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VULCAN DscoURsE.-A correspondent
Of the Hereford Times says" One among
the innumerable evils prevalent in man S
low conversation il makes ones heart
tremble as It were, to hear il upon times
Where the public more frequently hear it's
among that low set Of men who occasionally
stroll our streets. But is il only with these
we hear II? Alas, mo- Even greatnum-
Der Of those we SUPPOSE to be respectable
MORAL men, are in the habit Of employing
it when assembled together at public houses,
workshops, Offices, and such like places
Let me say a few words to you who are in
the habit Of conVersipg in a low, anbecomf
ing mSnner. Is il not disgracing the very
name Of MAN, 10 apply il to you filthy
tongued ? You scarcely mention the wor-
thy and meek name Of "woman " without
profaning it, and disgusting one with your
filthy comments ! and you scarcely mention
the blessed name Of the Almighty (He who
could destroy you in the twinkling Of an
eye) without blaspheming Ill, Its thro'
=" low conversation" you bring upon your
selves disgrace; you get the name Of being
=" "blaekguards,n and many other abomina.
bic names. VIII nothing shame YOU p
What name viii express fully your great
wickedness 2 MEN, BE MEN do not dis
grace the name p Remember what the
scripture says-rThe tongue is a Ere,
world = Of iniquily 4 dehleth the whole
, 1853-01-15

CnAMTr,-Men measure their charity
by a peculiar standard. A man who has
but dollar in his pocket would give PEN
ny for almost any purpose. If he had >
hundred dollars be might give one carry
it higher, and there comes falling off,
One hundred dollars would be considered
too large a sum for him who has fen thou
sand; while a present Of one thousand
would be considered almost miraculous for
a man worth one hundred thousand - yet
the proportion Is The same throughout The
poor mans penny and the widows mite =
more than the rich mans sounding aud
widely>trumpeted benefaction. o,
, 1853-01-15

20 DR.. w. F. ToLMIE, of Fort Ms.
qually, will accept our thanks for file of
valuable periodicals, which he has been
kind enough to forward for our benefit. We
find them highly useful in the absence of a
MONTHS supply of mail matter.
, 1853-01-15

,yCAUsE OF DETENTION OF THE MAIL
We are informed that better case can be
made out in excuse for the non-arriyal Of
the mail at this place for the last FIVE weeks,
than has been generally anticipated and it
now appears pretty evident that the fnilure
has not been SO much the fault Of the CON
tractor, as in consequence or high Waicr.--
Il is represented that the navigation Of the
Cowlitz river has been out Of the question
since the recent freshet, 10 consequence Of
high water, snow, ice, &C., and the streams
between that river and this place have been
TOO high to permit lTarel in that. direction,
even had the mail arrived regularly 10 Cow
lilz landing, which we are assured has not
been the case. Mr.. RABIsoN, the contract
or on this end of the route, lelt this place
on Saturday last for the CowliIz, for the
purpose Of bringing the mail ilthrough-hav-
ing, as he informed us, been previously de-
tanned some ten daysat Skookum Chuck, un-
able TO cross The fact Of the matter Is, gov
erninent should allow the contractor ar in
creased compensation on this rOute-com-
mensurate, at least ,withthe increase Of mail
matter for northern Oregon and instead Of
$500 per annum, it should be $25C0, or
5000, Mr.. R. informs US that his actual
expenses incurred by the contract, amount
cd last year to over $l4OO. ei .s.ia
, 1853-01-15

