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The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-31
WAsHrNGToS NATIoSAL Monument OFFICE, !
December o. IS4q

December u, lS49. :
DEAR SR Your favor of this date in relation 20
the block Of marble presented by the " Columbia
Typographical Society," to be deposited in the Ma
tional Monument is received
am gratifcd TO acknowledge that il now forms
portion of that edifce, where the appropriate in
scripton it bears will manifest TO future genera
tons the spirit Of patriotism and gratitude with
which the members Of your association are imbued.
That portion Of your letter giving information of
the judicious and liberal disposition Of the funds
committed TO your charge for this purpose is an
other evidence Of the enlightened views Of your so
cety, and evinccs the deep interest felt by il in the
success of this great enterprise. We hope the no
bic example may be initiated by all Of the patriotic
associations in country.
Your proceedings will, doubt, be highly osti-
mated by the Board of Managers and General
Agent, and will be submitted to them at their next
session.
The list of contributors, accompanying your let.
ter, shall be duly preserved, and the names re-
Abed.
Very truly and respectfully, yours,
J. w. ECKLOFF, Clerk.
GEo. COCHRAN, esq, ON the part Of the Columbia
Typographical Society, Washington city.
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difference has occurred between the journey.
men carpenters Of San Francisco and their en-
ploycrs. The former insist upon Sl6 day; the
latter refuse TO pay more than @12. The day
laborers who have had 81 and S. refuse to work
for less than $40 About five hundred are en-
gagged in this strike, and they marched through
the streets in procession with drum and fife.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-31

Enthusiastically himseyf'-tde pres
emf freak, incapable, inexperienced man oc-
cupyng the place Of President" Such is
the language habitually applied by hoary-
headed libeller to distinguished public be-
nefactor of great excellence and purity of
character, who has done as much as any
man now living to illustrate the history of
the country, and to confer an imperishable
honor on the American name and charac-
ter. Who has forgotten that the same
man amused his readers with lampoons
upon Granny HARRIsoN!-that he libelled
General JACKSON in the same style, until
he was elevated to the Presidency, when
he became an obsequious hatterer' There
is no language that will adequately ex-
press the adherence which every right
minded and honorable man must entertain
for creature who thus spits his gall and
venom at age, and integrity, and valor,
and high dignity, and worldwide renown!
What say the West and Northwest to this,
The last Union, after falsely charging
the PRESIDENT with abdicating the veto
power, goes on TO say:
'The people are To be deluded by appropriations for
making roads and canals, and cleaning out rivers
and harbors by their doors, which federalism will
endcavor to persuade them to believe arc many
bounties Of the government, while they taxed
for the very largesses which they thus receive"
No doubt a harbor and river bill, with
moderate and reasonable appropriations,
will pass the two Houses Of Congress,
both Democratic,) at the present session,
by almost, if not quite, two-third vote;
and President TAYLOR will not veto it,
though Presidents TYLER and Polk repeat
edly vetoed similar bills. viii this make
the PRESIDENT Federalisti If so, what
will the passage of the same bill make the
two Houses9 What will il make CAss,
BENTON, and many other Democrats who
have heretofore sustained, and will now
sustain, this policy' VIII the Union in
form us which is the party Of progress and
benefcence-those who are for, or those
who are against harbor and river improve.
ments' II is obvious that the Union would
have this government do nothing for the
public welfare, to the end that il may b.
known to the people only by its exactions
| Out upon such democracy
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-31

The Colonization Society Of Virginia held its
general annual meeting in Richmond on Tuesday,
the 25th Among the letters received from distin-
guished persons, was one from Mr.. Clay, in which,
after stating his inability to attend, he says:
Continuing TO feel the iveliest interest in the
African cooni zation Of the free people Of color in
the United States; having all my original impress
sons in favor of the scheme strengthened and con-
hrmed by successful experience; and now enter
tanning doubt of its entire practicabity, and of
its being susceptible Of an expansion TO colo
nize in reasonable time, all the colored people Of
the United States, now free, who may be here
after emancpatcd, should be most happy TO ac-
cept your invitation and TO assist in the endcavor
Of giving new and more vigorous impulse 10 the
efforts Of the Virginia Society"
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TO the Editors of The Rep,.Jse.

