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The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
Il an the STATE "

Said Louis the Fourteenth. And so he was
France idolized her king, and what has been the
resnltf Wars, revolutions, alternate anarchy and
despotism--everything but true national greatness
and happiness
Let Us guard against our danger--the mistake
OF territorial extent for real strength and moral gran
deur We may grow every day in the former,
while sinking lower and lower in national vigor and
dignity. Horace Mann, the late indefatigable Su-
peFintendant ofthe Public schoolsof Massachusetts,.
has very happily presented the subject of 5
TRcR GREATNEss.-Let US thank heaven too,
that there are other standardsof greatness besides
vasess of territory and other forms of wealth be-
sides mineral deposit.s and agricultural exhuber-
ancel Though ever hill were rank with fatness,
yet might a nation be poor in the most desperate
sense bcnighted in the darkness OF barbarism, the
judgment stricken of Heaven for its SINS A state
has local boundaries which it cannot rightfully
transcend but the realm of Intelligence the sphere
of charity, the moral domain in which the soul can
expSnd and expatiate are illimitable--vast and
boun6less as the presence Of the Being that crea-
ted them.
Worldly treasure is of that nature that rust may
corrupt the moth destroy, or thieves steal; but
even upon the earth there are mental treasures
which are unapproachable by fraud, impregnahle
to violence. and whose value does not perish but
is redoubled with the using. A State then, is not
necessarily lated tomsgnihcance because It's dlmen-
sons are narrow, nor doomed to obscarity and pow
erlessness because its numbers are few Athens
was small: ret low as were her moral aims, she
lighted up the whole earth rs lamp lights up
temple Judea was small; but her prophets and
teaohers were, and viii continue to be, the guides
ofthe world. The narrow strip of half cultivated
land that lies betweenher easter and western boun-
diaries is not Massachusetts; but her noble and in.
eorruptible men. her pure and exalted women, the
children in all her schools whose daily lessons are
the Preludes and rehearsas of the great duties of
life and the prophecies of future eminence--these
are the State. Horace Mann
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
4 dark Day-singular Phenomenon.

A very unusual phenomenon was exhibited on
Sunday last The sun rose in a cloudless sky,
though struggling through thick haze, the usual
accompaniment of Indian summer. Towards ten
O'Clock the haze smoke increased in density the
sun disappeared, and everything wore a sombre
aspect AT half past eleven the darkness had SO
increased that person could not see to read in
welllighted room and thinking that Luna had
suddenly possessed the impudence to stand before
his imperial majesty. old Sol. we searched our al
Hlanac through for the record of a solar eclipse,
but in vain. Alta quarter before twelve the whole
heavens appeared as dark as midnight except at
the northwest where, for the space of thirty de-
greesin the horizon extending to a point in the
zenith. was the appearance of lurid fame casting
adult golden tint upon every object At twelve
the heavens frightened somewhat; but quarter
before one, the haze grew more dense; the out
lines of the bluffs immediatly in the rear of the
town could not be seen, and in few minutes more
the darkness night oyerspread the whole heavens
andsa solemn gloom alone was visible Lights
were brought into requisiton iH every part of the
village. This darkness was of short duration; a
slight fall of rain succeeded, the heavens cleared
away, and By fou. O'Clock, all was natural and
straight again. - -. ses
The only explanation we are able to suggest for
this darkness in day is avery rare atmosphere,
together with clouds of smoke from the burning
prairies, resting upon us. A similar pbenomena,
we once before witnessed in New York we think
iu the fall of 1883.
Prairie du- Chen Patriot, Nov.s
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
A Voice from California;!
3 BON ANDaS
EPCP1' OsaCJ .EgWe Remedy :


