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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
CLOTHING, &c.
CINCINNATI CLOTHING STORE.

(Nert door to c. Bell, Druggist. Main St.,)
Evansville, Ind.
TN ESSRS. AHLERlNG & Drummer have
1FA Just received from their manutactory, in Gin
clnnatl, the latest New York style of Fall and Win
ter Clothing. Ill of which are made and trimmed
IN the best manner under their dir con expressly
Tor ils market and consists of every article requi-
siie to complete GentIemen's Wardrobes
Coats and CIOaks.
A hne assortment OF Blue, Brown. Grey, Drab,
Mackinaw, Blankets; Box, and Over Coats, genu-
Inc Pilot and Beaver Cloth Goats; fine lot OF Cloth
Goats OF all sizes and prices superior Black and
Blue, French and Enslish Cloth Dress, Frock and
Sack Goats iul tri" med, Satinet and Cashmerette
Goats; Brown, Green and Grey and all colors of
Tweed and Cashmere Sack, Frock and Dress Goats:
ROundabouts and Goats of all kinds
PantalOons.
Superior Black and Blue { 10th and Cashmere
Pants: Fancy French Cashmere Pants Fancy
Stripes and Blue, Black, and Steel Mixed and Ca
det Mixed Satlnett Eants Tweed and Cordroy do
Pants o every varie.y and price to suit purchasers
Vests.
Black silk ard satin Vests, Fancy and Plain silk
Velvet Vest; Fancy Cashmere Vests Satinet vests;
and common Vests OF all Kinds.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
ATTENTION sHIPPERsT
An Old Forwarding House under NO..

ATTENTION SHIPPERSI
an OAu forwarding House undera Nov
r, Name.
NE frm OF Harrington, Crane &, O,RiIov
4 general forwarding and Commission MercbantSS
Evansville, lndiana) having been this day dissolved
py @ Inc mutual consent OF its members. and p C'
ORlley having purchased all the Interest Of h.
eeoparlnerS e Messrs Harrington and Crane, in the
business, Wharf Boat and properly. or said firm
ana ana having associated himself with John Mitchell
itsq.' t tHe business OF the late firm will hereafter
De CURED on under the name. and firm of
ORILEY & MITCHELL,
III. ne patrons ot theod finn and the public gene.
rally are assured that nothing that industry ener
sy ana fdellty can accomplish shall be omitted 10
iender me new tlrm worthy of the succession cast
upon IL ny the above arrangements
Mr. O'Rl)ey tenders his grateful acknouIedco.
ments to his friends for past favors and woud n5r.
ticulary request all who desire TO entrUS, bai
business TO mln future to be careful TO consiGn to
ORILEY & MITCHELL
AS the use OF the names of his late nartnars IN
making assignments m ight beget confusion. par.
ter commence the same business -O-0~'
?. q. O'RILEY,
Evansville Ia. Nov sth 1919. 'I!31, f9n,1
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PARTNERsEIP NOTICE-

IOHN SAANkLlN Aaslg tIlls Gay ioImed co
u partnership With OSLChNL klILLN. tn,
business hereailtr will be col Quoted under the name
and linn OF Shankin y kelly, al the curner OF
Main and kiSt stIeets, who're they will be pleased
to see their Old customers and all others wGo ma,
favor them with 4 call.
Nor lxf 1919 n5
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20

TOO PIECES Plaid Linseys;
HUI Cases BIeached Shirtings;
25 ass'd Fancy Prints;
bales Red annels;
cases White -
q" Satinetts;
3 Z" Kentucky Jeans;
5 " Over Coatngs;
With an infinite variety of other goods Just leceiv-
ed and for sale very low, by
dl-tf }. ii. MAGHEE & co.
NEW GOODS.
I TUST received hy the subscriber general assou
- ment of Fall and Winter Dry Goods. Boots.
Shoes, Hats, CAPS, ItaGy maGe CJcline Ilennel
and MarinO under shirts, Shawls a handsome as
sorumen' OF goods for Chidrtns clolhirg. superior
Hosiery, and general assortment OF Trimmings.
which VIII be sold very low please to call and
examine the stock
WILLIAM HUGHES,
n9] Corner Main and I'd Streets.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
EVANSVILLE MARBLE YARD.
nTEipC II Ell. u III &, Co.

