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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-12-04

ER2 Stranger.
''LOYE YE THEREFORE, THE STRANGER .'-Dib}
love the stranger; lie is lonely
In the busy, crowded mart;
If thou giv'st him hind looks only,
They are sunbeams to his heart.
Voices sweet rerchance have blcss'd him
That from earth have passed away;
Loved ones have tenderly carcssed him,
In life's early, bissful day. n.
Open, then, thy spirits treasure,
With its depth of human love;
Give him not in stintcd measure,
Blessings showcred thee from above.
Is he faint with hunger? feed him.
g Weak and fleeing from his foe
Offer thy strong arm TO lead him
Where his hanters dare not go.
Oh, thou canst not tell how lonely
Seems to him the tuilsome road!
Nor how oft his hope points only
To 4 resting place with God!
Take the stranger, rad and weary,
To thy nreside's pleasant light;
Make for him the morn less dreary,
BY the Kind words of tonight.
Do not spurn the gentle pleading
OF the angel at Thy hearr;
Nor, with fruitless intcrceding,
Bid him from thy home depart.
Thou mayest find upon the morrow,
BY thy souls sweet, joyous rest,
That the weary man of sorrow
Brought TO thee a heavenly guest.
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0ILately at distribution Of prizes in q
German village, little girl seven years
old, whose parents had just been turned cut
of their lodgings because they had failed to
pay their rent, was asked by the rector:
"Have you studied sacred history, my
child!' >,
eyes, sir.'' +a "
"Do you know the history Of the crea~
tion!" '-9.'
al know that God made oil"
"Why were Adam and Eve turned out OF
Paradise!" .' =
The child hesitated moment, and then
fixing her eyes on the examiner replied
"ProDa5ly they .Oere turned out because they
could not pay their rent"
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QOtttp,
... For the Portage Sentinel.
Questioning the Winds. aagf
by MRS. HELEN l.. nosrwIcK.

by MRS. HELEN l.. BosTwIcK.
Wind Of spring, wind of spring-with the promise
Ono that oveth thse grOweh wan, in Thy soft breath
wthcring . .....
Vainly che hath sought to stray
Where the dandelIons fold
From the their borrowed gold,
On the meadow slopes to-day.
Thousand blooms to greet thee sprng-is there heal
ing on thy wing,
For nipt bud withorins?
summer breeze, summer breeze, toying with the
beck ming trees, ...
With the cleaners tangled locks, and with fairer
things than these,
Where sweet echoes used to wake
In the haunts of flower and bird,
When our Enie's voice was heard,
Now is silence for her sake.
Hast thou brought from fragrant trees, in the faro
Southern Seas,
Balm TO cure her deep disease?
Autumn gale, autumn gale, with the melancholy wall,
Brngest thou sunset tinge for the cheek waxen
paleY
See her hand is shadow thin, ~
And the ringlets Oh her brow
Never look ed so dark Gs low,
Even with white buds braided in!
BrneSt thou nothing but wall, for the beauty grown
frdil,
Check and temples wuxcn pale?
a. hter blast winter blast, moaning for thc glory
past.
Is aere yzorin tAy breath for the Eint one fading
}.tlt? ....
FIa5k, the auswcr :" Lo, I bring .... 4.
For tde form fair and feet,
Pillow cold, and winding sheet, .
. For the rest, an angels wiog j! - o.
And the plumod soul, upward past, ....... - .
Al sweet fountains, pure and vast.
Rathes in Heavens own air at last
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A Holy Mystery.

