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\ 1 i * ) S t t i t o o C o u r ie r . i . Wednesday, June 18,1851. G e n e v a , W e publish on our fourth page an article which appears as a communica tion in the Home Journal . The writer Governor’s Message. We publish this document on our first page, and commend it to all who have not read it, as a production worthy of a Whig Governor, and the occasion for which it was written. We ought to hove published it Inst week, and should, if we had been fairly , ,, , , .dealt by. The Message was sent through knows right well the superior advanta-1 T u ' ed morni t0 lhe Postmasters, ges of Geneva as a place of residence* and sets them forth in a very perspicu- with instructions to hand it over to pub- . lishers of newspapers, who of course were It mav well be a source I ^ A . .. ., ..c , » J I not allowed to issue it until notified of i Genevese, that tneir at- . . . . . T . . 1 ihe organization of the Legislature. - ous mnnner. of pride to the tractive village has its merits so well ac knowledged abroad. Not only the beau tlful embellishments of Nature, but the evidences of external taste, are justly appiec.iated by visitors of cultivated character from the cities. The intelli gence, the prevailing tone of refine ment, and high moiul characteristics of the place, are conceded, and combine with other attractions to make Geneva a most desirable resort for familes seek ing relief from the expense, confusion, and cramping confinement of city life. For the purposes of education, retire ment, and social intercourse, no better can probably be found in the Union. The effect of such articles as we refer to, will be to direct the attention of those seeking residences away from the centre of commercial conipeliti >n, 10 this lovely village. Those whose com ing will increase the stock of refine ment, and add to all the better social el ements now existing with us, cannot be otherwise than welcome. There can he no surplus of such importations. On the other hand, we could wish that much might be said in behalf of o that much might be said in behalf of Geneva as an inviting resoit for me chanics, and for men who make life a scone of active .enterprize. It cannot be forgotten that labor is the basis o f all prosperity It will require something more than a community of aristocratic idlers to give permanent thrift to any place. Men who live for and within themselves, and do the least possible for public entefyrizes, are often of less sub stantial value to the community in which ■ they live, than others who subsist by the earnings of their own hands. While we hold out inducements of agreeable residence to those who live on money already amassed, it would be a capital thing to offer quite as great in ducements to aitizans, and other produ cers of actual wealth. This might he done by employing a small share uf the abundant capital owned in the place, in manufacturing enterprizes. Let this be neglected, and when the mechanics slip away from us, still cheaper rents will invite an unproductive population. Another article we copy this week from the Home Journal , relates to the late Major R ees , whose honest fame en lists many a willing pen to record a me mento of his eventful life. Fourth of July. A celebration of th© Fuurth on the ___ _ vnj/v\.ivxi I r — — pi e para lions m jjivgiwo. Air. I ra J . T h u r s t o n , will make a B a l l o n A s c e n s i o n , and be attended by his Wife in his visit to the etherial regions! We are informed that the Fire Depat Iment of Elmira contemplate honoring us with a visit on that occasion. If they do so, no effort will be likely to be spared to give them a suitable reception and entertain- im nt. Our own Fire Department have not taken the lead in preparing for the celebration thus far ; but we learn that the magnanimous buys of No. 1, have resolved to turn out and do thier best to lend spirit to the doings of the day. Their example will no doubt he followed by the other companies. The Firemen will be surpassed by nobody in the exer cise of a generous public spirit. The performances of that day, all in oil, are expected to outdo anything of the kind ever known in Geneva, So mote it be. It was issued in Rochester at noon of ttedioal - College Commencement. ] The Military Law. It will be seen by a notice in another As there has been a good deal of mis- column that the exercises of commence-1 understanding with regard to tire new ment at the above Institution will take Military Law, we publish for the benefit place on Friday, at the Presbyterian | 0f those interested, the following from Church,in this village. A pretty good num ber of Students are candidates fur lhe de notion that the thorough scientific Tuesday, and was published in most of quacks whether in the regular profession the papers that came out on Wednesday or not, is gieutly to he regretted. The through the central part of the Slate. But we were entirely ignorant of its be ing sent iu advance of its delivery to the Legislature, until we ascertained the fact by the Rochester Democrat of Wed nesday morning! So much for the magnanimity of the Geneva Postmaster ! their duties. In fact we cannot conceive how he could of lhe Students if they are not well in claim a decent right to withhold it from structed in their profession, which em us. If he posseses the nobleielements o f braces the accumulated medical know! manhood, they must have been entirely dormant on this occasion. When we the Adjutant General of the State, in reply to inquiries made by W m . J ohn * gree of M.D. With all our admirations of floN| E sq ., one of the Assessors of the Hydropathy , we cannot get rid of the Town of Seneca. train- STATE OF NEW YORK, ” A d j u t a n t -G e n e r a l ' s o f f i c e , Albany , June 16ih, 1861. W il l ia m J o h n s o n , Esq., Assessor. D ear S ir Your favor of 14th inst., has been received at this Department. On 14th inst., in answer to a similar com munication of yours. I wrote as follows: 11 You are to enrol, or make a list of all able bodied white male citizens between the ages of 18 and 45 44 in your assessment district. It is not your duty, at the time of enrolment, to enquire, or to know, whether this person, or that, has been regularly dis ing imparted by the 44 regular faculty must he most salutary and indispensable, to such as are truly worthy of the re sponsible office