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Smyrna times., 1857-11-25
miscellaneous articles.
Now and Then.

GalIieo died IN the year that Newton was
born. Names familiar in the annals of sciencr
each achieved earthly Immortality before thew
were gathered to their fathers.
While William Shakespeare was learning his
childish pratIle in the cottage at Stratford-upon
Avon, Edmund Spenser, the sweet poet the
gentle friend, was breathing out his life in an
humble inn at London.
How striking the coincidence How sup.
gestiVe the fact!' Shall we call it Nature -
Shall we christen it with the name of chance
or with the deep penetration that is born from
the light of centuries! Shall we recognize
the hand of Providence linking together these
eras in the infancy of science aud Literature
and stamping the cause which these men. No.
lures nObtemen, made immortal with the bigb
seal of Divine commission!
1t you saw a beautiful ediGce upon the nI,;D
torn and shattered with the whirlwind and the
tempest, and when you went out in the morn.
Ing to contemplate the ruins, should find moro
beautiful structure standing proudly over the
ruins OF the other, would you say it was some
repair the injuries they had caused the night
before! No. You would think there had been
a visitation from Heaven, and that n higbar
power than that OF earth had spoken that edi.
hce into existence. You would exclaim frop,
the depth Of your wonder loving nature, " Il is
the work of Divine Artifcer."
That the arts and sciences form an imnor,o n,
link in the grand and comprehensive system Of
progress, in the development of the human nm
derstanding, none will hesitate to concede.-
That the darkness which shrouded human reo
son two centuries ago, and hung like a nall
over the world, could not have been penetrated
by any other instrumentalities, acconuap MED n,
they were by that religious sentiment. which is
implanted in every soul-which is inborn and
cO-existent with the first principles of vitality
all will as readily concede,
The poet declares that the undevout astro
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through Delaware like an ocean,-l say they
cannot help but answer that spirituOus liquors
do it. We may go and visit our prisons and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. we not only see murderers,
but we see thieVes-men who drink, and per-
haps by their dissipation they are thrown out of
employment, and then 60 to stealing for liv.
ing Off you call it Iiving), aud the next thing
you hear Of them is, they imprisoned. The
main cause of our almshouses being filled is
rum. Rum, this abominable serpent, which not
only kills the body, but the soul. Sold Ly men
who, few years ago, professed to be strong
temperance men. These men. perhaps have,
IN time passed, done some good to the commu-
nlty,-but look at the evil they are doing now
They have long ago covered their good deeds
with their bad ones.
My second point is, to show method BY
which we can stop its progress. 1t is my opin-
ion, that the spread OF Gods word in the con-
version OF all the unconverted, is the only sure
way by which we may stop its progress Every
minister of Gods word should preach temper
ance. Wherever he is placed, his main object
should be TO inquire after all liquor-scll-
ers. lie Is duty bound, it is my opinion, to
60 right to their homes and persuade them not
70 sell another drop, nor drink any more,-
show them the awfuncss of eternity, and how
they will appear in all their sins before an of
tended God,--pray with them, plead in the fear
OF God,-and they will not tall in their design.
Hereafter, let US PERSUADE men, in the fear OF
G'd' never to deal with it in any shape or form
TEMPERANCE.
Magnolia, Nov. 1th. 81.
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The Birthplace of John N. CLAYTON.

Within the past two years some of the most
eminent and brilliant intellects OF our country
have gone TO that bourne from whence no
traveller returns, this IS indeed a national
calamity, and sadly does the country, at this
Time, need their advice and counsel The
names of such men as Webster, Clay and CLAW
ton will ever be revcred, and their memories en-
shrined and cherished by every heart that beats
IN American bosoms 1t is needless 10 avert To
the prominent part which the lamented and ia.
yorlte son" of Delaware, took when living. 1t
will be recorded by the historian; but suffice 1t
to say that his career was of unsurpassed bril-
liancy and that as u statesman, he was cassed
amongst the ablcst and most powerful of his
day. lie was eInphatlcally endowed with
nina of extraordinary power, and few were his
equals in this or any country as statesman md
orator.
