Indiana American, Volume 22, Number 49, Brookville, Franklin County, 24 November 1854 — Page 1

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roftssionnl nrb. J. D. DAVIS, M. D., Plivalclnn it H lire co li fftlt at kit rldn, ornr el MtUtad -S Dr. J. W. KEELY, tnrT Surreon Dentist. OFHCK U5t DOON SOUTH O r Til iiol'iik. au work rrtuU. t Hr for inilMHMr 41 43,Ui3. WnOllIlOW, AUorT and CoanwUört .U, 0 7 lUtU'i allUlwr. Braok IT yt'C. cnOOK9H4?IK. Auoraat and raUt, UJiaaa. 43-33 . TBrWCXCUC,AUnrBnjaLaw. 0--Ii lUdlltl fOiJ f I IlV afal eVan "owensT lTT0X!ftT AT tAW HOT AST TTJBL C, mi. Caruaalt Indiana Jtn39 3iao ALPT WAItl), ATTORNEY &. COUNSELLOR ATLAW, rookvUU, InUlaaa. Offll 4ooriaorla BiifVoa'iSlora. IX. It. MO lilt IS. M. !., P U y 1 1 c I a ii & S m i'?c o n lit. Carmel, Ind., XI tt- 63-year. DEN TAL bUBUÜONS, ni.Carnicli Ind., Will 4 all work aalratud I. thr earn wltk aalaaM ael pltpaUk. Jan 30 Suio MOSES J. KELLE Y . Attorney At Law and Notary Public, Oaa door Routb ftf lha Vulla Konje, w ILK taka arkiinwllcinat of id, UK mmm m m w m m aua. a ia tamry upoaaina, Amiut or. HAIUIISON DIRECTORY, T) PINÄT OKAI.KRI.ICKOCEKIKHASIJ JLv rruviaioua, Mrkl al'aat, lltaaiioa, Ohio, atoa band ag'oJ aMoritnanlof allarucln In klallna. ALSO a canaral Mortmaot of F I' II N I T V II F t A'ktck ba will itll eaaap for cak or rnnntry predue. ovl S7 4i TTItTOSf TTTSRELL. u K uo(ut r. Tor AtX Uta Ufuhwn, lUaaiaoa, Ohio, Ulr In AMERICAN, FKK5CH A.tl) KNCLISII DRY OO0D, BonaaU and Bonoal Trtinmlngt of all it;Ui and pricaa Lalia, MUmi and Chlldrant' 5not, kptoa ataaily on hand. hi37 43 t I. lirM, WN.t.in. TJSOIIERA HJJO!T-nEALKRHI?C IMM Y XJ 4 UuiuatiHi pa Good, Laitl I) r U im0 Tavary kind. Oroearlat, Itardwarauaaniwara, llnoti, Shot Carpatluf , Ao., Coanaa Makiit vrirrr Itiiiti, IIARRISOX, OHIO. Oct 17 4 1HJ TIS Z, Z. TTTLLXS. DKAI.KK IM ÜKT,, JjM tili ma, faiitu, Olla, Varultbai.Cluu, Djo Cornar Mala and Markal Street, RARRIS09, OHIO, at 17 45 mi OHIO U0TXL.-COHMhK MA13 it M4KaT uaata, HARRIKOy, OHIO. D. riailEII, Proprietor. Oct 57 43 IHA4 11 Sorts of Items. Small f.iults indulged, arc little thieves that let in greatrr. Gaming, like quicka&nd, may iwallow a man in a minute. The roan that struck a bargain,' was fined 40s, for the assault. Five members of the Canadian Parliament are natives of the United States. Next to a policeman, there is nothing so often absent as presence of mind. Jenny Lind lately wroto to a Boston friend that it was not improbable that she should again visit America. The younjj lady that "thought she should have died," so many times, ii yet enjoying very excellent health. According to the synagogue rolls, there are mora than 120,000 Jews in the United States. The Rev. Mr. Sunrise, a converted Indian of the Oaedia tribe, is lecturing ia Portsmouth. It is said that sixty Baptist church es in Massachusetts are without pas tors. We were created and redeemed for the sole purpose of glorifying God. Patsov. It is a poor relief from sorrow to fly to the distractions of the wcrld. Da. Spring. Death breaks the lantern, but can not put out the candle. W. Jacksom. We lost a paradise by sin, and Ime gained a heaven by the Cross. Ciiarxock. It is a mercy to have that taken from us waich takes us from God. Vexxiso. Fontenelle describes a lover as a man who in his anxiety to obtain pos session of another ' loses, possession of himself. The Indianapolis papers state that a won IOAd of the notes of the Stock Banks were returned one dy last week upon the Auditor of the State. To rejoice in tho happinessof others is to make it our own; to produce it, is to make'it more than our own. H J. A. James. All thnt God doesjs well done. IIesrv. Every Christian should be a martyr a spirit.- -Anontmocs. The Christian shines brightest when surrounded by flames, l lwr illuminate and renne, without consuming lira. W. Jacssos. The Know-Nothings have been so,ctoriouj in Massachusetts, that the , apers there announce the Intelligence ihus: "Thu Know-Nothings have swept titStahighafiddryl"

