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The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-07-22

AS our readers take an interest in ed
ucational matters, and many Of them in
the progress of this particular school We
publish the following scheme of orations,
essays, &C., delivered at the commence
meDt which took place on the 9Th inst =
l. Salutatory-Latin, Mr.. D. L. Free
born, DcerfeH, Pa.
2. The Harmony Of Nature, Mr.. w.
A. Engle, angelica.
8. Introductory Essay-You are We'll
come, Miss L. T. Pa.tengill, Hornells-
rille.
4. Intellectual Glory, Miss H. A.
Sears, Meadrale, Pa.
5. Origin and Progress of Language,
Mr.. w. II. Lewis, Petersburg.
6. Freedoms only Hope, Mr.. j. L.
Worden, Veteran.
7. The Token of Peace, Miss Myra
C. McAlmont, Almond.
8. We are going Home, Miss E. Al
len, Milton, Wis.
9. Agriculture the safest Source of
Wealth, Mr.. A. T. Slaight, Scstts-
burgh.
10. Power of Habit, Mr.. J. r. Sy-
pher, liverpool, Pa.
IL. Much Learning shows how little
Mortals know, Miss Z. Potter, Harts-
riile.
IL. A. Serious Mind the Native Soil
Of every Virtue, Miss B. A. Williams,
Alfred.
l3. Popular Sympathy, Mr.. T. d.
Thatcher, HornellsriAe.
Ia. Youthful Aspirations, Mr.. j. G.
Green, Alfred.
l5. Pursuit of the Immediate, Miss
NJ. r. Cocklin, Alfred.
l6. They sleep in the Dust, Miss A.
j. Campbell, Alfred.
II. Educational Reform, Mr.. A. A.
Lewis, Alfred.
Is. The next Twenty Years in the
Political World, Mr.. A. d. Burdick,
Alfred.
~. The Deluge, Miss X. M. Green,
adams.
30. The Death of Beggars and Prin-
ces, Mrs. H. A. Burdick, Alfred.
81. Decision Of Character the Demand
of our Age, Mr.. G.. Miller, Almond.
%. The Philosophers of Greece
Greek, Mr.. T. r. Williams, Alfred.
%. Literature the Criterion of Ma
tional Character, Miss L. A. Picket,
Alfred.
"a. La France une etoile brillante
dams lc Firmament intellectual de PEu-
rope, Miss L. M. Picket, Alfred.
25. The Law Of God, Mr.. L. M. Cot
trell, alfred.
26. Truth, Miss j. L. Martin, Ceres,
Pa.
81. Unuttercd Prayers, Miss j. e.
Wormley, Big Flats.
%. The Almighty Dollar, Mr.. e.
Horncllsrilk.
20. Concluding Essay-It is Finished,
Miss M. Il. Wells, Johnstoscn, WIS.
80. valedictory, Mr.. 8. o. Thatcher,
Horneilspillk.
Address to the Graduating Glass,
Prof. j. M. Allen ra
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-07-22

this Moloch for human victims, that it
has been truly said to destroy far more
than war, pestilence, and famine; and
was it not for our long familiarity with
the sighs and groans, and dying strug-
giles of its miserable votarics, there can
be no doubt we should hate the monster
with a perfect hatred and denounce the
man who would any longer perpetuate
its dominion as the most atrocious enemy
Of his species. Scarcely is family to
be found which has not cause to mourn
over the early, and in too many cases,
the dishonored deaths of some of its
members who have been cut off by the
deadly influence of strong drink.
But a brighter and more glorious era
has commemorative supply is cut off to
a great degree, and those violators of
every moral principle, heartless race
Of men, busy in accomplishing the tenn
poral and eternal destruction of others,
though plainly seeing that crime, dis
ease, povetry and wretchcdness, are the
very pillars which support their fortunes,
yet for the sake of mammon are willingly
and assidiously producing and perpetu-
ating those evils.
That the prohibitory law now placed
upon our statute books will be an efec-
tual remedy for these evils, we have no
doubt, and many poor inebriate will,
in our opinion, bless the day we are here
assembled to commemorate.
MAINE LAW.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-07-22

~ Many thanks, "General," for
your kind notice. We should have ac-
knowledged it before; but the fact is,
We don't get hold Of the Advertiser till
il is two or three weeks old, but we al
ways 6nd something rich in it even then
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-07-22

