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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

Tha Real MartYrsI Of the Ace

I. is matter deeply TO be regretted
that among the many applications Oflabor
to modern luxury or convenience, there
should be so much suffering. The man
ufacture Of lace is singular illustration
Of this. Some Of the finest kinds require
a thread SO fine tEat it must be spun and
worked in damp cellars, process which
costs annually hundreds Of female lives.
When all the court Of England goes into
mourning, four dozen girls, il has been
ascertained from irrefulable facts, are
rendered blind for life; so trying to the
eyes is The immense labor on black lace
which such truly mournful event entails.
Finally, we are told that the recent death
of young woman at Paris, employed in
lace cleaning, gave rise to an invesliga-
tion as to the method employed, since
post-mortem examination Of the unfortu-
nate girl revealed the presence Of large
quantities Of oxydised lead in the sys-
tenn. 1t appeared that the lace is cleaned
by a Belgian process, being whiiened by
repeatedly busting it with white lead.-
Thus from the beginning to the end Of the
process, we find the beautiful luxury
causing suffering and death. In The man
ulacture of friction matches, disease Of
most terrible character eats away the
bones and destroys life in great proper.
ton Of the operatives, whenever any
slight wound gives an entrance to the
insidious subtle poisons employed
Scores of arts are thus burdened by fear.
lul penalties to those practicing them, and
yet it is remarkable that less has been
done to relieve or prevent these sufferings
than for any others.
Science pushes on with new inventions,
reckless Of the old, and only caring to
show what brilliant and startling deeds
can be achieved. 1t is like a French
hospital, where amputa,ions are effected
with more rapidly than one would imag-
inc; where, in short the most amazing
surgical operations are performed with
incredible skin, and where, after all, the
patient dies from careless nursing.
We would commend 10 those danes
who will not eat slave.grown sugar, the
consistency Of indulging in Iuxuries
which require the worst slavery in the
world to produce them, and would rec-
ommend to any gentleman desirous Of
dcvoting a life to the good Of humanity,
that they follow science, with view Of
relieving the sufferings which it brings
with it. They are many in number,
dreadful in character, and presen. wide
held Of action to the phiIanthropic.---
| Philadelphia Bulletin. X !. ~.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

"Prayer is the rope in the belry; pull
it,, and il rings the bsll up in heaven. -
Keep on pulling it; and though The bell is
up so high you cannot.hear il ring. de-
pend upon it, it can be heard in The tower
Of Heaven, and is ringing before the
throne Of God. who will give you answers
ofpeace according to your faith. ."-TSpur-
geon. Y. Nl- .Hllrll
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28
"The Hope Of Heaven" is a most E,

"The Hope OF Heaven" is a most e
quisite little gem from Geiger:
greet with love each field and grove,
And thou blue billowy sea, love /;
Life.giving light, in depth and hight,
: Thou heavenly sun, art my delight !
But more than all earth's fair array,
More than the blue waves dancing play,
Love
The dawning light of heavenly rest
Within trembling human breast!
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

/" Love is the silken tie thai binds two
willing hearts together y ,s,s.l
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

"HOuOr thy Father and thy Mother =
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28

Poverty is no crime; sa "a, Is ao,s
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

The selections were soon made. and there
they stood in the fore main inizZrn chains
the commander and nub.e fellows with the
bow lines under their arms. ready TO risk
their lives to Savd the three children
Steady stand by now Here they
come look out ~ screamed the officer from
the iib boom. and moment later. the dim
out lines of boat doomed mp by the lee cat
head. Another moment of GREATNESS Su,.
pense, and The boat was abreast Of che for
chains.
q" Stand by the forward whips Look out
there III the main chains. N,er away men
Now Hurry: now, and down went the cap
tain and his companion into The boat.
y breath later and a shout came ringing
up look oiil main and nilzlen chains Sway
away on deck. and up by the run came the
two men, each graSping child in his arms.
" Ay, ay, sir. All right" answered
brave fellow, scrambliug IN on the deck.
with little Jenny graSPed tight lie her clo,h,s
Father" exclaimed the III tlr girl. clasp
ing the captain about the mech, " Father.
Father, echoed back two treble voices
" Almighty God. thank thee Saved
savcd-savcd !" and Capt Lester, Walton
sank fainting on the dccA. He knew the
children were his own frum the moment they
passed the ships SEN, and his ndumitahle
self control had borne him up until they
were rescued aud whcu the reaction came,
he sank down insenslble
At all hour before sunset the following 1av
the ship vas al her berth in New York, and
The meeting between the distressed mo.hvr
and her children there in the CABIN of her nus
band $ ship, is too sacred picture to be
prolaned by mere Zen aud ink copy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

