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Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-04

Nc|..fr nor Nt Gnup, p, Is,ru.e
nu t.ito sic schooner Na.n~'.,. WHICH az
r,rt ,e,'r..,, from - uea~.' 4 \ u1' a
l,v J,,s pr'rtpus 60 iI. Departure. winch
vAs on ihc .5.h ul., Nf luuo IuI Va Haa-
son. the later Tho rommaulIui a. E.neheld,
had been taken prisoners h' the Spinlatis,
a.. oaifIc3 jn'p fhT Iulcr.r Some ni 'h'
Eng 80 followed hy ~sy ui TIC utet -
Johu N.ca3gul ~ fac 90 Ncfspah ", Whc'e
hcy wefo met bY about s'N'y SIuarls.
~to 'e, upon ,le.n H. ,hc nc zee, NUN.
.st o. StlulaIts am t3ut EuCustmcr we're
kI.c', ahisi sounded
tvs Aa3vu at BtutGriI TIA, tie ruson.
efs .crc taken to Leon, and tie pursucfs
H,l "a chase The Brush steamer Nlvco,
w,s ABOUT 20 Proceed up the uvtt The
'u.o'c Alarm was oN the port
Patu,A Walker ut the Mosquito no;ore.
". agent to the Indian kind, and Consul
Genera. for tue BRUSH Government, was
browne on the ION February, 10 the u,ct
ST John He Was passenger on board 40 a
boat. which came ~ collision whh auothcr
ADD - supposed h have been knocked over
board - tie boat stuck n y y Ehpess.
Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-04

C'i,taijoo NJ WG.hu.ior's BJH D1y IN
Romc.-A correspondent of the Boston CouT-
Ter under date OF Feb. 1-th says
The Americans Ia ,hls city celebrated the
birthday Of Washington 10y banquet Mr..
'"opcr Of Pennsylvania presided on the oc-
casion and all The proceedings wcnt oil with
Greatcn'hHNnsm Mr.. George $. lI,laId Of
Boston made an eloquent speech, andwas FOL.
lowed 90 an able manner by the Rev. Mo
llrtac \ trIcsous poem ahounding with
hum0' and sparkling wit wosrcc'ed byWul-
um story OF Boston. lie was followed by
Crawford tho sculptor IA speech that came
tom tie heart
Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-04

FLonD or THE ONO RIVER Cincin.
AIoI in the Olio, which made some con
siderable ngages Il has completely IN
undated many plantations
Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-04
HISTORICAL Anecdotes

Dutlur the reign Of terror, in Fran. -,
Count SoulaOrcniurt was thrown into one oi
the PRISONS, as anatIstoctat TIE newt MON.
ing, betotc lie was up, the Cart stopped be
fore the prison and the Count heard his
name called. with mruy other. lie rose
calmIy and began To- dress himself with all
,rpeliuun, hut when hc wished for his
boots. they were not to Ice found. The jail
er helped aim search ior them, but IN vain &.
the boots had disappeared.
II canuo, 90 without boots, that IS very
PLAIN, sand the Gown, to the JtiIer "hut YOU
can axe me tomorrow morning, one day can
make no difference The Inlcr was agood
naturcd spu OF man AMI was willing to or-
Ice his wsoncr "Well,' said he, at can
make no great difference weather they take
YOU now OF four and twenty hours hence -
4 head more or less n this days work can.
not sIguly much.
The next mufninG the Count was ready,
clothed aud boutcl but his name was not call
cd The blood thirsty despot had not been
informed Of the jeIly and believed he had
fallen with the victims OF Yesterday. Tie
humnne lAlrI dad not fee. bound to explain
the mistake anI the Count remained in ptS-
ON t,l the tall Of Rphe~plrrte, whose head
fell under the same axe to which lie had
condemned So many thousand victims.
Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-04

THr Ch>AL The canal, II IS supposed
will not be open much before the first Of
May, notwithstanding every effort will be
mad" To commence business operations By
the 2D,h Of April The weather Is very
fayo,at.c for am carly spring.
Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-04

Employment Of Evenings. 1t is qnCs.
ton Of great imprrIincc especially t. young
men, how do you spcul your even iogs}-
If you have no regular empoyment no
fixed pursuits to engto:s your attention, aud
operate ms stimulus to the mind when I'M
employed, you must OF necessity have ma
ny leisure and unoccupled hours; intervals
when time will hang heavily on your hand,
and suggest the necessity OF some means 10
relieve II OF It's weight. The very time
which is disslpatcl IN ldlencss, would, If
devoted 10 study, enable many n young man
to obtain cmncncc nni distraction in some
useful ant \ sections son became an as
lronomor by dovoliug few hours every
evening to the study OF the slats after mig
ing the bell for nine O'clock Clifford was
q" ,ntIy I' n;s az qRPG T6Gas IN H1hGy""tG5
=. '.,rnhuon was such, tia, he was compel
/ ID to work out his probIcms on u smooth
piece OF leather wlth hluntod awl Da-
yl Kuouhousa was pioughboy, md COW
cred his plough beam aud fences with his
pvcnlic calculations James Furgrson was
shepherds boy, and learned to read md
write while watching his flock N the field
by night and wiki no other Iighs than tho
moon aud stars
Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-04

