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The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-04-16
$2,O79,5ll

$2,UIS,oll,
Under the new directions given by Mr..
walker, as Secretary Of tho Treasury, aud
,he Jealous corporation Of The aLlo director,
Dr. Patterson, it is believed the coinage at
u, Inc Philadelphia mint will reach three mil
lions OF dollars alnontll--chiefy in gold, 1t
is fully believed, that during Mr.. Polk's ad-
mlnlstraion, sixty millions of dollars will bs
converted into American Coin, being, in four
years, more than one half of the amount of
Inc fifty-fivs years preceding. So much for
democracy and hard money Washington
Union.
Sixty MILLIONS Of the hard cs;n in fenr
years! The peoples government is mixing
hard honey fortheiruss, and banks lock up
and issue lheirshinplas'ers to suparcede it.
This is one of the glorious operations of
banks did not stop the circulation Of gold
and silver, the people Of the United States
would soon have The, best currency tho
world ever saw.-Ohio Statesman.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-04-16

The MrNT.--Ths coinage Of tho Min, at
Philadelphia last mouth exceeded two mil.
lions ofdollars, being the largest amour, sv.
or coined in one month since the goveramcn,
was founded. 1t was as follows:
In goid colas'""........... 81 ,9S6.SS0
In sHVer DO. ''.."....'.."... $500
In copper do. ''.'..''........ .'...''........ 2,03li
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29

No person can pray earnestly that the impen-
tent may be free from their sins, while he himself
knowingly cherishes sin.-Upham,
Faith helpeth us when we are down, but un-
belief throws us down when we are up.-Bun-
gan.
AS there is no true religion where there is
nothing else but affection, so there is no true re-
ligion, where there is no religious affection
EdaCGrdS.
The physicians of souls must speak plainly, or
they may murder those they should cure-Dod-
ridge
How many indulge hope which they dare
not cXamine.-NeUiS.
When God would give the Israelites his Sab
bath of rest, in land of rest, he had more ado
to make them believe it, than to overcome their
enemies and procure it for them-Bartcr.
Every sickness is little death will be con-
tent to die oft, that | may die once well,-Bp
Hopkins.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
The WiImOt PrOyiSO.

1t would have been far better, we contend, to
have begun this measure Of defence by a more
refined abstraction" even than the 2lst rule.
We mean the resolutions of Mr. Calhoun, intro
duced into the Senate, clearly defining our rights;
and so long as there had been one spard of hon
or in the Senate or in the people, and these re-
solves had been acted on and approved, they
would have been as safe from rude handling as
the ark itself But even looking to this much
revlled Dist rule, what Southern man that loves
the security of his own hearth, would not joyful
Iy see us all back upon that ground we so shame
fully gave up on this question? In revoking this
rule, what have we gained, either in peace or
security! We have gone gradually, by insiduous
degrees from the right to the abolition of slave
rv in the District of Columbia, to the perpetual
disfranchisement of the whole South, by means
of the Wmot Proyso. This we escaped but by
the skin of teeth. How changed, from the day
when the 2lst rule proved a stumbng-block in
the path of our foes. Our eyes would have
blenched if then we could have looked into the
abyss into which we ofthe South are to be pitch
ed without mercy: and here are Southern men
declaring, through the voice of the press, "that
their views are well known in this matter" end
think, Notwithstanding, that the noble alacrity
which could not wait for this greatest of all our
dangers to be upon us, before it struck in our
defence, is only fit to be sneered at We never
were weak until we first became unfaithful to
ourselves But it docs seem that that mastering
curse of Ireand-far, far more terrible than its
wasting famine-is upon us, too: intestine dis
sessions, and want Of harmonious action. Why
talk, in one and the same breath, of loving this
Union much, and ourselves better, and still de-
clare with an affected hardhood of nerve that
nobody trusts or respects, that we will quietly
await the event, "being preparedl'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
The Treasures Of the Wicked.

