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The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-19

OAK HALL.--There is probably no establishment
in the country where ready made clothing can be
bought on better terms than at OAK HALL, Boston.
II is very extensive clothing house, and Mr.. Sim
mons delights in giving bis customers first-ratc
bargains. We advise our friends visiting Boston
to call.
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COD LIVER OIL.

DURE medicinal Cod Liver Oil, at wholesale and
i retail; also, Cod Liver Oil Capsules; warranted
pure For sale by ]. +. CALLAN,
March Corner of + and 7th streets.
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6t- PUBLIC MEETING-Junior Associs-
ton, No. l, United Brothers Of Temperance, will
hold Public Meeting on THURSDAY, April 9TH,
at u o'clock, in the TEMPERANCE HALL, +
street. The public respectfully invited TO at
tend. Further notice will be given hereafter.
S. w. CRUDE,
J. T. X. PLANT,
w. VAN LOAN,
JOHN y. DEVAUGHAN,
J. THOS. DAVIS,
Mar. 49, COMMITTED.
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CARUSI'S SALOON.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 10.
PROG Ri M M T.


TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 49,
PROGR. II M Il
OF MR.. GEO. vANDENHoFF's READISGs.
Brutus' speech in the Forum on the death of Cesar
julius Cesar.
Mark Antonys Grafton Caesars body.
julius Cesar.
PARTH
queen MAD. .,.-... Shakespeare
Inc Dream. ...-...-....,.....'... byron
Inc Death oil Marinon .......-...... .ScoH
RAISING away. .............. ;I>t6p0nf.
Rogero's Song from the Btriesque Of The "Rouers."
Geo Canning.
BURNs's CELEBRATED POEM, TAM O'SHANTER.
KING HENRY IV--PARTs l. ANpu.
Characters of Bolingbroke, Prince Henry, and
Hotspur. Character and Philosophy of FALsTAFF.
The question considered-'Is FalstaH a Cowards'
The negative maintained and supported by the
Text
READINGS.
Hotspur's description ofthe Fop-HENRyIv part lst.
Falstaf IS Catechsm of Honor; his yalor Cowardice
upon Instinct. Scene-Prince Henry, Falstaff,
Pons, Bardoph Pistol, &c.-Ibid
Fastaff's description of his Ragged Regiment.
Ibid.
His death, and Dame Quickly's account OF his last
moments.-HENRY w., part I'd.
Tickets, 50 cents, may be had at the National
Hotel, Mr.. Taylor's Bookstore and at the door.
DD-To commence at O'Clock precisely.
March lS-2t
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GADsBY's HOTEL.
Corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and I'd ST.,
Near Railroad Depot, Washington.
Oct 2-iftf
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mISS %. swift
Music Lessons on Piano and Guitar.
A PPLlCATION 10 be made at Mr.. CARUSPS
IA Music Store, or at Mrs CLARE'S, over Bank
of Washington, Louisiana avenue, between 9th
and 7th streets, WAsHIsGToN, ID. G. After the ex
perience Miss ScoTr has had in teaching in Semi
narles both South and West she is confident she
will give satisfaction to those who favor her with
their patronage. Feb III
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A HOUSE AND FURNITURE FOR RENT.
n in one of the most desirable situations in the
city. Inquire Of GREEN TASTET.
March 2-d
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
The common Lof.

How often are we reminded that We are
beings of mortality! We read in the past his
tory of our race our own destiny We are all
tending to the grave, and bound to an inter
minable eternity as fast as years can roll us on.
Successive generations have already preceded
us to death, and the silent sepulchre. Our
fathers have died. and by them we learn that
we in our turn must die. Death soon will be
the conqueror of us all. and even early he may
have dominion over u.s. Then we are timely
admonished by that Book of Books that, ait is
appointed unto all men to die''
Again. we read our brief history in the scar
and falling leaf For awhile the leaves beau
tify the parent tree. and adorn the summer
forests and groves; but how in autumn they
decay and mingle with the mould And ev-
cry fading flower and withered spire of grass
tells us, in numbers not to be forgotten, that
"all flesh is grass, and as the flower of the
6eld.' The spring of life with many is alrea-
dy fled, and now the scar and yellow leai
steals its silent curtain over the summer
scene. and we hasten to be gone. But there
is for the righteous a happy spring beyond
the grave. and resurrection from the domin-
ion of death to the rest of heaven, and the glo-
ries of Immortality.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
NV First Conrtsl,in.

