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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-22

Travelling DR. essiDU Cas-,

rived in town. and has eopened Pearl 49,
Chatham street. where he will change hair its original
color usual.
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Travelling Dressing Cases.-Thc most port
able and at the same time the complete
Gle yet manufactured having every requisite gentle
Also, complete assortment of articles necessary for the
toilet, for sale by G. SAUNDERS & SON
Broad Sav
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COUNTY JUDoES.
Several counties have held their conventions and ad
journed without making any nominations because the
Boards Of Supervisors have not yet decided whether the
office Of Judge and Surrogate shall be separated. The
law requires all boards which have not yet decided to
meet on the 26th for that purpose
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-22

Theodore Sedgwick II. c. Murphy, Darius Peck, Johr
Rodgeu Arphaxad Loomis Jabez ID. Hammond, Simeon
b. Jewett +. r. Stevens, Committee
On motion, the Convention now proceeded to ballo
for candidates for Judge The result Of the ballot
ms follows -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-04
SeIfShneSS.

y 80
God has written upon the flower that
sweetens the air; upon the breeze that
rocks the stem; upon the rain drop that re.
freshes the sprig of moss that lifts its head
in the desert; upon the ocean that rocks
every swimmer in its deep chambers; upon
every pencilled she'll in the caverns Of the
deep, no less than upon the mighty sun
which warns and cheers millions of crea-
lures that live in its light, upon his works
he has written-"none of US liveth to him
selfo And probably, were we wise enough
to understand these works, we should find
that there is nothing, from the cold stone
in the earth, or the minutest creature which
breathes, which may not in some way or
other, minister to the happiness of some
living creature We admire and praise
the flower that best answers the end for
which it was created, and the tree that bears
fruit the most rich and abundant. The
star that is the most useful in the heavens
is the star that we admire most.
Now, it is not reasonable that man, to
whom the whole creation, from the flower
up to the spangled heavens, all ministey
man, who has the power of comforting deep
er misery or higher happiness than any
other being on earth; man, who can act
like God if he will; is it not reasonable that
he. should live for the noble end of living,
not to himself but others. 5F- 5-A' = 60
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1oPP osIrIoN nEDrENcE
RAvEENA OHIO WEDN lAY, AUGUST H. 1S47 ss@
II here issn never any. need of.. being q fool
Kate; and / am vexed that X cannot say

IT here is never any need OF being a los fool.
Kate; and I am vexed that I. a cannot ~ say "
' -'s Ga pause. asx d 5 a.aas.s4;.s;;s
assW ell, Sir, you have displayed reason. or
able fuency So far. don't you feel as if you
could 6eisha Don't be alarmed; | should
|ikenf allthings, to beryonr our .eon6dant. y -
But Edward did not finish, his tongue claYe
to the roof of his mouth. and he appeared to
be going inso, convulsions. a.zse szf aus
'sNelL, Irnust finish for you, Isuppose,' 2
said the young lady, ''the short of the mat
ter is,sAi iaster edward, sypn are in lope, and
shase esIiibited phenomifaa thereof this fort.
night. Now, you know I'm a friendly lit
tie body, so do be tractable, and tell me the
rest. Have. you said anything to her about
it?" LAS ez-E. go .'.. ~ .s1sfx
s'To her? to whom?" said Edward start
ing" s.s... s~+i H. ..a. .-e ~s
"Why, Isabelle, to be sure: it's she, ism,
itp' .5. ,-e-s-..t ID, .... l.. In, AZ
"No, Miss Catharine, it's you,'' said the
scholar, who, like most bashful persons,
could be amazingly explicit, when he spoke
at all. 25.y Es-Ez. :. s.s-.l.
Poor little Katei it was her turn to look
at the cotton balls, and to exhibit symptoms
of scarlet fever; and while she is thinking
what to say next, you may read the next
piece in our paper.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-04

