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We are confident that the whigs have give up the ghost-all kinds of bragging was engaged in; such for instance, as Gen. Cass will not get single State-bW when their sincerity is tried by democrat, they are not to be found. What has be- come of that moreyed man who advertis- cd In the Montgomery Journal, that he wan.edto bet on the election of General Taylor. Here isa chance for him to show his iudgement-come forward and enter: MR. HARDY:
 observe In the Montgomery Journal "a call to face the music.' banter to bet on the Presidential election. I will bet $500 dollars, that Cass and Butler will carry more States at the ensuing Presi- dcntial election than Taylor and Fillmore, and five hundred other dollars, that Cass and Butler will carry more States at said election than Van Buren and Adams, and l will bet five hundred other dollars that Ca s and Butler carries more States at said election than both the whig Taylor ticket, and the Van Burcn abolition ticket; all of said bets to be taken together.- Apply for further information at this office.
The State guard., 1848-10-03

oTThe last IIayncvillc Chronicle urg- cs the propricty of establishing manufac- 'tory in that town. Hayneville is sur rounded by wealthy citizens, and should they think It profitable. no doubt but it could be established in few months. We You'd be glad 10 sec the experiment. made --go ahead, friend Chronicle1
The State guard., 1848-10-03
The weather.

On Friday night last we had fine Shower ofrain accompanied with Thunder since then we have had cool and brace-
  ing weather.
The State guard., 1848-10-03

nr The Barnburners have organized an electolid ticket in Virginia-the whole ticket is made up in Loudon Coun- y. one of the most decided whig counties In the state, and the movement was made by whigs and the whole ticket are whigs.
The State guard., 1848-10-03

.Sub- Eleetors for Coosa County, T. W T. MCCAIN, W. ". MORRIS, D ". CLEAvELAND, JonN A. GRAHAM, SAMUEL SPICESER, r. F. FoScuE, JOIN Loo. EY, JAMES H. WEAvRR, WM. LINDSEY, N. SMITH GRAHAM, Cor. H RosE, Co.,. BENNIT $. GRIFFIN, MALcon D. GRAHAM.
The State guard., 1848-10-03

Omisous- --Hunch-b backs should avoid f.h abou this time.
The State guard., 1848-10-03

Assistant Electors for Autauga County. CEN. CRAwFoRp NJ. JACKSON, MILroN HOWARD, Esq. - T. ,. TARLEToN, Esq, MosEs CLIPPER, Eso., Cor. s. P. SToRRs,
 DR. JoHN WooD,
 LAZARUS E. PARKER,
 Col. SPIGENER.
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ty We are pleased to learn from the Hamburg {S. e. Journal that the Hon. Benjamin c. Yancey, who is candidate for the Legislature, in answer 10 some questions, propounded, comes out in a bold manner for Cass X Butler.
The State guard., 1848-10-03

Gr Wc were shown paammptA Squash on yesterday at the CDoss Hall weighing 6s lbs, and measuring 5 feet in circumference. It was grown on the Farm of sydny Pennington near this City. Beat this who can.
The State guard., 1848-10-03
Sugapll Alabama.

We have twopecilnens of sugar cane, grown on tine pntation of Col. Daring. ton, in clarke bunty-onc from the bot. tom land near le river, and the other from the pine ridgelear his residence. The former has frteen ripen joints and the latter nine, at are of luxurious growih.- Other plante in that vicinity are renew ing experinnts in the growing of cane, which werelied unsucccssfully some six. teen or eigben years ago. The frosts were too esy, though we recollect that one or twoeasons were favorable, and the proluson was abundant .--.Mo6ac Register.
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ooSdohS, to uiSCONCI tuC iupOitduCc Oi this proposed acquisition. It would add greatly to the wealth and prosperity of those cities. An active and immediate commerce, unchek ed by restrictive ar- engagements, would spring up at once by which the superabundant products of the interior of our country would be exchan- ged for the desirable commodities of the richest of the West India islands. With the contemplated Mobile and Ohio Rail- road in operation, (and this measure would ensure its completion,) in few days the treasures of the tropics could be conveyed to the Southern shores of the great lakes, and the opulent supplies of the fertile West ceuld be poured, as from the horn of the Goddess of Plenty, into the lap of the Queen of the Southern sea, --enriching our fair but impoverished ci. ty by the communication. Wide pros. perity, as well as national security, woul d thus result from the acquisition Of th,s is, land.
 The force of these arguments has im- pressed the minds of many of our states. men, for several years but unfortunately party divisions havo blinded some and misled others. Only oue of the great parties of our country has over favored territorial aggrandizment. The policy which gave us all that we now own west of tho Mississippi, more than half of the Union in extent, has always been resisted by the whigs. They have constantly do.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

