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From the Ohio State Journal.
TO NIY MOTHER.

The following lines written by cor
vict in the Ohio Peniteniiary. are toucl
ingly beautiful:
I've wandered far from thee, mother,
Far from my happy Lone.
Pve left the land that gave me birth,
In other cite 10 roam;
Aud iinle since then, has roll'd Its years,
And marked them on my brow;
Yet, have often thought of thee
Pm thinking of thee now.
I'm thinking on the day, mother,
When at my tender side,
You watch'd the dawning of my youth,
And kiss'd me in your pride;
Then brightly wasmy heart lit up
With hopes of future JOY,
While your bright fancy hcnor wove
To deck thy darling boy.
Pm Think 1g rf the day, mother.
When with such anxious care
YIN lifted mp Your heart to Heaven
Your hope your trust WAS there;
Fond memory brings thy parting words,
While tears rolled down Your cheek;
Thy long, last, loving look told more
Than ever words could speak.
I'm far away from thee, mother;
N,friend ic near me now.
To soothe me with tender word
Or cool my burning brow:
The dearest ties affection wove.
Are all now torn from me;
They left me when the trouble came;
They did not love like thee.
I'm lonely and forsaken now.
Unpi'ted and unbles';
Ye, still would not have thee know
How sorcly Pm distressed,
| know You would no, child, mother,
You would not give me blame;
But soothe me with yo1r tender words.
Aud bid me hope again.
would not have thee know, mother;
How brightest hopes decay,
The iempter with his baneful cup
Has dash'd tfem al away;
And shame has left Its venom sting,
T, rack with anguish Wild
Yet still Iwauld not have thee know
The sorrows Of thy child.
On. ! have wandered far, mother,
Stree deserted thee.
And lef; thy trusting heart 10 break.
B-yond the deep blue sea.
Oh. mother, still love thee we'll.
And long TO hear thee speak,
And feel again thy balmy breath
Upon my carewJrn cheek.
But, ah. there is thought, mother,
Pcrvades my beating breast,
That thy freed spirit may have flown
To its eternal rest,
And while wipe the tear AWAY,
There whispers in nv ear
voice that speaks of heaven and thee,
And bids me seek thee there.
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A First-Rate Love Story.

Annie had arrived al the mature age
of (do not start. reader. twenty seven.
and yet in state of single blessedness.
Somehow or other she had not even fall
en- in love. as yet. Had she no Offer
What simple question: Did you ever
know half million of dollars to go beg
ging? Offers? Yes, scores of themi--
|! may be accounted as one OF her oddi-
ties. perhaps, but whenever the subject
happened to be touched upon by her "a
Their. Annie would say that she wanted
some one who could love her for herself.
and she must have assurances Of this. and
how could she in her present position?-
Thus matters stood. when Annie was led
TO form and execute what will appear a
very strange resolution; but she was a
resoiute girl. We mus; now GO back six
years.
One dark. rainy morning in November.
as our old friend was looking composedly y
a. the cheerful fire in the CRATE Of his
counting room. really indulging in some
serious reflections on the past and future.
the far future, too, a gentleman presented
himself and inquired for Mr.. Bremen
The old man uttered not word. but only
bowed. There was that IN his looks tina,
said. i am he
TIE stranger might have been some
thirty years of age. He was dressed in
black. mourning weed was on his hat,
and there was something in his appear.
ancs which seemed to indicate that the
friend whose loss he GepIored had recent.
ly departed. The letter of introduction
which he presented TO Mr. b. was quickly
yet carefully perused. and as it was some.
what unique. we shall take the liberty OF
submitting it to the inspection of the
reader:
g.. l l mo-, IS.
FRIEND PAuL-Ths will introduce to
thee friend Charles Copeland. He has
come TO Thy city in pursuit of business
/ have known him from youth up
Thou muyest depend upon for aught he
can do, and shall no, lean as on broken
reed. Ii thou caEst do anything for him.
thou mayest peradventure benefit tEyself.
and cause to rejoice.
Thy former and present friend,
Micah LOOMS"
1t is not every one who can get old
Micah Loomis' endorsements on his char
ac,er,' said Paul Bremen to himself as he
folded up the letter Of we'll known as
eociste of former days. 'Oid Micah is
good for a quarter of a million. o. fol
anything else-it will dol want him
getting old-business increasing-must
have some more help--now as well as
any time
The old gentleman looked at all this
as he stood gazing in perfect silence or
the man before him. Al length he open.
eI his lips,
Mr.. Copeland, you know all about
books?'
Il have had some few years expert
ence.'
Amy objection to place here--clost
work k--thousand year,
None in the world
sWhen can you besin?'
Now
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Sir Walter Scott was urged not to
propt up the fallen credit of en- acquain.
tsnce. he replied. that man was my friend
when friends were few, and will be his
now that his enemies are many A no.
BILE reply.
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II Z. ARMSTRONG. attends to all calls
in his line fDaguerreotyping. at his res
idence north OF Edwards Hotel.
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CHAS. KLINE. Clock and " atchmaker,
~ and Silversmthing generally. Up stairs
in the cid Plymouth Hotel.
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DR. r. BROWN. Physician and Surgeon,
~ will promptly attend 10 all calls in his
profession. Office at his residence, south Plym.
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TDWARDS' HOTEL, VIM. c. Edwards Pro
Il prietor. corner of Michigan and Washing
ten streets
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NE ri. PECHER & CO., Dealers in Family
Nl. Groceries, PROVISIONS, ConiectionarieS
&c, South Plymouth.
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DIRECTORY.

