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The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02
Pursuit Of knowledge under Diae.I,sr.

The following is q most remarkable anC
praiseworthy instance of what perseverance
and industry, rightly directed, are able tc
effect, Among the graduating Class al
the Commencement last week, at vii
liams College, was one by the name Of
Condit, from Jersey. This gentleman is q
shoemaker, is married, and has family
of four children. Six years ago, becoming
sensible of the blessings OF an education
he commenced learning the simple bran.
ches, such as are taught in our primary
schools. One by one, as he sat on his
shoemakers bench, he mastered Grammar,
Arithmetic, Geography, DC. with some oc-
casional assistance from his felow-work-
men. AT this time he determined to obtain
collegiate education. Without means,
and with large family depending on him
for support, he commenced, and learned
Latin and Greek in the evenings after his
days labor was over, under the direction
of friend and after the lapse of a year
and half, prepared himself, and entered
the sophomore class of Williams College.
He brought his bench and tools as we'll
as his books with him. The students sup.
piled him with work; the faculty assisted
him; and together with the fund for indig-
nent students and some occasional assis-
lance from other sources, he was enabled to
go through college course. and at the same
time support his family. He graduated
last week, on his birthday, aged thirty.two.
He stood high in his class, and received a
part at the Commencement, but declined.
At the farewell meeting Of the class, in con-
sideration of his perseverance, talents and
Christian character, they presented his wife
with an elegant set Of silver spoons, tea
and table, each handsomely engraved with
an appropriate inscription.
Mr.. Condit will now enter the Theo-
logical Seminary at New York, and will,
no doubt, make faithful and popular Min.
lister.
What young man in this country will
ever, after such an example as this. despair
Of obtaining an education ?-Springfeld
Republican.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

The disquletude they feel. Over this stat
of things humanity may well weep.
But the characters to whom reference ha
been made, attempt to Justify their prssen
position by saying that those who profess t
be Pre-eminently the friends of the slave, hav
in many things, acted indiscreetly. Sup
pose the fact be admitted. What then
Can the indiscretions of one man nullify
the obligations Of another Is this tn
philosophy of obligation Does our obi
CATION to do right have for its basis the con
sstency of others and is it cancelled by
their Inconsistency? If this be so, new
works on Moral Philosophy ought to b,
written without delay; for we have none
eXtant that endorse this view of the subject
But the doctrine is inefiably absurd. Hence
! enter my complaint against those who
have suffered the extravagancies Of North
en Abolitionists TO drive them from the po-
sltion they formerly occupied. They have
not acted the part of christian philosophers
IN abandoning their original ground There
are as many reasons now why they should
be emancipationists as there were in years
past. Indeed the reasons are multiplying.
Their duty is the same that il would be il
there were no abolitionsts under Heaven.
Come back. come back, We former friends
OF the colored race, and stand upon eman-
cipation ground. There is no place where
you can stand so frmly-where conscience
will utter its voice so approvingly-where
Heaven will smile 50 propitiously.
A great work is TO be performed, and your
help is needed. The enterprise which in.
vites your assistance is noble one. 1t
contemplates the Liberation of the enslaved,
and their elevation to responsibility and dig
nifty among the nations of the earth. Are
you favorable to the improvement Of the
physical condition Of your fellow-creatures
Here your energies may be worthily enlist
ed, and your exertons advantageously put
forth. Are you friendly to the culture and
IMMIGRATION Of intellect Here is room for
the operation of the kindest feelings Of your
heart. Are you DESTROYS Of the moral ele.
walton of your species! Here you may Ia
boz for the qualification Of your desire, and
confidently expect its accomplishment. Say
not that the time for action is vet 10 come.
1t has already come. This is the accepted
time. Iou now have the opportunity of do
ng something to benefit those who are in
state Of bondage and degradation; and OPP
ponunity to do good always creates obliga-
lion to do it. Inquire not what will the
world think and say if you become the zeal
Gus friends of emancipation Dare to do
right and concern not yourselves whether the
world smiles or iIOwns. Then YOU will Ell
JOY the approval Of your own consciences
and the appreciation Of Heaven. And even
If your efforts should be unsuccessful. you
will have the satisfaction of knowing that
you have engaged in cause worthy Of an
angels exertions. What say you! Phi
lanthroPy and Justice and humanity wait for
your decision. May it be such decision as
they will conjointly approve--a decision for
which many a slave will bless you--a de.
cision which will furnish pleasan, retrospects
for your dying hour.
A SOUTHERN kESTucKIAy.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

