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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-09-18
.worhsh, e1ossve ntiosa,

we see fIoh 'oBr exchanges that the
people os Norfolk. have held meeting
and adopted resolutions for general COM
mslcial and internal improvement Con-
vention, to be held at tina. city on Wed-
nesday the Sth Of November next. Theft
FIRST resolution declares, that 'the cause Of
Internal improvement this State will be
advanced BY esisfetence among its friends
previous Is the meeting Of the neg. Cen
esal assembly, and that a fall understand.
ing Of The course tia, should be pursued
is necessary to secure to the citizens Of
Virginia the trade with and beyond our
borders to which they are justly entitled. =
Old Norfolk is beginning to bestir herself.
She has hitherto relied too much for her
prosperity upon the simple fact, that che
has the 6nest harbor in the country. She
now sees the necessity Of reaching out
her arms TO tie interior and FAT West, 10
receive her wealth and prosperity.
The people of King William, also, have
learned 10 see. the folly Of sheir long con.
sinasd and indiscrininate opposition TO all
WORK, Of inlera,;al Improvement, by which
they have driven ihe internal improve.
ment patty. for years past. into the mos.
essravasahs log-rolling schemes. Here is
a declaration 81 one Of, their recent meet
ihes: THAT the sndircriminate opposi-
ton to all State apIpII'opI,ria:l.o;hs 81 public
money to works Of Internal improvement,
heretofore sanctioned BY the popular sen,i-
ment Of our section, has resulted IN no
practical good to us tax payers, and ought,
under existing circumstances, to te aban-
dohed."
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-09-18

0z The Grand Lodge Of the United
States, |. o. O. F., adjourned sine die on
Monday.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-09-18

Ga Frequently review your couduc
and note your feelings.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-09-18

The Democratic Patty Of Highland County
Are requested 10 assemble q, Monterey on the
frs, day Of September Ccur, 10 take into consid.
em.jon the psopristy Of sending delegates TO the
State Convention full attendance Of the
party Is requested.
Sept. 4, 1854.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-09-18

Total, 27s 1928 2a7
The list Of Custom House officers shows
! S45 Americatis, 227 foreigners, and &c
unknown.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
Friends Shawnee Mission, ....,.
Kansas Territory, 5,h mo. IA, 1876 4.
The Irish Soldier,

Frederick OF Prussia had mania Tor
enlisting gigantic soldiers into the Roy.
al Guards, and paid an enormous boun.
ty to his recruiting officers for getting
them. One day recruiting sergeant
CHANGED to spy a Hibernian who was at
least seven feet high; he accosted him
in English, and proposed that he shoul d
enlist. The idea Of military life, and
large bounty, so delighted Patrick,
that hc at once consented. so I'm %
But said the sergeant. unless yao
can speak German, tho King will not
give you quite SO much.
.Och,' and be jabbers,' said the Irish.
man, sure and it's | that don't know a
word Of German 4i' p saa si'' @-i
'But, said the sergeant, ',hree words
will be sufficient, and those you can
learn in short time. The king knows
every man in the guards, and as he sees
you he will ride up 10 you and ask you
three questions. First, his majesty will
ask you how old you are: you will say
twenty. seven.-Next, how long you've
been in the service--you must say three
weeks; finally, if you are provided with
clothes and rations? answer, both '
Patrick soon learned to pronounce
his answers, but never dreamed Of learn.
ing the questions. In three weeks hi
appeared before the king in review. HI.
majesty rode up 10 him; Paddy stepped
forward with 'present arms. W
'How old are you?' aa vls T
.Three weeks, said the Irishman.
How long have you been in service?
asked his majesty.
Twenty seven years.
Am Tor you fool?' roared the k ins
! Both, replied Pat, who was instant
ly taken TO the guard. d.house. ,,,.i, al. !
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
Movements atter Cuba.