IIruHuGGING NE1CAN.-An American
officer, writing from MeIlcanvIlIlge, tells
following story - must tell YOU an eucc.
do,e that occurred the first day We arrived.
The people had told that the Americans eat
children, and all these pledges Of love had
been removed Lieutenant NJ Of the drag
oons. having heard this story, accosled
man, and asked HIM II he knew where no
could get "a NICE fat Bag f)r supper'-ai-
ding that he was "ycty hungry
The asIoni,hel Mexican answered, with
dole'ul snake Of the head, "h4y no
'NeU,' said " las I'm hungry. amt
p1r'icular-let US have llttle girl, then"
The poor man, still more Mortified, declsr-
that there were none Of these in the village.
NJ then turned to him aad aqulrcd, "WeIl
show me market where Gang eta nlco
piece OF full grown man"
THIS vast IN Ich Tor the Indian, and no
to,k 20 his heel, IN the tytnklln4 0! jock
knife.
Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-04

.1amo, \ Black. VI. G. from South Car
lima. died at Washington last night.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01
The CaPlsal.

Thare are many things in the Congrsssions
proceedings worth noticing. Chief among these
we notice;
Mr.. HOlne's resolution offered on the Goth
This will test the disposition of the House to tn,
war, and the manner Of meeting tins expenses
of the war.
The agitation Of slavery, both in the House anC
Senate, Mr.. Mails remarks, and the vote upoI
his motion, are worthy of note. We rejoice
10 observe Senator UndsY1oood's name in tn,
negative. Unless Southern Senators are de.
tsrmined to yield up every thing to the PerPetua.
lists, to be their political slaves they must teach
them that they understand their game, and lsi
the country understand it.
The motion, as regards the slave-laws Of the
district Of Columbia, ought to carry. Slave
holders, and the representatives Of slsve-hold-
ers, injustice to the South, and to humanity,
ought 70 amend those laws wherever unjust,
and we should rejoice TO see Senator Under
toOsd, or the humane CrinendeH, proposing,
that marriages among eolored persons should be
lsgalized, that masters should not separate fami-
lies and that all traffic in slaves for money should
cease!
What an example this would be TO the States.
How gladly would they follow il! And how
effectually this policy, too, would arrest anger,
and bitterness, and violence on all Sides
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01
Ruxlish Hsxnmeser.

Most Of our readers know that the IIiad, the
Odyssey, the Aeneid, and other ancient heroic
poems, are written in hexameter verse; that a
hexameter verse consists of six feet, the sixth a
which is dactyl, the fifth usually a spondee,
and the rest either dactyIs or spondees: that a
dactyl consists of long, followed by two short
syIlables, as melody, and spoudee of two lono
as pale moon. In the Greek and Latin lam
guages, the feet consist of long and short svlla-
bles; but in the languages of modern Europ..
no regard is paid to quantity, and the verse i.
regulated by the position of the accent. With
regard 10 English versi6cation, then, II is more
proper to say that dsetyl consists of an accent.
ed followed by two unaccented syllables; and a
snondee in bexameter verse is usuaIlv thu s,us
as the troebee-a foot Consisting Of an ,ccsn,sd
followed bv an unaccen,sd SYLLABLE. a. holy
ducs ,hs n,inc;nla. q, C,rs.k and Latin r,o.oa,,
into modern Iansusg.s. The Eli,ahs,h.n az,
witnessed an attsmpt Of this kind in Envl,.b
literature. Gabriel Harvey. thu learned fri.nd
of Spencer, seems to have been the leader. and
Sir Philip Sydney and Spenser entered into hi.
views. The following is a specimen of the new
style of poetry which they attempted to intro
duce:
Unhappy verse, the witness of my unhappy
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01