Every man is treasurlng up stores for eternl-
ty; the good are laying up treasures in heaven,
where moth doth not corrupt the evil and i'm
penitent are 'treasuring up wrath against the
day of warth' What an idea is this! Treas
ures of wrath! Whatever the impenitcnt man is
doing, he is treasurng up wrath He may be
getting wealth, but he is treasuring up wrath
He may be getting fame; but he is treasuring up
wrath. He may be forming pleasing connec-
tions; but he is also treasuring wrath. Every day
addssomething to the heap. Every oath the swear
err utters, there is something gone to the heap Of
wrath. Every lie the liar tells there is something
gone to the heap ofwrath. Every lcentious act the
lewd man commits, there is something gone to the
treasure of wrath Every day he lives in sin, the
book Of Gods remembrance records it agains
him. The impenltcnt man has a weighticl
treasure of wrath to-day than he had yesterday
he will have weghter tomorrow than he ha;
to-day When he lies down at night, he is rich
er in vengeance than when he rose in the morn
ing,
lie is continually deepening and darkening hi.
eternal portion. Every neglected Sabbath in
creases his store of WRATH every forgotten ser
mon adds something to the weight of punish
ment All the checks of conscience, all the re
monstrances of friends, all the advice and pray
ers of parents will be taken into the account
and all will tend to increase the treasures o
wrath laid up against the day of wrath-Rcv. J
A. Jones.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
TbOugbtS from various Writers,

Faith being an act of the will as much as of
the understanding, we oftener disbcleve for
,Caat of inclination than from want of evidence
Virtue and honor are such inscparabc COM
panons that the heather would admit no man
into the temple Of honor, who did not pass to it
through the temple Of virtue.-,South.
tits not contended that Christianity is to be re-
ceived merely because it is useful, but because
it is true Watson.
A little sin is a little poison, slow indeed, but
continually insinuating itself into the soul, till by
degrees it issues in death--Saarm.
To-day is your own; tomorrow is in the
shadow of the divine hand 1t will be closed
but mag be not tor yOu. 1t may be disclosed to
you-not in time, but in eternity.-HaH
That and nothing else is done by God, which
to leave were not so good.
If your love of God is in any wise decayed, SC
is also your love of your neighbor. You are
then hurt in the very life and spirit of your rel
gion If you lose love, you lose all Wesley.
Only mperfection complains of that which il
imperfect Feneton.
Were conversion and baptism the same, mel
would do we'll to carry but certificate of thel
baptism when they died, and upon sight OF !
there were no doubt of their admission INTO heav
en.-AHcine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
Religious,
Trust in God,

When will Christian communities and nations
learn the true art of defence from an invading
enemy? Let the following anecdote strengthen
our faith in the principle Of Christian non-resist-
ance:
"Thc Tusculans opposed the Roman arms by
method so entirely new, that it made it impos-
siblc to commit hosilities against them When
the troops entered their country the inhabitants
neither abandoned their places in the line of the
enemy's march, nor desisted from cultiyating
their lands. A great number of the citizens,
dressed as in the times of peace came out to
meet the generals, Camillus, having cncampcd
before the gates, which were open, and, desiring
to know whether the same tranquility prevailed
within the walls as he had found in the country
entered the city. All the houses and shops were
open, and the artiGcers were intent upon their
trades; the shoots resounded with the voices OF
the children at their books the streets were full
of people going backwards and forwards upon
business, without any sign of terror or amaze
ment, and not the least trace of war. Every
thing was tranquil and pacific Camius, sur
prised at such sight, and overcome by the enc
my's patience, caused the assembly to be sum-
moncd by the magistrates. "Tusculans, said
he, when they we're come together, you are the
only people till now who have found the true
arms and forces capable of securing them agains
the anger of the Romans
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
From The Macon CAD Telegrapl
COL BCatOn"mThe Presidency.

