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Year: 1860

GARIBALDI's EyGLIsHMAN.-At a meeting
of the London Tradesmen's Club, Captain
Styles, the aid de camp of Garibaldi, was
introduced and said:


He was very much pleased with the
enthusiastic reception with which he was
greeted. He had been deputed by General
Gsribaldi to collect battalion of English
volunteers. 1t was well known that he
had already a noble English officer in his
service, and there were eight or ten Eng
lishmen in the ranks, and the General was
so much pleased with the valor which
they had displayed that he had commits
stoned Captain Styles to visit England for
the purpose of raising battalion, aud he
was happy to say that in three days he
had collected five hundred volunteers, ma
ny of whom were Of the highest respecta.
bility-some of independent means. And
while he had been compelled to take some
of the lower class for tho purpose of ser
wants, yet with these he had received char
acters for respectability. His object was
To raise battalion of at least eight hun
dred men; but he did not wish TO take
them empty handed. All the money add
ammunition which General Garibaldi had
at his command he required for the troops
he had there. lie wanted therefore, to
collect sufficient TO equip the English bat
tallion. and when he reached Garibaldi
say, Here we are ready to fight |" Loud
applause.
Year: 1860

A young man and his wife were prcpa-
rod to attend Il Christmas party at the
house of friend some miles distant.


Henry, my dear husband, don't drink
too much at the party to-day; you will
promise me, won't you?" said she, putting
her hand upon his brow, and raising her
eyes to his face with a pleading glance.


" No, Millie, will not; you may trust
Inc.


And he wrapped his infant boy in a soft
blanket as they proceeded.


The horses were soon prancng over the
turf, and pleasant conversation beguiled
the way.


Now don't forget your PROMISE" whis-
pered the young wife, as she passed up tho
steps.


Poor thing she was the wife of a man
who loved to look upon the wine when it
was red.


But his love for his wife and babe, whom
they both idolized, kept him back, and it
was net often that he joined in the baccha.
nalian revelrcs.


The party passed off pleasantly, the time
for departing drew near, and the wife de-
fcendcd from the upper chamber to join
her husband. A pang shot through the
trus ting heart as she met him, for he was
intoxicated-he had broken his promise.


Silently they rode homeward, save when
the drunken man would break into snatch
es of song, or unmeaning laughter. But
the wife rode on, with grieved heart
"Give me the babe, Millie, l can't trust
you with him." said he, as they approached
q dark and somewhat swollen stream which
they had to ford.


After some hesitation she resigned her
frst-born, her darling, closely wrapped in
the great blanket, to his arms. Over the
dark waters the noble steeds safely bore
them, and when they reached the bank the
mother asked for the child.


With much care and tenderness he laid
the bundle in her arms, but when she
elasped it to her bos ON no child was there !.
1t had slipped from the blanket, and the
drunken father knew it not


A wild shrek from the mother aroused
him, aud he turned just in time to see the
little rosy face rise one moment above the
dark waves, then sink, forever.


What spectacle the idol of his heart
gone-goae forever and that, too, by his
own iptemperanee, The anguish of the
mother and the remorse of the father, are
'hetter imagined than described,
Year: 1860

herewith send thee my pocket clock,
which greatly standeth in need of thy
friendly correction. The last time he was
at thy friendly school, he was in no way
reformed, nor in the least benefited there.
by; for perceive by the Index of his
mind that he is liar that his motions
are wavering and irregular that his pulse
is somewhat slow, which betokcneth not an
even temper and at other times he wax
eth sluggish, Notwithstanding l do frc-
quently urge him, when he should be on
his duty as thou knowest his usual name
dcnoteth, find him slumbcring, or as the
vanity Of human reason praiseth, Seat ch
him mapping" Examine him therefore,
I bcscech thee thoroughly, that thou may
est, being acquainted with his inward
frame and disposition, draw him from the
error of his way, and show him wherein
he should go. 1t grieves me to think ,and
when / ponder thereon, l am verify Of
opinion that his body is foul, and that the
whole mass is corrupt Cleanse him,
therefore l bcseech thee, with thy charm
ing physic, from all pollution, that he may
vibratc and circulate according to the truth.
/ will place him few days under thy care
and pay for his board what thou requirest,
l entrcat thoc..friend John, demean thysclf
on this occasion with judgement, according
to the gift which is in thee, and prove thy
self workman. And when thou layest
thy correcting hand upon him, let it be
without passion, lest thou should drive him
to destruction. Do thou regulate his mo-
ton for time to come, by the motion of
light that ruleth the day; and when thou
fndest him converted from the error of his
ways, and more conformable to the above
mentioned rules, then do thou send him
home, with the just bill of charges drawn
out in the true spirit of moderation, and it
shall be sent to thee the root of all evil
Year: 1860

