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Woman's Mission.


What highest prize hath woman won
In science or in art!
What mghiicst work, by woman done,
Boasts city, field, or mart?
{" She hath no Raphaell" Painting saith
No Newton!' Learning cries.
"Show us her steam ships: her Macbeth
Her thought.won victories y
Wait boastful mani Though worthy arc
Thy deeds, when thou art true,
Things wouhicr still, and holicr far,
Our sisters yet will dos
For this the worth of woman shows,
On every pcopled shore,
That still as man in wisdom grows,
He honors her the more.
Oh, not for wealth. or fame or power
Hath mans meek angel strivcn,
But, silent as a growing flower,
To make of earth heaven
And in her garden of the sun
Heavens brightest rose shall bloom;
For woman's hest is unbegun
Her advent yet to come
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\ SrUMrGR.-In Syhoharie county there
lives a man whose addiction TO profanity is
such that his name has become a hy-wori
and 4 rcproach bu' by some internal tier
mometer he so graduates his oars as to make
them apply to the peculiar case in laEd
The greater the mishap or canse for anger
the stronger and more frequent the aliura-
tons. lis business is that Of q gaiheror Of
ashes, which he collects in small quantities
and transports in an OK cart. Upon recent
occasion, having by dint Of great labor sue
cceded in filling the vehicle, he started for
the nshery, which stands upon the brow Of a
steep hill : and il was not ill he reached the
door that he noticed, winding its tortuous way
down the long decliyity, a liue Of white ashl
es, while something short Of peck rcmalned
in the cart The dwelers by the waysido
and those that tarried there, had assembled
in great force expecting m unusual ana,hc-
ma display Tu,niue,howcvcr, to the crowd,
the unfortunate man hcAved sigh, and SIM
ply remarked:
"Neighbors, lis no use | can't do justice
20 the subject .7
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The man who once becomes a journalist,
must almost bid farewell to montal rest or
mental leisure. If he ful6lls his duties faith
fully, lis attention must be ever awake 10
what is passing in the world, and his whole
mind must be devoted to the instant cxami-.
nation, and discussion, and record Of current
events. lie has li'le time for literary idle
ness, with such literary labors on his shou.-
dors liz has no days 10 spend on catalogues,
or in dreamy, discursye, researches in pub
lie libraries. lie has no months to devote 10
the exhaustion Of any one theme, What lo
has 10 deal with must be taken up at mo-
mcnl's notice; be examined, tested, and dis
missed a, once and thus his mind is ever
kept occupied with the uonlal necessity Of
thc worlds p9-sins honr
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INronrANT DrclsIoN,-A ease has re
Gently been decided in the Supreme CourI
Of the lhinl Judicial district OF New York.
that an action lies against railroad compu-
ny in favor Of q church corporation for a
nuisance in rmning cars aud engines, ring
ing bells, blowing of steam and making 9th
er noises, in the neighborhood Of a church
or meeting house, on the Sabbath and du.
ring public worship, which SO annoy and mo-
lest the congregation worshipping there, as
greatly TO dcpreciate the value OF the house.
and render il unfit ior place Of public wor-
ship.
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NUMBER IS.
Character of the Arab,