A THRIVING Town. The LcaTtnworth
Kansas L,d c, SAYS of that place:
" Here you vii! find grad, d streets and
sidewalks paved with tive inch cotton wood
plank here you will find from six to te,
thousand people not including dogs. of which
saplr here are large quanllics Here you
will find free nieerrS and free men and fee
women and free babies live yankees with
onions and wondcn mulmegS in their pockets
full hlood,d Virrinians 9th. fastest families
If Virginia, hig raw bnn'd K,nuckaas from
within six miles. of Lexington. Ky. tall
Workers. all the way from biz York State.
bow legged Durchmcn and lopred cared Irish
Hnnaui'y may br found hear in any form
Everything else az be found in the same
prolnsion.
CITY lots ranging from five hundred TO
five hundred thousand dollars. BIZ houses and
>m,ll houses. and every body with "plcnry
of mone, and no poo, kin Then VT have
all kind Of business. from the boo black to
the black leg, from the liquor seller TO the
hquor driuker: from the land agent to the
lawyer. from the harness maker to the horse
doctor. merchants. mechanics traders s,,,c
ula'orS. men dom all kinds uf business MN
dong no business al all, If man canno
tind what he wants in Lravenwor.h then h,
cannot find it any where {"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

FuNNy.-Thc Worcester county md
Sh1rh. has the following paragraph appsr.
emily ptnne1 in enlle seriousness
We hear it rumorrd that the Delaware
railroad. now con plelcd as far as the Mary a
land line will he speedily carried thrdughs
Somerset and Worcester counties in this
State. and Accpmac and Northampton in |
Virginia, to slime point in Northampton
county. eligible for n steam ferry TO Nor ok.
II is said with how much truth we do not
know that the Philadelphia. Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad company u'H take up
Mr,r roud betueen FILMING ton and Baltimore,
snd complete the road from Stalord Del, to
TIA, CapeS opposite Norfolk, This report as-
presume. is based upon the belief ihar he air.
line road from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
when completed, will render the Wilmington
and Bal timore road too improbable to be
continued in operation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27
THE WORKINGS OF FREE TRADE.-A

THE WORKINGS OF FREE TRADE.-A
Correspondent of the New York !f'6nns
writing from Philadelphia. furnishes Tie
following which presents sad pic'ure@
contemplation -
.Onr Of the most melancholy illustration,
of the bliehtng cons ounces of the Tree trade
doemas Of the Administration may ne Wit
e>sed in rev jersey, some thirty miks'
below this CITY Here the Sheriff ADVERTISE
more Than 5000 acres Of land. with glass
works, mills. and the entire village Of
Malaga. embracing some forty dwelling
houses The curse of fre trade has BLASTED
the prospects Of his once fouriSblng com
muni,y. bceeared he proprie'nr> ex''ngnlshtd
the fires of the glass works. driven III the
work ing MT . WHO with their families con.
stiru,,d The villa e community. ami tit the
HOUSES utterly dtsola'e. Thr hole scene Is
one of dcstiiutmn and abandonment. 20 COM
pier, and thorough AS TO he rarely excttdtd'
All this fine properl, will pass away from
the intu>tliuuS ouucr for Il comparative
song Yet, -,rarge as ii would seem, if we
did no, know that the same folly was enacted
in thousand other local. les, the very men
who have been thrown OUT Of employment
and forced to abandon their comfortable
homes by the curse nf free trade. are the
very parties VIII" have neen perSi>tcntly voting
for the democracy which caused all tins
social havoc"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

VALIDITY OF DEEDS An act of great u,il.
it, was passed at the late session Of the Leg
slature, respecting the validity Of deeds and
other transfers Of propr'y requiring to he re.
corded.
Tn, bill enacts that all such instruments
OF writing, properly executed and acknowl-
edged and recorded since the sct of 1855 ch..A
l54 to simplify conv.,apcing weht into
operation. shall be as valid in law, as Il
hey had been recorded prior to the passage,
OF that ACT. The act lakes effect FROM ,thsi
date OF II passage.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

GOLD IN THE NoKru A friend &C ouIs hsar
letiei from relative in Pepin Dunn com.
~. Wisconsin which states that consider.
be excitement has been created there by the
discovery Of gold. \ man was digging a well
lnthe vicinity Of the town, and in raising
The dirt. he saw something sparkle and
thinking it might he gold, took it to DR.. E.
La hrap for examination This gentlemen,
having ben resident OF California. found
it was raly gold in ma,rix quartz. --SanN-
has al" been washed and Welded handsome.
ly. When the snow melts. there will, Of
course he further Investigations and il NAV
he that new Ell Dorado will be- opened to
rival the state of the Golden Gate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

