Danvers Eagle & Whig Newspapers, 1844-1845, Part 7

Author: Samuel T. Damon (Danvers Eagle) / Danvers Whig publisher unknown.
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CARD PRINTING


Of every variety, done in a manner, which, for cheap- ness and elegance, will defy competition. Blanks, Hindbills, Labels, and Job Printing of every description, done at short noti e.


ELPP Specimens of Printing may be seen at the office. BOOKS BOUND AND RE-BOUND TO ORDER. A share of Advertising is respectfully solicited.


W. D. JOPLIN, AUCTIONEER, NEARLY OPPOSITE THE MONUMENT. DANVERS.


Intelligence Office.


The subscriber respectfully informs the puhhc, that he has opened an INTELLIGENCE OFFICE. for the Town of Dunvers, at the Print- ing Office of the ",Danvers Eagle." All those who have houses to let, or ' who wish to hire, or who wish to find employment in any branch of husi- ness done in this town, OR ANY THING OF THE KIND, will do well to call at said office. S. T. DAMON.


WANTED IMMEDIATELY- Permanent board near the Post Office, by a gentleman and lady, in a private family. Apply at the offer.


EDWARD) WILSON, DRAPER & TAILOR, No 2, Allen's Building, Main street, Danvers.


Vestings and Trimmings of every description. Garments Cut Danvers.] Aud Made to order and warranted to Fit. $ 4 tf2


ORLANDO E. POPE'S


FASHIONABLE HAIR-CUTTING & DRESSING-ROOM, Main street, (opposite Nichols' Lane, near the Square,) Aug 28 South Danvers. =


W. D. JOPLIN, TAILOR, & WOOLLEN DRAPER, Danvers .- Nearly opposite the Monument. Broadcloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, and Trimmings, for sale. Danvers, August 28 =


Furniture Manufactory !! CHARLES H. MANNING,


Grateful for the patronage so Liberally bestowed by his friends and the public, would inform them that be continues at his shop, on MAIN STREET, neur the SIGN OF THE LAMB, where he will arfend to the CABI NET BUSINESS, in its varions branches ; - and hopes that by strict attention to business, to merit the patro- nage he respectfully solicits.


N. B. Furniture Repaired and Vurnished, ou the most reasonable terms. CURRIER'S TABLES innde to order, chenp. Wanted immediately, n JOURNEYMAN in the a- hove business. Apply as above.


South Danvers, Aug. 28. if FASHIONABLE TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT. M. TELYEA,


Would inform the inhabitants of South Danvers and its vicinity, that he has taken + shop on Main street. in Mr Townsend's Building, where he intends to carry on the TAILORING BUSINESS in all its Tranches, - Garments 'cut and made in a manner not to be surpassed , and he hopes by strict attention to his business. to be devoted with a share of public patronage


The public are invited to call and try his skill in cutting ond meking garments of all descriptions, and they omy depend on having their work Inpe at the time promised, and he warrantyall garments made by him to it, or he will either pay the in the money for their cloth or exchange it for them. Fle intends in do his work so that those who have been in the hab. it of having their work done abroad, may have i done at home. Give um a call, and see if he does not do the thing right. .


N. B. Comme done for others to funke up, and done all O. K. South Danvers, Ang 28.


TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.


The subst riber has taken the building corner of Main and Wallis sts., (formerly known as the Whig News Room.) where he intends carying on the above business in all its various branches. He would inform the enti- zens of the place, and vicinity, that he has had great experience in the


CUTTING and FINISHING PEPARTMENTS,


having worked in many of the principal cities in the United States and British North America. Having always been very successful in FITTING his customers. he feel- fully justified in promising as good a COAT as can - Sotith Danyers, Ang 28 tři .he had in Besion or elsewhere. Z. THOMPSON, DRAPER & TAILOR.


JAMES M. MARTIN, COLLAR, SADDLE, & HARNESS MAKER, IN REAR OF NO. 272 ESSEX STREET, SALEM. LADIES' RIDING SADDLES, . MADE TO ORDER All orders for anything in the above line will be thank- fully received, and promptly ntiended to.


Slem. August 28 1844.


NATHANIEL JACKSON, Stone Cutter, No. 11 St. Peter Street, Salem


Marble Monuments, Tomb Stours, Grave Stones, Tubes and Counte Cops, Hearths. de. of every description can be bad from foreignsor do. Line-fir Marle at the shortest notice and the lowest cash prices. Salem August 28. 4844: .