| that poor burgess, c0mpfetely duped, could
never find the hean 10 contradict her O,
gainsay lleF wishes.
Thus, when solneaitne afterwards he
Iyenturad to ask her to attend in the shop.
as the business voul.l not pay the expenses
of a man aud boy, she refused with the ut
most hautellr, Wondered that be could dream
|of SUCH q thing, and Declared that such a
proposition plalnly proved that he had no
love for her whateY YER I'D ta .-
Il This last rguaeIl cainp np,e1ely silenced,
if 4 failed % CON Vi hilp, ~ be diseharg-
ed the shopinan alIfd 81 S5fked denble tides
himself But as he generally contrived to
spend the evening beside his wife, singing.
playing on the piano, or reading to her,
she did not remark the change which
anxiety and over exerton caused ON his
appearance till too late. 9@ is@-. -->.=.=,
Atlength her eyes were opened to the
fearful truth. Consumption had taken a
firm hold on the young man, and he was
compelled to relinquish the business, being
no longer equal to the exertion ofconduct-
ing it
They removed to lodgings, and truth to
tell, the heart stricken wife strained every
nerve to restore her doomed husband, but
in vain. He fingered some months, during
the greater part Of which time they were
indebted to the Joint efforts Of their friends,
for the means of subsistence.
saw the poor sufferer short time be-
fore he died, and on my lamenting his hav-
ing left the shop, "M y dear friend" he
answered, 81 was not able to attend to the
business. To be sure if Mary had assisted
me, but she never could endure the thought
Of it, and did not like to press her to what
she 90 evidently disllked."
Well, the fatal mandate went forth, and
poor Edward was gathered to his fathers
Then the flood gates ofhis wife's grief
gave way, and swept all before it like a
torrent. She wept, she raved, she tore her
hair, and would not be comforted.
They brought her the widows cap-that
sad memento of an irreparable loss to the
unhappy bereaved-but she trampled it
under foot. Iii natured people said was
that because she thought it would delorm
her beauty. a
After the funeral, her mother took her
home again, but the altered position in
which sine found herself (for her sisters
regarded her as an interloper,) SO wounded
her pride that she shut herself up in her
room, refusing to see even her nearest
relations. .--
Thus she lived, listless, inactive, idle,
weeping and vainly lanenting her lost
happincss-nursing and indulging her grief,
regardless Of the pain she caused to those
around her, till her constitution gave way,
and she SUNK under the combined effects OF
mortified pride and unavailing rumors-the
victim Of Vanity and Selfshness!
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-04
The War with Mexico.

Nothing is more cominon ut the present
time than the denunciations made by the
partizans OF the whig press against the
President, on account Of the war with Mex
leo. We do not propose to enter into a
controversy with such of the religious or
secular press as contend that all war is
wrong, but content ourselves by submitting
the following questions to those who admit
there are certain acts which, when commit
ted by one nation against another, are con-
sldered just cause of war: -
l. Is not the President bound by his oath
to defend every State in the Union?
2. Was not Texas part of the Union
at the time Mr.. Polk became President x
3. Did not Mexico raise an army and a.
vow her intention of invading Texas, one
Of the United States?
4. Did not the President send military
force to defend that State fon an intended
invasion2 {r ss3 SH= .-g.@'
5. Was not this act which the President
was bound to perform, one of the causes of
the war?
6. Is not the violation Of treaty conceded
by all civilized nations to be just cause oil
war? .ss r,.a ze.t Yl-5a zE. .e
Z. Has not Mexico violated her treaty
with the United States, in refusing to pay
just demand? :, =
8. Has she not already expended moro
money in carrying on the war than would
have cancelled the deb.?. g "a 80 100
8. Is not the refusal to receive an am.
bassador considered another just cause ol
war?
10. Did not Mexico refuse to receivs an
ambassador from the United States? '~''i57
IL. Are not all governments bound to
protect the rights of its citizens? zsaz2s es5
II. Was it not right for our government
i to insist upon the payment of her citizens
for their property taken by Mexico?
/ 13. Has not Mexico refused all over
lures of reconciliation made by the United
States towards her? - = .ssssl Z
Is. Will not this war teach Mexico and
all other nations that the rights of Ameri-
can citizens cannot be trampled upon with
impunity? Roch. Democrat. ,.s~
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Yet they Ichirped cheerily over their glass,
though they could scarcely carry it to their
lips. if more than half full; and, cracked
their Jokes, though they artieulated their
words with difficulty, and heard each other
with greater difficulty. They nlumbled,
they chattered, they laughed,t Gf-a sort of
strangledi wheeling might be.calle5,a laugh)
AND as the wine sent -their icy blood in
warmer pulses, through their veins, they
talked of their past asif it were but a. yes
terdaY that had slipped by them; and Of
their future as if it were but a busy century
that lnY Before them.
At length came the LAST dinner; and
the survivor Of the twelve upon whose head
four score and ten winters had showered
their snow, ate his solitary meal. y It., SO
chanced that it was in his house, and at his
table they celebrated the first. In his cell
lar, too, had remained, for eight and forty
years the bottle they had uncorked, re-
corked, and which he was that day to un-
cork again. It stood beside him. With
feeble and reluctant grasp he took the sfrail
memorial Of a youthful vow, and for mo-
ment memory was faithful to its Office. She
threw open the long vista Of buried years;
and his heart travelled through them all:
Their lusty and blithesome spring,-their
bright and fervid summer,-their ripe and
temperate autumn, their chill, but not too
frozen winter. He saw as in mirror,
one by one the laughing companions of
that merry hour, at Richmond, had drop
ped into eternity He felt the loneliness
of his condition, for he had eschewed mar
riage, and in the veins Of no living creature
ran drop of blood whose source was in his
own;) and as he drained the glass, which
he had filled. ''to The memory of those who
were gone,' the tears trickled down the
deep furrows of his aged face. s-..-.....
He had thus fulfilled one part of his vow,
and he prepared himself to discharge the
other by sitting the usual number Of hours
at his desolate table. With heavy heart
he resigned hinsalf to the gloom of his own
thoug ghts-a lethargic Sleep stole over him
his head fell upon his bosom confused
images crowded into his mind he babbled
to himself-was silent-and when his SER
want entered the room, alarmed by noise
which he heard, he found his master stretch
ed upon the carpet at the foot of the easy
chair, out of which he had slipped in an ap
oplectic fit. He never spoke again mol
once opened his eyes, though the vital spark
was not extinct till the following day. Ane
this was the LAST SUPPER.
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The First and Last Dinner

