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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
TIE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW.

For August, comes to us laden with literary
treasure. We can only give the table of con.
tents: L. The Scottish Universities. 2 Pen
dennis---The Literary Profession. 8. The Eng.
fish Language. 4. Messrs. Stephenson and
Fairbanks Tabular Bridges. S. The Liberties
Of the Gallican Church. 6. Wordsworth Z
The Method of Divine Government. g. In Me
moriam. 9. Trial OF Professor John w. Web
ster. 10. Christianity in India. Address LEON.
ARD Scorr s, Co., 70 Fuiton-st., N. Y.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

The following is the Prize Song written for
Jenney Lind (by Bayard Taylor and for which
5000 was paid by Barnum. AS correspondent
of the Wing truly remarks cit shows melan-
choly dearth of talent for song-writing in this
country that it should be the best among seven
hundred"
greet with full heart the Land OF the West,
Whose banner of stars DER a world is unrolled;
Whose Empire o'ershadows Atlantic's wide
breast, s--
And opens 10 the sunset its gateway of gold !
The land of the mountan-the land Of the lake,
And rivers that roll in magnificent tide,
Where the soul of the mighty from slumber
awake,
And haow the soil for whose freedom they
died
Thou cradle of Empire! though wide be the
foam
That servers the land ofmy fathers and thee,
| hear, from thy bosom, the welcome of home
And long as thy waters shall CLEAN in the sun,
And long as their heroes shall remember their
scars,
Be the hands of thychldren united as one,
And Peace shed her light on thy banner Of
Stars.
AT the end of the first nights performance
Jenney was LOUDLY called ior ana afterwards w,
citcrous cries for Barnum were heard from all
parts of the house. This worthy then came
forward and made touching speech, the amount
of which was that 'iin the presence of that angel
Jenney) he wished to sink into his native in
significance" He mentioned also the fact that
.Jenney had directed her portion of the proceeds
of the Concert 10000, 10 be distributed a.
monost various charitable associations in the
city Of New York This occasioned tremendous
enthusiasm.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

Do1Nes IN CONGRESS. The House of Represen-
tatives Yesterday took up and passed the bill a
polishing the slave trade in the District of Co.
lumbia, without discussion, by the decisive
vote of 124 yeas, to Al nays. The bill appro-
priatinga large body of land to the Illinois and
Alabama Railroad, was also passed.
In the Senate, the bill granting land to actual
settlers was passed to third reading, and
will probably pass to-day. Both houses are
using commendable dispatch in closing up the
business before them. But eleven more bust
ness days of the session now remain.
Bait. Sun, 18th.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

REJuvEHArINe THE HAIR.-The Washington
Republic says that Gen. Twiggs' accidental dis.
covery by which, as our readsrs will remember,
he found to his amazemeut that his honorable
gray hairs were resuming the color of youth, is
being applied by many persons in that city, all
of whom are verifying the experiment of the
gallant General. 1t Isl bright era, this, in which
who do not occasionally FURNISH up and reju-
veaste themselves.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
F. j. ALFRED, EDITOR.
STAUN ON
Monday 1N0rasiaag, Sept. "a.
LOOK AT YOUR SMALL CHANGE.

By an act of Congress which took effect OH
The LIST of August, "sl,ek' quarters are to pass
for twenty cents "slick" 12a cents pieces are
to pass for ten cents and E:slick" 81 cent pie.
cies ere to pass for five cents. We hope no one
will hang himself if he should happen to have
a few sslick" pieces on hand.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
~ II is stated that KossuTu will com

70 II is stated that KossurH will come to
this country in the course Of next year. If the
Hungarian patriot were to arrive at this time we
guess he would receive but little attention in the
cities, owing TO the presence among the people, of
one JENNY LIND, who can sing good song, and
which some people are paving as high as 5000
to hear Money must be plenty with these folk;
and we think might be better employed. What
tools some people are.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
We understand from a friend that a famil,

