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3,5tSD Acres

including more than hall Of Pugh's Island,
which is classed with the best land in the
State for the growth Of Corn and Wheat
The uplands are exceedingly we'll adapted
TO the cultivation Of Tobacco. The Res
idence upon thi, land is one Of the most
beautiful an,, elegant, the situation being
inf, rior to none in its general appearance
Only Que mile from the dwelling there is
Mineral Spring belonging to the tract,)
and it is considered in its properties by
all those who have drank Of it's waters
equal with tha, Of Shocco or jones' White
Sulphur. consider it useless 10 say more,
as those who wish to purchase will come
and examine for themselves. | am ex-
ceedinglv anxious 10 sell, therefore feel
willing to make a considerable sacrifice.
BENZ H. DICKENS.
Chcsnut Hill, N. c. Get. II.
p. s. Persons wishing to purchase can
learn the terms &c. by addressing nc at
Mariana, Florida. r. II. u.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21
From the .Amerjca1' i,eSyCnger.
ALICE;
SPEECH OF THE Ex-MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
GENEVA.
OR

SPEECH OF THE EX-MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
A great "expe"ioncc meeting" was TO
be held one evening III - church, where
the speakers were, as usual, to.be reform
ed drunkards An estimable woman whom
| will call Alice, was induced to attend.
When the meeting was somewhat advanced,
a late member Of Congress rose with appa
rent sadness and hesitation.
Though | had consented, at your
urgent solicitation to address this assembly
tonight" he said, "yet | have felt so
great reluctance to doing so that it has
been with the utmost difficulty l could
drag myself forward AS to relating my
Own experience, that 60 not think can
venture upon. The past | dare not recall.
l could wish that the memory Of ten years
of my life were blottcd out.' He paused
a moment, much affected, and then added
in a firmer voice, " something must be said
OF my own case, Or | shall fail to make the
impression on your minds that wish to
produce.
"Your speaker once stood among the
respected members of the bar. Nay, more
than that, he occupied a seat in Congress
for two Congressional periods And more
than that" he continued, his voice sinking
into tone expressive of deep emotion,
" he once had a tenderly loved wife and
two sweet children. But all these bless
ings, all these honors have departed from
him. He was unworthy to retain them f.;
his constituents threw him eff because he
had dcbased himself, and disgraccd them.
And more than all, she who had loved him
dovctodiy, the mother of his two babies,
was forced to abandon hih, AMI seek an
asylum in her fathers house And Why
Could become so changed in a few short
years What power was there to dcbase
me that my fcilow-beings spurned, even
the wife of my bosom turned away, heart
strick n from me Alas, my friends, it
was mad indulgence IN Intoxicating drinks.
But for this | were an honorable and use
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21
WESTERLY, R. T., AUGUST 81, 1851.
Thou passest DER the sea,


And the poor sailor midst the angry storm,
With agonizing Shrek his breath to thee
Resigns, and cold waves shroud his lifeless form
Thou visitest the halls
Where all is careless JOY and merriment
Pierced with tn unerring dart, thy victim falls
While with the voice of mirth the mOurner's
tones are blent.
Thou comest to the cot,
The peaceful cot where loving hearts entwine,
And makest desolate that sacred spot,
Claiming its loved and beautiful as thine.
Thou goest to the slave
In hopeless bondage on a southern shore;
lie welcomes thee and sinks into his grave;
Glad that his tolls and sufferings are DER.
The lovely infant too,
50 softly cradled on his mothers knee,
Fade, meath thy chilling touch as flower buds do
When, nipped by biting frosts, their beauties
fee.
And soon thou'lt come to me
Soon will my deathless spirit be at rest;
Soon from its earthly tenement set free
TO dwell in sorrow, or in heaven be blest.
To suffer or be blest
Oh, which shall be my everlasting lot?
Grant oh, Almighty Father this behest -
In the dark night Of death forsake me not
GENEVA.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21
For the Literary Echo.
D e a tn.
O, stern relentless death

O, stern relentless death 81!
Thou of almighty and resistless power
Who with one blast of thy destroying breath,
Subduest even nations in an hour.
Thou'rt present every where;
Nor cot, nor palace from thy power is free;
No spot so beautiful but thou art there;
Nor prince, nor peasant can thy presence flee
With proud triumphant might,
Thou ridest forth upon the whirlwipds wing,
Or comest with the lightning's lurid light,
Or with the billovy oceans murmuring.
Thou leavest thy withering trace
On all things fair and lovely here below,
Rock, valley, river, all fair natures face,
In plainest lineaments thy presence show.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21
Unpleasant Bed-Fell0Ws.