No. 2, MARKET COURT, SALEM.


The above Hetablishment is now in the order for the reception of the public. MEATS, POULTRY, GAME. Fin,etc., served ap at all toit, / b the plan of Modern Esting Hours.


's Friends of Temperance, visiting this establishment, will not be att. unved by the fumes of Aleoh !


J. A. ROBINSON, DENTIST, No. 49 WASHINGTON STREET, SALEM,


Salem. Ang 28 (Opposite City Hall.)


E. L. LITTLEFIELD'S LIVERY STABLE,


WASHINGTON STREET,-(OPPOSITE CITY HALL, ) SALEM. Horses and Carriagesto Let.


Salem. Aug. 28. Stabling for Horses .. tf 1.


A person who neglects to read the Advertisements, in- no lover of business.


DANVERS


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" STRETCH FORTH THY WINGS, AND PROTECT OUR COUNTRY'S LIBERTIES FROM EVERY FOE!"


Vol. 1.


DANVERS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1844.


No. 5.


PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, necessity of storing their minds with the seeds of knowl- Excursion through the Slave States, by G. W. Featherston-


BY, SAMUEL T. DAMON.


Office, No. 1, Allen's Building, Danvers, Mass.


TERMS : - ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.


I'm All Letters, Communications, &c. for the " EAGLE," must be di- rected to the Publisher, POST PAID.


Advertisements inserted on reasonable terms.


ORIGINAL POETRY.


Written for the Danvers Eagle.


TO A LITTLE GIRL. Would that I knew thy name, fair child -- Thou with the mild blue eye, Whose airy form with bounding step, So oft doth pass me by.


O beautiful, and blest thou art- So full of life and glee; The accents of thy merry voice, Doth sweetly sound to me.


That smile which rests upon thy face -- The bright glance in thine eye, Would win from sin's embrace the heart, . And bid all sorrow fly.


Thy brow is stamp'd with holy thought, : Round which bright ringlets twine; All that is pure should dwell within A casket fair as thine.


Thou art the child of fortune, too, Her treasures round thee shine;' May the stern frowns of bitter want, Ne'er cause thee to repine.


Thy mother's idol, father's pride, Thy playmate's fav'rite, thou; Smooth as the stream, by yon green bank, May thy life's current flow.


Would that I knew thy name, fair child, Thou of the mild blue eye; Whose airy form with bounding step, So oft doth pass me by.


s. P. Danvers, Sept. 23.


MISCELLANY.


For the Danvers Eagle.


BEAUTY.


Let stoics preach of beauty's snares, And fear them those who will; At the fair Goddess' radient shrine, My soul shall worship still.


MR. EDITOR :- There is a great deal said by learned authors of both sexes, of personal beauty and its attendant evils. Indeed, the way in which this subject is usually treated by them, would lead one to suppose the gift of beauty in itself was a curse, rather than a blessing .. They


tell us that the being upon whom nature designs to lavish her favors in the shape of lily hands, sparkling eyes, glow- ing cheeks, polish'd brow, ruby lips, and flowing ringlets, are decidedly unfortunate. That they are of an inferior order, their tempers irritable, their dispositions selfish, and that their hearts are cold and unfeeling. That their hearts are filled with envy for the superior attractions of others; and that their lips curl with scorn at those who are less favored than themselves; that the acquirement of useful knowledge is regarded as unnecessary. That they expect every one with whom they come in contact, to


edge, whose rich fragrant flowers are more attractive to a high minded, noble souled being, than the brightest eye, or more bewitching smile that ever won the heart of man. And again the irritability, selfishness, and coldness of


haugh.


To the lovers of the marvellous and hair breadth es- scapes, we present this week, a few more extracts from heart with which beauty is generally supposed to be so in this work. And to those who are panting for " a lodge in some vast wilderness," they will be interesting, in giving them an insight into the characters of their neighbors.


love, may be traced to various causes. Sometimes it is owing to a defect in the physical constitution, but far of- tener to the pernicious example of their parents, who are too apt to think that children will be what they were made to be, and therefore take no pains to make them what they should be. How often do we hear people make this remark when speaking of the faults of others-I do pity them!'They were born with irritable tempers, and sel- fish disposition, and they can't help it. Such remarks are very injurious upon the minds of children, and perfectly ridiculous in themselves. As parents think, so will their children, if trained under their instructions, or subjected


to their influence. The heart of a child is like a garden in which may be made to bud and blossom the flowers of generosity, friendship, purity, and love, or the rank weeds of avarice, envy, and cold distrust.


