text: 4fc ••*• e*~ .s» * <•*!/ ah» ill IlM Ilil i.v mm *** ="• «4 ti I V *) / / <=* ;,►. A..1«.itl .?I(0l!iniRJllH'!!0 *> ni I tit*'* •»twiv.1. ff 4 r *1* in • "V' \ • -Mf •nl 1 ('lit mH u* u-A hi rjl.n il t ill: ft *«U * Till* 4K* îï" ; ti ft(t à î* îi I I % 4 7 il!- 1 <V .. f T* i > >l M x 7 jf»fT • ifl • •>* r i.'fi j I ^ h t un! ji ,*v !» c i :: ». •J. ■ H.-i ^ ^N*S fapcr, SebotcÏJ ta Ccntpcrance, porditg, tôtcstira, literature, Agriculture, anfo General Intelligence. OlV^' «V SMYRNA, DEL., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 34, 1856. NEW SERIES-VOLUME III.-NO. 12. WHOLE NO., 287. :u u u u Where children do their play commence, Choice l ocm. v i 1 Written for Ike Smyrna Times. PEAGE. A Paraphrase of Athwne Oh, pea, hew idly all the world, And lovely are thy people, And lovely are thy footprints Around that goodly steeple. Mue, me kr ascending through the trees, The half-hidden collage does betray, Is swept off by a gentle breeze, In peace which harmless glides away. Children ascend the mound so green, Which was erected for defense; And the place of many a scene, Men of old sit at their doors, The gossip over her counter leans, The play of children around the shores Where've been the place of battle scenes. The housewife's stores of linen white, Are with fragrant herbs laid by; The toil of many winter's night Brings comfort to the eye. The merchants were spread around, Of each the labor profits all. The fragrant herb of China ground We purchase at a word or call. The meat, the Mind, and the ague; Justice is dispensed to all; The rich sometimes are kind to you, Though you're enclosed within the wall. The law's steady on her throne, The people, some are fervent, Lovely you are, O peace, alone! The sword is your servant. Worcester Co., Md., 1856. Wife Usage; or, Aboriginal Matrimonial Justice. The following is a chapter from the "Life and Adventures of James Beckworth" After a residence among them (the Blackfeet Indians) of a few days, I had a slight difficulty in my family affairs. A party of Indians came into camp one day, bringing with them three white men's scalps. The sight of them made my blood boil with rage; but there was no help for it, so I determined to wait with patience my day of rest. In accordance with their custom, a scalp dance was held, at an additional cost. My wife came to me with the information that her people were rejoicing, and that she wished to join them in the dance. "I replied, - No, these scalps belong to my people; my heart is crying for their death; you must not rejoice when my heart cries." — you must not dance when I mourn. 44 She then went out, as I supposed. My two white friends, having a great curiosity to witness the performance, were looking out upon the scene. I reproved them for wishing to witness the savage rejoicings over the fall of white men who had belonged to our own company. "One of them answered, "Well, your wife is the best dancer of the whole party; she outdances them all." "This was a sting which pierced my very heart. Taking my battle-axe and forcing myself into the ring, I watched my opportunity, and struck my disobedient wife a heavy blow on the head with the side of my battle-axe, which dropped her as if a ball had pierced her heart. "I dragged her through the crowd and left her, and we were back to my tent. This act was performed in such a bold manner, under the very nose of hundreds of them, that they were thunderstruck, and for a moment remained motionless. When I entered the tent, I found to my companions—There, now, you had better prepare to hold on your own scalps, since you take so much interest in a celebration over those of your murdered brethren. Their countenances turned ashy pale, expecting instant death. "By this time the whole Indian camp was a blaze. Kill him! Kill him! Kill him! Kill him! Was shouted through the camp in their own language, which I plainly understood. I was collected, for I knew they could kill me but once. "He had no ears." He killed her, and he killed her. Soon I heard the votes of my father-in-law in a lone that rounded above all, "Stop," shouted the crowd, "hold! War, give me your hand!" "All is hushed in an instant, and he comes to the rescue, the loser of a dangle to, and the brothers have lost a sister; you have lost nothing, you were the wife of a trader; I gave in to be my wife's men, you two women, you kill them; that look right. That thing disobeyed her husband, he told her not to dance; she disobeyed him!" A son next came to my camp and said, "You have no sense; her ears were stopped." "I would not hearken to you, and you ought to kill her. But I have another detachor who is younger than she was, she is