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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10
WThe longer We live, the more we

gVThe longer We live, the more we
are certain that the great difference
between men, the great and the insigss
nihcsnt, is energy-invinclblc deter
minatlon-an honest purpose once
hxed-and then death or victory.
That quality will do anything that can
be done in the world , and no talents,
no circumstances. no opportunity viii
make a two legged creature a man
without IL.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

JUST So "A man came into our
office the other day to beg paper,
"beoause," said he, 81 like to read the
paper very much, but our neighbors
don't take it now" We would like to
know how many customers ofthis kind
we have that we can make calculation
of the number Of "extras" it will take
to supply them.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

% Park Benjamin, Esq delivered h's
Poem on "Fasllnn, AT the Be'le,ue Hall.
Thursday evening. l. was veil received
and frequently spplaudsd every one ap.
pcared PLEASED. Owing to an unforeseen CO.
ragemenl, Mr. Benjrmin was compelled ,o
postpone the delivery of his lecture on The
Indulernces Of the Mind" until later day
probably some time in Dccembrr, when he
will f,vor nur citizens with that and several
Others ~hish he is now VIZ, ~ On topic, o.
a ~, " .ftrf,s, ng natgr-
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

1t is said that Dodge the purchaser
ofthe S625 ticket, made about four
hundred dollars in bets before the auc-
tion-qulte number having "aked
considerable sums that Dodge would
not be the first purchaser-or that
Waldo Howard Gleason would be so.
The latter went up to 5000 in bidding.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

Coal AND IRoN.-The Ed:nburg
Review sets down the numLer of per-
sons employed in mining, in Great
Britain, a, 10000; and the annual
tonnage, 81 2-3 millions. 1t says thai,
the supply of coal must be exhausted
in period not very remote. II gives
$4,000 square miles as the whole area
left for future workings.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

n5We are hsppy to see Iha, Samuel
G. Arnold, Esq, Of Providence, has been
invited to deliver the Anniversary address
al The Tabernacle, before The American In
s,ilule, on Thursday evering The 9th inst
Mr.. Arnold is a young man 10 fill lhis i'm
coriant position hut there dIe few men
in the country " no can bring finer qualf-
cations TO the dl-charge ei the duty. We
can assure our New York friends tha, they
vii! listen to useful and interesting expos;
ron Of the great principles of the American
Institute.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

r WIG CoNvEsTIoN AT SYRACUSE.
We have been attentive observers of the
extraordinary dongs Of this Convention,
aud feel that as part Of the great Whig
family, we owe 1t 10 the cause to express
our views in relation to this lamenlabIe
schsm. Al moment when every true
hearted Whig in New York ought to re-
ioice that her hnnored son il at the helm
of affair., handful of demagOgues. who
I regard his elevation as a bar 10 their am
bilious and fanalical designs, repaired 10
the Convention determined To give phase
to the proceedings which should dctach the
Wig party, and especially should cast
reflection on the President and those hon
ored patriots who had so trumphantly calm
ed down the tempest which had so ag,ated
our country. Two or three abolition edi-
tors and the trunretcrs Of Senator Seward
had fixed their minds upon converting the
Wing party into a sectional or abolition
party, and thus to revive al the excitement
and agitation of the past year.
Instead OF pursuing wise course, as
did the Wings of Massachusetts at their
/ Convent, at Worcester, Mr.. Greeley and
others were earnest for the adoption OF
! Resolutions which should endorse the ultra
course and sentiments of William Il. Sc
ward and no argument or persuasion
could induce Them TO abandon this high
handed policy. The cons qucnce was that
Granger, Duer, Bush, UIInan, Barton,
Jewett, Vanderbilt and other members, to
the number oi thluy-elghr, withdrew, re-
fuslng to merge the great Nalilnal Whir
party in an BOLTON ASSOCIATION. To have
done 80 would, we are sue, have sounded
the ,rumpet-nole for The breaking up Of the
party in every Stale Of the Union. II is
lar better to lose the election in New
York, than to tell the Wings Of every Sec
ton Of the land that the \ " York Wings
are of The type e Seward, Wee :, Greeley,
& Co,
A careful analysis Of tie members Of
the late Copvel ton entirely convinces us
that the majority of the Convention came
rom few abolition counties, an that tho
State at large is sound at heart. We
honor Granger, Ducr and their seeding
brethren, an We are sure that the Wings
| OF New York and the Wings Of the Union
viii admire their fidelity an noble prompt
itudc. When we have such a President
and such a Cabinet as the Wings ear now
poin, at, they are no, prepared TO make
them sacrlfcial offering TO any abolition
IDOL.
We feel confident that tho Wing party
vii ere long be compelled 10 denounce
and disown Seward, Weed and Greeley,
because they are all unprinciped dema-
gogues, and care hing for the welfare oi
the party, un ess they can rule II. In our
opinion the sooner this step is taken, the
better it vii be for the party.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

