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INTEMPERANCE.

The following is the most graphic deinea-
tlon of the n.iseres and effects of intemper-
ance that we have ever seen. II is from the
arguments advanced by certain citizens of
Portage county, Ohio, in memorial to the
Legislature on the subject in lS3S:--Er
And yet its march of ruin is onward still
1t reaches abroad to Others; nvadcs the fam
lily social circles, and spreads woe and sorrow
all around. 1t cuts down youth in its vigor
manhood in its strength; and age in its weak
ness. 1t breaks the fathers heart; bereaves
the doating mother; extinguishes natural af.
iection; erases conjugal love; blots out tilial
attachment; blights parental hope; and brings
down mourning age in sorrow to the grave.
1t produces weakness, not strength; sickness
not health; death, not life. II makes wives
widows; children orphans; fathers iends, and
all of them pauPers and beggars. 1t halls re-
vers, leeds rheumatisms; nurses gout, well
comes epidemics; invites cholera; imparts pes
tlence, and embraces consumptions. 1t COW
ers the land with idleness, poverty, disease
and crime. 1t fills your jails, supplies your
alms-houses; and demands your asy iums. 1t
eEgenders controversies; fosters qnarrels; and
cherishes riots. 1t condemns law spurns or
der; aud loves mobs. 1t crowds your peni.
tentiaries; and furnishes the victims for your
scaflolds. 1t is the li(e-blood of The gambler
the aliment Of The counterleiter; the prop OF
highwaymen and the support of the midnight
incendiary.
1t countenances the liar; respects the thief;
and eSteems the blasphemer. 1t violates OBJ
legations; reverences fraud; and honors in(a-
my. 1t defames benevolence, hates love;
scorns virtue and ISLANDERS innocence. 1t in
cites the father to butcher the offspring; helps
the husband to massacre his wife; and aids
the child 10 grind his parrcdaluxe. 1t tburns
man; consumes woman; detests life; curses
God; and despses Heaven.
1t suborns witnesses; nurses perjury; de-
nes the jury box; and stains the judicial er-
mine.
1t brbes votes; disqual6es voters; corrupts
elections pollutes our Institutions; and endan-
gers our government. 1t degradeS the citizen
debases the legislator; dishonors the states
mani and dsarms the patriot. ltbrlngs shame,
not honor; terror, not safety; despair, not
, hope; misery, not happiness. And now, as
with the malevolence Of a fend, it calmly
surveys its fright;ul dceoiaion5, and ,insatis'c
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are making important changes 1t is saio
that, owing to some defect in our system or
ITS administration, VIC support more than our
share Of needy foreigners. They are sent in
upon US from other States. New York, as
the greatest sea port, must be exposed to a
simil9r burden. However the evil crises, il
may no doubt be mitigated by judicious leyis-
iaton; and in the meantime, Massachusetts,
and New York might do much worse thing.
with portion Of their surplus means, than
iced the hungry, clothe the Naked give q
nome to the stranger, and kindie ts, spark of
reason in the mind Of the poor foreign H.
matte; even though that iunatic may have
been set on shore in the night. from a coas-
ting vessel, and found in the morning in the
heIds, half dead with cold and hunger and
fright.
"But you say they are foreignersr Well,
do we owe no duties to foreigners! What was
the founder Of Virginia, when poor Indian
glrI threw herself between him and the war
club Of her father! What were the pilgrim
fathers when the friendly savsge--if We must
call him so--met them with the sautation Of
welcome Englishmenr 'They are foreign
ers;'-and suppose they are. Was not the
country all but ready year or two ago, to
plunge into d conflict with the military de-
Spotlsms Of the east Of Europe, in order to re.
dress the wrongs Of the oppressed races who
iced their focks on the slopes or the Car
pathans, and pasture their herds upon the
tributaries Of the Danube, and do we talk Of
the hartships Of relieving destitute foreigners.