beautiful; she has good sense and good ears. You may have her in the place of the bad one; she will hearken to all you say to her." "Well, then, I am glad to see you," said the boy, "I am glad to see you." I thought I, that is getting married again before I had time to mourn. But, replied, "Very well, my father, I will accept of your kind offer, well knowing that to refuse him would be to offend, as he would suppose that I disdained his generosity." "My second wife was brought to me, I found her, as her father had represented, far more intelligent and far prettier than her sister, and I was really proud of the change I now possessed one that many a warrior had performed deeds of bloody valor to obtain, for it is a high honor to get the daughter of a great chief to wife; and many a warrior has sacrificed his life in seeking to attain such a prize. During the night, while I and my wife were quietly reposing, some person crawled into our couch sobbing most bitterly. Angry at the intrusion, Tasked who was there." Me,' answered a voice, which although well nigh stifled with sobs, I recognized as that of my other wife, whom everyone had supposed dead. After lying outside the lodge senseless for some hours, she had recovered and groped her way to my bed. "Go away," I said, "you have no business here; I have a new wife now, one who has sense." "I will not go away," she replied; "my ears are open now; I was a fool not to bearken to my husband's words when his heart was crying, but now I have good sense, and will always bearken to your words." "It really did seem as if her heart was broken, and she kept her position until morning — thought myself now well supplied with wives, having two more than I cared to have; but I deemed it hardly worth while to complain, as I should very soon leave the camp, wives and all." "Deal Gentil with the Erring. —The man possesses an extremely groveling mind who rejoices at the downhill of another. A noble heart, instead of denouncing as a consummate scoundrel one who has erred, will throw around him the mantle of charity and the arms of love, and labor to bring him back to duty and to God. We are not our own keepers. Who knows when we shall so far forget ourselves as to pot forth our right hand and sin. Heaven keeps us in the narrow path. But, we should fail, where would he the end of our Course: if in every face we saw a frown, and on every brow we read vengeance, deeper and deeper would we descend in the path of infamy; when, if a different spirit were manifested towards us, we might have stayed our career and died an honest and upright man. Deal gently with those who go astray, draw them back by love and persuasion. A kind word is more valuable to the less than a mine of gold. Think of this and be on your guard, you who would chase to the confines of the grave an erring and unfortunate brother. We have some frailty, We are all unwise, And the grace which redeems us, Must come from the skies. The Lawfulness of Dancing. There appears to be a discussion among the Wesleyan Methodists as to the propriety of dancing. We are of the Rev. Isaac Keeling brought forward a resolution of the London district meeting respecting the growing custom of dancing. Other worldly amusement closely allied to it. Mr. Keeling pronounced that the rule prohibiting dancing should be made clearer and more stringent. Dr. Bunting said it was high time for the Methodist Conference to give gifts a certain sound on this matter in London there were dancing parties in the houses of some of their members. He remembered how 20 years ago, in Manchester, they had to exercise discipline on dancing Methodists, and they lost some of them because of consequence, but such members who patronized dancing were better lost than found. It was evident that he lamented to say that the growing one. Card-playing, which practiced as well as dancing in some Methodist Church. The Rev. P. McOwan, they needed no discussion, they were all in their need, no discussion they were, and the practice of dancing was not a banqueting with religion. The Rev. J. Scott said that if the act was chiefly among the members of the Methodist families, he would, with great affection as well as from the church, enforce the rule, so as not to let the church hold on young people. The conference unanimously resolved to improve the wording of the constitution. A servile insurrection was fortunately discovered in Columbus, Illinois, thousands of families, to rise against the white population, and murder and rob the fire. They would probably have completed their design, had not a slave informed his master of fact. A number of the negroes were in custody, and some two or three were to be