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Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
OLD Jacks JUG.

We were highly amused yesterday, says the CIR.
River Eagle On the bridge that crosses the turn-
bling waters of Grand Rapids, we met hale old
man, with eleven sons, seven daughters, thirty
seven grandchildren, and his own wite-the only
one he ever had-with numerous horses, carts,
wagons, oxen. cows, calves. sheep and furniture
OF every antiquated appearance, among which
were to be seen cradles for babies cradles for gram
spanning wheels, pots, kettles and almost every
thing requisite for a settlement such tifty-seN
blood relations viii make In the Grand River
country. After stopping the train and making
many enquiries. asked the old gentleman what
there could be made of a bottomless lag which
was carefully laid in a safe place, among his do
mestic equipments, and received the following re-
ply;
why, sir, | am a Of many years and lots
OF children and more command have worked
on other peoples land all~rny days-paid from
four 10 nine bushels of grain per rent, every
year for doing lt-have ali that time used Jug
with bottom in It. and got sici; Of leedn other
people with my old hands either landlord or rum
seller--zo ] sent seven OF my boys down tt. Mexi-
TO night for some land-and they all got back
safe, after fightin with Gneral Tayof, timeenough
TO vote for him--and they brought seven quarter
sections ofland that, please God, VIII be our own
without rent.
And, now, that old jug you see there (pointing
at the bottomless thIng,) shall hold all the whis-
key or rum that will be used in my hui family
while control EN-; because old Glneral Taylor
told my son John that q jug without bottom was
the best kind of jug to hold liquor in, and if he
was my John he'd serve all the Jugs to hum jst
they did the Mexicans-take away tneir power to
kill IS Good day
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
GeUeGG GGTG.
Erori The Enion TnrGeilll
EE0kasS ami Politics.
BY L. MARIA CHILD.

At the head Of pleasant winding road, I'M
der the shade of large elm, stood a small
school-house. 1t was a humble building
and the little belfry on the top seemed hardly
large enough for the motions of the cow-bell
suspended there. But it was a picturesque
feature in the landscape. The elm dropped
over IT with uncommon gracefulness. and al
most touched the belfry with its light foliage.
The weather-beaten. moss-grown shingles
were a relief to the eve of the traveller, weary
of prim, staring white houses. Moreover. a
human soul had inscribed on the little placc a
pastoral poem in vines and flowers. A white
rose bush covered half one side, and carried
Its offering of blossoms up to the little bell.
Cypress vines were trained to meet over the
door, In Gothic arch, surmounted by a cross.
On the western side, the window was shaded
with profuslon of morning glorles; and a
great rock, that jutted out into the road, was
fhickly strewn with Iceland moss, which in
the spring time covered it with a carpet OF
yellow stars.
1t was at that season it was first seen by
George Franklin, young New ork lawyer,
on a visit to the country. He walked slow "
past, gazing at the noble elm, slightly waving
its young foliage TO a gentle breeze. Just
then, out poured flock of children, of various
ages. Jumping and laughing, they Joined
hands, and formed circle round the elm. A
clear voice was heard within the School-house-
singing lively tune. while measured strokes
on some instrument of tin marked the time
me little band whirled round the tree, step
ping to the music with the rude grace of child
hood and JOY. After ten or fifteen minutes OF
this healthy exercise, they stopped. apparent
ly IN obedience TO some signal. Half of th.4rl
held their hands aloft, and formed arches for
the other half to jump through Then tEey
described swift circles with their arms. ..rd
leaped high in the air. Having gone thror.oh
their simple code Of gymnastics, away. they
scampered to seek pleasure after their own
fashion. till summoned TO their books agsiu.
Some of them bowed and courtesied TO tho
traveller. as they passed; while others, witl
arms around each others necks, went hopping
along, first on one foot, then on the other. toS
busy TO do more than nod and smile as taey
went by. Many OF them wore patched gar
ments, but hands and faces were all clean
Some had stolid, animal look; but ever
these seemed to sun their c2ld nature in the
rays of beauty and freedom, which they found
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
WHICH Is THE FO0T, q

Soon after the publication of Mr.. Kitridge's first
address on temperance, a gentleman residing in
the western part of New York, procured copy,
and sat down in his family to read IL He read il
to himself without saying q word til he had fin
ished if, when he exclaimed, This man is fool.
or ! am
He then commenced reading it again, and read
it through in rhe same manner. and when he got
through, he exclaimed again, this man is fool,
Or | am
lie then read it through third time in the same
wav, and when he had finished the last sentence,
exclaimed II am the fool" and never drank a
drop of ardent spirits afterwards
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
2DogGrg.
YANKEE PHILOSOPHY.

