The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-02

no predicting anything about his course. Human
and Polk nature are two radically different things.
HARTFORD, CONN., Oct. 80, 1913. (
Eiopcment in High and Lou Ltfe--Politics-
Connndrums upon NeV Clock.
A neighbonng town has become the scene of
terrible iuttering amongst the young and old folks,
from an elopement which has Just come off, The
girl, just seventeen years OF age, a high spirited
girl, of the best of education, and was the rich
est heress in the town and district. The chap
was person about twenty years of age, who has
to work out for $40 month, some three miles
from the residence of his chere annie The parties
are G***** M&***** and M**** C*****. The
trouble in this case was just as all other
Opponents Master M. had seen Miss C.
shum from singin schools often, and had called
tolsee his dear at her fathers residence, until
he was forbidden the house by the parents.
At last, the. I'D gentleman reasoned with mis-
daughter like Christian and father. The
mother threatened, and raved at her as a
little mink. If she had been left solely to her
fathers management perhaps, the horrible catas-
trophe might have been averted. So, one night,
when Master M. had seen Miss G. 'hum," as far
o'clock in the morning, and elope,., she was as
happy, as a dove, and the family all noted how
cheerful Miss M**%" was. The next morning ex-
planned 1t all; Tor she had -sloped-vansh-
ed-run away--had gwen the old folks the slip;
and they are now rusticating at one of your crack
hotels, In New York, as man and wife. The old
to buy herself a halter. Now, this is wrong
cruel-provided she is repentant You, father,
and you, mother perhaps, drove that girl to the
course, she has pursued; but you can still
her husband ornaments to society, by set
land as they will cultivate, that you have
for years years been unable to do, from the great
like rational beings-dont treat your own
flesh and blood worse than you do your brutes.
She has soul-she Is an immortal being don't,
therefore, doubly damn your lnjudcious conduct
towards her, by driving, her ont upcn the world;
but forgive her. as you hope when you die to be
forgiven of the. many sins you may have commit
ted In, her training. Besides, has she not come
honestly by her eloplng blood Did not her mo-
ther and mothers sister. elope! Then, don't
blame her for following in the footsteps OF her il
lustrlous predecessors" Iwrlte not to palliate the
ested thereln-but write, hoping that the parents
will show mercy to their offspring, as they will
beg for mercy. from Heaven, when they die.
What good arises from hundreds of acres of
What good do these waste acres and miles do
you, we parents What good will it do you
on your dying beds, when you are gasp,ng for
little more breath of this mortal existence, to
think how you might have assisted repentant
daughter! How much suffering you might have
saved her1,if you had only permitted (aye, would
fnylted) them to come and live upon your soil9
Politics IN this State. can dispose OF in a few
words. The wings have kept all their speakers
at work like SO many pairs of q" bellowses," or, as
the boy would call them, "blOwesSes." They
have not been wise in spending so much for
speakers and horse hire, instead of bending all
their exertions to get out voters, and by using
renegade free soilers But despite ali the eq blum.
ders of the managers, Zachary Taylor will carry
old Connecticut by at least 500 majority The free
soil vote cannot exceed 2,5oo-the highest num-
Der ever Polled by the abolltIonlsts. Here the
abohtlonists have merged their tanaticsm into the
tom-fooery of free sollism. The free soilers too,
have put every one of their craft upon the stump,
their consclentousism-eve to the editor of their
hurdy-9urdy, who was Clay man. and who, upon |
the nomination of Taylor, could not support him,
because Taylor was not whig But this same
The democrats, too, have not been idle. They
have had their Rantoul and Hallet, old Bay State
par erceience democrats, rendering g aid and
comfort" to their host of speakers who belong in
this State, and who are splitting their lungs and
sides IN behalf OF democracy and Lewis Cass, and
their expectancy of offices. This latter reason is
the great spur that operates also upon the wing
speakers The free:soll speakers are evidently
actuated by conscientious motives, and thirst
for notorey and dreadful licking latter they
will certainly get.
For week PAST, new clock has been IN the
works in State House steeple, the city paying
$50, and individuals making up the amount to
$500 We therefore have now four city clocks to
our 600 inhabitants, but this latter certainly
In the most conspicuous place in our goodly city,
and is witha great ornament to the State House,
&c.; and as the dome OF the steeple is surmounted
by damejustic with pair of well balanced scales,
we hope she will see to it, that time is dispensed
ness and justice worthy of her great prototype. For,
certainly. although she is made of weed, she can
regulate the clock under her, equally as well as the
other town clocks in this city have hitherto been
q n fpcp IN hIa oil Fo oh
Of the four cardinal points. It has. not yet been
put in operation, and probably will not be for
week to come But 1t has already given rise to
State House clock like General Taylor ~ Dye
1--WE it up! because it don't rum" "Why is
he State House clock like Lewis Cass!" Dye
1--WE 1t up! because it has got so many faces
me face for the North, face for the South, &c.
IMPORTANT INDIAN TREATY-FouR MILLIONS OF
AcRRs ACCOMPLISHMENT William Medil SUI
ity last night having bought out all the right the
denominee Indians in the Territory Of Wisconsin,
her ny the United States have 1Sursd the title
ng land on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and laid
own In the recent maps as parts of Brown, Portage,
nd Wisconsin counties. 1t embraces Little and Big
Iu Falls, Whitneys Mills sc. sc. Some years ago, |
congress granted to Wisconsin the alternate sections
Q complete a canal between the Fox and Wisconsin
ivers The canal could not be made be cause the In.
ians owned much ofthe land 1t has been bought;
nd two days after the making Of the treaty, two
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cry rich and valuable. Several attempts have been
,ade to treat with this very old and powerful
ribe Of Indians, of which Oshkosh Is Chief Bat all
ave been unsuccessful lie s connected with some {
the wealthiest and most influential citizens Of the
Mississippi on the Crow wing river, near where the
abagoes now are and on nds which the Govern
sent bought of the Chippewas. The treaty 10 very
mir for both parties The Indians get about $780,
co and out Of this specific sum Is set apart for
MANUAL labor school, grist mill, blacksmiths shop
nd the support Of a miller for afteon years The In
ians remove Themselves and thus those swind-
Dg operations which always gone into by con-
FACTORS in their removal. There reservations |
Dr. Spectators Thus the whole matter IL a plain |
usiness transaction between the Indians and the
There in the matter 30 n
lake trouble. The Superintendent took the whole .
natter into his hands and the whole expense (for
raveing and ally Of negotiating this treaty, will not
9 $3.50 General Medill, in all his operations with !
his tribe has astonished everybody His and
IL economy, both unriyaled The present annu- 4
es Of this tribe cease In 1857 Ganaral NIadl ar '