held by the physician. That some get the diploma, who will be dignity and value of any profession, de pends upon the worth of its members, and not upon its traditions. The Professors in the Geneva Medi- . cal College, are distinguished for their, , . . . ...... , ° ° charged anu is or is not liable to the perform- ab.l,ly, lear ning.and faithful discharge of I p{ mj|jtary (|uly You shoillj „ot It must then be the fault asked him to explain the affair he said he had received no telegraphic dispatch authorizing him to let us have it. He must have thought us very stupid if he ledge of many centuries and which is sure sooner or later to adopt every val uable improvements and just reform. We are indebted to F owlers & W ells , for a handsome package of their supposed we could deem that any reason! »ew publications,which a, e always some for keeping from us the copy to put in type. The telegraphic dispatch was only to notify' when the message might be issued, not when it could be put into the hands of the printer. At any rate, it was so with all others,and why should we he an exception ? We shall not al low Mr. S l o s s o n to shield himself be hind the telegraph office, worthless, as it is well known to be. We, no doubt, might have waited till the morning of the resurrection, to get a dispatch from this office, which was sent to all the offices on the line to deliver at once. The telegraph management here is in the hands of boys who either know or care so little about their business that the office is a disgrace to the place. On a similar occasion last winter, we had to pay for a dispatch to which we were en titled, gratis,some ten hours before. But for all that, we might just as well have had the message in our paper, as we were anxious to have it last week, and either paid for a dispatch, or waited till we found out by the papers that the Leg\ islature was organized. We meant to have offered some re marks on the subject of electing Post masters by the people. Under such a sys tem it is thought that the choice of men, for this office, would depend somewhat on their acceptability to the public. If the Postmaster thinks it worth while to defend the fairness of his course in this matter he can have plenty of room to do it in the Courier. thing decidedly new or useful. C ombe ’ s C onstitution of M an , adapted to lhe use of schools, is a very neat little book of ISO pages. There are but few books that could be made more useful in a course of school instruc tion. C ombe is a philospher, and his work abounds with the best of thoughts for old and young. T he N atural H istory of M an .— Showing his three aspects of Plant,Beast and Angel. By J. B. N ewman , M. D. Wo have not had time to read and form a judgment of this work. We infer from its auspices, that it is eminently worthy of a careful perusal. The Hydropathic Encyclopedia we have noticed before. The above works are for sale at O rton ’ s . entertain any excuses at the time of enrol ment, the law is imperative, requiring those who claim to be exempt from military duty to file their affidavit during the 20 days as provided in section 10. It would be best lo follow the instructions contained in the pub lished rolls, and regard all as able bodied, unless the defect is plainly perceptible, and receive no certificate from physicians, but require the affidavit of the person claiming lo be exempt. In answer to your 4th question, I am con strained to advise you to pay the respect due to the sacred calling of a minister of the Gospel, and mark them exempt from the performance of military duty, and not re quire the affidavit of their exemption.” A letter containing the above was regular ly mailed to your address, on 14th inst. It will afford the Adjutant General, or myself, great pleasure to answer all questions relating to the new Militia Law, and to ren der the Assessors in the discharge of their duties under it, all the aid in our power. With great respect, your ob’l servant, R o b e r t H. M o r r i s , Ass't Ait f t Gen. THE GAZETTE - SLAVERY—TH E BIBLE- number eigh t e e n . *4God himself legislated for the Jews, and authorized them to hold property in human beings^ and no one dare say, without being guilty of blasphemy, that it was wrong, if the principle —and that is the thing in con troversy—was right once, it remains right forever; i *r principles cannot change.” — Gaze-te, Jan. 3. Letter from New York. N ew Y ork , June 13, 1851. E d . C ourier :—Summer has at last regu larly set in, and we have had two or three scorching days. Broadway is thronged, and people are getting ready to go to Saratoga, Newport, or some other place of fashionable summer resort. Your correspondent, how ever, looks forward to no such agreeable change of location, but expects to be plying his pen, late and early, not only through Does the Bible sanction such a system as American slavery? Does it sanction it all: d068 ii sanction it in such a sense as to show summer, but, as far as he can see, thro' This, after all, every summer and winter, too, that he is per il to be intrinsically right ? must be the ultimate inquiry in this discus sion. For all this extraordinary ado of the Gazette , all this six month's flourish ol the quilt, has not been about an abstraction .— There has been a particular end to attain; and that end has been again and again avowed. The end is, to prove American slavery right per se; that it has the divine sanction. This is the goal of the Gazette; the ultimate end of its pious toil. If it fail here, its labor comes to nothing., —But it the must be sun-light clear, that lo show that Bible sanctions American slavery in the sense stated, three things must be proved. The first is, that our slavery is in all its ma terial points like the servitude which was permitted and regulated by the Mosaic code. If it differs from that in a single important particular , it is vain to attempt to justify it from the Bible. The question is not, Does the Bible sanction such a system of servi tude as we find detailed and regulated in the code of .Muses? This is no question. Does the] Bible sanction what it does sanction, would in that case be the inquiry. The question i.«, Does the Bible sanction such a system of slavery as now exists in these U. States? To say it sanctions Hebrew servi- mitted to inhabit this 14 valley of tears.”