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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-16
From The Mining Register.
TRUE DEMOCRxeY. - -

/ IN y
The sleneass Of tpae 'demsclacy, IRE frss.
dom, equality educafiou, chrisialily, and
progress. Democracy and freedom are iden.
iical or rasher without intellectual sa1 mor.
al as well as political freedom, there can be-
no true democracy. To be a democsat,,
means some,hiag more sham 10. sbeaa saefs
adherent OF party, Ia passive admirer Of a
certain form Of government, or even 4 theo.
retical believer ia the capacity of tte teople
for sslf'govsfnment. BY this designation.
we mean one whose SOULS imbdea witts The
spirit OF freedom and Independence ,--oiiids9 oiiids9i
who believes in the nobility Of nature, lwbo1
respects the individual man, and who sacotnes
all the artificial distinctions and divisions
which form and fashion have created id so.s
ciety, and in the world. sJptV Veag ilN
Our democracy has no sympathy for n,,ucl,
lhal usurps lis name mot for many who assss
sumo its colors, merely as cloak 10 the,,
evil designs or "unholy aspirations. with
the Creatures Of faction and fraul@the
slaves Of party, and lie enemies Of all civil
authority and constituted restraint, we Cd can. =
not fellowship. These II men ATE not do,mnooss do,nos
Gratis though they may claim thai lille. ;'@
True democracy is taught alike by na,urs
and christianity. Bynature, in the general
laws which govern all her operations, aud
under which ak her blessings are dispensed
alike to the ignorant and The learned--,hs
wise and tie sinple--tbe rich and,he Door.
BY christianity, in that she recognizes ,hs
natural equality of all men, and holds out
to each one the same spiritual right and glo.
rious hopes. These are the vital doctrines
OF the great Teachers r,--while TO love thy
neighbor as thyself and do unto oilers as
you would that they should do unto you, are
the sacred injunctions delivered 10 his fol-
lowers, Who, then, that reveres the teach
inss of nature, or processes the doctrines of
christianity, can scoif'at The principles of
democracy.
Letall democrats be true TO themselves
and their principles ;--let Them exhibit ,he
iniuenceof. f.the latter in their daily walk
and conversation, as well as in the ordinary
walks of liis let them never permit party
interests, secarian prdjudice, or personal or
business connections, to lead them TO do vi.
olence 10 the spirit of their political creed.
and The world viii! not be long in determin.
ing "who is democrat.n +4'Af
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-16
Selections for Newspa pers.

Most persons think The selection of suila-
BILE matter for newspaper the easiest part
of the business. How great an error! It.is
by all means the most difficult-To look,
over and over, bundles of exchange papers,
every day, from which 10 select enough for
one, especially when the question is not
what shall, but what shall not be selected, is
indeed emo easy task" II every person
who reads a newspaper, could have edited
it, we should hear less complaints Not un-
frequently is 1t the case that an editor looks
over all his exchanges for something inter-
esting, and can absolutely find nothing. Ev-
cry paper is dryer than contribution box
and yet something must bs had-his.paper
must have something in it, and he does the
best he can. To an editor who has the leas,
care about what he selects, the writing he
does is the easiest part of his labor. A pa
per when completed should be one the edi-
tor would be willing to rsad to his wife, his
mother, or his daughter; and il he does
that, if he gets such paper, he will find his
labor a most difficult one. ,4.i II { D
Every subscriber thinks the paper is print
ed for his especial benefit, and If there. is
nothing in it that suits him it must be stop
ped, il is good for nothing. Some people
look over the deaths and marriages, nd ac-
tually complain otHthe editor, if but few
people in the vicinity have been so unfortu-
nate as 10 die, or go fortunate as to GET mar
ried The previous week. An editor should
have such things in his paper whether they
occur or not.--Just as many subscribers as an
editor may have, just SO many tastes has he
10 consult. One wants stores and poetry:
another abhors all this. The politician wants
nothing but politics One must have. some
thing sound. One likes anecdotes, fun and
frolio, and next door neighbor wonders
that man of sense will put such stuff in
his paper, Something spicy comes out. and
The editoris a blackguari- Next comes
something argumentaiive, and the editor is a
dull fool, And so between them all, you
see ethe poor fellow gets roughly handled
And yet, 10 niney.uine out of hundted,i
these things never occur. They never re-
fleet that wha, does no, please them, may
please the next MAI, but they insist that if
The paper does not suit them, it is good for
hotnspS. le.3 ,fsaSfnstsse u7,f .,afsfi be-
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Manners ana Customs Abroad.

