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The Daily spy., 1850-03-05
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Worcester. IS. February 30, 1850.
ID virtue of an execution which issued upon Judgment
ID in favor of Samuel II. Flagg, I'd of Worcester in the
county OF Worcester against JOSEPH G. WARREN, of
Worcester aforesaid at the December Term the Court
OF Common Pleas for said County, A. D. 1s49. | have
taken all the Right in Equity that the said Joseph War
ren had on the nineteenth day of February A. d. 849 the
day when the attached process redeem
certain mortgage real estate situate in said Worcester
and the same that described in mortgage deed thereof
from said Joseph g. Warren Ebenezer Warren recorded
in the Registry deeds for said county, Book 444 Page g.
and on Saturday the sixth day of April next A ID. $780,
two o'clock in the afternoon, at the American Temperance
House in Worcester in said county, shall offer for sale to
the highest bidder at public auction the aores lid right
equity OF redemption to satisfy said execution and all ICES
and charges for sale. J.DAY
March | d. Sheriff,
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Tenement WnnfeM.
no EsENT,

'ENHE whole Of the SECOND STORY over the New Yorl
store, next to the American Temper; n e House In
guhe OF l.. L. ARCHER, or o. F. SrEBBiNS at the New
York Store DoGdtC
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FOR SALE OK EXCHANGES.

Azh ENl1AT beautiful estate in LEICESTER known at
Ni.81 i MOUNT PLEASANT.n II consists of about
@ Fifty acres OF choice Land, aud fine House ever,
way fitted for family OF leisure OF with little extens
could be admirably adapted Hydropa,hc establish
newt For terms inquire al this office. The suscri,
Der AT the Central Eank. VIM DICKInSON
Worcester, Dee 49, d
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Auction and Commission Sales,
S. W. HEEnY & co.


s. w. @EEBY & co,
Auctioneers and Commission Merchants,
NO 68 MAIN ST., WORCESTER.
W q CO will give their attention to the SALES OF
~ ~. Eala hEala ESTATE, and KINDS of PERSONAL
IN any part Of The Goa nty 0T Worcester
Auction or by Private Sale.
Ihey will also give their attention the LETTING OF
HOUSES, SELLING OF STOCKS, &c.
left on sale.
% Sales of Household Furniture and Personal Property
III general EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY AFTERNOONS
kzss Double House and Lot,
s.Rs il OK SALE on SHELBY STREET For rfurther par
- 90 q uculars apply to S w. SELBY & co.
Jan x9' diff
FOR SALE.
AxA WE COTTAGE HOUSE and Lot No Irving
fsas Street The above House is very desirably To-
Hi Gated and is built in the thorough manner For
further particulars, apply to
Jan 49, dU s. w SEIgY & co
Il FOR SALE.
fsszTA LARGE DOUBLE HOUSE, No. Al Green-st
laistI n One HOUSE, No. Is Winter-st
'~-e@@ One HOUSE Souhbridge-st
Also, several Houses in other parts of the CITY,
Jan ". dtf S. w. SELBY & co.
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WANrANE

A YOUNG MAN from 10 to 20 years of age to work il
"A public house, Apply at the American House,
Feb 2S d2t
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TO LET

l-A A HOUSE containing el3gen convenient Rooms
T5f IN situated on Harvard St For particulars, in
.i''aeH qlire A. Il L. HARRINGTON,
Dec II. distf 80 Main St.
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Messengers Notice. =

Mtssenger's NOTICE..
Worcestsr, sc. March !, 1880.
hON. HENRY CHAPLIN, Commissioner of Insolyency
fer the County OF Worcester. has this day issued
warrant against tie Estate OF LEWIS WAKEFIELD, Of
Subsistence in said County, aboror iusovcnt debtor and
e paynen. m any debts aud the delivery Of any property
belonging to said insolvent debor to him or for un
'ha an'er ofany property by him forbidden by law
ne rst meeting NJ the creditors of said solvent ebto
viii DO held at Gourt oi Insolvency at Office said
Commlssoner IN Worcester, In said County, tho twenty
sHn day ot hafcn Inst NJ ton o'clock ia Il Forenoon
nteve ho dcts nnl coWo assignee aslignees of his
ks'hso' lM4l j. DAY, ID. s., Messcngcrsa
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Wanted Inarmeqli,

WsNWtCU HqAEmGdhHVPEys
BOY, 10 or l6 Years old, at II. s. MOoRES Tailoring
IA Establishment, No. 2l3 MAIN STREET,
Feb 4. diff under U. s. Hotel.
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w anted Hmnlsse asiateFY

GIRL to do the work in family of two persons only
IA Necessary qualifications will be required. An Ameri
can would be preferred Inquire of the Printer.
Feb 26 DIST
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IROM Valentine on our counter on Saturday afternoon
l. KNOWN, and is requested to send il back, with
dollar pay for advertising This is necessary
posure. s. A. ROWLAND.
Feb 25. Sd
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Messengers Notice.

