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England's Humanity.

1t is generally known that savages were
employed by the king Of England, George
ILL.,, and paid at so much per scalp of man
woman and child, during our revolutionary
war. A few items from this terrible trade
in human flesh may perhaps interest some
of, our readers, and show. how this paternal
king strove to crush out the noble spirit OF
Independence in our early heroes. Here is
a list OF a number of packages that were
sent by one James Boyd, from a Captain
Crawford to the British Governor of Cana
da, Colonel Hamilton. These packages OF
scalps were found among the baggage Of
the English army, after the defeat of Bur
goyne, cured and dried; with Indian marks
upon them. The letter accompanying them
read thus!9b yaGIy}th gii be 9a.'q a aei
Package /. Containing forty. three scalps
Of, Congress soldiers, killed in different Skin
mishes, stretched on black hoops four. inch,
es in diameter. lH r"bq )u Ionsjhaaza A.ii
Pack 2. Containing ninety.three far.
mers' scalps, killed in their houses, on red
hoops, with figure of hoe painted on
each to denote their occupation. s.;a'i
Pack. 8. Containing rninefy-seven far
mers' .scalps on green hoops, TO show that
tbei were, killed in the fields raar,j,l .7U
Pack. j4ll Containing one hundred and
two farmers scalps, eighteen Of them mark.
ed with yellow flames, to signify that they
were burntSalive. .,'' "a
Pack. g.. Containing eighty-eight scalPs
ofqwomen,- hair long and braided to show
that they were mothers. ia3a5i d r5 nHJ
Pack. J67 Continuing one hundred and
Rinety-three, ,sGalps soo'f, q, boys Of various ages
on, small green hoops. Jsqag bae ,aota,iriuo
o7Pack.i 7.iiTwoih hundred and eleven1girls
scalps. big and little, onsmaltyellow hoops
Such was the stuff Of which English roy.
qlists were made il. the ''dayag which chIttrieff trieff
men ,s0uts.HdI u1Gt aGisaimbG lgf v5rog aH
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'Is That the way God Puints."


It was the evening of the Sabbath. The
sun had just descended below the, horizon.
and his mellow rays were thrown back. upon
fleecy cloud, which hung in reefs and folds
along the western sky, and tinged it with
golden hues, SO varigated that a pious mind
might innocently contemplate i, as imaging
forth to earthly expectnnts the drapery Of
those mansions in the heavenly temple, which
our ascended Lord has prepared for his re-
deemed onesoae r... raAr.g qan i..p.gtt .ag
The hour for the last services of the Sab
bath was approaching, and young lady was
standing at the window admring the george
GUS sunset needless Of a tiny brother by her
side, until he exclaimed, 20 how beautiful
it is! Sister, is that the way God paints!"
The idea was not new, that all the coIors
are contained in every beam Of light, but it
was newly dressed. 1t was divested of its
philosophic robes, ard beautifully vested in
innocent and child like drapery: God paints
with rays Of light. All colors simple
and compound, with all their notifications,
variously combined and arranged, which
adorn and benutiry visible. creation are pen.
cilings Of an infinitely skitful hand, drawnlp
rays OF light, poured forth from the sun, the
centre Of our system, -, ...........f p d.,
Ours is beautiful world still, though sin
has sadly blurred it--skilfully arranged as it
wos, and richly adorned by the hand of the
Greut Architect. They only who have found
their way to. that bright and sinIess world, Of
which, God himself is the light" the sun is
the centre, shedding forth his beams Of empy-
rean light upon all the holy beings and holy
things in heaven, are axle fully to appreciate
or satisfactorily to respond to the question Of
our little friend, (" Is that the way God paintsp
Ten. Ba6tiSt. la1aaue-F ~ .-s7 Nj - s.
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i The Boy far tIaeiTimes.o

iliiA tFlA % utTA-----1E NUE .so'itA af0E J
We like an active boy, who has the inn
puisse Of the al ge-ef the steam engine in him!
A'laay, Ploddipg, small paced chap, might
have got sicng IN the world ffty years ago;
but he won't do for these times, We live in
age Of quick; speak idea? menIthink quicki
speak quick; eat, sleep, court, marry, die very
quick and slow coaches pint tolerated.
SEQ ahead, steamboat if you burst your
boiler" is the motto of the age; and he sue
ceeds' the best in every line ofbulsness, who
hassthe most Of the do Of die in him. 2 :D
Strive boys, to catch the spirit Of the times,
be up and dressed always, not gaping and
rubbing, as ifyou were half asleep but wide
awake; whatever may turn up-and you may
be some body before you die. ,,..s ,.,,,
Think, plan, refecta as much as you please
before you act; but think quickly and closely
and when you have fixed your eyes upon an
object spring at it at once.
But above all things, be honest. tfyou in
tend to be an artist, carve, it in the wood,
chis4l at IL in marble; if merchant, write
it in your day book and spread it in capitals
in your ledger. Let honesty Of purposa be
your guidino Star. 81 "Jl ''i 1''04 ''"H1,"
: . q ri ~. "a BAL, -.l,,,... a IA ,,4.-.-
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NEW e 5.:,s. 4 sa' ss,;; ,5. g
"A Chapter S5ttsr 6nnFFslin1,IIas 1a,IIaess.7 I