AHARSHALL COUNTY DEMOCRAT, T.
Nu Mcdonald and ii. B. Dickson pr"pr' :
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TAMES & VI. ELLIOTT Turner's, Char Ma
81 kers, and Sign Painters, Michigan street,
South Plymouth.
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T A. JOSEPH. Cabinet Maker and Tn
4. der.aker, South Plymouth
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TOHN SMITH. Manufacturer Of Fine
- Custom made Boots. Shop next door north
of the Brick Store.
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DR. CHAS. WEST, Eclectic Physician
~ Office at his residence, east side Michi
ran street.
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A K. BRIGGS. Horse Shoeing and
~ Blacksmthing of all kinds done to Order
Shop south east of Edwards Hotel.
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@2OoKE& & EVANS. Dealers in Dry Goods
u Groceries, Crockery and keany n'a"e
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H1EI.S. McLAUGHTIN Saddle and Harness
~ Manufacturer, one door west OF the cor
r.r IN the old Plymouth Hotel.
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a MEXICAN HOUSE, g. P. Cherry Il Sor
~ proprietors, South Plymouth.
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A BALDWIN, manufactures and keeps
~ on hand custom made Boots & Shoes;
east side Michigan street.
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TLLIOTT & Co. Wagon, Carriage Il Plow
r. Manufacturers. at their new stanc az the
south end of the Bridge, Michigan street.
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ID c. TURNER, House Carpenter & Joiner.
Shop on Washington street, east o
Michigan street.
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~ oRTER & HULVERSON Saddle < mar
nes, manufacturer, corner Lapof'e anu
Center streets.
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~uARLES PALMER, Dealer in Dry Goods,
Y Boots & Shoes, Hardware, oueensware'
dro.er;aS and Hats & Caps.
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FAILOR, Cabinet Maker and underta-
La ker, c.rHer Center < Washington sis.
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r RROwNIEE & co. Dealers IN irv
u Gools, Boots & Shoes, Ready maue
S-,o,L; tra,du-are & Cutlery
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r MCDANIEL, Manufacturer anu neaIe'
81 in Boots & Shoes. anu Shoe flh'i"sS'
west side Michigan street.
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DR.J d. GRAY Eclectic Physician, Will
attend TO calls day or night. Otfice iour
SooYs north of c. III. Reeves residence.
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-,CE.RD & vINEDGE. Dealer in Foreign
and Domestic Groceries ana flo''S''''S
s,xt side Michigan street.
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"I L. PIATr, Chair can'ne' .,1s roo,n ,nnner, in
w and Undertaken Furniture 'oo"i III
,,s ,ooTn or the old Plymouth Hotel
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DpT.A. LEMON, Practicine Physic,an' na,n
and dealer in Drugs & Medicines o"s'
- !. Groceries. east side Michigan street.
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TOHN COUGLE, Keeps general asSort-
81 ment OF Dry GoolS, Groceries, Negetaoles
nd Meats of all kihFs Cor. Gano & Mich. SIS.
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The following lines written BY con-
vict in the Ohio Peniteniiary. are touch.
ingly beautiful:
The Nevada journal., 1855-06-15
Dreadful Suffering ofa Shipwrecked Crew