4 messengers Notice.
worcester, ss February %, 1850.
HON. HENRY CHAPLIN, Commissioner of Insolvency
IL Tor the County of Worcester, has this day issued
Warrant againsa the Estate of FIR EDERGC w. SAWYER,
otMtibury, IN said County yeoman insolvent debio
ana the payment OF any debts the delivery of any
property belonging to said insoycnt debtor TO him
or his use, and the transfer of any property by him for
bidlen bY law.
The first meeting of the creditors of said nsovent debtor
viii be held n, Cout Of Insolvency the office of said
Commlssonern WORCESTER in said County, tho twenty
fnh day of March next at ten ocluck in the forenoon
for the proof Of debts and choose assgneds
oi his Estate. [hl] J. DAY, ID s., Messenger.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-08
The Giant Of the West.

A late number Of the Dublin Natioi
makes this impressive reference TO the fu
ture greatness Of this young Republic:
''ln line East there is arising collossa
centauf called the Russian Empire
With civilized head and front, it has the
lhews and sinews Of n huge barbaric body.
There one mans brain moves 10, ,0O0, 900
There all the traditions of the people are
of aggression and conquest in the west.
There but two ranks are disl;ngulshabe-
serls aud soldiers There the map Of the
future includes Constantinople and Vienna
as outposis of St. Pelersburgh.
"In the West an opposing and still more
wonderful American empire is emerging.
We, Islanders, have no conception OF the
extraordinary events which amid the 81
lence of the earth, are daily adding to the
power and pride Of this gigantic nation,
Within three years, territories more ex
tensive than these three kingdoms, France
and Italy, put together have been quietly,
and in 'malter- ot-course' fashion annexed
to The Union.
sln seventy years, seventeen new sove-
reigniies, the smalles, Of them larger thar
Great Britain, have peacoably united them
selves to the federation. No standing ar
my was raised, no national debt sunk, nc
great exerton made, but there trey are
And this late mail brings US news Of the
organization oil three more great states
about 10 be joined to the thirty, Mineso.
ia, in the northwest; Deseret, in the south
west; and California on the shore of The
Pacific These three states will cover the
area of earth equal to one-halfof The Eu
ropean continent.
| Nor is this mere addition OF dominion
on the map. 1t is not piling barren Pelior
upen uncullivated Ossa. 1t is an actual
conquest OF new strength and new resour.
ces Already has Minnesota lis capitol
St Paul-which has its churches, schools
journals, parties, Interests. and speculations
rhe Mormon founders of Deseret are do
ing what the Puritans did in Massachu
sets two centuries ago; taking care 10 pos
sess themselves of the best lands and wa
ters in their new State. Instead Of becom
ing lawless horde Of aoventurers, lh'
settlers in California are founding cities
electing delegates, magistrates, sheriffs ant
congressman, as methodically and intent,
as if they trod the beaten paths of life OF
the Atlantic shore ofthe continent.
i And with this increase Of territory there
is commensurate increase Of industry ii
the older States. BY recent statistics W
perceive iha. manufactures are rapidly ii;
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WHOLE NUMBER 253.

their arguments, and their small arms Of
statistics. Society will rejoice 10 be convinc-
ed that the punishment can be safely dis
psnsed with. 1t will not cling pertinacious-
ly TO the sovereign right to inf ct it after it
shall have been made to appear that the e1-
ercise Of the right is not absolutely neces-
sary.
Another very grave objection to the pen.
atty is, that society should not set the ex-
ample Of violating the sanctity of life, there
by countenancing the idea that it may be
deliberately taken in cold blood for cause
There are many who regard this as the
principal objection. II certainly Las some.
torce, but we have already exceeded the
space we proposed to occupy with our res,
marks, and must forbear to discus the point
at present. Another objection is the dis
grace and anguish the ignominionus punish
ment brings upon all connected with the
party executed, and the taunts and insults
to which on account of such connection,
they are exposed from the vulgar and illib-
erai in thong bit and speech.
We cannot dismiss the subject without
referring to one peculiar fact. The number
Of persons summoned as jurors and in cap.
ital cases, but who get excused upon the
ground of opposition TO capital punishment.
does not seem to increase. 1t may be that
the seectmen, in the exercise of the discre-
ton vested in them by law, do not put in
to the jury box the names of those who are
supposed to entertain the disqualifying opin
ion. Or it may be, that the frequency Of
unprovoked homicide, committed upon ie-
males, notwithstanding the lenity Of the ex-
cutive, has s,me what checked the growth
ef the anti capital punishment sentiment
on this commonwealth. The question was
certainly disposed of very promptly in tha
house OF re presentatires few weeks ago,
without debate.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-08

