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The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17

Superne all Linen Shirts stitched bosom So so to 81 So
fine Muslin Shirts, linen bosom and collars 81 81 rs French
Bingham Calico Shirts Hickory check Negro SHIRTS Mr
Flannel Gau brown, and pink Understands and Drawers
Silk Undersrts Drawers styles Cavas Italian
and French Black Silk Cayats; Silk and Linen Handkehels
Linen Handkechiets Silk Gloves; Black nd
Gloves Cotton, Merno and Linen half Hose Silk and Bingham
Umbrellas, also, Trunks Vases and Carpet Bags el3
~ To Purchasers of Clothing.-Call at ALFRED
MuNROE CO.'S One Price Store, No. 81 Magazine street,
always be found the largest Goods New
DranI nod fnrnnlxl nrunr Icas mix
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17

WurG CONFERENCE.-THE final ta'id.-ln the
II Iouis Union of the 10th, we find the fol-
lowing despatch showing the vote IN the Wing
Convention upon the final ballot for President:
Phaadclpaia, June 9, u A. Mn Convention
this morning. the fourth and final ballot Tor the
nomination of a candidate for the Presidency, the
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17

az Fountain Division No. ID S. T-N...
hereby gwen that AT the Regular Meeting Inn IN voice
very interesting character Will he tinsasle' m wb, 'as
OF every member OF SAID Division deeply involved lr mls
IS earnestly requested BY order Of tbe w a
jell St CHARLES T. BI Az ~
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17
Steamboat Departures This nor

gS Browns GOLD PENS.-We have po,y IN ,
a supply OF these UNRlNALLED GOLD PENS As @f
Pens Of other CELEBRATED MAKERS, in GOLD AND sr
YER HOLDERS, ranging in price from 81 SO 10 sl5 s
GUINNESS & BUSH,
Dealers in Toilet, Fancy and Gents Fnrp,sb,nr r,.,
Jel6 lw 70 CAMP sTRFvr
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17

The Convention was but hour in session. There
interesting speech from Mr. Moehead taking the chair
and quite debate allowing Loulsanian 10
take the Vice Presidents seat for Texas. As compliment
Texas though delegate direct om Texas was present.
it finally agreed, unanimously. that the thirty States
should all be represented the Platform. business and
public meeting was announced for this evening.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17

gY- Sold by WELD g. Co, MEAD g. SCOVlL, SlCKLES &
CO., HU. KENNEDY, N. JARVIS g. co. ieI5 Ct
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17

sH II. Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor
always has the
proprietor al DALEY, the wrappers OF each Box
Southern Depot, ISL Charles street, New Orleans. a27
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

ton to abide by their dictates. This course
of proceeding has carried us safely through
many trouble and trust will carry us
safely through many more should many
more be destined to assail U.s.. The Will
mot Proviso seeks to take from its legit-
mate tribunal a question of domestic poll
cy having no reIution to the Union, as
such, and 10 transfer it into another created
by the people for special purpose, and
foreign to the subject matter involved in
this issue. BY going to our true principles
we 60 back to peace and safety. Leave
to the people who will be affected by this
question, to adjust it upon their own re-
sponsibility, and in their own manner, and
we shall rendet another tribute to the O.
rig'nal principles Of our government and
furnish another guaranty for its perma.
nence and prosperity.
| am, dear sir, respectfully, your obedi-
cnt servant. LEWIS CASS.
A. O. P. NICHOLSON, ESQ, Nashville
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
An honest boy.

That ~honesty is the best policy was
happily illustrat ted, some years since. under
tae following circumstances, detailed by the
Rochester Democrat: "A lad was proceed
ing to an unc!e's, to petition him for aid for
sick sister and her children, when he found
a wallet containing fifty dollars. The aid
was refused, and the distressed family were
pinched for want. The boy revealed the
fortune to his mother, but expressed doubt
about using any portion of the money. His
mother confirmed the good resolution-the
pocket-book was advertised, and the owner
found. Being man Of wealth, upon learn
ing the history of the family, he presented
the fifty dollars to the sick mother, and took
the boy into his service, and he is now one
of the most successful merchants in Ohio.
Honesty always brings its reward-to the
mind ii not to the pocket,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
Ye Seamen Of Columbia.
BY +. A. DURIVAGE.

