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The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24

WE think SAxE,in the following extract from
"The Proud Miss Mcbride" fred about DC
q broadside into the pretensions OF
some Of the supper ten as they can well
stand. Fact amt il! See: ...... ...-.
Of oil the notable things on earth.
The quserest one 10 the pride Of birth,
Among our fierce Democracie!'
A bridge across hundred years,
Without prop to save it fruii sfiesfi- a
Notevsn couple Of rotten Peers
A thing for laughter, feers and jeers,
Is American &risrocracy!
Enslish and Irish, French and Spanish,
German, Italian, Dutch and Danish,
Crossing their veins until they vanish
In one conglomeration!
So subtle tangle of Blood, indeed,
No hernldry .Harve, will ever succeed
In finding the circulationl
Depend upon it, my snobbish friend,
Your family thread you can't ascend, nl
Without good reason to apprehend
You may fndit waxed at the farther end
BY some plebeian vocation!
Or, worse than that, your boatted Linz
May end in loop Of stronger twine,::
Tha. plagued some worthy lrelasion!
The Muse must lot a secret out,-.
There isn't the faintest shado" Of doubt.
That folks who oitenest sneer and fout
At the dirty, low mechaiicals,'
Are they whose sires, by pounding their knees
Or coing their legs or trades like these,
7Contriyed TO with their children ease
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24

an equal, or even second. The coarse, druf
, ken ruffians carried il with high hand, ou
riged the men and insuted the women, 90
, to threaten the dissolution Of all pious exel
, cises; and yet, such was the terror the nam
of their leader, Fink. inspired, th,t no on
individual could be found brave enough t
face his prowess. Al. last, one day, wher
hr. - sscended the pulpit to hold forth
the desperadoes, on the outskirts Of the en-
campment, raised a yell so deafening as {,
drown utterly everyothsr sound. Mr.. -
dark eyes shot lightning. He deposited BIZ
Bible, drew of his coat, and remarked aloud
await for q few minutes, my brethren
while 60 and make the devil pray
"He then proceeded with smile on hi,
lips to the locus Of the tumult, and addressed
the chief bully
| "Mr. Fink, have come to make you pray
"The desperate rolled back the tangled fe.
toons of his blood.red hair, arched his huge
brows with s,comical expression, and eplied
"By golly, I'D like to see you do it, olo
snorter."
"very WELL" said Mr.. -. "willthese
gentlemen, your courteous friends, agree moi,
to show foul play"
"Tn course they will. They're rale grit, and
won't do nothing but the clear thing, So they
WON'T" rejo;ned Fink Indignantly.
care you ready!" asked Mr.. -.
"Ready IS rsce-horse, with light rider,"
squaring his ppnderous person for the CON-
bat. 49, 49,. s. .r OIL. ....f
"But the bully spoke too soon; for scarcely
had the words left his lips when Mr..
made prodigious bound towards his sntsgo,,
mist, and accompanied it with quick, shoot
ing punch Of his herculean fist, which fell,
crashing the others chin, and hurried him to
the earth like lead. Then.even his intoxica-
ted comrades, filed with involuntary admira-
tion at the feat gave cheer. But Fink was
up in q, moment and rushed upon his enemy,
exclaiming:- ...
That wasn't done fair, so it warn't.">
He aimed a ferocious stroke. which. Mr.
parred with his left hand, and, gasp
Ing HE throat with the right, crushed him
down as if he had been an infant. Fink strug-
gled, squrmed and wrthed in the dust; but
all TO no purpose; for the strong muscular fin |
gers held his .wiDdppe as in the jaws of an
iron vice When he began to turn purple in !
the face and ceased to resist, Mr.. -
slackened his hold, and enuured--
"Wili you pray, now!"
IL doesn't know aword how" gasped Fink |
"Repeat after me-" commanded Mr.. -.
"Well, If must, must" answered Fink,
because you're the devil himself"
The preacher. then said over the Lord.
prayer, line by line, and the CONQUERED bully
responded in ,he same way, when .tbe victor
permitted him to :ri.e. At the consumna.
lion the row dies roared three boisterous
cheers. Fink shook Mr.. -'s hand, de-
claring-
by golly, you're some beans in abar-fght
I'd rather set to with an old he bar in dog
days. You can pass this ere crowd of nose
smashers. blast your pictur."
Aftcrwsrd Fink's party behaved with ex-
IRENE decorum, and Mr.. - resumed his
Bible and pulpit.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24
A BLASTING RECORD.