creasing in what were the southern states
most so in the Carolinas and Georgi J..
The cotton mill is now built beside tile
cotton fe'd-a formidable sign for Liver
poo! shippers and Manchester mili-owners.
In the northern and eastern states every
torrent is trained to work Samson-llks in
the mil.'
The census Of 1850, abou! to be taken
in the United States, will show growth
of numbers. territory, and Industry, en,i G.
Iy unexampied in human history. Lei
The powers Of the Old World look 10 it
let the statesmen Of France, Germany
and Russia, read the census carefully
though it should startle them. Let despol
ism count every man of these millions IS &
mortal euemy, and every acre of that vos
Commonwealth as The Inheritance of man.
kind mos, gauged to the cause of freedom
Let Engiand's Ministers, too, rend ana
whether, with such a sea and land rivn
arising against England, they can afford
by egaIzing famine, to force one-haN o.
our race to Zee for home and laws into
the arms and service of that rival already
so iornid idablei.
But let ireland take 1t to heart above all
Let her learn that the growth of nations
has mol ceased. Fertile energy and ti's
will that will not bend. still build up states
whether in the wide pampas Of the New
World, or the studded and Strengthened re
gions of the Old America is as grand {
lield for human enterprise rs when It's
ship Of Columbus first nenred the shores
OF Guunahani: Ireland is not only still ,ht
land of promise TO the Irish rece, but {
land rich in hope, inexhnust.ble in tht
prizes for devotion and genus. if the lrlsi
peup!e rise to tho level Of their fortune.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-08

valley oflh Humboldt river, the distance
OF four hundred miles by Subleue's cutoff,
or five hundred and fifty miles by the Bear
river Valley. The former is not 50 well
simbered or watered, and for that reason
emigrants usually follow the valley of Bear
river. On The latter route, by striking di.
reclly westward from the Soda Springs
along the base Of the dividing ridge be-
tween Oregon and California, the travel,
Ter has every night wood, water and grass.
Descending the valley of Humboldt river
TO its northern bend, distance oftwo hun
dsed and four miles, he will fndwood, wa
ter and grass in sufficient abundance for
purposes Of comfort. From tho northern
bend Of The Humboldt river the greater
part Of the enigrants, during the summer
season, followed that stream to its sink,
and then struck westward through the Sal
mon Trout Pass into Sacramento Valley,
and thence 10 the Bay. distance Of four
hundred miles. Some Of them, however,
proceeded from the northern bend Of the
river directly wesI, through m open and
lovely valley, to lhe base of the Sierra N E.
vado, and through an easy pass there
found, and since called the E,nigran,s
Pass into the Sacramento Valley
This new route is shorter than the one by
the Salmon Trout Pass by about seventy
Eve miles, better Supplied with grass, and
the pass is no doubt much better. especially
for vehicles. Such is the overland route
to California.
The Tribune acknowledges tha, this route
is cheaper than the one round the Horn,
or the route via the lsthmus Of Panama,
but maintains that it is "s!ow, tedious, and
dangerous - Let us see the difference Of
COST, Of time, and of danger.
The voyage by the Horn costs from
$l0O to $500.
The time consumed is FIVE or six months.
The dangers encountered are those OF
storms at sea, and other accidents, together
with the rounding Of one Of the most dan.
gerous capes in the world.
The voyage to Chagres costs S65 in the
steerage, and Ssl25 in the cabin.
Transportation across the lsthmus from
$25 to $40.
Every day Of detention nj Panama, So
From Panama to the Bay Of Francisco
$50 in the steeroge, aid $500 in the
cabin.
Time consumed abon, forty days.
The dangers ars those Of fire ut sea,
storms in the NIezican Calf, notorious for
hurricanes, and pes,'lence on the ls,hmus.
sss 1.-The ssyellsr gees overland frpns ths ths
WESTERN border. and IS ~ q mol ed
they will cost Kim $3.50; provisions, &c.
$50; total $500.
Or, if he prefers going in q neat spring
carriage, Messsrs. Aiexanier-& Hal! will
carry him in one f,r $500, as per adver-
tisement in this paper.
Time from sixty to seventy days.
Danger none; mol even as much as o:e-
~ citizen of the country encounters in the
pursuit Of his daily avocatIons, for his
health uniformly improves, and he is lio'
bic to fewer accidents.
Such are the comparative advantages OF
the several routes to California. Is there
a man of sound Judgment in the community
who can hesitate which 10 prefer.
Louis RerlUe
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-08
By T.. s. ARTHG R..