The letters of Mr. Dawson, of the Albany
Eveniag Journal, while travelling through
England, France, &c., are fresh and racy,
and by no means so barren of useful infor.
nation as most of the foreign correspon-
dence of American newspap eTs. Here is
an extract from his last Paris letter: " =
~ have seen ladies roughly jostled from
the sidewalks on the Boulsvards--where, if
anywhere, you might look for p0liteness---
and, in crossing from Dover to Ostend, and
from lBoulogne TO Fokestono, I have seen
Frenchmen stretched out at full length upon
sofas, while ladies could find no place to sit
down. But / never saw a Frenchman dis
cemmode himself to oblige a lady. All this
may seem apocyphal. And so would
have deemed 1t but for the evidence OF my
own senses. Americans may be ignorant Of
many of the higher branches of politeness !;
but if one Of the Universal Nation should
trea: women as cavalie,ly as Ffenchmen
treat them, there is not backwoodsman
east of the Rocky mountains who would not
volunteer 10 pitch him into the Mississippi.
"Nor is this inattention induced by any
want of appreciation on the part of the la
dies. l never saw gratitude more graceful.
ly expressed than when venerable Phila-
delphian, with genuine Yankee promptness,
ex,ricated lady, with pretty little 'respon.
sibility,' from crowd at a railroad station.
When he had procured cab for her he held
her little one until she was seated. She
thanked him in French-not word of which
however, he would have understood, but for
her eyes. They were perfectly Ineligible.
In reply TO her thanks, the kina-hearted old
genllema said, Its all right my girl and
just what any gentleman would have done.
sAnglais = inquired the little French-woman.
Not by long shot Tm Yankee all o.
ver.'
"Here is bill, fora day, at one of ihe
best hotels in France Bedroom, five
francs ; breakfast, (cofee, warm bread, but
Ter, and two eges,) two francs dinner, tia
BILE d'hote,) thur francs tea, two francs
servants, one franc-S2, SO. Those (and ]
am always in that category who desire a
mutton chop, beefsteak, or slice of broiled
ham, with their coffee and eggs for breakfast
mu st pay an additional franc. This is about
the average bill of sojoumers in go cd hotels
without wine. Those W no prefer it, howev.
er, can live comfortably in Paris, by taking
lodgings, for half this sum-"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-16
SEARCHING FOR HAPPINESS.
By cArrIARIxn sI. sEDewIcK.

# DREAMED was sitting on an eminence
where the whole scene of life was before
me Seas, plains, cities, and country, the
world and its actors. An old man, with the
noble head and serene countenance that be-
fit wisdom, stood beside me, and turned a
perplexed gaze on the mulliludinous human
family, and asked him "Who is il that SO
many seem confidently expecting, and SO
many others TO be blindly pursuing?"
s'She is immortal" he replied, "whose
home is not of this world. In truth, she
rarely visits it. Her companionship is re-
served for those who, in the language of tho
Scripture, shall see God as he is, for they
shall be like him. Her name is Happiness.
She is never found of those who seek her for
her own sake" IA Sc
X HWhy, then, are SO many pursuing her'"
I asked; awl,y do they not learn from the
experience of others? ?" 1850 'rass
..'The desire of her presence" he replied,
'sis born with them. The child cries for her
some are ignorant Of the means of attaining
her; some delude themselves, and Others
ore .Jeluded as TO the manner of winning
4 herr few are williag to pay the price of her
! friendship, and fewer still receive the truth
that she does not abide on earth with those
most worthy Of her presence. To them her
visits are rare and brief, but they are content
10 dwell among her kindred, Submission,
Tranquility, Contentment and Patience"
"Take this,o said he. giving me curious
eye7glass, I'll will enable you 10 see the dis
tant, 10 penetrate every secret path, and dis
cern untold thoughts" s7 eisg aoas
!, Itook the glass, and itfulfiiled lis promise.
Inow beheld the whole world in pursuit of
9 this enchanted being. Some were crossing
the wide sea, some ireadiug the wilderness;
masses were crowding into cities, and others
flying 10 the country in quest of her., They
look cd for her where she was never heard
of, and what at first was inexplicable 10 me,
those that most eagerly soughi her, and
sought nothing else, never by any chance
found hor.i istnlsl Eesf. e'as e
fired ofmy general observation, ! fiaaly
confned my atten,ion'to two young persons
who beganthe course ef1ife together. One
was a beautiful girl called, Brillanta, whom !
saw in French boarding school, with teach
rers in all the arts and various branches of
Learning. 'e sTeo'S 9 bas,s ZIP s.f i
2 l.'Why do asy confine me here =" she ex-
! claimed paiiishly = they tell mn was born
for Happiness, and I have not SO much as
heard the rusling of her wings in this tire
some place, Well, | must worry il through; !;
but when school days are over, and am
outand surrounded by friends, followed by
lovers, ard go at win 10 operas and balls,
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The Democratic Principle.

