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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02
The Cholera. &c. on Long-Island.

T. ne E4ror q Ite Iri3hHt
Passing through the village Of Huntington. LII
last Saturday afternoon learned that the day previous
there had been death By Choers. Of . Mrs. Eli1a
Lewis st Norihport small place in the sound, lew
mile. aboys-sni At Cold spuHg the Thursday pre-
viou. two deaths u mother and child, both from
New YORK whose names could not learn. Thi. u
seems sufficient ~ Ill tbs good folks OF Huntington
with panic.
The eraggerated state Of feeling the country, even
In tie very borhoOd Of the City the subject Of
the Cholera il Is possible ~ imagine single ie-ts
IL enough 70 spread alarm through circle Of tsn
ies The most exrsvsssnt stories about the disease
IN New York are current, and eagerly swallowed ~
persons otherwise intelligent While waiting Tor the
cars ~ one Of the stations heard the landlord 81 the
public house mot 30 miles from the cry announcing
70 knot Of wonder stricken bearers. that the Cno.
l@rv been bad In York they oosrded ~ seVerh
Of the streets I inquired " what streetsf % ,
Eshteeuth or Nineteenth street or some OF tnem ere
streets UP som eres where they have 3OO people
ivia In : house was the Tesdy s0swer. TOOK the
liberty 70 ssy that bad been IN the city within Two
DAYS and there had been streets boarded up then
on account OF the Cholery =, nor did believe there
had been any since Boniace was not 70 be done out
~ 20 story easily SUI -ttn 49, n-ftleo air'
i.fo-a.a his sudieLee. q" that York was ois place
and that Cd many streets might D. boarded up Win
out Ill the folks KNOWN on u i Whereat AZ nls htte
OF hearers appeared % share h' VI" ii-ngne'' 70
nsre the illusion disDeiled held my peace remein
oernz with the King thst " went coloneAns lOelns
therein The prototype and model OF your modern
militia oNceT
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

INNGRASrs DYiss A number OF Irish lmmi-
grants .olourning in Gow,nus, near the Penny
Bridge. dspos.s.sed yesterday for non payment
rent and turned into the highway They isy IN the
Aeld. some dead and others dying with Cholsrs-pre
.,nung heart rend.ns well a. revolving sight We
call the attention Of the authorities OF Brooklyn to this
AFFAIR. and see if they ind humanity enough in
their bo.oms to prevent human beings from p.ri'hins
n the public highway
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

THE "FREE DEMocKACr' % FAYsTrE Goes.
rr. OHio-The Hunser par, OF the Free Democratic
party OF Fsyetie Co. Ohio held public meeting he
7in ulL in Paint Township 10 consider the srest n,uX
of colorcd people in that community. Hon JoHN
CAEIE presided assisted by John : James, 20 a.
Secretary. After speech ty John Hays Cosmn.es
of four "coaiuoulsts drafted the following Of
resolutions This may be regarded - ma on the part
Of the onierrihed" OF Fsyctte- Medsry Townshend
hamne Morse & Co 10 the contrary uotwl'hst auding
Aher all. If the Free Democracy bad succeeded ia
buying up the Castles there would be no prospect u
their carrying The county the united Csss and Van
Baren only amounted 10 l.O14, while Taylor &C..
oesed l51 Here is tue unanm ous voice OF the ass
portion OF the " Free Democracy Of fayette
PSr,Nsif view ofihe great Increase Of ne coored
population this yOron ui TIE county, and tle improper
means made o bs The Atolousis io encourage aud
hatuf ihs without any respect 90 their character 90 lu
duo, among us do adopt tAc following re-ul4uons
hesatsd. Thai ~. not vote Tor a. Aiv--oni' l'i
| ANY Oftce " aalcNtI
hesotes That are opposed io tie repeal Of hs Back
Laws and llal Will a. ust means o. have them DO
toice again
Reoted THAI opposed 90 any scuou inierfer-
The part oi Northern ~ h slavery as a. now
| exists In Tie southern Sales
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