We understand from a friend that family
occupying Il cabin on the Canal near Old Town,
Md, was discovered on Monday last, to be in a
very destitute and deplorable condition. The
wife and mother lay dead, with an infant at her
breast, and the husband was also i'll dying
condition-supposed 10 be caused by starvation.
Dr. Fitzpatrick had the father and child remov-
ed to Oli-Town, where they have been properly
cared for The water being iii the Canal, aud
the house being situated on the side opposite tie
tow-path, Oh which all travellers pass accounts
for their condition not being sooner discovered,
Eomney HteIligsncer.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

On the first day OF the August tern, Of the
county court of Fauquier, Peter Beasol, man
of colour, was, at his own instance, sold into
perpetual servitude. Itappears that at the death
Of his mistress, Mrs. Farrow, some years since.
Peter was emancipated, i'll accordance with her
last will and testament. The laws of the State
forbade his remaining within its limits more
than twelve mouths from The date of his man l.
mission but all the ties which rendered exist
ence desirable, We're intimately connected with
the place of his brth-ail the associations OF his
youth We're indissoIubly connected with that
spot so, after making fair experiment of all
the blessings attendant upon freedom, he finally
determined upon the course he would pursue.
Finding that freedom was an empty name-an
unsubstanlial, intangible good-he wisely gave
to servitude, under "a good and humane master,
the preference, and accordingly volantari'y APP
peared on the first day oft the court, and eniieat-
ed that he should be publicly sold to the highest
bidder. His request was complied with; and
we learn from the Piedmont Wing that Peter
secured good home for life.-Rieh. Times.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

Co. An elegant cement may be made from rice
intimately mixed with cold water, and simmered
over the fire. 1t answers the same as common
paste. In making models, busts, &c., and dried /,
it will receive high polish. 1t is used in China
and Japan.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

BLUE RIneE TuNNEI--The great tunnel
through the Blue Ridge has been fairly com
menced, and a heavy job it will be. The work
men have excavated about 10 feet Of the main
tunnel on the western siIs of the mountain,
and their progress thus far has been entirely
through slate rock. As only nine men are able
TO work at time it is slow business, although
they work day and NIGHT. 1t will require four
or five years before this colossal work is com
pleted. But when it is done, il will bea mon
ument of Virginia enterprise, and fountain OF
trade and prosperity, which cannot be surpass-
ed by any similar work on the continent
Rich. {Va} Reptb.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

10 AMIN BEy, the Turkish Ambassador, has
arrived in Washington, and taken lodgings at
the Nationel Hotel. He is represented as man
Of good information and may be of some service
to the u States.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
VERY CHEAP,

Five Hundred Packages BOOTS,
Shoes, Trunks, sc.
WE are now receiving direct from the Facto-
w ries Five Hundred Packages of Boots
Shoes, Trunks, Leather, Shoe Thread, &c., suita
BILE for the Fall Trade, comprising good an as
sortlnent Of Ladies', Gentlemen, Misses, Boys
Childrens Boots and Shoes; which have been
bought with Cash. mostly, we ask all in want Of
Boots and Shoes to sell again, to give us call
We will sell as low as any house in Baltimore
Philadelphia, or New York if not cheaper. We
respectfully ask call from merchants wanting t.
buy good articles in our line cheap we ale always
receiving new supplies. ~
PUTNEY & WATTS.
Richmond, August 26, 1850.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
1zoLDEN,s DOLLAR MAGAZINE.

Is the cheapest periodical in the Union, and is
worthy of extensive patronage. We have the
September No. before us-it contains none other
than useful matter. Address, Fowler DIErz,
100 Nassau-st, N. Y.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

Q- The census of the District exhibits six
teen thousand free persons of color, to six hun
dred slaves. A great disparity.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
Photographed for the Baltimore Sun
dno'acr Bond Between the North and the South

TTIU 71E U7tt1 tEt cU157s'
WAsH1NGToN, Sept. 18th.
Since closing my letter, the Illinois and Ala
bama railroad bill has passed in the House OF
Representatives to a third reading, This is an
other iron clamp binding the North TO the South.
The land granted by the United States is now
worth ten cents an acre, but will be made worth
ten dollars by the road, and sell for five dollars
The United States will be more than reimburs.
ed, and all products along the road enhanced in
value.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