a letter from Washington, on tho
24lh, to the Baltimore Sun, gives US
some inklings Of important movements
after Cuba.
There was Yesterday a considerable
furry am ong POLITICIANS, in consequence
OF an alarming report Of a speedy war
with Spain. The dispatches just receiv.
ed are, probably, Of a character that
will enable the President TO maintain
the warl:ko tonc that he assumed in the
message Of the l4,h or March, on the
Black Warrior case. " 'i '' "''
The Committee on Foreign Affairs
Of the Senate yesterday held meeting
on the subject Of the resolution before
them relative to Cuba. They came to no
conclusion on the subject, and a:c to
take another consultation after obtain.
the Spanish documents which will em.
brace tho cdicts relative to tho slave
trade, apprenticeship, &c. There is no
probability that the comittee will make
report very soon, in favor OF the pro.
positions OF Senator Slidell, or Of a
blockade Of the Cuban ports. .ag.
| UIeat preparations naVo pcou H"uo
by the Fillibustcrs Tor a',dcscent upon
Cuba. The association now command
n fund Of million Of dollars, and they
have an able and experienced General
at their head. They put their General
the Governor, against the Governor
General, and with five tousand troops
TO be armed and equipped with the aid
| Of the mysterious muskcts," they are
} 10 undertake to land in Cuba. The,
do not expect to conquer the islanc
AMI keepit without the aid OF the Unit
cd States. ll -
Upon the failure Of Mr.. Slidell''
resolution blockade will be resortet
to. At all events our Fi!lbusters will
. be enabled, withou, hindrance, - carry
: out their own plans, until Congress car
bo agooned into the measure. Prepa
ra.ions are now making to get in readi
SIS a naval force to enable the Presi
den, to give some efficiency to The block
ado in opposition to the French an
Spanish fleets. L, is supposed by man
e lha, we shall be in state Of fagran
: war with foreign powers in ninety days
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
NO MOTHER.

She has no mother! What volume
Of sorrowful truth 10 c6Inprisel In that
single sentence; no mother! We must
20 far down the hard, rough paths Of
life, end become Injured to care AMI sor'
row in thcir sternest forms, before VIC
can take home ts our own Cexperisncs
The dread reslity;lno mother; without a
struggle and Q tcer. But whom il il said
Of frsil young girl, Just passing from
childhood towards tho life Of woman,
how sad 10 the story summed up in that
ona short sentences. Who now shall ad
minister the needed counsel; who now
shall cheek the waywsrd fancies; who
now all bear with the errors and fail,
ines Of the moihcrlcss sirlf '.l ,'.
Deal gently with the child. Let mol
the cup Of her sorrowb be overfilled by thi
harshncss Of your bearing, or your un
sympathising coldncss. Is she, needles
OF her doing? Is she forgelful Of her du
ty? Is she careless in her movements
Remember. oh remember, "she has NJ
mo,her!'' When her young companion
are gay AMI joyous. does she 81, sorrow
ing! Docs she pass with downcast ey
and !anguid step, when you would fai
witness the gushing anil overAowin
gladncss Of youth? sChide her not, f
she is mpiherless; and the great sorro
comes upon her soul like an incubu
Can you gain her confidence. can yc
win her love? Come then to the motl
crless with tho boon Of fyour tendere
care, al,cndy perhaps passed away; |
the fulness Of your own remembered so
; row; by the possibility that your oN
child may yet be motherless; contdbut
as fsr as you may, TO relieve the loss
that frail child. who is written, Mot
, erless, -l. ~i1ai. a -t -t., .,ti.Il'
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
Coal.


Mineral coal dug from the earth is
organized carbon buried in the ancient
reeds and forests by the sinking down of
the crust of the pla:ts at particular
points, and the washing in OF earthly
sediments above the submerged forest,
10 be consolidated into stralifed or sedi.
men,ary rock. The prodigious force Of
volcanic power, acting from below up
heaves ali these strata, their cracks and
wide assures are washed into v'leys by
the ceaseless action Of the rain, lrost'
electricity, light, heat, and other metor'c
influences, and thus they wear down
solid rocks to coal beds, and often far
below them. -
Carbon is the coal which may be ob.
tained alike from wood, grain, flesh, and
almost, if not quite every truly organic,
ed product Of life. Thcle is carbon
enough in the carbonic acid Which is
chemically combined with lime 10 lime.
stone rock to cover the whole globe with
pure dimond 500 feet in thickness
While an immense quantity Of tcarbonic
acid is discharged into the atmosphere
from ,yolc anocs and internal neat, act
ing like fire on limestone in q burning
kiln, by which 100 lbs. Of rock looss
A lbs. Of gas; yet old ocean keeps VI
natures great balance, by absorbing ar
equal quantity Of carbonic. acid gas tc
combine with the store Of the -earihl!
minerals below. rs.Kaa ,s3s7.i
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
The Love Of Money.