TIME FOLLOWING LETTER from the most relia-
that the above remedy of the best specifies
Ter offered to the public; especially when il is
sdered that the disease here, assumes its worst form
lprostratng the strongest men and reducing them 80
low to be scarcely recognizable by their friends aera
weeks sickness
Capt Spring informs me- that after he had disposed of
all of this medicine, he offered . 90 bottle for
some of it. a a.r-s .ss
New York. May 10, IS49.
Mr.. Isaac Osgoo,i: Dear Sr-On my late voyage to
California. | took with a few dozen bottles of
Bonpandc Fever and Aguc remedy, not much mat
ter of profit introduce il into that section Of tho
country, where il is much needed: Invaluable
Iemedy for a disease prevalent. s35
My bushes prevented my giving that attention to the
sale of it, which deserved but passed from second
hands very much higher prices than those at which
disposed it, 25 80 dollars per boitle and in
single instance did learn ofishaving been used where
lit was not attended with perfect success.
From Mr. Sutter, (son of Capt. Sutter at New Hell.
veta) learned il was beyond price, No should
90 into the gold regions without being armed with this
weapon of defence have been eye witness Of vast
amount of distress and suffering brought by this dis
ease Of which believe this medicine to be complete
and perfect cure signed, yours truiy'
LII. SPRING, of ship Huntress.
Price-S1,5O per Bottle. So
For sale BY ISAAC OSGOoD, Sc Cedar street, mp
stairs, New York. Also by,
J. s. OLMSTED, Lower Sandusky, o.
Is CHARLES POWERS & Co, Woodyille, O.
Aug. 25-A. 6m st-5 As -
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08

VS0 kegs Cat NaiIS-best Pittsburgh at onl
Il e1O At cents. Great times for builders-as a
other articles their line will be sold in the pro
norton.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08

We couldn't help laughing the other day at al
enecdote of man accustomed to make long pray
ers, who had over persuaded guest greatly against
his inclination, to stay to breakfast He prayed
and prayed till his impatient guest began serious
ly to think of edgng away quietly and walking off
but IN attempting it. walked up the old mans son.
who was asleep in his chair
..IIow soon viii your father bethrough ?" whisp-
cred the guest.
HAS he got to the Jews yet ?" asked the boy in
reply.
Mo- said the other
IS swell then he amt half through ?" answered
the boy, and composed himself again to his nap,
whereupon the guest bolted at once.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
Wives and Carpets.


In the selection of a carpet you should always
prefer one with small figures for the two webs of
which the fabric consists are always more closely
nterwoven than in carpeting where large figures
are wrought.
There is a good deal of true philosophy in this,
that will apply to matters widely different from the
selection of carpets.
man commits sad mistake when he selects a
wife that cuts too large figure on the great green
carpet of life. in other words makes much display
The attractions fade out-the web of life becomes
worn and weak, and all the gay figures that seem
ed so charming at first, disappear like summer
flowers in autumn. as,. aassz.s
Many man has made fmsy linsey-woolsey of
himself by striving to weave too large figure and
6nds himself worn out, used up. and like an old
carpet hanging on the fence, before he has lived out
half his allotted days of usefulness
= Many man wears out like carpet that is never
swept, by the dust of indolence like that same
carpet, he needs shaking or whipping-he needs
activity to think of-something to do.
Look out, then for the large figures, and there are
those now slowed away in the garret of the world,
awaiting their final consignment to the cellar, who,
bad they practiced this Bit of carpet philosophy,
would, to-day be firm and bright as Brussels fresh
from the loom and every body exclaiming-It is
wonderful how well they do!
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08

Cor,reATIoE AND AeREEMEST.-In lesson in
parsing the senteece, MAN courting in capacity of
bliss" &c. the word -courting'' comes to a pretty
young miss of fourteen to parse. She commences
besitatingly. but got along well enough until she
was to tell whatit agreed with. Here she stop.
ped short But as the teacher said
'svery well, what does courting agree with? ?"
Ellen blushed and held down her head
@EHen. don't you know what that agrees with ?''
-Ye-ye-yes sir!" e1s E
"Well, why don't you parse that word-what
does it agree with ?"
2 Blushing still more and stammering, Ellen said
: at a-a-agrees With the girls, sir!!''
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08

1nA bags dark green Rio Coffee just
1OO imported, going at I3 and IA pounds for one
dollar.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
Bank Note Table and exchange List.
CORRECTED WEEKLY THE FREEMAN, FROM THE
CLEVELAND PLAIKDEALER.
OHIO.

