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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-24

t THE LODI MANUFACTURING CO.
"P0UDRETTE" ''P0UDRFTTE"
rs offered for sale by the subscribers wholesale
and retail in lots to suit customers. This article
has been now in use for over IL years and is the
NEST popular manure for corn and early vegetables,
in market. 7a9sk .bF r4f
it is quick and powerful and can be put In direct
contact with the seed without injury. Price so
per Barrel delivered on board of vessel for any
quantity over Barrels $500 for a single Barrel.
CERTIFICATES.
The undersigned have used the Poudrette ofthe
Lodi Manufacturing Co. for the number Of years,
and upon the crops set opposite TO their naes and
can recommend il as cheap, and most excellent
fertilizer.
Charles Smith, Bloomfield, N. ]. 70 yrs. Corn.
I 5ohS s oahnsla' I IiynsatoB,
A. J. Jacobus. Livih gston, 7" II 8. Corn &
H. w. Harrison, Caldwell, !" 10 ts &c seo'"a
j. Simpson, Franklin, &c &c es;srM
Hiram Farnhaln, Livingston, g Is 60 t'.,5as''s
j. A. Harrison, Orange, I" 10 6 :" &c =
B. p. L,iIn, Chatham, !" Is "akt"sfss
pamphlet containing certificates Of PRACTICAL
farmers III all parts of the United States wtieve.
ry information and direction for use will 10 mailed
to any one sending their address. ~ sEaa
GRIFFING BROTHER s co. .'iiiao
-1sa a Central agents for IL. CSnspossyksq
North River Agricultural Warehouse, ~ hfte'Zfnf
so Cortlandt Street, N. Y. &lsbst suo'1
jan 2O-2na a} I'D y sts:ayt
"a
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-24

JOHN LATOUCHE,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
No. so King Street, Alexandria,
e doors below Farfax.)
CLOTHING of every description made to or
~ der, in the most durable manner and in the
latest style, AT REASONABLE PRICES.
Gentlemen's own materials made up.
Satisfaction guaranteed. NH 10
PORTLAND SUGAR AND SYRUP.
WE have on hand and are constantly receiving
w from the mandatory a full supply of the
above SUGARS and SYRUPS, in barrels, which
we offer to the trade at factory prices.
FOWLE & CO., Agents
for the Portland Sugar Company.
March 10, 1s5s-tf
nEBURG EXCELSIOR.-I am now in
- receipt of a portion of my Spring supply o.
the above valuable Manure, containing about sew.
en- per cent Ammonia, and over fifty per cent Bone
Phosphate of Lime. AS crop grower and Ferti-
lizer 1t Is unsurpassed.
JAMES C. NEVETT,
Sole Agent for Alexandria.
Alexandria, March 8, lS59-St
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-24

OEED OATS.-300 Bushels English Black
~ Oats, from the Valley of Virginia, in store and
for sale by THOMAS PERRY,
NH Alexandria, Va
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-24

-':zsg The above sale Is postponed anti
TUESDAY, the Sd day of May meet.
GEORGE w. SMITH, Sheriff
March II, 1859. S. 501
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-24
FOR RENT.

NLOVER SEED-5O Bushels Prime Clover
~ Seed, for sale by
NH 3 THOMAS PERRY, Alexandria.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-24
GROVER Sc BAKERS
CELEBRATED -
FAMILY SEWING MACHINES.
NEW STYLES-PRICEs FROM $50 TO S lbs.
EXTRA CHARGE OF SIS FOR HEMMERs.
1871 Baltimore st., Carroll Building Bait
495 Broadway, New York.

THESE Machines sew from two spoos, as pur.
i chased from the store, requiring ne re-wind-
ing of thread; they Hem, Fell, Gather, and Stitch
in a superior style, finishing each seam by Their
own operation, without recourse to the hand
needle, as is required by other machines. They
will do better and cheaper sewing than seam
stress can, even if she works for ONE cfNr An
HOUR, and are. unquestionably, the esq MACHINES
in the. market for family sewing, on account o
their simplicity durability, ease of management, a &c
adaptation to all varieties of family sewing-.exe.
cu,ng either heavy or fine work with equal fac'li
ty, and without special adjustment.
AS evidence of the unquestioned superiority OF
their Machines, the Grover & BAKER SEWING
MACHINE COMPANY beg leave to respectfully refer
to the following 8
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17
GOLD SERIES, VOL. III, NO. 80
TERMS--&i so, in Advance.


