Evansville Journal, Volume 10, Number 15, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 7 March 1844 — Page 1

V

K V A K

BY I

A

BY W. H. CH ANDLER.T . . , THE'! UNION. OF THE WHIGS FOR THE SAKE OF THE UNION. 4 'WATER STREET, FOUR DOORS FROM MAIN. VOL. X. EVANSVILL.E, IXDIANA, THUIiSIJ AY, MAlSCIf 7, 1811. NO. 15.

-a

h s T 5 . 1 ii

-" THE EVAXSVILLE JOURNAL.. - ' - . PVBtHHED ETZBT THCRSDAT TERMS: i - $1 50, In Advance 3 00, at the end of ' the year. Advertisements inserted at 1 00 for three insertions" of 12 lines, and 25 cents for each v . - . continuance.

.'What a thoughtful, feeling, truthful -poet, (xelaima the Knickerbocker) James Russell Lowell hat become f Not erroneously did we prediet,from one of hie early poems in the Knickrbocker,'Threnodia on the Death of an Infant,' that to this complexion would he come at last.' Are nothastanzas from from Hie Heritage.' one of Mr. Lowell's latest efforts, every way admirable?" ; The rick man's sou inherits lands, . . And piles of bricks, and stone and gold, ' And ha inherits soft, white hands, -And tender flesh that fears the cold, - Nor dares to wear a garment old ; "A heritage, it seems to me, - -. 1 One would not care to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares; The bank may break, the factory burn, Some breath may buret his bubble shares, -And soft, white hands, would hardly earn ' A living that would suit his turn; -- 5 A heritage, it seems to me, ' One would not are to hold in fee. - What does the poor man's eon inherit! . , Stout niuscles and a sinewy heart, ' A hardy frame, a hardier spirit ; King of two hands, he dues Ins part In every ussfu! toil and art: " A heritage, it seems lo me, ' , A King might wisii to hold in fee. " - r ' What doss the poor man's son iuhctit? - " Wishes oVrjoyed with "humble things, A rank adjudged by toil-worn merit, ' Content that Irom employment springs, ' A heart that in his labor sings; ' A heriiage it sue ma 10 'me, A King might witdi to liold ih fee. What does the poor man's ton Inherit ? A patience learned iy being poor; t ('outage, if sorrow came to bear il, A IVilow-freliiig that is sureTo make the oni-cast bless his door; A heritage, !t seems tome, ... A King might n ish to hold in fee. . rich man's soh there la a'toil , 1 'l'hut with all others level stands; Large charity doth never soil. But only whitens, soft, white bunds This is the best crop from thy lauds; -A heritage it seems to me. Worth being rich to hold in !ee. Oh, poor man's son, scorn uot thy tiaie, Thvro is worse weariness than thine. In merely being rich and great; Work only makes the suul to shine. And makes rest flagrant and benign; -A heritage, it seems to me. Worth being poor to hold in fee. ' Both heirs to some six feet of sod. Are equal in tha earth at lust: Both children ol the same dear Gud; Prove title to your heirship vast By record of a well-filled past; A hsritage, it seems to ine, Weil worth a life to hold in fee. .A LAY SERMON. A briefer,or more beautiful lay Sermon, is not to be found ihsn the following, from the pen of Leigh Hunt: Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night Irom a deep dream of peace And aw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lilly in bloom. An angel writing in a book of gold; Exceeding ease bad made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its . head : ind with a lot k made of all sweet accord. Answered, "The name of those who love the . Lord." "And ie mine one1' said Abou. "Nay; il is not so," Replied the angel, Abou spoke'more low. But cheerly still and said "I pray thee, then, Write me as one that loves his fellow-men." The angel wrote and vanished. The next night It came again, with a great waking light, And showed the names whom love ol God had bleet. And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest! To keep yourself in a state of discontent set your heart on having every thing to your mind. To involve yourself in inextricable difficulty shape your course of action not by fixed principles, but by temporary expedients. To provide yourself abundant matter for hams and repentance act under the influeece of passion. To die without accomplishing any thing al ways intend to do something great hereafier,bul neglect.the present humble opportunity of use fulness. . Ses here, dad a'nt Bill Jones a courtin'our Sail?' - No what makes yon think so sonny?' - Why, every lime he comes whar she is, she oner leans to him, like' a pig to a warm chimbly j m " - - -