A SoN OF TEMPERANCE.
The southerner., 1852-01-03

soldiers do not forget that passive .obe-
dience to the orders of the chief of the
government is the rigorous duty of the
army, from the general down to the sol
dier. It is for me, who am responsible
for my actions before the people and
posterity, to adopt the measures most
conducive to the public welfare.
During the morning, Generals Chan
GARNER, Cavaignac, Bedeau, Lamori-
ciere, Leao, Col. Charras, M NJ Baze,
Theirs, Brun, the Commissary of Police
of the Assembly, and, it is said, twenty
two OF twenty-eight others, were arrest
ed.
People have been taken 50 much by
surprise, though such an event might
have been foreseen, that it is difficult
to say anything on the public feelin G
All the accounts from the faubourgs are
unanimous in declaring that the people
arc we'll pleased at what has been done ;
and it cannot be denied that the in
trigues and plots of the chiefs Of fparties
in the Assembly had long since disgust
ed them.
On Wednesday, N. Baulin, a repre-
sentative of the people, appeared on
horseback in the Rue St. Antoine, and
harangued the workmen, netting them
to insurrection. \ couple of barricades
were thrown up, which were soon taken
and demolished by the troops-1O or l2
persons being either killed Or wounded.
Letters, by the Baltic, state the num-
ber of killed to be much larger than first
reported. Two Americans, named Mar
tin and Stafford, spectators, were killed.
Col. Stewart, of Philadelphia, also mar
rowly escaped.
The southerner., 1852-01-03
THE SOUTHERNER.

Avaunt to your dogmatical ditchings! J!
Come forth from the fog and gloom
which surrounds you. Up and ADDING,
the Philistines be upon you. Shake off
the hide-bound notions encrusting your
caput. Stand forth man, liberal, en-
ightened, progressive, Of the 10Th cen
tury.
Mr.. Editor, we do not belong to the
Sons Of Temperance, and never expect
to; but we fear not to break lance in
their defence when assailed. Their
aims are praise worthy. By associated
effort many forlorn hope has been res
tored to responsibility and usefulness.
We associate for purposes religious, po-
litical and agricultural. Why then
should it be crime to associate to re-
claim the unfortunate inebriate.
What mother that would not hail and
give god-speed to a cause laboring to
reform a dissipated son. What wife to
bring back a lost husband. What mai
den to recall to virtue the betrothed of
her heart. But, Mr.. Editor, [ tire you
and your readers and will forbear. We
all know what an uphill business it IS
combating thick-skinned prejudice, as
we'll attempt to twist rope of sand, or
make velvet purse of a sow's ear"
Should Ditcher again 'return to his
vomit," then perhaps may [ too come
forth the champion of Glove, Purity and
Fidelity Ned NumbsAuN.
The southerner., 1852-01-03

ings and your brief life story will be
grounded with a sleep'-a sleep that
shall leave all blank to the end of that
old book Time. What, then, shall be
written on the few leaves left, is ques-
ton which, methinks, it would be well
to consider. Shall it be with the ac-
tions of NAM man of hard blows
and persevering energy, one who wills
to do and does his will? or shall they
be filed with frivolities, intermixed with
threadbare good aaatentions, ornamented
perhaps, here and there, with blear
eve or bloat face? Consider which you
would have it, and not intend that it
shall be so, but "without fear and with
a brave heart go at it and make it so.
Think not that you wW make it so, for
you have no future, the present only is
thine, I intend never made an old
fence new one, never grubbed yard,
never cleared an acrc:-nor did it ever
furbish up the stores of the head, Or
soften and improve the feelings of the
heart.
While the intender is deyising hi
mighty plans Of universal renovation,
the acorker strikes where he sees blows
needed, and finds in the happy effects of
his labor, pleasing incentive to con-
tinue his cheerful, because productive,
efforts. Successful, he looks, with a
contented heart, on the bright. side of
Ii :, feels generous and sympathetic, re-
hects from his own feelings brightness
on all nature, then
"Walks
Amid the glad creation, musing praise,
And looking lively gratitude"
May such be your lot,
The southerner., 1852-01-03
REV0LUTION IN PARIS.