Seven years ego this dsy, the Sham De
mocracy Of New Hampshire carried thai
State after desperate struggle. The Legisla.
ture thus chnsep made haste to pass the fol.
| lowing Resolves, which received the vote Of
every Democratic member Of either House
"Resolped, by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatipes, in General Court conuened, That
we regard the Institution Of Slavery as a
moral, social and political evil, and as such
we deeply regret its existence, and are will
ling to concur in all reasonable and constitu-
tional measures that may tend to its removal
"Resolped, That in all territory which may
hereafter be added to or acquiredby the Uni
ted States, where slavery does not exist At
the time Of such addition or requirement. ne-
ther slavery nor Involuntary .ervitude, ex-
cept for the punishment Of crime, whereof
the party has been convicted, ought ever to
exist, but the same should remain free; and
we are opposed to the extension OF slavery
over any such territory; and thatwe also ap-
prove of the vote of our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress in favor Of the Will
mot Proviso.
"Resolued, That our ur'Senators in Congress
be instructed and our Representatives reques-
ted. by all expedent and constitutional means
and measures, to sustain the principles herein
above set forth. 3 s...
.... "MOEEs NORRIS, Jn,
"Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
"HARRY HIBBARD.
President of the Senate.
Appoved,Juns 80, ls47.
JARED W. WILLIAMS, Governor"
And that same Moses Norris, that same
Jared w. Williams have just voted to repeal
the Missouri Restriction which excludes Sla-
very from Kanzas end Nebraska, while thai
very Harry Hibbard stands ready to follow up
the blows by q similar vote in the House!
Is it possible that apostacy SO shameless
recreancy 90 brAzen as this, can pass without
rebuke!-N Y, Tribune.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24
From Finlsys Western Life.
| BackwOods Preacher.

In speaking of one Of his brother timer
.rts one to whom itds owing "thst Method
ism is now the prevailing religion in Illinois, y
bs ssys:-"At the csmp-mseting held at Al
ton in the autumn of 1888, the worshipers
were annoyed by a set of despersdoes from
st. Louis, under the control of Mike Fink'
notrious bully, the triumphant hero Of count
I... 1ah,s, In none Of which he had ever mo,
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24
HOPE.

ana sue ID noW iu c~uShS
HOPE.
Hope was rosy maiden,
With laughing merry eyes;
Butsh always shut them pretty close,
When storms were in the skies.
"Pho! pho!" she cried, "tis but a sham,
The sun is pceping out;
Hehas only been inquiring,
What the moon has been about"
One day she iost a treasure; e.. .
.rll find it," was the cry,
"Or il don't, I'll do without,
Or know the reason why"
Her little lambkin sickened;
"Cheer up, my pet" she cried,
"Ihave'nt heard these dozen years,
OF any lamb tina. died." %.
The clouds at last have broken, ..
And it's raining very fast,
"Yes," sang The merry maiden,
"Too heavily To last"
Her rosebud drooped uukindly,
"You naughty little thing!"
But still I have my lovely birds,
How charmingly they sing!"
The dead leaves lay by thousands;
"'Twould be very sad" said she,
"But l see the green bud breaking out
Upon the motheA tree"
The coffin by the cradle, ......r
fold the struggle that was cert
Hope whispered in the mothers ear,
"rrisbut an angel more!"
Her bark upon the quicksands
Ten thousand floods o'erwheim:
Hops lookd above, This is the time
For G0d TO take the helm." ..4..,.
Death is standing BY her pillow,
She feels the icy kiss;
She lifts her arms, II 60 to God,
r. Where Hope dissolves in Bliss"
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24

Leaves have their time TO isll.
And so likewise hsvsL
The resspn, too's the same-it
Comes of our getting psy.
But here's the difference rwixt leaves and me,
I,.ll. "aore harder" and more hsadsntls~
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24
POETRY.