Mr. Benton, a short time ago, was nominated
by Democratic district convention in Missouri,
as a candidate for the Presidency. He declined
the nomination, because, he says, in above fifty
gears the Democracy Of the North has giUen but
one President to the Union, and that one but for
a single Term; md nnhSS that course is changed,
there ~H be an end Of the party! These, he
says, were his sentiments in 1874, and not to be
discarded now, when certain politicians at the
South are presenting test which no Northern
man can stand. He further says "The Presi-
dental election of 1913 is the crisis; and if the
new test can be made to govern that election, |
shall consider the danger consumated, and there
must soon be an end not only to the Democratic
party, but Of all parties founded on principle,
and, eventually, an end of the Union itself"
Now, what new test are certain politicians at
the South presenting, which no Northern man
can stand? Is it opposition to Wmots infa-
nous proviso This test was presented by
Northern and not by Southern men. The South
has acted on the defensive entirely. We sup
pose. then, the great Mssourian means as much
as to say, that he wishes to dragon the Demo-
cratic party into the support of a Northern can
didate, even though that candidate should be of
the Wilmot gang. We shall see.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
From the Columbus ( Ga. J Times.
The CriSiS"~The Duty.

The power, thank God is in the hands of the
assailed, when the tug comes Heroic frmness
is needed, and nothing more, so to WELD the
power as to defend the right and to punish the
aggressor When the cloud bursts, we have
little fear but that party interests will go down
before the oyerpowerng interest of self-preser-
walton, and the South be ready to meet the
onset, as did the Mississippi Rifles at Buena
Vista
Abolition at the North has ceased to be the
mere spasmodic rawlings of morbid fanaticism.
1t has passed from that chrysalis state into
strong and pervading political hostility to the
South, and a resolute purpose that slave pollti-
cal influence shall be strangled in the councils
of the Federal Government. 1t is unprovoked,
basely selfish aggression upon a section of the
Union, which has heretofore borne its more than
full share of the burdens of war and taxation
which has asked no favor of Congress or the
North, no protection to its domestic industry, no
public aims to open It's rivers and build its pub
! lie highways; but has only asked for fidelity to
the Constitution, and the common Justice of be-
ing let alone. Its request is, has been, and will
be unheeded; and now the time is at hand, when
Northern folly and tyranny means to try practi-
cally how far Southern freemen will submit to
insults and wrongs, in comparison to which
British colonial vassaage, with its stamp acts and
tea taxes, were mildnesS itself As the North
is determined, the course of the South is clear.
1t is abject submission, or firm and victorious re-
sistcnce 1t is to yield to one extortion, only to
be kicked into another or it is to let our selfish
brothers at the North know, that the blood of
our common heritage, flowing in our veins. re-
bells against oppression and slavery in any form
in which it may be presented. The Southern
States must be the equals of all their peers in the
Union, or the Union is face to them. The
States will assail the bonds that unite us by no
overt act of wrong or violence; but they will
shatter even that beautiful temple of our fathers
hands, and perish in its ruins, before they will
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
From The Selma (.4la.J Reporter.
7 he Spirit of the SOuth.

AT meeting of the citizens of Dallas county,
held at the Court House in Cahaba, on Monday,
May 3, l847, without distinction of party, the
Hon. Geo. R. Evans was called to the chair, and
Thos. j. Frow appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been briefly,
but forcibly and clearly stated by the chairman
Charles G. Edwards, Esq, introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
l. Resolved, unanimously, That Congress:
has no power to pass any law affecting either
directly or indirectly, mcdately or Immediately
the institution of slavery and that the passage
of any such law by Congress would be plain
and palpable violation Of the constitution of the
United States, destructive of the peace and
harmony of the union, subversiye of liberty, and
degrading and diShonoring to all the people Of
the slaveholdlng states.
2. Resolved, unanimously, That, asmembers
of any party, we will not vote for any man fol
President or Vice President of the United States
who will not previous to the election, pledge
himselfto oppose at all times the passage of any
law by Congress affecting in any way the institu
ton Of slavery; and that, if elected, while acting
as President of the United States, the exercise O
lHc Veto power SildlI always De against any SuCI
law, whether the same be contained in any pro-
viso or otherwise
3. Resolved, unanimously, That, on the sub
ject matter of these resolutions, among our
selves, we know no party distinction, and never
will know any; that we will either be all demo
Gratis, or all wings, or neither.
Which, being offered by Mr. Edwards, were
supported by him in an able eloquent, and ap-
propriate address
Col Williams, of Montgomery, Hon. j. NJ
Calhoun, of Dallas, Thomas II. Watts, Esq, Of
Montgomery, Judge Bird, Horace Cone, Esq
R. K. Chamberlayne, Esq, James Caldwell
Col. George w. Gayle, John W. Lapsey, ant
VIM. Hunter, Esqs., were successfully calIec
for, and addressed the meeting in strains of fer
vid cloquence, showing a unity CT purpose ac
design upon this great southern question, anC
clearly evincing, not only the ability to assert
their dearest rights, but also the firm, fixed, ant
unalterable determination to defend them.
On motion,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be signed by the chairman and secretary
and published in the Dallas Gazette and Selmi
Reporter.
GEO. r. EVANS, Chairman.
THos. ]. FRow, Secretary.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29