GT The Virginia State Convention meets il
the City of Richmond, on the second Moncay
in October next, the 14th.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

New PosT-OFFIcE.-A new Post Office has
been established at Doves Mill, in Brooks Gap,
called Dovesvie,' and Mr.. Ullrick Whittig ap.
pointed Postmaster.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
CALIFORNIA Ci1AKGEs.-A letter from Caliar
MIA to n friend in New York saws -

MIA to friend in New York says
s'The exorbitant charges which are made by
professional men fer the slightest service they
render you are without parallel in any part O
the world. Igiye you an Instance a friend o
mine was taken sick, & was attended by ply
sician six weeks although his malay was 10th
ing very serious; after his recovery he asked the
doctor for his bill for attending him. He re-
ceived in nete the next day, a bill for the mod
est sum of $1,000 for medical attendance
Another friend of mine informed me that he
called one day upon a lawyer, and merely asked
him a few questions regarding an affair OF very
little moment, aud probably occupied his time
fifteen minutes; a few days after he was haneee
bill for S 100 for advice"
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23

cinnati and il is now supposed that il win
show the population to be near 100000.
TEXAS SENATOR The vote of the Texas Le-
eislature for United States Senator for six
years from March 4th, 1851, was as follows
Rusk Sc; Wigfall 3; Mullen blank 4.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
WAYNE.


District of Columbia, passed the Senate on S at
day the 14th, by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright, Cass,
Chase, Clarke Clay, davis, of Mass, Dayton,
Dickinson, Dodge, OF Wis, Dodge, OF Iowa,
Douglas, Ewing, Fetch, Fremont, Gwin, Hale,
Hamlin, Jones, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Walk
Ell Whitcomb Winthrop.-32.
NAys-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Butler, Davis; of Miss, Dawson,
Downs, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, Hulee-l9.
This Bill subsequently passed the House by
the strong vote of 40 yeas to rs nays, not one
of the Virginia delegation voting for the bill.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-23
RICHMOND HAT MANDATORY

yINHE subscriber would respectfully call the at.
il tention of Merchants and Dealers 10 his extern
sive stock of
,RA.EX'S .E.T-ED CsNE1&.
The assortment will be found on examination to be
equal to any in the United States
Virginia Merchants who have been accustomed
to go to the Northern Cities for goods, would do
well to call on their way at this establishment,
where they will see to their satisfaction that in the
article of Hats and Cups at least, Richmond will
compare to advantage with any other market.
Terms most liberal and accommodating.
JOHN DOOLEY
No II Main Street, Richmond
August rs, 1s5e.-ly.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-21
1poftifal Department.
MY OWN, M4 eANTLE ONE.

They talk of rainbows in the sky, and blossoms
on the earth,
They sing the beauty of the star in songs of love
and nirth;
They say the mountain-sod is fair-they tell oi
- dew-drops bright,
They praise the sun that warns the day, and
= moon that cheers the night;
lido not sigh to watch the sky, I do not care to
see i..,s.r,. ,.i:AssA = l-., s41
The lustre drop on green-hill top, or fruit upon
the tree;
I've prayed to have my lids unseard' but twas
not to behold
The pearly dawn of mist, morn, or evening cloud
of gold:
No, no, my Mary, would turn from flower, star,
and sun,
For well know thou'r fairer still, my oEn, my
gentle one.
/ hear the music others deem pqost eloquent and
sweet,
The merry lark above my head-the cricket at my
feet,
The robin, in the winter time-the cuckoo in the
* spring; e. l..
But never do think those tones so beautiful as
thine, ..,1 ~
When kind words tiom kinder hearr confirm, !1l1,
that heart is mine.
There is no melody of sound that bids my soul
rejoice, -.ez a
As when hear my simple name breathed by thy
happy voice; ~
And Mary, will neer believe that flower, star, or
sun, - 49,, ...s4 .si .ss...r
Can eyerbe SO bright as thee, my true, my gentle
one. - 49,. - =. - -. -. .-.----
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-21