We like 70 look upon a healthy rwomah--
she is prodigy in the nineteenth century ~
Wherever yOu 60 yOiB sec SCORES and scores
ofsplseny, sisklyI feeble gifls, who can hard:
ly muster courage to make their beds, wash
their faces, or drive an intruding COW from
the yard. Tell them about early lrisihg, fresh
air and healthy iexcercfse, and they hase'd q
sigh as long as the moral law, and are, ready
to faint away. You exPectth them to get up be-
fore day-to, work IN the kitchen+to breath the
fresh air ofthe, e,morning.a ,PreposterOus and
absurd!1 y o They have never seen thesdn rise,
and would hardly know but the sun contin.
les to,yhiae5 forever, il it were not for the
almanacs and their grandmothers. No woh-
der that evetyyedr sweeps to the grave so
many young woman who have been sickIy
ever since they. we're born, into the, world;
and death willeontinue to select them as his
victim till they learn their duty and pursue
that course which iHsnres health, strength
and long iife.' Our great grand parents liy-
ed to 2 great sge-and never thought oftly-
ing down to die, ,till they had, at leastreach.
ed the meridian Of life. they were strong,
happy and hearty and never spent the mid
night hours in dancing, .Iustead Of being
frightend at a mouse, At their fects beetle on
their neck, a fy'syfoot on their arm, in the
absence Of their fathers and husbands, they
would load their guns and shoot, bears and;
catamounts, and keep atbay party Of saw
agcs.o1 How have their daughters degeneru!
ted! What females isthcre nowadays who
wouldn't run from gun, even if it had no
lock, The ladies o. the olIen times out, liv-
ed their husbands years AMI years. How is
it now Widows are few and far between -
1t was no singular thing for our grndmoth-
ers " have three and four husbands In the
course of therlives. Now it is the reverse
Men have about so many wives, diseases of
late have been so fatal among the female sex:
Do you know the cause! 1t is found in l,stless
dleness, a horror of fresh morning air, and
in that detestable stuff, stitched in pink and
and yellow covers, which is flooding our coun-
try, Ifthey will do nothing else, young la
dies will sit and read from morning till night,
that sckly, sentimental, impure, and lcen-
tious trash that is thrown in such abundance
from the press, This shrivel til" mind, warps
the affections, chills the better feelings, and
makes the life wertched beyond descriptions
Let tfemales-look into this subject, and act
like reasonable beings, and, we should see
quite different state ofthings, We should
hear of no faintipg awar sno sickly consum-
ton, no affection of ofthecungs, no elopements,
and no suicides l'tfa ""Vt '.H' '"' - I
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Flowers upon Z. sIother's Grave.

-Four motherless little children! Who can
think of them without a saddened hearth
True, they are too young to know how great
is their loss; but ah! now. II Who will talk
to them Of Jesus! Who will teach them to
be Christians early? The father business
calls him away during their waking hours.
When be comes home. sleep hangs heavy up
on their eyeiids. He canpray for them, and
sometimes " ith them But ah! a mothers
constant care and influence are buried with
her to the grave atG .a7ggg, ,.ta5 aGt
,9,Not long since there was four such little
ones. There mother had been borne to a
sunny land Of flowers, that she might catch
again the bloom that had faded from her
cheek. 3 But it. came not---and there among
strangers, she died. Her sout wentto the
spirit. land, and her body was brought to rest
among its kindred, Two OIL. the little ones
went to the tomb, with those who bore there
their mothers coffin-lid. Twas sweet
sightAa' pretty tribute 10 the memory Of a
fhhjothsrAan1 they could do nov to tell Of
their deep affection. n:a74 @2''.a a''"y s0'
Young reader, does your mother still live!
How should you cherish her affections and
treasure hera words She. may die Then
yqu, Will feel tha. you hay, meyer don done
enough for hers never obeyed her as you
ought 3lncver loved her half enough. Try
to be more esrnestsin your attention toward
(heF,' Then, should You come 10 'cast, ,foYR-
eEs into her tomb 20 tears tofregret viii
(alluponithem. sata's betiaJ sdi 10 1nsbi
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agaA Shy YouTH,--Everything is arranged
for your wedding with Susan TOmpkins, said
father to his only son: Il hope you will
behave yourself like AMMAN, Thomas.''aH
z The individual addressed was a young man
seated ina chair, 7desPatchinga piece'ofbread
and molasses.i Ii His only answer was sigh,
accompanied with n .foodoof tears. s-'nls bs
vuThe parent staptcds and imam nngry voice
demanded: -ajgbs saiyis lo siagssl sa 'ai'
og!"What objections canyou have! Susan
lislhandsomel and wealthy and imarriedyou
must be, some timea on qothera Your mother
and / were married, land it is my command
that you prepare yourselffor your nuPtials.
. "Yessh finally lsobbed aThomass s'that'si a
different thing: ,GYou married mother, but
I'm sent to marry a strange galr inihsra
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.RA!VENNAs,3