Twelve friends, much about the same
age, and fixed by their pursuits, their fami-
ly connexions, and other local interests,
and permanent inhabitants of the metropo-
lis, agreed one day when they were drink.
ing wine at the Star and Garter at Rich
mond, to institute an annual dinner among
themselves, under the following regula-
|tions:-That they. should dine alternately
at each others houses on the first and last
day fthe year; and the first bottle of wine
unconked at the first dinner should be re-
corked and put away, to be drunk by him
who should be the last of their number; that
they should never admit new member;
that when one died., eleven should meet,
and when anothe died, ten should meet,
and Sd on; and when only one remained,
he should, ON these two day S, dine by him.
self, and sit the usual hours at his solitary
table; but the first time he had so dined,
lest it should be the only one, he should
then uncork the first bottle, and in the first
glass, drink to the memory of all who are
gone. dsgUt 551 =.ast aa .4a ',5 -s
Some thirty years had now glided away,
and only ten remained; but the stealing
hand OF time had written sundry changes
in most legible characters. Raven locks
had become grizzled; two or three heads
had not as many locks as may be reckon
ed in walk of half a mile along the Re-
gents Canal-one was actually covered
with brown wig-the crows feet were
visible in the corner of the eye-good ole
Port and warm Mederia carried it against
hook, claret, red burgundy, and cham
paigne-stews, hashes, and ragouts, grew
INTO tavor-crustsgwere rarely called lol
| to relish the cheese after rdinner-conversa
ton was less boisterous, and it turned chief
: ly upon politics and the state of the funds
or the value of landed property-apologies
were made for coming in thick shoes ane
warm stockings-lhe doors and windows
were more carefully provided with list ano
4 sand bags--the ire is in more request
land quiet game of whist filled up the
hours that were wont to be devoted to drink
ing, singing, and riotous merrimen.. Two
rubbers, a cup Of coffee, and at home by e
leven O'Clock was the usual cry, when the
fifth or sixth glass had gone round after the
removal ofthe cloth. Atparting, too,there
was now a long ceremony In the hall, but
tonng up great coats, tying on wooller
comfor,ers, fixing silk handkerchief
over the mouth and up to the ears, ane
to. the ears, and grasping sturdy walking
canes to support unsteady feet. >
\ Their filtieth anniversary came, anc
death had indeed been busy. Four little
} old men Of withered appearance and de
: fcrepit walk, with cracked voices and din
}. rayless eyes, sat down by the mercy o
heaven, Gas they tremulously declared, } t.
j celebrate for the fftieth time, the frs
day of the year, to observe the froIic com
i pact, which half q century before, they hae
entered into at the Starand Garter at Rich
!, mond. Eight were in their graves! Th
four that remained stood upon its confines
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A satisfactory Answer.