ASS&ZXS TO AJTJQ CT BUM. rUra,n!jr by stoik ootrolPl, And tUndar walla efetrtbea naaU; In all Iba pomp of daitli rpoa, The teJi of many a kloody Bva. Tua anatlarlf tungua, ilia boirid atlk, Tba flit for fljUiuif aotblnj loath; Tbapaulon wk'k s word aan Utua, Tbal kuratillkaialpbai Into lama. Tba not earbuae'od. f lo.lnj rJ, ThabUatadaya.tbabrokaa had, Thlrtnal aara thadoadly fruit, Of mardar, mal w Inf and dUpaia. AiMulllhal Innooanraaiialla, Tb (mate of f lonmy Jallit The flddy iboughtaa miacMofkaaU Tb niMiilgta bourta riot All Ibata wliuln tbla Jug appear, And Jack, Iba bargiuaa lath rear. To Hy Boy in Heaven. Tba naraoryibowiUiy pictured wall, Thy boat, thy bnw, The lork and bonnet, tlub and ball Hut a bora art thou? A corner bnlUtthy empty eha'r, Thy i lay-llilnca Idly aratturad there Rutipeaktu ttiofourdaipair. En ta the lat, thy eyery word, IojIsJ, to friert, VT, tweet a eweeletteonf of bird On inmmoriTtl In titward beaaly inJocijad, Deatb o'er lb; eplril eael a ehade. And llk tu rainbow thou dIJat rade. W rnoura for thee wbea eolJ.blank al(bt Thy chamber A it We plna for the whan more'i Int light He lden l be blQe. Tb tna. the moon, the itare, Uta tea, All lotlie walt-Oowerand wtlJ re, Are chanced wa aar the world tbrouMhee. And tlioa perchance s imlla might gUim Of caial mirth; Ildotb not own.whate'cr may team. An Inward birth! W mlHtby ima'l atop on the etalR Wemlea thee at thine evening prayer) All day wa mUtihaeerary where. Yea, 'lit tweet balm lo our detpalr, Pond, deareal boy! That Heaven IiGim! and Uiott ait there. With blmlnjny, There pat are death and all la woee; There btauty'i ttraarn foroverglowi, And ploature'iday no tunaet knowi. Fire well, thoti-'or r while fa raw ell, Pride of my heart! It rannot ba that long wa dwell Tbua torn apart. Tim' ihadoMi llkd the thuttlo flat, And dark howo'tr lifo' night may be, Dejord Hie grae I'll moot with the a.

cStltcttb Sitlt. TUE CÖfLdT DT MAETI.V TARQCUAE TCTMR, AUTHOR OF "PEOViSBIAL rHILOSOPHT." CHAPTER VII. Wrcngi and KuId. A very miserablo man was Roger Acton now, for this last trial was the worst of all. The vapors of lis discontent had almost passed away that bright pernicious dream wasbetng rapidly forgotten the morning's ill-got coin, "thank the Lord, it was lost as soon ti3 found," and penitence hml willed away thai blot upon his soul; but here an honest pound, liberally bestowed by his hereditary landlordIt is own bright bit of gold the only bit but one he ever had (and how different in innocence from that one ! a seeming sugar drop of kindness, shed by the rich heavens on his cup of poverty, to have this meanly filcned away by u grasping, grinding taskmaster, oh, was it not a bitter trial? What aflliction as to this world's wealth can a man meet worse than this? Acton's first impslse was to run to the Hall, and ak to see Sir John: "Out; won't be back till seven, and then enn seo nobody; the baronet will be dressing fur dinner, and musn't be disturbed." Then he made a vain effort to speak with Mr. Jennings, and plead with him: yes even on his knees, if must be. MrShrton could not bo so bad; perhaps it was a long joke af ter an me Dniuu always had a queer U t r . . . wy Wim mm. ur, u inaeca me man meant robbery, loudly to threaten him, that all might her, ta bring the house aoout ins ears, and lorco lustice. if ho could not fawn it. But both the so conflicting expedients were vetoed. Jonathan Floyd, who took in Acton's meek message of "humbly craved leave to speak with Master Jennings." came back with the inexplicable mandate, "Warn Roger Action from the premises." So.he must needs bide till lo-nionow morning, when, como what might, he resolved to seehishonor.and set some truths beforo him. Acton was not the only man on the estate who knew that he had a landlord, generous, to say prodigal, a warm heArted, well-intentioned master, whose mere youth a career of sensuality had not yet hardened, nor a course of dissipation been prolonged enough to distort his feelings from tho right. And Acton, moreover.was not the only man who wondered how.with such a landlord, (ay, and his guardians before hhn were always well-spoken gentle (oiks, kindly in their manners, and liberal in their looks,) wages could be kept so low, And rents so high, and indulgences ao few, and penalties so many. There were fines for f very thing, and no allowances of hcrJgebote, or housebote, or any other t'rac-honored right; the very peat on the common must be paid for, and if a chili picked a bit of fag. got the father was mulcted in a shilling. Mr. Jenning did all this, and always pleaded ITis employers' orders; nay, if any grumbled, as men would now and then, he would affect to think it strange, that the gentlemen guard ians, with the landlord at their head,