The following, which we extract from
an English Journal. will give the reader
a good idea of the difficulties and irreg-
nlarities of our native tongue:
E is one of the privileged types; if
you place it behind stag you convert it
into stage: and by similar process a
tOn becomes tone, and STIR is made to
stare, and rag sput into a rage. W
is curious parsonage, too, and retains
some singular privileges: if he meets an
omen he converts it into tcome1; he makes
so into sOw. and hat into ,phat. Some let
ters have personal animosilies, and scorn
to mix in certain societies: even the hum
BILE word lumber has type of this kind
in it-add a p to it, and the b will turn
up its nose and be gone. Then there are
others which have sort of alchemist
faculty they elevate and translate what
ever they touch. " is one Of these;
throw it at yonr ma aud she is instantly a
man. and by adding it to your crO,cs you
have as many crOwns. What clever
type is Y! 1t makes 10 into toy, man in.
TO many, and shows that the household
plague, Mar, is nothing else than the SER
want Mary. c is the veritable harlequin
of the alphabet. 1t usurps the position OF
lin October, of in December, of tsh in
March-in fact it will assume anything:
it turns lOSe into close, and transforms a
ioeer into ciO0er. Then S-the wicked
rogue! converts laborer's hoe into shoe
turns hOw into ShOV, and changes haU.
ing an audience into Sharing an audi,
ence. These examples, which might be
indefinitely multiplied, are most instruc
tive. 1t will be noticed that the imping
ing oae of these letters upon the words
already complete, does not only add d
new element to the pronunciation, but ac
tually alters the sound of the other let
ters! Not only have our single types nc
moral sound Invariably attached to them
combinations of two, three, or more let
,ers, are equally eccentric-as, for in
stance, ear. earth, pear, heart; now, know
knowledge; ague, plague; woman, womea
mould, 0ould; love, dove, and so forth
Our alphabet is altogether Detective
We have foc vowal signs in it; in the Ian
guage we have thirteen vowels requiring
typical exponents, and even these arr
made use Of. If a language were sspe
cially created to damlt the student by it
difficulty, and to prevent ordinary mel
from using it on account of its complexi
ty, it could scarcely he contrived to an
swer those ends with more fatal effect
than the English does.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28
An Act
To amend an act entitled "Act for fring
the rate Of interest," passed Jan. l2, "a.
Sec I Re a. .nocJoJ b,, Ibo Ho.ox Il

To amend an act entitled "Act for firing
the rate Of interest," passed Jan. l2, "a.
SEC. /. Be IL enacted by the General
assembly Of The State Of Ohio, That
in all actions for the recovery of mon
ey, hereafter prosecuted in the Courts of
this State, all payments of money or prop
erty made by way of usurious interest
whether made in advance or not. shall be
deemed and taken, as to the excess of in
terest above the acts allowed by law at
the time of making the contract, to be
payments made on account of principal;
aud The said Court shall render judgment
for no more than the balance found due
after deducting the excess of interest so
paid; nor shall any debtor be con-
sidered particeps criminis; on account
of having paid, or having agreed to pay,
exorbitant interest, but shall have like re-
medy and reliefin either case: Provided,
that no bona fde endorsee of negotiable
paper purchased before due, shall be afFec-
ed by any usury exacted by any former
holder of such paper, unless he shall
have actual notice Of the usury previous
ly to his purchase. But the amount Of
such excess incorporated into negotiable
paper, may, in such cases, after payment
be recovered back by action against the
party originally exacting the usury, in
any Court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 2. The defendant, in any such
action as in the first section is mentioned.
may plead specially or give notice with
the general issue of his intention to give
evidence, on the trial. of the paymen, or
reservation of any such usurious interest,
or of the true consideration on which the
contract sued upon shall be founded.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the fist day OF
March next. But all acts done, and rights
acquired previously to the taking effect
of this act, shall be adjudicated accord.
ing to the laws now in force.
February 1e, 1845.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28
smppresscd RrsoInlin,ls.