OHIO.
Branches of state Bank, Wis
Union Br Massillon....pa
Farmers br. Ashtabul, pa
Mercha's br Cleveland, pa
Commercial br do ...pa
Akron Branch.........Pa
Hooking valley br, Ian. pa
Summit Co. branch....paI
Toledo branch.........pai
mercial br Toledo. pa
Exchange br Columbus pa
Franklin br do ..pa
Delaware hr, Delaware. pa
Xenia branch at Xenia. i. pa
ChiIlicothe br, ChillicothePa
Franklin br, Cincinnati. pa
Mech. 81 Tr. br, do pa
DAYTON hr, at Dayton..,Pa
Jeffers'n CO. hr, Steuhv. epaI
| Madriver val. br, Spr'ld pa
Piqua branch........pal
Miami br, Troy........pal
Norwalk branch.......Pal
Farmers br, Salem....pai
Harrison br, Cadiz. .paI
Lorain br, Elyria. ..paI
Marietta br Marietta. pal
Mt. Pleasant br. Mt Pl'tpal
Portsmouth br, Portsmthpal
Wavne Co br. Wooster pal
r ,ss Co. br.Chillicothe pal
Knox Co. br, Mt Vernon par
B-lmont br. Bridgeport. pal
Farmers bI. RipIey....paI
do Mansfield. pa
Preble Co. br. Eaton...paI
Portage Co. br, Ravennapal
Independent or state stock
| Banks. viz:
CITY Bank OF Cleveland. pa
City Bank of Columbus. pa
Dayton Bank Of Dayton. pa
| City bank Of Cincinnati. pa
Commercial bank do pa
Blk OF Geruga, P ainesv'e pa
Wesi'n Reserve, Warr'nPa
Canal Blk Cleveland. pa
Franklin Blk. Zdnesville pa
Sandusky City bank. pa.
Seneca Co. bank. Tiffinpa
Local Banks.
Bank of Wooster...7 20 di'
Bank Of Circlevilie. pa
Clinton Blk. OF Coiumbuspa
Bafayette Blk. Cincinuatipa
Ohio Life s. Trust Co. pa
Bank o Sandusky....60 di
Bank Of Norwalk. 40 di
Bank of Massilon..s...pa
Banks of which the charter
have expired or becom
forfeited.
tBauk of Cleveland. pa
ltfCOn, blk. of Lake Eiie pa
Franklin Bk. CoIumbuspa
Bank ofChillieothe. pa
*Com. bk. Of Cincinnati. pa
"FrankliH bank do ..pa
"Dayton bank .a......p pa
/ Western Reserve.....p pa
tBank of Geauga......pa
F 81 NJ Blk. Steubenyillepa
Columbiana bank......pa
I Bank of Xenia. pa
Belmont Bank pa
Mount Pleasant.......pa
Marietta. .pa
GAINESVILLE e...........pa
Muskingum. pa
Com hank Of Scioto. Is di
Lancaster............5 di
Farmers Blk Canton. 30 hi
Bank of Manhattan 80 di
Hamilton...........lO di
lGranville .......35 di
Miami Exp Co,....,40 di
Bank of Cincinnati. ..-
Blk. CirclevilIs( l648) rs di
thank of Cleveland, red,
ttCom'I blk Of Lake Erie
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
Cholera Cordial.

safe. certain and efectua1 preventive and cure
Cholera and Cholera Mor6us an all stages.
TTNhis Cordial is prepared and recommended by
L. the best French and English physcians-and can
be relied upon in all cases
The proprietor feeling that the Cholera is disease
that should not be ried with, and that palm off upon
the public article that be relied upon would be
eapordizing the life o: ali who it-feel great conf
dence in offering tins article to the public wing stood
the test in thousands of in France, England and
Germany.
Nothing be better and one bottle will in most
ses effect cure-it TAX en- in time.
Every family should have bottle hand, all are
iableand the Cordial should be given Immediately up
on the first symptoms.
An ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure.
r.-7 Sold only by C. R. McCULLOCH,- -
June Q, '49. (l5l Lever Ssndusky.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
MARRIAGE, &C.

