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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16

An OLD PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPER
The Philadelphia Bulletin says, we had
handed to us, a dingy copy Of a newspaper
published in Philadelphia, at q very inter.
esting period of its history. The paper is
D,nlap'S Pennsylvania Packet, and il bears
date Monday, July 22d, l776. As may bo
expected, it is filed with war news, the
details of the doings of the Committees of
Safety and Of Provincial Assemblies, and
the resolves of Congress, giving us an in
sight into the earnest stirring times in
which the sheet was printed. The report
of the proceedings of the New jersey
Provincial Congress on July 10th, contains
a decree that in consequence of the pres.
sing want of lead for the army that the
township Committees shall forthwith col,
lect all the leaden weights from windows
and clocks, and all the leaden weights of
shops, stores and mills, of one pound and
upwards; also all other lead in and about
houses and other places"
On July 18th, l776, the New Jersey As
sembly adopted the following, as we learn
from the Paper before us:
"WHEREAS the Hon. the Continental
Congress have declared the United Colo
nies Free and Independent States WE,
the Deputies Of New Jersey in Provincial
Congress Assembled, DO ResoiUe and Deci1rc
That we will support the Freedom and In
dependence of the said States with our
lives and fortunes, and with the whole
force of New Jersey"
Good for Jersey.
Among the proceedings of Congress was
the following, under date of July 18th,
Ia iph To Of, IL
much talked of:
ReS2lUed, That General WASHINGTON,
in refusing to receive a letter said to be
sent from Lord Howe, addressed to GEO.
WASHINGTON, Esquire, acted with a
dignity becoming his station; and there
fore This Congress do highly approve the
same, and do direct, that no letter or mes
sage be received, on any occasion whatever,
from the enemy by the Commander-in-
Chief or other Of the commanders Of the
American army, but such as shall be di-
rected to them in the characters they res
pectiyely sustain"
The old paper contains the proclama-
tion of Lord Howe, offering pardon to all |
"rebels," published by order Of
Congress, to show that "yalor alone was
to be depended on to secure the liberties
of the country"
Among the items Of Philadelphia news
is call upon the citizens to give to the
army all the linen rags, old shirts, &C.,
they can spare, for the use Of the wounded.
We also find the appointment of Rev,
Jacob Duche, as chaplain to Congress-
DR.. d. afterwards turned tory.
The Packet contains a great deal Of SINH
lar curious and interesting matter and we
can easily conceive the eagerness with
which the paper was read at the period of
its publication.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16
GILFILLAN.