eign countries, and that in all nautical ope-
rations, they are unused, unskilled, and un-
suited. Their fisheries are carried on with
but little better skill, and are of but little
more importance than those Of our Indians,
and although fish is there esteemed as one
of the greatest luxuries, it is also one
with which the poorer class have buta slight
acquaintance. And when il is known that
smoked salmon has been but recently ship
ped to China at first cost of % cts. per lb.,
something like just estimate may be made
of the value of the article at the port to
which it was assigned The fisheries Of the
Pacific once thoroughly opened and exten-
'sively carried on, would Immediately attract
a valuable trade from that direction enrich
our enterprising countrymen-appease, in
measure, the hunger of millions Of the
Celestial empire, and tend greatly 10 induce
that self-suficient and exclusive govern
ment to pursue a more liberal system oil
policy in IFS intercourse with the different
nations Of The earth. Our timber trade and
fisheries will doubtless operate most bene-
fcially, in a short time, in the commence
ment of a new era in the commerce of the
east.
The whale fishery Of our coast is also, at
present, carried on exclusively by Indians
in their frail canoes, and with their imper.
feet appsratus-without any of the regular
fixtures for extracting the oil; and viii
what success, the result Of the last few
years has given very favorable evidence
of what might be done by the experienced
whalers Of the Atlantic. is -
New England, alone, has at least l6OC
vessels in the Pacific whale fishery, aver.
aging some twenty-five men, and $25,00C
capital to each vessel, seven-eighths Of which
seek then cargOes in high northern latitude,
about and beyond Bherien's Straits. FOul
years is the the commonly allotted time, fol
reaching the fishing grounds-securing {
cargo, and returning home-at least oNE
YEAR of which time is consumed in making
the voyage. To obviaIe this expensive los
of time, it is in contemplation BY those en-
gagged in the business on the Atlantic, tt
establish depot on the Pacific for storing
the oil, as fast as cargo is taken and il
connection with whatever whaling vessel
might be in their service on the Pacific, es
tablish line of clipper ships, for sending
ont cargoes Of merchandise, provisions, SC.
and returning with cargo of oil from th
dePot-thus keeping whalers constantly oil
the fishing grounds-three Of which wouIC
about give constant employment to on,
clipper ship, without any serious loss Of tint
on either side. A manuiactory would al
50 be established in connection with the de
pot, for rendering the oil suitable for market
Does any any one inguite-:" how is al
The merchandise of tho clipper ships to b,
disposed OPP We would reply that thos,
engaged with China, Japan, &c, in the cot
and salmon trade, would find ready mar
ket for all suitable articles Of merchandise,
in those distant ports, and thai connection
might be established throughout, alike ad
vantageous TO all.
Does any one inquire" where could b.
found place suitable for the establishment
/ Of the proposed depotl'' We reply HERE
ON THE WATERS OF THE SOUND
, 1853-01-15

bB- The LEGISLATIVE Assembly Of Or.
egon has now been in session FIVE WEEKS,
and more than Two-THIRDs Of the allotted
term Of the session will have expired, be-
fore we will be able 10 lay before our read
ers any proceedings Of that body. That our
representative, Col. l. N. EBEY, will use
HE utmost endeavors to have the rights Of
bis district respected, and the interests Of his
constituents properly regarded, the people
of northern Oregon have every confidence
and it is to be hoped that the day is not far
distant when he will be called upon 10 leg
islate for his fellow-citizens in a territory Of
THEIR OWN, instead of being compelled to
undergo the fatigue, and incur the expense
Of journey of near three hundred miles,
to advocate the cause of his constituents in
an assembly ofsTRANGERs to our people and
to tho wants Of their territory. Only think
six weeks time elapsing before hearing from
our legislature! During that time, the
Prssident's message, and much Of the pro-
ceedings of congress has gone through re-
print in every state in the Union, and could
hPYe beon,read in every palace and bowel
from Name to Texas! Sir tceeks la voy-
age could have been made to China, within
that time -'''-' ''' 1850 -'a
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The RECENT SNow.-N may be mat
ter Of interest as wen as surprise 70 persons
at distance, that while We were quoting
the depth of the recent snow at over three
feel in the vicinity of Olympia, We are in
formed that in the direction of the Cowlitz
landing it measured over FOUR FEET, and
in. the neighbOrhOod of Steilacoom, ONLY
TEN INCHES! and we have heard of ten or
fifteen intermediate depths, in as many diff
ferent localities. This, we understand, is the
universal characteristic Of snow storms in
northern Oregon-varying in depth through
out most of the praTies-iu some paris ol
tho country where considerable amount ol
snow has fallen, others have entirely esca-
ped-the altitude of the different portions
Of country, no doubt, in great measure,
producing the varied results.
, 1853-01-15

p9- Extra copies of the Columbian" /"
in wrappers, ready for mailing, constantly
on hand, at the low rate Of FIVE per 81
Bring along your " slugs" and send to your
friends in the states newspaper "a' is ,
a aeOs-PAPER.
, 1853-01-15