INCIDEN T IN THE PENINSULAR WAR. It was at a bloody and critical period of

the war in the Peninsular, that Morillo, then commanding the filth Spanish army,about four thousand strong, in conjunction with Penne Villemur passed down the Portuguese frontire to the Lower Guadiana, intending to fall on oevilie as soon as Soutt snoulu advance to the succor of Badajos. In the "beginning of April,' while the French were dishartened by the sudden news of the fall of the city; Penne Villemur and Morillo, issuing out of Portugal, crossed the Lower Guadina'and seized San Lucar de Mayor. This place was ten miles from Seville, which was only gararisened by a Spanish Swiss battalion in Joseph's service, aided by "Escopeteros," and by sick and convalescent men. 1 he Spaniards soon occupied the heights in front of the Triana bridge, and attacked the French entrencliments,hoptng to raise a popular commotion. Ballasteros, on the other side had advanced with eleven thousand men," intend ing to fall on Seville from the left of the Guadalquivir. " But the hopes entertained by. the Span iards, of being speedily in possession of Se ville, were cut off by a piece of deceit. -False information adroitly given by a Spaniard in the French interest, led Ballasteros to believe Soult was close at hand; whereupon he immediately, returned to the Ronda; while Penne Villemur, also warned that the French would soon return, retired to Gibra leoh: ! " - . - v This disappointment and failure in the ex edition of a favorite project, cherished for many months, irritated beyond contol the ualurally severe temper ot -i.loriilo. it was evening; and the division of the army under him were 'encamped some hours' nyircn on their retreat.' Prepn rations might itave-lwjen oen-for a military execuiknf; and a couple of prisoners, captured" in their last skirmish, were, according to the cruel practice of many chiefs in those times, to be put to death. The captives were gurded by a file of soldiers, and the executioners, waiting the word of command to draw up, were leaning on their weapons and talking over the events of the last two days. Just then one of the inferior officers, re turning to his tent after giving some order to the men, was interrupted by a boy,;! ppri re inly ten years of age, who seizing his ..hand, and speaking in an accent slightly foreign, besought him, with piteous entreaties, to procure him admittance to the general. The officer found, on inquiry, that he whs the son of o of the prisoners a soldier distiuulsh.ed for his eminent personal bravery, who had not been taken, even when overwhelmed by numbers, without giving and receiving many severe wounds. This soldeir, weary and wounded, but invinceble in courage and spirit, for he scorned to ask the clemency of his conquerer, was now to suffer death with his companion in misfortune. The terrible order had been given, for Morillo would not be impeded in his march by prisoners; and lie so hated his I country's enemies, that the bravest and most generous among them could have found no mercy at his bauds. 1 ue prisoners litilc boy refusing to be seperated from his father, had been suffered by the Spaniards to follow him. 'You shall see the general, bov, since you ! w ish it,1 said the officer in reply to the child's i passionate entreaties; 'but he will not grant Ivour father's life. San Lucas! but these French dogs have given us too much truble already'.1 They entered the general's tent; Morillo, i by the light of a lamp burning on the table, was reading a desp itch he had just received. Two of his . officers stood near, him: there was no one else in the tent. The brow of the chief was contracted, and his eyes flashed as if what be read displeased him; and he looked up with an impatient exclamation as the officer entered with the boy. The child as soou as Morillo was pointed out to him, rushed forward and knelt at his feet, 'What does this mean?'demanded the general. 'Spare him! spare my father! sobbed the youthful supplicant. The officer explained his relationship to one of the prisoners about to be executed. 'Ah! that reminds me,1 said the chief looking at his watch; Pedro, nine is the hour. Let them be punctual, and have the business soon over.' Again with mooving entreaties, the child besought his father's life. Did thy father send thee hither?1 asked the general, sternly. 'No senor, he did not.' 'And how darest thou, then V 'My father has done nothing to deserve death,1 answered the lad. 'He is a prisoner of war.' 'Hal who taught thee to question my justice? answer me!' 'No one, senor; but brave generals do not always kill their prisoners.1 '1 kill whom I chose!' thundered Morillo; 'and I hate the French. Boy, tby father shall die. I have said it; begone!1 The officer made a silent sign to the petitioner to intimate that there was no hope and that he must begone. But the boy's countenance suddenly changed. He walked up to the general, who had turned away, and placed himself directly before him, with a look of calm resolution worthy of a martyr. 'Hear me, senor,1 said he: 'my father is greyheaded; he is wounded; his strength is falling even now, though he stands up lo receive the fire cf your men. I am young, and strong, and well. Let them shoot me in his place, and let my father go free.1 It was impossible to doubt the sincerity of