could be so hard upon th poor: In would be so, credit him, If he had been born a rtntteman, but the hail ill', men, must obey orders, like the real oi you; these nre hard times for Hurstley, he would say, and we must all tub over them as best we on. According to Simon, It was as much as his own place was worth to remit one singl penny of a fine, or make the least in lulgenco for calamity; whiNt, as tu lowering it colter's rent, or raising a litcher'a wages, he dared not do it for his life; folks must not blame him, bu look to the landlord.

iNow, all this, in the Ions absence of any deficit rc&idcnt master at the Hall, sounded reasonable, if true; and Mr. Jennings punctually paid, how ever Dnu the arm; so the poo. men a a. a." .a bode their lime, and looked lor bettei days. And the days long looked fui now wer omc; but were they any belter? The baronet, indeed, seemed bent upon inquiry, reform, redress; but, as he never went without the rigll hand man, his endeavors were alwur unsuccessful. At first it would uppeni that the bailiff had gone uj on his old plan, shrugging upon his hhoulders to tho men at tlie master's mcannca. while ho praised tho to landlord llie condition of his tenants; but this rouL not long deceive, so he turned instant er on another track: ho assumed Hi dt-spot, issuing authoritative edicts which no one dared to disobey; he made the laborer hide his need, and intercepted at its source tho lord's benevolence, he .began to be found out, so tno bolder spirits said, in Lie Lin l: v. ith both hands from man and mas ter; and, to the mind of more than cmshrewd observer, was playing tho unust steward to admiratioa. But stop: let us hear the other side; it is possible wemay have been mista ken. U ail i lis are never popular, par ticularly if they are too honest, and his one is a stern man with repulsive manner. Who knows whether lua advice to Acton may not have been wi&c and kind, and would not have conduced to a general rise of wages? Who can prove, nay, venture to insinuate, an) such systematic roguery against a man lutlicrto so strict, bo punctual, so sane tfmouious? Even in the case of Sit ohn'a uolden uifc. Jennings may b right afr -rail; it is quite possible thai Roger was mistaken, and had gilt piece of silver with his longings; and tho upright man might well take um brage at so vile an imputation as thai iotand silly speech; it was foolish. very fooilsh.tohave quote 1 text against him, and no wonder that the laborei got dismissed fur it. Then again to return to wages, -whoknows? it mighbe, all things considered, the only wn of managing a ri.e; the bailttl mu: know h'u master's mind best, and Ac ton had been wiso to have done as h bade him: perhaps it really was well rooant, and might hate got him twelve shillings a-week instead of ciht h hitherto; perhaps Simon was a shrewd man, and arranged it cleverly; perhaps Roger was an honest man.niul cuuld'm butthink others so. Anyhow, though, all was lost now. ond he blamed .his own rash tongue, poor fellow, for what he could not help tearing was tho ruin of himself and al; he loved. With a melancholy heart, he shouldered hi opnde, and tlowl) Elodded homewards. How long should e have a home? How was he to get bread, to pit work, if the bailiff wat his enemy? How, could hu fuco his wife, and tell , her nil tho fodub past and dreadful future? How could he bear to look on Grace,' too beautiful Grace, and torture her heart by fancying her fate? Thomas, too, his own bravg boy, whom, utter poverty might drive to desperation? And the, poor babe, his little playful pets, what on earth would become of them? There was the Union workhouse to be sure, but Actor, shuddered at the thought; to be separated frutn. everything he loved, to give up his littlu all, and be made both a prisoner and a tdave, all for tho sake of what? daily-water-gruel, and a pauper's branded livery. Or they might perchance go beyond the seas, if. some Princu Edward's Company would help him and his to emigrate; ay, thought he, and run new riks, . encounter fresh dangtr.. lose everything, get nothing, and all the trouble tnkeu merely to ttarvo thi ee thousand mile from home. No, no, at this time of lifo, he could not be leaving for ever old friends, old habits, old fields, old home, old neighborhood, where he had seen the saplings grow up trees, and the quick toppings change into a ten-foot hedge; win re the very cattle knew his ttep, and clods broke kindly to his plough-share; and more than all, the dear old church, whcie his forefathers had worshipped from the Conquest, and tho old mounds where they slept, and, and, and, that one precious gmeof his dear lost Annie, could he leave it? Oh God, no! lie had done no ill, he had committed no ciime, why should he prefer the convict's doom, and seek to be transported for life? A miserable walk home was that, and full of wretched thoughts. Poor Roger Acton, tossed by much trouble, vexed with sore oppression, 1 wish that you had prayed in your distress; stop, he did pray, and that vehemently; but it was not for help, or guidance, or patience, or consolation, he only prayed for gold. . " CHAPTER VIII. The Covetous L ream. Once at home, the sad truth soon was told. Roger's look alone spoke of noma calamity, and be had but little heart or hope to keep the matter secret. True ho said not a word about the early morning's kin; why should he? He had been puaished fur it, aud he had repented; let him be humbled before God, but not confess to man. However, all about tho bailiff, and the