The gentle breezes of affection may be taught to fan its fair flowers, or the tempest of passion to rage among its weeds. Personal beauty, so far from being an evil to the human race, should be regarded as a blessing, for which the hearts of its possessors should beat with gratitude to- wards the giver of all good. Though none would be thought more partial to the beauty of the face than that of the mind; still to those who are destined to be rocked in the cradle of poverty, and reared upon its whirlwinds the possession of the former, is far more desirable than that of the latter. Why? Do any ask why? Look at that youth-he has a mind which would do honor to Socrates, Shakespeare, Byron, or Scott, a mind whose productions might build him a name that would live in the hearts of men throughout the never ending ages of time-a mind whose brilliant talents might be made to throw their lustre over the whole universe -- whose genius might form even the stones beneath our feet into the image of their great Creator- so perfect. so life like, that the most profound critic would gaze awe stricken and in wonder upon the works of his hands.


Why does one with such a noble intellect, and glowing imagination, allow them to remain uncultivated? Why not give to the world some productions of his genius, that they may see and admire them? Alas! he the child of ad- versity, pitied by the learned for his ignorance, and des- pised by the wealthy for his humble birth. He sees the fountains of knowledge flowing by him on every side, without the means to purchase a single drop of their in- spired waters. He toils from day to day to procure for his aged mother, or it may be some invalid sister is, de- pendent on his exertiens for their sustenance. He toils on his filial affection, and sensitive nature will not permit him to neglect the duties of a child in the requirement of that knowledge which he so ardently desires, and the want of which, fills his young heart with agony not to be described, but more to be dreaded than the poisoned dag- ger of the midnight assassin. It is a perfect paradox how any reasonable thinking being, who has gazed upon this bright and beautiful world which God has made for us to dwell in. Whose eye has rested in admiration upon the richly coloured, and exquisitely formed flowers, which ev- ery where adorn its hills and valleys, or who has turned in wonder to the shining canopy which is drawn over his head; one whose breast has been filled with awe by a sight of its majestic mountains, or has listened with unut- terable emotions to the music of its waters, does not at once exclaim-


Oh! beauty without thy charms this earth to me, A barren wilderness would be; Filled with giants and dwafts unseemly sight, And monsters that a fiend might fright.


Which of all the inhabitants of heaven, earth and sea pay them the most abject homage, merely because they animate or inanimate, shall man dare to say was not possess pretty faces, and elegant forms. Now, it seems stamped with perfection when they came from the hands to me, the inferiority of the intellectual acquirements, of of their Creator. Even the venomous reptile, from whose those who are so fortunate as to be blessed' with great touch we shrink with horror, possesses attractions so great personal attractions, is not to be attributed to the posses- for the eye of man, that he has exerted his ingenuity and by which they could get at so savoury a joint as that sion of beauty, but rather to the injudicious praise which skill to the utmost in devising means whereby to inspect which was hanging up, but rather too high in the, larder. their friends bestow upon them in childhood; and to the the hidden beauties of his most deadly enemies. careless neglect of their parents to impress upon them the Danvers, Sept. 1844.


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carcase there as a bait. was doing, but as nobody had seen him for several days some of them went one morning to see what success he had had; having reached the place they found, the bones of the heifer outside, and thirty dead wolves which he had shot lying near them, On looking into the, pen they saw one live wolf in it and the man dead, with most of his flesh torn from him. It appeared from the marks around, from the scratchings upon the bark of the logs, and from, the fact of one of the top ones being thrown down, that he had shot thirty from the pen whilst they were deyouring the meat, but that the troop had been so numerous and ra- venous that, smelling the man, they had stormed the pen and devoured him. The one in the pen was wounded and had not been able to escape.


Whilst upon wolf stories, I must record a less, tragical one, that was related to me in a different part ofthe coun- try. There had been a merry-making at new year amongst some of the settlers, and a black, who had a wife and chil- dren about three miles off, and who played on the fiddle, had been sent for to play " Virginia Reels " to the young people. It was three in the morning when he took his kit under his arm to return home, and had been snowing for some time, with a high cold wind raging that drifted the snow into heaps wherever he passed the clearings. He had got about half the distance, exceedingly fatigued, and wishing he was at home with his black pickanninies, when, having just left an extensive swamp which ran far into the country, he heard a strong pack of wolves " sing out " as if they had scent of something. The wolf, when in a famished state, has a very keen scent, and can detect a change in the air at great distances;


" Leva il muso, odorando il venry ioficio,". I pomessi Sposi.


