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tunes and honors IL necessary. lor The well
fare Of their frllnw citizens. Ilui ST hi
could moi save him from The hand &c deaih
Though The Philosopher and The States
man must lie - low As The less favored
YET The circumstances connected with The
lives Of those whose motto was anon sibi
sed pGfria possess charms which MI ran
appreciate and all lore 10 cherish. We
read his name IN The marble slab--pon.
der over his virtues. and mourn his loss,
as OF dear friend. We stand around his
grave and lhink how many have gazed
with reverence upon ihai stone. and our
eyes become fixed upon il a. though il
possessed an endearing charm. We look
back on his life and deeds. and when We
remember tha. . nation wept when Frank
In died, we cannot refrain from dropping
= tear over his last abode.
No towering monument rears lis head
above The clouds where Inc FIRST beams Of
The rising sun viii gid his name. hat that
name is inscribed IN characters moi easily
% Be erased. On every liberty loving hesri;
and 50 long u Philosophy continues IL he
! SCIENCE, benevolence virtue. and Ilber.
y the watchward Of The American people.
will his memory be cherished, and his
name oe honofed. Baptf Rec.
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FRANKLIN's RESTING PLACE.

"Such was his worth, his loss was such.
We cannot love too well, or grieve too much." "
In one corner OF the burying. ground,
best known as Chrisi's Church yard,
Philadelphia. repose the remains Of The
philosopher franklin. On entering The
yard iiom Arch street, attention will una
soldably be directed 10 hi humble tomb
by well troden path which leads from
tie gate 10 the marble slab which bears
the simple inscription, which will al once
strike The beholder, viz: Benjamin and
Deborah Franklin With wonder, saw,
because we are accustomed 20 see the
stor,es covering the tenements OF great men
inscribed with eulnginms; but The one we
are now beholding has nothing but the
words above quoted, and the year in which
it was placed there.
And this is the grave Of man who
might once have been seen. a runaway
boy, IN the streets Of Philadelphia, seek
ing employment as printer: and again
as editor and proprietor Of the United
States Gazette, long SO ably conducted
by Mr.. Chandler. Once trying experi-
ments with simple paper kite; again
astonishing the world with the discove-
ries made through It's insirumcntaliiy.
Once in England as deceived journey
man printer; again as Minister from an
Independent Republic. Once in his work
shop, as laboring mechanic; again in
the halls Of Legislation, advocating the
cause Of freedom, and urging an oppress-
ed people 10 rise and drive The BRUSH Lii
on from our forests. Yes, lie was one Of
lhose who signed away their lives, for
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ignorant Of The sources Of tue happi
ness"
And i = lhus." pursued Mrs. Hop
klns, /" Tod shows us our folly. We are
corrected hy acrihenls. NE are disciplined
By pain. We are made grateful by prisa-
lions. This fall. which has oceasioned
you % many. many painful hours. IL i'm
proved. may be The greatest blessing
which ever befrl -ou. 10 have our hearts
opened 10 nes sources of real happiness
= worth more Than slI that prosperity
can give. il she fans Us wilh wings of
gold"
Mrs. Simpkins seems possessed IL
dileFen; spirit. Size IS kind. grateful and
lhonghiful; and IL lie experience or this
sickness does not wear off IS she returns
again to The world. The year eighteen humid
red and loriy-nine is likely 10 yield Ear
more satisfactory happiness Than any pre-
yious year Of her lie. We truly wish her
"a happy new year."
II there are any other Mrs. Simpkins's.
alike thonghiless Of real causes Of grsli-
iude. as they close the past and enter up.
on The new year, MAJ her experience
prove equally beneficial to them likewise.
1fartiLr.
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lpfeaehed The elsd iidinrs n salvation.
This Won will remember was ii The earIy
zges 81 ihe Churrh, Immediately afer lie
lime IL The Apostles. Clandia. Who is
mentioned IN Tim. ". ~, i supposed
10 have been British lady.
As The Brilons became Christians hey
became civilized. Ynn always End In
The history ~ The missions in Ire present
day. thar when The hurrh and The srhonl-
house are built. however humble lhey
NAV be. The linle village dwelling. The
gardens and The meadows. and The rom
and rice fields soon rise mp around them.
Thet hrisiians had not then tile power and
government in their own hands AZ they
have IN these DAYS: they were subject 20
The rule Of their own heather countrymen;
every now and then persecution broke
ont. and numbers suffered for The sake III
Christ. These prosecutions Tor The most
part. did mi reach The remote shores
Of Britain. until one Of great severity
burst firth in The reign Of the emperor
Di0cleilan, a cruel enemy TO The Chris
ilans ~ A. ID. 3O3. Then. for the first
time, The British people were called upon
10 suffer for Christ's sake. The churches
throughout The world were thrown down,
and all copies oflhe Scripture which could
be found. were burnt in The public streets.
70 4 NOT pleasant thought thai even in
those days. i545 years ago. there were
found IN Britain persons who loved 10
read The Bible and who were willing 10
die for thrist's sake.
The Christians suffered less severely in
Britain than elsewhere: The Roman Gov
ernor Constantine, though hraihen, was
opposed TO persecution; he was married
70 Helena, British lady, The mother of
Constantine. FIRST Christian Emperor of
Rome. A Few years afterwards Con-
sian'ins, who lived a, York. obtained A
share Of The empire. TIs Immediately put
an end 10 The persecution III Britain. and
commanded the churches 10 be again cree.
led. The Christians who had hidden
themselves in The woods and lonely pla-
res, came back TO their dwellings, anil
were allowed once more to worship God
~ peace. NJ $. b.
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ENCOURAGE HOME INDusTRy.