Be Agrceabh.-Nothing is swecter than a
good word accompanied by a smile-haye you
not felt its power You enter store-cal for
an article-the clerk is agreeable and tries TO
suit you Such man you love to trade WITH
and are always sorry when you cannot be suited
at his shop. In another store you find one cross
and fretluI-he doesn't like to wait upon YOU
is angry because you cannot get sutcd-throws
about the goods in spite and intimates he does
not want such customers. viii you ever 60
there again if you can help it,
Persons should strive to make themselves a.
greeabIe, no matter how difficult customer may
be or how much trouble they are subjected to-
The trouble will last for few moments only and
by being pleasant you may gain hundred
trades-follow the same rule through life and be
agreeable everywhere-in your family,at church,
in the street, on board the steamboat and in the
coach. Treat all alike, the poor and the rich,
the high and the low, the bond and the free OF
all traits in mans character, that one is the best
which leads no one, however poor or humble, to
feel the least restraint in his presence.-Port
Bulletin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
Reading.

Reading serves for delight, for ornament, and
for ability; it perects nature; and perfected by
experience. The crafty condemn it, the simple
admire it, and the wise use it. Reading makes
full man, conference a ready man, and writing
an exact man. He that writes little, needs q
great memory he that confers little, present
wit; and he that reads little, needs much cunning
to make him seem to know that which he does
not.-Bac0n.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
The SOuth"m.The Presidency,

The Columbus Georgia. Times puts, as eve
ry southern man should do, the question of the
next Presidency on true grounds; and the man
he indicates (Levi Woodbury. has as true a
heart, sound head, as South or North could
furnish. We know and respect the man, for his
virtue, his abilities, and his honesty; and we
should feel that the rights, and honor, and feel
ngs of the South would be as much respected by
him, if in power, as the noblest Roman ofthem
ALL
Every southern state and statesman should
make this fidelity to the constitution the pre-re-
quislte, the cardinal qualification of the candid
ate, and declare, as Alabama and Virginia have
done, that no man, nominated or not nominated,
can get their votes, who is not as firm as adam
ant on this question. '-Chdrlestoa Mercury.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
No Effort FruitIcSS,

NV firm beliefin the moral government of the
world will not suffer me to think that any good
efforts are entirely lost, or that any strenuous
and honest endeaver to improve the condition OF
man is ultimately made in vain. One effort may
seem insulated and ineflicacious, one endeavor
NAV appear sterile and fruitess, but many make
an aggregate that is always sooner or later pro-
ductive Of corresponding benefit. The moral
and physical world will furnish abundant evld-
ence Of this cheering and salutary truth'-Reo'
r. FellOweS
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
Mountaineering,

There are some men with whom, on the in
slant, we seem to get acquainted. An hours
accidental association in stage coach, steam
packet, or hotel, does more towards banshing
reserve and restraint than many months of daily
communication with beings less congenial.-
They seem to suit us-we part from them with
regret; and long afterwards, when their names
arc forgotten, we remember pleasant fellow and
happy hour. Tt is not then that friendship can
be made; but we learn from this the advantage
Of unpretending good humor and frank bcnevo-
lencc-T IT. Bayy
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
Names that live,

How few names live, after the gave closes oy-
er the body. Not one in a million is remember
ed fifty years after death. Yet thousands are
striving for immortaity-to cmbIazon their
names high on the record of fame. Unwiso am
biton! Better have your name written in the
corner of the last page of the book of life, than
on the walls of palaces, and trumpeted through
the width of creation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
ldlenesS.