A correspondent Of the N. " Spirit of
the Times, tells the following good ones Of
thealafe Com, Stevens, and Captain Ta,nalll
Of the Navy: .,d9 ri s..,rt, ~. t-.,tey,a1s
Capt. Tatnall (then Midshipman Tatnnll,
and very modest, retiring young gentle
man, was called upto be oserhauled, when
the following dialogue between a rough,s
jolly old commodore, the senior officer
present, and himselt,; occurred !. viz, ~;
Commodore.-Mr. Tatnall, what would
be your course, supposing you were off d
lee shore, the wind Slowing ssa gale, both
anchors and your rudder gone, all your
canvass carried away, and your ship scud-
ding rapidly towards the breakers? .ass r..
TotnalL II cannot conceive, sir, that
such combination of disasters could pos
'sibly befal ship, in one voyage. III -a1t
Commodore Tut, tut, young gentle-
man (said the old sea-dog, severely, }. we
must have your opinion, supposing such a
case to have actually occurred.
TatnaH Well, sir; sails all carried
awny, did you say, sir? azzs-.
Commodore.-4ye, all-every rag
TatnaH Anchor gone, sir? s.s.-
Commodore not an uncommon
case!
I'atnaU. No rudder either, sir! ~
Commodore Aye, rudder unshipped!a
Here the young officer dropped his head,
despondingly, upon his breast, and the
sold salt continued shortly "a ----
! "Come, sir, what would you do with your
ship?" --v sa72t=2s'l 33u q 4ds5 10 as
Tat"aA, (ra;sing his head I'D let
her 60 to --, ---- sir, where she ougbtto 60!
Commodore Right, sir, right ! Mr..
Clerk, enroll Mr.. Tatnall as passed Mid
shipman. @s.- =. ---9.. = -.
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WHOLE NUMBER IA,
The Rife.

We find ia .sThe Yankee the lowing
bin reference to the, principle Of constfuc.
Etion in the Rife, which, is so peculiarly the !
American weapon, that all should compre.
|hend its prineiple of action; a. @
stNlany persons WHOM very expert in :.
the use Of the rife. know nothing Of the
principle on which 1t operates, and would
be at a.loss ifs asked why q grooved harrel :
throwsa ball Siruer than q smooth-bofe.
The reasons 1re these:
| ssIn the first place, no bullet IS or can be :
least eperfeetly spherical. 0ne side 81 AZ
ways heavier than the other, and the ball,
|therelore sweryes from the right line of
projection. However hard it may be 10
provo this, theoretically, practice demon
tstrates it. 4shessarne smooth bore, immoy-
fably fixed, twicefaIoaded, with the same =
charge Of the same powder, and with balls
cast in the same mould, will not plant them :
both in the same spot, at the sumo distance.
I The rife barrel isn female screw,which
gives the tightly driven ball a rotary mo. i
ton, so that if the bullet, or rather the slug,
sweryes with one twist Of the screw, anoth-
.er revolution corrects the error. There
are but three motions in rife ballr-the =
straight forward, the spiral, and the down.
ward, caused by the power of gravity. A
rifle ofthirty to the pound drops it's ball n =,
bout n foot in hundred yards Rifles are
sighted, therefore, to meet this deviation. :
On leaving the barrel. the ballmoves about =
the line ofsght, continually falling in /.
sparabolic curve until it intersects it. The
point of intersection is called the point
blank. sf.. .-4
ssWho invented the rife is unknown Its
principle was known to the North Ameri-
can. Indians beforeihe discovery of the con-
tinent. Their arrows are fealhered spiral :
ly and move precisely in the manner Of o !
rifle ball.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-04

A humorous young man was driving d
horse which was in the habit of stopping at es
every house on the. road side; passing a r
country tavern, where were collected 10, =,
gether some dozen countrymen, the, beast,
us usual, ran opposite the doorand stopped,
in spite otthe young man, who applying
the whip with all his might TO driyei the S
horse on, the men on the poarch commenc, RI
ed hearty laugh, and some inquired if he !.
would sell that horse. s.Yes," said the
young man, "but cannot recommend him,
as ne has belonged to butcher, and stops
whenever be hears, calves sbleaL ." The
crowd retired to the bar in silence, gsssa. a.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-04