In The course Of an editorial ON The sub.
jest Of slave Immigration" the Mont.
gomcrg Flag and Advertiser says .rhal
Alabama is now poorer than she was nc
teen years ago, as il affirmed, by cor.
respondent, IS irue." In searching loI
The cause Of this gradual impuyerishmenl
OF the cilizens of new State, where Prov.
idence has done 50 much, The Flag re.
marks:
Massachusetts has about 100000 in.
habitanls; Alabama about 100000. The
former is rich in wealth. and looking for.
ward 10 a rapidly increasing prosperity.
The latter is rich in productive labor, rich
IN virgin soil, and can see no clear vision
Of prosperity ahead. Why is ihisl Ala.
bama has II least 100000 producers ;
Massachusetts has not a much greater
number. The true reason is, thai The
people Of Massachusetts 1--WE mean The
great body Of The people, produce euery.
thing they coasnmt, except. perhaps. cat
ton, sugar and coffee The people OF Ala
bama bay from other States every thing
they consume. The product of labor is
N the one case retained al home-in The
other sent abroad. A Massachusetts VII
lage presents lively scene OF activity.
The men, and the women loo. are as busy
as bees. Trades Of all kinds are followed;
and BY their skill and industry, there is
added TO the whole value of The raw ma
terlals produced manly By the farmer,
from 90 to 200 per cent. value. Iron ore,
cotton, flax, hemp, wool, hides, and innu.
merable other raw materials, are convert
ed INTO merchantable goods. The aggre-
gate wealth Of the country is thus adj
sanced BY every mans becoming a pro-
ducer. In our Southern villages there is
lll,ie known OF artisan skill. ''ris true
we see mechanics engaged in their Iespec-
i've calings: but they are not encouraged,
and they have not The facilities of North
ern mechanics for labor, bfcaase they are
MOI encouraged. Hence, we have among
vs. slckly system Of mechanical indus
Ey. This can be corrected by our own
people, lfihey will encourage home la
Dor they will bring il among them. I'M
VI Tins is done, the advantages Of mechan-
zeal labor will be unknown among us.
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF LABOR.

How 70 make Industry attractive. is one
!" our present social problems. Work is
numan necessity and exercise is neces.
safy 70 health. Idleness is felt as curse.
everybody wishes to he actively engaged
~ something; but il is nevertheless true
'''a' protracted and solitary labor is weari-
some, whether il task our muscular pow.
81 Or not. We do not love Toll and druid.
gefy-and we are very ap, 10 think that
sumo other occupation would sul US bet
'er IMAM the one in which we are engaged.
but there are certain conditions that
'ehuer all kinds oflabor delightful. When
: man has a passion for any particular
WofS ne pnrsuas il with ardor and plea
cure. The author writes hour after hour
Wl'il sustaining enthusiasm--lhe artist
works hard and long al his picture or his
s'atue-the gardener who loves employ
ment never gets tired.
But i is to be observed that All these
'aoors have another pleasant element, that
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HOW ro save SEED coRN.

