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The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-03
THE sCHOOLMAsTERs PROMISE.

A correspondent of the Germantown
Telegraph tells the following anecdote of
his old schoolmaster, "Old Haskins :"
Boys" said he one day, smiling.
What's up? thought we, and were all at
tention. 1t was like sun-peep through a
heavy storm-cloud when "Old Haskins"
smiled, and the phenomena was unaccount-
able.
"Boys," said he, II am about to bargain
with you for good behavior" Change Of
tactics, verify! 81 desire that you will
conduct yourselves with decorum for one
week, and l will promise to show you
curiosity no man ever saw and,
having shown it, what no man will ever
see again"
Eyes, sir p agreed Y II vi, sir 2 and
various other expressions of acquiescence
came from every corner Of the room; and
as preface to the new state of things,
the school was dismissed at an early hour,
leaving the boys to gaze into each others
eyes in establishment, as if to answer to the
riddle which had stolen upon them as
pleasant dream
An anxious week followed week of
curiosity, bewilderment, hope and pleas
ure in embryo. Out of school it was all
the talk "What no man ever saw, and
what no man shall ever see again l'-not
even the terrible author of the compromise.
What could it be?
Another and another day, until at last
| the identical one named dawned upon the
gladdened young hearts.
Nine o'clock came. Every urchin was
at his post-books and states, all in readi-
ness and ignorance--every task fully COM
mitted to memory Altogether charming
state of affairs An active mind, not we'd
ded too closely to orthodox ideas, would
have OWNED at once the great advantage
of rewards and kindness over oppression
and cruelty. But our old tutor was in
vincble- Unmake him2 Never. You
could not alter his plans one iota.
Jingle, Jingle, sounded the little bell.
That bell had voice as well as a tongue.
Boys all attention !-eyes, ears, mouth all
agape. Momentous epoch
Old Haskins raised the lid of his desk,
and adjusted his ominous looking specta-
cles uponhis nasal projection, and proceeded
to the solemn ceremony
attention school /" roared the tutor. A
single order was necess ary-you might
have heard a pin drop.
''The hour has at length arrived. Be
hold in my appraised fingers single al
mond. terrible suspense.) In this al
mond is kernel tremendously breaks
the shell and exposes the tiny thing.
This no man ever saw p Then opening
his capacious jaws, exposing an array of
decaying ivory and raw flesh, that remind
ed us of a Bengal tiger, he thrusts in the
mysterious kernel, brushes and swallows it.
"Boysp exclaimed he, with great en-
phasis, "boys you will never-I will never
no man will oversee that kernel again
To your lessons, you rascals, every dog of
you !"
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AN ODE TO LAMB.

Hind quarters of the type of innocence,
Whether with peas and mint must dispense,
Or go the twain, disappearing the expense,
And thus enjoy thee in the fullest sense,
That is the question.
Rear section of young mutton-tender food
Just in the dawn of CRASHED juicy hood
Dainties like these shouldnot be served up nude
But graced with all the trimmings understood,
To help digestion.
Then boil the peas, the fragrant mint prepare,
Be thou, prime joint not oyerdone, nor rare
Concoct the gravy with exceeding care
When all is ready, serve shall be there
| always am
Incipient sleeps meat when on thee dine,
Hot be the plate, and icy cold the wine
Three slices midway of the leg be mine
Then put the rest away. for very fine
Is cold roast lamb
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LETTER FROM HARTFORD.
HARTFORD, Nov. %, 1859.

