Indiana American, Volume 16, Number 11, Brookville, Franklin County, 10 March 1848 — Page 1

IMIMAMA

OVR COUNTRT-OUR COUNTRT'3 INTERESTS-AND OUR CCWNTRT'S FRlIlfDS. BY C.F. CLAUKSON. BROOKVILLE, INDIANA. FRIDAY, MARCH lO, 1848. VOL. XVI NO. 11.

RELIGIOUS.

Something for Little Renders. Kneel, my child, for God is here! Bend in love, bat not in fear; Kneel before him now in prayer; Thank him for his constant care; Praise him for his bonnties shed Every moment on thy head; Ask for light, to know his will; Ask for love, thy heart to fill; Ask for faith, to bear thee on Through the might of Christ, hit son; Ask his Spirit 6till to guide thee Through the ills that may betide thee; Ask for peace, to lull to rest Every tumult of thy breast; Ask in awe, hut not in fear; Kneel, my child, for God i here! Do I !ivc ray Wife? At my marriage I appealed to God for the sincerity of my affection, and in his presence vowed to live with my wife as a good husband in the Lord. The word of the Lord is, "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ so loved the Church, and gave himself for it." "So ought husbands to love their wives as their own bodies." "Husbands,deal with your wives as heirs together of the grace of life." Has my love come up to this standard? Do I seek the spiritual good of my wife, as earnestly as my own bodily comfort? Do I act as if I believe we were one in the Lord? Do I watch over her spiritual state, to quicken her in duty and guard her against sin, and whisper tender encouragement under despondency and temptation? Do I lead the way in cultivating every Christian grace, and cheer her on to make her calling and election sure? Alas, I have long enjoyed the affections of an amiable, and professedly Christian wife, but have done almost nothing that proves a true regard for her best interests. I have cared for her temporal wants; but for all that I have done direct'.! to supply her spiritual wants, her soul might have starved. I have not even kept myself acquainted with her spiritual joys and sorrows, and fears, and trials, and triumphs; had he been suddenly taken from me, I could not have told from her own lips whether she was waiting for the coming of the Lord or not. I have been professedly running the Christian race in company with the wife of my youth, and yet showed little sympathy with her, and sought little from her in working out our salvation. I fear I have hindered, instead of helping her. Is t'.ils love? the love of a true husband? Do I really desire the eternal welfare of the dear partner of my earthly lot? My God grant me grace to be indeed a Christian husband! Amer. Messenger. "Wear n smile. Which will vou do. smile and make others nappy, or be crabbed, and make every body i araund you miserable? You can live among beautiful flowers and singing birds, or in the mire surrounded by fogs and frogs. The amount of happiness you can produce is incalcu- J labie, if you will show a smiling face, a kind beart, and speak pleasant words. On the other! hand, by sour looks, cross words, and a fretful ,

disposition, you can make scores and hundreds receiving Texas into our Confederacy ; and since j w'"gs iu 1S44, and the "I told you so," asserwretched almost beyond endurance. Which i it has been done, have uniformly supported the ! ,ion of,lie present time, no importance was at-

will you do? Wear a pleasant countenance, let joy beam in your eye, and love g'ow on your, forehead? There is no joy so great as that which , springs from a kind actor a pleasant word, and you may feel it at night, when you rest; at mor ning, when you rise, and through the day, when about your daily business. Profanity. Profane swearing is a great sin; God abhors it, and often punishes it in this life. He will not hold the man guiltless that takes his awful name In vain. He is jealous of his honor, and will suffer no creature to trample upon it with im -

punlty. J nexation of Tex ts," &c. ; and "that the immediIt Is a useless sin. It confirms no man's ate occasion of hostilities between the two reword. He who seeks to establish his veracity, ' publics arose out of the order of the Piesident

by adding oaths to his assertions, gives loudmouthed evidence that they are untrue. J It is a vulgar sin. He who swears an oath, at once loses the respect of the good, and above all, loses a respect for himself. It is a work for devils, not men. j Erring Brother. Would you throw a brick bat at a friend who had fallen overboard? Would you gather stones and pile them on a bank that had fallen on a brother? Would you throw a keg or powder to afriend who had fallen iu the fire? Then why 1 ! 1 I heap words of reproach upon him who had er red from the path of duty? Why denounce him and spurn him from your presence? Can you be a stranger to the human heart you who have so often fallen? He cannot know the human heart, Who, when a weaker brother errs. Instead of acting mercy's part, Each base malignant passion stirs. Harsh words and epithets but prove That he himself is in the wrongThat first he needs a brother's love, To nerve his heart and guard his tongue. IT A good man a real Christian seldom sees a defect in his neighbor. A pure lake reflects the beautiful sky, the clouds, and the overhanging trees, but when it is riled it reflects nothing that is pure. A bad man a real scoundrel seldom sees a good trait in the character of his neighbor. An imperfect glass reflects nothing correctly, but shows its own deficiency. A perfect mirror reflects nothing but bright and pure images When the Rev. Henry R.W,lson, of the mis.ton t Northern India. in T.onHon hi m n.'laiX-n:M W !-. .... t A ikt. M.intr i, a . r u i a . wa w i , . .ho u t i. ft u u j i i , - the bat le-field, and she was now dependent on th non.ion nf ...Liiwr'. . K, .1,. ;K , . . . i ' awi t.. auatain at hr own ptnpnu m iAn,r -.!,. ua, u-. t... u.4 r ii -ru r-i .- . fallen. This was a Christian woman's mrnn. Kh ma --. ;. . ;. r... - . !....: j .-. UN - " 11 tV tl Ul. I UUO IV UC liaiBCU for the work, but although a member of the church of England, she detired to have one of the Presbyterian missionaries, now there and ready to preach, transferred to that particuUr district, that he might immediately proclaim the gospel to those who had made her a widow and her children orphans. XT Speak the truth under all circumstances;