FKoa AseosruRA-Cspt Pms, OF the bEis
Argentine which arrived last night from AnsOsf1ra
whence she sailed on the 18Th Jay, informs Ne that
three days previous to his sailing that news had rssea
I'd Ansos,urs that Revelation had broke out 81 san
Fernando. Capt ?. heard OF no particulars
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

DEsTRrcrIvE FREsHET For some I'm. pAst
To-. par q iae country has oeen visited ~srsquent
and copious showers Of rain and a. our water our'-.
awe beer .l,d % overd0Fin indian Creek and ine
Muddy FORK o. Buffalo Creek = few niles vest %
th.s, were hisher On Monday nan taey asre oe'n
knovu % he tor many years We nave not 80 earn
- re fu extent u the rsussr done % TIE crops,
bridge. sn1 mills but 10 . very great The bridge
over Indian Creek the shelby rl-d has been 'Tept
svsv and re have hes-d u - many a. half dozen
mi'. being carried down ~ the GOOD. We re.ret %
i-aru that the fns srst MI % our iend David Grouse,
Ia though not washed swsy ms been severely dam
ssed Among the other sufferers W have heard tae
names o. NJ John Besrn and NJ Bosnian hoss the
former having lost both h.s s1si mil and his "a" MIL
tns after bis saw mill
On Crovder's Greek. between tsis Place and York.
Vile the freshet las ocen equally destructive We are
sorry 20 earn that Mr John Oats Ard NJ Ben Br.ss,
have sustained hesvy loss the former had his saw
nil carried 0t and Toe sitter. gold mill with sone
OF So 600 worth u ore There are. 10 doubt, many
other Of suffering ths we have not yet heard o.
TIE Western mail and ID. Southern mail we're both
detained here N Tus'dsy lssi y high ~ster
L.ncointon \ c. Republican.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

CoNss-LsAles respectfully Invited er,siins :
choice selection q Drsss Combs Al tAe bee es0 80
the vAgcty Icy oad al doubt The sreAest N ~
anna. which SLl Do found the op-n chain psfS1. -
much admired. AsO, can Do obtained sv~y sflics ~
tslniuS 10 me toilet AL sAUSDLks
jyU lw- NJ brss1wsy. sssx &c wA.ksf ss< WEI
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

MYSTERIOUS TRANsAcrIOS.--f yesterday alter
noon a boy named Samuel Mckinney. ssed -. appear
81 before Justice Truman smith stating that while ~
the foot Of Main ST. he seurd The shriek' Of ismAs on
board OF vs.se wing there. and when he attempted
60 set board the mate caught him BY tns body ana
threw him ~ upon ias dock, injurns him severely
Justice Smith s.ued warrant for tho arrest OF the
mate which being served, the accused vas tried nned
s.5 and let 90. Now. she mystery t. what vas done
10 the female II nothing dishonest, Why did the mate
assault the boy IN tbs warranted manner Aforesaid
Can any ons tel.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

ISDIAsA-In tn Xth District according 70 the
Isd,aao Coari7 Of July 2, the Free Sellers Of Jay Co
a; a numerousy attended meeting held on the oh inst
after ring with each other IN reference 10 the sP
proschins Congressional election, and alter cscusns
the matter Al length unanimously resolved To support
Hon. DAVID KuooR. for Congress ct the ensuing
August election 1t Is sso understood ssy' the
Cosrisr that the Free Sellers throughout The Df'flc
will give him their support Ihi. will settle the CUES
lion against HARLAN and Loco Foeoism The Ha''
,aston Union ia badly scared by the prospect AT The
Prcsidenus Election the total ass vote IN the District
was 1874 while the whiss and Free soilsrs together
cast T. 500
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02
d" Doubtless The pleasure i - grest
OF being cheated a. 10 cheat

All this. mind you. At one Of the most freqsented sta
ron. on the Lons Island Raid OF % miles from town
Apropo. Of me Railroad The Company deserves
much ensure for disseminating The o'clock afternoon
train 70 Brooklyn without sufficient notice 10 conse'
ogepce OF this csrsesness last Saturday Afternoon IL
cost me alone s. So with four others 70 get into
BROOKLYN al nine o'clock At night This Is certainly
IN iusttsbls. 1.
N,-Y O.. Sc
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

