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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-29

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rt On the theis printed on separate oi paper
~, ed with small n tubes and placed in wu,r.
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tha whr, Of Numb,is the IIu
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"icno and exhibited to the audience, anl by
t'Hmi>-lnets he rz" being placed a,1lA the Aulo,
III Tins operation is repeated U.iI the plies
APPROPRIATION PRiztsThe two proceeding aHl The
succeeding Numbers I" those draw the riiH,
ti led to the rs Approx frls Fo 'saiptr
II, kc NJ. 2u draws Tie sdOUU irzr, those lckr.
b"t.d Il2l> ii9 ll?il ll212 viii br ,uli. Ia
II lIrkt Ne ,n ,aus the $4,000 l9c. thn.e tickets
bet# .i-. ~ ajl wi entitled 90 on
according tn the scheme.
EtEIltCAIES will be sold at lie fi in;
fatts whtei !,
tot ct fS5 kag,s Of 10 Whio krts $50
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uy eta TO Je1ries Dare5 cNperr IN 10 or 10 DAY
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Purchasers wi! pie their iguitgrr- ,til and
ENc Ilfit post -, county and STATE.
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til trawlngothrr prizes Al The Usual ct ihr,S
Al c-,umunica ions s,ricy confidential
Address orders Tor lIck, I, Crtt'It I,
MCKINNEY 60. Sltau1ri ca.
t''l'r Masonic Hall lii'ck. iilii street lilual
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gIsRE. ANDmAKI NEINslKANC.

E4fRE, IIfEAND " AKINE INSl IA NCE.-
h LfAtnBUR6 Hu-E u FIHE INSURANCE GUMrANt. II as
company makes lnsuraUc" loss damage by Fare,
b Houses, Stores Tobacco Factories and other bui
goods, mere han,ikc generally
aad country the able
AIS" niatcs Insurance The lives oil AL
good health, and OF sound for hole
HE, ~ iII "A limited uornd
Slaves employed prn atious, i'll be insured
reasalattc
The C,upany will also tnke RISKS from and
tue Aoftht IN or Southern Ports at tdvoih"le rates.
BOARD OF DihECTp,iS.
JOHN ROBIN MCDANIEL, President,
JAMES Nj. COBiS, Wee President,
GLOlGE Is. 1iil RMAN, tntri Engineer.
bIEEJIORS
JoHS OBEY TAYLOR, An. Z. ANDERSON,
JAMES r. PAYNE JOHN 1. BANIs
M, III. SrkATTUN, MAuRItt I.ANGHoESf,
SAnuEL II. MCKINNEY. tHAs. L SLAUGHTER
JAS. - WILLIAMS, treasurer.
CRkED T. WILLS SecI'y
DIR YIN; olwr OWEN Medical Examiners
The Medical Examnaiiou pi SUBJECTS insurance will be
mate al the Office OF the Company each day between the
A5ars and 1 O'Clock Z. NJ. feb - dts.
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I O3k TO YOUR COAl. a. WOOD Bsa.s~.
Ia Wei 10 just received another supply
Victor amt Merit COOK STOVES, aad which
were universally aanir. ,o ste Asric AMI Mo
ran.ai ar in this daea by the great suvhg eL the
thickness oil casting their superior hnah and prect
ton in tr various departments of cooking they achnow
'dBd be the test Stoves knVgp We have lifted hViue,
atopr Rscrvoir hht water tlci thich u avery X eat
convenience in furnishing hot all without any
Additional fuel being heatea te oke pipe ard without
Interfering with tha epokng nlSn the stove
nov rs ~ -. ~ BLISS 4 CT .
kSRESsA q a RD I'm sE II DS. Of NIL kinds, just
II received by feb 2l.dts STABLER s JONES
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PETERSBURG, Feb. lIth, lsIs.
the regular monthly meeting The Board OF Dnrctors
n ,c uth Side r. i"ad Co.. the following
adopted -
Ie,nNri That the Freight Agent at lynrhurg hereafter
be rucSt, collect all freight goods dc
his Duro beor, they posses
the Company. Copy from Record.
JAMES Il. GU rHBERT, Sccy
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-16