end on will thereby gain the confidence of al . . who know? vou-

THE TIMES.

Correspondence of the American. For the Indiana American, "Hem is it-" We learn from the proceedings of the

Iemnriie Convrntio, i Howard countv. that V,r elate and its territory as no part or the territory ' S summer time fruml H. D. Johnson acred a. rrrvtarv, drew up the of Mexico " Words that breathe of tenderness and love to - r;;";d. driW M ,he SU,e I This is' strong language to come, as it did, ! the irnMed "P''" J the broken heart, are a Friend Clarkson The above quotation is from a Whig Administration, and from the pen ootnnSr balsam, a treasure to be cherished fondmade from memory, (the paper containing the r a grea constitutional lawyer of the land ;'y a riche "weeter than any thing on earth

nrifrinnl nit kalm t 1. - .1 . I. - . . . i ... ' Uv. -.nj ui iiou ni me lliuilieill, UUl, although perhaps not strictly accurate, is yet

believed to convey the sense of a little notice ''C higs of thn present day. which appeared in your papera few weeks since. Cut what does Mr. Webster say? Does he As that article would seem to imply a qnes- adhere to the opinion quoted above? I think tion, by virtue of the ?, I shall by leave, briefly .' "e does. I therefore plare his opinion in oppodefine my position. sition to those of Mr. Clay and Mr. Gallatin, the Admitting, in the first place as I freely do j a'ien who has recently kindly offered his notions that the statement is correct, where is the in- i fr ihe consideration of the American people, consistency, or what is there in the fart, to call In l's recent speech at Springfield, I find the forth this public inquiry? I am a private indi- fullowing language attributed to Mr. Webster,

vidual,humbl passing through the world with- i out parade or attempt at public notoriety. I Lt it, however, be remembered, that, with yourself and others, comprising a majority of the voters of the United States, I lent my feeble aid, in 184, to elevate to the Presidency, Gn. Harrison That those who pi ice au administration in power are liable to be held responsible for its public acts that one of the acts of that administration a Whig administration was the act of annexation of Texas to the U. S. Therefore, that the Whig party is responsible for this act, owing to its indirect influence in bringing it about. Let it be also borne in mind, that during the Presidential canvas in 1S44. the question of annexation was one of the main issues between the two parties; and that Vy the election f Mr. Polk, who was an annexationist, a majority of the people of the U. S. made themselves, directly, parlies to annexation. Hence, as the Whigs have been indirectly instrumental in annexation, and as the Democrats, by sustaining the issue of annexation, are directly liable, it follows, that both parties are in strict justice responsible for annexation: and if it was wrong, both are to blame. If annexation produced the war, then are both parties guilty of bringing on the war. Now, as I hold in high estimation, the doctrine of the immortal Decatur, and adopt as my motto: "My country! always righ; hut right or wrong, my country" you will readily perceive that I am unwilling to admit that my country has done wrong in the matter of annexation. Therefore, as the issue between the democratic party, and the Whig party, at the present time, is the justice of the existing war with Mexico the former sustaining it as jut-t and honorable, and the hitter condemning it as un Jst and unholy, as being a war of aggression, ... . I ""d waged against the "fireside: s, the "Castles" I and the "altars'" of the unoffending Mexicans hence I am unavoidably constrained, in order to t consistent even if my feeiings did not lead me to it to adhere to the democratic side of the question. When, in 1843, the question of annexation was agitated, I was in favor of this rroveniineiit , act. I favored the design because I believed we I had a right to treat with Texas she being an independent state for a portion of her territoiy, or for her admission into our Government. I also believed that it would be good policy for this Government to receive her as an integral, portion of our Union. My reasons for these opinions, I shall not trouble you with. Suffice it to say, they were convincing to me The positions taken by Mr. Clay, who is, I j believe, allowed to be the great exponent of Whig principles, are, "that the primary cause of the present unhappy war,'' &c. "vas the anof the U.S. for the removal of the army under the command of Gen. Taytor, from its position at Corpus Christ! to a point opposite to moras, on the east bank of the Rio Bravo, within Territory claimed by both Republics." If these positions he tenable, and if it be true. as M r Cay remarks, that "this is no war of de- i vrlWt hut one unnecessary, and of offensive ag- '. gressioI1,'' and that "it is Mexico that is defend-j i,er firesides, her castles, and her ..It ,rs-not we;" then indeed we must confess that our count,v is not ..a!wav8 tiht n " - I x ir., iiifn, was aiiiiexuiion i le primary cause of the war? and if so, does that prove that our 1 country was iu the wrong? I In support of the proposition it is said th it "the Minister of Mexico formally announced to the Government at Washington that bis nation would consider the annexation of Texas to the U. S. as producing a state of war" and this is relied on to prove the truth of the proposition. Should it prove the assertion to be true, or if I should admit the correctness of the proposi - tion. that "annexation was the primary cause ofi the war," I ask does it follow that that war is an unjust one? It does not seem clear lo me by any means. Suppose for a moment that the Minister of Mexico had announced to the Government at Washington, that the enactment of the Tariff law or 1546, would be considered by Mexicc as "producii g a state or war" between the countries, should ibis fact deter our government from enacting such laws as it may deem expedient and proper? or would such notice have amounted to a valid objection to the pasP f 'uch ,aw' " Government in the attitude ofa w.ger of a war of offensive agpredion, affaiast ihe "altars" of Mexico? Ti mav be urzed that these are not similar 1 however think they are believing our government to have as much riht to enact one law, as the other. if Texas was sn independent nation, or state, 11 ' she had a right to treat with the American U nion- if she had that right, Mexico had no right woo, u " 6 " to interfere or complain. . n What said the Secretary 01 oiaie, u. o., 1842. on this subject: "Mexico may have cho sen to consider, and may sun cnoow i- " t.... .. h-fina- Wn at at I times since leJJ and as still continuing, a rebellious province; but the wona nas neen oui.geu - . i it i t.Li wiii different View OI me mailer, r rom xtie nm- . . . i icoc the battle of Sac Jacinto, in April, 1S36, to , T , t-.k.tast thM ka