10 He custofs ~ Ms hep~OHc.
GENTLEMEN You will confer favor on the un-
dersigned, committee of the Columbia 1ypograpli-
cal Society, by publishing the suboined correspon-
dence for the information of those who have contri
buted to the purposes stated in the correspondence.
M CATION,
JAS ENGLISH,
j. H. THORN,
GEO. COCHRAN.
WAsHuNGToN, Nov. 20, 1919
At a stated meeting of the Columbia Topographic
cal Society on the Sd instant, the following pre-
ambc and resolution were passed unanimously:
''Whereas, the Columbia Typographical Society
conceiving il to be duty they owe TO the memory
of the great WAsHINoToN to contribute to the Ma
honal Monument erecting in this city, but
being precluded by their laws from appropriating
funds from their treasury for such purposes there
fore
'''Resolued, That committee of one member of
the Society from each office be appointed to solicit
donations from the members of the Society for the
purchase ola suitable block of MARBLE to be placed
in said monument in the name OF the society"
The committee were accordingly appointed, and
Immediately proceeded TO the discharge of their
duty, and they happy TO say the call
promptly responded 10 by the members of the pro-
fesson. AT special meeting of the society on the
18th instant, the same committee were authorized
to procure suitable marble block, have an nscrip-
ton carved thereon, and present the same TO the
managers of the National Washington Monument,
in the name of the "CoLuMBIA TyPooRAPHIcAL
SOCIETY,"" should il be their pleasure to receive it,
The undersigned has been authorized, on behalf
of the committee, to address you this note, that you
may lay the same before the Board Of Managers;
and will be happy to receive an answer early as
convenient. Respectfully,
GEO. COCHRAN,
For Committee
To GEO. WATTEnsroN, esq,
Sec. National Monument
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT OFrIcE,1
Nov. 81 lS49.
SIR: Your favor Of the Goth instant, addressed to
Geo. Watterston, esq, secretary, was submitted to
the Board of Managers yesterday.
am instructed by the board to communicate to
you, and through you to the members of the Typo
graphical Society, their sincere thanks for the pa
triotic and gratifying proceedings stated in your
letter, in relation to the great work now in pro-
gress. 1t will afford the Managers great pleasure
to assign, to the block so handsomely rendered. an
appropriate position in the Monument and one
consistent with the merits of the association which
will thus properly be represented in work that
will evince, in all future time, the deep and endur
ing gratitude of free and happy people to their
illustrious chief.
Very respectfully, yours,
j. w. ECKLOFF, Clerk
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GEO COCHRAN, esq, Committee, sc.


WAsHINeToN, Dec. 81, 1919.
Sir Your note of the Dist ult., accepting, on be-
half of the National Monument Society, block of
marble from the Columbia Typographical Society,
was duly received, and an acknowledgment of the
same has been deferred until the block could be
procured, and prepared for presentation to the
managers We have now the pleasure to inform
the Board, through you, that the block has been
placed on the ground, and delivered into the care
of the superintendent, Mr.. Dougherty. 1t is block
of fine white American marble, and bears the fol-
lowing inscription:
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THE COLUMBIA TYPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

As memento Of the generation Of its members for the
Father of has Country"
In procuring and preparing the block, the Socie-
ty has avoided all unnecessary expense with regard
to sculpture, &C., believing simplicity to be
characteristic Of the man whose memory the col
umn is designed 10 perpetuate; and believing, ALSO
that any surplus collections which might remain
would be better expended by the managers in fur
therng the completion of the monument After
paying the expenses Of the block, there remained
in the hands of the collecting committee, $62 TO-
which is placed to the order of the Board in the
Bank of Washington. We are truly sorry that the
sum is not larger-but the pressure of business has
been urgent, that the collecting committee have
found it impossible TO extend their ex ertions.
With the best wishes for the completion of the
great work, we remain, yours, truly,
GEO. COCHRAN
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J. w. EckLorr, Clerk Nat. Mon. Society.

j. w. EcKLoFF, Clerk Nat. Mon. Society.
n. B.-Enclosed we send list Of the names of
those who have contributed, and the amount paid
by each individual. The committee have done this
for their own satisfaction; you may place it among
the archives, do with it what seemcth 10 you
proper There are several other gentlemen who
have promised to contribute, whom the committee
have not been able to see in closing their duties.
Should any further collection be made the sum will
be handed over forthwith &C
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Late from Vera Cruz.