Hast ever visited these places, reader II not,
1t would be worth your while to do 50. The
sight may be a sad enc; but all of us shoul wit
ness it--nOt merely that we may be lrhsrs crime
leads-but more important yet, that We may
learn hOW it may be prevented.
What are our jailsl "Places to put criminals
in" answers one. Houses to protect society
against criminals" responds another. And they
may be right. But this, also, is certain, that
they are nurseries for crime, for the most part,
and thus not only add to the expense Of city and
county, but absolutely compel young criminals
10 steep themselves deeper and deeper in sin
They reform no body. They do society, as
generally conducted, nothing but harm.
Enter, If you please, jail in any city
What greets your eyel Young and old men.
the experienced and ineIperienced-the felOn
and the thief-thrOwn together, without en-
ployment, without books Of any kind, without
any thing to do, but to tell Ct their plots AM
sins, and villainies! A boy may be seen in the
throng He Is there for the commission Of MS
first error. He shrinks, at first, from the tale of
crime narrated by some hardened offender, and
his blood turns cold at the horrors it involves
But day by day he hears nothing else, and at
last, he loves to sup upon horrors, and ends in
being as ready to destroy property, or take life,
as the bOldsst felon. How can he help this re-
sultl The system forces it upon him, and all
like him, and thus 1t is, that our jails become
nurseries of crime.
We have before US the report Of the city mis-
sionary Of Cincinnati, Rev. Mr.. Bushnell, and
In that we have forcibly illustrated the remarks
We have made. He says:
In the year ending Nov. I, l545, there were
oI3 commitments. In the year 1876, sll, the
past year. only 679. OF this number, 4O5 are
Americans, and 272 Foreigners, 247 Of these
have been accused Of crimes against property,
2Oj offences against persons, 80 for debt, la for
breach of city ordinances, 3 insane, and l3l for
other offences. 80 Of the number have been
sent to the Penitentiary, 80 to the Changing,
and twelve to the Dungeon. The remainder
have been discharged in various ways 90 Of
the prisoners were females, and 50 under 1 Z
years Of age, and $50 Of intemPerate habits.
at is melancholy spectacle to visit the jail
at the present time. No less than IL boys are
now awaiting their trial. They have no employ
ment for body or mind, and are of necessity
daily becoming worse. They are mostly those
whose moral training has been wrong, and are
greatly to be commserated."
Well-the natural consequence follows Evh
youth are made wicked yOuth-erring young
men bad young men-by budding all together
without respect to age, habits, character. or
any thing else.
Nor can cities, counties, or States stay the
progress Of crime, and secure a wise and eeonO-
mical criminal law, until they have Houses Of
Refuge, or Of Reform, and a complete sePara-
ton of old offenders and young viOlat0rs Of the
law, wherever they may be- placed We hope
this subject viii attract the attention Of the
proper authorities.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01
War versun srthography, Morality and
. f.rumunar

Ii has always been understood that much OF
the fascination 81 war is owing to its victories.
| Were war a succession of defeats, it would have
few charms, even for the widest fire-eatsr; but
fortunately thecry of victory is heard often
enough to roue the spirits and reward the ex-
ertions Of Mars devotses, and tbas to perpetuate
his power, and extend his influence. In fact,
when one considers the number and nature OF
the triumphs o. war, he almost wonders how
any can escap. its facinations. We presume,
however, that these victories share the fate OF
other blessings, and are overlooked, or at least
under estimated, because ofthe natural ingrati-
tude Of man, which seldom permits him to be
thankful for favoE, especially for favors which
are as common ashley are great. For ourselves,
we plead guilty 20 the charge of ingratitude.
We acknowledge that we have not realized the
number nor greatness of these triumphs. The
true grandeur and sublimity Of war, have been
hidden from us, and we have hitherto CROPPED
along in life, utterly unconscious of our fatal
blindness. But, at last, the scales have fallen
from our eyes, and thankful for the clearness of
vision which we now enjoy, we hasten to make
amends for our former insensibility. Rejoicing,
as wedo, in ourPresent enlightenment, we earn
estly desire that our readers should share our
happiness, and to enable them so 10 do, we pro-
pose to give them the opportunity of submit
ting to the same operation, which has proved en-
tirey successful in removing the cataract from
the eye Of our mind.
We ertreat you then, dear reader, for the sake
of truth and justice, and your own happiness, to
peruse with care the following epistle, and we
guarantee that, during Its perusal, you viii feel
your mental eyes opening and their pupils d.
lating, until the temple Of your mind becomes
bright with exces, Of light
We will not dstain you by further remarks,
for we long TO have your darkness dispslled.
Hasten then, to read this remarkable document,
and confess publicly that you have never before
appreciated the victories and glories of war.
This precious spistIe was written by volun-
teer to his beloved father:
lsouisvle KY, Jefferson County,
near Salt river, Oct. IL, lS47.
DhAh Aihhhs--oIr an sale ana sOunu ana
in good health. We are camped seven miles
below Louisville in low, swampy place, mus
keters an, hell here--they are seventeen COM
Panies all in one camp, so that is right smart
sight at once. We expect to leave here tho
10th, but it is doubtful when. | am in as good
health as ever you have seen me--ws have plenty
of beans ,snd they so old that the worms are
nothing Tut shells, and bacon sides that was
kept ever since &c, and some iron buckets
weigh 20 odd Lbs. We have had several fights
In camp. Give my love to mother and brothers
&C., tell ter NOT to be any ways distressed for
we will get home in six months. We are all
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01


