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, 1852-09-25

is fair, just anl impartial participation in
the benefits deriyabl3 from our common pa
rent But how stands the case will
til you: Southern Oregon, fiom the caus-
es already referred to, and its own intrinsic
value, has by far the largest number of in
habitants, and consequently the command Of
the legislature, and all the crumbs flowing
out Of legislative action. We Of the north,
with sufficient number Of gal voters to
entitle Us to (oUr representatives, are allow
ed but tieo out Of twenty and one Of
these by recent act Of mggRaaimiiy and
condescen&on on the part Of our southern
neighbors.
! would repeat, that it would be truly
absurd in us 10 bring accusation against the
inhabitants of southern Oregon for This
course Of conduct, because they now act To-
wards US as very probably we would with
regard to them, if similarly circumstanced I;
they have us under the foot and wish to roll
us in the dust--elso why is It that car petit
tions for the improvement Of our Counties
have invariably been diaregarded that the
funds appropriated by Congress for public
buildings are to be expended in southern
Oregon entirely, regardless of the geograph-
ical center of the territory that Congress
is memorialized to sell the public lands and
devote portion Of the proceeds to the i'm
proycmont Of the Willamette river, bat not
cent towards any river or other improve
ment in northern Oregon Why is i that
the Surveyor General must conline his ope-
rations to the territory south Of the Colum-
bia, regardless Of the rights, wants, and rep
rcsentations Of old settlers on the north p
that the Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
can never find time or necessity, with four
thousand Indians around and about US, TO
dole out to US any Of his PrceioUsly NALUA-
BILE time, but must even prefer to travel out
Of bis district, and as the manager of steam
boat parties, perchance " dance to the las
civlous pleasings Of lutte -; Are the ap-
preparations made by our national lagisla-
ture for the territory Of Oregon, intended to
be confined to one section Of that territory
and because that section may be more pop
ulous, more agreeable as regards the busi-
ness Of life, aye, and probably more lucra-
tive too, are we, as American citizens, to be
thrust aside as unworthy to be the recipi-
ents Of national bounty, and with none so
poor to do us reverence No, fellow -eiti-
zens, such is not, cannot be the spirit and
intention of our government, but we are nog
in the hands OF the Philcitines, andh de-
ponds upon ourssfvss;ant ourselves alon, to
put stop to their boastful language, "we
shall rule and you in thralldoin liyc.n by
emancipsting ourselves from the prcssis dis
astrous league Let Us al with ons-haart
and one will put our shoulders to the wleel,
memorializa Congress in every precinct, show
them our resources, our wants, and our
wishes, exhibit to them the unfortunate po-
sition in which peculiar circumstances have
placed US, and which we arc forced to sab
nit to, and ! cannot doubt that ample and
efeetual redress will be yielded us. IN q
future number propose to resume this sub
jeet. ELS.
, 1852-09-25
From The New Haven PsllsJium.
SYnlInca, HnIr

The old joke abou, Symmes' Hols isits.
garded by some folks as entitled 10 little
sober consideration. Symmes believed that
The earth was hollow at the poles, while
astronomers have told US il was only fat
tened A writer in the Montreal Herald
maintains that the discoveries Of the late ex-
ploriag expeditions have substantially proved
the theory Of Synimcs, and say that Sir
John Franklin has probably "got into the
hole and csn't get out" Several nayiga-
Tors who have reached very high latitude
within a few years have maintained that
beyond the iamense fields Of ice in the ii
cinty Of Wellington Channel ihcre was an
open sea and a milder climate. A writer
in the Proyidence Journal mainiainsd, before
the sailing Of Grinnell' vessels, that such
was The fact, aud CapE Penny, Of the En-
glish expedition, conlfns tue doctrine. The
Monteai editor quotes bun as follows:
"Copt Penny found heavy barrier Of
ice in Wellington Channel, not very far
from its opening from Barrow's Straits, but
a most remarkable change was observed as
be passed 10 a more northern latitude tie
ice which he had len las is usual at this ear
ly season, April and May) firm and solid,
was here deeayed and unsafe, and al last
travellers came upon open water, DRIFT
wood, Arctic animals and birds, The latter
in enormous numbers. Here were all the
signs Of an improved climate"
Upon this the Montreal writer comments
as follows:
I" do not know how il will strike you,
sir, but 10 me, with whom the ID ol open
ings at the poles has been iamihA. for some
thirty yeats, the Information oy Capt. PEN
ny is exciii1ely curious. Perhaps, after all,
Sir John Fanklin has found this opening.
II there be such 40 opening, il is quite !,
probable that the strength of the current
into the opening may prevent return to sail
ing vessels; Il would not, however, be an
obstacls to the return Of steamers. How
important then, il becomes that Capt. Pen
ny's present efforts 10 obtain steamer and
return to the 'open waters and the 'im-
proved climate may be successful"
In addition to the above, the officers Of
the expedition jus, returned concur IN stat
ing that with norih wind The thea11mcIer
always rises, and falls when i IS lfon The.
southward.
, 1852-09-25