1t is difficult to imagine any contrast
more striking than that presented by the
Bedouin in a town, and the same man
when breathing the air ofthc desert. In
the latter case, although indifferent to the
beauties of nature, his spirits become
elevated, the Incidence aud silence which
character1es him in town is cVchang-
ed for the highest degree Of animation
and he INDUCES his lively Imagination in
inventng or relating tales, and at inter-
walls, on journey, screaming out some
wild song, which, however agreeable To
himself and encouraging to his camel. is
anything but harmonious to stranger.
His cheerful disposition, bis frugal re-
past, aud an active, hardy life, are well
calculated to secure the best possible
state of health, with rrinplired iacul-
ties, tIl an advanced age his quickncss
Of sight and hearing arc scarcely eX-
cecdcd by those of the North American
Indians, and the habits of an erratlc life
have taught him totrace the footsteps O
any particular individual or animal This
singular power is called kllfat, or kath,
according 10 Burckhardt, and is said to
be more particularly possessed by the
tribe Of Moodil. An Arab has been
known to trace the footsteps Of his cam
el for six DAYS along a sandy valley which
has been crossed in every direction by
thousands Of other footsteps, and also t"
name every individual who had'passcd.
He is accustomed, also, by placing the
mark Of his foot At a certain spot, IN
particular direction, to make known to
his friends that he has been there, and
also the route he has taken. His tact
enables him to find his way across the
desert, independently Of the compass,
which is rarely used by him on land.
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WEBSTER a WAo.-A Washington
correspondent, relates the following anec
doc Of Webster at party at Senator
Ewinc's:
70 You remember tic ierisiyc name of
Solitude which Ewing got i'll former
days. When the cumpany was in high
glee, Black Dan came slowly and SOL
emnly mp to Ewing where he stood con-
spicuous 10 everybody, aud addressed
him most earnestly in these lines;
o solitude! where arc lic charms
That sagcs have seen in thy face :"
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their dcliverance. trust that he is
more than that to me. Parson Stanley
will settle the whole matter when-
Can ! have forgotten itl die at mid>
night
80, Clara can yon bear 10 dream ii !
How long will your life be able 10 flow
on when the certainty Of my untold
death freezes thicker and stronger over
its currcntl Oh, my misery
GLOW came l ever to think, What il
Clara is my ssterl' And the thought
is ever returning. The hint my father
gave of a daughter somewhere left be-
hind in his many and ioyless wanderings
could that he all that put the thought
in my brain 2 The mystcryin which
her parentage is cnvelopcd gives ample
verge for the doubt that hauns me. But
ii is only careless, ground!ess thought.
1t shall trouble me no more. There
could not be a cruel deception like tha,
| will not think of it again.
"Now understand why my fathers
name was kept secret. That have
at length found him. ihere can hardly be
a doubt, and more in this world | can
never knowl How utterly impossible
it is to understand the words, | MUST
DIE !"
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c. Our Jeems came out the other
day with rather tall shir! collar, which
"loomcd up" all the more from his wear
ing a narrow crayai. "Seoms TO me. "
said punning friend, "you show a great
deal of collar for a good-natnred man. -
Well do, ," said Jeems "you see, "
he continued, (making personal appIi>
cation of the retort,) my case is very
much like that Of a subscriber 10 the
raiIroad-my cAolr is up be,
cause my stock is so low. " The othn
man mizzled. "-Posi
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-08-27

CuhIoUs EplTArH,-Dickens, in his
Household Words, gives the following
as literal transcript OF an inscription on
ii tombstone in churcli-yard in Dorset
shire, viz
Here Lies
The body of Lady OLooncy,
Great Niece of Burk,
Commonly called the Sabine.
She was Bland,
Passionate aud deeply Religious
Also
She Painted in Water Colors,
And sent several Pictures to the EXhibi-
ton
She was first cousin to Lady Jones,
And Of such is the Kingdom Of Heaven.
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CHANT OF SACRIFICE.

lDD.
CuAN-r on cACprrrCr
In ,l,o oro +, ,,o n.o 1,alonoa,
Tho nosh shall yl;,o. oo1 ,,,,;,o. 49,, .a.,,,,,,
With b!ool, with blood, lIobamoc.
The ground shall be rcd like fagot Goals
Like fnsot Goals the ground shall be wet
With blood, with llood, IIobamoc.
co.,o o,..o oon,..,
Coa,o ,onnli i;..,
Como conn n oamoaa,t,...t
Tbv oecrinc curso AMI ,1v ,rorsl;nno..,,,..
Thy worshippcrs bless and their ,ic,im cursc !
Curse, curse The foe of the fearful face
Curse, curse the white man, CURSE!
foison the air and madden the wind
ana Sna''', '"c ground where the white man
comes
cmrso o,,r.o H.. .,,.,.;., w as,
The fagos are blazing
The victim is quivering
Inc ing"ts are blazlng'
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u o'u "'' 'u'S'''9 rage AT 'he present IN
ence Of Philip. She clujched her iremb.
ling fingers in the flowing hair of Onina,
drew from her scaniv dress sharp toma-
hawk. nut forth all her STRENGTH rs she raj
scd it hastily above the head Of the kneel.
ing pirl but sudden and inevitable as she
meant i, TO he. the sachem was quicker
Than Neloya With one thrust Of his
warknife. he pierced the witch 70 lhe
heart. The upliiod and already descend.
inr lomahawk inst grazed ,he shoulder
of Onina and fell bloodlcss to the ground.
"Philp will have no more sorccries." j"
said the chief. in firm. hearty lone
.Philip has seen enough of sorcciv -
iHAG! Day after day have waited on
your words with religious awe but thy
brutal spirit has been my curse. and il I
rerish. and with me all NV race withers
and rors 10 its last root. 10 you are II all
Philin. too. will have sacrifice to his
wrath. Thcu shalt smonlder into white
ashes on thine own altar !"
Inc morning was not lar advanced
~hen the eyes OF onlna opened from the
deepest an" widest s'ecp IN wlNch 'hey
'an ever 'ecn ''o'eu' hn' 'he strange
ana confused dreams mat mac crowded IN
'''l'h groups l''ro"sh me chahDer' o' her
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'''ou AZ n'' s'"o
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are 'n'ee" '''''-you S''" i've iieaV'"
nc Pr'iseu '''' uo "'' '''u " d"
cream am S"o"S "o"' nat ueep
'eep mas taken away al my WEAKNESS
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tall, pitchy fagots, whose smoky flames
had already blackencd the walls and inn
parted TO them high degree Of heat.
Without were heaps Of the same resins
Gus wood, ready for use whenever they
might be required. The ground inside
had first been trodden into firm and
smooth level, then thicklJ set with long,
sharp pointed lint-stones, strongly im>
planted, and extending far downward
below the surface. at any other time,
the bare sight Of these horrid prepara>
tions would have made Edward shudder;
but now he saw and anticipated all, fear
less and unmovcd.
As Ncloya went on in her cruel work,
rending the garments Other victim with
dcmoniac fury, and prolonging his sus-
pensc by slow movements and idle GER
emonies, her hitherto measureless dance
began to assume more and more 4 char>
acter of regularity her ceaselcss num-
merry more aud more Of singing, until
she broke forth at length into 4 hurried
incantatory chant, frightful and dcafen,
inc.
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IS PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, by
J. H. BARRETT & J. COBB.


