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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
A FnIsehood Exposcd Anew.

lhe Edge, IN commenting upon Clay's speech,
threatened to convict him OF falsehood in one or
two particulars. The Editor of the Union under.
took the same thing, together with host of small
er dogs, when the MtelHgencer, in brief article
thus exposes the exposure" and by reference to
the columns Of the Union completely puts down
every attempt to convict Mr.. Clay OF ialsehood.
We doubt not but that similar quotations might
be made from every Locofoco paper in the Uni.
ted States to expose the blunder. The fact is.
the Locotoco Editors are so progressive" in their
notions, that they never look back TO their files.
or they could not but discover their uconsstcn.
cies and blunders The hteHigeneer says:
The "Union," speaking of the Speech,
of which it had seen the report, charac-
terizes the following as "a gross and un-
fortunate error"
"But instead of this pacific and mod
crate course, whilstMr. Slidell was wend-
ing his way to Mexico, with his diplo-
matte credentials, General Taylor, was
ordered to transport his cannon, and to
plant them, in war-ike attitude, oppo.
site to Matamoras, on the east bank of
the Rio Bravo, within the very disputed
territory the adjustment of which was to
be the object Of Mr.. Slidelrs mission.
But the error is on the part of the
Union aud not of Mr.. Clay. Mr.. SliJell
must have been considered as on his way
to Mexico with has diplomatic credentials,
so long as il was uncertain whether or
not he would be received by Mexico in
his diplomatic capacity. The order TO
General Taylor to transplant his com
mand to the Rio Grande was given before
any information was received here of the
result of Mr.. SIdell's application to be
so received. Without waiting for the
decision of the Mexican Government on
the question of receiving Mr.. Slidell
,ohiist that question tcaS pending, and the
Mexican Government imploring for time
THAT is to say, more than t,oo months be &,
fore Mr. SlideH demanded his passports
from the Mexican Government-Gen.
Taylor was ordered to march the army
under his command to the Rio Grande,
and simultaneously strong naval force
was ordered 10 be assembled in the Gulf
of Mexico. 1t was not until the 18th of
April, full three months after the order
was issued to Gen. Taylor and twenty
days after he began his march, that it was
known here lin this city, that Mr.. Slidell
had finally been refused to be received,
Nay, the file ofthe "Union" itself con-
clusively exposes its own blunder in this
matter. The order to Gen, Taylor was,
as we have said, issued on The 18th of
January. In the Union of February 10,
The Editor informed his readers not only
that Mr.. Slidel had not been rejected,
hut that he had been received with much
courtesy, and welcomed in the society ol
the metropolis as an elegant and accom-
plished gentleman. He had not yet been
received by the Government in an off.
cial capacity; NEITHER HAD THEY DE0LIN'
ED HIS RECEPTION"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
Drowned,

A young man, by the name OF John Davy, was
drowned, by falling into lock near Baltimore
on Friday, the 10th inst, He was engaged as q
driver on the Canal.
His body was taken out and carried to Balti
more, where it was buried al the request and most
ly at the expense of Capt. Thomas McKinzy, ia
whose employ he was at the time of the accident
A small leather trunk and few articles of cloth
thing, belonging to the young nun, was left by
the Captain, III the possess of Mr., J. S. Nee
of Baltimore, to be given to any friends of the
deceased who may call for them
1t is thought that the young mans parents live
somewhere in the neighborhood OF Noun; Vernon
Mount Vernon papers please copy
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
Peace Sermons

The Editors Of the Ohio Eagle have embraced
every opportunity to SANDER those Ministers, who
considered it their duty at the present time, to
preach against War. A peuce sermon, real an-
ti-Nlexicon War sermon, was delivered, in this
town, on Thanksgiving day, and os it has not yet
received n pussing notice from The hands of the
Editors, we bog the privilege Of calling their At
tention to it, That they have henrd of il, we do
not doubt, lthas been spoken OF by almost ev.
cry one, aud cannot have escaped the attention of
the Eagle men. We want no partality in this
matter If tho Editors esteemed it their duty to
slander the Rev. Mr.. Anderson,i it is qualy their
duty to SANDER the pastor of any other denomina-
ton.
We now call their attention to the fact-a peace
sermon was preached on thanksgiving day, in the
Catholic Church. lending men OF the democratic
party We're there and heard it, and the Editors Of
the Eagle have heard of ii, Now, what is to be
donel Will the Eagle men finch from what they
call their dUtyi Rev. Mr.. Andewon's sermon
was against War--this one was against the Mex
ican War.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
i)orious tflattrrs.
T'he Slave Trade .Liberia.

