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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
iron he 1Trliiags q Rev. Mr. spargeoa.1


As rose after shower, bent down by
iear-trops, waits for passing breeze or u
kindly hand 10 shake It's branches, that, ligh-
tened, il may stand more uponits stem; SO
one who is bowed down with afliction,
longs for friend to help him out of his sor-
row, and bid him once more rejoice. Happy
is the man who has that in his soul which
NETS upon the detected like April airs upon
violet roots.
There are mnltitades of men like the sum-
ner vines, that never grow even hgneous,
but stretch out q thousand little hands 10
grasp the stronger shrubs; but if they can
no: reach them, lie there disheveled IN the
grass. hoof-uodden and beaten by every
storm.
A helping word to one III trouble is often
like switch on a railroad track--but one
inch between wreck and ruin and smooth on
rolling prosperity.
Many men carry their conscienees like q
drawn sword. cattiag this way and that way
in the world; but sheathe and keep 1t very
soft and quiet when it IS turned within.
Unless you have singing in the family.
singing in the house, land singing IN the shop,
and singing in the street-singiHg every
where, until it becomes habit--you can
never have congregational singing: Il will
be Exc the cold drops, half winter, half icej
which drip in March from, some cleft of a
rock--one drop here aud one drop there5
sshereas. It should be ike the August show
er, which comes, ten million drops at once
and rqass upon the roof
The sun does mot shine fer few trees,
and HaSverss hflt for fhfa wide worlds it3v--
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
Es1aneipasfon III MISSOURI.


The New Orleans Cresent coneedes that
Missouri must become a free State in ten
years On this subject il says.
eve have frequently expressed the spia-
ion in times past, that Missouri WAS gradaal-
ly, but surely, approaching ascondition that
would secure triumph of the EN- ancipafion
cause in that State, and an easy triumph at
that. The period which has elapsed since
has confirmed those opinions; and we now
entertain little doubt that emancipation will
succeed in its work before the expiration of
of decade. Hemned in on the North,
East and West by free soil Territory -wii h
slave property becoming daily more insecure
and less valuable for that reason-7and with
the extraordinary inducements to sell which
the high prices of negroes further South
readily command, it would be wonderful
rather than otherwise if the slave holders
there did not dispose of their property and
pocket the proceeds, without any regard or
care for its effects upon The existence of
the patriarchal institution at home. Such
is human nature everywhere.
Missouri is partially freesoilized now, and
has been for some time, the St Louis Dis
trict being represented in Congress BY an
open and ayowed Freesoiier-F P Blair,
fgr4-and thereis no question whatever in the
minds of intelligent men, that the Anti Sla-
very sentiments is increasing in all portions
| of the ConInonwealtk. about the time
Missouri goes, Kentucky and Maryland will
follow suit, and thus the South will be shorn
| of three great States--deprived of three
great frontier bu1wariss. ssnd the bea0ty of
the thing consists In tbs We will have
Paid the money to deprive ourselves of all
! lies, and to, weaken our owE sectiont The
profound wisdon of such a policy is so ap-
parent that he who rnnneth may read"
Inview of these results the Crescent prts
forth the following feeler toward renewal
of the African slave-trade:
"But let any one propose to prevent the
| impending catastrophe by the Introduction Of
additional labor from abroad, or by the adop-
ton of precautionary measures of any di-
scription, and he is at once cried down as an
enemy to the Union, even if harder and more
reprehensible terms are notused, by gentle
men who illustrate in their actions the pro-
verb of siraning at the gnat ond swallowing
the camel"
The South begins to see that no new
State is likely to have population favorable
to Slavery. Even in Texas, when another
Shall be carved from her territory, there will
be large majority of the people against the
peculiar institution. Considerations of po-
litical economy, rather than of morals, con.
troll the domain Of Slavery. In the cotton
and sugar States it is profitable, and, conse-
+ quently. will be concentrated. Instead o.
expecting more States, the planters look fol
more negroes. AS yet they go to Virginia
where slaves are dear; but they intend te
/ seek cheaper market in Africa. Each
year will witness stronger demonstration.
in favor of the foreign sIave-frade. s.Suci
is human nature everywhere. ~. Yori
Times.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

was tried with a two decker, but as the rot
ten timber had too little power of resistance,
the result was that the weaker point gave
way, and the explosion tore out small part
in the side of the vessel, leaving the resi- al
together untoeched The interest of the
PhiladeiPf-ia stockholders IN the enterprise
is represented by DR.. Wickersham. Of this
city, from whom we shall probably soon have
informatiou more in detail, though the news-
paper accoants are quite definise as to the
utter failure of the attempt, wtrrck we had
hoped would have resulted in success, and in
the placing of an additio1sal plume ia the cap
Of American enterprise. against ali known
difficulties in the business, the preparations
made By the company it seems, were fully
adequate, It was the hidden enemy--she
little worm that frustrated the whole es-
terprise. Phil. Ledger.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
DEATH

