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Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-21
Lending 10 the Lord.

Dean Swift was once asked to preach
short charity sermon. He complied
with the request. The sermon is perhaps
the shortest one on record. We will
quote it entire. Text: 'He that hath
pity uponthe poor, lendeth unto the Lord"
Sermon: ''If you like the security, down
with the dust"
The effect was electrical. An unusual
ly large collection was taken UP iu,medi-
ately afterwards. A physician who is not
a professor OF religion, in neighboring
city, has for many years exhibited an un-
shaken faith in the declaration. He told
me that he has made many experiments
on it, and the Lord has fulfilled his words,
"rhat which he hath given will He pay
him again." in every case. Que of his
"experiments" came under my observa-
ton.
It was bleak and chilling day in the
winter Of 1918. The doctor was going
his rounds anc met poor coIored boy in
the street. He was nearly frozen TO death.
He acco.ted the doctor, and asked him
most piteously for little money, stating
at the same time that his master, an old
Quaker, had excluded him from the house,
and compelled him to remain in the barn
he could stand il no longer, and desired to
GO home--20 miles up the river. The
doctor now had the materials for another
test ofihe promise. "You shall not suf-
fer il l can help yon," was his cheering
reply to the boy. He requested him "a
call at his Office, and went to neighbor-
ing hotel and told the landlord to keep the
boy until farther orders. Late in the
evening the boy again appeared at the
Office, and stated that the landlord had
said. 1--WE don't keep darkies over night y
The doctor Immediately started ont in
search Of new quarters, and after some
difficulty found colored woman who was
willing to keep the boy few. days. In
short time the river, which had been
closed with ice, was open. The doctor
paid the bills, gave the boy dollar, and
bade him God speed. That is what he
calls lending 70 the Lord. Now for the
payment. When he called a, the house
Of the colored person to pay the bill, he
;. accidentally met an old lady, who scrn-
tinzed him. closely, and at length said,
"Aint you DR. B-?" "Ye.," was
the reply; "but who are you ?" "No
matter about my name; | owe yoa four
dollars, which you have long since forgot
ten, and which ! did not intend to pay you
till l saw what you have done for tha,
poor boy. The Lord Bless you for your
kindness. Next week you shall have
your money" She came according to her
promise and offered the money, but the
doctor wa. unwilling to take it, as he had
no charge on his books. She. forced i, d,
him. He afterwards simply remarked
MY meeting that woman was not mere
accident; the Lord always Inlfiis his prom.
ise. | generally get my capital back
with compound interest" 49, r..
The Bank of Heaven is not vet insol.
vent. Money can safely be invested
there. "Ye have the poor always with
Won .o-f Am. Messenopr.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-21

PoLIrIcAL e uxPowDER.-When Lord
Bath was told OF the determination Of
turning out Pitt and letting Fox remain
in the ministry, he said it put him in
mind Of the story Of the gunpowder plot.
The Lord Chamberlain was sent 10 exam
inc the vault under the Par.iarnem House,
and returning with his report, said, "he
had found i've ve-and-twenty barrels Of gun
powder; that he had removed ten Of them,
and hoped that the other fifteen would do
no harm.n
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-21

"MR SPEAKER" SuRE Esoreu.-In
letter written home recently by DR. T.
J. White, formerly Of St Louis, he men,
toned his election to the Legislature Of
California; and intimated very clearly his
expectation Of playing the. part Of "Mr
Speaker" in that body. Judging merely
from the style Of super-magnifcence, in
which the Dr's whole letter was written,
we attached but little importance TO any
Of its statements. It seems, however, by
the last accounts from there, that he is
"Mr Speaker" sure enough. There
can no longer be any doubt that modest
assurance. as we'll as gold dust, abounds
in California, and often serves its pos ses-
sors good turn. We have already seer,
several case. in proof Of this.--Keskuk
Dispatch.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-21