! On Tuesday the 2nl day Of December
the principal streets of Paris were occu-
pied at an early hour by strong bol:cs of
infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and the
following decree was posted on thc walls
of Paris:
In the name of the French people,
the President of the republic docrees-
Art l. The National Assembly is
dissolved
Art. Ii. Universal suffrage is re-cs-
tablished. The law of the 31st Of May
is srepealed.
Art III. The French people arc
convokcd in their elective colleges from
the 14th to the 21st Of December.
Art, ". The state Of siege is dccrccd
in the whole of the first military di.
vision.
Art. V. The Council of State is dis
solved.
, Art. VI. The Minister of the IntAri-
Or is charged with the execution of th;:
decree.
LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
On the same morning the President
issued an appeal to the people, in which
after stating that he had dissolved the
Assembly, because instead of acting
for the public good it had become the
theatre of plots destined to lead to civil
war, he submits to their "saffrages tho
following fundamental bases of a consti
tutlon-''a system created by the frs
Consul in the beginning of the presen
century"
! 1st. A responsible Chief named fo
ten years.
3 I'd. The ministers dependent on th,
: Executive alone.
, I'd. A Council of State, formed Of tn,
most distinguished men, preparing tn,
laws and maintaining the discussion bo
fore the Legislative corps.
, 4th. A legislative corps, discussin.
G and voting the laws, named by un;ver
$ sal suffrage, without the scrutin de list
which falsifes the election,
i 9th A A second Assembly formed c
I'll the illustrious persons Of the natio
"a preponderating power, guardian c
ne fundamental pact and of public it
Z rty.
At the same time, he issued yer
attering, sympathetic proclamation t
ne army, in which for the sake of tn
" majesty of France" he inserts the fo
: wing very polite alvice.
Il Vote, then, freely as citizens; but 8
The southerner., 1852-01-03
KOESUTH.

=. We feel that we should say some
thing concerning the hero of the age.
Ere he visited our land, Louis Kossuth
was the acknowledged hero of the Con
tinent. As devoted patriot, pro
found statesman, and great command
ter, he had stamped his name upon the
brightest page Of European history.
But higher destiny awaited him-by
the power of his thoughts and the mag
.ic of his eloquence, to arouse the young
giant of America from his slumborS, and
to shake policy written by the hanc
of our father, and impressed by the tea
.chings of our greatest sages.
In this last, we cannot wish him sue
cess, for we believe it impolitic;-ye
our sympathies are with him. Our pol
ICY may suffer from his attacks, still VI,
will owe him much. Millions of GU
citizens have imbibed fresh patriotism
from the outpourings Of his mighty soul
and now tread the sod Of their nativ
land with prouder, happier step. Eli
speeches are Liberty's muniments of t
tie; for they contain 'those deep an
sweeping thoughts, which overpower a
Others" secure Liberty where it exist
and must "conduct at last the world
freedom"
The southerner., 1852-01-03
FATAL ACCIDENT.

In this county, on Sunday the 14tl
ult., a lad named Henry Bland, aged a
bout II years, was accidentally shot by
Mr.. Brown. They were at the house c
a aneighbor about two miles from youns
Bland's home, when just as Bland We
about to leave the house, the gun which
Brown was carelessly handling, went off
lodging the whole contents III Bland
left arm, just below the elbow, except d
few shot which entered his abdomen, and
proved fatal. He fingered until Wed
nesday following.
The southerner., 1852-01-03
For THE SOUTHERNER.

Mr.. Et7itor: Tn the expiring number
of the Press | observe a communication
signed a "Ditcher," the object, aim and
purpose of which is clearly a covert and
insidious sneer at the Order of the Sons
IF Temperance. Why and whence
comes this opposition to an innocent and
useful institution? Whence comes this
stab in the back Of an association which
.annot possibly do harm, and which
my one with half an eye must gee is
productive Of much good. Alas. for
nur poor country The times mast be
.rowing desperate indeed, the refuted
SANDER that with us "ignOrance is bliss
AMI tis folly to be wise," will be again
revived, of such course and puny filings
at the Order of the Sons of Temperance
are suffered to pass mnoticod. | Will
not sit silently and hear them. My
sentiments must out.
Ditcher informs US, that by the aid Of
the "leading journals and history" he
has kept partially UP with the times
AMI in quite profound philosophical
mlnncr, propounds some queries which
a sophomo in his teens Or school boy
yet in his "horn book" could have solv-
cd for him. What "leading Journals
and history has he read? We ask for
information, for really we are curious to
know whence comes so many dogmas
and absurdities, seen strolling through
his article. ':Tho leading journals and
history" Bold thinker! sagacious To-
gician.! polished rhetorician!!! You
think of all things Temperance should
be adorcd by all mankind. We have
heard Of alteration to the author of our
being, Of alteration to sovereign, of adj
Grafton to woman; but never till en-
ightened by Ditcher's polished pen did
we hear of alteration to cause wholly
secular Ne sutor ultra crepilom.
Hear him. "By temperance l mean
not abstinence, but that temperance that
goes for the ertenndtion and perpetual
ton of the blessings of mankind, civily
and religiously." Does he mean what
he here writes? The plain, practical,
literal translation of this English is,
that he goes in for diminishing and per-
pctuating the blessings of mankind.
See extenuation webster unabridged J
"Was such code of Temperance as
the one now extolled ever practised in
the days of antiquity?" We will come
the Yankee at Ditcher by propoundine
him quid pro quo-a Rowland for his
Oliver. Had the splendid genius OF
Fulton given motion to the steam car al
the rate of fifty miles the hour in the
days of antiquity? Had the steam pal
ace of the 10Th century ploughed the
rough Atlantic from New York to Liv
erpool in ten days during the apostolic
era? Was Morse's Telegraph flashing
dispatches from Maine to louisiana il
the twinkling of an eye, when Wash
ington commanded at Brandywine o.
received Cornwallis's sword at York
town? Come up to the scratch, bolc
knight Of the Spade, and answer m,
queries. This is emphatically the az.
of progress and improvement in thing
ornamental and useful. Tis becomin
that the mind should keep pace with til,
material. When the word distance !
about to be blotted from the vocabular~
It's ungainiy for the mental qualities {.
remain IN the "valley of .obseurHy. 7
The southerner., 1852-01-03
To OUR READERS.

