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THE REVOLUTIOVIARY VOTERS.
. “In Northfield, N. H. on the day of election,
nine Revolutionary Soldiers attended the polls
trigetlier. and voted for the Democratic Whig
Ticket.” ‘
Room for the grey haired soldiers!
In a noble band they come—
' But not with the battle shout,
Nor the sound of the martial drum.
Not with the nodding plume,
Northe war-steed proudly prancing,
Do they come, with the iightof the early day,
On their bayoncts b*‘.ghtly glancing.
Not now with the stars and stripes,
Above them floating free,
Do they press to the battle field,
With the cry of Liberty;
Nor now does the cannon roar,
Or the speedy musket flash,
Rally the ranks of the freemen
\Vhcre the swords of the foernen clash.
With tottering steps they come,
And lips all bloodless now
They press like the bride at the altar shrine,
To renew their early \0W;
For Freedom, still the cry
Echoes from hill and valley,
And they rush at the call as in other days,
When the war-cry made them rally.
One tells the hair breadihs ‘scopes,
\Vith Stark atBennington,
Another drops a soldier’s tear,
As he speaks of Washington,
And they tell to each the pldep tale,
Ilenuwned in golden sigry
Of Lexingioii and ],3_.unker I-l_ill,
And the death qfihe craven Tory.
R0001 l0.r the grey-haired soldiers!
B.ooi‘,'i_for the patriot sires,
Vfillio kindled in our green land
The light of freedom's fires;
Long. long may they gather here,
With the children of the free,
And ever as now renew their vow
In the cause of Liberty.
A PARTIVIG S0!/I6.
BY MRS. HEMANS.
\Vhen will ye think of me, my friends,
VVlien will ye think of me’!
\Vhcn the last red gleam, the farewell of day,
VVlien the rock and the river are passing away-
When the air with a deepening hush is fraught,
"‘ ’— to perform any operation upon the Teeth, at his And the heart grows burdened with tenderth_o’t—-
Thcn—then, let it be!
\Vhen will ye think of me, kind friends,
\Vhen will ye think of me’!
\Vhen the Rose of the rich midsummer time
Is filled with the hues of the glorious prime-
When ye gather its bloom as in bright hours fled
From the walks where my footsteps no more may
tread, '
Tlien——then, let it _be_!
When will ya think of me, sweet friends,
\Vhen will ye think of me’!
\Vhen the sudden tears o'erfIow your eye,
At the sound of sortie olden melody-
\Vheri ye hearthe voice of the mountain stream,
When ye feci ihe charm of a Poet’s dream, '
'1’hcn—.—thon, let it he!
Thus. lot my Merrfiry be with you friends-.-,-
Thus even think of me!
Kindly and gently, but as of uie!
For whom his well to be fled and
As of a bird from prison unbound.
As of a wand’rer whose home is fonnd-
So—-so, let it be!
gone ;
Cheating 01ie’.s Self‘,
In the second series of ‘Sam Slick, or the
Clockmakcr,’ we find the following curious mode
adopted by the Yankee, ,to make a Nova Scotia
parson cheat himself in the purchase ofa horse;
‘ There’s notliin’ a’most, said the Clockmaker,
I like so much as to see folks cheat themselves.
I don’t know as I ever cheated a man myselfin
my life 5 I like to do things above board hand-
sum, and go strait ahead ; but if a chap seems
bent on clieatin’ himself, I like to be neighborly
and help him to do it. I mind once whenl was
to the eastward of Halifax atradin’, I bought a
oung horse to use while I gave old Clay 9. run
to gross. I do that most every fall, and it does
the poor old critter a deal ofgood. He kinder
seems to take a new lease every time, it sets
him up so. Well,he was-a most especial horse,
but he had an inf-arnal temper, and it required
all my knowledge ofhorse flesh to manage him.
