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Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14
VOL. XII.
The Autograph of God.
BY GEORGE w. BUNGAY

The thirsty EARTH with lips apart,
Looked up where rolled an orb of flame
As though payer came from its heart,
For rain to come; and 10 it came.
The Indian corn, with silken. plume,
And Flowers with tiny pitchers filled,
Send up their praise of sweet perfume,
For silver drops the clouds distilled.
The modest grass is fresh and green
The fountain swells its song again,
An angels radiant wing is seen
In every cloud that brings us rain.
There is rainbow in the sky,
1t spans the arch where tempests trod;
God wrote it ere the world was dry
1t is the AUTOGRAPH OF GoD.
Up where the heavy thunders rolled.
Where clouds on fire Were swept along.
The sun rides in car of gold,
And soaring larks dissolve in song,
The rill that gush from mountains rude,
Flow trickling to the verdant base
Just like tear of gratitude
That often steal adown the face.
Great King of peace, deign now to bless,
The windows OF thy sky unbar;
Shower down the rain of righteousness,
And wash away the stain of war;
Though we deserve the recking rod.
Smile from thy throne of light on high,
That we may read the name of God,
In lines of beauty on the sky.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14
NO. 2S.
QUERIES FROM THE Southern CuLrI-

QUERIES FROM THE Southern CULTI-
vAroR."- Nj. Editor. l want to ask a
few questions of your readers, and my OBJ
ject will be attained, if they betake them
selves to thinking, and acting as their own
good sense will dictate:
First. All things considered--can we not
raise mules as cheap as oxen, with but little
more trouble?
Second. Which contributes most to our
comfort, a pack of dogs" or a flock of
sheep.
Third Is it best to kill all the cattle
(now fat) that will hell save the bacon, and
furnish our negroes shoes, or divide with
the buzaards tween this and March!
Fourth. Isn't pond mud or mould good
Strengthening plaster for sandy knobs or old
fields!
Fifth. Isn't a dry time best to haul it out
and won't the action of the frost make it
still better?
Sixth. Isn't to-day better than tomorrow,
ON farm? and this aceek better than ne.u
on plantation? and now better than never
for garden!
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

THE WAY AN EMPEROR AND EMPRESS
TRAvEL.-The Emperor and Empress of
Russia arrived at Warsaw on the I'd of May,
and on the 10Th the King and Queen of
Prussia left Berlin to meet them at the from
tier The Emperor goes to Vienna, thence
to Prague to visit the Ex-Emperor of Aus
tria and afterwards comes for few days to
Berlin. Extraordinary preparations were
made on the road from St. Petersburg to
Warsaw, for the journey of the Empress
and her numerous suite. When the EN-
peror travels alone he generally does so in
a more simple manner. A gentleman who
came little in advance of the Imperial
train describes the spectacle along the whole
line as extraordinary The road for 400
English miles was repaired and swept by
hand, every stone being removed, and at
every post station 176 horses were kept
ready harnessed, that not an instant might
be lost.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

The following resolution was passed at
meeting of the Wings of Washington City,
held on the 14th inst:
Resotrea, That we desire 20 testify to
our brethren throughout the States that the
three eminent candidates who reside among
us are seen and heard in their daily life as
they are seen and heard afar of through
their great actions-alike animated by one
common devotion to the Union and the Con-
stitution and that we invoke upon the de-
liberations of the convention, as the harbin-
ger and pledge Of success, spirit of COLI
cessior and harmony which shall take for
the basis of all action the proud truth that
we have but to choose among men whose
lives are each glorious warrant of his fdel-
ity to the highest trust on earth.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

OgTRAGE-A young man from the
North, graduate of Yale College, engaged
in teaching school in Fauquicr county, Va,
recently became enamored of beautiful
young girl in the neighborhood, with whom
he eloped, and married at Washington
The young lady hard many suitors, who be-
ing disappointed at thus being outwitted by
a Yankee schoolnaster, determined on re-
vengc One of them went to Washington
and invited the bridegroom to his house,
and sent his carriage for them to some point
on the railroad In returning, the carriage
was waylaid, the man dragged from the side
of his wife, and despite her screams and
appeals for mercy, he was bound hand
and foot, and beaten till life was nearly ex-
tinct.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

