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The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

THE HoRTIcULTURIsT for December, edit ed ~ A.
J. Downing has made lis appearance. The articles are
numerous ard varied in their topics. There is long
article on the cultivation Of the Pansy with figures on
the construction Of Ice houses with plates; the Straw
berry controversy; Pathological Gossip BY the editor is
interesting article to which have already alluded
Boston is represented be the Of the Pear man
la abogt 300 varieties having been exhibited at the asst
Annual Exhibition about double The number ever exaib
tied in Parls Iotdon or Client.
The domestic and foreign noices valuable and in-
stEuciive For sale by J. Breck & Co Boston, and
Harris, Worcester.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

BESroN The Washington correspondent of
the Boston Atlas, says:
There is no truth in, or authority for, the state
ment that Mr.. Benton is TO be the Ajax OF the
Administration. He is too shrewd and SPACIOUS
10 attempt to resist the popular current, which,
Oh all sides, is setting against H. with force that
ensures its downfall. His effort will rather be.
to save himself from the general ruin, than TO
perish 10 cause in which there is neither honor
nor credit TO be gained. Whatever may be Mr..
f3enon's errors as a statesman, and they are
many, he has too much pride TO stake himself
upon the fortunes OF feeble concern like that in
power. aud he has too much honesty to be moved
IRON his purposes by any selfish considerations
which they could offer.
Depend uponit, when Mr.. Benton supports the
administration it is because he iancies he is first
supporting himself in all other matters Mahomet
will have to 20 TO the mountain-or MIR. Polk 10
the great Missourian.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

THE WOLF OF NOBLE RACE. young wolf
who in his first campaign against the leopard, had
shown the white feather, and shamefuly scam
pered of at the first appearance OF danger, was
in consequence, dragged before the judgment seat
ofking lion, and by the angry monarch sentenced
to receive dozen stripes and to lose one OF his
ears.
And must suffer such indignity," exclaimed
the kneeling cuprit, 4" | whose father once, in
dangerous emergency, sustained the throne al.
ready shaken by rebellion, and who was, for his
services, created a nobeman OF the first rank %
g You are in the right" interrupted the lion
smiling, the son OF such father merits some
distinction. Let him receive two dozen stripes.
and have both his ears cut Off
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

FIRE. About IL 1-2 o'clock yesterday noon fire
was discovered in two small unfinished houses the pro-
pcriy Of Eli Gouldng, which burnt 10 the ground
Loss about 500 dollars. The incendary liule hoy
who, in putting shavngs into the stove during the alb
sence Of The workmen TO dinner, dropped fire upon
the floor
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

PLANTED roo DEEP. The Washington IN
ION tells how Mr.. Polk has "panted himself up
on the subject Of The Tariff" The Louisville
Journal thinks that Pennsylvania has planted
him upon that subjeet--planted him 50 deep that
he will never come up but rot ~ the ground.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

SrABBING. Mr. Hiram Cranston, one OF the
proprieiors OF the Eutaw House, in Baltimore,
was dangerously il not fatally stabbed on Friday
night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, by
man hamed Patrick Dawson, hack driver, who
was drunk at the time. Though dangerously
wounded, Mr. c. was still living on Saturday eve
ming.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

EYES RIGHT We find the following editorial in The
last Palladium VIVA, does il meant We opine lhete
are a good many Demecras, abont ,aese days ha,
would not weep theu eyes OUT at being counted as
Wings" The paragraph an follows:
q Personal Movements Democrats who herd with
Wings altogether, very liable 10 be counted as
Wings"
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

WHAT DOES 1T MEAN Pit is singular that ~
the whole sixteen pages Of the Presidents Mes
sage, that functonary has not found space TO say
syllable respecting the brave and worthy FAC
HAIRY TAYLOR, the distinguished commander Of
our army in Mexico, nor even to introduce the
word SLAVERY, SO interesting TO the American peo-
pie Boston Journal.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

tR- The experiments made at Washington, by
the officers Of the war and navy departments,
with the German gun cotton, have turned out
failures. The ordnance officers say it is nothing
but Illuminating preparation, which bursts the
barrel aud isdangcrous to the experimcnters ana
IS wholly unsuitable TO the purpose OF war
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

MISSING MONEY. The editor OF the Van
buren, integencer has received information that
package Of Treasury drafts, containing $4,000
winch was mailed at Fort Gibson on the goth Of
august last, to the qusrtermaster general, at
washington, we're supposed to be lost, as no ac-
encouragement OF their receipt at that Depart
nen' mad been received at Fort Gibson, although
letters Of dates nearly a month subseouentlv
have been acknowledged by the Quarter Master
General.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

az An arrival at Pensacola on The 9th. len day from
Tampico, informs AS liat Gen. Patterson was in com
mand of hat place with 1900 troops aud al was quiet
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17
THE POOR THRUST OUT.