IMPORTANT To ROAD SuPERyrs oRs. Judge
Nelson, of the Fl,d,uck county. md. STR:
cult Court. has decided hat tn. acceptancc
of the office of road Supervisor is contract
with the county. which binds the incumbent
1" keep he roads IN good rel pair even Though
1t may require more than tn. amount of ap.
lhoplailon made by the commissioners, and
that his f"ilnle to do so. without regard to
cost. rent, ~ hun liable to rrcseatmcnt for
non performance Of cuniiac, The judy, in
i"nd ring Ills decision fined several Of the
Supervisors SIS each. besides costs, ranging
from $3.50 to 200
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Loss OF BLooDE

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Loss OF BLooDED
lloRsEs AND CATTLE. Phti0deiphia, March
Ii. This morning sbout Two o'clock the
extensive barn Gn the Lancaster pike. near
this city, belonging 10 'rhos p. Remington
Esq. was totally destroyed by fire together
with large number of horses and sixty four
head of the best blouded c,ttle III the county.
They had been cnllrclcd by Mr.. Remington
Mt great expense, and the loss will not only
be severed. felt by Mr. R.. bu, hy the furrn-
ers generally The loss is est mated AZ
about p25 900, upon which thee is no
insurance. his policies having expired about
one month since. The fire IL attributed to
all inccndary, many ofwhom arc pruwlmg
about the county. The farmers are in gIsa,
alarm,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

SENSIBLE Rev. Arson Smyth. State
Commissioner of Common Schools in Ohio,
IN his last report to the Ohio Legislature,
makes the following marks:
Every teacher should read at least one
good newspaper. otherwise he will live in ig.
nmancc Of daily occurring facts, ir-,=,..ei q
which his pref, S>ion h4airs that he should
hr Informed Newspapers a'e fa>, becoming
the teachers Of The world and the man or
wJnien VIII" is M, II habiiual reader of this
department of literature cannot he thoroueh-
ly qualti,d for the teachers profession.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

The WORLDS ONLY II ,pE. If reformation
is t" take place on Earth. and he world to ex.
perencc golden ag" Christianity alone eau
produce 1t. For, tell me what is wanting to
make the world kingdom of heaven, If that
tender profound and sci; denying love which
W, see jesus practice and recommend. were
paramount IN every human heart But the
whole Of religion consists in this. that Christ
performed IN every individual Think what
it would BE-. if every one exhibited q living
mirror Of the faircSt of the sons of men,"
and loved God and the brehern like him
Oh. really, the lofi.sl and most glorious idea
of human society would then be realised. Be
convinced. therefore, that you are invited
and allurcd by Jesus. not merely to be hap.
py in heaven, IN! that the earth may DO
again transformed into a paradise for you
ste in Johns case. that he who cssts
himself by living faith on Jesus breast.
Soon lmbibes from thence His love.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAI..--NleSsrs.
FREDERloK SCHLEY and HENRY r REYNoLD
two Of of the Commissioners of Public Works
of Maryland have made report to the Leg.
slature i'll relation to the condition Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. They state
that during the past year the sum of $89 $50
was expended for extraordinary repairs,
caused by breaches to dams Nos. 4. and 5, and
other casualties The masonry dams, now
under construction. and which will be com
pletcd in the current ytai at cost fSlOO,
900. in addition to what has already been eX
pended upon them. will il is believed plev
the recurrence of the disasters wticn have TN.
tailed such heavy expenses. The cost Of
them dams can, it is believed be deiraye ed
out Of the years revenue and N the course Of
two OF three years other improvements. in
volving cost of about 8 300 900. can also b,
made, and paid for cut Of the sccruug revc-
nues Of the canal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

I'Prarhers en'angled in an angry con.
troversr instead of agreeing 10 build he tenn
pie of God, think themselves obliged TO pull
down the scatfoldS Oh whic. their brethcrn
work. Shepherds. VIII" should jnin their for.
ccs to oppose the common enemy initiate
against their f,low-shcpherds After the exs
ample of thrir leaders. they learn to butt
and wounds ard laincpess are the conse.
queues of the gcneis debate. Thatcher.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