The Captain and crew of the ship VIM.
Layton, who were shipwrecked and obliged
to subsist six days without either food or
water, except the body of rat which one
of the men caught, arrived at Boston a
short time since. The VIM Layton was
new vessel, built at Williamsburgh.
She sailed from New York for Antwerp
with rich cargo, ON the 10th of Febru-
ary last. On the Goth tremendous gale
commenced, which lasted for a whole
week. Capt. Tucker says:
"We all kept up our spirits, relying
upon the strength Of our vessel to wealth
er the storm and come off safe at last
In these expectations we were all doomed
to the most painful disappointment. On
the 22nd of February Thursday during
the fury Of the tempest, the ship suddenly
and unexpectedly sunk forward until her
decks were about level with the water.
and perhaps little under water, then fell
over on her beam ends Our last and on
ly resort, at this most trying junctu-e of
affairs, was to cut away the masts, which
was done as soon as possible All three
masts were cut from the deck and in five
minutes after clearing the hull it righted
again. Deprived of all sail and no longer
able to keep the vessel hove to, head to
| the wind and sea, she foated HELPLESS
hull, swept fore and aft with almost every
wave.
In about FIVE minutes after the ship
rose from her beam ends, she shipped .
Tremendous sea that carried overheard the
poop deck, midship house, all our boats
and four of our ships company, being
three of the crow and the stewardess.
Nothing now remained above the matches
but the verandah deck, in which the re-
mainder of the company took shelter,
each one feeling that he might be compell-
ed soon to follow those already gone
For Our better security, we each of us
lashed ourselves to the wreck, with what
ever of the rigging or ships ropes we
could get hold Of This alone kept US
frcm being swept away. In this condi-
ton, tied to the wreck, and constantly
drenched and most smothered with t-each
ing seas, we remained six long DAYS and
nights, each minute of which was almost
an eternity of agony. We were unable
to loosen ourselves or stir about the hin.
for fear of being carried overheard We
watched, but waited in vain for lull in
the sea or tempest. The first day past at
our lashings ant we were weak with hun
ger. The second day, and the cravings
of hunger made all other suferings insig-
nificant in comparison. The third day,
and our thirst and hunger together held
us IN tortures but little short of the pains
of hell itself Death at this time would
have been relief. In the meantime the
matches of the ship had burst open, and
The Nevada journal., 1855-06-15

men; but his death will not DESTROY the free
dom G. the American Press! Independence
OF thought and action is Inherent in the bosom
OF eTery freeman, and it will gush up like a
perpetual fonntain forever! God has i'm.
pressed On his universe the principles Of truth
and Justice, and they must prevail
1t there is no security in the land of
Washington; if an American home ffords
no protection; if the time has arrived
when this Union must be dissolved, and
all its kindred ties and mighty interests
broken aid destroyed and our land drerch-
ed with fra.ernal blood, then let me be
buried beneath the turbid waters of the
Missouri rather than live to behold such a
scene. God save our country
GEO. 5. PAaK.
Parkvl,le. Mo-, April 23, 81.
The same mob that destroyed Nj
Parks property' published the fo:lowi1 g
resolution
That We viii sulfer 70 porson belonging 10
the Northern Met odiat 3hurch t, preach in
Fiatte county, after thi date, under penalty
ot ta1 and feathers for the first. solferse, and
i. hemp rope for tie g oDf
In this State the tgo churches, northern
and southern, haze grown Up side b. side,
and northern men have put THEN hands
liberally III Their pockets, to erect the
churches Of the latte In a free State
all religions, ali opinions are free but
see the contrast. Is It ary wonder that a
great party has grown cp IN the ncrth
opposed to the extension OF an institution
shat carries with it Lot nero degradation
to tle black, Lat invasion of the rights Of
Conscience and speech Of Tie vLite?
Let those who reprobate thus STATE ct
things Ill Kansas remember who are TIE
authors. Let them marx the prime -mov-
er5-tne Pierce, Douglas, Atchison, Gwiin,
Weller, McDougali, and all the men
who ur-ed and voted ,or the repeal Of a
sacred compromise at Tie risk and with
the certainty of d f~aticidai Wa- Ard
let them ralk the men IL thls State who
endorsed their action. They are The
prime movers Of this spurious Democratic
Phalanx movement They we're found
in the last township meeting that met at
the Court House IL this place, and they
will be found in the prime movers of tue
body who viii meet tomorrow III the
county convention. Their men and Their
measures will identity them-mon who to
gain another extension of slavery will DEL
uge the land with blood, and crush be-
meath their feet the rights of conscience
and humanity, and the guarantees of the
constitution.
The Nevada journal., 1855-06-15
WHOLE NO. 266.