they strive to see mote in their brother
eye.


TO nf1ict punishment Of ten or of four
teon years imprisonment upon persons
found guilty of petty larceny, is an evi.
dencc of the high value which Massachu-
sets sets upon the security of property /;
and to impose but the comparatively mild
sentence of eighteen months incarceration
upon wretch who had brought misery
upon four virtuous women, shows that in
that State there is but little regard for good
morals or the peace of families.


AT the present time our country is con-
vulsed from centre 10 circumference, be-
cause of the difference of opinion which
men profess 10 hold with regard to the
propriety and justice of negro slavery; and
no. part Of the Union is more bitter in its
denunciations of that institution than New
England; and yet no Southern slayehold-
er imposes upon girl of fourteen years
the burthen of supporting family, nor
does he leave family of slaves 10 suffer
from neglect, because such girl is unable
10 earn their support.


If slavery be so great wrong as the
Aboltionists of the Eastern States repre-
sent it to be, the wrong is manifsstly in its
inhumanity, and the cases we have present
ed here prove beyond question that there
is inhumani,y enough in New England to
engage the attention of their ardent phi
lanthropists for some time to come; and
if avarice is the root of the inhumanity,
which in the South exhibits itself in dri-
wing indolont slaves to their work, or SELL
ing them for money and in the North in
the hcartless neglect which places poor
females and children in such circumstances
that they arc forced to vice, crime and
degradation, it is certain that avarice is
the great foe of humanity and Christianity;
and as this fiend pcrvades the whole Uni
on, and destroys the happiness OF vast por.
tions of the people, the proper course for
true philanthropy to pursue, is to restrain
the demon in its own locality. Let New
England exhibit genuine humanity to-
wards her own people, and other parts Of
the Union will be ashamed to refuse to
follow her example. Actions do better
than professions. The story of Margaret
Hamilton may furnish a theme for some Of
the eloquent tongues or pens of New Eng
land, and they may find scope for the most
withoring rcbukes of the inhumanlty which
leaves such girls to toll in obscurity and
despair, for the support of little brothers
and sisters-MiImleIohia Duly Ne'os.
Year: 1860

A great many admirable actions are
overlooked by us, because they arc so little
and so common. Take, for instance, the
mother who has broken slumbcr; if any
at all, with the nursing babe, whose wants
must not be disrcgardcd she would fain
sleep awhile when the breakfast hour
comes, but patiently and uncomplainingly
sho takes her timely scat at the table,
though exhausted and weary, she serves
all with refreshing cup of coffee Or tea
before sho sips it herself, and often the cup
is handed back to her to be rcfilled before
she has time to taste her own. Do you
hear her complain-this weary mother
that her breakfast is cold before she has
time to eat it And this is not for ono,
but every morning, perhaps, through the
year Do you call this small thing =
Try it and see. Oh how does women
shame u> by her forbearance and fortitudc
in what are wrongfully called little things.
All it is these little things which are the
tests of character, it is by these "little,"
self dcnials, borne with such sclf.forgottcn
gcntlencss, that the humblest home is made
beautiful to the eyes of angels, though we
fail to see it, alas till the chair is vacant
and the hand which kept in orderly motion
all this domestic machinery is powerless
and cold.
Year: 1860