.
s me one OF our country papers tells the fol.
loving story, and calls the boy who is the
hero OF the affair, smart lad. Why, this
little fellow would have had the hide taken
off for his daring presumption, had he lived
fifty years ago. . ''.'
I have been amused by the anecdote Of
boy, who. for some misdencanor, was i'm
prudcntly threatened by his Sabbath School
teacher with being sent to hell to wnil with
the damned There are no damned there,
sir !'' quickly replied the boy. "What do
yousmenn by that 2" inquired the teacher,
with stare OF astoni.hment at the heresy
of his. pupil. "Mean. sir |! why, that they
all ,oent out long ago." "Went out howl"
::'Why, sir, you told us last Sunday that hell
was, bot!om'eSs pit, apd mother says, u
thing withoW a bott0as can bold not1ing; and
so you sec. the souls all went out of hell
as soon as they were put in, for there was
no bottom to it, and they had no notion Of
staying there to be damned" at is one Of
the holy mysteries" replied the teacher,
"and you,are too young to understand such
things.''I Yes" replied the lad, II rather
guess it one Of the holy mysteries, or they
would not have been put into place without
bottom, expecting them to stay there, =
The teacher turned to the next scholar, say
Ing, II will hear your lesson, Th1m1s !"
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GrAn amusing incident occurred few
days since. A certain lady had been much
annoyed by tho ringingSof her door bell by
the mischievous boys in the vicinity, undde-
termined to bemade n fooloof no more by
gong toithe door. In thecourse Of the fore
ioor, her nj mister called to see3her, dressed
in his best manner; he ascended the steps.
and gently drew the bell handle, when the
alady shouted from Che eBtfy,i"I see youyboy,
sndHI catchyou II'llwringyonrn eek.'aThe
afffishtef gentleman, immediately rushed
down the steps throughsa small crowd of
young scamps. and hasanot bsenaback since
ylsg7a baTaia bus ,s'ggpY's E1a8@iglofsH
Esi9eb1EH fse Rqeusab al ~ ,
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A loud laugh followed this exposure; tho
cox-comb was cut; his feathers dropped;
and amidst much cackling he vanished from
the "gay and festive scene"
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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-12-04

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door. of which were locked against the Canadian
hipeds over whom sir Edmund rules for con.
sideration Of 81 777,7s. I'd. Moreover. the car
was not only special, but superior toany other
ON the trim. All this invdious distinction was
shown these distinguished personages free graf
il, Why should not the wives and daughters
If Canadians ride in the same car With Lady
Head ! Such exolusiyeness IN those who are de.
pendent upon our country for bread, butter and
social position does not harmonze with the ge-
MUS Of Canadians. 1t is al insult to cur intelli
genoe and responsibility. We remember travel
ling few years ago in company with President
Fillmore. who-e position wns not interior to that
of Queen Victoria the Emperor Napoleon. He
never thought ofa special ear he considered
that he was travelling with people who were
entitled To his respect, and fit to associate with
him aud converse about the interests of the ma
ton II is not SO with the greedy Heads. Met
calls aud Colbornes who have been sent out t"
iyrannize over US. and To conspire with the fan-
~ compact aud greedy Bishops against our dear
est rights aud interests"
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Immigrants and Slavery.

Hon. Andrew Ewing, leading democrat of
Tennessee, of late one of the representatives Of
that State in Congress, made a speech in the
House of Representatives in 1850. on the admis-
sion Of California us State. in which he used
the following language;
ave stand almost alone amongst the highly
civilized portion of mankind in the maintenance
Of the institution Of domestic slavery; The WHOLE
of civilized Europe has been thoroughly ind c.
trinafed Nth opposition to it, The thousands
and millions Of emigrants from her shores ALL
come uith their prejmdices against il, and when
they arrive in this country they find the most
lovely portion of the continent in the possession
of the shareholders, Most Of the mechanical
trades and labor on farms and public roads in our
country is performed by slaves, and these for
signers are more or less excluded from this wide
field Of employment, which they had partially
preoccupied in the North. Inferesf is thus SUI
peradded to the early prejudice Of education
against stdrery. Unfortunately too. the large
mass Of this class Of persons hare had no knotci
edge or experience Of the advantages deriuabie
from republican institutions or the soiemnity Of
conststntionai obligations"
No fair man will deny that this is correct
description of the character and sentiments of
foreigners when they arrive in this country
Nine hundred and ninety nine Of every thousand
Of them have .been thoroughly indoctrinated
with opposition" to slavery, and 'come with
their prejudices against it." Arriving at New
York, or Boston, Philadelphia, as nearly all of
them do-upon free soil-they have no inolina-
ton, and but little inducement, to come South and
enter into competition with slave labor. They
remain in the free States increasing their repre-
sentation in Congress. and swelling their pre-
ponderance in the Union; or they push on to the
Territories Of the West and contribute to making
them free States. This is the process by which
state after state has beef hurried into the Union
in the Northwest, and the means by which the
Emigrant Aid Societies of the North expect to
convert the remaining Territories into Free
States. before the South can supply sufficient
quota Of the population to control their institu
tons. With these palpable and inevitable re-
suits staring them in the face 10 it not most ex-
traordinary that the Democratic leaders OF the
South should resist those reforms of the natu-
ralzation laws which the American party pro-
pose making! Aud if there could be anything
mora extraordinary is it not to be found in tho
amazing assumption that while pursuing this poll
icythey claim to be the true friends of the South
and the real champions of slavery2
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TIE INAUGURATION OF THE CLAY MONUMENT
AT New ORLEANs.-The New Orleans papers Of
the 18th inst. are filled with glowing accounts of
fhe laying Of the corner stone of the Clay monu-
msnt, to be erected in that city to the memory
of the illustrious Clay. The procession on the
occasion 10 said to have been one of tho largest
ever gotten up in the Crescent city. An grafton
vas delivered by Judge McCaleb. The address
upon tbe laying Of the corner stone was from the
fertile and ready pen of Mrs. Octavia Walton Ls
Vert It vas read BY Capt, Charles D. Drsaux.
A oTgiael ode was read By its author. NJ. F.
BiGnsS. Esq. After the oeremopiss were over,
: grad banquet took place, and the greatest
good sssIDg and enthusiasm prevailed. The
Pioayass says hat the whole ceremonies went
,of in manner abundantly to satisfy the thou.
sands Who participated in them. and to reflect the
bighest credit upon the committee. under whose
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-23
GOV w,ec and the Presidency.