The Washington Union" ofthe 18th,
announces that ''monsler meeting" of
all parties was held in CINCINNATI, 10 give
e,xpresson of sympathy aud JOY ct the
tree movements in France &c. And the
Executive organ theu copies the resolu.
lions adopted by the meeting sappreaing
/ iMe followiRg;
ReSOired. That we regard the decree
Of the Provisional Goyernmcnt of the
French Republic declaring the irnme.
dlate and unconstitutional emancipation
of the slaves in its colonies, as a noble
proof oftbe sincerity Of the French peo-
pie. especially deserving the admiration
and gratitude of oil lovers Of liberty.
ResOlGed That AZ friends of universal
liberty, we hail with satisfaction, the
destruction Of the unequal classes of 50.
cleiy IN France, and the emancipation OF
all slaves under her dominion: and that
we hope that the time is not far distant.
when our own country will initiate her
glorious example.
The editor of this same official oroan.
in the same paper, exults at the djsap.
Pearaacc "fhnstiiiy 10 slave extension
rejoices that the "Democralic masses
aud leading statesmen met The question
frankly, and jeers a..ibe Barnburnesrs oi
New York, representing them to he in a
state of Lingering yitaIiry"upon the sub
jebt Of slavery; and then has The unfair.
ness and meanness, 10 cowardly suppress
The above resolutions, lauding tie French
Republic for emancipaling their colonial
slayes!!- = CiucinnGfi Gazciic.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28
miscellaneous.
NeiylIhOrS.


It's pleasant TO live in good neigh
borhood-where you are sick or in dis.
lress, you are sure to find friends and as
sis'ance. In good neighborhood you
hear no idle gossip--no back biting-no
unpleasant remarks. The children d.
notquarrel with each other--throw stones
in each others yards, or worry and tor
ment the domestic animals; but all is
pleasantness and peace.
What contrast is such a neighbor-
hood with one where there is no socabe,
pleasant feelings, where one family never
visits the other Or inquiries after its pros
perity and happiness! Youmight be sick
and suffer and die; bat no voice would
inquire fyour health, no attention would
be paid to your little necessities. In such
a neighborhood who would wish to re.
side. Not we.
All should strive to be good neighbors.
Let nothing be done to mar the peace and
harmony ofthose among whom you dwell.
For the sake of quiet and love, overlook
any trihes that would have tendency to
break the good feelings that dwell in your
midst.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28
Beyond Comparison the best Joke
of OMr Times.

We have read .he following wonderols
legend, and must say that we cannot des.
pair of humanity any more:
The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, says the Mobile
Herald, tells an amusing story OF new
invention against rogues. called the Com
bination Lock" Recently a Wall street
broker, of considerable wealth, and liv-
ing in great style, in the west end of
Gotham, purchased beautiful file-proof
safe, in which to secure his valuables a.
gainst the fiery elements, to which he af-
fixed one of those beautiful pieces Of me-
chanism They are so strangely compli-
Gated that you may lock them, hand the
key to the manufacturer even, and the
chances are as one to ten thousand, that
he will not be able to open them. The
wards or Iterior arrangements of these
locks are alphabetically arranged, and
you select word in the language, take
the letters, and lock the wards answering
to these letters, one by one. Thus, take
the word "chair"-you lock C, then h,
then a, theni, then r. Now it must be
unlocked in the same way, and unless you
hit upon the exact word you will never
be able to unlock it. Well, the broker
in question locked his safe according to
the word boois," but after working at it
for an hour or more, the next morning,
he could not unlock it, and give it up in
despair.
All his funds were locked up, says the
letter and he had no money to carry
on his business that day, but as his
credit was good. he raised sufficient for
the purpose by borrowing of the banks.
The next morning the manufacturer of
the lock, according to request, called to
ascertain the difficulty. He said he had
no doubt he could unlock the safe. if the
gentleman would tell him the word to
which he locked it. "Boots," was the
word and to work he set to unlock it to
boots" Well he tried, sanguine of sue
cess, but boots" would not unlock the
safe. He tried again and again, and was
no more successful. He tried an hour,
two hours, and three hours, with no sue.
cess. Finally happy thought struck
him. He wiped the perspiration from
his face, took drink of water, exam
ined the key again and looked at the
broker strait in the eye, and said: "Sir.
allow me to ask you how you spell boots
"How do l spell boots}" Chow do |
spell bootsl" said the other, "Why, [
spell it right-how do you spell il?" "Oh
never mind" said the man of combina-
nation locks, chow spellitl" Butts,
to be sure" said the broker. "The ID
you do" said the lockman; "and if you
spell boots, butts, will unlock the safe
butts" aud he did unlock it within the
twinkIing of an eye.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

C. NJ. CLAY as THE PEOPLE OF LEX.
INGToN. (KY.)--The Lexington Atlas
says:
We learn that the suit brought by Cap
C. NJ, Clay against "the committee" for
removing the True American Office from
this city in August, 1915, was terminated
on Saturday lst inst. in the circuit courr
of Jessamne county, to which place the
trial had been removed, by the jury re.
turning verdict in favor of the plain.
tiff for $4,000. The defendants, we also
learn have taken an appeal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28
Signs of Tie times.