Rev. Theodore Parker has gained the repu-
tation of saying many peculiar things, but the
following extract from sermon which he recent
ly preached before his society in Boston s'on the
Pershing Classes,'' is altogether too VIGOROUSLY
TRUE TO be peculiar -
'To make their degradation total, their name
Infamous, we have shut them out of our churches
Once in our Puritan meeting houses there were
'hody seats tor the Poor; for long time free gal
leri $ where men sat and were not ashamed
Now it is not so A christian society about 10
build church and having $50. 900, does not
spend $40, goo for that making it church for all
and keep $4,000 fund for the poor No. it
borrows $4,000 more, and then shuts the poor
ont OF as bankrupt aisles. high Tower, or
ine-toned Bell-yes, Marble and Mahogany are
thought better than the presence Of these little
ones whom God wills not to perish. have heard
ministers boast OF the great men, and famous,
who SAT under their preaching; never one who
boosted that the Poor came into his sehurch and
were fed, body end soul ~ on go to our church
es-the Poor are not in them. They are idling
and lounging away their day OF rest like the
horse and the oX.-Alas me. that the Apostle
that Christ himself could not worship in our chur
ches till he had sold his garments and bought
pew Many OF our houses Of public worship
would be well named, CHURCHES FOR THE Ar
FLUENT. Yet religion is more to the poor man
titan to the rich. What wonder, then if the aoor
lose selfrespect when driven from the only chur-
ches where 1t is thought respectable to pray -
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

ANOTHER OF THE ArLANTIc's PAssEN-
GERS. Under date Of Webster, Mass Dec. l2.'
we received, on Saturday last, letter signed,
James Brown, containing information which
leaves little doubt that among The unfortunate
passengers who persisted in the wreck of the
Steamer Atlantic was Mr.. Wltiom c. Bropn
whose name nowhere appears on the list OF the
saved or lost. Mr. James Brown, The writer of
the letter referred 10, and brother of Wm c.
Brown, informs US that he had Just ret turned home
IRON jouFney-that he found in the Post-O Office
at Webster, letter from his brother written in
Norwich, Nov. oath, stating that he was going
to take the Atlantic, on Wednesday evening, Tor
New York, on his way TO Phladelphia-th not
having seen his brothers name on the list OF
saved or lost, and having no doubt that he was on
board the Atlantic the conclusion is that he was
undoubtedly lost. The letter adds
''He leaves wife and many friends He was
a native of Concord, Mass, where he has
sister and brother residing. His wiz, believe
is in North Dartmouth, Mass
lie was tailor by trade, and of gool reputation
in his art-28 years OF age, anout fest inches
high-dark complexion, with dark curly hair.
Should such oody be found, will you please to
send word TO "James Brown, Webster Mass"
So far as we informed, no BODY answering
10 this description, has as yet been fouad
.NOrWch Courier
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

Discoveries IN EGYrT. DR. Lepsius, after
penetrating into Africa as far as the 18Th parallel
OF N latitude, has returned to Berlin with 1900
magnificent drawings and inhumerable sketches
besides 500 papyri and two ship loads Of sculp-
lures and antiquities. When these are classified
and described, we may expect much new light to
be thrown on Egyptian subjects. At the same
time new fields Of research are opening to the
industry OF the hierologst. In the arrow head
ed inscriptions of the ancient Persian monuments
the names and deeds of Darius and Artaxerxes
have lately been decphered The name of Cv-.
rus has been found on the walls Of Nineveb, and
that OF the renowned Nabuchodonosar on the
stamped bricks of Babylon. The name of Balkis
King Soomon'S Queen of Sheba has been re-
cognized on the Himyaritic tablets of Saba and
Mariaba in Southern Arabia. To these might
be added the Biblical discoveries OF Lanei. the
Phencio Carthagenian resusciations of De
Sauiey, aud the Chinese yindicauons of the
great Panther 1t seems as if every portion of
the wondrous East was rising from its grave. with
It's stone chlseied annals, TO claim lis position in
the annals of history.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-17