The following beautiful lines were written
By young lady. in London, whose father was
snce wealthy meichant. He died bank
tupt, and she is now in extreme destitution.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24

The following horizontal musins OF Loaf
ing tippler deserves to be Perpetustsd. Hear
his wail:-
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24
The Stolen Hides.

CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
Romance i'm @seaI Life.

Mrs. Gwin, wife Of Senator Gwin. Of Cal
fornia. it is said has Just come into posses
sion Of not less than so 900 acres, and prob
ably as much as 10C 900 acres of land. in
Texas. adyaniageously located. covered with
settlers, and worth from 50 to $50 per acre.
The property formerly belonged 10 her first
husband, Mr. Logan, wealthy citizen uf
Texas who, some years since, died sudden
ly. without will, but ii has for several
years been in the hands Of an tdministra-
tor. Recently. however, a case instituted
by some OF Mr. Logan's heirs. against the
administrator, in the Supreme Court of
Texas. was decided, and Mrs. Gwin declar-
cd to be entitled to the whole estate Mrs.
Gwin, il il also said. knew nothing Of the
decision until DIR. Gwin received n letter
signed Justice" calling his attention to it.
and subsequently received confirmation OF
the intelligence from Senator Rusl. The
n. Y. Times, from which we condense the
foregoing. says:
Upon inquiry DIR. Gwin became satis-
fled that the author Of the anonymous letter
calling his attention to the right OF his wife
to this estate. was Richard II. Robinson, of
Helen Je~ett memory. who, as IL well
known ID many persons settled in Texas
years ago. where be is a respectable and
wealthy farmer, enjoying the confidence and
respect OF the community where be resides
He insists upon j. that. many years ago.
when he was an outcast from the world
which pursued him with scofings and de-
nunciations, Dr. Gwin took him by the hand.
aud by his counsel and aid. taught him to
hope. By a singular coincidence, the lady
who Is now Mr. RobinsDu's wife was also
indebted TO Mrs. Gwin for kindness mani
tested toward her. when in trouble, years
ago.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
"A RetOrt.

During the war of 1872, it was the mis-
fortune Of American officers to be prisoners
in Canada, and not always to meet with the
best Of treatment. True, they were phys
ically well attended to, and generally mess
ed with their captors but they were SUBJ
jected to gibcs and mortifying remarks,
which not unfrcquen'ly called forth Ro-
land for ar Oliver On one of these occa-
sons. Git was Just after the fight Of the Pres
ident from Washington, and before the news
reached Quebec,) an English officer gave
the insulting toast, under the circumstances:
"Mr Madison, dead or alive
Words cannot express the indignation Of
the American officers, nor :heir surprise
when they saw prisoner rise from his scat,
returning thanks for the recollection Of his
countryis chief magistrate, and in the bland
est voice call On all 70 iii, as he was about
to make return. There was a peculiar
something visible. however. which led his
companions to think they might follow his
example. which they did; in calm and un-
moved voice. he gave the toast ::
'.EIis royal highness, the Prince Of Wales.
drunk or sober
Had shell exploded on the table. the
amazcment would not have been greater,
and the person who had given the first toast
said. that, sir is an insult" 'No," said
the American, sit is reply to one, that's
all" lie continued, ''if il be an insult re-
sent it. :" The English are, in the main. a
chivalrous, race. and the commencer of the
wordy dispute was induced to explain, and
the party dispersed.
This retort il sometimes attributed to the
late Major General Kearny, and others to
the deceased Major Lomax, Of the artillery /;
botn one aud the other were capable, tor
they we're men of quick wit, and nerve. and
courage to sustain what they thought circum-
stances demanded on all occasions.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
support your Local Papcr.