Lives there the. Yankee far or near
Who, when his plans get out Of gear
Has never said, Wal, l don't keer,
By gollyr
Who if he stubs his toe and fall,
Don't want to swear, but great OF small,
VIII vent his ire with darn it all
BY gollyr
The Yankee boy with startling eyes,
When first the elephant he spies,
With wonder s,usms and s,cous, and cries,
BY gollyr
The youth with jecl1l;fe sharp and stout,
VIII try trade TO white out,
And, shaving, query what you 'bous7
BY gollyr
The man that's 'dickered morn Few
VIII quantity ask You 'howd'ye dew?
His story tell, and snore its true,
b. goliyF
For the main chance he ever tries.
And thinks that, take things as they rise,
'Twont do TO be more nice than ~-iee,
By gollyr
With brass enough his way 70 win,
However much he gets of tn
lie sscotcs he Il have as much agn,
BY goiiyP
Il luck attend him, and he makes
a happy hit, he sweeps the stakes,
With 'arter ali faint no great shakes,
By goiIyF
Bu; If he loose the iuci, he had,
May be he Il get most proper mad,
md guess as how this ere's few bad,
BY gollyF
Whste'er he tries it is his rule,
II once he fails 10 reach the COOL
To rate himself a tarnal fool,
BY gollyr
And 50 the Yankee 'staves along
Full chisel; hitting right or wrong,
And makes the burden OF his song.
By golly.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
G& 0aIMrW MMG9A
THE FRESHMAN AND THE VENTRILo-
QI1IST

An Irishnan who had been drinking, happened
one night TO lodge with ventriloquist. just as
they were going to sleep, the voice of the ventril
oqnist was heard in the hall, accusing Patrick of
breaking his pledge. Patrick rose in great wrath
taxing his shielah and rushed 10 the door TO be IT
on some irnpudent rascal but no one was there
Patrick now shook with fear He orawled into
bed, bat could not sleep.
"fou broke your pledge said the voice, in dis
tant part OF the room
That's true praching' said Patrick
"NIll you do more g. said the voice
Never said Patrick, while the world turns
round" covering his face with the blanket The
warning etiectual, Patrick was made a thor.
ouoh teetotaer
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
pIMINUTION oF CRIME.

From returns from twenty counties and twelve
state prisons from the commencement OF The lem
perance reformation 20 the close OF the year s44,
a constant diminution OF crime appeared to have
taken place, with great increase Of population;
while prior TO the first mentioned period there
was constant and regular increase of crime
This dirninut.on was uniformly attributed by nen
in official stations 10 TIE temperance reformation
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
HISTORY OF LIQUOR DEALERS.

From careful inre-tigaticns recently made by
Samuel Chapman, Esq. in three counties of the
State of New York, it appears that of us liquor
dealers whose lives and fortunes We're before him
342 became intemperare, of whom committed
suici e. 3 were killed by drunkarcs, became to-
tally blind o died OF deirium tren1ens, 80 others
died drunkarda, 81 had drunken sons 10 ran
avyav. 10 had drunken vives-Of 715 cases 5g2
either lost or did not gain and the number who
became entirely bankrupt was more than one
third larger than the number Of those who gained
ANYTIME
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
HAYOC OF INTERFERENCE.

IL a great temperance meeting held very re-
Gently in Montreal the Rev. Mr- Chiniquy is re-
ported 10 have sid he hed list Of IS Canadian
families. formerly Of the first standing, influence
and opu.ence In Montreal, whose aggregate for
tame few years ago was G309000, and cow they
have vanished and ppearei-strong DRINK has
DESTROYED them all another list Of 104 families
Of various calliBgs. whose aggregate fortune vas
930OO00, who have also all disappeared from The
same cause: and another list OF 81 families, IN
the fourteen surrounding parishes all were com
oaratively wealthy and al COW destroyed By
W1iskey, except remnants scattered about the
states and elsewhere
II second pi,islol aas Zen opened at
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29
No LICENSE SYSTEM.