~ lgm tho hand &c I'D L.J 4 Al.
ocean, and conducted to our doors!
g! am not Indifferent to the increase OF the
public burdens; but the time has been when
have felt little proud Of the vast sums
paid in the United States, for the relief Of
poor emigrants from Europe. 1t is an an
nual sum, have no doubt, equal to the in
terest on the foreign debts OF the States
which have repu1iated their obligations
When was in London a few years ago, ! |
received letter from one Of the interior
counties of England, telling me that they
had in their House Of Correction an Amcri- |
can seaman, (or person who pretended to |
be- who was bO;h pauper and rogue. They
were de.irous OF being rid Of him, and kind
y offered To place him at my disposal. Al
though he did n5t seem TO bid fair to bc ve-
y valuable acquisition, wrote back that he
might be sent to London, where he could be
shipped by the American Consul to the Unit
ed States. ventured to aid the suggestion,
that if Her Majes,y's Minister at Washing
ton were applied 10 in similar way by the
Oyerseers of the poor. and wardens of the
PRISONS in the United States, he would he
pretty busily occupied. But really felt
pleased, at time when my own little State
Of Massachusetts was assisting from ten to
.welve thousand destitute British subjects an
nuallv, to be able to relieve the British En-
pire of the only American pauper quurtered
upon it,
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HDGRMErHMENs
For the Chronicle.
MORNING INVITATION.
By LILY MAY.


by LILY MAY.
Up, for the light of the morning is breaking,
Bright DER the hill-tops, on valleys 50 fair;
Waste not the hours in slunber, be waking,
And out, TO partake Of the fresh balmy air
Birds from their nesting boughs gnily arc wnging,
Swiftly as arrows, Just loosed from the bow;
Anthems Of freedom, through wildwoods are ringing
And echoed again. through coverts below.
Blithely the honeybees, hie to the bowers,
Ere the bright sun beams have garnshed their blooms
There to draw sweets from the dew-laden flowers,
That scatter to morn their sweetest perfume.
Softly the breath of the zephyr is telling,
Tales OF its rambling, in aroma's land
Gently the binds from its light kiss swelling,
Soon to unfold by the sun-fuiry's wand.
Gems Of creation, frnil mortals defying
To rival your bloom, enchantngy fair
Ye are, to the heart TOR sympathy signing,
That finds it alone where your solaces are.
Oh! who would not gladly enjoy the pleasure,
That's spr, ad before us, to choose if we will,
'1is Nature unfolding her richest treasure,
To gladden. the soul, with unfailing skill.
Then up for the light of the morn is spreading,
Rich hues DER the scenes, late shrouded in gloom;
And through life should thy feet such paths be tread
ing,
May the heart be awake to endless bloom.
Pleasant Valley Ohio. May 1853.
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a Runaway NEGRO AT BAY-Thc Fe-
!iciand (La) IIh,g, of April goth, has the fol-
lowing:
son Saturday last runaway negro was
killed in the parish OF East Baton Rouge, just
below the line of this parish, under the fol-
lowing circumstances: Two citizens of Port
Hudson, learning that a negro was at work
on fiat boat, loading with sand, lust below
that place, who was suspected as being a run
away, went down in skf for the purpose Of
arresting him.
"IIaving scized linn aud put him into thu
skifl, they started back, but had not proceed
ed far, when the negro, who was ut the oars,
seized a hatChet, and assaulted one of them,
wounding him very seriously. 4 sctfIlle en-
sued in which both parties fell overheard.
They were both rescued by the citizen pull
ing them to the skff. Finding him so un-
manageable; the negro was put ashore, and
the parties returned to Port Hudson for arms
and pack of negro dogs, and started again
with the intention 10 capture him. They
soon got on his trail, and when found again
he was standing at bay upon the outer edge
Of large raft Of drit wood, armed with club
and pistol, In this position he bade defiance
to men and dogs, knocking the latter into the
water with his club, and resolutey threaten
ing death to any man who approached him.
Finding him obstinately determined not to
surrender, one of his pursuers shot him. He
fell at the first fire, and so determined was he
not to be captured, that when an effort was
made to rescue him from drowning, he mads
battle with his club and sunk, waving his wea.
pom in angry defiance at his pursuers. He
refused to give the name of his owner.