He'd kick, snlk, back, bite, refuse to draw, or run
away, gist as he took the notion. I mastered
him, but it was gist as much as a bargain too ;
and I don’t believe, the’ 1 say it myself, there is
any other gentleman in the province could have
managed him but ine. Well, there welsh par-
son liyin’ down there that~t_ook a. great fancy to
that horse. VI/liencver he seed me adriyin’ by
he always stopt to look at his action and gait,
_an,_d admired liirri amazin’ly. Thinks I to ‘my-
self that man is iriokila'.ted‘—"—it.’ll break but soon
—he is determined to cheat himself, and if he is
there is no help for it, as I see, but to let him.-
One day I was adrivin’ out at amost deuce ofa
size, and he stopped me. Hallo! says be, Mr.
Slick, where are you again! in such a deepe-
ivate hurry? I want to speak a word to you.
So I pulls up short. Mornin’, says I ; pm-son
how do you do to-day’! That’s a very clever
horse of your’n says he. Middlin’, says I, he
does my work, but he’s nothin’ to brag on ; he
ain’t gist equal to old Clay, and I doubt if there’s
a blue nose horse that is, -either. Fine action,‘
that horse, said he. Well, says I, people do say
he has considerable fine action, but that’s better
for himself than me’, for it makes him travel
easier.
How many miles will he trot in an liour? said
he. Well, says I, if he has a mind to, and is
well managed, he can get. fifteen handsum.
Will you sell him! said be. Well,‘ says I per-
son, _I would sell him, but not to you ; the truth
is, said I, smilin’, I have a regard for ininisters ;
the best friend I ever had was one, the reverend
Joshua Hopewell, of Slicliville, and I would’nt
sell ahorise to one I did’nt think would suit: him.
Qh! he would suit me exactly; I like him
iimaginlly ; what’s your price . ‘Fifty 'pound's‘
to any body else, said I, but fifty-five to you,
person, for I don’t wgni: you to h:_i_v’e‘hi at no
price. If he did’nt SUII. yoti,‘ people-wool say I
cheated you. and cheatin’ ti p,r_tr_r-ion is‘; in’ in
mind, pretty much of a piece with robbin’ of a
church. Folks would think coniderable hard
they did. VVCII, says I, minister, says I, alar-
fin right out. every thing is the matter with him,
Uh! said he, that's all nonsense ; I’ve seen the
horse in your hands often, and desire no better.
Well, says I, he will run away with you if he
gets achance, to a sartainty. I will drive him
with a curb, said be. He will kick, says I. I’ll
put a back strap on hint, said be. He will go
bt_1ckw_ai'ds faster than forwards, said I. I will
give him the whip and teach him better, says be.
Well, says I, larfin’ like anything, he won’t go
at, all sometimes. I'll take my chance of that,
said he ; but you must take off that five pounds.
Well, says I, parson, I don’t want to sell you the
horse—=thtit's a fact; but if you mtist have him,
I suppose you must, and I will subtract the five
pounds on one condition, and that is, ifyou don’t
like the beast, you tell folks you would have
him, tliongh I tried to set him out as bad as I
could, and said every thing of him I could lay
my tongue to. Well, says he, the horse is mine,
and if he don’t suit me Iacquit you of all blame.
Well, he took the horse, and cracked and
boasted most prodigiously of him; he said he
would’nt like to take it hundred pounds for him;
that he liked to buy a horse of ti. Yankee, for
they were such capital judges ofhorse flesh they
hardly ever a’most had a bad one, and that he
knew that he was agoin’ to get a first chop one,
the moment he found I did’nt want to sell him,
and that he never saw it man so lotli to part
with a beast. Oh dear ! how larfed in in“
sleeve when I heard tell of the gooey takin’ sucli
nonsense ; thinks I helll live to learn yet some
things that ainlt writ down in Latin, after he
dies, gr Ilm mistaI;ened——tliat's all. In the
course ofa few days the horse begun to find lie’d
changed hands, and he thought hc’d try what
sort ofstnfi‘ his new master was made on; so he
gist took the bit in his month one fine niornin’
and ran off with him. and kicked his gig all to
flindors, and nearly broke the parsons nuck ; and
findin’ that answer, he took to all his old tricks
agin, and got worse than ever. He could’nt do
nothin’ with him—evcn the helps were frighten-
ed out oftheir lives to go into the stable to him.