I prem """ . . external sl:ns of naticnsl independence as Mex

ico herself, and with quite as much stability of Government" And further, that "the consti

tution, public treaties, and the laws oblige the President to regard Texas as an independent . . . . Ami nllour ma I n .aw that it nmitMa tAn-.l i - .iiu- k vvuui ouviigi; with the language of a large portion of the pub and I think it clearly puts to rest the charge of Mf- Clay, that the present is an offensive war of j aggression. Mr. cbster says: "I think in all fairness and honesty, we must admit that in 1S4(1, '41, '42, and '43, Texas was an independent state among the states of the earth. I do not admit, therefore, that it was I any just ground of complnint on the part of Mexico, that the United States annexed Texas to themselves." Have I shown the falhcy of the position assumed by Mr. Clay, and re-echoed from various quarters from the Whig Orators and Whig Press? I think I have done so but if not if it still is thought that annexation was the primary cause of the war, and consequently that the war is unjust and unholy, it yet remains to he t-hewn that the war was brought on as is charged, by the unconstitutional act of the President. Let it he remembered that the announcement of the Mexican Minister, quot-d by Mr. Clay, wa made in 1843, nearly two years before the annexation, allowing the American people time to read, consider and digest that announcement, and to vote upon the. proposition. They done all these, and by their votes, and solemn acts, assumed the responsibility, even under the bullying and gasconade of the Mexican Minister; thereby evincing a willingness to abide theresuit. If therefore there be n wrong (which I deny,) that wrong is with the people of theU. S. and not wilh their President who has, in this matter, acted simply as their instrument in carrying out their views. That the order of the President, to Gen. Taylor, to occupy a position at a point opposite Matamoras, could not have been the immediate cause of hostilities between the two republics, is evident from a careful investigation of the facts, and Mr. Clay in his Lexington speech, himself -- ! I ,. . It . .. """""""" ' pruposmo,.. ,ie says, "ii we leans, we snouiu ni uve no war. 1 he people were told," (iu the canvass of 1844) "that if that event happened, war would ensue." Now mark, there was nothing said about disputed territory, but the broad, unqualified expression, that the event of having Ttxis, would be proJuttive of war, is made use of. Thus proving clearly, that in the croaking of the Ucn"d to a claim of di-puteJ territory. That is cvidently an after-thought, introduced for effect only. "There now," says the old woman, "I told you that cow would eat the grind stone." We told you, say9 Mr. Clay, that if you anncx-d Txaa, with that disputed territory war would ensue But hear Mr. Clay a little farther: "Mexico sli" dmn-ed Texas as a revolted province;" not that she claimed a portion of territory betw een the Rio Grande and the Neuces. but the whole of Texas, as a revolted province! How then can it be said that the order which marched our army to the east bank of the Rio Grande was the immediate cause of hostilities?