The Rev. DR.. Humphrey. late Presi-
dent Of Amherst College, delivered lee
ture on Sunday week, in New York, up
on the great subject Of African Coloniza-
tion. from which we gather the fact tn at
the new Republic of Liberia is governed
entirely by colored men-no white holds
any office, civil or military, in the gov
ernmsnt. There are, within the bounds
Of the republic. twenty-lhree churches.
and one-third Of the entire population
are COMMITMENTS. Two newspapers are
published at Liuerin. The laws compel
the parents to send their children to
school betweenthe age of Ave and twelve.
The population is about 10000, of which
near one half are emancipated slaves
During the course of his lecture, DIR. H.
stated the following facts relative to the
slave trade.-- o. S. Journal.
Sir Thomas Buxton, the Wiberforce
Of the present age, has ascertained, by
careful investigation, that while thirty
years ago. $4,000 slaves were annually
landed on the American continent, there
are now 100000, and the losses on the
passage equal to las per cent; so that
the whole number abstracled from Afri-
ca annually, cannot be less than half a
million-as many of her children, thus
yearly torn from her soil, as are contained
in the cities of New York and Boston,
aud in forty years, an amount equal to
the whole Of the UEited States. These
are literally packed, like so many her
ring, without room, during the whole
passage. to sit upright or stand, and only
eleven inches in width allowed to each.
Sir Thomas Buxton shows that no
trade can be suppressed by legislation,
whose profits equal 80 per cent; and the
Slave trade actually equal $50 per cent.
But, he said, even in this state of things,
Colonization affords the highest ground
to expect, that this dreadful trafc will be
abolished
The Colony of Liberia has already
driven the trade, with the exception OF
one factory from more than 300 miles OF
what was "the Slave Coast" emphatica-
ly. She was thus a mighty guardian an
gel, whose outstretched wings shielded
more than 300 miles of coast, affordng
surer protection to its inhabitants than
tho combined fleets of Great Britain and
America. And what she had done in
her infancy, and her poverty, for she was
poor, might be done, with our aid, on the
1000 miles of the Western Coast of Atri-
ca, where this horrible wickedness is per-
petrated.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
The school Meeting,

The proceedings of last Saturday evening will
be found in to-days paper. 1t will be seen that
a Committee were appointed to report to an ad-
journed meeting to be held tomorrow evening.
We trust that every citizen of the town will be
at the Court House, at that time. The object is
one of the greatest importance to Lancaster and
every individual ought to attend the meeting in
order that full and fair expression ofthe public
opinion may be had. What subject is of more
Importance to American parents than the educa-
ton oftheir children7
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
The GOvernOr's Message.

Last week, we gave our readers the Message Of
Gov. Bebb. ltpossesses one great advantage
its brevity-a on this account, will be perused
by every one
We have no objections to the Message. Il
speaks of state affairs, presenting an abstract o.
the Governors views, which, with one or two ex
ceptions, meet our hearty concurrence.
Compared with Folks ponderous party paper
tile Message OF Governor Bebb is superior in eve,
ry respect
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
Failure Of Mails.

During the past week, the high waters have
disaransed the mailservice entirdy-and we
hardly know what is going on in the world around
us. Tobe sure. we have large share ofran
probably more than we are entitled to; but the
clouds must, in the order of nature, be drained o
their contents, and then the waters will fall
aud the mails will come. I'm the memory OF the
oldest inha5itant," there has not been time since
Noall's Ark hoated upon tile winters Of the agreat
deep" when we had rain for forty days aud forty
nights" until now
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

u WMr. Polk in his message, speaks of
the beautiful operations ofthe Sub.treasu-
ry, and recommends its continuance. We
present the following as a sample of its
beauties, which we find in the St. Louis
Republican, Nov. 25:
SUB-TREAsURY OPERATloN.-T The Sub
Treasury in this city was replenished
yesterday by the reception ofabout $780,
600 from the Sub Treasury at Chicago.
1t was a very petty sum, and required
only eight or ten persons to guard it on
the route. Of course, it cost nothing to
pay them forthe time employed-no loss
by land or water.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