Quartz CRuniNG MAcufvE.--A now
and very well contiived machine has been
constructed in New York, b. Mr. John
Collins, for the purpose Of exiracting gold
from quartz rocks. On round cast iron
plate, which forms the bed plate Of the ma
chine, six or more c)nical wheels, Whose
axes converge toward the centre, are made
to travel round and to crush in their way the
pieces Of rock which are put undor th,m.
The necessary pressure and the molion are
given by an ingenious conirivenee, which
consists Of another circular plate resting on
the wheels and which is fixed by keys on the
axis being put in motion by steam engine.
In the machine we have seen, at No. Ga
Duane-slrect, there were six other wheels
over the second plate and third over tham.
This third plate is connected with the first
by yirlical columns, and held down to The
required passure by india rubber springs, SO
that if a piece Of rock is harder than the
others, the who2l, rising over it, presses ihc
springs, which give back stronger countar-
pressure, sullicent to crush the piece tai
least it prevents any danger Of breaking lhe
machinery.
BY the above arrangement, there is nc
friction in the machine, either BY rotary
axes or by sliding pieces. There is only
rotation of.wheels on plane surfaces, SC
that very little power is consumed by the
machine itself. There are necessary Goa
tFivences 10 make a current of water pas.
over the powdered rock. Three or more
superposed sells of wheels could be used in
stead Of two, il it was necessary.-Ne,t
York Tribune.
, 1852-09-25
NO. 8

gave the rein, without 8 20 Or word into his
hands, and again returned % bis party
There was aow little more 10 Be done.
Black Wo,f collected The arms Of Tie Paw
ne chief, which were sircwn upon lbe
grouad, and, trying as musl have bern ne
feat, 'auited upon The back Of the horses
and rode at gallop iOwgtds u.s. Upon
coming close, saw that loth bis body and
limbs were cut AMI hacked nosl fearfully
but, Indian like, he paid 90 .attentioil 10 his
wounds, and as fsr as.l could see, suffered
but little from the los Of blooi-
We now ie,urBsd 10 the encaupurnl,
and permitted th diseomfird 9swnees q
bury their ellief in Peace where Dc had .
bravely ALLEN. lq ihe pfairid wilderness
they laid him; anlfrhen all had quiaed
The solitary grave slsanger visited slWlih
s9rrow foftliiiafg,
, 1852-09-25

ELEorRlc TELEoRAFH ON RAILROADS.
Mr.. O'Rielly has issued a circular calling
the attention of the public and of railway
managers to the necessity Of putting up lines
Of telegraph along railroads, with instrp-
menls at each station, 80 that before leaving
station the conductor Of train may ascer-
tam whether the track is clear, aud give in
formation that be is upon it. By this means
accidents involving the loss of life may be
avoided, and the destruction Of property
saved to an exhni far exceeding the cost Of
erecting and operating the wires.-Nco
York Tribune. 81
, 1852-09-25

Uz- Mr. Weed has been paying Powers.
tie sculptor. a visn. He mentions a fact
in connection with this branch Of arr which
we 6Srbl not viii be news % many. Mr..
Powers never touched a chisel to the
T" Greek. .Slave,n or any Of his wonderful
Productions. lie says those statues which
we have 50 much admired, are chiselsd en-
iireiy BY assistants. All The genus and Ia
Dor Of. our great sculpor arc expended on
the mo5sl,, after which the marble Statues
are executed.
, 1852-09-25

