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From the Co:nhill Magazine for April.

From the Co:nhill Magazine for April.
Spring.
Here, where the tall plantation frs
Slope to the river, down the hill,
Strange impulses. like vernal stirs.
Have made me wander at :hcir will.
see, with half-attentive eyes,
The buds and flowers that mark the Spring
And Natures myriad prophecies
Of what the Summer suns will bring.
For every sense find delight
The new-wed cushat's murmurous tones,
Young blossoms bursting into light,
And the rich odor Of the cones.
The larch. with tassels purple pink,
Whispers like distant. falling brooks;
And n-forgo:ten dewdrops wink
Amid the grass, in shady hooks.
The breeze, that hangs round every bush,
Steals sweetness from the tender shoots,
With here and there perfumed gush
From violets among the roots.
See, where. behind the ivied rock,
Grow drifts of white anemones;
As if the Spring. in Winters mock,
Were mimicking his SHOWS with these.
The single bloom yon furzes bear
Cleans like the fiery planet Mars;
The creamy primroses appear
In galaxies of vernal stars;
And. grouped in Pleiad clusters round.
Lent-lillits blow-Some six or seven:
With blossom consultations crowned.
This quiet nook resembles heaven.
THOMAS Hoop.
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A New DOdge.-Spiritualism in Medical
Practice.

A short time since the child of one of our
uptown families was suddenly seized with
sickness, which seemed SO serious that imme-
diately the family physician, man OF long
was sent for in great haste; out alas, he
came not, and the sudden elimination of the
disease into terrific CONFUSION compelled
( the family to abandon their regular doctor
and send for the nearest one, who proved to
be an educated man of the old school-a Sc
rious objection. indeed, to the family, but
which. in their distressed situation, could not
well be helped. The character of the diff
Guilty was quickly perceived, and an eme,ic
quickly removed a quantity of und'gested
and improper food, restoring the child to
comparative health. The thanks of the
whole family were prodigally bestowed upon
the physician, the preserver of their child,
who was requested to continue mis- attendance
till the child was entirely recovered. The
next morning brought the tardy DIR. Pellets,
vino was met with storm of reproaches for
his neglect and inat,en,ion, and with the
statement that if they had waited for him
their child would now have been corpse
and that now, as the doctor had done SO
much for them. they could never repay him
and he should continue to attend the child
and an intmation was held out that they
should continue TO employ him in the future
DR.. Pellets could not afford to lose SO yalua
Tie family without struggle to retain il
so he said commisseratinsly: Il regret. m.
dear madam. the alarm you have been under
and tie danger in which your darling beauti
ful has been At what hour did YOU say tn:
child began to improve:?" ut was just "a
the clock struck four" was the answer. "Ah
my dear lady, | thought it was so. Ii wa
FIVE minutes before four o'clock when | en-
0 tered my house and saw you. call on m.
$ slate. My spirit was put into immediate
g communication with Your child. and through
$ il was enabled to act upon the conyul>c'
O spirit of your charming little cilerub" Il
h it possible. my dear Doctor Pellets? W.
, thought it was almost a miracle. and foolish
Y ly attributed it TO the action Of this allopath
a les poisonous emetic. which indeed onl
5 brought few raisin skins and stones ard
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scholars, and soften them, and mould them
at their pleasure. Now lam afraid that both
Of these theories are in part fallacious. In
the first case you would loose the just esteem
of your scholars. In the second. you would
be perplexed and mortified at seeing your
kindness disregarded by many sturdy, sub
tle and wilful scholar. My opinion is, that
teachers should as far as possible act the part
of a constant friend. Be kind and indulgent,
but not at the expense of principle. Be pa
tient aud forgiving, until forbearance ceases
to be virtue, but spare not the rod when by
so doing you will spoil the child.
SCHOLARSHIP.
The standard of scholarship in this town
is comparatively low, yet there are some very
fair scholars, and particularly so when con-
sidered in respect to their age. The young
er scholars are in advance of the older ones
when SO considered Here want to redeem
promise | made when visiting the schools,
which was, to report the best scholar in
town. hoping thereby to excite some compe-
tItion. shall have to give the preference
to Miss Delphine Nelson. She excels in
those branches which are usually the most
neglected, reading and spelling, but which
should be the principal studies in our schools.
She also excels in grammar, and is equal to
other scholars in other studies In mathe-
mates the scholars seem to have fair stand
lns. They seemed to haze turned their
tention to this branch of education to II &c
glect of other studies, seeming to thiIk #
they can get some knowledge of figure It
IS not much matter about anything more. -
This in my opinion is gross mistake. 1t is
by reading that the mass Of community gain
their information. Therefore taste for read.
ing should be cultivated while young. and i,
is of great Importance that this should be
done correctly. Bnt this cannot he done un.
less scholars are learned to spell correctly
Scholars should not only be required to read
and spell. but they should be directed to pre-
pare their lessons for recitation the same a:
other lessons are prepared and then CAREFUL!
recteu.
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Power OfCOurage.