The local press, says the Detroit Daily
Advertiser, is emphatically the representa-.
tive and the exponent Of the local Interests,
wants and wishes of each community. and
on Its energy and watchfulness the commu-
nifty must mainly rely Each community
should first see that its local Press il nut
upon firm and substantial footing, which
can only be done by steady and literal
P1tr0ndEc.
If each member Of community would
become at once paying subscriber to the
paper of bis own town and county. six
months would not elapse before the enlarge
ment and improvements which would take
place in our own papers would enable each
person to dispense with one or more eastern
papers. without finding hi facilities for in
teillgence in the least diminished.
A people commit no greater error than
that Of permitting their local press to Ian
guish by reason Of an inadequate support,
Never say that your country paper is small
and not worth taking give it the support to
which It is entitled, and it will be inmedi-
ately enlarged and improved. 50 as to meet
the full expectations and wants Of the COM
mun:ty in which Il i located We believe
that publishers arc generally liberal in re-
spending to liberal patronage. by the i'm
provement of their papers, as appreciation
Of such libcrality.
If man is able to take but one PAPER,
that should be the one Published nearest to
bis place Of residence, and the next should
be one published at tie commercial metrop-
oils Of his own State. For local and State
interests, be will have rendered himself able
to consult his taste as to The paper he will
lean upon for amusement or additional read
ing from abroad.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

HoREIBLE BUTcHEHIEs AT AMoY.-Thc
imperial forces Of China, since their recap
ture Of Annoy. have been committing unsur-
passed cruelties upon the insurgents. a
letter from that city to the New York Jour
nal Of Commerce, thus depicts the brutal
scenes:
Many we're put or board the Govern
ment war junks, of which some sixty we're
anchored in the stream, and after being
bound hand and fcct were thrown into the
sea, and then pierced with pixies as often as
they rose to the surface of the water. Hun
dreds were taken to the jetties and bchead-
ed by clumsy executioncrs, and their knives
growing duh under. 20 much butchsry, thoy
were often obliged to strike thrice or more
before the head could be severed from its
body, More horrible still were other scenes
in this awful tragedy. Some were put to
death by the slowest process Of dismember-
ment First. a single leg was hewn of, then
another; after that the arms were taken in
the same way; then came the tearing off of
great strips of flesh from the body, and crop
ping off the nose and ears. disemboweling,
and last, decapitation. During all this tor
ture it il said that no word Of complaint, no
word or expression Of the agony they were
suffering. escaped from any of these poor
wretches. a trait Of character which striking
ly assimilates these Monguls with the Amer
lean Indians.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
[Neao Quarterly Rerie,c.

A New METAL.-Thc Paris correspon-
dent Of the ~ Y. Times makes the follow
ing statements
"A very remarkable discovery was an
nounced to the academy Of sciences by Nj.
Dumas, at its last sitting. He stated that
NJ. Saint Clair Devile had succeeded in OBJ
tanning from clay metal as white and bril-
liant as silver. as mallcable as gold, and as
light as glass. 1t is fusible at moderate
temperature. Air and damp do not effect
this metal, which is called aluminium it re-
tains its brilliancy, and i not affected BY nj
the or sulphuric acid, either strong or dilu-
ted, if the temperature be not raised 1t is
only dissolved by very hot chlorydric acid.
Several specimens of this metal were ex-
hibited to the academy, and on the PROPOSE
fion of Baron Thenard, it was voted unani-
mously that sufficient sum should be plac-
ed at the disposal of NJ. Saint Clair Deville
to enable him to make experiments on a
large scale"
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

Let it lie remembered that Lindlay Muir.
ray was Native American. He was born
in Swa;ara, Lebanon county, Pa, 17I5.-
In New York city he studied lar, and at %
was admitted to the bar. He went to Eng
land and lived there AZ years, seldom in
good health, after leaving our shores. lie
was fine old Quaker. and when he died in
Yorkshire, in 1870, was universally lament
ed. His birth here may possibly account
for the fact that Yankees speak dialect 70
much purer than ;hat which is found on tho
tongues Of the men in England.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

WHAT 1T REMINDS Us oF.-Whcn we
hear a man boasting of having succeeded in
business without ever having advertised. it
reminds Us of the old fogy who boasts of
how far he has walked in a day. to save the
expense of riding in Railroad car II
would work an hour saving wood, /" said a
shrewd Yankee, "and earn a quarter to pay
my fare twelve miles. and 60 it in 20 min
utes. before I'd spend bours to walk it. !"
A man can get along without advertising
so he can 90 on foot to Albany, but what a
fool he is to do either.
IN. Y Day Book.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
-ENG11su Axn FRrNcu SornIERs-1fi