SALE OF THE Holy LAND-A Paris let
ter to the New York Evangelist mentions
a report that Syria has been sold to Roths-
child for 500 100000 francs; that he pro-
proposes to rebuild Jerusalem and Solomons'
Temple, to allow chapels for all religions,
to establish railways and steamers, and to
appeal to the Jewish nation to return to the
land of their fathers. A similar rumor was
circulated several years ago. 1t is scarcely
likely to be true, though in these days mon
ey is all powerful and may accomplish even
greater things than this.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

The McnMoNs-The n. Y. Herald of
the 18th inst, has a document addressed to
Congress, from party of seeding Nor
mons residing in Covington, KY remonstra-
ting against the admission of Deseret into
the Union. 1t is signed by William Smith,
and contains all sorts of charges against
Brigham Young and the Salt Lake Nor
mons. The following is a copy of the oath
which Smith asserts has been taken by more
than fifteen hundred Salt Lake Mormons, in
the temyle at Nauvoo:
You do solemnly swear in the presence of
Almighty God, his holy angels, and these
witnesses, that you will avenge the blood of
Joseph Smith on this nation, and teach your
children and that you will from this time
henceforth and forever begin and carry out
hostilfties against this nation and to keep
the same intent profound secret now and
forever. So help you God.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14
The Maiden and the Hero.

On the night of the battle of Brandy
wine, | was sent with message from Cen
eral Greene to Count Pulaski, a noble Po-
lander, who took prominent part in our
freedom. He was quartered in a neat farm
house near the upper fords. After our bu-
siness was finished, the Count asked me to
take some refreshments, and at the same
time he called out Ne
MARY, my lass, Mary
In an instant a rosy checked girl entered,
her face bcaming with joy, it would seem,
at the very sound Of Pulaskis voice.
"Did you call me, Count ?" said she tim
idly.
allow often have told you, my little
love-" he said, bending his tall form to kiss
her check, ''not to call me Count call me
your dear Pulaski This is a republic my
little favorite We have no Counts, you
know
But you are a Count, sir, when at home
and they say you came a long way over the
ocean to fight for US
Eyes, yes, Mary, very true, did come
long way, but one reason why, was | had
to come in a measure Now, can you get
for this gentleman and myself little re-
freshment He has long way to ride to-
night
'.Certainly, sir" and she went out of the
room like fairy.
"a fine pleasant girl" said Pulaski !;
would that | had the wealth that l once
had, would give her portion that would
send half the youth hereabouts after her
sweet face X X X 4
On the morning of the 11th of Septem-
Der III, the British army advanced in full
force to Chadd's Ford, for the purpose of
crossing the Brandywine creek, and bringing
on an action with Washington. Sir Will
liam Howe drove Maxwell's division across
the creek, by ten o'clock, at one of the low
er fords
The Hessian general, Knouphausen, with
a large force advancing up the size of the
creek and uniting with Lord CORVALLIS,
who commanded the left wing of the army,
crossed at the upper fords of the river and
creek.
1t so happened that during the raging
of the conflict, in carrying orders [ passed
Immediately in direction of Pulaski's quar-
ters, that | had visited the night before
Situated as the house was, in the midst of
battle, curiosity induced me to ride up
Suddenly a sheet of fame burst forth
The house was on fire. Near the door
step lay the body of Mary, her head cut
open by sabre, and her brains oozing out
of the terrible wound. [ had not been
there more than half a minute, when Pulaski,
at the head of troop of cavalry, galloped
rapidly to the house. Never shall l forget
the expression of his face, as he shouted like
demon on seeing the inanimate form
"Who did this!'
A little boy that had not been before no.
ticed, who was lying amid the grass, his leg
dreadfully manglcd, said,
"There, there they go.''
He pointed to a company of Hessians,
then some distance off,
Right wheel, men, charge"'
And they did charge; / do not think that
one man OF the Hessian corps ever left the
field, except to be placed in the grave.
The last | saw of Pulaski was on the
battle-ground of Brandywine.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