this offer, for the face of the devoted child

was kindled, with holy enthusiasm. A dark flash rushed to the brow of Morillo, and for a moment he looked on the boy in silence. . 'Thou art willing to die,1 at length he said, 'for thy father? Then, to sutler pain for him will be nothing. Wilt thou lose one of thy ears to save him V - 'I will,1 was the firm reply. 'Lend me thy swordJPablo:1 and, in an in stant, at one blow, the general struck off the boy's Cr. The victim wept, but resisted not nor raised his hand lo wipe away tha streaming blood. r y 'So fa, good: wilt thou loose the other ear?' 'I will, to save my father!' answered the bov convulsively Morillo's eves flashed. The heroism of a child, compelled even ms admiration; but unmoved from his cruel purpose he smote off the other ear with his still reeking sword. ' . There was a silence. 'And now senor,1 said the boy, breathing quickly, and looking up into the general's face, 'And now,1 answered Morillo, 'depart. The fattier of such a child is dangerous to Spain ; he must pay the forfeit of his liee'.' ' The maimed child went forth from the presence of his inhuman foe. Presently the report of fire-arms announced that he had witnessed the execution of his father. Must we blame the cruelty of individuals for such enormities? or not rather therelentless spirit of war, that builds up the glory of its heroes on a scailiding of deal h, and sacrifices daily to the projects of ambition, the promptings of humanity. THE CASE OF AMELIA NORMAN , DESCRIBED BY MR6. CHILD. M's. CuitD,whose moral comagc,aiid benevolance.' in the case of Amelia Nurrnan has been quite remarkable, has 'made a s'.alement of the case, in which shb'imkes the 'following eloquent, and forcible remarks: Mr. Sanford likewise found the first, seducer iu the Bible, in the person omuir mother Eve, and said the peison hud bee n busy with lhe sex ever since. ile drew a lively picture of poor innocent n;en tcir.p.ed betrayed ani persecuted by woiriun.- This was putting the saddle on the wrong horse with a vengeance.! And he himself afterwards implied as much; for he reminded the jury that there were twtuvo. tiiuusanu prostitute in-u York, supported by money that came from our citizens; and added, that alL these prostitutes had the same wrongs to revenge on somebody. lie asked the jury whether it would Le worse to have the virtue - o! their daughters ruined, or their young and generous sons brought borne stabbed' by the hands of prostitutes? If this precedent were established, he feared that stangers visiting New York would stumble over the dead bodies of citizens, at the very thresholds of their own doors. "I had no doubt liirit if all deeply injured women were to undertake to redress their wrongs in this bad way, there would be a huge pile of dead citizens. even thought it not impossible that some of the honorable court themselves miglit be among the missing. I was aware that ribs all around the room felt unsafe in view of this pictnVe the pleader had drawn. It unquestionably was an argument that came home to men's business mid bosoms. Yet I fell no veiy active pity for their terrors. I indignantly asked what had oeeu done to the twelve thousand men, who made those poor creatures prostitutesf 1 remembered that strangers visiting our city continually stumble on something rvorse than dead bodies, viz: degraded, ruined souls, in the forms of those twelve thousand prostitutes; and 1 asked, What do, "law and order" do for them? Mr. Sanford declared that women could take care of themselves as well as men. Perhaps so; but his twelve thousand facts show that men do not take care of themselves; and he urg ed that "generous youth" were continually led astray by this band of prostitutes, though of course, the temptation must be merely animal, unmingled with the seductive influence of the affections, which so often leads woman to ruin, through the agency of her best impulses "He said that betryed women had redress at the civil law. I never hear tn"at assertion without burning indignation. What is the redress for a broken heart, blighted reputation, thedasertion of friends, the loss of respectable employment, the scorn and hissing of the world? Why, the woman must acknowledge herself the servant of somebody, who may claim wages for her lost time! With indignation and scorn, I appeal to common justice, against legal fiction this impudent assumption that I am a . chattel personal. It is a standing insult to womankind; and had we not become the slaves ive are deemed in law, we should rise en masse, in the majesty of moral power, and sweep that contemptible insult from tha statuebook. J "Let me not be understood as hoping much from penalties. They will be cheering to me only as indications of public opinion in the process of regeneration. By attraction, and not by repulsion, must a better state of things be induced. In tha mean time, I protest against considering woman a chattel, or a plaything ;and I ask men to consiuer wen now ieariuny tnis assumption is avenged in their own domestic life, by having mothers, wives, and daughters, who are chattels and playthings. Here, and not elsewhere, lies the secret ofMr. Sanford's twelve thousand dangers. He asks, "What if they were all armed, and abroad to redress their

