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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07

but the legs OF the lies will slick out from
under them. don't believe that forty liel
will do as much towards helping "A man on
Of a scrape, Us the simple truth put forth
in simple state ofnudi,y. | believe tha
mos. old maids would like ts get marriet
if they could; bu. Idon't believe that ole
bachelors generally have any desire to ge
into q matrimonial harness and help draw
Ia wagon load Of s.liitle responsibilities" ~
the hard hllIo life. believe that greal
:alkers aresliltle lhinkers-thnt not much
irol Of sense is found where there is mul
Iilude of the leaves of words. 4 he gif.~ q
gab. is seentsibution of nature besturSef
Eagon ihase Mhs pnforsup lack ,hs
Oralbs 10 Propo1rd sstsans To -fhemselye
aud then answer them in silence. beiey,
that man may accomplish wonders if hi
tries hard enough; but don't believe India
rubber shoes con be made out of lawyers
|consciences. Ibelieye there is difference
in quality, if not in price, between pure
milk and chalk and wafer; ta: don't be-
lleye that the moon is green cheese
nude out OF the celestial milkye.~ay.
| believe there are as many beautiful
forms, nubie minds, and just as pure BLOOD
among the common peasan,ryAas there is
in high born nobility; but don't believe
that fine clothes ever made gentleman ol
a clown by nature or a b!ackguard by pro-
tession. believe that a man can pu. him
self down in the world much easier than he
can be put down by others; but | don't be.
lieve that a steamboat can be propelled by
fever and ague power alone. | believe
that no persuasive preceding can coax you
into heaven il you are determined to 60 to
the other place; and don't believe you can
prevent young couple from committing
malrimony when they both agree to the
deed and feel in first rale order Tor il.
believe that the brute creation are possess
ed Of a mysterious instinct, which is more
valuable to them than instinct is to man;
but don'i think a frog knows enough to
60 into the waller when il talnis. believe
that woman can do the most scoldine
when she has 10, OF children about her;
but don believe hen clucks any louder
whether she has two or dozen chickens
at her heels. believe that going to bee
late and getting up late is kind of cross.
Gu, 10 the churchyard; ;but don't believe il
is in consequence ofearly rising lhnt makes
the sun SO bright and cheerful in his Ole
age. -.
s My dear friends-I believe and disbe.
lieve great many things which dom
think il necessary TO mention, but | believe
lhis;-lhal il you don't grow wiser are
better as you grow Older, the little stock o
happiness GU now have on hand will grad
uaIly decrease, till finally 1t is oil wufte'
away like the fragrance of flower. =
You will fall into bad habits, and becom,
morally as mouldy rs an old cheese lha
has lain in damp cellar for m,nrh ol
Sundays, and you will drop to the ground
as summer apple, rotten as soon as ripe.
But if you only try to do we'll believe
you can do II and be happy, just as easy
as sheep can walk over stone wall into
a clover lot. So mote it be. Dow JR.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
The Boston Tragedy.
The Boston Herald, Of Friday. say

The Boston Herald, Of Friday, says:
Mrs. Webster, with her daughters, has
visited her husband once in jail. 1t was
the frs, interview that had been permitted
TO her since the terrible nigh, Of the arrest.
We may imagine the affecting nUsurs OF
tha. meeting. but may no, presume 10 spec
uIa,e upon the feelings OF fatier, mother
and daughters, united for brief period, IN.
der circumstances SO painful.
Judge Fay, Of the Midd'esex Probate
Court visited the cell yesterday. The 10.
,erview lasted long time. 1t will be recol.
lec,ed that i, hid been reported that Prof.
w ebster passed the evening at this gentle.
mans house, wi.h a social party. on the
Friday thu DR.. Parkman disappeared
What connexion this prolracted and comb
Dental consultation may have with the
professors defence, is yet 10 be seen. ~
was stated that, on the evening in quesuohs
Prof.. Webster WINS cheerful and sociao'e as
usual, and that no part of bis conoocs oe'
,rayed him, as a man who had lew noufs,
before imbued his hand with nrotner .
blood-the blood OF a long standing sc-
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
WHOLE NUMBER 24O.

