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; MISCELLANEOUS.[From the Hartford Courant.] WHIG SONG FOR 1844. f Tumi.—Bruce's JhUraa.Whigs, who ne’er from contest bled, Whigs, whose foes have often fled, Wide our banner now unspread—Ours the victory.Let no heart among us cower As our foes in strife for power ‘ On our heads shall madly showerAll their enmity.Who will lift no hand to save,1 Who inglorious rest will crave,Who his country’s curse will brave,Let him shun the field.' Who, for justice, truth, and right,1 Scorns to seek repose or flight.Let him gird him now for fight,Grasping sword and shield.' By our country’s deep distress,1 By those wrongs which urge redress,We the strife will boldly press,And we’ll win the day.Let our fierce opposors know We can render blow for blow,We can meet and quell a foe,Such a foe as they.JWho shall lead our eager band Who, our standard in his hand, t March victorious o’er the land ?Gallant Henry Clay.Sheut his name from east to west—Let the echo wide attest Wc delight to honor beBt.Worthy Henry Clay.Ever for his country’s good,1 Nobly in the van has stood,Like the oak amid the wood,Dauntless Henry Clay.Now his country wdl accord v To the patriot, high reward,Vainly sought by chiefs abhorred,Won by Henry Clay.May tho year of ’fourty-four Our prosperity restore,Lost through traitor hands before,Found through Henry Clay.Shout for Clay, of nobler birth r Than the monarchs of the earth,Sons of liberty and worth—Shout for Henry Clay.1 STORY OF A BEAR.Many years ago a beautiful little cub bear was- caught by a stout lad near the borders of Lake s Winnipiseogee, in New Hampshire, carried into f town, and, after proper drilling, became the play-- fcllow of the boys of the village, and often accom-f panicd them to tho Bchoolhouse. After passing ;1 a few months in civilized society, he made his ’’ esca|»e into tho woods, and after a few years wasalmost forgotten. The schoolhouse, meantime, had fallen from the schoolmaster’s into the schoolmistress’s hands ; and, instead of large boys learn-ing to write and cypher, small boys and girls were 1 taught in the same place knitting and spelling. I, One winter's day, after a mild fall of enow, tho v door had been lelt open by some urchin going out, 1 when, to the unspeakable horror of the spectacled y dame and her fourscore hopeful scholars, an enormous bear walked in, in the most familiar man-mer in the world, and took a eeat by the lire. Huddling over the benches as fast as they could, the children crowded about their schoolmistress, who had fled to the farthest corner of the room ; and there they stood, crying and pushing to es-8 cape the horror of being eaten first. The bear a sal snufling and warming himself by the fire, e showing great signs of satisfaction, but putting f off his meal until he had warmed himself tbo-. roughly. Tho screams of the children continued, but the schoolhouse was far from any other habitation, and the bear did not seem at all embarrassed by the outcry. After sitting and turning himself about for sometime, bruin got up upon his hind legs, and shoving to the door, bogau to take down, one by one, the hats, bonnets, and satchels that hung on several rowa of pegs behind it- His memory had not deceived him, for they contained, as of old, the childrens’ dinners, and he had arrived before the holidays. Having satisfied himself with their cheese, bread, pies, doughnuts, and apples. Bruin Bmeit at the mistress’s desk; but finding it^cked, gave hims.ilf a shake cf resignation, opened the door, and dis-r appeared. The alarm was given, and the amia-I bio creature was pursued and killed, very much i to the regret of the town’s people, when it was t discovered, by some marks in his body, that it • was their old friend and playfellow.BOYHOOD vs. MANHOOD.11 The. world has undergone a nlco alteration since my tune, certainly. My belief is that there ain’t any r boys loft—that there ain’t such a thing as a boy—that i thorc’s nothing between a male baby and a man—and • Uiat all boys wont out with his blessed Majesty King Uoorgc tho Socond.”—flomehy Kudge.This is the language of John Willett of the Maypole, one of the characters in Baritaby Rudgc, ' and it contains more truth than fiction. One portion of humau flesh, is stricken out. It is now boyhood or manhood. Once there were intermediate states of boyhood ; a barefooted and boan porridge eating stale—a spelling and cyphering | period—wlion there were boys to do chores and go of errands—when apprentice indentures were 1 in fashion, and tho line between boyhood and manhood were well defined by the freedom suit.But there are no such things now. The child steps out of his frock into a long tail coat and calf skin boots. He exchanges the nipple for a cigar. Not one of the present generation has ever seen a real bona fide “ nine daye old” pot of bean porridge. Noah Webster's spelling book is crowded out of our schools by high works on Philosophy and Metaphysics. There are no apprentices now. Young men take a few lessons in the trade