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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-14

AMHERST COLLEGE CoMMENcEMENT.---The ex-
ercses, which precede commencement at AM
herst that occurs to-day, took place yesterday. A
friend who there informs that the address before
the literary societies by Charles Sumner Esq of Boston
very brill act and pow erful pro on pr ed
the author to be alike excellent writer and an
compshed orator. Hs subject Fame and Giory,o
and he showed what unders God to constitute these
from the earliest ages to the present day touching with
great severity, on military renown. His quotations from
Edmund Waller and Others were apt and impressive,
aud proved that true glory should arise from the
plishment of real benefit To ankind The address
about two hours long Rev MIR Leavitt Of Providence
afterwards addressed the Alumni aud in the evening
Rev DR.. Adams of New York. the Society of Inquiry,
informant did not stay to hear either There
large and increasing Of people assembled
yesterday afternoon, and all circumstances seemed to
promise pleasant time to-day Springfield Repu6.
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popularity Of these pens have soey psrpexed the wis of
val dcers aod they nue them bv lair compe
they resor'ing to ms The Riche-
cunning Of opponents hey for SALE 81 only, by p
WATSON & co. IS William street. one door below Wall
street. opposite Merchants Exchange, aud Y. SAVAGE, %
Fulton Levi Browns Pens STA reduction OFFS cents
Rcbeieu equal the Other Gold Pens with sill
yer ueuc from Is cents 10 Pens carefully repaired
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Tea, Sugar, Wine, tSc.-B. Albr0 Il Co., lis
Division street. between Eldrdge and Allen Streets and 2io
Grand street, second block east of the Bowery selling the
best Young Hvson Tea ate hlngs The very choc quality
Ooons Black Tea At only shnks and superior souch9ng
roasted and ground daily 10 aud hng per b
white and brown Sugars of all kinds low choice
old the unaduteated juice Of the grape highly
recommended BY physicians for medicinal purposes and
peIior white Brandy for preserving.
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Gold Pens Country Merchants and others

Ia w-ut of these sable ARTICLES VIII nDd az IN rs
sbshment of Creation u Co. no "a Ceaar street, ne
mept this city, consisting oil en Of ali the
meat approved style made in this country ana without emu
snred thai they will find at their establishment I'm prices,
snJ facilities trying and selecting pens induce
,s ~ nnychase not to found any other place. War
r.nfed pens In silver 81 10.
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Teeth Teeth !-Teeth Inserted without
and Narrated good the ones for biting and
mascation complete double set of best mineral teeth
pa'e Soo set Oh pest er on me gold plates
Single tooth, from 81 to IS. by Dr. NES 10 Broadway.
Corner Of Maiden Lane SatMon&Tu
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Of the country which our troops have taken,
without a sufficient guaranty of a permanent
peace, would be politically damned and sunk to
the deepest. depth Of degradation, from which
it would be impossible to rescue them.
The position of the two great political parties
of the States, is becoming reversed. Recen,
elections have given the wings gain OF several
members of Congress, and there is strong pro-
liability of the lower house of the representative
mart of the government at Washington being at
the approachinp session, wing. The returns thus
far received exhibit sufficient gain 10 oring
about such result but there Is a poSsioi'ity VI
the official reports changing the appearance OF the
question slightly. Should our anucipa'iohs ie-
la,ve n this matter be realized, the next session
of Congress will be very unproh'apie one OF
we might say, a very profitable one to the coun-
trv for there will be very little business done and
none of those changes in our commercial or
financial systems attempted, which have hereto
fore had such an evil influence for the time upon
all classes and upon all interests. The Senate
will possess sort of conservative character,
which will neutralize the movements of the low
er house and of the executive, and keep them
both straight We can therefore feel perfectly
safe, satisfied that whatever is done, will be for
the real good of the country, independent of all
party considerations and log rolling influences.
The real interests of the people will receive that
attention they are entitled to, and we shall have
less of party chickering's and see less Of party
movements.
The financial condition of the general govern
ment is by 10 means favorable or flattering
The debts contracted to carry on the war with
Mexico will not suffice to meet the demands or
the expenses accruing up to the time designated,
July, 1913, and a new loan will have to be made,
much sooner than anticipated.
The public debt on the first of July, according
to the records of the Treasury Department, was
as annexed
PUBLIC DEBT UNITED STATEs-JuLy !, l647
lst As to the amount Of the debt
OF the loan Of ls49,. 80 as ss6 03
l843,. 6804 23l 80
1896. A6sS l49 20
lsH.. 44t7650 90
Mexican per ct Cs46, 29s7 64 50 .o..o, N
Bounty land scrip. 1850 O0-p2s'oSs''1I ~
I'd. Treasury notes outstanding-
Ofthe issue prior to 1916, 279 l39 81
'"' ''s.' y is47 ii ios7So oo-sis,sis,ose 81
VI d. Ia' o'a .u.D'. 10000 90
Debt Of the corporate cities Of the
Cnrar.s. 100000 90
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The European News ofthls day, August r.
Price cents. Contains continuation the most recent
news from England Ireland Scotland and Wales the
Continent of Europe.
Published for the propretors, by KINDER FINN No,
4 Frankfort street, doors from Chatham.
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;.on,;o, as been highly approved Of all who have OBJ
famed t. for healthfa exercise of children and the
rs 10 those having of them and has commanded
sale throughout the United States and England
southern and Western merchants would find
20 call
10 N GEO. w FUTILE Inventor and Patentea
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All Ladies' and Gentlemen who wish white