bJ-The "Savior Of his country" IS the
new appellaion which has been given to
Gen. Cass by some OF his po itcaI friends.
II seems that the "noi,e and confusion d
not preven, him from mounting 'hc ros-
,rum at old Tammany, few days hce,
for the purpose OF receiving the congratu-
latons of Mike Wal,h, the notorious Ryn-
ders, und few olher such choice spirits.
The ia, old Savior would have manifested
more discretion if he had declined this hon
or, than he did in running away from
CIeaveIand, on account Of the noise and
confnsion," two years ago, just before the
Presidential election, because he did not
wish to express an opinloU on River and
Harbor improvements.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

APPOINTMENT OF CoMMissARiEs.-H Is
stated that the President has appointed, un
der the bill just passed by Congress. max
ing four additional Commissaries To the
army, with The rank Of Captains, the fol-
loving persons - Lieut.. J. Bowen, lsl
Artillery Lieut.. WIN. b. Blair, Cd Artl-
lery f; Lieut.. WIN. Z. Sherman, 3rd Ar,il-
iery Captain A. T.. Shives, 4'h Artillery.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

SALE OF CUNARD STEAMERS TO THE
SPANISH GoyERNMENr.-The Havana,
Diori0 Of the l7th ult, states that the
agent Of the Spanish Government in,
England, Bigadier Don Peter Lanes,
has contracted with Mr.. Cunard for
the purchase Of the steamers Caledonia
and fabqrnia, formerly f the line be-
tween Boston and Liverpool, aud that
the sum agreed upon for both is $3.50,
600 cash, The Caledonia ten wears
old, and the Hlbernia seven. The two
vessels will Immediately commence TO
rul as mail steam-packets between la
wanna and Codiz.
Lieut.. Col. Romero has just assumed
his post IA political a"d military Gov.
ernnr at Villaclara.
The Spanish government is sending
out new officers from Spain. utter
strangers IN Cuba, and recalling those
now there, as fast as possible. The
government is in fear aud trembling at
the expectation of new invasion OF
the Island. They have every reason
to believe that an attempt at = reyolu-
ton is to be made by the people, aud
hence their haste to send III strangers
10 rule them, lest the officers row
there should fratcrnize with the people
and hold the movement.
The trial and Imprisonment of the
Contoy prisoners about which such
fuss was made, cost the Govern
mpnt S70,00r
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

sCJ"Thc new Trlpler or Jenny Lind
music Hall in New York is to he o.
p,ncd in few days--the first concert
to be given by Madame Bishop
There will be engaged on the occa-
slon $50 instrumental performers and
300 choristers.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

Every man ought to aim at emf
nence, not by pulling Others down, but
by raising himself and enjoy the plea
sure of his own superiority, whether
imaginary or real, without interrupilng
others in the same felicity.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

NAVAL REsIGSArnN.-The Portsmouth,
IVA. J Pho, learns from Washington that
Lieut.. James Mccormick has resigned his
commission in the Navy Of the United
States. Mr.. Mccormick WAS formerly Of
Portsmouth, but it is said is now largely
engaged in private enterprise in California.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

UTlt is .aId that magnet, which, in
ordinary circumstances. will support
weight Of 30 pounds, Mil not slppot ten
when placed in the vicinity Of grave
ward
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