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with havoc, it poisons felicity; kills peace;
ruins morals; blights confidence; sIays repu-
tation; and wipes out national honor, then
curses the world and laughs at its ruin.
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Is THERE WIG PARrY!-WHAr ARE
ITS PLATroSM AND PoLlcY!-WHAr ARE us
AINs!-Louispde Times.
There is Whig party. Its platform is the
constitution, its policy the protection Of the
people. lis aims, National prosperity N1e7.
ing Times
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AMOUNTING WITH OIL 4 CURE AND
PREVENTATIVE or DISEASE.

Inc scriptures speak oi Amounting the SIGH
with oil, and throughout tru whole OF Tie
Sacred Volume there is attendant evidence tC
show that oil was much used for the person
by outward application. The employment o
cod liver oil as remedy for consumption has
been a tayote panacca tor twelve or fourteen
years past by thousands Of EN- inent physicians
and there is plenty OF test imony to prove that
its virtues have not been overruted, but it has
always been taken internally. Recent re-
searches made by Di. Simpson, of Edinburgh
the first applier OF chloroform as an anesthe-
tic agent, go far to prove that when oi, is ap,
piled to the outside of the per,cn it acts both
as a curative and preventative to disease. &
there is some prospect OF the ancient Oriental
practice OF oil-anointing being revived.
Having heard that none Of the workers in
the WOODEN factories Of a neighboriug town
were attacked with cholera while it visited
that place, and that consumption was not
known among them, he paid visit to the place
(Galushiels,) and By personal inquiry found
his hear-say statements corrobOruted. He
also learned that weakly children were trc-
qucutly placed in such factories for the recov-
cry OF their health, which Was usually affect
ed He then made enquiries respecting the
health of the workers in wooen factories in
a number of other places, and found the same
immunity from disease to prevail among them,
hence he came to the conclusion thai the cause
Of this was the great amount Of oil which is
used in such factories--so great a quantity,
indeed, that the clothes of the workers soon
become saturated with it.
In cotton factories the workers were found
to be more free from infection than other peo-
| pie, and he therefore now firmly believes thai
amounting with oil is an excellent thing f.
! consump,ive persons.-Cod liver oil is sup
! posed to be the best because it is the strong
est and only for its loathsome taste he believes
| it would be more abundantly used.
1t is our opinion that sweet oil, and by this
we mean nothing but pure fresh olirs oil, il
the best which can be used FOR such purposes.
The ancient iron Romans used great deal
of oil aud we have no doubt but more abun-
dant use of it as an ointment, with frequent
bathing, would be great benefit 10 weakly
persons, and tend greatly to render more Wig
orous the strong. We believe however, that
most of the oil sold under the name of olive
oil in our cities, is not the genuine article
Scientific American.
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A little girl named Maria wilkins, was
stung 10 death by hornets near Fort Ancient
Ohio, on Sunday last. Her brothers were
throwing stones at the nest, aud ran away
while she, not being so nimbIe, became a
victim to the infuriute insects.
The Victoria Advocate says that three
Mexicans are in custody a, Goiad, awaiting
the trial fsr the brutal murder of several A.
mericans near San patr co, a ihort time since.
The Americans had number of horses in
charge, on their way into tie interior Of the
State, when they were way laid. murdered
and their bcdica burn, 10 aches by these inhu.
man fcndG
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

1. Subscribers who do give express notice to the
contrary considered as wishing to continue their sub
scripton.
riodic the publishers may continue TO send them un.
ill all arrearages are paid.
g. II subscribers neglect refuse to take their period
ieas from the offices which they directed, they
held responsible till they have settled the bill, and
ordered them discontinued
A. If subscribers TO other places without in
forming the publishers and the periodicals are sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible.
s. The courts have decided that refusing to take PER
iodicas from the office, removing and leaving them
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We learn that there will be vacation un- wanted
iii about the first of September and that sucb from Il
arrangements will then be made ss v;,, on. tern m
properly graded set of schools. where can ge
every child, according to its grade can be in stated
structed, from the primary department to The they
besteolegiate course This is precisely what they CT
we need, and what we must have. Our chill is SO ia
Ned groaned inwardly at the dismal pros
pect before him, and his round, good-natured
face grew long, and assumed such a fororn
and dolorous expression, that when the old
lady who acted as housekeeper, came in with
tea and toast, she stopped Short and hastily
setting down her load, with very sympathiz-
ing and affectonate air, exclaimed
"La! sir, what is the matter! Has any,
thing gone wrong, or anybody dead!"
