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Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-30
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Written for Ballou's Pictorial.
THE CHARTER OAK.

BY WILLIE E. PABoR.
"Thou vert nobiy reared, o, heart ofOak."
Mrs. HEMANs.
For years and years, till centuries had fed,
! Sweeping .her terrors o'er thy form,
mighty oak! thou braved the storm,
And nobly reared thy hghbrow; noble head.
The forest child had looked with solemn awe
Upon thee, ere the white man trod
New England wilds to worship God
As holy men had worshipped him of yOre.
Aud they-the red men-when the axe was hearC
Amid the forests came and plead
That thou might'st stand to rear thy head
Still in thy majesty, all undisturbed.
''FOr''-this their plea-''our fathers in the chas
Had made the old oak tree their guide;
They rallied here from far and wide,
And loved the tree; o spare it this disgrace"
The white men heard. They did not scorn tn
prayer;
And year by year in strength it grew,
Anu Stlll Il DfOaucr SnauOW Threw,
Standing thing of strength and beauty there.
And thcn when tyranny its iron hand
Would lay upon the pilgrims right
Thy final mission doomed in sight,
And made thy name iustrious through the land.
That name from history shall not depart
W, l., a. of IL
Was held by thee-as lovers hold
Their ladye's memory-witIin thy heart.
The storm of revolution soon swept by.
And undcrnt ,th tly wide spread arms
Free from the foar Of wars alarms,
Brave men and i:,ir maids blslSed meath freedom
sky.
So generation after generation came
To eaze upon thee, blessing as they gazed,
Thy monagcil i.sIn, II air uriTised
Sacred i,y revolutionary fasne.
But rocks must crumie, and The frn5 erow Gail;
Thou, Ike thy kindred, must lay low;
But not by woodmln's humble blow
1t took the giant death of the gale.
Thy death was glorious as thy life had been.
The fragments of thy noble frame
Will yet perpetuate thy name,
And with it keep the ''charter hiding scene.
Thy trunk remains, fearing 10 tempest's frown;
Standing the treasure of the land;
Sacred from touch Of spoilers hand,
Girt with The bucklor oi thy Great renown.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-30

to his weeping mother and sisters, and per-
haps to bereaved ''loved one'' the news
of the sad fate of the yong Baronet of
England, far away amid the craggy noun
tains of America.
Kind reader, hoping that should you ev-
er visit these celebrated mountains, your
trip may be safe and delightful as has been
mine, l bid you a wellwishing adieu.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-30

KLINGER x BRO. DEALERS IN LUMBER
IN etc, ................P PymoGth, Ind.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Miners g. Families

ID. TOY & OTTERSON again request the especial
attention of all who wish to lay In their winter Stock
of CLOTHING, BLANKETS, BOOTS and Woolen
Goods, to the magnificent assortment Of goods re-
ceived by them during the past ten days. They are
now opening and offer for sale
200 fine and hervy Beaver and Pe,ersham OvercOas,
Frocks and Sacks;
100 heavy Pilot Cloth Coats, latest styles;
30 superb sRsRlan" Goats, superior to any Talmas;
bales. so pr in each, heavy gray Blankets;
2 bales, 100 pr in each fine heavy blue blankets;
bale, 100 pr extra French Super Super white
Blankets;
30 dOz. assorted Cashmere and Satt Pants late
Styles besides magnificent assortment Of Furnishing
Goods. Montgomery st., Opposite st. Nicholas, late
HuntOOn's. n7uf
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

LORD LANsDowN ON PUBLIC SPEAK,
NG.-DuriDg my drive with Lord Lans-
downe, in talking of public speaking
/ asked him whether he had ever ex-
perienced that sort of bewilderment in
delivering himself, which he might
have observed come over me at the
Devices dinner, and which had once
before experienced for a few mo-
ments during my speech at the revolu-
tion meeting in Dublin, some years
since, but recovered myself on that oc.
casion almost Immediately. He said,
to my surprise, that he hardly ever
spoke in the House without feelieg the
approaches of some such loss of self
possession, and found that the only
way to surmount it was to lalk on, at
all hazards. He added, what appears
highly probable, that those common
places, which most men accustomed to
public Speeding have ready cut and
dry, to bring in on all occasions, were,
he thought, in general, nsed by them
as mode Of getting over those blank
intervals, when they do not know what
to say next, but, in the mean time,
must say somethiDg.--Diary of Tho
mas More.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
ny Telegraph to the Record.
MARYsvILLE, Nov. 20, 2 =