DEALLR>5 in Foreign and American Marble
~ Monuments, Tomb and Head Stones, Centre
Table and Counter Tops. &c. &c.
N. b. Work done in good style and the low
est prices in PLY
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
CASE ADVANCES.

1 WILL make hGeIai advances n Produce foT
4 shipment tomy nends COwun, Lykers Il Spal-
Uings, New Orleans.
j. NJ. STOCkWELL.
vnnsville DC l1A9-d3- 6md
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EVANS & HARRIN GTCN
SRERWOOD BOUSH.
J. Z. CARLt .-'...--A toSrLR' R'.'-''-'J- HARPEt
NEW CASH AND PRODUCE STCRE!!

Il nt4 Undersigned tam having taken the stand
4 formerly occupied by A. Curl, (on Main
street lhe Canal bridge, Tor the purpose of car
rying on the merchandise business respectfully IN
vite the public generally to give the N call, they
vor them with their patronage clnap as at the
cheapest. We shall keep constantly on hand
complete assortment OF Dry Goods, Groceries
all ohtr articles usually kept in such establish
ment. All kinds OF norchan1abie produce wanted
ior which we will pay the highest market pricc
Nov 7-3m CARLCCh. FOSTER & 90.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
TAILORING.

T1HE undersigned, lately arrived from Boston begs
l. leave TO inform the citizens OF Evansville, that
le has opened shop, corner OF Sycamore and First
streets, lately occupied by Mr.. ONeil, where he So
licits cali Of gentlemen wanting garments made in
good style, and hatters HIMSELF that anv, who once
tries his work. will ever after give him their custom.
decll ID. = ANDERSON
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
CARPET wAREROOM

THE subscribers are Just opening a large and el-
4 egant Carpet Wareroom, where they have now
on hand splendid stock OF Carpets, consisting of
Venetian, Ingram, Three Ply, and Stair Capeungs,
from 37t TO 81 30 per yard, together with 4-4-5.4
8 4 heavy Oil Cloths, with a splendid stock of
Tuited and Chenille Rugs. all ofwhich will be sold
cheaper than ever before offered here. We have
now on hand about 80 pieces Carpeting, TO which
we would ca the attention of all who wish to pur
| cha e.
l-tf J. II. MAGHEE. &, co.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
WILLIAM HUGHES.
LOG ROLLING.

NJ f will pay the hlshesl price in cash for good
w Yellow Poplar, White Oak, Cypress, Walnut
and Pine Loggs delivered at the mouth OF Cash,
six miles above Cairo, on the Ohio river
n 2q-6m Ga}w1 Fl WATKINS Il co
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
THE MISS LESLIE AIR-TIGET
COOK STOVE.

e&s WE have received the different sizes of this
G-u superior Air-Tight COOK STOVE, with en-
C& laTged flues. and all the lates. Improvements.
The eat objection to air tight Stoves has been ne
draft; our enlarged fues obvate that defect, and
we now offer the Miss Leslie as a superior Stove.
The public are invited 10 call and examine for them
selves ian2O J. 2. & G.. SCuWING.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, SC
NEW FAIL & wINTER DRY G foods!
SHANIGLIN & REILLY

