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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-05-12

n Governor Wise of Virginia bas
written letter against Mr.. Buchanan, in
which he denounces our venerable Presl-
dent as the betrayer of bis friends, the de-
stroyer of his party, and the bitter enc
nv Of Southern interests and Southern
ri hts. This letter is the most fornida-
BILE array yet presented by Southern
politician of Mr.. Buchanan's political
sins. It accuses bin of having deserted
the true Democratic platform in every l.
ten, and of having damaged the South
by every act of his Administration. Ii
denouuces the Nebraska bill, the Lecomp-
ton scheme, the Tariff project, the Thirty
Million bill, the enormous growth of Gov
erament expenditures, the Pacific Rail
road, and everything else which Mr.. Bu-
chaDan has supported or suggested since
he came into Office And after this min.
ute detail, Gov. Wise burls at the Presi-
dent the sweeping accusation of having
presented Federal policy (which, in its
whole outline and filing up. erceeds a''3
Federalism IN all acitich q Hamilton, on an
Adams, or any other atitudinaraam, eUe'
dared to project or propose"
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A woman named Richards, thirty years
old. recently walked with her two chill.
dren, barefoot in the snow from Rracken
Kentucky, to Lexington, distance of a.
bout ninety miles. She had been reduced
to utter poverty and was endeavoring to
reach her relatives who live in Pittsburg
At Lexington her case became known
and she was furnished by the Sons o.
Malta with means to pursue her journey
ia more comfortable manner.
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New York Markets.
WEDNESDAY, May IL, 1850.


FLOUR AND MEAL-The sales ars
l9, 400 bbls, at S5 5OaS6 25 for inspected
State Rye Flour; sales of $40 bbls. at
So 2OaS4 so. Corn Meal; sales of Jer.
sey at Slas4 05; Brandywine at 81 so.
GRAlN-Wheat; the sales are IA, 500
bush. Red Western at 81 5lal 65. Rye
is quiet; small sales at 97e aSl. Oats
are in fair demand at 59a60o. for State.
Corn; the sales are 47,C00 bush. at s4c.
for Western Mixed.
PROFESSIONALISM; the sales are
s,leo bbls. at SIC l21sSl6 IS for new
Mess; Sl6 for old do. Cut Meats are fir-
mer, the demand is fair; sales of $50
hhds. aud tcs at 64a6Sc. for Shoulders,
and s4ae3c for Hams. Butter is in fsir
demand at sal4c. for Ohio, aud f0al So.
for State. Cheese is in good demand at
tial0ac.
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We learn by Tuesdays Tribune, that
Mr.. Greeley left New York on the 10Th
inst. He psoposes taking trip West
ward this season through Kansas and thc
alleged gold regions at the Eastern base
of the Rocky Mountains, thence through
Utah and the Great Basin, to California
returning across the continent or by the
Isthmus, as circumstances shall dictate
He purposes absence from May 10th the
middle of September.
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sSSz.Tba sbinments of coal South. over

pg-The shipments of coal South, over
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
and Central New Jersey Railroads. to 4
lisabethport, for the week ending Aprl
30tb, amounted to 1907 tons, being g.,
l62 tons of an increase upon the ship.
ments for the corresponding week last
year. The total shipments since JaDua'
ry lst, amount to 1902 tons greater
than to the same period last year.
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MARRIED.

On the 3oth ult. by James Teerpening,
Esq, Mr.. Isaac B. Kintner aud Miss Ma.
ry Jane Strunk, both of Smith6eld town.
ship, Monroe county,
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pw The Eastou Argus states, that Il

sw The Easton Argus states, that the
estate of Samuel Yeager. if ordinary care
is used in its settlement, will be worth ai
least $4,000 after paying all claims a.
gaiDst it; SO that the rumors in circula-
ton in regard to bis pecuniary affairs be-
ing in an embarrassed condition, were
without foundation 10 truth.
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GI)e 1ffersonian.
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1859.

say- Monday. the 18th day of June, is
the day appointed for the drawing OF "A.
Shoemaker & Co.'S Grand Gift Enterprise
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Or See advertisement of Dr.. Sanford's
LIVER INVIGORATOR in another column
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S@- An old man was recently sentcn
ced in Philadelphia to three years in ths
Penitentiary for stealing mine cents.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-11-16
Affecting Incident.


