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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10
RAlic.ous Worship in China.

The service in the Chinese temples
consists of low, monOtonous and rapid
chant, the priests kneeling, one behind
the other,-one Of the front priests keep
ing time by str liking a tom-tom to every
syllable, varied by another priest, every
now and then striking a silver gong. At
intervals, a young priest, whose position
was always alone, stalked up to the altar,
bowed, and went back again. The priests
dress IS Of pale yellow and brown silk
staff. His head and face are close
shaved They are a despised class, be-
ing generally foundlings. Any parent
considering his son sickly, and not likely
to be of much use to him, may deposite
him in a temple, when he is considered
dedicated. Up to the age Of twenty-one
man may enter the priesthood, and he
can never leave it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10
JOB PRINTING.
,AMGY PRTTVT1TTVI}
THE JEFrERsCvEAY.
While It's Daytime Iet Us W-o.k.

While It's Daytime iet Us work,
Every mortal has his mission,
In this world Of active strife,
Whether in a high position,
Or lowly walk Of life.
He it is, who now fulfilling
Every duty day BY day,
Shows the mind and spirit willing
To perform its upward way.
Life's bark upon the ocean,
Tossed and rocked by every gale;
Nor scuds on with speedy motion,
Nor with rent and tattered sail.
Life's n bright and sunny morning,
With some light refreshing showers,
Followed by a dark cloudy warning
or the storm that DER US lowers,
Life's the chord Of silver, binding
Man in contact with his kind,
Death is but that bond unwindinr,
Setting free the earth bound mind.
Life's the pitcher of the fountain.
Whence immortal riIls descend;
'Tis the fragile wheel sermounting
Cistern where pure waters blend.
Life's the day for deed and action,
Deaths the rest, the time is night;
lie who works with satisfaction.
Works while yet the hour is light
Forward then, the day is waning,
Westward sinks the setting sun;
Onward on! without complaining
Work while yet i may be done.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

To THE PoINT.--F you want to serve
humanity effectively, don't commence by
sending tracts that are never read, and
shirts that are never worn, to Africa
but help the needy around you. If there
are any single ladies about, get them
husbands; if honest poor persons, give
tbem something to make glad their hearts
if widows, console them; if pretty girls
please them; if pagans, preach the true
gospel to them-stir them up, turn, twist
fry, boil, stew or cook them into some.
thing of a good and outstanding ma
ture. After that, look out for the heath
en- and other folks il foreign parts"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

4 "CGEEyE' PUy.-The Boston Post
is guilty of the following atrocity Some
negroes escaped from jail at Nariposa by
boring holes with an augur. Other prison
ers we're placed in the same room before
it was properly repaired, and they like
wise escaped by the micGcr augur route.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

Too OLD.-The Sunday Atlas, in fit
of revolutionary enthusiasm says-"Hur-
rah for the girls of '76! y Thunder" cried
a New Jersey Wing, that's too darned
old. No-No-"uurrah for the girls OF
L." The New Jersey Wing got all to
shout with him, We are tod, and the old
woman about his ears
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" Nuffisd drums were beating,
Funeral marches 10 the grave"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1854.

