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dr. w». r. sheppard, ] II 0 M (E PAT 11 1 C 1' HYSI U I-A N, ] \ t) ESFrcTFtTLLV otters Ms r.uf-«»ton*l services I iVto tfcc Inhabitants of Cold Sprinc. Cape Id«»<l ; ■ -»nJ gurrottodlac country. urriCBi-yntli Huom »/ Skrrlf r.dmu~» <weUUf, nu s>rta r. Jf.y. i April Ith, Ml. to. MISCHIEF-MA KERB. «! oouW thsw In lb!* world be found , , •on* Utile epot of heppr «ruuad « Where « niece pleasure ml«ht go round Without the vlllece tsttltn* I i how doubly bleat (hat pU~ would be, | . Where *11 night dwell In liberty, Free from the bitter alarry Of goMlpe' cndleae pr»ttUng. If aueb * epot were renlly known, bunr Pence might clitlm II »• her own, And In It *be might II* h. r throe. Foreier end forever. Ihrre Uke a queen might relgti end Ure, While every one would eoon forgive The little alight they might reoclve. And be o trended never. .f-JUg.- 1r-h|rf -i-f — tbnt remove For irom our heart • tbe wnrmth of lore, And teed ut all to disapprove What give* another pleaaure. "They eeen to take one'* part— but when ' They've beard ou| earae unkindly, then Thejr soon ret all thetu all again, .vitaed n i0> the pulaoooc meaatire. /AndThen they've eurh a running <**F I / -Of telling their Ill-meant tale*— they say, / "lloa't mention what 1 aay, 1 pray t \ I would not tell another i" \ dRralght to your nefthbor'a hoove they go, . » dfarraltng everything they know, And break the peace of high ltd tow, WUe, huatmnd. friend aad brother. O! that the mlaehlof-makleg crew Were all reduced lk ene or two. And they were painted red or blue. That everj one might know iheu f Then would our village* forge! To - age and quarrel, (nine and fret, Aad (all Into an angry p*». With thing- ao much below them. ^ For 'lie a aad, degraded part. TO make another boeOoi am art. And plant a dagger la lb* heart W* ought ta love and cberiah ; Then let us ev moor* be found In qulrinrea wtih all around. While friendship, joy aad |*«r aboutvl. And angry (eellhga per.ab ! euxmuacgoao/m m w« ifor the "(Wui Wave." ntviso 4kb pre scott. When we look back through the dim . vista of the put, and permit our imegi- * nation to ravel among it* glories nnd amusements, or grow sud at it* disappointment* and sorrows, our miuds and thoughts are naturally directed to the writings and lives of those who once figured so largely as American author*, and whose productions have added so much to the honrfr and reputation of ; American Literature. The importance •of the history of Otu literature to the , .philosophic inquirer after truth, to hitu who searches into historical causes and , effects, is now so generally recognized that we can scarcely accord ihe title of faUioriatt to iiim who lias not made it a deep and serious study, But wc assert eriUiQUt any fear of- contradiction, that ihat title can be moritedly gircn to those ■of whom wo propfflte to speak- To erateh for the appearance of some mas ter spirit in an age of darkness and ig- * norauce, to accompany him through his .struggle with adversity, without whoso Urarifyng ordeal God hoi ordained that «to hero-seal shall be sent into the world, to follow him as he enters the labjrinthian nsx* of misfortune, buffeting with iu moody waurs and then liursting forth from its fetters, to hail <his final triumph over prvjndict and error. and see him, irhhsncb jewels u the exploring mind brings from the caves of knowledge, buy his ransom from those twin foolers of the daring heart ; Low Birth and lrt* fortune-, is an occupation well worthy of the cont.ffip'ation of the mind. The difficulties which all authors of distinction are compelled to sBnuounl in overcoming the pr<jadic«-s of a partiai and over- evedulous- people are very great. Irving and Prtscou, the death, o! whom a^.ijsceotly cast a tfoom of sorrow and pity over the whole wcrlH. : are noble specimens to show, that, a!- V though popular criticism *mi feeling j may be antagonistic t« excrj literary I