A correspondent Of the New York Chro-
nicle, writes from Dundee, Scotland, as
follows:
"ln the afternoon we heard George Gill
lillian, man not unknown in America
and who has done much to show the cana
city OF the English language for the illus,
tratlon of the beautiful in art and morals
And yet | saw nothing beautiful in George
Gillian. Very unlovely is his look.
know nothing Of his eyes, if he has anv
such common lhings in that rusty LOOKING
head OF his. Hands he had, and voice
and gown, and a good sized head covered
with terrier-Iike hair. But how stately
and sour, and almost contemptuous in,
that otherwise easy any flowing rhetoric
OF his was the Gilfllan who in books
had made me stare with the rich afflu
ence OF his pen. Yet all was in lleeping.
The church was large, double galleried.
narrow -pewed unpainted, dingy and ug
ly. The pulpit was an orthodox egg.cup,
with long solemn stem, narrow blackboard
and dusty superintendent canopy. The,
egg of the sublimely exclusive cup was no,
doubt good, but very hard boiled. pas
sed an hour of conscious refrigeration,
have heart, think for its beating Of
ten troubles me, and there is therein some,
charity in its own little way but | am d.
not able to reconcile the George Gilfllan
Of my books with the man who flung out
his proudly spoken language to me from,
those disdainiul lips, as he stood in his
black silk acerbity, in that egg-cup pulpit,
in the dig, grim, joyless church. in the
town Of Dundee.
Neither do find that | am alone in
my newoformed opinion of the man who
writes the lives of other men in such seas
of wondrous language He is the firm,
frceichampion Of Scotch whskey-punch
and the social habits that have done so
much to injure by their excess q nation
gloriously strong in intellectual vigor in
spite of its abuses of convivial dew. Cough
he spits upon in words of bitterest hate.
There is little lovelnessin his character
a hedgehog intellectually, and grand
knowledge of the dictionary, with dash
of beautiful imagining which passes thro'
him as n CLEAN Of sunshine through Mel
rose Abbey, or over Druid's altar. not
his, but passing DER him, is what now
think to be the component parts of Geo.
geA.The defects Of the mind like thoseg
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When the savage is meek and mild
lue frantic mother shall stab her child.
IL.
When tho cock shall WOO the dove
Ihe mother the child shall cease TO love
III.
T,l w hen n men, like moles, work undcr ground
Inc non a virgin true shall wound.
".
Mhen the dove and cock the lion sballfo
The lion shall crouch beneath their mig6i
V.
T W men tue cock shall guard the eagles nest,
inc stars shall rise all in the west. :
VI.
W, w hen ships above the clouds shall sail.
lhe hons strength shall surely fail
VII
When Neptune's back with stripes is rod
The siekly lion shall hide his head.
VIII.
Nhen the seven and six shall make but ONO.
Then the lions might shall be unGone
SOLUTION.
Verse 1.-The settlement of America bv
civilization Is very clearly alluded to in,
the first line. The frantic mother is Bri-
taln-America the child.
Verse 2.-The cock is France. the dovo
-Amer1ca-Columbia, their union is tho,
epoch when America shall cease 10 love.
britain for so | understand the prophecv
IN when there is manifestly an eouivoone.
which is one Of the most striking charoc'.
terlstics of the ancient oracles.
Verse 3.-The siege of Yorktown. where
were carried on working in the
earth. In the second line there is another
equivoque We are told by Mr.. Addison.
in his Spectator, that lion will burt n
maid-this at first seems contradicted by
the prophecy, but it will be found, that at
the epoch referred to, the virgin, or vir-
gins, las North America was then called
IN Europe shall wound the lion. viz;
Eritain, which shows tho precise time
when the oracles should be accomplished.
Verse 4.-Alludes to the Alliance be-.
tween France and America; before whose
might Great Britain crouched.
Verse 5.-This certainly refers to a pe-
Rod when France (the cock guarded The,
home OF the Americans (the eagles nestl,
and assisted the States (the stars) to at.
tain their independence-that is, to rise
in the western hemisphere.
Verse 6.-lt is very remarkable that the,
ofthe inhammable air bv which.
balloons iirst trayersed the upper regions.
we're then first discovered, and they were
called ships.
Verse when Americas navy covers
.he sea with her red stripes, Britain's will.
be BUNDLED.
Verse S.-The thirteen States first con-.
tolerated.
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Mlist&llan&Ous.
War.


Sickly sentimentalsts may preach to
nurses, Peace Congresses may pass resolves,
and the noble sect of Quakers may declare
and practice the doctrine that nations, as
individuals, should suffer injury without
attempting retaliation; but while human
ity remains unregenerated and of the same
composition as at present, governments
and nationalties will war. lnstinctively
we regard belligerent countries with DIFF
ferent Judgment from that YhieJ we IN
fict on individuals; for an involuntary
homage is paid TO the calm superiority
with which noble man treats base in
suffers, and the conscious dignity of recti-
tude which the godly individual presents
as an impenetrable shield to the wanton
assaults of an unjust world but with ma
tions and their rulers it is far otherwise.
The rulers of great people cannot act
upon the same maXims which they might
practice in private life, nor would the peo-
pie permit them. Every man among ten
millions is desrous of quickly avenging a
national insult, which, if personal, he
would perhaps feel able TO sneer down.
But what every body Is responsible for,
nobody is responsible for so that the col
lective people let loose their passions when
an individual might control his. They are
quick to take offence and eager to obtain
vengeance they ignore interests, national
or private, and see little else than the ret
ribution due to national insult.
This sentiment is felt by all statesmen
and rulers; in truth they not only bow TO
il, but, as q portion Of the people, intl-
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Sybilline 0racles.