GEN. TAYLOR HAS ARRIVED This an
nouncement will be received with thrill
ofjoy by every citizen of New Orleans,
and the burst of enthusiastic welcome
with which we greet him here, will find
an echo in the hearts of his countrymen
throughout the entire extent of the Re-
public.
The General, surrounded by his staff,
arrived at the Barracks below the city
last evening, having been brought up the
river, by the Mary Kingsland, which was
sent down for this purpose. Maj. Bliss,
Maj. Eaton, and Capt. Garnett, ofhis per-
sonal staff, Col. Belknap and other dis
tinguished officers accompany him. At
the Barracks his family awaited his re-
turn.-N 0. Picayune, December lst.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
A Pleasant Remedy.

The following curious prescription was
presented by witty physician of Paris
to the husband of a lady, who was suffer-
ing under melancholy and depression
from the want Of fashionable wardrobe.
The husband handed it to his wife un.
read, and requested her to send for the
medicine "Prcscription for Madame de
s. A decocton offfteen yards Of
velvet: friction ofthe shoulders with new
Cashmere shawls; a tisannc of several
new bonnets, the whole mixed up with a
vigorous stir of UisiteS and an infusion of
pocket money to suit the taste of the pa
tient.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

1A correspondent of the New York
Herald, who is generally we'll posted.
thus writes:--
WASHINGTON, Nov. go, 1647.
lner'e0- The prospect Of Peace once more.
The proof of the pudding is demon
strable in the masli6cation thereof
Now, Sir, the result will bear us out in
the position which we took in Nov. 1s45,
upon the Oregon question. Very few
men ventured the opinion at that day.
that this government could, would. or
should fall back upon 49; but il was done.
History bears us out in that PROPOSE
ton.
We have ventured another upon this
Mexican question, and we reiterate it, to-
wit; that there will be peace with Mexi-
ce before the adjournment of the ap-
preaching session of Congress; and that,
should Mexico continue without recog-
nized government, and without acce ptine
from, or proposing terms of peace to the
United States, the defensive line policy
will be adopted.
The people expect that this Congress,
at the first session. will close the war.
and the question of taxation will produce
cohesionthat will accomplish the work.
Vi course. this is only an opinion, but
we desire it to be recorded.
The DOCrop
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
Gbe Ganfastsr Ga,ette.
IEoReE wEAvER, EDIroR ANp PRornIEroR
LANCASTER, OHIO
Morning, December n, Is47
ChrlstInas' ana New YEARS. Day.

We the undersigned. Merchants Mechanics and
Shop Keepers Of Lancaster, agree to suspend bu-
siness on Christmas, Saturday the 25th instant,
and on New Years Day, january lst ls4S.
Maccracken & Galbraith, Smith & Tong, Miss
Z. Murphy, Reber & Kutz, II. Cox, Bury & Beck,
Reiumund Son & Beck, Boving g. GIaue, w.
Bininger, w. S. Beatty, James NJ. Pratt, Reed &
Baughmau, J. c. Weaver, Kukead g. Doty, Isaac
Shoemaker, Gates & Cosper, Springer & Fink
bone, Francis Lilly, Isaac Conner, J. McClelland
N. Little, John Work & Co.. N. Young. P. Bope,
John Ethnger g. Co.
Lancaster. December II, l8l7.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

IYrThc Courier says that the follow.
ing conundrum took the prize of gold
pencil at late concert Of the Sable Har.
monists in Cincinnati:
Why is Santa Anna like wet dayl
Because he reigned as long as he could,
and then miszled
This was stolen from either Hook or
Hood 1--WE forget which) who said it in
relation to George the Fourth. Why
should a man put himself to the trouble
ofstealing a conundrum to get a gold pen.
cill Why not steal the pencil itselfl--
Louisville Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
THE Dooron.

