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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

81 GeT The Sandusky Register thus refers to
fhe personal appearance of the great Ame-
rican traveller, Baysrd Tay lor:
When the audience looked upon Mr..
Taylor, they beheld perfect impersonotion
of "splendid" man, with a head on his
shoulders which might serve as a model for
Canova: He IS of tall and very erect
frame, with chest and limbs that make
him III athlete--finely fitted 10 endure any
extreme of climate and capable of coping
with any emergency. His expressive fea.
lures are set off with handsome beard and
moustache, which, worn with good taste
show how much they add TO mans beauty
as we'll as to his comfort. His style ol
speaking is not marked with action--rother
with repose; but his voice is richly attuned
and his words fall so full and soaorous from
his lips as to tasten the slightest syllable
on the hearers attention. His lecture, in
! style, was closely written; and we venture
to say, that, IF given in the vocabularity aud
rhetoric of ordinary speakers, It would have
occupied, at least, three hours in delivery
Yet il was pot barren beauty; the pleas
ing impression made upon the minds Of his
hearers shows that-it was admirable in its
wcrdsd thToughs
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06
WHOLE NO 1883
SABBATH READING.

THE SABBATH.-The origin Of the Sab
bath forbids Us to regard Il as Jewish inst.
tuition that ceased 10 be obligatory with tae
abrogation Of the LeVi.ical services. IL is
distinctly given as an ordinance Of God 70
the first father Of our racei it is plainly re-.
ferred to in the mention Of the week as
measure Of time in alithe sacred narrative;
and before the giving yofths-l Law ap Sinai.
the mama did ne. fall upon the seventh
day, and The people were rebuked for
attempting to find il. Addto these thoughts
the important facts ,ha. the Sabbath 10 en-
joined among the ten commandments and
that no portion ofthe ten commsndme sts was
annulied whom the Jewish law ceased 10
bind sithat the Sabbath, is as needful
in one age as another, and indeed more
ueedful to sinful maa thE5 to anfalisn Ad.
am, aud the conclusion seems plain, thar
the Sabbath was designed for man as race
and TO extend ito duties its & blessings 10
every land and time.
The change Of the Sabbath from tho
seventh day Of the week, is sufficiently ac-
counted for. BY the important fact that on
the Christian Sabbath the Lord Jesus Christ
arose from the dead; and is sufficiently jus.
tilted by the practice Of the early church, who
met for their worship upsn the first day of
the week; who received upon that day so
large blessing as the Outpoufing Of thsSpi
it at Psntecost; and who gave to It the
name Of the Lords day.
What an interesting institution this ls
then when viewed in this light; that from
the days of Adam in Innocence there has
been this weekly service 10 all ages; the de-
light of pious minds; That Abel and Abra.
ham and Moses and Isaiah rejoiced to keep
in memory the great work Of creations that
Pster,and John, and Paul and Augustine rea
joiced to remember the greater work Of re-
dsm7tion; and that to them all and to every
faithful follower in their eirfootsteps.th earthly
sabbath was designed as a'type Of an eternal
rest.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06


SrAHr 'EM OFF, GALs--PdSt 10 o'clocf.-
If you are n young ladythst has beaux re-
member that you have no right to encourage
the over frequency. of their visits in any
house that is not your home or to dvote
much of your time and attention to'fiirt-
alton with them Above all, avoid introdu-
cling to the family Of your entertainers,
young men whom they ore likely in any re-
spect to disapprovs. No stranger who has
the feeling of gentleman will make Sec
ond visit to any house without an invitation
from the head Of the family, and he should
take care that his visits shall not begin too
early, or continue too late. However de-
lightfu he may find the society OF his lady
fair, he has no right to discommode the
family with whom she is staying, by pro-
longing his visits to an unreasonable hour.
If he seems inclined to do so, there is moth
ing amiss in his fair one herself limiting to
him that it is past ten o'clock. Also, there
Sc sould be ga temperance" even in his morn
ing calls. Its rude in young lady aud
gentleman to monopolizc one of the parIors
all forenoon even if they are really court
ing-still mere if they are only pretending
to court, for instance, if they are sitting
close to each other and whispering on sub
jects that might be discussed aloud before
the whole house, and talked across the
room. Miss Leslie.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

