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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
September
Year
1842
Copyright
Public Domain
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s(l riotice in thfi old files of pñpers that the &wrds offererl 15 and 20 yea is ágo for the recovery of fngitives are generally very mnch higher than they are now. There is. less íiope of catchirig' therri. ït takes ÍÍrnry Clat fo offer $650 dollars reward for a coupie of slaves, as he did,for two of his "contente'd and liappy'' men, who preferrecl Canada to AKlikirid,aFter hra return froni Saratoga in 18S9 vvheií Bradish and other sensible rriprr of his party tö'ld him thnt his ndrnr, as their Presidential candidate, would prevent the suCcess of their party in fhe pending1 contest! Wonder vvhat makes the prospect for him any brighter now? We Ie arn from the Ohio Observer thfit ExPresident Van Buren travelied on the Sabbath in his late tour. Would that men in such stations would reflcct upon the effect of their example even if they care nothrng about the moral law themselves. - O. Evangelist. A new Science. - The papers speak of the discovery of Phonography, or the art of writing by sounds that[)s, writng each word exactly as it is pronounced. It has distinct 6igns for all the sounds of the human voice, ■and is aplicable to all knguages. Mr. Merrick, of Md. recently presented a memorial to the U. S. Senate on the subject, and remarked thal he considered it more important than Typography, important as that was.- Like musie, it might prove a universal language, speaking to all hearts aml all ears. Hard Times. - People continue to flock to Saratoga. The Sentinel ofthel5th says: - Contrary to expectationB in the early part of the season, Sarntoga presents, at this time, its usual life and gaiety. The wlmle number of visilants now luxuriating at our hotels nnd boarding esiablishrnents cnnnot be less thnn 3U0(t, aud the number is contirjually augmenting. From Texas. - IiUelligence from Galveaton states, that Gen. Reis, with 4000 Mexicana has commonced bia march towardi the Tcxan frontier.

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News