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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-11-26

Literary men talk less than they did.
They seldom lay ont F." much in con-
versaton. The conversational. like the
epistolary age, is past and we have come
upon the age of periodical literature.
People neither put their best thoughts
aud their available knowledge into Their
letters, nor keep them for evening con>
versation. The literary men of 1850
have keener eye to the value of their
stock-ln.trade, and keep it well garnered
up, for conversation, as opportunity Of
fers, into the current coin of the realm.
There is some periodical vehicle, now-a-
days, for the reception Of every possible
kind Of literary ware. The literary man
/ converses now through the medium of
the press, and turns every thing into
copyright at once. He cannot afford to
drop his IDEAS by the way side he must
keep them TO himself, until the printing
press has made them inaienably his own.
If happy historical or literary illustra~
ton occurs 10 him, it will do for a re-
view article; if some unhackneyed view
OF a great political question presents it.
sell to him, il may be worked into his
next leader if some iriflng adventure
has occurred to him. or he has picked
up novel anecdote in the course of his
travels, IT may be reproduced in page
Of magazine matter, or a column of
cheap weekly serial
Even puns are not to be distributed
gratis.-There is property in dmJlc-
entendre, which its parent will not will
ngly forego. The smallest jokelet is
marketable commodity. The dInner-ta-
ble is sacrificed to Punch There is too
much competition in these days, too
many hungry candidates for the crumbs
that fall from the thinkers table, not to
make him chary of his offerings. In
these days every scrap Of knowledge
every happy thought-every felictous
turn of expression, is of some value to
literary man, the forms of periodical
literature are so many and SO varied
lie eau seldom afford to give anything
away and there is no reason why he
should. 1t is not SO easy a thing TO turn
ones ideas into bread, that literary
man need be at no pains 10 preserve his
property in them. We do not find that
artists give away their sketches or that
r professional singers perform promiscu-
ously at private parties. Perhaps, in
these days of much Publishing, profess
ional authors are wise in keeping the
best of themselves for their books and
articles. We have known professional
writer's talk criticism; but we have gen.
orally found it to be the very reverse of
what they have published. N British
Regiev.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-11-26

BELI-BIRD.-One meets in the forests
Of Guinea, a bird much celebrated with
the Spaniards, called campanero, or bell
bird. Its voice is loud and clear as the
sound of BELL aud may be heard the
distance of a league. No song, no sound
can occasion the astonishment produced
by the tinkling of the campanero. He
sings morning and evening, like most
other birds at mid day, he sings also.
A stroke of the bell is heard, pause of
a minute ensues a second linkling. and
pause Of the same duration is repeated
finally third ringing, followed by ST.
lence of six or eight minutes -" Ac>
teon, says an enthusiastic traveller,
. would halt in the heat of the chase,
Orpheus would let fall his Lutte to listen
so novel sweet and romantic is the silver
tinkling of the snow-whte campaHero. "
This bird is abou. the size of a jay,
and from its head arises a conical tube
of about 3 inches long, of brilliant
black, spotted with small white feathers,
which communicate with the palate, and
which, when inflated with air, resembles
an ear of corn.
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The Union.
BY my. DE. GILMAN. OF S. c.