ETWe place 40 reliance upon the report
~hlch is again in circulation that The first
assistant Post Master General, 5. Il. Hob
bic, Esq, is to be removed hlgh.mlnd-
ed, honorable career aud long continued
and very faithful public service preclude The
possibility of such thing
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

o. Hon. Joshua r. Gddings; who
took his mileage and started off home
from Washington fortnight since, to
escape from a libel su t, has been NOM
mated for reelection. We wish there
there were Wings enough in his dis
tic, to keep such dcmagogue at
home.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

D. The population Of London ls esiimat
ed AT four tines that Of New York, or
about . OOo 900, aud vet the English me
rropo, IS nearly so per cent healthier than
New York.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

DROPPED A VA composItor lately ere
ated quite breeze by dropping letter
from the u,le OF a p'ous ~Ork. entitled
The Lives of the Saints" He made il
The Lies Of the Saints"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

U-The Whig State Convention at
Worcester, has nominate George \ g.
Briggs and John Reed as candidates for
Governor AMI Lieut.. Governor Of Massa-
chuse,ts.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

HoxsE. Pow ER.-The power Of a horse
is understood to be that which will elevate
. weight Of thiry-hree thousand pounds,
the hrieh, Of one foo, in minute "i time,
equal 10 about 90 pounds at fout miles an
hour.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

SnAwLs IND SIX GoGoDs - hr
malehless variety at Jewtu q P,escou
No. , Milk Street. Boston. is commended
TO the notice OF our friends, with the fullest
confidence thu, Mrssrs ]. Z. will make
visit to their establishment both peasant
and rr Fable
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10
EXECUTION At New HAVEN

New Haven, Oct. 2 Foole and
Csffrey were both hung at u o'clock
upon the same scafoId they never
moved.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

10 Bishop Sou,hgate, late Missio ary
bishop a, Consian,nople, has been chosen
as the Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the diocese Of California.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

The EMPEROR OF HAYrI, Faustin,
has .ivcn Mr.. Edge, the Pyro,ecrnis,,
of Jersey City, an order for a superb
set of fireworks.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

EV,The bishops of the Episcopal
Church, now IN convention at Cincl-
ua,i, have the case Of Bishop Onder-
douk before them for consideration
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

% Foo'e, true to his ruling passion,
wound up the session by a blow. He
/ struck a brother Senator for not believing
, him gentleman. IL he has made up his
mind to fight his way through the world
an that issue, h. is a do0med man, and
the sooner he gives himself a quieius with
his own revolver tie better. There is
not deeper-6xed idea in the erea, majori-
ty Of he American people, than that Sena-
tor Henry 5. Foo,e of M,sissippi is a
blackguard and bully and all the pun
melting and cudeeling in the world will not
knock it out. His drawing bio, d from
Fremont's nose will have no more effect
upon il, than his hanging the next abolit-
ionist he catches in Mississippi. Ii can
never be started one hairs breadth until
he finds some means to thrash out of mems
memories his disgracelu words and acts
this session Fremont himself, as we un-
derstand il, don't even now, hard as was
the rcctllymg clip, acknowledge tina, he
was mistaken. lie has not reracied or
he has, it has only been done IN Pick
wi, khan, or if not in Pirkwlckan, in
Satanic sense, such as Faust employed
when he styled the ID himself " gent'c.
man.
We regre, it as a national misfortune tha
we have such n man in our Senatorial coun-
ellis. II his acts merely reflected disgrace
upon himself no one would complain, for
1t would only dalken his reputation into
the same color az his real character. But
he is dishonorlng the country. No man,
probably, ever did so much within The same
space of time 10 lower the COOL name OF
the y. 5. Senate as h. has done this ses-
sion. Through his means that highest OF
our deibera,ve b, dies, whose dignity was
once the pride OF all Aneric ms and the ad-
mraton vf al strangers has suffered, and
wi long suffer, deep and dcs rved re-
proach He represents sovereign State,
and we suppose there is no way of deliver
ance. But if Mississippi would carry ou,
her peculiar propen.ilies and rpudidtc this
would confer favor upon the whole coun-
try, that Would go as far as anything
earthly can 30 towards iedeeming her IL
redeepable ehara9,er Cour. g. Eng.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.
BIZ PARK BEsJAMIE.

