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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13
The Fish by which Jonahs Life was Pre-

served.

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Doubtless the little readers of the '.Press"
are familiar with the story of the prophet
Jonah as told us in the Bible. But if any
Of them DO not remember it all distinctly
let them refer to their Bibles, before reading
The following account of the way III which
his lie was preserved
There are two verses which we will copy,
as they are the 0lle8 to elicit your attention
Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to
swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the
belly of the fish three days and three nights
And the Lord spake unto the fish and it
yomitcd out Jonah upon the dry land" ."
This part of the story is very wonderful, and
were it not the word of God we should be
inclined to doubt It's truth. The whole
transaction is miracle wrought directly by
Almighty agency, but it will not be wrong
for US to enquire if there were any nutural
cGuses operating, by which it may be more
easily understood, and made more probable
The Bible does not say anything about
the kiod Of fish employed. If then, no
whale ever visited the Mediterranean, or if
the largest whale has not a throat large
enough to swallow the smallest man, this
would not prove the Bible narrative un-
true.
The Mediterranean formerly abounded in
a species of carchars or dog fish, aud speci-
mems are found at the presant day. 1t is
an animal OF the shark kind, and, though
smaier than whale, its throat and nav
will contain, without crcwding, man Of
the largest size.
A fish of this kind has been taken in the
Mediterranean in whose stomach was found
the body of IA man dressed in complete
armor, Some have been caught which were
from twenty-five 10 thirty feet long, nine
feet around the body, and weighing two
tonS, or four thousand pounds The follow
ing story is told by the philosopher Muller
of frigate which was cruising in the Medi-
terranean, in the year 1888. = In heavy
storm a seaman fell overheard, and was i'm
nediately received into the Jaws and throat
of carcharis, which was following the ship.
Before the animal sank an officer on deck
discharged gun at its head, which taking
effect caused The animal to disgorge its prey
The sailor was rescued alive and uninjured,
and lived for several years to repeat the
story of his deliverance" This fish was
captured and weighed exactly 1921 pounds
Without doubt it was by a fish Of this
kind that the prophets life was saved.-
During the Imprisonment of Jonah God
could easily preserve him alive, and any nat
ural cause simply could effect his release on
the third day. Instead then Of the story of
Jonah being absurd and ridiculous as some
wicked people have said, we see that it is
perfectly rational and true. 1t should
make upon our minds a very deep impress
sion of the awful power Of God of the en-
crgy of his justice, and of the security of his
favor
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

Tins new element of society is the most
effective element in the intellectual condi-
ton OF modern States 1t has never been
properly anal wed by either philosophers or
statesmen. The great fact Of its influence
exists, and we are content to leave to other
ages the task of measuring its force and
writing the history of its changes.
| would speak first of the Moral Power
OF the Press, and as preliminary to this, let
me state briefly its history:
The first press established was simply a
News Bulletin, utterly devoid of either opin-
lon sentiment, debate or report, other than
naked fact, briefly stated
The fist English newspaper was publish
ed III the time Of Elizabeth, in 1858. and
was in manuscript The first printed one
was the " Polticus Mercurius," or Political
Mercury, and was started in the reign of
Charles l., in 1881, and continued through
Cromwell'S time. A copy of this | have
seen in New Haven, Conn.
Thus it will be seen that the newspaper
press is less than three centuries old: estab-
llshed since the Reformation. of which it
became the right arm. The first newspapers
were indeed bulletins, but the moment dis
cusslon became free they took part in it, and
took care to keep it so. In that time the
press was boder than at the present day.
The following statement will show the
increase OF the Press in the United States /:
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

Times astonished the world with twenty
leaders on the subject, proving that they
We're better informed on the subject than all
England beside.
we come now to speak of the intellectual
ability of the press.
No power IN the world has developed so
much intellectual ability as the press. [Ap-
plause. Under this head, the speaker allu-
ded to Benjamin Franklin, John Dickinson.
the author of the Farmers Letters which.
he remarked, contributed more shan any
other thing to the revolution.
ALlusions Were made to the Ontario Re-
Posltory, edited by John c. Spencer, and St.
Lawrence Republican, by Silas Wright
All New York looked to these two papers
to know what public opinion was
No portion of the world have contributed
more to its literature than newspaper Edi-
tors and their contributors.
The French press is characterized by elo-
quence and Imagination: the English press
by strength and solidity; and the American
by intelligence and comprehension.
Let me ask your indulgence, while | ad-
vert to few of what deem errors of the
press
The only legal responsibility which the
press feels is the law of libel it is respon-
slbLe to government and law only as far as
1t lnjnres individual character.
The press has moral responsibility to
the common sense and common conscience
OF mankind. 1t violates this, when it does
not adhere sufficiently to truth and accuracy.
and when it departs from common Justice
and common morals, and when it fails in
independence; and more than all does it
violate this, when in paragraphs clothed in
decent language it ventures to sneer at the
morals and religion Of the community.
This class of papers (Which happily are
found only in large cities) has been well
characterized as the Satanic Press-for if
Satan has work to do in this world, and
employs means to do it, be assured they are
his instruments.
Time is coming when the press will be
more powerful than ever. Mr.. Canning has
said that henceforth the wars of the world
are to be wars Of opinion. Every sheet that
falls from the press is bomb shell or can
non ball in that warfare.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