landlord, and the thieved g:ft, and the sudden dismissal, the sure ruio, tlx dismal wayside plans, and fears, and dark alteinatives'wiihoutone hope in any these did poor Acton fluently pour forth with a broken-hearted eloquence; to thf.o Gmce listened sorrowfully, with a ftce full of gmtlo trust in God's timing on the morrow's interview; thi'kuMaiy the wi(V, heard ti in end, with no storm of execration n ill-fortune, no tbuliiion of unjui rag against n fuel of a husband, no

vexing sneers.no scltish nppn hcnmoi s Far from it; theio really was one un looked-for b!esing come already to onsole pooi linger; and no little com pensation for his trouble was tho wh) ids wife received the news. He, un lucky man, had expected something Uli short of it virago s talons, and h bvldamu'a curse; he had txpetienced on less occasions something of the sor; before; but now that n al ntlliciion stood upon the lu-arth, Mary Acton's char acter roso with the emergency, and -he greeted her ruined husband with a kindness towards him, a solemn indignation against th'jü who grind the poor, and n sober courage to confront evil, which he little had imngtned. "Hear up, Roger; lure, g'.od man, l ike the child, und don't look quite so downcast: come what may, I'll ahare your cares, and you hhall halve ray jlensurrs ; we will tight it out toset her." . Moreover, cross, and fiiretty, and scolding, as Mary had been ever heretofore, to her meek stepdaughter Grace, all at once, ni if just to disap point any preconcerted theory, ' now that actual calamity was come, daturned to be a kind good mother to her. Iwiger and his daughter could acurcelv believe their cars. "Grace, dear. I know You're a sen--.ihlo good girl, try nnd cheer your father." And then tho sir -dame adJed, "There now. iust run un. fetch vour Prayer-book down, nnd read it little to us all to do us good," the fair aflection'nte girl, unused to the accents jf kindness, could not fui bear flinging he ir nrms round Mary Acton's neck, tnd loving her, as Ruth luted Naomi. Then with a heavenly "'mile upon her face, und it happy heart within her '0 keep the smi! alight, her gentle voice read these words, it will do ue food to read them too: "Out of the deep have I called unto dice, 0 Lord: Lord, hear my voice. 0 let thino ears consider will the voice of my complaint. If thou, Lord,, wilt bo extremo to mark what is don? nuiiM, 0 Lord, who may abide it? Because there U mercy with thee. -theriforu shait thou be feared. 1 look fur tho Lord, my oul doth wait for him: in hi word'n my trust. My soul live lit unto tho Lord, beore the morning watch before tho morning watch. 0 Israel, trust in tho Lord; for with tho Lord there h mercy: und with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins." "Isn't the last word 'troubles,' child? : look again; I think it's 'troubles' either there, or least-wnys in tho Biblepsalm." "No, father, sin, 'from all his sins;' and 'iniquities' in the Biblo-vcrsion, look, father.". . "Well, girl, wcll;I wish it had been 'troubles; 'from all his troubles' is a better thought to my mind: (Jod wot, I hate plenty on'ein. and a litle lot of gold would save us from them all." "Gold, ftther? no, my father, God." "I tell you, child," a tid Roger, ever vacillating in hisstrong temptatiou between hrtbituol religion ftnd tho newcaught lust of money, "if only on a' sudden I could get gold by book or by crook, all my cares and all your troubles would be over on tlm instant." "Oh dear rather, do not hope so; and do not think of troubles more than sins: there is no deliverance in Mammon; riches profit not in the day , of evil, and ill-ijot weuhh tends to' worse than poverty." "Well any how, I only wish that dream of mine came true." "Dream, good man, whntdream?" said hU wife. "Why, Poll, I dreamt I was it-working in my garden, hard by the celery trenches in tho sedge; und I was moaning ntmy lot, ns well I may: and a sort of arigtl came to me, only he looked dark and sorrowful, nnd kindly said, 'What would you have, Roger?' I, nothing fearful in my dream for all the strangeness ofhis winged presence, answered, 'money;' he pointed with his finger, laughed aloud, nnd vanished away: and as for me, I thought ä minute" wonderiiigly, turned to look where ho had pointed, nnd, O the blessing! found a crock of gold J" "Hush, father! that dark angel was tho dei!; he Inn dropt ill thoughts upon your heart: 1 wculd I could see you as you ued to be, dear father, till within the last two days." "Whoever he were, if he brought me gold, he would bring me blessing. There's meat and drink, and warmth and bhelter, in the yellow gold, ay, and rest from labor, child, and a power of rare gifts." "If God had made them good, and the gold weru honest gains, still, father, even so, you forgit righteousness, and happiness, and wisdom. Money gives us none of these, but it might take them awry, dear father let your loving Grace usU you, have you been better, happier, wiser, oca from wishingit 6o much?" Daughter, daughter, I tell you plainly, he that gives rut gold gives me all things: I wih I fouud the crock the de tho angtl, I mean, brought me." "0 father," murmured Grsce"do not breathe the wicked wish; even il you found it without any evil angel's

