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The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-27
Arrival of The Washington



SANDY HOOK, Oct. ~, 10 30, +. M.-The
steamship Washington, Capt Fitch from
Bremen, via. Southampton, has ust passed
this point
No official dispatches have yet been pub
lished in relation To the battle of the Alma.
The English los, 1000 men killed aud woun-
ded, and the French l400. Nothing but the
want of cavalry prevented this decisive VIC
tory from being turned intoa complete rout
of the Russians. The Allies had changed
their plan of operation, and would attack
Sebastopol from the south, where 1t was
found TO be weakest. The base of opera
atoms is Balaclava, where the cavalry and
siege artillery are landed,
The Russians had ounk Sims of
"a, i'''u '-- 80 .-.~-,i- &c .ha hnrhnr nf Sc
bastopol. The bombardmcn, of Scbastopol
began ON the 9Th of October.
Marshal st. Arnaud is dead. Gen. Cairo
bert Is now in chef command of the army.
Memel, IN Russia, has been nearly dc.
stroyed by fire.
Six thousand Allies have taken possess
sion OF the Chersonnc. Prince Gortscha-
kofl' is i'll.
There Is great concentration of Turk
ish troops at Ma,schin Omar Pacha will
Immediately commence operations against
the Russians in Bessnrabia.
LATnR.----A telegraphic dispatch dated
rnris, III o'clock, states that according TO
dispatch just received from Vienna, the
oomoardment OF Sebastopol commenced Mt
o'clock on the morning of the 4,h.
a dispatch from Mnrscilles of the 10th
announces TINT orders had been gwen to re-
coivc the remains of Marshal ST. Arnaud
with all the honors that were paid him M
ON his departure for Canstan,inoplc. Tie
fare~oii 'h'el. he had addressed to the ar
my dated at his bivounc on the Doth of Sen
tember, had arrived ut Toulon. lie saws
that overcome by the cruel disease against
which he had so long struggled, he Is obli-
ged To resign his command. lie pays tho
highest compliment To his successor Gen.
Canrobert, who says the Marshal, will pur.
sue the victory of tho Alma and will have
the good fortune which had imagined for
myself, and which envy him, that Of lead
ing you 10 Sebastopol.
The Tunes of Oct.0. 10 and II, contains
voluminous details of the battle of Alma,
The news Of the death of Marshal st. Ar.
Maud, reached Paris and London on Sunday
the 9Th.
After the battle of the Alma, the Russ
ans burnt all the villages which they passed
through in their flight. They LETT about
OOOO wounded behind them.
Sebastopol was completely invested. and
body of 5000 French and Turkish cayal.
ny was to have left Varna on the 2s,h of
Sen,e"ho.
The Senia arrived mt MarseilIes on Sun.
DAY evening. Adyices TO October LIST were
nj n nafu a. ~
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Prem Europe.