The Press of our country occupies at
present position so prominent, and
.wields an influence so great, that we
feel there are important responsibilities
attached even to the plain and unassu-
ming garb of village editor. The vii
lage paper is one of the component parts,
a little rivulet of that mighty ocean on
which rides even the old ship of State
bearing in her hold the treasures of our
country-her institutions, her Liberty,
her very happiness. How necessary is
it then, that even the smallest of the
many streams, whose fowings compose
this mighty whole, should we'll up wa
.ters "pure and undefled." How desi-
rable that its meanderings should be
guided by virtue, and never flow beyond
the boundaries Of truth. Yet, how diff
ferent. Instead thereof, We find it often
pamper;ng the prejudices of It's readers,
covering with adulation the vices of its
fayorites, and humbuging the multitude
into the snarcs of the base and cunning
few. Prone to err, like all mankind,
we can only hope to avoid the breakers
so we'll known to our. craft. However,
the faults of the Press though numerous
weigh but little against the immense
good it accomplishes, and taint but
SLIGHTLY the. brilliant, higher career it is
destined to run.
Youthful, imaginative Of course, we
ask you to judge l6niently our labors,
giving full weight to whatever may be
of worth, and winking generously at our
foibles and follies. Remember that
while you like naught but the "stcrn
realities Of lifc," there are many who
prefer the Clancy stores" of the inaagi-
nation,-or that while you delight in
the ordinary scenes Of every day life,
others thirst after the stirring events of
politics, and let not the selfish wish,
that all should be for your benefit and
accord with your taste, bias your judg-
ment and condemn our course.
We have not yet sufficiently recover
ed from the effects of the Christmas ho-
lydays to discuss our principles, but
these time and events will soon unfold.
The southerner., 1852-01-03
TARBOROUGH:
JANUARY 3, 1852.

Bg~"The Southerner" will be sent to
the patrons of "The Tarboro' Press, y
until otherwise directed. Those who
. have overpaid for the 'Press," will be
supplied with "The Southerner" in place
%thereof. Persons in arrears for the
=.
"Press" can make payment Or remit
tances, to Geo. Howard or the present
Editor.
The southerner., 1852-01-03

WindjaH far hnttrr.-Nfr'
James Miller, who has worked asa
iournev,nan halter, for the last ten
years. in Cincinnati, a few days a.
go received notice from Washington
city that the sum Of $3.50 was a.
waiting his. orders at the capital, he
being heir 10 an old Mexican indem-
atty claim to that amount, when
had recently been allowed by the
The southerner., 1852-01-03

B~We send this number, as a speci-
men copy, to several persons, whose in
Auence and friendly assistance we res
pectfully request.
The southerner., 1852-01-03
THE New YEAR.

Nature has turned new leaf in tbn
<boek OF Time. Should it not. nv read
ers, remind you that few more turn
The southerner., 1852-01-03

Hundson,e Donation --Wm.
Smcad, Esq of Cincinnati, the ban
kcr. has made handsome donation
Of FIVE thousand dollars as a Christ
mas Offering to the widows and or
phans Of Cincinnati, This is hand
some and deserving Christmas pres
cnt, which will be fully appreciated
and applanded by the unfortunate
recipients.
The southerner., 1852-01-03