In the Southern portion of Sussex county
there is a small village called Dagsboto,' sltua-
ted in the Hundred of that name. 1t contains
several dwellings,, one store and two Hotels
This place is about five miles from Milsboro,
and about fourteen from Georgetown. The
mansion in which Mr.. Clayton was born is
large two story frame, and presents a fine aS.
pearancc. 1t is at present occupied as a pub
lie house, and upon the sign is inscribed the
name of the lllustrious deceased. Immediately
below and nearly opposite, stands an old cherry
tree, very much decayed, and which is vener-
ated and held sacred by the inhabitants. Al
its trunk was the place where Mr.. Clayton
made his first public address, beng only SIX
teen years OF age at the time. 1t would be
deemed almost sacrilege to break or disturb one
of its boughs or twrgs. The Fourth day of Ju-
y was celebrated by some of the younger por.
ton of the people of the neighborhood, and a
dinner aud address was produced as the most
suitable for the occasion. The youthful Clay
ton was selected as the orator Of the day, and
as publicity was given TO It, as consequence
large asseHIbIage convened, many persons
coming from a distance, including all ages and
sexes amongst whom were gentleman of tai ent
and education. When the TINA arrived the
speaker ascended the platform, which was a
wheelbarrow, and for more than an hour en-
chained the attention of his auditory in a speech
of great power and eloquence, and at the con
cusion many aged and intelligent people took
him by the hand and congratulated MIN upon
his happy and successful effort. From that tIme
the name of Clayton acquired celebrity, and
upon all occasions afterwards whenever he was
announced as a speaker, an immense assem-
blage availed themselves of the opportunity to
be present to hear his eloquence, and see the
man who possessed the talent and genius to be-
come one of the greatest statesmen ST the age.
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Gencr0L NeWs.

The SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH between Eu-
rope and Africa, by means of the cable between
CaglIar and Bona, was completed on Friday
the 3Oth, with perfect success. The French
government has now direct telegra phic COM
munlcaton with Algeria. The first message
sent along the wires was to the Eur peror of the
French. Preparations are now made for Law
Ing the line in the Mediterranean from Cagli-
sri to Malta, distance OF three hundred and
hity-elght miles. From Malta the line will be
put down to Corfu, in the Ionan Isles, three
hundred and eighty-fve miles. The capital of
this company is ,cl20,000, and it has guar
anty OF SIX per cent. upon the whole amount by
the British government. A convention has
been entered into between The governments of
England and Austria for continuing the line
from Coriu to Alexandria. The important
Ink yet required in the communication with
India IS on the cast from Sucz, and this is like
~ TO remain wanting for some time to come
On the European side progress is being made,
and III very short time the arrivals of the In.
dian mail and the heads of the Indian and Aus
trallan news will be transmitted direct from
Suez to London.
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ChOice Poetry.
L NJ E S

Suggested on hearing Lady say, ." always feel alone
There is society where none intrudas.'
Alone alone always feel alone
where then canst thou society find
Intercourse to hold. yet no communion
1Iaye-hat sweet of thought with thought
When heart responsive beats to heart when i-~@
Glance meeting glance, the eye-the mirror of
The soul-when full to o'erlowing, sparkles
With its intensity
What not TO feel
That sweet delight, the hearts cOmpanionship!
The commlngling OF our purer natures!
When each coniding in each other, launch
Their bark upon the tide of life, to sail
Down its stream together how sad to feel
Tho desOlatiOn of the hearts loneliness!
None with sympathy attuned to ours
That all seems dark and inharmOnious
Cease then. 0 heart thy vain nnagnings!
The loneliest bird that ever seeks the shade
To chant lis plalntye lay, still finds some soft
Responsive nOle-another roundeay;
Together then their melody resounds
Throughout the grove, grateful Outpourlhg
into Ciod-in unity and love.
lis thus throughout all Natures wide DOMAIN
No loneliness is found spot sad
But you may hear tho melody of sounds
Where living thing hath not been, there brelthes
Tac ambient air, whose murmuring whispers
Softly speak-a spirits home is there.
0 listen then to Natures voice from thence
sweet nso!ation take the brightness of
Whose preoep are a lamp thy feet;'
That wheresO'er thy fancy guide. or wand'rl1g
Fuulsieps roam, still small voice from Natures
God prociaims-lhou can ST not be alone.
NIELIyIIIE TEMPLETUN.