~ The Monroe Mich Ad-0cafe Of The Df
Ut announces tns arrya there sixty q the cuI,'
% Ielsdo who have lsf, their city Tor fear Of n
ChO.ers.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

MASSACHUSETTS ANTHRACITE COAL-w e,have
been shown sone besaalUl specimens OF Coal taken
from the lands Of the Nansneld Coal and Mining c O.
in the town OF Mansfield Mass AID Il Is s@id upon r.
liable authority to exist N great abundance The Bos-
ios 4,ias srd the ss0s'sH Ca,ia" publish N &C
count Of the eomPany's ooTings showing that iaey
have recently passed through several 'Al-oe veins
OF Coal Of the best quality TIE two largest VEINS
:. feet and 81 feet thick. This 10 highly imPor
tsni discovery, especially for Nssssehase'is- ne
prssen, borings but hall mile from Railroad az
t>odiss 10 the cities Of Boston and Providence
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

~ The Dsiy Nees is the title OF a new
neutral penny paper lust started In Louisville ny
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-02

Ho.E "oMgAsr No. xlV.-The statement thst
tais Comp ny had prepared FOR nsht BY nliins the
boxes Of their ho.scsrt with clubs aud stones are
bsonv 10 learn. /. incorrect These inceGnres Of
va we're placed there sy some person. not connect
81 With the Company. which bears good reputation
and has not been engaged 10 any disturbance.
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10

umAcbeneeu Ttoutrrpfcn tes Mcrecns auf.
waden. Sb3Ief Gle 9anse 9sadbt Ger Cuff
ces Dimmels ane9elest, Gne ibre eunsen
ccd nie aus Srcnnna, ciee criehen nir..aus
Der tdsIiden Wiecertcluns ibres iiebIiden
@eIan9s. Sh hate einen id,Snen 9roectt
Welfhbabn, oDlli9 8 Sabre alt, uno er bat
fcin eebtds nch feline cinSi9e Nadt unter
Dad, sugebradt @r fthldft ouf cinemjfirfd)f
baum unb 9enieet bas gauge Sahr blnourh
ocrtreffihe @eiunbbeit. Drei Slhner ;c9cn
es Ucr nit ibm auf bem Baum su idlafen,
cnffatt I'M warmen Gnbnerhous, unb ftei>
nen eieien Iuftisenplae nid,t mebr aufaeben
su wcllen. Die Sub unb bas pfero fhlaFn
fder auf fiihlem feuhten 8cten, unb id
feltif fam cine sanse Iadht BEL Mcnofdein
pbne @efabr unter fretem Simmel fhlafen.
Souiten GrfdItunaen entiteaen 9esp6bu>
lid aus eiucm leterean9 aus elmer ibers
biBten Stube inc Gdtte.
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10
ErifAe Quft.

Der WenIh bancelt nuncerlid,. Sbsleid,
Elm 3ug frifher Cuff cas pab:e eeben ieiner
2ungen 1T, fheint ct bch unermilblid, bars
anf becadt ST fein uno fenen erf1nceriiden
Geift oarauf ansumenben, ,cieien bimmliiden
Segen BON I'D, absutalten. GO periicpft er
bebutlam jeoen 9iie in feiner Sdlaffamrner
sesen basginbrinaen friider suft, une siebt
es Dor, anltatt ciefer feline qunsen bic slus-
biin7uns bee Rellers aenieBen sn la1sn.
Marnm fclI Der Menfd, fid 70 fiirhten
Dor benz 3ufue ber Tadtluft in feine Rams
mern ? Sc iif Der tmmerflieBenoe Gtrcm
Der Oaatur nno trdst ME ben Gnsel ces 0ers
berbens nit fid. Giehe mic iIder Der fleine
MauefDuia unb bic sarte simfsl unter ihrem
nnmittelbaren GinfuBe fhlafen nno Die
frild, aao trdftiS uao freubis fe antsr ben
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10
Gin unufIfa(iftbes 0efpenff.