— No steamship has arrived from Europe since the America , which arrived at Halifax on the 9th, and whose news has long since been telegraphed to all parts of the Union. There is no news from California this week; but we are hourly expecting arrivals, both from Europe and Chagres. As Capt. N y e , the gallant commander of the Pacific , was conducting a party of Eu ropean friends through P h a l o n ’ s magnificent Tonsorial Saloons, a few hours after land ing, for the purpose of showing what an ex pensive, elegant, and tasty people we Amer icans are, not only in the fitting up of our steamships and steamboats, but even in the decoration of our barber shops, a pugna cious bull-dog, belonging to one of the for- eign gentlemen, suddenly plunged through a mirror extending from the floor to the ceil ing, and shattered it into a hundred frag ments. The price of the mirror was five From the Home Journal. The late Major James Rees. M ajor J ames R ees , of Geneva died at that place on the 24th March, 1851, at the ripe age of 87 years. He was born in Philadela- delphia, of an ancient Welsh family, and was early in life the confidential clerk of the great Robert Morris, the financeer, who, next to Washington, devised the means that conductedjthe Revolutionary War success fully, The Major had also been the Deputy Quarter-Master-General to Washington in the notorious whiskey expedition in Penn sylvania in 1794. He had also held the same office in the two northern armies under Wilkinson and Izard, during the war with England of 1812. He ever discharged his public and private duties with promptness, ability and integrity. The Major's residence at Geneva was occasioned by a land agency conferred on him by his patron, Mr, Morris, in 1796, and hence he afterwards became the cashier of the bank. The declining years of the Major's truth ful life were parsed at Ganeva, where he had many oppertunities to become wealthy, but the moderation of his temperment was such that it contented him to discharge the duties of his agencies with a competency, rather than to he avaricious of money. The last public office that he held was that of Post master, conferred on him by President Ham- son. He had, also, for more than a fourth of a century, been the first warden of the Episcopal Church in Geneva. His death has made a wide chasm in his family and in the social circle of that place, where the memory of his uniformly gentlemanly deport ment of the old school will long be cherished. The writer of this notice had received from the Major several interesting: anecdotes, which his relation lo Mr. Morris had rend ered familiar: among them was one in con- FOURTH JULY. 75th Anniversary of American Independence. balloos T sobmsion AT G E N E V A . hundred dollars, which the owner of the dog nectjon with General Washington and Mr. immediately handed over to Mr. P iia l o n . It is supposed that the bull-dog saw his own impudent countenance reflected in the mirror, and, thinking it belonged to some other mem- ber of the canine race, considered it his duty to chastise its owner for exhibiting such an tude, and therefore it sanctions American slavery, is to affirm the two to be eseenlially \fly physiognomy in such a fashionable alike . And this is the first point. Let it be proved that the two are essentially alike, and something will be gained. Dissimilar - xty is not likeness . But this cannot be prov ed. The reverse is true. They are essen- tially unlike. This we will make apparent to all by a parallel view of the two systems. We ask all critically lo inspect it. Here it is: Ucbreir Scrvilnde. American Slavery. Land Reform Meeting. A t the Land Reform meeting,held on Saturday evening last, the following resolutions were adopted: T he L egislature is rapidly at work on the unfinished business of the last session, which was so abruptly ter minated by tlie revolutionary Senators. But little new business will probably heattem p tid, besides the congressional districting of the State. A large num ber o f the bills perfected and ready to pass at the close of the winter session have already passed one or both houses The bill in relation to the Vienna and Clifton Springs Plank Road company has passed both houses. The bill au thorizing the construction of the Sodus Canal, we are assured,will speedily pass. J o s e p h B. V a r n u j i , of New York, has been chosen speaker pro tern, of the As- Z ^ P a r k B e n j a m i n ’ s L e c t u r e . - s e m b l y , a s M r . R a y m o n d is a b s e n t in M r . B e n j a m i n w a s u n a b l e to fu l f i l t h e l ® 111’0 ? 6 , W e ! b i n k th e s e s s i o n w i l l appointment made for him on Friday eve-1 hardly last a month. in g la s t , o w i n g to illn e s s o n h i s p a r t , tne n o t i c e . He came, however, on Mon day evening and gave the expected lec ture. It was Poetical and entitled “ The And lhe P anorama of Eden ! I Age of Cold.1* It was neither the Gold- o Our readers will be glad to learn that Mr. L. I. W inciiell , the Prince of en Age of misty tradition nor the Gold-1 drollerists, and nniversal favorite, has en Age irradiated by the brilliant hopes arrived and will give one of his popular of the “ good time coming” The lec- entertainments, comprising delineations lure was a capital compound of Piloso- of various eccentric characters, at the phyand Wit, and tookoff,in a very amus- close, and in connection with the P ano - ingstyle the conspicous follies of our own RAMA o p E den , at C oncert H all , this We deemed it a rich treat for the Wednesday evening, and for three nights i large and intelligent audience who list- more only. W inchbll alone would ened with the closest attention through-1 fill lhe house, and his combination with this splendid Panorama, pronounced by clergymen and Professors, of our first Resolved, That we witness with pleasure, the increasing tendency of the times, to give prominence to the rights of Labor, and especi ally the active interest taken by laborers themselves, in the radical improvement of their condition Resolved, That we heartily endorse the great scheme of making Free the Public Lands, in limited quantities to actual settlers ; believing that land, in a state of nature, is the free gift of God, to Man, and should never become an article of monopoly. Resolved, That-Daniel Webster, William H Seward, Isaac P. Walker, Samuel Houston and other eminent Statesmen, who have as sumed the support of this