The Northern sky is filed with fires,
But not of lurid glow;
White in the air like icy spires
That shoot from banks Of snow,
The rays from piled up clouds ascend,
And from silver light,
Where Heavens eternal arches bend
Above the halls of Night.
In vain have mortals toiled TO scale
Those high and brilliant hills;
Sealed are the fountains, pure and pale,
Ofall their frozen rills.
No eagles wing can soar so far,
No sun can melt the chain,
Let down in links from star to star
To bind them to the main.
Mysterious, solemn, cold and clear,
Their sh ,pcs majestic rise,
Like barriers round this earthly sphere,
Like gates Of Paradise.
And, when, at times, a glory streams
Along the shrouded land,
Like Eden's flaming sword il seems
Waved by an angels hand.
Ye wondrous fircs-lhat seldom give
Your spcndor to our CLING,
Bat in your Arctic region I've
Through all revolving time
Well may imagination faint
Before your sacred blaze,
And bailed Science fail to PAINT
The source OF Heaven-lit rays
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10
BAcpELoR--A man who lives IN a
state of single CmScdneSS.

state of single CmScdneSs.
i'ITTsBuRo, Oct. 3.
IL is ,hought the Mayor has become III
sane On Tuesday he ordered portion OF
the City Council io be armsIed they
were Immediately discharged by the Judge
on hab,ss corpus Tho next dN the
Mayor Threatened to hang ihe Judge III.
Counci lors were again committed to jail
and again discharged Gu wr, uf haheSs
corpus. Las, night the Council met, and
vpok he regulation of the City Reht watch
from his hands. lie threatened to imprs
on them all. aud III the Judges. The great
est excitement prevails N The city to-day
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

DsuSios ApDnEss 1t IN iumored in
Washington that a disunion address will he
issued in a few days, written by MIR But.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10
WHOLE NO. iO1S.

Tue TRUTH ROUGHLY sPOKEN.--Tbe
Troy Wing publishes the following ex-
trac, from letter from gentleman of
South Carolina TO his friend in Troy,
dated Sept. 81, 1850:
"The black basis or no black basis
will be the question in u year or two.
They are bound eventually in the
South TO get by the ears about ,negross.
But the Union never can smash OH
this point ; at least the smash cannon
come from the South For this reas.
on, not more than one man. outofteni
has slaves. Now nipe-tenihs Of no
people have ever yet been found will
ling to sacrifice Happiness for The in
terest Of the other te"th.-The negro
owner would he ruined by dissolution
ofthe Union. For a dissolution would
be war inStan,er. Two things must
follow as sure as fate first, nne-tenths
of the people would not leave their
wives to fight for negro owners. For
# they did, these very negroes woulbi
cut the T chlldren's throa,s. in their ab-
sence, and rayish and destroy their
women. These acts of fnegrolsm would
grow out Of the second consequence OF,
dissolution, viz nsurrection. Now
you know what hot passionate crea-
lures the masses here are, and you
know they would XII every negro on
sight the moment their families we're.
outraged. So you sec that. dissolu-.
ton of the states would. jus, as sure as
there are stars in heaven, abolish sla-
very, completely overlurn Southern,
society, ndtuFp the country into a de-
sen.
Yet when this journal uttered the
same thought in mach miIder Ian
guage, certain Southern organs were
exasperoted almost to madness There
can be little. doubt. however, that
most intelligent Southerncrs entertain,
privately the same view and the ma
tral and lapdable feeling OF selEpre-
servatlOn will an efec,ual estopper
to any practical disunion movements.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

uPThe twen,y-,hird Annual Fair e the
Am. tican Institute opened to the public, at
Castle Garden, Tuesday morning.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