In the catethism OF the nineteenth
century, says Hiram Fuller, the true an,
ever 10 the question. "What is the
chief end of mani" shoull .be-MoNEY.
When one pauses to reflect upon this
universal scramble after the root Of all
evil, the money mania of the day be.
comes sort miraculous phenomenon
1t seems to be the sHMmMn bonum OF hu.
man, existence: The ultima thule Of hu.
man effort. Mon work forit, fight for it,
starve for it. live for it, and die for it.
And all the while, from the cradle to the
grave, nature and God are ever thunder
ing ia our ears the solemn question;
"What shallit profit man to gain the
whole world and lose his own soul?''
This madness for money is the stronses,
and lowest Of the passions; it is the in
satiate Molech Of the human heart, be
fore whose remorseless altar al the fine
attributes Of humanity are sacrificed
makes ershandize Of oil that is sacre,
in human afections;and even traflics il
the awful solemni,ies Of the e,erna
world. Fathers sell their daughters 70
gold; and temples dedicated to religion
are used as marts for the display Of tht
glittering tamPtation.
Misery men, in the possession o
great wealth, and who prs,cn4-to low
their children as the"applc Of their eye,
will stint them in education, in pleasure
and in health, and keep them crampe'
and miserable for lack Of money, thro
all the earlier and better years Of thei
existence; and when Death reloxes tn
old mans grasp from his money.bags
the overwhelming avalanche of wealt
becomes often curse rather han bles
sing to his heirs. Human life, at long
est, is but a span; u 0eeting dream;
passing apparision in the phantasmasor
10 Of Time. a" =
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13

New RUSSIAN. N.TELEoRAPn LINx.--The Car
has inst completed arrangements by which he
may learn the London news Of the morning a.
most, perhaps rs soon as the merchants Of that
city see their newspapers. The electric tels-
graph has long been in operation between 81.
Petersbargh and Warsaw,g and for some time
numbers Of men have been employed in COM
pleting the line, whiclihs to extend from War
saw TO the Prussian frontier. But in order not
to lose time while tie works Of the latter are
going on, the lCxar hos caused the portion all
ready constructed. 10 be connected with the
Ptussian telegraph near Myslowitz, and BY this
means St. rctersbarsh is placed in difcct COM
munication with the capitals Of Western Ear
rope. There is no longer any reason why the
embarkstion of regiment at Southampton, OF
the departure Of aship from Portsmouth should
not be known in the Russian capital before
either ofthem can get ont OF the channel
There is, however, no reciprocity Of advantage
Tie Russian line is not open to private des,
| patches. y t' '@psi9ss sfN MI 80,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
The Nebraska Bill

As il passed the Sen except the Clay.
ton amendment, has passed the House,
and ere this is Law. 1t gives no po2u.
lar control 10 the People Of the Terri.
,ories-it admits no principle 81 Llber'
ty not recognized by Colonial Govern.
ment in Monarchies. 1t is Ct cot,
frauI, q violation Of faith, and that for
Slavery. Can we say worse? And in
the 10th century, with the Declaration
OF independence, and its broad recognI.
ton of Human Rights for our national
principle, it is passed with the dstermi,
nation, SO far as mere government can
do so, to extend AID enlarge slavery.
Well it is rather a piiifil result for the
ma gnanimcus sacrifices Of the Republi.
can Fathcrs!s And is this all thea great
results which Democratic Institutions
bring 10 mankind? Is this all We have
to hope for! We know not. Time a.
lone cnn tell, and public indifference
gives little hope for more. Let US be
content. Resistance, agitation. viii! dc
no good. The present age will last on.
time. Let the future take care OF itself
Shall we disquiet ourselves for other a.
ges, or to preserve unsullied a glorious
pa,rimony? No-ratherlet us look to
party gains, and the acquisition Of the
AImi ghty Dollar. No sacrifices are im-
perative and why should they be made'
But the Nebraska Bill is Law. OF
course it is right, anl our generation i
it is wrong will not suffer. Letthat con
sole .us.-Kalida Venture. a.af..e-.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
Give Your Child 4 Paper

"A Child beginingtorsad becomes de-
lighted with newspaper, because he
rs stls The names Of things which afeivery
familiar, and will mako progress accord.
ingly. A newspaper in one year y
worth q quarters schooling 10 q Lchild.
and every father nnst consilistthas sub'
staphDljnforna,ion II counscssd with
adsanc smsnt. !. The Mother Of aismay,
being ons sf,shsl heads and hsvias =
more immediate cnatsel q schildfsh,
should herself VI iastsaeisd, 4 MID .s ,s 81
cupisd become, foyjiiied asainIt ihs ill
II flifs. sha 4 breed nj :any et4sssspsy
Childrea snpseA bE resdins a ss.sdl
sss, IL csifses sases eaesidstatA ~
more essils Sostresds sas ~ e; 5
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
From the No.ional Ers.
Slavery now Existing IN Nebraska.