A DILEMMA.-The following example of
nicely of conscience is as good jest as it is a
model of truth:
DR.. Adam Clarke, the author of the celebra-
ted "Commentaries on the Bible" on being
admitted into full connection with his reli-
gieus denomination, was asked, as usual, certain
questions Among other questions always ask
de at that time, was the following: care you
in debt?" Though rather whimsical incident,
this question was likely to have deeply puzzled
and non-plussed Mr.. Clarke. Walking in the
street that morning. with another preacher, a
poor man asked halfpenny. Mr.. q. had
none, but borrowed one from the preacher who
was walking with him. The preacher happen
ing to 90 out of town, he could not see him
during the day to pay this small sum. When
he stood up with the others, he knew not what
to say, when the question 'Are you an debt p,
should be proposed. He thought, eff l say I
am IN, debt, they will ask me ho,c much 2 and
when I say ore one haIfpenny, they will
naturally suppose me to be a fool IT L say L
an, not IN debt, this will be a nc; for owe one
half.penny, and am as truly under the obllga-
ton to pay as if the sum were twenty pounds,
and while owe that, L cannot, consistently
with eternal truth, say am nOtin de6t.T He
was now most completely within the horns OF
a dilemma; and which to take he knew not !;
and the question being put to him before he
could make up his mind-"Mr. Clarke, are
YOU in debit" he resolved the difficulty IN a
moment. by answering -"Not one PENNY
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AvRNERABLE NEWSPAPER.


: A copy of the Massachusetts Gazette and
Boston Newsletter of41764 is on exhibition
at the horticultural exhibition in Cincinnati; !;
it is "a years old. The publisher was Richard
Draper The venerable institution contains
copy of the speech of his exceliency Fran
els Brainard, esq, captain general and govern
or in chief of his Majssty's. provinces of the
Massachusetts Bay, in: New England and vice
admiral Among the sundry. queer adyer-
tisements are the following:
"AaL1KELY NEaRo GIRL TO Be SOLD
CHEAP. Also, quantity of CASTLE Soap.
..a-. .zafsE.s Enquire of the Printerss'
A second of the same sort: s'To be sold a
likely negro girl 13 years old; born in this
country has had the small por. Enquire of
the printers" Only think of it, readers !:
"Likely negro girls advertised for salein prim
old Boston. The old Puritans bought and sold
negroes because it was profitable. Their de-
scendants revile and abuse the Institution, be-
cause they suppose it conflicts with their inter-
est With what consistency can the citizens
of Massachusetts boast of the virtue and valor
of their ancestors, and in the same breath de-
nounce the holding of slaves as a crime
Ndshville Union.
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JOKING.

