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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

Happy thoughts, Oh. may they ever
Lingcr round the hearths tone bright,
would not that aught should sever,
Those that fill my heart to night.
For peaceful quiet feeling
Mingles with them as they
Deep unuitered thoughts come stealing
With the clustering joys of home.
Once methought cloud Of sorrow,
Would enshroud my soul, for aye,
Now the promise Of tomorrow
Brings the brightness of to day.
have caught such glorious visions,
Wrestling with this spiri' strife;
And to gain such bright elysians
Is to gather joys through life
We may live, and not inherit!
Half the gifts TO mortaIs lent;
But twill be to our demerit,
For such gifts are surely sent.
We may live and feel pleasure,
Free from all distrust and guile;
A clear conscience lile's best treasure.
Ushers happy thoughts, the while.
All the oliss that will awaken
As deep erring thoughts DEPART;
Springs where love remains mistaken
In pure and guarded heart.
Happy thoughts, forever bringing
Precious promises divine,
Light around my path you're tinging,
Welcome to this heart of mine.
There lie those vino shrink la terro,
Should cloud obscure their way;
This Is but fatal error
Clouds may come the brightest day.
Thus through lifo we oftimes waken
To- sense Of grief and pain;
BIT if faith remains uashaS,n
Sure the sun will smile again.
have seen cloudless morning
Usher in Il brilliant day;
But ere nightfIll, without warning
Shadows fall across the way.
And I've seen the morn Ipspringing
Prom dark and gloomy night,
Pure and bright, thus gaily flinging
Over all a brilliant light.
Happy thoughts, Oh. JOY unspoken,
Years welcome to me nov,
May your links remain unbroken
While make this ferven! vow.
Twill cherish never never,
That which gives my spirit pain;
Happy thoughts, that live forever.
Welcome to this heart again.
Pleasant Valley, Feb 5th 1856.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21
TIE REVIVAL INTGERmANY.-There is
-. =, ,,.o,.r,s ii m ,hp nroiestant States of

TIE REVIVAL INfGERMANY.-There is
now in grogressain tie protestant States OF
Northern Germany what may be termed
without violence to language, revival II
religion. This is not "revivuP' in the
technical New England" sense, with pro-
,racted meetings, remarkable conversion
from the ranks of the impentent, but ca IN
awakening of religious feeling in communi-
ties and churches where it has long been
s.ambering. 1t il evinced in increased a'ten-
dance upon the exercises of the sanctuary,
in the publication of earnest religious books
and periodicals, in the instructions OF theoIo-
g,ca' protessorscfus Sanuai conference, or
Kirechsniag OF ths German Evangelical
churches, perhaps more than pny where elSe'
in the activity of that remarkable Christian
union which is known as the Inner Mission" F"
Independent.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21


Two gentlemcnss,ood by the roadside,
opposite the graveyard. Sand so our old
school.mate, Edith Wynn, is dead," remark
cd the elder of the two. II remember her,
little dancing, warbling thing, yet thought
ful, and wise beyond her years. l heard Of
har marriage in my Wes'ern home, but
since then, have known nothing concerning
her. She died Of consumption, did she
ncte.
"Peope call it consumption, but she died
OF cold and starvation" calmly and slowly
replied the other-the bachelor friend OF
Edith.
"What do you meant" asked the first
rpcakcr, eyeing his friend curously and not
without suspicion.
81 mean thagthefe is slow freezing and
starving of the heart, which, though more
lingering, |; Qfaa as fatal to life OF the lack
ot bodily warmth snd to'd."
81 do not fully understand you"
."Y9u did not know Edith, and love her
as | did. Long before she dreamed of love,
| had elected her for my wife; but | kept
the sweet secret in my own bosom. and
toled TO make myself worthy OF her. When
she was still very young. left home to
travel year or two. No matter how it
happeued; when | returned, she was mar
ried 1t was a crushing blow to me, though
only Goo knows i'll could have won her.
She married a maH just one remove from
the curious talking su:omatons, the Germans
are SO fond of manufacturing. He has in
J tellect, hut not heart"
81 have met at Intervals, since her mar
riage, and have seen her gradually changing
from the warm hearted, impulsive, ambui-
vus woman, to M automaton like himself.
OutwardIy, / mean--for the anguish OF the
furnishing spirit within, none can know,
He FED end cl,thsss.ser body, but ignored
and sighted her 'aections. They could
40 cling to him, hut they fixed themselves
in better country, where the All Mercilul
has taken her at last. Her husband is erec-
ting a costly slab OF marble to her memory
Heaven forgive the bitter thought, but if the
truth wore told upon it, it would read
"p1Ep OF STARVED HEART, - Ohio Farmer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21
P o E T e Y

For the Chronicle.
Happy Thoughts.
nv INV NAV
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
MR.. BOYCE'S SPEECH.