wrongs?" Alas they are armed ;and the terrible wreck they make among human souls, is more painful to the reflecting mind, than piles of dead bodies. Verily they have their revenge, though "law and order" take no cognizance of the fact. "During the two first days of the trial, Ballard was brought into Gourt, by subpoena from the prisoner's counsel, and they took

mischevioUs satisfaction in calling him forward when the court opened. But forward he would not come. lie bid behind etove-p'pes and skulked in corners. This was, perhaps, a prudent measure; for the populace were in that excited state that it might have been unsafe for him to have been generally recognized. As be passed out of Court, the citizens around thci door called out "Don't come Hoo hear us! ltisasmuchas wecan do to keep our canes and umbrellas off your shoulders." The expressions were rude, but the sentiment which dictated them was noble. I hope I have not spokon too harshly of this individual. I certainly wish him nothing worse than he has brought upou himself. What can be more pitiful than the old ae of a seducer, going uninourned lo his crave, with the remembered curses of his victims? What more painful than the con sciousness of such a return to all a mother': lo-, and a mother's prayers? What penal ty more severe than those pure affections, which he has so wantonly desecrated? What punishment equal to the recollections of his dying bed? God pity him! For him, too, there is a return-path to his lathers mansion; would that he might be persuaded to enter it "The conduct of the prisoner, 'during the trial, was marked by a beautiful propriety. Sad and subdued, she made no artificial appeals to sympathy, aud slrowed no disposition to consider herself a heroine of romance. When the verdict was given, she became very faint and dizzy, and for some time after seemed stunned and bewildered. Her -health is much shattered by physical suffering and menial excitement ;but her constitution is naturally good, and under the influ ence of care and kindness the process of renovation 'goes rapidly on. She is evideully a girl of strong feelings, but quiet, reserved, and docile to the influence of those she loves. A proper education would have made her a noble .-woman, -1 sometimes fear that, like poor,Fleur de Marie, she will uever be able to wash from, her mind the 'stern, inexorable Past.1- It pdns her to speak or think of her child." The" fountain of maternal ' love has been poisoned at the source. I sha'i nev forge t tlie rrwun Ail smile with which she said, I don't know as it is worth while to try to make anything of me I am nothing but a wreck." 