An Englishman and an American were
travelling together between two of our large
cities, on an occasion before railways had
brought places intothe intimate connexioh with
each other which now exists The former was
a man of honest disposition, well informed in
many matters, and possessing very good opin-
ion of himself The American was frank,
conversible, and very well disposed to be
amused with the other in all his humors.
The Englishman, although sufficiently hber-
al, had not yet an acquaintance with the diff.
ferent shades of character, and the peculiari-
ties which distinguish our citizens from his
own countrymen, and very broadly denounced
our "common people, as 'sinsuferably inso-
lent.''f The American laughed, and told him
that, perhaps, the manners of the two nations
towards persons in different conditions of life
were not similar, and might lead to occasional
misunderstanding. But the Englishman de-
clared that ssyou could not be free with the
common people without being insulted, and if
you held yourself aloof from them you were
neglected. The American told him he should
try ga native" On arriving at tavern, they
decided to prove the hostler, who was plain
looking man and, after taking some refresh-
ment, the American, in a pleasant and easy
tone of voice, said to him, q Colonel did you
give the horses any water ?' tsNo, I didn't,
Captain !" tsThen, Til thank you to give them
lttle," said he. ePll do that directly an
swered the other, eheerfully taking up his
bucket. <.szs ss7- scr "a
The Englishman hearing these titles used so
coolly by both parties, and having heard of the
appointment of strange persons 20 Office in the
United States, swallowed the joke, which was
well understood between the others, although
perfect strangers; and putting on a lock anu
singly combined of awkwardness, ridicule, and
formality, inquired of the hostler show many
men he mustered in his regimentT T' when the
hostler, looking at him with astoAishment and
firmness, grufny replied, "Im no more a colo
mel than you are, sir" bat readily joined in
the laugh which convulsed the Englishman's
"When you unbend with poor fellow, do SO
thoroughly: Jonashan likes a joke, but cant
bear ridicule."as4 +, 7-ftsi
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or expectation of it the better for YOU You
must turn for mercy from man to God, and
you can not even expect it there till that IRON
heart of yours melts as the iron which melts
in the furnace of fire.
A prophet of God once spake to a King
these works. 'sSet thine house in order, for
thou shalt die, and not. live And, we are
told, the King -tturned his face to the wall
and prayed" These words, Marion Crop,
now speak to you. ''Set thine house in order,
for thou shalt tie, and not live" And let
me beg for your own sake, to do as that King
did, turn your face to the wall and pray unto
God. [ would entreat you would implore
you. Oh, do not for youfg ather's sake, whose
gray hairs are now bowed in sorrow-for your
mothers sake, whose heart is now rent with an
guish-for your own souls sake, oh, do not
"'die as the brute dies !''
The Judgment of the Court is that you Mar
ion Crop be returned to the city of Baltimore,
where this murder by you was committed, and
this Indictment found and to the jail of that
city from whence you came; that you be taken
from thence to the place of execution, at such
time as shall be duly appointed by the Govern
or of this State and that you then be hanged
by the neck till you be dead. And may'God
have mercy on your soul.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-16

CHIvALRY-Much of the strange mixture
of ferocious cruelty, with refined galiantry,
denominated Chivalry, which ancient annals
hand down to us, was attributable, undoubted-
ly, to the intercourse of the Christians with
the Moors and Arabs. In the wars of Spain
and the Crusa6 e were learnt those refnemsnts
with which an Eastern Imagination had adorn-
ed the exercise of brute force and animal
courage But be its origin what it might, the
spirit of fchivalry produceda a system OF manners
totally distinct from the Government, and,
forming, as it were, a separate. code, which the
laws of the State had not created, and could
not suppress. The member of an ancient State
could hear himself grossly abused by his fellow
citizens without any obligation to retaliate
otherwise than by words. The noble or knight
of Germany or France was compelled either
to draw his sword against his accuser or to lose his
character in society. No form of law, no
species of tribunal, could dispense with the
necessity of revenge; and from the bay OF
Naples to the mountains of Inverness, he who
had been wronged, by word or deed, thought
himself bound to seek satisfaction in the blood
of his adversary. y. In Italy and IN Southland,
the death of the aggressor, procured by any
means, was considered a. lawful atonement;
and so far was this principle extended, that
not many years have elapsed since judge
was slain at Edinburgh, by the party against
whom he had pronounced "a legal decision
In other parts of Europe, the practice of single
combat was usual, honorable-nay, almost
indispensable; and there can be no better proof
of the supremacy of opinion over law, than
the fact that Louis XIV, who, affixed the most
severe penalties to the offence of fighting a
duel, would allow no man in his own regiment
to refuse challenge.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-16
THE sLANDERER.

