The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-31


al vocation. Here we find, reproduced the
items, the paragraphs, the anecdotes, the arti-
cles, which went the rounds of the press, in this
part of the world, six or seven months ago
Here again is that famous paragraph about
bran5y being bought in Maine, for mechanical
purposes" and that account of two mice being
sent by mail, and of some one sending Hugh
/ Maxwell sixty dollars for duties, of which the
eonscience-stric1en sender had defrauded the
government. Then there are divers illbuster-
Gus articles, and some reflections upon the death
of the Duke of Wellington, the news of which
had just arrived. We find also four or five par
agraphs from the Home Journal, that confront
us with a sort of day-of- judgement aspect. The
spoken word has sometimes mighty and lasting
power, but the printed word, there is no calcu-
lating its possible effects. 1t may 60 round and
round the world-millions of men may read it
and it leaves no man Of them all quite the same
being that it found him
But what has the editor of the Oregonian to
say for himself. s'Two years ago." he remarks
IN an article entitled Ourselves Eswe began to
issue the Oregonian without single subscriber,
and with very limited acquaintancein in the ter
,
nor friends to canvass their neighbourhoods, or
interest themselves, to get subscribers for u.s.
But now, he goes on to show, he is a very pros
porous editor In the same article, occurs the
following passage -
.'Rapid changes have taken place since the
Oregonian made its first appearance. The coun-
try has greatly advanced IN population and in
wealth; cities and towns have sprung up and
grown into Importance; forests have disappear
ed before the woodman's axe, and the plains
have become fruitful fields. The church going
bell now invites the worshippers to the house of
prayer; seminaries and free schools have multi
piled ali around us; steamers and sail-vessels
are crowding our rivers mills and manufactur-
ing establishments are being erected throughout
the country, and the hum Of industry gives evil
dence of increasing prosperity among all classes
of our Inhabitants.
It appears that the editors of Oregon exercise
to the full, the editorial privilege of quarreing
furiously with one another; and the editor of
the Oregoaian thus hurls defiance at all his enc
mics -
s.The constant efforts which have been made
by the Durham organs, backed up by platoon
of scribblers, to injure us, have only Injured to
our benefit, and materially aided iu placing our
circulation far in advance of any other paper in
the territory; for which tcouId feel pal ticu-
larly grateful, had themotive corresponded with
the result. We consider it duty, and it will
continue to be orr practice, to unmask and con-
denim the policy of designing men, who endeav
or to exalt themselves to Office and power at the
sacrifice of the peace and interests of the coun-
try. We cannot be overawed or silenced by the
yeping of the whole Durham pack at our heels;
their falsehood and abuse so copiously showered
upon our head, has thus far proved, and, we
trust viii continue, as harmless as the deWs Of
heaven"
From article upon gambling we extract q
few sentences. The editor says:-
ave are informed that our city is at this
time, infested with several professed blacklegs
who are in the habit of inveigling into their den,
and swindling, persons who can be induced to
risk money upon the turn of card A few
days in the block h0nse, ON bread and water
would have tendency to purge our city from
these bejewelled worthless, and save many dol
lars to the pockets of the inexperienced and ven
turous, whose cupidity overcomes their better
judgement Two years ago, it will be remem-
bered, there general stampede among the
gamblers then here, produced by public opinion
being directed against them Shall We not re-
peat the dose? We wait for a response
From an editorial paragraph, we learn that
vast numbers of people are pushing their way
to the Pacifc:-
s'The immigration have nearly, or quite, all
arrived il the settlements. The number who
crossed the plains into Oregon, is variously es-
timated from ten to twenty thousand
In the same number appears the following:-
rs. J. Mccormick gratefully acknowledges
the receipt of S25 from gentleman in Oregon
City, whose name he is not at liberty to publish,
towards defraying the expenses of the immi-
grant hospital, and relieving destitute immi-
grants
There is article upon 'sOregen fruit,
which is highly interesting. The writer says:
1.-THE specimens we examined were selected
from an immense orchard of two hundred thou
sand trees We are not at liberty to state the
location of this magnificent fruitery at present,
but shall in few weeks be able to lay before
readers some interesting particulars respect
ing the horticultural treasures of Oregon and
California. The fruit shown US yesterday, COM
prised the rare varieties of the 'Rambeau apple
"a most luscious-looking fruit, and of tempting
fragrance the Smith CIDER the winter green
the sswhite pearmaiH, and the celebrated maid
ems blush. Among others was huge ounce,
very fragrant, which quite carries home to
the magnificent ounce orchards of the east"
We were about to close our extracts, when
we lighted upon this, which can, by no means,
be omjtted:-
s'The citizens voted at recent school meet
ing, to raise tax of sixteen hundred dollars,
upon the property of this school district, to sup
port free school The sum, together with the
amount derived from the county, was supposed
to be sufficient to employ two teachets, one male
and one female, for ten months in the year