In 1872 licenses were withheld in three contig-
uous counties OF Observation-Disclosures Bris-
tci and Barnstable, embracing population of
10000 Three years afterwards, when the courts
met after an average vacation of FIVE months, there
were but three indictments in the whole of them,
and each of them was for petit larceny OF less
than SO in amount! The people Of that district
have not restored the license system, nor is it
likely they ever will restore II
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-12-29

u A second Division aas teen opened at
Southport
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-26

4 ge0grapUra, "..-ST--------.--.,
marked priuciple, moral and political once
conceived and held up to the angry pas.
sious of men. will never be oblilei ated
aud every uew irritation wil mark i, deeper
and deeper. ! can say. with conscious
truth, that there is not mau on earth,
who would not sacrifice more than would
10 relieve us from this heavy reproach. in
any practical way. The cession of that
kind of property flor so it is misnamed) is
hasa,eIle, which would MOI cost me a
s"cund thought, if in thai way a genera:
emancipation and repatriation could be
effected; and gradually. and with due
sacrifices. Think it might he But as it
is, we have The wolf by The ears; and we
can neither hold him nor safely let him 90.
Jus,ice is in one scale. and self preservation
in rhe other Of Que tnine | am certain,
lha, rs the passage nf free slaves from one
State 10 another would not make slave
IF a single human being who woulL not be
so without il, so their dllasirn over
greater smrfacr would make them inJiyidu-
alv happier, and proportionolly facilitate
The accomplishment of their emancipation,
her Of cnadjutors An abstinence, too,
from this act Of power. would remove The
jealousy excited by The undertaking Of
Cnunrrs, 10 regulate the condition of the
different descriptions Of men composing
S,at". This certainly is the exclusive
right nf every State which uothIn. 10 The
constitution has raken. from Them and
given 10 the general government. Could
Congress. for excmpIe, say that the nnn-
lreenen of Connecticut shall DE i'eemen-
or that they shall not emigrate into any
other Slate?
reore, that am now to die in The be-
lief that The useless sacrifice Of themselves
by the generation Of l776. TO acquire self
goveroment and happiness to their coun'
try, is TO be thrown away by The unwIse
and unworthy passions Of their sons, and
,ha, INV only consolation is 10 be. that l
live not to weep over it. II they would
hut dispassionc'ely weigh the blessings
they will throw away, against any ab.
strac, principle, more likely to be effected
by union than by scissiDn, they would
pause before they would perpe'ra'e this
act of suicide on themselves, and of trea-
son against the hopes Of the world To
Yourself as the faithful advocate OF The
Union, / tender the Offering Of my high
esteem and respect.
THoMAs JEFFERSON.
Mark his prophetic words! Mark his
profound reasoning!
ut [he question is hushed for the
,gome.t. But this is reprieue only-not
final sentence. A geographical limo
coincidius with marked principle. moral
and pnitical, once concsired and held up
20 The angry passions Of men aciH nerer be
obliteratcd; and every new irritation 'oitt
mark i, deeper and deeper
Twenty eight years have passed since
these remarkable words were penned, and
there is rot thought wh;-h time has not
thus far verified; aud il is to be feared
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course aud adopted measures whicn uaru
rendered the sripulatiuns of The prnviso TO
deliver up fugitive slaves nugatory. Wis-
consin may. also. be an exception, ns she
has just entered The Union, and has hardly
h I'd line 10 acl upon The subject. They
have gone farther, and suffered individuals
TO form combinations, without on rEnrt TO
suppress them. for the purpose Of enticing
and seducing the slaves to leave their
masters, and to run Them into Canada be
vond the reach Of our laws-in open VIC
lainn. not only of the slipuIaIions nf the
ordinance. but Of lie constitution itself.
If express myself strong y. il is not for
the purpose of producing excitement. but
To draw he attention. of the Senate inrclbly
to the subject. My object is TO lay bare
The subject under consideration, nsl as a
surgeon probes to The bottom and lays open
wound, not 10 cause pain 10 bis patient,
: bu for he purpose of healing it.
come now 10 another precedent Of a
similar character, but differing in this, That
it took place under this government. and
nnl under that of tho old confederation |
refer to what is known as the Missouri
compromise. 1t is mnrc recent and b.! ter
known. aud may be more readily de-
spaIchrd.
After an aldunus struggle nf more than
n wear. IN The qaestIon whether Missouri
should come inu The Uunn, with "r with
out restrictions prohibiting slavery. com
promise line was adapted between The
NnrlI aud The Sngrh; but il was done
under circumstances which made it no
| wise obligatory on the later, IL II Irne, II
was moved BY one of her distinguished
ciizens, Mr.. Clay. t1u, it is equally so,
,ha, i, vas carric! by the alInos; united
vote of the Norlh against the almost united
vote of The Sunlh and was thus impose
on the latter by superior numbers, IN np-
position to her strenuous Efforts. The
| South has never given her sanction To II,
or as.culed to lhe power il asserted. She
was voted down. aud has simply acqul'
esced in an arrangement which she has
not had the power 10 reverse, and which
she could MOI attempt TO do without dis'
turhing the peace aud harmony ol Inc
Union-,o which she has ever been ad-
verse. Acliug on this principle. she per
mll,ed The territory of Iowa to be formed
and the State 10 be admitted into the
Union. under The compromise. without
objection; and that is no" quoted by the
Senator from New York ID prove her sur'
render of the power hc claims for Con
gress.
To add to the strength of this claim.
tho advocates of the power hold up the
name Of JeiTel son in its favor, and go ST
far as to call him the author OF The 81
called Wilnlni proviso. which is but gen
eraI expression Of power of which tn
Missouri compromise is case OF lis ap
plicalion. If we may judge by his opln
ion of that case, what his opinion was o
The principle, instead of being the author
of the proviso, or being in its favnr. no on
could be more deadly hostile 10 il. In
letter addressed TO the Elder Adams. II
1919, 10 answer TO one from him, he use
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gse 1885,