cfTort emanuting from one who lias no 1 1 other claim upon posterity titan that of j t j true" genius, yet by perseverance, cour- j . j age, antl unceasing energy, this popu- t 1 lar idea of critical judgment can bo j t overcome. i i These two being interested in the | well-being of the country and tbe maiu- t ! tensnce of on elevated tone of nation- t ! a) feeling and character, have undoubt- ( j edly exerted a grent influent upon the 1 t { religious and political institutions and | < j social manner* of the people. There < j arc no two Americans who have won | i brighter ianrcis and a more enduring t ! fume than Irving s*d 1'rcscotl * ; i ■ _ The former, a man of indomitable i encrgv, fine intellect and classical edu- j t cation, hod a mind well stored with use- i ! ful knowledge, and gave to the world { i writings which' have forever immortaii- 1 4 zed bis name. Who, that has perused i his Life of Washington,. Sketch Hook t nntl other miscellaneous productions, is i not delighted with the flowing style, j i beautiful thoughts, miff- valuable infor- i ^mmiq4*trtcht)kjr contain; ^fhe latter, : i tvjuui of uueouqucrabfe will, Inbored i j titular nu inliruilty vmdi is sufficient to ( discourage any person in literary ef- , j forts. Although lie was not permitted j i to behold nature iu all iu gHudeur and i beauty, and denied the blessed prlVi- j lege of obtaining knowledge by means ' of reading, yet "wrapped in the soli- ! tndo of his own originally," lie ha* j written works which have baffled the ' < critic and astonished the world. Who, i i that bus nad his f« rdinutid nod la'ichn i and Conquest of Peru, is not surprised ' - at the beautiful comparison*, jrriking j i metaphors, and forcltile expressions, be- , f sides the fine s'yle in which they art i i wri t. n They have greatly derated ; t American Literature and now ate the , < brightest star* that glitter in the firms- ' t metit of reputution. America now is ' full of Irving ami fflMutt, The nton- ; uments and heart* of the people arc ail j i alive with their name and glory Dis- < approve and detract frbtn their repnui- » :iou as you will, fund as many of power- | ful minds have done) yet as long as bu- c man nature remains what it is, and true i genius con be appreciated, will their i names be immortal. t They were respected for their gentle ' manners nnd affable dispositions, bon- 1 ore-1 for their noble hearing and dects- < ion of churacter, loved for their piety i and religion, and above all admired and - even worshipped for those grand and ' sublime productions, which are read by 1 an admiring world, and are the delight i of uiHliouv; which gladden empires with j ' their wisdom and. bless to the farthest < generation* ; which arouse the dormant > fires of ninny a youthful worshipper at the s- tine of genius, oud instil into the hearts of all a feeling of love and admiration. "The pen of these two, when unto shall It be like, j card; Aak of the scholar, he shall know, to the chains that binds a Piotru-; | Aak of Ik* poet, he shall aay, to the tun, the lamp , of heaven; Aak of thy oetchbor, he can answer, to the friend that telleth my thought*," Everywhere from the Atlantic and Pacific to the North and South of tbe , vast American Continent, have thee won intellectual trophies more splendid, and a halo of fflory mora bright than : any dther American Authors. To the i inhabitants of the old world, the study , of the History of literature presents a ' deep and absorbing interest. Many of me problems yet unsolved b/ the hn- , man mind, lie before them in all their , mastery, to tha solutioiTof which e patient Investigation of facts, and aa enlargement of the field of inquiry may yet furnish the key. They stady onr literature and watch onr advancement with a searching glance and jealous eye, - in order to give their opinion and critical judgment upon 'any production which may be issued. They know full >Vefi that wc am making rapid improvei inont, awl bid fair to equal if act excel Jlhcm in afl their literary pursuits