To give any form of courage an available
or working value, it is essential that it has
two qualities-promptness and persistency.
What Napoleon called "two-o'clock-in-the-
morning courage" is rare. 1t requires great
enthusiasm or great discipline, to be proof a
gainst surprise. 1t is said that Suwarrow,
even in peace, always slept fully, "and want
ed to enjoy comfortable sleep" 81 usually
took off one spur," said he. In regard to
persistency, history is full of instances of un-
expected reverses and eleventh hour tri-
umphs. The battle of Marengo w;s consid.
cred hopeless for the first half of the day, and
retreat was generally expected, on the part
of the French, when Dessaix, consulted by
Bonaparte. looked at his watch, and said,
The battle is completely lost, but it is only
two o'clock, and we shall have time to gain
another" He then made his famous and fa-
tai cavalry charge, and won the field. 1t was
from noble appreciation Of this kind of
persistency, that when the battle of Cana
was lost, and Hannibal was measuring by
bushels the rings of fallen Roman Knights,
the Senate of Rome voted thanks to the de-
feated General, Consul Trentus Varro, for
not having despaired of the Republic.
Thus armed 1T all points, incapable of be-
ing surprised or exhausted, courage achieves
results that seem miraculous. 1t is an ele-
ment of inspiration, something superadded
and incaiculable, when all the forces are ex-
hausted. When we consider how really for
midable becomes the humblest of quadru-
peds, cat or rat, when it grows mad and des
perate ard throws all personal fear behind
it is clear that there must be reserved pow
er in human daring, which deties computa
tion, and equalizes the most fearful Odds
Take one man, mad with excitement and in
toxication, place him with his back to tn,
wall, knife in his hand, and the fire of ute
frenzy in his eyes, and who among the thou
sands of bys;anders dares make the first at
tempt to disarm him? Desperate courage
makes one a majority. Baron Trenck near
ly escaped from the fortress Of Glatz, at noon
day, snatching sword from an officer, pass
ing al, the sentinels with sudden rush. ant
almost ctirc,ing his retreat to the mountains
(which incident proves" he says,"that advcl
turous, and even rash daring will render tn
most improbable undertaking succt sstul, an
, that desperate attempts may often make
general more fortunate and famous than tn
wisest and best concerted plans. .itlanti
I NoMhlY.
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II Aunty Z was trying to per-
suade little Eddy to retire at sundown, using
as an argument that the little chickens went
to roost at that time. "Yes," says Eddy, "but
the old hen always goes with them" Aunty
tried no more arguments with him at that
time.
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alleged that the manning was the result of a
domestic quarrel brought about by the un-
chaste conduct of the wife. But the judge
very properly ruled that immoral conduct on
the woman's part could not forfeit her claim
to legal protection, and that the law consid-
cred her drunken husband as merely the In
strument of Lawson in cutting off her foot
and held the latter as truly responsible for /,
as if he had done the act with his own
hands. The jury therefore found verdict
of $1,000 damages against Lawson and in ia
vor of the abused WIFE Lawson will be
likely to be careful who he sells whisky to af
ter this.
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THE MEETING ATTHE GATE. That would
do for the title o. 4 song. 1t is a better name
for story than some now in use. Still this
discussion has nothing to do with the buSi-
ness now in hand, which is to relate what
befel shop boy, who had inflated himself
with the notion that all the Young ladies who
nave cast Their eyes upon him during the
two or three months he has been down.
are intensely in love with his golden locks.
lie bothered everybody with this faith that
was in him and his companions, as much
to cure him, as to rid themselves Of his con-
fden,ial displays Of madness, caused letter
in a feminine hand, to be addressed to him,
full of what he would be sure TO call love
talk, such as "Do dearest, if YOU would save
heart from breaking, mind from distrac-
ton, or a body from destruction, meet me a,
the West street gate this (Tuesday) evening
and there will pour out my whole soul tc
YOU
This was very attractive language-it was
well calculated to deceive, as the reporter:
saw of counterfeit notes. LET S O'Clock bt
the hour, DEAR" she added; 81 can't come
earlier, darling, for ma may miss me-" Sh'
further enjoined that he should approach thu
gate from West street, bearing in his han,
kerchief as fair, as signal to his "owl
Emma After all these endearments, it i
safe to say that the sapling was early on tn
ground. His tormenters suffered him t
walk until 9 o'clock, and then they cam
forth from behind the trees, and the Lowell
Young man was weaned.-BoSton Courier.
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DUTIES OF PARENTS.

