The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-28

free from church establishments. in every form
aud shape--tree to form, therefore. our own
religious and political opinions, our fashions,
our habits, and our education, in whatever
direction truth seems to lead. Let the Fourth
of July be spent, in all coming time, in devel.
oping thus the true independence of nations in
all right, wise, and true directions.-Ph iIadel-
phia Ledger.
WITCHcRAFT.-In the course of the century
during which the persecution against so-called
witchcratt was at its height in Germany-from
1880 to l6S0-it is calculated that more than
100000 individuals, nine tenths of whom were
women, were its victims. To the honor of hu.
manity be it said some voices we're raised
against this bloOd-thirsty practice; but they
We're drowned in the general clamor. In every
part of Germany, Protestant or Catholic. the
same atrocities were committed. At length,
in the year 1851, the noble hearted Count Fred
eric Stein, himself member of the order OF
JeSuits-an order which had been among the
most violent denouncers of sorcery-ventured
to step boldly forward and declare that, among
the many whom he had conducted to the seat
fold, there was not one whom he could conf
IDENTITY declare guilty" "Treat me So he
added, treat in this manner the Judges. or
the heads of the church, subject US to the same
fortunes, and see if you will not discover sor.
cerers in us ALL"
Despite this burst of generous Indignation
it was not until 1894 that this Incompetent
sible insanity began to abate. The last sO-called
witch burnt in the German Empire was poor
nun, aged TO- in the year l749, at Berg. But
at Glarus, in German Switzerland, an execu
ton of a similar nature took place as late as
1894. This time the victim was a servant
girl, accused of having practiced diabolical
arts, to lame the child of her EMPLOYERS. Ger.
many, indeed, seemed to live in an atmosphere
of sorcery. The ground which faith had lost,
made her own.-Poets and Poetrl,
Of Germany.
CLERICAL ANEcDorEs.-The San Jose Trib.
ulte California; tells this anecdote of a recent
occurrence over that way:
Rev. Moses Clampit, an eccentric preacher
was holding forth in Santa Clara Valley; a
young man rose to 60 out, when the preacher
said Young man, if you'd rather go to hell
than hear me preach, you may gof The sin
ner stopped aud reflected moment, and then
saying, respectfully, We'll, beLieoc / .could,
went on"
This has point, says the Picdyune, but we
think another forwarded to us lately by a friend
from Minnesota, rather caps it. A minister
noted for combining the somewhat incongruous
professions of preacher and money.lender, was
proffering prayer, in which was the following
petition Grant that we may have more in
terest in Heaveni" "Don't do it'll" exclaim
ed one of the congregation, don't do it The
old sinner gets five per cent. month now
and that's enough, the Lord knows I"
Follow THE RIGHT.--No mater who you are
what your lot, or where you live, you canno,
afford to do that which is wrong. The only
way to obtain happiness and pleasure for your
self is to do the right Thing You may not al
ways hit the mark hui you should neverthe
less, always ann t6r IL, and with every trial
your skill will increase. Whether you are to
be praised or blamed for it by others; whether
1t will seemingly make you richer or poorer, or
whether no other person than Yourself knows OF
your action, still, always ard in all cases do
the right thing. Your nrst lessons in this rule
viii sometimes seem hard ones, but they will
grow easier and easier, until finally doing the
right thing will become habit, and to do a
wrong will seem an impossi5ility"
IALENFs.-nisappointe men, who think
that they have talents, and who hint that their
talents have not been properly rewarded usual
" hnlsh thor career by writing their own his
tory but in detailing their misfort,oies, they
only let us into the secret of their mistakes ;
and IN accusing the patrons of blindness, make
it appear that they ought rather to have ac-
cused them of sagacity; since il vculd seem
that they saw too much, Eatner than too little :
namely, that second rate performances were
too often made the foundation for frst-rate are
tensions.-C Cotton.
~ ~ MIN 1
We clip the following, says the Ricbnpnd M
Qa~ey, from one Of cur Par.smapth exchanges
FRESH LApRrL3--We are gratiied 10 learn
irO,n Gus exchanges that the degree of A. NJ.
{ Mistress of Arts) has been conferred upon the
talented and beautiful alithoress Miss Martha
Hanes Butt, Of our sister city. We know OF
no young lady in whom seems i,,e.l,e,i so many
II 4eeas as If Nature has
bnt,1 i..odigai in distributing to her many
charms. The honor is very rarely conferred,
yet it could not be more merited, for Miss Butt
is beyOng doubt, though young, thorough
scholar, brilliant and agreeable ationist,
and has from ti%Ge + tin,e recetyed the appro-
taylt,a Orth9 most talented men in the country
United with her merted qualifications tha,a is,
too, the charm of beauty, so a.,p,iyatipg to all.
We heartily congratulate her on the laurel
wreath shN has won, and feel assured TIA, It
gould not adorn more classic head
The degree was conferred by the Harrisburg
Female College, Pa. 1t is one of the first
seminaries in the United States, and is under
the supervision of Rev. b. r. Waugh, a gentle
man of rare intellectual ability"
WHITE LAg3b ~ AasAeco FACTORIEs.-One
OF two al our manufacturers There NAV be
more) have adopted the plan of working white
persons in their factories. They, however,, apIy
have small number. We raanot see why
white persons migA, nat render this kind of
labor very lucrative to themselves. We are
that man can make from 5 5 to $40
> week in the twisting room, when he becemea
familiar with the business, which 0D,Y ,Ieqpirea
a short time. The labeg ip the factories is not
of that asaars.y character for which tbs negro is
II RscnharlY adapted; for we find that negroes
work Is more profitable to the owner, and better
suited TO the constitution of the negro, when
placed in the field. If the system Of workinz
white hands to larger extent could pc intro,
iuced into our tobacca fa4.ostes, t would open
l fruitful rre,d Tor the employment of hundreds
4 white. persons, who would be WILING "a en-
gage in il now, bit for the lasss number Of ne
55roes employed W manufacturers. White labor
Q worked TO great advantage in our neighbor-
ny Guy, TetersDurg' ahd we understand, is
reformed mostly by white girls. Surely,
,hewers of the "weed /" would ;uucL prefer
hat put up by the hhGards oliwhite girls, 70 that
N. Dy the 9angainly-looking and ever,
weatlng negro.
ne pope Oar manufacturers viii examine the
natter, feeIsaG assured that they will find it
d eaa.ageous to themseves.-R Richmond Va.)
uOrntng NeWs.
SONG.
Pi MY SonNsoN.
sui 10 be neat still TO be drest,
AS You were going q feast;
Still 10 be powdered still perfumea-
Lady, II is to he presumed
Though ar's had causes are not found,
A" - not sweet, all is not sound.
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