| Heuce Prencott and Irving were madc/i I j tbe subject of their irony and rriiavhqgA j Almost all English Quarteli«ot:il",Ile-, « I vie.ws, which exert a powerful influence the people, at one lime contained ' | bitter and sarcastic critiques upon their J productions; but now, when they are ' compelled to acknowledge them as nu- j thors of great merit and genius, they I ■ ' claim Washington Irving ns an English , | write^ because, forsooth, he wrote some j j of his works while in Hrttt country, and : chose for his theme, that which wassug- i gested to his miud while sojourning { ( ' there. Now the very fact of a sister no- 1 > tion possessing monuments in the field of j which it appears vain to over- j , j though it should serve as a spur to I j honorable exertion, and (encourages ' | others to engage in that pursuit) acts , , ' a damper upon the enthusiasm of ' 1 j minds, and causes them to forsake , ; thd pttrsniu of literature for other paths , of distinction; nevertheless when a more ■ | settled position of affairs shull enable ; I tlia people to concentrate their energy • i j in the direction of their literature, wc | verily bclicne that the genius of our , j country will fully sutisfy our high «*x* * ; pectations. In the mean time our task [ must be with jealous cure, to watch tor j , | and reform the evils which may creep : into our political, institutions, and pro-' I' ! vide that solid foundation without which j . ( no literature can stand. J We have somewhat digressed from j ! our subject, yet, in spcakiu!.' of such lit- 1 1 l peaty heroes, uml-such scholar*, it is per- ■ i fucll/ naturcl to give nu opinion on that ' subject which, by their zeal, ardor ( i j and genius, has tfccu elevated iu the , j sight, not only of. our own people, lint , j in that of foreign nations. Their works 1 ] should bo rend by nil, as the smoothness.; ; of fc^lyle improves the mind, cultivates, j the intellect, nnd expands the views. — ' i also contain valuable information, ! , j and if read with tbe intention of recciv- j ■ ■ retaining that, become so inter- ; cling and fasciuating, as not to beg'v- [ | en up until properly understood and di- • • gested. Tlie perusal of these has a ten- ' ' dency to dispel the vexatious aud trou- , of an educational life, to harmonize all discordant faculties, ho influence the j mind of youth in such a manner as to | turn their thoughts into a new channel, 1 to Improve the literary teste and to ere- , ate & love for poetry, and, in general, a ; passion for all the fine arts. Although Irving and Present', are now resting be.tienlh the sod of the land that gave thorn birth, although the 'r eulogy has pronounced and funeral oration , j spoken, yet thejr writings wiftijivc until ' ' j the throbbing heart of every true American shall cease i(s pulsations forever. ' a J V" G - AH IRISH letter. Cork, Ireland, March fit, i8g0. Mr Dear netuew:— Sure, I have not anything of ye sens the last time I wrote ye., I have moved from the place where I now live, or 1 should have written to you before. I did not know where a letter might find you first ; bdt 1 now take my pen in baud to drop you a few lines, to inform you of thff death of our only living uncle, Kilpatrick — He died very suddenly, after u long illness of six months. Poor man I be suffered a great dual. lie lay for a long time in convnlsitfhs, perfectly qniet and speechless, and all the time talking incoherently, and inquiring for water. I'm very much at a loss to tell ye what his death was occasioned by ; Cut, faith, the ' doctor thinks it was caused by his last ■ sickness, for bo was not well .ten days daring his confinement His ago ye know just as well as I can tell ye ; he was twenty-fire yqprs old last March, lacking fifteen months; and if bo had lire&UU this time, he would have been six monthe dead, jist. X. B Tak notis, J inclose to ye a tin pound note, which yonr father sends to ye uokiowi^ to me. Your mother often speaks of je; she would like to send yetbe briudle paw. aud I would iucloac • ■

i] to ye but for the horns. | I beg learn of ye not to break the | mQof this letter until two or three days - Rafter ye read it. by which time ye'll be ' 'prepared for tbo sorrowful news. Patrick O Bkaxigax. - j BY AUTHORITY. ■LAWS OF NEW JERSEY. j An act tn defray the expense* of building | an additional wing to the State Priron. j A. Bu it unacted by the Senate and (tonI oral Assembly, of the State of New Jersey,. ' Thai the treasurer of this state be and he I i« herct>> uuiliorlzud to p«y unto Silas H. I KitcheH, William V. Ward. William P. | McMicliael, Jonathan Picket, Joseph Cun- - .