"A NEW BOOh BY DIX. w M. 4OUN6.
SECOND EDITION, JUST PUBLISHED, PRICE 20 CENTS
The H5giS of Life: j.
>sA TREATISE Affection, Love and Mar
aSsss riage, and the Diseases of Youth, Maturity,
1>Z| and Old Age, the Lights and Shades Of
Married Life, tits infeicites and enjoymenis.)
''Fo be or not to be, that is the question"
with curious cases, illustrations, &C. sa-ys
'tThere things 'Hix and earth Horao.
Than dreamed ofn our Philosophy. hy.''-Shakspeare.
This book should be in the hands of every yanng
to wowan contemplating marriage Every schoni-boy,
and Indeed every man woman, married or single,
should read with attention. this truly useful work,
as consider it we'll adapted to awaken attention to-
subject bghting to body mind and soul than any
other VICE.
Young middle aged persons suffering from dyspep-
tic and consnmpve symptoms Of long standing, by
careful perusa of this wonderful work, will find the
balefu habit here described.
u ANY one sending twenty-five cents enclosed in
letter, will receive one copy of this book, by mail, or tive
copies will be sent for dollar. -
% All letters expected TO be PAID, except
those containing remittance, and addressed CDR w M
YOUNG l52 Spruce street, between Fourth and Fifth,
Philadelphia -
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
PENKsTLvARIA

PENNSYLVANIA.
Bank of Erie. 35 dis
Bank Of Lewistown...-
Penn Relief Notes....3 dis
Pittsburgh do. g dis
Lehigh bank.........-
'Lumbermen's.....
NorthamPton.........-
Susquehaena Co. .....5 dis
T'ville Del Bridge co..
Towanda bank.
u. states bank. 40 dis
All other specie paying 2 dis
MARYLAND.
Balt& Ohio r all Rd CO S dis
Cumberland bank. 20 dis
Urbanna Banking Co. so dis
Mineral bk, Cumberl'd S dis
Bank of Maryland.
Bank Of SaIshury.....-
City bank Of Baltimore -
Caroline hank Denton.-
Harve de Grasse... so dis
All otker specie paying par
MIcHIGAr.
Bank Of River Raisen.-
Michigan Insurance Co. par
Merchants bk. Jackson hr'k
Oakland CO Bank....br
Far aud Mech. bank. .par
State bank............par
All other banks......uncer
Michigan state scrip. IS dis
ST. Clair .........-
~ WISCONSIN,.
Insurance Checks....3 dis
MISSOURI.
Slate bk. and branches par
CANADA.
Solvent Banks......3 dis
s-s NEW YORK.
Canal Bank ALBANY. 40 dis
Lewis county bank. par
Atlas bsnk.........25 dis
James bank.........5 so dis
.Oswego hank... so dis
Rank of Buff,lO,.50 dis
Bank Of Lyons ......25 dis
.Cnm'l bank Buffalo. 10 dis
Cona'l bank Oswego.l0 dis
Farm & WINNERS bk.
Clinton CO. bank....l0 dis
Waterville hank. 10 dis
security Banks.
Bank Of Rockport.. 80 dis
st. Lawrence bank. rs dis
State bank Buffalo. rs dis
Saten Hand bank....60 dis
Tenth ward bank.... fraud
| All other specie paying
$5 and over......3 prem
KENTUCKY.
All solvent banks. ..pal
NEW JERSEY.
New Hope Del Bridgeco--
Plainiieid bank.......-
All solvent banks....p
VIRGINIA.
Bank of Norfolk. i di:
a bk Richm'd & hr'nch1 dis
N. w hs, Whel'g do. pal
Bank Of the vaIley....l di'
Iva bk Richm'n&br'ch ! dii
I'M. g. NJ. bk, Wheeling pa
NEW ENGLAND
All solvent banks......pal
lFDIAEA.
Indiana state bank. j dit
Indiana state script 40. 6 p
! ct int......lO pr ct prem
do pr ct Int........ 10 di'
| ILLINOIS.
State bk s. branches so dii
iShawneetown wn.......75 di
EXCHANGE.
Ispecie(selling rates, y prem
Exchange on N. Y. u prem
" BuffaIo,3 prem
emed by Ed. Clare,
redeemed by R. Hilliard.
me name have no connection
Ianized under the law of las
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08