tits noble in its origin, for it is born Of
the Christian Religion. 1t is exalted in its
purposes, for seeks the greatest good OF
all mankind. The foundation of Justice
il is no respector Of persons, but its protec-
ting wing, like the dews of Heaven, falls e.
qually upon all. 1t distinguishes not be-
tween the prince and peasani-for it is no
worshipper OF titles. 1t is as much the
friend Of the poor as the rich, and it is not
less the protector of the oppressed than the
enemy of the oppressor. 1t acknowledges
notyranny over the mind or body of man
tits the foe of despoiisn in every where
II is freedom itself. II knows no bounds
for, like charity, it is universal in its motives
and seeks t, dispense its blessings in every
cline. Tyrants quake at its approach, and
quail before its frown.-Thrones tremble al
its touch, as if smote by the glance Of des-
tiny. Superstition flies from 1t like the ear
ly dew from the morning sun. The rub
bish Of ages-all the refined systems of des-
potism crumble TO atoms at its presence
1t has no deceit. 1t assumes no artificial or
unreal character. 1t wears no borrowed or
sc en- livery. II has no trifling vanity Its OBJ
ject is not "empty show" but the freedom
and happiness of men. OF Heaven it is
heavenly, and free from worldly passions
and worldly pride.-Tt'is the offspring of
Eght-the living witness Of mans regenera.
tion, and will live forever Such is the
DEMopaATIc PRrNcIpLr. t--t
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-16
From the Ghristioas Statesman.
A GOOD MOVE.


Mr.. Golden has made motion in the
British Parliament, that the Govethment in9
stitute a treaty or agreement with that 81
France, for mutual and proportional reduc-
lions Of their naval and military armamen,s.
1t is a wonder teus that this sensible and
rational course has not been taken long ago ,
instead Of the iuirous policy of attempting
10 outstrip each other in the means Of de-
fence. If there is mutual curtailment of
warlike preparation, OF course neither par.
ty will be more in the power of the other
than al present--in fact not so much SO, for,
with large force at command, one party
may take advantage of an unguarded mo-
ment on the other side Of he channel to
strike a fatal blow, whereas no such advan-
tage could be taken if then respective estab-
lishments were no larger than is necessary
for the preservation of internal peace. i.t
If Russia and other counties cannot be
induced to join the plan of proportionate re-
auctions, the English and French might still
safely ac: :upon Thy entering into an alli-
ance offensive and defensive. They would
receive the hearty sympathy of the United
States Government and people. ~. b aGf.
II the national debts of England, France,
and other European States, are ever 10 be
paid, itmusi be by cur:aiing their enormous
and unnecessary military establishments
The average annual expenses of the British
Government are now, and have been for
many years, about fifty millions of pounds
sterling, or two hundred and fifty millions of
dollars OF this immense sum, about two.
thirds goes to seysho inseres, of her public
deet II tmustbs agloomy thought TO the
English people, that they are forever to car
ry this immense load on their shoulders.
But when taey reflect that it has been, for
the most part, entailed upon them by the
ambition of kings and statesmen in the
maintenance of unjust wars, we wonder at
the patience with which they submit 10 1t.
The only hope of being relieved from it,
without open reputation, is in the way we
have indicated.
Unfortunately, the most wealthy and in
fuential classes are deeply interested in not
only continuing the debt, but also in keeping
up the army and navy at their present STAN
dard. The national debt is a convenient and
cedam Investment for capital. while the ar
my and navy enlist the support Of all the
great families as an hunorable provision for
their younger sous. In thissway everything
seems 10 conspire to ssaadle -ssi5 people with
debt and taxes.
One-fourth Of the immense sums which
are thus annually thrown away would pro-
vide for the thorough education of every
child in England, besides maintaining the
poor. @ w aA
Fortunately, the masses Of the people are
beginning TO understand their true interests,
and the influence of wealth and station are,
of late years, much compromised by the in.
fusion of democratic feeling. Every year
sees some dream of reform realized and
the friends of humanity have reason 10 hope
that another generation may see the British
nation, and perhaps other counties of Eu
rope, released from the thraldom of public
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THE CAUSE OF ENGLAND's GREATNEss--THE Fu.
TURE GREATNESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CAUSE OF ENGLAND's GREATNEss-THE Fu.
TURE GREATNESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
During brief sojourn of that emin ent
geologist, Hugh Miller, in England, he crit
ically examined the carboniferons districts,
especially the coal fields of central England,
to which she has for SO many years owed
her fiourshing trade. Its area, he remarks,
scarcely equals that of one Scottish lakes
thirty miles long and eight broad; "yet how
many steam engines has it set 10 motion ?
How many railway trains has it propelled,
and how many millions Of tons of iron has
IT raised 10 the surface, smelted, and ham.
mered Z II has made Birmingham a great
city-the first iron depot of Europe. And if
one small field has done so much" !" he says,
"what may we expect from those vast ba.
sins laid down by Lyell in the geological
map of the United States? When gancing
over the three huge coal fields of the Uni
ted States, each surrounded with ils ring Of
old red sandstone, called 10 mind the pro-
pheoy of Berkely, and thought could at
length see what he could not--ihe scheme oil
lis fulflment. He saw Persia resigning the
sceprs to Macedonia, Greece 10 Rome, and
Rome to Western Europe, which abuts on
the Atlantic. When America was covered
with forests, he anticipated an age when
that country would occupy as prominent a
place aiming the nations as had been oc-
cupied by Assyria and Rome. It's enormous
coakfelds, some of them equal in extent 10
ell England, seem destined TO form NO mean
element in its greatness. If a patch con-
tanning but few square miles has done so
much for central England, what may not
fields, containing many hundred square
leagues, do for The United States 2"
"tWestward the course of empire takes its
way '6'
The four first acts already past
A filth shall close the drama with The day,
Times noblest offspring is the lasl,n
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-16
SPIRIT FLOWERS.
BY CHARLES D. STUART.