So he came to me one day lookiii’ quite streak-
ed, and says be, Mr. Slick, that horse I bought
of you is a. perfect divil; I never saw such a
critter in my life; I can neither ride him nor
drive him. He gist does what he pleases with
us, and we can't help ourselves no how. He
actillv beats all the onrnly animals I ever sued
in my life. \Vell, says I.I told you so, minister
—I did’nt want to sell him to you at all ; but
you would have him. I know you did, said he;
btit you larfed so all the time, I thought you was
in jecst. I tliouglil: you did‘nt: care to sell him
and gist said so to put me off. jokin’ like ; I
had no idee
give ten poun s for him. NorI neither, said I;
I would’nt take him as a gift, and be bound to
keep him. How could you then, said he, have
the conscience to axme fifty pottnds forhim, and
pocket it cg coolly’! "To prevent you from
buyin! him. person, said I, that was my reason.
I did all I could for you ; Iaxed you five times
as much as he was worth, and said all'I Collld
think on to run him (lO\VI'll’.00 ; but youtoo/cl/ou'r~
self in. There’s two ways of tel in’ a. thing.
said be, Mr. Slick-—in airnest and in jeest.
You told it as if you were in ieest, and I took
it so ; you may call it what you like, but I call
it a deception still. Parson, says I, how many
ways you have of telliu’ a thing, I don’t know ;
but I have only one, and thatls the true way;
I told you the truth, but you did’nt choose to
believe it. Now, says I, I feel kinder sorry for
you too ; but l’ll tell you how to get out of the
scrape. I can’t take him back, or folks would
say it was me and not you that cheated yourself.
Do you ship him. You can’t sell him here
without doin’ the fair thing, as I did, tellin’ :11
his faults ,' and if you do, no soul would take
him as a present, for people will believe you,
tho’ it seems they won’t always bclieveo. Clock-
maker. Gist send him off to the West Indgies,
and sell him at auction there for what he will_
fetch. He’ll bring a good price, and if he gets
into a racl right down gentiwine horseman’s
hands, there’s no better horse. He said nothin’,
but shook his head as if that cat would’nt jtitnp.
Now, says I, there’s another hit of advice l’ll
give you, free gratis for not.hin’—-‘ never buy a
horse on the dealer’s judgment, or he will cheat
you if he can ; never buy him on your own, or
you will cheat; yourself as sure as you are born.’
In that case, said he larfin’, it man will be sure
to be cheated either way ; how is he to guard
agin’ bein’ taken in, then’? Well. says I. he
stands a fair chance any way of havin’ the
leake put into liim—tliat’s sartain, for next to
woman there is notliiu’ so deceitful as horse
flesh that I ever seed yet.~ Both on ’em are
apt to be spoiled in the breakin’ ; both on ’em
puzzle the best judges sometimes to tell their
age when well vamped up, and it takes some
time ttfore you find out all their tricks. Pedi-
gree must be attended to in both cases particu-
larly on the mother's side, and both require
good trainin’, ti. careful usnage. Yes, both
branches require great experience, and the
most knowin’ ones do get hit sometimes most
beautifully. Well, says he, as touchin’ how is
a man to avoid bein’ deceived '! VVell, says I,
I'll tell .yo,‘u-.-,_—n,eyer buy a horse of a. total
stranger on no account-_-never buy _a horse of a
gentleman, for ——-—_- Why. said, he. ht’-”5
the very man I should like to buy of, above all
others. Well, then‘, says I. he’s not the man
for mv money. anyhow ; you think you are safe
with him, and don’t inquire enough, and take
too much for granted ; you are apt to cheat your-
self in that case. Never buy a colt; heis done
too little; you citn’t tell how lie‘ll turn out. In
short, says I, We a considerable of 51 long story
to go all through with it; it would take me less
time to teach you liow to niakc a clock, I kalki-
late. Ifyou buy from a man who ain't :3. deal-
er, he actilly don?t: know whether his horse is a
good one or not ; you must; get advice from a
friend who does know. If you buy from a
dealer, he is too much for you or your friend
either. If he has no honor, don’t trade withhiin.
