e. be ward htsoirFd,
ard inserting that Charlie R,ew,h1, mem-
Ter from Hamilton county, deserves ihe
caasU!e Of yhe liuu-e Tor tisO ar'ly coaduc.
and reT-IsliaE ~ .p paaEiag ater Icing re-
peal- Is calirl to otdrs hy lhn chair.
Auer remark- Is Acssr-. Re,mp'm ana
Val'au5ichau. Bar. l.hhrrd Withdrew his
amendment. giving notice that he sAou'd
offer Il iaa separate re olu.ion after Mr.
ReemeIin's was dsp-s"d o.
Mr.. Eu'oudig am moved 10 reier the re-
solution tOa committee OF ,hIee.
Alter remarks from Mes-rs. Mason,
Drake, Cow en-, ard ReemeIin, The latter
asked and Obtained l,ave to withdraw his
resolution, and the whole mater here end
ed.