It is probable that of all the causes
which have injured the health Of women,
the principal has been the prodigious multi
plication OF romances during the last CEN
tury. From the cradle to the most advanced
age, they read them with an eagerness
which keeps them almost without motion
and without sleep. A young girl, instead
of running about and playing, reads, perpet-
ually reads, and at twenty becomes full OF va
pors, instead of being qualified for the duties
Of good wife or nurse. These causes, which
influence the physical equality, influence the
moral man. have known persons Of both
sexes. whose constitution would have beer
robust, weakened gradually by the toe
strong impressions OF imprisoned writings
The most tender romances hinder marriages
instead of promoting them. A woman
while her heart is warmed by the languo
Of love. does not seek husband-a her
must Law his laurels at her feet. The fir
of love does not warm her heart, it only in
flames her imagination. --Iissot.
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1t is a singular fact that there are men IN
slave States. who fifteen OF twenty years
since were Jealous Emancipation'sts; Oh!
thew now look with indifference on all ell
fort, made to n,eliorate the condition oil the
African race. Their former syrnpauaes Nl
the slave are exhausted; their philanthropy
has become extinct. This is not all. neil
influence is exerted in favor Of the mstl!'l,
ton Of slavery. This is true Of some MN n
isters of the gospel. They may no. &c -
aware of the TACT, bat they are conS'os!eo -
identified with pro-slavery men. lrrells,o.u
Shareholders, whose consciences some'il.a
trouble them, refer to the opinions o. u,es.
! yery ministers that they may thereby ana
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

TleHr LAcrxG AND RED Nosrs.-Like all
other sensible medical men, Mr.. South (authsr
of "Housshold Surgery Is the sworn foe OF
tight lacing, and he demonstrates the baneful re-;
suits of that horrible engine OF tortue called
STAYS. He says, that mothers "sometimes de-
lude themselves with the notion, that they thus
encase their girls in steel and whalebone for the
purpose of giving them support, whilst, in re-
ality, they are destroying their children's health
and constitutional powers, by jamming up the
great organs of respiration and circulation into
a very much smaller space than is necessary for
the due performance Of their functions, and
thereby disposng the lungs to that fearful dis
order, the consumption, which, though COM
monty attributed to the variability Of our climate
NAV, I believe, not less frequently be traced to
this most abominable custom OF stay wearing,
and its attendant, tight lacing; for, being early
impressed with the notion that the elegance OF
their figure depends on the tightness Of tnelI
STAYS, most girls greedily imbibe this Pernicieus
habit and screw their waists SO tight that they
suffer constant distress for the sake Of fashion.
| The infatuated votaries of fashion, misled BY z
standard Of beauty, altogether false ana ABSURD
ara too often deaf to such appeals as these, oven
addressed to the instinct Of preserving life. But
there is one little fact omitted by Mr.. South
which, if universally known, might, probably
| have more weight. Ii is this;-f a foolish gir'
by dint of busks and bones, and squeezing AM
bfacing, secures the conventional beauty OF
wasp-w waist, she is tolerably certain to gain al
addition she by no means bargained ior' namely
/ n rad nose, which, in numberless instances,
/ nroduced by no other cause than the immature
firth obstrncting circulation, and causing stag
nation of the blood, in that prominent and Inn
portant feature. Often, in assembages OF IN
fair have we seen these noses, faultisss in form
but tinged with that abhorrsd hue, to whic
washes and cosmetics had been applied, in vii
despair; but, alas, in vain! II the lovely owl
4 ers could have known the cause, how .sPeedii
the effect would have vanished; for, surely, To
most psrverss admirer Of distorted spine, an
Compressed lungs, would deem the scqo'Icm:'
n to be complied with.-English Psper.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

Were we as eloquent as angels, yet we
should please some men, some women, and
some children, more by listening than by
talking. Cotton. na,
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02
For the Examiner.