FoRGIvEsEss.-It is very great mistake
to suppose that the forgiveness of wrong
implies any appreciation Of his conduct, who
did the wrong. The very reverse is plat ly
true. For il my neighbor has done me ne
wrong, 1hays nothing to forgive; it is there
fore only towards one whom regard as an
offender, that can exercise forgiveness. =.
The excellence Of this virtue is greatest,
when the wrong done is most fagrant and
our sense Of injustice most keen. 1t il
surely no proof that God approves of our
sins when he forgives them. 1t iSths very
glory Of Divine forgiveness that it is exerT
cised towards the unworthy. Let every
man abhor injustice and frown upon wrong.
this is as it should be. Bnt let every man
also exercise that spirit Of forgiveness which
loves the offender with true benevolence,
while it hates the offence and which frowns
upon sin;while ever ready to do good to the
sinner.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06


The TAX BrLL.-The Tax Bill reported tc
the Ohio House Of Representatives by the
Finance Committee, is substantially the
former bill, without change except in the
following particulars:
/. II does away with the exemption oil
| fifty dollars.
| g 1t repeols the tenth and eleventh Sec
tions of the law providing for deductions on
moneys and credits.
3. Taxes leasehold interes's as personal
tpsepsTty, AT their actual value ia money.
a. Fixes day certuin, the fourth Mon.
day of April, for listing all personal proper.
ty except that of banks and bankers and
other corporations, which are required to
report on the first Monday of May, annual.
Iy. The properly that is reported to the
assessor il fixed on the fourth Monday o
April, and that returned to The County Au.
ditor on the first Monday of May.
5. 1t does away with average estimates
of property for taxation by merchants, bank
ers, manufacturers, &c.
6. It does oway wi h valuations by tn,
Assessor ahd fixes the terms of the oath o.
the person listing property, with view tC
making the same less objectional to indivd
uals who may be scrupulous in reference tC
swearing thereto
T. 1t permits county Treasurers to visi
the townships as required by the county
Commissioners
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

Six WosDERs.--An old divine says,
"whsn get to heaven l shall see thres
wonders there: first, many will be there /
did not expect to see; second, wuny win
not be there did expect to see; and the
greatest wonder will be to find myself
there"
A modern missionary of great ability and
usefulness says, 81 also have seen three
wonders: first many men Of great talents 81
great wealth and great opportunities doing
nothing for the cause of God; next, many
humble and despised persons, whose hearts
were right, doing wonders; and the greatest
wonder of all is to find one 30 humble as
myself to be at all useful in the work.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

THE WHIe PARTY.-In replying 10 the
assertion of a Virginia paper, that "the
Wing party of the North has ceased to ex-
ist." the Albany Register trutafully says:
II is great folly to suppose that the Wing
party at the North has ceased to exist. 1t
is stronger to-day han it has been for years,
in this State. Mt least, This Nebraska move
ment has healed the breach, that existed in
its ranks. II has removed the causes Of dis
sension, and it is moving in more solid and
compact column, now than it has done for
years. The proposition to repeal the COM
promise of 1920, has done more to build up
the Wing party than coulI the ordinary err
rors of.its opponents, do in decade: Were
we to look only at the growth and strength
eff that party, in ;h State, or in the whole
Nor h, were we to overlook the great moral
as well as political wrong perpetrated by
Sen tor DOuglus and the Administration, in
their efforts to extend the institution OF
Slavery at the expense Of q solemn COM
pact, we should thank them for their course.
They have not only made the Wing party q
unit, but they have divided thsir own sup
porteis, an given thousands upon thousands
OF recruits to the Wing ranks
No man need trouble himself about an ep-
/ ituph for the "Whig party atthe North. y
! Il is neither dead nor "absorbed II is
full OF healthy vigorous life, with high hopes
and great promises for its future.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