CAUSE OF TIE RISE IN FLouR.--We
ore credibly informed that tho monstrous
and unreasonable high price recently de-
mandcd for -four at this place, has not aris-
en- 50, much from The scarcity Of wheat in
the country, as from the small quantity Of
that article on hand at the mil, previous to
the commencement of the recent bad wealth.
er. The quantity Of wheat at the mill be-
ing small, and the roads being such as TO en-
tirely prevent farmers from getting in with
their wheat, induced those in charge of the
mill to advance the price of -four from $40,
to SIS, then to $50 and now to $25 per
cwt., and the consequence is that wheat bas
advanced proporiionaiely. We understand
there is an abundance of wheat in the coun-
try to supply the necessities of the market,
for the present at least, and as the article Of
-four is not only high, but very scarce at this
time, the high price demanded we hope will
induce our farmers to "roll in " their sur
plus bread-stufIs without delay. The mill
has been suspended for some time for want
Of something to do, and high water togeth,
er, but will no doubt be enabled to resume
operations in few days. The farmers
should know that all kinds of produce de-
msnd a very high price al this market. 7
neA- The snow is reported to have fallen
to 2 the depth Of ss.en feet in the vicinity Of
, 1853-01-15

y "A SMiLE.LWho can tell the value Of q
smile 1t costs the giver nothing, hot is
beyond price to the erring and relenling,
the sad and cheerless, the lost ndforsaken.
Il disarms malice-subdues temper-turns
hatred TO loVe-revenge to kindness, and
paves the darkest path with gems'of sun
light. A smile on The brow betrays kind
heart, a pleasant friend, On afFectionale
brother, a dutiful son, happy husband. i
adds a charm TO beauty, Il deeorates the
face Of the deformed, and makes lovely
woman resemble an angel Of paradise.
, 1853-01-15

NO. San Francisco contains 10000 in.
babitants, thirteen churches and nine Sun
day schools. There are over fifteen hun
dred children in the city Of suitable age
10 attend the public schools, and nine hun
dred attend Sunday schools.
, 1853-01-15

We are ruined, not by what we really
want, but by what we think We do there
fore, never go abroad in search Of your
wants, if they are real wants, they wtll come
home in search Of youj for he that buys
what he does not want, will soon want
what he cannot buy ,2sa' 2 ''"
, 1853-01-15

peA- The Colonial Emipration Commits
sioners are taking 80 young women from ev-
cry workhouse in ireland for free passage
10 Australia. ~
, 1853-01-15

~ The snow is reported to have fallen
to the depth Of seren, feet in the vicinity Of
Fort Nancouvorydaring llle recent Storm
, 1853-01-15

g 1t is a sad heart thai never rqjoiOes.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-05-27
Only Just Inside the Fence.