1t wus on Sunday evenin that tux mi hat
to walk over to Miss Hammer Green's acrost
the meaders from Daddy's House. l wus
drestin mi best Sunday -go-to-meetin clothes,
which consisted of green trowsers, sleeps
grey coat, blew vest, yaller stock which my
grandaddy wore when he signed the Declara-
lion of independence; nice tow shart which
had fine ruff1e of unbIeached sixpenny mus
lin quarter of yard vide more or less. In
these fxins of course thought myself some,
and havin entered mi 21st year the day be-
fore added considerable to mi importance. In
due season arriv to Miss Hanner's Mi hart
KEEP most tarnal thumpin and bumpin in mi
bussom, but the luv felt for Miss Hammer
induced me to rap gently on the door-gently
say, bekase it was not answered till repeat
ed several times yit it seemed to me like
thunder. To sich a pitch were mi feelins
wrought, that l hardly knowed whether
spoke or not, when l axed for Hammer. Bein
axed very perlitely to take a seat | at last
got calm. The old folks didn't offer to leave
the room till after nine o'clock, but when they
did-oh for mi poor hart! tried to enter
into conversation with this sweet lady, which
proved failure on account af the excitement
which some of mi blunders produced, and
promisin to call agin, tuck mi hat and made
miself scarce. P. TUPPER
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
Dissolution Of the Union.

From the address of Dr. Geo. w. Bethune
lately delivered at Cambrige, (Mass) we ex-
tract the following;
"Suppose for one melancholy moment that
this beautiful economy of exchange were bro
ken up: that the Western valleys were shut
out from the sea by adverse governments;
that those on the coast were hemed in in their
own narrow limits by hostile forts along the
mountain ridges; that between the north and
south there were neither commercial nor NOR
al sympathy that at every state line passports
were demanded and tariff set-who must
not shrink from describing the terrible conse-
quences, the silence of brotherly counsel; the
stagnation of trade; the constant feuds; the
multiplication of armies; the Cain-like exter-
minating wars; the overthrow of law by militia
ry dictators; the utter ruin of all that makes
us prosperous at home and respected abroad; ];
the sure catastrophe, moral and national death.
Oh that those who for any reason, talk light
ly of dissolving the Union would consider the
immensely greter evils such rupture would
inevitably cause,th the awful guilt it would bring
upon themselves! Whatever may be cant of
words no lover of law could ever kindle the
torch of incendiarisn, no lover of peace pro-
woke such fratricidal slaughter, no lover of
freedom plot for such general slavery; no low
er of God and man undermine the eminent
watch-tower whose light is now shedding over
the world such bright promise of a universal
brotherhood. Were it possible that an Amer
ican womb could be so accursed as to bring
forh so diabolical monster and the malignant
Erostratus could be successful, loud, bitter,
heaven-compelling cry would go up from all
the earth swelled by genertion after genera
ton, until the final fires shall have swept to
hell all trace of human crimes: Anathema!
Andthen.a!! ANATHEMA! MARANTHAp
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
House struck by lightning.

We learn by letter from Clinton Lenawee
Co, that the dwelling houses of John B. Wells.
of that town, was struck by lightning about7
o'cloak of the morning of the 18th inst. It
first struck the main chimney and demolished
IL feet of it; from thence it passed to the roof
of the upright part, then down to two of the
upright corner posts, one of which was shiver-
ed to atoms, and the other severely injured,
spreading one girt so that the joist dropped
down, and tearing the roof cOrnice and siding
very much,eave troughs and conductors were
unsodered. and many of the windows broken
by the conclusion. The family nine in num-
Der, were at the breakfast table at the time,
and all miraculously escaped serious injury
One of Mr. W.'s daughters was thrown upon
the floor, stunned and senseless for while. but
she soon recovered from the shock. Mr..
W.'s house was anew one and he had resided
in it about a year. Free Press.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
snbIimity.

The eloquent and thrilling response of Kos
suth 70 the Sultan's demand, that he should
renounce his religion and embrace Mahomed-
anisn1, is worthy of a Luther, and will ever be
regarded among those memorable sayings that
in times Of trial have been uttered hy those
who have been encouraged and sustained by
the unfaltering trust inspired by the christian
faith: "My answer does not admit of hesita-
ton. Between death and shame the choice
can neither be dubious nor difficult Govern
or of Hungary, and elected to that high place
by the confidence of fifteen millions of my
countrymen, l know well what owe to my
country, even in exile. Even as a private in
diyidual have an honorable path to pursue.
Once governor of a generous country--I leave
no heritage to my children; but they shall at
least bear an unsullied name. Gods sciH be
done. Tam prepared to die.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
Couldn't Cure Him.