The newspaper increase has been six times
greater than that of the population, and the
circulation five times greater. Thus the in
crease of the power of the press has been
thirty times greater than that of the popula-
ton.
The effect of this is two fold it dimin-
ishes the individual power of paper, but it
has increased the aggregate power beyond
computation.
We will now consider some of the par
.iculars in which the Power Of the Press
consists.
Its first great power is to utter the truth,
magma est veritas ct prevalent \ truth
once given TO the people is never lost Such
Is the elastic power of gunpowder, that if
grain enclosed within it and ignited, it
would explode the whole so single truth
has sufficient explosive power to tear asun-
der human society.
The multitudinous issues of the press ena-
bic 1t to iterate and reiterate truth until it
encircles the world
Another power of the press is to color
facts. Whoever announces fact has the
opportunity to give it a coloring; so that
though truth may not be violated false
impression is made upon the reader. This
power is very much abused.
Another power is to censure evil doers /;
TO inflict the lash Of public censure upon
those who go " unwhipt of justice" Men,
who from their wealth and position in soci-
ETY., fear neither the prison nor the gibbet,
yet are keenly sensitive when touched by
the press. 1t is salutary power; God for
bid that it should ever be lost. Applause. |
We will now consider the elements re-
quired to make a daily paper. The editor
is required TO write at a moments notice,
and without preparation, ineligible articles
on all. subjects; thing which nobody but
an editor ever did. Applause. Next comes
the Reporter, that ubiquitous individual,
who is everywhere, and always prepared to
make for stupid speaker an intelligent and
interesting address. DR.. Johnson was once
parliamentary reporter for a London paper
He made the member speak with the ore re-
tundo, but he made them speak good sense
and elegant English. II would be curl
oslty to see Il report Of Congressional pro-
ceedings perfectly accurate and impartial.
without a reporter to do itinto good English
and into sense.
Next comes the commercial Editor. Next
the travelling Editor. The London Times
once sent out travelling Editor to invest-
gate the subject of city sewerage. He trav-
eled three Years without perpetratinga a single
article; but shortly after that the subject
came up before Parliament, and the London
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13
Maunee City and Perrysburg
MARBLE MORRIS.

'ENHE subscriber having established the Marble
a business in Wateryille and Maumee City, asks
the inhabitants of these places and vicnites to give
him a call and examine his large stock of MARBLE.
My Marble is from Rutland and Dorset, VT, and
North Adams Mass. My stock consists of 3 900 feet
so that any can have chance to make selection
My prices will be onefourth to one-third less than
the people have been in the habit of paying in this
section of country. My terms will be cash. or good
notes on reasonable time.
My shop at Wateryle, is just north of the School
house, near the canal; and at Maumee City, on
Broadway, between the Pearl Mills and the Maumee
WOOlen Factory in Mr.. McNeeses Cloth Office
Those who wish for Grave Stones or Monuments
now is your time. So give me a call if you do not
purchase. GIDEON MYERS. 2
Wateryille & Maumee City, Jan. 3, 1854.--4syl
STRAYFD, on the 30th of April last, from the
~ Big Island, Maumee river nearly opposite Per-
rysburg, A SMALL SORREL MARE, five years
old about thirteen hands high, with flowing tail and
white stripe i'll her forehead. Any person return
ing the mare, giving information where she may
be found, to Mr.. B. +. HoLLIsTER, Penysburg or
to J. p CLARK Detroit, will be literally rewarded;
Detroit, Dec. 1st, 1953.--47tf
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