SrbhluNE TELEoRArH BETWEEN Eng.
LAND AND IRELAND. The laying Of The
wire across St. Georges Channal was per-
formed on the lst Of June. The rope was
rather les than one inch IN diameter, and
was composed Of a central copper wire in-
closed in bsuble gutia-percha tube, and
surrounded by twelve galvanized iron wires
The brcadih Of the Channll being only fliy
nine miles, eighty miles Of Iine were rui on
board % prevent a repetition Of The accident
which happcued between Dover and Calais.
Al the endoften miles Il was determined 70
compare The distance run o9er with the
length Of lhe linc run out. and It was found
that only twelve miles Of it had been ex-
pended, next comparison showed p miles
Of line 10 i6 miles, distance; the next, 81
to % the next, 5J TO AZ; finally, for lhe
81 miles distance, only 60 miles Of liue
were expended. During tbs operation The
vessels moved a, the rate Of four miles an
hour. The greatest depth passed over was
s faihoms---Neio lork 1iitane.
, 1852-09-25

The Intelligence Just received from Chi
ma, by way ol England, represents that the
emigration Of Chinese 10 California is great
" on the incresse. During he past month,
tx vrssels have sailed, ten are preparing =
have, and more arc required.
, 1852-09-25

Diluniversal charIl) prevail, earth would
be hsavens and bell |aiia'
, 1852-09-25
THE COLU M BIAN .

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY
WILEY & MCELR0Y.
J.-W. WILEY. i. II. McELRor.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29

LEARNING To SPELL.-Bad spelling is dis
credible. Every young man should be master
of his native tongue. He that will not learn t.
spell the language that is on his tongue and be-
fore his eyes every hour, shows no great apti.
tude for the duties of an intelligent, observing
man. Bad spelling, therefore, is an unavoda.
bic indication. 1t indicates blundering man
man that cannot see with his eyes open. Ac-
cordngly we have known the application OF
more than one young man, made with great
display Of penmanship and parade of references
rejected for his bad spelling
Bad spelling is very conspicuous bad indi-
cation. He who runs may read it. A bright
school-boy, utterly incapable of appreciating
your stores of science, art and literature, can
see your bad spelling at a glance, and crow
over it. You will find it hard to inspire that
boy with any great respect for your attainments.
Bad spelling is therefore II very mortlfying and
inconvenient defect We have known men,
thrown into prominent positions, so ashamed
of their deficiency in this respect, that they
er ventured to send letter till il had been re-
vised by friend This was, to say no more,
sufficiently inconvenient.
say again, learn to spell, young man. Keep
your eyes open when you read, and ifany word
is spelt different from your mode, ascertain
which is right. Keep your Dictionary by you
and in writing, whenever you have the least
misgving about the spelling of word, look IL
ou al once, and remember it. Do not let your
aziness get the better Of you.
Olive Branch
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29
WHOLE NUMBER G5.

DETROIT AND PONTIAC RAILROAD.-We un-
derstand that William w. Dulfield, Esq, for
mery of this city, and late assistant Superin-
tendent and resident Engineer on the Hudson
Biver Railroad, has been appointed General Su-
perintendent of the Detroit and Pontiac or (as
it is now styled the Northern Michigan Rail
Road, and is expected shortly to enter upon his
duties, in establishing the route and taking all
necessary steps for its early completion to Lake
Michigan. Mr.. Duffied has been engaged or
the Hudson River Road, ever since its CON-
mencement and contributed much to the engi-
neering force necessary to the successful ac-
compllshment of that great work, which, il will
be remembered, was at first pronounced Chi
merlcal by some of the most intelligent citizens
OF New York; and he is appointed to his new
sphere at the urgent solicitation of many of
the stockholders and directors of that road, who
are likewise interested in the Northern Michi-
gan. We are glad to see that this company are
taking decided measures for an advancement of
this important route, and doubt not that under
the experienced management of Mr.. Dunield,
we shall soon hear of its rapid progress toward
completion. A fine and fertile country awaits
its coming, and so soon as its rails are laid aud
its wheels rolling, the abundant products of the
northern portion of our State will be found
flowing towards it in all directions.
Let this route be once completed and high
way opened to market through these northern
counties, and we shall soon see row of beau
tifu villages across the Peninsula, vieng in en-
ergy and enterprise with those already border
ing the line of the Michigan Central, and some
of which have begun to put OH the garments of
the city. Det. Advertiser.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29
GRAND HAVEN MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1852