Of the fsvihes no bslo~, whicsh, ar Iay ia
deep blackness, like q botiomle5s enll .--s
He tried to descend, bnt his Ieef found
tnoihing 10 support them, md while dang.
ling thus, over the awful chnsn, his gun
fell from his grasp, dnsliing FIRM side 10
side, and splihiered into a ihoussndr piecSa.
The though that he must perhaps soon. fol. j
low, appeared 10 urge eshim almost 10 des-
peratinn. The grey bris,les upon his old
bead began to take a perpendicular position,
aud perillcus as was the task, he usoended
10 the top.
s His success was almost miraculous; and
bliss sliasts eched froa, the long continoed
strain Of every muacle---the ends Of his lin-s
gerS worn 10 The hoRe--the flesh rubbed
from hir bare knees and his heart throb.
b'ng with a violence unfelt while he was
climbing. his energies relaxed, md he sank
down under the etfurt. In The heat Of the
excitement, our party had witnessed the
scene unobserved, and when we came up
to the exhausted and PROSTATE robber, in an
instant he tounded upon his feet and assuns-
ed beligerant attitude. as if expecting to
NEE, the objec, Of his pursuit. The stern
rigor of his features soon achnnged to sup.
pliancy, ard he Immediately began to warn
our "braye cnptors' Of the imminent dam
ger of the pass, upon whose very threshold
we then stnod. We had approached the
edge Of The pnss, and dismoun,ed. pre-
paratory to crossing, when fierce shrek
called one of our party back to the robber.
But he had disappeared, and near the spot
where we had lett him, s,o I'd the Indian
reering down upon his adversary from be.
hind stunted pine that projected over the
gulf. He had turned upon his pursuer, and
hurled him headlong into eternity, over the
frigbtGul cliff!
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
Short Patent Sermon.
BY DOW, JR.

BY DOW, JR.
Ny discourse this evening will be drawn
from this text:
pll tell you, friends, what believe,
And also what don't. .... .--.
Ny friends-some folks tell you tha,
you can believe in absurdilies and prepos .
terosl,ies, if you only have a mind to; bu,
/ tell you that you can't believe in what
appears irrational and without the pale OF
proba-or possibility. You may play the
hvpocrite with your own hearts, and affec.
TO believe in matters and things that con
Germ temporal interests and perhaps eternal
welfares; but it is no more true believing
than il would be ii were to tell you that
the next shower would rain down shllings,
and you pretend to believe every word OF
it. No, my friends-anything that comes
covered with the dust of doubt, or bedIln.
med in The dull shadows of uncertainty, is
attended with misgivIngs, in spite of ali the
wills, wishes and desires, that ever found
entertainment in the human heart lfyou
were told that penny planted with pota-
toes would spring up, blossom bank bills
and produce silver dollars an hundred fold,
yon wouldn't nor couldn't believe it-even
though all your blessed hopes, wife, child
rem and farrow COW were at stake. But
all this has little to do with the general
tenor of my discourse; therefore,
My friends-I will tell you what | be-
lieve and what don't. believe that a
man is born to trouble-to trouble not only
himself, but many of his fellow beings n.
round him; besides bed.bugs, mosquitoes,
fleas, and other annoying but innocent in
sects. A bed.bug doesn't bite with malice
prepense. and neither does mosquito give
o stab with nurderous premedItati"n; and
therefore don't believe that under such cir
cumstances, either Of them ought to suffer
the penalty Of death. don't believe that
might makes right, nor that thousands shall
Gle that one may live and prosper, as the
farmer held when he washed his lousy call
with decoclion Of tobacco. believe
that love, like lightning. goes where it is
sent; and that, take it on the whole, it does
just about as much damage-considering
how many heartstrings it snaps-iiow ma.
ny i, hurries out of tho world into on aw'
fol and soul-scaripg eternity; but ] don''
believe that love, properly prepared, ever
did body any harm, as my grandmother
said of her bread pills. l believe that a
good man in the valley Of Jehosophat is
nearer Heaven than sinner on The top ol
Mount Sinai-tha, polly wogs are inc'pien'
frogs, and politicians patriots of the mos'
sudden incipiency; but ! don't believe that
the man who works the hardest for an othce
uudersgovernmen,. is the one most likely
TO work the hardest for biscountry in heI
day of trouble and danger, unless there bt
plenty of pay in the perspective, or bl'
prospects shine with the gloss Of glory, lik'
pair OF dancing pumps touched off wi,l
the white Of an egg and little lamp black
/ My friends-l believe tina. the trut'
shouldn't be spoken at all times--an
therefore, shall exercise :he precaut.o
no, to tell you that you are all given, NOR
or less to lying. Equiyocation and sot
t.rr,se are very nice clcaks for falsehoods
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
From the Yankee Blade.
THE DIS0WN Ed

By GRACE, OF wooD DELL.