Cotton Orders Cancelled at Neo On.
lcans.-New Orleans, Dec. 25.-To-day
having been very generally observed IS
a holiday scarcely any business has been
transacted. A large number of dcs-
patches have been received during the
week, from the North, cancelllng preTi-
Gus orders for purchases Of cotton.
/. Destruction o/ the Library eT
/ ConSreSs--T Tht Washington .eie-
graph of the 24th ult. says: 1t is
with feelings of profound regret we
record this great calamity,
At six o'clock this morning the
door of the Capitol were opened by
Mr. John w. Jones. captain Of the
Capitol police, at which time he be-
1icves there was nothing on FIRE
through the building. At quarter
before eight O'Clock, however. on
approaching the door of Library,
he was convinced from the smell Of
! smoke that something was wrong,
and he accordingly forced his way in
bv breaking a panncl Of the door
The tables, books, shelves, &c, in
the northeast end Of the room were
all on FIRE; but he believes they could
have been extinguished at that mo-
ment by The use OF half a dozen buck.
cts of wafer. Bot the opening Of the
door gave vent to the flames and
they soon aScended TO the roof. and
spread rapidly throeg ghout the entire
/ room.
The lew persons in the building
were with difficulty called to rem
der assistance, and when they arrived
it was impossible 10 save the main
room or its contents. The contents
Of the smaller library room, compris
ing great variety ofanlique works,
&c were saved in a somewhat da
aged condition.
A messenger (Mr. Baldwin, was
immediately despatched for the city
fire companies, who had but Just re-
turned from the fire at the Frank
lin Hotel; but. owing to improbable
lty OF his report, it was not till after
considerable delay that he could pro.
cure any aid from them. The engines
were finally obtained, and carried by
the fremen into the rotundo, and
upon the eastern portico. from
which positions they propelled Wa
ter to the roof over the Library, and
thus extingnished the flames. .
The Library occupied that portion
Of the building Immediately within
the western portico, and was 50 iso
lated from the rest of the building as
to involve but little injury to other
portions. The adjacent committee
rooms. with their papers, arc, how
ever. somewhat damaged
What extent Of loss has been
sustained, we are at this moment un
able to conjecture; but fifty or six
~ thous and is probaoly the number
Of volumes. s. many Of them were Of
rare worth; while the value of the
works OF art, the collections Of an
cient coins. medals. and other curl
osities &c, cannot be approached in
any estimate,
The marble busis ofJefIerson, La
fayette, Taylor. &c the portraits OF
Wash'ngton and J Q Adams;
.nomber of.old paintings; the. files
The southerner., 1852-01-03

Cotton Orders Cancelled at Nep o.
hans.-New Orleans, Dec. 25.-To-day
having been very generally observed Is
a holiday scarcely any business bas been
transacted. A large number of dcs-
patches have keen received during the
week, from the North, cancelllng pregi-
ous orders for purchases Of cotton,
The southerner., 1852-01-03

. '"'' 'HtG.
Murder. Tie Fayetteville Oh.
server of the 18th inst. says: I've
learn that on Saturday last a NUN.
Der of persons in the neighborhood
of Taylor's Bridge, Sampson coup.
'y' became engaged in a quarrel anl
an atiray with the men beJone,,e
to circus company, and tina, one
person was killed and another dan,
gerously wounded by the circus
a1en. We have not heard the names
These Circus riots and murders are
becoming very common. They can
be avoided by staying away from
the circus and having nothing to do
with the Circus men,"
The man killed was Milton Ma
this, said to have been a worthy
and respectable citizen and pca,e.
able young man. The Wilmington
Journal says:
1--WE are further informed that
some Is or 16 members OF The
Giro company were arrested here
yesterday on bench warrants issued
by His Honor Judge Battle. Ia The
afternoon. His Homer admitted 'hosc
charged with actual participation in
the murder OF Milton Mathis, in
Sampson co, on Saturday last. to
bail in the sum Of five hundred dol.
lars each. Mr. johnson. the Mana.
ger, and the others, were bailsd in
the sum of 2.OCO. conditioned for
their appearace Of the Court House
on Friday, the 10 inst, 60 morrowI
a, l2 o'clock Mr. II. II. Grant be-
came their security on both bonds
Important from The Rio Gr0nde
-A Ne Orleans paper Of Dec "a,
saws: We have later advices from
Rio GTande. Brownsville pap
of the 81 inst. state that Gen. Cars
vcial alta cked the Mexican General
Jarcqui, who had fortified himself
strongly at Ceralvo, and, after hard
fighting for two days, succeeded IN
taking nearly the whole town and
driving the Mexicans into their for:
tihed house, where they arc COM
pleteTy pcnt up The Mexicans loss
all their provisions and ammunition.
Carvejal had 10 killed, Including
Lieut. Graham and Capt. Oh III, (so
written by the telcgraph.) also Capt.
Wheat was severely wounded. The
Mexican loss was very severe, and
included all the Seminole Indions &
their leader.
At the latest dates from Carvcjal
he was about to attack the Mcxcans
in their position, and, if sucscsiuI'
will probably enter Monterey with
out opposition.