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Pics AND HUMANs.-Rivcs, of the Washing
ton Globe, is in town, and occasionally favors
his friends with some sententlous criticism on
our munlc pal affairs. Here is his last view:
al don't believe IN this feeding the poor from
the public CRIB. | always noticed when we
used to feed the hogs from crib down IN VIr-
gInlu, two or three big hogs got all the corn
aud did well, and the rest got lean, but they all
stayed in the lane where the corn was thrown,
aud never put their nose TO the ground to help
themselves, the whole winter. But those that
were turned out and not fed from the crib, went
oil to the woods, aud in the spring were all fat
as butter, and their tails curled so tight that
they could hardly get their hind legs on the
ground. II Is the same with men as with pigs,
If you want their tails to curl, you must make
them root for themselves and not to teach them
to go to the CRIB ~ Y. Express
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nomer is mad" Addison discourses sweetly OF
"t the starry armament on high" Man goes
forth when the gates of day are shut and even
ing closes in upon the world.
lie centemplates this wonderful galaxy of
spheres of cOnstellations-and OF the other
worlds beside our own. He is for the time spir-
itualized-lifed up above the sensual gratifca-
tion Of earth, and experiences joy that knows
not materlalism.
Then it is, when his thoughts suffer this re-
move from earth, that he feels kindlng love
for something infinite -eternal-lasting. Then
this religious sentiment assumes her throne,
and whispers TO the soul Of immortality. Then
there Is Implanted the seeds of a longing that
rests not I'LL the senses are locked 10 the deap
slumber OF the gravc-a longing that is not
fully realized till those senses are awakened
into new life at the budding of a Master Mind
We speak the names Of the founders of SCI
ence gratefully and reverenty. We love their
memories; but do we recollect that they were
martyrs to their enthusiastic devotion.
We tGel an lntuItive reverence for the room
IN which Shakespeare was born, and mourn that
his mantle was buried with him. Chaucer
SPenser and Milton, each have large place in
the worlds love. Do we iecullect that wan,
OF appreciation came neaL dragging these stars
from the literary tirmamenl, and consIgnleg
their brilliant genius to the night Of oblivion
Ga!IlGo, because lie ddI Ocatcd the Copernican
system Of as rouomy, because his vision cx
tended farther than tho bgots Of the Church uI
Rome, was summoned to appear before the tn.
bunaI Of the lnquislton lie was commanded
to renOunce the truths he had made sel!.evI.
dent, and on his knees he pronounced thcs
words OF abJuratou at the naughty bidding o;
ignorant ecc esIastics: "WIth a sincere heart
and i'll full faith, | abjurc, curse, aud spurn tht
aforesaid errors and hereses." And then rIsln.
upon his feet, with deep sense of the shame
he had brought upon himself by rcnounclng his
honest onvctiOns-stamplng his foo upon tn,
earth he exclaimed in Italian, /" Z yur 81
m"oUe," and get IL mores,"
For this act of noble herols;u, old Calico,
who had labured So arduously for the enlighl-
enment OF his nation and the world, was incar
cerlted III the dungeons of the lnqulsiton, an
ordered to repeat every week Tor three years
the seven penltentIal psalms OF DAVID.
Oh, mockery, bIgoiry, aud ignorance when
will the thousand years Of thy liberty be over
The age of Gahleo is past. lie sleeps =
the side of Michael Angelo IN Flurence, us
gently and as quietly as his prosecutors
Geology, astronomy, phrenology, and all kin
dred sciences, have each taken their turn All
have run the gauntlet of error aud bigotry.-
But the struggle and the agony are over. The
foundation is laid, which the winds and wars OF
faction cannot undermine. Finished workmen
are now rearing u superstructure which shall
live to behold the birth and death OF kngs-the
rise and decline of empires, and the shock OF
worlds. WALTER 5. ALEXANDER.
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IhE METHODIST PROTEsrANTs ON THE SLAVE
QUEsIION.-The Special Convention OF Dele
gates irom the various Annual Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church, North and
West, which has been IN session at C!ncinnatti
tor several days,-have resolved to cut loose
from the l'ynchburgh (Va). Conference Rea-
son-cannot agree on Slavery. The Metho-
ulSt Frotcs'ants must not be contounded with
me Methodist" Epscopalians." These latter
cut loose from their Southern brethern long
ago, aud the Proteslants," we believe. have
only held on IN the hope that they could live
IN peace as white men and Christians, in suite
OF "Sambu." But Sambo," it now seems.
has got the better ofthem, and added one more
dNIson' 10 his trophies already won.