f MV'C0 claimed the whole of Texas, would j 1101 the occupation by our army of any portion Mata-iof'ler ,prritory be as offensive to Mexico, as

that between the two streams above named? The conclusion which is i-resistably forced upon my mind is this: That if the annexation had any ncy in bringing on the war, its inAuence was exercised without any reference to he tract of country between the Rio Graude a"'l Nueces. But lo piu for ever at rrM the notion that the order j of the Pi .'silrnt, hy hich Gen. Tai lor remnvrd hi army m a point opposite to Maiamoru, let ui iii'iuirinto the circiimManrrs. Vp to the 13th July 1S45, G-n. Taylor anil his army rvmaitK-il in L.oiiiiana, had uerer eutrred Trxat and yrt we find a rarly a June U44. Mexico a:iimiincrd to thr U S. Govt nimi nt. through Santa Anna, "that Mexico a reolved a.ain to nndrrialxr ic.iroMly the campaign airaint Tt-xa. for which y." and "that in no' he held in rradinrs a lare arm manner ill he consent to tliimcnibt r ht r territory rather will he carry ihe ar to any extreme which may hr necessary to utain her r ighta." And further, that hile Gen. Taylor mat mithhij ermy at Corpus Chri-ii on Ihe lOih March, 184, me find from the avowal of a hiph functionary of the Mexican Government (I'aredi) that he "had rnt orders to the General-in-Chief of ihe division of our northern position, to act in hostility against the ar my mbich is in hostilily apaiiiM in." And that as early as the 12ih of AiignM, S, eight months hefore Gen. Taylor marched to Matamoros, nil before it could have been known in Mexico, that he had left Fori Jessup; Arista, the Mexican General, issued m proclamation, containing these words: -Comrades! the supreme executive has sent to me hy expiess the news that the United Slates, in pursu ance or their ambitious views, having taken posse ion of Ihe depart men t t.f Tt xx. he h.d demanded a declaration nl War from the Conrress against that tininst nation. Our lot will be envied hr the rest of the army. We are nearest the theatre of War. We are the first to avenre the ontras-es on our country, and to ravish from the usurper, the object nT ihrir rapine. "Large i f tri-ins are mi iheir march: thev m ill soon be here to share our dingers, and rtpnlse the enemy." Here we have the evidence that an army was raised and re-infoi ements marching to its aid to attack mir rmv before it had left Louisiana, or at any rate or rore that fact could have been known in Mexico bi .nr. nnMil' nosiiive that war mas declared by Mexico, and commenced, without any refennee to the "dis puted territory. skull not niirsne this matter inv farther, hot con. tent myself with remarking, thit I think the propo sitions of the whig., on this subiert are unt-name. od hat if th. v are reallv anxiona that the war should terminate . theT ought tu cease their denuuei ations against our Gevemmeiit; fur by thn means 1 do ihink ther are dailv civiur 'aui ami romtort the enemy if so, to w hat charge are ihi y obnoxious? The effert which ihe speeches of Mr. flay, Mr. for in and others, have on the subject of a peace. it seems 10 me raunot be mi-interprt ie,i ; it is r:eariy opposed to the conclusion ofa peace on terms honor ihiu tu hiiih tiiiinn. .fc.,rrontlnde thi. epistle with hope that, if able ' i - notice it at all m a puouc manner, yon m iii pinu.l ii.h it entire, if voo should not see proper to do so the !-h t ire j p fnnKlin mil I rv .. M i-meetfii 1 1 - tmir frit-Mr...

ii. d. Johnson. - Kokoma, Ind , Feb. to, t$

FUN AND FANCY.

Gentle words. What sweet Jhings are gentle word., sweet- - th.n C .. Can DeSlOW. "It h not much the world can give, With all its subtle art, And gold and gems are not the things To satisfy the heart; But oh, if those who cluster round The altar and the hetrth, Have gentle words and loving smiles, How beautiful is earth!" Q-In an old copy of a work not now extant, on Necromancy, is the following piquant passage: Ques. How to raise a devil? AnsContradict your wife. I.itrrntnrc nnd fried Potatoes A man of business in Paris advertises himself as follows: "M. Renard, public writer, prepares memoirs, explains the language of flowers, and sr Is fried potatoes, Public DrmontlmiioiK. O A correspondent of '.he Nashville Whig gives tho following vote, taken on the last down ward trip of the steamer General Taylor, above Memphis, on the 8th instant, as indicative of the feelings of the people in regard to the next Presidency: For Z ..chary Taylor, - - . Cl " Martin Vanburen, - . . -6 " Henry Clay, 4 " Henry Clay, if a condidate, if not, for Taylor, c " General Scott, if a candidate, if not, for Taylor, - . . . .2 " General Cass, - . . . 2 Not voting, - - . . . g ftp A vote was taken recently on the upward trip of the steamer Andrew Jackson, which resulted as follows, For Taj lor, 43; for Cas,15: for Clay ,14; for Polk, G; for Calhoun, 3; for Butler,2. A Dau-hmnn'ft proposal. A Dutchman once wanted to wed a widow. ! and hi manner of making known his intention was as follows: If you is content to get a better for a worse, to be happy for a miserable, and if you smoke and drink ale, I shall lake you for no better, ami much worse." Upon which the lady said "Yaw." O Uncle Sam says if a young lady slaps you in the face, you may be sure there is something in the wind. You may "pop the question as quick as you ph ase. The ladies don't do such things for nothing. Uncle Sam is s philosopher, and has read the human heartdeeply. -Female C'hirnlry. A remale named Elizabeth Jones, was irrni ed in St. Louis recently, on the charee 0r hav;ng chalenged to mortal combat a Miss Brant The weapons wilh which she proposed to settle the difficulty between them, were nistols and knives. Smoking To knock offpmoki..g, some advise; Perhnpi in part it would be wise, But altogether rash is; So, then, I'll kno k off part the ashes. O" A western man, in describing Henry Clay, says "He Is a man, and no mistake! Nature made him with her sleeves rolled up. O When do wo W-pin to love people? When they "begin to let us look iato their hearts, and their hearts are found to lie worth looking into. IVhnt's going on. One sunny morning, a quidnunc and a bore was seen sauntering down Regent street seek

