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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-12

TIE PHILADELPHIA N. i. CONFERENCE AND TIE
StlyERY QUGstloS,-0a the niulh jay OF The late
session Of the Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal
Conference, held al Lancaster, Bishop Waugh
presented the resolutions Of the Wisconsin Con.
ference anil those also Of the North Ohio Confer.
ence, asking the concurrence Of this body in re.
commencing 10 The next General Conference reso.
buttons touching change Of the Disciplinary rule
on slavery, The resolution OF The Wisconsin con.
ference reads as followsi
Rt.tlstd, That We request The next General
Conference 50 10 alter The general rules In our dis.
cpine on Slavery % to read, 'tlle buying, Sellils
OF holding human being as sIdpt.'
This resolution was not conounei 10 by vote
Of i3is.anl none for concurrence. The reso.
lutIoaot the North Ohio Conference reads as fol.
l0w& ,
The buying or selling Of any human being, with
90 Intention 10 ehSlOYe such person, Of holding any
petson 10 slavery when emancipation can be ef.
fected without injury 10 The slave
On this resolution The following was Tho vote
Of the bodS;-ooncuttence II, non.conCuuence
l24. ~
The present rule Of The Discipline on Ibis sub
ject against slavery tesjH
"The buying 6r selling Of men, women, otchil.
aten, With on intention 10 enslaye them"
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AppEcrOsArE..-An acquaintance Of mine te.
lates that The most tender parting ls ever witness.
ed was between two Scotchman In The old coun.
lty One Of them was being rowed from the dock
10 the vessel which was 10 bear him acloss The At.
lantic. As tile boat receded from The shore, the
friend WHO was left behind cried out, tears strea.
ming doan bis face, Good Oyel good bye!-lhere
you 70, lhcto you 60, you d---d old fcol,--
Knifk,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-12

ayThe Emperor Nichols. by his will, which
was opened afIst bis death by The present Empe.
toll sapttsss wish that The duration Of mourn.
log on the oesSAooot bis death should 10 short.
entd Is much IS possible.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-12

rTAt ball given few evenings since In Bay
Stale He'll, Boston, lady picked up from The mot
roll Of bills amounting 10 $500, which she gave
10 one Of the managers, who soon found The own.
ct Of the property. II had worked out ofhis peck.
ei while dancing.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-12

TaE6LodIcAL StUpESrs,-ln The seyctaI The.
olossal SeminatieS connected with The Old School
Presbyterian Church, there are 2ss theological
students al present, divided among The establish.
menis thus at Princeton, N. j., us, OF ALE.
sLehy, Pa, 6li al Union Seminary, Va, 90, Co.
lunbit, s. o., S2i New Albany, Ind, 10, Dan.
vile, Rya "a. Besides these there ure known 10
be 81 lsas. tout Others studying theology under
private instruction, and probably from 70 10 Is
more, thus making The total about 900, 50 that tile
annual supply Of miUisIeh in that chuch fot The
next three years will be about 100. This the
Home. and Foteisn Record thinks insufficient as
there Is an annual increase Of 20 In ths number Of
churches, Ill 10 be supplied with minlstcts, In
addition 10 The hllins Of about 10 vacancies coca.
stoned bydsa,h every yeat
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Dissolution.

TilB partnership heretofore existing under The name Of
Q. 81 u. wlcEhami was dissolved OIL tho lst Of Oc'
tOber, 1911.
TIE business will be conducted al the old sand-Auc.
lion Rooms 80. ls0, Market Square-by ~
nrai 'UEO X WlCKItAM.
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], M, LEE,
Bounty Land Agency.

THE undersigned, Notify Pa Vic and General Agents,
haylDs had several yeas experience n the Iroseenoh
10 obtain Land Warntts under tue act Of Congress pissed
rcl a. 1855, which grants 100 acres or land IL oil on
cess musicians ptlvales, wagon asers, ttanlsteIs,
ChaplainS, SeaNhn, marines, aldsnen clerks, &c, w
havo IeTvtl III any war since i1all In which the United
States have been cn1ayed In, rliief by lA or by sea,
(who have moi previously received warrants for the
same.) ,,,,,,
MaShington CIT, March q. 1851 Inl21-2W
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New OOnteotlonery,

NUW VUII6UVIUIIUIy "
IJTILLiAS FOX would respectfully Inform the eli.
w lels Of Wheeling that he has opened new conrc'
tloneTy Establishment al The old stand Of the indian
Queen" on Main street below Monroe, lie confidently
Invites his old and ratrOnlIe him Ills new
business.
creams and 'ss a'Ils'ees ot'o season. 4 all
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U. S. CONSULATE, Zurich, Switzerland,
MaIrh %. lShh.