The village or rather town known as
Harper's Ferry, IL located in romantic
mountain gorge, at the confluence Of the riv-
er Potomac and Shenandoah, being seventy
six miles from Baltimore, ON the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The hills on each side
OF the Potomac rise to,hc height Of about
twelve hundred feet, in some places present
in precipices almost perpendicular, ofnear-
y that altitude, at the pass Of which the riv-
er seems to have forced passage in the
early ages of creation. The formation Of the
road along the rocks was stupendous in its
daring and cost, being in its day the most
expensive ever constructed in any country
as it req1ired cutting and blasting at several
points to the depth of u hundred feet along
the face ola mountain, and through solid
masses or rather hills of the hardest stone.
The scenery is sublime, and the works of
man, which arc vast and gigantic in this deep
and grand canon, are quite IN harmony with
the massive and beautiful objects Of nature
every where around. The scenery, indeed.
is in the highest degree romantic and pictur-
esque, and Thomas Jefferson considered
this passage ofthe Potomac Though the Blue
Ridge well worth voyage across the At
lantic to witness, I
The place was originally called Shenandoah
Falls. Its present name is derived from
ferry long since established by asMr. Har-
per across the Potomac, which is also span.
ned by fine bridge about eight hundred feet
in length. The village is compactly but ir-
regularly built around the base ofa hill, and
IS the centre of considerable trade. Itcon-
tains five churches, several manufactures
and Touring mills, United States Armory,
in which about two hundred and fifty hands
are employed, producing among other arti-
cles, ten thousand muskets annually.
There is also National Arsenal and
magazine which is filled with gun powder and
other ammunition. In revolutionary times, it
was frequently nucleus and camping
ground for the American forces that formed
part of Washington's army, and it was also
the rendezvous ola blacksmith, who acted
on the American side as guerilla cheiftain,
and bad a large number o!adventurerss and
a OF oyer-scrupulcus men under his con,
maOQ. -grtls ---4- 54l.r .-- srE.s.f4Fs
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| Ina certain village lived man who had
once been, judge Of the County, and wa.
known all over by the name of Judge. HI
kept store and saw mill, and was always
sure to have the best Of the bargain, on his
side, by which means he had gained an am.
pie competency, and the reputation among
some Of being the biggest rascalin the world
He was very cenceited, withal, and used tc
delight in Dragging Of his business capacity
when any one was near to listen. One rainy
day, as quite crowd were seated around
the stove in the store, he began to tell of his
great bargains, and finally wound up with
"nobody never cieatedsme, nor they can't
neither" isa4, sl,
Judge" said an old man Of the company,
l"Fve cheated you more than you ever did
me-" ~
How soy" said the Judge. ST
"lfyou promise you wont 80 to law about
It, and do nothing. I'll tell; else WON'T
You're too much Of q law character for me. y
Let's hear " cried half dozen voices
at once; swell bear you out in it-go on.''
"I'll promise. /" said the Judge, "and
treat you in the bargain, if you have"
swell, do you remember that wagon you
robbed me Of -
az never robbed you of wagon; only
got my own"
81 made up my mind to have it back,
and"
But you never did" cried the Judge.
"Yes I did, and interest, too"
!" How" thundered The now enraged
Judge.
Wcll," you sec. Judge. sold you one
day a very nice pine log, and bargained witt,
you for lot more. Wen, that log stole of
your pile by the min, the night before,
and the next day I sold It to you
The next night drew it back home, and
soldit to you the next day. aud so kept on
until you bought your ownlog Of me twenty
seven times" WiGg s
"That's lie," cried the mad Judge. run
ming to his book and examining his log ac-
counts, "you never sold me twenty seven
logs Of the same measurement" @
II know it." said the vender in logs, "by
drawing it back and forth the end were of.
Md as il wore kept cutting the end oil, an
til il was only ten feet kng--just fourteen
feet shorter than it Was, the frst tins you
baasht il; and whsn 4 sut 20 short. drcw
- ho.no sw>;n er1 v-nrlv a. ~ - ;nt< ,h;.,lo.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17