farmers are not generally aware iha
seed c0ra should be saved from stalk.
which hase not been stripped Of iheil
leaves. lille refecliun will convince
any one. that il Is only such corn that can
be aid d have arrived II perfection. The
leaves Of corn il i known. periorm The
same part IN The economy of that plant.
that the lungs do in The economy IL lhe
human body-hrealhing. so ii speak. The
air and assimIlaling or rejecting lis ele.
inenis when decnmposed. according AS
they are or are mol necessary for lis use.
Accordingly. when The leaves are slripned
for folder, Tie plant soon dies, and rs The
proeessof stripping i always commenced
before The corn i perfectly ripe. il Of
course cannot possess lis full strength, and
when planted next season. must fail IN
prodncliseness when compared with thai
which has been suffered 10 come 10 per
lection. These are simple. but scientific
facts. which cannot be reiuled and should
be borne in mind. and acted npon by III
farmers, who have regard Cor their IN.
ierests, or take pride in their ayocalion.
The quantity oi corn required for seed,
should always be saved III The way We
have described; and the few bundles OF
fodder which The farmer will lose by il,
will be paid for ! thousand times over by
the superior quality and quantity OF his
next yearscrop. Nortoik Beacon.
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Showing Grubs.-rhe Natiop

Showing Grubs.-TLe National In,.l.
llgencer, Of Tuesday morning. contains
me following note from a respectable q.
tizen in that vicinity:
"A servant coming from the city tbis
morning told US Of The leginns Of small
worms on The top Of the snow ,hrouphont
~ me common over which she passed
She took dinner plate, and made an in
discriminate dip near my door. on which
! counted eight worms, all alive rbsv
are q quarter Of an inch long, precisely like
those produced in these. The snow !
one and a half inches deep: and whether
these were mamma for The poor birds or
otherwise, must he settled BY The curious"
The lEtelligencer appends 4 remark 10
Inc ELECT that, il il was moi from reliable
source. il would "snrpass belief" Nor
at all. The fall Of insects Of various kinds.
though an unusual thing, has nevertheless.
occurred loo frequently in different parts
81 The world 10 leave the fact stated on.
ilrely dependent upon lie absolute relia-
hilty of the person communicating il
The questions are. 10 wha. class ID lie
critters belong. aud which way was ,ha
wind blowing-ihese answered. some or
our naturalisis viii faI causes lor Tho
event as plenty as blackberries.
Ball. Sim.
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A Battle. Field.-Mr. Allison

A Battle Field.-Mr. Allison gives
the following description Of The appear
ance Of The ground on which The famous
battle Of Eylau was lought. on The morn
ing after The battle:
Never was 4 spectacle so dreadful az
The field Of battle presented on the follow
ing morning. Above fifty thousand men
lay IN The space Of Two leagues. weliering
IN blood. The wounds were. for the
most part, Of The seyeresl kind. from The
extraordinary quantity of cannon halls
which had been discharged during The ac-
ilon, and the close proximity of The con-
tending masses 10 the deadly barriers
which spread grape al half mnskel shot
through their ranks. Though stretched
on the cold snow, and exposed 10 the Sc
verify Of the arctic winter. they were burn
ing with thirst, and piieous cries were
heard on all sides for water or assistance
10 exlticaie the wounded men from be-
meath The heaps Of slain, or loads OF horses
BY which they were crushed. Six lhous.
and OF these noble animals encountered
the field, or ma,dencd with pa;n, were
shrieking aloud amidst the stiiled groans
o. The wounded. Subdued by The loss OF
blood, tanned by cold, exhauc.ed nv hun.
ger, the loemen lay side by side amids,
tie general wreck. The Cossack was 10
be seen beside the Italian; The gay vine.
dresser. from The smiling banks Of The
Garonne, lay alhwarl The stern peasan,
from the plains Of The Ukraine. The ex-
tremty Of suffering had ex,inrushed alike
the iiercest and The most generous pas.
s.ans. Alter his usual custom. Napoleon,
IN the afternoon. rode through The dreadful
held, accompanied BY his generals and
staff, while the sill burning piles Of ser
paallen and saussgraiion sen, volumes Of
black smoke over the scene Of death; hui
lie men exhibited none Of their wonied
enthusiasm; no cries Of Viye / Emperor
were heard: The gloomy surface echoed
'nly with the cries Of suffering and The
yroans of wo."
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Bali. Sun.