Eel-tea, and all other cures for drunkenness
that human science ever devised were tried
in vain on Philander Nichols, the last maker.
Mrs. Nichols had used some desperate RENE
dies, such as sleeping large Quantities of jail
lap, aloes, ippecac, DC, in Philander's grog /;
but he continued to drink with undiminished
relish, and the consequences of this dosing
system were more troublesome to Mrs Mich
OILS herself, than they were to Philander her
husband. Being dead drunk every afternoon,
within half an hour after he began his days
iolIification, $50 rapidly did he pour down the
liquor,) he never felt the slightest inconveni-
ence or unpleasant sensation on account of the
medicines he had swallowed. At last Mrs.
Nichols bethought herself of another plan for
making reformed drunkard of her lord. She
engaged a watchman, for stipulated reward,
to carry Philander to the watch house while
he was yet in state of insensibility, and to
frighten him little when he recovered. In
consequence of this arrangement, Philander
walked up about eleven O'Clock at night and
found himself lying on pine bench in a dim
ane strange apartment Raising himself on
one elbow, he looked around till his eyes rest
ed on man seated by stove and smoking a
cigar.
"Where am | ?" said Philander.
ain the medical college," answered the ci-
gar smoker
"What doing there ?"
"Going to be cut up!''
"How comes that?"
"Why, you died yesterday, while you were
drunk and we bought your body to make a
natomy."
"It's lie; I'm not dead''
mo matter; we bought your carcass from
your wife, who had right to sell it for it's all
the good she could ever make of you. Il
you're not dead, that's not the fault of the
doctors, and they'll cut you up, dead or alive
''You will do it, eh ?" asked the old sot.
CAY, to-be-sure we will; now directly" wa;
the resolute answer.
"Well, can't you let us have a1little some
thing to drink before you begin" 2"
This last speech satisfied the watchman thai
Philander was hopeless case; and as his re
ward wa. contingent on his successful treat
ment OF the patient, he was not little cha
grinned at the result; so, with no gentle hand
ling, he tumbled the irreformable inebriate oti
of the watcbhouse. lPennsylyanian.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
ss-whence ADhrodite plunged
Giving parties by Telegraph.

Every body is aware Of the wonderful trans
mission of news by telegraph, the performance
of music by telegraph. the operator being
thousand miles off but the giving Of partiesby
telegraph is new wrinkle:
A gentleman in New York about to be mar
ried, night before last sent dispatch ordering
a supper for his friends in this city at the
Bank Exchange. The company assembled
to the number of twenty-five persons When
the knot was tied the intelligence was trans
mitted to. the party over the wires. The COM
pany drank the health happiness. long life and
prosperity of the happy pair, which was dis
patched back by the same lightning messen-
ger, and the two parties kept hob nobbing
back and forth over the wires until twelve
O'Clock. They all had a good time and So
ciable chat during the evening. although two
thousand miles apart Gin. Dispatch.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30

How short the years are when we are get
ting old Till we are out of our teens, Time
not only "hides his sythe among the flowers"
but actually seems to be moving by the day
No sooner, however, do we turn the corner
of thirty, than he is after us with swarth
that cuts into our years as ifthey were made
up of weeks or wet paper. From some cause
or other, he only fingers with children. The
very moment we cut our wisdom teeth, he
commences cutting u.s. AT fifty he flies
from us as if we had the leprosy. or lived next
door TO the smallpox. Again we say, go it
while you're young.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
The Old La. Hnf.

There it stands. The home of our forefa-
theirs, and the favorite haunt of our childhood's
steps, The pale moon sheds its soft rays up
on it. All is still, save the rustling mid the
surrounding trees caused by the slight breeze
which seems to whisper, as it breathes thro'
the silent leaves, some word to cheer us
some word to remind us of the past. There
it still stands-its roof now mossgrown-its
gate now dilapida ted-the gate round which
we have often laughed, and played the plays
of childhood the purling brook which ran its
winding course through the neighboring mea-
dow-yes, scarce an object meets our view,
but what brings back the remembrance of our
earlier~ ~years-the years which we spent in
this Old Log Hut. Here we first knew fa-
theirs and mothers love--here we first
learned the foundation of our future education
here we first knew pleasure and here we
first knew sorrow. Why should we not love
this Old Log Hut? Why should we not rev.
erence each object as we gaze upon it? Was
it not our home-the home Of our childhood
All it was ELLEN.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
NUMBER 8.
Pafriofic senffulenfs.