It be "has, put yourself wholly and entirely on
it, and he'll nbt deceiye you, tliere’s no mistake
—he!ll do the thing genteel. If you’d a’ axed
me candidly about that are horse, says I. At
that he looked up at me quite hard for a space,
without. sayin’ a word, hot. pressed liis lips to-
gether quite miifey like, as if he was strivin? to
keep old Adaiii ‘down’, and turned off shpijl: and
walked away. Igelt ki,’n,dei'-I pity for him too;
but ifa man will c eat himselfin spite of all you
can do, why, there is no help for it; as Isee, but
to‘ let him.‘ Do you, squire.
.Not Bad.-—'A gentleman in New York broke
his spectacles a few days since. in attempting to
of me sellin’ you a horse that won't quite the
thing, and I pbouldkit blame tiieui one rnorsel if
read the Welsh newspaper printed in that city.
-__—_New Orleans Picayuggp, ' '
on were in airiicst; Iw0uld’nt judicious, well informed editor, who exercises
Crows cs. Alcolio.l.—-Colonel B, had one of
the best; forms on the Illinois river. About one
hundred acres of it are now covered with wav-
ing corn. When it first came up in the spring.
the crows seemed determined on its entire de-
struction. When one was killed it seemed as
though a dozen came to his funeral. And though
the sharp crack of the rifle often drove them
away, they always returned with its echo.
{Plie colonel at length became weary ofthrow-
lug grass. and resolved on trying the virtue of
stones. \Ve sent t.o the drug:,iist’s for a gallon
of alcohol, in which he soaked a few quarts of
corn and scattered it over his field. The black
tr-gs came and partook with their usual relish ;
and as usual they were soon pretty well corned;
and such a cooing and cackling—such a strut-
ting and staggering! The scene was like-—but I
will make no invidious comparison-yet it was
“u:'T*,- much like-—
When the boys attempted to catch them they
were not a little amused at their staggering gait,
and their zigzag course through the air. At
length they gained the edge of the woods, and
there being joined by a new recpuit which l]t1|3'.'
pencd to he sober, they united at the top oftheir
voices in haw, haw, hawing, and shouting either
the praises or the curses of alcohol; it was
difficult to tell which as they reeled away with-
out rhyme or reason so very much like—-
But the colonel saved his corn. As soon as
they became sober, they set theirfaces steadfast-
ly against alcohol. Not another kernel would
they touch in his field, lest it should contain the
accursed thing, while they went and pulled up
the corn of his neighbors. To return like a dog
to his vomit—like a washed sow to the mire-
like—not they. They have too much respect
for their character, black as they are, again to
be found drunk.-—— Peoria Register.
Er.litorz'at Writz'ngs.—-A few days ago the
National Intelligcncer had some sensible to-
marks on the subject of edili"g a paper. One
idea expressed, has frequently struck us with
great force. M;ny people estimate the ability
ofa newspaper, and the industry and talent of
its editor, by the variety and quantity of edi-
torial matter which it contains. Nothing can
be more fallacious. It is comparatively" an‘ easy
task for a frothy writer to pour out daily columns
of W0l‘(IS——WOt'dS upon any and every subject.
His ideas may flow in ‘one week, washy, ever-
lasting Hood,’ and his command oflangunge may
enable him to string them together like bunches
of onions; and yetlhis paper may be a meagre,
and poor concern. But what is the labor, the
toil of such a man,who displays his ‘leaded inat-
ter’ ever so largely, to that imposed ttpon the
his vocation with an hourly consciousness of its
responsibilities and its duties, and devotes him-
self to the conduct ofliis paper, with the same
care and ussiduity that I]. sensible lawyer be-
stows upon a suit, or a humane physician upon
a pzttient—withon1. regard to show or display !
Indeed, the merewr'itir2g'12czr-t of editing a paper,
is but asmall portion of the work. The iizdrrsrr-_y
even is not shown there. The care, the taste, the
time employed in selcct§ng—is far more impor-
tant--and the tact of a good editor is better
shown by his selection than any thing else; and
that, we all know, is half the battle. But, as
we have said, an editor ought to be estimated,
and his labors understood and appreciated. by
the general conduct of his paper—its tone—its
tcmper—its monner—-its uniform, consistent
course—its principles—-its ainis-_-its manliness
—its courtesy-—-its dignity—its propriety. To
preserve all these, as they should be preserved,
is enough to occupy fully the time and attention
of any man. Ifto this be added, the general
supervision of the newspaper establishment,
which most editors have to encounter, the won-
der is how they can find time, or ‘head room,’
to write at all I
I WISH HE WOULD DECIDE,
I wish he would decide, maintna,
I wish he would decide;
I’ve been a bridesmaid twenty times,
\Vhen shall I be a bride?