1t is mistake to imagine, that only the vio-
lent passions, such as ambition and love, can trI-
umph over the rest Idleness, languld as she
is. often masters them ALL she indeed influences
ali our designs and actions and insensibly CON
sumes and destroys both passions and virtues
Rochef0ucauH.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
RALLYING OF THE SOUTH!

We entreat the Freemen of Vermont to ponder well
upon the suoncd evidence that the South are raying
as one man for the perpetuaon Of American Slavery.
Can we longer be diyd ed upon the huckneyed party
questions of the day, when our countys Liberties are
in jeopardy? Shall we not take counsel Of these enc
mics of human liberty and make as common cause in
sustaining our rights, do they in plotting their des-
truction?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29

we are free people, and that this awful and solemn
promise made 1776 in behalf of liberty to all persons
in this land, in the presence of mankind and the great
Jehovah, in that awful moment of the nations agony
and peril, stands Redeemed, cancelled, and satisfied
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29

cal differences in this great question of national
existence, to unite in one determined and COM
mon effort for the preservation other institutions
and her constitutional rights This is the duty
of the South
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viii you behold unhceding,
LIES hottest feelings crushed;
Where woman's heart is bleeding,
Shall woman's voice be hushed ?

And be it remembered, it through the aithfulness
of women that Moses preserved. This great and
immediate cmancpator indebted to a woman for his
spared life, and he became a blessing to the whole
Jewish nation. Who led out the women of Israel
from the house of bondage, striking the timbrel, and
singing the song of deliverance? 1t was a woman,
Miriam, the prophecies, and the sister of Moses and
Aaron. Who was chosen to deliver the whole Jewish
nation from that murderoUs decree of Persa's kng?-
1t was woman Esther the Queen. Yes weak and
trembling woman was the instrument appointed by
God, to reverse the bloody mandate of the Eastern
monarch and save the whole visible church from de-
structon. Who followed the rejected king Of Israel
as his fantng footsteps trod the road to Calvary.
great company of people and of women, and it is re-
markable that to them he turned and addressed the
pathetic language "Daughters of jerusalem, weep moi
for me, but weep for yourselves and your children"
And what would ask, have women done for the
great and glorious cause of emancipation. Who
wrote that pamphlet which moved the heart of Will
berorce to pray over the wrongs, and his tongue t.
plead the cause of the oppressed African? 1t was G
woman, Elizabeth Herrck. Who labored so hard tc
keep the SHHtrngs OF inc slave COnuudly peuIe tnl
British Parliament for the Abolition of slavery? And
sir what the effect of these laborers Read it il
the Emancipation Bill Of Great Britain. Read it in
the present state of her West India Colonies. RcaC
it in the impulse which has been given TO the
freedom in the United States of America. Have En-
glish women then done so much and shall American
women do nothing? Oh, no. Already are there
AntSlavery societies in operation. These are telling
the story of the colored mans wrongs, praying fol
their deliverance, and will continue to pray and worl
as well as pray until the shackles shall fall from The
slave.
would say to one and to all, awake, o sleeper, anc
hear the cries and groans of the bondmen saying unt
us, am not man and broher2 Awake then tt
your duty as Christians upon that great subject which
has already shaken country from the Lakes to thu
Gulf of Mexico and from the Mississippi to to tn
shores of the Atlantic and will continue nightly t.
shake it until the polluted temple Of slavery shall al
and crumble into ruin. Then it will be said truly tina
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29
CHE family Gtrtlr.
Child 0 0 d

GLOW artless is childhood even in its arts!-
How transparent! How easily seen through
When wisely dealt with, children shed the pures
tears of penitence that were ever shed on earth
And how full of trust is early childhood. The
child lives and moves and has its being in eter-
nifty 1t knows nothing of the beginning of life
or of its ending.