ToAsTs.-The following capital tonsts
were drunk at the lnte 4th of July cele-
bration: sEa-er as - s,ssss@a9
|. The Characteristics -four Country I
The clenched hand in war---the open
hand in peace. Rife barrels for our foes,
-four barrels for our friends -coM culs and
q warm welcome for both. 's@ t.sEsss' < q
2. The Army and Nauysof fhe United
States-Both ready to suit the enemy and .
give them .fis. The navy does the cutting
out, the army furnishes a. Taylor to make
tho breeches and do the sewing up. n.
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MISGEI1IlA NEOUS.
isabella and her Sister Kate, and their
assss 81 assa atIs Cousin! 3. =. .eaa. .L-ss

fsahella and her Sister Kate, and their
assss ssgp Essa sfs Cousin! Il s5sa tsss
s. 6fistakss and misunderstanding are not
z16k bnd things offer all-at least not al
NAys So, circumstance alter cases. sS
s. refnember q case quite in point Eve
rye body in the country admired Isabelle
Emonds, and IN truth she was an admir-
able creature, Just made for admiration and
sonnetering, and falling in love with; and
Aeeofdinzly oil the country was
in love with her. The columns of every
Aseus, and Herald, and Sentinel and Ca
zss1a, and Spectafor, and all manner Of
newspapers, abounded with the effusions,
aapplieat6fy and eclaratosy, Of her wor-
Suiess; ia short, Miss Isabelle was the
objset 0f oil sfhe spare sideaiity, in all the
Eegiou round about. Now gshdll not III
fssm.mysrespected renders how shelooked;
youssnusr juststiiink'of ai Venus, Psyche,
o Madonna, q fairy, an angel andso forth,
md you win have avery definite idea OF
Ne point aaI srnnstsrun on with my story.
lam sseealoes toschoose4tis angel for my
hsroine becadss sheaiss too handsome, and
pexNucl3 hl<s ether heroines1f for me-. But
Miss Isabelle had q sister, and r think
skhllltake herr sEittle Kate, for she was
alwspsss spekes of r1sfhe dininutive. was
eonss yeaap yoangsr than her sister, and
somewhat shorter in stature. She had no
pretensions to beauty ynene at all; yet
there was certains something o CERTAIN
e short, sit, she looked very much like
MRS A.or Miss g. whom you admire SO
mitch. fhoIiyk vo,f ivun 90 ado,Jo ~ sSb q
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The 4rH OF JuLY-IMpoRTANT.-fn
the 4th July celebrations in the State that
we have seen, and they arc numerous, not
"a single toast reflects the tory, Mexican
spirit Of the whig papers and leaders; but
every where does the patriotism Of the peo-
pie show itself in the strongest and most
enthusiastic terms. Should the wings not
see the had writing on the wall, in all
this?-Ohin Statesman.
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lowing letter from young RoGERs to. his
father. ltshows in strong colors the inef-
fciency and bascness Of the Mexican gov
ernment.
MEXICO, May %, 1917.
wrote to you on the 18th of February,
the eve Of my departure for Pero,e, since
which time | have had no convenient
opportunity Of saying one word to you.
| know you have been very anxious about
me, more especially as the position and
circumstances of my capture, determined
this government to regard me as q spy. /
think can now assure you that you may
Danish all such fear; their inquisitions
must have proven my condemnation would
be opposed to all rules of civilized warfare.
NY situation has been critical, and even
now look back to it with painful feelings.
| give you a mere synopsis ofmy wander
ings and priyations. .s. . ~ s-.- -.
On the evening of the 10Th of Februa-
ry, arrived at Perote under the surveil-
lance of strong escort. was immedi-
ately locked up in forlorn looking apart.
ment, paved with brick, and without one
single article of furniture. | passed that
night upon the floor, without the covering
of cloak even, as well as the two fol.
lowing My baggage was sent to me from
Vera Cruz, but the coach was robbed, and
lost it all, with more than $3.50 in money.
purchased other clothes here and pro.
ceeded towards Mexico. On my route,
was robbed Of everything, and arrived in
the capital without cent and without ap.
parel. Through the Interference of some
few foreigners was put upon my parole
and nm allowed the liberty of the city. i
will here add, have not received my sup
port from this government. ....-. -...
Such is mere outline Of my harGships
when the Apprehension Of being shot as
spy superinduced TO them, you can. al
once see what has been my position anc
the nature of my feelings. Such has been
my treatment, that learn yesterday from
an American paper, published in Vera
1Cruz, the President has sent special instruc
tions te Gen Scott in reference to a retail
! iatory course. zt s-,. .,:s s- .s-..
Your letter of January 1st, my deal
-, have received, and determined .to
refuse your generous offer, which affected
me sensibly; but as am without any Other
means-as lost everything in the Somers
and have twice since been robbed of all ex
ccpt the clothes on my back, am compel.
led to draw on you, although most runwil
lingly feel certain do not impose up.
on your kindness in doing so, for you would
prefer such a step rather than should SC
suffer. .-.---, -.-. q.
How long may be here is a subject .fol
surmise. have at times been three days
without anything to eat-ragged and cold