'Nay, Amelia,' replied I, 'noble vessels may be built from the timbers of a wreck.1 THE LADIES IN CONGRESS. A letter-writer to the N. Y. Tribune, gives a pleasant contrast to the recent exhibition of pugilism on the floor of Congress. "We had a most delightful scene in the House to-day, and oh, how different from the disgraceful brawls which have lately disgusted every member of il ! During the delivery of Mr. Reiser's speech the esteemed and venerable Mrs. Madison, leaning on the arm cf Mr. Hopkins, was observed walking down the centre aisle of the Hall, in front of the Speaker's chair, followed by two ladies clad in black, escorted by Mr. Cave Johnson, (the same gentleman who has walked Pennsylvania Avenue with a long nine in his mouth and a-lady oh his arm.) These latter were Miss Legarc, sister of the late lamented Attorney General; and a beautiful young lady named Miss Payne. "They were handed to seats placed for them on the right of theJSpeaker's Chair, on a level with the Clerk's seat; and there the charmingjdear old lady sat with her two handsome young friends, fiicing that noisy (at other times) body of locofoco3 for half an hour, listening earnestly io the history of the formation of the Constitution, and the part her husband took in ceding the powers of the States in regard to the election of Congressmen, to the General Government. It was a most charming sight, and intensely pleasing from its novelty. The dignified widow of the framer and finisher of the Constitution might well have been taken by a stranger for the presiding officer of the House. She looked uncommonly well, and was in fine spirits; she left in company with Governor Gilmer, Judge Wilkins and Mr. Holmes, of S. C. both younger, handsomer aud galleiit men, acting as 'squires to the young ladies. What will, we see next on the floor of Congress? A Strang transition this from a fist fijjht! A LEGION. The United States Gazette, says, that good bid Lancaster county (Penn.) has nominated two hundred delegates, to the Whig Convention! Germans enough among them to make a Brigade ! This is the way, they are'marching on, under bright folds of the Whig banner. When Autums comes, they will come, like the leaves on the trees like tha pigeons on the Prairie; they will come like a mighty people, to do a nation's work. fJ7-A gentleman in Abbeville,Souih Carolina, who had the courage lo refuse a challenge to fight a duel, has had a barbacua given him by his fellow-citizens, as a mark of their approbation and esteem. (7-The Globe complains that , the Whigs, in electing Mr.Ci.AT will and dance! lis 'guod to le merry as well 89 wise.' Why not sing and i dance; Cetier do that than scold and fret, sad call Urd names, and be in a bad humor !

From the Indiana State Junrnal SOMETHING OF THE OLDEN TIME. " Time reveals all things.'''' . Were not the "ingratitude of republics'1 a hackiiied and ungrateful theme, a few remarks would be ventured in its illustration. Perhaps, however,the following letter of that eminent but most basely maligned patriot, John Adams, one of the very pillars of the