Many years ago, young man twenty
one years of age, and whom l will call
Daniel, was hired to work on farm by MIR.
W, a man of considerable note as
farmer, in Massachusetts. Mr.. w. had
a daughter, and hired girl, both about
eighteen years of age; and Daniel being of
steady turn was not talkative enough to
suit their fancy; and after trying various
plans and tricks, without success, to---as
they said-raise his ideas, they caught
large frog, and put it into Daniels bed
On going to bed, he soon discovered the
whereabouts of his bed-fellow, and pitch
ed his frogship out Of the window, and
never afterwards betrayed the least knowl-
edge in regard to the joke.
About month afterwards, Daniel found
lot of chestnut burs, nearly "a sharp as
thistles, and contrived to deposite nearly
half peck in the girls bed; and after the
girls went to their room and had time to
undress, he took candle, went to the
door and ratified the latch, when the girls
put out their light, and jumped into bed
and such squalling was never heard be-
fore. Daniel now opened the door, and
stood in it with light in hand.
"Dan, torment your ugly picture; |
wish you were as far beyond the lighthouse
as you are en- this side,' said Sukey.
why, what is the matter ? have
you any frogs there ?" said Dan.
Dan, if you don't shut the door and
clear out, l will call Mrs. W." contin-
ued Miss Sukey.
81 will call her myself, if you wish "
said he
Daniel - said Anna W, {" you
will Shut the door, and 60 back to the
kitchen, there shall be no more tricks or
jokes put upon you, by us, for six months,
at least"
Daniel thinking he had punished the
girls enough, shut the door and left them.
A few moments after, Sukey came out to
! light her candle.
" | thought you had gone to bed, Su-
KEY 20 said Mrs. W.
Sukcy made no reply, but looked dag
gers at Dan and quickly returned. After
this the girls put no more tricks upon Dan:
He was a steady, faithful man-saved
every collar of his earnings, and six years
from that time owned a farm, married
Anna W-and was three years first
selectman of the town, which he after
wards represented to the State Legislature.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21

AS the sun doth not wait for prayers
and incantations to be prevailed upon to
rise, but Immediately shines fosth and is re-
coived with universal salutations, so neither
DO YOU wait for applauses, and shouts, and
praises in order to do good but be vol.
untary benofactor, and you will be beloved
like the sun.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21
NUMBER 2l

lifting up his streaming eyes, said in a
solemn voice. "What God has joined
together let no RUM put assunder."-
" Amenp' was cried by the whole assem-
bly,, as with single voice. J. s. B.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21


contributor, Lillian. We hope she will
not entirely forsake us, at any rate she shall
not lack for Echoes if she will give us her
address.
Farewell to the Echo.
When l take up my pen to say l must leave
thee,
And go to ny native home, far of, to dwell
The Thoughts that steal m9 ar1 traught
with deep sorrow,
That now must hasten to bid thee farewell.
| shall miss thee, loved Echo,-but hush this
wild weeping.
Thy readers ne er II sigh for such tributes as
Yet still in my heart will I, record be keeping
Ofmemores fragrant because they are thine.
Thou hast checrcd the lone hour when the long
day grew weary,
Beguling then, OFT as thy beauiie2 scan =
love to hear dreams from the bright lovely
Genie,
And hear from New York by the prompt
POwhattaH
Bear are the lines from the hand Of Geneva,
And others which time now torbIdS me to
tell;
Yet however dear, duty calls NE t. leave thee,
Although may sign to bid thee farewell.
/ would fain bid thee live through long future
ages,
The echo of virtue, and truth to resound,
Till thy youthful writer's shall become as wise
sages,
And foul vice and error may nowhere be
found.
But while DER the future no dark storm is
swelling,
A cloud still inclines on my vision to dwell;
Yet with calm trust in Heaven, prayer for
its blessing,
tenderly whisper, farewell oh, farewell p
Aug. ., 1851. Lillian.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21
Che Gitrrarp Grbo.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BY G II B ABC O G X
WESTERLY, r. l.
Terms :

Terms:
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Transient Advertisements, six cents per line for
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Advertisements, to insure an insertion,
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Communications, orders, and remittan-
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es~" Ned, who is the girl 1 saw you
walking with :"
"Miss Hogg"
Hogg, Hogg we'll she is to be piticd for
having such name"
so 1 think, "rcjoined Ned; l pitied
her so much that / offered her mine, and
she's going to take it soon"
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21

Put no faith in tale-bearers.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-08-21

1t was with regret that we received the
accompanying lines from our esteemed
contributor, Lillian. We hope she will
not entirely forsake us, at any rate she shall
not lack for Echoes if she will give us her
address
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-03
The Age Of Gold.