"Oh" cried the little children, "Ch, suclp
beautiful flowers and only inside the fence!T
ana then stealthy gldnccs were cast up az
the windows, the gate pressed softly, the beau
uul flowers were snatched with a trembling
hand, and the little children fled away with
beating hearts. We're they now happier, be-
cause their guilty feet had wandered into for
'lddon paths; Only little way had they
gone, aud 10 they had fallen into eln Z
The freshness, the fragrance the beauty of
'he lowers, were not sufficient to still the re-
morsciul whisper of conscience. II ,cds oniy
Jp@ 'nsiac Tie fence they had been, yet what an
ugly mark had sin st upon their fair brows
Poor little children are we all. Forbidden
pleasure smiles and beckons to Us, only just
WS'de The 'eacc. Our longing glan;es lInger
there; our feet stray thitherward; 1t is a lntls
way, no one secs US and VIC put forth our hands,
and pluck the flowers whose fatal beauty is
snare TO tine soul OnyjUst inside the fence Z
But that fence IS set between Us and sin. Ono
side of it we may walk safely in the Kings
iIi2hwuy,' the other side .eads Us TO tempta-
ton, to folly. To- cr.ue.-Oucc, when we have
set our fee, IN tine forbidden paths, we 90 again
more boldly, ui the time comes when that
renee, set for our safety, as broken down and
nt-f"yGd by our reckless INDULGENCE in evil
desires. There is no longer IA barrier between
US ana SIN. we do not pause, or look round
7jhplhlIy, or trcmIlC AS we grasp the coveted
t'eisure; our looss are grown insolCnt and de-
h'nt the guilty blood m1ntes not on our
checks at the 'toctcd fraud, the selfish indul-
gence, tie dcbaSinI rreyorcnce. The fence
Is broaca down. and We wander unrestrainot
farther and farther On those inviting paths.
whose fatal termin2uon is the snare, the pitfal,
the abyss Of darkness and eternal despair.
"NUcl bcatDW Ro~crs " Turn from them; (;
touch them not--tuey are torbidlen.
n j., -. 10
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To TIN GIHLs.-Mcn who are worth having.
want women for wives. \ bundle Of gcwgaws,
bound with a string Of flats and quuYcrS,
spunhlod with cologne, and Sc, IN carmlne
sluccr--thlS ls no help for a man Vhu expects
to raise family of boys on ycrtablc bread ana
meat. The piano and lace frame are good in
their places, and So are ribbons, irills and tin
scs, but You cannot make dinner of the for
mrr nora bed blanket ci TIE latter As awful
rs the idea may seem to you, both dinner and
bed blanket are necessary to domestic happi-
ness. llie has rs realities as well as fancles
but You make it all matter of decoration, re-
member the lasses and curtain, but forgetting
the bcdStcad. Suppose man Of good sense
and Of course of good prospects, to be looking
for wife, what chance have you to be chosen:
lou may cap him, or catch HIM, but how much
better to make ii an object for him to catch
you. Render yourself worth catching, and
you will need no shrewd mother or brother tc
help you find market,
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Trr Try,s CON FI,-1rs---tfl,o n,ncrs of
,,..,.,',. ... .I,.,,,, =. ..3 49, La1,i.,. -
eAa9 arc u''luIu III Iog'rd 10 '"e re''i'S u
the discovery Of gold IN that State in large
Quantities The Coiorado 7'ribunc of April
26.b, nroaouuccs t,e whole story y boax 90.
49,, b.. 1,.,,.,,.,.. ,r;, C,t.ao1o,
up ~ mug "u' '1''''' U.s. ~ ''"'''''o's
'Ee"' testihes to having seen specimen OF
fine qullity. Other papers credit the report,
and the I,.ru,a ComnerciH of April Both has
,lo fol,o,yi,c
"1
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-05-27

4 STRANGE AFFAlR.-Some time ago, we
noticed lhut "A woman named Mary Dclnny had
been convicted in Pittsburgh, Of AIoushuIhlcr.
She was charged with murder IN the fist de
gree, but, after session of the jury six or eight
days in lcngth, the above verdict was rendered.
It now turns out that the unhappy defendant
is not the guilty person. 1t was stated by her
counsel on motion to set aside the verdict
that ga person mad Just made q confession that
he lras he g,uiiy ,ntJ- MT INT his ccHS icace
,r5dd not aio,r Of .Huy D,imly suffering in
lis sicad.' This confession had been made IN
the presence of several individuals; and the
speaker understood that the matter was now
undergoing investigation before the city mag
istrate.
We cite this to illustrate the falIbiHty of all
human testimony, and impress lesson OF care
uoon inrieS -.CicrtidHd Plain DcGicr.
The above case, is, we believe, the one In
which eleven of the jurors obsunatcly desired
the acquittal of the prisoner when they entered
the Jury room, but were brought round by the
twelfth.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-05-27