son not only because it places our peo
pie in the position of rebels to the state,
but also because of the uncharitable as
sumption that all shareholders are sinners.
He was aware brethren would deny that.
They will claim it only applies to those
who hold slaves for purposes of gain
But how can we understand that? Will
it not be necessary for all who are expo.
sed to this presumption to purge them
selves of it or be expelled from the Church
Now will it be likely to have that effect
upon them! know they have been de.
nounced, and by those too who have eaten
of their bread and been supported by
their means. l know there have been
false representations madc of them. Tor
moro than century and half my family
have resided in what is now known as a
free state, and not one of them has been
connected with slavery. Two years ago
Bishop Ames put me on district within
the bounds Of slave territory. Since then
/ have had abundant opportunities to
know their condition, and l solemnly de-
clare that never saw more distinct marks
OF vital Christianity than among that peo-
pie. They have been doing what oui
brethren from abroad had never done.
They have come between the trader and
his victim again and again. They have
done more for the amclioration of the con.
diton of the slaves, even though they
number but about fifty thousand, than the
one million of Methodists living in thu
non-slaveholding states. But what effee.
will this have upon that portion of our
membership in that territory who are not
Shareholders! Will they consent that thiq
imputation be cast upon their brethren
In all this legislation, 1 submit the ques
ton, Will it tend to the extirpation of the
evil of slavery?


But l object to it on account of the
slave himself. His condition cannot be
improved if he be manumitted there.
Aud lie cannot be manumitted there. If
his master would give him his free papers
today and tell him to 60, he would be
liable to be apprehended to morrow and
sold again into slavery, He objected to
it because it withholds from them what
these brethren regard as the Gospel of
Christ. There are thousands of slave,
that 60 weekly to hear the word of life
And if these resolutions pass it will bo
impossible to 60 among them and present
to them, according to the teachings of this
document, the word of life. l could not
consent to do it, or they to hold Church
fellowship with me- Now if this be the
argument, and the minor proposition be
not tenable, will our brethren consent to
place us in position antagonistic to the
state' 1t is an hour of deep and serious
interest, and | earnestly call upon you,
brethren, to be careful what you do uron
this subject.
Year: 1860

y STRANGE SToRY.-ln village near
Newark, England, in an old thatched house,
which has been occupied by the same fami.
ly for nearly three hundred years, there
lives an old man who has nearly completed


his s6th year. a person who had occa-
sion to visit him the other day, was not a
little surprised on hearing the old gentle
man, in course of conversation, express his
belief that he was not only going to Heav-
en-, but had been there once since bis first
introduction into this world. From the
account he gives of the matter, it appears
that when he was about IL years of age,
he was in an apparently lifeless state
which he called a trance-for the space of
nine days, and it was during that time, he
thinks, he was permitted 10 behold the
glories of Heaven. His parents fully be.
lieved him to be dead the passing bell
was wrung; his coffin ordered and made 4:
and on the third day his friends Assem-,
bled for tho purpose of following him to
the grave. The clergyman of the parish
went in to look at the supposed corpse be-
fore the coffin lid was screwed on, and
finding it to be warm, he at once expressed
the opinion that the child was not dead.
and after ordering the postponemsnt of the
funeral, sent his servant on horseback for
doctor, who, on arriving at the house,
confirmed the assertion of the minister. md
instructed the boys mother to moisten the
boys lips with wine and water twice day
She did SO, and on the seventh day he
showed signs of life by moving; on the
eighth day he could hear the conversation
of persons in the room and on the ninth
day he was able to open his eyes and rise
from the supposed bed of death. Since
that time his health ha. been delicate, but
he has continued to occupy the grazing
land adjoining his cottage, and has kept
cows after the manner of his forefathers.


. ,ah L.
Year: 1860

| DLdR bhOkO1NG hCG1O1ONAo4.