FLooD.-The river has risen with great
er rapidi,y in the last 4S hours than it is
known to have ever before. The rise du.
ring that time has been al least l2 feet and
last evening it was sill swelling at the
rate OF about two inches per hour. IL
width opposite this city must a, least be a
mile. The accounts by telegraph and
boat hold out the hope that it has reached
nearly its maximum height. The telegrap ph
informs us Of heavy rise at Pittsburgh,
which has yet to come, but before it can
reach here, much Of it will be lost. as mos,
ofthe tributaries Of The Ohio be,w cen this
and Pittsburgh are falling and the river
here will also be falling. The P,,tsbureh
rise may check the fall. The Cincinnati
dispatch reports the river on a stand there
last evening. The mail-6o reports the
Miami, which e,npties into the Ohio below
Cincinnati, still rising, but the Kentucky
was falling and will counterbalance the
rise from The Miami.
The water last evening had got in most
OF the buildings between Sixth and Eighth
streets on Water and few others above.
and was also over the largest portion Of
Strade's wharf and Third street bridge but
no serious damage has thus far been sus-
tained by il. Our friends above have Jared
far worse, as will be seen from the follow
ing account from the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Of yesterday:
TIE Flood anil its Efscts Loss of Pro-
perty-Domoge 10 Ronds Detention of The
Mails, &c.,-The rain we alluded to at
IL, midnight, night before last, continued
until about 10 o'clock yesterday, in more
violent manner than spoken Of, and then
Stacked off little.
The Ohio rose FIVE feet in the shortest
possible time-never known to rise so
quickly before properly that was ex-
posed Oh the banks was swept away.
Goods in small quantities on the wharf
were njnred by the sudden inundation.
Along the lower parts OF the city, cellars
were filled, doing damage to articles Of
various kinds.
IN all the country toward Indiana the
bridges and culverts have been injured
and destroyed, so says gentleman in late
from that region. He say. the streams
are very high and rose equally q. sudden
ly as they did here.
Mr. Leaning informs us tha. the Mt
Pleasant and Walnut Hills and Madison.
vile turnpikes are impossible, owing to
the culverts being swept away. and the
piles Of stones and brush, deposited there
by the waters. The Little Miami is high
er than it has been for years.
Accounts from all parts agree in stating
that the late storm was Of terrific import,
and that the damage resulting thereirom
will be large in the aggregate. The mail,
have been stopped in all directions.
The bridge over Mill creek, near the
Brighton House, second from the mouth.
was giving away last evening, and it was
feared It would fall.
The last account from Morrow wa. that
it was dangerous TO cross the Morrow
bridge.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-21

Blunders Of the Types.-An exchange
paper says that the card Of dancing mas
ter returning thanks for patronage, repre-
sented him as Offering ''his most respect
full shcnts,'
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South Carolina and Iowa agree. We

South Carolina and Iowa agree. We
certainly do upon the great questions Of
tariff taxation, the currency and others
And, so help me God, if the people Of
California had sent their constitution here
without anything said in it about slavery,
| should have voted for it, II it had been
the last act Of my life. have ever be-
lieved that they had the right TO decide
this question Of slavery for mselves, and
l believe they have decided it in accor-
dance with the public and almost univer-
sal sentiment among them. Above all,
believe the men whom they have sent
here will adhere to the compromises Of
the Constitution, and will vote SO as 10
save the Union from the hand Of incendi-
arism. l know those gentlemen, l well
come them with the right hand Of friend
ship, because believe they are. patriots,
true Americans, and devoted to the union
Of these States. Why, Mr. President, l
am utterly lost in amazement when ! hear
gentlemen get UP here and declare that
the South has been excluded from all par
ticipa,ion or influence in the formation of
the government Of California. No, sir,
no she has not. | ask the gentleman il
South Carolina has not been favored and
honored by the people Of this young State !?
She has, sir, honored a cherished son of
hers, and one for whom she has shown
her regard in time past-John C. Fremont,
man who, though young in years, and
unaided by adventitious circumstances,
has earned for himself, by his talents, by
his unequalled enterprise, by his courage
and cnnduc, under the severest trials 10
which human nature can be subjected, a
reputation vide as the republic Of letters.
His colleague, DR. William NJ. Gwin,
from Mississippi, is gentleman Of ac-
know lodged talents, who If more distin-
gni>hed for one political tenet than ano,h-
er. during his many years Of active partici-
patton in the politics Of the State whence
he emierated, it was for hi. devotion to
the doctrines and opinions Of the di>tin-
gnished Senator from South Carolina. NJ.
CALHouS.1 Governor Burnett, whose
recent noble message reflects so mitch
honor both upon him> and the people by
whom he was elevated to his present high
position, was an emigrant from Missouri,
and native Of Tennessee, where, and in
North Carolina, his ancestors have proba-
bly been patriarchal slaveowners ever since
negroes were brought to this continent.
Mr. Douglas. And the Secretary of
State is also, learn, from-a slave State.
Mr. Dodge. Yes, and | have been told
a large majority Of their officers. Sir. |
am consoled with the sincere belief that
when | vote to admit California l am
strengthening the bonds Of the Union ;that
her representatives will be conservative
in everything that relates TO the preserva-
lion Of our present happy form Of govern
ment. They are as good men, and per-
haps more deserving, than mahy who
now hold seats in the other, or even in
this branch Of Congress. look for good
service and harmonious co-operation from
them in the settlement of all our difficulties.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-21