republican its time of greatest need, will best elucidate the views which the writer, and he trusts every good Whig, too, is singular enough to entertain and ever ready to avow. Modern democracy "by way of eminence,", it is supposed, scouts at the very idea that the old patriot above named could here been a sincere friend of the country in which he was born and most elequently defended, because, forsooth, he was so foolish and perverse as not to hold the jacobinal opinions now so prevalent under that delectable cognomen. The maiden efforts of greenish politicians, in these piping times of "young dernocracie," are concentred in malevolent aud stupid attacks on the public character of those who upheld the republican times ofgreatest danger; and it would seem that these orators of partydiscipline were now necessary passports to the favor of that august, many-headed but much abused monster, the sovereign people. The prophetic sense which Mr. Adams entertained of the verdict of these juvenile Solomons is most happily evolved in tha letter which is now appended; and to which, iu all modesty, their attention is most courteously requested. "A word to the wise is sulficient:" - QuiNciMarch 12, 1S00. Gentlemen: I have received your very civil L.etter ottno tlnrd or tins month witn emotions very similar to those which I felt many years aso, upon the following occa sion; Returning from Holland to Paris in 17S4, I Was invited to dine with my wife and ! daughter by the Biron de; Steal, Ambassa dor trorn Sweden. As I was the first of the ! 1 1.1 AY corps diplomatic wno arrived, the Ambassa dor was shcwing'me a fine Portrait of the King cf Sweden his master, when the comit Deoditi, Ambassador from the Elector of Saxony j came i n. v r After compliment s . tc.De Sieal, Dcodati turned to me, whom he had known several years before, and the follow ing Dialogue ensued. Deodati. Very well! you are a Republican 1 suppose. " . . Adam3. You are in the right, Mr. Ambassador, I have the honor to be a Republican. Dcodati. And your Countrymen are republicans, and your Government is republican. Adams. Certainly. My Countrymen are Republicans, and our Government is Republican. - Dcodati. And you have made your Countrymen and your Government republi can. Adams. Not at all, Sir, my Country and its Government have been Republican from their origin, and long before I was born. Deodati. Very well! You at least have made your countiy very celebrated. You have made it independent You have made a marvellous peace with England. You have made her acknowledge your Independence, &c, &c, &c. Adams. I beg your pardon, Sir, you are too polite: Y'ou do me too much honor. I have no pretensions to have performed all these great achievements. I have acted a part in some of those affairs, but Deodati. But! Very well! I will now tell you the recompence you will receive for all that you have done. Adams. I shall be very glad to hear your prognostications concerning my destiny. Deodati. Your fortune will be that of all the republicans; Of Aristides; of Phocion; of Mililiades: of Scipio, &c.&c. Adams. I believe it. Deodati. Y'ou believe it! Adams. Yes. Deodati. Y'ou will experience all the ingratitude, all the injustice of the ancient republicans. Adams. I expect it; and always have expected it. ' Deodati. You will be ill treated, bated, despised and persecuted. Adams. I have no doubt of that. It is in the ordinary nature and course of thing3. Deodati. Your virtue must be very heroical. or your philosophy very Stoical, to un dertake all these adventures, with you eyes open, for sucb a reward. So much tor Jjeodati ana nts warning voice; and so much for my well grounded anticipations.- s - . This is no fabulous Dialogue of the dead; but strict historical truth. A curious coalitiou of French and English emissaries with Federal and Republican libellers have so completely fulfilled the prophecy cf Deodati and my own forebodings, so totally destroyed my reputation by their calumnies, that I have neither power nor influence to do anything for my country, to assist her in. her present distresses, or guard her against future calamities. Nothing remains to me but the right of private judgement, and that I exercise freely, and communicate my sentiments as freely to those who wish to know them. I am totis veribus with my whole strength against any division of the Uuion, by the north river, or by Delaware river, or by the

Potomac, or any other river, or by any chain of mountains. I am for maintaining the independence of the nation, at all events. I am no advocate for Mr. Gore's declaration of war against France, Knowing, as I do, from personal experience, the mntuitl friendly dispositions between the people of France end i'ue people of America, Bonaparte ouf of the question, I should be very sorry lo see them converted into ill will, and our old English prejudices revived. ? Last

