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Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29
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Tharc is simplicity, tenderness and pathos IN IN
following song scarcely ever equallet uni we think
not to b. surpassed, which goes directly to the soul
every possessed ofzsnsihty and tha kindly fed
ings ofihe human hsnri whln piaintiYely warblsd
forth from the lips b1auty its eset is prfectly
rasistibe. We to see the old lone tree standing
with its wide spreading branches by the side Of some
seqnest ID cnage the hereditary home Of some fami-
w who have resi- led in III dear spot from gene.
ration to generation. An the dear domestic relations
Of faith moth broihrs and sisters rush upon our
recollection and almost bali tn dead havA bars
th,ir, eerernents 10 join ia the pathetic Invocation
" wooimun. spafs that tree"
This aim irabla lyric written BY George P. Nor.
MS nnd has hal extensive eiregla,nn in all parts
the Unitsd saies 1t is also saia b. highly popula
i Enslnhd AMI has bsen rlhtiatqd into the principal
snguags on thi eontiasHt Like sy'fy Other produc.
cul dep ndns upon fhs breath of popularity it asst
soon have its day BE- igectei for something hear
ips tbs impr Of novelty II not half so goo Ia the
heanlime we cannot sst tha desire OF preserving H.
wondnnn, spare thai tree
Touch rot ringtt boaghi
f lnErth 1t sheltered me-, 4l4
And III prAt. .et il now.
~ Twas my fire fathers hand ''
Tint placed 1t his cot
Th.re, 400 mnualai IL stnni,
d 'i'l w. Thy axn shall harm 1t not
That old familiar tree,
ID Whose glpfg pnd rlnown
Are spfcs DER Ian AMI sla.
s& And wul 81 thnn hack ii downi
Woninanf inrbear thy st oka.
Gut int its rartl.buInd tbs,
.. Oh spare that age oak, i..
Now toweins to tue skies
When but an ldla boy,
1 sought its graf .fll shade,
In all ihsir gushing joy
Her. to", my sisters played;
NJ niuthor kiss't tine hars
4 mr. Ieas. A nat hu
Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29

reason of so many disappointed men auC
waiting women, deny or hide il as you may
But, says some good woman, you do u,
injustice; for any woman who truly loves
a man, will adapt herself to his circum.
stances with tho greatest pleasure. But
what man Of ssnsitiyeness or high sense oil
honor would take woman from easy cir
cuiistances, and II pleasant and well fur
nisied home, 10 adorn bis four liltlo rooms
and 10 do bis livu uerk. as tho frat srin.
ciplcs of economy would demand Of him
Few will do il; for thou!hthe wcman sig.
niScs her willingness 10 take up with slcl
experience, we are all sacl crcatuees o.
circuni,tauces that thera wonli lc com
plaininss on her part, eventually, aud sick :.
nesa from over-exertion, aud uiIhappiness
from many cares, all of which would rem
der marriage anything but pleasant. And
SO The young men very wisely think--pre.
ferring few more years Of sin. le ioneli-
messy, in order to obtain money encagh to
support a modest house Of between twelve
and lfieen hundred dsllsrs year cx-
pense, rather than 10 place moderuly
educated woman into the house Of six huli-
drea dollars a yoar, where sho must do
her own housework.
Now, what is the rcmciyi Plainly that
women must ft themselves to be such wives
as the young men must havei el.o the yoans
men must fit themselves to be such hus-
bands as the WON Ii want, and spend the
very choicest year5 fthcir lives in the dis
nal drudgery OF ceaseless toll, breaking
down health, happiness aud energy, only
to give themselves up to marriage, when
the test of their manhood is gone. The
women must choose for themselves which
il shall be, for tho matter il solely in their
banda. Let mothers say to their daugli-
tiers, pu, on that calico gown, 60 Into the
kitchen and prepare dinner, take charge
Of this household, and ft yourself to be-
como wife aud mether Let the young
women eheerfully consent to such service;
and instead of lssi,hing all thought, and
time, and money, upon the udornmcnt OF
the body, seek 10 aceustom tie hands to
proper iadustry, and to school the mind
to pro. er isstes, then there Will be no lou
ger oomplaintthat tho young men cannot
afford to marry, and VIC shall hare beau
tiinl, modest houses all around US; and
women will have loving husbands, and all
life shall once more have something ofthe
iruthfulDess aud virtue which it had in the
days o. fathers and mothers, when it VIVA ihs
womsn's ambition to become the head Of the
house, and the mother fnoble childrrn.
Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29