| ningham. commissioner* appointed by an : art of the l.gi sUturu entitled "An act makj an appropriation to enlarge the Stale . I Prison," approved March twenty second, ! t'i.'hlecn hundred und sixty, or to the order | of a majority of them, upon their exhifii*. • ting to Iiim the proper vouchers therefor. { the sum of tso thousand l«o hundred nnd : forty-three dollar* and one cent, being the - amount of necessary end actual expense* ; incurred by t hunt in ihu completion of the j additional wing mentioned. 2. And bu it enact-d. That this act shall ■ take effect imt tudtatcly. A ppntved, 1-Vhruary 10, 1 HG I . : An act tn fix the salaries of the officers of , the Senate and Lcuurul Assembly of the : Stale of New Jersey. I 1. lie it. unacted by the Senate nnJ linuf eral Assembly of Ijte Statu of New Jersey. That there shall he paid to the secretary of 1 . | tbu senate an annual stlary of one ihoasand throe hundred dollars, aud to the clerk of 'the hou*» of assembly ati annual I salary of one thousand five hundred dol | lorn, and no other compensation whatever. • 2. And be it n nsi luil, I hat there shall ' ate and to an ussi-tant cirrk of "the house ' of assembly, on uuniiai salart of four i-un-drod dollars-each, and no uii.«r cuinpensolion wliaiever. 1 3. Ami * it enacted. That there shall he paid to :lte -hu' ros»ing clerk of the senate rix hundred Ilollara ati't the engrosaing clork of til" l»oU*a Of asM'tllbl) Seven hill! ! d'od dollar,, and no o> llur coni|iensal;un 1 4. And be it enacted, llial there shall ! be paid to the sergeant at arm* of the son- ' j ale und 10 the duorkeeper .d tin- house id . ' a*s«*nb!y the sum of two hu.fidr.-d and fifty dollar* uuch, aud 110 other con>|leu*ution ! whatever. • I j. Aad he it enacted. That there shall i bu paid to -uch of the ao-istwnt* ot the j »orgeant-ut-arm* of the scuutu «ud of thu j doorkeeper of Ihe housu of assembly un i annual salary of one hundred dollars each, und no other compensation whatever. C. And he it enacted. That hereafter it shall not he necessary for the secretary of the senate or the clerk of the assembly to enrolled copie* of the prodbcJin^s of their respective, house;; aad that so much of all acts or part* o( acts as are inconsistent with this act, bo sr.d the istso is hereby repented. Approved February 2d, 18G1. An net to authorize a subscription on the part of litis iitiln to a new edition of Nixon's Digest of tn« laws. 1. Bo it enacted by 'heijennte and General Assembly of the titnle of New Jersey, That tho .Secretory ol Stale be .vuthorised I to sebscriho for onu thousand copies of ho second iditioa of Nixon's Digest of the laws of New Jersey, as proposed to bu published by Elmer and NixoQ, provided that the work shall in all respects corruspeod with the propo-al? laid before the legislutnre, and provided he can obtain the.) sumo at the rato of five dollats per copy. 2. And be it enacted. That tho sum of live thousand dollars it hereby appropriated to pay for tbe said copies, w-bcu the BDinu shall be delivered complety. 3. And be it enacted. That tbe Trcasur. •r deliver to thu Governor, the Secretary of Stale, tho Treasurer, the clerks of tbu Supreme »!ourl and Chancery, tbe justices [ of the Supreme Court, the Attorney Gun- j eral, the- Clerk, Surrogate, and board of] chosen freeholders of tbe several counties, the judges of tho courts of common pleas, ; the clerks of the respective townships for ; the nan of the townships, and to tliu member* aud clerks of tbe present 1-gitlature i each only one copy of the said Digest. ' Approved February 20, 1861. Ao act to regalstu tbe length of nets and seines to be used in Middle Township, < Capo May County. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen- j eral Assembly of thrf State of New Jersey, I That it shall not bo lawlul for any person j or persona whatsoever, to set or draw any i net or seine which shall exceed twenty-hvu I fathoms in length, in any of the rivers, i bays, creeks rr walerwof the Middle town ! ship, io the county of Cape May, witbin ' 1 the jurisdiction of the sold county, i 2 And be it enacted, Tnat every person 1 ! offending agaiust the provisions of this act, | shall forfeit and pay tbe sum or fifty dol- ] lars for each offence, to be recovered tn any I i court of competent jurisdiction, to fbe ntu j , of. any person who may sue for tbe some. 3j And be it enacted that this wot shall ■ Uke offifCt immediately. I Approv«d Feb. 25. 1861. i Advertise juui baiuicM.