An eyo and ear witness has just related to US
the following case A man owned mother and
two children-one Girl Of seven or eight years
old, and the other babe nine months old
While the mother of the black child was at work
in the kitchen, her little one crawled about the
house for hours, until hungry and weary it crept
into the sitting room where the white mistress was
lounging. While there the little sister Of the
slave child came through the room, and the babe
moaningly put up its hands as she passed, to get
taken up from the floor. The mistress interfered
and whipped the little pleading hands, and forbade
tho sister from taking it Up. The child screamed
with pain and fright, and still stretched the little
bare arms to the sister for protecton-the mis-
tress still whipping them. The mother heard her
babe scream until her heart could bear it no long
er, and coming into the room respectfully told her
mistress that it was tired and hungry, and legged
to be permitted to nurse it. The mistress few at
the mother in furious passion, and tore the child
from her arms, driving her from the room, and
punished the child unit! it became quite quiet
from sheer exhaustion-the mt ther being compell-
ed to listen 70 the screams of her babe from anoth-
er room. When the master came in, his wife tod
MIN terrlDle story VI tue lhpuuVnOo unu ulbOpo-
dience of the slave mother, and he gave her saw
age whipping because she begged to nurse her
own child


Now, this mistress was perfect pattern OF slave
holding godlness. She had been a Sabbath
School teacher when young She almost exhaled
in prayers and piOus calculations She worshPed
the very calf-skin cover and gilt binding of her
Bible. She, consigned Mrs, CnILD, Mrs. STowE
and ELIZA FoLLEN to the deepest hell, as infdes,
and regarded Northern relgiOnists as walking in
empinent danger of constant shower of red hot
thunderbolts, beeause of their unbeliaf. Cruelty
and lying were virtuous in her estimation, in com
parison with the terrible crimnality of MrsChilis
Appeal and Uncle Toms Cabin. To half muir
der a slave baby was innocent by the side of a
donbt of Predestination. To belle and cruelty
beat mother for seeking to protect her infant
from she tiger, was graceful manifestation oi
godliness. in comparison, with the hell-deserving
crime Of doubling the existence of personal dew
il, with horns, and hot pitch-fork on his shoul-
der. She is silken hammered woman, with vel
vet hands, and purring voice, and given to pray
er meetings, monthly concerts for the benefit Of
the heather, and has a heavenly style of signing
and rolling up pious eyes. She is the pet of her
slaveholding minister, and q leader on subscrip
tiOns for the conversion Of the heather Of BoOrah
boolah-gah
Year: 1860

poor woman born of en- uufortuuate race and
of the least desirable COLOR calls at your ireside
or your place of busine ess, and interrupts your la
bors or your meditations with a request that you
will read her sweat-stained papers. Their pur-
port-which you have already guessed-is this
She lives in Maryland or Eastern Virginia, and
has daughter sixteen or eighteen years old, who
is about to be sent tc New Orleans and there sold
to the highest bidder, unless she, (.he IN other J
can ransom her from slavery by the payment Of
several hundred dollars, toward which she so;cits
contribution from you. Your first impulse is to
send her away empty handed for various
reasons such as these: You have really no mon
ey to spare you feel that such applications are
becoming disagreeably frequent; you know that
this business of slave-redemption opens q wide
door for fraud and impos!ure; you cannot but
realize that slavery will never be oyerthrown BY
this process of piecemeal buying, and you appre-
hend that 1t will rather be strengthened and for-
fed thereby; and you shrink from the thought of
encouraging the slave breeder in his unhoy voca-
ton by contributing your hard earnings to swell
his unjust gains. In this perplexity your wander
ing eyes rest upon some representation of the Man
of Sorrow who had not where to lay his head, and
your mind recalls his benign utterance, Inasmuch
as ye did it unto the least of these my disciples,
ye did it unto me- What lie the natural effect Of
that timely recollection