My cousin Ann, my sister Fan,
The nuptial knot have tied,
Yet come what will, I'm single still,
I wish he would decide!
He takes ore to the play. momma,
He brings me pretty books,
He woos me with his eyes, mamma,
Such speechless things he looks!
Where’er I roam—abroad at liomc—
He lingers by my side;
Yet come what will, I‘rn single still-
I wish he would decide.
I throw out many hints, momma,
I speak of other beaux,
I talk about tlomestic life,
And sing “They don’t propose.”
But. ah! how vaiti each piteous strain,
His waverin heart to guide;
Do what I Will? _I’in single still-—
I wish he would decide.
I really shall insist, matnma,
If nothing intervenes,
My brother Tlronias questions him,
And asks him what he means?
And if he wants to break, mamma,
' My passion or my pride,
Unconqnered yet shall scorn regret,
I wish he would decide.
A FEMALE F it:i\‘D——UnparaIIclcrl C'a'sc.—
'1‘he London papers contain the report ofthe tri-
al of an ill-looking hag, aged about 50 years.
named I-Ionoria M'Carthy, before the Criminal
Court of Cork, Ireland, for offering achild. aged
about eight years, to an apothecary for dissection,
and proposing to put the ‘child to death. The
boy was no relation of hers, but she had had pos-
session of him for about two years. Where she
obtained him is known only to herself. The boy,
tvheri she brought him according to contract,was
made drunk with whiskey. Sentence of death
was recorded against her. and the boy was taken
in chai‘g,e._ This is i_he most extraordinary trial
we have ever heard of. Such a fiend Incarnate
we did not suppose could be found among the
human family of the 19ih century.
Il/1'-z'scoizceptio2_2.—A_s_a capal boat was to pass
undera bridge, the captin gave the usual warn-
ing, “ Look on_t,-” wlien a littleFretic_hn'ian, who
was in the ‘cabin, obeyed the order by popping
his head out of the window, which received a
severe thump by "coming in contact with a pil-
lar of the bridge. He drewit back in a great
'1'/rc I'Vcst.—-.-I western man being asked the
number of inhabitants in the town where he
lived—soiiie Babylon, or Troy, or Palmyra.
which was a wilderness five years ago--answer
ed, " why, about 5000 when I left. but I have
been absent nearly a month, probably 8000 now.”
Frrttcning C‘/tic/cerrs.—'—Take rice and boil it
over the fire in skininied milk tiniililie grain
bursts. This food if given to Clll_C_li8DS live or
six days, it is said, will make them plump and
fat enough to grace an aldertnau’s table. I
- ‘ nnr:L_Ec'ri_or_t.
AsIwalkcd by ri:ysclf,I_talk_ed_ to ir_i_ysi_elf—-_-
Myself it said unto me,
Beware ofthyself, take care of ihys_el_f,
For nobody cares for thee. ’
Unjusttr:/iabls.—-Tire watchmen in Boston, a
l'ew evenings since, captured a party ofserenad-
ers in the street, for making such a noise
that they could not sleep.’ This breaking pub-
lic servants of their rest catinot be practised
with impunity.-—Har{fbrcl Courier.
Tasteful Namcs.—In Michigan they have a
town called “Snake Diggins," and another
named “ Wild Cat.”
Mr. Duncan says, that the \Vhig party “con-
tinually whisks about from one principle to an-
other.” Ifsuch are its propensities we wonder
at his not joining it. He is said to be passion-
ately fond ofany thing that’s zolris7r_q.—I’rcrrtige.
<Alwr1_7/s Be/rincl Hand.--'I‘here is a portion of
mankind who are always either naturally or
habitually behind hand. This trait of their
cliaracter is easily discovered in every thing
that relates to their conduct and pursuits in lil'e.