help, would the gold be lightfully your

own: "Tash,firU" said her mother; 'get the gold, teed the children, and then o think about Ilia riuht.' Ay, Grace, first drivo away the toils and troubles of this lire,' added Hog cr, 'and then one mai jtry wilh a frte uinu to uncover tu comtoi.s oi re igion." iPoor Gracu only looked up mourn tuny, uuu iwiswert'u noiiung. MTO PR CONmUED. ' -;! öDorrtsponicuct. COMIfEIlSVtLlI CORRESPONDENCE. tiii: ITI.MKU.tVr. 1 An Itinerant, with no home'ho'can call his own, is truly a "Stranger and a pilgrim." He goes from place to place, nnd is subject to all th privations and sorrowsof a wandering life. Having capabilities of enjoyment and suffering, its other men, he forms attachments wherever he goes, thatnust be broken as often as he moves. It often happens that circumstances make his removal peculiarly painful. Tho grave not unlYcquently contains the Abhts ofn loved one, which must be left behind. Others can go to their children's graves and weep, and enjoy the painful pleasure ot planting there the rose and the evergreen, but lie may not t njoy even kucIi n pleasure. But there is still n more painful priva tion. V hen others are bereaved, tkivy receive no cold look of indifference. much less expressions' of satisfaction at so mournful an went. But it is often otherwise in his bereavmcnts. His children are regarded by many as incumberance, and their death is received as a public blessing. This adds immeasurably to the bitternes. of his j cup. e Akin to this want ot sympathy is the usual manner of his reception in a . m a a a a .1 - new tieldol laoor. jMtxt to tno name of the new comer is n desire to know how many children he ha-t, and then whether they are nckly or not, ti siclv, whether they will probably die thnt year or not. , Ihen. again, comes the children's dress. Though there may bu nothing peculiar in it, many remarks aro made, so as to clearly demonstiBtothat preachers ought not to have children. Thun is one upon whom these trials fall heavily. Ii is not f jr n mother to feel that her children xhould bo regarrd as an incumbrance and that their death is a public blessing. The many assurances that she receives, nut tnev are so regarded, nt least by many. causes her to feel sad In her own fam ily. But tie thought that such trials are limited to the days of her pilgrimage renders ctrofortto her, atd she looks forward to her permanent home, where she and hers shall enjoy the reward of the faithful. W. S. Förtha Americas. TI1C U.lMItS. A short time oo I committed a few thoughts to pner on the nb-nu subject, felting lorlh briefly tho claims of a National Dank and Branches, lo superiority over any thing that 3D years experimenting has given us. You deemed it worthy of insertion, expressing at (be same li ne your disavowal of the sentiments advocated. In tint short communication it was not claimed that all, or even many able arguments were embodied against the present system: or for the one suggested. Neither will it be practicable to 6et forth even a tithe of tlivra on eithcrsidc, in r einglo newspaper article. It was Attempted then to tell some plan facts in a plain way; which plain people would understand, and I trust, appreciate. At this time I will nlludo to only one of the many points connected with this sutlject, the scarcity of $peclt at a circulating medium. There is a reason for this curciiy. Every body knows, or may know that there is now more specie in the United States than at any previous time; yet it commands a high rate, and never finds its way into the ordinary channels of tiade, except at a premium. The ieason is self-evident. Being worth more than the promisory notes which are forced into circulation, it is withholden for the sole purpose of peculation, by these same Bankers ond Brokers, in buying up their own issues; which, after having changed hands thus, some thirty or forty limes gives a net profit of 100 ptr cent; or, in other words, un-1 til every dollar has paid its first cost ! simolv in exchange, every dime of which goes to swell the treasury ot the Bankers, and comes out of tho pockets of tho vicliraired public. This, it would not be unreasonable to suppose, j takes place, wilh the vast amount of j nsiier money. iu circulaton, once in evry seven years Be the time however i longer or shorter, tho people are thus fleeced continually, to say nothing of wholesale robberies by failures und frauds. If the ptoplo arc content and j satisfied with this slate ofaflairs in our' currency all right. If they arc not, and wish toexperiment yet longer, the time is theirs. II, on tho contrary, they desire a safe, sound and healthly National currency; let them uso the power and assert their rights, and we may have it. Let the American peop'e have a currency equal to gold and silvir, and the specie will no longer be profitable to retain it in the safes of Bai kc s and Brokers; and the legitimate result will be, it will be thrown it. to circulation, and become in fact, a large portion if our circulating medium, and we shall hear no more complaining nnd murmering for the want of "change," while statistics show the country is repleto wilh it though fast in the lockups of speculators. If it ever was necessary to carry on an U. S. Bank, to resort to foreign cap-