HARTFORD, Nov. %, 1859.
Mr.. EDITOR: Allow me, through the
columns of your paper, to offer'a sugges-
ton, and for the following reasons: You
are doubtless aware that the stigma of
mental inferiority has long rested upon us as
a race Well, thrown as we are into daily
contact with the Anglo-Saxon, this ques-
ton has been repeatedly argued, especially
since the Harper's Ferry Instruction. We
have denied it, and mentioned instances
where our people have contended for lite
rary honors, and borne off their share. In
almost every instance we are met with the
question, ''If your race has accomplished
what you claim they have why do we hear
so little of r" Now, it occurs to me that
some of our men might not only show
when, where, and how this has been done,
to the entire satisfaction of those who ask
the question, but also enable our own peo-
pie to know more than we do of our lite
rary as well as political history. In view
of this, will not some one contribute bio
graphical sketch of some deceased man,
identified with our race, who has left his
mark in the temple of wisdom, every week.
For our own part we are satisfied that there
are many of us who would like to be post
ed on this subject, in order to meet the
question satisfactorily Having offered our
suggestion, we turn to the local news.
Last evening, Prof 0. @. Gilbert and
company, from Boston, Mass, gave con-
cert in the Talcott street church. We do
not profess to be amateurs in music, but
we will nevertheless say that the troupe
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Ilrterrro Correspondence.
LETTER FROM READING.
READING, Pa, Nov q, 1859

HEADING a. NOV Il, 1903
DEAR ANGL0:- Since my last letter, there
has been a convention of the teachers of
the Berks county public schools, which
lasted three days, and was very interest
ing. The body was organized by appoint
inc the Rev. VIM. A. Good as President,
and John Ryan and c. A. r. Krele as
Vice Presidents The minutes being read
and approved, the President appointed a
committee on finance. This committee,
from some cause or other, passed by me
several times in collecting the funds, but
never asked me to pay. This did not
understand altogether; consequently |
made inquiries of the reverend President
as to the cause, to which he merel y respond
ed, in a careless way, that he guessed it
was all right, and telling me to walk up
and pay my money, as he did not think
there would be any objection. told him
my going up there would appear as though
wanted to push myself in where | was
not wanted, and this was the last exchange
Of words the President had with me during
the three days session. The proceedings
Of the first day were merely the reports of
the committees appointed one year previ-
Gus The evening was occupied by a
lecture delivered by Thomas III. Burrows,
editor of the pennsylvania School Jour
nal" The lecture pictured out very beau
tifully the causes why the free school sys-
tenn had not reached the desired
point. Among other things, he said that
the grand school in which the first and
lasting impression must be made is the
home school, by the parent A great ma
ny other things were said, instructive as
well as wise. The second days proceed
ings commenced with the reading of an
anonymous essay relative to books, after
which the subject, "Choice Of books was
discussed. Several other questions were
discussed, when Mr.. Wickersham, princi-
pal of the State Normal School, was cho-
sen teacher for the day. The firstinstruc,
ton given was that in arithmetic, in which
the gentleman handled in mastery man.
ner every obscure point pertaining to that
study, calculating very satisfactorily every
mterrogatory put to him by the members
Of the institute, and giving his ideas in re-
gard to the study Of said branch.
At seven o'clock the institute again met,
and was opened with lecture read by Mr..
Wickersham, which occupied about two
hours. 1t was ably composed and gener-
ally instructive, said to be the work of
many hours labor. The forenoon exer-
Uses Of the following day were of little
aportance. The afternoon was past in
ue instruction of English grammar, by
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LETTER FROM CAMDEN.
CAMDEN. N. j. Nov.