we reccollect of having seen, some veors
ago, the following extract from an old edi.
,lon OF "Merlin's Prophecies" supposed
70 70 nave been written about A. ID. s5o y
u was reprinted in 1880. MANY of our
readers may, like ourselves, have soen IL
IN times gone by, but it has doubtless os, -
capped their notice as it did ours for n IonT
period. it may amuse them to read 4
again, and those who have never seen !.
will doubtless find in the abstract ~, so,,n
matters Of interest '0'i''
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16
POETRY.

the FIRST Presbyterian church, of London
derry Ireland, who lately visited IN,
united States, on the evening previoue n
MS departure from America TO his homo
composed the following poem. expressivg
OF ms views and feelings with regard r.
this country. "
from Erin's beauteous Isle | came
10 visit Western cimes;
10 mark the customs of the age,
The people and the times.
And do you ask what have seen.
When roaming far abroad
what worthy to be told at home.
VI all the paths trod?
| answer-Bright and fair the land,
From despotism free:
And blessings richer yet await
This land Of liberty,
The hearts Of parents fill with iov
And swell with conscious pride,
10 see their children walk in truth
With wisdom for their guide.
So may the parent lands rejoice
That gave these children birth:
Widespread throughout the Western world.
And cover all the earth.
Their soGs ere generous and brave
Their daughters full Of grace
Fit objects OF esteem and love-
A truly noble race.
The forest bent before the axe.
And yield their ancient reign:
New fields are opening to the plough,
New cities deck the plain.
The hum of commerce meets the ear,
From morn till setting sun;
This busy tribes both far and near,
The race for riches run.
Fair science lifts her torch on high,
Its brightness to increase;
And wisdom points to youth the way
or ?leasantness and peace.
Crowds hasten to the house OF prayer.
And praise their lips employ
While heraids Of the Cross proclaim
Glad tidings Of great joy.
Where'er the strangers turn his steps,
The doors are open wide;
And still the hospitable board
For all his wants provide.
And warm affections sacred glow
Burns bright within the heart,
And oyerfiowing kindness seeks
That pleasure to impart.
May peace and plenty ever bless
Columbia's favored land;
Exalted high by righteousness,
May 1T conspicuous stand.
Led by the social light that beams
From Inspirations page;
Firm let the Word of God be held,
Though impious zealots rage.
Thus may this mighty people be
An instrument for good;
Thus may the Gospel be preserved
From superstition's food.
To new and ever widening fields,
The teeming millions fly;
And guide most sure for veal or woe,
This worlds great destiny.
Oh hasten then the glorious time,
When Christ shall reign alone,
And all the nations of the earth,
Be blended into one.
And now the gallant vessel waits
The crested pillows swell
Soft gales will watt me to my home,
Columbia, fare-thee-well.
Oft will my journeyings here recur,
With pleasing memories iraught;
This green spot on the map of life,
Will never be forgot
Soon will your fading shores, sweet land,
Be hidden from my view,
But never from my heart can fade,
The kindness found in you.
Oh, may The friends so dear and loved,
Who cheered the stanger's breast
All meet in far better land
The kingdom of the blest.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16

1JLAsTERING,-The subscribert having
a located himself in the borough of Clearfeld
soIa inform the public that he is prepared to
,' "Srk in the above line, from plain TO ornameu
Az A.. VI any description in a workmanlike manner.
,nsO whitewashing and repairing done in a neat
~Anner and on reasonable terms
n EDWIN COOPER.
ueardeld, april IL, 1881. Iy.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16

An exchange tells of an editor who went
soldering and was chosen Captain. One
day al parade, instead Of giving the Front
face, three PAGES forward, he exclaimed,
"Cash two dollars year in advance"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16

PRESIDENT BUCHANAN uses no tobacco,
General Cass drinks no Bourbon" Sena-
tor Douglas uses no pepper. N. P. Willis
cuts his own hair, Caleb Cushing shaves him
self and wears no beard, Rufus Choate and
Henry Ward Beecher are dear lovers of
cofie: L. r. Whipple rarely breakfasts be-
fore ten, though he begins business at
eight; Edward Everett writes his erten-
poraneoS addresses; Ralph Waldo Emer-
sor often dimes at .Parker's, but never
takes wine Longfellow smokes a meer-
chaum. The smallest poet in America is
Homes, the best looking one Fields, and
the biggest Pike, of Arkansas. Gleason.
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16
LOVE.