ByF.A. DURIvAeE.
ArR-"Muriners of Engiand'
Ye seamen of Columbia, s-t-
Our country's beast and pride,
Who man our ships on every sea, ~
Wherever keel can ride, ...,f.
Forth fling from every mizzen peak
Your ensign to the breeze,
AS yes sweep,
Through the deep,S
In the freedom Of the seas ..
For we at home will guard your rights, and the
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS,
Ye mariners of England, ee..2s-s J,.. !. s
Who ruled alone the wave,
Till to their pride OAR Yankee tars
An iron death-blow gave,
Took heart of hope when banded kings
Combined that flag to stain,
Which gave light
To the fight .# e.
When our thunders shook the main,
W hen the red cross sank beneath the stars, and
Our thunder shook the main
But one was there to beard them,
And hold their pride in check,
Who swore that never foreign foe
Should tread a Yankee deck,
Their fright of search" lie spurned with scorn,
Their MANAGES and pleas .
Free and bold, ..-. e..
Uncontrolled,
Shall our flag rule the seas;
And they yielded up to LEWIS CAss, tho
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
Then, seaman of Columbia,
Uphold his honored name,
Who saved the flag for which you fought
From infamy and shame,
His name inscribe upon that flag
And give it to the breeze,
As ye sweep
Ger the deep
In the freedom of the seas
Then strike, my lads, fer LEWIS CAss, the
CHAMPION OF THE SEAS.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
A Gentleman.

Did you ever see gentleman? We
have seen two or three in our day, but real
gentlemen are very rare. A gentlemaa
is one who treats every bod with respect:
whether he be black or white, low or high,
Door OF rich. He does not bow to wealth,
scrape his knees to honor, nor hold his
tongue when he sees wickedness in high
places. You always receive from him q
civil answer TO your inquiry, and he kind
ly imparts to you any information in his
power. He will not say word to injure
your feelings, or allude to subject to pain
your heart Whatever may be done he
will not manifest angry feelings, or use
unbecoming words, smoke no cigars in
your presence, nor spit tobacco juice on
your floors. He is the same kind, accom-.
modating individual from one weeks end
TO another.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
Gen. Cass' Letter to Mr.. Nicholson.
WASHINGTON, DEC "a, 1s47.


DEAR SIR: have received your letter,
and shall answer it rs frankly US it is writ
ten.
You ask me whether am in favor Of the
acquisition of Mexican territory, and what
are my sentiments with regard 10 the Will
mot Proviso.
lave so often and so explicitly stated
INV views Of the first question, in the Sen
ate, that it seems almost unnecessary to re
peat them here AS you request i',howev-
er, I shall briefly give them.
think, then, that no peace should be
granted to Mexico, till a reasonable indem-
iy is obtained for the injuries, which she
has done us The territorial extent OF this
indemniiy is, in the first instance, subject
of executive consideration. There the con-
.ii,uton has placed it, and there am will
ling to leave it; not only because | have
full confidence in its judicious exercise, but
because, in the ever varying circumstances
of war, it would he indscreet, by pub
lie declaration to commit the country to a.
ny line of indemnity, which might other
wise he enlarged, Us the obstinate injustice
of the enemy prolongs the contest, with its
loss Of blood and treasure.
@ It appears 10 me that the kind of meta
physical magnanrnity, which would reject
all indemnity at the close Of a bloody and
expensive war, brought on by direct attack
upon our troops by the enemy, and preced-
ed by succession Of unjust acts for Sc
Z ries Of years, is as unworthy ofthe age in
which we live, as it is revolving to the COM
mon sense and practice of mankind. 1t
would conduce but little to our future secu-
rity, or indeed, to our present reputation,
to declare that we fepudiate all expectation
.of compensation from the Mexican govern
ment, and are fighting, not for any practic-
al result, but for some vague, perhaps phi
lanthropic object, which escaped our pene-
trotion, and must be defined by those who
assume this new principle Of national in
Accommodation. All wars are TO be
deprecated, as we'll By the statesmen, us by
the pbilanthropist. They are great evils:
but there are greater evils than these, and
submission to injustice is among them
The nation which should refuse 10 defend
its rights and honor, when assailed, would
soon have neither to defend; and when driv.
en- to war, it is not by p rofession of disin-
terestedness and declarations of magnanim.
unity, that its rational AFFECTS can be bes
obtained, or other nations taught lessor
of forbearance-the strongest security for
permanent peace. We,are at war witt
Mexico, and its vigorous prosecution is th'
surest means of speedy termination, ant
ample indemnify the surest guaranty a
eainst the recurrence of such injustice a
provoked it.
-. The Wilmot Proviso has been befor
e the country some time. 1t has been re
peatedly discussed in Congress, and by tn
public press. ! um strongly impressed
with the opinion, that great change ha
. been going on in the public mind upon thl
subiect-in my own as we'll as others; ont
that doubts are resolving themselves init
convictions, that the principle il involve
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