beneficent princi ple, are, in that respect, acting the pari of great men, and wise legislators. Resolved, That we regard the Homestead Exemption law of this State, as a just and salutary step in the right direction, and look forward lo such improvements, as will render the home^of every citizen, sacred to the holy purposes of every family. Resolved, That a law, limiting the future acquisition of land, by any indiuidual, to such a q u a n t i t y a s w i l l be d i r e c t l y n e e d f u l to th a t individual, and his family, would meet our cordial support; and we would hail the adop-| io. lion of the nrincinl» «« f I Resolved, That we cousider Land Mono- - ---- poly as a grievous social evil, and incompa tible, with the principles of genuine Repub licanism. Resolved, That our thanks are justly due to Mr. O . E d m o n d f t o n , of the Washington Temperance House, for his kindness in per. mining us to use, his Room in which to hold our meeting. Resolved, That wc respectfully solicit the Editors of the Geneva Gazette and the Editor of the Geneva Courier, to publish the Reso lutions adopted at this meeting. 1. The code of Moseeen joins the greatest kiiidntw to servants.—Lev. 10: 34; Ex. 2 2 : 21. 2. Man theft , or the hold ingot telling a eiolen wan. undi r the code of Moses,was punishable with dea‘h —Ex. 21: IS. 3. T'«e maiming °f a eerv ant, gave him right to his fieedum,—Ex 21:28,27. 1. The American slave- code does not. 2 . No such provision lit the American code. 4.The Hebrew servant had secured to him, by law. nearly one hall\ his time— at least tuenty ihrtefiftieths tile had every seventh day. seventh year, all tlm iim< devot 'd to the national and family festivals.] A. The code ol Moses re quired servants to be stated ly in-trucied in moralit) and religion.—Deut. 31: IU -13. 0 The Hebrew servant might hold properly; many did; many were wealthy; some were heir* of tbeii masteis 7. T here was no p 'ovislori In the code o f Moses lor till ing a servant; and no m stance of such a sale by o Hebrew. ti.T h e r o w n s a provision for the redemption of nit Is- riielitiwh servant; lie might redeem himself, or his rein lives might redeem him — Lev. 25 : 48, 49. 9. Under the code of Mo ees. no r#B eisey eeivoo' could be restored to his mas te r —l)«ut. 23: 15, 16. Under the code o f Mo sill ton<ani<• .*•, 3. The American code vlr tunlly authorizes maiming. I'* The master may , at his discretion, inflict nay species of punishment upon the per- 4 on ol Ins slave.*—Judge Strand, p. 35 ] 4. No secular time In the American code, is secured to tho slave. Indeed, there are but two Stales In the Un on— Louisan * and Mis slselppl—that have se cured, by law, the SabhatU to him. 5. The American code re quires no such tiling; in Ji-ed, in most of the States, here is no provision, by law, lor i>uch in.xtrucitoii, ft. No stave, under Hie A- mcrican code, can hold prop- «rty. l‘kA slave .... can posset* nothing, nor acquire anything, but wimt must be long to Iris muster.—Civil i.’ode. Art. 35 ] 7. Under the American code, a slave may be sold like any other article of property. 8 . T here is no such provis ion in the American rode; but many to the contrary. 9. Under the American code, this Is rondc a positive duty, and Union* must be broken If It is not done! 10 Under tho American age. out. Mr. B enjamin , we learn, will lecture again in this place on Friday and Satur*1 colleges, the best Panorama in the world, day evenings, at the Medical College. I cannot fail to fill the house to overflow - His lecture on Friday evening will be *nS- Crowds of the first ladies have a Poem on Fashion. A crowd will bel visited it everywhere, and our ladies there t<> hearit. On Saturday evening should secure seats in season. Doors open at 7 1-2 Cuitain rises Admission 25 cts. ru e liraelitlsn, at!po#iiice/y prohibit ununcl- the end of six yenrs; tin- heathen, at the end o f forty nine years. This was tin- lari heel limit.—Ex. 21: 23 ; * .25: 8-13. pulioti! Here, then, are the two systems! Inspect them, as they stand side by side. Are they analagous? Are they essentially a like ?— No—no: they are vitally, radically, eter nally unlike. They are diverse in t e n vital particulars. They are antagonist systems. Besides, American slavery would instantly fall to atoms under the application of the ^ ,, ,,, . Mosaic provisions. It could not endure such P r o t e c t io n M o v e m e n t in VVesTEnN N. ,. . r , Y.,-VVe learn with sincere pleasure that a an aPP1,cat,on- Let lhe Mosa,c Provisions place of resort. New York, in common with every large city, possesses numerous theatres, exhibi tions, and public sights of various descrip tions. Broadway, our principal thorough fare, abounds in places of public amuse ment rarely equalled. Wealth and taste are strikingly exhibited in many of the public able state of the army from the want of buildings of this thoroughfare; and the! hread and clothing, and the General said s , , * . . “ The head of nty column will soon be.in treasures of experience and taste have been ?ight ofi our way l0 ,he head of t|ie E|U» combined to render our theatres, &c., mod els of architectural beauty, elegance, and adaptation to the ends in view. Their vast ness, their symmetrical proportions, and, above all, their gorgeous internal decora tions, can scarcely be fully embraced by the stranger, until after repeated observations, from different points of view. In addition lo all these places of recrea tion, xve are going to have a large public park laid out in the woods,near Yorkville. We possess, now, however, iu the very heart of the city, a park, which, for many reasons, never fails to attract the attentions of a cer tain classof foreign visitors immediately after their disembarkation. The foreigners I al. lude to are those unfortunate troops of houseless, friendless, moneyless, and, in many cases, useless emigrants, who throng that portion-of the park near 'he city hall, from early sunrise lo late in the forenoon of every summer’s day—some hoping^o be put in the way of obtaining employment by the Commissioners of Emigiation, and others trying to get a little money to relieve their immediate necessities, and those of their wives and children. At night, every square inch of grass in the park is occupied by sleepers ; and the benches fling. Unc morning, iast week, soon after daylight, I saw over two hundred of these poor creatures, gathered about the public of- fices’in the park. They had just got off the grass where they had rested all night, and were waiting till the pompous dispensers of city charity should condescend to leisurely stroll down to business. After seriously reflecting on the sub ject, for four days, we have com© to the conclusion tb.it, the editoiia! Doctor of Divinity who defend* Shivery when he can, and lets it nl *ne when lie can’t, must the lecture will be prose, on “ Music and Musical entertainments,\ a capital hit on| 8 o’clock, modern songs and musical tastes and fashions. al [ c o m . Tickets 25 cts., which may be had at O rton ’ s and IC ikgsland ’ s . N ew S aloon The Presidential Question, Mrs. S xvisshel M, takes a different view of Presidential prospects from those Our advertising col- | who are trying to get Mr. W ebster and Mr. F illmore , on the track for 1852.