THE OLD MAE. Bow low the head. boy; do
reverence r. the old man. Once like yory,
the vicisitudes Of life have silvered the hair,
and changed the round merry face to the
worn visage before you. Once that heart
beat with aspirations eoequal TO that you
have felt; aspirations crushed BY disaPpoiHt-
ment, as yours are perhaps destined TO BE-.
Once that form stalked proudly through the
gay scenes of pleasure, the beau ideai Of
grace; now the hand of Time that withers
the flower ofyesterday has warped that hg@
T. and destroyedlh noble cafriags. Once
a, your age. he possessed the thousand
thoughts that pass through your brain, now
wishing to accomplish deeds worthy Of q
nook in fame, anon imagining life a dream,
that the sooner he awoke from ,he better =
But he has lived the dream very near
through. The time to awake is very near at
hand; yet his eye ever kindles at old deeds
of daring, aud the hand takes frmer grasp
of the staff. Bow lew the head, BOY. as
you would in your old age be reverenced.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

GREAT MEN How FALLEN!-One day
some weeks ago, there were taken to the
tombs in New York, while in state of
bsastly intoxication, a lawyer, who had
been somewhat distinguished in his profss.
sions-a historian, the author of a standard
work Fan editor, once talented, and OF great
respe ctability-and lastly nclergyman,a man
of refined manners and highly educated.
The lawyer was let off the next morning on
promise of better behavior; the histoisn
succeeded in getting his liberty t" get
drunk again the morning following; the edI-
tor was sent to the A Inns House and the
clergyman, at the date of our information,
still remained in durance. What an exam
pie this of tho levelliog down pswsr OF
strong drink Truly it "spares not the
hiuh nor the humble"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

0JWe learn from Washington that
there is prospect that the famous Gadsden
treaty will be amended by the Senate in so
many important particulars as to make it
practically new project. Instead of the
meandering line marked out by Mr.. Gads-
den, it is proposed to take the 3lst parallel
as the boundary, and follow it direct to the
Gulf Of California. thus securing us a port
and about 80 miles of coast thereon. That
Santa Anna will agree to this s.there is no
doubt, he having, as we statedsspme time a.
go, instructed Minister A Almoutet ma ke a n
arrangement to that effect iffzfal.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

THE PorAro CRoP IN IAELASD.-The
Irish journals all speak of extensive pre-
partitions making on the part of the farmers
for the potato crop. The Cork Constitution
says:
Encouraged by the high prices at pres
snt obtained for potatoes. and the success
which attended their cultivation last year,
farmers are preparing extensive crops OF this
esculent Never since the memorable
blight IN 1914 has there been so extensive
and 80 early a growth of potatoes as during
the present year"
The Tralee Chronicle also says:
"For many years, at so early period oi
the spring, so extensive preparations for the
tiling of the potato have not taken place
as at present in the southern parts of this
country, All along the coass from Ken
bmare TO Cahirciyeen a large extent OF lant
lis already under cultivation OF that valuable
Eesgulent."
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

A POWERFUL MIcEoscoPE.--It is stated
that Gerinan. in Cincinna i, has invented
microscope which has such an immense
magnifyng power that by it the dust which
by contract with the wings of e butterfly
adheres to the finger, is shown to be num-
ber Of feath RS, on which longitudinal and
transverse lines may be discovered. On a
very minute psrticle from the wing OF q
mitge, measuring only the one fve-hun-
dredth part of an inch, and only one-thou-
sandth of an inch in breadth, the number
Of scales is found to be eighty four thou
sand. which gives the enormous sum OF
forty-two thousand millions to one square
inch.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06
Thursday Evening. Tnrch 80, 1854

