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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-04-28

INALIENABLE RIGHrS or AMERICANS NOT SET
DOWN IN TUE DEcLARATIoN." Bnlwer re-
marks that self knowledge is better warning
against deceit, than even the knowledge Of 9th
rrs." wag deals out these hard things to his
countrymen They are terribly sarcastic. aud
are caIlrd tie lpalcnahe Rights of Amru.
cans, which are not enumerated in thr d clara
lion Of Independence ":--rc know any trade or
business without apprenticeship or experience.
To marry without regard TO fotuns, state nj
health, position, or opinions of parents or
friends TO have a wife and chil'rn deprud.
ent on the contingencies Of business and, in
cuse of sudden death leave them wholly unpro.
vded for To put OF upon hialiug strangers
the literary moral aud religious educa' ion or
chldren.--To teach children no good trade.
hoping they will have when grown up, wit
enough to live on the industry OF other people.
To enjoy the general sympathy when made
bankrupt by reckless speculation To cheat
the government if posslb'e.--ro hold Office
without being competent to discharge is duties.
To build houses with five ar six inch walls,
enl 90 10 the funeral of tenants, fremen aud
others, killed by their fall, weeping over the
mysterious dispensalon of Providence, To
build up cities and towns without parks aud
pu5ic squares, broad streets or venillsted
blocks aud call pestllence ,isilstion o. God.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-04-28
Eagleville, April, 1889.

Capt. James Steedman, resident of Pleas
ant township, Putnam county, writes 10 the
Ohio StatssmaH tlat he recently cut down a
burr'oak tict on his farm which made seven ten
foot rail cuts, and when cut up made $50 rails
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26
Out i'm the Fields

If one would study marvellously beauti-
full revelation Of the power and goodness Of
the Creator, let him go out in the fields just
now clad in all the splendors Of the Spring
and to be yet more gloriolsly garmented un-
der the breath of Summer. I'm this season
Of the renewal of the life Of nature this time
Of endless bud aud blossom types Of rcsur.
rection and immortality, what other page Sc
fraught with teachings, to cheer and inspire
the soulfe Who can go out in the fields and
read the lessons Of the grasses. and leaves,
and flowers, and listen to the canticles of the
brooks and birds, and drink in the fresh air
and the joyous sunshine, and not feel that
there is a God, 'ever.lovmg and bountiful, who
bestows upon man, even here upon the earth
only little less than paradise? Who can
go out in the fields, where every vcrdant sod
is an altar rcdolent of music and incense, and
not feel to worship and adore the great Faith
er, who has made the world so, beautiful p.
Out in the fields--O, weary, busy, strife en-
gcndering man, go thither and feel the tender,
Christening inspirations Of the daisies and the
lilics-of the lilies, (which neither toll nor
spin, yet Solomon III all his glory, wac not
arrayed like one of. these God be thanked
for the unspcakable riches that. lie out 10 the
green and Howery fields. eg s3k&1Ida0 a.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26
A Romantic story.

The Bucyrus, Illinoise, Journ,l states that
some five years ago, a carpenter moved from
hat place to Missouri, where he sold pair of
horses to a stock buyer, receiving all his pay
in bills Of "a Kentucky bank.--s,vhem he at.
temped to pass theinhe oundtliey were coun
terfeit, and the carpenter was arrested; the
horse dealer swore he paid him in Indiana
bills, and the unfortunate man sentenced to
the penitentiary. His wife falling to- obtain
pardon followed the horse dealer Cor TIVE
years and a half. seeking evidence that he,
not her husband was the counterfeiter; and
Mt length her efforts were rewarded At
Newton, n. j., he was taken sick; the wife
told her story to the physician, who dosed
his patient heavily and then told him he was
about to die. The sick man was frightened,
sent for minister, and confessed that he was
connected with q gang of counterfeiters, and
had paid the bad bills to the carpenter
Furnished with the proofs Of this confession
the wife returned to Missouri, secured the
release Of her husband, and the couple am
now residing 1t Knoxville, Illinois.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26
Pleasant Words.