Daniel Cady, Of cfJohnstown. Fulton Coun
ty, NY, the last Of the great old law.
ysrs, died on Sunday, aged 81. He was .
contemporary with Alexander Hamilton, and
an opponent often Of Aaron Burr-a Con.
gressmn with Randolph; model of q judge in
his soth year in district where half ., cen.
tary before he had been model advocates
His name will erer be revered in northern
and central New York as an expression o,
integrity and measure Of goodness. In
the trial Of important causes ,he often ap-
peared against Danial Webster, Reverdy
Johnston, Governor Seward and Chancelior
Bibb, singly Or togethsr, and WAS never
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17

and ,.h., ,sso,,,d ih. =, : "'sa's Hle,
Thosa hra.,h;ns a ~ "l'''ou' .,'''''
me-. tboso ,;t.,a tn,;,;,h.s =, = ss.s !. :
~. ~. - ,.''9 '"r - ING o.oaa anu ga'r.
heant;f;,, fhro,,rh .h. sh.a,,.. eoAs' 80
cbanyed limo .so sm;,;nr m s.a.t,n - $50; 49,. !.
ths b,sh wher o,,a ...,'.s..,.sS ..,,o - s1u !
i hom. ! .nd H. IA 49,, a. So ~ yAs
nivhts ,n.Le nson,o s,na.,,, s !. .,: alaua, ~ !:
- ha,t;nn son,,, a.. 5. .s -. ,''.' :.
ths ,vor,d t....,s !, =. .. - ,ouo os'o'.
Jared thsn - &c. 50 ,,;,h ....as. ' anu 0
,rh. ,a,.a.. ,s,s..s..,,.w -.
dooroA :. ~. I~ a' 'e ny'
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17
The Great Speech Of Ossayvat-
fannie Brown.


The Great Speech Of Ossawat-
talaHie Brown.
..,,:. o's' '."o ~ ou'
r....s W. s"e oof.
. . - u a"u
=, = - s''eA = ""s o''''
~. c4.., IL, o.. =
IL. "'e' Nv
!. ,.....,, =; =, 'N'. No'
w '-''' ." ~ up
aI h,uo !. -,.. ~ -.
aa ~"
ar ~.
,h.t ~h;.. N uu'
dss;on 'on ~ ~, 80. -. g !. : nc
80 '"' saws.
- a..
~. '1 ,'s. "N''etr
~. =. 80 -. :, .''so' ai0 ."''e ''oN
=, "pps " su" '''
e''"ef sue moved them through the coun-
w ~. n"~',y 'ei' s"eu IN oanaqa.
ues,s"eu :" laVe oore 'ne same thlng
ns''@ VA larger scaae. lnat was
-. "'e,'ueo' never did Intend TO COM
a"' "u'uer' OF .reason' or 10 destroy proper
~" y eN''0e VI n'c''e 'he slaves 70 rebel
Ao. a'u ~ n'@Ae an ninsurrecuon.
~io1ier oo)ectloh' may II please
0 Iou'', anu snatsas' II IS unjust that l
nOua S'nef SUCH penalty nad nserier
- 'I' 'a""ef Wn'cn ! ADMIT nave ana
n , a.so au'l''' mas oeen larry proved !;
~ i' '''o 'iu'''iu'l'ess ana cand'r OF
'no greater humner o1 the witnesses who
"'. .eS.",eu ~ ''hs case. f1ad l so inter-
.e,0u :" ps''a'' '' the r'ch' tfe powerful fec
'."ssns ','e so-callea great or IN oehaif
a. "'e'i ''ienas' e''ner iather' mother broth
e,' s's'e' "..e OF chiloren, or any OF sthat
c'ass, ana soneFeo ana SACRIFICED whati have
III TINS 'h'erierence' II would nave been all
r'sh'' every man N n1 TINS court would have
.eeiieu II an acs worthy OF reward rateer
''iall puh'snment.
ms Court acknowledges, as ! suppose,
.,.e Va'la''y oi 'ne Law OF uod. see a. book
Kissed mere whlch suppose TO be the Bible,
OF al ieast the New testament. That book
'eacnes me that all things whatsoever
"ouiu .'ia' men s1ouid 40 10 me, even so
saouia 40 70 them. lt teaches Inc, fur
'her' 70 remember them that are IN bonds,
as oouho with them. | endeavored to act
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y -
AUTUMN.