Among all the negligence with which our
schools are chargable. there seems none so
ineXcusable as the neg !tct of parents. They
do not even give as much attention TO this
subject as they DO to other business of the
same expense. Schools ale not visited as
they should be- Teachers are not consulted
as to the conduct or necessities of scholars
scholars to school. Everything leaves the
impress Of disinterestedness. This state of
thing, does not pass unnoticed by scholars.
Teachers take the nt,c,ion, and the time is
squandered the school is worse than use
less. We cannot expect to see much improve
nent in our schools until parents shall first
fulfil their duty. Those having no scholars
will be very reluctant to help support schools
when they see it is of no benefit But let
parents as well as others visit schools, and
by their interest show their estimation of
learning and the necessity cf acquiring it
Thus may they not only encourage their
scholars, but materially tighten TIE task of
their teachers, who will renew their arGol
when they see that their labors are properl,
appreciated. Wner parents shall use the
means in their power to improve our school.
then they may justly ask the assistance of
community, and doubtless their call will b,
responded to.
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FELLOW CITIZENS :

Thus briefly and meagerly have set be-
fore you the condition ard some of the ne
ccssilies of our schools 1t is a subject that
commends itself to your immediate attention
The instruction of nearly three hundred
scholars in this town is of great importance.
The value of their school days cannot be too
highly estimated. If misspent. it will be a
loss to them which will be irreparable, thro
life. The inability of scholars to appreciate
these golden seasons, makes it the duty Of
every good citizen so to guard this public
treasure as to do honor to the town, and free
US from the duty which We owe to the rising
gener ,tion.
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A Cool CORNISH MINER-Some years ago
party of Cambridge lEnglish) philosophers
undertook, for a scientific object to penetrate
into the Vastly depths Of Wheal Fortunes
mine. The venerable professor Farash. who
made one Of the number. used to relate with
infinite gusto the following startling incident
of his visit On his ascent III the ordinary
manner, by means of the bucket and with a
miner for fellow passenger, he perceived as
he thought, unmistakable symptoms of frail-
ty in the rope. "lIow often do you change
your ropes, my good man." he inquired.
when about half way from the bottom Of the
awful abyss I'VE change them every three
months, sir" replied the man in the bucket,
land we shall change this one tomorrow, If
we get up safe. e."-Buider.
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Upon this word rests the foundation Of all
success in school. Notwithstanding the care
lessness with which many individuals treat
this subject, without regard to the influence
it may have upon scholars, the reality is the
same. There must be order in school or ev-
cry effort will be in vain. am persuaded
that it would not be 50 much of task, in
many cases, to govern school if the teach
ers had nothing but the scholars to contend
with. But unfortunately there are other in
huences quite often outside of the school
house and beyond the reach of the teacher
which are more difficult 10 manage than the
scholars themselves. Every person is free
to advocate their views of school teaching
and frequently scholars participate in the
government of the of the school, practcins
some of those ill-advised plans. One per
son would be so stern and severe as to keel
these scholars in constant fear, and rule then
as with a rod of iron, while another woult
be 80 affable and attractive in their manners
as to draw out all the latent virtues of the
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j G DAItI-IN q a. Co,
CLOTHING. DRY GOODS & GROCERIES
Luurnhuryh Vermont.
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IRA l.. MC(IARN,
oFa.er II. all kinds OF DRY GOODS. BOOTS ShoES -.
trvc-ries, Paints, UiIs, &c, IL. .
- ham CcrIIer, vermont
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HARRIS LYNDS,
BLACKSMITH AND CARRIAGE MAKER, :,
Water street. Pparham Vt. u
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DiCkERMAN, BARNEY Il CO..
l26 and l2S Milk street. Boston,
-'ircr, and Wholesale Dealers IN Fluid and Cam
r r'" p!, Soaps, Candles, &c Kerosene Oil constantly
80 -"i4l t4i quality W arrantcd.
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Geo. &. Il Geo. w. CAHOON,
ATT0EvFYS & COVNSELLORS AT LAW
AND SOLICITORS IN CHANCEk1'
LEE AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENTS, LYNDON, W.
I.ey Will attend Courts in Caledonia, Orleans
A. t>scX Counties.
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pc,.,. J. ID. CLAR II H.
hhovk BINDER bradford. Vt.
''cs- Of all kinds, from superior Paper-made 10
orier, and ruled 10 any pattern.
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p,, X. DELANO & co.,
IhbDCCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS
= & - CITY WHARF, BOSTON.
Il Co.. would call the special attention OF
t'r. y The fac; tina; they coIfne themselves ex-
~! l. d COMMISSION business
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-06
TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 1860.
Union Men to the Rescue.