they fancy, and then set up for themselves. John Willett was right as a “general principle,”^ though he was wrong in the “ practical sense.” But the present generation is as destitute of girls as of boys. It is either baby or lady—nursery or parlor. The mother tends her infant or waits on her daughter. Instead of spinning flax for their father's shirts, they reel silk for the ladies fair; and instead of knitting stockings and uiending trowsers for their brothers, they knit lace and make stayB for themselves. The mother milks, churns, washes, and irons, and the young ladies read novels, dress, make and receive calls. They make parties instead of puddings, and cook by the book, rather than from knowledge-We should be delighted to see a generation of boys and girls—in looks, actions, and dress ; we should then hope for health and strength, industry and sobriety, frugality and economy, prosperity and happiness. We are for protection to this class of community. Every farmer should impose a tariff one that should amount to a totalfirohibition lo the introduction of fashionable fbl-ies into his family. He and bis wife and his children should enteV into a “ home industry” on the subject. This is the tariff that will restore confidence. This is the bank that will freely discount and never suspend.An honest farmer in the south part of Massachusetts, talking about his crops, ficc., was told that he must trust to Providence for them. “ I don’t know,” said he, “ I have been to Providence, and I have been to Boston, and I think. I’d rather trust Boston.—Loutuille Dime.I AO REIGN AND AMERICAN 8NUFFS—1 have just received a very large supply of foreign, and American Snuffs, embracing the largest assortment ever offered for sale in this city, named, in part.as follows:AMKRtCAU.216 pounds American Gentleman240Genuine Congress211Imitation do237Demi Gros313Guignon800Yellow, brown, and black Rappee456Plain unscentcd do250Lancaster do350Maccabau184Imitation do120Fine Scotch20do No. 1 and 3, in bottles167Natchitoches13 dozen do in bottlesrOREIQM.10 dozen Maccabau de la Martinique de chex Jos. Lamorelle 3 Ilardham’s No. 9 and 37, in lead3 Veritable Rapfi de Paris sans opprfitI Friburg Freyer’s Magee, in tin31 Bolongoro Borgris, Rappe MoroccoThe above Snuffs, with a large stock of Cigars, Fancy Articles, Perfumery, Ac., were seieoted by myself from the principal American and importing houses in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and are offered for sale as cheap as any store in this city. JAMES M. DORSETT,Suuff, Tobacco, and Fanoy Store,No 11, east of Uadsby'i Hotel.Boston academy's collection ofCHURCH MUSIC, consisting of tho most popular psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, sentences, chants, Ac., old and new; together with many beautiful pieces, tunes and anthems, selected from the masses and other works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Pergolesi, Righini, Cherubini, and other distinguished composers, arranged and adapted to English words expressly for that wcrk. Published under the direction of the Boston Academy of Musk.THE SOCIAL CHOIR, designed for a class book for the domestic cirele, consisting of selections of music from the most distinguished authors, among which are the names of Haydn, Bellini, Rosaini, C. M. Von Weber, Auber. Boieldieu, and Maxxinghi, with several original pieces of music by the editor, and many beautiful extracts of poetry have been made from Mrs. Hcmans, T. Moore, Sir Waller Scott, Dr. 8. Gray, jun., J. C. Pray, jun.,and others, in 3 volumes, price 42 per set, single fll.THE GOSPEL HARMONIST, a collection ot Sacred Music; consisting of tunes of all metrea, and also sentences, anthems for a variety of occasions, chants, Ac., being a selection from the best authors, with many original tunes and anthems compoeed expressly for the work by professors and amateurs of Uils country ; to which is prefixed, a Familiar Introduction to the Art of Singing on the Pestalozzian System, designed for the aid of those who are entirely unacquainted with the science of music, by Thomas Whillemore.CARMIN1 SACRA, or Boston Collection of Church Music; comprising the most papularpsalm and hymn tunes in general use, by Lowell Mason. For sale at the book and stationery store ofR. FAKNHAM, dee 9— comer of 11th st. and Penn. a».Muff and fur trimmings at reducedPRICES —FISH CO. heg leave to announce that from this date until the cloae of the season, thay will dispose of the balance of their slockof Furs at a very small advance upon the actual coat. Ladies wishing bargains will do well lo call.Also, a small invoice of Paiis Moleskin and Casai-more Hats.fLaville and Poroavoux’s Breveteaj which have become to popular both in the city of New York and here.We offer also a varied assortment of Gentjiwub,Youths’, and Infants’ CAPS, embracing even slyle at present in vogue; all ol which we will tell at itwil Engly desirable prices. FISH * 00,Hatters, Brown's Hotel, and Brotd«m|, H. Y.dec 33—
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