Its), that time has now cone by. The

Americas psoplt bare abundant re sources of their own, for all tomrav eial parposei, if properly brought to betr which naver can be fully done, under the experimental system of bank ing. A reform in this Important mat s t e. ter is imperious or ceraanu ana we live in an ae tmpnatically of reform. The world expects much of the pres ent generation, it nas already uoue. and is still doing much. Shall the great questions of Bank reform ecm pose a portion of its labors? There are numerous other considerations, which, it is hoped, abler ptns will present, and better heads discuss. 1 1 would not wish to be undcrstod as bearing hard upon Brokers for thus speculating oil the people. It is then trade. And the people seem to like it else they would not create said trade But give us a sound National currency, one In which all alikohave confidence, with Uncle Sam for backing, and Mr. Broker will be driven to some other occupation for a livelihood and who can lament such a state of affairs, should such be the case? ANTI-PET BANKS. For the American. Ed. American. The grand object of tho Democrats for the last twentv j enrs, has been to give us h hard currency, and they have at last succeeded m giving us tne that would satisfy the moat fastidious lover of hard currency. As the currency that we now have is certainly the hardest of the hard. lot! wish your correspondents to give their views on the Banking question. My opinion is that Government should establish a Bank to be owned exclusively by itself, with as many branches as would be necessary to en able us to transact our financial affairs without having to submit to the enormous shaves that aro now practiced up- . a a a . . on us. it should be under the control of officers elected by the people. Such a Bank would regulate the price of money, and wo should not have such fluctuations oi panics as we now have, and it . man could travel from Maise to Texas without any danger of having to lose by exchanges or uncurrent money. It would effectually break up the present system adopted by tho brokers of our Inrge cities, und they would no doubt oppose such it Bank, as il would utterly ruin their business. Tho Farmer, Mechanic or Merchant, wonld feel per'ectly iafe in taking and laying up such money, knowing that it would command the specie ut any i ime or place. L. SJIistcIlaujj. From the Gorman. A Caaeof Clreuinatanllal Uvldenee, In a small town of Saxony lived three young men, whom wo will call George, Ernest and Lewis, and wh from their infancy were strongly attached to one another. George and Ernest were merchants; Lewis studied tho law, and practised in his native place. One summer's day Ernest and Geo. set out Jon horseback for a town about thirty miles off, where they had business to transact. Ernest was weak enough tobe fond of discoursing wilh his friend on religious subjects, on which they were of different opinions, and had often had warm disputes, though Georgo was as irritable and passionate as he himself was obstinate in maintaining his notions. Duiing tho journey Ernest led the conversation to this unlucky topie. They fell us usual into altercation, which was kept up till they reached the inn where they agreed to dine. The dispute was continued over a bottle of wine, but with temper on both sides; and tho travellers pursued their journey. Ernest renewed the subject of their former conversation, and both being rather elevated wilh the wine they had taken, the disputo became more and more violent as they proceeded; so that by the time they had entered a wood through which their road led, it had degenerated into downright personality and abuse. George's passion knew no bounds; unconsious of what he did, he pulled out a pistol, and presented it at his companion. The pistol went off and Ernest fell from his horse, which. frightened by the report and relieved from hi) ridr, scampered away into the wood. George, pale as death, immediately alighted to assist his friend, who was weltering in his blood; the paroxysm of passion was over, and had given piace to bitterest repentance. Ho stooped trembling to Lrnest, who just then breathed his last sigh. Overwhelmed with despair and anguish, ho tore his hair, and afterwards galloped back to the village. to surrender himself into the hands of justice as the murderer of his friend, that he might put a speedy end to 1 life which was now the most oppressive burden to him livered The o Dicer to whom he dehimself up sent him under a (guard to the town where the friends resided. The body of Ernest, whose poskets were found rifled, was also conveyed thither and interred. The legal proceedings agninst Geo. commenced. Hu repeat d his confession before the judges, and implored it speedy death. His examination was closed, and he was informed that he w as at liberty to choose an advocate to defend him, as the law requires; but he declined to avail himself ol thi privilege, and with tears besought the Court to hasten his execution. Being however, again urged to appoint an advocate to conduct his defence, he named his friend Lewis. "At the same lime," said he still, "there needa ro defence; I wish only for death; but I submit to ihe required formality. My friend may undertake the booties tak, and thus ebow bU