Tho best use she has yet made Of her Heels.
FANNY ELLsLER.--An anecdote is re-
lated of the divine bniierino, in the Span
i>h papers, which runs somewhat after the
following fashion:
On the passage from England to Ger
many she discovered among the crew, and
in the dress Of a common sailor, gentle-
man who had rendered himself quite con-
spicuons BY his rapturous applause DUR
ing the season. Finding That he was de-
tected, the unfortunate gallant implored
her in the name Of Cupid, to forgive the
extremity 10 which passion had driven
him. He was successful in procuring
her forgiveness, and Fanny, taking leave
Of him, retired 4 rest in her cabin. Not
long after she had turned in, she felt the
warm breath Of some person upon her
forehead, and hand stealing gradually in
the direction of small bronze box, in
which she kept her diamonds, gold and
bank notes. She Immediately applied
such vigorous kick to the pit of the in
truder's stomach, that it threw him fiat on
the floor, and caused torrent Of blood to
spout from his mouth. Lights were
brought in-the gentleman sailor was ar
rested by the crew--and was recognized
as one Of the most accomplished pick
pockets in the Island Of Great Britain.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-21

Why IL dishonest bankrupt like an
honest poor man9 He fails to get rich.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-21

but to drink rum and help on. the land
sharks. They were clever fellows all,
when l had few dimes in nv pocket,
but turned upon me the cold shoulder
when my pockets were empty At last
my friends took me up again and made q
last effort for me. They got me the situa-
tion Of Conductor on the rail road, on the
condition that I would quit drinking
Determined TO be reformed man, I start
ed on the road and got along very well for
time. But the land shark. never let me
alone-no, not for day. They are ia
nous, as you all know, for gathering in
the neighborhood Of rail road depots -
Well enough did they know the condition
on which ! was employed; but it didn't
matter. Daily at either end Of the line,
did they seek Tor me, and at last, Mr..
President they caught me again. tried
hard to keep out OF their way, but it did
not do any good. They were too much
for me. Well, TO make long story short,
since then, they've had their own way
with me. More than half my salary goes
into their hands, while my poor wife am!
children are daily sufferers. l should
have lost my place long ago, were it not
Tor friend among the directors, but his
patience is we'll worn out, and now hold
my situation only through the forbearance
and long suffering Of the men whose in
terests neglected, whose road l disgrace.
I'm pretty near the end Of my rope. Nv
friends here, the land-sharks, caught me a
little sober this evening, and brought me
up as the champion Of their cause.
wanted drink first, but they wonldn't le,
me wait for that and this accounts for the
fact that am not half so drunk as usual
I'm doing the best for them can, and
hope they are well pleased with the arg,,.
ment on their side. As l have just said,
I'm pretty near the end Of my rope. and
rather think I'd better ston before /,
comes up tight, and I'm throw fat on nv
face again. So, Mr. President, if its
agreeable to yourself and the company,
will sign the PLEDGE
Saying this. Clark stepped into the aisle,
and walked firmly up to the stand, amid a
shout Of delightful approval from the audi
ence.
Before, however, the champion of the
rumsellers had time TO af1ix his name 10
the pledge, the men who trusted in him
as their advocate had skunk in confusion
from the house. ....
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Slim a. Hud SON.
T0hln q. COOtc,

TIN, Copper ana Sheet Iron Manufacturer =
- Trimmer OF stoves, ETC., Jefferson street,one
door aboye :. G. G.F0ote's Iron store, Burlington
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-19
THE CENSUS BILL.