Such a man goes too late to_ bed, and as ti neces-
sary consequence gets up too late in the morn-
ing. Being out of bed too late, he is too late at
breakfast, and this deranges his household all
the forenoon. having been behind hand at break-
fast he is of fpulrse bellpnd at dinner, and lastlly
at supper. _ ie ina ‘us an appoznttnetit, to
never gets" to the place in season; and ifhe is to
meet a board of directors, or a conirnittee, or
any other. public hotly whatever, is always
twenty minutes or half an hour too late, and
upon being reminded that he has obliged his
associates to wait, and thereby to waste their
time, he charges the delay to his watch, which
like its owner, is_ always invariably at least it
quartet ofan hour to slow. Ifhe has made ar-
rangements to leave town in a stage, especially
if it is an early stage, he commonly forces the
carriage to wailt qorlijicl tinlie, qrhtvliat islnot velry
uncommon, is or c illit . ie intent 5 lots to
his departure in the steamboat, you will meet
him two streets oll'as the last bell tolls, and after
running down to the wliai'f till he is out of
breath, he finds the boat hauled oil. and if he
gets aboard at all. it is by the long boat, and of-
ten at the hazard of liisltle. If he is an attend-
ant upon publie worship. he never reaches the
church until after the services commence, and
‘really, 1,11.-iruirbs lllic congregationby entering in
I re mir st 0 tieir t CVOl1t)'da. eaercises.
In short, such men labor, aritl toil, and rlrttdge
on through life. inst as uniform and regular in
their concerns hrzlj rug. /tour too late. as punctual
people are in season. lfsuch persons could, by
some exertion, redeem that lialfhour, and set their
zcatc/res right, they might go on with the same
ease they do now, and always be in season.
A few months ago Mr. Branch was calling
upon the \Vhigs to unite in putting down the
administration. They have ‘united in putting
him tlowii.—Ralc2'gh Register. ‘
This inst retribution reminds us of the boy's
emphasis in reading a verse of the Old Testa-
ment—And he spoke to his sons, saying saddle
me the ass. And they saddled /tint.-—L0ttzs*Ji_lle
Journal. ‘
Unfortunate yiclzling to temptation.—-Iii the
Boston Municipal Court on Saturday, a man
named Frederick G. \Villiams who hatl plead-
ed gnilly to five indictments for forgery, was
brought up for sentence. The forgcries were
1837, and never discovered until the prisoner
(led, in 1837. He had been twenty years in t-he
office of the Lowell Manufacturing Company.
The money appropriated by him was due to it
firm in Boston for iron, and instead of paying
it over, \Villiams entered the payment on the
books, and forged receipts. The Boston Post
contains an abstract ofthe remarks made by J.
C, Park, Esq., counsel for Williarna, in favor
ofa lenient sentence. I-Iis client’e unhappy con-
dition, he said. was the resuitofa want of moral
courage. or mental firmness, and not of any
predisposition to do wrong. He had been ern-
ployed by the company he had ultimately de-
frauded, in consequence oi pecuniary pressure,
twenty years, coriimeiicing with a salary of six
or sqyen hundred dollars, which was gradually
increased to twelve hundred dollars, and house
rent. Believing that his lnC0l1tB.‘Wa8 sufficient
to support a family, he, married, but soon found
that his expenses exceeded his means, and he
was driven to the necessity of borrowing money.
When the day of payment arrived. he W33 00!