THE PRosPEcTs OF OUR CITY The favor
able locality of our city the beautiful scene
ry by which it islsurroundsd are themes that
have been too often discussed for US to at
temptto enlarge upon them, but we are hap.
py 10 call attention to the circumstances
which fact and figures demonstrate, that
our city is now as rapidly marching forward
on the onwarda path Of material progress,
as she has ever done. The want Of two
requisites, however, clog her advancement,
and those two subjects demand the imme-
diate and profound attention of our citizens
The fret isthe establishment of Water
Works. 1t is shame, a burning shame
that our city should be so totally destitute Of
public improvements. We believe there is
not another city or town in the State the
size Of Lancaster that is so poorly fortified
against fires, and we venture to say thati'
ire should chance to break out in the heart
of the city in the night season and get "uH-
der full headway," that it would lay the
larger portion of it in ruins before it could
be stayed Good engines and well organ
izsd fire companies are Indispensable to the
security of our city against fires. But these
are secondary objects, and are altogether
useless without water. II is not the fire
companies that protect large cities against
the devouring element, but their abundant
facilities for getting plenty of water. Wa
tertown, Virginia, was saved from annihiia-
ton by them, Evansville gives thanks to
her Water Works, and Chilicothe, after
having been destroyed sees the necessity of
them. ats
Let US take the city of Chillicothc for an
example. Before the destructive FIRE that
laid that city in ashes, she was exactly in
the same situation we are at present-de
pending altogether on the canal for water
in case of fires; but it SO happened that at
the time tho FIRE broke out in that place the
water had been let off the canal, and they
found themselves destitute of every means to
extinguish it. The consequence of this de.
fenseless state Of affairs was,t that Chillicothe
voted almost unanimously in favor of an ap-
preparation for the erection of Water Works
that she had but a short time before the fire
defeated by large majority. Let it be re-
mcmbered, too, that Chilcothe had the ad.
vantage of ciSierns on every corner in the
city-yet it so happened that their cisterns
were in the same condition that the canal
was in-dry.
This is strong argument in favor of
Water Works, and should bring itself home
to every voter Of the city. Such an i'm
provement would add much to the beauty
and health of our city and attract men Of
wealth and leisure in large cities who seek
in the summer season places of recreation
and pleasure.
The other requisite" we shall speak of
at anolher time.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

TAE JAPAS Dispatches
have been received from Commodore Perry
dated Hong Kong, January Cd. He was a,
bout to start in short tim, on his second
expedition to Japan. The squadron has no,
been recalled, as has been enormously
stated. The East India squadron will be
reduced after its mission 10 Japan shall have
been performed, as the force in those seas
will then be larger than is necessary,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

HORRIBLE PKAcTIcE.-Two clerks last
week were publicly whippsdin the market
place at Char lesion, s. c.. for stealing from
their employees. They were sentenced 70
receive thirty nine lashes, whi'b were TO De
inflicted at three different timeI,and at such
intervals that the wounds caused BY the
first should be healed before the second pun
ishment, and so Of the third. At the first
whipping, these unhappy victims Of the bar
barism Of the middle ages, after suffering
twenty strokes, fell blSsding and faiBting,
and were carried back to jail. Ten thou
sand persons bshsid this horrible spsctaels.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

WE have two questions to putto all can
did men. In the first place, did not both the
great political parties pledge themselves in
their conventions at Baltimore in 1852 not
to encourage or promote in any way what
ever the agitation of slavery! In the sec
ond place, did not the authors of the Ne
braska bill, the proposers Of the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise. know perfectly
we'll that the Missouri Compromise could
not be repealed without arsnewed and tre'
mendous agitation of the slavery question:
| LOU Jour. n..
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

DEATH FROM FRlear, Ellen Deere. a
factory girl Of Lowell, Mass, was "lrightsn-
ed to death" in that city on Wednesd y eve
ming. She 1T her boarding house in per-
feet health, al 8 o'cIock,with another young
woman, to make some purchases, and OIL re-
turning home she passed through dark
passage wOy-supposing that she was fol.
lowed by some one, ran with her companion
to her boarding house, and fell nearly dead
upon the sidewalk in front OF the door. She
breathed but few moments after being
carried into the house; and died oflreight-
from the effect of Imagination, or from the
wanton foolishness of some inconsideratc
person.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

DAnrNe RoBBBRY.---The house Of Mr.,
John Howk of our village was broken open
oy robbers last night, and chest stolen
from it, containing over 500 in gold, $500
in silver, and $3.50 in paper. Suspicion is
on the track of some scoundrsls, who are
prowling about here.
p. S.-Since the above was written, the
chest has been found in the woods near this
place, broken open. The paper money is
found, but the specie is ng.-Weli'ng-
ton Journal. H.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