M otNsHERRy's PREPARATIONS eau be he'd al
H. Eu,v McNIALLs Drug Store,
Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29

4 humorous old man foil in with an igno
ran, a'4d ratharinpertinont young minister.
who preceded to inform the dgontlsmsn,
in very positive terms, that he would never
reach Heaven uules be vas bora again. and
added a
~ have cx ericiccd that Charge, and
now feel no snxiety." 'ta
"And have you beOn hJrs 4ssir =
"Yes, / trust | have"
Well, "said the old gentleman cycilg h.ni
attsndgely Al don't think itwonld hu,f ys-.
,eass nan, to ta b5Tu ones isaF,."
Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29
eACLe HoTEL.

sFEtIlE subscriber wan respectfully unnuunee to his
irinds ane tn pnblic generally that he still CON
tinu the aoy lioia in Front street. al the corner
osthe Newport Tnrnpk' having f;te il up in the b 81
rtyl., is now prcparn to accnnmodnt. tr ssi and
permanent Bonrders IN the hist mnnn.r, His stahl {,
viii b rnpli'r uth N licaei Of the mnrk L an j
his Far nlli with all thr variety nf th most ehoe
li1grs Ills Stables are lHrze an In good ord r. AM
his yarl i anpll for tn c ptinH Of Rad lvsr.
ons snl all otlir yghire lie yari ant Stab . ar
su4ndel by rartfl Osilr.
Thankful fortha airnnha Y tofnri stowef upon
him h. hopes by strri attention u his husin SIS to
nrrt continuance Of the
.. JOHN WILSON.
Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29
WILLIAM 3. wlcGlNs,

NOTARY FubIIc and Conveyanckrg ~
Commissioner Of Deeds, .sis
roH MOST OF THE STATES IN THE UNION
RKAL ESTATE and COLLECTING AarRr,
sHM AND DRAFTsMAN.
" UEDs, onds, Mortgages, Lenses. Releases, Wills
" and all other legal Instruments written Al the
shortest nutics with cnre. Takes deements
Deeds the State Of elnware and nf the other
States ays and sells Real Estate, collects Rent and
Dsbts Of all kindr aud gives particular attention
Draining and preparing spaoihcations for Patent Office
or for baiiders Office 1876 King st. Wilmington Del.
July IA IS56.ff 81 .l-i
Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29
RON RAILING

YwtHE UNDERSIGNED is PREPARED TO FUR
FIsH WITH INN DIATE DE PATCH. every
pilafn Of Iron, Wire wrought and cast fon railing
Of the best quality and upon terms uneqnaied by any
other manu- factursr In the country.
BELL HANGING In all its branches promptly and
sAssfactorily executed. d.l .sF
GUNS AND LOCKS made and repaired. and avery
variety OF work done In brass and iron with neasnek
and upon the lowest terms. ...,... .,.,,,,..
No. lcl shipey Street. Wilmington, Del.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03
The Fourth Governor of Kansas.

Mr.. Robert j. Walker of Mississippi, is
the successor of Gov, Geary, who was the
successor of Shannon who was the successor
OF Reeder. Four Governors in two years is
" rotation in Office" with vengeance Mr..
Walker goes to the territory in a week or
two, clothed with full discretionary powers,
having, it is said the privilege Of dicta-
ting his own instructions, and assured OF
support from the administration to the full
extent of its power, in whatever course he
may pursue. His mission we suppose to be
the not very simple one, Of bringing in
Kansas quietly as Slave State Mr..
Walkers antecedents, his connection with
stock jobbing schemes, and " straw" Pacific
Railroad corporations, &c, do not afford
the most favorable prcsage of his course
but he is said to be a man of ability, and
we shall see what we shall see.
Mr.. Frederick p Stanton of Tennessee
is appointed Secretary of the Territory ant
proceeds thither Immediately.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03
From the n. Y. Tribune