MEssRs. EDuoRs:-As your paper by
il. title proposes to examine the subject oil
the Emancipation Of the Slaves, in all Its
bearings, | will, by your permission, fur
nish YOU with several numbers on African
Colonization.
African CesenizasSsn-Ne. 4.
There are two opinions entertained
concerning the black race in the Onl,
Ted States. One is, that the slaves will
be emancipated to reside in this land
for they cannot be removed to another com
try: the other is, emancipation should bt
connected with colonization, for IT is the
wisest plan, and can be effected. Thos'
who favor the first opinion, either oPPos'
colonization, or take no decided action II
its favor. Their position is, that the white
and blacks freed can live on the same sol
without detriment to each others morals. ant
without impairing the inducements to ethe
party to industry.
These premises We cannot regard as col
rect. Facts are too strong before our ever.
day observation, that show the blacks are re
garded by the whites as their interiors, 70
us to entertain this opinion. There IS nc
the slightest change in this public sentiment
Whatever may be the popular use of tn
language in the Declaration of Indeper
dence, 1--WE hold these truths to be selfev
dent, that all men are created equal, thu
they are endowed by their Creator with ce
tain unalienable rights" yet, from l776
loi7, in the North and South, in the Ea
and West, every open expression Of Il
people declares, that the blacks snail N
associate with the whites in political al
social life. The blacks see this, and fe
"A, and look for society among themselve
This state Of things, We think, will ever !
main thus. while the two classes contin
N this land. The marks Of distinction
tween them are 80 indeiibly fixed, that
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

THE CHIMEs-h,w sweetly they sound,
minglng their solemn syllables in the Sab
bath air! 1t seems as if spirits were lean
ing from the clouds and calling to US in
their own celestial language. What heart
can refuse the enchanting delusion that in
their holy tones he Tears again the voices o.
the loved and lost tom earth An, who
knows that were ot hearts as open as ou
ears, we might not bear in very truth sucl
voices talking everfo US
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

We confess small faults, in order to in
sinuate that we have no great ones.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

KrsDxrss.-N@ man hath measured the
power of kindness for it is boundless; no
man hath seen its-&ath, for it is eternal. In
all ages of the void, in every cline. among
every kind, it hath shone out a bright and
beautiful asr-a Isaming glory. r.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-04

asoss Wars ce,dass cha5ess Yssx Csew:: 5:is;
Belle port..s Of New York; Munsoa Aarhin: %:
Lsands Mary Georges ANA from President Roads bark Jno
Craig. - - =, 4,
CHARLrsroN May si-Ar ship Anson, BUR-, New York;
cid 3lst steamer Bolivar mclaughlin, New Orleans; sid
ship H Allenn Wilson, N York. . -.
HoLMrss HoLE, May sl-Arr brig Harriet Brown from
Sagua La Grande brig Citizen Brown from Havana for Bos.
TONI sch Ro~en Young, from Ponce PR German Tssgne
asksonyille, EF Warren New York for Porsnd Natsa,
Abres Phladslpha for BOson Ago, Francis, Taroox New
MosILr May 2s-Cld schr Pompino, Oakmm, for Brazos
Santiago. brig Selma Smith, I'm NYoTk; schr Ailegha-
MA, McDonald.
NEW ORLEAns, May 25-Arr, briggs Souls, Thompson,
Havan,; Omas, Smith. Ph,ladelpha; Baltimore Gill Apal
qehcels; sehrs Creole Taylor do Emma. Smith Tampa
Bays cid, ships Raritan Adams, Hayre Adams Gay Lyer-
poo Monsoon Paine Boston; schrs Loredo Thomas Bra
Santiago; David Moss Rowe Pensacola f. s. Leiper
Thomas, Char eston.
PRovIDENcE. June below brig Mnie (of Befasp from
Bangor ard topsa schr with lumber SD schrs Monterey,
Appsby; MEXICO. Tomln; Equity, Eaton Martha Jane,
dR c ;rd Msshaps Roberts rhsdspha; Tosa aca
Alert Carer and Clan. 1, a. Griffin do or Bangor do
vMILmIscToS June lTA5r schrs w Brown. FRANCIS,
Beas ork; brig Sea Flowe Crowe do; May 81
Jesurun Lee, do. Cid. brig Triumph, Haley, folt
Prince. - -
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RoIrErpAM-Bsrk bankba.hed-s case. s 0.lIs-i9so
att = kanpe..i3 ppss gn--l boz mdss to order. .
roScE, fH-Bng May Flower-lDl hhds sugar H South
co. >'"~~"''-'''-
MAnsEI.LEs-Shp Nebraska-20 bale. blankets Fitch &
co300 baskets oil Collomb Iseton-I50 bales anonds
baskets oil Cbamberlain PheIes3 bales y Howe Coz
casks box Breinkler1 case NJ II Hobrooks--2O yks
Ayes Son. Denny-a bales A Breithout x Chum-6
casks Bruechler3 boxes Dord5s casks 10 boxes go
baskets On VI Cousa ery3 trunks bag Fitch 4 co--T
S son John casks Fletcher Aexande
ooO baskets oil IS bales Balen Cos boxes Henike
lean casks wing Ga cass half n 100
boxes 80 hampers Grousel w Smith, Philadel-
phlo boxes 60 casks 81 bales barrel box III baskets oil
packages, TO order. -
Sr CRofx. WI-Schr Dudley Grecorv--2o pun rum fiS
hhds sugar 70 do molssses De Forrest & Co.
PoRT Az PLATT-Schr Lady Suffolk-7S eroches 30
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WAEHfNGInN. j