III. new. Of ihe fau ~ Srhssicrrl AMI
a.. ~,,.doriui success connected viih o..
came Ia such fa,rn a. 10 b. generally b..
br,rd. u was credited n ihc Fpvicu p
Acc IN London. and lnuis NaN'icoa himscf
arsouc,i It 10 hi. bbne srny a. authentic.
The Origin of the srlcnd'i rcmsnco is ~,
known.
The most extraordinary eycitcmeH, hiss
been eausrd ihrourhup; Enwrc hy the dis-
ceyrry that the rcpetcd fall vt SchasioPol Is
f,lse--tbc destruction Of the Russian dee,
f,i.r--,hc blowing np Of fod Constantine
C,lsr.--ihr ci,htcrn Thousand Russians dcsd
pur,.l, ,marinary---thc twenty two thousand
nr,s,nrr. entirely fabulous Mcnchikoil :
ncla-Aramailcs altogether a sham tho dis.
patch to Omar racha icrgcry and ,hn
whole story to prcsrn, apPcataneol The
& raudcst hoax Of The age
The allies, however, since their landing
on the ives, side Of the Crimca, appear io
have made mpid and sure progress.
Harm or rur AtN, Tho Rattle on
the ALMA was fought on the 2pih ci Scpicm.
her. The Russians numbering 10000 men
eommandedhy Prince Mc,rchikoh were dr
ven from their Entertainments With great
loss.
At tirsi the retreat Of the Russians was
in good order. but ~ soon as the heavy ar.
tnlery OF tho flee, lquerc u began 10 play
upon them, they fed preoipiatrly. Men
chikotr was chased hy some Chasseurs, and
only escaped by the ilcctncss OF his horse.
The Russian loss Is variousy estimated a,
5000 to 10000, the former being probably
more correct. Ecarly in the day. Mcnchl'
koif had hut $4,000 in his cntrcnchcd camp
on the Ama, but, having learned by HIS
scouts that the Allies were IN such force, he
brought up $4,000 more from Sebasiopol. A
large number of the Poles deserted to the
Allies. The French loss | AGO men md 81
officers. Tho English loss SOS rank and
file; nj officers, III scrguanis, and ~
drummcrs killcdand wounded. Both Mar
shall 81. Arnaud aud Lord Raglan issued
orders of the day, praising the conduc, OF
the troops under their command. st. Ar.
maud informs his men that he expected "a
lead them ms conquerors into Sobastopol
on the ID OF Oct, the anniversary of the de-
claraiion of war.
There are reports Of two other battles
but as they came with the hoax about the
fall of Sebastopol, they are dIscrcdrcd.
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The Message Of Gov. Royce NAV be
found IN another column. As we nredic,-
ed upon the details of the liquor law !, i
perfectly silent The message is a studied
piece Of non-commitialism upon The snb,
ieei OF the law and It's particular provisions.
bearing most striking resemblance IN Tho
authors letter of last July to the editor If
The ~. Adams .nessenger. of which "a.
have had occasion heretofore 10 sneak l..
Ana We challenge the Chronicle. or any
body else, 10 show from this document. q,
any any thing else which %, over saw
from the pen of stephen Royce. tina, he /.
m i1voF Of anything more than the n,obib,,-
DRY sgsfem or poiicy. without the femotcs,
mixing OF what should be the means or 40
piAnoes for sustaining that system or pal-
i,oy' - The .hodsi Re(ormey &, BiJie
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MONTREAL. Oct 81

| =. moNThtAL, Oct II.
A dispatch from DR.. Rae, dated York
FACTORY, Aug. 4th, 1854, has been received
! oy slr Heorge Simpson, Governor of Iind-
son Day Territory, narraiing the discovery
OF Sir John Franklin and his unlortnn.
ate companions. Theywere starved 10 death
TO the Northwest Of Backs River in the
spring of 1850.
Or. hae has been absent on the Arctic
coast since June, 1854, and returned 10
York Factory, Hudson Bay. on the oath
OF August last from whence he forwarded
letters by express to Sir George Simp.
son, VIA Red River settlement. Amer brief
iy noticing the result of his own expedition
hnd the difficulties with which they had 10
contend, he proceeds 10 state the Esoui.
inauk he had obtained certain information of
the late Of Sir John Fmnalin's expedition
VINO mad been starved 10 death after the
loss OF their ships, which were crushed IN
the zee, and while making their way south
TO the great Fish River, Back; near the
outlet OF which party of whites died.
leaving traces oftheir sullerings in the mo.
histed corpscs Of some, which had evident
" furnished food 10 their unfortunate com.
paDlons.
hls Information, although not derived
irom The EsquimauK who had communicated
with The whites, and who found their re-.
mains, bat from another band, ~l,o obtain.
ed The details rird roe, may vet be relied
upon, and no doubt ~ left 0f The truth Of the
report as the natives had in possession
various articles Of European manufacture.
winch had been IN the possessiOns Of The
whites. Among them are several spoons
and forks. Ac., on one of which A. enc.
ed, SIR John Franklin, X. &. b." while
the others hsyc cfests anl initials on them
which identify the osners ns having be-.
ionged 10 the Inflated expedition. Draw.
lngs u some Of these have been sent down.
Tins fearful tragedy must have occurred as
long ego ~ tho spring Of 1850.
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TlIE HERALD
pDlNcs IT soNrrILItR.
rrs,p.r oc i7,h