^- umns give notice o f a new Eating Saloon have written his la*^ article for the Ga-1 opposite the Temperance House, in I Speaking of the latter she says: zette, while in a state of «• sublimated 1 Water St. It is well arranged,and can- sensual pleasure, like what the Turk not fail to be a popular resort. From enjoys, under the intoxicating influence A reference to our New York letter of this week will show that our correspondent is a _ , , . . , # ,. , zealous Fillmore man. If a kind word in an old acquaintance we cheerfully com- 0Uf ^ woul(l tend t0 rtpair lhe reptv of opium The Doctor is a Temper- mend our friend S mith to the patronage nation of h's excellency, we would owe him ance man, we take it, and therefore we dare not insinuate that he is sublimated by any thing uf a spirituous chaiacter. The Doctor ie mellow, decidedly mel low, and looks at things through a s;n- gular mist, which puts all his notions topsy turvy. We thing the Doctor will come out straight again this week. of the public. N orth A merican M iscbllany .-TI us that much for his politeness to us when we were in Washington ; but we do not think the united sirengib of ourselves and corres pondent would do much toward drawing him If that ‘‘respectable merchant,*’ of this village who has repeatedly requested us to stop the discussion, will he half as fa- milliar with us about it, as he must be with our neighbor, we may begin to guess who he is. We positively can’t imagine yet any such individuality, much less recollect him. p v r p l l e n t w p a UI v M s teavinA rv A« In Hvuueut w o u m no m u e n tow a ru u r a w in g imn excellent weekly Magazine deserves to oul of lhe «t S|ough of Despond,\ into which get a foothold. he has fallen. If he were drawn safely out, Its selections are of the Lightest order. he ” ° ‘lld ,he 6\ kesmeared with .«• fugitive” ° 1 mud that the cleansing would be a stupend ous undertaking. There are a great many candidates for the presidency who will not be elected for want of votes. Mr. Fillmore, Daniel Webster and ourself, wc are sorry to think, are three of that number. and its chronicle of the week is always prepared with judgment and taste. I At the low price of three dollars a year, 1 it roust gain an immense circulation. Fresh Fish. P arker & H ilf . r , continue to offer the people of Geneva a rare luxury in the way of fresh fish. They keep on hand large supplies at their Refrigerator, in the rear of the Franklin House ; and what they have is as fine, fresh and By a late arrival from California, »- we have intelligence of a most immense ly destructive fire in San Francisco, It ia reported to hare destroyed property to the amount of $15,000,000, making almost an entire ruin of the city. plan is on foot for introducing on an exten sive scale in Western N. Y.. the system of Protective Unions already in successful op eration in Boston and other parts of New England. At Weedsport, Cayugacouniy, an Association has been formed. ;i„derthe name of u The Farmers'and Mechanics'Protection Company.” The list of subscribers com prises the most intelligent and wealthy farm ers in that region, and the prospects of the new association are very encouraging. Stock to the amount of $10,000 has been already taken, and 10 per cent, paid thereon. The object is to make the fanners and mechanics their own buyers and sellers in the best markets, under such an arrangement as shall relive them from the necessity of supporting a large class cf non-producers, and enable them to put into their own pockets the large profits which that class absorb under the present system of commercial exchanges.— If this Weedsport effort succeeds, it is be lieved that hundreds of similar associations will be immediately formed in the Western portions of this Slate; and that eventually the farmers and mechanics of that region will unite in establishing in this City a Jobbing and Importing House, and a Depot for Agri cultural Productions and for the sale of man ufactured articles, and that they will employ their own lines of boats on the canals, &c., &c. We wish the movement all possible success, ar.d shall watch its development with hearty interest.— Tribune. be engrafted upon the slave-code of this land, and where would be our slavery ? In the first place, let all in the country who steal men, hold or sell stolen men, or the de scendants of stolen men, be put to death, and such slaves be liberated ; secondly, give freedom to all who have been maimed *y their masters, in the loss of an eye or tooth ; thirdly, put an end to the further sale of slaves; fourthly, give the right of redemp tion to slaves, and to their relatives ; fifthly, make it illegal to restore fugitive slaves; and sixthly, make emancipation universal at the times specified in the code o f‘Moses:— Do this, and Where would be American sla very ? Echo answers, where? Ah, friend of the Gazette^ it is fortunate for you that the Mosaic code did not become the code of this land ! You would, in that case, have tears were in the eyes of both. Said Mr. Morris: “ Dear General, f have made my last effort—my notes are in the market in sums varying from five hundered to five thousand dollars. I have already receiv ed $20,000 from some Friends —- mean ing the Quakers—and have that sum here ready for your military chest, and will for ward to you other sums as they come in, with flour and pork also.” The General seized the hand of Mr. Morris, saying “ May ihe Infinite God bless you, my dear Morris, for this timely relief. It will