ENGLIsu AND FRENcn SoLDIERs.-It- is
said that the British and French soldiers.
except for short time in 1904, have not
fought under the same banners since the
wars Of the Crusades. The rivalry that
viii exist in the allied army to exceed each
other in their deeds of daring. will make
them terrible to their Russian foes
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

The Crystal Palace directors have agreed
to apply 70 the Legislature for an extension
Of its charter. The committee eofinrestigation Of
have reported that the association owes about
S1TO, 900, and the loss By the exhibition this
year is over $4,000, all its receipts. about
$3.50, 900. and is in debt sl70.OOO-total
81 O30 900
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

Missouri AND NEBRASKA BILL.-Tho
Democratic press Of Missouri is unanimous
y opposed to .he repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise and against the agitation Of
the slavery question. The st. Louis Re-
publican is the only Wing paper in tho
State that comes out in favor of the Nebras-
Ea bill
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
The New York Herald publishes a syn,

The New York Herald publishes synop-
is Of the annual message Of Brigeam Young
Governor Of Utah. His Lxcellency esti-
mates the immigration into the Territory
during the past year at ten thousand souls
They have dramatic representations in that
far-oF region. with an occasional shock Of
earthquake On the whole, the message is
q sensible production.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
A yVrsr Nan or THE YEAST

A WISE NAN OF THE YEAsr.-We IN
derstand that the Mayor of town in the
West OF England has sent round q Circular
on bis own responsibility, to all the bakers
of the place recommending them during
the high price of -four to leave out the yeast,
as he has reason to believe that it is yeast
which makes the bread rise.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

a Blow lTr-In Liverpool deaf and
dumb man stole what he supposed to DO
keg Of butter. In order to get at the unc-
tnous article be commenced boring hole
with bot poker. Immediately a fearful
explosion took place. the roof of the house
flew of, and the deaf and dumb man went
up. The keg was full OF powder.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
Loxc Bor.-The Chicago Democratic

\ LoNG BoY.-The Chicago Democratic
Press says:
There is a westorn boy now in this city
who il fifteen years old, and measures six
feet and eight inches in low hceled boots
He i a. straight As Lake Superior pine,
intelligent, aud proud Of being q western
product His father and mother are both
larger and taller than be is.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

Montesquie says: Il never listen to cal
umnies, because if they are untrue, run
the risk of being deceived, and if they be
true, of hating persons not worth thinking
about
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

MEs arc but ephcmcras, that creep
through labyrinths Of mystery, often asleep
to all save their oicn interest.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

a Mr. William Fields. soldier Of the Rev
olution, died in Scott county. Virginia, on
the sth February, aged 105 years.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12

MAJ. HoBBrE, Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. died at Washington city, on the 23rd
ultimo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-10-18
KIN G & 10Y

M H0LESALE DRUG, d CHEMICAL WARE
w HOUSE, N. E. Corner Main st. and Market
Square, Norfolk, Va, continue to conduct, at their
old stand, in all its branches, the Wholesale and
Retail trade of Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medicines,
Perfumery, Brushes, Fancy Articles, &C., together
with Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye-Stuffs, &C., &c.,
French and American Window Glass.
Druggist and country Merchants can be supplied
by the package, or in such quantities as may suit
the extent of their business.
By paying cash for our stock, we possess a great
advantage over all those who purchase on credit,
both in buying at lower prices, and in having the
choice of the first and best offers of the market.
We are therefore prepared to offer unprecedented
inducements to the trade, to favor us with their pat
ronage.
Physicians, who have not given us a trial, are
invited to do so, as we are certain we can give such
satisfaction, as will insure a repetition of their or
ders.
Our stock embraces every article that appertains
to the profession, and is selected with the ~strietest
reference to purity and unexceptionable quality.
KING & 0 are Agents for the sale of David
Landreth's justly celebrated Garden Seeds. We
have received a full supply of his warranted Fresh
and Genuine Seeds, growth of 1858, which we are
prepared to furnish to families and others, by the
paper or ounce, and to dealers by quantity, at Lam
dreth's wholesale prices.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 8, 1854. 19-1y