We await with painful anxiety the Kan
sls news of the next month, The enormous
volume of Free State immigration which
has steadily poured into that unacknow.
lodged State for the last month, completely
swapping and rendering Insignificant the
very considerable influx from the Slave
States, has impressed the entire Border
Ruthan array with the conviction that they
must provoke a fresh collision, so as either
to arrest the rising, rushing food, or create
pretext for robbing and turning back the
Free State emigration on its way up the
Missouri. Hence the anxiety of the entire
Pro-Slavery party in Kansas to get rid of
Gov, Geary, and the rejoicing at Lecompton
when they spied out the fact that he had at
length been driven to resign. The great OBJ
stucle to their progress being thus removed,
and the accidental Governor Woodsou be-
ing wholly in their interest, our private
advices indicate that they will i'm
prove shoir opportunity TO provoke col
lision by attempting 10 collect of the Free
State men the taxes imposed by the Bogus
Legislature, or by any other proceeding
that they deem likely to accomplish their
object. Nothing but a desire 10 go peace.
fully on with the demonstrating, vote-regis.
tration and npportionment prescribed by
the Bogus Legislature, so as TO complete the
work of establishing Slavery by another
sham Election, will deter them from pro-
voking and commencing a civil war within
the ensuing month.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03

We received letter, few days since, from
gentleman. who recounted conversation which be
held with Daniel Webster, in 1851, concerning the
character Of the Bench in which Mr. Webster
said
The time was, sir, when we'll. read lawyer,
who thoroughly understood his case, could form
an opinion as to its result before the Supreme
Court; but not now, sir, not now. That Court has
become a court Of expedieney. Atlas.
We are reminded by the above remark of
an opinion which was advanced by Judge
Story but short time before his death. In
letter to Hon. Ezekiel Bacon dated April
| IL, 1916. he said
al have been long convinced that the doctrines
and opinions of the old court were losing ground,
! and especially those on great constitutional ques-
| tions. New men and new opinions have succeeded.
The doctrines of the constitution so vital to the
| country, which in former times received the sup
port of the whole Court no longer maintain their
| ascendancy. am the last member now living
| Of the old court, and cannot consent to remain
| where | can no longer see those doctrines recog-
| nized and enforced For the future must be in
a dead minority ofthe court, with the painful al
tentative Of either expressing open dissent from
the opinions Of the court, or, by my silence,
| ing to acquiesce in them"
Under the influence Of these views Judge
Story came to the conclusion definitely to
resign his seat in the Supreme Court, and
to fall back on his law professorship at
Harvard College. station which he had
occupied for several years and with this
view he returned from his last term of ser
vice at the session Of l8i5. His death how
ever occurred before he had an opportunity
Of accomplishing his design.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03

The WEATHER.-hIarch has fulfilled the
proverb, and " gone out like a lamb"
The sun has been shining brightly for two
days, as no doubt our readers have discover
ed and we hope that everybody has heard
the first robins, as we'll as ourselves. We
have seen another fowl, even more rare at
this season, a veritable "butter- bird :" not
dressed indeed in blue, red and gold, as are
those of glowing summer, but in sober gray
and modest brown. Yet was he fitting
about in the sunshine as blithe, and with
as wavering and aimless motion as any Of
his summer cousins We shall have frosty
nights yet, however. lie is sin advance of
his age" and must suffer the lot Of all un-
timely genius.
April, however, has put on the lions
skin. Since the above was written, we have
had q driving snow storm, and we have
several times this winter seen the face Of
nature when it looked very much as at
present. This Thursday morning the
thermometer stood at G g Alas for the
robins and the butterflies
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03