The progress of this age shoots ahead of
all calculation, and we must make up our
minds to allow nothing to surprise or aston
ish us. 1t is less than seven years since our
commerce in the Pacific seemed to be limited
to our whalers and few trading ships to
Valparaiso and Callao. Panama was only
known as neutral ground, where a congress
of nations was to be held. Vessels occasion
ally reached California, and now and then
ship bound to the mouth Of the Columbia
river for a cargo of furs passed by the golden
gates of San Francisco, when even its hand
full of inhabitants had no idea that they
stood on mines of the precious metals; yet
i'll that short space of time what wonderful
changes have taken place A war with
Mexico-the conquest and surrender of Cal
ifornia-millions on millions of gold dug
from the bowels of the earth-a thousand
ships lying in the bay of San Francisco
hundred thousand inhabitants in San Fran
cisco-an immense emigration pouring in
from all directions.
Five years ago, California had a white
population Of less than 5000 inhabitants
She is now a State that boasts of a popula-
ton that numbers almost half a million
Five years since, Monterey, her capital, had
only 300 inhabitants. San Francisco to-
day has population four times as large ass.
the whole country could boast of in lS45.
Five years since, California was but little
better than Wilderness, while her popula-
ton confined their ambition almost entirely
to the pleasures that spring from scratching
and praying
Fifty millions of dollars have already been.
exported; and millions arc monthly sent to
different parts of the world.
Lines of steamers already connect us with
San Francisco, and other lines will soon con
meet Francisco with Asia and other parts of
the world. A ship canal is constructing
across the Isthmus to connect the oceans,
and our great central railroads are reaching
iron arms thitherward, and in ten years wo
imagine they will reach the quiet city Of Che
Pacifc
The history of the world presents moth
ing to be compared with the rapidity Of pro
gress, and the development Of the resources
of the Pacific coat At the ratio Of proaro q
for the last five years past, one generation
will not pass away before San Francisco Will
be numbered among the great metropolitan
cities of the, Eorld; reaching one arm west
ward to Asia, and the other eastward to iha
Atlantic coast, she will grasp the trade Of
large portion of the two hemispheres. 4, 5.
Scientific Aml6fY -
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-03

ABEAUTIFuL sIGNIFICATIoN. "A dbdnta.
signifies, iii the Indian language, Here we
rest r "a story is told Of 4 tribe Of Indians
who fed from q relentless foe to the ttacklcss
forest in the south west cary and travel
worn, they reaehed noble river, which flow
eli through beautiful country. The chief
tam 81 tle band struck his tent pole ii the
agonn. nd exclaimed Alabama Ala
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-03
The Cost of war.

Mr. Corwin estimates the cost of the Mexi-
can war at nearly $3O0,O0O,00O. What a
sum to be swallowed up in blood! Who can
conceive of the benefits which 100000, 900
might accomplish In the cause of education,
religion and civilization? This is the cost of
one side, and it is but part of the costof that.
For twenty years will claims growing out of
the Mexican war be pressed upon Congress,
and the treasury will constantly be exposed to
plumber from that cause. This enormous
sum, with all the additions that time will
make to it, exhibits only in the lowest view
the enormities of war By what rule can we
measure the moral wrong, the demoralizing
effects of turning the energies of whole peo-
pie into the channels of destruction? Who
shall estimate the private wrongs, the individ-
ual suffering, the desolation of invaded prov
inces, of captured towns, the sorrows of wild
oWs and orphans, theruined health of the ma
my men who left for the war full of hope and
dreams of glory, and came back to die, or
worse than die, in the homes now desolate for
ever
It is the strangest problem in nature, that
men will not learn the folly as well as the wick
Eedness of war One twentieth of the bare
money which this war has cost, would have
boughtall the territory which we have acquir-
ed, and would have bought with it the consent
of Mexico and the good viii of the provinces
annexed. In nations more than individuals,
because in nations, on a larger scale, is exhib-
tied the great truth, that shonesty is the best
policy
Nobody doubts it. When viii some great
nation dare to act upon it. roe. Jour.
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-03