WE commence the publication this week,
on our first page, of The speech Of the Hon.
w. w. BoYCE delivered in the House of
Representatives on the 18th ultimo, upon
the resolution pending for the expulsion Of
Mr.. Brooks. Ii has been said of Mr. BoYcE
that he is one of the best constitutional
lawyers III the House. and fer reasoning
powers, and rs clear, c. I'm and forcible de-
b lter, he is certainly inferior TO no member
of tha: body. He contends, and shows very
conclusively that the House would have
beeu acting contrary ~ the spiri; uc The
constitution had they expelled Mr.. BRooKs,
and that under the constitution, it had no
power TO eXpel him. His aIlusion TO the
mistaken idea Of referring in such cases to
the prcccdcnts establish, d by the English
Houses of Parliament, shows a mind well
versed in Parliamentary law, and clear
knowledge of the difference that exists be-
tween the limited powers of the House of
Representatives of the American Congress,
and that of the imperial House of Commons
OF England, that is above kings, above
peers, above constitutions" The speech is
very plain and forcible in style, and our
readers will find that it well rcpays care
full perusal. 1t will be concluded next
week.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
BROOKS AND BuRLINGEME.

We publish on our first page, card from
the Hon. p. s. Books, in relation TO the
proposed hostile meeting between him and
Mr.. ByRLINGAME Another card has since
appeared over the signature of LEWIS ID.
CAMPBELL, Mr. BURLNGAaE's friend in The
affair, which gives rather different version
to some of the points, referred 10 by Dir.
Brooks. We regret that our space does
not allow us 10 publish this card entire
The following is the concluding portion OF
it, which refers more particularly TO the
piccc selected by Nr. BuElINGAMr:
1t appears by the note of Gen. Lane TO
him that he hal informed Mr.. Eulingamc
at the outset, that he had the right of select.
ing the place tor the meeting, &c aud vet,
after it was chosen he objected 20 il, on the
ground that it was too far distant aud
would subject Mr.. Brooks 'to so many
hazards of arrest and therefore advised
him TO take no farther notice of the mat
ter | will not stIgmaiizc the people south
ward rs mobs, asSasslns,' etc, but IN be-
half of the people between this point and
Niagara Falls, assert that Col Brooks
would have been quite rs secure, north of
Mason and DiXou's line as Mr.. Buringumc
would have been south of it, know moth
ing Of the rules ofchivalrY. except what na-
iurc has taught me, nor have studied. nor
nor wil! ! ever waste time in STUDYING the
| mat,cr-cO9c dUCiiG--but MS nv action in
tie premises seems 10 be rcbukcd, | leave
the parties 10 show the authorities to inS-
tiiy their propositions
First, that the challenging party may, in
his message, make any restrictions either Ms
to the time or place Of meeting. Second,
that in sclcctIng the place the challenged
party is c!rcumscrbcd geographically hy
any precise latitude or longitude Third.
that when the place is fixed by the party
| entitled To !hc selection the challenger may
retire from III" field nn his objections Ia dis
| t"nce, il within one days travel, or from
fear OF 'hailiif> and constailcs." Fourth,
that under mutual agreement, not to give
publicity, one party is authorized /" pUbIish
the affair through the press, without the
consent of the other
My completely in this affair was induced
S"'cIy by private friendship, ana the hope
that might he Instrumental in some humble
way III restoring amic,bc relations between
the parties.
:" now dismiss the whole matter, rs far
as may be possible, from NY mind, forever,
consolcd by the reflection, that whatever
may have been my errors in the premises.
n" brothers blood has been shed or liz. sac.
rliccd, by reason OF any act ufminc.
LEWIS ID. CAMPBELL.
Washington, ID. &. July 20, 1886.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
THE EXAMlNEE-PRIZE TALE