Of about 70 9, and the loaded ear was drawn up
on a truck Of such form, that the car was kept
nearly level in its ascent The gangway was short
There was little to sec and we were soon ready to
return. AT the bottom Of the slope we asked for
the truck to take us up. Would we give the
price Of the quart - But the price Of quart
was very indefinite amount, and though we Of
fered all the loose coin we had about us,
enough to have made them oil tipsy, it
wouldn't do. We might ride up on full
car, II we could stick on, we might walk
up, but "niver bit of truck would we get
for that" More we neither could nor would givei
the full car would not risk so we took the
only alternative. Such another 'gettin up stairs"
We hope never to see. An ordinary railway track
was laid on cross ties up the slope. The way was
steep, dark, wet, strewed with pieces Of COAL and
the last half of 1t was slippery with ice. Holding
the lamp in one hand we grasped the rail with
the other, and pulled ourselves along. Fdcihs
descensus dverni, growled we, ssd rtuocart grddup
hie labor, hoe opus Presently the rascals below
sent loaded car up after US. We stepped aside
into the pump.way and let it pass, and when we
heard it reach the top, we resumed our toll
When we had finished our hundred yards ascent,
and were once more above ground, we were ready
to vow that we would never venture into another
mine alone.
The mining population in the county is mostly
foreign, and except in this single instance, where
we afterwards learned that their temper had been
sourcd by failing to get their wages, we found
them uniformly civil and obliging.
The coal lands are in the hands of few indivi.
duals or companies. Tie improvements, inclu
ding branch railways, buildings and machines fol
raising, breaking and screening, miners dwellings
shops, lopes &c, are generally made by the
| owners, and with the mining rights are leased t
private firms at fixed rate per ton of Goa
| sent to market Tho past year has not beer
fortunate for the coal operators. AT the usua
prices of coal lands, the coal is worth from twcnt.
to thirty cents per ton in the ground. The cost 0
improvements is heavy, amounting it Is said to on
dollar per ton on the annual yield Of the mine
That is, to make an operation capable Of yiedn
$4,000 tons per annum, outlay of $4,000 i
necessary. These items, together with the cost 0
rents, wages, tools, cars, powder steam &c
make the coal worth $500 per ton at the mine
The companies which have the monopoly Of tn
carrying trade charge to Philadelphia $500 pc
ton, whence 1t is easily that when coal is sell
ing at only fraction over $780, little is left t
cover the contingencies of the trade, and to pa
fair profit for the capital and risk of tho opera
tions. The railroad is in fact taking the lion
share combination has been projected whic
shall so control the production to prevent a
owe stock in the market early in the season
which causes depression in price not usually over
until the close of navigation Tho han
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03

BUCHANAN 5 RECOGNITION OF THE HARDs.-
Augustus schell, just appointed collector of
the port of New York, was one of the faith
ers of the Hard Shells. With Judge Bron-
son he headed the opposition to the Pierre.
administration among the New York Demo-
and is entitled to n considerable share oil
the credit of having ruined the Demo.
cratic party in his State Mr. Emanuel
b. Hart the Port Surveyor of New York
and saunders, the Navy Agent, are also
ilards. These nppointments,it is said, must
weaken the Buchanan party in New York
State,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03


The nomination of DAVID WILNoT for
Governor of Penn. lis bold step on the part
of the Republicans; and we trust this is
one of the numerous instances wherein
courage is the truest prudence. Mr.. Will
mot's name is a landmark in the history of
our age. 1t was he who in l846 moved in
the House the famous Proviso that the
blood and treasure of the American People
should not be poured out to add to the
Slave Territory Of this Republic. 1t was he
who in ls4S led in Pennsylvania the Demo-
cratic revolt under the standard of Van
Buren, and Free Soil His speeches for
Free Labor and Fremont were among the
most cogent and effective of the many good
ones " hich irradiated the late Presidential
canvass. An earnest and tenacious Demo-
"-"'. ha did not hesitate to renOunce the
party organization to which he was devoted
when he found its further support irrecou-
clable with his allegiance to vital Demo.
cratic principle. Mr.. WiImot ought to be
next Governor of Pennsylvania, and his
election would rebound to her enduring
honor. 1t would show that the ndgnities
heaped on keeder and on Gearv
Slave Power are not unresented-that she
Is not unmindful of her sons who have been
subjected to outrage and spoIation in Kau-
SIS for merely seeking TO make her a Free
State. The election of David Wilmot to
the Governorship of Pennsylvania would be
the proper response of the Free States to
the atrocious bred Scott decision.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03

Gov. GARDNER of Massachusetts, who went
out of his way in his proclamation for Fast
day to instruct the clergymen of that State
not to preach on political topics on that
day, and who in recent message charges
the Legislature with an attempt " to usurp
power an arbitrary, unjust and uncon-
stitutional encroachment upon the freedom
and privileges of the executive department, -
has received delicate lesson in manners
The report of a committee appointed to con-
slider the just and proper limits of the legis-
latiye power treats his excellency T. the fol
lowing cutting rebuke.
The language which his ovoeIlency has been
pleased to address to the legislature is as far a.
the committee are aware without precedent in the
official intercourse between the two department.
of the government of the commonwealth Tbi,
| however is a matter which must necessarily b,
left to the taste and sense of propriety of tn,
author of INSTRUMENTATION, and CERTAINLY poai,
not comPort ohh the dignity Of the lsi.latu,e to civ
| 10 Il serious discussioa.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03