Das ,,91cdpilte Scurnal' faet, boe i'm
MrntacmcrD County, MarDlanb, etn junses
16jdtri9es Mibhen, Tamens GeafpG'reen,
9rpees 9Iufiehen madt. Die junee edeY
mag fd, hinbe9cben wchin iIe tpill, 70 ldet
Gd in ibrer Siabe INNER cine ishr anscnebs
ME Muilf bOren, eleid Den 9Onen cines
9Iccorotcnes. Man fant Gc iebr teutlt6
Sernebmen, unb menn's oerlanet tpiro, bort
fIe auf coer fdnqt pteber an. Metrere
ahttare eente beseu9en als slusen cber
Sbrenseusen bic Babrbeit ces bier @efass
ten. Oas Mdoden fdeint tn sien,lther
llnruhe iiber ben fcncerbaren Spud - mir
halten fie jecch fir eine ssiddte Baud,s
reonerin, Die lire punoerbare &unit peripen-
bet, I'm ibre Somlie in Turd,t su iesen. -
Die MuGf foa iiter ale Sefhreibun9 fi1nits
Iih unb angenebm ien.
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10

cine lnerWartete freiInniJe &ammermebr>
beit cae mi6liebise Wniiferium sefilrSt. -
Wehfeln aber audi bic perfouen, ba8 Sps
item bIeibt inner caGelbc, benn Die Sirifen
lIno unter fit, cini9 sur GnedNuu9 Ger 9Ole
fer. sllle bieie ifeinbaren &cnaifte Der mie
niifericllen Nrfbldtter Inb eitle GrmDbie,
benz bic MaHtbaber ~ ffen mas fIc ,poIe
len, uno ~ Hen, ,uas fIc mileH.
CT.
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10

Cine 8auerei in @ir9inien.
Buckingham 9eeifter berihtet, caB Sr. Jteu'
ben Wccre bon jenem GountY, pcrtscs Sabr
iiter 900 Barrel Gtauer auf feiner 8auerei
eeSc9en uno semablen babe. WPit feds sIrs
beitern wuroe bic 8anerei Yeriebeu, bic
Sruht semablen uno auf ben Warft 9efats
rem. $50 Stif fettes Niuopiet ,purben
alcihfalls bon Ter Bauerei rerfauft.
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10

fItlte, inSem Der Sln0lins Der Sctn zines
grcbfhmiebs, Ge aber Die Gcdter eines
MtliS@apitins mar. Dies fhien ibr ein
su 9rceer lluterihieb ,n feiu." = Sener
Sanalins 1T Ger sesenwdrtise Gcnperneur
BON mofTaduiettS
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10

Cine jibifhe Contention fcI in Jenycrt
eebaltcn meroen, nm Td iiber midtige auf
1ene Stride 8esus babeube Safen gu be-
iprefen.
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10


