The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-13

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T1Es sNEwsPAPERs.--In promotion sof 90
desirable an object as the union of the intel.
lectuaI with the useful, the newspaper is an
important auxiliary. 1T is more. It is,ty.
picalf Of the community in which It circu.
lates and il encouraged. 1Ittells iss charac!
ter, as we'll as its condition; it's tastes, a.
we'll 90 its necessities; the meral,y 40 well
as the PHYSICAL stamina Ofpopulation and
soil. It is the map whereon are traced our
tendencies and destinies-the chart 10 di.
rect the traveller and settler to safe and
pleasant harborage, or to divert them from
the shoals and quicksands of social degrade
ton. At home it brings to our firesides, Il
imparts to eur household, it impresses on
our children, its sentiment OF prObriety lts
tone of contamination. Abroad, Il IL 70.
garded as oar oracle, and speaks volumes
for or against US. In its business features
may be discerned the indications of odr
prosperity or otherwise, in a worldly sensel
but in its general complexion will be dis
covered our moral and spiritual healthful.
ness or disease. 1t is the portrait1re Of opr
imperfections, as well as the clirohiclet OF
our advancement. National Inteligencsr.
7 VERMONT MINEs.-Dr. jackson, at the
Boston Natural History Society's late meet-
ing, read an account Of nev milne recently
opened for gold, siluer, lead aud copper; ,'st
Bridgewater, near Woodstock, Vt. The
minerals ut present known in this mine afs
ds follows, viz: Native gold, in scales and
small irregular. grains in quartz. in black
blende and in, other minerals Of the vein,
Argentiferous (and auriferous) gslena black
zinc blende yellow copper Pyrites gahnite
or zinciferous spinelle; crystals Of quartz
geodes; brown oxide Of iron. The ores
smelted gave So per cent. Of lead. sThp.
lead cupelled, the silver being separated,
gave of fine gold,, in one ton Of lead, -
ounces, stpwt, 8 grs.; Of silver, !l9 ounnes,
4 pvt, ii grs. The gold in | ton Of lead. acr
cord,ng to this, would be worth @603,45; ead
the silver $25,2s; or these metals, IN the
ore, as obtained by washing, would be worth
about half AZ, much. The lead that can. be
saved, q worth @I2O per ton, The minsois
| about 40 miles from the principal railroads,
, leading to Boston and New York; .ae,gsYs
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4 6TThe Russian Emperor is reported to
have said, in reference to the EDglishl: 4 !,
"They may repel me from the Danuhea
they may enter Cronstadt and take posse
sion Of ST. Peterburgh, they may force ne
!. to retire from Moscow, but they uapat Svivs
| me from the wilds Of Ef66I4, u take ne
pfisonet in the mountaih dbaes Ofths uFsl,
! before cease 70 strive for the pasision. ]
have taken" sssss Z
4 Whether these words be his or not, We
!, sentiments !, IL ssids ii one ia which iAe
RAssiAh people stiil prefess delight, asd p
which they will continpe % y 40 ussit ~
last levy ef monica Or Of men heesmes! sog
severe for even The capabilities II Rss.lsA
endurance, Of surpaases the extent e kps. 4
01-Nevss eppose I've ldteFk TIE I'll
bs one anyhow. a After Pstsr and NsncE
\ hase oass vowed sshsg'd 50 i, lit's nosmprs
4 use d esy ito psssens st.ihsna u stleaptal1
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