- 3szssssssss kss rs-s4 as4sssl 5 4st
o,ingrate, gol and never again blight
nv eyes with your presence! You have
3isgraced your family you broke your
5solhsr's heart, and haye caused me 70 re-
krss most biuerly that ever had child. Z
ETheseswords were addressed By stern
faced man 10 tall, pale stripping, who
stood neryously crushing straw hat be.
tween his palms. :. He made no reply to
the stern manla,e, but Kept his eyes fixed
upon the hat 'sls'4 gas 81
:sssGo, hoy, and finish your career, . con-
tinsisd the -pareni; :.,yous have made good
psaxrsss in The road that lends TO ruin.-
80. Charles Archer-go al once?"
Sill sibe youth stirred pot, spoke not,
fhpugh the constantly changing color OF
- rs se, and The quiyering Of his white
1iDs..reyea led the emotions that were s,rug.
.s5vhy do you wait Idiot Is money
vour wisha think you will sink last
enough without that 10 drag you down..
al The close Of this cutting speech, tne
eu.nper. Of The youth changed entirely
"a .cfimsoa glow burned IN each smooth
cheek. While all the rest Of his facs was
pale i as ashes his eyes finished and he
dssw.pp his slender figure 10 its full
s %, sic, but upon you, unrelen,ing
perepk. rest my ruin-a ] am ruined!-
Yon have never spared me-even in mer
81 childhood, my little faults were pun
ished with ihe sirictess severity-and OF
aen when . forgising word from sou wouit
have melted my wild spirit 70 repentance
ana saved ne from farther sin, you hav,
frozen my- better nature by your colo
harsh. treatment, and now am afraid
,sball 90 down-down to perditiot,. J.
1'he excited youth paused, and remov
ins his dark, burning eyes from the iac
of lis iathssr, and again bent the yieidin
as8 He had never before presumed to spea
a reply 10 his parents reproaches, sDr
nov 30 sas goaded 50 severely that 70 70
words could not be forced back; In
4Ongue would sxpress the hearts promP
insss 20
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
Late from California!
ARRIVAL OF TIE EMPIRE CITY.
New YORK, Dec, maer 20

New YORK, Dec, maer 20.
The Empire City has arrived from CHING.
res, with two weeks later Lews from, Cali.
fornia.
The steamer Panama had arrived at
Panama. 20
Two hundred and fifty passengers, ond
half million Of gold were nj Panama.
The Empire City brings over half mil
lion Of gold. and large number Of passen. :.
gers. f 4
Among the passengers is Iloff, q bearer
Of dispatches to government.
The EmpirsE Guy did not bring the Cali.
iornia mails.
The gold continued as plentiful as ever.
The electionf4 Tor the Fati6cations or, e.
lection Of the new Constitution, was held on
the 10Th of November. AT The same tin,e,
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Two
Representatives in Congress were chosen.
Also, members Of the Senate and House of
Representatives Of The State Of California.
1t is certain that the Constitution has
been adopted by an almost unanimous vo,e.
Ii is The general impression thai Peter
H. BurneI has been elected Governor, lind
John M'Dowell, formerly Of Indianapolis,
Lieutenant Governor,
The returns from San Francisco and
elsewhere, indicates he electi Of Redman
Price and George w. Wrah as Represent.
alives to Congress.
The entire Democratic ticket succeeded
in San Francisco.
Col. Suffer was the Wbig candidate for
Governor.
He ran on the Peoples ticket.
1t is now c.ear that L. Butler King win
not be elected 10 the United States Senate.
|. is imanlfes, that the Legislature will be
largely Democratic.
The chances are in favor Of the election
of VIM. K Gwin and Charles ]. Fremont
as United States Senators,
The overland trains which left the States
last spring and summer, across the moun-
tains, had all arrived safe in California.
Col. Russell, OF Missouri, who headed tho
vanguard left Independence on the 24th
April, and arrived n, Suffers Fort, on the
9Th August. HIS company broke up before
he rearned California. he Gallant Co.
lonel is now a, Puebln, practising law.
Edwin Bryant, formerly editor of the
Lexington Ky Inteligencer, had realized
the snug snm Of $780, 900, by specuin'ing
in lots ID San Francisco. He will return
home in June.
Carpenters wages Sic per day. Build.
ings are going up with a tremendous rush.
Both San Francisco and Sacramento were
rapidly filling up from the mines.
Living is getting mole costly, daily. a.,
The rainy season was prevailing.
Lewis Fiambie, printer, fist. Louis,di
of dysenlery al San Francisco.-Pitts.
Post,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
[Erom Donnovan's Adventures in Mexico.
Fearful Death Of a RObber.