A STEEP RAILROAD GRADE.-The steepest
railroad grade In Europe is upon the Pied
montese Railroad, between Turin and Genoa.
1t is near the town of Gleni, and the ascent
is one hundred and eighty-fve feet to a
mile Experiments which have been made
have shown that two locomotives, drawing
train of six loaded gravel cars, weighing
altogether 100 tons, ascended the grade at a
time when the rails were exceedingly wet
and slippery, at speed of nineteen miles an
hour. This is feat unprecedented in the
annals of railroad history. The engines used
were of peculiar construction, and were
built By a London Manufacturer, after plans
furnished by the Piedmontese Engineer of
the road
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

The surest way TO prevail on young
couple to marry is to oppose them. Tell
them you would rather see them in their
graves, and twelve months afterward their
baby will pass you twice day in willow
wagon.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

A large meeting was held on the 18th of
December, at Bristol, on the subject of the
vote by ballot. The meeting was unanim-
ously in favor of that measure A similar
meeting has also been held in London, with
the same result. c1
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

WEALTH OF BosToN.--A single ward in
the city of Boston, (the fourth has an as
sessed valuation of upwards of $3.50 900, 900,
and is probably the richest locality of its
size in the United States. This ward is near
ly as wealthy as the city of Baltimore, with
1000 inhabitants.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

After many years Of experimental culture

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After many years of experimental culture
in Cincinnati and neighboring counties,
grape culture has at length become well un-
derstood, and is becoming profitable. BY a
recent communication in the Columbian of
that city, we learn that within circle of
twenty miles around Cincinnati there are
l,2OO acres planted with the vine, 800 acres
Of which were in bearing last year, and pro
duced an average of 400 gallons of wine to
the acre, making an aggregate of $4,000
gallons. Some of the best vineyards yield
500 and 800 gallons to the acre, but Others
where the g rot prevailed did not average
over $50 gallons per acre. The season has
been very favorable, and the crop unusually
large. The new wine sells at 81 to $l.l0
for the best, rs to 80 cents for second quali-
ty, and 40 to so cents per gallon for inferior.
The average yield for series of years, may
be safely estimated al 200 to $50 gallons to
the acre, from the vineyards in the vicinity.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

Profundity of thought is generally pur-
chased at the expense of versatility. To be
very profound, it is necessary that the in
tellect1al eye be fixed for a long time on
one continuous series of operations to be
versatile, the mind must glance from subject
to subject, and brood over none. Profundi-
ty plunges to the depths, while versatility
skins the surface Of the sea of speculation
while the former is going down, the lat
ter is sporting onward on easy wing.
CA1Ro.--Six hundred lots have beer sold
to actual settlers in this town, since they
were thrown open to purchasers. 1t is con
templated that several large warehouses will
be shortly erected, and a company in New
York has been formed for the purpose Of
putting up several entire blocks Of build
ings.
The Alton (Ill.) Telegraph says that the
people in that region Of Illinois favor the
project of a railroad from Alton to Cairo,
and no opposition has been made Evans
vile Journal.
The construction of ship exactly like the
Great Republic, lately destroyed by fire, has
Il otD ..-i' tIs IA'ft 2
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

The Cincinnati Enquirer believes the Mis-
souri, Compromise Of 1920 was unconstta-
tlonal, and therefore is void Some men had
doubts upon this subject at that time
President Monroe laid the subject before his
Cabinet consisting of John Quincy Adams,
John Z: Calhoun, William Writ, and Will
liam h. Crawford, all eminent statesmen
and iurists and they were unanimous in the
opinion that the COMPROMISE was constitu--
tlonal. Mr.. Monroe concurred with them,
and signed the bill. We rather think the
weight of judicial opinion is against the
Enquirer and in favor of the constitution
ality of the Compromise. Il o. S. Journal %.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

CHANGE OF GAUGE OVERCOME BY a
new arrangement of car wheels, they can
be accommodated to railroads of different
gauges. The Cleveland Herald mentions
the arrival in that city of train of eleven
cars, freighted with hogs, which were load
ed from indianapolis, and transported in
the same cars from Indianapolis, and 81
miles over the feet s. inch gauge, to
Muncle, and thence 227 miles over 4
!eet and 10 inch gauge to Cleveland. This
IS an admirable improvement, and will do
much toward obviating the delays conse-
quent upon the different gauges of connect
ing railroads.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-13

The construction of ship exactly like the
Great Republic, lately destroyed by fire, has
been commenced at Boston. 81" '''t'
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-12
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.