4 RE now opening at the corner OF Main and
First sis. .rge and desirable stock OF For
eign and Domestic Dry Goods to wit:
25 Bales Brown Shirtings;
> = OsnabuTghs;
5 DnIlinqS;
300 pieces Prints, newest styles;
$50 Bleached Shirtings;
80 Irish Linins, (some very fine);
SO {" Santinetts and Jeans;
80 Red, White. x Yellow FIannels
80 Brown, and Bid Canton do;
20 " Rob, Ray, Plaid Linseys;
25 " Hickory Striped Shirtings;
20 Apron Checks;
25 " Furniture Prints;
30 :" Blk and Cold Alpaca Lustres:
80 = 8 NJ. DeLaines --latest
patterns;
20 Solid and Co'd Cashmcres
80 Gases ass'td Boots and Shoes;
80 Bales Cotton Batting
so Bags - Yarns "ass't'd";
90 Cases Hats, Cloth, Fur, and silk Oilclcth
Caps;
White Mackinaw, and whiting Blankets;
Blue do do;
Sunerfne French Drob PIonLato no. ooo+.N
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20

With gL cd assortment OF Cloths Cassimeres. Fan.
cy Vestings (Some rich and rare) great variety OF
Winter Sh2wls' embracing some OF quite new
styles, and of the latest fashions white and cold
Cambrics, Jaconets, cross bard Muslins, PLAIN and
fig'd Swiss do. Green, Pink, Blue, and Buff Cham
brays; white and col'd L. Wool Hose; white and
cold Cotton do; white and cold Cotton and L.
WOOL halt Hose; Ladies aud Gents cold Thibit
Wool Gloves blk AM cold Kid d.; with great
variety of Trimmings and small notions too nume-
rous to mention, which we will sell as low as any
house in he city for ash, pIoduce such as Corn
Oats, Pork, Lard, Flaxseed, Beeswax, Feathers,
White Beans. &c, &c. ms
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
LORN FARRELL.
VIM. A. wANDELL,

ATTUKNEY Al LAW.
Princeton, Gibson County, Ind.
RTReiel To BAKER " GARvIN, Evansville, Ind
mar 81.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
EVANSVILLE TELEGRAPH

To the Commercial and 1faueling Co,nr,.u,t
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TRUNKS.

TRUNKS.
A superior article of Brass and Iron
f5S4l5 IA Bound Trunks cheap for cash. at
Ply BEUMMER & cos,
lang 30l Corner Main & First SITS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12
The CITY of Rome.

Rome is still where It has been for more
than 900 years 1t is upon the Tlbor, sIS-
teen miles from It's mouth, which runs South
through the Western part ofthc city, and then
turns West, and then continues that course TO
its outlet, where II some 300 feet wide. Much
Of what was formerly covered with buildings
Is now cultivated. This is particularly the
case with much OF the Southeast part within
the city walls and Els, and Southeast Of the
Capitoline Hills. had air (nllaria) Is said
TO h, the cause Of the dessrtion Of thIs part OF
the city. The ancicn, hills are still TO be
found, but are by no mems 80 prominent as
,heywere on accoun, ofihe vallies having been
filled up by the rubbish constantly aecumula''
ING. In this way the place Of the ancient
forum has been filed up a, least fifteen feet
The land a, the base OF the TarpeIan Rock is
10 much filled up that the modern traveller Is
prone TO think that i, would be Ear from GER
tain death to be thrown from ~ top, 1t Is
no, as formerly, IS feet high, with heaps ol
rocks below. In the North eas, part arc ex-
,ensive gardens, and on the wes,sidc OF them
are the residences Of the English and Ame'
rican inhabitants.
Tn, palace of,ho Pope is near tho centre Of
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12

tho city. The Church of ST. Peter is on the
IVES, side 10 is 7So Zee, long, and $50 feet
wide. and will hold $1,000 people. ], COS,
finy Millions Dollars. The statue Of St.
Peter stands NO, Ear disiani. ], was formerly
a statue Of Jupiter, and was changed by
ono Of the early Popes into ,lilt Of the apostle
BY some mysterious power, without chang
ing iis material substance in the least, which
gave rise to the remark Of the wsg, tha, II
was formerly the statute Of Jupiter, and II is
that Of Jew.Pelor still. The report ha, the
Rrca, toe ofthis statue has been entirely worn
away by the lips Of the Catholics is not exact
" true. Itisa Prolcstan, SANDER. Yet II
Is true that the repeated kisses Of the faithful
for hundreds Of years have worn il away con.
sdsrably. NO Catholic passes il without
stopping to kiss II. Tosec poor ignorant Peo-
pie do 80, that is bad enough but TO see
men Of learning and science, and Of cultivated
minds, like the Pope anil Cardinals, constant.
ly approaching the image with all rcycreuce
and wiping ihisto with u.ci, handkerchief,
kiss it, wipe il again, and 20 on their way, Is
beyond endurance. One can have no patience
with them.-Dr. Bmrd.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12
Brilliant Repar;eeS.