A hunted and weary fugitive crosses your door
step, imploring protection and sustensnce. He
has travelled through many long tedious nights,
avoiding cities, and thronged highways, keeping,
SO far possible, to the woods. and travelling by
night only through dew-drenched weeds and
briars which have torn most OF his coarse fimsey
garments from his limbs, guided only by the often
shrouded light of the North Star, He is still
many days journey from the land of refuge,
wherein he may hope to be permitted to toll hard
and late under 9 forbidden sky for the rudest ne
cessites of life, aware that, though he were to
prove himself miracle of capacity energy and
virtue, he could never rise to power or honor
The stricken deer wants food, rest, coneealment,
direction-for the bloodhounds are on his track.
nlustrious statesmen and eminent divnes have
united in the averment that your duty as patriot
requires you 10 drive him from yodr house, or re-
ceive and shelter only to delude and betray him.
Perplexed by what seems to be a divided duty
you naturally ask What would my Saviour desire
me to do in these premises p and having decided,
act accordingly. Why not


You are in city rail'car at midnight and the
cold Autumn rain falls piteously. A broken
Year: 1860

Our readers must not forget that one OF the ques-
tions to be decided at the next state election will
involve the propriety of extending the right of
suffrage which is now granted to persons of .Afri-
can descent. Politically the question is not one Of
the highest Importance, for the class to be effected
by the decision is small in numbers and still small
ler in she influence that il is likely to exert upon
our political destuies. The whole cOlored popula
tion of the State is about fifty thousand, of which
according to the usual proportions only one-sixtb
or less than nine thousand, could be voters II
On entire electoral body os more than half mil
lion this slight increase would have no appreciAblt
effect one way or another. But theoretically, in
the light of justice, equity and political cOnsisten


cy the question has considerable importance. II
is indeed, fundamental one under our institu'
tions, and ought to be decided al once and forever


By the first Constitution of the state Of New
York, formed April 20, l777, during the first year
Year: 1860

Virginia is an afflicted State. To be sure she
has succeeded in getting Hon. Henry A. Wise
out of the gubernatorial chair bus be still clings
to the citizenship A few days ago he delivered a
characteristics address at Norfolk, near which city
he has taken up his resdcnce-and what was the
resut9 1t was apparently the signal for John
Brown ipsurrectior on a small SCALE The Argus,
Of Saturday, chronicles the arrest of o number Of
negroes, the organization Of Vigilance Commit
tees, and advises sus pected white persons to quit
these parts between two days" Then to add en-
phasis to its counsels it states that free negro
had already been shot. and that white man nam
ed Flynn had received quietus for daring to
point his gun at a party which was approaching
his cabin with the intention of searching it with
out the warrant Of law The excitement among
the people had just begun, and ii was impossible
to tell how far it might spread, or to what octs
violence it might lead.


| Strangely enongh, Gov. Wise is not mentione
in connection with the Suspected white persons
to whom the Argus alludes but it is difficult to Sc
how the Vigilance Committee can long leave hir


at large Princess Ammo and Norfolk Counte
T were quiet enough until he took up his residenc


there and we trust that the investigation to whic


this insurrection may give rise will not be suspen
ded until it is clearly demonstrated whether h
had anything to do with it. 1t was not long sine
that Gov. Wise addressed the Texans in thest
words: Flight all the invaders of your State, and
hang all you can CATCH" The Virginians have the
Ex-Governor in their power, and ifit shall be prov
ed that his recent speech at Norfolk led the ne
groes to believe that in the present emergency,
they had better take care OF themselves, what cau
cave the Ex-Governor from the fate to which he
desired to consign the disturbers of the peace in
Texas?-N. Y. Times.
Year: 1860

humors. &c. Many persons after being reievef
of all external appearances of private disease
suppose themselves cured, but after few months
find they are troubled with various symptoms
which they never had before, and which they lind
it impossible to orelieve. To all who are afflicted
in this way. DR.. Young would particularly rec
ommend a trial of his skill The symptoms with
which YOU are troubled are caused by taints in
the blood, which sooner or later will destroy
health and happiness. No person who has ever
had an attack of any private complaint, should
fail to consult Dr.. Young, and take few bottles
of his Invaluable purifying medicine, as they
can rest assured that their blood is in perfectly
pure and healthy condition and that every trace
of disease is removed from the system


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without change of diet or hindrance from busln-
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