GEO. COCHRAN, esq, ON the part Of the Columbia
Typographical Society, Washington city
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31
WHOLE NUMBER 1g1.
Too good to be lost.

During the progress of a protrated meet
ing, held in Johnstown, O., by the Rev. !
Mr.. C-of the Me.odist Episcopal
Church, it so happened The most Of. the :.
persons who came forward totheR altarsfor
the prayers ofthe Church, were females,
which Induced some objectors 10 say that
weak minded persons generally were tthe
first ;oseek religion, which came 10 the sarof
Mr.. G. The next evening Of ths 5a6efz
ing, he took occasion to no ! e their objec-
lion as follows, assneaf as 1 can rernensbef.
4 sWell, friends We have had 4 very broll
Fitahse nessingl lso-aiS Shass.s -
little objection ! heard of today concern
ing our meeting. Some persons have said
that this is not really the work of the Lord,
because all the seekers are females; they 3
moreover, challenge US to tell why there
is so large proportion of the weaker sex
engaged. Now, sirs, l will not answer
you directly, but see here: Two years ago, :
l had occasion to 60 TO preach to the pris- :
oners in the Ohio Penitentiary. Now how
did it happen that there Were more than ;
four hundred males and but about half a
dozen Of the wearker sex? When YOU
answer this will be prepared TO speak to
your question: A L. M,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

The BURIAL OF A Poor WOMAN
Boyle, the temperance lecturer, in his au-
TYPOGRAPHY, gives the following account Of
his mothers death:
There was no burial service read-none,
My mother was one of Gods creatures but
she had lived and died among the poor
She had bequeathed no legacies to charita-
bic institutions and how could the church
afford one of its self-denying men to pray
over her pauper grave! She had only been
an afectonate wife, devoted mother and
a poor Christian; so how could bell toll
with any propriety as she drew near her
final resting-place? No prim undertaken,
who measured yards of woe on his face &C
cording to the number of hat bands anc
gloves ordered for the funeral, was there,
and what need then of surpliced priest
Well, it was some comfort to me that my
poor mothers body could rest in hope,
without the hired services of either, and
could not help feeling and rejoicing that
he who wept at the grave of Lazarus wa'
watching the dust ofhis sleeping servant
Oh! how miserable indeed is the lot of the
poor:-weary, struggling, self-denying life
and then solitary death and an unbless
ed gravel
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31
4 DESPERATE RACE.
A STORY OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENT
OF OHIO.
pY FALcoNBRIDGE.

Some years ago was one Of a convival
party. that met at the principal hotel, in
the town Of Columbus, Ohio, the seat of
government of the Buckeye State.
II was winter evening, when all with
out was bleak and stormy, and all within
were blythe and gay; when song and ste story
made the circuit of the festive board, filling
up the chasms of life with mirth and laugh
fer.
We had met, for the express purpose OF
making night of ii, and the pfous inten:
tion was duly and most reigiously carried
out. The, legislature was in session in that
town and not few of the worthy legisla-
tors were present upon this occasion.
IS One of these worthless, | will name, as
h., not only took big swarth in the even
ings entertainment, but he was man more
geaerally known, than even our worthy
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