Some have styled this certain, but at most
times unwelcome visitor. the king of terrors
when he might with less impropriety have
been termed the terror OF kings. The poet,
has. left his fictiont, the painter his colors,
Tie orator his tropes, to portray death as the
grand destroyer, the enemy, the prince of
phantoms and of shades. But can-he be cal-
Sled the destroyer, who for a perishable state
gives us that which is eternaH Can he be
styled the enemy who is tAe best friend on
ly Of the best, who never deserts them at
their utmost need, and whose friendship
proves the most valuable TO those who live
the longest! Can he be termed the prince
ofphantoms and ofshades, who destroys that
which is transient and temporary to establish
that which alone is real and 9fxed2 And
what the mournful escutcheons, the sable
trophies, and The melancholy insigia with
which we surround him, the. 2uichral gloom
the smouIder;ng carcasse aud the slimy worm!
These, indeed, are the idle fears and empty
terrors, not of the dead, but of the living
The dark domain OF death we dread indeed
TO enter, but we ought rather to dread the
ruggednesa of some OF the roads that lead TO
it; butif they are rugged they are short. and
is only those that are smooth that are wear
risome and long. But perhaps he summons
us too soon from the feast Of life; be il SO;
il the exchange be notthe better, tits not his
fault, but our own ,--or he summons us late
the call is n reprieve rather than SEN
tence, for who would wish to Sc. at board
when be can no longer partaxe of the BAN
quet. or to live on to pain, when he has long
been dead to pleasure! Tyrants can SEN
tence their victims TO death. but how much
more dreadful would be their power,i If they
sentence them for life. Life is the goalor o
the soul in its earthly prison. andits only de
liverer is death, and what we call iifei !
journey to death, and what we calf death
passpor, TO life. True wisdom thanks dealt
for what he takes, and still more for what hi
brings. Let us then, like senfiuels. be read.
because we are uncertain, and calm becaus
we are prepared There is nothing formia
Bile about death but the consequences of il
and these we ourselves can regulate and con
troll The shortest life is long enough if
lead toa better. and the longest life is to
shrot if il do not.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
& GoLnEN THouGlfr.
We know notthe author Of the, following,

We Know notthe author OF the following,
but it is very pretty:
Nature will be reported. All things are
engagedsin writing her history. The planet,
the pebble, goes attended by its shadow
The rolling rocks leave their scratches on
Che rnoautains, the river itsschanuels in the
soil, the animal its bores in the stratum, the
fern and leaf their modest epitnph in the
coai. The falling drop makes its sculpture in
sandor stone, not a foetstep in the snow, or
along the ground hut printsin characters more
or less lasting. map Of It's march; every act
Of The man inscrlbes itself on the memories
of its fellows and its own face. The air is
full of sounds-the sky of tokens; the
ground is all memoranda and signatures, and
every ooiect is covered yerwifh hints which
speak to the intelligent.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
woMEN ENJoy MOST.

Women, in their natures, are much more
joyous than men; whether 1t be that their
blood is more refined their fbers more dslis
cate, their animal spirits more light and voS+
atile--or whether, as some have imagineds
there may not be sex in the very soul--we
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
FoUR PeINqs.

There were four good habits wise and
good man earnestly recomm ended in, his
couasels. and by his own example, andswiich
he considered essentially necessary for the
happy management of temporal concerns;
these are, punetuality, accuracy, steadiness
and dispatch. Without the first, time is
wasted, without the second, mistakes the
moss hurtfal to our own credit and interest,
and that of others may be committed; with
oat the third, nothing can be well done;
and without the fourth, opportunities of adj
vantage are lost which il is impossible to re-
call Ns As4
Thsr a wise delay whichmakes the road
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