.zaHk 80 s - ~ st->- s=' So
- Thirty years ago. a small harefoo'ed
boy paused 10 admire the flowers in vel !
.saisisa.ed garden. The child was an or
sphanbaad had already felt how hard the
arphai,.sslot The owner Of the garden,
who was trimming border, noticed lhe
lad, add spoke 10 hin kindly.
sd % souleye hemersf" said he.
.s.The boy .etlieo, 10, yes. We used TO
have flowers in our garden"
"a Ehe man laid down his knife, and gath
eriae q few sAowefs, took them to The fence,
sirough tho Hanneis Of which The boy was
slooiiag, and handing Them 10 him. said MS
he did 50, ssHere,s a nice little bunch for
.yep.n III s6s -
A flush went over the ehild's face as he
.aeok,h flowers. He did not make any
.rspiy, sbut<in his large eyes, as he lifted
them TO the face Of the man, was an ex-
Sressionq of ihank(uliness, TO be read as
.plainly as words in q book.
The act, on the part of the man, was
eone Of. spontaneous kindness, and scarcely
thsoghtl Of again, bat by. the child it was
sueyer forgotten. S..
s4sYears went BY, and through toll, priva.
.sions and ,suferings both IN body and mind,
the boy grew up to manhood. From or
s}eaIs like this come forth our most effect
iyesnen. xaIfkept free from vicious asso-
cia,es, thesla ofdeeling and mental ac-
stivisys becomes ambitious, and rises in So
..eietv, above the common level. .zs
sasSo il proved in the case of this orphan
boy. He had few advantages of education
.l,bt such slefIered were well improved
It happened TINT his. lot was cast in print
.iox,ofice; and the young compositor soon
became interested in his work. He did
mot set the types as 4, mere mechanic, but
went beyond the duties of his calling en-
.serine4in the ideas to which he was CIV
oiAg verbal expressions, and. making them
his. own. At2l he was young man
aofamere Than ordinary character. Atihir-
fy-fvehe was The conductor of widely
aeiscHlnied and profitable newspaper, and q
.mansrsspectedsb by all who knew him.
sai During the earnest struggle that all men
enter into, who are ambitious 10 rise in the
Sworld, the thoughts do not often go back
and rest, medita,ively, upon the earlier
a,ime ofsiEe- i But after success has crown
ed each we'll directed effort, and the gain
ing Of a desired position no longer remains
a subjecrofe doubt, 1.-The mind often bring
,sP from far,ef past the most vivid recol q
lections and impressions that were palniu
>.er pleasufable at The time, and which ar
.nowsseen TO have an influence more or les
decided upon the whole after life. In ,hi
.staas Of reflection, sat one day, the man W
have introduced After musing tor Ion
.fimsedeeply abstracted, he took up his per
andswrote hastily-and these were tn
fsentences be traced upon the paper ths
lay before him:
.-raEaow indelibly does little act of kind
ness, performed at the right moment in
eapress itself upon the mind. We meet
YMsspass through the world. so much
rude sel6saness, that we guard ourselves
.ksisstsit and scafcely feel its effects
n1,st spontaneous kindness comes SO rarel
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-08
CaNifal Punishment.

