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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
New Series---Vol. XIV, No. IL.

of her bed and implored her forgiveness.
Too late. No, not too late for his own sal
yation. for in that hour his eyes were open
ed to the sinfulness of his life, and by her
dying pillow he promised solemnly to give
his heart to God Her father too proud III
fdel though he was, looked on his wasted
child, triumphing over death, with wonder
and with awe Such dying scene it is
the privilege of but few to witness; she
had given up ALL, absolutely ALL for Christ,
and in the last hour, like Stephen, she
saw Heaven opened. Her face was an
gelic, her language rapture, her chamber
the gate of Heaven. Like one who, but
the other day, united the sandals of life,
and moved calmly and trustingly down the
one step between earth and Heaven, so she
said, with smile irrepressibly sweet,
sing
And they sang, Rock Of Ages, cleft for
me-
At its close they heard one word-the last.
1t was CHRIST
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
The MINSTREL,
For the Gazette. /
CHANGE.

Two long and changing years have fled
Since those few binding words were SAID
That bound my heart 10 thine
trusted and believed in vou-
Yes. thought you were sincere and true
As this sad heart of mine
At last forebodings often came
That you would ne'er return again.
Or he as true to me.
And now the truth is all revealed
And naught remains to be concealed,
Consider you are free.
60, and hope you'n neer regret,
But strive to speedily forget,
All that is past and gone;
Yet should 1t cause a moments grief,
May time soon bring the sweet relief,
And all thy cares be flown
On earth we ne'er may meet again
Then may highest hopes attain
70 heavens eternal rest:
That glorous home beyond the skies,
The Christians heavenly paradise,
To be- forever blest.
And when the parting word is said,
Earth's brightest hopes forever fed
Thus sounding like knell,
TO each and every heart that NAV
Have had that last sad word TO say,
Farewell-a last farewell.
Go, and in after years forget
That you and have ever met
We've parted, and forever.
May you from every care be free;
Heavens richest blessings rest on thee:
Farewell. farewell forever. CARRIE.
Juniata county, January, 1850.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
MISCELLANEOUS,
Historical Facts.