MGyoF Wood, Of Ntp York!
Dear Sit--On The Sd lust. wtOte 10 Collector
RedIielj, requesting him 10 lnfUfm yon that The
Commune Of Niedetwy, In the Canton OF Afgoyie,
Sailzsrlanl, had sent thee bundled and twenty
OF her poorest PERSONS VIA Have 10 the United
States. | also informed OUT Consul at Iiavre Of
The fact. lie al once entered protest against lvil
sailing, bu! ihs Swiss Consul al llayie, aud othci
persons, interfering, aud they being provided with
draft on lie Swiss Consul al New 0tleOns, fol
hfly ftaucs, tSlU) each, (which Is here cOnsidet'
I'll as sufficient 10 pEoYc that they ore mol desIi'
tute,) our Consul permitted them 10 sail Iot New
Orleans. AlltltsG things will have COOL ten.
dencyi and, In fact, II has done so already, b,
making the government more cautious 10 whom
they giant passports.
by tic foregoing you will, therefore, see llul
these persons will not land al your port, as first
intended, hut ATE shipped Eor New otleuUs. You
may rely that II anything OF tho kind comes 10 my
notice, shalt give you information without delay
Very respectfully, yout Ubedienl aud humble
servant, q, II. G0UNDlE, Consul,
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REAL ESTATE SALES
Trustee,s Sale

DY ylTtue or 4llteO OF 1'Tdsl Executed II -,
l1, otaf date on l5 Of Me- as Pt
spl eeoLasl la aesI book No VI RE ", ~
diy ths 9slh AFdJ 1875 al ID o,sOti g. %tls.
e0att house Of Ohio county, sei 10 lie sE
bidder, toteAsb, all Tie Hreht, tile and ISis.t.a ~,
said Pelei Qyar IN and 70 ibe boI,h 4' Of la,a u To-
SQUIRE No 81 10 South Wheeling (iOITeriy h.. 40.
upon which iSeTsetedA twastofy bltk hosssa e
feet. ~ lIsi
said deed OF trust. We hyUt
zmli22,lS WM.R. MARTIN. p.
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Tux Swiss PAurERs,--Tle f,lIOwing important
letter from u. II, GOundie, US, Consul, al zudch,
Switzerland, relative to the paupeB sent 10 Ibis
county, Inns been received by Mayor wOOd Of
New York,
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:
Ii.NE French and English UhlhIcAI
L. French Jatonets and 0rEandlesi
FTentl bIilIllnesi
Plain nlo1Siln lie LANES, all eoIoTsi
Rich berase DetAineSi
Chall 10 very richi
Striped and plain China Sllksi
Deblses, all wool, ard eoItonlnISed, all coloTsi
Vel beTtEeS ard Tissues, DO
Hack Sllk and Thread Lace Falls;
DO Pttbcl cnrei
DO Twltied silks, Grape De Parlsi
Ronls, Bitchofr's and olher superior black Ailkst
Ladies' ard gents Kid Gloves, best HlAkei
do 10 Gauntlet Glhyesi
Ladies' and children hosiery oil every description
.p9 '' '''"'A HglsKELI 4 CO.'S.
q eRntA,-i 200 yery sUretior Imported hsEsIst
y 100, hall Spanish and common do
jna Wv LOGAN, RARRR & Go
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-07