ose'VsJ Nv 1AhCssoS - NOWb 0cAo'
IN an ordinary case should be very
10th to expose brother missionary; but
the case now before us ia QUE Of so
monstrons a character as to forbid long.
er silence. I~,, ..allt-l |
II may not be generally known, that
there is in this Territory on extensive
missionary establishment, under the di.
rection and control Of the Methodist
Church Southat which slapes haoe long
been kept to do the menial serpice of the i,
mission. These slaves have been kept
here in utter disregard Of the Missouri
Compromise, by which slavery was for. !
ever prohibited here. ...U.l',l .7a
1t would seem to candid thinker,
difficult matte, to conceive o grosser in.
consistency than TO 60 forth 10 preach
Christianity TO the heather, and 10 car.
~ slaves along to assist in the glorious
work. Thus, while they would holJ up
the gospel to the hca,hen with one hand,
with the other they bind fast the yoke Of
bondage on the neck Of the poor slave.
How can they show any consistency in
such monstrous absurdity? On what
grounds should one portion Of tho hu.
man family be degraded and he ea,heniz'
ed, to elevate ard enlishten another?
But, 10 come nearer TO the point; T.
Johnson, the superintendent Of this slave.
holding mission. by adroit management.
was elected, last fall, Delegate to
Congress fiom this Territory, or, rather,
was sent to Washington 10 atlcnd to
matters pertaining to the various tribes
Of Indians here, prepara tory TO selling
their lands and organizing Territorial
Government. He has been at Wash
ins,on during the present session Of Con
press, where ho has beon using all his
influence 10 secure the passage Of Doug.
las Nebraska bill; and he has not scru.
pied 10 make unfair statements, TO pro-
mote his ends. He is using his utmost
: endeavors to induce those lndiaas to
sell out their lands entiro, thing which
they are very unwilling TO do. and which
would be very disastrous to their bes
interests. a.'-
I They have cmigratcl, to make room
}. for the white man, until they can 20 NJ
further. There are no lands suitabl
for them. Most Of the vast region be
e tween this and the Rocky Mountains i
=, barren desert, and wholly unfit 70
y cultivation. These Indians are dispos
u ed to sell all the land they do not need
II but they wish to be allowed to remain
J. here in peace and quiet, for they know
,, not where to 60. But this Chris,ia
II missionary would send them away, doe
: he care whittier? 1t is believer. that h
IS intends TO secure t, himself fat porto
h of these poor Indians lands. And h
e would plant Slavery here; yes, has in
|. lroduced it here, in violation Of the Law
l. Of the land. And yet, we are to believ
IS that he is minister Of the Gospel {
r. Christ. t.... .....a .,,,. az, ~. ...r
20 Friends Of Freedom! Help! II y
u ever intend to fight for Liberty, buck
ol on your armor, for the time is at han
S, ,a RICHARD MENDENHALl
s. ...., ...-. .sto- Mission TEACHER.
,e Friends Shawnee Mission, .......,...
es Kansas Territory, 5,h mo. IA, 1876 4.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
The demolished City.

As we have ln;cl y snnounccd, the
city Of San Salvador was totally destroy.
ed by an earthquake on the night ol
Easter Sunday, by which upwards OF
two hundred lives, and more than four
worth Of property were des'
,royed in less than one minute of time.
On the Friday previous, until the night
Of Sunday the 10Th, when, about 10 O..
clock P. NJ, rolling sensation. as
that of wave Of the sea, and which
lasted for abovt fifty seconds, laid the
the whole city level with the ground.
The night being calm, the dust occa.
stoned by the falling Of the houses
obscurcd The whole atmosphere, render
ing it impossible for the people to
recognize their own relatives. Plundsf
and robbery followed, as matter Of
course; the Government, with the troops,
having removed from the scene OF des.
truction at an carly hour upon the
following morning. The consequences
ac ompanyins this ruin are likely TO BE-
attended with very serious results te
commercial business throughout the re-
public. The authorities have petition
ed the ncighbolins States for assistance
in money, provisions and labor.
By the Pampero, arrived at New
Orleans on the Gath May, six days from
San Juan, letter was received, which
states that the destruction of life anI
prop,rty by tho late earthquake wa'
far moro awful than at first repre- sentec
nearly 5000 persons having been
killed by the catastrophe. r-e
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13