Stopping at miserable rancherO, near
Curmilio, over night, in Inc fore paIt OF the
next day, we approached a marrow noun
tain pass, when suddenly the deep solitude
was broken by an lLdlan, who made the
woods resound with shrieks from his steH.
lorian lungs. lie was pursued by q Mex.
lean robber, who held his musket poised
for shot, Hurriedly and Unexpectedly
they dashed past US, from The woods, upon
a broad surface OF rocks and sand. inter-
spe sed with slunted bushes, at a place
which that starved and tangled chapparei
will hardly ever again live to Witness
rhe robber sometimes tripped and FELL
The thorns and BREACHES had torn away
fra gments of his clothing, and barred his
grey head, but inlen. upon his victim, he
cared for none OF these things AL around
lowered high hills, half clothed with shag-
gy forests, while their precipltous crags
aud scars Of avalanches, gave them an ap-
pearance OF savage desolation These
hills, in, the province Of Coahulia, are the
Terminating ridge of that chain OF the great
Cordllera, called the Sierra Madre, and
are channeled by ravines. often extending
from top to bottom, presenting the appear
ance et deep gashes cut in Their sides
Many of them expand and grow shallow as
they approach the base, where the torrent
of earth and stone spreads itself over the
valley. To such al ascent, the unarmed
Indian made his way. pursued by bis furi-
Gus antagonist. Our party all paused to
witness the struggle. A little stream,
" hose waters at this season trickled down
the narrow chasn,, spreading over the
rocks, affording precarIeus ioo:hold, out
the frightened savage groped his way, the
sides ol the ravne towering above his head,
and leaving only strip OF blue sky, visible
between their vergiug edges. a
4 sire in the rear" was suddenly heard,
and the mountain beloved back the report;
bu, the Indian climbed unhurt, gaining rap.
idly on his pursuer' AT length, smooth
rock. nearly perpendicular. arrested, for
moment, the progress oil the robber. He
looked. and saw nothing Of his prey. Al
The renewed activity of the savage. hi
anger and disappointment seemed TO gener
ate new fury, and he pressed on. HIS sole
desire seemed 10 be that Of oyerlaking ant
shaving the Indian. With every physica
|tacuI,y strained to its Utmost extension. hi
wo, ked his way up the precipce, over tn
steep rock; here he was compelled to pause
! lnnd while his blood cooled. he became con
scious of his danger. Above hlm he coul'
find no crsvices large enough 10 thrust hi
finger, nor projection that his foot coul'
lrest against-beneath he saw the sharp an
giles ef the rocks protrudiug from the side
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
OPPOSITION TO TYRANNY oHEDIENcE TO G. D
= e RAVENNA, OHIO, DAY, JANUARY Z 1850

: single. About this
|fann q far distant city,
place, took a fancy to
1aing Mr.. Archer's,
Ilie proprietor at a
eesips said he was en-.
ssray's fair face, and
eailners; but then. the
lps are sometimes de.
zriginly Knew. nothing
even spoken with
naet Mr.. Ashmead
Hazel Lodge
spre interested.
"a s tjoMn even-nfrer
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07

or necessity, renis' 'I'!ll.|
time, a genslematHE / 6
passing through lhs {
q beautiful farm
and purchased 4 ]!
high price. We /
arnored OF Mnf8|
graceful, polished
most observing gtsl
ceived, and Mafy
Of it, for she had
him. !
A few days alies
.thepew Ilrap
atsassrnaA
~ ~.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-07-13
Mn. FILLMORE's REPLY.
ants,

FL WAsHIsGTos, JULY . 1850.
GENTLEMEN: have just received your note con-
veying the melancholy and painful intelligence of
the decease of ZACHARY TAYLOR, late President of
the United States. have no language TO express
the emotions of my heart. The shock is so sudden
and unexpected that | am overwhelmed with grief.
shall avail myself of the earliest moment to
communicate the sad intelligence to Congress and
shall appoint time and place for taking the oath
of office prescribed 10 the President of the United
States. You are requested TO be presen, and wit
ness the ceremony.
Respectfully, yours, WILLARD FILLMORE.
rs the Honorable
|. IcHN M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State.
w. NJ. MERFDITH, Secretary Of the Tieasu,v
I. EwISs, Secretary of The Interior.
GEo w. CnAwroaD, Secretary Of War.
WN. BALLARD Passion, Secretary OF the Navy.
]. CoLLAAER, Postmaster Geaeral.
REvIRDr JOHNSON. Attorney General. .t
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-07-13
WEDNESDAY,, JU
lsle.