thank of Cleveland. redeemed by Ed. Glare,
ttCom'l hk Of Lake Erie. redeemed by R. Hiiliard
"The banks of the same name have no connection
with these banks. II .-s- e
#hThose banks re-organzed under the law of last
winter-Xenia branch ofthe state bank; Geauga and
Western Reserve as state stock banks. .-....s I'D
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-09
The Proof.

Gideon J Bah, the State Treasurer, has an
to the Board of Canal Commissioners
that he Is ready to honor their drafts on him
for money. If this is not proof positive that
he has been withholding the money from those
who entitled to receive it. & that he has
been refusing 10 honor the drafts of the Canal
Board, we do not know what is. OF course
his admission knocks into a three-cocked hat
the glorious visions of our whig neighbors of
Johpstown of making large amount of pohti-
cal capital out of the fact that the laborers on
the public works had not received the payment
of their just dues provided for by the last
Legislature, and shows at once who is liable to
ccnsure for this neglect of obvious duty.
We suppose they will now take the opposite
tack, and say that it was much better that the
poor laborers should be out OF their money
than the rich British capitalists 10 whom the
August interect was due and paid This is
wbiggery.
AS the commissioners will now have the
money appropriated by the State at their dispo
SAL or at least fast as it is paid into the
rr asury, sincerely hope they will see that
il is given out o the proper disbursing officer
along the line Of public Improvements as soon
possible, with instructions to discharge the
debts due by the State to the laborers in her
employ. We also trust that they will establish
the rule Of max ing payment of all dues at the
end of every month, and thus destroy the odi
Gus credit system that has been in operation
for some time.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-09
Glorious Result in Tennessee.

Intelligence received by this mornings mail
confirms the election of Trousdale, the demo-
cratic candidate in Tennessee by about 5000
majority. Gen. Taylor's majority was 6266.
A. Ewing, democratic candidate for Congress.
has been elected in ihe Nashville district by 76
majority. AS far as heard from the democrats
have gained three members of Congress.
We have also received the returns from a
few districts in North Carolina, Indiana and
Kentucky, but they have SO little bearing upon
them. in North Carolina, as Ear as heard from,
there is a gain in favor of the democrats.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-09
Terrible Railroad Accident.
PRINCETON, N. j.,

PRINCETON, n. j., Aug. 2.
The train from Philadelphia ran off the
track near this place this morning. Mr..
Conover, canal carpenter, Of Trenton, and
stranger were killed. A number of
others were wounded. Five or six are at
Skillman's Hotel, where attention it given
to them, by Mr.. ]. S. Drew, and others.
Capt. Shipper, agent of the company, is
among the wounded, and has been taken
to Bordentown.
The locomotive run into the canal.
Two crates and one passenger car were
crushed to pieces. Two men were killed,
and sixteen others wounded; some NOR
tally. Three of the injured will probably
die in the course of an hour. The acci-
dent was occasioned by the switch being
left off. One of the men killed is named
VIM. Conover. The other is stranger.
| cannot ascertain his name.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-09
FitZ Henry Warren.