ApGrdiao commiites.-G. w Campbell
II. Stevens and Wilder JOY.
CLASS H. Pio,oing Match.
Best work in not over one hours time on
! acre of ground with horses or
m,fted Silver Cup worth 30
I'd best do Silver Cup worth
Same with Oxen in u hours time
I'd best do
All the above contestants TO be Boys, 20
years old or Gnder, and trial to be made on
the I'd day OF the Fair, or some other time
suitable and made known at that time.
Awarding committee. -Chas. Armstrong,
Henry Gregg aud Ralph Longwsll.
CLASS I.-Dairy Products. etc.
Best 8 lbs Butter Set Silver Teaspoons
Sd best do Cake Basket
| Best Firkin OF Butter not less
than 25 Tbs made in May
or lime Cake Basket 10
I'd best do Set Silver Teaspoons
Res, Cheese Cake Basket !
cd best do Butter Kuilo
Best and Largest lot OF Cheese Castor .
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

c. D. being duly sworn, says tha, he rails
the lard measured by A. r., aud the quanti-
ty of grain raised thereon was---bnshels
and no more, eeighed (or measured in
seated half bushel, as the case may BED and
that the statements in regard 10 the manner
of euttivasioR, &c., are correct to the best
of my knowledge. c, D.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
PaEmIuMs AND REeufaTIeas

years old or over, Diploma g. 5000
cd best do do 400
S1eepssakes open to all Brseds.
Best Bnll Of any aee 600.
Cow do 500
A-a, <,aas.z;,... n, - x4..,,.ls "A
Headley. M, C. paul. A. steulen and Rich.
Lewis Of Worthington
T6orouoh. Red of Short Horn. Deuon.
Hereford. or Auvsdire Rreed.
=
pest Du,' -. ~. ]. si'eo ye@'' wv
:, - Ueos - e..,4
BEST Dun os.. s"o ea' : o'e
10y - oestuo
BEST l7.41 pun ohe yesss oie
"a oesI se 40
lsest VI .an
% opss " s,..,. a ...-.-...i-.s
,d ,,ed;arees reo,ired on ali s,ock in ,bis lst.
Fun Bloods.
.,t4
Dest 49,. pu.. = !. ~ = e"'s .
=, vsss = a
0eSt Dun W. sa's o'e a
Sess i. :,
pest - Pun ~ oAs 5'a' o' .
-. ~. oess ~
i'ess Duti - a. :
- 50 oees ~ ,.,-V..
Gane p ts.'l..'..o .s :, ~ a -
s0oraslg Sc...A'ssstss, a snieu'
=. :, rs rloss, Z p myers o. 2 y i.ils anu -
. =
Ndtapes ana eSrades.
Bes4 EulE over three years old D
I'd best do &
Best Bull two years old 8
I'd best DO 2
Best Bull one year old 2
% pes. 90
Dess Duii oan
90 pest 90
Same premiums on ienales. -
Awarding Conaanst.ee ,--F; r. Vergon, ~ m
LeniS' Lev ~ y 'oy' . ~ oase anu :. e'e's-
,,,1.zo....,.5s. CO..
ss o'Sss' '.''''
Best yoke of work Oxen over . years old 8
"a pest 90
Dest YOKE OF "orking steers years GO
20 pest 90
Best yoke OF steers two yesrs oia
"a oest 90
Dess pes yoAe one yeai o'0
"a Dese ee
Best yoke caves
"a pest 90
Desl oteef enfee years o'o
"a pes. 90
oest Ssssi smo yeais oIu
Dsse W
osss S1eel one year olo
"a oess 40
Aloaraseg Consnsstee. Same as on Ma
yves ano ufaoes'
Fat Cattle.
Best Fat OK 3
I'd best do
best Fat Cow )
"a pest 90.
A'00'Gs''s Conana.t'ee'--.s'alhe as as Oh
S"eess'akes aho faefoe.
Much Cows
| Best Milch Cow 8
/ I'd best do 8
The Cow to be kepf cty15 dIsrirgy :ke e,E per
iaent. and for ten DAYS previous to each pc.
ysod IF the triat.
Statements to be furnished. Yst the ape
weight and breed ef COW and time Of calyfne
lad. Pie quantity of milk in weight, xnd al
SO of butter during each period Of ten days
! Sd. The butter made to6e extslnfted with tns
/ cow at the Falr, ana Inc statement 10 Do yer
lhed by the affidavit OF tife eomPentor, ant
one other person eohyeFsaFt VILE efse lec'S ~
Ine exhioltor may commerce. 'ne accouh'
OF tne yield oi mliKI aho the quahuty Oh tn' m
butter produced, at such time as ma may by hin
be deemed most proper and De eonnnuee Io
ten successive days, then, after an interya
OF thirty days, to be resumed ana again con
tinued ten days
ASoarasng Ssn A So,'h't''ss--s'a''e as '0' l1e''
''N ,1', - go, -
l. hHo .' 9-'.' 80" $,
''' o. DJI ~, A. '
/ D,It., co A,s
-e'' - DiG 80 ~
/ M
BEST s'sillo'' s' Con TWO years 0'0
.. c.s,,sa..> ~
Des' ~ S9ainoH INC >, So'' o''e f'0' 0'e
p... 8, .sI:e.. az 20 -, .s..s,. y..x
'' sJ ] has, ao 80, o''Ne' 0''
ss.,,>o r,ro o,,,;,,,r,. on, so,..,,ss
4,nara;no' co,,,,,;ts,s --r|has &y,sr,,ong
n ,sa..t5 za;s.,..
sattue ana Improved SSaes'o"''
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

