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vengearce rose up against the tyrants. The peop.e of both races and-all classes few toarms, appointed a general rendez- yous for the 24 i ot June,at ihe residence ef the absent and now iwprisoned Juah ( @eta.

it wea there debated by the people as o the move of attack, and who should be tueat leader,out nothing being agreed on, ine whole assemblage bade fair to break up in confusion, when a tall and power- ful built stranger, who had just entered ‘Texas frota the States, came forward and addreesed the multitude e@ follows :—

~1 am w etranger, but | also ama man; ahi owe ny life, soul, body, health, and Aoppiness,all—all to womnan—tmy mother ! And if biwraa deaf ear to the prayers of aa innocent woman, asking my sid wgainst a villian, may both my mother and God curse me! { go for one, and, should you etay behind, alone, to fight Ow). Pedras,and his armed ravishers of | your wives and daughters.”

tke speech was received with three tremendous cheers, and then a geveral shout thet seemed to shake the solid eorta, ush: red the first peal of the revolu- toa. “Wewill go. Death tothe ty- rants! Freedom to the T’exans, and the giant ehall be our leader.”

And then for the tiret time was heard

in theland of the wild a name destined to become an echo to the pulsation of al! heaits—the name of Thomas J. Rusk.

The next day he led his raw troops to the attack of Nacogdoches, and stormed every position against immense odds, After an asrault of four hours, the charge being dreadful on both sides, fortunately among the siain was the dead body of the atrocious Ferdioand Pedras.

Such was the debut cf Rusk of Texas; and from that day his popularity has gone On steadily increasing, without even @ transitory eclipse, or s0 much as a cloud to dim its splendor. In vain for three years Gen. Cos demanded his ar- rest, Mexico had not soldiers enough to take hiin, and in 1845-6 he assisted to ehase the fast of these out of the country.

Afterwards be amassed a fortune at the Texan bar, and was chosen one of the new Senators of the State annexed—a piece which he may hold for life, it he wills it,

Me wors a Frasny Warstcoat.—He wore a flashy waistcoat on the night when krat we wet, with a famous pair of whis- kers, an unperial of jet. His air had ail Uae haughtiness, |.is voice the manly tone, efa gemlewan worth forty thousand dol- lars allhisown. I saw him but a mo- ment, yet metinks [ see hin now, with avery flashy waistcoat and a beaver on his brow, And once again leaw that hrow—no neat beaver was there, buta shocking bad ‘un was his hat, and matted wis hair. He worea brick within ins hat, the change wag ail complete, and he was flanked by constables who marched hin up the street. [saw him but aino- meat, yet methinks | see him now, charg- ed by ihose worthy officers with kicking v9 a row. Hampshire Independent.

A Samuor’s Ipya or Gooo Mrar.— Warburton, im lis account of a veyage up tre Nile, gives an amusing tnstance 6i%.e singular opinion held by sailors. Ke says:—* On arriving at Kench we gave the crew a feast, consisting of an eld ram, preferred by them to young mut- von, because it stood more chewing.”

A Yanwex.—The best defimtion of a Yaukee, we have ever seen, 13 the ene atiribuied to am Nastern lecturer,” wae said a would not bea very vivient ereteh of the noagination to beheve Chat a inoughiful Massachnsetts or Counecti- cut bapy, vix months old, sits on is ino- taee’s lap, eyeing his owa cradle, 10 see if ke could not invent a betier, ur at least teyeesl sone Wnprovement.

We would extend the detinision to the whole universe! raukee nation, which we understaad ig so pewhat extensive now in tiie considerable patch of the world, now keown ag Uacle Sani’s cornfield. —Seien- liftc Americun.

Misqvotation.—" [ig wHo RUNS may Reap.”—-No such passage exists in ihe Scriptures, though it ts constantly guo'das fromthem. It is usually the

eccompaniment of expreesion® relate te

the clearness of meaning or direction, the Suppositious allusion being to an inscrip- tion written im very large characters. lhe text in the prophet Habakkuk is the following :—“ Write the vision and make it plain upon the tables, that he may run that readeth it,” (Ch, ii. 2.) Here, plainly, the meaning is, ‘hat every one reading the vision s:ould be alarmed by it, and should fly from the impending calamity: and although this inyclves the notion of legibility and clearness, that notion is the secondary, and not the primary one, as those persons make it who misauote it in the manner stated above.—( From “ Notes and Queries.”

Parine THROVGHR tHe Noss, axp Errmoxoer or Surtiine.— Odin, they say, laid a nose-tax on every Swede—a penny a nose. I thiuk people not able to pay, forfeited “the prominence of the face, which is the organ of scent, and the emunctory of the brain,” as good Waiker pays. It was according to the rule. “Qui non habet in ere, just in pelle.’ Still we “count” or “tell noses,” when computing, for instance, how many per- sons of the company are to pay the reck. oning. ‘The expression is used in Eng- land, if [am rightly inforined, as well as in Holland. ‘I'sx-money was gathered into a brass shield, and the jingling (sche/) noise it produced gave tu the pieces of silver exacted the name of scheeleings (shillings}—.Voles and Queries.