ing whom he might devour with his intermin-j ,,as been several times deliberately insulted of able twaddle. At lneth he espies, approaching , ,ate lhe last instance being the presentation of a in hot haste, the willy and no less busy Dong- keR of oysters! Thinking "discretion the betlass Jerrold. He stops and fastens on him. j ter Part r valor," he swallowed the "insult" as

The quidnunc puts his usnnl question? " Well, my dear Jerrold, what's going on?- Releasing himself, the wit strides hastily away, exclaiming, "I am!" Stand barkond let the roll) n pnse. A few days since, an old colore ! man was parsing along one of the streets in Bitlimore, carrying under his arm a coffin or the smallest imaginable dimensions, to contain the body of a human being, and was on his- way with it to a hiirvinsrirronnd for interment il had on . large do ik which he pulled over it to hide it

from view. A party of rowdies met him, little ! ,ove on accountof thecontrast. When she has thinking that he carried Ihe dead, when one or. bfC0,ne moh" r a household, with children, them wantonly struck him on the top ofhis hat, ! cow9 ond maid-f-rvants, no reasom.b'e husknnt king it over hi-, eyes. Fulling the hat off! b"n'1 ran oh1 10 8 lnod,,rate degree of anEcr' as quick as possible, he turned round to tm and an humble share of scolding.

r"ty. t the same time throwing his cloak back and partly exhibiting the coffin, remarked "Don't do dat gemmen," 'case you see I's a fri - neral!" The manner of the old man, together wun so sudden a revelation, "took the party all aback they halted and let the funeral pass on. W don't believe if. It is said that a Yankee in Boston has set up a one-horse thrashing machine, for the convenience of parents and guardians having unruly children. He'll lick an urchin like smoke for four pence. Small licki ngs dune for two cents ouly,and the most entire saii-f.icton warranted. O At a late sale or books the auctioneer, put up "Drew's tssay on Souls," which was knocked down to a shoenaker, who very innocently, but to the great amusement of the crowd asked the auctioneer ir "he had any more works on shot making to sell?" Courting. A bachelor, who was somewhat stricken in years, had been for some time enamored with one of the sisterhood, but could not muster courage to pop the question. Que morning he resolved to make the attempt. He accordingly went to the house of the lady, knocked at the door, and she made her appearance. After a mutual nod, the following laconic dialogue en sued, "Po you want to char.ge j our condi tion?" "No." "Nor I." And turning about, oar bechflt r concluded the conversation wilh, "Thank heaven, I've got that lo.d off my stom ach." O It was asked by a lady in company the other evening, if Adjutant Bliss was a married man;" No, madam," responded the doctor, who profetwed lo know, "he i not a connubial Bliss."

Tme if rignttr punctuated Every lady iu the land Has twenty nails on each hand Five and twenty on hands and feet This is true without deceit. tt-T "Ain't you afraid your wife will get married again when you die?" "I hope she may, as there will be one man in the world who will know how to pity me." All for the best. Blessed are they that are blind; for they shall see no ghosts. Blessed are they that are deaf; for they never need lend money, nor listen to tedious stories.

Blessed are they thst are afraid of thunder; fo they shall hesitate about getting married and .' keep away from political meetings. Blessed are they that are lean: for there is a chance to grow fat Blessed are they that get no office under government; Tor five hundred and fifty-two reasons not given on account of the shortness of the days. Ulessed are they that are ignorant; for thev are happy in thiukiug ihat they know every i Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall eee Gd and get most wofully kicked by their colrymenBlessed is he that is ngly in form and features; for the girls shan't molest him. Blessed is she that would get married, and can t, for the consolations of the gospel are her". Blessed are tho orphan children; for they have no mothers to spank them. D "Madison's exposition cf the Awful and