the cargo was foating around US, but none
Of the provisions within reach
The knowledge that our ships hold
was full Of provisions, and VT were stary-
ing and unable to reach it, only added to
our suferings Still, to aggravate our
pains, the potash IL the ship was dissolv-
ing, AID making a ley that was eating into
our flesh. Having no water, VIC each
took a piece CT lead into our mouths, and
| chewing this kept our ;nclths moist, and
was found to be a great relief. At this
stage cf oui sufferlngs vat was seen
swimming about, and coming near enough
TO ORC OF tna sailors, it Was eapturcd.-
Never did hunter secure HIS game With
greater satisfaction than did the seaman
secure this drowning rat. The rat was
shared enong the company, and never was
irorceau received with better relish.
All that we bad IL addition to this rat.
wcrc the boots and shoes upon our feet,
which were mostly used up at the time of
our rescue On the third day OF ods sui
fering--on the 25th OF February vcs-
sci h0vo in sight, and We were elated with
The prospects Of relief In this, however,
we were again disappointed.
This vessel, The name of Which 7 do
not now remember, came within haii;ng
distance of us, and speaking the captain
l asked Lin 70 send ,ne boat. Tho
reply was, he could do nothing for US
and leaving US to our fate, Wa were COM
PEELED to sec this vessel pass away from
13 During al this time tho weather was
Geld enough to make ice What was
most remarkable, after tLe third day our
hunger seemed tC abate
Ons the fifth and sixth days some of
the crew said they did not feel the want
Of food 50 much as they did on the third
day. THIS was tie feeling of most, if
not ali Of as. The fourth dag and night
passed, and nc assistance came The
fifth night came, ard with it succor-on
this day we we're hailed by the bark Sylph,
Capt Heilox, from Caudaloupe, bound to
st. Peters. Newfoundland i
This vessel stood by them nobly, and
on tile following day, as soon as the wealth
CT permitted, bearded tn, hulk, released
then. from then lashings, ard tooE them
on board
The Nevada journal., 1855-06-15

THE HcRKoRs or WAR--A FEARFUL
TRAGEDY. The LonGon Times lays be-
fore IT'S readers the particulars of horri-
bic affair, which recently occurred near
the Dutch settlement of Transvaal, at the
Cape ofGood Hope, and which can only be
paralleled in atrocity among the achieve
ments OF modern times by the exploit of
Marshal St. Arnaud in Algiers, when he
smoked and burned to death hundreds of
ais barbarian opponents who had sought
refuge in deep and spacious cave:
In the case at the Cape of Good Hope,
tie Caf1e Indians had murdered, in Octo-
Der last, under circumstances of great
ba1barity, ten or twelve men and women
of the Dutch settlement. Immediately
General Pretorious raised an army of five
hundred men, and, accompanied by Com
mander General Potgietter, proceeded on
an expedition to revenge the blood Of the
victims. After an absence Of several
weeks, they reached some remarkable
subterranean caverns, half mile in length,
and from three to five hundred feet in
width, where the Caffres had entrenchcd
themselves. Upon his arrival at this spot,
General Pretorious attempted to blast the
rocks above the caverns, and thus crusl
the savages beneath the ruins The pc
culiar character of the stone, however,
rendered this scheme impracticablc, and
he then stationed his men around the
mouths of the caves, and built up walls in
front of them After few days, many
of the women and children were driven by
hunger and thirst from their hiding places,
and were allowed to escape; but every
man who came forth was shot dead By
their rifles. On the 18th of November,
at the close of siege cf three weeks, the
besiegers seeing no signs of life, entered
the caverns, and the silence within, to-
gether with the horrible odor arising from
the bodies of the dead, told how effectua(-
ly their object had been accomplished
More than nine hundred Caffres had been
shot down at the mouths of the caverns,
and much greater number had perished
by slow degrees, suffering all the horrors Of
starvation in The gloomy recosseg within.
The Nevada journal., 1855-06-15
na- The Pone OF homa raYn his nnir