ntAt THiFob
l.ssi ,esf. slspsi
GO ,a.ifan n naaiipg cspisl sas cfc.
si., 10 ibis sssts. bn iss rry y 'iiA
~ssrc s,e The soafvay n mooney
.,sfa. ~ ,iseck the 3esire. uoa ia iAs
lcas Al,oai Sen thousand da'lar 4
gs-e.a ~. draws from circalaiioa Do
fssg tie ,,a'i yesf 10 order 70 create nra
rst,sf nst ibsre arr petitions and
applications 90 aseu, i-oH'y rrv banks
airaly presvnici. The BAnk cam
ma,ros ~ig hass 81 srisoes duiy 10
y~,fcrfn " making an examination 81
,,r ,afigss agpi'oa'ious. sna diilif"h
in.t ~ deridins What 70 10. Even hr
II fibsil. She fabes q Tho General
,im..as Law, j. here pressing Ne
+, Sans ~ b.. osn toun, fairfsX, for =
.re.sl back charter ia, the Bank
t,nm,uec. IN both Houses. arc very
shlr. an are made up u men esPeri-
.1ecI IN sueh rnai,ers Mr. Page Is the
ehAirm4a q ihe House Back Commit
tee. ami his hin aud experience w,ll be
Of signal service.
Nj Davenport of brandon. and Mr.
Hioc u riau.osih. are members 81 the
Committee on Military affair. which
wll have important matters brought
TO heir attention,
Mr. Spencer Of Cas'ls'ion Is made the
Chairman q the General Committee.
~hcrc Li. good sense, md practical *
,erienee viii lie brought into ascidl
reqoi,ition.
Indeed. Speaker Grandey has male
excellent selections cor Committees, and
has exercised that discrimination and
nonis popular. and scryiesble 10 the
STATE.
Tie Committee on Elections have
lot Lille business to perform. There
arc "a contested seats. strange 10 say,
--bccausc ihr people have settled th,se
maiicrs, at home.
Then. IS m application Tor the caien-
ZION of TIC PAsumpsic Railroad north
ward ihrousii Derby 10 eonnec, with
the Atlantic 4 st. Lawrence r. R.
The application will furnish nearly all
the business which that Committee
usually a very hard working Conn.,
will have TO DO.
The Committee 10 canvass the oeriif-
ieaics Of votes COR Member. Of Congress
report. that in The Fins, District the re.
Sult Is a. E,liovss
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MoTr,ifs majority therefore. 59l
In Joint Assembly, to. day, an ailcmp,
wAs made 70 elect Secretary of State
Mr.. Barrett q MidJlebury was nominated,
on the Previous evening. by the Wings and
Free so'lcrs. and d. +. Thompson by the
Republicans, NJ Harris Of Rraiilohoro
siicr three ballots received more VOTES than
any other one. Mr.. simpson OF -, Albans
was alec composition. Tho gres, objec-
ion 10 Mr. Biuct, seemed Ia be that be
Sss, a, the tins Of bsiiaiiag. Secretary Of
the sosaie. Tho JOINT Assembly became
vsy disipsn,cd. and sdioursod ~.lLou,
e!ee,ing any ono 10 Office. On Thursday
GENES another tnai
d. she election q Jadse Collamrr 10 the
SENATE there ~iil be chance for the cleo.
aon q hsw D,sine, Jsagc. The ptoruin-
cot candidates seen 90 be- Carlos Coolidge,
James Blrri,, ADJ Underwood, and Dan.
isl Kellogg
Mas. Lost rear Mr.. e. J. Keith of
Montpelier. died, and beqaea,hed Shoots
the tssn fos the Parpose Of siding in the
Parchass and preparation Of Ceineiey.--
Ths 'aSa bare appointed Committee
~ho have seiecica site sbeai three fiurths
81 a mile Sele- the village Of Montpelier.
iyng irnsneslisiriy on the right bank ot
Wsnoeski rircr.l AsoSi thirty ACRES are
usp bcing enclosed Nth high and well
hhssAeA sasas fcaor. Within the wall ~ill
be planted hedge. !, !. mns, beautiful
ao4 appropriate siss,. 90 one aide runs
the tse', calm and aill behind risos To
,ae hrisia o. four er Gre hsadncd feet. a
st~eP eiig q rpsks partly covered with
tFrss THIS sliG eaienas sround neafis
"a The fafa ~ an siaphHhcstrc, and fais
s-sy gradually. 90 each hand. As It Besrs
abe uysr. The groahd is Aiily, 30, sa.oo,A
sss has gvacral dosceat iosanls the
Ssses u can easily be adorned ~ith ponds 4
snd fsss;aina. Resas, avenues, ADD path.
are ee'Sg cut thr0agh Al paris Of the /
gTpsHas, ssS mach care % tAken 10 hare
he ~nst dops IN an.shed and tasteful
l@Aassf. u Nd b. thiclly 81 ~ilh tres.
.ss ssii BE-, so0n. eae cftbe ssas, besgufal
cssssasnas N Nee Eaglana. The ,o-n
4 hsa'Psiss' has ssass liberal sPPrOpri.
'fisa - rvy lOrvkfs Tie -oss
HIpsfssAr, Oct isth-
NJ. Jsdsssss .ss ssv9s,eA as char.
Ma AZ sure ssis'-iiiss, To-day. be ssEi
, lssiss 10 ,As spsaiss sa1llaing the ap-
sarisnss,. seessse he sss 80 basily en-
'sFed ID tAklag care q The grssi iaierrsis |
rs aePasiloan psrsy. And bazA@ss pof-
a a iis isiss -oaia asos.sarsly be SAP :
- . " -ns.sg esas'anElsssaos . Its Q
s'ssys rw Frs ~
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-27