CAMDEN, N. j., Nov. %, 1859
| beg leave to call the attention of your
readers to a very important feature of your
paper, and which will, if viewed in its pro-
per light, make your already valuable
sheet almost indispensable in those commu-
mites where it has circulation, and 9th
ers into which it is fast finding its way
There are great many people in this sec
ton of the country land | think the same
may be said of other places who fatter
themselves that they can do better by
changing localities; but, owing to the fact
of not having the kind of information which
might assist them in making choice, and
being destitute of the means to travel from
place to place, they are obliged to stand to
the rack fodder or no fodder-that is, re-
main where they are. 1t is said that a
rolling stone will gather no moss, but some
of these persons doubtless think that a
stone which has never rolled may be bene-
fitted by being once turned over. Now,
"rhe Anglo" seems to serve as a complete
directory. The letters from your cores
pondents, who write from different places
contain just such information as these home
seekers desire; and who will say that
numbers are not already beginning to turn
it to account.
But, fearing my letter may grow tedious
OF take up more room than can be spared,
| will conclude by saying something in re-
lation to this little one horse town Of ours,
the geographical position of which is prob
ably known to most of your readers. How
ever, it may be no harm to say that it is
directly Opposite the great Quaker City,
and is the terminus of the famous Camden
and Amboy Railroad. 1t was incorporat-
ed in February, 1928, having at that time
less than 1000 inhabitants Its popula-
ton at the present time is supposed to be
over $4,000 The colored people number
about 1900. There are eleven white
churches, and one A NJ E. church, found
ed by Benjamin Wilson, better known as
Father Wilson. 1t was built in the sum-
mer of 1888, and the Rev. Israel Scott was
the first preacher. 1t was rebuilt in 1850
The present pastor is Rev. j. L. Jackson
The colored people here, as in many
other places, seem content with fewer priv
ileges than they might have by little
more action. We do not seem disposed to
ask for more rights, and it is not reasona-
BILE that we will get them until we do
There are no people so poor as not to have
one privilege, and that is to petition for a
redress of their wrongs; and if we are re-
fused let us still petition, until, in the Ian
guage of John Adams, the tables are over
turned by the force of their numbers.
When, ask, in the name of consistency,
will black men learn that eternal vigi-
lance is the price of iberty2" Our OPP
pressors are already much troubled. They
cry, "Peace be still y and compare US to
the frogs and lice of Egypt, and like them
let us continue to coup into their dough-
trOughS and bed-chambers, until they let
the people go. WEST JERSEY.
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Far the Weekly Anglo-African.
TO III

,.o.saa one autumn morn, wanderer il the
wood,
HI. LARGE sad eyes peered on the ground, his feet
INA dead leaves strewed
And the hazy Indian SIMMER fell on the woodland
drear,
Aud, not unlike the wanderers heart the world
Vas sad and scar
But rocks of shining mica, rude specimens Of
ore
And curious fossils took my eare-of him thought
no more;
When wall of mortal sorrow through the quiv
ering foliage spread
Twas wall that sank into my soul, for thus me
thought it said
.'lly life is like a creeping vine that in the early
spring,
Pats vigorously forth its seions, and these to
yew-tree cling,
Which one by one the woodnan, unfeclin,
wretch hath shorn,
AuI oft the conscious rtis lie withered and for
Torn;
But ralying from its stupor, one tendril sprung
anew,
And cenfcring all its soul in this, slow up the yew
tree grew
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LETTER FROM ALBANY.
ALBANY. Nov. q, 1859.

ALBANY, INVf' = y ISeV'
DEAR ANGLO: The ladies of Bethel gave
a fine entertainment last Thursday even
ing. for the benefit of their church The
only cause of regret to me was the pres
ence of so few young men, who, l am very
sorry to say, are very backward in any and
everything relating to their improvement.
Would that they could but remember that
theirs is responsible position in the world
that the Douglasses, Garnets, Bemans,
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nv. The man who Floods the Nation
al Democrat" of Cleveland, with '.ta~s-
tete," to the infinite disgrace of the city,
but to the great qualification Of the Custom
House clique, says that "Langston seems
to be the most sensible of the whole par
ty." This l positively deny. With these
explanations and denials, / hope the Mar
shall of the Northern District of Ohio, the
federal administration generally, and all
shareholders, and particularly all official
smelling committees" will be fully salts
fiedj II. LANGsToN.
CLEVELAND, Nov, 1859
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a course, because success is the standard
by which the American people are regu-
lated, governed, and controlled.
Yours, in behalf Of liberty, justice, and
right, VIM. E. WALKER.
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The following ''card,' trump one, ap-
pears in the Cleveland "Plaindealer" of the
18th inst:
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-06-09