He shook his head and in a very melan-
choy and lugubrious tone, said
Everything and everybody, my good wo-
man."
Not exactly comprehending this very Ia.
comic and lucid speech, the house-keeper felt
that some great calamity had or was about
TO take place, and it was her duty to sympa-
thiZe with 1t, whatever it was, and according
ly she put her apron to her eyes, and appear
ed much affected. Encouraged by this, Ned
with an apparently cruel design to harrow up
her feelings continued
'"Yes, Martha, it is too true; something has
happened very dreadful, and YOU see before
you the most miserable and detected specimen
of an old bachelor the universe contains"
Martha thought it was time, so she ventur.
ed to give a little sob, and simpered-
"'Deed sir, ain very sorry, and it's .
great shame, whatever it be-"
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MISCELLA N EOUS.
From the Boston Olive Branch
THE BACHELORS WARD.
BY CAROLINE T. NORRIS

So, my sanctum is to be invaded, my book
case ritied, my slippers displaced, my authori-
ty as lord and master of this hitherto quiet
mansion disputed by school girl-a miss not
out of her teens-a perfect mass, no doubt, of
ringlets, muslins, silks, and sighs, mingled
with romances, poetry, love songs, and beaux.
Oh! dear my doom is sealed. Farewell to
newspapers, cigars and maps. Why in the
name of all that's ridiculous, did my friend
choose to leave this terrestrial globe without
his charming daughter; or why did he not be-
queath the dear creature to some other mortal,
than myself!"
Edward Wilson, or as he was familiarlv
known among his bachelor friends, Ned Will
son, scowled savagey at an unofiendng letter
that lay on the table, and seating himself, be-
gan to write reply. 1t was from the ply
sician of an old chum of his who had died re-
Gently, and contained his dying wish that he
would protect his only child. He wrote,
though rather ungraciously, and stated that
she should be welcome, and heaving tre-
mendous sigh, growled out
"To think that after enjoying thirty-fve
wears of unrestrainnd freednm ana oc ,h,.
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PRESENTS.

DICH AND USEFUL PRESENTS.-A. G. BAGLEY &
IL Co manufacturers solicit the attention OF the trade
and tho public generally TO their stock OF
facture) Of gold pens gold and silver pencils and pen
cases endless variety of patterns principle and sizes
together with our celebrated extension cases gold and
silver with pen and pencil and for leads which
for beauty o. workmanship principle o. construction and
durability eclipse anything o. the kind previously
hbted Seven sizes patented and warranted We would
also call attention 70 superior gold pens which need
no proof Of thcr superiority except the ncrea ed demand
and The HUMOROUS attempts NJ imitation Not, TT a.,
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Two IRON FOUNDERS. PROPOSALS WILL
be received by the subscriber, at the Office of the
Croton Aqueduct Department until January "a 1853 at
three clock T. NJ for 900 cast iron water pipes four
feet in diameter and one inch thickness Of metal The
size named to he the inside diameter and each pipe to be
nine feet in length The joint to be what is termed the
spigot and faucet joint and the form OF the hub to
correspond with drawings to be furnished at this Office
TO be cast in vertical position with the hub end down:
the whole to pass the established inspection and proof by
pressure of 800 pounds to the square inch TO be of uni
form thickness Of strong tough iron free from all i'm
projections whatever and such will bear drilling and
cutting Proposals will state whether the pipes to be
from blast furnace iron remelted iron and from blast
furnace will specify the Of the mine &c, and ore
used Tho pines to be delivered OF the wharf foot of Man
haitian street Manhattanville, North river follows,
viz 100 pipes 18th March; 100 pipes 1st April 200 pipes
18th April 200 pipes LIST May 200 pipes 18th May 200
pipes 1s June specific price per ton Of $40 lbs viii be
named The Of two responsible persons with their
written assent TO become suretes for the fulflmen in
company the proposals Payments 10 be made within
thirty days from the inspection Of each parcel with
walton of per cent until the of the contract
In deciding upon proposals. the Croton Aqueduct Board
the right Of rejecting any proposals they disap
prove. NICHOLAS DEAN,
President Croton Aqueduct Department.