WouaN.--A contemporary thinks Tint
this world would hardly be worth living in,
were it deprived of women. Listen to his
rhapsody: 'Who would remain in gar
den from which the aowers have been TAX
en- or in grove from which the birds have
departed, or beneath a sky that the sweet
stars had lorssken? Let cynics prattle as
they may, our existence without the pres
ence of the other sex would be only dark
and cherries void. The light, the smiles
and affections of women nre the bow of
bea&ty and promise which spans the life
Of man from his cradle to the grave
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
tireen Corn PUDDING,

The lovers of good things will give the
follow receipt trial. 1t makes an excel
lent pudding. Take of green corn twelve
ears, and CRATE it; to this, add quart of
sweet milk, quarter of pound of fresh
butter, four eggs, well beaten, pepper and
salt, as much as sufficient, stir all well to-
gether, and bake four hours in buttered
dish. Some add to the other ingredients a
quarter of pound of sugar aid eat the
pudding with sauce. 1t is good cold or
warm, with meat or sauce, but epicures Ct
the most exquisite taste prefer it we believe
hot, and with the first SERVICE Exchange.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
"The First Families"

An Illinois sucker took great dislike to
foolish young Virginian who few weeks
since, was fellow passenger with him on
one OF our steamboats,. The Virginian was
continually combng his hair, brushing his
clothes, or dusting his boots-all of hich
movements the sucker took exceptions to,
as being what he termed, "a leelle too
darned nice, by half He finally drew up
his chair beside the Virginan, and began:
'Whar might you be from, stranger!'
4 am from Virginia, SIR politely On
swered the gent.
From old Varginny, spose?' says the
sucker.
sYes, sir, old Virginnia,' was the reply.
fYou air pooty high up in the pictures
thar. suppose continued the first.
4 don't know what you mean by that
remark, sir, says the Virginan.
fOh, nutlin,' says the sucker. sbut ,hat
you are desp'-ate rich, and have been bro'l
up right NICE.
'If the information will crafty you iii
any way says the gent, patronisipgly,
smoothing down his hair, Il belong to ol.e
Of the very first families
'Oh! in course answered the sucker
well, stranger, bein as you belong 10 the
furst, ill jest give you two of The fat
test shoafs in all Illinois eli you'll find
me a feller that belongs to enc Of the Sec
ond Virginny families
you want 10 quarrel with me, sir So y S
the Virginian.
NO, stranger, not an atom,' answered
the sucker, but never seed one of the sec
o'1d family, and I'D gin suthin to git a
sight of one Of 'em. know you are one of
the .furst, cause you loek JEST like JOHN
RANDOLPH
This Modified the Virginian the hin,
Of a resemblance TO the statesman WAS fiat
tering to his feelings, and he accordingIy y
acknowledged relationship to the orator.
sHe, you know, was descendant of The
lngin gal Pocahonlas.
You are right, sir answered the other.
well, Stranger said the sucker, do
you know THAI is another queer thing al
| lys puzzles me, and it s this-I never seed
Virginnyin that didn't claim to be either
descended from an lngin, John Randolph,
or Niger.
We need not add that the suker rolled
off his chair-suddenly! They were sep
araled and kept apart until the sucker got
off at landing near his home. AS he step.
ped ashore, he caught sight of the Virgin.
nian on the upper deck, and hailed him al
once with
Il say, old Virginny, remember-twc
fat shoa,s for the first fellow you find thai
belongs to the second Virginny family.
ST L02tiS Rere1Ue
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

GA gentlemen travelling stopped at a
country house for the night, and during the
first meal observed an urchin pulling at a
loaf of corn bread. At length the young
ster remarked "Mamma, here's hair an
your bread"
The old lady remarked that etfit was only
q piece of corn silk" ~Cern silk, the mis-
chief" replied the young urchin-show
come corn silk,to have nit on it!''
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
The Voice of Lana
BYI. F. SHEPPARD.