attasbmcnt to rrt for the lsit time." ' With profound emotion, Lewis entered upon tlfe most painful duty thai had ever fallen to his lot In his who!, professional career. Though he des paired of being able to live his uniiappy fmnd, he determined of eourse to make every possiblo effort to accomplish this end. tith this view he objected that Ernest's body had been committed to the earth without any previous judicial examination and direction. The judges replied that this ceremony seemed ULuectss.iry and superfluous, as the murderer had voluntarily confessed the deed; but if he (the adrocste) insisted on the txsmination of the body, it hould be taken up. By the desire of Le wis, this was accordingly done. The town surgeons attended, and declared that as the ball had passed right throu' ihe heart, death must naturally ensue. Lewis wished to know if th ball were still in the body; the surgeon sought for and found it; upon which the advocate sent for the pistol with which the deed had been perprctrated, and tried to drop the ball into the barrel. It seemed too large he acctrdingly tried it in all poiibla waya mill it would not go in. That this ball could not bo fired by that pistol was evident

to every observer: the iudies loosed at one another and shook their heads. There was not a person but had completely ra tde up his mind 'respecting the guilt of the prisoner; but tnis cir cumstance quite confounded them all. The confession of the prisoner, made without the employment of the slight est fear or force, was corn-borateo by every circumstance that had previously come to light; the ball alone seemed to proclaim his innocence. Lewis I egan to conceive the stronsest hopes.andhis judgment was nearly overpowered with the excess of his joy. He proposed that the proceed ings, together with the ball nnd pistol, should' be sent to the supreme tribunal, that'll might decide in this extra ordinary affair. This - proposal was the more readily accepted, as the local court was puzzled how to act, nnd absolutely unable to ' pronounce nny judgment whatever. While the paper were in the hands of the supreme tribunal in the metrop oiis, n iiignwavman, who hau siioiiind f 11 a a a a a I

robbed a traveller on the rond not far-j Hum is intolerable! said the Profrom tho birth-plnco of the friends, , for, his face reddenm-'. 'Beware.

was brought to that town. Cuivicted by sufficient evidcnce.hc acknowledged

Irs crime; but that was not all; he j Insult youl said the student," in confessed, on further examination, that turn astonished. 'How have I done two months before, he had murdered t?' another man on the same road. This I Did you not say I was a brick?' reciri urastanco lud excited suspicion, 'turned tho Professor, whh stifled inand being still further questioned, ' di 'tuition. '- related tho following part.eul rs: I '0 5;r, r0U asked me my name.and

"About that time I In ppened to be a village public-house. Two men in on horseback enmu n after me; I re marked that on) of them had a heavy girdle filled witr money fastened round hisbodv underneath his waistroat. began to consider whether H was not possible to possess myself of this rich booty; but then, how was this to be done, as ha had a companion? How ever, thought I to myself, I have a biRce of good pistols. If I shoot one, the other will probably run away in a liiiltit, and be lore he can trive the alarm and fetch witnesses to the spot,

my Heel horse win nave carried mo rar students; on any one tell us? They enough out of their reach; if, contrary tgo t0 College and stay two winters and to expectation, the survivor should :Hre gone. ' Where? stand by his companion, whathinders j "v me from giving him the other ball? It is estimated thnt from fivefo ten Such was my determination, which I 'thousand of the Mormon faith will emresolved immediately to execute. I ! bark at Liverpool for the United States

had i verheard then talking of the way they should take, rode oil before, and having tied my horse to a tree, concealed myself in a thicket by tho road side. No sooner had 1 taken my stalion than the travellers approached

f hey were quarrelling violently. v I - A western exchange aava that the had already taken aim at the roan with prtl,iest way of dunning ever devised the girdle, when the other took out a ' vas Utely practiced in that vicinitypistol and discharged it at his compan-1 A prelty young Aiy RCCosted a crediion. I fired at the same moment. Myitorthus: "Husband has made roe a man fell just as the other a ball whiz- preWBt 0f that little bill you :we zed past my ear; he then spruna from ini." ,. , his horse, was engaged fur a short ! ' '. . .' lime with his dying lellovf-travtller,' The Banner of Peace contains the and at the instant when Iawas going reports of revivals nmong the Cumto fire at him, he mounted again and berlaud Presbyterians in ten different galloped away. I had now time to place in Tennessee, resulting in about rifle the pockets of tho deceased, and 180 hopeful conversions. . . t . r having done this, 1 rode off as fust as I J ' T4 - Tr.7i 'r''l couj j The Presbytery of PhiVadelphia has He" described the time, the plucc, ,-nrollcd as a member of that body, the and .the two travellers so minutely, vy- Wm' T Ca,l (colored) formerthat there remained not tho slightest,1) lne Mcthodi-t Church W.-st Jer-

doubt of his having actually committed . v i ! the murder of. which George accused himself. The latter trembling- with 1 ra?c had fired at Tandom. and was in-; nocentof the death of his friend ; Alie JOCK. tjiuiiiiaAi n twiMiuutu an - i a . v . these particulars to he supreme court; Hin mrnri.ilinre U'llliiicCOmnanimen a. 1 aiiw aye wnv . ------ - - f - . a.aaaa proceedings. will, accompan.mcn.s,. : returned, and the ball exactly : tilted the pistols which were found up-, on tho murdtfer at the time of his up preh :nsion Let the sympathizing reader now endeavor to form omc conception of the transport of Lewis on hav ing saved his friend! Let him figure to himself I