Teeth and Sweet Breath will Penes Orrs Tooth Paste
cents Persian Vanilla Soap Cooper Lotion 50 10
Panacea S. each For female complaints, Van Hamberts
Pills 81 or Baudeogues do rs cents, sale E. NJ Guion
LII Bowery cor. Of Grand.
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Save Your MOney-Jones, No. 4 Ann street,
sold at Sc 81 Second quality of French Boots 50
ally sod for S. Also, large of Congress Boots
and Gate equally low All goods give salts.
fiction Please call and examine.
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The Piumbe National Daguerrean Gallery
on the upper corner Of Broadway and Murray tho
examining the beautiful specimens that the walls oths
extensive establishment
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These beautiful instruments have received the genera
APPRECIATION the Medical Profession for their simplicity and
EavauTes oahe scne Tic Dooreaux Parayss Epileptie
the Magnetic Machine truly wonderful Price OF the Ma
chine 81 to S2 accompanied with full directions and
raned Sold wholesale and retail by
D. c. MOOkHEAD, 1872 broadway.
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nnns making abont eet IN aggregate length will contain
the Of Rose Sommerve which should be read by
every young wife Of Old hicks" with the French
female prisoner; ting etch of Duel at Gibraltar
Swed. nbprgs i9ea Of Heaven patriotic Sermons oetry
of which are a very exciting character.
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Fine Cutiery.-The Subscribers' assortment
embraces every possible variety of PEN Pocket Desk
and Sporting Knife with large variety of choice Razors
Nail Files, Tweezers, sc.
G. SAUNDERS & SON.
III Broadway, few doors above Courtandt st.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-10-09
The Printing Office.

The Hon. Simeon Cameron, himself
a printer, sent the following to the
Columbian Typographical Society of
Washington at its recent celebrations:
"THE POOR BOYS CoLLEeE-THE:
PRlNTINc OFFICE. E.:--Industry, intelIi-
gence, integrity, and perseverance,.
will ensure distinction and honor to.
its graduate"
There is more truth than poetry in
this sentiment. "The printing Office"
says the N. Y. Globe, ha. indeed pro-
we'd a better college" to many '.poor
boy"-has graduated more useful and
conspicuous members of society--has
brought out more latent intellect and
turned it into practical and useful
channels-has walked up more mind,
generated more active and elevated
thought than any Of the literary col
leges Of our country. How many
drone or dolt has passed through one of
The colleges with no tangible proof Of
his fitness to graduate, other than his
inanimate piece Of Parchment himself
if possible, more inanimats than his di-
ploma. There is something in the
very atmosphere of printing Office.
calculated to wake up tho mind, and
inspire taste for knowledge. A boysp
who commences in such school will
have his talents and ideas brought out,s
il he has any; if he has no mind to be-
drawn out, the boy himself will be-
driven out.
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Remarkable Cave,