The tardiness with which mankind adopt
improvements may be, in some degree illus
tratcd, by the following facts hastily thrown
together:
Canal Locks were invented in 1881, by
engineers of Viterbe, In Italy They were
nearly a hundred gears getting fairly into
use in France, and about one hundred and
ftiy in crossing the British Channel.
At this time it was made felony, in sew
eral European States, to ride in wheel car
riages.
The Seam Engine was invented, or,
rather, the principle of it discovered, by
the Marquis Of Worcester, as early as 1860.
Few understood and none encouraged it.
He died in great modification. The hon
or was atterward engrossed by Savary
In 1865, the Earl of Stanhope applied
the steam engine to propelling a vessel y
steamboat was run twenty miles on the San
key Canal, Liverpool, in 1897, and another
on the Forth and Clyde Canal, in 1901
A steamboat trip was made on the Delaware
as early as 1871. In 1907, when Robert
Fulton was fitting up his first steamboat at
New York, respectable, and sensible, and
gray-headed men pronounced him fool
for his pains
Oliver Evans went before committees Of
Legislatures, first in Pennsylvania, and then
in Maryland, with project of steam car
riage, as early as 1904. He asked little
aid to defray the expense. They could
hardly be prevented from reporting in IA
vor, not Of steam engines for carriages, but
of st'atght jacket for himself Now, al
most all nations have had the sagacity and
ingenuity to seize and utilize the precious
idea
When Peter the Great, in 100 or there
abouts, commenced a canal between the
Wolga and the Don, the Governors and
Boyards of the country opposed it earnest
ly, thinking it 5mpicty to turn rivers out Of
the channels which Heaven had assigned
them
Wnen some Dutchmen proposed to make
the river Mauzanares navigable to the Ia
gus, and that to Lisbon, the Council said if
it had been the will of God that the rivers
should be navigable, he would have made
them so.
When Brinly, the great engineer, told a
committee Of Parliament, to whom Bridge
waters petition was referred, that canals
were better than rivers, and would super
sede them for the purpose of navigation,
the committee were shocked, and asked him,
And pray, sir, what were the rivers made
forY TO feed canals was the answer.
DR. Franklin surveyed the route of the
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal, at his 0,0n
capenSe, in 1857.
Baron Napier surveyed the route of the
Forth and Clyde Canal, at his oscn erpense,
in 1761.
Both of these works were subsequently
accomplished, but after great delay.
DR.. Zabdiel Boyayston introduced innoc-
ulation for the small pox, into Boston, in
172I, and tried it first on his son Thomas,
and other members Of his family; but such
was the force of prejudice and unbelief,
that the other physicians gave unanimous
opinion against 1.-THE municipal govern
ment prohibited its practic, and the popu-
lace would have torn him to pieces if he
had not retired from the city
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uONH uilueT MS SfiducN WITH great QHNglt.
MS fruit was sweet to my taste."-S)NG II. 3.
Come hither, weary soul,
And drop thy burden hcrci
If thou Wouldst be made whole,
A blessed tree is near;
Upon the highway-side it grows,
And sweetiy healeth human Woes.
1t only suits the soil
Where broken hearts abound;
Yet visits every isle
Where Gospel truth j. found
'Tis planted for the health of man,
And b. heavenly husbandman.
Upon the road it stands
TO catch a pilgrims eye,
And spreads its leafy hands
To becllon strangers nigh;
P..-thcs forth gale of pure delight,
And charms the humble travellers sight.
It's friendly arms afford
A screen from heat and blast;
It's branches well are stored
With fruits of choicest taste;
And in the leaf kind luiceS dwell,
Which sore and sickness quickly neal.
But stand not gazing on
The branches OF the tree;
Go under and Su down,
Or sure it helps moi thee:
There rest thy feet and aching side,
And i'll tins restingpla abide.
No sooner art thou set
Beneath its shadow there,
But all thy scaidlng heat,
And all thy fretful care,
And every pain, from thee will drop,
As fruit comes tumbling in thy lap.
This is the tree Of life,
Which first in Eden grew,
But Adam, with his wife,
Concealed it from our view;
Then it was fixed ON Calyarys top,
And is the pillar Of Iny hope.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
Domestjc Economv-The following ar,

Domestic Economy.-The following are
few items worth noting:
One flannel petticoat will wear nearly as
long as two, if reversed when the front be-
gins to wear
A bonnet and trimmings may be worn a
much longer time, if the dust be brushed
well off after walking.
As far as possible, have bits of bread
eaten up before they become hard spread
those that are not eaten and let them dry,
to be pounded for puddings
Preserve the backs of old letters to write
upon,
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Whole No, 2544'
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
ave DOLLAR PER ANNUM,
IN ADVANCE.
For six months, Is cents.

silNEN subscriptions must be paid in
+,,a. r. the paper is continued, and net
- ,it5i1 the first month, 81, ,25 will be charg-
4 + o,t pail in three months, Sl,50; if not
"a ir six moRths, Sl,75; and if not paid in
IN, aoaths. $500.
Al ol,ers ilIresscd to persons out of the
..',,y will be discontinued at the expiration Of
NJ ,ins pad r)r, unless special request is made
- IN. contrary Or payment guaranteed by some
..,las0le person here.
ADVERTISING.
Ten lines Of mlnion, or their equivalent, con-
,tlte sllare. Three insertions 81, and 25
cent, for each subsequent insertion.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
Wanted! Wanted!