OF all the curses of society-and their name
is legion-the one calculated, and often times
intended, to exert the most baleful influence
upon the good feelings of man, is that every
day curse the slanderer. In whatever country,
neighborhood or community you may find
yourself, the slanderer, backbiter and mischief
maker will be found in their midst. 1t seems
that some persons are so constituted by nature
or by practice that life seems to them devoid
of all interest appreciation unless they are
in their proper element, that of retailing the
petty misunderstanding of their neighbors at
the expense of the quietude of good and
respectable citizens and friends, at least SO
esteemed by all except their heartless and
unmanly aspersers.
While this is one of the effects attending
the presence of the petty slanderer of families,
how much more grievous must be the result
of the wholesale actions of persons who take
to themselves all excellence and morality and
ceaslessly vituperate and abuse the whole com
munity or town that may unfortunately be
cursed by. their presence 10
To such persons no character SO high, no
name exalted as to escape their unfounded
and libelous charges. Through their influence
very often their place of residence where they
are generally looked upon as persons without
character and unworthy of confidence, acquires
at distance, where the facts are unknown, a
name to be envied by the most degraded den
of iniquity upon the face of COPS footstool-
Most earnestly do honest, peaceable citizens
strive in vain. The reptile will crawl and
contaminate with its presence whatever may
come in its way.
To the slanderer there is no moral guide
Shame is stranger to his soul and the blush
of conscious guilt never plays over his deprav-
ed features. Be wary of him. Do not trust
yourself in his power, else ere long you will be
numbered with his victims and the venom of
his sting enter your soul, your good name tar
nished and your hitherto pure character black
ened beyond thehope of ever being replaced IN
its former state of excellence and purity
There is many devils that walk this world,
Devils great and devils small. -s
Devils with tails and devils without;
Devils who Whisper devils who shout,
Devils who mystify, devils who teach:
But the CALUMNY DEvIL-as hard to reach
AS the snail, who safe some distant beach
Is digesting the core of my favorite peach
Is the shabbiest devil of ALL
-KaLidd Sentinel.
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poetrp
AT SEA.

AT SEA.
TThe devout, truthful and chaste poem annexed
rom the Atlantic Monthly for January, and is attr
uted to the pen of Longfellow.
The night is made for cooling shade,
For silence, and for sleep;
And when 1 was child, laid
My hand upon my breast, and prayed,
- And sank to slumber deep;
Child-like then, lie tonight,
And watch my lonely cabin light.
Each movement of the swaying lamp
Shows how the vessel reels,
AS Ger her deck the billows tramp,
And all her timbers strain and cramp
With every shock she feels,
1t starts and shudders, while it burns,
And in its hinged socket turns.
Now swinging slow, and slanting low,
1t almost level lies;
And yet know, while to and fro
/ watch the seeming pendule go,
With restless fall and rise,
The steady shaft is still upright,
Poising its little globe of light.
o hand of God! lamp of peace!
o promise of my soul!
Though weak, and tossed, and i'll at ease,
Amid the roar of shifting seas, -
The ships convulsive roll,
1 own, with love and tender awe,
Yon perfect type of faith and law.
A heavenly trust my spirit calms,
My soul is filed with light;
The ocean sings his solemn psalms,
The wild winds chant: cross my palms,
Happy as if tonight,
Under the cottage-roof again
heard the soothing summer-rain-
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@Cartouche, the French robber, was once
requested by a young man to be engaged in his
band "Where have you served, asked Car
touche. "Two years with an attorney, and six
months in, Republican printing Office. p
s'Well,'' answered the chief, ''that whole time
shall be reckoned as if you had served in my
troop" i....s ss.,,f Efs-.;
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-16

nA-A "wee bit of boy astonished his
mother few days since. She had occasion to
chastise him slightly for some offense he had
committed. Charley sat very quietly in his
chair for sometime afterwards, no doubt think
ing very profoundly. At last he spoke out
thus: "Muzzer, L wish pad get annuzzer, house
keeper, I've got tired seein' you round.1
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R@Vic Ward, the young rascal who was
whipped by the schoolmaster Butler at LOUIS
Vile and for which another Ward assassin kill
ed the schoolmaster, recently, on Mississippi
boat, fired a revolver at man named Cameron,
shooting off the lip of the latter.
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-%NN

sgAn attorney about to furnish a bill OF
costs, was requested by his clent-a baker
to make itas light as he could "Ah,, rePied
the attorney ''that's what you say to your dope-
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-16