A gentleman at Jay, Vermont, gives
the following description Of a very re-
markable cave, once the residence of
Stephen Burroughs the notorious preach
er and counterteiter. He says: We
visited cave located in a spur of the
Green Mountains, famous in this vicin-
ity as the "Coniacker's Den," and
though Ihave visited most ofthe remark
able spots in New England, ! am fain
to confess that this exceeds them ALL.
1t is composed ot four compartments
the outer one being IN the iorm of an
elIipse, 50 feet by 81, and 10 feet in
height, the second compartments some.
what smaller than the first, and Of an ir-
regular form, and so also is the third; the
fourth is the grandest hall that ever
beheld, and Of a circular form, the diam.
ter of which is S2l feet, ovsr-arched by
a magnificent dome, the extreme height
Of which apparently exceeds the diam
ter of the floor, the walls are composed
of brilliant iron ore, and the light Of our
birch bark torches was reflected in a
thousand hues, lighting the whole with
the brightness Of a summers day. The
regularity Of the wall could not have
been improved by art. In this cave the
notorious Stephen Burroughs carried
on his illegal occupation for some years.
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The President and his Lady.

The Presidents example, on his
late visit to the city of New York,
was highly commendable one. He
attended worship three times on Lords
day. In the morning, in company with
the Mayor, Mr.. Brady; in the after
noon, with Mr.. Z. F. Butler, at DR..
Skinner's; and in the evening with
Alderman Oliver, at the Dutch Refor-
med, Lafayette Place. However, from
what we learn from resident in Wash.
ington, it would have been extrasrdi-
nary had his course been different; for,
in regard to the observance OF the
Lords day, no previous occupant Of
the Executive chair has exhibited such
an exemplary regard for it as President
Polk. He and his lady are as regular
attendants on divine worship as any of
the citizens of Washington, and as
much stiffness and quiet is maintained
at their magnificent residence, as in the
habta,lon of any private individual.
No visiting is encouraged or admitted,
on this day, from government officers
or strangers Of Notwithstanding
to interfere with the religious reading
and devotion of its sacred hours. The
example of Mrs. Polk is worthy of all
praise. No unnecessary levees or
parties are encouraged by her, but a
strict regard to christian consistency
is carefully maintained; very different
from most of her female predecessors.
No doubt the dissipated and fashiona-
bic have been wOfully disappointed, and
have sneered at her puri;anical strict.
ness; but the influence of such an ex-
ample, in so commanding a station, is
exceedingly salutary, and worthy Of
high commendation.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-10-09