On Saturday evening last, meeting Of
The friends Of HENRY Clay was held at
the Courthouse in this city, The large
room III the Court-huuse was crowded.
With the political objects of the meet
ing, we as editors, have, Of course, moth.
ing TO do. But we wish TO refer to the
eloquent remarks made by the orator of
the evening. Mr.. Charles Thruslou. Esq.
on the subject OF slavery. Mr. T. said
that all the old questions of bank, proiec.
lion, &c, had given away to a more i'm.
porant Qne-that Of slavery. Every
one might sre that this was the great
question. He went on to speak of some
Of the evils Of slavery, aud exclaimed,
Would to God we were rid Of it," Here
the pent up feelings Of those present burst
forth i'll enthusiastic applause. We
feel that that meeting has pronounced the
doom of slavery-lhat then, at least, the
voice OF the people, was the voice food!
Let no one say now that our prospects
are gloomy. Mr. Thrus,on said he hoped
an emancipation clause would be inserted
in the new Constitution. Here again he
vas interrupted by the most hearty ap-
plause. This may be considered the first
cote taken nn the subject, and not voice
was lifted up in defence Of slavery
This may he considered the beginning
Of good times. Let all orators through
out the State take a pobIe stand, as Mr..
Thruston has done, aud they need have
no fear that they will not he sustained by
the people. The hour is ready for the
man. LOuisriHe { (kg) Examiner.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

WJemimie! marin, what do ye think
Sal told Ned Boobies, last night, when
he was sparkin' herl Shut up! child,
what are you talking about! No, but
hearn her, did. She told Ned Bobbles
she kinder felt Hush, you little ras-
cal! Hush, or III take your skin Off
and poor Sally looked red as a boiled
lobster. oh git out, Sal, ! will tell
She told Ned Bubbles she kinder fell
scared 10 death and ticklcd tuP
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

SMALL CoMPENsATIoN.- the Cir
cult Court sitting in Ulster county last
week, Dewitt Clinton Winchell obtain.
ed verdict for $25 damages against ia.
red j. Chambers and Elizabeth his wife,
in an action for breach of promise by the
lady, made by her to the plaintiff priorto
her marriage with the defendant Cham
bers. 1t was' proved on trial that the
plaintiff had paid his addresses to Eliza
beth for five or six years, and his visits
we're continued until within few days
of her marriage-that she had repeated
ly declared she was engaged TO be mar
red to plalntiff-tnat they rode out to.
gether, and kept company with each 9th.
er. 1t was further shown that Chambers
had said he knew of the engagement,
as Elizabeth had told him all about
it-that he was determined to defeat
Winchell, if he could-that it might cost
him one, two, three, four or FIVE hundred
dollars but if it did, it should go as free
as water.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28
PmbIic Debt of Eurone.