DREADFUL TRAGEDY-Leahy q Murderer
BY some gentleman from Fort Wnnebago We
have the particulars of one of the most shock.
ing tragedies which has ever taken place in
Wisconsin, The author of this murder, most
of our readers know. 1t is Leahy, the so-call-
ed monk Of La Trappe, who has lectured
Throughout the Union on Catholcity, and made
himself the ridicue of every right-thinking man.
The particulars are rs follows:
| Leahy has been living with his wife in Mar
celon, Columbia County, and has property to
the amount of four thousand dollars. He has
lately been absent and on his return discovered
that his wife had been false to him, and suspec-
ted man by the name Of Maney, as being the
paramour of the wife, Manley had been tried
twice for the crime, and on Thursday last, at
Pardeeville, village miles from Fort Winnie
bago, he was again, on trial. The court acquit-
ted him again, when Leahy instantly drew his
revolver, and shot Manley dead-the ball en-
tering his kidneys and passing through his
body. Manley's blood was not enough to sat-
isfy such a villain, and he immediatly fired upon
Col. Morton, Manley's lawyer, the ball hitting
a law book under his arm, and thus saving his
life. He fired second time at Morton, when
a by -stander wrested the pistol from him which
provdentialy saved his life. The ball passed
along the Coloners abdomen, tearing his skin,
and ripping his clothes. His escape was indeed
miraculous.
Leahy was arrested and placed in confinement.
Upon being asked if he wished to see Manley
before being buried, he replied "no," and gave
the following reason for the murder: Stretch
ing forth his right hand, he said "To be sure
that hand fired the pistol, but God directed it.
In vision last night, God told me to kill five
men in that court room. have been preven-
ted now, but the day will come when it will be
DONE"
There is no doubt that he intended to kill the
five. Leahy is perfect ID, has destroyed the
peace of almost every city in the Union, and by
his licentious lectures to bigots he has reaped
a fortune out of their gullibilty, which is to be
spent on the gallows. We pity him and them.
GOshkosh Courier.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29

TOMATO CooKING-It is general impression
countenanced by all medical men, that the use OF
this vegetable is greatly promotive of health
DunglisOn says that it may be called one of the
most wholesome and valuable esculents belong
ing to the vegetable kingdom. Prof. Rafines-
one calls it heathfu and valuable. 1t probably
has some property which acts upon the liver,
tending to keep it in healthy action and eli.
ther by sympathy of this organs with the lungs,
or by some direct action, its influence upon them
is said to be unmstakable. The cases are nu-
merous in which its use has cured cough
At all events it is an agreeable article of food,
supplying what the taste Graves, especially in
hot and bilious climates. 1t has become with
in fifteen years, sort of indispensable vegeta-
BILE, and is now more relied on than any other
which lasts no longer than it does. To cook it
satisfactorily is somewhat of an art and many
people refuse to eat it because it is not rightly
served up to meet their tastes. 1t may be pre-
served or picked, and serve good purpose in
either mode of ofkeeping. For the latter use, the
small sorts oft are best, say the pear or plum
shaped, red and yellow. An excellent way of
picking is pound of sugar to a pint of vinegar,
and spice it well. Any body will relish toma-
toes thus prepared, and they will keep Il long
time. Put them in WHOLE selecting sound ones
rather under than over ripened.
To cook the tomato for the table, there are
several ways. That which we prefer and do
not wish to change, is to scald and remove
the skins then stew them long tine which
is the great secret, adding salt, butter, pepper,
and small quantity Of Jro,on sugar, enough to
temper the acid but not enough to make them
decidedly sweet. Cooked in this way they re-
lish with meats, and considerable quantity
may be cooked at time to be kept over, and
will improve, like baked beans, with repeated
warnings. Prairie Herald.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29