The following from the Cincinnati
Chronicle Of the other day, is true to
the life, although mere charcoal
sketch on the subject:
''There is race of professed refor-
mers, who, just awakened to sense of
religious obligations, and excited by
the first vision of the sublime princi-
Piles of christianity, leap over tho rel
ative duties of men, and jump at once
at conclusions, which are only posi-
bic or real in the world of distractions.
One feels the evils Of his own vindic-
tive passions, and makes war upon
,oar, with ferocity which is only per-
missible in barbarous conflicts. An.
other has been a drunkard, and forth.
with steps out Of the gutter, moral
teacher of mankind, and thinks all
other things nothing in the scale. A
third thinks slavery the greatest crime
of the world, and, leaving all other
vices behind, proceeds 10 denounce
Shareholders as robbers and assassins.
To these reformers, man who has
mad the misfortune to lead pure life
to have studied and loved the Bible
to have sought the knowledge and the
performance Of daily duties-to have
obeyed the laws, and honored his su-
periors and his country--in fine, to
have made virtue the end, and charity
the means, of peace-loving, christian
conduct-to these reformers, we say,
such man is mere make-weight in
society--one of those old-fashioned
conservatives who will not consent to
tear governments aud nations to
pieces, for the sake of promoting one
virtue, at the expense Of all the rest!"
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on his person jewels Of greater value,
which would have been equally easy
to purloin, and these all remained in.
tact. A light broke upon him-hs sus-
pected the agency of his old enemy
and rival, the cardinal duke; and his
immediate measure was to place an
embargo upon the English ports, and
to prohibit all masters Of vessels from
putting to sea, under pain Of death.
During the operation Of this edict.
which created universal astonishment
throughout the country, the jeweIer Of
Buckingham was employed day and
night in completing the number of the
diamond tags; and it was still in force,
when light fishing smack, which had
been exempted from the general disa.
biIity, was scudding across the chan.
mel on its way to Calais, under the
command Of one Of the dukes conf.
dental servants, and having on board,
for all its freight, the aigui'lette OF Anne
OF Austria.
In the course Of the ensuing day the
ports were opened, and the thousand
and one rumors which had been prop.
agated by the people, died gradually
away, as no explanation of the incom-
prehensible and rigorous measure ever
transpired; whose result was the re.
ceipt of her shoulder-knot by the
queen the very day before the ball OF
the magistrates.
Thus the apparent tranquility Of
Anne of Austria, which had been for
the first few hours the apathetic calm
ness of despair, ultimately grew out Of
the certainty of security; and the rea-
dy wit and chivalric devotion of Buck.
ingham, which had SO frequently
threatened her destruction, for once
supplied her egis.
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As pleasing incident in the life Of
Mr.. Wright, we copy the following
from one Of his last letters. Here is
true philosophy and good example.
81 am trying to become, upon a
small scale, farmer in fact, and have,
during this season labored very stead.
lily. Each day tires me good deal,
but | eat and sleep well, and enjoy a
freedom from care, and a conten,Ment
which is already becoming very dear
to me. As is usual with me in what.
ever undertake, my business is alrea.
dy controlling me too much, and
now find it very difficult to command
a day for leisure or recreation.
"My farm is new and therefore un.
comfortable to work, though requiring
great deal Of labor to bring it to a
condition to be either pleasant for la.
bor, or productive, but | begin very
slowly and patiently, determined not
to make my efforts extensive, as do
not expect they will be profitable in a
pecuniary way. The employment
like, and it keeps me out Of mischief,
and from being discontented and home
sick at home.
II have not had an unhappy hour
from the personal consequences ofmy
late defeat, while i has given mo q
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The Diamond Tags.