SOME several months back, the Editor of
the Examiner offered prize of fifty dollars
for the best original tale to be published in
lis coums ; the effort of each competitor TO
he examined by committee who shomld
decide upon their merits. Their decision
h"s just been published and the prize i,
awarded TO DR.. w. B. MEYER.of New berry,
lcr the best tale titled "OM Nick: A Yalc
Cf Fire, IIGtcr and BrimS,oRe" The com
ntt &C say" many other capital stores were
presented; but being chiefly in the beaten
track of modern fictitious literature, were
not deemed cqu.l in literary excellence to
the above"
The above offer on the part of the Eran,-
imer should be commended rs encouraging
taste for literary efforts in our State, and
at the same time il serves 10 add 10 the in
teyest Of that Journal. In this connection
we will mention very culpable practice that
is entirely too common in our Southern
country, viz that of patronizing Northern
publications. many Of them tCeming with an
cxcitable and fascinating but often a dan
gerous and demomlzng literature, " hiIe
our own publications of superior merl-su.
rerior because of being untainted with the
odour of abolitionism, and devoted 10 the
sentiments that should govern us as South
crrers-are neglected and suffered TO 20
down for The want of that support which
they deserve, and naturally expect from their
own section Of country. True. there are
many excellent Journals published at the
North, and many that are entirely free from
showing any sectional partiaIiy, but when
we have some among us that are equal to
them in literary merit, and are Southern in
tone and sentiment from sense Of feeling,
and not from sense of policy, should We
not give to them the preference when select
ing Jo urnal that's to form part in mould.
ing The sentiments of our family ,ircc p
When we have a literary paper publ shed
in our own State, or in our own section Of
country, that is inferior 10 none of the same
character and price at the North, we should
certainly give our preference to the former.
The Examiner is paper worthy OF an cx-
tensiSe patronage, and should be subscribed
for by every family in Eouth Carolina, who
can afford to take any other than their Dis
trict paper, which should be first sustained,
and then in selecting FIRST class family, lite
rary and political newspaper, they could
choose none better than the Examiner. We
cheerfully recommend it 70 the readers Of
the LEDGER.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
AN AFFAIR OF HONOR.

A MEETING took place on the evening of the
2Sth ultimo, near the city Of Charleston,
between Col. john CUNNINGHAM, Editor of
the Erening Ne,rs, and J. l.. HATCH. Esa.
orc of the Editors of the Charleston Sim
lard The difficulty arose from certain edi-
torias written by them for their respective
papers. a card is published in the Charles.
ton papers explanatory of the difficulty, and
containing the correspondence between the
principals previous to the meeting; said
card is by tho authority of WM. r. TABER,
Jr., the friend of Col. CUNYIHGHAm, and S.
LORD, Jr., the friend of Mr.. HArLn. 1t
concludes with the following which explains
the result of the meeting, and termination OF
the difficulty:
"Accordingly,the parties met on the after
noon OF the 2Sth. After ap exchange of
shots, without Injury to either party, Mr..
Tabor, on the part of Col Cunningham, re-
pcated his demand for retraction, which Mr..
Lord, on the part Of Mr.. Hatch, refused, but
rendered the lollowingproposition,which was
accepted by Mr.. Taber:
Mr.. Hatch teiterates that his article was
responsive to Col. Cunningham's article.
preceding il, which he consid.
cred personally insulting to himself. If
Col. Cunningham viii disclaim any inten.
lion personally to insult Mr.. Hatch by that
article, Mr. Hatch, simultaneously with this
statement, consents TO the withdrawal of
both articles"
Whereupon the nffs,ir terminated
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
WINTEE'S LOTTERY.

The following we take from the Georgia
Citizen. Mr.. WINTERS advertisement can
always be found in our paper:
"THE MAN WE READ OF !-Newspapcr
readers frequently hear Of lucky chaps who
have drawn the high prizes in lottery, but
they. almost always, are located so far off,
and in some obscure, out Of the way place,
that it is very rare that they are come up
with by occuIar demonstration. We have,
however, an exception 10 record. We have
seen The individual, and no mistake, who,
the other day pocketcd and carried off the
fourth of the capital prize of $4,000, sold
by the Augusta Agent Of Mr.. WINTERS
Havana Plan Lottery in this city, Glass n,
for June. His name is JOHN J.. WIKLE. of
Cartcrsvillc, C"ss County. Ga. WINTER
also sold several handsome prizes in the
Lottery Of July I5th."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
THE MINERALS OF LANCASTER
DISTRICT.