MARYsvILLE, Nov. 20, %. NJ
The Steamer Sierra Nevada has just ar.
rived, bringing FIVE deys later news fiom the
Atlantic States, and tive days later intelli.
gence from Europe.
The Steamship Texas, from New York, and
Tennessee, from New Orleans, brought out
five hundred emigrants and soldiers, and a
large amount of ammunition and stores TO
Nicaragua for General Walkers army, who
are represented to be in fine spirits. Health
is good and tranquility reigns throughout
the land. The Isthmus transmit is in fine
condition.
The Sierra Nevada has experienced very
heavy weather throughout the entire pas.
sage.
Official Returns from all the counties in
Pennsylvania, have been received. They
give Democratic majority of 2,774. In
the Legislature the Democrats have ma
jority Of on joint ballot The Philadelphia
Bulletin has the official vote of the State,
except for Congress. The vote stands as
follows: Canal Commissioner, Scott, Dem.
2l2,SS6; Cochran, Fusion, 2l0,12.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

The Sacramento papers speak in
terms of strong condemnation of the
panoramic exhibition of the scenes
enacted by the Vigilance Committee
now perambulating the State. 1t
was but thinly attended in Sacra-
mento, which speaks volumes in favor
of the inhabitants of that City. 1t
was characterized by the Sacramento,
American, as an "insult to the moral
sentiments of the people, as demor-
alizing to an unusual degree, and as
a common nuisance, demanding the
attention of the civil authorities. p
The Journal pronounces the painting
a daub, and thinks "but for the we'll
studied description that the young
gentleman who presided on the stage
recited, few would have suspected
what the Painter was endeavoring to
represent" There was much jeer-
ing and laughter, and the whole affair
was ridiculed. Such is the account
given by those who have witnessed
the "Panorama" of the Vigilance
Committee. 1t has hurried through
the principal cities of the State, as
if stunning the chime of Church
bells, and the joyous shouts of child
hood, and seeks popularity in the
mines. We are all familiar with the
history it portrays, and as it can be
of no benefit to any but the owners,
'let us have none of it,"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

THRILLING ScENE,-The Philadelphia
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, thus
describes a scene which transpired in one of
the Churches in that city:
A thrilling scene occurred in the Greene
street NJ. E. Church yesterday. 1t appears
that man named Baker walked up the
middle aisle, and after reaching the altar,
turned so as to face the congregation, and
then taking a FIVE barreled revolver out,
presented il to his own heart and pulled the
trigger. The cap fortunately exploded
without igniting the powder within the pis.
tol, and before he could attempt TO FIRE
another barrel, the pistol was taken from
his hand by two members of the Church. -
Much excitement prevailed. Baker was ia
ken from the Church and given to the DO
lice. He was laboridg under temporary in
sanity.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

CARSON VALLEY.-A long letter from Mr..
L. A. Norton, appears in the Placerville
American in reference to some difficulties at
Carson Valley. Mr.. Norton claims that the
troubles were confined to the "Gentiles, -
and that the Mormons stood aloof. There
appears to be much bad blood among the
people there. An express is to be run from
Placerville to that place, weekly, through
the winter.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

The MARYsvILLE EXPRESS is of
the opinion that Oroville had better
not become incorpated for awhile
yet, as it will involve us in debt, and
cause us to regret the step. We
would assure the Express that, so far
as we are concerned, their advice
in this respect is not deemed an in
trusion. Oroville would be head
strong, indeed, if she should refuse
to profit by the experience of others,
and reject their advice altogether
1t seems to us, however, that we
need an efficient police arrangement,
to guard the place from destruction
by fire, to grade and keep in repair
our streets, and to maintain some
thing like order and tranquility
There are many in our midst who
desire to see the place Incorporated.
and there is no doubt but application
will be made to the Legislature for a
charter. Under the belief that an
incorporation under the general law
would be less expensive than by act
of the Legislature, we were induced
to put forth the remarks we did,
We are not for incorporation at any
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
ORovILLE Nov. 90, 1856.