Who would sever Freedom shrine
Who would draw the invidious line
Though by birth one spot he mine,
Dear is all the rest
Dear 10 me the Souils fair land,
Dear the central mountain band,
Dear New England's rocky strand,
Dear the prairied west
by our aliars pure and free,
BY our Laws deep rooted tree,
BY the Past's dread memory,
BY onr Washington
BY our common kindred tongue,
BY our hopes-bright, buoyant. young,
BY The tic Of country strong,
We will still be ono.
Fathers have yc lled in vain
Ages must ye droop again
Maker, shall we rashly stain
Blessings sent by Thee!
No, receive our solemn vow,
W lie before thy throne we bow,
Ever to maintain, rs now,
Union--Liberiy"
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Usher when his paper is not taken from the Of
fec, makes himself liable for his subscription
price.
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BEAUTIFUL.-A mother who was in
the habit OF asking her children, before
they retired at night what they had done
during the day to make others happy
found young twin sister silent. The
elder spoke modestly Of deeds aud dis>
position founded on the golden rule,
" Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you" Still the little bright
face was bowed down in silence. The
question was repeated, and the dear Its
tie child said, timidly-"A little girl
who sat by me on the bench at school,
had lost a baby brother. All the Time
she studied her lesson she hid her face
in the book aud cried. felt so sorry
that laid my face on the same book aud
cried with her. Then she looked up and
put her arms around my neck, but do
not know why she said | haG done her SO
mach good"
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ScnooL MASTER ABRoAD.-In a cer-
tain bathing house, not thousand miles
from Philips's beach, is this notice
" People are requested not 10 use any
thing that are in the bathing house, ex,
cept the boarders."
The grammar of the above is equal to
that cf the menagerie mans. This,
ladies aud gentlemen, is the celebrated
baboon, which picks NUS with its tail,
which is It's natural food.
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and an additional one to Saturn, within that
time.
Victoria" the last named Asteroid, was
discovered on the 18th of September, by
MIR. Hope, at Bishops Observatory, Lon
don.
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Ckr0nicic.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13

CALIFoRSIA ADMITTED With feelings Of un
mingled Joy do we announce 10 our readers in this
day's Journal the gratifying intelligence that,
Saturday, the House OF Representatives passed the
bill providing for the admission of California, with
her free institutions and boundaries defined by
her constitution, by a triumphant vote of $50 yeas
to 81 naysl Alter months of unreasonable neg
lect, she is at length admitted into the family of
States-the youngest, and destined, we hope, to be
the most worthy of imitation in every thing tina;
cxaltcth nation.
With the passage Of the Texas, New Mexico,
California, and Utah bills, pass away those dark
porteutous clouds which for the last few months
have hung over our nation, threatening civil war
and discOrd, and the dissolution Of the, Union
Again the bright cheering rays Of confidence and
hope inspire the heart OF every true patriot, and
iervent will be his prayers that ages upon ages
may roll away ere another such crisis arrives.
Fearful has been the storm through which the
good ship of State has had to pass, and rough the
pillows which she has sailed, but she has
weathcrcd alike both sea and storm, and glidcs
peacefully on in renewed majesty and grandeur.
Long, long, may il be ere the sea on which she
sails shall be again ruiiied by factions ruthless
palcs
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HON, A. III. III. STUART.

The appointment of this gentleman to the De-
partment of the Interior ia one of the very best
which has been made by the present Administra-
ton, judcious it has proved itself in the exer-
else of the appointing power. Mr.. Stuart is one of
the most prominent and efficient members of the
Wing party in this State He was on the Harri-
son and Taylor Wing electoral tickets of Virgil
mia, and proved himself, in the public discussion
between the orators of the two parties, one of the
ablest, estinformed, and most eloquent of the
champions of Wing principles. When member
of the Virginia Legislature, he occupied high sta
ton statesman and debater. He was elected a
member Of the House Of Representatives from the
Augusta district in lS4l, and acquired ma
tional reputation in that body by his services in
ctfectng an organization Of the House after weeks
of confusion, and by uniform ability, tact, elo-
quence, and dignified and courteous bearing. Mr..
Stuart is a gentleman of enlarged views, liberal
tone. sound judgment, and an eminently national
and conservative spirit. He occupies high posi-
ton at the bar of Virginia for legal knowledge and
persuasive eloquence. We trust that he will ac-
cept the appointment so iatteringly rendered him,
for We feel sure that it is one which will be most
acceptable to the Wings of Virginia, and that he
will fill it with great honor to himself and to the
State.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13