WE are gratificd at being able to present
10 our readers this week, II letter from Prof
LlEBER, pn the Geological iprmatiun Of that
portion u! our district tha, he has vet sur
veyed, and respecting lis Mineralogical re-
Sources consisting Of go!dIc and coppcr;a
specimen of the l.ttcr being left al our Of.
flee for the inspection Of those who may
ish TO cyrmiue il. II will be seen that
MIR. LIEBER speaks highly Of this last, put
ting it dawn ut 335 Per ccut, and his re-
marks concerning the probable caluc Of
these developments, if properly followed
up, are encouraging. Our district has eve,
had considerable reputation for minerals !;
especially The eastern portion, that Mr. LIE
BER has not vet surveyed. where several
gold mines have been opened, and at one
time those who worked them were hand.
somcly paid for their labour. This survey.
wisely ordered by our state, necessarily dc
velopng as it does her mineral resources
III connection with the attainment Of II
knowledge of her general geology, may
prove 10 he Of highest pccuniary advantages
10 us, and those persons who suspect gold
or other minerals TO exist on ;hv.r premises.
with the aid Of Mr.. LIEEEr's scientific
knowledge, can determine whether II IL
bounds to an extent that would Justify thcm
in seeking for it. He says Of the mines
that he has examined in this district, that
they have not been worked to a Sufficient
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
HANGING ROCK MINERAL
- SPRINGS.

CAPT JAMES NJ INGRAM, requests us TO
say to the public, that he is now well pre-
pared TO receive and entertain persons, who
may desire to visit his watering place, near
Hanging Rock. Some sixty or seventy
boarders can be handsomely accommodated.
The utmost energy and despatch has been
shown by the proprietor of these Springs,
IN furnishing such arrangements in so brief
a period; the place has already been extern
siveiy resorted 10, and will doubtless be
more so now, with the increased means of
accommodation. We have heard The medi>
cinal properties of the wafer highly spoken
of, by persons visiting the Springs, for the
benefit of their health it is said to DC pccu-
liarly adapted to the cure of dyspeptics.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
Decidedly Rich.

1t will be remembered that an account
of a caring at the Metropolitan Hotel, 10y
Mr.. Vicks, who thrashed Stanwood Sc.
verely, appeared in our columns few
days since. Connected with Mr.. Yicks we
have tale to unfold which will make
the sboiti"a,ists Of Philadelphia feel very
cheep.
1t seems that when Mr.. Vicks was
about to leave North Carolina in compa-
ny with. Mr. Haywood on Northern
pleasure tour, he was requested by the
State authorities to take with him negro
who had been sentenced so banishment
from North Carolina for glaring outrage
upon the laws of that State. Mr. Y. con-
sented and on his arrival ut the Hotel in
Philadelphia he registered his uame Vicks
and Servant. Soon after the Abolition
lists appeared and used every persuasion
TO induce the negro 10 abscond /; aud he
informed Mr.. Y, that they had offered him
$50 .te.Fnn off. Mr.. V. advised the boy
u o1exaS$ 400, The amount was paid
nd M fshed negro who was taken to
~ Il be left there, received aid un-
q u nd is now residing among y
cfa&< Ne altogether worth his asso.
ciati6r> aroiina Times.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06

SLAVES IN kANsAs.-From the follow
ing paragraph which we clip from the
Squatter Sovereign, of the 9Th instant,
published at Atchisor, X. T., it would ap
pear that the slave population Of the Ter
ritory is upon the increase;
During the past six months the slave
population in this portion Of the Territory
has greatly increased. Many settlers from
South Carolina, Virginia and other South
ern States have wisely brought slaves
with them as being the most effectual way
Of settling the question of slavery in the
Territory. These are the kind of settlers
we need here now. We want men of
means, who will open large farms-work
their slaves, and by experiment test the
adaptation Of slave labor to Kansas. Ev-
cry farmer in this neighborhood, assures
lis that their servants are much healthier
here than they were at the South and are
capable of performing more labor. The
soil Of Kansas cannot be beat, and every
staple that is produced in the South can
he proitably cultivated here. What then
is to hinder our Southern friends from
ii.oving into the Territory in large num-
Gers, and in all cases to bring their slaves
with them. We can assure them that
thair property is just as safe here as in
South Carolina, and the negro thief is as
closely watched, and as severely punished
as in the most distant Southern State
We again repeat there is no risk Or dan
ger in bringing slaves 10 Kansas"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
PROFESSOR J. T. G. MITTaG