In the glowing language of the eloquent
HnIARD. one of tho nnblest sons of the Old
Bay State, we call upon you, Union men. this
morning, to.s'Awake, arisei the hour has come,
and the man! Shake off your distrust, as the
lion shakes the dew-drop from his name.
Hear and heed your country's call. Are you
young? give us the beauty of your youth
the sparkling and mantling foam on the new
ly poured cup of life: Are you of mature
age? give US your deliberate strength: Are
you cid? give US the rich treasures OF your
experience. We want all: we can spare none.
Come from your workshops, your factorie
your warehouses, and your farms. Come in
numbers, like those in which Nature, from
her eyer-teeming loins, pours forth her tribes
of the air and of the deepl Come the
leaves come when the winds of autumn are
roaring through the woods! Come as the
waves come when the fail of the tempest is
shifting the deepi Gather with strong hands
and manly hearts, living rampant of pro
lection and defence. around the institutions
of your beloved country? Establish her
greatness on the Union, the Constitution, the
laws-a foundation as deep as the centre
Cyclopean wOrk-on which fabric of ma
terial prosperity may be reared, broad as the
earth, high as the majestic heavensn
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-06
THE CAPITAL OF ALABAMA DIS
GRACEDi
Ipdteni,y TO Mr.. Douglas.