Office Of the Croton Aqueduct Department Jan IL 1853
Note-Bank forms of estimate, in accordance with the
ordinances of the Common Council will be furnished
application at the Office Estimates TO BE- endorsed Pro-
posals for furnishing iron pipes, made y--."
January oath. 1853
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TTNHE BROADWAY SAVINGS INSTITUTION GIVES
notice 10 its depostors that interest will be allowed
at the rate Of six per cent annun amounts not
exceeding $500, and at five per cent where that
amout deposits, made prior to October !, and not
withdrawn payable at the bank of Broadway
and Anthony street the third Monday Of January In
terest not called for will be added principal TO the
dit of such depositors. WIN. V. BRADY President
WILSON G. Hunt, LIST Vice President.
FRANCS A. PALMER I'd Vice President and Treasurer
n. HOTTER MORT Secretary.
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REMOVALS.

vTNO HARNESS MAKERS.-WIIIIAM BARRETT, MANI
i facturer OF saddery hardware, takes this medium
OF informing the trade in general that he has removed
his establishment TO 31 Bowery where he still continues
to make all kinds Of steel bride bits harness terrcs
and pad plates Mt the shortest notice and most
bic terms N H. Also silver plating done in the best
mn
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rT>O IRON F0UNDERS.-SFALED PROPOSALS WILL
be received by the subscriber at the Office Of the Gro
ton Aqueduct Department until January 2ls 1853 at
O'Clock r. NJ for the following cast iron water pipes,
viz 200 twenty inches diameter 800 twelve inches di
ameter 1000 ak inches diameter, and seventy five
branches Of different sizes Persons wishing TO estimate
requested TO procure from this Office detailed spccf
tons for the and blank form for making their pro-
poss Offers TO be endorsed Proposals for Water Pipes
n. DEAN. President Croton Aqueduct Department.
Croton Water Aqucduct Department January 10, 1853
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M.rNN 900 ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
SlUU.UUU. acres Of pine ,sd Lands md for sale The
valuable pine lands lying in one body and situated in the
state Of Georgia on naygablc stream, within fifteen
miles OF port OF entry the ocean The entire tract Of
land IA covered with most excellent pine and the most
easy of access of any similar character OF land IN the
United States and with small outlay OF $2oo00 would
produce from 500 900 to 5000 900 per annum Inc ie
whole property it viii be sold for dollar per acre
M L. SHELDON, IS Nassau street
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IN ed their paper hsngings warehouse from No 37g
Pearl street 10 ~ Chambers street (ntxt dor but
TO Stewards marble palace, corner of Broadway, where
will he found unusually large assortment Of all the
latest degn Of Tie richest French and American pa,
hanging which hc} offer i. wholesale sud retail on The
most fiFUtab, Terms.
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i addressed TO either Of the undersigned will be re-
ceived at Hillsborough Highland county Ohio until the
1st day OF February next at for the graduation
and masonry Of the middle division of the Cincinnati
Hllsborough and Parkersburg railway, extending from
Hlsborough Highland county, TO point jackson,
jackson county, Ohio about fifty six miles The line
will lie ready for examination early in January and pro
files and specifications Of the work will be exhibited at
the Engineers Office in Marlborough for week prior
to the 1st day of February This railway forms the re-
cognzed continuation Ohio of the Baltimore and
Ohio and North Western Virginia R,iways and being
located link in the through line between Baltimore
and st. Louis will be found in every way worthy of the
attention Of able and enterprising contractors The
mander Of the line TO the Ohio river will be ready for
contract about the first day Of May next.
JAMES b. TRIMBIE, President
Fitwoop MORRIS Chief Engineer