. Z
AUTUMN. i
80 Leafby leaf the roses fall, 4
Drop By drop the spring runs dry, /.
One BY one beyond recall. fas, s.
Summer beauties fade and die; - 4
But the loses bloom again,
And the spring will gush anew.
In the pleasant April rain,
And the summer sun and dew.
DO In hours ofdeepest gloom,
When she springs Of gladneas fall,
And the roses In the bloom
Droop like msidens wan and pale,
We shall And some hope that lies
5, Like silent gem apart, Z
Hidden far from careless eyes
In the garden OF the heart, ~ Ii
Some swee: hopsto glsdness wed,
That will spring sfrssh and new, -
When grief's wlnter shall have fed,
Giving place to rain and dew
Some sweet hope that breaths Of spring,
Through the weary time,
Budding for Its biossoming,
In the spirits glorious cline. -
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Reipath's "Reminiscences OF
49,. Old Brown. hose
ossAwArrAM1E brown AS SEEN IN KANsA

.ry,om III. no.,on A.,.. ..ap..l -,
NV ,.rponrcr,os ~ :, nnov,,
.sy - $500
.t,-. .ss & 81. I - - z 0'' s'.s "
- -. q. ~ - mo -
t ss'o ~ = -"
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pIe . s..'.s sns i.s' ''s''
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n1ssyo,, ,ror. saan ,a.. 80 a.,,,,, !,
shortly .f,.r vo, ,ar, -. ,,,;..as go - a,,,.
hast horsos -.
I.nra.oa .h..;,,
a. III. ;ol,o .na ,,,;,a3 ~ ,..s,
- srn,n,,,,;,o .;.h -, -. Ia, -.
n his camn whore Tia ,,or,o. ,.,o., CT,
Tbev had w,na.rod ..,.u - .,a
bvca sonattsrr who atrorcs r.,nraai ..;th
tbem ,i''I
To ,he ,b,,s .rr.sta,, ~, 10 ~
;ng /. bors, tb;er w.s ,oo ,ooa on,,s,,,.,;
tvm be thrown awavt s wro,e !, AZ l.s;,.;or
of tho .5ve,t,r. .nt;,,sd Coas.ss;o.,,ae. .
Horse -Tb;sr Nov how - .ana ~, ~
malls were not s,s. tbe co,,,,.r ,s oo,,or
al ,v;.t ,.,,,.;,,,s 3..o..,,, - ~.
hands lor,hs r.l,,,ns ana !. ra,,,r,, ), -
rence r.. ~ i;;ur,,no,ss;h,. = h...a 80 -,
rre,ch.r ,vAo ,;voa . r,u, Nh. .r -.
,v,s n.r.,. ~, - =, - R.n,.s ~. NJ.
sonr; 4 want - f;,d him u;s hnn.. .,..
aih,.ted !, the southern eide of .,croe., a.
,b;ch i t.,o :. thraa NIL, s.o,,. -
af,,v 81 : w,s "a, - $50 tkss..a,;a -
g.. 'sS !. - - : ~ s'o'a -, :,
man ..a c,,.t.n,,,, 3, IN ~, ..a.',,
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snd AI.h.m. ,,,.. ,ho =, 3, 80 -, =. i.
b,ver;r, .ho,,. :. -,
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!. go - - - - nois9
tasth u whb.ns..,a, = =,
each 1o,h.r .ha,, .';..,, @ !. "praoa'e
tbe s-s. s.,,,...;o, ;.,,.s;as,.. ~, ,r a az .1
stata ~ Pc .,.v. ., j. =. .a.s;..,a'. -
awar, ye from -, It ~, ,,',, ',,,ne..o,,sa.i,, -
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sucb ccl,;.;on. .vo;a.d j. -.
q. ~, a,s,s -. -. - :s'ey : ".e'
s.s,, - a. a.. - s ;a,;as.;s,s ss - :. !. running
T',s ..s. s : r.-ss~'s.. s' :. :, ps.su s.
,,v,oood. ,,,od i..t q. -. =. - ar So VII !.
th.t cr,sss,i ,hs c-.a, 49, .I,'saa 49, .' ~"
sndaerIv th;~t,- = 80 - ,s. - -
Wild looking man. Of magnificent pronort;on.
with half ! dozen pistols Of various sizes
stuck ia his belt, and ! large Arkansas how're.
knife prominent among them His he.,l uos
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17