We have been wondering how his restless Ell
csllsucy wa. amusing himself during these dull
t;mes. aud had thought Of recommending an
extra session Of the Legislature for bis special
entertainment. But his resources seem equal
"a the exirency, and his friends need have no
fear his dying Of dry-rot. A few nights ago.
he exercised himself in q political harangue 10
the Spartans oil Richmond--the first instance.
IL Ne remember rightly. of Governor Of Virg' mia
descending from his curule seat TO befoul his robes
with the dust and sweat Of the party arena But
public slang wbanging is not bis only resource
Tia. inf.llible and inexhaustjble grey goose
uill. Of his is ever at hand aud ready tor use The
N.v York Herald of Saturday brings u.s. Letter
on the Presidency which has pot before seen tho
light. 1t is addressed to the Buchanan Commit
tee of New York, and bear, date March 9Th. The
second sentence reads as follows:
A, to the presentation Of my name for nomi.
nation for the Presidency, can only say that
have had no part in itana will have none tur'hef
than 10 say that will not withhold IFS use from
nv friends,if they think thatit can be larry maze
10 serye the cause of the country aud the de-
nocracy. =.
After saving that be 10 not committed to Mr..
Buchanan or to any man. and that Virgin" ana
Pennsylvania have stood together since the days
of simon Snyder (who was Simon y he coniin-
uss:
yireiuis offers no candidate and will not likely
WITH Tor son of her own unless her sister States
shall call upon her to present her preiereno"
to the convention. II she presents no son OF her
own In the first instance my belief is that on the
FIRST bslotngs in convention her vote Will be cast
for Mr.. Buchanan with an earnest. honest desire
10 have him nominated. II his name fails, then
Virginia will expect Pennsylvania to go along
with her for her preference. And say this with
ont rejecting other States or candidates,for who.
ever is nominated by the Convention at Cincinnati.
on sound democratic platform will be supper
ted by.Virginia. and she desires Ia exclude no
candidate from having his name proposed. Sh"
will heartily 90 for Mr.. Pierce Mr.. DVuglasor any
other sound man of the North, and rets up equal
only for Of her own or the South.
She would doubtless. looking to men alone. pre-
fer one Of her own sons--for example. Mr.. Hun
ter. of the Senate. or some other but the propo-
eel Of the name Of one Vi her sons she would de-
fer TO her sister States and to none more espe-
oially than 10 Pennsylvania.
The Interpretation of all which we take I" b"
about this that old gizzard-foot expects Virginia
TO vote for Pepnsylv ania's man. until he is laid
out--and then Pennsy lvauia to vote for Virginias
nan-that man being not "Ar. Hunter OF the
Senate" but the "some other modes,ly referred
Eo--to.wit: ebo shin. sc ipso. Tho game is avery
pretty one. Nehave hoard of it befcre-Tickl"
me and I'll tickle you: Ride and tie: Go halves;
and all that sort of thing. We hope his Excel
lenoy will have a good time Of it aud that his
nostril will go on dilaing indefinitely.
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The Washington Sentinel says