hanged. One was whipped so severely that he afterwards died, two or three Mexicans were arrested, who were supposed to be instigated. In the section, the negroes had a large quantity of arms and ammunition secreted, and everything necessary to render themselves formidable. A vast amount of ammunition began to talk about as sharply to Napoleo as they used to do some years since. Who is Napoleon. —The London Times. The Mormons. —The followers of the most noted of the Smiths appear likely soon to be as numerous as those who bear the prophet's name. We see that the religion of the polygamists is making such rapid progress in Denmark that some of the zealous, who do not put faith in its doctrines, have come to the conclusion that it is a dangerous nuisance, and petitioned the Government to put forth its strong arm and arrest the progress of the "Saints," forbidding them to exercise their religious ceremonies with so much ostentation as they are now allowed to. Jutland is said to be the hotbed of Mormon prophecyism. A history of the delusion has been published in Germany, from which it appears, that America contains 68,700 of that sect, of whom 38,000 are in Utah, 5,000 in New York, 4,000 in California, 5,000 in Nova Scotia and Canada, and 9,000 in South America and the Islands. Europe contains 39,000, of whom 32,000 are in Great Britain and Ireland, 5,000 in Scandinavia, 4,000 in Germany and Switzerland, 500 in France, and 500 in the rest of Europe. In Asia, there are said to be 1,000, in Austria and Polynesia 2,400, in Africa 100, on travel 1,800. There are, besides, 8,500 schismatics, including Strangites, Rigdonites and Wighties. The numbers amount in the gate to 110,500, and it is supposed that the whole sect cannot exceed 120,000. The Tschentepec Stage Route. —The stage road between the Atlantic and the Pacific, at Tehauitopec, which has long been considered a desideratum, is rapidly advancing towards completion, and it is supposed that carriages will be running from ocean to ocean by the 1st of December. Thirty miles of road have been completed, and the remainder is in such a state of progress that no doubt exists that about the 1st of November, it will be ready for the stages. The contractor is about to order a new iron steamboat for the navigation of the river, and to direct the building of couches for the transportation of travelers and their luggage. A thousand men are now at work, and the most difficult places I have been overcome. An increased force will soon be put on, and it is expected that the entire distance, one hundred and eleven miles, will be completed within the next three months. When the road is open, passengers will be within four days' travel from the Pacific coast from New Orleans, and in ten or twelve days can reach San Francisco from the same city. From a circular just issued by the company, we learn that the Tehauntepec road will reduce the distance between New Orleans and Mac Francisco 1200 miles, and New York 1160 miles. The game in passage from Liverpool to the Isthmus of Tehauntepec, over that by the Panama road to China, is 225 miles in distance and ten days in time. With these advantages, The route by Tehuantepec most commands whole China trade. The new route has the advantage of questioned salubrity, and of passing through one of the most beautiful and picturesque countries that exists on the surface of the globe. The Swarkback Reunion.—Sydney Smith, the late lamented prelate and prelate, sat in the solitude of the follies and vices of his time (and the present,) while traveling in a stage coach one day was long annoyed by a young man who had acquired the polite art of swearing to such an extent, that he could not help interlarding his discourse with it, as though it were a constituted part of the language. As there happened to be a lady present, the matter was done. Alter enduring the young manV display for some lime, Smith asked, the company to b«/|ter wl " cü "• „ q ^ upon „ lime sugar-tongs, and tiuder boxes.) there was a king who (boots, sugar-tongs, and tinder boxea,) at a grand bail (boots, sugar-tongs, sod tinder boxes,) picked up the Duchoss of (boots, sugar-tongs and tin d J r fthreiwlJryS gXr(2Lto, sugar t • gg 4nd \ i(lder b«*«,,) aild , ttid Horn soil q U ; ntaly (boots, sugar-tongs, and tinder-boxes) pense,' which means in English, 'Evil be to him, who (boots, sugar-tongs,and tinder-boxes) ^ £7 , Thlg fe wag ori in o(Qto ™ to , nd tinder boxe#f) t J* 0(der ^ he „ arter ** When the witty clergyman had concluded, the young gentleman said ; " A very good story, sir—rather old—but » ; w i|| tell you, my young friend," answer ed Sydney, "when you tell me what'd—n my eyes,' çtc., have ip do with your conversation, In the mean time, allow me to say, that is my 8l Ü e 8Wearin 8 The young blasphemer at once " dried up, in Poe the Hiccuf*.