BYI.F. SHEPPARD. aEt
ohl never speak with angry tone
To one within this erring world;
Let no yindictiye look be shown,
Nor be thy lip with passion curled:
For man at best is frail as dust, -
And none but God is truly just
Be kind to all, and TINS fulal ..ss.- g..
The first great duty mere below;
Let words of love their sweets distill,
To mitigate their brothers woe:
For though in pride and guilt he swclls,
His heart its own deep anguish tells.
In the deep chambers of the soul
To guilt there's no approving sound
But ever heard, with fearful roll,
Stern truths rebukes are echoing round
And ever deeper is their moan, .-.
As conscience feels the voice her own.
Speak kindly to the little child,
Lest from his heart you drive away
The light of love, whose visions mild
Are opening like the dawn of day:
Force not one cloud across the heaven
AGod oflove to him hatA given.
Speak kindly to each fulled one,
Nor harshly judge his sinful deed:
There lives no soul beneath the sun
That does not compassion necdi
Our race is erriag at the best,
And judgment is not thy bchest.
O., who can tell temptations power,
Upon poor souls that yield to wrong9
Where one may see the storm clouds lower,
Another hears a syren song
My spirit loves the wind gods wall,
But thine mey shudder at the gale.
The soul is but waiting Tyre,
Whose deep vibrations varied are,
Each answering to its quiverIng wire,
And to the force its touches bear:
Nor careless, ther, ycur hands should stray,
Fer fearful is the harp ye play.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

~A woman in politics is like a monkey
in a china shop; she can do no good. and may
do great deal of harm. Rather than see
a female turn statesman, we would prefer
seeing her turn somersets. She is as well
calcula ted for one feat as the other, if NOT
great deal more -Kmckerbocker. -..
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
A Gem Passage.

In a leaser written in 1888, I.amartine
thus beautifully and religieusly explains
his motives for entering political life:
'When the Divine Judge shall summon
us to appear before our conscience at the
end of our brief journey here below, our
modesty, our weakness will not be an ex-
cuse for our inaction. 1t will be OF no a.
vail to reply, we were nothing, we could
do nothing, we were but as grain Of sand
He will say to us, placed before you in
your day, the two scales Of q beam, by
which the destiny of the human race was
weighed; in the one was good, and the 9th
er evil. You were bu! grain Of sand, nc
doubt, but who told you that that grain of
sand, would not have caused the balance
to incline on my side? You have intelli-
gence to decide, and you should have plac-
ed this grain of sand in one or the other;
you did neither. Let the wind drift it away;
it has not been of any use to you or your
bre,hren.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

EXPEDITION TO THE WEsT.-The I'd
regiment U. S. Infantry, and tbs regiment
of Mounted Riflemen, gust returned from
Mexico, are ordered to rendezvous at JEFF
ferson Barracks, prior to an expedition to
California and Oregon. ..--i,'
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

SHOW gentlemen you see the enemy!-
They are ready to advance upon you. Re-
member that ten thousand spectators wit.
ness US from yonder hills. Your mothers
your sisters look upon the field, and here
come the enemy! Let US run and protect
them. I'n'off."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

2Bwy me at the Trappe, us said to have
been the dying request OF Governor Skunk.
After long years of life, the gray headed
old man turns his memory back to the
scenes of early childhood: how strong the
feeling that thus holds captive the affections;
how pleasant to see its exercises. The
Governor of a great State is on his death
bed, the scenes of long life are passing i'll
review before him-but strongest in his love
are the scenes of the early part of his life,
of his boyhood; his early, u..forgotten home.
We once stood beside the bed of dy ing
man: more than three score years and ten
had passed over his head; at his bedside
was a sister who Lad come to minister to
his last necessities; after being while in
deep reelection, he turned to her and remark
ed, at seems but day since we children
PLAYED together on our fathers farm ill.,
Chester county" Happy the man whose
recol.octioas Ct home are sweet AID pleas
ant.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

V A fiery nosed individual, who stood
six feet four in his stockings, declared to
bunker that ho was "every inch aohtg."
Gall but your nose," replied the bunker.
"And why not my nose2" "Because, it
that were to get in among a lot of bay, it
mglR prove to be .bernb@rnss."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

C. A correspondent Of the journal of
Commerce says: -~Louis Philippe has an
income of only fl 800 year, and Guizot
is quite poor. The French princes look for
lorn,o -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

o. Gen. Cass was seven times nomi-
mated to the Office Of Governor Of Michi-
gan Territory, by four successive Presi-
dents, and each time unanimously con-
irmed by the Senate.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
Prenare for a Reverse.