ON one Of the many bridges in
Client, stand two large brazen images
of father and son, who obtained this
distinguished mark Of admiration Of
their fellow citizens by the following
INCIDENT :seg been IN 6 gs1 qss Ma
II Both the father and son for some of.
Tense against the State, were condem-
ned to die. Some favorable oircum-
stances appearing on the side Of the
son, he was granted q remission of his
sentence, under certain provisions; in
short he was offered a pardon on q
most cruel and barbarous condition
namely that he would become the
executor Of his father! He at first
resolutely refused to preserve his life
by means so fatal and detestable,
This Is not to be wondered at for let
Is hope for the honor Of our nature,
that there are very few sons who
would hot have sparned with abhor-l
rance life sustained on condition so
horfid and unnatural. The son, Though
long flexible, was at length overcome
by tears and entreaties Of a fond father
who represented to him that at all
events, his 1.-THE fathers life was fotfeit-
cd, and that it would be the greatest
possible consolation for him ihshis last
moments to think that IN his death he
was an Instrument Of his sons pfesers
fation, ss7 81 1 ESQ
! The youth consented 70 adopt the
horrible means Of recovering his life
and liberty he lifted the axe-but as
1t was about to fall, his arm sunk nerye-
less, and the axe dropped from his
hand Had he as many lives as hairs,
he could have yielded them all, one
after another, rather than again con-
eeiTe, much less perpetrate such an
act. Life, liberty, everything vanish
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is spoilti intireIY Mat Maloney, divil a
trap will iver help yez set for q cat
again" s.d Isl ~.
GDon't throubIe yerself, Mistress
Malony, we've played the devil as it is.
Niyer fear me akin ha'p'ortnto' your
assistance. It's natural fool yesare
to be taken a haste Nv polecat for
a house cat" III
Mat, and Biddy went, cautiously
back to the cabin. from which the
offensive animal had taken his depar-
ture. Everything was turned out Of
DOORS Biddy's petticoat buried, the
bed, which fortunately escaped, moved
to neighbours, the stove moved out
side, and for. a week the family kept
house out Of doors, by which time by
dint Of hard scrubbing, washing and
airing, their house was rendered once
more habitable, but neither Mat nor
Biddy has ever forgotten the strange
cat in the house. 81 'N'
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Strongest Man in the World.

/" ACORN who astonished the pub
lie some time since by his description
of the marvellous feats of strength of
DR.. George B. Wipship, of Roxbury,
Massachusetts, writing to the Spirit
of the Times onthe same subjectssays Il
Sour young giant, DR.. George b.
Winship, of Roxbury, continues to In
crease in strength, and now lifts with
his hands, unaided by any straps or
bands except by those given to him by
the Almighty, ten hundred and thirty
two pounds 4 This / have seen him
do, witheas much apparent ease as an
ordinary. man can lift three hundred
andtffty pounds! This extraordinary
young man only weighs one hundred
and forty-two pounds, and is but 25
years old. If he keeps increasing his
strength as he has theipast year by
time he is thirty years old he will in
deed be Samson He has delivered
his lecture in portland, Me-, in Am<
herst, Mass. lin Springfield, lin Worces-I
ter, and in. various other towns and
citiesieto overfowing- audiences and
will repeat it in Albany, Troy and Buff
falo, and has invitations from more
towns and cities than he can possibly
respond to for six months to come,
He hopes howeyeBlsto be ablelto de-