CONFIDENCE SOLICITED GENERALLY9 BE-
TRAYs-Neyer trust person who solicits your
confidence, for in nine instances outof ten you
will be betrayed
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" De dissilotion of co-parsnips hereof re-
sisting twixt me and Nose Jones, in de barber
profession, am heretofore resolved. Pussons
who ose must pay de inscriber. Dem what de
firm ose must call on Jones, as de firm is
insolved. L. JOHNSTON"
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pa. The Kansas Gold Mines at Cherry
Greek have fallen into evil ways. Recent re-
ports state that they are fighting among them
selves, and that pistols are frequently used
The principal amusements are drinking and
card-playing.
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p9-A Schenectady paper speaking Of the
effect of squall ON canal boat, says, "when
the gale was at the highest, the unfortunate
craft keeled to the larbeard and the captain
and another cask of whisky rolled overheard" I"
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CoNTENTMENr.-"I never complained ofmy
condition. says the Persian poet, Sadi, "bat
once when my feet were bare and nad no
,ea fset sns 3 1ss Ds ean,ested sn1ss ed with my lot
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USEFUL INFoRMAT1oN.-Usefu informa-
ton in simple and entieing form is what we
want-and the greater and cheaper that infor.
nation is, the sooner we shall become an intel
lectual and moral people.
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s@-F Fanny Fern says that the men Of the
must be a little SO, to catch the women.isoS
nA- Adapt your means to your ends. Don't
waste your time in trying to pick up eels with
pair of tongs. -, ,.45s.a etEvr
Ma. Many persons think they are friendly
and useful when they are only oficious and
troublesome.
B@A man had better advertise himself
than wait and let the sheriff do it for him,
p@A pipe, like aquack medicin, is nothing
till it's puffed.
pM There ishealing in smile, and laughing
is medicine to the mind.
p@Tt is reported that the Emperor Sou
louque, of Hayti, has fallen at Jamaica, and
as he is nearly eighty years old, his death is
not improbable. u as--ss
B@On the 11th, the Texas farmers were
planting corn; peach trees were in blossom, and
the wheat was looking we'll. There is large
emigration into Texas this spring rs ,ss,. rs
nsa-T The French army, it is said, is composed
of 62l, 600 fighting men, of which over 50o,-
900 are available for foreign war. s.ssa
era ssaA The several firms of De Rothschild have
a capital at their instantaneous command
amounting to s2oO, 600, 900, si'ssAs tosi
peATwo Hartford lads skated distance Of
ten miles upon the Connecticut, on We3pssday,s5
in forty-fve minutes.
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ANECDoTE OF M'DoNALD CLARKE, THE
MAD PoET.-Everybody remembers M'Donald
Clarke, who was well known in New York,
few years since, as the "Mad Poet" During
the last years of his life, Clarke was made free
of the Astor House table, and oftentimes this
errant man of genius could be seen accepting
its hospitalities when other doors were closed
on his fallen fortunes. Every one knew Clarke
by sight; and one day, while quietly taking his
dinner, two travellers, seating themselves op-
posite, commenced conversation intended for
the ears of Clarke. One said: ea
"Welll [ have now been in New York two
months, and have seen all I wish to see with
one exception"
eAhpf said the other, .twhat is that?"
"MDonald Clarke, the great poet" respond
ed No. 1, with strong emphasis.
Clarke raised his eyes slowly from his plate,
and seeing the attention of the table was on
him, stood up, placing his hand over his heart,
and bowling with great gravity to the strangers,
said; 5art
''I am M'Donald Clarke, the great poet"
The travellers started in mock surprise, gazed
at him in silence for few moments, and then
amidst an audible litter of the company, one drew
from his pocket quarter dollar, and laying
it before Clarke, still looked at him without a
smile. Clarke raised the quarter in silence
and dignity, bestowed it IN his pocket, drew
thence shilling, which he deposited before
the traveller with these words:
"Children half price," a''
The litter changed to roar, and the travel
ers were missing instanter.
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a aea. Perhaps vain man or woman cannot
be more correctly defined than as fool IN fer
mentation.
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D1Ep.AIn Prattsville, on the 10th inst, at
g o'clock, p. NJ, of asthma and hermorrage of
the lungs, Mrs. NJ. A. Bivens, wife of John
Biyens, in the 29th year of her age. --17
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"ILLARD SLOCUM, Attorney at Law, Ash
w land, Ohio. Office on corncrof Church anC
sandusky SITS. Particular attention paid to collec
tions.
Feb 4, 1857. 34tf
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naA celored firm having suffered in the
late panic, closed business, and the senior
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FULTON & McCoMBs, Attorneys and Coun
E sellors at Law, Ashland, Ohio. Office in th
Bank building. over the Hardware Store.
Feb 4, 1851. 34tf