Robert NJ. Graham who killed Cherries
l'onng at the ST. Nicholas in New. York
last spring. has been tried the past week,
aud only convicted of nanslaeshter in ths
''o"Ad degree. The counsel for DR.. Gn.
ham have obtained stay Of proceedings Cor
'~en'y day. % enable them 10 file BIN Of
exceptions. The statutory punishmen, fsf
THIS offence Of which be has been convicted
s Imprisonment, in he State Prison for
term Of not less than four nor more than
ssvs yvsn..
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-27

- The papers snn0ubce the msniage
OF Rev. Miss Automatic Brown 10 Doctor
James II. herni. The marriage took place
at Carmel, y. Y, on the l5th iusi. Il i o.
ten The case ths, preaching end practice arc
thus united. The question seems 10 b.
whether Miss Brown, AFTER voluntarily un.
sssiag svsslf .V~a,i Any sues rsws,d.
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-27

PRoGRTss oY TIT III
respectable pcrsonage n
has been heard 10 say nd
witnessed such are, "a
achieved IN the pm
Ohio, and Indiana Hi|
has heen elected tD(11
these States. Then "a
doubt that there wiIiAlt
joriiy in the next Hons
This is settled beyoa'
now only remains 10
ed, and missing. SIN
was perpetrated no r \
ted for the Admimsiu
has swept the Sis,s ON
Ond Indiana, like, lfOpi
Ohio the Adnilnl.,aiat
majority Of nearly oH |
while in Pennsylyaua,u|
position majority wilr1
6'u 10 Ghy Thousand
such popular revoluia 4
IN the country bcfort
by and bye. The Dab
job OF carrying that SO
tratlon. We think he
But we shall see. Nm
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Thinks TO the good sense Of our new
"overnor, we are enabled TO i've his mes
sage this week. and lots of other stuff, I,
Is the pest message we have ever read from
a 'er'nont 'oyernor. On the temperance
question 1t ~ili be seen tina, Mr.. Royce
VIII go as far as who goes farthest. Wont
our friend of the Temperance Standard
scratch his-head ~ Brandon Posi-.
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Prom thu kondsli loltf
Sad Cassal|