TnE NEW PENTESTIARY.-Th commits
sioners appointed by bis exceIlency Govern
or Willard 10 select Site for new State
prison, have, as our readers have been in
formed, selected Fort Wayne The Govern
or has refused TO sanction the selection, and
intimates a preference for Lafayette Il is
probable that this difference of opinion will
not he adjusted rs long as there is dollar
left in the State Treasury of the fifty ,hous-
aud appropriated 10y the Legislature 10 pay
tue expenses Of the State prison commission.
The architect, warden, and moral instrne-
tor are impatient to begin their respective
duties the first Of which is to pocket their
Perdicm for doing nothing--exactly nothing.
We hope the thing will hang FIRE till the
whole appropriation is exhausted, which
will be the surest and cheapest way of de-
| feating the project. Another Legislature
will probably repeal the act.
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THE FRosT.-The latest Ohio papers ex-
press the opinion that the frost on Saturday
night was not so destructive in the upper
portion Of the Northwestern States as was
first apprehended. North of the old nation
al road, both in Ohio and Indiana, the corn
was to "a considerable extent cut down, but
the belief is that it will recover, aud hut lit.
tie Of it will need rcpIanting. The wheat is
thought not TO be much injured. The Gin
cinnaii Gazette SAYS:
In Bourbon county, Kentucky, corn,
wheat, &c, are much injured. In our own
neighborhood we find that on high ground
the crops have not suffered, while in low
places they have been damaged. Ii is fear
ed that the grape crop is injured,
Upon the whole we do not think there is
ground for serions alarm. Judging from
the information obtained from gentlemen
from the country. we infor that the wheat
is probably safe, and that a few warm days
will restore the corn.
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The NAPOLEON GUN.-It is well known
that the artillery gun, with which the
French army is now supplied, is the inven-
ton of Louis Napoleon. The popularity
of its construction and power is compare
lively secret. Some of The English jour
nails and magazines depreciate this inven-
ton. But the correspondent of the London
Times speaks of it as follows:
The new system of artillery, which has
been under examination for more than two
years past, is, am assured, completed, and
the last experiments have decided its adOp-
ton. The various calibres that have before
existed, are according to this plan, reduced
to two-twelve ponders or seige guns, and
four FOUNDER or field guns The pieces are
rifled, the projectiles are hollow, and pro-
duce double effect-that of solid shot and
shell. Their form is conical, and leaden
diLetteS little wings) give to the ball pre-
cision never before obtained. My informant
says:
In order to give an idea of the terrible
effects of these new pieces, it sufiices to say
that IA twelye-pounder new model) will,
| Will Out-udll lIlt VI SiOtS Vi tue
old pieces 1f "A, produce the same effect
| And the new pattern twelve-pounder pro-
duces at 30 metres the same result as the
old "a, at &c metres, and requires no more
than one sixth of the charge. The project
| lies penetrate into block Of stone of the
hardest cement 10 an extent Of 80 centime-
tres (3l inches }, and an enormous breach is
made by the explosion. The advantages OF
the four-pounders are still more remarkable
1t requires but 500 grammes of powder to
throw q ball distance of one kilOmelrical
| league. The precision is such that at the
distance Of 300 metres (3,35S yards OF
nearly two miles) it strikes single man
on horseback, and at that distance would
destroy body of cavalry or infantry
| Scientific men affirm that these improve
meuts have raised the art of destruction 10y
artillery to all but perfection.
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An Accomplished Counterfeiter
Arresfel.