THIS gentleman has been sojourning in oar
village and vicinity for some weeks, SAYS the
Edgcfeld Asrertiser, and will probably re.
main with us good while yet. Interest
ing as philosopher, successful rs an artist
and pleasing rs a companion, the Doctor is
sure 10 win friends and admirers wherever
he goes. We have not enjoyed fortnight
in twelve month so much as we did one
he lately spent with us. Between the Pro-
fcssors scientific spcculatons on the one
side, and Oh The other, watching the progress
of our youngests portrait 10 completion,
it was really one OF the dream spots of our
life.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06
Types OF Mankind.

This is very curious and learned work.
1t is huge volume, containing seven or
eight hundred pages. The work is COM
posed 10y Messrs. Morton, Aggassiz, Mott,
Giddon, Usher and Patterson-all men
Of great learning, science and antiquarian
research. The object of the book is to
show the plurality of the origin on man
kind; and that it is physically impossible
that all tie different races of people on
the earth should have had common orr
gin, one and the same parents. The the
ory OF the writers is, that men were cre-
ated by the Almighty in different sections,
ana tor different sections Of the world. In
the same way, they contend that the ami,
mails were first placed on the earth.-
They say 1t is impossible that horse and
an ass could have sprung from the same
stock; and that it is equally impossible
That the negro or Ilouentot could have
had the same original ancestor with the
Caucassian or white man. 1t is impossi.
hIe, they aIlege, for climate, food, or mode
~ keeping, TO convert the pue descend
ants of the jackaSs into fine Arabian steeds;
and that neither climate, food nor nothing
else, will so change the negro's head,
heels, skin and wool, rs to give him, or
his descendants, in all time to come, the
fair complexion, intellectual organs, and
form and comeiCess, of the white man.
The writer's contend that, in all probahil-
Is, instead of one pair of human beings
being created, from whom all mankind
have des cended, that there were as many
as there now are different races of man.
Kind. In the earliest history of the world,
as far back as the Jewish account of the
creation OF man, the monuments and hicr
oglyphics of Egypt prove that the white
man. the negro, aud the red man, all en-
isted then, AS now. There are paintings
and representations Of them, showing all
the peculiarities AS they now exist. AS
I? the antiquity of these representations,
1t is made manifest by Egyptian history,
contained in the heroglyphics themselves.
1t is something remarkable, too, that the
negro was then, as now, represented as a
Slave. The book is illustrated with
great many plates and approximations
In the latter part Of the volume, we have
most learned treatise on the imperfec-
tlons OF our present translation of the BIZ
bic. The writer afiirms that, in the ori.
ginal Hebrew or sanscrit, Sampson is said
TO have put the tails of shcarcs Of ,chcai,
instead Of Jores together, and set fire to
them. That, instead ofJoshua command.
ing the sun and moon to stand still. the
expression is, tha, the sun set, and that
The moon still looked on the Slaughter
We are quoting from memory, without
retcrrn0 TO the exact words Eun1 rolls
of such instances as these are given in the
work. Persons who have any curiosity
in regard to these matters, will find "The
Types of Mankind" worth rcading.-Pa-
!1iot and Mountoineer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06

HoNIcIDE.-We are panied to be call
ed upon TO announce death by violence
ia on: district. which occurred in the up.
per portion OF it on last Friday. A quar-.
rel arose between Mr.. james Brown and
-McFaran, brotbers.inlaw, fight
eosued, io which, as we are informed.
Brown was rather badly beaten. After
the fight had ended b. seized his gun and
shot McF. Killing him almost instantly
Brown is now in jail. An inquest has
been held, we have not learned what YER
dict was returned.--D Darlington Fiag.