features. If the sovereign people,
who make the laws by their repre-
seniaiives, will allow law 10 remain
in force and be executed, the pur-
pose of which is to send back mao
cent people escaping from opprcs-.
sion, let them do it with some hazard
to themselves. Let them be liable
to be claimed as fugitves, and, with
out babeas corpus or trial by Jury,
be hurried into slavery. 1t is but
reasonable that we should occaslUn-
ally touch, with our own fingers, the
burdens we lay upon the shoulders Of
men not allowed to share in legisla
ton. Judge M'Lean defends the
fugitive law az constitutional both
in lis purpose and features; bit #
he makes the Constitution appear
like a wicked inst, ument, he invests
il with character of reirIbutiyc us
tice in visiting oppression upon OPP
pressors.
This Judge, in his opinion above
mentioned. refers 10 traditional his
tory, TO the fugitive act Of 1893, TO
the decision cfIhe Supreme Court in
the Prigg case, considers questions
relative to the fugitive clause as set
tied by a weight Of authority not to
be shaken, and says, " An individual
who puts his oplnion-against The au-
thonty of tho nation in its legislative
and judicial action, must have no
small degree Of confidence in hisown
judgment" Under this rebuke from
an eminent Judge, | advance, and,
with becoming yet fearless respect,
reply, No authority under the
Constitution is weighty enough 10
settle questions IA favor of Injustice
and oppression; judges, like other
men. are lallible and liable to err !;
they hold their seats under the pco-
pie, add not over them The Con-
slllutIon is the peoples own inslru-
ment which they have rlght TO rthd
and understand for themselves ac-
cordIng to its d" fair meaning" and
declared design of establishing JUS
tee and i, especially becomes them
to do so, when Judges 90 out Of the
Constitution into unwrItleu history,
in order to susialn decisions against
natural right The Constitution
does not contain one word recoguIz
ing the right Of property in man, or
concedlng that one man Is not as
much a person" entitled TO consli-
tulional protection ms another A
foreigner reading the Constitution
for the first lime, ignorant OF our
corruption Of it, would wonder where
the compromises are.
To conclude. Mr. Editor. ask
nothing better than strict justice for
my views, without favor from any
quarter Let them be tested by all
the argument which candor and tai
enl eau bring against them.
l. SMTH.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
Allen and Warner.

The Hon. Solomon Miller, who
died a few years ago at a very adj
vanced age. at his residence in Will
liston, and who was a boy cotempo-
rary with Ethan Allen and Seth
Warner, used 10 relate the following
incident as illustrative Of the unus-
ualy warlke and oyerawlng pres
ence Of those two most noted of the
early heroes Of the Green Noun
tainS:
At the age Of about sixteen" he
said, 81 was sent by my father a
foot-journey to the southern part OF
the State, at that period in the Rev
olution when Allen and Warner,
who had returned from their first
campaigns, were making great eff
forts to hunt down and expel the
Tories, and at a juncture when they
were particularly on the alert for a
tory spy, who was reported to be
prowling about that part of the
country. As | was drawing neal
my destinations knowing nothing Of
what was afoot, and looking for nc
molestation, passed a tavern, oil
rather was about to pass it, when
the door suddenly flew open,
and out rushed two great, tall,
fierce looking men, and, rudely
hemming me in between them,
sternly babe me give an account Of
myself. But l was SO confused and
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23

A Coop Mans WIsH.-I freely
confess to you that | would rather,
when | am laid down in the grave.
have some one in his manhood
stand over me and say !: " There
lies one who was a real friend to
me, and privately warned me of the
dangers of the young +; no one knew
it, but he aided me in the time of
need | owe what | am to him !"
or would rather have some widow
with choking utterance, telling her
children, "there is your friend and
mine. He visited me in my Attic
ton, and found you, my son, an
employer, and you, my daughter, a
happy home in a yirtuous family"
say, would rather that such per-
sons should stand at my grave,
than to have erected over it the
most beautiful sculptured monument
of Partisan or Italian marble. The
hearts broken utterance of rehec-
tons of past kindness, and the tears
of grateful memory shed upon the
grave are more valuable, in my es-
timation, than the most costly
cenotaph, ever reared.-Dr. Sharp.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
From headley's life Of Washington. ]
THE STAMP ACT.