The Literary World IN notice OF
Miss Pasdoe's new work, "Lou's the
Fourtesalh and the court OF France IN
the 18th century," quotes the following
account of the simple facts OF the affair
of the diamond tags, out OF which Du-
mas has made 50 pleasant story, IN
the -Three Guardsmen." There is per-
haps (says the Wofld) no single episode
ia the history Of this remarkable reign
SO strikinglv characteristic OF the spirit
Of the age, and The extent to which IN.
trigue was carried. 1t is, phTenologIc-
ally speaking, the very romance oil Sc
cretiveness:"
The queen then wrote a letter to
Buckingham, in which she besouyhl h'm
Immediately to leave France. Ft.ls
done she gave into the charge of her at
tendant, not only the letter, but also a
casket containing the aigiiette, with its
diamond pendants, which had been pre-
seuted to her by the king, and in which
she appeard at the ball OF Madam Che
vreuse. The first she knew would In
fiict a pnng-the second was intended
to heal the wound, by serving as mem
orial Of their friendship.
1t may for moment create surprise
that the queen should venture to dis.
possess herself Of so recently acquired
and 50 remarkable an ornament; but be
il rememberd that her resources were
scanty, that she had already done hon
or to the present of the king by appear
ing with II on her person in public, and
that, while as a sovereign, she could
not offer to the magnificent duke, re-
msmbrance without some intrinsic val
We, she was also enabled, by sacrificing
the jewel in question, to crafty her sol
ter feelings by the conviction that this
was a decoration worn lndifferently by
both sexes, Buckingham would be re-
minded Of her when ever It formed a
portion Of his dress. ~
On the morrow Anne Of uslria, took
leave Of The English Envoy in presence
Of all the court. and his bsarlng was
that Of finished gentleman and respec
table courtier. No eye could detect q
glance, no ear gather up a sentence
which was not in accordance with the
most scrupulous etiquette. Bucking
ham carried away with him a pledge
Of royal regard which almost consoled
him for his departure. Meanwhile, Mad
anne dc Lonnoy, the Jealous spy OF the
cardinal. had detected the disappear
auce Of the diamond aigllette from ths
Queens caske,; and with the ready per
ception Of mallace, she suggested te
Richelieu that it had, in all probability
been son, to Buckingham, as a parting
present. The cardinal lost not an in
slant in writing to one Of the ladies' O
Charles' court who was in his interest
--lor like spider, he attached his wei
sn every side offering to present hel
With 10000 Iiyers if she conld succeed
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From The Rochester Daily American.
Labor and Education.

Nothing is more brutalizing in its in.
fluence upon the human constitution
than excessive manual labor from in
fancy to old age. Such a course Of
training inevitably dwarfs, If it does
not blight the embryo reason and con-
science ofths human soul. This wrong
to humanity will yet bring down upon
the wrong doers a retribution as se-
we're and universal as natien of idle,
vicious, brutal paupers will kno W how
to inhict. You cannot give to one
family sum equal to the surplus earn
ings Of 100 families, and have the lat
ter perfectly satisfied and happy, when
they know they get less than moisty
Of wha, their Industry calls into
existence.
Educate a poor boy well, and six
hours physical toll in "a, with the priv
iIege of keeping, for his own mainte-
nance in sickness and old age, all that
his labor produces, will abundantly
supply all his bodily wants, and leave
something for the next generation.
"Train up a child in the way he.
should 60, and when he is old he will
not depart from it," But how should
he go? That is the question. Should
he 90 to the poor house? or to the state
prison! Should he be taught by pre-
cept and example to worship gold and
broad acres as the supreme good Of
this world9 Should he be rsproached
for his stupidity if he do not acquire,
at somebody's expense, little moro
property than his own well directed
labor produces? Should he be taught
TO regard the law and its makers as his
enemies, who have hedged in, before
he was born, every possible opportu-
nifty to transform honest industry into
bread, except on paying high tribute
for the privilege?
Ii we should teach children success
fully to love their neighbors as them
selves, should we moi at least set the
example? II the publicgood requires
tthem to believe that they are truly ac-
countable beings, should we not illus
trate the sincerity Of our faith in the
doctrine, by securing to the destitute
an opportunity to convert the sweat Of
their faces into food and clothing,
without the let or hindrance of others,
Mans right to labor somewhere in
civilized society for his own benefit,
and his right to good physical, intel
lectual, and moral education, to pre-
pare him to work to the best advan-
tage at some branch of useful toll, ci--
ther mental or physical, must be rec
ognized and made available to every
human being, before the fearful in
crease Of paupers and criminals, both.
in Europe and in this country can be-
checked. 1t is not enough to preach.
good doctrine, we must come fairly
up to the work and practice what we
preach. To encourage robting labor
by law, and Furnishing it when against
law, is a system which cannot endure-
This is emphatically the English sys-
tenn which operates practically to-
starve tens of thousands to death, at a
time when hundreds of warehouses
are bursting with their vast burdens Of
grain. So long as labor is rendered
valueless, no abundance or cheapness.
of food can avail for those who have.
only their honest toll to sell, and nobo-.
dy will purchase it.