The deNicrous leap Of thought, by which
the mind ESCAPES from seemingly hopeless
dilemma, is worth all the 'cs,mcnts OF dignl.
" which continually saved voltairc from so.
clal o,cuurn. lie once praised another writer
very heartily 10 a thlri person. &" II is
very strange, was the reply, "thai you speak
well II hun, for he ,lys that you are char.
la,an." go" rcplid Vollalre, 81 think It
very likely that both Of rs NAV he mistaken" "
Again, YOU must an have heard the anoclOtc
Of the young gentleman who was discoursInr
very dogmrlcally about the appropriate
sphere ofwomln " Aud pray, slr, scream.
cd out an old lady, "vhat is the appropriate
sphere II woman'" ~ celestial sphere
madam" Robert Hall did uo, lose hs pow
cr Of rotor, even iu madness. \ hypOcutcd
condolrr with his misior,uncs once visited
him iu the mad.house, and said, m a whIn-
inr tone, 'wha, brought you here, Mr Hall .
Hall Significantly touched hls brow with hi,
finger. and replied, Whtll never bring
YOU sir.-,oo much brain \ rapid change
irJm enthusiasm .u ...l..i,-...l,u o. unrt, .irr
cssary IN society. Thus a person once cIo-
guc0,ly culor.1uC the angelic qualities ol
Joan of Arc, was suddenly met by the Pciu-
Ian, question, "What was Joan Of hrc made
or "Shc was Maid Of Orleans" 4 YAM
kcr is never upset by a,,onr,hmcnt. H.
walk, among the Alps with his hand m his
packets, aud the smoke ol his cigar Is seen
among the midst of Niagara. One Of this elias,
,,uuicrcd iutp the office OF iho lightning tel
cgraph, and asked how long !, would take To
transml, message Ia Washington &" Ten
minutes. was the reply. "lcan't wait
vas the rrJoinlcr. Sheridan, Who never W.
without reason, never failed TO cNtrlcaic
himself n any emergency by ms wit At
country house, where he VAS once on visit,
an elderly maiden lady desired TO he hs com.
panion in a walk lie excused hlm-lf at
frs, On the ground Of the badness of the
NIllIllI h'IN Nf'll AlA'l " -ANFF t''hf' W. ~
truupiri him M an ATTEMPT To escape ~ilhuu,
her. "WclI. she said, Ut Is cleared up, !
,,c." "why ycs," he answered, !, has
cleared mp enough for ons, bu, not enough for
rso." It was this readiness which made
John Randolph - terrible IN retou. liz was
the Thcrs,ir, uf Congress, ionguc-stabbcr
No hypc,bolc of contcmPt or scom could
be llunched against him, bot he could oycrop
i with something more scoFnlng and con
rcmptuous, Opposition only maddencd him
INTO more brilliant bu,mess. " Isn't a
shame, Mr. President" said he one day IN
the senate, "tl,at the noble bulldogs of the
administration should be- wasting t'clr Preci-
Gus time IN worrying the rats Of the oPPosl-
non" Immediately the Senate, was IN an
uproar, and he was clamorously clllcl to or
der. The presiding officer, however, sns-
,aincd him, and pointing his long, skinny
fingers at h's opponents, Randolph screamed
out, rats, did say mies, mrcs. "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12
Quartz Gold