—T ravelling some time since by Railroad from Ooiu.nbns to Baltimore, 1 took my seat immediately in front of a gentle man who was aufiermg under a paroxi.n, of hie cupa, to a degree tbail had never before wit nessad. In a few minute» a person appeared from the end of the car and took a seat beanie hun, when he said, 44 Sir, «an you tell me what i* good for the hiccups!., I have been afflicted in the way you see nie since yesterday noon, and'Kave had no rest or relief from any phy sic ma to whom l applied lor asaieUoco : H am worn opt with suffering,.. To whom the person re pi icd, " Sir, I will cure, you in less than two minutes by your watch, i klave confidence, for l am sure 1 can do it. Hold up high above your bead two fiogcip.olyour hand ; lean back iu your seat, open your mouth and throat ro as to give a free passage to your lungs; breathe very lung and softly, and look steadily at your finger«. In loss than the time specified the cure was performed, one Ifi«cup only occurred during the Inal. We find in the Pittsburgh papers an announcement of the arrival at that place of Mr. Aaron Jeffries, a mechanic, who had rather a hard experience in Kansas. From the Journal of the 13th we learn that, on the day previous, dusty and travel-worn, he arrived from Kansas, having been driven out of the territory on Monday of the previous week, traveled over two hundred miles on foot through the State of Missouri to Iowa, the Missouri being closed to men from the Free States, and arrived there in safety. Mr. Jeffries gave the editor of that paper his experience. He first went to Minnesota, but not so well liking the climate, he made no location of land there, but pushed on to Kansas. Mr. Jeffries was in Leavenworth city on the day when the Free State man were driven out; was within twenty yards of their house when the Phillips brothers, brothers, were shot, the house where he stopped being nearly opposite the Phillipses, who boarded with their nephew.— The city election was to take place on Monday. The Free State men had a ticket in the field, but on Saturday night a body of men came into Leavenworth and ordered it to be withdrawn on pain of death to any man who persisted in keeping his name before the people on any other but the "border" ticket. The Free State ticket was accordingly withdrawn. Not content with this, on Sunday evening a company of horsemen rode through the city, preceded by a trumpeter, who proclaimed aloud that every man who did not fall into the ranks would be held an enemy. As they rode by the house where Mr. Jeffries stopped, he stood upon the doorstep and heard them remark, that "there was a house they might mark," meaning the house of the Phillips. After having perambulated the town and terrified into their ranks every man they could, the whole were drawn out in line just outside the city, and the captain of the company named Clark, until within two or three months an officer in the U. S. service, distributed tickets to all of them, remarking that there was the ticket that must be carried at the pulls until pain of a worse time which would certainly be done. The whole troop, at a sharp trot, rode back in the direction of Phillips's house. It will be remembered that at the time of the election for the territorial assembly, a man was active in contesting the election of one of the Mississippi. This man was one of these Phillips brothers. He was at that time taken, tarred and feathered, rude upon a rail and sold to a negro for six cents. His wife was so terrified at the danger in which he stood that she became a maniac. Phillips took her back in Illinois, saw her in safety among his friends, and but a little while ago had gone back to Kansas to reside. This was why that house marked "Jackson-on followed the troop" was into town, and Mr. Jefferson among them. When within a little distance of Phillips' house, he heard the firing of numerous shots, and the time he had arrived on the spot, one brother, mangled with some score of bullets, was dead. The other lived half an hour. The nephew, with whom they boarded, was taken prisoner and has not since been heard from. The course the victims sold their lives as dearly possible. Jeffries now thought it time to look out of himself, for unless he would join the troops, vote their tickets, the next day they would finish him. He crossed the street to go to his boarding house, to his surprise he found it surrounded with a guard of armed men. They called him to stand and answer. They told him he was suspected, and had been marked; that he