Weep, fellow-citizens The bf Death has
stricken down great and good man! ZACHARY
TAYLOR, our honored and beloved President, is
no more! A malignant and rapid disease has
swePs him from among the living. No longer ago
than Thursday last, he was apparently in the full
enjoyment of health and strength, participating in
the patriotic ceremonies of our Nations Birthday,
and now he is numbefed with the dead lie expired
last night at halfpast 10 o'clock, surrounded by his
afflicted family. He died with the composure
which conscious virtue fortude, and confidence in
che goodness of Con can alone impart. His last
ineligible words were I" | am not afraid to die;
= have done my duty; my only regret is leaving
{. those who are dear to me-"
In all this wide land there is not heart which
honors the noblest attributes of our nature-truth,
bravery, humanity, patriolsm-that will not throb
with pain and grief at this national bereavement.
a. He noble gentleman
- The general voice
- Sounds him for courtesy, behavior, truth,
!" And every fair demeanor example.
" {. Titles of honor add not to his fame,
"Who himself an honor to the title
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LATE FROM HAVANA.

The United States mail steamship GEORGIA arrived
at New York on Monday, from Chagres via Ha-
yana. having left the latter place on the 4th of july
after being detained there four DAYS. awaiting the
arrival Of the Falcon. Az.
The frigate Congress and sloop-of-war German
town were at anchor in the harbor of Havana On
the ID instant Com. McKEEvER and Capt. McIN-
TosH dined with the Governor General. The lat
ter II Is said, gave every that the prison.
ers would soon be liberated and harmony restored
HE prisoners are at present under the control of
Admiral Armero, who will give no information in
regard to them, and differs entirely in his views
from the Captain General.
There was some excitement amongst the popu-
lace against Gen CAMPBELL, the American Consul,
which Is attributed to letters written by him to this
Government, rejecting. in the opinion OF the Spa
niards, on their navy and militia. The Consul is
obliged to keep his house fortified ready at any
moment TO repel an attack and anonymous letters
threaten him with assassination. A letter dated on
the Sd states that his house had been invested for
several nights by rufian gangs, varying from fifteen
to fifty in number, but not the slightest insult was
offered to the inmates, or any attempt at entrance
made.
The Spaniards are assembling large naval force
At Havana. Three frigates and two briggs have
Just arrived from Spain to join the squadron of
Admiral ARMERo.
The passengers by the Georgia were allowed to
go on shore until the arrival of the Falcon, when
strict orders were given that no one should leave
the ships. 49, .--.-A
Ii was reported on the authority of the British
consul that nine Of the American prisoners had
aied, but the chief authorities said that they were
! all alive.
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Mr.. GHISSELLs ARcrIc ExPlDITIoS-A LETTER
ssoa ONE OF THE oyTIcERs OF THE ADvA>cE.-We have
been permitted to letter from one of the officers of the
scs Advance-the flagship Of Mr.. Grnnels Arctic Expe.
ion 1t was received yesterday via Halifax, and is dated
" D brig Advance, June Z, $780, off southeast coast of
Newfeundand, lat. AZ "a ~, Ion. So 81 W. He saws:
"We have been out fifteen days from New York and are
zbout 800 miles from New Ysrk-en miles from the land
Weshe has been good except abou, three DAYS heavy
winds, bat the little craft rode the seas Ike duck she il
ne boat Yesterday deserted an iceberg ahead and
approaching discovered not to be very arge-abov, 70
feat long and 20 feet above This morning there arc
less than twenty in sight, which have oated down from
Bans Bay, the breaking up Of the ice Themome,er
ranges from SO TO 49, In about ten days. however we
expect feel the cold in its Our little craft sas
much better than expected, of her being so
deep the The Rescue unable 10 keep COM
pany with W parted from her the 29h ultmo aud
20 expect 70 meet her again until reach Dscos Is
land Toe chance write home will he from the las,
mentioned place. ules fall in with vessel before we
reach there. After leaving D'co Island chances fr
scadnz letters home will be rather slim shall write how
ever, whenever opportunity occurs"