Mr.. GALIATIN.-A friend who fire.
quently sees Mr.. Gallatin, calling on him
at noon on Thanksgiving day, found the
venerable statesman asleep in hisLibrary.
On awaking he said the day was holi.
day for him as we'll as for others and that
he felt like school boy just relieved
from his task. The writing of his PAM
phlet on the Mexican war had been a
great exertion to him, and the day pre-
vious, when debating the closing part to
his amanuensis, he fell asleep in his chair.
Having been occupied ten days in wri-
ting, and in haste to finish his remarks.
before the meeting of Congress, he had
performed too severe a task, aud felt
greatly fatigued in consequence. Thanks
giving day, therefore, he determined to
rest, and was quietly passing the day
without mental labor an unusual thing for
him, for, with the exception of the Sab.
bath, he had occupied himself daily Ell
ther in writing himself or in debating to
his amanuensis.-PrOv. r. l. Trans.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
A NEwspApER IN A FAMuv-One =

A NEWSPAPER IN A FAMILY.-One of
the greatest advantages of a newspaper
to family of children, is, the constant
stimulus which the facts and statements
it contains gives to the acquisition ofhis-
torical, scientific, land geographical knowl-
edge. Who then. that is father, will be
so penurous, not to say unnatursl, as to
refuse the tender objects of his affection
and responsibility, such an important aid
to their adyaneementq
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
Rifen

How often is il the case, ihat when men begin
to retrench, the first article of expense they lop
of is their county newspaper This was the case
ofa chap up in Seneca county, who, few days
after, lost three dollars and tvo days riding, by
not seeing nn advertisement in the newspaper
thothe had stopped He saw the editor, &c.
knowlcdged the corn and expressed it as his de.
termination TO continue the paper through life
To be sure this is locking the stable after the
horse is stoleni bu, the precaution may save au-
other horse.
How foolish it is for man to say that he is too
poor to take paper, which is of immense ndyan.
tage TO him, and at the same time pay per year
from three to ten dollars for tobacco and segars
which, ifanything, are hurtful to him "When
willmen learn wisdom1" When viii they obey
the injunction OfSolomon and with "all their get
ting,get understandings"
EFWe referthe reader to the prospectus Of the
uflhio Cn1fvator sHIl'. l..t.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

NEVER CoUNTENANCE PROFANITY.
you happen to be in company where the
talk turns into part obscenity. scandal,
folly, or vice of any kind, you had better
pass for morose and unsocal among pee-
pie whose good opinion is not worth hav-
ing, than shock your own conscience by
joining in conversation you must dsprovs
of
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
The SciotO Gazetle.

On the 3d. OF January next the publishers Of
this paper intend issuing daily. By that time
the Telegraph to that place will be in full opera
ton, and we doubt not that the citizens of the
"ancient Metropolis of Ohio will literally sup
port daily paper. Right glad will we be to hear
OF pecuniary and political success attending the
enterprise Of friends Ely s. Allen.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
Eneets or tho Absence of the sum and Air.


Dr. Moore, the eloquent and amiable
author of"The use of the body in rela.
tion TO the mind" says: "A tadpole,
confined in darkness, would never be-.
como frog, and an infant being deprived
of heavens free light, will only grow into
a shapeloss idiot, instead of beauteuus
and reasonable being. Hence in the
deep dark gorges and ravines the Swiss
Valais, where the direct sunshine never
reaches, the hideous prevalence ofidiocy
starles the traveller. II is a strange,
melancholy idiocy.-Many citizens are
incapable Of any articulaio speech; some
are deaf, some are blind, some labor un.
der all the privations. and all are misha-
pen in almost every part ofthe body. ]
believe there is, in all places, marked
difference in the healthiness Of houses
according to their aspect with regard to
the sun, and that those are decidedly the
heathest ceteris paribus, in which all
the rooms are, during some parts of the
day; fully exposed TO direct light. 1t is
a we'll known fact that epidemics attack
inhabitants onthe shady side ofthe street,
and totally except those on the other side;
and even in endemcs, such as ague, the
morbid influence, is often thus partial in
its action"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
A WindnII.

Some person has paid the publisher of the "Lo.
gan Gazette" for t'0o and half years subscrip.
ton, in adOa"ee' Bear up under your affliction,
friend Hubbard. and with little effort we think
you will be able to keep out of the hands of DR..
Awl.
By the way, does not this account for the can.
didate for presidency at the masthead ofthe pa.
peri
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17
Mnss Meeting.