PERSONS of both sexes to
ra'.;c ra.OJO make money by buying cheap
Hg,. ~ Baskets, Tubs, Buckets, Churns,
.yo. 0Hn', Brooms, Brushes, &c. &c. at
ZERBE'S.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
M0RAh & RELIGIOUS
From John Berridge's " song of zion.,,

" sat down under his shadow with great delight and
his fruit was sweet to my taste."-S)NG H. 3.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
REMOVAL.
DR.. 8. 6. CTTaNTTNns

leaye TO announce that he has re-
!, .teG ,.s =. ms Office to Mrs. Mary Marks
,.'4 aFiety Store, on east Market street,
5o's below the Union House.
b.. W OLice has also been removed to the
mh3l &c
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
~ HIS SlOCk OIL
Clocks, Watches, and
JeWeiry.

|,.. ~ '''u Hi'stII dhu hdIidhteu Il NO.
1'nd'd variety of
S-2M9 OovyoQrye
.-aia5 breast pins, ear rings, finger rings,
,,''ss cuff pins, watch guards, pens, pen
,peC'acles, and every other saleable article
'eWelry, az well as lot of
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
>lt0tr an0 9aIateO IUare.

~ =. . great variety of FANCY ARTICLES.
Fsj55ISrTct ISLTct attention will be given to RE-
N ',',,NV rs.N clocks, watches, and jewelry, and
r,'u-t ,'.H WIN be done promptly and warranted
os,. a.'"''l' Tor the patronage heretofore re-
IN. ne respectfully asks continuance of the
e., s, 'aa VIII endeavor to please all who may
-" Aim with a cali. noyII
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-26
? Q 3 TT I 6 AL
THE TARIFF AND THE POLITICAL PARTIES.

Morton McMchael. Esq, editor of North
American and u. S. Gazette:
Dear Sir The enclosed Communication,
in answer to an article which appeared in the
Morning Pennsylvania few days since, was
sent to that journal for publication, and de-
clined. Believing that the views therein ex
pressed are such as are entertained by large
portion of our entire business community,
beg leave to solicit its publication in your
Journal. Respectfully,
JAMES MILLIKEN
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-10-25
Negro Insurrection In Mississippi.

negro 1nBurTcCLlOn In NllSStSSlppls
The Central Inquirer, published at Louisville,
Mississippi, states that a very great excitement
prevails at Plattsburg, Winston county, Missis-
sippi, and the surrounding country, in conse.
quence of the discovery Of insurrectionary plans
among the negroes to poison all the whites in
that section of country, and that these plots
were not confined to that section, but extended
widely over the whole Southern country. The
facts are given by q committee of three respec.
table citizens, appointed at a public meeting at
Plattsburg. Their report; therefore, is entitled
to every respect.
1t appears that on Friday morning, the 18th
ult., Mr.. D. Kelly chastised his cook woman for
some ordinary misdemeanor. The chastisement
being pretty severe, the negro proposed to reveal
an important secret to Mr.. Kelly, if he would
desist. He did so-the girl then informed him
that the negroes of the whole adjacent country
in concert with certain white men, were engaged
in planning and preparing for q general insur.
rection-that poison vas circulated among all
the negroes of the neighborhood. She produced
some poison that had been given her for the
purpose of destroying her owner and his family
stated that the time for commencing action
was not far distant--that her own husband was
we'll informed Of the plan of operations, and
various other less important facts.
Several white persons are implicated, but the
name of one only is given. This is G. Harring.
ton, q Northern man by birth and education,
and o travelling ambrotypist by occupation, who
came to Plattsburg in May last, and during his
stay, had fallen under suspicion for his conduct
with negroes. This fellow Harrington has been
arrested in a small town called Philadelphia,
and was conducted back for examination at
Plattsburg. A strong vigilant committee has
been appointed, and a tribunal of twelve per
sons, to try all persons, white and black, who
are brought before them, and to punish them as
they think best. The names of the gentlemen
who have given the above facts are P. B. Dou
gal, J. NJ. Clark, and E. Characterization
Evening News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-10-25
COMBINE AND CONQUER.