CUBAN LIBERTY FEMALE CoNTRIBU-
TIoNs.The N z San notices the arrival
in that city Of a large quantity Of women 5
JeWelry and trinkets, collected by the ladies
of Cuba, and sent by them to the Cuban
Junta in this country. to aid n bringing
arms and ammunition for the Liberation Of f
their oppressed country. This is the contrii-
button of one town of no more than sc. 900
inhabitants. The Sun says the same OBJ
Grafton IS extending all over the island; and
IN many other places the patriotic girls and
matrons Of Cuba are carrying ont tho same
noble movement and it Will not be long be-
fore million 81 dollars wall BIZ raised IL
tlliA man Hsei 5a sn Is tha nilad Etalaa
worked lNfHp Ny Fa7 lflr'l'lI,Y f n iiI|||' H
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-03
WOnlan's influence.
RON a NTH. Will. CASE

The final decision on 3 twill case, involy:
ing facts or issues and circumstances of q
most romantic nature, has been just given in
Dublin, by Mr. Justice Champion. The
case was SO complicated and puzzling, it oc.
cupled the time and attention of the legal
tribunals for several years sometimes por-
tending or pronouncing victory for Respon-
dent; occasionally opening up vistas Of hope
for APPELLANT
In delivering the judgement Of the Court
of Delegates, or of final appeal, Chief JUS
tice Champion recapitulated full bill of par
Iticulars, evolving such history of crime,
RIGHTEOUSNESS, female facination and intrigue
professional perfdy, mental imbecility, and
infatuation, as but seldom transpires in a
contested family claim for the subdivision of
property.
A Dublin attorney, named Hugh Kelly,
through great ability in his calling, and by
indefatigable industry and great probity in
early life, accumulated a large fortune IA
mounting to $4,000 of yearly real estate
income, and over $125,O0O of personal pro-
perty. He did not marry in early life but
contracted an intimacy which produced an
illegitlmate daughter, on whose care and
culture he layished an abundance of paternal
love. In the year 1892, he happened to be
at Bath in England, where his daughters
education was being completed. In that
gay and fashionable resort, he met young
lady of beautiful person and fascinating
manners, named Edgecome, to whom, accor-
ding to testimony given on the trial, he made
proposals of marriage, which were then re-
jected. In the year 1927, this lady came
over, to Dublin where she fell in with, and
renewed her acquaintance with Mr.. Kelly,
Her extreme beauty and irresistible attrac-
tions of manner and accomplishments pro-
cured her many devoted admirers; but, eth
er from impure associations, a perverted do
nestle training, or a radically corrupt inclina-
ton, her morals were not guided by the prin-
ciples or practices of virtue; She lived I'M
der the protection of several gallants; at one
time, as Mrs. Meredith, at another as Mrs
Cue, and soforth. In the language of the
poet
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-03

BOUND TO COME orr The Pittsburg her
eng tells the following good one:
Somewhere IN the West, sable knight of
the lather and brush was performing the OPP
Grafton Of shaving hoosier with very dull
razor
Stop y said the hoosier, that won do
What de malta, boss?"
That razor pulls e
Well no malta for dat, sab If de ham
die Oh de razor don y break, de boards bound
to cum of r
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-03

A GOSSIP ABOUT NoTHING-IN-PARrIcULAR DESIGN
ED PREDATORY.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10
Honest John strehm.