'WETuMpKA, ALA, IN ASHES. The tel
egraphic dispatch, received few days since,
stating that Wetumpka, Ala, was in ashes,
turns out to be almost literally true. The
fire occurred on the 18th inst, and was un-
doubtedly the work Of an ineendiary, as it
originated in house which was not used.
The loss is estimated at over 100000, Of
which only about half was covered by insu-
rance The real estate holders, we learn,
will commence rebuilding the "busnt dis
trict" immediately.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

FmE-WELLs IN CHINA-A writer in
the Mobile Advertiser gives the following:
"Some two hundred years ago p. Leme-
do, French missionary in China, made
the following statement in a work upon Chi
ma: Just as we have wells from which we
draw water, thus the Chinese have wells
from which they draw fre In many parts
of China they have but to bore hole into
the ground, and they have a fame strong
enough to cook anything by it.
Although Aristotle speaks of similar
phenomenon in Persia, and the same is OBJ
servable in certain coal mines, particularly
in Italy, in the Appenines, this statement
of p. Lemedo was regarded as one of the
many apocryphal tales which are current
about this little explored country. But
modern observation confirms it. Mr.. Pau
thier, in his excellent work upon China
says that this surprising geological phenom-
enon Is very common In many parts of Chi
Ma and is used there for the most different
purposes, even for the melting of metals
In Canton, he says, there are many houses
in which such fire is continually kept burn
ing, and used for illumination and cooking
The only trouble in procuring it is to bore
hole in the ground, when, by approaching
light to the opening, the gas ignites and
you have a fire, varying in intensity accord
ing to the size of the hole The Chinese
convey this gas into their rooms by means
of bamboo canes, and use it for illumina-
ton. This light is entirely smokeless and
is similar to our gas light, Mr.. Panther
cites an ocular witness, Mr.. Tonperte, who
says that the poor in winter often bore holes
in the sand about foot deep, ignite them
with handful of straw, and then warm
themselves at home These holes, from
which gas issues. the Chinese call hong
tsing, literally fre-wells
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

The MoRMoNs--A traveller who has re-
turned home after residence among the
Mormons in Utah, thus writes respecting
his late companions. "The Mormons are
very unkind to one another. had to dig
my wife's grave myself. She had decent
burial, but the Mormons did not put their
hands to help at all. The men that gave
them SO much money had promises of land
and everything else when they reached here,
but they have been left to die in the work
house. l wish to tell you also that the sab
bath day is 10 more thought of here than
any other day There is gaming of every
description here on the sabbath, such as
horse-racing, rolling the ten-pins playing
cards, etc; and the leaders of the Mormons
indulge in these to great extent, together
with dancing, swearing, and everything else
that is beyond decency.'
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

JOHN VAN BUREN, one of the head bell
wethers of the democratic free-soil> faction
in New York, said, in his address at the
ratification meeting there lately:
"He was prepared to stand with them on
an adoption of all the laws of Congress, in
Guiding even the Fugitive Slave Law. He
was perfectly willing everybody should obey
that law aoho aeould, and everybody sustain
it ac1to could. For THE PRESENT, at all
eue,ats, these laws were to stand, and be
unimpaired, and he appealed to his South
ern friends to adopt such course. He ask
ed them not to agitate the anti-slavery sub
ject He asked them not to deaaoas,ace those
qc1so haze peculiar rieacs on that SUBJECT,
and he asked them to stay this discussion on
the floor of Congress.
The ''plain English of all this is, that
John and the rest of them want to get at
the Offices and "spoils'' of victory; and hence
he exhorts everybody '.fo1 tile present, at
least'' to pull together-that is to say, until
they can roust the wings from the Admins
tration. We are very forcibly reminded by
all this of what the lamented CALHOUN said
about the "coheSiUe attraction of the pub
lie plunder." Memphis Eagle 4. Eng.
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