How little these cost, yet how full of pow
er they are. A writer says of them:
"They come bubbling up in good ma.
tured heart, like the freely gushing waters
Of fountain. 1t is as easy to speak them
as it is to breathe. They come forth as ca
silly and naturally from the lips of Kindness,
ais the rays from the SUM- There is no pains
taking about the matter Pleasant words
beget other words, like themselves, in other
people We have been in a crowded onnni.
bus. A few snapplsh, sulky words have
multiplied their species, till most ofthe trav-
elers have taken shares in the same stock
But genial soul enters. His kind words
get wings. They produce an epidemic
Growler number one, and growler number
two, change voice and visage. The magic Of
few Kind words has done wonders. iii ma
ture has jumped out Of the coach, and is off
for parts unknown; and good nature keeps
all things in excellent trim for the rest of the
trip. If all this is so, then let us fling mp
our caps into the air, and go into revolu-
tion. Hot words, and sharp words, and
snappish words, and fretful words, have had
the sceptre long enough. Let us overset the
government, and put the dominion into bet
ter hands. Pleasant words, born of kind
and loving hearts, are TO be welcomed back
to supremacy. They will fill the throne
with honor. qa,gses
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26
A Friyhtfll Accident.
From the Wheeling Intelligencer.1

The most frightful, and at the same time
the most remarkable accident we have ever
seen on record, occurred at the Catholic
Church, yesterday morning. Some twenty
persons were engaged in putting up new
bell which arrived from Pittsburg the even-
ing before There was a windlass erected
on the ground, to which was attached snatch
block and shicve. Immediately above the
open space in the cupola, to which the bell
was to he drawn up, there protruded beam,
to which was attached another snatch-block
and pul!y, and the bell was t, have been
conveyed to the top by means ofstrong ropes
working through these shelves by the pow
er Of the windlass and cylin lcr upon the
ground. The bell had been raised in this
way almost up to the open space in the Gu
pola, and the men were just ready to pull it
in. A man named Thomas Newton was
below, engaged in guiding the folds Of the
rope as it wound round the cylinder. To do
this, he had firm grasp upon the rope.
When the bell had reached great height
from the ground, one of the cogs in the wind
lass fixture gave way Anothor revolution
ofthe wheel ripped Of all the cogs; tn. bell
fell to the ground, and Newton, ,ho had
hold ofthe lowere end Of the rope, was car
ried up with frightful velocity distance of
one hundred feet from the ground, and about
four feet above the aperture where the bell
was to have been taken in. 4l
For the instant, every one was surprised
beyond measure, and before those engaged
in the work could comprehend what had
happened Newton, with his hands all laccra-
ted and bleeding, working himself down
opposite the Aperture, and calling for help
to those within. Bishop Whelen, who was
on the platform in the cupola, reached out
at the risk of his life almost, and seizing
Newton by the wrist, pulled him from his
awful position. The accident struck every
body with amazement, and all but the eye
witnesses were 10th to believe in the incred-
ulous feat. The bell weighed three thousand
seven hundred pounds, and as it fell without
hinderance, some idea may be formed of the
rapidity with which Newton ascended. He
says he thought of letting 90 the rope, but
before his thought was clearly defined, h
was at the beam, hunlred feet above. He
hal not time to let go his hold upon the rope
Some cogs and pieces of machienery were
hurled distance of two squares from the
church, and a Mr. Smith, who was stan ling
near, received an ugly wound in the face
from flying particle. Mr.. Newton was
taken to the office Of Dir. Hupp, where his
wounded hands were dressed The flesh
were all torn from the palms Of his hands,
even to the bone, WEIGH is supposed to have
been doue by the death grasr, and his sill
ding down the rope during the swift passage
into the air. Altogether, we suppose there
is not a more startling or remarkable acci.
dent, or more miraculous escape on record
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26