Wa evtr,o. tho a., D
Ton ros', anu ask Tie serious attention OF our
readers to both the subject and the remarks:
In preceding part of this article we
have stated that there are serinus objections
to ca pital punishment. Without claiming
| it to the greatest, we NAV mention first
the danger u wrongful conviction. arising
from the falEbility Of human testimony
and human Judgment. LAFAYETTE was ext
ceedinely IMPRESSED with the weio ht of this
objection The horrors of the French reyolu.
tion. nerpetra,ed undsr tbe forms of ;ndiciaI
proceeding, undoubtedly exerted cons,au,
and controlling bias on his opipion in this
respect But the objection has not been sal,
fisf faet6Tfly ans aseSed 6y -rrnfre1 ttieli,
fciaI ilaf letters IN our own Quiet State il
/ cur own day. JUDGES have said in sinh
stance. that we have the rioht to take fift
upon human testimony. because. we deter.
mine the great rights of personal liberty
and property upon such testimony. The
! raIiacy in this answer is. that il confound.
things which have nothing in common. II
a man be deprived Of his liberty, through
false swearing or error on the part of wit.
nesses, such iaIsehood or error NAV be sub
seoueptly exposed and he NAV he restored
to his liberty: or, if he be stfipped of his
property Ey such means he will still have
himself left, which is his principal natural
right, and although he may have to live by
the sweat of bis brow, still he lives. moves
and has his being, and is free to discharge
all those common but important duties
which constitute all that is truly valuable in
the state of human existence. But when a
mans life has been sworn away, or adjudg-
ed away, he is wrongfully cut off for ever
from among men. The judicial annals of
all civilized and christian countries contain
instances of such fatal errors. But never
theless the truth cal be ascertained through
human testimony, and it is because it can
be SO ascertained that the law stakes human
life upon it.
1t is, however, proper and grave cues
ton for the conslder alton of legislators,
whether, there being a liability to fatal mis-
take, it would not be more consistent with
due regard to the yalue of life to stop short
of taking it upon the decision of human
INDICTMENTS based on human testimony. The
neg sative is founded on principle of policy
directly the reverse of the maxim of the
law that it is better tha, hundred guilty
men should escape than that one innocent
man should suffer. The stalking of human
lie against human testimony is founded on
the belief that if is better for society that an
innocent man should occasionally suffer
death. than that system believed to be the
most effective that can be devised for the
general protection of life should be abandon
ed Unerrinp ius,ice. in all cases. being
unattainabIe at anv rate the genera voice
of society has been steadily for the suppos-
ed greatest amount of self protection, even
at the possible exnense of iustcs in some
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-08
Overland Route TO California.

The New York Tribune says: "The
overland journey from independence, Mo.
is slow, tedious, and in Some measure dan
gerous, bat cheaper than by the Isthmus OF
Horn. We do not know enough about ii
to go into any detail. Persons wanting
information, should address some one u,
st. Lous.''
N Nothing can be more incorrect than the
idea given by eastern papers generally, of
the overland route. They magnify the
difficulties and exaggera;e the dangers 10
an enormous extent. The public do not
commonly understand that all these mis-.
statements are made for the express pnr-
pose of deterring adventurers from under
taking the overland journey, and inducing
them 10 go by the New York lines of s,ea-
mers. In other words, these newspaper
accounts are usually written at the in.
stance oil, and paid for by the New York
o sners OF steam ships, and for that reason
alone are wholly unreliable.
We have ourselves travelled more than
half the route from the western border
through the South Pass 10 Francisco Bay,
uild "O nave lGCSltSu Niiu
accounts from number of hands of the
routes from For! Smith via El Passo, and
from various points in Texas via Ell Passo
We have no hesitation in giving the pref.
erence to the one from St. Louis, through
the South Pass. We do this for several
reasons. the traveller from Fort Smith
encounters a deficiency Of water, broad
spots of entire desert, and serious dangers
from robber bands of Indians before he
reaches Ell Pa;so. After passing that gap
and descending the Glla river, he is sub.
jected TO constant midnight attacks from
the Apaches, The widest, fiercest, and
most skililul tribe on the continent; he en-
counters, TOO, rugged, difficult and toriu-
rous route. If he take up his line Of march
from any point in Texas these dangers
are multiplied, because the first Indians he
will encounter are the CamancAes, who are
notorious for their ferocity, and for having
carried on predatory war with the Mex
ican provinces for forty years past.
All these difficulties and dangers are
avoided by the northern route. From ST.
Louis to independence, Weston, or ST. 10
seph, the traveller can go upon n steam
boat, on which his fare will be moderate
From any one Of these points to the soutl
fork of the Platte river. distance of fou
hundred and twenty six miles, he will fine
a fine rolling prairie, abundantly supplie'
with water, and covered with rich grass
without solitary spot of intervening steril
ity. From this point to the South Pass
five hundred and twenty miles, he will
find the same open, grassy plain to the foo
of The Black Hills, one hundred and fit,
miles, and from thence his course will b.
through succession OF narrow, grass,
valleys, intersected by stripes Of sand, an
occasional rocky ridges; but he is at n
time compelled to camp without wood, wa
ter and grass. From the South Pass to 'h