JUICE DOUGLAS ANp GENERAL PIERCE.
We see it stated in the papers that Judge
DOUGLAS proposes to address the people in
twenty-eight of the States in advocacy of
General PlERcE's claims to the Presidency.
We hope he will. He will thereby be kill
ing two birds with one stone-himself and
Gen. PIERCE
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

The most conspicuous effert to manufac-'
ture capital for the advancement of MIR.
Pierce has been made by the Baltimore
Sam 1t declares with great gravity and
considerable vehemence that an individual
who was wounded at Lundy's Lane mar
ried Piercc's sister,
Washington telegraph., 1852-07-14

Proud MEN.--A proud man is a fool in
fermentation, swelling and boiling like a
porridge pot. He sets his feathers like an
owl, to swell and seem bigger than he is.
He is troubled with an inflammation of self.
conceit, that renders him the man of paste
board, and true buekram knight. He has
given himself sympathetic love powders,
that works upon him like a dotage and trans
forms him into his own mistress most pas
sionate court to his own dear perfections,
and worshipping spongy substances, occupy
ing much space; as feathers and cotton will
stuff cushions better than things Of more
perfect and solid proportions.
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IIlinois-A Ganper for Douglass.
Correspondence OF the New York Iu.uIe
RoCkF RD. III Oct. ). ! -.

VI '''e we" ~"
kocSF RID, Il. oct D. i-'|'
STEPHEN a, DOUGLASS tne S"Iai' giant
Is 'hiNlhs goou truman oHii'h Prtolcu'n -
ne giant gave OUT 'hat ne would ouHht 'hiT
ca"'PalSh' SPEAK III t"en'! -e'S"' H'a'es o' Tue
II mon; out alter the inlTouutuon oi his "tnn,
mage duty amenitneht IN the senate "OId
Fnman toid Nun ne would give MN as mnc0
saS ne wanted 10 40 IN LIMOS "h'tn SPeeci,
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SENATE-ll, 4. NJ.
\ n Incident About General sc oft and tn,
War.

4 Mr.. Polk had conferred the Office Of colonel
upon soCle small. beer demnCratic politician, as
IA reward for party services. The new t,dgcd
acolone with his cap and feathers, repurled
shim,ef to the Genera, who politely invited him
To dine with a number of distinguished gen
dIlemen. Daring the progress OF the dinner he
filppantiy remarked to the general-"Genera
hey say the churches in MexlCo are toll Of
Rguld aud silver lmages--we Will have fine times
3 when We get among them" The general was
shocked and disguised al the saCrhgiOus sug
sgestlon, but out Of 1ity for Ms author assumed
knut 10 have heard him, and continued to converse
I on other topics. The colonel presently repeated
the remark, when the general, drawing hlmself
~ to his full eight and looking the thing di-
recty in the face, said, slowly and firmly,
A"C"lOne, II any soldier or officer OF my com
Smand. while in Mexico, shall enter any church
fexcepl to say his prayers, or for other equally
/ jus fable purposes, he shall be punished and
\ II any shall presume to touch the sacred en-
kblems belonging to Gt d's altar, as Won pro pose.
1 he shGA be hung!" There was silence at the
| table tor a little space the colone's face was
rrdder than his feather, and just a, The moment,
he would have been happier in his cit gems
: dress, talking Democratic polucs in bsr-roo
Hat some four corners. Humanity jus ice, virtue
Nand civlllIation, owe Gen. Scott deUt of gran
D ude Tor the irln hand with which he restrained
he evil purposes of men during the eveniul
Ecdmpaign in Mpyic1-and especially, reli gous
Emen will bless him, for having repressed, at all
yhaZards, The too common impulse manifested
Toy armies 10 plunder The sacred treasures OF
She church Hr Yti, ESr
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: EN.iTE.
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, A. VI