foot go ahead sctiyeness that wilh not rest
satisfied till hehas invented cast iron horse
that win putrun the telegraph. Content is
virtue .or the last ,cenldry, and should be
toleratedln nocOun'ry out Of spain.--N Y,
DuLchRlanaNn .Ll f. lll1R a ianlaI
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LITTLE Children.

n Ty ~ ~ F- Vg 10 ~ & Fy
IL LttleehldrenAhow we love tbem--I A "A
With their winning, artless ways;
Soothing many hours Of sadness, WI
=, CharHings many weary days! "a
sAkAE Z = ? Z Z d > , 4
Little children!-joyous creatures
- j Cheer with love and smiles their way;l A / 4
Gently speak, and kindly treat them fa
Childhoods hours soon fee away.
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aAl c4+rIE sHrps. Livery casdeyardts should
be partially surrounded BY s9nfortabls sheds
to protect the cattle from the Msather-the
sheds sskoald seisRsso have Id SUnthesns Aor
soutRsEastsfa expUstfs!! 'fHeiro foOfs, Of
earth Or plank Should Be- elevated b few inch
n abqye ths leiysl p shs hsa,lsEtTt stdt spsare
dryness. tandafford comfortable lodgings for
THE stock sl9Which floors should be well
Uttered, and frequently cleaned out; al.s7l'
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81 1 bod I9d ni ,19faY 70, i2Sl a1I ilGil |
iao6sTA AT q debating society in Schenectady
potl long since1 sthe subject rwasE which is
the most beautiful prodaetiona agirl ora
strawberry After Continuing the argument
iEor two nights, the meeting apsIlly sdajQ9pprp-
ed without coming to a conclusiou-the old
Imembersa going #fors hstFawhstries,0and
sthe young onesifofithe sgislsrI ,be,suo mon !
se1yk !
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+. ...Miss;;teIlane(,ous.. .
Joan OF Arc.

The pensive and retiring beauty Of Joan,
PEELED familiarity. Several, nevertheless,
pleased with her grace and modesty, solicited
her hand from her parents. Shepersevered
in remaining single and free, possibly
through some obscure presentiment which
warned her that she would one day have to
give birth, not to a family, but Kingdom
One of the suitors, more violent, had the
boldness to claim her love as of right, swear
ing before court of justice that she was be-
trothed to him. The poor girl, abashed but
indignant, appeared before the Judges at
Tout, and contradicted by oath this calumny
of passion. The Judges saw through the
plot, and sent her home free. t@ '; .t
'"While her beauty thus charmed the eye,
the ,composure ,of her face. the thoughtful
ness of her features, the solitude and silence
of her life, astonished her father, her moth.
er and her brothers. She possessed only
the grace anl attractions Of her sex--she
had none OF its weakness Her face exhib-
tied neither her feelings nor the emotions of
her heart Its expression, concentrated 10
her eyes, seemed rather that Of meditation
than Of feeling, yet she was compassionate
andtender, but her pity and tenderness ex-
tended to something greater and more distant
than her Immediate horizon. She prayed
increasingly, spoke little, and avoided the
company ef her equals in age. She gener-
ally retired alone, and piled her needle in
seeluded nook under hedge behind the
house, from which she could only see the
blue sky, the tower Of the church, and the
distant crest Of the mountains. She seem,
edfo hear voices within her which the noise
of'the world would have stilled. aois,4#3n
She was scarcely eight years Of age when
these signs of inspiration begnn to Hpp'esarr.inl
her. In this she resembled the sybils of
old, marked from their infancy with the fatal
sell of sadness. beauty and solitude, among
the daughters Of ACCOMPLISHMENTS of inspi-
ration'feserved for oracles, and to whom ev-
cry other employment Of mind was prohibit
cd. She loved everything that suffered, par
ticularly animals--those intelligent beings
gifted with love for us, but deprived ofwords
to convey their feelings, Her companions
say that she was mild and merciful to birds,
She considered them as creatures condemn.
ed God to live near men, ina state Of
...,s;.;o, h,.,uoo,s sn,,t ab9 natter a. nd bavL
~. e, a. n,,,,,e ro,h;n, az vet conople,e
Au,,the n,iofnl. faculties of SUFFERING, e,aa and
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'a 6F Thsi cloak III teiigion4isIto bs known
so$ss s9s stl " vpsh aas A Ahap' 2,
hlasaqFiRg seEMsnItlns' ;aH4t Al ii ,rsiI lit |
vnN nfs saggrfssgs@ a'stVsssSp ,-ss.aoSa
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The thoughts are very strange that crowd my brain
oisWheH leok up to thee, nvrrS pl1 <i1-ub
Such thoughtsI never expect TO have again, i..,.t
To all eternity.
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rhe I1l .Tl.n,iiton-zz-Is MHst be PEeseryea. u
.Daia0r0as.. .,1lt ID, s,.,'. .,lt
no the Fails oof NIAGARA