We give below the close of speech recen-
tly delivered in the House of Representatives
by Mr. Mcdowell, Of Virginia. upon Che slave
controversy. The passage has been much
and justly admired:
1t is said, sir, that at some dark hour of
our revolutionary contest, when army after
army had been lost when dispirited, beaten,
wretched, the heart of the boldest and faithful
est died within them, and all, for an instant.
seemed conquered, except the uncomfortable
soul or our father-chiefit is said that at that
moment, rising above all the auguries around
him, and buoyed up by the inspiration of his
immortal work for all the trials it could bring
he reused new the sunken spirits of his as
sociates by this confident and daring declara-
ton: "Stfip me (said hel of the detected and
suffering remnant of my army-take from me
all that / have left-leave me but banner,
give me but the means to plant it upon the
mountains of West Augusta, and well yet
draw around me men who will lift up their
bleeding country from the dust, and set her
free" Give TO me, who am son and repre-
sentative here of that same West Augusta,
give to me as banner the propitious measure
| have endeayered to support, help me to plant
b upon TINS mountain Top OF our natlonai pow
er. and the Land of Washington, undivided
aud unbroken, viii be our land, and the land
of our children's children forever So help
me to do this at this hour and, generations
hence. some future of the south. standing
where stand, in this same honored hall, and
in the midst of our legitimate successors. win
bless and praise, and thank God, that he, too,
can say of them, as of you, and of all around
me: These, these are my brethren, and this,
this, oh this, too, is nay conntryt
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
hliseeIIa O IL 8
Family Newspapers.

Few persons have any Just conception of the
extent of their indebtedness TO the papers for
the information they possess and the moral
sentiments they cherish. Compared with any
past ACE Of the world, this is a remarkably
enlightened period A large portion of the
people have considerable share ef correct in
formation ON almost all topics of any real i'm
portance. Religion, geography, history, the
polite al condition of the world, astronomy, the
important practical features of natural philos-
ophy. something of geology, chemistry as ap-
piled to agriculture and the mechanic arts.
and many other subjects, are famiharized to
the popular mind. Most persons can talk in
telligently about them without pretending to
learning or research.
But how did they come by this knowledge.
Not at school. or from books-generally spea-
kiug-but BY picking up. here little. and
there little, from the family newspapers in
imperceptibly small instalments Let any one
ask himself where he obtained his knowledge
of any particular fact He is probably unable
to tell, because it came silently, unpretending-
ly, in the newspaper.
The same is true in regard to our best NOR
al impressions and sentiments. They have
been suggested, reiterated and fastened on
the mind by the family press The pulpit
does much: parental instruction. in many cas-
#es, does much; but the press more than ei-
tker, often more than both. Let any reader of
a well conducted family paper, open its pages
and nsiderthoughtfuIly its contents There
are in a single number sometimes from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred separate and
distinct articles, each one conveying an idea.
a fact. or sentiment. and stated or illustrated
so as TO produce an effect in enlarging the
readers store Of knowledge, or giving a right
direction TO thought, feeling and action. Must
not all this have its influence; and in the ag-
gregate mighty influence upon the reader ?
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30

Since the success of Powers Greek Slave
the desire to show the FORM has gradually
been encroachng upon the the territory of bus
ties and coffee sacks Heretofore the mode
has been to multiply flannel till the identity
of the person was lost in the uncertainty of
woolen. The tendency of the age is, Just
now, to gauze and gossamef. Not only have
shirts and wrappers been reduced in their
numbers but in their opaquehess. In Boston
we understand, the full dress for parties con-
sists of one single garment of linen, worked
with eyelet notes.-the whole without starch
its lmpidness being necessary to show off the
rotundity of the bust and the line of beauty
described by the curvatures-their great
desire being that their clothes should look and
act like wet linen A friend who has seen
the fashion, says that the day is not far distant
when a lady of fashion will not begin her toll
ct with the bath, but finish with it. When
they are done dressing, they will plunge into
a tub of water to make it set well. That the
fashion is destined to spread. we shall not
doubt. When was folly ever known to stop?
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
poetrp. Q
From Sar,ain's Magazine for April.
NOT ALONE.
By MARGARET JUDKIl