The Republic, which is Gen. Taylor
exclusive organ, is now engaged in the
pleasing task of assailing the character of
the Democratic party for integrity. The
late Democratic State Convention of Iowa,
among their powerful and pungent reso-
lutions, passed the following, which we
commend to the Republic as an excellent
text:
Resolved, That the appointment of a
bureau officer from this State, in the per-
son of Fitz Henry Warren, is an act de-
serving the censure and undistinguished
condemnation which it is daily receiving
from large majority of the Wings of
Iowa, and that his retention in office, in
the face of these open and emphatic ex-
pressions of public disgust, is well calcu-
lated to prepare the mind of every one to
be surprised at nothing in the way of mo-
raj turpitude, which may mark the future
character of Gen. Taylor's administration.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-09
P R 0 P 0 = A / =.

EEROPOSALS will be received at the En-.
u ginsess Office, in Lewistown, until the
25th of August, for the delivery on the line of
the Pennsylvania Rail Road on each half mile
of the said Road between the Portage Rail
Road and Robnson's Ridge the side of
the Allegheny Portage Rail Road, at or atove
Gaysport. of 100000 feet B. M. Of White
Pine or Hemlock lumber.
The proposals to state the kind of timber.
The timber to be free from uavey edges and
not to have exceeding II inches sap the
face of either corner of the stick, it will also
be clear of windshakes and other material de-
fects. Each piece TO be 20 #. long clear Of
stump shot and sawed 6 8 inches with allow
ance for sinkage.
600 eros ties upon each mile of said dis.
tance, $50 10 be 81 feet in length and reduced
to 81 inches in thickness by hewing or saving
two sides to straight and smooth parallel sur
faces of 10 inches width.
And 1850 cross ties same length and reduc ced
to inches in thickness in the same manner to
sur faces of inches, or the large Ties may be
sawed 81 by 10 inches, and the small ones
8 inches. All the ties to be obtained of
good sound White Oak or Young Chestnut tim
ber free from wind shakes or other material de-
fects. They will be dvested of the bark before
delivery. Proposals will be addressed to
VIM. Il. FOSTER. Jr., Associate Engineer,
Engineers Office E. Div. Pa. 4. r. Lewlstown
J. EDGAR THOMSON,
Chief Engineer Pa, Il. f. Go.
Aug, . is49-fI-td
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peculiar friends TO reward, but that he re.
wards none but political friends.
That he pledged himself that he had no
enemies to punish, yet he does nothing
else but punish political opponents.
That he pledged himself to remove from
Office only those who were deficient in
honesty, capacity and fidelity, yet that he
has in many hundred cases removed men
who could not be truly impeached for any
such deficiency.
Keep these facts before the people
Trenton NeWs.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-09
S3.S5Q.OOO

$3,S5U,OOO
In addition to the above, we notice that ap-
plication will also be made for q Bank at Hol-
lidaysburg, for one at KittanBing, and several
others which we do not at present remember.
The Star Of the North, an ably con-
Quoted Democratic journal, published at
Bloomsburg, Columbia county, contains
the following sensible and judicious re-
marks on this subject: .'We have at this
time 50 banks in our State, doing business
with a capital of s22, 100000. OF these,
9 have already given notice that they will
apply next winter for a renewal of their
charters, and for an increase of $950,OO0
in their aggregate capital. Add to this
their present capital, with that of the new
banks asking charters, aud we shall have
banking.capital in the State of s26,s0O,-
900. Now we insist that there is no ne
cessity for such an amount of fictitious
promises to pay in the Commonwealth. )"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-09
Anntllpr Ealal Accident.

Or Thursday last, man by the name of De
Haven, from Now Jersey ~as run over by
lncoaao.ve between Planes and 5. and so Sc
,iourly injured that he died in few hours
The particulars. as we learn them, are, that he
was walking along the road when overtaken
by u locomotive. the engineer of which sup
posed Of course that he would step aside at the
warning given by his whistle, but it seems the
IN neglected. this timely caution until too
late. The locomotive passed over one arm
and both legs tnanglng them horribly. We
did no. learn his age. He was shoemaker
hv trade.