EDITOR BUTTE RECORD
In your issue of to-day, appers a statisti-
cal artice about newspapers, mentioning
that $50 German papers are issued in the
United States, whilst in all Germany there
are only about one tenth the number, which
you will allow me to correct. According to
the San Francisco Journal, of the 14th Nov.
1856, which seems to be correct, there are
issued in the Kingdom of Saxony 22O pa.
pers, Austria, 271, Bavaria 178, Wurtem-
berg 90, Hanover 80. These are only i've
of the thirty mine States which form Ger
many. The City of Berlin the free cities of
Hamburg, Lubbock, Bremen, Frankfort-on.
the Nam, have more than twenty five pa
pers each.
1t iss fact, that deliberations and argu.
ments about politics and government in
Germany, are fettered to great extent, but
the German people occupying as high, if not
the highest, position among the nations of
the earth in the arts and sciences, literature
and in everything that elevates man as an
intelligent being, have sufficient matter for
conversation and deliberation for news Civ.
ers besides politics. JUSTICE.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
Hill Dlgglngs Struck.

We are informed by Curly, the StIge dri.
yer, that the company who recently com.
menced prospecting for deep diggings at
what is called Jordan Slide, near Spanish.
town. struck the bed rock at depth of 81
feet, below the surface The prospects we're
sufficiently hattering to warrant them in
starting a tunnel, from the base of the hill
to the bottom of the shaft. This spot has
been partially prospected before. but to no
great depth in consequence of water which
was fonnd but few feet below the surface.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
Something New.

Everybody is respectfully requested to enll a, TIE
Store. opposite the ST. Nicholas, (ate Hunioons Ex-
change and examine the splendid and varied assort-
ment of Clothing opened during the past week Also
new and splendid assortment Of Boots, Buck Gloves.
VuIcanized India Rubber Goods, Goodyear's make,) }
fine and heavy Under Clothing, and The real "By.
ron" Shirts with large French cuffs In fact we have
anything and everything in the Clothing line suita-
hle for all classes, and at prices to suit The iimes.
D. TOY & OTTERSON,
or Montgomery street, opposite Hunioons.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

PENTEcosT.-A blood fight occurred at
Edge6eld, Tenn, on the Both September,
between VIM Pentecost and Thomas Rich
ardson, both residents Of Edgefeld. Rich.
ardson was shot in the body, the ball enter.
ing his side and breaking one of bis ribs he
is supposed to be mOrtally wounded. Pen.
tecost was cut in several places with knife
but is not seriously wounded. The day Of
Pentecost had not come.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

A BLOW UP.-Ou Tuesday afternoon last.
as We learn by the Marysville Herald, the
boiler of the Steam Saw Mill, situated on
the Rabbit Greek Road, near the Oregon
House, and owned by Messrs. Allen & Colby
exploded. Mr.. Allen and man named Full.
ler were badly scalded, though not seriously
The force of the steam was so great as to
carry the boiler some $50 feet from the
building.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
Topics Of the Day.

The ENGLISH Press comes to us
teeming with mis-statements and ex-
aggerated accounts of our Kansas
toubles, and ridiculous stories about
the treatment of slaves, and the man.
ners and customs of Americans North
and South. The illustrated News,
usually a reliable journal both in its
statements and pictorial illustrations,
is filled with miserable prints, too
worthless to merit the name of carl
catures, in which they attempt to
dileniate various phases ill American
life. In their illustrations of South
en customs, great care has been
taken to render the appearance of
the whites that of ruffians, while the
negroes are made to appear as perse-
cuted colored gentlemen and ladies.
One of the most absurd, and in fact,
ludicorous pictures. is a cut repre-
senting the expulsion of niger from
railroad car. The darkey is
dressed as would become member
of Congress and has the air of a
highly dignifed and polished gentle
man, but the conductor is the very
impersonation of q ruffian, or "frst
brigand " in melo-drama, who with
one hand on the collar of his victim
and the other holding a bludgeon
over the head of the :" cullud pusson,"
seems about to be dealing him such a
blow as would crack the big bell of
Moscow,-and after his head is "cove
in" the tragedy may be supposed to
end by throwing this martyr to
American intolerance, under the
wheels Of the cars to be crushed to
death. These stupid attempts to
hold up the people of the United
States to the ridicule and scorn of
Europe are to be wondered at, COM
ing to US as they do in these latter
days of rapid interoceanic navigation,
when hundreds and thousands of vis-
itors are monthly coming hither to
learn the fa'sity of such representa-
tions, and through many of whom
those journals might if they choose,
procure veritable descriptions in pen
and pencil of things as they really
exist. These pitiable displays of
their ignorance and righteousness are
unworthy the conductors of any jour
nal pretending to responsibility in
either England or elsewhere.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
z or S ale.

