The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-09
A Quaker Major General.


FRIDAY last elected one OF their members. Mr.. Eli
Jones. Major General of the Second Division OF
the Military Of that Sac. This gentleman is en-
esteemed member of the Society of Friends. and
is doubtless the frs Quaker ever elected 10 SO high
an Office in the Militia Mr.. Jones made cap
ital speech, and after referring the changes he
has witnessed in the popular mind on the various
moral questions Of the day. he alluded to military
matters and SAID:
Still more wonderful, who would have believed
that the State Of Maine, that not a few years
since gloricd in an Aroostook expedition and was
noisy with the military trainings and the din Of
arms. would in 1855 exhibit the spec:a Gle Of 4
peaceful member Of the Society Of Friends bein {,
elected 10 the post of Major General Of a Diyis-
Of the people in legislative capacity,
In Tie course Of his brief speech, Mr.. Jones
said
He had ever endeavorcd to regulate his own
conduct by the principle that legislation should
not so very far in advance ofpublic sentiment;
and il seems 10 him that his election might pos
sibly be little ahead of tina. sentiment. He
would submit this suggestion in all candor. 1t
was generally understood that he entertained
peculiar views in respect 70 the policy OF wars.
If he in fact exponen of the views OF the
legislature on the subject he d cheeriuy unde: :
take to serve tie State in the capacity indicated
With much pleasure would he stand before the
Militia Of the Second Division. and give such
orders as he thought best. The first would be
Ground Arms The second would be Right
about Face Beat your swords into plough
shares. and your spears into pruning hooks, and
learn war more'-and he would then dismiss
every man to his farm and his merchandise, with
an admoniton daily to read at his hreside the
New Testament, and ponder upon its tidings Of
Peace on earth and good will to mem
The honor was declined, and the honest Qua
lara Sei q fare for
speech was delivered amidst Interruptions Of up
xDrious applause Notwithstanding this decli-
nation, message was sent to the Senate announ-
cling Mr.. Jones election, bu: message was re-
ceived from the Senate informing the IIouso Of
the election on It's part Of Samuel Goodridge, as
Major General Of the Second Division.
SAGo is brought from the east Indies, and is Of
considerable use as restorative diet. 1t is pro
duccd By a species Of palm tree. The progress
of its vegetation in the early stages is very slow.
At frs. i, isa mere shrub, thick set with thorns;
but as soon as its Is formed, it rises in
short time to thirty feet is about thirty feet in
circumference, and impereephbly loses its thorns.
Its ligneous bark is about inch in thickness,
and covers a multitude of long tbres; which,
being interviewer one with another, envelope q
mass of gummv kind of meal As soon AS this
tree is ripe. whtish dust, which transpires thro'
the pores Of the leaves, and adheres 10 their ex-
tremiues, ploclaimS us maturity Inc MayIay
then cut it down near the root divide it into
ersl sections. and then scoop out the mas OF
mealv substance, which is enveloped BY, and
adheres 10 the ibres; they dilute it in water and
then pass it through straining bag Of fine cloth.
to scpera;e it from the fbres. When the paste
has lost part of lis moisture BY evaporation, the
Malays throw it into earthen vessels, OF ditteren,
shapes, where they allow il to dry and harden
This paste is wholesome nourishing food The
Id tad with
baked or boiled. A jelly is sometimes made OF
it. which Is white and of delicious flavor An
inferior kind of sago IS made in the Yves. Indies
from the pth of the a-cca-