knowledge is It's owp exceeding
great reward. 1t is not the gift of Il
college, particularly. In is what the
mind produces whenever it acts
Great schools are chiefly appliances
for the lady, to furnish substitutes for
knowledge by which to make their
way in the world. A youth who has
a noble thirst for sc.ence, is not SO
much benefited by a " "!ibcra! eauca-
ton as he is apt to, im?glne that he
will be, before trying il. II your pl-
rents are rich and have nothing better
to do with their money, let them board
you at Cambridge or Yale for four
years. But if they are poor, laborlng
people, stay with them and labor
But don't the less strive for a liberal
! education. BE liberal in supplying
yonrsclf with books aud time. jour
ney on foot and study nature and men.
Ask questions Of everybody and every
thing,
Thus doing, you VIII probably ac-
quire more satisfactory and useful
knowledge. aud what is more, sounder
character and frmer hcalth-you will
be more of man tnan if you distress
your parents to have know ledge put
into your mouth with a pap spoon. 1t
is thus that the greatest and best men
are made in every country.
BuRNING THE BIrs -"Please, marm,
what shall do with the bits Of cam
dies ?"
Take them down stairs and burn
them in the kitchen, Bridget"
or she started At night, Bridget
called the lady and asked for a candle
for the kitchen.
"A candle why, what have you
done with the peices YOU had tins NOR
ming ?"
Faith, marm, Ipm than IN h
FIRE, and burnt thcm ia the Kitchen, as
ve told me 10 this morning"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

Among the passengers by the steam
hip Hermann at New York, are twel =
y ,ne priests and nuns from France.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

SPRiNeFIELp, Oct. ID l-2P. NJ.
There lie great exc'emen, at Springfield
on account of the supposed presence of
slave catchers.
The coored people are arming.
The Tow Hall is thronged by thous-
ants Of excited people, who are determined d
not slave shall he carried from Spring
field, law or no law.
There will be- hard fighting if il is at.
tempted About fifty fugitive slaves are
resident here.
skcoND DISPATCH.
The meeting was addressed by sever n
iugliives and citizens. Among the latter
was The venerable DIR. O,gtoJ who made
warm remarks against the bill, AID pledg.
ed himself 10 do all in his power to defeat
lis application and protect fuei'ives.
Resolutions were adopted declaring the
bill unconstitutional urging organization
against it aid declaring tina, no fugiiives
should be carSed from Spring gfeld.
THIRD DESPATCH.
"A lar.e committee of safety has been APP
pointed. Is supposed that the meeting
viii adjourn until tomorrow night. Peo-
pc have been standing in squads abou, the
streets all day. Nothing else is talked off,
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

Mr.. squie'. Charge dAaaires to
Central Am,rica has been recalled.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10

n1The Hon. Thomas Butler King has
been appointed Collector OF San Francisco,
California.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-11
SALE OF UNITED STATES LAND ABOVE
GEORGETOWN, ID. G.
OaDNANoE DspAnrmrsr, wAsHIseroN, /


ORDNANcE DEPARTMENT, WAsHINGToN,
March 10, 1850.
PROPOSALS in writing will be received till the
il first of May next for the purchase, for cash, of
piece Of land situate near the Little Falls of the
river Potomac, which has been occupied as United
States magazine lot, together with the buildings
thereon This land was conveyed TO the United
States by deed bearing date 9Th of September 1915,
and is described in said deed I" Beginning at a
cut stone marked U. s. on two sides, the head
of the canal and 30 feet from the head bank Of said
canal (the canal referred TO being the old Poto-
mac Companys Canal and running south 36 de-
grees east All feet inchcs,to a cut stone marked
above, same distance from the canal; thence east
SO degrees north AIT feet inches, to another cut
stone marked above; thonce north 36 degrees
west AIT feet inches, to another cut stone marked
above; thence west 36 degrees south AT feet 6
inches, to the place of beginning containing four
acres. and no more" And II the highest price OF.
fered for the land and buildings shall be satisfactory
to the Secretary of War, deed will be executed
by him, under authority Of an act Of Congress
passed Sd of March, 1919, conveying TO the person
offering the highest price, and to his heirs and
signs forever, all the right title, and interest of the
United States in said premises. II being fully un-
dorstood that such conveyance is not to include
any part which may have belonged to said Potomac
Company, or which has been surveyed and laid off
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which runs
through said land.
The proposals will not be opened till the above
named lst of May. They should be endorsed on
the outside " Offer for Lot at Little Falls"
GEO. TALCOTT,
BIT. Brig. Gen'l, and Col. of Ordnance.
March 2l-lawts