De Bows Review for this month contains an
interesting article on the subject Of the promo
ton of agriculture by the government, from
which we extract the following paragraph civ.
ing the number of agricultural societies in diff
ferent States:
New York has State society, and from
seventy to eighty county societies. Pennsyl.
vania has from twelve to twenty county soce-
ties, and many grouped together Ohio
has State society, and seventy county
societies. Massachusetts has twelve soce.
ties, and in many of these societies sew
ral counties together. Michigan has TWEEN
ty county societies; Indiana, q State society
Kentucky, five county societies Georgia, a
State society, and fifteen county societies.
South Carolina has six county societies. Vir.
ginia has State society, and three county SO
cieties; Maryland, a State society, and fourco
ty societies Vermont, State society, and
four county societies, and was the first State to
ask US to establish national board ; New
Hampshire, State society, and eight or nine
county societies, and also asked Congress to
establish board Connecticut number of
county societies. Rhode Island has also pass
ed resolutions asking Congress to establish q
board. Maine has six county societies Iowa,
State society, and six or eight county socie-
ties; Wisconsin, State society Illinois,
three county societies. Tennessee has some
county societies, and two years since unani-
mously recommended national board. Flori
"a has passed a resolution for national board.
Louisiana, in lS4S, passed law for bureau =
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-12

dens of to-day vindicaies in firm language the in
dependent attitude Of Prussia, and aIludes 10 the
support Of Austria and Germany, which are ready
10 step forward with energy TO protect the inter
ests OF Germany, if ever attacked. Russia re-
qures that Pfussian neutrality should be strictly
observed
The Prussan chamber has elected the COM
miiiee which is TO report the loan bill, chiefly
from the anti Russian party.
Sweden.-No agreement with Russia for the
recognition OF Swedish neutrality in the form pro-
claimed by the cabinet of Stockholm. had been ar
rived at on the 10th instant. The Swedes main
tanned their former resolute attitude.
The hereditary prince, son Of the prince royal OF
Sweden. died on the 18th.
The Frankfort Posi- Gazette learns from its cor
respondent that the excitement of the Swedes is
increasing. Tie king hmselfis decidedly for the
striciest maintenance of the neutrality, while the
crown prince, on the other hand, is regarded Al
the head Of the anti Russian war party. The peo
pie desire war. Il is expected that Russia vii
not recognise the neutrality OF Sweden, and every
Swede is delighted at il. Gothland will be now
garrsoned by 10000 men, in addition to which
two entrenched camps, one to the north Of Stock
holm, the other near Carlscrona, will be con-
structed.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-12
UrsIci, Headacbe Remedv.-

u SICK Htuuacnt Rtmedy.-A remedy Tor
the sick headache, which has been recently offered
10 the public, is attracting great attention, only
by reason ofthe very satisfactory testimonials TO
its efficacy which have been volunteered ty many
who have been benefited by it, but also because
there are so great a number Of people who are of.
ficled with the distressing complaint, for which
no medicine has before been made public. DIR.
Eastman, who discovered the efficacy Of his ''rem-
edy" is physician in this city, in high standing,
with large practice. He is physician in whom
great confidence is placed and we do not wonder
that his remedy for very common disease which
has been so long needed, has attracted the attention
of all sufferers from headache who have heard of il.
acter and practice, we have no doubt that the med
icine deserves the favor il receives and that will
prove to be great benefit TO all who may give il
trial.-Lynn Nsics, December %, 1853.
For sae.in Washington by z. d. GILMAN, and
by all the druggists. Apr2
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-12
erings, had arrived at chapigana, near the Pa.

ferings, had arrived at Chapigana, near the Pa.
cife.
Close upon the heels of this news came the
most unwelcome tidings in relation to Colonel
Fremont and his exploring party. The New
York Times thus narrates the story of hard
ship and privation:
Colonel Rabbit had been out but q week,
when suddenly he came upon the exploring
party of Colonel Fremont. Our readers will
remember Colonel Benton's sanguine predic-
tions-he was hardly willing to call them pre-
dictions, but rather announcements of facts
already settled-that his route would prove
equally feasible for winter as summer travel.
But the fearless explorer had lost seven Of his
men by starvation and exposure. When Bah
bitt came up, he found them subsisting on a
dog and single pint ofaour. One had dropped
dead from his horse that night, poor fellow,
riding to the last minute. They had just waded
out of snow six feet deep, and were in foot
of snow when overtaken. The whole party
numbered ffteen-eight Of them Indians
Thinking to find game plenty, they had taken
but little -four; but game had been very scarce
and they had been compelled to eat eighteen
Of their mules. Fremont was not disposed to
give up, however. He took so much provision
as Colonel Babbitt had to spare, and, in spite
of the snow and other obstacles which he pre-
sumed to lie ahead of him, held on his course"