Agentieman in Cincinnati sent basket
OF choice wine to a lady frien /. but by mis-
take the servant carried il to the door Of a
beautiful woman who had a jealous husband.
Therenpon, greatly enraged. he proceeded to
the lodgings Of the donor and administered
to him sound flagellation, after which mu-
tual explanations ensued. Is.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17
70 Keep Cabbage.

The following from the Germantown Tele
graph has timely and valuable hints:
The editor gives this mode Of having green
cabbsge all winter. Indeed, it is sometimes
good up to May, and we repeat it is again As
the season approachesin in which it is ..put on. =
It is this: Dig shallow trenches in a dry part
Of the garden-say two feet apart-iin which
plant the sabbages (which must be carefully
taken from their beds with all the roots, /
pretty closely then erect over them Low
scafolding, the posts being two feet from the
ground; let It be little higher in the midls
to carry of the wa ter, and cover with straw
or corn fodder, puts down. This costs little
labor or skin, and viii give you cabbage
through the winter and spring. about as
fresh and good as In October.
Ten TnorsASD DoLLARs ron Grpprxos
HEap.-The following advertisement appears
in the Richmond Wing Of the Sd inst:
$4,000 RgwARD.-Joshua r. Giddings,
having openly declared himself traitor, in
a lecture at Philadelphia on the osth Of Oc.
tober, and there being no process, strange "a
say. by which he can be brought to justice,
! propose to be one Of one huudred to raise
$1,000 fp' his safe delivery in Richmond,
or s5,ooo Cor the production Of his head. |
do not regard this proposition as extraordin.
ary, as it may at frst seem. either unjust OF
unmerciful, The law of God and the con.
stitution Of his country both condemn him
to DEATH For satisfactory reasons with
hold my name frem the public, but il is in
the hands Of the editor Of tho Richmnnd
Wing. There will be no difficulty, Tsan
sure, in raising $4,000 upon reasonable
prospect Of getting the said Giddiog, to thin
city. stT ~ 49ataa =,
The Concord IN. HI Rarios states tha.
under no possible circumstances win General
Pierce allow his name to 60 before the
IL ~
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17

DR.. Maxwell, an old and well known citi.
zen Of Chicago. died at Geneva. Wis. on
Saturday last His disease was malignant
carbuncls. probably superinduced BY diabe-
tes. rs. - 'ss
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17

A HIsr TO LovERs or FLowEas.-A most
beautiful and easily attained show OF ever
greens may be had by a very simple plan,
which has been found to answer remarkably
well on small scale. II geranium branch
es, taken from luxuriant and healthy trees,
just before winter sets in, be cut as for slips.
and immersed In soap water, they will, after
dropping for few days. shed their leaves,
put forth. fresh ones, and continue in the
finest vigor all winter. BY placing num-
ber OF bottles thus filed in flower basket,
with moss to conceal the bottles, show OF
evergreen Is easily insured for the whole
winter. An the different varieties Of the
plant being used, the various shapes and
oolors of the leaves viii blend into beauti.
full effect They rrnuirn no FISH wafar {
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17
A Suggestive Placard.