The KILL AND CURE DocroR. A trial came
on during the last Lent Asszes, whilst the JUDGES
were on circuit, in which an ignorant country
surgeon was the principal witness Tor the prose-
cuton. OF course, in his cross. examination. the
council for the defendant attempted TO shake his
testimony; and as the case turned on a point of
practice, for this purpose he principally relied on
the fact that he was an interloper in the medical
profession, and totally destitute of surgical skill.
pray, Doctor cried the Advocate in a voice of
thunder, did not-(naming former patien0 die
under your hands !? 'Why-he did AND
'Ye-Yes.' well, Sir, and pray what was YOUR
occupation before you presumed 10 intrude into
liberal profession" Il -was-a-bacon curer.
Sir, "a bacon cnrer = answered the counsellor,
his features relaxing into smile, sthen that ac
counts Tor it. You thought it was with your
patients as with your hogs-you must kill them
before you could cure theIn''
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which nunhef is supposed 10 have created an extra
ordinary demand for upwards Of 30 COO bushels of Ind
corn the exootation Of which article il slonr.d n
Georgia, where they purchased 600 ncgrncs Mass,
achusets Gazette and Boston Weekly sIeller. Au.
gust &c, 1773.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-09-02

q AN OLD LEGEND. "A wealthy English
barron who had extensive possessions in
England and Wales, had three sons, when
living on his death bed, he called them to
him and said--ssIf you were compelled to-
become birds, tell me what bird each Of
YOU would choose to resemblee'' The eld-
est sad--aI would be hawk, because it is
q noble bird and live by rapine." The
second said--"I would be a startling. be-
cause it Is social bird, and flies in con-
voys." The youngest said would
be a swan, because 1t has a long neck, SO
that il chad anything inasl heart to say,
would plenty ftime for reflection be-
fore it came to my mouth. AZ
When the father had heard them, he said
to the rst-aThou my son, as | perceive
desirest to live by rapine; Igive thee my
possessions in England because; it isa land
Of peace and justice, and thou can'st not
rob in it with impunity. . To the second he
said-aB Because thou lowest society, to thee
I give my possessions in Wales, which is a
land ofdiscord and war, in order that thy
courtesy may soften down the malice ofthe
nativcs.n And to- the yonnger--"To thee
| will give no land at all, because thou art
wise, and will gnin enough bythy wisdom" /"
And asshe foretold, the youngest son prof
teddy his wisdom and became chief justice
Of England, which, inthose times, was next
.to that Of King, "a
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cred ceremony would be appropriate 10 the
scene, and while his bewildered gaze was
fixed on the three forms before 1him,s his
Ipnconscio ous lips murmured forth the feels
'ings OF his heart, ;.SS n: ss,s5ss
4 No wonder q SUDDEN feeling came. 81 over III
him thai liiss stohg de ana cfXsls5d
him to the earth, when in the midst Of his
speech he saw IA cloud fall like falling
star from heaven, and bright and dazzling,
balance itself over those forms of light
Perhaps his indiscreet interruption had
brought this messenger down, and from its
bosom thethunder and flames of Sinai were
to- burst; andshe fell on his face in silent
terror. Blu: that cloud was only canopy
for its God, and from its bright. foldings
came a voice saying, "This is my beloved
Son, in whomtl amwell pleased, hear ye
Him. "a He ss - rgs.l ss N II
How long thevisionlasted we cannot tell,
but all that hight did Jesus with his friends
stay on that lonely mountain. !. or the con
versation that passed between them there
we know nothing but little sleep, we
imagine, visited their eyes that night, and
as they sat on the high summit and lwatch-
ed the stars as they rose one after another
above the horizon, and gazed on the moon
as she poured her light over the dim and
darkened landscapes, words were spoken
that seemed born of Heaven and truths
never to be forgotten were uttered in the
ears Of the subdued and reverent disciples
Oh, how different is heaven and ealth
Can there be q stranger contrast than the
Battle and TRANSPORTATION Of Mount Tabor1
One shudders to think Of Bonaparte and the
Son Of God on the same mountain; one
with his wasting cannon by his side, ane
the'other with Moses and Elias Just from
Heaven. It's like seeing the devil ant
the angels in thesame Eden garden. ps
But no desecration can:destroy the frs
4 conservation of Mount Tabor; for baptize,
with the glory of Heaven, and honoret
with the >wondrous scene of the Transfura
ttiunsi sftnts the ftlk sassrd namitain d
.Ithe earth.
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s,1p.pffr,p,
FORGIVE. AND FOR GET.