Tar Fugitive Stave Law.—Did the same spirit which inspired the Fathers inspire our community now, the Marshals, and every iigistrate who regarded this law as having any Constitutional obliga- tion, Would resien rather thaw presume ,execgiec it, * '" % © Sore. ne person of hunan feelings, and with any true sense of jostice--living in a tand “where bells have knowled to church”— whatever may be the apology of public station, could fuil to recoil frem such ser- vice. Por cv-elf, letme say that [can Imagine no ollice, no salary, no consider- ation, which | would not gladly furego, rather than become in any way an agent inensiaving my brother man. Where for me would be comfort and solace afier such a work? In dreams and waking hours, in solitude and tn the street, in the med t.tions of the closet,and tn the atlairs of men, Wherever | turned, there my vic- tim would stare me in the face; from the distant rice-ficlds and sugar plant: tons of the South, lus eries beneath the vin- dictive lash, his moans at the thought of liberty once his, now, alas, ravished froin him, would pursuc ine, telling the tale of his fearful doom, and sounding—forever sounding—in my ears, THOU ART THE MAN!—Cuarces Somer on the Fugitive Slave Lene.

Snort Dsaesses.— Mrs. Bloomer, edi- tor of the Lig, has adopted the “short dress and trowsers,” and says in her pa- per of this montl, that many of the wo- inen in that place, (Seneca Palls,) oppose the chinge; others laugh; : others +t.tl are in favour; “and have already adopt- ed the dress.” She closes the ert cle upon the subject as follows: “Those who think we houk “ queer,” would do weil to look back a few years, to the time when they wore ten or fifteen pounds of pett- coat and ustie around the body, and balloons on their srry, and then imagine which cut the quecerest tizure, they or we.

We care not fur the frowns of our fastidi- |

ous gentlemen; we have those of Delter taste, and less questionable morals to sastainus. Tf men think they would be coufortable in-long heavy skirts, let ther put them on -—we have no objection, \We are nore confortable without them, and so have left them off. We do notsay We shall wear this dress and no other, but

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we shall wear nt for a common dress ; and | we hope it my become so fashionable |

that we may wear itat all times, and in all places, without Deing thought singu- lar. Wehave already become so attach- ed to it that we dislike ehanging toa long one.

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A Saaar Resoinper.—“ The British

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61 heh ETT TE MTR EE Pee “SOPOT. ST TT RS ‘ ROSS SAINT JOHN, N.B. June 26, 1850. |

Patent Artificial Slate,

AND Unchangeable Metallic Paints ; PROOF AGAINST FIRE AND WATER.

MANUFACTURED BY THE PATENTEE, IN COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA.

(PHE ARTIFICIAL State is the product

of a mixture of mineral substarces, known to be the best non-conductors of heat as well as the most indesiructible ; the chemical affinity of which converts the surfaces of materials covered, into a Coating of Actual Slate—Proof against FIRE and WATER. Thus the laws of nature are made to eccomplish results as surprising as they are useful, by render- ing wooden fabrics ss durable as brick Or stone, ond jesa pervious to moisture, and consequently preventing decay and destruction from corroding .influences hi- iherto supposed unattainable,

‘lhe principal ingredients are Alumina, Silica and the Oxides of Iron. The ad- hesive quality of the latter not on!y binds and aitracts the particles together, but the substance iz covetec also. The longer exposed to the weather the more powerful the attraction, and consequently the hard- er the slale. As various shades of colour are obtained, Black buildings may be made impervious to moisture, and the fashionable colours of either Free Stone or Granite. The oi! must be evaporated by the action of the weather before it is fire proof, which will take froin nine to Lwelve months,

The Mertanurc Paints, Purple and Red, are offered as Weather and Water

proof solely. ‘Vheir bi s2 being Iron, se-

cures them from Galvanic action so fatal to Jead and other Pasats on Jron work— and their chemical combination inakes it unpossible that any change should take place from atmospheric induence, or the action of salt water and sulphurated hy- drogen, so prevalent in sea ports and tidal! harbours. ‘Chey surpass all Paints yet discovered in Cheapness and Durability, which render them pre-erinently adapted to the covering of al! kinds of tron work, such as Shipping, Mills, Bridges, Steam Machinery, Railway Cars, and Iron Rail- ing. The MeTauiic Paints have been analysed by Professor liays of Boston. The following is an extract from his Cer- tificate:—“* As a perman@nt pigment, this inineral must rank with the most tndes- iructible and unchingeable bases. For co- vering Metallic Ware, its composition shews that it is eminently fitted. (Signec) Aver. A. Hays, State Assayer.

Directions.—Axtiricitat State, Mix the powder with pure Boiled Linseed Oil and a little Spirits of ‘Turpentine to the consistency of very thick pait, aad app'y witha common Brush, being carefal to keep the mixture well stirred while put- ling itton. One pound will cover ten square of feet with two coats.

if shingles have been on for years, it will be necessary to sweep oif the moss

and lint with a stiff brooms: two or three |

coats of this materia! will make it a per- ; fa

eet slate roof, proof against Fire and | r Water, iy? The Meraxzic Paints are mixed |

and pat on like an ordinary paint.