al wiH require new administration 10 turn
ont The Free-soiiers from, office The present does
moi dare 10 do IT,"
Mr. Fillmore is exactly the man the Sentinel
calls for. He turned out the Free sellers when
he was in office before, and he has no better
son TO like them for splitting their foul calumnes
at him ever since. Mr.. Fillmore turned them
out, and Mr. Pierce turned them in-now
let's turn Mr.. Pierce out and turn Mr.. Fill
more in. Why not. Mr.. Sentinel!
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influence would be an invaluable acquisition for
ourselves, for the German people. and for Europe
at large. assuring 10 US the cordial friendship OF
a nation united Ia US by the ties Of common blood
and common interest. lberating Germany from
the banefal ascendancy Of the great representa-
tive upholder Of despoti-m, and constituting her
reliable barrier against Russian encroachments
10 the west ward
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The Columbus (Gn1 Times and Sentinel, one
Of the most Incorporating Democratic papers
in the South. relieves it's conscience by the fol-
lowing sweet confession concerning tho Presi-
dent and tho Free State men in Kansas:
I'VE, and W, do,bt not this whole country, are
astonishcd that they have not been arrested by
the officers of the United States in the Terrific
ries. II Governor shannon is too tmid and ir-
resolute TO maintain tho authority Of law in the
Territory, il is the duty of the President to re-
move him at once, and place Mt the head OF the
Government nun equal to the occasion. Wa
do not doubt the goed intentions of President
Pierce but we confess that we would he better
pleased II. instead of patriotic messages,he would
give example of firm, decided and states
manlike action in this matter Why docs he con
tinue Northern men Mt the head If the Govern.
ment in Kansas Can no Southern man be
found worthy to DO trusted with power in the
Territory II he is determined to maintain law
in the Territory and to put down rebellion, It
seems to MS that he would much moro efficiently
carry out his purposes by recalling Shannon and
sending Jefferson Davis to Kansas
Why ddt President Pierce send Southerncr
to Kansas-is u question that seems to stagger
mnny of his supporters, tho tn others the true
answer squile apparent. President Pierce had
two opportunities of sending Southerner To
Kansas, but, in each instance Northern man
was selected He has also had abundant time to
arrest and bring to justice the traitors who have
been cndoavoring to subver, the government of
Kansas-but he has lacked either tho disposition
or the nerve II would be difficult To imagine n
clearer cnsc of overt treason than that oi tho
Topeka Convention aud LcgiSlature-bnt tho
pu bic criminals who were engaged in ii have
been allowed to pass unmolested,nnd the violated
laws remain dead and void. The country can
only yindicate itself by hurting from power those
who have 30 betrayed their trusts.
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Tho Cnltain Riaing


Being strongly impressed that the intentions oil
our Government in relation TO the Recruitment
difficulty are truly di.closed-indeed, were In
tended to be understood ms disclosed-in letter
from this city to the Journal Of Commerce, We
slider il due to our readers 10 lay the essential
portions Of the letter before them:
"WAsHNoTos. WEDNESDAY. AriL 10.
The Executive Government indalges In tho
hope tba, the British Ministry will see the pro
priety of compliance with the demand made IN
Mr. Murcy's letter Of the 25th December for the
recall of Mr.. CHAMPION and the three con'ui'''
..Wha.ever may be- the opinion Of the press
Ia New York on this subject there is but one IN
the senate aud in the administration to VIII ihhi
tho British Government has.as yet, rendered no
adequate or acceptable apology for the conduct
If her officials for the infringement of our laws.
The answer Of the British Government can
not be much longer delayed; and now wish 10
ray that ii Is positively certain that Mr. tramp
ton will he Immediately dismissed In case he be
not recalled, let what may be the consequences
As to these consequences ! have "A word to say,
in connection with the parallel case OF the dlsIns-
sal Of Sir Henry Bulwer by the Spanish Govern
ment in Is4S."
This letter bears to our minds internal evil
dence of authenticity, and we have no doubt the
writer had the best authority for his statements
40 far, at least, us regards the feelings aud pur-
poses of the Ereeuiipe. AS to what he says OF
the unanimity Of the Senate ON the subject we
must entertain some doubt.-Naf. intsfigencsr
Apologies like insults are generally taken
mong private gentlemen,as they are designed.--
II the design TO insult is avowedit makes no dif-
ference what tho language may be, 1t Is mn IN
suit. And so if the design to apologize is avow-
edits an apology Whatever may have beon tho
language Of PREPARATION employed by tho British
government towards this,the fact that they meant
il as an apology and that they regard themselves
rs having apologised is evident from the speech
es in Parliament Of Clarendon, Palmersion and
other sand still more widely avowed by the Press
If Crcnt Britain. We incline to think that this
should be satisfactory,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-23