The Wings talk of Honest (?) John Strohm
their candidate for Canal Commissioner, his
purity of character, love of country, &c. Very
honest it was in him to vote against giving
aoater and bread to our gallant army in Mexico.
A man is honest because he votes to starue the
American soldiers. That is an excellent test of
honesty. 1t shows great love of country for a
man placed as John Strohm was. in Congress,
receiving dollars day and roast beef, to vote
against giving to our brave soldiers dollars a
month and pork and beans. His honesty will
be fairly tested by the people next October, and
it is evident that Honest JOIN Strohm will come
out of the contest minus the vote of 10000
honest Wings who love the soldiers and their
fallen comrades, and who will vote against him.
Let monument be built and on it inscribed,
Honest, Honest John iStrohna, Hoaest Iago!!
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10
Bigler In Cambria.

gentleman perfectly familiar with the feel
ings of the people in the northern part of this
county, bordering on Clearfeld, the home of
Col Bigler, tells us that the ssSusquehanna
Raftsman' will receive an almost unanimous
vote from men of all parties in that section, at
the October election. Good for the north of
Cambria, and we prophecy the South, East and
West of the county win give him all the Demo-
cratic votes and about three fourths of the
Wing votes. Johnston is no go in this county,
for the people understand his bargaining and
selling his country for the purpose of receiving
the votes of the Native Americans and Aboli-
tionists, therefore his nomination meets with a
cool reception even from the Wings. Hurrah
for Cambria and 600 majority for Bigler next
October. Let us win the Banner and stand
foremost in the fight.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10
nFWe learn that Gov. Johnstc

BsF We learn that Gov. Johnston proposes to
stump the State in company with Coz. BigIcr.
The reason he desires to do so is that he knows
fuA weH that in any of the interior counties of
the State he could not draw a crowd, and he is
ANXIOUS that the weH known name of BILL BIG
LER should assemble the crowds whilst he ad
dresses them, and promulgates his abolition,
disunion doctrines to the people. But it wont
do Governor-Bigter wiz stump the State by
himself and talk to large audiences, whilst you
can follow in his wake and come out in October
&c, 600 behind
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10
Corrections.

During our absence last week, the name of
John Deibert was placed upon the County Com
mlttee instead of John Devlin, and the Judicial
conferees to meet the conferees from Blair and
Huntingdon, should have been, NJ. Nj. Adams,
). c. ONeill and NJ Hasson. The following
shows a correct list of the County Committee:
". Hdsson, James NDermit NJ Nagle, John
WheTry, Richard White, Thomas H. Porter. Thos.
Gafta9heT, r. j. Latle, George Murray, Samuel
o'a~fter, John anderson, John Adams John
Derffn, ELISHA W. Lucket, Lewis B. Duamire, G..
DGffers, George ". .Sn'ith, T. L. Heyer, Andrew
Sproul, Charles Dillon
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10
Reform.

The people of Ohio and Maryland, to whom
only few weeks since a new constitution was
submitted for adoption or defeat, have decided
by large majorities that they are for new con-
stitutions and popular reform. To the Demo
cratic party the success of these needed reforms
are due, and as they have stood by the States
in their progressive march, so will they, we
hope, be successful at the coming elections, and
prove their devotion to the true interests of oui
common country by electing their whole State
tickets.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10

that of the Atlantic States: consequently
are emphatically Free-trade people. ".
sire no Banks because we have an abun5o..
Gore"
Business since the fire is rapidly recovo.;-
At Marysyille and Sacramento it is alec s
The news from all points at the mines :.
encouraging There viii be more gold 80
from the hills, ravines, and rivers of C.I,.-N'
this year, than has been heretofore T.
what have seen and learned of this couDt,v :
will yield a bountifu1 supply CT the rich ~.
tering 'sOre" for ages to come. That il ;s l.,
work to obtain it is equally certain; but tb.S
is no miner in this country who corks but r,l.
from $40 to $50 per day; and in some inst.
ces, and those not very rare of occurrence :,
ners have stumbled upon rich auriferous A..
ties where their fortunes were made in
The ease with which money is acquired IN a.
country has its evils. Men become d;ss;,..-'
and resort to the gaming table, and ;ndn
in all the other vices which money can procn,.
In fact, there is so much of a lottery in .r,,.
sing money here, that it is almost imnos.l,.
for party to go through the ordeal of bad =,
ample, unscathed.
The agricultural resources of this coupt,,
have commenced being developed. Hundrei,
of men are engaged in farming and garieBi,,
| the rich alluyial valleys, and our markets -,
now bountifully supplied with home raised "a
! getables, such as We used to be compelled >,
eat, which came hermetically sealed ssv,,
round Cape Horn" The prices of all eataBs,
are immensely high. Were you Cambrians I,
be compelled to pay Sic to $40 per week 70,
board, you would experience something Of ca.
ifornia prices.
trust that you and your readers will excuse
the prolixity of this article. When | agsn
write to you shall be more brief.
HOMBRE