but The CommiIree reported without in
cluding it. Finally, another cumniIlet
was raised at he head Of which was MIR
CarringInn of Virginia, aud Of which Mr
Dane was also member. That commit
Tee reported without including the amend
menl previously proposed by hin. Mr.
Dane muved his proposition, which wa:
advpled, aud the report Of the Commit
tee thus amended became The ordinance
of 81.
II may be inferred from this brief his.
loricsl sketch. that the ordinance was a
compromise between the S mrheru aud
Northern States. of which the terms were
tha, slavery should be excluded from ter.
roy mpon condition that fugitive slaves.
who might lake refuge in the territory,
should be delivered up 10 their "wners, rs
stipulated in The prnviso Of The 9Th article
Of the ordinance. It is manifest from what
has been stated that The South was united.
ly and ohiIinately opposed u The provi-
sim when firsI moved: thai the pr0posl.
rion of Mr King, without the P!ovso, was
in like manner resisted by the South, as
may be inferred from its entire want ol
success, and thai il never could be brought
Ip agree {, il until the provision for tie
delivery mp Of fugitive slaves was lncor.
porated in II. Bu' it is well understood
lha, compromise involves MOI surren,
der, but simply a waiver OF the right "f
power ami hence in the case Of indIvidu'
ais, j, is a we'll established legal Prlnci'le,
that AL offer 10 settle by compromise
litsated claim. is no evidence against tie
Justice Of the claim on the side Of The party
making it The South, TO her honor, has
observed with filelity her engagements
under The compromise; in proof of which
| appeal to the precedenrs cited by the
Senator from New York, intended by him
To establish the fact OF her acquiesceEce
in the ordinance. / admit thai she has
acouiesceI in the several acts Of Congress
to carry it into effect, bul the Senator Is
in supposins that il is pr'"i OF
surrender on her part of the power over
the territories which he claims for Con
sress. No, she never has, and | trus,
never will, make such surrender. To-
stead of that, it is conclusive proof OF her
fidelity 10 her engagements. She has
cnver attempted 10 sci '"''""'T
or 70 deprIr.
o---.~L ~
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NO. 927.