liver the,slecture and give illustrations
in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and some Of the other southern cities
during the coming winter This young.
man is not only physically, strong, but
has an intellect eqaal'to his extraordi--
nary muscular powers. He is q giant,
in more ways than one. J" ,saa 4.ar,fes
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THE FIRST AND LAST DUEL. The
first and last duel ever fought in Illir
nois occurred In 1920 Alphonso
Stewart and William Bennett were, the
belligerents. They fought with rifles,
aud Stewart fell mortally wounded on
the first fire, yBennet fed to .Arkan'
sas, but. after remaining there two
years, his whereabouts was discovered,
He was arrested, condemned, and
hanged II, Governor Bond was beseig7
ed by the friends Of Bennett and the
advocates Of, the f'code' to pardon
him. The Governor, however, turned
q, deaf ear, to their sentreaties, the Of
Tended law was indicated, and duel
ling in Illinois, was nipped in the bud,
Were every State in the Union TO fol-
low the example set by illinois, the
barbarous practice would be crushed
out. Those who are brave enough to
face death at the rnuzzle of q rifle or
pistol, would be oEerawed by the pros
pect Of q halter, The victory that
must be crowned with hanging by the
neck until dead, would be anything
but satisfactory to the most ValOrons
duelist.
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ed before the deafer interestsoof fiiial
affection; he fell upon his fathers
neck, and embracing him, tritInphant-
y exclaimed, :" Ny father, my father,
we lieltogether taeand then called for
another exeeHtiener to fulfil the sem
tehee of the law. aa2lig
I Hard mast their hearts indeed be :
bereft Of every sentiment Of virtue
every sensation OF. humanity
could stand iAsehsible spectators Of
such scene. A sudden peal Of fnvol.
untary applause, mixed with, groans
and signs. rent the air. The execu-a
ton was suspended and ON simpler
report of the transaction to the authoru
tiles, both, were pardoned High re-
wards and donors were conferred on
the son, and finally those two brazen
images were raised to commemorate a.,
transaction so honorable to human ma
ture, and transmit it to the Instruction
and emulation of tposterity. The sta
tue represents the son in the very act
of letting fall the axe. ilin II s3ide sleYl
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g THE BAsHFUL Washington
Irving, at q party in England, one
day playfully asserted, that the love Of
annexation which the Anglo Saxon
race displayed on every occasion, pro-
ceeded probably from its mauyaise
honte rather than its greediness AS
proof, he cited the story Of bash.
full friend Of his, who being asked to
dinner party, sat down TO the table
next to the hostess in a great state Of
excitement, owing to his recluse life.
A few glasses Of wine mounting to his
brain, completed his confusion, and
dissipated the small remains of his
presence of mind Casting his eyes
down he saw on his lap some white
linen. My heavens" thought be,
that's my shirt protruding at my
waistband." He Immediately com.
menced to tuck in the offending por.
tion of his dress, but the more he tuck,
ed in, the more seemed to remain. Al
last he made desperate effort, whel
a sudden crash around him, and /
scream from the company, brough.
bin to his senses. He had been all thu
time stufing the table cloth into BIZ
brooches, and the last time had swep
everything clean off the table. Thu
our bashful friend annexed a table
cloth, thinking ithis own shirt. sAsa
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A Touching Story.