We have al length an official pro-
gramme Of the Census Schedules, and as
early as the first of June the work under
them will commence. The Marshals and
their troops of subordinates will be upon
the wing, and ligh. upon every city. viii
lage, hamlet, dwelling, owner, and occu-
pant in the land. The deaf are expected
to hear, the dumb TO speak, and the blind
to see. Shareholders are 10 "own up"
as TO their slaves, and the cattle raiser as
to his horses, mules, cows, oxen, etc.
Age, sex, and color, all are to be answer
ed for, and everything two-legged, four
legged, or nodescript. is to be enumera-
ted.
This custom OF knowing all about eve.
ryihing is no, agreeable to all minds, bul
il just suits the inquisiiive spirit Of the
age, and is necessary 10 wise legislation
and correct opinion. Statistics Is scienct
which teaches men more Of men and
things, more of Improvements made ane
which may be made, than anything else
we wot OF in the world. There Is mora
in every one of them whether they relat.
10 creations animate or inanimaie TO pro-
duciions Of the land or machinery TO tn.
fruits Of the earth or to capital, labor, ed
uca.ion. health, or anything else. 'rht
Census Bill, which has met the approva
Of Congress, has six schedules. and ",
shall refer briefly to each Of them.
The first relates 70 the free inhabitants
and the name Of every one. with his abod
!, on the LIST of June, is to be given. Pro
fession, occupation. place Of birth, mar
ried or single, age, deaf or dumb. paupe
or convict, insane or idiot, white or black
nonsbility TO read, il over 20 years Of age
are all 10 be given.
i Schedule two relates 10 slave inhabl
tan,s, the owners Of slaves and the nun
Der Of slaves the fugitives from the slav
States, and the number manumitied. wit
their age, sex, color and natural Attic
l,iuns.
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SOW wheat, he turned in his stock and les
Them stay about two weeks. then sowed In
wheat. manuring ths washed and poor
places with cotton seed. 30 or 90 bushels
per acre. The next year he harvested
l60 bushels OF wheat. The stock we're
pul in the field Tor about iwo weeks
again, and then planned in peas. and thus he
continued peas and wheat for lhree years.
His next crop of wheat was dressed with
perhaps rs 10 20 bushels OF cotton seed 10
the acre. on the poorest spois-no, all over
the field broadeoast-ihe yield 800 bush.
els. The last crop. with still lighter
dressing Of cotton seed on The poorest
spots. was 500 bushels. The next year
il was 10 be put in corn; The result have
moi learned. l.ati a3
The eresnlt OF this experiment 10 certain
ly sufiieienlss encourage others 10 do like
wise. fs1i eaf. e
In raising peas 10 improve land. we
should raise those kinds which make the
most vine. a. they viii shade the land
better. Reader, will you be 90 good as 10
tell ne what kind Of peas you raise in your
section. and describe their peculiarilies. lf
yours are any better Than ours, should
like 10 exchange with you. Twenty or
thirty peas may be enveloped in letter,
and sent any where in The United States
for about 20 cents postage. Wa raise
here the tory. COW, white. three kinds.
black speckled, yellow flint. and some
others. Some making great deal Of
vine. others very lilde. Some early, 9th.
ers late. Some. you may SOW in the fall
when you sow wheat, and they will come
up next spring. and make a tremendous
crop Of vines and peas. Such crops inn
prove the land greatly. and the effect can
be plainly seen in The succeeding crop.
This 10 less trouble than the plan above
alluded 10, and equally certain.
None Of our land is too poor 10 make
peas when planted alone. have seen q
pretty fair crop Of peas made on land that
looked like il would NOT make more than
bushel Of corn TO the acre.
WM. G. DICKSON.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-19