a.
A pleasant correspondent Of the N. Y.
P,st, writing from Jerusalem, thus humour.
ously describes the Dead Sea bath:
"The Dead Sea has nothing of the DESC
lation which it has been the pleasure Of trav-
elers to describe, and it seemed to smile at
tie dread with which it inspires the pilgrim.
1, of course took a bath there; and for a
swimmer who has fancy to keep his leg as
well as well as his head out Of water, can
imagine it must be quite pleasant. My French
friend who is not little inclined to corpu-
lcncy complained that he could not get down
into the water, and floated about now one side
up, and now another, for all the world like an
inflated bladder. On emerging from the
water it was rapidly evaporating by the sun ;
and the salt crystaliz;ng on our bodies gave
us the appearance of animated sticks of rock
candy, or family resemblance to Lots wife.
With sensation on our skin as if we had
been picked for family use, and with taste
in our mouth compounded of Glauber salts
and assaf9tida, we concluded that one bath
in the Dead Sea was enough for life time
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26

" Old man, prithec tell me why,
You always wear smile:
Though Others on look wan and sad
How do you care beguile?
Though doomed TO care and penury,
4 And bowing down with age,
Yet still light-hearted, blithe and gay,
You tread life's weary stage"
"I1l tell thee ALL my youthful friend"
The good old man replied
"whate'er may hap. I always look
Upon the brightest side ssdfNA
Ger all the land, there's not man,
How hard soc 'er his lot, 49,
But, II he win, can often find
bright and sunny spot.
"I've lived and toiled for many a year
Beneath the summers sun, ,sFs
And in the winter cold and drear
NV labor stiiiwent on:
And In that varied course Of years
Did much Of III betide, -
But still always stroye to look
= III on the brightest side.
" When sickness came, AMI hours of pain
Dragged wearily along,
And mDurnings sad and murrnuring vain
Dropped from my feeble tongue,
Kind hearts were there, and kindly words ie
Fell softly my ear,
Andloving ones were aiwavs nigh Tge8 H
My fainting heart to cheer. a..
And through long and wearied lie -
I've learned this lesson we'll ~
That In this world of care and strife
There's more OF good than i'll
And e'enin poverty and toll, 2sG&8 ~
Peace with will abide:
Man may he happy K he will
But see the brightest side.ne srF sT b
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"He tna. Goverae.h Hinself,',

There is little gained AMI much lost in los
ing ones temper. Anger unbalances US, and
makes MS the prey or the sport of the less
irritable. We say AMI do things unlar the
influence of anger, which we afterward bit
terly regret. Anger lessons our power and
lowers our dignity. When the sacred writer
says, " lie that governeth himSelfis fit TO sit
with the king" he means the government of
temper. The power to quell our rising
tempests of passion, to say to the provoked
spirit, "peaca, he still! this is a. mighty and
noble power. This brings man sovereignty
to the judgment seat Of his highest reason
and conscience sna r
The proverbs have it, that g soft answer
turneth away wrath that anger consul
meth the heart of man that a q sconten-
tious woman destroyeth the peace of a house.
hold" a christian tempcr--peaceful, char
table, kindly, considerate and forgiving, what
else can give so great charm to character,
or shed such lustre on the soul? The at
mosphere of such temper is fruitful of
blessedness. There. all is sunshine and
blossom of spirit. There are no social frosts,
nor clouds, nor storms. Childhood is soft
ened by its example, and old age under its
influence reveals the freshness and mellow
ness Of youth .sutu 81 t.,a.
O, that the angel Of Peace might visit ev-
cry home Of man, and sweeten the conten.
tions tempers that make So, much daily life a
wearying, withering .carse. ,..a.1.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26