f. TIE Mil properly, Dwelling House, known
Eiia as CARY'S FLOUR MILLS, Sacramento
IL The Mills are and have been in active opera.
ton TOR the pas two years, and make seventy to
eighty barrels Flour per day. No brand of Flour
made IN the Stale Is superior 10 IT, Regular cash
customers take all the mill can make II il. n very
desirable and profitable property. Can be had on
reasonable terms.
II not disposed OF before the 9th ins, II will he
sold on that day al public sale, the proprietor in
tends leaving for the Atlantic States on the steamer
5th December. tn27 RD CARY
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

PERsoNAL.-Col. Stanton, of the Mer-
chants Hotel, Mary,vlle, called on us yes
terday, looking as blooming as rose -
From the Colonel's good sprits,and evident
air of contentment, we half suspect him of
entertaining matrimonial intentions.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

The SAN FRANDIsCo MINsTRELs will
give performance tomorrow night at the
Metropolitan Theatre. We advise all our
friends to 60 early and secure their seats
before the rush.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

WoMAN's RIGHTs.-There is Presby-
terian church in Northampton tounty, vir-
ginia, composed entirely Of ladies. They
are twenty two in number. There is not a
male member among them. The Church is
called the Holmes Church, after the late
DR.. Holmes, of Philadelphia, who was a lib
eral contributor towards its erection.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

sGS- 1t is stated that Lady Franklin, on
hearing rumor recently that DR.. Kane
would leave for Europe. had house fur
nished for his reception, and waited in AK
ious expectation the arrival of each steamer,
in the hope of meeting him. His reception
in England will be cordial one.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

w. The total number Of emigrants ar
irving in New York, for the first nine
months of 1856, was lO3.53l. There has
been steady and large decrease since 1853,
when the number for the same period was
512,435. The German emigration exceeds
the Irish by about 1000.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

Va 1t is said that Senator Douglass, the
"little giant" Of Illinois, is about to lead to
the hymenial altar lady of Washington.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

Gs- In Petersburg. Virginia, son of Mr.
Allen Alley playfully presented pistol at
the head of little son Of Benjamin Wells,
and accidentally pulled the trigger. The
ball struck the lad in the eye, completely
tearing it out
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

expense, but should like to receive the
benefit of a legal organization for the
protection Of the lives and property
of our citizens, if it can be done with
out plunging us hopelessly and irre-
trievably into debt.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

Gs- The resignation of DR. Scott, it is un-
derstood takes place Immediately but until
tien he will continue to officiate.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

To- JUST RECEIVED. an Invoice OF fine Paint
ed Cottage Furniture at C. Scrbers Furniture Ware
Rooms, Montgomery street, nearly opposite the St
Nicholas Hotel. Oci3l
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
J. HAMMEL,
u NJ . E r TAX Err.

yENhE SUBSCRIBER takes this method Of Inform
II Ing The public that he has established himself
IN The business oi UNDERTAKER and 10 prepared
pay prompt attention TO all calls that may be made
on him In his line Of business, with and dis
patch.
N. B.-Also, strict attention given TO setting Biz
hard Tables, Coorng Billiard Balls sc. and general
Cabinet business on Bird street, adjoining the semi
nary. oI6lm J.HAMELL.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
Furniture !
Furniture