,I q, ,r...,,-, :; -----. .,.,, H. -.-,, ,.l
wonder how long you've been roarln,
.cAt lfhsinsefnai rate,a 7sjs 80 Ts9irs', a9hJsb-
4 S6ndcrIif ala you've besnPourin' g9d sAf
Of bc0uld be eiphes'a gP ssla's' osv1a q, bgsJ 81
g1Woudss how such d stkandsrsh sSGSded bcsi-b
,l1aiwheh all New Yetk was FSOSf, 81 .7onp.i
is',Po'c likely some Indians lsye been drowpdeJ,
When the rains have raised your foods,
"a t.a FrG 5Siili9h G9nB sEuH 5Hd ,e5.g1
I topdepif Wild stags NJ q bnihlOes 81 has rs..
Have stood where now stand; n n.
weii-spbse being Scared al frst thcy stubbd their
i6!1s toes - ,msai siH9Biiqnu1 711iB2 9di
wonder where they 'ddapd.s' |f2Ji 10 4t1ra
,'1wo6dsr n that fuinB6G has Seen s6inin' ,'Ga
az. Since sunrrjsaut cfentioB;a79omsn rrlsd j7s
And this waterfall been nnderIninin' H ,,,,......
With constant spatteration.
-lqf1 ls2i5i'"g sAffH ni tjsJn'oH.Q eil Gle
That Moses neyey mentioned 70, I've wondered,
While other things describen,;- ...+.......-
Ny conscience, how ye must have foam'd and thun
; ,l5l der'd sn2ijB~l Gi yflVi9u9. o.. e5iT
il When the dsluge was sg9sldiplsll agisti} fst
Ny thoughts are strahge, magnificent and deep, ~
= When Hook down on Thee; 9u9 9u yGu a
oh, what glorious place fOr,wasAipg sheep ., si
sd eT'1SG 'rSSG : u ,shlGom tis 7al .rai pit
and oh, whata Tremendous water power iglaors,a
lswashed over itsi edge {7saw ,9sE, '1c7r
One man might furnish all the world with flour,
With single privilege. (:
wonder how many tunes the lakes have all
emrticd over here, S' 'f'r4p>@ '"A
Why Clinton did not feed the grand canal
up'bere-I think is queer. 're...a i'. u
,aHrf 1Hs atE11 r'...at .ior gr..
The thoughts are very strange that crowd my brain
oisWhep lleok up to thee, e,nvrrS ola -ipLub
Such th9ughtsI never expect 10 have again, t..,.t
To all eternity.
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" New York, July 27tb, 1854. ~ .mad'

!. TIE WooD ShED!A"My dear Athelia,"
said dandy falling upon his knees before
his adorable, ~ have long wished for this
opportunity but hardly dare speak now, for
fearyou will reject me but love YOU
say, Will YOU be thine! You would be to
me everything aesirable; everything my heart
could wish; yoursmiles would shed'-here
the fellow cahseIto a. pause. "Your smiles
,0oala shed'' and again he came to a stop,
for he could not think of d word suitable to
be applied. " 'pd e2Hrg h'i" g"."oii7'9o
-n''Never mind the ,tood shed," exclaimed
AmeIia's young brother, who slipped into the
room unobserved, "but 60 on with your
courting I" -sFu zp"f7rqs ifts jsrUj % iJaGa
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Posting n Wife.