fectly correct to be opposed but let us apply
the principle involved in them to the subject on
which we were conyersing, when we were in
terrupted by Willie, What are we all, while
dwelers here in the body, but children not on
y in capacity and maturity, but also wayward
children who need to be trained and disciplined !
You feel that you are teaching your child a
lesson Of the greatest value and importance,
affecting his character for time and eternity,
simply by securing his obedience to your com
mands in thing exceeding triaing in itself,
and it is by Just such lessons as these, that you
expect to establish the habit Of obedience, SO
priceless in its value, preparing him both to
obey and govern, when he reaches adult years
Now il by means equally simple, and seeming
y disproporioned 10 the result 10 be obtained
by them, our heavenly Father is preparing and
dsciplining us for nober and better life than
this, can we not see that there is wisdom and
fitness in The one case, as well as 10 tho other :
Can we not learn patience, submission, meek
ness, and self-denial, from the cares and tolls
OF life, as well as the child can learn the great
and vital principle Of obedience to lawful au-
ihority, fom the simple lesson by which he is
taught this obedience
"When we reflect how frail and erring we
are, would we, il we could, be made ruler
over many things, until We have learned to be
more faithful to the few things, now commit
ted TO us. II was very small thing, when
viewed by itself, for Willie to stand by the side
OF that drawer, but when connected with a les
son Of flial obedience, i, lost its insignhcancc,
and became a matter of interest and import
ance. So it is with the cares and tolls which
constitute so large a share of the discipline of
life. If we view them disconnected with the
object which they are designed 10 accomplish,
they will seem trihing aud insignificant But
when we view them, as we ever should, in
connection with the great design to be accom-
plished by them, they are at once stripped Of
all their liitleness, and become invested with a
dignity and importance well calculated 10 in
spire the mind with cheerful hope and lofty cour-
age"
81 believe have looked at these things in
wrong light" replied Mrs. Edson. "lf / had
viewed them more in the light in which you
now presen, them, believe could have borne
them betier'i
'lf you will consider yourself at all times,
but as child whom your heavenly Father is
leading, and quckening and dsciplining by the
means which he in his infinite wisdom sees to
be most appropriate to your present state Of
imPerfecIion, darkness and ignorance, you will
be greatly assisted to bear the tolls and cares
of life. Such a view Of them will invest
them with that dignity and importance, Of the
want Of which you complain, and will lead you
to derive the strength 10 bear them, from the
same source from which you would seek
strength to bear any trial" G. NJ. +.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-07
IGNORANCE OF LEARNED sCHoL-


Under the above head Gen. Henry X. Oil
yer, of La@rence, furnishes for the Boston
Transcript several instances of errors Commit
ted by English writers concerning the United
States, which he found in the "Eacyclopeds
Of Geography" a ponderous 8 vo. Of IGOO
pages, edited by Hugh Murray, f. r. S. f.,
assisted by Professors Wallace, and Jameson, ol
the University Of Edinburgh, and Professor
Hooker Of the University of Glasgow, and Mr
Swanson, r. r. s., and published in Edin-
burgh. The following are some Of the extracts
from the above named work
"The United States territory is separated
from Canada by the ST. Lawrence River
, (p. 1921
"New England, now the most aourishins d
iie states" &C., Up. 1872
"The president continues in Office four years,
and may be reelected. Bm This has iiot taken
pldoe ioiih any eIoept Washington. (p 1885, }
"The general aspect Of the eastern states is
that Of an Wlbowded forest" Up. I3iO.)
"The rivers across the esalem states have
been united at different points, and it is expect.
ed tha, continued interior line from north to
south will be ultimately formed" (The wri-
ter is speaking Of canals. p. 1922
DR.. franklin once, on a journey, judged !;
wise to bear on his person a label, expressing
his name, his business, whence he came, aud
whittier he was going" Up. l3i3.)
There arc twenty-five colleges and seventy
four academies, under the patronage of the gen
erdi legisiature, and national university has
been planned" Up. l3ii.)
Boston, the capital Of Massachusetts,, of the
state Of Nelo England, and, until lately, Of the
,ehois Union, is built on peninsula EAST
Boston, lohere all The business is carried on, con.
sisls Of a number Of narrow streets and alleys
fiie." Up. I3iG.)
New Hampshire, stretching south from
Massachusetts, occupies a very great part Of the
surface of New England, and in this state,
''nothing is more common than to see a grand.
mother at forty, and the mother and daughter
are often sucking children at he same time =
| Up, 1879
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-07

and, as we arc informed, on the suggestion ol
the Hon. Mr.. Wendover, Of New York, re-
turn was made 10 the thirteen stripes as il
was anticipated the flag would become unwield-
ly, il a stripe were added on tho admission
Of each State and, moreover, by the plan
proposed, the union of the old thirteen States,
as well as the number of members composing
the existing Union, would be represented by
this flag Of the United States. Mr. w. also
proposed the arrangement Of the stars in the
union in the form Of a single star. Ia this
there was departure from the original design,
as the perpeiuity Of the Union ceased to be in.
dicated by the flag, as it had previously been in
the circle Of stars except so far as indicated
by the several stars forming one large star.
The resolution OF 1918 was as follows "Thai
from and after The ith day of July next, the
flag Of the United States be thirteen horizontal
stripes. alternate red and white that the union
be twenty stars, white in blue field. And
that on the admission Of a new State into the
Union, one star be added 10 the Union of the
flag and that such addition shall take effect on
the fourth day Of July next succeeding such ad-
mission"
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SPEECH OF zAcnARIAn sPIcEn.