CoNvALEsCENT TIL, Hon. j. A Pearce
has been cont;led at HON. for some time
from severe ,ndlsposiilnn We are glad to
announce that he is convalxScent. and is
anxious to resume his uffi',al duties This
con lnu'd inl,fruion Of steamboat navigation
'o Bal im're will mrt>salil, prevent mis-
departure TO Washington, for several DAYS at
least. -Ke"t Ncps
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

THE FLORIDA INDIANS. - augusta Ga.
March Is. Reports from Florida state that
The Indians have sign'f,d their willingness
10 emierate. A Tampa paper is sanguine
that the Florida war will soon be terminated
A party of SIX, including Captains Hunter,
tlause and Wyatt, had started for Manatee,
but had not been heard from. 1t was sup.
posed that they had been d,vvasa.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY -Th, Peters,
burg Express records tia marriage. in
Dmwlddie rounty Va, Oh TIN Il h INST, Of
Mr. John W. Slu,divant. N The % ID YEAR us
his age. To the amiabie and wsllsa.i 49,
M"itm Oliver, ag- S6 yearsxsfs
who read This annouuc, mel, 81 81
and persevere. E%<f'S%s III.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

0J~The number Of po,a a,s
vs!as VI whish was ~. Sill, e7s Is. -. s
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-13
A Democratic Organ on the Kansas Bill

A Democratic Organ on the Kansas Bill
The following curious paragraph is extracted
from Democratic paper in Illinois, called th'
ISpring6eld Republican. Alter speaking OF th'
Overwhelming majority of Pierce in 1852, and th'
unity which prevailed in the Democratic party NJ
Ito ls54.at which time Douglas introduced his bill
the Republican proceeds as follows:
AT this iuncture Senator Douglas must needs
iutroduce-fing into the face of hungry politicians
bis Nebraska bill Kansas policy--a policy
right enough on principle and in itself. but wrong
in ts application to Territory in regard 10 which
the slavery question had long been settled hy n
compromise. Wrong, in that twas unealled Tor.
demanded by no section of our great country, nor
any portion Of the people. North or south and
most emphaticaly wrong in being pressed III dis
regard Of friends whose shorter terms would bring
them 10 trial for long before be would be brought
before an indignant people for-thc wrong. By the
fact that Southern members though never asking
for the measure could hot be justified before their
constituents if they declined IT when offered from
the North he forced tho repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise upon the Democratic party as spe-
cial Democratic measure.
! 1t is not often that we ngree in sentiment with
a Northern Democratic journal-but the above
meet. our views almost exactly. The Kansas Bill
WAS. perhaps. right enough on principle but to-
tally unnecessary and uncaled for. Tho South
had not asked for it-neither had the North
Both Of the great political parties had pledged
themselves in their National Conventions Of so,
to abide by and maintain the Compromise OF 1880
AZ final and conclusive settlement of the slavery
question. Under the benign operation of those
measures, peace had been agnn restored to the
land, and everything was moving on quietly and
harmoniously 1t was at this iuncturc that Doug
las came forward with his proposition--n PROPOSE
ton fruitess of good to either North and South
a measure which again stirred the bitter waters Of
sectional agitation, and from which the South has
not vet reapcd any benefit and never will. II any
body will tell US what advantage the Kansas Bill
has been to the South-cxcept in the mere rccog
milton of an abstract principle-we should take it
Ms n grcat favor We have never yet been able to
discover it.
If Mr.. Douglas then. is entitled to no credit
from the South on that score. unable to de-
tect in any particular whatever. his claims to
Southern consideration or Southern gratitude
Ills whole career has been continuous attempt to
propitiato the favor of the South by professions.
while all his acts have tended 10 Northern advance
ment "IHc niycr ,St--hnnc Ia rurct0." Let this
insidut and dangerous politician be consigned
to u political tomb, from which there shall BE- no
resurrection.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-13