Terifying Ceremonies or the Odd Fellos," is 500 bushel or wheat. He said, if he had sown the pleasant title or a work recently issued in 10 days earlier, as he at first intended to do, he New York, a copy or which we have received should hnve lost the whole crop. He r--col It ted from R-ddingand Co. It is rich in the extreme, that the weevil as it was so called, attacked the and as true, doubtless, as most other exposes of early sown grain; he delayed sowing his crop a similar character. The illuslralions.by French was saved. artists, would be invaluable as contribution to Another farmer had a wild grape vine in the n pictorial history of the "Region of Terror." woods; the cattle browsed on it; it grew astonThese awful developments are sold for 12 1-2 ishingly; he transplanted; remembered the cents, pictures included. Excehior. teachings of his ox; pruned it carefully; the O" A lady readi ng that a man had been sen- nourishment went to his fruit and yields abuntenced to six months' hard labor for dog stealing, dantly the largest and finest fruit. observed (o a friend, with a shudder,' Gracious! i It is worthwhile to observe what is going on. my love, what would certain or our sex have to j Those who till their ground thoroughly, put endure for entrapping puppies!" in their seed well, and nurse their crops judifr- There are t o things, says Mrs. Parting- ciously, have not to reproach themselves either ton, that shou'd be at home, svery evening at . with negligence or indolence in case of a railure; dark cows and women rspecialy if there are and self-reproach is more bitter and hard to be nursing babies in the house. borne, because it sticks close to our skirls IT A gentleman describing the absurdity of both in ourdown-Iayings and in our uprisings. a man dancing the polka, said that" it appeared 1 Success iu agriculture and horticulture, dens ir the individual had a hole in his pocket, and pends not alone on doing things well, but in was fruitlessly endeavoring to thake a shilling doing them at the right lime. Some people are down the leg of his trowsers." ' generally a week or two too late with their work,

uuis 01 ju-iim8 Dy me t.race of God. ! In old tunes the bills or lading commenced as louows: -cupped, r.y the grace 01 Uod, in good ; conciiion; ' oc. vr. rrauniin used to print , and 8U b'"S f fad'"g' 8nd 8ome ploU8 P'?r80"s ' Vc,inS ,0 ll,e l,unl ing, he advertised tl"'t 1,6 ld lMHOt "wUh r wU1,0Ut U,e B6 01 uoaO In one place Richter says "No man can either live piously or die righteously without a wiTe." A very wicked bachelor or our acpuaintance says to this "0 yes! sufferiug and severe trials purify and chaten the heart. Be joyful. Then laugh and be happy In sunshine and storm, For iT we hug sorrows They'll come in a swarm, So push away trouble, And laugh while we may, For I tughing's the music To chase care away. ETThe editor of the Newark Herald savs he i deliberately as it was oflered. Too much Pork Torn Shilling. Our friend Keese, of the auction-house of Cooley, Keese Sc. Hill, was selling a fine copy of Bi con the other evening. "How much for this Bacon?" said he; "give us a bid; frtart it gentlemen, how much''" "A Sliilling!"exclaimed a moderate bidder. "Oh! no!" responded the nuctioneer, "here's too much pork for a shiln;g: I ST A maiden should never talk scandal, nor "",,J nor hat,' 80 ,onf' at ,ea8t- " she ' in ! A relIow 'ho n"'" termagant who ; (!roTe him to tlespamtion, and finally to oeatn, ' J1"1 Mor d'in?. requested a friend to have the ! following brief yet pungent inscription upon his lomD: e,ain ajaw-oone. iy What Is a muff? A great lug thing which holds a lady's hand without equeering it. O" After a marriage in Connecticut, the bridegroom took the pars, n aside very mysteriously, and.whlspered to him "can t you take the pay in latere? O" "Why was the battle or Resacade L. Pdma like the marriage of Adam and Eve? : Because it was a Bhort engagement followed by a long race." Una tiro. Bustles are not a fleeting show For man's illusion given. They're filld with bran or stuffed with tow, And stick out 'bout a feet or so, And look first rate by heaven, fj" A student of medicine from Boston, while attending lectures in Iondon, observed that the "kings evil" had been little known in the Uuited Mate since the revolution! Pnii-M. Tt,, 1 - -. V. i n .-t - rl Whiff tirAtil-t- '""-"'" " -,..i6" ......

that Mr Clay not only will not permit his , the outside, not unlike the seed of the buttonname to be used for the Presidency, but will de- wood or sycamore. It hangs till October, is not clare his preference ror General Taylor for Pres-' eatable, but is striking and ornamental on a

ideuL So do we. Lou. Jour SKS4TOK Rives To. Tatlo. The Phi'adel phi coinmilto for the Taylor celebration ou the 22J instant, has received a letter from the Hon. W. C. Rives, of Virgina, the former Minister to the Court of St. Cload, in which hj takes ground in favor of the nomination of Gen.Tsy lor for the Presidency, and speaks of Iks old he ro In terms of ths highest olugy.

THE FARMER.