WAsHfNoror, June 2, 1917.
The news from Mexico gives encouragement that
we VIII soon have peace. The opinion prevails that
more men should Immediately be sent to the relief Of
both Taylor and Scott II the wings were not likely to
have majority In the next House Of Representatives.
the President would call an extra session Of
Congress But the wings will deny supplies for fur
ther conquerng of peace this step adudged by the
administration to be inexpedient
The work on the Smithsonian Institution is at astand
still The masons have sued the contractors for breach
Of contract made by their agent The agent engaged
them ut two dollars day and the contractors offered
them but one dollar seventy live cents
Captain Degges company of poiuntaos left for Bati-
more to-day. They were in high glee and acted as
Of to Mexico.
Onan brown Is here, making preparations to test his
liquid fire. for warlike purposes You see the admins
tstion Is resortng to every to conquer peace
SUB.
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tn Crops.

A friend. writing from Cabarras county says
fresh well MANFRED, will from present
make tolerable fair crop; but where sown late or on
old land land threefourths such it will not much
more than make the seed again. average The
cold and cold rains that have had together with the
Hessian fly and prospect of being followed by the
rise the old is nearly consumed and the will
be light throughout Western North Carolina Oats
have the best appearance at this time Corn came up
very WELL but the frost has kept 1t down, that 1t is
small and grows slowly Cotton looks bad it is too
and too cold for that crop and unless it turns
very shortly, will die.-Rateigh (N o. Register Isl
instant.
The New Lisbon (Pa) Palladium gives good account,
Of prospect of the crops that vicinity The wheat
has been greatly revived by recent rains. The Ohio
Germantown advertiser states that recent rains have
greatly renovated vegetation in that section the State
The wheat crop promises more than average one.
II the belief Of many planters in Maryland that not
more than one-third OF crop Of tobacco will be grown
the present season in the tobacco regonthe high price
Of wheat rye oats and corn leading the farmers to ill
their land with these
We cannot refrain, in notices of exchange papers
from saying that those in from Virginia. Michigan ohio
Western New York and North Western Pennsylvania
there appears to be local congratuaton the i'm
provement caused BY the late rains in the prospects
the coming crop The idea Of short crop of wheat Ia
generally looked upon being got up by both the td
and the spectators short of supplies for delivery
and the impression has had its effect the degree that
al asked Tor is seasoaable weather until harvesting
time, and then all will be we'll --U s. Gazette
There have been fine rains in the vicinity of Frede-
ricksburg and Richmond, which have greatly revived
vegetation and there Is fair promise of an abup-
dant harvest. -Charies,on Courier, May 81.
Extract OF letter from Orange county, North Caro-
ina, dated May 29th:-" Our crop of wheat which IL
principal dependence is likely to be ruined by the
fy."
The CAVE Csor.-We have heard saws the Planters
Banner of the Doth iuat from gentleman upon whom
rely that the crop plant in the Lafourche
parishes quite backward and that the subbe was in
ured by frost and will be short While we have suffer
ed from dry weather in Attakspss Opelousas they
have had Of rain in Lafourche and on some
parts of the coast At Bayou B9uf, Berwick,s Bay
butch Prairie and Bayou Sale In this parish there was
fine rain on Monday For the last five six weeks we
have not been favored with sprinkle in this central part
fthc parish but above they been still more unfor
tunate We cannot say that the in st. Mary ha,
suffered much a. yet.
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Cleared.