Love wakes men, once lifetime each
They lift their heavy lids, and look,
And, lol what one sweet page can teach
They read with joy, then shut the book
And some give thanksand some hlaspheme
And most forget but either way,
That and the child's unheeded dream,
Is all the light Of all their day.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY MARCH 1s 1850

A NEW RACE OF HUMAN BErNGs.-Some
llme since paragraph appeared in q new
south Wales journal relative TO the dis
coyery, In the far interior, of new race
OF blacks, who had no hair on the top of
their heads, in the place where the wool
ought to grow" The account of this most
extraordinary discovery has been coIrobo-
rated by an eye witness, q Mr.. Thompson.
who has arrived from where the aboripi-
nails ruralize. They are, he says, of q cop
per color, and are very tall and athletic.
much superior in every respect to their
dark-skinned brethren, The women are
also laid to have more claims to beauty.
lhey, however, are also deficient of what
is generally acknowledged to be the "glo-
ry OF woman" Mr.. Thompson, it appears.
was at camp on the Upper Balonne, with
others, on ground hitherto untrodden by
a white man, when he was surprised by n
visit from these bald -pated, copper.colored
beings. They appeared to have friendly
intentions, and as nothing in their cons
duct OF an aggressive nature, a conversa-
tion of mods and signs ensued. After n
while sovereign was shown to them,
when one Of them, picked up a stone,
pointed with his finger to the far west, and
minated that stones of similar descrip-
ton to the sovereign Were to be picked up
on the ground in masses as large as the
stone he held. The place was understood
to be some hundred miles further in the
INTERIOR. but they signifed their intention
OF bringing some of these stones at their
next visit. Mr.. Thompson intends to re-
turn again to the Balonne, and to await
their arrival. If this story be true, the
age of wonders truly has not ceased
The MAN WITHOUT AN ENEMY.-We
believe, says the New York Ledyer in the
man or woman who has "enemies." This
does not sound, but it is sound. Your milk
and-water people, who content themselves
with simply doing no harm, at the same
time never doing any good; they are mere
negatives. Your man of force who does
not wait for stone to get out of his heav-
en-appointed way, but manfully rolls it'll
over, may unintentionally hurt some
body's toes IN the act; but thousands who
will have to travel that future path will
thank him for clearing it. The man who
has no enemy is generally a creeping,
cautious, white washed creature walking
the world with velvet shoes, who smirls
and glides his unchallenged way to theI
obscurity he merits. He adds nothing to
the common stock, as shoveed into his !
six foot OF earth at lRss without a tear on
his coffin-lid. He may not have an enemy
but has he any friends? A place is vacant, |
but not in any W trm, living, loving heart. |
The statue has simply crumbled out of its |
niche and disappeared.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16

"LovE in cottage" is very well, when
you o'cn the cottage, aud have money out
at interest
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16
JOHN TROUTMAN

CTILL continues the business of Chair Making,
y and House, Sign and Ornamental Painting, at
he shop formerly occupied by Troutman 4 Rowe,
II the east end Of Market street, short distance
Sest of Litz's Foundry. Juno IL, 1888.
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DR.. K. V. WILSON,

HAvING removed his Office to the new dwell
III ling on Second street, will promptly answer
profs sional calls as heretofore.
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Gbt 8epubItau;
Terms of subscription.