An old and accomplished counterfeiter
living on his farm in Camden county, New
Jersey, was recently arrested by the detect
ives of Philadelphia. He was well known
by the name of Wash Taylor; he owned
the farm on which he resided, containing
one hundred acres of valuable land, in a
high state of cultivation. In his neighbour
hood he passed for an enterprising, thrifty,
and honest agriculturist lie is over sixty
years of age, but hale and active, retaining
a clear eye and steady hand, as his opera
tons prove. Having been strongly suspect
ed a long time by the police of Philadel-
plia, the officers made him visit, and were
very graciously received by the wife, who
was unsnspiciouS of their character and the
objects of their visit The old gentleman
was disturbed in the midst of his labors in
his studio, on penetrating to which the OIL
GERS found the room was unrivalled in COM
pleteness us manuiactory of counterfeit
notes. There was an elegant and superior
copying press, very large amount OF note
paper inks, acids, engravers' tools, and a
large number of plates, both for printing
counterfeits and altering notes, all of which
the officers seized. ....
Taylor had been interrupted by their ar
rival while printing an admirable counter
felt s. note on the State Bank of Camden,
and they found in the room, and just from
the press, notes to the amount of $4,000,
none of which had yet been signed. The
plate was on the press, and the original
note, from which the counterfeit had been
traced and engraved, was carefully slowed
away in drawer. They obtained also,
S., 200 in fves on the Farmers and Me-
chanics' Band of Camden, and about $4,000
in ives on the EastOn Bank, at Easton, Pa,
together with the plates, which are engrav-
ed with rare skill None of these notes
had been signed.
They obtained some twelve or fifteen dit.
ferent plates, and the tracings for two oil
three new plates One Of these was a coun.
terfeit on the Corn Exchange Bank Of Phila.
delphia, aud another the Bank of the North
ern Liberties, the latter being well adj
vanced The cOunterfeiter was committed
to prison, and the booty secured. The Off
GERS were delighted with the order and per.
lection which reigned in Taylor's establish.
ment. Everything was in its place, and all
his work denoted skill. His tools and all
his materials were OF the finest description
He had taken great pride in fitting up the
place, and manifested sincere regret i'll leaY-
! inc it in his old age
Taylor" Wash Taylor" as he is called -
! is man Of great repute in the counterfeit
ing fraternity. They know his work by
his skill lie does everything himself, en-.
craving, printing and even signing lie
has. been ia the business some forty years
bnt he never passed note of his own manu-.
facture. lie sells his manufactures 10 the
! fraternity in quantities OF SlOOuO and
| $50, 900 la his time he has been il
half the jaila VI the country, aud has h,ei
several times convicted lie has no equal
in point OF skill. in all the departments o
/ cOunterfeiting.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-06-09

AXE SLAVES Persons AMENAnbE FOR
CRIMES In the case OF the Slave tried in
Maryland for robbing the mail, in which
the counsel for the defence contended that
slaves had no civil capacities that made
them amenable for crimes, Judge fancy de-
cided, GO .-...
LIST. That the Constitution of the United
States recognizes slaves as persons, and rs
such they are represented in Congtess.
ID. That as persons they are, in many
instances at least, subject 10 certain liabil-
lies and invested with the rights correspond
ing TO those liabilities, in the same way that
other persons are.
Sd. That among these liabilities are those
which render them amcnable To trial and
punishment for crimes and miSdemeanors
and among these rights, is the right of legal
protection against personal injury.
4th. That the Constitution of the United
States also recognizes slaves as property.
5th--"As property just as the rights
of the owners OF any other description OF
property are, " the rights Of the owner are
entitled to the protection of the law" The
rights of the owners of slaves are not put
above the rights of any other species Of
property. The one have the same sources
OF redress in case of injury opened TO them
as the other.
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PRUssiA.-The dubious terms in which
Prussia expresses herself are the subject of
severe connmert in tine French papers The
debates say that the future conduct of Prus-
sia win depend upon the definite meaning
which She may attach TO her favorite ex-
pressions-the security of Germany and the
maintenance of European equilibrium. 1t
will only be when the victorious French
army has reached the plains of Lombardy,
that Prussia will declare, by her conduct,
the exact meaning she ascribes to the ex-
preSsion5 which she now employs to define
her policy.
Hitherto it is impossible not to see that
she uses language Intentionally obscure,
and while constantly speaking of the
law of nations and European equilibri-
um, without saying mora, she is anxious, at
the same time, not to alarm the passions of
Southern Germany, which declares the Aus
TRAN domination in Lombardy necessary 10
its safety, aGa 10 avoid pronouncing against
the French Government, which declares,
openly aad sincerely, that its sole object is
the Independence OF Italy, ard that it will
conScientiOnsly respect the territory and Sc
Guilty OF Germany.
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a6- Humble merit makes its way up in
the world almost as frequently in England
as in the United States. The Lincolnshire
(England) TINES, says that William Henry
Adams, of Boston, in that county, recently
appointed the Attorney General for the col
ony of Hong Kong, has assembled the social
scale thus: -. FtEf EFf
Compositor, proof-reader, sub-editor, edi-
tor and newspaper proprietor, barrister,
member of Parliament, Colonial Attorney
General. Here is an example under our
own eye of what man with moderate
abilities. and fair share of industry and
energy may accomplish in this much abused,
aristOcratic England of ours.