no one does fully escape it. Some are less alb
iect, less palpable slaves than others, put tn no
man that have known ACTS quite freely The
system seems to be so deeply false and entirely
wrong, as to take away every chance of. good
results. Under it, tear has just choice Of
these two things, to be quack or martyr,
and no third. Gentlemen,i is not this So! Some
of YOU are not slow to confess it in confiden.
tal conversation. Isit less true in prints
Lastly: it is an essential feature of good
school that there be some tolerable proportion
between the number OF its teachers and the
number ofits pupils. No man can teach and
govern, with any degree of thoroughness and
good effect fifty boys or thirty boys; no two
men can teach hund dred; no four men two
hundred. In the best circumstances, with the
best arrangements, in the best assorted school,
in the best school of the best State system, one
teacher to twenty five pupils would be perhaps
the proper proportion. But in the heterogene.
Gus, unassorted boy.droves of our present no.
system, one teacher to ten would find his hands
full. Nor can any man teach, with the need.
full vivacity, energy, and good humor, seven or
six hours a day. You may require It, and he
may hear classes all that time; but you have
the form only of teaching, not the power there
Of teacher, to do his whole duty, and with
the highest degree of efficiency, and to Keep on
doing it in the best manner, must spend at least
as much time in direct and indirect preparation
for his daily recitations as the recitations them
selves require. 1t would be easy to enlarge
upon this point, but my space will not admit OF
it. Besides, this is matter upon which, be-
leve, all teachers agree. We are all overwork-
ed--we are all required to perform impossible
tiles, and we all know it too we'll.
These five, then, cannot but regard as fun;
damental conditions ofa good school. All OF
these may exist and yet the school not be good;
but all of them, CONCEIVE, must be, in toler.
able degree of perfection before really good
school becomes possible 1t is in vain for us
to complain of the state of education, or Of the
general and increasing ignorance of the peo-
PIE, SO long as these conditions are not com.
piled with On a future occasion | shall ell.
deavor to contribute my little towards show
ing how, in our State, they may be. KENT.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-21
MIisfellalleeus department.
a GOOD SCHOOL.

We frequently hear anxious parents express
themselves in some such manner as this: "We
spare no pains" say they, sorrowfnlly or indig-
.nantly, sin the education of our children We
pay q high price for their instruction-yet we
cannot perceive that anything good comes Of it
all. We cannot see that they are even as well
disposed, as tractable, as obedient, as they
were before these expenses and pains were in.
Cured Nor; IL what they, ludicrously enough,
call their studies, do they seem to be doing,
in any worthy: sense, rsll. They neither have
a sense Of their Ignorance. or of the value of
knowledge, or any reverence for the persons
who impart it, or for the llace where Il is i'm.
parted; ora sense Of their obligations to them
and ma for 3nlaeioea inpsoyement within their
reach a cannot see that thew are interested
in an,tb;up interesting or eager for ANYTHING
but pleasure, sor jealous for anything but sports
.-hpsh tie sno,ts Il and pleasures Which thew
crave beinpy tho 81, 4 doubtful k;ud.a We are
Almost tempteS to think that school Is, upon the
wtole5 aot an advantage to them, and to wish
sheg. were hut safely through A What can we
a. ynto onr dran tJJ;sai ,ge have not done mn.
tn tbema Yet when ws look that thew should
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-07-18
Hints to EarHaaG rs