"Maiden's beware of wdowers." ~
NoTIcE,-My wife, Louisa Post, having
left my bed and board without provocation,
all persons are forbid harboripg or trusting
her on my account, as will pay no debts Of
her contracting, GARRETT A. Posr. '.''''
Staten Island, July 18th, 1854: ,5 -.',' ., ''''
lnreply to the above | would simply say,
that I have never left his bed, as always
have slept with him upon my own; respect
ing board, that furnished with my own re-
sources; again, Provocation! is it not provo
cation, after marrying widower with a
large family, to be obliged to 60 into the
kitchen and chambers to Wait upon lazy girls
Of no kin to me; but such is expected to be
done by me, by him, who vowed in the pres
ence of G cd and man to love, cherish and
support the one whom he took as bosom
partner, until death should separate US. AS
to harboring or trusting me on his accouDt,
that shall not trouble him, as | shall, and al
ways have depended upon my own excr-
items for my support. If my money had
been handed over to him probubly the above
epistle would not have been written and
published. Adifu. 7"i J15 .''ais 7iGaia7"'
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54l'I3I oI h7,I911o0 TII1HfoHl31 3lf 4W
s.b iDihsslI ems s5E3 % iq- sJin ain al jbtI
has sa.lIod'5a cal ,s-u59 is4l 5ii O. I,js8
-sgag. --ll-sa gGl lalaga2as ..LN -hdnq 81.
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lwopdcr how many times the lakesh all
'IBeeh'sHlrticd6SSthe hetc, q o. 'iSFaqa '@A
Why Clinton did not feed the grand canal
Up'bere--I think is queer. sr1...a '.h
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-nssssm jrs,aalsquO sdi bas III n s5oi5'r
prieIOFsG ed u fsi ,E2al,rqsib div .1eg
.si1sF7o) uisIi
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WHOLE 8HMBRRi i94r

culsljob, b. large part Of which Nsi i9IsmalI
notes, circulated at discount in places re-
mote from The issuing bank, and forcing the
better currency 81 gold ana SILVER cuts ef
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Being reduction OF S2U,I0OiI22 .
. On the public debt redeemed between the
1srof July, 1868, andthe LIST of July, 1854,
the interest and premium paid, was S3;345,-
546,33; and the principal, interest and pre-.
MUM on the part of the public debt redeem
ed between the lst Of July, 1854, and the
goth Of November, 1854, was So goa, ,263
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ivan 4 ssi ic.rq isa1I ID n,ia bs'osH
ylrssu snisJ IrasJ i.az 10 .lsisg oldrs
..sl.LGmoa
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-10
LETTERS FROM LIEUT.. NJ. +. MACRY.
Nn
FRYpERIcKsBuRC. Va, SEN

FREDERIcksBuRG, Va, Sept. IS, 1854.
Ny DEAR Sos Il was speaking TO you in my last
of the ware-housng SYSTEM and of ts applicability to
Lynchburg with her western connections. 1t has
been long time since you heard me explain to your
sef and sisters at morning lectures what the ware
housing system is. You were much smaller then than
You are now and may have forgotten what H. and
therefore, ut tho risk of being tedious, III tell you
again what it is.
Formerly when chip arrived in one Of our seaport
towns with goods board from foreign country she
was required to pay the duties these goods before
she could land them The consignee of these
goods might intend TO send them out OF the country
again. or he might not send thcm for years. it wns i'm
material the duties must be paid in cash. This was
draw back upon trade.
In this par was concealed great cenralzing sys-
tenn which tended nightly, in connection with other
circumstances, to build up New York for the dis
covery of the Gulf Stream, the establishment of the
packet ships the construction of the Erie Canal and
the control which New York obtained BY means OF II
over the markets of the West, were of themselves
tending to make her the chief place oil imports, ana
this Custom House plan threw the revenues OF the
government in her favor for of course as all or near
y all Of the goods which had to pay duties were
landed there, the whole country was perpetualy pay
ing tribute 10 New York. When the merchants IN
rgina or Tennessee, or any other State, "~ent to
me North a. they did every spring or TALL "to make
their purchases of imported gooda they took the mo-
ney OF their own customers away with them, about
"ne.nird ot which went to pay these duties. When
returned ahd sold these goods, they charged the
autlee on hem with commissions SO tho whole cOun-
Try was taxed the merchants were the tax gatherers,
anu New ! ork was the receiver. Thus there was
aggrandisement.
The nnairness OF this system was fully ret forth be-
fore the Memphis Convention of lY45 Congress
"as induced to take the matter up, and in lieu Of the