And, in this particular instance, it happened that they scented Mr. Marcus Luffett, (Marquis La Fayette)-for such was the name he was known by-who had rather a strong hide. He had very soon reason to believe that was the case; the wolves were to leeward of him, and were evidently coming in his direction: so, feeling assur- ed of this, and despairing of reaching his home in time, he employed all his powers to reach a small abandoned cabin in a clearing by the road-side, which was about a quarter of a mile off; the roof of which was partly de- stroyed, but the door of which was yet hung. On came the ferocious animals, barking and shrieking; they were upon his track, and great were his apprehensions of falling into their power: but, on gaining the clearing, he fortu, uately found the snow was drifted away there, and did not impede him; so that he was just able to rush in season into the cabin and clamber up the logs inside to a rafter that ran across. The door he did not attempt to shut, for the wolves were within ten yards of him when he entered, and he was afraid he could not keep it shut against the pressure of a large body of desperate animals. Great was the rage of the wolves when they entered at being balked of their prey, and, as Mr. Marcus Luffett observed, "Dey carried on jist as if de old debbel himself was inside of eb- ery one of dere cossed troats." The cabin was, at , one time quite filled with them, and he said that they went in and out and round the cabin, to see if there was any place


Finding that he was safe, he began to acquire confidenge' and watching his opportunity he scrambled along. until ha


" The people of the house said the swamp was much in- fested with wolves, and related a singular story of a hun- ter, who, some time before, had perished through his own cupidity. The wolves had killed so many calves and pigs belonging to the settlers, that they at length resolved to raise a sum of money by subscription, and to give two dollars a head for every wolf scalp. This man, who lived alone in the woods, and was an experienced, hunter, built a pen in the swamp of open logs, ten feet high, without a roof, and having killed a two-year old heifer, took the The neighbours knew what he


got over the door; and there, with a little management, managemement of any concern, where they come in con- he contrived with his legs to shut a great number of them in the cabin. Those outside appearing to have gone a- way to look for other game, and those inside remaining silent with their glaring eyes fixed intently upon him, the remedy the evils, which are connected with that concern; Marquis, who had no small idea of his skill, now thought and if they come to the conclusion that Railroads are for he would treat them to a " Virginia Reel." and forthwith public convenience, and not for the purpose of giving a few men high salaries, then let them at once cleanse the Agean Stable, and place men over their affairs, who shall sal satisfaction, but day beginning to dawn and finding feel that they are their servants, for their interest, and the commenced with his kit to astonish the lupine auditory with such a solo as they had never heard before. At first they howled, the performer not appearing to give univer- they could not get out, they crouched down on the floor accommodation of the public. of the cabin all together, and remained silent. As soon as he thought the morning was sufficiently advanced to re-


Public opinion is fast arousing to the importance of a will parade in Summer street at 8 1-2 o'clock, A. M., and move all apprehension from those outside, he got through a new railroad to Boston. The mean and contemptible pol- march to Washington Square, to form on the Brigade hole in the roof, and hastened to his family. Immediately icy pursued by the presiding genus of the Salem route, is Line. collecting a number of men armed with rifles and axes he returned with them to the cabin, which they all entered by the hole from whence he had escaped. The wolves so disgusting people with that road, that they will go to Boston in a hand-cart, rather than go over it. We hope For the Eagle. were couched together as he had left them, and showed some move will be made to connect a branch from this now as sneaking a disposition as it had before been furi- town with the upper route; it would be of vast importance ous. They shot no less than thirty-seven; all the skins were given to Mr. Marcus Luffett, and the neigh- bours subscribed twenty-five dollars in cash, as some re- turn for the important service he had rendered them by


the destruction of so many depredators upon their calves business, as advertising. We wish the business portion and pigs.


DANVERS, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1944.


DANVERS EAGLE.


I soar, as on Eagle's wings,


to spread the truth abroad !!!


LEADER.


It is customary, among most editors of newspapers, to. have immediately under the editorial head, a long article, which they style the " leader." This is considered very Wonder if the blockheads and blockaders on the essential to the well being of their respective papers. But corner of Essex and Washington streets, Salem, can't why is it? Is it because they are always of such interest find better employment than to stand in the way of passers as improve the public mind? Far from it. They are by, and use obscene and insulting language to: females as written merely for fashion's sake.


