Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-06-13
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were safely deposited in the old packet boat
About IL o'clock, the master and mistress OF
dormitory ceremonies having drawn the veil
between the Jew and Gentle courts, we were
permitted to retire to our respective Shelves TO
seek natures sweet restorer' as best we could,
amidst the patterings of the water, humps of
the boat against the insides of the locks, and
the wranglings of the boats crews as they
passed each other in the night
Beng an old fogy, naturally disliked ait-
tude, consequently, took a lower shelf; but
fortunately or unfortunately. | laid my head
adjoining the ladies' apartment, amidst the
incessant clatier of remark on circumstances,
disputes, and settlements thereof, who should
have the upper or the lower seats Tor rather
lounges) in the synagogue, had no rest. In
listening to the expressions OF their merr'ment,
thought, O, happy woman :! thy equanimiiy
Of mind, and nimble ventilator of thoughts.
can make thee happy under the most disadvan-
tageous circumstances. 1t almost made me
wish was woman. instead Of an old focy.
took higher and more northern shelf, and
the noise, carried in the arms of Morpheus,
soon died away in the vespers Of the southern
breeze.
In the morning when I awoke, il was rain
ing almost equal 10 the prelude 10 Noah's
flood. I found nv wardrobe all in its place.
except nv understandings, l could find no.
where. After some search, friend told me
if would go 10 certain part of the boat
would get them by paying a shillng's redemp-
ton money-and this I had to do, although
before | left home, Dick had given them
basfins that would have done them al least a
month.
June 6-took breakfast on the boat-took
the cars at o'clock, and got TO Lancaster at
81 4. NJ, a very pleasant trip indeed-made
more SO by the very accommodating attention
paid 10 passengers by Captain Murphy you
can get your railroad tickets to any point, on
the boat, from the Captain, and baggage
checked. so that you have no trouble on the
way; all you have TO do is TO walk in and out
of the ears.
found the old city of Lancaster pretty
much as it was two years ago, except one
thing: on visiting some of the cemeteries,
found many monuments that recorded the de-
cease of many individuals (names strange 10
me) which took place since | was here last.
Human life is an unbroken stream, emerging
from beneath the mountain of time, and de-
scending beneath the mountain of eternity.
that our glddy race could see more distinctly
the spurs of that mountain against which the
locomotive of time is whirlIng them so fast.
The news of Buchanans nomination came
to town abou, noon, on Friday. heard some
drums beating, and some horns blowing, and
occasionally a loud explosion. Ga inquiry,
was told they were blowing rocks somewhere
in the city but the nextmornIngt the "daily' tod
me 1t was 100 Guns IN honor of the nomination
of "Penn'a's fayorIre son" In Lewisburg,
every man, won:aa and child would have
known what kind OF rocks they were blasting.
but here. suppose nine ,sn,hs did not know
anything about il.
From the talk in the streets, ! learn there
will be considerable disruption in the Demo-
cratic ranks. Conscientious men, although
they did belong to the party tha: has left them.
can not swallow. undiges,ed, the ridicuer of
the Higher law" and consequently the advo-
cate and sustainer cf the Nebraska iniquity,
and outrage through Sumner, OH the freedom
Of speech and the press.
Called on J. B'''', Esq. He is rousing
mwiales corporibus, as well as rousing Dem
ocrat. and of the right kind, too. He has not
"left the party," but stands on the old Jeffer-
sonan platform of 1900, when Democracy was
national and Slavery was sectional; the party
has left that platform, and become the " HEX
spIrtIe" of slavery propagandism. He, with
that noble specimen Of anti-slavery honesty,
Old Thad, is a delegate to the Convention Of
the 18th instant. Mr.. B. is an illustration Of
the truth that have been impressed with for
years-that no Intelligent man can become a
thorough Temperance man without (if his
mind is directed TO iO becoming an anti-slave-
ry man. The principles of the two causes
are parallel, and they are both parallel to the
exodus of the children of Israel out of Egypt
The Old Guard county is inde bted to Mr.. b.
for good service in the Temperance cause,
and if mistake not, she will owe debt of
gratitude hereafter, for services renderedin the
anti-slavery cause.
Called on my old friend and former fellow
citizen. w. M''''', and found him as kind
and bland as ever-busy, too, from morning
to night, supplying the mind with mental food.
Any person wanting almost any moral and re-
ligious book, whether old or new. can be ac-
commodated by calling on him, at the old
stand.
On Sabbath heard Mr.. D. preach his open.
ing sermon to the congregation over whichhe
has been lately installed pastor. He is some
what awkward. but evidently good man
made pretty fair sermon-promised well as
to future services, especially il his determina-
tion TO rebuke all sins that presented them
selves. could not but suspect, however. that
if he fulfilled 1.-THE Of his promises in this
respect, his fathers and brethren of Southern
before two years are over his head.
Heard another discourse in one Of the other
churches. in p. NJ, from the text, Awake,
awake" &c, &c. 1t was a very pretty ser
mon, off hand, delivered without note or com.
ment, and calculated TO please most every body,
but not of such dangerous character as to
hit anybody, except myself In declamatory
way, he enforced strongly the necessity of
awaking, but did not tell us in Uiat tcay We
were asleep, or from What sins We should
awake, until towards the close Of the sermon,
he said we often sleep in church. This was
so apropos to my own case, that thought he
was coming TO the point at last; and. in fact,
it so raised me that it forcibly brought TO my
mind what a Presbyterian clergyman once
told me-that he would blame no man for
sleeping under his preaching; if he could not
interest his hearers enough to keep them
awake, it would be all right that they should
sleep.
l am inclined TO think that great deal of
the GOODNESS in the churches, and superfciali-
ty of hearers in Christian intelligence. are
iraceable toithc method Of preaching above
alluded TO, and which is very prevalent in all
the churches. They deal in generals, and
leave the leaven of the mnutiH to work itself
lest perchance Il fear in some cases at leasD
1t might work so hard that it might work some
Of the larger loaves out of The church. This
is mistake in our clergymen; product of
rationalism; want of faith. There are few
of MS but need instruction, especially as to