whl,cvcr sksp,ic.sm may have existed re-
,pcc,,ng the rc,on, stories Of gold IN quartz
bed. in Ctlif5riit, is ri2illy llslpprlrIng be-.
for, pnr,ctld,nia,,rltils OF III 'r corr,ct-
mss Tn,us,oi, or -,,cim,n, have been cy.
hih.t,i IN thi, city OF gold IN quartz, answer
IN, N, J,,,rip,ion mad, by tn, California
,,s.. Of IN, ou,rr b,l, with which that
country IS said to abound for hundreds OF
mills, Av,ry hry. All rich sp,,im'n Of
,,,s ,ock MA, trough, from California by the
Hon Mr. Wright, one Of her delegates 70
Congress, which was broken from the native
,oct Il was not mo than six inches square.
br, w,s valued 4, about $500.
n, wricb, stated ,ha, he traced vein OF
,h,, .,,,,i6c,,ion for distance Of ~ miles,
III -, which ne ,uppo.cd would average over
49,, Jo,,,,, n colJ ,o the mound Of quartz
VII ;,s, hecp shown by Mr.. Dele,an,
wm .,,cc, similar specimens taken from
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12

VIII AND IIuMoR.-Thcrc is no greater
mistake than to imagine that wits and humOr.
is,s are happier than other men or that tho
production Of faccir is Of necessity an agree.
able employment. UnIoubicdly tho ooneeP-
ton Of a "blight idea" Is pleasurable, bot its
expression in writing may be in tho highest
degree painful and veratious. Indeed, the
most comical things have been written In tho
most dismal moods. Goldsmith, when at
work upon his diyer,ing comedy " She Sioops
To Conquer" describes himself as s,rolling
about lhe fields, studying jcsis Ni,h most
tagIcal countcuance - Cavpcr'1 L" John Gil.
pin" was written in the gloom Of a settled
hypochondrils and poor Blanchard while
mourning the loss Of lis wife with the mos,
POIGNANT guef, o. nj 10 end l.- r0uiriba-
ton, To " Punch" till he put period 10 his
life. There is a sort Of drollcry which the
result Of mere animal spirits, but genuine Wit
and the highes, kind of humor, are a purely
intellectual product, and have no necessary
allianc. With merIm9rt IA Ihe mind Of the au-
thor. Washington Irving, himself a humor.
is, of the highest rank, has written the follow
ing IN his LII, of Goldsmith -
eth, elaboration Of humor IS often most
serious task aud We have never witnessed a
more perfect picture Of m,nlal misery than
was once presented to Us by once popular
dramatic writer, tstIll we hope liyIng,) whom
We found n the agonia. Of producing farce
which subsequently, set theaters in rolr."-
Boston Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12

Sick 90 MS BSRGAiS The subject u
the following anecdo,c is an old and respocta.
ble physician, who is now very strgauou,
temperance man, although In his young days
he sometimes "Pa,tonii,d the groceries"
over much On Que occasion, having indulg-
81 too freely IN 4 variety Of spurious docOc-
rions with some boon companions, he mount.
ed his marc and started for home. lie had
not gone far bcfor. the lnconsideratc "eom.
mlnglinr Of spirits" gave rise to such furi.
Gus rebellion that h. .aS fam 10 dismount and
come to anchor against large log BY tho
roadside, where he conBrnc:l prOci Of
uphrayal that Mas truly alarming. WhIlo
engaged in these spasm,d c efforts a, relief,
he was accos'cd By a traveller, who, With
true Yankee solic,tudc inquired What MS tho
matter. Tho ncbrilt', 10 an interval VI the
plroNys sm, guGly replied, ,hl, " be hlduld'
cd horses, anil va, r,sy usl II hiS idrgal"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12

4 PHNcrlr EsrArE.-Wul.am Hunt, tot.
merIy Of Philadelphia, but lately the most eT.
tcnsIyc sugar planter IN Cuba, recently died.
H., will WIS opened IN Philadelphia, IN the
18th inst. and his nephew, William Hunt
Stewart, was found To b, the sole heir 10 his
immense po~s a,slons, which last year yielded
$4,000, and may safely b. ST down as an.
nullly worth 100000 THIS dcNis' is chars.
ed with the payment Of S2Oo, 900 10 legacics,
and i've yeats given for that purpose. Mr.
Stewart is quite young, aud may probably bc
tn, richest man OF hIs age IN the Union.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12
Dove.ailing-.A Story o: Com Blake.