---OUuHIlI %
A. r. being duly sworn, says he accurate
ly measured the land upon which G. ID. rails
u crop of --= the past season, and the
quantity Of land is - acres, and no more.
Sworn to before ure, this-.eay of -.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

roRwS OF kFFI6AvrTs.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

Thsr d wise deiay-which makes the road
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-28
Election Sermons.

1t is known to some that the Editor of the
Woodstock Staadard applied to Ex-Governor
Fletcher for the place he now disgraces under
the appointment of Gov Hall, and was refused.
This may account for tho remarks in the Stand
ard of Oct. 22d, under the caption of g Editori-
al Correspondence. The writer gives iourn-
al of the proceedings at the Capital from the
converting of the Legislature to the date of his
Friday he says: a We think this election SER
mon matter, which has recently been revived, is
all fol-de- rol, and expresses the hope that it
will be discontinued. This custom was adopted
in the best days of New England history, by
those venerable men who had a sacred regard
for the Word and worship of God, and who
laid the foundation Of all that now adorns and
blesses this Nation and it has been continued
in States deseryedly renowned for learning, re-
tinement, and pure morality, and in our view is
heartily approved and sanctioned by the great
mass of intelligent citizens in this State. It
would seem that such IL usage commends itself
to the favorable regard of every enlightened
and moral community. How beftting for the
Representatives of a Christian people to engage
in public religious services as they commence
their important and responsible labors-how
consistent such a recognition of the Divine Gov
ernment, and how cheering the evidence thus
given that they hold themselves amenable to a
higher bar than that of public opinion. Who
could have imagined that such a remark as al
luded to above could have been made by the
Editor of public journal in Vermont? IF
the writer had serious objections to custom
that has long had the sanction of the wise and
good, it certainly became him to express them
in suitable and decent manner 1t is said
thht classical scholar is known by the style in
which he writes. If style is thus Indicative,
this writer remarks are anything but Aattering
to his head or heart. In our Judgment, his
coarse, rude thrust at such custom, is an
outrage upon the moral sentiment of our peo-
pie The inquiry is, as that article is read !,
what new comet is this, that has just appeared
with such a blazing tail ?-is this the &C Vermont
Standard bearer? If so, her standard moral
ly, draggles in the dust. Is this the man in
vested with the care of " Civil Affairs?" If
50. he should exhibit some cipiiity or refinement
Has opposition to this custom appeared in any
other Journal-n any other quarter-have any
of those worthy men who have long taken an
active and prominent part in the civil and NOR
al affairs Of this State, condemned or disapprov-
ed this custom? IF not, it must be regarded as
fragrant breach of modesty, a disgusting AFRO
gancy, in Il young man Just lifted into notice,
thus rudely to assail such custom and is
there not occasion for serious apprehensions that
the religious Festival that has ever been OBJ
served, and the day tor Fasting and Prayer
will meet with the same frowning opposition
Would it not be wise to suspend all prepare.
tons for Thanksgiving until this new Oracle
speaks again?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-28
The Canine Of the Courier.