As spring and Sumasaer Medicine, Ia r1crs'~
SIAAlHli MlAIt RE stands pre-emnent above all Others
Its singular efscaeOus action the blood its STRENGTHENING
and vfityng qualities its tonic action Liver lis ten.
dency 10 drive all humors the the
system according TO Natures prescriptions its harmt
and at the same time extraordinary good effects and the nu
oers OF cures testified by the respectable
ens OF Richmond Va and elsewhere must conclusive
evidence evidence that there is no hunbng about it,
The trial OF single bottle will satisfy .he most skpptca
of its benefits - " - IL IL
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SPECIAL. NOTICES.

Oxygcnnted Biisers.-The annexed Stament
Of Prof "A, fAYES M D. State Assayer ample stimony
the scientific which this medicine compounded
and recommends Professional Men, worthy fair
in their practice
opinion having been asked for Of me- In consequence
the formula for preparing Exaggerated ers being known
me. express the following in form
The composition these Bitcrs includes those medicinal
substances winch experienced physicians have long
special action the when deranged by Fever
Dyspepsia. Agnes and General Debility resulting from
posture climate influence
These rendered permanent and remain active,
preparation, consequence of the scientific
which they combined
well founded inference that the preparation.
IN large smaller doses would prove valuable
Medicine, which e experience has demonstrated.
In this medicine metallic salts be found by the
delicate chemical trials. Respectfully,
A. A. HAYES, NJ D.
Assayer 10 the State of Massachusetts
No |. Pine street Il ,ston 10th Dec, 1850
SETH w. FOWLE & co l,s Washington street, Boston
Proprietors. Sold by their gents everywhere.
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FRANKLIN iil, Joining the residence . Mr. William
Dilard at present occupied by Mr. Paulett
Also. handsome Residence on Diamond Nm roconti.
erected by Mr. temns in the occupancy Of Mr. Cand
Ter rms property all and perfect order and as
such rarely offered in market wishing 10 make an
investment would do well this property as ,r
gain may be obtlincd!y early application to '''
apl 10 d3tawts u t,>-re
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Nicaragua and the War.

The Provisional President of Nicaragua. Pat
rcio Rvas,-has issucda decree, ordering an
election by the people Of President and Legis-
lature deputies, Senators, aud Supreme Dota-
tori of the republic of Nicaragua according to
the provisions of the liberal democratic consttu-
ton of 1893. which enacted in tho treaty
of peace between Walker and the General com
handing the aristooratio forces. This decree
bears date March 18Th. The preamble thereto is
as follows:
"Considering that tho republic should not re-
main any longer without the functionary. who,
according to the constitution of 1898, which is
still valid, has to exercise supreme power, nor is
to continue longer than year without the Leg
islatiye Chambers being convoked; considering
that the circumstances which rendered nece ssary
an exceptional, regime are no obstacle to the peo-
Pile being, in the meantime called upon to exer-
else their sovereignty by the sacred act of elect
ing and installing their representatives IN this
republic, it being in conformity with the spirit of
the treaty of odd October, last year. that in pro.
ceeding to the elections it be done in accordance
with the said constitutions; considering that, by
article sixty. three of the Fundamental law, even
without previous letter of convocation, the acts
of periodical Institutional election are valid :;
considering that already some time has elapsed
without this act having taken place, in conformi-
ty with the advice of the entire Council of Min
listers, it is decreed," &c
President Rvas. in his proclamation relative
TO the declaration of war by Costa Rica, intma-
ted that Nicaragua will but act on the defensive
against foreign aggressions. OF the filibuster
invasion he speaks thus approvingy
II did all | could to preserve peace and to main.
tain relations of friendship with all sections of
Central America but men insensible to the suif
erngs of the peope-those who fear not to hear
the cries of their fellow heings-wish still to
multiply scenes blood and determination among
U.S.