On the question, (which enjoys the greatest
amount Of happiness, the bachelor or the mar
red man =
'Mr. President and Gentlcmen--I rise to ad-
vocate the cause Of tho married men. And
why should I not claim TO know soma
thing about the institution, do. viii any
gentleman present pretend to say do not -
Let him accompany me home. Let me con-
front him with my wife and seventeen children,
and decide.
High as the Rocky Mountains tower above
the Mississippi valley, does the character Of
the married man tower above that of the bach
elor. What was Adam before he became ac-
quanted with Eyol What, but poor, shift
less, creature no more to be compared with
his after self than mill dam to the great
roaring cataract Of Niagara. Applause.
Gentlemen, there was a time when, blush
TO say it, when ! too was bachelor and a
more miserable creature you would hardly ex-
pect TO find. Every day ioiled hard, and at
night came home to my comiortless garret--
no carpet, no fire, no nothing. Everything
was in clutter, and in the words Of the poet :
Confusion was q monarch ofall surveyed"
Here lay dirty pair of pants, there dirty
pair Of boots there dirty play-bll, and here
dirty pile Of clothes. What wonder that
took refuge at the gaming table and bar-room
found it would never do, gentlemen, and in
lucky moment | vowed 10 reform. Scarcely
had the promise passed my lips when a knock
vas heard ut tic door, and in came Susan
Smpkins, after my dirty clothes.
tMr Gniecr c,va sto a.. Il r. 49,.
six months, and havn't seen the first red cent
in the way ofpayment Now I'd like to know
what you are going to do about it,
felt in my pocket book, there was nothing
in it, and knew it well enough.
Miss Simpkins, said l. t's no use trying
to deny it, ! haven't got the pewter wish
for your sake, had
Then said she promptly, Il don't wash
another rag for YOU
Stop, said /, Susan, will DO what can
for you. Silver and gold have none but if
my heart and hand will do, they are at your
service
Are you in eaucsir said she looking lit
tie suspicious.
Never more so, said I.
Thea said she, as there seems 10 be no
prospect of getting my pay any other way, |
guess III take up with your offer
Enough said, we were married in 4 week /;
and what's more, We haven't had cause TO repent
it. No more aitics for me, gentlemen.
live in n good house, and have somebody to
mend my clothes. When was a poor mise
rable bachelor, gentleman, used to be as thin
as weasel. Now ] am as plump as a por-
keT
In conclusion, gentlemen, il you want to be
poor, ragged fellow, without coat 10 your
back, OF shoe 10 your feet; il you wan, 10
grow old before your time, and as uncomforta-
bic hedgehog rolled up the wrong way ad-
wise you to remain bachelor but ifyou want
to live deoently and respectfully, get married.
I've got ten daughters, gentlemen, [overpow-
ering APPLAUSE and you may have your pick. :"
Mr.. Spicer sat down midst long-conliuued
plaudiis. The generous proposal with which
he concluded secured him five sons-in-law.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG.

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"' VI "a'G =" 'O~so",eusuo" u me pres
p"i,;sh W o; a.Pes' - '"' rt ue''.e 'e'eaolns 'he
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s rIa"s uoD'' '"e ssipe', NaS P'ooau'y ~ 'ne
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,aoa roS " aOJ wv seI ne'o' '''us masking 'n'r-
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-07

niliars siandinp on a plaiform tbreo .,o,. h;ot
EXTENDING completely around ,be ,emrla ono
can scarcely record without ,e,rs ,h,, ,h;s olo-
rious .truc,ure VAS shattered ;n,o rn;n. a.,
il had stood an This lo,v sm;nsros or..,aaI.
inc the nlains and The sea from Aas r 70
A. d IGs7. when tho yr1c,i,ns rero hos;oo' ~
inc the cite and a bomb-sbelI cvr,odcd h ,bo
centre oe ,be pay,benon ,bro,y;nd, do,rn ,nos,
of the sids walls The from, NOR ,rh;,h ,ro
are now oazine. 4. en,irolv os,e,e, n.aw;nn.
and models of !, have been - oc,en made a3d
so freouen,lv bn. i, boen co,icd in hnild;nr
that every one is familiar with hs form Rn,
Won will see IL and not 20, under,,.nd ,ho so'
cret of its wonderful beauty Wa arc ,ss,rod
that the curve is the line of bean,v hn, hara
is tho pure Doric ,ba,.admi,s of nothing save
,bs seye,es, of s,rai,b, limos And il 4. al,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-07
MISCELLANY.
DOMESTIC DRUDGERY MADE DE-
LIGHTFUL,
THE DISCIPLINE OF LIFE.