bACoN-Stoe Light. We quote to-day: Prime sides q,
PC; Shoulders ia, lc; Plain Hams Bagged do a.
I"d. Hog Round o'e odds Exa Sugar Cured II I'm. iIc
~ t we quote Butter from l5t4oe-ater price for
CorFEE.-Markci firm We quote Rio II l,la!c as ana,
NY aud quantity Lagnayra l2ai2ie; Java i6la, Mocha ~
COAL White and Red Ash Anthracite Coal for CRATE,
do Soao ~ per ton OF 2lo los Bituminuu. Lump 81 Der load
q" % 'eis Hail "a 50 load; Bilumnous Coal
GokNc"rn is armer and quoted a. soasa the latter
CORN MEAL -s0As5c per buslel Transactions In Men
mostly in the retail way. ~
COTTON .l2|al2ir perth
FLouk-Four scar,s Shippers offering Sc 90 for
New 1a. holders are a'kng ~ rs The following the
Extra 90 -; Family 81 50 ~
Eide Island so pa,aaonsn SIS smtr.1o m sa. sa
Manipulated Guano ESQ Rhode. Super Phosphate ii Lime
FISH ea4 for No. Nova Scotia IIcrring. from wharf
.n iiei SGa Gssos ." nc en- o. So asss
o FAX M1,N' 90 q IS 49, No in Kits o. "a
GRASS SEEDS we quote Glover Seed Is sO., IS and
Ilm"thy 81 oas basheL Season no demand
GELS The quotations nominal In this market
LARD-lrme new Lard in bbls l2te Kegs l2c; pals l2
MoLAssEs.-New Orleans 4oe; Cuba Muscovado asaa4,
Clayed Cuba 3Oc; Porto kco 4Uc
OATS-3Oaj5c per bushel.
OFFAI-Bran l5c sh ~ls 2zi Brown Stuff 80. and Ship
Stud Goo per busheL
PlASTEk We quote Lump % 75al per ,on---reeeip.s
,%a s NGS;n , ,a 81 .5n c"'"rne s. 50 per
SUGARS.The market is very firm prices tending up
ward W. quote SeG Orleans s!a9c; Cuba sasi: porn III
eia93 Loaf lste nshe'l and Powdered Gu, Loaf
lati2c; Coffee llic Coffee llc Coffee lode 4
losc.
SALT.-By cargo from wharf, 81 49, from store 81 5Js
| 55
ToBACCO-The receipts of Tobacco have been small fo
the last days and the breaks large weca We
Lugs 81 5Oa5 7Ia6 good 5Oa1; fine 81
ass Inferior Leaf sea?i good SiOal2 tine shipping A
all good Manufacturing $l2 oJai4 o. fine ST. 30
TEAS mimps'iHl and tsunpowder 35casl 20
WHEAT-Lower grades eak Prime quality stea.
dy The quotations tor prime Red are 81 40 and Tor prime
White 81 30 Most OF the sales made vary
th.s. figures.
WOOD-Whoasae. Oak 50 5Da3 - per cord; Pine s, e,
3 Retail: Oak Ga; Pine g. -
WHIski-R chmphd Re titled % i2c. Cincinnati 2e y
.9c.
CATTLE. HOGS ANUS SHEEP
BEEF.-we quote q oUas 80 for Beef BUYERS re-.
fuse to above The latter. The demand Ia light
LAMB selling 81 to o. for fair o extra
IlUUs-S7 30 nett.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-13
Upper Stories Of the Professions.

\ young man is said to have inquired Of Daniel
Webster whether there any room for him i'll
the legal profession. His answer was, that there
was room enough for thousands in the upper sto-
res of all the professions. To casual observer,
the professions all seem to be full; they seem, in
deed, to he crowded to excess with young asp-
rants. The reason is because we look only at the
lower stories of the Professions the more exalted
and intellectual portions of them do not come uu-
der our notice. When n man, therefore, tells us
that there is abundance of room for more lawyers
preachers, and doctors, are ready to pass it as
hyperbole. We find it hard to bring our mind to
believe that single individual can elbow his
way through the hungry crowd that throngs eve
ry professional business within our acquaintance.
Yet it is doubtless true that the higher grades OF
mental culture exist nowhere in too great profu-
sion. Whether we make our inquiries among the
professions, the sciences the literature of our
country. we shall find paucity rather than n sur
plus of finished talent. Is there any danger of
first class literary minds being jostled on account
of want Of room in the domain of literature? Is
there any danger of scientific acumen being seen
at discount from want of subjects of further in
sestsaton? Could not II few accomplished
jurists and diplomaists find employment yet IN
the various departments OF Government Could
not physician of superior attainments find EN-
ployment almost anywhere without infringing on
the rights of others in the same business rs him
self? Indeed there is employment known to
civilized society where the occupants Of the most
talented and accomplished circles would have any
occasion to disturb one another's equanimity i'll
consequence of closeness of contact
The fact is the best, the most talented, the up
per stories of all the employments are not overrun.
There is room enough now for all the young peo-
| pie now in our schools. The world is asking for
lofty but practical talent for noble, generous
hearted patriotism, and for resolute, unfinching
moral cndowments. Those possessing these quail
tiles for labors both useful and profitable.
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