Nothing strikes northern Yankee In
Rome as more in contrast with our country
than the newspapers-or rather the no.
newspapers The principal newspapef-in-
deed the only one which | saw-published
in Rome was the Roman journal, the OH
eial gazette of the papal government. II
is published daily except on holidays II Is
thus published about four times week.
1t is q small folio sheet, about twelve BY
sixteen inches has no editorial matter, al
most no advertisements, and is entirely
made up of clippings from the foreign
newspapers-not, however, including ours
| never saw in it any mention whatever OF
our country. Our poor, little, republican,
protestant country appears to be entirely
ignored in the papal city And | don't re-
member hearing the question asked, "What
is the newsl" They see and hear SO little
that is news that no one expects news
And strange as it may seem to an Ameri-
can, this way of the whole community
minding their own business-at least, not
minding their neighbours business, nor
troubling themselves much about the rest OF
the world, is very well for change. 1t
has its good side and its agreeable side too.
1t almost makes one ask to himself, is it
after all quite certain that such an infinite
gable of newspapers as we have, prying
into every thing hurting out every thing
gossiping about everything laundering today
and correcting it tomorrow, is a real gos
pei dispensation
am however quite sure that no amount o
firc..and faggots and holy inquistions coulC
ever make us believe that the strict censorship
OF the press which exists here is any bette
than the widest license which we ever hav
in America The mean between the two i
of course the happy and the golden mean
and the newspaper is like every thing els
earthly, there must be taste of impcrfec
ton in 1.-THE power to do good must brin
with it the power to do evil. The sun an
the rain, how destructive are their ex
cesses--but no one thinks Of dispensing wit
them or so controlling them that they shall
never NC injurious Vt unColllOrtdDlc'
We do not look at n Roman newspape
any more, it is so absolutely worthless t
us; but preserve to take with me to Ne,
York file of one weeks papers of the off
cial pontifcal gazette. may live to see
regular American newspaper published i
the city Of Rome, when it will be interest
ing to compare the two. Oh, if coul
only be certain of living long enough t
make the comparison The babe is still VI
F born which shall see the beginning of sue
a reform. The shock which the revolutio
of 1875, gave to Plus IN, who really la
some thought Of improvement. has extel
guished all hope Of moderation through til
Church.
Yours, f. {.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-04-03

MARYLAND, ST. AUGUSTINE, March IA, ls56.
Dear Editors 1t is little hard for one who
has been accustomed to the expeditions mode of
travelling at the North, to bear patiently the
slow and wearisome progress of an accommodation
steamboat on the inland route from Savannah to
the St. Johns river.-now running dozen miles
up some river and back again-and now aground
in the marsh and waiting for the tide. However,
mos, Of the travellers are invaliis-or 'nhdeis, as
| heard a darkey call them the other day-and it
is generally understood that they are in no par
ticuaI hurry.
It is rather hard, too, for one who has been
cus,omed to our New England daily mails, to
submit without c murmur to the semi-weekly and
often weekly arrivals here. For when the boat
does not arrive within twenty four hourso her due
time, the mail must wait at Picolata, within eish-
teen miles Of US, until the next semi-weekly
steamer comes. Bat the amiables say, the mail
is the more welcome when it does come, the
moral:sts console themselves with the thought
little trials are good exercise for the
'n'' S"'- IA few Who are much inconye-
patience. While ,.- =, ,,.;.t. -
nenccd are content to gruulu.,,
will do no good.
But after all, it Is pleasant to be in place
where peoples heads are not all turned with dol
lars and railroads. There is p,ss,bHity however,
that Au,ust;nc may he NOT lang excmnted from
the latter evil A place ha. been prorosed and a
modal cons,rnctcd or a woodcn r,iIrooI from This
ci,, IN picoIata the ne,rcst landino on tho 81
t,br,s--o distance of ci.btccn miles The plon
Of construction is, to lay round ogs,about fourteen
inches in diameter, upon the ground, at right
.,. =, ,ho ,rool and obor, f,nr foo, anort aud
go lor ,ho rails which arc ~ nina ,in,hor
oi,I.i,,ohos ,,,roro
Tho c;rcumstonoes favorin, its construction are
TIN, b ,rac, tbrorch ,,bich il would ma Sc is vcrv
laval and we'll t;mbored-and the objections are
,ho. ,boro would be constant doneer from fires os
tbs nrairies are burned over in the sprinr TO pre
n,re ior the bav crons-and the woods are fro
,,or,lv on fire But the great practical obstacle
aftor ali il that N, ,,o,i, do M, d,y,apJ A. II
GOULD mot h. in Loorrg with tho habits and sririt
of,bo ci,i,ers And truIv Augustine does NOT
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