Fiom the American Acrlculiunat. FARM IK APRIL. , I Raise enough of the best of Calves to ; keep the supply of stock ample. Teach ' them to drink wben two days old. Com- , rnence with new milk, and gradually mix slrimmod milk with titer allowance. Short* ost meal, or refuse wheal irround, may tie given after a few wcokt. Keep pens dry ' aud clean. Try a plot of Carrot* for winter feed for ■ horses and other stock. Sow in drilt* six. . tern inches apart, on heavily manured nnd d-uply tilled soii, made Que and . free from stones aud lumps, j Have a fnll supply of seod Corn of both late and early ripening kinds. Tho un. N proved King Phillip is a superior oarly sort. Car localities far north, and for replanting wbera tho first failsi Prepare ground Tor planting next month, by ^uavy manoring and thorough plowing and harrowing -when dry enough. Select for a plantation of Cranberries a swamp which can bu Hooded in Winter and Spring. Drain the surface, remove brnsl • stumps, and tussocks, and if practicable, Ciivur^jwirll three or four inches of sand. It tli be early euotigh to plant vinos In ; Mar. Clear oat dead furrow* in Grain Fialda which wyra opened for surface draining last Fall, and remove any obstructions from the outlets of underground drains: Where the grain is Winter killed, harrow or boo over the surface and sow Spring grain. Keep all stocks from grazing or trampling tbe fields. , S»w Grass Seed lot", with Spring grain, ami id'o upon any bare or thin fpota in Give generous fern! or grain to thoew Ilor-u* used f-»r_4>t-ring vvcrtt. Clean and rub t hem down well after the laltnr «f tho day j fiiclier. prevent* sorweess of tho muscle-. and prt paiet for good rest. I'M light liaruurs— collar and traces— for plowing; atid gnard against uhnfing and galls. Train t vuung horses to a fast wnlk ; and be careful not to overwork them. Give brood mure* moilutat" exercise, and roomy stalls, ••spe. -tally when ituur fouling. Young America was walking down tha street with his farther, and seeing u strange -<j sort of a machine at the d u or of a stare inquired what it was for. •I'm turu l ilon't kuow,' replied the farther as they passed on. •NoT 'Certainly not.' i "Guess I do,' said Johnny. •Well what do yon think it-is for P ■ Reckon it tnnst bo for sale.* . An Irishman going to market, met » lurmer with an owl. •Say, misiher, what'll jer take for vor big eyed tourkey T* ' Tie an owl,' replied the astonished former. Divil a hit do I care whether it's oulJ or youMg ; price the bird.' i rkakv Ccrk. — a silly bat pretty woman complained to the celebrated and beautiful H tiphiiv Arnold of the nutalior of hor ad- . mirers, and wished to koow haw to get rid of them. ' Oh, my dear," was the sociuiic reply, "it is very easy for yon to do so ; you hava only to speak." j 1 •Friend, imitate tho example of a lovomotiva. He ran* along, whistles over his , i work, and yet never takes anything but wa- ' tor to wot hi* whistle with. s ] A German writer observes that in the | United States there is such a scarcity of thieves tlmy are obliged to offer a rew«rd I for their discovery • j "I think 1 have seen yon before, sir. are iyon not Owen Smith F* "Oh, yes, I'm o win' Sm-tb, and owin' Jones' aad eviaNBrown, • aad owin' everybody .' ri — - — — > • | "What is shew breed, aunt?" naked Ike, • j who was reading the bible. "Why, Isaae," , j said Mrs. Partington, "shoe breed is that I which people earn by the making of sh<«i. • f There is plenty or it in Lynn." •' i "Oh/my friend," said a doctor to sn r Irish patient, "be composed; we most all • die one." "And it's that, that vexes me," I replied Pal s -MT could die a half n d.nt. ' ei: limes, l"d not core a cent about thu / - - : / tj-v... wJsmc T. MBit hNsndkiy jour orf»n. «.» The are Roe 0> foils. . . ^ /