sea- The Pope Of homo gave his opin-
ion of the Know Nothings in bis allocu-
ton, in the Secret Consistory, on the 9th
of December last, when he said, 1--WE have
still to lament tho existence of an impious
race, and we must count amongst them
before all, the members of secret societies,
bound together by criminal compact
1t :s against them assuredly that the
words Of TIE Divine Redeemer are directed,
you are the children Of the devil, and
do the work of your father, Exchange.
How about Freedoms Phalanx!
The Nevada journal., 1855-06-15
Eay Secretary Mercy has been at work

Sag Secretary Marcy has been 1T work
reforming all persons of foreign extraction
out of, and An,ericanizing, our consplat
system. AZ the commencement OF tha
reform there we're five hundred persons
acting as American consuls vino were sub
Jects of foreign powers. Il is determined
nov that none but Amesseans shall dis
charge those duties conl ected with Amer
icaa commerce. This is almost up tc the
native doctrine, that none but Americans
shall rule America.
The Nevada journal., 1855-06-15
LETTER FROM Mr.. PARE.


To the Public when our printing Office
was destroyed, was absent in Kansas Terri
tory and returned forthwith on receiving in,
formation of it. | am filled with the deepest
concern for the events that have transpired
and the passions that bear rsway-premeditated
as they have been by large and powerful
secret association. am happy to know that
the citizens of Parkvile and vicinity took no
part in it; and why my life and property
should be destroyed by any portion of this
community | cannot tell the charge of
Abolitionism is false have never harbored
thought nor medtated an action detrimental
to the honor, the interests or institutions Of
Missouri, but have labored INCREASINGLY to
promote her prosperity. 1t is true l have
not believed the honor and interests of Missouri
to be in that course of policy marked out by
some politicians has compelled me to
cross their path, which has brought on my
devoted head the bitterest persecution.
Our paper can be read--it will speak for
ITSELF It does not claim perfecton-the leading
objects have been to promote the principles
of temperance, morality and virtue to take
conservative political stand and by moderating
the extremes, and by softeLing sectional asperi'
tiles, to promote the general good of the
country and the perpetuity Of the American
Union.
l love the South, and have spent the best
energies of my life to advance her interests
and her glory. The battle fields of Texas are
eternal evidences of the fact where individual
enterprise gathered around the gallant Houston,
and by incredible hardship and almost SUPER
human exertion the independence OF that vast
country was achieved now one of the brightest
stars in the constellation Of States; and refer to
my fellow citizens to attest the fact that while
I have resided in Missouri | have labored
increasingly to promote her interests.
love the North, too; never, while life lasts
shall forget the green hills of Vermont where
rests the grave of my mother nor the deeds of
the men of '7G ; nor the virtues and energies of
those who have made those States a beacon
light the wonder and admiration of the world :;
and l shall ever look upon their glory as the
common inherita nee ofevery American citizen.
With regard to leaving this community, |
would do so cheerfully, as soon as / could
dispose of my interest here, were I satisfied
that further residence was not agreeable !;
but to leave the grave of my wife, the home
have toiled years to embellish and improve,
and many interests interviewer with the growth
and prosperity of the country, and fee for no
offense, like a base crlprit-I cannot. /
would prefer death at my own home, amid
the flowers and trees planted and consecra.
ted by affection, and upon the soil of the
country have toiled to build up. Our press
has been thrown into the Missouri river +;
may be buried there too an humble indi'
vdus, is in the power of hundreds Of armed
The Nevada journal., 1855-06-15

"Pu. money in thy purse. y Shak-
speare. 'eSomehow "-Barnnm.