A young child stood by its mothers sideja
Watching the shining mould ,aiIS9I
OF grave scoped from old grave dust,
Bya sexton grey and old ,....g
"And why do they bury us, mother dear,
Down in the earth SO cold 2'', ~ e a'iJ
She asked, as she gazed at The grave fresh
scoped zaoSotH s-R
Blythe sexton grey and old. .I,.,
"The earth is not cold, my darling child, ~
Softly the mother said :'T''A
"lts bosom is warm, and 10 sleep and rest,
Gently we bury the dead: .reg y,
lis bosom is warm my darling child,
And under the sun and shower,
The soul will rise from its quiet sleep, a 4
A beautiful bud or flower.
"And angels will bear il up, my child,
Into the heaven above,
Never again 10 droop or die, @ rf'.sl ,
:, But bloom in the light of love; a5.
The sur's warm rays, and the shining dew,
Are shapes OF an angel band,
Who sent 10 gather the spirit-1owers,
Over the srave.turf strand" lel
And silent, The young child answered not, I
But knew from that blessed hour i.
Why she had gazed and wondered so much
AT every beautiful flower; 's2iq4 cot
Aud ever in after years, the breath ,ist 'las
or the flowers were sweeler far; -,
They led her up 70 the spirit land,
Over the shining star.
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1T is not generally known that Mr.. Jeffer,
son was desirious of the acquisition of Gu.
ba by the United Siates-whioh object he
proposed to effect through the Agency of his
un-boats, which were ridiculed SO unmer-
cfully by the federalists. The late Com.
Ridgley, ofthe United States navy, informed
us, in the year 1897, that having on one oc-
casion passed the night al the house of Sam
uel Gouverueurin New York, the son in
law of MIR Monroe he observed the next
morning box of papers in his room, which
proved on examination 10 be letters from
Mr.. Jefferson 10 Mr.. Monroe. A portion of
those letters, by Mr.. Gouveneur,ss psrmis-
sion he examined and found them TO con-
tain plan drawn up by Mr.. Jefferson to oh.
tain possession Of Cuba when an occasion
should arrive, by transporting an army 10
her shores in a fleet OF gun boats, which
should take their departure from New York,
Charleston and other southern ports. Mr..
Gouyemeur is now resident of Virginia,
and can probably enlighten the public in re .
gard 10 Mr.. Jefferson's plan. For one we
should like to see his letters 10 Monroe on
this subject, published The Philosophy of
Monticello always kept watchlul eye upon
the movements of foreign powers, having a
tendancy 10 effect the interests of Ibis coun-
Try /; and as a mere matter of curiosity il
would be gratifying to learn for, what pur-
pose and in what manner he proposed 10 ef-
feet the annexation of Cuba. f.rses.
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THE DEPARTED.