Evils OF HARIruAL NOVEL LREADINo.-Itc can
not but be injurious that the human mind
should thus be called into effort The habit
of receiving pleasure without any. exertion Of
thought, by the mere excitement of curiosity
and sensibility may he justly ranked among
the worst effects of novel reading. Those who
confine their reading 10 such books. dwarftheir
own faculties, and finally reduce their under
standings to dcplorabie imbecility. Like idle
morning visitors, the brisk ana brcathless pc
RODS hurry in, and hurry Of, in quick and prof.
itless succession, each indeed, for the short
moment OF its stay, prevents the pain Of yacan.
cy, while itinlulses the love ofsloth; but al
together, the leave the lustress of the house,
he soul, mean fiat and exhausted. incapa-
bic Of atten ding her own .cOacerns, and unit.
guests. Celeridge. AL.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
NUMBER asl

C,LiFoaNiA Oxs IIDxDsspxxD FIvvy YEAne
Aao.--The following description OF thls coan.
try rs X was century aa IL, haH ego, istskeai
from the published Transactions 0fthe k1adoa
Royal S,cicly, from 100 70 l720s Aad asxt
printed ia the years ~. 4. .s }. q ~, \.
."California. the peninsula, hab becn kn,wa
nearly two centuries. u. coast. sss tesn ~ ~
mines TO be found ia several plsces, u Shey
were sought fov. since the country y uads the
some degree as the provinces Of Sinaloa pNe
S,nora, where there are vcry nch 0neI (.
'Heaven has been Q, bountiful to the Cali.
fornians, that the, earth briugy forth OF itselEs
what Il does H0t do elsewhere without 9 Cest
deal Of labor and pains; yet they mske no -
TEEN OF the plenty and riches Of their corntsy,
con.entng themselves with what ID necessary
Tor lfc, and taking littls care Tor the feat.--
Parts Of the country ATE very poprlous. They
are lively people,. The climnte 10 healthy.
la the valleys excellent pasture u. found 81 au
| tiniss for great and small cattle. hne ypringss
wild grape vines, &C.. and a II ahounds IN
full, il does no less so IN grain. Of which lhess
are f)urtccl soris that the peopls feed or
They have plenty Of red strawberries of which
they eat plentifully. Their citsons aAd water.
melons are Of an extraordinary size. Most
plants bear frnit three times year. We
J brought with US. from New Spais, Indian corn.
wheat, peas, lentils, &c, We sowed them,
and had very plentiful increase. Though va
, had no cattle or proper implements u thl tho
ground. We brought som: cows and store
Of cattle, IS sheep and goats. but our necessity
{ obliged US " kill the greatest part Of them.-
v We likcswise brought with us horses and colts
for stock, and we want 70 breed up hogs; but a.
= they'd a d,al dam igs in the villages. and tht
wcm:,r are afraid Of them. we have resolved
j. tn rxtirpnte them, The climate is so mild tha
il the men go naked, and the women wear ~
:, apron covering from waist 10 kuee."
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13
Circumstantial Evidence.

Some years ago, I went specially to
Clonmell assizes. and accfdently wit.
messed trial which | never shall for'
get. A wretched man, native of tha,
county. was charged with the murder of
his neighbor. 1t seemed that an ancient
leud existed between them. They had
met at fair and exchanged blows; a.
gain that evening, they met alta low pot
house, and the bodily interference Of
friends alone prevented q fight between
them. The prisoner was heard TO vow
vengeance against his rival. The wretch
ed victim left the house, followed soon
after by the prisoner, and was found
next day on the road. side, murdercd,and
his face so barbarously beaten in by q
stone, that he could only be identified
BY his dress. Tho facts were strong a..
gninst the prisoner; in fact, itwas the
strongest case Of fcircumstantial evidence
| ever met with. As, form-of his
guilt there was no doubt-lhe prisoner
was called for his defence. He called
TO the surprise Of every one; the raur.
dered man came forward! II seemed
that another man had been murdered-
that the Identification by dress was
vague, for aliith peasantry Of Tippera
ry wear the same description OF clo,he!
= that the presumed, victim had got Q
hint that he would be arrested under the
White Boy act-had fed, and only re-
turned with noble and Irish feeling o
Justice, when he found that his ancient
foe wasiin jeopardy on his account, The
case was clear; the prisoner was inno'
cent. The Judge told the Jury that !
was unnecessary to charge them. They
requested permission to retire; they re-
turned in about two heurs, when tn
foreman with long face handed hin
TIE verdict guilty. Every one was as
ttonished. Good God!' said the Judge
, E.of what is che sail.ys No. Of murde
, sureiyl'@-'No my Lord said the fsre
: man, sbut ifhe did not murder that man
! sure he stole my gray mare three year
: ago.'-Dsniel O'Coanell.