well. We all 60 stealing every night and they
have got double guards. Bat we knock hell out
of them and steal every thing, and The reason is
because the farmers said that they intended to
kill every devil Of us,
rA "Your sincere Son."
We trust that the writer Of this fragrant
episte, which has no equal in the letters Of HOr-
ace, Walpole or Madame De Sevigne, this rare
flower, will not be suffered to waste his
sweetness on the desert air. Such intellectual
and moral refinement should not be lost to the
world. be has gone to benighted land. In
Justice 10 the ignorant inhabitants and to his
own qualifications, &C.. should be appointed
professor in some Academy or University in
Mexico, or perhaps, as be proved himself, be-
fore leaving Kentucky, so great proficient in
practical morality, he is by this time better fit-
ted TO be professor of moral Philosophy and
Christian Ethics, or preacher Of the Gospel.
The zest, with which he speaks Of those Pecu-
liar operations on the property of the farmers Of
his own State, indicates an extraordinary power
in carrying principles out to their full extent Of
application, an unshrinking fidelity in convert.
ing abstract truth into living reality. The
teachings of such a man will never he subject to
the imputatiOn Of vagueness and Indebtedness.
His practice will give point to his PrecePts, and
we doubt not that his Mexican pupils will be
made 70 tsel that his reasonings have an iron
consistency, that all his assertions are demon
STATIONS.
Whatever may be his situation, professor or
preacher, we are confident that be will be 1T
ting and brilliant representative of national gIo-
ry, and, for our own part, we shall always feel
grateful to him, for having convinced US that the
influences and blessings OF war are by no means
limited and partial, but that its triumph on the
tented field are more than equalled by its victo-
ries over photography, morality and grammar
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01
Aye,e-PoIiricsI Independence.

Well-Mr. Folks veto message is vetoed (see
Congressional procsedings) by the House at
Washington.
On the 2lst, Mr.. Wentworth (Long Jehn as
be is called) offered the following resolution;
"Resolred, That the General Government has
the power 10 construct such harbors and inn
prove such rivers as are necessary and prop
err for the protection of our navy and our
commerce, and also for the defences Of our
country"
This passed by thirty more than two-thirds
vote. Thus is the better system Of our fathers
maintained, and the narrow theory Of "the few
rebuked To the West this is great act; for
the country, noble one; since, while it promises
protection to our interests, it shows political
independence, on the part Of the House, which
is worthy Of all praise. We have analized the
negative vote, and il stands thus
Southern States, Sc Middle States, 6
Western States, 10 Eastern States,
Total. 50
Or, TO 90 more into detail, let us give the
name of each voter, so that we may see, at a
glance who oppose the power asserted in the re-
solution:
SOUTHERN STATES.
South CsroIina-Msssrs. Black, Burt, Holmes,
Rhett, Simms, Simpson, Woodward.
North Carolina-Daniel, Mckay, Venable-3.
VirgiRia-Bayly, Beal, Bedingsr, Bocock,
Brown, Mcdowell, Meade, and FIournoy,
(Whig)-s.
AEaosaS--Cobb, Harris, Houston, lnge, Bow
don-5.
Acknowledgement, La Sere, Morse--3.
Observation-Disclosures ThompsOn-2.
Ge0rgia-Cob, Lumpkin--2
Maryland---Sigon, McLane-2
Ten nssses--Hill, Jones, Thomas-3
Tsras-Kauffman-l
WESTERN STATES.
Okio-Fries, Ksnnon, Miller, Sawyer
KsnfHeky--Boyd, Clark--2
Acknowledgement
Llinois-Ficklin, McClerand-2
kissouri--Phelps-l
OTHER SZArn.
Nsine-Hammons-l
ksse gmpshire-Peaslee--l.
ksu YOrk-Lord, Msclay, Ncoll--3.
PsnRsylu ania-Brodhead, c. j. Ingersoll, Mann
g.
MarylaRd-Sigon, M'Lans--2
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01

Senator Dienn.on, a Northern man, doe

Senator DieAnson, Northern man, does not
hesitate to dodge the issue presented by the ac-
QUESTION Of new territory, as regards slavery.
Mr.. Clay, Southern man, declares the wish
and solemn purpose Of his friends to be, that the
institution should not be extended beyond its
present limit.
The lar Is above the resolutions Of the Sena-
tor, and the wish Of the great Kentuckisn; but
this is certain, that disgrace, now and hereafter,
will be affixed to the name Of that man, let him
belong TO what party he may, who shall, in any
way, help TO plant slavery on any territory now
free. Eternal infamy, certainly, will be his lot
who labors for this end, if his State be blessed
with universal liberty.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01
free Iahor Re.uIa.