The Constitution congratulates the Ma
tional Democracy and the country upon the
entire success of President Buchanan's Ad-
ministration in the midst Of the difficulties
with which it has been surrounded from the
beginning. - Wdshington Star.
No one acquainted with its history can
doubt the complete success Of the Buch-
anan Administration. 3'E G
1t has succeeded in bankrupting Treas.
ury which was filled to repletion when it came
into power.
It has succeeded in changing a surplus
of twenty millions into deficiency of thirty.
1t has succeeded in riyaling the extrava-
gance Of monarchial governments by running
the expenditures up to ninety millions a
year g r
1tihas succeeded in bringing dishonor
upon the country by encouraging piratical
raids upon governments with which we are
at peace s'' sfiFis3 81
1t has succeeded in so perfectly demon
strating its imbecility that Slave Piracy is
carried on with impnnity. 80
It has succeeded in obliterating from the
Democratic creed the Jeffersonian Territorial
policy, and Incorporating upon it the doctrine
that slavery has a constitutional existence in
every inch Of territory in the Union.
It has succeeded in driving from the
Democratic party scores of thousands OF the
best men that ever. belonged to it. ,,.a,rt
It has succeeded in placing Pennsylya-
mia, Indiana and Illinois among the Opposi-
ton States.
It has succeeded in rendering itself so
odious . as to secure an Opposition majority in
the House Of Representatives, and todouble
the nuwber of Republican Senators of the
United States; and, finally, s.as ,.-a .,,T
It has Succeeded in rendering itself a
laughing stock, and in inducing the prayers
Of its friends that they may be speedily de-
liyered from the stupidity, knayery and i'm.
beci!ity by which it has been characterized.
1t is very seldom that an Administration has
be,n SO uniformly successful That Of
Tyler, perhaps, came nearest to it. But, with
that exception, none but itself can bc its
parallel E"--AIbaay, journal l-il
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4 A renowned New York clergyman lately
preached rather long sermon fromth text,
:" Thou art weighed in the balance aud found
wanting After the congregation had lis
tened about an hour, some began to get wea-
ry, and went out; Others soon followed,
greatly to the annoyance of the minister.
Another person started, whercupon the par
|sonstopped in his sermon, and said !: saSfhat
is right. gentlemen; as fast as you are weigh
Cd, pass outi" He continued his sermon At
some length aftsr that, bat no one disturbed
him by lssvhg. ersu hrs egaoll lHasiseT4
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lin, and Carlo.

My horse and my dog are nearly of the
sans age. They have been brought up to-
sether. They always had great liking for
each other. They often eat out of the same
dish, sleep together in the same stable, and
play together in the same yard. 1 have
known them to chase each other for, hours,
leaping, skipping and dodging, like boys
playing. Then they would rub their heads
together, kiss and fondle each other like lov-
ing children. i s bas.s
Sometimes Carlo goes to the pasture and
stays all day close at the side of Jim, follow
ing him abo'lt the field where he is feeding,
waggins his tail, looking so pleased that he
seems tosay, :" am happy to be with you.---
I won't leave you" E.g
If Jim is put to the carriage, Carlo always
leaps for joy; but if he is compelled to stay
at home when Jim goes away, he cries hard,
and feels very badly. And he has learned to
ride on horseback, taking the reins into his
mouth.
Icould tell yon great many other things
about these two friends, how they romp and
play, and never quarrel or hurt each other
But l must tell you of two little brothers who
live not far away. They too are nearly the
same age, and play together. But it, some
times happens that they do not perfectly
agree. Sometimes they do not seem to pre-
fer each others society to that of other boys,
but they often hurt each other at play, or in
a quarrel. eiarts girea stI1ir
Now what shall VIC think of thiss Are
horses and dogs better than children? Yes,
sometimes. Though children know the most,
can talk, and learn to read, and know they
have souls, and must give an account to God,
still they are less loving and kind to each
other than horses and dogs Chitd'S Onn
Magazine. ~ a,.
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President Buchanan said in his message
that Slavery was as firmly established in
Kansas as in Georgia, aud the Democracy
hold as the highest and most essential doc
trine Of their creed that the Constitution, as
interpreted in the Dred Scott case, "carries
Slavery into the Territories"
Humphrey Marshal, leading South Amer
ican, denies this position, and insists that the
necessary logical result of the doctrine is to
establish Slavery in the States as well as the
Territories. If" says he, the Constitu-
ton carries Slavery into Territory, it must
also carry it intoa Stat !, for the Constitution
is just as much the supreme law in State
as in Territory. 1t reads the same way in
a State that it does in Territory, and has
just the same power in State that it has in
a Territory. Would it he contended that the
people of a territory, when forming a State
Constitution, have no right to prohibit Sla-
very? Clearly, if it was carried there, by the
Constitution of the United States, they would
not, nor could a State prohibit any importa-
ton of slaves intoits borders il the Constitu-
ton of the United States carries it there"
win our Democratic friends in Iowa en-
tighten US on this pointY Will they please
to make it clear to our comprehension how
Dred Scott is strong enough to overthrow
popular sovereignty " in the Territories and
carry Slavery there against the will of the
people, and yet is too weak toeifcct the same
thing in the Statess The Consultation Of
the United States declares itself the supreme
law of the land; how, then, if it establishes
Slavery, can the people of State abolish
Slavery without thereby violating the SUI
preme law of the land?
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There is no work gives better satisfaction
to the farmer-that makes him feel so good
all over as cleaning up his fields. The more
he does it the more he Will want to.--Rrai-
RE Farmer. sg rfg .afra
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The first camp meeting in the United
States was held m Kentucky So years ago
Methodists, lreshSteriahs and Baptists cor
daily united on that OCCASION. sa,f,,.
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A certain fop was boasting in company
that he had every se,tse in perfection.
There is one you are quite without" said
one who was by, 'and that is common sense >
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SorAsH PIE.-To make one pie, prepare
squash as for the table. To three spoonsful
of squash, add three spoons of sugar. one
egg, and milk enough to fill the paste. Spice
il to your taste.
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Coon DeFINITIoN. Urbana Union
degnes Republicanto be one, "Nwho fears the
Lord, aud can write legible hand, without
r,minir, his tongue out"
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The ide. that the prairies should be " bro
ken up'' sssl1oU, is ewrong one. The prin.
cipal argument for it has been, that sod wo'd
rot better From expeficnce and observation
we can say that this is not true. The prairie
sod will If plowed six or eight inches deep
and will be much freer ftom weeds, grass and
mice, and worms, and aff0rd . soilYhich will
suffer less in the winter; will generally in.
surea 8 good crop Of winter wheat afford .
firmer soil, sf better consistency, and not SC
easily, blown about by the wintry winds
where no snow lies upon the ground. We
have obtained the largest crop Of potatoes
and corn On decr breaking in lllMeis.- - vi
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written for the ottumwa courie,