BEGIN RIGHr-The first stone of an edifce,
which is to constitute the foundation of the
whole, should be well laid, or the building can
not be sustained, and in the formation of char
acter it is equally essential that the first princi-
Piles nstilled into the mind, should comport
with truth and right. An error in the begin
ming may lead into hundreds of others, as one
lie requires an after series to sustain it. The
first step in any enterprise is always an impor-
tant one, aud if it be taken wrong, no after toll
and perseverance may be able to correct the
evil. The entire labor may be obliged to go
back and begin again.
A young man, when setting out in life needs
to be careful that he begins right. An error
committed then may blast his character through
long life. 1t is harder work to undo evil,
than it would be to avoid it in the beginning
And he who would accomplish any important
undertaking, should make his arrangements
with care first, and it will be comparatively ea.
sy afterwards Success will be likely TO fol-
low good beginning. But bad commence
ment will always make uphill work. Let all
take care to begin right.
Boston Olive Branch
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29

RED RIvER.--Capt. Marcy has been on an
exploring expedition to the head waters of Red
River He has followed the North Fork, the
Middle and the South Fork Of the Red River
to its source, about forty miles from Anton
Chicot, in New Mexico.
la some places he found the South Fork n
river half mile wide, but partaking very much
of the character of the Platte--shallow, with
a sandy bed, and much of it, except when high
uncovered by water. For two hundred and tif-
ty miles from Arbuck!e, west, the country is
represented as the finest in the world for farm
ing purposes. The land is well timbered, with
oak, pecan, and other fine trees ; the atmosphere
pure and healthy as the mountains of New
England, and inviting the emigration of the
white man. Very soon they will be found there
Game of every kind is abundant, and the
command had excellent sport in killing BEARS
panthers, antelopes, buffaloes, &c. The water
of the Red River, in parts explored by this ex-
pediton, has been CONDEMNED on account of its
salty taste, and it has been generally supposed
that there were large beds of salt towards its
sources, but this is found not to be the CASE
The presence of gypsum, in large bodies, high
up the river, is supposed to give to the water
this peculiar flavor, as above these points the
water is very pure and agreeable.
Scientific American.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29
Boston Olive Branch.

BENEFITS OF CLEAN FAcE.-The success
sive stages of this interesting outward meta
morphosis, are impressively described in a late
speech of Joseph Paine, Esq, of London:
A boy once went to a ragged school and had
his face washed-when he went home his neigh
bors looked at him with astonishment. They
said that looks like Tom Rogers, and yet it
can't be, for he is clean" Presently his moth
er looked at him, finding his face so clean, she
fancied her face dirty, and forthwith washed it..
The father soon came home, and seeing his
wife so clean, thought his face very dirty, and
soon followed their example. Father, mother
and son, all being clean, the mother began to
think the room looked dirty, and down she
went on her knees and scrubbed that CLEAN
There was a female lodger in the house, who
seeing such change in her neighbors, thought
her face and her room were very dirty, and she
speedily betook to the cleaning operation like
wise. And very soon the whole house was, as
it were, transformed and made tidy and comfor-
table, simply by the cleaning Of one ragged
school-boy.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29

HOPKINS8' BROTHERS, Storage, Forwarding
4 Commission merchants; general dealers in all
kinds of Dry Goods, Groceries grain and provis-
ions; manufacturers and dealers wholesale and
retail in all kinds of lumber, at Mill Point Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29

HENRY GRIFFIN, Dealer in Staple and fan
cy Dry Goods, Ready made Clothing, Boots and
Shoes Groceries, Hardware, Crockery and Glass,
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines Paints and Oils,
and Provisions. Also, Lumber Shingles, &c. &c.
Opposite the Washington House, Grand Haven,
Michigan
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29

LOST HoURs-Lost wealth may be restored
by industry, and the wreck of health regained
by temperance but who ever again looked en-
his vanished hours, or recalled his slighted
years Co. o4gr,t
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-09-29

| WnL-We like that strong robust express
sion. No one having uttered it sincerely was
ever a mean, cringing man. The pigmies of
the world did not trouble him, although they
rose in masses to pull him down. He speaks,
and the indomitable will prevails. His ene-
mics fall before him. He rides forth a conquer
or. Would you be great? Would you be
distinguished for your liberty or scientific ef-
forts? Look not mournfully at your lot, but
with 81 will % breathing upon your lips, and
bursting from a heart, you cannot but prevail.
Show US the man who never rose higher than a
toad stool and his influence died with his breath,
and we will point to you cringing wretch who
trembled at the approach of a spider and tainted
beneath thunder cloud. Let the fires of en-
ergy play through your veins, and ifyour tho'ts
are directed in the right channels, you will yet
startle the slumbering universe. John Neal.