YEAS.-Messrs. Barnwell. Benton, Butler
Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin. Dodge Of Iowa. Fetch
King, Mason. Sebastian, Seward, Turney, Under
wood, Walker. and Whitcomb-l5.
NAYS.-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin. Bell, Ber-
rien, Davis OF Massachusetts, Davis of Mississippi
Dayton, Dickinson, Douglas, Ewing, Greene. G win,
Hale, Houston. Jones. Mangum, Morton. Norris
Pearoe, Pratt. Smith, Soue, Spruance, Wales, and
Winthrop-25.
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to amend that part of the
bill relating to the mileage of the Senators and
Representatives from California, by adding thereto
the following:
"And the per diem of said Senators and Repre-
sentatves for this session shall commence from the
day ON which the constitution of California was
first communicated to the two Houses OF Congress
respectively"
And the same was agreed to-
The bill was then read third time and passed.
CALIFORNIA BILLS.
Mr.. GWIN gave notice of large number Of
bills relating TO California, which he intended
hereafter 10 ask leave TO introduce.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr.. BADGER moved, and the Senate proceeded
TO the confederation of Executive business and
after a short time, the doors were opened,
And the Senate adjourned.
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The Adjustment.
From the Richmond Wing, !Septenabe

From the Richmond Wing, September 10.
Saturday eventful day-and the House.
by the energy Of its movements, has made some
amends for its long procrastination OF important
public duties. We make copious extracts from the
Union, the only Washington paper received by
Sundays mail, from which it appears that the Cal
iorna and Utah bills have both passed, the first by
a large majority. These, in addition TO the Texas
Boundary bill and the New Mexico Territorial bill
which were welded together, leave the important
measure in regard to fugitive slaves the only one
yet to be adopted TO complete the system of COM
promise and adjustment. Surely we may congrat-
ulate the country upon these suspicious results.
Surely may iecitate ourselves, that after the
long and angry gloom which has obscurcd the po'
litical sky, light is breaking upon u.s. and with 1t
the hope OF restored harmony TO divided people.
Who will not rejoice at the prospect OF srresting
that bane to a Republic, the dangerous formation
of parties on grounds purely geographcak Who
will not be gratifed III the belief OF early resto-
ration Of the business and industrial pursuits OF Tie
country to their old and wonted channels? When
these unhappy discussions shall have passed away,
and the passions they excited shall be cooled dCwn,
we shall probably recur TO era in our history 80
full Of danger with astUnishnent and regret
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13

ApAMs's EXPRESS. Messrs. Sanford & Shoe
maker the enterprising proprietors of the express
line known under the above name, have, we learn,
chartered a steamboat to run between Chester and
Philadelphia, during the interruption of travel on
the Philadelphia railroad, for the purpose OF trans
porting goods sent by their line. Packages, by
this arrangement, are now conveyed in the same
time, and regularly, as heretofore between this
city and Philadelphia. Passengers, who are too
late for other conveyancos, also enabled to take
the mail train for Chester, and thence, by Messrs.
Sanford G Shocmakers boat to reach Philadelphia
in time for the early lines for New York, the boats
fare for which being only fifty cents.
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WASHINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. IS. 1880
Congress.

In the Senate, yesterday, the bill to suppress
the slave trade in the District of Columbia wa.
further debated. The proposition of Mr. Sc
WARD, to abolish slavery in the District, was
rejected-yeas 5, nays as. A bill from the
House to supply deficiencies in the appropria-
tons for the pay and mileage of members was
taken up.
The House Of Representatives., during the
morning hour, was occupied in the considera-
tion of the report of the RICHARDSON select
committee. They then took up the Fugitive
Slave bill from the Senate. and, after speech
from Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, in ex-
PLANTATION Of its provisions it was passed--yeas
100, nays rs.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13