II paid in advance, or within three months, 81 25
n paid any time within the year, so
" paid after tho expiration Of the year, . 90
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g. YOUR TEETH.
CARE or THEM /

. = 49, IHHI OHHI Ut IHLH'
A. ~ HILLS, desires to announce to
,a.; nn friends aud patrons, that he is now de-
baas all OF his time to operations in dentistry.
s0se desiring his services will find him at his
-e adjoining his residence at nearly all times,
No,,nNay on Fridays and Saturdays, unless
! sy' \. 70 the contrary be given in the town pa
'9' All work warranted to be satisfactory.
Viearheld, Pa. Sept 22nd, 1858.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16

ne4slf virtue is its own reward, there
will be persons who will have little
enough.
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GUgRIlsS5 GA@DGs
DENTAL CARD.

NJ. SMITH offers his professional ser vices
n to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Clear
seld and vicinity. All operations performed
with ncatness ana despatch. Being familiar
with all the late improvements, he is prepared to
make Artificial Teeth in the best manner
Office in Shaws new row.
Sept 18th, 1858. 1yI.
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VIM. P. CHAMBERS.
JOSEPH PETERS.

justice Of Tic Peace, CurWenSu2e, Penna,
| )Th door east Of Montelius b Ten Eyck I
~ Store. All bus,,aoss entrusted to him vii
vrlG lGO~p@yy attended to, and all i4strulnonts o
;Nsng done on short notice.
March 81, ls5S.-y.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16

reN-The defects Of the mind like thossp
Of the face, grow worse as we grow old.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-24

The Lake City Tribune, of March 18th,
contains valuable article upon the sound.
iDgs OF Lake Pepin, which we commend to
the attention of steamboat men:
A party consisting of Drs. Estes ard
Woodwork, and Abner Dwelle, Esq, start.
ed out on Tuesday for the purpose OF sound
ing the Lake opposite Lake City. The
sounding commenced exactly opposite the
Warehouse Point, and continued across the
lake. The facts ascertaiued differ far from
the opinions heretofore entertained, and will
forever set at rest the wild stories about the
unfathomable depths of Lake Pepn. Steam
boat men and Others have heretofore con-
tended that the channel was near the Wis.
consln side. 1t will be seen that this is far
from being the case, the deepest water and
the only channel being within five rods of
our own shore. The bottom is, from with
in 10 rods Of the shore composed of kne
blush mari, without d single pebble or
grain of sand The distance across the lake
at this point is one and half miles, and in
this distance 20 soandings were made. We
give the figures rs they were taken down a.
the time:
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Nr. Thurpton'. Remains,

Our city was thrown into considerable ex-
citement, this morning, in consequence of
the arrival OF two or three gentlemen from
Sylvania. with part Of the remains of the
lost 9ronaut, Ira j Thurston, whose tragic
fate, last summer. is SO well remembered by
our readers.
The facts Of the discoveries as near az we
can ascertain. are these Last Sunday, as
the son OF Michael Hoag was searching for
some sheet in the woods, on the farm of Mr..
). Miner. about four miles south east of the
village OF Sy'vanla, he discovered the re.
mains OF the body Of man. He mme-
diately ran to bis father, who, in company
with Mr.. Miner, repaired to the spot, and
there found abundant eveidence that the re.
mains were those Of Mr.. Thurstou. who
mus; have fallen from his position on the
valve OF balloon. where he was seated when
carried of 20 siBgularIy last summer. These
gentlemen Immediately proceeded to collect
what could BE- found, but only succeeded in
finding The skull, and one loot 10 q boot, and
few other small bones The rest Of the
body had been carried off BY Wild beasts
They found however, the coat, pants. vest
and shirt and with them Mr. Thurston's
cards upon which he took bis minutes on bis
balloon trip from Adrian to The place Of
Iapding near sylvapiA The pencil marks
on the cards were 90 water soaked the wri-
ting could hot be made out.
They found, however. 10 q memoranda
book, !eiter directed TO Mr.. Iturston from
a fra in Philadelphia. which was in reply
- enquiries about balloon six
They also found NJ. Ihgrston'. watch
and knife, both Of which are fully Identified
BY May Of oar citizens a. his properly.
The watch Is uuhGri, but stopped a, 20
minute TO IL o'clock. which shows the time
be fell.-Adrtan Erpc''or.