must leave the place in twenty minutes. He asked leave to go for his clothes; they refused. So, just as he was, he was obliged to go. which he had concealed in the house, not daring to carry it with him, was left behind, and whatever else he had taken with him into Kansas. We have already stated his route home. Many newspapers, not in Missouri, have dealt the truth of the story relative to the shooting of Mr. Hopp, the brother-in-law of Rev. Mr. Niue. Mr. Jeffries saw the body of Mr. Hopp, while yet the pulse of the assassin, and saw the barbarous creature who had taken the scalp riding away from the scene of his exploit, whirling the bloody trophy upon the point of the knife with which he had done the deed. The man who did this was a man of great promise. The Largest Printing Press in the World.—"Antelope," the New York correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune, thus alludes to a pair of mammoth printing presses, now building by the Messrs. Hopp, "when the London Times ordered a ten-cylinder press from the Messrs. Hopp, it imagined it was leaving even the most enterprising of the American journals in the background, but will soon find out its mistake, for I now learn from the journal that the enterprising proprietors of that paper, Messrs. Swam & Abel, to order from the firm manufacturers two twelve cylinder presses, cost of $70,000, and accommodate these gigantic pieces of workmanship, the Ledger folks have been obliged to offer two additional subscribers." Aidg building, at a heavy outlay, which the press are on the place, 1,1 which the press are on the place. The "introduced," the Ledger will be able to print sixty tons and sheets an hour, or equivalent to one thousand sheets per minute. This immense circulation, building of the best presses in the world, and unbounded parity generally, is the result of an unflinching integrity, an indomitable perseverance, and business tact that seems no motto ahead but will be. Abekica.—A young lady writes from Newport, an American watering place that "We have to dress about six times here," young ladies from Newport, with nine dresses, must be like nine pins; and a great deal up there in. John, how's your mal?" "I've got so that I can lick her," said John, "I've got everything my own way. You catch me running errands and doing..." Ferhups In KlM-tt.I Enterance Items. Letter from Maine. Portland, Sep. 13th, 1856. A. P. Osmond, Esq.—Dear Sir:—Your letter of the 10th is just received. Our joy in Maine at the result of our late Election is increased by the fact, that it will make happy the friends of Temperance throughout the Union, who were made sad by the repeal of the Maine Law, and the re-enactment of the License Law by the Legislature of 1855. Now, after a trial Of that policy, for six months, the party which rescinded it—the Rum Party has been defeated more terribly than ever. It has been annihilated. At the time of the enactment of the Maine Law in May, 1851, the Democratic Party in a majority of ten thousand in the State and had been so for nearly a quarter of a century with the exception of 1840, when it was defeated by about 400 majority against it. Immediately after the enactment of the Maine Law, corrupt leaders of the Democratic party—relying upon their power and control over the masses, placed the party upon the Rum Platform when it was at once overthrown; and remained a defeated party until 1855; at its State Convention of that year it announced itself in favor of the prohibitory law and once more into power, but immediately repealed the Maine Law, and re-enacted the old plodled license system; which had been dead in Maine since 1846. The new system has been in operation in the State less than six months; filling our cities and towns with grog shops and our streets with drunkards. The people, disgusted with what they see on every hand and indignant at the authors of the mischief, have repudiated them and condemned their policy by a majority overwhelming that the Rum party is literally "crushed out," the members elect of the new Legislature being almost unanimously Maine Law men. When the Maine Law was repealed by the present administration, the temperance men the State regretted it chiefly for its untoward effect upon the cause of Temperance in other States. As to Maine we felt sure that the repeal would be followed by a reaction which would forever sweep the Rum party from power. The result has been accomplished—and Maine will once more lead the van. Of those who contend for protection from the traffic in intoxicating drinks. Truly, yours. Neal Dow. California. —Our readers remember their disappointment last fall on learning that zealous co-workers for