--. l seful Dints for Former, their Sons and DanghtrmL j Mackli.v-s Aoviceto his Sox.-I have often i told vou that everv man must be th. m9t , marrer of hts own fortune. I repeat the doctrine; he who depends upon incessant industry . and iutegritry, depends npsn patrons of the noblest and most exalted kind; lhv are the creators of fortune and fame, the founders of f.tmil!tes, and never can disappoint or desert you ' ' They control all human dealing.and turn even vicissitudes of an unfortunate tendency to a con- ! sary nature. You have genius, vou have learnint., VOU have industry at times, hut run want ... ' PPrsv?rnce; without it, you can do nothing, ' vou bear this motto in your mind always. Persevere. Boys, do.i't forget this if vou emi grate, by and by, to Oregon or Minesota, remember, PERSEVERE. Froverbs. A great fortune in the hands of a fool.iwm!.r jtu. . ii-.ii.- -i ..... . i. fi.i in-, me greater tool he is. Be studious, and vou will be harnodT?P industrious and frugnl, and you will be rich Bi oler and temperate, and vou will be ht-ahhv B virtuoiu-, and vou will be hannv. E.klv Rising. To rise earlv is so truly the one thiug needful, to those who are candidates for either of the c ipital prizes, Health Wealth or isdom, that it is the only sure foundation of otning either. He that would thrive Must rise at five; He that has thriven May lie till seven. Observe A farmer in Maarh and ll.i- is six limes out of seven to w .aul -uccess ; for it is said, That the lazy man has but on v..,r .,. f tbi: farmer's creeo. Let thi. lie held the former's creed For slock, pick out the choicest breed; In peace and plenty let them fee..; Your land sow with the best of seed; Let it not dung or dressing nee.!; Inclose, plow, reap, with ere and speed; And you will soon be rich indeed. U.xctx Jo.x.TH. -Live Fences Oaagc Ornnac. In conversation wilh Mr. Ncff, al Cincinnati, who first introduced the Osage Orange as hedge plant in the west, he sttted that notwith standing the large quantity of oung plants he has already on hand enough to plant nearly 23 miles of heJge he has purchased a large quantity of seed for sowing this spring, for the use of himself and others on lands iu I'linoi. II said to us, that in his opinion we could not do our readers a greater service than by urging them to plant hedges or the Osage Orange. The hedge first planted by him on a farm i-even innes troin -.iiicinnau, lie informs its is now ten years old, and affords satisfactory proof of the perfect aduptedness of the plant for the purpose. The hedge has not been well tri--nmed during the pt five years, since he sold the plirce, Mill it is an effective and handsome fence, the plants grow uniformly, are uninjured by insect-! or blight, and show uo disposition lo "die out," or become thin near the ground. We also saw an old hedge of this plant on the grounds of Mr. L'Ilomnieciu, ailjoining Mr. Jackson's, which is about ten years old, snd grow ing iu grass laud and directly under the shade or a row of large locust trees, where we should not expect to see any kind of tree or shrub flourish, sti.l ihe hedge is perfectly healthy very uniform, neat and handsome. The plants in a hedge of this age, and on ground not rich, do not appear to grow foster than the hawthorn; hence there i- uot that dang-r which many have anticipated from a need of frequent and severe trimming. We are gratified to state that a plentiful supply of seed has been brought to this state from Texas, nnd the price has been reduced by seedsmeu to $2 per quart. (We have a full supply j t o(Rc Et fore Bovi lhe W(.ds fhoM -oa,ed in water in a warm room for four or fivedays: or mix-d with moist saud and allowed j l0 fretI(..;Ohio Cultivator. The Madura, or Oxntsr Orange. j The Os.'ge Orange, or Madura, grows wild in abundance in the stale or Arkansas, and as far north as the Red River. It is one of the most striking and beautiful trees. Its foliage is not nnlike that of the orange, but more glossy, and polished; indeed It is of a bright varnished green. It grows luxuriantly, about thirty or forty feet high, with a wide aud spreading head. The flowers are small and inconspicuous, p de green in color, those preceding the fruit resembling a little ball. I The fruit itself is about the size and shape of an orange, yellow at full maturity, and rough on 1 Urge tree. This tree was first introduced into ! our gardens, where it is now well known, from a village of the O.nge Indians, which, coupled wilh its general appearance, gave rise to its pop-

alar name. Ths wood is full of milky sap, aud I Magalar natd 8gaifltn. we hare never seen it attacked by any insects. It may be mentioned as a singular and signlfiA great many trials bare been made within caul fact that bo native of large city has ever the last taut years, in various parts of the coon- ' filled the Exoculivo cha.r f oar Sunt or Uaioft. try, with ths Oasgs Omrgtv me a hg plnt- ' . . iGer. TtJ-