However, as it is best to follow fashion sometimes, in a degree we have concluded so far to comply with its re- quirements as to lay before you our " leader, " leaving you to reflect upon its merits, and to draw your own conclu- sions. It is this ;- If a man goes to the ballot box at the coming election, with one eye open to his party, with a sneaking office seeker's look, and the other shut to the in- terests of the country, the community, the working-man,- he should be set up at auction, and receive the strokes of the auctioneer's hammer, on those particular bumps by which he has been actuated, till they are so dead to all


HYDROPATHY OR WATER CURE. Dr. D. T. Harris of New York will lecture before the citizens of this town, at Upton's Hall this evening, Sept. 25th, at 7 o'clock .- feeling that they will never again get the ascendency of From what has been said of him in the various newspa- his sympathy for suffering humanity.


FIRE IN SALEM. The alarm of fire in Salem last Saturday evening at 9 o'clock, was occasioned by the burning of Caleb Smith's Oil Factory. The flames had so far progressed as to burn through the roof of the build- ing, and do considerable damage before its ravages were allayed. The wind being rather high it would in all prob- ability have proven a most destructive conflagration, had it happened when the inhabitants were in a state of repose. Fortunately the flames were got under before they had time to gain the mastery, by the firemen and citizens.


The spot where the Factory now stands was visited in 1837, we believe, when the Oil Factory then and there standing, was entirely consumed.


· We were sorry te see so much carousing, confusion and uproar as was exhibited in the streets on retiring from the fire. The Fire Department is not what it should be.


EASTERN RAIL ROAD.


We do not know of a more suicidal policy than is pur- sued by the Dictator of this Road. If the stockholders are so lost to all sense of honor as men, as to tamely and su- pinely permit a set of mensto have the direction of their affairs, who outrage public opinion, and the trust commit- ted to them, by placing the Supreme control of that road in the hands of a-man (I suppose I must say. ) who boasts


The Annual Cattle Show, &c., takes place in Ipswich he cares nol a damn for the public; and who shows no this day. His Excellency, Governor Briggs will be pres- more regard for the interests of the stockholders and the ent. He will return to Danvers and spend the night with convenience of the public, than if they were so many gal- Hon. R. S Daniels. On Thursday he will review the ley slaves-there are people in the world who would make Brigade on Salem Common, and spend that night with good commanders of privateers, but are not fit to have the | Hon. L. Saltonstall.


We would refer our readers to the advertisement


tacl with gentlemen or ladies. We earnestly call upon in another column, under the head, "AUCTION." Who- the Stockholders of that road to take some measures to ever wants a great bargain will do well to go. Come from the New Mills, Plains, Middleton, Topsfield, and ev- ery where, and you, can obtain the best quality of Goods at prices lower than the lowest.


MILITARY. The Brigade Review comes off in " the good city of peace, " to-morrow.


The Gloucester Artillery will encamp in Salem to-night. The Light Infantry Regiment, under Col. Andrews,


Mr. Editor :- I am much pleased with the appearance of your paper. I would'nt have believed three months and we believe now is the time to see what can be done. ago, that such a creature as the "Eagle" could be made to fly in the town of Danvers. It is small in size but smart and racy in matter. The poetry is respectable, the ; prose is wetter, the advertisements are to the point, and ADVERTISING. There is nothing that so improves one's just what loafers like to read; the deaths and marriages . of our community might realize one one-hundredth part of the benefits derived, by so doing, in a paper published in their own town. It is said, " Why, we have to pay for advertising." Very well; but then your money comes flowing back again, and in the end you will be the gainer. It is like putting money out at interest. Mrs. A wants a are a natural consequence; the notices of meetings are a good directory to a place where one can get humbugged or get instruction, as the case may be; the "Ship News" tells what vessel has arrived, and what is her cargo; and in fact, the "Eagle" conveys much that is useful and im- portant, and much perhaps that is not so. I think you might add much to its value and popularity could you ob- tain the publishing of "Madam Adolphe's return to France new dress, and she looks over the advertisements to see. |advertisement," or Dr. Dow's"Death blow to Quackery." who has what she wants. Mr. B wants a new hat. Mr. C wants flour. Mr. D wants furniture, and so on to the end of the chapter. Now if you will but give one moments attention to this subject, we feelassured that every business man will look at his best interests, and hand in his adyer- tisement.




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