OFFICE IN STEWARDS nurLDING, oS MAIN-sr.
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In the fire, in Tic fire, Ilobamoc
The flesh shall shivcr and quivcr, and scream;
With b.oo1, with blood, lIobamoc,
The ground shall be rcd like fagot Goals
Like fagot Goals the ground shall be wet
With blood, with llood, IIobamoc
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-20
Under Turf of 1916.
C""tI T"tU y IyfV'
For years ending
Both June.

Here you that Madeira wines, which were
sworn as costing in the average dollar twenty
four cents per gallon while the duty was 80 much
per gallon, (and when there was of course no mo-
tive for undervaluing,) have, since the duty was
changed to ad valorem by the tariff Of 40, been
sworn in costing less in the average than forty
eight cents per gallon; while Burgundy wines,
which we're entered by the importers'as costing in
the average but fraction short Of tDo dollars per
gallon, have since been in, under the pres.
ent ad valorem tariff, as costing in the average
lees than t,centy eight cents per gallon! The reduc.
ton Of estimated value Of the other kinds
Of wines is less enormous, but the average is Just
about onshaB In other words, the importers of
wines, when the duty under the tariff of ~ was 80
much per gallon without regard to the value, en-
tered them as costing twice much in the average
they swear them in AZ costing under the
tariff of 40, which makes the amount of duty in all
cases depend on the official custom house valua-
ton"
We do not assume this statistical statement
concerning wines as the basis Of an inference to
be applied throughout TO the importations of cot
tOns-although, TO very considerable extent,
we believe such comparative inference might
be safely drawn II may be admitted that the
facilities for passing undervalued invoices of
wines, where nice differences of quality are not
easily appreciable, are greater than would be
afforded in the invoices of many other articles.
Still the finer cotton fabrics furnish great
opportunities for such frauds, which have been
availed Of, we do not doubt, TO very great ex-
tent. So abundant indeed and 50 easy are the
means Of defrauding the revenue by undervalu-
atoms made in foreign countries, that no reli-
ance is TO be placed upon the accuracy of Gus
tom-house returns ofimports, while the present
system continues. The thirteen millions Of
cotton fabrics entered on the custom-house books
as imported in lS45 may indicate very accu-
rately the real amount; for as they did not pay
duties upon the value, but specific duties, ac-
cording to the tariff Of lS42, the temptation to
undervalue did not exist. But the fifteen mil
lions Of cotton fabrics entered on the custom
house books as imported in lS49, under the ad
vaIorem system Of the present tariff, which in
vites undervaluations, may in fact denote inn
portstions TO the real value Of twenty millions
of dollars.
The agitation of the subject of the tariff,
which is now going on throughout the country,
is ascribed by the journal we have quoted to
the devices Of the manufacturers, who are will
fed by the stale and absurd charge of stopping
their machinery and discharging their opera
tives, for the concerted purpose Of getting up an
outcry, and causing panic throughout the
country. "Yet never" adds that Journal, Gin
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-20