Whom strssms ofunkindness, "a bitter ~ gall.
Bubble up from the heartto the tongue.
And weakness writhing in torment and thrall.
By tho handa of ingralitpde wruag- q
In The heart Of Injustice, unwept and unfair,v
While tho anguish il restoring yet; IA tsa
None. nope but an angel of God can declars,s
~ now can forgive and forget" .ss
But if,hs bad spirit i chased from tho hoart,
sAnd the lips are ii poniience steep'd,
Wth,ho wrong 50 repsnted Tho wrath will depart.
Though scofa On injustice. were leaped ~
Far tho best comrensation is paid for all Ill. 1
Whom tho check with contriiion is wet; a
And overy ono feels if possible still
..Afonco 20 forgive andfOrgct.'
To fofgelf I. il hard for q man with a mind,
However his hcart may forgive. M Il n; n
To blot out all porils and dangers behind.
And but for tho faturo % live; sss
Then how shall Il be? for At every turn ss b
Recollectiontho spirit viii fret, S
And tho ushes of injury smoHlder and burn, M n
Though we strive to forgive and forget. ~
Out uouEhVlt. my tVukue 1Huil tlu tiuuio uHceul,
! And iniad shall be psrtner with boift !. 81
whiis theo to tllyself 4 bid conscience reveal,
And show theo how ovil thou art;; II /, q
Romsmbor lhy. foIlics, Thy aias, and thy crimes,
How tast u TINT infnito Siobt: Il iass.
i Yst Mercy has seventy seventy. lines go
Been swift to forgive and forget! sa ss;g
Brood not ninsuIt sand injarios Old, n
For tiaou art,injuriods too - 3t' S5,.s' y
Count moi their sdn,till tho total atold. "
FoTstbon iii unkind and untrue:1 \ Ssss vs. Y
ANA ifall thy harms are forgotten, forgiven. 4
Now mercy with Justice Is met @
oil; Who would moi gladly take lessons Of heaven
And isarn to forgive and forget!
Yss; YES; III imam when his enemy wocps,
Bo quick tqIcceiye him a friend; sss
For thus NJ his head in kindnss he heaps
Hot GOALS 10 refine and amend; NJ N
And hearts that are Chrisian more eagerly yearn
Aaa nurse On hcf innocent pet, . VI
Oyofsipsthat, once bitter, 70 peniisnce turn y
And whisper. Forgive and Forget Ri .ss
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WHOLE NUMBER &C.
am aware that : portion of tIsse stocks

am aware that a portion Of these stocks !
were exempted from taxation by the laxs
creating them; but q very large portion
are not thus exempted; and although there
maybe some excuse for the pesty II ext
osupting such asshe Inv exexnbts, yel &lefe
can besno excuse for esI IN b n xks
no previous law had exempted. III any
thing could possibly have rendered this pol
icy ofthe whig party more unjust and ini-
quitous, it WINS the fact, that while these
stocks owned by the bankers and rich. men
were exempted from taxation, the poor
mans all had to be revalueda and re-assessed,
in order to wiring from his hard earnings,
more money TO meet andpay tothese bank
ers and wealthy men, the interest on these
very stocks that have been thus iniquitous-
ly exempted from taxation.
Itwas not sufficient that the nssessof had
power toexamine every mans premises.
inquire into all his private business, and
hunt Up every thing s'tangible and intangi-
bic, !" in the language Of Alfred Kelley, but
he must also be clothed with the power of
compelling every man under oaths and
PCiititluo, w StsO tOstihoiiy 30 SditlSb Uiltr
self! And then, in order to make the OUT
rage greater, II possible, he must have
power to compel whole neighborhoods 10
appear before him, and bear testimony q.
gainst their innocent and unofTending neigh.
bors. We may safely challenge the world
TO produce another instance in which such
insults and indignities areborne with impu-
nifty. In the British House Of Lords, some
three years since, when similar propose.
tion was before that body, requiring the
subjects Of the British crown to assess their
i property and effects, under oath, Lord
Brougham remarked, .that the government
did not exist whose subjects would submit 70
such All unjust and tyrannical measures
/ And yet, three short years Afterwards, q
whig Legislature actually passed just such
! law, in the third state composing this
| sstland of the free and home Of the brave!,
Z To the whig legislature of Ohio, belong
J the honor of having successfully accom-
}, plished the enactment Of a measure, SO un
lust and tyrannical, as to have frightenet
i a British House Of Lords! 3!
s. M = =
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Counting Abolished. 1.