AGRICULTURAL FnR.-The annual fair of
the Agricultural Society of Montgomery coun-
ty, Maryland, was opened yesterday, and will
conclude to-day. 1t was numerously attended
by as ine-looking people as we could desire
TO behold-beautiful women and sterling men,
possessing practical intelligence of a superior
order, and evincing deep interest in the objects
of the exhibition. The array of the products
of their industry was creditable in the highest
degree, and reflects honor upon county that
has so nobly elevated the reputation of its PEG
pie by the development of the capabilities of a
soil so lately regarded as impoverished and
barren.
Theor of the day, DIR. HrcGINs, the State
Agricultural Chemist, discharged his duty in a
creditable manner; and GEORGE WASHINGTON
PARKE CUsTIs, esq, who was called out by
the happy appeal of JosEPH II. BRADLEY, esq,
delivered an address that drew forth the oft
repeated plaudits of the immense company.
Amongst the distinguished persons present
in addition TO those already named. we OBJ
served Judge DUNLoP, +. p BLAIR, esq
Hon. !. Hill Of New Hampshire. Major q
PETER, and GEORGE MAGRUDER, esq.
We will lay before our readers a more minute
account of the interesting exercises of the oc-
casion, and Of the objects presented for public
inspection.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13
Feo,n The Ne,p York Erpre,,.

ASoTHER DAY o. REJofcING.--The passing Of the
California and Utah bills affords the occasion Of
act is Of general praise, and the thantsgivings
over IL are hearty as il national victory had
been The effect Of il is seen in the happy
faces Of the people, in improved confidence and in
brighter antcipatons felt among the social and
business circles Of the town. The city is full Of
strangers, and all rejoice heartily over what has
been done. The "stars and strpes" are every
where flying to the breeze in honor Of thc OCCASION
and the prospects for the Union now seem as bright
az a cloudless sky. The star for California must
now be added 10 the galaxy Of stars upon the flag
of the Republic, and we can realize now something
Of the length and breadth Of the nation. lie must
be blind TO the past who did not see the danger in
which the country was placed, aud his heart hard
as flint and cold as ice who il not grateful for the
escape. Thanks to Heaven for these brighter and
better days, which ensure US peaceful aud happy
Union
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13

THE Floor IN THE CoAI RKoioS.-T The Pottsville
Miners Journal Gays that the damage done on the
Lehigh at and near Mauch Chunk is such that the
probability of further shipments Of coal tins season
will depend on the activity in making the repairs.
The Beaver Meadow railroad is injured beyond the
possibility Of repair this season Large forces are
at work on the whole limo Of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad, repairing damages, and in about
week coal will be transported over IT, The Val
ley railroad not 80 much injured at fret
ported. 1t will be in operation in about week.
The Journal says that the damage on the canal is
not az great as at first imagined.
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Death OF the Hon. Henry Mes.

Information has reached this city of the
death of the Hon. HENRY Mes, representa-
tive in Congress from the fifteenth Congress
sional district of Pennsylvania. He died few
minutes after seven o'clock on the evening OF
rough Of York, in the ffteth year of his age.
His health had been such, for some time past,
as to prevent his appearing in the House Of
Representatives. Mr.. Mes was elected to
Congress as an independent candidate. His
urbanity of manner rendered him universally
respected
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13

this insane strife between the North and South,
and they will no longer tolerate an agitation
for political effect.
We think it is time that the conservative
principles Of our institutions should act
through the ballot-box, and drive into eternal
exile the mischievous band of agitators North
and South, who have no other object than to
foment strife, and effect the dissolution of the
Union
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13

LATHAM's NoTEs.-A rumor circulated in Rich
mond, Va, on the 10th instant that Latham & Co,
Of this city, had failed, in consequence Of which
many Of the holders Of their notes rushed TO the
brokers' offices and parted with them at a heavy
discount. telegraph despatch, inquiring into
the truth Of the matter, forwarded to this city
early in the day, but from somc unexplained cause
the answer did not reach Richmond till night. The
rumor, Of course, had no foundation in truth.