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The Opera in New York. at the Academy OF
Music is on its last legs. 1t has been kept up
at loss of five or SIX hundred dollars night
The last alternative is to cut down the expen.
ses, and the salaries of the artists, resolution
more easily determined upon than executed
Some ofihe artists comply and some kick against
the reduction. But unless they all agree, the
Academy will be closed and an addition made
to the hunger meetings"
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MEXICO.--MeXlco seems TO be "rottinr
down. as one OF the correspondents expresses
It. CamPechy, CuernNvaea and Queretaro are
IN the hands OF revoiutiVnists; the indians are
ruling and running IN lucatan, durango. Chi.
hubna, S"oora, and IN parts of Zacatecas, Ja!is-
co Coahuila and Nueuo Leon; the hghroads
are abandoned TO robbers, commerce is check.
ed and IN many parts entirely ruined the post
routes broken up, and the nation heggarly poor.
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0Er DR.. HaynS. famous bigamist, who has
a wife in nearly every State in the Union, has
just emerged from five years residence in the
Kentucky State Prison. He has arrived in
Louisville, and the Courier says: 1--WE warn
the ladies' to guard we'll their hearts, for the
Doctor says he can marry any woman he may
choose on first acquaintance, and in the briet
time OF five hours.
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Too Much OF IT.-Romance is the order OF
the day. 1t confines itself to neither sex. 1t
is an epidemic that attacks indlscrlmlnatey the
crinolne and the cashmere. Sometimes it
manlfests itself in disposition to commit sui
eide in an eccentric manner. Sometimes it
tempts men to run away with other mems
wives, and sometimes persuades women to ell.
ope with other wOman's husbands. Sometimes
1t induces men to array themselves in feminine
habIlimcnts; and sometimes, as in Jersey City,
few days snce, it urges couple of young
girls to don the unmentIonables before mar
rage. and go to sea, as did Sinbad the Sailor,
IN search OF roc eggs, golden islands, caves of
diamonds, and Of course, husband and L" love
of baby" And yet, withSu: that very bit of
romance IN our constitution, what stupid Great
ures, what calm, lnsIpid, unsoclal beings we
should become! 1t is not the romance, then,
that INJURIES us, but its superlulty. 1t like
every other utility with which We are acquaint-
ed, perncous in It's excess "Too much of u
good thing is good for nothing"
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UTAH.--The Nebraska NeWS states that the
advance party of some thirty or more United
States troops sent out during the summer, have
been driven out from Salt Lake City. Brigham
Is preparing to receive the whole posse OF the
United States troops. lie declares vengeance
upon all heretics. Robberics and murders are
frequent Oh the plains by the Mormons and In.
dians.
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The FREsHEr IN WESTERN New YoRK.-It
is estimated that halta million dollars worth of
property was destroyed in the western part of
New York by the treshets OF last week. Among
other disasters to property, the Syracuse salt
works were tleoded and Il large quantity of salt
destroyed. The breaks in the Erie canaI have
been repaired and 1t is now in working order.
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OF The majority for sibley, (Dem). for
Governor in Minnesota, is 6l9, which may be
reduced to about 500.
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SUSPICION.

Railways to think the worst | have ever
iouHd TO be the mark of mean spirit and
base soul. ."-LOrd BoLingbrOke.
HUMAN LIFE.
"When all is done, human life is, at the
greatest and the best, but like forward chld
that must be played with and humored little
to keep 1t quel Til it falls asleep, and then the
care IS over. Sir Wm. Temple.
REAL MANNERS
GOOD manners-thc art of making those
people Easy with whom we converse. Who.
ever makes the fewest persons uneasy, is the
best bred in the company ."-Suin.
FAsrIDIoUs TASTES
"a iastidous taste is like a squeamrsh appe-
tito; the one has its origin in some disease OF
the mind, as the other has in some aiment of
the stomach."-" The Doctor" SOuthey.
NATURE.
"AIl things are artificial, for nature is the
art Of God."-Sir Thomas Browne.
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CHEAP FLouR-A Flour League" at Holi.
daysburg, purchased extra family flour at Pitts
burg' which was delivered at Holidaysburg to
subscrIbery at 80 ga, including all expenses
The same kind of flour is sold here at from So
sSS 80. Purchased in the same way at HoIi.
daysburg the cost would be about So so.