u We attended the exhibition of the
SOPHOMORE CLASS in the University Chapel,
last evening, and regretted our inability to be
present during the afternoon. Though the
stormy weather hinlercd many from attending,
we were glad to see very fair gathering of
auditors, who, we are confident, did not regret
their going there. The exercises which we
heard, were commcndablc, very much so ;
and good Judge spoke to sin terms of equal
praise, of those which we did not hear.
University of Vermont.
SOP MORE EXHIBITION,
Nay 10, 1858.
ORDER or EXER CISES.
AFTERNooN.
Subjects.
l. nc Value Of Tradtion.as an Element Of
History. CHARLES WALLACE CLARK.
.. The Idea OF Indian Mythology.
Moses PAYsoN PARMELEE.
g. Character and Influence of Gustavus
Adophus. CHARLES RonISsoN.
i. History and the Drama, as delinoa'ng
character. BEYJAMGN FRANKLIN FIFIELD.
5. Martin Luther, as Rctormer.
lloRAcE lIENRY POWERS.
G. Athcnian Democracy.
GEORGE DENIsoN.
7. Homer and his Works.
GEORGE WHITING PERRY.
8. The Civilization of the Pcruvians.
JosEpn BoorH WILKINS.
0. The Martyrs of Science, compared with
those Of Christianity.
WILLIAM CYrRIAN HOPKINS.
10. Original Investigation,
HARMON PRoCToR BICKNELL.
IL. The Crusader and the Missionary.
Henry NATHAN HEWITT.
10. Poetry as modified by Christianity.
AUSTIN IlAzEY, JR.
EVENING.
Subjects.
/. The moral cemcntin Eloquencc.
Constance LlBERTIE GooDELL.
.. Gregory VII.
CHARLES Henry WALTON.
3. The true aim Of the Historian.
EBENEzER DwpHr GILBERT.
/. Adversely necessary to a full Develop
ment of character.
GEORGE ELDRDGE lIERRIcK.
5. Scandinavian Mythology.
BENJAMY LINCOLN BENEDICT.
6. The Overthrow Of the French Directory.
NORMAN WILLIAMS, JR.
7. Writings of George Herbert.
GEORGE lIESRy NoYES.
8. liberal Education necessary to the
Physician. WILLIAM CULLEN PERKINS.
9. Francis Navier.
THOMAS RUSSELL ROBERTS.
10. The Mind as measured by its objects
JAMES JACOB NOBLE.
IL, Language, as a source of History.
CALvlN josiah SHoRTT.
H. Indebtedness of Literature to the Lower
Glasses Of Society.
THOMAS SCOTT BUCKHAM.
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the lake. Prom my windows saw them gam
boiling in the wgter, and waylnying and snap
pluu at the dOus that VCnturCd too near to tht
brink. One day female $ rvant of my wifc's
having been so imprudont rs to bathc at the
edge Of the lake, was surprised by one Of them
a monster OF enormous size. One of my guard,
came mp at the very moment she was bcnl
carried off; be fired his carbinc at the brute
and hit it under the fore leg, the armpit whlcI
is the only vulnerable place. But the wounc
was insufficient to stop the clvman's progress
and 1t disappeared with lis prey. Nevertheless
this little bullet hole was the cause of hi-
dcath md here it is to be noted that the
slightest wound received by the cayman is in
Cuable. The shr!mps, which abound in the
lake, get into the wound; httle by little thcu
number increases, until at last they penetrate
into the solld flesh, and into the very interior OF
the body. This is whot happened to the one
thal dcyourcd my wltc'5 maid. month tftcr
that the monster was found dead upon the bank.
five or six leagues from my house. Indians
brought me back the unfortunate woln0ns car
lings, which,hcy had found in the stomrch.
" Upon another occasion, a Chinese was
riding before me. We reached river, and |
let him 90 on alone, in order to ascertain
whether the river was very deep or not. On II
sudden three or four caymans. winch lay IN
WAITING near thc water, threw themselves upon
him; horse aud Chinese disappeared. and for
some minutes the water was tlngod with blood"
NJ de la Gironorc was very curious to obtain
Il near 81 rht Of one OF these voracious monsters
AT the time thu they trequcntcd the vicinity
Of my house, he qnlety says pheasant fellows
10 have walking about the poultry yard or
looking in at tne pantry winlow,l d" made
several attempts TO attain that end" One
,,,,,f g., l..if
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-05-27