JOHN ROSs, Patentee.

CERTIFICATES.

SAINT JOHN, June 24, 1850. |

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. W. Inisn, AGrrr.

Dear Sir—Wehave much pleasure tn saving, agreeably to your request, and we hope it will assist you in Dringing the * Patent Metallic tron Paint” uoder the notice of slip owners generally, that we have had several new vessels painted with the purple, and found, vt all that it is represented by the Patentee’s printed circular, One of our veasels wes

painted with itin Octuber last, she weit | from here to Liverpoo!, from Liverpoot to |

Mobile, and in April fast saw her ia the

latter port looking more {ike having come |

then, “as one on Which the «un nevec| out of ie Painter's hands than having

sets,” which the tax-gacierer. never gee to bed,”

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“One,” replied. Jonathan, “ia ] periormed the voyages just mentioned.

Yours, &o. Ww. & R. Warienrt, Ship Duiders and Owners

favourably ;

Jens Ross, Esq. Patentee of the Purple Me- tallic tron Paint:

Sir—I have just painted a new ship with your Metallic Iron Paint, and } hove much pleasure in steting that [ never painted a ship with so small » quantity of Paint and Oil, and look so well. Proms its adhesive qualities and the manner it ce- vers the wood, I have no doubt but it Ww)! be more dareble and much cheaper than any other paint used for such purposes, and would recommend it to the public generally. Yours, &c.

Ronerr G. Moran. SAINT JOHN, N. B. July 20, 1858 Jouns Ross, Esq —

Sir—I have Jately painted a new Brix with your Purple Metallic Iron Paint, and have pleasure in stating that I never paint- ed a vessel to look so well at so small a cost, and am fully persuaded it is the best article in_ use for ship or Iron Work, and would recommend it to the public gene- rally. It only wants to be tried to prove its cheapness and durability.

Yours, &c. Joan Krirx. SAINT JOHN, N.B. July 23, 1850. Joux Ross, Esq —~

Sir,—l have used your Patent Metallie Paint, eud find it has given perfect satisfaction, I think it is a superior arti- cle for any work exposed to the action of Salt Wter, as it siands well in any ch- mate. | dohivhly recommend it for ship Work, Iron covered building, &e.

The Aruficial Slate Paint, if it waa more generally used we would have less fires in-our City than we have had, it also preserves the shingles from Rot; the cheapness of your Paints is highly ta their favour, if nothing else,

G. T. Tuompsun, Painter. Joux Ross, Fsq.—

Sir,—We have great pleasure in bear- ing testimony to the superior qualities of your Metallic Paint. We tried it on the steamer “ Maid of Erin,” in March, and since on our new ship the “ Lady Bla- ney.” Weconeider it cheaper and more durable than any other Paint we have ever used. Wat. Parks & Son.

Tuomas Parks. Owners “ Maid of Erin.”

FREDERICTON, N. B. Nov. 13, 18248. Mr. J. W. Inisn,

Dean Srr,—Please send ustwo more barrels of your Artificial Slate. We. have seen some of the good effects of 1% at the last fire. Some of the Roofs covered with it did not catch at ail, and. when walls were burnt some of the roofa caine down in one piece, and others were the means of saving the building,especia’- ly oue roof alongside of the Bank B. N. A., which also was one means of saving the Bank,

Please see that it ison board of the first boat, as it might be neglected and stored. Your obedient, Servants,

Stewart & Nere. | GAS WORKS, HALIFAX, N.S. Nov.12, 1886. | Juan Ross, Esq —

Dear Sir—It affords me much pleasure to bear testimony to the great superior? ; whieh t consider your Patent Metaibs | Paint possesses over lead. I have pain'- ,ed onr Gasholders with Red Lead Pain. regularly every Spring for the last Uiree vears, and no sooner were they unmersed in the water contamed in the Tanks then | | observed the effecis of the Ammon, marking the depth to which it had been in the water: this continued uatil Spring

again, by which time it had almost be ‘cone white. [painted them this last ‘spring wath your Metalhe Paint, and car not yet observe any difference of colon. he part which goes among the water , remains the same colour as that which j does not. From its adhesive quality as | well as cheapness, [ consider i superier: ‘to any thing L bave ever seen for brew Work. thave also used. the Artifien! (Slate Paint, and have no hesitation in (saying that (if used as directed by your | Cureniar.) is destined to be The Paint for Wooden Baildings. Geoxnes Borst, Masager. NOVELTY WORKS, N. YORK. December 6, Wiad

) Mr. Jouw Roas— Sir—l take pleasure in certifying that

| have used your Parent Parple Metalhe | Paints, for ipwards of elehteen monthe, « (chiefivy rocn oar boilere for steamship.

‘nd Eud tet ibwill dey quicker, Jom,

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