VICE AND THE COTTON LoRDs.-A de.
testable traffic, the disgrace of civilization,
says the Boston Chrone:ype, has received
a great impulse from the cutting down Of
wages at Lowell Probably the owners Of
factory stock are US devout as ever, and
drop their heads on cologne scented hand
kerchiefs in prayer and thanksgiving every
Sabbath day. But if we complain of their
hypocrisy, they demurely ask US what we
would have them do? How can wages be
maintained when goods are down and the
factories of Europe are overwhelming US
under the ad ralorem tariff?
Worse yet. Oppression is bad enough
why add lying, the vice of slaves! 1t is
not true that there h as been the least ne
cessity for reducing wages. These very
corporations that have reduced their wages,
are building more mills and more machine
ry. If they don't divide their gain, il is
because they can make more profitable
use of it undivided. This reducing wages
is part of a regular game by which capital
is always feathering its nest out of labor.
Whenever profits begin to decline, though
still enormous, the capitalists say to each
other, now lei US all stick together, and We
will kill two birds with one stone-we will
reduce the wages we have to pay, and BY
manufacturing less we will increase th'
nrice of the goods we do manufacture -
Yes, pious gentlemen, and there is anothe
bird YOU will kill, the poor Lowell mill
GIRL. a sister whose honor and happiness
thrown into your keeping. She comes t.
Boston to die in brothel!
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31
Glow 10 ObserYe.o y

This is the title, we think ,of one Of Har-
riet Martineau's works. She might take, a
new leak from the following police report.
whichswe find in the Pennsylvanian:s
Cry POLICE, Nov. ls.-A. second u
lysses.-An old mansof very accnte physi-,
ognomy, answered to the. name of Jacob
Wimont His clothes looked like they.
might have been bought second handed in
bis youthful prime, for they had suffered
more by the rubs Of the world thanthe pro-
prietor HIMSELF s..%sas-. x -
Mayors " hat business DO you follow,
NV moss ..asazs
Wimont. Business! None-pm trav-
eller. s.. t.= --
Mayor. A vagabond, perhaps. -
Wimont. You are not far wrong; trav-
ellers and vagabonds are much the same
thing. The difference is that the latter
travel without money, and the former gen.
orally travel without brains.
Mayor. Where have you travelled?
Wimont. All over this continent.
Mayor. For what purpose?
Wimont. Observation.
Mayor. What have you observed?
Wimont. A little 10 commend, much
to censure, and very..much to laugh at.
Mayor. Humphl And what do you
commend?
Wimont. A handsome woman that will
stay at home, an eloquent preacher that
will make short sermons, good writer
that will not write too much, and fool
that has just sense enough to hold his tongue
Mayor. What do you censure?
Wimont. A man who marries q girl
for her fine dancing, a working man who
believes in the sympathies Of professional
gentlemen, a youth who studies law or
medicine while he has the use Of his hands,
and the people who elect drunkard or d
blockhead to Office.
Mayor. Ahem! And what do you laugh
at? -,
Wimont laugh at the man who ex-
poets his position to command that respect
which his personal qualities and qualifica-
tions Go not merit.
Mayor. Oh! l perceive you are the
utterer of pithy sentences; now am about
to utter one that will surprise you.
Wimont. A pithy sentence from your
honor would indeed be matter Of astonish.
ment.
Mayor. My sentence is that you dis
continue travelling for the term Of thirty
days, while you rest and recruit yourself
at Moyamensing.
The retort was poser. .and MIR Wimont,
fsubmisIinS tthhsTeqnjj njjeeusents the' wa
grant act; retired fromSthe hall of justice
without uttering another syllable.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

Method Of Prerentimg Cold Feet at
Bedtinae.-Draw off your stockings just
before undressing and rub your ankles and
feet with your hand, as hard as you can
bear the pressure, for five or ten minutes,
and you will never have to complain of cold
feet in bed. 1t is hardly conceivable
what pleasurable glow this diffuses. Ere
quent washings of the feet, and rubbing
them thoroughly dry with cloth or flannel
is very useful.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

Dra,ving Water.-A clergyman, not
quite hundred miles from Edinburgh,
preached most edifying discourse on
"Come and draw water out Of the wells of
salvation, without money and without price,
On the following week, some of his parish
ioners took the liberty Of drawing water
from very fine spring well in the parsons
garden, at which the learned divine was not
a little nettled. Being reminded by the in
truder, of his text and sermon, the reverend
gentleman replied, "You may draw as
much water as ye like from the wells of SAL
walton, but if you come here again to take
my water, ,therell be trouble in the neighbor.
hood sure"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

F"Ma,' said young lady who was
lust married, "what shall l do that will
have tendency to make my marriage
happy one!" "Why, child send the prin-
ter a slice of cake, and then you will be al
ways happy, for ten to one their devil will
get bit, and then he will be sure never to
trouble-you."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31
Host Wonderful Discovery.