Schedule ihree. relates 10 productions
Of agriculture; 10 The names of owners.
agents. and MANAGER; The acres Of land
improved and unimprose ed I; the cash vsIus
Of farm, and value of all farming imple-
menls; ihe horses. mules, and asses the
working oxen. mich cows, and other cat
Ne; the sheep and swine; value of liFe
stock. OF snimsls slaughtered during the
year; The bushels OF wheat. beans. peas.
buekwheai. barley. potatoes, (lrish and
sweet rloser. grass seed. rye. oats. far
seed. the pounds Of rice and tobacco. The
bales OF ginned cotton. 400 lbs. essh) she
value oforchsrd products. market gardens,
pounds Of cheese and butter. FAX. hope.
silk cocoons and maple sugar. tons OF wa
ier and dew rosied hemp. hosshesds Of SUI
gar 1000 lbs. each. gallons OF molasses.
and value OF home made manufactures.
Schedule four. names the products Of
industry, the name OF each corporation.
company. or individual producing annual
ly articles of the value OF $500. each kind
Of business, capital invested in real and
personal estate; quantity. kind. and value
Of raw material used, including fuel. the
kind of motive power. the average number
Of hands employed. the number and costof
male and female labor. and, the annual
quantity, kind, and value Of zach pro.
duct.
Schedule Eve relates 10 social statistics.
as the aggregate value OF real and per-
sonal estate; i.,e State. county. parish,
town, and road tax; The colleges, acade-
mics, schools. free and otherwise; the
amount raised for schools, and received
for them from public funds; the Libraries
and newspapers; The public paupers. and
their color, birth and cost; Sunday schools;
the churches, their name, and the number
each will accommodate; the criminals
convicted and in prison during the year
the average OF wages by The year, month.
and day, and whether with or without
board and The average and short crops.
Schedule six, asks Cor the name OF eve-
~ persons who died during the year; the
age. sex. color. whether married or single,
month Of death. place Of birth. disease.
profession, or trade.
Thus ends the list. comprising NINETY.
Two questions in the six schedules. The
information expected is as 10 the year end
ing June 1, 1850. Should all the infor-
nation hero enumerated be received, Il is
plain enough that the country will moi
only be much wiser than Il is, but be pu,
in the possession Of knowledge which may
be turned 10 most useful account.
Ner York Erprss.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-19
DEMOCRATIC PRINcIPLEs--PsHAw.
The Richmond Republican. in replvinc

The Richmond Republican. in replying
TO the charge Of a Democratic paper that
the Wings " had no principles" thus pi,hi-
ly hi,, of that party which has, ct least,
one principle, according TO Mr.. Calhoun,
one Of the apostles OF Democracy, viz |:
"fhe cohesive attraction Of public pi,n-
der.n
When you deride Wings for wearing
many-colored coat. viii you prove 10
us thai the Democracy are clothed in a
seamless garment! What are your prin.
ciples on Free-Tradel Place side by
side the creed Of the Pennsylvania Demo-
cracy and the Virginia Democracy upon
that point, and you find about as much
resemblance between them as between
the Koran and The DEGREES OF the Coun.
Gil of Trent. Take Internal Improves
ment by the General Government. Your
party North West are for them; your
party South dead against. Take the
Wilmot Proviso. All Southern men a.
dominate that. But It's very name indi.
Gates it's paternity. There is no common
bond Of principles in the Democratic par
ty-a party having on one Of its flags
Free Trade, on another the Tariff of '42;
on one Internal Improvement by the Gen.
eral Government, ON another anti. Internal
Improvements; here column Of South
rons led by Foote, Davis, Mason. Hun.
ter, Gc.--lhere column Of Free-Soilers
led by Mr.. Van Buren, Benton. Wilmoi,
&c. Now for the Sub-rreasury, and
now against IL; now for $40 40, and
now for 49o: now sustaining Southern
President, who repeatedly signs Wilmo,
Provisos, then cursing another on the
suspicion that he might possible do the
same thing; riding both sides Of the sap.
ling every day. and turning somersets eve
ry night, the Democracy is the last par
" ON The earth which should set itself or
as the party Of Principles. We do no
accuse il Of having no principles bu, th,
spolls. for we think the masses Of boil
parties are perfectly honest and disin,er
ested. But we do believe that many o
its leaders are hungry for "plunder,'
that they observe their prey with as keel
glance, and pursue it as perseveringll
and as remorseless, az the best traine,
hawk iha. ever followed quarry througl
the air."