A few days ago says correspondent of tn,
Country Gentleman, in looking over the con
tents Of portfolio, intended for Scrap Book
we found an article of uncommon graphic pow
er, with the latter Of the above titles The ar
ticle appeared in the NetO York Fran gelisf, tw,
or three years ago.
Mother" said Mrs. Edsons second son
you promised to cover my book before wen
10 school this morning."
Mrs. Edison was very busy, but she recollect
ed that she had promised to cover the book, ant
when she made promise to her children, shl
was very careful to fulfil it, if possible. =
"Bring me your book" she replied, ''and
will try 10 cover it,
1t required but a very short time to cove
the book, but the job trihing as it was was no
more than half done, when Mr. Edison, VIII,
was preparing to get to his business, conlriyec
to pull button from the wristband of hi.
shirt.
"Here, wife," said he, "just take YOU
needle and thread, will you, and sew on thii
button for me.''
The book was laid down TO sew the button
Not more than four of the half dozen stitches
which were required 10 secure the button in i,s
place, had been taken. when the door wa,
thrown open, not very gently or deliberately
BY Edwards the eldest son, who advanced in
10 the room, holding up to view the fore-fn
ger OF his left hand, which was all bleeding
"Mother," he said, 81 have managed to Gu
my finger Please do it up for me, quick a.
you can, for it is almost school time."
lhe two remaining stitches were soon TAX
en-. Then the roll of old linen and basin O.
water were produced, and the cut finger nice
fy done up, BY this time the babe began Il
imagine that his brothers were getting NOR,
fhan their share of attention, and 10 secur,
himself against longer neglect, began to CT,
heartily.
"What is the matter with my Charley !" saiG
Mrs. Edison, taking the babe in her arms, and
trying to soothe it,
But here George interposed by saying, al
IS almost school time, mother, and my book i.
not coveredyet."
wen, come and amuse Charley, and will
Charley is set down on the carne, IN he auus
cd by George, but the plan fails, because mas.
ter Charley does not choose to be amused ms,
at this time, but continues his cries, while ,be
book is being covered, and while the mo,be,
looks up the Geography which Lucy left IN
some strange place the night before, puts a new
string into Georges shoes, ties up bundle
winch Edward is to leave with Mr. B. on hi,
way to school, and sets the whole party fairl,
oil. Charley is then taken up once more. bul
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-07
A MusIc-rEAcuER ABROAD.

CIscISSATI, March Z, lS55.-The facts mar
rated in the following communication to the
CiHeinnGfi Daily Times occurred, as understand
in that section of Illinois called Egypt" in
which it was reported, a short time since, there
was only ole person Who could read, and he
was the "snhool-msster." The extent Of his
requirements was an ability to read when the
whole matter was set 10 capitals.
Yours T. b. NJ
"a few nights ago, attended singing
school, few miles from this place. 1t was a
fac-simile, in lls way, Of Western debating
society. took a back-seai ia the synagogue,
(fron, seats reserved for ladies' and singers y
As mark by which to be distinguished from
common folks, the teacher kept his hat on until
service had fairly commenced, and by way of
herein the exercises he interrupted the arecufion
with numerous bursts of oraiory, the product of
his own master application ! II was the second
time the class had met, and he was putting them
through on the 'ruddymens,' with variations in
the following styles;
'Feller-ciiizens OF the community, and mem
bers of my class In larnin to sing the science
of music, it is permanently necessary to learn
to discover the music Of sounds; and, secondly,
to become perfect in the melodious unison of
the many harmonious voices which will blend
the music Of their melody in the sacred sprains
tha, shall emancipa,e from the consecrated fres-
toed () walls of this school-house institution.
Yes, feller-citzens, TO contain all this vast
amount Of constitutional larnin', it is necessary,
yea, we are bound by the respect we have for
the peoDle of the community whose hearts xa