In Wednesdays Ohio State Journal, we find an
address from the State Cental Committe to the
Wings Of Ohio, calling upon them to meet, at
Columbus on the 10Th Jan. ls4s, in Mass Meet
ing, to nominate Candidate for Governor select
State Presidential Electors, and provede for send
ing delegates to the National whig Convention.
We will publish the address next week,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

Br-We have not yet received our late Eastern
papers. What news we have received from Con.
gress is of little Importance. The Senate has or
dered the printing oflO,OOO copies of the Pres
dents Message alone and 5000 with the docu.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

GENUINE Built is stated that when
Miss Edgeworth's Essay on Irish Bulls
appeared, the Farming Society Of Ire
land, supposing the work to relate TO the
kind of animal called by that name, or
dered twenty copies.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

WHAT TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES HAVE
DoNE.-There are now, says the Alba
ny Spectator, more than 100000 peo.
pie in the United States who abstain
from the use Of ardent spirits, and from
furnishing it to others; more than 1000
Temperance Societies, embracing more
than 600, 900 members. More than 9, 900
distilleries have been stopped; more than
5000 merchants have ceased from the
traffic. It's estimated that 10000 per-
sons are now sober, who had it not been
for the TemperanceSocietes, would have
been sots, and that at least 10000 fami-
lies are in ease and comfort, who would
otherwise have been in poverty and dis
grace by drunken inmates.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

lT's A FACT.-A western paper says
that young ladies who are accustomed to
read newspapers, are always observed to
have winning ways, most admirable dis
positions, invariably made good wives.
and always selected good husbands. A
truer thing never was said
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

T-Y'A broker OF tue name of Geo. Miller, has
committed forseries in Boston, to the amount of
$4,000 to 100000. After the discovery, the
forger fed leaving behind him an interesting
tnmilY.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

~ Last week we were taxed with postage on
two letters--one telling us 10 discontinue our pa
per. the other sending us "lhankye" job. We
pay no attention 10 such communications.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

~"Santa Anna let loose two thousand
scoundrels from the prisons when our ar
my entered Mexico. Boston Post.
But who let loose the Prince of the
gang, Santa Anna hmself?-Al6. Jour,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

0J-GEo H. CoLroS, Esq. the able and accomplished ed
ilor Of the "American Review died. in New York City,
few days ago, of ypus fever Yet in the very prime of
life he was ripe scholar. excellent poet and bid fair
Tor life Of Invaluable service to his country her politics
and literature but death has nteened and cut short his
career lie WINS only % venra of ann
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

In A STARVING CoNDITioN-Capt. To-
bn,who is with the Texas Ranger, writes
as follows:
We're in starving condition out at the
Texas camp-nothing to eat except beef,
pork, bacon, mutton, hams, venson, bear $
meat, snipe, ducks, plover, &c; and for
desert, only oranges, apples. pears, peach,
es, and delicious grapes.
lV"Aiter all, said Mrs. Partington,
81 begin to think those persons are right
who say that our government expenses
might be retrenched. Just in the matter
of powder and shot, for instance what a
shameful wastel-Why, it was only last
week that | heard military man say that
out of every hundred shot fred. only one
took effect. Now what can be the use
offrng the other ninety.ninel"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

DNDr. Olds seems determined to have the
Legislature abolish all laws for the collection of
debt and make the creditor depend upon thehono,
OF the debtor. Wonder if the Doctor is in debt !
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

@M. Arago states that there is in
Siberia an entire district where, during
the winter. the sky is constantly clear, and
where single particle of snow never
falls.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

EWA punster waited several hours at
the dooro of Mr. Sno,O in the midst of a
heavy shOsOer, in orderto say to him, when
he come out, "Hail, Mr.. Snowl if you 20
outin the rain you will certainly be mist.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-17

CHoLERA--THE LErHEoN-C CoNsoLA-
rIoNs.-The French papers say that the
Cholera, which is advancing towards
Western Europe, exhibits a great miti-
CATION Of character, and is far less fatal in
its effects than its predecessors. The
Courier des Etats Unis publishes, from
the Gazette des HopiIaux. the statement
of DR. Brune- Tarron, Surgeon in the o.
toman army, who, in 1887. was seized
with the Cholera, and who having no
medicine at hand but Sulphuric Ether,
(the Lolheon) respired freely Of it, and
soon sank into a calm sleep, from which
he awake weak, but free from disease
Being then unacquanted with the prop.
critics Of Ether, he had ascribed the re-.
covery to caprice of Nature. Other
experiments recently made establish the
salutary influence of the Letheon.