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IMPROVED patent SHUTTLE LooM.-Allen
and Osmond, Wilmington, Del, have patented
an improved shuttle loom for weaving check.
plalds, gInghamS, handkerchiefs, shawls, &C.,
and winch they have in successful operation in
that city, at the franklin factory. All kinds of
crossed'bar fancy goods of any device or pat
tern can be woven on this machine bv hand:
the llt and drop motion being so constructed
that 1t Will skip from shuttle to shuttle, as NAV
be required, and no SHUTTLE can be made TO op-
crate but the right one; thereby preventing
the possibility OF mstak ke (by the weaver in the
pattern On 1t may be woven patterns oflarse
size, such as handkerchief, Shawls, &c: and
the pattern may be altered OIL this loom in a
few seconds, thereby saving much valuable
time to the over locker. 1t is not liable to get
out OF repair, and costs about the same as any
other four shuttle loom, and is much easier ten
ded Quantities Of crossed-barred domestic
goods are manufactured on this loom for the
Mexican and West India markets.
The UTAH ExPEDIrIoN.-Fort Kearney. Oc-
toher -, IS51-An express has lust arrived
from the headquarters of the Utah army. brinp
Ing the information that the Mormons have
burnt seventy-tve of Russell g. Co.'S WAGONS.
loaded with subsistence stores for the army.
ana are burning the prairie grass. Jesse Jones
hau oteh taken prisoner and carried to Salt
Lake, and fears are entertained for his safety.
Inc dragons were at Laramie, seven davsago
they were gong on, but would most likely lose
their horses. as they had no corn or grass. The
MormonS swear that the troops shall not enter
the valley, and Col. Johnson says that he will.
II he llves winter in Salt Lake; SO YOU need
not be surprised TO hear Of some fighting ere a
great while, and, if they once commence, |
think that Uncle Sam will have TO send more
troops before they get possession of the city.
tILLIBUsTER MOvEMENTS.-The real desti.
nation OF the W Walker hiibusters seems to be a
mystery, notwithstanding the pretty general
persuasion that Nicaragua Is to be the landing
place. A despatch from Southern cores,
pondent gives out, that Sweet William is inst
as likely 10 land in llayt as anywhere else
that Is to say, If things in Central America do
not promise success. In which case, the Black
Republican Emperor, Fausin the First, and
the a" Due de Lemonade" will have to face
new sort OF music. Fighting Yankee fllibus-
ters' bent on "booty and beauty" will be an
ra-hazardOus sort of Lusiness,-especjaIlv
IT the Domincans are inclined to help the in
VadrrS.
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without any honest desire to carry the wishes
thus expressed into actual effect.
The other object of Committees should be to
discover whether the teacher is mentally quail
fed to teach,-I mean to teach all, for there are
often teachers employed whose qualifications
are inferior to those of whom he is expected to
teach. They should look we'll to this subject,
as they are employed to act as agents for the
public, and are expected to employ such teach
ers as are competent to work for the good of
the public and of every one. Here there is
another consideration which wish to bring
out to view. And will cite an instance of the
practice of the principle last mentioned. A
young friend of ours, few weeks ago, hearing
that school in the neighborhood was vacant
went directly to each member of the Commit
tee to make application. He was told by two
in succession, that they would be content with
anything the others should do. The third re-
marked that there was an old gentleman in the
district whom he thought should have it, as it
would be partial support to him. The sal
old gentleman was objected to, because there
were several scholars in the district whom he
was not qualified TO teach But the committee
man prevailed on his ass sistants to appoint said
old gentleman, in spite of the remonstranccs OF
the gentlemen who were opp 'scd. Now, there
are some five or six scholars in that district, to
whom the school will be of no advantage, as
their requirements are superior to his who is
Il ppninted to teach. Now let us consider for a
moment the principle developed in this instance
We are not opposed to relieving the necessities
Of any man by using your own private means.
Sympathy may well be felt, but should not be
developed or expressed at the expense Of the
public good. But here, this gentleman, well
knowing the ncompctcncy of the applicant to
teach all the scholars, influenced by a spirit Of
compassion, concluded to employ him at the ex-
pense Of the public good. Look well, then,
parents, to your interests,-choose only such
committees as you kaow to be attached to the
public good, outside ofany other ceiling which
may influence to the contrary.
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LY ING.

"AI'hough the devil be the father of lies. he
seems, Ike other great inventors, to have lost
much Of his reputation, by the continual i'm
PforementS that have been made upon -
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0%r Why is praising children like opium -
Because it's laudanum.
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CURIOSITY.
FarHtSIcd for tie Times, ny Tn"oRrus.

CURIOSITY.
Curiosity is kernel Of the forbidden fruit,
which still stlcketh in the throat of a natural
man. sometimes to the danger Of his choking"
DR. FulLer.
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A P HO AIS Els.

Magnolia, Nov. 9TH, 81.