''The directors of the Scottish Temperance
League have dispatched a deputation to France
to make special inquiries as to the drinking GUS
toms of that country, to collect criminal and
other statistics bearing on that subject, and to
obtain reliable information in regard to the so
briefly of the masses, and other points of interest
bearing on the pending question of a Wine Ii
cense Bill for Scotland. The deputation carry
with them introductions from the most inluen.
tial parties in Scotland to gentlemen in France of
all grades in the social SCALE"
In imitation of the "League" of Scotland, the
Order of the Sons in South Carolina would do
well, at the coming meeting of its Grand Di-
vision, to employ an Orator and place him in the
field, to canvass every District in the State and
lecture for the good cause. Their combination
must produce fruits, to be available against in
temperance One half.dollar from the pocket of
every Son, would remunerate a lecturer for all
his time during a year. What true member Of
the Order would not pay this willingly? We
doubt not, the "League' for one public purpose
or another, expends much more than this per
member, annually. The deputation to France
will itself cost, perhaps more than a thousand
dollars.
A State Lecturer, however, will not be en-
until the Order is sufficiently strong to
induce its leading spirits to embark in the en-
terprise. The thing cannot be ''did" without
money and it takes members to bring money
into the treasury of the organization. Here,
then, is an argument to all sober men to con.
meet themselves with the Order. They thus be.
come en- rapport with its enterprises they put
their shoulders to the wheel. We exhort all to
and conquer the common foe of our
peace and prosperity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-10-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS,

Appointment Of Magistrate.
l. D. Witherspoon, Esq, has been appointed
by Governor Gist, a Magistrate for Y9rkville,
vice J. B. Jackson, Esq, elected Ordinary.
Mount Vernon Camp Meeting.
We have been requested by Rev. E. A. Price,
to state that Mount Vernon Camp Meteing will
commence this day, 25th of October, and con.
tinue until Monday morning next.
Estate Sale.
By an error in the types last week, we an
nounced the sale of the property of Edward
Leech, deceased, to take place on Wednesday
4th Of November. The correct date is WE'D
NEsDAY, NOVEMBER 14th. See the advertise.
ment in another column.
Election for Major.
An election for Major of the South Battalion
of the 10th Regiment, s. C. NJ, was held or
Friday last, which resulted in the choice of Capt.
G. E. NJ. STEELE, by a majority of 95 votes
The vote stood G. E. NJ. STEELE, 176 Lieut..
J. H. McELwEE, 81 Lieut.. J. W. Poag, 46.
Large Pumpkins.
Our worthy friend and patron, James G.. Nc
Neel, Esq, has sent US four pumpkins, which
are among the largest we have ever seen. The
four weigh one hundred and sixty nine pounds ;
the largest, forty-four pounds. Mr.. McNeel
says che has plenty more of the same kind
Good luck to him He has our thanks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-10-25

assembled, it shall be their duty to deal
with them as in their judgment shall be
deemed necessary.
On motion of William NJ. Holland, Esq,
the Chairman appointed the following per-
sons a committee of Vigilance in accord
ance with the foregoing resolutions, viz:
Alexander Wear, Lawson Wilson, VIM.
Crawford, 2. s. Hill, James Carson, John
R. Falls, E. B. Wilson, James Quinn, E.
M. Faris, D. A. Jenkins, Samuel G. Rob-
inson, G. A. Hufstetler, Nathan Menden-
hall, John n. Craig, William NJ. Holland,
J. F. Smyer, John R. Quinn, Jonas Huff
man, John T. Dickson, James N. Hanna
and William r. Holland.
The committee of Magistrates recon-
mended under the third resolution, to con-
sist of E. B. Wilson, D. A. jenkins, VIM.
NJ. Holland, to nominate patrols in each
particular beat or district,
On motion, it was Resolved, that the pro.
ceedings OF this meeting be forwarded to
the YorhviHe Enquirer for publication
with a request that the Charlotte Democrat
and North Carolina Wing copy. The
meeting then adjourned.
ROBERT WILSON, Chm'n.
E.. B. WILSON, Secretary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-10-25
Letter from Hon. w. lizard Bull.