There is a certain man named Cain, who lives
in Rutland, not the one who slew his brother
with club, but q aoould-be murderer of the
" black Republican party in this State. This
Cain has spent SO much of his time in trying
to raise Cain with us, that he has neglected his
own lord and master, who is now raising Cain
with him. But still he is not content. Last
week he published the following:
" In this weeks paper we give tho Message
of Gov. Hall to the Legislature of this State, in
full. 1t will be seen, that our new Governor,
who was supposed to be so conservative, has
thought proper TO introduce matters, in his
Message to the Legislature, that Vermont has
nothing TO do Wih. lie has soft soaped the
Freeman, and the Abolitionists, to prevent them
frorl leaving the party. Such men as Gen.
Clark of the Burlington Times, and Mr. Cum
mings of the Phgni1, have the ear of the pres
cnt State Executive, and they advised him to
pay of the Freeman and Aboltlonists in hon
eyed words and phrases, while they get the sub
stantial Roast Beef and two Dollars per day.
Truly the Aboltionists of Vermont are no
where the Times and Phpnsr have got the
Freeman in their brooches pocket, James M.
Slade, the Freeman $ candidate for Clerk of the
House, received only sxty-two votes"
Now we have to say to this Cain, that if he
should pay more attention to Pennsylvania,
and those-to use his own language three
full grown, liberal dyed-in-the wool democrats
are seeking for our old Clothes which we have
no intention of casting aside for many a day
yet" he would be less likely to get into trouble,
and meet with full as good success as at present.
No doubt this Cain of the Courier is awfully
exercised because the Freeman has not got
worsted and driven out of the party, but we
cannot help him. The remark that the
Times and Phenir have adpiSed the Governor
to pay off the Freeman in honied Words upon
matters which vermont has nothing to do
WITH is very plausible excuse for the Cour-
ier's clamor of "white mans candidate, ;"
conservative &c, and is no doubt hattering
to one who had one less friend on the first ballot
at the nomination of Clerf than Mr. Sade,
and the " elegant Southern gentleman, would
be Adjutant General, of the Times but that
conniving of the =" foreigner" of the Cour-
Ter with the Jesuit of the Times t. get
that ruuster," shows that Z" birds of feather
flock together and we shall not be at all sur
prised to see the Courier and Patriot forced to
picking tho bones of 81 black Republican
"ruuster " for living, after the execution of
the Courier by those 6 three full grown liberal
dycd-in-the Democrats So take care Of
yourself, Mr. Cain. Besides, we have heard of
instances where the interference with family
quarrel brought broken head to the foolish in
truder. Perhaps the hint may be a benefit to
the Courier.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-28
Che tormcr.
A Productive Year.--Up North


Notwithstanding the fact that the atmos-
phere of the past summer has been the least
promising to good crops, there is the best
yield of all the crops, usually raisel in YER
mont, that there has been for years. In the
Northern portion of the State, especially do we
hear of the encouraging harvests which bless
the Farmer. When one hundred and TWEEN
ty-Rve bushels of corn, or three hundred
bushels Of potatoes, with similar reports Of
other articles, are common reports, there is
no fear Of starvation, but, on the contrary,
muchto cheerrthe Farmer. And more es-
pecially upon the announcement of fnan-
cial convulsion and consequent reduction
of price of almost one-half upon the produce
which the farmer has to SELL it is peculiarly
gratifying to notice that the amount received
from the same labor and land is doubled.
Incthis connection we wish to make one
suggestion: instead of emigrating to the
West in search of new and more productive
lands, cur farmers and farmer boys would do
we'll to emigrate to the more Northern part
Of our own State. There are thousands Of
acres of as smooth and fertile land as ever
blessed the toll of the laborer still lying in
comparative wnste throughout Essex md
Orleans Counties. No part of the State
possesses such an even surface, and no part
is better adapted to an abundant return fol
the care of the husbandman, while land is
comparatively cheap, and the outlet to mar
ket nearly as good as in any part of the State
Again we direct the attention of the hus.
bandman and emigrant to this part of the
State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-28
Poor announcement,

The editor of the Patriot, 50 ''seck and fat, v
is very poor swimmer, or we should never sec
him catching at such straws as he does. The
October elections are anything but gratifying tc
him and his party, and show too plainly the
sure approach of an unbroken array of Free
States opposed to the damnablc heresies and mo.
narchical tendencies of the falsely 50 called
Democratic party. The gloominess of this
class of olice-holders is portrayed by the PDtrio
as follows
''rhe October elections are not entirely salts
factory to the Democracy, it is true, but thesC
roverses happen, now and then, This time they
come just in season for the Democracy to gel
bravely over them before the Presidential cleo
ton
They might expect to get over them, but fol
the sure march of free principles which thu
Kansas iniquity has inaugurated. The peopl
are tired of such enslavement of their brethren
and they Will never turn back from the glorlou
prospect for 1860, presented in the elections il
Pennsylvania, Kansas, Ohio, Nebraska, Mime
sofa and Indiana,