I The general result, south of this, has been la

the highest degree favorable. Many who haTe r ;i.t ;,u n , , . fa,,ed w,Ul alt "Pies of hawthorn, have entire f"lh iU TaIue of thi" Pand we have no ,on6er " a0UDl "lat it is destined to become tho favorite hedge plant of all that part of the Union lying south and west of the stats of New York. Ttie Osage Orange, when treated as a hedge 1 " ' ,la" many excellent characteristic. It is ' v,eorou8 aaJ ng ved. It sends out e "unance 01 branches, bears trimming ra r f-w 1 1 tt -.-11 :.- . a . . . i ..... ' 1 ' ,,,os' m"' provided at all 'T, W'th S,0Ul f'oms.and iu bright and glos 6 " a very r.cn and beautiful apnearauce. It grows well on almost any sal. and makes a powerful and impenetrable fence in a very short time. Pruning Fruit Trees. We mav not be able to give any satisfactory reasons for preferring May to March for trimming apple trees. Most farmers, however, aerr, t V Ka . .1 . 6 " 'uo "V"T lne wouna fea!ed the "ciicr, auu mat it is not of service to draw f..rlh much sap at the wound. Now, it is certain that a wound never begins to heal till the tre has put forth ilsjear. It has no means to form new wood until it has leaves, for the sap that forms new wood passes through the leaf. From the time of trimming, then, to the forming of the leaf, the wound is exposed to the weather, and the process of healing has not commenced. There U a critical lime in July, between tho first and second growth of the season when the sip will run from a wound and will discolor the bark for a root or more below it; we notice this in pruning nursery trees, and we thiuk trimming in July not judicious. As to the comparative waste or sap in March and May, we call the attention or our readers to the practice or tapping the maple for the purpose of gatheriug sap. All know that no sap can be gathered ia May, and not much in April, in our latitude. Sap runs most freely in March. For this reason we never trim grape vines in March. But after the leaf is formed the vines will not bleed. Are Potatoes Exhausting Crop t A Correspondent asks the above question. We answer that they certainly are. Perhap" they will not exhaust the fertility of a soil so rapidly as some other crops, such as wheat, In dian corn, and other grains; but they neverthe less exhaut How can it be otherwise? By exhausting a soil, we mean the carrying off from that soil in the crop that we harvett and put into the barn a certain portion of that soil, winch is essential to the growth and maturity of lhatcroporof many other crops. Xow you cannot obttin a crop of potatoes from a field unless a certain poriion of that field enters into the tops and bottoms of the potatoes, and from them into the shape and quality and s iza we desire. Let us look at the matter a little. The soil is made op ore! iy and potash and flint, called siUxand lime, ic , etc. You plant potatoes upon it, and they draw these ingredients into their system and increase abundantly. Their tops are large and luxurUnt, and their roots are. plump aud heavy. In tl fU yoa 'iarVest them; the tops you carry into your barn yard, and the roots into your cellar. You have now carried off a portion of that soil into another shape from what it was in the spring. If you should give a chemist some of them and request him to analzs them, he will separate the ingredients which they have pumped up from the soil, and g'v them to you in your baud from every hundred poundsofthe ashfs made from the potatoes ha will give you four pouuds or potash and a little more, two pounds aud a fraction or t-oda, about a third or a pound of lime, about the same quantity of magm.it about a twentieth of a pound of clay, and a tenth ofa pound of flint, bosides several other ingredients in small quantities. From a hundred pounds 6r the ashes made of the tops, he will give you more thau eight pounds of potash, almost thirteen pounds of lime, a pound and a half of magnesia, about a third of a pound or fl.nt, ic, &c. We lay these proportions down a a general rule they will of course vary very much, because i-oiis vary very much; but we trust that these facts and views w ill convince our friend lhat he canuot raise potitoesona soil without exhaustiug it more or It s. of its material, and that it is a part of good farming to return again lo that soil, in some shape or other, the matetidl required to givehiia another crop. Me. Farmer. The Fanner. It does one's heart good to see a merry, ronnd f.tced farmer. So independent, aud jet so free from vanities and priiie. So rich, and yet so industrious so patient and persevering in his calling, and yet so fond, social, and obliging. There are a thousand neble trails about his character. He is generally hospitable eat and drink with him, and he won't set a mark oa you, and sweat it out of you with double compound interest, as some I know will you am welcome. He will do you a kindness without expecting a return by way of compensation it is not so with every body. He is generally more honest and sincere less disiiotvd to deal in an underhanded cuuning, than many I could j na,ne- He g'ves to society its btst support is the firmest pillar lhat supports the edifice of government. He is the lord of nature. Look at him in his homespun and grey blacks gentlemen! laugh at him if you will but bclievo me, he can laugh back if he pleases. Gardening. The first business, when the ground opens, ia to stir np the asparagus bed and work in the manure that was piled on it last fall. The ground should be well dug over before the asparagus txrt. After this, salt may be thrown on so plentifully as to kill the weeds and save farther hoeing; for salt is agreeable to asparagus but not to weeds. Early Peas may be sown os soon as Uie gronad can be well worked. Frosts never effect lb young shoots, and ths snows of March, never whiten peas. Yet very early peas c.nuot bo expected to produce much, and the second sowing, a week or two later will bo most relied oft j the table, other garden seeds should be sawn unless they are to be covered with glass, as the labor of sowing will be lost. Massachusetts Ploughman.