On "Wednesday aeaE
most dreadful casuah
miles oftbis village NJ n
on the premises Of N,At
which his TIVE oldesi ~
The younges, Of ihe ~
II years. aud a yoaai
Downy were al rnn
depth of which vaspaN
had worked in the WI
and left II only a ~
While at dinner O., =
the bottom; aud Oh ihsfF +
let down by the bnfk +
about four feet II co. 's
Downy spoke 10 huSr i
He rana shori dlsar7 II
III. NJ. llastings Sas
immediately ilioauei il
and others who were Pr
son, a neighbof, and
the unfortunate yoln.
ried 30 the well, -ca..H
no answer, George ! ?.
brother jumped INTO ~
down II short distan-e "
party fearing Tor he a
asked him II be had %
he replied that be lnl
down, that he might o.
When near The boli91
bucket. Water VA POI
and thrown into The nt-
roarcd at the bottom
Wyaltreinnined IN ''i'
aud George about 100 |
the earth caying ~,
removal. The noise /.
10 the water cDa'in'
morning, after the hs,''
was - years Of aer "a.
last, TO a daughter o.
Wyatt was mnrnod on
another daughiefoi NJ - -.
nj was attended by
people, AMI va one .
seems ever Vitnessf4
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-27

SO great va
on the arrival at ioai'''
that il was With ihe f''
the gallant captain
his home. Some Pri'
enthusiasm - faf a. 70
buttons OF BIZ cost t
The "ABgsl Oi'.'
very Ike him, made pr n
oiiy again on haiai1''. -
one III the l,orbnV
hora along wsshias'.a
own apparent ssi''i -
beiieya. 49, n1, ssif
Desfon Mo-
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-30
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ny FREDERICK TEsSYsox.

The winds are hushcd the clouds have ceased
to sail,
And lie like islands in the Ocean day,
The flowers hang down their heads, and
far away,
A faint bell tinlilcs in a sun-drowncd vale;
No voice but the cicalas whiring note
M motion but the grasshoppers that leap
| The reaper pours into his burning throat
The last drops of Lis flask, and falls asleep.
Tie ripping food Of a clear mountain stream
Fleets ly, and makes sweet babblc with
the stones;
The sleepy music with its murmuriug tones
Lays M in noohtime in Area liam dream;
Hard by soft night of summer bowers is
seen,
With treliscd vintage curtaning cove
Whose diamond mirror paints the amber.
green,
The sooming punches and the boughs above
Finches, and moths, and gold-drop, dragon
flies
Dip in their wings, and young village
daughter
Is bending with her pitcher DER the water
Her round arm imaged, and her lau. hing
eyes,
And the fair brow amid the flowing lair,
Looks like the Nymrhs for Hylas'ccming up,
Pictured amors the leaves and fiuitagc
there;
Or the boys self a-drowning with his cup.
Up through the vines, her urn upon her head
Her feet ansnudalcd. and her dark locks
free,
She takes her way, a lovely thing to sec,
And like sl;ylark starting from its bed,
glancng meteor, or a tongue Of flame,
Or virgin waters gushing from their springs
Her hope flies up-her heart is pure Of
blame
On wings of sound-shc sirgs how She
sings
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n P. WILLls.-We are panied to in
fer from the New York Post that Mr..
Willis is dying Of consumption. His
last letter from Idlewld he announces
as the last of all. lie speaks Of him.
self as in a confirmed consumption, and
speaks with resignation and with cheer.
fulness as to the change that is approach
ing, The Past says:
We have read, with deep emotion, the
valodictory letter Of Mr.. Willis, from
Idlewild Death, after all. with all the
gliding from the sunlight beyond, is =
dark cloud to pass through aud the last
parting with those tho Lave done much
to brighten this side of the mysterious
valley for US, as they step down into it's
shadows. is not easy. Mr. Willis is ono
of the most fascinating writers Of the
English lauguage-and who, to-day, will
remember anything Of his productions
bu,.their cxcellences7 This letter will
moisten eyes in widely scattered homes
whore the face and form Of the author
are unknown. but where his writings
have beguiled many an hour of its wea-
riness. 1t is like the loved music of Il
long familiar harp, whose chords we
know are breaking - Boston C4Hrter.
As there are two sides to every
story. the following also deserves place
in this connection Its truth, in sub.
stance, is confirmed by the last num-
Der of the Home Journal
Is n. p. Wills "DANGFRoUsLy ILlln
A story has been going the rounds of
the papers, pathetically declaring that
Willis was waiting to die at IGlewid,n y
but il we are to believe a correspondent
of the \. Y. Mirror, the truth is Just
the reverse He says;
"a ridiculous story is just now cur
rent along the road. Wllis,you know,
excels in the l2laiaties species of compo.
sition and cannot exist without large
daily doses Of sympathy and admiration.
Consequently. he keeps himself dill.
gently at the point OF death The story
is, that the Brigadier,a a short time since,
was actually taken in himself BY thi.
point-of death humbug. Reading in a
Boston paper that his beloved partner
was, really and truly in very bad way,
indeed, he rushed up to Idlewild in great
alarm. The Brigadicr, you are aware,
never writes much for his paper, and de-
peuds upon Willis for the greater part of
his weekly supply of matter. Ofcourse,
it n. Parker w. should happen to be
seriously unwell, the Brigadier would be
in an extremely awkward predcamcnt
Breathless and anxious, tho old soldier
hurried to the gates of ldlewild. What
was his surprise, what his relief, what
his merriment, to End the plaintivo and
ruddy Home Journalist, axe in hand
trimming his trees with the energy Of Q
backwoodsnan That was tough but
happy day for the Brigadier His cner
getic partner tired him out with rambling
over the place. No matter. He re
turned with bis pockets stuffed Will
copy"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-30