BIS intro4uc,d Il re'e rei By Mr.. Buck
rel1t!nr TO Pounds to the committee on Agri-
culture. BY Mr.. Martin, empowering Towr
Clerks to administer Oaths; to the Judiciary
committee.
From the House, to extend the charter Of the
Ascutn Railroad Company; to the commitea
on Roads
He5oiuhons. By Mr.. Howe. that the Judi
cHrv committee be Instructed to inquire as lc
h eXpedlency Of passing law, allowing par
o> in SUITS to become witnesses in the same
lI1opted. By Mr.. lil. thot the committee OF
Agriculture be instructed 10 inquire as 10 ti,'
.cNpedicn Y OF passing inw prohibiting am
iuIIIs iron running ut large in the highways
.t1j- state; op'cl.
HepoHs Of C,mmi'iees. Bv NJ. Glelsnn
Iron the Select conuiiee. iavor.b v to the
|nlli laying tx upon the Comfy of CM't"1.
len ani It's } rcadIDE was ordered. By Mr.
BpEua, from tn. con!AItte" on Roads. Oh the
,rsOintoD directing them TO inquire as to tie
'cXpedIency of providing for appeals rom the
.ecIs.Ous ut =; lect men, on the descontinuance
t roads by bill AMI Oh motion Of Mr.. Good
luc, the bl!l was amended 81 as TO take effect
ron lis passaGa. and It's 3 reading ordered
Tnc Chair announced tue eception Of a spe-
Iai tergraph,c ue.sage from Boston, that the
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EOGSA.
PRAYER by Rev. Mr. Rust.
heSo m'ow by Mr. lrnos, lnstructInE the
uIlclary onnittec 10 inquire INTO the eXpe-
dency o' providing tor ihe election of town
representatives. by P.lfa..'F 2n the ti!Ii bal
J'; adoped. By Nj. Cn5woid, instruc.lng
iaa same commit ee to inquire INTO the exgcdI-
ency Of providing that IN case Of Attachments
tie property OF debtors sinai! be divided equ ,I!y
among all the creditors: adopted. By Mr..
ihrHok, instructlng the committee Of Ways
and Mean, to inquire into the expedency OF
allowing an abatement of taxes to tax PAYERS
when payment is made IN advance; adopted
Bills introduced and rettrred. By Mr.. lck-
ok. to incorporate the city of Burlington; lalt
on the table, and 300 copies ordered to be print
ed tor the use Of the ouse. By Mr.. HAYDEN.
IN addition to net to incorporate the t. Albanl
ard RlchfDrd Plank Road Company to COM
muce on Roads. By Mr.. right of c.. "a
IL ,orporate the Cedar Mountain late Co to
committee on Manufactures.
Eng.osSed iiHs. Relative to filing yacan.
cies IN the Office of schqgl dlstrl moderators
pissed: prescribing tna standard weight of
potatoes, go lbs. to tn, aushcl j Mr.. Bio lgert
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The great Bear cough at last! On tn, 18th

The great Bear cough at laa' On The 18th
instant, the inha btanrs OF Canaan were aroused
10y neighbor discovering the track OF The
Great Bear of which they immediately gave
chsce with their dogs, guns, &c Several shots
were fred upon him without effect, dogs were
handled by him without mercy, until hn4ly the
unering rife brought him down. He wac
borne the village in triumph, amid the cheers
lsni hd..sa 'fihs pacpls, sn3 &, tive sr~df
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= U'CI0rk, 7. n.
The Senate met the House in Joint assemb-
j.. for the purpose "t rcccvlnJ the Governor.
Me,suge, and, on rc'urmrg,
On motion Of Mr. Goodhua, it vas ordered
that the AIc,>acc OF The Governor be en'crcr
upon the journal Of the Senate, and tHr thl
Secretary be directed 10 procure the printing
of 3cO copies OF the same, for the use Of the
Scnotc, Adj.
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Of the wool growers. The weight Of "Old
Brniu" vas 40 pounds Waltoas Daay Jour
nal.
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sen ATE,
IrE, DAY, Oct. 10, a. ~.