In the western stage coaches, with their
,hrc, seats. each seat accommodating three
passengers, the arrangements Of leg Tlacing
not unlrequently leads to fierce outbreaks Of
ire. A lai old lady got into 4 coach at reo-
ria, (Illnois, } whose uncompronIsIng ro,nnd-
r,y and snaPpishncss Of temper, combined
also with most unaccommodating pair Of
" limbs, " rendered her the most undesirable
r,s ris ,ha, a traveller could possibly be al.
flcird with.
The modes, blshfulncss Of the individual
sitting before her prevented his demonstrating
against the injustice Of the proceeding 80
aitcr unmitigai-J suffering for fifty miles,
borne with Christian Resignation, he disaP.
psar-d from the scene Of his rnlr,yrdom, and
his place was occupied by hard featured
Captain, Of onc Of the lake steamers, known
as the "Old Commodore" whose s'eTnness
and determination Of purpose plainly lndlca'-
,d that be had been warned Of the purga,ory
m store for him. and was resolved to graPPlc
rallanrly with The difficulty.
As he took his seat, and ben, his head TO
the r,gh, and LETT over hls knees, looking ~
It were for some place tn bcstow his legs an
ominiuus silence prevailed !n the rocking
chair, and all anNiou'ly awaited the result Of
the attack which this bold man was evidently
mcdita,inr.
Thr skipper certainly imlginrl that his
pautomimic indications Of discomfort would
have a slight elect, hut when h" contrary
was ,h1 result, and the uucompromiNnG
kue Wclt.l hm ,U,o q corner, hi, fee turn.
ID purple win emotion, AMI btnaung towards
h'S 'omcnior' he s0irmniy 'Nrlam'd-
." ! guess marH, rs got " h' done any
how, sooner or later 80 you and l. ma'n'
must do'"'ail.
The lady bounded from her ''I'' aFh''''
at IL" mysterious proposal ''''1''''"F -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12

A WIsrrRN L,wYER's ENoEDlrN The
ST. Louis Rsycillc has a goo story about Ius.
TN Buttcrfeld, Esl., formerly Of Chicago,
and now Land Commissioner at Washington,
who appeared IN behalf Of Joe Smith before
u. 5. Court at Springfield. lie made this
brief bu, happy opening of his address to tho
court, which, rhetorIcians must allow, admI-
rabIy answered every purpose Of the longest
exordlum, and brought him at once To tho
case. lie said -
- appear before the court in eircumstan-
Co.'S such as mortal man was never placed IN
before. appear before the Pope, Judge
Pop, presiding in presence Ofangcls, (wav-
ing hrs hand to the lades,) in behalf Of the
prophet OF the Lorl," (Poin'ins to Joe Smith.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12
es- W. Should ncyer BE- ashamed Of In

CT We should never be ashamed Of the
position We occupy IN the world, provided We
alway, conduct ourselves honorlbly. Tho
path of virtue is more desirable than the splen.
dor of the ungodly rich. The honest and yir.
tuous laborcr should command our respect,
whether rich or poor whether he dIscourses
from the pulpit or culuNates the earh,-
whether he pleads at the bar of justice, Or
wandsrs from street tn street aud door to door,
saving wood for his daily subsistence. Nir.
tue should be the height of our aspirations,
and while We make that the object Of our am.
bltion, W. shall not be harrasscd by a rcPruN.
ing conscience, but shall live IN JOY and peace,
-neriting and receiving the love Of our iel'
Iow.bcings.