Dernebmen, faot Der ,,8citcn &erubliean,'
bns IN penniDloauien tie @ertbte entlhie
ben tnben ba6 gbebitncni6e biir9erid,e
@cntrnfte Inc, uno bas bemnaf Soeiratben
am Scnntas unsllti9 fInb, neil bic @cfese
bes Staats bic @cntroftr, rpeld,e EN- Scnn>
tag 9e1tlcGen mcrccn, fir un9iiIttg erfld-
ren. Der pbilacelpbia eeo9er 9laubt, baB
nenn cine Sosiratb am Sonnta9 eeihIcGen
ncrbeu fei, nno Der Wann ooer Die Srau
pieoer beirathe, 70 f5nns feline gefrafun9
aus bcn augcfiibrten 8rlncen itattfneen.
QHenn fIdb Die Sade 70 oerbdlt 70 tpiirs
BEN mir ollen nod, Iebi9eu 0erren Ino Da>
meu onratten, beileibe nidt auf Scunta9en
at beiratben, ,peun oas@anoniB uuoerbritd-
lid, iein fol-.
@ntfeslihe eGette BON Serbre>
d, en.-Gin tleines, stptlGdtri9es Wdcden,
Gmilie Cooper, purce unldn9f orn tbrem
Gculin in yfcro Sranfcrb auf cine bchit
brutale 9Eetle ermcrcet. Oas fleine Wldos
den bate g[eid) uad Dem Srabifiide caS
Glterlide SauS oerlafien, unl bic Sdule Su
beIud,en. Ga Ge O1itta9s ntdt ;uriidfetrte,
fanbte mani 9eute aus, iTe sn iaden, 'pelde
ihre eeide, an Der Die &ehle bon etnemSbre
gum anoern abse sefebnitten tpar, r,td1t melt
BON Der @obnung in einem @etOIse fanben.
O2etrere llmitdnbe leitetcn su benz @lauben,
bas Scot Der llrbeber bieIes entIesliden8erz
tredenS fei- Wetrere partcien ,purben ause
9efanot, ihn st oerfpl9en uno alS mani thn
eutcedte, wurbe ct bel Der Ihdnblihen slfte
oetrcifen, ieiner SHUTTER init einem 1hweren
SNammer Shld9e auf ten &ppf su periesen.
lie alte Srau bate ihcn eint9e 9Suncen
ertalten, lit 6el9e reren man itren 500 be-
fiirhtet. 8epcr man i1h ces un9lildltten
Waunes bemdhti9en fonnte, bate er fhcn
cinen Gerfuh semad,t, leinem eeben burd,
Die Seffnun9 Der 9Ioern am slrme Elm Cube
ut MAIDEN. Der 8lutperluit bate i'm cerz
rasen oefhwddt, ta6 er aa6er Stano mar,
su preden. Der CUR eeihenfhau berbeises
rufene slrst 9ab leine Waeinuns babin at,
eaB bas ermorbete 8tno burh ben llntplo
9efd,dnret tpcrben fei beppr er ben t6btlihen
@crfas altssefiitrt babe. Man fdreibt biefe
furhtbare &ette bon Gerbrehen Der unn,dis
Gsfelt sn. (pb. Deu.)
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10

Smportation- Serr Davis, Der
mehre Sabre lang lit Der giirtet unb benz
Wcreenlanbe mar, fetrte neulid, III fein @es
burtslanc> SlbsGarclina, suriif. Der Mer,
curY iast, bae er pieles fir bic eanbpirtbs
id'aft dueerit WerttpcIe miteebradt babe,
ndmlid ole Gafhmir 3tese, tpelde pers
mifht NIT Der Seinca 3iese, 1T Sibs5ranfs
reid, ein beferes gIisB liefert ais bic refine
Gaihmir Siege. Terner ben Waferchfen,
Der in iumpfsen @esenben bon bereutenbem
geuten 1T, 70 fpie bic Sub cine quite MIeb
Iiefert. = Die Ghiebet StatpI 3iese = eit
Yaar grabmin Sdien, bic 9utes TteiIh lies
fern unb gym 9aeiten unb Sahren benubt
tperben f6nnen, gut i'm Shritt unb @allcpp
geben unb pobl 80 Meilen in einem Gage
suriifle9en. gerner cine sluspabI bon Mig
Iidem Seberpieb unb benz eanbe sufasenoer
SGmereien.
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10

@Iadswed &c l.-gin juuser cerr
eriablte nculidl Solsenoes Gr faste, oaB
eines Nbenbs in benz trauten Samiliensirfel
feline SHUTTER BON bem Wehfel ces 8lids
fprad, mno babel Die Bemerfnn9 mahte,
,,eas lie In ibren iitnsern Sahren einnial BEL
elmer partbie, no Muilt nnc Can't fair,
fanb, Bon einem blaudusisen, beQtaarigen
Sanelins gum Gan, sefrast tpnrSe. gle
fAlus ss jebcd aus, neil fle fd su ftol3
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10

Meteor 5erplast.-llm Ii uhr in
Der gadt prm 10. Septy pafilrte Elm Meteer
Ceine fceenannte Seuerfu9eD iiberStauntcu,
8irginien, tpcrauf cine furdtbare grptofIcn
erfclste, bic 70 fart 9etpefen fein fol, baB
IIe mande Sodufer in Der Staot erihatterte.
Ohio Staats-bote. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1846-1851, 1849-10-10
u u q q I It..