The fame spread on every side
British Ministers were hung in oiligy
on Liberty Tree. Associations were
formed to reject all British manufac-
tories. People in Philadelphia re-
fused To eat mutton that they might
have more wool for domestic use
Ladies Of the first rank dressed in
homespun. The stern puritan clergy
cried, " To your tents, o Israel -
When the churchmen preached 10y
ally to The Lords anointed, " The
peopie,' retorled VIM Livingston,
" are the Lords anointed." The
stamp Act was hawked about the
streets OF New York headed-' Folly
of England and Ruin OF america.
South Carolina heard the bucle-
blast of Virginia and Massachusetts,
and snalching up the trumpet,
through her Gadsden, blew call so
clear and glorious, that the heart of
the nation leaped up at the sound
With the lofty, fearless and eloquent
Gadsden at the South, The fiery pat
riot Patrick Henry in Virginia, and
the sanest madmen that ever the Or
acles OF God spoke through, OTIS of
Boston, at the North, there was no
danger of lack of energy or courage.
Z. neafh 10 me man trhO offers a
piece Of stamped paper for sale 2"
shouted the people of Boston. Bon
fires, harangues, threats, riots and
violence, filled the officers of govern
ment with alarm. Hutchinson of
Connecticut, fled TO his castle. The
stamp officer at Rhode Island tremb-
ling Tor ms life, resigned al the clam
ors of the mob. The house of the
stamp master of Annapolis was lev
elled TO the ground by the iniurlated
multitude. lngersoll, stamp master
OF Connecticut, fled in terror from
New Haven with the Governor. In
his flight he met first two, then FIVE,
ana niue ailer thirty, and fnaliy
hive hundred men on horseback, arm
ed with clubs Gu, from the forest and
stripped Of their bark. Three bu-
giles heralded their approach, and
opening To the right and left they
received into their midst the lremb-
ling stamp officer. Hating in main
street of Welhcrs6eld, they babe
him resign. lngersoll, having retired
to house hesilated and delayed
The people grew more indignant, and
at length their swelling shout for ven
gance SO alarmed him that he obeyed,
saying, "AlIer all, it is not worth
dying for"
"Swear TO the writing" cried the
mob. lngersoll refused. "Then
shout for Liberty and Property three
times" they cried. Liberty and
Property" shouted the crest-fallen
stamp-master. Then three loud
huzzas rent the air. A thousand
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23

overawed by their menacing atti-
tudcs and eagle glances, which
seemed to look me through and
through, that could only stammer
out some incoherent reply.
A straight story, sir" exclaimed
the stoutest and toughest of my
fearful assailants, whom soon dis
covered to be Ethan Allen, "teIl
straight story, sir, or by the horned
Luciler, your case shall be settled
without waiting for judge or jury p
Stay, Allen !" interposed the
other, who was Warner, and who
had been cycling me more quietly,
but none the less searchingly-
stay this can't be the one"
" Why, the dress answers the de-
scription," replied Allen, hesitatiug-
ly.
" Yes" joined Warner, but see
who is in it. This is nothing but
some green stripling-look Why,
You have scared him out of his wits !
But come, cheer up lad, and tell
your name and business. If you
are honest, we won't hurt you, but
perhaps make man of you"
Thus encouraged, | told my
name, &c; when they had great
laugh, apologised, and invited me to
dine. | declined their civilities,
however, and was glad to be suffer-
ed to pursue my journey, as then
did. But | never got over my first
impression of Allen and Warner
And though | am now old, and
have seen considerable of the world,
| have never met any two men that
could compare with them for over
awning presence, especially when
bent on a purpose where they attic
ipated obstacles"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
Nebraska.

The Council Bluffs Eagle gives the
following description OF the newly
organized territory -
The bound OF this proposed Terri
tory is spacious enough and Contains
much very excellent land--ihe Mis-
souri, bounds it on the East, and the
Rocky Mountains on the West
There is quite number ofgood use
ful streams that traverse its borders.
II is now confidently expected
that the Indians will be removed
this Fall to their new homes, giving
room to The eyer-pursuing pale faces
The climate, like our own, is mild
and pleas mt, and like all other
prairie countries, there is rather
over proportions of wind, and, even
in the most suliry summer days, n
cooling breeze fans the prairies.-
There is little snow in winter, it be.
ing much of the time pleasant sunny
weather through the winter The
vast herds of Buffalo, elk and deer,
that range this extensive territory,
would feed the starving millions of
Europe on meat for years.
The vallies on all the streams are
rich and fertile, but much of the
high lands ava, from the water cour-
ses are sandy and not arnble. There
are minerals of various kinds already
discovered, among which are coal,
iron, chalk, magnesia, &c. There
is timber on nearly all the streams
intermlngled with the bluffs and hills
aud vallics, although as a general
thing there is scarcity through the
Territory.
The geese, swan, ducks and other
feathered . lme are abundant through
this whole Missouri river region.-
Amongst the fruits that abound in
Nebraska, and IN this region also, are
grapes, plums, cherries, strawberries,
black currents, goosberrles. haws,
crab and thorn apples, and in the
nc un,alns Of Nebraska, the same
berries abound.
The Missouri bottoms in Nebraska
are in many places broad and always
fertile, with timber almost its whole
length. Omaha city is the name 10
embryo of city TO be built on the
river opposite this city. The loca-
ton and natural advantages cannot
be exceled. The site of Winter
Quarters, IL miles above, is also
beautifully aud dramatically situated
for a large place. Beleyiew, II
miles below, is equally an eligible site
in many respects, and has an excel
lent ledge of rock on the margin Of
the river. Nebraska Centre, or
Wood River settlement, has already
been commenced, and post office
established. This is distant, west
$50 miles, and near the Platte river.
There are already five post offices
established in Nebraska on the north
side of the Platte, as is the case with
Western Iowa this new territory
will be filled soon after being opened,
with hardy industrious people from
the East, who will make her hills and
dales resound with The song of the
laborer or click of the mechanics
tools.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
More INTERNAL MAcHINEs."-