By request, IN reply to the letter of g On
the Fence get, nth reciep Of the lead
ing arguments msed in the discussion that
called them. forth.
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A man who is mot ashamed Of himself.
.nee,l not be ashamed Of his early condition
of life. f,a..
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Lies are hiltless swords, which cut the
hands that weld them.
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Extreme self love will set mans house
on fire, though it were but to roast their eggs.
i-- Baoon. g Itadt' z ao'ia9pg
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Great minds are easy in prosperity and
quiet in advArsity. e4l 1H =
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Charity's eyes must be open - wen as
her hands, .hslisaL Al
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The people triumphed over. the Sham
Democracy, u, a contest IN ph;Eaetpha, lasr
week.
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Selfindulgence takes many forms, and we
should bear ID mind that thore may be. ! sui.
len seususlitvas 'rsll y, ssay ons.< 'ts ~
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And Of Glory ys asked but-s grave.
19f 'os'''@ eallV' . - CAd'akrs Journal
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Few words so.to prov. !. fact. tt.s''T s.lI
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8 3 Never purchase love Or friendship by gifts;
when thus obtained, they are lost as soon as
yyu <eSvP PayMyyis. ,ssfa4 rEsf 20 asflts,tsfB
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1t is critical time for lalnbs--these sud-
den changes, with cod, rains and damp,
cold atmosphere aftsrward.. @ ssis i''a7'o
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Avarice in old age, says Cicero, is foolish;
for what can be more absurd than to increase
our provisions for the nearer we approach to
our journeys end. ..s -s9 uels sois,ss n
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BEAUTIFUL CoNsIsrENcT.-Onew would sup
pose that the Democrats would be bathed in
tears, and would be wearing Grape upon their
arms, at the passage Of the Massachusetts,
rwo years Amendment. But instead oi
such symbols Of SORROW they are firing can
non, and jubilating over. its passage. Why
shouldn't they be? II is their bantling--
they have nursed it into life, and now not to
own and be merry over their new born child
would show q want Of proper paternal feel
ing,-Io,oa City Rep. q - &;