Away in the lonely chureh-yafd, n hei
Is the grave of one love .-.-
While flowers around are scattered,
And the willow waves above. f'lA'
Al eventije, the zephrys
Play softly DER the scene,
And rays oil northern starlight safa -
Peep through the branches green. r
No sound disturbs the Stiffness
The quiet is supreme;
And the lonely spot seems holiet
In the moonlight's mellow CLEAN. s
BY the graves of the departed -..
The heart is deepest starred,
And the harp of universal love
With the souls best hopes accord.
From the graves of the departed
We pass with thoughtful face
And vain, and light. aud hea rtless things
For holier thoughts make place.
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ImMENsITY OF SpAcE.-In Household Word s
it is said, imagine railway from here to
the sun. How many hours is the sun from
uss Why, if we were to send a baby in an
express train, going necessarily hundred
miles an hour without making any stoppage,
the baby would grow 10 be boy--the boy
10 be man-lhe man would grow old and
die-without seeing the sun, for 1t is distant
more than hundred years from us. But
what is this compared TO Neptune's dis
tancea Had Adam and Eve started, by our
railway, al the creation to go from Neptune
to the Sun, at the rate of fifty miles an hour,
they would not have got there yet, for Nep-
tune is more than six thousand years fro m
the centre Of our system. f3
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-16

Property Erempt from Erecution.-By the
new code of Virginia, the following is a list
of the property exempt from execution:
some COW, one bedstead, with a bed and
necessary bedding for the same, six chairs,
one table, six knives, six forks, six plates,
two dishes, two basins, one POI, oven six
pieces of wood or earhenware, one loom
and its appurtenances, one spinning wheel,
ole pair of cards, and one axe; five
barrels of corn, FIVE bushels of wheat, or
one barrel of -four, two hundred pounds of
bacon or pork, and five dollars in value Of
forage or hay" a
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-16

The YANKEES IN SwEDEN.-The different
nations of the world, even the most enlight-
ened, are restoring TO American enterprise,
science, and skill. A Mr.. Robinson, of this
country, is about to erect in Sweden and
Norway number of lines of magnetic tsI-
egraph. He has been granted privilege
FOR the enterprise, which is to endure for IF
ty years and company, including several
heavy capitalists IN New York and Stock
holm, has been formed under his auspices.
A charter for similar Undertaking will, il is
expected, be obtained from the Government
of Denmark. 'A eof.
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a A HINT TO BLAcKsMITHs.-The cutting
Of bars Of iron or pipes with the chisel is a
laboricys and tardy process. By the follow
ing mode the same end is attained more
speedily, easily and neatly. Bring the iron
to white heat, and then, fixing i; in a vice,
apply the common saw, which, without be-
ing turned on the edge, or injured in any
respect, will divide it as easily as if il were
a carrot! ~
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Show FURsITuRE.-Furniture too good 10
be used is a nuisance. Nothing is more un-
pleasant than the aspect of room, or sune
of rooms, where everything is bagged up
chairs in piauafores, mirrors in muslin, a
drnsgeted carpet, hearth rug wrong side
out, and achandelier in sack seen rays of
light that struggle in edgewise through sits
in the shutters, and exhaling that peculiar
brownlholland fragrance which belong to
drawing rooms in masquerade dress, form
one Of the most cheerless, dispiriting, un-
buman-Iike spectacles, in the diorama Of do
mestic life. ~- M sE
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az A lady, recently, in speaking of her
husband, who had failed in the poultry busi-
ness, said that he had been heavily engaged
in mercantile speculations in Turkey, and
had been unfortunate. - .rs E3
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!. ~ Some folks think the biggest newspa-
per is always the best. Wise people these.
about as sensible as the fellow who turned
up his nose at your common-sized woman,
and Dragged that he meant 10 have a big
ger wife than any other man within two
hundred miles. es
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E 1t is the bubling spring which flows
gently, the little riyulet which runs along,
day and night by the farm house, that is
useful, rather than the swollen food, or the
warning cataract. ie 'ee1