In the Charleston Mercury of Saturday last,
we find the following expression of the views OF
Hon. W. I. Bull, Senator from St. Andrews
Parish, on the present state of political affairs :
SIN the event Of the election of q Black Re-
publican to the office of Presidency of the Uni
ted States, my opinions are, that our Legislature
shall Immediately call a convention of the PEG
pie of the State, to assemble forthwith, and IN
vite the other Southern States to do likewise !;
and in the event of our State seeding. and one
or more of the Southern States seeding, also
the seeding States do, in their sovereign capacl-
ty, arrange the assemblage of a Congress to
agree on terms of q Southern Confederacy.-
Should our State, however, refuse to secede be
cause no other State secedes, then 1 will support
any measures whatsoever, however ultra they
NAV be-even to take arms for the maintaining
of our honor against the traitors of our country.
For, although q party may be in a majority.
nevertheless, when they attempt to rule, regard
less of the most vital and sacred obligations of
the Constitution, they become absolute traitors,
and should be met as such. l have few appre-
tensions of the consequences. l believe our
position will be just, and, therefore, God will
be on our side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-10-25
Meeting OF the legislature.

The Pickens Courier, referring to the Procla-
nation of Gov. Gist, says:
The indications are that this session of the
Legislature will be important, more so than u.s.
ual. In the first place, the members elect must
cast the vote of the State on Tuesday, the 9th
of November; and then, if they follow the indi.
cation of His Excellency, a convention Of the
people may be called, to take into consideration
the propriety of Withdrawing from the United
States.
Calling a constitutional convention Of the
State is no light matter; and, so far as we are
at present advised, it should not be done until
som one or more of the other Southern States
take decided action for separate or united seces,
sion. The failure of ''separte secession in 1850
81 should be q warning to those in authority
now. farming the State" is q measure that
follows action by convention or otherwise, and
is, in our opinion, dependent in Importance
thereon-Nothing should be hastily or i'll. advis,
eddy entered into by the Legislature. Should it
be done, the people will not sustain that body.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-10-25

~facture of myriad different articles-from the
engine itself down to the simple spool of thread
or pocket ~knife-would add to our resources
The whole South would become a ringing work.
shop, as well as o vast prolific region of cotton,
rice and cane and no common calamity could
prevent her from rising into a great, overshad-
owing power; secure, prosperous and happy
under her own vine and fig tree, with none to
modest her or her institutions.
Our course has been ruinously opposed to this
policy. The immense, but not ine1haustible
fertility of our soil, has fed and fattened an IN
scrupulous ~avarice, and q reckless spirit of ad
venture. In this way we have emulated the
folly of the infatuated widow in the fable, whose
hen laid the golden egg. Our soil lays the gol-
den egg, indeed; but it should not be Quilted to
get all its treasures at once. All other proper.
ty is transient even the "almighty niger"
"may die or run away: land alone is perma-
nent. Yet even this wears away under the
prostrating system of a ''run. mad" agriculture.
Hundreds of beautiful and noble farms in South
Carolina and other Atlantic ~States-precious to
them as your hearts blood, reader, is to you
have been cut down and worn into gullies-a
pie-bald desolation-by their owners, who, smit
with the emigration fever, hare gone Vest
Westward the star of a short-sighted, unpatriot-
ic a~varice, and certain ruin to the South in the
end, takes its way. This narrow policy of scot
ton, niger, niger, cotton" is simply suicidal.
We must turn our attention more to manufac-
lures and the mechanic arts, if we would not
sink down into a second or third rate people
We cannot better conclude than by asking the
intelligent reader to reflect upon the appended
sentiment which has somehow waited itself into
our sanctum
SIN all civilized nations the political power
has yielded to the sceptre of Commerce, and no
nation in modern times has become commercial
without the aid of manufactures and so surely
as we follow up the system (Which is advocated
by many as the true policy Of the South) of re-
manning an exclusively agricultural people, neg.
lectiug all other industrial occupations, and
buying from others the commonest necessaries
of life, and wearing out and exhausting our soil
as fast as we can, so surely will we become vas
sails to some power. If we release ourselves
from one, we must Immediately fall into the
hands of another"