The New York Canals! VIVA, tale they
tell Of the growth Of our country and the results
Of free labor! Where in the South. where,
amid SLAVERY, can We point to like consequent
Sess Read the table below, and reflect.
STATrMENT showing the total tons going from
Underwater for the last fourteen years, and also
the total tons arriving at Underwater, and the
aggregate value thereof in market, during the
same period
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01

The Governor has theory, and we fear he
makes facts bend to its support. According TO
him, the Virginia Psnitsntiary is almost crowd
cd with free blacks. Georgia does not suffer
from this cause, any more than Kentucky.
Very few free blacks, comparatively, are found
in the penitentiaries Of either Of these States.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01
Arllain.

Artistic fnanciering has become quite fash
ionable. Boston and New York are favored,
and the mOneychangers feel its effects "a little.
A Swiss Jew, by this art, raised some 500, 700,
and got off safely on the Britannia.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01


BY the dim and fitfuI fre-light
As unused alone,
Pleasant thoughts Of obi companions,
Dead, or strangers grown;
Books that we had read together,
Rambles in sweet summer weather,
Fancies freed from earthly tether,
Memory made my own.
In my cushioned armchair sitting
Far into the night,
Sleep with leaden wing extinguished
All the pickering light;
But the thoughts that soothed me wakipV
Care and grief and pain fOrsaking,
Still the self-same course were taking.
Pilgrims still in sight
Indistinct and shadOwy PhsntOms
OF the sacred dead,
Absent faces bending fondIy
Ger my dropping head.
In my dreams were woven quantity,
Dim at first, but calm and sanity
As the stars that glimmer family
From their misty bed.
Presently lustrous brightness
IcouId scarce behold
Showed to my enchanted vision
Looks no longer cold;
Eaafuroa that n. 81
Forms awaked from sweetest slumbsr.
And, of all that blessed number,
Only one was old.
Graceful were they as the willow
By the zephyr stirred
Bright as childhood when expecting
An approving word;
Fairas when from earth they faded,
Ere the FURNISHED brow was shaded,
Or the hair with silver braided,
Or lament was heard.
Roundabout in silence moving
Slowly to and fro;--
Lifs-liks, as knew and loved them,
In their sPring-tims glow
Beaming with loving lustre
Close, and closer still, they cluster
Round my chair, that radiant muster,
Just as lOng-agO.
One, the aged, breathing comfort
Der my changing shsek,
Whispered words Of precious meaning,
Only she could speak
Scarce could my rapture smother,
For knew it was my mother,
And to me there was no other
Saint-liks and so meek.
Then, the prisoned soul Of feeling,
All unused to weep,
Startled from its icy slumber,
Stirred its Utmost deep.
On my cheek its drops descending.
And for one glad moment lending
Dreams Of Joys ecstatic blending,
Blessed my charmed sleep.
Bright and brighter grew the vision,
With each gathering tear,
Till the past was all before me
In its radiance clear;
And again We read at even,
Hoped, beneath the summer heaven,
Hopes that had no bitter leaven,
No distracting fear.
All so real seemed each presence,
That, one word spoke
Only Ons-of old sndeament,
That dead silence broke;
But the angels who were keeping
Sullest watch while was sleeping,
Left me by the embsrs weeping
Fled when / awoke.
But, as ivy clings the greensst
On abandoned walls,
And as echo fingers sweetest
In deserted halls;-
Thus, the sunlight that We borrow
From the past, to-day, tomorrow,
On the darkest hours of sorrow,
Ever brightest falls.
December, 80, ls47.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01

The increase over 1876, in the New York Ca
nal, for ls47, is twenty-One million, nine hun
bred and eighty-seven dollars.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01

as his best brother, who does most to elevate the
race. For freedom, sects, creeds, CLASSES are
forgotten. We know then but one brotherhood,
and one common Father.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01

The Deaf and Dumb Asylum Of Indiana has
sighfy inmates-Of whom fffs-ssDss are maiss'
twenty three females. The institution 10 we'll
conducted. Blessed BE- these humane works!