next six months and of this aggregate, at least
100000 Ioborers. The enquiry is well worth
pursuing.-.Nbany REGISTER,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-05-27

In the United States the annual production
and consumption Of coal has rapidly Increased
from year to year.
The production Of anthracite coal during the
last year, has been as rcputcd, a fraction short
Of 5000 eco tons.
The production in the bituminnus coal re-
gions it is now difficult to ascertain.
1t would, however, probably be safe to osti-
mate entire amount of bltunnous coal pro-
duced in this country, at 3 900 70 tons an
uually, making for anthracite and bituminous
Goals in the country 100000 tons.
This added to the annual product of coql in
Europe would give naggrcgate of 6} 500, 900
tons.
Es,ma'ing the value of tins coal at the
places Of sale at SO per ton (he price of an
thracItc at Philadelphia varies from $3.50 to
: per tony and we have the enormous sum of
500, O,5OOOOO as the value in market of the an
nual product Of the coal mines of Europe and
Notwithstanding the amount of the annual
product Of the gold and silver mines of the
world.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-05-27
The Loss of the Ship William Il Mary.

tic .NeC 106 Htrhd has the ]" lowing par
ticulars relating to this sad dis. ster:-
"rhc barquc William g. Mary, commanded
by Capt Stnson, left LIVERPOOL about two
; months ago, with two hundred and eight pas.
scngcrs, principally cmgrants, and carro Of
, railroad iron, for New Orleans. On the 3l OF
May, they entered the dangerous channels Of
= the Bahamas, with the most unfavorabc wca-
thcr the sky was cloudcd, the wind BLOWING
strong from the southeast, with heavy sea-
; About seven oclo k in the morning, the barquc
passed the Hole in the WALL the most south
ern point of the Island of Abaco 50 called
from one OF the most prominent rocks on the
coast beng perforated with large hole which
is visible a considerable distance Mt sea. Pas
sing this IN safety, Captain Stinson stccrcd for
Stlrup Key, which at ~ NJ. was ten miles
distant, the weather becoming more cloudcd
and the wind increasing.
Till the afternoon the vessel kent on her
course without accident of any kind, but at
?, haIi-past eight O'Clock she struck on a slnkcu
rock, on winch she remained for about fifteen
minutes, during which time she received OK
tcnsive damage. The captain it appears, had
at sunset lost sight of the key, and supposed
that 1t lay to the south, as he had steercd north
west from - O'clock. a few minutes before
the accident, however, he changed his course,
steering west by sout., and did not discover
his mistake until the moment the barquc struck
The scene presented on board the doomed
vessel at this moment was terrible in the eX-
treme. About fifteen minutes elapsed before
She wore Off but she had sc1rccly rot clear OF
this rock when she struck on another and be-
gan to fill with water 50 rapidly as to render
all labor at the pumps utterly useless, At
midnight the water had gained 50 rapidly on
the sinking vessel that 1t was four feet IN tho
bold, and at four a. NJ. eight feet. Scarcely
had the dav dawnCd when 1t was announced
that there were ten feet of water in the hold.
and the pumps were abandoned IN despair.
The boats, the last resort Of the tcrror-strch
en- passengers, were unshIppcd from the daylts;
but of four or five all except two were swamp
ed. The Captain and his crew, and about
thirty passengers got into these, the remainder,
nuubcrlnr little less than two hundred souls.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-05-27

A DutchmOn suggests plan for giving
pigs an extra kink in their tails. 1t is by mix
ing pulyerlsed cork screws with their feed.