JUST RECEIVED a large assortment Of Furniture
and Bedding For Sale at reduced Prices, at c
SCRIBER'S Furniture Ware Rooms, Montgomery
street, st. Nicholas Hotel. o3l
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

The WEATHER now is growing cold and
frosts begin to gather, and when the bar Der
shaves our face, hot waters in the lather;
and when we 90 to take drink ard eat
little lunch. by way Of comforting ourself,
we take hot brandy punch. Our DEVILS
rheumatic grows worse, and the Seniors
nose grows red, and if there's nothing else
therein, cold is in our head. We've got q
very small sized stove, and q cord Of large
sized wood, and the stove is too small any.
how, to do bit of good; and every finger on
our hands feels like great big thumb, the
cold has made them stiff as bones, and all
cramped up, and numb The printers
plague US half to death by bawling out for
copy, and loafers keep coming in and look.
ing over our shoulder (the cold one )and bo.
ther so much that we can't think of auy
other word that rhymes with the preceding
one but --pnppy.
re- The following translation from
Schiller's Poem entitled THE words of
Faith" by "P. e." has been handed us for
publications:
"And God, firm, holy will is abiding,
However so much wavering the will of crea.
ture,
High beyond time and space is presiding,
Full of life, the most high in all nature;
And when everything to continual change
is subjected,
The Eternal Spirit by change is never eff.
fected''
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21

t~DR. A. BALL, offers his professional ser.
vices to the citizens Of Oroyle ard vicinity having
had much and long experience in the treatment Of
the various diseases incident to this climate be hopes
to give satisfaction
Special attention given to diseases Of private ma.
ture, Rheum aism, &c, which he cure without The
use of mercury
OFFICE, front room, No. II, United States Hotel,
up staiTs-OTOville. oci.tf
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
A word for Butte County.

The greatest gathering that has been known in
Butte county during The present campaign, is the Of
every description of useful and ornamental articles at
the oneer Variety Store and Yankee Notions Depot,
Washington Block Myers street. 3rd door from Mont
gomery, Orove. Ocl3n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-04

"KSow NE AS AN ExKMY."-Know me as
your enemy Yes; be a man, a woman-bo
honest and frank-and if you really hate Us,
be above deception. Away with your Judas
kisses. Don't hold that cOnfding hand in
yours half an hour, telling US how much yOs
are interested in our welfare, how cordially
you wish US success; and then speak cur
name disrespectfully to the next friend you
meet, magnifyipg our faults, Laughing at our
weakness, and telling our secrets, which We
had confded to your care, thinking your DO.
SOM perfect /" Salamander safe" which
even the fire Of persecution would fail TO ex-
tract from thence.
Don't speak in those soft, tender, Iute-Iike
tones to US, and with that serpent's kiss be-
hind our back. Don't fstteT our vanity, un-
til we undertake some foolish scheme for tho
furtherance of fame or fortune, which you
know, (being more worldly wise will result
ultimately in our modification, il not in our
ruin
Don't cry about our poverty, and cheat us
in a bargain before your handkerchiefis is dry.
Don't manifest your affection by intruding
upon our working hours, until we have given
you the greater share of our precious time
without any earthly compensation.
Words cost nothing; il you are a fEiond,
prove it by deeds-give Us available symps-
thy, not empty pity Pity is a feshless bone,
only fit for dogs; 1t wounds oftener than is
heals; it has fine vocabulary "Poor thing, -
"poor fellow" alas how fallenn' Il
would like to help you, but it is not cOnve-
nient
And there we lie, aoundering in the mud OF
despair, while Mistress Pity, having made
her speech, walks coldly on; but Sympathy
silently takes US by the hand, unises her
strength with ours, until we overcome our
difficulties; and hardly listening to our ear
nest thanks, points to q bright to morrow.
Away with milk and water friendship.
Know me as a friend, or 4" know me as an en-
emy." lie is a wolf in wool, who amuses US
with pleasant words, while he knows the al
most mortal struggle of the soul with poverty
and care, nor lifts finger in our behalf. Oh,
company-don't write us any love-letters-
don't break your mock in making low obei-
sances-fght openly for me, or fight openly
against me; or get out Of the way that We
may have time to forget you.