save my men from starving, and may win us a victory.” The tears rolled down their cheeks, and I was unable to avoid weeping like a child. It was now that I heard the drum and fife, and soon there advanced the head of a column of p ile- faced, ragged infantry, gaunt and lean, but their countenances brightened as they be held the chief in converse with the great lt Paymaster.'' Multitudes of these men were without shoes lo their feet—some had one shoe and some one boot—a part of an old coat or a ragged blanket. Many of the officers had their garments patched on the knee and elsewhere with cloth of various hues. This column was on its route lo the Bay of Chesapeake, with the hope and pur pose of Washington to intercept the march of Cornwallis,~with what successs is well known, and that it ended gloriously at York- town, as it ended the war.” ^ 1 .. . .....j iiu t c ween g n t h e r e u from the memoiy of those whoare very rap idly passing to another world; they should be preserved in the simple form in which they come from such eye-witnesses, that bespeaks the tone of the day to which they relate.— The story just mentioned from the lips of the truthful Major Rees has reference to that ar my which suffered and yet held together at Valley Forge, through a winter of indescrib able severity and distress. It was a peculiar feature of every private soldier of the Revo lutionary army, who acted on principle, to deem himself to be a part and parcel of the cause of freedom, and responsible for the con duct of the war; no other influence under God, with their eyes directed earthward, as if ; could have held together an army in such a seeking a convenient place in which to lie winter as that at Valley Forge, and it reqnir- down and die. ed such a man as Washington, to sustain the t „ • . . . v, . . spirit of such an army, and such a mind as In a great country hke th.s, ,s there no Morris.s ieM them- ’„,e sla|f of |ife_ means of so employing these people as to render their labor a source of self-subsist ence ? Fire Works-Declaration, Oration- Processions, Music—Ste amboat Excursions, &c., 8 tc., &o. G eneva , laurel-wreathed, for great achievements by “ flood and field,” strikes again lhe note of promise for celebration due, and large performance on L i b e r t y ' s g r e a t N a t a l D a y . A day w h i c h from re m e m b r a n c e ,w e ne'er should le t escape, B y b r i s t l i n g b a y o n e t s w o n , and by shower# of ball and grape: B u t n e 'e r w o u l d g r a p e an d b u l l e t have gained th e blessed p r i z e , H a d it n o t been fo r co u n s e l good, to direct the g r e a t e m p r i s e . ' T h e n h o n o r to th e w ise and good—those th o u g h t f u l , u p r i g h t m e n , W h o c a u g h t t h e lio n by t h e b e a r d , attacked him in his d e n ; T r i u m p h a n t l y th e y b r o u g h t us through— from ty r a n t s freed o u r lan d , And now we’re free and happy, and as pppulom as the sand. At Sunrise, 41 let the kettle to the trumpet speak, the trumpet to the can noneer without, the cannons to the heav ens, the heavens to earth.” Now keep we the great Fourth ! Amidst the martial clang, the sulph ury smoke, peerless and pure, our glorious Flag of Stripes and Stars will mount, and fluttering flaunt—its silken folds coquetting with the breeze. A calm, though full of promise, will then ensue; the meanwhile our lusty FIR E M E N , in peaceful panoply and garniture arrayed, will hold high counsel at their Engine House— Ready! ayet Ready! their motto. At 12 o’clock, the entire body of Firemen, their engines, with silks and satins richly dight, will form and join the great procession, controlled by the baton of the Marshal, M urray — a perfect centaur, cavorting on his barbed TheViMourse’roonVaried'to'the prospects of j steed— accompanied by the B oswell raising funds to procure snupplies for his B and . The procession, a living picture, famishing troons* and 1 could percieve that so gay will be the mass in rich and ever n ♦ / • / i ,1. D M A j T _ ° • i . i 1 M i _ I_ x . Morris that especially deserves to be preserv ed, and must excite a patriotic glow in every reader thereof, and it shall be given here in the Major’s own words :— “ It was in the year 1781 that Mr. Morris one morning early, said, 14 Jemmy, I wish the horse and chaise to be ready at ten, and that you accompany me to meet General Wash ington on the square.” At the moment ap pointed I was ready, and proceeded with Mr. Morris to the.junction of Market and Broad streets, Philadelphia. In a few moments l saw the General and his servant approach ing on horse-back. The General dismount ed and saluted Mr. Motris with gravaty.—r They both sat down upon a log in that place. Their discourse at first was upon the miser The general expression exhibited in the countenances and altitudes of the female em igrants in the park, is that of complete des pair; and th f males loiter listlessly about, I mportant D iscovery . —The Saratoga papers state that a bee! of the purest quality New York is not very healthy at present, j of peat has been discovered within four During the last week of May, 94 men, 74 women, 101 boys, and 85 girls, died in the city and county of New York ; making a total of 354 persons; of whom 191 were natives of the United States, 134 were born in Great Britain, 17 in various parts of Eu rope, ai'd 4 in places unknown. Yours truly, p. w. miles of the village of Saratoga Springs.— The surface extends over 60 acres. Exca vations have been made to a great depth, without finding any bottom to the strata. It is said to be much cheaper, and far superior to coal in its use for stoves or grates. S t e a m b o a t J E x c u rsio . G eneva , June 16, 1851. E ditor of the C ourier :—We, the under signed, feel great pleasure in making known $3* A little school girl, in McDonough county, III., near the village of Macomb,was accused by her mistress with stealing a piece of money, who threatened to hang her if she did not confess. 8he protested her innocence, when the mistress proceeded to put a hand kerchief around her neck, with which she lifted the child from the floor, dislocating her neck! W illiam and E llen C rafts . — The no slavery to defend. AH your extraordina- ..... , .. .... , . D.,, totheinhabitantsofthisvillage.andalloih- ry zeal and piety in the defence of the Btble ■ . ........ , . , . ... ,.. . ... , institution of American slavery, would never ; L__. ------- .L-------------,-----------I Collins, having been written to by a citizen of Boston, Mr. J. L. Hastings, to know the price he would set upon their heads, replies that he will not surrender his claims upon them for any sum. . •, ., . ,. . .... , , a boat excursion, the emoluments of which have been manifested to the children of men ! , . .... . . . . « I i will be devoted to the liquidation of the debt n°8*9li ' k , T ♦ ^ •* on the Caiholic Church, will take place on But let this be waived. Let us suppose it , „ _ . . . . 1 . . . . A . a ii.-i ! the Seneca Lake on the 24th, inst. proved that the two system are actually iden- . . . . _ * . _ . The.beautiful Steamer, Ben Loder, has been Travel en Seneca Lake. Neither do we know that 4< respects- Lie mechanic” who stopped his paper on 1 8Weet> 83 if juat takenjirom the xvater ; B rown , of the Cayuga Chief It would naturally be supposed that since the completion of the Erie Road to Dunkirk, there would be a perceptible falling 'off in the travel on Seneca Lake and the Chemung Road. But we arc informed by Capt. Dakin that such is not the case. The Ben Loder is doing more business now than she was at this season last year. So long as such a Boat as the Loder is employed upon this Lake, the Seneca will be an attractive route. The constant and rapid increase of travel in the aggregate, will give business and profit to all the routes the enterprise of the age may construct, with fee, materially affecting those already in operation .—Jefferson Eagle . account of the discussion. We opine that our neighbor must be telling his own experience instead of ours. being handsomely cleaned ami preserved I seems to think 11 short dresses” will in ice. Their fish is so much superior | u sweep the board.” We would merely T he W omen of I ndiana to R obert D ale O wen . — We find in the Indianapolis State Sentinal an account of a presentation of a service of plate to Hon. Robert Dale Owen, of Indiana, “ in acknowledgment of street and drop in at the elegant Boot At to give them a preference. An ncca- Shoe store, keot by S perry F raser sional Trout or White Fish from their & Co. W e find* them always ready to 8t0Ck ltt a decided luxury. We know it do the agreeable, and well prepared experience. do it from the handsome and late styles to what can be had of those who baw k |6ay to bimi_ by way of information, that ’his aifVocary of their independent rights to it off in the street, under a blazing sun- *-he very best feature of them is, they f properly in the Constitutional Convention of ’ 1 1 the State of Indiana, convened at Indiana polis, 1850” We frequently take a stroll down shine, that no one of good taste will fail don’t sweep anything. Q3* P ark B enjamin , it is expected, will be engaged to deliver the oration in this place on the Fourth of July. R emoval .—P routy and C hew , have of foot gear becomingly arranged in their I removed their Hardware Store—from establishment. You who desire to be benefited by such attentions as this, just give them a call. _ ______ The Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury, one o f our exchanges bae just completed its 93dt year. $$»Our thanks are due to Messrs. S impson & B ronson , for a few papers of superior B aker ’ s B roma . their old Station, in W ater St,, and ap pear in admirable style, at their new and elegant establishment, No. 14 Seneca St. They have a choice Stock of Hard-1 W e had not room for E . B arn - ware, embracing the whole catalogue of I ard ’ s , advertisement, this week. H e ’s OO Albert Brisbane, the enthusiastic Four- ierite philosopher, is a soil of James Brisbane, who recently died at Batavia. He hag one brother, George, who is a co-heir to the colossal fortune left by his father. J ames D on L evy is rapidly ris ing in the boot and shoe trade, as will be seen by advertisement. the useful and beautiful in their line.- gee Advertisement- got something new. Call and see him a- bout it. Mr. B. H. J ones , formerly of the tical; that American slavery is the same as the servitude under Moses. Suppose this; and what then ? Admitting this, it docs not follow that tho Bible sanctions American slavery. It may have sanctioned that which is like it once, but.hot now . A second thing must be proved ; and that i?, that what the Bible sanctions in one age, and to one peo ple, it sanctions in all ages, and to all peo ple. This must be proved to give weight to the argument. But it cannot be. The Bible sanctioned polygamy and divorce in one age, and to one people; but it does not sanction these in all ages, and to all people. So Cir cumcision. The argument, then, is vitally lame. —But once more. There is a third thing that must be proved, or the argument fails. And that is, that the Bible so sanc tioned a system of servitude, that is, in such a sense, as to approve of it—as to show it to be right in itself. If it only suffered it, to!, erated it, regulated it, it does not prove it in trinsically right. It suffered and regulated several things which it did not regard a® in trinsically good. So it may have been—so we have shown it teas—with servitude. Now, let these points be established, and we will own that something has been done: first, that Hebrew servitude and American slavery are alike; second, that the Bible contemplated and provided for the perpetuity of such a system of servitude; and, third, that'it sanctions it in such a sense as to ap prove of it—as to show it to be good—as right in itself. Let those among us who have this divine institution specially in charge, try their hand here ! * kind!) offered for the occasion by the charity and generosity of the Honorable Mr. J ohn - Ccp-Shortly before the decease of John C. Calhoun some of his friends conceived the , 4.. ... . 