prepared. and, in an evil hotir, he tlioughtofmalo
ing a temporary appropriation ofthe company s
funds,‘ with the intention of restoring lltem. but
the causes which induced liinf. to take the first
false step. continued to operate with even greater
force. and \Villiams, instead offiriding an oppor-
iuniiy to square his accounts, yielded to other
temptations to supply his necessities, which his
employers would have relieved, had he balcon-
didly made them known. _
The company had no wish toward t|ie.pri_soner,
though‘ they had felt bound to place him in the
hands of Justice, but that mercy might be.shown
toward hiin.‘ The prisoner’s cotiriscl tesiifieil to
the swift ravages wiiicli mental misery _had Wurli-
ed on his ciientfs health. Eversince his confine-
ment inljail, he had been unclerrlie constant czire
of physicians and nurses. Who. W13!‘ all _ll"_='_V
exertions, had scarcely been able to keep li.s life
in him, to niccfliis seiijience. That sentence
was “me days sglliary, and ten years confine-
merit in the state prison. T113133?’ ‘§!!.°-Wail llle
judge to impose_fifly- _ _
Such melancholy narratives as this should
carry!" to every young man ip 31 piace of trust a
horror of the sliglitcst derelicttpn from the path
of (lU.lY~ Williams has? =1 large W036 .0! a.C<i!+.‘r'~?‘""
aiice—_i-noiie of whom won 4 have sosivectsed the
pet, and exclaimed-—“ Dese dam Ameriltans say
look out when dey means look in.”
,.. 1, '4 ~. -_ r‘.-.: ~._ ‘ ~ -‘.5,
rises in business had pass-
those who knew him, and
..
uprightness and eitact
ed to a proverb with
.- § ~ - ’
committedlrcm time to time between 1833 and“
possibility of his committing such crimes. His p
his employers placed unlimited confidence in his
integrity. In a moment oftetnptation he yield-
ed; and the life which opened ‘in youth full of-
promise, is embittered forever.-_-_—N. 1:. S-mi. ‘
Tobacco rm Antitlole to Arseri'ic.—Tkie Troy
(N« ¥~l \Vhig mentions. that lately in thiit city.
0- Cltlltl. two years old, v.'hicb_ had swallowed.
some arsenic, iinprutlently left mixed with flout‘,
W ‘le3“‘0_Y Tali. was saved from death by it free
fldulifllslffillvfl by Dr. Skillin, of a strong infus-
!0l] 01' l0_bf1CC0,. \_'_/hich promptly relieved the
“mid: °'v'ld$D1lI>’ by some property aside from
those of ti cathartic or emetic. This is the so‘-
cond. life saved in that city, by thg administra-
tion oftohaccq. ' ' " ’ ’ ' “'
Inquiries by the Secretary of the Itoartl of Going
mlssioncra of Common Schools.
The following inquiries will be appended to a
circular of the Secret.-‘ry of the Board, which 1;
is his intention to addrtfia through the next No. of
the Journal to school teacher; and vigirors, the,
clergy of all denominations,tmlividualg in pub:
liu stations, and all persons wi‘.._ desire 10 pm.
mote the more extensive usefuluwgj of. out £‘.0l1_-‘r:
mon schools, inviting their attest’ ‘.306 at it con-
vention which he proposes to hold in the several
counties of the State, as soon,as he is enabled
from further consultation to designate the most
suitable time and place for each. 'Written an-
swers to all or any ofthese I[l(1uli‘lB_3, are respect:
fully requested. and in as particular a mannjera,
the convenience of the writer will allow, I
they cannot be brought, they may be forwarded lg
the convention, addressed to t,‘ne Secretary.-3
They are inserted here, in order to bring them,
earlier before such persons as are practically no;
quainted with the workings c_'i‘-our present school
system, or who have bestowed any reflection ti _-
on tluose or kindred topics. They are not intend-
ed to exclude the consideration of other subjects.
On the other hand, written or oral ggmniunloa-i
tion, on any other topic which may be deemed
important by any friends of the cause, is car-
nestly aolicited, so that from a comparison and
interchange of views and opinions, proper reme-
dies for defects, and efficient and accepiable planq
for improvenienta in our system, may be propos-
ed for the fuitire action of the Legislature. ' '"
1. Does the preaentorgunization ofyonr Board
of school visitc,-rs secure a tlibtougb eziariiination
of teachers, or an adequate supervision pf thg
schools during-each season of schooling’! " '
2. Is there any system of classification adopt-;
ed in your school society or district in order to put
the younger children under a separate teaciiei:
or teachers ‘I ' ' ‘
3. Has your school society availed itselfof the
provisions of the law so far as “ to institute a
school of the higher order for the common benefit
of the society?” and ifnot, do you consider it
practicable and advisable so to tltil ‘ ‘ ' _’
4. Is there any voluntary association on the
part of parents to visit schools where their child-_‘
ren are educated? and if not. could not such as-_
sociations be organized for the future?