these remarkable expressions in reference
10 The Missouri question:
The bauks. bankrupt law, manulac-
lures, Spanish treaty, are nothing. These
| are occurrences. which. like waves in a
s'ornn. will pass under The ship. But ,he
Missouri question is breaker nn which
we l,'se rhe Missouri country by revolt,
and what more God only knows"
To understand The lulI force Of these
expressions it must be borne in mind that
tho questions enumeraed were the great
aud exciting political questions Of The day
on which parties decided. The bank, and
bankrupt law had long been so. Manu-
facturss, or what has been called the pro-
,ecIive tariff, was al the time su5jec' of
great excitement. as was the Spanish
treaty, that is lie treaty by which Florida
was ceded To the Unipn, and by which the
Western boundary between Mexico and
the United States was serIled from The Gulf
of Mexico 10 the Pacific ocean. lie look
ed upon all Of them as in their nature fu-
stive; and to use his nwn 'orcible express
sion, "would pass of under The ship of
State like waves in a Storm" Not so
tsra, fatal question. II was breaker OH
which it was destined to be stranded and
yet his name is quoted by the incendiaries
of the present day in support Of, and as
the author of, a proviso which would give
indefiIe aud universal extension to this
fatal question TO all The territories! IL
was compromised the mex, year by the
adoption Of the line TO which have re-
ferred. Mr.. Holmes Of Maine, long
member of this body, who voted for the
measure, addressed letter TO Mr.. Jeffer-
son, inclosng copy Of his speech on the
occasion. Il drew out an answer from
him which ought TO he treasured up 10 the
heart Of every man who loves The country
and its Institutions. Ii is brief | will
send il to tho Secretary 10 be read. The
time of the Senate cannot he better occu-
pied than in listening TO il:
To John Holmes.
Mon rIcELLo, April %, 1920.
thank you. dear sir, for the copy you
have been 80 kind as TO send me Of the
letter 10 your constituents on the Missouri
question:.
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the year 1900. II Mas reported to Con-
eress, but this pnvision was struck out.
On The question: Of striking out, every
Southern State pieseut voIed II favor OF
it; and what IS more striking very dele
gate voted the same way, NJ, frrson
alone excepted. The ordinance was
ado, ted without the provision. AT the
next session, Rufus King, then member
of the old Congrsss moved prop"sition'
very much in the same shape of The sixth
article THAT which excludes slavery III
the ordinance asiil now stands. with the
exception Of its proviso. II was referred
to committee, 6u, there was no aclIon OH
il. A committee was moved The next OF
The subsequent year, which reported with
ou, including or55no'icing Mr. Kings pro-
position. Mr.. d Dane was d member of 'ha
committee, and proposed provision me
same as that in the ordipance as it passed
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"a NE ICE.

BY THE CONSENT OF PARTIES.
yESHE Papers pertaining TO the estate OF
William Ferguson. deed. being IN NY
hands. al! those indebted to the estate. ny note
made payable to Cullen O'Neal. TX tor" III
righ, of his wife. are required /" make pay
men,, and those having demands TO preSen'
them properly u,leslcd 10 ne.
JOHN HiLL, . E. d.
NAV q }m -
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Notice..

yU7HE Estate Of Marshal r Smith, deceased
p being without administration, and tere-
fore derelict, all persons having papers pert IN
ing to the estate, are requested TO hnhu 'leli
over TO me by the earliest practicable time' anu
all those indebted TO the estate to make pay.
meut, and those having demands to present
them properly attestrd.
;,,o11 GIN u
;. Hamburg Journal will please copy
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NOTICE..

NMR. ROFF, who held condilionally an IN
lYE teres, in the right Of Edgeheld DlsrIct,
10 Hotchklss' Reaction Mill Wheels, (Paleht)
has never complied with said condition. there
fore he holds no interest, and has no right tc
sci! or ma e any contract for said WheeIs;
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uT.rhe friends ofWESLEf BODIE. Esqr,.
announce him as Candidate for the Office OF
Sheriff of this District. at the ensuing election.
January ID 81
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Notice.

a LII those indebted IN the estate o! Charity
"A johnson, decd, are requested 10 u!ak'
immediate payment. and those having demand:
TO presrn, them properly 9'ies,"d.
G.. u GOULDEN,
SIMEON AT'rAWAY,
administrators.
july7 -
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~ The friends of HENRY T. WRIGHT.
Esor.. announce him as candidate for the Of
flee of Ordinary Of this District: AT the ensuing
election. may "a If Is