(teten Tase in ARAB ltnter biefem
xitel entbalt tte ,,@erf Slat. 3ts." nabftebenbe
Quf1b(1fTc tteter bic letten zaSe, fpelhe rtr per-
bansniSrpGsn Gapitulation 8irsep's peransinstn,
uno rie 3u,tanre ,pclbe ranals int nnsarifhea
.eauptquarttr, III 4rac, Derrfhtem, toinnten uns
jtet immer teifimmtere S.adri4ten 81, bic mir tim
70 mebr tnfern sefern nt;atDetlen perp fbtct fnp,
als fic bic ralbe Gntpideuns ses lettcn Attes pom
srcBen unSariiben0 Observation-Disclosures ,.ns parttelen
uno ben Gbaratter Der berpcrrasenolen perf6nlt9.
tsiten IN tas rettte$it su felen seesnet no 1eab-
renp Der nnsladlben S6la6t tei xemssrpar nellie
Scfutb IN. .Arab. ,prbin Der Sit perSsssiernns uno
bes parlaments Won 9atsecin Der psrfest srar, anb
800 tie Gcnsentration her brti sroBsn unSarsiebsH
4rmeen - Der Sacrbarmss inter GSrsep, eer fiete.''
blrsiIaen 1rmee unter Dtm anb etrSdbaruts t''''
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-11-24

large ones) have been lost, in the same
way. The mushroom millionaire dazzles
all eyes by his horses and equipage. his
palace and his plate--he is thought Of,
talked of-wfile those who have lost every
thing by the same turn of the. wheel. crawl
away to die insome out-of.the-wav co rsler,
silent and forgotten.
A single class remain to be spoken Of
that OF men past their youth who, often
with families.depending onsthen, seek EN-.
Ployment in cities because they have not
been successful elsewhere, and. without
any special faculty, plunge into some en-
porlum of Commerce, to earn in some
novel vocation, the Livelihood among
strangers which they canno, amid their
friends at the pursuits to which they are
accustomed. Such men are downright.
suicides-if they have families, tthey are
worse than that; and whoever aids them
in their mad folly is an accessory to their
crime. No man should ever change his
vocation after thirty unless he has hitherto
been a pirate, gambler, pickpocket Or
something of the sor,a aand ever then he
has but sorry prospect before him; but
for poor unlucky man to bring family
OF children to City and hope thereto sup
port them in some novel pursuit, is the
widest, most desperate infatuation, There
is no chance of its success.--no rational
hope that he can struggle on except in the
most abject dependence and beggary. :: r:s' -.
We have stated some of the reasons
which impel us uniformly to reply unfa-
vorably or not at all to those seeking en-
couragement in their plans of removing to
the City. To bring more here is to in.
crease the prevalence of want..and misery
among our present redundant population.
We might say much more on This theme,
but can it be needed!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-11-24
American AntiauitieS

Several specimens Of Americans antiqui-
ties have recently arrived in this CITY,
They We're discovered by an American
traveller whilst exploring the country ofthe
Sierra Madre, near San Luis Potosi, Mex
ice, and excavated from the ruins of an an.
cient city, the existence of which is wholly
unknown to the present inhabitants, either
by tradition or history. They comprise
two idols and a sacrifcial basin, hewn
from solid blocks of concrete sandstone,
and are now in a most perfect state Of
preservation.
The removal of these heavy pieces of
statuary from the mountains was accom-
plshed by means of wooden sleds, trans.
ported by canoes to the mouth of the Pc
nuco, and from thence shipped to this
port.
The largest of the idols was undoubt-
cdly the God of Sacrifice, and one of the
most important. 1t is of life-size, and the
only complete specimen of the kind that
has ever been discovered and brought
away from the country. The smaller idol
is the God Of Sorrow, 10 whom worship.
pers came to offer up their devotions for
the tears it she'd, and the relief afforded
them in their griefs. This statue is di.
minutive, the carvings plain, and the whole
simply devised.
The sacrfcial basin measures two feet
in diameter, and displays much skill and
truth in the workmanship. 1t is held by
two scrpents, entwined, with their heads
reversed---the symbol Of eternity, which
enters largely into the mythology of the
ancient Egyptians. The Egyptian gallery
of the British Museum contains several
specimens Of the work here described
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