n tn ~ n e..
Hon. A. Fl. STEPHENS, Of Georgia,
in recent address at q meeting In
Alexandra, for the benefit Of. the Or
phan Asylum and Free School Of that
city, related the following anecdote:
A poor little boy, in a cold night
in June with no home or roof to shell
ter his head, no paternal or Maternal
guardian or guide to protect or d.
rect him on his way, reached at night
fall the house Of rich planter, who
took him in, fed, lodged, and sent him
on his way, with his blessing. These
kind attentions cheered his heart and
inspired him with fresh courage to bait
tie with the obstacles of life. Years
rolled round Providence led him on ;
he had reached the legal profession
his host had died the cormorants
that prey on the substance OF man had
formed conspiracy to get from the
widow her estates She sent for the
nearest counsel to commit her cause
to him, and that counsel proved to bel
the orphan boy years before welcomed
and entertained by her and her deceas-
ed husband The stimulous of a warm
and tenacious gratitude was now added
to the ordinary motives connected with
the profession He undertook her
cause with a will not easily to be re-
sisted !; he gained III 4 and Mr.. Ste
phens added, with an emotion that
sent its electric thrill throughout the
house, I" that orphan boy stands before
you!" fe tiasN aalt
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The Maiden and the Hero.

+ E4B@#H Isl -77T T77TTI7ta4f sge5flF ~
On the night before the battle of,
Brandywine, Twas sent with q mes
sage from General Greene to Count
Pulaski, noble Polander, who took
prominent part in our struggle for,
freedom. He was quartered in neat
farm house, near the upper forts. After
our business was finished, the Count
asked me to atake some Refreshments,
and at the same time called oute y94i9l
Mary | my lass, Mary ''lw ,lfea.
4 In an instant, q rosy-che eked girl
entered, her face beaming, il would
seem, at theavery sound of Pulaski'si
voice., aas.ad sds III s5nrlrr 9mi3 3di
7aDid you call me, Gount?" said the
maiden, timidly.a IN Ta4assa. oa 7 fwi>
II" How often have Itold you, my
little Iove,n he said, bending his tall,
form to kiss her cheek mot to call
me Countl; call nae, dear, Pulaski. -l
This is a republic, my little2favorite !.
we have no Counts, you know afdma
rf"But you AREA Count, sir when at
home, aud theylsayi you came q long
way over the ocean to fightfor us. niaii
7"8Yes, Mary, very rue-I did come
along way-the reason was, I'had to
Gomez Now, can you get this gentle-
man and myself,,a little refreshmentI2l
He has long way to ride to-nightsp5
Certainly, sir, " and she went out
Of the room like a fairy. 5aJ9 ah
!" Fine, pleasant girl, |" said Pulaski;
"would that I had the wealth 7 once
had! 4 would give her a portioh that
would send half the youths hereaboutsI
after her sweet face" sqnf9Fe7S
On the morning Of the eleventh Of
September, 1777, the British army ad-,
vanced in full force to Chadd's Ford,
for tie purpose Of crossing the Brandy
wine Creek, and bringing al action
with Washington. Sir William Howe
drove oMaxwell's division across the
creek by ten O'Clock, at one Of the
lower fords. 'a'@ KILN ss'' Ds's ~
The Hessian General, Knyphausen,
with large force, advanced upon the,
creek, and uniting with Lord Corn
wallis, who commanded the left wing
of the army, crossed at the upper fords
Of. theriver and creek. Itso happened
that, during the raging Of the conflict,
carrying orders, I passed Immediately
in the direction of Pulaski'ss quarters
that I had visited the night before. -
Spddenlyla sheet of fame burst forth
the house was on fire. INearthe door,
steps hyuthe body Of Mary, her head
cut open by q sabre !; and her brains
oozing out from the terrible wound. TT
] had been there but half minute,
when General Pulaski, at the head Of
a troop Of cavalry, galloped rapidly to
the house. Never shall I forget the
expression of his face, as he shouted
like a demon, on seeing the inanimated
form Of Mary $40 III F4a ss d; NJ
""TWho did this ?" a5a 5sa 8g
"A little boy that had not been be-,
fore noticed, who was lying amid the
grass, his leg dreadfuhy mangled, said !
There they go !" t6a ssW fs,ia.i.
He pointed to q company Of Hes
SLAMS, then some distance of.
f Right-wheeI- men charge l"4i
And they did charge | do not
think that one man 81 that Hessian
corps ever left the field, except to be
placed in the grave. sle 4iiaq
The last Of Pulaski was on the bat-f
tie ground of Brandywine. He and
his sweet Mary fell on the same field.
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Come in and Shut the Door.

taasH NeHN 81
0h!do not stand SO long outside,
laaY Why need you be so shy? 19ri6E
The peoples eyes are open; John,ou W0al
As they are passing by! e a.
You cannot tell what they may think.
They've said strange things before ~
9AAnd if you wish to talk awhile, ,'i3 W %
Come in and shut the door! a,5.l a,;t
: Nay, do not say s'Ns, thank you Jane"
I'D With such bashful smile isdI b8d a
You said when ladies whispered. z No. ctos
They meant " Yes" all the while
Ny father, too, viii welcome you: i@ ''
@ I told you that before; sg034i1 3 ~
1T doesn't look we'll standing there +, =. "a
Come in and shut the door
You say did not answer you $3.50 rail
7, To what you said last night eaa eco.
I heard your question in the dark
3h Thought on it in the light; .5ti1 a2fA 4
And now my lips shall utter what l9ial sai
Ny heart has said before, sIE,a ain
Yes, dearest, I--but stay awhile
Come In and shut the door
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Peace Principles !