Yesterday, Senator Gwinn and Charles Z.
Scott left on the steamer John L. Stevens
for the Atlantic States. An immense crowd
had gathered upon the wharf, under the i'm
preston that some demonstration of hsrtred
for the two departing Congressman would
De made by the multitude; but nothing oc-
cured to disturb the peace. 1t was perhaps
one Of the most quiet and orderly steamer
days ever witnessed in this city. There was
no shouting nor loud boisterous mirth, there
was nopelting oforanges and apples between
those on the wharf and those on the steamer.
The very newsboys and peanut vendsrs were
quieted. The only thing which caught the
eye as unusual, and awakened train Of
thought on the occasion, was an immense
placard on canvass, six feet long by three
wide, wreathed in mourning, with the pho
togaph Of the lamented Senator, David G.
Broderick, in the center, and the following
words in unmistakable characters inscribed
above the picture: 1.-THE win of the People
May the murderers Of David G. Brorderick
never return to the State of California;" and
beneath the picture were the memorable
words Of the departed senator: II am killed
because was opposed to the extension of
slavery and corrupt Administrators" This
placard was placed in q conspicuous position
near the gateway at the entrance Of the
wharf, and none who passed could fail ts mo-
tice it. What q bitter, parting salute that
placard, with its portrait and inscription,
must have been to the honora5lss who were
about returning to Washington to- represent
the people Of @ 'lifornia, and gaze upon the
vacan chair of him, "tAs no5lest Roman Of
them ALL" ''s'f sA.'
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The Concord IN. HI Rtrios states that
under no possi6ls circumstances win General
Pierce allow his name to 60 before the
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17

On Che day that Mr. Brown is to be hung
tho second Of December -let there be rnse-
ting held through the Union. 10 let the world
know how unanimous public sentiment Is in
the free states, against the outrases ofths
slave power" CAicago Dsmocyat. asa,
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CRAxPa-"When person.is attacked
with cramr, get some hot water quickly and
expeditiously (for noise and exclamation Of
grief and alarm still further disturb the ner-
vous equlibrlum,) put the sufferer in the
water as completely as possible, and thus
heat is impaired to the blood, which sends il
coursing along the vein, and the pain is gone.
While the water is is in preparation, rub the
cramped part very brisk!y with the hand or
a wollen flannel, with your mouth shut
But why keep the mouth shuts Yoa can
rub harder, faster, and more efficiently, be-
sides it saves the sufferer from meaningless
and agonizing inquiries. A man in pain
does nat want to be talked to--hc wants re-
lief not words. fall could know as ply.
siciaps do, the inestimabls value of quiz {
composure, and . confident air on tina part Of
one who attempts to aid q sufferer, it would
be prscticed with ceaseless assiduity by the
considerate and the humane.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17


Why is it that our greatest men have, in
nearly every instance, been guilty Of tn !,
grossest error, il not the most heinous criInes
Why was it that Bacon was so notorious for
seryle submission to the most crr Ell forms Of
political despotisns Why was it that moth.
ing but cool calculation Of m,rcsnary interest
marked his political careerg And why was
it that Milton anl nutnbsrless other bright
intellects, by departing from their sphere fell
into err.rs which, when we weigh. all the
circumstances, SO much resemble crime2 1t
is that they did not follow the natural incli-
nation Of the mind and that genius is, by no
means, proof against either error or crime
Bring the same principle to bear on men in
the common walks Of life and it holds good
to some extent. For instance, take man
who has anatural TASTE we may call it, for
some particular trade or business, and let
him attempt any other and failure is almost
the certain result. This principle is more
marked, however, in the higher order Of in
tehects tnan IN ordinary minds. There is
something in every mind which marks out
its true coorsexh BY forming the tastes accord
ing othe talent Shaw calls it, s.that Sc
cret oracle which points out to the highest
order Of minds the tr,e path which Provi-
dence intended them to pursue, path from
which they never deviate with inpunity."-
| believe, howcver, that this 'ssecrct oracle.
speaks to every mind, both high and low !;
but not 50 distinct, probably, to the COM
mon class Of minis, as to the more elevated.
This inward voice ismerely the natural vent
or inclination Of the mind, and if every per-
son would follow II, there can be no doubt,
but that human progress would be greatly
accelerated. Yours, truly, III.