4. i idea of raising a fund to pay off his debts, ston , of th.s v.Jlage, to whom, in the name L nd gend him,]0 Europe, and unknown to of the Catholics of thisjocality, we take this! him had partly executed the plan, when he opportunity of tendering our most sincere died. They have given the money raised thanks. We, as managers, will take care that | ($80,000) to his widow. every provision may be made for the accom modation, amusement and entertainment of those who will bo so charitable as to embark on this expedeition. The refreshment table will be found de corated with a variety of meats, fruits,* and varying habit clothed, will march to the Presbyterian Church. There from the Band a wavelet of music, gentle ripples of most sweetest sounds, will break with murmuring melody upon the ear. J.N . W hiting , Esq. will read the Declare lion with patriotic fervor, and impressjls solemn truths upon our hearts. ---------------------- the Orator o f the day, using the Declaration for a text, with graceful declamation and well turned periods, his lips with Hybla honey touched, will re-incite devotion to the Union —lashing with scorpion stings fell Discord , and driving her down to Hades, her own proper home.* After the exercises of Church and Stale have had observance, and Time’s re morseless tooth hath minuted its notches on the eternal and never-ceasing round. PRODIGIOUS DOINGS, bewildering and exciting, will project their mighty shadows, piegnant with the great events to come. a t 4 o ’ c l o c k THURSTON the AEROJffAOT, Accompanied with hie Wife. having inflated his vast BALLOON, o*a«<;v and <ror<»eous as an autumn cloud, will take their seats, and cut the cords that hold them bound to great mother Earth. With a bound, h g h tas a zephyr or the thistle-down, the great Air Mons- iei will ascend and float, a fairy vision upon the tides and heady currents of the upper air. During the afternoon, T H E STEA M E R LODER, industrious as the busy bee, will skim the placid waters, dipping with lightning speed her never tiring wings in an ele ment pure as a sympathetic tear. Her speed like Mercy,which is not “strained * but blesseth twice—“ it blesseth him that gives and him that takes” his passage on her. In the evening, all the elements— Earth, Air and W ater—having assisted to swell the tide of pleasure, the MON ARCH OF F I R E —the last, the subtl est element of all— Great Fnr-Anax. will assert, his mighty power—letting himself off* in* showers of flashing, fizzing aud phlogistic fire. The jealous stare, paling their ineffectual fires, with cuid- led feelings cowed, will slink afar into the milky way. G E N E V A and J E F F E R S O N , each on this day claiming to be an U l t i m a T h u l e , demand equal attention, and must be both well served. Therefore, as Tros Tyrlue ve in Nullo docrlroliie habeiur the Steamers Ben Loder, R.Stevens & Canadesaga. will run belter skelter through the Lake — the L oder leaving Geneva at 4 o’clock A. M. and returning from Jefferson at 7 A. M. The C anadesaga will leave Geneva 4 at half past I I o’clock, and remain at Jefferson to make excursions. The R ichard S tevens , intermediate ly and swift of paddle, will pick up such loiterers as “ haint heerd the bell in time.'* The boats will stop at the several landings. Forceaeh way 35cl». Excursion# 131.9 w 1 N ebraska I ndians for the W orld ’ s F air . — Eighteen Indians of the Nebraska tribe are expected at the United States Hotel to-day, en route for New York and London, to be present at the Great Exhibition, They are, no doubt, under drinks of a most exquisite and beautiful or-1 the management of some “ cute Yankee,” der. The music, which when mingled with the cool and very refreshingjbreezes of the Lake, cannot fail to delight. The scenery, and especially the good purpose for which the excursion is made, will, we hope, be consid- dead bent on fortune—and he will make it.— Cincinnati Gaz . 6th. C onsiderate . —-The Utica Gazette, after announcing to its readers that Horace Greeley is in London, and is ered sufficient motives to induce'the friends of entirely unknown to the editors of news- religion to embark cheerfully on so impor- papers and other people of intelligence tant, so holy, and so char,table an exped,non. jves him the benefit ofJ il$ circulati„' In order that persons coming from Roch- a„d influence in foreign parts, and an. nounces him thus : 41 We tell the crowds of Europe, a prophet is among l W e s t e r n A t l a s has purchased the W a y n e ^ Ge[] WinfielJ Scott ie s;xty.fiVe years C o . D e m o c r a t , printed at Newark, old, having been born June 13t 1786. < \ ester and Canandaigua by.the Express, and from Syracuse, Auburn, and Waterloo, by the Way Express,may arrive here in proper time, we have concluded that the hour for depart ure from this port shall be 12, M. Tickets can be procured from the Pastor Rev. M. O’B rien , or from any of the mana- P atrick D illon , J ames G reen , J oseph H oyt , . \ P atrick D onzlly . \ Managers . The General Synod of the Re formed Dutch Church in North America, convened io Albany, on the 4th inst.— After the usual opening ctTmonies the body proceeded to the election o f officers, with the following result—President, R e v . A lex . M. M ann , pastor of the 1st R. D, Church in this village ; As sessor, Rev. Ransfor Wells, of Newton, clerks Rev. F. C. Strong of Newton and Ralph Willis of Bathlehein. The Synod held two daily sessions—morning and afternoon—and transacted much business of interest to the denomination ovec which it presides. A report of its transaction will doubtless soon be pub lished.— Poughkeepsie Eagle . gers. you ; wo be to you if yTou heed him not.”— Roch . Dem. The Albany Knickerbocker says the State Register has succeeded beyond the expectMions o f its friends. They expected it would sink $10,000 the first year, and it has succeeded in sinking $15,000. fig- Payne, o port, was acquitt the ground of there concurs. rial for murder, at Lock- on Saturday morning, on L ity. Public sentiment!vssoh, \ Ralph Waldo Emerson and W il liam H. Chanhing are preparing a bio graphy of the lamented Marchioness better known to the literary world as S. Margaret Falter, T he M ethodist C hurch C ase . The Tribune makes the following eate- ment in relation to this cace: — “ W eleain that the book agents of the Methodist Episcopal Church, acting upon the suggestion of the Court in the last trial respecting the church property, have proposed to the commissioners of the Church, South, 1 an adjustment of their perferred claims by a legal arbitra tion under the authority of the Court . 9 ” < 1 I . i c ( r II 8 it I’ P f< il L fr b. 13 w tli ti ei- on foi tn er cr co 0J wl TI i R; C M b a WK A T w h o lig h ie n t th e TI c a r r leav lor < TI whe T tw o quan chaf TI lartii woe T wc with One foi an Clov Feed C irci ID to w< chas< days pure! 68 Ge General Scott,we understand, will soon go to Newport, to take up his re- eidence-for the summer. v ii-. 4 r A