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Durham Dimop Projection, Hume. Lubec; Quincy,
sehrsJOhn Bright! isr mased iron, TONS, Walters.
PHILIPS WATSON Marx: Co; S.,he9ns ss Scot, q
55a aS l %
Velocity Smith, Providence
Arrived.
ship Ohio Com Stringham, from Norfolk The lays
Ssl a and
% g q.
ON On ns IN
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Inn kSss april lying
strs IN company: May 90 ~ Ion IS W saw an Eng:
sh ship steering E. showing private signal blue red and
bark Elizabeth Mott 4s days from stromness ballast
Dutch bark Dankosalhsd Poom 81 day. from Rotterdam
Bark Superior shumway, ls days from Mobile, with cot
Brig Wi.sahcKen. Marthsn from s. Croir days, with
nSa c y anS c % Gos 9y Ls Amer
brig Canada Stevens ~ days from Dublin, in ballast
FIX Si;s''b
800 hhds sugar noiasses Harmony Nephews Co.
B Schr Ariel Stewart SO days from Limerick in ballast
Buchanan Harris IS passengers. 1eh u lat as Ion A.
spoke Br bark Henry Hood for Bay Of Shough goth ult,
lat Ion S. spoke ship Imperial, hence for Europe
schr Ann. Alley, IL days from Havana with "
Schr Lady Suffolk, Tuttlc edays from Port au Pla with
Il: for New York 2h u e i, sa S'
vessel bottom upwards painted green and black top.
Sch Gauges Gibbs (of sandWich from Cenfueeo. Cuba,
ny sh c :Esas ss.n sy
L. 80 49, spoke brig Historian, % days from Phade
phla for Island Of Lobos. tf I.t-
Indy to De Forrest Co. Lett BRIG ~ Sprobsby the
Colon from Norfolk, just arr--the only Amer vessel
last Richardson Watson 2sth u lat 49, lon 81 spoke
b. brig Mariner from Glasgow for New York.
Schr Leprels Sleeper days from St Marks. with 2ds
Sehr John Compton, Shark 90 days from Brazos Santiago
with 440O hides yewett Left schrs Gratitude Ringgold
Elma, Rogers, Stratton, all for NOeans
Schr Brace, Yovng. days from Daren, with lumber to
schr Michigan Terry Baltimore with -four &c. t. johnson
& Lowden. :.
schr Lynchburg, Gould, Richmond with -four to Allen
Paxson.
sch Velocity Montgomery, 10 days from Lubsc with pla.
ter to Brett X Vose.
schr W Smith Prime. days from Norfolk.
Beiow.
French bark Ann Maria, from Bordeaux, with brandy.
Br brig Mariner, from Glasgow.
Also, 2 brrgs.
Cuba barks Howe Cadlz Claudine London; Edward,
Charleston,
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com m k;fxClAL ENCE.
State OF the Flour Mark ct

PHiLApELPHIA, June 2.-The market has been unset
tied to-day by later dates from Liverpool per the Rain
bow at New and all kinds of breadstus are on the
advance; 800 bbls Western flour old at SO SO IS,
closing firm at the latter price, holders ask more;
but buyers hold of until after the arrival the
Corn Incal-500 bbls Penn'a sold at So 37%; now held
higher. Rye four-No sales Wheat-We are advised
of sale Of Penna red at 205c which price has since
been refused and 2l0c. asked Corn-We notice sales
Of 5000 bushels Southern yellow at ll2alI4c weight
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Sales Of stocks at Isose.,o.

JUNE 2.!osh, We,tsm RR ioef; DO 100; II Boston and
Maiye Railroad Rghts ~; Boston and Maine Railroad,
Lex: Norths,n do I9s q Boston Bk rights 10 New
IS DO 0d 5O Is East Boston dividend No ID: Is East
bsscn c.. ls % DO s DO 50 do cod, iss< IS do
At Aucr,or-S6 Rights Boston aud Maine railroad rights
4A 100 shs Boston b. ~ adv 10 Boston and Maine
RR per CT adv; Boston and Lowell do par 500) 10 adv
Midd.s's1 Manufacturing Co., 99h per stsdv wsssrn
Eax, Bk per adv; 10 State BIZ SIX for 60; Washing
do, 496x per sharc do City do yo9k per share 10
Dividsuds East Boston Co, - 90.