prohibition had failed carrying the State. The astounding revelations with regard to ballot-box stuffing in San Francisco explains the secret. The rest California gave majorities for prohibition; it was defeated only by these monstrous startling frauds in San Francisco. We have the authority of one of the best informed friends of prohibition in California for this explanation, who assures us too, they shall now "enter new upon the great work of prohibition." — Prohibitionist. Keeping Apples for Winter. —Apples are kept through winter—1. By being laid on the floor in a cool cellar, with a light covering of straw, and air admitted from a north window, until it becomes so cold as to endanger their freezing. 2. By being packed in flour barrels, and headed up, and suffered to remain in open sheds until the severity of winter requires their removal to a cool, dry cellar, where they are to be laid in tiers on their sides. In some cases, the apples, being wiped carefully, are put in the barrels without any other substance. In other cases they are packed in layers, with a light stratum of straw, or dry sand, sawdust or chaff interposed, so as to keep the apples from touching, and this, as far as I have observed, is the best plan. Many formers make a cave of boards in their yards or gardens, and fill it with apples, covering it over with earth, and admitting the air by means of a stove-pipe. In this case, ought to be taken to prevent the earth from touching the apples, and sufficient drains made around it to carry off the water. This method succeeds well, and apples are thus preserved till late in the spring. A fourth way is to lay the fruit on shelves in the cellar, but it is difficult in most places to keep the rats out, these vermin very often make such destruction, as I have experienced more than once. — Country Gentleman. An Extinguisher.— In France smoking is perhaps less a rage than it is with us; but in France the liberty of smokers is greater, I think, than in American. Thus, in the United States, people who smoke in omnibuses, cars, cabins, steamboats, or other places of the sort, are few and far between. It is very common to see gentlemen indulging in a cigar on such occasions. An elegantly dressed and aristocratic-looking lady entered a first-class railroad car, at the Paris depot, a short time ago. The door and took her place, she observed that the occupied by three or four gentlemen, of whom, at the moment of her appearance, she observed that the occupied by three or four gentlemen, of whom, at the moment of her appearance, she observed that the lady, being in the act of lighting his cigar, was in the act of lighting his cigar, and with the characteristic word-politeness. A Frenchman, said; "Would smoking incomparable? The lady turned toward the mode you, madame." Bun, and with an air of quiet dignity replied, "I do not know, sir; no gentleman has ever yet smoked in my presence!" He put out his cigar. Betting.—A new style of bellicose has been introduced into the canvass. A gentleman poses to it, a lady of different politics from his to bet a him that his candidate would win, these tones "Fillmore is chosen, kiss me, Buchanan, I am to kiss you." Witty Trost.—At a lane firemen's supper at Burlington, Edward Branley gave the following toast: "Ladies of '56—like the firemen's bucket, well hooped, and like firemen, in the exercise of their hose!" School Convention. The Annual School Convention of New Castle county met on Saturday last, in the City Hall in the chair. Vice President was appointed Secretary pro tempore Joshua S. Valentine, Rev. Dr. Clemson, J. Brown, Samuel Scanlan, and Jacob Held, we were appointed a committee to nominate officers of the Convention. The committee made the following nominations, which were unanimously approved: President—Hon. Willard Hall. Vice Presidents—J. Jefferson, Brandywine; H. Turner, Christiana; Z. Townsend, Castle; S. M. Curtis, White Clay Creek; J. Jones, Pencader; John Townsend, Apianumink; Dr. J. F. Mer. Ritt, St. Georges; John Clark, Red Lion; A Armstrong, Mill Creek; Sec. re lanes—Dr. James F. Wilson, Theodore Lyon. Mr. Damprey, principal of Public School No. 1, with a number of the teachers and scholars of the Public Schools of Wilkinsburg, and Missing were present. The exhibition was a very interesting exhibition of the modes of teaching pursued in the schools. lion. Judge Layton, ot Sussex count}, oecu pied the Convention in an interesting UU(i of half an hour, giving a history of the ire schools law, comrasiing the present condition of the 1 ubhe Schools in New (J.st.e coni with their condition in Kent and mg the united action in petitionin'.»