5. Is an ' inconvenience or discomfort sulI'erer
from the ocation and construction of schpo
houses? ' " ' ' I ' ' I
6. Are your schools furnished with apparatus
for instrnctiun—-such maps, gl_t:,bes, black-
boarda, &c.'l ' I "
8. Are there any peculiar excellencies in the
mode of government, or process ofinstruction iii
your schools, which it would be desirable to liave
generally introduced’! _ I
9. How many select schools u‘r'._8 there in your
school society '! and what do you think has beer}
their influence on the public schools? " " ' ‘
10. Wliat measures are taken to_'securc tlip,
punctual attendance ofthe children at school?
11. To what extent have you employcdfemalg
teacliars, and with what success’! ' '
12. Do you e'xpei‘it_5nc6 titty incnnyepienpe fioip
the multiplication ot districts?
)3. In what manner has your to'__.j/n appropri-
ated the interestoi‘ the“ Town deP°!'ll0 Fund"?
If for the promotion of education in the common
schools, on what principle is it distributed? " '"
14. In it desirable to increase the nuinberg
studies?
15. How many of your teachers follow tea,t.fl:i-;
ing as a regular profession? ’
16. In what manner is moral instruction com-_
muniuated in your Ichooll—-C'o7mecticul Coir,-
man School Journal. ’ ’ ‘ " "
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Female 'l‘cac.licra of C/.immo'n‘ Schoolg-
It is it question in which the friends of popular
education must feel a deep interest. by what
means well qualified teachers are to be furnish-
ed in any snfficient number,to meet tlieincreasg
ing demand for them which exists in all, arts of
the country. ' We may Willi? “Pill? Fpiig, pfiliilf
provemcnt in the department of coznzinup s_cbooI
instruction, and do every thing else that is need-
ed to promote its prosperity, but‘if an adequate
supply of good teachers is wanting, there wili
be a proportionate failure in the cflorts that are
made. A defective system of popular education,
with many imperfections and inconveniences in
its practical movements, may nevertheless do a_ri
incalculable, amount OI £095. V!-'l’J3.D.9V°!' ll 33 C31’:
tied into r-Ifec: by competent and ekilfpl }_eii_'ch-
ers. While. on the other hand, the best system
and the most ample provision? of all this othei
necessary means for conducting its operations,
will accomplish but little if it is not instituted by
those who are thoroughly qualified forthcir work.
In these remarks, the writer would be farlroni
discouraging the noble exertions which are malt-_3
ing in our own and other states. to promote the
cause of popular education. May they go for-
ward with ivicrcasingatrength, and reach eye ,
part of this great field of enterprise, on the sup:
cess of which, the destinies of our country, un-
der God, depend. But while the other parts of
the e.nterpri.;e are carried on with vigor. it ought
evcrto be reiric‘m‘or;r3d that nothing will tend so
much and rapidly to consummate it, so as to fur-
nish ti larger supply r-flir.-,~t rate instructors for _our
common schools. Evr.-ry such instructor is one
gflicieirt rzgcrrt gained to tire cause ol'imp_rovcmcnt
in the rlcparinir-r.t of popular. edticaiioii. Lei
[hem be p_;-epmgrl and sent forth _to occupy their
appropriate lstntiuns. and they will enter price
upon the practical parts of the grep} }\'prii. ,an,_
Show an exainple as well as theory. what ;ag'o_o_'
‘ ' hool instructiop ought tube.
They will be the yery persons. 100. §!7§3PPFf3‘3'3‘§?
what alterations and imprqvemerjls 9r,8 _d8§!§’3,b!."
in our present systems, while their charaptpg‘ {I03
influence will afford a powerful aid in _i‘,9TF_.'.Y‘,"§
them into eilccb Que ill‘! 1'5“? l?a,3!-'51:‘ pr inter‘
ligence and practical wisdofn. $1.1 8!! !"'l?°“3”,‘
ost of usefulness, is, to say the least. d0!,"g ,3‘,
much to help forward the cause of popular
cation, as some three or four el<fli".9P? f5,P;{"f3-“ 73*
system ofcommon so
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