We received, yesterday, iies vi papers from
Mexico, which, though no later than had previous
ly come 10 hand, contain several items of news.
M Melchor Ocampo, who had resigned his office
of Minister of the Treasury could not be
to Withdraw his resignation, and consequently ID.
Boniiacio Gutierrez was appointed in his place
A kind of an insurrection had broken out in the
city OF Pueba among the officers and soldiers COM
posing the battalion VI Iturbide IL seems that
Senior Mugica, recently Governor OF the State had
ON account of i'll health, obtained leave Of Absence.
during which d. Baliazar Furong exercised the
functions Of the gubernatorial Office This gave
good chance Tor pronunciamcnto TO the unQuet
spirits in the army, and accordingly they took up
position and issued proclamation, declaring that
they would never lay down their arms till Senior
Mugsa resumed the COVER MOI ship
Ii they had remained firm in this determine ton
they would very likely have had hard time Of il,
as the respectable gentleman would not come when
called oil, but positively refused 70 have any thing
Ia do with the affair or the government either. or
course, after this, the insurgents had nothing
to do, 50 they surrendered at discretion. Alto
gcther II was funny piece OF business.
In Huamantla some difficulties OF q more serious
nature had occurred. Number Of contrabandists
attacked the soldiers who were guarding the to-
bacco, and drove them off Three hundred men and
Two pieces Of artillery were instantly despatched to
the scene of disorder
A disputed boundary question between the States
of New Leon and Tamaulpas Is about to be referred
to a joint commissions In this way il is thought an
amlcablc settlement can be procured.
On the 18th alt. fire occurred in the city Of
Mexico, but did not do much damage.
The papers still contain accounts of the terrible
ravages Of the cholera. In Tabasco the disease had
epidemic amounted to 72S. The government has
decided, in the cholera should attack the CAPT
tai, to form new cemetery at Molino del Rey.-
~. o. Picaylne, l2h.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-20

The House of Representatives, having re-
considered, by a vote of one hundred and
twenty-five TO fifty-seven, a resolution offered
by Mr. SwEETzER, of Ohio, directing the APP
pointment of a committee TO investigate the
course Of the Secretary Of the Treasury in a
matter relating 10 the surplus fund, seems to
have acknowledged by that act of reconsidera-
ton the precipitate and inconsderate nature of
the vote by which the resolution was at first
| adopted. Ii appears to have been adopted when
the state Of order in the House was such as
rendered it difficult for members to ascertain
the character Of the resolution.
This movement of Mr.. SwEETzER is the
second of the kind since the beginning Of this
session Of Congress. They are very unusual,
and the House has been duly mindful of its
own dignity in putting stop to them. To
into the conduct of Cabinet officer implies a
charge or charges upon some substantive grounds;
it is grave business, quite distinct from the
eager catching up Of vague imputations or ma
licious rumors to be presented to the House, in
the qualification, perhaps, of a thirst for noto-
hope of nobler fame.
Mr.. SwEETZER made no substantive allega-
ton in the matter upon his own authority
or upon that of any responsible person. He
presented nothing in the way of statement, doc
ument, or memorial, to give even color to his
insinuated imputations. The House, how
ever, had gratifed Mr.. RICHARDSON once in a
like case, and the precedent may have had
its effect in encouraging Mr.. SwEETzER to the
step he took. 81 think now, - said Mr. MORSE,
Democratic representative from Louisiana,
alluding to the appointment of Mr.. RICHARD
SONS committee, s. as thought at that time,
that this House should put the stamp of its re-
probation upon this mode of lending the arm OF
this body to persons outside of these walls, for
the purpose of arraigning different officers OF
this Government, and perpetrating their SLAM
ders, ii may be, upon men who have been hon
ored by the Executive of this country with high
official stations"
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all our history, has this country been so pros
porous, wealthy, and powerful as it is at this
very moment, in the midst Of all this fanciful
and fictitious suffering and distress"
Il is not forgotten by the country that on the
4th Of March, 1887, the retiring President, on
the occasion of the Inauguration of his success
sor, said, Il leave this great people prosperous
and happy" There was at the time, under
the decreased and decreasing tariff of lS33-er-
roneously known as the compromise tariff
much and ruinous depression among the manu-
facturers but their complaints were unheeded
in the midst of the general hustle of specula
ton; the whole country was dashing headlong
forwards; importations were profnse, and the
treasury full, Notwithstanding the distribution
among the States, some time before, of large
surplus revenue of many millions; the States
were projecting and carrying on vast works OF
internal improvement and sending their stocks
to Europe as securities for moneys borrowed.
Every thing seemed furnishing, and no doubt
General JACKSON thought himself fully war
ranted by the fact when he said that he left the
people prosperous and happy" Yet six months
had not passed over when revulsion came,
SCATTERING the whole banking system of the
country, and overwhelming every industrial
and productive interest in one general prostra-
ton.
The history Of that period was for some time
painfully familiar To the country; the lesson il
teaches ought to be borne carefully in mind at
this time. Under an inadequate and delu-
sive tariff, importations are pouring in upon us,
the real and full amount Of which cannot be as
certaned because of their gross differentiation.
In return for these products of foreign labor, we
are sending stocks and bonds to be held as the
securities of a foreign debt. Meantime the cry
Of distress is heard from depressed manufactur-
ing interests--to which we are told no regard
ought To be paid; that never, sin all our history,
has this country been so prosperous, wealthy,
and powerful as it is at this very moment;''
that all the complaints and all the imploring
petitions from the victims of deceitful and
ruinous tariff policy are but indications of a
''fancifu and fictitious suffering and DISTRESS y
But the end is not vet.