- the ture for the desired amendin' I lie Rev. 1. H. Lradtord,ot Dover, itn-n too 1 , the stand, and entertained the audience lor about an hour, in a speech of great force and beauty, m which he depicted Rio j.id condition j of comiurn it.ics and countries-m winch n, P vileges uf universal education is liifoCy e-toeii " ed. He Un.-n spoke of the heuetici-.l .. i„ ; of common school education and a • ' '>S V, US: necessity of i.im ndm L-ni, a. .U urged i"-\t Lcgi.sk,. *nt i»l the law. nee S; '-iiUlllg ot the lamentable conJitt on in Kent id Su-.-ex counties, proceeded to show that- what is i m;st needed for t he prosperity of the schools ot D ware, is a General Stale bupcrinleunent. We regret that we cannot give a ipore extended notice of the remarks of the gentlemen who addressed the Convention. The following resolution was offered bv II 8wayne, and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this meelin » are hereby tended to the teachers and children of the Public Schools of the Whiiniington, who have attended the Convention and "exhibited practically their methods of teaching and rccil mg. The following resolution, offered by Archibald Armstrong, was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are hereby presented to the Hon. C. Layton and Rev. T. B. Bradford for their kind and attentive attendance and addressing this meeting. A. Poulson, A. Armstrong, and J. P. Chandler were appointed a committee to devise ways and means to raise funds to defray the expense incident to the meetings of this Convention. On motion, the Convention adjourned to meet at 2 o'clock p.m. The President being absent, the Convention was called to order by J. P. Jeffers, 1st Vice President. The Committee to devise ways and means to defray expenses of the Convention made the following report, which was adopted: That each School District pay a sum of one dollar to meet the expenses of the School Convention. The commissioners present pay the money to the Superintendent; and commissioners from other Districts pay their money to A. Poulson, Esq., at his office, corner of Market and Third streets, Wilmington soon as convenient. Dr. Gumshaw, County Superintendent, made a verbal report, giving an account of the wretched condition of the schools in the county, and showing conclusively that many of the schools and schools houses are not to be had. The Committee as a body are just what they ought to prepare for the consideration of the Convention, presented the following report. The resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, the present system of voting annually whether a tax shall be levied, Common Schools. were taken 1. is injurious to 2. Resolved, That the Convention recommend the friends of education, of this State, to petition the next Legislature to make taxation for Public Schools permanent. 3. Resolved, That some provision should be made for building school houses without expending the tax levied for school purposes and the fund appropriated by the State. 4. Resolved, That application be made to the next session of the Legislature to direct, that one hundred and eighty dollars of the School Fund to which New Castle county is entitled, be appropriated to the payment of the indebtedness of this Convention. 5. Resolved, That the school commissioners of New Castle county, he and are hereby commended to place a copy of "Webster's Unabridged Dictionary" in the schools under their charge. Resolved, That all such Annual Meeting as may be necessary for the next annual meeting, and to prepare business for the same, and to take charge of the unfinished business of the previous meeting. J. S. Valentine offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed to draft, a resolution to the General Assembly of the State of New Castle County, to pass amendments to that act which was adopted. To arm ng résolu of | Ihr I, all. U ni : I ist sis ilnon lie öschool 1„., presente.l t. session of the Legislature be fin} I which the Convention shall continue tin ir nctiuii. Ur. tinmnh iw olibisd tbo following resolution which was adopted: Resolved That Rev. Thos. R. Kent co., and C. S. Layton, of the committee requested to appoint persons in the respective counties to cooperate with them in the memorial and petitions in Kent and Sussex counties, and correspond with the Committee appointed by this Convention. On motion it was ordered that the proceedings be published. The Convention adjourned to meet on the 2nd Saturday of September, 1857. A. t'.i of '•»OX Co Clîfî on fol- )îr'-Sam, why you need to tell your massa to lay him up treasures in heaven!" .. wiml for. Cuff!, what's the use of him Uq i*y treasures there, where he is not more seen again—eh, nigger! f. i. ' no t»* ■0,1 ''tin. 