Orr CAHDlpATE FOR GovERNoR.-
From the English Catalogue of Gralu-
atcs of Middlcbury College, we extract
the following interesting particulars OF
the public life Of Judge RoYcE. His
class, by the way, was most decidedly q
strong one, though small in number
Four Of tho seven who composed it were
Rev. Dr. n. S. s Bcman, the late Hon
D. AFRO A. Buck, Hon. Wm Siade anG
the present candidate for Governor. We
quote the catalogue-class of 1907
STEPHEN RoYcE was born in Tin.
mouth, Aug. II, 1877, and fitted at Ad.
olson County Grammar School. He
read law with Ebenezsr Marvin, Jr,
Esq, Of Sheldon ; practiced first in East
Berkshire, then in Sheldon six years,
then in St. Albans ill 1925, and 1927
30. He was representative Of Sheldon,
leI5-l7, Of St. Adams, ls22-25 mem.
Der Of the Constitutional Convention,
1872 States Attorney for Franklin
County, lsl6-ls; Judge of tho Su
preme Court. 1851 aud 1882.
taus receiving % eeiions,-being moro
than any other man has ever received in
this State. lie was Chief Justice, 1916
%. His present residence is East
Berkshire. He received the degree Of
Ii D. from the University Of Vermont,
1887
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BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
Done in modern style aud at short notice


|. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tce to the contrary, are considered as wish
ing to continue their subscription.
II. If subscribers order the dScontinuance
Of their papers, the publisher may continue
TO scud them till ali that is due be paid.
Ill II subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the office to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa
pcrs discontinued.
". If subscribers move 20 other places,
without informing the publisher, and the pa
per is sent to the formof direction, they are
held responsible.
v The courts have decided that refusing
to take u paper from the office, or removing
and leaving it uncallcd for is prlna facie cy-
idencc Of intentional fraud.
VI A Postmaster ucgcctrS to aiorm y
publisher when his paper is not taken from
the office, makes himself liable for the sub
scription price
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PoLlTics He who takes no interest
in politics, aud who holds himself alto.
gelher aloof from them, boastiug that he
Is but locker on, deserves not the name
Of a citizen. One may justly refuse to
neglect his business, and become a bar.
room orator, without being chargeuble
with any great crime yet, when a sane,
reasoning man determines to become
entirely neutral in political affairs, he
commits great dcreliction of duty.
La country like ours, free and enligLt.
encd, the study Of politics should be as
much a part ola mans duties as his re.
ligious deyo;ions. 1t is much better to
beast Of ones abjcct slavery than to
boast Of ones ignorance relative to po,
litical affairs. When we hear fool
Dragging Of lack of wit and education,
we always institute a comparison be.
tween him aud the man who knows moth
ing ofpolitical subjec,s.-Neeark Mer-
curry.