the joy of Oeorge, when the painful be n christian, and to be convinced consciousness of aa atrocious crime i of tl)M trulh 0f ih'BiMo. It requires was thus removed from his bosom! He Hn ,,, Wnd ui lioness to cbry was unanimously declared innocent of (f0j a. Barnes. ' the murder; his passion cost him two j ; .. ; month's imprisonment; and it was long j -j? mHy be fattened in four before his tears ceased to flow for his ! . , . . r ., departed friend. Lewis begged the or five days ,n the following procev.: ball, the instrument of Geig de- I SSetsomo nee over the fire wilhslimliverence, as a memorial of this extra-j med milk, as much only ai will serve ordinary event. j one day. Let it boil till the nee swelThe forms of legal proceedings may 1 led out; add a tea-spoonful of sugar, f.nr. .u.r frniiMi.wimn fit liKi.li.ee Vint ! TY ,1 ihfl fowls four or five times a

1 M ' UllV U OVl IU livuvivovutv a m"vi4 vui ; let them not bo arraigned on that ac count. Now and then, it, deed, a criminal may through their means escwpj the punishment due to his guilt, Kiit if in iht f.virsft rtfa rcntnrv. lIihv save the life of only one innocent per- j I'.rlm nf tl 1..ilutor 11.. I. f. fr nmmnTtfA our erat itude. w

HITS A TI AtZ. By all me ai,s have a trade' Deeot (0 up aod down in the world and find lothiog ou can put jouc baud to. You may not always bt as properpus s you are now. This is a mutilating lUnnel th' man ' that is : up' to day may be down- tt morrow Thankheaven, we live in no land of prirjioeniture, hereditary succession.. Each man is morally bound by labor, Havp omething you can turn 'your energies to when limes pinch have a trad we repeat. Educate your hands; it will an everlasting resource.,, We, .never knew a man, who, with a ood, trade failed of gelling a good living", and much more with right application'. What though you are going- to college, or into a profession? Tho (ae is cot altered you need it just as rauoh, It will come in plnv every day of your life. Discipline of the hand shoald should always go before that tof the head. We never knew a college boy that was not be tier for a substantial trade. He always graduates with the highest honors, lie. is s i.-e to be a

scholar. The fact If. he knows how to work to conquer. He but: trans(era himsulf from the slop to tbt study. Young man, decide at once lo k-arn a fradc, apply yourself with all your mind and heart, and be its master, and if youarv not obliged lo work at'tt, vou have laid by ao much, and noch a kind of wealth can never be taken rem you. Aincr. AgricklturaUtt. 'You Ahe a Brick.' A certain col lege ProTessor had assembled his class at the commencement of the term, and md was reading over the list of names to see that all w ere present. It chanced tbat one of the number was unknown to the Professor, having just entered the class. ' " 1 "What is your name, sir?" asked the Professor, looking through ft his spectacles. . , . .m You are a Brick,' was the startling reply. Sir said the Professor, half startling out of his chair at the uppoted impriineucc, but lint ciuiio sure that he had understood him correctly, 'Sir, I di I not exactly undeistnnd your an swer.' You are a brick.' was again the comnnsedirnlr voting m in. how vou att. mnt t, i.auU mc -1 ; I answered vour question. My name is i U. R. A. Biick Uriah Reynolds Anderson Britk.' Ah, indeed!' murmured the Profes sor, ginkinr back into his seat in con'fusion. 'Il was a misconception on my part. Will you commence ihe lesson, Mr. ahem Mr. Brick?' It is said that Gen. Houston is organizing the Know Nothing lodges, Ac , throughout Texas, his a significant fact, i WltAt becomes of all the medical and Utah, next season. A few days since a man crossed ihe Mississippi at the town of. Chester, Illinois, by swimming, for lLu take of "avinS five cents ferry age. ; T-; He is appointed to supply the A fi tat f1i n mil 1 Clint a-ilir inp UT itn It mi viiuivii a- ume a j wo - wa months. ..' :? Thp T Hin man of the Michigan Conference. President of the i .lh t i - rt T T et ? at t 1 1 tuat aT t m m Ul wi nr.9tviu U UM V I OI t ) a vti u VI U 1 . f . T - . J . w Rlintc S4tunU ,. ' m . MUt rnw"irll- .: '1 will be e er with nie baUfrvetfoi," - , llnvrnic excliilm. anü llii-n rolurn th low . mim iiperler'iliottld the Carfeiiaa eay, AuU kind forglvcnei roa.lily duplujr. . Anonymour : T t,t. rAt n-ouires rreat learninrr v " dy in pans and give as mucn eacn time aa will fill them. Great care must be tnken that they have nothing them, as it prevents their fattening. Give them clean water r milk rom the rice to diink. By this m.-thod the flslt Will httVe a ClaAf whiteness SoWiern fcurt.