ing injuries and misfortunes would ansa -to this country from such a change. " " 1 am averse also to a war with Ln2!nd, and wish to maintain our neutrality as long as possible without conceding important principles. Ifekherof the belligerent powers force us into war, I am for fighting thai pow-. er whichever it may bet .. I always consider the whole nation as mv children: but they are almost all undutiful tome, x on two gentlemen are almost the only ones out of my own house, who have for a long time, and I th ink you for it, ex pressed a filial affection for JOHN ADAMS. Messrs. D. Wuigut, and E. Lv5ix', North ampton. DUTIES AND PLEASURES OF WO MAN. Great, indeed, is the task assigned to wo man. ho can elevate its ci ytuiv f wlio can exaggerate its importance? Not to make laws, not to lead armies, not to govern pires; but to form tiiose' by whom laws ate mad, armies lad and empires governed; to guard from the slightest taint of possible infirmity, the frail and yet spotless creature whose moral, no less :hau his physical being must be derived from her; lo inspire those . principles, to inculcate those doctrines, to animate those sentiments, which generosity yet unborn, and nations yet uacivibzed, shall learn to bless; to sofieu firmness into mercy to chasten honor into refinement to exalt generosity into virfucsjby her soo;hing ones to allay, the anguish of the body, and the fir vvore arTgtiisli of the mind; by her tenderness to disarm passion; by her purity to tiiumph over sense ; to cheer the scholar laboring i'.uier his toil; to console the statesman for the ingratitude of a mistaken petp'.e; to compVns.ite : for hopes that are blighted, -ftien1s Or.it are" perfidious, for happiness tint has passed away. Such is ,'ier vocation; 1 e coucii of the tortured sufie.er, the p;ison of the deserted friend, the "cross of a rejected Savior-these are scenes of woman's "fcxcvlleuce,' thcattcs.on which her creates!' 'Iriurnp'rs hay4 bosn achieved. Such; is lie? destiny to visit f he-forsaken,; to attend .the neglected, amid the forget futuess of myriads to remember; amid the execrations of multitudes to bless; when monirchs abandon when counsellors betray, when justice prosecutes, when brethren and disciples fly, to remain unshaken and unchanged, and to exhibit, oa this lower world, a typi of that love pure,-constant, and inefftbie which in another world, we are taught to believe is the best reward of virtue. Black wood's Magazine. - ,' IMPORTATION OF TOTATOE?. ' ' Tlie Lorofoco fanners will be rejoiced lolnnrn that large q.iamiiies of Irish potatoes re couii nj into our country, uni withstanding the tan IT they hats so much imposes a duty of thirty-three pr cent 011 liiem. It thrsesame shrew! n titi-triff growers of pniotucs should succeed in their fforts to break up on r system of protection, tliey won Id be entirely relieved from the necessity of plnnting and cultivating them, os they can purchase them much cheaper in Europe than they cm afford to raise them. Two vessels arrived at New York last week, bringing mora than forty tons of potatoes. If polatees can be brought fr.mt abroad and sold as ior as the potatoes produced in this country, after pnyirg a duly of. 33 per cent., would not our country be supplied with foreign potatoes, if the dlity were abolished to plens the views of the Locofoco advocates f free IraJe? The truth is, if it were n t fir tim protection afforded by our present tari ft" lo tha farmers in this country, we should bei fed very sumptuously Irom abroad, at less prices tha a oar farmers can now afford to sell their products And.jft, the Locofoco demagogues say that our tariff is otranrred so as to tar the farmer for the benefit ot the manufacturer, ssld many of our farmers believe them. Let a'l famieri.whf have been imposed on by the malicious falsehood of the Dritinh Locofoco advocates ot free trade, gel copies of the tariff law, and tead it In that law they will find that ample provision has been made for thun. Tlieir lahor is weti protected by it ; and the fact t lint pot a toes are , now coming into our country, shows how great tha necessity is that every American tariff should protect the American furnif-r agai ust tho ruinous competition of (.-reign producer's - Farmers read the tariff act, and then, instead of denouncing it, you will denounce tho unscrupulous demagogues who are engaged in the uu-, patriotic business of denouncing it (or hasa party . purposes. L". Jour. FOVK LINKS OF a. GREAT. DEAL Of JIFiSim We'll gaily chase dull care away, , And banish every sorrow, Sttbscribees pay your dfcbt to day, A lid we'll pay ours to-morrow. '1 say, boy, vhoa horse is that you'r riuing?Vhy, its daddy's.' Vlio is your daddy?' lDo:i't you know ? Why Uncle l'etc Jones.' you are tha son of your utn:!o!' Vhy,yrs, I calculate I am. ' Yon ee dad jjot to be a widower, and flinrritd mot hi's sigi.rr;t 1 recken tm'a toy uncle.' 'Hoy, you are not tar removed "from s fnl. 'Well ss w atiit rnons'n th'.ew fret prt, I think just a yon say..' ' . 'Uood inonniig.'