BY MARGA RE T JU K IN.
A little child, whose sweet and ringing laugh
Made music for the household, Whose gay step
Kept time TO the light measure Of her heart,-
Whose nature ever claimed kindredship
With glad and joyous things, and only found
Pleasure in these, when others shared them too;-
This loving, fair, companionahle child
Lay struggling YEARLY with mortal pain.
The sportive light had faded from hereye,
The laughter from her lip-the play fu meiu
From her whole being, as the radiant path
Through which she danced her pleasant hours away,
DArkened beneath sudden giant shadow,
That stalked between her and life's golden
She raised her young eyes wonderingly. and sought
To know whence came the gloom-and she was told
That the mysterious shadows name was-Deaih;
And he was come 20 call her TO a land
Where such startling presence ever more
Should mar herjoy.
Imploringly, she twined
Her arms about her father as he knelt
fearful beside her. and thus fondly plead:
ss Father, go with me. then will not fear
The da k, deep valley, thou hast told me of,
Nor tretnhle, If thy hand is holding mine;
But not alone, oh! father, entreat thee,
Let not thy little one depart alone! +"
"a Nay, daughter" /" and the fathers tears fell fast
Upon the slken rngleis, as he kissed
Her paid forehead,-" Nay, INV precious child:
Thou shalt not 90 alone: the Savior's hand,
A kinder. surer. ienderer hand than mine,
Will lift thee up, and gently carry thee
Home TO thy mother, darling, and thy God!
Thou Rft not fearful now7"
The eager eyes
Closed brief moment, and inienser thought
Burdened the hrow, gathering up its strength,
The spirit turned its anxious gaze within,
And there demanded answer. When again
The onivering lash was lifted, the dim clouds
Which doubt and fear had summoned, all were gone;
And the familiar look Of JOY came back,
Filling her soul with sunshine. From her lips,
Now iremulous with death, murnur broke
Ba, half artieuate, of glad consent
Aud jovous exultaton. which TO him,
Whose ear caught up its preeions me aning, seemed
The first faint prelude TO that heavenly song.
Which the sweet augel-child should sing for ever!
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
LET ME REST.

BY EBENEzER ELL1oTT
He does well who does bis best:
Is he weaFy7 let him rest:
Brothers. ! have done my best,
am weary-let me rest.
After toiling off in vain,
Baffled. yet to struggle fhin:
After toiling long, to gain
Little good with Bickle pain;
Let me rest-bui lay me low,
Where the hedge-side roses blow;
Where the little daisies grow,
When the winds a-Maying go;
Where the footpath ruRtics plod:
Where the breeze -blow'd poplars nod;
Where the old woods worship God;
Where His pencil paints the sod;
Where the welded throstle sings;
Where The young bird tries his wings;
Where the wailing ployer swings,
Near the runlet's rushy springs.
The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30


w Why must mirrors have eyes? Amt
they 1ookiny g1assess
w There are some mortaIs whose bodies
are but as the ornamental sepulchre of their
dead hearts.
w Never lean on the world, for if you do
the world will jump aside, and you viii get
tumble.
Ew He who give for the sake Of thanks.
knows not the pleasure of giving.
Eg Let US know the world as we may, it
has always day and night side.
H A ship in New York is being sheath
ed with zinc, which is claimed to be as dura-
bic as copper, and costs only one third as much.
Eg Fifteen years ago the passage from
New Orleans to Cincinnati was 500. Twelve
dollars is now grumbled at
E The doctor who operates for 'catarocts'
is going up to Buffalo to see if he can't do
something for Niagara.
re- 1t is estimated that more than three
fourths of the trunks used in the vest, are
manufactured in Cincinnati
Rg Mr.. Willis describes the dandies at the
Hungarian Ball, ''with the weather.cock tie to
their white cravats. looking, at distance, like
promenading cupolas with heads stuck on the
spires, and looking crosswise to the wind.''
Rw II keep an excellent table" said
landlady disputing with one of her boarders
'That may be true, marm," said hes '.but
you put nothing upon it"
EE Mosquitoes and flies are supposed to be
the souls of backbiters and slanderers