New ORLEANS. This unfortunate city
has suffered severely this winter, in Its trade,
by the low stage Of the waters and the ice
on the Western rivers. The Bulletin says
thatths past season has been without a
parallel for the last twenty years. There
is now says the Bulletin, Sl5,ooo,OoO from
the single article Of cotton alone, less in the
commercial community, than at the same
period last year.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

.CoUxTERrEIT GOLD DoLLARs.-The Buff
fao Republic mentions the appearance in
that city OF gold dollars, which proves that
the bogus mint is in operaton,a its issues
are circulating. The metal of which it is
made is copper. A very thin covering Of
gold, which conceals the baser metal, was
probably put on by galvenism.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

,NEBRAsKA emigration is already pushing
up the Missouri river; parties frem Ohio
are passing through our cities,seekng homes
in the contemplated territory. Associa-
tions are proposed among the Germans to
emigrate there in great numbers, CTR.
Gar
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

JAMES RAYMOND, the well known mana
ger of circuises and menageries, died at
Carmel, Putnam county, N. Y, on the 23d
inst. He originated the business about
thirty years ago, and imported the first ele
phant ever shown in the United States. A
mong his property which is valued at ST.
100000, are the Broadway theatre and
Washington Hotel, in the city of New
York.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

so,,runE. was perfectly
III, and Robiuson crusoe didn't kEow.
,rsIsn ri was well of. Solitude has eharps.
What il more enchanting than being siong
with the ''hobjsct Of your sffsetiensY'
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

JOHN Howard PAYNE.-The remains CT
the late John Howard Payne (the author Of
"Home, Sweet Home,") are to be brought
to this country and placed in the Congress
ional burial ground, and a suitable monu-
ment erected to his memory at the expense
of the government.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

6TLieut. Jerome Napoleon, arti
U. S. Rifles, was in New Orle6Hss khe
goth inst. The Picayuns says be sR seut
resorting to the theatre ofwsr in. tstlaepe
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

EXPENSES OF RELIeToK.-A christian gsn-
tleman, when blamed by his commercial
partner for his liberality, made this reply
Your foxhounds cost more in one year, than
my religion ever cost in two. Certain it's
the religious expenses of the community are
the least lavish.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

W The mere apprehension of war has
cost England already, ii is said Ell, 100000
at least
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

01TC. ]. Daniel, of Bath, EngiaAJg has
secured patent for drying hay and grind.
ing it into meal fer feeding cattle. &
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

rTA whole township in Germany, that
Of Enzelhoum, it is said, is preparing to
leave turether for America. ~
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

ADVERTISING FOR WEE. D. w.
Clifford, q young man, in Ind, who recent
ly advertised for a wife, says that he is
thoroughly convinced of the advantages OF
advertising. He says he has received, in
answer to his advertisement, 794 letters,
thirteen dagucrreo,ype llknessesses of la
dies, two gold finger rings, seventeen locks
of hair, one copy FIX Marvel's "Rsyeres
ofa Bachelor" one thimble aud two dozen
shirt buttons. He ought to be convinced.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

01rMajOr Brice,US. Army, from New
Mexico, arrived at New Orleans on the
goth inst.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

0TIf you want to feel as tiicsi9s san'
book in red cover and gold SIa4 lIsS,.
ever you see pretty girl fais DOW In slle
street, just run and pick her nTPs.s 3. q
it" yesterday, and have felt ~ t4tsste lQveFl
and four-story happiness everisince f.s q
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

JENNY LIND, is stated,hss abandoned a
series of engagements in Europe. for which
she was to have realized f25,ooo, in conse-
quence ofthe illness Of her first born, over
whom she prefers watching to getting
wealth.
GrThe Sismese Twins are at Pittsburg
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

0ArIn low life, before marriage, the man
is very much struck icith the woman, ana
afterwards the woman Is very much strucs
by the mau4-showing ''stiking2 lllustra,
ton Of tho two propositions swishp and
.s hv - =
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-06

KExpALL's Sitsss .BgeLEL
the passengers on board the ill-fa,ed steam
er J. L. Avery, which was lost short time
since on the N ssissppi river, was Mr.. Ed
ward Kendall, the we'll know n musician OF
Boston. He lost all his baggage, including
his celebrated silver bugle. Several OF his
band were also on board of the same boat.