4 Debating Club, for three successive
nights, has had under consideration iLe
iollowing question: Can an upright
man be domn-risla honest fellow /"
ne question was most vigorously deba-
ted, but so cute aad ingenious we're the
reasonings on both cales, that there was 4
.le vote. They viii mex, discuss The fol-
lowing -" When house is burnt an, is
Il burnt doUD!,'
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A noble Boy.-A boy was onee 70

A noble Boy.-A boy was once iemp,.
cd BY some % his companions 10 rlnck
ripe cherries from, tree when his fa,ba,
had forbidden him TO touch,
You need not be afraid" said one of
his companions, " for II Your father should
find out tina, you had them. he Is SO kind
thai he would no, hurl you"
Thai isfhf pery rsason.' replied the
ooy, why ! would mol touch them. II
Is true, my father would moi hurl me /; We,
my disobedience | know would hnrl NV
father. and that would be worse 10 ma
than any thing else"
A boy who grows up with such prin.
clples would be man in The best sense
Of The word. Il belrays regard for rec.
iiiude that would render him trustworthy
under every trial.
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Weather In Wisconsin.--The Soul

Weather In Wisconsin. South
port Telegraph says: For the last Two
weeks The range Of The mercury in the
thermometer. with the exception of per-
haps Two or three days, has been, in The
morning. somewhere between ten degrees
and as low as eighteen degrees below
zero. Yesterday morning. III position
not exposed to the wind. lie mercury
stood al sixteen degrees below o.
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The mould Of a mans fortune is in his
own hands.
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Showing Ilandsy

correspondent of the Baltimore Sun ascrbes decla-
ration to the President which is calculated to strike at
tention He states it in the following terms in his letter
OF Saturday last:
1t will be gratifying the people Of Pennsylvania
know, that while General Taylor expressly leaves to the
of the people in Congress the
tariff, he has to-day avowed himself in favor of pro-
tectonof tariff which will endure in virtue Of not being
high; and that he gives decided preference to specific
the ad uSorsm principle which found favor with
past administration This is the result Of
ton had the Old Cheftan this day by Mr.. Robert NJ
Riddle, editor Of the Psburg Commercial Journal from
whom obtained the facts.
If this statement be true-and it rests the testimony
of Mr. Riddlethe democrats must be prepared to wealth
the storm which threatens their tariff In.
Decd why should doubt of the danger which threat
ems us, when recolect Mr.. Meredith's letter, Mr.
Clayons declarations, Mr. Hudsons report, or the Civ.
ings-out of the National Intellgencer! We repeat.
therefore, to the democrats, :" stand to your arms"
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Correction

In reply of Sunday to the National Intellgencer
the word Vermont used in two instances instead Of
Connecticut This readers doubtless perceived
But in the article there was another mistake which
might not be so apparent We said that the editors of
the Integencer noticed with evident satisfaction the
return OF Mr. Howells of Ohio to the democratic fold
when we intended to say the nhig fold Mr. Howels
was wing, and edited the Hamilton Inteligencer. He
could not conscentiousy support the nomination Of Gen
Tayor and therefore he retired from the editorial chair
and joined the freesoi party But since General Tay
lor has been elected. he has written letter expressing
unbounded confidence in his whigism, and treating
ee-soilism obsolete idea This fact seems give
the National Integencer great pleasure, while it charges
us with inconsistency, in the preceding column, for
graduating friends on the late triumph in Connect
cut Indeed. the Inelligencer if the free soen
constituted portion of the personal effects of the wing
party and that the democrats have no right to allow
them to support their candidates, and the democratic press
has no right 10 be pleased when moderate free
soler beats rabid free soer whig although he may
entertain republican views every subject except the
extension of slavery.
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Hr Il. GKEE.v, .4ucttomcer.

VERY EXTENSIVE SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FUR
NITURE, &c AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL.--On
Thursday, the 5,h day of April next 10 o'clock, m,
shall commence the sale, and continue from day to day
until all sod the whole of the furniture in that extensive
establishment known the National Coeman's Hotel
the greater of which is nearly new and in excellent
order. / enume rate in part
very extensive assortment OF china glass
Crockery abaa, Britannia, and block tin ware OF near
y every description and of fine quality
Mahogany sofas, otonans, dvans lounges chairs
Centre and pier dining breakfast card aud side tables
Sdeboards bureaus wardobes, washstands, bedstcads
&C.
Maple high and lowpost and French double and single
bedseads
Cane office, arm, fancy, and wood-sent chairs
Washstands, dressing, and writing tables
Extensive of Brussels, three ply and
carpets, hearth rugs, crumb cloths, &c.
Large lot of excellent dining passage, and step oil
cloth, straw mating NC.
Fine parlor and chamber window curtains
Venetian and painted window blinds
Large French plate mirrors and other looking glasses
Fine Piafcau with full set candelabras. sirandoles
Solar, hail. and other lamps, chandeliers, &c
Feather beds and hair mattresses, large quantity
Linen and sheets, blankets quilts, counterpanes
comforts, Xc
Anduons, shovels and tongs. lenders stoves, &c.
large of cooking coppers, WOODEN and Other
kitchen requisites.
Terms Of sale All Of and under $25 cash over
$25, and exceeding $780, and four months credit
over $780, two four, and SIX months for notes. in all cases
of credit, satisfactorily endorsed, bearing interest
BY order of the Trustees. A. GREEN,
Mar 26-eods Auctioneer.
GJ-Thc above sale Ii postponed until Thursday thu
18th instant, same hour.
B & F. F: n nfobhEToN, Trustees.
An A GREEN Auctio
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Hx .msKrx.N a u.RIaHr. .s.cttoneers.

A DMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF HANDSOME FUR
"A NITURE.-On Monday next, the 10th instant, at l
O'Clock, shall sell without at the residenc
OF late Sarah Voorhees, deceased Nth street, be
tween and streets, the entire stock Of handsome an
welkept furniture, consisting Of
Handsome mahogany sdeboard
Parlor and common chairs
Handsome dining, card, and pier tables
Marblc-top celeret
Handsome lounges, do. rockers
hla'bc-top pier tables
Handsome oomans. rich oil paintings and engravings
Dinner and tea sets, bronze girandoes
Hall and solar lamps
Cut-gass tumbers, wines, docanters, dishes, &c.
Set ivory knives and forks, balance-handies
Sple ndid mantel timepicce
Plate--sllver dinner, dessert, and teaspoons
DO. do. and dessert forks
Do. adle, plated candlestcks and branches
Plated cake baskets, egg stand castors, &c.
Curtains and ornaments, gilt frame mirrors
Superior piano forte, stool, and cover
Parior, chamber hail. and step carpets and rugs
Hall oil-cloth
Superior feather beds mattresses and bedding
DRESSING and plain bureaus
Mahogany French and high-pos bedsteads
DO wash, Closets and dressing stands
Wardrobes shovels and tongs, andirons tenders
With a variety of kitchen requisites
Excellent cook stove, large copper kettle Nc
Terms OF sale-Al sums OF and under $2) cash owe
S2 credit OF two and four months for approved endorses
notes. bearing interest before delivery.
SAML REDFERN, Administrator.
MARTIN u WRIGHT,
Alp l0-dts Auctioneers.
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The Democratic Spirit In Connecticut.

If the freesoil principle be powerful in Connecticut
why, says the Albany Argus, does Mr.. Miles, the free
soil candidate for governor, obtain only $500 votes
when last fall MIR. Van Buren, polled 5Oo5' The last
election in Connecticut came off Immediately after an
address had been issued by the Democratic State Central
Committee, adopting, the basis OF action the follow
ing liberal and patriotic principles
We have only thing say before closing this
brief addressdesgned call your attention the speedy
approach of the day Of election. The acquisition
OF territory to which have alluded has evolved sue
cesson OF irritating discussion on subject which long aso
came near dssoving this Union and which, when hH'
raised in 1890 startled Mr. Jefferson he fociby espresso
himself in letter John Holmes of Maine 'ike aft@s
in the nigh He considered it the kne of the Union;
and in his celebrated letter regard that matter iho
who now make the same subject ground Of geographic
dsscnsions will find the rebuke of their condnc
Without entering into discussion of slavery in any
its forms of evil retaining altogether from considerlng
immediate remote settlement of the territorial quc"o
with without the "Provso,' call upon the democV
OF Connecticut to ffown down every attempt to SOW ~
cord in their ranks, by scattering the seeds OF sc"
eaousics and dstrust among them. The lands, af '
WIDE which our fathers purchased with their blood ares
free soil, yet the property Of Great Britain We ha
sympathes with those who see nothing precious IN INC ~
tory of Virginia Carolina; glorious memories cu
ing around Mount Vernon Monticello no iootprint'o
roic by broad Santee" and along the path oil Mano
men, but only free soil through that tongue of land VIM
is called New England, in the Middle States, and n"
of the Ohio and o,chcre else If we cannot bring ou
to believe that people that have one co
try, ancestry and common destiny; and that 'ne
ties of consanguinity binding together wherever
der the flag of the Union lot may be IF these c
sderatons nothing. then we are prepared or"'r
whose eaders have declared the Union to league WIZ
death and covenant with hell.