No one knows how soon lis lot may be
revt rsed. In its unceasing revolutions,
the wheel of fortune may one day set him
among the poor. How anany at this mo.
ment are anguisbing in all the horrors OF
the most abject des,itution, wto were once
rich in this worlds goods, and on whose
lips dwelt IN perpetual sweetness the self
delading promise, tomorrow shall be ns
his day and much more abundant" Re-
member the poor. In yonder gloomy pris'
on lies one who made his gold his inol.
He forgot the needy IN their distress, and
the appeals of the wretched awoke no echo,
in his heart. He. was not his broiher's
keeper, so ho boarded up his surplus iucfsl
in his Golfers. and permitted the dying and
the destitute to meet their doom; but as he
meted out TO them, even so it has been
meted out to him.. Not a ray Of affection
cheers now the gloom of his prison walls.
Left alone with the phantoms Of the past,
now ugonizing in his remorse. Remember
the poor, clothe the naked, minister 10 the
distressed, and their prayers and blessings
will fall upon your heads like q rich in
cense, more desirable than gold or jewels.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09
dbe portape 5entinel.
ROSWELL nos ' Ell = bATTERsoN. pr'1'sHrHs' HER

bne year, payable within six months, sl,5o
One year, payable after the expiration Of
six months and within the year, soO
One year, payable after itsexpiration, 2oo
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-09

FrNop paper will be discontinued until all ar
rearages are paid, except at the option oftthe
Publishers. - - g.. zeEa-
Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-10-04

So, maggie that Lc should grow eo.J aaI
IominI'ui col her pfscc Ihsl b, love tor
her ,hopli t,ie. that her smile should tall
upJ0 hun a. lo,ch-hgh, on iunersl pail
,hn, Der voice st54.I no longer Do muse 90
t,s ,a' that Do .'1Y,I seek Nr o,h.',n To-,
nm give q. c'Nrt,ar, ne yo,i. which we're
900 saw her iroop,nc
...ug u,rnv reoca.h the shadow OF h'
c',ct or.' IS ,u,i you do !
Stay h,m' b, the Il.sp winch made
ne INou.ds,ay AIn as a dog iha, had
bui'n or serpent which LAD sung me
Even as spoke, thought Of m, own
Ic',r'd " r. AMI conscience .tooa a pull at
The hal.atis' a. my h.ln. and wtuu. B, Geo
he very core ',.isstl would give o
Nutd TOD ' bs,n NINE TO give. # coull
be placed alongside the couch Of my lonely
bride and ! vowed IN my soul never TO
grove her again, should return uuhArmcd
from the dt,sd'ul scene. ofha, night.
Lady. sal II your hr,' tale be-. A. |
Eel IT'S rue # YOU have liam him who
h.' wrought your mn. mil have chosen
me 30 nuI sou 10 your dfott'ul AK pray
you hasten The deep. LO there be o. BE-.
lay.
Then follow me SAD che you need
not follow tar
She led me on few Steps INTO wha,
supposed another room here she babe IA,
raus. aud cain mysc,. must acSnoN,
edge Ih't i.l greatly ogln,ci, bul mus
trung nil my self possession aud prrs,uc,
ofmlni prepared 70 cnstn,rie the vcJl u
her bllloe, and icrmlncl not to shrink
from 'hc horrible duty which lay 5cior
me
She IGcd ,hc veil from my head !
bln1e oillrhI forced me to close my eyes
and then dared not open them lmagin
alton painted scene before me which
feared 10 gaze ugon Al las, shane n
closed my cyrIil', aud 1 gazcd around -
Surprise o. D.t stunned me
!. could not b. '-yc, 80 It was 500
within my own bedroom The strange
b raised her mask My wife's large boc
eyes locke! souowluIly out upon me, sh'
cas-, the long tresse, OF glossy hnir from he
head, and ,Icn appeared her own soft cur
e Ing ungleIs t"lnlng about her neck. Sh
. h.. allen upon thus plan 10 punish me o
e seeking pleasure 90 tim" when she, b
< reason OF weakness and suffering, could nt
@ "oJoY with me She had indeed taught N
;. lesson ~ conluGt, hd'lry
: Nv own voIante had driven mr al IA
e speed over half the cly | had been IL
6 through n back gnle and had uaycfscd
a pant OF my house, aud al through the COZ
n iuvancc oil my wlch Of n wife. Borrow
- Jewels had disguised her hams, she ha
spoA n ia an altered voice b. meath her mas
md | like mos, mcn ever ready . be plea
! 81 wrh n new object hal actually fallen
love with my own WITT
{, What a Tx FOR married man to be il