More INTERNAL MACHINES. -
The report of the proceedings of
the French Academy OF Sciences
contains an account of a new de-
structive weapon which has been
invented in France. II consists Of
a long hollow lance, filled with
some combustible compound. To
this lance is attached a buckler,
which protects the head and breast
of the soldier from the bullets of the
enemy
"Thus protected, the man may
advance to within eight, ten OF
twelve yards Of the enemy and de-
liver his fire. The fire is commun-
icated to the lance with as great IA
cility as TO a gun. 1t exercises its
action directly by fire, properly
speaking, aud will cover with a
sheet of fame horizontal surface of
ten or twelve yards the fire tenac-
iously attaches itself to every object
it encounters, burns with rapidity,
and gives SO powerful a. volume OF
flame that it is as dangerous to the
second and third ranks of the enemy
as to those in front. Besides this
first effect, the lance continues for
some time to give an uninterrupted
jet of flame, accompanied with
loud whistling noise
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
VOL. XVIII, NO. aO.~.wHoLE NO. PASS.

ell duties except on tea. The colon
lists then refused TO drink tea and il
accumulated in the English ware
houses. No man was found bold
enough to be its consignoe on these
shores. The East India Company
endeavored to get cargo into Bos-
ton Harbor, but the citizens in the
garb of Indians threw it overheard.
This act of violence was followed by
the famous Port Bill by which Bos-
ton was to he shut up and Salem used
as the port OF the colony. To carry
out this and reduce the rebellion.
spirit Of the colonists, troops were
ordered over to he quartered on the
people
When the Assembly of Virginia
met, one Of their first acts was 10
pass resolutions of sympathy for
Boston and appoint a day of fasting
and prayer. Lord Dunmore, the
governor. irrita,ed at this act OF dis
loyalty, dissolved the Assembly,
The members Immediately re-assem-
blcd at a tavean, and, among other
act, recommended the call OF a gen.
eral Congress, TO deliberate on the
course to be pursued. They then
dispersed with the exception OF
twenty five, of whom Washington
was one. These remained to keep
the fast which had been appointed
Washington "went TO church, and
tasted all day."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
NoRTHFIELD, WATERBURY, &C.