| Inc following Is believed 10 be a cor
rect statement Of the debts Of the prin-
clpal governments Of Europe, likewise
OF the population aud revenue Of each:
Engiand.-Debt. $4,000, 900, 900.
Revenue. 5000 00O, 900.
Population. 2S, 900, 900.
Making a debt thirteen times greater
than the revenue, and an indebtedness
equal to about Sl42, to every man, won.
an and child of her population.
Eance.-Debt, $3.50 100000.
Revenue, $l92, 100000.
Population, 35.O0O,000.
Making debt four times greater than
her revenue, and equal to $22 to each
individual of her population.
Russia.--Debt. $500, 100000.
Revenue, $50 100000.
Population, 50,O00,000.
Debt over three times her revenue,
aud Sc to every soul.
AaStria.- Debt, 300 900, 900.
Revenue 500 100000.
Population, 37,O00,O00.
Debt three times over her revenue,
and 50 10 every soul.
Prassia.-Debt, $1OO,OO0,OO0.
Revenue, S40.00O,000.
Population. $4,000 900.
Making debt twice and half over
her revenue, and 81 to each soul.
This vast amount Of National indebt-
edness which, crushing the unfortunate
people Of those countries to the earth,
has been created almost entirely by the
wars of the last one hundred years, and
principally by those that arose out Of the
French Revolution.
This is a subject of great Importance
to the people Of this country, at time
like the present, when our government
has been engaged in a war of conquest,
at an expense already amounting to more
than one hundred and fifty millions of
dollars, creating public debt that when
fully ascertained, cannot be less than one
hundred millions, besides the enormous
annual expense of maintaining an army
in the new territory to preserve or
der and protect the inhabitats from their
treacherous Indian neighbors.-Det. Ado
A DFFICULT CAsE.-The Quakers in
Virginia seem to be placed in peculiar
relation TO the laws of Virginia. The
Yearly Meeting of Baltimore, to which
they belong, has charged all its members
to educate the free eolored people. The
Iaws,of Virginia forbid it; and the Friends
have addressed memorial to the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Virginia,
asking liberty to pursue the advice OF
their Yearly Meeting. If liberty IS not
given, we do not know what course the
Friends will take.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

THE OLDEST lNHABITANT GoNE.--The
Buffalo Express. ofthe 9TH instant, says:
"Mr. Ezekiel Luue died day before yes
terday. He was tho oldest iuhabtunt'
of Buffalo, being l02 years Of age. He
was the first white man to visit the pre-
sent site of this city, and erected the first
house where now resides moving mul-
titude of more than 10000. He was ell
gaged in both wars with Great Britain,
and drew double pension for services
rendered in defence OF his country"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

A HERoINE.-On Sunday night at
late hour German, whose name we do
not know, attempted to force an entrance
into the house of Mr.. Henry T. Roberts,
a short distance from New Albany. Mrs.
Roberts and her children we're alone in
the house, her husband being absent, of
which The ruffian was aware. Mrs. r.
warned him, that. if he persisted in his
attempts 10 break in. she would shoot
him dead. He did persist, and the brave
woman shot him dead. These are all
the facts that have come 10 our knowl-
edge.-LOuisrWc journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

VA clergyman was once catechising
class of children belonging to his con,
gregation, d coming to little boy, who
was something of rogue, he asked him
what he knew. i know something re-
piled the urchin, with significant look.
well, my son what do you knowl' asked
the pastor. Il know where there is a
birds nest, said the boy, but | shan't tell
you for fear you will steal the eggs an
swered the unsophistcated juvenile.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

@ The Boston Daily Star. edited by
our old friend Streter, is extinct. The
Corporal announces the fact in charac
teristic valedictory,which thus concludes
"Any one wishing corn hoed, gardens
weeded, wood sawed, coal pitched in,
paragraphs written, or small chores done
with despatch and on reasonable terms
will please make application to the
RETIRING EDITOR"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

~ Considerable excitement exists in
Mobile. in consequence of tho nnexpec.
ted removal ofthe Postmasterof that city,
Mr.. j. w. Townsend, and the appoint
ment ofGen. 7. L.roulmin as his success
or. Both gentlemen are Democrats. and
there is therefore no political feeling on
the subject; but the Mobile Advertiser
says that MIR. Townsend would be prefer
red by ninety-nine hundredths of the citi
Zens.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

10 Gen. Wool has issued an order sta.
ting that "a band OF American robbers,
composed principally of deserters, (chief-
Iy from the Texas battalion and Cant.
Meare's company of volunteer cavalry.)
dishonorably discharged soldiers, and fol-
lowers of the Army. have been ravaging
the country from Paras to the Preside
de Rio Grande, ravishing the women and
committing every species of atrocity on
the defenceless inhabitants"
"A similar party has recently robbed
an entire village, under the pretence of
being detachrrent Of the American ar
my scnt TO levy contribution on the
place"
Under date of Feb. 27, Gen. W., for
the sake of preventing these acts, $50
criminal in themselves, aud rejecting so
much opprobium TO the American name !"
has given orders for the apprehension of
deserers, and the dishunorabIe discharge
ofsolGierS at Brasns only.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28

A gentlemen introduced aninfidel friend
to minister and remarked that he never
attended public worship. "Ah," said
the minisler."I am almost tempted to
hope that you are bearing false witness
against your ne;ghbor.' by no means.
said the infdel, "for | always spend Sun
day in settling my accounts" "You will
find, sir" was the minister's immediate
reply, that the judgment day will be
spent IN the same manner"