&
& A CERTAIN regiment was. once Fors
dered to march into o. small Tyrolesed
town and take it, LII ehsnced that the
place was settled; by "a colony who bez,
lieyed in the Gospel of Christ, and !,
proved their faith, by theiR works. A
courier from neighbeFing village in7e
formed them that troops we're advap-si
cling to take the town, They quietly
answered, - if they will take it they.
must. Soldiers soon came riding in
with colors flying and flies. piping
shrill defiance They looked round
for an enemy. and saw the farmer at,
his pIow, the blacksmith at his anvil.
and the women at their churns and
spinning wheels. Babies crowded
round to hear the music, and the boys
ran s out to see the pretty trainers with
feathers and bright buttons. OF
course, some of these were in proper
position to be. shot at. a 50 -.
& Where are your soldiers ?n asked
they. -
".We have none" was the brief res
ply, ], -. So.
But We have come to take the
town. 49,. =
wen 7sf ,1 friends, II lies before sfSaa you,
- But But Isl is there sg N nobody ! here to
N Ma we are all Christians 8,
Here was an emergency altogether
unproElded for in the military schools,
This was as a sort Of military resistance
which no, bullet could hit; a fortress
perfectly, bomb proof. -,
IF there is nobody to fight with,
of course we cannot fight" said the.
commanding officer; cit is impossible,
to. take such town as this,
So he ordered the horses heads to
be turned about. and they carried the
human animals opt Of the, village as
guiltless as when they entered, and
psrohanee somewhat wfseraa's asya
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ter the captain. Heshoxed few signs
of life; nevertheless / contriyed with
my one hand to drag him towards a
rock, which offered a,sort of shelter and
then lay down nextt to him, wrapping
my capote around us. Night was
closing in, and the snow continued to
fall. The last of the rear guards had
long disappeared, and the only sounds
that broke the silence were the whistling,
of distant bullets, and the nearer howl
ing Of the wolves, who were devouring
the dead bodies. God knows what
things were passing in my bosom that
night, which / thought would Rbe my
last on earth. But / remembered the
prayer my mother had taught me long
aso when was child by her side,
and kneeling down i said it frequent
ly. aa.F ss.I ~
"Boys, it did me good and always
remember that sincere, earnest prayer
will do you good too. / felt wonder
fully calm when resumed my place.
beside the captain. But time passed
on, and was becoming quite numbed,
when I saw party of French officers
approaching. Before I had time to
address the foremost-a low sized man
dressed in fur pelisse, stepped toward
me, saying: y
What are you doing here !? Why
did you stay behind your regiment y
"tFor two good reasons said T.,
pointing first to the captain, and then
to my bleeding arm.
"'The man speaks the truth, sir,
said one of his followers. II saw him
marching behind the column, carrying
this officer on his back
"The Emperor-for, boys, it was
he-gave me one of those looks which
only himself or an Alpine eagle could
give, and said - Iale a1aw a
IS" 1Tis well--you have done very
well.'8 81 sol im 8aa & qM 81 siaS
HThenaopening his pellsse, be took
the cross which decorated his inside
green coat, and gave it to me.
q "That moment + was no longer cold
nor hungry, and felt no more pain in
my arm than IL the ill-natured beast had
never touched it. n '' ~
"Davoust," said the Emperor, adj
dressing The gentleman who had spo-
ken, cause the man and captain to ID
placed in the ammunition wagons
Adieua?s And waving his hand to-
ward me he passed on"
Here the veteran paused, and resu-
med his pipe. 4
but tell US about the cross, and
what became of Captain Positive
cried several impatient voices.
"The captain still lives, and is now
retired general. But the best of it
was that as he recovered, he placed
me under arrest for fifteen days, asea
punishment for my breach of discipline
The circumstance reached Napoleon's
ears; and after laughing heartily, he
not only released NE, but promoted me
to be a sergeant. AS to the deeora-
tion, here is the ribbon, boys; I wear
that in my button hole, but the cross |
carry near my heart"
And unbuttoning his coat, the vete-
ran showed his young friends the pre-
cious relic, enveloped in a little satin
bag, suspended around his neck. 9a
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CALIFORNIA; POTATOES. The large
potatoes of dCalifornia are said to be
of excellent quality, aud often remdr-
kable size. "A correspondent of New
York paper says be has had at his
table one potatoe served upfor family
of six persons, who atefreely Of it with
out finishing it; and mentions that Q
family Of twelve sat down to dinner
with one potatoe served up with other
food, They al partook of It,. and
when they had finished, enough Of it
was left to supply several other per-
sons.
NEVER despair. ag
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gabbath @eaaiao,
Heaven and Earth.

II ff-55
Ask the bird that scars on high e'3
be Midway between earth and sky,
What he sees, when be Is there, ssw sg
Of the world s rceeding sphere. fsi&
He could teach, if he might say. .w
Heavenwafd as he bends his way,
How the wide world lessons fast,
In the growing distance lost. 90
Lesser objects lost to view,
Great ones are but little now
AN that eneesyene bright sndfair az
Lose their TENTS and disappear.
Doubt you. then, why they who rise,a oV
Near and nearer to the skies,
See On earth's diminished sphere, : Z ~
Little that is wofththsiF care lesevss a8S
They whose bOsous could joy gf1i asI
In the vain, worlds yaipest tQyT7 :. safaW
They whose hearts could sometimes feel
E'en the slightest touch Of i'll r.
4 From the world by sorrow rvsn,n aa5slk
Gone already halfto Hsaven-s' vsag
Look with ealmness on q scene, v
Scarcely now within their ken.
5f Deem not thatth heart Is chilled, z ''a
though. once with anguish filed
"A Such emotions, all forgot, ~ ~ ~ ~
Smiles and says, ct matters not. .
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