siituional at the time il was passed.
Few lawyers at tina, time, who had
examined the subject impariially and
carefully, were willing to concede
that Congress, by hasiy vote taken
in time of heated political excite
ment, could abrogale those two great
principles of the Common Law-for
centuries regarded as the safeguards
of Anglo-Saxon liberty as distin-
gulshed from Continental despolism,
the TRIAL BY JURY and the WRIr oF
HaBEAs CoRrUs-ihe one wresied
from King John by the Magma
Cbarta in 1915, and the other Sc
cured by the Revolution of 1853,
and both embodied in our Dcclara-
ton Of Independence, and in every
Bill of Rights, State and National,
that we have ever framed.
Yet The Federal Courts, whose
province II was TO demonstrate, &C
quiesced. Ii was not to be expected
they would do otherwise. Filled by
Executive appointment, they were
plant TO Executive dictation. And
so great was the popular desire for
peace after the angry controversy of
1850 about Slavery, that State au
thorites and private citizens waived
their convictions OF its injustice, and
len, the Adjustment their submission.
If not their support.
The belief in the permanence Of
that adjustment has passed awav.-
The scales are dropping from mems
eyes, and they are no longer restrain
ed from ntierlng their convictions.
Tins upright Judge in Wisconsin is
tie first who has had the courage TO
lace the Slaveholding aggression
which takes upon itself the sem
hlance of authority, only that it may
deuy Justice and disregard the Law.
But we much mistake the temper Of
the times, If he is the only Daniel
who will come to Judgment"
The decision Will probably be re-
viewed by the t. s. Courts. The
Supreme Court has once decided,
On the case of Prigg vs.. Pennsyl-
gdnia, Is Peters r., 539.) that il
is within the province Of Congress,
aud not Of the States, 10 legislaie for
The surrender of lugitiyes. But the
case involved some doubts, and a
portion of the Co, IT dissenied from
the conclusion reached. And in
several cases, that of .Stocy, for in
stance. in tins Stale, no Johns. r.,
32B) in which the State Courts
have enforced obedience to the writ
Of habcas corpus, 1t has been cnnced-
cd as settled that the Federal and
State Courts have concurrent, iuris-
dlciion over the question Of lawful
imprisonment, when that imprlson-
ment Is 10y an officer of the United
States. under preteXt of United
Ht"''9 mummy va d'N'uut VI
these antiquities, it would seem
proper that the subject should again
be Jndlcially considered and pronoun-
ced upon. If the Opinion OF Judge
SMITH has no other effect, it will be
productive Of good in bringing the
matter up for discussion and decision
IN The Courls.-Atbany Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
The Fugitive Slave Law decid-
ed Unconstitutional.

A decision which will excite no
little interest and comment. has JuSt
been made Ia the Supreme Coud of
Wisconsin,
5. NJ. Booth, citizen of Michi-
gan, was IN custody of the u. ;.
Marshal upon charge OF iorcIbly
obsirucung the execution OF the Act
of September, 1850, known as the
Fugitive Slave Law. Upon applica-
Ton TO the State Supreme Court, a
writ OF habedS corpus was granted,
directed to the Marshal, who accord
lngly made return thereto by produce
Ing the defendant in Court. There
upon his counsel moved for dis
charge.
A. ID. Smith, j., delivered the
opinion of the Court. II is long,
able and elaborate. The following
is summary of lis points -
lst That the article IN the Con
ssltutlon on which the law of 1850
for the reclamation of fugitive slaves
resis, was mere y IA compact 10y the
contracting parties to the Cons,Ilu-
tlon, by which the free states were
10 be bound 10 provide legislation,
under due course of law, and after
examination OF facts, for the return of
such persons, but that no power was
conferred upon Congress TO legislate
upon The matter, and that Il is the
duty OF the States 10 provide such
legislation. The fact that Congress
has not power 10 punish Stale OIL
GERS for refusing 10 provide such leg
islation, is proof that the matter re-
nauus i'll lorm oil compact. nat
ii is clear that Congress cannot con-
stilutIonally act upon this subject /;
while il is also clear that the Suites
cannot pass laws dlscharging fugit-
ives from ,erylce. All such laws
must be void.
I'd. That the Constitution con-
templates an examination into the
claim of The claimant OF the fugitive,
to be made where he is, by presump-
ton, free, while the Act of 1850
makes the decision or warrant OF a
Judge or Commissioner a Judgment
in fact, without trial or examination.
That, in order TO ascertain 90 whom
= such service or labor is due" ex-
animation and enquiry must be made.
If service or labor is due, the lugIl-
i've must be given up; but the fact
must be asceIiained. There is an
issue of fact to be tried.
Sd. The suit TO try this fact, is
not suit in equity or admiralty, and
must be at common law [; hence a
trial by Jury is demanded properly.
9TH. The Act Of 1850 is un-
constitutional in that il violates the
principles which forblds that persons
shall be deprived of liberty without
due process Of law" The SUM
mary proceedings under the act Of
1850 clearly violate this provision.
And thereupon the defendant was
discharged.
This decision is the embodiment
of long entertained and very general
opinion. Eminent turists proDoun-
ced the provisions Of the act uncon-