w IND III the Boston Aims an interest
ing communication from correspondent
in the copper mine region of Lake Superi
or. One of them details remarkable dis
coyery which has been recently made q
few miles interior from the mouth Of the
Ontonagon River:
ga large mass of native copper, the
weight estimated at seven tons, was found
in the loose ground. A vast amount of
labor had been expended upon it. Every
inch of it had been battered and. hammer
ed over, ind attempts had been made to
pry it up and place it on platform. All
this was the labor of race Of beings long
since passed away. There is too much
skill manifested for the present race of In
dians, and yet the workings are too an-
cient to be those Of white men. Many
loads of rude stone-hammers are found bu-
ried q few feet below the surface-are so
abundant that in stoning up cellar, it was
found more convenient to use them than to
throw them out. Hemlock trees, two feet
in diameter, and, from examination, two or
three hundred years old, are growing over
the workings, and have to be felled to ena-
BILE the miners to excavate the earth. Re-
mains of charred wedges, and levers, and
copper gads. are found under these trees
and under the principal mass. These an
cient workings can be traced for more than
half mile through the forest, and the ex-
peDdture Of $4,000 at this time would
not pay for the Accomplishment of like
amount of labor. Their great antiquity
would seem to carry US back to other tribes.
Yet it is not impossible that the present In
dians may be the descendants of those who
wrought them.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

GFAn Irishman on being told to grease
the wagon, returned in about an hour alter
wards and said,rI'v CREASED everypart OF
the wagon but the sticks ,0ere tie 'ctesls
hang on.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

@It is said that in California they sell
boots by the piece, and not by the pair. A
man with one boot is considered well of,
but one with two is thought aristocratic.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

GFWe are all aware that t,vo consti-
tutes pair therefore, two apples make a
pair-now why don't two pears make an
apple?
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

O. A man with an enormous large
mouth, called on "a dentist to get tooth
drawn. After the dentist had prepared bis
instrument and was about to commence
operations, the man of mouth began to
strain and stretch his mouth till he gotit to
most frightful extent. "Stay sir" said
the dentist; don't trouble yourself to stretch
your mouth any wider, for intend to stand
on the outside of it to draw your tooth. "
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

CAL1FoRNIA.-The Buffalo Commercial
says: sWe have been permitted to peruse
a letter from one of the most eminent mer-
chants Of New York, to friend in this
city, in which OCCURS the following para
graph relative to the gold region:
81 know gentleman TO whom Gov.
Marcy stated that the department, had news
of such surprising character that he dar-
ed not communicate it to the public The
cry is up again and vessels fill up immedi'
ately when about ready to leave. Yester,
day had the refusal Of a berth at $sl25. till
10 o'clock this morning. | sent down @
check for the amount between 10 and
but the berth was gone. The own ers ther
asked $3.50 for hammock roona!"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

@Put that right back where you get it,"
as the girl said when her beau kissed her."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

To sare Butter.-Make it so salt thai
nobody can eat it.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31
Newly Discovered Gits Asia Minor 8;
The Journal des Depa aopies from the
Constantinople Journal silowing de.
tails of the discovery mad g city in Asia

y Z long time, a
seen in course
the Sublime
Eappoin.e.d.l ID ad
aant and .;sinac-
ticn Of this OBJ.
afepean ply
nperiat Maiess
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

It is well known thai IS
census of the Empire has
of preparation BY orde
Porte, by means Of agen
hoe, who visit the most &
cessible regions, in prose-
ject. Doctor Brunner, "A
sician in the serYice :
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-15

UWhh regard to the efficacy Of jew DAvID's or
the HEBREW PLAsTERs, nothing need be said, as they
carry with them their own recommendation, and the
price bong remarkably low. is sufficient induce.
ment for those afflicted 10 give them trial. The
agent is confident that by the great and increasing
demand for these PIasters tho popularity which they
have obtained soley BY their merits and the uni.
versa satisfaction which they have givon, that they
are decidedly superior TO any other in u"e.
See advertisement in another column.
The genuine are 70 sale by J r. McKAIN Cam
den S. e..
August 8, 80 At