Heigho Tor the coming generations. -
The great reform broom which has swept
and is being swept downsofiercely through
out the sworld-brushing down old cobweb
notions, and kicking such q dust in every
quarter prescribing eatables, drinkables,
wearables, sleepables, and all kinds Of bles-
sables, has got into "Loye's Own Bower"
Courting has been seriously voted down in.
solemn conclave! A resolution ssagainst
nightly courtship" has been recently dis
cussed in a Free Will Baptist Convention,
sitting in Boston, and passed unanimously.
A reverend elder lifted up his voice against
the irreverend practice Of counting, ''the
custom Of keeping company in the night
after the usual, hour Of retirement, is cor
rupting." Nine o'clock is the usual hour
Of retirement. Now, If we understand
the elder, d "fellow" may keep company
with ssgaP' until the bell rings, but every
moment he remains afterwards he is guilty
Of sin. But let us hear the reverend gem
tleman's objections in full. Here they
are - sae
( $aMy objections to It are as follows:
!. II lowers the dignity OF the matrlmo-
nlal institution. ay- isJsa 5as se
2. It subjects to great temptation. d
8. It disqualifes the mind for discrinin-
ate action
What merchant could you induce to
close bargain after the fatigue and excite
ment Of q nights watchinga Were he
to purchase horse, he would say he was
not fit to close the bargain till he had taken
some rest. And If all business men are 50
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Emh- Hem. a Tender Story. /
ERY estimable friend of ours, who


liQs u be named, tho he might not object to-
Il; ;Ni3ce gave us conf dentiaily, the follow
fl 1. efecdote about himself. He was old
m hea fhe story 10 Us, but as may be
logically inferred, he had once been young.
: In his younger days he married wife,
wholly from impulsive passions; but his
youthful liking soon grew into concentra-
ted flame ofearly love, ,healthful emotions,
Intellectual admiration, and moral obliga-
ton. The latter term, he used to say to
us should never be known to a married man.
Moral obligation may be mentioned to per-
sons who profess to have none, when sound
ing in the ears of those who have ties and
few means, they are tones Of terrible dis
order. d 80 t,& ~. ... s..a.
Our fne-hearted friend married q wife,
and in her he found a woman Of superior
intelligence, as we'll as atniable temper.
He lived happily through his honey moon,
grew even more contented after it;-but
from the inward uneasiness caused by some
chronic affection, he gradually fell into the
use Of alcoholic stinlulants. ~, !. .
His gentle wife, upon discovering this,
was afflicted deeply, but knew full well that
aggravation rather than reformation would
arise from her interference; so the mild
creature remained silent, and the only tone
of reproach she ever uttured was the semi
sigh, semiexclamation Of 'sEhm, Hem.'' 9
When he appeared before her with q
slight wildness in the eye, too much red.
ness in the cheek, or an abrupt hiccougF
coming from the throat, her smile would be
the same, her words as kind, but she woulc
turn aside with her melancholy aspiration
Of sEkm, HEMP
He soon understood this, though he tool
no notice of it; and, being man Of fin
sensibility, this delicate and kind forbear
ance Of his wrought upon him witt
powerful effect, No curtain lecture coul
have fallen on his ear with. such potenc
as HIS wffo q simple {. Elm, Hem n
The agitation Of other and better prin
ciples came about, and our friend was ont
| ofthe first in olden time to sign himself {
teetotaller. The deed, however, was no
mentioned to any, and his wife remained il
complete ignorance of it. "Ehm, Hemp
ct any rate was heard no more from her
lips.
Some time elapsed, and one evening the
husband sat down with "a quiet, happy
smile, besides his wife. He, looked her il
4 face and still smiled merrier. She laughed
/ in return, but was still compelled to inquire
!. what the fun was about.
sEhm' Hemm said the reformed inebri
ate. &yzs
aWhat2" inquired the wife, for she wa
,tstill as she had ever been, unconscious tina
4 her husband knew aught Of her suppresse'
Egrievance on his account"
aEhm, Henri said the husband; "wif,
I don't you remember that sound!' is
4 The whole truth, then, flashed upon tn
A happy woman's mind, her husband had fel
( deeply and in secret her quiet grief, an,
!. how il had worked upon him to the abandon
mont of his vicious habit. She threw her
self upon his neck, and be laughed alou'
with renewed Joy as he kissed her fushet
cheek and breathed merrily in her ear. th'
! simple signal Of departed trouble, "Ehm
4 HEMP 81 ss..'
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EFFEcTs or THE TARIFT. Coar has adj
yanced fifty cents on ton within few
days. Oh! this ruinous tariff M X.
yNers.
We understand that the Albany Iron
Works have quite recently purchased n
considerable portion Of the PIG Iron lying
on our docks, and that within 4 day or two
the company have bought a boat load lately
arrived AL tfair prices. such profitable
works will not be induced to suspend ope-
rations for the whig panic cry 1ruin. ''
Troy Radgft. sa;