If you wish your orchards to bear yearly
a good crop, fork in around the roots a liberal
compost of charcoal, bone dust, common salt.
SCOT, wood ashes and oyster shell lime. To
this may be added brick dust or leafmould.-
Keep your trees properly cleaned and pruned,
and we'll insure a good yearly crop.
Decayed grain of any kind is highly ini1-
rious to stock. 1t has paralysing effect up
on the animal fed with it, often times causing
death. Where used at all, it should be done
with exceeding caution.
In breaking horse, always keep your
temper. Patience and kindness always sue
ceed better than haste and cruelty. If your
horse is in the habit of running away, you
can cure him by putting him to the top Of
his speed, and keeping him at it till he is
thoroughly exhausted.
If you wish to make a good COW Of a tive
year old heifer, let her have a calf and ther
milk her three times day regularly. This
will increase her capacity to seerete milk.
II you wish to avoid that arch-enemy tc
cabbage plants, the cut-worm, set them al
the bottom Of a t:cnch some four or five niche:
deep.
Be careful that your COWS are MIXED
clean. The last milk is much the best. A
lazy, careless mixer will spoil the best COW
in the world.
Ifyou wish II prevent rats from burrowins
under your buildings, lay the foundation il
bed of rough gravel, from 10 10 inche
thick.
With proper management the manur,
made by a pen Of hogs, is worth us much d
the pork.
, You may cure gals in horses by the use Q
white lead ground in oil.
Wash the bodies Of your apple trees wild
strong soap suds.
Drilled turnips always succeed best
Have you ever tried it?
E Soap suds is a good fertilizer for crap
vines.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-07-18
ChRlnrR. &c.

When Cholera or other fatal epidemics arc
prevailing, says the Cincinnati Times, all
kinds Of theories are got up and nostrums
recommended, unit the public mind becomes
disguised or Indifferent This should not
destroy investigation. Our friend John Leafs
theory ofthe use Of limestone water being
connected with cholera, seems to be receiv-
ing attention on its own merits.
The Nashville papers state that there is no
doubt that the disease is much increased by
the use of limestone water.
We are informed by an intelligent OBJ
serving friend, who was on a vlsst to Match
ez this spring, that during the prevalence o.
the cholera in 1892, and in its recent vista
ton, there was not a case in that city.
The people of Natchez use cistern orrair
water only. They have no wells, and the
city is situated so far from the river that they
are compelled to depend on rain water. Ha:
this anything to do with the remarkable fac
that so large a city in a hot climate has escap
ed the cholera? We leave the question t.
be answered by our philosophers and think
ers.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-07-18

The SEWING MACHINE.-We witnessed
yesterday, at the Virginia Hotel, the opera
ton OF Il machine which, when brought into
use, threatens to revolutionize the manner
and prices Of getting up garments. So far
from being complicated by numberless wheels,
as we would be led to suspect, 4 moments
thought, together with observing it, proves
the contrary; yet so delicate is it in its ope-
rations that the breaking ola thread, or the
machinery failing to catch the thread through
the cloth, instantly stops the progress Of the
needle OF the seam.
A trial of its powers was then made in the
presence ofseveral gentlemen, among whom
were three representatives Of the needle and
shears, all Of whom looked melancholy on be
holding the success which attended it. An
outside seam of Il pair Of heavy cashmere
pantaloOns, which was forty-tWo inches in
length, was sewed up in one minute and til-
ty seconds. being over twenty-one inces per
minute. Several other trials were given,
each Of which resulted in a like success. 1t
was also tried at stitching, and, for uniiormi-
ty and strength Of the stitches, it was pro-
nounced by the discOusoIate tailOrS aforesaid
to be unsurpassed. BY extending the length
of the frame which holds The cloth, two girls
with one machine can make fifteen pairs Of
pants per day, with the exception OF facing
the bottoms working the button holes. and
sewing on the buttons. 1t is not liable to
get out Of order more than other machinery.
and is easily and quickly repaired when any
damage occurs TO it. They are manuac-
ured at cost of from fifty TO sixty dollars
each. 1t is exhibited by ME- A. B. Reed,
who can be found at the Virginia Hotel for
a few days. where he is prepared to dispose
of the State right. Already the rights for
Galloway, Boone, and Fayette counties have
been sold, and the purchasers are now engag-
ed in rapidly manufacturing the machines,
the rattle of which will without doubt, prove
a death knelI TO the tailoring profession in
the vest 81. Louis ReUHe.