Prayer by the Chlplain.
j'cs0tln'Oas. BY Mr. Norttrop, that the Gov
errors Message be referred t. a select comm. !
tee OF three Senators with instructions 10 report,
recommending suitable references Of the -yGr-
al TOPICS therein contained; adopted. By Mr.
Stone. that the judiciary committee be directed
to inquire into the eXpedlcnCy Of 50 umcndmr|
the lnw regulating the sale Of intoxicating Ii,
,qnorS, that the States Attorney for each Coun'y
snail be provided with means to prosecute all
Quotations Of sand law, and also Cf further legis-
alton 10 prevent liquor selling, and report there
eon hy bIl or otherwise amended on notion Of
Mr.. Seymour so as to be referred to select
Committee olthGcc Senators. and adopted.
3 The Clair laid before the Scnlte a comuunl-
cation iron the Governor, announcing that he
had appointed PLINY .WHlTE Esq, of Brat
;teboro, Sccretar ofCivjl and Military AilJirs.
Z HOUSE.
\ BY Mr.. Cushman, fixing the buShe Of pot =
toes at GO lbs We ght, and requiring them to
To be weighed before sale If desired by either
seller or purchaser, to General committee. BY
Mr. Partridge, To prevent iiauds in putting up
wool, to COMMITTEE on Agriculture.
SENATE
h aoclock, P. NJ.
y Joim Resolutions. From the House, for
joint Assembly on Tuesday next, at 10 o'clock
A, NJ, 10 elect three Supreme ana four Circuit
Judges. Adopted.
a HOUSE.
n BHls introduced and referred. Bv Mr. Deane,
in amerdment Of sec. 33, chap. lO4 &. s, (ine
tor breaking windows in any public or private
building, occupied or unoccupied, not exceeds
ing $50, or confinement in lal not exceeding
ninety days, or both i TO Judiciary committee
r Resolutions. By M. Deane, referring so
much of the Governors messa!e as relate TO
, the geological survey to the committee on edu.
cation adopted.
Petitions referred. OF Charles X. Williams
and Vim. &. Bradley and others, for an appro-
prlatlon, tor completing a monument TO Vim.
French, the first person slain in Vermont in the
American revolution; read on motion of Mr..
Grandey, and referred to a select committee OF
five.
Tne chair announced the following commit
tees under the Joint rules:
Under The An Jo,nt Rule. Messrs. Deane
of Cavendlsh, Hunt OF Brattleboro', Barrow Of
Fari Id.
On Bills. Messrs. Andrews Of Manchester,
and Hendee OF Pltsford
. On The library Messrs. Bradley Of West
min'ter, Barrett Of Mlddlebury, King of Ben
son. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Wednesday,, Oct 20, A. NJ
RGJ0'llions. BY Mr.. Martin, that the COM
yir,ss on P,ads ~ i1y,'y.'9! % irc9lra iu'o
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AUCTION Il COMMISSION
s 7 @ ne !
E z M . V A l.

SENHE Subscriber would respectfully in
4 form the citzens of Burlington and rhe com
rndntv, that h, has tax N the Auction and Commls
sion business formerly conducted hy Isaac Shrr-
wood, aud removed 10 Col. Thomas Store, on
College Street, Ia ely occuped by Pierce, Davry y
Asu, where the business wIl he sTlckly attended To
NAL is brlnchss. The rooms will he opened every
day in the week for the retail trade and Aucrlon
Wednesdays Hn1 ;'1lurdays Particular attention
vii be pad 20 the com mission business and Gus
Aomers nay dec'Hl upon btvln2 all business m this
branch Strcky aEj fairly ATTENDED 10 aud may r. N
apon prompt returns the subscriber VIII also attend
20 the sale OF real estate lvt stock and every kind
of Merchandise ~hich may be thrown inlo the
Sierket. ,.,.,,,,.,
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