We learn from the Montgomery Post thai
very discreditable indignity was offered to
Mr. DOUGLAS and the gentlemen accompany
ing him, on his arrival in that city, lasi
Thursday night, by some one throwing rotten
eggs at them from window in the Exchange
Hotel. The .4duertiser, BRECKENRIDGE Y AN
lsCEY organ. says the offender are reported to
be ladies :" and declares Mr.. DOUGLAS
should not have vistt d that city. The affair
was most disgraceful, and should make the
people OF Alabama blush with shame. Mr..
DOUGLAS has visited nearly all of the States
of the Union, and has spoken to crowds com
posed of every character of peOple,-in the
North and in the South-but not until he
reached the Capital of Alabama was an in
dignity put upon him. Everywhere else, he
was treated with the respect due to his high
character as United States Senator, and
candidate for the Presidency. 1t is a great
misfortune that such a thing should have oc-
Cured in the South. Its effect cannot be
other than mischievous. Mr.. DOUGLAS is the
centre around which are rallying the greater
number of the friends left to the South in the
North He has met our abolition and repub-
e lican enemies there boldly, and fought them
vigorously; and upon him they are bringing
TO bear all the means and appliances of abuse
and calumny and Misrepresentation, to hunt
him down, because he stands between them
and triumph over the South. An indignity of
fered to such a man, at such time as this, is
most disreputable and altogether inexcusable.
If the South has no need of Mr.. DOUGLAS in
the future, it has need of the friends who are
sustaining him, and who may resent the in
dignity offered him as disgraceful return
for his and their efforts to beat down the
enemies of our institutions in the North.
The affair is bat an illustration of the in
tolerant and proscriptive spirit, which has
sprung up in the capital of Alabama, under
the teachings of Mr.. YANCEY and his seces-
sion organs. Mr.. DOUGLAS is the first subject
it has vented its malignity upon. Its needs
but encouragement, and courage, to prompt
it to assail every man in Montgomery who
dares to resist their efforts to destroy the
Union. If not properly rebuked it may yet
result in strife and bloodshed on Southern
soil, Southern men being the contestants.
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We take pleasure in calling attention to the medi-
cnes advertised in paper by J. n. Harris Co, of
Cincinnati Perry Davis Pain Killer is well known TO
the public and needs no recommendation from US,
its good qualities in all have been generally
tested The sherry Wine Bitters, in cases of dyspep
STA jaundice liver complaints and in all cases where
tonic Is necessary, is highly recommended. or. Wea-
vers Syrup and Cerate desirable remedies in cases
arising from an impure state OF the blood The com
bined use Of the is said TO result favorable in al
cases In the above list may be found panacea for
all diseases try them-NanstOn Star, Feb, 15tt, 1850,
Mansion, Juneau Co., WIS. nov1-d&w4w
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~ We have one word to say 10 the
wives of the Union men of Nashville: Do
not expect your husbands at home to dinner
to-day. Tell them they shall neither eat nor
sleep till they have done their whole duty.
You and your little ones, the precious fruit
of united love, have great. paramount
stake in this days work. IF, after the polls
freshments, and send them back ''down town;
tonight, and tell them not TO bring back to
you any but the glorious tidngs of triumph.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-06

"We will secede from the Union and place
ourselves under the protection of France or
$50 Great Britain" Thus speak the leaders of
the Southern disunion movement Shame
upon the craveu soul that can cherish such a
thoughti The protection OF France or Great
Us RritaiuI We had the Drotectjon of Crea,
tEz
=. Britain once-it was the protection the mas
ter gives the slave, the wolf gives the lamb !!
Freemen, of Tennessee, does not the thought
e. OF il, make the indignant blood leap swiftly
e through your veinsf Show the poor slaves
Ito day that you want no protection but that
s. of the good government your fathers made
- for you.
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For near six months, Union men of Nash
vile, your fellow-citizen, JOHN BELL, has
been the subject of unmeasured abuse and
calumny. The greater portion of his long
and useful life has been spent here in your
midst. You know him to be true man. a
citizen worthy of respect and reverence,
statesman whose every aspiration has been
for the promotion of the welfare of his coun-
try. Show his revilers to-day, that their ma
lignant abuse, and ealumnious misrepresenta-
tions have not moved you to distrust or doubt
shall cause his accusers to 'fsneak back from
infamy to insignifcance."
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-06

What is the first great care of an Ameri-
tutioDS.
"What is the mex! great duty OF American
Statesmen, So to administer their Offices as
TO secure comfort aud happiness to the great
est possible number of the free citizens of
this free country"
So says JoHS BELL. Who will controvert
i'll These are the views upon which he
would administer the government; and his
administration would be new era, strength
ening the bonds of the Union, and increasing
the prosperity and happiness of the people.
Vote for him to-day.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-06

THOUSANDS CoNyERTED.-The speech of
Judge Douglas yesterday has had powerful
effect. Gentlemen heretofore connected with
the Breckenridge party have come and told US
that he was right They are for Douglas
now. Thousands have been converted by this
mastery speech. We have heard of many
who have left the sinking ship disnnion.
Friends have heard of others. Keep the ball
rolling rollingl rollinglIl The thunder
rolls.-Montyoua>ry Confederation.